Chapter 4
Leo orbed up to the elders, to see if anything new came up. Paige and Phoebe had been writing out spells incase the potions didn't work for them. Piper and Marguerite were talking about the day she died.
"He was really all that powerful before that. He was just learning to be a sorcerer. If he'd practiced more, he'd been pretty powerful.The day I died, he had been unusually powerful. Almost like he had stolen the power from Marcus."
"Did anything else happen? Like did he say anything to you?"
"I don't know.It's all so fuzzy.Oh wait, there is something.He did say something. I didn't quite understand it."
"What was it?"
Marguerite thought about it for a few minutes before she answered Piper's question.
"The power, give thee the power, Thy need Marcus' power, Give Thee Marcus' power."
Piper realized it was Latin. Her Latin was a little off. Prue was the one who had been good at it.
"We'll need to translate that," Piper says as she looked at her watch. "It's getting late. It's after 10. That day has gone by fast."
"We need to remove his powers," Phoebe says still working on the spell. "I remember POWER from when I knew everything."
"I'll work on it," Paige chimed in.
Marguerite was a little stunned by the watch, more so than Phoebe knowing everything. She'd never seen such a gadget. Piper noticed what Marguerite was staring at.
"Oh, this," She held up her arm. "This is a watch."
"I never realized that watches would become that small. I remember pocket watches were the rage in my time."
"There's a lot that's happened, that you don't know about," Piper said sarcastically. ***
Carmichael shimmered into the foyer in the manor, a power he stole from a Belthazor look-a-like.
"I'm sure glad I picked up that power," He says to himself as Phoebe and Paige were coming down the stairs.
He quickly blended into the wall like a chameleon. The girls never realized anyone else was in the house. They continued to the kitchen. A few minutes later, the sisters headed back up stairs. Paige stopped for a moment. She sensed something was wrong. Like someone was watching them.
"What's the matter?" Phoebe asked as she stopped.
Paige shook her head and nudged Phoebe along.
"Nothing, thought I forgotten something."
"I think we grabbed what we needed," Phoebe says heading back up the stairs, as Paige followed, still looking around.
As soon as the girls were out of the way, Carmichael emerged as himself.
"Wow that was close."
*** As Phoebe and Paige arrived in the attic, she announced that she believed Carmichael was in the house. Piper and Marguerite stood up quickly, not expecting things to end like this.
"Piper, we're going to have to send her back, or cloak her somehow. It's up to you.what do you want to do?" Phoebe asked in a hurrying way.
"We don't have time," Paige announced. "He's coming."
"Use the crystals to contain him," Marguerite said. "It'll contain him for a few minutes. Long enough for you to disable him, and vanquish him."
"Let's do it," Piper ordered. "All right hide!"
Paige and Phoebe hid behind a dresser. Piper and Marguerite hid behind the couch. Carmichael shimmered in. He wasn't expecting to see his love, and her latest incarnation in the same room. She stepped out from behind the couch, Piper tried pulling at her.
"I need to do this. It's the only way."
Shocked at the site of Marguerite, he played it cool.
"It's good to see you Marguerite. I wasn't expecting you. Now I have the pleasure of killing you and Piper both."
"Now," Piper and Marguerite demanded.
"CRYSTALS, CIRCLE." Paige called out.
The stone materialized all around Carmichael. He had been stopped in his tracks. The Charmed Ones had one upped him, and he couldn't figure out how he could beat them.
The girls stepped out of their hiding spots and began chanting.
"Here now the words of witches The greatest magic is sought Take the power of this wizard away Give the power to Marguerite."
"You think that Spell will work on me? Carmichael sneered.
Nothing happened. Carmichael was more powerful, than any demon they've fought before.
"Maybe not, but." Marguerite stepped forward.
"What are you doing?" Piper asked frantically.
"Piper, I know what I have to do," Marguerite says hopefully.
"The power, give thee the power, Thy need Carmichael's powers, Give thee Carmichael's powers," she chanted.
The attic went dark a few minutes later Marguerite raised her hand, and there was light again. She was glowing. She was more powerful than she had ever been. Carmichael lifted his hand, but nothing happened.
"What'd you do to me?" He asked.
"I have your powers now," Marguerite sneered.
"What?" The Charmed Ones said in unison.
Marguerite stood in front of the man who was once her lover.
"I hate you...more than you can ever realize.I was killed because you believed in something that was not true.
"But.But," he stammered.
"Marcus used us both. He made me do evil things. It became easy after awhile, but I never enjoyed it. I never wanted it. All I wanted was to be with you. I loved you. Perhaps, maybe I still do, but you must die, in order for you to live once again good.To let go of your grief and most importantly your grudge. Maybe then, we can be together."
A tear ran down his face. Marguerite smiled weakly, raised her hands, a glow of light emanated from her hands. It shot towards Carmichael, he embraced it. The light shot in and out of him, but he never once cried out in pain. Before he finally disappeared, he called out, "I love you. I'm so very sorry."
Marguerite collapsed to the floor crying. The power had disappeared from her. She never felt it leave. The Charmed Ones rushed to her side.
"I'm sorry," was all Piper could muster.
Her past self looked up at her and smiled weakly.
"It's fro the best," she said rising to her feet. "I think its' time for me to go."
"Stay for a little while," Phoebe said.
"This isn't my time. I must go. I'll always be here, within each of you."
"She's right, Phoebe," as Piper agreed. "As much as I'd like for her to stay, she can't."
Leo orbed in just as they were getting ready to send Marguerite back.
"Sorry. I'm late. The elders wouldn't let me leave. Did I miss something?"
"Everything," Piper snapped.
"The reason I was late, was to set things right with the elders," Leo says. "Everything is as it should have been."
"What is that mean?" Paige asked.
"Check for yourself," Leo said coyly.
The book glowed brightly once again behind the girls. They quickly noticed the bright light and turned around. The Charmed Ones went of to the book.
"The book.It's different," Phoebe says wondering what just happened.
"Marguerite has been cleared of any wrong doing. It says that Carmichael and Marguerite were lovers and a demon named Marcus held them captives and made them do unspeakable things."
"That is so kind, Leo," Marguerite kissed him on the cheek.
Piper smiled at her husband. All her grief had gone away. She knew she'd always remember Prue, but was ready to move on. She wanted to be a family again.
"I believe it's time for me to go," Marguerite told them.
The Charmed Ones smiled, but were glad that she could help them get back to what they once were.
"I'll never forget," Piper hugged Marguerite.
The stepped away from the Book of Shadows began a spell to send her back.
"Marguerite Halliwell Blood of our Blood We release you."
Marguerite had disappeared from their lives as fast as she came into them.
"I will miss her," Piper says with a tear.
The book closed hard, and the girls turned around quickly. The triquatra glowed brightly once again.
Piper smiled.
"Does that mean we can be Charmed.Again?" Paige asked jokingly.
Phoebe smirked, "Yeah, it does."
"I'm ready," Piper says wrapping her arms around her sisters.
What are we going to do with the potions?" Paige asked.
"Good question," Phoebe said. "I guess we can always use them again."
"There's something that I need to do," Piper said walking over to Leo, planted a passionate kiss on Leo that almost knocked him off his feet.
It was only broken so that they could both breath.
"Whoa," Leo breathed.
Paige and Phoebe smiled and giggled like they were little kids, seeing their parents kiss.
"I think we should go to bed.I'm beat," Paige nudged Phoebe as they pretended to yawn.
"Yeah, you're right."
The sisters slide on by without Piper and Leo even noticing.
"I missed you," Piper says with a smile.
"It's been far too long. I don't even want us to be separated again."
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
Leo and Piper orbed out of the attic to their bedroom. Didn't come out until the next morning.
*** Prue, Grams, and Patty were proud of The New Charmed Ones. They hoped that the sisters would never disconnect again.
***
Things were back to normal. The Charmed Ones continued to kick demon ass and the sisters were closer than ever.
The End
Leo orbed up to the elders, to see if anything new came up. Paige and Phoebe had been writing out spells incase the potions didn't work for them. Piper and Marguerite were talking about the day she died.
"He was really all that powerful before that. He was just learning to be a sorcerer. If he'd practiced more, he'd been pretty powerful.The day I died, he had been unusually powerful. Almost like he had stolen the power from Marcus."
"Did anything else happen? Like did he say anything to you?"
"I don't know.It's all so fuzzy.Oh wait, there is something.He did say something. I didn't quite understand it."
"What was it?"
Marguerite thought about it for a few minutes before she answered Piper's question.
"The power, give thee the power, Thy need Marcus' power, Give Thee Marcus' power."
Piper realized it was Latin. Her Latin was a little off. Prue was the one who had been good at it.
"We'll need to translate that," Piper says as she looked at her watch. "It's getting late. It's after 10. That day has gone by fast."
"We need to remove his powers," Phoebe says still working on the spell. "I remember POWER from when I knew everything."
"I'll work on it," Paige chimed in.
Marguerite was a little stunned by the watch, more so than Phoebe knowing everything. She'd never seen such a gadget. Piper noticed what Marguerite was staring at.
"Oh, this," She held up her arm. "This is a watch."
"I never realized that watches would become that small. I remember pocket watches were the rage in my time."
"There's a lot that's happened, that you don't know about," Piper said sarcastically. ***
Carmichael shimmered into the foyer in the manor, a power he stole from a Belthazor look-a-like.
"I'm sure glad I picked up that power," He says to himself as Phoebe and Paige were coming down the stairs.
He quickly blended into the wall like a chameleon. The girls never realized anyone else was in the house. They continued to the kitchen. A few minutes later, the sisters headed back up stairs. Paige stopped for a moment. She sensed something was wrong. Like someone was watching them.
"What's the matter?" Phoebe asked as she stopped.
Paige shook her head and nudged Phoebe along.
"Nothing, thought I forgotten something."
"I think we grabbed what we needed," Phoebe says heading back up the stairs, as Paige followed, still looking around.
As soon as the girls were out of the way, Carmichael emerged as himself.
"Wow that was close."
*** As Phoebe and Paige arrived in the attic, she announced that she believed Carmichael was in the house. Piper and Marguerite stood up quickly, not expecting things to end like this.
"Piper, we're going to have to send her back, or cloak her somehow. It's up to you.what do you want to do?" Phoebe asked in a hurrying way.
"We don't have time," Paige announced. "He's coming."
"Use the crystals to contain him," Marguerite said. "It'll contain him for a few minutes. Long enough for you to disable him, and vanquish him."
"Let's do it," Piper ordered. "All right hide!"
Paige and Phoebe hid behind a dresser. Piper and Marguerite hid behind the couch. Carmichael shimmered in. He wasn't expecting to see his love, and her latest incarnation in the same room. She stepped out from behind the couch, Piper tried pulling at her.
"I need to do this. It's the only way."
Shocked at the site of Marguerite, he played it cool.
"It's good to see you Marguerite. I wasn't expecting you. Now I have the pleasure of killing you and Piper both."
"Now," Piper and Marguerite demanded.
"CRYSTALS, CIRCLE." Paige called out.
The stone materialized all around Carmichael. He had been stopped in his tracks. The Charmed Ones had one upped him, and he couldn't figure out how he could beat them.
The girls stepped out of their hiding spots and began chanting.
"Here now the words of witches The greatest magic is sought Take the power of this wizard away Give the power to Marguerite."
"You think that Spell will work on me? Carmichael sneered.
Nothing happened. Carmichael was more powerful, than any demon they've fought before.
"Maybe not, but." Marguerite stepped forward.
"What are you doing?" Piper asked frantically.
"Piper, I know what I have to do," Marguerite says hopefully.
"The power, give thee the power, Thy need Carmichael's powers, Give thee Carmichael's powers," she chanted.
The attic went dark a few minutes later Marguerite raised her hand, and there was light again. She was glowing. She was more powerful than she had ever been. Carmichael lifted his hand, but nothing happened.
"What'd you do to me?" He asked.
"I have your powers now," Marguerite sneered.
"What?" The Charmed Ones said in unison.
Marguerite stood in front of the man who was once her lover.
"I hate you...more than you can ever realize.I was killed because you believed in something that was not true.
"But.But," he stammered.
"Marcus used us both. He made me do evil things. It became easy after awhile, but I never enjoyed it. I never wanted it. All I wanted was to be with you. I loved you. Perhaps, maybe I still do, but you must die, in order for you to live once again good.To let go of your grief and most importantly your grudge. Maybe then, we can be together."
A tear ran down his face. Marguerite smiled weakly, raised her hands, a glow of light emanated from her hands. It shot towards Carmichael, he embraced it. The light shot in and out of him, but he never once cried out in pain. Before he finally disappeared, he called out, "I love you. I'm so very sorry."
Marguerite collapsed to the floor crying. The power had disappeared from her. She never felt it leave. The Charmed Ones rushed to her side.
"I'm sorry," was all Piper could muster.
Her past self looked up at her and smiled weakly.
"It's fro the best," she said rising to her feet. "I think its' time for me to go."
"Stay for a little while," Phoebe said.
"This isn't my time. I must go. I'll always be here, within each of you."
"She's right, Phoebe," as Piper agreed. "As much as I'd like for her to stay, she can't."
Leo orbed in just as they were getting ready to send Marguerite back.
"Sorry. I'm late. The elders wouldn't let me leave. Did I miss something?"
"Everything," Piper snapped.
"The reason I was late, was to set things right with the elders," Leo says. "Everything is as it should have been."
"What is that mean?" Paige asked.
"Check for yourself," Leo said coyly.
The book glowed brightly once again behind the girls. They quickly noticed the bright light and turned around. The Charmed Ones went of to the book.
"The book.It's different," Phoebe says wondering what just happened.
"Marguerite has been cleared of any wrong doing. It says that Carmichael and Marguerite were lovers and a demon named Marcus held them captives and made them do unspeakable things."
"That is so kind, Leo," Marguerite kissed him on the cheek.
Piper smiled at her husband. All her grief had gone away. She knew she'd always remember Prue, but was ready to move on. She wanted to be a family again.
"I believe it's time for me to go," Marguerite told them.
The Charmed Ones smiled, but were glad that she could help them get back to what they once were.
"I'll never forget," Piper hugged Marguerite.
The stepped away from the Book of Shadows began a spell to send her back.
"Marguerite Halliwell Blood of our Blood We release you."
Marguerite had disappeared from their lives as fast as she came into them.
"I will miss her," Piper says with a tear.
The book closed hard, and the girls turned around quickly. The triquatra glowed brightly once again.
Piper smiled.
"Does that mean we can be Charmed.Again?" Paige asked jokingly.
Phoebe smirked, "Yeah, it does."
"I'm ready," Piper says wrapping her arms around her sisters.
What are we going to do with the potions?" Paige asked.
"Good question," Phoebe said. "I guess we can always use them again."
"There's something that I need to do," Piper said walking over to Leo, planted a passionate kiss on Leo that almost knocked him off his feet.
It was only broken so that they could both breath.
"Whoa," Leo breathed.
Paige and Phoebe smiled and giggled like they were little kids, seeing their parents kiss.
"I think we should go to bed.I'm beat," Paige nudged Phoebe as they pretended to yawn.
"Yeah, you're right."
The sisters slide on by without Piper and Leo even noticing.
"I missed you," Piper says with a smile.
"It's been far too long. I don't even want us to be separated again."
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
Leo and Piper orbed out of the attic to their bedroom. Didn't come out until the next morning.
*** Prue, Grams, and Patty were proud of The New Charmed Ones. They hoped that the sisters would never disconnect again.
***
Things were back to normal. The Charmed Ones continued to kick demon ass and the sisters were closer than ever.
The End