AN: Sorry I haven't updated in a while but I hope this long chapter makes up for it. Okay, just so you know, some demons that they haven't vanquished in this fic but had vanquished in the show will show up. The reason for this is because I had forgotten to add that ep in, so they have vanquished it, it's just one of those eps that aren't mentioned in this story. Anyways, hope you enjoy it. Please, read and review xoxox
The Power of One
"How can you not have seen who attacked me? How is that possible?" Rob asked after the paramedics had put him onto the stretcher.
"We must have been blocked." Bella said quickly though she was a little shocked at the fact her ex boyfriend had been brought back from the dead (shame it wasn't the one she wanted). "He just sorta disappeared."
"I'm starting to understand why this place keeps going under." Rob said and Piper's eyes widened.
"No. It's not a bad crime area, not at all."
"Well it's something I'll be looking into, I can assure you of that." Rob said and Piper felt like her world was crashing down.
"Excuse me ma'am." One of the paramedics said and Piper moved out of the way. The paramedics picked up the stretcher and carried Rob to the stairs. Prue, who had been coming down the stairs, stopped to watch them and Rob gave her an unimpressed look.
"Hey, how you doin'?" he asked a little sarcastically and she turned away, heading towards her sisters.
"Are you two okay?" she asked once they were alone.
"Physically yes. I think my loan's on shaky ground. I can't exactly tell Rob 'It was a warlock, don't worry about it'!" Piper said slightly hysterical.
"Any ideas where Jeremy came from?" Prue asked after giving Piper a sympathetic smile.
"No, but I don't want to run into any other demons we've faced." Bella said and Piper nodded in agreement.
"Well, hopefully Phoebe can find some answers in those new books of hers." Prue said.
"I sure wish she had our book to look it at. Feels like we're lost without it. Although..." Piper trailed off.
"Although what?" Prue asked confused.
"It was weird because right before Jeremy appeared, I swore I heard Grams." Piper said and Bella nodded in agreement.
"Grams?" Prue asked slowly and Bella's eyes narrowed, she had heard that tone a lot and most of the time it was dirrected at her.
"She said the 'Power of Four." Bella said, crossing her arms. Daring Prue to call her crazy.
"And Phoebe said she heard her this morning. Maybe Grams was trying to warn us?"
...
Phoebe looked out of the window when she heard Kit meow only to see her with Jenny, who was sitting on the stairs with Kit in her arms. Phoebe went back to what she was working on but decided against it and headed for the front door.
"Hey there." Phoebe said as she was coming upto the stairs and sat down next to the girl. "It's Jenny, right?"
"Yeah." Jenny said quietly.
"We didn't really get to say hello before. My name is Phoebe. Phoebe Halliwell and the is Kit the cat. Get it? Kit Kat, little play on words. So, shouldn't you be at school?" Phoebe asked when she realised she wasn't going to get any laughs from the girl.
"I'm taking a week off." Jenny told her and Phoebe nodded. "For the move. Why is your sister out of school?"
Phoebe suddenly turned gaurded. "How did you know my sister was still in school?"
Jenny shrugged. "Gossip from other neighbours."
"What do they say?" Phoebe asked curiously making the girl smile.
"Just that you're four sisters that prefer to keep to themselfs, especially after your grandmothers death." Jenny explained and Phoebe nodded slowly. "Prue's the more protective one, Piper's the kind one, you're the funny one and Bella's the quiet one."
"You've learnt a lot about us." Phoebe told the girl before sighing. "Bella's going through a lot at the moment...she's not coping with it too well and I have no idea whether I am doing the right thing or not."
It was silent for a while before Phoebe cleared her throat.
"So, you're moving in with your uncle?" she asked.
"Well, just for the school year. Untill my mom and dad come back." Jenny explained.
"From Saudi Arabia." Phoebe remembered the conversation from that morning.
"My dad's with the state department so he gets transfered a lot."
"That sucks. So did you ever get in contact with your mom?"
"It doesn't matter." Jenny said, obviously trying to act as if it was nothing by was not succeeding.
"If it matters to you, it matters. Your secret is safe with me." Phoebe said and Jenny smile gratefully before turning awkward.
"Well, it's almost that time of the month and I need some..." Jenny cut herself off blushing and Phoebe smiled knowingly.
"Tampons?" she asked and Jenny nodded. "And you don't want to talk to you uncle about it?"
"I did but he went out and brought sanitary napkins." Jenny said and Phoebe made a face. "Like that's gonna work. This is so embarrassing."
Phoebe smile sadly before looking down at Kit, noticing the tag on her collar had a symbol on it, she frowned as she looked more closely. It was the same symbol as the one on the book of shadows.
"So, do you think maybe you could get some for me instead?" Jenny asked but Phoebe was thinking about the collar.
"Uh...sure...but...a conection."
"But what?" Jenny asked confused as Piper's car pulled up on the drive way.
"I'm really sorry Jenny but I have to go." Phoebe said as she picked up Kit and Jenny sighed.
"Fine." She grumbled and Phoebe smiled sadly.
"Look. I would love to help you out but I gotta believe that your parents wouldn't have left you with your uncle if they didn't think you could trust him with stuff like this. Ask him again. And if he still screws it up, remember, we're open 24 hours, 7 days a week, right next door, okay?" Phoebe told her making her smile, before heading over to the manor to catch up with Piper and Bella.
"Piper, Bella, wait!" She called as she walked over to them and the turned towards her. "I think I've found out how to find the demon. All we have to do is ask the book of shadows."
"What?" Bella asked, looking at Piper who looked as confused as she felt.
"It's been right in front of us the whole time." Phoebe told them, showing Kit's collar.
"Kit's collar?" Piper asked, still not getting it.
"No, the triquetra. The symbol for the power of four, our symbol. Maybe that's what Grams has been trying to tell us."
"Phoebe, you're rambling." Bella reminded her but Phoebe just rolled her eyes. Why should it be so hard for her sisters to understand?
"No, Stevie said all we would have to do is find our connection, right? That if we did, we'd be able to tap into the Power of the Equinox. Well, this has got to be it, the Triquetra. It's us. It's on the cover of the Book of Shadows."
"I still don't get how we can ask the book of shadows." Piper told her and Phoebe dragged her sisters inside the house.
...
"The spirit board?" Bella asked, looking down at the board as the three of the stood in the conservatory.
"It told us how to find the book of shadows, didn't it?" Phoebe reminded her. "It can do it again, all we have to do is believe. Now come along, we're stronger together."
"Okay." Piper said as they reluctantly sat down and put their fingers on the pointer.
"Come on." Phoebe said encouragably. "Close your eyes and feel it."
They did just that and gasped when they all heard the same voice. "The power of four."
"Did you heard that?" Phoebe asked, her eyes wide.
"That was Grams!"
The pointed began to move to letters.
"A...B...R...A...X...A...S." Piper spelt out as the pointed stopped on each letter.
"Abraxas?"
...
"Okay, I found it." Phoebe said as she walked into the livingroom, reading from a book. "'Abraxas-A demon from the astral plane who destory witches by demonising their powers.' Okay, but what does that have to do with the book of shadows?"
"That's where our powers come from." Bella pointed out.
"Yeah, maybe Abraxas is turning it evil somehow." Piper sugested.
"That would definitely undo our spells and explain why Jeremy all of a sudden became unvanquished." Phoebe agreed but, unlike Piper, Bella wasn't looking at her. She was frowning at something behind her.
"And the Woogyman." Bella said suddenly making both of her sisters frown at the mention of the demon that had terrorised Phoebe untill they had vanquished it a few months ago.
"When did the Woogyman become un vanquished?" Piper asked.
"Since a few seconds ago." Bella nodded at something behind them, they turned to see the cloud of black smoke that was the Woogyman and the three of them jumped to their feet.
"Freeze it!" Phoebe snapped.
"Pheebs, it doesn't freeze." Bella reminded her, not taking her eyes of the demon.
Piper frowned as she tried to remember. "Spell. What was the spell?"
"I am light. I am one too strong to fight. I can't remember the rest." Phoebe sighed but Piper shook her head.
"Yes you can, we can. We'll do this together. Erm...Return to dark, where the shadows. You cannot have this Halliwell."
"Go away and leave my sight. And take with you this endless night." The sisters said together and couldn't help letting out a breath of relief when the Woogyman disappeared.
Piper was the one to break the silence. "That wasn't so hard."
"It's a good thing we were together." Phoebe said, turning back towards her sisters.
"Abraxas must be reading the book backwards." Bella told the other two and they looked at her curiously. "That's how he's turning it evil."
"How did you work that out?" Piper asked impressed.
"The spell to vanquish Jeremy was at the back of the book and the spell to vanquish to Woogyman was right before that."
"Which means more are on their way." Phoebe said grimly.
"We better warn Prue." Piper said quietly and they walked into the hall, Phoebe getting a premonition as she touches a picture frame.
"What? What happened?" Piper asked quickly when Phoebe turned towards them looking horrified.
"I saw the warlock Nicholas, killing Prue."
...
Prue was walking down the corridor, just spotting Mrs. Milton, when her assistant came upto her.
"Prue, your sister Phoebe's on the phone." He told her and she frowned.
"Oh, uh, tell her that I'll call her back." She had enough on her mind already, she didn't need anymore family demestics.
"She said it's important."
"She always says that it's important. Just tell her I'll call her back. Thanks." Prue told him before walking towards Mrs. Milton.
"Oh, hi." She said when she saw her and Prue gave her an apologetic look.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."
"I had no idea there would be this many people interested." Mrs. Milton said as she looked around the room. "You're obviously very good at your job."
Prue smiled. "Actually, I think it says more about your husbands collection than it does about me. How long has it been since the accident?"
"Eight and a half months." She said before adding with a knowing look. "How long has it been for you?"
"Not very long." Prue told her quietly as Andy flashed into her mind. She looked across the room and her eyes widened when she saw someone she never thought she would see again. "Nicholas."
She wasted no time in heading away from the room, if she was going to deal with him then she couldn't have anyone seeing.
She walked into her office quickly and wasn't surprised when Nicholas came in only a few seconds later.
"You remember the feeling, don't you?" he asked as he pointed his ring at her, causing her to fall to the floor.
"Lavender, mimosa, holy thistle, clense this evil from our midst scatte-" Prue started, trying her best to ignore the pain.
"You're overheating. Your brain cells are frying. It's over." Nicholas told her.
"Scatter it's cells throughout time. Let this Nick no longer exist." Prue finished before everything went black.
...
"Well, your blood pressure's back to normal. So is your temperature, your electrolytes. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were perfectly healthy young woman." The doctor told Prue, who smiled from the bed she was sitting on, trying to ignore the concerned looks from her sisters.
"Does that mean I can go home now?" Prue asked.
The doctor frowned. "Well, I'd like to run a few more tests. Find out what caused your body temperature to rise spontaneously like that. Has that ever happened to you before?"
"It's happened to us all before." Phoebe told her, throwing in a fake laugh.
"Doctor, it's okay. Really. I think I know how to keep it from happening again." Prue told her and the doctor reluctantly nodded.
"All right. I'll see to your discharge papers."
"Thanks." Prue said and the doctor smiled before leaving.
"That was close." Piper said suddenly.
Prue nodded. "Too close."
"No, I don't mean her. I mean you. The paramedics said you almost died." Piper said but Prue just shrugged.
"Yeah, well, what else is new?"
"We better figure out a way to get the book back from Abraxas because if we don't, we're all dead." Phoebe sighed.
"But how? We don't know where the astral plane is."
"Yes, we do. It coexists within our own plane. Remember, that's what Stevie said."
"Still doesn't help us find the demon." Prue pointed out.
"Maybe, maybe not. I was thinking... You know how we always thought that nobody could take the Book of Shadows out of the house but us? Maybe nobody did. Maybe it's still in the house. Just on different plane. The astral plane." Phoebe suggested with a shrug.
Piper frowned. "That would mean Abraxas is still in the house too."
"Right. So, we would need to find a doorway or a window to get to his plane like he used to get to ours and we need to do this before the end of the Equinox, by sunrise tomorrow. And then Bella can kick some astral ass with the Power of One."
Bella sighed before storming out of the room, her sisters shared a glance before quickly following.
"Bella, what's the matter?" Piper asked when the caught upto her.
"Nothing. I just think that it's a long shot, that's all." Bella replied shortly, still not looking at them.
"Well, at least it's a shot."
"I agree, I mean, who knows how many other demons and warlocks he's let loose that we just don't know about yet." Prue pointed out.
"Or even worse. If Abraxas gets to the first page of the book before we get to him, we're toast!" Phoebe said, making Bella frown.
"Why?"
"Because it's the incantation that gave us our powers, remember? If Abraxas says that backwards too, then we'll lose them and the book forever." Phoebe explained.
"So we go back to being normal. That doesn't sound too bad." Bella said and her sisters looked at her in disbelief.
"What? Are you joking?"
"No, Phoebe, I'm not joking. Look, we always said that things happen to us for a reason, right? So, maybe the reason this time is to give to us an out."
"Bella, there's no out. Abraxas will kill us." Prue told her.
"Not if all he wants is the book. After all, that's the real power, not us."
"If all he wanted was the book, he wouldn't keep sending demons and warlocks after us." Piper pointed out and Bella frowned again.
"Yeah, well, we won't have to worry about anymore if he gets to the first page."
Phoebe shook her head. "What are you saying, Bells? Look, if we don't get to him, we stop being witches!"
"Exactly. Which means we stop risking our lives all the time. Which means we stop watching the people we love lose theirs." Bella snapped before storming out of the hospital.
"Bella!" Phoebe called after her, about to follow but was stopped by Prue and Piper.
"Let her be."
...
Bella had no idea why she was here. Why was she torturing herself? What did she expect to find? Joey was gone...
Bella sighed as she looked around the forest where Joey had been killed the month before. She was never going to see him again.
Bella took a deep breath as she knelt down where Joey's ashes had been and broke down into tears.
She had no idea how long she had been there but, after what felt like eternity, she heard someone orbing behind her.
"L-leave me alone, Leo." She choked out. "I don't want to talk to anyone. I want to be on my own."
She heard footsteps coming closer towards her and she sighed. She loved Leo, she really did, but at that moment she couldn't handle him being there.
"Leo, go away!"
"Bella." Bella's eyes widened when she heard that voice and she spun around to see Joey standing there with his hands in his jean pockets, as they usually always were.
"Joey?" Bella nervously got to her feet, wiping away the remaining tears from her cheeks as she stared at him.
"It's really me, Bells." Joey smiled.
"H-how?" Bella asked, not daring to believe but at the same time hopefull.
"The Elders, they made me a whitelighter, apparently they admired my bravery. Bella, I need to-" Joey started to say but cut of as Bella ran into his arms. He smiled down at her before returning the hug.
"I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry." Bella sobbed making Joey frown.
"You have nothing to say sorry about." He told her and she pulled out of the hug, tears still running down her face.
"But if I had told you I was a witch you wouldn't have tried to save me."
Joey smiled down at her. "Bells, I would've tried to save you even if I knew."
Bella looked at him bewildered. "B-but-"
"I would have saved you because I-" Joey paused, took a deep breath before trying again with a smile. "Because I love you, Bells, and I always will."
Bella stared at him for a moment, not really believing that she was hearing the words she had wanted to hear for so long, before smiling back up at him.
Joey dipped his head and kissed her softly which she gladly returned, happy to be back in his arms again.
When he pulled away, Joey had a more serious look to him. "Bella, you have to move on."
Bella stared at him again. "Why? Why can't we be together now?"
"Because our relationship is forbidden." Joey told her sadly. "I'm a whitelighter now, I have to do my job."
"That doesn't mean that we can never be together again, you can still do your job as a whitelighter and I can still do my job as a witch. Why are the Elders making stupid rules?" Bella asked angrily, more tears coming down her face for a different reason.
"Bella, our relationship is not like others." Joey said with a pointed stare and Bella knew instantly that he knew Leo was a whitelighter. "I'm dead and you have to move on. I would love to be with you...but I can't. You have to move on with your life, find someone knew. And trust me, you will find someone who will treat you much better than I did. Someone who will tell you he loves you everyday while I waited untill I was dead."
"But I want you. Whoever you're talking about, will never be you." Bella sobbed and Joey took another deep breath, holding back his own tears.
"No, he won't and that's a good thing." He told her, pulling her back into a hug before she could reply. "Just remember that I will always be there if you need me, I'll only be a call away."
Bella nodded, ignoring the urge to fight as she didn't think she had enough fight left in her.
"And remember what I said, he'll be very lucky to have you." Joey said, taking a long look into the brown eyes he loved so much.
"Can you atleast tell me his name?" Bella asked with a small smile and Joey laughed.
"Now that would be cheating." He told her firmly. "Please check in on my mother every once in a while, she'll need someone to talk too."
"Your mother hates me." Bella reminded him but he just shook her head.
"She'll be happy to talk to anyone at the moment, including you." He sighed, part of him wanting to tell the Elder's to get stuffed and stay with Bella for the rest of her life but he knew he couldn't. He kissed her on the forehead. "Just a call away."
Then he was gone.
Bella stared at the spot he had just been standing in and for the first time in a month she felt content.
...
"We're screwed, you know." Phoebe said as she looked threw the fridge.
"No we're not. If there's a window, we'll find it." Prue told her and Phoebe gave her a look.
"That's not what I meant."
Prue sighed. "She'll come around."
"By sunrise?" Phoebe asked in disbelief. "You know how Bella is when she makes up her mind about something. We're screwed!"
"And we're out of wine." Piper piped up just before the door bell rang.
"I'll get it. Prue, keep dreaming." Phoebe said as she walked towards the door and opened it to find Dan holding a bottle of wine. "Oh, hi..."
"Dan."
Phoebe nodded with a smile. "Dan, right."
"You're Phoebe. Jenny told me. I hope it's okay to stop by." He said looking wary.
"Of course, uh, we were just doing some reading."
"Well, I just wanted to give you this." Dan said, handing her the bottle of wine. "To say thanks. You know, for talking to Jenny. Or better yet, for getting her to talk to me."
"That's really sweet. And timely too. But it's not necessary."
"Well, to be honest, I was sort of hoping to get something out of it. I mean, you know, for Jenny. Just in case she needs a woman to talk to again." Dan said, a blush forming on his cheeks and Phoebe gave him a knowing smile.
"Ah, of course. Any time. She seems like a great kid. So, did she tell you what the problem was?" she asked, already knowing the answer and they both chuckled.
"Any idea what size I'm supposed to get? There's like... five." He asked, his face still bright.
"Uh, junior is probably a safe bet."
"Right. Thanks."
They both jumped slightly as the phone rang and Dan took it as his time to leave.
"Well, uh, see ya around." He said finally.
"Hopefully, 'night."
"'Night." Dan said before leaving, Phoebe checking out his butt the whole time.
She sighed as she closed the door, walking into the kitchen to find a slightly upset Piper on the phone.
"No, I understand. Okay, bye." She heard Piper say before she put down the phone.
"Who was that?" Phoebe asked nervously, not sure she wanted to hear the answer.
"Rob, the banker. Or rather, his assistant. Telling me that my loan has been denied." Piper explained grimly as Phoebe and Prue shared a look.
"Oh, honey, I'm sorry." Prue said, knowing how much this had meant to Piper.
Piper put on a smile that was obviously fake but her sisters played along. "That's okay. Just wasn't meant to be, I guess. Really glad I never slept with him, though. What was I thinking?"
"About Leo, maybe." Phoebe said with a smirked and Piper threw her a mock glare.
"Ugh."
"Got more wine."
...
"You really think that's the window?" Phoebe asked as she and Prue watched Piper draw the triquetra on the wall with chalk.
"You said yourself the triquetra's the key, our connection. And besides, we keep hearing grams say "The Power of Four". This is what that stands for. Either that or I just screwed up this wall for no reason." Piper said as she took a step towards her sisters.
"No necessarily. We can paint over it." Prue said with a shrug.
"Well, even if it is the window, if Bella doesn't show up-" Phoebe started but at that moment Bella walked into the attic.
"She'll show." Bella said with a smile. "Better late then never, right? Look, I know that I haven't exactly been myself lately and I know that I'm going through... something. And that I have some things to work through. But I don't wanna let you down because of it. Right now, it's not about me. It's about us."
"Attagirl, Bells! I knew you'd come around!" Phoebe said happily.
"Excuse me?" Prue said with a raised eyebrow and Piper tried to hide her laughter.
Phoebe just shrugged. "Well, I did deep down."
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Piper asked and Bella nodded.
"I'm sure."
Prue took a deep breath. "Okay, so when the window opens, Bella, you'll knock Abraxas away from the Book and hold him in a shield, so us three can reach in and grab it. And then, while you're holding him-"
"You'll find some spell to vanquish him, I got it."
"Okay then." Phoebe said as they walked towards the wall.
"We have to create a circle." Piper told them and they all joined hands, making sure Bella was standing right in front of the window. "Three, two, one."
Piper and Phoebe put their hands on the wall and it opened up, revealing Abraxas.
"Now, Bella, now!" Prue ordered but Bella didn't move, not able to take her eyes of Abraxas.
Abraxas sneered at her. "First the book, then you."
"What's the matter with you?"
"Bella, use your power!"
"Bella!"
Abraxas pushes them away from the window, sending them flying across the room. The portal closes up while Prue, Phoebe and Piper glare angrily at their youngest sister.
...
"Bella, what happened up there?" Prue asked as she, Piper and Phoebe followed Bella down the stairs.
"Nothing." Bella grumbled.
"Nothing is the problem." Phoebe said.
"I never said I had the power to go against him!" Bella snapped, turning around to face them. "You did, remember?"
"No, the Book of Shadows did!"
"Well, then, maybe it's wrong. Maybe Abraxas is just too strong." Bella suggested.
"Maybe, but that doesn't explain why you hesitated." Piper pointed out.
"I didn't hesitate."
"The hell you didn't Bella! I saw you!" Phoebe snapped, getting extremely annoyed at her little sister which was something that didn't happen often.
Prue nodded in agreement. "We all saw you."
"So, what are you saying? This is my fault, is that it? Because I can't defeat Abraxas?" Bella asked, trying (and failing) to keep the hurt out of her voice.
"No, Bella, you can. You just won't. Okay, something is holding you back. Something big time and instead of facing it, you're running from it." Phoebe insisted, ignoring the tears welling up in Bella's eyes.
"Phoebe-" Piper started warningly but Phoebe ignored her too.
"But you can't keep running, Bella. Because you have got to figure out what your problem is, otherwise we're all dead!"
"That's right, Pheebs. It's my responsibility, isn't it? The youngest charmed one, the one that is oh so powerful! Well, if that's the case how come I couldn't save Joey? If I'm supposed to be the most powerful witch in the world, how come I couldn't save him? Don't you understand? Don't any of you understand? It's my fault Joey died! If I had told him what I was he would still be here, I don't care if he say differently. Think about all the people we have lost! Mom, Andy, Joey...how can it be good to be witches if all it does it get the people we love killed?" Bella sobbed.
Her sisters watched her sadly for a moment, none of them sure what they were going to say before Prue finally spoke up. "Bells, Joey was the kind of guy who would throw himself in front of a train for you. Even if he knew you were a witch, if he thought you were in trouble, he would still jump in front of a demon for you. This was not your fault."
"But it still doesn't change who you are, Bella." Phoebe said quietly. "Protector of the Innocent."
"I just don't know if I believe in it anymore." Bella admitted, wiping the tears from her face.
"Honey, we've done a lot of good as witches too. You know that. But that doesn't mean that bad things still aren't gonna happen. But just because we can't help that, doesn't mean that is our fault." Phoebe told her.
"Or yours." Piper piped up as Prue pulled all of them into a hug.
"The power of Four." A voice rang through the house, making them pull away.
"Okay, did you three hear that?" Phoebe asked uncertain.
"Grams." Prue whispered as Piper and Bella nodded.
"The Power of Four."
"How is that possible?" Prue asked in shock.
Phoebe shrugged. "I don't know but it's gotta be a good thing if we're all hearing it."
"Maybe it means we're connected." Piper suggested.
"Too be as one." Phoebe said slowly. "Maybe that's what the Book of Shadows meant by the Power of One."
"The four of us working together." Bella nodded as Phoebe looked down at her watch.
"Almost sunrise." Phoebe told them. "Do you think we should try the window again?"
"But Abraxas will be ready for us here. We have to take him by surprise, go to where we're most powerfull, where we're most connected."
...
The four sisters took a deep breath before joining hands around the alter in the park.
"Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night, the oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great work of magic is sought." They say together. "In this night, and in this hour we call upon the ancient power."
...
Abraxas turns to the front page of the Book of Shadows and begins to read it beckwards.
...
"Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night, the oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great work of magic is sought." The sisters chant and couldn't help but smile when the Book of Shadows dropped out of mid air onto the alter.
"Guys-" Phoebe started but was cut off by Prue.
"Keep chanting."
"Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night-" Suddenly Abraxas appeared above them.
"What are you doing? How'd you bring me here?" he asked confused but the sisters ignored him.
"The oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great work of magic is sought. In this night, and in this hour we call upon the ancient power. In this night, and in this hour we call upon the ancient power. In this night, and in this hour we call upon the ancient power." They continued to chant and he screamed before disappearing all together.
Phoebe took the book off the alter, grinning from ear to ear.
"And we didn't even have to get naked."
...
"That's more like it." Bella said as she placed the book back on it's stand in the attic before she started to flip through the pages.
"I'll feel better when we erase that window." Prue said, nodding towards the wall. "I don't want any more demons coming through it."
Phoebe shook her head. "They can't. It's our window, not theirs."
"Still, better safe than sorry. Especially if we can expect any more demons like Abraxas coming."
"Well, apparently we can. 'Rite of Passage. Fight it with the Power of one, or else... a more powerful evil that awaits will destroy you'." Bella read from the book.
Phoebe stared at the book for a while. "Wow. I'm glad I didn't finish reading that yesterday. I might have changed my mind about not wanting to give up our powers."
Bella rolled her eyes as she closed the book. "No, you wouldn't have. You like being a witch too much, Phoebe. And you help remind me that I like being one too."
Phoebe smirked smugly.
"Me aswell, too bad it doesn't pay the bills though." Piper said sadly while Phoebe and Bella turned to Prue.
"Did you get it?" Phoebe asked.
"Mm-hmm." The three sisters shared an excited grin before turning towards a confused Piper.
"Get what? What's this?" Piper asked as Prue handed her an envelope. "$60,000? Where did you get this?"
"Home equity loan. We took a second out on the house. To help you buy your club." Prue told her.
"Actually, our club technically." Phoebe said.
"As long as you don't mind being partners with your sisters." Bella added and Piper smiled happily at them.
"Thank you!" She exclaimed as she pulled them into a hug.
"The Power of Four." They heard Grams' voice again as the pages of the book started to flip on their own and Penny appeared next to it.
"Grams?" Prue said as they stared at her in shock.
"Hello, my darlings. Oh, it's nice to see you, or rather, it's nice being seen by you." Penny said happily.
Piper gaped at her. "But-but-but how is this..."
"Possible? All things are possible, my dear. It's just simply a matter of your being able to do them."
"Wait, so you're the one that keeps turning the pages in the book?" Phoebe asked.
"Just my way of looking after you. As best I can, anyway. Don't try to understand this. You're not ready yet. But the fact that you could hear me before, can see me now, means that someday you might be. Be good to each other. I love you." Penny said before she disappeared and the book stopped on a page.
The sisters were silent for a while.
"Is it just me, or is this attic getting awfully crowded lately?" Piper asked finally and the sisters walk over to the book, smiling at what had been written there.
Happy Anniversary, Mr Darlings.
R&R