Chapter 1: Middle of the Night

A/N: Thanks for the reviews. They made me happy. I'll try to update as often as I can. Charmed is owned by some other people who aren't me.

The premonition Phoebe had had was still fresh in her mind. It felt so real. She could feel the girl's pain, and the demon's evil. It was almost too much to bear. Phoebe was afraid. This premonition was unlike any she had ever had before. It had left her shaking, terrified. It would happen soon. Very soon. She had to stop it. That demon was bad news. The young girl couldn't see it. Phoebe had a feeling that she wouldn't be able to se it either.

Only three seconds after she awoke she got out of bed and tiptoed up to the attic. She would check the Book the Shadows for the demon. Then her and her sisters would vanquish it. That's what she kept telling herself. The premonition had shaken her to the core. There was just something else about the premonition. There was something about that vision that left an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. It was as if she'd missed something…

When she reached the pedestal holding the Book of Shadows she began to flip through it frantically. She passed dozens of demons they had already vanquished, but she did not care. Phoebe turned the pages more slowly now so as not to miss anything. There were hundreds of demons, potions, and spells in this book, and yet she couldn't find the one she needed. After about 30 minutes of searching she looked up to the heavens and yelled, "I could use a little HELP!" The pages immediately began turning until a moment later they stopped.

"Thanks", Phoebe whispered, managing a small smile. She turned to the page of the book. There was no picture. She read the short page in silence.

Vidaro Demon,

This demon cannot be seen by any good being. He can only be seen by evil. That is what makes him so dangerous. He is a hired gun. He will not stop hunting his target until he or his target is dead. He lives by absorbing the pain and the power of young witches. In his invisible state, he is invulnerable to magic. The Vidaro attack only during a full moon. If made visible they can be vanquished with a generic vanquishing potion containing their flesh, and a power of three spell.

When Phoebe finished reading the entry of the Book of Shadows she shivered. This was a pretty scary demon. She was sure it was nothing they couldn't handle. Yet…she still had doubts. There was something about this demon that was different. She had the urge to go downstairs to wake her sisters, but one glance at her watch told her this was a bad idea. It was 3 am. And she knew Piper and Paige would be very angry if she woke them. She would just wait here.

Her sisters found her the next morning, asleep on the Book of Shadows. Piper gently tapped her sister on the shoulder whispering, "Phoebe, wake up." Phoebe's eyes snapped open and she looked at her sisters with wide eyes. Piper and Paige looked at her with worried eyes. "What's wrong?" they asked in unison.

Phoebe hesitated for a moment before telling them. As she spoke it was as if she was seeing the premonition all over again. When she finished, her sisters looked…worried. They were still not as worried as she was. They looked in their element. They were ready to face this demon. Phoebe tried to smile and look as ready as her sisters were.

"I'll get started on the potion," Phoebe told her sisters.

"I guess I could do the potion", Piper said.

"I'll check for some extra info at Magic School," Paige said. The Charmed Ones were about to get to work when the doorbell rang.

"Paige," called Phoebe from the book, "will you get that?" Paige nodded and walked downstairs to get the door. When she opened it, she gasped. She saw someone she never thought she'd ever see.

"Prue", she whispered.

Prue smiled at the sister she had never met. "I'm here to help," she said simply.

TBC…