Plot of Gold
In life some times are the best of times and then there are the worst of times accounting to some long dead English author. My life has had its share of ups and downs the last twenty-nine years. After the death of my Mom and Dad I was living on inertia until I found my long-lost sisters, hoping for better times. Even with a renewed sense of purpose, my sisters and I still dealt with the daily grind of beating back evil on all fronts. After the defeat of Billie and her sister I had the feeling (I know! Phoebe gets the premonitions!) that the worst of times had finally ended. After five years the three of us felt that the Charmed Ones could finally get on with their lives. I hope. I have my Henry and my whitelighter career to keep me busy. Not that we might not have to get the sisters together once in a while – hopefully nothing more then weddings, christenings and the usually bonding at he Manor, P3 or some unknown outlet mall. For me I just want a home and some peace and quiet that would allow me to…
"Paige, what are you writing in there? Some kind of incantation? HMM?" asked Piper as she walked into the attic of Halliwell Manor. Under her arm was a large blue file folder.
Piper startled Paige who was deep in thought. "Oh, hi! Just adding to our family history. After 300 years of spells with no useful footnotes, using the book as a family history lesson is a great idea!" exclaimed Paige quickly putting the pen down. "And just maybe, we can hope for some mortal peace and quiet."
Piper looked over her shoulder. "Peace and quiet? Fat chance! There is always something that is going to come up. And you can take that to the bank!"
Paige shrugged. "Well, I have my dreams Piper. And I am recording everything in the Book of Shadows for my kids and their kids and so on and so on!"
Piper patted her on the back. "Yea, well at least we know have a future. And we're not crawling around on hands and knees in that dark damp underworld with our spoiled reputations!"
Paige closed the Book of Shadows. "Yea, what about that? All the demons who tried to kill us or steal our powers and our toughest ultimate battle sounds like it was devised by a couple of high school Heathers who started spreading viscous rumors! Talk about lame!" exclaimed Paige while throwing her hands in the air.
"Ya, well it worked! The Charmed Ones had a pretty good rep till then," sighed Piper as she opened her file on the antique bookstand. "Now we have to finish EXPLAINING the truth to every magical species from here to fantasyland! Nymphs and gnomes and fairies and ogres and sandman and trolls and angels and avatars and cupids and mermaids and elves and dwarves and not to mention all those evil thingies."
Paige reluctantly reminded Piper. "I think you forgot the leprechauns!"
Piper looked straight into her eyes. "Ya, they're your friends."
Paige swallowed hard and replied "Mine?"
"You're the Charmed One who could always get them to work for us," Piper said in her most mediating voice.
"Not lately. In fact, I am the one that they probably distrust the most," replied Paige. "Several of their friends were killed."
"Paige, please. You should still have the best shot at bringing them back around to our side. I have to go find the queen of the fairies and then she'll lead me to these other two species. Phoebe even with all her wedding plans is going to contact the mermaid clans and the cupid species. Unless you want the avatars?"
"No, too much magical muscle for just one of us. How about the nymphs? I was one at one time!" she said brightening up.
"Fine. But after the wearing of the green. Go put on an Erin Go Bra and help us out. Please!" explained Piper with a hint of whimsy in her voice.
"Oh, all right. Henry can wait on me, again!" sighed Paige. "Please call him and ask him to pick up the dry-cleaning. Begora!" She picked up their souvenir shalaley and sailed off on a brightly-colored rainbow.
"That's my free-spirited sister," thought Piper as she smiled to herself and then went to the Book of Shadows to find a fairy summoning spell.