9.01 – The Journey To Being Forever Charmed (Part 1)

In the year 1692 a verdict was given in an old town of Salem, Massachusetts. Melinda Warren (guest star Tyler Layton) had been betrayed by her lover when she was tricked into giving him all three of her magical powers. Melinda was sentenced to be burned at the stake for being a witch. Before she was killed, Melinda foretold the prophecy of three future witches. Then, an executioner lit the straw beneath her feet and she died a cruel death.

To present time in 2006, the foresight which Melinda told has come true for nine years now. After losing the ultimate battle, which killed and caused destruction, one witch went through time to change the event and fix the wrong. Deciding to now live demon-lite and destined lives, the three most powerful good witches the world has ever known- the Charmed Ones- have gone their separate ways on the path to living the future that they were shown six months earlier. Piper (Holly Marie Combs) has finally been able to spend time with her two sons and husband, Leo (Brian Krause), while also managing P3. Piper has resumed cooking and has been looking into buying a local restaurant. Phoebe's (Alyssa Milano) job as an advice columnist is still going well, however she's begun wondering if her time at the Bay Mirror is finally up. Her relationship with Coop (Victor Webster) is strong and they're planning on moving into the condo together. Paige (Rose McGowan) has kept on top of her Whitelighter responsibilities and she's managing life well, especially being a witch, a Whitelighter, and a wife to parole officer Henry (Ivan Sergei). But when a strange portal suddenly appears in the Halliwell Manor's attic, the sisters are brought back together to learn the meaning of the unusual gateway.

The year was 1977 and a newly born child was carried in the arms of Patty Halliwell (guest star Finola Hughes). Patty was rushing toward an elaborate church, closely followed by her mom Penny (guest star Jennifer Rhodes). Once inside the cathedral, Patty handed the infant over to a nun who promised to name the little girl with a name starting with 'P'- as requested by both Patty and Penny. Leaving a blanket with the baby, Patty left her fourth daughter behind as she hurried away from the church with Penny.

Returning to 2006, the Charmed Ones are still contemplating about the odd portal. After searching the Book of Shadows and finding nothing, the girls are hesitant about entering the portal. Even though they agree not to go in, Paige makes a spur-of-the-moment decision and walks into it. Piper and Phoebe, who are outraged and shocked, have no choice but to follow after her. They go in, expecting anything, but come out in the exact same place they left- the attic, in their own time. Concerned, Phoebe throws a ball into the portal and sure enough it's tossed out moments later. Meanwhile, Leo is visited by Billie (guest star Kaley Cuoco) who is sorry and regretful about betraying the Charmed Ones last year. The pair talks for an hour until Leo asks Billie to leave, knowing that Piper wouldn't be pleased that he's chatting with the person who used their son against them and killed Phoebe and Paige before time was reset.

Back in 1924, the Halliwell Manor was filled with joy as people enjoyed the atmosphere of the speakeasy where a secret bar ran during Prohibition. Upstairs, P. Russel used her power of Pyrokinesis to light several candles with the tip of her finger before reading from the Book of Shadows. She started reading a spell that would keep her young forever; unable to age with time. But she's interrupted when her cousin P. Baxter came in looking for her. The two started to ague, then P. Russel used her magic to hurl fire at her cousin but P. Russel used her ability to slow it making the fire move in slow motion through the air.

In present time, Coop meets up with Henry at his apartment where he is sharing the place with Paige. The men spend some time together before Coop is summoned by the Elders. Elsewhere, Billie is trying to find a way to make it up to the girls and casts a spell to take her back in time to alter the events leading up to her betrayal. She returns to the day she saved her sister, Christy (guest star Marne Patterson), from being kidnapped and considers changing the future as she currently knows it forever. If Billie decides not to rescue Christy, anything that happened afterward would've never occurred. In the meantime, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige call upon their Grams to ask for help on the portal and instead their mother appears.

The year is now 1967 and Patty, who's just seventeen-years-old, stood beside a lake as Penny hid behind a bush nearby. Patty looked around, waiting for somebody to show. It was almost midnight and Patty noticed a woman, Stella Stenstrom (guest star Roma Maffia), appear. But Stella suddenly transformed into a wolf-like creature and pounced at Patty, who quickly froze her using Temporal Stasis. Penny called out for her daughter to vanquish her so Patty chanted a long spell. A black vortex emerged and the demonic Stella shouted as she was rapidly sent into it. Penny congratulated her daughter on her very first vanquish.

Forward into the present again and Patty finishes telling her girls about the portal; it's unknown how it had appeared and not even the Elders are sure of its importance. Patty warns the girls to just stay away from it and tells them to try and get rid of it. The girls agree but when they notice the portal flashing lightly they decide to try it out one more time. Meanwhile in the past, Billie has her chance to save her sister as she did last year or not save her at all. Billie knows that if she doesn't rescue Christy then her friendship with the sisters will still be strong- she feels this is the only way to make it up to them, and best of all they won't remember a thing. Billie thinks about it then stops her past self from recovering Christy, leaving her sister at the hands of demons. A glow emits around the world. At the exact same time, the Charmed Ones step into the portal. Instantly, they exit and like last time they're still in the attic and in the same time. However now their mother has seemingly disappeared, Paige notices that her wedding ring is not on her finger, and both Wyatt and Chris are crying downstairs.

To be continued…