Three figures hurried into the bedchamber. They pulled back their
hoods, revealing black symbols tattooed on their faces. Paige/Despoina gave
her husband a look. " Who are they?" she inquired.
" Demon midwives," he explained. Paige nodded, looking pained. She bit her lip hard, spilling blood onto her chin. The Incubus left the room when he heard Paige scream. Three warlocks blinked in.
" I need the other Charmed Ones out of my way for a while," he told them quietly. " Just until she gives birth and we bless the child. I'll reward you
handsomely."
The warlocks nodded and blinked out.
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Phoebe, Leo and Piper orbed to the Underworld in an abandoned cavern. Phoebe looked around. " You're sure Paige is around here somewhere?" Phoebe asked.
Leo gave Phoebe a look. " Yes, Phoebe," he said impatiently. He tilted his head to one side. " This way." He led them out of the cavern through a dim hall.
A warlock appeared in front of them. " Going somewhere?" he wondered. He tossed an energy ball at Phoebe, who levitated right before it hit her. She dropped to the ground.
Piper tossed out her hands, trying to blow up of the warlock. He blinked away, and put Phoebe into a headlock. Quickly Piper froze him. Phoebe unwove herself from the warlock's grip. In a split second Piper blew up the warlock.
" Well, that was fun," Phoebe retorted.
" Maybe next time you could be a little quieter," Leo scolded as they continued down the hall. Another warlock appeared.
" Going somewhere?" he wanted to know. Phoebe tried to kick him, but he backhanded her right into a wall. Leo ran to heal her.
Piper froze the warlock, but another one appeared. " Today's just not your day?" he stated calmly before hurling a fireball at Piper.
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The Incubus watched his wife from the corner of the room. She was in pain. The midwives ran around, trying to get medicine and balms. Staring at the hourglass in the corner, the demon smiled. There wouldn't be much longer.
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Piper was slammed against the wall. The fire hit her chest, leaving blistery wounds. Leo finished healing Phoebe and hurried to Piper. Phoebe turned to the warlocks.
" This one can levitate," one warlock said.
" Oh really?" The two began to hurl energy and fireballs. Phoebe darted and levitated, trying to avoid being fried to death.
Piper sat up from Leo's healing. " Uh, Piper, could you help me here?" shouted Phoebe. With one flick of her hands, the two demons exploded.
" Well, that was bunches of fun," Phoebe quipped, out of breath.
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Despoina gritted her teeth. Soon the pain will be over, she thought. My baby will; be here. I will be Queen. Everything will be perfect.
" Not much longer," a midwife assured her. There was a shriek. Another midwife gave her a fang-toothed smile. " Here comes your daughter," she told the woman. A demon woman cleaned the baby and wrapped her in a soft cloth. She handed the baby to Despoina.
The baby was red, bald, squirmy, and crying, but her mother thought she was beautiful. Despoina stroked the little baby. " Don't cry," she told her daughter gently. "It's all right, it's all going to be all right."
Leo backed away from Piper, frowning. He looked very pale and shaken. "Paige's baby…"
" It's-it's here?" Phoebe wondered.
" We have to go now," Piper announced, and Leo led them through the halls.
The demon women put bottles and bowls onto the altar. The candles set on fire. The Incubus turned to his wife and smiled. " It's time."
" Demon midwives," he explained. Paige nodded, looking pained. She bit her lip hard, spilling blood onto her chin. The Incubus left the room when he heard Paige scream. Three warlocks blinked in.
" I need the other Charmed Ones out of my way for a while," he told them quietly. " Just until she gives birth and we bless the child. I'll reward you
handsomely."
The warlocks nodded and blinked out.
**********************
Phoebe, Leo and Piper orbed to the Underworld in an abandoned cavern. Phoebe looked around. " You're sure Paige is around here somewhere?" Phoebe asked.
Leo gave Phoebe a look. " Yes, Phoebe," he said impatiently. He tilted his head to one side. " This way." He led them out of the cavern through a dim hall.
A warlock appeared in front of them. " Going somewhere?" he wondered. He tossed an energy ball at Phoebe, who levitated right before it hit her. She dropped to the ground.
Piper tossed out her hands, trying to blow up of the warlock. He blinked away, and put Phoebe into a headlock. Quickly Piper froze him. Phoebe unwove herself from the warlock's grip. In a split second Piper blew up the warlock.
" Well, that was fun," Phoebe retorted.
" Maybe next time you could be a little quieter," Leo scolded as they continued down the hall. Another warlock appeared.
" Going somewhere?" he wanted to know. Phoebe tried to kick him, but he backhanded her right into a wall. Leo ran to heal her.
Piper froze the warlock, but another one appeared. " Today's just not your day?" he stated calmly before hurling a fireball at Piper.
**********************
The Incubus watched his wife from the corner of the room. She was in pain. The midwives ran around, trying to get medicine and balms. Staring at the hourglass in the corner, the demon smiled. There wouldn't be much longer.
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Piper was slammed against the wall. The fire hit her chest, leaving blistery wounds. Leo finished healing Phoebe and hurried to Piper. Phoebe turned to the warlocks.
" This one can levitate," one warlock said.
" Oh really?" The two began to hurl energy and fireballs. Phoebe darted and levitated, trying to avoid being fried to death.
Piper sat up from Leo's healing. " Uh, Piper, could you help me here?" shouted Phoebe. With one flick of her hands, the two demons exploded.
" Well, that was bunches of fun," Phoebe quipped, out of breath.
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Despoina gritted her teeth. Soon the pain will be over, she thought. My baby will; be here. I will be Queen. Everything will be perfect.
" Not much longer," a midwife assured her. There was a shriek. Another midwife gave her a fang-toothed smile. " Here comes your daughter," she told the woman. A demon woman cleaned the baby and wrapped her in a soft cloth. She handed the baby to Despoina.
The baby was red, bald, squirmy, and crying, but her mother thought she was beautiful. Despoina stroked the little baby. " Don't cry," she told her daughter gently. "It's all right, it's all going to be all right."
Leo backed away from Piper, frowning. He looked very pale and shaken. "Paige's baby…"
" It's-it's here?" Phoebe wondered.
" We have to go now," Piper announced, and Leo led them through the halls.
The demon women put bottles and bowls onto the altar. The candles set on fire. The Incubus turned to his wife and smiled. " It's time."