Charmed: The Next Generation (A futurefic)
Please note: I don't own any Characters from Charmed, but I've added a few of my own to this story.
Summary: Told through the eyes of Penny Halliwell-Dean, Phoebe's daughter. The Charmed Ones are killed by a powerful force of evil leaving their children to fend for themselves.
Chapter 2: The Charmed Ones Are No More?
The Halliwell Attic:
I, Penny Halliwell-Dean, stood in front of The Book Of Shadows, carefully turning the pages in search of the evil creatures from her premonition. So far I didn't see anything resembling the beast. The only thing in the book that looked like the man, was The Source and that wasn't possible. The Charmed Ones had vanquished The Source a long time ago. I was getting frustrated. If I couldn't find them in the book, we might not be able to stop them.
Wyatt came into the attic. Dear Wyatt, my best friend. Even though he was much older than me, we shared everything. I was more like his sister than his baby cousin. He paced nervously. "Penny?" I snapped the book shut. Three times I'd gone from front to back and found nothing. "What's up Wyatt?" He stopped pacing and stared at me. "We aren't going to stop it." I couldn't believe my ears. "What are you saying?!" I screamed at him. He looked down at the floor. "We can't stop it. I saw it in a dream. If we try to stop them, they'll kill us too." Unbelievable! Wyatt was having premonitions now and he didn't tell me! "Wyatt. We have to try. We can't just stand there and let them kill our family!" Trying to reason with Wyatt was like trying to talk to a moose, but I tried. Wyatt took me by the shoulders. "We can't Penny. It's too dangerous. Promise me that when it happens, you'll hide." I shook my head. "No! I won't!" Wyatt shook me a little. "Listen to me Penny! I don't want you to be hurt! Just do what I say. You and Chris have to hide. I'll try to save them." I finally consented, but in the back of my mind I was planning to fight. It was my family too and I wasn't going to let them go!
In The Halliwell Kitchen:
Wyatt and I joined the others in the kitchen for lunch. Even in the midst of out family crisis, Auntie Piper had made something for us to eat. I sat down and poked at my sandwich. There was no way I could eat. I glanced around. No one else seemed to be eating much either. Uncle Leo had been called. He'd orbed in and gotten the story and then he had gone 'up there' to see what the Elders might know.
Everyone was nervous. We had no idea how much time there was before the evil creatures would attack. We could only hope we had enough time to figure out what the wanted. I studied my mother's face. I felt sorry for her. She was feeling much more than the rest of us. How could she handle it? She must be feeling Wyatt's fear and Chris' fear and mine. Add that to her own fear and it should be enough to drive her insane, if not kill her. But she sat there with barely a crease in her brow. She was strong, my mother. She noticed me watching her and reached out to me. She held my hand and smiled. "Everything will be ok Sweetie. I promise." Those words didn't comfort me. My premonitions were never wrong.
I could feel the pull again. Another premonition. I tried to fight it. I didn't want to see. But it broke through. I saw Chris running up the stairs with me in his arms. I could tell I'd been hurt badly. Half way up the stairs Chris turned to look back and I could see the beast was right behind us. Chris orbed just in time to save us from being crushed by the beast. The premonition ended and I nearly fell off my chair. It was so much stronger than before. I looked up at my mother and she was in a state of panic. She'd been holding my hand the whole time. She'd seen my vision, shared my premonition. And she was scared.
Uncle Leo orbed in just then. He said the Elders didn't know anything about these mysterious creatures. Big surprise. The Elders didn't seem to know much these days and if they did, they rarely said anything. We were on our own.
The Halliwell Attic:
It was getting late and we were all tired. Wyatt, Chris, and I sat together on the couch near the attic window. For once there was no petty fighting, no teasing, nothing at all going on between Wyatt and Chris. They simply sat there on either side of me like tin soldiers. Auntie Paige and Auntie Piper were once again pouring over The Book of Shadows. Uncle Leo and my mom were at one of the desks whispering over some other book. My eyes felt heavy. I was so tired I could barely think. It was a bad time to fall asleep, but I couldn't help it. It had been an exhausting day. I snuggled into Wyatt's side and closed my eyes. Wyatt would keep me safe. I fell asleep to the sounds of my family chattering. I wish I'd memorized that moment. For it would never happen again.
I awoke to hear crashing and screaming coming from somewhere else in the house. It was still dark outside. Wyatt and Chris were nowhere to be seen. I was all alone in the attic. I jumped up and ran down the stairs. I knew this was it. It was happening. When I reached the second floor I met Wyatt in the hallway. He shoved me into his room and locked the door on me. Chris was sitting on the bed. He looked up at me with the saddest expression on his face. "Come on Chris! We have to go!" I grabbed Chris' hand and he orbed us out of the room. We ran for the stairs but stopped halfway down them.
Auntie Paige was lying face down on the floor. Auntie Piper was already in the clutches of the beast. The man in the robe was facing my mother. She was fighting him as best she could but I knew it was no use. He threw an energy ball and it hit her. She fell to the floor on top of Auntie Paige, exactly as I had seen in my vision. Auntie Piper was thrown next to them by the beast. They were all dead. I fell to my knees sobbing.
Wyatt was now facing off with the beast. He had Excallibur in his hand. The sword was said to be undefeatable. I jumped back to my feet and wiped my tears away. I looked at Chris and he looked at me. We had the same thought. We had to stop the robed man before he could kill Wyatt too. Chris held me back and whispered. "You stay here." He ran down the stairs and threw everything he had at the robed man, but wasn't even injuring him. In fact he was laughing at poor Chris. Wyatt wasn't having much luck with the beast either. He was successfully evading his grasp, but couldn't seem to hit him with Excallibur.
I looked back to Chris and saw the robed man about to throw an energy ball at him. Without even thinking I ran down the stairs and jumped in front of Chris. The energy ball hit me in the shoulder. Pain ripped through me like white hot lightening. Blackness surrounded me and I fell to the ground. I felt Chris pick me up and run. I knew we were heading up the stairs and then I felt the familiar tingle of Chris orbing us somewhere. That was the last thing I remember before I passed out.
Please note: I don't own any Characters from Charmed, but I've added a few of my own to this story.
Summary: Told through the eyes of Penny Halliwell-Dean, Phoebe's daughter. The Charmed Ones are killed by a powerful force of evil leaving their children to fend for themselves.
Chapter 2: The Charmed Ones Are No More?
The Halliwell Attic:
I, Penny Halliwell-Dean, stood in front of The Book Of Shadows, carefully turning the pages in search of the evil creatures from her premonition. So far I didn't see anything resembling the beast. The only thing in the book that looked like the man, was The Source and that wasn't possible. The Charmed Ones had vanquished The Source a long time ago. I was getting frustrated. If I couldn't find them in the book, we might not be able to stop them.
Wyatt came into the attic. Dear Wyatt, my best friend. Even though he was much older than me, we shared everything. I was more like his sister than his baby cousin. He paced nervously. "Penny?" I snapped the book shut. Three times I'd gone from front to back and found nothing. "What's up Wyatt?" He stopped pacing and stared at me. "We aren't going to stop it." I couldn't believe my ears. "What are you saying?!" I screamed at him. He looked down at the floor. "We can't stop it. I saw it in a dream. If we try to stop them, they'll kill us too." Unbelievable! Wyatt was having premonitions now and he didn't tell me! "Wyatt. We have to try. We can't just stand there and let them kill our family!" Trying to reason with Wyatt was like trying to talk to a moose, but I tried. Wyatt took me by the shoulders. "We can't Penny. It's too dangerous. Promise me that when it happens, you'll hide." I shook my head. "No! I won't!" Wyatt shook me a little. "Listen to me Penny! I don't want you to be hurt! Just do what I say. You and Chris have to hide. I'll try to save them." I finally consented, but in the back of my mind I was planning to fight. It was my family too and I wasn't going to let them go!
In The Halliwell Kitchen:
Wyatt and I joined the others in the kitchen for lunch. Even in the midst of out family crisis, Auntie Piper had made something for us to eat. I sat down and poked at my sandwich. There was no way I could eat. I glanced around. No one else seemed to be eating much either. Uncle Leo had been called. He'd orbed in and gotten the story and then he had gone 'up there' to see what the Elders might know.
Everyone was nervous. We had no idea how much time there was before the evil creatures would attack. We could only hope we had enough time to figure out what the wanted. I studied my mother's face. I felt sorry for her. She was feeling much more than the rest of us. How could she handle it? She must be feeling Wyatt's fear and Chris' fear and mine. Add that to her own fear and it should be enough to drive her insane, if not kill her. But she sat there with barely a crease in her brow. She was strong, my mother. She noticed me watching her and reached out to me. She held my hand and smiled. "Everything will be ok Sweetie. I promise." Those words didn't comfort me. My premonitions were never wrong.
I could feel the pull again. Another premonition. I tried to fight it. I didn't want to see. But it broke through. I saw Chris running up the stairs with me in his arms. I could tell I'd been hurt badly. Half way up the stairs Chris turned to look back and I could see the beast was right behind us. Chris orbed just in time to save us from being crushed by the beast. The premonition ended and I nearly fell off my chair. It was so much stronger than before. I looked up at my mother and she was in a state of panic. She'd been holding my hand the whole time. She'd seen my vision, shared my premonition. And she was scared.
Uncle Leo orbed in just then. He said the Elders didn't know anything about these mysterious creatures. Big surprise. The Elders didn't seem to know much these days and if they did, they rarely said anything. We were on our own.
The Halliwell Attic:
It was getting late and we were all tired. Wyatt, Chris, and I sat together on the couch near the attic window. For once there was no petty fighting, no teasing, nothing at all going on between Wyatt and Chris. They simply sat there on either side of me like tin soldiers. Auntie Paige and Auntie Piper were once again pouring over The Book of Shadows. Uncle Leo and my mom were at one of the desks whispering over some other book. My eyes felt heavy. I was so tired I could barely think. It was a bad time to fall asleep, but I couldn't help it. It had been an exhausting day. I snuggled into Wyatt's side and closed my eyes. Wyatt would keep me safe. I fell asleep to the sounds of my family chattering. I wish I'd memorized that moment. For it would never happen again.
I awoke to hear crashing and screaming coming from somewhere else in the house. It was still dark outside. Wyatt and Chris were nowhere to be seen. I was all alone in the attic. I jumped up and ran down the stairs. I knew this was it. It was happening. When I reached the second floor I met Wyatt in the hallway. He shoved me into his room and locked the door on me. Chris was sitting on the bed. He looked up at me with the saddest expression on his face. "Come on Chris! We have to go!" I grabbed Chris' hand and he orbed us out of the room. We ran for the stairs but stopped halfway down them.
Auntie Paige was lying face down on the floor. Auntie Piper was already in the clutches of the beast. The man in the robe was facing my mother. She was fighting him as best she could but I knew it was no use. He threw an energy ball and it hit her. She fell to the floor on top of Auntie Paige, exactly as I had seen in my vision. Auntie Piper was thrown next to them by the beast. They were all dead. I fell to my knees sobbing.
Wyatt was now facing off with the beast. He had Excallibur in his hand. The sword was said to be undefeatable. I jumped back to my feet and wiped my tears away. I looked at Chris and he looked at me. We had the same thought. We had to stop the robed man before he could kill Wyatt too. Chris held me back and whispered. "You stay here." He ran down the stairs and threw everything he had at the robed man, but wasn't even injuring him. In fact he was laughing at poor Chris. Wyatt wasn't having much luck with the beast either. He was successfully evading his grasp, but couldn't seem to hit him with Excallibur.
I looked back to Chris and saw the robed man about to throw an energy ball at him. Without even thinking I ran down the stairs and jumped in front of Chris. The energy ball hit me in the shoulder. Pain ripped through me like white hot lightening. Blackness surrounded me and I fell to the ground. I felt Chris pick me up and run. I knew we were heading up the stairs and then I felt the familiar tingle of Chris orbing us somewhere. That was the last thing I remember before I passed out.