HEADACHES
A/N Thank you thank you to all my reviewers. This episode is based on the movie Premonition with Sandra Bullock. Remember how the original Charmed sometimes used pop culture in their episodes? The Blair Witch and Tuatha the snake wielding witch come to mind first...hope my take isn't as cheesy...I mean who didn't laugh "I heard you were looking for the Blair Witch..." ?(corny) So anyway, I hope that clears up some confusion, trust me it's just as confusing to write! And I hope you all continue to like it. BTW- I wanted to let my readers in on the 'secret' surrounding the Bennetts, but by the end of the episode everyone except Wyatt will still be in the dark. See how much I like you all? Remember how we all knew Chris Perry had a secret and we all had theories but the Charmed Ones remained fairly clueless?
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Wyatt felt like someone just kicked him in the stomach, his throat constricted and he had a hard time breathing. 'Priscilla Bennett was Aunt Prue?' he thought.
It all clicked for Wyatt: Pace knowing his way around P3…the Bennett brothers having the same powers, or variations, as the Charmed Ones even as far down to having them in the same original order…the 'P' fixation with the names…he remembered Pace telling them that his parents were under a glamour and had to change their names, 'because they used to exist' in this reality…Drew being a cop…the family had chosen the last name Bennett, Wyatt's grandfathers…Prue's father's last name...the ancestral home Priscilla had to sell before fleeing her reality after the death of her last surviving sister…the Bennett brothers feeling so comfortable with he and Chris, as well as the feeling that they were familiar to almost everyone they came in contact with…it even explained why Pace wasn't attracted to Phoenix's 'super amped witchy pheromones'.
He felt like an idiot, because with all the facts collected and arranged he'd have had to be stupid to miss all those clues. Now that he knew what to look for, he realized that Parker resembled Aunt Prue and that Pace and Palmer both had her coloring, those intense blue eyes he'd only ever seen in photos. He remembered Priscilla being so saddened by the loss of the Charmed Ones in her reality. 'No wonder she seemed devastated by their deaths!' Even though he had cautioned himself against accepting Pace at face value the first time they'd met, Wyatt had done just that. And now the Bennett family….his family was dead, and he was somehow responsible.
The eyes he turned to Chris were tear filled as he vowed, "This will NOT happen!"
Suddenly, he spotted a dark haired woman who was smiling at him. Her smile was less than warm. Wyatt headed over. He wanted to know what this woman was doing in the cemetery.
"Hello, Wyatt," she cooed, "Bad day?"
"What do you know about it?" He asked.
"Everything. Shame, it's more than I can say for you." She shrugged her shoulders, "I gotta tell you, little Melly's power switching spell has been so much fun!" Her brown eyes danced.
"Who are you?" Wyatt demanded.
"We've met…oops, no I guess you don't remember that happening yet," she teased.
Not in the mood to be teased, Wyatt tried to hit her with an energy blast, and then he remembered that Mel had that power now.
The woman in front of him chuckled, "Nice try, lover. But just between us, your powers, even if you had them, are no good on me."
"Why is that?"
"Normally I hate repeating myself, but I'll make an exception for you, 'cuz you're just so damn cute," she complimented mockingly, "I am Discord," she said the name with satisfaction, like it should mean something. Wyatt was just confused.
"A demon?" He asked.
She shot him a look of irritation, "I HATE being interrupted," she warned, "Nope, in answer to your question, I am not a demon. I happen to be a God."
"I've never heard of you," Wyatt continued to walk on that shaky ground, not even realizing how dangerous it was.
"I'm not surprised. Usually the pretty humans aren't the smartest," she snapped testily.
"Why are you doing this?"
"I'm Discord, Blondie, it's what I do. Plus, I just love messing with your head," she admitted with glee. "You know what 'Discord' means?" she paused awaiting his answer.
"Disagreement, strife," he answered.
"Oh, would you look at that, you're smarter than you look!" she praised, "Normally I just like to cause dissension and arguments. But, I'm bored," she shrugged, "So I thought that having your power, Mel's power," she continued, "cause you a disorganized week would be fun. It's not usually my thing," she confided, "How'm I doin?"
"You're pissing me off," Wyatt answered.
"Careful, boy toy, I am the big bad of this little gathering. Just play nice," she advised through narrowed eyes.
"I don't want to play at all," he told her, exasperated. "What, you're some minor Deity no one even remembers anymore so you come down here to play your games and remind us you exist?" Wyatt guessed, very accurately, "This is where humans live, take your mind games back to Olympus or Atlantis or whatever realm you may come from and play there." He asked, mockingly, "Or won't the other Gods play with you? Maybe you are the 'big bad' of our confrontation, but this realm is mine," he warned her, his tone threatening.
She pinched his cheek, "I just love the testosterone!" She thought for a moment, "I like you, but it's about time you headed to your next destination…" she pushed her hand towards him. Wyatt was hit with a powerful force and knocked… back into his loft.
"Hey, Wy?" Chris asked in confusion, "Where'd you just come from?"
"What day is today?" he demanded.
"Tuesday." Chris answered simply, "Wyatt is something wrong?"
"Long story short: Mel did a power switching spell Sunday night and I am stuck in some weird time-loop, premonition thing, that the Goddess discord thought would be fun. Priscilla Bennett is Aunt Prue, Drew is Andy Trudeau…"
"Prue's boyfriend who died?" Chris interrupted.
"Yes," Wyatt paused to clarify, "Their reality is different, was different, remember?" at Chris' nod he continued, "and the entire Bennett family will die tomorrow, if tomorrow is Wednesday, and the only thing we know about it is that their house burned down."
"Demon attack?" Chris asked.
"I think so, otherwise why would they die? I mean Pace could have frozen and rewound the fire, right?"
"Parker could have opened a portal and taken his family away from the fire," Chris added.
"So we have to assume, demon attack, and Parker and Pace were the first two dispatched." Wyatt tried to be logical. His shoulders slumped, "Chris, somehow it's my fault."
"We need to go to the manor," Chris advised.
"Maybe, but I'm not sure that we should tell Mom about Aunt Prue," at Chris' look he continued, "She didn't tell Mom herself, right? It's her secret."
"Maybe it's your fault because you didn't tell the family about the…extended family," Chris reasoned.
"Or maybe I did," Wyatt rubbed his temples, "I am getting such a headache!"
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A/N this story is mostly writing itself, I like it when that happens; unfortunately I have no idea how Wyatt is to blame…
P.S. I just watched The Ultimate Gift with Drew Fuller and he is so much more than eye candy, all I can say is Charmed never used his potential. He was amazing! (disclaimer: I don't get paid to say nice things about the actors)
Speaking of: P.S.S. (or is it P.P.S?) anyway I love James Marsters so he's definitely Marshall