I apologize for the lack of updating! Don't hate me y'all lol! Anyways without further ado, here is the next chapter of this forgotten story. And to stop confusing myself with the writing switching from Phoebe's point of view, and third person, I may just make it all from Phoebe's POV only. Do you guys like having it both ways so you know what is going on with the other characters? Or would you like just to live it through Phoebe's eyes?
Phoebe's POV
"Mom!" I heard Chris yell; and suddenly I was filled with dread; that wasn't my own. Turning back lightly I could tell that Paige and Glenn had heard Chris yell. Not taking a moment more, I ran up the stairs. As we reached the top of the stairs, I could see my nephew storming out of Piper's room.
"What's going on?" I asked, and he was pissed off.
"They got Mom," he growled, and he headed towards the attic. I was going to advise Paige to maybe send Glenn away, but I did not want to overstep the bounds. "I got to check the Book…I don't know what kind of demons attacked us or why…"
"They really never needed a reason before…" Paige pointed out. I was inclined to agree with her, but I would know if Piper was dead; I think we all would know. I shook my head; I couldn't think about losing another sister right at this moment.
"Maybe we should hit the Book…I think we may need help from above," I said reluctantly. The Elders usually didn't help altogether, but as much as Chris hated to admit it; Leo could help. If not for Piper, at least so Wyatt has a mother still. He gave me a hard look, and I knew he was getting more upset. I let out a low sigh, "I know you don't want to go to him…" I knew he was furious, but deep down he knew I was right. Not saying another word, orbs surrounded him. I took a look towards Paige, and saw for once that she wasn't frightened of me. She was determined to save Piper; and that was hopefully all we needed to save Piper.
"I am going to try to call for a lost witch spell," I said to her, and she didn't flinch or anything. In fact, I could almost feel the connection we had shared as Charmed Ones coming back through. I shook my head; we may have the Charmed connection, but there was something missing. We were strong when we were together, and getting along. That was something we were going to have to fix soon.
"Sounds good," Paige chimed back. Glenn looked in between us this wasn't how we worked. "I am going to try and writing a scrying spell," Before I could ask why or what kind of scrying spell she said, "I was thinking of maybe tying one of our scrying crystals to hone in on the Underworld…maybe if we used the spell on this crystal that we could just orb to where the spot would be above the Underworld….all we would have to do is orb downwards…"
"Sounds good," I shot her a small, but encouraging smile. She nodded her head, and went out of the attic. I let it go; she needs her space. Glenn lingered back for a moment, and took a look at me.
"What's going on with you two?" he questioned, and I could feel his concern seeping into me. Sometimes there was an upside to being an empath, but this is one of the many times it wasn't. I needed to focus on the To Call For a Lost Witch spell.
"Well besides us both worrying about Piper?" I asked sarcasm leaking into my voice. I took a calming breath, "I did something bad…" I sighed, relenting under his gaze. I knew that Glenn was one of Paige's closest friends. "I was under the influence of evil magic…and that turned every thought and insecurity against Paige. I did horrible….horrible things," I sighed. He looked at me, and surprisingly I mostly felt worry, not fury.
"You had no control of what was happening?" he asked gently.
"Not until after hurting my little sister," I sighed. "She may be ok, but I don't think me and her will ever be close again after what I have done. But that's not what matters right now," I wiped my eyes lightly, and went to the chest where we held our ceremonial objects. I grabbed an athame, and started to prepare myself for the spell. "Just…just do me a favor Glenn," I sighed.
"Yeah?"
"Be there for Paige…I know I am not the only one who has kind of deserted her," I sighed, and he nodded his head. He walked out of the attic and I looked at the Book of Shadows.
"Powers of the Witches Rise," I started to chant, but was interrupted by Chris orbing back in; with Leo of all people. Chris was furious, but I guess I was the only one who could tell. Leo was here, and he wasn't faring much better.
"How could this happen?" he questioned, and I shot him a glare. "What?"
"Well, Leo if you were here more often, maybe you would notice," I snapped at him. Then I remembered that Piper was pregnant…Leo had to have come in for a little sexing up. I could understand why Chris looked more upset than usual when it came to his estranged father. I began to wonder if Leo was even his father; but I shook my head. "Blah blah Piper told you to stay away," I said before the words could come out of his mouth. "If you came down her to berate us for losing her you got another thing coming," I snapped, and Leo looked at me surprised. I really hadn't talked much to him since the whole Rage fiasco.
"You're right," he said, taking a deep breath. "So what kind of Demons are we dealing with?" he questioned approaching me. I ran a hand through my hair, wondering what we are dealing with. They seemed to be the normal run of the mill demons to me. They didn't really have any questions, they just attacked. Which had to mean that they have an ulterior motive for taking Piper away from us. Just what could it be?
"We don't really know what demons took Piper," I started, closing my eyes to prepare to prick myself with the athame. "So I am going to try the Call for A Lost Witch Spell, maybe using our collective magic here, we can summon her back to us," I said.
Leo stayed silent and his eyes were closed. He must be communing with the Elders right at this moment. I motioned Chris over to me, and grabbed his hand. His power fused with mine, and began the spell. "Power of the Witches rise, Course unseen across the skies, may she be for or may she be near, Bring our sister here…" I pricked my finger and put a couple drops of blood in a bowl. "Blood to blood…I summon thee…Blood to blood return to me," The spell was no complete. There was a surge of power between me and Chris, and I could even feel Paige's powers intertwining with us.
Lights appeared briefly, but Piper did not appear. "Damn it," I muttered, slamming the Book shut. Before I could ask what we could do next, I was slammed with a vision. I saw Piper in a dark cave like room, and facing off against a demoness. Piper had no success with freezing or blowing her up. "Sleep!" the demon demanded and blew some dark powder in her face. Piper instantly fell, and was knocked out. "It seems like your sister is using her powers to spy on us…can't let your sisters find out what we are doing with your baby," I let out a painful gasp as I was forced out of seeing what was happening. I could feel Chris supporting my weight, and I closed my eyes for a moment.
The lady that had Piper looked a lot like Dantalia...which I knew it wasn't her we vanquished her sorry ass years ago. No it had to be a relative of hers finally having enough power to seek revenge. "I…I have an idea of who has Piper," I managed to say grabbing Leo's attention. "Paige!" I called out weakly and surprisingly she and Glenn came up to see what I was getting at them about. "I don't know how much you know about Demonic High Priestesses…" I started and Leo looked at me.
"They perform lots of rituals-,"
"They want to do something to Piper," I said. "Leo…orb up their and find out what the hell we can do," I snapped at him. I am not sure if Piper wants Leo knowing that she was pregnant with Chris; it was not my place to say anything about it. "Now," I demanded, and orbs surrounded him. "Chris...I am not sure what we told you of our past as Charmed Ones in the future…but about three years ago we fought against a Priestess named Dantalia…she had plans to take the Book of Shadows from us…"
"What demon doesn't?" Paige questioned, stepping closer to me.
"True…but the way she intended on getting it from us was to turn one sister evil, and slowly the evil would seep into the rest of us and the Book,"
"So she is trying to turn Piper evil to grab the book?" she questioned. I could see the color draining from Chris' face.
"I think it's more than that…" I sighed, pinching my nose lightly feeling a migraine coming on. "I am thinking that this lady wants revenge against us…turning the baby inside of Piper evil,"
