Chapter Seven – Two to go
Leo immediately sat on his knees next to Phoebe's unconscious form and held his hands above her. When they passed over her chest, he held them there and they started glowing.
Immediately, however, Leo was expelled backwards. Piper sped towards him and helped him up. "What happened?" Leo saw the expression of pure horror on his wife's face and he realized she was afraid of losing another sister.
He sighed and closed his eyes, but opened them immediately again when he realized Piper could misread his actions. She remained strangely calm however. "You can't heal her, can you?" He shook his head in surprise.
"Whatever the Source did to her, it can't be healed by white lighter magic. Paige could try, but I doubt she would succeed," Leo answered. Piper surprised both him and Paige by nodding in agreement.
"There was something strange about the Source, didn't you think?" She looked around and her eyes rested on Paige. "There was something his about his magic, something…odd. That fireball for instance."
"He did just take the powers of the Fire Elementani. It figures he would want to try them out as soon as possible," Paige said, convinced that that was the explanation for the oddity that she had felt as well.
"Guys…what about Phoebe?" Both sisters looked at Leo, and then Paige walked to Phoebe's unconscious form and held her hands over her head. At first Leo thought she would try and heal Phoebe, but she just kept her hands there.
"The spell was deadly, but I think the Source didn't have enough power when he cast it to kill her. She's just asleep now, and she's using her powers to fight the spell. But I think it's stronger than it was before. I think…if the Source gets all of the Elementani powers…"
Paige didn't finish the sentence, but they all understood what she meant: Phoebe would die if the Source gained the powers of all the Elementani. Piper closed her eyes and sighed, and Leo watched her closely.
"Well, there's no point in staying here any longer. Let's get her to the manor; at least she'll be safe there while we try to find the other Elementani," she said, surprising Leo with her out-of-character demeanour.
He exchanged looks with Paige before he picked Phoebe up and orbed to the manor.
Alanqe walked into the throne room, barely capable of containing his excitement. His Master had called for him, which was nothing special really, but it was the way he had been called.
His Master had contacted him by means of telepathy, and had said that he needed Alanqe…Needed! As far as Alanqe knew, he was the only servant ever to have been told that by a Source. Such a compliment it was, for someone so powerful to depend on him!
"Master, I have come to serve you," he said and waited for his Master's reply. The figure behind the curtain moved, and Alanqe knew what was coming next. He bowed his head and closed his eyes right before the curtain was flung aside.
"I have obtained the powers of the Fire Elementani," his Master said, and Alanqe felt his heart jump. "Congratulations, Master," he said quietly, hoping it was the right thing to say.
"Thank you, Alanqe. Though I must say, they were more difficult to obtain than I had thought. One of the Charmed Ones was there, trying to protect the Elementani. And when I obtained the powers, the others appeared." Alanqe hesitated, but decided to ask the question anyway. "Have you…have you destroyed them, Master?"
"No, Alanqe. They are more powerful than I suspected they would become. But the Seer now sleeps, and will die when I gather the powers of the other Elementani. But there's something else that bothers me as well. The eldest…when she got there, I felt some strange magic coming from here."
"Strange magic, Master?" Alanqe felt an incredible surge of power in the cave as his Master's anger flared up. "Tree leaves falling from the ceiling…the ground shaking…it isn't possible…it just…isn't."
"Do you think she is the Earth Elementani, Master? Do you think that is the strange magic you felt?" Even as he said it, Alanqe realized that if that was the case, that his Master would have a hard time gaining all the powers.
"I do not know, Alanqe. I must investigate this thoroughly. I shall be gone for some time, Alanqe, and I leave you in control. And I give you also a mission. Find me the Water Elementani."
"The Water Elementani, Master?" Alanqe started when his Master put a hand on his shoulder and forced him to stand. He kept his eyes closed, as to not anger his Master.
"Yes, Alanqe, the Water Elementani. I shall investigate the matter of the Earth Elementani, and I already know clearly where the Air Elementani is," his Master said, standing before him. Alanqe squeezed his eyes shut, to prevent his curiosity from getting the best of him. "You know, Master?"
"Yes, Alanqe. The Air Elementani is on his way to the Charmed manor, seeking refuge. Open your eyes, Alanqe." Slowly, Alanqe did as he was told and started when he finally saw his Master.
"Find the Water Elementani…Do not fail me, Alanqe," he said before dematerializing.
T.B.C.
Thank you for all the people who reviewed, and please also review this chapter.
By the way, as a response to andy20, the plural of Elementani is…Elementani (like pokemon, really…)
