Disclaimer: I do not own the series 'Charmed' (unfortunately). The
characters I own are the ones you haven't heard of. This was set for when
Prue was still alive.
Chapter 11
"Phoebe!" Piper screamed. The plan had seemed simple at the time- turn herself evil, undo what she did to Prue and have Andy turn them good again. It would have been easy if Leo hadn't already been there, ready to attack. Now, Piper was being cornered by her own husband and Andy was knocked out- again. Why in the world did Andy become a whitelighter? Piper thought, he's become a total wuss! Where is Phoebe!?! Piper was defenceless. Leo looked threateningly at her, "I will destroy you, witch!" I cannot believe that he's already forgotten that I was just like him an hour ago. Piper thought and tried to reflect Leo's glare, "No, I don't think so. How about I just freeze you instead!" Piper pushed her hands forward and froze Leo, Thank God I didn't blow him up! Piper thought, relieved. Then, Piper noticed how scary he looked. His face was twisted into the most demonic sneer she had ever seen- and it especially didn't fit on Leo, who devoted his 'life' saving innocent lives alongside Prue, Phoebe and herself. That wasn't Pipers only problem- Leo had closed in on Piper before she had frozen him and she couldn't get past. She gently pushed past her husband and crawled under his left arm. She felt a moment of time float in the air as the club light bulbs started to flicker with life again. Without thinking, Piper put her hand on the bar and hopped over it. In her haste, she miscalculated her balance and her foot got caught on the side. Wriggling free, Piper fell head over heels and got stuck in a 'V' like position behind the counter. Great, great, great, great, great! I'm stuck behind a counter of my own club and I'm pressed against something hard! Piper dug her hand behind her back and pulled out the object that was poking her. It was a stupid doggy chew toy. A chew toy! That's what Piper had turned Prue into! Her triumph was interrupted by, "Show your face, you cowardly witch!" Piper felt the urge to shout out a clever retort like 'no thanks, I don't feel like it at the moment.' But she knew that it would just make things worse. She'd have to stay put until Phoebe gets here. Or if Leo finds her- whatever comes first. * * * * * * Phoebe shifted in the car seat. Xavier hadn't said anything since they left for P3 except to ask Phoebe for directions. He was acting a little shifty- and how did he know where she lived? She only gave him her phone number. What if he's a warlock- they tend to act like this if they think their victim is suspicious. Phoebe thought, No, Phoebe, stop being so paranoid he's probably acting like he is because I just blew him off and immediately asked him for a lift. I'll make it up to him later. Her thoughts were interrupted when the car stopped, but it wasn't P3. Phoebe swore they'd passed it, but she thought that Xavier was just looking for a place to park. She looked over her shoulder and out the window. She sighed with relief when she saw P3 in the distance. She turned to Xavier, "Thank you for the- oh. my." her gratitude was cut off when she saw Xavier's face. It was distorted, his skin was a murky blood colour and his teeth had become long and yellowish. What was even more frightening was what was in his raised hand. A double- sided blade, just a bit longer than an athame but smaller than a machete and the jewelled handle resembled the one of the hand mirror. Phoebe was paralysed with fright and just stared at Xavier's evil grin. Run, for Gods sake, Phoebe! Phoebe unlocked her door, thrust her legs out and ran for her life, leaving Xavier to follow he sounded angry and determined, "I'll get you, Phoebe- you just wait!" his voice was totally metallic, just like other warlocks they had come up against. Phoebe didn't look back. She ran so fast, she thought her legs would fall off. She stopped at the main road she had to cross. It would be safer if I crossed the bridge- and I would- if my life wasn't in immediate danger! Phoebe, defying the rules of road safety, shot across the road and abruptly stopped a lot of cars. As she left that street, many cars were honking at her- loads of drivers were shouting, 'you idiotic girl!' and 'some people are in a hurry here!' "Sorry!" Phoebe called out, but she didn't slow her pace or look back. She pumped her legs faster as P3 got closer. She could hear a male voice shouting in anguish. Phoebe wondered if the plan was underway and the game afoot. She guessed wrong when she entered P3 and was greeted by an energy ball, which missed ending her life by a couple of centimetres. She laughed nervously as she stared at Leo, not daring to move. Phoebe then noticed something moving behind the bar in the centre of the club. She squinted. In front of the bar was Andy- who was just coming to and behind the bar was an arm waving a chew toy in the air! When she focused her vision on Leo once more, she realised another energy ball (twice as big) coming towards her. Thinking quickly and optimistically, Phoebe jumped and did a somersault in the air- just missing the ammo by seconds. In her haste, Phoebe's foot got caught on the top of the banister. She couldn't stay there, or she'd be a Phebes barbecue but she couldn't wriggle free- because then, she'd be a Phebes pancake. She was stuck. She called out, "Andy! Help! Do. something!" she could feel the blood rushing through to her head, and it made her feel dizzy. Piper shifted and managed to get out of the gap she had been stuck in for the past twenty minutes, "Andy! Show me the mirror! Quickly!" Andy reached for the mirror and held it in the air. Piper looked into it and within a couple of seconds, her eyes grew a scary shade of purple and she focused her arms at Phoebe. A small lightening bolt flew from her index finger and it hit the shoes that had Phoebe hanging from the stairs. Phoebe pulled away her foot, and fell. Luckily, she had her arms at ready. She did a handstand and then stood upright. She put a stray hair behind her ear, "Thanks, Piper! But you're gonna need more than Leo to get me!" "I agree!" Piper replied menacingly. She waved her hand over the chew toy, which grew larger, changed form and eventually became Prue. She narrowed her eyes angrily and raised her fist. She was going to punch that idiot into next week, "Why you little-" she was cut off by Phoebe from behind, "You want me Prue? Come and get me!" Prue aimed. "The mirror!" Phoebe shouted. Everything went into slow motion. Andy reached for the mirror and threw it, Prue fired, Phoebe reached out her arms to catch the mirror. The energy ball came closer, as so did the mirror. Phoebe outstretched her fingers and caught the mirror. Everything came back to normal speed as Phoebe held the mirror in front of the energy ball, it bounced of the face and headed in Prue's direction. With excellent agility, Prue ducked and did a forward roll, completely missing the bolt. Next stop, Piper- she jumped out of the way, leaving Andy directly in harms way. He orbed out, and the energy ball hit the wall where the notice board was before it had burst into flames. He reformed behind Phoebe and orbed out again. They reappeared in the burnt living room. Phoebe held her stomach queasily, "How do you do this time after time without getting sick inside?" Andy laughed, "There are more things to worry about." Phoebe looked worried, "Yeah, there is. Andy, Xavier is a warlock. He morphed into his demonic form when he gave me a ride to P3. He almost killed me there and then- if I hadn't run off." Before Andy could reply, they heard voices behind them. The next thing Andy and Phoebe knew, they were hovering in mid- air in the corner over the living room, directly facing Leo, Piper and Prue. Piper pointed and shouted, "Die, witch, die!" flames flew from all three pairs of eyes glaring at them. The fire circled round Phoebe. Her skin grew hotter and peeled like a speed up sunburn. "Stop it!" Phoebe cried in pain, "Stop it!" Andy was struggling. Phoebe was dying! He needed to do something fast. Leo was closest to him so Andy kicked his shoulder. Leo fell, breaking the torture- feast. Both Phoebe and Andy fell to the floor. Prue growled as she, Leo and Piper blinked out. Phoebe had passed out. Her skin was raw and peeled. Andy sat by her. Now what?
Chapter 11
"Phoebe!" Piper screamed. The plan had seemed simple at the time- turn herself evil, undo what she did to Prue and have Andy turn them good again. It would have been easy if Leo hadn't already been there, ready to attack. Now, Piper was being cornered by her own husband and Andy was knocked out- again. Why in the world did Andy become a whitelighter? Piper thought, he's become a total wuss! Where is Phoebe!?! Piper was defenceless. Leo looked threateningly at her, "I will destroy you, witch!" I cannot believe that he's already forgotten that I was just like him an hour ago. Piper thought and tried to reflect Leo's glare, "No, I don't think so. How about I just freeze you instead!" Piper pushed her hands forward and froze Leo, Thank God I didn't blow him up! Piper thought, relieved. Then, Piper noticed how scary he looked. His face was twisted into the most demonic sneer she had ever seen- and it especially didn't fit on Leo, who devoted his 'life' saving innocent lives alongside Prue, Phoebe and herself. That wasn't Pipers only problem- Leo had closed in on Piper before she had frozen him and she couldn't get past. She gently pushed past her husband and crawled under his left arm. She felt a moment of time float in the air as the club light bulbs started to flicker with life again. Without thinking, Piper put her hand on the bar and hopped over it. In her haste, she miscalculated her balance and her foot got caught on the side. Wriggling free, Piper fell head over heels and got stuck in a 'V' like position behind the counter. Great, great, great, great, great! I'm stuck behind a counter of my own club and I'm pressed against something hard! Piper dug her hand behind her back and pulled out the object that was poking her. It was a stupid doggy chew toy. A chew toy! That's what Piper had turned Prue into! Her triumph was interrupted by, "Show your face, you cowardly witch!" Piper felt the urge to shout out a clever retort like 'no thanks, I don't feel like it at the moment.' But she knew that it would just make things worse. She'd have to stay put until Phoebe gets here. Or if Leo finds her- whatever comes first. * * * * * * Phoebe shifted in the car seat. Xavier hadn't said anything since they left for P3 except to ask Phoebe for directions. He was acting a little shifty- and how did he know where she lived? She only gave him her phone number. What if he's a warlock- they tend to act like this if they think their victim is suspicious. Phoebe thought, No, Phoebe, stop being so paranoid he's probably acting like he is because I just blew him off and immediately asked him for a lift. I'll make it up to him later. Her thoughts were interrupted when the car stopped, but it wasn't P3. Phoebe swore they'd passed it, but she thought that Xavier was just looking for a place to park. She looked over her shoulder and out the window. She sighed with relief when she saw P3 in the distance. She turned to Xavier, "Thank you for the- oh. my." her gratitude was cut off when she saw Xavier's face. It was distorted, his skin was a murky blood colour and his teeth had become long and yellowish. What was even more frightening was what was in his raised hand. A double- sided blade, just a bit longer than an athame but smaller than a machete and the jewelled handle resembled the one of the hand mirror. Phoebe was paralysed with fright and just stared at Xavier's evil grin. Run, for Gods sake, Phoebe! Phoebe unlocked her door, thrust her legs out and ran for her life, leaving Xavier to follow he sounded angry and determined, "I'll get you, Phoebe- you just wait!" his voice was totally metallic, just like other warlocks they had come up against. Phoebe didn't look back. She ran so fast, she thought her legs would fall off. She stopped at the main road she had to cross. It would be safer if I crossed the bridge- and I would- if my life wasn't in immediate danger! Phoebe, defying the rules of road safety, shot across the road and abruptly stopped a lot of cars. As she left that street, many cars were honking at her- loads of drivers were shouting, 'you idiotic girl!' and 'some people are in a hurry here!' "Sorry!" Phoebe called out, but she didn't slow her pace or look back. She pumped her legs faster as P3 got closer. She could hear a male voice shouting in anguish. Phoebe wondered if the plan was underway and the game afoot. She guessed wrong when she entered P3 and was greeted by an energy ball, which missed ending her life by a couple of centimetres. She laughed nervously as she stared at Leo, not daring to move. Phoebe then noticed something moving behind the bar in the centre of the club. She squinted. In front of the bar was Andy- who was just coming to and behind the bar was an arm waving a chew toy in the air! When she focused her vision on Leo once more, she realised another energy ball (twice as big) coming towards her. Thinking quickly and optimistically, Phoebe jumped and did a somersault in the air- just missing the ammo by seconds. In her haste, Phoebe's foot got caught on the top of the banister. She couldn't stay there, or she'd be a Phebes barbecue but she couldn't wriggle free- because then, she'd be a Phebes pancake. She was stuck. She called out, "Andy! Help! Do. something!" she could feel the blood rushing through to her head, and it made her feel dizzy. Piper shifted and managed to get out of the gap she had been stuck in for the past twenty minutes, "Andy! Show me the mirror! Quickly!" Andy reached for the mirror and held it in the air. Piper looked into it and within a couple of seconds, her eyes grew a scary shade of purple and she focused her arms at Phoebe. A small lightening bolt flew from her index finger and it hit the shoes that had Phoebe hanging from the stairs. Phoebe pulled away her foot, and fell. Luckily, she had her arms at ready. She did a handstand and then stood upright. She put a stray hair behind her ear, "Thanks, Piper! But you're gonna need more than Leo to get me!" "I agree!" Piper replied menacingly. She waved her hand over the chew toy, which grew larger, changed form and eventually became Prue. She narrowed her eyes angrily and raised her fist. She was going to punch that idiot into next week, "Why you little-" she was cut off by Phoebe from behind, "You want me Prue? Come and get me!" Prue aimed. "The mirror!" Phoebe shouted. Everything went into slow motion. Andy reached for the mirror and threw it, Prue fired, Phoebe reached out her arms to catch the mirror. The energy ball came closer, as so did the mirror. Phoebe outstretched her fingers and caught the mirror. Everything came back to normal speed as Phoebe held the mirror in front of the energy ball, it bounced of the face and headed in Prue's direction. With excellent agility, Prue ducked and did a forward roll, completely missing the bolt. Next stop, Piper- she jumped out of the way, leaving Andy directly in harms way. He orbed out, and the energy ball hit the wall where the notice board was before it had burst into flames. He reformed behind Phoebe and orbed out again. They reappeared in the burnt living room. Phoebe held her stomach queasily, "How do you do this time after time without getting sick inside?" Andy laughed, "There are more things to worry about." Phoebe looked worried, "Yeah, there is. Andy, Xavier is a warlock. He morphed into his demonic form when he gave me a ride to P3. He almost killed me there and then- if I hadn't run off." Before Andy could reply, they heard voices behind them. The next thing Andy and Phoebe knew, they were hovering in mid- air in the corner over the living room, directly facing Leo, Piper and Prue. Piper pointed and shouted, "Die, witch, die!" flames flew from all three pairs of eyes glaring at them. The fire circled round Phoebe. Her skin grew hotter and peeled like a speed up sunburn. "Stop it!" Phoebe cried in pain, "Stop it!" Andy was struggling. Phoebe was dying! He needed to do something fast. Leo was closest to him so Andy kicked his shoulder. Leo fell, breaking the torture- feast. Both Phoebe and Andy fell to the floor. Prue growled as she, Leo and Piper blinked out. Phoebe had passed out. Her skin was raw and peeled. Andy sat by her. Now what?