Melinda

Power of One

Episode Two

Friend or Foe

22 July 2025,

Dear Diary,

Today it has been exactly one week that I have fought Katrina, once my bestfriend, who betrayed me and wanted to kill my family.

I feel sad and alone. Sounds crazy, but I miss her! She was like a sister to me and knowing that she is in that awful room, where a magical person, cannot use any magic. The thought of it give me the chills. I want to live a normal live, but magic is part of me and if I look at the history of my Mother and aunts, all I see is, that they have now all their normal lives, but sometimes they are still forced to come back to their roots and use magic..

You know, I should be thankful at Katrina. I have fought quit big amount demons, in my whole 18 years, but this was something else. The thought of Katrina betraying me and want to kill all my loved ones, made me snap...and it was freaky shit. I felt like a goddess. I could have done anything, if I wanted...i'm also scared and I need answers. Where did this power come from and why now…I need to talk to grams...

OMG OMG..You will never believe what happened…?

The spellcasting teacher is sick and my dad, couldn't find anybody that quick, so two days ago, he came to me and offered a temporary job. He was convinced that I was the perfect person for the job. I feel so proud and humbled. He is actually going to pay me. He said: It is only fair and winked at me with a smile when he turned back on me and walked out the room…he is soooo cool. I know I sound like a little child, but I can't help it Truth must be said…! Now comes the best part…..

Every day, the last year's students for two hours. And yesterday was my first day. I was excited, nervous and thought I would throw up, at the first word I would speak in front of the class, but worst and the greatest thing happened. I got in the class and said goodmorning without actually looking at anybody and walked to my desk and then I finally looked up and I froze…there all the way in the back...there was a boy. He had blond spikey hairs, which were messy. He was dressed in a jeans and tight shirt, which made his muscles come out just perfect. I could see from where I stood his greenish/grey eyes. I was nailed to the floor, no sound came out and I think for sure I stared at him for 2 WHOLE MINUTES….OMG…somebody kill me..I feel such an idiot. First day as teacher and I get a crush on a student!…anyways…

I took my list and started to call the names off everybody…it is a big school, so I knew a few people. Then on the end of the paper it said,

new student, started today and his name is Jake Devon. Cool right? Sound like a European name. The class went pretty well, if I may say so…and now I'm lying here, and thinking of Jake next to me, kissing me….ok, now I'm losing it….Oh the doorbell…I have to go…I'll be back…

Melinda runs downstairs to open de door, because nobody was home. Her parents were out for dinner. She finally reached the door and opened it to see Billie standing in front of her.

Billie: Hey girlfriend, Happy Birthday! I'm back in town.

Melinda: Aunt Billie! Thanks, come in! I'm alone, everybody is out.

Billie: Shoot! I hoped to speak to Piper, but as a Charmed One, I will tell it to you and then

I need to go to Magic school.

Melinda: OK, that sounds serious. Come in.

Billie came in, and hangs her jacket of. She was wearing a black jeans and a white open top. She looked like she was the same age of Melinda.

Melinda: Let's go to the kitchen and have a drink why you tell me what you need to tell me. Billie nodded with a smile and followed Melinda to the kitchen. Melinda walked straight to the refrigerator and took her mums famous Ice Tea out of it and pored it in two glasses she took out of the closet and sat down at the bar, where Billie was watching her patiently, till she sat down.

Billie: I saw what happened in the cave, Billie said gently. I was searching your mother, but I was getting blocked by someone and then I felt you guys move and followed your guys trail and saw you guys falling on the cave and I saw to my horror my niece Katrina for the first time. I didn't even know she existed. How bizarre is that, right? Melinda nodded and looked a bit sad of the memory of the fight. 'You had some power girl. I never saw anything like it. You looked ancient. I couldn't believe what I saw and I thought that your mother was the strongest witch ever, period! Melinda smiled shyly. You guys did the right thing to bring her to that nasty room. I would like to see her and talk to her, if that is alright with you guys? That's why I wanted to talk to your mother and ask permission.

Melinda: Aunt Billie, you don't have to keep saying sorry, everytime Christy and now Katrina's name comes up. If you saw us, you must also heard what I said about you to your niece. You made the right choice then and you are still a good witch, who helped a thousand, maybe more people and about seeing your niece. You won't even have to ask. It is still your family and she is harmless.

Billie: Great. Shall we go then? I need to do also other errands. Can't stay that long.

Melinda: Sure, let me get some teleportation potions.

Magic School, Hallway

Melinda and Billie were standing in front of the room, were Katrina was held. Billie took a deep breath and looked at Melinda and nodded and opened the door to see a crazed Katrina standing across the room, ready to attack anybody. See saw Billie and behind her Melinda and at the sight of her, she started to run at the door, screaming, but Billie beat her to it and got in the room and closed it before she could get out. Melinda started to cry in front of the door, because the Katrina she knew was now completely gone and her true nature was coming to surface. She turned around to walk away, when she bumped up against somebody. She looked up to see Jake standing in front of her.

Jake: O, sorry my bad! Hey, are you ok?

Melinda: Yeah I'm fine, she said with a small voice.

Jake: Well that sounded very convincing. Shall we try that again? Are you ok?

Melinda: Yes I'm fine, she said more strongly. She wiped her tears away and tried to look convincing in the eyes of the boy she fell in love with, right on the spot, when she saw him for the first time.

Jake: That's more like it. You're Melinda Halliwell, right. A Charmed One?

Melinda: Yes I 'am. You've got a problem with that? She asked challenging.

Jake: Why would i? I hardly know you, beside the stories that are been told about your victories and about your heritage. It seems cool, but also hard at the same time.

Remember what Uncle Ben said in Spiderman: With great power, comes great responsibility. He said it with his eyebrows going up and down and he had a sheepish smile on his face.

Melinda: Well, I don't watch that much television...Destiny and all…so I have no idea who is Spiderman or Uncle Ben…but it is true. She looked at him thoughtfully, 'funny way to make a point. You are a strange guy Jake Devon.

Jake just stared at her with a smile and for a moment, she thought and hoped that he would kiss her, right there and now and it looked like he felt, what she was thinking, because he started to blush and look away.

Jake: eeuhm I have to go now. See you later in class.

Melinda: See ya, she said and moaned after he left. She looked at the door one more time and thought of the conversation aunt Billie would have with the niece she didn't even knew the existence off.

Time lapse and it becomes evening.

Jakes home, kitchen

Jake teleported right in the Kitchen, to see his mother brewing some herbs.

Jake: Hi mom, what you doing, he asked with a smile?

Rita was a beautiful woman, with smooth skin with a bit of a tint. She had a musical voice and when you saw her, you will think that she is the goodness herself.

Rita: Just finishing the herbal tea for our special guest, whom you have invited, right?

Jake looking miserable: No I haven't. It is not easy to get in contact with her. She is a busy all the time and she is just two hours at magic school.

Rita: I don't care how you do it, stung her, hit her in the head. Take your clothes of and stand naked in front of her. Tomorrow at midnight it is full moon and then the whole coven will be here to absorb her powers. We need her.

Jake: Why her? Can we not take some other student from magic school? There a lot of powerful people walking around there?

Rita: She is something else. Didn't you feel last week the raw power she have. I'm sure that it was her. I think the whole magical world has felt it. If we get her, we will be unstoppable.

Jake: I don't know. Her brothers are Whitelighters and her mother is the Matriarch of the Charmed line. If they figure us out, then all will be for nothing.

Rita: I can still not believe how slow you are with things. Think…! Even if we get killed, we have done the Demons a huge favour by killing one of the powerful Charmed Ones.

Jake: And why should we die for some demons? Why can't we let her be?

Rita: Don't tell me, that you are getting feelings for her. After tomorrow there will be no longer a Melinda Halliwell, you got that?

Jake: Yes mother.

Rita: Now leave me be and do as you told. In fact, you should go to her house now and pretend that you have some problems with some spells and ask her for a cup of tea.

Jake: Yes mother and he took his jacket and walked out of the house panicking what to do?

Manor attic

Melinda was walking around in a circle putting 8 candles on the ground, when Piper walked in.

Piper: Hi sweetie, what you doing?

Melinda: Calling for Grams. She looked up at her mother. I know you are the Matriarch and all, but if you cannot tell me where those powers came from, then maybe Grams knows something. I need to know she said looking deep in her mother's eyes, looking for approval.

Piper: I understand. If that is what you want, then that is fine. Would you like me to leave, so you can chat alone with Grams?

Melinda: Actually if you could stay, would be great. It is maybe wise if you hear it too.

Dad? Dad? Leo orbed in looking worried.

Leo: What's wrong?

Melinda: Hi dad, she said smiling? There is nothing wrong. I'm just about to summon Grams to ask her about my unusual powers of last week and I would like to have both of my parents with me.

'Sure go ahead, Leo said while he walked over to his wife to give her a kiss.

Melinda stood in front of the Book of Shadows, who was become to heavy to carry over the years. And looked at the page with the spell to summon Grams and started to chant:

Here these words.

Hear my cry.

Spirit from the other side.

Come to me, I summon thee.

Cross now the Great Divide."

White orbing lights appeared in the middle of the circle and Grams appeared in the midst of it. She looked up with a smile to her granddaughter.

Grams: Hello my darling, come give your Grams a hug. She walked out of the circle, which made her body solid, so she could hug her granddaughter. Melinda hugged her Grams and then Piper and Leo did the same. 'So why did you summon me, she asked curious?

Melinda: Did you know what happened to me last week, she asked bluntly?

Grams: Yes I do. We all felt it. It was amazing. How did you feel?

Melinda: I felt like a Goddess, Melinda said a with a strong and confident voice, which made her Grams smile with proud at her granddaughter.' Grams, where did this power come from? Why now?

Grams: I'm sorry darling, I cannot tell you much…you know screwing with destiny and all she said waving with her hand in the air.

Melinda: I understand, but this is important. I need to know. I can't think of anything else. Grams looked at her thoughtful, thinking how much she could say to her.

Grams: I think the best person to answer this question is the Angel of Destiny, but you know that they don't like to be summoned.

Melinda: You must be kidding me? So you are now not saying anything. Melinda looked at her parents, who looked at her sympathetically.' Well if that's what it takes, she said stubbornly.

Grams: You remind me of your mother, when she was a Charmed One…she looked at Piper, who smirked at Grams words. Leo couldn't help also to laugh.

Melinda: Grams with all due respect, I'm going to send you back. I need to call upon the Angel. I want to know what is going on and I want to know it now! She said a bit strongly then she meant.

Grams: Sure sweetie. I'll leave you be. Know that I love you and whenever you need me, I'm just a call away. She walked in the circle again, which made her body transparent again and while she slowly orbed out, she said with so much love in her eyes:' Take care of eachother. I love you. Blessed be.

Melinda looked both disappointed and determined at the same time. She looked up to her parents,' I'm going to summon the Angel of Destiny she said to her parents.

Leo: Honey. I wouldn't rush with that. They really don't like to be summoned and most of the time, they are more cryptic and will get you probably more confused then you are now.

Melinda: I doubt that, she said and walked over to the Book of Shadows to find the spell to call an Angel of Destiny.

Piper: If you are going to search for the spell, it is very easy and you will need your brothers she said while she looked at her daughter.

Melinda: Great thanks for that. Wyatt, Chris, guys I need you!

Both brothers orbed at the same time, as always looking worried.

Wyatt: What's wrong?

Melinda: Ok, everybody really needs to stop doing that. Why is it, everytime I call for someone, you guys think something bad is going on. It feels like, you all think that I need protection. I'm not ten anymore.

Chris: Chill sis, for us you are still our little sister and it is our job now to protect you and eachother.

Melinda: And how am I supposed to watch out for you guys, if you are never around. If something bad would happen to one of you or worse both of you at the same time! Then some Elder I have never seen, would come tell me the news. What am I supposed to do then? Melinda said anger raising her voice. She could so get irritated at the hypocritical behaviour of her brothers…'Nevermind, she said. I didn't ask you to come to fight. I need the power of three to call upon the Angel of Destiny.

Wyatt: Whoa, the Angel of Destiny? They really don't like to be summoned.

Melinda: Yeah yeah I know. Mom already told me, but I need some answers and they are the only ones, who can give it to me. So are you with me?

Chris: Why do you want to know where the power came from? Why not accept it and use it to fight of evil?

Melinda: This was different. Our powers grow overtime. We don't get out of nowhere, receiving such a power, has a meaning, a reason, I can feel it in my bones. So are you helping me or not? She looked from one brother to the other and they both nodded.

Not long after they stood in a circle holding eachothers hands and chanted:

Power of three

We summon thee

And call to us the

Angel of Destiny

White sparkling lights appear in the midst of them and the Angel of Destiny appeared. It was the same one, who took Leo all those years ago and finally married Phoebe with Coop.

She looked not amused and Piper couldn't help to smirk of the memory, that the Angel looked exactly the way she looks now, all those years ago, annoyed and bored.

Melinda: Sorry to bother you, but I have a question and I have understood, that you are the person who can give me some answers.

Angel: I know why you called me. I was your destiny, she said sarcastically. But I cannot tell you anything. You have to find out for yourself.

Melinda: Why? I don't understand, she said frustrated. Don't tell me that like my mother I have another destiny waiting for me after the Charmed gig...

Angel: Well there are many destinies for one person. Which way we choose and the choices we make, will lead us to the destiny we have created ourselves.

Melinda: Listen sister, I don't have time to play games, got it. You may be ancient and all, but we are legends too, if you haven't noticed. How long doesn't the Halliwell line exist.

How many evil we haven't vanquished to make the world a better place. I will not be responsible of hurting someone with these new powers, if I could help it and I can. Just tell me where they came from. What is there purpose, why now, anything? She said with a red face, because her temper won her over again...

Angel: I can tell whose daughter you are she said to Melinda, while she looked over to Piper, who looked in amusement, how her daughter, like herself, raged against an Angel of Destiny…'All I can say is that the power, came for yourself. What you felt, was your raw power what you have inherited from all your ancestors and there is a reason why you have received them now, but that I cannot tell you. Please don't call me again, she said while white sparkling lights appeared and the Angel of Destiny was gone.

Wyatt: I'm shocked. My little sister is stronger than me. Probably the strongest witch that is walking the earth…that is a bummer…he said smiling to his sister, teasing her.

Melinda: smiled but her face changed again to serious. 'Ok, now at least I know that something is coming for me. Now I have to figure out what?

Chris: You mean we don't you?

Melinda: Ooh now you guys want to help. Well I'm perfectly able to solve this mystery myself. If I need help I call, as always…

Chris: Fine he said, anger rising in him also, while he orbed out without saying goodbye.

Wyatt: Why are you always so hard on him?

Melinda: Because he promised to always be there for me and he is not. You at least don't deny it and you want to be an Elder, so from your side I understand that I don't see you that much. Chris on the otherhand, has time for everybody all over the world, but not 5 minutes for his sister.

Wyatt: I will talk to him. Don't be angry at him, ok?

Melinda: There is no need for that either. Let him figure out for himself why I'm angry at him, which is so much more fun. she said with a evil grin, while her anger calmed down.

Wyatt: You are really evil, he said laughing and gave his baby sister a kiss on her forehead and orbed out.

Melinda turned to her parents, just to say something, when the doorbell rang.

Melinda: Are we expecting someone, she asked her parents? They both shaked their heads.

She walked over to the window and looked out to see Jake standing in front of the door. He looked and smiled at her. 'Eeuhm just a second..she said and turned around in horror to her parents.' It is Jake from school, she said. He is a student. She turned completely red and her parents started to laugh.

Piper: Student huh? And he came to study, she said teasing her daughter, who was sweating now and still red, not able to look at her parents.' I wouldn't let him wait so long, if I were you.

Melinda: Don't you guys have stuff to do, she said.

Leo: Don't worry I can think off a view things he said, while he and his wife orbed out.

Melinda completely grossed out, by that comment, walked downstairs and opened the door for Jake.

Jake's House

Melinda: Jake! Hi! What are you doing here?

Jake: Well my mother was so impressed about me meeting a Charmed One, she asked if I would like to invite you for an old fashion cup of tea.

Melinda: Really, did she? Well I can use some fresh air. Why not, let's go.

Jake: I have to warn you, that my mother is more of an old fashion witch. Celebrating the Esbats and Sabbats and having circles and working with herbs.

Melinda: That sounds very cool. Well let's go then, she said, getting her coat and left the manor.

Time lapse and we see Jake and Melinda in front of the house of Jake

Melinda, look around at the hallway with awe. She looked around the corner to see a huge kitchen, where a lot of different smells came to her. The whole kitchen was full with stuff. Herbs, candles, name it.

Jake: Mom, we are here, he said. Rita came from out of the kitchen and walked with her hands reaching for Melinda's.

Rita: I couldn't believe it when Jake told me, but you are really here. A Charmed One.

Come in come in. I have made my special famous tea with herbs I have in our backyard.

Melinda: Really I would love to see them, she said smiling shyly.

Jake: Well let me give you a tour then he said. Mom can make the tea ready in the meantime. Rita nodded to her son and they walked through the kitchen to another door, right in to a huge garden full with plants and herbs.

Melinda: Wow. Do you guys, use all this stuff?

Jake: Pretty much. I never been to a hospital or if I'm sick, mom makes some brew and then I'm better again.

Melinda: Very handy. Some of us have healing powers, so that how we heal, she said nodding. They stood there, looking at eachother and Melinda thought for a moment that he was about to kiss her, but he looked away and she knew, no kissing for her.

They walked back to the kitchen were three cup were lying on the kitchen island.

Rita pointed a chair to her and a mug with the tea. Melinda sat down and took the cup in her hand. Don't drink it. Run, run. Danger.

Melinda looked curious to her mug and smelled at it and thought she imagined the voice.

Melinda: What is in this special tea she asked casual?

Rita waved with her hands, 'Oh nothing special, just it tastes simply better, because the herbs which are mixed all came from our own garden. Well tell me Melinda, because I'm dying to know, how you celebrate your Sabbats. To which Goddess you call upon?

Melinda: Looking awkward. Well actually we don't. Because we have Charmed power, we can use spells and potions to fight of demons. We don't do all this stuff, but my mom has her own collection of herbs and works a lot with them to make the most powerful potions.

Rita: Interesting. So you never have felt what it is like to have a circle?

Melinda: No I haven't. Not in the way you mean, but we could have one right now, if you have time offcourse?

Rita: Sure why not. We can do some energy raising ritual, but first drink up your tea. I made it especially for you.

Don't drink. Go now. Danger. Go. Melinda didn't knew where it came from, but she shook it off and smiled at the Devon family and took a last sip and stood up to have a circle, then the room started to spin and it was getting darker and darker..

Time lapse and we see the sun coming up above the San Francisco Bridge as we close in at the Manor, straight to the kitchen, where piper is making coffee as Leo walks in. He sits down at the bar and Piper brings him his cup of coffee, while he starts to read his newspaper. Nobody noticing that Melinda is missing.

We see time lapse again and images going faster and the clock ticking to four o'clock in the afternoon.

Leo is sitting in his office, when one of the students, came walking in his room.

Matt: Sir. Neither Melinda nor Jake showed up at Class today. We have been waiting for a half hour.

Leo: Are you sure? Offcourse you are, sorry. Thank you for letting me know. You guys can leave class and hang out at the library, but no spells or magic, understood?

Matt: Yes sir.

Leo moving from his desk used a teleportation potion and was taking away by light, straight to piper.

Manor, Livingroom

Leo orbed in to see his wife taking a nap on the couch. He walked gently towards her, but Piper opened her eyes, before he reached her. Without looking at him, she said: 'Hey honey. Don't you supposed to be at school right now?

Leo: Neither Melinda nor Jake showed up at class today? Piper sat up.

Piper: What do you mean? They missed a class or they didn't show at all?

Leo: not at all. Did you see her this morning, before she went out?

Piper getting up: Actually not? Let's check her room. Otherwise we call the boys, ok?

Leo: ok.

They walked together up the stairs to the first floor and knocked at the door of Melinda's.

No answer. They opened the door, and the room was very witchy and girly at the same time, but neat and clean. Her bed was made. There was no clue if she had been home or not.

Piper: Boys I need you, can you come down please, piper said?

Wyatt orbed in and looked worried at his parents.

Wyatt: What's wrong?

Piper: You know you really have to stop asking that, remember Melinda/ Attic?

But we cannot find your sister, so can you please do a check up and see where she is? And where is Chris?

Wyatt: Chris is in the underworld, trying to save an innocent, who is been taken there. If she feels it, she will kill me you know, but here go's. He closed his eyes and focused on the essence of Melinda. He could feel that she was still up and not in the underworld, but her location was blocked, by powerful old magic.

Wyatt: Can't trace her exact location, but she is up, so that is a good sign, but I'm being blocked. I will scry for her. Don't worry mom, we will find her.

Piper looked very worried, but released her fear and started to breath in and out, calming herself down and closed her eyes and holds her hands open, with the palm down.

She tried to feel the live energy of her daughter and when she would find it, she could trace it, in her mind to where she is at that moment. She picked some energy and followed the energy going down like a line that was set up for her to follow. She followed it outside the Manor and all the way through San Francisco till it reached a huge mansion. There the trace stopped.

Piper: I know where she is, she said. She is at Jakes house.

Wyatt: I'll be right back with Melinda, he said.

A view minutes later, he orbed back in, looking more worried.

Wyatt: The house is a mess. Everywhere is stuff lying around and there is nowhere there. It looks like they have left in a hurry?

Piper: This can't be happening. Where is my daughter?

Hiding place Rita and Jake 22:00 PM

Melinda woke up and coughed a view times and tried to get up and look around. She still was a bit dizzy. She looked up and saw 12 people with masks around her and chanting. Between two people, she saw Jake standing against a wall, watching her and looking absolutely awful. He looked away, when he noticed, that she was watching him. Then she heard a voice behind her, she remembered very well. The mother of Jake.

Rita: Hello my dear. Sleep well? She asked with a singing voice?

Melinda: You drug me! Why? What do you want from me?

Rita: What do you think? Your powers ofcourse! To be honest the essence of your powers.

Melinda: Go to hell! She stood up and closed her eyes to focus and opened them again, ready to fight.

Rita: Now now child, what a language for a lovely girl likes you. You see, you think you're so powerful, that you won't have to work as the rest of you fellow witches, who devoted their lives to Wicca. You just have to say a few words and whatever you want, it happens...

Melinda: You're so wrong. Don't you think we have to struggle like everybody else, every day to be good. To do good. Can you imagine what will happen, if you take my powers for your own pleasure and not for some purpose? Evil will win and then it is done with the world and what will you do then…? Don't you think, if you have some power, that a demon would prevent you to get stronger? Because demons are scared to surface. Why, because we vanquish them with our powers!

Rita: That is true, but we cannot let this chance pass by, can we now? A Charmed One in our midst, that doesn't happen that much.

Old Man: It is almost time, we need to make the last preparations for the ritual. Are you sure that you are ready to take her powers in yourself. Did you cleanse yourself? You are not wearing anything else under your robe? With emotional attachment. You son, is he going to be a distraction or help?

Rita: You won't have to worry about anything old man. I know what I'm doing. I have been preparing for this moment for a long time now and she looked at Melinda.

Melinda had her eyes closed and were focusing on Wyatt, Chris, her parents, her aunts anybody, and then she turned around to look at Jake:

Melinda: Jake? Are you seriously let this happen? I thought we were becoming friends. You knew how I felt about Katrina. One week later you do the same to me, why? What did I ever do to you?

Rita: I know what you are trying to do, but it will not work. All magic is blocked in this circle! Jake cannot help you either, if he do so, he knows he will feel the wrath of his mother.

To the others, 'let's start with the ritual. If we start now then we can do the transfer within an hour when the moon is at its highest.

All over the 12 people stood in a circle in white and Rita was standing in the circle, right in front of Melinda. They started to put their hands in the air and started first with a small humming sound and then one of the people started to chant something in Latin or Gaelic. Slowly they all picked it up and were now chanting as one...

Melinda couldn't understand it, but she knew it couldn't be good at all. 'Guys, where are you she thought. Ok, get a grip. You are Melinda Halliwell. Next in line to become the Matriarch, you can save yourself, you can do this! She thought.

She slowly turned around to face Rita and hold her hands up to use her blowing power and even it bounced back at her and she fell to the ground, she still noticed that a view of the coveners backed away. They were scared of her power. She kept using her blowing power and using her telekinesis power to throw them away from her, nothing worked, but something changed in the room. Coveners started to chant harder and faster, but Melinda didn't give up so quickly either.

Melinda: LET ME GO! She shouted. LET ME GO!

They kept chanting and chanting, no matter what Melinda tried and suddenly they stopped chanting, but had their hands still in the air. The room became very quit. Then a white light appeared from the ground in the circle and very very slowly it started to swirl around Melinda.

Melinda: NO! This can't be happening she thought. YOU CANNOT HAVE MY POWER, she yelled!

Like last week, something snapped in her and she threw out her hands and closing her eyes with tears she screamed as loud as she could, NOOOOOOO! When she opened them she saw that all coveners were all over the room. She had blown all of them away from her, even if she didn't know how.

Melinda: I'm Melinda Halliwell. I'm a Charmed One and you will not harm me! She took a step to get out of the circle and she was able to do so. Jake was now on the ground because of the blast she had caused.

Jake: I'm so so sorry Melinda. It was never mine intension to hurt you, but I had no choice. It was you or me and I chose for me.

Melinda: Why should I believe a word you say? Who doesn't say that this is another lie? Then she fell to the ground. With her hands and feet on the ground, she pulled her head up to look straight in the eyes of the boy she fell in love with and who betrayed her.

Jake: All of you, stop it. This has no point. She is stronger than all of you guys, if she broke the circle, don't you think that we she will break out of this binding spell. Come on. This has been going on too long. Stop now, before anybody really gets hurts. Tears started to appear in his eyes and Melinda felt, he was telling the truth all along, but being manipulated by his evil mother...

Melinda didn't wait for their response. She put her teeth together and with all her strength, she stood up and wiped the binding spell away like it was an insect.

Rita and the others looked at eachother, completely shocked and numb and you could see the defeat on their faces, but also a sort of madness, that made Melinda sharp and ready to defend if it was needed.

One of the old man throw out his hands, and started to say some very old and disgusting words, but Melinda didn't gave him a chance, she waved with her hand, which made him fly threw the room. The rest of the group reformed to attack her again.

Melinda: Wyatt, Chris, guys?

Wyatt orbed in, in seconds.

Wyatt: Where were you? We have been searching like crazy. Mom is totally losing it and me too. Then he looked at his baby sister and looked around. What's going on?

Rita: Well well, another Charmed one. This is getting better and better. Bind him! She yelled to the other coveners.

Wyatt, re-stepped, so he was standing in front of his sister, so she couldn't get hurt and she loved him for that even more. He threw out his hands and white lights came out of his hands and the coveners tried to avoid getting hit by the light, but Wyatt put more power in his hands and all were hit by his power. They were all lying on the ground.

Rita struggled to get up: This is not possible. This room is been protected for this kind of attacks. I have been working years on the spells. How are you doing this, she demanded from Wyatt?

Wyatt: We are the Charmed Ones and you are nothing but an ordinary witch. Did you actually thought, that your pitiful words, would keep us bound? Melinda, are you ready? She nodded. Let's get out here! He turned to Rita once more.' If you ever try to hurt me or my family again. I will orb you to a place that you wouldn't wish your worst enemies. You got that?

Rita just stood there, not able to say a word and looked defeated and she was bleeding.

Melinda: Jake are you coming she asked, while she holded her hand out for Jake.

Jake: Are you serious. Am I not going to be punished?

Melinda: I would avoid my dad for a while, but I think you will be ok?

Jake: I don't know what to say. After what we did to you.

Melinda: It wasn't your fault. Your mother had a dark agenda. You were simply surviving.

Which I can understand perfectly, she said smiling at him and he smiled back at her.

Rita: No, not my Jake! Jake please don't go. I need you! Jake just looked at his mother and then grapped the hand Melinda was holding out for him and they orbed out.

Manor, Attic

They all orbed in and Piper and Leo walked straight to Melinda and hugged her. Tears were rolling down Pipers cheeks.

Piper: Are you ok? Are you in pain? What happened?

Melinda: Mom, I'm fine. Can I first fresh up and then with a hot cup of tea I will tell you the whole story ok? Jake you follow me. I will give you some old clothes of one of my brothers and you can clean up in their room, ok? He nodded.

Melinda's room

Dear Diary,

Finally I'm lying on bed. I'm so tired and it feels like my tears will never stop. I can't believe it. I almost lost my powers today. I would never thought that I would be attacked like this. By humans. Demons I can handle, but humans. My whole trust is gone. Whom can I trust now?

My best friend betrayed me last week. This week, my new loves mother tried to take my powers away. What will that mean for my relationship with Jake.

Jake….hmmm he is so cute and sweet. He still feels awful and guilty. I keep telling him, that it is was his mother's fault, he was just handy for her and that he should try to move on, but I can see that he has a hard time with it and the fact that my mother stull has to get use to him and act reserved when he is around doesn't help either. She still doesn't trust him and cannot understand how i can keep him around.

Last night I have talked to Chris and I think we have worked out our issues and he will try to hang out more often with me and I will be nicer to him.

Wyatt hates the idea that Jake is living here. Typical old brother behaviour. I try when he is around, not to hang so much on Jake, but it is not easy. I have never been with a boy before. To be really honest, I even never had a real date… I'm so excited, terrified to have all this feelings for him…I feel like I'm going to burst…

Billie came over to talk with her niece, she had never met. Later I heard from mom, that it was really a hard conversation between Billie and Katrina. Katrina couldn't calm down. No matter what Billie said to her. Finally Billie gave up and left the room. I think that her anger is at me and my family. If my mother is able to believe in Katrina, then I must too and I think I have a idea how to help her…

See ya,

Melinda