Everyone was gathered upstairs in the attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige were
by the book, flipping threw the pages hoping to find the demon they had
just vanquished. Leo sat on the couch enjoying some free time and Melinda
was in the corner playing with her Mommy's old doll house. They seemed to
have vanquished the last demon of the day and were getting ready to go
downstairs and have a nice family meal when they heard a door slam close.
"What was that?" Paige asked "I think it was a door." Phoebe responded
"Downstairs?" Leo asked
"Sounded like it." Piper said
Another loud bang was heard.
"Another one, come on girls let's go." Paige ushered
"Leo you stay here with Mel."
"Will do Piper, but be careful."
And with that they made their way downstairs in search of the cause of the sound. Many times between their arrival to the bedrooms they heard it. Finally they had checked all the rooms except Melinda's. They slowly crept towards the door and swung it open. What they found was a young girl who had long dark hair searching through the dresser. When she heard Piper, Paige and Phoebe she spun around and threw an energy ball at them, the energy ball hit Phoebe and caused her to go back a step or few, but caused no major damage, which surprised everyone, except the young girl. Before the girls had a chance to ask her who she was or what she was doing in their house she grabbed Melinda's beloved teddy bear and orbed away.
"Okay was it just me or did she just orb?" Phoebe asked
"No she orbed alright." Paige responded
"And that energy ball of hers was lame. It didn't do anything except falter my step a bit. Besides that though it was harmless, it didn't even leave a burn."
"Yeah, you're right. Something is definitely weird about that girl. She looked familiar too, it was like I was connected to her in some way. Oh and another thing what did she want with Melinda's teddy, what was she in need of a cuddle little animal?" Paige said
Suddenly Paige and Phoebe realized that Piper had not said a single weird about the weird encounter they had just had with this girl.
"Piper! Hello! Did you not find something weird about this?" Phoebe asked her
"Guys.I don't know why, but I'm almost certain that was Melinda."
"No honey. Melinda's five years old and she's upstairs with Leo. Not to mention she has no powers."
"No! Not adopted Melinda, but the real Melinda. The one who.died."
"No way! Melinda from like 9 years ago! Come on we found out she was dead remember? She never showed up even years later." Paige said
"We only thought she was dead though we never had any real proof." Phoebe commented now realizing that Piper might be onto something, "She orbed and everything. She probably doesn't know of whitelighters so she just thinks she a "Super" demon when in fact she's part whitelighter."
"You think?" Paige said, now also realizing that both Piper and Phoebe were correct, not to mention it seemed to be the most logical explanation
"Okay so let's summon her back. Find out what she wants. Why she's come back after all these years!" Piper said excitedly as she ran up the stairs to the attic. In her fit of happiness she forgot all about her other Melinda, the one who still didn't know she was adopted or that she had a long lost sister. So when Piper came into the room screaming and talking about Melinda coming back five year old Melinda grew very confused and began asking many questions.
"Melinda? You mean me Mommy? I'm back? Back from where? Mommy? Answer me!" she yelled frustrated
"Melly, honey how about you go play with your dolls while I go talk to Mommy." Leo said
"No way Daddy! I want to know what Mommy's talking about."
"She's back Leo! She was in." at that moment Piper remembered the other Melinda "Oh sweety Mommy is so sorry. She just got excited for a minute. How about you go downstairs to the bathroom. I'll be down in a minute to help you take a bath."
"But." she began until she saw Leo's serious 'better listen to your mother' face and quickly grunted before exiting the attic
"Okay so Piper now that she's gone what do you mean? Melinda our big Melinda? She's back? Why? What was she doing? Does she look good? Healthy?"
"Okay you guys have got to calm down. How about you go spend some time with your other daughter, you know the one who didn't abandon you and leave you worried for 9 years. She's a bit frightened of your behavior and before we get ourselves into an even tighter jam I'd suggest you talk to her." Phoebe said attempting to calm the situation down a bit
"Okay we're off, but let us know if you find anything." They said as they went downstairs * * *
"So you see honey before you came along we used to have another little girl named Melinda who left us."
"Another Melinda? Before me? I thought I was the only one."
"You are the only one now, but very soon there may be two of you."
"Okay, I think. I don't know. Mommy, Daddy, you guys are really hurting my head." She said as she rubbed her temples
"That's okay you don't have to understand it all. Now come on let's get you tucked in, you have school tomorrow." Leo said as he lifted her up and placed her in her bed
Both Piper and Leo went over to her bed and planted a kiss of her head.
"Sleep tight Princess. Good night."
"Good night Mommy. Good night Daddy."
Piper and Leo slowly left the room, making sure to turn off the light and leave the door and little opened. Once they entered their bedroom Piper went over to the bed and sighed.
"Do you think she's okay with it? She seemed a little upset."
"Which is very likely Piper. She's never had a sister before, that alone sends people's nerves on end, but knowing that she's older and had your name, that makes it even worse. Besides you know exactly what it's like to suddenly have long lost sister."
Leo of course was talking about Paige, Piper and Phoebe's half sister. Piper remembered the first time she found out about Paige, her deceased mother and grandmother told her. She was totally shocked and could not believe it, let alone that that exact day she had been at the funeral of her oldest sister, Prue. She had loved Prue and thought that she could never have another take her place, but it only took a couple of weeks for Piper to fully open her heart to Paige and see that just because she came late didn't mean she couldn't still be a great new addition. Now all Piper hoped was that both her daughters were willing to except each other. Older Melinda to except a younger adopted Melinda, who Piper and Leo had adopted for the soul purpose of replacing the empty hole they still felt over Melinda. And younger Melinda, that she would except her older sister who she'd never met before. She knew it was going to be a difficult process, but she just hoped that her precious treasures were willing to make the sacrifice. And with all this in mind Piper drifted off into a very uneasy sleep.
Underworld
"I need your help Dad." Samantha said to Luther
"I'm listening."
"I need you to release the Hollow."
"The Hollow? When the last source did that he almost wiped away all magic. We spent months trying to regain the kingdom we now have."
"But how am I supposed to weaken them? As long as they have their powers they will have the upper hand."
"I can't do that. As much as I love you Samantha, I will never release the Hollow, it will destroy what we have, it will do more harm then you can even imagine."
"Then what Dad? What are we supposed to do?"
"We send something a to make their powers weak and hard to manage."
"And that is?" Samantha asked
"The Eclipsess."
"The what?"
"The Eclipsess, the most powerful of all demons. She has the power to weaken the Charmed Ones powers."
"Then she'll be the one we have do it and then I need you help to kill them. I would do it myself, but we know I am nowhere near that powerful, but you are and I know you want them dead just as much as I do."
"That is true. I've wanted them dead even before your mother was killed. I will help you. What time do we attack?"
"Now."
"What was that?" Paige asked "I think it was a door." Phoebe responded
"Downstairs?" Leo asked
"Sounded like it." Piper said
Another loud bang was heard.
"Another one, come on girls let's go." Paige ushered
"Leo you stay here with Mel."
"Will do Piper, but be careful."
And with that they made their way downstairs in search of the cause of the sound. Many times between their arrival to the bedrooms they heard it. Finally they had checked all the rooms except Melinda's. They slowly crept towards the door and swung it open. What they found was a young girl who had long dark hair searching through the dresser. When she heard Piper, Paige and Phoebe she spun around and threw an energy ball at them, the energy ball hit Phoebe and caused her to go back a step or few, but caused no major damage, which surprised everyone, except the young girl. Before the girls had a chance to ask her who she was or what she was doing in their house she grabbed Melinda's beloved teddy bear and orbed away.
"Okay was it just me or did she just orb?" Phoebe asked
"No she orbed alright." Paige responded
"And that energy ball of hers was lame. It didn't do anything except falter my step a bit. Besides that though it was harmless, it didn't even leave a burn."
"Yeah, you're right. Something is definitely weird about that girl. She looked familiar too, it was like I was connected to her in some way. Oh and another thing what did she want with Melinda's teddy, what was she in need of a cuddle little animal?" Paige said
Suddenly Paige and Phoebe realized that Piper had not said a single weird about the weird encounter they had just had with this girl.
"Piper! Hello! Did you not find something weird about this?" Phoebe asked her
"Guys.I don't know why, but I'm almost certain that was Melinda."
"No honey. Melinda's five years old and she's upstairs with Leo. Not to mention she has no powers."
"No! Not adopted Melinda, but the real Melinda. The one who.died."
"No way! Melinda from like 9 years ago! Come on we found out she was dead remember? She never showed up even years later." Paige said
"We only thought she was dead though we never had any real proof." Phoebe commented now realizing that Piper might be onto something, "She orbed and everything. She probably doesn't know of whitelighters so she just thinks she a "Super" demon when in fact she's part whitelighter."
"You think?" Paige said, now also realizing that both Piper and Phoebe were correct, not to mention it seemed to be the most logical explanation
"Okay so let's summon her back. Find out what she wants. Why she's come back after all these years!" Piper said excitedly as she ran up the stairs to the attic. In her fit of happiness she forgot all about her other Melinda, the one who still didn't know she was adopted or that she had a long lost sister. So when Piper came into the room screaming and talking about Melinda coming back five year old Melinda grew very confused and began asking many questions.
"Melinda? You mean me Mommy? I'm back? Back from where? Mommy? Answer me!" she yelled frustrated
"Melly, honey how about you go play with your dolls while I go talk to Mommy." Leo said
"No way Daddy! I want to know what Mommy's talking about."
"She's back Leo! She was in." at that moment Piper remembered the other Melinda "Oh sweety Mommy is so sorry. She just got excited for a minute. How about you go downstairs to the bathroom. I'll be down in a minute to help you take a bath."
"But." she began until she saw Leo's serious 'better listen to your mother' face and quickly grunted before exiting the attic
"Okay so Piper now that she's gone what do you mean? Melinda our big Melinda? She's back? Why? What was she doing? Does she look good? Healthy?"
"Okay you guys have got to calm down. How about you go spend some time with your other daughter, you know the one who didn't abandon you and leave you worried for 9 years. She's a bit frightened of your behavior and before we get ourselves into an even tighter jam I'd suggest you talk to her." Phoebe said attempting to calm the situation down a bit
"Okay we're off, but let us know if you find anything." They said as they went downstairs * * *
"So you see honey before you came along we used to have another little girl named Melinda who left us."
"Another Melinda? Before me? I thought I was the only one."
"You are the only one now, but very soon there may be two of you."
"Okay, I think. I don't know. Mommy, Daddy, you guys are really hurting my head." She said as she rubbed her temples
"That's okay you don't have to understand it all. Now come on let's get you tucked in, you have school tomorrow." Leo said as he lifted her up and placed her in her bed
Both Piper and Leo went over to her bed and planted a kiss of her head.
"Sleep tight Princess. Good night."
"Good night Mommy. Good night Daddy."
Piper and Leo slowly left the room, making sure to turn off the light and leave the door and little opened. Once they entered their bedroom Piper went over to the bed and sighed.
"Do you think she's okay with it? She seemed a little upset."
"Which is very likely Piper. She's never had a sister before, that alone sends people's nerves on end, but knowing that she's older and had your name, that makes it even worse. Besides you know exactly what it's like to suddenly have long lost sister."
Leo of course was talking about Paige, Piper and Phoebe's half sister. Piper remembered the first time she found out about Paige, her deceased mother and grandmother told her. She was totally shocked and could not believe it, let alone that that exact day she had been at the funeral of her oldest sister, Prue. She had loved Prue and thought that she could never have another take her place, but it only took a couple of weeks for Piper to fully open her heart to Paige and see that just because she came late didn't mean she couldn't still be a great new addition. Now all Piper hoped was that both her daughters were willing to except each other. Older Melinda to except a younger adopted Melinda, who Piper and Leo had adopted for the soul purpose of replacing the empty hole they still felt over Melinda. And younger Melinda, that she would except her older sister who she'd never met before. She knew it was going to be a difficult process, but she just hoped that her precious treasures were willing to make the sacrifice. And with all this in mind Piper drifted off into a very uneasy sleep.
Underworld
"I need your help Dad." Samantha said to Luther
"I'm listening."
"I need you to release the Hollow."
"The Hollow? When the last source did that he almost wiped away all magic. We spent months trying to regain the kingdom we now have."
"But how am I supposed to weaken them? As long as they have their powers they will have the upper hand."
"I can't do that. As much as I love you Samantha, I will never release the Hollow, it will destroy what we have, it will do more harm then you can even imagine."
"Then what Dad? What are we supposed to do?"
"We send something a to make their powers weak and hard to manage."
"And that is?" Samantha asked
"The Eclipsess."
"The what?"
"The Eclipsess, the most powerful of all demons. She has the power to weaken the Charmed Ones powers."
"Then she'll be the one we have do it and then I need you help to kill them. I would do it myself, but we know I am nowhere near that powerful, but you are and I know you want them dead just as much as I do."
"That is true. I've wanted them dead even before your mother was killed. I will help you. What time do we attack?"
"Now."
