"Now, let's try this again. What did he do to you in your last life?" Piper
said, smiling at Victoria's discomfort.
They all had been pissed at Victoria's last answer.
For her to say they were degenerate witches and didn't deserve the powers they had had really struck a chord.
Especially for Piper who had given up her normal life expectancies and a whole hell of a lot of love to help save innocents every day. She'd put her whole life and dreams on hold just so that she could do that. She had never even liked the fact that the whole worlds fate was always resting on their backs.
She was the oldest sister now, also. She had lost more then just her social life when they had decided to keep their powers. They'd given up a beloved sister.
Prue had given up her life just to save an innocent.
They had all given up something of their own to save people everyday. It was their destiny. One that they lived up to as much as they could.
Instead, of getting an answer from Victoria they had gotten disgust at them for being the all powerful Charmed Ones. After everything that had happened that day that had been the last straw. Piper had instinctively threw the crystal right back into the circle at Victoria.
She'd wanted to make the girl hurt as much as she did.
Paige leaned away from the chaos inside the circle. She scrunched her face up as she saw Victoria withering in pain. She had to admit it. Piper had did something that if she had had the crystal she would have done just as quickly.
How dare she put them down!
After everything they did for the world to be a safer place Paige would have gladly thrown the crystal into the circle herself. Hell, she would have thrown in a few crystals just to intensify Victoria's pain. Just to remind her who it was she was dealing with. Paige smirked a little knowing that Victoria was finally learning her lesson.
Phoebe, however sat on the other side of her sisters and was worried by the bloodlust surrounding the room.
She was even more freaked out by the fact that Victoria, even though she was withering in pain, was amused by it all. She looked at the Victoria's face which was scrunched up in pain, but almost through the pain she cold almost see a faint smile trying to play over her dry lips. She could feel laughter bubbling up inside Victoria's body.
So, she had planned on this. Victoria had been looking for a nerve to strike to push Piper over the edge during the whole conversation. She had found one. And soon she would be successful with her plan of dying.
If the torture kept up for much longer she could tell Victoria would be dead.
Phoebe quickly grabbed the crystal from the circle and stood away from her sisters. They both looked up at her in surprise. They'd wanted to watch Victoria be tortured for a little longer, but they hadn't realized how much weaker Victoria had become from Wyatt's powers. Phoebe did and she wouldn't let her sisters let alone Victoria get away with murder.
"What the hell are you doing?" Piper asked, standing up with her hands on her hips.
Paige stayed on the floor looking up at them like a child watching her parents arguing. She looked over at Victoria who was trying to catch her breath on the floor. Smoke was all over the ground around them like a fog that appeared in a horror movie before someone was killed.
Phoebe didn't back down.
"I'm trying to save Wyatt. What exactly are you doing?"
"I was teaching her a lesson before you interrupted it. Give me the crystal," Piper ordered with her hand out expectantly.
Phoebe looked at her and half laughed.
Somehow in that moment she had remembered Piper as a child.
Whenever Phoebe had had a cooler toy or something Piper had always done what she was doing now. She'd always demanded the toy for herself to play with. If she didn't get it she'd use force to get it back.
The one hand had been on Piper's hip and the other had been waiting expectantly for the toy. Phoebe looked done at the crystal. She sure wasn't going to give her sister the power to kill the girl. If she was the only sensible person here at the moment she wasn't going to give the crystal up to someone out of their mind with grief.
Phoebe put the crystal behind her back half expecting her sister to pounce on her and sit on her like she had done when they were kids till she caved in and gave her back the crystal, "No way, Piper."
"Why may I ask?" Piper asked, putting both her hands on her hips now.
"Because, Piper. This is exactly what she wants. She has been trying to find something to set you off all evening. She knows that if she hits your nerve hard enough you'll leave the crystal in there and kill her off before she can help save Wyatt. That's her plan. She's not stupid Piper."
"Oh, and how do you now know her so well?" Piper asked, annoyance all over her face.
"Because I am a empath. I can feel her feelings and sometimes if they are strong enough I can read her thoughts." Phoebe reminded her older sister.
"Oh, sure. Just bring your empath powers into this," Piper sneered.
Wow, she really was acting like a child. Phoebe shook her head, "Piper, she's been acting this whole time. Wyatt and her battle really took a lot out of her. She knew that if she hit a nerve you would think she was still strong enough to endure torture and you'd end up killing her. She's been planning on that."
"It does make sense, Piper." Paige added, still sitting on the floor.
Victoria had finally caught her breath and was giggling fiercely now. Both Piper and Phoebe stared down at her in surprise.
Phoebe was willing to think that she'd gone crazy with all the pain she had just went through. Victoria laid on the floor laughing at them. Then, she slowly pulled herself up into a sitting position as the laughter calmed a bit. Her dark reddish brown hair falling in her eyes as she did. Then, she waved a finger at them.
Phoebe was about ready to vouch for the girl's insanity.
Piper look back and forth from both of them. Seeing Phoebe's slight uncertainty as Victoria laughed hysterically. Then she pulled her sister back to the circle where they resumed their spots on the floor.
"Okay, answer me. What did he do?" Piper asked, yet again.
The girl brushed her hair back from her face and took a deep breath. The giggling was almost gone and no remnants of it were left over her face as she answered, "He pursued me. Well, stalked me is more like it. When I didn't return his attentions he decided to teach me a lesson. He started out small by killing my cat. Then, he went after my family by turning my sister into a lunatic. Then he had my parents kill each other."
"Wait. What made you so special?" Paige asked.
"At the time, I didn't realize it. Now, I know it was because of his lust for power. The only other stronger individuals besides him or I were the cousins that lived here. Or should I say you and you," she said indicating Piper and Phoebe. To Paige she said, "Except for you. I have no idea where you came from."
"So, you knew us in a past life?" Phoebe asked, wonderingly.
"Well, of you. I was going to ask for your help with a potion to make me resistant to his affections. But I never had the chance."
"You were there the night I died?" Phoebe asked, instantly curious.
"Yes and no." the girl responded, sighing.
"Huh?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, I was there till you and the other girl started to fight, but William came and pulled me away. At the time, I thought it was because he was afraid of me getting hurt," she told Phoebe.
For a moment, Phoebe almost felt as if the Victoria's defenses were slowly coming down. She didn't know for how long the defenses would stay that way. Of all of them, Phoebe seemed to be one that she seemed to be okay with. Phoebe wondered if that was because of her almost being her savior in the her last lifetime.
"William? That's what you called Chris." Piper said, piecing it together.
"Because he is.. was William," Victoria answered as Phoebe saw her start to pull back.
"So what happened?" Phoebe asked, trying to keep Victoria going.
"He took me outside. In the alley beside your house and that's where I found out that he and Andrew were brothers."
"Andrew, would that be Wyatt?" Paige asked.
"Yes."
"How do you know that your cat didn't just die of old age? Or your sister wasn't already crazy? Or your parents weren't suffering from post traumatic stress from you sister's death that drove them to murdering each other?" Paige asked, inquisitively.
"Because I felt his power," the girl instantly responded, defensively. "And I was there. He made me witness his cruelty."
The sisters were quiet a moment trying to wrap this new information around in their heads.
Then, all their eyes turned to Wyatt laying unconscious on the bed.
Chris had said when he'd come back from the future before that Wyatt had been evil. They had never found out exactly what Wyatt had done but they had a general idea that it had to be a hell of a lot worse then anything they were used to. Just imagining him evil in this lifetime was scary enough with all of his powers to ride off of let alone in his last lifetime.
"He gave me a last chance that night. When I didn't take it he cursed me to a life without happiness. If I experienced it then I would suffer, or else everyone around me would suffer. He also cursed me to die young while he took my life away from me." she told them quietly.
They all had been pissed at Victoria's last answer.
For her to say they were degenerate witches and didn't deserve the powers they had had really struck a chord.
Especially for Piper who had given up her normal life expectancies and a whole hell of a lot of love to help save innocents every day. She'd put her whole life and dreams on hold just so that she could do that. She had never even liked the fact that the whole worlds fate was always resting on their backs.
She was the oldest sister now, also. She had lost more then just her social life when they had decided to keep their powers. They'd given up a beloved sister.
Prue had given up her life just to save an innocent.
They had all given up something of their own to save people everyday. It was their destiny. One that they lived up to as much as they could.
Instead, of getting an answer from Victoria they had gotten disgust at them for being the all powerful Charmed Ones. After everything that had happened that day that had been the last straw. Piper had instinctively threw the crystal right back into the circle at Victoria.
She'd wanted to make the girl hurt as much as she did.
Paige leaned away from the chaos inside the circle. She scrunched her face up as she saw Victoria withering in pain. She had to admit it. Piper had did something that if she had had the crystal she would have done just as quickly.
How dare she put them down!
After everything they did for the world to be a safer place Paige would have gladly thrown the crystal into the circle herself. Hell, she would have thrown in a few crystals just to intensify Victoria's pain. Just to remind her who it was she was dealing with. Paige smirked a little knowing that Victoria was finally learning her lesson.
Phoebe, however sat on the other side of her sisters and was worried by the bloodlust surrounding the room.
She was even more freaked out by the fact that Victoria, even though she was withering in pain, was amused by it all. She looked at the Victoria's face which was scrunched up in pain, but almost through the pain she cold almost see a faint smile trying to play over her dry lips. She could feel laughter bubbling up inside Victoria's body.
So, she had planned on this. Victoria had been looking for a nerve to strike to push Piper over the edge during the whole conversation. She had found one. And soon she would be successful with her plan of dying.
If the torture kept up for much longer she could tell Victoria would be dead.
Phoebe quickly grabbed the crystal from the circle and stood away from her sisters. They both looked up at her in surprise. They'd wanted to watch Victoria be tortured for a little longer, but they hadn't realized how much weaker Victoria had become from Wyatt's powers. Phoebe did and she wouldn't let her sisters let alone Victoria get away with murder.
"What the hell are you doing?" Piper asked, standing up with her hands on her hips.
Paige stayed on the floor looking up at them like a child watching her parents arguing. She looked over at Victoria who was trying to catch her breath on the floor. Smoke was all over the ground around them like a fog that appeared in a horror movie before someone was killed.
Phoebe didn't back down.
"I'm trying to save Wyatt. What exactly are you doing?"
"I was teaching her a lesson before you interrupted it. Give me the crystal," Piper ordered with her hand out expectantly.
Phoebe looked at her and half laughed.
Somehow in that moment she had remembered Piper as a child.
Whenever Phoebe had had a cooler toy or something Piper had always done what she was doing now. She'd always demanded the toy for herself to play with. If she didn't get it she'd use force to get it back.
The one hand had been on Piper's hip and the other had been waiting expectantly for the toy. Phoebe looked done at the crystal. She sure wasn't going to give her sister the power to kill the girl. If she was the only sensible person here at the moment she wasn't going to give the crystal up to someone out of their mind with grief.
Phoebe put the crystal behind her back half expecting her sister to pounce on her and sit on her like she had done when they were kids till she caved in and gave her back the crystal, "No way, Piper."
"Why may I ask?" Piper asked, putting both her hands on her hips now.
"Because, Piper. This is exactly what she wants. She has been trying to find something to set you off all evening. She knows that if she hits your nerve hard enough you'll leave the crystal in there and kill her off before she can help save Wyatt. That's her plan. She's not stupid Piper."
"Oh, and how do you now know her so well?" Piper asked, annoyance all over her face.
"Because I am a empath. I can feel her feelings and sometimes if they are strong enough I can read her thoughts." Phoebe reminded her older sister.
"Oh, sure. Just bring your empath powers into this," Piper sneered.
Wow, she really was acting like a child. Phoebe shook her head, "Piper, she's been acting this whole time. Wyatt and her battle really took a lot out of her. She knew that if she hit a nerve you would think she was still strong enough to endure torture and you'd end up killing her. She's been planning on that."
"It does make sense, Piper." Paige added, still sitting on the floor.
Victoria had finally caught her breath and was giggling fiercely now. Both Piper and Phoebe stared down at her in surprise.
Phoebe was willing to think that she'd gone crazy with all the pain she had just went through. Victoria laid on the floor laughing at them. Then, she slowly pulled herself up into a sitting position as the laughter calmed a bit. Her dark reddish brown hair falling in her eyes as she did. Then, she waved a finger at them.
Phoebe was about ready to vouch for the girl's insanity.
Piper look back and forth from both of them. Seeing Phoebe's slight uncertainty as Victoria laughed hysterically. Then she pulled her sister back to the circle where they resumed their spots on the floor.
"Okay, answer me. What did he do?" Piper asked, yet again.
The girl brushed her hair back from her face and took a deep breath. The giggling was almost gone and no remnants of it were left over her face as she answered, "He pursued me. Well, stalked me is more like it. When I didn't return his attentions he decided to teach me a lesson. He started out small by killing my cat. Then, he went after my family by turning my sister into a lunatic. Then he had my parents kill each other."
"Wait. What made you so special?" Paige asked.
"At the time, I didn't realize it. Now, I know it was because of his lust for power. The only other stronger individuals besides him or I were the cousins that lived here. Or should I say you and you," she said indicating Piper and Phoebe. To Paige she said, "Except for you. I have no idea where you came from."
"So, you knew us in a past life?" Phoebe asked, wonderingly.
"Well, of you. I was going to ask for your help with a potion to make me resistant to his affections. But I never had the chance."
"You were there the night I died?" Phoebe asked, instantly curious.
"Yes and no." the girl responded, sighing.
"Huh?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, I was there till you and the other girl started to fight, but William came and pulled me away. At the time, I thought it was because he was afraid of me getting hurt," she told Phoebe.
For a moment, Phoebe almost felt as if the Victoria's defenses were slowly coming down. She didn't know for how long the defenses would stay that way. Of all of them, Phoebe seemed to be one that she seemed to be okay with. Phoebe wondered if that was because of her almost being her savior in the her last lifetime.
"William? That's what you called Chris." Piper said, piecing it together.
"Because he is.. was William," Victoria answered as Phoebe saw her start to pull back.
"So what happened?" Phoebe asked, trying to keep Victoria going.
"He took me outside. In the alley beside your house and that's where I found out that he and Andrew were brothers."
"Andrew, would that be Wyatt?" Paige asked.
"Yes."
"How do you know that your cat didn't just die of old age? Or your sister wasn't already crazy? Or your parents weren't suffering from post traumatic stress from you sister's death that drove them to murdering each other?" Paige asked, inquisitively.
"Because I felt his power," the girl instantly responded, defensively. "And I was there. He made me witness his cruelty."
The sisters were quiet a moment trying to wrap this new information around in their heads.
Then, all their eyes turned to Wyatt laying unconscious on the bed.
Chris had said when he'd come back from the future before that Wyatt had been evil. They had never found out exactly what Wyatt had done but they had a general idea that it had to be a hell of a lot worse then anything they were used to. Just imagining him evil in this lifetime was scary enough with all of his powers to ride off of let alone in his last lifetime.
"He gave me a last chance that night. When I didn't take it he cursed me to a life without happiness. If I experienced it then I would suffer, or else everyone around me would suffer. He also cursed me to die young while he took my life away from me." she told them quietly.