A.N. Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I'm really excited to see what you think of this chapter.
The fire was inches away from Melinda's face. She closed her eyes waiting to feel the tremendous heat that would bring about her death but instead she felt ice cold water hit her square in the chest and the force caused her to be thrown against the wall and was left with a throbbing headache.
Everyone looked around, confused at what they had saw which was a stream of fire turn to steaming water and into glistening water as it came in contact with Melinda's body. Phoebe looked at her hand confused and shot fire at a stack of paperback books and the fire consumed them. So how did her attack change?
Chana appeared in the doorway with Melinda limping on her side. Chana had her arm around Melinda's shoulder, helping her friend walk.
Paige was looking at her niece. She didn't appear to be to badly hurt. Maybe a bruise or two.
"Okay, what the hell just happened here?" Piper demanded to know as she helped Chana help Melinda sit down on the attic sofa.
Phoebe frowned. "Yeah, she's supposed to be dead. I don't have any powers associated with water."
Chana looked up. "Actually, that was me. I manipulated the molecules of the water and made them change into their opposite which was water. Who are you by the way?"
Phoebe looked down at the girl. Her powers were extraordinary. They was a familiarly about them that she couldn't quite figure out but she needed to.
//Later.\\ She told herself. //Now I need to focus on the other tasks at hand.\\
"Look, sorry about what just happened. I...umm...thought she was someone else."
Piper looked at her suspiciously but Phoebe didn't notice as she turned to Chana. "I am Phoebe. I have come here to ask for my sister's help even though it is none of your business." Phoebe turned back to her sisters. "So do you think you can help me?"
Melinda moved her mother away. "What do you mean sisters? My mom only has two sisters. Aunt Paige and Aunt Prue who is dead."
Phoebe pretended to be shocked. "You mean you never told her about me?"
Piper bit her lip. She was in a corner. She looked to Paige who just shrugged her shoulders. Phoebe answered for Piper.
"Well I guess your mother never told you about her other sister. The one she grew up with. The one who she has known her entire life. The one that released our powers which began our path for our true destiny which I don't think was ever fulfilled was it sis?"
Piper was shocked. Melinda was shocked. Her mom had another sister. She had another aunt. Why wouldn't she tell her? Why did the lady try to kill her? Melinda turned to look her mom face to face. Piper saw the hurt and curiosity in her daughter's eyes. She sighed.
Piper began to tell the story she knew she would have to tell one day.
"This is your Aunt Phoebe. I guess I never really wanted to tell you because it hurts too much for me to have to relive it. Your Aunt Phoebe and I had gotten pregnant at the same time. We had planned everything on how we were going to raise you and Phoebe's son. But then...there was a prophecy. It said that on the same day two ultimate forces would be born. One for good and one for evil. The day they meet the War of Realms would begin. They would gather allies and eventually one side will be the victor and the ultimate Victor would be declared. It didn't say who would be. We think that you and your cousin are the two destined ones. When Phoebe found this out she thought that the only thing to do was to raise her son without this world or us. Her son is the Source."
Phoebe looked on at Piper and saw the sadness in her eyes. She lowered her head. "I had no choice. He wouldn't ave a chance here. I couldn't allow him to die. The only way I knew was for evil to overtake me so I could raise him to his full potential in his natural environment. Also he has a name you know. It's Johnathan. He is the only thing I care about and I will be damned if I let anyone hurt him and I will kill all that try which is why I need your help."
Piper understood the way Phoebe felt. She would do the same for Melinda and anyone in her family.
"Fine, we'll help you. Who are you trying to kill?"
Phoebe walked over to the Book. "Her name is Prucilla Hatchet. I tried to kill her earlier but she was protected by the element of water and all of my active powers are fire based and I didn't have enough time to use my mental powers."
Paige sat down by the attic window. "Mental powers?"
Phoebe turned around. "Yes I can enter a person's mind and if I have the strength I can corrupt them to the point where they self-destruct from their doing. It's like using the Seven Deadly Sin balls but my power doesn't focus on anything specific it just corrupts them on all their weaknesses and they turn insane. I can also see their thoughts and use their eyes as a looking glass without them ever knowing. But this all takes concentration and this wasn't a time to just stand around."
All eyes were on Phoebe. "Ooookay. Never mind. Just forget that I asked." Paige turned to look aimlessly out of the window again.
Phoebe reached out to touch the Book but it flew off its pedestal and over by Melinda who picked it up.
"It doesn't like evil. Don't you know?" Melinda was still a little pissed off from earlier.
Phoebe pretended to be hurt. "Awww, is that any way to talk to family?"
Melinda stared. "YOU ARE NOT FAMILY!" She flicked her hands and knocked Phoebe on her ass.
Melinda had all of the Charmed Ones' powers. These included Astral Projection, TK Orbing, Freezing, Blowing Things Up, TK, Levitation, and Prementions. But having all of these powers limits her whitelighter abilities. She could only do the basic, which was orbing, healing, and sensing but she could only sense evil. She was like their own scrying crystal.
Phoebe sat up. Her stare was murderous.
"Okay little girl. You wanna go. Drop the Book and let's go. I'm not afraid of you."
Piper stepped in. "Okay you two. Melinda learn to control your temper. The same goes for you Phoebe. I will have none of this crap in my house. All the freaking repairmen in the city will not be able to fix everything I destroy because so help me god if you two don't stop acting so petty we will have to rebuild this house from scratch when I'm done with you two!"
Phoebe, Melinda, and Paige both looked at Piper. Her face was red and they could tell she was pissed. Her eyes were watery and she was also on the verge of crying. Phoebe broke the painful silence.
"Look I'm sorry ok. Can you just help me and I will get out of the way?"
Piper sighed. "Sorry Phoebe. I can't take his can you please just leave. If you haven't figured out a way by now then why do you need us." A tear rolled down Piper's cheek.
Phoebe looked around the room. She could feel the hate and sadness in the room and it was all directed at her. She sighed. She couldn't hide the hurt that was obvious on her face as she flamed out.
Once in the Underworld she started working on a few spells. One in particular, To Reverse What Was. She had changed her clothes. She had caught a little bit of a chill when she had surfaced.
//I guess good clothes as these shouldn't be wasted up there when only humans would see them. Why did I even want to save them. They will forget you anyways. Ungrateful butch. They deserve whatever they get.\\
Phoebe had changed into a pair of tight faded blue jean and a red tank top. She picked up a piece of paper and looked at the spell she had just written.
She recited the spell.
Once upon a time,
Is what I want this time to be.
Reverse the last hour,
Multiply it by three.
What once was will be stripped away,
My one mistake I will take away.
Phoebe looked at the clock. The hands spun backwards till they rested on 2:15, the time right before she left to see her sisters. She was transported to the alley she had met the woman at. She saw that it was after her battle and the woman had already left. She looked around and realized she was behind a coffee shop. Deciding that since she hadn't had any in 13 years she might as well have a cup and see if society changed. As she walked out of the alley she ran into the person she had least expected.
"Excuse me." The woman mumbled and looked up and gasped.
"Oh my god."
"Piper!"
TBC... Please review and tell me what you guys think.
