The Power of Three
It was a beautiful night in San Francisco, the stars were shining and P3 was full of people.
"Wow this place is sure full," said Phoebe Halliwell walking up the bar talking to her elder sister Piper.
"Yep, it's just a shame some people aren't as nice as they look," said Piper pouring her sister a drink.
"Hey Piper, do you know where Prue is?" asked Phoebe taking a sip of her drink.
"Nope, she's been acting strange since we," Piper saw that a couple of people sitting at the bar were looking at her and her sister. "Well you know," said Piper.
"Yeah I know but I mean this is a great thing that's happened to us," said Phoebe picking her glass up off the bar, and walking round to meet her sister.
"What do you mean, a good thing," said Piper sitting at a table with Phoebe.
"Well we're witches, that's gonna be great."
"Phoebe all Prue and I are saying is, we know nothing about these powers, where they came from, why we have them."
"We know why we have them, we have them to do good things just like the Book of Shadows says," said Phoebe taking another sip of her drink.
"Piper! Phone for you," called Katy from the bar.
"Who is it?"
"Your sister Prue," said Katy holding up the phone.
"Ok, tell her to hang on, Phoebe I'll be right back," said Piper standing up and heading to the bar.
"Hello, Prue," said Piper taking the phone from Katy.
"Piper I need you and Phoebe back at the manor now!" yelled Prue down the phone.
"Ok we'll be as quick as we can."
Piper rushed to the other side of the bar.
"Katy, will you be able to lock up the club tonight?" asked Piper.
"Sure of course," said Katy getting back to work.
"Thanks, Phoebe come on Prue wants us back at the manor," said Piper taking Phoebe by the hand and heading out to her jeep.
"Prue!" yelled Phoebe and Piper as they walked through the manor door. Prue came running down the stairs carrying the Book of Shadows.
"I was going up to the attic and when I got there a demon was trying to steal the book," said Prue placing the book on the coffee table.
"Oh god did it hurt you?" asked Piper concerned for her sister.
"No I used my powers and he then sort of disappeared," said Prue.
"What do you mean disappeared?" asked Piper worried.
"You know Piper, was in front of me then poof gone," said Prue waving her hands in the air.
"Ok we get it," said Phoebe "is the demon in the Book of Shadows?"
"I don't know I didn't look, I just grabbed the book and the phone, then I called you guys," said Prue going to sit on the sofa.
Piper and Phoebe followed their sister to the sofa.
"Well what are we waiting for," said Phoebe "lets look in the book."
"Oh no, I was afraid you'd say that," said Piper not pleased with her sister's decision.
"Here he is," said Prue flipping the book's pages till she found it.
"Gavin, it seems like such an ordinary name not one that would be a demon," said Piper looking at the picture in the Book of Shadows.
"I know he looks human," said Phoebe.
"It says here that he's a lower level demon who kills with his third eye, so he can prevent anyone from making this potion to stop him," said Prue looking up from the book.
"Piper do you think you could make it?" asked Phoebe looking at her sister.
"What me?" asked Piper pointing at herself.
"How many other people do you know who are called Piper and have the power to stop time," said Prue being sarcastic.
"I could try and make it," said Piper heading into the kitchen. "Just in case it doesn't work, I suggest one of you come up with a spell."
"Phoebe you should write the spell, you've got the knack of rhyming," said Prue following Piper with the book.
"Ok sure," said Phoebe grabbing a pen and a piece of paper.
Piper and Prue were in the kitchen, and Prue was reading the ingredients of everything Piper needed for the potion. Once Piper had everything she started to make it. Prue went to check and see if Phoebe had the spell ready.
"Phoebe, you done the spell?" asked Prue walking into the living room.
"Yep, I just finished," said Phoebe showing Prue the spell she had wrote.
"Sounds great," said Prue reading it in her head.
All of a sudden there was a loud bang and it came from the kitchen.
"Oh god," said Prue looking at Phoebe.
"Piper!" yelled Phoebe and Prue in unison.
Phoebe and Prue went running into the kitchen. It was the first time Piper had, had to make a potion and the force of the explosion had knocked her over.
"Piper, hunny are you ok?" asked Phoebe going over to her and helping her up.
"Yeah I'm fine, I think it's done, hand me a vial Prue," said Piper holding out her hand. Piper took the vial and put the potion in it and put a cork in the top.
"I just hope I did it right and it works," said Piper.
"I'm sure it will work," said Phoebe.
"So what do we do now Prue?" asked Piper.
"We wait for him to come back," said Prue.
"Then we vanquish him Charmed style," said Phoebe holding up the spell and the potion.
"Well, well, its three little witches now is it," said Gavin shimmering in. He blasted Phoebe from behind and the potion vial flew out of her hand and under the coffee table. Prue and Piper spun around at the shock of Phoebe flying across the room. Piper threw her hands in the air and Gavin stopped right where he was standing.
"Piper throw the potion!" yelled Prue.
"I don't know where it went," said Piper.
"How long does your freezing power last?" asked Phoebe getting back on her feet.
"I don't know, not long," said Piper panicking.
"The spell, lets say the spell," said Phoebe taking the piece of paper from her pocket. The three girls stood together and held hands.
"Demon be gone, so that good may go free, power of three now vanquish thee, we will forever be power of three!"
"It didn't work damn it!" yelled Phoebe. With that Gavin unfroze.
"Don't bother with a spell, only a potion works on me." Seeing the spell in Phoebe's hand, with that he shimmered out.
"You know I'm never gonna get used to this vanquish thing," said Piper walking over to the coffee table and picking up the potion from underneath it.
"I read in the book something about scrying," said Prue, "we need a map and a crystal."
The girls got the map and a crystal and scryed for Gavin.
"Gotcha!" said Prue as the crystal landed on the map.
"Lets go," said Phoebe. They all grabbed their coats and Piper made sure she had the potion. They reached the ally way where the demon was supposed to be.
"Let go of that innocent!" yelled Phoebe.
"You again!" yelled Gavin letting go of the frightened man. The man ran the opposite way out the other side of the ally. Piper threw up her hands and Gavin froze mid stride.
"You did it Piper," said Prue, "now throw the potion."
"I was just going to," said Piper walking towards Gavin and throwing it. Gavin started screaming and burst into flames starting at his feet until he exploded. The girls walked to P3 and Piper poured herself and her sisters a drink.
"Here's to the power of three," said Piper raising her glass, Prue and Phoebe raised theirs with her.
"Whether we like it or not." The Charmed Ones taped their glasses together and laughed.