Paige groaned. Everything was going wrong. She slumped next to the
toilet. Her sisters were…somewhere, Leo couldn't sense them and she was
four months pregnant. She looked down at her stomach. Too bad the baby was
evil.
What if it wasn't? she suddenly thought. Would I keep it? Is that even an option? Paige sighed and stood up. As she walked out, she passed the bathroom mirror. God, she looked like complete shit. She squinted, and flicked on the bathroom light.
" LEO!" she screamed with all her might.
" What is it?" he asked as he orbed in. Paige gritted her teeth, baring sharp white fangs.
" This is not good, Leo." She tugged on a lock of silver-white hair growing out of her head.
" That's the Incubus in you. It's changing your looks."
" Oh my god!" Paige was pissed. " I can't believe this! Fuck it, Leo, can't you abort this thing?"
" I can't, Paige, I'm sorry." Paige closed her eyes, incredibly angry. " Calm down."
She let out a deep breath. " I'm sorry, too. Maybe I should go lie-" Mid-sentence Paige shimmered away. Leo ran to her room.
" Paige?" She was panicking, her wrists flapping up and down. " Are you OK?"
" Is that also the Incubus?" she asked, breathless. " It put his powers in me?"
" That's also the baby's powers." Another lock of Paige's ebony hair turned white. Paige grabbed it. Before both of their eyes, her stomach grew another month larger.
She turned to Leo, her eyes as round as teacup saucers. " Now I'm REALLY freaking out."
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Piper threw out her hands. The bars on the chamber she and Phoebe were locked in quivered, and became firm again.
" Piper," Phoebe said, patting her sister's shoulder. " You're exhausting yourself. Apparently exploding doesn't work. We'll think of something."
Phoebe's older sister sighed and slumped against the wall. " What do we do? Wait for the Incubus to come back? Or maybe wait for Paige to give birth to her demon baby!"
" Paige will be fine."
Piper turned to her sister sadly. " I don't know, Pheebs. The Book…it said no witch infected by an Incubus has become her original self again."
Phoebe suddenly felt very cold inside. " What?"
" It's true. Either they became evil or died during birth." No, Phoebe thought. It can't be.
" Keep blasting, Piper," ordered Phoebe. Piper tried again and again, but nothing happened. " We need to get back."
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Leo watched Paige, concern in his eyes. She had fallen asleep, but she tossed and turned wildly, as if she was in pain. He knew the Incubus was in her dream. He also knew that if he tried to break her out of the dream, it could kill her. The Whitelighter wished to know what she was dreaming about.
Paige looked in the mirror in front of her. All her hair turned silver and black markings covered her face. " Stop it!" she cried, knowing somewhere in her mind the Incubus lurked. " Go away!"
" You can't stop me," he said as he shimmered in. His handsome body and face changed. His scruffy blond hair grew pale his eyes turned ruby red. Tribal markings covered his face.
Paige hissed at him, like a serpent. She threw back her hand, letting black energy collect. With a yell she tossed the electrical energy at him. Before it hit him he shimmered away. " Excellent," he told her. " Soon you shall give birth and our daughter will become a powerful demon." He smiled at her stomach. Even when was a demon, Paige found his smile attractive. Something inside her twitched, like a light switch turning off and another turning on.
" Yes," she agreed, beaming at him. Somewhere inside, all of this was very wrong, but Paige buried the feeling.
Leo began to worry. More of Paige's hair had turned brilliant white. The bulge of her stomach grew. Quickly with his mind he searched for the girls. He still couldn't feel their presence. He prayed they would come soon.
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Phoebe saw Piper was exhausted from the effort the blow up the cage. " Stop," the middle sister ordered. " You're…you're going to hurt yourself…"
Sweat pouring down her head, Piper pushed the bars with all her magic. The cage quivered and broke. Bars of black glass shattered to the floor.
" I think we should go back up there," Piper said.
" We need a spell."
" Make one up."
" Um…OK…'Evil has inflicted woe, send us where we need to go'!" White light surrounded them. Piper closed her eyes, silently praying; please let us get back in time. "Good spell," Piper complimented.
" Thanks."
They heard a scream. Both women ran to Paige's room. Leo looked at them and let out a breath of relief.
" What's going on?" asked Phoebe.
" Paige…there's something going on in her dream."
Piper smacked her husband's arm. " Wake her up."
" I can't. Incubus dreams are so powerful it could kill her." As if on cue Paige's eyes snapped open. But they were red as blood.
" You OK, honey?" Phoebe asked cautiously. Phoebe knew she wasn't.
Beams of black light shot from Paige's hand. They exploded upon impact on the sisters and Leo's bodies. Flinging them to a wall, the light became solid and sticky, imprisoning them there.
" Good," Paige said, her voice huskier than usual. " I'll come get you later." A wry smile graced her face. " Now you have time to plan me a baby shower." She shimmered out.
" Shimmering while pregnant can't be good for the baby!" Phoebe shouted. A moment after Paige left, the slime sticking the three to the wall evaporated, and everyone fell to the floor.
" Well, this is great," Piper said, slamming her fist on the floor. " What could be worse?"
What if it wasn't? she suddenly thought. Would I keep it? Is that even an option? Paige sighed and stood up. As she walked out, she passed the bathroom mirror. God, she looked like complete shit. She squinted, and flicked on the bathroom light.
" LEO!" she screamed with all her might.
" What is it?" he asked as he orbed in. Paige gritted her teeth, baring sharp white fangs.
" This is not good, Leo." She tugged on a lock of silver-white hair growing out of her head.
" That's the Incubus in you. It's changing your looks."
" Oh my god!" Paige was pissed. " I can't believe this! Fuck it, Leo, can't you abort this thing?"
" I can't, Paige, I'm sorry." Paige closed her eyes, incredibly angry. " Calm down."
She let out a deep breath. " I'm sorry, too. Maybe I should go lie-" Mid-sentence Paige shimmered away. Leo ran to her room.
" Paige?" She was panicking, her wrists flapping up and down. " Are you OK?"
" Is that also the Incubus?" she asked, breathless. " It put his powers in me?"
" That's also the baby's powers." Another lock of Paige's ebony hair turned white. Paige grabbed it. Before both of their eyes, her stomach grew another month larger.
She turned to Leo, her eyes as round as teacup saucers. " Now I'm REALLY freaking out."
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Piper threw out her hands. The bars on the chamber she and Phoebe were locked in quivered, and became firm again.
" Piper," Phoebe said, patting her sister's shoulder. " You're exhausting yourself. Apparently exploding doesn't work. We'll think of something."
Phoebe's older sister sighed and slumped against the wall. " What do we do? Wait for the Incubus to come back? Or maybe wait for Paige to give birth to her demon baby!"
" Paige will be fine."
Piper turned to her sister sadly. " I don't know, Pheebs. The Book…it said no witch infected by an Incubus has become her original self again."
Phoebe suddenly felt very cold inside. " What?"
" It's true. Either they became evil or died during birth." No, Phoebe thought. It can't be.
" Keep blasting, Piper," ordered Phoebe. Piper tried again and again, but nothing happened. " We need to get back."
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Leo watched Paige, concern in his eyes. She had fallen asleep, but she tossed and turned wildly, as if she was in pain. He knew the Incubus was in her dream. He also knew that if he tried to break her out of the dream, it could kill her. The Whitelighter wished to know what she was dreaming about.
Paige looked in the mirror in front of her. All her hair turned silver and black markings covered her face. " Stop it!" she cried, knowing somewhere in her mind the Incubus lurked. " Go away!"
" You can't stop me," he said as he shimmered in. His handsome body and face changed. His scruffy blond hair grew pale his eyes turned ruby red. Tribal markings covered his face.
Paige hissed at him, like a serpent. She threw back her hand, letting black energy collect. With a yell she tossed the electrical energy at him. Before it hit him he shimmered away. " Excellent," he told her. " Soon you shall give birth and our daughter will become a powerful demon." He smiled at her stomach. Even when was a demon, Paige found his smile attractive. Something inside her twitched, like a light switch turning off and another turning on.
" Yes," she agreed, beaming at him. Somewhere inside, all of this was very wrong, but Paige buried the feeling.
Leo began to worry. More of Paige's hair had turned brilliant white. The bulge of her stomach grew. Quickly with his mind he searched for the girls. He still couldn't feel their presence. He prayed they would come soon.
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Phoebe saw Piper was exhausted from the effort the blow up the cage. " Stop," the middle sister ordered. " You're…you're going to hurt yourself…"
Sweat pouring down her head, Piper pushed the bars with all her magic. The cage quivered and broke. Bars of black glass shattered to the floor.
" I think we should go back up there," Piper said.
" We need a spell."
" Make one up."
" Um…OK…'Evil has inflicted woe, send us where we need to go'!" White light surrounded them. Piper closed her eyes, silently praying; please let us get back in time. "Good spell," Piper complimented.
" Thanks."
They heard a scream. Both women ran to Paige's room. Leo looked at them and let out a breath of relief.
" What's going on?" asked Phoebe.
" Paige…there's something going on in her dream."
Piper smacked her husband's arm. " Wake her up."
" I can't. Incubus dreams are so powerful it could kill her." As if on cue Paige's eyes snapped open. But they were red as blood.
" You OK, honey?" Phoebe asked cautiously. Phoebe knew she wasn't.
Beams of black light shot from Paige's hand. They exploded upon impact on the sisters and Leo's bodies. Flinging them to a wall, the light became solid and sticky, imprisoning them there.
" Good," Paige said, her voice huskier than usual. " I'll come get you later." A wry smile graced her face. " Now you have time to plan me a baby shower." She shimmered out.
" Shimmering while pregnant can't be good for the baby!" Phoebe shouted. A moment after Paige left, the slime sticking the three to the wall evaporated, and everyone fell to the floor.
" Well, this is great," Piper said, slamming her fist on the floor. " What could be worse?"