The One Place you Aren't Protected
Disclaimer: Okay I own...the plot, Death Stalkers, Shego Vampires, Demetris, the Wraits, the Proamunte Curse, the Dark Market and the site the pictures are located on (see bottom).
Chapter Two-
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Phoebe awoke drenched in cold sweat.
Her power of preminition had been expanding since yesterday and it seems that it is still going.
She could hear Paige in her room tossing and turning and a small yelp as she had obviously rolled over and onto the floor.
A small smile tugged at the corners of Phoebe's mouth as she heard Pipers voice somewhere from the kitchen.
"Come on people!! Rise and Shine, we got some demon ass to kick,"
"Yeah I'm up, I'm up!" Paige retorted.
Phoebe got out of bed and immediately sat back down for the room was spinning and she felt a bit light-headed.
'Uhh, I hate this preminition thing,' she thought to herself.
Ignoring her head and the dizzyness she was getting Phoebe walked down the stairs and met up with Piper and Paige in the kitchen. They were fully dresses and eating breakfast.
"Phoebe your not seriously going out like that are you?" Questioned Piper, with one of her eyebrows raised.
Phoebe looked down at what she was wearing. Long grey pajama pants and a red silky top with the words Pooh-bear written over the middle.
"What? I think they look cute," Phoebe replied as she got herself a bowl and spoon.
"I never change before I have my breakfast," She continued.
"We know Phoebs, it's just, we gotta be extra prepared the s'morning," Paige told Phoebe.
Piper nodded slowly as she agreed completely.
"You still are pissed at them for wrecking your car aren't you?" Phoebe asked Piper.
"Well wouldn't you be? What would you do if they blew up your 2003 men swimsuit calendar?" Piper asked back.
"Piper, I'm not as man-crazy as I used to be, I learned there's more to life,"
Piper raised her eye-brow again at Phoebe.
"Alright, alright if they blew up the calendar I wouldn't eat, drink or sleep until I've hunted them down and murdered them." Phoebe told, with her hand waving about for emphasis.
"Either, that or you could buy a new one," Suggested Paige.
Piper waggled her finger at Paige saying, "I like her idea,"
"Guys, you finished with the spell?" Asked a voice from the doorway.
Everyone turned around and saw Leo there looking, well, looking pale and shabby.
"Leo? Is everything alright?" Piper asked her husband.
"Umm yeah sure, why wouldn't it be?" Retorted Leo, in a forceful way. Piper took a step back.
"Umm, no reason you just look a little pale and shaken,"
"Sorry for snapping, but I had to be a hero for alot of people yesterday," He apoligised
Phoebe and Paige looked at each other and thought practicaly the same thing.
'Since when did Leo think of himself as a Hero? He's way to modest'
But Piper walked up to him and kissed him straight on the mouth quite passionately.
Leo seemed startled at first but relaxed as they continued pashing.
"We should really continue working!" Paige yelled in Pipers ear.
Leo and Piper broke away.
Piper held a hand to her ear.
"Alright Paige you could have just asked quietly."
Paige rolled her eyes, and took out the Book of Shadows which she had placed on a shelf.
Leo starred at the book and Phoebe noticed a variety of emotions passing through his eyes.
'Surprise, amusement...fear? Hunger?' She thought to herself while starring at Leo.
"A little while ago I thought I saw this spell that would be quite useful..." Paige started.
"Paige, every spell we can get is useful in its own way." Piper told her younger sister.
"Yeah, I know, but this spell is used for upper classed demons...as we all know some of them are immune to our powers right? And the spell I found lets us channel our powers and use them against them." Paige smiled whilst talking.
"Nice one, but can you find it?" Asked Phoebe.
"Umm it might take a while, but I will eventually, but the thing is, it will only last 3 hours and we dont know when the demons will attack."
"Well just keep looking for that spell, Phoebe, Leo and I will brew the potion to kill these Death stalkers and then we'll find other stuff that might be handy," Piper told Paige.
Paige headed to the lounge room where she sat and flipped through pages looking for the spell. While Leo, Phoebe and Piper took out a cauldron and started to search for the ingredients.
"Umm, guys, I know now is not the best of times to say this, but my preminition powers grew last night." Phoebe started a conversation.
"Really? How did it grow? I mean what happened?" Piper asked.
"Well it wasn't a different preminition...it was the same as before, you know, yesterday, but I had it while I was dreaming and I could feel it...like I knew wind was blowing because I could feel it."
Piper dropped the metal spoon she was holding and starred Phoebe straight in the eye.
"You could feel it? That's way to dangerous! What if your in a preminition and you get shot? What would you do then?" Piper whispered to Phoebe.
"We'll talk about that later, right now we got a potion to do," Phoebe said trying to get off the subject of the preminiton.
Piper just nodded and continued to add herbs and stirred until she realised there were no bat wings.
"The last fricken ingredient and we don't have it!" She exclaimed.
"How do you know all the ingredients?" Asked Phoebe.
"I was studying the Book of Shadows last night and thought it was a good idea to memorize it,"
"I'll go," said Leo from the corner, whom had been quiet the whole time.
"I'll go," He repeated a little louder.
"You'll go where?" Asked Piper
"To that place where they sell those ingredients," He explained, rolling his eyes.
"You mean the Dark Market. You'd you? Thanks...we'll need two bat wings and be quick will you," Piper got up and kissed Leo on the cheek.
"Yeah what-ever, where's your transport thingy?" He asked looking around.
"A car?" Helped Phoebe, smiling at his stupidity.
"Yes, yes a car. Where is your car Piper?"
Piper gave him a hard glare.
"You KNOW those demons blew it up! And I'm pissed because of it. Why don't you just orb?" Piper said through gritted teeth.
"Orb? Oh, right Ooooorrb. Umm okay, whatever you say I'll just go orb now," he says continuing to look around. Without orbbing he walks out the kitchen down and walks around the lounge room where Paige was still looking for that spell.
"I've got it!" Paige exclaims. She jumps up off the couch and runs into the kitchen holding the Book of Shadows.
"See here," She cries, shoving the book hastly in her sisters face.
As they all read it over Leo curses under his breath and shimmers out.
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"Bad news, my Lord," Says Leo through gritted teeth.
"What do you mean bad news? You were sent there as a spy and all you have to tell me is bad news?!" Yells Demetris, his eyes shinning white.
"Do you know how much work I have put in, to make sure the Charmed Ones die? I have created and destroyed countless creatures. Your kind doesn't want to end up like my Shego Vampires, do they Lucius?"
"No, of course not, I will make sure the witches are demolished. But they cannot find us, but we can find them..."
"They cannot find us? How so?" Questions Demetris, his blond hair wisping his face.
"Last night I put a curse on the oldest sister, she has no magical powers anymore, she cannot scry, nor freeze or even perform a spell that involves the charmed ones."
"Excellent...Wait you say there is bad news? What is that?!" Demetris hollers.
"Well there is a charm they are putting around themselves, excluding the eldest, so we are not immune to them anymore."
"No!!" Demetris cries in rage "They cannot use their powers against us Lucius!! What is your plan you claim you have thought up involving the eldest witch?" Asks Demetris, in a fit of rage, his eyes glowing a bright white.
"Well, during the battle, one of the Death Stalkers will use the Proamunte Curse against the sister with no magical talent anymore and..."
"Stop! Are you sure the Proamunte Curse will work? It is quite dangerous if not used properly." Warns Demetris to his most loyal creature.
"I am quite sure, we already planted one thought last night but that nosy Whitelighter came in so we had to knock him unconscious." Explains Lucius, remembering last night events.
"Very well," Demertis sighs "Keep him here until the battle has finished, and then give him a normal memory about today making sure he doesn't remember us." He orders.
"Alright, master I shall leave and see what they have come up with. Oh, thats right, I needed to get some bat wings. They are making a potion to get rid of us." Says Lucius, as he hits his head with his right hand.
"What-ever for? Oh right, the potion they are brewing, well you cannot give it to them! That will ruin us! I will give you some frog legs disguised as bat wings, that will put a damper on their plans," Demetris cackles evilly, as he changes a pair of frog legs to bat wings.
Lucius steps forward, takes the Bat wings from his master and bows while shimmering out.
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"Why is Leo taking so damn long?" Phoebe asks to no-one in particular.
"Umm, maybe there is a long line for bat wongs?" Suggests Paige helpfully.
"No nothing like that, another charge need me, thats all," Came Leo's voice from behind them.
"Geez, Leo why do you always do that, we're talking and then your voice appears from a door next to us," Complains Phoebe, slightly amused.
"Geez, Phoebe why do you always have to do that, state the obvious about everything I do," Remarks Leo quite harshly.
That wiped the smile off Phoebe's face.
"She was only joking Leo," Piper said softly, putting a hand on Leo's shoulder.
"I know sorry, it just hasn't been the best day for me, ya know?" Leo said.
"It's alright yeah, I understand," says Phoebe casting her eyes down.
"Come on Phoebs, lets continue making the potion...you got the Bat wings Leo?" Said Paige.
"Yep," He replies, handing her the bat wings.
"Thanks,"
Phoebe and Paige continue making the potion while Piper instructs them.
"Okay first you need to cut the wing through the top bone," She starts "Peel off the skin and drop the skin into the cauldron."
Phoebe worked on the left wing while Paige worked on the right.
"Done that? Once you add it in, bubbles should arise and turn the potion purple"
Phoebe and Paige added the wings in at the same time, and the potion started to smoke yellow and then it blew up sending sparks of multi- colours everywhere.
"As much as those sparks looked pretty, I dont think that was supposed to happen," Paige tell her sisters and Leo (a.k.a Lucius).
"We dont have anymore time to get more ingredients and brew it again!" Cries Piper.
"At least we have completed the anti-immune spell," Says Phoebe trying to sound positive.
"Yeah, lucky..." Repeats Paige supporting her head with her hands.
"Come on guys, even though we aren't as prepared as we should be, we can still kick butt!" Continues Phoebe.
"And they probably aren't even going to attack today, I mean they dont know where we live or how powerful we are or aren't..."
"Yeah your right lets just keep practicing, okay I'll work on my power, while Phoebe your work on your kirate skills whilst levatating and Piper you work on your freezing and blowing up power...One two three Break!" Cries Paige, as Phoebe and Piper starr at her.
They just shrugg and start to practice their skills when Piper cries out,
"Guys! I cant freeze! And I can't blow things up!"
Paige and Phoebe spin around and face her, and say at the same time,
"You cant what?!"
Lucius is watching in the background and smirks to himself as he shimmers out.
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"Ahh Lucius, you have made it, any news?" Snarls the familiar voice of Demetris.
"Yes, the witches have learn of the eldest one, how she has no powers, also their potion was a complete disaster, compliments to you my Lord," replies Lucius bowing down.
"Good, in two hours we shall strike, but for now we must think of a plan, on how to get in cast the curse and get out thinking they've destroyed us..." Demetris raised his hand up high and shot a black light at Lucius.
His form changed from Leo's handsome face to the horrible Death stalkers.
"Soon, soon I will become Source of all evil," whispers Demetris as he and his creatures follow him down the swampy path to their hide-out.
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Piper threw her hands up high and squinted so hard her face turn pink.
"Honey, stop that, your going to cause yourself damage," quoted Phoebe, pulling down Piper's hands.
"I don't understand it, why can't I freeze anything?" Piper wondered.
"I'm not sure but we'll get your powers back I promise." Whispered Phoebe.
"Guys, come look at this, we totally missed a page on this Demetris guy!" Yelled Paige from the attic.
Phoebe and Piper glanced at each other and rushed upstairs to find outany new infomation.
"Listen to this," Starts Paige "Demetris, a creator of mystical beings, was exhiled from the magical community in the year 205 B.C. for creating a dangerous breed of vampires that called themselves the Shego Vampires, demetris was furious at the wizards that had
condemned him to his swampy prison. He turned his green power stick on one of them slashing his head open, Eww gross," cries Paige her nose wrickled in disgust.
"Continue Paige, you've Done worst stuff than this," Stated Phoebe.
"Anyway, he had vanished before anyone could stop him, and later destroyed the Shego Vampires, claiming they had ruined his life. Whilst torturing one of them his green power stick dropped into the swamp and was lost forever. He found a new interest in forming a new species known as Death Stalkers.
He and his creations hunt down powerful beings help them onto their deathbed, where they take their soul for a new death stalker and eat on their carcus. Since the day of his disappearance Wraiths have been hunting him down." Paige finished.
(a/n: For a picture and description of a Wraith see bottom of page)
"Well Demetris seems a bit disturbed in the head if you ask me," Phoebe tells.
"I agree," Agrees Piper, "Well the sooner we destroy them the better!"
Her sisters nod and continue trying to help Piper summon back her powers.
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"Okay Death Stalkers, we have one hour until we attack. We are not immune against the two younger ones so we need more there to distract them. While you Lucius will send the eldest one the Proamunte Curse. Everyone understand so far?" Roars Demetris.
The Death Stalkers nod their head not daring to question their master.
"Good, after that I'll let myself pretend to get hit by whatever they will try, and once I am the rest of you disappear also. Got it?"
The Death Stalkers nod again.
"Okay, I can't wait any longer lets ATTACK!!!" Roars were heard all around the swamp as they vanish one-by-one.
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"Just relax Piper, go make yourself some Camolli Tea and have a rest, I'm sure your powers are just on the blink. Paige and I will be in the lounge room."
Piper nods and walks into the kitchen were she takes out a mug and starts to boil some water.
Phoebe goes and sits next to Paige and buries her head in her hands.
"Do you honestly think her powers are just on the blink?" Paige asks.
"Honestly I don't,... I think something evil's got to do with it," Phoebe replies.
"Me too, I mean how can you just lose your powers all of a sudden?"
Phoebe just shruggs but immediately pulls her head up from her hands.
"Did you hear that?" She whispers, looking around.
"No," Replies Paige " Was I supposed to?" She asks.
"Well it would help," Came an icy voice from the shadows behind the door.
Paige and Phoebe stood up sharply. "No, need for that we didn't come for you." It says as the sisters got into fight mode.
Then a yell comes from the kitchen as Piper is sent flying across the floor as a golden light illuminates from Lucius's hand.
Her sisters rush to her aid as Piper grabs a butchers knife from the table and hurdles it towards Lucius whom ducks it quite easily.
"Phoebe, Paige destroy their leader! Demetris, they might vanish when he's gone," Yells Piper through the commotion.
"I assure you, it will not be that simply," Demetris voice says as he glides towards Paige and Phoebe.
Phoebe levitates and shows off her kirate skills as she tries to fight Demetris.
None of them noticed Lucius in the background pointing his hand at Piper and sending her to the ground, out cold.
Paige hastily grabs the butchers knife from off the floor and shoves it right through Demetris's heart.
He give a loud roar and vanish in a puff of smoke and his Death Stalkers pop out at the same time.
As Phoebe and Paige smile, Piper lets out a small groan from the floor and Phoebe and Paige drop to her side.
"Did you guys do it?" Piper whispers to her sisters.
"Yep, as soon as the leader was gone the rest followed," Paige smiled triumphantly.
"Didn't it seem a bit to easy to you though? I mean the Book of Shadows said how powerful he was yet all it was, was a knife through the heart." Phoebe wondered aloud.
"It doesn't matter though does it? I mean he's gone and thats all that matters," Piper said.
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"Do you think they fell for it?" Asked Lucius to Demetris.
"Of course, they are pathetic humans thinking anything through a heart means it'll die."
"Yes m'Lord, what shall be the first dark thought to plant?" Lucius questioned.
"Hmm, I think that setting my Shego Vampires on her would be good,"
"Yes, master but with all do respect didn't you banish the vampires," Lucius bit his lip knowing that those words may have insulted Demetris.
But all he did was merely chuckle.
"Have you learnt nothing, dear Lucius? Where we are going to attack nothing needs to be a reality.
Lucius smirked understanding fully what Demetris had meant and went out to plant the first thought.
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In the Halliwell's kitchen the girls were surrounded by blue lights.
"Leo!" Cried Piper, kissing her husband on his temple.
"Where were you through that battle, you may have been needed!"
"Sorry Piper, I was with the Elders," He says wearily, trying to recoil his memories which had been mixed by the Death Stalkers.
"And the Elders didn't want you to be here?" Asked Phoebe curiously.
"I dunno Phoebs, but you're all alright aren't you?" He asked everyone.
"We're all fine a bit tired I must admit but all's good," Paige said interuppting whatever Piper was about to say.
"Lets get to bed then, I only have a few days left before I have to go back to work," Says Phoebe, shuddering at the thought of her work.
"Alright, goodnight everyone, coming Leo?" asks Piper.
"Yep, lead the way sweetie," He replies as Piper giggles.
"Like a high school couple aren't they?" Paige tells Phoebe.
Phoebe snickers knowingly. "I'll see ya in the morning Phoebs, Good'night,"
"Night Paige, NIGHT PIPER AND LEO!" Phoebe yells up stairs.
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"Piper, sweetie I have to go to the Elders in the morning, is that alright with you?" Leo asks his wife.
"Yeah it's fine honey, just come to bed and get some rest."
Leo nods and lies down to a peaceful sleep but the exact opposite to Piper.
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PIPER'S DREAM---
A young girl ran from her house, tears streaming down her face. She continued to run until she reached a dead end in the road, and she collapsed and cried, and cried until she heard a faint sound in the black mist in front of her.
She stood up and tried to focus her eyes through the thick fog when she heard the eerie sound again. Frighten the young girl, turned around to make her way home but found the dead end there. Scared for her life, she turned and started to walk forward, her only way out.
But stopped suddenly when she heard the sound of hooves clopping towards her. The young girl screamed as a mysterious figure jumped out at her hands outstretched, it's cloak flapping in the wind.
Piper, who had been watching this in awe, jumped forward and shoved the little girl away as the creature reached forward for the kill. Instead. her sharp claws slashed Piper, leaving a deep wound. Piper clutched her chest and collapsed.
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Piper awoke to the morning sunlight streaming through her window, and noticed that Leo had got out of the bed.
'To the Elders, I presume' Thought Piper.
Piper swung her legs over the side of her bed ready to go downstairs to make breakfast but gasped as a horrible pain passed through her body.
She put her hand to her chest and pulled it away horrified. There was blood everywhere.
She tried to get up but fell to the ground clutching her stomach as blood seeped through her fingers and landed on the floor.
Across her chest and stomach were long, deep gashes she had recieved from her nightmare.
Piper let out a quiet moan as she fell unconscious from the pain she was in as blood clotted around her head and body.
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A/N: Here are some links:
DEMETRIS: Creator of species, banished to a creepy swamp for creating a dangerous species (shego Vampires) a picture of Demetris can be found on my web site: www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / demetris . jpg - but with no spaces.
A picture of him at his swamp he was banished to with his green power stick is found at: www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / demetris%20unmasked . jpg
SHEGO VAMPIRES: Created and Destroyed by Demetris the Shego Vampires were created to help Demetris kill the Charmed Ones. They get their energy from peoples fear for them. They feed on anything living and have hooves and sharp claws. They are very dangerous and can be found at www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / vampire . jpg
DEATH STALKERS: Created by Demetris Death Stalkers were created to help Demetris kill the Charmed Ones. The sense when a magical being is close to death, stalk them then kill them trapping their soul and feeding on their dead carcus. Their eyes glow red whenever they preform spells using their hands and they glide. They wear shabby robes and skulls and a picture of them can be found at www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / demonic . jpg
WRAITHS: Created and commanded by wizards they go after magical beings abusing the rules. At the moment some are after Demetris and they travel in group. A picture can be found at www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / wraiths . jpg
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Disclaimer: Okay I own...the plot, Death Stalkers, Shego Vampires, Demetris, the Wraits, the Proamunte Curse, the Dark Market and the site the pictures are located on (see bottom).
Chapter Two-
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Phoebe awoke drenched in cold sweat.
Her power of preminition had been expanding since yesterday and it seems that it is still going.
She could hear Paige in her room tossing and turning and a small yelp as she had obviously rolled over and onto the floor.
A small smile tugged at the corners of Phoebe's mouth as she heard Pipers voice somewhere from the kitchen.
"Come on people!! Rise and Shine, we got some demon ass to kick,"
"Yeah I'm up, I'm up!" Paige retorted.
Phoebe got out of bed and immediately sat back down for the room was spinning and she felt a bit light-headed.
'Uhh, I hate this preminition thing,' she thought to herself.
Ignoring her head and the dizzyness she was getting Phoebe walked down the stairs and met up with Piper and Paige in the kitchen. They were fully dresses and eating breakfast.
"Phoebe your not seriously going out like that are you?" Questioned Piper, with one of her eyebrows raised.
Phoebe looked down at what she was wearing. Long grey pajama pants and a red silky top with the words Pooh-bear written over the middle.
"What? I think they look cute," Phoebe replied as she got herself a bowl and spoon.
"I never change before I have my breakfast," She continued.
"We know Phoebs, it's just, we gotta be extra prepared the s'morning," Paige told Phoebe.
Piper nodded slowly as she agreed completely.
"You still are pissed at them for wrecking your car aren't you?" Phoebe asked Piper.
"Well wouldn't you be? What would you do if they blew up your 2003 men swimsuit calendar?" Piper asked back.
"Piper, I'm not as man-crazy as I used to be, I learned there's more to life,"
Piper raised her eye-brow again at Phoebe.
"Alright, alright if they blew up the calendar I wouldn't eat, drink or sleep until I've hunted them down and murdered them." Phoebe told, with her hand waving about for emphasis.
"Either, that or you could buy a new one," Suggested Paige.
Piper waggled her finger at Paige saying, "I like her idea,"
"Guys, you finished with the spell?" Asked a voice from the doorway.
Everyone turned around and saw Leo there looking, well, looking pale and shabby.
"Leo? Is everything alright?" Piper asked her husband.
"Umm yeah sure, why wouldn't it be?" Retorted Leo, in a forceful way. Piper took a step back.
"Umm, no reason you just look a little pale and shaken,"
"Sorry for snapping, but I had to be a hero for alot of people yesterday," He apoligised
Phoebe and Paige looked at each other and thought practicaly the same thing.
'Since when did Leo think of himself as a Hero? He's way to modest'
But Piper walked up to him and kissed him straight on the mouth quite passionately.
Leo seemed startled at first but relaxed as they continued pashing.
"We should really continue working!" Paige yelled in Pipers ear.
Leo and Piper broke away.
Piper held a hand to her ear.
"Alright Paige you could have just asked quietly."
Paige rolled her eyes, and took out the Book of Shadows which she had placed on a shelf.
Leo starred at the book and Phoebe noticed a variety of emotions passing through his eyes.
'Surprise, amusement...fear? Hunger?' She thought to herself while starring at Leo.
"A little while ago I thought I saw this spell that would be quite useful..." Paige started.
"Paige, every spell we can get is useful in its own way." Piper told her younger sister.
"Yeah, I know, but this spell is used for upper classed demons...as we all know some of them are immune to our powers right? And the spell I found lets us channel our powers and use them against them." Paige smiled whilst talking.
"Nice one, but can you find it?" Asked Phoebe.
"Umm it might take a while, but I will eventually, but the thing is, it will only last 3 hours and we dont know when the demons will attack."
"Well just keep looking for that spell, Phoebe, Leo and I will brew the potion to kill these Death stalkers and then we'll find other stuff that might be handy," Piper told Paige.
Paige headed to the lounge room where she sat and flipped through pages looking for the spell. While Leo, Phoebe and Piper took out a cauldron and started to search for the ingredients.
"Umm, guys, I know now is not the best of times to say this, but my preminition powers grew last night." Phoebe started a conversation.
"Really? How did it grow? I mean what happened?" Piper asked.
"Well it wasn't a different preminition...it was the same as before, you know, yesterday, but I had it while I was dreaming and I could feel it...like I knew wind was blowing because I could feel it."
Piper dropped the metal spoon she was holding and starred Phoebe straight in the eye.
"You could feel it? That's way to dangerous! What if your in a preminition and you get shot? What would you do then?" Piper whispered to Phoebe.
"We'll talk about that later, right now we got a potion to do," Phoebe said trying to get off the subject of the preminiton.
Piper just nodded and continued to add herbs and stirred until she realised there were no bat wings.
"The last fricken ingredient and we don't have it!" She exclaimed.
"How do you know all the ingredients?" Asked Phoebe.
"I was studying the Book of Shadows last night and thought it was a good idea to memorize it,"
"I'll go," said Leo from the corner, whom had been quiet the whole time.
"I'll go," He repeated a little louder.
"You'll go where?" Asked Piper
"To that place where they sell those ingredients," He explained, rolling his eyes.
"You mean the Dark Market. You'd you? Thanks...we'll need two bat wings and be quick will you," Piper got up and kissed Leo on the cheek.
"Yeah what-ever, where's your transport thingy?" He asked looking around.
"A car?" Helped Phoebe, smiling at his stupidity.
"Yes, yes a car. Where is your car Piper?"
Piper gave him a hard glare.
"You KNOW those demons blew it up! And I'm pissed because of it. Why don't you just orb?" Piper said through gritted teeth.
"Orb? Oh, right Ooooorrb. Umm okay, whatever you say I'll just go orb now," he says continuing to look around. Without orbbing he walks out the kitchen down and walks around the lounge room where Paige was still looking for that spell.
"I've got it!" Paige exclaims. She jumps up off the couch and runs into the kitchen holding the Book of Shadows.
"See here," She cries, shoving the book hastly in her sisters face.
As they all read it over Leo curses under his breath and shimmers out.
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"Bad news, my Lord," Says Leo through gritted teeth.
"What do you mean bad news? You were sent there as a spy and all you have to tell me is bad news?!" Yells Demetris, his eyes shinning white.
"Do you know how much work I have put in, to make sure the Charmed Ones die? I have created and destroyed countless creatures. Your kind doesn't want to end up like my Shego Vampires, do they Lucius?"
"No, of course not, I will make sure the witches are demolished. But they cannot find us, but we can find them..."
"They cannot find us? How so?" Questions Demetris, his blond hair wisping his face.
"Last night I put a curse on the oldest sister, she has no magical powers anymore, she cannot scry, nor freeze or even perform a spell that involves the charmed ones."
"Excellent...Wait you say there is bad news? What is that?!" Demetris hollers.
"Well there is a charm they are putting around themselves, excluding the eldest, so we are not immune to them anymore."
"No!!" Demetris cries in rage "They cannot use their powers against us Lucius!! What is your plan you claim you have thought up involving the eldest witch?" Asks Demetris, in a fit of rage, his eyes glowing a bright white.
"Well, during the battle, one of the Death Stalkers will use the Proamunte Curse against the sister with no magical talent anymore and..."
"Stop! Are you sure the Proamunte Curse will work? It is quite dangerous if not used properly." Warns Demetris to his most loyal creature.
"I am quite sure, we already planted one thought last night but that nosy Whitelighter came in so we had to knock him unconscious." Explains Lucius, remembering last night events.
"Very well," Demertis sighs "Keep him here until the battle has finished, and then give him a normal memory about today making sure he doesn't remember us." He orders.
"Alright, master I shall leave and see what they have come up with. Oh, thats right, I needed to get some bat wings. They are making a potion to get rid of us." Says Lucius, as he hits his head with his right hand.
"What-ever for? Oh right, the potion they are brewing, well you cannot give it to them! That will ruin us! I will give you some frog legs disguised as bat wings, that will put a damper on their plans," Demetris cackles evilly, as he changes a pair of frog legs to bat wings.
Lucius steps forward, takes the Bat wings from his master and bows while shimmering out.
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"Why is Leo taking so damn long?" Phoebe asks to no-one in particular.
"Umm, maybe there is a long line for bat wongs?" Suggests Paige helpfully.
"No nothing like that, another charge need me, thats all," Came Leo's voice from behind them.
"Geez, Leo why do you always do that, we're talking and then your voice appears from a door next to us," Complains Phoebe, slightly amused.
"Geez, Phoebe why do you always have to do that, state the obvious about everything I do," Remarks Leo quite harshly.
That wiped the smile off Phoebe's face.
"She was only joking Leo," Piper said softly, putting a hand on Leo's shoulder.
"I know sorry, it just hasn't been the best day for me, ya know?" Leo said.
"It's alright yeah, I understand," says Phoebe casting her eyes down.
"Come on Phoebs, lets continue making the potion...you got the Bat wings Leo?" Said Paige.
"Yep," He replies, handing her the bat wings.
"Thanks,"
Phoebe and Paige continue making the potion while Piper instructs them.
"Okay first you need to cut the wing through the top bone," She starts "Peel off the skin and drop the skin into the cauldron."
Phoebe worked on the left wing while Paige worked on the right.
"Done that? Once you add it in, bubbles should arise and turn the potion purple"
Phoebe and Paige added the wings in at the same time, and the potion started to smoke yellow and then it blew up sending sparks of multi- colours everywhere.
"As much as those sparks looked pretty, I dont think that was supposed to happen," Paige tell her sisters and Leo (a.k.a Lucius).
"We dont have anymore time to get more ingredients and brew it again!" Cries Piper.
"At least we have completed the anti-immune spell," Says Phoebe trying to sound positive.
"Yeah, lucky..." Repeats Paige supporting her head with her hands.
"Come on guys, even though we aren't as prepared as we should be, we can still kick butt!" Continues Phoebe.
"And they probably aren't even going to attack today, I mean they dont know where we live or how powerful we are or aren't..."
"Yeah your right lets just keep practicing, okay I'll work on my power, while Phoebe your work on your kirate skills whilst levatating and Piper you work on your freezing and blowing up power...One two three Break!" Cries Paige, as Phoebe and Piper starr at her.
They just shrugg and start to practice their skills when Piper cries out,
"Guys! I cant freeze! And I can't blow things up!"
Paige and Phoebe spin around and face her, and say at the same time,
"You cant what?!"
Lucius is watching in the background and smirks to himself as he shimmers out.
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"Ahh Lucius, you have made it, any news?" Snarls the familiar voice of Demetris.
"Yes, the witches have learn of the eldest one, how she has no powers, also their potion was a complete disaster, compliments to you my Lord," replies Lucius bowing down.
"Good, in two hours we shall strike, but for now we must think of a plan, on how to get in cast the curse and get out thinking they've destroyed us..." Demetris raised his hand up high and shot a black light at Lucius.
His form changed from Leo's handsome face to the horrible Death stalkers.
"Soon, soon I will become Source of all evil," whispers Demetris as he and his creatures follow him down the swampy path to their hide-out.
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Piper threw her hands up high and squinted so hard her face turn pink.
"Honey, stop that, your going to cause yourself damage," quoted Phoebe, pulling down Piper's hands.
"I don't understand it, why can't I freeze anything?" Piper wondered.
"I'm not sure but we'll get your powers back I promise." Whispered Phoebe.
"Guys, come look at this, we totally missed a page on this Demetris guy!" Yelled Paige from the attic.
Phoebe and Piper glanced at each other and rushed upstairs to find outany new infomation.
"Listen to this," Starts Paige "Demetris, a creator of mystical beings, was exhiled from the magical community in the year 205 B.C. for creating a dangerous breed of vampires that called themselves the Shego Vampires, demetris was furious at the wizards that had
condemned him to his swampy prison. He turned his green power stick on one of them slashing his head open, Eww gross," cries Paige her nose wrickled in disgust.
"Continue Paige, you've Done worst stuff than this," Stated Phoebe.
"Anyway, he had vanished before anyone could stop him, and later destroyed the Shego Vampires, claiming they had ruined his life. Whilst torturing one of them his green power stick dropped into the swamp and was lost forever. He found a new interest in forming a new species known as Death Stalkers.
He and his creations hunt down powerful beings help them onto their deathbed, where they take their soul for a new death stalker and eat on their carcus. Since the day of his disappearance Wraiths have been hunting him down." Paige finished.
(a/n: For a picture and description of a Wraith see bottom of page)
"Well Demetris seems a bit disturbed in the head if you ask me," Phoebe tells.
"I agree," Agrees Piper, "Well the sooner we destroy them the better!"
Her sisters nod and continue trying to help Piper summon back her powers.
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"Okay Death Stalkers, we have one hour until we attack. We are not immune against the two younger ones so we need more there to distract them. While you Lucius will send the eldest one the Proamunte Curse. Everyone understand so far?" Roars Demetris.
The Death Stalkers nod their head not daring to question their master.
"Good, after that I'll let myself pretend to get hit by whatever they will try, and once I am the rest of you disappear also. Got it?"
The Death Stalkers nod again.
"Okay, I can't wait any longer lets ATTACK!!!" Roars were heard all around the swamp as they vanish one-by-one.
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"Just relax Piper, go make yourself some Camolli Tea and have a rest, I'm sure your powers are just on the blink. Paige and I will be in the lounge room."
Piper nods and walks into the kitchen were she takes out a mug and starts to boil some water.
Phoebe goes and sits next to Paige and buries her head in her hands.
"Do you honestly think her powers are just on the blink?" Paige asks.
"Honestly I don't,... I think something evil's got to do with it," Phoebe replies.
"Me too, I mean how can you just lose your powers all of a sudden?"
Phoebe just shruggs but immediately pulls her head up from her hands.
"Did you hear that?" She whispers, looking around.
"No," Replies Paige " Was I supposed to?" She asks.
"Well it would help," Came an icy voice from the shadows behind the door.
Paige and Phoebe stood up sharply. "No, need for that we didn't come for you." It says as the sisters got into fight mode.
Then a yell comes from the kitchen as Piper is sent flying across the floor as a golden light illuminates from Lucius's hand.
Her sisters rush to her aid as Piper grabs a butchers knife from the table and hurdles it towards Lucius whom ducks it quite easily.
"Phoebe, Paige destroy their leader! Demetris, they might vanish when he's gone," Yells Piper through the commotion.
"I assure you, it will not be that simply," Demetris voice says as he glides towards Paige and Phoebe.
Phoebe levitates and shows off her kirate skills as she tries to fight Demetris.
None of them noticed Lucius in the background pointing his hand at Piper and sending her to the ground, out cold.
Paige hastily grabs the butchers knife from off the floor and shoves it right through Demetris's heart.
He give a loud roar and vanish in a puff of smoke and his Death Stalkers pop out at the same time.
As Phoebe and Paige smile, Piper lets out a small groan from the floor and Phoebe and Paige drop to her side.
"Did you guys do it?" Piper whispers to her sisters.
"Yep, as soon as the leader was gone the rest followed," Paige smiled triumphantly.
"Didn't it seem a bit to easy to you though? I mean the Book of Shadows said how powerful he was yet all it was, was a knife through the heart." Phoebe wondered aloud.
"It doesn't matter though does it? I mean he's gone and thats all that matters," Piper said.
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"Do you think they fell for it?" Asked Lucius to Demetris.
"Of course, they are pathetic humans thinking anything through a heart means it'll die."
"Yes m'Lord, what shall be the first dark thought to plant?" Lucius questioned.
"Hmm, I think that setting my Shego Vampires on her would be good,"
"Yes, master but with all do respect didn't you banish the vampires," Lucius bit his lip knowing that those words may have insulted Demetris.
But all he did was merely chuckle.
"Have you learnt nothing, dear Lucius? Where we are going to attack nothing needs to be a reality.
Lucius smirked understanding fully what Demetris had meant and went out to plant the first thought.
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In the Halliwell's kitchen the girls were surrounded by blue lights.
"Leo!" Cried Piper, kissing her husband on his temple.
"Where were you through that battle, you may have been needed!"
"Sorry Piper, I was with the Elders," He says wearily, trying to recoil his memories which had been mixed by the Death Stalkers.
"And the Elders didn't want you to be here?" Asked Phoebe curiously.
"I dunno Phoebs, but you're all alright aren't you?" He asked everyone.
"We're all fine a bit tired I must admit but all's good," Paige said interuppting whatever Piper was about to say.
"Lets get to bed then, I only have a few days left before I have to go back to work," Says Phoebe, shuddering at the thought of her work.
"Alright, goodnight everyone, coming Leo?" asks Piper.
"Yep, lead the way sweetie," He replies as Piper giggles.
"Like a high school couple aren't they?" Paige tells Phoebe.
Phoebe snickers knowingly. "I'll see ya in the morning Phoebs, Good'night,"
"Night Paige, NIGHT PIPER AND LEO!" Phoebe yells up stairs.
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"Piper, sweetie I have to go to the Elders in the morning, is that alright with you?" Leo asks his wife.
"Yeah it's fine honey, just come to bed and get some rest."
Leo nods and lies down to a peaceful sleep but the exact opposite to Piper.
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PIPER'S DREAM---
A young girl ran from her house, tears streaming down her face. She continued to run until she reached a dead end in the road, and she collapsed and cried, and cried until she heard a faint sound in the black mist in front of her.
She stood up and tried to focus her eyes through the thick fog when she heard the eerie sound again. Frighten the young girl, turned around to make her way home but found the dead end there. Scared for her life, she turned and started to walk forward, her only way out.
But stopped suddenly when she heard the sound of hooves clopping towards her. The young girl screamed as a mysterious figure jumped out at her hands outstretched, it's cloak flapping in the wind.
Piper, who had been watching this in awe, jumped forward and shoved the little girl away as the creature reached forward for the kill. Instead. her sharp claws slashed Piper, leaving a deep wound. Piper clutched her chest and collapsed.
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Piper awoke to the morning sunlight streaming through her window, and noticed that Leo had got out of the bed.
'To the Elders, I presume' Thought Piper.
Piper swung her legs over the side of her bed ready to go downstairs to make breakfast but gasped as a horrible pain passed through her body.
She put her hand to her chest and pulled it away horrified. There was blood everywhere.
She tried to get up but fell to the ground clutching her stomach as blood seeped through her fingers and landed on the floor.
Across her chest and stomach were long, deep gashes she had recieved from her nightmare.
Piper let out a quiet moan as she fell unconscious from the pain she was in as blood clotted around her head and body.
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A/N: Here are some links:
DEMETRIS: Creator of species, banished to a creepy swamp for creating a dangerous species (shego Vampires) a picture of Demetris can be found on my web site: www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / demetris . jpg - but with no spaces.
A picture of him at his swamp he was banished to with his green power stick is found at: www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / demetris%20unmasked . jpg
SHEGO VAMPIRES: Created and Destroyed by Demetris the Shego Vampires were created to help Demetris kill the Charmed Ones. They get their energy from peoples fear for them. They feed on anything living and have hooves and sharp claws. They are very dangerous and can be found at www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / vampire . jpg
DEATH STALKERS: Created by Demetris Death Stalkers were created to help Demetris kill the Charmed Ones. The sense when a magical being is close to death, stalk them then kill them trapping their soul and feeding on their dead carcus. Their eyes glow red whenever they preform spells using their hands and they glide. They wear shabby robes and skulls and a picture of them can be found at www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / demonic . jpg
WRAITHS: Created and commanded by wizards they go after magical beings abusing the rules. At the moment some are after Demetris and they travel in group. A picture can be found at www . deathstalkers . bravehost . com / wraiths . jpg
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