SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1A/N: Whoa I was way surprised with all the feedback I got on the last chapter...I was thinking you guys would have fallen asleep by now But thank you for staying up I got around to writing a new chapter...so here it is Enjoy I'm writing it for you guys
Note: Since I TOTALLY ignored the season five finale and because I planned out this whole story in an outline before I wrote it, I made the Elders a small group of seven people.....so please don't get confused Okay, you can read now
Separation- Chapter 16
"What, are you KIDDING?" Paige said, a little angered and nervous at the same time. Phoebe gave a frustrated, worried sigh and shook her head.
"No, Paige. I'm not." she said, shaking her head and burying her face into her hands. "This cannot be happening....this is just too out of hand....."
"They can't be downstairs In our own house God dammit....."
"And with Leo and with Piper and with the unspeakable wrath and the....."
"They've never come down before It can't be THIS bad I–"
"And with the hassling of our whitelighter, it just had to result in this...."
"I've never even seen what the heck they look like, I mean what do they expect to do "
"Who knows how much power they have....even though their powers are mental they can blow us to a wall or something...."
"They can't expect to separate them again and they can't expect to—"
Paige and Phoebe began to ramble on and on, not listening to each other but listening to their own endless comments instead. Sam stood on the side, confused and not knowing exactly what to do. She glanced from Phoebe to Paige back and forth until she decided to whistle. Phoebe and Paige stopped suddenly, and turned towards a puzzled Sam.
"Um....who are the Elders?" she asked, beginning to get a little worried and scared yet still clueless. Phoebe looked as if she were slapped in the face and went to Sam and put a hand on her shoulder. "Oh, god I'm sorry Sam....um....the Elders are well....."
"Leo's bosses that he was talking to you about earlier." Paige finished for Phoebe. Sam thought for a minute and then nodded. "Oh. OH....the ones that threatened to kill him and why I had to leave in the first place?"
"Yep, those are the ones " Phoebe said, in a sarcastic and jittery voice. There was an awkward silence as Sam also started to get worried. "Are they um....gonna take me away or something?" she asked, not sure about what to expect. Phoebe shook her head. "No hon...don't worry about anything okay? We'll fix this....we won't let them do anything to you or to Piper or Leo."
"Yeah.....besides, we have kind of a bargain with them. They can't really do anything to punish or hurt us since we are the ones who protect the world from all evil. Not to brag...." Paige finished, trying to lighten up the mood, but Phoebe still looked pale.
"Can I do anything to help?" Sam asked. "I don't really want to stand by and do nothing....and I don't want Piper and Leo to get hurt....."
Phoebe gave Sam a reassuring smile. "That's really sweet of you honey....but the most you can do is stay here for now okay? Don't come down....I mean, we don't want to cause a sort of commotion downstairs. We'll be right back....but don't worry about anything."
Sam still had an unsure look on her face, but shrugged and nodded her head. Phoebe started to walk out the door and Paige winked at Sam. "We'll be back kiddo, just make yourself comfortable while we deal with the old guys downstairs." she said. Sam smiled and nodded and gave a little wave while Paige walked out.
Paige closed the door of the room, and saw Phoebe leaning against the wall. Phoebe looked extremely worried, stressed out, and shocked. Paige walked over to her. "What are we gonna do Pheebs?" she asked. Phoebe shook her head and shrugged.
"I don't know Paige. This is so serious....It had never gotten so out of hand before...."
"I don't know why you're so scared. I mean, they're the Elders, not the council of all evil. We can handle them."
"You don't understand Paige.....this is the reason Piper and Leo had to split up. They are capable of their so called 'unspeakable wrath' and they do turn to extreme consequences. We not only did something wrong.....they found out about a child that was never supposed to be born by a couple that was banished to be together and they found out that Leo almost killed our whitelighter. They have the power to just stop time in the world itself to deal with us."
Paige paused for a minute, and thought about Phoebe's statement. "What if they do something to Leo? What If they do something to Sam? We can't let that happen....."
"I know." Phoebe said. She started to bang her head into the wall. "This is just way too much for us and for Piper, not to mention my niece. She's gone through so much today, now she has the risk of seeing us being all executed in front of her EYES."
"I think you're being a little too dramatic...." PAige said, rolling her eyes. "But, yeah I think you're right. She really doesn't deserve this right now.....Piper and Leo too. How are we going to fix this?"
"I don't know, but we have to think of something. Let's go." Phoebe said, starting to walk to the stairs. She sounded as if she had trouble breathing. Paige noticed it, and glanced at Phoebe in an awkward way. "Phoebe, are you okay?"
"Yes, of course." Phoebe said, but then paused. "Okay, no I'm not."
"What's up?? Why do you seem so tense.....?"
Phoebe shrugged and started to whimper. "I don't even know I have been facing demons for more than a decade but for some reason I'm too terrified to face a bunch of people in ugly robes "
She sighed to herself and Paige stood next to her trying to comfort her. Phoebe just shook her head. "It's just that with Piper and Leo and Sam…..since this all started it seems like it has been one bad situation after another. I have this gut feeling like I'm going to lose something all over again."
"Pheebs, just trust me on this. I don't really know what to say to make you feel confident or anything, but I have an instinct too. I have a really good feeling about this and I think that this may just end in a happy ending. I mean…..it's like I was sent to that school for a reason, and so all this could happen. I feel really comfortable saying that it's going to be okay."
Phoebe glanced at Paige and nodded. "Good point, and….thanks."
They began to walk down the staircase. Paige started to feel a bit nervous and insecure, since she's never seen the Elders before. The two walked into the foyer, then opened the doors to the sunroom to find a bit of chaos.
Paige saw about seven hooded people with bright white robes, wandering around the sunroom while Piper and Leo stood on the side, talking to Patrick. Phoebe and Paige walked in and left the door open behind them. Leo looked as if he were about to strangle Patrick who looked even more conceited than he usually was.
"How could you bring them here? How can you be so STUPID?" Leo said, angrily. Patrick merely shrugged.
"Now, now Leo. You're lucky you're not banished to another realm already, so now I would be a little tiny bit grateful—"
"You dirty rat….you're no whitelighter. Just a little snitch and spy. Seeing you with wings makes me think about WHO they're recruiting these days."
"That hurt. That really hurt." Patrick said, semi-sarcastic. "But, just MAYBE, I became a whitelighter for a new quality they're looking for these days…it's called FOLLOWING THE RULES. Have you ever heard of that Leo, cause I don't think it's your best priority."
"Why you---"
"Hey, stop it, you two " Paige exclaimed, coming in between them. Piper only shook her head, looking sick of the constant fighting going on in their house. "This is just not the time for a wrestling smackdown. Save it for another lifetime alright?" Paige said. Leo held back as Patrick shrugged and both of them turned away from each other.
"Good. Everyone is here." One of the Elders said, as all of them turned around at the same time and faced the five. Paige, Piper and Phoebe were startled. Leo and Patrick didn't seem surprised at all.
The Elders were a diverse mix of beings. There were seven of them, all with their hoods up but seemed to be extremely luminous. Three of the Elders were male Caucasians and were actually old. Two of them had silver beards, while the other only had silver long flowing hair. Two of the Elders were male African Americans but were middle aged. One had a few gray hairs in his beard, but was still quite young and the other had no beard at all. Another one of the Elders was a female Caucasian and was also quite old. She had white hair and had visible wrinkles on her face. The last Elder, was young man who looked like he was about 19 with dark brown hair and a little beard forming at his chin.
"Let us begin."
"What, don't we get an intro first?" Paige asked. Phoebe elbowed her. "Paige…" she muttered angrily. Paige merely shrugged. The female Elder spoke up.
"The two with the beards are Joseph and Ramus and the one with the long hair is Maximus." She said, pointing her head towards the three male Caucasian men. Maximus seemed to grunt at the sound of his name and looked very angry.
"The next one with the mixed color beard is Raphael, and the one next to him is Fredrick." She continued, pointing towards the African Americans. They nodded, confirming their names.
"I am Cordelia, and the young one next to me….is Kevin." She said, concluding.
Kevin grinned and Paige smirked. "What a name for an Elder…." She whispered to Phoebe.
"I was a little late in becoming an Elder. That's why I have the normal name." Kevin explained. Maximus looked over to Kevin and gave him a grunt. "Enough. It seems there's an issue that we need to discuss. That is why we're here in the first place."
"Yes, we need to address this." Raphael said, much calmer.
"I don't see a problem here. You seem to be wasting your time." Piper said, acting disgusted.
"The problem is, that yours and Leo's offspring exists when it's not supposed to. You broke the rules, and don't forget that your lover boy over here attacked me." Patrick said, butting in.
"That's it Patrick, you're pushing it over the edge now. Why don't you just shut your mouth, since nobody asked you to talk." Paige spat out at him.
"Silence. This quarrel isn't necessary." Cordelia interrupted. "We are here to address this with Piper and Leo, not with you Patrick or Paige."
"Is what Patrick says is true? Does this child exist?" Fredrick asked.
Piper and Leo paused for a minute until they finally nodded. "There are no lies anymore. Yes, she does exist. She's 14 years old since March. We disobeyed your rules, but with all due respect, we don't regret any part of it. She's the best thing that happened into our lives, and if I have to be punished, then let it be. But please, don't do anything to Piper and Sam. They don't deserve to be a part of this mess." Leo said.
"Leo…"Piper said, trying to stop him but Leo shook his head. "No, Piper….you and Sam deserve to live in peace. I don't want to cause you anymore pain." He whispered. Piper held his hand. "We're in this together….whatever you go under, I'll be right there with you."
"Oh, give me a break You heard them Elders You heard them admit to their crime. Piper, Leo and their little nuisance need to be punished for what they've done." Patrick exclaimed, walking and pointing accusingly at Piper and Leo. Leo just stared angrily at Patrick, not wanting to start any violence in front of the Elders, and Piper kept holding Leo's hand.
"They've ignored your rules and disobeyed them without ANY shame. Even after your strict orders, they still chose to defy you." Patrick continued. "Nobody is higher than the law I say that their crimes are so horrible, that they're practically ASKING for punishment, and if punishment is what they want, then it calls for heavy duty separation---"
"THAT IS ENOUGH." Paige exclaimed. She walked up to Patrick and shook her head with a look of disgust towards him. She faced the Elders with such bravery and strong confidence. "This is ridiculous. Piper and Leo did nothing wrong All they did was love each other, and if that's wrong then god, the world would be chaotic right now All love does is bring good things, and Samantha is just nothing BUT good. It was love between a whitelighter and a witch that brought me here and helped fulfill the destiny of the charmed ones to reunite. You cannot FIGHT with that "
"Paige is right. Whitelighters may not be totally alive, but they're still humane. They can't help feeling love in their hearts….it's just absurd that they have to be banned from their feelings." Phoebe said, stepping in. Piper and Leo gave thankful glances toward Paige and Phoebe.
Patrick crossed his arms. "Sorry Paige, nice try. But that still doesn't help with breaking the law."
"Silence. This is getting chaotic." Ramus said, stopping their arguments. Everyone stopped and turned towards the Elders to listen.
"Now…." Joseph said, speaking up. "Paige….your speech was well spoken, and your bravery is admired. Piper and Leo's story have gone a long way….but we cannot ignore that they have broken the law. It is not entirely that we don't believe in the forces of nature and love, but we cannot ignore the rules that have been set in stone."
"Piper and Leo were given strict orders to stay away or to face consequences. Just because Piper is a charmed one, does not give her special rights. Witches are already allowed to find spouses in mortals or other witches in your world…..but whitelighters are strictly for their guide and protection. Not for love." Raphael continued.
"As Elders, we are to obey the rules we made, and so are you. By breaking that, there are consequences to face. We just haven't decided what is appropriate for the situation." Cordelia said. Paige and Phoebe were about to burst into an argument, when Leo touched Paige's shoulder and shook his head, not wanting to cause anymore trouble. Patrick stood there, with a look of victory.
"Well, if I get any say in this, I agree with Patrick and think separation is the only solution. For Piper, Leo and the mysterious child." Maximus said, still looking angry. Leo suddenly looked up, hearing the unfair comment.
"What?? That's absurd You can't separate Sam and Piper again We've been separated her whole life They don't deserve this, just punish me "
"Quiet Leo. You were always a handful and I should have known that something like this would happen….you're lucky we're not clipping your wings and bansihing you from the heavens if that's what you would like. I'm pretty sure that the higher Council would agree with me." Maximus replied. "You never did anything right….breaking the rules as if you were higher than an Elder…."
Cordelia gave Maximus a hard look. "Maximus. That is enough."
"Don't talk to Leo that way He didn't do anything to you He's done more good than any other whitelighter out there " Piper said in Leo's defense. Leo knew he couldn't say anything more but he still kept strong.
"That's no way to talk to the Elders, Piper." Patrick said.
"Why don't you shut your mouth. You've done enough talking today." Phoebe said to Patrick.
Piper, Leo, Paige, Phoebe, Patrick and the Elders continued arguing about who was right and who was wrong. Their disputes seemed to be getting louder and louder and was all heard by Sam standing just outside the sunroom, hiding behind a wall in the foyer near the stairs. She peeked her head out to see some of the Elders, plus Paige and Phoebe through the slightly open doorway of the sunroom. She heard every word they had said since they had started talking, since she sneaked out of the bedroom right after Paige and Phoebe left.
She sighed and felt even more troubling than she already was. It seemed that all this was happening because of her and she didn't like the feeling. She really didn't want anything to happen to her parents, nor her two aunts. She recognized the other guy, Patrick from the first time she woke up at the manor. She remembered it was the guy that had been pinned to the wall by her father, and that must have meant that he was probably a bad guy in all of this.
Sam heard him say pretty harsh things about her parents and heard him include her in some of his statements. She took a mental note to not like him, ever. She could see that The Elders were really powerful people. If her superhero aunts were pretty nervous about them, that meant that they had a lot of power over them.
All her thinking started to get her thirsty. She licked her dry lips and felt the need for a drink, but decided to try and ignore her craving since it wasn't really the time to raid the fridge. She tried to push the thought in the back of her mind, but something seemed to keep it in her front.
'Geez….I really want a coke…..' she thought.
Suddenly, she felt a sudden change in her environment. She looked down at her feet to find a can of coke in front of her. It had faint puffs of smoke around it, like it had appeared out of thin air. Sam was startled and jumped back, only to stare at the tempting can of pop. She walked towards it, and touched it with her finger, surprised to see that it was real.
She looked around, checking if someone else saw her, then grabbed the coke. She knew that she should have felt pretty freaked about what happened, but her thirst pretty much took over and she opened the Coke and gulped it down.
"Pretty cool huh."
Sam almost choked on her pop. She jumped at the sound of the voice. She looked up from her pop to see a middle aged man in robes leaning on the side of the door entrance from the living room to the foyer. She backed up and sat down on the stairs, afraid of his sudden appearance. She didn't recognize him, and thought he was one of those evil demons after her Prue told her about.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not a demon…..not even close." He said. Sam's heart jumped.
"You….knew what I was thinking?"
The guy smiled. "Yeah…that's one of my powers. I'm one of the Elders that came to visit. My name's Kevin."
"Oh. Um….my name's Sam." Sam said in relief. She felt reassured and could sense that he wasn't there to hurt her. Kevin grinned. "Sorry for startling you earlier…..it was getting really loud and boring in there. I didn't want to stay….and I couldn't help myself but watch you. Powers are pretty cool, ain't it?"
Sam nodded. "Were you the one who---"
"Did that?" Kevin said, pointing to the coke can. Sam nodded but Kevin replied with a simple shake of his head. "Oh, no way. I have powers, but stuff that big can probably be only done by you. I have to compliment you….that was pretty cool. Although I shouldn't be surprised, since I had already known how powerful you would be since the day you were born." He said. Sam started to get confused.
"You knew that I existed? Isn't that kind of bad….?" She asked, nervous.
"Nope. All good, kid. I'm a special kind of Elder….you can call me the more powerful one. I'm the one who can actually see the real future and know what is meant to be. I knew you were coming years before you were even born. It was only when you were born that I found out how powerful you really were. But only I could though, none of them could. I keep my future references to myself." He said. "Let's just keep this between you and me."
Sam nodded in agreement, but still felt a little bit confused. Then again, she knew that she still had to get used to the world of magic thing first. "So you can see the future….?"
"Pretty much. But I still don't amount to your power…..if that was what you were thinking."
"How powerful am I supposed to be?"
"Well….I can't really tell you. But….I can tell you that being more powerful than an Elder alone, is a lot. You have a lot of energy….and that can lead to many things. I have to admit, I don't even know what kind of powers you have yet, just I can sense all the positive energy in you that will lead into powerful abilities, like you freezing times and exploding things." Kevin said, like it was a normal conversation.
"Oh. Wow." Sam said, not knowing what to say. Kevin sensed her confusion and uneasiness and smiled.
"I know it seems really weird at first, since you were just introduced to magic a few hours ago....but I'll tell you, that all you're going through right now pays off. You alone are going to be the most powerful force of good that has ever existed, and you will do such great things with yourself. You'll help so many people and you will be the one to bring the balance of good and evil in good's favor." he said.
Sam felt unsure and pressured. "You know everyone's waiting for me to be some big powerful witch. What if I can't do it? What if you read your cards wrong? What if I just don't have the power...."
"Of course you do kid. Why do you think this demon is after you?"
"Because he's nuts. That's why. I don't understand I'm just a normal kid. It's impossible that I'm meant to be this prodigy that saves the world from evil I'm fourteen, and I'm a sophomore in high school....so what if I can freeze time and make things explode and make things appear when I think about them.....and maybe I even have more powers It just doesn't make me this big warrior that you all are expecting. I'm just not the one."
"Sam, why do you think that in the past you've had the weird de ja vu vibes? The sudden sense that something bad is going to happen? The little urges you've had to help people?? Those just aren't little feelings that you get from the air. They are part of you....they are your proof that you are meant to be a warrior for the people. The fighter of good against evil. And if you still don't believe me now....if you don't even believe in yourself, then destiny always has it's own way of showing it's path for you."
"You know what? If I was so damn powerful, why couldn't I save my aunt and uncle huh? Why'd they have to DIE? Why couldn't I save them from dying????" she asked, now angry. She felt tears fall down her cheeks unwillingly, and turned around to wipe her face so Kevin wouldn't see.
Kevin took a deep breath before talking again. "Sam.....your aunt and uncle were great people. I knew them, and I loved them a lot....I really did and I know that they loved you just as much. Even if you had your powers before they were attacked, you couldn't change destiny. That's how they were meant to die....and they were meant to die protecting you. I know you've heard this already from Paige...but I think you should hear it again."
Sam finished wiping her tears and didn't want to talk. She sat in silence. "That darklighter that attacked them....you know he stole their powers, which means he stole their souls. You can still save your aunt and uncle. If you defeat the demon that's after you, then you release their souls, and they can move on in peace. That's up to you to do. It's not for your parents, or your aunts, even if they are the charmed ones. This job was only made for you....and only you can bring them peace." Kevin said, with a little bit of seriousness in his tone.
Sam looked up at Kevin, with a little disbelief. "What if I can't do it? What if I'm not powerful enough?" She whispered.
Kevin chuckled, and sighed as if he were a little frustrated. "You know.....I think you need a little confidence in you. I think I just might be able to help with that..." he said. Kevin put both his hands on Sam's shoulders and closed his eyes. Sam watched in awe as Kevin started to glow with light and the light started to flow from him into Sam. Sam jumped a little, startled by the sudden light flowing into her and at the same time she started to feel a boost of power.
After a few seconds, Kevin stopped. "Feel better?" he asked.
"What did you do to me?" Sam asked, once AGAIN confused.
"I told you, kid. I gave you a boost of confidence."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Do you feel better?" he asked again. Sam paused to think and felt a new kind of energy in her, that made her feel that she could do anything.
"Err....actually I do. That's really weird....." she said. Kevin grinned and laughed. "One of my specialty powers. Now that you have confidence....promise me that you will now, try to face the demon?"
Sam shrugged. "Sure, why not." she said, with a small smile. Kevin smiled and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Never....be afraid to release the power you have inside there. It's in you....never be afraid to claim it yours." he said, now a little serious. Sam nodded with her new confidence.
She was about to get up, but felt a cold chill go up her spine. It was pretty strong and made her fall back down sitting on her step. She held her chest, with a huge bad feeling crowding inside of her. Kevin looked as if he wasn't surprised at all.
"Ah….something bad….is going to happen." She whispered, as she felt it all. "Someone's….coming…."
Kevin nodded his head. "Yep. I know. Stay true to your promise, kid."
AS if on cue, the glass of the front door shattered. Sam screamed and covered her head as the glass shattered everywhere across the floor. The door flew open and in came a tall, middle aged bald Caucasian guy with bright glowing red eyes, otherwise known as Arkon. He turned towards Sam and smiled, then noticed Kevin standing near him, not moving.
"An Elder…." Arkon hissed. "Hmm….more power."
Arkon held out his hand and started to shoot electricity towards Kevin, but Sam shot out her hands in panic to freeze only the electricity bolt in mid air. She shot out her hands at Arkon, hoping he would explode, but Arkon only deflected the explosion with a flick of his hand. He looked angry, and headed towards Sam. Sam started to panic, and kept shooting her hands out like before, but Arkon kept catching her power.
He was about to grab his arms around Sam, when Sam closed her eyes and orbed behind him. Arkon tried to grab thin air but then realized she disappeared. He was about to try and grab her again when Piper, Paige, Phoebe and Leo ran out to the foyer to see the shattered glass on the floor and Arkon in the room.
"Sam Watch out " Phoebe exclaimed. She levitated up to Arkon and kicked him hard in his face. Arkon flew because of the blow and crashed into the cabinet near by. It only slowed him down for so long. He quickly stood up from all the shattered glass and splintered wood, and had his eye on Sam and Kevin. Kevin stood still in his position, not moving.
"Kevin Get out of here You're gonna get hurt " Sam exclaimed. Kevin kept a straight face and acted as if he didn't hear her. He stood still as if he were waiting to get hurt. Arkon smiled and targeted the Elder. He shot out a thunderbolt from his left hand aiming for Kevin but Sam froze it in mid air again. Arkon shot another thunderbolt from his right hand, but Sam exploded it just in time.
Arkon grew frustrated with Sam and shot a quick energy ball towards her. Sam was too slow and was hit by the energy ball. She flew into the wall, crashing down into the floor. Sam wasn't hurt , but as soon as Sam was hit, Arkon shot a final thunderbolt towards Kevin and Kevin exploded into bright light.
"NO " Sam exclaimed as she saw Kevin disappear into little shimmering lights. Arkon knew that the lights indicated Kevin's power and ran towards it. Piper tried to explode him, but Arkon only blocked it with his hand. He jumped up and flipped towards the light and it absorbed right into him as he flipped through it. He landed on his feet and smiled, feeling the new power inside of him. Then, he eyed Sam.
"Witch....your power will be mine...." he hissed. "DARKLIGHTERS "
Leo, Paige, Phoebe and Piper paused, only to see about 10 darklighters orb all around them with crossbows in their hands. Arkon grinned. "FIRE " he screamed. Sam gasped.
"NO " she screamed as ran towards Piper, Leo, Phoebe and Paige. As the darklighter pulled their triggers, a bunch of arrows came towards them, but as Sam jumped into Piper's arms, a large blue forcefield covered all five of them and the arrows were useless to enter. There was an awkward silence as Sam's forcefield still held up. Piper, Leo, Phoebe and Paige looked up at the forcefield in awe as well as the other darklighters and Arkon.
Arkon glared at the forcefield, and smiled. "So much power...." he whispered. "DARKLIGHTERS FIRE AGAIN "
The darklighters glanced at each other, knowing it was useless but followed their orders. They pulled their triggers of their crossbows and arrows started coming in towards the five. Sam closed her eyes as she held the forcefield and once the arrows hit her forcefield, she used more power to make it solid and instead of the arrows disintegrating into the forcefield, the arrows bounced off and hit about half the darklighters that had orbed in.
Screams were heard as there were black puffs of smoke all around. Some of the darklighters ducked just in time and still lived. Sam glanced to Paige, Piper and Phoebe. "Now, would be the time to do something?" she suggested. Phoebe turned to Paige.
"Paige, once Sam puts her....blue thingy down, call for the remaining darklighters' crossbows. Then, Piper and I will use them to kill the others." Phoebe said. Paige nodded and signaled Sam to stop the protection. Sam nodded but stopped in her tracks. She turned to back to the sisters.
"How do I turn it off? I don't even know how this thing went up " she exclaimed, with a confused look on her face. Paige and Phoebe glanced over to Piper and Leo, as if they knew how. "Well?" they asked. Piper and Leo glanced at each other.
"Um....." Piper trailed off, trying to think. Leo thought for a moment but then got an idea.
"This power, is a power of protection. Protection powers usually only react when the person who has the power is feeling a huge surge of danger. Just control your emotion and act like there's no demons here, so that the protection will come down." he said. Sam gave an uneasy glance to Leo but then shrugged and closed her eyes.
In a matter of seconds, the dome of protection disappeared. Paige held her hands out and called the crossbow's names loudly. The remaining darklighters were in shock as they realized their crossbows were dematerializing right out of their hands. The shiny orbs headed towards Paige's hands and she set them on the floor where they materialized back into crossbows. Piper and Phoebe took the crossbows and started shooting the arrows at the darklighters. They didn't miss their targets and soon only two darklighters remained standing.
They expected the darklighters and Arkon to throw another attack, but instead their glance was somewhere else. Sam gasped when she realized where they were looking. The darklighters started to orb out while Arkon started to point towards the sunroom.
"Mom, Dad They're heading for the other Elders " Sam said, pointing towards the sunroom. Piper and Leo nodded but then looked at each other a little funny.
"Did you just call us...." Piper started, but a cry from one of the Elders was heard and she didn't get to finish. Sam started to blush while Piper and Leo ran towards the Elders. Paige and Phoebe kept the focus on Arkon. Paige grabbed Sam's shoulders and pushed her behind her.
"Stay behind me." she grunted, still facing Arkon. Arkon clenched his teeth at the sight of Paige and Phoebe, knowing they were about to attack him. Phoebe ran up to him, and levitated to kick him in the face. Unfortunately, Arkon ducked and grabbed Phoebe's leg, swinging her into the wall. Arkon developed an energy ball in her hand and threw it towards an unconscious Phoebe, but Paige orbed it away just in time so it hit something else.
Arkon turned towards Paige. "Witch....WHERE'S MY CRYSTAL "
"None of YOUR business " Paige screamed back. Arkon conjured an energy ball and threw it at Paige, but Paige caught it with her power, and orbed it back into Arkon's chest. Arkon flew into a wall, and was injured a little.
Meanwhile, Piper and Leo ran into the sunroom in a huge panic. They found that the darklighters had just orbed in and were aiming for the Elders. The Elders were trying to escape but didn't know where to go. Before the darklighters could shoot at their targets, Piper blew one of the darklighters up. One arrow did escape towards the Elder, Maximus, but Leo jumped in front of it and pushed Maximus to the floor just in time.
Piper took a broom nearby and wacked it at the darklighter's head and he dropped his crossbow. Piper looked back at Leo and the other startled Elders. "ORB THEM BACK UP " she screamed. Leo nodded and gathered all the Elders together before disappearing into shiny bright lights. Piper looked back where the darklighter was, but couldn't find him.
It turned out the darklighter managed to get behind her, then punched her in the head. Piper fell to the floor and the crossbow slid across the room. Piper turned around on her back and shot her hands out to explode the darklighter, but he moved away just in time. She got up quickly and she and the darklighter circled around each other, waiting for someone to make a move.
The darklighter decided that it was his turn, and he charged toward Piper with another punch. Piper blocked it and kicked the darklighter in the head. She crouched down and swept kicked him off his feet. She then ran across the room to the crossbow and shot the arrow right into the darklighter's chest. The darklighter shrieked before it burst into flames and disappeared into dark scorch marks on the floor.
Piper took a breath before running back into the foyer where Paige, Phoebe, and Sam were. As she ran in, she found Phoebe unconscious laying upon a pile of broken wood where a huge dresser used to be. Sam stood near Paige as the demon was just getting up from being hurt. Before Piper could jump in to help, Arkon quickly made his move.
He quickly stood up and threw another energy ball towards Paige. As Paige stood and blocked the hurling blue energy ball, Arkon threw another one quicker than the first, one that Paige couldn't miss. The energy ball hit Paige with such force and she was knocked unconscious on the floor, with blood wounds all over her head.
Piper gasped and ran over to Paige, while Sam started to do the same. In a flash, Arkon went and grabbed Sam from behind her back and held an energy ball to her head.
"No!" Piper gasped, turning away from Paige. She held her palms at Arkon and made a nasty look. "You let her go RIGHT now, or I'll blow your ass to pieces."
"You do, and I'll blow her head to pieces before you even get to touch me." Arkon returned.
A sudden chill went through Piper, and she felt helpless as she saw her daughter being held captive in the arms of the demon with an energy ball at her head. She looked into Sam's eyes and saw total fear, and a call for help. Piper was so scared, that she couldn't move.
"Sam..." she whispered.
"If you want her alive, then RETURN MY CRYSTAL!" Arkon spat angrily. He then shimmered out of the room with Sam still crying for help in his arms.