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Family Affair
Chapter 16: Powerless In Their Own Way
There was a swirl of glowing white and baby blue orbs, in the sunroom of the Halliwell Manor. Leo had orbed Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Pearl, Phiona, and himself in. He carefully took Prue's hand and lead her to a chair.
Prue sat down. "Thanks Leo." She said.
"How'd you know it was me?" Leo asked.
"Well, it obviously wasn't one of my nieces, they have little hands. And it wasn't one of my sisters, their hands just don't feel like yours." Prue replied, with a smirk. She paused for a moment, taking in the warm sunlight. "Piper.." She breathed.
Piper turned to her big sister. "Yes, Prue?" She asked.
"I uhh..I..." Prue stuttered. Then she shook her head. "Nevermind, it wasn't important anyway." Prue said.
Leo looked at the 4 sisters then down to the 2 little girls in front of him. "Look, I have to go check with The Elders, we need to work out a way to keep everyone safe." Leo stated, in a firm tone.
"Which would mean?" Prue asked, as she turned to the sound of Leo's voice.
"Prue, your powers are useless right now. If you can't see what you're doing, then telekinesis and astral projection won't help us any. Piper has all her senses, but doesn't have her powers, thus making her vulnerable as well. Paige's voice is gone and so far, that is the only way for her to active her telekinetic orbing, making her more active powers useless. And Phoebe can't hear, making her vulnerable to sneak attacks. So I figure it should work as follows. Piper and Paige, I want you to take Pearl with you at all times. If you come in contact with a demon, then Pearl can vanquish it with her powers, if that fails then Paige can orb you three out. Prue and Phoebe, I want you to be with Phiona at all times. If you should be attacked, Phiona can protect you." Leo stated.
Piper shook her head. "Maybe I should trade with Prue or Phoebe? I mean...." Piper began, but was quickly cut off by Leo.
"No, you don't have any powers right now. You need to be surrounded by all the magic you can get." Leo stated. He took a breath and turned to his daughter, Phiona. "Phiona, sweetie, I need you to be very alert for Aunt Prue and Aunt Phoebe. Okay?" He asked.
Phiona nodded. "Okay, daddy." She said, in her innocent tone.
"Prue, have you been able to practise your phasing very much? Or at least have a good handle on it?" Leo asked.
Prue shook her head. "Sorry, no Leo, I haven't had time."
'Damnit!' Leo thought. He turned to Phoebe. "Have you been able to master your daughter's shimmering yet?" He asked.
Phoebe shook her head, not hearing Leo, just seeing his mouth move. "What? Were you talking to me?" She asked.
Leo pulled a pen and piece of paper out of his pocket, from earlier, and wrote down his question. He quickly held it up to Phoebe.
"No, she shimmers me where she wants, when she wants." Phoebe answered. Phoebe winced. "Well, I'm sorry that I'm causing so much trouble!" Phoebe yelled.
"What?!" Leo asked, in a frustrated tone.
Phoebe, not hearing him, continued on with her rant. "Just because I can't hear, doesn't mean I still can't feel your frustration! I am, in fact, still an empath you know!" Phoebe yelled. She clenched her fist and then slammed it onto the table. "Damnit!" She snapped.
"Go Leo, go now! I want Phoebe, to cool off, which means you need to cool off!" Piper said, as she pointed to her husband.
Leo just looked away and then orbed out.
Paige shrugged and orbed out too.
"Paige!" Piper yelled. "We're suppose to be staying together!" Piper called. Her voice was getting louder and she was starting to become angry herself.
"Mommy!" Pearl called.
Paige orbed into the kitchen, next to the sink. She grabbed a glass, turned on the faucet, and proceeded to fill the glass. Suddenly she felt a chilling sensation run up her spine. She slowly turned around, only to be met with a flaming fist, in her face. She went flying into the wall, her face was burnt badly, and she hit the wall with a sickening crack.
"Paige!" Prue gasped. She reached out for Piper's hand. "Hurry, take me to her!" Prue ordered.
Piper grabbed Prue's hand and lead her to the kitchen, where the noise was heard. As Piper entered the kitchen, she saw the demon standing over her sister, with his fist in flames. "Paige!" Piper screamed, but Paige was already blacked out.
The demon held out his hands, sending a seperate blast of flames at both Prue and Piper.
"Prue! Incoming fire!" Piper screamed, as she instinctively raised her hands to freeze, then remembered that she was powerless.
Prue couldn't see, but she could feel the heat coming at her at an alarming rate. Then she felt her body change, like it had when she had previously phased through things.
Piper saw her sister's body turn into the phasable state. Then as she looked back at the flames, she saw orbs surround the flames that were coming at her. The orbs were reversing the fire and Piper breathed out a sigh of relief. She turned to the doorway, to see her daught standing there, with her hands stretched out. She felt a wave of heat fly past her arm and turned, to see the fire blast had gone through Prue, and was flying at the wall behind her.
Prue felt her body change again, returning to it's solid state.
Phoebe ran into the kitchen, holding Pearl's hand. "Now sweetie!" Phoebe urged.
Pearl raised her hand, creating a ball of white light, then she hurled it at the demon.
The demon saw the light ball coming at him and a look of horror crossed his face, he hurled a fire ball at Phoebe, but then he was hit by the ball of light and exploded into a firery vanquish.
Phoebe saw the fire ball coming at her and quickly levitated over it, letting it hit and break, a lamp behind her. Phoebe levitated to the ground again and then realized Paige was on the flood, dying. "Paige!" Phoebe gasped, as she ran to her little sister.
"Leo! Leo!" Piper yelled, as she lead Prue over to Paige's nearly lifeless body.
Leo orbed in, kneeling on the ground next to Paige. He placed his hands over Paige's wounds and a golden light glowed from his hands. Minutes passed.
"What's taking so long?" Piper asked.
"She almost died, Piper, that's what's taking so long." Leo snapped. Soon the golden light from his hands vanished and so did Paige's wounds. "I thought I told you not to break apart?!" Leo asked.
Phoebe held up her hands in anger. "Stop it!" She screamed. "Everyone is so damn tense! I can feel the anger, confusion, pain, everything! Stop it, okay, stop it!" Phoebe yelled.
Rosha waved her hand over a crystal ball and an image of the Charmed Ones, Leo, Pearl, and Phiona appeared. She smiled as she saw Phoebe's anger. "Good, good, let it all out. Be open to attack." She whispered. 'Everything is going according to plan.' She thought, as she watched the growing argument. TO BE CONTINUED....
Family Affair
Chapter 16: Powerless In Their Own Way
There was a swirl of glowing white and baby blue orbs, in the sunroom of the Halliwell Manor. Leo had orbed Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Pearl, Phiona, and himself in. He carefully took Prue's hand and lead her to a chair.
Prue sat down. "Thanks Leo." She said.
"How'd you know it was me?" Leo asked.
"Well, it obviously wasn't one of my nieces, they have little hands. And it wasn't one of my sisters, their hands just don't feel like yours." Prue replied, with a smirk. She paused for a moment, taking in the warm sunlight. "Piper.." She breathed.
Piper turned to her big sister. "Yes, Prue?" She asked.
"I uhh..I..." Prue stuttered. Then she shook her head. "Nevermind, it wasn't important anyway." Prue said.
Leo looked at the 4 sisters then down to the 2 little girls in front of him. "Look, I have to go check with The Elders, we need to work out a way to keep everyone safe." Leo stated, in a firm tone.
"Which would mean?" Prue asked, as she turned to the sound of Leo's voice.
"Prue, your powers are useless right now. If you can't see what you're doing, then telekinesis and astral projection won't help us any. Piper has all her senses, but doesn't have her powers, thus making her vulnerable as well. Paige's voice is gone and so far, that is the only way for her to active her telekinetic orbing, making her more active powers useless. And Phoebe can't hear, making her vulnerable to sneak attacks. So I figure it should work as follows. Piper and Paige, I want you to take Pearl with you at all times. If you come in contact with a demon, then Pearl can vanquish it with her powers, if that fails then Paige can orb you three out. Prue and Phoebe, I want you to be with Phiona at all times. If you should be attacked, Phiona can protect you." Leo stated.
Piper shook her head. "Maybe I should trade with Prue or Phoebe? I mean...." Piper began, but was quickly cut off by Leo.
"No, you don't have any powers right now. You need to be surrounded by all the magic you can get." Leo stated. He took a breath and turned to his daughter, Phiona. "Phiona, sweetie, I need you to be very alert for Aunt Prue and Aunt Phoebe. Okay?" He asked.
Phiona nodded. "Okay, daddy." She said, in her innocent tone.
"Prue, have you been able to practise your phasing very much? Or at least have a good handle on it?" Leo asked.
Prue shook her head. "Sorry, no Leo, I haven't had time."
'Damnit!' Leo thought. He turned to Phoebe. "Have you been able to master your daughter's shimmering yet?" He asked.
Phoebe shook her head, not hearing Leo, just seeing his mouth move. "What? Were you talking to me?" She asked.
Leo pulled a pen and piece of paper out of his pocket, from earlier, and wrote down his question. He quickly held it up to Phoebe.
"No, she shimmers me where she wants, when she wants." Phoebe answered. Phoebe winced. "Well, I'm sorry that I'm causing so much trouble!" Phoebe yelled.
"What?!" Leo asked, in a frustrated tone.
Phoebe, not hearing him, continued on with her rant. "Just because I can't hear, doesn't mean I still can't feel your frustration! I am, in fact, still an empath you know!" Phoebe yelled. She clenched her fist and then slammed it onto the table. "Damnit!" She snapped.
"Go Leo, go now! I want Phoebe, to cool off, which means you need to cool off!" Piper said, as she pointed to her husband.
Leo just looked away and then orbed out.
Paige shrugged and orbed out too.
"Paige!" Piper yelled. "We're suppose to be staying together!" Piper called. Her voice was getting louder and she was starting to become angry herself.
"Mommy!" Pearl called.
Paige orbed into the kitchen, next to the sink. She grabbed a glass, turned on the faucet, and proceeded to fill the glass. Suddenly she felt a chilling sensation run up her spine. She slowly turned around, only to be met with a flaming fist, in her face. She went flying into the wall, her face was burnt badly, and she hit the wall with a sickening crack.
"Paige!" Prue gasped. She reached out for Piper's hand. "Hurry, take me to her!" Prue ordered.
Piper grabbed Prue's hand and lead her to the kitchen, where the noise was heard. As Piper entered the kitchen, she saw the demon standing over her sister, with his fist in flames. "Paige!" Piper screamed, but Paige was already blacked out.
The demon held out his hands, sending a seperate blast of flames at both Prue and Piper.
"Prue! Incoming fire!" Piper screamed, as she instinctively raised her hands to freeze, then remembered that she was powerless.
Prue couldn't see, but she could feel the heat coming at her at an alarming rate. Then she felt her body change, like it had when she had previously phased through things.
Piper saw her sister's body turn into the phasable state. Then as she looked back at the flames, she saw orbs surround the flames that were coming at her. The orbs were reversing the fire and Piper breathed out a sigh of relief. She turned to the doorway, to see her daught standing there, with her hands stretched out. She felt a wave of heat fly past her arm and turned, to see the fire blast had gone through Prue, and was flying at the wall behind her.
Prue felt her body change again, returning to it's solid state.
Phoebe ran into the kitchen, holding Pearl's hand. "Now sweetie!" Phoebe urged.
Pearl raised her hand, creating a ball of white light, then she hurled it at the demon.
The demon saw the light ball coming at him and a look of horror crossed his face, he hurled a fire ball at Phoebe, but then he was hit by the ball of light and exploded into a firery vanquish.
Phoebe saw the fire ball coming at her and quickly levitated over it, letting it hit and break, a lamp behind her. Phoebe levitated to the ground again and then realized Paige was on the flood, dying. "Paige!" Phoebe gasped, as she ran to her little sister.
"Leo! Leo!" Piper yelled, as she lead Prue over to Paige's nearly lifeless body.
Leo orbed in, kneeling on the ground next to Paige. He placed his hands over Paige's wounds and a golden light glowed from his hands. Minutes passed.
"What's taking so long?" Piper asked.
"She almost died, Piper, that's what's taking so long." Leo snapped. Soon the golden light from his hands vanished and so did Paige's wounds. "I thought I told you not to break apart?!" Leo asked.
Phoebe held up her hands in anger. "Stop it!" She screamed. "Everyone is so damn tense! I can feel the anger, confusion, pain, everything! Stop it, okay, stop it!" Phoebe yelled.
Rosha waved her hand over a crystal ball and an image of the Charmed Ones, Leo, Pearl, and Phiona appeared. She smiled as she saw Phoebe's anger. "Good, good, let it all out. Be open to attack." She whispered. 'Everything is going according to plan.' She thought, as she watched the growing argument. TO BE CONTINUED....