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Peanut2lb: Don't worry, Prue will be back to normal at the end of this chapter! Thanks for the compliments about my use of mythology, descriptions and word choice!
The-Cheese-Fairy: Charmed the musical? lol. And about Aphrodite, I know! lol. Some of your compliments are slightly freaky! lol. Can't wait for your next update!
Half Prue, Half Horse:
"Oh god, why am I a centaur?" Prue asked in shock,
"the stories are true," Artemis mumbled, she couldn't take her eyes off Prue,
"what stories?" Phoebe asked,
"whenever a centaur is killed their magic will be passed to the nearest being who feels the need to escape," replied the goddess.
"That must be why they are half horse, they can run faster than humans," Phoebe said,
"I thought you meant escape as in escaping their emotions," Piper said,
"well, when people want to escape their emotions they, more often than not, run away," Artemis stated.
"But I don't want to escape, I have two wonderful sisters, an adoring boyfriend and am expecting a baby," Prue told them,
"maybe that's not what you want to leave behind, maybe it's magic?" Artemis asked,
"do you?" Phoebe questioned, Prue felt the need to tell the truth, and nodded.
"It's just, I don't my baby to have to suffer the burden of magic," Prue said,
"magic is not a burden, it is a gift," Piper replied, then she walked away through the forest,
"out of everyone I didn't think Piper would react like that," Prue stated,
"well maybe, deep down she feels the same way, without magic she wouldn't of had to go through all the pain with Leo," Phoebe said, then she jogged after Piper. Prue raised one of her hooves and stomped it to the ground, forming a crack,
"if you are ever going to turn back into a witch you will need to stop trying to run Prue, do you think you can do that?" Artemis asked,
"I'd do anything," Prue said, holding her hands on her still slim stomach, she feared the centaur's magic that had passed into her was somehow harming her baby, Artemis jumped on Prue's back and they trotted off into the dark of the forest.
"Piper?" Phoebe called out, "Piper?" suddenly another centaur leapt out from behind some bushes,
"Phoebe!" exclaimed a voice, then the centaur began to move in slow motion,
"Piper!" Phoebe was glad to see her sister. The two charmed ones hid behind a tree just as the centaur began moving at normal speed again,
"I know you're here witches," he spat, "I can taste your fear,"
"taste this," Piper said as she jumped out from behind the tree and bashed a branch on the centaur's head. The centaur disappeared into a splash of water and reappeared behind Piper, he grabbed her arms and separated into bubbles which popped and disappeared.
"Piper!" Prue yelled, she had just seen her sister get taken by a centaur,
"I have the ability to sense for my prey," Artemis said, she closed her eyes and sensed for the centaur, "I know where they are," she helped Phoebe join her on Prue's back and orbed the three of them out.
Piper was screaming for help as the centaur advanced towards her, she tugged at the ropes around her wrists,
"leave her!" bellowed a strong voice, then as small man with brown goat's legs stepped out of the shadows,
"are you Pan?" Piper asked, the size of the newcomer had helped her gain some confidence.
"Yes I am, you must be Prue," he replied, he thinks I'm Prue Piper said in her mind, "Medusa shall be here soon," he said, then he sat down on the floor, scratched his goat horns and a set of pipes materialised in his hands, which he began to play.
"Pan, where is Prudence Halliwell?" asked a bitter voice,
"my lady she is here," Pan said,
"no, this is Piper Halliwell, I want Prudence!" yelled the voice, then a woman rose out of a pile of stones. She was more of a monster than a woman, her hair was created out of sleeping snakes and her skin was mint green, she wore a grey robe and had long blade-like talons.
"Medusa," Piper whispered, she tried to freeze the female creature but nothing happened,
"where is your sister?" Medusa questioned, clutching Piper's throat,
"behind you," Piper replied, Medusa turned to see a centaur-Prue with Phoebe and Artemis on her back. The centaur, that had taken Piper, exploded as Artemis shot him with one of her arrows, then the goddess and Phoebe jumped from Prue's back and helped Piper. While this was happening, Prue threw a ball of water at Medusa, knocking her backwards, the gorgon responded to the attack by encasing Prue's legs in stone. Artemis destroyed the stone and then Prue ran forward, trampling on Medusa's body and crushing most of her bones,
"that won't stop me!" she screamed, grabbing one of Prue's hooves and throwing her into the air,
"we need to help," Phoebe said, as Prue came crashing back down to the floor, Piper agreed and the two sisters ran to Prue's aid.
"Let us take it from here, we can't risk you getting hurt," Piper said, "well more hurt,"
"I need to vanquish her," Prue replied weakly,
"Prue, think about the baby," Phoebe said, Prue fainted in Phoebe's arms, "it's all you," the youngest sister said to Piper after witnessing Medusa throw Artemis into a wall. Piper grabbed Artemis' bow and arrow and fired at Medusa,
"get her in the eyes, her power is channelled through her eyes" Artemis groaned, Piper had forgot about Medusa's power and got a shock when she found herself turning to stone,
"Zeus!" Phoebe cried, one of her sisters was stone and the other was an unconscious centaur, out of gold orbs the king of the gods appeared, "we need help," Phoebe continued, he healed Prue and changed Piper back to normal.
"How bout a power of three spell?" Piper asked,
"will it work? I mean I am a centaur," Prue said,
"it's worth a try," Phoebe replied, then the three sisters chanted;
"The power of three,
will set us free,"
they repeated it several times and Medusa exploded into stone and smoke.
"Please sir, please spare me," Pan begged, Zeus shook his head and struck him with a lightening bolt, Prue smiled as a warm glow spread across her body and she returned to normal,
"how did that happen?" Phoebe asked,
"I stopped running and realized without magic we wouldn't be able to do all the good things we do, it truly is a gift," Prue replied.
"It is time for you to return to your world, but be careful, there are more monsters in our realm that want you," Zeus said, he clapped his hands and the sisters disappeared into gold orbs.
To be continued…
