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Chapter 1:

Unwelcome Surprise

PRUE laid silently on the couch, staring at the ceiling. She grabbed a magazine from the coffee table, "415 Magazine", and sighed. She had been told when she got there.

"Sorry about this, Prue. You're great and all, but there's someone better than you wanting a job," her new boss, Luke Shootz had said.

Prue put down the magazine and started crying. This is all Shax's fault, Prue thought. If he hadn't nearly killed me, I would have gone to work, the day Luke started. Because I wasn't there put me in his bad books. He jumped at the chance to replace me.

Suddenly, Phoebe and Cole shimmered in, talking romantically. Phoebe then noticed Prue crying and nudged Cole. He knew this meant, Sister stuff. Alone time is needed. He shimmered away, and Phoebe walked over to Prue.

"Prue, are you OK? Why aren't you at work? Are you sick?" Phoebe asked Prue worryingly.

Prue just started crying even more. Phoebe was about to ask again, when the doorbell rang. Phoebe groaned. She didn't want anyone to come at the moment. Prue needed some alone time. She didn't answer, and continued to comfort Prue. Suddenly, the front door flew down the hallway and a demon, probably one of the Source's, walked into the living area. Prue and Phoebe jumped up, ready to fight. The demon summoned an energy ball, and threw it at Phoebe. She levitated to dodge it, and it smashed into Gram's priceless antique statue on top of the fireplace. It exploded, sending marble stone into the air.

"That was an antique!" Phoebe yelled at the demon.

The demon then threw an energy ball at Prue, who deflected it back at him. He dodged and the energy ball hit an innocent Leo who had just come in to see what was going on. He flew back, smashing the other front door into pieces, and landed on a bush outside. The demon summoned yet another energy ball, a larger one this time, at Phoebe. She levitated again, and the energy ball smashed through the wall, and headed towards an unsuspecting innocent in a car. It hit the car, causing it to explode, car parts going every where. The demon shimmered away, leaving Prue and Phoebe shocked.

"Phoebe, go check on Leo. I'll have a look in the Book of Shadows." Prue said quietly.

Piper ran into P³ anxiously, a worried look on her face. She was searching for something. She checked behind the counter, under the tables and even in the toilets.

"God dammit! Where the hell is it?" Piper yelled in frustration.

Suddenly, Leo came in and spotted Piper. He walked up to her and gave her a hug.

"Hey, baby! You're looking fine tonight!" He exclaimed.

"Well I'm not fine! Wait a minute," Piper said wonderingly.

"What is it?" Leo said worryingly.

"Since when did you call me baby and say I look fine?" Piper asked.

Leo suddenly let go of Piper, crouched down and kicked her, tripping her over. She fell over with a thud. She groaned and saw what she thought was her husband transforming into a demon. Piper was thinking hard. Was it a shape shifter demon? A shape shifter warlock? A glamouring demon? The demon put his hands over and began to breathe heavily. Piper tried to freeze him, but nothing happened. He had taken her power to freeze. Before he stole her other power, Piper knocked him back, trying to explode him. He fell back to the wall. Piper ran out the bar, into her car and drove off to the manor. The demon got up groggily, and then smiled.

"Now I got your power to freeze, bitch." He said with a grin on his face.