"You haven't seen the last of me!" The demon screamed.
"Nope, but now we have." Piper Halliwell put her hands up and he exploded. Phoebe Halliwell came running around the corner just in time to see him disappear.
"Piper, you know we were supposed to keep him alive."
"Yeah," Piper turned around and crossed her arms. "Well, he was gettin on my nerves." She walked over and picked up the medallion that was laying on the ground. "We'll use this to scry for any more of them." Phoebe just shook her head and turned around as white lights filled the alley.
"What did I miss?" A woman dressed in very revealing clothing said. Her blonde hair shook as she ran her fingers through her hair.
"Paige?" Piper said, confused.
"What?" The woman looked down at her clothes.
"Oh, oops." White lights came around her again and their sister Paige emerged. "Sorry, Henry needed me to bust some murderer guy and figured with my power I would be of service."
"Wow, you, need marriage counseling." Piper said, shaking her head. She held up the medallion. "We vanquished the skeleton demon, now we just need to find the lair and kick all of the rest of the demon's asses."
"Sounds simple, so I will be able to pick up the twins and get top my appointment for the sonogram?"
"You bet." Piper said, secretly hoping it was true. She wanted to be able to see her kids and ask Wyatt how his first day of school went. "Now orb us home, fast." Paige wasted no time and they were at the manor's attic. Phoebe went over and opened the Book of Shadows.
"Okay, get out the crystal and scry and I will find the spell to vanquish a ton at once." Phoebe said as she flipped through the Book. "Okay, where did you find that page, Paige?"
"Right after the one of Balthazor."
"Oh, good job." Phoebe scribbled the spell on three papers as Piper wound the crystal around a map of San Francisco.
"I got em." Piper said as it fell on a spot. Paige looked at it and nodded as Phoebe handed them each a sheet of paper. Paige orbed to the spot and came into an empty warehouse. Well, if you can call a room full of demons empty. They all turned and there green eyes glowed with hate.
"Okay, girls, read the spell."
"We call upon the ancient power. So that these bones may not flower, come to us and settle near so pain and suffering may stop here. Turn the bones into dust turn them away and banish this must."
The skeleton demons screamed in agony as they burst into dust. All around them they were being killed. Silence came over the room and Paige raised her eyebrow.
"Kick ass spell, Phoebe."
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Paige grabbed their hands and orbed them home.
They came into the manor foyer just as their friend, Billie, walked in the door.
"Hey guys, how are you," She said as she carried groceries into the kitchen.
"Fine, I have an appointment," Paige said, orbing out to who knows where. They all walked into the kitchen
"So, did you get that demon," Billie asked, grabbing some crackers and putting them into the cupboard.
"Um, yeah, you should have been there." Piper said, looking at Billie's reaction. She paused, and both Phoebe and Piper knew she was thinking of Christie, her sister. Billie hadn't tried to get one demon for a very long time, she had been alright for a while, but then they all had to go back in time to catch a time twister demon and she had relived it and since then sworn off doing magic. "Honey, you can't-"
"I know," Billie slammed her hand on the table. "I just need more time." She walked out of the kitchen leaving Piper and Phoebe standing there.
"Let me guess, you need to get home, too."
"Well, Coup hasn't done any cupid work right now and it is my turn to watch Grace and Prue."
"Yeah, yeah, get your ass out of here." Phoebe smiled and ran out the back door. Piper quickly put away groceries then left, excited to pick up Wyatt.
Paige smiled as the doctor left so she could change. She couldn't believe that another baby was growing inside her. How she ever got enough time to be a Charmed one, white-lighter and a mother was beyond her. She walked outside and into an alley where she went to orb home. She couldn't wait to tell Henry it was a boy, but when she looked around her she realized she was up in the clouds. An elder was sitting there looking at her.
"Oh," She tried to make a 'woops' face, "I guess I wasn't thinking."
"No, we intercepted your orb and sent you here."
"Why?"
"We need to talk, about you as a Charmed one."
Piper sat playing with her beautiful Melinda. She smiled at the baby as Chris and Wyatt played with toys. Billie walked in.
"Hey, hun what's up?" Billie sat down and frowned.
"I have something to tell you."
"Okay, shoot." Billie looked down at the ground nervously.
"Well, I have lived with you for three years now."
"Yeah, and we love it."
"I know, but I did graduate from college, and you see I got a new job, but it's in New York." Piper looked up with a shocked expression.
"Yeah I know, I was nervous about telling you." Billie looked at the floor. "Well, I already have an apartment, and so I am gonna be leaving in about two weeks.
"Whoa, thanks," Billie looked relieved. "For springing this on me now." Piper said, standing up and putting Melinda in the crib. "So you are just gonna leave." Orbs filled the room and Piper put her hands up in exasperation. Phoebe and Paige looked at her, confused. "Billie's leavin' for New York in two weeks."
"Yeah, I know." Paige said, sitting down. Piper's eyes got big.
"You told her before me."
"No, how do you know?"
"Well, the Elders called me up to talk to me about the Charmed ones."
"And?" Phoebe asked, looking at her.
"Well, you aren't gonna like this..."
"What the hell do you mean we are being replaced." Piper said, standing up.
"No, we are being, copied pretty much. We get to retire, being the witches in San Fran but letting them take on the huge roll of Charmed."
"So, we're being replaced." Phoebe said, her brow furrowed.
"Well, we are being replaced by one person we know. Piper and Phoebe both looked at Billie and her eyes got large. "No! No, no, no."
"Billie they didn't give us a choice, they aren't gonna give you one." Piper said, a semi smirk on her face.
"That isn't fair, I don't have two others." Billie said, crossing her arms.
"Well, the Elders said that you would receive Piper's and Phoebe's since you already have the telekinetic power and you would give it to two girls worthy of Charmed." Billie's mouth dropped.
"So I have to deal with two other powers great!"
"Oh calm down, you get a ton of powers, and since your moving all you have to do is touch everyone in New York." Phoebe paused. "That came out wrong."
"This is so unfair." Billie stood up and started pacing. "I am leaving for a city I have rarely ever spent time in and I have to take two powers with me!" She turned and growled in frustration.
"I'm sorry, but they are replacing us because with our families they want us to have more time to focus on jobs, children, and our husbands. Really you are young and just getting started."
"Doesn't make it any less bull shit."
"Hey guys," Leo walked into the door. "What are we talking about?"
"How magic is shit." Billie said as she walked out the door.
"Oh, we've talked about that before." Leo said, brightly.
"Yeah, honey, we are being replaced, for younger people without children or husbands."
"Really, as what?"
"Charmed!" The three sisters yelled. Paige said bye as Phoebe ran after Billie.
"So the, uh, Elders are replacing you as Charmed ones?"
"Uh, yeah, they are."
"Well," he smiled, "That is great."
"Great?"
"Well yeah, you always say you never have time and you are always worried the kids will get hurt, won't it be great to be the Charmed ones in San Fran, but the older ones who aren't attacked as much?"
"Well,"
"This is what we always wanted." Piper thought about it, then smiled.
"You're right, maybe this won't be so bad, I get to keep my power and all." She smiled and kissed Leo, as Melinda started crying again.
Paige orbed in to find Henry holding one of the twins, feeding them a bottle. "I hate being old." She said, plopping down on the couch.
"You aren't old," Henry said, not knowing what she was talking about.
"Do you know what the worst part about this is?" Paige said as she stood up.
"Um, no."
"The fact that I don't even get to give my power away, I get to hand off Prue's power, yay me." She sat down again.
"Honey, can you tell me what you are talking about?"
"I am talking about the fact that we are being replaced as charmed ones so we can 'retire' and Billie is the me in the group and she doesn't orb, she does Prue's power." Paige sat down and covered her eyes. She felt Henry put an arm around her, comforting her.
"Sh, it's okay. You know, that just make you unique. In years to come, everyone is gonna remember the one Charmed one who could orb, and no one is gonna remember the one who was telekinetic because everyone was before her. And as to the retired thing, you get to be a white-lighter, your sisters only get to be regular witches." Paige looked up and smiled, and kissed Henry.
"You are perfect."
"Yeah, spit up stains and all." She kissed him.
Phoebe burst through the door with tears in her eyes. "Phoebes, what's wrong?" Coup came over and hugged her.
"I am being replaced."
"Elise fired you?"
"What? No, not Elise, I'm being replaced as a Charmed one."
"Huh." Phoebe pushed away from Coup and picked up Patty.
"They are letting us retire and become regular old Charmed ones and they are letting Billie and random people be new ones." She said, hugging Patty closer to her.
"Oh, baby, I'm sorry you feel sad, but don't you think that's good news."
"What?"
"Well, now we won't have to work around two magic schedules daily and you and I will get more time with the kids."
"Well, I guess-"
"And then you can work at the paper more and get more money to get a bigger apartment." Phoebe paused and the tears stopped falling.
"Maybe, maybe your right. I mean, I am always complaining that I don't have enough time, and now I will."
"See, this is good."
"Wow, you are good, five minutes in here and I am excited, you think you can do that to Billie?"
"It might take ten." Phoebe laughed.
"I love you." She set Patty down and walked over to Coup and kissed him.
"Billie, are you okay." Billie turned and looked at her mother.
"Mom, but you're-"
"You used your projection power in your sleep."
"I did?'
"Yes, I've heard the news, and your father and I are so proud of you."
"What news?"
"About you being Charmed."
"What are you talking about, that's horrible news, what about what I did to Christie?"
"Honey, that doesn't matter. Don't you get it, you get the chance to d something magnificent, you should be proud."
"But I can't stop thinking about what I did, I killed her."
"But you did it for a good reason, she wasn't right honey, and now you have a chance to save people, you need to take it." Billie felt tears roll down her cheek and her mother came and hugged her, kissing her lightly on the cheek.
"Billie, come on baby wake up." Piper sat over Billie as Leo dialed 911. Billie gasped for air and looked up at Piper. "Leo she is okay."
"I'm sorry, false alarm, my friend was choking but we gave her the Heimlich." Leo explained.
"Okay, honey was it demonic." Piper said. Billie looked around, confused.
"What-happened."
"Ya stopped breathing, scared me to death." Piper said leaning back on the bed.
"Oh, I projected to the astral plane I think, in my sleep."
"Never again, okay, never again." Piper said, look frazzled.
"I'm sorry." Billie sat up, and felt her lungs hurt. "I saw my mom."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"What did she say, you're dying?"
"No, she told me I should be proud to be a Charmed one." Piper nodded
"You know, there will be a lot of times where you will want to stop being Charmed, but you just have to remember that you have one of the best things in the world, and when you find the other two, you will be even better off because you always have them to fall back on. I am not saying it will be easy to get along with them, because it won't, but you can do it, I know you can." Billie nodded, and hugged Piper.
"Well, I guess this means I am Charmed."
"Nah, I think you are Blessed."
"Blessed, I like that, it gives me a new meaning." Piper smiled, now excited that Billie was chosen.