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Evil and the Charmed Ones
Chapter Three – The manor
"Paige!!" Glenn tried to grab onto her arm as she orbed, but it was too late, Paige was gone. "Damn it!" Yelled Glenn, punching the wall.
"Easy! You're gonna hurt yourself," Leo inspected Glenn's hand before he pulled it away.
"It's fine." Andy shot him a look. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be angry. Leo, can you sense her?"
Leo concentrated for a few moments before shaking his head with a sigh. "She's not my charge yet, she's off my radar."
"I'll start looking for her, I've got a few guesses as to where she might be." Glenn grabbed his car keys and moved towards the front door.
Andy moved into his way, "I think she needs some time to herself."
"No way! She's upset, I want to be there for her."
"Glenn, Andy's right, Paige hasn't had a moment alone since she left the Underworld, I know you love her and want to comfort her, but you can't rush it or smother her. Everything is strange and new, she's got a lot of adjusting to do, not to mention being without her sisters, Paige has only spent a few days without them since the day she was born."
Glenn ran a hand through his messy brown hair; he knew Paige was having a difficult time, hell, he'd be surprised if she was finding it anything other than awful, but he didn't know how to act around her. He just wanted to kiss and hold her, show her how much he'd missed her, how much he loved her, but he knew that Leo was right and smothering Paige wouldn't help.
"Okay, you're both right, but if she's not back in a few hours, we," he looked sharply at Andy, "are doing a spell to find her, okay?"
Both Leo and Andy nodded.
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Paige stumbled forward as she landed and fell straight to the floor, a fleeting thought crossed her mind, wishing Glenn was here to catch her, but he wasn't. So she hit the floor with a painful bump.
"Oww…" Paige mumbled softly.
She didn't have to look around to know where she was, the Manor, in the attic. It was probably the least frequented room in the house, after the Charmed Ones turned evil, the Elders had orbed the Book of Shadows up to them, it didn't make much difference to the sisters though, they couldn't touch the book whether it was there or not.
Paige, having been the most susceptible to Good magic, was often hidden away from demonic arrangements, taking orders from her sisters rather than the Source. So when she was left alone in the Manor, Paige stayed in the attic, practising her Evil powers to become strong like her sisters. The attic became a sort of comfort to Paige, and when she orbed out of Glenn's place, she was aiming for somewhere familiar and the attic happened to be it.
Paige gasped and it wasn't because of the footsteps downstairs, it was the sudden tug at her heart. Telling her Piper was near by and she was not happy.
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Piper Halliwell was pissed off. Her older sister was so angry about Paige's conversion that she was on a major killing spree, taking her anger out on their unsuspecting demonic minions. Her younger sister was busy with the Source; she was often away on private missions. Neither had any ideas on how to return Paige to the side of evil and Piper didn't have a clue either.
A few ideas were coming to mind, but they all involved decapitation and blood, something that probably wouldn't appeal to Paige now.
The reason why Piper was so angry, however, was something she wouldn't dare share with her sisters. She was worried about her youngest sister. As a Good half witch-Whitelighter, she was much more vulnerable to being attacked, especially as the rest of the Underworld saw her a traitor.
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Paige did not want to see Piper right now; she wasn't ready and had no idea how she was going to react. Their relationship had been close before they were turned; Piper was the best listener and always knew how to make her sisters' smile. Paige felt sick thinking about her sisters, her mind flashed back to the last time she saw them.
"Prue? I need to talk to you," Paige had made her decision, but she had to try and convince her sisters', if she could escape, so could they.
"Not now, Paige, I've got a meeting with the Source soon, I'm busy."
Paige grabbed Prue's arm. "I need to talk to you now."
Prue pulled away from Paige roughly, "I think you need to remember your place, little sister. The Source comes first, you should know that by now."
"The Source before me? Before Piper and Phoebe?"
"I'm not having this conversation with you, you know I'd do anything for my sisters but I will not keep the Source waiting." And with that, Prue shimmered out.
"Goodbye, Prue." Paige said softly.
Paige closed her eyes and sent a telepathic message to Piper and Phoebe, 'I need you at the manor, it's urgent."
Within seconds, her two elder sisters shimmered in, both throwing themselves in a defensive position, expecting some kind of demonic attack. Quickly accessing the situation, they realised there was no attack.
"Paige, why the hell did you call us if there's no danger?"
"I…I needed to talk to you."
"That's it?? Piper growled, very annoyed. "I'm about to assassinate one of the Source's biggest enemies and you want to talk?"
"It's important."
"Well," Phoebe added in, "It's going to have to wait, I'm about to con one stupid mortal out of his soul," She smirked evilly, "And I'm having one hell of a time."
"We'll talk later, Paige," Without another word, they both shimmered out, leaving Paige alone in the manor, knowing her sisters did not want to be saved.
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"I will not kill her!"
"She is a threat to our cause-"
"She's my sister!"
"You dare interrupt me?!" The Source violently pushed his hand towards Phoebe; she flew back onto the cavern wall and began to choke. "If I give you an order, you follow it! Consider yourself lucky that I will not kill you and your elder sisters for that half-breed's betrayal. Turn your sister back to me or dispose of her." The Source dropped his hand and Phoebe fell to the ground, gasping for air.
She coughed. "Yeah, yes, my liege."
The Source nodded at her from his throne, "Continue to Belthazor, you and your sisters are to work with him to fix the halfling."
Phoebe bowed, still trying to catch her breath, "It will be done," she shimmered out.
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