Piper walked through the front door around four. " Anybody home?" she
called loudly. Phoebe hurried in and shushed her.
" Leo's doing his meditating-thingy," Phoebe told her, " and Paige is sleeping."
" Why is she sleeping?"
" She must have a stomach virus or something. She almost coughed a lung out before."
Piper looked worried. " Really? No one in this family ever gets sick…there are healing teas in the Book. Let's brew one for her." The two women headed upstairs. Piper flipped the pages of the book. " Where are they? Arrgh…" A breeze blew in, and the pages of the Book flipped themselves. They landed on a peculiar page.
" What's this?" Phoebe asked. " An Incubus? Like the band?"
" No, no," Piper said as she read the pages. " 'An Incubus is a rapist who rapes a witch. He becomes an Incubus. He beds women in their dreams and impregnates them. She then conceives a demon child and becomes an evil witch."
" What does that have to do with us?" wondered Phoebe.
" Ten bucks says there's one here in San Fran," replied Piper. Phoebe looked at the pictures of the Incubus. They were tall, rugged, and for a second, made Phoebe reconsider marrying Cole. " I wouldn't mind too terribly if one found me." She stroked her finger along the page and a premonition appeared in her mind.
*~~* Paige…pregnant…giving birth. The sisters surrounded her. Paige snarled, trying to push them away. " Get away!" she screamed. There was a shriek…a baby girl cried out. Her face was covered in strange black markings. The same suddenly appeared on Paige's. She waved her hand…Piper and Phoebe smacked into a wall…they were still. Paige grabbed her child…and shimmered away. *~~*
Phoebe gasped when her vision cleared. The premonition seemed so real, she could almost feel her back ache where she slammed into a wall. " Pheebs?"
" The …the Incubus. It got Paige," Phoebe breathed deeply. Both sisters ran to Paige's room. No one lay in her bed.
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" Paige!" screamed Phoebe, and turned to Piper. " Where is she?"
" Right here, you guys." Piper and Phoebe turned around. Paige stood in the doorway, clutching her stomach. " I just puked my guts out," she explained tiredly.
Phoebe stepped towards her sister. " I just had a vision," she told her sister. " You were pregnant-with a demon baby. Then you became evil."
Paige nodded. " I know."
" YOU KNOW?" Phoebe could almost see steam blasting from Piper's ears.
" He wouldn't let me talk." Phoebe raised an eyebrow. " I don't know how he did it. That's why I nearly choked to death. So how do we get rid of it? I don't want to turn into an evil mommy." Paige gave a little smile, trying to brighten the mood.
" The Book said we had to vanquish the Incubus who…infested you," Piper said, for lack of a better term, " before the child is baptized."
" How do we find him?" Paige asked. Suddenly she felt dizzy. Phoebe helped her to the bed.
" Phoebe and I will find him," Piper explained.
" What? We need the Power of Three to vanquish his ass!"
" Like it or not, you're pregnant, and you can't be out fighting." Piper's tone was firm, and unarguable. Piper morphed into General No- Nonsense mode. " What did he look like?"
" Blond, blue eyes. A little Brad Pitt-like."
" We'll scry for him, see if he's in the area. We'll get Leo to care for you." Piper marched out of the room. Phoebe gave Paige a hug. "You're going to be fine. Don't worry."
Paige nodded, but thought, I'm worried anyway. She put her head firmly down on her pillow and fell asleep.
" Leo's doing his meditating-thingy," Phoebe told her, " and Paige is sleeping."
" Why is she sleeping?"
" She must have a stomach virus or something. She almost coughed a lung out before."
Piper looked worried. " Really? No one in this family ever gets sick…there are healing teas in the Book. Let's brew one for her." The two women headed upstairs. Piper flipped the pages of the book. " Where are they? Arrgh…" A breeze blew in, and the pages of the Book flipped themselves. They landed on a peculiar page.
" What's this?" Phoebe asked. " An Incubus? Like the band?"
" No, no," Piper said as she read the pages. " 'An Incubus is a rapist who rapes a witch. He becomes an Incubus. He beds women in their dreams and impregnates them. She then conceives a demon child and becomes an evil witch."
" What does that have to do with us?" wondered Phoebe.
" Ten bucks says there's one here in San Fran," replied Piper. Phoebe looked at the pictures of the Incubus. They were tall, rugged, and for a second, made Phoebe reconsider marrying Cole. " I wouldn't mind too terribly if one found me." She stroked her finger along the page and a premonition appeared in her mind.
*~~* Paige…pregnant…giving birth. The sisters surrounded her. Paige snarled, trying to push them away. " Get away!" she screamed. There was a shriek…a baby girl cried out. Her face was covered in strange black markings. The same suddenly appeared on Paige's. She waved her hand…Piper and Phoebe smacked into a wall…they were still. Paige grabbed her child…and shimmered away. *~~*
Phoebe gasped when her vision cleared. The premonition seemed so real, she could almost feel her back ache where she slammed into a wall. " Pheebs?"
" The …the Incubus. It got Paige," Phoebe breathed deeply. Both sisters ran to Paige's room. No one lay in her bed.
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" Paige!" screamed Phoebe, and turned to Piper. " Where is she?"
" Right here, you guys." Piper and Phoebe turned around. Paige stood in the doorway, clutching her stomach. " I just puked my guts out," she explained tiredly.
Phoebe stepped towards her sister. " I just had a vision," she told her sister. " You were pregnant-with a demon baby. Then you became evil."
Paige nodded. " I know."
" YOU KNOW?" Phoebe could almost see steam blasting from Piper's ears.
" He wouldn't let me talk." Phoebe raised an eyebrow. " I don't know how he did it. That's why I nearly choked to death. So how do we get rid of it? I don't want to turn into an evil mommy." Paige gave a little smile, trying to brighten the mood.
" The Book said we had to vanquish the Incubus who…infested you," Piper said, for lack of a better term, " before the child is baptized."
" How do we find him?" Paige asked. Suddenly she felt dizzy. Phoebe helped her to the bed.
" Phoebe and I will find him," Piper explained.
" What? We need the Power of Three to vanquish his ass!"
" Like it or not, you're pregnant, and you can't be out fighting." Piper's tone was firm, and unarguable. Piper morphed into General No- Nonsense mode. " What did he look like?"
" Blond, blue eyes. A little Brad Pitt-like."
" We'll scry for him, see if he's in the area. We'll get Leo to care for you." Piper marched out of the room. Phoebe gave Paige a hug. "You're going to be fine. Don't worry."
Paige nodded, but thought, I'm worried anyway. She put her head firmly down on her pillow and fell asleep.