A/N I just realized I didn't put a disclaimer up. I don't own charmed this is for entertainment. Here is a small summary of my character: Michael was born half witch half demon. Michaels father (who is a demon), or so he thinks, killed his mother but Leo managed to get Michael away before dad did anything.
The Painted World
Buckland's
"Painting of a gothic castle, artist unknown, circa 1920's, oil on canvas 20x28. Miss Franklin where did you say you got this?" Prue asks as she looks over the painting
"Oh, I inherited it a few months ago, but it's been in my family for generations" Miss Franklin says to her
Prue looks back at the painting "The composition is so unusual the artist used pure colors, straight from the tube, and then vanished each layer over and…" she gets cut off by Miss Franklin saying "uh, I'm sorry for interrupting but do I really need to be here?"
Prue tells her "No of course not it's just that most people prefer to be at an appraisal, especially when they plan on selling the piece"
Miss Franklin says in a nervous way "it's just I'm in a hurry"
Prue gets a piece of paper "Say no more just sign at the bottom and you are free to go"
Miss Franklin says "Thank you so how long do you think it will take to sell it"
"Well I'll need to see ownership records before I can do anything" Prue explains to her
"I'll send you everything I have so is that all then?" She asks Prue
Prue says "um, no, since you definitely wanna sell the piece I'll need to confirm its authenticity, its physical condition so, if you'll just sign at the bottom that will let us go ahead and x-ray the piece"
Miss Franklin says "Done" she closes the pen "anything else?" she asks in a hurry
Prue says "Um well yes Miss Franklin I would really like the time to research this that way I can get you the best price"
"Look…I appreciate your Professionalism, I really do. But I'm not interested in getting the best Price I just want you to sell that painting as soon as you can all right?" she gets up and puts her purse on her shoulder "Good night Ms. Halliwell"
"Good night" Prue says as Miss Franklin leaves and Prue looks at the castle again
Aptitude test place
"Piper, it was an accident it's not like I borrowed Prue's car so I could drive it into a pole." Phoebe says on the phone with Piper
Piper asks her "How bad is the damage?"
Phoebe says to her "Not bad, but maybe expensive which is why I need a favor."
Piper laughs a little bit and says "If you're calling to borrow money I don't have any."
"No it's not about money it's just I don't want you to tell Prue she's been so supportive and I don't want to lose her trust again." Phoebe says getting off the elevator and walking down the hallway
"You mean you haven't told her?" Piper asks
"Well no but I have a plan." Phoebe says
Piper says "Phoebe you have to tell her it's her car and you don't have the money to fix it."
Phoebe stops in front of some doors "But I will have the money to fix it I'm at this company called web San Francisco, it's an interactive network on the internet and I faxed them my resume this morning and they want to meet with me tonight."
Piper says "I've gotta go but Phoebe I don't want to be in the middle of this just tell her okay."
"If I do not get the job I will tell her" Phoebe says closing her cell phone and slides her hair behind her ears. And walking into the room but slowly stops as she sees a bunch of people there. She smiles when she reaches the desk with a lady standing there "hello, I'm, Phoebe Halliwell, I have an appointment" the lady grabs a clipboard and hands it to Phoebe "thanks, all these people, they're here for the interview too aren't they?"
The lady smiles and says "Well you won't have any trouble with this if you figured that out, it's an aptitude test you can finish it at home."
"Great." Phoebe says walking to a chair and sitting down
A guy is talking to a lady "So you won a fellow ship from the national science foundation?"
The lady says "When I was at Harvard yeah how'd you know?"
"Saw it on your resume. I was cum laude also. Except I was a ford foundation scholar."
The lady says "So then you went to Stanford?"
The lady at the desk says "Stanford, I went to Stanford." Phoebe mouths he mouth as she was mocking the lady.
"Intimidating isn't it?" a guy behind Phoebe says
"A good will hunting or this aptitude test?" she says
He says "Oh, who cares about linear algebra or differential? And that test is a snap I mean in this day and age who can't write in the html numeric languages, right?"
They both laugh and Phoebe says "Right" taking the paper off the clipboard and handing the clipboard to the guy next to her "That's for you." she jokes walking out.
Bucklands
Prue is writing something when she sees a light on the castle painting "What?" she says getting up and walking to it with a magnifying glass and she sees a man and a fireball and she gasps.
Opening credits
Manor
Prue, Piper and Michael are in the kitchen talking "At first I thought it was a reflection off of something in the room but when I moved closer I saw a man, inside the painting, in the castle but the moment I saw him he backed away from the window and then there was this strange glow that went past the window again it was just so… Piper." Prue says and Piper is going through code violations only paying half attention.
"What?" Piper says looking at her older sister.
"We were talking." as if it were obvious
"I know about a man in a painting, listen to this one 'hallway near club entrance too narrow'" Piper says reading a violation to Prue and Michael
"I thought that we had discussed your code violations." Prue says looking at Michael who was at the table looking down at a book
Piper says "Well I keep finding more the plumbing, the electrical, the heating none of it's up to code."
Prue stops listening and says "Stop, you're obsessing."
"Well, it runs in the family." Piper says calmly followed by a laugh from Michael.
"I don't obsess. I think intensely, anyway I can't really help it I mean we've seen so many bizarre things, why not a man in a painting?" Prue says
Piper says to Prue "Well, at least he's safe from building inspectors I cant imagine that castle is up to code."
Phoebe walks in with the Book of shadows "I'm sorry but I couldn't find anything in the Book of Shadows about people who may be trapped inside paintings. I looked everywhere."
Piper looks at Phoebe and says "Hey, you were asleep by the time I got home how did your interview go?"
Phoebe looks at Piper and says "It went fine! Uh, actually it is still going I have to finish this take home aptitude test, which I think I'll start right now so I'll see you guys later."
Prue looks at her and says "Uh, Phoebe."
Phoebe stops and asks "What?"
Prue says "Aren't you forgetting something? My car keys?" Michael gets up and stands next to Prue to listen to the conversation.
"They'd be with your car which is at the body shop having an estimate." Phoebe explains to her eldest sister
Prue looks at her and says "An estimate?"
Phoebe says "Yeah, uh I…bumped…no actually I backed your car into a pole last night."
Prue looks at her "A pole? You hit a pole?"
"Yeah you don't even have to say it. I know what you're thinking, How could I be so irresponsible? How can I be so stupid?" Phoebe says
Prue looks at her and says "Ok, irresponsible yes, stupid no way, where is that coming from?"
Phoebe quickly says "It's coming from the fact that I'm the youngest sister, the one who always makes mistakes, the one who always causes problems. I mean if anybody were gonna back your car into a pole and not tell you right away it'd be me right?"
Piper stacks her things and says "I think I'll be going now."
"See even the middle sister, the one that's supposed to stay neutral when it comes to family problems checks out on this one." Phoebe explains and Michael can't help but laugh
"Yes. Your right. You're on your own." She says trying to leave
"Well leave me out of it too, I don't want to argue with you I just want to find a cab." Prue says going to the phonebook drawer.
Phoebe says "Well, whatever it costs I will pay for the damages and what ever the cab costs I will pay for that too." walking out of the room
"Whoa, what just happened there?" Michael asks the two sisters
Piper says "I don't know anything about anything I'm gonna go see Dan."
As Piper begins to walk away Prue quickly says "Piper just…forget about the car what about the man in the painting?"
"Well, unless he's real and screaming for help forget about him we shouldn't go looking for trouble we have enough around here." she gets up and says "I'm going next door."
Michael looks in his book again "What are you doing, Mikey" Prue asks him walking towards him
"I'm studying for our big tests we have in school." He says to her looking frustrated
"Well do you need help?" she asks him
"No, its ok, uh, is it alright if I just shimmer to school? You know, since you don't have a car and Piper is dealing with code violations and Phoebe seems like she is in a mood or something." he asks Prue with a look that she might say no
"Sure, it's your other powers I'm worried about." she says with a smile and they hug and Michael gets up and shimmers out with his things.
Dan's house
Piper picks up his news paper and walks up the remaining stairs and as she is about to knock on his door he opens it "Dan!" she says with a smile
"Good morning." he says to Piper
"I'm sorry to bother you…" Piper starts
She gets cut off by him saying "No, your not bothering me unless…you refuse to hand over my paper." She hands it to him "Thanks, uh, you wanna come in?"
Piper says "No, no really I just stopped by to ask a quick favor. My club got a visit from the D.B.I last night…"
He says "And you've got code violations?"
"I have the war and peace of code violations." She says handing him the folder of violations
"And you were thinking neighbor Dan, he's in construction maybe he could help huh?" Dan says looking over the violations
Piper says "Of course I'd pay you something."
Jenny walks out with her back pack and says "Uncle D., I'm late oh, hey Piper."
Piper says "Hi Jenny."
Jenny quickly says running down the stairs "See you later Uncle Dan and don't forget your promise."
Dan says "Okay then I'll tell you what I can do, I'll check the code violations, see how serious they really are… if you'll help me with the promise I made Jenny."
"Deal, wait what's the Promise?" Piper asks
"She needs help with a paper, it's for bio class, you know something with the human reproductive system." he explains to her
"You mean sex?" she asks after a slight laugh
He nods and says "It's just way to awkward for me to talk to my niece about."
She says "Yeah sure not to worry I've had plenty of experience."
"Really? With sex?" Dan asks
"No I mean um talking about it." she leaves
Michael's school
Michael shimmers in the bathroom and walks out "Oh, god I am so late." he says to himself he walks to his classroom opens the door and sits down.
"This is the third time you are late, Michael." the teacher says
"I'm sorry I just…" He is looking for an explanation
"Save it Gonzalez. I have no choice but to call home and get this straightened out next time you're late." the teacher says and continues with the lesson "Class this test is so important to the district that they are making it worth twenty percent of your final quarter grade…" he goes on
Michael is in his desk 'Oh no why do they always wait till the last minute to tell you these things?' he thinks to himself unknowingly that he was using telepathy with one of the sisters.
'Everything all right Mikey?" Phoebe asks.
'Ugh I can never control this thing." Michael says 'Yeah.' As if to answer her question aloud.
Bucklands
"So, uh, was there a problem with any of the ownership records I sent over?" Miss Franklin says to Prue
Prue says "Um no everything's in order."
"Then I'm not sure why you wanted to meet with me." Miss Franklin says
"Look, Miss Franklin, I know that you don't really want to be here, so I'll be perfectly honest. There is something strange about that painting." Prue says to her
Miss Franklin says in a whisper "Have you seen him?"
"Him?" Prue asks
"That's how it all starts you know." she starts to explain
Prue says "What do you mean?"
"At first you see him the man inside the painting at least you think you see him but he just …disappears so fast. And you start to think about it, but it doesn't make any sense I mean, how could a man be inside a painting? Then you see him again, this time longer and now you're sure." Miss Franklin explains
Prue says "So you think the painting is being haunted by ghost?"
"Oh, no, no. I think he's definitely alive I think he's trapped inside." Miss Franklin says
"Do you know who he is?" Prue says
Miss Franklin nods her head "No, I have no idea, nobody does. Look all I know is, if I don't get rid of that painting I'm gonna end up just like everybody else in my family who's ever owned it, I'm gonna be completely insane." Prue tries to talk to her but she interrupts "No you've only seen the beginning Ms. Halliwell just trust me when I tell you its only gonna get worse." she gets up and leaves
Michael's School
The teacher is showing a math problem on the bored and Michael raises his hand "Yes?" The teacher says.
"May I use the restroom, please?" Michael asks.
The teacher hands him the pass "Be quick." The teacher says
"The answer is 6 by the way." Michael says walking out of the classroom and shimmering out.
Manor
"Spirits…send…the words…from all…" there is a knock on the door and Phoebe looks up
"It's me can I come in?" Piper asks through the door
"Piper I just kinda wanna be alone right now." Phoebe explains
"I won't stay long promise." Piper says
"Okay just give me a sec." Phoebe says pushing the Book under her blanket "Okay you can come in now."
Piper opens the door "I just wanted to tell you the body shop called."
Phoebe says "Yeah I know I heard the message 1,200 bucks."
"Did you tell Prue?" Piper asks
"I didn't have to, she already knew, she called the body shop herself. That's why I have got to get this job Piper it's the only way I that I can pay for the damages it's the only way I can make things right." Phoebe says
Piper tells her "All the more reason you should have told her."
Phoebe says "Okay well maybe a smarter person would have figured that out, then again a smart person wouldn't have backed a car into a pole, a smart person would have realized it was a 1200 dollar pole. That's because smart people don't do stupid things only stupid people do."
"I didn't mean to upset you." Piper says calmly
"I know maybe we should just talk later." Phoebe says
"Ok are you sure you're gonna be okay?" Piper asks
"Yeah why?" Phoebe says
"Phoebe I know you think getting this job is the answer but please don't do anything…" Piper says
"What stupid?" Phoebe asks right away
"No, just don't do anything I wouldn't do." she says leaving
"Don't worry I wont" she makes sure the door closes "you'd never cast a smart spell"
She says as Michael shimmers in.
"Phoebe, I am freaking out. I have a million and one tests to take tomorrow, my teacher is calling the house because I've been late more than three times and I just found out that these tests are twenty percent of my final quarter grade…" he looks at her seeing she has the book "What's going on?" He asks walking to her and sees the smart spell "Are you going to cast that?" Phoebe looks and nods "Please let me cast it on myself it's the only way I can prepare my self please."
"Okay." she finishes it and makes another one handing it to Michael and the begin the chant
"Spirits send the words from all across the land allow us to absorb them through the touch of either hand for twenty four hours from seven to seven we will know all meaning of words from here to heaven." Phoebe continues "Oh and P.S there will be no personal gain."
Phoebe gets a book and puts her hands out and the pages start moving fast then Phoebe says "Abaca: strong fiber obtained from a banana leaf. Zygote: a cell formed by the union of two gametes." She smiles and says "Cool" and Michael shimmers out.
Buckland auction house
Prue is sitting at her desk when Joe walks in with the painting and the x-ray "Hey, Joe that was fast." she says.
"No line at the x-ray machine." He says putting the painting on the stand and walking to Prue with the X-ray
"So did the x-ray confirm its authenticity?" Prue asks
Joe says "It did a lot more than that." he hands her the x-ray "Check out the x-ray, it's got definitive underwriting on the canvas."
Prue looks at the x-ray and asks "It has a pentimento?
Joe says "Yeah, I couldn't believe it either but you can see it on the x-ray the text is in Latin I've never seen anything like it before."
Prue puts it on an x-ray light and starts to read the text "Absolvo Ammitto Amplus Brevis…" she translates it "To free what is lost say these words."
Joe looks and says "Wow you speak Latin?"
Prue looks up at him and says "Yes. Good night Joe."
Joe says "Ok, well, uh, why don't I just return the painting to the vault…say tomorrow?"
Prue smiles and says "Good idea."
He says "Ok." and leaves
Prue sees another light on the painting she grabs a magnifying glass and looks at it and it says help. She goes back to the x-ray "Semper Mea." she looks at the painting "Mine forever." she goes to stand in front of the painting "Absolvo Ammito Amplus Brevis Semper Mea." Suddenly she is surrounded by some wind thing and is sucked into the painting.
Inside the painting
Prue is thrown onto the floor and the doors close and she looks around.
Commercial Break
Painting
Prue runs to the doors and tries to open them but the wont open. She starts to breathe heavily. She turns around and says "Who's there?" a fireball shoots out of the statues and she ducks out of the way as it comes toward her.
Malcom runs to her and says "Quick follow me."
She looks at him and says "What?"
He grabs Prue by the waist and says "This way…" he pushes her in the direction of safety "Ladies first." they run to a walk in wall "I see you read Latin too." he says
"What has happened? Where am i?" she asks him
He says "Virden Castle" he answers quickly
She asks "Where's that?"
He says "Inside a painting"
She looks at him and says "I'm trapped inside a painting?"
He looks around and says "Yes. And if you don't get to that bookcase your dead." He explains
She looks at him and says "Who are you?"
"My names Malcolm and you were suppose to help me not join me who are you anyway?" he asks
"My name is Prue, and I was helping you. You were supposed to come out." She says throwing her hands in the air.
Malcolm says "Great now we're both trapped hurry" they run to the bookcase and a fireball shoots out of the statue again and it heads towards them Prue throws her arm out sending it away. Malcolm looks in surprise "What the hell? What are you? How'd you do that?" he asks her
She looks at him "Okay never mind we're gonna get killed will you hurry up?" and he flips a book and the shelf opens up and the walk inside.
Manor
Piper walks into the kitchen and kit walks in there too. Piper says "Hi Phoebe you're up early what's up?"
Phoebe says "Oh the Dow Jones, housing prices, and the space shuttle discovery." Not even looking up.
Piper looks at her and says "Huh?"
Phoebe looks at Piper and says "Read the Paper."
"Oh, uh, have you seen or heard from Prue or Michael this morning?" she asks Phoebe
Phoebe says "Michael went to school early and he gets out at 12 because he has those tests today and haven't seen Prue yet" she looks up from her paper and says "Oh, Dan just called said he'll meet you at the club at noon."
Piper says "Ok, um, did you or Michael hear her come home last night?"
Phoebe says "Well, I haven't and I doubt Mikey has. He's been worried about those tests all night."
Piper looks around and says "This is really strange." She looks around "Cat hasn't been fed, no coffee's been made…" she goes and opens the fridge "And Prue defiantly didn't pack a lunch."
Phoebe is writing something and says "Well maybe she's still asleep."
Piper walks to the phone and says "No, I checked her room her bed hasn't been slept in."
Phoebe looks up at her sister and says "Maybe she didn't come home from the office last night."
Piper says "No. it's her voicemail. What if Prue is right about the painting? What if something has happened?"
Phoebe puts the pen down and says "First off 63% of all adults believe to be missing show within twenty four hours. An auto accident is unlikely 1.2% even less likely for work related accidents. Factor in her good health, a life expectancy of 78.5 years, add her defensive powers of telekinesis, and we are looking at the odds of…less than 4.1%. No, actually make that less than 3.3%. I forgot that the book of shadows had zip on the evil art work."
Piper looks at her in shock and says "What's wrong with you?"
Phoebe says "Nothing."
"No… you are like 'Ask rain man . com' you haven't been in the book of shadows have you?" Piper asks her.
"No, why would I do that?" Phoebe says exhaling
Piper says "All right. I don't have time for this. Um, I am gonna call Michael out of school and see if he can make up the semesters another time and we are going to Bucklands."
Phoebe says "What about Dan? You're supposed to meet him at the club."
Piper says "Damn it."
Phoebe smirks and says "Do you like him? Is that the vibe that I am getting right now?"
Piper says "No, don't be ridiculous." Piper grabs the keys from the key holder and says "Just do me a favor and go to my place and you can give me all the details later."
Phoebe says "Like what he was wearing?"
"No" Piper said from the living room.
Michael's School
Michael is finished with his test and he is sitting there staring at the clock waiting for the bell to ring suddenly the loudspeaker turns on and says "Excuse me for the interruption will you send Michael Gonzalez to the office please he needs to leave."
The teacher looks at him and says "Yeah, I guess."
"Thank you." The lady on the speaker says
The teacher says "Michael put your test here." Michael puts the test on his desk and walks out the door. He keeps walking looking around to make sure no one is following him and he runs into someone named Rosaline and knocking them both to the ground.
"Oh, god I am so sorry." he says helping her pick her books up .
"No it's alright" she says. She looks up and looks into his eyes and says "I'm Rosaline."
Michael , distracted by her eyes says "I'm Michael." suddenly he hears Piper telepathically 'Mikey where are you?' his response was 'Shh pretty girl in the hallway I'll be there soon.' "Um, well, I have to go now I'll talk to you later I hope" he starts to walk to the doors and meet up with Piper.
Painting
Prue is saying to Malcolm "You can't just stand there another twelve hours and not let me help you your hurt."
He says "Stay where you are I Hate witches."
Prue says "How many times do I have to tell you I'm a good witch? Although if you make me say that again, I just may hurt you. Look I was trying to save you."
He says "Well you did a great job."
"The last thing I expected was to get stuck here." She explains.
He says "So I guess your powers can't get us out of here then, huh?"
She says "No I can't just lift us from another world. So if we're going to get out of here we're going to have to work together. Just let me help you. I won't turn you into a toad, I promise." He puts the thing down "Thank you." She says. She gets up and walks towards him and says "May I?" she puts her hands on his head to check the bleeding "It doesn't look to bad at least the bleeding is…"
He says loudly "Ouch!"
She continues and says "So why do you hate witches so much?"
He starts to explain "it's how I got trapped in here. The artist that painted this was a witch. She was my girlfriend."
Prue asks him "You dated a witch?"
He says to her "What you've never dated a mortal?"
She says "I wonder?" she puts her hands at the wound and pushes.
He says "Ow."
She says "Sorry, go on."
"Fine." he said "Nell and I we broke up, she wrote a curse in Latin."
Prue says "To free what is lost."
He says "Right and she painted the castle over it. Made sure I got the painting it was the only way she could trick me and trap me inside it worked."
Prue asks him "So how did you see the underwriting?"
"Same way as you probably." he says
"An x-ray." she guesses "You must have really pissed Nell off."
"Well, that would explain why I haven't aged since I got here and the fireballs." Malcolm says
Prue starts to wonder "How long have you been running form them?" She asks
"What year is it?" he says
"1999." she says
"It's been seventy years." he tells her
"Wait a second you've been…stuck here trying to get help for seventy years?"
He says "It's not the typical life of an art historian is it?"
She says "Yeah, I won't be here that long. I mean I have two sisters and a demonic brother and we all have powers anybody can find a way out its us."
P3
"Dan, sorry to keep you waiting." Phoebe says
Dan says "I didn't realize you were late."
Phoebe looks at her watch and says "Oh, 11 minutes, 23.4 seconds to be exact." She looks at the folder he is carrying "Those the Code violations?"
Dan says "That and the D.B.I's code book of minimum safety requirements."
She says "Ok, then we're all set. I think you'll find me pretty knowledgeable about all areas of construction."
He says "What about Piper?"
"Oh, something came up she can't be here sorry buddy." She says walking away
Bucklands
Piper and Michael walk into Prue's office "Prue." Piper says looking for her.
They walk in and close the door "Prue are you here?" Michael asks but no answer. He looks at the painting and suddenly remembers about what he read in the book one day. "Piper look." he says.
She walks to the painting then to the x-ray and she starts to read the writing "Absolvo Amitto Amplus Brevis…" she is cut off by the door opening and Joe walking in.
"Oh, hey Piper." he says "And Piper's friend."
She just looks at him and he says "Joe Lyons. We met at a wine auction a few months ago Prue around?" He asks
Michael says "Well, she's somewhere." He walks over to the desk and looks under "Prue!" he looks up "Nope not there." He says laughing.
Joe says "Ah. I won't get in your way I just came to pick up the painting."
Michael's eyes widen 'Oh Piper do something.'
'Do what?' she asks
'Freeze him.' he says
"Oh forgive me, Joe." she says smiling.
"For what?" he says walking further in
Piper throws her hands in the air and freezes him and says "For that. Let's go." She says
Michael grabs the painting and Piper grabs his shoulder and they both shimmer out as Joe unfreezes.
Painting
"That's your plan? Are you out of your mind?" Malcolm says
"Look Michael and My sisters are gonna realize that I'm missing soon I have to let them know where I am and warn them and since I can't contact Michael through his telepathy he probably blocked me or something." Prue says
Malcolm says "its to dangerous you'll die."
She says "I don't have any other choice. Otherwise my sisters will make the same mistake I did and get stuck here ok corner now." She says and they run to the corner wall
"And how will seeing your name…" he says
"And the name Nell." Prue says cutting him off
"Yes, written on the window prevent that from happening?" he asks
"Because my sisters will think that it's a clue, so they'll look up the name Nell in our book of shadows, and hopefully they'll find a solution. Are you ready go?" They run to the other wall "Okay tell me how you write help on the window without getting creamed by a fireball." Prue says
Malcolm says "You mean you don't know how you're going to do it?"
Prue turns to him and says "You're the expert."
"Are you crazy? It took me years to get those messages written on the windows. I've got the scars to prove it." Malcolm says "What about your powers?" he asks.
"All right fine I'll deflect fireballs you right the names." She says.
They run to the window and Malcolm says "Be careful near the window."
Prue looks at him and asks "Why? What's wrong with the window?"
Suddenly instead of moving around there is a glowing shimmering image all around the castle and Prue thinks to herself 'Mikey' as to know it was him taking it home they run to the book case.
Manor
Phoebe is sitting there on the Phone talking to someone "Hello, this is Phoebe Halliwell and I'd like to set up an appointment to return my aptitude test." She waits for an answer "By 5 tomorrow? Great bye."
Piper and Michael shimmer in and Piper puts the painting down on a chair.
"Oh, Piper good news I spoke to Dan he will have your estimate ready by tomorrow." Phoebe says
Piper says "We've got bigger problems than code violations."
"Prue wasn't at Buckland's?" Phoebe asks
Piper says "No but it was clearly the last place she was before she disappeared I take it you haven't heard from her."
Phoebe nods and says "Not a word. Okay now I'm worried."
Piper pulls out the x-ray and says "Check out this x-ray we found at the office I think It may have something to do with her disappearance and we don't have much time because its only a matter of time before everyone at Bucklands realizes that she is gone and the painting is gone."
Phoebe takes it but the TV is on playing a guessing type game. "Oh final round." She says turning the TV up.
The TV host says "Primarily concerned with blood...
Phoebe answers the question before the TV host even finishes "Hematology."
The contestant on the game show says "Hematology?"
TV Show Host says "Yes. Oona Chaplin, the wife of Charlie Chaplin, was the daughter of what famous...?
Michael quickly says "Eugene O'Neil"
"O'Neil?" The contestant says
TV Show Host says "Yes. What country now occupies the peninsula once known as Asia Minor?"
After the next question Phoebe smirks and says "Turkey."
"Turkey." The guy says
Piper snatches the remote from Phoebe and says "How is it you two know all the answers?"
Phoebe says "What? We could know about medicine, American play rights, and that Asian miner is now called Turkey."
Piper says "No, you couldn't. You have cast a spell haven't you?"
Phoebe says "I wanted to be able to get Prue's car fixed and this job was the only way I could to it."
"And I really wanted to get these tests done with." Michael says
Piper says "Phoebe, what kind of spell?"
"All I had to do was ace an aptitude test which by the way I'm sure I have." Phoebe says
Piper getting frustrated says "Phoebe!"
"Ok it's a smart spell. And before you freak out it's only temporary. It'll be over by 7:00 tonight." Phoebe says.
"It doesn't matter when it ends. We are not allowed to cast personal gain spells. You know that." Piper says
"Yeah we do know that we even put it in ourselves no personal gain." Phoebe says
Piper says "There will be consequences there always are."
"I don't care. It's worth it. Piper, you weren't at that job interview surrounded by all those college graduates. You don't know how good it feels to be really smart. Smart people are respected taken seriously. And really smart women? Or smart kids like Mikey? Forget about it." Phoebe looks at her and says "Then again you probably do know what I'm talking about you have a four year degree."
Piper says "So what? Phoebe I will never have the kind of smarts you guys have no matter what I do. And Mikey I am surprised at you for doing something like this. But you…" she points to Phoebe "You can go back to college say, say you did get this job or you did ace those tests what would happen to them the moment your smart spell ended? "
"I thought I'd worry about that later." She says going to the stairs.
"Me too." Michael says
Piper says "Wait. What does this mean 'Absolvo Ammito Amplus Brevis Semper Mea'?" suddenly the painting was sucking Piper into the painting "Phoebe? Mikey?"
"Piper no!" Phoebe yells running down the stairs to the painting. "Piper." she says and Michael giggles a little bit.
Painting
A fireball shoots out of the statue and Piper is screaming while running. Prue steps out of the book case and says "Piper?" and waves her arm and sends the fireball away from her younger sister.
Piper looks around and says "What the hell is happening where are we?"
Prue says "All right hurry just get to the book case fast." Piper starts to run to her big sister and Prue sees a fireball heading there way "Watch out." Piper turns around and freezes it and they run into the bookcase. Pipers heal on her shoe breaks and she hops in the bookcase.
"Don't tell me she's the sister witch who's gonna save us." Malcolm says
Commercial Break
Painting
Piper is ranting to her sister and Malcolm. "I don't wanna live forever. I don't wanna spend the rest of my life in a painting, hanging on some wall, wearing a broken shoe."
Prue says "Well neither do I but there is a solution."
"You call that a solution, Braving endless fireballs to get a message to Phoebe and Mikey?"
Prue puts her hands on her forehead and says "Okay so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the situation is pretty bad."
Piper suddenly realizes something "No, but it may just take a few rocket scientists to get us out of here, Phoebe and Mikey."
"Another witch sister?" Malcolm says "And Brother?"
"Not just any witches, a super witches, there genius." Piper says pacing back and forth.
Prue says "Piper, I don't really think your helping the situation."
Piper says "No, I mean it she and Michael are walking brain trusts, Einstein's with cleavage they cast a spell on themselves Prue a smart spell."
Prue's eyes go wide and she says "What?"
Malcolm says "Can they save us?"
Piper says "Forget the details, Prue, just know that if anybody can get us out of here its Mikey and Phoebe. We need to get back to that living room, get Nell's name on that window." She starts walking towards the entrance of the bookcase.
Prue says "Piper wait."
Piper turns and says "No, no ,no, no we cant wait it's only temporary the spell ends at seven tonight." Prue gets up too.
Manor
The clock chimes and says 6:15. Phoebe and Michael are going down the stairs with the book and go to the couch. She opens the book and places her hands over it as the pages flip on there own and Phoebe absorbing the knowledge trying to find the page. The doorbell rings "Who is it?" she asks.
From the door "It's Jenny."
"Uh unless it's a huge 911 sweetie, your gonna have to come back later." The doorbell rings again. Phoebe stops and Puts the book under the table.
Painting
Piper and Prue are walking towards the window Prue looking for fireballs. "We get out of here alive, you owe me a new pair of shoe's." Piper says
Prue says "We get out of here alive I'll buy you the purse to match." A fireball shoots out "Piper, left." Piper freezes the fireball.
"Forget the shoes. The next time you get a supernatural S.O.S…" Piper says
"I'll take your advice and just ignore it." Prue finishes the sentence.
Malcolm sees Piper going to the window "Be careful near the window." He says
Prue turns around and says "What's wrong with the window?"
Suddenly blades appear out of nowhere and Piper is in the middle of the two sets "Blades." Piper says
"Are you okay?" Prue asks.
Piper says "For now but I can't reach the window because if I lean forward I am sliced and diced."
Prue says "Ok." And holds her hands out in front of her and pushes the blades far enough away so Piper can write on the window "Piper hurry." "Don't forget to write the name backwards so Michael and Pheebs and read it from the outside."
Piper finishes writing the name and runs out of the way of the blades "Good thing she had a short name." Piper says running to the bookcase.
Prue moves the frozen fireball in front of the window then goes to the bookcase.
Manor
Phoebe, Michael and Jenny are in the living room "The human reproductive system? Wait. And your uncle wanted Piper to help you out with this?" Phoebe asks Jenny.
Jenny says "Yeah but I was too embarrassed to tell him I already know about sex. So I figured we could just hang out and watch some television." She sees the light in the painting light up the window. "Hey what's that?"
"Uh, Jenny could you go in there and grab me a pen please?" Phoebe asks pulling out her magnifying glass and puts it up to the window she sees 'Nell' written on the window "Nell?" she thinks aloud.
Both Michael and Jenny at the same time ask "Is something wrong?"
"I am not sure yet." She says taking the pen. She writes on the paper. "Ok the 23 chromosomes that make up the human genome system within cell…" she says then looks up at Jenny who looks confused. "Is to complicated" she flips the paper over and writes something on the back. "Ok Jenny your all set."
"But." Jenny managed to get out before Phoebe shoved her to the door.
"Bye Jenny" Michael says "We'll talk later"
Outside the manor Jenny looks at the Paper and sees a drawing and the words us and them. Mrs. Franklin from Bucklands is watching the manor.
Meanwhile back inside the manor Phoebe and Michael are scanning through the book Phoebe holds her hands over it and says "Nell, Nell, find me Nell." The pages stop on a Latin Page. "Whoa, I am one super smart witch." she says to herself
Michael begins to read the Latin page, assuming he is taking a Latin class in school he understands some of it anyway, "'In the 1920's a witch named Nell tricked a powerful warlock into a painting with a spell which he could see using his power of x-ray vision'."
Phoebe says "Okay we are getting tired of talking to ourselves how do we get my sisters out?" she asks Michael, even though she can see where it's at.
Michael puts his index finger on the spot "'Verva omnes liberant' words free us all these words will free anyone trapped inside the painting."
Phoebe says "Okay how do I get the words in there without getting trapped in there myself?"
Kit walks into the room and she looks at Kit then to Michael. "No I couldn't?" she wonders.
Painting
Prue, Piper and Malcolm are in the bookcase talking "So maybe we should take shifts waiting for Phoebe or Mikey outside the Bookcase? I mean we have been pretty safe there so far." Prue says.
Malcolm says "I'll take the first shift."
Prue smiles and says "I had a feeling you would."
Piper says "What? What is it? What's wrong?"
"I've been thinking about that witch who cursed Malcolm into the painting. It takes a lot of time and a high level magic to create this world. Seems like an awfully big spell to get revenge over a bad break up."
Piper says "I agree."
Prue continues "And it was almost impossible for us, the Charmed Ones, no less, to get that message on the window. Yet, Malcolm an art historian with absolutely no powers was able to escape fireballs and those blades to get his message on the window. I don't know, Piper. It's just…something weird about all of this.
Manor
"So let me get this right, you want me to go in there find your sisters and say the spell to come out?" Michael asks holding Kit.
Phoebe nods "Ready?" she asks
He nods
He begins the chant "Absolvo Amitto Amplus Brevis Semper Mea" he is getting sucked into the painting with Kit.
Painting
Piper and Prue hear a sound of the doors opening in the painting.
Kit meows loudly and claws Michael by accident "Ow!" he says
Malcolm looks at Kit and says "Here kitty, kitty. Here kitty, kitty" he walks towards Kit and she hisses at him. He takes her collar off.
Prue and Piper walk out of the book case "See I told you it was Mikey." Piper said
Prue says "What are you doing here?"
"Prue look" Piper says pointing to the warlock
Michael sees the collar "Darn it." He says
Malcolm is beginning the chant "Verva Omnes…"
"Piper freeze him" Prue says but he blinks out to the other side of the painting
"Your too late, but you were right your sister Phoebe is one smart witch along with you, Blinking allows me to be in one place one moment and another the next." he says.
"Piper watch out." Prue says and Michael throws and energy ball at it and there is a small blast sending him into Malcolm as he says the final word of the spell
Malcolm says "Liberant." He and Michael are getting sucked out of the painting and back into the manor.
Prue looks at where the two guys were standing and says "I thought he was an innocent I thought he needed help."
Piper points to her and says "I'm not talking to you, forever."
They go back into the bookcase
Manor
Phoebe is waiting for her sisters and the kid, she thinks of her brother, to come out of the painting. As she sees the wind like thing that sucked them into it but she looks in shock as she sees the warlock and Michael.
"Whoa." Michael says "I'm a little dizzy."
Phoebe says "Thanks for freeing me witch. Seventy years is a long time."
"Seventy years?" she looks at Michael and says "He's the warlock isn't he?" Michael nods
"Your sisters' were right you are two very smart witches." He says
Michael catches up to Phoebe after he sits down for a moment and she asks Malcolm "Where are they?"
Malcolm says "With the cat, the one with no collar, that was interesting, it was smart. Too smart for your own good."
Phoebe says "So that women, who brought Prue the painting, she's a warlock too?"
Malcolm says "Jane's my lover she's been trying to get me out for years she needed to find the Charmed Ones. You took her seventy years to do that."
Michael says "Now, I may be young but I know they haven't been around that long."
Phoebe says "We haven't been around that long."
Phoebe kicks him and does a cartwheel and kicks him again and sends him flying to the conservatory.
"I read a Jeet-Kune-Do manuel earlier today I think that makes me a black belt." Phoebe says
He blinks behind Michael, who turns and punches him and kicks him to the ground and yells "Warlock!" and he waves his arm and Malcolm is shimmered through the air and hits the high wall by the steps.
Phoebe says "Actually, make that a 7th degree black belt I'm a master."
Malcolm says "Not for long your not. We'll see how powerful you two are. How smart you are when your spell ends at seven."
Phoebe says "How do you know about that?"
Malcolm says "Tick tock guys, tick tock."
He blinks to out and appears out side of the manor.
Outside the manor Jane is running up the Malcolm "Malcolm." She says happily. And gives him a hug. They kiss "I thought I'd never see you again. Come on lets get out of here." She says.
Malcolm says "Not yet, not yet. I have a little present for you."
"Really where is it?" she asks
He says "It's inside the house. Something you've always wanted."
Jane says "And what would that be?"
"The power of premonition." He says
"And what would you get?" she asks him
"Revenge, and three more powers." He says
Painting
Prue is sitting with Piper and Kit and she says "Even if Mikey and Phoebe are alive, they may not be for long."
Piper says "Maybe they can figure out a way to save themselves before he finds them."
"Yeah well, they better do it quick it's almost seven" Prue says. "Although if anyone can do it, Phoebe and Michael can."
"Yeah, even without the smart spell, I mean putting that message on kits collar and Michael warning us that Malcolm was a demon. Its very Phoebe, I would have never thought of it." Piper says.
Prue smiles and says "Neither would I it was a great plan."
Piper says "If we get out of here alive I'm gonna buy her a new pair of shoes, and probably get Mikey a day off of studying the book for a while trust me he's earned it."
"I'll buy her a purse to match and yeah I agree with you Piper." Prue says.
Mean while back inside the Manor Phoebe grabs the book and sets it down next to Mikey and she holds her hands over the book and tries to find it, but she hears the clock ding and it says 7. "Uh oh" Michael says as he hears the chimes on the clock.
She keeps trying but nothing happens so she flips to the page and asks "What were the three words again? 'verva… omnes…' something" Michael nods. "Liber…liber…Liberace no it can't be Liberace."
She finds the page and says "Oh no its in Latin the spell is over and I don't understand Latin anymore."
"Latin. It would be it Latin, let me see it." He takes the book and Phoebe looks at him confused "Lets see" he scans the pages and says "Verva Omnes Liberant"
Phoebe says "Okay now that's just freaky" she jokes
"I told you I'd be back." Malcolm says opening the door for Jane to enter. Michael, without Malcolm seeing, shimmers out.
"Hello Phoebe." She says. she blows on her finger and a flame starts "Say goodbye to your family." She says.
"NO!" she yells running to the painting but Malcolm grabs her holding her back.
Michael shimmers back in with an energy ball. He throws it planning to hit Malcolm but it hits the wall and Malcolm looks at him dangerously. Michael says "I thought it was gonna hit you." He says posing a fake smile on his face "Now!" he says
"Absolvo Ammito Amplus Brevis…" Phoebe begins the spell.
Malcolm at the same time says "The curse."
Michael grabs Phoebe and Jane while Phoebe places a hand on Malcolm's shoulder "Semper Mea!" she finishes and they all get sucked into the painting.
Painting
Piper and Prue leave the book case and see smoke "The house is on fire?" Piper asks
Prue says "No not the house the painting its gotta be Malcolm's doing he must be at the manor."
"Whoa." Phoebe yells landing on the floor and rolling a little bit before standing up and running to her sisters.
"Phoebe you're alive." Piper says
Phoebe says "Yeah, lets keep it that way." As Malcolm, Jade and Michael appear being thrown on the floor like Phoebe.
Prue looks with wide eyes as they appeared "Malcolm?" she sees Michael and Jade "And Jane." She says
Phoebe says "She's a warlock."
"Stupid witch now you and your sisters and that kid will end up burning to death." He puts his hand in his pockets trying to find the collar.
"Why does everyone we face always call me 'That Kid?'?"
Phoebe says "Looking for this?" holding it up in the hands.
Malcolm and Jane start to go after her but Michael, once again, throws his hand in the air and yells "Warlocks!" and they go flying to the other side of the painting "Freeze them hurry."
Piper throws her arms out and freezes them
Phoebe says "Where's Kit?"
Piper looks down and says "There she is."
Prue picks her up and says "I can't believe we almost forgot her."
Michael stands next to Phoebe and she grabs her sisters "Verva Omnes Liberant" she chants and they are sucked out of the painting just in time.
Manor
Prue is putting the fire out with a fire extinguisher "You know I didn't want then to die. I just wanted them trapped in that house forever."
Phoebe says "Bright side you wont have worry about any complaints from the owner of the painting."
Piper says "And you'll never have to worry about anyone else getting a supernatural Mayday from it."
Prue smiles and says "Yeah well thanks for getting ours Phoebe."
Phoebe says "It wasn't all me it was Michael too speaking of where is he?"
Piper says "Probably upstairs studying the book or something. Hey how did you get the collar from Malcolm?"
Phoebe says "I used a very complex very different kind of smarts."
Prue says "You picked his pocket."
"I picked his Pocket." Phoebe says
Piper says "Phoebe?"
"What? He was a warlock. Smartest thing I've ever done." She says
Somewhere outside
Michael and Jenny are walking around and they are talking about random things. Michael looks at her and asks her "Can I ask you something, Jenny?"
"Sure go ahead." She says
"Well, I don't know how so I'm just going to say it: do you believe in magic? Real magic?" he asks her
She stares at him and says "I don't really pay attention to it. Why? Do you believe in magic?"
He ignores her question and asks another "Do you believe that there are witches in the world? Good ones?"
She says "Michael why are you talking like this?"
"I'm gonna show you something." He says "Watch." he shimmers out then back in on the other side of her.
"Whoa." she says backing away from him
"It's not what you think. I save people everyday from demons and warlocks… the sisters and I…" he sees that she is freaking out inside and says "Your house is right there it's ok, I won't cry." He looks down to the ground.
She says "I just need some time to figure this all out in my head." She runs to her house
Michael looks up at the Manor and sees Piper watching him and telepathically says 'You tried buddy' she begins to think if she should tell Dan or not.
Michael walks into the House and the phone rings "I got it" he said in a sad tone.
"Hello." He says putting the phone to his ear.
"Is Prue there?" the voice says
"No. May I ask who is calling?" not realizing the familiar voice he once heard when he met the sisters
"This is Andy we met before remember?" he says
"Oh now I know who you are." he says "No, Prue isn't here right now. Why?"
"Just wanted to tell her I was back" Andy says
"Well we're all going to P3 tomorrow meet us there around one?"
"Will do. have a good night bud" he says
"Thanks you too" he says putting the phone down.
P3
"A new heating and cooling system, retrofitting, imported pre-stressed I-beams , architectural flooring? Your estimate requires $¼ million and a crew of 75. I gotta tell you Dan, I'm not feeling really guilty about helping Jenny with that paper." Piper says
Dan tells her "Well actually those were Phoebe's suggestions."
Piper whispers "Phoebe." laughs quietly and says "Can you fix it cheap and fix it quick?"
"In a couple of days sure." He says
Piper says "Great. Take that." she hands him the paper
Dan walks over to Phoebe and Prue "Hey Prue." He says
"Hey" she says
He looks at Phoebe "Phoebe."
She says "Hi"
"You got a minute?" He asks her
"Uh, Yeah." she says. He sits down and she asks him "Is it about Piper?"
He says "No, it's actually about Jenny's paper."
She says "Oh, you know I wasn't really myself that day. Is there a problem?"
He pulls the paper out and shows it to her and Prue's eyes widen "No it's not Due until Friday, but I really appreciate your help." he says "I'd really appreciate it if Jenny did her own work in her handwriting using her own smarts. If you know what I mean?"
"I do yes." she says and he gets up and leaves
Prue looks at her while Piper sits in the spot Dan was in seconds ago "You don't wanna know." She says
"You know this whole smart spell thing, it really made me realize that there is a lot of cool information out there." Phoebe says
"I agree." Prue tells her
"And who knows maybe I will go back to college take some night classes I'm a smart girl I'll figure it out." Phoebe says
Prue says "Yes you will, just don't lose that common sense we may need it to save the day again."
Piper says "What are we talking about?"
Phoebe says "Right now the job I will not be getting." she rips the test up
"Smart move Pheebs now open you present." Piper says.
Phoebe grabs the bag and pulls out a purse and tries it on for size then she grabs a pair of shoes. "Wait you guys got me shoes and a purse?"
"Very smart looking wouldn't you say, Piper?" Prue says
"Very genius, Prue" Piper says
Phoebe says "Enough with that already"
Prue pulls the paper out and says "Ok you wanna explain this?" Holding it up for everyone to see.
Phoebe points to where it says 'us' and says "Ok well that's Piper." she points to where it says 'them' "And that's Dan."
"I see." Prue says with a smile
The Phone at P3 rings and Piper answers it "P3."
"Piper tell Prue to stay there someone special is on the way." Michael says
Piper says "Um…ok, uh Prue someone special is on the way here to see you I guess. Thanks Mikey." She says
"Yep I'm gonna go now." He says his voice seems very sad and the phone clicks
Piper sits back down and they hear the door open "Guess who?" Andy says. Prue jumps up and gives him a hug
Manor
The doorbell rings and Michael goes to answer it. He opens the door "Hey." He says smiling seeing Rosaline
"Hey you left this at school when you ran into me it has your address in it." She hands him the folder.
"Yeah My bag has a huge hole in it but, uh, do you want to come in?" he asks
She walks in and sits down
Michael sees two demons shimmer in without her seeing.
"Excuse me." Michael whispers walking into the other room
The demons throw energy balls at Michael who ducks and throws his own back vanquishing one of them.
Another demon flames in.
Rosaline hears strange yet, familiar things happening she didn't know why but she got up and went into the room Michael was in seeing him be thrown backwards into the wall by the demon.
"Stop!" the stronger demon commands as he saw his son be thrown.
"Whoa." she said amazed as if she believed in witchcraft
The Demon makes a large energy ball and throws it to her. "NO!" Michael says throwing his arm out trying to tap into one of the sisters powers and froze it. And sends an energy ball to the demon who shimmers out before it hits him.
"Michael are you ok?" she asks him walking towards him but stops when she sees blood "Oh my god." she tries to help him up the other demon helps her lift him.
She hears the front door open and sees Piper. Piper walks into the room and stops right beside Rosaline when she saw Michael the demon flames out.
"LEO!" Michael managed to get out before falling into an unconscious state. A moment later there was a swirl of bright white lights surrounding the room
"What is it Mich…" he stops his sentence and runs to heal him
"Leo, What's taking so long?" Piper asks
"He almost died Piper. Good thing you came when you did otherwise she'd be dead too." Leo says knowing that she is a young witch like Michael except she doesn't know it
"Ow." Michael says "I'm alright now thanks Leo." He says "Come on" he tells Rosaline he opens the door "I understand if you wanna run from me I do but…" He is cut off by her
"You saved my life I'm completely grateful to you." She says
Michael smiles and says "Watch this." He waves his arm and yells "HOUSE DOOR" and it closes in a shimmer.
