Post by Esmeralda on Jun 27, 2016 8:22:06 GMT -5
Seeing nothing in this board, I very simply HAD to add my favorite Grams story...
Oh, man, I love that story!! And imagine how much different Charmed might have been if GRAMS was the Head Elder rather than just a Wiccan priestess...
Disclaimer: Don’t own ‘em, just writin’ a fanfic.
Twin_Swords' Note: Okay, this belongs pretty much solely to strikermac, all I did was add a couple of embellishments after she sent me the vast majority of it. This has nothing to do with our other stories, it's just a fun little anecdote. This is her creative genius at work… and I’ll warn you all now: Do NOT eat or drink anything while reading this. You honestly don’t want to choke or do spit-take, which I did when I read it for the first time. Now that you’ve been warned, hope you enjoy this little plot bunny. It was stemmed from a conversation in the ‘Grams’ thread - a discussion of what it would be like Up There if Grams was an Elder.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day One - Up There
"Welcome Penny," one of the Elders said as he guided her through the crowd, “We certainly hope you will be happy here.”
“Yes, yes, me too,” Penny Halliwell said as she was guided through the crowd of drab gold and brown robed figures. She looked at the Elder’s robe who was leading her along with scowl of utter disgust. “But those robes certainly won’t do. No, not at all.” The woman snapped her fingers and instead of the robe the man had offered her for her position as an Elder, a lovely crimson one appeared. “Ah yes, much better.”
The woman slipped it on and looked around the room, “Why is it so hazy in here? It is so white, but so very hazy. Ah, a new soothing gold tone would be so much better, don’t you think. Byron wasn’t it? Be good boy and see if we can get some better lighting Up Here.”
“Ahhhh….” Byron started.
Penny clapped her hands, “Run along! Lots to do to make this place presentable.”
The Halliwell matriarch-turned-Elder moved around the room making suggestions at will (which were actually orders she expected to be followed) to make the place more homey.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Two - Up There
‘Grams’ as Penny Halliwell was also called, looked around Up There.
Now it looked strikingly like the first floor of the Manor. Much, much better. Grams was sitting on sofa sipping a cup of tea when some of the other Elders came in and gathered around her.
"Penny, you were brought here because of all the good you have done..." one of them said to the woman.
"Exactly, Levi wasn't it? Had a dog named Levi once. Good dog. Now let's get down to business, who runs this place?" Grams asked pointedly.
"What do you mean?" Levi asked.
"Who is in charge?" Grams repeated the question.
"We are Elders, no one is in charge. We mill about, discuss the important matters, and vote as a group." Levi explains.
"Oh that will never do. I'll take point. Now what are the issues?"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Three - Up There
Penny looked around at the Elders who believe that she is being a little bossy. Shaking her head, she only saw about ten other women in the room.
"This won't do at all." Grams sneered and snapped her fingers. All the men disappeared. "Men as Elders, no wonder the world is in total chaos."
She looked at all the women who were looking shocked.
"Where are the others?" one of the female Elders asked.
"The men?" Penny had her nose in the air and rolled her eyes. "Where they belong. Men have no business being in charge of anything."
Flash:
We see all the male Elders standing on the cliffs looking over the flaming pits of hell.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Four - Up There
Penny has listened to the female Elders complain about how the men are just as important Up There since the day before. Penny sneered. Looking at them was just putting a bad taste in her mouth.
"So what you are saying is that you miss these men?" Penny asked.
"Yes, quite a bit.”
"And you want to be with them again?" Penny asked with an upraised brow.
"Yes, it is our greatest hope that all the Elders be gathered together again,” the spokeswoman for the rest of the female Elders said.
Penny looked at the gathered female Elders who were all nodding in agreement and rolled her eyes.
"Well alright, if you insist. But just remember this wasn't my idea." Penny snapped her fingers and all the women disappeared.
Flash:
We see the female Elders join the males on the cliffs above hell.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Five - Up There
Penny looked around and smiled as she settled on the couch and lifted her teacup to her lips. "I could really get used to being an Elder."
-------------------------------------------------------------
Twin_Swords' Note: That’s it… LOL… hope you enjoyed. I really didn’t do much to it at all. It was pretty perfect just the way strikermac sent it to me.
Twin_Swords' Note: Okay, this belongs pretty much solely to strikermac, all I did was add a couple of embellishments after she sent me the vast majority of it. This has nothing to do with our other stories, it's just a fun little anecdote. This is her creative genius at work… and I’ll warn you all now: Do NOT eat or drink anything while reading this. You honestly don’t want to choke or do spit-take, which I did when I read it for the first time. Now that you’ve been warned, hope you enjoy this little plot bunny. It was stemmed from a conversation in the ‘Grams’ thread - a discussion of what it would be like Up There if Grams was an Elder.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day One - Up There
"Welcome Penny," one of the Elders said as he guided her through the crowd, “We certainly hope you will be happy here.”
“Yes, yes, me too,” Penny Halliwell said as she was guided through the crowd of drab gold and brown robed figures. She looked at the Elder’s robe who was leading her along with scowl of utter disgust. “But those robes certainly won’t do. No, not at all.” The woman snapped her fingers and instead of the robe the man had offered her for her position as an Elder, a lovely crimson one appeared. “Ah yes, much better.”
The woman slipped it on and looked around the room, “Why is it so hazy in here? It is so white, but so very hazy. Ah, a new soothing gold tone would be so much better, don’t you think. Byron wasn’t it? Be good boy and see if we can get some better lighting Up Here.”
“Ahhhh….” Byron started.
Penny clapped her hands, “Run along! Lots to do to make this place presentable.”
The Halliwell matriarch-turned-Elder moved around the room making suggestions at will (which were actually orders she expected to be followed) to make the place more homey.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Two - Up There
‘Grams’ as Penny Halliwell was also called, looked around Up There.
Now it looked strikingly like the first floor of the Manor. Much, much better. Grams was sitting on sofa sipping a cup of tea when some of the other Elders came in and gathered around her.
"Penny, you were brought here because of all the good you have done..." one of them said to the woman.
"Exactly, Levi wasn't it? Had a dog named Levi once. Good dog. Now let's get down to business, who runs this place?" Grams asked pointedly.
"What do you mean?" Levi asked.
"Who is in charge?" Grams repeated the question.
"We are Elders, no one is in charge. We mill about, discuss the important matters, and vote as a group." Levi explains.
"Oh that will never do. I'll take point. Now what are the issues?"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Three - Up There
Penny looked around at the Elders who believe that she is being a little bossy. Shaking her head, she only saw about ten other women in the room.
"This won't do at all." Grams sneered and snapped her fingers. All the men disappeared. "Men as Elders, no wonder the world is in total chaos."
She looked at all the women who were looking shocked.
"Where are the others?" one of the female Elders asked.
"The men?" Penny had her nose in the air and rolled her eyes. "Where they belong. Men have no business being in charge of anything."
Flash:
We see all the male Elders standing on the cliffs looking over the flaming pits of hell.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Four - Up There
Penny has listened to the female Elders complain about how the men are just as important Up There since the day before. Penny sneered. Looking at them was just putting a bad taste in her mouth.
"So what you are saying is that you miss these men?" Penny asked.
"Yes, quite a bit.”
"And you want to be with them again?" Penny asked with an upraised brow.
"Yes, it is our greatest hope that all the Elders be gathered together again,” the spokeswoman for the rest of the female Elders said.
Penny looked at the gathered female Elders who were all nodding in agreement and rolled her eyes.
"Well alright, if you insist. But just remember this wasn't my idea." Penny snapped her fingers and all the women disappeared.
Flash:
We see the female Elders join the males on the cliffs above hell.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Day Five - Up There
Penny looked around and smiled as she settled on the couch and lifted her teacup to her lips. "I could really get used to being an Elder."
-------------------------------------------------------------
Twin_Swords' Note: That’s it… LOL… hope you enjoyed. I really didn’t do much to it at all. It was pretty perfect just the way strikermac sent it to me.
Oh, man, I love that story!! And imagine how much different Charmed might have been if GRAMS was the Head Elder rather than just a Wiccan priestess...
I'm glad you like it!
