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Ch. 4: Betrayed
Phoebe walked into the kitchen the next morning seeing Piper making coffee.
"Good morning." Piper said. "Did you sleep well?" She asked handing Phoebe a cup of coffee.
"Good considering I'm not even in my own time." Phoebe replied taking a sip of coffee.
"I have to admit the girls had a good idea in bringing the three of you here. Though they should have told us first."
"You know teenagers. The invincibility thought isn't only for witches. Or whitelighters. Or demons. Have I forgotten any others?"
"Forgot what?" Tessica entered the kitchen dressed in Pussyfoot (property of warner bros) pajamas and red, furry thong style slippers.
"Oh nothing." Phoebe answered.
"What are you doing here so soon and still in your pajamas?" Piper asked. "And where's the others?"
"Trinity is finishing breakfast and Dad and Theo are having an intellectual conversation. Don't ask what it's about. And Christian is taking me to a nice restaurant for lunch before he leaves and I don't own a skirt, so I thought why change before raiding Theo's closet."
"How many times did we do that same thing?" Phoebe said drinking her coffee.
"You did it all the time with Prue." The older version of Piper replied.
"Are the others up yet?" Tessica asked.
"Not that I know of." Phoebe answered.
"Okay. When Theo and Trinity get here, tell them I'm up in the attic." Tessica left the kitchen.
"She spends too much time in the attic." Piper mumbled.
"Poor thing. I can't believe what I did to her. What could have happened to me?" Phoebe muttered sadly.
"I wish we knew Phoebe. The hatred she had ended up killing her just after Tessica was born."
"Well you know as well as I that going to the future helps prevent mistakes." Phoebe said. "I didn't get burnt at the stake did I?" Both smiled slightly.
"True. The future holds many, many unexpected surprises though." Piper replied.
*Tessica*
Tessica finished putting several white candles in a circle and lit them. she walked over to the Book of Shadows and flipped to the spell she was looking for.
"Hear these words, hear my cry
Spirit from the other side
Come to me
I summon thee
Cross now the great divide."
As Tessica finished the spell, bright white orbs appeared shaping into a woman with long raven hair.
"Hey Aunt Prue."
"Hey Tessica. What do I owe the honor of this summoning?" Prue asked smiling at her niece.
"Do I always need a reason to summon my aunt?" Tessica replied crossing her arms over her chest.
"Tessica," Prue said narrowing her eyes slightly.
"Alright I have a reason this time. Problems keep piling up and I don't think I can handle it much longer." Tessica said leaning against the book's stand.
"Oh honey," Prue looked at her niece sympathetically. "I wish I could say it'll all be over soon but it's
going to get worse before it gets better."
"I was so hoping you weren't going to say that." Tessica groaned. "I really thought things would get better after I brought the others here from the past."
"It was a good idea Tess. It just takes time for a good plan to take affect." Prue replied.
"I hate being a witch. Being a demon is so much easier."
"I understand that, trust me. We have to abide by the no personal gain rule. Demons don't." Both smiled.
"Tessica! Are you up there?" Trinity yelled from the stairs.
"Yeah I'll be down in a minute!" Tessica yelled back.
"You'd better go." Prue said. "You want to look as good as possible for Christian don't you?"
"You've been peeking again haven't you?"
"It's too hard to resist." Prue smiled. "Now go on and get ready for your date and don't let Tybalt get the better of you."
"I won't Aunt Prue." Prue went transparent again.
"Blessed be my dear." With that, Prue disappeared. Tessica blew out all the candles and put them back where she got them. She then headed down the stairs where she left everyone else.
*Trinity and Theo's room*
"I don't think so. She really does not like showing too much skin." Trinity said as Phoebe pulled out a couple outfits from the closet.
"Okay then the mini-skirt is out." Phoebe said putting a red-orange mini-skirt back where she got it. "What about colors? What kind does she like to wear?"
"She likes dark colors but she'll wear light ones occasionally." Trinity answered. Tessica walked in.
"It looks like the closet threw up." She said seeing the clothes on the bed.
"And that's different than any other day?" Trinity replied.
"You've got a point there. Where's Theo?"
"She got called away by a charge before you came down." Phoebe answered. Tessica looked at her.
"What are you doing up here?" Tessica asked. "I thought you were helping with the potion making."
"Five witches standing around one stove is a little crowded." Phoebe replied. "Unless you don't want me up here. I could go back down."
"No, no it's alright." Tessica interrupted. "I just didn't think you'd want to help."
"I don't mind. It'll give us some quality time and maybe you could tell me more about this Tybalt and why he wants you." Phoebe said holding up a couple of tops to see how they would look on Tessica.
"Tybalt wants to create a new generation of demons with more power than the Source ever had. He thinks that to do that, I have to mate with a demon and bear his offspring." Tessica explained, shaking her head to some of the tops Phoebe held up.
"Let me guess, Tybalt is that demon you have to mate with." Phoebe surmised.
"Close but no." Trinity answered. "Tybalt's son Kendrick has more power than he does. We've battled against him before and we barely laid a hand on him. If Tessica were to mate with Kendrick, not even the power of three could stop their offspring."
"Yikes." Phoebe muttered. "I definitely see why you brought us here now. So what do you think about some type of animal print?"
*Downstairs*
"Step back and drop it in." Piper read as Paige did as she instructed. A small bang was heard a few moments later.
"I really hope this potion works." Paige mumbled as the younger version of herself began filling vials. "This is like the fifth potion we've tried but none have worked so far."
"How is it we're supposed to vanquish him?" P.Paige asked.
"There's supposed to be a potion and spell combination. We've haven't found either." Paige answered.
"That's all the Book of Shadows said?" P.Piper questioned corking a vial.
"That's it." Piper confirmed. "Which is why we're writing down all the ingredients we used so when one does work, you can add it to the Book of Shadows in your time."
"Good idea." P.Paige agreed. Cole walked in the kitchen carrying two bags filled with boxes.
"Here's more vials." He said setting the bags on the counter.
"Good because we just filled the last three." Piper said moving over to where Cole was putting the vials away. She grabbed five more vials. "We sure do keep glass companies in business between the windows and the vials." Phoebe entered the kitchen soon after that statement.
"Ahem." She cleared her throat gaining the attention of the witches and demon in the room.
"Yes Phoebe?" Piper asked.
"After two hours of constant work, I have created one of the most beautiful witches the world has ever seen."
"I think you're taking it a little too far there." Tessica's voice came.
"Oh well just come out and show everyone my masterpiece." Phoebe urged.
"As I said too far." Tessica grumbled coming out from behind the wall. Phoebe had dressed her in a red, snakeskin top with a knee length black shirt and black-heeled boots.
"Wow, Tess you look great." Paige said. "I never thought I'd see your hair up in anything besides a ponytail. Or you wearing make-up."
"Really, it's nothing special." Tessica said. "She just wouldn't take no for an answer."
"That doesn't surprise me." Piper commented looking at Phoebe. Phoebe just smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
"Top's a little tight." Cole mentioned not liking how the top hugged his daughter's figure.
"Dad you would say a shirt two sizes too big was tight." Tessica replied.
"I'm your father. It's a rule to contradict everything you wear." Tessica just rolled her eyes.
"How's the potion going?" She asked Piper.
"It's done. Take a vial with you just in case." Piper walked around the small island to hand Tessica the potion. "And be careful. We don't know what Tybalt will do."
"Okay Aunt Piper. I'll be careful." Tessica reached out and took the vial. But as she did, Tessica jerked and lost her balance causing the vial to fall to the floor and smash. Piper caught her niece before she was able to hit the floor. "Tessica!"
"What's wrong with her?" Trinity asked. Cole moved to gather his daughter from Piper.
"I don't know. She's never done this before. Come on Tess wake up." Cole urged his daughter. Suddenly Tessica took a sharp breath and jerked awake.
"Are you alright?" Piper asked. Tessica shook her head.
"Christian's in trouble." She mumbled, struggling out of Cole's hold.
"What does Christian have to do with this?" Piper asked helping Tessica to her feet.
"I saw it." Tessica replied. "I saw Tybalt attacking Christian." Tessica moved from Piper's hold. "I have to help him."
"We'll help him Tess we just need a plan or something." Paige said.
"No! He needs help now." Tessica interrupted. Cole put his hand on his daughter's shoulder.
"Calm down or you'll lose control over your demon half." Cole looked his daughter in the eyes. "We will help Christian. But first we need to get some things in order." Tessica backed away shaking her head.
"Christian is in trouble now and I have to save him."
"If you go alone, you could die." Cole protested.
'That's a chance I'm willing to take." Before Cole could say anymore, Tessica fazed out of the kitchen.
"Tessica Marcela Turner you get back here now!" Cole exclaimed to thin air. Cole made a move to faze out but Phoebe stopped him.
"Let her go. She'll be fine." Phoebe said.
"My daughter is going against the trickiest demon we've come across alone. How will she be fine?" Cole demanded.
"I saw more than what Tessica saw in her vision. She won't get attacked but she will need you when she gets back." Phoebe explained.
"Why? What's going to happen to her?" Cole asked, now worried.
"I can't tell you. It's up to her if she wants to tell you." Phoebe answered leaving the kitchen. "She's more like me than she knows." She mumbled.
*Tessica*
Tessica appeared out of sight and ran to the alley where she saw the attack would take place. It was behind the restaurant their date was supposed to take place. Tessica rounded the corner and ducked behind a stack of old crates after seeing Tybalt and Christian. But what confused Tessica was that Tybalt wasn't attacking Christian, he was arguing with him.
"It's not going to work." Christian was saying.
"It will work." Tybalt replied. "It's only a matter of time before you are able to seduce her."
"She's too smart to fall for it."
"You give the girl too much credit. She's been oblivious so far." Tybalt walked forward and placed his demonic hands on Christian's shoulders. "This will work my son."
Tessica's breath caught in her throat. The feeling of betrayal ran through her veins. Tessica moved back, intending to sneak away but her back hit a garbage can and it toppled loudly to the ground. She stifled a surprised yelp quickly looking to see if Tybalt and Christian heard. They obviously had because they were now tense and Christian was gone. Standing in his place was Kendrick who Tessica loathed and despised.
"Find out what that was." Tessica heard Tybalt order. She saw Kendrick coming near her hiding place and quickly fazed away from the scene.
Tessica found herself in front of the Halliwell Manor, hidden from view by Paige's car. She stood up using the car for leverage and slowly made her way to the front door. Tessica walked in and slid down the closed door until the floor stopped her. The feelings of being used became too much and she brought her knees to her chest to hide her face. She could feel the hot tears fall on her knees.
"Tessica?" Tessica looked up and saw Phoebe approaching her. "I know what happened. How are you holding up?"
"She cursed me." Tessica replied quietly, getting back to her feet. "She cursed me to feel every pain she ever went through." Tessica's voice began to get tight and her eyes hardened. Phoebe came up and put her arms around Tessica's shoulders.
"Come and sit down. You've been through a pretty bad experience." Phoebe said guiding Tessica to the front room. As soon as they entered, Cole was up and next to his daughter.
"Tess what happened? Did he attack you? Are you hurt?"
"Dad please stop." Tessica stopped Cole's questions. "He didn't attack me."
Piper, Trinity and Theo now entered the room.
"Were you able to get to Christian in time?" Trinity asked. Tessica's body noticeably tensed.
"He didn't need my help." She said. "I wish Tybalt had killed him." She added under her breath.
"Why? What happened?" Piper asked hearing the low comment. Tessica didn't answer but hid her face in her hands. Phoebe lead her to the couch and sat beside her with a arm still around Tessica's shoulders.
"Would you rather I told them?" Phoebe asked in an almost motherly tone. Tessica nodded the slightest bit.
"It turns out…" Phoebe began carefully. "That Christian is actually that demon Kendrick and was only dating Tessica to trick her into mating with him."
"Oh no." Piper said in disbelief. "Are you sure?"
"Positive." Tessica replied through her hands.
"I knew I was right." Theo said in triumph. "I knew Christian was fishy from the beginning. He was never like my Brandon, who was very romantic. I remember the time he took me out and,"
"Shut it Theo." Tessica growled lifting her head.
"Excuse me?"
"I said shut it. Everytime something happens, you turn it around to get attention for yourself. I am sick of it." Tessica said angrily standing up. "You do it in school all the time and you're too blind to see that no one cares."
"You have no idea what you're talking about."
"Yes I do. And I swear if you try to take my friends from me like you tried to do with Destiny and Bobbi, I will shimmer you to hell and throw you in the lava pit." Tessica's body was now being surrounded by black smoke and her eyes literally had flames in them.
"Theo go to your room now." Piper demanded, helping Phoebe and Cole pull Tessica back on the couch.
"Tess you have got to calm down. You're losing control." Cole said making Tessica look at him. The flames disappeared and Tessica buried her face in her father's chest.
"I'm sorry." She mumbled.
"It's alright. You didn't hurt anyone. And you said those things out of anger." Cole reassured. Tessica lifted her head up.
"No I meant everything I said. Except maybe for the throwing her into the lava pit.
"Tess why don't we go home so you can rest awhile." Cole suggested but Tessica shook her head.
"I know Christian will be by here soon to see why I didn't show. I want to see him vanquished before I can move on."
"Are you sure about that?" Piper asked.
"Positive." Tessica stood. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have got to change these clothes and make something of amends so we'll have our two sets of six magic."
"She sure is a fighter." P.Paige commented after Tessica left the room.
"Yes she is." Phoebe said as her and Cole made eye contact. There was a silent agreement in that moment that no one will ever know."
~Corny ending I know but I had no idea how to end the chapter.~