Chapter 7
There's daggers in ex-boyfriend's smiles
Episode 9.07
P3 was full of dancing and drunken people who were having a good time as the sisters were also having a few drinks themselves as they sat at their usual tables with their husbands.
"Here you go," Leo said as he handed Piper her drink.
"Thanks."
"You know it's been a nice couple of calm."
"Don't say it," Piper chimed in cutting off Phoebe.
"Oh right she is a little superstitious," Coop said.
"I'm not superstitious, I just don't want to jinx anything," Piper replied defensively.
"Because that sounds like a person who is not superstitious," Paige said while taken a drink of a nonalcoholic beverage and then wrinkled her face at the taste.
"Don't worry it's a virgin," Henry intersected.
"Know he doesn't mean me, If that's not obvious," Paige replied while patting her belly.
"I'm just saying it's been nice," Phoebe said in attempts to finish her earlier statement.
"So Kara has been working with Seth the last couple weeks to try to get her memory back?" Henry ask
"Yeah, but it is a slow process," Leo replied.
"Why couldn't you use the memory spell that you used on Piper a while ago?" Coop asks.
"We tried but for some reason it didn't work," Piper answered.
"What do you mean?" Henry asks.
"It's like it was blocked or something," Paige answered.
"Convenient," Piper answered while rolling her eyes.
"I still can't believe even after she saved Chris, that you still have trust issues," Paige said.
"I know I'm trying really hard, and I do trust her for the most part. I just wish everything wasn't so mysterious," Piper replied and folded her arms.
"Chris seems to really like her," Paige said with a wide smile.
"Yeah for some reason he is attached to her," Leo said and smiled at Piper knowing how much it would annoy her.
"Where is she anyway?" Coop asks.
"At the manner watching the boys," Leo answered.
"God knows what she's teaching them," Piper said with a sigh.
Back at the manner Kara and Wyatt were watching the Discovery Channel while sitting on the couch about Panthers.
"Now why can't I turn into that?" Kara said and lowered her head and closed her eyes for a second and looked back at the TV.
"Kitty!" Wyatt said as he stood up on the couch excited.
"Yeah honey I'm watching a TV show on Panthers," Kara replied while pointing at the TV.
"No you are a big kitty," Wyatt said as he patted her head.
"What?" Kara replied and jumped off the couch but landed on all fours instead of two legs and goes to the full-length mirror in the living room while Chris comes running downstairs.
"Look Chris Kara is a big cat," Wyatt said as he came around the corner.
"Who is the pretty pussy...cat," Kara said as she noticed Chris standing on the staircase.
"Can I ride?" Wyatt asks while jumping up and down.
"Me too," Chris asks while pulling on her tail.
"Ok-ok Wyatt you can go first then Chris, ok?" Kara said and let Wyatt clime on her back.
Wyatt jumps on her back and holds onto the skin around her neck. Chris continues to hold onto her tail. Kara trots as the children laugh while Chris was being dragged on the floor, both children were laughing hard.
Back at the bar the sisters and husbands were now in Piper's office because the noise was making it hard to have a conversation.
"God you are so paranoid," Phoebe said.
"I am not I'm just thorough," Piper replied as she sat behind her desk and picked up the phone to call home.
"Nope you're paranoid," Paige chimed in.
"Change of subject, How are my niece is doing?" Piper asks as Leo hung up the phone.
"Piper everything is fine," Leo said in her ear.
"Actually I have some news," Paige said a little nervous.
"Is everything okay sweetie?" Phoebe asks concerned.
"Well it depends upon how you look at it," Paige replied with an awkward smile.
Piper tensed up as she moved some paper work away from her. "Paige that's not funny, what's wrong?"
"I'm having twins," Paige replied and was relieved when her sister's frowns turned into joy as they rushed her. But Phoebe's head goes back and her eyes roll with it.
Premonition:
Phoebe is inside the manner looking around confused. She hears struggling in the kitchen and then hears Piper in the background, "Please stop-please stop don't do this, Why didn't you just kill me first!"
Phoebe starts to run to the kitchen, but slows down when she hears the sound of a knife cutting through flesh several times, and Piper screaming.
"Oh god Piper!" Phoebe yells but before she can get to the kitchen the room blurs away and the premonition changes.
She is now standing in the bedroom of Paige's apartment and again here's struggling. She starts to leave the room when she hears a gun go off, which makes her stop in her tracks.
She hears Henry yelling and crying at the same time, "What did you do, she was pregnant you son of a bitch." Phoebe starts to head out of the bedroom when she hears another gunshot.
"NO please stop," Phoebe cried as she put her hands to her head.
When Phoebe finally removes her hands off her face, she sees a pool of blood in the living room, and what looks like someone being dragged to the bedroom, but it was too dark in the apartment to make out who it was.
"Don't you touch her!" Coop yells but she can't see him.
Phoebe Walks slowly following the blood trail but before she could get to the bedroom the Premonition ended and she was now awake back at P3. Everyone held their breath because she was out for a much longer time than usual.
"You're OK, baby girl it's OK," Piper said while holding her.
"What happened?" Paige asks she sat next to her on the couch.
"I need to get my breath, so just give me a minute," Phoebe replied breathing heavily.
"Coop could you get her some water?" Piper asks and Coop left the room to get her some water.
"It's been a long time since she passed out from a premonition," Paige said concerned.
"Well this was a goodie," Phoebe replied forcing a smile.
"Can you tell us what happened?" Leo asks.
"Well it's hard to explain it definitely happens during the day, and it happens to all three of us."
"What happens to all three of you?" Leo asks now very worried as he put his hand on Piper's shoulder and squeezed.
"We are attacked at our homes, but I never could see who was doing the attacking, I just could hear what is going on. And before I can get to you that premonition changed."
"What do you mean get to us?" Piper asks.
"I heard you saying please stop and why didn't you just kill me first, then I heard the sound of a knife cutting through flesh and you screamed," Phoebe answered worriedly while looking at Piper.
"Well that wouldn't have happen I would have frozen whoever was doing it," Piper replied and stood up.
" I'm telling you what I saw or heard I'm sorry Piper but my premonitions are never wrong," Phoebe replied and started to cry.
"Yeah, but the reason you have these premonitions is so we can stop them," Paige said trying to calm everyone down.
"She's right we know it happens during the day, so we just have to make sure none of us are alone until we figure out who was doing it," Piper said and started pacing the room.
"You said you had a premonition about all of you, what about Paige?" Henry asks frightened.
"I was in your apartment and I heard a gunshot, I never heard Paige, just you yelling at the one who fired it. And then I heard another one but the premonition changed again."
Coop walked in and handed Phoebe the glass of water, and sat down next to her on the couch.
"Oh, my god," Henry replied.
"Okay here's the obvious question, what about yours?" Piper asks.
"I think I was being dragged to the bedroom but it look like I lost a lot of blood first, I just heard Coop say don't touch me," Phoebe replied and Coop almost dropped the glass of water.
"No one is going to hurt you, I'm going to talk to the elders," Coop said angrily and harted out.
"I don't think they were demons," Phoebe said once Coop was gone.
"Well when did demons start using guns?" Paige asks and folded her arms.
"That doesn't mean they won't try, there is a new source and anything is possible," Piper replied as Leo stopped her from pacing.
"This might sound weird but I think we knew them, at least from my and empathy power, it felt like we knew them."
"Who do we know that wants to kill you?" Leo asks and then raised his eyebrows when all the sisters gave him a sideways look.
"I guess we should start a list, we have made some human enemies over the years. And we should probably talk to Darryl," Piper said.
"And tell him what, that someone human is going to kill us but we don't know who?" Paige asks.
"He might be able to give us some advice on how to handle this. Until then I need to check on the bar and restaurant, Phoebe you need to go home and rest and so do you Paige, you're carrying two of my nieces in there," Piper said.
"None of us should be alone anywhere. Leo stay with Piper at all times, just because my premonition was during the day doesn't mean we can't get attacked, or someone suspicious might show up," Phoebe said as the sounds were still ringing in her head.
"Like a bee to honey, you're stuck with me," Leo replied and put his arms around Piper's waist.
Coop harted back in.
"Let me guess, they don't know," Paige said.
"Pretty much but I won't leave Phoebe's side until we figure this out," Coop said and helped her up. "Are you ready to go home honey?"
"Yes, I am a little tired, good night guys and I love you," Phoebe said as she harted away with Coop. Paige orbs away with Henry while Leo and Piper leave the office.
The next day Phoebe was in her office at the Bay Mirror working on her columns. She knew that she was safe because of all the people around her but Coop was always in yelling distance if she needed him.
"How is the column coming?" Elise asks as she came into her office.
"Fine, I just need to finish up a few things."
"Good, oh by the way Jason is flying in today."
"What Why?" Phoebe replied confused.
"He said he wanted to check on the paper, he still owns some of it, you know."
"Yeah, but I was hoping he would stay long distance."
"What's wrong, I know you're married now but you guys are still friends right?" Elisa asks.
"Yeah, it will just be uncomfortable, In more ways than one," Phoebe said under her breath.
"What was that?" Elisa asks tilting her head to try to hear her better.
"Nothing, it's nothing. Do you know what time he'll be in?"
"Sometime around noon."
Elise starts to leave Phoebe's office." Great, just great," Phoebe said and puts her hand on her stomach and then belches. Three small transparent heart-shaped objects come out of her mouth and then slowly dissipate.
"Excuse you," Elisa said but did not turn around as she left the office.
"What was that?" Phoebe said while looking at the floating hearts.
It was early morning Paige's apartment and Henry is working on the nursery when Paige orbs in.
"Hi honey," Paige said.
Henry looks terrified at his wife because she was missing her lower half," Paige what is wrong with you?"
Paige looks down and notices that she has no bottom half. "Dammit." Paige answered annoyed and closes her eyes and her bottom half starts materializing in white and blue orbs.
"Are you OK?"
"I really need to find out why that is happening, or our sex life is going to come to a halt."
"That's not funny, just out of curiosity, where did it go?"
Well the last time Kara ended up with my arm, but I'm not sure where it went this time," Paige answered looking sideways up to the ceiling.
"You know before I met you, these kind of things I only read in storybooks."
"Or seen in horror films," Paige said with a snort.
Henry walks back over to the little table and chairs that he was setting up in the room. "I got these today, I couldn't help it aren't they the cutest little set."
"Henry they're adorable," Paige said as she wiggled into the small chair.
"Oh by the way some guy named Richard called, and said he wanted to talk to you."
Paige stood up quickly but the chair was still firmly planted to her buttocks. "What?"
"You have something stuck," Henry said as he laughed.
"I know, I know," Paige replied and pulled the chair off.
"Are you okay, you seem upset about this Richard Guy?"
"No, it's fine; I just don't know why he wants to talk to me after so long. I hope he is not getting back into Magic."
"Who is this guy?"
"An old ex-boyfriend."
"Really," Henry replied suspiciously.
"Oh don't worry about it honey, I only have orbs for you," Paige said and gave him a kiss.
"Are you going to talk to him?"
"I guess so, just to see what he wants."
"We'll be careful remember Phoebe's premonition."
"I know Richard and he wouldn't hurt me, it has to be someone else."
"I'm just saying," Henry said as he hugged her.
"I know Henry but I know him, it will be fine."
It was early morning at the grocery store and Piper is pushing a grocery cart with Chris sitting in the front part while Leo walked beside her.
"Leo could you go get some napkins while I look for some good pasta?" Piper asks.
"Piper I don't think that is a good idea," Leo replied.
"Why?"
"Because of Phoebe's premonition."
"Leo it's the grocery store I think were safe anyway so let's divide and conquer. I would like to get home sometime today."
"Okay I will be back as soon as I can, just keep a lookout," Leo answered and left to get the napkins.
Chris was swinging his legs back and forth looking at Piper and she smiled back at him. "Did you have fun last night with Kara?"
"Yep," Chris answered.
"What did you do?" Piper asks while pushing a cart.
"She turned into-she turned into," Chris replied but it was a little fast.
"Slow down Chris," Piper said with a smile.
"A kitty."
"Oh, she turned into a kitty cat; well at least it's better than a Geico."
"Yeah and we got to ride on her."
"Oh honey you can't do that kitty cats are too little," Piper said a little worried.
"She was a really big kitty cat," Chris replied while playing with his toys.
"Huh."
"It's okay Mommy, she didn't- didn't go very fast," Chris said with a little stutter.
Piper dropped the can of green beans on her toe and bent down to pick them up. "Dammit," She said under her breath.
"Leave it mommy, I don't like beans."
Piper stood up straight but hit heads with a man." Ouch sorry about that," She said while holding her head.
"Piper?" Dan said uncomfortably.
"Dan Oh god, I'm sorry," Piper replied uncomfortable herself.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah what are you doing here?" Piper asks confused.
"Nice to see you too."
"Sorry I just didn't expect to see you again," Piper replied and bit her lower lip because of how sounded.
"It's okay I know I didn't expect to see you either."
"Sorry let's start over, how have you been?" Piper asks.
"Good, I'm just here to see some old friends."
"That's good."
"You look great as usual."
"Thanks," Piper replied and her face got a little flush.
"Is he yours?"
"Yeah, his name is," Piper tried to say his name but Chris interrupted.
"I'm Chris and I am 4," Chris said and held up four fingers.
"So you're married?"
"Yeah for about five years now, Chris is my youngest son. Wyatt is 5 ½."
"Wow two kids, that's great who is the father?" Dan asked forcing a smile.
Piper hesitated for a moment and then answered." Leo."
"Oh I see, well I should go, it was nice seeing you again, and nice meeting you Chris" Dan replied and started to walk away.
"Do you like beans?" Chris asks but Dan did not hear him.
"Chris, say goodbye to Dan honey," Piper said.
"Bye Dan," Chris yelled and Dan waved goodbye and kept walking.
"Thank god Leo wasn't here," Piper said under her breath.
Later that day Piper comes into the front door with Chris and goes into the kitchen carrying grocery bags with Leo.
"Chris honey go watch cartoons, ok," Piper said as she headed for the kitchen with Leo carrying grocery bags. Chris nodded and headed for the living room.
"Are you ok you've been awfully quiet on the ride home?" Leo asks.
"Yeah I'm fine, just a little tired," Piper replied not willing to bring up Dan.
"Well when you lay Chris down for a nap, you should take one."
"I like naps, god I'm getting old."
"Never," Leo said and grabbed an apple out of one the bags. "Well I need to get back to magic school I have class in about 10 minutes and I should check on Wyatt. Piper I want you to be around your sisters when I am gone or Kara got it?" Leo said sternly.
"I will and does he like his classes?"
"Yap, he seems to be having a lot of fun especially since he can use his powers up there."
"Good, he needs to practice anyway."
"Wow, you don't mind him using his powers, are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine, I guess after seeing what Kara and my sisters are going through, I don't want Wyatt to have problems in the future using his powers," Piper answered and started putting some food away.
"I agree especially with everything that's happening now. The boys need to be able to protect themselves."
"Maybe you should take Chris up there, and he can play with Wyatt and practice a little too."
"OK, but you shouldn't be alone."
Kara walks in holding a piece of paper and a pen then grabs an apple off the counter and sits down." She's not."
"Hay Kara," Leo said.
"Oh my god you're eating an apple, you're going to start having convulsions," Piper said a little shocked that she was eating something healthy.
"Don't get too excited about it I'm not on a health kick, I'm just lazy and it was there," Kara replied and set down at the kitchen table.
"Keep a close eye on her you know about Phoebe's premonition," Leo asks.
"I will, don't worry," Kara replied.
"Chris you want to go to Magic school with me and practice your powers?" Leo said as he left the kitchen.
"Yes please, thanks daddy," Chris said from the other room.
"OK buddy do you think you can orb us there?" Leo asks.
"Yap, hold on daddy," Chris answered and they orbed away.
Piper and Kara could hear the sound of orbs materializing and then both Chris and Leo were gone.
"God I hope they ended up in magic school," Piper said looking up at the ceiling.
"Well at least he'll have all his body parts."
Piper starts to walk past Kara but stopped looking at the paper on the counter.
"Ways to die as a witch?" Piper asked while looking at the list.
"Yeah it seems to be never ending, this is my third page."
"Don't you think that's a little morbid, and why would you make that?"
"I can't help it; I'm just a list person."
"Oh great another compulsive person in the family."
"It's not compulsive It's just that everything has to be on a list," Kara replied nonchalantly.
"So how are your sessions going with Seth?" Piper asks.
"Okay so far, I still haven't been able to use my main power yet, and I'm not sure if I want too," Kara replied with a shiver.
"Why?"
"From what Seth said it's kind of scary."
"Well being able to blow things up was very scary for me to at first, but I have to say it is my favorite power so far, besides the bubble thing."
"What happens if I hurt someone, you know an innocent?"
We'll worry about that bridge when we get to it, and I'm not sure how that would work considering you're not really from this world."
"I think even in my world it wasn't a good thing."
"I know honey just give it some time. Well I need to call Phoebe and Paige, and put that away I do not what the kids to see it." Piper said and she took the list away.
"Fine, I was running out of ideas anyway."
"Well I'm going to take a nap, while Chris and Wyatt are gone."
"OK, I'll keep a look out." Kara replied as Piper left the kitchen.
In an abandoned building two demons are talking.
"Well did you infect them?" The demon asks the other.
"Yes, with both jealousy and rage."
"How long before it consumes them?"
"Not long now."
"It was a good idea to have the demon of desire infects them first to make them come here," The first demon said.
"Yeah but I forgot humans have to fly in planes and I'm not a patient demon."
"Did you put the binding ropes in their cars?"
"Of course I also had them infected with the desire to look in their trunks."
"This should be good; I can't wait to see what happens."
"Humans can be worse than us sometimes," The first demon said with a wicked laugh.
Later that day Paige, Phoebe and Piper are in the living room.
"I can't believe this," Paige said.
"Jason actually started getting angry with me because I didn't tell him what I was doing," Phoebe chimed in.
"Dan didn't act too weird; he left in a hurry when I mentioned Leo. Paige what happened with Richard?" Piper asks.
"Not much he was actually kind of quiet, he even said congratulations when I told him I was pregnant."
"Does anyone else think this is kind of odd that all of our ex-boyfriends are coming back at the same time?" Phoebe asks.
"Yeah I admit it's a little weird but I didn't feel threatened by Dan, did any of you guys feel threatened? Piper asks.
"Jason scared me a little but he always had a little bit of a temper," Phoebe answered.
"Yeah considering he saw all of us orb into the kitchen about three years ago, you would think he'd be little more scared of us," Paige said.
"We need to check the book, they could be under a spell," Piper said and started heading for the stairs.
"I just don't think Richards capable of that or any of our ex-boyfriends," Paige said while following her.
"Piper's right we need to check the book, I hate to say it Paige but I've seen good people do bad things because of spells," Phoebe chimed in.
Chris orbs in crying and Piper stops before ascending the stairs. "Chris what's wrong?"
"He took lanky," Chris answered crying hard.
"Who took lanky?" Piper asks a little relieved.
"A boy at magic school, he took-he took lanky. I tried to get it back, but he just kept taking it."
"Its okay honey, I'll call daddy and have him get lanky back okay," Piper said while wiping the tears from her son's face.
"No, I want my lanky," Chris said and folded his arms while lowering his brow and then runs up the stairs to his room.
"Honey, we will get lanky back," Piper hollered as Chris slammed his bedroom door.
"Wait something is wrong," Paige said.
"What is it, is it Chris?" Piper asks worriedly.
"No it's Henry," Paige replied.
"I fill like something's wrong with Coop," Phoebe said concerned.
"You guys go now!" Piper said and headed upstairs.
"What about..?" Phoebe asks but was cut off by Piper.
"I'm fine, Kara is upstairs so go."
"Paige orb me home and then go to Henry," Phoebe said and Paige waved her hand and Phoebe orbed away and then she did.
Chris runs into his room but sees a man standing there.
"Hi Dan," Chris said through sobs.
"Hi Chris," Dan replied in a whisper.
"What you doing in my room?" Chris asks while pushing his lips together.
"I came to see you," Dan answered quietly.
Piper opens the door and sees Chris sitting on the bed, his eyes were little red but he was smiling.
"Hay peanut, you okay?" Piper asks and entered the room not seeing Dan behind her as the door closed.
"Yeah," Chris replies and looks over her shoulder.
"Piper turns and sees Dan but before she could do anything he hit her hard in the head with the butt of a knife knocking her unconscious.
"No, mommy-mommy," Chris cried out and jumped off his bed but Dan grabs Chris and puts his hand over Chris's mouth with a handkerchief, Chris closed his eyes and goes unconscious.
"Go to sleep little boy me and your mommy have a lot to talk about," Dan said and put Chris on his bed.
Phoebe materializes into the living room in white and blue orbs.
"Why is it so dark?" She said and looked around and walks over to the window and notices all the curtains are drawn.
"Hi Phoebe," Jason said as he came out of the shadows.
"Oh, god," Phoebe said as she turned around.
Before Phoebe could react Jason hit her with a bat in the side, she could hear the sound of ribs breaking, while she struggled to breathe on the ground.
"Why didn't you tell me what you were," Jason said as he walked around her.
"Jason, please don't," Phoebe pleaded through breaths as Jason raised the bat and hit her in the head, she tried to crawl away but then he hit her in the back, knocking her to her stomach. Blood began to pool up where she was laying.
"You shouldn't even exist," He said angrily and tied her hands behind her back with the binding rope. The rope glowed orange and made a seamless connection.
"Paige!" Phoebe yelled.
"It's no use the rope stops all magic," Jason said through an evil smile.
Jason lifted the bat again and hit her in the back of the head the sound of a wet thud echoed the apartment. Phoebe lay unconscious bleeding heavily. He then lifted up her left leg and started dragging her to the bedroom creating a blood trail. They both disappear into the bedroom and the door slammed shut.
"Phoebe! Don't you touch her!" Coop yelled as he was tied to a chair with the same kind of rope.
Page orbs in and sees Henry tied and gagged to a chair in the kitchen.
"Henry!" Paige yelled while running to him.
"Ommmmm-ommmmm," Henry's voice was muffled as he looked behind her.
Paige notices his eyes are not looking at her and she turned around but is hit hard in the head with the butt of a gun. She falls to the floor moving very little, and the man ties her hands behind her back with a rope. The rope glows orange and creates another seamless connection.
"How does it feel not to be able to use magic?" Richard said while smiling.
Paige turned herself over trying to focus. "Richard what the hell are you doing?"
"You made me stop using magic, I did it for you and you left me, "He answered as he picked her up and shoved her against the wall.
"That's not true you took the potion because you wanted too."
"But I did it for you little selfish bitch," Richard yelled and punched her in the stomach; Henry struggled to try to get out of the ropes. Richard pointed the gun at Henry.
Paige went into the fetal position," Nooo, don't."
Back at the Manner Kara was laying on the floor in the attic on her side unconscious bleeding a little from her fourhead, while her hands were tied behind her back with a orange rope. A silver spike moving like a snake with a pointed tip started coming out of her back. The tip split open into three parts little metal teeth began to grow out of the three splits. The silver tentacle made its way to the rope and began to chew through it.
Dan put Piper on her stomach and tied the rope around her wrist and it glowed, and made another seamless connection. He then put a small piece of rope around Chris's left wrist.
"Can't have you orbing and getting help, can we," Dan said.
Piper began to wake up slowly as Dan turned her over and lifted her up to her feet. She got a look at her son and fear and rage shut through her. "What did you do to my son you bastard?" Piper yelled as he pushed her outside the room.
"He is just taking a nap, now come on. You made me try to forget you with this stupid spell didn't you?" Dan replied.
"What are you talking about, and let me go Leo, Paige!" Piper yelled.
"You know what I mean, now let's go downstairs and don't bother yelling this rope keeps magic from working," He answered and he continued to take her downstairs.
Piper fault against him using her back to push him back but he was too strong.
"Kara!" Piper yelled out.
"She is a little tied up too."
Dan put his arms around her and picked her up by her waist and started taking her down the steps. Piper struggled to get free but couldn't.
"Dan this isn't you, it's a spell and you need to fight it," Piper said as she could feel her ribs crack.
"You know a lot about spells Piper; you probably put this one on me."
Dan finally got her to the kitchen and shoved her against the wall.
"I didn't Dan, a demon did it."
"I never used to know about those things until you came into my life," Dan replied and pulled out the knife from his pocket and put it to her throat.
"Were not evil Dan, I was trying to help you."
"Right, well I'm going to help you. I'm going to make sure you never enjoy your husband's touch again," Dan said and used the knife to cut the buttons off her blouse.
"No, please don't, please stop," Piper pleaded.
"Dan hit her in the head again with the butt of the knife and she slid down the wall. Her eyes were closed but she was not unconscious yet but very dazed.
"Hay!" Kara yelled from the kitchen door.
Dan turned around and sees Kara. "How did you get free?"
"Can't really answer that right now," Kara answered a little confused.
"Doesn't matter I will just kill you too," Dan said and starts to walk toward her. Kara feels a slight pain in her back and then sees in the corner of her eye, several metal tentacles moving in front of her.
"Oh god," Kara said with panic in her voice.
"What the hell is that?" Dan asks frightened.
Dan stares at it for a minute and runs out the back door. Kara's pupils change to a bright green and her facial expression hardened. "Where do you think you're going buddy?" She said with a tilt to her head.
Kara chases after him as he runs to the backyard trying to run away when Kara sees him. 40 silver medal spikes shoot out from around her body impelling Dan then lifting him off the ground. And with one swift movement ripped him into a hundred pieces.
"It's good to be back," Kara said with a sideways smile and then collapsed unconscious onto the grass.
A red arch rises from the ground and Seth with Ileru come out of it. Both of the men looked around and saw the many body parts and begin to gasp.
"I knew it, I knew something was wrong," Seth said and went to Kara.
"Well at least she is okay should we wake her up?" Ileru asks.
"No, we need to get rid of the body. You know what happened last time this happened, it changed her I can't have her go through that again," Seth answered.
"I don't understand Alda can't use their powers on humans."
"I think it has something to do with this world, everything is off kilter which means she can use her powers on humans now."
"Well Kara is not evil by nature, He must have done something to trigger her power, like threatened her somehow," Ileru said.
"It doesn't matter how; we have to clean this up before she wakes up."
Seth pulled out a crystal and says something in Latin; the crystal breaks and forms a large shovel. Ileru drawls on the tablet and a red arch appears again. The shovel begins to move the body parts into the arch. Then Seth breaks another crystal and a large wall of water washes away the remaining blood and small pieces of bone into the arch.
"We should go before anyone sees," Ileru suggested.
Seth walks over to Kara and puts his hand on her where she was bleeding. "Do you think she will be okay?"
"Knowing her, she will be fine. Let's go." Ileru replied and walks through the arch.
"I love you Kara," Seth whispered into her ear.
Seth then walks through the arch in the arch lowers and goes away. Kara slowly begins to wake up and goes back into the house holding her head.
"Ouch, that hurts," Kara said while rubbing her head.
Piper begins to open her eyes and stands up noticing Kara as she walks into the kitchen. "Kara are you ok?" Piper asked through a cracked voice.
"Yeah how about you?" Kara answered and picked up the knife and cut the rope.
"Thanks, where is Dan?" Piper asks as she ran for the staircase.
"Who?"
"The man that did this."
"I don't know I guess he ran off," Kara said as she ran behind her.
"Chris, Chris!" Piper yelled and then entered his bedroom.
"Is he ok?" Kara asks concerned.
"He better be or so help me god I will kill that son of a bitch. Paige! Paige!" Piper yelled but she did not come.
Piper runs in and takes the rope off his left wrist and picks him up holding him tight. "Oh god Chris," She said while shaking.
"Why isn't Paige answering us?" Kara asks while rubbing his back.
"I don't know Kara. Come on honey wake up peanut," Piper said in his ear and Chris starts to wake up rubbing his eyes.
"Mommy I don't feel well," Chris replies groggily and starts to cry.
"Its okay honey, shirr it will ok, Wyatt Mommy needs you!" Piper yelled looking up through tears.
Wyatt orbs into the bedroom with Leo. "What happened?" Leo said and ran over to her.
Leo grabs Chris and puts his hand on Piper's head noticing her blouse was torn open showing a little of her brawl.
"I'm fine, Wyatt buddy can you heal your little brother?" Piper asks.
Wyatt puts his hands on Chris and the warm glow begins to go all over Chris's body. "done, he is OK now," Wyatt answered and patted his little brother on the back.
"Leo stay with the boys," Piper said as she stood up.
"Piper what happened?" Leo asks as his lower lip quivered a bit while he looked at her blouse.
"Not now Leo I need to save Paige and Phoebe."
Piper stops and sees Leo very distraught and she touches his face. "It will be fine, we will talk later ok and I love you." Piper leans down next to Wyatt.
"Are you OK mommy?" Wyatt asks concerned.
"Yes, can you orb me to Paige's apartment?"
"Yes, but."
"No but's do it now, Kara stay here with them."
"Are you sure I can help you."
"No, Wyatt now!" Piper said and Wyatt did what he was told and she orbed away.
Piper orbs into the living room and starts moving towards the kitchen. She sees Henry tied to a chair and here's the sound of a gun being cocked.
"No, Richard I'm pregnant remember," Paige yelled as Piper ran into the kitchen. Piper does not hesitate and runs in with her hands out. The gun fires but the room freezes the bullet only inches away from Paige's head.
"Thank god," Piper said and untied Paige and Henry.
"Piper Thank you-thank you," Paige happily said and then looks at her. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine I think, we need to get to Phoebe, I feel like she is," Piper replied and left out the other part.
"I know I do too," Paige said as tears came streaming.
Henry gets up off the chair and hugs Paige. "I thought you were going to die."
"I know me too," Paige answered.
"I'm sorry Henry but we need to go now," Piper interrupted and grabbed Paige's hand.
"I love you Henry be back soon oh and tie him up," Paige said and they orbed away.
Henry grabbed the rope that was around the chair. "My pleasure and be careful."
Piper and Paige orb into the dark living room. Paige goes to the windows and starts opening the curtains. Both of them see the pool of blood and the track marks heading to the bedroom.
"Oh my god," Piper said while putting her hand over her mouth.
"Come on we can still save her," Paige said and grabbed Piper's arm.
Both the girls ran into the bedroom. Jason was just about to hit Coop with the bat When Piper froze the room and then she unfroze Coop. Both of the girls stared at the bed. Phoebe was covered in blood they couldn't tell where the injury started or stopped, and it looks like she wasn't breathing.
"Paige heal her!" Piper cried out.
"It's not working, Piper call Wyatt" Paige cried back.
Piper put her hands on her face and then through her hair while one hand went to her chest. She then put her hand out and started to concentrate. "Come on please work, please," She begged.
Piper closed her eyes breathing slowly. A bubble formed around Phoebe.
"Thank god," Paige said.
Paige went to untie Coop, who was rocking hard in his chair with his head down and his eyes closed tight.
"Why-why did he do this?" He whimpered and as the rage in him became uncontrollable.
"Its okay honey, we're going to fix it," Paige said while holding him. "Ok Piper rewind the bubble."
Piper moved her hand to the left and Phoebe's body began to change. The blood slowly disappeared as the wounds began to seal themselves until finally Phoebe had no marks on her. Piper stopped her hand movement and with a flick the bubble was gone. But Phoebe did not move.
"I don't understand why isn't she moving?" Coop asks terrified.
"Paige see if you can heal her again?" Piper asks hopefully.
Paige put her hands on Phoebe and the familiar warm glow went through Phoebe's entire body. Phoebe gasped for air and opened her eyes.
"Thank god," Coop said while holding her tight.
Piper took a deep breath but started to back up trying to catch herself from falling. But she was unsuccessful and fell hard to the ground.
"Piper!" Phoebe yelled and got off the bed.
Both Phoebe and Paige ran over to her. "Her shoulder is bleeding."
"It looks like a stab wound," Phoebe said while holding Piper's hand.
Paige puts her hands on Piper's injury and it begins to heal as well as the other injuries she had on her head. Piper opened her eyes.
"Phoebe!" Piper said as she jolted up.
"I'm right here honey, we're all okay?" Phoebe asks as she held her.
Piper starts to sit up but looks at Paige's and Phoebe's stomach concerned. "Are they ok?" Piper asks hesitantly and Paige hugs Piper crying hard. "Well I orbed here with 1 foot so I think they're fine," Paige replied through a crying while laughing as Phoebe belched and little transparent hearts came out of her mouth.
"What the hell was that?" Piper asks.
"Yap I'm good too," Phoebe replied and laughed as well.
Coop was standing next to Jason ready to hit him, Phoebe noticed and grabbed his arms turning him towards her.
"Honey don't they were under a spell," Phoebe said and she stopped him.
"You didn't have to watch phoebe," Coop said as his face grew hard.
"I know honey and I'm sorry for that, but it's not their fault we need to figure it out," She replied and they held each other as the other sisters exhaled deeply.
Later that evening Jason and Richard were tied to chairs and frozen in place. The three sisters and Kara stood in front of them with their arms crossed and puzzled looks. Their husbands stood behind them ready to pounce if need be.
"Well does anyone have any ideas?" Phoebe asks.
"Yeah but you don't want to hear mine," Leo replied.
"We need to find out what kind of spell they were under," Piper said.
"I think it was more than one, it didn't seem like Richard at all but yet I could see in his eyes it was, even though there was a lot of hate and rage behind them," Paige chimed in.
"Well let's try this. Reveal to us three, what spells were inflicted on they, so that we may see how we can save them from those entities," Phoebe said and black small orbs came out of Richard and Jason's body and began to form words. Anger, desire and jealousy.
"Wow that is a lot of infections," Paige said.
"Okay so all we have to do is vanquish the demons that infected them and that should take care of it," Piper said.
"I think we are going to need a lot of memory dust," Phoebe said.
"Paige can you get some from the elders while we look up the other demons in the book?" Piper asks.
"Sure thing, be back soon." Paige replies and orbes out as Piper, Kara and Phoebe walk over to the book.
"Kara how did you get out of the ropes?" Piper asks.
"I don't know for sure, I remember seeing a silver tentacle thing after it scratched my face to wake me up. But it was mostly out of the corner of my eye."
"What I don't understand is how come the ropes didn't work on you, you know blocking your magic," Phoebe asks.
"I read a little bit of that little book that Ileru left, and I think it has something to do with the fact that Alda are not magical their genetic," Leo answered.
"So magic doesn't really work on her?" Piper asks.
"I think it has some effect because she's in our world right now. Like when she was almost turned into a rabbit but didn't quite get there," Leo replied.
"So it's subdued in a way?" Phoebe asks.
"I think so," Leo answered.
Paige orbed back in." Well I have some, so whenever you guys are ready."
"Okay so we summon them and I blow them up," Piper said.
"Can I use my bow?" Phoebe asks with a smile.
"And I can send them into a volcano?" Paige asks.
"You guys are like a rhyming geek squad," Kara said.
"You know were missing one right?" Phoebe said referring to Dan.
"I know, and I try to scribe for him but I can't find him anywhere," Piper replied.
"Kara what do you remember?" Phoebe asks.
"I remember seeing Piper get hit in the head with a knife and then waking up outside, that's about it sorry."
"Its okay honey you saved my life again. We will figure it out later," Piper said while she flipped through the pages of the book.
"I don't like the fact that he still out there," Leo said.
"I know honey but right now we have to deal with these two," Piper replied as she opened the book to the jealousy demon.
"Looks like he's first."
Piper reads off the summoning spell and then the jealousy demon appears in front of them. "Bow," Phoebe said and the bow materializes and in her hands fires the Phoenix arrow and the demon is engulfed in flames. Piper reads the summoning spell for the desired demon. He materializes into the room looking shocked. "Volcano," Paige said and the demon turned into blue orbs screaming as he vanishes away.
Piper starts to read the summoning spell for the anger demon but Phoebe stops her. "Didn't we vanquish him already?" Phoebe asks.
"No, Cole did remember."
"So technically he's dead," Phoebe replied.
"When have they ever stayed dead," Paige said.
"Good point." Phoebe said with a nod.
Piper finishes the summoning spell and the anger demon materializes into the room. Piper throws her hand out in the demon explodes screaming in pain. Jason and Richard unfreeze and started looking very confused at the sisters.
"OK, OK, memory dust now," Phoebe said rushed.
Paige blows the memory dust on them. Jason and Richard's eyes go blank as though waiting for orders. Paige orbs them back to their homes making sure to give them a false memory before she left.
Later that evening the three sisters and Kara were drinking tea except for Kara who was drinking coke.
"You know getting knocked out by a crazy ex-boyfriend, is not on my list," Kara said.
"What?" Phoebe asks confused.
"Don't ask," Piper replied and took a drink of her tea.
"What are we going to do about Dan?" Paige asks.
"I don't know right now, I just have to keep looking for him," Piper replied.
"And that scares me Piper, what if he remembers what he did?" Phoebe asks worriedly.
"Well than hopefully he will go home and try to forget about it."
"Let's hope so, but you should keep an eye out just in case," Paige chimed in.
"I will, you guys need to go home to your husbands and I need to spend some time with mine.
Paige orbs out saying I love you to them as she leaves and Kara goes into the living room.
"Piper are sure you are OK, I know you had some flashbacks from when you were 14," Phoebe asks concerned.
"I'm fine, I just need some sleep," She answered and kept her head down.
"It's just empathy power is telling me you feel ashamed," Phoebe said while lifting her head.
"I'm fine, I just need some sleep," Piper replied harshly and left the kitchen, "I love you now go home."
Phoebe goes into the living room and sees Kara on the couch getting ready for bed. "Kara keep an eye on her for me."
"I will," Kara replied.
"Oh, thanks Kara you know for saving our butts again." Phoebe said.
" I better get a hell of a bonus."
Coop harted in and took hold of Phoebe, "Ready?"
"Yap lets go home, by Kara."
"Goodbye and good night."
To be continued…
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