Disclaimer: The Charmed Characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my writing addiction
This is set right after 'Witch Way Now' at the end of season 4, BUT using a slightly different result from the girls fighting Agent Jackman...
She held the hand before her, gently drawing small circles on the back of it. She took in the pale features that lay on the bed, as her mind twirled as to how everything had gone so wrong and if this was truly their destiny as the angel had suggested. She could still hear his words echo in her mind, "Prehaps what happens next will help you decide."
The scream of the nightmare replayed in her mind, but there was nothing she could do. She was powerless; As they all were.
Powerless. Funny how she thought of that word after everything they had been through. Given the chance to lead normal lives, no longer having their powers. No longer putting their lives at risk for the 'Greater Good', but here they were. Their lives had been at risk by not being able to use their powers. Jackman had seen to that. He claimed he had proof of their magic, so they had been forced to stop using it.
She heard the door open but made no move to see who it was: she already knew.
"Hey." The voice was quiet yet the sadness was evident.
"Hey." She replied never taking her eyes off the sleeping figure before her. "How's Selena?"
"She's ok. Confused and scared. I gave her a family history lesson. She said she was going to call her Mum." she rested her hand breifly on her sisters shoulder, letting her know she was there.
"Sounds like she should. She deserves to know the truth." there was no emotion in her voice
"Yeah." Sitting in the chair next to her Paige looked over at her sister. "How are you?"
"Scared." The tear started down her eye but she made no move to wipe it away.
"Yeah." It was the only thing Paige could think of to say as she looked at the sleeping figure and rested her hand on top of the other two, completing thier circle.
It was like a dream or a part of a movie she couldn't get out of her mind. Like the song you hear on the radio and you just keep playing it over and over all day.
She was getting used to the orbing effect. Every time she did it, it took her less time to get refocused, but this time it felt like no time at all. Her mind was focused on saving an innocent. One they had handed over to a witch hunter.
Jackman didn't even look up at them, "Come to save your sister witch have you?"
"Actually, yeah." Piper replied as she raised her hands to freeze him and stop the flames, but to her and her sisters' surprise, nothing happened.
He walked towards them confident, in control "You see, I buried the rest of the amulets around here in anticipation of your arrival. Your powers are useless here. However..." He pulls out a gun and grabs Phoebe. "Mine aren't. Move and she dies."
"It was his plan all along. He's gonna kill us anyway. Ouch!" Phoebe looked at her sisters as she felt the gun against her.
"Hey, how's it feel to be powerless, huh? Mortal. You're a discourage from mankind, a blasphemy. Burning will be your justice too."
Phoebe hits Jackman and knocks him to the ground. "Get Selena!"
Piper and Paige race over and try to put the fire out while Phoebe fights with Jackman. Selena's pants catch on fire.
"Piper, her leg!" Paige cries out as she sees the flames growing, "What are you doing?" Paige asked as she watched Piper jump onto the wood and knock over the post Selena was tied to. "Piper!" Paige quickly rushed over to her sister and Selena.
"I'm fine. Get those damn amulets." Piper ordered as she got up and pulled Selena to her feet.
Paige started into the woods to what she hoped was far enough from the woodpile for her powers to work. "Amulets."
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Jackman rolled towards his left andgrabbed the gun that had been knocked away in the fight. getting up he points his gun at Phoebe. "Saving her life just cost you yours." He squeezed the trigger gently.
Piper quickly turned at the sound of gunfire. "PHOEBE!!!" she started towards her fallen sister, not even seeing Jackman turn the gun towards her.
Paige ran from where she was in the woods getting the amulets. "Gun!" the weapon orbed from his hands and into Paige's.
"This isn't over witches." He looked down at Phoebe, "Tough not all lost. One less witch to worry about." he turned and ran through the forest
Piper ran towards her sister. She could see the blood spreading quickly on her jacket. "Phoebe! Damn it, don't you give up on me. LEO!" she panicked as she shifted Phoebes head to her lap
She waited, yet nothing happened. "Paige we need to get her to a hospital. NOW!"
Paige took hold of Selena's hand and ran towards her sisters. Placing her free hand on Pipers shoulder she orbed the four of them to SFMH.
"I can't lose her Paige. I can't go through that pain again." The tears came faster as she thought of Prue, "I can't lose another sister."
Paige didn't know what to say so she did what she knew her sister needed. Reaching over she wrapped her arms around Piper, "She's going to be OK Piper. She'll make it."