"So the Power of Three has been reborn." Said the Second Voice.
"And more powerful than ever before!" Exclaimed the First Voice.
"With the greater power they become a greater threat to evil." Stated the Third Voice.
"Evil will strike them while they adjust." Cautioned the Second Voice.
"The sisters will face grave challenges, both magical and mortal." Warned the Third Voice.
"We shall help to the full extent of our powers." Claimed the First Voice.
"Let us observe." Instructed the Fourth Voice.
* * *
Piper yawned and slowly opened her eyes. She stretched out as she sat up. "What the…? Phoebe's room?" She threw the covers off and squinted in the bright sunlight that was pouring through the window. The events of the previous night dawned on her and she looked around for Prue. "Where is she? She left me again!"
She got out of bed and half ran down the stairs. There was laughter and the sounds of cooking coming from the kitchen. She paused at the foot of the stairs with a bewildered look on her face. Warily she made her way to the kitchen. She took a deep breath and kicked the door open, ready to attack any demonic intruder.
"Geez, Piper! I know you like to cook for us in the morning, but going commando on our butts when we decide to treat you is a bit much!" Exclaimed Paige jovially, as she waved a frying pan at Piper.
Piper heard laughter coming from the fridge and she saw Prue holding cartoon of milk.
"Got milk?" Asked her big sister, as she threw it to the floor and ran to Piper, embracing her in a tight hug.
Piper hugged back, crying happy tears of bliss. "Your really here. I thought… I thought you had left me again."
"Never!" Cried Prue fiercely, as she tried to hold back the tears.
Paige stood by the stove, crying softly. She was so happy to see Piper this… well. Words didn't cover it. She sniffled and picked up the mop, before walking over to the reunited sisters and shushing them out the way. "Ew, get out of the milk!"
Piper giggled and knocked the mop out of Paige's hand. "Leave the milk for Kit, I'm sure he'll enjoy it." She grabbed Paige and brought her into the embrace.
Suddenly the room darkened and a familiar blue light shone down on them. Piper wiped her tears away and looked at Prue and Paige. They smiled back and the light disappeared.
"So its official." Said Paige.
"We're Charmed Again." Declared Piper.
"Again." Laughed Prue.
Paige screwed up her face and began sniffing, a panicked look on her face. "The bacon!" Paige screamed, as she ran to the stove. With a look of distaste she orbed the burnt bacon away and put the frying pan in the sink. Prue fanned the smoke away squinted at the window… which creaked open.
Piper surveyed them with an overly stern face. "No powers for personal gain!"
Paige put her hands on her hips and looked back at Piper. "I practically saved our lives. That bacon might have given off poisonous burnt fume thingys."
"Yeah, and I saved us from dying of smoke inhalation," Added Prue, "Cool power, by the way." She said, smiling at Paige.
Paige blushed and meekly smiled back. "I was going to say the same thing to you."
Piper sighed in mock frustration and began to push them out of the kitchen with the mop. "Leave it all to the expert. You go and do sisterly bonding, I'll cook you a breakfast you'll not soon forget."
Prue jumped out of the way of the broom and beckoned to Paige. "We better do what she says. Nothing gets in the way of Piper when she wants to cook."
Paige giggled and ran after her. Piper put the mop down and beamed. She was completely happy for the first time since Prue's death.
* * *
Phoebe paced restlessly around Cole's chamber in The Underworld. He had gone off somewhere and she had no way of getting out. She flung herself onto the bed he had brought down earlier. She looked up and saw the familiar distortion in the air. It would be Cole. She sat up expectantly, wondering what present he had bought her this time.
"Cole, honey. Why did you take so long?" She called out. Out of the distortion formed a demon. He smirked at her.
"Honey? But we hardly know each other. Looks like the rumours about you are true." He drawled, slowly looking up and down the length of her body.
"Who the hell are you? Get out of here!" Phoebe screamed, hoping her fear wasn't showing.
The demon took of his coat and moved towards Phoebe. "Come now, that isn't very nice. I'm just your usual, run of the mill bounty hunter. I just wanted to have a little fun before I take you in."
He lunged at Phoebe and jumped onto her, almost pinning her beneath his body. She kicked upwards and caught him in the stomach, preventing him from getting any closer. She panted and strained to keep him away. She leaned forward and punched hard across the face. He gasped in shock and sprawled backwards. Phoebe used his pause to attack him again. She kicked him hard in the chest with both legs. He flew backwards and tumbled against the back wall. Weezing for breath, he shakily got to his feet.
"You are going to pay for that!" He snarled, forming an energy ball in his hand.
Phoebe leapt forwards and held her arm up in defence. "No! Stop!"
The demon began to throw the energy ball. His arm arced over his head and then suddenly stopped. He stared at it and strained to throw it. "What have you done? Release me… ahh!" His arm began to spasm and, his other arm soon after. Then his legs went rigid and began to shake. He fell to the ground lay there shuddering.
Phoebe looked at her hand in amazement. "Looks like I know what my power is." She ran over to a small chest in the corner and took out an athame. Without pausing, she plunged it into the demons heart. He screamed and died in an inferno of fire. The athame clattered to the floor and Phoebe sank back against the wall. She was tired but happy. She had killed the demon on her own, using her own power. No more Prue or Piper or Paige to fight the battles for her. She was musing on what her power was actually called when Cole shimmered in.
He looked at the greasy scorch mark and athame on the ground and dashed over to Phoebe, pulling her up and looking to see if she was hurt. "Phoebe! Are you ok? What happened?"
She bent down and picked up the athame. "Yes, I'm ok. A bounty hunter came and tried to… he tried to… rape me."
Cole's eyes flashed with rage and he grabbed the athame from Phoebe's hand. "Where is he? I'll make him suffer a thousand times over before I kill him. Just let me at him!"
Phoebe smiled at Cole's protectiveness. "I killed him. I kicked him away and used my new power. I kind of… paralysed him. Then when he was lying defenceless on the floor I stabbed him with the athame."
His angry features twisted into a ferocious, proud look. "That's my girl! But if bounty hunters are after us we need to go somewhere else. Come with me." He took her hand and they shimmered out.
* * *
Piper put the plate of croissants onto the table and called for her sisters. They walking in and stared at the massive table of food Piper had prepared.
"Whoa, someone got a bit carried away with the food." Joked Paige as she sat down.
Prue took a croissant and smelled it, moaning slightly. Piper stared quizzically at her. "What's the matter Prue? Something wrong with my cooking?"
Prue took a large bite and vigorously shook her head. "No way! It's just been so long since I've eaten one of these. Since I've eaten anything for that matter. Oh god, this is so good."
Paige sniggered almost choked on her food. "Look likes your croissants are better than sex, Piper."
Piper slapped her arm and laughed. "Trust you to think that, Paige."
Prue suddenly put down her food. A gloomy look decorated her face. Piper rubbed Prue's arm worriedly. "What's wrong honey?"
"Phoebe. I miss her, and last breakfast I ate was with you and her. This just brings back the memories." She sighed and pushed her plate away.
"You know… there's a chance that she'll come back now that you are here. You might be able to convince her." Paige said, as she leant back in her chair.
"It's a long shot, Paige. We were never that close. But I suppose it's worth a try. What do you think Piper?" Said Prue.
"I think we should… vanquish that demon!" She screamed, as she threw up her hands to explode a demon, which had just appeared. He burst into a cloud of red and then reformed. Prue and Paige both shot up their arms. The demon was surrounded by orbs and thrown doubly hard against the wall. He hit hard and literally burst, red slime flew everywhere and coated the wall. They all stared wordlessly at the demon goo that was now slowly dripping down the wall.
"Well. That's what you get when you mess with two telekinetics and a witch who can explode you with a flick of her wrist." Said Piper, slightly unnerved with the show of power.
"Wow." Said Paige simply.
"What she said." Added Prue, a faint smile on her face.
"And more powerful than ever before!" Exclaimed the First Voice.
"With the greater power they become a greater threat to evil." Stated the Third Voice.
"Evil will strike them while they adjust." Cautioned the Second Voice.
"The sisters will face grave challenges, both magical and mortal." Warned the Third Voice.
"We shall help to the full extent of our powers." Claimed the First Voice.
"Let us observe." Instructed the Fourth Voice.
* * *
Piper yawned and slowly opened her eyes. She stretched out as she sat up. "What the…? Phoebe's room?" She threw the covers off and squinted in the bright sunlight that was pouring through the window. The events of the previous night dawned on her and she looked around for Prue. "Where is she? She left me again!"
She got out of bed and half ran down the stairs. There was laughter and the sounds of cooking coming from the kitchen. She paused at the foot of the stairs with a bewildered look on her face. Warily she made her way to the kitchen. She took a deep breath and kicked the door open, ready to attack any demonic intruder.
"Geez, Piper! I know you like to cook for us in the morning, but going commando on our butts when we decide to treat you is a bit much!" Exclaimed Paige jovially, as she waved a frying pan at Piper.
Piper heard laughter coming from the fridge and she saw Prue holding cartoon of milk.
"Got milk?" Asked her big sister, as she threw it to the floor and ran to Piper, embracing her in a tight hug.
Piper hugged back, crying happy tears of bliss. "Your really here. I thought… I thought you had left me again."
"Never!" Cried Prue fiercely, as she tried to hold back the tears.
Paige stood by the stove, crying softly. She was so happy to see Piper this… well. Words didn't cover it. She sniffled and picked up the mop, before walking over to the reunited sisters and shushing them out the way. "Ew, get out of the milk!"
Piper giggled and knocked the mop out of Paige's hand. "Leave the milk for Kit, I'm sure he'll enjoy it." She grabbed Paige and brought her into the embrace.
Suddenly the room darkened and a familiar blue light shone down on them. Piper wiped her tears away and looked at Prue and Paige. They smiled back and the light disappeared.
"So its official." Said Paige.
"We're Charmed Again." Declared Piper.
"Again." Laughed Prue.
Paige screwed up her face and began sniffing, a panicked look on her face. "The bacon!" Paige screamed, as she ran to the stove. With a look of distaste she orbed the burnt bacon away and put the frying pan in the sink. Prue fanned the smoke away squinted at the window… which creaked open.
Piper surveyed them with an overly stern face. "No powers for personal gain!"
Paige put her hands on her hips and looked back at Piper. "I practically saved our lives. That bacon might have given off poisonous burnt fume thingys."
"Yeah, and I saved us from dying of smoke inhalation," Added Prue, "Cool power, by the way." She said, smiling at Paige.
Paige blushed and meekly smiled back. "I was going to say the same thing to you."
Piper sighed in mock frustration and began to push them out of the kitchen with the mop. "Leave it all to the expert. You go and do sisterly bonding, I'll cook you a breakfast you'll not soon forget."
Prue jumped out of the way of the broom and beckoned to Paige. "We better do what she says. Nothing gets in the way of Piper when she wants to cook."
Paige giggled and ran after her. Piper put the mop down and beamed. She was completely happy for the first time since Prue's death.
* * *
Phoebe paced restlessly around Cole's chamber in The Underworld. He had gone off somewhere and she had no way of getting out. She flung herself onto the bed he had brought down earlier. She looked up and saw the familiar distortion in the air. It would be Cole. She sat up expectantly, wondering what present he had bought her this time.
"Cole, honey. Why did you take so long?" She called out. Out of the distortion formed a demon. He smirked at her.
"Honey? But we hardly know each other. Looks like the rumours about you are true." He drawled, slowly looking up and down the length of her body.
"Who the hell are you? Get out of here!" Phoebe screamed, hoping her fear wasn't showing.
The demon took of his coat and moved towards Phoebe. "Come now, that isn't very nice. I'm just your usual, run of the mill bounty hunter. I just wanted to have a little fun before I take you in."
He lunged at Phoebe and jumped onto her, almost pinning her beneath his body. She kicked upwards and caught him in the stomach, preventing him from getting any closer. She panted and strained to keep him away. She leaned forward and punched hard across the face. He gasped in shock and sprawled backwards. Phoebe used his pause to attack him again. She kicked him hard in the chest with both legs. He flew backwards and tumbled against the back wall. Weezing for breath, he shakily got to his feet.
"You are going to pay for that!" He snarled, forming an energy ball in his hand.
Phoebe leapt forwards and held her arm up in defence. "No! Stop!"
The demon began to throw the energy ball. His arm arced over his head and then suddenly stopped. He stared at it and strained to throw it. "What have you done? Release me… ahh!" His arm began to spasm and, his other arm soon after. Then his legs went rigid and began to shake. He fell to the ground lay there shuddering.
Phoebe looked at her hand in amazement. "Looks like I know what my power is." She ran over to a small chest in the corner and took out an athame. Without pausing, she plunged it into the demons heart. He screamed and died in an inferno of fire. The athame clattered to the floor and Phoebe sank back against the wall. She was tired but happy. She had killed the demon on her own, using her own power. No more Prue or Piper or Paige to fight the battles for her. She was musing on what her power was actually called when Cole shimmered in.
He looked at the greasy scorch mark and athame on the ground and dashed over to Phoebe, pulling her up and looking to see if she was hurt. "Phoebe! Are you ok? What happened?"
She bent down and picked up the athame. "Yes, I'm ok. A bounty hunter came and tried to… he tried to… rape me."
Cole's eyes flashed with rage and he grabbed the athame from Phoebe's hand. "Where is he? I'll make him suffer a thousand times over before I kill him. Just let me at him!"
Phoebe smiled at Cole's protectiveness. "I killed him. I kicked him away and used my new power. I kind of… paralysed him. Then when he was lying defenceless on the floor I stabbed him with the athame."
His angry features twisted into a ferocious, proud look. "That's my girl! But if bounty hunters are after us we need to go somewhere else. Come with me." He took her hand and they shimmered out.
* * *
Piper put the plate of croissants onto the table and called for her sisters. They walking in and stared at the massive table of food Piper had prepared.
"Whoa, someone got a bit carried away with the food." Joked Paige as she sat down.
Prue took a croissant and smelled it, moaning slightly. Piper stared quizzically at her. "What's the matter Prue? Something wrong with my cooking?"
Prue took a large bite and vigorously shook her head. "No way! It's just been so long since I've eaten one of these. Since I've eaten anything for that matter. Oh god, this is so good."
Paige sniggered almost choked on her food. "Look likes your croissants are better than sex, Piper."
Piper slapped her arm and laughed. "Trust you to think that, Paige."
Prue suddenly put down her food. A gloomy look decorated her face. Piper rubbed Prue's arm worriedly. "What's wrong honey?"
"Phoebe. I miss her, and last breakfast I ate was with you and her. This just brings back the memories." She sighed and pushed her plate away.
"You know… there's a chance that she'll come back now that you are here. You might be able to convince her." Paige said, as she leant back in her chair.
"It's a long shot, Paige. We were never that close. But I suppose it's worth a try. What do you think Piper?" Said Prue.
"I think we should… vanquish that demon!" She screamed, as she threw up her hands to explode a demon, which had just appeared. He burst into a cloud of red and then reformed. Prue and Paige both shot up their arms. The demon was surrounded by orbs and thrown doubly hard against the wall. He hit hard and literally burst, red slime flew everywhere and coated the wall. They all stared wordlessly at the demon goo that was now slowly dripping down the wall.
"Well. That's what you get when you mess with two telekinetics and a witch who can explode you with a flick of her wrist." Said Piper, slightly unnerved with the show of power.
"Wow." Said Paige simply.
"What she said." Added Prue, a faint smile on her face.
