Chapter 6
Melinda and Tori rode their bikes home from school the next day. Melinda was going a different way, and she didn't know why. It was almost like someone was pushing her in that direction.
"What do you think Kavinan is up to?" Tori asked.
"I have no idea. Why does he need to turn things into demons? I mean, he already brought back all the evil ever vanquished. This guy has incredible power. Something big is coming," Melinda said.
Melinda slowed to a stop. Tori skidded to a halt next to her.
"Why did you stop so short?" Tori asked. Then she followed her cousin's gaze. They were stopped outside P3. "Oh."
"I don't know why I had to go in this direction," Melinda said coldly.
P3 had fallen to pieces after her mother had gone. Phoebe and Paige had tried to keep it up and running for another income, but they failed. After all, they had Wyatt and two newborns to deal with. Paige had to get a job. She became a social worker. Phoebe had the newspaper, so neither of them could hold a second job. They had to hire babysitter after babysitter. Melinda knew times had been tough, even though she couldn't even talk yet.
"Melinda, " Tori began.
"Forget it. Lets go," Melinda cut her off, and began pedaling. Tori reluctantly followed.
The girls turned down one of San Francisco's busiest streets. The girls stayed on the sidewalks.
"Do you sense that?" Melinda asked cautiously.
"No. That's your Whitelighter half talking," Tori replied.
"Something very evil is here and something very evil is going to happen," Melinda said.
"Well, as protectors of the innocents, lets wait a while and see if anything demonic happens," Tori responded.
The words were barely out of Tori's mouth when across the street; when the ground began to shake. A dark beam of light shot out of ground. Melinda screamed and froze the whole street.
"Melinda! Unfreeze the street before a car comes and sees!" Tori yelled, more concered about exposure than the beam of light.
"Do you see that?" Melinda whispered, pointing across the street.
"Remisk," Tori said grimly.
The dark light shot into Remisk's amulet. He clapped his hands twice, and thunderclouds began to roll in. Light continued to shoot out of the ground, and then is stopped.
That's when Remisk noticed Melinda and Tori.
"Tell your kind the war has begun," he hissed. Then he shimmered out.
How Melinda and Tori got home in less than five minutes, Melinda would never figure out. But they did, and came in wet and screaming.
"Tori? Melinda?" Phoebe asked, coming into the foyer.
"What happened? Are you okay?" Cole asked.
"No. Something big appeared in our faces," Melinda responded.
"And it was freaky," Tori said.
"Told you to take the bus," Wyatt commented.
"Where are Paige, Andy, and Prue? They need to hear this too," Melinda asked.
The three orbed into the room at that moment.
"The Elders said something huge has happened," Paige said.
"Well, we were downtown, biking home from school, when the ground began to shake. We thought it was an earthquake," Tori began.
"I froze the whole street. And when I did, the ground opened and a dark beam of light shot out of it. Remisk was standing across the street. The light was going into his amulet. Then he clapped his hands twice, and the storm started. Then he said, tell your kind that the war has begun," Melinda finished.
"What war?" Blake asked.
Cole slapped his forehead. "Why didn't I see it before? It all makes sense now!"
"What makes sense?" Andy asked.
"There were rumors in the Underworld. Nobody could put any truth in them. The rumors said Kavinan was building an army to take out all good magic, and start a huge war between the two sides," Cole said. "He was building his army by his power to turn objects into demons."
"Great. We are so close to being screwed," Phoebe said.
"How can we do this without.without.without," Paige stuttered.
"Piper?" Prue asked.
"Yeah," Paige replied.
"I think I need an aspirin," Phoebe said, going into the kitchen.
Cole followed her. "Phoebe."
"What Cole?" she asked.
"Melinda told me today that she thinks she found a way for me to be good," Cole said.
"She did?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah. She just made a few revisions on the power-stripping spell, so it will take away my demonic powers and give me two new, good powers," Cole replied.
"That's good," Phoebe said. She gasped. "Demon!"
"Phoebe, I thought we were past the name-calling stage," Cole responded.
"No, demon behind you!" Phoebe exclaimed.
Cole spun around and shot an energy ball at the demon. The other demon shot an energy ball at the exact same time. They collided and exploded in mid-air. Cole put himself in front of Phoebe to protect her, and most of the sparks hit the other demon. He disintegrated into ashes on the floor.
Cole turned around and faced Phoebe.
"You just saved my life," she said quietly.
"It's nothing," -Cole began.
Phoebe cut him off and kissed him.
"Okay, I'm confused again," Cole said when they broke apart.
"Cole I've been thinking and I think this is our second chance. I know for a fact now you want to be good, and I'm going to give you that chance," Phoebe said.
They both smiled and knew that a new beginning was in store.
The gang had moved into the living room to do some strategy planning.
"There is no way we can defeat Kavinan's army on our own," Wyatt said.
"We need more witches to back us up," Tori said.
"I talked to Darryl today and I saw the bodies of the people that were murdered a few days ago. They were witches all right. They had the symbol on them. Chances are they were killed by Kavinan or Remisk," Paige said.
"You could bring back mom and Grams, and if necessary, Melinda Warren," Prue said.
"We might have to go to that," Melinda replied.
"We still have nothing though. We are going to eventually need a lots of vanquishing spells," Blake said.
"For once, evil might win," Tori said sadly.
"Don't think like that! You all are extremely powerful witches. You guys can do anything. Including this. Just have some faith," Andy said.
They all sighed and tried to have some faith, although in the bottom of their hearts, they knew this would the hardest thing they would ever have to do.
The next day, Melinda rode her bike home from school again. Tori had to stay after for a flute lesson, so Melinda was alone.
On the way, she thought about her parents. Deep down, she did love them. Melinda thought that was crazy. How could she love people she never even met? Sometimes she hated them for leaving. But everyday, deep down, she wished they would come back to her.
Melinda began pedaling across the street, her mind drifting.
"Hey kid! Watch out!" a voice from the sidewalk yelled.
Melinda glanced up and screamed. A car was heading towards her. She forgot about freezing or orbing. The car slammed on its brakes, but it was to late. The car hit her, and she went flying off her bike. She landed hard on the pavement a few feet away. She heard screams, and then everything went black.
Melinda and Tori rode their bikes home from school the next day. Melinda was going a different way, and she didn't know why. It was almost like someone was pushing her in that direction.
"What do you think Kavinan is up to?" Tori asked.
"I have no idea. Why does he need to turn things into demons? I mean, he already brought back all the evil ever vanquished. This guy has incredible power. Something big is coming," Melinda said.
Melinda slowed to a stop. Tori skidded to a halt next to her.
"Why did you stop so short?" Tori asked. Then she followed her cousin's gaze. They were stopped outside P3. "Oh."
"I don't know why I had to go in this direction," Melinda said coldly.
P3 had fallen to pieces after her mother had gone. Phoebe and Paige had tried to keep it up and running for another income, but they failed. After all, they had Wyatt and two newborns to deal with. Paige had to get a job. She became a social worker. Phoebe had the newspaper, so neither of them could hold a second job. They had to hire babysitter after babysitter. Melinda knew times had been tough, even though she couldn't even talk yet.
"Melinda, " Tori began.
"Forget it. Lets go," Melinda cut her off, and began pedaling. Tori reluctantly followed.
The girls turned down one of San Francisco's busiest streets. The girls stayed on the sidewalks.
"Do you sense that?" Melinda asked cautiously.
"No. That's your Whitelighter half talking," Tori replied.
"Something very evil is here and something very evil is going to happen," Melinda said.
"Well, as protectors of the innocents, lets wait a while and see if anything demonic happens," Tori responded.
The words were barely out of Tori's mouth when across the street; when the ground began to shake. A dark beam of light shot out of ground. Melinda screamed and froze the whole street.
"Melinda! Unfreeze the street before a car comes and sees!" Tori yelled, more concered about exposure than the beam of light.
"Do you see that?" Melinda whispered, pointing across the street.
"Remisk," Tori said grimly.
The dark light shot into Remisk's amulet. He clapped his hands twice, and thunderclouds began to roll in. Light continued to shoot out of the ground, and then is stopped.
That's when Remisk noticed Melinda and Tori.
"Tell your kind the war has begun," he hissed. Then he shimmered out.
How Melinda and Tori got home in less than five minutes, Melinda would never figure out. But they did, and came in wet and screaming.
"Tori? Melinda?" Phoebe asked, coming into the foyer.
"What happened? Are you okay?" Cole asked.
"No. Something big appeared in our faces," Melinda responded.
"And it was freaky," Tori said.
"Told you to take the bus," Wyatt commented.
"Where are Paige, Andy, and Prue? They need to hear this too," Melinda asked.
The three orbed into the room at that moment.
"The Elders said something huge has happened," Paige said.
"Well, we were downtown, biking home from school, when the ground began to shake. We thought it was an earthquake," Tori began.
"I froze the whole street. And when I did, the ground opened and a dark beam of light shot out of it. Remisk was standing across the street. The light was going into his amulet. Then he clapped his hands twice, and the storm started. Then he said, tell your kind that the war has begun," Melinda finished.
"What war?" Blake asked.
Cole slapped his forehead. "Why didn't I see it before? It all makes sense now!"
"What makes sense?" Andy asked.
"There were rumors in the Underworld. Nobody could put any truth in them. The rumors said Kavinan was building an army to take out all good magic, and start a huge war between the two sides," Cole said. "He was building his army by his power to turn objects into demons."
"Great. We are so close to being screwed," Phoebe said.
"How can we do this without.without.without," Paige stuttered.
"Piper?" Prue asked.
"Yeah," Paige replied.
"I think I need an aspirin," Phoebe said, going into the kitchen.
Cole followed her. "Phoebe."
"What Cole?" she asked.
"Melinda told me today that she thinks she found a way for me to be good," Cole said.
"She did?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah. She just made a few revisions on the power-stripping spell, so it will take away my demonic powers and give me two new, good powers," Cole replied.
"That's good," Phoebe said. She gasped. "Demon!"
"Phoebe, I thought we were past the name-calling stage," Cole responded.
"No, demon behind you!" Phoebe exclaimed.
Cole spun around and shot an energy ball at the demon. The other demon shot an energy ball at the exact same time. They collided and exploded in mid-air. Cole put himself in front of Phoebe to protect her, and most of the sparks hit the other demon. He disintegrated into ashes on the floor.
Cole turned around and faced Phoebe.
"You just saved my life," she said quietly.
"It's nothing," -Cole began.
Phoebe cut him off and kissed him.
"Okay, I'm confused again," Cole said when they broke apart.
"Cole I've been thinking and I think this is our second chance. I know for a fact now you want to be good, and I'm going to give you that chance," Phoebe said.
They both smiled and knew that a new beginning was in store.
The gang had moved into the living room to do some strategy planning.
"There is no way we can defeat Kavinan's army on our own," Wyatt said.
"We need more witches to back us up," Tori said.
"I talked to Darryl today and I saw the bodies of the people that were murdered a few days ago. They were witches all right. They had the symbol on them. Chances are they were killed by Kavinan or Remisk," Paige said.
"You could bring back mom and Grams, and if necessary, Melinda Warren," Prue said.
"We might have to go to that," Melinda replied.
"We still have nothing though. We are going to eventually need a lots of vanquishing spells," Blake said.
"For once, evil might win," Tori said sadly.
"Don't think like that! You all are extremely powerful witches. You guys can do anything. Including this. Just have some faith," Andy said.
They all sighed and tried to have some faith, although in the bottom of their hearts, they knew this would the hardest thing they would ever have to do.
The next day, Melinda rode her bike home from school again. Tori had to stay after for a flute lesson, so Melinda was alone.
On the way, she thought about her parents. Deep down, she did love them. Melinda thought that was crazy. How could she love people she never even met? Sometimes she hated them for leaving. But everyday, deep down, she wished they would come back to her.
Melinda began pedaling across the street, her mind drifting.
"Hey kid! Watch out!" a voice from the sidewalk yelled.
Melinda glanced up and screamed. A car was heading towards her. She forgot about freezing or orbing. The car slammed on its brakes, but it was to late. The car hit her, and she went flying off her bike. She landed hard on the pavement a few feet away. She heard screams, and then everything went black.