A/N: I hope you get what I mean when you read the part about how they're
positioned on the Triquetra. I mean, if you get a chance to look at a good
picture of the Triquetra, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about....
Charmed At Last
Chapter 39: Old Flames Can Light Fires
Cole shimmered in behind Phoebe and plaed his hands on her shoulders.
Phoebe jumped away. "No!" She yelled, in fright.
Cole looked shocked. "Phoebe! Oh my God!" Cole exclaimed, as he looked at her flushed face and tearing eyes. "Phoebe, it's just me, baby!" Cole said. He wrapped his arms around her. "Phoebe, what's wrong?! You...you're upset, what is it?" He asked, his voice was full of concern.
Phoebe cried into his shoulder. "No..please don't make me explain..." Phoebe cried out.
Cole rubbed her back, gently. "It's okay...it's okay...You don't need to tell me anything right now...Maybe, when you're ready. I can wait..." He soothed.
Prue jumped up from bed as she heard Phoebe's yell. She sounded hurt and afraid. Prue quickly waved her hand, sending her bedroom door flying open, with her telekinesis. She jumped out of bed and went running into the hallway; she realized Piper and Paige were already there. "Where's Phoebe?!" Prue asked.
"Down stairs, I think! She sounded really scared!" Piper said.
"Meet you there!" Paige said, as she orbed out.
Prue and Piper rushed down the stairs, just as Paige orbed in.
Paige saw Phoebe crying into Cole's shoulder. "Phoebe...What's the matter?" Paige asked, with complete concern.
Cole shook his head. "She just wants to cry, right now.." Cole whispered, as he continued to rub Phoebe's back.
"Cole, what happened?" Piper asked, taking as step forward.
Cole shook his head, meaning that he didn't know. He shimmered himself and Phoebe out.
Cole shimmered himself and Phoebe into Phoebe's room and helped Phoebe to her bed. "Honey, just go to sleep. You need some rest and maybe you'll feel better a little later." Cole whispered, as he stroked her hair.
Phoebe wiped a few more tears from her face. "Please, don't leave me..." She begged.
Cole shook his head. "I need to leave for just a minute or so and I promise to be right back, okay?" He reasoned.
"You swear?" She asked, as if she were a little child.
"I swear.." Cole said. He pulled the covers over Phoebe and kissed her on the cheeck. "I'll be right back." He said again, then shimmered out.
Cole shimmered in. He now stood before Prue, Piper, and Paige. He turned to face Piper. "I can't stay for long. I promised her I'd be right back." Cole said.
"What happened?" Piper asked again.
"I'm not sure. I shimmered in behind her, put my hands on her shoulders, and she was shaking. She turned around and yelled, 'No!'" Cole explained.
"Anything else?" Prue asked.
"No...She was just...really upset and wouldn't tell me why, so I didn't push it.." Cole said. "Look, I have to get back up there, to her." He said. Then he shimmered out, again.
"Prue, Piper..." Paige whispered. "I think you ought to come look at this..." Paige said, as she sat down Phoebe's laptop.
"I thought her laptop was closed when we came in?" Prue asked.
"It was, but I opened it, I thought maybe it would have clues." Paige said.
"You know her password?" Piper asked.
"No..I just whispered, 'Phoebe's password.' And then the buttons automatically orbed out and in, typing in the password for me." Paige explained.
"Isn't that invasion of privacy, even for sisters?" Piper asked.
"Not when it helps us find out what's wrong...So, like I said, you need to come look at this." Paige said, as she pointed to Phoebe's most resent e- mail.
Prue and Piper walked up behind Paige and began to silently read the e- mail.
Mr. Kline walked out of the swinging doors from the airport and into the parking lot. He scanned the rows of rental cars until he spotted a cherry red Corvet. He pulled out the keys and clicked a button. The alarm on the car deactivated and he opened the car door, placing his briefcase in the passenger seat, and then shutting the door. He started the car and began to drive off. "Phoebe dear, here I come..." He whispered, just before blasting up the radio.
Prue stared at the screen with pure rage burning in her eyes. "I want to know who this is! He is obviously somebody much more than he lets on in this e-mail!" Prue said, as she stared at the screen. "And whoever he is...I will find him, kick his ass for bothering Phoebe, and then make him stay the hell away..." Prue hissed.
Paige stood up and placed her hand on Prue's shoulder. "He won't bother my big sister again..." Paige said, sternly.
Piper shivered at the looks that Prue and Paige had in their eyes. Prue and Paige didn't always get along with Phoebe, especially on the Cole front, but they obviously cared a lot about her.
Paige turned to Piper. "I have an idea..." Paige said. "I'll be right back." She said, as she orbed out.
Paige orbed in, on her bed, next to Glenn. "Glenn? Glenn honey?" Paige whispered, into Glenn's ear.
Glenn moved a little and then opened his tired eyes. "Paige? What's wrong?" He asked, immediatly know something was wrong, by Paige's experssion. He'd known her too long, not to know.
Paige smirked. "You know me too well.." Paige said. She kissed him. "I have a request..." Paige said.
"Yes?" Glenn asked, awaiting her question.
"I have to take my sisters, Prue and Piper, somewhere. Can you please take care of Pearl for a while? I know it's your day off and you want to sleep in, but it is really urgent..." Paige pleaded, then made an innocent face, that Glenn could never refuse.
Glenn let out a heavy sigh. "Okay...okay, fine. I will. Just promise me you'll come back A.S.A.P." He reasoned.
Paige nodded and kissed him again. "Thanks honey." Paige said. She looked over at her closet. "White dress for night gown." Paige called. Orbs swirled around Paige's body and around a long, white dress in her closet at the exact same time. When the orbs vanished from the closet and around Paige, she was now wearing the white dress. Orbs appeared in her dirty clothes basket and the night gown appeared. Paige hopped off the bed. "White sandles." Paige called. A pair of white sandles orbed out of Paige's closet and orbed onto Paige's feet, pre-buckled. Paige walked to her dresser and grabbed her hair brush, quickly running it through her dark hair, and then placing it back on the dresser. "Bye honey." Paige called, to Glenn. "Bye Pearl." Paige whispered, to her sleeping daughter, in the bassinet. Paige then orbed out.
Paige orbed in, between Prue and Piper. "Go get dressed, hurry, I've got a plan." Paige said.
Prue and Piper looked at each other, shrugged, and then walked up stairs to their rooms.
*****20 Minutes Later*****
Prue and Piper walked down the stairs, fully dressed, and ready for whatever Paige had in mind.
"Good. Take my hands." Paige said, as she held out her hands.
Prue took one of Paige's hands.
Piper took Paige's remaining hand. "What exactly are we doing?" Piper asked.
"I'll explain in a few minutes..." Paige said, then she orbed them out.
Paige orbed in, still holding Prue and Piper's hands. She let go. "Now. In that e-mail that guy said he was going to find Phoebe. So, I'm guessing he won't come to the house...He'll probably come to Phoebe's work..And I bet that's how he found her, by her work. Since it seems to be blooming lately." Paige explained.
"And your plan is?" Prue asked, still confused.
"Piper, sit down in Phoebe's chair, but face the wall. You look like Phoebe the most from the back, Prue and I both have dark hair, it doesn't work with us." Paige said.
Prue, who was now getting the idea, smile. "And when he comes, we'll kick his..." Prue's voice trailed off as she saw a strange man asking where Phoebe's room is, through the ccrack of the door. "I think he's here..." Prue said, as she flicked her wrist, telekinetically shutting the door.
Prue hid on one side of the door and Paige hid on the other.
Piper quickly sat down and turned her back to the door.
The door slowly opened and Mr. Kline walked in. "Hello Phoebe...I hope you got my e-mail, because I said that I'd come...." He said, in a wicked tone, as he shut the door behind him.
Prue and Paige stepped out from the sides of the door, at the same time that Piper spun around in the chair.
"What?!" Mr. Kline hissed.
"Sorry, Phoebe isn't in right now..." Piper said, as she waved her hands, freezing everything but Mr. Kline's head.
"But her sisters are..." Prue added.
"And we'd love to leave her a message...about how you won't be coming back!" Paige said. She emphasized the word, won't.
Mr. Kline tried to move but he could only move his head. "Witches!" He hissed.
Prue, Piper, and Paige exchanged glances. "You know of us?" The three asked, in unison.
"Damn you! I had no idea..." Mr. Kline raged.
"That Phoebe is a Charmed One and together we're the greatest power of our time?" Piper questioned.
'A Charmed One?!' Mr. Kline thought. His eyes turned bright red for a moment and then turned back to normal. "No, she can't be a Charmed One!" He hissed.
"Letter opener." Paige called. A metal letter opener, from Phoebe's desk, orbed into Paige's hand. She then orbed in front of Mr. Kline. "Well, she is." Paige said, as she held the letter opener to Mr. Kline's stomach.
"And you would be...a warlock? Demon?" Prue questioned.
Mr. Kline smirked. "Neither!" He sneered. He squinted his eyes and a circle of fire errupted around Prue, it was quickly moving in on her.
Prue waved her hands, telekinetically holding back the fire. "Piper!" Prue shouted.
Piper waved her hands and froze the ring of fire. "Paige!" Piper called.
Paige orbed out and then her orbs appeared around Prue, lifting her into the air, and floating her safely over the fire. She safely glided Prue to the ground and then the orbs vanished. She orbed in again, in front of Mr. Kline. "Then what the hell are you?" Paige questioned, in an icy tone.
"Your worst nightmare.." Mr. Kline said, then he broke free of Piper's freeze. In a flash of red light, he was gone, briefcase and all.
"Crap!" Prue snapped.
"The fire..." Piper said.
Paige scanned the room and spotted a bottled water on Phoebe's desk. "Bottled water!" Paige yelled. The bottle of water orbed into her hand. She quickly took off the cap. "Water, spred." She ordered. In a swirl of orbs, the water was gone from the bottle. Then the water orbed in, over the fire. It sprinkled down over the fire and diminished it. "Come on. Book of Shadows time." Paige said, as she held out her hands.
Prue and Piper took Paige's hands.
Paige orbed them out.
Paige orbed in, holding onto Prue and Piper's hands, in the attic.
"Book of Shadows." Paige called. The book orbed out and then orbed in, in Paige's hands. She flipped through the pages.
Prue walked up behind Paige and peeked over her shoulder. "Wait, go back!" Prue said.
Paige turned a page back and there was Mr. Kline. "'Stayrus. Born a very power, but very evil, male witch. He has the ability of pyrokinesis; to create and control the element of fire, with the power of his mind. He goes by James Kline, as his name to humans.'" Paige read.
"We have to go talk about this with her.." Piper said.
Prue, Piper, and Paige walked out of the attic and down the hall, into Phoebe's room.
Cole was sitting on the bed with her. "Hey, Piper." Cole said, as he saw her enter the room.
"Hi Cole..." Piper said. She sat down on the bed, noticing that Phoebe had calmed down quite a bit. "Phoebe, we need to talk to you..." Piper said, in a calm tone.
"I don't want to talk about it.." Phoebe said, in as stern of a voice, as she could muster.
"Who is James Kline?" Prue asked.
Phoebe's body shook. "How do you know about him?" Phoebe demanded.
"You tell us who he is and how you know him, then we'll explain what we know to you." Prue said.
Phoebe looked at Cole.
Cole slowly nodded. "Please Phoebe, we only want to help you." Cole said.
Phoebe wiped a few new tears from her cheeks. "When I moved to New York after Grams died, at eightteen, I met him. He was so much older than me and we dated for a few months. Partied all the time, went to bars, got drunk...But he seemed like the perfect guy to me. So nice all the time..." Phoebe said. She took a few moments to breathe and then continued. "Hansom, sweet, rich, you name it...He wasn't like other people. He even told me how he practiced, 'good magic', and I thought it was kinda cool. But didn't give it much thought. One night we went to a club, the Half Moon Bar, it was called. We had way too much to drink and we went to the backroom. I was nineteen at the time. He...he attacked me....." Phoebe whispered, as she started to sob.
"'Attacked' you..." Piper said, with a sudden gasp. "Oh Phoebe!" Piper said, as she hugged her little sister.
Phoebe took a deep breath. "After that night I called the police, filed charges, and moved to a new part of New York. He couldn't find me. He swore he would, but he didn't, not until now.." Phoebe said, a dazed look crossing her face.
Prue and Paige exchanged looks.
"Now..how do you know him?" Phoebe asked.
Paige held up the Book of Shadows, opened to Stayrus' page. "He's a powerful, evil, witch with the ability to control fire." Paige said.
Phoebe stared at the page in total shock. "My God...But how'd he know? I didn't have powers yet.." Phoebe said.
"He didn't...It was just by fate.." Prue said. "He was surprised when he confronted him about it, in your office, today. He had no idea you were a witch, let alone a Charmed One." Prue added.
Phoebe scanned Prue, Piper, and Paige's faces. They didn't look as if they knew too much more. "What else did he say?" Phoebe asked, quickly.
"Not much..Other than he was our worst nightmare." Paige said.
Phoebe nodded and stood up from her bed. "Is there a vanquishing spell?" She asked.
Paige pointed to the bottom of the page. "Yeah, right there." Paige said.
The four sisters read the vanquishing spell, each one quickly memorizing it.
"I'll take the book back to the attic." Prue said, as she took the book from Paige. She walked out of the room.
There was a flash of red light and James appeared. "Phoebe!" He yelled.
"Jimmy...." Phoebe gasped.
Paige grabbed Piper and Phoebe by their shirts. "Bye, Jimmy!" Paige said, as she orbed out.
Paige orbed Piper and Phoebe into the attic, over the large, Triquetra on the floor. It had been there for some time now.
Prue rushed to her sisters. Prue stood on the small triangle one the first tip of one of the ovals of the Triquetra.
Piper was positioned on the small triangle on the point of the second oval.
Phoebe was positioned on the small triangle on the point of the last oval.
And finally Paige stood in the center of the Triquetra, on the hidden triangle that brought all four ovals together. The Triquetra had always symbolized the, Power of Four, hidden within the, Power of Three.
The four sisters found a way to taken hands. A strong wind began to blow through the attic.
James appeared, in his flash of red light. He waved his arm and and ring of fire appeared around the girls. "You'll all pay!" He shouted.
"Now!" Paige screamed, as the ring of fire closed in, on them.
"With the Power of Four, you are no more! With the Power of Four, you are no more! With the Power of Four, you are no more!" The Charmed Ones chanted.
Fire burst from James' body. "But Phoebe, we have a...." James began, but was cut off.
"With the Power of Four, you are no more!" The Charmed Ones finished off.
With a powerful explosion, James was vanquished, and the ring of fire around the girls vanished.
Cole shimmered in. "Phoebe!" Cole said, as he ran to her.
The Charmed Ones broke their embrace.
"Cole!" Phoebe said, as she threw her arms around him.
"Are you okay?" Cole asked.
"Yeah, especially now that you're here, and he's not." Phoebe said, then she kissed Cole.
"She always did fall for the bad guys.." Prue said, as she eyed Cole.
Piper glared at Prue. "Not the time, Prue." Piper warned.
Prue turned and walked out of the room.
Paige watched Prue leave and orbed out, herself.
"Well, umm..I have some work to do. I'll go." Piper said.
Phoebe nodded. "Thanks, Piper." Phoebe said, before Piper left.
Piper turned around. "No problem." Piper answered, then left the room.
Phoebe turned to Cole. "I love you." She said, sincerely.
"I love you too." Cole answered, in a sincere tone. He kissed her and then shimmered them both out, in mid kiss. TO BE CONTINUED....
Charmed At Last
Chapter 39: Old Flames Can Light Fires
Cole shimmered in behind Phoebe and plaed his hands on her shoulders.
Phoebe jumped away. "No!" She yelled, in fright.
Cole looked shocked. "Phoebe! Oh my God!" Cole exclaimed, as he looked at her flushed face and tearing eyes. "Phoebe, it's just me, baby!" Cole said. He wrapped his arms around her. "Phoebe, what's wrong?! You...you're upset, what is it?" He asked, his voice was full of concern.
Phoebe cried into his shoulder. "No..please don't make me explain..." Phoebe cried out.
Cole rubbed her back, gently. "It's okay...it's okay...You don't need to tell me anything right now...Maybe, when you're ready. I can wait..." He soothed.
Prue jumped up from bed as she heard Phoebe's yell. She sounded hurt and afraid. Prue quickly waved her hand, sending her bedroom door flying open, with her telekinesis. She jumped out of bed and went running into the hallway; she realized Piper and Paige were already there. "Where's Phoebe?!" Prue asked.
"Down stairs, I think! She sounded really scared!" Piper said.
"Meet you there!" Paige said, as she orbed out.
Prue and Piper rushed down the stairs, just as Paige orbed in.
Paige saw Phoebe crying into Cole's shoulder. "Phoebe...What's the matter?" Paige asked, with complete concern.
Cole shook his head. "She just wants to cry, right now.." Cole whispered, as he continued to rub Phoebe's back.
"Cole, what happened?" Piper asked, taking as step forward.
Cole shook his head, meaning that he didn't know. He shimmered himself and Phoebe out.
Cole shimmered himself and Phoebe into Phoebe's room and helped Phoebe to her bed. "Honey, just go to sleep. You need some rest and maybe you'll feel better a little later." Cole whispered, as he stroked her hair.
Phoebe wiped a few more tears from her face. "Please, don't leave me..." She begged.
Cole shook his head. "I need to leave for just a minute or so and I promise to be right back, okay?" He reasoned.
"You swear?" She asked, as if she were a little child.
"I swear.." Cole said. He pulled the covers over Phoebe and kissed her on the cheeck. "I'll be right back." He said again, then shimmered out.
Cole shimmered in. He now stood before Prue, Piper, and Paige. He turned to face Piper. "I can't stay for long. I promised her I'd be right back." Cole said.
"What happened?" Piper asked again.
"I'm not sure. I shimmered in behind her, put my hands on her shoulders, and she was shaking. She turned around and yelled, 'No!'" Cole explained.
"Anything else?" Prue asked.
"No...She was just...really upset and wouldn't tell me why, so I didn't push it.." Cole said. "Look, I have to get back up there, to her." He said. Then he shimmered out, again.
"Prue, Piper..." Paige whispered. "I think you ought to come look at this..." Paige said, as she sat down Phoebe's laptop.
"I thought her laptop was closed when we came in?" Prue asked.
"It was, but I opened it, I thought maybe it would have clues." Paige said.
"You know her password?" Piper asked.
"No..I just whispered, 'Phoebe's password.' And then the buttons automatically orbed out and in, typing in the password for me." Paige explained.
"Isn't that invasion of privacy, even for sisters?" Piper asked.
"Not when it helps us find out what's wrong...So, like I said, you need to come look at this." Paige said, as she pointed to Phoebe's most resent e- mail.
Prue and Piper walked up behind Paige and began to silently read the e- mail.
Mr. Kline walked out of the swinging doors from the airport and into the parking lot. He scanned the rows of rental cars until he spotted a cherry red Corvet. He pulled out the keys and clicked a button. The alarm on the car deactivated and he opened the car door, placing his briefcase in the passenger seat, and then shutting the door. He started the car and began to drive off. "Phoebe dear, here I come..." He whispered, just before blasting up the radio.
Prue stared at the screen with pure rage burning in her eyes. "I want to know who this is! He is obviously somebody much more than he lets on in this e-mail!" Prue said, as she stared at the screen. "And whoever he is...I will find him, kick his ass for bothering Phoebe, and then make him stay the hell away..." Prue hissed.
Paige stood up and placed her hand on Prue's shoulder. "He won't bother my big sister again..." Paige said, sternly.
Piper shivered at the looks that Prue and Paige had in their eyes. Prue and Paige didn't always get along with Phoebe, especially on the Cole front, but they obviously cared a lot about her.
Paige turned to Piper. "I have an idea..." Paige said. "I'll be right back." She said, as she orbed out.
Paige orbed in, on her bed, next to Glenn. "Glenn? Glenn honey?" Paige whispered, into Glenn's ear.
Glenn moved a little and then opened his tired eyes. "Paige? What's wrong?" He asked, immediatly know something was wrong, by Paige's experssion. He'd known her too long, not to know.
Paige smirked. "You know me too well.." Paige said. She kissed him. "I have a request..." Paige said.
"Yes?" Glenn asked, awaiting her question.
"I have to take my sisters, Prue and Piper, somewhere. Can you please take care of Pearl for a while? I know it's your day off and you want to sleep in, but it is really urgent..." Paige pleaded, then made an innocent face, that Glenn could never refuse.
Glenn let out a heavy sigh. "Okay...okay, fine. I will. Just promise me you'll come back A.S.A.P." He reasoned.
Paige nodded and kissed him again. "Thanks honey." Paige said. She looked over at her closet. "White dress for night gown." Paige called. Orbs swirled around Paige's body and around a long, white dress in her closet at the exact same time. When the orbs vanished from the closet and around Paige, she was now wearing the white dress. Orbs appeared in her dirty clothes basket and the night gown appeared. Paige hopped off the bed. "White sandles." Paige called. A pair of white sandles orbed out of Paige's closet and orbed onto Paige's feet, pre-buckled. Paige walked to her dresser and grabbed her hair brush, quickly running it through her dark hair, and then placing it back on the dresser. "Bye honey." Paige called, to Glenn. "Bye Pearl." Paige whispered, to her sleeping daughter, in the bassinet. Paige then orbed out.
Paige orbed in, between Prue and Piper. "Go get dressed, hurry, I've got a plan." Paige said.
Prue and Piper looked at each other, shrugged, and then walked up stairs to their rooms.
*****20 Minutes Later*****
Prue and Piper walked down the stairs, fully dressed, and ready for whatever Paige had in mind.
"Good. Take my hands." Paige said, as she held out her hands.
Prue took one of Paige's hands.
Piper took Paige's remaining hand. "What exactly are we doing?" Piper asked.
"I'll explain in a few minutes..." Paige said, then she orbed them out.
Paige orbed in, still holding Prue and Piper's hands. She let go. "Now. In that e-mail that guy said he was going to find Phoebe. So, I'm guessing he won't come to the house...He'll probably come to Phoebe's work..And I bet that's how he found her, by her work. Since it seems to be blooming lately." Paige explained.
"And your plan is?" Prue asked, still confused.
"Piper, sit down in Phoebe's chair, but face the wall. You look like Phoebe the most from the back, Prue and I both have dark hair, it doesn't work with us." Paige said.
Prue, who was now getting the idea, smile. "And when he comes, we'll kick his..." Prue's voice trailed off as she saw a strange man asking where Phoebe's room is, through the ccrack of the door. "I think he's here..." Prue said, as she flicked her wrist, telekinetically shutting the door.
Prue hid on one side of the door and Paige hid on the other.
Piper quickly sat down and turned her back to the door.
The door slowly opened and Mr. Kline walked in. "Hello Phoebe...I hope you got my e-mail, because I said that I'd come...." He said, in a wicked tone, as he shut the door behind him.
Prue and Paige stepped out from the sides of the door, at the same time that Piper spun around in the chair.
"What?!" Mr. Kline hissed.
"Sorry, Phoebe isn't in right now..." Piper said, as she waved her hands, freezing everything but Mr. Kline's head.
"But her sisters are..." Prue added.
"And we'd love to leave her a message...about how you won't be coming back!" Paige said. She emphasized the word, won't.
Mr. Kline tried to move but he could only move his head. "Witches!" He hissed.
Prue, Piper, and Paige exchanged glances. "You know of us?" The three asked, in unison.
"Damn you! I had no idea..." Mr. Kline raged.
"That Phoebe is a Charmed One and together we're the greatest power of our time?" Piper questioned.
'A Charmed One?!' Mr. Kline thought. His eyes turned bright red for a moment and then turned back to normal. "No, she can't be a Charmed One!" He hissed.
"Letter opener." Paige called. A metal letter opener, from Phoebe's desk, orbed into Paige's hand. She then orbed in front of Mr. Kline. "Well, she is." Paige said, as she held the letter opener to Mr. Kline's stomach.
"And you would be...a warlock? Demon?" Prue questioned.
Mr. Kline smirked. "Neither!" He sneered. He squinted his eyes and a circle of fire errupted around Prue, it was quickly moving in on her.
Prue waved her hands, telekinetically holding back the fire. "Piper!" Prue shouted.
Piper waved her hands and froze the ring of fire. "Paige!" Piper called.
Paige orbed out and then her orbs appeared around Prue, lifting her into the air, and floating her safely over the fire. She safely glided Prue to the ground and then the orbs vanished. She orbed in again, in front of Mr. Kline. "Then what the hell are you?" Paige questioned, in an icy tone.
"Your worst nightmare.." Mr. Kline said, then he broke free of Piper's freeze. In a flash of red light, he was gone, briefcase and all.
"Crap!" Prue snapped.
"The fire..." Piper said.
Paige scanned the room and spotted a bottled water on Phoebe's desk. "Bottled water!" Paige yelled. The bottle of water orbed into her hand. She quickly took off the cap. "Water, spred." She ordered. In a swirl of orbs, the water was gone from the bottle. Then the water orbed in, over the fire. It sprinkled down over the fire and diminished it. "Come on. Book of Shadows time." Paige said, as she held out her hands.
Prue and Piper took Paige's hands.
Paige orbed them out.
Paige orbed in, holding onto Prue and Piper's hands, in the attic.
"Book of Shadows." Paige called. The book orbed out and then orbed in, in Paige's hands. She flipped through the pages.
Prue walked up behind Paige and peeked over her shoulder. "Wait, go back!" Prue said.
Paige turned a page back and there was Mr. Kline. "'Stayrus. Born a very power, but very evil, male witch. He has the ability of pyrokinesis; to create and control the element of fire, with the power of his mind. He goes by James Kline, as his name to humans.'" Paige read.
"We have to go talk about this with her.." Piper said.
Prue, Piper, and Paige walked out of the attic and down the hall, into Phoebe's room.
Cole was sitting on the bed with her. "Hey, Piper." Cole said, as he saw her enter the room.
"Hi Cole..." Piper said. She sat down on the bed, noticing that Phoebe had calmed down quite a bit. "Phoebe, we need to talk to you..." Piper said, in a calm tone.
"I don't want to talk about it.." Phoebe said, in as stern of a voice, as she could muster.
"Who is James Kline?" Prue asked.
Phoebe's body shook. "How do you know about him?" Phoebe demanded.
"You tell us who he is and how you know him, then we'll explain what we know to you." Prue said.
Phoebe looked at Cole.
Cole slowly nodded. "Please Phoebe, we only want to help you." Cole said.
Phoebe wiped a few new tears from her cheeks. "When I moved to New York after Grams died, at eightteen, I met him. He was so much older than me and we dated for a few months. Partied all the time, went to bars, got drunk...But he seemed like the perfect guy to me. So nice all the time..." Phoebe said. She took a few moments to breathe and then continued. "Hansom, sweet, rich, you name it...He wasn't like other people. He even told me how he practiced, 'good magic', and I thought it was kinda cool. But didn't give it much thought. One night we went to a club, the Half Moon Bar, it was called. We had way too much to drink and we went to the backroom. I was nineteen at the time. He...he attacked me....." Phoebe whispered, as she started to sob.
"'Attacked' you..." Piper said, with a sudden gasp. "Oh Phoebe!" Piper said, as she hugged her little sister.
Phoebe took a deep breath. "After that night I called the police, filed charges, and moved to a new part of New York. He couldn't find me. He swore he would, but he didn't, not until now.." Phoebe said, a dazed look crossing her face.
Prue and Paige exchanged looks.
"Now..how do you know him?" Phoebe asked.
Paige held up the Book of Shadows, opened to Stayrus' page. "He's a powerful, evil, witch with the ability to control fire." Paige said.
Phoebe stared at the page in total shock. "My God...But how'd he know? I didn't have powers yet.." Phoebe said.
"He didn't...It was just by fate.." Prue said. "He was surprised when he confronted him about it, in your office, today. He had no idea you were a witch, let alone a Charmed One." Prue added.
Phoebe scanned Prue, Piper, and Paige's faces. They didn't look as if they knew too much more. "What else did he say?" Phoebe asked, quickly.
"Not much..Other than he was our worst nightmare." Paige said.
Phoebe nodded and stood up from her bed. "Is there a vanquishing spell?" She asked.
Paige pointed to the bottom of the page. "Yeah, right there." Paige said.
The four sisters read the vanquishing spell, each one quickly memorizing it.
"I'll take the book back to the attic." Prue said, as she took the book from Paige. She walked out of the room.
There was a flash of red light and James appeared. "Phoebe!" He yelled.
"Jimmy...." Phoebe gasped.
Paige grabbed Piper and Phoebe by their shirts. "Bye, Jimmy!" Paige said, as she orbed out.
Paige orbed Piper and Phoebe into the attic, over the large, Triquetra on the floor. It had been there for some time now.
Prue rushed to her sisters. Prue stood on the small triangle one the first tip of one of the ovals of the Triquetra.
Piper was positioned on the small triangle on the point of the second oval.
Phoebe was positioned on the small triangle on the point of the last oval.
And finally Paige stood in the center of the Triquetra, on the hidden triangle that brought all four ovals together. The Triquetra had always symbolized the, Power of Four, hidden within the, Power of Three.
The four sisters found a way to taken hands. A strong wind began to blow through the attic.
James appeared, in his flash of red light. He waved his arm and and ring of fire appeared around the girls. "You'll all pay!" He shouted.
"Now!" Paige screamed, as the ring of fire closed in, on them.
"With the Power of Four, you are no more! With the Power of Four, you are no more! With the Power of Four, you are no more!" The Charmed Ones chanted.
Fire burst from James' body. "But Phoebe, we have a...." James began, but was cut off.
"With the Power of Four, you are no more!" The Charmed Ones finished off.
With a powerful explosion, James was vanquished, and the ring of fire around the girls vanished.
Cole shimmered in. "Phoebe!" Cole said, as he ran to her.
The Charmed Ones broke their embrace.
"Cole!" Phoebe said, as she threw her arms around him.
"Are you okay?" Cole asked.
"Yeah, especially now that you're here, and he's not." Phoebe said, then she kissed Cole.
"She always did fall for the bad guys.." Prue said, as she eyed Cole.
Piper glared at Prue. "Not the time, Prue." Piper warned.
Prue turned and walked out of the room.
Paige watched Prue leave and orbed out, herself.
"Well, umm..I have some work to do. I'll go." Piper said.
Phoebe nodded. "Thanks, Piper." Phoebe said, before Piper left.
Piper turned around. "No problem." Piper answered, then left the room.
Phoebe turned to Cole. "I love you." She said, sincerely.
"I love you too." Cole answered, in a sincere tone. He kissed her and then shimmered them both out, in mid kiss. TO BE CONTINUED....