"You what?" Master screamed and knocked over a table. "How could you let them escape?"

"I did not mean it sir!" Savintria said. "I unlocked the cage to see him and a girl jumped out."

"A girl?" Master asked. "What girl?"

"I do not know. She had blonde hair, curly." Savintria said.

"Young or old?" Master asked.

"Young." Savintria answered.

Master grumbled and sat on his throne.

"The child is the key." Master said. "Only the blood of that child can restore me. I will not go through eternity looking like I do!"

"You don't look -"

"Shut up." Master snapped.

Savintria stopped talking and looked at the ground. She was surely to be killed.

"The child is too important." Master said. "I need him back."

Savintria looked up.

"You will go and bring the child to me." Master said. "And no dallying with the whitelighter."

"I will not disappoint you, Master." Savintria said and nodded. Master let out an energyball and it formed into a portal.

"Do not make promises that you cannot surely keep." Master said, then Savintria slithered through the portal.

*****

"I'm going to ask the Elders to give back you powers." Leo said to Lynn, Jess, and Hallie. "This is a huge situation and you'll need them."

Leo orbed out and the three joined the others in the kitchen. Everyone was sitting at the table, all things sharp far from Jeremy.

"Leo's gone to try to persuade the Elders to give back our powers." Lynn told them.

"I hope they take this one away." Hallie said. "It sucks."

"I know how you feel." Piper said. "Just keep your hands in your pockets."

"Now that we have Ben, we're going to have to be very careful." Prue said. "I have a feeling that Master isn't going to just give up."

"Oh no." Jeremy breathed and clutched his stomach.

"What's wrong?" Prue asked.

"Oh no." Jeremy repeated and ran out of the room.

The others exchanged glances and followed. They found him in the living room, on his knees and clutching his head. He was swaying forward and backward.

"Jeremy." Prue said and walked slowly toward him.

"Get away." A voice, that sounded nothing like Jeremy, said.

"We're here to help." Phoebe said.

"You can't help me now." The voice said.

Prue walked forward and touched his shoulder. Jeremy turned swiftly and everyone got a good look at him. His eyes were glowing red and he had fangs. Prue, shocked, stepped back.

Jeremy stood, but doubled over in pain. After it passed, he straightened and looked at them all. His eyes were different, darker, he had fangs, and his face looked squashed like a vampire's.

"Jeremy the warlock at your service." Jeremy said then laughed lowly. He threw an energyball at Prue, but she used her power and moved it to the side. Then Jeremy jumped through the window.

"Houston, we have another problem." Phoebe said, staring at the window.

*****

Savintria stood in the shadows. She watched Jeremy run down the street and she smiled.