Phoebe stays in New York, and Paige meets Prue and Piper. Paige, Prue, and Piper become the Charmed Ones. Phoebe is 22 years old. Cole is 25 years old. Piper is 23 years old. Prue is 24 years old. Paige is 21 years old.
New York City. Late night. Apartment.
Phoebe is wearing a long, red sleeveless dress. Phoebe has brown eyes and long, brown hair. Cole is wearing a black suit. Cole has brown eyes and short, black hair. They are both sitting on the sofa in their living room.
San Francisco. Late night. Victorian manor.
Prue and Piper Halliwell, Phoebe's sisters sit on a sofa. Piper is wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. Prue is wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. Both have long, black hair and brown eyes. The phone rings. Piper picks it up.
"Hello? Phoebe is that you?" asked Piper.
"Yes, Piper. It's me, Phoebe. I've decided to stay in New York." said Phoebe's voice.
"Why?" asked Piper.
New York.
"I've fallen in love with this great guy named Cole Turner. He's a handsome lawyer. He's also got me out of plenty of trouble here in New York. That's how I met him. I have many friends here too. I'm finishing college here next year. I'm in my junior year of college." said Phoebe.
San Francisco.
"Why do you have to stay in New York? You could finish here in San Francisco." said Piper.
"I just have to. Cole has a law firm here. And I don't want to leave him. I think he might be the one." said Phoebe's voice.
"Well, I can't say that I'm not happy for you. I just wish you'd come home. I mean you left right after Grams came." said Piper, now crying.
"I know. I couldn't deal with it. I still can't. I am sorry for leaving like that." said Phoebe's voice.
Piper wipes her tears.
"It's okay, now. I just wish you would come home. Prue went into the kitchen, now. I don't think she likes that you're staying in New York." said Piper.
"Does Prue hate me?" asked Phoebe's voice.
"What? Of course not. She's just as worried about you as I am." said Piper.
"Doesn't sound like it. I can tell. I've made plenty of mistakes, and she probably thinks this is my worst mistake. Well that and leaving you guys, after Grams died." said Phoebe's voice.
"I know. Listen. I have to go now, Phoebe. We arranged for a party for you here. Now we have to cancel everything. We were going to have a surprise welcome home party." said Piper.
"Oh, Piper. I'm so sorry. I know you're become a great cook." said Phoebe's voice.
"Well, I used to work at Quake. But Grams left us money in her will. I built P3 with the money. A night club here in San Francisco. Prue gave me her blessing. I want to know if you will." said Piper.
"Of course. I've got to go now too. Cole and I are going out." said Phoebe's voice.
Piper nods, and hangs up. She sits down on the sofa, and wipes the rest of her tears away.
New York.
Phoebe hangs up the phone. Phoebe and Cole walk out of the apartment, and into a limousine, to have a night on the town, of eating at a restaurant and dancing.
San Francisco. Manor
Piper goes into the kitchen to make a late dinner. Prue sees Grams's will on the table. She picks it up. A golden key slides out from the envelope. Curious, Prue picks it up, and walks upstairs into the attic. Prue uses the key, and unlocks the attic.
"It worked." said Prue.
Prue enters the attic, and sees a huge book on a podium. She walks up to it, and sees the cover. A symbol of the triquetta is on the cover at the top of the book. In the middle is the title of the book, Book of Shadows. Prue opens the book to the first page.
She sees a rhyme written on the first page.
"What is this? A nursery rhyme?" asked Prue.
Prue reads it aloud. As soon as she finishes the rhyme, the book glows gold. 3 beams of gold light fly from the book. One hits Prue. She falls to the ground, unconscious.
Apartment.
A redhead named Paige Matthews walks into her apartment. Her profession is a social worker. She closes and locks the door behind her. She sets her purse down onto the table. The second golden beam of light flies in a window, and strikes Paige. She passes out, now lying on the kitchen floor.
Kitchen.
Piper finishes up a quick dinner. The third and final golden beam of light comes through a window and strikes Piper. Piper passes out onto the ground, as the 2 plates she is carrying fall to the ground, and shatter to pieces. Food flies everywhere, but Piper is now sleeping.
Next morning.
Piper wakes up in the kitchen and sees the mess. She immediately cleans up the broken glass and food, and toss them into the trash can. She then goes upstairs, and changes into a black tanktop and blue jeans. She walks out of her room, quickly and quietly. She looks into Prue's room, and sees she's not there. She then hears the attic door creaking.
"That's odd. It's always been locked." said Piper.
Piper walks up to the attic door, and enters it. Prue lies on the floor, and the Book of Shadows remains on the podium. Piper ignores the strange book for now, and shakes Prue, who wakes up.
"Prue. What happened?" asked Prue.
"I read a weird rhyme from that book. I must have been more tired than I thought, for I passed out after that." said Prue.
"Yeah. I passed out too. I ended up cleaning broken glass and food that I spilled on the floor. Which reminds me, we didn't have dinner, so I better make breakfast." said Piper.
Piper heads downstairs to make breakfast. Prue closes the Book of Shadows, and enters her room. She changes into a black dress. Piper walks into the kitchen, and gathers stuff, and set it onto the table. Prue walks in, and helps her make the breakfast. In 30 minutes, they've made a great breakfast, and begin eating.
"I've got to get to work. When Jack discovered Phoebe wasn't coming he told my boss, and now I have to go to work today." said Prue.
"Yeah. I'm going to see if I can find that place for P3." said Piper.
"Aren't you still working at Quake?" asked Prue.
"No. My boss's sister moved in. She's the new cook, and he fired me, and gave her my old job." said Piper.
"Oh, Piper. I know how much you love cooking." said Prue.
"I know. But this way, I can find my club now." said Piper.
"I'll help you look this afternoon if you haven't found one." said Prue.
"Thank you." said Piper.
Prue and Piper walk out of the house. They climb into their cars. Prue drives to her job, while Piper goes hunting for a building to use for her club.
Mitchell Social Services.
Paige walks into the building. She is carrying her purse and a bag. She walks over to her desk and sets them down. Then goes through her files to get ready for the day. Her boss, Jack Mitchell walks out of his office.
"Paige, we were going through some old files. And we found your old file. Are you sure you don't want to find your birth family?" asked Jack.
"But I thought I was given to a church, and was adopted from there." said Paige.
"No. You were sent to an orphanage. Your father came back and set it up, so you could find your family if you wanted to. You have 3 half-sisters still alive, Paige. Your mother and grandmother are dead. No one knows where your father is, but your half sisters' father is still alive, but he's moving around too much to track." said Jack.
"Where are they?" asked Paige.
"One of them is living in New York now. But the other 2 live at this address." said Jack.
"Thank you, Mr. Mitchell." said Paige.
"No problem. It's your decision to go meet them if you want. At least you still know you have family." said Mr. Mitchell.
Paige took the files from Mr. Mitchell, and looked at them.
1. Prue Halliwell:
Profession: Photographer.
Home: Victorian Manor in San Francisco.
2. Piper Halliwell:
Profession: Unemployed.
Former Job: Cook at Quake.
Home: Victorian Manor in San Francisco.
3. Phoebe Halliwell:
Profession: None.
School: Junior in College.
Home: Apartment in NY. Sharing with her boyfriend, Cole Turner.
"Mr. Mitchell. Where did you get this?" asked Paige.
"From my friend, Darryl Morris, he's a cop." said Jack.
"These are copies of police files." said Paige.
"Yes. Their address is in there too. By the way, your mother and grandmother both passed away. Your mother drowned at a lake probably when you were 8 or 9. And your grandmother died about 3 years ago." said Jack.
"Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are all I have left, then." said Paige.
"Yes. And your birth father. Wherever he is." said Jack.
"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll turn up someday. But I'm still not sure about meeting my sisters." said Paige.
"Why don't you sleep on it, tonight, and then think about it tomorrow?" asked Jack.
"I think I'll do that." said Paige.
Paige then begins to work, and unsuccessfully tries to push thoughts of meeting her 2 half-sisters out of her mind.
Building.
Piper Halliwell walks in, and begins examining the building.
"This could be made into a nightclub." said Piper.
Just then a man walks in, holding a knife. He tosses it towards Piper. Just then Piper walks away to examine the counter. The knife flies into the opposite wall. Piper sees it, and turns around. But the man is already gone. Black mist flies from the knife, and floats towards Piper.
"Okay. Calm down. You were just attacked by an unknown person. The police won't be able to help me, except give me a cop or 2 as protection. I wish I saw his face, or at least who attacked me." said Piper.
Piper sighs, and climbs the stairs. The black mist hits her, and the stairs give way, and she plunges back into the room, and is knocked onto the floor, unconscious. A couple hours later, Prue stands outside the door, trying to push it open.
"It's jammed. Great. Piper? Are you in there?" asked Prue.
There's no response. Prue pushes the door, but realizes it's blocked. Nearby, Paige is driving her car, and drives through an intersection. She sees Prue trying to break into the building. Paige pulls over, and runs up to her.
"Is something wrong?" asked Paige.
"Yes. My sister was supposed to check this place out, and it was unlocked. But now its blocked somehow." said Prue, pointing at the door.
The door is immediately flung backwards, causing both of them to jump.
"What just happened?" asked Paige.
"I don't know. If you're not busy, could you help me find my sister? I don't have time to get anyone else here." said Prue.
"Sure. Bye the way, my name is Paige Matthews." said Paige.
"I'm Prue Halliwell." said Prue.
"You're the photographer for Bucklands. Aren't you?" asked Paige.
"Yeah. What do you do?" asked Prue, walking down the steps.
Paige follows her.
"I'm a social worker. I want to help people. It makes me feel good knowing I helped a kid through a tough time, or helped a family." said Paige.
"My sister, Piper, was the cook at Quake. But they fired her. Now she was looking to build a new nightclub. This was one of the sites she was looking at." said Prue.
Paige and Prue walk down the steps, and see Piper unconscious on the ground.
"PIPER! yelled Prue.
Paige and Prue runs up to Piper. Paige examines her.
"I did study medicine too. Let me check her pulse." said Paige.
Paige touches Piper's wrist, and then puts her ear to her chest.
"She's still breathing, and her heart is beating. She's just unconscious. But we should get her to a hospital just to be safe." said Paige.
"Good idea." said Prue.
Prue pulls her phone out of her pocket, and calls the hospital. In a few minutes, an ambulance arrives. Piper is loaded in, while Prue goes with her.
"Prue. Let's swap cell phone numbers so we can stay in touch." said Paige.
Prue nods. Paige and Prue swap cell phone numbers.
"Call me when you found out she's really okay." said Paige.
"I will. Thank you, Paige." said Prue.
Paige nods, and gets into her car, and drives back to her job, since her lunch hour is now over.
Hospital.
Piper is brought into the ER. A nurse examines her, while Prue sits in the waiting room. The nurse comes out and walks up to Prue.
"Don't worry, Ms. Halliwell. Your sister just has a mild concussion. She just needs to be kept overnight for observation and she can go home tomorrow." said nurse.
"Is she awake yet? I want to see her." said Prue.
"Yes. But you only have a few minutes. They drugged her so she should fall asleep soon." said nurse.
Prue nods and walks into Piper's room. Piper sees her and smiles.
"Prue." said Piper.
"No. Don't talk. You'll be asleep soon. What were you doing down there? You scared me, Piper. You're all I've got, with Grams and mom gone. And who knows when Phoebe will come back." said Prue.
"Don't worry, Prue. I'll always be there for you." said Piper.
Piper closed her eyes, as the drugs had taken effect, and she went to sleep. Prue smiles.
"Good night, Piper." whispered Prue.
Prue walks to the door, and turns the light off. She looks at Piper one more time, before walking out of the room, and closing the door. She returns to the waiting room and finishes the forms. She hands them to the nurse, and then leaves the hospital. Prue gets a cab, and heads for Bucklands to continue working.
Mitchell Social Services.
Paige sits at her desk.
"I hope Piper is okay." thought Paige.
Paige's cell phone rings, and she takes it out of her purse, and raises it to her head.
"Hello?" asked Paige.
"Paige. It's Prue. Piper's going to be okay. I want to thank you again for helping me save her." Prue.
"Sure. No problem." said Paige.
"Is there anything I can do to repay you for your kindness?" asked Prue.
"Just let me know when Piper gets that club open." said Paige.
"Oh, I will. Thanks again." said Prue.
Prue and Paige both hang up, and Paige looks back through the files again.
"I've met my sisters. I just hope I can get them to like me before I find a way to tell them the truth." thought Paige.