Chapter 5

The minds of the three women were still reeling from the news that there sister's soon to be ex-boyfriend just dropped on them. Piper, Phoebe and Jason (who made it a point to step away from Mike once his true identity was reviled) was on one side of the room while Prue checked on Paige. The girl still hadn't awakened which alarmed the girls, especially Prue. As much as she wanted to sit and sort through the events of the last few hours, her sister was in serious need of the potion that only the demon could provide. All due to the fact that her asshole boyfriend was a demon and his enemies wanted him dead and so would Paige once she found out about his dirty little secret.

"I'm so sorry honey" she whispered into her sister's hair. The girl was going to be devastated once she found out. Prue just hoped that the man at least loved her and wasn't using her to kill her and her sisters.

Finding the strength to get back down to business, Prue spoke "Ok Mike, it's time for you to give us a little background on your friend. You can start with why he wants you and this faction of yours dead"

Taking a small step forward the man answered "Well first of all I don't have a faction. He's actually referring to my family. You see Zalil killed my father a few years back and my family and I have been trying to get our revenge since then, but Zalil is pretty hard to get to and every time we came close to vanquishing him his followers would come to his rescue. And just so you know my family's not evil"

"Yeah, that's what they all say" Piper snapped back.

"Well we don't know if you're evil or not but in all honesty, we don't care." Jason yelled backing up his family.

"Listen you guys, we really need to come up with a plan." Phoebe said as she got to her feet.

Looking at Mike with a hate filled stare Prue added "You do know that if the plan doesn't work that we're going to have to kill you and your family"

"PRUE!" Phoebe said shocked by her sister's cold words.

"I'm sorry Phoebe but if it comes down to him or Paige I can guarantee you that it will not be our sister" Prue finished as she turned her attention back to her youngest sister.

"Prue, come on we have to try…."

"No Phoebe" Piper said cutting her off. "I agree saving Paige is the most important thing. Family comes before everything else and you know that. They were interrupted by someone orbing in.

"Hey Leo, what did the Elders say?" Piper questioned as she took the man's hand in hers.

"Everything Zalil said is true and doing what he asks is the only way to save Paige."

"Damn it. I swear those beings serve no purpose" Piper shot back while looking up to the heavens.

Walking over to Prue and Paige Phoebe questioned "How do you think she's going to react if we end up killing Mike and his family?"

"In the end she would know that it was all for the best." Piper said as Leo wrapped his arms around her.

Through it all Mike stood there motionless. It was possible that everything he worked so hard for, for the past several years was going down the drain. Damn you Zalil, he thought. No matter, he continued in the end Paige and her sister's will all die, no matter what the cost.

That's when Leo's voice startled him. "I have an idea. Why don't we just strip them of their powers, that way it would take the family off of Zalil's radar? After all demons can only sense other demons when they use their demonic powers."

"That sounds good to me" Phoebe said sounding optimistic.

This infuriated Mike. How dare these witches try to render him and his family powerless? I have to find a way to make them trust me so they don't find out what I've been hiding. Think fast, he told himself. Their supposed to be your family, you have to act as if you're concerned for their safety.

"You expect me and my family to go powerless. You have got to be kidding; there is no way that we're going to agree to that."

This made Prue uncomfortable. Why wouldn't he do this for Paige and what has him so scared.

"It would only be for a little while, than once Paige is cured, we'll give you and your family your powers back." Piper responded sounding every bit suspicious as Prue was.

Phoebe also picked up on it with her empathy powers, but before she could say anything Mike began to come undone.

"NO!" he shouted not being able to contain himself any more.

"Hey calm down!" Phoebe shouted "We're just trying to help you without having to kill you and your family so which would you rather?"

That was it he wasn't going to hide in plain sight any more. He was going to let these bitches know who he was and what he was going to do to them.

"Why calm down when I'm just getting fired up" he said as he threw a fire ball Prue's way. She ducked out of the way just in time, but the pain in her shoulder told her different. Using her freezing power Piper tried several times to freeze the demon, but it wouldn't work. He tried to throw another fireball her way but Leo tackled her to the ground in the nick of time. Finally reaching for one of the last of the powerful potions Phoebe threw it at the man who never saw his demise coming.

None of them noticed the now awakened Paige. Leo was now tending to an injured Prue while Phoebe and Piper were working on some more Potions. They figured that since the potion was strong enough to vanquish Mike, then it would be strong enough to finish off the rest of the demonic family. The girl blinked for a few seconds trying to focus with what was left of her eye sight. Seeing the pile of ashes she turned to her family and asked

"What the hell just happened?" Which caused her sisters and Leo to look at her with sympathy in there eyes.