ACT 4 THE PUZZLE
SOME FOREST PLACE (Several days later)
A demon ended flying in the air and fell in an impact then he burned, another one was dashing forward but a kunai slash him in a speed, two demons standing with fireballs in their hands gazing around, but there eyes can't catch up the fast moving shadow, and it suddenly passed them, the demons look at themselves and next thing, they just burst. Prue landed and stood holding her kunai at the height of her lips, she squinted and astral projected, behind a tree stab the air and the demon shimmered in bleeding then burned out. Another demon came to her unconscious body and threw a fireball at it. But what he hit was a hologram and it evaporated, from behind, Prue stab the demons neck and he died.
The eldest witch looks at her surroundings, she did various hand seal so fast and touch the ground flames sprung out of the soil and four more invisible demons burst visibly. "Done" she said and astral projected back at the manor in her whole self (her AP has develop it is now some sort of transportation, as she can switch from her real self to her astral self or vice versa, she's been developing her TK as well and combining it with the Shinobi skills she learned)
THE MANOR (pass 11 am)
Prue appeared in the attic and came downstairs; she saw and played with her little nephews at the sun room
Piper went in bringing a tray of juice "Where'd you been? I thought you were just in the attic"
"Just went out and bash, I need some exercise, I've been helping Chris on his mission here and hopefully lead us to some future fixing"
"Well don't be so high on it, you should be taking time being a witch and a normal …..sis….ter" Piper retorted
"Thanks for the reminder, and I'm really keeping it up"
The second witch drinks her juice then "Do we really have to pass this things?"
"It runs in the family you know, but we'll get around" answers Prue
DOWN TOWN SAN FRANCISCO
Chris and Billie are walking on the streets "This sure is where we can find it out" said Chris.
"Still no sign of anything, but this alley could be ideal to it as always" Billie replied
The two turned right and went into the alley and further. Chris was right, two demons standing and threw fireballs behind a walking innocent. Billie hurled them off, the young lad was surprise and looks at them
Billie shouted "GO! GO! Stay away far from here" the innocent young lad run out of fear.
Chris kicks the demon "BOX!" a huge wooden box slammed at him, he threw a potion and he burned.
Billie flung the demon again on the wall and threw her potion at him, he also burned. "That was a little easy"
"But this one doesn't seem too" Chris warned.
They set there eyes on the demon wearing a black robe who just blink in earlier. The demon blasted them, Chris pulled Billie and they duck. Rackoon blasted another one and another, Chris orbs out with Billie, Rackoon notice it and he blinked out. The two good witches orb in at the open and found out the demon is gone. Rackoon blink unknowingly and blasted Chris, Billie pushed him and she was hit by her waist. Chris immediately dropped a potion and smoked out of the scene. Before Rackoon could totally kill them.
THE MANOR
Prue in her room sat in meditating position, eyes closed and she's doing her concentration, she does a dragon hand seal. Sensing any aura nearby, but foremost she was channeling and building up her chakra, and she sensed something suddenly, she opened her eyes and quickly move, she vanish in a blurring flash. She was in the attic and suddenly two persons appeared, Chris holding a wounded Billie, Prue assists them
"What happened?" she ask
Billie was in pain holding her wound she's badly bleeding; Chris heals her and hardly giving up lots of whitelighter power. Billie's wound close but she still feels a little weak
"We came in time to save someone, but another demon blinked in and attack us, he's too strong and did that" Chris telling his Aunt, then went to the BOS to look on the demon they run into. Prue was holding a weakened Billie.
"Damn it! (flipping the pages) why is it that there's nothing written about him" Chris a little upset. His aunt turns to him.
"Who's him?"
"A black robe demon who had these reddish bird logo on his robe, nothing in here gets close to it, he maybe the one responsible for everything" Chris said
THE RAVENOUS
An angry Scotoha in front of his men "You idiot, have you no idea what could have happened, you exposed yourself to the whitelighter, he and the witches must have been scrying for us now!"
Rackoon reasons with him "I just saw my chance and I was almost close, but they.."
"They still escaped….you'd underestimated them, we've been move a little further to the plan, now they are full alert protecting the boy, which is not a good sign for us!" Scotoha snarls
"Pardon me, it wont happen again" Rackoon vows
"And it really shouldn't" They all shimmered and blinked out
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Cole shimmers into some dungeon like place, and exchange projectiles against demons, he was rained by fireballs and he shimmered out and then shimmers on the other side and blast again. This time he got two, fireball races at him he dives and rolls facing front and shoots his energy balls, the demon move side wards to avoid it and blasted Cole, the D.A. rolls back ward and quickly stands up, he shimmered out, the demon can't see him as he gazes every where, Cole appeared from the shadows and surprising his foe and blasted him but didn't kill him yet. He tug him by his collar and raises him to the wall.
"You better start telling me what I need to know" Cole threatened him "What was Audrina's up too? She's been a little silent lately, and it means she's cooking something"
The demon is gasping "I have nothing to do with that witch"
"Then who hired you and what are you working around here!"
"Don't bother you wont squeeze anything out, not to a traitor like you" the demon answered
Cole becomes upset and enraged, he hold the demons' collar tight, thus choking him and he threw him onto the floor with a force. Cole fixes his corporate suit and eying his foe down.
"Let me tell you something, no matter how hard you and whoever your superior is, you can't pull a leg out of the circle" he tortured him with his blast but not totally killing him yet. "Care to have more, I guess you prefer yes as an answer" he tortures him again
The demon in anguish "Ahhhhh……you….can't…..go against…..theeee……m……ah…… you……'re……..all……be……dammed…..ahhh……"
"Then you go first" he burned him to oblivion, after wards he shimmered out to go on to his duty.
UNKNOWN PLACE
Another spiritual detective hot on trail against the underworld, but he came across into something, before he orbs out his arms were frozen in ice and smash, he lay helpless unable to orb, at the mercy of an evil power in front of him
"Did they send you to spy on me and report to them what's been happening around?"
The fallen agent was in pain, but he kept loyal to his duty, praying is all he can do now, most probably waiting for his very end.
"I've known the likes of you, loyal servants of this so called greater good, unfortunately you're not good enough on this job" Audrina gave him a flying kiss and out come dark red orbs from her lips, consumed the fallen guy as he screams in agony until he died
THE MANOR
Prue and Piper were having a conversation by the sun room
Suddenly Paige orbs in and joined their conference "Audrina strikes again, a witch died as well as her whitelighter and one spiritual detective is missing"
"This is really bad" Prue remarks, she stood up "If one of you is free let's go find ourselves a wicked witch to vanquish" and walks out.
"I have my spare time" Paige followed her sister. They went at the attic scrying.
SOMEWHERE IN SAN FRANCISCO (pass 6 pm)
Prue and Paige one on one against a demon inflicting harm on some innocents, The eldest witch uses her martial arts kicking and slicing her foes down. She used her Kunai and moves in speed stabbing these creeps. Paige does some frequent kicks, orb after orb and does her old trick, orbing energy balls from demons then blasting it back to them. About eleven demons were killed.
After there, the two sisters went to another demon hot spot, and engage themselves again in battle. This time Paige uses the potion she brought, Prue uses her TK and wave out a ferocious force hurling demons til they burst.
AT AN APARTMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO (Night)
"Ciel, dinner is ready" an old lady called to her little angel
The 10 year old girl, run into the table and ate her meal along with her grandma
Out of their presence, Audrina orbs into the living room and walks, the old lady heard the foot steps and went to see who it is, when she saw the intruder, she gasped before she could shout for help, Audrina blew a mist out of her lips and the old lady fell to her knees her skins boiling and melting and she wilted.
Ciel went to see her granny and saw the corpse she shouts then saw the evil presence in front of her, Ciel is gasping and crying, she only manage to make few steps back wards out of fear.
Audrina smiles "At last I've tracked you, Come my dear child, be the honorable heir of my legacy" she spoke in somewhat angelic tone
Ciel was still afraid. Audrina slowly forwards to her, she reaches her hand.
A figure suddenly orbs in, Chris threw a vial, not surely could vanquish Audrina, but it's enough offense. He took cover of Ciel, the scared little girl clung to him, all of a sudden vases, lamps, frames and other furtnitures were moving, spinning and attacking Audrina, it was too strong, Chris looks at Ciel whose eyes were sharp and steady on the evil witch, Audrina hurled those back at the two, Chris threw a smoke bomb that Prue gave him, from behind the smoke the two orb out without Audrina noticing.
THE MANOR
Prue at the sun room, arranging her portfolios, Chris orbs in with someone.
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At the sun room couch and table, Piper brought a glass of water to their guess, Chris told his mom and aunt about what happened and of the kid, she might be their next innocent. Prue and Chris still reasoning and calming Ciel
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Hours later, the apartment where the old lady was murdered, is now a crime scene investigation, police patrols, reporters and Inspectors are all around, particularly, Darryl Morris and judging by the corpse form, he know the place to call.
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"Is that so? I already know………….we'll………..work on it" the phone hangs up and Prue called "Piper, Piper"
Piper rush out to the sun room "What's the matter?"
"Darryl called for consultations, in our field of expertise"
"Demons!" Piper said humorously
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Darryl knocks at the manor door; he went to see Piper and Prue and they talk
"So she's the girl, honestly, they'd been looking for her now and I'm supposed to"
"Your supposed, to say that a neighbor hero, came to the rescue and save her, they went to a much safer place…reason it out" Piper in defense of her son
"Hope it would be that simple, but these bozos are hardly figuring it out, the old lady died like that and base on what you told me I surely likely to believe"
Prue spoke "Darryl, just give us sometime ok and make it out for the safety of the kid, we just can't let her loose, knowing an ancient evil witch is after her, I hope you can still scratch our backs" she smiled
The inspector sighs "All right you got me again; I'll just take care of it"
"Thanks Darryl, you're the best, thanks" Prue smiles then Piper
Chris and Ciel walks in, the girl said "I wanna see my granny (worried)"
Prue went to her "Hey sweetie, I hope you understand that we're here to help you, right now is not the best time yet, but we'll fix this all for you"
Chris took Ciel and talks her out in every simple understanding way he could.
Prue and Piper at the attic making an offensive potion against Audrina, they tried their best to mix it all up.
Chris walks in with them, Piper ask "Where's your little friend?"
"With Dad on the room, he's explaining stuffs to her and her powers"
Prue is curious "Powers? You never mentioned that earlier"
"Well yeah, back in there, when Audrina almost got us cornered she just let it out, you know the same as you are Aunt Prue, I saw from her eyes she can move things in her mind and it's too strong for her age" Chris explained
Piper spoke "Maybe, that's why she's after her, Audrina wants the power for herself"
Chris looks at Prue working on the potion tables, she suddenly did hand seals, and the small vial pops some smokes, Chris was surprise when she saw his aunt and he remembers Lark from the future, who also did similar technique.
"What did you just do Aunt Prue?" he ask
"Hand seals, it's a form of ninja magic"
"Ninja……what?..." Chris is puzzled
"Well she had a very long vacation in Japan, and being one of those martial arts on TV, you know….. back when she wasn't around" Piper cracks
Chris still clueless, then looks to Prue
"Never mind, all we have to deal right now is protect our innocent and hopefully vanquish Audrina for good" The eldest demanded, and they continue to work on their respective stuffs.
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At Wyatt and Chris room, Leo is comforting Ciel, who at this time is almost calm unlike before.
"You do have gifts of your own, you're special, you may not understand it clearly but time will come and you will"
"I don't know but I'm scared…….at all of them" replied the kid
"You don't have to be, as long as we're all here, nothing's gonna happen to you (Ciel smiles) Hey, cheer up, your granny wont be so happy seeing you crying, do you want her to be sad? (Ciel nods for NO)" he told her
Ciel stood up and went to see the sleeping boys by the bed, she smiles at them.
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Back at the attic, "So you sure like looking for some real big trouble" said Piper to Prue
"What I'm looking is to see that freakin! costumed witch incinerated"
"You sure about not calling Phoebe and Paige on this?"
"Yeah, I'm sure it's half way midnight and our two youngest sisters had some husbands to take care of and jobs to attend to"
Piper snaps "I also got a husband to take care of" she grins
"Well, I ask your permit from Leo, but If you don't want to, then I'll had this with or without you, I really feel something strange about that kid and……..anyway" the eldest in a slight higher tone
"No, I'll go with you and I also want that freak blown up sky high" Piper said
"Now you're talking!" Prue with a bang, the two sisters tap on each other
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Prue and Piper went on Wyatt's room, Prue sat by the bedside with the girl, Chris stands up to give way to his aunt, Piper standing just behind Prue
"Are you OK now?" (Ciel nods as yes) that's good, you're more beautiful when you smile" the eldest smiles at her and so is the little girl
Chris bent down with his hands resting on his thighs in front of Ciel "Everything will be fine" he touches her top hair.
Prue move her hands and touches Ciel "We're here for you" Ciel looks to Prue and touches her hand too. As the two got intimately connected, out of nowhere the first witch and the little girl suddenly glows, Prue was surprise, the kid is just casual. Piper and Leo and Chris noticed it, they were also stunned.
Moments after it was gone, they all can't believe what happened
"What was that?" ask Piper
"I don't know" Prue answers "Ciel are you all right?" the kid smiles at all of them
Chris sat by the kids' side opposite of Prue, the first witch stood next to Piper, Leo went to them. She tug the two sisters out the door and just by the hallway.
"I have no idea what went through, but it feels good, I Prue told them "It's magical……"
"Prue, that only occurs unless the two of you are related somehow or has some psychic or astral connection or….." Leo explained
"Other than what Chris said we share the same powers of telekinesis" Prue cuts in
"We all saw what happened, I felt it too, even if I no longer have wings, I know that type of connection, it falls on the category of blood relativity" he said
"What! Why was its only Prue?" Piper ask him her eyes blurry
"I don't know…maybe…." Leo waves both hands as an I don't know.
"Wait…there….are you saying we have another sister?" ask the second witch
"Who knows, you have an extended, expanding family….." said Leo
"And lots and lots of secrets too huh,….." Piper said
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They called it a night for now and opted to go after Audrina by next day. Ciel slept on Prue's room, Prue never slept she just pace around looking over the kid, what she felt earlier was different but similar to the first time she and her sisters became witches when they fought their first warlock. She sat by the soft couch staring at the sleeping girl whom she felt immediately connected and attach, but she had no idea how even in a craziest style she never thought of that last thing as how, until she fell asleep.
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In the middle of the dark forest surrounded by huge trees, Prue stands, she's dress the same like Konoha Jounin, she's already wounded, blood dripping from her arms, but she still stood there ready to fight, gazing at her every direction sensing when her foe will attack, four kunai's from nowhere racing at her, she deflected them using her own kunai, then came another and it hit her, she felt the impaling and slicing pain, she's dying, a drop of crystal liquid fell, she then found herself kneeling in the dark nowhere, but in front of her was some kind of lake where she saw a sad dusty face with a slit lip on the reflection, she's gasping, crystal drops continue, as the water blurs then vividly clears, she heard a voice and they were standing behind him, she turns around to look at them (slow motion) when she saw who it was, she was..…..
THE MANOR
Then she woke up surprisingly, she had took her covers out, she saw the clock its just 6:35 in the morning and she saw Ciel still sleeping on her bed, she stood up and sat beside her, she's studying her sleeping state, she then runs a palm on the kid's hair and fix her covers, after which Prue went downstairs.
At the kitchen on her favorite table with her hot cup of coffee, she remembers her dream, she sips her and thinking again. She reach for the phone and dials to Paige
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Paige still sleeping facing her left, Henry's arms engulf on her, his still asleep, the phone rang, Paige slightly opened her eyes and wipes it, she answers the phone
"hello…………………….it's 7:15……………………what!...our nephew needs some spanking huh…………………………….OK……………………I'll be there by…………after lunch…………………..OK……………….yeah………………sure………………well………
(laughs)…………….see you…………….bye" she hangs up and turns to Henry.
Her husband is already awake and heard some of her talking "Who's that?"
"It's Prue, she's ask me to research some files and birth records with our little innocent just to clear things out…..(smiles and kisses Henry)"
Henry was carried away and refused to let go, he runs his hands by her side.
Paige broke the kiss "Well..uhmm…I'll be late for work and so are you….I gotta take care of something" she chuckles
"Why don't you first take care of me?" he kisses her neck and ear
Paige giggles "It's so early…..I'll get back at you later…..OK" her hubby smiled and kissed her on the lips again then got up, Paige followed to fix herself.
THE MANOR (pass 1 pm)
At the living room, Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige having a conversation about Ciel "Larken Ciel Hudson, born May 7, 1996, birth place, Los Angeles CA and….parents…..none and unknown" Phoebe reads
Paige filled them in "Yeah, that was the tricky part, but the only person signed in was her supposedly granny Mrs. Hudson, took care of her, but sadly she was murdered.
Prue still holding the files "Yeah, but I'm still puzzled of how she maybe….relates to the me or …us and her biological parents?"
"That's what were set to find out" Phoebe told them "I tried to call a premonition on her but none… But I really felt close to the kid….she's like family on it"
"Where's she?" ask Paige
"With Chris the adult, probably playing with her cousins" Piper said unknowingly
"Cousins?" Prue squints and wonders, all eyes on Piper
"Uh..did I just say cousins? I….. don't even know why that word came out of my mouth" explained Piper "I….so…"
"That's what you call slip of the tongue, things that lie in the unconscious part of our minds and suddenly comes out in a slip or…." Explained Phoebe
"Hey….big deal…. here…..little miss psychology….." said Piper, she and Phoebe teasing with faces.
"Cut it out!..all right….all we know Ciel is in danger….and we really got to nail….Audrina…..and kick his butt out into our lives and I mean permanently" Prue in serious mode
"Well our Book of Shadows, holds no info on her, even Paige didn't even find any at Magic School other than what just the elders told her and us, we're definitely clueless on how and defenseless….I mean she's high caliber witch, kinda reminds me of you know the villain of the 7th son of the 7th son, wohhhh…far too long" Piper said
"Things have move in progress now, some witches don't need spells, if their powers are enough and since we don't have a spell against her, then we make ourselves one, after all were the Charmed Ones right" Prue cheering them up "So Phoebe it's your field and Paige you can help her out, four strikes are deadly, let's move" The two youngest headed to the attic
"See, you're a better big sister, they don't complain that much, but with me" Piper sighs "I think I'll just be cooking if you all get hungry"
Prue suddenly sensed something, "Piper upstairs now!"
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At the kids' room, Chris goofing around with his little self with Wyatt and Ciel, Audrina orbs in, she flung Chris on the wall, Wyatt turned his shield on, Ciel screams in panic, she started to hurled things in random out of panic towards the evil witch. Audrina deflects them in her standing state and she moves forward.
"How fortunate of me, three Warren blooded children at once"
Prue and Piper appeared, the eldest TK her but she wasn't moved, Piper burst her but no effect. Paige orbs in along Phoebe, the third witch delivered a kick on Audrina's tummy she was push but fired fireballs in random spraying the air.
Prue deflected them back and Piper blows the others, Chris got up quickly and grab the three kids and orbs out. Phoebe dashes forward gave the evil witch another kick and chops, she got her hand and threw her in a jujitsu way. All four sisters stood together
"Truck!" Paige calls the toy and hurled it towards their foe, Audrina hurled it by the wall,
She blasted the sisters with all rage of a reddish purple energy,
Prue created a psychic shield to protect them, Audrina still coming with full force, Phoebe used her empathic skills to channel on Prue's power to help her up. The eldest witch astral projected behind Audrina and kicks her by the face, the evil witch thrown down
"Orb out now!" she ordered her sisters, and they orb downstairs. Astral Prue followed.
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At the sun room, adult Chris and the kids have their own share of battle while their moms are battling earlier, Little Wyatt assisting her grown–up little brother, Ciel out of fear unleashes her now active TK and throwing demons out, yet those creeps stood up, but Chris had the children covered.
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Four sisters orb at the living room, Prue was conscious
"How come you are…." Phoebe wonders about her AP
"We all advance you know…..well here she comes" Prue answers
A demon walks through them and threw fireballs, Paige orb it back to the owner. Soon another batch shimmers in, Piper burst them and burst the others.
Audrina orbs in furiously, Prue and Phoebe settled to take her in a martial arts way. The evil witch flung objects at the sisters, Phoebe ducks and dodges, Prue moves fast confusing Audrina's eyes, the third witch saw her shot and runs then slides down to sweep Audrina of her balance, Prue appeared behind and kicks the witch spine, she was push forward, Phoebe met her with an uppercut thus pushing Audrina further and by the wall near the stairs.
Piper went to the children and gave Chris a hand, she blew another demon, Paige dodges behind the couch, always bringing back blast that does not belong to her then burns the thrower.
Audrina still stands and spits a flame at Phoebe and Prue, just as she thought she hit them, after the flame subside she only saw burnt piece of wood.
Phoebe out of the blue comes diving at Audrina and punches her straight to the right jaw and Prue kicks her by the left. The evil witch was badly injured and she was thrown by the wall from the last hit. She blinks quickly and Prue runs to the sun room Phoebe followed.
Chris covering Ciel and his brothers, another demon grab his foot, then a kunai cuts off the hand, Chris steps out and took Ciel near her, Audrina flung Chris outside the window, sets a fire around her and grabs Ciel, before the sisters could move they blink, Prue's kunai didn't catch up to hit.
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Later on……Everyone at the sun room, Paige healed Chris wounds, Prue fixing the debris by her TK, Paige assisting out, Leo, Cole and Andy were already there, Piper catering her children by the playpen.
Chris stands up "We got to retrieve and save Ciel, who knows what's next"
"You get yourself together first, huh…" Piper told his adult son
"That freakin' witch is a real pain in the ass" said Phoebe
"Anything new you found out about Audrina?" Prue ask Andy
"Nope, still the same, she's been slaying witches and their whitelighters lately and any agents that work for the elders" hands in his pocket
"Whew! Somebody's beating the crap out of them finally….but I'm no way in favor of her style" cracks Piper
"Actually, we might come up with another problem" interrupted Cole, they turn their heads on him
"And what's that?" Leo ask
Cole answers the hanging question "It seems Audrina wasn't the only player around, I've been on a trail recently and found out something about a group of demons, high level ones but concealing most of their moves, according to my reliable sources they call themselves The Ravenous, as of now nothing is apparently clear of what their up to"
"Geez…we really never run out of demonic supplies" Paige in sarcastic mode
Chris was startled "They maybe the one me and Billie fought before, those with the bird shape symbols on their robes"
"The raven a black bird, totally possible" Prue said "We've really got attracted lots of enemies"
Piper sits on the couch "We're not done with Audrina yet and we got another thing coming, this is really a relentless job"
"Are they working on the same timeline here?" Phoebe on her husband
"I'm not particularly sure, but I guess they have separate agendas"
Andy cuts in "But this doesn't mean you have to work separately as well, for all we know this could be a trick to divide your attention, confuse your heads, they knew your vulnerable if you aren't together"
"Well, Uncle Andy and Uncle Cole, me and Billie will go after The Ravenous, and mom with my Aunts on Audrina" Chris suggested
"Oh,..no you don't Chris that's too risky, we don't know what kind of demons these are, they could be very, very dangerous" Leo advices his son
"Daddy's right, Chris, leave this to us and stay out of trouble" Piper added
"WOhhh, This is my mission, that's why I came here to stop and prevent the future I've been, isn't it"
Prue stands to him "First things first, we gotta take down on Audrina first and save Ciel and that's when we deal with The Ravenous"
"Don't bother on them, Cole and I will take care of it, that's more likely our duty" Andy said
"I'm coming with you Uncle Andy" Chris said, his parents tried to discouraged him
"It would be best if you stay a guard with Wyatt, that suits you more you could ask Billie for reinforcement" suggested Cole "Besides your brother needs someone around and will stay a watch, just call if ever" Cole walks to his wife.
Andy smiled to Prue and kisses her too; the two gentlemen went on their way. The sisters did their search
UNKNOWN
Audrina had imprisoned Ciel in a crystal glass chamber whose walls are filled with electric currents, a no escape for the kid.
Sabo watches beside his master "So she's the one"
"Absolutely, pure innocence, her powers are still blooming, indeed the Warren blood lively runs to her as well as a blood of a first born Charmed child"
The alchemist wonders "First born Charmed child? Wasn't it a young boy who's the first born child of a Charmed One, whom most demons would fear to cross"
Audrina gave him a sharp eyes "Dumb pathetic fool! A first born female child from a Warren blood whose also a first born would be the supreme heiress of absolute Witch powers, and I can smell the magic flowing in her blood, its been awakened and it grows stronger"
Sabo looks at Ciel lying helplessly and crying in her crystal glass prison "Countess what would you do to her now?"
Audrina grins "I'm not in such a hurry Sabo, I'll take up sometime"
"But what about the witches, they must be looking for you, for us"
"Let them,…but they won't find me" she glances at him "And I already have which that I want, so anyway why do I still need you around" she laughs
Sabo was stunned and terrified, and then he was consumed by flames. Audrina laughs evilly.
THE RAVENOUS
Five members are assembled within a dark cave whose only light are torches hanging around. Scotoha knew about the battle that took place in the manor involving Audrina, in fact Cranston had send some minor demons to join the assault as a spy on what the evil witch is planning.
Cranston said "Audrina is still unaware of us, but she did have some plan of her own, she just seize a child a young girl from the witches but for what isn't yet known"
"And who's the child?" Scotoha's eyes curious and enrage
"I do not know, but she's not a family member of the Charmed Ones, must be an ordinary innocent"
"That I surely doubt" said Scotoha
Strato the silent member gave to speak "Whoever that child is she sure possess something that Audrina wants, that evil witch is up for something"
"But we're still lucky, she didn't turn to our target" Rackoon replied
Strato said again "But it seems that, our target child is outshined by a low profile one, she seems to be more than what we can see and otherwise Audrina won't bother for her"
Scotoha is thinking deeply then "We still proceed to the original plan, but we keep an eye upon Audrina from a distance, we can't risk having a witch like that near us, let's have the Charmed Ones take care of her and we strike when they are busy dancing with Audrina"
Another member shimmers and joins the assembly. Rackoon laughs "Late again, Harphas"
Harphas a demon shrouded with long dark hair on his face, didn't mind and speak "Scotoha, Belthazor and one spiritual detective is almost on our tail, but they're still clueless as what we're up to, and the time traveler with his little witch they've been hardly in pursuit, a number of our minor demons have been bursting, and the first Charmed One who returned she's more than a witch they can handle"
Scotoha turns back then turns to them again, his obviously furious "Cursed those damned idiots! We have to lost the witches, we attack when they least expect and while they had their guard down"
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Minor demons bursting after they got hit by a shuriken, Prue walks her way forward, she swings her kunai in the air, a demon burns out, she squinted her eyes, a telekinetic wave fanning a group of six demons and she dribbles them by the wall until they burst. She then jumps up and showered a shuriken another group ended up in flames. She keeps moving her way, and threw a kunai, in a far range then quickly run with it, she impaled her prey by its wrist on the stone wall, Prue stood before his helpless foe
"Where can I find Audrina?" seriously
The demon is terrified "We have nothing to do with her, please spare me"
"You spare no innocent either, why would I and to a demon?" she used her TK and crack the bones on his left arm, he screamed in agony
"The Ravenous, their the threat, they're the ones after…" the demon exploded before he can finish his sentence
Prue looks around then vanish in flash.
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Within the forest terrains of San Francisco deep within the caves assemble a dungeon like place, whose doors are of the old castles. But in an instant the door swung and flew inside the room out of its linen. The demons in a meeting were alarmed and stood up, but they saw none at their broken entrance, each of them summoned fireballs in their hands
Prue materializes from a shadowy falsh who drops out of nowhere and she did rapid hand seals and performed a genjutsu (illusionary technique)
The demons saw their surrounding crumbling and Prue vanishes in a fog, they were unable to move as they gaze around and a quick shadow went pass on all of them then pass them again, all demons fell to their knees and died silently.
ATOP GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
Paige went on her own searching for Ciel, she's contacted allies from the Magical Community as well as the elders and they settled atop Golden Gate Bridge
Paige in a meditation sensing their innocent, when all of a sudden orbs Sandra, the half-witch opened her eyes.
"You will need more than that to find her" Sandra said
"What do you mean?" Paige ask
"We can't even sense her in our world, Audrina have taken her somewhere else"
"Where?" Paige curious "Could you gave us exact details, please?"
"Her powers have been awakened and Audrina will likely use that for her own selfish purpose and its very fatal"
"So how do we stop it?"
Sandra orbs out.
Paige wonders "I thought you're supposed to tell me"
THE MANOR (night)
Paige orbs in "What's with the giggles, did I miss some fun around?" ask the fourth witch
"Nah…we're just just cracking around Piper" Phoebe said
Paige notices their suits "And what's with the spandex?"
"Nevermind! I guess you have something to tell us" Prue said
"I talk to Sandra the elder and, and as always they speak not in our English terms"
Piper crossed arms and made her sit "Yeah right, all alone in our backs again"
Suddenly someone appeared in a swirl of golden lights and it's
GRAMS! They all said, then each of them gave her a hug
"Prue, I'm so grateful you're alive and you really are meant to and there's something you have to know about the kid, about Ciel"
"What about her?" ask the first witch
"Her powers that I binded, were already activated the moment you've touch her with all your heart"
"Grams I think I'm lost, what do you mean you bind her powers"
Penelope a little sad face "Prue Ciel is your daughter"
"What!" she squints, Piper, Phoebe and Paige wide eyes and surprise
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"How come I didn't know or even remember?" Prue in a serious mode
"I'm so sorry, my dear Prudence, I had no choice, you were destined to be one of the Charmed Ones, she would hinder that, but what happened wasn't part of what I was planning, your three months pregnancy that you kept secret from your sisters but not me, so you then decided to leave for Los Angeles and stayed there for four months" Grams explained
"I think I remember that, you said it was a vacation of some sort" Piper said
"I've watched you from there, but you had an accident that resulted to immediate birth, I came to you, I was in the hospital I saw her, your baby girl, but it hurts for me, I have to give her away for all of your own good or you wont fulfill your destiny, I bind her powers and erased that part of memory in you so that you wont remember. Even Andy was unaware of it."
Prue was now sobbing "Andy? he's Ciel's father, grams…..I was a strong witch, a protective sister but a failed and disgrace mother, Grams why do you have to do all of this?" she was now crying, Piper, Phoebe and Paige holding to comfort her.
"Prudence forgive me, I died but tried undoing what I've done, I made it as possible as I could, that the moment you run unto her and protect her, you'll be connected and enlighten, but I never thought her powers will progress so fast"
"Now I understand why she's related to the Warren Line" Piper added
Prue was still confused, but all she wanted was to see her daughter who was miraculously led to her by Chris's intervention of time, but was taken away again, she had a little heartache on Grams, but she doesn't blame her that much.
"I understand, everything happens for a reason" Prue told them and hugs her sisters
Phoebe told her sister "Honey, we'll find her….especially now that she's our family, your daughter and our niece"
"And we'll do everything, we won't let Audrina harm her" Paige
"No evil can harm anyone precious to me anymore" Prue stood with determination
UNKNOWN
On Ciel's glass prison, where she's only provided minimum food and water by Audrina, she lay crying most of the time thinking of escaping, her powers aren't doing any good and uncontrollable yet. Audrina was confident to leave her out of sight and rest on her own chamber; she hadn't made any move as of late, she's preparing Ciel for something. But little need she knew that the first born of Prue, is growing with powers as being motivated by her emotion of longing and despair, now all what's in her is thinking of the ones close to her and reach out if possible. But unknown to her she has the possibility to do so.
THE MANOR (afternoon)
Chris watching his brother by the playpen while drinking his Gatorade. He doodles with his young self and little Wyatt.
All of a sudden Ciel appeared and in her astral form, Chris turns around and he saw her, then calls out
"Help me, I'm trapped in a glass prison, please"
Chris was stunned "Where? Don't worry ok, we'll get you out of there"
"Please, she's coming, I'm scared, it's a dungeon like here"
Piper run into the room along with Prue, they saw Ciel and they are worried, Prue is happy to see her pleading daughter
"Just don't worry honey ok, mommy's coming for you" Ciel was gone
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Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Chris, Leo, Cole, Andy and Billie at the living room having a conversation regarding earlier
"It was a chamber, a glass prison holding her" Chris said
"It sure really is in another world, another plane, just like the Valhalla, but still I can't trace it out, Audrina must have created a confusion doors to lost us"
"So how do we get there, I mean Ciel have astral projected herself, which means Prue can do so or Billie can project us into it" Phoebe suggested
"Well I tried it out, but it didn't work" Billie said "guess it's not enough"
"But this time it could be, The Power of Four will" Paige told them "and we haven't tried it yet, but I'm pretty sure it will this time"
"That could be it! Ciel has the powers like Aunt Prue just a little advance, and to think that she appeared to me coz I'm the one who save her in the first place, she formed a link through it, to reach me, maybe that's the key" said Chris
"I think I got it now, everyone to the attic" Prue ordered and all followed
AT THE ATTIC
After working with some potions and spells, Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige drew a symbol on the wooden floor referring to four powers of theirs (four intersecting figures instead of three) and a circle that holds it all.
"Done now," Prue wrote the spell, giving the paper to them to memorize the spell
"Great combination" Phoebe said
"Yeah I remember that spell way back on the owl and wolf lovers, just did some revision and addition"
"Why didn't we think of these until now?" Piper ask
"Well we just sort of overlook at it" Prue said
"OK so this is it, we save Ciel then vanquish Audrina" Paige stated
Prue gave a tiny dip of her blood on the small cauldron, Piper put the ingredients needed. Four sisters held hands together and chanted, they stood above the drawn logo and chanted:
"In this tween time, this darkest hour, we call upon the sacred power,Four together stand alone, command the unseen to be shown,
In innocence we search the skies, enchanted are our new found eyesTake us to where she has fall, take us from where she has call This Warren witch blood be our guide, to Prue Halliwells' first born child"
WITCH vs WITCH
That said the Charmed Ones are suddenly surrounded by a spiral wind of golden lights, a tornado of aura gushing out in multiple hues, the attic environment has changed, circling and spinning around these four connections, then suddenly there they are at the huge chamber on the middle of it is the glass prison where Ciel is.
The four sisters runs to her, Ciel stood up worried, but happy to see her saviors, Piper exploded the glass prison but nothing happen, Prue uses her TK but useless as well.
Suddenly Audrina appeared in reddish orb and surprise
"How! You can't find me!"
"Oh yeah, Tell that to the Marines, we're not your old time witches you used to deal with" Piper said
"We're the Charmed Ones, far more advanced" Paige brag "Cauldrons!"
She orb lots of it from the old wooden table towards Audrina, the witch hurled it back, Prue threw it sideways by her TK, Piper bursting her even but useless, Audrina blasted them fireballs constantly the four sisters run on their own way taking cover. Piper counters attack as well as Paige
Prue got her chance and move in quickness and tackles Audrina one on one with her martial arts; this is where she gets the upper hand, since the ancient witch knows nothing about this kind of physical combat. Phoebe came to join her eldest sister as Piper and Paige works out setting Ciel free, but Audrina created snakes and bats to make them busy.
Prue delivering kicks on Audrina constantly, Phoebe had her shot for an uppercut and kick her by the waist. Prue made a roundhouse sweep kick, knocking Audrina to fall back wards as Phoebe had her by the hair and threw her off the wall, the evil witch was entirely caught off guard, she was unable to blink. The third Halliwell is so quick and got her again with some hand fist by her chest, Prue runs then Phoebe, both vertically jumps and did a single spin kick mid air hitting her face, Audrina was thrown away crash landing to the tables and wooden niche she's really in bad shape. Prue and Phoebe went to Piper and Paige who already eradicated the snakes and bats.
Phoebe quickly thought of a spell and she told them "That's useless, a spell was created to do this, and a spell should also break it" she pauses for a moment
Suddenly Paige steps and accidentally pulled out something near the prison base, a covering cloth became visible only to find out crystals on four corners sustaining the glass prison, almost similar as theirs "So is a spell use creating this?" she ask sarcastically
"Very, smart girl!" Prue told her and TK the crystal out thus setting Ciel free.
The little girl run to them and immediately Prue hugs her tight, Piper, Phoebe and Paige were so happy on what they see
"I don't want to ruin this reunion, but Audrina likes to have some party again" Piper said, and all of them turn there eyes on the evil witch.
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige covering Ciel, each took a vial from their pockets. The eldest stood in the middle "It's about time this party ends"
Audrina had regained herself "You can't defeat me, I'm already invincible"
"Just take a look in the mirror, demon" mocks Phoebe
The evil witch is absolutely furious, her eyes lit in red as she started to form energy around her "Not gonna lose to a witches like you"
"But you will lose and fall to a shinobi" Prue warns and she did rapid hand seals, creating another genjutsu (she learned from Kurenai) but with her own style
Audrina's place darkens and she can't see the witches but fogs, and she suddenly found herself in chains, unable to move, Prue went to a silent strike, she stab a kunai right through her heart, then jumps back to her sisters, only Audrina can see the illusion, the Charmed Ones still see the real thing.
"Piper freeze her" the second Halliwell did
"Phoebe, Paige the potion!" they threw their vials, Piper and Prue followed.
Audrina got out of the freeze and she moves trying to take out the kunai as the illusion slowly fades off now, but it's too late the potions have injured her.
Phoebe took the paper of spell and they all chanted
"Ancient witch that evil breathes, immunity no longer be
The Four powers rise, bringing your total demise
As we call unto thee, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda
Astrid, Helena, Laura, and Grace, Halliwell witches stand strong beside us
Vanquish this evil from time and space"
With that Chant Audrina screams in severe agony flames started to consume her, she combust violently and as a powerful energy engulf her she went her way to explode.
"Sayonara" Phoebe said
All four Halliwell sisters held hands together and gave Ciel a hug, they all smiled at her, one mother and three aunts. Then they all went home
THE MANOR (6:50 pm)
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Ciel safely returned home. They were back at the attic, but they seem a little strange about it, the attic was a mess, no Chris and Billie in sight. This started to alarm them, Prue holding her daughter, Piper and Phoebe walking and gazing around, Paige sensing her nephew and charge and they all heard something from below and rush to go downstairs.
At the living room they saw the broken surroundings and wreckage.
Piper was most nervous "Chris, Leo!"
Going further, she saw her family, Leo lying wounded and on the far side it's Cole, just near him also wounded is Andy, Phoebe and Prue rush to their respective partners while Paige holding tight unto Ciel who seems a little nervous.
Phoebe holding Cole to get up and she saw his major injuries; Prue also did the same to Andy and sat him by the wall. Paige went near along with Ciel and she tried to heal Leo, Pipers' husband gradually being healed, after wards she went to heal Andy, then Cole. All three men are safe for now but they're still weakened, Prue still holding Ciel and Andy was pleased to see her daughter
Piper in panic "Where are my sons?" she stand and looking for them around
All of a sudden, some one orbs in materializes to a two figures and they all recognize it as adult Chris and Billie with little Wyatt and Chris, Piper went to them and to cater her sons she's happy to see their safe, just as the two lay the children they fell to their knees, bleeding and the sisters saw the bruises and dirt all over their body slowly Chris and Billie collapse.
Prue took them "They must have gotten into a heavy battle, Andy, Leo, Paige could you heal……" But unfortunately these healers are still weak except Paige but she can't entirely heal them thoroughly as they are seriously injured. It will take more whitelighter powers.
"What happened here?" Phoebe ask
"Three members of the Ravenous attacked us, there too strong and almost got us killed" Cole gasping
"We did so hard to defend your son Piper, Chris and Billie have orb out somehow" Andy feeling the pain on his rib while
Leo slowly making his way near his unconscious son and talks to every one "Is he all right" Piper holding her adult son
Prue gazes around and looks at everyone "We can't let them get us like these" she said in a serious tone
A/N: I hope you enjoy reading, more to come, please feel free to review or comment. Thanks
