Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or X-Files. I also don't own the idea behind the virus. That comes from the X-Files movie.
Gothic Spook: Thank you for your review! You will find the answer to your question in this chapter.
charmedfanatic3000: Thank you for your review! And yes, Leo will be in the sequel.
Louie Pastiche: Thank you for your review! I did decide to use your first suggestion, but after Ship of the Lost, there won't be any more sequels. But thank you for your suggestions!
Superfan: Thank you for your review!
Chapter 16 – Final Showdown
For a few moments, the agents just stood in stunned silence. They were still trying to comprehend what had happened. They had known what Phoebe had told them and what they had found out from other sources, but there was still denial.
Everything had happened so fast. They hadn't even known what to do. Now, the only proof that anything had even happened was that Phoebe was gone.
"What happened?" Doggett asked.
"Apparently everything Phoebe had been saying is true," Reyes said. 'And now she's gone...' Reyes didn't know what to think. She thought she had believed Phoebe, but she realized that she must have had some doubts. She didn't doubt the existence of everything that Phoebe had been talking about, but she still couldn't quite picture Phoebe being involved in any of it. "We have to do something."
Her three colleagues just nodded.
The only thing keeping Prue, Piper, and Phoebe from going after the three conspirators before them were the three people restraining them. By now, Prue and Piper had managed to fight off the effects of the virus.
Under normal circumstances, they would have just gotten free by whatever means necessary, but these weren't normal circumstances. The three people restraining them were none other than Jack, Dan, and Darryl, all of which were infected with the virus.
"Well, well, well... What have we here?" Spender said in a mocking tone.
"The Charmed Ones...helpless... You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment..." Jackman said.
"No offense, buddy, but we've never fought you before," Piper said venomously. "Then again, maybe we did. We just don't remember you because it was a quick, unchallenging vanquish."
"I would keep my mouth shut, if I were you, witch," Spender snarled. He was holding Jackman back.
"I fought you in the future," Jackman said. "Of course, I never met you, Prue. You weren't exactly around anymore."
"Lie all you want," Prue shot back. "That kind of thing doesn't fool me."
"Who said I was lying?"
"That's enough!" Rasptin yelled.
Mulder, Scully, Doggett, and Reyes arrived at the park. They immediately knew they had come to the right place, for the park was filled with people.
As they were fighting their way through the crowd, they could hear Rasptin.
When they got to a clearing, they saw that Prue, Piper, and Phoebe were far from being scared. In fact, if looks could kill, they figured that the demon, as well as the two other conspirators, would be torn to shreds.
"Because it would be a shame to let all that power of yours go to waste, I will give you an option," Rasptin said. "If you join us with ruling a world of evil, I will spare you. Think of it. Together, we would be powerful. We would be unstoppable. You would be queens. All would obey you. Join me."
When Jackman heard this proposal, he was fuming. He wanted revenge.
"NEVER!" all three sisters screamed in unison without hesitation. With that, they broke free of their captors, wincing inwardly at possibly hurting Jack, Dan, and Darryl.
As Phoebe was breaking free, she saw the four agents standing to the side. She could tell that they were going to do something stupid. If they did, they could get hurt, or worse...
She sent them a look telling them to stay put. Unfortunately, Spender followed Phoebe's gaze and saw the agents. He went over to make his way towards them.
"Prue!" Phoebe yelled to get her sister's attention. She gestured over towards the agents, where Spender was quickly heading.
With a quick flick of her wrist, Prue sent Spender flying. Piper, seeing what was going on, quickly froze time so that they could regroup.
"Piper, can you unfreeze the agents? We'll need to stick close to them to make sure that they're safe," Phoebe said.
Piper did so. The three of them walked over to three very confused agents. After the initial shock wore off, they thanked Prue.
"So, what are we going to do?" Reyes asked them.
Phoebe looked over at her friend. "You aren't going to do anything. Just stay by us so that we can make sure you're safe." She then pulled the spell out of her pocket.
When she had been brought here, she remembered that she never set the spell down. She still had it in her hand. She had quickly shoved it in her pocket for safekeeping.
"Okay," Phoebe said. "Let's hope this works." She held it out in front of her so that her sisters could see it.
They could feel the flutter that always signaled that time would return to normal.
"It's now or never," Prue said.
Time resumed. Before the sisters could begin reciting the spell, they heard shots fire out. They looked over at the agents. All of which, Scully and Doggett more so than the others, had a bewildered look on their faces.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looked back towards the demon. Rasptin was unfazed. If anything, he just looked even more annoyed than he had been before. The shots had been fired at him, but did absolutely nothing.
"Come on," Prue said. "Let's get this over with."
The three began chanting. "Remove this evil from time and space. The evil done will now erase. Banish this evil once and for all. The three conspirators will be no more."
Rasptin, Jackman, and Spender all started laughing...an annoying, yet chilling, laugh. The spell wasn't working.
"Okay, why isn't this working?" Piper said, panicked.
"Did you really think you could defeat us that easily?" Rasptin roared. "I have been preparing for this encounter ever since that pesky witch imprisoned me. I took many precautions to ensure victory." Then, he readied a fireball, aiming it at the Charmed Ones. He threw it.
Time seemed to slow down. Prue quickly used her telekinesis to deflect it. It went flying back at the three conspirators, but as soon as it was within a few inches of them, sparks flew and it disintegrated.
"Well, that explains it," Prue said to her sisters. When they gave her blank looks, she explained. "They must have some sort of magical field protecting them, warding off all magic. That's why the spell didn't work."
"Well, then, what do we do?" Phoebe asked.
"We try a counter spell... We break down the barrier, and then we say the spell again."
"We don't have any spells to break down a barrier," Piper stated.
"Yeah, and I've never tried to make up a spell on the spot," Phoebe said.
"Well, there's a first time for everything," Prue replied.
"Okay," Phoebe said nervously. "Here goes nothing... Remove the barrier that blocks our path. Let nothing obstruct the path. Undo the magic spell, that... keeps the enemy unharmed and well."
"Did it work?" Piper asked.
"There's only one way to find out," Prue declared.
They began again. "Remove this evil from time and space. The evil done will now erase. Banish this evil once and for all. The three conspirators will be no more." They could feel power surge through them. It was working. To finish the deal, they added, "Three to three we banish thee. The power of three will set us free. The power of three will set us free..."
The three conspirators were howling in rage as they could feel their defeat.
"The power of three will set us free!" There was a great explosion as the three conspirators disappeared.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looked around. Slowly, the eyes of those surrounding them began to turn back to their normal color.
"It's over," Phoebe said in relief. She hugged her sisters, glad that they were safe.
A/N: There's chapter sixteen. I can't believe it! Only one chapter left. This was the first story I ever put on this website, and it's almost over. Wow. Time really does fly. Anyways, hope you liked it. Oh, and also... Does anyone want me to put the original version of this story up at the end of this one?
Gothic Spook: Thank you for your review! You will find the answer to your question in this chapter.
charmedfanatic3000: Thank you for your review! And yes, Leo will be in the sequel.
Louie Pastiche: Thank you for your review! I did decide to use your first suggestion, but after Ship of the Lost, there won't be any more sequels. But thank you for your suggestions!
Superfan: Thank you for your review!
Chapter 16 – Final Showdown
For a few moments, the agents just stood in stunned silence. They were still trying to comprehend what had happened. They had known what Phoebe had told them and what they had found out from other sources, but there was still denial.
Everything had happened so fast. They hadn't even known what to do. Now, the only proof that anything had even happened was that Phoebe was gone.
"What happened?" Doggett asked.
"Apparently everything Phoebe had been saying is true," Reyes said. 'And now she's gone...' Reyes didn't know what to think. She thought she had believed Phoebe, but she realized that she must have had some doubts. She didn't doubt the existence of everything that Phoebe had been talking about, but she still couldn't quite picture Phoebe being involved in any of it. "We have to do something."
Her three colleagues just nodded.
The only thing keeping Prue, Piper, and Phoebe from going after the three conspirators before them were the three people restraining them. By now, Prue and Piper had managed to fight off the effects of the virus.
Under normal circumstances, they would have just gotten free by whatever means necessary, but these weren't normal circumstances. The three people restraining them were none other than Jack, Dan, and Darryl, all of which were infected with the virus.
"Well, well, well... What have we here?" Spender said in a mocking tone.
"The Charmed Ones...helpless... You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment..." Jackman said.
"No offense, buddy, but we've never fought you before," Piper said venomously. "Then again, maybe we did. We just don't remember you because it was a quick, unchallenging vanquish."
"I would keep my mouth shut, if I were you, witch," Spender snarled. He was holding Jackman back.
"I fought you in the future," Jackman said. "Of course, I never met you, Prue. You weren't exactly around anymore."
"Lie all you want," Prue shot back. "That kind of thing doesn't fool me."
"Who said I was lying?"
"That's enough!" Rasptin yelled.
Mulder, Scully, Doggett, and Reyes arrived at the park. They immediately knew they had come to the right place, for the park was filled with people.
As they were fighting their way through the crowd, they could hear Rasptin.
When they got to a clearing, they saw that Prue, Piper, and Phoebe were far from being scared. In fact, if looks could kill, they figured that the demon, as well as the two other conspirators, would be torn to shreds.
"Because it would be a shame to let all that power of yours go to waste, I will give you an option," Rasptin said. "If you join us with ruling a world of evil, I will spare you. Think of it. Together, we would be powerful. We would be unstoppable. You would be queens. All would obey you. Join me."
When Jackman heard this proposal, he was fuming. He wanted revenge.
"NEVER!" all three sisters screamed in unison without hesitation. With that, they broke free of their captors, wincing inwardly at possibly hurting Jack, Dan, and Darryl.
As Phoebe was breaking free, she saw the four agents standing to the side. She could tell that they were going to do something stupid. If they did, they could get hurt, or worse...
She sent them a look telling them to stay put. Unfortunately, Spender followed Phoebe's gaze and saw the agents. He went over to make his way towards them.
"Prue!" Phoebe yelled to get her sister's attention. She gestured over towards the agents, where Spender was quickly heading.
With a quick flick of her wrist, Prue sent Spender flying. Piper, seeing what was going on, quickly froze time so that they could regroup.
"Piper, can you unfreeze the agents? We'll need to stick close to them to make sure that they're safe," Phoebe said.
Piper did so. The three of them walked over to three very confused agents. After the initial shock wore off, they thanked Prue.
"So, what are we going to do?" Reyes asked them.
Phoebe looked over at her friend. "You aren't going to do anything. Just stay by us so that we can make sure you're safe." She then pulled the spell out of her pocket.
When she had been brought here, she remembered that she never set the spell down. She still had it in her hand. She had quickly shoved it in her pocket for safekeeping.
"Okay," Phoebe said. "Let's hope this works." She held it out in front of her so that her sisters could see it.
They could feel the flutter that always signaled that time would return to normal.
"It's now or never," Prue said.
Time resumed. Before the sisters could begin reciting the spell, they heard shots fire out. They looked over at the agents. All of which, Scully and Doggett more so than the others, had a bewildered look on their faces.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looked back towards the demon. Rasptin was unfazed. If anything, he just looked even more annoyed than he had been before. The shots had been fired at him, but did absolutely nothing.
"Come on," Prue said. "Let's get this over with."
The three began chanting. "Remove this evil from time and space. The evil done will now erase. Banish this evil once and for all. The three conspirators will be no more."
Rasptin, Jackman, and Spender all started laughing...an annoying, yet chilling, laugh. The spell wasn't working.
"Okay, why isn't this working?" Piper said, panicked.
"Did you really think you could defeat us that easily?" Rasptin roared. "I have been preparing for this encounter ever since that pesky witch imprisoned me. I took many precautions to ensure victory." Then, he readied a fireball, aiming it at the Charmed Ones. He threw it.
Time seemed to slow down. Prue quickly used her telekinesis to deflect it. It went flying back at the three conspirators, but as soon as it was within a few inches of them, sparks flew and it disintegrated.
"Well, that explains it," Prue said to her sisters. When they gave her blank looks, she explained. "They must have some sort of magical field protecting them, warding off all magic. That's why the spell didn't work."
"Well, then, what do we do?" Phoebe asked.
"We try a counter spell... We break down the barrier, and then we say the spell again."
"We don't have any spells to break down a barrier," Piper stated.
"Yeah, and I've never tried to make up a spell on the spot," Phoebe said.
"Well, there's a first time for everything," Prue replied.
"Okay," Phoebe said nervously. "Here goes nothing... Remove the barrier that blocks our path. Let nothing obstruct the path. Undo the magic spell, that... keeps the enemy unharmed and well."
"Did it work?" Piper asked.
"There's only one way to find out," Prue declared.
They began again. "Remove this evil from time and space. The evil done will now erase. Banish this evil once and for all. The three conspirators will be no more." They could feel power surge through them. It was working. To finish the deal, they added, "Three to three we banish thee. The power of three will set us free. The power of three will set us free..."
The three conspirators were howling in rage as they could feel their defeat.
"The power of three will set us free!" There was a great explosion as the three conspirators disappeared.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looked around. Slowly, the eyes of those surrounding them began to turn back to their normal color.
"It's over," Phoebe said in relief. She hugged her sisters, glad that they were safe.
A/N: There's chapter sixteen. I can't believe it! Only one chapter left. This was the first story I ever put on this website, and it's almost over. Wow. Time really does fly. Anyways, hope you liked it. Oh, and also... Does anyone want me to put the original version of this story up at the end of this one?