When Piper and the kids got back, she was feeling a little bit better. The kids had certainly enjoyed their outing; they all had chocolat ice cream smeared on their faces.
"OK, all of you, run upstairs and I'll get you cleaned... off..." her voice broke off when they got inside and saw Phoebe and Paige doing battle with a demon. "Go, now." Piper said to them, but it was too late. The demon had spotted them running to the stairs, and shimmered in between Piper and her children, cornering the three young kids.
Quickly, Peter grabbed his younger brother's and sister's hands, and orbed them away. Under his Aunt Paige's careful teaching, he'd become quite good at it, and Tyler wasn't half bad, either. They reappeared in the boys' room, where Piper and Leo had instructed them to go during demonic attacks.
Piper put her hand to her chest, almost collapsing with relief. Her heart was racing, that had been too close a call.
The demon whirled around and started on her. "Who the hell are you?" she asked it, clearly pissed off.
"That's Merex," Paige called, "Book of Shadows, to your left!"
Piper froze Merex, and then looked down on the table left of her. Just as Paige had said, the Book of Shadows was there, open to the page with this demon's name and picture. "So, you like to pick on little children using stories," she said after reading the short description of him. "Stupid son of a bitch, don't these demons know by now that my kids can orb?"
"Piper, we've got the spell." Phoebe called.
Piper ran over to her sisters. She looked at the spell, then unfroze the demon and started chanting along with them.
"You prey on those small and unable
To defend themselves against your fable
Because of all your wicked lies
No one will hear your anguished cries!"
Merex's face contorted in pain. He exploded, and the ashed disappeared.
"I am so sick of this." Piper muttered, hurrying upstairs to check on Camille and the boys.
Phoebe and Paige looked at each other, both of them worried about their sister. "She'll be okay, won't she?" Paige asked. "I mean, she wouldn't... quit... or anything, right?"
Phoebe pulled Paige close, trying to comfort her sister and herself at the same time. "I don't know." she answered slowly. "I hope she'll be all right. I mean, she will. She's strong, she's just going through a rough time right now."
Paige bit her lip. She wanted to believe Phoebe more than anything, but she couldn't help worrying about her big sister.
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"Peter? Ty, Cammie?" Piper called. She found them curled up on Peter's bed, hugging each other. She sat down and put her arms around all three of them. "Hey, it's okay. He's gone now." She gave each of them a kiss, then pulled Peter onto her lap. "I am so proud of you for getting your little brother and sister out of there." she told him. "Now come on," she said, noticing they were still sticky from the ice cream, "let's finally get you three clean."
"OK, all of you, run upstairs and I'll get you cleaned... off..." her voice broke off when they got inside and saw Phoebe and Paige doing battle with a demon. "Go, now." Piper said to them, but it was too late. The demon had spotted them running to the stairs, and shimmered in between Piper and her children, cornering the three young kids.
Quickly, Peter grabbed his younger brother's and sister's hands, and orbed them away. Under his Aunt Paige's careful teaching, he'd become quite good at it, and Tyler wasn't half bad, either. They reappeared in the boys' room, where Piper and Leo had instructed them to go during demonic attacks.
Piper put her hand to her chest, almost collapsing with relief. Her heart was racing, that had been too close a call.
The demon whirled around and started on her. "Who the hell are you?" she asked it, clearly pissed off.
"That's Merex," Paige called, "Book of Shadows, to your left!"
Piper froze Merex, and then looked down on the table left of her. Just as Paige had said, the Book of Shadows was there, open to the page with this demon's name and picture. "So, you like to pick on little children using stories," she said after reading the short description of him. "Stupid son of a bitch, don't these demons know by now that my kids can orb?"
"Piper, we've got the spell." Phoebe called.
Piper ran over to her sisters. She looked at the spell, then unfroze the demon and started chanting along with them.
"You prey on those small and unable
To defend themselves against your fable
Because of all your wicked lies
No one will hear your anguished cries!"
Merex's face contorted in pain. He exploded, and the ashed disappeared.
"I am so sick of this." Piper muttered, hurrying upstairs to check on Camille and the boys.
Phoebe and Paige looked at each other, both of them worried about their sister. "She'll be okay, won't she?" Paige asked. "I mean, she wouldn't... quit... or anything, right?"
Phoebe pulled Paige close, trying to comfort her sister and herself at the same time. "I don't know." she answered slowly. "I hope she'll be all right. I mean, she will. She's strong, she's just going through a rough time right now."
Paige bit her lip. She wanted to believe Phoebe more than anything, but she couldn't help worrying about her big sister.
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"Peter? Ty, Cammie?" Piper called. She found them curled up on Peter's bed, hugging each other. She sat down and put her arms around all three of them. "Hey, it's okay. He's gone now." She gave each of them a kiss, then pulled Peter onto her lap. "I am so proud of you for getting your little brother and sister out of there." she told him. "Now come on," she said, noticing they were still sticky from the ice cream, "let's finally get you three clean."