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Part 9:"Was that heat vision?"

The villain spoke, "I am Fortunato the fiction demon." Noticing Buffy's blank look over her gag he continued, "I formerly specialized in sending witches into works of fiction where they would be killed. It always worked until I met the thrice damned, accursed Charmed Ones!(see P3's Printed Perils for more details) Since then they have been very careful not to get trapped in anymore books. So I needed to augment my powers and implement a new plan of attack!

" "Mmmph!" Tara whimpered as the demon pulled her hair back and showed Buffy the glowing collar on her neck.

"These collars drain your little friends powers and feed my own. This allowed me to cast a spell which you felt as a chill when you entered the mansion above." Buffy's eyes widen and she realizes, 'Nuts! Piper was right! But what has he done to me?' The answer was quick in coming, "That spell caused those with magical powers to take on some characteristics of their costumed persona. The first thing affected is the characters weaknesses. Your character Zatanna must be able to speak to use her powers and now so must you!" Buffy grew pale at this and Willow and Tara cried and whimpered in despair!

"All I can tell is that the sisters are around here somewhere." Leo told Cole and continued, "It seems my sensing abilities are being blocked more and more."

Cole grimaced and said "Let's keep looking and watching those vampire costumed guys that seem to be sticking around!"

Halfway down the stairs the Halliwells were attacked! A wave of vampires dropped from the ceiling and quickly regretted it! Prue and Piper's powers were devastating them when suddenly heat beams came from Phoebe's eyes and incinerated a pair of vampires! "WOW!" Phoebe exclaimed, "Was that heat vision?" As Prue and Piper's jaws dropped in shock Phoebe staggered a bit from the drain of the power and a demon shimmered in and grabbed her from behind!

"Bind wrists!" He said and a rope wrapped itself around Phoebe's wrists and tied them behind her back! A surviving vampire tackled Piper just then preventing her from freezing the demon who shimmered away with Phoebe!

Arriving in front of Fortunato Phoebe tried her heat vision on him, but it didn't work! She tried to use some martial kicks but couldn't remember how! Confused Phoebe said, "Huh? What have you done to me?"

Smirking Fortunato said "Supergirl is powerless against magic like that rope of entanglement and now so are you!"

Part 10:'this is too funny!'

As Fortunato's minions continued to bind her Phoebe questioned him, "I don't understand your spell makes the costumes do what to us?"

Smirking the demon gladly explained his apparent triumph, "With my powers augmented by my other captives I cast a special spell of similarity. First you gain the weaknesses of the costumed persona, then your powers begin to convert to the persona's at the same level of power you now possess."

Wincing as one minion bound her elbows together and two others applied ropes above and below her knees and at her ankles Phoebe thought, 'Better find out all I can while I can still talk!' and so she said, "So that is why I was weakened by using the heat vision? Because my precognition is much less powerful?"

Fortunato clapped and said, "Exactly! You aren't as stupid as everyone says!"

"What!" Phoebe begins and then as ropes are being secured above and below her breasts she thinks, 'I'll get him for that

later, I hope! Once they finish with these ropes I won't be able to move my arms at all! I need to keep him talking as long as possible, Prue and Piper could use the distraction.' And she asked "What happens after the power conversion thingee?"

Rubbing his chin the demon said, "I never really considered that. I guess if the costumed persona had no weaknesses they would convert their powers faster and then act more and more like their persona. Perhaps even think that they were them!" Phoebe started to giggle at this and annoyed Fortunato ordered her gagged! As her mouth was filled with a sponge and duct tape applied, Phoebe thought, 'If only we live through this, Cole this is too funny!'

Meanwhile up above in the mansion Cole noticed something for the first time and said, "Umm, that shield, I could have sworn it was made out of tin or something. But it looks really sturdy now!"

Leo looked at him quizzically and spoke in a voice a bit deeper than normal and with commanding presence, "Of course it is Captain Marvel! It is like an old friend that has been with me in over a 1000 battles! From the Red Skull, to alien invaders to the hordes of Hydra it has never failed me!" Cole's jaw dropped and he thought, Leo thinks he really is Captain America!'

On the staircase Prue and Piper continued downward. After destroying the last of the vampires Prue had attempted to send her astral self to the bottom of the stairs to find Phoebe. She was shocked to find she couldn't astral project anymore! Now she was running down the stairs and Piper couldn't keep up! "Prue slow down!" Piper yelled

but Prue called back "Hurry up Piper, Phoebe needs us!" As Prue dashed out of sight Piper yelled in frustration, "AAAAARGH!!" And thought, 'She is even more overconfident than normal and setting world track records somehow!' "Wait a minute! Phoebe used heat vision and Prue is running like Wonder Woman so, it's worth a try!" 'How did it go on the Isis TV show? Something like this maybe?'

"Winds of fate,

Currents of air,

I can't be late,

Carry me to the bottom of the stair!"

"EEK!" Piper yelped as her spell worked! Smiling nervously she thought 'I could get used to this!' However as she scanned the area for any sign of her sisters Piper failed to notice a shadowy figure sneaking up behind her!

Part 11:"How are you enjoying the party?"

"Wow! This is a huge complex down here!" Piper said to herself as she took in the four poorly lit tunnels leading away from the stairs. As she tried to determine which tunnel Prue had taken, strong hands seized her from behind! With one arm held behind her back and her mouth covered Piper was startled but thought, 'Still have a hand free, take this!' And gesturing she tried to explode her attacker! "Mmmph?!" She cried out in shock and fear as she thought, 'My power isn't working but why?'

Prue of course even more headstrong and overconfident than normal had taken the tunnel right in front of the stairs and sprinted ahead. She was confident nothing would stop her!

The struggling Piper was carried away to a small room where another of Fortunato's minions helped to secure her. She was first gagged with a knotted red bandanna in her mouth and tied in back and duct tape reinforcing that. Piper caught on, 'Oh no! Somehow I have gained Isis's weakness of needing to speak to use her powers! I told them this was a trap! Nobody ever listens to me!' As she fumed over this late revelation her captors bound her arms at the wrists and elbows and her legs above and below her knees as well as at her ankles. As she was flung over a shoulder and carried through a secret passage to Fortunato she thought, 'All wrapped up like a present, a present for a demon!'

"But you aren't Captain America, you are" Cole began,

but was cut off by the deluded Leo who said "Look Captain Marvel! I am now certain that with the sole exception of the drunken college students out front, everyone but us is either a vampire, demon or monster!"

Cole stopped and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Leo/CA replied, "How many people are in this ballroom?"

"Dozens." Cole replied

and Leo/CA answered "And how many reflections in those mirrors?"

Looking around Cole noted, "Us, the guy with a third eye, the Wendigo and the Darklighter. Uh oh!" Cole realized the problem and grabbing Leo's shoulder tried to shimmer them away and failed! Alarmed he tried to throw an energy bolt and failed! To top it off he started feeling confused and disoriented as the monsters closed in!

Piper was forced to her knees beside Phoebe and before Fortunato. The demon pointed to a TV screen showing the men's imminent doom and gloated to the hostage Halliwell's "Your lovers are about to die and," (changing the screen to another camera view) pointed to Prue entering a large chamber "your sister is about to join you in captivity. For the little time you have left anyway!" As he saw Phoebe and Piper exchange nervous looks he decided to add insult to injury and smirking said, "Other than that, how are you enjoying the party?"