Part 3
Paige ran to her eldest sister's side, while Piper ran for the lights.
"Prue!" Paige shouted as she realised Prue was asleep, making her think her sister was suffering a simple nightmare.
She shook Prue trying to wake her up, then Piper noticed Prue still wasn't breathing an was starting to go limp.
"Prue! Wake up now! You're dreaming, wake up!" Piper ordered having a vague idea what was really going on.
Seconds later Prue awoke with a start, gasping for air.
Piper was immediately at her side, "Deep breaths, honey, your ok." She said softly as she rubbed her sister's back.
Paige however stared on in shock. Prue had a nasty black eye forming and masses of bruises around her throat.
Piper looked up at her baby sister who was in shock, "Paige?" when she got no response she sternly repeated, "Paige? Go get a glass of water." This time Paige heard and done as she was told.
Turning her attention back to Prue who was still breathing quickly, "Sweetie, are you ok?"
Prue finally looked Piper in the eyes, "What the hell happened?" she asked hoarsely.
Piper was about to reply when she saw Prue's injuries begin to fade away until they were gone. "Whatever it was, didn't last very long."
Paige came rushing in with a glass of water in her shaking hands. "Wait... Where's...?" She trailed off, confused.
"They just disappeared." Prue answered.
Paige sat on the bed with her sisters and passed Prue the glass of water. "Do you feel ok?"
Prue took a sip then nodded. She gave her baby sister a reassuring smile. Paige was obviously shaken by the event. "I'm fine. I want to know what happened though, that wasn't normal."
Piper got up, "Let's go check the book and you can explain what happened."
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Prue had explained how she had a dream where a guy suddenly turned on her and tried to strangle her but missed out the fact she had dreamt about him quite a few times.
"That's him!" Prue said as she recognized the man from her dreams.
Paige began to read the description, "Ardam, he's a demon who uses witches subconscious to kill them. He was banished a hundred years ago, he was too powerful for any witch to vanquish."
Piper frowned, "He's banished which means what? That he's building up power to un banish himself?"
"That would explain why the bruises and tuff went away, he didn't have the power to make them permanent." Prue added.
"Do you think that killing you would give him the power burst he needs to break free?" Paige asked.
Prue nodded, "I think that's it exactly."
"So we need some way to kill him and not let you sleep." Piper summarized.
"I think coffee is a good place to start." Prue told them as she lead the way to the kitchen.
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Piper was taking her turn on book duty, searching for any spell that could help them defeat Ardam. "I don't think the book can help us." Piper said exhausted.
"Just keep looking." Paige said encouragingly.
Sighing Piper went back to flicking.
"What if there isn't a spell to vanquish him?" Prue asked.
Piper answered. "We'll find something honey, don't worry."
Paige had had an epiphany though. "Wait... maybe the way to defeat him isn't a normal vanquish. It would make sense that you could beat him from the inside." she said, directing her eyes to Prue.
Prue frowned, "It might work but... what if I can't beat him or it doesn't work like that?"
Paige thought it over, "Well, he can kill you in you're dreams, right?" She moved on without waiting for an answer. "So he has to be in an unconscious state to. If you kill him in your dream then you kill him in reality."
"By gum I think she's got it!" Piper joked.
Prue slapped Piper on the arm, "I seriously think she does but I don't know if I can do that. He's strong, very strong."
"And so are you, sweetie. You have your powers and it's your dream. I think that gives you an advantage." Paige told her.
Piper could see uncertainty on her big sister's face, she reached out and took her hand, "Prue, you can do this.You just have to trust yourself."
Prue took a deep breath and nodded, "yeah, I can. Either that or I die." She said half joking.
Neither of her sister's looked impressed.
"Let's go set up in your room." Paige said as she led the way.
Paige ran to her eldest sister's side, while Piper ran for the lights.
"Prue!" Paige shouted as she realised Prue was asleep, making her think her sister was suffering a simple nightmare.
She shook Prue trying to wake her up, then Piper noticed Prue still wasn't breathing an was starting to go limp.
"Prue! Wake up now! You're dreaming, wake up!" Piper ordered having a vague idea what was really going on.
Seconds later Prue awoke with a start, gasping for air.
Piper was immediately at her side, "Deep breaths, honey, your ok." She said softly as she rubbed her sister's back.
Paige however stared on in shock. Prue had a nasty black eye forming and masses of bruises around her throat.
Piper looked up at her baby sister who was in shock, "Paige?" when she got no response she sternly repeated, "Paige? Go get a glass of water." This time Paige heard and done as she was told.
Turning her attention back to Prue who was still breathing quickly, "Sweetie, are you ok?"
Prue finally looked Piper in the eyes, "What the hell happened?" she asked hoarsely.
Piper was about to reply when she saw Prue's injuries begin to fade away until they were gone. "Whatever it was, didn't last very long."
Paige came rushing in with a glass of water in her shaking hands. "Wait... Where's...?" She trailed off, confused.
"They just disappeared." Prue answered.
Paige sat on the bed with her sisters and passed Prue the glass of water. "Do you feel ok?"
Prue took a sip then nodded. She gave her baby sister a reassuring smile. Paige was obviously shaken by the event. "I'm fine. I want to know what happened though, that wasn't normal."
Piper got up, "Let's go check the book and you can explain what happened."
*************
Prue had explained how she had a dream where a guy suddenly turned on her and tried to strangle her but missed out the fact she had dreamt about him quite a few times.
"That's him!" Prue said as she recognized the man from her dreams.
Paige began to read the description, "Ardam, he's a demon who uses witches subconscious to kill them. He was banished a hundred years ago, he was too powerful for any witch to vanquish."
Piper frowned, "He's banished which means what? That he's building up power to un banish himself?"
"That would explain why the bruises and tuff went away, he didn't have the power to make them permanent." Prue added.
"Do you think that killing you would give him the power burst he needs to break free?" Paige asked.
Prue nodded, "I think that's it exactly."
"So we need some way to kill him and not let you sleep." Piper summarized.
"I think coffee is a good place to start." Prue told them as she lead the way to the kitchen.
*************
Piper was taking her turn on book duty, searching for any spell that could help them defeat Ardam. "I don't think the book can help us." Piper said exhausted.
"Just keep looking." Paige said encouragingly.
Sighing Piper went back to flicking.
"What if there isn't a spell to vanquish him?" Prue asked.
Piper answered. "We'll find something honey, don't worry."
Paige had had an epiphany though. "Wait... maybe the way to defeat him isn't a normal vanquish. It would make sense that you could beat him from the inside." she said, directing her eyes to Prue.
Prue frowned, "It might work but... what if I can't beat him or it doesn't work like that?"
Paige thought it over, "Well, he can kill you in you're dreams, right?" She moved on without waiting for an answer. "So he has to be in an unconscious state to. If you kill him in your dream then you kill him in reality."
"By gum I think she's got it!" Piper joked.
Prue slapped Piper on the arm, "I seriously think she does but I don't know if I can do that. He's strong, very strong."
"And so are you, sweetie. You have your powers and it's your dream. I think that gives you an advantage." Paige told her.
Piper could see uncertainty on her big sister's face, she reached out and took her hand, "Prue, you can do this.You just have to trust yourself."
Prue took a deep breath and nodded, "yeah, I can. Either that or I die." She said half joking.
Neither of her sister's looked impressed.
"Let's go set up in your room." Paige said as she led the way.