Chapter 1 – Balthazar's Return

Piper stood quietly in the kitchen next to a boiling pan, inside was the ingredients for the perfect roast. Phoebe took the Roasted turkey from the oven and placed it on a large glistening white plate,

"Mmm, smells nice" Piper said, as she lifted the lid from the pan of vegetables

"Yeah, I can't remember the last time we had roast" she said while taking the turkey to the dining table

"Usually we're boiling potions or something like that" Piper replied

"I agree" Phoebe said, "Paige!" she shouted. Phoebe placed the turkey in the centre of the table and took Wyatt's empty cup into the kitchen, "Paige!" she shouted again.

"She isn't going to answer" piper said, before shouting "Paige, get down here now or I'm gonna come up there and throw you down!" Paige jingled "I need more than a jingle, now get down here now!" the water in the sink blew up unexpectedly, soaking piper and phoebe. Paige orbed into the kitchen and stared and them,

"I'll get you a towel" she said, before commanding "Towel!" a light blue towel appeared from the orbs in her hand, she passed it to piper then poured the boiled vegetables into a small white bowl and took them to the dining table, Piper took the cutlery, including a meat fork which she place in the table near the turkey.

Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, Cupe, Henry and victor sat comfortably at the dark, mahogany table before taking their share of the turkey and tucking in to the roast,

"This is the best food I've ever tasted" Cupe said, Phoebe looked towards him with a smirk on her face, he saw, then said "except for Phoebe's" they chuckled.

"Paige has to be the best cook" Henry said

"Can you lot stop supporting your wives and start eating" piper said

"OK" Henry and Cupe replied humorously

"Shhh" piper said, everyone continued eating until they were full; Victor still had half a plate-full of food left. Paige and Phoebe took the dirty plates into the kitchen and brought in a fresh trifle,

"That looks amazing" Leo said, Paige placed the trifle onto the table and everyone took huge chunks from the bowl before eating.

"Remember me?" A deep voice from the far end of the table spoke.

Phoebe looked up first, then Piper and Paige, then everyone else. Victor and Leo both said,

"Cole" angrily, while Phoebe, Piper and Paige said,

"Balthazar"

"Who's Balthazar? Victor asked, he sounded confused,

"Coles Demon form" Phoebe replied instantly. Cole had a smirk grin on his face, he slowly changed into Balthazar, his skin turned blood red, and he had black marks on his face. Piper froze him and Paige quickly grabbed the meat fork and threw it at Balthazar, it pierced the centre of his chest. Phoebe levitated into the air and aimed her left leg at the fork; she threw herself towards it as Piper unfroze him. Phoebe hit the blade at the perfect angle for it rip a huge chunk of his skin, he screamed in agony before shimmering away.

"Wow" Henry said with a slight stutter,

"Phoebe, it's your turn to pick up the Balthazar skin" Piper said,

"Need some help over here" Leo was holding Victor, who had fainted just before. Cupe came in with a bucket of cold water and tipped it over Victor, who woke suddenly and breathed heavily before calming down.