Author Notes: Just the first part of hopefully an extensive series. And I hope you follow it all the way through! I promise, it will be worth it. My special thanks to Neffie for giving me the motivation to continue writing. Also, thanks to Mandy who will be editing my flaws, even though she's not online right now so she didn't edit this part… I hope it's still readable though.
Disclaimer: Let's see… I only own the unknown demon in this chapter. Everything else goes to its proper place so don't sue me.
Chapter 1
The warm spring sun beat down fondly on Golden Gate Park. Small green buds were beginning to appear on the once bare trees, and a slight breeze, just enough to circulate the air, tousled Piper's loosely strung pony tail as she jogged along her usual track. She breathed in the sweet smelling dew that was still glistening on the park grass.
Her silent serenity was broken as the small cell phone attached to her hip started to ring. She snapped out of her daydream and came to a halt. She was surprised to see herself panting heavily as she grabbed her aching side. Apparently she was in worse shape than she thought. The phone rang for the third time before Piper answered it.
"Hello?" she said, gasping for air.
"Piper? It's Phoebe. You need to come home right now. We have a little problem on our hands."
"Phoebe, we always have a problem." She sighed heavily. "What is it now?" But before Piper could get an answer, the phone went dead. "Phoebe? Hello? Crap…" she said, cutting off the power. She reattached the phone to her hip and took off running to her car on the other side of the park.
It took her a few seconds before she realized she had a faster mode of transportation. Turning around once again, she ran to the edge of a thick patch of nearby trees. "Leo!" she yelled into the air. "Leo!" A few seconds later, she saw the familiar blue orbs floating down in front of her. "What is it?" he asked.
"Wait, you don't know? Phoebe just called me from the manor. It sounded like an emergency."
"Ok, hang on to me," Leo said, grabbing his wife's hand. He closed his eyes and concentrated on orbing out, but just as the first lights appeared, Leo felt an electrifying shock surge through his body. Piper opened her eyes as she felt Leo's hand fly out of her own. She instantly regretted that reflex as she saw the energy ball overtake Leo and send him slamming backside into a tree.
"Leo!" she yelled, running to his unconscious body, but it was too late. The demon that had thrown the energy ball shimmered in front of Piper. "No, no, no!" She stopped and threw out her hands, attempting to blow the demon up. But, nothing happened.
The demon rolled his icy blue eyes and shook off the poor vanquishing attempt. Piper jumped back slightly as his eyes flashed to a solid blood red color. "No, no, no yourself," he said in his deep demonic voice. Using his demonically fast reflexes, he reached out and grabbed Piper's wrist, shimmering out of the park before she could stop him.
"Paige, have you seen Piper?" Phoebe asked, walking down the flight of stairs to the main hall. Piper had been missing all morning and it wasn't like to not leave a note. Apparently she had left early because the coffee that was in the pot was ice cold.
Paige shook her head from the entrance to the manor. "Not since last night. But, she does have a job at the club, which is more than I can say if I show up late one more time. Call me if you need me." Paige grabbed her leather purse and coat from the rack by the door and hurried outside.
Phoebe sighed. "And then there was one." She headed towards the kitchen to make herself a new pot of coffee and read the morning paper. She hummed quietly to herself as she emptied the old pot into the sink and filled it up again to make fresh. Then, she grabbed the paper from the counter and started for the table. She sat in her usual seat and unfolded the San Francisco Times to read the front page, but she felt her powers kick in.
She cringed slightly as she saw the natural world fade from her vision and a new one enter. She saw Piper jogging along a small, secluded trail, but the vision suddenly cut to a demon dressed in complete black grabbing her sister's wrist and shimmering out of sight. But, there was no more; reality came back to her as soon as it was gone.
"Oh no," she muttered. Her older sister was in trouble and didn't even know it. She glanced down at the front-page headlines that gave her the premonition. She felt her breath leave her as she read, Serial Killer Escapes Police. "Oh, this can't be good. I have to call Piper," she said to herself, jumping out of her seat and running to the phone. Her fingers dialed Piper's cell phone.
"Hello?" she heard on the other end.
"Piper? It's Phoebe. You need to come home right now. We have a little problem on our hands."
Phoebe heard her sister saw something else, but before she could elaborate on their situation, the line went dead. "Damn," she said, hanging the phone back up. But as she turned around, a man dressed all in black was standing leaned against the counter with the end of the telephone cord in his hand, unplugged from the wall. Phoebe jumped back in surprise.
"You are a stupid witch, aren't you?" he said, throwing the cord down.
Phoebe finally gained her wits and ran towards the demon, levitating into the air and tried furiously to kick him straight in the face. But, he was too quick for her. An energy ball hit her square in the chest, knocking her to the ground.
"Now to get the eldest sister," the demon said, grabbing Phoebe's hand off the ground. She tried in vain to stop him, but soon realized she couldn't move. She thought she might be paralyzed, but that idea only lasted a few seconds. Darkness started creeping into her eyes like tunnel vision and she blacked out.