Melinda
Power of One
Episode 6
Full Moon
19th November 2025
Dear Diary,
I'm so excited! Jake called, even he did serious on the phone, he still invited tonight to come to his new circle. He even promised me that I wouldn't be kidnapped or drugged, with a sarcastic tone in his voice, which made me laugh instead of be scared that he will try something. I have to be there around eleven so I still have some time. I'm already dressed, so i think I'm going to make a late snack for myself.
It has been boring and very silent. I miss my mom and dad. I miss when I wake up to go downstairs and that mom has made my favorite food, just because she loves me. I don't know. Some moments it feels I made a mistake by sending mom away and on the other hand, I have to believe in my instincts and they told me that it was time for them to go and let us be the Charmed Ones now. I wish that my brothers were more here. Now it is more than ever important that we bond with each other, otherwise we don't stand a chance against John.
Speaking of the devil! Of course he moved to another hiding place, the coward!I'm working on a few Power of Three spells to summon him here or that we can track him without being blocked all the time. My mom found him, but I cannot keep asking to tap into her Matriarch power to help me out. Otherwise she could have stayed at home, wouldn't had made any difference.
I miss Katrina. My brothers won't tell me if she is up there or if she went to the Underworld for eternity of pain. I wish we could have been friends again. I miss her and really really hope where ever she is, she is all right.
There is one more thing that is bugging me. There is a voice in my head. It doesn't sound like my voice, but it has been warning me of danger. In a very abrupt way and I get jumpy every time. It makes me feel like someone is watching me all the time and maybe sending me telepathically messages. I'm more scared that this is coming from me. Again comes the question: is this a part of the raw power that keeps manifesting slowly itself…I don't know it is all weird. I wish that somebody could give me a manual of this raw power. With a list of powers, so I could prepare myself…Well I'm starving and I have to go.
Melinda walked downstairs and into the kitchen, which seemed huge from where Melinda was sitting. There was less cooking and mess now, so there was suddenly so much space. She ate her sandwich and had still a full half hour, before she had to go to Jake's circle, so she let herself down on the couch and took the remote of the television and started to zap. She stopped by the news and started to listen with a little interest. 'This is boring she taught and was about to zap when she heard the man saying something about a Full Moon. She turned up the volume to listen what he was telling.
Newsman: In two days it will be Full Moon again and as you know, lot of crazy things happens. People starting to act strange. Today is the first night of the Full Moon, but we have been called by various people, who claimed that they were chased and some of them even attacked by Demons with real powers around San Francisco. Hold on, the man said, listening to his ear thingy. We just received images of a woman who was attacked by a demon. Then the men disappeared and you hear two guys walking around with their phone and filming the streets and the people and then you see the image go to the right and the guys go into an alley, where you can hear screams coming from. Melinda sat straight on the couch and moved a bit closer to the television so she could see what was going on. She hears one of the guys asking if they should have a look and the other one saying yes. They walk about ten steps when Melinda could see a young girl behind a huge dumpster and a man dressed in black in front of her. He was holding her by the neck and lifted her up from the ground. Melinda could barely hear what he was saying, but then she heard the word 'witch' coming out of the demon and she saw how he created an energyball and killed the witch with it. Then you see the guys running like crazy and then they were back to the newsman. Melinda was in thoughts when she looked to hear a policeman saying who was now in the alley, that it must have been a prank. You could still see the burn marks on the wall, but they get a lot this kind of self-made movies from teenager to watch too many television.
Melinda turned the TV out and walked up the stairs to the Book of Shadows. She was standing in front of it and was staring at it. It had become huge over the years. She started to flick through it to see if she could find anything. Maybe she could id the demon. She had a pretty good look at it. After a while she closed the book and was about to walk away, because she had to go and didn't want to be late. The book opened by itself and started to open to a page. Melinda loved when that happened. She walked back and looked at the page it was opened.
Melinda: Full Moon, she started to read. On a Full Moon a lot of ordinary witches draw power from the Moon. They use the moon to charge themselves and their tools. For magical beings, nothing special happens on an ordinary Full Moon, except once in 300 years. First two days before the Full Moon. People and magical beings will get aggressive. Hurt people and in the end destroy themselves. The only way to stop this is to find 6 old witches of the first order and seek out the one who has unbelievable amount of power to send the moon positive energy. If this happens in the right way and right circumstances, then the magic of the Moon will fade and people will turn to normal, Remember that everybody will still remember of what they did or what happened to them as a victim. Melinda kept reading till the end and then closed the window. She realized that Jake have must noticed it too and that's why he was so eager for her to come to one of his circles. He could have asked a thousand times by now, but he asked it now. There was something about it what annoyed her, but on the other hand, she was about to see Jake again. She was still hurt, the way he left and she never had really the chance to say properly goodbye to him. She wanted to think about him with a laugh and not with pain in her heart! With this disturbing thought she walked down, got her coat and walked out of the Manor.
Woods
It took Melinda almost a half hour to finally find the right path in the woods, which would lead her to her destination. It was ten minutes past eleven and she was late. She was never late, unless she got hold up by some Demon. Frustrated she routed through the dark path in front her, hoping desperately not to hit any trees. She finally reached her destination and there was Jake, waiting for her by the other cars, which were parked there. She quickly parked and got her stuff and got out with a huge smile on her face.
Melinda: I'm so sorry that I'm late. I took a few times the wrong path and I didn't see anything, she said out of breath by talking to fast and keep trying to have a huge smile.
Jake: No problem. They don't mind. They are about to meet the Mighty Charmed One, he said smiling at her.
Melinda: Didn't I hear that before, she said changeling?
Jake: Yes you did and it almost killed you, but this time I think you will find it pretty cool, he said going up and down with his eye bows.
Melinda: Did I ever tell that you are a strange boy?
Jake: Yep. You did the first time we met, he said with a huge grin on his face. Melinda could slap him, but started to laugh herself too. They past some trees, when Melinda started to see a camp fire and hearing voices. They kept walking till they reached a pretty huge open space in a circle form. With trees all around it. You would never know that people were here, unless you came this way. All the people stopped talking and started to watch Jake and Melinda. Melinda became shy and waved with her hand to say hello to everybody there.' Everybody? She doesn't need any introducing, but she is still getting one, he said with a smirk. Melinda looked at him and shaked her head, but it was no use, he went on 'ladies and gentleman, may I introduce to you. The most beautiful girl I have ever seen. The most stubborn and the strongest one I have ever seen in my entre 19 years, Melinda Halliwell! The daughter of Piper Halliwell, the Matriarch and next in line to be Matriarch! Melinda felt herself getting red from top till toe and couldn't look up. Why had he go and do that? An old woman got up and walked up to Melinda. Melinda looked up and thought she recognized her from somewhere.
Silvia: It is an honor to have you here between us, ordinary witches and I want to use this opportunity to apologize for what has happened to you at jakes mother. That is not the way we witches were meant to use our gifts for, she said sincerely.
Melinda: No worries. I'm fine now and I understand. It will be unfortunately not the first time someone or something is trying to get my powers and it won't certainly not be the last.
Silvia: I'm sorry to hear that, she said also sincerely. Did Jake tell you already why we have called for you?
Melinda: No he didn't! She said looking at Jake, who looked down at the ground feeling guilty not telling her the real reason. Silvia took Melinda to the middle of the open area where the fire was and the rest of the group of different ages of people started to get around her and shaking her hand and making her feel very shy and uncomfortable. Finally they all stopped and sat around the fire to listen what was about to be said.
Silvia: I think that Jake didn't tell you, because he and we were afraid that you wouldn't come. Of course this is not the only reason he wanted to see you, but that is up to him to tell you of better show you that, she said very wisely and with a smirk on her old face, looking at Jake. Jake became completely red. He couldn't even hide it. Everybody started to laugh and Melinda was laughing too, but she got the message in the meantime very clear. He liked her!
Melinda: I think I know why you have called for me?
Silvia: You do? How? She asked surprised.
Melinda: before I came over here, I was watching the news and they were talking about the Full Moon and that people were acting strange, like always. Then he said that people had been calling that they were chased by demons and then they showed a video of a woman getting vanquished by a Demon and they thought it was a nice prank.
Silvia: It is started. I knew it!
Melinda: Well to finish my story she said, before she got abruptly interrupted, she continued. I checked our Book of Shadows and I found a whole page about this special Full Moon. Once in the 300 years or so the Full Moon makes people mad. Aggressive they are then able to hurt other people easier and then in the end they will destroy themselves. Only if the spell that was been cast hundreds of years ago by an evil witch, by finding the one with the purest heart and is the strongest of all or something like that. I didn't had much time to read it properly she said.
Silvia: Well I'm impressed, she said smiling. There is for me nothing else to tell you then the most important part of the story, which was not shown to you in the Book of Shadows. We believe that you are the one who can break this spell, she said proudly. Melinda's eyes became huge and she backed away from the old woman.
Melinda: No, that can't be. You must be mistaken. I'm Charmed, but certainly not the strongest of all, she said with fear in her voice.
Silvia: We think you are, she said very calmly. You are not just Charmed as you have called it, but you have inherited the power of all your ancestors. There is a raw power that is coming in waves from you. Your aura is glowing so bright, I can barely see you.
Melinda: There is? She said looking at herself, surprised, by the words of this very old, but very smart and wise woman.
Silvia: It is very simple my dear. Because of your raw power of good, we will be able to send more than enough positive energy to the moon, with the right spell and the right witches and tools, it should work.
No matter what happens, we have to stop it before it becomes midnight on the third night of the Full Moon, otherwise there is no reversing back the spell and all people and demons will kill each other, till there is no one left.
Melinda: This can't be happening. What can I do? I won't deny that I felt the power you are talking about, but the problem is, that is only rises in times when I or my family is under attack and someone is about to die and I don't know. The adrenaline is rising through my blood and then I snap and something happens. There is a moment I feel all my ancestors be with me at once and then I'm pretty unstoppable but like I said. It only comes in emergencies. I cannot stand in a circle and summon it at command!
Silvia: Well if you don't learn fast how to access that power, then I think we are all doomed, my dearest child. Melinda wanted to cry and felt the tears welling up, but she commanded them to stay where they were and they did, barely.
Melinda: I will try to do my best she said, uncertain if she really will be able to summon the power at command.
Silvia: Great. That's the spirit. Now there are some things that need to be done, before we reach the third night. For the spell to work, you will need six witches from the first order. That will be myself and then she pointed another five old woman who were the same. You don't have to worry about getting the right herbs, we already have done that. As it is almost midnight, it is wise to connect with each other and connect our energies to the same level. Tomorrow we will do the same, so our energies are in same level when we cast the spell. On the third day it will be the longest. All seven of us, most fast. No food no drinks anything till the spell is over. Our bodies must be clean. I will make sure that two witches will be at your house, to help you cleanse yourself by bath and that you are prepared correctly.
Melinda: Ok. Let's do it then, she said. They got up and all the six women started to create a circle with salt and left an opening for Melinda to enter. Even she got a dejavu about the whole thing, this time it felt different. It felt good. She stepped in the circle and she was told to sit down and take her shoes of and everything that was metal. Melinda did as she was told and sat down on the cold ground. The six old witches stood around her and they all took each others hands and asked Melinda to close her eyes and focus. Focus on the raw power inside her that wanted to come out. Melinda sat down and closed her eyes and she started to think about her ancestors and about the times she felt the power swell up.
The old woman around her started to chant very old words and first one started to chant and then the next one started. It was like a spider web what was being created. Slowly she felt the women around her walking in circles and chanting ancient words. She kept focusing on the raw power and her ancestors. She sat there for almost a half hour, when she suddenly felt something under her. It felt like this energy under her, wanting to come out. Like lava does by a volcano. Right in to her. Somehow the energy couldn't get through the earth, but it touched the surface under her, which made her open her eyes instantly Then the energy broke through and hit Melinda hard. Her eyes were so huge, it felt if they would pop out of her eyes. She made claws with her hands and grapped the cold earth under and put her hands in it, to stay stable. She closed her eyes again, because she thought she was about to pass out. It was too much. She couldn't take it all at once. Then everything went black.
All over San Francisco
You could hear exploding sounds coming from an alley. The Demons who stayed up too long with humans were so affected by the spell of the Full Moon that they started to vanquish each other, to prove to themselves mostly that they were stronger. A few blocks away a woman was running for her life, because she was chased by a Demon. Who kept shimmering out and in, closely by her, which scared the hell out of her and she tried to get away. Then she runs into a street where nobody was walking. No cars, nothing. The demon shimmered right in front of her. The woman tried to back away, which made her fall and crumble on the ground of fear.
Woman: Why are you doing this? Who are you? She screamed.
Demon: Someone who hates the smell of emotions of you weak humans. I will not stop till that smell go's away and i start with you, he said with a very scary face.
Woman: Please don't hurt me? I have two children. There is no one else who can take care of them.
Demon: I wouldn't be worrying about them, but more about you. I will finish them off, right after I'm done with you. The woman looked at him in horror and froze right at the spot. The Demon created an energy ball in his hands and he kept throwing it in the air and catching it. Not caring if somebody would see him, not caring about anything anymore, just to get rid of as much humans as he could. The woman kept looking at the energy ball completely out of her mind and not believing that this was really happening. Before she had the chance to say or do anything, the energy ball went in the air and then it came with speed right at her and she was vanquished. A couple who had just came around the corner saw what happened and the girl started to scream, when she saw the woman disappear in thin air. He turned around to the couple and started to walk right at their way. They noticed and started to run for their lives, with the Demon right behind them.
All over San Francisco you could hear, sirens and people screaming and fighting. Everybody had been affected by the spell of the Full Moon.
Heavens
Whitelighters were running around and some were arguing and it was a mess up there. They kept orbing out and orbing back in with more bad news.
Sandra: Wyatt. We need to do something. Humans are killing each other and Demons are surfaced and killing randomly people. They are not even try to hide themselves. It looks like the whole world is gone mad! She said frustrated. Wyatt didn't look happy himself.
Wyatt: I don't know what is happening? All I know is that people are dying down there. Not even magical beings, but people. Without them there is nothing to protect anymore. How the hell we are going to stop this?
Sandra: Maybe you should orb home first. I believe Melinda is alone now in that huge Manor.
Wyatt: Melinda! No. I would have felt if something was wrong with her.
Sandra: With everything going on, I cannot even feel my whitelighters who I'm in charge for, let alone people or withes down there. With everything going on, we cannot rely on our feelings or senses.
You should go and check up on her. Wyatt looked troubled. He really wanted to know if his baby sister was ok, but as an almost Elder, he felt also responsible to stay and help as much as he could. He also knew Sandra. If her mind was made up, there was no turning back. He nodded and orbed out to the Manor.
Woods
Wyatt orbed in the Manor and called for Melinda. He waited and then ran upstairs to the first floor and opened all doors and called for his sister. He ran to the attic, but the book of shadows was there and Melinda had put the crystals around it for protection. They lay there all the time. So they could always know when a demon was in the house trying to get the book. He loved the smartness of his sister. But now he was worried. He orbed out and in the kitchen and walked up to the refrigerator to see if there was a note and there was. It said: Guys, I'm going to Jakes so we can have a full moon circle and will be late. Don't wait up for me. OK, he thought. At least she not fighting with a Demon but is with Jake. I wish she wrote where do, he thought, because they could be fighting Demons right now if they went to the city or to his house. He orbed out and orbed in the dorm of Jake. There was also nobody. 'Where are you sis, he thought. He sat down on the couch and leaned back and closed his eyes to focus on his sister.
In meantime Melinda was still in the middle of the ritual to learn to access her raw power. Suddenly one of the outsiders started to scream till he was vanquished by an energy ball. Melinda wasn't the only one, who was feeling this power. It came in waves of her through the city, which attracted a lot of Demons who found their way to the source of this power. People started to panic. Melinda opened her eyes and wanted to get up to help.
Silvia: No! Stay were you are. We have to finish the ritual. We are almost there. Then another person got hit and screamed. Melinda had to fight really hard not to stop the ritual and help the innocent people. Something in her started to talk to her, that she needed to relax. She had to finish what was started. She started to breathe in and out slowly and tried to ignore the screams of the dying people around her.
Wyatt opened his eyes when he felt a huge power rising up and knew somehow immediately that it was his sister and he orbed out and orbed back in to the open place in the woods, looking around confused of what was going on. Then he saw his sister, sitting in the circle and old memories came back and he started to walk up to break the circle, when Jake stopped him.
Jake: No. You cannot stop that. We are trying to save the world and Melinda is the key. She knows it and they are doing a ritual to raise her power. You should be more worried about them! He pointed behind Wyatt. There were several Demons standing there and they suddenly started to run or shimmer behind people and kill them. One Demon focused on Wyatt and Jake. Wyatt opened his hand, which made white lights come out of it and send the Demon flying back in the woods. He quickly turned around to hit more Demons, when he saw an energy ball flying to one of the old women. He orbed out and in time back and put his shield on to protect her. She looked quickly at him and nodded and closed her eyes to finish the last part of the spell to raise Melinda her power. It took about a minute or so and they were finished and all women opened their eyes and looked at Melinda. She was glowing like the first time she felt the power in that Cave, when she fought Katrina. This time she didn't look mad, like then, but very calm. Like Piper could. She got up and didn't even wait for the circle to be opened and walked past Wyatt and stood in the middle of the open area. The Demons were so busy killing everyone or each other that they didn't notice Melinda. She stood perfectly still.
Melinda: Stop, she said with a normal voice. Everybody froze. Even Wyatt. She looked at Wyatt for a moment and he unfroze.
Wyatt: Did you just freeze me? He asked confused.
Melinda: I think I did, she said very calmly. Sorry about that. She started to look around and people started to unfreeze. They all looked confused first, but then they looked at Melinda and all came by her and standing behind her. Wyatt watched with his mouth open to what was happening. She froze and unfroze people without even blinking. Just by thought. He had a hard time to see her clearly of the light. Mom was wrong, he thought. She doesn't look like a Goddess, but she is one!
Melinda: That's sweet she said, smiling at Wyatt. Which made him take a step back in shock?
Wyatt: Did you hear that?
Melinda: Yes. I can hear all of your thought. Even of the Demons, she said still calm. Speaking of Demons, boys she said and the Demons unfroze and looked confused where everybody had gone too. They looked up to see Melinda standing there. They wanted to attack her, but she beat them to it. She lifted lightly her hand and moved her finger slightly and all the Demons were just vanquished. No screaming, no agony. Like puff, gone! Wyatt watched in awe what was going on. This couldn't be his sister.
Melinda turned around, looked up at the Full Moon and smiled at it before she passed out. Everybody could clearly see the raw power going out of her in a smoke and was gone. Melinda opened slowly her eyes and looked at her brother Wyatt.
Melinda: I want to go home now, she said very weak reaching for Wyatt. He took her hand and orbed out to her room and laid her on the bed. She didn't even care that she had her clothes and shoes on, she went under the blankets and she looked with watery eyes to Wyatt.
Melinda: What is happening to me? She said while she started to cry. Wyatt came sitting on the bed and hugged his little sister, not knowing what to say to comfort her and he silently cried with her, till she fell in sleep in his arms and he lay her down gently and orbed out to the heavens. The moment he orbed in, Chris walked right at him.
Chris: Are you ok? Is Melinda ok?
Wyatt: She is fine. She is at the house sleeping. I...he stopped, because he couldn't hold his tears anymore. He grabbed his brother and hugged him while he cried. Chris was very worried. He had never seen his brother cry like this. Something must be terribly wrong. He didn't say anything, he just stood there hugging his brother and waiting till he was cried out. At some point Wyatt let go of his brother. He wiped his tears, but you could still see that he had cried.
Wyatt: Melinda is changing and I don't know what to do. I'm the big brother and there is nothing I can do then watch powerlessly how she is becoming something else. Almost not human.
Chris: what do you mean?
Wyatt: You had to see her Chris. It was unreal. She was glowing. You couldn't even see her. She froze everybody, including me, just with her thought. She could read mine mind very clearly. She called out of the Demons and they unfroze and she just lifted a finger, nothing else and they were gone.
Chris: She is connecting with her raw power. I just found out. She is with the witches of the First Order.
They are preparing her to send the Full Moon as much as positive energy as she can at the right time, with them using the right ancient spell, which will break the black spell and turn everybody to normal.
There is just one thing. Everybody and I mean everybody will remember what happened or what they have done. So the world will be a mess for a while. Whitelighters and Demons are exposed themselves many times to save or kill.
Wyatt: Why her? She is just a girl.
Chris: No she is not! It is time we treat her that way, because believe it or not. She is the strongest being walking the earth at this moment. Believe me. Every time she connects with her raw power, all magical beings feel it. Good or bad.
Wyatt: This can't be happening. She hasn't fulfilled her Charmed Destiny yet, let alone the Matriarch one, now she has this raw power thing. It is too much. She cannot handle it.
Chris: I think she can. She remembers me at mom. How harder you push her against a wall, how harder she fights back. She is stronger than you think and she has come a long way, so she is ready for whatever comes at her path.
Wyatt: I hope you are right, little brother. I know one thing for sure. We have to spend more time with her and be around her, to see how her new powers are changing her and help her with it. We are her brothers and we have chosen to be whitelighters or even Elder, but not at the cause of our sister. We are still the Charmed Ones and with John and all, I think we should be very careful. If we disconnect with each other in any way, then we are vulnerable.
Chris: I agree. Ok. You have done enough for one day. I will go take the first watch in case some Demon thinks to be smart and attack her. He orbed out leaving Wyatt alone with his thought and fears about his little sister.
Day 2
Melinda woke up to see her brother lying next to her. She wanted to get up when Chris opened his eyes his hands up ready to attack. He looked around to see a surprised face on his sister staring at him.
Melinda: What the hell are you doing? She asked curious.
Chris: I felt a movement and I thought it was a Demon a confused Chris said, rubbing his face with his hands to wake up.
Melinda: Did you stayed here all night watching me, in case I would get attacked?
Chris: Well yeah. With all the crazy out there, you never know what can happen. You want some breakfast?
Melinda: Breakfast sounds good. Chris looked at her with a face she knew too well. I guess I will go downstairs to make us breakfast she said, looking annoyed at her brother. Who looked as innocent as he could. They went downstairs and Melinda started to take some eggs and bacon of the refrigerator. The doorbell rang. Both siblings looked at each other. They both walked up to the door to see Silvia and Jake standing there. Melinda realized in an instinct that she still was in her clothes of yesterday and her hair was a mess, she looked horrible and Jake had seen it. When he lived with them, she always made sure she looked like a human when she left her room in the mornings. She quickly looked at Chris, who got the point and she walked quickly upstairs, seeing that Jake was following her with his eyes while she was running up the stairs. Quickly she put some normal clothes on and washed herself up and got downstairs, seeing Silvia making eggs with bacon and some beans in tomato sauce. Silvia waved at her to sit down and she did.
Silvia: You wonder of course why we are here as we have to meet tonight?
Jake: We want to make sure those things like yesterday doesn't happen anymore. So we have to be prepared and there are some things you have to do to get to full power tomorrow night.
Melinda: Things like what?
Silvia: Well after this breakfast you must not eat anything till after the ritual. Your body must be clean from the inside. Tonight you have to take a ceremonial bath you cleanse yourself of all negative energy before we start the ritual. The only thing you can drink is water. If possible, bottle waters.
Melinda: Not eat till all day? What if I get attacked? After using my power, I always get hungry and food give me the next boost I need.
Silvia: A lot of magical beings have the same problem. Still to fully access your raw power, you have to respect it rawness and to do that, unfortunately, you have to suffer a bit with hunger till it is over. If possible please stay out of trouble to spare your powers and energy. Tonight we will do the same ritual only this time we were hoping we could get some help from powerful witches and whitelighters to fend of the Demons, who will be more eager tonight at the second night to get to the source of the raw power they will feel. They will want to have it and will kill anybody who gets in their way. So you have to be prepared. The ritual takes about a half, she said firmly.
Wyatt: I think I can round up enough whitelighters and being to help out the Charmed Ones out with this battle. Hopefully they are not affected too.
Silvia: Unfortunately they are like everybody, but still because they are good, and what we are doing is good, they still maybe want to help. We have to try!
Wyatt: Ok. I will go and see what I can do. Don't leave my sister alone all day, got that? He said looking at Jake, who nodded, getting the message. Silvia put a huge plate with food in front of Melinda, who looked at it, thinking that it would take her whole day to eat all that food.
Silvia: Eat well. This is the last food you will see for the next 40 hours or so. Melinda started slowly to eat from her plate and Jake got his and started to eat too. After a half hour or so, after convincing Silvia that she really couldn't eat anymore, they cleaned up and moved to the living room to talk about the things she had to do today, the doorbell rang.
Melinda got up to open the door. She opened it to see John standing in front of her. In a reaction she holds up her hands and blew him right back to the street. He got up looking angry at her. Melinda was ready to blow him again if needed.
John: I didn't come here to fight. I come here to help whatever is causing this to stop. I cannot stay anywhere anymore without getting attacked by crazy Demons. They all have gone mad. Exposed themselves. Humans are killing each other. What the hell is going on? He came closer while he was talking and was now standing under the stairs.
Melinda: That's a joke. You call yourself the great new Evil, but do not know what is going on? Melinda laughed to make her point.
John: Listen you can laugh as much as you want, but I really don't know what is happening, ok!
Melinda: There is one thing you can do for me, but I don't trust you enough to tell and beside we have arranged ourselves the protection we need. So you just go back to the whole you came from and hopefully one of you minions will get you and I will have a problem lesser to worry about.
John: Well I have at least tried, he said somehow sincerely, which made Melinda confused. He shimmered out, before she could ask about it. She closed the door and walked back to the living room.
Jake: Everything ok? He asked worried. We heard voices, but didn't know if we could help. So we stayed here.
Melinda: Nothing I can't handle, she said smiling. Ok. Let's start, she said looking at them both.
Silvia called two other old women and after they came and they started to prepare the bath for Melinda. Who was watching carefully what was happening. It took them at least an hour to prepare the bath with special herbs for protection or to open up the potential in Melinda. When they were ready they asked Melinda to take her clothes of so they could rub her skin with pure sea salt. Melinda did as she was told, but felt a bit embarrassed to be naked in front of people she didn't know. After the salt ritual she went in the bath and the women stood by her and were non-stop chanting. The whole bath ritual took almost a half day. When they were finished with the bath they went to the garden behind the house and made a circle with the same salt they had used for the bath and started to chant for two hours and it was meant to raise Melinda her power and to take all negative energy she might have in her away.
When they had finished and had prepared as good as they knew it was already evening and it was time to go to the woods. Melinda suggested taking a teleportation potion, but they just looked at her and walked to the door. Melinda had never been in a bus or metro, so it was a complete new world to her to do that. All her life, she used potions or was orbed somewhere…so this was cool and new.
They got out of the metro and there was Jake waiting with a blue car he had borrowed and they started off to the woods. They were waiting by a stop sign when Melinda suddenly got out of the car and started to run to a woman who was getting hit by a man.
Melinda: Hey, stop that, she shouted! Man turned around to look where the sound came from and saw Melinda running his way. He grapped his gun from his pocket and without any warning he shot with the gun he had in his hands, right at Melinda. She froze the bullet right in front of her face. She looked pissed at the guy who looked confused, but also more pissed than ever.
Jake: Melinda, come on we have to go. Otherwise we are not going to make it. We cannot help everyone who is in danger at this moment. It happens all over. We need to go now!
Melinda looked at the guy and threw the gun with her telekinesis away from him and then threw him far away. He tried to get up, but Melinda froze him and walked to the women.
Melinda: Are you ok? The woman was crying and she got up.
Women: Thank you. Thank you so much.
Melinda: You're Welcome. Now go, before he notice you are gone...
Women: Thanks again. You have saved my life, she said sincerely. Melinda smiled at her and then run back to the car.
Silvia: That was nice of you, but Jake is right. We cannot stop anymore, otherwise we are not going to make it. While they were driving through the city to the woods, just outside the city, Melinda looked around her. People were shouting, fighting, she even saw somebody get stabbed, but couldn't do anything. Her heart broke and she cried all the way to the woods silently in the back of the car. Jake noticed that she was crying, but didn't say anything, just passed her a tissue and kept driving.
They finally arrived the woods and were again at the open place they were yesterday. Wyatt walked up to them to the surprise of his sister.
Melinda: What are you doing here, she asked her brother?
Wyatt: I'm here to make sure that your ritual go's without any interference of any Demons. All around this open space is protected by any magical beings I could find. They all were eager to help and stop this madness. So when the Demons get attracted by your power, we will be ready for them. All you have to do is, focus on what you are doing and don't worry about us, ok?
Melinda: Thanks Wyatt, that is really sweet, she said kissing her brother on the cheek. He holded her by both shoulders and smiled at her.
Wyatt: I'm so proud of you. You can do this! Now go and do what you are meant to do. He let go of his sister and started to walk around and check the area.
The same old group was waiting for her and they had already the circle ready, so Melinda stepped in the circle and sat down on the ground and closed her eyes to focus on what was coming. Silvia started immediately with the circle and half hour past and Melinda felt the power coming closer and closer. This time faster, because she was willing it. She heard in the distance some screaming and knew that the Demons must be close, but she closed herself of it and kept breathing. Suddenly the power came very fast and she got hit by it and had to keep steady not to fall backwards on the ground. Like the day before she started to glow, but this time she didn't got up. She kept sitting on the ground and let her body get used to this amount of power and kept breathing. She noticed that more power was coming then yesterday. Some point the women around her stopped chanting. The ritual was over, but Melinda kept glowing. She wanted to get up, but couldn't. Keeping this amount of power for more than a half hour had drained her. Silvia walked to her. She helped Melinda to sit down in a foetus position so she could ground herself.
Silvia: Let it go. By every breath let it go. Give the power back, from where it came from. Melinda did as she was told for like five minutes, before the glowing, slowly stopped and till she was normal again.
Melinda: Thank you she said getting up. Thank you all for doing this. Wyatt and a lot of magical beings came also from the woods. The ritual was over and the power was gone, like the Demons who tried to get to the source of the power. Melinda looked around to all those people and creatures smiling.
Melinda: Thank you. Thank you all for doing this for me. We wouldn't be able to finish the ritual without your help.
Jake: No Melinda. Thank you for this for us and the whole world. Without you there would be nothing left after tomorrow night. Everybody started to cheer and a lot of them hang around a little while before the last persons called it the night and they all went their own way. Wyatt had orbed Melinda back to the Manor where Chris was waiting for her. He took over his sister and brought her to her bedroom and tucks her in and went downstairs to hear how things went from his brother.
Day 3
Melinda woke up looking awful. She went downstairs and was really starving; she walked into the kitchen to find Chris there, and he had made breakfast. Pancakes, eggs, croissants name it. She smiled when she saw the table.
Chris: Good morning sis. Slept well?
Melinda: Good morning. No not really, but doesn't matter. This makes up for it ten times she said sitting down and looking at all the food Chris had made for them. He put the last things on table and called out for Wyatt. Who orbed in and smiled when he saw his siblings sitting on the table with all the food.
Wyatt: This is a nice surprise. Smells good!
Chris: Thanks. I did my best, he said smirking. Sit. Eat.
Wyatt: how are you feeling sis. Tonight is the night. Are you up for it?
Melinda: I think so. I'm a bit scared. Last night was different then the first night. I don't think I want to fast and bath today, she said looking at her plate.
Wyatt: Melinda you have to understand that it is all part of the ritual. You just have to do it once more and I promise no more fasting for you or ritual baths that take two hours. What do you say?
Melinda: Thanks but no thanks. Last night I had no control over the powers. I felt them come and enter me and then it felt like I was outside myself and some being was me grabbing the earth and trying to ground. I felt like I couldn't get it out of my system. I learned a bit how to access it, but to lose it again is a different story she said and took a bite of the croissant.
Chris: I can imagine. You are receiving all the powers from all the Halliwell's before you and that is a lot of power to take in or to let go. The doorbell rang and Chris got up to see who it was. He came back with Jake. He was asked by Chris to sit down and have something to eat. Jake sat down and looked around the table and then to the brothers and at last his eyes locked on Melinda.
Jake: Thanks. I hadn't had breakfast yet. We have been up all night, preparing the place with rituals and we placed all kinds of runes to every tree 100 feet around the area, so if somebody comes near, he will get confused and would turn around and more powerful ones to make sure things go right tonight.
'Are you ok? He said looking worried at Melinda.
Melinda: Jake I'm not doing the bath and fasting thing today, she said taking a sandwich and looking straight in his eyes while she took a bite. Jake stared at her till she finished her bite and laughed very hard.
Jake: You're so funny, he said laughing. Isn't she funny, he said looking at the brothers? Who nodded, but looked away.
Wyatt: Yep. That's Melinda the funny one of the Charmed Ones.
Melinda: I'm not kidding she said firmly. Yesterday didn't felt right. I felt weird because of the hunger and the endless bath and chanting, which made me sleepy. I think I'll do it the way I want to do it.
Jake: You must be joking, he said, his smile disappearing? Do you know how long we have been waiting for this moment? How important it is that this go's right tonight. One little mistake and the whole world is doomed, he said his voice rising. Melinda was not known for her patience and her temper started to rise. She got up and Jake did the same. They were face to face looking both pissed.
Melinda: I don't care about rituals or chants. I'm a Charmed One. I will do it my way. I will come and will do the circle, but the way I want it. That means no fasting and no bathing. The first night I felt powerful. Last night I felt a wreck and I'm not doing it again.
Jake: You are acting like a child! I thought you would be smarter than that and won't think about your own misery for a moment, but think about the world! Both two brothers looked very uncomfortable but didn't say anything and just sat there listening how this would end.
Melinda: You saying such a stupid thing, means that you have no clue who I am or who my family is and does. Without us, you wouldn't be standing here. All witches would be dead by now. Magical or not. Evil would have taken over. So don't say we don't think about the rest of the world, because we freaking save it every week. When will the world think about us and our feelings?
Jake: probably never, but I have a pretty idea of who you are and what your family does, he said arrogant and Melinda wanted to slap him.
Melinda: Jake, she said gently. If I wasn't sure about this I wouldn't do it. I just feel the way I want to do it, is better. Call it instinct or magic or a premonition, I don't care, but last night I almost didn't get out of it. I was scary. You have no idea how much is going through me at that moment.
Jake: Well you glowing and seeing how you vanquished demons, just with your thoughts, says enough, I guess.
Melinda: Indeed. That felt good. I had control over the power. Why? I was sharp and alert. The second day with the hunger and endless chanting and bathing, it made me sleepy and weak. If I need to be on full strength I need to this my way. She looked at him one more time and walked out of the kitchen. Jake wanted to follow her, but Chris stopped him.
Chris: Leave her be. If Melinda has made up her mind, there is no way of chancing it. She has that from our Mother. If you want to win her for yourself, you have to trust her. If she believes that she need to this in her way, then we can only accept.
Jake: We have been chanting all night. The spells we chant need to be finished with the bathing. Now the most of them will not even work anymore.
Wyatt: Don't worry man. I will make sure that my friends will be there, if protection is needed. We will have a huge army, so let the demons come if they are not scared.
Jake: Tonight will be the worst. People will be tonight at their worst and a lot of people will die tonight. We just can't mess this up.
Wyatt: Don't worry that much. Have a bit faith in us. We know what we are doing. Jake looked one more time to the kitchen door and had to keep it together not to run after Melinda to finish their conversation, but he didn't. He ate his breakfast and left to the woods, to tell them that Melinda wasn't going to prepare and was just going to come and do it. They were going to freak out.
Melinda slammed the door of her room hard and let herself fall on the bed.' The jerk' she thought.
He had made her so mad, she could scream. While she was laying on her bed, she went through the fight with Jake in her mind and at some point she thought that she could understand where he was coming from and that rituals are important for him and if she was going to be with him, she had to get used to it, but she just couldn't accept the idea that he didn't even cared for her feelings and just was so business like. Well he could get mad at her as much as he wants, but she was still going to do it her way.
Time lapse and we see Melinda doing some cleaning, keep checking the news and listen to all the horrors. She went to the attic to read through the Book of Shadows to kill the time. She had called for Wyatt and asked him to come get her at 11:00 PM. He did but 15 minutes to early and insisted on already going there, so they did and orbed right in the middle of the space, but to see Demons everywhere and people screaming and fighting and killing. It looked like a warzone. Melinda holds her hands up and most of the people and Demons froze and the one didn't look confused around to see what was happening.
'Hey, Melinda yelled to get their attention and then another battle started between 5 Demons who didn't freeze and the Charmed Ones. Suddenly Chris orbed in.
Chris: Need any help? He said looking at the Demons.
Wyatt: Good on ya man, thanks. The Demons had no change against the Charmed Ones and they were soon vanquished and while the other demons were frozen too, they vanquished them too. Everybody unfroze and looked confused of what happened. Silvia walked up to the Charmed Ones and blessed them for coming on time. Everybody cheered and thanks the Charmed Ones and then they all started to prepare for the ritual. Silvia took Melinda aside and smirked at her.
Silvia: I heard you gave Jake a pretty hard time this morning, she said still smirking?
Melinda: Yeah I did, she said blushing at looking his way to see that he was watching her also. She waved at him and he waved back.
Silvia: You like him don't you?
Melinda: Yes I do. Only thing is, that Jake is afraid of me and of what I and my family can do.
Silvia: True. He was indeed, but that is the past. Time has gone by and he had a lot of time to think and to feel how it is without you around. That can change a man, she said wisely and Melinda nodded and looked at Jake again.
Melinda: After this is over, I will talk to him, properly and without any interruptions. Both of them smiled.
Silvia: So, are you ready?
Melinda: I think I'm ready as I ever will be, so let's just get it over with, she said looking at the circle what was been created as they spoke. Silvia wisely didn't respond and walked Melinda to the circle. Jake and her brothers walked up to her.
Wyatt: Are you ready? Melinda nodded. 'We have called for the magical beings and everybody is in place and if anything tries to come through he will regret that for eternity in the Underworld, he said smiling at his sister.
Chris: I'm so proud of you sis. You can do this. Remember who you are! Who your ancestors are and most of all, believe in yourself? You are the strongest person that walks the earth, so it is ok if you show a little bit! He said smirking and Melinda gave him a hug.
Jake: Well your brothers have said it all I guess. Good luck. I believe in you! Melinda gave him a kiss on the cheek and walked in the circle, leaving Jake blushed standing there.
The witches of the First Order surrounded around Melinda. They were all wearing the same white long dress. Using the four elements Melinda had to create a protection for herself. She took the salt, which represented Earth and threw it over her, for protecting her soul. She took the Water and washed her face to purify her face. She took the incense and swirled it around her to activate her senses. Finally she turned to the white candle which was burning and started to stare at it to get in trance. She started to breathe in and out slowly and controlled, so she could get in a meditated state. She had seen her mother do it many times before. In meantime the older women started to chant slowly and bit by bit they went faster and faster and Melinda kept watching the candle.
Moments passed and Melinda felt like before the power coming at her. She kept breathing while it came closer and closer and when it reached her, it hit her hard. Like before she had to grab the earth to not fall over. While the power was entering her, she could feel the people getting around the circle to watch it from close. She felt like she was one with the universe and could do anything she wanted. She looked around her at the people and smiled at them. They all watched her in awe and some magical beings even bowed for her. She was completely surrounded in white lights and was not even touching the ground completely but levitating a bit. She looked up to the moon and smiled at her. She holds up her hands and closed her eyes and the older woman started to chant and at the right moment Melinda shot white lights from her body up to the moon! While she kept sending positive energy to the moon, she kept levitating more and more in the air, while she kept in the circle. At some point she powered up more and sent another huge amount of positive energy to the moon. The moon became slowly brighter and brighter. Some point Melinda was sending so much energy that the whole open space in the woods was filled with white light and if you looked closely you could see that the power was draining Melinda and that she had to concentrate really hard to keep it together. She kept flying higher and higher to the moon and she looked up one more time and with all the power she had in her she threw her hands higher in the air and gave everything she had, till she had nothing left anymore and the raw power in her faded and left her and she fell unconscious in the air and started to fall down to the ground. Wyatt orbed out and catched her in the air and orbed her gently in the middle of the circle again.
Silvia: It is working! Look!
The moon became brighter and brighter and shot the positive energy which she had received from Melinda all over the world and people and magical beings started to become themselves again. Melinda opened her eyes and looked around at all the people who were around her and were watching her carefully.
Silvia: Melinda you did it, look she said excited! Melinda looked up to see that the Moon was shining extremely bright and knew that the spell had worked and that things would be normal again. She tried to get up, but everything hurt her too much to move. Jake came sitting next to her.
Jake: You were magnificent! He said with a huge smile on his face and he bent down to kiss her. Right in front of everybody. Melinda didn't care about other people and she lifted her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
Everybody stayed for another hour or so and finally they all separated and her brothers orbed her home after telling her over and over again, how incredible she was and powerful and how proud they were. Melinda loved the attention, but just wanted to watch the news to see if things had changed and then go to bed to write in her diary and sleep for a week. She was beat.
Dear Diary,
Finally I felt the raw power. I know how to access it and how to use it! Thanks to the Full Moon. The last couple of days were pretty weird and hard. The first day, I tapped into the raw power it felt so good and powerful. I could do anything just with a thought if I wanted to. Day two they made me fast and take a bath, which was endless by the way and when I connected with the power it didn't feel good at all. I felt horrible. Tonight was completely something else. First I had a fight with Jake. He wanted me to fast and bath and I didn't. He accused me of being childish, which made me furious. He can he think that. Later on I found out by Silvia a Witch of the First Order told me so. Besides I noticed it myself also clearly.
I also noticed that our worlds are completely different. He is really from the circle creating. Doing the Sabbats and Esbats and working with a lot of tools. We just say a spell and things happen. So if we are going to continue with this relationship then we have to figure out a way to make it work, otherwise we are doomed, before we are officially a couple.
HE KISSED ME! I HAVE BEEN KISSED! Right in front of my brothers and a lot of other people, but who cares. I have been kissed and it was the most beautiful thing that happened. I hope that we will be a couple. I want to and he wants it too.
I had a vision of the future while I was floating in the air and sending energy to the moon. I saw John and I saw him holding a book in front of him and was surrounded with Demons and it looked like he was about to be coroneted. I don't know what it means, but I believe that we have to be very careful. I also believe that we mustn't wait for him to attack, but that we bring the fight to him. Time will show us what will happen for now I know that I'm absolutely beat and just want to sleep. Tomorrow I will worry about the rest of the world, which is a mess.
A lot of people has hurt or killed people or loved ones and they all remember it.
Hope the cleaners can fix this problem, otherwise magic is exposed to the world and don't know what will happen.
Write soon again,
Melinda