Charmed curiosity

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Author: cheeky charmer369

This fanfic is about paige and her burning curiosity about her eldest sister Prue.

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Part1

"POTION!" yelled Paige matthews, as she telekinetically orbed for a potion vial that would vanquish the grimlock who attacked moments earlier. She gestured and as the potion smashed on the grimlocks head, his skin disintegrated in a vanquish.

Paige: Three down, one to go.

Phoebe: Way to go Paige, very cool vanquish.

Piper: Yeah sweetie, well done. Good old hemlock root works every time. Hey Pheebs, remember when Prue vanquished the grimlocks?

Phoebe: Yeah, which time??

Piper: Good point!

As Piper walked past Paige paige stoped her in her path.

Paige: wait, Prue vanquished the grimlocks before?

Piper: well obviously not THOSE ones, but yeah.

Phoebe: Yeah, that was actually when Andy found out the truth about her, us being witches.

Paige: Well gee, thanks for telling me.

Phoebe: well we would have sweetie, but she vanquished a LOT of demons whilst she was alive. She really had her powers down.

Piper: Prue actually taught me how to make a lot of the potions I taught you.

Paige: she does sound really powerful. More powerful than me, thats for sure.

Piper: No Paige, weve talked about this inferiority complex of yours before, when Barbus attacked. I thought you got over that fear?

Phoebe: Yeah Paige, she was really powerful, but so are you.

Paige: I just wish i knew how she channeled her powers. I mean all i do is point and orb.

Piper: she just...She used her powers like chris.

Phoebe: and after a while she learned how to astral project - move herself with her mind.

Piper: I better get Wyatt, hes "up there" with Leo, the elders have some crazy idea that Wyatt should take a whitelighter course at the magic school.

Phoebe: Seriously?? hes not even two yet!

Piper: i know, but they can train him from when he starts school, so that he will be fully trained and ready to guide other witches.

Paige: sometimes being a whitelighter sucks. Theres too many orbs.

Piper: Missy Paige, dont look gift powers in the mouth. Maybe we could summon grams, she could give you a lesson on channeling your telekinesis without calling or orbing.

Paige: Nah - i have a better idea...

off Paiges determined look of curiosity.

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Paiges bedroom

Paige orbs in, and calls for 5 candles that surround her. She sits in the middle and recites a spell.

"I call upon the powers that be
for 24 hours undo,
the orbing portion of my powers,
and make them more like Prues."

A familiar mist of white lights entered Paige and she sat back, stunned, not knowing what to expect. she stood up and tried to call for her hairbrush.

"Hairbrush!" Nothing happened. "Hairbrush!" still no effect. "HAIRBRUSH!!" She cried and the brush flew from one end of her room to the other, without its usual flurry of orbs.

"aagh" Paige sighed worryingly, as she then tried to orb. Instead of orbing, Paige fell to the floor, and arrived on the other side of her room in a red astral projection.

"Oh crap...."

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Phoebes room

Phoebe went to her room to resume her column she was writing previous to the grimlock attack. The paper was holding a charity benefit, as it did every year. Her boss Elise Rothman was feisty, but had a good sole inside. She held these benefits every year to raise money for a chosen charity, this year Cancer relief. As she laid her hands on her laptop she was hit with a premonition

* She seen her boss, Elise Rothman, struggling to breathe, as a grimlock stood over her, strangling her with her own aura. *

Phoebe: Oh no...

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The kitchen

"Leo!" shouted Piper, trying to summon him from the magic school. He orbed in, with a 18 month old Wyatt in his arms.

Leo: Whats wrong Piper??

Piper: Just wondering what was taken so long. Where have you been

Leo: The teachers at the magic school think it a good idea that Wyatt be entered into the whitelighter course. It sounds really good Piper, he would be able to guide witches, help them.

Piper: But he IS a witch Leo, what about his own demonic problems??

Leo: well, he can guide and vanquish at the same time

Piper: Dont you think thats a bit much to put on a one year old child?? No way leo - him and his brother will have enough demonic problems to deal with. Were is his brother anyway??

Leo: Oh chris?? I think hes on book duty, scrying for any demonic factions he can find.

Piper: Huh. Should we be worried??

Leo: No , i think hes just bored waiting for himself to be born.

At that moment, Paige astral projected into the kitchen right in front of piper and Leo.

Piper: Whats going on?? How did you?? Wait!! Did you get a new power??

Paige: Yeah...Kinda.

Leo: But that doesnt make sense. Why have both astral projection AND orbing. There both transportation powers. What did you do??

Paige: i kinda cast a spell...and now im stuck for 24 hours with the same powers Prue had.

Piper: wait, why would you cast a spell like that Paige??

Paige: I just wanted to live a day like Prue - super witch. I just wanted to be able to live up to her i suppose.

Leo: Live up to?? i think you may have surpassed her Paige. Your a very talented witch.

in enters Phoebe, with chris beside her.

Phoebe: You guys, i had a vision of Elise, shes a target of the grimlocks. Paige, will you orb us over to the bay mirror??

Piper: Oh she cant. I mean, she has a few problems with that at the moment.

Off Phoebes look of confusion, and Paiges look of guilt as we pull into the first commercial break.

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Part2

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Attic

Piper and Leo follow Paige into the attic, as they head for the book.

Paige: Piper, im telling you. The spell lasts for 24 hours, we cant reverse it.

Piper: Who says we cant?

Leo: I think shes right Piper. The spell has to play itself out before Paiges powers are back to normal.

Paige: See, and then i get to play around with these powers!

Leo: Paige, living without your usual powers makes you very vurnerable to attack. You wouldnt be able to use them properly, i mean look at how long it took you to learn how to control your own powers.

Piper: Maybe hes right Paige, we should lay low until the spells played out.

Paige: No, we have to meet Phoebe and Chris at The Bay Mirror, Elise is an innocent now. Il get the potion from the kitchen and we'll go.

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The Bay Mirror - Elises Office

Phoebe and chris stood outside Elises office waiting to be called in.

Elise: Come in!

Phoebe: Hi Elise. Um, Whatcha doin??

Elise: Pardon me? whats your cousin doing here??

Chris: Me?? Her cousin? uh, im here...because phoebe needed a lift.

Elise: Phoebe, dont you have a car of your own??

Phoebe: Yes, but you know, in for service. ANYways, you could be in dange....

suddenly, the remaining grimlock burst into Elises office, strangling her with her own aura, just like in Phoebes premonition. Phoebe levetated into the air, and used her momentum to kick the demon and lossen his grip on Elise.

Phoebe: Chris!! Orb her out of here!!

Chris grabbed elise and orbed out, and phoebe reached or her purse, to get the vanquishing potion. Just as she was about to throw, the grimlock started to strangle her also. Phoebe tried to use her empathy power to return his power, but since only good people could only be strangled with their aura, it didnt work. Just the Leo orbed in along with an astral version of Paige.

Paige: Potion!!

Leo: it wont work, Prue couldnt use her powers in astral mode.

Paige: POTION!!

Just as she did this the potion flew from Phoebes hands to the grimlock, vanquishing him.

Phoebe: Oh my God Paige, how did you do that? Thanks for saving my life by the way.

Paige: I dont know, i never knew Prue couldnt use her telekinesis in her astral form

Leo: Well you did, dont you see?? Youve been talking about Prue being so strong all this time you never realised how strong YOU were.

Phoebe: Yeah sweetie. Wheres Piper and Wyatt?

Paige: In the car, with...me.

Phoebe: We have to meet chris at the manor, hes got Elise, and she saw me use my powers.

Just then Paige astraled back to her own body. Leo took Phoebes hand as they orbed back to the manor, not knowing what to expect.

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Part three.

Leo and Paige stand over a very scared Elise, trying to explain that what they practise is white magic, and thay they save innocents on a regular basis.

Leo: You dont understand Elise, Phoebe and her sisters are very strong, experienced witches. Phoebe is known as one of the charmed ones.

Paige: Yeah, she has some pretty kick ass powers. How do you think the riot started in The bay mirror??

Elise: What riot??

Leo: PAIGE the cleaners cleaned that mess up, remember??

Paige: Oh yeah , sorry...

Just then, Phoebe and chris entered the manor and into the living room.

Phoebe: Elise, just hear me out...

Elise: No Phoebe, I wont. I, ive never seen anyone fly before.

Phoebe: Levetate actually...

Elise: Whatever!

Phoebe: Guys, could you give us a minute please.

Leo went upstairs to see Piper and wyatt whilst paige went to the attic. Chris went to the kitchen.

Elise: Phoebe, i always thought there was something weird about you and how you were always "too sick" for work or you had a "Family emergency" but i never suspected magic was behind it.

Phoebe: Im a good witch Elise, i do good things with my magic. Please, all i ask is that you keep this a secret and we can...

Elise: Oh no missy, this is going to be plastered over every tabloid newspaper in the country by this time next week.

Phoebe: Please, im begging you. If you do then i wont be able to help countless innocent people. My sisters and i vanquish evil, like the demon who attacked you earlier. Its because of my powers i can help people. My pshycology degree helps to but...

Elise: What powers?? You have more than one??

Phoebe: Yes. I have visions, or the past and future, and i have the power of empathy. Thats how I know what my readers are feeling.

Elise: and then you, give them advice to help clear up the domestic messes in their life?? Sounds to good to be true.

Phoebe: It isnt Elise. Ive sacrificed a lot to be where i am today. Countless relationships have been ruined. Im lucky I even got a job in the paper becaue the old column writer was an innocent my sisters and i saved.

Elise: So, so you do good things with these "powers"?

Phoebe: Yes! and if you expose us then we WONT be able to continue these good things. Do you understand?

Elise: Perfectly. But in future, try and keep your magic usage to a minimum in the office. Okay?

Phoebe: Thanks Elise. You know the demon who attacked you earlier only go after good people, and it recognised that you had a good sole. You dont know what this means to me...

Elise: Well i better get off. A lot of deadlines to meet by tomorrow. Including yours!! E mail it to me as soon as possible. Bye Phoebe...

As Elise left Phoebe didnt know if she felt relieved or scared that Elise knew their secret. She went to her bedroom to finish her column.

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In the nursery Piper and Leo were still disputing over whether or not Wyatt would be put into a Whitelighter training course.

Leo: Just give it a chance Piper. Hes BOTH whitelighter and witch. Whos to say his destiny doesnt lie within being a Whitelighter??

Piper: Paige is half whitelighter too, and look at how being a witch has helped her!

Leo: Yeah but Piper Paige is one of the charmed ones, its different. If it doesnt work out then we will withdram him from the magic school.

Piper: I want my son to get an education Leo, like me and my sisters did. A NORMAL education. When you go away with other charges you could sometimes be away for days. I dont want that for Wyatt. I want him Home, i want to see my son everyday.

Leo: i know what you mean piper but you cant deny half of who he is.

piper: and you cant deny the OTHER half.

Leo: He would make a great whitelighter you know. Think of the added bonus of him being a witch. He doesnt have to worry about darklighters arrows because he has his shield to protect him. He could protect his charges with his powers. Please say you will think about this??

Piper: I will think about it leo, just halfheartedly. I wont rule anything out just yet. He has 3 years befor he starts school so we can just cross that bridge when we come to it.

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Paige is in the attic, flipping through the book, looking at entrys of prues. Paige would never have thought of most of these spells. She was sad that she didnt get to meet her sister, and was just curious about her. She had seen the home movies but never seen the "Real" Prue.

As the clock struck midnight a glow filled the attic, with a swirl of white lights, Prue appeared, and gave her youngest sister a smile.

Paige: Prue? Is that you??

Prue: Yeah Paige, its me.

Paige: (crying) ive waited the longest time for this!!

Paige ran up and embraced her sister, holding on for as long as she could.

Prue: ive came to tell you that your powers, your mind, everything about you has grown ever sinse you took my place in the power of three.

Paige: But ive been so worried lately that il never be who Piper and Phoebe want me to be. You...

Prue: They dont want me. They HAD me, but lost me through no fault of their own.

Paige: They talk about you as if, as if you were the strongest witch alive.

Prue: And now YOU have the potential to be the strongest witch. At one point or another we have all hated our powers. Phoebe always wanted an active power, but look at how her passive powers help her. Piper hated her expoding power but look at how much she relies on it now. The control will come Paige. And from now on you dont think of me as super witch, you think of me as "Prue - my sister"

Paige: i will. Shouldnt you go and visit Piper and Phoebe.

Prue: The time isnt right yet. But it was for you. I will visit one day, but for now you cannot doubt your place in the power of three. Im sorry, i cant stay for much longer.

Paige: Prue..

Prue: Yes honey?

Paige: I love you...

Just then then two sisters embraced once more, just glad with the fact they had finally met. Paiges faith was restored and she finally believed she deserved her place in the power of three.