ONE
"Phoebe", called Piper from the kitchen, "breakfast is ready."
"Way ahead of you," said Phoebe coming into the kitchen. "I'm starved."
"Good," said Piper. "I've been cooking all morning."
"And how's our little mother this morning?" asked Phoebe in a mock baby voice as she patted Pipers' belly.
"I've asked you not to do that," said Piper, annoyed, as she pushed Phoebe's hand away.
"You're in a good mood this morning," said Paige.
"Yeah," said Phoebe, "guess I just slept right. Where's Leo?"
"Called away," said Piper. "I guess I should be used to it by now. But lately it seems to annoy me more than usual when the Elders summon him."
"Probably hormones," said Paige. "Pregnancy can throw your hormones all out of whack."
"And what makes you such an expert?" asked Piper.
"Hello, former social worker, remember?" asked Paige. "I've got a lot of experience dealing with pregnant women."
"That's going t come in handy as a midwife," said Phoebe.
"How many times do I have to tell you?" asked Piper. "No midwives. Hospital, lots of people in white with instruments and monitors and lots and lots of training. No midwives."
"That's what you keep saying," smirked Phoebe.
"And I mean it," said Piper. "Don't get me wrong. You're my sisters and I love you both dearly. But I want trained, experienced, professionals delivering my baby."
"Whatever you say," said Paige, a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"I mean it," insisted Piper.
"Sure, honey," said Phoebe smiling.
"Oh," said Piper. "Some times you two can be so infuriating."
"Isn't that what sisters are supposed to do?" Phoebe asked Paige sarcastically.
"You know," said Paige, "I think I read that somewhere. Something about sibling rivalry or something like that."
"Oh, you two," said Piper in frustration.
Just then Leo orbed into the kitchen.
"Thank goodness," said Piper. "I'm about to strangle these two with my bare hands."
"It will have to wait," said Leo, totally serious.
"Problem?" questioned Phoebe.
"More like concerns," said Leo. "The Elders have been getting some disturbing reports lately. It seems that a demon has been reorganizing the underworld. A demon no one seems to know much about."
"Well, it can't be Cole," said Paige. "He's gone for good."
"No, it's not Cole," said Leo. "As I said, no one seems to know much about this demon. It just sort of came out of nowhere a few weeks ago. And it seems more powerful than anything anyone has encountered before."
"That's bad," said Phoebe. "So, how could there be such a powerful demon that no one knows anything about?"
"The Elders aren't sure," said Leo. "It might be an ancient demon that's been hiding. Or it might be a new kind of demon, though that seems unlikely. That's why they're concerned. Something that powerful is bound to come after you sooner or later."
"Okay, so what does this demon look like and what are its powers?" asked Piper.
Suddenly, a demon flamed into the doorway to the kitchen. It stood staring at Leo and the sisters.
"Off hand," said Leo, "I'd say it looks something like that."
"Phoebe", called Piper from the kitchen, "breakfast is ready."
"Way ahead of you," said Phoebe coming into the kitchen. "I'm starved."
"Good," said Piper. "I've been cooking all morning."
"And how's our little mother this morning?" asked Phoebe in a mock baby voice as she patted Pipers' belly.
"I've asked you not to do that," said Piper, annoyed, as she pushed Phoebe's hand away.
"You're in a good mood this morning," said Paige.
"Yeah," said Phoebe, "guess I just slept right. Where's Leo?"
"Called away," said Piper. "I guess I should be used to it by now. But lately it seems to annoy me more than usual when the Elders summon him."
"Probably hormones," said Paige. "Pregnancy can throw your hormones all out of whack."
"And what makes you such an expert?" asked Piper.
"Hello, former social worker, remember?" asked Paige. "I've got a lot of experience dealing with pregnant women."
"That's going t come in handy as a midwife," said Phoebe.
"How many times do I have to tell you?" asked Piper. "No midwives. Hospital, lots of people in white with instruments and monitors and lots and lots of training. No midwives."
"That's what you keep saying," smirked Phoebe.
"And I mean it," said Piper. "Don't get me wrong. You're my sisters and I love you both dearly. But I want trained, experienced, professionals delivering my baby."
"Whatever you say," said Paige, a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"I mean it," insisted Piper.
"Sure, honey," said Phoebe smiling.
"Oh," said Piper. "Some times you two can be so infuriating."
"Isn't that what sisters are supposed to do?" Phoebe asked Paige sarcastically.
"You know," said Paige, "I think I read that somewhere. Something about sibling rivalry or something like that."
"Oh, you two," said Piper in frustration.
Just then Leo orbed into the kitchen.
"Thank goodness," said Piper. "I'm about to strangle these two with my bare hands."
"It will have to wait," said Leo, totally serious.
"Problem?" questioned Phoebe.
"More like concerns," said Leo. "The Elders have been getting some disturbing reports lately. It seems that a demon has been reorganizing the underworld. A demon no one seems to know much about."
"Well, it can't be Cole," said Paige. "He's gone for good."
"No, it's not Cole," said Leo. "As I said, no one seems to know much about this demon. It just sort of came out of nowhere a few weeks ago. And it seems more powerful than anything anyone has encountered before."
"That's bad," said Phoebe. "So, how could there be such a powerful demon that no one knows anything about?"
"The Elders aren't sure," said Leo. "It might be an ancient demon that's been hiding. Or it might be a new kind of demon, though that seems unlikely. That's why they're concerned. Something that powerful is bound to come after you sooner or later."
"Okay, so what does this demon look like and what are its powers?" asked Piper.
Suddenly, a demon flamed into the doorway to the kitchen. It stood staring at Leo and the sisters.
"Off hand," said Leo, "I'd say it looks something like that."