Chapter Seven

DJ's Power

DJ stood racking her brain trying to think of what she could do to defend her sisters. When a voice spoke inside her head, "hold your hands straight out in front of you," said the

voice. The voice sounded like Grams so she quickly obeyed it. She held her hands out. Then the voice said, "close your eyes and breath slowly." DJ did so. Then she felt her

hands begin to get warm. She opened her eyes, to see streams of yellow light shooting out of them, straight at Jessica who stood open mouthed. The streams of light struck her with a

sound like thunder. She hit the ground in a heap. The second Jessica had hit the ground the stream of light stopped. DJ turned her hands over so that her palms were face up.

"Thanks Grams." DJ said smiling. "What was that?" Piper asked. "That was Surge!" Leo answered, confused because Surge wasn't a common power. DJ and her sisters had the

same confused look. Patty smiled and replied. "Surge was your Grams' power." There was a gust of wind and Grams stood in their midst. "What was that!" Jessica shouted as she

pushed herself up. "Oh Shut up!" Grams snapped waving her hand at Jessica, who once again clasped on the floor. "Anyway... That was my power. It's yours now." Grams told DJ

smiling. "Why are you giving it to me?" DJ asked. "Because I'm dead dear, I have no use for it." Grams answered matter of factly. "But why me? I only just found out I was a witch.

Wouldn't Prue, Piper, or Phoebe be a better choice? Considering they've been witches longer." DJ asked questioningly. "Maybe. But I gave it to you. Because you are, new at this.

Surge is a simple power. That grows quickly, in very strange ways." Grams replied, with a sly look in her emerald green eyes. "Strange, how do you mean?" DJ asked. "You'll have

to wait and find out," Grams replied. "Come on, dear it's time for us to return to our world." She continued to the girl's mother. "Ohh, Can't you stay just a little longer?" DJ asked

puffing out her lip. "I'm sorry baby, I wish we could. But we have to get back." Patty answered, bending slightly to stroke DJ's face tenderly. Patty straightened up and DJ backed

toward Prue, who rested her head on DJ's and hugged her. "When will you come back?" DJ asked sadly. Patty looked at DJ then to Grams, who looked at DJ, and spoke "Here

take this." She reached in to her pocket and pulled a gold ring with a triquetra on it and handed it to DJ. "What's this for?" She asked. "Hold your horses and I'll tell you. It's a

Witches ring. When you have it on and clench your fist. It will let us know that you want us. The one you were thinking about will appear." Grams stopped then leaned down and

whispered in DJ's ear "It will work on your sisters too." DJ smiled. "Don't you abuse it. You do and I'll take it back." Grams snapped. "I won't." DJ answered putting the ring on her

finger.. "Now, we really have to get gone; before the elders get mad." Grams said turning back to Patty. "The elders, you're whitelighters?" DJ asked. "No, we're dead!" Grams

snapped. "Mother, don't be so mean." Patty snapped. "When witches die they go up there." Patty motioned up with her head. "Up there, that's what you call it? Damn, I thought

New York had strange names." DJ replied. "Danielle, don't cuss!" Patty snapped. "Ahaa, mom damn ain't a cuss word." DJ answered cockily with a slight New York accent. "You

cut out that ridiculous accent your not in New York. You want people to think you haven't any sense?" Patty answered just as cocky. "That's were you guys got it from." Darryl

smirked. Prue glared at him smiling. "Patty, I hate to break-up the only argument you've ever had with DJ, but you two really need to get back." Leo interrupted. "Party pooper!" DJ

smirked. Piper reached from behind Prue and touched DJ's side, she jumped, "Ouch!" Prue shouted when DJ stepped on her foot. "Sorry." DJ replied. "It's ok." Prue answered.

"Are you guys done?" Phoebe asked smiling. Prue turned and to get Phoebe. But she moved out of the way just before Prue go to her. "Girls, act your age!" Grams snapped. "I'll

get you later Phoebe." Prue said sticking her tongue out. "Prudence Halliwell, you stop it right now or you'll go to bed without supper." Patty snapped as though she was angry.

"Ooo, She used your full name. You in trouble." DJ quipped. Prudence was the name of the Halliwell's distant cousin, and Prue's namesake "Danielle Judith!" Patty did the same

with DJ's name. "Ooo, yourself." Prue smirked. "Hush you two." Piper said stepping between DJ and Prue. "Stay out of it Peeper." Prue said poking her in the side. Peeper was a

nickname that Prue had given Piper because she was always pepping around the corner to see who was getting in trouble. "Girls, that's enough!" Patty shouted. This time for real.

They quickly stopped and stood with their head down like they had when they were younger and in trouble. "We're leaving, you four be good. Leo, if even one of them misbehaves,

none of them gets to watch I Love Lucy!" Patty said smiling. "Ahaa, mom." DJ and her sisters said in unison. "I won't have it." Patty scolded smiling. "We really have to get." Grams

said. DJ rushed forward to hug her mom and Grams. "Can you come back later and tuck me in?" She asked Patty. "Not to night dear, maybe tomorrow." DJ frowned. "Ok." Patty

smiled, "Get one of your sisters to tuck you in tonight." "Uhhh, no." DJ answered. "Why not, You used to sleep with me when you were a baby." Phoebe remarked. "I did?" DJ

asked. "Yhea, from the time mom...died. Till you moved to New York." Phoebe answered. DJ knew why Phoebe's voice had broken when she remembered their mother's death.

DJ was a year and nine months, Phoebe six, Piper eight, and Prue was ten. Prue saw their mom drown. They had gone to the beach because Patty had time to spare. A demon of

the water engulfed her as Prue stood watching. Prue's lip quivered as if she was going to cry but she didn't. At that moment Lea spoke her voice still shaking. "Piper, I'm so sorry I

had know idea. She made me do it." She said pointing to Jessica who was still out cold on the floor. "I won't say anything to anyone I swear. Please just don't hurt me." Prue glared

at her. "Why should we trust you?" She asked. "I swear, I'm telling the truth." Lea said to tears, Because she was terrified. "Take her hand in yours." Grams whispered in DJ's ear.

DJ held out her hand to Lea who hesitated then took DJ's hand. The lights flashed off then back on in a instant. "Well what did you see?" Grams asked. "She's telling the truth Prue.

Jessica had her under a curse." DJ answered shaking her head. "What kind of power was that?" Phoebe asked. "It something like a premonition. It opens doors to the mind allowing

the user to know what the person can't or won't say." Grams replied. "What's it called?" DJ asked shaking her head to clear it. "It's called Link." Grams answered just as Jessica

began to come around. Prue said, "Darryl cuff her before she fully wakes up." He quickly cuffed her. "I' am going to jail too." Lea asked shaking. "You should you did kill those

witches." Piper replied. "Not to mention you tried to kill us!" Prue snapped. "Leo, use the memory dust on them." Prue continued. "We can't use dust, they'll forget whole thing

killing witches." Leo answered. "Leo's right." Patty said trying to help. "Great, just great. So what are going to do? Let them tell everyone we're witches!" Prue said glaring at Lea.

"She could plead temporary insanity." DJ suggested. She had a good idea of how the law works. Considering she dated Kevin. "How do you know about that?" Piper asked.

"Kevin's got a record as long as my arm. So I know the legal system like the back of my hand. I had to bail him out before." DJ answered, "the dumb ass." Patty glared at her, and

shouted "Danielle! You stop that cussing! You're not to old to get your butt whopped!" DJ lowered her head and said "I'm sorry." Just then Jessica came to. "What the heck?" She

shouted. Patty walked over pulled her onto her feet and slapped her. "I've heard enough out of you, Shut Up!" Jessica turned her focus to DJ. "What are you staring at?" DJ

snapped. As she did she looked directly in to Jessica's eyes. DJ couldn't stop gazing into those eyes. Prue noticed DJ blank stare and tried to get her attention. "DJ, come on snap

out of it. DJ!" Jessica's gaze was slowly sucking the life out of DJ. Prince leapt forward knocking DJ to the ground and growled at Jessica. "That's the last time mutt! You're dead!"

Jessica shouted. She held her hand out toward Prince and raised up off the ground and flung him toward the wall. Piper quickly froze him. "That's it!" Prue snapped, waving her hand

sending Jessica in to the Grandfather clock. "How many times have you fixed that clock?" Darryl asked jokingly as Piper unfroze Prince. "Too many to count." Phoebe answered

then turned toward DJ. "Dej, can you get up?" Phoebe asked. DJ answered, "Yhea." Phoebe leaned over and DJ put her arms around her neck. "Phoebe's help me up." DJ said.

Phoebe slowly stood up. "NO! The Source will kill me for failing." Jessica screamed. Suddenly the Source appeared. DJ coward behind Phoebe. "What's the matter, you afraid?"

The Source growled. "Well don't be I'm not here for you. Right now anyway." He laughed monotonously. "Get her." He snapped at the to muscular demons. They quickly stepped

forward and grabbed Jessica. "No please, let me go I'll do anything...I'll make it right I swear...No!" Jessica screamed as she disappeared. The Source stared directly into DJ's eyes

and held out his hand as if was strangling her. The Source just laughed. "What are laughing at?" Prue asked trying not to sound rude. "Look at you pathetic sister!" The Source

laughed. The girls turned to see DJ gasping for air. The Source lowered his hand and simmered out laughing " Drakin's part of the plan will fall into play sooner or later! Oh, and

don't worry the little waste of skin who failed will be back for her trail, Hahaha!" DJ held her throat breathing heavily. "I hate him!" DJ said catching her breath.