The New Patience
Scene: Tempus's Lair.
(Cole shimmers in and looks around. He looks really worried. It worsens as he spots Sirius against the wall. He makes an energy ball and throws it at him. Before it hits him, he shimmers out. Cole looks around. Sirius appears behind him with a knife and tries to stab him but Cole avoids him. They start fighting when they hear a voice.)
Tempus: Stop! This is a sanctuary. (Tempus shimmers in. Sirius goes up to him and tries to stab him but he doesn't have a knife. Tempus holds up his knife.) Looking for this? (Sirius grabs it and scowls.)
Sirius: I don't have time for games. I've come for the girl.
Cole: Where is Patience? I was told she would be done in five weeks. It's been five weeks.
Tempus: She's not here. And even if she was, you wouldn't be able to kill her. You can't die here, fortunately. After she finished her training, she killed me. I haven't the slightest idea where she's at now.
Cole: Well, you better find her before I kill you on the outside.
Tempus: You better go look for her, Cole. I've fulfilled my part of the agreement. The rest is up to you. (He shimmers out and Sirius walks up to Tempus with an energy ball.)
Sirius: I can find her myself.
Tempus: Don't kill her. You might hurt yourself.
Sirius: Tell me how.
Tempus: I gave her the same test I gave you.
Sirius: You mean? (Tempus nods and Sirius shimmers out.)
Cut to: Source's Lair.
(Sirius shimmers in and bows before the Source.)
Source: What do you have for me?
Sirius: I can't find Patience. She finished her training and left.
Source: Do you think I give a damn? Go find her now!
Sirius: Tempus advises against it.
Source: Why?
Sirius: He put Patience to the ultimate test. He gave her the forlorn orb. (The Source smiles.)
Source: She will be the most powerful ally ever. (He starts laughing.)
Opening Credits
Cut to: Manor. Conservatory. Night.
(Phoebe is pacing back and forth while Piper is looking in the Book of Shadows while Paige orbs in. Phoebe turns around on the spot but looks in disappointment.)
Phoebe: It's only you.
Paige: Hello to you too, sis. So, what's up?
Phoebe: Today's the day Patience's suppose to come back from training.
Piper: Phoebe's throwing a little temper tantrum because she's a couple hours late.
Paige: It's been five weeks already? Maybe she got captured by the Source.
Phoebe: What?
Paige: Or maybe she got abducted by aliens.
Phoebe: I'm serious. What if something bad happened to her?
Piper: What could possibly happen to Patience that she can't handle?
Phoebe: She could've been attacked by that Sirius guy or something.
Piper: Phoebe, I think you're being a little paranoid.
Phoebe: Not paranoid, concerned. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to her. She's my daughter. (Someone shimmers in and Phoebe turns around.) Patience? (It's Cole. Phoebe looks down.)
Cole: I guess you were expecting someone else.
Phoebe: Yeah, what did he say?
Cole: She finished the training and left after she tried to kill him. I was hoping she was here. (Phoebe looks at Piper and Paige. Piper grabs a crystal.)
Piper: I'm on it.
Paige: I'll get a map. (She leaves. Cole looks at Phoebe.)
Cole: It's ok. We'll find her. (He hugs her.)
Phoebe: I hope so.
Scene: Alley.
(A witch flies into a corner. She tries to shield a crying baby from the demon's lightning. The demon comes closer with a sword. She begs for her baby.)
Witch: Please, don't take the baby.
Demon: I need the baby. Only the purest, most innocent soul will work for my sacrifice.
Witch: No, wait.
Demon: Don't worry. You're first. (He holds up a sword ready to stab her. Suddenly, a figure flies right by him and he moans. The sword has somehow been forced into his heart. He falls down and we see a person in a cloak and hood. The witch gets up and thanks the person.)
Witch: Thank you. If it wasn't for you, this little girl would be dead. (The person pushes her aside and the baby starts crying again. She is then shoved into a building with a sign that says San Francisco Police Department. The person starts to walk away but looks at the baby. The person picks the baby up and shimmers out.)
Cut to: Adoption Department.
(The person shimmers in and puts the baby by the door with a note. She takes her hood off.)
Patience: I should have let that bitch die. (She leaves the baby in the rain as if she doesn't care.) Maybe, just maybe, someone will come help you, or maybe you'll just die and save humanity a lot of trouble. (She turns around and shimmers out.)
Cut to: Magic School. Morning.
(Paige is walking around reading books and taking notes. Richard shimmers in behind her.)
Paige: Hey, cutie. (She kisses him.) How did you find the place?
Richard: I have my resources. What you doing?
Paige: Just reading. (She closes her book.) How you doing?
Richard: Missing you. (She smiles.) How's the school coming?
Paige: Good. Everything is getting back to normal. Why are you really here?
Richard: I was wondering if you wanted to go out tonight. What do you say?
Paige: Why don't you come her and enjoy some wine with me? (He nods and kisses her.)
Richard: I love you.
Paige: I love you more. (He shimmers out and she goes back to work. Leo orbs in.)
Paige: What now, Leo?
Leo: I didn't think you noticed me.
Paige: You orb really loud. You're going to disturb the kids. (She puts her books down and looks at him.) What do the Elders want now?
Leo: They wanted to know if you guys found Patience yet.
Paige: No, we tried scrying for her last night but we couldn't pick her up. The crystal just kept spinning like she didn't exist or something. Is something wrong?
Leo: She just finished her training with Tempus and then tried to kill him.
Paige: Uh, correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that what witches do? They find a demon and then they kill him.
Leo: This would've been cold-blooded. Besides, he isn't dead. You can't die in his realm. It's like the magic school.
Paige: Then what do we have to worry about?
Leo: Just keep an eye out for her. She's very important. If the Source gets a hold of her, the world is doomed. (He orbs out.)
Paige: Why? It's not like she's going to help him.
Cut to: P3.
(Piper is getting stuff ready for the DJ tonight. She is cleaning glasses, checking the cash register, and carrying out beer. Marvin, the security guard, comes up to her.)
Marvin: Piper, slow down. You're going to start a fire if you keep moving that fast. Why don't you take a break and let me do some stuff for you?
Piper: Sorry, Marvin, I've just been under a lot of stress lately.
Marvin: Yeah, especially with that dead guy they found near her. Word of advice, relax. You're going to be in the hospital soon. (He grabs the beer cases from her.)
Piper: You're right. Um, I think I'll take the trash out and then go home.
Marvin: Yeah, go home. (She grabs the bags of garbage and takes them to the back. She has to pull really hard to open it.)
Cut to: Alley.
(Piper sees a dumpster and heads towards it. She puts the garbage in and heads back in. She barely opens the door when a demon falls on the dumpster. She looks back and takes a couple steps to him. He spots her and starts walking towards her. She tries to open the door but the door is jammed. The demon forms a sword of fire in his hands.)
Piper: Damn it! (He gets ready to swing when a person kicks him. Piper looks up and sees that it's Patience. She starts beating the guy and won't let him get up. When she's sure that he won't get up, she pulls out a knife and holds it up to his neck.) Patience, stop! (But it's too late. She pulls the knife across his neck and he disappears in flames. She shakes the blood off like it's nothing. She sees Piper standing there and walks towards her. She grabs her by the throat and starts choking her.) Patience, what theâ (Patience drops her. She watches her cough.)
Patience: Kill your own demons. I don't have time to save your ass all the time. (She walks away and shimmers out. Piper looks up and tries to register what just happened.)
Cut to: Manor. Conservatory.
(Phoebe is still trying to scry for Patience but she's getting nothing. Cole shimmers in and sneaks behind her.)
Phoebe: Damn it! Why won't this work?
Cole: Maybe you're trying to hard. (She jumps when she hears his voice. He starts to laugh.)
Phoebe: How many times have I told you?
Cole: Sorry. You just looked so focus.
Phoebe: I am. I'm just trying to find our daughter. (Cole puts his hands on her shoulders.)
Cole: Don't worry. We will. (Paige orbs in.) Something wrong?
Paige: I just talked to Leo. He said Patience tried to kill Tempus.
Phoebe: That's what we do.
Cole: She didn't just try to kill him. Nobody is suppose to even be able to get close enough to. She did it in cold-blood. Something's wrong with her. (Piper comes running through the door.)
Piper: We have a problem. (Everyone looks at her.)
Cut to: Source's Lair.
(Sirius shimmers in and bows.)
Source: Well?
Sirius: She's too fast. I can't catch her.
Source: Damn it. Tempus gave her too much power.
Sirius: What are we going to do?
Ora: If you can't get to herâ (She appears from the darkness.) bring her to you.
Cut to: Attic.
(The sisters and Cole walk in.)
Phoebe: I can't believe this.
Cole: I didn't want to upset you.
Phoebe: You knew that Patience tried to kill Tempus.
Cole: That's a good thing, isn't it?
Paige: She almost killed Piper.
Piper: What are we going to do?
Phoebe: We are going to summon her and see what the hell is going on. And if we have to, we'll have to vanquish her.
Group: What?
Cole: You're going to kill her?
Paige: Phoebe, let's think about this.
Piper: She doesn't deserve that.
Phoebe: I didn't say we're going to, I said if we had to. Now, how can I do this? (She starts flipping through the pages in the Book of Shadows.) We could do the Call a Lost Witch.
Piper: I think that only works on ghosts. (She starts flipping again.)
Phoebe: How about, no, that's for the Source. (She flips and lands on To Summon Belthazor.) Alright, (She grabs some paper and starts writing.) all I have to do is switch some words andâ (She rips the paper out and looks at it. She starts chanting.) Magic forces, hear my cries. Powers of witches and demons rise. Be she far or be she near. Bring Patience Halliwell hear. (She takes a knife and cuts herself.) Blood to blood, I summon thee. Blood to blood, come to me. (There's a swirl of wind. Books and papers start to fly around. There's a big crack of thunder and the sisters fly into the couch. Cole tries to hold his ground. Patience appears from the swirls and the sisters look up.)
Paige: I think that was the right one.
Phoebe: Where have you been?
Patience: You could've just called me. You didn't have to send me through a tornado. So, what's wrong with this picture? You want me to kill a demon that's too tough for the Charmed Ones. Maybe you should stop acting like humans.
Paige: What is up with you?
Patience: Maybe a lowlife hybrid is trying to cramp my style. (She hears Wyatt and Chris crying.) Maybe you'd get something done if you sent those two hellions away.
Piper: Hey! Nobody talks about my kids that way.
Patience: Hi, I'm nobody. (She holds out her hand to shake hers but Piper scowls at her. Phoebe yells at her.)
Phoebe: What the hell is wrong with you? You're acting like you're
Cole: Evil. She's turned. She's on there side.
Patience: Now, if I was evil, would I do this? (She makes an energy ball and throws them at the sisters. They split and miss them.) No, I wouldn't have split them. You would be dead.
Piper: Oh, my god.
Paige: She's crazy. She is evil. (Phoebe looks at Patience's face and notices it for the first time. It's not an evil face. She can't read it at all. If anything, she looks sad.)
Phoebe: What happened to you, Patience? (Patience looks at her and shimmers out.)
Paige: What the hell was that? She tried to kill us.
Piper: We better make that vanquishing potion.
Phoebe: No, we can't. (They all look at her.) She's not evil. I can feel it.
Piper: Does this mean you're an empath again?
Cole: Wait, you're an empath? How many powers do you have?
Paige: Not as many as you do.
Phoebe: No, I don't. I can sense it. I couldn't sense any evil from her. In fact, I couldn't sense anything from her. It was like she was empty, almostâ soulless.
Cole: What are you thinking?
Phoebe: Something happened between her and Tempus.
Piper: So we need to find out what that was.
Paige: How? I don't think Patience is in the mood for sharing.
Cole: Tempus can help us. I'll try to find him. (He shimmers out.)
Paige: Maybe we should make the potion, just in case.
Piper: We can't. We don't have her flesh.
Phoebe: We won't need to. I know it. (She walks out. Paige and Piper look at each other.)
Paige: What do you think?
Piper: I think the sooner we get this over with, the better.
Cut to: Sirius's Lair.
(Sirius is preparing his torture table and sharpening knives. A demon suddenly shimmers behind him.)
Vicious: Counting our eggs before they hatch, are we?
Sirius: Go away, Vicious. I have work to do.
Vicious: Now, is that anyway to talk to your older brother? (He moves towards him.) I see, you have the girl on your mind again. Don't kill her. Don't even try to confront her. She'll kill you before you get a chance to make a move.
Sirius: We had the same training, haven't we? I want that girl dead. She will not rule the Underworld. I will ascend to the thrown after the Source is dead, not some half-breed. (He slams a knife into the table. Vicious moves in closer.)
Vicious: You're too hasty. You need to be more patient. This girl is very powerful.
Sirius: I don't need your advice. By midnight tonight, that girl will be begging for death. (Vicious walks away. Sirius continues to prepare for tonight.)
Vicious: If you only knew how much you need it.
Cut to: Living room. Night.
(Paige is scrying for Patience again but she isn't getting anything. Piper is looking through the Book of Shadow when Cole shimmers in.)
Paige: You find anything?
Cole: Yeah, Tempus thought he could run, but I got him. Tempus! (A swirl of wind appears and Tempus appears from it. The girls look suspicious.) Tell them.
Tempus: The infamous Charmed Ones. (He bows.) Not even I could defeat you.
Piper: Didn't we kill you?
Tempus: I think the correct term is wounded. Kill is such a strong word.
Piper: Not strong enough.
Cole: Tell them!
Tempus: Alright, you don't have to be so pushy. So, you want to know about Patience's training. Well, let's see. She sleep on fire, ate nothing, sat on nails for a week.
Cole: The other thing, the ending test.
Tempus: Oh, that thing. Well, you may have noticed she's been acting a little
Paige: Psycho killerish.
Tempus: Close, but not quite. I gave Patience the Forlorn Orb. You should find it in the book. Now, if you'll excuse me. (He vanishes in a swirl of wind. Cole tries to grab him but misses.)
Cole: Tempus! Get your ass back here!
Piper: I read that somewhere. (She starts flipping through the pages and then stops on the page that says the Forlorn Orb.) Here we are. (She reads.) The Forlorn Orb was made in prehistoric times. It is said that a powerful demon made it to train his demon students. The orb made the demon so powerful that they could kill fifty lower-level demons with one blow. One demon killed his master and took the orb from him. After he was killed by a powerful force, the orb disappeared. The orb puts its victim through a week long training period. The training feels like one-hundred years and is consisted of extreme torture. Once the demon is complete with the training, he will be more powerful than ever. However, a witch that goes through the training will probably die. If she doesn't, the witch will be extremely powerful, but her blood will run cold and she will have no emotions. (She closes the book.) So basically, Patience is soulless.
Paige: That doesn't matter. She could kill someone.
Cole: She won't. She's soulless, not merciless.
Cut to: Phoebe's room.
(Phoebe walks around her bedroom. Her radio is blasting. She picks up a strip of pictures and sits on the bed. It's the pictures of her and Patience in a photo booth.)
Phoebe: Patience, (She starts to cry and tears fall on the pictures. Suddenly, Sirius shimmers in and sees her cry. She turns around at the sound of his voice.)
Sirius: Don't cry, just scream. (He grabs her and throws her against the radio.)
Cut to: Living room.
(Piper, Paige and Cole hear the struggle upstairs and look at each other.)
Piper: Where's Phoebe? (They all run upstairs.)
Cut to: Phoebe's room.
(She gets up and runs at him. She jumps to kick at him but levitates above him.)
Sirius: I see you haven't got that power down. (He makes and throws an energy ball at her. It shocks her and she hits the ground. Sirius picks her up just as Piper, Paige, and Cole walk in. He turns around and smiles. Piper tries to freeze him but he shimmers out.)
Paige: Oh, no.
Cut to: Phoebe's room. Time lapse.
(Paige is scrying this time for Phoebe while Piper looks through the Book of Shadows. Cole shimmers in and Leo orbs in.)
Cole: I couldn't find her.
Piper: What about you?
Leo: I couldn't sense her. He must be blocking her signal.
Paige: Great, Patience is evil and now Phoebe's gone.
Leo: She's not evil. She just doesn't show emotion.
Piper: Phoebe's been captured by demon. It can't get any worse than this. (Patience shimmers in.)
Paige: You had to jinx it, didn't you?
Patience: Nice to see you, too. Where's mom?
Paige: Oh, you mean that lady you tried to kill? Yeah, she got kidnapped by Sirius.
Patience: What?
Paige: Yeah, thanks to the evil half-breed.
Piper: Paige!
Paige: What? She's completely soulless, Piper. She doesn't care about anyone.
Patience: You're right about one thing. I am soulless. But that doesn't mean I don't care. Now, shut up. I need to concentrate. (She closes her eyes. Suddenly, she jumps.) I can see her. Sirius has her on a torturing table. She is really weak. Sirius has an athame. (She jumps again and opens her eyes.) He's going to kill her.
Leo: Where are they? (She shimmers out.)
Paige: Wait, you have to tell us where she is.
Piper: Quick, we can follow her. (Cole stops her.) What are you waiting for?
Cole: She has to do this herself. She needs to face Sirius. We would just distract her anyways. Phoebe will be alright. Patience won't let Sirius hurt her.
Cut to: Sirius's Lair.
(Phoebe wakes up, feeling very weak. She looks up and sees she is chained to a table. She looks over to her side and sees tools of torture on another table next to her. She tries to break free but she's too weak. Sirius walks up to her.)
Sirius: I see you're awake. Enjoy your little nap?
Phoebe: What do you want?
Sirius: I think you know what I want. I want Patience dead. I could have killed her so easily if the Source would have let me. He told me to wait. Now that she has Tempus's training under her belt. It will be more difficult to kill her.
Phoebe: You can't kill her. She's too strong. When she comes, you better run.
Sirius: Hmm. You think she'll come here? In case you didn't know, she doesn't have a soul now. She doesn't care what happens to you. If she does come, she'll join us and kill you. (He starts laughing.)
Phoebe: You're wrong.
Sirius: You wait. She'll bow before me.
Patience: I'll bow before the Source before I respect you. (He turns around and sees Patience standing behind her.) Hey, ugly. Ready to rumble?
Sirius: I've been waiting a long time for this. You're going to wish for death. (He starts throwing punches at her but she dodges them all. He throws an energy ball at her and she flies backwards into a wall forming a cloud of dust. He starts laughing.) Is that all you got? Tempus must have gone easy on you. (The dust clears but Patience is gone.) Must have obliterated her.)
Patience: Looking for me? (He whips around and sees Patience standing right in front of him. He looks angry and starts throwing punches again.)
Sirius: You little bitch. (He punches at her but she grabs his fist. It starts to shake and he starts to scream as blood drips down his arm. Patience finally lets it go. His hand is completely disfigured. He whimpers in pain. She walks closer to him and he throws an energy ball at her but it passes right through her. The illusion disappears and she appears behind him. She grabs him and turns him around. She starts to strangle him.)
Patience: This is what happens when you are the target of a demon's revenge. (She gouges out his eyes and he screams in pain. He covers his bleeding eyes and falls to his knees. She reaches down and picks up him up by the head. Phoebe watches in horror as Patience snaps his neck and drops him. He disintegrates.) I think he's felt enough pain. (She walks towards Phoebe with an energy ball in her hand.) Don't move. (She throws the energy ball and it splits into two. They hit the chains and free Phoebe. Patience helps her off the table and hugs her.) Are you alright?
Phoebe: Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little weak.
Patience: I am so sorry. I left you without any protection. I'm sorry.
Phoebe: You don't have to be sorry.
Patience: Yes, I do. Tempus's training made me cold-blooded. I can barely feel emotion. It torments me. And because of that, I'm able to protect you better. If that is the sacrifice I have to make for you, then so be it. I hope you can still love me. (They both shimmer out.)
Cut to: Magic School.
(The sisters are sitting on Paige's office balcony staring at the stars. They're all laughing.)
Piper: Look at all the stars. They're beautiful.
Paige: How about that moon? I've never seen such a gorgeous moon! It's so orange.
Richard: It's called a harvest moon. (He, Cole and Leo come in with drinks for them. Cole hands a glass of wine to Phoebe but she pays no attention to him.)
Cole: Phoebe, Phoebe. (She turns to him and takes the glass.) You ok?
Phoebe: I'm just thinking about Patience. She's way different.
Cole: That's the new Patience. The old one is still in there somewhere. She'll come around. (She smiles.)
Phoebe: Yeah, she'll come around.
Cut to: Sirius's Lair.
(Vicious walks in and looks at his brother's ashes. He looks around the trashed room. Ora walk in behind him.)
Ora: I hate that girl.
Vicious: I actually like her. She is going to be a very valuable ally to the Source.
Ora: She may be. We will have to wait a while for our next attack.
Vicious: I can't wait to see her true power.
Ora: You just saw her kill your brother.
Vicious: She only used a small fraction of her power. I can't wait to see what she can really do. I look forward to meeting you, Patience.
The End.
Next Episode: Under My Voodoo.