Chapter Four
Fate, Destiny and Future beyond
That night DJ fell into a restless sleep. In her sleep she dreamed she was running from a huge demon. She ran and ran. As she ran, she called desperately for help. But, her cries
where in vain for no one came. She ran on then turned sharply hoping to lose the demon but had turned into an alley and was trapped. The demon had her cornered. There was only
one escape. She had to climb the wall. She started, but she couldn't get any grip. She moved faster up the wall and made progress, but when she was near the top, her foot slipped;
She quickly tried to regain her grip but it was no use and fell to the ground hard on her left foot. She cried out in pain, in her sleep, waking her sisters who jumped out of bed and
rushed into her room. Meanwhile, in her dream the demon laughed an evil laugh. He held out his hand and a knife appeared. "No, please no!" DJ screamed. Tears streamed down
her face as her sisters tried to awaken her. Nevertheless, it was, no use DJ's dream was so strong that as hard as the girls tried she just could be shaking from it. The demon slowly
walked toward her; the knife glistened in some light DJ didn't know whether it was day or night. She hadn't looked, but that was the least of her trouble. DJ tried to scream but her
voice caught in her throat. She tried to prepare herself for what was to come. She knew the demon was going to strike and she knew . . . Suddenly a huge shadow appeared behind
the demon. The "whatever it was" beginning to growl. From that DJ determined that it was an animal. The demon turned to face the creature. The demon raised the knife. The animal
lunged forward knocking the demon down the knife fell from his hand. He tried desperately to retrieve it but the animal was blocking the demon's view if it. The animal turned in the
light and DJ could see that it was a dog, a German Shepard. She looked again it was Prince, she was sure of it. The demon threw an energy ball at Prince knocking him against a
wall. The demon then turned his attention back to DJ. The demon stood held out his hand and again the knife appeared. He walked toward her with the knife held ready. In her room
her sisters looked concerned. They still couldn't shake DJ from the dream. Meanwhile, the demon stepped closer to DJ forcing her against the wall. Then he brought the knife down.
DJ closed her eyes, she called again for help though, she knew no one would come. She waited to feel the icy knife cut into her. She slowly opened her eyes to see the demon
holding the knife just inches from her chest. The demon looked at her with an evil smile then raised the knife over his head and again brought it down. DJ knew this was it that the
knife was going to cut into her. She knew it was going to hurt in the dream, but that was all, it was a dream. The knife wouldn't hurt her . . . Or would it? ... The knife came down cut
into her. She screamed out in pain waking herself. "She's bleeding!" Piper shouted. DJ gasped for every breath. She was crying which made it worse. Her sisters called to Leo, who
orbed in instantly. Leo saw DJ lying on the bed bleeding and rushed over put his hands on her to heal her. "It's not working!" He shouted. "I can't heal her!" DJ was quickly bleeding
to death. Suddenly Phoebe said, "Quick take her hands in yours and hold them over her!" Leo did what Phoebe had suggested Between the two of them Leo can heal her wound.
DJ lay on her bed still crying and trembling unable to speak. After a few minutes she stopped crying. "I'm hot." DJ said still shaking. Prue put her hand to DJ's forehead. "She's
burning up." Phoebe stroked DJ's face."I'll go get the thermometer." Piper said as she got up. She returned a few minutes later. She walked over to DJ and stuck the thermometer in
her mouth. Prince licked DJ's hand and whined. She patted him as Piper reached to remove the thermometer. "115'!" Piper exclaimed. "We have to cool her down. Phoebs go run
some cool water in the tub." Prue said taking charge as usual. She picked DJ up and carried her to the bathroom. Piper followed. Once their Phoebe runs the cool water while Prue
and Piper take off DJ's sweat soaked clothes and lower her into the tub. Phoebe looked at DJ then to Leo "Isn't there anything you can do?" "I can't heal her." Leo answered. "She'll
have to ride it out. Unless . . . " Before the girls could say a word Leo orbed out. The girls stayed in the bathroom with DJ. Ten minutes later Leo still hadn't returned. "I'll go change
her sheets. You two stay her and get her out and dressed." Prue replied stroking DJ's face then got up to leave. Prue changed the sheets while Piper and Phoebe got DJ dried and in
her Pjs. Which during the summer consisted of a pair of old shorts and a holey T-shirt. Just as they got DJ dressed, the phone rang. "It's 3:30 in morning!" Phoebe said as went to
answer it. Piper carried DJ into her room where Prue had just finished making the bed. Phoebe went into her room and answered the phone. "Hello?" "DJ there? This is Kevin her
boyfriend from New York." Kevin said in a strong accent. "She's here, but how did you get this number? Phoebe asked. "She gave it to me for she left. So I could call her." He
answered. "Oh. I'd let you talk to her but she's a little under the weather." Phoebe replied. "What's wrong with her?" Kevin asked. Phoebe could hear the concern in his voice. "She
has a really high fever." "Man that sucks." Kevin remarked. "Listen just tells she I called. She can get me on my cell when she's better." "All right I'll tell her." Phoebe answered. All
right, Thanks bye." With that Kevin hung up. Phoebe left and headed into DJ's room. When she entered Prue asked who had called. Phoebe told her then went to sit at the foot of
DJ's bed. "While you where on the phone we checked her temperature. It's gone down some 110'." Piper replied. They sat near DJ till they feel asleep. Ten minutes later Leo orbed
in. DJ opened her eyes. "Sorry, did I wake you?" He asked. "No, I can't sleep. DJ answered weakly. Leo was holding a vile with a green liquid. "What's that?" DJ asked shifting her
foot waking Phoebe who had her head laying on her foot. Phoebe started awaked she looked at DJ then to Leo. "When did you get back?" "A second ago." Leo answered. Phoebe
nudged Piper waking her. DJ yawned and stretched out her arms smacking Prue on the face. She jarred awake. They laughed. DJ stopped suddenly and held her head. It was
throbbing so bad she couldn't even see. The whole room was spinning. Leo and her sisters looked on not knowing what to do. Then just as suddenly as it came on the throbbing pain
was gone. But, her fever was higher than before. Prue put her hand to DJ's forehead. "Piper check her temperature she feels warmer." Piper stuck the thermometer in DJ's mouth.
Then turned to Leo and replied. "What's in your hand?" "This," Leo answered "is a medicine that might lower DJ's temperature. I told the "elders" about her dream. They said that the
temperature wouldn't get better on it's own, because they somehow link it to her dream. Also that it was a kind of premonition." "A premonition, like what I get?" Phoebe asked.
"Not exactly." Leo began. "She has whitelighter powers. She can sense the future like I sense my charges. but, the fact that she's a witch tweaks that giving her the ability to see she
beyond as the "elders" put it. Meaning she can since what's to come." "That could be cool." DJ'S spoke with the thermometer still in her mouth. Leo and her sisters looked at her and
smiled. Piper took the thermometer from DJ's mouth. "114'!" Piper exclaimed. "Let's get that tonic in her fast." But, before they say another word, Prince barked, as DJ doubled in
pain grabbing her chest. This time the pain was stronger like someone had stuck a knife in her heart and was trying to rip it out. The pain ripped at her, until finally she passed out.
Prue stroked DJ's face. Piper sat in the chair beside the bed while Phoebe sat at the foot. Leo just stood their thinking. Several minutes passed. The Grandfather clock down stairs
boomed the hour. It was 4:00am. DJ jumped awake startled by the sudden noise. Phoebe took the vile from Leo and scooted further up on the bed so she that she could reach DJ.
"Here baby drink this." Phoebe said to hold the vile. "Uhhh" DJ groaned. But, before she could protest any more Phoebe got up tilted back DJ's head and poured the tonic into her
mouth. DJ swallowed and made a disgusted face. "What in the heck is that stuff? Ugh. It tastes like asphalt." Her sisters smiled. "I'm not sure. Leo answered, but you might want to
get use to it. "You mean I have to take more of that. That. Crap!" DJ said to wrinkle her nose. "Yep, till the fevers down." Leo replied. Leo then looked to DJ's sisters. "You people
should get some sleep. I'll watch her." Prue looked at DJ. She was nodding off to sleep. "That stuff sure does work." Prue said as she Piper and Phoebe got up and headed to their
rooms to get some sleep. Leo sat in a chair near DJ's bed and dozed while the rest of the house slept too. That is everyone but Prince. He was awake watching over DJ. Prince,
because of his love for DJ and her love of him had the power to since evil. This power unknown to DJ, was why Prince had saved her from the demon. The manor was silent. The
only sound was the tick tock tick tock of the old Grandfather clock. The manor remained silent for an hour and a half until Prue's alarm went off at 5:30am. Prue awoke and groaned
the hitting button to turn off the alarm. She had hardly gotten fours hours of sleep all night and was expected at work at 6:00! I don't think so, she thought. I'll just call in when I get
up. With that she went back to sleep. Again the manor fell silent. At 7:30 DJ awoke. She still felt bad but her fever had gone down. Prince who had fallen asleep around 7:00 was
laying at DJ's feet. She moved her feet waking him. He lifted his head looked at DJ who smiled. Prince got up walked toward DJ. He reached her and started licking her face. Leo
awoke, yawned, then turned to DJ. "Are you feeling any better? " "Ok, if. I. Could just get? Him to stop. Licking me." DJ answered between licks. She pushed Prince back. He laid
down on her chest. "You a big ox!" DJ said. Prince barked waking Shiloh who yelped as she awoke. She looked around and saw that DJ was awake. She began trying to jump up
onto the bed. Nevertheless, she was too short. She put her paws up on the bed looked at Prince and whined. Prince reached down grabbed Shiloh by the scruff of her neck and
lifted her onto the bed. She licked Prince's face wagging her tail. Ur. her whole backs end. She then turned her attention to DJ and began licking DJ's face, barking between each
lick. Actually Shiloh's bark being as she was still, a bit of a pup was more of a yelping whine. As she continued to lick, Prince suddenly barked. A stabbing pain surged through DJ.
Shiloh had stopped licking her when Prince barked. Prince had woken up DJ's sisters with his sharp sudden bark. They had gotten up and rushed into DJ's room. The pain continued
to surge through her. It was stronger this time. She was back in the alley. The demon standing over her this time thought there wasn't a knife. The demon just over her laughing. "What
do you want?" DJ shouted at the demon. "The source wants you dead." "The what?" "The source of ultimate evil." "Oh ok, Whatever anyway don't my sisters pose more of a threat?"
DJ asked. "I would think so." Snarled the demon., but I'm not one to question the source. DJ thought what if. She then spoke "If they're taking care of me then. That makes them
vulnerable!" The demon moved closer to DJ. "Correct. One more thing this dream . . . is soon to become a reality." The demon snapped his fingers and disappeared leaving her alone
in the alley. She looked up to the sky. It was daylight. She then looked back to the ground and around the alley which was empty except a dumpster and a few battered trash cans.
Then she heard the demon speak. He uttered one word, "Drakin." Suddenly the scene faded. DJ opened her eyes and looked around. She was back in her room safe. For now at
least, but they did not convince her. She was sure. This source guy had bad things planned for her sisters. "Dej are you ok, your shaking." Phoebe said stroking DJ's face. DJ looked
at her hands. Phoebe was right. She was shaking like a newborn. She began to speak "The . . . demon. his . . . name . . . might. Be. Drakin. He. It's not. Over it, will get worse" DJ
stuttered and stammered as she spoke between the shaking. "Drakin, Pipers let's go check the book. Phoebs you stay here with Leo and get some move of that tonic in her." Prue
said taking charge again. So while Prue and Piper headed to the attic Phoebe tried to get DJ to drink the tonic. Nevertheless, she wouldn't open her mouth. "Baby, you need to drink
this if you want to get better." Phoebe said tilting back DJ's head. She moved away from Phoebe "No. That stuff is awful. Besides I'm not helping your people by being out of it." DJ
pleaded. "What if this source guy decides to attack, you'll be too busy with me and." "Wait the Source. How did you find out about him?" Leo asked. "Drakin told me." "Ok,
whatever. Dej you need to drink this so you can get better. You don't have to worry about us we're the Charmed Ones. The Power of three. The Source can't touch us." Phoebe
interrupted. "Besides." She continued. "Kevin called earlier. He said to tell you to get better." DJ smiled at the mention of Kevin. They had known each other since half way through
sixth grade. DJ had loved him the moment she laid eyes on him. "I guess I'll drink it. For Kevin and you, of course." DJ said still smiling at the though of him. DJ held out her hand for
the vile and Phoebe handed it to her. DJ tilted back her head. "Goodbye a cruel world." With that she downed the tonic. "Yeyuck!" DJ said to wrinkle her nose. Phoebe and Leo
smiled. Shiloh who had been sitting beside Prince the entire time now slowly walked toward the vile in DJ's hand. She sniffed it backed away then slowly crept forward and sniffed
again. DJ, Phoebe and Leo watched her antics. Shiloh jumped back again. but, jumped too far. Her foot slipped off the side of the bed and she fell hard on the floor. She yelped on
impact. Prince leaped to the floor beside her. DJ rolled over to look at her while Leo and Phoebe peered over the bed. Prince licked Shiloh's muzzle. Shiloh since all eyes were on
her began to whine and carry on like she was about to die. DJ rolled back over as Prince shook his head and leaped back on the bed. DJ situated herself and Prince again laid down
on her chest. "Ok, you little fakers you can stop now. We're not falling for it." DJ said looking down at Shiloh. She looked up at DJ with puppy dog eyes and whined. DJ looked
away. Phoebe knew DJ loved those dogs and that she would soon pick Shiloh up. Phoebe had seen her do it before. Phoebe's thoughts were correct. DJ put her arm down around
Shiloh and lifted her on the bed. Once there she licked Prince and DJ repeatedly. She then licked Phoebe who had been sitting on the bed. Then she turned to Leo and barked
happily. She started to lie down when the vile caught her eye. She crept up to it and growled while baring her teeth and stopped as if waiting for a response. Well she got it. Prince
growled back, Shiloh jumped back and stared at the vile. She growled and again Prince answered. He then nipped Shiloh's tail playfully. She turned to face him. Prince swatted her
with his paw. She grabbed it in her teeth, Prince just laid there. Then he moved his paw so that Shiloh was dangling over the floor. She looked down and began squirming. DJ had
seen this many times before. Prince would hold Shiloh out over the floor till she stopped squirming or let go. "Shi stop moving or he'll leave ya there." DJ said her accent showing
some. Shiloh squirmed again then was still. Prince moved his paw a little to test. She moved slightly. Prince held her out a little longer then moved his foot back over the bed. Shiloh
let go and went to start the whole game over, but Prince wasn't interested. He let her know this by standing up towering over Shiloh. She rolled over showing her stomach. Prince
grabbed her muzzle in his mouth and gave it a slight shake letting her know he didn't want to play. He let go and she got up licked him once then went and curled up beside him.
Prince then laid down again on DJ's chest. "How can you stand to have all that weight on you? Especially when he's standing up?" Phoebe asked, rubbing Shiloh who had scooted
closer to her. DJ scratched Prince behind the ears and answered. "He hurt his foot bad when he was about two months old. He couldn't sleep at night. It was so bad. So I would
sleep on my back with him on my chest. Even after his foot healed him still liked to sleep close to me but, now that he's so big he doesn't sleep on me as much, only when I'm sick.
When I have a bad dream, he's always there to comfort me." DJ continued to scratch Prince. "What happened to his foot?" Leo asked reaching to rub Shiloh's exposed stomach.
"He fell off the balcony of our apartment on Ferndale. We were on the fourth floor and the vet said he was surprised that's all the injury he suffered." DJ yawned. A few minutes later
she was asleep. Phoebe looked at the bed side clock 8:15am. She slowly got up so not to wake DJ and headed out and up to the attic. Leo followed. Once there Prue and Piper
looked up from the book. "She's ok, she just fell asleep. Piper then filled them in on what they had found, which wasn't much. "Alright let's see Drakin is a demon of illusion. He
messes with the persons mind sometimes with fatal results." Prue turned to Leo, "What does this mean in terms to DJ?" "I'm not sure. Drakin usually has a motive. He attacks in the
persons sleep weakening them. Then to top it all off the events usually come true." Everyone is silent for a moment then Piper brakes it when she asks "So, What she's seeing in her
dream world is going to happen?" "Yep." Leo answered. "We already got a taste of it considering the first time she woke up bleeding." Phoebe remarked concernedly. Then from
downstairs they heard Prince bark. They all rushed to DJ's room. As the entered DJ was stricken with pain her entire body wretched. It hurt them so much to see her like this.
Especially when there wasn't anything they could do to stop it. DJ's body continued to wretch in pain. This time was far worse the all the times before combined. The pain had
magnified and doubled. Then finally after five agonizing minutes the pain stopped. DJ lay trembling, unable to speak. Prince had leapt down on the floor just before the convulsions
started. He now leapt back up and began licking DJ's face. Phoebe sat at the foot of the bed while Prue and Piper sat in the chairs on either side. The "elders" called Leo away soon
after DJ had stopped convulsing. While he was gone Piper checked DJ's temperature. It was 120'. There was a vile of the tonic on the night stand. Prue picked it up and tilted DJ's
head and poured the tonic into her mouth. DJ didn't protest. She soon fell asleep, the best she had since this had all began. Twenty minutes later Leo orbed in. Prue looked up.
"What's up? You look happy." Leo answered in a satisfied tone. "Prince can since evil." What?" Phoebe asked in disbelief. "DJ loves her dogs more than anything. She's had Prince
longer so there's a bond between them." Leo paused to pet Prince then continued. "Phoebe, do you remember earlier when DJ told us about when Prince was hurt?" "Yhea." Phoebe
answered, the pieces beginning to fall into place. "Ok, while Prince was sleeping on DJ he became in tune with her. He can since things she can't. So with her now a witch he's able to
since evil. That's why he barks right before the pain starts." As the girls take in the new facts Prince looks up at Phoebe and begins to whine touching DJ's face. Phoebe takes notice.
"What is it boy?" she asked. Prince whines again then barks softly. Phoebe looks at him puzzled. "Piper check DJ's temperature." Piper reached for the thermometer and stuck it into
DJ's mouth. They all looked from Prince then to DJ. A few minutes later Piper removed the thermometer. "100'! Its coming down." She scratched Prince's ears. "Good boy." Phoebe
said as she scratched his back. Leo rubbed Shiloh, who began to stir from her sleep. She rolled over onto her back. Prince nudged her side waking her. She looked up at Prince her
tongue flopped out of her mouth as she rolled onto her stomach. Her attention then turned to DJ who was sleeping peacefully. Shiloh walked toward her and licked her face. DJ
moved, trying to make Shiloh stop, but she kept on. Prince nipped Shiloh's tail. She yelped then turned to face him. Then began swatting him, wanting to play, but Prince didn't want
to. So he picked her up by the scruff of the neck and dropped her to the floor. She began to whine. "Shi hush." DJ said groggily still asleep. Shiloh was quite for a few minutes. Then
she began to whine even louder. When no one looked at her she began to whine louder still. DJ moved in her sleep and groaned. Shiloh whined louder. This time it was more like a
pitiful howl. Prince growled, but she kept on. He then jumped down onto the floor. She stopped instantly. He turned to leap back on the bed. She started again. Prince turned
toward her and growled, showing his teeth. Shiloh put her tail between her legs and backed away from Prince. He growled again and she froze; he walked toward her. She rolled
onto her back Prince took her muzzle in his mouth. Let go then began to bark softly as if talking. He motioned toward DJ. Shiloh looked up at the bed then whined once and rolled
over onto her feet. Prince picked her up by the scruff of her neck and leapt on the bed. He let her go and she laid down near Phoebe. Leo and the girls stayed in DJ's room a few
minutes longer then got up to leave. As they reached stairs to the first floor, the grandfather clock chimed announcing that it was 9:00am. "Nine! I was supposed to be at work at six."
Prue exclaimed. "I'm surprised he hasn't called complaining." She went on. No sooner than she got the words out of her mouth the phone rang. She jumped. Piper and Phoebe
laughed. "Well are you going to pick it up or let it wake up DJ?" Leo asked smiling. Phoebe quickly rushed to the kitchen to the phone and picked it up. Before she could get a word
in, Prue's boss started complaining. "You were supposed to be here three hours ago. You've got a deadline!" Phoebe looked to Prue who had just reached the kitchen. Piper and
Leo came in after. "Hold it. I'm not Prue." Phoebe said when she finely got the chance. "Why didn't you say so?" Greg asked. "You wouldn't let me get a word in." Phoebe said in a
like duh. She then handed to phone to Prue. Taking the phone she began talking before Greg had a chance to speak. "DJ is sick we stayed up all night with her trying to get her fever
down and it was finely down to 100' just a few minutes ago." Greg was silent a moment then said "I'm sorry to hear that. If you have a chance swing by and pick up your work. Just
be sure you get it to me by let's say next Tuesday." Prue was shocked "Wow, a week late?" "Yhea, I know how important your sisters are to you. Just one more thing, who's DJ? I
thought your sister's names were Piper and Phoebe." Prue answered "She's the baby. She's been in New York for ten years." "Oh, One more thing why the initials?" Prue smiled "It
stands for Danielle Judith." "Wow! Know wonder she goes by DJ." The elders called Leo. He motioned that he had to go. "Well I've got to run. Family calls you know." Prue said
motioning for Leo to wait. "Ok, Why don't I bring your work by on my lunch break?" Greg suggested "Yhea that would be great. I got to run. Bye" Prue said trying to get her boss to
shut up. "Ok see you later." With that Greg finely hung up. "Wow, that guy can talk." Piper said when Prue hung up. "You're telling me." Prue replied. "Hello. I still have to go." Leo
said tapping his foot. "Then orb." Piper said kissing him. "Hurry back!" She called but he was gone in a flash of blue light. With Leo gone the girls started to sit on the couch, but
before they got a chance there was a sudden crash from DJ's room. They rushed up stairs. In her room they saw Prince on the floor. DJ was awake laughing her head off. Prince laid
there a minute then got up and began licking her face. DJ still laughing, turned toward the door to see her sisters standing there smiling. "How long have you been there?" DJ asked.
"Long enough. What did you do to Prince?" Phoebe asked walking in and sitting in one of the chairs closest to DJ. "Hey that's my seat!" Prue said reaching to tickle Phoebe's side.
She laughed and tried to get Prue to stop. She looked at DJ, who smiled and sat up so that she could just reach Prue's side. When she started tickling her side Prue stopped tickling
Phoebe and laughed. Piper walked around to the other side of the bed and began tickling DJ. Who stopped and began laughing and squirming. Prue and Phoebe began tickling her
as well. "Is this how you repay me Phoebs?" DJ asked between laughter. They were so busy tickling DJ they didn't notice Leo had returned. He had orbed behind Piper. He touched
her side making her jump. When she jumped her and her sisters stopped and looked at Leo. "How long have you been back?" Piper asked smiling at him. "Long enough to see the
three of you ganging up on your poor sick sister." He answered looking toward DJ. She nodded. "Yhea, you guys should be ashamed of yourselves. Ganging' up on me like that."
"Right. Poor you." Prue looked at DJ like yhea right. "What did you do to Prince?" Phoebe asked as Prince leaped back on the bed. "I was on my back like I have been. I was
petting him and he moved and feel off and hit the floor." DJ answered scratching Prince who had laid back down on her chest. Piper couldn't help laughing. Prince looked up at her
and whined as if to say "Why are you laughing? Haven't you ever fallen out of bed?" Piper looked at him a laughed harder. Leo and her sisters waited patently for her to get
herself under control. When she finally stopped Prue asked Leo, what did the elders wanted. He started to answer when Phoebe's boyfriend Cole shimmered in. Cole is a reformed
demon; who had been avoiding bounty hunters for weeks. He stood in the room with an energy ball in his hand, ready to strike. Seconds later another demon appeared. Cole hurled
the energy ball at the demon. It exploded and disappeared. "Ha, Got him." Cole said as Phoebe hugged him. "Baby, where have you been, I haven't seen you in nearly a month!"
Phoebe asked as she kissed him on the cheek. "Hon. You know I have to lay low and avoid The Source." He answered. DJ looked at Phoebe. She was all over that guy. DJ sat
there a moment longer then cleared her throat. All eyes turned to her. "Ok let me get this straight. We are witches that kill demons. Yet you're all over one?" DJ asked scowling at
Cole. "Strange Phoebs. You must have forgotten to tell her about your boyfriend." Prue said sarcastically. Phoebe glared at Prue. She didn't appreciate her sister's sarcasm. "DJ,
Cole is my boyfriend." Phoebe replied still glaring at Prue. "Aren't you forgetting something?" Prue asked her. Phoebe sighed looked at DJ and went on "He tried to kill us." She
stopped then looked at Prue "There are you happy now!" She snapped. "Wait he like tried to kill you guys and you are like ok with it!" DJ asked her accent showing in her voice.
"You must be DJ. I'm Cole, a reformed demon." Cole said as he held out his hand. DJ spat at him. In New York that's a major insult. Cole just stared at her. "Phoebe, I may be new
at this whole witch thing but I know demons kill witches and that's all I need to know." DJ said angrily. She moved and Prince leaped to the floor. DJ then lay on her side facing away
from Phoebe and her demonic boyfriend. Prince leaped back onto the bed and laid down beside her. Shiloh, who had awakened during the commotion, moved up closer to DJ and
laid down herself. Leo, Cole and her sisters just stood staring at her quietly for a several minutes. Piper broke the silence "Dej, Phoebe didn't tell you to protect you. We don't want
you hurt." DJ looked at Piper who had sat in the chair next to her. "If you guys wanted to protect me, you should have told me. Besides I would have found out eventually." Piper
looked at DJ. "What about Leo; I'm married to a whitelighter?" "Yhea, but he didn't try to kill you!" DJ said as she looked over her shoulder at Phoebe then turned back toward the
wall. Piper continued to look at DJ. She had the same scared yet angry face she had when she was younger. The baby she thought sixteen and yet still just a little girl. Piper looked at
her a second longer then spoke. "DJ, you know we love you. Our lives have enough worries. We don't need you to be angry with us." Piper paused then continued. "Dej I know
you're scared and upset with all this crap happening. With a demon trying to kill you. You have every right to be afraid! Still, you're sixteen. You need to grow-up. You can't faint or
pout when things get tough." DJ looked at Piper. She was right. She did faint when the going got to hard and pout when she didn't get her way. But at sixteen she needed to stop
being a baby. "You need to start acting like an adult." Piper said as she reached to touch DJ's hand. She looked into Piper's eyes. She knew her sisters loved her but was scared just
the same. "Piper I don't want to grow-up. I don't want all the responsibility. I don't want to end up like Prue." What DJ said cut Prue to the quick. She hated that she had to grow-up
so fast. While her sisters got to be kids. She got her first job walking dogs at thirteen. Phoebe brought her out of her thoughts when she spoke "I'm sorry I should have told you. But I
didn't. I was to busy with the newspaper to think about how you would react." DJ turned to face Phoebe. "It's ok. I shouldn't have flipped. Besides Piper is right. I need to grow-up."
Phoebe and DJ hugged. Cole cleared his throat. "Would anyone care to fill me in on what I missed because apparently it's quite a lot?" "Sure honey. But first Leo what did the elders
want?" Phoebe asked as she stood up. "Drakin is the least of your trouble. The Source plans to kill DJ!" DJ and her sisters' jaws dropped. "But why, I'm no threat. I don't even have
powers." DJ asked rolling onto her back and sat up. Prince moved just below her waist and laid down. "That's just it, he wants to get you now while you're weak." Leo answered.
"What about Drakin? Is this Source guy against him?" DJ asked. "No the Source is the ultimate evil. Drakin is just a follower." Cole spoke eagerly. "Drakin! I could kick his demonic
butt!" DJ looked at him. "Oh, a pissed demon not a good combination." Cole glared at DJ. "Me being pissed well be the least of your worries if Drakin succeeds with his plan!"
Prince touched DJ's face and looked up at Piper. She looked at him then reached for the thermometer and put it in DJ's mouth. Cole meanwhile had a far off look in his eyes as if he
was hiding something. Phoebe noticed and asked "Cole is there something your not telling us?" Cole sighed then answered her. "Drakin is an upper level demon." "How high up is
he?" Prue asked as she turned on DJ's bed to face Cole. "He's next in line to be The Source!" DJ's eyes got as big as saucers. "Dang. That's not good!" "The Source will kill her
himself if he has to." Cole replied. Piper reached to remove the thermometer when Drakin appeared in DJ's room, Cole flicked his wrist and an energy ball appeared. "You know
that won't work on me Balthazar." Drakin snarled. Balthazar is Cole's demonic name. "Save it Drakin. What do you want?" Cole snapped back as he powered down the energy ball.
"You always did have an attitude problem Balthazar." Drakin remarked then continued. "I'm just here to check on DJ." Drakin turned toward her. DJ swallowed hard as he began to
speak to her. "I see your sisters have been up all night. You should be ashamed worrying them so. But no matter you'll soon be on your feet to face the true horror of my plan."
Drakin laughed monotonously. He started to simmer out then stopped "Oh I almost forgot." Drakin said smiling as he turned again toward DJ. He flicked his wrist. A huge ball of
electricity formed and he hurled it at DJ. Prince jumped up blocking the energy ball from hitting her. In doing so it struck him. "Prince!" DJ screamed. He yelped with pain and
clasped on DJ's legs whining. Shiloh stood nuzzling him but he hardly moved. DJ looked at Prince. He was glowing from the energy ball. She held her hands out over him. The power
surged thru her. Her hands began to glow as she drew the electricity out of Prince. He began to move a little. DJ motioned for him to stay. Then flicking her wrist just as Cole and
Drakin had done. She moved her hands apart making the energy ball bigger. She stared at her hands, unsure what was happening. When it was as big as a basketball, she hurled it at
Drakin. He shimmered out just in time. The energy ball left a huge charred spot on the wall behind him. All eyes were on her. She looked at her hands as they began to burn. Prince
began licking her hands. The pain began to grow as Drakin shimmered back. "I knew that would happen." He laughed. DJ glared at him her hands still burning. "Care to try again."
Drakin asked as he aimed an energy ball at Shiloh. Shiloh knowing that Prince was hurt began to growl. "Cute." Drakin smiled then he growled at Shiloh. She whined and backed
closer to Prince. Drakin laughed. "Why don't you pick on someone who can fight back!" DJ snapped. "Like. You!" Drakin replied as he hurled an energy ball at DJ. She threw up
her hands, catching it. Then hurled it back at Drakin. Before he had time to react, it struck him hard in the chest. "Fate, Destiny, and Future!" He screamed in agony as he shimmered
out. DJ looked at her hands, and spoke "What just happened?" All were silent a moment then Cole spoke. "You just used an upper level demonic power. Twice! Witches can't
handle that kind of power!" "What do, you mean can't handle that kind of power?" Phoebe asked, not really wanting to know. "It means. Either you figure out how to get it out of her
or it will consume her turning her evil!" "What? How do we get the power out!" Prue asked almost shouting. "With a Power Broker." Cole answered. "A what?" Pure asked
impatiently. "A Power Broker. They trade powers to other demons." Cole answered her. "You don't have much time. Look!" He shouted. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo looked at
DJ just as her eyes flashed fiery red and she disappeared.