CHAPTER 29 – Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble!
[A/N: Those who are Confused, Rachel is aware of Wyatt's Magical Heritage from "Chris Don't" Hopefully clears the confusion.]
Previously on Wedding Crasher:
The message that was inscribed on the Mirror drew both of their eyes to as it seemed like it was written in blood.
It said: Your Love for him will wither and depart from his life and from his heart.
The blonde female Barbie doll beneath the mirror, what was odd about the doll was, it looked like replica of Rachel, clothed in Rachel's current attire, including her accessories, however there was a large pin struck right through its body and a small pin through the chest.
Then he sensed it, something was watching him. Hoping to capture the essence again, Wyatt waved his arm but once again the air stayed the same, but Wyatt felt this being getting angry, especially he sensed that anger was directed at Rachel. "We need to go," Wyatt said going over to Rachel, however before Rachel can say anything Wyatt grabbed Rachel and orbed them out Just as he sensed the being getting closer towards Rachel at alarming rate.
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Melinda Prudence Halliwell stepped into the Halliwell manor, carrying two large paper brown bags of herbs and potion ingredients in her hands that obscured her face from view.
"God, tourists and Media are getting worse each year," Melinda muttered to herself as she kicked the front door close behind her. She'd just been to China Town to purchase some potion ingredients and what was suppose to be twenty minute trip turned into 2 hours stay, since it took her nearly half an hour to find a parking space. "Chris, Ashley…where are you guys?" Melinda called out to her brother and her cousin.
"In the Kitchen," Ashley's voice replied back as Melinda made her way toward the Kitchen.
"You wouldn't believe the crowd in China Town" Melinda called out as threw her keys on side cupboard of the dinning room and made her way to the Kitchen. "They are shooting a movie scene in China Town and apparently they find it amusing to take up half up the block's parking space." Melinda muttered as she entered the kitchen. Upon entering the Kitchen, the first thing that reached her was the smell of lavender, which tickled her nostrils. She saw her brother Chris was standing behind the stove adding handful of Lavender to red brewing liquid in the black cauldron, while Ashley sat on the stool with a notepad, writing something down.
"Really, Is the Hero hot? Who is he?" Ashley asked her cousin, who shrugged as she placed the bags down on the counter, that's covered in wide range of potion ingredients. "Anyone famous? What's the movie called?" Ashley attacked Melinda with questions after questions.
"I have no idea, I spend half an hour driving around, and another half an hour arguing with the security guards," Melinda said setting the herb jars and ingredients from the paper bag on to the counter. Chris grabbed the jars to inspect the ingredients before flashing a satisfied smile. "When I finally got to the shop, they didn't have Echinecea, so I had to find another shop and they were selling them for 30 dollars per gram."
"That's a daylight robbery," Ashley gasped as Melinda threw her hand up in defeat.
"Thank you, that exactly what I said, so I spend another ten minutes arguing with them, trying to make them reduce the price," Melinda said as Ashley shook her head, while Chris grabbed a mortar and pestle from the cupboard.
"And did they?" Ashley asked indicating whether they reduce their price.
"No! They said either I buy them or get out cause I'm disrupting their business," Melinda said looking pissed as Ashley opened her mouth in shock and surprise. "The Nerve, I was so tempted to blow his head off!"
"Wait, why were you arguing with the security guards?" Chris asked Melinda as he crushed something in the mortar.
"Because they blocked me off from Herbs and Anoints," Melinda hissed as she stuffed the folded brown paper bag under the cupboard. "They wouldn't let me park near the store because they were going to video shoot on that place with their actors, but I got there first. They can't just go up to people and tell them to piss off; they were acting as if they own the place, taking half of the parking space with their damn trailers vans."
"Chill Mel," Chris said adding the crushed ingredients to the brew, while Melinda took a seat next to Ashley.
"What's this?" Melinda asked her cousin, looking at the notepad Ashley was writing on.
"The list of ingredients so far that's been added to the potion," Ashley said as Melinda skimmed through the list.
"Ash, pass me the billing root," Chris said looking at Ashley who looked totally confused.
"The billie what?" Ashley said looking at Chris, then at Melinda.
"He meant, ginger," Melinda said as she grabbed the chopped root and handed it to her brother, who gave a nod. "Why can't you just use the simple term? Every one has to be so complicated now days." Melinda fumed.
"Well, what I need to do, is take lessons from Aunt Piper," Ashley said to Melinda, who shook her head.
"Now watch carefully, so you guys know what to add next time," Chris said it to Melinda and Ashley as both of them watched the Half-whitelighter adding a handful of chopped billing root to the bubbling potion before him.
"Are you sure, this is safe?" Ashley asked the witch-lighter, who rolled his eyes. "I mean, it wouldn't have any side effects or anything, would it?"
"Hey, you asked me this about twenty times. You came to me for help, so if you want my help, stop questioning me," Chris snapped back as Ashley closed her mouth shut just as Melinda did the same, since she was about to ask doubtful question as well.
"I hope he doesn't poison us," Ashley whispered to Melinda, who lightly shook her head as she twirled a lavender sprig between her fingers.
"Just one question, Are you sure this will definitely help us to teleport," Melinda asked as Chris who grabbed a mayapple and dropped it into the potion with a little splash and glared at the two witches.
"Have you ever thought; maybe these are the few of the reasons why I never chose to help you two before?" Chris asked the girls, who both looked apologetically at the half-whitelighter.
"Sorry, no more questions," Ashley said with a nod as both girls mimed zipping up their lips, locking it and throwing the key away over their shoulder. Chris shook his head and returned to the bubbling brew.
Melinda and Ashley are the only witches in the Charmed offspring's set who doesn't have the power to teleport, for some reason the Cupid form of teleportation power hasn't reached the youngest Ashley, who was disappointed from the moment both her sisters can teleport anywhere they want to, while she, like cousin Melinda cant do go anywhere. Although it's a major disappointed that she cant heart out, she still cherish the fact that she isn't the only one that has the same problem as her, because of this Melinda and Ashley tend to stick together most than others.
"You then add Pinch of sage for sensibility," Chris said as he added the ingredients as he went along. "A dash of Carrot seeds for lightness, a leaf of Arrow for sharpness, 2 wings of purple butterflies for flight, 2 drop of Dwarf Milkweed for height, 3 pinch of Echinecea for health, 3 pinch of rosemary for smell, 3 tsp of honey for taste, 2 pinch of Dragon's blood for protection and to activate the magic and let the wine shimmer for five minutes." Chris said as Ashley wrote it down on her notepad.
"How do you know all this?" Melinda asked her brother, who simply shrugged.
"Now, you have to be careful not to let the brew shimmer for too long," Chris said as Melinda nodded, while Ashley leaned in to take a peek of the red brew. "Every thirty seconds, you must stir the contents three times, first clockwise, the next thirty second, you stir anticlockwise, then clockwise again and so forth. But you must take care when stirring because you stir too fast, you destroy the magic. You stir too slowly, you won't activate its magic, and it has to be precise so watch carefully."
Melinda and Ashley got to either side of Chris, watching him with interest as the Liquid within the black cauldron began to whirl around like a whirlpool. Once the Five minutes was up, Chris turned off the stove and grabbed the ladle to scoop the hot liquid into two separate glasses.
"You are going to break the glasses," Melinda said looking at Chris pour the hot liquid into the glasses. "And Mom's gonna blame it on me." Ashley touched the glasses and yelped in surprise.
"Its…It's…." Ashley started looking at Melinda.
"Hot?" Melinda said in a matter of fact tone.
"No…its freezing cold," Ashley said looking at Chris as Melinda looked surprised. Right before their eyes, cracks began to appear within the liquid and the liquid froze into solid ice.
"Now you add one drop, just one drop of your blood to the potion." Chris said handing an Athame to Melinda, who looked confused.
"For what?" Ashley asked her cousin.
"Don't worry, a drop of Blood for master to fill, so he or she can command its magic at will," Chris said as Melinda and Ashley exchanged a nervous glance.
"You do it," Melinda said giving the Athame to Ashley, who looked startled and gave it back to Melinda.
"No, you do it," Ashley said as Melinda shook her head.
"No! You do it," Melinda said shoving the Athame back in her cousin's hand, who shoved it back at her. This carried on for about few minutes, until Chris stepped in.
"I'll do it," Chris said grabbing the Athame, as both girls looked nervous, yet stuck their hand out to him. Ashley closed her eyes, when she felt the blade press among the tender flesh of her index finger.
"I can't do it," Ashley squeaked pulling her fingers away as she felt a sharp pain run across her finger. Opening her eyes, she saw the thin line of blood appear in her index finger. Chris smiled.
"You were saying," Chris said as Ashley narrowed her eyes and growled, while Chris turned around and drew a thin line across Melinda's index finger, who also yelped.
"What? just drop it in top of the ice?" Ashley asked as both witches looked at the half-whitelighter, who gave a firm nod.
Both Witches let their drop of blood spill into the frozen concoction. For few seconds, nothing happened, the drop of blood just sat on top of the ice cube, just then as they watched, the red blood began to spread outwards; the thin red lines began to spread like cobwebs, they crisscrossed, they fanned into every corner until the whole frozen liquid was covered in thin layer of their blood and before the two witches can ask what's next, the light red potion slowly turned dark red and ripples appeared within to indicate, the solid has been turned liquid.
"Now it's ready to be drunk." Chris said as to the two witches.
"You know, I don't mind drinking it, honestly I don't, since all the ingredients were…normal…except the wings of butterfly…I'm not so fond of drinking poor little butterflies." Melinda said to her brother as Ashley nodded.
"Yea me too," Ashley said looking cross between worried and scared, bracing herself for explosion from Chris. However Chris simply inhaled deeply and remained calm.
"Well, unless you guys don't want the power to teleport, then don't drink it." Chris said simply as he emptied the rest of the potion in the sink.
"Hang on; if we drink this, will we definitely have the power to teleport?" Ashley asked as Chris nodded.
"No side effects?" Melinda said showing her sparkling teeth as Chris growled lightly.
"No! But remember this potion is only temporarily," Chris told to the young witches. "It will last for three month. After that you guys have to re-make the potion again but now, it's your choice whether to consume it or not, since I gave you two an answer for your question." Chris said as Melinda looked at her brother. Melinda glanced at her cousin Ashley, who gave a little nod.
Melinda gulped; she felt her heart drum against her chest as she nervously grabbed the glass, Just as Piper walked into the kitchen.
"What's going on here?" Piper asked when she spotted her children and niece in the kitchen with ingredients littering the counter that seemed like it was used for potion. "Why were you guys making potions?"
"Chris was helping us create a Teleporting potion," Melinda said as she took a sip, to her surprise, it tasted nice so without any hesitation she gulped it down.
"Teleporting potion?" Piper asked confused looking at her son. "What does she mean by that? Don't we have some in the storage cupboard?"
"No, this potion is little different from yours." Chris said to the witch before him as Piper narrowed her eyes. "This potion they have to drink which will enable them to teleport where ever they want to, using their magic, similar to the way I teleport,"
"But that's ridiculous, there is no such thing as a teleporting potion that you drink to make you go anywhere," Piper said to her son. "Where did you find it, in the book of shadows?" Since Far as Piper knew, there are potions to teleport you where you want to go, however they are not edible potions.
"No, He created it," Ashley said as she felt a sense of power wash over her being. Piper looked at her son before looking towards the two witches.
"Then it may not be safe, who knows what kind of side effects it will have," Piper said to her daughter and niece as they continued drinking. "Worse…who knows what will happen, Don't drink that."
"Don't worry, it's a safe concoction," Chris said to his mother as Piper looked at Melinda and Ashley. "So how do it taste?"
"It taste great and best of all I feel great," Melinda said looking at his mother. "So how do I work this?"
"You got to figure that out," Chris said as Melinda rolled her eyes, while Ashley placed her glass on the counter with a little bang with a defeated look. That's just great, she drunk a potion hoping to see results but now Chris is saying she has to figure it out.
"Any other way?" Ashley asked as Chris shook his head.
"Okay, if anything happens to them, your butt is the first one to get bust, Mister." Piper warned Chris since he seemed calm about this situation. "You better call your Aunt Paige, just in case," Piper said moving to put her grocery bag on the counter.
"Mom," Melinda said with an eye roll as Piper gave her a stern look. Ashley chuckled a little, mostly out of fear and nervousness, right then.
"Mom," Shouted a voice behind Melinda causing the two witches to jump. Wyatt who just orbed into the Kitchen with Rachel safely secured in his embrace was surprised when he saw his panicked sister and cousin disappear in sparkling lights. Ashley disappeared in spiraling tunnel of red and white glittering dust particles, while Melinda disappeared in spiraling tunnel of blue and white glittering dust particles. Even Piper was surprised when they both re-appeared.
"How did you do that?" Rachel asked as Melinda turned back to look at her brother.
"Don't do that," Melinda hissed as Wyatt looked stunned.
"How did you guys do that…You just disappeared….I don't even know what's it's called….in these lights." Wyatt said as Melinda and Ashley looked at each other in surprise. They turned towards Piper, who gave a confirming nod.
"It's called Glittering and it's a fear response," Chris said to Wyatt.
"OH-MY-GOD!" Ashley and Melinda squealed in excitement as they linked their arms and jumped up and down. At last, they got their own teleportation power, so without any warning; they jumped into Chris's arms.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you So much," Melinda and Ashley squealed, squeezing Chris in a tight embrace.
"Cant breathe…" Chris gasped as both witches released him. You're welcome," Chris said with a chuckle before turning towards Piper. "Told you it was nothing to worry about, it was a safe concoction."
"I still give about three hours before I comment," Piper told her son who lightly chuckled, while Wyatt looked surprised.
"You did that?" Wyatt asked his brother, who gave a little nod then Chris's eyes shifted towards Rachel who gave him a smile, which Chris returned half-hearted. "How did you do it?" Wyatt enquired.
"He made us a teleporting potion," Melinda said to her brother showing him the glass of wine.
"Really, that's so cool," Wyatt said as he felt himself forget the reason for being there, another light bulb blinked into his head. "Do you think it would work on Rachel?" Wyatt asked as every one looked surprised at the comment, including Rachel.
"What?" Chris blurted out before he can stop himself.
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