Melinda
Power of One
Episode 12
Exposed!
11-01-2026
Manor, Attic
The Charmed Ones were pacing around in the attic. Not knowing what to do. Their house was surrounded with news people and people who were interested in the story. There were also a lot of normal people with signs, saying nasty things or wanted to join them. Wyatt and Chris hang up a fitted sheet to cover the huge window in the attic. This way, they were sure, that nobody could see them.
She closed her eyes and called for her Aunt Paige. Paige orbed in instantly and smiled when she saw her niece standing in front of her, but her smile disappeared immediately, when she looked closely to the faces of the Charmed Ones.
Paige: Hi guys, you called? Why is there a fitted sheet, in front of the window? She asked concerned
Melinda: We are exposed Aunt Paige. You need to get the family, like now!
Paige: What? How? When?
Melinda: We will tell you everything, if you could be so kind to get Aunt Phoebe. My brother is getting our parents.
Chris orbed out immediately to go to the Magic School. Paige looked very concerned, but nodded and orbed out to get Phoebe. Wyatt went downstairs, to make some coffee for everyone and Melinda kept pacing in the attic. After a small fifteen minutes the whole family was in the attic. Wyatt was busy pouring coffee for everyone. When everyone had their coffee and said their hello's to each other, Melinda spoke.
Melinda: You all know that a cop has been harassing me for a while now to make me tell that we are witches.
Phoebe: Are you talking about Nathan? The boy that I had helped when he was little?
Melinda: Yep. That one! He is obsessed with us and he tried everything to expose us. Till now nothing has worked. Yesterday, I put a spell on him, to see the magic world as it really is.
Piper: What? Why did you do that? She asked irritated.
Melinda: To make him see, that there is more than only evil, as he believes. That there is also good things about magic. Unfortunately, I didn't know that there was a ghost chasing him. Otherwise, it would have been beautiful for him to see, the things that we see.
Piper: I understand what you wanted to achieve, but now it backfired right back at ya.
The doorbell rings again and again in the meantime and you could see that Piper was getting a migraine, because of it. She kept putting her hand at her forehead. The doorbell kept ringing and the phones started to ring. It was crazy.
Melinda: Mom, are you ok? She asked concerned.
Piper: No I am not! I can't go through this again! Last time we were exposed, we lost Prue! I can't lose you guys too, she said while tears welt up in her eyes.
Wyatt: Mom, please don't cry. We will fix this. Somehow? There has to be a way to get out of this?
Blue orbs came from the ceiling and Elder Cathal was standing in the middle of the room. He looked around till his eyes met Wyatt's.
Cathal: I am afraid that there is not. You have been exposed and there is nothing we can do about it!
Melinda walked over to him and looked at him for a second and then slapped him hard on the face. Everybody looked in shock at Melinda. Cathal grabbed his face and backed away from Melinda.
Melinda: You bastard! I have warned you! I have told you, this could happen! But would you listen? No! Because you think, that you as an Elder, are above us all. You wouldn't listen, but when I did something wrong, you were there in an instant to complain about me. Well here you go. All I predicted came out. And now you are telling us, there is nothing we can do about it?
Cathal: Well i…
Melinda: Get out! Now!
Wyatt: Melinda, you can't…
But he was stopped by his mother. Who shook her head and held his arm, so he couldn't interfere between the Elder and Melinda.
Cathal: I will leave as you wish, but this was not my intention.
Melinda: If one of us dies today. It will be on your hands! Tell the Elders upstairs, that I don't want to do anything with you Elders anymore. I don't want to hear or see anything from you. Is that clear? She said, standing right in front of the Elder.
Cathal: I believe so, he said reserved.
Melinda: Good! Now get the hell out of my attic, before I make you!
Melinda lifted her hands, ready to blow him up. Cathal looked at her hands and knew that it was time to go and he orbed out.
Wyatt: Have you completely lost your mind? He shouted at Melinda.
Melinda: Actually no I haven't. Listen. It is already crazy enough here. I don't need an Elder, telling me that we can't do anything about this and won't help us with anything, then hang around and tell us, how we do things wrong! If they are so wise and smart, then let them fix this! If they can't, then I don't need their advice or company.
Wyatt: But you slapped him? He said in disbelief and frustration.
Melinda: Yep I did. Next time I will blow him up, if he shows his face again, in this house.
Wyatt: Have you forgot, that I am still trying to become an Elder?
Melinda: Maybe you shouldn't. If you are going to become like them, then you should stay here with us, where you are needed the most. What good does it do, to become an Elder, so you can watch the world go to hell and you can't or you are not allowed to do anything about it?
Wyatt: Being an Elder is more than saving the world Melinda and you know that!
Melinda: Ok, but what good does it do, if there is no world anymore to protect. If evil takes over completely. So what did you achieve then, by becoming an Elder?
Wyatt turned red with frustration. Deep inside, he knew that his little sister had a point, but he was too stubborn to tell her that.
Leo: Wyatt. I have been a whitelighter and an Elder. I thought when I became an Elder, that this was my destiny. That this was what I supposed to do, but after I became an Elder. I found out, that been one is not such a great thing as it seems. You know as well, that time is different up there. What is one day for you up there can be weeks/ months down here. You won't see your family that much anymore. Are you willing to give that all up, just to become an Elder?
Wyatt: Dad, with becoming an Elder, I can help so many people and do so much good.
Phoebe: Sweetie, but you are already doing that, right here. Next to your siblings! Together, you are doing it. Every time you save an innocent or save the world, from some evil. Don't you see that this is the place where you belong and should be, not up there?
Paige: I have been a whitelighter for a long time. The only reason I bare with the Elders is, because it is part of the job inscription. If I had the option to never see them again, then I would for sure choose for that.
Wyatt: I understand what you are saying, but I cannot just stop how I feel and want to achieve.
Melinda: Oh for god sakes. Are you that blind? You were born as a twice blessed charmed one. The whole Demon world fears your name. You are so powerful and you can do so much with it, but you want to waste that all for the Elders. You know what? Why don't you go up there right now? I am sure they need you, because till now, they were nowhere without you, so go! Don't mind, that mom and dad and our Aunts have done everything to protect you from evil. They have battled for you. Died almost for you, to keep you good! Chris went back in time, to save you. They have done everything to make you the men you are now. So you could continue with our destiny as a family. Not so you could hide in the clouds. Save from danger. But like I said, if you feel that you should be up there now, than go! I won't stop you. If you are staying, I don't want to hear a single word about Elders anymore and I want to fix this. Together! We are the Charmed Ones. We have done so much. I don't know about you, but I am not going down without a fight!
Wyatt lowered his head and was taking in the words that his little sister was saying to him. Even it was hard to concentrate, because of the phone and doorbell ringing constantly. He finally looked up to see his family looking at him sympathetically.
Wyatt: Ok! You are all right! My place is here! Now let's figure out how we can save ourselves from this mess! He said proud and confident!
Nathan's apartment
Nathan was sitting on his couch looking with a huge smile at the newspaper. He had done it. Al those years of waiting and planning, he would finally get his revenge on the Magic world. They had taken his mother from him, because of Magic and now he would destroy the essence of Magic, by exposing them.
John had appeared earlier to tell him that he was really proud of him and if this would work, he would grant him powers that he couldn't even imagine. This made Nathan more eager to finish this.
Manor, Attic
Piper was lying down and Leo was with her. Piper looked really stressed out and Leo was trying everything to calm her down. Her children sat down by her to check if she was ok.
Melinda: If you want, you can go to Magic School and rest a bit. I don't think that the noise around the house and the phones will stop for a while.
Piper: No! I am not going anywhere. The last time this happened, we were divided. You Aunt Phoebe was in the Underworld, trying to save the love of her life, while we were exposed. This time no matter what happens, we need to stick together this time.
Melinda: Was it that bad?
Piper: I wish you could see it somehow. This is why we keep saying to be careful, not to get exposed. This is what happens and it looks like history is repeating itself.
Leo: Maybe there is a way to see it. I mean, you are the Matriarch of this family. Phoebe's visions and powers are pretty strong and Melinda has her own strong visions and is also twice blessed. Maybe combining such huge powers, can let our children see, what really has happened.
Phoebe was looking at the newspaper and she couldn't believe that her newspaper, where she works more than 20 years now, was writing this article about her family. She decided to confront this person and got up and took a teleportation potion, as it was impossible to go out the door in a normal way.
Phoebe: I am sorry. I can't help at this moment. I have to go to the news station and figure out, how this guy came to this story. If we figure out, how this is started, then we can figure out how to stop it.
Melinda: Don't bother. I know it was Nathan. He has something to do with this. Somehow he must have convinced this guy to write this story. Maybe he paid him off?
Paige: I will call Henry and let him call with the news station to see if he can find out more. You help Piper and the kids, ok? She said to Phoebe.
Phoebe nodded and Paige took her cell and walked out of the attic to call Henry. Phoebe took some candles from the table with the potions and started to put them in a circle in the middle of the Attic.
Meantime, Leo and Melinda were watching through the fitted sheet, outside what was going on.
The complete street was full with people and police and there were camera's everywhere. They walked away from the window and started to join the rest of the group. Now Piper, Phoebe, Wyatt, Chris and Melinda were standing in the circle.
Piper started to breath loudly through her nose and held it for a second or two and then breathed out through her mouth. She signed with her head, so the rest would follow. They all started to breath at the same time and they all closed their eyes, focusing on the day that Prue died. Piper started to chant:
' Power of the witches rise,
coarse unseen across the skies,
take us back to where we will find,
what we wish in place and time.
Bring us back to a sister's end,
so we can see how to defend '
The room started to spin and when it stopped. They were in the living room. As they were there to observe, they couldn't be seen and could walk freely through the house. Both Piper and Phoebe started to cry, at the sight of Prue. Then Shax came and attacked them, but Phoebe chanted the spell and he was gone for a while. Then they all were outside and watched how Prue and Piper went after Shax and they saw how a camera man filmed the whole thing. They see Prue and Piper arguing about Phoebe going to the Underworld to save the love of her life Cole. They watch how Prue and Piper find out, that they are exposed as witches. They see Prue freaking out completely and they see how Piper gets shot.
They see how Prue tries to get past the people with her car, to bring wounded Piper to the hospital.
There they see how Prue uses her powers against humans and they realize that this was the moment, when her destiny was finished as a Charmed One. Piper felt even, that Prue did know it too, but didn't care at that moment. She just wanted to save her sister and tears started to well up again. They see how Phoebe sacrifices her own life to save both her sisters and how the Source turns back the time, but did not warn them about the attack and Phoebe was still stuck in the Underworld, when Shax attacked again with the final blow.
With the final blow of Shax, all of them were back in their own time again. Piper cried loudly and Phoebe had difficulties to get over what she has just had seen. She never knew that Prue had hurt people to save Piper. She had blamed herself for years, that because she wanted to save Cole, she wasn't there to protect her sisters and stand by them.
Melinda: Wow that was heavy stuff. So if I get this right, as long as we don't use our powers against the crowd outside it should all be fine.
Piper: Prue didn't use her powers so that the people outside would go away. She used it to save me. Because of that she was not worthy anymore of her powers and she paid it with her life, she said her voice trembling.
Melinda: I am sorry mom, I didn't want to sound disrespectful. But now we know that the Source should have enough power to turn back the time.
Chris: Isn't the Source downgraded in his powers, when he was taken by The Hole?
Wyatt: That is a good point. Otherwise he would have attacked by now.
Paige: Well I just spoke to Henry and he made a phone call and he found out, that the person, who wrote this, has disappeared. Nobody can find him or reach him. They are working on a rectification on the story, but she also told me, that this is already out there in the world. The news is all over it and even if they do a rectification, that it would not make a lot of difference.
Melinda: With other words, we shouldn't count on the cops to help us out?
Paige: I am afraid so.
Chris: Ok, so now what?
Melinda: Now we go and visit our pal Nathan and make him tell the world, that he has lied and let him make a statement.
Piper: That sounds like a good idea, but what if he doesn't want to co-operate? Then what?
Melinda: Well I believe we have ways of showing him, that it would be wise to do so.
Leo: Are you thinking on using magic on him?
Melinda just smirked and walked over to her brothers.
Melinda: Mom, I know that you have said, that we won't split and that we would stay together.
But we are exposed, not you guys. So they are after us, and not after you guys. If they see you here or worse, then your lives will be a hell too. Is that want you want for your children Aunt Phoebe and Paige?
Piper: I understand what you are saying, but I cannot leave you guys. What if things get worse? I am the Matriarch of this family and it is my job to protect in every way I can. So rest can go, but I am staying.
Melinda: Mom, we are leaving to go see Nathan. There is not much that you can do, at this moment. Go home and rest a bit.
Piper: No! And that is final! I am staying. The rest of you go home, make sure that your families are alright?
They all hugged each other and Phoebe stood beside Leo and Paige and they orbed out. Wyatt came standing by Melinda and Chris and was just about to orb away, when Melinda pulled herself from her brothers.
Melinda: Wait, there is something I have to do first.
She run out of the Attic and the rest followed her. She quickly ran to the front door, before anybody could stop her. She opened it, while her mother and brothers stayed at a save point, where they couldn't be seen, but could hear everything. The moment she opened the front door, she was blinded by a bunch of flashes of cameras and were people holding a microphone in front of her face. She looked at the crowd and spoke:
Melinda: Thank you all for coming and waiting this long outside. You must understand that we were a bit shocked to see our own face in the today's newspaper and we needed time to deal with it.
Journalist: Is it true, do you have real powers? If so, what are they and can you show us?
Melinda: Well I have no idea, how they thought that we are witches and we have spoken to the newspaper and they are already working on a rectification to correct this mistake. So as you can see, we are not hiding. We were simply busy correcting this mistake. It seems that you have been wasting your morning on nothing.
Journalist: So you are saying that you are as normal as the rest of us?
Melinda: Exactly. So there is no need for you all to stay here, in the hopes to get a glimpse of something, because like I said, there is absolutely nothing to see.
At that moment right in the hallway, Henry jr. orbed in, looking for his mother. The Journalist backed away in shock. And Melinda turned around and looked pissed off at Henry jr. and before the journalist could recover, she slammed the door again and locked it.
Melinda: Are you out of your mind, she shouted! They were just believing, that we are not magical. Now the whole world has seen you orb in! Dammit! AUNT PAIGE! She shouted.
Paige orbed in and looked surprised at her son Henry jr and a very pissed of Melinda standing in the hallway.
Melinda: Do you have any idea, what your son just did?
Henry jr: Chill Mel. There is nothing we can do about it anyway and you guys were exposed first remember?
Melinda: You dumb ass. We were not exposed, but we are trapped by a cop, who wants to expose us. Nobody actually saw us using magic and I had almost convinced the journalist guy, that we were perfectly normal, till you orbed in the middle of the hallway, with all cameras on your face!
Piper and her brothers came standing by them and also didn't look pleased.
Henry jr: I am sorry alright! I didn't mean to do it on purpose.
Paige: Enough. There is nothing we do anymore to change it. They have seen you using magic. This means that you orb to Magic School and stay there till this is fixed, you got that?
Henry jr: That's not fair. If you had told us that we were exposed, then I wouldn't be expelled from school for fighting, because I was defending the honor of our family.
Paige: What? You are expelled? What happened?
Henry jr: A guy came to me, accusing me of being a witch and you guys and calling me names and starting to push me around. I wanted to use magic, to show him, but instead I figured to kick his ass and I did.
Paige: Henry jr. Mitchel! I have not raised you to start fights, because people accuse you of something. Especially of something, that is actually true!
Henry jr: But mom…
Paige: No! Magic school now! Henry orbed out very pissed at his mother.
Piper: Nice one sis.
Paige: Thanks. Teenagers! She said shaking her head.
Piper: Ok, you guys go to Nathan. See if you can convince to reverse this?
Paige and I will see if we can find anything in the book, which can help us and maybe search also at the magic school. Maybe we can come up with a spell or something. Everybody nodded and the Charmed Ones orbed out together and the old ones went upstairs to the Book of Shadows.
Nathan's condo
Nathan was watching the news, which was showing the house of the Charmed Ones and all the people standing in front of it. Each channel he zapped, they were talking about them or witches in regular. Hell was breaking out everywhere and he loved it. He was about to stand up to refill his glass, when he backed away back on the couch, when bleu orbs, started to appear in front of him and the Charmed Ones were standing in front of him. He looked with huge eyes at them.
Melinda: We have come here to convince you to stop this madness. You are not only hurting us now, but all witches and magical beings in the world. If you want to hear me say that I am a witch, then that is what you get. I am a witch! Not a regular one, but one with real powers!
She lifted her hand and moved with her fingers and the lamp blew up from his place. Nathan eyes became bigger by the sight of the exploding lamp, but he recovered quickly and got an evil grin on his eyes, which confused Melinda, but made her more alert. He was up to something.
Nathan: Nicely done. To hear about it and to actually see it, are two completely different things.
Melinda: What do you mean by hearing it? You heard what?
Nathan: Let's see. Wyatt is the eldest and is what you call it whitelighter or something. You help other witches and you are been feared in the Underworld, from the day you were born. Then you Chris. You are the weakest one of them three. You have telekinesis and you are quick with orbing. And you my dearest Melinda. You are the strongest of them all, aren't you? You have the power of all your ancestors inside you and the power of the Charmed Ones.
Melinda: Who told you all of this?
Nathan: An old friend of you three. You call him The Source I believe, he said with a bigger evil grin.
Chris: What do you want?
Nathan: I want Melinda stand in front of a crowd, confessing that she is a witch and that she is the only one and that the people can choose her fate.
Wyatt: What will happen then?
Nathan: Then the Source needs to work together with the Matriarch, your mother I believe, to turn back time, that the people will only remember Melinda confessing. The rest will be all forgotten.
Melinda: My mother will never agree with any of this.
Nathan: It is not her decision isn't. If I understood correctly. You are now the next generation, like John.
It is your time, your decision. So make it. Right here, right now.
Melinda: What do you get out of it?
Nathan: That doesn't matter. So make your choice.
Chris: Could you excuse us a minute.
Nathan: Sure. I was getting a drink anyway. You want some?
The Charmed Ones just stared at him and Nathan nodded and walked to the kitchen to get a drink, while the Charmed Ones discussed what to do.
Manor, Attic
Piper was standing behind the standard with the Book in front of her. Paige was sitting on the couch and looking into different books, she got from Magic School. Both of them looked up when blue orbs appeared in the middle of the room and The Charmed Ones and Nathan were now standing in the room. Right beside them flamed the Source in and looked at everyone in the room.
Piper: What the hell is he doing here?
Melinda: He is here, because we have agreed to stop this.
Piper: How? What kind of deal Melinda? She asked suspicious?
Melinda: I offer myself up for the greater good and this will be all over.
Piper: What? Are you out of your mind? Don't you see what he is doing? With you gone, there is no Charmed Ones anymore.
Melinda: Yes there is. The girls of Aunt Phoebe. They are next in line.
Piper: They are not old enough to fight Demons, she almost shrieked!
Melinda: Mom, don't worry. It will be all fine.
Melinda looked deep in the worried eyes of her mother. Piper looked back and as a Matriarch and her mother, she knew deep in her heart, that she must trust her daughter and that this is not the day that her daughter would be sacrificed. That her daughter had a plan and there it was. She felt it. There was a plan.
Piper: Ok. She said looking at Melinda. What do I have to do, she said with tears in her eyes.
Melinda: When I confess, you and John will work together on a spell, which make the people forget everything that happened, except the part where I have confessed. The way the spell works, is that one person to be blamed is needed, so they can forget the rest. The moment I say that I am a witch, the spell will be done.
Piper looked disgusted at John. The idea to have to work with him together, wanted to make her vomit. But this was important. Her daughter had a plan and she had made up her mind. Then there was nothing that would be able to change that, like herself John waved with his hand and a table appeared, with herbs and a cauldron to make a potion. He waved with his hand, to invite Piper to the table. She closed her eyes, breathed one more time deep and then walked over to stand by John to listen to him, of what needed to be done. Melinda walked out of the attic, downstairs, to go outside, to announce a press conference.
It took about an hour to finish the potion and for John to make the spell in the ancient language. Piper and John stood in the middle of the room and Melinda was standing in the middle. Melinda had the potion in her hand, waiting for Piper and John to finish the spell, so she could drink the potion. John started to chant in an old language the spell and Piper was adding her good magic to it, by sending good magic at John. A whirl of white and black smoke came under Melinda and started to whirl around her, while Piper and John were holding each other tightly. As the whirl of wind came, same way it disappeared. Melinda drunk the potion and the spell was cast. Now the only thing that Melinda needed to do was to bind it, by confessing.
When they were finished, Piper walked over to Melinda, crying. The brothers were standing at a distant like Paige, but they were all teary. Melinda looked at her family one more time and smiled at them.
Melinda: I love you all. Take care of each other and know that I will be always with you guys.
Her brothers were now really crying and they walked over to hug her and there they cried with each other. When they let go, Melinda looked one more time at her mother, who was holding a hand in front of her mouth and the tears were dropping from her face. Melinda nodded to her brother Wyatt and without able to look at her, he waved with his hand and Melinda was taken by orbs to the City hall where she would tell the world about who she really was. John walked over to Nathan and flamed out with him also to the City hall.
Wyatt: OK. They are gone. What's the plan?
Piper: There is none. We can only hope that Melinda knows what she is doing. Otherwise this will be the end of her! She said tears still rolling from her cheeks.
Both of her sons looked defeated and they all walked downstairs to watch the television. Paige went quickly to Magic school to get Leo, who stayed there to keep the scared young witches in check. Phoebe went home and was looking out for the kids of herself and Paige. When they were complete, they all surrounded around the television, to see what was going to happen.
City Hall
It was crowded with cameras and news people and curious crowd behind it. There were police everywhere and Melinda orbed exactly in front of the microphone. Everybody backed away scared of her sudden appearance in blue orbs. It became very quit at the City Hall. All looked at Melinda waiting for her to say something. Melinda looked around at the crowd and spoke.
Melinda: Thank you all for coming. I have come tell you all the truth. Something I wasn't planning to do, but was forced to do. I have come to tell you all that I am a witch. A real witch with real powers.
At that moment a white light came out of Melinda, which seemed to shine everywhere. People who were standing in front of the house, started to look startled and not completely understood, why they were there. Even the policeman were looking confused and people started to separate. The Charmed Ones were looking outside from the window and they knew that the spell had started. Quickly they turned back to the television, to see what was going to happen next.
Journalist: If you have real powers, then prove it?
Melinda: As you wish.
She focused on the camera's people were holding and with her telekinesis powers she made them all float in the air. All the people stared at in horror. Then suddenly some shouted: Freak! And then there was a gunshot. Melinda holds up her hands just in time and froze the bullet. She looked pissed at the person who tried to shoot her and cops rushed to the guy to arrest him. Melinda took the bullet in her hands and looked at the crowd again.
Melinda: I understand that some people can get scared of what they don't understand. But let me tell you, that I am the only one in my kind. Every century a girl comes along with powers, which fight off evil. Evil that you normal people can't see, unless they want to be seen. I make sure that they are vanquished, before they can hurt innocent people. I am not here to hurt anybody or use my powers against humans. I simply am here to help.
Journalist: And where did you come from? Are you even from this planet?
Melinda: Yes. I am human and can die just like any of you. I just have some extra abilities to defend myself. Magic is all around us. The trees are been taking care of nymphs. Luck is been given by leprechauns. I can continue like this for hours. There is so much good magic all around us. Unfortunately there is also a lot of bad. I am only trying to make it a better place for you all to live.
'Burn her at the stake, someone shouted from the crowd. Melinda couldn't see where it came from, but recognized the voice of John. 'They must be somewhere here in the crowd,' she thought to herself.
He shouted again that she must burn at the stake and others started slowly to do the same. Now the whole crowd was shouting to burn her. Melinda's heart broke. She had hoped to show them and explain them that she was good. She was there to protect them, but she knew that the people were scared of her and wouldn't listen. She had only one option left.
She closed her eyes and focused on her ancestors. Only her raw power would be able to save her. She focused on her breathing and called for the power. While she prayed:
'My ancestors. Come and help me in my aid. I have been forced to tell my true identity. I have been able to save all of the rest of the witches. Now I ask for your help to save me. I need the raw power to make everybody forget about me. Please help me?'
Like always she felt the power rushing to her, from all over! She bends down to touch the ground and the moment she touched it, she felt the raw power coming in her and she almost flew backwards. She was able to hold it steady. When she slowly got up. She was completely surrounded with a white light around her. Her long hair was flying everywhere, because of the wind, her power created. She slowly floated in the air.
Some people screamed and run away and others looked in amazement or in horror at Melinda. Agent started to shoot at her in panic, but the bullets just bounced of an invisible shield, she had created. She looked sad at the scared crowd and closed her eyes. John realized what she was about to do and quickly flamed out with Nathan, before they would be infected too.
Melinda had her hands beside her. Slowly she lifted them up in the air. Still her eyes closed. She focused her raw power to the whole world. Every soul that had been watching this and would remember her confessing. She needed to be sure, that nobody would remember anything. Only the magical beings would remember of what really happened.
She started to spin in the air and with ever spin her power increased. It looked like she was drawing more and more power to make sure she was at full power. Then she stopped. Her eyes were still closed.
The moment she opened her eyes, she lifted her hands, high in the sky and with that movement, bright white light, started to shine out of her hands, and it seemed to be everywhere. It glows over the people, buildings and the glowing didn't stop. It quickly went over the whole world.
John's Lair, Underworld
John and Nathan flamed in and John was furious.
John: Damn her! Why is it, that she always finds a way to thwart my plans?
Nathan: Well to be honest I was impressed. I really thought for a moment, that we had her. Especially when everybody started to scream that she must burn.
John was pacing around when a very bright light, appeared in the Chamber and made John and Nathan back away from the light.
Melinda: Hello John, she said with a voice of iron. Nice to see you again!
John: This is not possible. This place is been protected against good. Only I can decide who comes in.
Melinda: Well it seems that you must be losing your touch. Well it doesn't matter anymore.
John: What do you mean by that?
Melinda: You know what the thing is John. I have already vanquished you once and I like to make sure that I do a good job. You walking around again, mean that I haven't done my job right and I am here to make sure that this time, you are gone forever.
John's eyes became huge and he tried not to show his fear. He knew flaming out the scene, was no option. So he stood there facing Melinda. Trying to collect as much power as he could, he created a huge fireball and threw it right at Melinda. Melinda lifted a hand and the ball stopped in front of her. She looked at it with fascination and without any warning, she threw it back at John, with a high speed. John had no time anymore to defend himself and was hit hard by his own fire ball and he screamed out in pain and with a big explosion he was vanquished again. Nathan flew against the wall and struggled to get up.
Melinda: How is your master plan working out for you now, Nathan?
Nathan: You may have won this battle, but I will never stop and I will expose you. I don't know how yet, but I will.
Melinda came standing very close to Nathan and he tried to back away. Melinda moved with her fingers a bit and Nathan cramped out and started to scream out in pain. He was swirling and rolling around on the ground.
Melinda: The pain of what you feel now is just a tiny bit of what I can actually do to you. If you come near me or my family, I will break you in pieces. Every bone, one by one. Till all your bones are broken.
So again, leave me and my family alone, got it?
Nathan shook his head in agreement and Melinda released him. You could see on the face of Nathan that the was releaved to move freely again. Melinda mad a wave with her hand and Nathan was taken with white/blue light to his house and Melinda disappeared with a huge white light, which made the whole lair, fall apart. Till there was no lair anymore.
Manor
Her family was watching her from the television and suddenly the screen went black. No matter what they tried. There was nowhere any news about Melinda and her confession. It was all gone. She had done it. They all turned and had to close their eyes, because of the bright light in which Melinda appeared blinded them. The light around her fated slowly and the moment it was gone completely, Melinda collapsed on the ground. She was exhausted of using this amount of power.
Chris was just in time, to catch her, before she felt hard on the ground. They all came standing by her. Wyatt and Paige immediately pulled their hands over her to heal her. She was just awake and smiling when she saw her family around her. And Elder orbed in. Not looking pleased.
Elder: Melinda. First of all congratulations with your victory. Unfortunately you have used your powers, against innocent people and therefore you must stand trial.
Piper: What? You Elders have become really something aren't you? She has saved all by herself the whole magical community of exposure and this is what she gets as a thank you.
Elder: Of course we are happy that she has managed to prevent exposure of the magical world, but to protect her own safety; she has used magic against the humans, just like Prue did back then and now it must be decided, if she is still allowed to use her powers.
Piper: You leave Prue out of it. Since when it is forbidden, to save yourself? Didn't I and the Source work together, to make the potion and the spell? So am I going to stand trial also?
Phoebe: I also have worked with Demons, to save the world or myself. So take my powers too.
Chris: My girlfriend is Demon, so take my powers too.
Wyatt: I don't work with Demons, but I will tell you this. Nobody is taking anything from anybody. Is that clear? You are going to leave and you will leave me and my family alone. Just like Melinda has told Cathal. If I see any of you Elders or have the feeling that you are trying to hurt one of my family members, then I will show you what true power is. Then I will show you what it means to be a twice blessed and a Charmed One at once.
Elder: Wyatt. You know as well, what your sister has done, was personal gain.
Leo: That is not true and you know it. How was she able to do her Charmed duties, if the whole world would know who she really was? News people wouldn't leave her alone and would follow her everywhere. Be there with the camera, when she fights of Demons. Is that how you Elders want this? I even wonder how you Elders, were planning to keep the world a good place to live in, without the Charmed Ones. If it wasn't for them, there would be no Elders anymore and were they all vanquished, when the old Greek gods broke free and almost destroyed all Elders. Till I saved you all! All that years ago. If the Charmed Ones, didn't stop The Source, Zankou or the Ultimate Power. I wonder what would have been happened to the world then. Let's not mention the thousand demons this family has vanquished till now.
Elder: I will leave and let you all alone. I cannot speak of what will happen with Melinda.
I have no control over that. If the high council wants to speak to her, there is no one that can stop them. You three should know that, as you have dealt with them also, he pointed at the previous Charmed Ones.
Phoebe knew immediately what he meant. They were defended by Gideon back then and she had lost her active powers to save Daryl. The Elder looked around one more time and left in blue orbs. After everybody talked about the day and what happened, the whole family hugged each other and they were happy that this was over.
We see that time passes and it becomes evening. Phoebe and Paige left to be with their families. Paige went first to Magic School to get Henry jr. and after they had talked and hugged, she went to the rest of her family to be with them. Piper and Leo stayed to make her children a nice dinner. They had deserved it.
Dear Dairy,
It has been an exhausting couple of days. Nathan finally made his move and tried to expose us, the bastard!
The whole family was in panic and there were all over the place camera's and crowded with curious people and cops. It was horrible. My mom was completely stressed out. She and Aunt Phoebe went through this before.
We went back to the past to see what happened back then. It was sooo cool to see Aunt Prue. It is only sad to know that she has sacrificed everything to save mom.
Mom must feel awful to know this, but doesn't show it.
Nathan and John, had us almost, but I came up with a plan and it worked out all fine in the end. I had to hurt my family to execute the plan, but like I said, it worked.
I made them believe that I was going to sacrifice myself to end this and save everybody. Not only our family but the whole magical community. I confessed to the whole world, who I was and what I was capable of, but they didn't want to hear about it.
I was forced to use my raw power to make them forget about me. Now everything is back to normal again. Especially after I defeated the Source his sorry ass again.
Now I hope that Nathan will keep a low profile and leave us alone. If not, I will make him regret that he has ever born!
Blessed Be,
Melinda