A New Power

The Source discussed the matter of Patience with Ora. He seemed quite happy that everything had gone so well. He now had the most powerful demon and witch to watch his back. But Ora couldn't shake her anxiety. "I don't think we should trust her. She is a witch after all. She could destroy us."

"She will serve us. She has to. The poison in the athame turned her evil. She is a demon now." Just as the Source said this, Vicious and Patience shimmered in. Patience looked different. Her normal chocolate hair had been replaced by a blondish gold color. She was also dressed in a black clothes and a black leather drench coat. She smiled as she and Vicious walked down the line of demons leading to the Source and Ora. When she got to the Source, she and Ora exchanged nasty looks. Vicious bowed before the Source, but Patience denied her lord the privilege. "Just the one I've been waiting to see. Welcome to your new home."

Ora stepped forward with grace. "Don't you know who this is? Bow down before your lord. He deserves your respect."

"Respect is earned," Patience replied. She touched Ora and closed her eyes. Ora turned to the Source for support.

"Listen to her. She is disobedient. She will kill us all! You must destroy her for our future."

"Bitch, you don't have a future." As Ora turned towards Patience, she saw the fireball racing to her heart. In mere seconds, ashes had taken Ora's place. "Like the sands of Ora, so are the days of our lives. But our lives can mean so much more than ashes. I saw her future. She used me to kill you and then took over the world. I wasn't about to let your throne be wasted on that bitch. I'm the new Seer now. We can make this world ours. We can control all of time and bring fear to the mortals."

"Won't she make a wonderful princess?" Vicious says as he kisses Patience's neck.

"Yes, all we need is Phoebe." Patience winces at the Source's words. "She needs to have her baby as my heir. Then Patience will be able to truly rule with me." Patience smiles.

"We don't need to kill her. The Charmed Ones are gone. We can use chain her up with the rest of the mortals and make her build our hell. We will make sure they know the meaning of the word." Patience starts laughing at the thought. Vicious smiles at his future bride. The Source smiles at the former witch.

"How could someone so good become so bad?"

Opening Credits

"Kevin! Kevin, please!" Paige had been calling Kevin for the past ten minutes. As she tried to stop Piper's neck wound from bleeding, she started crying. She couldn't believe that Patience had betrayed them like that. No, she thought to herself. That wasn't Patience. That was pure evil. Suddenly, white orbs filled the room. Paige was surprise and afraid to see that the person inside the orbs was Prue. "What do you want? You're suppose to be dead."

"I am." Prue noticed Piper lying on the floor. She quickly ran over to Piper and started healing her. After she was done, Piper sat up slowly. "You're ok."

"Prue." Piper immediately hugged her dead sister. "You're a whitelighter now?"

"Yeah, the Elders did something good for once. What happened?"

"Patience is evil," Paige said without hesitation. "She attacked everyone and left with a demon."

"She got stabbed by this athame," Piper said as she handed Prue the weapon. Prue carefully examined it. "After that, she turned evil."

"This athame was dipped in poison. It tests a potential witch. If the witch is strong enough, she will survive and turn into a demon. The Source needs her to take over the world."

"What do you mean?" Piper asked as Zion and Kevin orbed in.

"She's the unspeakable power we were talking about," Kevin replied. He then went over to heal Leo and Cole. Zion explained the rest of the story.

"Patience is a very strong witch. She's also the strongest demon the world has ever known. We were hoping that she would continue to use her powers for good, but the Source got to her. She will destroy the world and bring forth the rule of evil if we don't stop her."

"That's why you were so eager to use her to destroy the Grimiore," Cole said coldly.

"We need you to destroy her," Zion continued.

"Stop right there," Piper said. "We can't kill her. She's part of our family."

"Try saying that when she's got you at your throat," Kevin said. "If we don't destroy her, we might as well give ourselves up."

"There must be another way," Paige said. "I know she's evil, but she's good, too. We can't just vanquish her. She's innocent." Prue walked behind them.

"As much as I hate to admit it, it's the only way." Piper started to cry. Everyone in the room knew that Prue was right. "But first thing is first. We need to get Phoebe out of this trance. We won't be able to do anything without her. I can't heal her out of it. It's emotional and mental. We'll have to figure out how to help her." Cole walked over to her and punched her across the face in vain.

"That won't work, Cole," Piper said. "Someone needs to get inside her mind. I think there's a spell that will let both Paige and me in. I'll go get the book." Piper ran up the stairs so she could avoid Prue seeing her like this. She wanted to be strong for Paige's sake, but Paige knew better. The only way to save the world this time was to sacrifice the one person who made the biggest difference in their lives.

Demons were running amuck across the world. Millions of witches had either been killed or tortured at the hands of the Underworld. If they hadn't been killed or tortured, they were being forced into slavery to help prepare for the surfacing of the Underworld. Patience had just returned to the Underworld with her hands covered in blood. Vicious was amused. "What have you been up to, my darling?"

"I was just killing witches. You should see all the warlocks lining up for the powers they possess. I've brought back some for slaves." Vicious walked over to his bride.

"You are learning fast, Patience. Soon, you and I will rule the world with the Source." He tried to kiss her but she resisted. "What's wrong?"

"It's mother and her sisters. I don't know why but I feel bad for doing this to them," she said trembling. Vicious just smiled and hugged her.

"Don't worry. You'll get over it. I remember when I killed my parents. I felt bad for weeks. It gets better." Patience leaned up to kiss him. She then waved her hand and a witch appeared.

"I know how much you love to torture witches, so I brought you a present." Vicious threw lightning at the witch and watched as she twitched in pain. "Soon, very soon, we will do this to my treasonous father and anyone who opposes us. We will have the whole world in chains. I will take great pleasure in displaying Belthazor's head in front of our followers."

Piper and Paige had just finished light the candle circle that surrounded them. They had laid Phoebe in the circle between them. Prue, Leo, Cole, Zion, and Kevin watched as the copied the spell out of the Book of Shadows. At first, Leo protested them going into Phoebe's mind. What if they didn't come back? "Don't worry, Leo," Paige joked. "If we don't come back, then you'll have fun fighting against Patience."

"We have everything under control," Piper said. "We'll be back in no time. The house is guarded from any evil that might want to come and kill us."

Prue stepped forward. "We'll be watching you. If you need to get out, we'll break the circle. Phoebe won't be able to come back, but we'll be able to save you."

"We won't need any help," Piper replied as she and Paige took the spell out. "Let's do this." They began to recite the spell together.

"Here these words, here our cry, cross our souls into her mind. Into her dreams, needing to be cured, to bring Phoebe Halliwell back to our world." When the spell is over, Piper and Paige fall into a deep sleep.

Paige and Piper walked through what looked like the house. Paige spoke first. "Are you sure we're in the right place? This looks like the manor more than Phoebe's head."

"It looks like this because this is what she's thinking about right now. We have to find her fast. Where do you think she could be?"

"Well, if you just saw your daughter slice and dice your sisters, where would you be?" Piper laughed at the crud remark. "Let's try upstairs. She'll probably be looking for a way to get Patience back." They both went up the attic and saw Phoebe looking in the Book of Shadows. They quickly ran over to her. "Phoebe, you're alright. We need to get you out of her so we can save Patience." Phoebe wasn't listening to a word they said. Piper looked at what Phoebe was looking at. It was a spell for poisoning someone.

"Phoebe," Piper said. "What are you doing?" Phoebe finished making the potion and put it in a vial. "Phoebe, what is that?"

"I can't save her," Phoebe whispered coldly. "She's a demon. I have to stop this." She grabbed the athame that had been used to stab Patience. "I won't let this happen. I won't let her do this to the world. Magic forces, hear my cries. Powers of witches and demons rise. Be she far or be she near. Bring Patience Halliwell hear." Patience suddenly appeared in the attic. "I won't let her kill my sisters." Phoebe threw the athame at Patience's heart and watched as she was engulfed in flames. Suddenly, Paige and Piper found themselves at the Bay Mirror.

"Weren't we in the manor?" Paige asked.

"Yeah, why are we at Phoebe's office?" Piper asked as they turned around. They saw Phoebe typing her columns. They watched as she continued to type until she suddenly stopped. "Why did she stop?"

"Phoebe, we need to get you out of here," Paige said. Just as she said this, they found themselves at the manor. "What is going on?" They watched as Patience fought off a demon in front of Phoebe. When the demon threw a fireball at Patience, he made his way to Phoebe.

"That was almost too easy," the Source says. "Now, all that is left is you. It's a shame that you had to watch your whole family die like that. But it's almost… anti-climatic."

"No, it can't be!" Phoebe yells as she watches the Source take his hood off to expose his half gone face. Suddenly, Patience gets up. The Source smiles at her. "Hmm. You'll prove to be a very good servant, perhaps even my queen. But first thing's first." He turns to Phoebe and throws a fireball at her. Piper and Paige watch in horror as they are teleported back to the attic. They watch Phoebe kill Patience. They go to the Bay Mirror and watch Phoebe type and stop. They watch the horrible scene at the manor. This happens several times until they finally stop at the Bay Mirror.

"Ok, this is getting really old really fast!" Paige yells.

"Phoebe, what are you trying to tell us?" Piper asks.

"Watch," Phoebe says as she walks behind them. They watch the Phoebe in the desk type. She suddenly stops again. "This happened a couple weeks ago."

"What is so important about this memory?" Paige asks.

Phoebe starts crying lightly and looks up. The Phoebe behind them explains the memory. "This was when I realized that Patience would never be good. She would succumb to evil one day. I thought that I could save her from this fate, but I knew that she was gone. The first time I was thought about it was the night before she arrived, the night when I had this dream."

Suddenly, the scene changed to the manor conservatory. The Source appears and kills Piper. He catches the fireball that Paige has orbed back at him and throws it at her. He then kills Wyatt and Chris. Phoebe starts crying and falls to the ground, frozen in fear. As the Source moves towards her, Patience comes out and kicks him but then is sent flying against the cabinet. The Source reveals himself to Phoebe and notices Patience climbing to her feet. He laughs and utters the unforgettable words. "You'll prove to be a very good servant, perhaps even my queen." The Source disappears along with the dead bodies and Patience. The three Phoebes walk in front of Piper and Paige.

"Now do you see why Patience has to die?" Phoebe 1 says.

"She can't be allowed to live," the second Phoebe says. "I have to kill her before anyone else can. Then, I'll kill myself with this potion." She opens the vial and brings it to her lips.

"No, Phoebe," Paige says. "Patience is still good. We can save her." Piper gets a brainstorm.

"Phoebe, what were you feeling when Patience killed us?" The Phoebe in the middle looks at her in awe.

"I felt empty. I felt like I lost everything," she says.

"No, Phoebe," Piper yells. "That's not what you felt. I know it. What did you feel? What did Patience feel?" Phoebe is completely dumbstruck. She takes the vial away from her lips.

"I felt… despair." The two Phoebes look at her. "I felt Patience's heart break in two as she slashed her throat. It was like no pain I had never felt."

"That's probably why she went into shock," Paige announces. "The pain and misery was too much. But that means…" Piper realized it, too. Phoebe had the power of…

"Empathy," Piper whispered with a smile. "You can feel everyone's emotions. And that means Patience has emotions again." She walked over to Phoebe. "Phoebe, we can still save Patience. We can still save your daughter from evil, just like we saved you and Cole." Phoebe started crying as she dropped the vial. The two other Phoebes smiled and merged with the Phoebe in the middle. "It's alright, Phoebe. We can save her."

The scene changed to the attic where they cast the spell. Prue, Cole and Leo stood around them, happy to have Phoebe back. Phoebe looked around. Her eyes filled with tears as she fell to the ground. Paige and Piper caught her and embraced her, trying to comfort their sister. Phoebe was now crying hysterically. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry."

Paige smiled as she whispered in her older sister's ear. "It's alright, Phoebe. It wasn't your fault. We're just glad you're back."

"Yeah," Piper said as a tear fell down her cheek. "And we'll get Patience back, no matter what." Phoebe looked around and saw Prue. She ran and hugged her older sister.

"You're alive. I'm so happy. I missed you so much."

"I know," Prue said. "With any luck, we'll be able to turn this all around." Leo walked over to the window and looked out. Cole went to kiss Phoebe.

"I'm so happy you're still alive. I missed you. I love you." He kissed his wife again.

Prue decided to interrupt. "It's about time you guys came back. Do you know how long you've been in her mind?" Paige and Piper looked at each other.

"We were only in there for a couple of hours," Paige answered.

"A couple of hours," Prue protested. "More like a couple of days, a week to be precise."

"A week?" Piper yelled. Leo turned back to the sisters and motioned them towards the window. As they gazed out, they gasped at the horrible sight of the black sky. Buildings were burning in the background and demons were running around killing humans. They looked in the distance and saw humans being marched across a street in chains as the demons whipped them to move faster. "What the hell is going on?"

"The Source has taken over the world," Cole said coldly. The sisters looked over the horrible sight. They spotted a fifty foot statue of the Source tower over the building of San Francisco.

"Welcome to hell."

Next Episode: Family or Love

Wow! That one took forever to write. I hope you liked it. It is shorter than the other stories, but I think that's good. It might take awhile to write the next one though. I'll try to work on it over Christmas break. I think I'm going to be working on some more fanfic, too. Until then, Happy Holidays.