Queen of the Charmed
[Scene: P3. 3:00 a.m.]
(Paige is standing behind the bar looking at the empty club. The only thing there is the mass amount of garbage she has to pick up and take out. She sighs and starts picking up the trash when Richard shimmers in.)
Richard: Boo. (Paige jumps. She sees Richard and pushes him. He laughs.) A little jumpy, are we?
Paige: Don't do that. I hate it when people sneak up on me, especially when they can appear out of thin air. Since when can you shimmer anyways? I thought you could only through energy balls.
Richard: I never showed you? That's right. I always let you do the driving. (She glares at him.) Don't I even get a hug? (She smiles and kisses him.)
Paige: You always knew how to make a girl feel special.
Richard: What are you doing here? It's three in the morning.
Paige: Yeah, I know. I have to clean up around here.
Richard: I can't believe you haven't found a different job. Not that working at P3 is a bad place, it's just you could do so much better. A secretary, a social worker, maybe even a doctor?
Paige: I know. I haven't been able to find a different job. I like working here with Piper. It's great.
Richard: Something amazing is going to happen to you, Paige. You're going to have a chance to do something great. (Paige rolls her eyes.) I mean it. It'll happen when you least expect it.
Cut to: [Etopia. Tomb.]
(A king looks at a tomb. His son comes in and looks at it, too.)
Prince: You've been here for three days doing nothing but morning. (He doesn't turn around.) You can't mourn forever. You have a kingdom to look after.
King: I know. I just can't believe I lost her. She was everything. (His son looks down.) Life will never be the same.
Prince: Still, you have to find the strength to move on and I have to find a wife so when you're gone I can take over. (The king turns around.)
King: You're right. (He walks out of the shadow. He's Richard's double.) We need to move on.
Opening Credits
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Morning.]
(Piper is cooking breakfast and Phoebe comes in and starts pouring coffee for herself.)
Piper: How was your sleep?
Phoebe: It would have been a lot better if I wasn't thinking about my future.
Piper: You're still thinking about what Patience said to you?
Phoebe: You think that I would have seen it coming. I'm finally getting my life back and now she and Cole have come to screw it up. I can't handle it. (She takes a sip.) What are you going to do today?
Piper: Well, I think I'm going to take the day off and spend it with the boys.
Phoebe: What about P3?
Piper: Paige can handle it.
Phoebe: Wait, didn't Paige close up last night? Don't you think your over working her?
Piper: She wanted a job. Now she has one. She needs to take it seriously.
Phoebe: Don't be surprised if she goes on strike. I got to go to work.
Piper: Have fun with the boss. (Phoebe sticks her tongue out at her as she leaves. Piper looks at the clock and it only says seven o'clock.) She doesn't need to be in until eight. (She leaves the kitchen.)
Cut to: [Paige's room.]
(Paige is out cold. She finally gets a chance to sleep when Piper knocks loudly on her door.)
Piper: Paige, it's seven o'clock. (Paige turns in her bed and moans.) You have to go to the club and do inventory.
Paige: Can't you do it? I got in three hours ago.
Piper: I'm taking the day off. I really need you to do it. Please?
Paige: Ok, give me an hour.
Piper: Thank you so much. I love you. (She walks away.)
Paige: If you loved me, you wouldn't make me stay up at all hours of the night. (She covers her head with the pillow.)
Cut to: [Etopia. Torturing room.]
(A prisoner is being tortured and the prince is watching. The Ora walks up behind him.)
Ora: Is it to your liking?
Prince: I thought I told you to stay away.
Ora: I heard you were looking for a queen. I can get you one, but you have to do something for me.
Prince: Name it.
Ora: I'll set up a portal and bring your father a queen, a queen that will convince him to hand over the power to you early. Then two more women will appear and you capture them. You will wait for instructions from me and I'll give you a powerful princess. Deal? (He shakes her hand.)
Cut to: [EXT. Bay Mirror.]
(Patience is walking around the building when Phoebe walks up to her.)
Phoebe: I didn't think you'd be here. I went to the penthouse but you weren't there.
Patience: I had to leave for work. (She tries to walk around Phoebe but she stops her.)
Phoebe: Can we talk?
Patience: About what? Jason? Because if that's all, I really don't have time.
Phoebe: Patience, I don't want to hurt you.
Patience: Yeah, you just want to ruin my life just like I ruined yours, right? Don't you have a job? (Phoebe walks away. Patience notices that she dropped her lipstick. She picks it up and has a premonition. Jason is walking into traffic and is hit by a car. The premonition ends.) Do I really have to stop this? (She looks around and sees Jason walking into traffic. She looks around and sees a car coming.) God, I hate my conscience. (She runs into the street. The car starts to screech and it's about to hit Jason. Patience pushes him out of the way just in time to get him out of the way, but not in time to get herself out of the way. The car hits her and she hits the windshield and then the pavement. Her head is bleeding and she's unconscious. Phoebe sees the wreck and runs past Jason to Patience. He stares at her as if he needs attention although he doesn't have a scratch. The driver gets out of the his car and walks over to them.)
Cole: Is she ok? (Phoebe looks up and sees it's Cole.) I called an ambulance.
Cut to: [P3.]
(Paige is doing inventory with Leo. He's counting things and she's writing the numbers down. She's not really thinking about it.)
Leo: Twenty cases of Coors. (She stands there and nods.) Forty boxes of Mint de Crème. (She doesn't write it down but she nods. Leo looks at her.) Five hundred boxes of cocaine. (She nods again.) Paige. (She turns around.) Are you ok?
Paige: Yeah. No. I just think that I can do better than this. I know I can.
Leo: Well, we can order what we need.
Paige: I mean a better job. I know I can get a better job, something better than cleaning and counting things.
Leo: It's only temporary. Just hang in there. (He walks to the back.)
Paige: I just wish something exciting would happen in my life. (Suddenly a portal appears on the stage. Paige looks at it and it starts sucking her in. She grabs the bar and tries to hang on. She screams and Leo runs out. Her grip breaks and she goes flying towards it. Leo grabs her before she goes in. He tries to hold on.) Don't let go. (His grip starts slipping. The pull is too great and she lets go of him. Leo falls backwards and Paige screams as she flies through the portal. Leo runs towards it. It closes and he runs into the wall. He feels around but nothing happens. He bangs his fist against the wall.)
Cut to: [Etopia. Streets.]
(Paige is lying in garbage. She gets up and realizes what happened.)
Paige: Yuck. Like I needed more trash. (She looks around and sees soldiers coming towards her. They're carrying shackles and appear to be looking for a criminal. A guard points at her.)
Guard: Stop! Thief! (Paige looks around and realizes that they think she's a thief. She starts running. They chase after her. She runs down an alley and tries to hide. The soldiers run down the alley. When they've pasted, Paige throws off some robes and runs the other way. She runs down the alley and looks back.)
Paige: I think I lost them. (She runs into somebody and falls backwards.) Hey, watch it, you dumbass. (She looks up and sees the prince.)
Prince: We'll see who the dumbass is. (The soldiers come running around the corner and point their spears and swords at her. She remains completely still.) Arrest her for theft, assault and insulting royalty. (The pick her up and chain her up. The prince looks at her and realizes it's the queen Ora promised him.)
Guard: Should we send her to the gallows?
Prince: Put her on trial in front of the king and I. We'll make her sweat. But before we do, parade her throw the street. (They walk off. The guard takes his sword and walks up to Paige. He puts it up to her neck ready to cut her throat. He starts cutting her clothes off. The soldiers take her throw the streets and the people jeer and mock at her.)
Cut to: [Hospital.]
(Patience is on a bed and is just opening her eyes. Cole and Phoebe are standing over her.)
Phoebe: Patience? (She tries to sit up but she falls back down.)
Cole: Try not to move so much.
Patience: Ow. What happened?
Cole: Jason Dean walked in front of my car and you pushed him out of the way. Unfortunately, dislocated your shoulder because of it.
Patience: I knew I shouldn't have prevented that premonition.
Phoebe: You saw it?
Patience: Yeah, I picked up your lipstick and saw him getting plowed over. Maybe if I let dad kill him then you'd get back together. But I figured I have to protect the innocent. (A doctor walks in.)
Doctor: You're awake. I thought you'd be out for longer than two hours. Are you feeling any pain?
Patience: Yeah, my head really hurts.
Doctor: That's normal. You had a pretty bad concussion. You could have died. You're very lucky. How's the shoulder?
Patience: I don't feel anything.
Doctor: You won't for awhile. You body might feel sore for sometime. Are you her parents?
Phoebe: No, I'm her cousin and this is...
Cole: A friend.
Doctor: I'd like to keep her here a day or two, just as a precaution. Hope you feel better. (He leaves just as Phoebe's phone rings.)
Phoebe: Hello? Piper, slow down. What did you say?
Cut to: [Manor. Attic.]
Piper: Paige is gone. She got sucked into a portal. Leo tried to stop her but he let go.
Leo: It wasn't on purpose.
Piper: You need to come home now.
Cut to: [Hospital.]
Phoebe: Could you give me a couple of minutes? Patience got hit by Cole when she tried to save Jason.
Piper: (Over phone.) What?
Phoebe: I'll explain later. I'm coming home right now. (She hangs up.) Can you give me a ride?
Cole: Sure. (He grabs her and shimmers out.)
Patience: That's real normal. (The doctor comes back in.)
Doctor: We did your cousin go?
Patience: They had to fly?
Cut to: [Etopia. Thrown room.]
(Paige is brought before the king and prince. She is forced to kneel down while a guard reads a list of charges. She is shaking.)
Guard: You have been charged with theft, assault on the king's soldiers and the prince himself, disrespect to the prince and high treason. How do you find this peasant?
Prince: Guilty as charged. I suggest that you take this criminal and parade her to the town square. Flog her five hundred times and hang her immediately. (The guards lift her up and start to take her away when the king stands.)
King: Hold. (He walks down from his thrown and looks at Paige.) It can't be.
Paige: Richard?
King: Release her. (They take the chains off her. King Richard takes his cape off and wraps it around Paige.) It is you.
Paige: Do I know you?
King: It was said that a deceased queen would return from the dead in blue lights. She would have magical powers. Show us. (Paige orbs out and in. He kisses her.)
Prince: What is the meaning of this?
King: Don't you recognize your own mother? Let's get you dressed, my queen. (He leads her away.)
Cut to: [Manor. Attic.]
Phoebe: So what happened?
Leo: I went to get some more boxes and then Paige screamed. When I came out she was being sucked into a portal. I tried to go after her but it closed up again.
Piper: You think there would be more than that. There wasn't a demon that opened it or dragged her in?
Leo: No, she just got sucked in.
Piper: How much you want to bet it's the Source?
Cole: It's not his style. He sends the demons to you, he doesn't bring you to him.
Phoebe: The only thing we can do is go back and look for clues.
Piper: I got to go check on Wyatt and Chris. (She and Leo go downstairs. It's just Phoebe and Cole.)
Cole: So, how's Jason?
Phoebe: He's ok. I can't believe Patience jumped in front of a car for him.
Cole: I can't believe I hit her. (They look at each other.) I'll try to put in a good word for you.
Phoebe: Thanks. You're really sweet, you know that?
Cole: I haven't heard you say that in a long time. (He walks closer to her.) Almost... three years.
Phoebe: It's weird. (She puts her hand on his arm.) I feel... strange around you. (Suddenly, they grab each other and start making out. Cole pushes her away.)
Cole: We shouldn't be doing this. It doesn't feel right.
Phoebe: You're right. I have a boyfriend. (She looks at him again.) What the hell! (They start making out on a cot when it breaks.) Opps.
Cut to: [Etopia. Bedroom.]
(The prince walks in the room while women dress Paige in a toga-like dress. He summons them away.)
Prince: You look beautiful.
Paige: Why am I here? (Ora walks in with a potion.)
Ora: To help destroy the power of three. (She throws the potion at her and she gasps.) She should have all the memories of your mother. Only this time, she'll follow you.
Paige: My lord. (She bows to the prince.)
Prince: You belong to me now. (He kisses her.)
Cut to: [P3.]
(Piper, Phoebe, Cole and Leo are standing in front of the stage where Paige disappeared.)
Piper: So this is where it appeared?
Leo: Yeah. I've been trying to look for a way in but nothing works.
Phoebe: Maybe Cole can get us there.
Cole: There are millions of places in time and space that demons have access to. I have no idea which one she's in. We're better of saying passwords.
Phoebe: Ok, open sesame. (Nothing happens.) Um, No boys aloud? (Everyone looks at her.) What? I thought I try.
Piper: This is ridiculous. We might as well go back and look in the Book of Shadows and wait for something to happen. (Suddenly the portal opens and sucks Piper and Phoebe in. Cole and Leo look at each other.)
Cut to: [Etopia. Alley.]
(Piper and Phoebe fall on a pile of garbage. They get up and look around.)
Phoebe: Isn't this better then going back to the house? (The soldiers come around the corner and point their spears and swords at Piper and Phoebe.)
Piper: I'll let you know.
Cut to: [Thrown room.]
(The king is sitting on his thrown when Paige comes over to him. She sits next to him and starts to put her charm on him.)
Paige: What's wrong?
King: It's just my son. How am I suppose to find him a princess? Well, I really don't need to now because you're here.
Paige: I hate to be the person to tell you but you need to find him a princess as soon as possible. And the minute he does, I think you should hand the kingdom over to him. (The king looks at her as if she's lost her mind.) He is old enough to rule. I have confidence that he will be as good as a king you've been.
King: Alright. As soon as he finds his princess he can have the kingdom, even if I'm still alive.
Paige: Now, I have good news. He says he's found a princess, one fit for the crown. You should announce it to the people soon.
King: I'll do it now. (He leaves and goes to the balcony. The prince comes up followed by Ora.)
Paige: He's announcing your ascendance to the thrown as we speak.
Ora: Once he returns and gives you the crown, you will announce your choice. But first, you should punish some criminals. (She disappears and they bring in Piper and Phoebe chained.)
Prince: You may handle these. (She gets up and walks down to her sisters and looks at them.)
Piper: Paige?
Paige: You know your queen.
Phoebe: Queen?
Paige: You obviously don't know what you've gotten yourselves into. I already know what they've done. These two women are witches. Take them to the darkest and most solitude cell you can find. Flog them until they confess and if you haven't reached five hundred before they do, go to that number.
Phoebe: Paige, wait! (They take them away. The prince walks down to her.)
Prince: You did wonderfully.
Paige: Thank you. (The king walks in.) Your majesty.
King: Not anymore. From this point on, (He takes off his crown and puts it on his son.) you will rule Etopia. Now tell me your bride-to-be.
Prince: I have chosen the best lady as my queen. (He walks over to Paige and puts his arm around her.) May I present to you my princess, Queen Paige.
King: What? Your own mother?
Prince: She is not my mother. She is a goddess sent from above and she will rule over Etopia by my side.
King: I will not allow it.
Prince: Unfortunately, you are in no position to allow anything. Guards, (The guards grab the king.) This man is guilty of tyranny and high treason. Take him to the town square and hang him.
Paige: Wait. Wouldn't it be more fun if we executed him with the other two? The two witches will not be touched until tomorrow. They can all be paraded and be hung together. Until then, put him with the other two. (They take them away.) Tomorrow, we will announce our reign.
Cut to: [Dungeon Cell.]
(We see three sets of chains hanging from the ceiling. The camera goes down and we see Piper and Phoebe suspended by the chains. They are arguing.)
Piper: I told you we should have looked at the Book of Shadows.
Phoebe: And risk losing Paige?
Piper: Paige looks pretty good if you ask me. In fact, she looks good enough to torturing us.
Phoebe: We'll knock some sense into her. (The guards come down to their cell.)
Piper: Not before they knock some sense into us. I guess Paige is ready to repay me. (They open the door and they bring in the king.) Richard?
King: Who are you?
Phoebe: Oh, just the queen's sisters. You must be her boyfriend.
King: I was her king.
Piper: Hmm. I guess we know who Paige is going to get hitched to. (Paige comes walking into the cell.)
Paige: You should consider yourselves lucky. You won't receive your punishment yet.
Phoebe: Paige, this isn't you. You're being controlled by something. You need to snap out of it.
Piper: Listen to her. You need to come home with us. We're your sisters.
Paige: Really? Wow. You really thought up a far fetched story. You must have too much time on your hands.
King: My son is trying to control you. When I get out, he will be punished. (Paige slaps him.)
Paige: How dare you talk about the king that way. I guess it doesn't matter now. You have till dawn till your execution. In the mean time, you can think about your mistakes. (She walks out of the door and the guards lock it.)
Piper: Now what?
King: We have to contain her and then kill my son.
Phoebe: Oh yes, just let me grab my gun and I'll shoot him. Oh wait, I can't reach my gun. I'm chained to a wall.
Piper: Ok, let's just calm down. We just need to get these chains off. (She looks at Phoebe.) Do you have any bobby pins in your hair.
Phoebe: Yeah, why? (Piper looks up.) No, I can't.
Piper: You have to. It's the only way.
Phoebe: I can't control it.
Piper: Just try. (Phoebe closes her eyes and starts floating up. She grabs the chain and starts picking the lock. Just as she gets it she falls right on her back.) Come on. Get off your ass and get me down.
Phoebe: Maybe I should do this by myself. (She starts picking Piper's lock and she falls down.) Uh oh.
Piper: Uh oh? Uh oh isn't good.
Phoebe: My pin just broke. I don't have another. (They look at the king.)
King: It's ok. You have to get my son.
Piper: We'll come back for you. (They leave.)
King: I'll just stay right here.
Cut to: [Hallway.]
(The soldiers are patrolling the castle when they suddenly freeze. Piper and Phoebe come around the corner. They run past the guards to the thrown room. Paige isn't there. They decide to look in the bedrooms.)
Cut to: [Bedroom.]
(Paige and the prince are making out on the bed when Piper and Phoebe walk in.)
Piper: Sorry for interrupting. (She freezes the prince.)
Paige: Guards!
Phoebe: Oh, I don't think they'll be coming. We put them on ice. (They go over to Paige and hold her down.)
Paige: Let me go! I'm the queen.
Piper: I'll kill the prince. (She grabs a sword and goes over to the prince.)
Paige: No. (Phoebe struggles to hold her down. Ora appears behind the curtain and throws a potion at Paige. She gasps and stops struggling.) Phoebe, where did you come from?
Phoebe: Piper, stop. I think she's back to normal.
Piper: Paige, is that you?
Paige: Yeah, what's going on?
Piper: Well, you turned into the queen of bitches and then almost killed us.
Paige: Ok. Maybe you could fill me in.
Phoebe: First, you need to order the guards to release the king and then hand the power over to him. Then you need to sentence the evil prince.
Paige: That jerk tried to control me?
Cut to: [Thrown room.]
(The guards bring the king back and he has the prince hand the crown back. The guards take him away and the king turns to the sisters.)
Phoebe: You're not going to...
King: He's going to be spending the rest of his life in a prison cell.
Piper: I was hoping you would cut his head off.
King: I'm merciful, and he is my son. (He walks over to Paige and takes her hand.) Do you really have to leave?
Paige: I have to go back to my time.
King: Will we meet again?
Paige: You could say that. (He kisses her.)
Cut to: [P3.]
(The portal opens and Piper, Phoebe and Paige fly out of it.)
Phoebe: Now I know why Patience hates time travel.
Leo: Welcome back. You ok?
Paige: Yeah, I think I'll live.
Cole: Are you alright?
Phoebe: Yeah. Maybe we should go check on Patience.
Cole: She's at home. She checked out this morning and Leo healed her.
Piper: How long have we been gone?
Leo: Just a day. I think it's time to go home.
Paige: I better stay here. I have to get ready for tonight.
Piper: Um, I think you can take the night off. Go visit Richard.
Paige: Thanks, Piper.
Piper: Now all I have to do is figure out what to do with that cot. I don't see how that thing could have fallen apart. (Cole and Phoebe laugh.)
Cut to: [Bay Mirror. Phoebe's Office.]
(Phoebe walks in and sees Jason sitting in her chair.)
Phoebe: Isn't it a little late for work?
Jason: At least I showed up for work today.
Phoebe: I'm sorry. I had to take care of Patience.
Jason: Yeah, how is she?
Phoebe: She had a concussion but she's alright.
Jason: You'll have to tell her thank you for me. (She goes up to Jason.)
Phoebe: Is there something wrong?
Jason: No. It's just you've been spending a lot of time with her. I know you're busy but could you spend some time with me, too? (She kisses him.)
Phoebe: I promise I will. I have to go. (She leaves. When she walks out Cole is standing in the room.)
Cole: You ok?
Phoebe: Yeah. What am I going to do?
Cole: You'll figure it out. You always do. (He shimmers out.)
Phoebe: Easy for you to say. (She walks out of the room. She turns around and looks back. She sighs and closes the door.)
The End.
Next Episode: A Deal with the Demon Part 1.