TWO
"Warlock," said Piper.
"What do you want?" demanded Prue.
"Now that's not very original," said the warlock. "Besides, what do all warlocks want? But you three have proven to be much more difficult that most witches. By the way if the White Lighter orbs or the demon shimmers, or any of you so much as twitches, I'll leave. And I'll take him with me."
Darryl stood frozen in place. He was determining his chances of taking out this guy. His captor would be concentrating on the girls. All he had to do was bide his time until an opportunity presented itself.
"I'd reconsider, cop," the warlock said to Darryl. "I know what you're thinking. Believe me, you aren't that fast.
"He's right Darryl," said Phoebe. "We'll get you out of this."
"He's an innocent," said Prue. "Let him go."
"Now that wouldn't be very wise," said the warlock. "Little ole' me against the five of you. Not very good odds. I think I'll just hang on to him for a minute."
"What do you want?" asked Piper.
"Again with the rhetorical questions," said the warlock. "You know what I want. But I can't just walk up and take it, now can I. Jeremy found that out."
"Jeremy?" questioned Piper.
She remembered Jeremy. He had been her boyfriend when they had become the Charmed Ones. Only he was a warlock. And his interest in Piper had been only in her power. Jeremy had been the Charmed Ones first vanquish.
"You remember him don't you Piper?" asked the warlock. "He was my brother. Now I'm an only child. I told him you would not be easy to get. But little brother never listened to me."
"And now you want revenge, is that it?" asked Phoebe.
"Heavens no," said the warlock. "Honestly, he was a pain in the ass. You actually did me a favor getting rid of him."
"So what are you after?" asked Cole.
"What you were supposed to do," said the warlock. "Get rid of the Charmed Ones. But unlike a demon, I want to get a little something out of it. With their power I won't ever again have to worry about being pushed around by the likes of you."
"You're just a warlock," said Cole. "Not really important in the grand scheme. Just a very minor player with delusions of grandeur."
"Are you trying to piss me off?" asked the warlock smiling. "It won't work. But I know that you're thinking. If you can make me mad, maybe I'll go after you. When I do it will give them their chance to take me out."
"Stop it, Cole," said Prue. "It's too risky."
"Yes, Cole, it's too risky," said the warlock. "Phoebe can tell you. It's one of the teachings of the martial arts. If you lose your temper, you lose balance. The battle is already half over then."
"You seem to know a lot about us," said Piper.
"I've been watching you," said the warlock. "Trying to figure the best way to do this. I'm not like some of my contemporaries. Just bust in and start kicking ass. Too many have discovered that approach is awfully one-sided.
"I, on the other hand, chose a more logical approach. Learn what I can about you; discover your strengths and weaknesses. Then analyze what I've learned to discover a chink in your armor, so to speak."
"And you think you've found that chink?" asked Piper.
"Sort of," said the warlock.
He looked at the television. The movie was getting to the part where Dorothy finds herself in Oz. The warlock simply smiled.
"Oh look," he said. "This is the part where the movie changes from black and white to color."
Involuntarily everyone glanced at the television. As they did, the warlock incanted a spell.
"Powers of darkness, hear my plea.
"Help me vanquish, the Power of Three.
"Bind them over and seal their fate.
"Reality is altered, through fantasies gate."
The sisters realized they had to act now. The magic of the spell would take effect almost instantly. Even if Darryl was at risk they had to take that risk.
The three turned on the warlock. Before any of them could react, however the spell's magic took hold. Everyone in the room immediately lost consciousness.
"Warlock," said Piper.
"What do you want?" demanded Prue.
"Now that's not very original," said the warlock. "Besides, what do all warlocks want? But you three have proven to be much more difficult that most witches. By the way if the White Lighter orbs or the demon shimmers, or any of you so much as twitches, I'll leave. And I'll take him with me."
Darryl stood frozen in place. He was determining his chances of taking out this guy. His captor would be concentrating on the girls. All he had to do was bide his time until an opportunity presented itself.
"I'd reconsider, cop," the warlock said to Darryl. "I know what you're thinking. Believe me, you aren't that fast.
"He's right Darryl," said Phoebe. "We'll get you out of this."
"He's an innocent," said Prue. "Let him go."
"Now that wouldn't be very wise," said the warlock. "Little ole' me against the five of you. Not very good odds. I think I'll just hang on to him for a minute."
"What do you want?" asked Piper.
"Again with the rhetorical questions," said the warlock. "You know what I want. But I can't just walk up and take it, now can I. Jeremy found that out."
"Jeremy?" questioned Piper.
She remembered Jeremy. He had been her boyfriend when they had become the Charmed Ones. Only he was a warlock. And his interest in Piper had been only in her power. Jeremy had been the Charmed Ones first vanquish.
"You remember him don't you Piper?" asked the warlock. "He was my brother. Now I'm an only child. I told him you would not be easy to get. But little brother never listened to me."
"And now you want revenge, is that it?" asked Phoebe.
"Heavens no," said the warlock. "Honestly, he was a pain in the ass. You actually did me a favor getting rid of him."
"So what are you after?" asked Cole.
"What you were supposed to do," said the warlock. "Get rid of the Charmed Ones. But unlike a demon, I want to get a little something out of it. With their power I won't ever again have to worry about being pushed around by the likes of you."
"You're just a warlock," said Cole. "Not really important in the grand scheme. Just a very minor player with delusions of grandeur."
"Are you trying to piss me off?" asked the warlock smiling. "It won't work. But I know that you're thinking. If you can make me mad, maybe I'll go after you. When I do it will give them their chance to take me out."
"Stop it, Cole," said Prue. "It's too risky."
"Yes, Cole, it's too risky," said the warlock. "Phoebe can tell you. It's one of the teachings of the martial arts. If you lose your temper, you lose balance. The battle is already half over then."
"You seem to know a lot about us," said Piper.
"I've been watching you," said the warlock. "Trying to figure the best way to do this. I'm not like some of my contemporaries. Just bust in and start kicking ass. Too many have discovered that approach is awfully one-sided.
"I, on the other hand, chose a more logical approach. Learn what I can about you; discover your strengths and weaknesses. Then analyze what I've learned to discover a chink in your armor, so to speak."
"And you think you've found that chink?" asked Piper.
"Sort of," said the warlock.
He looked at the television. The movie was getting to the part where Dorothy finds herself in Oz. The warlock simply smiled.
"Oh look," he said. "This is the part where the movie changes from black and white to color."
Involuntarily everyone glanced at the television. As they did, the warlock incanted a spell.
"Powers of darkness, hear my plea.
"Help me vanquish, the Power of Three.
"Bind them over and seal their fate.
"Reality is altered, through fantasies gate."
The sisters realized they had to act now. The magic of the spell would take effect almost instantly. Even if Darryl was at risk they had to take that risk.
The three turned on the warlock. Before any of them could react, however the spell's magic took hold. Everyone in the room immediately lost consciousness.