Prue sat at her desk, her head in her hands trying to figure out what her dream meant. She was no dream interpreter... but she did know who was. She shimmered out.
* * The Seer's chamber * *
Prue shimmered in and looked around. There were candles everywhere and there were quite a few small altars, but she couldn't see where the Seer could be sleeping.
"Hello?" Prue called out.
A few moments later, the Seer shimmered in.
"I - where did you come from?" Prue asked.
"You ask too many questions."
"Well, I'll leave then because that's why I'm here. To ask you a question." Prue said.
"No, ask me." The Seer said.
"I had a strange dream." Prue said. "I don't know what it means and I thought you could tell me."
"Of course." The Seer said. "Sit."
Prue looked in the corner and saw an old chair. She used her telekinesis and brought the chair over to herself, then sat down. The Seer walked over to her and placed both her hands on Prue's head and closed her eyes.
The dream flashed through the Seer's mind, then the Seer opened her eyes and smiled. It made sense to her. One of the greatest evils of all time was sitting before her. The dream told her that Prue would not have it easy, but she would make it.
"It means nothing." The Seer said and Prue stood up. "It is simply the workings of an overactive mind."
"It doesn't feel like it." Prue said.
"Well, it is." The Seer said. "If you do not mind, I would like to sleep now."
Prue nodded and shimmered out. The Seer smiled then shimmered out.
* * The Source's chamber * *
The Seer appeared before The Source, extremely pleased.
"Yes?"
"I have news of her." The Seer told him.
"What is it?" The Source asked.
"She has had a dream."
"I imagine she dreams many times." The Source said. "What concern is it of mine?"
"It was no ordinary dream." The Seer said. "I interpreted it for her. It had significance."
"Of what sort?" The Source asked.
"It showed her true destiny. She will be a great evil, under your control. You will crush her inner self and the essence of a demon will take over her soul. She will be completely corrupted and ready to serve. When she is, she will bring about the end of the Charmed Ones."
* * Lierre's chamber * *
Prue shimmered in and looked around nervously. She thought that maybe she should come back later, but just as she was about to shimmer out, a voice stopped her.
"What're you doing here?"
Lierre. Prue took a breath and turned around.
"I - uh - well, I was...um...I - you see, I...what I was doing was, well...chess?"
Prue blushed and looked down at the floor to keep Lierre from seeing.
"Chess?" He asked.
"Well, um, yes." Prue said and lifted her head.
"To tell you the truth, I'm too tired to play chess right now." Lierre said and went over to his sorry excuse for a bed and laid down.
"Oh, well... I'm - uh - sorry. I'll go then." Prue said then walked out. She got a few paces, then leaned against the wall. She took a breath then slid down the wall and began to cry.
"What the hell is wrong with me?" She said quietly.
* * The Seer's chamber * *
The Seer was looking through the Oracle's old crystal ball, watching Prue.
"Indeed. What is wrong with you?"
"I could ask you the same question, Seer."
The Seer turned and saw a man standing just a few feet behind her. She scowled when she saw who it was.
"What are you doing here, Vage?" The Seer asked.
"I'm actually here to get something for my boss." Vage said and took a few steps forward.
"Your boss? You mean that sorry excuse for a warlock that sends you on little missions? Pathetic."
Vage walked forward and grabbed the Seer by the neck, choking her.
"Pathetic is you, Seer." Vage said. "You're controlled with no hope of moving closer to real power. However," Vage grabbed the Oracle's crystal ball. "I have plenty of opportunities."
"Hey!"
Vage turned, dropping the Seer, and looked toward the door. A young woman was standing in the middle of the room.
"Who the hell are you?" Vage asked.
The woman didn't answer; she just threw an energyball at the wall.
"Next time I won't miss." She said. Vage laughed a little.
"Oh, I'm scared."
"You should be."
It was a new voice. A moment later, a man was standing just behind the woman. Then the man threw an energyball as well.
"Lierre?" Vage asked. "What the hell is going on?"
"Put the crystal ball down." Lierre said.
"If I don't?"
Lierre looked at Prue and grinned.
"I'll let her loose on you."
Vage laughed.
"That little thing? Don't make me laugh."
"It's too bad you feel that way." Lierre said. "Go ahead, Prue."
Prue took a few steps forward. Vage just watched her, sizing her up.
"I bet your harmless, huh?"
Prue raced forward and kicked Vage in the face. The crystal ball flew out of his hands and Lierre dove forward and caught it.
"Okay, one kick." Vage said and took a fighting stance. "It doesn't prove anything. Come on."
Prue dodged a few of Vage's punches, then kicked him in the stomach. He doubled over, then rolled to the ground to avoid a kick. Prue went over to him, and was about to kick him in the chest, but he grabbed her foot and flipped her.
Prue regained herself, then raced toward Vage. She punched him in the face, then used her telekinesis to pull the chair over to her. While Vage was temporarily stunned, Prue hit him over the head with the chair. Vage swayed from side to side, then fell to the floor, unconscious.
"I told you." Lierre said to Vage's unconscious form with a grin. Prue took the crystal ball from him.
"Grab him."
"What're we doing?" Lierre asked as he threw Vage over his shoulder.
"We're taking him to The Source." Prue said then shimmered out.
Lierre looked down at the Seer. He saw that she was breathing, so he shimmered out as well.
* * The Source's chamber * *
Lierre placed Vage's body before The Source, then he and Prue stepped back.
The Source waved his hand over Vage's body. Vage opened his eyes then stood up. He looked at Lierre and Prue with rage.
"You turned your back on the boss for this? So you could serve The Source and be tied to this sorry excuse for a -"
Vage didn't finish his sentence. The Source drove his sword straight through Vage's chest. Vage stood for a moment, staring at the sword in his chest, then he took his final breath.
The Source pulled the sword from Vage and let the body slump to the floor. The blood on the sword immediately began seeping into the sword, leaving it clean and shining.
One of the guards that guarded the door came forward, grabbed Vage's wrists, and dragged him out of the chamber, closing the door behind him.
"What do you have for me?" The Source asked Prue.
"I'm not quite sure." Prue said, looking at the crystal ball closely. "He was trying to steal it from the Seer."
The Seer then shimmered in, looking worried and hurried.
"Sir, the crys -"
The Source put a hand up to silence her, then motioned to Prue and Lierre.
"Oh." The Seer said and relaxed. "I see it's safe."
"Yes, thanks to our prized pair, everything is well."
The Seer took the crystal ball from Prue and quietly thanked her.
"I will go then." The Seer said.
"No." The Source said. "You will stay. We need to speak."
The Seer knew she had been caught. She wasn't supposed to have the crystal ball.
"You two may go." The Source said.
Prue and Lierre nodded, then shimmered out.
"Kneel before me! Show respect!"
The Seer quickly kneeled before The Source and lowered her head.
"I'm sorry."
"You should be." The Source said. "You gave her the only tool that she could use to learn of how we are manipulating her! If she had used it, everything would have been ruined!"
"I -"
"Silence!" The Source roared. "You had orders not to touch any of the Oracle's tools, but jealously and betrayal overcame loyalty and look what you have done. It was almost stolen and almost used by the one who can never know."
The Source then hit the Seer on the back of the head with the pommel of his sword. She fell forward, unconscious. The head guard entered the room.
"Take her to The Square. She shall remain there for four days. Put her next to the fiercest demon."
The guard nodded then dragged the Seer from the chamber.
* * The Seer's chamber * *
Prue shimmered in and looked around. There were candles everywhere and there were quite a few small altars, but she couldn't see where the Seer could be sleeping.
"Hello?" Prue called out.
A few moments later, the Seer shimmered in.
"I - where did you come from?" Prue asked.
"You ask too many questions."
"Well, I'll leave then because that's why I'm here. To ask you a question." Prue said.
"No, ask me." The Seer said.
"I had a strange dream." Prue said. "I don't know what it means and I thought you could tell me."
"Of course." The Seer said. "Sit."
Prue looked in the corner and saw an old chair. She used her telekinesis and brought the chair over to herself, then sat down. The Seer walked over to her and placed both her hands on Prue's head and closed her eyes.
The dream flashed through the Seer's mind, then the Seer opened her eyes and smiled. It made sense to her. One of the greatest evils of all time was sitting before her. The dream told her that Prue would not have it easy, but she would make it.
"It means nothing." The Seer said and Prue stood up. "It is simply the workings of an overactive mind."
"It doesn't feel like it." Prue said.
"Well, it is." The Seer said. "If you do not mind, I would like to sleep now."
Prue nodded and shimmered out. The Seer smiled then shimmered out.
* * The Source's chamber * *
The Seer appeared before The Source, extremely pleased.
"Yes?"
"I have news of her." The Seer told him.
"What is it?" The Source asked.
"She has had a dream."
"I imagine she dreams many times." The Source said. "What concern is it of mine?"
"It was no ordinary dream." The Seer said. "I interpreted it for her. It had significance."
"Of what sort?" The Source asked.
"It showed her true destiny. She will be a great evil, under your control. You will crush her inner self and the essence of a demon will take over her soul. She will be completely corrupted and ready to serve. When she is, she will bring about the end of the Charmed Ones."
* * Lierre's chamber * *
Prue shimmered in and looked around nervously. She thought that maybe she should come back later, but just as she was about to shimmer out, a voice stopped her.
"What're you doing here?"
Lierre. Prue took a breath and turned around.
"I - uh - well, I was...um...I - you see, I...what I was doing was, well...chess?"
Prue blushed and looked down at the floor to keep Lierre from seeing.
"Chess?" He asked.
"Well, um, yes." Prue said and lifted her head.
"To tell you the truth, I'm too tired to play chess right now." Lierre said and went over to his sorry excuse for a bed and laid down.
"Oh, well... I'm - uh - sorry. I'll go then." Prue said then walked out. She got a few paces, then leaned against the wall. She took a breath then slid down the wall and began to cry.
"What the hell is wrong with me?" She said quietly.
* * The Seer's chamber * *
The Seer was looking through the Oracle's old crystal ball, watching Prue.
"Indeed. What is wrong with you?"
"I could ask you the same question, Seer."
The Seer turned and saw a man standing just a few feet behind her. She scowled when she saw who it was.
"What are you doing here, Vage?" The Seer asked.
"I'm actually here to get something for my boss." Vage said and took a few steps forward.
"Your boss? You mean that sorry excuse for a warlock that sends you on little missions? Pathetic."
Vage walked forward and grabbed the Seer by the neck, choking her.
"Pathetic is you, Seer." Vage said. "You're controlled with no hope of moving closer to real power. However," Vage grabbed the Oracle's crystal ball. "I have plenty of opportunities."
"Hey!"
Vage turned, dropping the Seer, and looked toward the door. A young woman was standing in the middle of the room.
"Who the hell are you?" Vage asked.
The woman didn't answer; she just threw an energyball at the wall.
"Next time I won't miss." She said. Vage laughed a little.
"Oh, I'm scared."
"You should be."
It was a new voice. A moment later, a man was standing just behind the woman. Then the man threw an energyball as well.
"Lierre?" Vage asked. "What the hell is going on?"
"Put the crystal ball down." Lierre said.
"If I don't?"
Lierre looked at Prue and grinned.
"I'll let her loose on you."
Vage laughed.
"That little thing? Don't make me laugh."
"It's too bad you feel that way." Lierre said. "Go ahead, Prue."
Prue took a few steps forward. Vage just watched her, sizing her up.
"I bet your harmless, huh?"
Prue raced forward and kicked Vage in the face. The crystal ball flew out of his hands and Lierre dove forward and caught it.
"Okay, one kick." Vage said and took a fighting stance. "It doesn't prove anything. Come on."
Prue dodged a few of Vage's punches, then kicked him in the stomach. He doubled over, then rolled to the ground to avoid a kick. Prue went over to him, and was about to kick him in the chest, but he grabbed her foot and flipped her.
Prue regained herself, then raced toward Vage. She punched him in the face, then used her telekinesis to pull the chair over to her. While Vage was temporarily stunned, Prue hit him over the head with the chair. Vage swayed from side to side, then fell to the floor, unconscious.
"I told you." Lierre said to Vage's unconscious form with a grin. Prue took the crystal ball from him.
"Grab him."
"What're we doing?" Lierre asked as he threw Vage over his shoulder.
"We're taking him to The Source." Prue said then shimmered out.
Lierre looked down at the Seer. He saw that she was breathing, so he shimmered out as well.
* * The Source's chamber * *
Lierre placed Vage's body before The Source, then he and Prue stepped back.
The Source waved his hand over Vage's body. Vage opened his eyes then stood up. He looked at Lierre and Prue with rage.
"You turned your back on the boss for this? So you could serve The Source and be tied to this sorry excuse for a -"
Vage didn't finish his sentence. The Source drove his sword straight through Vage's chest. Vage stood for a moment, staring at the sword in his chest, then he took his final breath.
The Source pulled the sword from Vage and let the body slump to the floor. The blood on the sword immediately began seeping into the sword, leaving it clean and shining.
One of the guards that guarded the door came forward, grabbed Vage's wrists, and dragged him out of the chamber, closing the door behind him.
"What do you have for me?" The Source asked Prue.
"I'm not quite sure." Prue said, looking at the crystal ball closely. "He was trying to steal it from the Seer."
The Seer then shimmered in, looking worried and hurried.
"Sir, the crys -"
The Source put a hand up to silence her, then motioned to Prue and Lierre.
"Oh." The Seer said and relaxed. "I see it's safe."
"Yes, thanks to our prized pair, everything is well."
The Seer took the crystal ball from Prue and quietly thanked her.
"I will go then." The Seer said.
"No." The Source said. "You will stay. We need to speak."
The Seer knew she had been caught. She wasn't supposed to have the crystal ball.
"You two may go." The Source said.
Prue and Lierre nodded, then shimmered out.
"Kneel before me! Show respect!"
The Seer quickly kneeled before The Source and lowered her head.
"I'm sorry."
"You should be." The Source said. "You gave her the only tool that she could use to learn of how we are manipulating her! If she had used it, everything would have been ruined!"
"I -"
"Silence!" The Source roared. "You had orders not to touch any of the Oracle's tools, but jealously and betrayal overcame loyalty and look what you have done. It was almost stolen and almost used by the one who can never know."
The Source then hit the Seer on the back of the head with the pommel of his sword. She fell forward, unconscious. The head guard entered the room.
"Take her to The Square. She shall remain there for four days. Put her next to the fiercest demon."
The guard nodded then dragged the Seer from the chamber.