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Chapter 5
Across town in a small warehouse, Celestial was being held against a wall by Aura while being chained by Arsena.
"Had you come with us the first time we asked, this would have been easier," Arsena said matter-a-factly.
"And become one of you willingly? Ha! I would rather be a mortal forever than one of you," Celestial snapped back.
"Hush, both of you. Selena is trying summon someone," Aura said seriously. Celestial looked over to Selena. Seeing her trying to scry and singing a soft medley. Then it hit Celestial, the Ladies knew who her father was and Serena was trying to locate him, bring him to the warehouse then use him against her. But why was she scrying for him? Surely one couldn't find a white-lighter without one of their charges. All Celestial could do with her hands chained above her head and to the wall, was hang her head and wait. A few moments later, a new comer appeared. Celestial glanced up and saw a dark-lighter kneeling before Selena.
"Thank you for coming so quickly. Place your crossbow and arrows on the ground and you may leave," Selena said with no emotion. The dark- lighter did as he was bid and stood to leave. Celestial feeling that whatever was going on must stop, she then let out a small sound and the dark-lighter blinked and looked around confused with his surroundings. Arsena hissed at the captive girl and fired a lightning bolt at the dark- lighter, who disappeared in a cloud of black smoke before he was struck. Selena bent down to pick up the crossbow and arrows. Although being half- siren, Celestial knew that her white-lighter half was not immune to the poison on the arrows, and, she started to struggle once more.
"Be still. These are not for you," Selena scolded, "they are for someone else, I think you know who."
"No.no, you can't." Celestial whispered.
"I'm sorry, dear. But had you come with us the first time, this wouldn't have happened. I can't risk you knowing who your father is until you have made the claim to our side," Selena continued. Celestial looked at each of the Ladies and knew there was nothing she could do. Arsena smiled at her captive with an "I told you so" look. Then all three disappeared from the warehouse.
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A small black SUV shot through the dark streets swerving left and right to pass the 'too slow cars'.
"Whoa, Paige! If we are to save the girl, we have to be alive first," Piper said. Paige murmured her apology. Phoebe, who was sitting up front with Paige, never took her eyes off the road and spoke to Leo.
"I don't quite understand. Why do the Harpe Ladies have to have Celestial?"
"The Ladies are like you three. Their powers are weakened when one of them is taken away. Celestial is the only one with the blood of an original siren," Leo answered.
"But aren't sirens demons? Why did Ceria place the curse or blessing on her daughter if she was to be her heir?" Piper asked curiously.
"I think it was because Ceria didn't have as cold of a heart as her sisters. She."
"Turn left.Here! Oh, sorry," Phoebe cut in.
"She was her father's favorite, that's what she told me. I guess she was just different. Oh hey, Phoebe, are we close yet?" Leo wondered.
"Yeah, in fact. Paige, stop here. This is where my premonition took place," Phoebe responded. When the car stopped, all got out and started toward to the door. Paige was the first to peer in.
"I see her. But I don't see any others. Is that good or bad?" Paige commented.
"It may be both," Piper added, "Let's see. Phoebe, you have the spell.good. Paige, Leo, be ready to orb us out if anything should happen." Piper was all of the sudden nervous. She let out a sigh just as she felt a hand touch her shoulder again. "Thanks Leo, but I'm fine."
"What are you talking about, Piper?" Leo asked. Piper turned to see that Leo was not the person who tried to reassure her. She looked around and saw that neither Paige nor Phoebe could have either. The group went in with Piper last with a very confused look.
In the warehouse, Leo immediately went to Celestial, who was now alert that someone had come in.
"NO!" she shouted, "No, it's a." That was as far as she got before everything happened at once. The three witches were thrown against the far wall and a sheer gold field appeared before them, trapping them in the corner. Leo was caught in a mid-orb when Arsena and Aura grabbed him and chained him to the floor.
"See how easy that was, my sisters. No, don't try to break you way out of that force field, Charmed Ones, for it won't break unless we tell it to and the best thing is: it's sound-proof. As for you white-lighter, with those special chains, you can't orb out of here and the same thing goes for you: those chains make you 'speechless'. Now you see how serious we are, Celestial. Will you make your claim now?" Selena reasoned. When Celestial made no sound what sound, Selena nodded to Arsena and Aura. They then moved towards the corner with the three captive sisters. Without warning Arsena reached in and pulled out Piper. Between the two sirens, Piper was bound and gagged, then brought over to Selena. By now Paige, Phoebe and Leo were shouting something, but because of Selena's spells, Celestial couldn't make out what they were saying. Celestial looked to Selena and spoke.
"Leave them be, Selena. They shouldn't be in this. Let them go."
"Ah, I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, I have the advantage over you and I intend to keep it," Selena replied. She then reached into her belt and pulled out a small vial, " this, my darling, is a potion that I have created. It, once entered into the body, can change the being into a siren and the only way to stop the change is say claim: and as one can plainly see, she can't talk." She turned to her own two sisters with Piper in between. "I really don't want to do this. But you have waited to long." Selena took out a small dagger and dipped it into the vial. As she was about to pierce Piper with it, Celestial spoke up loud and clear.
"Let her alone. She has a son and a husband. I know what it's like to have no parents; I won't let you take away his. I will make the claim."
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Chapter 5
Across town in a small warehouse, Celestial was being held against a wall by Aura while being chained by Arsena.
"Had you come with us the first time we asked, this would have been easier," Arsena said matter-a-factly.
"And become one of you willingly? Ha! I would rather be a mortal forever than one of you," Celestial snapped back.
"Hush, both of you. Selena is trying summon someone," Aura said seriously. Celestial looked over to Selena. Seeing her trying to scry and singing a soft medley. Then it hit Celestial, the Ladies knew who her father was and Serena was trying to locate him, bring him to the warehouse then use him against her. But why was she scrying for him? Surely one couldn't find a white-lighter without one of their charges. All Celestial could do with her hands chained above her head and to the wall, was hang her head and wait. A few moments later, a new comer appeared. Celestial glanced up and saw a dark-lighter kneeling before Selena.
"Thank you for coming so quickly. Place your crossbow and arrows on the ground and you may leave," Selena said with no emotion. The dark- lighter did as he was bid and stood to leave. Celestial feeling that whatever was going on must stop, she then let out a small sound and the dark-lighter blinked and looked around confused with his surroundings. Arsena hissed at the captive girl and fired a lightning bolt at the dark- lighter, who disappeared in a cloud of black smoke before he was struck. Selena bent down to pick up the crossbow and arrows. Although being half- siren, Celestial knew that her white-lighter half was not immune to the poison on the arrows, and, she started to struggle once more.
"Be still. These are not for you," Selena scolded, "they are for someone else, I think you know who."
"No.no, you can't." Celestial whispered.
"I'm sorry, dear. But had you come with us the first time, this wouldn't have happened. I can't risk you knowing who your father is until you have made the claim to our side," Selena continued. Celestial looked at each of the Ladies and knew there was nothing she could do. Arsena smiled at her captive with an "I told you so" look. Then all three disappeared from the warehouse.
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A small black SUV shot through the dark streets swerving left and right to pass the 'too slow cars'.
"Whoa, Paige! If we are to save the girl, we have to be alive first," Piper said. Paige murmured her apology. Phoebe, who was sitting up front with Paige, never took her eyes off the road and spoke to Leo.
"I don't quite understand. Why do the Harpe Ladies have to have Celestial?"
"The Ladies are like you three. Their powers are weakened when one of them is taken away. Celestial is the only one with the blood of an original siren," Leo answered.
"But aren't sirens demons? Why did Ceria place the curse or blessing on her daughter if she was to be her heir?" Piper asked curiously.
"I think it was because Ceria didn't have as cold of a heart as her sisters. She."
"Turn left.Here! Oh, sorry," Phoebe cut in.
"She was her father's favorite, that's what she told me. I guess she was just different. Oh hey, Phoebe, are we close yet?" Leo wondered.
"Yeah, in fact. Paige, stop here. This is where my premonition took place," Phoebe responded. When the car stopped, all got out and started toward to the door. Paige was the first to peer in.
"I see her. But I don't see any others. Is that good or bad?" Paige commented.
"It may be both," Piper added, "Let's see. Phoebe, you have the spell.good. Paige, Leo, be ready to orb us out if anything should happen." Piper was all of the sudden nervous. She let out a sigh just as she felt a hand touch her shoulder again. "Thanks Leo, but I'm fine."
"What are you talking about, Piper?" Leo asked. Piper turned to see that Leo was not the person who tried to reassure her. She looked around and saw that neither Paige nor Phoebe could have either. The group went in with Piper last with a very confused look.
In the warehouse, Leo immediately went to Celestial, who was now alert that someone had come in.
"NO!" she shouted, "No, it's a." That was as far as she got before everything happened at once. The three witches were thrown against the far wall and a sheer gold field appeared before them, trapping them in the corner. Leo was caught in a mid-orb when Arsena and Aura grabbed him and chained him to the floor.
"See how easy that was, my sisters. No, don't try to break you way out of that force field, Charmed Ones, for it won't break unless we tell it to and the best thing is: it's sound-proof. As for you white-lighter, with those special chains, you can't orb out of here and the same thing goes for you: those chains make you 'speechless'. Now you see how serious we are, Celestial. Will you make your claim now?" Selena reasoned. When Celestial made no sound what sound, Selena nodded to Arsena and Aura. They then moved towards the corner with the three captive sisters. Without warning Arsena reached in and pulled out Piper. Between the two sirens, Piper was bound and gagged, then brought over to Selena. By now Paige, Phoebe and Leo were shouting something, but because of Selena's spells, Celestial couldn't make out what they were saying. Celestial looked to Selena and spoke.
"Leave them be, Selena. They shouldn't be in this. Let them go."
"Ah, I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, I have the advantage over you and I intend to keep it," Selena replied. She then reached into her belt and pulled out a small vial, " this, my darling, is a potion that I have created. It, once entered into the body, can change the being into a siren and the only way to stop the change is say claim: and as one can plainly see, she can't talk." She turned to her own two sisters with Piper in between. "I really don't want to do this. But you have waited to long." Selena took out a small dagger and dipped it into the vial. As she was about to pierce Piper with it, Celestial spoke up loud and clear.
"Let her alone. She has a son and a husband. I know what it's like to have no parents; I won't let you take away his. I will make the claim."
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