The demons were no more than six or seven feet from the four. At that distance they could each see them clearly. They appeared very similar to the description Phoebe had given Prue and Piper earlier. Now, they could tell even more details about them.
The demons skin still appeared to be a uniform gray colored. But it didn't look like skin at all. It appeared to be artificial. Their hands had only three fingers but not the obligatory claws the sisters had come to expect from many demons. They also noticed that the demons didn't seem concerned with them. They appeared to be interested only in Jonathan as they both stared directly at him.
"Get him out of here," cried Prue.
As Phoebe took Jonathan by the arm, Prue used her telekinetic ability. She grabbed the spherical item from the demons' hand and cast it away. The demon turned toward the kitchen, intent on retrieving the item.
As Prue attacked the first demon, Piper used her freezing power to freeze the second demon. She wasn't sure if she could freeze both demons nor did she know just how long her freeze would hold this one. But at least for the moment they only had one demon to concern themselves with.
Phoebe pulled Jonathan into the entryway past the frozen demon. She hurriedly pushed him up the stairs; intent on getting him safely out of danger while her sisters confronted the demons. As she passed the frozen demon she glanced over. The first demon had retrieved the sphere and was turning toward her.
"Get him upstairs," Prue said, stepping up next to Phoebe. "We'll take care of our intruders."
Phoebe pushed Jonathan ahead of her up the stairs. He offered little resistance. As they reached the landing halfway up the stairs, Phoebe glanced down at the entryway. The demon with the sphere stretched out his hand and a beam shot from the palm. She watched in horror as the beam struck Prue, encasing her in some form of energy shield.
Suddenly Piper appeared in the entryway. She had a vase with some flowers in her hand. She threw the vase at the demon, striking him directly in the head. The demon fell back into the kitchen door, dropping the sphere. At the same time, the energy beam from his hand ceased and Prue was freed from her energy cage.
Phoebe and Jonathan continued up the stairs as Prue and Piper continued to battle the two demons. By now Pipers freeze of the second demon had worn off. It turned to grab Piper. Prue used her telekinetic power once again to cast the demon into the living room, out of reach of her younger sister.
Piper bent down and picked up the sphere the first demon had dropped. It looked simply like a glass sphere about four inches in diameter. The glass was opaque and what, if anything, inside was hidden from view. As she looked up, the first demon came charging out of the kitchen.
Piper raised the sphere and threw it directly at the demon. It struck the demon in the chest, shattering on impact. As it did, the demon stiffened as bolts of electricity emanated from and covered its body. Clumsily, it stumbled backward into the kitchen.
Prue and Piper turned to face the second demon. It stood looking at them for a moment, and then simply vanished from the living room. The two sisters looked up at the top of the stairs to make sure Phoebe and Jonathan were okay. Then they headed into the kitchen and the demon that had stumbled in there. There was no demon in sight. Several glass fragments lay scattered on the floor but the demon was gone. Apparently the sphere had vanquished it when it had shattered.
"Well, looks like we took care of at least one of them," Prue said. "I guess the other one wasn't in the mood to fight us alone."
"Looks like you're right," Piper said, picking up the fragments of glass. "These might help us identify what this thing was. And maybe what type of demons those were. Leo said the Elders had no idea."
"That's odd," Prue said.
"Everything okay?" asked Phoebe, sticking her head in the kitchen door.
"For the moment," Prue said. "Is Jonathan okay?"
"Yeah," Phoebe said. "He's right behind me. Where's our friend?"
"Vanquished, I guess," Piper said, holding up the glass fragments. "But we got this, whatever it is. I'm hoping that we can identify what it is. Maybe get a clue about the identity of these things."
"Good idea," Phoebe said. "Jonathan's a bit shaken up but he doesn't seem to be hurt. So, what's our next move?"
"You and I are going to talk to Jonathan again," Prue said. "Piper is going to see about getting some help identifying this glass sphere."
"Right," Piper said.
As Prue and Phoebe escorted Jonathan back into the living room, Piper called for Leo.