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Family Affair
Chapter 17: Give Me A Ring
Paige got to her feet and orbed out, then orbed in, between Piper and Phoebe. She held out her hands in the, stop, position and then placed her fingers to her lips to signal silence. Paige spun around and shook her head to Leo, then pointed to the ceiling.
Leo shook his head. "The Elders?" He asked.
Paige nodded and stomped her foot, signaling for him to hurry and leave, she pointed to the ceiling again.
Leo nodded and orbed out, silently.
Paige turned back to her feuding sisters. She looked around the room. 'If only my powers were advanced enough to orb things without calling for them.' Paige thought. She walked over to the counter, grabbing a piece of blank paper and a pen, that was by the phone. She quickly wrote something down on the paper and held it up to Piper and Phoebe.
Piper sighed as she read the paper. "I know, I'm sorry." Piper apologized.
"What does it say?" Prue asked.
"'We need to apologize to eachother and work together.'" Piper read, from the paper.
Paige scribbled something else down on the paper as well, then held it back up to Piper.
Piper nodded in understanding. "I know." She replied.
"What now?" Prue asked.
"She says that she is sorry too." Piper said.
Prue reached out for Paige's hand. "Paige, come here." Prue said, as she motioned to herself.
Paige walked over to Prue and took her hand.
"Paige?" Prue asked.
Paige gently squeezed Prue's hand in response.
"I'm sorry too." Prue said. "Too all of you." Prue spoke up.
"I am too." Piper announced. Then realizing that Phoebe couldn't hear them, she took the paper and pen from Paige, and wrote something down; then held it up to Phoebe.
Phoebe took a moment to read the paper, then walked over to her sisters. "I'm sorry too!" Phoebe announced.
Piper motioned to her sisters for a sisterly hug. Then realized Prue couldn't see her silent movements. "Sister hug!" Piper announced.
Prue smiled and held her arms open, willingly.
The 4 sisters croweded into a 4-way hug.
Pearl looked at Phiona and then turned to her mother and aunts. "No hug for us?" She asked, in a sad little tone.
Paige smiled at her daughter and motioned for her and Phiona to join the group hug.
Pearl and Phiona greatfully ran into the center of the group, soaking up the attention.
"I love you, mommy." Pearl said, as she hugged Paige. Then she turned to her aunts. "I love you too." She announced.
"Me too. Me too!" Phiona said, as she bounced up and down.
Phoebe couldn't hear, but she couldn't definatly lip read the words, I love you too, coming from her eldest niece. "I love you both, very much!" Phoebe said, as she bent down to her nieces' level and hugged them.
Phiona smiled and patted her Aunt Phoebe's slightly bigger tummy. "We love you too, little cousin!" Phiona called, as she leaned her ear to Phoebe's stomach, waiting for a reply.
Piper chuckled at the scene. "I don't think the baby is going to reply, but I'm sure she heard you." Piper said, as she picked up her daughter.
"Why not?" Phiona asked, in utter confusion.
"Because babies can't talk until after they are born." Piper explained.
"Ahh, I see." Phiona said, trying to sound very wise.
Piper turned to Paige. "Well, I think we should get the book then, don't you?" She asked.
Paige nodded, in reply. Orbs began to surround her.
"No no, naughty mommy!" Pearl yelled.
The orbs vanished and she sent a confused glance at her daughter.
"And bad Auntie Piper!" Pearl said, as she shook her finger at Piper.
Piper raised her eyebrows. "What did we do?" She asked, obviously confused.
"Uncle Leo said mommy, you, and I gots to stay together. Just like Auntie Prue, Auntie Phoebe, and Phiona has got to stay together!" Pearl explained.
Phiona nodded in agreement. "Yep yep! Dat is what daddy said awight! He said it, so it must be twue!" She announced.
Piper smirked. "Okay okay. Daddy may have been right this time, but you ust remember that daddy isn't always right." Piper said, as she locked eyes with her daughter. "Mommy is right, much more often." Piper said.
Phiona smiled sweetly. "Okay, mommy." She said, in an innocent. "But you just wemembew dat daddy and mommy awn't always cowwet eder." Phiona said. She kept her eyes locked with her mother. "Phiona is cowwet, most of da time!" Phiona stated, in a matter-of-factly tone.
A wicked grin appeared on Paige's face and she grabbed the pen and paper, writing something down quickly, then holding it up.
Phoebe took a moment to read the paper and then smirked. "Paige says that Phiona takes after Piper." She said. She didn't know what her niece had said, but judging by Paige's comment, it must have been funny.
Prue laughed too.
"Prue!" Piper protested.
"Well I'm sorry, but what can I say, we have a very bright baby sister!" Prue stated.
"The book!" Pearl reminded.
Piper set her daughter on the floor. "I'll get back to you later, missy." Piper warned. She walked over to Paige and took her hand and took Pearl's hand in her remaining hand. "To the book. We'll be right back." Piper said.
Paige nodded and orbed them out.
Paige orbed herself, Piper, and Pearl into the attic; next to the Book of Shadows. Paige let go of Piper's hand and grabbed the book. She began to flip through the pages. 'This would be so much easier if I could telekinetically orb the book to the right page.' She thought.
"What are we looking for, Auntie Piper." Pearl asked, with curiosity.
"The demon, warlock, or whatever bad creature is responsible for this." Piper said.
"For what?" Pearl asked.
"For taking my powers, Aunt Prue's sight, Aunt Phoebe's hearing, and your mother's voice." Piper explained.
Paige pointed to Piper and nodded in agreement. Suddenly Paige began to stomp her foot and point to an open page in the book.
"Did you find the bad creature?" Pearl asked, as she walked over to look at the book.
Piper followed her niece and peered over her baby sister's shoulder. "'Rosha, an ancient sorceress who specializes in ancient spells to take away the physical senses of either sight, smell, hearing, speaking, and/or touch. She can also take away the magical senses of magical creatures, thus, their powers. She is only able to take away one of these from one being though. Her other powers are unknown, she is a major asset to The Source, and there is no known vanquishing potion.'" Piper read.
"Is there a summoning spell?" Pearl asked.
Piper looked back at the book and scanned the page. "No." Piper said, with a shake of her head.
Pearl grinned. "Phiona! We gots to do a summoning spell!" Pearl yelled, at the top of her lungs.
Phiona had her hand on Phoebe's stomach to see if she could feel the baby move.
Phoebe felt a strange sensation, she knew what was coming, she was shimmering out again; with Phiona.
Phoebe and Phiona were shimmered into the attic, no doubt by Phoebe's unborn baby.
"Cool!" Phiona said. "Dat is even better den feeling da baby kick!" Phiona announced. She then realized her Aunt Prue wasn't there. "We need Auntie Prue with us!" Phiona said.
Paige waved her hand and orbed out.
Pearl walked over to her cousin and grabbed her hand. "We have to do a summoning spell!" Pearl said.
"Who said you two need to?" Piper questioned.
"Me says so and you know dat me is cowwet!" Phiona said, as she put her free hand on her hip.
Piper rolled her eyes. 'Sometimes I wish you were more like your father.' Piper thought, as she looked at her daughter.
Paige orbed back in, holding Prue's hand.
"Repeat after me." Pearl said. "Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here!" Pearl recited.
"Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe!" Phiona recited.
"Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here!" Pearl said again, taking a tighter grip on her cousin's hand.
"Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe!" Phiona recited.
There was a small breeze that blew through the attic, but nothing happened.
Rosha bowed before The Source and then she felt a small breeze swirl around her. "The witches!" She gasped.
"They need more power." Piper said. 'But they are stronger than us, why is their spell not working?' Piper mentally asked herself. 'Wait! They need their cousin!' Piper thought. "Quick! Pearl and Phiona, place your free hands on Aunt Phoebe's tummy! Then say the spell, three times each!" Piper said. Piper pointed to Phoebe and then patted her own stomach.
Phoebe looked confused for a moment. "All three of them?" She asked. "Mine too?" She questioned.
Piper nodded.
Pearl and Phiona walked over to their Aunt Phoebe, quickly placing their free hands on Phoebe's stomach.
"Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here! Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here! Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here!" Pearl said chanted.
"Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe! Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe! Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe!" Phiona chanted.
A whipping wind filled the attic.
A whipping wind swirled around Rosha and she vanished.
The wind was swirling rapidly and then Rosha appeared in the center of the attic; before Phoebe, Pearl, and Phiona. The wind died down, until it vanished completely.
"We did it!" Pearl said, as she held up her hand.
Phiona quickly gave her cousin a high five.
"You nasty little things!" Rosha hissed.
"Hurry, explode her!" Phiona said.
Pearl held out her hand, creating a glowing ball of white light, then she hurled it at Rosha.
The silver ring on Rosha's finger began to glow brightly, then a golden shield appeared around her, the exploding light ball hit it and blew up; no damage was done to Rosha. Then the shield vanished. "You can't hurt me!" She smirked.
"The ring!" Piper called out, as she pointed to the ring. 'No, if only Paige could call for that ring or if I could just blow it up! She'd have time to block our powers if we tried to telekinetically or orb- telekinetically take it from her!' Piper thought.
Phiona held out her hands, orbs shot from her palms, heading for the ring.
The ring glowed again, activating the golden shield, and deflecting Phiona's orb-telekinesis power. "Oh, it looks as if you're in a bind." Rosha stated, with a smirk. TO BE CONTINUED....
Family Affair
Chapter 17: Give Me A Ring
Paige got to her feet and orbed out, then orbed in, between Piper and Phoebe. She held out her hands in the, stop, position and then placed her fingers to her lips to signal silence. Paige spun around and shook her head to Leo, then pointed to the ceiling.
Leo shook his head. "The Elders?" He asked.
Paige nodded and stomped her foot, signaling for him to hurry and leave, she pointed to the ceiling again.
Leo nodded and orbed out, silently.
Paige turned back to her feuding sisters. She looked around the room. 'If only my powers were advanced enough to orb things without calling for them.' Paige thought. She walked over to the counter, grabbing a piece of blank paper and a pen, that was by the phone. She quickly wrote something down on the paper and held it up to Piper and Phoebe.
Piper sighed as she read the paper. "I know, I'm sorry." Piper apologized.
"What does it say?" Prue asked.
"'We need to apologize to eachother and work together.'" Piper read, from the paper.
Paige scribbled something else down on the paper as well, then held it back up to Piper.
Piper nodded in understanding. "I know." She replied.
"What now?" Prue asked.
"She says that she is sorry too." Piper said.
Prue reached out for Paige's hand. "Paige, come here." Prue said, as she motioned to herself.
Paige walked over to Prue and took her hand.
"Paige?" Prue asked.
Paige gently squeezed Prue's hand in response.
"I'm sorry too." Prue said. "Too all of you." Prue spoke up.
"I am too." Piper announced. Then realizing that Phoebe couldn't hear them, she took the paper and pen from Paige, and wrote something down; then held it up to Phoebe.
Phoebe took a moment to read the paper, then walked over to her sisters. "I'm sorry too!" Phoebe announced.
Piper motioned to her sisters for a sisterly hug. Then realized Prue couldn't see her silent movements. "Sister hug!" Piper announced.
Prue smiled and held her arms open, willingly.
The 4 sisters croweded into a 4-way hug.
Pearl looked at Phiona and then turned to her mother and aunts. "No hug for us?" She asked, in a sad little tone.
Paige smiled at her daughter and motioned for her and Phiona to join the group hug.
Pearl and Phiona greatfully ran into the center of the group, soaking up the attention.
"I love you, mommy." Pearl said, as she hugged Paige. Then she turned to her aunts. "I love you too." She announced.
"Me too. Me too!" Phiona said, as she bounced up and down.
Phoebe couldn't hear, but she couldn't definatly lip read the words, I love you too, coming from her eldest niece. "I love you both, very much!" Phoebe said, as she bent down to her nieces' level and hugged them.
Phiona smiled and patted her Aunt Phoebe's slightly bigger tummy. "We love you too, little cousin!" Phiona called, as she leaned her ear to Phoebe's stomach, waiting for a reply.
Piper chuckled at the scene. "I don't think the baby is going to reply, but I'm sure she heard you." Piper said, as she picked up her daughter.
"Why not?" Phiona asked, in utter confusion.
"Because babies can't talk until after they are born." Piper explained.
"Ahh, I see." Phiona said, trying to sound very wise.
Piper turned to Paige. "Well, I think we should get the book then, don't you?" She asked.
Paige nodded, in reply. Orbs began to surround her.
"No no, naughty mommy!" Pearl yelled.
The orbs vanished and she sent a confused glance at her daughter.
"And bad Auntie Piper!" Pearl said, as she shook her finger at Piper.
Piper raised her eyebrows. "What did we do?" She asked, obviously confused.
"Uncle Leo said mommy, you, and I gots to stay together. Just like Auntie Prue, Auntie Phoebe, and Phiona has got to stay together!" Pearl explained.
Phiona nodded in agreement. "Yep yep! Dat is what daddy said awight! He said it, so it must be twue!" She announced.
Piper smirked. "Okay okay. Daddy may have been right this time, but you ust remember that daddy isn't always right." Piper said, as she locked eyes with her daughter. "Mommy is right, much more often." Piper said.
Phiona smiled sweetly. "Okay, mommy." She said, in an innocent. "But you just wemembew dat daddy and mommy awn't always cowwet eder." Phiona said. She kept her eyes locked with her mother. "Phiona is cowwet, most of da time!" Phiona stated, in a matter-of-factly tone.
A wicked grin appeared on Paige's face and she grabbed the pen and paper, writing something down quickly, then holding it up.
Phoebe took a moment to read the paper and then smirked. "Paige says that Phiona takes after Piper." She said. She didn't know what her niece had said, but judging by Paige's comment, it must have been funny.
Prue laughed too.
"Prue!" Piper protested.
"Well I'm sorry, but what can I say, we have a very bright baby sister!" Prue stated.
"The book!" Pearl reminded.
Piper set her daughter on the floor. "I'll get back to you later, missy." Piper warned. She walked over to Paige and took her hand and took Pearl's hand in her remaining hand. "To the book. We'll be right back." Piper said.
Paige nodded and orbed them out.
Paige orbed herself, Piper, and Pearl into the attic; next to the Book of Shadows. Paige let go of Piper's hand and grabbed the book. She began to flip through the pages. 'This would be so much easier if I could telekinetically orb the book to the right page.' She thought.
"What are we looking for, Auntie Piper." Pearl asked, with curiosity.
"The demon, warlock, or whatever bad creature is responsible for this." Piper said.
"For what?" Pearl asked.
"For taking my powers, Aunt Prue's sight, Aunt Phoebe's hearing, and your mother's voice." Piper explained.
Paige pointed to Piper and nodded in agreement. Suddenly Paige began to stomp her foot and point to an open page in the book.
"Did you find the bad creature?" Pearl asked, as she walked over to look at the book.
Piper followed her niece and peered over her baby sister's shoulder. "'Rosha, an ancient sorceress who specializes in ancient spells to take away the physical senses of either sight, smell, hearing, speaking, and/or touch. She can also take away the magical senses of magical creatures, thus, their powers. She is only able to take away one of these from one being though. Her other powers are unknown, she is a major asset to The Source, and there is no known vanquishing potion.'" Piper read.
"Is there a summoning spell?" Pearl asked.
Piper looked back at the book and scanned the page. "No." Piper said, with a shake of her head.
Pearl grinned. "Phiona! We gots to do a summoning spell!" Pearl yelled, at the top of her lungs.
Phiona had her hand on Phoebe's stomach to see if she could feel the baby move.
Phoebe felt a strange sensation, she knew what was coming, she was shimmering out again; with Phiona.
Phoebe and Phiona were shimmered into the attic, no doubt by Phoebe's unborn baby.
"Cool!" Phiona said. "Dat is even better den feeling da baby kick!" Phiona announced. She then realized her Aunt Prue wasn't there. "We need Auntie Prue with us!" Phiona said.
Paige waved her hand and orbed out.
Pearl walked over to her cousin and grabbed her hand. "We have to do a summoning spell!" Pearl said.
"Who said you two need to?" Piper questioned.
"Me says so and you know dat me is cowwet!" Phiona said, as she put her free hand on her hip.
Piper rolled her eyes. 'Sometimes I wish you were more like your father.' Piper thought, as she looked at her daughter.
Paige orbed back in, holding Prue's hand.
"Repeat after me." Pearl said. "Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here!" Pearl recited.
"Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe!" Phiona recited.
"Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here!" Pearl said again, taking a tighter grip on her cousin's hand.
"Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe!" Phiona recited.
There was a small breeze that blew through the attic, but nothing happened.
Rosha bowed before The Source and then she felt a small breeze swirl around her. "The witches!" She gasped.
"They need more power." Piper said. 'But they are stronger than us, why is their spell not working?' Piper mentally asked herself. 'Wait! They need their cousin!' Piper thought. "Quick! Pearl and Phiona, place your free hands on Aunt Phoebe's tummy! Then say the spell, three times each!" Piper said. Piper pointed to Phoebe and then patted her own stomach.
Phoebe looked confused for a moment. "All three of them?" She asked. "Mine too?" She questioned.
Piper nodded.
Pearl and Phiona walked over to their Aunt Phoebe, quickly placing their free hands on Phoebe's stomach.
"Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here! Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here! Powers of the witches' rise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you here, come to us, and settle here!" Pearl said chanted.
"Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe! Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe! Powers of the witches' wise, course unseen across the skies, we cousins call you hewe, come to us, and settle hewe!" Phiona chanted.
A whipping wind filled the attic.
A whipping wind swirled around Rosha and she vanished.
The wind was swirling rapidly and then Rosha appeared in the center of the attic; before Phoebe, Pearl, and Phiona. The wind died down, until it vanished completely.
"We did it!" Pearl said, as she held up her hand.
Phiona quickly gave her cousin a high five.
"You nasty little things!" Rosha hissed.
"Hurry, explode her!" Phiona said.
Pearl held out her hand, creating a glowing ball of white light, then she hurled it at Rosha.
The silver ring on Rosha's finger began to glow brightly, then a golden shield appeared around her, the exploding light ball hit it and blew up; no damage was done to Rosha. Then the shield vanished. "You can't hurt me!" She smirked.
"The ring!" Piper called out, as she pointed to the ring. 'No, if only Paige could call for that ring or if I could just blow it up! She'd have time to block our powers if we tried to telekinetically or orb- telekinetically take it from her!' Piper thought.
Phiona held out her hands, orbs shot from her palms, heading for the ring.
The ring glowed again, activating the golden shield, and deflecting Phiona's orb-telekinesis power. "Oh, it looks as if you're in a bind." Rosha stated, with a smirk. TO BE CONTINUED....