1 A Charmed Plan
"Piper! Piper!" screamed Leo as he orbed into the Arcaine palace.
"What Leo? What's wrong?" asked Piper.
"Yeah, what's up Leo?" asked Piper's 16 year old daughter Andrea.
"Piper," he said panting, "you half to get your sisters and nieces here right now. There is a 'family' emergency."
"Well, the only way I can do that is if you orb them here," retorted Piper.
"Oh yeah. That's right," said Leo as he orbed out.
* * * * *
"Paige!" Leo called.
"Yes Leo," said Paige behind him.
Leo jumped and said, "take Izzy and orb to Piper's."
"Ah, so that is where we are going to meet."
"Ok, bye," said Leo.
* * * * *
"Prue!" said Leo.
"Oh my god! Oh, Leo, it's just you," said Prue after regaining her composure.
"Get your daughter."
"Okay, why?"
"There is a 'family' emergency," said Leo.
"Ok. Julia!"
"Yes mother?" said Julia as she stepped from behind the door.
"You eavesdropper!"
"Yes, mother, I know. The habit didn't just disappear as I got older. I might be 18, but I still am curious about what is going on in this palace."
"Well, let's go then," said Leo as he orbed them to Phoebe's palace. When they got there, they saw Phoebe, Gwyneth and Cole waiting for them.
"Where to, Leo?" asked Phoebe.
"Piper's."
"Okay, sweetie, let's go," Phoebe said to Cole and they shimmered out to Piper's with Leo orbing right behind them.
* * * * *
"Well, Leo, what's the emergency?" asked Piper when Leo orbed in with Prue and Julia.
"I'm not the one to ask. Izzy, you up to it?" asked Leo.
"Yes, I am Leo," replied Issabella. She spent the next half an hour recounting what had happened and answering questions.
"Well, if that's all," said Prue, "Leo, you might want to tell us what it is that we are supposed to do."
"Well, the Elders told me that you eight…" started Leo.
"Wait, even the girls?" asked Phoebe.
"Yes, they must come too. Well, you have to surprise Mathew and well, you know, vanquish him."
"Wait, vanquish him?" asked Prue. "Like with a spell and a potion?"
"No, it's much easier than that. Plus he wouldn't react to a potion or a spell made by a witch."
"Then what?" asked Prue. She was very hurt that she was going to vanquish her older brother.
The Charmed Ones and the Young Ones thought for a while and then Issabella broke the silence.
"We have to stab him in through the heart."
Everyone stared at her for a second and then Julia thought of something.
"Did you, you know," she said waving her hand.
"Yes."
"Cheater."
Izzy stuck out her tongue to show that she didn't care.
"It doesn't matter how she did it, just that we know what we have to do," said Phoebe. She looked over at her oldest sister and asked, "are you going to be okay about this?"
"Yes, I'll be fine. It's just…he was our brother…It's…I mean…I was very close to him," she said and started crying.
"It's okay Prue," Piper said putting her arm around her big sister, "It'll be okay."
Prue suddenly changed her attitude, "well, if we MUST do this, then let's get to it!"
Everyone agreed and then they started discussing how they were going to get to Mathew's palace.
"Well, Leo, Paige, and Izzy can take two people each and then we can orb there," suggested Piper.
"Wait, did we forget about me?" asked Cole from the corner.
"No, sweetie, you can come if you want to. You can help us kill all of the demons," said Phoebe.
"Oh, okay."
"Okay," said Prue taking charge, "Izzy will take Piper and Andrea, Paige will take Julia and me, and Leo will take Phoebe and Gwyn, and Cole will take the weapons."
"It's settled then," said Piper.
"LET'S GO!" said the Young Ones and they orbed – and shimmered – out.
"Piper! Piper!" screamed Leo as he orbed into the Arcaine palace.
"What Leo? What's wrong?" asked Piper.
"Yeah, what's up Leo?" asked Piper's 16 year old daughter Andrea.
"Piper," he said panting, "you half to get your sisters and nieces here right now. There is a 'family' emergency."
"Well, the only way I can do that is if you orb them here," retorted Piper.
"Oh yeah. That's right," said Leo as he orbed out.
* * * * *
"Paige!" Leo called.
"Yes Leo," said Paige behind him.
Leo jumped and said, "take Izzy and orb to Piper's."
"Ah, so that is where we are going to meet."
"Ok, bye," said Leo.
* * * * *
"Prue!" said Leo.
"Oh my god! Oh, Leo, it's just you," said Prue after regaining her composure.
"Get your daughter."
"Okay, why?"
"There is a 'family' emergency," said Leo.
"Ok. Julia!"
"Yes mother?" said Julia as she stepped from behind the door.
"You eavesdropper!"
"Yes, mother, I know. The habit didn't just disappear as I got older. I might be 18, but I still am curious about what is going on in this palace."
"Well, let's go then," said Leo as he orbed them to Phoebe's palace. When they got there, they saw Phoebe, Gwyneth and Cole waiting for them.
"Where to, Leo?" asked Phoebe.
"Piper's."
"Okay, sweetie, let's go," Phoebe said to Cole and they shimmered out to Piper's with Leo orbing right behind them.
* * * * *
"Well, Leo, what's the emergency?" asked Piper when Leo orbed in with Prue and Julia.
"I'm not the one to ask. Izzy, you up to it?" asked Leo.
"Yes, I am Leo," replied Issabella. She spent the next half an hour recounting what had happened and answering questions.
"Well, if that's all," said Prue, "Leo, you might want to tell us what it is that we are supposed to do."
"Well, the Elders told me that you eight…" started Leo.
"Wait, even the girls?" asked Phoebe.
"Yes, they must come too. Well, you have to surprise Mathew and well, you know, vanquish him."
"Wait, vanquish him?" asked Prue. "Like with a spell and a potion?"
"No, it's much easier than that. Plus he wouldn't react to a potion or a spell made by a witch."
"Then what?" asked Prue. She was very hurt that she was going to vanquish her older brother.
The Charmed Ones and the Young Ones thought for a while and then Issabella broke the silence.
"We have to stab him in through the heart."
Everyone stared at her for a second and then Julia thought of something.
"Did you, you know," she said waving her hand.
"Yes."
"Cheater."
Izzy stuck out her tongue to show that she didn't care.
"It doesn't matter how she did it, just that we know what we have to do," said Phoebe. She looked over at her oldest sister and asked, "are you going to be okay about this?"
"Yes, I'll be fine. It's just…he was our brother…It's…I mean…I was very close to him," she said and started crying.
"It's okay Prue," Piper said putting her arm around her big sister, "It'll be okay."
Prue suddenly changed her attitude, "well, if we MUST do this, then let's get to it!"
Everyone agreed and then they started discussing how they were going to get to Mathew's palace.
"Well, Leo, Paige, and Izzy can take two people each and then we can orb there," suggested Piper.
"Wait, did we forget about me?" asked Cole from the corner.
"No, sweetie, you can come if you want to. You can help us kill all of the demons," said Phoebe.
"Oh, okay."
"Okay," said Prue taking charge, "Izzy will take Piper and Andrea, Paige will take Julia and me, and Leo will take Phoebe and Gwyn, and Cole will take the weapons."
"It's settled then," said Piper.
"LET'S GO!" said the Young Ones and they orbed – and shimmered – out.
