NINE
Prue raised her hand to cast the two demons out of her room. One of the demons simply raised his hand and her power dissipated harmlessly away. Prue turned on Martin but he also raised his hand, dissipating her power.
"You can save yourself the effort," said Martin. "Everyone here has the power of deflection. It was quite a feat getting so many in one place at the same time. But as you can see, your powers are quite useless against us."
Martin smiled at Prue. She looked around for anything that could be used as a weapon. They may be able to defend against her power directly, but she knew other ways to use her power as a weapon.
Suddenly a small object flew in the open door, striking one of the orderlies. He erupted in flames and within seconds vanished from the room. The second orderly turned to face the attack as a second object struck him, vanquishing him as well.
"Maybe her powers won't work," said Piper, stepping into the room, "but it seems my potions are working just fine."
Martin turned to face Piper as Leo moved into the room behind her. The middle sister raised her hands and Martin froze before he could bring his power to bear.
"Piper, Leo?" questioned Prue. "How did you know where I was?"
"That's some thanks," said Piper, smiling, "considering I just saved your butt."
"One of the Elders detected magic use here," said Leo. "That was pretty strange considering they couldn't sense anyone or anything here."
"When Leo told us about is," said Piper, "I had him orb us right here."
"Where's Phoebe?" asked Prue.
Just then the three heard an explosion down the hall followed by a cry of pain.
"Off hand," said Leo, "I'd say she was at the nurses station."
Phoebe walked into the room.
"Most didn't stick around for the party," she announced. "I guess they didn't like your cooking, Piper. Hey there, Prue. You okay?"
"I am now," said Prue, hugging her two sisters.
"Who's this?" asked Phoebe, looking at the still frozen Martin.
"I think he's a warlock," said Prue. "He was after the Book of Shadows. He almost convinced me you were all dead."
"Well," said Piper, handing a vial to Prue, "this should put a stop to him permanently. Care to do the honors?"
"With pleasure," said Prue. She uncorked the vial. "Unfreeze his head for a second."
Piper unfroze Martins' head and he looked around at the four.
"I just wanted to let you know your little plan wasn't as foolproof as you thought," said Prue. "I was on to you almost from the very start."
"Next time I'll be more thorough," said Martin.
"Oh, I don't think there will be a next time," said Prue. "Don't think it's been a pleasure, because it hasn't been."
Prue threw the contents of the vial on Martin and he vanished in a conflagration like the two demons. Prue reached down and picked up several of the pills off the floor.
"I want to find out what these are," she said. "Because of these, Martin was almost successful."
"Let's get back to the manor," said Piper. "We can find out what happened once we're home."
"I'm for that," said Prue.
Linked arm in arm, Leo orbed the four home.
Prue raised her hand to cast the two demons out of her room. One of the demons simply raised his hand and her power dissipated harmlessly away. Prue turned on Martin but he also raised his hand, dissipating her power.
"You can save yourself the effort," said Martin. "Everyone here has the power of deflection. It was quite a feat getting so many in one place at the same time. But as you can see, your powers are quite useless against us."
Martin smiled at Prue. She looked around for anything that could be used as a weapon. They may be able to defend against her power directly, but she knew other ways to use her power as a weapon.
Suddenly a small object flew in the open door, striking one of the orderlies. He erupted in flames and within seconds vanished from the room. The second orderly turned to face the attack as a second object struck him, vanquishing him as well.
"Maybe her powers won't work," said Piper, stepping into the room, "but it seems my potions are working just fine."
Martin turned to face Piper as Leo moved into the room behind her. The middle sister raised her hands and Martin froze before he could bring his power to bear.
"Piper, Leo?" questioned Prue. "How did you know where I was?"
"That's some thanks," said Piper, smiling, "considering I just saved your butt."
"One of the Elders detected magic use here," said Leo. "That was pretty strange considering they couldn't sense anyone or anything here."
"When Leo told us about is," said Piper, "I had him orb us right here."
"Where's Phoebe?" asked Prue.
Just then the three heard an explosion down the hall followed by a cry of pain.
"Off hand," said Leo, "I'd say she was at the nurses station."
Phoebe walked into the room.
"Most didn't stick around for the party," she announced. "I guess they didn't like your cooking, Piper. Hey there, Prue. You okay?"
"I am now," said Prue, hugging her two sisters.
"Who's this?" asked Phoebe, looking at the still frozen Martin.
"I think he's a warlock," said Prue. "He was after the Book of Shadows. He almost convinced me you were all dead."
"Well," said Piper, handing a vial to Prue, "this should put a stop to him permanently. Care to do the honors?"
"With pleasure," said Prue. She uncorked the vial. "Unfreeze his head for a second."
Piper unfroze Martins' head and he looked around at the four.
"I just wanted to let you know your little plan wasn't as foolproof as you thought," said Prue. "I was on to you almost from the very start."
"Next time I'll be more thorough," said Martin.
"Oh, I don't think there will be a next time," said Prue. "Don't think it's been a pleasure, because it hasn't been."
Prue threw the contents of the vial on Martin and he vanished in a conflagration like the two demons. Prue reached down and picked up several of the pills off the floor.
"I want to find out what these are," she said. "Because of these, Martin was almost successful."
"Let's get back to the manor," said Piper. "We can find out what happened once we're home."
"I'm for that," said Prue.
Linked arm in arm, Leo orbed the four home.