Hey, sorry for the delay. Hope you enjoy the chapter
Oh, and it will feature The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but I'll change a few things about them.
Apocalyptic Charmed
The three members of the Triad were standing together in a cave:
-You saw the result, the demons must be killed by The Charmed Ones, otherwise they won't be useful to the plan! –Tetrax said to Sigma.
-Your little detour took two months from our plan. –Omicron added to the third member.
-I know, and I apologize, but oracles are very tricky and we needed to be sure. –Sigma replied.
-The prophecy sounded very clear to me. –Omicron said.
-Don't start fighting like two little humans! –Tetrax ordered silencing the other two. –Sigma, show us the prophecy again.
Sigma waved his hand and a hologram appeared in the air:
"There was a woman in raggedy clothes; she had a crystal ball in front of her and she was looking at it. Her eyes were white and glowing.
-After the great lord of death has been defeated,
Several years shall be waited
The souls of the fallen demons will be taken
And will bring back the master of fear
But beware; only the Ones who destroyed all those demons,
Will be able to break the frontier
That separates life from death
And good from evil.
After that, the woman laughed madly and then vanished."
-See? "The Ones" could be any witch; now we know for sure that it is talking about the Halliwell sisters. –Sigma said.
-Fine. –Omicron replied. –But now we must go back to the plan.
-I know exactly what we need. –Sigma said pointing at three statues that were together.
-I don't think we should release them yet; they have a tendency of actually succeeding in their plans. –Tetrax added. –And there1s even one of them missing.
-If you don't want the demons to know that we're using them, you have to take risks! –Sigma said. –And besides, we know that the Charmed Ones will vanquish them, like always, with or without the fourth one.
-Fine. –Tetrax answered.
In the manor, Billie had just come in with some suitcases and a bag in her hand.
-Guys, I'm back! –She yelled from the doorstep. –I brought presents! Guys? Is anyone here?
-I'm here! –Paige answered coming into the room. –I was putting Henry to sleep. –Paige rushes to hug Billie. –How was the trip?
-Oh it was amazing! –She said excited. –The best three weeks of my life!
-That's great! –Paige replied smiling.
-Where is everyone?
-They went shopping and left me here with the kids; they'll be back soon.
-Ok. So, tell me what I missed!
-You can't even begin to imagine; it starts with Prue being engaged and ends with us being attacked on Christmas… -Paige said sitting on the couch.
A few minutes later, they were still talking about the recent events.
-What happens if you try to sneak in and see Henry? –Billie asked curious.
-He is orbed away before we can see each other; the Elders only let him see the kids. –Paige replied frowning.
Suddenly, they're interrupted by Cole, who had just flamed into the room.
-You have to see this. –He said pointing at the TV and turning it on.
"There was a reporter in the middle of a street; she was talking and pointing at some people standing there.
-No one knows what happened, but some witness said that there was a car accident and that after that the two drivers started arguing; soon everyone on the street joined the argument and some even started to attack each other. Now we're facing huge fights here, including some people from the shops near here; people are fighting directly or even just throwing things!"
-What is that? And what does it has to do with us? –Paige asked.
-Can't you see? It sounds like just a normal confusion on the street, but there's someone behind it! See that man standing there? –He pointed at a man on the TV. –I know him; he is war! –Cole said.
-War? What do you mean with that? –Billie asked.
-I mean like one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. That's his MO; he starts with little fights then makes them bigger, until they become a real war! He was the one behind World War One and Two and the civil war!
-Then what are you waiting?! We have to go after him!
-I know, I just came to tell you because Phoebe asked me to talk to one of you before vanquishing someone.
-Come on then, flame us there! –Paige said and they left.
-Wait! What about… –Billie started to say before they flamed away. –…me?
As soon as they got there, Cole and Paige found Leo and Prue holding Piper.
-Let me go! That man just threw the shoes I bought at some random car! I'm not gonna let him walk away! –Piper said trying to escape from her sister and husband.
-Piper, the whole street is crazy, can't you see? –Leo tried to persuade her.
-Prue! –Paige said rushing to them.
-Paige! Cole! Take Piper away from here; she's been affected by something, or someone, and now she's aggressive and crazy. –Prue replied.
-I know. –Paige said. –Cole will take her and Leo away; you have to help me get that man! –Paige pointed at the horseman, but he saw and started to run away.
Prue and Paige ran after him, but he threw an energy ball at Paige, who tried to use her force field; it stopped her from being hit, but she fell on the floor.
-Paige! –Prue shouted; she didn't know what to do, go back to her sister or keep running after War. In the moment of indecision, she closed her eyes and two astral projections appeared, one next to Paige and one in front of the horseman.
The projection next to the man waved her hand and threw him on the floor.
-Got you! –She said.
For a second, he looked desperate, but then the look on his face changed, like he had just had an idea. He raised his hand and threw a small red ball at Prue; the moment she was hit, the projection disappeared and the real Prue waked up.
She saw War disappear and then saw the red mark that had appeared on her right flank, right where the ball had hit her.
Later, at the manor, Leo was giving Paige an icepack.
-You need to be more careful! You almost had a concussion! Now that you're powerless, you're more vulnerable. –He said.
-I'm not powerless, just a little weaker! –Paige tried to argue.
-Guys, we don't have time for that, we have to find out a way to get War and vanquish him before he does anything big. –Piper said. –Also I want my revenge for making me act like that; it's awful to be manipulated!
-What about the other ones, Pestilence, Famine and Death? Are the back too? –Phoebe asked.
-I don't know, but we could have ended this already if you had let me go ater him. –Cole said.
-Stop complaining Cole. –Piper said. –Let's look at the news and see if we can find anything.
She turned the TV on and saw the news:
"-All the main hospitals in San Francisco are full of patients with the same strange disease; it seems like a mix of multiple small diseases and the doctors don't know what to do yet…
Piper switched channels.
-Supermarkets all over town are facing a weird situation; food has been disappearing without any reasonable explanation…
-The street fights continue, and each time more violent and dangerous; cops are trying to hold them back, but some are even joining the confusion…"
-See? I told you, that's what they like to do; they do small things, just like a warning, and then they make them bigger. –Cole said. –We have to stop them now, before they become stronger.
-What about Death? –Billie asked.
-As soon as the other three start killing people he'll appear, and we can't let that happen. –ole responded.
Then what do we do? –Phoebe asked.
-We go after them. –He replied.
While they were planning what to do, Prue tried to transfer the water from a jar in front of her to a glass next to it, but it didn't work. With a suspicious look, she got up and waved her hands, but nothing happened.
-Hum, guys,. –Prue called. –We have a problem; my powers aren't working.
-What? Why? –Piper asked.
-I don't know, it must be this weird mark. –The older sister replied.
-That's one more reason for us to find them quickly. –The other girl replied. –Phoebe and I will go to the hospital, Paige and Billie will go after Famine and Cole will find War; you will stay at home and research about this mark.
At the hospital; the sisters met with Agent Murphy.
-Piper, Phoebe, do you know what this is about? –He asked.
-Yeah, we're on it already; don't worry. –Piper replied.
-I guessed you would; if you need anything, just ask. –He said.
-Actually, if you can find us a room full of sick people, but without any doctor, we would be very happy. -Phoebe said.
-Ok. –He answered and left.
After getting what they needed, both sisters chanted a spell, healing everyone.
-Now I guess Pestilence will be mad enough to come after us. –Phoebe said and they left.
They waited a few seconds in an alley before he appeared.
-Well, if it isn't the annoying witches. –He said.
-No time for chatting. –Phoebe said levitating and trying to kick him, but he sent her at a wall.
Piper waved her hand and blew him up, but he regenerated.
-Oh, come on! –Piper said angrily.
He waved his hand and was about to send Piper away when Prue appeared and protected her.
-Prue? What are you doing here? You were supposed to stay home.
-I don't know, I just woke up here… -Before she finished her sentence, she was hit by a green ball, sent by the horseman. She disappeared in the air, as it was just a projection.
-Oh, my brother is very smart. –Pestilence said before waving his hand and sending a distracted Piper at a wall. Before leaving, he waved his hand over both sisters, leaving them there.
Paige and Billie were also in an alley, looking for Famine.
-Are you sure he'll be here? –Paige asked.
-Of course! This is the most famous pie festival in the state; everyone comes here and eats a lot. If I was a demon planning on making everyone starve to death, I would get rid of places like this first. –Billie replied.
-That's very smart, Billie!
-Yes, that's very smart Billie. –Someone repeated sarcastically.
They turned around and saw the demon standing there. Both sides attacked and started to fight. Suddenly, the girls were helped by Prue, who had just appeared there.
The horseman, recognizing what his brothers had done, sent a yellow ball at her, making she disappear; it was another projection.
-What was that? –Billie asked.
-There's no time to think about that, he's running away. –Paige said as she saw Pestilence trying to teleport away. Before he could do that, she waved her hand and he was surrounded by orbs, which crushed him until he fell on the floor.
-Paige, that was amazing! –Billie said before she saw the other one falling down, fainted.
Paige woke up with the sound of explosions.
-Ouch, I need to stop fainting; it's not a good habit. –She said sitting down on the couch with her hand in her head.
-Are you ok? –Prue asked. –You used all your power to get Famine.
-Yeah, I guess. Wait! What were you doing there?
-I wasn't exactly there, that mark made me astral project while I was asleep. I think it was some kind of plan, because now I have three marks on my body and I can't control my powers anymore.
-We need to end this now; where is Billie?
-She's upstairs with Cole, the got Famine and War trapped; they're trying to get some answers.
-What about Piper and Phoebe?
-They're on the hospital; Pestilence did something with them and now they won't wake up anymore. Billie tried to use some spells and potions, but they didn't work. –Prue sound worried, but she tried to comfort her sister.
-This all is sounding too weird for me, I mean, they could have killed a lot of people by now and then Death would be here to help them. What are they waiting for? –Paige questioned.
-What if they can't? What if they somehow lost the fourth horseman and now they can't kill anyone? What if they're just waiting for someone to complete the group?
-You might be right, but where would they find a new Death? –Paige asked before being hit with realization. –Prue! The marks! It's you! They want to turn you into…
-The last horseman? –Prue turned around to face Paige; she was completely different now; she looked evil and empty. –Why don't you let me start with you? –She raised her hand and started to choke Paige with her telekinesis, but she was stopped by Billie, who sent her away.
-What happened? –Billie asked Paige.
-Prue is becoming Death; you have to stop her.
-How?
-Use your projection; maybe you can give her control long enough to vanquish the other three; it's our only hope. I'll help you. –Paige held Billie's hands.
Cole was now downstairs and fighting Prue; if he let her kill anyone, she would become the horseman, she would make the other three stronger and they would start the Apocalypse.
Billie closed her eyes and concentrated; time had made her stronger, but this was still hard to control. For five seconds, Prue came back to normal, but it was enough for her to get rid of the marks and become normal again.
She fell on the floor, exhausted, next to Billie and Paige.
-You did it. –Paige said looking at Billie. –Now all we have to do is vanquish two extremely powerful demons and find another one.
Much to their surprise, when they got to the attic, they found only burn marks on the floor; someone had vanquished them already.
-What happened? –Billie asked. –Who did this?
-I don't know, but this person vanquished Pestilence too, I just got a text from Leo saying that Piper and Phoebe woke up. –Prue said.
-This is sounding really weird to me. –Cole said.
-For once can we just ignore it? We got rid of the horsemen; that's all that matters. –Paige said.
In a cave, the Triad was discussing again.
-I told you they were too strong. –Tetrax said. –Next time I'll send you to vanquish them. –He was looking at Sigma.
-It got out of control; it's not my fault. They were smarter this time; I can't imagine the damage they would have caused to our plan if they had turned the witch into one of them.
-Next time you have to be more careful then! –Omicron replied. –We won't tolerate this anymore. –He added flaming away.
Hey guys. Don't know if this chapter was good or not, because I had to cut some parts for it to be shorter… Anyway, Saturday I'll post the next one and I hope you'll like it.