Before There Were Four V
Piper and Phoebe were in the conservatory, lounging around in wicker chairs, enjoying the blessed serenity. It was one of those rare moments when no trouble of the Wiccan kind was brewing.
"Mmmm." said Phoebe, raising a glass of iced tea to her plump red lips. "I could do this all night."
"More iced tea?" asked Cole holding a pitcher of the cold drink in one hand and an empty glass in the other. He had come from work as soon as he could when he heard the attack of the chameleon. Strangely though, no other demonic danger had surfaced for the rest of the day.
Phoebe gave a wide smile, saying, "Yes, please." Her husband slowly refilled her glass, and then filled his own. "Thanks, hon. You are the best hubby in the world," she purred, giving Cole a kiss.
"Aint that the truth," replied Cole. "Piper?" he offered.
Piper shook her head. "Nah. To much caffeine may be bad for the baby."
Cole nodded and slowly seating himself in a chair, he took a long sip out of the tall glass of iced tea.
Paige then tramped into the conservatory, fiddling with a bottle of the potion she made.
"Still haven't figured it out?" asked Piper with a smug expression.
"No. I mean yes. I mean I still haven't figured it out." Paige pouted as she sat herself in a basket chair, dropping the bottle onto her lap. "It's obvious that we can't drink it. Just smelling the stuff makes me puke. Plus there are a lot of undesirable herbs in there. Which also crosses it out as a lotion."
The soft sound of the doorbell rang throughout the manor.
"Hey guys! Pizza's here!" yelled Leo.
"Pizza," said Paige, as she orbed the food to a wicker table near her.
"Paige!" hollered Leo, along with Piper, Phoebe and Cole.
"Oops. Sorry. Couldn't help myself." Paige shrugged as she leaned over to get a slice of pizza.
"At least wait a few minutes for the pizza guy to be pa- Paige!" Piper screamed, the bottle on Paige's lap rolling off her legs.
Green light flashed in the conservatory as the bottle crashed upon the floor, blinding Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole.
"Aaah!" they screamed in unison.
"Be glad, that I'd already paid the guy when you orbed the pizza. I can't believe you were so careless," lectured Leo, coming into the room. Immediately Leo was puzzled by his family's disordered state. "What happened?"
"I think my potion just worked," said Paige, massaging her eyes. "Ow."
"Ditto," said Phoebe, blinking. "I'm still seeing spots."
"Whoo!" exclaimed Cole, shaking his head and blindness away. "Everyone okay?"
"Paige..." started Piper, "if this little potion of yours..."
"Well does anyone feel different?" asked Paige. "Everyone's okay, right?"
Stares were traded between the Charmed Ones and Cole.
"I guess so," said Phoebe. She slipped her hand into her pocket and took out the bottle of Paige's potion. "Can you keep this for me, Piper? We might need a counterspell."
"Right. Good thinking." replied Piper. "Paige, did you list the things you put in your potions?"
"Umm..." Paige gave a shrug, smiling embarrassedly as Piper huffed in dismay.
"I was sooo expecting that."
Just then a demon shimmered behind Piper in the sitting room. His hand rolled into a claw as black energy formed around his fingers.
"Piper! Look out!" yelled Leo, pointing at their attacker. The demon threw his ball of black flame at the group as Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole searched around the room. Altogether, they screamed in frustration:
"Where?!"
Piper and Phoebe were in the conservatory, lounging around in wicker chairs, enjoying the blessed serenity. It was one of those rare moments when no trouble of the Wiccan kind was brewing.
"Mmmm." said Phoebe, raising a glass of iced tea to her plump red lips. "I could do this all night."
"More iced tea?" asked Cole holding a pitcher of the cold drink in one hand and an empty glass in the other. He had come from work as soon as he could when he heard the attack of the chameleon. Strangely though, no other demonic danger had surfaced for the rest of the day.
Phoebe gave a wide smile, saying, "Yes, please." Her husband slowly refilled her glass, and then filled his own. "Thanks, hon. You are the best hubby in the world," she purred, giving Cole a kiss.
"Aint that the truth," replied Cole. "Piper?" he offered.
Piper shook her head. "Nah. To much caffeine may be bad for the baby."
Cole nodded and slowly seating himself in a chair, he took a long sip out of the tall glass of iced tea.
Paige then tramped into the conservatory, fiddling with a bottle of the potion she made.
"Still haven't figured it out?" asked Piper with a smug expression.
"No. I mean yes. I mean I still haven't figured it out." Paige pouted as she sat herself in a basket chair, dropping the bottle onto her lap. "It's obvious that we can't drink it. Just smelling the stuff makes me puke. Plus there are a lot of undesirable herbs in there. Which also crosses it out as a lotion."
The soft sound of the doorbell rang throughout the manor.
"Hey guys! Pizza's here!" yelled Leo.
"Pizza," said Paige, as she orbed the food to a wicker table near her.
"Paige!" hollered Leo, along with Piper, Phoebe and Cole.
"Oops. Sorry. Couldn't help myself." Paige shrugged as she leaned over to get a slice of pizza.
"At least wait a few minutes for the pizza guy to be pa- Paige!" Piper screamed, the bottle on Paige's lap rolling off her legs.
Green light flashed in the conservatory as the bottle crashed upon the floor, blinding Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole.
"Aaah!" they screamed in unison.
"Be glad, that I'd already paid the guy when you orbed the pizza. I can't believe you were so careless," lectured Leo, coming into the room. Immediately Leo was puzzled by his family's disordered state. "What happened?"
"I think my potion just worked," said Paige, massaging her eyes. "Ow."
"Ditto," said Phoebe, blinking. "I'm still seeing spots."
"Whoo!" exclaimed Cole, shaking his head and blindness away. "Everyone okay?"
"Paige..." started Piper, "if this little potion of yours..."
"Well does anyone feel different?" asked Paige. "Everyone's okay, right?"
Stares were traded between the Charmed Ones and Cole.
"I guess so," said Phoebe. She slipped her hand into her pocket and took out the bottle of Paige's potion. "Can you keep this for me, Piper? We might need a counterspell."
"Right. Good thinking." replied Piper. "Paige, did you list the things you put in your potions?"
"Umm..." Paige gave a shrug, smiling embarrassedly as Piper huffed in dismay.
"I was sooo expecting that."
Just then a demon shimmered behind Piper in the sitting room. His hand rolled into a claw as black energy formed around his fingers.
"Piper! Look out!" yelled Leo, pointing at their attacker. The demon threw his ball of black flame at the group as Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole searched around the room. Altogether, they screamed in frustration:
"Where?!"