Piper sat on the couch, holding Wyatt, while Phoebe sat next to her, holding Chris. Paige brought a bottle for Chris and some yoghurt for Wyatt, and sat down in one the other chairs.
"Well, were in for a fix this time. Think the Elders are gonna give us the powers Leo gave us last time?" Phoebe, who was feeding Chris, shook her head. " I don't think so. I mean, no offence Piper, but you really lost it last time you had those powers. I think we screwed that up royally."
"I know… That's what's killing me….I may have screwed up our only chance of saving him." Phoebe put her head on Piper's shoulder. "Honey, don't do that. Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have blamed you for it. And I'm pretty sure if that is the last chance we have, the Elders will give us the powers."
Piper, who didn't seem to cheer up, fed Wyatt another spoon of yoghurt. "And if they don't, Leo could always steal them for us," Paige added, trying to lighten the mood. And her comment did draw a tiny smile from Piper, and a chuckle from Phoebe.
When Chris had finished his bottle, Phoebe got up and handed him to Paige before walking into the kitchen to wash the bottle. Just as she finished, a premonition hit her.
Three cat faced creatures cornered Jim, the manager Piper had hired for P3 a few months ago. He tried to fight them off, but they were to strong for him and brutally they devoured him with razorsharp fangs.
She ran from the kitchen to the living room. "P3 is under attack." Paige imediately jumped up. "What did you see?" "These catlike creatures, they killed Jim! We have to help him." Piper stood up, still holding Wyatt.
"That's Bastet's handywork, she summoned them last time too. She's trying to lure us out, so she can have a go at Wyatt." "I think you're right, but we can't let Jim die. You faced these creatures before, right? Could you blow them up?" Piper nodded.
"Then Paige, you orb her there and help her defeat those things. I'll stay here with the boys." "If this is a diversion, maybe Piper should be the one to stay. She's got the exploding power." "Yeah, but my powers don't work on Gods." "That's because we're much weaker than Gods, but with my empathy I can turn their own power against them. Look, guys, this is gonna work. Just go save Jim!"
Piper put Wyatt down and gave Paige a hand, and the two of them orbed out.
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When they orbed into P3 Jim was just walking out of his office, but Piper froze him on the spot. Just then three cat faced creatures materialized, and Piper blew one up in a reflex. Just as she tageted and destroyed the other one, an energyball was hurled their way from behind the bar.
Paige orbed it into her hand, and threw it at the last of the creatures. When a fireball was fired from the bottom of the stairs, Piper dodged and tried to blow up whoever it was standing there. She froze when she saw Bastet, and almost got hit by the energyball Tefnut hurled at her from behind the bar.
Paige called for that one as well and threw it back at the Egyptian Goddess of Moisture. Tefnut, not expecting this, was thrown back and fell unconscious. Bastet ignited a fireball in her hand, but Piper aimed her expoding power at the fireball and the shockwave also knocked out the Solar Goddess.
Piper unfroze Jim and grabbed Paige, who needed no encouragment to orb back to the manor. Jim, suddenly remembered he forgot something in his office and went back in to get it. Just as he was about to exit his office again his mother called and he sat down, a victim of Faith which prevented him from seeing the two Egyptian Goddesses who slowly got up and disappeared.
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Piper and Paige had just orbed out when Phoebe turned around and saw Hathor lookin at her in the mirror. Turning around, she was struck by a gust of air which threw her against the old clock. Hathor turned around to face Wyatt, who had orbed next to Chris and had summoned his protective bubble.
Ready to strike the bubble and break it, Hathor lifted her hand. "Not so fast," Phoebe yelled, running towards the Goddess. Hathor was surprised the Charmed One was still standing and flung out her arm at her, unleashing another gust of air.
But this time Phoebe was prepared. She stood still and channeled Hathor's emotions back at the Sky Goddess, hitting her with her own gust of air. Suddenly, a necklace with golden pendant exactly like Hathor's headdress, the horns-and-sundisk, landed at her feet and Hathor became a redskinned female demon without any looks of the Ancient Egyptian Goddess.
Phoebe was surprised and distracted, and only noticed the demon had gotten up when she drew a knife and ran towards Phoebe. Startled, Phoebe extended her hands in a frightened jesture. Suddenly, two jolts of electricity shot out of her palms and hit the demon, who exploded. Piper and Paige orbed in just in time to see Phoebe vanquish the demon.
"That…that was my future power! I don't get it, first I get my powers back without the Elders knowing and now I get an advancement?" Before anyone could say anything, Leo orbed in.
"Are you guys alright? The other Elders informed me they had given Phoebe an advancement. They say you've earned it, for getting along without powers so well." "How about Ma'at?"
" I couldn't find her." Suddenly Phoebe spoke up. "Maybe I can…."
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