Love Triumphant
Chapter XIV
Preparing To Meet the Malevolent Spirit
The group landed outside the cavernous entrance to an old abandon warehouse building. Prue felt restless in a way she had never experienced before. She'd always been gung ho about her assignments. Some like Piper and Phoebe might even say driven. The energy coursing through her veins right now, however, was definitely different, more intense. For some inexplicable reason this felt like a defining moment in her existence.
Prue was so eager that she stepped forward without noticing a low cement curb in front of her. She tripped on it and then felt herself falling. John who was still holding onto her hand tried to stop her but her forward momentum was too far advanced. They both ended up in a heap on the ground.
"Geez Prue, I think you orb very well but I think you need to work on sticking your landings a bit better," Leo teased. "Thank you Mary Lou Retton," Prue shot back at her brother-in-law. "It was probably my fault," John Grant spoke up. She's most likely not used to having passengers, and I can be quite a handful."
Phoebe snickered. "If you are anything like your twin brother, I'll attest to that." "You've never complained before," Cole remarked. "Who is complaining, I'm bragging," Phoebe said winking at her husband. They shared a smooch. Prue shook her head.
"Okay enough with the newlywed antics. I know you two are anxious to get on with the honeymoon but the sooner we rescue our innocent the sooner the two of you can take this to a private room where it belongs." "Relax Prue, don't be so uptight," Phoebe chided. "Heck the way you act sometimes you'd never know you are one of Aphrodite's granddaughters."
Prue knew her sister was only joking but still that last comment had felt like a knife through the heart. She didn't need a reminder that romance wasn't her forte. She'd tried to stuff the painful emotions deep as she always did and also tried to hide the small hurt gasp from escaping her lips but in the end she wasn't completely successful. Oh her sisters and brothers hadn't heard but must be John had for he tucked her hand tighter in his and gave her a gentle understanding smile.
"Aphrodite's granddaughter," he said softly so that only she could hear. "I've seen a few paintings of the love goddess and as a newly converted believer in such matters even I don't doubt that you are a member of her family. Not to mention that secretive sensuality is often more seductive than the more overt in nature. Prue squeezed his hand back and whispered, "thank you gallant sir." "I'm not just being gallant. I told you before, I believe in honesty." He winked at her and helped her to rise to her feet along with him. Prue was grateful for his steadying hands, as she felt a bit unsure of her own balance.
"Alright so what's the plan? Are we using our new god and goddess powers?" Leo asked. "Well, I think we've agreed on a good old fashioned Wiccan power of three spell to vanquish Jack. I've been working one out in my head," Phoebe answered, but we still need to figure out are distraction, however!"
"Can't Piper just freeze him like she did that squirrel?" Angel asked. "Hey, you are picking up on our ways pretty quickly," Piper, said to their newfound friend. "Unfortunately since Jack is a ghost I won't be able too."
Darryl chimed in, "yeah, when Cole and Phoebe were possessed by Frankie and Lulu, Piper tried to freeze them and couldn't. So their active witch powers don't work on the undead. See this mortal has picked up a lot over the past few years too."
"Who says your mortal?" Prue asked. From the look on his face Prue knew that Darryl didn't know whether she was joking with him or not and she wasn't about to tell. "Now shoo, this could be dangerous and we don't want you to be at risk here. You have a wife and son who are waiting for you. "But my day job involves risks and I love to put evil in its place as much as you do. Not to mention I miss working with all of you. Plus you owe me answers. I want to know about all this whole god and goddess thing, and what happened with Paige, and all of it, Darryl insisted. "We will work together again, and give you answers to all your questions that we can, just not on this case and not at this time," Prue told him. Darryl started to argue but she lifted her hand and he disappeared. "I sent him home," she explained.
"So you are a witch and a goddess?" John asked by her side. "And a human too," Prue tacked on. "You see I am a woman of many talents and many levels of being." "I could tell that about you," he said echoing her earlier words. "I'm glad you are on my side," he added. If anyone can help rescue Sam from Jack it is you and your family." "Hey it is not just my family, we are all your family too," she reminded him. "And we will see that Dr. Waters comes out of this safely."
Chapter XIV
Preparing To Meet the Malevolent Spirit
The group landed outside the cavernous entrance to an old abandon warehouse building. Prue felt restless in a way she had never experienced before. She'd always been gung ho about her assignments. Some like Piper and Phoebe might even say driven. The energy coursing through her veins right now, however, was definitely different, more intense. For some inexplicable reason this felt like a defining moment in her existence.
Prue was so eager that she stepped forward without noticing a low cement curb in front of her. She tripped on it and then felt herself falling. John who was still holding onto her hand tried to stop her but her forward momentum was too far advanced. They both ended up in a heap on the ground.
"Geez Prue, I think you orb very well but I think you need to work on sticking your landings a bit better," Leo teased. "Thank you Mary Lou Retton," Prue shot back at her brother-in-law. "It was probably my fault," John Grant spoke up. She's most likely not used to having passengers, and I can be quite a handful."
Phoebe snickered. "If you are anything like your twin brother, I'll attest to that." "You've never complained before," Cole remarked. "Who is complaining, I'm bragging," Phoebe said winking at her husband. They shared a smooch. Prue shook her head.
"Okay enough with the newlywed antics. I know you two are anxious to get on with the honeymoon but the sooner we rescue our innocent the sooner the two of you can take this to a private room where it belongs." "Relax Prue, don't be so uptight," Phoebe chided. "Heck the way you act sometimes you'd never know you are one of Aphrodite's granddaughters."
Prue knew her sister was only joking but still that last comment had felt like a knife through the heart. She didn't need a reminder that romance wasn't her forte. She'd tried to stuff the painful emotions deep as she always did and also tried to hide the small hurt gasp from escaping her lips but in the end she wasn't completely successful. Oh her sisters and brothers hadn't heard but must be John had for he tucked her hand tighter in his and gave her a gentle understanding smile.
"Aphrodite's granddaughter," he said softly so that only she could hear. "I've seen a few paintings of the love goddess and as a newly converted believer in such matters even I don't doubt that you are a member of her family. Not to mention that secretive sensuality is often more seductive than the more overt in nature. Prue squeezed his hand back and whispered, "thank you gallant sir." "I'm not just being gallant. I told you before, I believe in honesty." He winked at her and helped her to rise to her feet along with him. Prue was grateful for his steadying hands, as she felt a bit unsure of her own balance.
"Alright so what's the plan? Are we using our new god and goddess powers?" Leo asked. "Well, I think we've agreed on a good old fashioned Wiccan power of three spell to vanquish Jack. I've been working one out in my head," Phoebe answered, but we still need to figure out are distraction, however!"
"Can't Piper just freeze him like she did that squirrel?" Angel asked. "Hey, you are picking up on our ways pretty quickly," Piper, said to their newfound friend. "Unfortunately since Jack is a ghost I won't be able too."
Darryl chimed in, "yeah, when Cole and Phoebe were possessed by Frankie and Lulu, Piper tried to freeze them and couldn't. So their active witch powers don't work on the undead. See this mortal has picked up a lot over the past few years too."
"Who says your mortal?" Prue asked. From the look on his face Prue knew that Darryl didn't know whether she was joking with him or not and she wasn't about to tell. "Now shoo, this could be dangerous and we don't want you to be at risk here. You have a wife and son who are waiting for you. "But my day job involves risks and I love to put evil in its place as much as you do. Not to mention I miss working with all of you. Plus you owe me answers. I want to know about all this whole god and goddess thing, and what happened with Paige, and all of it, Darryl insisted. "We will work together again, and give you answers to all your questions that we can, just not on this case and not at this time," Prue told him. Darryl started to argue but she lifted her hand and he disappeared. "I sent him home," she explained.
"So you are a witch and a goddess?" John asked by her side. "And a human too," Prue tacked on. "You see I am a woman of many talents and many levels of being." "I could tell that about you," he said echoing her earlier words. "I'm glad you are on my side," he added. If anyone can help rescue Sam from Jack it is you and your family." "Hey it is not just my family, we are all your family too," she reminded him. "And we will see that Dr. Waters comes out of this safely."