A/N: Please.... REVIEW ME MORE! ... I'm not getting more than three reviews a chapter practically ;_;

Oh, also I've decided that Charlotte has a lisp, but only for certain words. She can say Serena, but MOST other R words she'll lisp.

Also, In case you don't remember, Melinda is highly unusually powerful and 'special'... read my first fic in this series! That's just for the part with Sharuq about him watching since Melinda's birth. Because she's special, that's when he started watching. Kay?

*Abduction by Orb*

Grace wasn't settling in well at the Academy. For one thing, the blonde girl, who's name was actually Kate, had decided that she needed to make Grace's life there living hell... even though Grace could kick her ass any day.

'Ooh look it's a loner!' Squealed Kate. Her friends all laughed appreciatively – Grace had yet to find any friends. Since Kate seemed to dominate the girls their age and younger, probably by bullying and intimidation Grace assumed, they all avoided Grace like the plague.

Grace felt a tingling in her fingers. Immediately she squashed her hand into a fist – not so she could beat Kate up, but so she could squish an energy ball before it decided it wanted to form. Sometimes they could get out of hand. Literally.

Grace took a deep breath, and then walked past Kate, her face blank. Kate and her friends seemed to find this even funnier.

'Oh look she's trying to control herself!' Kate shrieked with laughter. Grace rolled her eyes, but kept her fist clenched. 'Why have you got your fist clenched Grace? Are you going to beat me up?' Grace taunted. 'Hah! Bet you're only here because you had no friends at your old school.'

'Actually I had more friends at my old school than you'll have in a lifetime. I'd rather not be here with snobs like you, but I didn't get much of a choice.' Grace told her, whipping around.

Kate grew angry immediately. Since they were in their dorm, nobody could see them, and Kate was stronger than she looked. In a flash she had Grace pinned against the wall.

'You're stretching my shirt.' Grace managed to grunt, though she hardly cared for her uniform.

'Don't talk back at me. I rule this school.' Kate growled.

'Funny. I thought that the Headmistress did.' Grace shot back. She struggled.

Kate aimed a punch at Grace.

Grace aimed one back.

'Kate, don't.' Kate's friend pulled her away from Grace quickly, and when nobody was looking, gave Grace an apologetic smile. 'Leave her.'

'Why?' Grace asked incredulously. 'Why are you defending her Lee?'

Lena hesitated. 'You know I hate violence. And you could get hurt.'

Kate reluctantly let go of Grace. 'Don't think I'm letting you off so easily. That was just a warning. Try anymore smart stuff...'

Kate gathered her friends and the group swanned out of the room, probably to plan something horrible to do to Grace. Grace straightened her uniform.

'Enemies on the second day.' Grace moaned. 'Fabulous.'

The night before Grace had been too exhausted to do the spell with Melinda, so she told her on the phone at least. Tonight, however, she was only too ready to do it.

* *

Sharuq sat, staring into the orb thoughtfully. He waved his hand, and the purple, red, blackish orb suspended in the air vanished.

His assistant came in, pulling down his hood. 'Everything is ready.' He told him. He'd only just finished getting things for the ritual – time was different in the Underworld that was for sure.

'Good.' Sharuq nodded, and then looked at his assistant. 'Tell me, Thriebev, do you believe I will be the Source after this is over?'

Thriebev, the assistant, nodded profusely. 'Of course Sharuq, I have no doubt about it. If all goes well you would have killed a set of Charmed ones.'

'Not IF.' Sharuq said, looking mildly annoyed. 'And it doesn't end at being the Source, Thriebev. Think about it. That will of course, destroy the first Charmed ones. They are vulnerable without their children... they proved that when the children first went missing all those years ago.'

Sharuq had been watching and observing the sisters since the birth of Melinda.

'Yes, of course Sharuq.'

'And then it can't be too hard to kill those three year olds. What power could they possess? Then it will be a walk in the park to kill the final set and I shall truly reign.'

'That you will Sharuq.'

'Thriebev, get me what I need.'

'Yes Sharuq.' Thriebev hurried off to get the sacrifices.

* *

Darryl Morris rang the doorbell of the Manor.

Charlotte opened it and smiled sweetly. 'Hello Mistew Dawwyl Sir.'

'Hey there Charlotte! Is your mommy home?' Darryl asked, grinning at the small dark haired child.

'Yep.'

'Can you get her for me?'

'Nope.'

'Oh.' Darryl paused. 'How come?'

'She's with Auntie Paige 'n' Uncle Glen. They're talking to Rena.'

'What did she do?' Darryl asked.

'She bwoke her arm.' Charlotte explained.

'How'd she do that?'

'Pogo sticking.'

'Oh...'

Prue came out of the kitchen. 'Oh hey Darryl. Charlotte, you know you're not allowed to open the door!'

'Sowwy.' She turned to Darryl, eyes wide with youth's innocence. 'Bye, bye Mistew Dawwyl!'

'Bye Charlotte!' Darryl laughed as he watched her short legs skip out, then turned serious. 'Prue I have some bad news I'm afraid.'

'What is it?'

'I'll tell you once the others can listen.'

Prue, Darryl and the rest of the family gathered in the kitchen, minus the twins, Serena, Melinda and Wyatt.

So they thought anyway.

'Kids, can you please leave?'

'Okay.' Melinda said pleasantly. She looked at Wyatt.

'But why mom?' Wyatt asked.

'Is it something important?'

'Yes... no... I'm not really sure. But Darryl needs to tell us something and it doesn't concern you.'

Melinda continued whining, while Wyatt crept off and ushered Serena into a cupboard. He closed the door for the most part, then helped Jamie and Charlotte hide.

'Fine.' Melinda sighed and she and Wyatt left the kitchen.

'Now, there's been a series of attacks. People are going missing, abducted under serious circumstances.'

'What kind of circumstances?'

'Disappearing in orbs or purple, red and black.' Darryl said grimly.

'There were eyewitnesses to magic?' Phoebe asked, horrified.

'Any specific age group?' Glen asked, concerned.

'So far there has been a boy and two girls missing.'

'That's just the power of three. Next generations.' Paige added hastily.

'Exactly what I was thinking.' Agreed Prue.

'Missing. Abducted by orbs...'

'What do the police think of it?'

'They're trying to keep it hush, hush. Not everyday to people just dematerialize in a bunch of orbs.' Darryl told them. 'But otherwise, they're dumbfounded. Stumped.'

'I'll look it up.' Leo orbed out. Andy nodded, and orbed out. Prue rolled her eyes, but orbed out as well.

* * *

'Tonight. Nine o clock our time.' Melinda whispered down the phone, and then hung up.

Grace put down the payphone. The school had payphones in the hallways, so Phoebe and Cole had brought her a phone card to call when necessary.

Grace walked back to her dorm, briefly wondering what was happening at the Manor without her there.