Title: A New Beginning (1/5): The Moment before Dawn

Rating: Right now…G

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Charmed, it all belongs to Aaron Spelling and the peeps at the WB, I just am a fan totally in love with the show, and only am playing with the idea, and the original charmed ones for just a sec, the rest of the kids here are mine, ^_^.

Author's Notes: Ok, this is extremely AU (obviously) because this takes place in the future, the charmed ones are up to their lovely adventures, but um…. yeah.  Read and see.  Please read and review.

Feedback: Please, I love it!

Dedication:

A New Beginning: The Moment Before Dawn

San Francisco, 2021

    "Are you sure about this?"  Phoebe hustled into the attic, a heap of ingredients in her arms, as Paige nodded, "Yes, I'm very sure.  We're going up against the Source, we have to be ready." 

    Piper glanced up at Phoebe, "She's right Phoebs; if…something happens, and we don't win we need a backup."

    "I'm just saying that it's a lot to deal with."  She took a deep breath, as she stared into her sister's brown eyes, "But if we have to do this, I'd want it to be them.  Keep it in the family."  She pulled out the piece of paper, "Here's the spell."  Phoebe swallowed hard, "The kids are going to have it tough if we don't…"

    "Good, then we're agreed."  Piper took the spell, and slipped it into her pocket, "Lets get started, we need to finish it."

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    Phoebe levitated into the air, slamming her foot into the demon, "Piper, look out!"  She ducked, freezing the demon with her power, and quickly blowing him up.  "There're too many!"  Paige nodded, "What do we do?"

    "You die!"  They heard the dark cloaked demon bellow, his brown almost black hooded robe loomed off the ground eerily, his clawed hands sticking out from the sleeves, "You three witches have been the pain in my side for years, and now its time that Evil has a bit of an advantage."  He growled as he shot dark energy at them. 

    "Look out!"  As the energy blast flew right passed them, Paige knocked Piper out of the way.

    "Thanks," Piper said breathlessly as she stood up.

    "No problem now lets kick some…" she cut short as a sharp pain filled her side, and as she looked down, she realized she took an arrow into the gut, and her eyes widened, "Oh god…"

    Piper looked around, blowing the archer up, until someone knocked her into the wall, the Source.  "Now, now, it seems the telekinetic one is always the first to go," he cackled.  Phoebe growled as she nose-dived for him, slamming her foot into him, but he shrugged her off, slamming her into a demon that bit into her. 

    He smiled at her agonized cry.

    Piper stood up, leaning against the wall, "We'll destroy you." 

    "I've heard that before," his fist glowed with an energy bolt, "you seem tired witch.  Getting old?"

    Her stare was cold, and calm, "It's time for a new power."

    "Sorry, you've run out of…" 

    His voice was cut off as he heard the eldest of the three speak, "Hear now these words of witches," the first words uttered brought a smile to his face, he'd let them say their spell to try and unify themselves, a pitiful attempt. 

    He threw the energy bolt at her, and she jumped out of the way, only to have her side hit by the bolt; she could feel the pain, the blood filling within; it was time.

    She took a deep breath, and tried to blow him up, "I'm immune to that power, witch," and he chuckled.  Suddenly she sneered, and used her power to freeze time, and with it, she said, "Powers that Be, listen to me, double my power," and so it went, the Source froze a heavy ball of energy in his hands above his head.

    Piper crawled toward Paige, as Paige twitched and her eyes strained, tears fell down her soft cheeks, "I thought we'd die by something mystical," she chuckled as the blood trickled from her mouth.  Piper's eyes watered as she felt Phoebe fall near them, "Now?"  Piper nodded as she pulled out the tiny piece of paper. 

    Together the Power of Three chanted, "Hear now the words of witches, the secrets we hid in the night.  The oldest of the Gods are invoked here; the great work of magic is sought out here.  In this night, and in this hour, give us the power to we sisters three.  We sisters three give our mission to those who live for us.  Our children so strong and willed; deem them worthy of being Charmed.  Loving Pike, Unwavering Prue, Spirited Patrick, we give thee the energy, the heart of the Power of Three.  So, let it be, we call on thee Pike, Patrick, and Prue, the new Power of Three…"

    The girls gazed into the others eyes as they held onto the last part of their spell.  Suddenly the Source unfroze and let out a horrific yell, "Die!"  With their dying breath the Charmed Ones whispered, "Blessed be," as the entire placed filled with a fiery inferno.