Aftermath
This is the sequel to "Shades of Gray". I do not own Charmed, I just write about it.
As morning came, it found Piper and Paige downstairs working in the kitchen. They were mixing ingredients in a pot, and arguing good- naturedly.
"I'm telling you Piper, we need more Wolfsbane for this potion to work," Paige stated.
"Paige, if we put more wolfsbane in, we'll lose the potency of the Sage Root," Piper countered.
"Not if we also put in a pig's snout," Paige retorted.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Phoebe asked as she walked into the room.
"We're experimenting, and we have a difference of opinion," Piper replied.
Phoebe laughed and said, "I'm surprised it hasn't come to blows then."
"Very funny," Paige said.
"What's it supposed to do?" Phoebe commented.
"Well, it should enable us to speak to any animal within hearing distance," Piper explained.
"Sounds interesting," Phoebe remarked, "Want me to lend a hand?"
"Actually, could you? I really want to work on this, but I need to meet Michael at the shop." Paige offered.
"Sure, Phoebe and I can have some quality sister time," Piper commented.
"Great. I'll go grab my coat," Paige said as she started for the door. As she entered the living room, she shouted back, "and remember what I said about the Wolfsbane!"
"I have to say, I'm very impressed with Paige. I never thought when she started she'd become an equal for you in the potion arena," Phoebe mentioned as she perused the ingredients.
"Neither did I. Needless to say, pass the ginger, it is almost nice to have someone to argue with. She helps me be an even better witch," Piper remarked as she placed some ginger in the concoction.
"Yeah, sorry." Phoebe said with a grimace.
"Don't be. You're our resident spell writer, and it's just as important," Piper replied.
Phoebe was about to comment when Melinda walked into the room. "Hi mommy, Aunt Phoebe. Whacha doing?"
"Hey baby. When did you wake up?" Piper asked.
"A few hours ago. Daddy took me for a special trip," Melinda replied.
"Really, to where?" Piper questioned.
Melinda grinned, and said, "He said it was a secret, cause you wouldn't approve."
"I also said not to tell her about that part," Leo interjected as he entered the room.
"Where did you two go, honey," Piper demanded with slightly angry tones.
"Nowhere special," Leo remarked defensively.
"Leo." Piper said ominously.
"Alright, alright. I took her to the fair." Leo confessed.
"What fair? There's no fair in Frisco today," Phoebe asked in puzzlement.
"Um.the World's Fair in Germany," Leo said softly.
"What, I told you, no leaving the country without telling me," Piper snapped.
"Honey, I'm sorry, but Melinda was pretty much begging me," Leo tried to explain.
"We'll discuss this later," Piper said ominously.
Leo looked over at Melinda, who had an utterly innocent expression on her face, "Traitor,"
Melinda looked at him, and said in falsely naïve tones, "Why, daddy, whatever do you mean?"
Leo tried to keep a straight face, couldn't, and started to laugh. Soon, the entire room was laughing.
***
"Hey baby, thanks for coming," Michael said with a smile. He walked forward and kissed Paige, a chaste kiss that soon became much more intense.
After a few moments, Paige broke off and said, "Not a problem. After all, you're my husband. So, what's up?"
Michael sighed, and said, "A couple of my customers have been killed not far from here. They were all witches, and I was hoping you'd come with me and we could check it out."
"Of course," Paige stated in a serious tone, "Let's go right now. Maybe I should call me sisters?"
"I wasn't actually thinking we'd face this thing, just find out if it's a demon or a human," Michael replied honestly.
"Fair enough," Paige said after a moment of thought, "Come on, let's go." As they walked towards the alley, Michael smiled and said, "So, how are your sisters?"
"They're fine, though they haven't seen much of you in the last few days." Paige said softly.
"Sorry, I've had a lot to do in the shop to catch up. I'll be around more now, I promise." Michael apologized.
"I sure hope so. I mean, in the week since we came back from our honeymoon, I've seen less of you than I did before we were dating," Paige stated.
Michael was about to respond when they both heard a scream from up ahead. They looked at each other, then broke into a run to the spot. When they rounded the corner, they found a woman being held against the wall. A demon had her by the throat, and was about to stab her.
Michael pointed and shouted, "Azarindea Nevar!" a bolt of lightning shot from his hand and hit the demon in the shoulder. The demon was thrown to the ground.
The woman turned, and Paige said, "Run, NOW!"
The woman bolted as the demon slowly stood up. He turned around and snarled. Quick as thought, he formed and fired an energy ball at Michael.
"ENERGY BALL!" Paige shouted, as she redirected the energy ball back to the demon. Faster than Paige could follow, the demon dodged the ball and closed in on her.
Michael shouted, "Adten Verrnor," and a blue shield erupted out around Paige and Michael just as the demon got in range. He bounced off, and then began to pummel the shield. His speed increased, and soon Michael and Paige had trouble seeing the individual blows. Paige grabbed Michael, and they both orbed out.
***
"Heads up, people. We've got a nasty demon on our tails," Paige shouted.
The sisters instantly tensed, and Leo grabbed Melinda and orbed. Just as he was gone, the demon appeared. The demon grinned and said, "More witches to kill."
He began to run towards Phoebe as Piper gestured. The demon didn't freeze, but he did slow down. "What the hell?" Piper demanded as Phoebe levitated over the demon.
"He really fast," Paige explained as the demon formed an energy ball and fired it at Piper. Paige threw her hand out, and shot a lightning bolt to block the energy ball. The two collided, and dissipated. "I think you're freezing power slowed him down a little."
"Well, at least it did that. Should I blow him up," Piper shouted as the demon swung and missed at her.
"I wouldn't risk it, if you speed up his molecules, he could just get faster." Phoebe remarked as she dove and rolled. She came up and delivered a crushing kick to the demon, knocking him back.
Michael said, "Start chanting, I'll hold him off. Anaris Deratoz." Michael pointed, and five white arrows shot from his hand. Two hit the demon, but three were dodged.
"Sisters, chant after me. We'll have to make it up on the spot," Phoebe commented. Paige and Piper nodded as Phoebe began to chant.
We call upon the Power of Three Destroy the demon that we see Take him now, destroy him fast His evil cannot be allowed to last
As they finished chanting, the demon screamed and exploded. Michael looked over at the sisters and said in a tired voice, "Very impressive, you made that up on the spot?"
"Yep, I've gotten better at thinking fast," Phoebe said modestly.
Paige was about to remark when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." She walked over and opened the door to find Sara and her daughter Arianna waiting for her. "Hey, Sara. What brings you and your daughter here?"
"Nothing much, Arianna just wanted to play," Sara said as she and Arianna walked into the house.
"Sure, Melinda's right inside the house, or she'll be here soon," Paige said. As they walked into the living room, Leo and Melinda orbed in.
"Hey, where's Gabriel?" Arianna asked.
"Huh?" Phoebe questioned.
"Gabriel. I'm sorry, that was rather rude of her to ask. I'm sure he's out with his father, right?" Sara said apologetically.
The sisters looked at each other as Piper said in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
Sara frowned as she said, "Arianna actually wanted to play with Gabriel, you know, Phoebe's son. Are you alright?"
The sister's faces became more puzzled. Phoebe looked absolutely confused as she said quietly.
"Um, Sara, I don't have a son."
TO BE CONTINUED.
This is the sequel to "Shades of Gray". I do not own Charmed, I just write about it.
As morning came, it found Piper and Paige downstairs working in the kitchen. They were mixing ingredients in a pot, and arguing good- naturedly.
"I'm telling you Piper, we need more Wolfsbane for this potion to work," Paige stated.
"Paige, if we put more wolfsbane in, we'll lose the potency of the Sage Root," Piper countered.
"Not if we also put in a pig's snout," Paige retorted.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Phoebe asked as she walked into the room.
"We're experimenting, and we have a difference of opinion," Piper replied.
Phoebe laughed and said, "I'm surprised it hasn't come to blows then."
"Very funny," Paige said.
"What's it supposed to do?" Phoebe commented.
"Well, it should enable us to speak to any animal within hearing distance," Piper explained.
"Sounds interesting," Phoebe remarked, "Want me to lend a hand?"
"Actually, could you? I really want to work on this, but I need to meet Michael at the shop." Paige offered.
"Sure, Phoebe and I can have some quality sister time," Piper commented.
"Great. I'll go grab my coat," Paige said as she started for the door. As she entered the living room, she shouted back, "and remember what I said about the Wolfsbane!"
"I have to say, I'm very impressed with Paige. I never thought when she started she'd become an equal for you in the potion arena," Phoebe mentioned as she perused the ingredients.
"Neither did I. Needless to say, pass the ginger, it is almost nice to have someone to argue with. She helps me be an even better witch," Piper remarked as she placed some ginger in the concoction.
"Yeah, sorry." Phoebe said with a grimace.
"Don't be. You're our resident spell writer, and it's just as important," Piper replied.
Phoebe was about to comment when Melinda walked into the room. "Hi mommy, Aunt Phoebe. Whacha doing?"
"Hey baby. When did you wake up?" Piper asked.
"A few hours ago. Daddy took me for a special trip," Melinda replied.
"Really, to where?" Piper questioned.
Melinda grinned, and said, "He said it was a secret, cause you wouldn't approve."
"I also said not to tell her about that part," Leo interjected as he entered the room.
"Where did you two go, honey," Piper demanded with slightly angry tones.
"Nowhere special," Leo remarked defensively.
"Leo." Piper said ominously.
"Alright, alright. I took her to the fair." Leo confessed.
"What fair? There's no fair in Frisco today," Phoebe asked in puzzlement.
"Um.the World's Fair in Germany," Leo said softly.
"What, I told you, no leaving the country without telling me," Piper snapped.
"Honey, I'm sorry, but Melinda was pretty much begging me," Leo tried to explain.
"We'll discuss this later," Piper said ominously.
Leo looked over at Melinda, who had an utterly innocent expression on her face, "Traitor,"
Melinda looked at him, and said in falsely naïve tones, "Why, daddy, whatever do you mean?"
Leo tried to keep a straight face, couldn't, and started to laugh. Soon, the entire room was laughing.
***
"Hey baby, thanks for coming," Michael said with a smile. He walked forward and kissed Paige, a chaste kiss that soon became much more intense.
After a few moments, Paige broke off and said, "Not a problem. After all, you're my husband. So, what's up?"
Michael sighed, and said, "A couple of my customers have been killed not far from here. They were all witches, and I was hoping you'd come with me and we could check it out."
"Of course," Paige stated in a serious tone, "Let's go right now. Maybe I should call me sisters?"
"I wasn't actually thinking we'd face this thing, just find out if it's a demon or a human," Michael replied honestly.
"Fair enough," Paige said after a moment of thought, "Come on, let's go." As they walked towards the alley, Michael smiled and said, "So, how are your sisters?"
"They're fine, though they haven't seen much of you in the last few days." Paige said softly.
"Sorry, I've had a lot to do in the shop to catch up. I'll be around more now, I promise." Michael apologized.
"I sure hope so. I mean, in the week since we came back from our honeymoon, I've seen less of you than I did before we were dating," Paige stated.
Michael was about to respond when they both heard a scream from up ahead. They looked at each other, then broke into a run to the spot. When they rounded the corner, they found a woman being held against the wall. A demon had her by the throat, and was about to stab her.
Michael pointed and shouted, "Azarindea Nevar!" a bolt of lightning shot from his hand and hit the demon in the shoulder. The demon was thrown to the ground.
The woman turned, and Paige said, "Run, NOW!"
The woman bolted as the demon slowly stood up. He turned around and snarled. Quick as thought, he formed and fired an energy ball at Michael.
"ENERGY BALL!" Paige shouted, as she redirected the energy ball back to the demon. Faster than Paige could follow, the demon dodged the ball and closed in on her.
Michael shouted, "Adten Verrnor," and a blue shield erupted out around Paige and Michael just as the demon got in range. He bounced off, and then began to pummel the shield. His speed increased, and soon Michael and Paige had trouble seeing the individual blows. Paige grabbed Michael, and they both orbed out.
***
"Heads up, people. We've got a nasty demon on our tails," Paige shouted.
The sisters instantly tensed, and Leo grabbed Melinda and orbed. Just as he was gone, the demon appeared. The demon grinned and said, "More witches to kill."
He began to run towards Phoebe as Piper gestured. The demon didn't freeze, but he did slow down. "What the hell?" Piper demanded as Phoebe levitated over the demon.
"He really fast," Paige explained as the demon formed an energy ball and fired it at Piper. Paige threw her hand out, and shot a lightning bolt to block the energy ball. The two collided, and dissipated. "I think you're freezing power slowed him down a little."
"Well, at least it did that. Should I blow him up," Piper shouted as the demon swung and missed at her.
"I wouldn't risk it, if you speed up his molecules, he could just get faster." Phoebe remarked as she dove and rolled. She came up and delivered a crushing kick to the demon, knocking him back.
Michael said, "Start chanting, I'll hold him off. Anaris Deratoz." Michael pointed, and five white arrows shot from his hand. Two hit the demon, but three were dodged.
"Sisters, chant after me. We'll have to make it up on the spot," Phoebe commented. Paige and Piper nodded as Phoebe began to chant.
We call upon the Power of Three Destroy the demon that we see Take him now, destroy him fast His evil cannot be allowed to last
As they finished chanting, the demon screamed and exploded. Michael looked over at the sisters and said in a tired voice, "Very impressive, you made that up on the spot?"
"Yep, I've gotten better at thinking fast," Phoebe said modestly.
Paige was about to remark when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." She walked over and opened the door to find Sara and her daughter Arianna waiting for her. "Hey, Sara. What brings you and your daughter here?"
"Nothing much, Arianna just wanted to play," Sara said as she and Arianna walked into the house.
"Sure, Melinda's right inside the house, or she'll be here soon," Paige said. As they walked into the living room, Leo and Melinda orbed in.
"Hey, where's Gabriel?" Arianna asked.
"Huh?" Phoebe questioned.
"Gabriel. I'm sorry, that was rather rude of her to ask. I'm sure he's out with his father, right?" Sara said apologetically.
The sisters looked at each other as Piper said in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
Sara frowned as she said, "Arianna actually wanted to play with Gabriel, you know, Phoebe's son. Are you alright?"
The sister's faces became more puzzled. Phoebe looked absolutely confused as she said quietly.
"Um, Sara, I don't have a son."
TO BE CONTINUED.