NEW YORK, NEW YORK
By PrinceCharmed
Author's note: This is a Charmed/Tru Calling crossover. This story takes place between the Tru Calling episodes "Rear Window" and "Two Weddings and a Funeral", and before the Charmed episode "Crimes and Witch Demeanors".
DISCLAIMER: "Tru Calling" and all of its characters are the property of FOX/Jon Harmon Feldman. "Charmed" and all of its characters are property of Constance M. Burge/Aaron Spelling/Brad Kern/The WB. This is a work of my imagination, is for entertainment purposes only, and is not intended in any way shape or form for profit.
CHAPTER TWO
Be Kind, Please Rewind
"What the hell?! We can't even have a decent vacation in New York without a freakin' demon getting involved?!" Piper shouted after Phoebe had filled them in one her premonition.
"Well, looks the like New York needs The Charmed Ones." Paige said.
"Yeah, because of you." Piper shot at Paige.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Paige asked indignantly.
"It means if you hadn't cast your spell, Phoebe probably would have never noticed that necklace, and we wouldn't have to be worrying about some demon." Piper answered.
"Yeah, Piper, and you know what would have happened if I didn't find that necklace? An innocent woman would be killed." Phoebe told her.
Piper sighed and looked to her sisters with an apologetic expression on her face.
"I'm sorry guys, you're right. It's just that… it seems like we can't enjoy anything anymore without some sort of supernatural intervention." She said.
"Well, we can get back to our vacation once we save that girl. The good thing is, she's still alive. I felt it. She's alive, but if we know demons like we think we do, they'll come for her again." Phoebe said.
"And she may not be so lucky next time." Paige chimed in.
"We need to find her. Scry for her, that's the quickest way, we'll use that necklace"
"All of our scrying equipment is at home. We'll have to orb back." Paige said.
"C'mon guys, let's do this." Piper said. Turning a corner into a secluded alley, Paige orbed the sisters back home to the Halliwell Manor.
The sisters rematerialized in the attic, and immediately Phoebe went to the Book of Shadows, thumbing through the pages to look for the demon in her premonition. Paige grabbed a map of New York and the necklace and began scrying.
"Is there anything I can do? Anything else that needs to be done?" Piper asked.
"Honey, sit down, relax, you're pregnant, you don't need the stress." Phoebe said as she flipped the pages of the Book.
Piper took Phoebe's advice and sat down, making herself comfortable. Just then, Leo and Chris orbed in.
"Oh, it's you guys." Leo said with a sigh of relief. "We heard noises up here and –"
"You thought it was a demon?" Piper finished. Leo and Chris nodded simultaneously.
"Where's Wyatt?" Phoebe asked without looking up from the Book.
"Sleeping." Leo answered.
"Wait a minute, why are you guys back early anyway? Oh, and I have a new lead on who turns Wyatt, so if your vacation is over"-
"Don't think so, honey. No demon vanquishing tonight. Or at least, not in San Francisco." Piper told her son.
"What?" Leo asked.
"Three witches, an innocent, and a demon in New York. Any questions?" Piper said.
"Actually yeah." Chris answered before Leo. "Who's the demon?"
"There he – they – are." Phoebe cut in, finding the demonic forces in question in the Book. Chris quickly strode over and scanned the page.
"Kain, Xavier, and Trent. The demonic Brothers of Destruction. Oh… this is not good." Chris said with a foreboding tone.
"There are three of them?!" Paige exclaimed.
"And they're all twins." Chris told them.
"Great," Piper sighed, "Demonic triplets."
"Here's some good news though. Their power lies in their brotherly circle. If you vanquish one, it breaks the circle. It's going to be tough though. They have great power."
""So, basically, what you're saying is, they're the demonic version of the Power of Three?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah. It says here that their ultimate goal is to gain enough power to rule not just the Underworld, but the earthly world as well. They were banished by all of demondom years ago. The Source convinced all of his demons and warlocks that the Brothers' power was too great, too big of a threat. But now the Underworld must be backing them – and if they have come out from the Underworld, it must mean they're making their move now."
"And they're starting with New York." Leo finished.
Just then, the crystal dropped to the map.
"Got her." Paige announced.
Meanwhile, back in New York…
Tru arrived for work at the Morgue a bit shaken. She hadn't forgotten her encounter with that – thing. But, she had saved Lisa Tillson, and that's what mattered. Whatever it was that was after her, it had failed, and she wasn't going to think about it again. She had gone through the standards on a couple bodies when Jack wheeled in a new one.
"Got one for ya Tru. This one's not pretty. Lisa Tillson, apparently caught in a fire – or something. Her body is pretty badly burned."
"What? That can't be…"
"Hm?" Jack asked, but Tru didn't answer, instead she pulled the sheet up and looked. It was Lisa Tillson all right – but this just didn't make sense to Tru.
Around the back of the Morgue, the Charmed Ones orbed in.
"Okay, this is where she is supposed to be." Paige told them.
"But I don't see her anywhere." Phoebe said. The girls walked around the building to see a City Morgue sign.
"Uh oh… you don't think she's"-
"No," Phoebe cut Paige off, "if she were dead, we wouldn't have been able to find her."
"Well, she's gotta be in the building." Piper said. "Let's go."
The sisters made their way in to see a man in a white coat. He turned when he saw the ladies.
"Can I help you?" He asked.
"Um, yeah, we're looking for"- It was then that Phoebe realized they didn't even know the name of the innocent they were trying to track down. "- the person who this necklace belongs to," She finished after some quick thinking.
Davis instantly recognized the necklace as that of Tru's.
"I'm sorry, Tru is busy working. Why don't you leave the necklace here and I will give it to her."
It was just then that Phoebe noticed another man, unshaven, and also in a white coat, coming out from what she supposed was the examining room. He had a nametag. Jack Harper. Phoebe smiled. This Jack Harper was pretty good looking.
"Hey Davis-" Jack stopped in mid sentence when he saw the three women, but looked especially at Phoebe "- I didn't know we were having company." He said with a sly smile.
Phoebe saw Jack's smile and giggled slightly. It was then that Piper quickly threw up her hands and froze the room.
"We really don't have time for small talk, or schoolgirl giggling." Piper said, shooting a smirk at Phoebe. Phoebe's cheeks reddened and she sheepishly looked away from her sisters.
They quickly made their way into the examining room. Tru turned when she heard the doors open and saw the women.
"How did you get in here?" She asked.
"That's not important. What is important is that you are in danger, we need to get you out of here."
"Out of here? No. I have a job to do, I have to help someone, and I am going to do it." Tru replied.
Phoebe looked at Tru. She was staring down at a burned, mangled corpse as if waiting for something to happen.
"Um, honey, how are you gonna help someone that's dead?" She asked.
Before Tru could answer, Lisa Tillson's charred arm shot up and grabbed her shoulder. Piper let out a short shriek and, by reflex, shot her arms out and froze the room.
"Oh-KAY, it's the attack of the living dead!" Piper exclaimed, backing up.
"We can do this," said Paige, "just get ready. Phoebe, keep the innocent safe. Piper, be prepared to blast when you unfreeze. I'll orb us all out if need be."
"Okay…" With a bit of hesitation, Piper unfroze the room.
"HELP ME."
And the rewind began.