I own nothing even though I really wish I did. It would be so different if I did. I´m just borrowing these for fun and I have no money so if you sue me for those will get you… NADA!! Expect my wrath and that is BAAAD!!!
NOTE: I realized that I didn't introduce the girls in a picture-kinda-way so now I will.
Prue Halliwell: Shannen Doherty
Piper Halliwell-Wyatt: Holly Marie Combs
Phoebe Halliwell: Alyssa Milano
Paige Matthews: Rose McGowan
Leo Wyatt: Brian Krause
Cole Turner: Julian McMahon
Kyle Brody: Kerr Smith
Bane Jessup: Antonio Sabato Jr.
Andy Trudeau: Ted King
Darryl Morris: Dorian Gregory
Penny ´Grams´ Halliwell: Jennifer Rhodes
Patricia ´Patty´ Halliwell: Finola Hughes
Hope you liked the last chapter and without further redo:
THE STORY!!!
The Power of Four- a new beginning
The circle of Darkness, chapter two
Night and the whole house were quiet. Too quiet. Phoebe felt like something was wrong even though she could put a finger on it.
She walked out of her room and into the hallway. Pictures of her, Piper and Prue and of her Piper and Paige were on the walls. She entered Paiges bedroom and saw her baby sister sleeping soundly. Paige mumbled something in her sleep and turned around, snuggling deeper into her bed. Phoebe smiled and walked out of the room again.
Then she went into Prues bedroom. (In my story they will have a room each. Pretend like Paige got the room Grams had and Prues were left almost untouched). Phoebe were a little scared. She was scared that she had dreamt of Prues return and that the Elders had to bow down to the Angel of Destiny and let Prue return to earth. She let out a sight of relief when she was her beloved big sister lying in her bed, sleeping.
Then she walked into Pipers room. She breathed out again when she saw her older sister sleeping but then she noticed something odd. It wasn't Leo because he was lying next to Piper also sleeping soundly. No, it was.. There was something lying in bed with them. It was like something was lying on Pipers stomach.
Phoebe crept closer and lifted the sheets. She let out a yep of surprise when she saw the baby bum. Phoebe had tears in her eyes as she caressed her sisters stomach and could help but smile when she thought about how happy Piper and Leo must be. They had been talking about having kids for a long time now.
Phoebe tucked the sheets down on Pipers body and was just about to leave the room when a big ugly demon shimmered in. It didn't seem to notice her but went straight to Piper and lifted up a knife. Phoebe screamed as the demon plunged the knife into Piper stomach and began to cry as she saw Pipers eyes fly open and stiffen. She charged to demon, getting ready to kick its butt but she went right though it.
Crying she saw how Leo woke up and with cry let loose a lightning which made the demon stumble back a little.
The door flew open and she saw Paige and Prue run into the room. Prue flung out her arm and the demon was sent flying. Paige ran to Pipers side where she ripped out the knife. Leo held out his hands and healed her. Gasping Piper raised her hands and exploded the demon. Then she turned to Leo and saw him crying. Slowly she lifted up her night gown and saw her baby bum was gone. Then she turned to Phoebe and screamed: "Why!".
"Phoebe.. Phoebe wake up," a voice yelled. Phoebe shot up gasping for her breath and crying bitter tears. Paige was standing beside her shaking her. The door flew up and Leo, Piper and Prue came running in.
"What is going on," Prue said while Piper ran to Phoebes side.
"I don't know. I just heard her crying out and orbed in her," Paige said looking very confused and scared.
"Phoebe.. Pheebs. What happened. What did you see?" Prue grabbed onto her little sister and held her tight.
Phoebe couldn't stop crying. Piper sat down next to her which only made her cry even more. "What is going on, Pheebs," Piper said in a soft tone.
"I-I-I saw you.. You were pregnant and happy, lying in bed with Leo and then this big and ugly demon shimmered in and he killed you both."
"Me and Leo?," Piper was so confused.
"No.." Phoebe shook her head. "Your baby. He healed you, but your baby. Your baby was gone," she sobbed. Piper paled and Leo looked down.
"Pheebs, sweetie," Prue said. "Pipers not pregnant. Are you?"
Piper shook her head. "I can´t be."
"Something is wrong," Leo said pulling his wife closer to him. To hear that a demon had killed his baby was devastating but the though of loosing Piper… That he couldn't bear.
Prue looked around. "Lets go back to sleep and tomorrow we figure out what is going on." All nodded and Leo orbed him and Piper out. Paige gave Phoebe a hug and orbed into her own room. Prue was just about to orb out as she felt a hand grab onto her. "Can you stay with me?" Phoebes voice was low and sounded like a child. Prue nodded and crept in beside her sister. She put her arms around her and Phoebe rested her head on Prues shoulder sighting in deeply. "We need to figure this out, Prue. I couldn't stand to see this happen for real."
Prue nodded and pulled the sheets up around them both. "We will. I promise."
In Paige's room.
Paige was lying in her bed. Her head was pounding and she could barely keep her eyes open but every time she closed them she saw Kyle lying dead in his own blood. She could feel the tears beginning to run but she let them come. Oh how she missed him. Even more now. She needed someone to hold her close.
Finally she fell asleep and didn't wake up when a soft jingle announced that a whitelighter was there. The whitelighter sighted deeply and caressed her cheeks.
"I love you, Paige" the whitelighter said as he orbed out again.
Next morning, around 9, Phoebe arrived in the kitchen to see Piper standing with a cup of coffee in her hands. Wordlessly she purred up a cup for her sister and gave it to her.
"I think I know what your dream meant." Piper was pale and Phoebe could see that she had been crying.
"I-I-I went to see a doctor this morning. I was scared that maybe I was pregnant but didn't know. And he told me… That I would properly never get pregnant. Too much scar-tissue in my stomach for a child to grow. Maybe you dreamt it because the demons are the reason I can't conceive." Silent tears were streaming down her cheeks and Phoebe felt like her heart was breaking.
"Maybe the doctor was wrong. It could be," Phoebe said desperately but Piper shook her head. "I said that to, but… It makes sense. We haven't told any of you yet, but Leo and I have been trying for about 5 months now and in my mind I think I kinda already knew that something was wrong."
"Oh Piper."
"I haven't told Leo yet. He wanted this so much."
Phoebe just took her hand and held it close.
Out in the hallway Leo stood in chock. His face was contorted in pain and he knew he had to cry before Piper told him. He had to be strong for her. Silently he orbed out.
In side the kitchen Phoebe was holding onto Piper as tightly as she could. She could feel her sisters body wrecked with sobs and she tried to hold back her own.
A soft jingle announced the arrival of the oldest and youngest Charmed ones and Phoebe felt two pair of arms wrapping around her and Piper.
Standing in the kitchen the four sisters crying and comforting each other for the first time ever.
In the attic the triquetra shook and another circle appeared making the triquetra foursome.
Down stairs the four women had moved into the living room where Piper sadly told the two others the doctors words and how the though this was why Phoebe had dreamt last night.
Paiges eyes were brimming with tears while Prue proudly tried to hold back her own.
"I have to tell Leo," Piper sobbed.
"Do you want me to…" Piper shook her head. This was one thing she couldn't let her big sister do even though she really wanted her to.
Piper stood up and went upstairs into hers and Leos bedroom.
Softly she called out to her husband and within seconds she felt his arms around her. "I can feel your pain," he said.
"I cant have babies," she whispered, silent tears running down into his neck.
Leo nodded and laid down on the bed with her in his arms. "I know."
"How?"
"The dream. And because this is the one thing that would break your heart like that"
Together they cried for the child they would now never have.
Downstairs Prue was anxiously waiting to hear from Piper or Leo. Phoebe and Paige was in the kitchen making some sandwiches. They figured Piper wasn't in the mood to make food but she and Leo would still need to eat.
Prue sat down on the sofa hiding her face in her hands. She didn't even hear the four warlocks blink in and didn't have the time to orb out or anything before she was flung out of the sofa and crashed into a wall were she fell down, out cold.
Paige and Phoebe came running in to see their big sister lying lifeless on the floor. Over her stood four warlocks, dressed in black.
"Prue," Paige screamed and Prue disappeared in orbs only to reappear in her sisters arms.
With a scream Phoebe levitated up and kicked one warlock in the face. The other three growled and one lifted his hand to shoot out something that looked like lightning.
Phoebe screamed as the pain entered her body. She didn't hear Piper and Leo come orbing in. Piper still red eyed but angry as hell.
"Get away from my sisters," she yelled and with a powerful explosion tried to send them back. The warlocks laughed as the explosion stopped right before them.
"Stupid witch. You think we came here without protection? Your powers wont work on us," one of them cracked. He lifted his hand and a stream of fire shot out.
Piper screamed as it hit her in the chest. The last thing she saw was Paige running towards her and she thought:" Paige. Get out!"
With a groan Piper sat up. She held her head in her hands. What the hell happened? Paige! Phoebe! Prue! Pipers head snapped around and sighted with relieve when she saw her three sisters sitting together looking at her.
"Piper," Paige cried as she threw her self at her older sister and hugged her tightly. "I was so scared"
"What happened," her voice was raw as if she hadn't spoken for a few days.
"What do you remember?" a deep voice said. "Leo," she cried as she lunged at her husband dragging Paige with her. Paige let her go and sought comfort in Phoebes arms. Piper quickly let Leo go and took Paige into her arms again giving her a quick hug before turning to her husband again.
"We fought against.. Oh God, what the hell happened."
"Shy Pipes," Prue said. "Leo orbed us all out. Up here." Piper looked around and saw white mist and pillars.
"I had to bring you some where safe," Leo said caressing her hair.
"Thank you," she smiled. "Now what are they and how do we defeat them?"
Prue, Phoebe, Paige and Leo looked at each other before Leo opened his mouth.
"They are called the Circle of Darkness. The Elders don't know much. Nobody knows much. Its not very often the Source releases them."
"We think they are what came out of the box," Paige said softly. It was very obvious that she was scared. Prue took her hand before saying: "Here is what we know. They are immune to witch powers and very powerful warlocks. The leader is called Mordred and controls lightning. The second is called Phobos and controls some kind of fire. But its not fire – its dark fire. The third is called Cecil and create shockwaves and the last is Isaac and he can make whirlpools which suck you into something called the wasteland."
Piper paled. "Oh my God. How do we do this?"
The mood was bad as the Charmed ones orbed back down into the attic. "Oh my God. What happened?" Piper lifted up a piece of wood which used to be a chair, or that was what she thought.
"I guess the circle of Darkness got kinda mad when Leo orbed us out," Paige said.
"At least the book is okay," Prue added as she picked up the Book and placed it on a small coffee table which seemed unharmed.
"What are we going to do, Prue?" Phoebe was scared. Prue gave her a hug. "We will figure something out," she said. "We always do."
"How? Here are warlocks who are immune to our powers. How are we going to attack them?" Piper was desperate.
"That´s it, Pipes," Paige exclaimed. "We don't. We use something else." She paused. "The elements. I read a spell in the Book of Shadows which allowed a witch to take one of the elements. We just have to rewrite a little."
"Paige you are a genius," Prue yelled and gave her little sister a big hug. "Lets get it moving," she said.
"Okay, so are we ready?" Prue looked around in the destroyed attic. Paige nodded. "Man these warlocks really went all out," she said as she placed the last candle.
Phoebe stood up and brushed the chalk of her hands. On the floor was now a large tetraquetra painted. In each of the almond-shaped forms was there drawn a sign for either: fire, water, earth or air in which the sisters was going to stand.
Piper lit the four candles in the top of the almond-shapes and then asked: "How do we find out in which one we are going to stand?"
"We don't " Prue said. We place ourselves in a circle around the almond-shapes. We will be the circle."
The four women took their places and grabbed on to each others hands. "Ready?" Piper looked at Prue. "As ready as we will ever be," she said.
"Okay then. Lets cast this spell."
"Forces of Nature
Hear our plea
To help us defeat our enemy
With Fire
With Earth
With Water
With Air
We summon thy
With the help from the Halliwell-line," the four chanted.
A soft breeze.
"Is this them," a ghostly voice said.
"Yes. This is them," another answered.
A flash of light and four beautiful women stood before them. All of them dressed in white clothes the only this which told which element was which was a necklace.
Fire had a glass drop with blazing fire in it. Earth had another glass drop with a golden leaf in it. Water a drop with water in it and wind had one with what looked like a small tornado in it.
The oldest, fire, stood forward. "We answer your call because we feel you wont use our powers for evil."
"And because we know what enemy you fight," the second oldest, earth, said.
"We know what you must face," the second youngest, water, said.
"And we will support you," the youngest, wind, said.
"Just know that if we give you our powers, you will not be the same when you return them." Fire gave Prue a soft glance.
"Not like you used to," Earth said.
"Are you ready?" Water took Phoebes hand.
"And are you ready to pay that price?" Wind asked.
Prue looked around and nodded. "Im not sure we have a choice."
"There is always a choice but the fact that you will do this is what makes me think that you will be able to handle it," Fire spoke softly.
Wind took Paiges hand and guided her to the almond-shape with a sign for wind in it. "You must all stand in our signs," she said.
"How do we know who gets what?" Phoebe asked.
"We chose you," Water said and gave Phoebe a gentle push to her sign.
Earth gave Piper a smile. "Don't be scared. You can do this," she said. Piper got a determined look in her eyes and took her place.
"I guess this means.." Prue said and Fire finished. "That you belong with me," she said.
The four elements took each others hand and gave the Charmed ones one last look. Then the four women chanted a spell in an ancient language and each of the four women turned into their element.
The golden Fire shot straight into Prue who felt a warmth enter her body. She had a gentle smile on her face as she changed. Her raven colored hair turned into a dark red and grew down to her waist line. Her jeans and t-shirt changed into a reddish dress with a very low back. A slide up in one side and on her back a golden dragon appeared breathing red fire as a tattoo. Her eyes turned from blue to a dark, almost black, red. An orange, reddish makeup settled around her eyes and her lips turned bright red. Around her red hair a golden band formed and turned into a hair band with small diamantes glinting red in it. Around her neck a golden fire shaped necklace appeared which fell down onto her chest.
A golden storm of leafs shot into Piper who felt a calm warmth fill her up. She smiled as she changed. Her brown hair grew down to her knees and turned even more brown. Her eyes turned brown with green spots in them and a green makeup settled around her eyes. Her lips turned into a reddish brown color and a golden flower band formed around her head. As her clothes turned into a long white dress with two slides up each leg she felt a weir sensation as up her legs a tattoo shaped as leafs in brown, red and golden color formed. Around her neck a golden leaf in a collar appeared and the transformation was completed.
The water shot of the floor and straight into Phoebe who gasped as she felt a quite but yet raging river form inside her and made her warm. Her brown hair changed and turned blue. It fell down to her butt and a silver band formed around it keeping it in place. Her eyes turned into a pink color and a blue makeup settled. Her lips turned pale and blue-ish. Her clothes changes into a all kinds of blue colored dress. It only had one sleeve and the other side was sleeveless. The dress ended in the right side just above her knee and fell down in the left side with waves in the skirt. On her face teardrops shaped in a white color as tattoos and a silver drop appeared around her neck.
Paige waved a little as a tornado shot into her body. Still she grinned as the storm inside her made her warm and safe. Her hair turned a white grey and fell down to her waist. A silver hair band appeared with small white diamantes in it. Around her neck a sky formed as a necklace. A dress was a long white dress which had a band in silver just below her breast which made the top tight and the rest long and wide. Her eyes turned a grey color and a mat grey makeup settled. Her lips turned a mat pink and the transformation was complete.
"Piper," Leo whispered as he saw his wife and charges change. Piper opened her brown eyes and smiled. "Its still me. Just a little different." She smiled.
Leo sighted. "I was scared there."
"I feel so strong," Paige said and spun around which created a small cyclone.
"Hey, watch it," Prue grinned.
"Wonder then the circle of Darkness will attack," Phoebe said.
"About now," a cold voice said and Phoebe felt herself being hurled into a wall. She jumped up. "You shouldn't have said that," Piper growled. "We would have come anyway," another cold voice said.
"We cant fight here," Prue concluded. "Come with me." In a swirl of fire she disappeared.
She reappeared in a big opening in a forest. Piper came a storm of leaves. Phoebe in a quite rain and Paige in a tornado.
"Hmm. I was trying to orb but this is way more cool," Prue grinned.
"Don't go too far," a voice said and Prue flew across the opening and landed hard on a pile of stone. Gasping she stood up while Paige ran to her side.
"Hm.. There is something different about you," one of the warlocks said. He had short dark hair. All dark clothes and one side of his face was covered in a black tattoo.
"Yeah you´re right," another warlock said. He had long black hair down to his shoulders and it was greasy. His brown eyes had a dead look in them. His clothes were black with a white t-shirt.
"You know, we have never been properly introduced," the first one said. "My name is Mordred and these are my brothers. Phobos," he pointed at the second warlock. "Cecil." This time he pointed at a dark skinned man standing in the shadows. He had short hair and piercing red eyes. Black clothes of course.
"I´m Isaac," the last one said. He was pale and had blue eyes. His clothes were a mix of black and grey and he seemed the most cleaned of the four.
"Now that we have introduced ourselves," Phobos grinned and a stream of dark-fire shoot out of his hands and straight towards Piper. Piper lifted her hands to freeze but nothing happened. She opened her mouth to scream but a lightning interrupted and a deep voice said: "You get the hell away from my wife." Leo stood stiff his blue eyes blazing and energy crackling around him.
Phobos smirked and a stream of dark fire flew towards Leo. He was about to orb when a shockwave threw him to the ground. Cecil was laughing.
This time Piper threw her head back and lifted her arms. The trees around Cecil came to life and wrapped themselves around him squeezing him tight. Mordred released a lightning which made Piper tumble backwards and fall down unconscious. "Where are your witch powers?"
"We traded them," Phoebe said as she appeared in a flow of water behind him. She released a flood upon him trying to drown him but he just disappeared. Gritting her teeth she turned around. "Where is he?"
"Here," a voice said and Phoebe was electrocuted. She screamed out in pain as her hole body shook. A scream interrupted her and the pain disappeared. Mordred was now caught in flames and Prue stood tall. Her eyes were blazing.
Paige had cornered Cecil. They were trading blows and were quite even. Paige used her power over air to form a sort of wall in front of her making the shockwaves less painful. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain and she fell to the ground. A dry cold laugh told her Phobos was there. She turned quickly and sent him flying with a tornado.
"Paige," she heard a scream and snapped around to see Phoebe jump in front of her taking a shockwave. Phoebes eyes shut and she fell to the ground. Paige screamed out in rage. Nobody hurt her sister like that. Turning to Cecil she called upon the wind to come. Soon Cecil found himself trapped in a tornado and even though he tried he couldn't get out. He opened his mouth to call for help but nothing came out. Paige was stealing the air around him and he began to find it hard to breath. He tried to release a shockwave but couldn't find the energy. He began to lose consciousness.
Suddenly Paige felt a strange sensation inside her and she turned around to look at her sisters. A look told her that Prue felt it too.
"Leo. We need Piper and Phoebe now!" Prue screamed as she duck below another lightning and ran towards Paige.
Leo nodded and soon after he helped up Piper. "You okay honey?" Piper nodded her eyes looking far away. She turned to her two sisters and ran to them. Leo orbed to Phoebe and soon after the sisters heard a gasp which told them Phoebe was up.
Phoebe gave Leo a smile and then disappeared in a flow of water. She reappeared besides her sisters and they took each others hands.
"We need to keep them down," she said as she took Prues hand.
Piper threw back her head and soon the four warlocks felt trapped inside a jungle of trees and branches. "This should hold them, but not for long," she said.
Prue took her hand and she took Paiges hand. Forming a half circle they chanted:
"Power of the nature rise
Come to us from across the skies
Come to defeat an enemy
We summon you
With help from the Halliwell-line"
The four warlocks stopped their fight and stiffened. With a large boom the four of them were gone.
Silence. "You think they are gone?" Piper sounded a little insecure. Leo closed his eyes and then nodded. "Yes. It shook all the way up There," he said.
"Lets go home," Phoebe said. "I miss my own powers. This is a little too much."
So, what did ya think?