Patience stood in the middle of the field and tried to keep her footing. Finally she headed toward the well which she hoped would provide her with some protection.

What had happened? She tried to follow Jason, but something was holding her from walking away. An energy was holding her in a protective circle, keeping her from leaving to get to safety. But luckily the well was inside the circle.

The rain started to fall harder and she leaned against the rock wall around the well. Suddenly she felt something pick her up by the neck. When she opened her eyes she saw a man in a sorcerers cloak. "It's about time that I found you."

"What? Who?"

"Oh hush. I know who you really are. You're a witch, and all witches must die."

Tears ran down her face. She didn't want to be a witch. Not if it meant that her daughter would grow up without a mother. "I don't want to be--"

"If that is true then you would be willing to give up your powers, but you--"

"I would give them up--if I could."

"You can."

"And you would spare my life?"

"Yes. I would not kill you."

"What do I have to do?"

The man reached up and grabbed the necklace that was around her neck. He pulled on it until the chain broke. Then he began to chant. "I call upon the spirits in this hour; Take back this witches power; Lock it inside this charm I hold; To keep until ages old."

"Is that all? I mean am I free?"

"Yes."

"And what happens if someone finds it?"

"They won't." The man tossed the charm into the well. "It is lost forever."

"But what will happen?"

"They will be very sorry."

"Why?"

"Because it will turn them evil."

"And why is that?"

"Because I am." The man turned into a creature of darkness and threw Patience against a nearby tree. "Did you really think that I would let you live. I have killed your sisters and now I have ended the treat. The Charmed Ones will never be."

"But the Charm--"

"If somehow someone does find it, they will become evil. And only a demon can rid them of the curse." The man looked back at Patience and his skin glowed red. He lifted up his hand and sent an energy bolt at her, and then disappeared.

Patience finally found herself able to move. She ran as fast as she could toward her home, but nothing was going to be the same. How could she have destroyed the future of her family, but at least she was out of danger now. But what about her mother's prophecy. She had never been wrong before.