1 The Fight

****Ah, the fight, the one thing we can always expect from an episode of Charmed****

"So how do you think you can kill me? I have more sophisticated powers than you do!" said Mathew.

"Well, what are your powers?" asked Julia sarcastically.

"I wouldn't be so sarcastic my little niece. Let's see, I have energykinesis," he said as he made an energy ball appear in the palm of his left hand.

"Hold up for a second," said Phoebe. "Cole!"

"Yes," he said popping his head into the room.

"Could you help us please?"

"Sure."

"Okay? I also have pyrokinesis, telekinesis, astral projection, and I can blink," said Mathew demonstrating each power as he said it.

"Well," said Prue, "all of us put together have telekinesis, astral projection, pyrokinesis, energykinesis, premonition, mind reading, transformation, time freezing, levitation, and orbing."

"Don't forget that I can blow things up and Andrea can make things out of thin air," said Piper.

"Yeah, and Cole can shimmer," said Gwyneth.

"Oh, yes, those too."

"Wait, a demon is fighting for good?" questioned Mathew uneasily. "Oh, well, you all might be strong, but I am still stronger."

"I wouldn't say that so soon Mathew," said Paige.

"Shut up half-breed. Well, let's get this over with," said Mathew. Then, to Sarissa, he said, "dear heart, please go into the back room and wait for me there."

"Yes Your Majesty," said Sarissa.

"Okay dear sisters and nieces – and half-breed – be prepared."

"Mathew flung an energy ball at Paige who orbed it back at him. Mathew jumped out of the way just in time and the energy ball hit the wall behind him.

"I never liked you half-breed," said Mathew.

"Ah, but you see, I don't care."

"Mathew," said Prue, "you might have been my brother before, but you went evil, so now, I only see you as a piece of trash in my way."

That hurt Mathew more than any sort of magic ever could. "You.. don't.. love.. me?" he said falling to his knees.

As Prue's answer, she flung him against the wall where he went limp.

"Prue, you were my best friend. You were my only friend. You were my little sister, my darling little sister. If going evil has made you hate me, then I regret it. If I had ever known you were going to hate me because of it, I would have never gone evil, I would have forgotten revenge and we would be one happy family. Prue, I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't want to hurt you. If you hate me, then I am as good as dead already," said Mathew. As he said this, it was visible to everyone that the magic was draining out of him.

"Andrea, make me a knife," said Prue. Obviously, she had not listened to Mathew's speech.

"Yes, Aunt Prue," said Andrea as she quickly made a plain dagger out of thin air. "Here you are."

"Thank you," said Prue as she took the dagger from Andrea. "I shall never forgive you, Mathew. You were my dearest big brother, and I loved you more than anything. But when you threaten one of my little sisters and call her a 'half-breed,' you have over-stepped your boundaries."

Then she took the dagger and vanquished Mathew with one stab through the heart. He was engulfed in flames and perished. All that was left of him was a scream and a scorch mark on the floor.

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