Chapter Four
~She Comes Now~
(AN: Sorry the last chapter was so short, I needed to get it out so I could start on this one. I wasn't originally planning this ending the way it's going to go, but I had a very interesting dream that included this ending, so here it is. Enjoy! ^_^ Storymind~)
"Patty?" Sam's voice was heard, somewhat hoarse, "Patty?"
"Urgh. Phoebe?" Prue asked, shaking her head a little.
"It's wet. why is it wet? Should it be wet?" Piper's voice sounded frantic.
"Piper? Piper!" Prue said, and inched over to where she heard Piper.
"I'm down the stairs. it's all wet. there's. it's ocean water! Oh Prue, get me out of here!" Piper pleaded.
Prue reached the stairs and dragged herself down them, but before she could get to Piper, a strong pair of arms grabbed her.
"Dad? Sam? Who is that?" She asked.
"Your father, honey. Now just come with me." Victor said.
"What? No, Piper's down there! I think. I think we're sinking!" Prue said.
"You're right. Now, just everyone stay calm, and we'll. ARGH!" Victor hit the captain, who had thankfully stayed out of their way, round the face.
"Get out of my way!" He said, passing over the captain.
Victor went above deck with Prue, and then it was silent once more.
"Prue?" Piper said, and she felt tears dribble down her face, "Phoebe? Mom? Grams? Someone?!"
"Piper!" Paige said, "Are you ok? What's wrong?"
"Oh, Paige!" Piper said, thankful, "Wait. what's down here? WHO ARE YOU?!" She screamed.
"Ouch, Piper, it's just me. It's just Phoebe." Phoebe said, holding her head.
"Oh. Phoebe are you all right, are you hurt? Paige, are you?" Piper asked immediately.
"Nah, I'm ok, just a little sea-sickened." Paige said.
"I think I might've broken something. my hand hurts really bad." Phoebe said, her voice shaky.
"Phoebe, we have to get higher, do you feel water? This ship is sinking!" Piper told her.
"Give me your hand, Piper, and grab onto Phoebe." Paige ordered.
"But we're too much weight! You can't take us up!" Piper said.
"Just do it!" Paige snapped.
Needless to say, Piper did as told. Water was in little puddles here and there on the stairs, and the bottom of the hallway was covered in a thin sheet of water like one giant puddle in itself. It looked for a moment like Paige couldn't pull them up, but then on stair at time, she did.
"Thanks Paige!" Phoebe said, and they lapsed onto their baby sister.
"Where did dad take Prue?" Piper asked, worried.
"I think he took her above. I'm not sure why." Paige said.
"Girls, we have to get in a lifeboat. Your mother and grandmother are unconscious. there's nothing I can do about that." Sam said, coming over to them as best he could in the dark.
"Sam. where is Prue? And dad? Where's the captain for that matter!" Piper asked, getting slightly hysterical.
"Piper, don't worry, everything's going to be fine. Let's just get everyone above. " He said.
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"Dad, let me go! Dad!" Prue yelled, screaming and kicking at him.
"Not until we're back on the boat. " He mumbled.
'What is he talking about? Piper! Phoebe. what am I going to do?' Prue thought desperately, 'I can't use my powers on my father. what is wrong with him?!'
So close that it looked as if it was the thing that kept hitting the Oceano Rosa after dinner, was the majestic, mysterious boat, the Mary Celeste itself. Prue gasped in surprise, but it was soon stifled as she was roughly thrown aboard the killer boat. She felt her father jump up behind her, then seize her again, this time with a length of rope in his other hand.
'This is not good.' Prue thought fleetingly.
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"We need to get to Prue. We need her, as our sister, not just a freaking Charmed One." Piper said, rocking back and forth as she stood up slowly.
"Let's just make it upstairs, ok? And then we can figure out how we're going to rescue Prue from. err. Victor." Paige said.
Phoebe held her broken hand close to her chest, "I can't believe dad would do something like this."
They made their way slowly above deck, careful to watch for water. When they saw the Mary Celeste so close by, their jaws dropped and they gasped.
"The. It's the Mary Celeste!" Phoebe stated the obvious.
"What is going on here? First, the boat gets hit, then we start to sink, then dad 'kidnaps' Prue, and now the mystery boat is floatin' close, what the hell is wrong with this world?" Piper asked, slightly hysterical.
"Piper." Phoebe asked, "Can you freeze time?"
"Phoebe, now is not the time to see the coolness of our powers!"
"No, Piper. she means freeze time so we can get on the boat and rescue Prue." Paige said, understanding Phoebe for once.
"Oh. sure." Piper said and gave the movement so time stood still.
Paige went up first, getting on with practiced ease, then Piper hoisted Phoebe up, who got up with the help of Paige on the top, and Piper was dragged up last, when time finally came back.
"Oh! Paige don't you dare let go!" Piper screeched as the Mary Celeste rocked beside her.
"I won't, but geeze you're fat!" Paige gasped and finally managed to fling Piper over the railing.
"Fat? I'm not fat." Piper mumbled angrily.
Phoebe stood up looking sick, "Can we find Prue now?"
So they all started inside, calling for the oldest Halliwell sister.
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Patty and Grams were both in the boat, both unconscious. Sam straightened up for the second time, only to be hit. His knees buckled as something hard slammed into his back.
"You will find it for me." A hoarse voice said.
"Pardon?" Sam gasped.
"The painting!" the voice said angrily, "You will find me that painting!"
"Painting?" Sam asked slowly.
The person whose voice it was came into view, "The painting stolen!"
"Captain. but- what?" He asked, confused.
"I'm not the captain of this ship!" Said the captain, slightly crazed, "My name is Fodysk!"
"What painting?" Sam asked.
The captain began to laugh hysterically and in between gasps said, "The one I stole when I found the Mary Celeste in the first place!"
"You're crazy!" Sam exclaimed.
He looked at Sam for a moment, "Crazy, but of course. I want my painting, and I want it now!" And he hit Sam again and dragged him below the deck of the sinking ship.
(AN: Sorry the last chapter was so short, I needed to get it out so I could start on this one. I wasn't originally planning this ending the way it's going to go, but I had a very interesting dream that included this ending, so here it is. Enjoy! ^_^ Storymind~)
"Patty?" Sam's voice was heard, somewhat hoarse, "Patty?"
"Urgh. Phoebe?" Prue asked, shaking her head a little.
"It's wet. why is it wet? Should it be wet?" Piper's voice sounded frantic.
"Piper? Piper!" Prue said, and inched over to where she heard Piper.
"I'm down the stairs. it's all wet. there's. it's ocean water! Oh Prue, get me out of here!" Piper pleaded.
Prue reached the stairs and dragged herself down them, but before she could get to Piper, a strong pair of arms grabbed her.
"Dad? Sam? Who is that?" She asked.
"Your father, honey. Now just come with me." Victor said.
"What? No, Piper's down there! I think. I think we're sinking!" Prue said.
"You're right. Now, just everyone stay calm, and we'll. ARGH!" Victor hit the captain, who had thankfully stayed out of their way, round the face.
"Get out of my way!" He said, passing over the captain.
Victor went above deck with Prue, and then it was silent once more.
"Prue?" Piper said, and she felt tears dribble down her face, "Phoebe? Mom? Grams? Someone?!"
"Piper!" Paige said, "Are you ok? What's wrong?"
"Oh, Paige!" Piper said, thankful, "Wait. what's down here? WHO ARE YOU?!" She screamed.
"Ouch, Piper, it's just me. It's just Phoebe." Phoebe said, holding her head.
"Oh. Phoebe are you all right, are you hurt? Paige, are you?" Piper asked immediately.
"Nah, I'm ok, just a little sea-sickened." Paige said.
"I think I might've broken something. my hand hurts really bad." Phoebe said, her voice shaky.
"Phoebe, we have to get higher, do you feel water? This ship is sinking!" Piper told her.
"Give me your hand, Piper, and grab onto Phoebe." Paige ordered.
"But we're too much weight! You can't take us up!" Piper said.
"Just do it!" Paige snapped.
Needless to say, Piper did as told. Water was in little puddles here and there on the stairs, and the bottom of the hallway was covered in a thin sheet of water like one giant puddle in itself. It looked for a moment like Paige couldn't pull them up, but then on stair at time, she did.
"Thanks Paige!" Phoebe said, and they lapsed onto their baby sister.
"Where did dad take Prue?" Piper asked, worried.
"I think he took her above. I'm not sure why." Paige said.
"Girls, we have to get in a lifeboat. Your mother and grandmother are unconscious. there's nothing I can do about that." Sam said, coming over to them as best he could in the dark.
"Sam. where is Prue? And dad? Where's the captain for that matter!" Piper asked, getting slightly hysterical.
"Piper, don't worry, everything's going to be fine. Let's just get everyone above. " He said.
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"Dad, let me go! Dad!" Prue yelled, screaming and kicking at him.
"Not until we're back on the boat. " He mumbled.
'What is he talking about? Piper! Phoebe. what am I going to do?' Prue thought desperately, 'I can't use my powers on my father. what is wrong with him?!'
So close that it looked as if it was the thing that kept hitting the Oceano Rosa after dinner, was the majestic, mysterious boat, the Mary Celeste itself. Prue gasped in surprise, but it was soon stifled as she was roughly thrown aboard the killer boat. She felt her father jump up behind her, then seize her again, this time with a length of rope in his other hand.
'This is not good.' Prue thought fleetingly.
____________*
"We need to get to Prue. We need her, as our sister, not just a freaking Charmed One." Piper said, rocking back and forth as she stood up slowly.
"Let's just make it upstairs, ok? And then we can figure out how we're going to rescue Prue from. err. Victor." Paige said.
Phoebe held her broken hand close to her chest, "I can't believe dad would do something like this."
They made their way slowly above deck, careful to watch for water. When they saw the Mary Celeste so close by, their jaws dropped and they gasped.
"The. It's the Mary Celeste!" Phoebe stated the obvious.
"What is going on here? First, the boat gets hit, then we start to sink, then dad 'kidnaps' Prue, and now the mystery boat is floatin' close, what the hell is wrong with this world?" Piper asked, slightly hysterical.
"Piper." Phoebe asked, "Can you freeze time?"
"Phoebe, now is not the time to see the coolness of our powers!"
"No, Piper. she means freeze time so we can get on the boat and rescue Prue." Paige said, understanding Phoebe for once.
"Oh. sure." Piper said and gave the movement so time stood still.
Paige went up first, getting on with practiced ease, then Piper hoisted Phoebe up, who got up with the help of Paige on the top, and Piper was dragged up last, when time finally came back.
"Oh! Paige don't you dare let go!" Piper screeched as the Mary Celeste rocked beside her.
"I won't, but geeze you're fat!" Paige gasped and finally managed to fling Piper over the railing.
"Fat? I'm not fat." Piper mumbled angrily.
Phoebe stood up looking sick, "Can we find Prue now?"
So they all started inside, calling for the oldest Halliwell sister.
__________*
Patty and Grams were both in the boat, both unconscious. Sam straightened up for the second time, only to be hit. His knees buckled as something hard slammed into his back.
"You will find it for me." A hoarse voice said.
"Pardon?" Sam gasped.
"The painting!" the voice said angrily, "You will find me that painting!"
"Painting?" Sam asked slowly.
The person whose voice it was came into view, "The painting stolen!"
"Captain. but- what?" He asked, confused.
"I'm not the captain of this ship!" Said the captain, slightly crazed, "My name is Fodysk!"
"What painting?" Sam asked.
The captain began to laugh hysterically and in between gasps said, "The one I stole when I found the Mary Celeste in the first place!"
"You're crazy!" Sam exclaimed.
He looked at Sam for a moment, "Crazy, but of course. I want my painting, and I want it now!" And he hit Sam again and dragged him below the deck of the sinking ship.
