Before There Were Four VI
Paige flew through the air, crashing into a wicker table. For a moment black fire burned her. When it seemed that the dark energy would consume her, the flame abruptly dissipated. Adrenaline rushing through their blood, Piper and Phoebe rushed to their sister. Paige groaned as the unseen warlock prepared another fireball, when Leo tackled him and sent him sliding across the floor. Cole stood by, watching the scene and searching for the warlock in the parlor. "Where is he?!" He yelled. Soon up on their feet, Leo traded punches with the warlock, who was hardly being fazed by the blows. As soon as Leo let down his guard, the warlock took him by the throat, and flung him onto the wall. "Piper, freeze him!" shrieked Phoebe, holding Paige's head in her hands. With a flick of her fingers, Piper froze the room. "Are you okay?" she asked Paige, who was now trying to pick herself up off the floor. "Yeah," Paige said. Her breath came in short bursts, and a gray-blue smoke rose from her clothes. "A little on the crispy side, but still okay." As the sisters helped Paige up, Cole took to aiding Leo, who was starting to awaken. "Hey, you alright?" In reply, Leo nodded - then he saw the warlock fighting Piper's freeze. "He's coming to!" Hastily Piper threw her arms, intending to explode the hidden foe, but succeeded only in blowing up the arm of the couch near him. Without hesitation, the warlock stood and flung another black ball at Piper. "Piper!" cried Leo, seeing his wife helpless and unaware of the fate awaiting her. "Aah!" Piper opened her eyes, suddenly aware that she was still standing. Where nothing but a fireball was a few seconds ago, there now was a black feather in front of her, lazily floating down onto the floor. On landing, the feather was instantly surrounded by white orbs, as it changed back into the sphere of black energy burning the carpet beneath it. "What the hell?!" "Leo!" screamed Phoebe. "Left of the coffee table! Quick!" On his word, Phoebe sent forth a bolt of lightning from her fingertips, stunning the warlock temporarily as he crumpled to the floor. "Is he gone?" "No," replied Leo "Okay, he's not vanquished. This is one tough warlock." "Power of Three?" asked Paige. "Power of Three," agreed Piper. Taking the hands of her sisters into her own, she began the chant. "The Power of Three will set us free, the Power of-" "Guys, where's the pizza?" interrupted Cole. "What?!" asked a confused Piper, as she looked back on the wicker table where the pizza box had disappeared from. "Ah!" she yelled, as an invisible hand knocked her into the air. Paige gasped as she orbed hastily to Piper, and on catching her, carried her slowly to the ground. "Oh. Paige. The baby-" stammered Piper, once they orbed in. Paige held her sister, trying her best to comfort her. "It's okay, Piper. You're okay." "Aaaah!" screamed Phoebe, as she was thrown onto the set of wicker chairs. "Why you." Phoebe pointed her hand at the invisible demon, blasting him with a lightning bolt. Phoebe looked to Leo. "Is he down?" "Yeah! Power of Three, quick!" said their whitelighter, as he helped his wife to her feet. "The Power of Three will set us free." Paige began. "The Power of Three will set us free." Piper chanted. "The Power of Three will set us free!" cried Phoebe. The chant continued with the voices of the Charmed Ones growing louder and louder. The power of their magic built quickly; electricity could be felt all around them. And then- A loud boom reverberated through the manor as the two demons exploded. The three sisters looked away, covering their eyes from the ashes which flew away from the blast. "No more demons?" asked Piper to her husband, as she put her hand on her stomach. "No more demons," answered Leo, as he moved close to her wife and gave her a hug. Paige blew her bangs away from her eyes, and bit her lip in worry. "Okay, um, I will find a counterspell to my. mistake-" "'Mistake' hardly describes the situation, Paige." Piper spat. "Not only did you make it harder for us to kill any demon, you've endangered our lives, and the baby's!" "Okay Piper, calm down," said Phoebe as she comforted her older sister, "it was an accident. We'll fix this in the morning. Right, Paige?" Paige nodded in reply. "I'm sorry Piper." A sigh escaped Piper's lips, having forgiven the youngest sister. "I'm. sorry too, Paige. It's just- the baby and all this demons waltzing right into our house." She walked up to Paige, giving her a hug. "You go now and rest, sweetie." Phoebe said. Carefully, she began to lead her up the stairs. "Leo," she called, and when her sister's husband came to her side, the two ascended the manor staircase. Then Phoebe faced Paige and Cole. "Well, we've got a lot on our hands." Paige gave her sister a pout. "I said I was sorry." Phoebe could not help but smile. "I know. Hopefully no demons will be showing up in the middle of the night. Think you can remember the things you put in your potion?" "I'll try." "Trying won't do it Paige," interrupted Cole. "Demons will come after you. Not seeing will make them pretty hard to vanquish," he said sarcastically. "That's the best we can do for now, I suppose," said Phoebe, with a yawn. "I'm beat. Tomorrow, 'kay?" "Yeah. Tomorrow," replied Paige. "Right. Good night hon." Phoebe gave her sister a light pat on the shoulder, and looked up at Cole, who nodded and followed her as she went up to their room.
Paige flew through the air, crashing into a wicker table. For a moment black fire burned her. When it seemed that the dark energy would consume her, the flame abruptly dissipated. Adrenaline rushing through their blood, Piper and Phoebe rushed to their sister. Paige groaned as the unseen warlock prepared another fireball, when Leo tackled him and sent him sliding across the floor. Cole stood by, watching the scene and searching for the warlock in the parlor. "Where is he?!" He yelled. Soon up on their feet, Leo traded punches with the warlock, who was hardly being fazed by the blows. As soon as Leo let down his guard, the warlock took him by the throat, and flung him onto the wall. "Piper, freeze him!" shrieked Phoebe, holding Paige's head in her hands. With a flick of her fingers, Piper froze the room. "Are you okay?" she asked Paige, who was now trying to pick herself up off the floor. "Yeah," Paige said. Her breath came in short bursts, and a gray-blue smoke rose from her clothes. "A little on the crispy side, but still okay." As the sisters helped Paige up, Cole took to aiding Leo, who was starting to awaken. "Hey, you alright?" In reply, Leo nodded - then he saw the warlock fighting Piper's freeze. "He's coming to!" Hastily Piper threw her arms, intending to explode the hidden foe, but succeeded only in blowing up the arm of the couch near him. Without hesitation, the warlock stood and flung another black ball at Piper. "Piper!" cried Leo, seeing his wife helpless and unaware of the fate awaiting her. "Aah!" Piper opened her eyes, suddenly aware that she was still standing. Where nothing but a fireball was a few seconds ago, there now was a black feather in front of her, lazily floating down onto the floor. On landing, the feather was instantly surrounded by white orbs, as it changed back into the sphere of black energy burning the carpet beneath it. "What the hell?!" "Leo!" screamed Phoebe. "Left of the coffee table! Quick!" On his word, Phoebe sent forth a bolt of lightning from her fingertips, stunning the warlock temporarily as he crumpled to the floor. "Is he gone?" "No," replied Leo "Okay, he's not vanquished. This is one tough warlock." "Power of Three?" asked Paige. "Power of Three," agreed Piper. Taking the hands of her sisters into her own, she began the chant. "The Power of Three will set us free, the Power of-" "Guys, where's the pizza?" interrupted Cole. "What?!" asked a confused Piper, as she looked back on the wicker table where the pizza box had disappeared from. "Ah!" she yelled, as an invisible hand knocked her into the air. Paige gasped as she orbed hastily to Piper, and on catching her, carried her slowly to the ground. "Oh. Paige. The baby-" stammered Piper, once they orbed in. Paige held her sister, trying her best to comfort her. "It's okay, Piper. You're okay." "Aaaah!" screamed Phoebe, as she was thrown onto the set of wicker chairs. "Why you." Phoebe pointed her hand at the invisible demon, blasting him with a lightning bolt. Phoebe looked to Leo. "Is he down?" "Yeah! Power of Three, quick!" said their whitelighter, as he helped his wife to her feet. "The Power of Three will set us free." Paige began. "The Power of Three will set us free." Piper chanted. "The Power of Three will set us free!" cried Phoebe. The chant continued with the voices of the Charmed Ones growing louder and louder. The power of their magic built quickly; electricity could be felt all around them. And then- A loud boom reverberated through the manor as the two demons exploded. The three sisters looked away, covering their eyes from the ashes which flew away from the blast. "No more demons?" asked Piper to her husband, as she put her hand on her stomach. "No more demons," answered Leo, as he moved close to her wife and gave her a hug. Paige blew her bangs away from her eyes, and bit her lip in worry. "Okay, um, I will find a counterspell to my. mistake-" "'Mistake' hardly describes the situation, Paige." Piper spat. "Not only did you make it harder for us to kill any demon, you've endangered our lives, and the baby's!" "Okay Piper, calm down," said Phoebe as she comforted her older sister, "it was an accident. We'll fix this in the morning. Right, Paige?" Paige nodded in reply. "I'm sorry Piper." A sigh escaped Piper's lips, having forgiven the youngest sister. "I'm. sorry too, Paige. It's just- the baby and all this demons waltzing right into our house." She walked up to Paige, giving her a hug. "You go now and rest, sweetie." Phoebe said. Carefully, she began to lead her up the stairs. "Leo," she called, and when her sister's husband came to her side, the two ascended the manor staircase. Then Phoebe faced Paige and Cole. "Well, we've got a lot on our hands." Paige gave her sister a pout. "I said I was sorry." Phoebe could not help but smile. "I know. Hopefully no demons will be showing up in the middle of the night. Think you can remember the things you put in your potion?" "I'll try." "Trying won't do it Paige," interrupted Cole. "Demons will come after you. Not seeing will make them pretty hard to vanquish," he said sarcastically. "That's the best we can do for now, I suppose," said Phoebe, with a yawn. "I'm beat. Tomorrow, 'kay?" "Yeah. Tomorrow," replied Paige. "Right. Good night hon." Phoebe gave her sister a light pat on the shoulder, and looked up at Cole, who nodded and followed her as she went up to their room.