Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed whatsoever. If I did, then Brody would still be around. P.S: I also don't own Johnny Depp, he just has a brief cameo in this chapter.
Chapter 7
Rampage
"Ok," said Phoenix, "Think of…Johnny Depp!" Spencer did a quick sketch on his paper and a very confused Johnny Depp appeared. Phoenix laughed as Spencer rubbed out his sketch causing Johnny to disappear. "This power is totally awesome," said Spencer, "Hey maybe I could draw a winning lottery ticket for my dad."
"No!" cried Phoenix, "Don't ever do that!"
"What? Why not?" asked Spencer.
"Two words; Personal gain," said Phoenix, "We're not allowed to use our powers for that. Part of being a good witch."
"Yeah, but you're a demon," said Spencer, "I bet the rules don't apply to you."
"Actually they do or I would have done it already," said Phoenix. She looked up as she heard a jingling noise.
"What was that?" asked Spencer.
"Odd," said Phoenix, "Paige isn't due home for another couple of hours."
"Huh?" asked Spencer.
"That's the noise you hear when a Whitelighter orbs in," said Phoenix, "And aside from Wyatt and Chris, Paige is the only one who can orb." Spencer raised an eyebrow.
"Her father was a Whitelighter," she said as she got up. She went into the hall to find an Elder stood there. "Oh, thank goodness," said the Elder, "I thought everyone was out. Phoenix, you must come Up There with mew immediately."
"Why?" asked Phoenix.
"Please, Phoenix, you must come with me," said the Elder.
"What about Spence?" asked Phoenix.
"Holy cow what is that?" yelled Spencer.
"Elder, wants me to go Up There with her," said Phoenix.
"Cool, can I come?" asked Spencer. The Elder nodded. Phoenix held out her arm and stopped Spencer. "Why should I go with the people who mess around with my family?" asked Phoenix.
"Please, Phoenix," said the Elder, "This is a global emergency! We need your help!"
"Oh? So the people who hate demons want a demon's help?" said Phoenix, "I'm not buying it. You're going to try to put me in purgatory again."
"For the last time Phoenix, that was a rogue Whitelighter, not us," said the Elder, "We've already punished Damien for that and you weren't too badly hurt in purgatory."
"It's bloody purgatory!" said Phoenix, "It's hotter than the blooming Sahara down there AND I was very nearly eaten by…whatever it is that consumes demonic powers down there!"
"And once again, we apologize that not everyone was informed about your abdication as Queen of the Underworld," said the Elder.
"You were Queen of the Underworld?" asked Spencer.
"For less than a day," said Phoenix, "Fine, but any funny business and I'll shimmer out!"
"Good, now hold on to me, demons can't Shimmer into Up There," said the Elder. Phoenix reluctantly took hold of the female Elders sleeve.
A second later, they were Up There. "Wow, is this heaven?" asked Spencer as he looked round.
"Actually it's closer to Olympus in the Greek legends," said Phoenix, "Well, in appearance anyway, but yeah, it's comparable to heaven."
"And you've been up here before?" asked Spencer.
"Once," said Phoenix, "As you probably guessed, a Whitelighter called Damien thought I was still the Queen of the Underworld and sent me to purgatory with a little help with some witches. I was brought up here after Paige saved me."
"What is purgatory?" asked Spencer.
"In a word, Hell," said Phoenix, "It's where vanquished demons go."
"Oh," said Spencer. From the sides, Elders began to appear and they formed a circle around Phoenix and Spencer. Phoenix grabbed Spencer's wrist, ready to Shimmer out at a seconds notice. "Miss Turner," said the lead Elder. (A/N: I forgot his name, he was played by the guy who played 'Q' in Star Trek.) "Howdy," said Phoenix.
"Does this elf look familiar to you?" he asked before waving his hand. A large bubble appeared in front of her and Cir's face appeared. "Yeah, that's Cir," she said, "He's the guy who told me he loved me."
"The dude who thinks you sound like Jack Black?" said Spencer. Phoenix nodded.
"What's wrong?" asked Phoenix.
"I'll tell you what's wrong!" snapped the Elder, "This is what's wrong!" The bubble showed Cir closing in on a bruised and battered witch. An energy ball appeared in his hand and he flung it at the witch. Phoenix jumped in terror as the ball hit and killed the young witch. "Oh god!" she whispered.
"From what we've been able to gather, you've upset him somehow and now he's on the rampage!" barked the Elder, "He's killing every witch he can find in San Francisco! And you live with three witches along with one witch and two potentials next door!"
"Are you saying he may come after Spencer, the Charmed Ones and the twins?" asked Phoenix.
"We're not saying he may, we're saying he will," said an Elder, "And when he's done with them, he'll be coming after you!"
"What do you want me to do? I'm just a kid!" said Phoenix.
"We want you to track him down and stop him at all costs," said the lead Elder, "He cannot continue this rampage. It's almost as bad as the Titans!"
"I can't do it alone," said Phoenix, "With his enhanced senses, I'll need a distraction and not an astral projected one at that."
"I'll help," said Spencer.
"What?" asked Phoenix.
"I'll help you stop him," he said, "I need to learn how to control my powers and how better than by putting them to use."
"Spence, you've never hunted down evil, it's dangerous," said Phoenix, "I put my life on the line almost every day to stop evil. I can't ask you to do that."
"Who's been protecting me against demons since the day I was born? Witches!" said Spencer, "Who helped me get my powers? Witches! Who have been helping me control my powers? Witches. Phoenix, I owe my life to witches, and I'm gonna help you protect them."
"Are you absolutely sure?" asked Phoenix. Spencer nodded.
"Fine then," said Phoenix, "We'll do it."
"Good," said the lead Elder.
"C'mon Spencer," said Phoenix, holding out her hand, "We've got a Book to look through."
