"Okay, now we add a pinch of salt," Piper said, guiding Marty through
the mixing of a potion. It would hopefully guide them to the demon, so
they could vanquish him. Marty threw in the pinch, and continued to stir.
"Like this?" he asked.
"Yep. Now, just keep doing that for a few more minutes until it
really starts to boil." She left the young man and walked to the bottom of
the staircase. "Phoebe, Paige, we're almost ready."
The stairs started booming as the two witches came down, holding the
railing to stabilize them. As the three walked into the kitchen together,
they saw Marty filling a vial with the potion.
"I think it's ready," Marty said.
Piper walked over, and sealed it. "Yep. Now, we just need the spell."
Phoebe nodded. "Here it is. It should take us to him. If not to him, him
to us."
"Then let's get started."
The four stood together in a circle, and the Charmed Ones chanted the words
copied from the Book of Shadows:
"We wish to find
The demon in mind
May we be brought to
And turn a would be battle
into one fought through."
Piper dropped the vial, and a screen of smoke surrounded them. They could
feel the effects of traveling fast as extreme winds rushed at them. Then,
all of a sudden, they stopped, in an abandoned storage building. Light
leaked in through windows high up, showing the group the gray walls and
concrete supports. In the middle of the room stood Melphius.
"There he is!" Piper shouted, and pulled out the vanquishing spell. Before
they could start chanting it, the demon shot a ball of energy out of his
hand at them. Marty's hands shot out, and the energy ball was dissipated
by the boy's power. The Charmed Ones continued.
"Demon he be
Steals powers with glee
We vanquish Melphius here
And rid the world of his cheer."
Smoke rose from the demon, and he started screaming in pain, but nothing
happened to him. Looking at himself, making sure he was fine, he then
looked up at the witches, and smiled. Another energy ball leaked from his
hand, and again, it was extinguished by Marty.
"Why the Hell didn't it work?" Piper asked.
"I don't know, but we've got to get out of here," Phoebe replied.
"Right," Paige acknowledged, and touched everyone there. Before another of
Melphius' energy balls could hit them, the four witches orbed out, and back
to the Halliwell house.
