Piper and Phoebe appeared in an alley and looked around.
"Do you think anybody saw us?" Phoebe asked.
"I don't think so...whoa, look at your clothes." Piper said. Phoebe's clothes had changed and looked like what the people of the time would wear.
"Yeah, well, look at yours." Phoebe said. Pipers clothes had changed too.
"So, I guess we should find the ingredients." Piper said.
"Yeah. You've got the bottle right?" Phoebe asked.
"Yep." Piper said and held up the bottle. A man passed by and Piper stuck the bottle in a purse that had appeared on her arm. "Let's go."
Phoebe just nodded and they left the alley.
"Wow, this is certainly very...old fashioned." Phoebe said.
"Let's just find the ingredients and get out of here as soon as we can." Piper whispered from the corner of her mouth.
"Just to be safe, when talking about the, ya knows, how 'bout we call them..." Phoebe thought for a minute, then finished. "Rutabagas."
"Rutabagas? Where did that come from?" Piper asked as they walked down the street.
"I really don't know. It just popped into my head." Phoebe told her.
"Well, finding the rutabagas is going to be hard. The people in these days didn't have a good feeling toward...lettuce." Piper said.
"Lettuce?" Phoebe asked confused.
"Yeah, lettuce. Rutabagas for the ya knows and lettuce for, ya know." Piper said.
"Oh right. I get it now." Phoebe said.
"We don't want them to know that we're...gingerbread people." Piper said slowly.
"This is getting ridiculous." Phoebe said.
"Yeah, well, if people these days knew that two gingerbread people were looking for rutabagas, they'd have a bonfire." Piper told her.
"Don't you mean they'd have a tomato?" Phoebe asked with a smirk.
Piper just and rolled her eyes then grabbed Phoebe's arm and took her into a small shop.
A tiny bell jingled as they entered. It was dim in the shop, there was only enough light just to see.
"Can I help you?" An old man with white hair and a few missing teeth asked.
"Maybe you can. Do you have these ingredients?" Piper asked and handed him the piece of paper.
The man looked at the paper then at Piper and Phoebe.
"Just hold on one moment please." The man said and went to the back of the shop and slipped into a dark room.
"He creeps me out." Phoebe whispered.
"Well, if he can help us I don't care." Piper whispered back.
A younger man came from the room. He had brown hair that matched his eyes and he was smiling.
"Excellent work Thadius." The man said. The old man came from the dark room and gave the man the paper then took a step back.
The man approached Piper and Phoebe and stood only a step away from them.
"Thadius tells me that you are looking for these items." The man said and held the paper out so that Piper and Phoebe could read the words.
"Yes, we are looking for them...sir." Piper added. She watched a few old movies and thought that 'sir' would be a good addition.
"Well, then," The man said and reached into his pockets. The old man came over and they both pulled rope from their pockets and actually managed to tie Piper and Phoebe's hands. "you're under arrest."
"What for?" Phoebe asked outraged.
"Witchcraft." The man answered.
"Theodore." The old man said then whispered something into his ear.
"Thadius, that is an excellent point. I shall consider it. Your pay for finding more witches is in the back." Theodore told him and Thadius hurried off to the back room.
"You're going to be very sorry." Piper warned.
Theodore laughed heartily and said, "What could you do? You're hands are tied."
Piper lifted up her hands and froze Theodore. "That." Piper said to the frozen Theodore. "Help me with my ropes and I'll help with yours." Piper said to Phoebe.
After a few minutes, they had the ropes off their wrists. Phoebe tied her rope on Theodore's wrists and stuck her tongue out at him.
"Come on." Piper said and they went into the back room where Thadius was counting gold coins.
"How did you get free?" Thadius asked them.
"Never you mind." Piper said and froze him. Piper took her rope and tied Thadius' hands to the chair he sat in.
"I found them." Phoebe said and pointed to two jars.
"Well, then get some and let's go." Piper said.
Phoebe grabbed some from each jar then grabbed Piper's arm. Piper took out the bottle and smashed it.
They felt like they were spinning again, then they appeared back in Prue's attic in their regular clothes.
"What a trip." Phoebe commented.
"I think we're the first back." Piper said.
"I guess we wait then." Phoebe said and they both sat in a chair.
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Cole peeked over the hill. That demon had been standing there forever. Cole was wondering if he ever moved.
Cole was in a war zone. Small battles, explosions, fires, bangs, and screams were heard from every direction. Even the pink sky seemed to have explosions.
The last ingredient he needed was being guarded by that demon on the hill with the flat top.
Cole was already weak and tired from the other two trips for the other ingredients. He had a cut on his forehead that hurt badly and he just wanted to get back and get this over with.
Cole took a deep breath and charged up the hill. He grabbed the demon guard around the middle and they rolled down the hill still gripping each other. When they stopped rolling, the demon pushed Cole to the ground and punched him across the face.
"I've had enough of this." Cole snarled and pushed the demon off. He stood up and threw and energyball at the demon. The demon let out a roar of pain and erupted in flames.
Cole looked behind him and noticed five demon warriors charging at him. Cole rushed up the hill and grabbed a fistful of the ingredient. He waved it in the air at the demons who running toward him then shimmered out.
Cole shimmered into Prue's attic and noticed Phoebe and Piper. He didn't say anything. He was too tired.
Piper looked at the cut, that now had dirt around it, and said, "Ouch."
"You have no idea." Cole said in a tired voice.
Cole slumped onto an empty chair and the ingredient just fell out of his hand.
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Prue had driven all over town searching for the second ingredient. It had to be somewhere.
Prue noticed a small magic shop at the corner. She parked the car and went in.
Dusty books and magical items were everywhere. Prue looked around for a sign of any person that could help her.
A woman emerged from behind a bookshelf and smiled.
"Can I help you?" The woman asked.
"Yes, do you have this?" Prue asked and handed the woman a small piece of paper.
"Ah, I think I do. Just one moment." The woman said and walked off behind another bookshelf.
Prue looked around at the various magic items and wondered about what they were used for. She was just admiring a large crystal when the woman came back with a small velvet bag.
"Here you are." The woman said and placed the bag in Prue's hand. Prue reached into her pocket, but the woman stopped her. "No need. I can tell that what you will do with it is payment enough...for all the kind." The woman said and gave Prue an odd, mystic smile.
"Thank you." Prue said and left.
She got to the house and rushed to the attic. Everyone but Leo was sitting there looking very worn out.
"Let's start making that potion." Prue said and left for the kitchen. The others grabbed their ingredients and followed her.
"Do you think anybody saw us?" Phoebe asked.
"I don't think so...whoa, look at your clothes." Piper said. Phoebe's clothes had changed and looked like what the people of the time would wear.
"Yeah, well, look at yours." Phoebe said. Pipers clothes had changed too.
"So, I guess we should find the ingredients." Piper said.
"Yeah. You've got the bottle right?" Phoebe asked.
"Yep." Piper said and held up the bottle. A man passed by and Piper stuck the bottle in a purse that had appeared on her arm. "Let's go."
Phoebe just nodded and they left the alley.
"Wow, this is certainly very...old fashioned." Phoebe said.
"Let's just find the ingredients and get out of here as soon as we can." Piper whispered from the corner of her mouth.
"Just to be safe, when talking about the, ya knows, how 'bout we call them..." Phoebe thought for a minute, then finished. "Rutabagas."
"Rutabagas? Where did that come from?" Piper asked as they walked down the street.
"I really don't know. It just popped into my head." Phoebe told her.
"Well, finding the rutabagas is going to be hard. The people in these days didn't have a good feeling toward...lettuce." Piper said.
"Lettuce?" Phoebe asked confused.
"Yeah, lettuce. Rutabagas for the ya knows and lettuce for, ya know." Piper said.
"Oh right. I get it now." Phoebe said.
"We don't want them to know that we're...gingerbread people." Piper said slowly.
"This is getting ridiculous." Phoebe said.
"Yeah, well, if people these days knew that two gingerbread people were looking for rutabagas, they'd have a bonfire." Piper told her.
"Don't you mean they'd have a tomato?" Phoebe asked with a smirk.
Piper just and rolled her eyes then grabbed Phoebe's arm and took her into a small shop.
A tiny bell jingled as they entered. It was dim in the shop, there was only enough light just to see.
"Can I help you?" An old man with white hair and a few missing teeth asked.
"Maybe you can. Do you have these ingredients?" Piper asked and handed him the piece of paper.
The man looked at the paper then at Piper and Phoebe.
"Just hold on one moment please." The man said and went to the back of the shop and slipped into a dark room.
"He creeps me out." Phoebe whispered.
"Well, if he can help us I don't care." Piper whispered back.
A younger man came from the room. He had brown hair that matched his eyes and he was smiling.
"Excellent work Thadius." The man said. The old man came from the dark room and gave the man the paper then took a step back.
The man approached Piper and Phoebe and stood only a step away from them.
"Thadius tells me that you are looking for these items." The man said and held the paper out so that Piper and Phoebe could read the words.
"Yes, we are looking for them...sir." Piper added. She watched a few old movies and thought that 'sir' would be a good addition.
"Well, then," The man said and reached into his pockets. The old man came over and they both pulled rope from their pockets and actually managed to tie Piper and Phoebe's hands. "you're under arrest."
"What for?" Phoebe asked outraged.
"Witchcraft." The man answered.
"Theodore." The old man said then whispered something into his ear.
"Thadius, that is an excellent point. I shall consider it. Your pay for finding more witches is in the back." Theodore told him and Thadius hurried off to the back room.
"You're going to be very sorry." Piper warned.
Theodore laughed heartily and said, "What could you do? You're hands are tied."
Piper lifted up her hands and froze Theodore. "That." Piper said to the frozen Theodore. "Help me with my ropes and I'll help with yours." Piper said to Phoebe.
After a few minutes, they had the ropes off their wrists. Phoebe tied her rope on Theodore's wrists and stuck her tongue out at him.
"Come on." Piper said and they went into the back room where Thadius was counting gold coins.
"How did you get free?" Thadius asked them.
"Never you mind." Piper said and froze him. Piper took her rope and tied Thadius' hands to the chair he sat in.
"I found them." Phoebe said and pointed to two jars.
"Well, then get some and let's go." Piper said.
Phoebe grabbed some from each jar then grabbed Piper's arm. Piper took out the bottle and smashed it.
They felt like they were spinning again, then they appeared back in Prue's attic in their regular clothes.
"What a trip." Phoebe commented.
"I think we're the first back." Piper said.
"I guess we wait then." Phoebe said and they both sat in a chair.
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Cole peeked over the hill. That demon had been standing there forever. Cole was wondering if he ever moved.
Cole was in a war zone. Small battles, explosions, fires, bangs, and screams were heard from every direction. Even the pink sky seemed to have explosions.
The last ingredient he needed was being guarded by that demon on the hill with the flat top.
Cole was already weak and tired from the other two trips for the other ingredients. He had a cut on his forehead that hurt badly and he just wanted to get back and get this over with.
Cole took a deep breath and charged up the hill. He grabbed the demon guard around the middle and they rolled down the hill still gripping each other. When they stopped rolling, the demon pushed Cole to the ground and punched him across the face.
"I've had enough of this." Cole snarled and pushed the demon off. He stood up and threw and energyball at the demon. The demon let out a roar of pain and erupted in flames.
Cole looked behind him and noticed five demon warriors charging at him. Cole rushed up the hill and grabbed a fistful of the ingredient. He waved it in the air at the demons who running toward him then shimmered out.
Cole shimmered into Prue's attic and noticed Phoebe and Piper. He didn't say anything. He was too tired.
Piper looked at the cut, that now had dirt around it, and said, "Ouch."
"You have no idea." Cole said in a tired voice.
Cole slumped onto an empty chair and the ingredient just fell out of his hand.
----------
Prue had driven all over town searching for the second ingredient. It had to be somewhere.
Prue noticed a small magic shop at the corner. She parked the car and went in.
Dusty books and magical items were everywhere. Prue looked around for a sign of any person that could help her.
A woman emerged from behind a bookshelf and smiled.
"Can I help you?" The woman asked.
"Yes, do you have this?" Prue asked and handed the woman a small piece of paper.
"Ah, I think I do. Just one moment." The woman said and walked off behind another bookshelf.
Prue looked around at the various magic items and wondered about what they were used for. She was just admiring a large crystal when the woman came back with a small velvet bag.
"Here you are." The woman said and placed the bag in Prue's hand. Prue reached into her pocket, but the woman stopped her. "No need. I can tell that what you will do with it is payment enough...for all the kind." The woman said and gave Prue an odd, mystic smile.
"Thank you." Prue said and left.
She got to the house and rushed to the attic. Everyone but Leo was sitting there looking very worn out.
"Let's start making that potion." Prue said and left for the kitchen. The others grabbed their ingredients and followed her.