A/N: Guys, wow! I'm so sorry for not updating sooner! But hear me out. I was planning to update on Thanksgiving, but then my parakeet passed away and I was just so upset....Then the last few days, my Mom just hasn't really wanted me online. This almost seems a little confusing (as to where everyone is), so let me explain. Prue is at the park with Pandora; Piper, Leo, Phoebe, Cole, Pam (because she is in Kindergarten and they only have half days), & Paige are in the attic checking out the demon (Jock); Persia is coming home from school because it was only a half day for her school; Pearl & Brandon are stuck at Magic School trying to figure out how to free everyone; Glenn is at work; and everyone else at Magic School (including Phiona) are in a frozen blocks of ice because of Jock's magic. BTW, this chapter is a play on, "A League Of Their Own". Phyre: Actually, you'll be finding out why he is after the Halliwells in this chapter. ;) peanut2lb: Awesome! I'm glad you were happy with it! winter blaze: Sorry I left ya hangin'. But thanks for reviewing! Piper xox Leo: That's ok. I'm just happy that you could review now! wyatt333: You definitely will! lol I know, that whole "delay" thing was absolutely evil! Chrios: Thanks for reviewing! The answer to the riddle is at the end of this chapter, in case you wanna find out what it is. ;) Zythe: LOL "Stupid downtime followed by a second downtime." I laughed when I read that and I'm laughing as I'm reading/copying it! Yes, that "stupid downtime" was VERY annoying! The loved the final chapters of your fic and I can't wait for the sequel! Awwww, you used my phrase! I feel like I have such an influence on people! (J/K!)

The Blessed Ones
Chapter 34: A Prophecy Of Their Own

Persia made her way into the Manor. It had only been a half day at school today and she was happy to be home so early. She dropped ber backpack by the door and heard voices in the attack. Oh no, another demon? She thought. She sighed and made her way up the stairs.

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Pearl glanced at the clock. "Brandon, it's already twelve-thirty! We have to hurry!"

Brandon shook his head. "I..I don't know! I've gone over everything I can think of!"

Pearl read the 1st clue aloud, again. "'Things that are old and things that are new; many come from the same, in one way or another. Would I know it if I saw it?' It doesn't make any sense!" Pearl said.

Brandon snatched the note from Pearl's hands and read it again. "Wait! Maybe....maybe it does!" He gasped. He grabbed Pearl's wrist and teleported them out.

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"Is anyone home?" Persia asked, as she pushed the attic door opened and walked inside.

"Persia! Oh good, I'm so glad you're here!" Phoebe said. She motioned for Persia to come stand by her.

Pam glared at her older half sister.

"A demon attacked Pam a while ago, but I saved her because I had a premonition about it. He sent me a riddle, in my advice column mail." Phoebe explained.

"And he looks like one of the bad guys out of a 'Batman' movie." Leo added.

"Are you done checking the book?" Persia asked.

"No. We still have...." Phoebe started.

"That's him!" Pam said, as she pointed to the open pages on the book. Her father was holding her, so she could have a good view of the book.

Persia walked over to the Book of Shadows. "'Jock the Joker demon. He loves riddles, jokes, and games; these are how he kills his victims. He traps his victims in unbeatable games and when they don't win, he kills them and steals their magical essance. All his victims are of the magical variety, of course. He comes out of hiding, every fifteen years when his stolen magical essances wear off, and looks for the most powerful magical creature he can find to kill. He believes that if he can take the magical essance of a very powerful being, that he will never wear off. This vanquish requires a Children Of Light spell.'"

Pam snorted. "Don't you mean a Blessed Ones' spell?"

Perisa shook her head. "Nope. It says, right there, 'This vanquish requires a Children Of Light spell.'" She said, as she pointed to the line in the book.

"What's a 'Children Of Light'?" Phoebe asked.

Piper placed her hand over her stomach, as her mind drifted back to a conversation she'd had with her mother.

----Flashback----

Patty nodded. "It is the prophecy of, 'The Children Of Light'. It reads: 'One of a forgotten horror and one of an unexpected love; old and young will join together..The Children Of Light.' It talks about Persia and your new daughter."

"'One of a forgotten horror'? That's Persia, isn't it? From that night that Phoebe told us about, with James?" Piper asked.

Patty nodded sadly. "I'm afraid so." She placed her hand over Piper's hand. "But that doesn't make her any less family. She and your unborn daughter have a very special future. Together, they're as powerful as The Blessed Ones."

----Flashback----

"They are." Piper said.

Everyone in the room looked at Piper.

"Sweetie, who are 'they'?" Phoebe asked.

"Persia and my unborn child." Piper said.

Perisa raised her eyebrows. "How do you know that?"

"Because, the day I told everyone about the baby, mom came to me and told me about the prophecy." Piper explained.

"What prophecy?" Persia asked.

Piper winced. She didn't want to repeat the exact words. "Two children, you and my unborn daughter, who will be as powerful as the Blessed Ones when you join together."

"What?!" Pam blurted out. "That can't be! It's just Pearl, Phiona, Pandora, and I! We're the most powerful good magical beings!"

"Not anymore." Piper said, as she patted her stomach.

"But your baby isn't even born. How can she do a spell?" Persia asked.

"Ahh, that's right, you weren't around back then. When we need to activate the power of a child that isn't born yet, you just place your hand over my stomach and say the spell twice; once for you and once for her. It'll work the same as if she was here saying the spell." Piper said.

Pam was fuming now. I cannot believe this! She thought, angrily.

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"Keep looking for the next clue!" Brandon urged.

"But what if you're wrong? I mean, how is this statue supposed to be the answer?" Pearl asked.

Brandon waved his hand at a large wooden statue of a woman, in front of a large wooden star. The statue of the woman represented the witch who first started the school and the star represented The Star Coven. "First of all, this statue is made of wood. Wood can be old or new and many things are made of wood. Second, there is a star. Stars can be young or old and when stars die, they explode and over billions of years, the dust and everything forms a new star. Third, you have to change the spellings in the second part of the riddle. 'Would I know it if I saw it?' Take the first word; change 'w-o-u-l-d' to 'w-o-o-d'. Then change the 'I' to 'e-y-e'. Then you have 'saw' can do with either sawing wood or the past tense of seeing something. Then the question, just means, would you know what you're looking for if you were to see it?" Brandon exclaimed.

Pearl's mouth dropped open. "Oh my gosh, you're totally right!"

Brandon circled the statue. "But where is the next clue?"

Pearl grabbed Brandon's shoulder. "I think I know! When you were talking about 'saw' and 'sawing', maybe we need to saw open the statue to get to the clue?"

"But it's...." Brandon trailed off. "You're right. But where do we get a saw?"

Pearl, with her hand still on Brandon's shoulder, grinned. "Teleport us to one of the Kindgergarten rooms."

"Why?" Brandon said, with a puzzled look.

"Just trust me." Pearl replied.

Without a second thought, Brandon teleported them out.

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"We need to find him now." Phoebe said. She placed the last crystal in place.

"Maybe since a Children Of Light spell can kill him, it can also summon him?" Piper suggested, as she finished writing the vanquishing spell onto a piece of paper. She walked over and handed the spell to Perisa. "Keep this in a safe place."

"Thanks." Perisa said. She pocketed the spell. "What type of summoning spell?"

"Well, what if we reword the spell that I used when I tried to bring Prue back after her 'death'?" Piper suggested. She walked over to a small table, with a pen in hand, and started writing something down on a blank notepad. Then she walked over to Persia and handed her another piece of paper. "Place your hand on my stomach and say that spell twice."

Persia mentally read the spell and then placed her hand over Piper's large belly. "Hear now the words of the Children Of Light, the secrets we bring to light, the oldest of Gods are invoked here, a great evil being is sought, in this day and in this hour, I call upon an ancient power, bring us the Joker, bring us the demon demon of riddles!" Then in a flash of bright light, Piper and Persia vanished.

TO BE CONTINUED....

A/N: BTW, the answer to the riddle, "What is black and white and 'red' all over?" is, "A newspaper." Get it? A newspaper is "black and white" and people have "read" it all over! ::points to "'red'":: See, it had the ' ' around it.