Un-Charmed
Summary: An AU story set in the future under the premise that Phoebe chose to stay with Cole whilst pregnant and he was the source, centres on their child Nerissa, who will eventually enter the charmed universe we know and love
Authors Note: Improved and redrafted as I have more time to write, well at least till next semester anyway.
Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of the characters you recognise, if I did I'd be rich.
Chapter 1
Nessa leant against the wall of the dark alley, her hair stuck to her face due to heavy perspiration; she let her breath out sharply, noting the pain in her rib which would need to be dealt with later in the day, her right arm was burnt and rendered almost useless and her blonde hair had worked loose from a braid and framed her face in a mass of curls and contrasting with her large, heavily lashed dark eyes. 'Tired Angel' her assailant laughed manically.
Nessa narrowed her eyes at the mention of her nickname, which was derived from her long blonde hair and orbing powers, her small physique and dainty features only added to the depiction. 'Don't call me that, Krishna!' she shouted feeling the power surge within her. Using the wall to her advantage she flung herself in to a spinning kick at Krishna's still laughing face; her foot impacted with his jaw and he stepped back startled momentarily but before Nerissa could land a second blow he recovered and grabbed her leg with the assistance of his telekinesis he flung her back towards the wall with great force. Nerissa closed her eyes in anticipation of the painful impact, which may kill her and even if it didn't, would definitely break something and maybe cause some internal bleeding.
After a moment when she realised she had failed to collide with the wall Nerissa opened her eyes to find herself caught in suspended animation mid-flight. The alleyway was badly lit but footsteps could be heard approaching, The Queen of the underworld stepped into the light, she was dressed beautifully in robes almost identical to Nerissa own and she held her head high with regal importance, but her eyes where burning with anger. Her right arm was raised as she was using her powers of levitation to suspend Nerissa in the air without any diffuculty. The Queen raised an eyebrow at her daughter questioningly; Nerissa answered her with a meek smile and a shrug of her shoulders.
Nessa felt herself descend slowly and as soon as her feet touched the ground the Queen turned her diminutive figure and blazing eyes towards the towering Krishna, Anger was reddening her aura and Nessa winced in pain at the anger radiating from the attractive woman in front of her.
'Krishna' The Queen bellowed taking a step closer to her eldest child 'What do you think you are doing? You could have seriously hurt her'
'We were just sparring' Krishna defended with a lazy smile, as he took a step away from the advancing Queen, he smirked at Nerissa across the room 'I just wanted to see how well Nerissa's lessons where going, and besides she would have orbed herself away before she hit the wall'
Nessa blushed at the contempt her brother placed on the word orbed, it was the main reason he called her 'Angel' she was unable to shimmer like other demons. Instead she had the ability to orb, it was a gift Nerissa used sparingly as her Orbs where not even black like those of Dark Lighters, instead she orbed in a pale blue sparkle, a gift normally given to White Lighters. Nessa had no White Lighter blood, and it puzzled the council as to how a princess of the underworld and heir to the sources throne had developed the ability to orb. Nerissa didn't see it as a gift but as a curse and she only used it in dire emergencies and would not even orb it combat training. Krishna, however, found it amusing and often tried to find ways to force her to orb and show weakness. Even now he was still laughing his blue eyes, inherited from his father, dimming.
The queen placed one hand on Krishna's arm and then Nerissa felt a hand placed on her shoulder blackness enveloped the three of them and Nerissa felt a woozy sensation as they shimmered, when the light returned Nerissa was unsurprised to realise that she was home, in the marbled and luxurious entrance hall of the sprawling palace. The Queen released both of them from her grip and turned to her youngest child, her anger was now replaced by worry as she scanned Nerissa's body for serious damage, she sighed at the severe burns on her right arm and large gash on her forehead, once she had evaluated that there was nothing that couldn't be healed, she turned once again to Krishna. Her expression was unreadable as she paused for a moment before ordering him to the throne room; Krishna gave her a languid bow before shimmering out.
After he had left the queen softened her tone and relaxed her stance as she spoke her eyes pleading something the Nerissa couldn't quite discern.
'Nerissa, go see a healer and next time…..next time don't be afraid to orb away, orbing is not a sign of weakness despite what you brother tells you. A very powerful witch I once knew had that power and….' She stopped herself and Nerissa couldn't help but feel the anguish and pain radiate from her.
'Mother' Nerissa ventured 'are you ok?'
Realising the concern in her daughter's voice Phoebe pulled herself together and smiled.
'Healer. Nerissa. Now' she ordered composing herself again and replacing her tender expression with a stoic one that people would recognise as the Queen of the Underworld as she watched her daughter walk away she fought to repress a surfacing emotion but not before a single word entered her daughter's consciousness
'Paige'
