Paige heard her sisters say the last part of the spell, their voices drifted far, far away as she felt her body being carried, through different worlds, her head spinning, she felt like she was falling but she wasn't. Then it all stopped and she found herself in a strange world. She looked around at her surroundings. There didn't appear to be any sign of life. 'Could they have got it wrong, was the seer not here.' She walked forward, and looked around at the strange colours, 'What is the Mary Poppin's home?' She chuckled slightly at her thought, and looked around at the brightly coloured flowers, and noticed a bright orange butterfly flutter towards her and land on a nearby flower. As she took a step forward, the ground underneath her foot changed to make a small patch of a yellow path. "Okay so now I am in Kansas." Paige said taking another step forward, "Before I know it will have to fight the wicked witch!"
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Phoebe couldn't sleep, her eyes restlessly fluttered, her mind was on other things. She couldn't get the horrible image of her son, killing her family out of her mind. She didn't want to accept the fact that it would happen if they didn't hurry up. She couldn't believe she had agreed to let Paige go on that quest it had been two days, and still nothing, they had no idea where she was and how she was. She couldn't understand why Piper and even Leo were so quick to say yes to the idea, what were they hiding? Were they hiding anything?
"Phoebe when this happens, when this prophecy comes true, its not just another fight…it's a war against evil." Pipers words haunted her, how could her son cause a war, it would be okay as long as he choose good not evil of course, but then there was what she saw, all of her other premonitions showed her what was going to happen why would this be any different? "We need to know Phoebe if your going to have this baby." Phoebe did notice the small look of annoyance and hate when she said that, which was surely directed towards her. But she let it slip, knowing it wasn't worth arguing with Piper, when they were about to send their sister to another world, and then she would be left alone with her, it wasn't good for the power of three to be in jeopardy right now. "We need to know how to protect this family from evil, and how to be ready for this war." Phoebe turned over a closed her eyes, although she wasn't asleep.
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Paige continued along the path, she realised if she made a wrong turn the path would go red and shake violently, the first time she had actually fallen over, much to her embarrassment, although she was glad no one was around to see it. She continued along the yellow path until she came to a dead end, to be more precise a wall, which seemed to go on forever, she couldn't even see the end of it. She turned to go back but the path began to shake again. "Alright, alright." Paige mumbled as she turned around to face the wall again. "This is ridiculous the path leads into the wall, what am I supposed to do now?" She said to herself whilst leaning on it, after a few minutes of thinking she felt her elbow give way, as the brick behind it moved. She snatched her elbow back quickly and watched as the brick fell out. "Strange." Paige mumbled she looked through the gap in the wall, and she could see the other side. Wondering how she was going to get the rest of the wall to move, she picked up a stone that lined the bottom of the wall, and threw it through the hole to see if she could hear it land on the other side. Instead of hearing it land, she saw it coming back, hurtling towards her "what the…." She ducked as it flew over her head and bounced a couple of times on the path behind her.
I wish I could use my power, then I could just orb to the other side. Paige sighed in annoyance. "I wish it could be as easy as open sesame." Paige said aloud, with a chuckle. That's why she was shocked when she heard the rumbling of the bricks, and watched in astonishment as they parted to make an archway in the middle of the wall. She timidly stepped under the brick wall, hoping it would not fall around her. Briefly she stood in the in between and then continued on. All of a sudden she noticed the buzzing sound of a market place around her, people were everywhere, although she didn't think they were all people. In fact none of them seemed to be if you looked closer their eyes weren't normal colours, and there appeared to be lots of magic going on. She turned back around to face the wall, to notice it had closed up and two guards were standing beside the archway, or where it would have been anyway. They were both wearing black, and there eyes were the colour of fire, although they did not look like they were armed with weapons, she was sure they had enough magic to just kill you with just the snap of a finger. Although she did not have her powers, she could still feel the power emanating from them. One of the guards noticed the brick which had fallen out and picked it up, then he turned and said to Paige "Sorry about that young lady, didn't realise we had a faulty brick." He said.
"Its okay didn't really help me figure anything out anyway." Paige replied.
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Piper sat in a mist of thoughts, a book in her hands, although she wasn't actually reading it. She couldn't believe what she suggested they do but then she had no other ideas, she just wanted to make sure, and she felt that was the only way. She felt guilty towards Phoebe, and her intentions were way out of line, but yet she couldn't just get rid of the thought, it was seriously bothering her. She has tried to think of other ways to change what was going to happen, but none could guarantee the same output as the thing she dared to think about. Piper was the protector, the leader, the one that is supposed to make the logically decisions, was this so logical it was wrong? She was so caught up in her own thoughts; she didn't even hear the chime that signaled Leo's return.
"Sorry I couldn't make it to dinner Piper, I got stuck in a meeting." Leo sighed as he sat down next to her.
"Its okay." She said acknowledging his presence as she closed the book, she wasn't really reading.
"Is Paige back yet?" asked Leo.
"Not that I know of."
"I am sure she will be back soon, the seer doesn't usually hang around whilst giving answers, and all Paige wants to know is about the weapon from the prophecy, and if there is anyway to stop what happens to Phoebe and Cole's son from happening so he will be on our side for this battle. Honey you have to admit Paige going on this quest was better than your first idea?"
Piper sighed annoyed "At least with my idea I didn't have to worry about anyone."
"I guess." Sighed Leo "But Paige can take care of herself Piper, you know you wouldn't of let her go if you didn't believe she could."
"What if she can't Leo what if she is dead its our fault."
"The seer will not kill her Piper, plus Paige isn't dead I would be able to sense it where every she is."
"I hope your right." Said Piper as Leo wrapped his arms around her.
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"Could you tell me where I am?" Paige asked the guard, holding the brick.
"I am sorry we are not allowed to tell you the name of this place, everyone is good here, well mostly so don't worry, we wouldn't have let you in if we could have sensed evil."
"Okay." Said Paige taking in the information, "So where do I go to find the seer? See I believe she is on neither side she just speaks the truth."
"Oh you're a seeker." He said.
"A seeker?" Paige asked.
"It's a name we have given to people like you, who are seeking the seer for information."
"Oh makes sense." Said Paige. "So where can I find her?"
"We can not help you with that, if you are meant to see her, it will happen in time."
"But I don't have time, I need to hurry if my sisters are in danger I need to be there to help them."
"You seekers never have enough time." The guard said with a smile.
"I'm sorry young lady but we have given all the help we can offer." Said the other guard speaking for the first time.
Paige turned away annoyed taking that as they weren't going to tell her anymore and managed "Thanks for your help." as she continued on her way through the market. She stopped to look at a stool, of necklaces and bracelets, that were all beautifully decorated, and she picked one up to admire it more closely, she heard a voice behind her. "I believe you seek knowledge from the seer." Paige placed the bracelet back down on the table and turned around, to face the voice of the person behind her.
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"Hi mom." He said waving with a bloody hand "Dad" he said turning to face his parents. "I just dealt with rest of family, they were really getting on my nerves." Phoebe and Cole stared at the broken and battered bodies at their feet, the blood stained floors and walls, the terrified looks on their cold battered faces, would remain forever in their minds, the pain forever in their hearts. "Oh god!" Phoebe gasped, as she collapsed in Cole's arms.
"Noooooo!" Phoebe gasped as she woke up after falling into a restless sleep. Breathing heavily, her eyes began to adjust to her surroundings she looked at Cole, who was sleepy in peacefully, and she closed her eyes again, but only saw all the horrible images flash before her once more. She rolled over annoyed and snuggled closer to Cole hoping to feel some sort of comfort. The baby kicked and she smiled slightly, as she ran her fingers gently through Cole's dark hair. After a while Cole's eyes fluttered open, and he rubbed his tired eyes and look at Phoebe. "Phoebe what are you still doing awake?"
"I couldn't sleep, nightmares." She stated.
"Phoebe you have to stop worrying about everything, its under control, Paige is going to come back with answers."
"what if she comes back with no answers, then what are we going to do? I don't know about Paige, but I don't think Piper is going to want to live in a house with our baby!" Phoebe sighed. "The truth is the birth of our baby is supposed to be something to look forward to Cole, except no one seems to be looking forward to it, them seem to fear it!"
"Do you fear it?"
"Uh, I don't know…I don't want to."
"Don't be scared Phoebe, we have waited far to long for this moment, we aren't about to let evil ruin it, just remember that what every happens you always have me by your side, I'm not going anywhere without you."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Paige turned to face the mysterious voice that came from behind her, and she came face to face with a young women who appeared to be about the same age as her. She has long blond hair that hung around her face, and covered her shoulders, her eyes were a glistening blue, they seemed to carry wisdom and knowledge she has never seen before. Everything around her seemed to be at peace, she wore a long skirt, that came down to her ankles with gold sequins which shimmered in certain light and a plain blue t-shirt.
"How did you know I was seeking her?"
"I can tell the seekers apart its my job, to guide them."
"So you're my guide?"
"Yes for the challenges."
"Challenges!" said a shocked Paige.
"You have to pass three challenges if you do it she will see you."
"Can I die in these challenges?" Paige asked with a hint of fear in her voice.
"Yes."
"Oh" You have do this Paige if not for you for Phoebe and Piper, we need to know more and we don't have enough time, at least if you die, you died trying.
"I will be there to guide you and tell you each challenge and state the rules." She paused and then looked straight at Paige, "Are you ready to take your first challenge?" she asked.
"Yes" said Paige "Yes I am ready." She said more confident the next time.
TBC…