Authors Note: I know what you're thinking. This is almost the same as the plot for Something Wicca This Way Goes. Uh-uh. There will be a special twist in this Chapter. What is it you ask? You'll have to read it!
"If we want to get my power back, and if we want to vanquish Zankou, we should strip him of his powers." "Remember that spell we used to relinquish our powers when Rex Buckland framed Prue?" said Phoebe. "Well, if we substitute Zankou for our, we can get rid of his powers and make him defenseless.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Said Piper.
"But not quick enough." Said Zankou flaming in. He threw a ball of fire at Piper but she blew it up and froze Zankou.
"From whence they came, return them now; vanish the words, vanish Zankou's powers!"
The sisters chanted the spell and a light formed around Zankou, releasing his powers. Then another demon shimmered in. "Thanks for making things easier for me." He said.
He channeled a bolt of lightning from his hands and vanquished Zankou. Then he absorbed the powers including Phoebe's. "My name is Devrus." He said. "I look forward to vanquishing you." Then he flamed out.
"What the hell was that?" asked Piper. "Damn it!" "We finally come up with a good plan to get rid of our most powerful enemy and he gets killed, and we wind up with an even more powerful enemy."
"Relax Piper." "We can figure a way out of this mess." Said Leo reassuringly.
"Piper has a point." "It almost worked except we helped a demon more powerful than Zankou, who will most likely kill us!" said Phoebe.
"We just have to find another plan." Said Paige. "And I think I got one."
The Elder's Chamber
"We can't use that." "It is simply too risky." "We made a covenant with all good that it would never be used unless a dire emergency." Said Endora, a female elder.
"We have to." "There is no other way." "The Crystal of Ancients is what we must use." Said Odin.
"The crystal could kill Devrus, but it can vaporize the person who activates it's power." "Just touching it can enhance a witch's power." Replied Endora.
The Crystal of Ancients is an ancient stone that the most powerful forces of good had created. Infused with absolute power, good would be able to destroy an entire horde of demons. But, the last time it was used, the witch was killed after vanquishing one of the Sources. It was entrusted to the elders for safekeeping. Evil would not be able to use it because it is not an inanimate object. Therefore, it can judge between good and evil. Sort of like the Halliwell Book of Shadows. A spell would activate its awesome power and enhance the user's powers tenfold.
Magic School
"We let Devrus walk right in on us." "Zankou had the Book, along with one of our powers, and we just let Devrus take it in his hands!" said Piper angrily. "What is this about a plan, because I am waiting to hear it!" "Spill it Paige!"
"Alright, we know that Devrus has most likely found a way to make sure we can't strip him of his powers." "So, we should cast this spell that I found in the book that multiplies our power's strength." Said Paige.
"Wait, Prue cast that spell." "And the result was two clones of herself." Said Piper.
"That might work." Said Phoebe. "With nine of us, we could easily kill Devrus."
Police Station
"Darryl come here, I think we need to discuss something." Said Insp. Sheridan.
"What do we need to discuss?" he asked.
"The Halliwells, that's what." She replied. "Four inspectors, 1 federal agent, and their sister, Prue, have all died mysteriously in the past seven years." "Inspector Rodriguez, Inspector Trudeau, your partner by the way, Inspector Reese, Inspector Cortez, and their sister, Prudence." "Rodriguez's body mysteriously disappeared." "And Inspector Trudeau was somehow electrocuted." "Reese mysteriously died in a cemetery. Cortez disappeared mysteriously shortly after their sister was murdered." "Now Prue, apparently her body was somehow thrown through a wall." "Then there was Agent Jackman who somehow shot himself." "Not to mention all the other countless missing suspects that vanished without a trace." "Yet they are somehow connected to the Halliwell sisters." Said Sheridan.
"That doesn't mean they are murderers!" said Darryl defensively.
"No it doesn't." "They are innocent until proven guilty." "But I have to point out that they seem pretty suspicious." "Like they are hiding something." "Which is why I am investigating them."
Next Chapter: To add to the sister's stressful situation, they are exposed as witches and All Hell Breaks Loose…again. They also must decide whether they will use the crystal or not.