Chapter 4

"Where the hell is she!" the woman repeated herself.

"Where's who"

"Paige, where is she?"

"We got into an agreement and she locked herself in her room. Why?" Piper questioned as she too became nervous when she saw her sister make a mad dash for the stairs. "Prue wait up" she said following the older woman.

The second that the two reached Paige's door they turned the knob and entered. Gasps of shock and horror suddenly escaped both their mouths when they saw their younger sister several feet off of the ground surrounded by what looked like a million tiny black and red beads. The girl appeared to be unconscious as foreign elements engulfed her body almost making her invisible to the untrained eye causing her sisters to cry out in fear of thee unknown effects the girl's current state would have on her upon her awakening.

There was also a demon they had never seen before standing in front of the girl with his hands raised high in the air spewing the small circles from his palm with a wicked yet delighted smile on his face. The second oldest charmed one immediately gestured her hands at the being who laughed in triumph as the blast bounced off his shield and returned from wince it came and had the woman not ducked quickly it surely would have ended not only her life but that of her sister's as well. Seeing that the other woman had no luck Prue tried to use her powers against the intruder also merely to have an identical effect take place.

Both woman stood by helplessly as the man continued to work his magic on their younger sibling. Neither one could take their eyes off of the swirling particles as they silently praying for the best while bracing themselves for the worse. Suddenly the man before them spoke in a language they didn't understand and even though they were unaware of the actual meaning to his words they knew that it couldn't be anything good.

After a few moments the black and red spots circles disappeared and the man leisurely placed their slowly awakening sister's feet on the ground as she opened her eyes and finally returned their gaze. Behind her stare was no long Paige Halliwell, no it was something dark, sadistic and evil. In her stare was hate, malice, power and hunger for more and although she didn't speak a word her bone chilling presences and mischievous glare was enough for the Halliwell sisters to know that this was not their baby sister any more.

"So how do you like the new and improved me?" their newly evil sister spoke as the demon to her left bowed down in an obvious show of respect.

Prue couldn't believe her eyes as "Paige" walked towards her in a threatening manner. Never in her life had she seen her sweet, adventurous little sister so full of malevolence and odium. Her heart broke as she saw the person that she had protected, loved, nurtured and cared for her entire life staring back at her through detestation and iniquitous filled eyes. As the girl continued to ascend upon them both Halliwell women were forced to back away not wanting to hurt her or get themselves killed.

Piper too had pained and guilt filled thoughts knowing that if she hadn't argued with her sister the girl would be fine right now instead of being host to some evil sprit. Paige, her baby sister was now standing before her ready to strike at any moment and take her life as well as her older sisters and she hadn't the slightest clue as to what to do. Should she use her powers on her? If she did would she kill her sister along with whatever it was that was causing her to turn against them.

"That wouldn't be a wise idea Piper" the woman spoke in a voice full of warning evidently hearing her sister's unasked question.

"Paige, please. This isn't you. You don't want to hurt us. I know you and you would never do anything to harm us, ever. So whatever spell you're under or whatever spirit invaded your body you have to fight it"

"Prue's right Paige, you have to fight this and come back to us" added Piper hoping that her younger sibling would listen to both she and her sister.

Unfortunately their hopes were shattered as the girl replied "Umm that's funny. Now you actually want me to fight"

Both Piper and Prue's hearts seemed to jump a beat when they heard their own words being thrown back at them.

"I distinctly remember you saying that fighting was too dangerous. Well I have to say that fighting my inner most desires would be wrong of me after all I have to do what feels right" she said before abruptly forming an energy ball and throwing it in the direction of her second eldest sister.

"PIPER" Prue called out momentarily forgetting about the danger that stood in front of her in the form of her younger sibling.

The demon then shimmered away and reappeared in back of the woman and wrapping his forearm around her neck. Thinking quickly Prue then elbowed the man in the stomach before throwing out her hands and sending him flying several feet into a wall at the end of the hallway.

Turning her attention back to her sister the woman knew that she had to put her out of commission long enough to trap her in a crystal cage until she and her sisters could find a way to cure her. Prue then repeated her earlier motion this time sending the TK wave in her sister's direction whom of which vanished into thin air making herself invisible to her sibling.

Hearing Piper's moan the older Halliwell knelt beside the woman and was about to call for Leo when without warning a piercing pain originated from the right side of her back causing her to instantly fall to the ground. It was there lying in a pool of her own blood that she looked into the face of her own sister who smiled in victory as the woman's life slowly drained from her body.

"So sorry about this Prue, I really am" the girl spoke as her accomplice joined her. "Well it's been nice knowing you and all but I have an empire to build. Kisses" the youngest Halliwell added before giving her sister yet another sick grin and orbing away.

The pain shot through the eldest charmed one at the moment hurt unlike anything she had ever felt before but paled in comparison the emotional pain she was feeling over the person who had inflicted the wound upon her. Gathering what strength she had left the woman tried desperately to call for her brother in law but the words simply wouldn't escape her mouth. Instead she lay motionless on the floor until the world around her went black.