The sisters

Meanwhile back at the Manor, both Piper and Phoebe looked around the guest room, at the disarray caused by bedsheets, several towels and other items being spread around.

Phoebe commented, "How the heck can one person make this much mess in one night. when she hasn't even bought anything with her". Piper laughed and said "I know someone else who could give her a run for her money". "Ha ha" replied Phoebe as she reached over the back of the bed to pick up a pillow. "How did it get all the way over here" she asked and then stiffened as a premonition hit her with all the urgency of a speeding freight train.

She staggered as if someone had hit her and watched in horror as her premonition showed her Paige confronting a large red robed demon that Phoebe recognised as the Source of all Evil. Paige then frantically orbed out to avoid a fireball, only to return in the same place. She was forced to orb out, again and again, each time the fireballs got closer. Finally she collapsed next to a man lying on the ground, and with tears streaming down her cheeks, was obviously trying to call out something.

However a massive fireball hit them both and Paige barely had time to scream before she was burned alive, with only ashes left to show where two people had been.

Phoebe returned to the present to find Piper holding her. Before Piper could say anything, Phoebe said "Call Prue and Leo, its Paige, she's in big danger". Piper ran from the room, calling Prue's and Leo's name while Phoebe sat on the bed and frantically reviewed the premonition to try and determine where it was.

As both sisters and Leo returned to the guest room, a shaken Phoebe spoke up, "I saw Paige, the Source was there and he was trying to kill her. He did kill her, he hit her with a fireball and both Paige and another man were burned alive".

"Did you see where" asked Leo.

"I remember the Golden Gate bridge was in the background and they were in an open area. I think they were in the park but I have no idea where" replied Phoebe.

"Its a big area" said Prue, "Leo can you sense her?". In response, Leo relaxed and reached out with his sensing power. Meanwhile Piper pulled out her cell phone and started dialing. "Thank goodness we swapped numbers" she muttered to herself however her face became bleak as her cell phone failed to connect. "I can't get a response, she must have her phone turned off" she said.

Leo staggered slightly and said, "I can't sense her, I should be able to as she is a witch now and my charge. If the Source is with her, he could be shielding her and that means he is also stopping any phone contact as well". "What about scrying for her?" demanded Phoebe as she got to her feet. "No that won't work, if the Source can block me and then he can block an attempt to scry as well".

"Then what are we going to do" asked an increasing upset Phoebe. Watching Paige's death had been one of the most upsetting premonition's she had ever had. Only the one showing her own execution by being burned alive had been worst. It still figured in her nightmares on occasion, thankfully less and less frequently.

Again Prue, took charge. "Phoebe, can you tell when she was attacked, how much time could we have?". Trying to relax so that she could think clearly, Phoebe look back at the premonition. "From the amount of sunlight and the shadows, I think its maybe one hour at the most, probably less, we don't have much time".

"Leo, can you orb us to the park, once there we can split up and search. If anyone finds out anything, they will call the others" instructed Prue. After a brief pause, Leo replied "Yes I can, but you must search in pairs, otherwise the Source may attack you."

"Agreed" said Prue, "You and Piper go together and Phoebe and I will pair up. Everyone got their cell phones ?". Both Piper and Phoebe nodded yes but Leo said "No, I have never needed one". "It won't matter, I have mine" added Piper.

Holding hands, the three sisters and Leo disappeared and then reappeared in some tree's just off a large walkway somewhere in the park. "Before we split up, what can you tell us about where you saw Paige" asked Prue.

Phoebe replied "It was an open area, covered in long grass, a hillside with many tree's at the bottom. There was no one else there".

Paige

Meanwhile an increasingly concerned Paige was finding Glen more and more difficult to talk to. His conversion was becoming increasingly aggressive, questioning her attitudes and those of her sisters. Small references to magic were also turning up in his comments.

Finally she confronted Glen, "Whats the matter with you?, you have changed so much since I last saw you, all you can talk about is what people are doing wrong, not what people are doing right".

Glen turned and looking down at Paige he replied "I have finally woken up, if you want to get anywhere in this world, then you take what you can from anyone. I was hoping you would also see this, as you now can now have the ability to gain everything you ever wanted".

"What do you mean?" asked Paige as suddenly she started seeing Glen in a different light. He appeared darker, no longer care free but fixed, almost demonic. With a start, Paige suddenly realised what her senses had been trying to tell her for the last hour.

Glen was no longer Glen, he was something else.

Stepping back, she slid a hand into her handbag to grab a potion vial.

Glen laughed, "You are finally realising. I can led you to greatness" and he stepped forward to grab her arm. "Let me go" Paige demanded.

Glen just laughed and started to pull her towards a sheltered area.

Paige kicked Glen hard in the leg, forcing him to let her go. She took several steps back and holding up her hand with the potion vial said "If you try that again, I will use this on you". Several people, close enough, noticed what was happening, some quickly walking away but one person pulled out a phone and dialed 911.

As Glen stepped forward, Paige did not hesitate, if Glen was Glen then the potion would have no effect, and if anything demonic was involved then it would. Throwing the potion into his chest, she gasped as it exploded in a large ball of flame. As the smoke cleared, an untouched Glen was still looking at her, this time with an expression of contempt on his face. "You will have to do better than that witch" he said.

As the few people remaining quickly left, Paige pulled the last potion from her bag and threw it at Glen. Not waiting to see what happened, Paige turned and ran for it. With a laugh, the Source of all Evil brushed the remains of the second potion of his chest and followed.

Paige found herself in an area of the park she had never been before and with Glen nowhere is sight, she looked for somewhere isolated, where she could be alone enough to call for Leo. A sign showed a path that lead towards a small hill, it wasn't completely deserted as several groups of people were strolling back down the path towards her but it would do.

The sisters.

Prue said "Ok, Leo, Piper, you go that way, we will go the other way. Good luck"

Over the next 30 minutes, they searched frantically however the park was huge, and it was easily possible that Paige could have moved into an area that they had already looked.

All of a sudden, Prue had an idea, "Come on Phoebe, there is one other way we might be able to find her, we need to find that hill side". Pulling Phoebe with her, she headed for two park rangers who were busy emptying a group of rubbish bins.

Approaching them Prue said "Excuse me, I am hoping you can help me, we are looking for a sister, she called us saying she was in trouble. She is lost and someone is stalking her, but she could only describe where she was. Her phone won't answer and we can't find her. If my sister here can tell you what she heard, could you identify where?". Seeing that Prue was desperate, both rangers stopped what they were doing and came over to Phoebe.

As Phoebe described what she could remember from her premonition, the rangers were able to narrow the location to three different sites. Pulling a map from a pocket, one of the rangers marked each of these and handed the map to Prue.

"Can you describe your sister, what was she wearing?" asked the other ranger. Phoebe did her best from what she could remember and the ranger removed a handset from his pocket. Calling someone, he asked them to check the security camera's for anyone answering Paige's description. However as he explained to Prue, there are many people in the park at the moment, given the sunny day and finding her would be very difficult.

Thanking them, both Prue and Phoebe run down a path, and when they found themselves alone, Prue called for Leo. As both Leo and Piper orbed in, disappointment and concern showed on their faces as Paige was no where to be seen.

Showing them the map, Prue said "I think she is at one of these three locations, I could Astral project and see if she there. If she is then I can return and you can orb us to her".

The Ranger station.

While a report of a fight between a couple was not uncommon, that some form of explosive weapon was involved was not. Also the description of the female, matched that of a missing woman given by a ranger who had indicated that she was lost, apparently being stalked and that her sisters were searching for her. Another call about a distressed woman matching both descriptions on a particular path, now gave the ranger in charge sufficient reason to involve the police. Calling two patrolling police officers, he gave directions.

The sisters.

Using the map as a guide, Prue projected herself to each location, finding the first two almost deserted and scaring the hell out of two children when she appeared next to them. Before their parents could turn to see what had scared their children, she had left. She found Paige at the third area, orbing out to escape an fireball thrown by a demon that could only be the Source. Without wasting any time, she immediately returned to guide her sisters and Leo to where Paige was. She never saw the two police officers running up the hill behind her, but they did see her.