A/N: I bet ya'll are wondering how Paige is going to handle all of them,
right? CharmingChix: I did post a chapter 22 but sometimes it'll say it's
posted but it doesn't show the chapter quite yet. I like JUST posted
chapter 22 before you responded, so it probably hadn't had time to show up
yet. ;) And yeah, I like cliffhangers when I'M writing. lol
Charmed At Last
Chapter 23: Getting To Know You
"And cross now the great divide!" Paige finished. In a swirl of white lights, Penny and Patty Halliwell appeared.
"Paige?" Penny asked. "What's wrong, dear?" Penny questioned, as she looked at Paige's face.
Paige stepped aside. "Allow my to introduce Little Leo, Little Cole, Little Glenn, Little Prue, Little Piper, and Little Phoebe!" Paige grumbled. "And I sure as hell can't keep track of all of them. We have ages from four to nine." Paige said, as she waved her hands in the air. "I need your help. After all, Grams, you did raise three of them once." Paige said.
Patty stepped forward. "I was there until Phoebe was two, you know." Patty said, feeling a little upset that Paige had directed the comment towards her mother. It was true, but Patty didn't like to think it.
"Exactly, so, help me!" Paige said. "I've got a little energy ball thrower and two little love bird, then two bickering girls!" Paige screamed.
"Paige, Paige, calm down. We'll help you." Penny said, as she stepped out of the circle of candles, and became solid.
Patty followed suit and stepped out of the candles. She too became solid and walked over to Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. "Girls?" Patty asked.
Prue and Piper's heads spun around to see Patty. "Mommy!" Prue and Piper yelled.
Phoebe looked confused. "Who are you?" Phoebe asked. 'She looks kinda the same but different.' Phoebe thought, as she stared at Patty.
"Phoebe! Duh, it's mom!" Prue scolded.
"Prue, it's okay, mommy was gone for a while." Patty said. She smiled and walked over to the 4-year-old. Patty hugged Phoebe tightly. "I missed you." Patty said.
The scent of Patty's perfume filled Phoebe's nose, making her remeber something from years ago. "Mommy..." Phoebe muttered, as she took in a deep breath of Patty's perfume.
Penny smiled. "We'll let Patty and the girls do some catching up." Penny whispered. "Now for these little boys..." Penny said. Suddenly an energy ball came flying at Penny and she held up her hand. The energy ball slowed to a stop and then floated in the air, with a wave of Penny's hand. Then she telekinetically smashed it into the wall. She then waved her hands again and picked little Cole up, into the air. "Now, let's get one things straight...." Penny said, as she eyed Cole. She pulled her hand to her and Cole telekinetically wentfloated in front of her face, at eye level. "We don't throw energy balls in the house!" Penny said, sternly. "Do we understand?" Penny asked.
Cole's face became a little lighter and he nodded.
Paige smiled in amazement. "Or at people or outside at people!" Paige added.
Penny locked eyes with Cole. "Clear?" Penny asked.
"Crystal...." Cole squeeked.
Penny waved her hand and telekinetically floated Cole to the ground. "So, what happened here?" Penny asked.
"I have no idea. I orb out and then orb into the kitchen to find mini Leo." Paige said.
"So, the spell must have been meant for all of you. But since you orbs out, the spell must not have affected you." Penny said.
Paige nodded in agreement. "But who could have enough power to turn us into kids?" Paige asked.
"Check the book." Penny said.
Paige shrugged. "Book of Shadows!" Paige called. Instantly the book orbed into her hands and she began to flip through the old pages.
There was a puff of smoke and a woman appeared behind Patty.
"Mom look out!" Paige yelled, as she looked up from the book.
Patty spun around and waved her hands, freezing the woman behind her.
Piper stared in awe. "Oh! Cool!" Piper gasped. "How'd you do that?" Piper asked.
Patty smiled. "You'll learn someday." Patty replied.
"Crystal!" Paige called, as she looked at a long, jagged crystal on the floor. The crystal orbed out and then orbed in, stuck in the woman's chest. With a firery blast, the woman exploded.
"Thanks." Patty whispered.
"No problem." Paige said, as she went back to looking through the book. "This thing so needs an index..." Paige said, with annoyance in her voice. "Where would a demon who can change people into children be?" Paige asked. As if on cue, the book orbed out and orbed back in, open to a new page. "'Eocasus'...." Paige read, from the top of the page. TO BE CONTINUED....
Charmed At Last
Chapter 23: Getting To Know You
"And cross now the great divide!" Paige finished. In a swirl of white lights, Penny and Patty Halliwell appeared.
"Paige?" Penny asked. "What's wrong, dear?" Penny questioned, as she looked at Paige's face.
Paige stepped aside. "Allow my to introduce Little Leo, Little Cole, Little Glenn, Little Prue, Little Piper, and Little Phoebe!" Paige grumbled. "And I sure as hell can't keep track of all of them. We have ages from four to nine." Paige said, as she waved her hands in the air. "I need your help. After all, Grams, you did raise three of them once." Paige said.
Patty stepped forward. "I was there until Phoebe was two, you know." Patty said, feeling a little upset that Paige had directed the comment towards her mother. It was true, but Patty didn't like to think it.
"Exactly, so, help me!" Paige said. "I've got a little energy ball thrower and two little love bird, then two bickering girls!" Paige screamed.
"Paige, Paige, calm down. We'll help you." Penny said, as she stepped out of the circle of candles, and became solid.
Patty followed suit and stepped out of the candles. She too became solid and walked over to Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. "Girls?" Patty asked.
Prue and Piper's heads spun around to see Patty. "Mommy!" Prue and Piper yelled.
Phoebe looked confused. "Who are you?" Phoebe asked. 'She looks kinda the same but different.' Phoebe thought, as she stared at Patty.
"Phoebe! Duh, it's mom!" Prue scolded.
"Prue, it's okay, mommy was gone for a while." Patty said. She smiled and walked over to the 4-year-old. Patty hugged Phoebe tightly. "I missed you." Patty said.
The scent of Patty's perfume filled Phoebe's nose, making her remeber something from years ago. "Mommy..." Phoebe muttered, as she took in a deep breath of Patty's perfume.
Penny smiled. "We'll let Patty and the girls do some catching up." Penny whispered. "Now for these little boys..." Penny said. Suddenly an energy ball came flying at Penny and she held up her hand. The energy ball slowed to a stop and then floated in the air, with a wave of Penny's hand. Then she telekinetically smashed it into the wall. She then waved her hands again and picked little Cole up, into the air. "Now, let's get one things straight...." Penny said, as she eyed Cole. She pulled her hand to her and Cole telekinetically wentfloated in front of her face, at eye level. "We don't throw energy balls in the house!" Penny said, sternly. "Do we understand?" Penny asked.
Cole's face became a little lighter and he nodded.
Paige smiled in amazement. "Or at people or outside at people!" Paige added.
Penny locked eyes with Cole. "Clear?" Penny asked.
"Crystal...." Cole squeeked.
Penny waved her hand and telekinetically floated Cole to the ground. "So, what happened here?" Penny asked.
"I have no idea. I orb out and then orb into the kitchen to find mini Leo." Paige said.
"So, the spell must have been meant for all of you. But since you orbs out, the spell must not have affected you." Penny said.
Paige nodded in agreement. "But who could have enough power to turn us into kids?" Paige asked.
"Check the book." Penny said.
Paige shrugged. "Book of Shadows!" Paige called. Instantly the book orbed into her hands and she began to flip through the old pages.
There was a puff of smoke and a woman appeared behind Patty.
"Mom look out!" Paige yelled, as she looked up from the book.
Patty spun around and waved her hands, freezing the woman behind her.
Piper stared in awe. "Oh! Cool!" Piper gasped. "How'd you do that?" Piper asked.
Patty smiled. "You'll learn someday." Patty replied.
"Crystal!" Paige called, as she looked at a long, jagged crystal on the floor. The crystal orbed out and then orbed in, stuck in the woman's chest. With a firery blast, the woman exploded.
"Thanks." Patty whispered.
"No problem." Paige said, as she went back to looking through the book. "This thing so needs an index..." Paige said, with annoyance in her voice. "Where would a demon who can change people into children be?" Paige asked. As if on cue, the book orbed out and orbed back in, open to a new page. "'Eocasus'...." Paige read, from the top of the page. TO BE CONTINUED....