The three teenagers stood near the motionless body in panic until there was a sudden burst of breath from it. Darien's eyes opened and soon were contorted into a amazed look. He rose to his feet and limped over to the couch and plopped down on it. "I never heard that you could do that… I don't even know what THAT was." Darien said rubbing the back of his neck as Penny sat down next to him. Vince had left to get him some ice and Padame sat down in the armchair across the coffee table. "I'm so sorry I've only ever done that once before I… well I can't really say that because one time when I was in magic school there was a girl, Tina Hudson, who tried to start a fighting during "Modern Magic" class so I rose my hand to tell her to stop and a beam came out. It didn't have the same effect but you got the picture." Darien just nodded and rested his head back on the ice pack that Vince had finally gotten. Padame finally spoke," So what are we going to tell everyone? Our parents are dead, we are a live… I think there going to blame us." Darien rose his head a little bit," Oh the cleaners are taking care of it… they are making it seem like your parents died in a car crash all together on the way to the club and they were dropping your cousin to get his car at a friends house."

Penny's face contorted into a frown," Oh those stupid elders I really hate them," she said before looking up to the sealing," Yes I am talking to you!" Darien laughed and then let out a sigh of pain. Finally Penny was fed up," C'mon you idiot you're a white lighter… heal yourself! Gosh for being a white lighter you're not very smart!" Darien frowned at Penny and began to heal himself while muttering something under his breath. Vince cleared his throat," I don't want to interrupt your flirting but we do have a problem, where are we going to stay… my job at "Jet's" and your job at the diner isn't really going to pay for this house." Darien stood and spoke," All of you will move into the manor, you don't have to pay for it except the utilities… no rent or anything I mean and I'm sure the money your parents left you will cover that." The teens nodded and Darien clapped his hands," Alright so Vince you'll want to pack your stuff and I'm sure that Penny and Padame will also like to pack so how about you orb your sister to your house could you Penny. I'll stay here to orb Vince to the manor when he's ready." Penny nodded and then took Padame by the hand and orbed out.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking… you like Penny don't you?" Vince said to Darien who was heading toward the stairs. Darien froze," What? Okay unlike your relatives I don't involved with charges so you are way of." Vince nodded and grabbed Darien by the arm," Just to let you know… I am very protective of my two cousins because they are the only woman in the family so I will be watching you and if you break Penny's heart… let's just say you're going to have a little heart burn." Darien stared Vince in the eye to see a fire like a protective brother would have. Vince and Darien went upstairs to pack Vince's things.


After the death of the Charmed One's the balance of good and evil was shifted to the evil side. A new ruler of the underworld had risen and had built up an army on earth. His new kingdom was centered in San Francisco and he was targeting witches. By the spring of 2027 he had dominated all of earth and had put a bounty on every witch. The Halliwell teens lived a normal life because nobody expected them to be witches. Our story begins again on May 1, 2027 the birthday of Penny Matthews Halliwell.

"Vince hurry up she will be here any minute." Padame yelled to her cousin who was still lighting the candles on the birthday cake, he came out a few seconds later carrying the cake that read," Happy Birthday Penny." Just then balls of light came into the room and Darien appeared holding a present in his left hand. "I hope I'm not to late… is Penny here yet?" Padame shook her head and took the present to place it on the dining room table along with the other ones from her and Vince. The three stood in the entry way for a minute when they heard the door open. They stood still and began to sing when Penny came in. Penny turned red which didn't go very well with her brown hair. Vince went and gave her a hug and then Padame. When Penny got to Darien she pushed her hair back behind her ears and then Darien spoke," Uh… Happy Birthday Penny. So how old are you now? 5?" Penny stuck her tongue out at Darien before walking into the dining room being pulled by Padame. Vince stopped Darien from following," Remember what I said... heart burn." Vince went pass a dumbfound Darien to receive a hug from Penny for the new Ella Dominick CD he had gotten her. Darien entered the dining room just as Penny was about to open his. "To Penny, From Darien… Happy Birthday… wow Darien that was very deep." Penny said as she opened the small box. As soon as she looked inside she let out a gasp. She reached into the box to pull out a ball of swirling blue lights. "It's beautiful… what does it do?"

Darien straightened up," It uh… it show's you your hearts desire." Penny put the ball into the box and went to hug Darien. After a few seconds they broke and Padame cut the cake but had to leave to go to work. "Well I'm gonna be leaving to… I have to meet Jennifer at the Café on Main Street to help her with a project we have in History. I'll talk to you both later." Penny and Darien said goodbye to Penny and started to clean up the place. Soon they were done and Darien was going to sit in the living room to watch some TV and Penny was going to take her presents upstairs. Suddenly there was a loud crash in the living room, Penny ran in to find a man standing over Darien with an energy ball. She sent the man flying across the room crashing into the wall. She ran to Darien to see if he was alright but soon ducked out of the way to be missed by an energy ball. She held out her palm," I hope this works!" a beam of bright light shot from her hand and hit the demon in the chest causing him to explode. Penny bent down once again to Darien to see if he was alright, when she found that he was breathing she breathed a sigh of relief. She got up and went and got some pillows and a blanket to put on Darien. She lit a fire in the fireplace because it began to rain and was getting pretty chilly in the manor. Penny sat by Darien until she finally saw his eyes flicker open. "I thought you'd never wake up." Penny said sitting up and giving Darien the glass of water she had gotten him. He drank and when he was finished he asked Penny what had happened.

"A demon came in and I guess had blasted you over here and then was about to hit you again with an energy ball but I stopped him." Darien smiled as he sat up," So you're the one who go me the pillows and the blanket? Well you're a regular Florence Nightingale aren't you?" Penny frowned," I was just trying to help… most people say thank you." Darien nodded," Thanks for rescuing me… I guess the practice has really paid of." Penny rolled her eyes and went into the kitchen to get them something to eat. Soon she returned with some chips, two sandwiches and some sodas. "This is all I could whip up in such short notice." Darien thanked her and they ate in silence for a little bit. Then Darien broke the silence," Okay this is going to sound strange but… the elders never told me about your father. I know your mother was Paige but no mention of your father at all… was he magic?" Penny set down her soda," I'm surprised they never told you about him… those busy body elders are always talking about my family. Yes my father was magic, his name was Frank and he was one of my mom's charges." Darien laughed and Penny looked at him," What's so funny?" Darien stopped and looked at her," Well your family is known for all your white lighters to fall in love with their charges."

Penny rolled her eyes and continued," His power was to control the elements that's why Padame can "orb" using wind and stuff. I remember once when I was little he took me flying. But not in an airplane or anything… one of his abilities was that he could fly using wind of course. But I was so scared but he said," Don't worry your guardian angel is close by you. I guess I'll never forget that memory." Darien looked into the fire as Penny took a sip of her soda. "How did he die?" Darien asked when he noticed that she was done drinking. Penny looked away," It was when I was six… I had a half day of school and I opened the door to find my mother being thrown into the dining room table. My father tried to get me out but the demon saw us. My father threw fire at him and told me to go upstairs with my other cousins because we lived here in the manor. Well when I came down I saw him lying on the floor motionless with my mother lying over him crying. That is another memory I'll never forget as long as I live." A single tear fell down her cheek but she quickly whipped it away. "Oh I'm sorry if I made you sad." Darien said but Penny shook her head," No… it was nice talking about him. What makes me sad is… that I don't have any of his powers and now I'm losing him. I'm losing my memories of him." Penny began to cry and she fiercely tried to whip away her tears. Darien pulled her into a hug and she began to cry. When she was done Darien pulled her up so she was looking at him. "Penny wherever your father is… he is looking down on you with smiles because of the woman you have become. Penny I have to tell you this that…" Darien inched forward toward Penny," your guardian angel is here." Darien inched forward again to feel a sharp pain in his cheek. Penny had slapped him and stood up," Don't you ever try to replace my father in my life again! I hate you Darien… I should have never told you that story. Just leave me alone and I hope I never see you again!" Penny ran up the stairs and left Darien alone and dumb struck. Darien whispered," All I want is to be close to you Penny…" With that he orbed out of the manor.