CHAPTER TWO - HENRY'S POWERS
FADE IN
INT. APARTMENT - CORRIDOR
Chris comes in. He puts down his bag and keys and walks into the living room and sees Henry.
INT: APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM
He sees that Henry is home and notices the bandaid on his face and the wound next to his mouth.
CHRIS: Hey, are you alright?
HENRY: Yeah, I'm fine. Except for that ringing that has been drilling through my ears since lunch today.
CHRIS: Ringing? Did it sound like a dentist stroll?
Henry gives Chris a surprised and curious look.
HENRY: Yeah, why?
CHRIS: Because Wyatt and I heard it at noon today too.
HENRY: You did?
Chris nods and thinks for a minute.
HENRY: What is it?
CHRIS: (answers) I'm just remembering what dad told us when we were small. That ringing could be coming from our whitelighter halves.
Henry is also starting to remember what his mom used to tell him and his sisters about their whitelighter powers.
HENRY: And it's usually a global alert or a call for help from someone. Do you think someone's crying for help?
CHRIS: I'm not sure, but if it is then I'm not interested in being part of it. I'm gonna go and have a chat with one of the Elders later and ask them to take stop the jingling.
HENRY: Okay, but what if someone cries for help in the meantime.
CHRIS: Then some other whitelighters can take over for us. Because I really don't want to do this.And neither do you or Wyatt. At least not till we're ready.
HENRY: I know, but I can't go with you. I gotta study
The ringing comes back and both cousins hear it this time.
HENRY: Ouch!
CHRIS: Ok! Forget what I said. I'm going to talk to them now. I'll see you later.
HENRY: Okay.
Chris orbs out right after this conversation. Henry sits down on the couch, leans his head backward and uses a minute to cler his head. After that, he sits back upstraight and picks up the books to study.
INT. EVENING - AMANDA'S LÄGENHET - CORRIDOR - EVENING
Wyatt comes out of the elevator and walks toward Amanda's apartment. He sees the door number 138, and knocks on the door. Then waits for a second before she answers the door.
AMANDA: Hi.
WYATT: Hi.
AMANDA: Come on in.
She makes way for him to enter, which he does.
INT. AMANDA'S LÄGENHET - LIVING ROOM
Wyatt puts the bag down and looks around the place. The place has changed a bit sense his last visit. The curtains have been changed from yellow flower patterns to red ones; there is a star shaped, green fruit bowl in the middle of the dinner table.
WYATT: Wow!
AMANDA: Is something wrong?
WYATT: No, nothing. It's just that your apartment's changed a bit. That's all.
AMANDA: Oh, yeah, I did a little reorganizing last monday.
WYATT: Oh.
AMANDA: Shall we begin?
WYATT: Yeah, shure. Just let me get the text books first.
Wyatt goes to pick up the bag and walks to the sofa with Amanda close behind. As they sit down, Wyatt takes out the books, and they are about to study when suddenly that same ringing shows up in Wyatt's ears again.
WYATT: (covering his left ear) Ouch! Damn it!
AMANDA: Are you all right?
WYATT: Yes, I'm fine! My ears are hurting, that's all.
AMANDA: How does that happen?
WYATT: Ah! It's nothing, it's just something that runs in the family.
AMANDA: Your family has pain in their ears all the time?
WYATT: Uh, no.
Amanda is still a little confused, but lets it slide and turns her attention back to studying.
INT: APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM
Henry is studying in the meantime. Then the ringing comes back, this time more intense than before. He covers up his ears, but it doesn't help. Now he hears a voice crying for help, at the same time as the ringing continues.
VOICE: Help me! Help!
Suddenly he stiffens. The camera zooms in at a high speed into Henry's head and flashes.
SWITCH INTO:
HENRY'S PREMONITION - ABANDONED FACTORY
A black and white screen shows a teenage boy running away from the warlock that attacked the woman in the back alley earlier, he conjures up a crossbow (the same crossbow that is used by darklighters). He aims... and shoots. The boy runs as fast as he can, but it's not enough to dodge the arrow and it hits him on the back. He then falls on the floor, dead. There is a flash, and then...
BACK TO…
APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM
… back to the apartment. Henry is shaken by what he saw.
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FADE IN
APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME
Henry is terrified by what he just saw. Chris orbs into the room, standing right behind his little cousin who notices that someone is behind him and quickly turns around and hits Chris on the chin.
CHRIS: OUCH!
Chris narrows backward and takes support from the TV.
HENRY: Chris! I-I'm sorry!
Henry goes to Chris to help him balance.
HENRY: Are you okay?
CHRIS: I'm fine, but you don't seem to be. That was an obvious reaction of fear.
Both cousins stare at each other for a moment, Henry gives Chris a surprising and at the same time scared-to-death look. Chris is worried by it.
CHRIS: You okay?
Henry opens his mouth, but before he can say anything their ears ring again. Henry hears that same cry for help.
VOICE: Help!
HENRY: We have to help him.
Chris is confused, since he didn't hear any voice.
CHRIS: Help who?
HENRY: The guy I saw in my… premonition.
CHRIS: Premonition?
HENRY: Yeah. I'll explain later. But right now we need to save him. Chris, will you help me?
Chris meets Henry's serious look.
CHRIS: Let's go.
With that, they both orb out.
INT - ABANDONED FACTORY - CORRIDOR - EVENING
The boy from Henry's premonition is running at the same direction, chased by the warlock, who nu conjures up the crossbow. He aims at the boy but when he is about to shoot, something telekinetically sends him flying to the wall. Chris and Henry come out of the shadows and see that the boy has escaped.
HENRY: (suggests) Chris, you gotta go after him.
CHRIS: (stares in disbelief of what his cousin just said) What?
HENRY: I want to make sure that he is safe. Go after him.
Chris doubts a minute. The warlock starts to wake up.
CHRIS: (pulls himself together and decides) No. You go. I'll distract him.
HENRY: What? No.
CHRIS: You have to. I'm more powerful, I can handle him. Now go.
Henry can't argue with that, because it's true that his cousin's powers are stronger. He orbs out and leaving Chris behind to deal with the warlock.
CHRIS: Hey there.
The warlock stands up and aims with the crossbow.
WARLOCK: You're dead, whitelighter.
CHRIS: You obviously don't know who I am.
He shoots. Chris quickly reaches out his hand and says:
CHRIS: Arrow.
Blue white lights surround the arrow and then falls to the ground. Chris, doesn't miss a second, throws his arm and telekinetically sends the warlock flying again. When he notices the crossbow on the door, he waves his fingers and sends it next to his left foot. The warlock struggles to stand up again and this time he conjures up a light ball in his hand, and throws it at Chris, who turns into orbs to avoid the attack. The ball flies through the orbs and meets the boiler. Chris returns to human form and turns to the spot that the ball hit. He is a bit caught by surprise. The warlock is now standing right in front of him, but before he react he blinks out leaving Chris behind.
HENRY: (off screen) (calls) Hey, Chris, mind to give us a hand here?
Chris turns to the direction where the voice came from and starts to run.
EXT - ABANDONED FACTORY
Three more warlocks (one in black, one in red and one in leather) have surrounded Henry, who is hiding the boy behind him. As they approach, a voice comes from down the corridor.
CHRIS: (spelcasting)
Evil who do cruelty and innocents harm
Back away from those I protect with charm.
A force field appears from below, surrounding Henry and the boy. At the same time, Chris catches up to them, as he sees the warlocks he reacts instinctly and sends them flying backward.
CHRIS: Henry, get him out of here!
A warlock stands up quickly and forms a fireball in his hand and throws it at Chris, who doesn't notices the attack. However, Henry sees the fireball and calls:
HENRY: Look out, Chris!
With that, he waves both hands out of instincts and in the next second the ball has stodd still, frozen in time. Chris looks at the ball surprisingly and then turns his attention to Henry, who is just as surprised. Henry then notices that the warlocks are also frozen and snaps out of overwhelming to focus on what's important.
HENRY: Come on, Chris! et's get out of here before they unfreeze.
What that, Henry grabs the boy, who is also frozen, and orbs out of the area. After they orbed out, the force field disappears, and Chris orbs out too.
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