Chapter Three ~Cast Aside~

(AN: Ok, I can't remember when the last time I posted was, but I think I've kept up my promise of a week. Another reason it took so long was I had summer school.. *tears* so, here's another chapter for you to enjoy. I did make this a little based on the movie Ghost Ship, but not exactly the same way. Thank you for reading this. -Storymind)

It was dinnertime now on the Oceano Rosa, the sailing ship that the Halliwells had been on for three months now. They sat, not eating, in silence for more than an hour.

"Can we scry for the ship?" Piper asked suddenly.

"Your mother and I couldn't, how could you?" Grams asked.

"Well we are the power of three." Phoebe said.

"Four." Patty corrected.

"There isn't four of us, and never will be!" Prue said crossly.

Without getting time to answer, a giant boom rocked the tiny sailing ship. Piper, Phoebe and Paige were knocked towards the stairs, while Prue, Patty, and Grams we knocked towards the hall, and Victor and Sam into the wall behind. The room was thrown into darkness, and Phoebe was heard murmuring something or other in whimpers.

"Prue?" Piper voiced.

"Piper? Phoebe?"

"Girls? We need some light. Anyone got a spell?" Grams asked irritably from underneath Prue's legs.

"Uh. whitelighter, anyone?" Sam asked.

Then a soft, glowing, steady beam of light lit up the small room. Sam was holding something in the palm of his hands. Victor was helped up somewhat reluctantly by Sam, but appreciated it nonetheless.

"What just happened?" Paige asked, straightening herself.

"I'm not sure, actually." Patty said.

Prue got up and went over to Phoebe and Piper, helping them up and holding their hands in a death-lock. "Do we need a spell for-?" Patty started to ask, but the boat was rocked again by another boom.

"What the devil is going on out there?" Victor asked angrily.

"We'll go and see!" Prue volunteered quickly.

There was an immediate uproar from the parents, and even Paige about their safety and how dangerous it could be.

"Power of three, right?" Prue just asked stubbornly.

"Being a witch doesn't make you invincible!" Victor said angrily, "This is your fault, Penny. One little slip and they have powers, calling themselves witches, and now they believe they're immortal!"

"Tell me it's my fault, I didn't want this for them! I didn't want to give them powers at all!" Grams retorted, just as indignant.

"Then. Patty, why would you do this to our little girls?" Victor asked, turning his eyes upon his ex-wife by his mother-in-law.

"Because if I hadn't, Paige would've taken Prue's place, and it's not hers to be." Patty said, not wavering under his angry stare.

"I would've. be a Charmed One?" Paige asked, dumbstruck.

"Yes, you would've taken my place, happy?" Prue snarled.

"So you protected a whitelighter so that my girls could be witches together?" Victor asked.

"Yes. Yes I did, Victor Bennet, and it would have been the end of the Charmed Ones if Paige had become one." Patty said.

"Patricia Halliwell, you mean to tell me that Paige would have become a Charmed One in Prue's place, and all hell would have broken out if you hadn't given the girls their powers earlier than should have been?" Sam shouted.

"Yes." Patty said.

Another boom rocked the boat again.

"This is getting ridiculous. Is there a spell we could use to protect us all?" Grams asked.

"Maybe." Phoebe mused aloud.

"Maybe what, Phoebe?" Piper asked, completely indignant at the argument going on.

"The power of three." Prue said.

"Not that again!" Victor warned.

"Dad, just shut up and let us get this over with!" Prue snapped.

"You have no-" Victor started.

"Victor, the girls are on to something, so be a good boy and shut up." Grams said.

Prue let go of them. She walked over to Paige, and dragged her back over.

"What in God's name are you doing?" Sam asked.

"She's a whitelighter, and a witch. We could use the power of three, and her whitelighter powers of healing." Piper explained as it dawned on her.

Another boom. Prue ushered everyone in between the four sisters, and closed hands with all of her sisters.

"Power of three." Phoebe, Paige, Piper and Prue said together.

"The spell." Grams said, "But I'm not sure this will work, girls."

"Not unless we can help." Patty said, and put her hands on Prue's shoulders. Grams did the same with Piper and Phoebe, and Sam put his hands on Paige's back. Victor stayed near to his daughters.

"The Power of Three will set us free!" Prue began to chant, and everyone followed suit, "The power of three will set us free."

But another boom rocked the boat, and a deep sickening crack was heard.