The Power Of Three Challenged

A/N: Standard disclaimer applies. Umm…well, this is my first attempt at a Charmed fanfic…I hope it isn't too bad…it'll probably be OOC…uh…probably a few vanquishing spells will be included if I can think up any sweet rhymes. Enjoy! R&R!

"Paige look out!" Piper yelled freezing the demon whom was leaping toward Paige.

"Whoa…" Paige gasped. "That was close." She glanced down and saw that he held a dagger. "Dagger." She murmured, orbing it into her hand.

Piper unfroze only the demon's head. "Okay, who are you?" She asked calmly, all too used to the routine of demons attacking.

The demon laughed. "I won't tell you anything!" He burst into flames still laughing.

"Okaay, that wasn't normal." Paige muttered. "LEO!"

Leo orbed in beside her. "What is it?" Paige pointed at the scorch mark on the floor. "Whoa…what happened?"

"We were hoping that you knew." Piper said. "It was a demon, he burst into flames as soon as his head was unfroze, and I don't think we need Phoebe's premonitions to tell us that he was just a foreshadow of things to come."

"Well, what did he look like?"

"You know, the usual." Paige said sarcastically. " Tall, dark, and not handsome."

"He was about as tall as you Leo. Red hair, defiantly in need of a dentist, and…his ears were pointed." Piper said. "Nothing really that sounds like it would help us find him in the Book Of Shadows though."

"Nothing like a noticeable scar or something?"

"No…" Paige said. "But he did have this…" She held up the demon's dagger. "It has some kind of inscription on it…" She examined it closely. "It isn't in English though."

Leo took the dagger and looked at it. In the ancient language that it read he said… "Karatana oratu, itsue alare oot."

"Okay Leo that's very nice to know you can sound out the words." Piper said annoyed. "But do you happen to know what they say in English?"

Leo nodded. "It says "He who holds this dagger holds the power". " No sooner than he uttered the words in English the dagger vanished. "Oops, I forgot that these inscriptions double as a protection device if said in certain languages."

"Great, now we don't even have it's weapon." Piper said throwing her hands up into the air.

"Wait Piper, maybe we should check the book for demons that carry weapons like that?" Paige suggested.

"Good, you do that, meanwhile, I'll go get Phoebe." Piper said. "Leo, you go check with the elders to see if they know anything."

"Hey…isn't it my line to say that I'll go check with the elders?"

"Just go!"

~~later that night~~

"Paige! Did you find anything?!" Piper yelled from the entrance hall when she walked in with Phoebe and Chris.

"Um…well, about that…"

"WELL! I know I suggested it but still!" Paige yelled. "How was I supposed to know that there would be more than one demon who carried around a dagger that had special powers and stuff!?""

"Can't you look to see if it says the same thing?"

"Well…yeah, but I don't remember what it said. And it doesn't have any English translations listed.

"Leo!" Piper said, beginning to get very annoyed.

"Yes dear?" Leo said, orbing in beside her.

"What was it that that dagger said?"

"Karatana oratu, itsue alare oot." He answered.

"Thank you." She said. "Now, which one matches?"

"Uh…guys…I just had a premonition." Phoebe said. "And Piper…I really gotta tell ya'…that temper you've had lately isn't exactly the best thing to have…there's a demon that is going to posses you if my premonition comes true…"

"Phoebe, what exactly did you see?" Leo asked.

"I saw Piper…well, Piper's body anyway. The demon was talking, I only picked up bits and pieces of it but it was defiantly clear that it fed off anger. Then…it kinda' skipped ahead…and I saw me and Paige cast a vanquishing spell…while the demon was still in Piper's body."