Charmed
Another Side, Another Story
The Oracle, The Witchlock and The Archlighter
(Part 2)
"His name's Orlin," Graham explains, as he reaches into his duffle bag to get his shirt and pull it on. "He's one of my brothers." He picks up his duffle bag from the floor and goes to retrieve the athame Orlin tried to use against him.
"That means you're a Warlock too," Prue says, watching him to make sure he doesn't make any sudden moves.
"No," Graham says. He looks her way, looking into her eyes so she will believe him. "I'm what my sister affectionately calls a Witchlock."
"Never heard the term," Prue says, but she already understands to what it references.
"You wouldn't," Graham says. "It's fairly new." A short smile crosses his face before his expression becomes serious and he begins to examine the athame. "That's not important at the moment. This athame wasn't meant to kill me." He tells her this right before he walks out of the weight room.
Prue follows him. She notices that Graham speaks aloud to her but more so speaks to himself on the subject.
"Orlin meant to absorb one of my powers," Graham says. "Instead, he managed to grab hold of me, which weakened my collective powers." As he walks toward the exit of the gym, he turns and adds for Prue's benefit: "One of his abilities." He continues. "I'm not any of his concern, especially to my brother, any of them, and trust me, I have a lot. Our father wants my sister, our half sister." The two of them reach his truck. "I have to get to her."
"I'll come with you," Prue says, bringing him from his thoughts and worries.
"I appreciate it, but I'll handle it."
"I wasn't asking," Prue tells him, opening the passenger side door and climbing into his truck. "Let's go." She pulls the door shut.
Graham looks at her and nods.
"Orlin," Whitney says when he appears in the living room and stands across from her, Piper and Phoebe a little ways behind her.
"Whoa," Piper exclaims when she and Phoebe lay eyes on the newcomer.
"That's the Warlock from my vision," Phoebe tells Piper. "Freeze him."
Piper throws up her hands and does exactly that.
"We better go," Whitney says, turning to face the sisters. "He won't stay that way for long."
"Whoa," Phoebe exclaims. "Power of premonition, did not see that coming."
"She didn't freeze Phoebe," Piper tries not to panic. "Why didn't she freeze Phoebe?" Piper yanks herself and Phoebe a step back from Whitney.
Phoebe is unsure for a moment, but the answer comes to her. "She's a good Witch."
"You've got the good part right, but I'm not a Witch." Whitney tells them, which calms Piper a little.
Orlin breaks from the freeze and causes an athame to appear in his hand. He throws it at Whitney and blinks from the room. Piper freezes it, and Phoebe grabs it. Orlin blinks in behind Whitney, and Phoebe chucks the athame at him.
Orlin grabs hold of Whitney to blink away with her, but Graham had entered the house, and so, hits Orlin with a light projectile. This stuns him, and with her Telekinesis, Prue stands beside Graham as she drives the athame into Orlin's chest.
They all watch as the athame absorbs one of his powers. Orlin stumbles back before he manages to pull it out.
"Two good Witches," Orlin says through clenched teeth. "Three. The Elders went all out to have you and Graham protected. Won't save you. I weakened Graham's shielding power. We know where to find you now." He blinks out.
Whitney turns toward Graham. "Good news? We're in good hands."
She watches as Prue goes to join her sisters, and Graham follows her gaze. Her words leave him confused.
"Are you two ok?" Prue asks her sisters.
"Yeah," Phoebe says, "we're okay, but you cut it pretty close." She jokes with Prue.
After Phoebe answers her, Prue looks to Piper.
Piper nods. "What are you doing here?" She and Phoebe were both surprised to see her arrive.
"We'll talk about it later," Prue says under her breath, but she looks to Graham, indicating he had brought her there.
"We're in good hands," Graham repeats Whitney's words.
"Us three?" Phoebe questions Whitney's words, having caught them when she spoke.
The sisters and Graham give Whitney their attention.
"We're in the hands of The Charmed Ones," Whitney says. Graham looks surprised. "They were right to send us here." She focuses on the sisters. "It is so good to meet you three."
"That's why you smiled when we came to the door," Piper says. "You knew who we were."
"Not everybody knows you exist," Whitney says. "Some say you three are a rumor. I learned the truth firsthand."
"From they," Prue says. "Who are they?" She wants answers.
"The Elders," Piper assumes.
"Partially," Whitney says. "It was your Whitelighter Leo and my new protector Andrew who recommended I come into your care."
The sisters look at each other, wishing this all made more sense. Piper thinks about Leo and wonders how he got involved and if he'll be back to explain himself. Prue gets a feeling in her gut, the name Andrew strikes a chord, but she realizes her Andy and Whitney's Andrew cannot be the same person. The feeling in her gut, however, says otherwise.
"Andy?" Prue questions, almost whispers.
Piper takes hold of her hand, and Phoebe holds onto her arm. Both of them wanting to comfort her, calm her, worried she's about to be disappointed and fall further into despair.
"My Andy?" Prue questions.
Whitney nods. "Your Andy."