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, Telekinesis, Shape Shifting
Chapter 5: Chris Finds His Powers
Over the next few months, Chris and I spent every minute we could in the gym practicing. More often than not, Chris sat in a corner and watched me practice my martial arts. I'd gotten pretty good, but Chris and Wyatt were better. They were already nearly blackbelts. Wyatt preferred to train alone. He snuck down to the gym in the middle of the night to practice. In fact, Chris and I rarely saw Wyatt during those months. And if he did appear; he didn't talk. Chris still hadn't found his powers. He didn't think he had any.
In Penny's Room At Magic School:
I sat on my bed with my notebook. I was working on a plan. A plan that would help Chris find his powers and force Wyatt to lead. The plan was taking longer than I thought. There were lots of things to take into consideration. But it was nearly perfect. One more day and I'd put the plan into action.
My door flew open and Chris bounded in. I slipped the notebook under my pillow. "Hey Chris." Chris grabbed my hand and pulled me up. "You have to see this!" Chris dragged me down the familiar hallways. We stopped in front of the gym. Chris motioned for me to be quiet and opened the door.
Wyatt was standing in the center of the gym with Excalibur pressed to the throat of another boy about Chris' age. Wyatt's voice echoed through the gym, "Is there anything else you want to say about my cousin before I cut your vocal cords?" The frightened boy shook his head. Wyatt pulled back the sword. He was really going to cut the boy. I wanted to shout for him to stop, but I was in shock. This wasn't the Wyatt I knew. I turned to Chris and saw that he was terrified as well. I raised my hands to freeze Excalibur, but I remembered that it wouldn't freeze.
Suddenly Chris was standing in front of me with his hand raised. His finger pointed at Wyatt or Excalibur, I wasn't exactly sure which one. The sword slowly moved away from the terrified boy and rose above Wyatt's head. The boy ran from the gym. Wyatt was staring at Chris in disbelief. Wyatt had always been described as the most powerful and yet Chris had managed to take Excalibur from him. Excalibur flew to Chris' hand. Wyatt held out his hand, trying to call his sword back. But he couldn't seem to pull it from Chris' grasp. Chris was telekinetic. And he hadn't needed my help to figure it out.
Chris started to taunt Wyatt. "Who's the most powerful Halliwell now brother?" Wyatt's anger became apparent. He stormed toward Chris. Chris actually swung Excalibur at Wyatt, but missed. The sword fell to the ground and was forgotten by both boys as they wrestled each other to the ground. They were going to kill each other. "Uncle Leo!!" I shouted. Hoping that he would sense my distress and come. He hadn't orbed to see us in a long time. Nothing was happening. Uncle Leo wasn't coming. I left Wyatt and Chris there fighting and ran to my room. I had another idea.
In Penny's Room:
I threw the candles into a circle and lit them. I recited the summoning spell as fast as I could, adding, "I need you Prue" to the end. Prue appeared. "Wyatt and Chris are going to kill each other!" She stepped out of the candles. I grabbed Prue's hand and drug her to the gym.
In The Gym:
Prue used her powers to separate my cousins. She sent them flying to opposite sides of the room. They were both bloody and bruised. "What is wrong with the two of you?!" I shouted. They both struggled to their feet and stared. It took me a moment to realize, they didn't know who Prue was. Prue turned to the boys. "If you two are through trying to kill each other, I have something to tell you." The boys and I followed Prue back to my room.
In Penny's Room:
After the introductions were made, we sat down to talk. I could tell there was something wrong and Prue was hesitant to tell us. Chris and Wyatt shot each other hateful looks as we waited for Prue to begin. At last she did. "You have to stop fighting with each other. The time is nearly here. The Source has regained his former position as leader of the underworld. He'll be sending Balthezor and other demons to destroy you." Wyatt stood up. "So what? They can't hurt us here. Magic School is protected. That's why Uncle Leo sent us here after...." His voice trailed off. Prue continued. "Yes you are protected here, but they will hurt others to get to you." I was confused. "Hurt who? There's no one left." Prue shook her head. "That's not true."
Chris had been silent this whole time, but he finally spoke. "It's Dad isn't it?" Prue nodded. "He's missing. We think he might have been kidnapped." Chris' shoulders fell. "Now we really have no one." Wyatt stormed over to his brother and slapped him across the face. "Shut up Chris. I'm tired of you. We have each other and we'll find Dad. Start acting like a man." Chris was shocked. So was I. Wyatt had never spoken to anyone like that before.
Prue laughed and we all turned to see what was so funny. "You didn't need your plan Penny. Everything is happening as it was supposed to. Chris has found his powers and Wyatt has learned to lead." I laughed at that too. Soon we were all laughing. When we stopped I thought about Chris for a moment. "Prue, Chris only found one of his powers. Telekinesis. Just like you." Prue shook her head. "He found another." Wyatt and I turned to Chris who was grinning from ear to ear. "I was going to keep it a secret, but since you know..." Chris changed form before our eyes. He became the spitting image of Uncle Leo. "You're a shape shifter!" Wyatt shouted. Chris morphed back into himself. I hugged Chris. "Very cool!"
Prue hugged us all and stepped back into the candle circle. We blew out the candles and she disappeared. Chris ruffled my hair. "Why didn't you tell us you were talking to her?" I shrugged. "She only came once before. I didn't think to tell you." Wyatt headed out. I called after him, "Good night Wyatt." Chris kissed the top of my head. "Night Penny." I patted his back. "Night Chris." Chris left closing the door behind him.
I pulled my journal out of its hiding place and wrote. "Prue says the time to fight The Source is near. We are stronger now and we are pulling together, but I don't think we're ready." I put the journal away and changed into my pajamas. I flicked off the light and climbed into bed. I didn't think I would be able to sleep, but I drifted off within seconds.
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, Telekinesis, Shape Shifting
Chapter 5: Chris Finds His Powers
Over the next few months, Chris and I spent every minute we could in the gym practicing. More often than not, Chris sat in a corner and watched me practice my martial arts. I'd gotten pretty good, but Chris and Wyatt were better. They were already nearly blackbelts. Wyatt preferred to train alone. He snuck down to the gym in the middle of the night to practice. In fact, Chris and I rarely saw Wyatt during those months. And if he did appear; he didn't talk. Chris still hadn't found his powers. He didn't think he had any.
In Penny's Room At Magic School:
I sat on my bed with my notebook. I was working on a plan. A plan that would help Chris find his powers and force Wyatt to lead. The plan was taking longer than I thought. There were lots of things to take into consideration. But it was nearly perfect. One more day and I'd put the plan into action.
My door flew open and Chris bounded in. I slipped the notebook under my pillow. "Hey Chris." Chris grabbed my hand and pulled me up. "You have to see this!" Chris dragged me down the familiar hallways. We stopped in front of the gym. Chris motioned for me to be quiet and opened the door.
Wyatt was standing in the center of the gym with Excalibur pressed to the throat of another boy about Chris' age. Wyatt's voice echoed through the gym, "Is there anything else you want to say about my cousin before I cut your vocal cords?" The frightened boy shook his head. Wyatt pulled back the sword. He was really going to cut the boy. I wanted to shout for him to stop, but I was in shock. This wasn't the Wyatt I knew. I turned to Chris and saw that he was terrified as well. I raised my hands to freeze Excalibur, but I remembered that it wouldn't freeze.
Suddenly Chris was standing in front of me with his hand raised. His finger pointed at Wyatt or Excalibur, I wasn't exactly sure which one. The sword slowly moved away from the terrified boy and rose above Wyatt's head. The boy ran from the gym. Wyatt was staring at Chris in disbelief. Wyatt had always been described as the most powerful and yet Chris had managed to take Excalibur from him. Excalibur flew to Chris' hand. Wyatt held out his hand, trying to call his sword back. But he couldn't seem to pull it from Chris' grasp. Chris was telekinetic. And he hadn't needed my help to figure it out.
Chris started to taunt Wyatt. "Who's the most powerful Halliwell now brother?" Wyatt's anger became apparent. He stormed toward Chris. Chris actually swung Excalibur at Wyatt, but missed. The sword fell to the ground and was forgotten by both boys as they wrestled each other to the ground. They were going to kill each other. "Uncle Leo!!" I shouted. Hoping that he would sense my distress and come. He hadn't orbed to see us in a long time. Nothing was happening. Uncle Leo wasn't coming. I left Wyatt and Chris there fighting and ran to my room. I had another idea.
In Penny's Room:
I threw the candles into a circle and lit them. I recited the summoning spell as fast as I could, adding, "I need you Prue" to the end. Prue appeared. "Wyatt and Chris are going to kill each other!" She stepped out of the candles. I grabbed Prue's hand and drug her to the gym.
In The Gym:
Prue used her powers to separate my cousins. She sent them flying to opposite sides of the room. They were both bloody and bruised. "What is wrong with the two of you?!" I shouted. They both struggled to their feet and stared. It took me a moment to realize, they didn't know who Prue was. Prue turned to the boys. "If you two are through trying to kill each other, I have something to tell you." The boys and I followed Prue back to my room.
In Penny's Room:
After the introductions were made, we sat down to talk. I could tell there was something wrong and Prue was hesitant to tell us. Chris and Wyatt shot each other hateful looks as we waited for Prue to begin. At last she did. "You have to stop fighting with each other. The time is nearly here. The Source has regained his former position as leader of the underworld. He'll be sending Balthezor and other demons to destroy you." Wyatt stood up. "So what? They can't hurt us here. Magic School is protected. That's why Uncle Leo sent us here after...." His voice trailed off. Prue continued. "Yes you are protected here, but they will hurt others to get to you." I was confused. "Hurt who? There's no one left." Prue shook her head. "That's not true."
Chris had been silent this whole time, but he finally spoke. "It's Dad isn't it?" Prue nodded. "He's missing. We think he might have been kidnapped." Chris' shoulders fell. "Now we really have no one." Wyatt stormed over to his brother and slapped him across the face. "Shut up Chris. I'm tired of you. We have each other and we'll find Dad. Start acting like a man." Chris was shocked. So was I. Wyatt had never spoken to anyone like that before.
Prue laughed and we all turned to see what was so funny. "You didn't need your plan Penny. Everything is happening as it was supposed to. Chris has found his powers and Wyatt has learned to lead." I laughed at that too. Soon we were all laughing. When we stopped I thought about Chris for a moment. "Prue, Chris only found one of his powers. Telekinesis. Just like you." Prue shook her head. "He found another." Wyatt and I turned to Chris who was grinning from ear to ear. "I was going to keep it a secret, but since you know..." Chris changed form before our eyes. He became the spitting image of Uncle Leo. "You're a shape shifter!" Wyatt shouted. Chris morphed back into himself. I hugged Chris. "Very cool!"
Prue hugged us all and stepped back into the candle circle. We blew out the candles and she disappeared. Chris ruffled my hair. "Why didn't you tell us you were talking to her?" I shrugged. "She only came once before. I didn't think to tell you." Wyatt headed out. I called after him, "Good night Wyatt." Chris kissed the top of my head. "Night Penny." I patted his back. "Night Chris." Chris left closing the door behind him.
I pulled my journal out of its hiding place and wrote. "Prue says the time to fight The Source is near. We are stronger now and we are pulling together, but I don't think we're ready." I put the journal away and changed into my pajamas. I flicked off the light and climbed into bed. I didn't think I would be able to sleep, but I drifted off within seconds.