The Charmed Ones, Marty, and Leo walked down the dark and foggy
alley, potions in hand and waiting for anything. Stopping at a beaten up
door, they took one final stop to discuss what they were doing.
"Ready?" Piper asked Marty. He nodded, not wanting to let his
courage escape. "Good. Here we go."
She opened the door, and they carefully moved inside. Scanning the
room, they edged farther in. The place was empty, devoid of anyone besides
the witches and white lighter, besides the dust, insects, and arachnids,
and barely any light came in.
"Wow, this demon knows how to live," Paige commented sarcastically.
It aroused a laugh from Marty. The group began split up, and look around.
Suddenly, a being shimmered out of thin air. The demon, Melphius,
stood in front of them with surprise in his eyes.
"I didn't expect to see you here," he said.
"Yeah, well, scrying for your demon butt wasn't easy," Piper
retorted. Melphius hurled an energy ball at her, but Marty blocked it with
a quick movement of his hands. The energy dissipated immediately.
"His powers would have been a great addition to mine," Melphius
noted. "And then you witches interfered."
Next, he hurled a fireball at Paige. Her body orbed as it passed
through her, and she regained herself. Looking at Phoebe, Melphius glared
at her, and another energy ball took off towards her. With a leap, Phoebe
kicked in her levitation powers, and hovered over the ball's path.
Landing, she regrouped with her sisters and Marty.
"Ready?" she asked, unfolding a piece of paper.
The others nodded, and together they chanted:
"By the Power of Four
Let this spell
Even the score!"
Melphius started glowing, and vapors left through his mouth. Without
the powers he had stolen, he was now equal to the Charmed Ones. Again, the
quartet chanted:
"Demon he be
Steals powers with glee
We vanquish Melphius here
And rid the world of his cheer."
Crying out in pain, the demon burned to ashes as hellish fire enveloped in.
Gone from this world for good, the Charmed Ones let out a sigh of relief
as Melphius' life was extinguished. Nodding to Leo, the white-lighter
orbed them back to the manor.
