“Piper how’s Melinda?” Phoebe asked as she walked down the stairs of the manor.
“good, I just put her to bed” Piper replied
“Ally’s still up. I can’t get her to sleep” Phoebe explained. Ally was phoebe’s 3 year old daughter. Phoebe still lived in the manor with her sisters. Cole is living there with her and he’s got lots of different powers. Melinda was Piper’s daughter. She turned 5 this year. Paige was really happy for both Piper and Phoebe. She loved Melinda and Ally.
“Oh I have to go to word now. It’s a deadline and Elise will KILL Me if I’m late.” Phoebe siad to Paige. “What now? Its so late!” Paige said.
“Sorry the work is due in 20 minutes. I’ll see you later.” Phoebe yelled while going upstairs to give Ally a kiss before leaving. “Bye Cole!” Phoebe called out to her husband.
“see ya honey” Phoebe grabbed the papers and her bag then walked out the door.
“ehh I wish I could orb” she mumbled as she stepped outside. It was raining. She went into the car and drove there. Cole was upstairs tucking Ally in bed.
“hey Paige,” He said as he saw paige coming to see Ally.
“I’ll leave you with her. Call me if you need me.” Cole said as he walked out the door.
“Hey sweetheart!” Paige smiled at the child. “hi Paige!” Ally giggled.
“Ally you want me to take you out to somewhere we could play?” Paige asked her niece. Ally nodded happily. “alright ready to go on a trip?” Paige picked up Ally.
“yea” Ally said as Paige orbed out with Ally in her arms.
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“Sorry I’m late” Phoebe just got to the office.
“you’re fired.” Came Elise (her boss)’s voice.
“well you might not want to know why I’m late but I do have a very very good reason.” Phoebe tried to explain. “Oh, so you’re into all that witch games or something?” Elise said impatiently. “Look, I don’t have time to play games..” She started.
“Hold on a sec, before you start, look at what I wrote first” Pheobe said as she handed Elise the papers. She put on her glasses and began to read. “Ok that’s not bad.” She said. “Next time, do not be even 1 minute late” She walkled out the door.
Phoebe sat back in her chair and breathed a sign of relief. “Phew!! Oh, is there anything else you need?” asked Phoebe.
“no you can go home now” Answered Elise’s voice.
“Alright!” phoebe said and walked out the door to the pouring rain.
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“LEO!’ Piper called from the kitchen. Leo orbed downstairs.
“how’s Mindy?” piper asked. Mindy was melinda’s nickname.
“She’s asleep.” Leo answered.
“Oh, that’s good.” Piper said. Suddenly they heard a sound up in Melinda’s room. “Ok I’ll go.” Leo said as he orbed outside Melinda’s door and walked in.
“Melinda, honey what’s wrong?” Melinda was shaking with fear.
“I-I had a dream, and cards…all these cards. Evil cards..” she started to say. “Its ok its only a dream.” Melinda couldn’t accept it. “Its real its real!” she said, and started to cry.
“Piper come upstairs please” Leo called. Piper ran upstairs.
“what’s the matter sweetie?” She asked Melinda. “cards mummy, real cards. Evil ones.” She said. Piper looked at leo. “Maybe its real.” She said.
“alright its ok just relax and go back to sleep. You’ll be safe.” Piper used a smooth voice to calm her down. But Melinda couldn’t,
“Paige!!” Piper called her sister. In the other place, Paige heard the call.
“Ally, I think your aunt needs me.” She said as she picked Ally up and orbed back to the manor. “What’s wrong?” Paige asked Piper.
“Melinda had a dream of cards. I don’t know exactly what she meant but it seemed pretty scary to her.” Just as she was talking, Phoebe walked in.
“Oh thank god honey, you’re back.” Paige started to say. “Oh Ally, how have you been honey?” Phoebe asked.
“Good!”
“what’s wrong with Mindy?” Phoebe asked as she saw a frightened Melinda.
“She just had a dream. Just look after Ally please” Piper told her.
“I’ll calm her down.” Phoebe picked up Ally and put her into bed. “Now go to sleep and I’ll see you in the morning” Phoebe said as she kissed goodnight to Ally. In a moment, she was asleep. Phoebe left her room and headed up to the attic.
Paige and Piper were still calming Melinda down. After a long time, Melinda finally calmed down.
Meanwhile in the attic, phoebe was looking for the book of shadows, but instead from a long way she could see a deck of cards. She walked closer to the cards and it was labeled
“Tarot Cards” Phoebe thought for a minute.
“that’s strange! How did a deck of tarot cards come in the attic?” She thought as she used a cloth to lifted the cards. They were old, and dirty.
“eww” pheobe said in disgust when she saw spider webs on it. She took a tissue and wiped the dirt.
Maybe I should tell Piper about this. Phoebe thought. Not realising there was a hole of black in one of the cards. She picked it up. A powerful preminition hit her.
[Piper, Paige and her was all controled by the cards and it was evil, controled by a powerful person from a strange world.]
Phoebe closed her eyes. “I have to get rid of those cards. She said. And threw them out in the bin outside. But when she came back, it was there again.
“that’s right, it appeared from no where.” Phoebe thought, so they must be magic, evil magic.” She decided to tell Cole first.
“Cole,” she started to say. “um..i saw-a cards.” She couldn’t say it clearly. ]
“hey –hey just calm down.” Cole said in a soothing sound. “ok, a deck of cards. Very evil.” She said. “Is that the one Melinda was dreaming about?”
“what?” Phoebe asked in confusion.
“I was just downstairs, and I asked Piper what was wrong and she told me Melinda’s dream, and it was exactly what you said. Cards. And Evil.”
Phoebe looked at Cole. “oh my god” She said. “you better call your sisters, and whatever you do, DON”T touch the cards.” Cole warned.
Phoebe called downstairs for Paige and Piper.
“Uh, Melinda was right about the dream.” Phoebe said slowly. “There is a deck of tarot cards in the manor,” Phoebe looked at her two sisters, looking shocked.
“Ok, please calm down. Anyway, I tried to throw them away but they came back. So I think something very evil after us.” Phoebe finished.
“well we better figure out a way to protect Melinda and Ally.” Piper said.
“we can’t get them involved or they’ll have nightmares about demons everynight.” Phoebe agreed, so did Paige.
“LEO!” piper called out to her husband. He appeared.
“what’s wrong?” he was carrying Melinda in his arms.
“I took her with me because she didn’t want to be alone.” Piper gave Leo a look.
“you go with aunty Paige for a minute please while I talk to mummy” Leo patted Melinda’s shoulders and handed her to Paige.
“Aw come on sweetie” paige said as she orbed her downstairs and told her stories.
Back upstairs, Piper said to Leo “ok, Leo. We got even bigger problems.” She said.
“well Melinda somehow got the future. I mean she did dream about a deck of evil cards right?” Piper asked. Leo nodded.
“Well its at our house.” Leo gasped.
“what?” he asked in surprise. His face turned pale.
“Leo, I have a job for you. whatever you do, take Melinda and Ally away somewhere and do not come in the house. And keep them safe!!!!” She said. We have to get rid of those cards before we can let Mindy and Ally come.
Leo agreed and went downstairs to talk to Melinda. Of course, Ally was easy because she didn’t understand much and Leo didn’t have to explain anything to her but Melinda, it was different. She wanted to know why. And it was hard for Leo.
“well mummy just has somethings she needs to do.” Leo explained.
Melinda finally agreed after a long time.
“ok” She said. Leo smiled and kiss her on the cheek.
“that’s a good girl” She said and orbed her and Ally to a beautiful park.
“well stay here.” Leo said as he set up the place. “daddy how long will we stay here?” Melinda asked. “well if you like this place, we can stay a while” Leo said. He picked up Ally.
“how are you going sweetheart?”
She was very happy.
“Yes” She giggled and laughed. Leo tickled her under her cheeks. She burst out in laughter.
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“Ok, so Melinda and Ally are out of sight and safe now”
Phoebe signed. Paige looked at the cards.
“can I see them?” She asked.
“no, Cole said that we better not touch it incase its evil” Phoebe said.
“Ok.”
But she didn’t realize the cards floated in the air and stuck to paige’s hands.
“HELP!” She cried before she was out of control. Phoebe stared at Paige. “oh, no. hurry and get those cards out of her hands.
Cole’s right, they are evil.”
But Piper and Phoebe couldn’t get the cards out of her hands because Paige didn’t let her sisters get the cards.
She hang on to it and Piper tried to snatch it.
“I think the cards are taking control” Phoebe said.
“She’s out of control” Piper looked at her sister,
“paige..” She did not finish the words before Paige vanished in a puff of black smoke.
“Oh no” Piper said.
“It always have to happen to Paige.” They sat down not knowing what to do next.
“Paige smoked out” Piper said after a long silence.
“the cards are pure evil and they can kill her if she doesn’t get them off her hands”
But they couldn’t call Leo. It was safer for Melinda and Ally in the park.
“Look in the book of shadows and see if you can find anything” phoebe said to piper.
“ok” She replied but found nothing.
In that time, paige was taken to to Hicubar, a very evil demon from the Dungeon of Hell.
The dungeon was dark, it had old anteques and an old table covered with silk table cloth and on that table layed a crystal ball with a set of old tarot cards.
“Hello my dear” Hicubar said with a evil laugh.
The cards stopped taking control and Paige woke up.
“Where am I?” Paige asked, looking around and recongised nothing.
“A place you’ll be safe in” Hicubar replied.
“What’s your plan?”
“Oh you’ll know very soon as I get those cards on you.” He said.
“Oh no you wont.” Paige said and tried to orb. Nothing happened. She couldn’t orb and she didn’t have her powers.
“What did you do to me?” She asked.
“OH the cards absorbed your powers and its all in here.” He smirked holding a tarot card in his hands. “Ok cards take control” He yelled and pointed at them.
In a heat of the moment, Paige was out of control again.
The cards made her vanish out with the black smoke again. Hicubar began to laugh loudly. “ha ha ha ha” His echo rised above the dungeon.Paige came back to the manor.
When Piper and Phoebe saw her, they were really happy but didn’t realise the cards are still in her hands.
On the other side, Hicubar could see exactly what was going on because of the crystal ball. He could also tell the cards what to do.
He was watching them and laughing all the time.
Back at the manor,
“Paige, please drop the cards” Piper said. But paige didn’t.
“n-no” She replied.
“Paige you don’t know what you’re doing” Phoebe tried to say.
Phoebe tried to push paige down so she could grab the cards. Paige didn’t let Phoebe get to her. Down in the dungeon, Hicubar was watching with facination.
“Ah ok, bring me a charmed one” He hissed at the cards.
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While they were dealing with tarot cards, Leo was still in the park with Melinda.
“oh no, something is wrong”
He said to himself as he sensed Piper’s calling. Melinda looked suspiciously.
“what’s the matter daddy?” Melinda asked.
“Oh, its just mummy, I think she needs my help now”
Leo said nervously.
“Why don’t you go to mummy?” Melinda asked.
“I can’t, mummy want me to look after you” Leo replied.
“I can look after myself” Melinda said looking very grown up.
“No its not safe for you to be alone” Leo said as he picked up Ally.
“Hey sweetie how are you?” Ally smiled.
“I’m good” She said. “I can look after Ally for you daddy!” Melinda said as he put her down. She held Ally’s hand.
“Ally come on” as she lead her to the soft green grass. They ran around and played.
“Ok Melinda, I need you do do something VERY importand and look after Ally for me. I need to go back home to find out what mummy wants. Ok?” Leo said, knowing it was impossible for her to do it.
But he also knew piper and the others were in danger and he needed to go and see what was wrong. “Its ok daddy just go.” Melinda assured him.
“I’ll be right back” Leo said as he orbed out. Melinda was left alone with Ally the first time.
“Ally, we must stay together.” Melinda said in a very adult voice.
Ally nodded and sat down close to Meinda.
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Leo got to the manor. “What’s the problem?”
But he didn’t need a answer when he saw Paige affected by the cards.
“Leo where’s Melinda?” Piper asked.
“She’s still at the park. She’ll look after Ally” Leo said. “
What are you kidding? She’s only 5!” Piper screamed. “But Paige is the bigger problem.” Piper said. “She is controlled by the cards.”
Leo also couldn’t get the cards off. Hicubar just stood at his seat looking proud. But in the crystal ball, he saw Melinda and Ally standing in the park alone.
He knew it was the charmed one’s daughters.
“Perhaps they will lure them here” He said with a evil laugh.
He sent a demon. “Go and get these two little girls from the crystal ball” He said. And the demon took off.
Piper and Phoebe didn’t know what was next, especially they didn’t know their daughters were in big danger.
Melinda and Ally were still at the park.
Suddenly a demon came.
“What are you?” Melinda was very protective of Ally, making her stand back.
“Come to me” The demon said as he grabbed Ally and Melinda in each hands.
“Mummy mummy” Melinda and Ally screamed.
“they’re in trouble” Leo said as he heard Melinda’s cries. “Leo what have you done!” Piper said.
Paige looked at them. “Your daughter’s at the dungeon, and the only way to save her is to come with me” Paige said, the cards were making her do it.
Piper and Phoebe agreed and joined her. “No” Leo said. “Don’t do it” But it was too late. Piper and Pihoebe vanished with Paige with the black smoke.
“Ha ha ha ha” Hicubar laughed as he saw Paige took Phoebe and Piper in.
He locked Melinda and Ally in a cage. They were very scared and couldn’t get out. Melinda didn’t know much about demons yet. Ally shook with fear.
“Mummy” Melinda cried as she saw Piper come. “Melinda thank god!” Piper said. “I’m here to get Melinda and Ally” Piper said as he tried to blow him up.
“your witchy powers will never work here because you just touched the cards and when you vanished here it took all your powers, and I’m wa too strong for you to defeat me” He laughed.
“Oh yeah?” Piper tried to use her powers.
He was right.
It was taken and she couldn’t use her powers. He flickered a red fire ball, it shot straight at Melinda. “NO!!!!” Piper yelled.
Melinda tired to push the cage door but instead she waved her hands in the air. And something happened.
The fire ball didn’t move.
It was stuck there and didn’t go any further or back.
“what happened?” Phoebe looked around. It was like someone had frozen the fire ball.
“Was that…” Phoebe looked at Melinda.
“MELINDA?” Piper said.
“But how could that be? I never told her about it.” Piper said.
Hicubar stood up a bit shocked.
Melinda sat back in fear not knowing what was going on.
“Oh I’ll get rid of you first” Hicubar said as he grabbed Melinda’s hands.
Suddenly Phoebe shot free and kicked Hicubar in the knees. “OUUUUUUUUUCHHH” He cried in pain as he fell back.
“Now we need to get rid of those cards” Phoebe said as he looked at Paige’s hands. “You think you can do that?” Phoebe looked at Piper, then at Melinda.
“Ok Melinda, do what you just did.” Piper said. Melinda couldn’t understand.
“You mean wave my hands?” She asked. Piper nodded.
Melinda did that, but this time, it wasn’t powerful enough.
“Oh no, Melinda must be worn out.” Phoebe said to Piper.
“what should we do?” Piper asked.
“don’t waste your time. Your death is here now!” Hicubar said. “no its not” Cole suddenly appeared. “Oh my god Cole” Phoebe ran to hug him.
“I’m so sorry I’m late” Cole said, “but you won’t believe what I’ve got.” Piper looked impatient. “Dammit he’s got my baby, and yours.
So do something. We don’t have our powers.” Cole looked at them.
“I know” He said,
“But not anymore.” He moved his hands, and Piper suddenly felt a surge of power, Phoebe did too. And Paige.
The cards were finally out of her hands.
“Cole how did you do that?” Phoebe asked in amazement.
“Well I got some new powers” He said.
“No time to explain now, lets get rid of Hicubar and rescue our child” Paige could remember everything. “You are going to pay for this” She said.
The three girls looked at each other.
They had the power of three back, plus Cole and Leo. Hicubar looked furious. “you ruined everything” he yelled at Cole.
“well sorry for spoiling it” And he shot out a blue light, Hicubar was vanquished in that moment. Phoebe, Paige and Piper all looked amazed.
“Cole, how did you do it?” Asked Phoebe.
“Ok, I wanted to know where you were, and I found this card, I think it was one of the Hicubar’s evil cards, but somehow it was a good card.
And I used it to absorb other demon’s powers to save you guys.” Phoebe kissed him.
“Thank you so much for coming!” Cole looked at the cards.
“Shouldn’t they be destroyed too?” He asked.
“yes.” Cole shook his hands and all of the cards were gone.
“Now we need to get Melinda and Ally out” Paige said.
She walked over to Cole. “Thanks” She said. Cole smiled.
He had about 3 new powers and he could use them for all the ways he could by protecting his wife and daughter.
Melinda got out and carried Ally. She was still shaking with fear.
Phoebe ran to pick Ally up “are you ok honey? She asked in concern, Ally nodded. Phoebe put her down and hugged Melinda.
“Thanks so much sweetie” She said. Melinda smiled. She knew one of her first powers, and she could look after Ally.
