Chapter 2

The four witches immediately got down to business. Paige and Prue searched the book of shadows while Phoebe and Piper were downstairs grabbing some basic potion ingredients from the kitchen. In the attic Prue and Paige were hard at work trying desperately to find the demon. A seemingly pissed Prue questioned Paige.

"Can you remember anything else?"

"No, I told you, everything happened so quickly that…" Paige didn't get the chance to finish before being cut off by her angry older sister.

"Damn it, you need to be more careful Paige, we can't baby-sit you all the time. If you can't even remember a few lousy details, then how can you expect to protect yourself? Don't you know that your stupidity could have gotten you KILLED?" Paige was stunned. How could Prue say such awful things to her?

Seeing the young woman's eyes begin to tear Prue spoke up in a softer tone "I'm so sorry, honey. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. It's just that we just found you and we don't want to lose you again" Prue finished as she hugged the girl tightly and planted a kiss on top of her head. At that moment Piper and Phoebe came into the attic.

"Hey did you guys find anything on the demon?" Piper asked setting the ingredients on the table. Surveying the items Phoebe added "I hope we have everything we need. I'm sure the demon will attack again once he realizes that Paige is still alive."

"Yeah but this time we're all here and we'll be waiting for him" Piper said with a smile while putting a hand on Paige's shoulder. Flipping through the book some more they finally came across what they were looking for.

"Here's something" Prue pointed out. "It's a Hanerza demon and his name is Zalil. His powers include energy balls, fire balls, shape shifting, and he can also manipulate time. It also says that his face was scared during a battle against a demon with razor like armor. Wow, I definitely wouldn't want to meet up with him. Anyway there's more."

While listening to her sister Paige stared to feel really weird. It seemed as if her body was giving out on her. What the hell is happening, she thought. As much as she didn't want to worry or upset her sisters any more then the attack on her life already had, she knew that they needed to know what was going on. So she reluctantly spoke up "Umm guys?" she said as she tried to hold on to the podium that the book rested on. "I don't feel so good" was all she was able to say before fainting and crashing to the floor hard.

"Paige!" Piper screamed.

"Oh no, what's wrong now?" Phoebe added.

"Paige, Paige, come on honey open your eyes. Please open your eyes, come on Paige." Prue said as she shook the girl violently.

This was no doubt connected to the attack on the girl earlier that day, but she didn't understand how. She knew it was possible to put a curse on an athame, but Paige hadn't been cut with it. Or was she, while she was passed out. Piper's voice interrupted her thoughts "LEO, LEO come quick, it's Paige again"

The angel orb in seconds later. "What happened?"

"We don't know, she just fainted" Phoebe responded trying not to panic for her sister's sake. As Leo kneeled over the girl allowing the familiar glow to come over him, he stopped suddenly with a puzzled look on his face.

Sensing that something was wrong Piper spoke "Leo what's the matter?" she asked trying hard not to lose it, but everyone could still hear the shakiness in her voice.

Not wanting to give the sisters the bad news Leo tried even hardened to heal the girl, but there's was nothing that he could do.

"Leo what the hell is wrong?" Prue asked knowing full well that something was terribly wrong. "ANSWER ME LEO, NOW!"

"She's still breathing but for some reason I can't heal her." Looking into his girlfriend's teary eye's "I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do. Right now you guys need to get back to the book and see what you can out and I'll lay Paige down on the couch" he finished as he picked the girl off the floor.

"Why is this happening?" Prue said as she held her sisters hand in hers.

"Hopefully we'll find out what's going on in enough time" Phoebe replied as she kneeled down next to Prue. "Is there anything in the book Piper?"

"Yeah there is" Piper said sounding less than optimistic, which worried the other two sisters. After a moment she continued "I've got some good new and some bad news. The good news is that there is a vanquishing potion for Zalil, the bad news is that his energy balls are poisonous and not only does his blood have to be mixed into the antidote but if he dies before the cure is administered the person infected will die along with him."

"How long do we have?" Prue asked while staring off into space.

"Maybe two or three days" Piper responded.

"Oh God, what are we going to do?" a distraught Phoebe spoke in a whisper.

Not wanting to waste any more time Prue jumped to her feet "We have to summon him. Phoebe prepare the crystal cage, Piper you get to work on the vanquishing potion, while I write the summoning spell." Turning back to Paige she added "its ok honey you're going to be fine. I promise."

After a little while Phoebe and Piper had the potion and the cage ready. "Ok, are you guys ready?" Prue asked.

"Yeah let's just get this over with so we can save our sister" Phoebe spoke as the girls recited the spell.

We call for a power that's dark as night

Come forth and end our heartbreak and fright

To make our sister's illness fade away fast

So this day won't be her very last.

Within seconds Zalil appeared in the crystal cage surrounded by some very pissed off witches. "Got cha" is what he was greeted with.