The demon screamed as his skin stretched. He exploded, leaving a scorch mark on the ground where he stood.

"That is the tenth damn demon to attacks us this week," said Piper, "Don't we ever catch a break?"

"Apparently, not," said Prue, "I thought that being a witch-hunter, and being part of a group who traps and kills witches would make them leave us alone."

"No. They attack me. They attack Paige. They don't attack you unless you're with us," said Piper, "You catch a break. We don't."

"Piper —,"

"No, Prue. I've had it. Ever since you became a witch-hunter, demons just attack us like crazy. I'm going to get Melinda from school."

"Piper —,"

"Yeah, Prue?"

"What's Melinda's power?"

"Oh — Prue. I — I don't know. I'm gonna go pick her up. And ask her." Piper hugged Prue, and waved to Paige. Then, walked out of the attic, downstairs.

"I'm going to work," said Prue.

"Gonna kill ya some witches?" Asked Paige.

"No," Prue said, "I have a photo shoot today and I can't be late again. Mr Wils would kill me. As if demons don't try enough."

"Yeah. I'd better get back to the office. Lunch break was over three minutes after the third demon appeared and seven minutes before we vanquished the fourth one."

"The Elders...want me." Said Leo. He orbed out. Prue and Paige left the manor.

"Hey, Melinda." Said Piper. Her daughter, Melinda, opened the car door and jumped in.

"Hi mommy," she said.

"Melinda, remember how I told you about me and your auntie Prue coming here from the past?"

"Yeah —,"

"Well, I don't know what your power is...."

"Mommy! I'm half white-lighter. I orb and can make other things orb. And I can levy-tate!"

"Wait, you can levitate?"

"Yeah. Aunt Phoebe's second power." Piper looked ahead at the road, started her car, and drove.

Paige opened a file. The name "Charlie Mane" sat on the top of the page. Page read underneath:

Charlie Mane

Male

Blonde hair

Blue Eyes

14 Years Old

Young teen male, found abandoned, sitting under a dumpster. Parents alive.

"I can't stand people who just...abandon kids." Paige said, "I can't wait to put this bastard in Hell." Fire rose over Paige and she disappeared.

A/N (AUTHOR'S NOTE) – When I say "self-projected", I mean she "orbs" but instead of blue light, it's the red energy of her astral projection.

"Perfect," Prue said, "That is...perfect."

"It's not the only thing perfect —," said Ryan Dar, a man that Prue was photographing.

"Could you just — turn your head? There's a shadow on the left side of your face."

Ryan turned his head, Prue took more pictures, the shutter clicking every few seconds. After many minutes, she finished, and put her camera in her bag, focused her thoughts on the manor and self-projected, reappearing in her dark room. She took her camera from her bag. Fire rose from the ground and engulfed her. Her camera fell to the ground, shattering the lens.

"Go to your room, and finish your homework, young lady," said Piper, "Then, I you can watch TV." Melinda jumped from the car, and ran toward the manor. Piper stuck her head out the window. "And be in bed by 8 o' clock." She called, started up her car, and drove away.

Piper ran into P3, to hear the phone ringing. She picked up the reviever.

"Hello?"

"Mommy! A demon is here and Paige and Prue aren't here. What should I do?"

"Um...Melinda, call for your daddy. He'll keep you safe. I'll be there in as soon as I can, Honey."

"Okay...Hurry, please." Piper pulled on her gloves and ran for the door, but tripped. Fire rose from the ground and engulfed her, leaving nothing in it's wake.

Prue and Paige moved away from each other as a column of fire rose between them. When it subsided, Piper stood near her sisters.

"The Charmed Ones," said a demon with pure-white skin, whose eyes was red, her hair black, "I've been waiting for you for ages." The demon rose her hand and the three fire columns appeared beside the cage the sisters stood in. Three exact replicas of the sisters appeared in them. The demon put her hands down and a stream of light shot from the real sisters into the replicas.

"Yes, Master Oshy?" Asked the replica Charmed in unison with Prue, Piper, and Paige's voices.

"Replace the Charmed Ones," said the demon, "Use their powers. And take over their lives."