It's been one month. Lucas has been in a coma at Metropolis General for the past month.
San Francisco. P3.Piper grabs a broom from the back room. She looks at her watch. It's 8:00 PM.
"Now I'm almost sorry I gave Jeremy the day off. But then again, he has been overworked." said Piper.
A warlock blinks in. Piper sees him. He throws an energyball at her. Piper dodges it, but the broom is turned to ashes.
"Hey. That broom belonged to my mother." said Piper.
Piper throws her hands and blows the warlock up. She sighs and enters the backroom to get another broom. The ashes reform into the warlock. He holds an energyball, and walks towards the room.
"Nowhere to run, witch?" said warlock.
Piper turns around to face him. The warlock closes the door behind him.
"Are you insane? That door locks from the outside." said Piper.
"But I have a way to escape. Too bad you don't." said warlock.
Piper throws up her hands to explode him, but nothing happens. She then tries to freeze him, but that also fails. He walks towards her as the energyball in his hand gets bigger.
"Who are you?" asked Piper.
"My name is Kel. Looks like I'm your worst nightmare." said Kel.
Piper looks for a weapon to use, and tosses the broom at him. He grabs it, and flings it back at Piper. The impact hurls Piper into the back wall, which knocks down a bookshelf. The bookshelf and its contents fall on top of Piper. Piper tries to push it off, but he steps on the bookcase, pushing it down onto her body, trapping her. In his right hand, he still holds an energyball.
"Now it's time to get my glory. I'll achieve something no one has ever done. Destroy a Charmed One." said Kel.
Metropolis. Metropolis General. Lex Luthor stands outside Lucas's room, while doctors try to keep him alive. The elevator opens. Clark Kent and Chloe Kent walk out of it. They walk down the hall and join Lex.
"Lex. Are you alright?" asked Clark.
"How is Lucas?" asked Chloe.
"Barely surviving." said Lex.
"Do you know who did this?" asked Clark.
"No. I've had a couple guards here all night watching him. He slept peacefully last night. But there's a problem." said Lex.
"What problem?" asked Chloe.
"He won't wake up." said Lex.
"Is it those same guys who attacked him in Smallville a few years ago?" asked Clark.
"No. I've looked into that. I paid his tab, when I put him into hiding. But after my father died, he went out of hiding, and began gambling again. But I've bailed him out whenever I could. Clark. I wish I knew who did this to him." said Lex.
"I'm sorry, Lex." said Chloe.
"It's okay. He'll wake up. But I still need to find out who did this to him." said Lex.
"If you need any help let us know? We are journalists. Remember that." said Chloe.
Chloe pulls Clark to the side, while Lex enters Lucas's room to see if he's improving.
"Clark. I've got to get back to the Planet. Stay here and be here for Lex." said Chloe.
Chloe gives Clark another kiss, before walking down the hall. Clark walks back to Lex to comfort him.
Parking lot. Chloe walks to her car. She opens her purse, and drops her keys. She picks them up, and sees in the window, a masked man walking towards her. Chloe grabs her keys, and opens her car. The man grabs Chloe, and puts a cloth over her mouth. Chloe drops her purse. It slides under her car. Its contents slide out onto the ground.
"Chloe Kent. Since you are here, it proves that you are working on the Lucas Luthor case. Let me give you an exclusive." said man.
Chloe struggles, and begins to feel drowsy.
"He's used chloroform." thought Chloe.
Chloe struggles, but finally passes out. The man drags Chloe, and drops the rag, which lands underneath the car. The man drags Chloe to the car, and locks her in his trunk. He gets into his car, and drives away. Chloe's purse still lies underneath the car, and the driver's car door remains open.
Daily Planet. Lois is on her computer finishing up a story. Her cell phone rings. Lois pulls it out of her pocket, and turns it on.
"Hello?" asked Lois.
"Lois. It's Clark. Is Chloe there yet?" asked Clark.
"No. She isn't here. Do you want me to give her a call?" asked Lois.
"I already tried. She has her cell phone turned off." said Clark.
"Well, she'll be here soon. You should get here too." said Lois.
"Alright. See you in a few minutes." said Clark.
Lois hangs up, and continues her work.
Hospital. Clark walks up to Lex.
"I've got to go now. But if you need me, give me a call." said Clark.
"Of course." said Lex.
Clark walks down the hall to the exit.
Parking lot. Clark walks out, and sees Chloe's car. He runs towards it, super fast. He sees no one is there.
"CHLOE! CHLOE!" yelled Clark.
Clark pulls out his cell phone, and calls Chloe. He hears her cell phone ring. He walks towards the car, and looks underneath the car. He sees Chloe's purse, cell phone, make up, etc, on the ground beneath her car. He reaches for it, but then remembers this is a crime scene. He steps away from the car, and pulls out his cell phone, and dials a number.
"Lois. It's Clark. Chloe's been kidnapped." said Clark.
Social Services. The phone rings. Whitney picks it up.
"Hello?" asked Whitney.
"Whitney. It's Lois. I've got Clark on 3-way. Here, you talk to him." said Lois.
"Chloe's been kidnapped. I need you guys here at the hospital. Help me find clues. Before the police get here." said Clark.
"On our way." said Whitney, hanging up.
"What's wrong?" asked Lana.
"Chloe's disappeared. Clark is assuming she's been kidnapped, but he won't know until the cops examine the crime scene." said Whitney.
"Let me guess. Clark needs our help before the cops get there." said Pete.
"Yep." said Whitney.
Pete runs into the office, and tells them they have to go for a family emergency. Their boss, Pete's uncle, let's them go. Pete, Lana, and Whitney run out of the office, and into an alley. Lana vanishes in a tornado. Whitney vanishes in a circle of fire. Pete vanishes in a circle of dirt.
Daily Planet. An elevator rises up. Linda walks up with a few boxes of doughnuts, and sets them on a table. Lois and many other workers get the doughnuts. Lois had already brought coffee. Lois and Linda now sit at their desks side by side, eating doughnuts, and drinking coffee.
"Clark and Chloe aren't here yet?" asked Linda.
"No. Linda. Clark called. Chloe's missing. He think she was kidnapped. I think Supergirl should make an appearance." whispered Lois.
Linda heads to Perry's office. He lets her leave for a couple hours. Linda runs into the bathroom, and changes into Supergirl. Then flies out the window, heading for the hospital.
Hospital. A tornado forms into Lana. A circle of fire forms into Whitney. A circle of dirt forms into Pete. Supergirl also flies in from the sky, and lands. The cops are slowly arriving.
"Clark, Pete, Lana, Whitney. Stand aside. Let me talk to the police. Can't have you guys involved." said Linda.
The others nod, and step back. The police arrived, followed by the media. Among them was Lois Lane.
"Supergirl? Do you know if Mrs. Kent is alright? "asked Lois.
"Mr. Kent discovered she was missing, an hour ago. He called the police, and the Daily Planet to let them know. The police did find evidence of chloroform, which means she may have been drugged, and taken somewhere else." said Linda.
Lois and others continue to question Linda, while Lana steps to the side, and makes a call to Paige.
San Francisco. Stacy sits in her chair at her desk. She wipes tears away, but finally can't stop it. Paige walks up to her.
"Stacy? Are you okay?" asked Paige.
"No. I'm not. You're the only family I have left Paige." said Stacy, crying.
Paige hugs Stacy.
"What do you mean? Jasmine sent you after looking for your family." said Paige.
"No. They're all dead. All of them." said Stacy.
Paige drags Stacy to the side, avoiding glances of concern and pity from other social workers, or patients.
"Stacy. It's okay. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and I can take care of you. We're all family." said Paige.
"No. They're your half-sisters, Paige. You only biological relatives." said Stacy.
"But even though we aren't related by blood, Clark is my brother. And my parents will always be my parents even if they never gave birth to me. But just because I have a big family, doesn't mean I don't love you any less than the rest of them." said Paige.
"You really mean that." said Stacy.
"Of course. And Pete has a crush on you. Maybe you should take a visit to Metropolis." said Paige.
"I know. But I don't want to leave you, either." said Stacy.
"Why not we go together? We could visit Pete and all of the others. Besides the wedding's coming up soon." said Paige.
"Alright. Let's go." said Stacy.
Paige picks up her cell phone.
"Hello?" asked Paige.
"Paige. It's Lana. Chloe's missing. There is evidence of chloroform here." said Lana.
"Slow down. What's going on?" asked Paige.
"Clark found Chloe's car empty. The police found Chloe's purse underneath her car, and a rag dipped in chloroform." said Lana.
"Oh, no." said Paige.
"We need your help. Linda and Clark will have to be you know who, and plus all of us have jobs." said Lana.
"What do you want me to do?" asked Paige.
"Come here, and scry for them. If they're hurt, Whitney, Pete, and I can go with you and find them. I hope she's alright." said Lois.
"Don't worry. I'll be right there." said Paige.
Paige hangs up. Her boss, Mr. Ross, walks out.
"Family emergency?" asked Mr. Ross.
"Yes. We've got to go." said Paige.
"Paige. Stacy. The review board called. They're reviewing people at our practice. I've been lenient on both of you, not just because you are Pete's friends, but because you're two of our best social workers. But your constant sick days, tardiness, and leaving early for "family emergencies", the board is going to look at that. Regardless of the cases you've solved, if you don't get your act together, you might be fired." said Mr. Ross.
"We understand sir, but we have to go." said Paige.
Paige turns on her cell phone, as she exits the social services. Stacy runs out after her.
"Piper, come on. Pick up." said Paige.
"Hi this is Piper Wyatt. I'm busy working at my club, or spending time with my family at home. Leave a message at the beep." said message.
The message beeps. Paige sighs.
"Piper, it's Paige. Lana called me. Clark and Chloe are missing. I'm taking a trip to Metropolis. May be an all day trip. If you get this message, call me back." said Paige.
Paige then walks into an alley. Stacy runs after her.
"You didn't get Piper?" asked Stacy.
"No. I'll try Phoebe." said Paige.
A warlock blinks in behind them, and walks towards them. A news reporter is nearby with a cameraman filming the suburban life. She sees the man following the two women.
"Wait. We could have a story about stalking. It's better than this boring crap we've been filming." said news reporter.
The camera man sets up his equipment so they can film this in case he attacks them.
Newspaper. Phoebe is examining fan mail. Her cell phone rings.
"Phoebe. It's Paige. I can't get Piper's cell. Just wanted to tell you I'm going to Metropolis. My brother needs me. Chloe's disappeared." said Paige.
"Well, hurry back. You never know when something unusual might happen. If you get my point." said Phoebe.
"Right. But can you tell Prue and Piper for me? I kind of ran out of time." said Paige.
"Sure. I'll call them, right now." said Phoebe.
"Thanks." said Paige.
Phoebe hands up, and then walks out of her office. She enters Prue's office.
"Prue. Paige is going to Metropolis. Family stuff." said Phoebe.
"Well. Does she need us?" asked Prue.
"No, besides Linda, Lana, Pete, and Whitney can help out if she needs it. Besides we should be here in case something happens at home. Do you know where Piper is? Paige told me her cell phone is off." said Phoebe.
"I'll call the club. If she's not there, then I'll call home. You just get back to your fan mail and advice column." said Prue.
Phoebe nods, and heads back to her office. Prue picks up her cell phone, and begins calling.
Club. The phone rings, but no one answers. Prue astral projects into the club. She hears the sounds of screams.
"Piper. LEO!" yelled Prue.
Leo orbs in.
"Prue? What's wrong?" asked Leo.
"Piper's in there. Maybe with something demonic. And I astral projected here. If someone walks in, and sees me sleeping, I could get reprimanded." said Prue.
"Right. Sorry. Let's orb in there." said Leo.
Leo grabs Prue, and orbs into the storage room.
Room. Leo orbs in with Prue, who kicks the warlock, hurling him into the door. Leo pushes the shelf off, and heals Piper's injuries.
"Get Piper to safety. I'll take care of this guy." said Prue.
Leo nods and orbs out with Piper.
"Big mistake witch." said warlock, throwing an energyball at Prue.
Prue astrals behind him. She grabs a knife from the floor, and stabs the warlock. He screams and explodes. His body is now ashes. Prue smirks, and astrals back into her body.
Manor. Piper and Leo orb in. The phone rings. Piper picks it up.
"Piper. It's Prue. The warlock's dead. Bye the way, Paige is going to Metropolis. Chloe's missing. Clark thinks she was kidnapped." said Prue.
"Oh, no. Do they know anything else?" asked Piper.
"No. Paige is probably going over and then scry for her." said Prue.
"I hope she'll be okay." said Piper.
"Stacy's going with her. Lana, Whitney, Pete, Linda, and Clark are there also. She'll have plenty of help." said Prue.
"I guess you're right. Well, Leo and I are going back to the club to clean up. Being a witch definitely has it's disadvantages." said Piper
"Yeah. See you tonight, Piper." said Prue.
The two sisters hang up. Leo and Piper orb back to the club to begin cleaning it up.
Alley. The warlock throws an energyball. Stacy sees it, and pulls Paige down. The energyball hits the wall behind them, leaving behind huge scorch marks. The warlock throws another energyball at her. Stacy and Paige dodge it again, but they are now backed up into a corner.
"Energyball!" said Paige.
The energyball vanishes from the air and reappears in Paige's hand. She throws it at the warlock, blowing him up into ashes. Paige looks around. Stacy grabs Paige's hands, and the two half-sisters orb away in blue lights. Just then a woman with blonde hair and brown eyes, and wearing a tan business suit, and holding a microphone walks out from behind a bush.
"This is Janice Riggs. You saw it here. The supernatural happening on TV. Back to you, Justin." said news reporter.
The cameraman turns it off.
"Did you get all of it, Jack?" asked woman.
"Yes." said Jack, the cameraman.
"That'll show News Channel 4 to fire me. Wait until they get a load of this story. I can think of the headlines. "Witches are Among Us", "Are we Safe from the Witches?" said Janice.
"We should get this to the office if you want to air it." said Jack.
"This is an exclusive story. Just wait until San Francisco sees it." said Janice.
Janice and Jack walk up to a van. Jack packs the camera equipment in the truck, and climbs into the driver seat. Janice climbs into the passenger seat. They close their doors. Jack starts the car, and drives away.