Piper checked her watch. " It's almost eleven," she said. " Wouldn't Phoebe
be here by now?"
" Most of the best rituals are done late at night," Mirror Phoebe explained, still tied up on the couch.
Paige eyed her suspiciously, and turned to her sister. " They'll be here soon."
Phoebe looked longingly at her sisters' doubles. Sure, her sisters were nice. They were smart and powerful, but it seemed like they only…hung out with each other was because they were invincible. But the good doubles were really a family.
Where the hell are these thoughts coming from? Mirror Phoebe wondered. Family and love. Yuck!
It must be this body, she realized. I guess my double left some goodness behind. That means…
" I know why my twin isn't here," Phoebe announced. Both women looked at her curiously. " We switched bodies, but not completely. Technically I'm the good sister and she's evil."
" Puh-leeze," Paige sighed, but Piper wasn't convinced.
" I don't know, Paige," she replied slowly, her brows furrowed. " Phoebe's tons some pretty nasty stuff in the past- and future. I think she's right."
" Told you so," Mirror Phoebe said with a grin.
***********************
Ever since she became a witch, Phoebe wondered what the dark side was like. Now she knew. It was awesome, this fabulous surge of power that came with every kill.
The Evil Charmed Ones attacked another coven and three solitaries, pulling in new powers. Phoebe felt like she had electricity running through her veins.
They'd finished their last kill, and were back in the dingy hotel room. Paige looked at her "sister" curiously. " What was with you before?" she asked bluntly. " It's like you've never stolen powers."
" I just suddenly appreciate it so much more," Phoebe told her sister. She grinned to herself. These girls were wild, dangerous, reckless, and powerful-definitely cooler than her sisters. They were a lot more fun.
" I'm tired," Mirror Piper whined, resting her head on Leo's broad shoulder. She snapped her fingers and the lights shut off. Phoebe wasn't tired, but obliged. She slipped under the sheets and fell asleep.
******************
" This is useless," Paige declared as she held out the scrying crystal over the San Francisco map. Piper checked the Book of Shadows, leaving Mirror Phoebe to watch. "We're not looking for our sister, or a demon. We're looking for someone who's not supposed to be in this realm in the first place."
Leo orbed in, looking seriously distressed. " Speaking of that, I just talked to the Elders."
" And?" Mirror Phoebe asked. Leo raised an eyebrow at her concern and continued.
" Your doubles aren't supposed to be here. It's been about twenty- four hours so far, not counting when we switched realms-"
" As nice as a story as this is, sweetie, could ya get to the point?" Piper inquired.
" If one set of doubles doesn't leave this realm within twenty-four hours, both will die."
Everyone was silent for a moment. " This keeps getting better an better, huh?" Paige cracked. Three pairs of eyes glared at her.
Suddenly, Mirror Phoebe was hit with a premonition. She saw the sisters battling with their doubles. The evil ones consumed their twins' power and pushed them through the mirror. Good Phoebe in Bad Phoebe's body stepped over to the mirror and kicked the glass, shattering into a million pieces.
When the vision cleared, she saw Piper, Paige and Leo looking at her. " Have a vision?" Leo asked.
Phoebe nodded. " The doubles are coming back- and trapping us in the other realm."
" I was just starting to miss that fun lovin' bunch," Piper commented.
" How do we send them back to their realm?" Paige wondered.
" And switch the two Phoebes around," reminded Leo. Everyone was silent for a moment.
Mirror Phoebe looked bashful. She whispered, " I know." Everyone turned to her.
" We're taking tips from the bad guys now?" questioned Leo.
Piper shrugged. " We don't really have a choice." She turned to her "sister." "Alrighty. We're listening."
******************
The sisters, seeing how well meaning Mirror Phoebe was, let her loose from her restraints. She was checking the refrigerator. " Pigs blood? Bat wings? Yuck."
" Don't you do spells?" Paige asked, surprised.
" Well, not really. We'd rather collect powers."
Cole walked in then. His jaw dropped open. " You- you let her loose?"
" Please, I'm not dangerous. Like I have any good powers in this body." Cole was unconvinced. Phoebe sighed. " I'm sorry I tried to kill you."
" Yeah, me too," Cole agreed.
" Potion ready?" Paige said to Piper, who stirred a simmering pot on the stove. Piper nodded. "We bottle in and we're done." She grabbed a handful of powder and tossed it into the concoction.
Phoebe began to hum to herself as she wrote a spell. Suddenly she stopped. "What's up?" Paige wondered.
" I feel guilty," admitted Mirror Phoebe. " I'm helping you guys, the good guys."
" Chill out," Piper advised. " Soon enough you'll be in your realm, in your own body, killing witches."
This seemed to cheer Phoebe up. Paige looked over to Piper and gasped. " Piper," she exclaimed.
" What?"
" Your ear."
" My? - good lord." Piper put her hand to where her ear was and found it gone. Her face became grim. " I'm disappearing. Just like Leo said we would." She brushed the sad look off her face. " Let's pick up the pace! We've got a job to do!"
******************
Phoebe held her hands out over the witch she killed. The white mist washed on her skin, spreading through her body. While invigorating, it didn't feel as good as before.
Mirror Piper seemed to notice, too. " Who's bored?"
"Me," Mirror Leo, Mirror Paige, and Phoebe said in unison.
" What should we do?" Mirror Piper tried to flip a piece of hair behind her ear.
" Piper," Paige breathed heavily, " your ear. It's-it's gone."
" What?" she snapped. Piper put her hand to her head and gasped. " It is gone!" She scowled furiously. " I bet THEY did this." Everyone knew who she meant.
" Let's kill them," Paige grinned.
" No!" Phoebe shouted. " If you kill them, we die, too." An awful thought crawled into Phoebe's head. " We'll send them through the mirror. And we'll destroy it this time!"
THIS time? pondered Phoebe's brain. You weren't even there last time. This was the goodness in Phoebe talking, a feeble voice that kept growing softer.
" Good idea," Piper said as she licked her lips. She grabbed onto to Leo and disappeared in a flurry of black orbs. Phoebe grabbed Paige's arm and orbed out with her.
******************
Paige looked at Piper. Now not just her ear was gone, but half her face had disappeared, giving her a creepy ghost-look. Before she could say anything, she saw the flurry of orbs. " Here they come," she said. Piper, Mirror Phoebe, Leo, and she picked up their potions.
First Leo and Piper came in. Mirror Leo lifted up his Darklighter bow. With a great burst of magic Piper made his bow explode. He hollered and lunged toward his better half. Leo stepped away, letting his evil self fall through the mirror.
" You-" Mirror Piper pounced at her twin. Mirror Paige let a flurry of fireballs at herself.
Phoebe locked eyes with her mirror self in her body. " Did you have fun?" Mirror Phoebe inquired. She grinned.
" Yes, lots of fun," she hissed. " So much fun I think I'm staying!" An athame formed in her hand and she swiped at her mirror image. Out of her pocket Mirror Phoebe pulled a potion. She threw it on the ground, plum smoke erupting. The two souls switched bodies.
When Phoebe realized she was back in her old body, she screamed. " How DARE you!"
Paige orbed away from her double. " Come and get me," she threatened. Mirror Paige couldn't resist the challenge. When she orbed into a black ball, Paige called, "Orb!" The evil orb flew into her hand, and she hurled it into the mirror.
Mirror Piper wrestled her duplicate to the ground. " Paige!" Piper howled. " The potion!"
Quickly Paige threw the brew. It exploded into black smoke. Then the smoke dissipated. Piper pushed her twin off her. Mirror Piper held back her hand to launch a fireball, but nothing happened. " My powers. You took my powers!"
" That's right," Paige said. With a great shove, she pushed Mirror Piper into the looking glass.
They turned to both Phoebes. " Are you back?" Piper asked.
Good Phoebe burst into tears. " I don't want to be me!" she sobbed. " I want my powers!"
Mirror Phoebe turned to her "sisters". " I should go, before I become evil again." The woman paused. " I won't forget this. Ever."
" Phoebe, er, Mirror Phoebe?" Paige asked.
" Yeah?"
" We met a mortal in there, Cole Turner? If you're looking for your true love, find him."
The double smiled. " I will. So long." With that, she jumped into the mirror.
" Let me," Piper said, a tiny smile gracing her face. With the wave if her hands, the mirror exploded into thousands of shards of glass and brass.
***********************
" Can I help?" Phoebe asked, wistfully watching her sisters brew a potion. Paige shook her head firmly.
" No magic for a week," she told her sister. " Not until your hands stop shaking."
Quickly Phoebe stuck her hands in her pockets. Whenever she thought about magic, or wanted to do magic she shook. She felt like an addict, which she was. Addicted to the rush.
Being evil had been interesting. God, she thought, I fall so easily don't I? I nearly killed my cousins in the past, a man in the future, Cole used to be a demon, and now this. Something told her evil was going to follow her around for a little while longer.
NOTE: Remember this when I start my next story. Also, I THINK if you like this, you'll like my other one "Evil is As Evil Does." Go read it!
" Most of the best rituals are done late at night," Mirror Phoebe explained, still tied up on the couch.
Paige eyed her suspiciously, and turned to her sister. " They'll be here soon."
Phoebe looked longingly at her sisters' doubles. Sure, her sisters were nice. They were smart and powerful, but it seemed like they only…hung out with each other was because they were invincible. But the good doubles were really a family.
Where the hell are these thoughts coming from? Mirror Phoebe wondered. Family and love. Yuck!
It must be this body, she realized. I guess my double left some goodness behind. That means…
" I know why my twin isn't here," Phoebe announced. Both women looked at her curiously. " We switched bodies, but not completely. Technically I'm the good sister and she's evil."
" Puh-leeze," Paige sighed, but Piper wasn't convinced.
" I don't know, Paige," she replied slowly, her brows furrowed. " Phoebe's tons some pretty nasty stuff in the past- and future. I think she's right."
" Told you so," Mirror Phoebe said with a grin.
***********************
Ever since she became a witch, Phoebe wondered what the dark side was like. Now she knew. It was awesome, this fabulous surge of power that came with every kill.
The Evil Charmed Ones attacked another coven and three solitaries, pulling in new powers. Phoebe felt like she had electricity running through her veins.
They'd finished their last kill, and were back in the dingy hotel room. Paige looked at her "sister" curiously. " What was with you before?" she asked bluntly. " It's like you've never stolen powers."
" I just suddenly appreciate it so much more," Phoebe told her sister. She grinned to herself. These girls were wild, dangerous, reckless, and powerful-definitely cooler than her sisters. They were a lot more fun.
" I'm tired," Mirror Piper whined, resting her head on Leo's broad shoulder. She snapped her fingers and the lights shut off. Phoebe wasn't tired, but obliged. She slipped under the sheets and fell asleep.
******************
" This is useless," Paige declared as she held out the scrying crystal over the San Francisco map. Piper checked the Book of Shadows, leaving Mirror Phoebe to watch. "We're not looking for our sister, or a demon. We're looking for someone who's not supposed to be in this realm in the first place."
Leo orbed in, looking seriously distressed. " Speaking of that, I just talked to the Elders."
" And?" Mirror Phoebe asked. Leo raised an eyebrow at her concern and continued.
" Your doubles aren't supposed to be here. It's been about twenty- four hours so far, not counting when we switched realms-"
" As nice as a story as this is, sweetie, could ya get to the point?" Piper inquired.
" If one set of doubles doesn't leave this realm within twenty-four hours, both will die."
Everyone was silent for a moment. " This keeps getting better an better, huh?" Paige cracked. Three pairs of eyes glared at her.
Suddenly, Mirror Phoebe was hit with a premonition. She saw the sisters battling with their doubles. The evil ones consumed their twins' power and pushed them through the mirror. Good Phoebe in Bad Phoebe's body stepped over to the mirror and kicked the glass, shattering into a million pieces.
When the vision cleared, she saw Piper, Paige and Leo looking at her. " Have a vision?" Leo asked.
Phoebe nodded. " The doubles are coming back- and trapping us in the other realm."
" I was just starting to miss that fun lovin' bunch," Piper commented.
" How do we send them back to their realm?" Paige wondered.
" And switch the two Phoebes around," reminded Leo. Everyone was silent for a moment.
Mirror Phoebe looked bashful. She whispered, " I know." Everyone turned to her.
" We're taking tips from the bad guys now?" questioned Leo.
Piper shrugged. " We don't really have a choice." She turned to her "sister." "Alrighty. We're listening."
******************
The sisters, seeing how well meaning Mirror Phoebe was, let her loose from her restraints. She was checking the refrigerator. " Pigs blood? Bat wings? Yuck."
" Don't you do spells?" Paige asked, surprised.
" Well, not really. We'd rather collect powers."
Cole walked in then. His jaw dropped open. " You- you let her loose?"
" Please, I'm not dangerous. Like I have any good powers in this body." Cole was unconvinced. Phoebe sighed. " I'm sorry I tried to kill you."
" Yeah, me too," Cole agreed.
" Potion ready?" Paige said to Piper, who stirred a simmering pot on the stove. Piper nodded. "We bottle in and we're done." She grabbed a handful of powder and tossed it into the concoction.
Phoebe began to hum to herself as she wrote a spell. Suddenly she stopped. "What's up?" Paige wondered.
" I feel guilty," admitted Mirror Phoebe. " I'm helping you guys, the good guys."
" Chill out," Piper advised. " Soon enough you'll be in your realm, in your own body, killing witches."
This seemed to cheer Phoebe up. Paige looked over to Piper and gasped. " Piper," she exclaimed.
" What?"
" Your ear."
" My? - good lord." Piper put her hand to where her ear was and found it gone. Her face became grim. " I'm disappearing. Just like Leo said we would." She brushed the sad look off her face. " Let's pick up the pace! We've got a job to do!"
******************
Phoebe held her hands out over the witch she killed. The white mist washed on her skin, spreading through her body. While invigorating, it didn't feel as good as before.
Mirror Piper seemed to notice, too. " Who's bored?"
"Me," Mirror Leo, Mirror Paige, and Phoebe said in unison.
" What should we do?" Mirror Piper tried to flip a piece of hair behind her ear.
" Piper," Paige breathed heavily, " your ear. It's-it's gone."
" What?" she snapped. Piper put her hand to her head and gasped. " It is gone!" She scowled furiously. " I bet THEY did this." Everyone knew who she meant.
" Let's kill them," Paige grinned.
" No!" Phoebe shouted. " If you kill them, we die, too." An awful thought crawled into Phoebe's head. " We'll send them through the mirror. And we'll destroy it this time!"
THIS time? pondered Phoebe's brain. You weren't even there last time. This was the goodness in Phoebe talking, a feeble voice that kept growing softer.
" Good idea," Piper said as she licked her lips. She grabbed onto to Leo and disappeared in a flurry of black orbs. Phoebe grabbed Paige's arm and orbed out with her.
******************
Paige looked at Piper. Now not just her ear was gone, but half her face had disappeared, giving her a creepy ghost-look. Before she could say anything, she saw the flurry of orbs. " Here they come," she said. Piper, Mirror Phoebe, Leo, and she picked up their potions.
First Leo and Piper came in. Mirror Leo lifted up his Darklighter bow. With a great burst of magic Piper made his bow explode. He hollered and lunged toward his better half. Leo stepped away, letting his evil self fall through the mirror.
" You-" Mirror Piper pounced at her twin. Mirror Paige let a flurry of fireballs at herself.
Phoebe locked eyes with her mirror self in her body. " Did you have fun?" Mirror Phoebe inquired. She grinned.
" Yes, lots of fun," she hissed. " So much fun I think I'm staying!" An athame formed in her hand and she swiped at her mirror image. Out of her pocket Mirror Phoebe pulled a potion. She threw it on the ground, plum smoke erupting. The two souls switched bodies.
When Phoebe realized she was back in her old body, she screamed. " How DARE you!"
Paige orbed away from her double. " Come and get me," she threatened. Mirror Paige couldn't resist the challenge. When she orbed into a black ball, Paige called, "Orb!" The evil orb flew into her hand, and she hurled it into the mirror.
Mirror Piper wrestled her duplicate to the ground. " Paige!" Piper howled. " The potion!"
Quickly Paige threw the brew. It exploded into black smoke. Then the smoke dissipated. Piper pushed her twin off her. Mirror Piper held back her hand to launch a fireball, but nothing happened. " My powers. You took my powers!"
" That's right," Paige said. With a great shove, she pushed Mirror Piper into the looking glass.
They turned to both Phoebes. " Are you back?" Piper asked.
Good Phoebe burst into tears. " I don't want to be me!" she sobbed. " I want my powers!"
Mirror Phoebe turned to her "sisters". " I should go, before I become evil again." The woman paused. " I won't forget this. Ever."
" Phoebe, er, Mirror Phoebe?" Paige asked.
" Yeah?"
" We met a mortal in there, Cole Turner? If you're looking for your true love, find him."
The double smiled. " I will. So long." With that, she jumped into the mirror.
" Let me," Piper said, a tiny smile gracing her face. With the wave if her hands, the mirror exploded into thousands of shards of glass and brass.
***********************
" Can I help?" Phoebe asked, wistfully watching her sisters brew a potion. Paige shook her head firmly.
" No magic for a week," she told her sister. " Not until your hands stop shaking."
Quickly Phoebe stuck her hands in her pockets. Whenever she thought about magic, or wanted to do magic she shook. She felt like an addict, which she was. Addicted to the rush.
Being evil had been interesting. God, she thought, I fall so easily don't I? I nearly killed my cousins in the past, a man in the future, Cole used to be a demon, and now this. Something told her evil was going to follow her around for a little while longer.
NOTE: Remember this when I start my next story. Also, I THINK if you like this, you'll like my other one "Evil is As Evil Does." Go read it!