AN: Hey guys… sorry it took me so long again to update… I wrote this chapter, didn't like it, and rewrote it. It's all better now… I added in another lil flashback, a pretty intense one.

Enjoy the reading………..

CHAPTER VII

OOO Powers Gone Completely Wrong OOO

"Something big?" Paige asked.

Piper stared at her.

"What exactly?" That was Phoebe.

Piper shrugged.

Phoebe and Paige shared a slook again, then looked back to Piper.

"We'll have to worry about it later. First, we need to find a way to protect you from them all, sooner or later they might break in." Phoebe reasoned.

Now Piper suppressed a frown.

"They don't need to get into the manor to get to me. As soon as they have enough power they can just summon me." She explained.

"Not unless you're a Charmed One again." Paige said.

Piper looked at her. What did she have in mind?

"Piper; Paige and I have been talking… and even though there is nothing in the book, there just might be a way to…" Phoebe seemed in a loss.

"To change you back." Paige, the braver one, said.

Phoebe nodded in agreement.

"What do you have in mind?" Piper asked.

"We need to get you to tap into your powers again."

"I haven't used my powers in years… I don't remember how anymore…" Piper, who tried it only too many times before, said.

"It's worth a try. This house is full of magic… you just have to tap into yours again." Paige encouraged.

Piper frowned this time. It was better then to sit around and wait for Rassalas to break into her body and summon her back.

"Alright. Let's do it."

OOO

It was eating him from inside.

After two years that he couldn't even mildly sense her, he could now read her so clearly, no matter where he went.

Leo could sense every one of Piper's emotions, and any calls form other charges were unclear. The fact that he was so far away didn't suppress any of those things he felt.

After he had orbed away from the elder that came to try and persuade him, he orbed into some ally, and from it he walked out to a main street, full of people that seemed to all know where they were headed.

The rain wasn't annoying… it was suiting. It wasn't too cold either.

But Leo felt far away from anything around him… he was more aware of Piper then himself.

A depressing feeling came over him… one which didn't belong to him. It was Piper… then he suddenly felt weak. It was because that was how she felt.

Someone had bumped into him.

"Watch where you're going, will you?" The cranky woman exclaimed.

Leo didn't have a chance to apologize before the woman had already continued down the street, a hundred more behind her.

His thoughts drifted back to what Piper had told him that day… The baby was alive.

He'd save him, Leo decided. He'd save the boy that ended up where he never should have. He'd save his son.

OOO

"Come on Piper… try again." Paige encouraged.

After their 'talk', Piper took a shower, was given some clothes to wear , managed to actually get her hair to look normal (something that seemed much more natural doing in the manor then in her filthy apartment), and then they all went down to the basement to start practicing.

Practicing her powers, that is. Who so far haven't even flickered.

"I've tried before… I can't do it." She said. Two hours ago when they had started she still had some hope, but now it was all gone.

"Just concentrate on the stuffed animal…" Paige continued.

"It's not going to work… Our powers are connected to our emotions." Phoebe reasoned.

Piper flopped back down on a chair behind her, her eyes set on the stuffed… toy. What was it anyway?

Piper knew that the chances she would be able to practice good magic again were too mild. Painfully mild.

"Piper; tell us about the source." Phoebe said.

Both Paige and Piper looked at her, confused.

"I know it must be hard as hell, but I want you to tell us… describe. Remember."

"No." Piper said at ones.

"Phoebe?" That was Paige.

"Emotion is the key to your powers, Piper, I want you to remember, and tell us." Phoebe repeated, never taking her eyes off of Piper.

Piper considered. Her sister's glare was demanding. There was no way out of this one.

"I'm not sure… what you want me to tell."

"Yes you are."

She was.

"Ok." Piper said.

Paige and Phoebe walked over closer and took a seat on two chairs not far from Piper's.

"Go ahead, we won't interrupt." Paige encouraged.

"Well… the source. His demon name is Balthazar. His human name is Cole."

Piper saw her sisters wanting to ask a million questions, but they stuck to their promise and didn't say a thing.

"I was only one of many of his witch slaves, all who were… collected, for the final… resolution. Whatever that is. All I know is that he needs a strong side of good with him, and apparently we're it. We… and my son."

Piper found herself getting off track. She was instructed to talk about the source, although she wasn't sure why.

"You were shit today." The man –Source- said, getting up from his place on the ground.

He walked over and grabbed a towel to dry his oily hands, ones which he used earlier to massage Piper.

The warm underworld room was lightened by candles; pieced of cloth were scattered on the floor, one of them covering Piper's nude figure.

"Your mind was elsewhere. We've talked about it; I want all of you when I do you." He muttered, picking up two goblets which he'd earlier filled with wine.

He crossed the room back to Piper, where she'd already set up, pulling the dark piece of cloth after her. She felt completely miserable.

"Take that look off your face, you know I hate it."

Piper looked down so he couldn't see her eyes. He gave her one of the goblets, and Piper took a slip, wondering if she'd just get drunk again like last time so the whole procedure wouldn't be as bad.

She heard him take a big gulp, and put the goblet away. He started moving towards her again, his arms reaching out until she could feel them on her waist.

Instantly, she put the glass down herself, and took a deep breath, unable to stop herself from leaning away from him.

But he didn't seem to care, or notice, and pulled her even closer.

She could feel the tears in her eyes, burning, like every other time. Every one of them seemed like the worst one.

He was breathing against her neck, squeezing her tight now, too tight. Too close. She wanted to get out, badly.

But she couldn't… she would have to let him have his way with her, like always. And then she would go to her damn apartment and cry until she would feel numb. Then a hot bath for three or four hours, and she would live away until it was time for a 'meeting' with the source again. That was her life.

Piper found herself breathing hard. The single tears were giving a false look to her vision.

Phoebe and Paige were both at her side now; neither of them seemed to remember why they had asked Piper to say anything from the first place.

But Piper did. She stood up, blinking a few times, and the two other sisters seemed to have gotten the clue and concentrated again.

"You can do it honey…" Phoebe said, in a much more sisterly and encouraging voice then the one she had used earlier.

Piper, knowing it just might work, brought her hands up and waved them in the natural way she used to.

What happened next shocked them all.

Instead of the stuff toy being blown into pieces, a single blue energy ball had formed between Piper's palms.

Paige's hands flew to her mouth, a wince coming out of her.

"No…" Phoebe whispered in despair.

Piper felt like shit. She had just disappointed them all in the worst way possible.

Her head down, Piper lunched the ball at the toy, which did no more then just fall backwards from its place on the table, no harm done. The energy ball had been a very low voltage one.

Both Phoebe and Paige were stuck at their position, confused, and Piper wanted to scream.

Like that, she ran towards the stairs and into the kitchen, later to more stairs until she found the first door in the hall which led to the bathroom.

She closed herself there, locked the door with teary eyes, and slid down to the floor; feeling sorry for herself, and her family to have her as a burden. They were probably better off without her.

OOO

Phoebe watched her sister run up the stairs, but couldn't force herself to run after her, she was too shocked.

Paige had still been staring at the stuffed toy, as if he was real and Piper had just killed him. Even thought that was their initial intention.

Phoebe, looking to blame it on someone, exclaimed;

"Where the hell is Leo anyway?"

Paige shrugged her shoulders.

"LEO!" Phoebe exclaimed, realizing that using her voice so loudly was relieving her frustration.

"LEO!" Phoebe screamed again, letting only a few seconds in between.

"LEO!" She did it again.

Paige didn't protest; they just waited.

Eventually, he had orbed in.

He looked to be in a pretty bad shape; big black bags under his eyes, puffed lips, white glare.

"Where the hell have you been?" That was Paige.

"What does it matter anyway…"

"It matters! You should be with your wife, helping her through this! Or have you completely forgotten about her?" Paige has taken over now.

"She won't want to see me…"

"Yes, she will, Leo. She will, believe me, she will." Phoebe said.

"It's you that don't seem to want to." Paige added bitterly.

Leo looked down… out of shame, maybe. Phoebe couldn't tell exactly.

"Go talk to her." Phoebe said, putting an encouraging hand on Leo's shoulder.

He finally nodded, and orbed out.

"What do you do?" Paige asked.

"We'll try again. I can't –won't- believe that Piper only has evil powers left in her. She is a charmed one, our sister, and we'll help her find her way back. Whatever it takes. And then we'll save her son, and stop the source and whatever plan he's got going."

"Long way ahead of us…………." Paige reasoned, and they both flopped back down on their chairs.

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