Powers : Of The ' Three ' Kind
Disclaimer : I sooo don't own Charmed or any of the characters . WB do . (But I own Des, Gale, Carl, Daniel, Melinda and Sean . )
Andy is semi-evil ? Prue's back with one hell of a surprise for the charmed ones !
Pairings : Prue/Andy, Piper/Leo and Phoebe/Jason
Cole ? No. We vanquished him right ? It must be an after-effect of the vision I had. But why do I have this nagging feeling then ?
Jason was paying the check, but Phoebe was still thinking about the premonition. It was important. Very important.
" Phoebe ? You coming ? " He was waiting for her. She instantly snapped out of her reverie, " Oh yeah. Sorry. I was kind of thinking about the premonition, " she said with a sheepish grin as she stood up.
" What was it about ? "
" I'm not really sure. "
" What do you mean ? " he asked, confused.
" I think we should discuss it in the car. "
" I guess so . . . if that's how you feel. "
They left the restaurant and walked to where the car was parked. They got inside and were driving for a few minutes. Jason was anxious. He had finally managed to find an amazing girlfriend who accepted the whole magic thing. He didn't want to lose her.
What if the premonition is about me ? Did she see something about me that she didn't like ?
Phoebe sensed his worry. She smiled. That was SO sweet of him.
" Jason, don't worry. The premonition was not about you. "
" If you don't mind telling me . . . what was it about ? "
" Well . . . I saw a pair of hands handing a scroll of some sort to another pair of hands. " She couldn't make sense of it herself.
" Okay . . . "
" Then I saw a handshake, but I didn't see between who, "
Jason nodded supportively, " A lot of mist, then a crown . . . it seemed special somehow. After that I saw another pair of hands lighting a white candle. That must be significant. "
" Is that it ? "
" No. Then I saw clouds gathering together. Like some kind of storm . . . except . . . it seemed magical. "
" What do you mean ? "
" The storm looked ordinary. Yet . . . I knew it was magical, and then there were these leaping flames. It reminded me of when I was little. On Christmas Eve, my sisters and I used to sit in front of the fire and watch the flames while drinking hot chocolate. Anyway . . . after that I saw some kind of athame. And that was it. "
" I don't know a lot about premonitions, but . . . do you normally get premonitions like this ? "
" No. And that's why it's so weird for me. That and the fact that it was pretty powerful. It hit me with a lot more force than normal premonitions do. My ears are still ringing. "
" I don't think you should come back to work. "
" What do you mean ? "
" That premonition was probably significant, right ? "
" Yes . . . so ? "
" You are a charmed one. You guys save innocents. Right ? "
" Yes. "
" So, this must be some kind of urgent warning. Something big may happen. Today morning was a sure sign of that. My powers have never been out of control, on their own like that. "
" Me too. But-"
" Case closed. I'm taking you home. "
And then Phoebe knew it wasn't worth arguing.
" Prue ! " Andy exclaimed, " They made you one too. "
" What do you mean and what are you doing down here ? "
" Aren't you a whitelighter ? I mean you are, well - were a charmed one, so doesn't that make you qualified for the job. You saved SO many innocents. "
" No. They didn't make me one, " she said puzzled.
" Oh. They made me one, that's why I couldn't visit you up there. "
" Great ! "
She should have figured Andy would become a whitelighter. After all he had been a cop, and saved a LOT of innocents. She wished she would have known when she was up there. It was great watching after her sisters, talking to Algernon, spending time with her mom and Grams . . . but most of all, she had loved hanging out with Andy. She had wondered what had happened when he didn't show up any more. She had questioned - no -pestered Algernon about it. But as an elder he didn't have to tell her. He had just told her it was for the best.
" Wait. If they didn't make you one . . . how come you're alive ? " Andy asked confused.
" It's a long story. Trust me. "
" I'm listening. "
" I can't tell you right now. But if you want answers, why don't you orb ' up there '. Ask Algernon. He'll tell you."
" Right. But what about you ? "
She nodded in reply.
" Me ? I'm fine. I'm here with Paige – bonding time. "
" How long will you be here ? "
" It depends, Algie told me that I would know when I was going to leave. "
" Then, when can I see you again ? "
" Tomorrow night. Pick me up at eight. "
" See you then Prue. "
" Wait. What are you doing here ? "
Andy blushed.
" Well, you see, I kinda like coming here, it reminds me of all the time we were together, and since we couldn't talk like how we used to, I hung on to the closest memory I could get. Quake. "
Prue smiled at him.
That is SO cute. I can't believe he did something like that.
" Anyway. I have to go now. See you Prue. " He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and walked away silently. She turned to watch him go. As soon as he was in the shadows, he orbed. But, they were black. Like a darklighter's. But wasn't Andy a whitelighter ? How come he had black orbs ? She was confused. But she shook her head and headed back to Paige.
I'll ask him about that tomorrow, I mean it's not like he's a dark lighter right ? He was made a whitelighter with a reason. This may have been one of the surprises that Algernon had said were in store for me. I wonder what the others are . . .
Just then she heard a jingling sound. She smiled, the next step of the elders' plans had been accomplished.
Jason parked outside the manor. Phoebe quickly got out, she had to tell Paige about the vision. Jason jumped out so that he could keep up. He quickly locked the car and ran up the steps. Phoebe had already opened the door and was inside, calling for Paige. He stood in the doorway. This was the first time he was coming inside the house. So far, he'd only made it as far as the doorway. It was an awkward feeling. He stepped inside.
The first thing he noticed was the amount of antiques that were . . . placed . . . cluttered (?), around the house. " Wow, " he murmured.
" Paige ! Paige ! Helloo are you here ? " Phoebe yelled.
" Keep it down ! " said a very cranky Piper as she came down the stairs.
" Oh so sorry honey. I didn't know you were home. Weren't you supposed to be picking out bath salts and relaxation candles ? "
" Aren't you supposed to be at work ? No. You brought work home. " Piper retorted indicating Jason.
" Oh yeah. Piper, this is my boss and boyfriend Jason Dean. Jason, this is my sister Piper. It seems Paige is out, " she said quite cheerfully. " Don't mind Piper, it's the mood swings, " she whispered.
" I heard that ! "
Phoebe held Jason's hand and took him along with her to the kitchen. Piper was in there, already rummaging in the cupboard.
" Want soup ? " she asked.
" Yeah maybe, " replied Phoebe as she sat down. She patted the seat next to her. Jason sat down next to her.
" Um, Phoebe. The premonition. Remember ? " Jason mumbled.
" Yeah. Piper I had a premonition. I think it's importa- "
Just then there was a swirl of blue and white light on the floor.
Paige's feet hurt as she got out of the car. After lunch, they had driven to the mall where they had had a major shopping spree.
Never wear heels when going shopping with Prue ! she mentally noted.
The ride back home had been SO much fun. She had never had such a heart to heart talk with someone before. Even when growing up she had never been so close with her friends. She didn't pour herself out to anyone, this easily. Not even Piper and Phoebe.
But with Prue it was different.
Basically Prue had seen everything that had happened to Paige so far. So she all she had to do was start talking about any event, and Paige turned in to a tap. Just pouring her feelings out to. Out of all three of her sisters ( she regarded Prue as part of the family already. ) , Prue understood her best. They had lost both their parents young, they had both been surprised by their powers and they could both move things with their mind. Prue had a power similar to orbing – astral projecting, and they would both do anything for their sisters. They even liked the same kind of shoes, had the same type of love life ( losing both the guys they loved to something or someone else and crappy dates with the once-in-a-while keeper ) and both of them had or was still living in the same room at the manor.
Prue had taken her to so many stores that she hadn't known about. And the outfits . . . they had blown her away. They looked so good on her – it was amazing. The best part was that the prices were reasonable. They were just loaded with bags. It had been such a long time since she had been on such a shopping spree since . . . she had become a witch. One of the plus points had been that some guy named Ben had asked her out on a coffee date - tomorrow.
Prue stepped out of the car and opened the trunk. They had so many bags, how would they make out to whom each bag belonged.
Oh well ! We'll deal with that when we come to it. Oh no ! The steps ! I'll die. There are so many bags !
" Umm . . . Paige . . . what about these bags ? " Prue asked uncertainly, " We kinda . . . over-shopped ? "
" Don't worry. Bags ! " Paige exclaimed, and the next moment the bags were covered in orbs.
" Smart, " said Prue with a smile which faded slightly. " Where did you orb them ? "
" To the manor. I'm just not sure which room. But I'm confident that they landed up there. "
By now they had locked up the car and were heading up the stairs at the front of the house. " Wonder whose car that is . . . " said Paige, pointing at the posh, new convertible parked in front of the manor.
" Don't know . . . but it sure as hell looks familiar . . . - who cares anyway ? I've got so many spells to show you. I'm just itching to try out my powers, " Prue replied.
" Yeah, but we'd better clean the attic first. Piper will have a fit if she sees it. "
" Sure. "
Paige opened the manor door.
" We'd better look for those bags, " said Prue as she shut the door behind her, " let's start down here. We'll then work our way upstairs. "
" Fine by me. "
Prue walked up to the closet-coat hanger-storeroom in the living room and started to look inside.
" Need a hand ? " Paige asked walking up to her.
" Yeah, probably. Keep the door open, I'm going through ! " Prue gestured toward the storeroom.
Some things never change . . .
Prue couldn't believe that no one had cleaned it out yet. She had meant to do so - but she had died. She stepped carefully trying not to make anything fall.
" Paige is that you ! "
Paige jumped at the sound of Phoebe's voice. She heard the clicking of heels and turned to see Phoebe standing in the living room.
" Phoebe ! You won't believe what happened today- "
Suddenly there was a huge crashing noise from inside the storeroom.
Prue had been maneuvering around a couple of boxes filled with who-knows-what all piled, one on top of each other, when she heard someone call out Paige's name. The next thing she knew, she was on the floor and the boxes had fallen right on top of her. One corner had hurt her right in the gut. Something had cut her there. It was bleedingand it sure hurt like hell. Trying to block out the pain, she closed he eyes and focused . . .
Oh great ! I'm going to die again !
What was that ?
Piper jumped, causing her to spill some soup on herself. First the shopping bags orbing out of thin air and now this. She hoped it wasn't another demon attack, her back hurt extra today. But more so after the store incident. She turned down the gas and went to check what made that noise. It sounded like Phoebe screaming. Her doubts were confirmed when she noticed that Jason was right behind her. Suddenly she heard Phoebe yell for her. She tried to get there as fast as she could. Jason had rushed right past her.
Phoebe couldn't believe her eyes. Prue's ghost was standing right in front of her, except, her back was facing Phoebe.
But, somehow, she didn't look like a ghost.
Normally ghosts were kind of semi-transparent. But this was like Prue had . . . astral projected ?
But it's not possible for ghosts to do that right ?
" Paige. I need your help, a pile of boxes fell on me- " Prue flickered for a moment, " I think one of the corners got me in my stomach. It hurts. I think I'm going to fall unconscious- " Prue just disappeared.
Prue ! thought Paige.
She rushed to the store room door and pulled it open. A pile of junk, that had collected over the years fell out.
Think fast Paige. Think FAST !
" Junk ! " yelled Paige, waiving her hand. She focused on the attic. Just like Prue had told her during lunch.
/Flashback\\
" So anything you want to know, about magic, I mean. Not me, " said Prue, " That I'll do later after I explain it to all of you. "
" Well . . . this may sound silly, but, how did you learn to control your powers after you received them ? " asked Paige, " I know I'm supposed to know because I'm a charmed one and because time has passed and I think I've improved – well, I hope I've improved. "
Prue smiled at Paige's babbling.
Another Halliwell trait. We babble when extremely nervous or when with a guy we really like.
" Paige. Calm down. Tell me everything again. Except slowly."
" Well . . . I don't have that much control on my powers. I know I look like I know where things are going to land up once orb them, but I don't. How did you learn to make things move with your mind ? "
" It didn't come to me easily. Trust me on that. But the secret is to channel your emotions into it. Control your powers. Be confident. Don't let them control you. Practise and it will come to you easily. You're a Halliwell. "
\\Flashback/
The junk disappeared and Paige rushed inside the store room. She groped around in the dark, trying to find Prue. She suddenly caught hold of a hand.
Prue . ..
She orbed the two of them out of there. As soon as they arrived she checked Prue's pulse. Her stomach was bleeding. A box of nails had fallen cutting through the shirt and through the top layer of skin on her waist. On of the nail had been lodged there. When the rest of the box had fallen it had gone deeper into her stomach.
Still there, she's just knocked out and has a cut waist. Thank goodness.
" Leo ! " she called for their whitelighter. Calling for him immediately, came to her naturally. Whenever one of them was hurt or needed help, it was her first impulse.
Leo orbed in. As soon as they light cleared he started to heal Prue – no questions asked. Prue gasped as she became conscious.
Wow. That definitely hurt.
" You okay ? " questioned Paige.
" Yeah. I don't feel any iron overdose or anything. " She looked up at Paige's serious face and burst out laughing. " The nails were made of iron and they were kind of hammered into my stomach which digests stuff and splits them into nutrients and stuff. So you know . . . iron overdose . . . iron being a nutrient and all . . . " It wasn't any use continuing.
The joke was lost on Paige.
" It was a silly joke. I'm fine. Hey Leo ! Forgot about you for a moment. "
Leo just smiled in return, " Nice to have you back Prue. "
Phoebe couldn't believe she was seeing Prue's body on the ground. She didn't notice Jason come and put his arm around her shoulders, she didn't notice Piper's gasp of disbelief or Paige's call for Leo. All she was focused on was her sister. She saw Prue sit up and say something, but she didn't really listen to what it was. Was Prue really back ?
Piper took a step forward.
" Is that really Prue, Leo ? "
Leo got up form his squat position and turned around with a smile.
" Yes. But I'd rather she'd explain it to us how she managed it. "
Paige had already helped Prue up.
" Hey Piper, " said Prue with a smile.
Piper couldn't believe it. She had often wished for a chance to see her sister again. Now she didn't know what to say.
Prue looked at her sisters. Piper was confused, Phoebe in disbelief and Paige didn't have any idea as to what to do next.
" Guys, its me, Prue, your sister not some illusion, " reassured Prue.
Piper and Phoebe seemed to snap out of it.
" Oh my God ! " exclaimed Phoebe with tears in her eyes. She rushed forward to hug Prue. Piper followed slowly. It seemed like years had gone by, when they finally let go of her.
" Wow ! What a surprise ! How did this happen ? Did you watch over us ? did you meet mom and Grams ? What did they say ? How much time do you have here ? Does this have anything to do with my premonition- " said Phoebe still slightly in shock, when she was pulled into another premonition.
/Premonition\\
The scroll being handed over . . .
A hand shake . . .
Mist . . .
\\Premonition/
Phoebe gasped as she came out of it. But it was more of a gasp of surprise than an after-effect of the premonition.
" Phoebe, are you okay ? " asked Jason.
" Oh hi ! " said Prue.
Phoebe recovered quickly.
" I'm sorry, it wasn't painful. I was just surprised that's all. What about my questions ? Do I have to repeat them ? "
" She'll answer all your questions. Just give her a few minutes. Why don't we all sit down ? " said Leo.
They all took a seat.
" My soup ! " exclaimed Piper.
" I'll get it ! " Paige orbed off to the kitchen.
She returned in a few minutes. " It's delicious, Piper -I tasted it. Though I think needs extra cooking time, next time you make some. "
" Okay, " replied Piper uncertainly.
" Now sis, " she said turning to Prue, " spill it ! "
" Well . . . there's a prophecy, but they didn't tell me much about it. Except that I played a very, very big role in it. Now it happens that if this prophecy isn't fulfilled they world will be in big trouble. Now, not just anyone can be used, there are only a few people that can make it take place. These people have to fit certain . . . requirements – magically and personality wise. When I was alive, I had been a very good candidate for it.
But then I died, so that put me out of the running. But then hey put the others through tests to see if they could handle it. I think there were five other people . . . but they didn't meet certain requirements fully. One or two didn't pass. So anyways they put me through certain tests and found me worthy. They found someone else worthy too. They didn't tell me who. Just that it takes two people for this prophecy to come true.
Anyways, They needed a lot more magic than they already had to bring me to life – I couldn't become whitelighter it was one of the specifications for the prophecy. The person had to be a witch.
So they tapped into all the magic in the world -good and evil - for a few moments, causing everyone's powers to go on the fritz. No one could use any powers for two minutes. Demons lost their powers too. Apparently they needed some extra help. Plus I think this prophecy involves evil too. Any questions ? " asked Prue.
" How do you know when the prophecy comes fulfilled ? " questioned Phoebe.
" Algie – I mean Algernon, one of the elders ' up there ' , told me that I would just . . . know when it is fulfilled . He didn't tell me what happens after that. But he did explain whatever I just told you, to me. "
" What about the weird eye thing you did at ' Quake ' ? " asked Paige.
" Oh ! That ! Whenever someone I used to know meets me, they forget I died. They just think I've been away . . . or too busy or something. "
" How does this affect the ' Power of Three ' ? " inquired Leo.
" It doesn't. I'm just an ordinary witch who is a bit powerful that's all. You guys are the ' Charmed Ones ' . I still have my powers though. I think it's part of the prophecy. You guys don't have to fill me in on anything I've missed. I've been watching you guys. Now quit with the questions and let me unpack the stuff I bought. "
" You went shopping ? " asked Jason finally finding the courage to join in the converstaion.
" Yeah. There are a few things a girl can't do ' up there ' , that's why Leo has SO many plaid shirts, " teased Prue.
" Hey ! " exclaimed Leo moving to swat her.
" Then why do you have so many ? " questioned Piper.
" You're supposed to be on my side ! " said Leo.
" That's for taking me candle shopping ! " she answered wacking him playfully.
" Wait, " said Paige, " where are we gonna unpack the stuff ? I'm in your room now, remember ? "
" I'll move to the basement. "
" What about the ' woogie man ' ? " asked Phoebe.
" I researched it ' up there ' . I know a whole bunch of wards. " said Prue.
" Okay it's settled then, " said Piper.
" What about a bed ? " asked Paige
" We have some old furniture in the attic. You just need to put it together. Leo can do that, " answered Piper.
Everyone was about to set off to their assigned tasks, when Jason spoke up,
" What about the premonition ? "
" Oh, yeah ! " exclaimed Phoebe. " I received a premonition while at lunch, with Jason and – "
" Wait a moment, sister. Jason is a witch too ? " asked Piper.
" Um, yeah . . . I kinda discovered that today. "
" Details later. Go on, " said Paige.
" Well, " continued Phoebe, " I saw a scroll of some sort being handed over from one pair of hands to another, I then saw a handshake with the same pair of hands. I don't know how I knew – but I just did. That was followed by mist, lots of it, then a crown, I got a feeling that . . . it was very important . . . I don't know why . . . after that came a pair of hands holding a candle . . . the funny thing was the hands seemed . . . familiar ? It was like I knew who they belonged to . . . I just can't place the person's name. Then there were these mystical storm clouds . . . followed by some kind of mystical storm. A fire, kind of when demons flame in . . . it was weird. And to end it all, there was an athame. I don't know whose or why it was so important. Just that, I knew who held it and that . . . I knew it ? What was weird through it all, was that I knew everything and who it represented or what it stood for . . . just that I can't place a name to everything. And a few moments ago I had the same vision, except this time, I only saw the scroll being handed over, the hand shake and the mist. "
" Weird, " said Paige.
Prue looked thoughtful, " You know Phoebe, you had better write down all this down, starting with, in what order you saw everything and what you suspect triggered each premonition. "
" You know, " interjected Leo, " normally in premonitions, mist stands for something that may be changed, like an event of some sort. Or something, that is being hidden of unclear. "
Piper then said, " You said that Prue triggered the second premonition, right ? So, maybe it represented Prue in some way. "
" You may have something there, " said Prue looking thoughtful, " Algernon, the Elder who filled me in on everything, said I would know when the time came what my mission was. He said he would try to arrange a guide. He may be the one sending you the premonitions. The handing over of the scroll may represent my mission being handed over to me . . . the hand shake may be my agreement . . . and the next part was mist . . . so no one really knows what that represents. "
" Asintersting as this is, I had better get a move on, " said Jason, standing up." I have a meeting with some people in advertising. I'll meet you for dinner tomorrow, okay ? "
" Okay, I'll walk you out, " replied Phoebe following.
Once they were at the door, Jason turned around and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
" You must be SO happy to have your sister back. "
" You won't believe how much. "
She shut the door as he left.
When she returned to the living room, she saw Paige heading towards the stairs.
" Hey, where you goin' ? " she asked her younger sister.
" Oh, up to the attic, to get Prue's furniture down. " Paige replied.
" Need some help ? "
" Yeah . . . – NO ! I don't need any help, " she said quickly.
" Paige, you are the worst liar I've ever known. What's the matter ? Spill. "
" Well, " Paige lowered her voice, " you know, when everyone's powers went berserk. I was in the attic round then and . . . everything orbed all over the place. At first I thought my powers had grown . . . but apparently that was not the case as we just realized. But everything orbed all over the place – and not just one object at a time, multiple orbing ! Like three objects orbed together, at the same time, but each landed up in a different location. Not to mention the weather . . . that went crazy. But the book, it was blank for a moment there. It kept flipping pages randomly, and I couldn't stop it. "
" Wow, " said Phoebe.
" I'm just worried that I lost control of my powers. "
" No you didn't I didn't have control, and most probably, Piper didn't either. "
" But the mess . . . " Paige started up the stairs.
" You're a Halliwell. Our powers are stronger than anyone else's. That's why we probably affected things more. "
" Okay. If you say so. "
With that they headed upstairs.
Prue looked at Piper; she looked worried.
" Hey, " She got up and went over to her, " You okay ? "
Piper looked up and smiled.
" Just a little overwhelmed, that's all. "
She gave Prue a hug.
" I'm glad you're here Prue, I really am. "
Prue pulled away from Piper with a huge smile.
" Even older siblings need someone to look after them. "
" I don't think that's your mission Prue, " retorted Piper.
" Who knows . . . maybe it is . . . " answered Prue.
There. Got that off my chest for now. Update finished for now. You guys got the reunion you wanted and the explanation. Thanks for the reviews. R/R ! Next chappie may be short – but I'm busy. Look forward to more in September.