A/N: Sorry for the wait... I was busy. My cousin cam to stay for two weeks then my sister came over for one week. Then I had so many soccer tournaments... again sorry. I typed you guys up a really long chapter for you. Hope you like it! R&R!
Phoebe sulked in the corner of the room. She ignored her sisters as they begged her to join in the meeting.
"Leave her," Piper said turning, "We don't need the power of four, the power of three always worked before." Piper said.
Prue smiled at the rhyme, "Heh, good one." The elder and Cole orbed in. The elder looking like this was an extremely bad idea.
"Hello ladies." Cole said casually. The girls said hello, though Phoebe grunted hers. "I'm guessing she doesn't want me here?" Cole asked.
"You guessed right." Paige whispered.
"Well here he is I'll be leaving now." The elder said and orbed out.
"That's it?" Prue said shocked, "N-not that I wanted him to stay." She quickly added.
"Oo good save there sis." Piper teased. Pamela raced down the stairs hopping on one foot.
"Aunt Paige! AUNT PAIGE!" Pamela screamed. "Need potion now!" She begged.
"Kitchen, it's next to the billing's root and mandrake root." Paige said casually and watched the little wicca hopped as fast as she could out of the room.
"So is this your current vanquish hunt?" Cole asked.
"Yeah I was thinking you could jump right in and help us with it. We're having a little trouble tracking Shaft. Do you have any hints on how we could track him down?" Piper asked.
"Actually, I do, but it's kind of risky. Shaft's the demon that cursed Pam right?" Cole asked. Piper nodded. "Ok well whenever Pam has an attack you start scrying. The two magical forces should be able to locate the source of the curse." Cole explained.
"Oh Cole! When'd you get back?" Pamela asked walking in the room casually.
"Just now actually. How's my favorite charge been?" Cole asked.
"Cole, I'm the only charge you ever had. Anyway Sidney and I are going to the movies. I'll see you people later." The girl said leaving, and Phoebe reluctantly walked over to the group.
"Ok, so I guess we can scry tomorrow, since it's getting late and all." Phoebe suggested.
"Eager to get rid of me?" Cole teased.
"No," Phoebe paused, "Ok, maybe a little."
"No, Phoebe's right we should-" a loud explosion cut off Prue throwing the family to the ground. The smoke faded and ten demons appeared.
"Oh, this will be fun." Piper moaned and blew up two demons. "Cool! Power upgrade." Piper cheered just before two more demons shimmered in. "Never mind, scratch that." Then the battle raged on.
Paige rushed over to the manor's stairs to aid Phoebe who was flung pretty hard bay one of the demons. What seemed like days but only hours, the continuous battle continues. Ignoring her injuries Paige outstretched her hands and healed her older sibling. Slowly Phoebe got up; she glanced at Paige and smiled her thank you. Paige answered with a nod.
"Where's my atheme?" Phoebe asked starting to panic and searched her surroundings. Phoebe looked over the banister onto the battlefield, which used to be the parlor and foyer. On the ground under a fallen table was the knife.
Paige saw it and held out her hand. Instantly the atheme orbed to her hand, "You're welcome." Paige said handing Phoebe the atheme. Phoebe smiled again and went back to the fight. Paige redirected a fireball that was headed towards Phoebe.
Piper and Prue were having their own problems; well Prue really. Piper was knocked out and Cole had somehow faced the same fate as Piper. The eldest sister tried her best the keep them protected. She was cut in so many places she lost count, and bruised and burned everywhere. Was she loosing her touch or were these demons finally getting better that she? At last Phoebe was back fighting and Paige quickly orbed over to help. Almost as fast as she was healed Piper sprang into action determined to get the demons vanquished and back to what she had left of a normal life. Cole was throwing lightning bolts at several demons at a time; mostly at the one around Phoebe who he felt was in the most danger use hand-to-hand combat.
A fireball distracted Paige, and she didn't see the two energy balls that threw her strait onto the dining room table. The untouched glass vase cut into her stomach. Prue started to go help her baby sister but she also saw Phoebe get thrown into the ceiling by a lighting bolt. When she landed, Phoebe lay motionless. Prue was worried now, who to go save? Which baby sister? Prue panicked and astral projected herself over to Paige. The thing was her original body stayed awake. Prue would cheer about her grown power later, for now she had to help Paige, and Phoebe.
Prue rolled Paige over to her back. Paige's whole front was a dark red and it pained Prue to see her sister like this.
"Cole get you ass over here!" Prue yelled pulling out the large pieces from Paige abdomen. Cole obeyed and orbed over to Prue. He quickly healed Paige who shot up in shock.
"Prue?" Paige blinked slowly returning to reality. Prue helped Paige off the table and back to the battle.
The other Prue was having her own problems. She struggled to drag Phoebe out of the demon-infested area as well as vanquish as many demons she could to keep them away from harming Phoebe any further. Piper realized what Prue was doing and instantly started to blow up the many demons around Prue. Prue was grateful and managed to get Phoebe out of danger Cole rushed over without questioning the two Prues and healed Phoebe.
Piper was exhausted; she held up her hands and flicked her wrists. "It's been like four hours strait. I don't think I have enough juice left." She complained. Phoebe stood up and grabbed a talisman off of one of frozen demons.
"All of the demons are wearing one of these. Hopefully we won't have to wait for one of Pam's attacks and use this to scry for instead." Phoebe explained, pocketing the talisman.
"Then again you are the only one close enough to actually notice the talismans." Paige teased shoving her hands into her pockets.
"Guys we don't have time for games. Good eye Phoebe, yes. But these guys are pretty strong we don't know how long they'll freeze." Prue said.
"Ok. I'll freeze them one more time and we'll think of our own plan." Piper said, tensing her muscles for battle. Piper did as she was told when the demons unfroze, and she froze them again.
"Anyone got a plan?" Piper asked, looking at the room hopefully.
"I thought you did have a plan!" Paige exclaimed shoving Prue playfully.
"I got one!" Cole offered. "Why not I orb one person at a time up to the attic and they can start scrying for the location of this army's leader. I can look for the talisman in the Book of Shadows." Everyone seemed to like the plan. When the demons unfroze again Cole took Phoebe and orbed her to the attic.