Episode 2 - A Plane Far Far Away
Previously on Inevitable
Zane and Zamar attacked Billie in the Manor. She was badly burned and injured. Paige was unable to heal her, and Billie was believed to be dead. But she then disappeared in a swirl of lights. The sisters then vanquished Zamar and his followers. Soon after when the Girls were sitting in the living room, someone appeared behind Piper and she fainted as she saw who it was.
ENT Halliwell Manor - Living Room
"What the hell did you guys do?!" screams a voice.
Piper stops dead in her tracks. The mugs slip from her hands and crash to the floor. She knows that voice. Piper slowly begins to turn around to see who is standing behind her. She goes into shock as she discovers who is standing in front of her. Her legs become weak and buckle, not able to hold her up any longer. Piper collapses and falls to the ground.
"Piper!" screams Phoebe.
Phoebe gets up and runs into the hall. She stops as she reaches Pipers body. Piper is curled up on the ground; shattered ceramic and tea surround her. She bends down to make sure Piper is ok. Phoebe sees a pair of feet in black heels approach Piper. Phoebe was too worried about Piper to notice anyone in the hall. Phoebe looked up and her jaw dropped.
"Oh my God! But...You...How...P-P..."
"Prue..."
Phoebe didn't turn around when she heard Paige's voice from behind. She could hear her heels hit the floor and move closer to her. Phoebe's mouth was wide open and her eyes stayed fixated on the woman standing in the hall. She was older than Phoebe was. She was dressed in a black v-neck t-shirt, jeans and black heels. Her blue eyes sparkled and her black hair hung just above her shoulders.
Phoebe slowly stood up, not taking her eyes off the woman for a second.
"You can't be Prue...Prue-Prue-Prue died!" Phoebe said.
"I know I did, but Phoebe it's really me. It's your big sister."
A smile spread across Prue's face and she opend her arms wide. Phoebe began to breathe heavily as tears formed in her eyes. A slight smile spread across her face.
Prue moved closer to Phoebe. She wrapped her arms around her sister and embraced her. Tears began to stream from Phoebes eyes as she hugged the sister she missed so dearly for 5 years.
"I missed you so much Prue"
"I know you did Pheebs, I missed you too. I love you."
Phoebe smiled as she remembered the first time Prue told her she loved her. Prue had not been able to say it since her mom died but Phoebe talked to her about it and now she had no problem telling her she loved her. Prue let go of her sister and brushed the hair away from her face. She then bent down and pulled one of Piper's arms around her shoulder. Phoebe stood staring at her sister in disbelief. She was back...from the dead.
"A little help Phoebe" Prue said struggling to lift her sister off the ground.
"Here let me help" Paige offered.
She made her away across the hall to Piper and Prue. She took Piper's other arm and put it around her shoulder. They lifted Piper and brought her to the couches in the living room. Prue lay her sister down and covered her with a blanket that lay near by. She placed a pillow under her head and kissed her on the forehead.
"So, you must be Paige. I'm Prue." Prue smiled and stretched out her hand.
Paige stared at Prue and then at her hand that was outstretched before her. She pushed the hand back and pulled Prue close to her and threw her arms around her.
"I know who you are! You're the legendary Prue Halliwell, the strongest sister; my big sister."
Prue couldn't help but laugh and Paige joined her.
"Ha ha is this what they've been telling you all these years?" Prue asked.
By this time Phoebe had made her way into the living room and sat down on one of the loungers. She watched in amazement as the sister she missed for so many years, had returned and was now deep in conversation with Paige, the sister she had never met.
"...so I came to your funeral and I met Phoebe there. I went to shake her hand and I think she got a premonition or something because two hours later she's fighting Shax in front of me." Paige laughed at the memory of her story.
Prue smiled and looked over at Phoebe. She had gone white and was staring off into the distance.
"Pheebs sweetie, are you ok? You look a little pale?" asked Prue.
"I just can't...I mean you're...Back from...How did you...Why..." Phoebe muttered to herself.
"I'll get you a glass of water. Paige you want to come with?"
Paige nodded and her and Prue left the room and headed towards the kitchen. As they left Piper began to toss and turn. She rolled over but slipped off the side of the couch and hit the ground.
"Ooh, Ow that hurt"
Piper sat up and rubbed her head. She sat back on the couch and looked around. Phoebe was still staring off into the distance and hadn't noticed Piper had awoken.
Piper waved at Phoebe and clicked her fingers. She then placed 2 fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly. Phoebe was startled by the loud noise and snapped out of her trance.
"Piper! You're awake."
"Yeah I noticed. Phoebe what happened?"
Phoebe made her way to the couch and sat beside her sister.
"You fainted honey"
"Why? Did a demon do this or something?"
"No...You fainted when you saw Prue"
Piper snorted. And laughed slightly.
"Well of course I would, because Prue's dead. We haven't seen her in 5 years."
"No Piper, you just saw her"
"Phoebe don't be ridiculous..."
Before Piper could finish her sentence Paige and Prue entered the room. Piper gasped and her eyes opened wide as she saw her sister standing in front of her.
"Piper! Oh Piper your awake, you scared me back there. Oh I missed you so much. Oh sweetie I love you!"
Tears began to stream down Prue and Piper's cheeks as they embraced each other. Piper had been waiting for this day for so long and now that it had arrived she couldn't believe it.
"I love you too...Prue I missed you...don't leave...Oh God Prue!"
Piper began to laugh and a smile spread across her face stretching from ear to ear. She held onto her sister so tight, she didn't want to let her go. She was afraid if she let her go she would leave again.
"Ok sweetie let go. You're cutting off my circulation."
Piper laughed and let go of her sister. She held onto her hand and sat her down beside her and Phoebe.
"Ok guys, there is a reason I came back. Well I didn't come back, I was sent back. By the Elders. It appears that something big has happened. Something bigger than it appears to be..."
"Billie" said Paige.
Prue nodded and held Phoebes hand as well as Piper's.
"She-She died. The demon's came and I-I-I couldn't heal her"
Paige began to cry as she remembered the events that occurred earlier that day.
"We put her on the couch upstairs and I don't know she was lying there and then she just...vanished. She disappeared!" Phoebe explained.
Prue sighed and shook her head.
"She didn't disappear, she was taken."
Opening Credits
Ent - Unknown Room
The room is dark despite the countless windows built into its walls. There are many desk's covered with notebooks and loose leafs of paper. Ink quills are stacked in their hundreds; some are tipped over dripping ink off the side of the dark oak desk. A man in a green coat and black trousers is pacing around the room, riffling through dust-covered books that lie on one of the desks.
"Oh No, No, NO! Where did I leave it?" asks the man.
He drops the book on the table and scratches his head. He pushes the glasses that are perched at the tip of his nose back to their rightful position. He places his hand on his chin and begins to drum his fingers against his cheek.
"Ah, I remember"
The man hops slightly in the air and springs into a fast paced walk. He walks to a door and waves his hand before it. The door swings open, creaking as it reveals another dust infested room. The corners are covered with cob-webs and a few mice are scurrying along the floor. This room is also filled with desks, and bookshelves. But instead of notebooks, the desks are covered with viles filled with a variety of colours, cauldron's that are bubbling over their burners and mixing pot's in a variety of shape's and sizes.
"Here it is!"
The man lifts up a pile of mixing pot's to reveal a small black book. He grasped the book with both hands and placed it on his chest, over his heart.
"I should have known I left you in the laboratorium. My precious Libellus Mystikos..."
The man rubbed the dust off the cover of his book to reveal Libellus Mystikos written in gold on the black leather cover. He then raced back into the other room. He pulled a chair out from under one of the desks to reveal a brown leather bag. It was filled with vile's and notes. He placed the small black book in his jacket pocket and threw some inkwells from the desk into his bag. He then closed it over and slung it over his shoulder.
"I must hurry! Faust will not be pleased with me if I am late."
As the man reached for a potion from his bag the ground began to shake. The tables rattled and books fell off the bookshelves. The man ran to the window and peered outside. The dark cloud that covered the sky was disappearing and a light blue colour replaced it. The man gasps and returns to the centre of the floor. He reaches for a vile filled with a blue liquid. He throws the vile and it smashes against the hard stone floor. A poof of smoke appears and surrounds the man. As the smoke clears, the man is gone.
Ent Halliwell Manor – Attic
Prue is darting up the stairs towards the attic; her 3 sisters trailing behind her.
"What do you mean taken? By Who?" asks Phoebe.
She looks at Paige, looking for an answer but she simply shrugs her shoulders and nudges her on up the stairs.
"I don't know exactly who, but I know that-Well you see...It's very complicated"
Prue stopped suddenly before the attic door; Phoebe shocked by the sudden halt of movement crashed into the back of Prue. Prue didn't seem to notice, she simply caught her balance and stood there thinking to herself. She had a puzzled expression on her face. How could she explain this? Prue began to move her arms and lips but did not utter a word.
"Are we playing Sheraids?" asked Paige.
"Oh I love sheraids!"
Phoebe and Paige smiled at each other and began to examine Prue. Piper looked irritated and grew impatient. She whistled loudly causing her 3 sisters to jump.
"Could you not do that beside me ear! I can hear ringing..."
"No Paige, that's just the air running through your head"
Paige pouted and shook her head. She opened the attic door and walked over to the Book.
"So, why are we in the attic?"
"I don't know. I was following her."
Phoebe pointed at Prue who was standing beside the altar still thinking to herself. She smiled to herself; she knew how to explain it now.
"Paige look for the page in the Book that describes the 7 Planes of Existence please. Piper and Phoebe grab some chairs or something this may take a while to explain. Wait do you still have that Metaphysic's book from college Pheebs?"
"Yeah I think so, let me check my room. It's probably still in there somewhere."
Piper pulled 2 chairs over to the altar as Phoebe left the room to search for her book. Paige was flicking through pages in the book, looking confused. She had no idea why she was looking for a page on Plane's and what this had to do with Billie. She passed the vanquishing spells, love spells, the karma spell she used against her old colleague then she finally came to the page on Plane's.
"Found it. The Seven Plane's of Existence."
Paige read through the information and still felt confused. Prue wasn't smiling anymore. This wasn't exactly good news. But they had to know.
Phoebe walked into the room, 3 books in her hand. She had one open and was flicking through the pages. The information was familiar and had come in very handy in all the demon hunting they did.
"Wow, Prue don't be so worried. We can handle it sweetie."
Prue looked extremely surprised.
"How did you-I didn't say anything?"
"Phoebe's empathic" Piper said.
Paige nodded her head and Phoebe sat down on the chair beside Piper.
"I lost that power a long time ago, but a couple months ago we had this innocent who was in really bad shape. No one could talk to her because she was so scared and pretty paranoid. She thought everyone was evil. There were a couple demons after her—"
"MAJOR Future-Whitelighter…" Paige added.
"Exactly. So the elder's needed my help. They felt I had done enough good with my power's lately that I had earned my empathy power back."
"So now she can hear all the thoughts running through your head!" Paige said in a spooky voice. She smiled and Phoebe laughed.
"No, I can feel feelings. People's emotions, for instance if they are in pain, sadness, happiness…I just know what's bothering them."
"Cool Power."
Prue nodded her head and let out a deep breath. She moved to the Book and tapped the Plane entry with her finger.
"Did you notice anything strange about this entry when you read it?"
Paige was once again confused.
"No, it's about the 7 Planes of existence. The Casual Plane which is the Elder's, Mental Plane, Astral Plane, Etheric or the Ghostly Plane and the Physical Plane which is this plane."
"Wait, you only mentioned 5. The Book said there were 7."
"That's right Piper. There are 7; one of the Plane's not mentioned is The Underworld. Grams felt it wasn't necessary to mention considering we know a lot about it."
"Well that still leaves one."
Phoebe looked at Prue who was now fidgeting with her nails. Piper noticed this and stared Prue in the eye.
"I know you're nervous Prue, so just tell us."
"Ok, there is another Plane of Existence which not many people know about. Only a handful of the Elder's know, and some very high level demons. This plane is not like any other plane. It can not be reached via orbing or any spell or potion. It's as if it does not exist. But it does serve a fundamental purpose. It exists between the Astral and Physical plane. It's kind of an in between…of life and…"
"…Death. I'm guessing that's where Billie is?" Phoebe asked.
"Eh well yes"
"So is she alive?" asked Paige
"Yes she is, and that's the good news. The bad news is that this Plane, The Far Plane, does not function on a balance of good and evil, as far as we know. It is not like our world, it is completely independent but we also depend on it. It completes the cycle of life. Before you can pass to the afterlife you must go through the Far Plane."
"Wait, if this—this Plane is so secret Prue, how do you know all this stuff about it?" asked Piper.
Prue sighed and looked down at the Book and then back at her sister.
"Because, I've been there"
"What?"
"When I died, I was sent to the Far Plane. That's why you couldn't contact me Piper. I know you tried, I could feel you trying to call me back down but I couldn't. The Far Plane is where powerful Demon's and Witches go after they die. When they reach the Far Plane their powers are stripped and kept safe for the next Witch/Demon who is in line to receive them. This ends their cycle of life and they are set free to begin a new cycle or they can be returned to become –"
"A Whitelighter"
The sisters spun around and saw Leo standing in the doorway. He put Wyatt down and whispered in his ear. Wyatt nodded and orbed out. Leo was clenching his hands, he took a deep breath and walked into the room.
"Honey, do you know about all this Far Plane mumbo jumbo?"
Leo sighed and held Piper's hand. There was a lot about his past Piper didn't know. He had many lives, and many secrets some of which Piper was better off not knowing.
"Yes I do. I was also there once. A long time ago; When I first became a Whitelighter. It is a place of peace and calm, much like Up There with the Elders. But Billie shouldn't be there, her cycle of life is not nearly complete?" Leo asked and he looked at Prue.
"I know, she was taken there because she was in grave danger down here. She had to be protected. Billie was once one half of the Ultimate Power, but she is still a very powerful witch. She has a great future of good before her that we could not risk."
"Grave Danger? Prue, it was a few lousy Demons! And not very powerful ones at that."
"Yes I know Phoebe, they aren't very powerful but they injured her greatly. And that injury would have weakened her enough to make her vulnerable in the next fight."
"Next fight? Oh God is this another one of those "Your Destiny is not fulfilled" things?" mocked Paige.
Paige smiled and laughed and Phoebe joined her. Piper did not seem amused, she looked worried. This wasn't a joke. This was serious. This was another one of those "Your Destiny in not fulfilled" things.
"It is one of those things isn't it? We still have some battle to fight?"
Prue nodded. Paige's smile quickly faded. Phoebe's mouth opened; words escaped her. She tried to speak but quickly gave up.
"Well, so much for a happily ever after" joked Paige.
Piper wrapped her arms around Leo and he held her close. Piper was afraid. There was another battle. Another battle where they would risk their lives and the lives of the one's they loved.
They where quickly interrupted when a pink light flashed into the Attic.
"Coop" Phoebe smiled.
"Phoebe, I haven't seen you in days. Where have you been?"
"Yeah I know honey, I'm sorry we've just been really busy here."
Phoebe hugged Coop and kissed him on the lips. He held her hand and pressed Phoebe against him.
"Another Demon?" asked Coop
"Another Battle apparently"
Coop didn't understand what Paige meant and stared at her in confusion..
"Never mind, I think it would best if you left. We have some things to work out"
"Phoebe, I'm not going to leave every time you run the risk of attack! I'll be running half my life!"
She understood. He wasn't defenceless; he was strong and cared about her a lot. But Phoebe had lost too many people in her life to want to risk losing the love of her life.
Suddenly a burst of flames appeared in the centre of the room.
A tall woman appeared. She hissed at the sisters. The woman had a mouth filled with sharp fangs, hair made of living snakes and hands made from brass. She began to wave her hands around. Large stone's flew from her palms smashing the attic windows and hitting everyone in the room.
Coop flung him self around to shield Phoebe from the stone. He squinted his eyes and a large pink force field surrounded them.
"You can create force fields?" asked Phoebe.
"Phoebe, there's nothing love can't do!"
Phoebe smiled but was quickly drawn back into the battle going on. Paige orbed Leo out of the room and Piper was throwing her arms in the air, blowing up the Woman in front of her. She was strong and the explosions made her flinch but she simply moved closer to Piper. Prue began to telekinetically throw items from the room at the demon. She hissed and turned to face Prue. She flung her palms towards Prue, causing an explosion of rocks at Prue. Prue dove out of the way and took cover behind the couch. The demon returned to Piper. She swung her large hands and threw Piper across the room. Paige orbed a bookcase down on top of the Woman. She was knocked to floor and lay still under the pile of books that smothered her. Phoebe stepped out of Coop's force field and ran over to Piper. She grabbed Piper and pulled her up when suddenly the woman rose. She let out a horrendous high pitched screech when a bolt of lightning hit the floor. A tall brown haired man in a robe shot lightning from his hands at the She-Demon. Another blonde woman in a robe bolted into the room. She raised her hands in the air and a bolt of lightning came crashing down on the Demon. The Demon screamed and exploded into millions of small stones which quickly disappeared from the floor. The man stood still in a triumphant pose beside the woman. He put his arm around her and she brushed the hair from her face and looked around the room.
"Coop?" asked the woman.
"Psyche? Perseus?"
"Paige, Phoebe, Piper and Prue. Now that we are done with the Introductions will someone tell me what the hell is going on here?!"
To be continued…