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CHAPTER 1
Phoebe Halliwell had had a trying day. She had been abused by several of her readers, over what they considered bad advice, been hauled over the coals by her editor concerning late deadlines, caught the heel of one of her good shoes in the elevator opening, nearly falling headfirst in the process, and to top it all off, she had broken her longest fingernail, when her hand slipped off the door handle of her car. She stalked into the manor, throwing her coat at the coat rack, and scowling when it slid off, and onto the floor. " Typical," she cried dramatically "I think that everything is against me today," as she entered the dining room, where Piper was arranging the table for dinner.
"I've had such a bad day..." but whatever else she was going to say was cut short by the sound of orbing, and Leo appeared in a sparkle of blue and white lights. "Where's Paige?" he asked quickly, looking around, "Tell her to get Wyatt and get out of the house –" as behind him, in a shrill cacophony of bells, a darklighter appeared, with his crossbow primed and ready to shoot. Piper immediately froze him, and Phoebe ran forward and grabbed the crossbow out of his hands, throwing it into the air, where Piper exploded it. "Leo, get Paige and hide," she screamed, as the darklighter fought off the freeze, and magically grabbed another crossbow. She refroze him and Phoebe levitated and kicked him savagely across the room, even as he broke free of the freeze again. As the darklighter climbed to his feet and vanished, they heard the cry of the alarm around Wyatt start shrilly calling, and Paige came running into the kitchen to see what was happening. "Get Wyatt, Pheebs," called Piper, as the darklighter vanished. "Leo – what is going on?" Leo turned and came back into the room, clutching his left arm, with his right hand.
"He must have followed my orbs," he said faintly, as he started to topple. Piper rushed to catch him as he fell backwards. Then she noticed the dark arrow, sticking out of his sleeve. "Oh no," she cried, "Paige, can you help me?" as she eased him back onto the lounge. Paige ran over to help Piper. "Stay back, till I get rid of this arrow," cried Piper, not wanting Paige to be hurt as well. She screwed up her courage, and pushed the arrow hard, till it came through the other side of Leo's arm. He gave a small cry, and Piper pulled the crossbow bolt out resolutely, knowing speed was of the essence. She dropped the nasty thing onto the coffee table, then urged Paige to try to start to heal her husband. Leo was fading fast, the darklighter's poison already shutting down his system. As Paige bent over her brother-in-law, another darklighter appeared in a swirl of dark lights, and raised his bow. Piper immediately froze him, and he disappeared. From upstairs the wail of Wyatt's alarm still called. Piper was in a horrible situation – she knew she couldn't leave Paige or Leo unprotected from the attacks of the darklighters, but her son needed her, and what had happened to Phoebe? "Hurry, hurry Paige, is he getting better?" she asked, flicking her eyes from side to side, to make sure there were no unseen attackers in the manor. Another darklighter appeared, - once again Piper was able to vanquish him. With tears in her eyes, she glanced around, then back at Paige, who was perspiring with the effort of trying to send healing into Leo's body. Abruptly the wail from upstairs stopped.
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Phoebe had rushed up the stairs, and collided with Wyatt's closed door. She could hear his alarm sounding, but she couldn't open the nursery door, it was jammed shut, obviously with magic. She heard the sounds of battle downstairs, and immediately spun around, then launched herself at the door, with a savage karate kick. The door flew open, and she bounced into the room, stopping short and staring at the woman who was standing as close to the crib as the barrier allowed. She raced over with the intention of fighting this woman to the ground, but as she made eye contact, she felt her body slow, her breathing become heavy, and knew that she was caught in some sort of thrall. The woman did not say anything for a long time, she just stared at Phoebe, with almost familiar eyes. She had long dark hair, she was slender and no taller than Phoebe, which wasn't very tall, and she had amazing blue eyes with thick eyelashes. She was very beautiful. Phoebe slowed to a halt, unable to move at all now, captured, staring into the stranger's eyes. The sound of Wyatt's alarm grew ever more and more distant, the beating of her heart, and her slow and measured breaths filled her ears. The panic she was feeling washed out of her, she felt calm and almost – floating ... The woman looked down at the crying baby, and as he watched her, he stopped his crying, and stared back up. Somewhere deep inside her brain, Phoebe started screaming – 'no don't stop crying baby, don't start to relax', but she could make no sound.
Wyatt smiled and his barrier vanished. The woman bent down and picked him up, holding his small chubby body next to hers, and smiling a little, kissed one of his little fists. She looked back over at Phoebe, and walked over to her, rocking the baby, who was laughing up at her, and reached out, standing still, to take her hand and place it on Phoebe's forehead. After what seemed like forever, but could have only been a few minutes, the woman withdrew her hand, and placed the baby in Phoebe's arms. "He is not the baby I was looking for," she told Phoebe, in a quiet voice. "I will call off the attack," and then she disappeared in a shimmer.
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Phoebe stood there, rocking back and forth, holding Wyatt tightly against her chest, unable to believe that he hadn't been taken, or hurt. Wyatt began to struggle after a moment, he loved cuddles, but this was going too far – and when his beloved Auntie Phoebe didn't loosen her grip, he began to cry in earnest. Piper, Leo and Paige came rushing through the door, Piper breaking down in tears when she realized that Phoebe held the baby, and that he was safe.
CHAPTER 1
Phoebe Halliwell had had a trying day. She had been abused by several of her readers, over what they considered bad advice, been hauled over the coals by her editor concerning late deadlines, caught the heel of one of her good shoes in the elevator opening, nearly falling headfirst in the process, and to top it all off, she had broken her longest fingernail, when her hand slipped off the door handle of her car. She stalked into the manor, throwing her coat at the coat rack, and scowling when it slid off, and onto the floor. " Typical," she cried dramatically "I think that everything is against me today," as she entered the dining room, where Piper was arranging the table for dinner.
"I've had such a bad day..." but whatever else she was going to say was cut short by the sound of orbing, and Leo appeared in a sparkle of blue and white lights. "Where's Paige?" he asked quickly, looking around, "Tell her to get Wyatt and get out of the house –" as behind him, in a shrill cacophony of bells, a darklighter appeared, with his crossbow primed and ready to shoot. Piper immediately froze him, and Phoebe ran forward and grabbed the crossbow out of his hands, throwing it into the air, where Piper exploded it. "Leo, get Paige and hide," she screamed, as the darklighter fought off the freeze, and magically grabbed another crossbow. She refroze him and Phoebe levitated and kicked him savagely across the room, even as he broke free of the freeze again. As the darklighter climbed to his feet and vanished, they heard the cry of the alarm around Wyatt start shrilly calling, and Paige came running into the kitchen to see what was happening. "Get Wyatt, Pheebs," called Piper, as the darklighter vanished. "Leo – what is going on?" Leo turned and came back into the room, clutching his left arm, with his right hand.
"He must have followed my orbs," he said faintly, as he started to topple. Piper rushed to catch him as he fell backwards. Then she noticed the dark arrow, sticking out of his sleeve. "Oh no," she cried, "Paige, can you help me?" as she eased him back onto the lounge. Paige ran over to help Piper. "Stay back, till I get rid of this arrow," cried Piper, not wanting Paige to be hurt as well. She screwed up her courage, and pushed the arrow hard, till it came through the other side of Leo's arm. He gave a small cry, and Piper pulled the crossbow bolt out resolutely, knowing speed was of the essence. She dropped the nasty thing onto the coffee table, then urged Paige to try to start to heal her husband. Leo was fading fast, the darklighter's poison already shutting down his system. As Paige bent over her brother-in-law, another darklighter appeared in a swirl of dark lights, and raised his bow. Piper immediately froze him, and he disappeared. From upstairs the wail of Wyatt's alarm still called. Piper was in a horrible situation – she knew she couldn't leave Paige or Leo unprotected from the attacks of the darklighters, but her son needed her, and what had happened to Phoebe? "Hurry, hurry Paige, is he getting better?" she asked, flicking her eyes from side to side, to make sure there were no unseen attackers in the manor. Another darklighter appeared, - once again Piper was able to vanquish him. With tears in her eyes, she glanced around, then back at Paige, who was perspiring with the effort of trying to send healing into Leo's body. Abruptly the wail from upstairs stopped.
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Phoebe had rushed up the stairs, and collided with Wyatt's closed door. She could hear his alarm sounding, but she couldn't open the nursery door, it was jammed shut, obviously with magic. She heard the sounds of battle downstairs, and immediately spun around, then launched herself at the door, with a savage karate kick. The door flew open, and she bounced into the room, stopping short and staring at the woman who was standing as close to the crib as the barrier allowed. She raced over with the intention of fighting this woman to the ground, but as she made eye contact, she felt her body slow, her breathing become heavy, and knew that she was caught in some sort of thrall. The woman did not say anything for a long time, she just stared at Phoebe, with almost familiar eyes. She had long dark hair, she was slender and no taller than Phoebe, which wasn't very tall, and she had amazing blue eyes with thick eyelashes. She was very beautiful. Phoebe slowed to a halt, unable to move at all now, captured, staring into the stranger's eyes. The sound of Wyatt's alarm grew ever more and more distant, the beating of her heart, and her slow and measured breaths filled her ears. The panic she was feeling washed out of her, she felt calm and almost – floating ... The woman looked down at the crying baby, and as he watched her, he stopped his crying, and stared back up. Somewhere deep inside her brain, Phoebe started screaming – 'no don't stop crying baby, don't start to relax', but she could make no sound.
Wyatt smiled and his barrier vanished. The woman bent down and picked him up, holding his small chubby body next to hers, and smiling a little, kissed one of his little fists. She looked back over at Phoebe, and walked over to her, rocking the baby, who was laughing up at her, and reached out, standing still, to take her hand and place it on Phoebe's forehead. After what seemed like forever, but could have only been a few minutes, the woman withdrew her hand, and placed the baby in Phoebe's arms. "He is not the baby I was looking for," she told Phoebe, in a quiet voice. "I will call off the attack," and then she disappeared in a shimmer.
***** ******* ******
Phoebe stood there, rocking back and forth, holding Wyatt tightly against her chest, unable to believe that he hadn't been taken, or hurt. Wyatt began to struggle after a moment, he loved cuddles, but this was going too far – and when his beloved Auntie Phoebe didn't loosen her grip, he began to cry in earnest. Piper, Leo and Paige came rushing through the door, Piper breaking down in tears when she realized that Phoebe held the baby, and that he was safe.