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The Power Of Sisters
Chapter 14: One Hot Javna, Coming Right Up
Prue's eyes fluttered open and she rolled over, smelling Andy's cologne in the red satin sheets. 'These are so not my sheets!' Prue thought, as she rubbed her eyes and realized she was laying next to Andy. Then the images of the night before came flooding back to Prue; the wonderful dinner, the dancing, then going back to Andy's place, and getting lost in the moment during the song that had played in their first real date. Prue gasped in realization. 'I cannot believe I slept with him on the first date! Well, the first date after being seperated for so long....' Prue thought.
Andy rolled over, stirring, then opening his eyes. "Prue, you're awake." Prue said, as he leaned over to kiss her.
Prue pulled back. "I....I'm sorry Andy, I have to go." Prue said. She leaned over the bed and grabbed her dress, then slipped it on. Then she rushed around the room; grabbing her shoes, purse, and shall. "I'm so sorry...I..I really am!" Prue said, as she fled out the front door.
Andy ran after her, but by the time he reached the front door, Prue was already in the parking lot. "Shoot!" Andy snapped. He looked over at the digital clock. "Eight-thirty-five....I have to be to work by nine! Crap!" Andy cursed, as he raced into his bathroom, slamming the door behind him.
Prue shivered in the chilly morning air, then moved into a small ray of sunlight, soaking it up for a second. 'I forgot to bring my cell.' Prue thought. She looked around and spotted an AMPM across the street. She raced across the street and walked up to a pay phone. She dug into her purse and pulled out some loose change then deposited it into the phone and dialed her home number. She waited for a few moments, listening to the phone ring. "Come on, pick up!" Prue said, through chattering teeth.
"Paige! Get the phone, I'm leaving!" Piper yelled, just before slamming the door of the Halliwell Manor.
Paige blinding reached around the dresser by her bed, for her phone, then grabbed it. "H..hello?" She mumbled.
"Paige?" Prue asked.
Paige's eyes shot open. "Prue, something wrong?" Paige asked. She glanced at her clocked and covered her mouth. "Whoa! You never came home last night!" Paige said, as she sat up, now fully awake. "Did ya....you know?" She probed.
"Paige!" Prue scolded.
Paige grinned. "Hey, if a sister can't ask that, then what can she ask?" Paige asked.
"I'll tell you later. Just get out of bed and come pick me up, I'm at the AMPM across from Andy's place." Prue replied.
Paige nodded and scribbled down the address on an old gum wrapper. "Okay, I'll be there soon." Paige said.
"Get out of bed!" Prue said.
"How do you know I'm not already out?" Paige asked, smugly.
"Because I know you, I have, all your life! You weren't even up until I called, were you?" Prue asked.
Paige bit her lip. "Ermm..Uhh..Yeah I was!" Paige said. She paused. "Sort of." She added, quietly.
"Probably because Piper yelled at you?" Prue asked. She waited, but heard nothing. "Doesn't count." She said, with a roll of her eyes. "Now hurry! Bring my cell and a fresh pair of clothes, too, thanks. Love ya, bye!" Prue said.
"Love ya too, bye sis." Paige said, then hung up.
Prue hung up too and then walked over to the curb and sat down, blowing warm breaths onto her hands as she waited for her youngest sister.
Paige scurried through her room, quickly putting on a red mini dress with long bell sleeves, and white heeled sandles. She rushed into her bathroom and ran her brush through her hair then bolted out the door and into Prue's room. She opened Prue's closet and rummaged through her closthes until she found a long demin skirt, white cotton shirt, and flat white sandles. She tucked them under her arm then snatched Prue's cell phone from her dresser. "That's what she wanted right?" Paige asked, aloud. Paige nodded then walked down the stairs, outside, and climbed into her V.W. Bug. She stuffed the objects into the passenger seat. 'Crap! I forgot my purse and the address!' Paige thought, knowing she didn't want to go back inside. "Hey! Maybe that orb thing could work?!" Paige said, out loud. She closed her eyes and focused on her bedroom. 'Come on, work! I want to be in my bedroom when my eyes open!' Paige thought, with anticipation. She felt her stomach start to do a flip flop and she opened her eyes to see the white and blue orbs engulfing her. 'Yes! Come on, come on, come on!' Paige thought, as she closed her eyes again. Moments later she felt herself finally orb out. Then she felt herself orb back in and she quickly opened her eyes, seeing that she was in the same seated space that she'd been at before she orbed. "Great!" Paige muttered, under her breath. She moaned and grabbed her car keys, then huffed, and got out of the car. She shut the door and ran back into the house. 'Now I have that queezy feeling and I did not even go anywhere! What is the use of this power if I cannot even go places?' Paige mentally asked herself. She moaned as she walked into her room and grabbed the wrapper and her purse, then bolted out again. Minutes later she seated herself in her car again, the queezy feeling was starting to go away now. 'Well, sooner than yesterday. I guess that is a plus.' Paige thought, as she started her car and drove off.
*****15 Minutes Later*****
Prue walked out of the public restroom at the AMPM, dressed in her clean clothes, then hopped into Paige's V.W. Bug. "Thanks a million!" Prue said, as she buckled her seatbelt. "One more favor. Can you swing by Bucklands so I can pick up my last check?" Prue asked, with a begging smile.
Paige rolled her eyes. "It's not like I have places to be." Paige replied. 'Wait! I have that number from that Stefan! Oh, I have to go there!' Paige thought, as she reached over and rummaged through her purse.
"Thanks!" Prue replied, with a joyful tone. She noticed Paige's look. "Whatcha lokin' for?" Prue asked.
"That address to that Stefan's place! D'ya mind going with me, after Bucklands?" Paige asked, with a hopeful look.
Prue shrugged. "Sure, we'll call it even." Prue said, with a nod.
Paige finally yanked out the napkin with a joyful look. "This is going to be awesome! Do I look okay?" Paige asked.
Prue nodded. "Pull off up here." Prue said, as she pointed to the right.
Paige nodded and turned on the right, drove down a small street, then saw a sign that read, Bucklands Auction House. "Must be it." Paige said, as she pulled into the parking lot.
"Yep." Prue said, as she got out of car. "I'll only be a minute or so." Prue said, as she grabbed her cell phone. Prue rushed through the doors up Bucklands and saw the elevator door beginning to close. "Wait, hold the door!" Prue called. She caught the look of a younger man.
The man reached out and grabbed the elevator door, making it push back.
"Thanks!" Prue said, as she squeezed through the doors.
"No problem." The man said. The man began to hold his hand out, when he heard Prue's cell phone go off.
"Oh, sorry, that's me." Prue said, as she flipped open her phone. "Yes? Oh, again? No, I'm sorry! I'm not coming back to work, Bucklands is so...so...stuffy!" Prue said. She listened for a moment. "No, that's final!" She said, then shut her phone. She turned back to the man.
"I'm sorry, I don't think we've had a chance to get aquainted....I'm Rex." The man said, as he held out his hand.
Prue took his hand. "Prue. Prue Halliwell. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Rex...." Prue paused, waiting for Rex to fill in his last name for her.
"Buckland. Mr. Rex Buckland." Rex replied.
Prue's face turned beat red. "Oh my...I..I..." She stuttered.
"I'm glad to know that my auction house is, 'stuffy'. Maybe I can help to change that, Ms. Halliwell." Rex said, as the elevator came to a stop.
Prue nodded. "Well...I'm not so sure about that...." Prue replied.
"Come now, please, take a trip with me to my office." Rex said, as he stepped out of the elevator.
Prue nodded and followed Rex, as the doors shut behind him. "Well, you see..I quit the other day because I was being cheated out of my work, by my boss and ex-boyfriend, Roger." Prue said, as she followed Rex into a large office with a city view.
Rex walked behind Prue and shut the door, then walked over to a chair behind his desk, and sat down. "I see...Well, we have been getting a few complaints about Roger.." Rex said, as he shuffled through some papers.
"Really?" Prue blurted out, before thinking. "I mean..I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked..." Prue tried to cover.
"No, no, it's perfectly okay. What department did you work in?" Rex asked.
"I researched the antiques that were brought in." Prue replied.
"Ah! Yes, Prudence Halliwell! I see...My, you were very valuable to Bucklands. I'm sorry that you left." Rex said, as a smile crept onto his face. He stopped shuffling through his papers and looked into Prue's blue eyes. "One moment please." He said. He pressed a button on his phone. "Carla, please ask Hannah to come into my office, now?" Rex asked.
"Yes Mr. Buckland, right away." The voice from the speaker replied, obviously Carla.
A few moments passed and then a woman walked into the room, shutting the door behind her. "Rex? You asked for me?" The woman asked.
"Yes, Hannah, I have someone I'd like you to meet. Prue Halliwell. She recently quit due to some unfair treatment. Roger was her boss, you remember the complaints we got about him right? Prue, this is my assistant, Hannah Webster." Rex asked.
"Yes, a very rude man if I do say so." Hannah said, as she scanned Prue, then walked over and seated herself on Roger's desk.
"Well, we've been talking about, 'letting him go'." Rex began, then paused for effect. "So why not hire Prue in his place. If you take a look at Prue's record, I'm sure you'll find it very complete. A great asset to the company." Rex stated, in a matter-of-factly tone.
Hannah reached across Rex's desk and grabbed Prue's file and began to leaf through it. "My my, very impressive, Ms. Halliwell!" Hannah said, as she flipped through the pages.
Prue blushed. "Thank you." She replied, then glanced at the clock on the wall. 'I need to get back to Paige soon.' Prue thought.
"I'm fine with that." Hannah said, as she handed Rex the file back.
"Well, Ms. Halliwell, what do you say?" Rex asked. "About coming back to work for us and taking Roger's place?" Rex clarified.
Prue's eyes became wide. "Honestly? I mean, you'd really do that?" She questioned, in surprise.
"Of course, if you're willing that is." Rex said, with a grin.
Prue nodded. "Yes, of course, I'd love that!" Prue answered, as her heart raced.
"I'll send you your new scedule by tomorrow. Until then, have a wonderful day, and we're glad to have you back." Rex said. He stood up and walked over to Prue, holding out his hand.
Prue smiled and shook Rex's hand, again. "Thank you so much, Mr. Buckland." Prue said, in a greatful tone.
Hannah scurried off through another door and then a few moments later returned with a small bowl of paint. She walked over to Prue and held out her hand. "Nice to meet you, any friend of Rex's is a friend of mind." She said.
Prue reached out to shake Hannah's hand.
Hannah slightly wiggled her hand that held the bowl of paint, making it drop towards Prue.
Prue saw the paint coming at her and squinted her eyes, telekinetically sending the paint falling in the other direction.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry, clumsy me!" Hannah gasped.
"It's fine, really. It didn't touch me." Prue said.
"I'm so glad!" Hannah replied. "Look, I'm sorry to run, but I need to go get some towels to clean that up." Hannah said, as she walked out of the office.
Prue nodded. "Well, I'd better be off now." Prue said, as she turned to leave.
"Goodbye." Rex called, as he seated himself at his desk again.
"Goodbye!" Prue said, as she left the office. Prue walked down the hallway to the elevator, pressed the down button, and waited for the doors to open. Moments passed and finally the doors opened to an empty elevator. Prue stepped in and the doors shut, then she clicked the 1st floor button.
Hannah blinked into Rex's office, sitting on the edge of Rex's desk. "Well, I'd say that Ms. Prue Halliwell is either the luckiest woman alive or a witch." Hannah said, as she pointed to the puddle of paint on the floor.
Rex leaned over and kissed Hannah. "She's a witch, I can practically smell it." He said. He looked over at the puddle of paint and waved his hand, making the paint and bowl vanish. "That didn't look good there." He said.
Hannah leaned back and kissed Rex. "I agree." She said, as she rubbed Rex's neck.
Rex wrapped his arms around Hannah and blinked them out.
Prue walked up to Paige's car and got into the passenger's seat.
"Get your paycheck?" Paige asked, as she pulled out of the parking lot. "Actually, I got a new job." Prue replied.
"Whoa! Hold it! What?! You swore you wouldn't go back to work there! What happened?" Paige asked, as she stopped at a red light.
Prue took a deep breath, then began to explain what had happened.
Piper plopped down in a chair and took a sip of ice water. "Wow....I've worked my tail off!" Piper exclaimed, to herself. She wiped her head, feeling hot and tired after cooking for so long. "Maybe I'll walk outside for a few minutes to get a little fresh air." Piper muttered to herself. She stood up and walked to the front doors of Quake, through the many crowds of people. Then she stepped out into the crisp air and felt little rays of sun beat down on her. She smiled and breathed in the freshness. She looked around and walked over to a small bench. "Much better." She breathed. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw an old lady walking straight into the middle of the street. "Oh my God!" Piper gasped, as she saw a car speeding straight towards the old woman. Piper dashed towards the old woman. "Get out of the way!" She screamed.
The old woman turned around. "What? D..did you s..say something?" She asked; totally unaware of the car.
Piper looked away. "Get out of the way!" She yelled, as she motioned her hands towards the speeding car, that was now only a little ways in the distance. Suddenly the car stopped in mid motion. 'Uh oh...I probably did that...' Piper thought, with a burst of panic. She ran towards the old woman and grabbed her arm, pulling her out of the road. Just as she pulled the old woman onto the sidewalk, the car unfroze, and sped through the spot that the old woman had been standing. Piper breathed a sigh of relief. 'At least this power or whatever it is, helped me save an old woman.' Piper thought, as she removed her hand from the woman's wrist. Then Piper gasped as she saw a tattoo that she recognized. "Oh my God!" Piper gasped.
The old woman turned to face Piper and squinted her eyes. "Piper?" She asked, in a squeaky voice.
Piper covered her mouth. That voice was old, but Piper knew who it belonged to. "Britney?" She asked, in more of a shocked statement than a question.
"Piper? I..wh..where am I? Wh..what has happened to me?" The old woman asked, in a sad and helpless tone.
Piper gently squeezed the old woman's, Britney's, hand. "It's okay...I'm gonna find out what happened. Why don't you...Umm, why don't you come with me." Piper said, as she led Britney into Quake.
"It's so smokey in here..." Britney said, followed by a series of coughs.
Piper gently patted Britney's back and walked her into the backroom, where she found Chef Moore. "Chef Moore!" Piper called. She turned to Britney. "Stay right here." She whispered, as she pointed next to the door.
"Piper?" Chef Moore asked, as he turned around to the sound of Piper's voice.
"Yes, Chef Moore, it's Piper Halliwell." Piper said, as she walked over to Chef Moore. "Umm, I have a small request.." Piper muttered.
"A request?" Chef Moore asked, as he raised his eyebrow.
"Yes. Umm, may I please take an hour off. My Great Aunt you see...wondered off from the care center and ended up at Quake. I'm not sure how, but I just found her and got the message on my cell phone.." Piper lied, but tried her best to make it sound real. "So I need to take her back there and make sure it doesn't happen again." Piper said, with a hopeful tone.
"Ahh, I see...Well normally I wouldn't allow it, but seeing as how you've brought so many customers in the last two days and you're such a wonderful employee, fine. But one hour!" Chef Moore warned.
"Oh, thank you so much! And my Aunt thanks you too." Piper said, as she turned and walked back to Britney; grabbing her purse on the way out. "Come on..." She whispered as she took Britney's hand and led her back through the crowd, out the door, and to her car.
"Are you sure you want to wait in the car?" Paige asked, as she looked at Prue, with the car door still half open.
"Yes! I'm sure, I'll be fine. Now go, I've kept you too long already!" Prue said, with a wave of her hand.
Paige nodded and shut the door, then bolted off towards the studio. She grinned as she approached the entrance. She quickly smoothed her hair and dress, then walked in. Paige noticed that the room was kind of dark, but she could see the various types of photography equipment. "Hello? Stefan?" Paige called, as she walked around the room. "Is anyone here?" Paige asked, aloud. There was silence. "Hmm...Maybe's he is out for lunch or something." Paige muttered, as she turned around to leave, then gasped as she saw Stefan standing behind her.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I startle you?" Stefan asked, kindly.
Paige smiled. "Sorry, I guess I didn't hear you." Paige said.
"Oh, that's okay..And you are?" Stefan asked.
Paige felt a small jab of pain shoot through her. "Paige..Paige Halliwell, from Quake. You told me to stop by." Paige said, joping to job Stefan's memory.
"Oh! Yes, Paige Halliwell! I'm so sorry I forgot! I've been in a quite forgetful mood today!" Stefan said, with a smile. He hit his hand to his head. "I'm so sorry. Well, yes, I did ask you to come, didn't I? Let's see...." Stefan said, as he walked over to a few switches and flicked them on, making the room brighter. "Why don't you go over there..." He said, as he motioned towards a rose colored wall.
Paige nodded and placed her purse down on a nearby table, then walked over to the rose colored wall. "Right here?" She asked.
"Perfect..." Stefan murmured. He picked up his camera and walked over by Paige, then took a few steps back and held the camera up to his face. "Now, smile!" He called.
Paige smiled sweetly and waited for the picture.
Stefan was about to press the button when he pulled the camera away from his face and then transformed into a hideous looking beast with glowing red eyes. Then red rays burst from his eyes.
Paige's eyes grew wide in horror. Then she saw the blue and white lights surround her, then left herself orb out.
The rays from Stefan's eyes hit the wall, behind where Paige had been standing. "A whitelighter?!" He roared, as the rays vanished, but his eyes stayed glowing red.
Paige orbed back in, in the same spot. "What the hell?!" She screamed, as she made a mad dash for the front door.
"No you don't, my pretty!" Stefan groweled, as he shot 2 more glowing red rays at her from his eyes.
Paige again orbed out in mid run, barely missing the 2 rays, then orbed back in at the same spot that she'd orbed out from. She dashed towards the doors, grabbing her purse on the way by the table. This time she could feel her whole body shivering from the evil presence that she sensed in the room. She reached the door and pushed it open. "Prue! Prue!" She screamed in horror.
Prue's head swiveled around to see her baby sister running towards the V.W. Bug, as if her life depended on it. "Paige! What's wrong?!" Prue gasped, as she shoved the car door opened.
"Stefan! He's...he's a demon thing!" Paige yelled, as she reached the car door. She looked over her shoulder and saw Stefan, in his demonic form, running out of the front doors after her. "Look!" She cried out.
Prue gasped. "Oh God! Hurry, drive!" Prue yelled.
Paige stuffed her key into the car and turned it on.
Prue squinted her eyes and telekinetically slammed Paige's car door shut, then squinted her eyes and looked at the locks, making the locks on the doors lock. "Go!" She yelled.
Paige shoved her foot down on the gas peddle and drove out of the parking lot and down the street as fast as she could, until she was at least 6 blocks away. Then she eased up and stopped at the stop sign. "Prue...We need to warn Piper..I mean, what if that thing attacks up again...He...I don't know what would have happened it I'd gotten hit by those rays, but I did that light thing. The orbing thing that Melinda Warren talked about." Paige said, as she started driving again.
"You're right....We need to warn Piper. But she's at Qu...." Prue's voice trailed off as her cell phone began to ring. She flipped open her phone. "Hello?" She asked. "Piper! Paige and I have to talk to you, it's urgent! Wait, you're what? At the Manor? Okay, fine, we'll be there!" Prue said, as she closed her phone.
"What?" Paige asked, as she turned the corner.
"Piper is at the Manor. She says she needs to talk to us too, it's urgent, and we need to get home fast!" Prue said.
"What if that thing attacked her?!" Paige questioned, with worry, then stepped on the gas again.
Piper paced around the kitchen of the Manor. 'At least I have Britney, or who I think is Britney, safely in the living room.' Piper thought. She began to nervously tap her fingers on the counter, then she heard someone knock at the front door, making her jump. 'It is just the door, Piper! Answer it!' She thought, as she walked through the living room to the front door. She opened it up slowly, to find Leo standing there. "Erm...hi..." Piper muttered.
Leo looked a little puzzled. "Hi, Piper. It's me, Leo. Remember?" He asked.
Piper nodded, quickly. "Yes..I'm sorry. I'm just really busy at the moment. Did you need something?" She asked.
"No..I was just wondering if...you needed anything else fixed?" Leo asked, in a hopeful tone.
Piper shook her head. "I'm sorry, Leo, but not now please. I'm extremely busy. Maybe..maybe you could come over later. I'm sure there is something that needs fixing." Piper said, as she tried to shut the door.
"I see...Well, I guess I'll see you late." Leo said, with a sad look, then turned and left.
Piper left out a frusterated sigh, then shut and locked the door. She looked over to see the very old looking Britney, napping on the sofa. "Where are they?" Piper asked, in annoyance.
As if on que, the front doors were pushed open; Prue and Paige stood in the doorway. "We have something very serious to talk to you about!" They announced.
"Ditto!" Piper replied, as she pulled her sisters inside the house and then shut the doors again, locking them as well.
"A demon attacked!" Paige blurted out.
"What?!" Piper asked, before taking the time to absorb the comment.
"A demon attacked! He was that Stefan guy, that new photographer! He told me to stop by his studio to take some photos and then he turned into this hideous looking beast and with glowing red eyes and sent these glowing red rays at me!" Paige explained.
"Paige..." Piper began.
Prue held up her hand. "I saw the best thing too! He ran out of the studio after Paige! We just barely escaped!" Prue said.
"Well....I found Britney...And it looks like all the youth has literally been sucked out of her!" Piper said, as she pointed to Britney, who was still sleeping on the sofa.
"What? How do you know?!" Paige asked, with suspicion.
Piper grabbed her sisters' arms and pulled them towards the sofa, then pointed to the tattoo on Britney's wrist. "I've only ever seen one person with a tattoo like that and it's on the exact same place that Britney had her tattoo on!" Piper said, as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Oh my God! You're right!" Paige gasped, as she placed her hand to her mouth.
"What do we do now?" Prue asked.
Paige raised her hand. "Maybe...that book will have some answers?" Paige suggested. She spun around and raced up the stairs, down the hall, and into the attic. She walked over to the Book of Shadows that was laying on the floor and picked it up. She then raced out of the attic, back down the hall, down the stairs, and back to her sisters. "Got it." She said, breathlessly. She placed the book on a small table and began to flip through the pages. "Too bad this thing doesn't have an index." Paige said, as dust fell off the old pages. Paige cringed at a few of the pictures of some of the evil creatures that she saw. Then she gasped. "Look! I found it!" Paige said, as she pointed to the page with a picture of the creature that she'd seen Stefan transform into.
Prue and Piper walked over and gathered around the book. "That's it!" Prue exclaimed, as she pointed to the picture.
"Ugh! That's nasty!" Piper said, as she stepped back a few feet.
"Duh!" Paige said, with a roll of her eyes. She looked at the page. "Listen to this!" Paige said, then cleared her throat. "'Javna: A demon that feeds one week out of every year on youth to stay young, seemingly forever, by hitting his victims with glowing red rays from his eyes. He must be vanquished by the Power of Three using the following spell....'" Paige read, from the book.
"What spell?" Prue asked, as she peered over Paige's shoulder.
"'Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed.'" Paige read, from the page.
Piper peered over Paige's other shoulder and scanned the page. "And it says some guy called 'Prophet Mohammed' invoked something called the 'Hand of Fatima', centuries ago to banish this Javna thing, back to where ever the hell he came from." Piper said. She looked back to Britney who seemed to be sleeping peacefully at the moment. "Do you think that he could have stolen Britney's youth?" Piper asked.
Prue nodded. "I bet he did....Or else your friend would still be as young as you say she is." She said.
"Will she get her youth back if that thing is killed?" Piper asked.
Paige scanned the page and then flipped to the next page. "'Once Javna is vanquished, then all who he has recently stole youth from will have their youth returned and remember nothing, starting from the point when their youth was stolen.'" Paige read. She turned to her sisters. "Looks like we have to go back there...." She muttered.
"What about Britney?" Piper asked.
"We'll leave her here...When we get back, we'll tell her that she hit her head and so we brought her home, since she won't remember anything." Prue adviced.
"Then I'll need to get back to work!" Piper said, as she glanced at her watch. 'Twenty minutes.' She thought. "Come on, let's hurry! I have like twenty minutes!" Piper said.
Prue quickly grabbed a pen from the table and copied down the spell onto a piece of paper from her pocket, then rushed to the door. "Let's hurry!" She said.
The 3 sisters rushed outside; each getting into their own car, then followed Paige down the street.
*****10 Minutes Later*****
The 3 Halliwell sisters stood together, facing the entrance to Stefan's studio.
"Let's go..." Piper said, as she walked up to the doors and shoved them open.
Prue and Paige quickly rushed in behind their sister.
"Hello?!" Piper yelled, with annoyance in he tone.
Suddenly the lights flashed on all around the sisters. Stefan, a.k.a Javna, walked out in front of them; he was still in his demonic form. "The whitelighter has brought reinforcements!" He hissed. He stared at Prue and Piper. "Her charges? Huh? Well, you'll all make nice youth!" He roared, as red rays shot from his eyes at the 3 sisters.
Piper held up her hands in fright, making the 2 red rays freeze in mid air.
Prue grabbed Piper and Paige's arms, pulling them to the side, then watched as the rays unfroze and hit the wall behind where Piper and Paige had just stood. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. "Hurry! Take hands!" She yelled.
"No!" Javna roared, then eyed the girls again.
Piper raised her hands. "No!" She yelled. With that, Javna froze.
Prue, Piper, and Paige took hands; forming a circle.
Andy and Darryl pulled up into the nearly empty parking lot, next to Stefan's studio.
"There are only three cars here!" Darryl said, as he got out of his car. He and his partner, Andy, were here to question a suspect about missing women. Stefan, who'd been seen on video tape at Quake, where all the victims had been seen last, was the only person they had right now.
Andy stared at the cars in disbelief. 'Those are the same cars that were at the Manor last night! Each one belongs to Prue, Piper, or Paige!' Andy thought. He shook his head. 'Why would they be here? That is too weird! I suddenly get a suspect for the murders of those Wiccan women, the guy Piper was dating, then he goes missing. Now I get a suspect for my next case and I find their cars here!' Andy thought. "Well, let's go in and check this out!" Andy said, as he began to walk towards the studio.
Smoke poured from Javna's body as he screamed in pain. "Noooo!" He yelled, as red rays burst from his body.
"Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed. Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed. Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed." Prue, Piper, and Paige chanted as loud as they could.
Then in a mighty red burst of light, Javna exploded into nothingness.
There was a silence for a moment, then the sisters turned to each other.
"We did it, again." Paige said, as she held up her hands.
Prue shrugged and high fived Paige.
Piper sighed and gave Paige a small pat on the hand, to humor her. 'This is so not cool!' Piper thought.
Andy and Darryl walked into the room, to find the sisters standing in the center of it.
"Prue? Piper? Paige? What are you doing here?" Andy asked, trying to sound surprised.
"Umm..." Piper stuttered.
"I met Stefan the other day at Quake. He told me to come here and maybe we could look into a modeling job..Prue and Piper came with me, but when we got here there was nobody here, then you and Darryl showed up." Paige said, only half lying.
"I see...." Andy replied, with a bit of suspicion in his tone.
"What are you doing here?" Prue countered.
"We came to question Stefan, but he obviously isn't here." Andy replied.
Paige shrugged. "Oh well, wasn't that big of a deal. Guess we should get going and all. Bye Andy! Bye Darryl!" Paige called, as she pulled her sisters past Andy and Darryl. Once they were out of ear range, Paige spoke again. "Piper, you get to Quake. Prue and I will drive back to the Manor and check on Britney." Paige said.
Piper nodded. "Okay, but let me know what happens." She said, as she got into her car. Then she shut the door and drove off.
Prue and Paige got into their seperate cars and drove off.
*****10 Minutes Later*****
Prue and Paige burst through the door of the Halliwell Manor.
Paige looked over at the sofa to find Britney, as her young self, stirring on the sofa.
Britney looked up. "Where am I?" She asked, as she rubbed her aching head. She looked around and spotted Prue and Paige. "Who are you?!" She asked.
"Britney! Don't you remember, it's me, Paige Halliwell!" Paige said, as she walked over to Britney.
Britney rubbed her eyes. "Paige?" She asked.
"Yeah! Don't you remember anything?" Paige asked.
"No...I mean...everything is just blank! One minute I'm at some studio and next I'm here." Britney replied.
"Well....we found you wondering around the streets...You looked lost and upset. By 'we' I mean Piper, Prue, and I. Prue is my older sister, over there." Paige said, as she pointed to Prue. "And then we brought you here, to our house, and let you sleep. This is the first time you've awakened." Paige lied.
Britney rubbed her head. "Well...uh, thanks I guess. I'm sorry if I've been a pain though..." She said.
"Nonsense! You were tired, that's all. But one more thing, we talked to a Detective Andy Trudeau, it turns out you've been missing for a while....You will probably need to talk to him." Paige said.
Britney moaned. "Oh no...what could I have done that I can't remember?" She asked, rhetorically.
Prue shook her head. "I uhh..don't think you were the only one. He said a few other women were missing. So I doubt you did anything." Prue said.
Britney sighed. "Hope so. Hey, where's Piper?" She asked.
"At Quake...Hey, maybe we could go down there and meet her! And Andy could meet you there to talk with you?!" Paige suggested.
Prue sighed. The last thing she wanted to due was talk to Andy or see him again; she'd made a huge mess today.
"Prue, could you call him?" Paige asked.
Prue sighed. "Uh..yeah.." Prue replied, hoping that she could get his voicemail. She walked up stairs and into her room, shut the door and locked it, then sat down at her bed and picked up her phone to dial Andy's cell number.
Paige sat down at the kitchen table and then slid a glass full of water across the table to Britney.
"Thanks, Paige." Britney said, then took a sip of the water. She breathed in and then sighed. "I wish I could remember what happened.." She said.
'I doubt it.' Paige thought. She almost rolled her eyes, but caught herself at the last moment. "Maybe it's for the best? Ya never know.." Paige said, then she too took a sip of her water.
Prue walked into the kitchen. "Andy says he'll be at Quake in ten minutes." Prue said.
"So, let's go." Paige urged, as she stood up.
Britney nodded. "Yeah, I just want to get this over with and go home." She said, with a yawn.
Prue, Paige, and Britney walked out of the kitchen and out the front doors of the Halliwell Manor; meeting at Prue's car.
"My car?" Prue asked.
"Sure." Paige said. She turned to Britney. "Mind if we take my sister's car?" She asked.
Britney shook her head. "Not at all." She said.
Prue smiled and unlocked the doors.
"Wanna take the back or front?" Paige asked.
"Let's both sit in the back." Britney said, as she climbed into the back or Prue's car.
Paige grinned and hopped into Prue's backseat with her friend, then shut the door.
Prue walked around to the driver's side and got in, started the car, then drove off.
Piper carefully sprinkled shredded pieces of chocolate over a mountain of whip cream, for her sundae. "Now, for the finishing touch." Piper said. She reached into a bowl and pulled out a ripe, juicy red, cherry and then placed it on the top of her sundae. Piper took a second to admire her work of art and then turned around to find Chef Moore staring at it.
"It looks marvelous, Piper! I don't know how you do it!" Chef Moore complimented. He carefully picked up the sundae and set it on the delivery tray. "Take a ten minute break, you've worked hard." He said, as he strolled the tray out of the kitchen.
Piper smiled. 'Just what I need.' She thought, as she walked out of the kitchen. She walked into the backroom and checked her cell phone. "No messages from Prue or Paige yet. Guess they haven't had time to call me, I hope things are okay." Piper thought. She put her cell phone back in her purse and slid her purse over her shoulder, then walked out into the crowd of people. She looked over at the bar to see Andy and Darryl sitting there. "Andy!" Piper called, as she walked over to Andy and seated herself next to him.
"Piper! Hey, has Prue or Paige gotten here yet? They were suppose to bring Britney over to talk with me." Andy said.
"Well, they haven't called me and I just started my ten minute break. Sorry that I can't be of more help." Piper said.
Andy sighed. 'I hope Prue is not avoiding me.' He thought.
"Hey Andy, isn't that Prue?" Darryl asked, as he pointed to the doors.
Piper turned around to see Prue, Paige, and Britney walking in. "Hey you three, over here!" Piper said, as she waved her arm.
Paige waved back. "Prue look! Andy, Piper, and Darryl are over at the bar." Paige said, as she moved through the crowd to get to her sister.
Prue and Britney followed close behind Paige, so as to not get lost.
Minutes later, everyone was gathered at the bar.
Prue gave Andy a fake smile. "Britney, this is Andy. Andy, this is Britney." Prue said.
Britney nodded and shook Andy's hand. "I was told you wanted to speak with me?" She asked.
Andy nodded. "Yes. We only have about five minutes though. The other missing victims have turned up as well and we need to talk with them, too." Andy said.
"Andy, we took Brit down here. Maybe you and Darryl could drop her off on your way to interview the other victims? It would give you more time to talk." Paige suggested.
Darryl nodded. "She's right, Andy." He stated.
Andy sighed. He really wanted to talk to Prue. "Yeah, sure.." He muttered.
Piper and Paige each took a turn hugging Britney goodbye.
"Stay in touch!" Piper called, as she watched Britney walk away.
"I will!" Britney called, then she walked out the door with Andy and Darryl.
Prue let out a breath of relief. 'Thank goodness!' She thought.
A tall sandy blonde haired man walked over to Paige and tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey Miss...I was wondering if you'd like to dance?" He asked, in a husky voice.
Paige grinned. 'He is hot!' She thought. She looked at Prue and Piper for approval.
Prue just laughed and Piper gave a small nod.
"I'd love to!" Paige said, as she took the man's arm.
The man led Paige out onto the crowded dance floor.
Piper watched her sister, until she was lost within the crowd. "I hope she has fun." Piper said. She leaned in closer to Prue. "Hey, so, you never came home last night. What happened?" She asked, with a grin. Piper glanced down at her watch. "Crap! I'm sorry...My break is over. Look, I'll get back to ya later. Gotta go." Piper said, as she rushed off towards the kitchen.
Prue sat down at the bar. "Saved by the kitchen." She muttered. She stared at the crowd. "I should go." Prue said. She turned to the bartender. "Hey Mister. Can you get a note to my sister, Piper?" She asked.
"Piper Halliwell? Sure, she's the new cook, right?" The short bartendered asked.
"Yeah, that's her. Can you please tell her that I, my name is Prue by the way, just went home for the night?" Prue asked.
The bartender nodded. "Sure. Have a good night!" He said.
"You too." Prue said. She stood up, made her way through the crowd, and then outside. She walked to her car and climbed inside. She paused for a brief moment, then started her car, and drove off. TO BE CONTINUED....
The Power Of Sisters
Chapter 14: One Hot Javna, Coming Right Up
Prue's eyes fluttered open and she rolled over, smelling Andy's cologne in the red satin sheets. 'These are so not my sheets!' Prue thought, as she rubbed her eyes and realized she was laying next to Andy. Then the images of the night before came flooding back to Prue; the wonderful dinner, the dancing, then going back to Andy's place, and getting lost in the moment during the song that had played in their first real date. Prue gasped in realization. 'I cannot believe I slept with him on the first date! Well, the first date after being seperated for so long....' Prue thought.
Andy rolled over, stirring, then opening his eyes. "Prue, you're awake." Prue said, as he leaned over to kiss her.
Prue pulled back. "I....I'm sorry Andy, I have to go." Prue said. She leaned over the bed and grabbed her dress, then slipped it on. Then she rushed around the room; grabbing her shoes, purse, and shall. "I'm so sorry...I..I really am!" Prue said, as she fled out the front door.
Andy ran after her, but by the time he reached the front door, Prue was already in the parking lot. "Shoot!" Andy snapped. He looked over at the digital clock. "Eight-thirty-five....I have to be to work by nine! Crap!" Andy cursed, as he raced into his bathroom, slamming the door behind him.
Prue shivered in the chilly morning air, then moved into a small ray of sunlight, soaking it up for a second. 'I forgot to bring my cell.' Prue thought. She looked around and spotted an AMPM across the street. She raced across the street and walked up to a pay phone. She dug into her purse and pulled out some loose change then deposited it into the phone and dialed her home number. She waited for a few moments, listening to the phone ring. "Come on, pick up!" Prue said, through chattering teeth.
"Paige! Get the phone, I'm leaving!" Piper yelled, just before slamming the door of the Halliwell Manor.
Paige blinding reached around the dresser by her bed, for her phone, then grabbed it. "H..hello?" She mumbled.
"Paige?" Prue asked.
Paige's eyes shot open. "Prue, something wrong?" Paige asked. She glanced at her clocked and covered her mouth. "Whoa! You never came home last night!" Paige said, as she sat up, now fully awake. "Did ya....you know?" She probed.
"Paige!" Prue scolded.
Paige grinned. "Hey, if a sister can't ask that, then what can she ask?" Paige asked.
"I'll tell you later. Just get out of bed and come pick me up, I'm at the AMPM across from Andy's place." Prue replied.
Paige nodded and scribbled down the address on an old gum wrapper. "Okay, I'll be there soon." Paige said.
"Get out of bed!" Prue said.
"How do you know I'm not already out?" Paige asked, smugly.
"Because I know you, I have, all your life! You weren't even up until I called, were you?" Prue asked.
Paige bit her lip. "Ermm..Uhh..Yeah I was!" Paige said. She paused. "Sort of." She added, quietly.
"Probably because Piper yelled at you?" Prue asked. She waited, but heard nothing. "Doesn't count." She said, with a roll of her eyes. "Now hurry! Bring my cell and a fresh pair of clothes, too, thanks. Love ya, bye!" Prue said.
"Love ya too, bye sis." Paige said, then hung up.
Prue hung up too and then walked over to the curb and sat down, blowing warm breaths onto her hands as she waited for her youngest sister.
Paige scurried through her room, quickly putting on a red mini dress with long bell sleeves, and white heeled sandles. She rushed into her bathroom and ran her brush through her hair then bolted out the door and into Prue's room. She opened Prue's closet and rummaged through her closthes until she found a long demin skirt, white cotton shirt, and flat white sandles. She tucked them under her arm then snatched Prue's cell phone from her dresser. "That's what she wanted right?" Paige asked, aloud. Paige nodded then walked down the stairs, outside, and climbed into her V.W. Bug. She stuffed the objects into the passenger seat. 'Crap! I forgot my purse and the address!' Paige thought, knowing she didn't want to go back inside. "Hey! Maybe that orb thing could work?!" Paige said, out loud. She closed her eyes and focused on her bedroom. 'Come on, work! I want to be in my bedroom when my eyes open!' Paige thought, with anticipation. She felt her stomach start to do a flip flop and she opened her eyes to see the white and blue orbs engulfing her. 'Yes! Come on, come on, come on!' Paige thought, as she closed her eyes again. Moments later she felt herself finally orb out. Then she felt herself orb back in and she quickly opened her eyes, seeing that she was in the same seated space that she'd been at before she orbed. "Great!" Paige muttered, under her breath. She moaned and grabbed her car keys, then huffed, and got out of the car. She shut the door and ran back into the house. 'Now I have that queezy feeling and I did not even go anywhere! What is the use of this power if I cannot even go places?' Paige mentally asked herself. She moaned as she walked into her room and grabbed the wrapper and her purse, then bolted out again. Minutes later she seated herself in her car again, the queezy feeling was starting to go away now. 'Well, sooner than yesterday. I guess that is a plus.' Paige thought, as she started her car and drove off.
*****15 Minutes Later*****
Prue walked out of the public restroom at the AMPM, dressed in her clean clothes, then hopped into Paige's V.W. Bug. "Thanks a million!" Prue said, as she buckled her seatbelt. "One more favor. Can you swing by Bucklands so I can pick up my last check?" Prue asked, with a begging smile.
Paige rolled her eyes. "It's not like I have places to be." Paige replied. 'Wait! I have that number from that Stefan! Oh, I have to go there!' Paige thought, as she reached over and rummaged through her purse.
"Thanks!" Prue replied, with a joyful tone. She noticed Paige's look. "Whatcha lokin' for?" Prue asked.
"That address to that Stefan's place! D'ya mind going with me, after Bucklands?" Paige asked, with a hopeful look.
Prue shrugged. "Sure, we'll call it even." Prue said, with a nod.
Paige finally yanked out the napkin with a joyful look. "This is going to be awesome! Do I look okay?" Paige asked.
Prue nodded. "Pull off up here." Prue said, as she pointed to the right.
Paige nodded and turned on the right, drove down a small street, then saw a sign that read, Bucklands Auction House. "Must be it." Paige said, as she pulled into the parking lot.
"Yep." Prue said, as she got out of car. "I'll only be a minute or so." Prue said, as she grabbed her cell phone. Prue rushed through the doors up Bucklands and saw the elevator door beginning to close. "Wait, hold the door!" Prue called. She caught the look of a younger man.
The man reached out and grabbed the elevator door, making it push back.
"Thanks!" Prue said, as she squeezed through the doors.
"No problem." The man said. The man began to hold his hand out, when he heard Prue's cell phone go off.
"Oh, sorry, that's me." Prue said, as she flipped open her phone. "Yes? Oh, again? No, I'm sorry! I'm not coming back to work, Bucklands is so...so...stuffy!" Prue said. She listened for a moment. "No, that's final!" She said, then shut her phone. She turned back to the man.
"I'm sorry, I don't think we've had a chance to get aquainted....I'm Rex." The man said, as he held out his hand.
Prue took his hand. "Prue. Prue Halliwell. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Rex...." Prue paused, waiting for Rex to fill in his last name for her.
"Buckland. Mr. Rex Buckland." Rex replied.
Prue's face turned beat red. "Oh my...I..I..." She stuttered.
"I'm glad to know that my auction house is, 'stuffy'. Maybe I can help to change that, Ms. Halliwell." Rex said, as the elevator came to a stop.
Prue nodded. "Well...I'm not so sure about that...." Prue replied.
"Come now, please, take a trip with me to my office." Rex said, as he stepped out of the elevator.
Prue nodded and followed Rex, as the doors shut behind him. "Well, you see..I quit the other day because I was being cheated out of my work, by my boss and ex-boyfriend, Roger." Prue said, as she followed Rex into a large office with a city view.
Rex walked behind Prue and shut the door, then walked over to a chair behind his desk, and sat down. "I see...Well, we have been getting a few complaints about Roger.." Rex said, as he shuffled through some papers.
"Really?" Prue blurted out, before thinking. "I mean..I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked..." Prue tried to cover.
"No, no, it's perfectly okay. What department did you work in?" Rex asked.
"I researched the antiques that were brought in." Prue replied.
"Ah! Yes, Prudence Halliwell! I see...My, you were very valuable to Bucklands. I'm sorry that you left." Rex said, as a smile crept onto his face. He stopped shuffling through his papers and looked into Prue's blue eyes. "One moment please." He said. He pressed a button on his phone. "Carla, please ask Hannah to come into my office, now?" Rex asked.
"Yes Mr. Buckland, right away." The voice from the speaker replied, obviously Carla.
A few moments passed and then a woman walked into the room, shutting the door behind her. "Rex? You asked for me?" The woman asked.
"Yes, Hannah, I have someone I'd like you to meet. Prue Halliwell. She recently quit due to some unfair treatment. Roger was her boss, you remember the complaints we got about him right? Prue, this is my assistant, Hannah Webster." Rex asked.
"Yes, a very rude man if I do say so." Hannah said, as she scanned Prue, then walked over and seated herself on Roger's desk.
"Well, we've been talking about, 'letting him go'." Rex began, then paused for effect. "So why not hire Prue in his place. If you take a look at Prue's record, I'm sure you'll find it very complete. A great asset to the company." Rex stated, in a matter-of-factly tone.
Hannah reached across Rex's desk and grabbed Prue's file and began to leaf through it. "My my, very impressive, Ms. Halliwell!" Hannah said, as she flipped through the pages.
Prue blushed. "Thank you." She replied, then glanced at the clock on the wall. 'I need to get back to Paige soon.' Prue thought.
"I'm fine with that." Hannah said, as she handed Rex the file back.
"Well, Ms. Halliwell, what do you say?" Rex asked. "About coming back to work for us and taking Roger's place?" Rex clarified.
Prue's eyes became wide. "Honestly? I mean, you'd really do that?" She questioned, in surprise.
"Of course, if you're willing that is." Rex said, with a grin.
Prue nodded. "Yes, of course, I'd love that!" Prue answered, as her heart raced.
"I'll send you your new scedule by tomorrow. Until then, have a wonderful day, and we're glad to have you back." Rex said. He stood up and walked over to Prue, holding out his hand.
Prue smiled and shook Rex's hand, again. "Thank you so much, Mr. Buckland." Prue said, in a greatful tone.
Hannah scurried off through another door and then a few moments later returned with a small bowl of paint. She walked over to Prue and held out her hand. "Nice to meet you, any friend of Rex's is a friend of mind." She said.
Prue reached out to shake Hannah's hand.
Hannah slightly wiggled her hand that held the bowl of paint, making it drop towards Prue.
Prue saw the paint coming at her and squinted her eyes, telekinetically sending the paint falling in the other direction.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry, clumsy me!" Hannah gasped.
"It's fine, really. It didn't touch me." Prue said.
"I'm so glad!" Hannah replied. "Look, I'm sorry to run, but I need to go get some towels to clean that up." Hannah said, as she walked out of the office.
Prue nodded. "Well, I'd better be off now." Prue said, as she turned to leave.
"Goodbye." Rex called, as he seated himself at his desk again.
"Goodbye!" Prue said, as she left the office. Prue walked down the hallway to the elevator, pressed the down button, and waited for the doors to open. Moments passed and finally the doors opened to an empty elevator. Prue stepped in and the doors shut, then she clicked the 1st floor button.
Hannah blinked into Rex's office, sitting on the edge of Rex's desk. "Well, I'd say that Ms. Prue Halliwell is either the luckiest woman alive or a witch." Hannah said, as she pointed to the puddle of paint on the floor.
Rex leaned over and kissed Hannah. "She's a witch, I can practically smell it." He said. He looked over at the puddle of paint and waved his hand, making the paint and bowl vanish. "That didn't look good there." He said.
Hannah leaned back and kissed Rex. "I agree." She said, as she rubbed Rex's neck.
Rex wrapped his arms around Hannah and blinked them out.
Prue walked up to Paige's car and got into the passenger's seat.
"Get your paycheck?" Paige asked, as she pulled out of the parking lot. "Actually, I got a new job." Prue replied.
"Whoa! Hold it! What?! You swore you wouldn't go back to work there! What happened?" Paige asked, as she stopped at a red light.
Prue took a deep breath, then began to explain what had happened.
Piper plopped down in a chair and took a sip of ice water. "Wow....I've worked my tail off!" Piper exclaimed, to herself. She wiped her head, feeling hot and tired after cooking for so long. "Maybe I'll walk outside for a few minutes to get a little fresh air." Piper muttered to herself. She stood up and walked to the front doors of Quake, through the many crowds of people. Then she stepped out into the crisp air and felt little rays of sun beat down on her. She smiled and breathed in the freshness. She looked around and walked over to a small bench. "Much better." She breathed. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw an old lady walking straight into the middle of the street. "Oh my God!" Piper gasped, as she saw a car speeding straight towards the old woman. Piper dashed towards the old woman. "Get out of the way!" She screamed.
The old woman turned around. "What? D..did you s..say something?" She asked; totally unaware of the car.
Piper looked away. "Get out of the way!" She yelled, as she motioned her hands towards the speeding car, that was now only a little ways in the distance. Suddenly the car stopped in mid motion. 'Uh oh...I probably did that...' Piper thought, with a burst of panic. She ran towards the old woman and grabbed her arm, pulling her out of the road. Just as she pulled the old woman onto the sidewalk, the car unfroze, and sped through the spot that the old woman had been standing. Piper breathed a sigh of relief. 'At least this power or whatever it is, helped me save an old woman.' Piper thought, as she removed her hand from the woman's wrist. Then Piper gasped as she saw a tattoo that she recognized. "Oh my God!" Piper gasped.
The old woman turned to face Piper and squinted her eyes. "Piper?" She asked, in a squeaky voice.
Piper covered her mouth. That voice was old, but Piper knew who it belonged to. "Britney?" She asked, in more of a shocked statement than a question.
"Piper? I..wh..where am I? Wh..what has happened to me?" The old woman asked, in a sad and helpless tone.
Piper gently squeezed the old woman's, Britney's, hand. "It's okay...I'm gonna find out what happened. Why don't you...Umm, why don't you come with me." Piper said, as she led Britney into Quake.
"It's so smokey in here..." Britney said, followed by a series of coughs.
Piper gently patted Britney's back and walked her into the backroom, where she found Chef Moore. "Chef Moore!" Piper called. She turned to Britney. "Stay right here." She whispered, as she pointed next to the door.
"Piper?" Chef Moore asked, as he turned around to the sound of Piper's voice.
"Yes, Chef Moore, it's Piper Halliwell." Piper said, as she walked over to Chef Moore. "Umm, I have a small request.." Piper muttered.
"A request?" Chef Moore asked, as he raised his eyebrow.
"Yes. Umm, may I please take an hour off. My Great Aunt you see...wondered off from the care center and ended up at Quake. I'm not sure how, but I just found her and got the message on my cell phone.." Piper lied, but tried her best to make it sound real. "So I need to take her back there and make sure it doesn't happen again." Piper said, with a hopeful tone.
"Ahh, I see...Well normally I wouldn't allow it, but seeing as how you've brought so many customers in the last two days and you're such a wonderful employee, fine. But one hour!" Chef Moore warned.
"Oh, thank you so much! And my Aunt thanks you too." Piper said, as she turned and walked back to Britney; grabbing her purse on the way out. "Come on..." She whispered as she took Britney's hand and led her back through the crowd, out the door, and to her car.
"Are you sure you want to wait in the car?" Paige asked, as she looked at Prue, with the car door still half open.
"Yes! I'm sure, I'll be fine. Now go, I've kept you too long already!" Prue said, with a wave of her hand.
Paige nodded and shut the door, then bolted off towards the studio. She grinned as she approached the entrance. She quickly smoothed her hair and dress, then walked in. Paige noticed that the room was kind of dark, but she could see the various types of photography equipment. "Hello? Stefan?" Paige called, as she walked around the room. "Is anyone here?" Paige asked, aloud. There was silence. "Hmm...Maybe's he is out for lunch or something." Paige muttered, as she turned around to leave, then gasped as she saw Stefan standing behind her.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I startle you?" Stefan asked, kindly.
Paige smiled. "Sorry, I guess I didn't hear you." Paige said.
"Oh, that's okay..And you are?" Stefan asked.
Paige felt a small jab of pain shoot through her. "Paige..Paige Halliwell, from Quake. You told me to stop by." Paige said, joping to job Stefan's memory.
"Oh! Yes, Paige Halliwell! I'm so sorry I forgot! I've been in a quite forgetful mood today!" Stefan said, with a smile. He hit his hand to his head. "I'm so sorry. Well, yes, I did ask you to come, didn't I? Let's see...." Stefan said, as he walked over to a few switches and flicked them on, making the room brighter. "Why don't you go over there..." He said, as he motioned towards a rose colored wall.
Paige nodded and placed her purse down on a nearby table, then walked over to the rose colored wall. "Right here?" She asked.
"Perfect..." Stefan murmured. He picked up his camera and walked over by Paige, then took a few steps back and held the camera up to his face. "Now, smile!" He called.
Paige smiled sweetly and waited for the picture.
Stefan was about to press the button when he pulled the camera away from his face and then transformed into a hideous looking beast with glowing red eyes. Then red rays burst from his eyes.
Paige's eyes grew wide in horror. Then she saw the blue and white lights surround her, then left herself orb out.
The rays from Stefan's eyes hit the wall, behind where Paige had been standing. "A whitelighter?!" He roared, as the rays vanished, but his eyes stayed glowing red.
Paige orbed back in, in the same spot. "What the hell?!" She screamed, as she made a mad dash for the front door.
"No you don't, my pretty!" Stefan groweled, as he shot 2 more glowing red rays at her from his eyes.
Paige again orbed out in mid run, barely missing the 2 rays, then orbed back in at the same spot that she'd orbed out from. She dashed towards the doors, grabbing her purse on the way by the table. This time she could feel her whole body shivering from the evil presence that she sensed in the room. She reached the door and pushed it open. "Prue! Prue!" She screamed in horror.
Prue's head swiveled around to see her baby sister running towards the V.W. Bug, as if her life depended on it. "Paige! What's wrong?!" Prue gasped, as she shoved the car door opened.
"Stefan! He's...he's a demon thing!" Paige yelled, as she reached the car door. She looked over her shoulder and saw Stefan, in his demonic form, running out of the front doors after her. "Look!" She cried out.
Prue gasped. "Oh God! Hurry, drive!" Prue yelled.
Paige stuffed her key into the car and turned it on.
Prue squinted her eyes and telekinetically slammed Paige's car door shut, then squinted her eyes and looked at the locks, making the locks on the doors lock. "Go!" She yelled.
Paige shoved her foot down on the gas peddle and drove out of the parking lot and down the street as fast as she could, until she was at least 6 blocks away. Then she eased up and stopped at the stop sign. "Prue...We need to warn Piper..I mean, what if that thing attacks up again...He...I don't know what would have happened it I'd gotten hit by those rays, but I did that light thing. The orbing thing that Melinda Warren talked about." Paige said, as she started driving again.
"You're right....We need to warn Piper. But she's at Qu...." Prue's voice trailed off as her cell phone began to ring. She flipped open her phone. "Hello?" She asked. "Piper! Paige and I have to talk to you, it's urgent! Wait, you're what? At the Manor? Okay, fine, we'll be there!" Prue said, as she closed her phone.
"What?" Paige asked, as she turned the corner.
"Piper is at the Manor. She says she needs to talk to us too, it's urgent, and we need to get home fast!" Prue said.
"What if that thing attacked her?!" Paige questioned, with worry, then stepped on the gas again.
Piper paced around the kitchen of the Manor. 'At least I have Britney, or who I think is Britney, safely in the living room.' Piper thought. She began to nervously tap her fingers on the counter, then she heard someone knock at the front door, making her jump. 'It is just the door, Piper! Answer it!' She thought, as she walked through the living room to the front door. She opened it up slowly, to find Leo standing there. "Erm...hi..." Piper muttered.
Leo looked a little puzzled. "Hi, Piper. It's me, Leo. Remember?" He asked.
Piper nodded, quickly. "Yes..I'm sorry. I'm just really busy at the moment. Did you need something?" She asked.
"No..I was just wondering if...you needed anything else fixed?" Leo asked, in a hopeful tone.
Piper shook her head. "I'm sorry, Leo, but not now please. I'm extremely busy. Maybe..maybe you could come over later. I'm sure there is something that needs fixing." Piper said, as she tried to shut the door.
"I see...Well, I guess I'll see you late." Leo said, with a sad look, then turned and left.
Piper left out a frusterated sigh, then shut and locked the door. She looked over to see the very old looking Britney, napping on the sofa. "Where are they?" Piper asked, in annoyance.
As if on que, the front doors were pushed open; Prue and Paige stood in the doorway. "We have something very serious to talk to you about!" They announced.
"Ditto!" Piper replied, as she pulled her sisters inside the house and then shut the doors again, locking them as well.
"A demon attacked!" Paige blurted out.
"What?!" Piper asked, before taking the time to absorb the comment.
"A demon attacked! He was that Stefan guy, that new photographer! He told me to stop by his studio to take some photos and then he turned into this hideous looking beast and with glowing red eyes and sent these glowing red rays at me!" Paige explained.
"Paige..." Piper began.
Prue held up her hand. "I saw the best thing too! He ran out of the studio after Paige! We just barely escaped!" Prue said.
"Well....I found Britney...And it looks like all the youth has literally been sucked out of her!" Piper said, as she pointed to Britney, who was still sleeping on the sofa.
"What? How do you know?!" Paige asked, with suspicion.
Piper grabbed her sisters' arms and pulled them towards the sofa, then pointed to the tattoo on Britney's wrist. "I've only ever seen one person with a tattoo like that and it's on the exact same place that Britney had her tattoo on!" Piper said, as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Oh my God! You're right!" Paige gasped, as she placed her hand to her mouth.
"What do we do now?" Prue asked.
Paige raised her hand. "Maybe...that book will have some answers?" Paige suggested. She spun around and raced up the stairs, down the hall, and into the attic. She walked over to the Book of Shadows that was laying on the floor and picked it up. She then raced out of the attic, back down the hall, down the stairs, and back to her sisters. "Got it." She said, breathlessly. She placed the book on a small table and began to flip through the pages. "Too bad this thing doesn't have an index." Paige said, as dust fell off the old pages. Paige cringed at a few of the pictures of some of the evil creatures that she saw. Then she gasped. "Look! I found it!" Paige said, as she pointed to the page with a picture of the creature that she'd seen Stefan transform into.
Prue and Piper walked over and gathered around the book. "That's it!" Prue exclaimed, as she pointed to the picture.
"Ugh! That's nasty!" Piper said, as she stepped back a few feet.
"Duh!" Paige said, with a roll of her eyes. She looked at the page. "Listen to this!" Paige said, then cleared her throat. "'Javna: A demon that feeds one week out of every year on youth to stay young, seemingly forever, by hitting his victims with glowing red rays from his eyes. He must be vanquished by the Power of Three using the following spell....'" Paige read, from the book.
"What spell?" Prue asked, as she peered over Paige's shoulder.
"'Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed.'" Paige read, from the page.
Piper peered over Paige's other shoulder and scanned the page. "And it says some guy called 'Prophet Mohammed' invoked something called the 'Hand of Fatima', centuries ago to banish this Javna thing, back to where ever the hell he came from." Piper said. She looked back to Britney who seemed to be sleeping peacefully at the moment. "Do you think that he could have stolen Britney's youth?" Piper asked.
Prue nodded. "I bet he did....Or else your friend would still be as young as you say she is." She said.
"Will she get her youth back if that thing is killed?" Piper asked.
Paige scanned the page and then flipped to the next page. "'Once Javna is vanquished, then all who he has recently stole youth from will have their youth returned and remember nothing, starting from the point when their youth was stolen.'" Paige read. She turned to her sisters. "Looks like we have to go back there...." She muttered.
"What about Britney?" Piper asked.
"We'll leave her here...When we get back, we'll tell her that she hit her head and so we brought her home, since she won't remember anything." Prue adviced.
"Then I'll need to get back to work!" Piper said, as she glanced at her watch. 'Twenty minutes.' She thought. "Come on, let's hurry! I have like twenty minutes!" Piper said.
Prue quickly grabbed a pen from the table and copied down the spell onto a piece of paper from her pocket, then rushed to the door. "Let's hurry!" She said.
The 3 sisters rushed outside; each getting into their own car, then followed Paige down the street.
*****10 Minutes Later*****
The 3 Halliwell sisters stood together, facing the entrance to Stefan's studio.
"Let's go..." Piper said, as she walked up to the doors and shoved them open.
Prue and Paige quickly rushed in behind their sister.
"Hello?!" Piper yelled, with annoyance in he tone.
Suddenly the lights flashed on all around the sisters. Stefan, a.k.a Javna, walked out in front of them; he was still in his demonic form. "The whitelighter has brought reinforcements!" He hissed. He stared at Prue and Piper. "Her charges? Huh? Well, you'll all make nice youth!" He roared, as red rays shot from his eyes at the 3 sisters.
Piper held up her hands in fright, making the 2 red rays freeze in mid air.
Prue grabbed Piper and Paige's arms, pulling them to the side, then watched as the rays unfroze and hit the wall behind where Piper and Paige had just stood. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. "Hurry! Take hands!" She yelled.
"No!" Javna roared, then eyed the girls again.
Piper raised her hands. "No!" She yelled. With that, Javna froze.
Prue, Piper, and Paige took hands; forming a circle.
Andy and Darryl pulled up into the nearly empty parking lot, next to Stefan's studio.
"There are only three cars here!" Darryl said, as he got out of his car. He and his partner, Andy, were here to question a suspect about missing women. Stefan, who'd been seen on video tape at Quake, where all the victims had been seen last, was the only person they had right now.
Andy stared at the cars in disbelief. 'Those are the same cars that were at the Manor last night! Each one belongs to Prue, Piper, or Paige!' Andy thought. He shook his head. 'Why would they be here? That is too weird! I suddenly get a suspect for the murders of those Wiccan women, the guy Piper was dating, then he goes missing. Now I get a suspect for my next case and I find their cars here!' Andy thought. "Well, let's go in and check this out!" Andy said, as he began to walk towards the studio.
Smoke poured from Javna's body as he screamed in pain. "Noooo!" He yelled, as red rays burst from his body.
"Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed. Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed. Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend thy will to the Power of Three, eye of Earth, evil and accursed." Prue, Piper, and Paige chanted as loud as they could.
Then in a mighty red burst of light, Javna exploded into nothingness.
There was a silence for a moment, then the sisters turned to each other.
"We did it, again." Paige said, as she held up her hands.
Prue shrugged and high fived Paige.
Piper sighed and gave Paige a small pat on the hand, to humor her. 'This is so not cool!' Piper thought.
Andy and Darryl walked into the room, to find the sisters standing in the center of it.
"Prue? Piper? Paige? What are you doing here?" Andy asked, trying to sound surprised.
"Umm..." Piper stuttered.
"I met Stefan the other day at Quake. He told me to come here and maybe we could look into a modeling job..Prue and Piper came with me, but when we got here there was nobody here, then you and Darryl showed up." Paige said, only half lying.
"I see...." Andy replied, with a bit of suspicion in his tone.
"What are you doing here?" Prue countered.
"We came to question Stefan, but he obviously isn't here." Andy replied.
Paige shrugged. "Oh well, wasn't that big of a deal. Guess we should get going and all. Bye Andy! Bye Darryl!" Paige called, as she pulled her sisters past Andy and Darryl. Once they were out of ear range, Paige spoke again. "Piper, you get to Quake. Prue and I will drive back to the Manor and check on Britney." Paige said.
Piper nodded. "Okay, but let me know what happens." She said, as she got into her car. Then she shut the door and drove off.
Prue and Paige got into their seperate cars and drove off.
*****10 Minutes Later*****
Prue and Paige burst through the door of the Halliwell Manor.
Paige looked over at the sofa to find Britney, as her young self, stirring on the sofa.
Britney looked up. "Where am I?" She asked, as she rubbed her aching head. She looked around and spotted Prue and Paige. "Who are you?!" She asked.
"Britney! Don't you remember, it's me, Paige Halliwell!" Paige said, as she walked over to Britney.
Britney rubbed her eyes. "Paige?" She asked.
"Yeah! Don't you remember anything?" Paige asked.
"No...I mean...everything is just blank! One minute I'm at some studio and next I'm here." Britney replied.
"Well....we found you wondering around the streets...You looked lost and upset. By 'we' I mean Piper, Prue, and I. Prue is my older sister, over there." Paige said, as she pointed to Prue. "And then we brought you here, to our house, and let you sleep. This is the first time you've awakened." Paige lied.
Britney rubbed her head. "Well...uh, thanks I guess. I'm sorry if I've been a pain though..." She said.
"Nonsense! You were tired, that's all. But one more thing, we talked to a Detective Andy Trudeau, it turns out you've been missing for a while....You will probably need to talk to him." Paige said.
Britney moaned. "Oh no...what could I have done that I can't remember?" She asked, rhetorically.
Prue shook her head. "I uhh..don't think you were the only one. He said a few other women were missing. So I doubt you did anything." Prue said.
Britney sighed. "Hope so. Hey, where's Piper?" She asked.
"At Quake...Hey, maybe we could go down there and meet her! And Andy could meet you there to talk with you?!" Paige suggested.
Prue sighed. The last thing she wanted to due was talk to Andy or see him again; she'd made a huge mess today.
"Prue, could you call him?" Paige asked.
Prue sighed. "Uh..yeah.." Prue replied, hoping that she could get his voicemail. She walked up stairs and into her room, shut the door and locked it, then sat down at her bed and picked up her phone to dial Andy's cell number.
Paige sat down at the kitchen table and then slid a glass full of water across the table to Britney.
"Thanks, Paige." Britney said, then took a sip of the water. She breathed in and then sighed. "I wish I could remember what happened.." She said.
'I doubt it.' Paige thought. She almost rolled her eyes, but caught herself at the last moment. "Maybe it's for the best? Ya never know.." Paige said, then she too took a sip of her water.
Prue walked into the kitchen. "Andy says he'll be at Quake in ten minutes." Prue said.
"So, let's go." Paige urged, as she stood up.
Britney nodded. "Yeah, I just want to get this over with and go home." She said, with a yawn.
Prue, Paige, and Britney walked out of the kitchen and out the front doors of the Halliwell Manor; meeting at Prue's car.
"My car?" Prue asked.
"Sure." Paige said. She turned to Britney. "Mind if we take my sister's car?" She asked.
Britney shook her head. "Not at all." She said.
Prue smiled and unlocked the doors.
"Wanna take the back or front?" Paige asked.
"Let's both sit in the back." Britney said, as she climbed into the back or Prue's car.
Paige grinned and hopped into Prue's backseat with her friend, then shut the door.
Prue walked around to the driver's side and got in, started the car, then drove off.
Piper carefully sprinkled shredded pieces of chocolate over a mountain of whip cream, for her sundae. "Now, for the finishing touch." Piper said. She reached into a bowl and pulled out a ripe, juicy red, cherry and then placed it on the top of her sundae. Piper took a second to admire her work of art and then turned around to find Chef Moore staring at it.
"It looks marvelous, Piper! I don't know how you do it!" Chef Moore complimented. He carefully picked up the sundae and set it on the delivery tray. "Take a ten minute break, you've worked hard." He said, as he strolled the tray out of the kitchen.
Piper smiled. 'Just what I need.' She thought, as she walked out of the kitchen. She walked into the backroom and checked her cell phone. "No messages from Prue or Paige yet. Guess they haven't had time to call me, I hope things are okay." Piper thought. She put her cell phone back in her purse and slid her purse over her shoulder, then walked out into the crowd of people. She looked over at the bar to see Andy and Darryl sitting there. "Andy!" Piper called, as she walked over to Andy and seated herself next to him.
"Piper! Hey, has Prue or Paige gotten here yet? They were suppose to bring Britney over to talk with me." Andy said.
"Well, they haven't called me and I just started my ten minute break. Sorry that I can't be of more help." Piper said.
Andy sighed. 'I hope Prue is not avoiding me.' He thought.
"Hey Andy, isn't that Prue?" Darryl asked, as he pointed to the doors.
Piper turned around to see Prue, Paige, and Britney walking in. "Hey you three, over here!" Piper said, as she waved her arm.
Paige waved back. "Prue look! Andy, Piper, and Darryl are over at the bar." Paige said, as she moved through the crowd to get to her sister.
Prue and Britney followed close behind Paige, so as to not get lost.
Minutes later, everyone was gathered at the bar.
Prue gave Andy a fake smile. "Britney, this is Andy. Andy, this is Britney." Prue said.
Britney nodded and shook Andy's hand. "I was told you wanted to speak with me?" She asked.
Andy nodded. "Yes. We only have about five minutes though. The other missing victims have turned up as well and we need to talk with them, too." Andy said.
"Andy, we took Brit down here. Maybe you and Darryl could drop her off on your way to interview the other victims? It would give you more time to talk." Paige suggested.
Darryl nodded. "She's right, Andy." He stated.
Andy sighed. He really wanted to talk to Prue. "Yeah, sure.." He muttered.
Piper and Paige each took a turn hugging Britney goodbye.
"Stay in touch!" Piper called, as she watched Britney walk away.
"I will!" Britney called, then she walked out the door with Andy and Darryl.
Prue let out a breath of relief. 'Thank goodness!' She thought.
A tall sandy blonde haired man walked over to Paige and tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey Miss...I was wondering if you'd like to dance?" He asked, in a husky voice.
Paige grinned. 'He is hot!' She thought. She looked at Prue and Piper for approval.
Prue just laughed and Piper gave a small nod.
"I'd love to!" Paige said, as she took the man's arm.
The man led Paige out onto the crowded dance floor.
Piper watched her sister, until she was lost within the crowd. "I hope she has fun." Piper said. She leaned in closer to Prue. "Hey, so, you never came home last night. What happened?" She asked, with a grin. Piper glanced down at her watch. "Crap! I'm sorry...My break is over. Look, I'll get back to ya later. Gotta go." Piper said, as she rushed off towards the kitchen.
Prue sat down at the bar. "Saved by the kitchen." She muttered. She stared at the crowd. "I should go." Prue said. She turned to the bartender. "Hey Mister. Can you get a note to my sister, Piper?" She asked.
"Piper Halliwell? Sure, she's the new cook, right?" The short bartendered asked.
"Yeah, that's her. Can you please tell her that I, my name is Prue by the way, just went home for the night?" Prue asked.
The bartender nodded. "Sure. Have a good night!" He said.
"You too." Prue said. She stood up, made her way through the crowd, and then outside. She walked to her car and climbed inside. She paused for a brief moment, then started her car, and drove off. TO BE CONTINUED....