Things really do go bang in the night…
Summary: Billie isn't what she's made out to be and it's back to the Power of Two… Things aren't going well and what's more is that Pheobe is having strange dreams that make her think her powers are evolving. Read on to find out…
A loud series of suspicious bangs could be heard by the other habitants of Prescot Avenue. Billie Jenkins was up to mischief again up in the attic of the Halliwell Manor, adding random ingredients to a bubbling cauldron of brown goo. Paige Matthews rushed upstairs and paused briefly, to both catch her breath from running and to see what Billie was doing.
'What the HELL did you think you were doing! NEVER add Mandrake Root to Frog's Legs! NEVER MAKE POTIONS WITHOUT ONE OF US THERE!'
The lecture Billie received was the worst one yet. She realized that they were getting longer and louder… but she never paid much attention to them. She just nodded occasionally and said "yeah" every time Paige drew breath.
Piper came up the stairs into the attic to see what had happened. She was greeted by Paige screaming her head off at Billie and the 17 year old girl staring absent-mindedly out of the stain-glass windows.
'Sorry I was putting the boys down. What happened in here, Paige! I thought you were going to KEEP an eye on her!' said Piper, her voice rising steadily.
'I was! I went downstairs for one second to check on… stuff. And then I heard some really loud bangs and ran upstairs to see Billie adding a bunch of things to that Hydrax potion we spent the last 6 hours making!' Paige said, her voice in contrast to Piper's was getting lower and lower, until it was finally barely a whisper.
'And that brings me onto my next topic! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY KITCHEN! You aren't getting outta this one Paige! I heard footsteps running up from downstairs and decided to go see what was going on! The smoke alarm was beeping and the oven was almost on fire! That was a NEW kitchen Paige and you cannot just go and RUIN IT! I want you, Paige' Piper pointed at her youngest sister, "to go clean up the kitchen. And I want YOU, Billie Jenkins," Piper then pointed at the 17 year old she regarded as a sister as they were that close, "to clean up in here! You have 30 minutes and I will come inspect it. My house better be back to normal or I will castrate both your boyfriends and stop you lot having kids for the rest of your life. That's how much this manor means to me. Comprende..? Good. Now START!" Piper finished and turned around. She stormed out of the attic and went down the stairs to go check on her two sons, Wyatt and Chris.
'This is all your fault and I will never forgive you!' Paige said to Billie as she began picking up some ingredients that had fallen off the table in her haste to add ingredients to the potion.
Paige started out of the attic and just when she was almost at the bottom of the steps, she heard a small growl and a whimper of pain. She sneaked upstairs and looked into the attic. The sight was the most horrific thing she'd ever seen. She thought she was going to throw up. There stood Billie… except it wasn't Billie. It was a demon. The filthiest demon she'd ever seen in all her witching days. It had claws sharp enough to rip open a person's body with a single strike. It had red eyes and its skin was the color of tar. It turned and spotted Paige just before adding another ingredient to the potion.
'You evil witch! How dare you spy on me. Spying is bad and punishable by ME!' and with that, the Billie-Demon conjured up a red hot fire ball and threw it at Paige. She missed… but by a mere 3 inches. Paige felt the heat of the fireball as it whizzed past her and disappeared upon command by Billie, into a cloud of black smoke.
'I always knew something was wrong with you but your close relationship to my sisters made me almost doubt myself! Now I've been proved right! My sisters ought to know what you are Billie Jenkins! And HOW DARE YOU stay under OUR roof in the CHARMED ONE'S house touching the CHARMED ONE'S PROPERTY! Who do you think you are!'
"They call me the demon of darkness. I don't doubt you'll need that name to look me up in the Book of Shadows. Oh, and that thing trusts me now. Have fun trying to protect it from me.' Billie gave Paige an evil grin before throwing a small ball of light at Paige's head. The speed of the ball, faster than any bullet on earth, took Paige by an utter surprise, meaning she hadn't the time to dodge it. It hit her and she momentarily felt dazed and confused. Then memories began flooding into her head. She saw the most horrific scenes in her head. Her friends dying at the hands of demons she didn't know about. Her parents dying in that awful car crash. Everything came back to her. She began walking backwards trying to block it out and she had enough time to see Billie shimmering out of the attic before she fell down the stairs. She landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs and didn't have the energy to pick herself up. She felt slightly comfortable but there was a growing pain in her head. Her eyes closed and she felt herself slipping away.
