Prue finding true love

[val1993]

Have you ever wondered if Micah/Mitch, a 17th century Witch Hunter from 3x04 All Halliwell's Eve was actually planned to be Prue's true love? I mean, at the moment she saw him it looked like she knew in her heart that she could trust this guy, and they showed so much affection for each other, then she met his descendant/reborn version at P3, why wasn't that line ever developed? I wonder If we would be able to see somewhere in Season 4 an arc about the forbidden love of the firstborn Charmed One and a witch hunter (had they kept Prue in the show)?

[Esmeralda]

Dec 30, 2015 13:45:40 GMT -5 val1993 said:

Have you ever wondered if Micah/Mitch, a 17th century Witch Hunter from 3x04 All Halliwell's Eve was actually planned to be Prue's true love? I mean, at the moment she saw him it looked like she knew in her heart that she could trust this guy, and they showed so much affection for each other, then she met his descendant/reborn version at P3, why wasn't that line ever developed? I wonder If we would be able to see somewhere in Season 4 an arc about the forbidden love of the firstborn Charmed One and a witch hunter (had they kept Prue in the show)?

Although I also thought that Micah/Mitch would've made a great match for Prue, I can't see Mitch as a modern day witch hunter and I definitely can't see them doing a forbidden love between the firstborn Charmed One and a witch hunter during the same season that you had Phoebe, Queen of the Underworld.

Don't get me wrong - I would've preferred Prue and Mitch that way than the Cole/Phoebe story (ANYTHING would've been better than that mess!), but with Phoebe and Cole as popular as they were at that time....*shudder*

Now if Phoebe had been the one who died, that might have made a difference...

But then again, I would've preferred a Season Seven story featuring a forbidden love between Prue and Zankou...done the way Phoebe and Cole *should've* been done...with perhaps us finding out that Chris is *their* son, not Piper's...

[ljones]

I saw no potential in a possible relationship between Prue and whatever his name was. In fact, despite the meaningful glances exchanged between Shannen Doherty and actor David Chisum, I just didn't see the magic. Apparently, neither did Brad Kern. He didn't bothered to continue this storyline.

I have always regarded Andy as Prue's true love.

[CharmedFaith]

I think had Prue stayed around that they would've brought back Bane like they originally intended and hooked them up for the long run. It would've made a good comparison between Phoebe/Prue with Phoebe going "oh so you can date the bad boy who tried to kill us but I cant?"

[stratego]

They did this too often. Introducing guys the sisters had a connection with and then never mentioning them again.

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Oct 25, 2020 20:30:44 GMT -5 CharmedFaith said:

I think had Prue stayed around that they would've brought back Bane like they originally intended and hooked them up for the long run. It would've made a good comparison between Phoebe/Prue with Phoebe going "oh so you can date the bad boy who tried to kill us but I can't?"

Oooh I love that. 

I would have loved Prue and Bane to be together, he already knew her secret and wasn't turned off by it, so that negates any "telling him the family secret" type of storyline that seems to happen in every witchy/supernatural show. 

I would have loved it if the roles had to be replaced with Phoebe having to accept their relationship over Phoebe having to accept Piper and Leo's wedding, which I believe never makes sense for her character, I could see Phoebe being petty about Prue being involved with Bane though and that their sisterhood would be challenged in someway with Phoebe ultimately accepting him into their family. 

[thepowerofnicki]

Bane's a fun fling but I don't see him as being a serious love interest for Prue.

I always wonder who Prue would have ended up with. I liked the idea of her with another male witch. I could totally see him and Prue forming a Wiccan power couple.

It would have been cool if she dated a character similar to Richard. I could see perfect put together Prue getting together with a witch from another powerful and well-established magical family.

[Esmeralda]

Funny, but if she didn't end up with Bane (the one I always wanted to get out for good behavior and end up with her since they had the most chemistry and he already knew the family secret) the other one I always wanted to see her hook up with - a TRUE power couple - was ZANKOU! If either he went good or she went bad - or they came to an agreement to battle the Elders together - WOW!!! Not married or have kids (she already raised Piper and Phoebe...), but as a power couple...WOW!

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Mar 15, 2021 12:35:21 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Funny, but if she didn't end up with Bane (the one I always wanted to get out for good behavior and end up with her since they had the most chemistry and he already knew the family secret) the other one I always wanted to see her hook up with - a TRUE power couple - was ZANKOU! If either he went good or she went bad - or they came to an agreement to battle the Elders together - WOW!!! Not married or have kids (she already raised Piper and Phoebe...), but as a power couple...WOW!

Prue and Zankou would have definitely been a power couple, damn that would have been interesting to see as well, I love this.

Does this mean the Charmed Ones with Zankou verses The Elders would be the last season? Would Paige have replaced Phoebe? Or would all four of them coexist? 

My dream season four is Cole and Phoebe versus the Elders which results in Cole dying protecting Phoebe and his unborn daughter which would lead into season five with Phoebe being a single mother, do you think that Prue and Zankou verses the Elders could work in this timeline? Or would Phoebe have to die either in season three or in the battle to make that work?

[Esmeralda]

In any of my head canons, Phoebe is the one who dies, not Prue, so she can remain my Phoebs and not become PhoeME. Paige remains the Only Child she should've been rather than PhoeME 2.0.

Oh, yes, the Charmed Ones with Zankou versus the Elders would definitely be the last season.

Oh, yes, I definitely think that this could fit into your storyline, since it's similar to my own, except the daughter is Piper and Leo's. I don't include the Cole-the-Source and/or the Phoetus storyline at all since it's my least-favorite storyline for the way it ruins Phoebs, but you definitely could.

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Mar 15, 2021 15:34:24 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

In any of my head canons, Phoebe is the one who dies, not Prue, so she can remain my Phoebs and not become PhoeME. Paige remains the Only Child she should've been rather than PhoeME 2.0.

Oh, yes, the Charmed Ones with Zankou versus the Elders would definitely be the last season.

Oh, yes, I definitely think that this could fit into your storyline, since it's similar to my own, except the daughter is Piper and Leo's. I don't include the Cole-the-Source and/or the Phoetus storyline at all since it's my least-favorite storyline for the way it ruins Phoebs, but you definitely could.

I would have loved to see how that would have played out, Prue, Piper, Paige along with Zankou versus the Elders, I love the idea of a darker version of the sisters (not in an alternate reality featured in the episode 'It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World', this reality) with Prue at the helm. 

Maybe, in your reality, the sisters find out, in season four, that Shax was actually an Elder glamoured to be a Demon because the Elders didn't believe that the sisters weren't dedicating their lives properly to the Greater Good and that Phoebe ended up being killed by Shax, the Elders go cold after Phoebe's death, with not giving Prue and Piper a break to grieve, Paige gets introduced with the power of premonitions (my dream introduction is that she is a descendant of P. Bowen).

After the Power Of Three is reconciled, the Elders starts giving them missions ''that only the power of three can handle" Prue starts to get suspicious due to the Demons they have to kill only being lower-level or not giving much of a fight she then starts to question the Elders intentions when she stumbles across a passage in the Book Of Shadows of Shax being a Whitelighter to one of their ancestors, putting two and two together she comes to frightening realisation that the Elders were the ones behind Phoebe's death.  

Maybe I have gone too far with this. 

[goldeneye049]

Hmmm, I think the Season 3 finale could have been more interesting if the source had willingly exposed the sisters. So it wouldn't be Alice (ridiculous) but two cops possessed by source agents (I prefer the triad but Cole killed them) who enter the house and kill Piper. Prue is completely out of control when one of her sisters is dead or nearly dead. At this point, the source could have offered time travel if Prue had allied with him in any way.
And in another season 4 if ever Phoebe were to be killed, I think Prue could hate demons as much as the elders, she would have lived very badly with the death of one of her sisters because she would have failed in her role as a big sister. . .

[Esmeralda]

Mar 16, 2021 2:53:28 GMT -5 goldeneye049 said:

Hmmm, I think the Season 3 finale could have been more interesting if the source had willingly exposed the sisters. So it wouldn't be Alice (ridiculous) but two cops possessed by source agents (I prefer the triad but Cole killed them) who enter the house and kill Piper. Prue is completely out of control when one of her sisters is dead or nearly dead. At this point, the source could have offered time travel if Prue had allied with him in any way.
And in another season 4 if ever Phoebe were to be killed, I think Prue could hate demons as much as the elders, she would have lived very badly with the death of one of her sisters because she would have failed in her role as a big sister. . .

Exactly so - she'd turn into the Fury, not Piper.

[Esmeralda]

Check this out, from a virtual series some friends and I worked on many years ago. Keep in mind that in ours, Paige is both their friend and their innocent in S3 - they don't realize she's their half-sister until she gains Phoebe's power (which works exactly like Phoebe's) after Phoebe's death. That, sensing evil and orbing are Paige's only powers. Mitch from 'All Halliwell's Eve' is Prue's boyfriend and Darryl's new partner...

ACT FOUR

FADE IN:
INT. HALLIWELL LIVING ROOM

PIPER and LEO are sitting on the couch, while MITCH is sitting on a chair. COLE is pacing. PAIGE is standing in the middle of the room, waving her arms around. Leo and Mitch are watching her, curiously but not saying anything.

PIPER:
Are you sure about this?

COLE:
Sure as I can be. I'm good at a lot of things, but waiting is not one of them.

Paige makes a louder noise and flicks her hands just as Cole reaches her.

COLE:
What do you think you're doing?

PAIGE:
I'm trying to do that orbing thing. Each time either Prue or Piper does something with their hands, their powers work, so isn't that how mine should?

PIPER:
(pain in her voice)
Phoebe's power wasn't active - she always grumbled about that. Maybe yours isn't either; maybe there's another way of activating it.

PAIGE:
Like what?

Cole yells in her face and she orbs in and out.

PAIGE:
What happened?

PIPER:
You orbed.

PAIGE:
I did?

COLE:
It's a fear response.

LEO:
So until you learn how to control it, you just have to…

PAIGE:
Get scared?

LEO:
Yeah.

PAIGE:
Well...all things considering, that shouldn't be too difficult.

PIPER:
Good. Then we will orb, freeze, and juggle knives if we have to, anything to keep Prue from becoming a full-on fury.

PAIGE:
Okay, but what I don't get is, how do we do that once she gets here?

LEO:
Well, we have to close the portal of unexpressed fury.

COLE:
Unexpressed? Hasn't she been raging for days?

LEO:
(shaking his head)
At demons. At Piper, at you, at Mitch, at me. But that's not who she's truly angry at.

PAIGE:
Then who?

Suddenly Cole yells out in pain and drops to his knees. He hears voices, which we also hear. Piper kneels beside him.

PIPER:
They're close?

Cole nods and Paige gets scared and orbs out. Piper stands up.

PIPER:
Paige?

Paige orbs back in.

PAIGE:
I did it again.

COLE:
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

A FURY barges in through the front door. Piper spins around. The fury makes a beeline for Piper, backing her up against the wall. With nowhere to go, Piper kicks her, knocking her down. Prue and the other fury appear near Cole.

LEO:
Piper!

PIPER:
Leo! You and Mitch, get out of here!

Leo wraps his arms around a protesting Mitch, orbing the two into the kitchen.

PIPER:
Nice decoy, Prue. Two points.

Paige picks a lamp up off of the end table and throws it across the room. It crashes at the furies’ feet, and they turn around.

PAIGE:
Sorry.

The two furies go over to her.

PAIGE:
Really sorry.

Cole turns into BELTHAZOR and from the floor throws an energy ball at the two furies and kills them. Prue turns around and pushes Piper out of the way. She leans over Belthazor and scratches his chest. He turns back into COLE, screaming at the pain.

PIPER:
Cole is not your problem, Prue, and you know it!

Prue attacks Piper, waving her arm and sending her flying straight into a cabinet, smashing it. Prue goes over to Piper, but Cole calls out to her, distracting her.

COLE:
It’s my fault Phoebe’s dead! You blame me! I blame me! If it wasn't for me, she never would've gone down there to try to save me when you think she should've stayed up here with you and Piper. You blame me; just admit it!

With a scream, Prue scratches Cole’s chest again. Paige spies a vase on the sofa table and throws it at Prue. The vase sails overhead and breaks over Cole’s head. Prue turns around and advances on Paige.

PAIGE:
You don't want to kill me, Prue.

In the b.g., Piper goes over to Cole to check on him.

PAIGE:
It's not about me, and it's not about Cole, is it?

PIPER:
Leo!

Leo runs in from the kitchen. Prue growls and tries to scratch Paige, but Paige orbs out and back in behind Prue, who spins around.

PAIGE:
Cole’s not the one you’re angry with. It's yourself, isn't it?

Prue screams and grabs Paige by the throat.

PIPER:
Leo, do something!

Mitch runs in just in time to see Leo grab both Prue and Paige in a hug and orb out with both of them in tow.

MITCH:
Where'd he take them?

COLE:
To face what Prue's really angry about.

CUT TO:

INT. MAUSOLEUM

Leo orbs in with Prue and Paige. Prue backs away when she sees Phoebe’s plaque.

PAIGE:
Tell her, Prue. Tell her how angry you are that you didn't protect her.

Prue tries to get out but the doors are locked.

PAIGE:
When my parents died, I was so angry at myself for not dying with them. I was alone, and they were no longer there to protect me. Just like you feel like you're alone because you didn't protect Phoebe. Tell her, Prue! Tell her!

Prue turns to glare at Page.

PRUE:
How dare you!

She runs over to Phoebe’s plaque and bangs on it.

PRUE:
How dare you go somewhere where I couldn't be there to protect you! I'm so sorry, Phoebe! I'm so, so sorry! Please come back!

For the first time since Phoebe's death, Prue starts to cry.

PRUE:
Please come back, sweet girl. What will I do without you?

Prue screams and sinks down on the ground. She sits there and bawls, changing back to normal. Leo starts to go over to her, but Paige beats him and kneels down next to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Leo stands back and watches.

PAIGE:
(softly, comfortingly)
It's okay. It's okay.

PRUE:
It's not okay. We risk our lives everyday, but she never thought about the consequences. She loved being a witch and just wanted to save innocents.

Paige starts to cry silent tears.

PAIGE:
(whispering)
I know.

PRUE:
We…we didn’t always get along. And I was so hard on her, for her choices, for keeping in touch with Dad, for reciting the spell that gave us our powers, for falling in love with a demon. But I…I just wanted the best for her. Instead I let her down. I was supposed to look out for her, protect her, and I failed. Now she’s gone. How…how do I live with myself for not protecting her?

She starts to bawl again and Paige hugs her, gently rubbing her back.

PAIGE:
By admitting that you're not perfect.

Prue looks up, tears rolling down her cheeks, now glaring at Paige.

PAIGE:
You're not omniscient, Prue. You thought that Shax was gone and had no idea what would happen after she went to try to help Cole. Please. Don't let your pride at not doing what you couldn't do anyway get in the way of remembering her and loving her as she was, and being the big sister to Piper who Phoebe would've wanted you to be. That's the best way to honor her, not by being angry at yourself for something you can't change. It's what I try to do for my parents - being the best young woman I can possibly be, the daughter they would want me to be. Do the same for Phoebe, and she'll rest in peace....and maybe you'll finally find some.

Prue sits up, wiping away her tears.

PRUE:
You're right. You're a very wise person, Paige Matthews. I'll bet you're a very good social worker.

Paige smiles and hugs Prue again while Leo solemnly looks at Phoebe’s plaque. It's clear by the look on his face that despite Paige's words to Prue, he still feels guilty for losing a charge.

INSERT:

As Natalie Imbruglia's "Goodbye" plays, we see stock footage of San Francisco during the morning, ending at Halliwell Manor.

CUT TO:

INT. HALLIWELL KITCHEN

PIPER is making a large spread for breakfast. She pours two cups of coffee. PRUE comes in and sits on a stool. Piper hands her a cup of coffee.

PIPER:
Did you sleep?

PRUE:
Yeah, actually, better than I have in a while.
(sipping her coffee.)
Mmm. It's quiet, isn't it? It's just really, really quiet.

PIPER:
I know. Phoebe certainly brought excitement to the Manor, from discovering we were witches to a demonic boyfriend.
(sighing)
It's strange, the things you miss.

Prue smiles in agreement, then takes another sip of coffee.

PRUE:
So, how scary was I?

Piper laughs and sits next to her.

PIPER:
I've seen worse. Heck, I've been worse. But, uh, but Paige…

PRUE:
She completely freaked, huh?

PIPER:
No, uh, she handled it… better than most people would, I think. She saved your life. She definitely is a Halliwell, last name or not.

PRUE:
I know I haven't been the most welcoming. I just… I know we didn’t always get along, but I miss Phoebe so much. Since this whole Charmed thing we were finally starting to grow close. And now...now it's just hard to imagine opening up to someone else, being responsible for someone else. With everything that happens in our lives, love just feels like an invitation for more pain.

PIPER:
So maybe, um… maybe you don't start with love. Maybe you just start with thanks.

PRUE:
I think I could do that.

PIPER:
Good, because I invited her over for breakfast.

PRUE:
Piper!

The doorbell rings.

PIPER:
(smiling)
Why don’t you get that?

PRUE:
(also smiling)
Why don't I?

QUICK CUT TO:

INT. FOYER (CONTINUOUS)

The doorbell rings again as Prue hurries to the door.

PRUE:
Coming!

She opens the door to see PAIGE holding a paper bag.

PRUE:
Hi, Paige.

PAIGE:
Hi.

Prue just stands there with the door open. There's a very awkward pause.

PAIGE:
Uh, can…can I come in?

PRUE:
Oh, right!

She stands aside to let Paige enter. Paige walks into the foyer. Prue closes the door.

PRUE:
Piper said she invited you to breakfast.

Paige stops and turns back.

PAIGE:
Yeah. I’m not really a morning person.

PRUE:
(smiling, glad they have something in common)
Me, either.

PAIGE:
(smiling back)
Yeah, so I usually stop off somewhere for coffee and a pastry - so I thought I’d take her up on her offer.

She smiles nervously and fidgets, unsure of how to act.

PIPER walks in, carrying a platter of pancakes.

PIPER:
Good morning, Paige.

PAIGE:
Morning, Piper. You know, I could've come over early and help cook.  I love to cook.

PIPER:
(smiling, glad they have something in common)
Me, too. But it's okay. I enjoy doing it myself.

There's another awkward pause. Prue spots the scratches on Paige's neck.

PRUE:
Did I do that?

PAIGE:
(reaching her hands up to the scratches)
Yeah, but I know you didn't mean it.

PRUE:
You know, Leo could fix them for you.

PAIGE:
No, thanks. They're my first war wound. I think I'll wear them with pride.

PIPER:
Unfortunately in this family, it will not be the last.

PAIGE:
Well, every family has its pros and its cons.

Piper walks over to stand next to Prue and there's another awkward silence.

PAIGE:
(to Prue)
So…how are you?

PRUE:
Better, thanks to you.

Paige smiles.

PRUE:
I've had, uh… bad hours.
(leaning against banister)
And hours that aren't quite so bad. I guess you know how it is.

She shrugs.

PAIGE:
(nodding)
Yeah. When my parents died, there were some days I didn't think I'd survive the sadness. I miss them every single day. And by thinking of them and missing them, they continue to live through me. It'll never be okay that she's gone, Prue. But I promise, it will get better.

PRUE:
Thanks.
(smiling)
By thinking of her, she'll continue to live through me.  I like that.

PIPER:
(also smiling)
Me, too.

Prue steps forward. She and Paige look at each other for a moment before they hug, now standing directly beneath the chandelier. Piper steps in and joins the group hug. A familiar bright blue light shines over them. Paige steps back, confused.

PAIGE:
Okay. What was that?

Piper shares a smile with Prue.

PRUE:
I think that means you're supposed to be here.

Piper reaches out to take Paige by the hand.

PIPER:
Come! I hope you’re hungry. I didn’t know what you liked, so I made everything.

Paige laughs while Prue smiles in bemusement.

PAIGE:
I'm starving and it all smells wonderful.

Prue's smile grows larger as she watches Paige and Piper as they walk towards the dining room. She follows them.

QUICK CUT TO:

INT. DINING ROOM

Prue walks into the room where Paige and Piper are already sitting, reaching for various dishes. Prue sits down and takes the dish from Paige. As they pass various dishes and start talking, Paige finds herself smiling, just as large, finally thinking that this might not be as bad as she thought it was going to be.

FADE OUT.

END OF EPISODE

[Esmeralda]

Mar 16, 2021 1:31:34 GMT -5 BriannaWarren2.0 said:

Mar 15, 2021 15:34:24 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

In any of my head canons, Phoebe is the one who dies, not Prue, so she can remain my Phoebs and not become PhoeME. Paige remains the Only Child she should've been rather than PhoeME 2.0.

Oh, yes, the Charmed Ones with Zankou versus the Elders would definitely be the last season.

Oh, yes, I definitely think that this could fit into your storyline, since it's similar to my own, except the daughter is Piper and Leo's. I don't include the Cole-the-Source and/or the Phoetus storyline at all since it's my least-favorite storyline for the way it ruins Phoebs, but you definitely could.

I would have loved to see how that would have played out, Prue, Piper, Paige along with Zankou versus the Elders, I love the idea of a darker version of the sisters (not in an alternate reality featured in the episode 'It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World', this reality) with Prue at the helm. 

Maybe, in your reality, the sisters find out, in season four, that Shax was actually an Elder glamoured to be a Demon because the Elders didn't believe that the sisters weren't dedicating their lives properly to the Greater Good and that Phoebe ended up being killed by Shax, the Elders go cold after Phoebe's death, with not giving Prue and Piper a break to grieve, Paige gets introduced with the power of premonitions (my dream introduction is that she is a descendant of P. Bowen).

After the Power Of Three is reconciled, the Elders starts giving them missions ''that only the power of three can handle" Prue starts to get suspicious due to the Demons they have to kill only being lower-level or not giving much of a fight she then starts to question the Elders intentions when she stumbles across a passage in the Book Of Shadows of Shax being a Whitelighter to one of their ancestors, putting two and two together she comes to frightening realisation that the Elders were the ones behind Phoebe's death.  

Maybe I have gone too far with this. 

OH, LOVE THIS! ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! I *so* hope you decide to write it someday. If you want to use anything from mine, feel free.

I also love your idea of Paige being a descendant of P. Bowen. I was part of a different group series where we did something like that, except her mother was still alive and because she didn't have ANY powers, she knew the Book of Shadows even better than Phoebe or Paige did. Paige *was* part of that one, so her name was Rori - not a P.

But MOST OF ALL - if Shax is really Odin glamoured as Shax and he's the one who kills Phoebe...OH, YES!!!

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Mar 16, 2021 3:11:10 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Check this out, from a virtual series some friends and I worked on many years ago. Keep in mind that in ours, Paige is both their friend and their innocent in S3 - they don't realize she's their half-sister until she gains Phoebe's power (which works exactly like Phoebe's) after Phoebe's death. That, sensing evil and orbing are Paige's only powers. Mitch from 'All Halliwell's Eve' is Prue's boyfriend and Darryl's new partner...

ACT FOUR

FADE IN:
INT. HALLIWELL LIVING ROOM

PIPER and LEO are sitting on the couch, while MITCH is sitting on a chair. COLE is pacing. PAIGE is standing in the middle of the room, waving her arms around. Leo and Mitch are watching her, curiously but not saying anything.

PIPER:
Are you sure about this?

COLE:
Sure as I can be. I'm good at a lot of things, but waiting is not one of them.

Paige makes a louder noise and flicks her hands just as Cole reaches her.

COLE:
What do you think you're doing?

PAIGE:
I'm trying to do that orbing thing. Each time either Prue or Piper does something with their hands, their powers work, so isn't that how mine should?

PIPER:
(pain in her voice)
Phoebe's power wasn't active - she always grumbled about that. Maybe yours isn't either; maybe there's another way of activating it.

PAIGE:
Like what?

Cole yells in her face and she orbs in and out.

PAIGE:
What happened?

PIPER:
You orbed.

PAIGE:
I did?

COLE:
It's a fear response.

LEO:
So until you learn how to control it, you just have to…

PAIGE:
Get scared?

LEO:
Yeah.

PAIGE:
Well...all things considering, that shouldn't be too difficult.

PIPER:
Good. Then we will orb, freeze, and juggle knives if we have to, anything to keep Prue from becoming a full-on fury.

PAIGE:
Okay, but what I don't get is, how do we do that once she gets here?

LEO:
Well, we have to close the portal of unexpressed fury.

COLE:
Unexpressed? Hasn't she been raging for days?

LEO:
(shaking his head)
At demons. At Piper, at you, at Mitch, at me. But that's not who she's truly angry at.

PAIGE:
Then who?

Suddenly Cole yells out in pain and drops to his knees. He hears voices, which we also hear. Piper kneels beside him.

PIPER:
They're close?

Cole nods and Paige gets scared and orbs out. Piper stands up.

PIPER:
Paige?

Paige orbs back in.

PAIGE:
I did it again.

COLE:
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

A FURY barges in through the front door. Piper spins around. The fury makes a beeline for Piper, backing her up against the wall. With nowhere to go, Piper kicks her, knocking her down. Prue and the other fury appear near Cole.

LEO:
Piper!

PIPER:
Leo! You and Mitch, get out of here!

Leo wraps his arms around a protesting Mitch, orbing the two into the kitchen.

PIPER:
Nice decoy, Prue. Two points.

Paige picks a lamp up off of the end table and throws it across the room. It crashes at the furies’ feet, and they turn around.

PAIGE:
Sorry.

The two furies go over to her.

PAIGE:
Really sorry.

Cole turns into BELTHAZOR and from the floor throws an energy ball at the two furies and kills them. Prue turns around and pushes Piper out of the way. She leans over Belthazor and scratches his chest. He turns back into COLE, screaming at the pain.

PIPER:
Cole is not your problem, Prue, and you know it!

Prue attacks Piper, waving her arm and sending her flying straight into a cabinet, smashing it. Prue goes over to Piper, but Cole calls out to her, distracting her.

COLE:
It’s my fault Phoebe’s dead! You blame me! I blame me! If it wasn't for me, she never would've gone down there to try to save me when you think she should've stayed up here with you and Piper. You blame me; just admit it!

With a scream, Prue scratches Cole’s chest again. Paige spies a vase on the sofa table and throws it at Prue. The vase sails overhead and breaks over Cole’s head. Prue turns around and advances on Paige.

PAIGE:
You don't want to kill me, Prue.

In the b.g., Piper goes over to Cole to check on him.

PAIGE:
It's not about me, and it's not about Cole, is it?

PIPER:
Leo!

Leo runs in from the kitchen. Prue growls and tries to scratch Paige, but Paige orbs out and back in behind Prue, who spins around.

PAIGE:
Cole’s not the one you’re angry with. It's yourself, isn't it?

Prue screams and grabs Paige by the throat.

PIPER:
Leo, do something!

Mitch runs in just in time to see Leo grab both Prue and Paige in a hug and orb out with both of them in tow.

MITCH:
Where'd he take them?

COLE:
To face what Prue's really angry about.

CUT TO:

INT. MAUSOLEUM

Leo orbs in with Prue and Paige. Prue backs away when she sees Phoebe’s plaque.

PAIGE:
Tell her, Prue. Tell her how angry you are that you didn't protect her.

Prue tries to get out but the doors are locked.

PAIGE:
When my parents died, I was so angry at myself for not dying with them. I was alone, and they were no longer there to protect me. Just like you feel like you're alone because you didn't protect Phoebe. Tell her, Prue! Tell her!

Prue turns to glare at Page.

PRUE:
How dare you!

She runs over to Phoebe’s plaque and bangs on it.

PRUE:
How dare you go somewhere where I couldn't be there to protect you! I'm so sorry, Phoebe! I'm so, so sorry! Please come back!

For the first time since Phoebe's death, Prue starts to cry.

PRUE:
Please come back, sweet girl. What will I do without you?

Prue screams and sinks down on the ground. She sits there and bawls, changing back to normal. Leo starts to go over to her, but Paige beats him and kneels down next to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Leo stands back and watches.

PAIGE:
(softly, comfortingly)
It's okay. It's okay.

PRUE:
It's not okay. We risk our lives everyday, but she never thought about the consequences. She loved being a witch and just wanted to save innocents.

Paige starts to cry silent tears.

PAIGE:
(whispering)
I know.

PRUE:
We…we didn’t always get along. And I was so hard on her, for her choices, for keeping in touch with Dad, for reciting the spell that gave us our powers, for falling in love with a demon. But I…I just wanted the best for her. Instead I let her down. I was supposed to look out for her, protect her, and I failed. Now she’s gone. How…how do I live with myself for not protecting her?

She starts to bawl again and Paige hugs her, gently rubbing her back.

PAIGE:
By admitting that you're not perfect.

Prue looks up, tears rolling down her cheeks, now glaring at Paige.

PAIGE:
You're not omniscient, Prue. You thought that Shax was gone and had no idea what would happen after she went to try to help Cole. Please. Don't let your pride at not doing what you couldn't do anyway get in the way of remembering her and loving her as she was, and being the big sister to Piper who Phoebe would've wanted you to be. That's the best way to honor her, not by being angry at yourself for something you can't change. It's what I try to do for my parents - being the best young woman I can possibly be, the daughter they would want me to be. Do the same for Phoebe, and she'll rest in peace....and maybe you'll finally find some.

Prue sits up, wiping away her tears.

PRUE:
You're right. You're a very wise person, Paige Matthews. I'll bet you're a very good social worker.

Paige smiles and hugs Prue again while Leo solemnly looks at Phoebe’s plaque. It's clear by the look on his face that despite Paige's words to Prue, he still feels guilty for losing a charge.

INSERT:

As Natalie Imbruglia's "Goodbye" plays, we see stock footage of San Francisco during the morning, ending at Halliwell Manor.

CUT TO:

INT. HALLIWELL KITCHEN

PIPER is making a large spread for breakfast. She pours two cups of coffee. PRUE comes in and sits on a stool. Piper hands her a cup of coffee.

PIPER:
Did you sleep?

PRUE:
Yeah, actually, better than I have in a while.
(sipping her coffee.)
Mmm. It's quiet, isn't it? It's just really, really quiet.

PIPER:
I know. Phoebe certainly brought excitement to the Manor, from discovering we were witches to a demonic boyfriend.
(sighing)
It's strange, the things you miss.

Prue smiles in agreement, then takes another sip of coffee.

PRUE:
So, how scary was I?

Piper laughs and sits next to her.

PIPER:
I've seen worse. Heck, I've been worse. But, uh, but Paige…

PRUE:
She completely freaked, huh?

PIPER:
No, uh, she handled it… better than most people would, I think. She saved your life. She definitely is a Halliwell, last name or not.

PRUE:
I know I haven't been the most welcoming. I just… I know we didn’t always get along, but I miss Phoebe so much. Since this whole Charmed thing we were finally starting to grow close. And now...now it's just hard to imagine opening up to someone else, being responsible for someone else. With everything that happens in our lives, love just feels like an invitation for more pain.

PIPER:
So maybe, um… maybe you don't start with love. Maybe you just start with thanks.

PRUE:
I think I could do that.

PIPER:
Good, because I invited her over for breakfast.

PRUE:
Piper!

The doorbell rings.

PIPER:
(smiling)
Why don’t you get that?

PRUE:
(also smiling)
Why don't I?

QUICK CUT TO:

INT. FOYER (CONTINUOUS)

The doorbell rings again as Prue hurries to the door.

PRUE:
Coming!

She opens the door to see PAIGE holding a paper bag.

PRUE:
Hi, Paige.

PAIGE:
Hi.

Prue just stands there with the door open. There's a very awkward pause.

PAIGE:
Uh, can…can I come in?

PRUE:
Oh, right!

She stands aside to let Paige enter. Paige walks into the foyer. Prue closes the door.

PRUE:
Piper said she invited you to breakfast.

Paige stops and turns back.

PAIGE:
Yeah. I’m not really a morning person.

PRUE:
(smiling, glad they have something in common)
Me, either.

PAIGE:
(smiling back)
Yeah, so I usually stop off somewhere for coffee and a pastry - so I thought I’d take her up on her offer.

She smiles nervously and fidgets, unsure of how to act.

PIPER walks in, carrying a platter of pancakes.

PIPER:
Good morning, Paige.

PAIGE:
Morning, Piper. You know, I could've come over early and help cook.  I love to cook.

PIPER:
(smiling, glad they have something in common)
Me, too. But it's okay. I enjoy doing it myself.

There's another awkward pause. Prue spots the scratches on Paige's neck.

PRUE:
Did I do that?

PAIGE:
(reaching her hands up to the scratches)
Yeah, but I know you didn't mean it.

PRUE:
You know, Leo could fix them for you.

PAIGE:
No, thanks. They're my first war wound. I think I'll wear them with pride.

PIPER:
Unfortunately in this family, it will not be the last.

PAIGE:
Well, every family has its pros and its cons.

Piper walks over to stand next to Prue and there's another awkward silence.

PAIGE:
(to Prue)
So…how are you?

PRUE:
Better, thanks to you.

Paige smiles.

PRUE:
I've had, uh… bad hours.
(leaning against banister)
And hours that aren't quite so bad. I guess you know how it is.

She shrugs.

PAIGE:
(nodding)
Yeah. When my parents died, there were some days I didn't think I'd survive the sadness. I miss them every single day. And by thinking of them and missing them, they continue to live through me. It'll never be okay that she's gone, Prue. But I promise, it will get better.

PRUE:
Thanks.
(smiling)
By thinking of her, she'll continue to live through me.  I like that.

PIPER:
(also smiling)
Me, too.

Prue steps forward. She and Paige look at each other for a moment before they hug, now standing directly beneath the chandelier. Piper steps in and joins the group hug. A familiar bright blue light shines over them. Paige steps back, confused.

PAIGE:
Okay. What was that?

Piper shares a smile with Prue.

PRUE:
I think that means you're supposed to be here.

Piper reaches out to take Paige by the hand.

PIPER:
Come! I hope you’re hungry. I didn’t know what you liked, so I made everything.

Paige laughs while Prue smiles in bemusement.

PAIGE:
I'm starving and it all smells wonderful.

Prue's smile grows larger as she watches Paige and Piper as they walk towards the dining room. She follows them.

QUICK CUT TO:

INT. DINING ROOM

Prue walks into the room where Paige and Piper are already sitting, reaching for various dishes. Prue sits down and takes the dish from Paige. As they pass various dishes and start talking, Paige finds herself smiling, just as large, finally thinking that this might not be as bad as she thought it was going to be.

FADE OUT.

END OF EPISODE

I love this, reading this made me tear up. I love that Paige as things in common with her sisters. 

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Mar 16, 2021 3:27:50 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Mar 16, 2021 1:31:34 GMT -5 BriannaWarren2.0 said:

I would have loved to see how that would have played out, Prue, Piper, Paige along with Zankou versus the Elders, I love the idea of a darker version of the sisters (not in an alternate reality featured in the episode 'It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World', this reality) with Prue at the helm. 

Maybe, in your reality, the sisters find out, in season four, that Shax was actually an Elder glamoured to be a Demon because the Elders didn't believe that the sisters weren't dedicating their lives properly to the Greater Good and that Phoebe ended up being killed by Shax, the Elders go cold after Phoebe's death, with not giving Prue and Piper a break to grieve, Paige gets introduced with the power of premonitions (my dream introduction is that she is a descendant of P. Bowen).

After the Power Of Three is reconciled, the Elders starts giving them missions ''that only the power of three can handle" Prue starts to get suspicious due to the Demons they have to kill only being lower-level or not giving much of a fight she then starts to question the Elders intentions when she stumbles across a passage in the Book Of Shadows of Shax being a Whitelighter to one of their ancestors, putting two and two together she comes to frightening realisation that the Elders were the ones behind Phoebe's death.  

Maybe I have gone too far with this. 

OH, LOVE THIS! ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! I *so* hope you decide to write it someday. If you want to use anything from mine, feel free.

I also love your idea of Paige being a descendant of P. Bowen. I was part of a different group series where we did something like that, except her mother was still alive and because she didn't have ANY powers, she knew the Book of Shadows even better than Phoebe or Paige did. Paige *was* part of that one, so her name was Rori - not a P.

But MOST OF ALL - if Shax is really Odin glamoured as Shax and he's the one who kills Phoebe...OH, YES!!!

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be able to write something that people would enjoy reading, I'll definitely credit you.

I have never really loved the idea of Paige being a half-sister, I have always wanted her to be a descendant of P. Bowen, since it'll tie in their past lives, maybe Bowen and Baxter had a disagreement with the vanquish of Russell because one of the cousins thought they could have save her while the other thinking that she was past saving, with Bowen moving away, maybe to New York. 

Paige, she would be at the same level as Kyra with Premonitions, since her powers developed due to her powers not being bound as a child.

I would love if Leo started to question the Elders motives as well and decides to rebel against them too, bring the whole fallen angel element to it too, with him being able to have his powers so he won't be entirely useless. 

[goldeneye049]

I really like what I read. And the worst part is that Phoebe could have had her own summer show as a whitelighter. Her contract was ending and Phoebe was very popular.
The season would have been so much darker and Shannen would have outdone herself. Prue wouldn't control anything anymore and would like to control everything. Paige, she would be a novice and feel the threat hovering. My god, I imagine a mid-season episode where the source torments Prue piper and why not kill all of Paige's colleagues to make the power of three so vulnerable that they feel so guilty. The three sisters are in despair Paige says they are dead because of her, Piper says she wants to give up her powers and Prue tells Leo "we are gonna lose Leo". Paige searches for the Book of Shadows and mixes up a spell for erasing grief and one for courage that mistakenly leaves the three sisters and Leo in complete amnesia. The sisters think Paige is Phoebe and Paige has visions. So Paige / Phoebe seems to be a sage, a powerful prophetess who explains to the sisters their respective powers and as the source attacks them, she teaches them the power of three spell. The source is hurt and the sisters fall to the ground, recovering all their memories. Of course, Prue and Piper would be crippled remembering Phoebe's death, but Paige would finally trust herself and the girls too.

[Esmeralda]

Mar 16, 2021 4:03:29 GMT -5 BriannaWarren2.0 said:

Mar 16, 2021 3:27:50 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

OH, LOVE THIS! ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! I *so* hope you decide to write it someday. If you want to use anything from mine, feel free.

I also love your idea of Paige being a descendant of P. Bowen. I was part of a different group series where we did something like that, except her mother was still alive and because she didn't have ANY powers, she knew the Book of Shadows even better than Phoebe or Paige did. Paige *was* part of that one, so her name was Rori - not a P.

But MOST OF ALL - if Shax is really Odin glamoured as Shax and he's the one who kills Phoebe...OH, YES!!!

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be able to write something that people would enjoy reading, I'll definitely credit you.

I have never really loved the idea of Paige being a half-sister, I have always wanted her to be a descendant of P. Bowen, since it'll tie in their past lives, maybe Bowen and Baxter had a disagreement with the vanquish of Russell because one of the cousins thought they could have save her while the other thinking that she was past saving, with Bowen moving away, maybe to New York. 

Paige, she would be at the same level as Kyra with Premonitions, since her powers developed due to her powers not being bound as a child.

I would love if Leo started to question the Elders motives as well and decides to rebel against them too, bring the whole fallen angel element to it too, with him being able to have his powers so he won't be entirely useless. 

I like all of this, EXCEPT for the idea that if Paige isn't a sister or half-sister, I wouldn't want her to be able to become Charmed - although that's just me. I really do prefer the Power of Three being three sisters (or two and one half), not two sisters and one first-cousin-four times removed, which is what they'd be if P. Bowers and P. Baxter are cousins and P. Baxter is Grams' mother. Just not close enough to have that bond for me.

Of course if you want to make it so three Warrens can become Charmed (like what happened in 'Forever Crap', I mean 'Forever Piper", I mean 'Forever Charmed' where Grams, Patty and Piper were able to cast a Power of Three spell, go for it.

[Esmeralda]

I'm SOOO glad you guys liked that so much! Because you did, I decided to give you an entire episode, my favorite of all the ones we wrote - our version of 'Charmed Again':