A/N: Umm, again I apologize for the late update. I've been swamped and I recently got a new computer, so it has taken me a while to transfer everything from the old one to the new one, including my fics. I'm switching to the school scene again, just to give you a little taste of what the magical school is all about. I might update again later today, depending on how much homework I have. OTHCharmedFreak: It will be back to normal really soon! I am sorry! winter blaze: Hmm.....I guess you'll have to read and find out, right? ;) Chub: If people still want this series to continue after this story is over, I will post another. It's all up to the viewers. I will try to make the chapters longer. I apologize for the shortness (as a reader that bothers me too). rajmolisfren: Yeah, I usually try to. I promise that I'll be updating me regularly soon. A lot is happening right now, though. amanda: Ha! Your reviews are always so long; I love it! Oh trust me, I have an entire storyline planned out! You'll see exactly how Persia fits into things! Piper xox Leo: hehe! In reply to your question, the last part with the cave/tomb thing, was The Cave Of Prophesies. I'm planning on talking about it more later on, but for my story purposes, The Charmed Ones don't know it exists yet. And in reply to your second question, there have been clues all through out all of my stories in this series. They are all subtle though.
The Blessed Ones
Chapter 5: Magic Mat Ball
"Now class, we'll be playing 'Magic Mat Ball' today, for magic P.E." Mrs. Green spoke. "I'll be going over the rules for our new student, Pearl, and as a refresher. Now, as you all know, there will be four mats; one in each corner of the room. There will be two teams: one team will be kicking and the other team will be pitching, nerf balls of course. You must kick the ball and then run to the first mat on your left; first base. You can stay there as long as you like, but if you step off the base, you have to run to the next base and no running back. If the opposite team hits you with the ball, then you're out. In order to call a field switch, the outfield team must get four outs. In order to score points, you must run from one base to the next without getting tagged and you must go around twice. There is no teleporting or such to the next base, you must run! You can't use powers to hurt other people or you'll automatically get a detention slip." She explained. She glanced at the class. "Any questions?" She asked.
Most of the class shook their heads.
"Okay then. I'll pick teams." Mrs. Green announced. She began to point to certain people. "And if you're part of the Colored Team, please put on a jersey." She added, as she pointed to a bag that was filled with different colored jerseys. "Pearl and Brandon, you're part of the Plain Team. Joanna, you're part of the Colored Team." Mrs. Green said, as she walked past the students.
"Darn! Joanna is on the opposite team!" Brandon said, as he walked over to his teammates, with Pearl.
"Why is that a bad thing?" Pearl asked.
"Because, she is practically unbeatable!" Brandon announced.
"Why?" Pearl asked.
"Because, she can create force fields, it's her power. It seems unfair, but it's allowed. She can trap you in a force field, so you can't get to base if you're on the kicking team and she can protect herself from the balls if she is the one kicking or her teammates. And it's like impossible to teleport out of them!" Brandon exclaimed.
"That shouldn't be allowed!" Pearl complained.
"I know, but it is." Brandon said, with a sigh.
Pearl and Brandon got into the line; their team was kicking first. Brandon was second and Pearl was third.
Joanna stood at the front of her teammates; grinning like a child on Christmas day. "Looks like another win for my team." She announced. She brushed a strand of golden blond hair out of her pale peach colored face and her aqua eyes glistened with pride.
Pearl glared. "I don't think so." She replied. She grabbed a strand of her dark hair and began to twirl it; this had been a habit for a few years now.
"We'll see. Just because you're the daughter of a Charmed One doesn't mean you can play any kind of sport." Joanna replied, smugly.
She is so rude! Pearl thought, as she clenched her fists. She watched as the first boy kicked the ball and took off towards the first base.
Joanna held out her hand and a glowing red bubble appeared around the boy. "Hurry up!" She yelled, in a sarcastic tone.
Another girl waved her hand at the blue nerf ball and it telekinetically went flying at the red bubble.
The ball got about an inch away from the bubble and then Joanna pulled her hand away and then the bubble vanished. She grinned as she watched the ball smashed right into the boy's arm. "Out!" She yelled, then sent a smug look towards Pearl.
Joanna's team cheered.
The girl who had telekinetically thrown the ball at Brandon, waved her hand and telekinetically threw the ball back to the pitcher.
"Thanks, Anna." The pitcher, a boy, yelled.
"No problem." The telekinetic girl, Anna, yelled back.
The boy rolled the ball towards Brandon.
Brandon kicked the ball and dashed towards the base, but before he could get there, he found himself surrounded in the glowing red force field.
Pearl could feel herself boiling over with anger. "No more miss angel-witch." She muttered to herself, as she held out both her hands, creating 2 balls of glowing white light. She carefully aimed and then thrust the 2 balls of glowing white light at the force field.
The class watched in curiosity. Everyone had seem Pearl use her power in class earlier, but they weren't sure if it would actually work on Joanna's force field, and most of them were sure it wouldn't anyway.
The balls the light crashed into the force field, making a large explosion, and the force field flickered.
Pearl hurled 2 more balls of white light at the force field. "Four's a charm, that's what my mom and aunts always say!" She yelled, as the exploding light balls crashed into the force field.
Brandon watched as the force field flickered wildly, then, it vanished.
Gasps filled the room.
"Brandon, go!" Pearl screamed.
Brandon dashed towards the first base.
Anna waved her arm and telekinetically sent the nerf ball flying at Brandon.
Brandon teleported out, barely missing the nerf ball, then teleported back into the same spot; since he didn't teleport any further to get to the base, it wasn't considered cheating. Then he ran and slid right into the base.
This time Pearl's team cheered.
"You are so not going to get away with that! It's..it has to be an illegal play!" Joanna barked. She spun around to Mrs. Green. "Right?" She asked.
"I'm afraid it's not. It's just as legal as your force fields, Joanna." Mrs. Green replied.
Joanna's mouth nearly fell open. "I...I.." She stuttered, then spun back around, staring at Pearl. "I'm taking you down!" She hissed, as a flush of red color quickly passed over her pale peach colored face.
Pearl stepped forward. "I'd like to see you try!" She stated. She waited for a moment and then saw the ball rolling towards her. She quickly kicked the ball, sending it sailing across the room, then she dashed towards the base, as she watched Brandon run for the 2nd base.
Joanna held out her hands. She was used to only having to capture one person at a time. I can do this too, though. She thought.
Pearl created a ball of white light and sent it flying at Joanna.
Joanna backed up and without thinking, placed her hands in front of herself, creating a red force field around herself. The light ball exploded on the force field, leaving Joanna unharmed. Then she realized what had happened. She tricked me! She thought, as she noticed Brandon safe on 2nd base and Pearl safe on 1st base.
Again, Pearl's team cheered, this time louder than before.
Joanna clenched her fists. "No way!" She roared. She turned to Mrs. Green. "That had to be against the rules! She could have hurt me, if that had hit me!" She stated.
"Joanna, it was a tactic. If it had hurt you, Pearl would be punished and it wouldn't have counted, but it didn't make you explode so it's perfectly legal." Mrs. Green said. She smiled. "And, I hope you wouldn't intentionally explode yourself, just to get someone in trouble....It might be painfull." She added.
Pearl smiled sweetly at Joanna. "Guess that's one for my team?" She said, more as a statement than a question.
"You can't keep this up. Using powers so much makes people tired, especially when they're weak powers, like yours." Joanna retorted.
"Oh. That is a sad comeback. And just so we're clear; I don't get tired when using my powers. I use them all the time! Or did you forget? I'm the daughter of a Charmed One!" Pearl said, putting emphasis on, 'Charmed One'. "And do you realize that my mother is Paige Halliwell? The most powerful Charmed One, since she happens to be of two magical backgrounds? Oh yeah! And did you forget that there is only one thing more powerful than the Charmed Ones in good magic, that resists right now? And that happens to be the Blessed Ones! Oh, that's right, I'm a Blessed One! Do you realize that before I was born, I was more powerful than my mother and aunts? I could vanquish unvanquishable demons from the womb!" Pearl shot back. She rolled her eyes. "Sorry to burst your protective bubble, well maybe I'm not, but my point is; don't try to test me, you'll never win. Like I said, I've fought demons since before I was born, you'd be easy, so you'd better not get on my bad side." Pearl said, as she placed her hands on her hips.
The room fell silent, waiting for Joanna to respond.
"Is that a threat?" Joanna asked, as she too, placed her hands on her hips.
"No, just a warning." Pearl replied. She glanced at everyone else in the room. "Now, let's play." She said, with a wave of her hand.
Wow, she is a firery little child. Mrs. Green thought. She smiled. "I'm honored to have such a girl in my class. Especially when she's from such a powerful background." She whispered to herself. "Come now children, carry on with your game and please, I will have no more fights in here!" She warned.
----20 Minutes Later----
Screams of joy, laughter, and praise filled the room. A large crowd surrounded Pearl.
"You were awesome!" A few people shouted.
"And we won!" A girl cried out.
"Yeah, and we didn't even switch sides!" Brandon said.
"Go Pearl! The new 'Magic Mat Ball Master'!" A boy cried out.
The Plain Team cheered again.
The Colored Team sat sulking on the other side of the room.
Joanna had isolated herself. "I can't believe that girl...." She snapped. "'Perfect Pearl!'" She said, in a sarcastic tone.
TO BE CONTINUED....