"Prue we are so glad you are alright. We were both so worried" Piper said as she and Phoebe gave Prue a hug.

"Yeah. Me too." Prue said.

Prue walked into the lounge and sat down on the couch. Her sisters followed and also sat on the couch.

"Too bad that warlock got away though." Phoebe said.

"Actually I cast a little spell when I returned to my body and made him get struck by lightening." Prue said happily.

"Nice work." said Piper. "These demons better watch out because we are getting way better at this spell casting thing."

"Yeah, but I'm not really much of a help when I'm astral projecting am I."

"Are you kidding?" Phoebe said, "You were great in there!"

"I could have got us hurt by not stopping him. I mean, look at what happened to me!" Prue said disappointedly.

"Prue" Piper said "It's not your fault you can't use your powers in your astral body."

"No, but someday it could get us into trouble. I just wish I could help out more when I am in my astral body. I'm going to bed. Goodnight."

"Prue wait!" Piper called but Prue wouldn't listen.

She walked upstairs quickly and jumped onto her bed. She lay there thinking and then got up and headed for the attic thinking there might be something in the Book of Shadows to help her powers to grow quicker. She looked for about 20 minutes but couldn't find anything. Disappointed she headed back to her room.

"If The Book of Shadows can't help me" she said to herself "maybe I could make up my own spell. I've been doing pretty well lately."

She closed her bedroom door and began scribbling down some ideas. She finally ended up with a spell that she thought should do the trick. She got some candles out of her draw and set them up in a circle. She lit them, sat in the middle and began to say the spell.

"Here goes." she said.

"Powers above, Powers below, Increase the power that I bestow, Let my power grow five times faster, So soon the demons will call me master"

There was a blinding flash as swirling flashes of light surrounded Prue. The lights twirled around her faster and faster and eventually dissolved into Prue. Prue took a deep breath and opened her eyes. She hoped this spell didn't backfire on her. She and her sisters had become much better at casting their own spells, but sometimes the spells backfire and do something completely different.

"Everything seems the same" Prue observed as she looked around the room.

All of a sudden Phoebe and Piper charged into the room.

"What the hell was that?" Phoebe yelled at Prue.

"What was what?" Prue replied, trying to pull her most innocent face.

"What do you mean what? Those flashes of light and that crashing sound!" Phoebe yelled. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The whole street could have seen it Phoebe thought angrily.

"You've cast a spell haven't you Prue." Said Phoebe.

"No what makes you think that?" Prue said sheepishly.

"Have you not been listening to a word I've been saying? The damn flashes make me think that. God Prue what's up with you?" demanded Phoebe.

"OK. OK" Prue said, finally gave up trying to hide it "I just cast a little spell to speed up my power growth."

"You what?" Piper replied "Don't you remember what happened the last time you tried to increase your power. You made two more of yourself. How do you know this spell won't backfire too?"

"Because this wasn't to increase my power, it was to make it grow faster." Prue answered.

"But." Piper began to answer as Prue cut her off.

"No! I'm not gonna listen to this anymore!" With a wave of her arm, Prue sent Piper and Phoebe flying through the doorway into the hall, then with another wave of her hand slammed and locked the door.

"What the hell was that?! What's wrong with you, Prue!?" Phoebe yelled through the door.

Prue ignored her sisters and listened to the voice inside her head.

"They are all against you Prue. You must use your new powers. Use your new powers to destroy your sisters"

"No.I ca.can't.. do.... that" Prue struggled to take control and get the words out but the influence of the voice was to strong.

"I must destroy my sisters" Prue said absently, as if she wasn't completely there. "I must destroy them and give their powers to the Triad"

"Excellent" The voice inside Prue's head said.

DEEP UNDERGROUND IN THE TRIAD'S LAIR.

"Everything is going according to plan" One of the three Triad members said to a figure standing in the middle of them.

"We have used Prue's new strengthened powers against her. Her inability to understand all of her new powers has gave us the chance to speak to her, to get inside her head and use her as our own weapon against the other two Charmed Ones." Another of the three Triad members informed the big, hulking figure in the middle.

"So" said the Third member "we want you to keep an eye on the Charmed Ones and distract them so they don't have time to figure out what's wrong with Prue. We give you permission to use any force necessary. If you get the chance to kill them yourself then take it. One way or another, the Charmed Ones will not last another week!"

The figure in the middle raised its head for the first time during the whole meeting. His skin was a scaly and green, and on his head were three red, glowing eyes. He was at least seven feet tall and lizard-like in appearance. He wore a jet-black robe with silver symbols covering it. He looked up at the Triad and said one word in his deep growling voice.

"Done"