A/N: Everyone who's a "Charmed" fan should know the saying, "mind over matter"? Yes? Well, in case you didn't, this chapter title is a play on that saying. peanut2lb: Aww, thank you. wyatt333: Really? Huh...I guess I must have been having an "off day" when I typed it. Weird.... Phyre: Jock attacked them because they're the most powerful essence that he can find (and actually has the opportunity to get to). And Pam isn't really "jealous of the TCOL", she's just jealous of Persia. See, she was the only child, and pretty spoiled at that. She was also special, because she was one of the 4 most powerful magical beings in existance. Then here comes Persia who just moves in and is suddenly getting not only her mom's attention, but her dad's as well (and he isn't even related to her). Then suddenly she find out that this "sister" rivals her power! Yeah, so, that's why she's so upset. Yeah, I'll probably have them Wiccaned on the same day. TheShadowWithin: Aw, thanks for the encouraging review! Amanda: Oh, I'm sorry about your friend Jared. (But thanks for reviewing. I enjoyed the read!) Jade-eye Halliwell: I'm not sure, yet. But it will take some time. Mak Eddie: Thanks for reviewing....Now, about your riddle. I've thought about it all day, and I've come up with an answer. It's probably wrong, but hey, you can't blame a girl for tryin'. Anyway, could the place be your mind? Because in order to have memories, things have to had all ready happened (which would be yesterday), but when you think about them you're thinking about them right then/now (which would be today). Does that make sense? lol The events of yesterday would be replaying in your mind after they've happened, making it "come after today". ::shrugs:: So, what's the actual answer? (It's something simple, isn't it?)

The Blessed Ones
Chapter 35: Mind Over Magic

"Where'd they go?!" Phoebe exploded.

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Piper and Persia appeared, in another flash of light, outside the Magic School.

"Where are we?" Persia asked.

Piper looked around. "At Pearl, Phiona, and Pam's school."

Jock appeared, in a puff of green smoke. "I heard your call, witch." He sneered. "I was busy." He created an energy ball and sent if flying at Piper.

A glowing white light surrounded Piper; as the energy ball hit the light, the energy ball burned into nothingness. Then the light vanished. "Good baby." Piper praised. She raised her hands to explode the demon, but a blinding blast of light surrounded everyone.

"Whoa!" Persia screamed. She couldn't see anything but bright whiteness. When the light vanished, so had the demon.

"Crap!" Piper snapped.

Jock appeared, in his green smoke, next to the school building. "Come and get me."

Persia held out her hand, sending a blast of electricity at the demon, but it hit something invisible, then flew back and hit Persia, sending her smacking to the ground. "A force field!"

"I'll blast it." Piper said, as she raised her hands.

"No! It might come back and hurt you or the baby!" Persia protested.

"But Pearl and Phiona are in there!" Piper countered.

"No!" Persia said.

At that moment, Leo and Paige orbed in. "We sensed you here."

"Jock has a force field surrounding the school." Persia informed.

"Maybe I can orb in?" Paige said, as she orbed out. Moments later, orbs bounced off the force field and went flying to the ground, which formed into Paige. "Or maybe not." She rubbed her wrist and got up.

"What about Prue? When she first got her power, it was because she phased through a force field?" Piper suggested.

"Good idea! I'll go get her!" Paige said, then orbed out.

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"Almost cut through it!" Pearl said. She'd gotten a plastic toy saw from the Kindergarten room and used a spell to turn it into a real saw. "Look out!" She yelled.

Brandon teleported out, as the statue came crashing down, and landed where he was standing. He teleported in, next to Pearl. "Do you see...."

A small piece of paper was sticking out from the head of the statue. Brandon and Pearl walked behind the statue. "Right behind the eyes."

Pearl grabbed the paper. "'Hardly anyone makes it this far, if you have, then you must be very crafty. But now, time is of the essence. You must battle to gain power.' The Battle Room! 'You must battle to gain power.'"

Brandon grabbed Pearl's hand and teleported them to the Battling Room.

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Prue handed Pandora to Paige. "Here we go." She turned phasable and walked to the force field, then there was a large electric shock and it sent Prue sliding across the ground, stopping in solid form.

Leo rushed to Prue's side and placed his hands over her, healing her wounds from the shock.

"That was not in my day planner." Prue said, as she stood up. "Thanks, Leo." She turned to Piper and Paige. "Usually I walk through attacks, I don't have attacks walk through me. If that makes sense."

"That must be some powerful magic." Piper commented.

"What if she tries to astral inside?" Piper said.

"Maybe." Prue said. She closed her eyes and felt her spirit leave her body. Moments later her eyes shot open. "Ow, ow, ow! Okay, bad idea! I felt an entire shock through my astral self too."

Piper and Paige exchanged looks. "We have to hurry! My kid is in there!"

"Okay, we will. Let's just go back to the Manor and work out a plan." Prue said, calmly.

Prue, Piper, Paige, Persia, Pandora, and Leo formed a circle and then disappeared in a swirl of blue and white orbs.

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"I can't find anything!" Pearl exclaimed.

"Let me see it again." Brandon said.

Pearl handed her best friend the riddle.

"I think we were tricked." Brandon announced.

Pearl froze. "What?"

"Read it more carefully. 'Hardly anyone makes it this far, if you have, then you must be very crafty. But now, time is of the essence.' I think the last part was a trick. Think about it. He said 'crafty'."

"And that 'time is of the essence.'" Pearl said. She tapped her foot on the floor and then her eyes lit up. "Oh my gosh! What about that new potion that Mrs. Berman told us about! She was making it to momentarily slow down time! But it wasn't liquid, it was a gas type potion!"

"An 'essence'!" Brandon chimed in, as he caught onto Pearl's thinking. "And the craft has a lot to do with spells and potions! What if we go to the...."

"....Potions Lab!" Brandon and Pearl said, in unison. "And find Mrs. Berman's new potion!" The 2 kids ran out the door, heading for the Potions Lab.

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Brandon and Pearl searched up and down for Mrs. Berman's new potion.

"I don't see it." Pearl said, breathlessly.

Brandon took another look around and pointed to a safe on a very high cabinet. "I bet it's there."

"I bet it's also magically protected." Pearl said. She wrinkled her nose. "During times like these...." She jumped, but couldn't reach the safe. "....I wish I had my Aunt Phoebe's levitation power."

"Ummm...." Brandon looked around and then teleported out. Moments later, Brandon teleported in, with a long wooden stick, that had a little apple eraser on the tip. "Use one of the teachers' pointers."

Pearl took the pointer from Brandon and poked it at the safe. "This is a good idea." She continued to poke at it until it fell from the cabinet onto the floor.

"Good, good. Now we have to open it." Brandon said.

"I got it." Pearl replied. She formed an exploding light ball in her palm and then hurled it into the handle. The safe crackled with energy, but it wasn't strong enough to stand an attack by a Blessed One, and the handle broke off, then the door swung open. Pearl reached inside and pulled out a small bottle, then behind the bottle, was a small piece of paper. "Looks like we found it."

Brandon grabbed the piece of paper, opened it, and then read it.

----1:05 P.M.----

Piper paced around the room, with Jock's vanquishing spell in hand. "We have to get them out of there. We don't know how much time they have...."

Prue bounced up. "I think I have an idea!"

TO BE CONTINUED....