The two remaining Charmed Ones burst into the house. " Leo!" shouted Piper.
"Leo!"
Her husband appeared in a flurry of blue orbs. " Le-" Piper began. He put his fingers to her mouth.
" I know," he explained patiently. " Paige is a Minion. She works for the Source. It's bad. The Elders are panicked. There's no magic cure to revert a Minion to their former self."
Phoebe shook her head, and Piper saw that was not the only thing shaking. " No, there's got to be something. We're the Charmed Ones-"
" -who are short a member," Piper reminded her glumly. Phoebe suddenly burst up the stairs into the attic. Piper and Leo followed.
" Phoebe," Leo tried to tell his sister-in-law kindly, " right now there's nothing you can do-"
Cole walked in then. Phoebe embraced him tightly. " Oh Cole," she said tearfully. "Paige- she's a minion. She's going to kill us. We can't cure her."
His grip became tight. " Phoebe," he said quietly, yet loud enough for Leo and Piper to here. " There is a way to bring her back."
" What?" Piper asked, her voice sharp.
The former demon sighed. " She's going to have to die."
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" Do you like this one?" inquired a short, feeble demon, holding out a jewel-hilted sword for Valencia to try. She smiled and tried some passes in the air.
" A little heavy," she complained. " Anything smoother?" Another demon presented her with a silver store with a ruby hilt. " Mmm," Valencia moaned happily. " I like this." The demon handed her a matching dagger that she slid in her sheath.
" Thanks," Valencia told the demons. She checked her supplies. Sword? Check. Dagger? Check. Potions? Check. Crystal? Check. A smile graced her face, lighting up her black eyes. The Charmed Ones would soon be dead.
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Phoebe pulled away from Cole, startled. " What?"
" Are you insane?" wondered Leo.
Cole held his hands up in defense. " It's not what it sounds like. Leo, you can heal a dead person for up to thirty seconds, right?" Leo nodded, furious. " Well, death… it's like a cleanser. When she comes back, she's good."
" And if she dies?" Piper burst out. Cole narrowed his eyes.
" Does anyone have any better ideas?"
No one did. " Alrighty then," Cole declared. " We've got a plan. Now all we gotta do is wait for Paige."
Her husband appeared in a flurry of blue orbs. " Le-" Piper began. He put his fingers to her mouth.
" I know," he explained patiently. " Paige is a Minion. She works for the Source. It's bad. The Elders are panicked. There's no magic cure to revert a Minion to their former self."
Phoebe shook her head, and Piper saw that was not the only thing shaking. " No, there's got to be something. We're the Charmed Ones-"
" -who are short a member," Piper reminded her glumly. Phoebe suddenly burst up the stairs into the attic. Piper and Leo followed.
" Phoebe," Leo tried to tell his sister-in-law kindly, " right now there's nothing you can do-"
Cole walked in then. Phoebe embraced him tightly. " Oh Cole," she said tearfully. "Paige- she's a minion. She's going to kill us. We can't cure her."
His grip became tight. " Phoebe," he said quietly, yet loud enough for Leo and Piper to here. " There is a way to bring her back."
" What?" Piper asked, her voice sharp.
The former demon sighed. " She's going to have to die."
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" Do you like this one?" inquired a short, feeble demon, holding out a jewel-hilted sword for Valencia to try. She smiled and tried some passes in the air.
" A little heavy," she complained. " Anything smoother?" Another demon presented her with a silver store with a ruby hilt. " Mmm," Valencia moaned happily. " I like this." The demon handed her a matching dagger that she slid in her sheath.
" Thanks," Valencia told the demons. She checked her supplies. Sword? Check. Dagger? Check. Potions? Check. Crystal? Check. A smile graced her face, lighting up her black eyes. The Charmed Ones would soon be dead.
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Phoebe pulled away from Cole, startled. " What?"
" Are you insane?" wondered Leo.
Cole held his hands up in defense. " It's not what it sounds like. Leo, you can heal a dead person for up to thirty seconds, right?" Leo nodded, furious. " Well, death… it's like a cleanser. When she comes back, she's good."
" And if she dies?" Piper burst out. Cole narrowed his eyes.
" Does anyone have any better ideas?"
No one did. " Alrighty then," Cole declared. " We've got a plan. Now all we gotta do is wait for Paige."