I apologize in advance for my sucky spell writing.
Paige checked her watch. " Shoot! I have to go back to work." She stood up.
" Can't you take the day off?" Phoebe asked.
" Please," Paige laughed. " I'm always taking sick days. I'm out so often fighting demons, they're starting to think I'm freaking dying. 'Bye guys. 'Bye Prue," Paige said a little shyly as she orbed out.
" So, do you like her?" Piper asked. She crossed her fingers under the table.
Prue nodded. " I like her. She's cool. She reminds me of you, Phoebe."
" Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" wondered Phoebe. Prue gave her a shy smile.
There was a crash in the living room. " Jesus Christ…" muttered Piper as the three sisters and Leo ran to the living room. Cole tried to go, but Phoebe forced him into his chair and gave him a Look.
A lizard-like demon stood in the living room, whipping around his long tail. He stuck out his long snake-tongue. " Charmed Ones," he said in a whispery voice.
" Hi, just vanquished the Source!" Phoebe cried out. " Can we at least get a coffee break?"
The demon answered her by thrashing his tongue across Phoebe's face, leaving a blue mark. She screamed as the poison soaked into her skin. Leo bent down to heal her.
Prue hurled out her arm, banging the lizard against the wall. Before he hit the wall, he shimmered beside her, wrapping her around with his tail. Prue screamed as he lifted her off the ground.
" Freeze him!" Prue shouted. Piper froze the demon. Leo, finished healing Phoebe, helped Prue out of the demon's grasp. No one noticed Prue was crying. " We, uh," Prue swallowed, " we need the book."
The sisters hurried upstairs. Phoebe flipped the pages until they found the demon they were fighting. " His name is Akakios. Here's the spell…" There was a loud growl. "Here he comes."
Akakios burst into the attic. " Oh, good, we're ready," Piper commented. The sisters began to read: " ' Creature long of tongue and tail, the Charmed Ones set to flame your scales.'"
The demon began to wail when his body began to smolder, then burn. His form became flames and then there was nothing left but ash.
Prue sniffed and nodded. " Well, this was one thing I don't miss."
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" I have forgotten how good they are," Engel remarked.
" They are the Charmed Ones," Leilani reminded the Elders.
" Yes," Celio answered. " They are excellent." His odd tone made all the seraphs turn to him. " So good perhaps Prue-"
" We have discussed this, Celio!" boomed Caelestis. " We cannot return Prudence to Earth."
" That was because we thought she could not handle it," Divina told him. " She has proved her worth."
" What about Paige?" Chiela said quietly. " What shall we do with her?"
" Strip her powers, wipe her memory," Engel stated.
" Oh, Engel," Bozidar scoffed. " You have always disliked her, just because she is half-Whitelighter!"
" She should have not been born!" Engel roared. A bolt of lightening shot from his hand, and thunder crashed.
" Calm yourself," Caelestis ordered. " It seems some enjoy the idea and others oppose. Let us vote." Paper and quills appeared, and the Elders wrote if they wished Prue to return or not. They handed the votes to Bozidar and he shuffled them.
He began to read. " In favor. Oppose. In favor. In favor. Oppose. Oppose. Oppose. In favor. " Bozidar looked up. " We are split." There was an eerie silence. Usually the Elders were fast and efficient.
" So how shall we decide?" spoke up Leilani.
Engel lifted his head. " Let Piper and Phoebe decide. They are the sisters." The others agreed.
" Yes," Caelestis decreed. " Summon Leo."
Paige checked her watch. " Shoot! I have to go back to work." She stood up.
" Can't you take the day off?" Phoebe asked.
" Please," Paige laughed. " I'm always taking sick days. I'm out so often fighting demons, they're starting to think I'm freaking dying. 'Bye guys. 'Bye Prue," Paige said a little shyly as she orbed out.
" So, do you like her?" Piper asked. She crossed her fingers under the table.
Prue nodded. " I like her. She's cool. She reminds me of you, Phoebe."
" Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" wondered Phoebe. Prue gave her a shy smile.
There was a crash in the living room. " Jesus Christ…" muttered Piper as the three sisters and Leo ran to the living room. Cole tried to go, but Phoebe forced him into his chair and gave him a Look.
A lizard-like demon stood in the living room, whipping around his long tail. He stuck out his long snake-tongue. " Charmed Ones," he said in a whispery voice.
" Hi, just vanquished the Source!" Phoebe cried out. " Can we at least get a coffee break?"
The demon answered her by thrashing his tongue across Phoebe's face, leaving a blue mark. She screamed as the poison soaked into her skin. Leo bent down to heal her.
Prue hurled out her arm, banging the lizard against the wall. Before he hit the wall, he shimmered beside her, wrapping her around with his tail. Prue screamed as he lifted her off the ground.
" Freeze him!" Prue shouted. Piper froze the demon. Leo, finished healing Phoebe, helped Prue out of the demon's grasp. No one noticed Prue was crying. " We, uh," Prue swallowed, " we need the book."
The sisters hurried upstairs. Phoebe flipped the pages until they found the demon they were fighting. " His name is Akakios. Here's the spell…" There was a loud growl. "Here he comes."
Akakios burst into the attic. " Oh, good, we're ready," Piper commented. The sisters began to read: " ' Creature long of tongue and tail, the Charmed Ones set to flame your scales.'"
The demon began to wail when his body began to smolder, then burn. His form became flames and then there was nothing left but ash.
Prue sniffed and nodded. " Well, this was one thing I don't miss."
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" I have forgotten how good they are," Engel remarked.
" They are the Charmed Ones," Leilani reminded the Elders.
" Yes," Celio answered. " They are excellent." His odd tone made all the seraphs turn to him. " So good perhaps Prue-"
" We have discussed this, Celio!" boomed Caelestis. " We cannot return Prudence to Earth."
" That was because we thought she could not handle it," Divina told him. " She has proved her worth."
" What about Paige?" Chiela said quietly. " What shall we do with her?"
" Strip her powers, wipe her memory," Engel stated.
" Oh, Engel," Bozidar scoffed. " You have always disliked her, just because she is half-Whitelighter!"
" She should have not been born!" Engel roared. A bolt of lightening shot from his hand, and thunder crashed.
" Calm yourself," Caelestis ordered. " It seems some enjoy the idea and others oppose. Let us vote." Paper and quills appeared, and the Elders wrote if they wished Prue to return or not. They handed the votes to Bozidar and he shuffled them.
He began to read. " In favor. Oppose. In favor. In favor. Oppose. Oppose. Oppose. In favor. " Bozidar looked up. " We are split." There was an eerie silence. Usually the Elders were fast and efficient.
" So how shall we decide?" spoke up Leilani.
Engel lifted his head. " Let Piper and Phoebe decide. They are the sisters." The others agreed.
" Yes," Caelestis decreed. " Summon Leo."