SEVEN
"You sure this will work?" asked Leo.
"If it doesn't," said Piper, looking at a potion in a vial, "I don't know what else to try. Paige's potion should bind Logashs' powers. Phoebes' should strip them away completely. This one should vanquish him."
"And using the Power of Three spell we used to vanquish the Source will give them added power," said Phoebe. "It vanquished the Source and Cole. It should work on Logash."
"Turner and the Source were both just single demons," said Michael. "Logash is a blending of multiple demons. That's going to make him that much more powerful."
"That's why the potions," said Paige. "They should at least weaken him enough to allow the spell to work."
"Don't you need a piece of his flesh for the vanquishing potion?" asked Melissa.
"Normally, yes," said Piper. "But if everything goes as planned, he'll be weakened enough for this one to work. Without his powers he's no more protected than an innocent. The power of this vanquishing potion should do the trick."
"If it doesn't, he's going to be awfully mad," said Leo.
"Then Melissa and I will have to deal with him," said Michael. "He's already proven he's a match for the girls. And Melissa was able to beat him before. Together we should be able to stop him cold."
"I only beat him because I took him by surprise," said Melissa. "That won't happen again. Next time he'll be ready for me."
"Not much of a choice," said Michael. "If we don't stop him here, there's no telling what he'll do next."
"And he'll be unstoppable," said Melissa. "If he can resist the Power of Three, no one will be able to stand against him."
"This will work," said Piper. "We've never used so much power before, even against Cole. I don't think anyone could resist it, not even a demon with the power of a dozen demons."
"Plus the power of the Seer," added Michael. "And not to mention the power of Phoebe's unborn child. This is not an ordinary demon. We can't let him get away, no matter what it takes,"
"You can't destroy yourself," said Melissa. "You're too important."
"If we don't stop him here," said Michael, "I'll be dead anyway. But I have to hold that power in reserve just in case. You said it destroyed him before. If there's no other way, at least we know we have one weapon that will stop him."
"Michael," began Melissa.
"It's my decision," said Michael, "my choice. I won't use it unless there's no other choice. But if it looks like he's going to win, I will use it."
"Don't argue with him, Melissa," said Leo. "When Michael sets his mind to something, he can be as stubborn as Piper."
"I'll take that as a compliment," said Michael, smiling.
"I'm not sure I do," said Piper, smiling as well.
"You know what I mean, honey," said Leo, putting his arm around Piper. "Your stubbornness has helped save the three of you more than once. It can be a good quality."
"That was smooth," said Phoebe.
"Well," said Piper, "I guess I can take it as a compliment. I doubt my own husband would deliberately insult me."
"Isn't that sweet," said a voice from the entryway.
They all turned to see Logash facing them.
"A nice family gathering," continued Logash. "It does save me the trouble of tracking each of your down. And this time the outcome is going to be quite different."
"You sure this will work?" asked Leo.
"If it doesn't," said Piper, looking at a potion in a vial, "I don't know what else to try. Paige's potion should bind Logashs' powers. Phoebes' should strip them away completely. This one should vanquish him."
"And using the Power of Three spell we used to vanquish the Source will give them added power," said Phoebe. "It vanquished the Source and Cole. It should work on Logash."
"Turner and the Source were both just single demons," said Michael. "Logash is a blending of multiple demons. That's going to make him that much more powerful."
"That's why the potions," said Paige. "They should at least weaken him enough to allow the spell to work."
"Don't you need a piece of his flesh for the vanquishing potion?" asked Melissa.
"Normally, yes," said Piper. "But if everything goes as planned, he'll be weakened enough for this one to work. Without his powers he's no more protected than an innocent. The power of this vanquishing potion should do the trick."
"If it doesn't, he's going to be awfully mad," said Leo.
"Then Melissa and I will have to deal with him," said Michael. "He's already proven he's a match for the girls. And Melissa was able to beat him before. Together we should be able to stop him cold."
"I only beat him because I took him by surprise," said Melissa. "That won't happen again. Next time he'll be ready for me."
"Not much of a choice," said Michael. "If we don't stop him here, there's no telling what he'll do next."
"And he'll be unstoppable," said Melissa. "If he can resist the Power of Three, no one will be able to stand against him."
"This will work," said Piper. "We've never used so much power before, even against Cole. I don't think anyone could resist it, not even a demon with the power of a dozen demons."
"Plus the power of the Seer," added Michael. "And not to mention the power of Phoebe's unborn child. This is not an ordinary demon. We can't let him get away, no matter what it takes,"
"You can't destroy yourself," said Melissa. "You're too important."
"If we don't stop him here," said Michael, "I'll be dead anyway. But I have to hold that power in reserve just in case. You said it destroyed him before. If there's no other way, at least we know we have one weapon that will stop him."
"Michael," began Melissa.
"It's my decision," said Michael, "my choice. I won't use it unless there's no other choice. But if it looks like he's going to win, I will use it."
"Don't argue with him, Melissa," said Leo. "When Michael sets his mind to something, he can be as stubborn as Piper."
"I'll take that as a compliment," said Michael, smiling.
"I'm not sure I do," said Piper, smiling as well.
"You know what I mean, honey," said Leo, putting his arm around Piper. "Your stubbornness has helped save the three of you more than once. It can be a good quality."
"That was smooth," said Phoebe.
"Well," said Piper, "I guess I can take it as a compliment. I doubt my own husband would deliberately insult me."
"Isn't that sweet," said a voice from the entryway.
They all turned to see Logash facing them.
"A nice family gathering," continued Logash. "It does save me the trouble of tracking each of your down. And this time the outcome is going to be quite different."