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.
Powers: Penny: Premonition, Levitation, Telepathy, Freezing Wyatt: Orbing, Shield, Controlling Excalibur, Astral Projection Chris: Orbing, (more powers later)
Chapter 4: Witches In Training
In The Gymnasium at Magic School:
Wyatt, Chris, and I had been training for 2 weeks. We took martial arts training from a teacher named Mr. Ellis. We learned to dodge energy balls quite well. Today we are to have a new teacher. Her name was Fara. She was some sort of psychic. She was to help us find our hidden gifts.
We sat on the floor awaiting Fara's arrival. She was late. Teachers were rarely late in Magic School. I wondered what could be keeping her. The door swung open and Fara walked in. She was tall. She wore a long black robe that hung to the floor and a hood that covered her head and nearly hid her face. She didn't look like a teacher. In fact, she looked like a demon.
Fara walked over to us without saying a word. We were too stunned to speak. We merely sat there and stared at her. She pushed her hood off revealing a long mane of curly red hair. She knelt in front of us and took a good look at each of us in turn. I was the first. Her blue eyes bored into mine. She nodded her head and said, "Uh-huh." Then she looked over Chris and shook her head. "You're going to be a tough one." When she looked at Wyatt her face went blank. Then she got a puzzled look. "I can't read you. You must be truly powerful." Wyatt just stared at her. I'm not sure if he was afraid of her or if he was being defiant.
We had little time to study Fara, she put us right to work. First she set Chris to doing some exercises in telekinesis. He'd never shown any talent in that area, but she assured him it was one of his powers and he must learn to use it. She sent Wyatt to a corner of the gym by himself to work on harnessing his latest power, astral projection. He'd discovered he could do that earlier in the week.
Fara sat down on the floor with me and held my hand. She told me that she was going to help me find another of my powers. She told me to close my eyes and let my mind drift. I didn't see much point in this, but I wanted to please my new teacher, so I did it.
At first I felt silly. It felt weird to sit there with my eyes closed holding the hand of a stranger. Then I felt something. It was sort of like the feeling I got before I had a premonition, but it was different. It felt magic flowing from her hand and into me. Then something amazing happened. Not only could I tell what she was feeling, I could hear what she was thinking! "You've done it!" Her voice nearly shouted inside my head. I couldn't contain my excitement. "This is so cool!" She laughed. I think it was only in her head, but it could have been out loud. It's hard to tell when you're connected like that.
Fara let go of my hand. I opened my eyes to find her smiling at me. "This is only the beginning Penny. You are very powerful. You have so much magic. I don't think there are many witches more powerful. In fact, Wyatt may be the only one." I smiled. It felt good to be special. But deep inside I was also afraid. Magic had killed my family. I didn't want that to happen to me.
Wyatt joined us. Well, his astral form did. I jumped when he appeared behind me and yelled, "Boo!" "Wyatt! You scared me to death! Don't do that!" Fara laughed. "I think you have a handle on Astral Projection. And we know you canorb and form a shield around you and you are proficient with Excalibur. You have two more tasks you must complete before your training is finished Wyatt. You have to let go of your fear. And you have to learn to lead." Wyatt's face fell. He didn't like to be in the spotlight. He didn't want to lead. Fara must have read his thoughts. "You have to lead Wyatt. Your brother and your cousin need you." Wyatt nodded, but I know he was secretly hoping Chris would turn out to be the leader.
Chris soon joined us. He was frustrated. "I can't do it!" Wyatt and I sat down on the floor. Our lesson for the day was over. Fara took Chris by the shoulders. "You can do it Chris. You are a great witch. You let your emotions get in the way. Take a moment to clear your mind and then I'll help you." Chris took a deep breath and then another. "Okay. I'm calm now." Fara nodded. "Penny, I need your help with this." I jumped up. This should be interesting.
I was instructed to stand across from Fara about 20 feet away. She then sent Chris to the other side of the room. "Ok Chris. The only way you are going to learn to use telekinesis is if it's an emergency. I want you to use it to save Penny." Now I was a little worried. Save me from what?
Fara pulled a dagger out of her robe and threw it at me. Chris screamed and tried to move it. Nothing happened. In terror, I threw my hands up and turned my head away. I waited for the sharp sting of the blade but nothing happened. I turned my head back and saw the dagger frozen in mid-air. I was shocked. Who had frozen it there? Fara? Wyatt? Chris? I glanced around the room. Wyatt and Chris were as shocked as me, but Fara had a huge grin on her face. "So you have yet another talent Penny." Wyatt grabbed my arm. "You froze the dagger Penny." I reached out and pulled the dagger out of the air. I had inherited a power from Auntie Piper. Cool!
Later That Day In Chris' Room:
Chris and I sat on his bed. Chris was reading a book Fara had given him on telekinesis. I watched him, deep in thought. Could I read his mind too? I had to know. I placed my hand on Chris' arm. Suddenly I could hear everything that was going on in his head. He wasn't really concentrating on his book. He was listening to Uncle Leo giving Wyatt the 'Be A Man, Take Care of Your Family' speech. Chris was thinking how ironic it was that his father was giving Wyatt that speech, when he himself had essentially left his family to be an elder.
Chris wasn't aware I was reading his thoughts. He couldn't hear mine, so he must not have this gift. It was mine alone. I let go of Chris and turned to watch Uncle Leo and Wyatt. Uncle Leo had gotten to the part where he was trying to convince Wyatt that he could take charge. Poor Wyatt. He hated disappointing his father, but he would never be a leader. I knew it and so did he. He just didn't have it in him.
Uncle Leo stood up after finishing his speech. He'd already heard about Wyatt learning to Astral and that Chris was working on telekinesis. He came over to me and quickly hugged me. "And what about you Penny? Learn anything today?" I nodded. "I can read people's thoughts when I touch them." Uncle Leo smiled. "That's an advancement of your premonition power." I wrestled with whether I should tell him that I froze the dagger. Keeping it from him wasn't going to make it better, so I told him. He sat there for a moment. Then he asked me to prove it. I had Chris throw his book up. I froze it. Uncle Leo patted my shoulder. "You learned to control it much faster than Piper did." I'd made him sad. I whispered. "I'm sorry Uncle Leo." And then left the room. He didn't follow me. He missed Auntie Piper. He said the Elder's wouldn't let him have contact with her spirit or my mother or Auntie Paige. It was all so unfair. Uncle Leo was dead too. They should be together.
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.
Powers: Penny: Premonition, Levitation, Telepathy, Freezing Wyatt: Orbing, Shield, Controlling Excalibur, Astral Projection Chris: Orbing, (more powers later)
Chapter 4: Witches In Training
In The Gymnasium at Magic School:
Wyatt, Chris, and I had been training for 2 weeks. We took martial arts training from a teacher named Mr. Ellis. We learned to dodge energy balls quite well. Today we are to have a new teacher. Her name was Fara. She was some sort of psychic. She was to help us find our hidden gifts.
We sat on the floor awaiting Fara's arrival. She was late. Teachers were rarely late in Magic School. I wondered what could be keeping her. The door swung open and Fara walked in. She was tall. She wore a long black robe that hung to the floor and a hood that covered her head and nearly hid her face. She didn't look like a teacher. In fact, she looked like a demon.
Fara walked over to us without saying a word. We were too stunned to speak. We merely sat there and stared at her. She pushed her hood off revealing a long mane of curly red hair. She knelt in front of us and took a good look at each of us in turn. I was the first. Her blue eyes bored into mine. She nodded her head and said, "Uh-huh." Then she looked over Chris and shook her head. "You're going to be a tough one." When she looked at Wyatt her face went blank. Then she got a puzzled look. "I can't read you. You must be truly powerful." Wyatt just stared at her. I'm not sure if he was afraid of her or if he was being defiant.
We had little time to study Fara, she put us right to work. First she set Chris to doing some exercises in telekinesis. He'd never shown any talent in that area, but she assured him it was one of his powers and he must learn to use it. She sent Wyatt to a corner of the gym by himself to work on harnessing his latest power, astral projection. He'd discovered he could do that earlier in the week.
Fara sat down on the floor with me and held my hand. She told me that she was going to help me find another of my powers. She told me to close my eyes and let my mind drift. I didn't see much point in this, but I wanted to please my new teacher, so I did it.
At first I felt silly. It felt weird to sit there with my eyes closed holding the hand of a stranger. Then I felt something. It was sort of like the feeling I got before I had a premonition, but it was different. It felt magic flowing from her hand and into me. Then something amazing happened. Not only could I tell what she was feeling, I could hear what she was thinking! "You've done it!" Her voice nearly shouted inside my head. I couldn't contain my excitement. "This is so cool!" She laughed. I think it was only in her head, but it could have been out loud. It's hard to tell when you're connected like that.
Fara let go of my hand. I opened my eyes to find her smiling at me. "This is only the beginning Penny. You are very powerful. You have so much magic. I don't think there are many witches more powerful. In fact, Wyatt may be the only one." I smiled. It felt good to be special. But deep inside I was also afraid. Magic had killed my family. I didn't want that to happen to me.
Wyatt joined us. Well, his astral form did. I jumped when he appeared behind me and yelled, "Boo!" "Wyatt! You scared me to death! Don't do that!" Fara laughed. "I think you have a handle on Astral Projection. And we know you canorb and form a shield around you and you are proficient with Excalibur. You have two more tasks you must complete before your training is finished Wyatt. You have to let go of your fear. And you have to learn to lead." Wyatt's face fell. He didn't like to be in the spotlight. He didn't want to lead. Fara must have read his thoughts. "You have to lead Wyatt. Your brother and your cousin need you." Wyatt nodded, but I know he was secretly hoping Chris would turn out to be the leader.
Chris soon joined us. He was frustrated. "I can't do it!" Wyatt and I sat down on the floor. Our lesson for the day was over. Fara took Chris by the shoulders. "You can do it Chris. You are a great witch. You let your emotions get in the way. Take a moment to clear your mind and then I'll help you." Chris took a deep breath and then another. "Okay. I'm calm now." Fara nodded. "Penny, I need your help with this." I jumped up. This should be interesting.
I was instructed to stand across from Fara about 20 feet away. She then sent Chris to the other side of the room. "Ok Chris. The only way you are going to learn to use telekinesis is if it's an emergency. I want you to use it to save Penny." Now I was a little worried. Save me from what?
Fara pulled a dagger out of her robe and threw it at me. Chris screamed and tried to move it. Nothing happened. In terror, I threw my hands up and turned my head away. I waited for the sharp sting of the blade but nothing happened. I turned my head back and saw the dagger frozen in mid-air. I was shocked. Who had frozen it there? Fara? Wyatt? Chris? I glanced around the room. Wyatt and Chris were as shocked as me, but Fara had a huge grin on her face. "So you have yet another talent Penny." Wyatt grabbed my arm. "You froze the dagger Penny." I reached out and pulled the dagger out of the air. I had inherited a power from Auntie Piper. Cool!
Later That Day In Chris' Room:
Chris and I sat on his bed. Chris was reading a book Fara had given him on telekinesis. I watched him, deep in thought. Could I read his mind too? I had to know. I placed my hand on Chris' arm. Suddenly I could hear everything that was going on in his head. He wasn't really concentrating on his book. He was listening to Uncle Leo giving Wyatt the 'Be A Man, Take Care of Your Family' speech. Chris was thinking how ironic it was that his father was giving Wyatt that speech, when he himself had essentially left his family to be an elder.
Chris wasn't aware I was reading his thoughts. He couldn't hear mine, so he must not have this gift. It was mine alone. I let go of Chris and turned to watch Uncle Leo and Wyatt. Uncle Leo had gotten to the part where he was trying to convince Wyatt that he could take charge. Poor Wyatt. He hated disappointing his father, but he would never be a leader. I knew it and so did he. He just didn't have it in him.
Uncle Leo stood up after finishing his speech. He'd already heard about Wyatt learning to Astral and that Chris was working on telekinesis. He came over to me and quickly hugged me. "And what about you Penny? Learn anything today?" I nodded. "I can read people's thoughts when I touch them." Uncle Leo smiled. "That's an advancement of your premonition power." I wrestled with whether I should tell him that I froze the dagger. Keeping it from him wasn't going to make it better, so I told him. He sat there for a moment. Then he asked me to prove it. I had Chris throw his book up. I froze it. Uncle Leo patted my shoulder. "You learned to control it much faster than Piper did." I'd made him sad. I whispered. "I'm sorry Uncle Leo." And then left the room. He didn't follow me. He missed Auntie Piper. He said the Elder's wouldn't let him have contact with her spirit or my mother or Auntie Paige. It was all so unfair. Uncle Leo was dead too. They should be together.