Melinda
Power of one

Episode 15
Powerless

21-02-2026

I am totally freaking out here. I feel like screaming. Exactly one week ago it was Valentine's Day. It was almost screwed because of our Charmed duties, but we saved the day again and I was able to get all the things I had planned for us.

I suggested having a picnic and he loved the idea. I had already chosen a very special place I had seen on TV, so I teleported us to LA very close to the Hollywood sign. He was completely amazed and pleased. We ate and laughed and talked a lot. I apologized for being so absent all the time and not spending a lot of time with him. He told me that he understood that mine Charmed duties always come first. He told me, that I never should feel guilty, putting an innocent before him.

How can I not love this guy? He told me that he would do the same and that he also has his duties and not always has time. I joked and said: A witch is never done, isn't ….but actually it was the truth. It is never over.

You would never believe what I have been doing the last week? I have been training with my brothers at Magic School. Magical Defenses class. It is awesome but in meantime I have bruises all over….:( :(

But we all have been noticing, thanks to the classes, we are more tuned with each other and having each other's backs. Wyatt is slowly getting over the idea the becoming an Elder and is starting to study the Book of Shadows like a madman. It's like he is waiting all day for a Demon attack. I read in the diaries of my mom, that Aunt Prue had this kind of symptoms to, till the whole Charmed Thing took her life over and in de end it was her dead. So I am thinking to take my big brothers out. Maybe to a disco and have some fun. First I am going to make them a breakfast, before they wake up. Well till the smell of food which will wake them up…hihihi….They are monsters, when it comes about food. It not even called eating anymore, it is more like, and how much food can I have in my mouth till I can almost not chew anymore…monsters…hihihi…

Melinda walked downstairs with a smile on her face of what she had just written about her brothers. If they would read it, they would know what she meant, she hoped and giggled by this thought.

It was a beautiful day and after breakfast she wanted to spend it all day with her brothers.

She went into the kitchen and started to prepare everything for the breakfast.

Wyatt woke up and got up and briefly looked in the mirror. Somehow the last couple of days, he wasn't able to look in his own eyes. Putting all his energy in being Charmed was harder then he thought. He desperately wanted to talk to his mother about it, but he knew that it would seem like weakness in Melinda's eyes. He felt like, that he not was the important one or the strongest one of the family anymore. While for years he was feared by any Demon. Now it seems that the name Melinda scares the crap out of them. Now they were trying to get to her.

Chris woke up and smiled, but that disappeared when he didn't find Bianca next to him, but a note, that she had to go to work. She may be a Phoenix, but she was the sweetest Phoenix that there was. She had no evil in her at all, but you shouldn't piss her off, because she had the power to steel your powers in an instant. But she was almost done with her school and was already working. Life was good Chris thought to himself.

The brothers were done freshen up and they almost walked out their rooms at the same time. They looked at each other and smelled in the air. They both laughed and orbed out to the kitchen.

Melinda was just finished with making pancakes and eggs with bacon and she had make croissants and fresh jus. The boys greeted in a choir and sat down, to devour all the food on the table. Melinda watched them eat and shake her head and smiled to herself…monsters she thought.

The doorbell rang and they all looked up.

Melinda: I get it. You keep eating, because after that I have a surprise for you two.

Chris: I love surprises!

Melinda smiled and walked to the door, which rang again. Melinda hurried and when she opened an old woman was standing in front of the door.

Melinda: Hello. Can I help you with something? She asked smiling.

Sara: My name is Sara. I am one of the witches of the First order, she pronounced proudly.

Melinda: Oh, you are one the witches who help me with the battle. Well come in, she said while she let the older woman in.

Her brothers came also to the hallway to see who was standing at the door. They looked surprised to the older woman.

Melinda: Guys, this is Sara. One of the witches of the First Order. She helped me waking up my powers and also helped with the battle.

Both brothers greeted her and Melinda offered her something to drink, but she refused politely and they sat down in the living room.

Sara: You must be wondering why I am here.

They nodded but didn't spoke, just stared at her. She took three little black bags. She gave them all one.

Sara: This is the reason I am here.

Wyatt: What is it? He asked, while he held up the small bag and smelled at it and shaked it.

Sara: Open it and look for yourself I suggest. When I saw them, I knew this was a Charmed thing.

The Charmed Ones looked at each other and then opened their bags almost at the same time.

They looked into the bag and a pink smoke came out of all the three bags and right in the faces of the Charmed Ones. They were able to look surprised at the older woman, who had an evil smile on her face, before they all fell into a deep sleep.

Old Cottage, deep in the woods (Next day)

Melinda opened her eyes slowly. She was still dizzy. Finally she had her eyes open and looked around in the small cottage and realized she was bound with ropes. She closed her eyes and focused on the robes and tried to use her telekinesis powers, but couldn't. She flickered with her hands, but nothing froze or blew up. She started to panic and looked around to see if she could use anything to get free. The door of the cottage opened and Sara walked in with some wood. Sara looked at Melinda and saw that she was awake. She put down the wood and walked over to her and sat down close by her.

Melinda: What have you done to me? Where are where? She demanded!

Sara: You are at my home, she said and looked around.

Melinda: Why can't I use my powers? She asked angry!

Sara: Because this place and woods are spelled by me. For years I have been preparing for this. I just had to wait till a powerful witch would rise up. One like yourself. Being Charmed wasn't enough, for what I need to do. I needed something bigger, more powerful, more pure.

Melinda: Well I am here now. So now what?

Sara: Now you are going to be tested, she said and looked deep in Melinda's hazel eyes.

Melinda: What do you mean by that? She asked getting scared.

Sara: if you want to save your brothers then you must go through a test, that simple.

Melinda: What have you done to my brothers? If you have hurt them I will vanquish your sorry ass to oblivion. Do you hear me? She shouted.

Sara laughed hard and it sounded harsh and evil.

Melinda: How can you do this us? You are one of the First Order of good and powerful witches. Why are you abusing your powers like that? She asked sincerely. She really wanted to understand.

Sara: You will understand soon enough, she said looking at Melinda and got up. I have things to prepare for the test. Thanks to you I will be young again and powerful, so I need to concentrate. I don't want a word out of you till I am finished. Understood? She looked at Melinda, pointing with her finger.

Melinda nodded and looked at the ground. This wasn't good at all. If the old woman was right and this place was spelled so she couldn't use her powers anymore, that meant if she went outside, she was still not able to use her powers. If she frees herself, how was she going to find her brothers?

Jake

Jake rang the door and knocked for the last couple of five minutes. Nobody answered. He called the cellphone of Melinda, but it went straight to voicemail. Normally he was used to this, because most of the time it meant they were kicking some Demon ass, but this was different. Since yesterday he had a weird feeling about Melinda, but he couldn't place it. He knew in his gut that something was wrong with her and probably with her brothers too as they didn't respond to his calls either.

He tried to open de door and he could walk into the Manor. He called out for Melinda and her brothers, but no one answered. He went upstairs and checked all the rooms, but couldn't find anybody.

He went to the attic and walked over to the Book of shadows. He knew that there was somewhere in this book to call a lost witch. He had no Charmed power, but maybe if he focused really hard and put all his love and worry for Melinda into it, it might work.

He found the spell after ten minutes and closed his eyes and focused on Melinda and said the spell and opened his eyes to find out that the spell didn't work. He closed the book frustrated. Where was she?

He needed help. He needed Piper. She would know what to do. She was the Matriarch. She could use the spell and call for them. He rang downstairs to the room of Melinda and opened all the drawers to find a teleportation potion. He looked all over the place and looked under her pillow and found her diary. For a moment he looked at it and sat down and stared at it. She must have written stuff about him into it. He knew it wasn't right to read it, but it was so tempting to check if she likes him the way he like her. After a couple minutes, his eyes fell at the one plant in the room. There was a color difference.

He got up and got closer and in the plant there was potion hidden. He could jump from happiness.

He quickly walked back to the bed and put gently the diary back as it was and took the Book of Shadows in his hand and closed his eyes and focused on Piper and threw the potion on the ground.

Old cottage, deep in the woods

Melinda was watching carefully what the old woman was doing. She was making a potion. Melinda didn't recognize the herbs she used, but the cottage started to smell badly and she almost had to throw up. It was disgusting. Like an animal, who was slaughtered right in front of you. The older woman walked over to Melinda and without a word over to her and got a piece of her hair and cut it off.

Melinda: What are you going to do with that? Looking at the strain of hair in the hands of Sara.

Sara: I need something from you for my spell. Otherwise I won't be able to steal your powers.

Melinda: Why all this trouble? If you were able to make a potion to steal my powers, why go through all this trouble? It couldn't be easy to get us all here? She said looking around at the dirty cottage.

Sara: Because my dear, when I am done with you, you won't even remember who you were anymore, she laughed harshly.

Manor, Magic School

Jake orbed in the middle of the Hallway.

Jake: Piper? Leo? Anybody? He shouted through the hallway.

Piper came walking out of the kitchen, with a short on. She was a mess. She had chocolate all over her.

Her chocolate pudding had fallen out of her hands and she wanted to freeze it, but instead she blew it up and now there was pudding all over the place.

Piper: Jake? What are you doing here? Humans aren't allowed on Magic School.

Jake: I am sorry about that, but I didn't know what else to do.

Piper: That sounds serious. Is everything ok between you and Melinda? She asked concerned.

Jake: We are fine, but the thing is, that I can't find her anywhere. She hasn't been home since yesterday and neither her brothers.

Piper frowned and called for Wyatt and Chris. They both looked up and around and waited, but they were no show. Now she got worried. She sat down and Jake sat down next to her. Piper closed her eyes and started to breath slowly. Jake understood that she was trying to sense them, so he sat there and watched Piper carefully. She focused with all her energy on the essence of her children, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find them. She opened her eyes and looked very worried at Jake.

Old Cottage, Deep in the woods

Chris opened his eyes frustrated, after he tried to orb. Wyatt had also his eyes closed and was trying to connect with his power. When that didn't work, he started to try connecting with his family or the Elders. Nothing seemed to work and he also opened his eyes in frustrated.

Chris: Anything?

Wyatt: No! How is this possible? How can one ordinary Witch do this to us? The greatest Demons tried to kill us and failed. Now we are going to be defeated by a 100 year old human Witch, he said while he groaned out of frustration.

Chris: I have no idea. I hope that Melinda is ok and that she is doing a better job of escaping then that we are?

On the other side of the island, was Melinda twisting her head all directions and holding her lips tight together, while Sara was trying hard to get the potion she had made in her throat.

Sara: Sit still or I am force to use magic against you! She shouted to Melinda.

Melinda didn't care. She was not going to drink that potion. Sara made the mistake to stand in front of her, while she still was trying to force her to drink. Melinda saw her change and waved as hard as she could with her feet, and hit Sara hard by her heels, which made her fall backwards and she hit her head hard, against the cottage wall. When she didn't stand up, Melinda stared at her, thinking that she had just killed a Witch of the First Order and a human. She looked horrified at the body that didn't move. Melinda squeezed her eyes to check her chest. It still went up and down. She let out a sigh and was relieved that she was alive.

Now she had to escape somehow. She started to shake the like crazy to loosen the robes she had around her arms. Because of the fight with Sara to make her drink the potion, it seemed already loosened. Now she was unconscious, maybe the spell she had used was broken or less powerful. She closed her eyes and started to focus and breathe slowly, till she got into a meditation state and called for her raw power. Nobody responded, but she didn't give up. She started to speak to them aloud.

Melinda: My ancestors, my family. If you are there, please help me! Please, she begged.

She felt a spark of power rise in her, just enough for her to use her telekinesis power to loosen the robes. She was free. She did it.

Manor, Magic School

In one hour, piper had called for her whole family and every person she saw walking in the hallway of the school, with useful powers, she stopped for help. In every room in the house, someone or a few were trying to find the Charmed Ones. Paige and Phoebe had orbed to the real Manor and Phoebe had found the glasses and had seen with her premonition power, what had happened. The only thing was that she didn't know who she was and they had not been able to find her in the book.

The little ones were combining their powers to scry for them. One student was able to feel if some magical beings were held in other parallel worlds, but he couldn't find anything also.

Piper was pacing through the kitchen, while Leo was watching her carefully. He knew that his wife was about to freak out and loose it, so he was there to make sure that she didn't do crazy things. Her children were lost and she was Charmed and a Matriarch. Very dangerous combination, if she was pissed off.

Leo: Honey. Come here and sit down. Pacing around is not helping. Everybody is searching for them. Even the Elders and a bunch of Whitelighters are scrying for them.

Piper: When did that happen? Who called for their helped? She almost shrieked!

Leo: I did, he said calmly and knew what was coming.

Piper: WHAT? How could you? You know how we feel about them!

Leo: Piper listen to me. Our children are lost. At this moment I would summon The Source himself if I knew that he could help! He said and let out a deep sigh. He didn't like to speak like that to his wife.

Piper stared at him and finally she nodded and told him he did good and walked over to him to hug him. Piper started to cry and Leo let her, so she could release it all.

Deep in the woods

Melinda was running through the deep woods. She couldn't see a thing. It was pitch black. There was no light shining, though any tree. And how farther she got, how more she had the feeling, that the trees kept coming closer and closer on her. She had to struggle hard to move forward. She started to scream for her brothers, but there was no response from them. The only respond she got was from a few animals, she definitely didn't want to see or get nearby. She had no powers. She was thirsty and hungry and scared. She stopped and without any warning, she started to cry. Her shoulders were shaking heavily and she wanted to lay down and sleep, but knew she couldn't

She wished that she had at least her blowing power, so she could defend herself. She wiped her tears and got up. She was Melinda Halliwell. She was the next in line of becoming the Matriarch. She had all her ancestors in her. She could do this! She could find her brothers and make sure that they all went home! She just had to calm down and call for her power. She knew she could do it.

She turned around, when she heard a sound coming from her back. Something was coming her way and it was coming fast. She didn't believe it was the Witch, or she must have taken the broom and flew, but that was likely, so she quickly searched for a piece of wood and she found one that felt good in her hands. She hided herself behind a tree and tried to look.

Out of nowhere a huge wolf jumped out between the trees and growled hard. It was sniffing in the air and Melinda knew it was searching for her. Something was off with the wolf. The way it acted and the look on his face. It looked like it was under a spell of sorts.

Then it opened its mouth and she heard Wyatt's voice calling for her. When Melinda didn't respond it changed into Chris his voice, calling for help. All her neck hair got up. This was too creepy. It howled again loudly and sniffed the air. It came closer to the tree she was hiding. Without thinking she jumped from behind the tree and hit the wolf hard on his head. It cried out in pain and backed away from her. She quickly walked up to it and started to hit it all over, as hard and fast as she could. The animal cried out in pain and tried to defend itself, but didn't have the change. Melinda was shouting at it to get out of here and kept hitting it. The animal backed away more until it was standing in a distance from Melinda. Who was watching the wolf carefully and was ready to attack, if needed.

Wolf/Sara: You little mean witch. I didn't think that you had it in you, to hit an animal like that.

I have to give it to you. I thought I had you.

Melinda: Well there is more that you don't know about me. Believe me, if you want my powers, you have to come up with something better than this, because there is no way that I go down without a fight.

Wolf/Sara: Fight it will be, she said and the wolf gave a sort of an evil grin, which made Melinda more alert and ready.

Then the wolf started to howl long and while he did, a sort of black smoke came out of his mouth and it was a wolf again. He looked confused of where he was and then run into the woods. Melinda dropped down the piece of wood and turned around and started to run again. She had no idea where she was going, but she kept going.

Magic School, Manor

Jake appeared in the kitchen, while Piper and Leo were hugging.

Jake: Sorry, he said. Is there any news?

Piper letting go of Leo, she shook her head.

Leo: And you? Were the Witches of the First Order able to help?

Jake: No, they couldn't. They weren't complete. One of the oldest members wasn't there.

They have called for her, but she didn't respond.

Leo was suddenly triggered by what Jake just said. His eyes became huge and Piper and Jake looked at him worried. Without saying a word he walked out of the kitchen and started to look for something.

Jake and Piper followed him and when Leo found what he was searching for, he held up a piece of paper, with a drawing of an older woman on it. The woman that Phoebe had seen in her vision.

Leo: Jake, does the member that is missing look like this?

Jake looked at it and his eyes became so big, you could see the white around it.

Jake: That's Sara. Our oldest members of the First Order.

Leo: She is the one, who kidnapped our children! Leo said a bit strongly.

Jake: But I don't understand? Why she would do such a thing? She helped Melinda open up her raw power and helped battle when we had that moon thing going on.

Piper: There can be only one reason, she needs our children. For more power.

Jake: But she is powerful. Maybe not like you guys, but she has power, believe me.

Leo: Do you have any idea, where she could be? Maybe one of the other Witches?

Jake: I am not sure, but I will find out. You keep searching and scrying. I'll be right back.

He got up and took another teleportation potion and was taken away.

Deep in the woods

Melinda was cursing, because she had fell for the thousands time over something, she couldn't see.

She was bleeding, sweating, scared and tired. She knew she couldn't go on like this. She needed her powers or help. She hated being powerless.

She let herself fall on the ground and just lay there. She didn't care, if the witch was after her. She needed to rest for a bit. She closed her eyes, but because she was too scared that she would get attacked by an animal, while she slept, she opened them again. She looked up and saw Melinda Warren lying next to her. Melinda started to cry when she saw her ancestor lying on the ground and had her head sideways, like Melinda and looking and smiling at her.

Melinda: I am sorry. I don't deserve the raw power. I don't deserve to be a Matriarch. Look at me. I am weak and lying here, waiting for my end, she cried.

Melinda Warren: Hush now. Not everything is lost yet. You are a powerful witch and a very clever girl. You will figure this out. Believe in yourself and in who you are.

Melinda: I am, but no matter what I try, my powers are gone. The spell of the forest is too strong to break it.

Melinda Warren: Is it? Look around you. You are in the middle of the woods. All around you is pure nature. Think of Jake and what he would do, if he was lying here. Where do you think he gets his powers from? From the nature of course. First lesson of being a witch. Be practical. Use whatever the nature is providing you to save yourself. I know you can do it, my darling. Believe in yourself. Believe.

Before Melinda could respond, she faded away. Melinda lay there, thinking of her ancestor just had said. What would Jake do if he was here? He would probably make a circle and call for the goddess to help him. She could at least try it. She straightens up and sat down. She took some blood that was leaking from her leg, and made a small circle around her. She didn't had all the elements, but Jake had teached her the Runes she could use instead, so she held her shaking hand up and started to draw the four elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air. She closed her eyes and started to call for the goddess.

Dear Goddess and God. I call to thee, to join me in my humble circle.

I call upon the four watchers of the Elements to protect my circle from any evil.

My powers have been taken away from me, against my will, by a fellow witch.

Without my powers, I won't be able to find my brothers and help also other people anymore.

So I beg of you, if you are here and if you are able to help me, please do. Help me.

I may not be doing my Sabbaths and circles, but I am a born good witch. All my life I have been helping people without asking something back. Now I need help. Please. Please help me!

She looked up, but couldn't see the scy, because of the trees. She closed her eyes and started to cry. She felt the tear going down her cheek and the tear fell to the ground. The moment it touched the ground a white light started to appear a bit away from Melinda. She opened her eyes and looked at it.

It was coming very quickly and Melinda wondered what it was. She sat there and just was thinking, that she should break the circle and hide, till she was sure, that she would be save. She had only no time anymore. Because the light was coming so fast and before she could do anything it hit her hard and she fell backwards, in a bunch of leaves that were lying there. She felt this jolt of energy and knew she had her powers back. She looked up and smiled.

Melinda: Thank you! She whispered and sat up.

She looked up, when she heard a buzzing sound, but it was coming from all around her.
Suddenly she shrieked when she saw a whole bunch of bees and flies coming her way. She quickly held her hands up and they froze in the air. There was another swarm coming from her back and from her both sides also. As quickly as she could, she held her hands up and froze most of them and the ones, who still came at her, she blew up.

Then all of the insects unfroze at the same time and came like a huge black wave at her. Melinda held her hands up before her face, but after a minute or so, she opened her eyes again and looked around. The buzzing was still there, but it seemed that not one of the bees of flies were able to pass her circle in blood. She looked up at the swarm and knew that it could have gone terribly wrong, if they would be able to pass. The way the bees and flies came, same way they were gone.

Melinda got up and was about to break her circle, when behind some trees, a wounded Sara appeared.

The moment she saw Melinda, she held her hands up and some blew lighting came out of her fingers and straight at Melinda. Melinda held her hands up and froze the blue lighting and then waved with her hand, so Sara was thrown had against the tree on her left. She struggled to get up.

Sara: You have your powers back? That is not possible. The woods are spelled. Nobody but me can use their powers here! She shouted in disbelieve.

Melinda: Sorry to disappoint, but like I said, there is more about me, you don't know. You can take my Charmed powers away from me, but you will never be able to take away my raw power. My ancestors are still in me. You have seen them go in me yourself. With their help and with old fashion circle making I have managed to get my powers back, she said grinning arrogantly.

Sara looked terrified now, but her looked changes into something close to madness. She had seen this look once before by Katrina. She looked up by the thought of her best friend, who betrayed her not willingly, but because she was made like that. She prepared herself for anything and was ready for a fight.

Sara held her hands up and started to whisper some dark words, that Melinda didn't recognize the next moment she was lying on the ground, crumbling with pain. It felt like someone was stabbing her over and over again. She screamed out in pain. Sara came closer, still holding her hands up. She was now standing over Melinda.

Sara: Do you think that you are the only one with powers. I have been a witch more than 78 years. I look maybe old, but I have more power than you can imagine and combined with yours I will be unstoppable.

Melinda: Where have I heard that before, she said between grinning teeth.

Sara squeezed her hands and Melinda cried out in pain, but for a moment she managed to let her hand go of her stomach and flickered with her fingers and used her blowing power, which made Sara fly away from her. The pain stopped instantly and Melinda quickly got up and tried to freeze but didn't work. She used her telekinesis power and waved with her hand and Sara flew hard against a tree. Melinda quickly got up and started to use her blowing power and hit her a few times. Till Sara just lay there. Melinda didn't care if she was alive or not. She just wanted to get out of there and find her brothers. She started to run as quickly as she could and tried not to fall in the meantime.

Magic School, Manor

Leo had sent the students away, as it became pretty late. The little ones, were broken of scrying all day, but they looked determined to do this. Jake had returned and told everyone, that Sara was going for a while to a place she didn't want to mention to the others. Nobody questioned her and let her be.

Some of the other Witches of the First order had an idea to help Melinda, which would be quicker than track down Sara. As she was known for being able to cover up her tracks with spells and curses.

That's how they stayed hidden and could live in the woods, safely. Anyone who would come nearby, which wasn't a good witch, would feel like dying, and fear will take over and all they could think about was getting the hell out of there.

The Witches, figured to send Melinda all their inner energy which was loaded with their magical power, then Melinda would be able to transform instantly to this Goddess she becomes. The only catch was that it had to be done in the open circle area in the woods and after the ritual everyone would be weakened. So they had to be very careful.

The whole family was standing in a huge circle. Silvia spoke and you could notice that this was hard for her. When she had heard what Sara was doing, she was shocked. She always had looked up at Sara and hoped one day to be as powerful as her, so she could do more good.

Silvia: All items are at place. The only thing what we have to do now is close our eyes and focus. Listen to the rhythm of the drums and try to focus your breathing at the rhythm. The moment we breathe at the same time, the spell will start working and you will feel energy literally leaving you. Some will feel weak and want to let go, but remember that it is very important to keep holding each other. The circle cannot be broken, till all energy is been taken, from each member of the circle. If anyone feels weak or not up to it, then let go now.

She looked at the little ones, but they looked very serious and ready for whatever would come. She smiled at their courage and she nodded to another witch, who was sitting outside the circle and started to drum slowly. The whole Charmed family closed their eyes and focused their breathing to the sound of the drums. Slowly they got it and then suddenly they all gasped for air, when the spell started to work and everyone's energy was sucked out of them literally. They all looked up when they saw a white smoke came out of them and were going up and were coming together. The minute the last energy was sucked out, they all fell almost to the ground, but didn't let go. Silvia looked up and the energy ball was completed.

Silvia: You can all let go of each other and put your feet, hands and head to the earth to ground yourself.

They all did what they were told, but slowly they felt a bit better. But it was not done yet. Now the second part came. Slowly they stood up and again they held each other's hands and closed their eyes again. Now they all had to focus on Melinda. See her, feel her. They all started to visualize Melinda in their own way and again they felt a jolt go through them and they looked up to see the ball fly away fast.

It was done. They let go of each other and some of them drop themselves to the ground completely. They lay down flat. They had no energy left. They had to go home, but nobody had enough power left to orb them all home.

Leo looked at Piper and pointed with his eyes to the sky and Piper knew she had no choice and closed her eyes to call one of the Elders.

Deep in the woods

Melinda was running and kept shouting the names of her brothers, but she still didn't get a respond.

She decided to rest a bit and think this true. She has all her powers back, which meant also her raw power. If she could transform, then she would be able to find them in seconds. Spelled forest or not.

She stopped running and catched her breath. When she didn't felt her heart beating like a madman in her chest, she sat down and closed her eyes to call upon her raw power. After a few minutes she opened them again and she understood that she was weakened and simply didn't have to strength to call such a huge power. She thought of resting properly as far that was possible and then try again. If she did that, then maybe her brothers could be dead by then. So she needed to go on, but because she had sat down and had rested, her body refused to get up and moved forward. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't move anymore. She was about to lie down, when she some light in the distance and her heart jumped over.

The light was coming very fast at her and she didn't know if she should be scared or happy. The light came closer and closer and stopped right in front of her. She looked at it surprised that it stopped and tried to figure out what it was. It looked like an energy ball, but different. She held her hand up and went with her hand over it, without touching it and she felt her family. She almost cried tears of happiness. Suddenly the ball started to get restless and before she could do anything if went right in her between her breasts. She fell backwards and without having any control over it, she transformed in this white Goddess. Her hair was flying all around her and her eyes were completely white. Her outfit was changed in this white dress, with sleeves which was flying behind and around her. She slowly flew up and looked around. She closed her eyes and thought of her family.

Magic School, Manor

Everybody was eating some cookies and drinking as they were told to ground themselves more.

When they all stopped with what they were doing, when they heard Melinda clearly all around them.

Melinda: Thank you for the energy boost. I will be home soon with my brothers.

Piper hugged Leo and the rest of the family cheered of happiness.

Deep in the woods

After Melinda had spoken with her family she knew what she had to do. She closed her eyes and she started to whirl in the air and she willed the wind she created to take this spell of the forest and slowly the wind she created started to spread and everything it touched, changed back to his original. The spell was breaking piece by piece. It took her almost ten minutes to take the most of the spell off. The rest was easy. After the spell was broken, it was easy for her to go through as she was going through a piece of toilet paper.

She stopped whirling and closed her eyes again and wished to be with her brothers and was taking away and appeared with a huge white light, which blinded her brothers. When she was fully appeared the light dimmed a bit. She looked down at her brothers and the robes were gone. They could move again. They got up groaning but thankful.

Wyatt: Thank god you are ok. We were worried sick.

Chris: How did you get your powers back?

Melinda: I will tell you when we get home, she said and touched her brothers and they were taking away to Magic School.

Magic School, Manor

They were all waiting for the Charmed Ones to return. Piper was about to explode. Every minute felt like an hour. Then suddenly a huge white light blinded everybody and in the light the Charmed Ones arrived. Melinda let go of her brothers and looked at her family.

Melinda: Thank you again for your help. I was about to give up, when your energy ball saved me and transformed me. Now the danger is gone I don't need this extra energy, so I would like to give it back you if that is ok with you? She asked smiling at her family.

They smiled back and nodded. Melinda closed her eyes and the energy ball what went into her, came out and split in all different lines of smoke and flew right back to the right person. Again they all felt a jolt, but this time a powerful one. They all felt happy to feel powerful again. The moment the energy went to everybody, Melinda changed back to herself again. She looked a bit messy but was not bleeding anymore and all her cuts and bruises were gone. Normally she passes out, but this time, she felt fine. She hugged her brothers and then her crying mother and the rest of the family.

Late in the night, they all finally separated and went back to their own homes. The Charmed Ones went straight to their own rooms and not one of them took their clothes off and they let them self-fall on to their own bed and fell into a deep sleep. They were beat.

Next morning, Melinda's bedroom

She opened her eyes and got straight up but relaxed instantly when she realized that she was in her own room and bed. She got up and looked at herself in the mirror. She almost screamed. She looked awful all dirty and messed up. She quickly took her clothes off and went into the shower to freshen up.

She came out of the shower and walked back to her room after drying herself, when she smelled food coming from downstairs. She smiled. Her brothers were making breakfast. She quickly got to her room and got dressed and walked downstairs and into the kitchen.

Her brothers had heard her coming down and were standing both with a bag in their hands waiting for her, with eggs and bacon and pancakes and self-made croissants and jus.

Melinda: What's all this? She asked surprised?

Wyatt: Well we supposed to do something fun before we got interrupted and it started with exactly this breakfast, so we thought, let' s start the day over with the same breakfast and then do what we supposed to do, have fun!

Melinda: And what's that in your hands? She said smiling. She loved gifts.

Chris: A token of our love and gratitude for saving our butt a lot, while it should be our job to save you as your big brothers, so we bought you something.

He handed his bag and there was a nice snake leather handbag in it. Melinda looked at it with her mouth open, which made Chris smile. Then Wyatt handed his bag over and now she screamed. It was from the same snake leather but shoes with very high heels.

Melinda: A set. Oh my god, you guys. This most have cost a fortune, but thank you so much. They both are beautiful.

Wyatt: Good. We hoped you would like it. So let's have some breakfast and you can tell us what really happened.

Melinda: Ok, but after breakfast and talking what really happened, I need to call Jake. After that it is all fun time with my sweet brothers, she said smirking and sat down.

After calling Jake and reassuring him that she was fine, they had the best day in a long time. They went to the park skating. Had ice-cream and went shopping.

They were Charmed and strong. Nothing could ever break their bond.

Manor, Melinda's bedroom

That night Melinda was lying on bed and was reading the Cosmo, but must have been dozed off.

The Witches of the First Order were gathered deep in the woods and all wearing red. They were all there, except Silvia. They were whispering and two of them were on guard, like they were scared that they were going to get caught.

Mia: It is very unfortunate that Sara didn't succeed. Now we have to deal with Silvia. She is so good it's makes me sick to watch her.

Sophie: Don't worry sister. Sara has instructed us well. We all knew that it was possible that she would fail. But we won't! We will not try to get her by ourselves. We will get her together. All our powers combined we can defeat her.

Mia: But Sara was the strongest of us all. We are far not strong like her.

Sophie: You are not listening. Sara as a Witch was stronger than each of us. But together we are pretty strong ourselves. We have to combine our powers, like the Charmed Ones do, when they are under attack. That's what makes them so strong. We can do the same. We have been together more than 40 years at least. We will get Melinda and we will have her powers and be young again and powerful. Then we will show the world what Witches are capable off.

Melinda woke up and sat up straight of shock. Her eyes were huge. This was not a dream but a vision. Not only Sara wanted her powers, but the whole coven, except Silvia. This was bad. Very bad.

Hi guys, Hope you liked this episode. I have to tell this was one of my favorites to write, as we are going to the season finals.
I wanted to let you all know that the season finale will be episode 22, so we still have some to go...please leave your reviews behind...love to hear your thoughts about the episode...xx Blessed Be xx