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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:27:15 GMT -5
Author: wiccangirl311
Hey you guys! what's up? I hope everyone's doing well. Anyways, I have finally finished writing my newest story and i hope you enjoy it. Oh and before i forget, in case you get confused, this is a story coming after my last fan fic Crime and Punishment. i didn't put a link because i wanted to keep these to seperate.
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Becoming
Chapter one
“Ok, so I was thinking that my bride’s maids would wear pink,” Phoebe said above the loud music which was pounding through the speakers in the club. She pointed to a dress in a bridal magazine. “What do you think?”<br>
“It’s- well…” Piper said with a stiff face.
“If we were going to my Nana’s wedding,” Paige replied then took a sip of her margarita.
Phoebe looked hurt, “I like it.”<br>
“Phoebe, have you been drinking?” Paige asked with a slight smile.
“Fine, I get it.”<br>
Piper sighed and reached into her purse and pulled out a zip lock bag of saltine crackers and stuck one in her mouth.
“Hey missy, I thought Doctor Wolfe told you to cut back on the salty foods,” Paige said snatching the bag away from her older sister.
“Well Dr. Wolfe isn’t the one who’s three months pregnant and craving a cracker, is she?” Piper countered and grabbed her crackers back.
The night air was cool and there was a slight breeze that rustled the sister’s hair and clothes. “What about this one?” Phoebe asked.
Piper glanced at it. “Phoebe, how long has it been since you got your eyes checked?”<br>
“A simple no would do,” Phoebe said glaring at her sister.
As the three sisters continued to walk down the street they heard a man’s scream coming from the alleyway. The three rushed over and found a tall, beautiful woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes holding a man up by the throat. Her other hand held a strange looking atheme which bore into the man’s abdomen. The man tried to form an energy ball in his hand but his body soon weakened and shriveled up. Piper raised her hands and froze the woman but she moved slowly out of it. A bow and arrow appeared in the woman’s hands in a glimmer of green light. She shot an arrow and it split into three single arrows.
“Arrows!” Paige yelled and sent them back at the woman as blue orbs. Before the arrows reached her, the woman shimmered out.
“What the hell was that?” Phoebe asked as she bent over to pick up one of the arrows.
“I don’t know,” Piper said. “Book of Shadows?”<br>
“Right behind you,” Paige said.
End of chapter one
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Chapter two
“So the arrow actually split into three arrows?” Chris asked as he examined the wooden arrow in his hand. It was a glossy red wood and had pictures engraved on it. There were pictures of mountains and forests, along with a sun.
“Yeah,” Phoebe said then sighed. “I don’t see it in here anywhere.”<br>
Leo orbed in, “Hey Piper.”<br>
Chris sighed and got up to leave.
“Chris, we need to talk,” Leo said.
“I told you, I have nothing to talk to you about.”<br>
“You have Zoey to-”<br>
“Don’t even say her name,” Chris warned. “It’s not something I wish to disgust with the like of an elder.”<br>
“Chris, I loved her too, we all did,” Leo said.
“What’s with the past tense?” Chris sighed.
“We’re not going to stop looking for her,” Leo said after a while. “We’re going to find her.”<br>
“What if we don’t?”<br>
“That’s not an option,” Piper said.
“Maybe this thing isn’t in the book,” Paige said closing the book. “Besides, it’s killing demons so how bad can it be?”<br>
Suddenly the book of shadows flipped open and the pages began to flutter. As the pages continued to turn, the book began t change. It became a deep black.
“What’s going on?” Paige wondered stepping away from the book.
Leo and Chris both walked up to the book as if getting a closer view would give them the answer. The book stopped turning its pages abruptly.
“Amazons?” Paige said as she read the title which was written in beautiful big black-green calligraphy at the top of the page. Below was a long text including several pictures.
“What are Amazons?” Phoebe asked.
Leo glanced at Chris nervously.
“That can’t be, they’re not real, right?” Chris said.
“That’s what I thought,” Leo said.
“Well you thought wrong.”<br>
“Grams!” Piper said and rushed over and gave her grandmother a hug.
“It’s good to see you too Piper,” Penny said with a smile. “It’s good to see all of you.” She stopped smiling and glanced sympathetically at Chris.
“Grams, what are you doing here?” Phoebe asked. “Not that we’re not glad to see you or anything like that.”<br>
Penny smiled, “You seemed like you needed help, so I gave it to you.”<br>
“Wait, you changed the book?” Paige asked.
“Only temporary, the Book of Shadows is still there, only it’s hidden beneath the new book. It’s a clever little trick, isn’t it?”<br>
“Well if we’re up against Amazons then why aren’t they in the book?”<br>
“Because no Halliwell has ever gone up against an Amazon, also they’re mostly historical figures.”<br>
“Paige, what does the book say?” Phoebe asked.
“It says that the Amazon’s were born from Aries the God of War and Harmonia 2, giving them the gift of being great warriors and immeasurable beauty. They’re not goddesses but demi-goddesses. It then goes on to say that the live on the island of Arteias which lies near the Mediterranean but is in a whole other realm.”<br>
“Well, is there a vanquishing spell?” Piper asked.
“No,” Grams replied.
“What, then why-”<br>
“These are demi-goddesses, you can’t fight them.”<br>
“We fought Valkaries,” Phoebe pointed out.
“Valkaries are nothing compared to Amazons,” Chris said. “Amazons are fierce warriors. It’s said that only the gods could kill them.”<br>
“He’s right,” Grams said. “Amazons are dangerous creatures.”<br>
“All the more reason to vanquish them,” Paige said.
“You can’t, what aren’t you understanding about this?” Chris exclaimed. “The power of three is useless against them.
Besides, you wouldn’t have mine or Leo’s help.”<br>
“What do you mean?” Piper asked.
“Amazons aren’t keen on men,” Leo said. “We’d be the first to die.”<br>
“I’ve got to hand it to them,” Grams said. “They know how to punish a man who crosses them.”<br>
They all gave her a look.
“What?”<br>
“So we just let this thing go loose about the city?” Phoebe said.
“I’m afraid so,” Grams said. “Besides, the Amazons train to fight for the final battle.”<br>
“Eww, and in doing so they remove the breast that o the side they use best for throwing spears.”<br>
“No dear,” Grams said with a slight laugh. “They stopped doing that 600 years ago.”<br>
End of chapter two
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Amazons wow how cool is that i love that idea i can already tell this is going to be an AWESOME!!!!TOTALLY FANTASTIC!! story oh and tension between Chris and Leo me likes. you know that your an awesome witter wiccangirl right??? cuz you are!
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Wow i like it so far cant wait to read the next part, kinda reminds me of episodes throughout s6 though and the goddess episode.
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Awesome start to your new season. Lol, you gotta love Grams. She would have an appreciation for the Amazons, now wouldn't she. Can't wait for more.
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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:27:34 GMT -5
Chapter three
“I don’t think we should be here,” Phoebe said as she and her sisters continued walking through the dark in Golden Gate Park. The open plain of grass that the sisters were on was not lit by any light. Everything was dark; the only light was that of the full moon which shone brightly from above.
“We can’t let this thing keep killing demons, what if it gets exposed?” Paige said.
“She’s got a point,” Piper said.
Just then flames could be seen in the distance.
“There’s our girl,” Piper said. The three made their way cautiously towards the fire.
Sure enough there was the same tall blonde woman watching her enemy shriek as he was engulfed in flames. The Amazon was bleeding from her side.
Piper threw a potion vile at her but as quick as light the Amazon caught the vile in her hand. With a wave of her arm, the Amazon sent the three flying back. She shimmered out.
“Oww,” Paige said getting up.
Phoebe got up and walked up to the vile the Amazon dropped before shimmering out. She noticed a black atheme lying in the grass. Blood covered the tip of it. Phoebe picked it up and gasped.
“What did you see?” Piper asked.
Phoebe looked at them, “Besides lots and lost of dead bodies, I think I saw Zoey.”<br>
“What?” Piper exclaimed.
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It was the next morning and the sisters were busy scrying for the Amazon, using the vile Phoebe found. “Anything?” Phoebe asked pacing the conservatory back and forth.
“For the gazillionth time, no,” Paige said. “Sorry, I’m just worried.”<br>
“We all are,” Piper said.
“Are what?” Leo asked as he and Chris orbed into the conservatory.
“Found it,” Paige said.
“Found what?” Chris asked.
“Ask later,” Paige said and orbed everyone out.
Paige, Piper, Phoebe, Chris and Leo orbed into what looked like a jungle. It was dark and the moon shined down brightly upon the dark green leaves of the trees and the bushes.
“Where are we?” Leo asked glancing around cautiously.
“The island of Arteias,” Phoebe answered.
“What? We’re in Arteias?” Chris exclaimed with a quiver of fear in his voice.
“Yes; Phoebe had a premonition. There’s going to be a massacre here,” Piper explained. A cool breeze rustled through the leaves and sent goose bumps up and down them all.
“I don’t think this is a-”<br>
An arrow struck the tree branch nearly missing Chris’ face. Three beautiful women stepped out of the shadows. They were clad in black leather pleated skirts and their tops revealed the skin of their stomachs and the boots they wore were knee high.
“Look what we’ve got here ladies,” an Amazon with long wavy red hair said with a sly smile. More Amazons stepped out of the shadows.
“Ok, maybe we should get out of here,” Paige said.
“Try it and you’ll die more quickly,” the red head warned. The red head’s violet eyes glanced around, “Men, we’ll deal with them first.” She lit a red energy ball.
“Allegra,” a green eyed Amazon said. “That’s not what we’re-”<br>“Skai, quiet.”<br>
“But she’ll-”<br>
“Enough talk of the princess; she’s not even pure, besides, she too soft on these matters.”<br>
“Allegra, rules are rules. Otherwise you will be hearing from the Queen.”<br>
Allegra sighed, “Tie them up, we’re taking them away.”<br>
End of chapter three
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Chapter four
“Oww, watch it!” Paige said as she was shoved into the brightly lit hall.
“Where are we?” Piper wondered.
“Shut up witch or I’ll have that tongue of yours removed,” Allegra warned.
“Touch her, or any of them Allegra and you’ll wish you never had,” a voice said from behind the crowd of Amazons.
Heads bowed and the crowd parted allowing a path to be made. Zoey made her way up to them. She was dressed in a long flowing robe and beneath was a silky floor length night gown. She moved in a graceful fashion; the pale candle light made her skin and hair glow.
Allegra did a slight nod. “My apologies my lady,” she said without meaning.
“Cut the crap,” Zoey said. “You know you’re not sorry.” Zoey scanned the room quickly, her brown eyes blankly absorbing who and what they were. Zoey walked up to Paige. “Turn your face witch,” she instructed firmly.
“Zoey, what’s-”<br>
“How does it know your name, my lady?” Skai asked.
“I don’t know,” Zoey replied looking at Paige curiously. “Turn your face witch,” she repeated.
Paige glanced at the others then turned her face.
“Mind telling me why the witch’s blood runs Allegra?”<br>
“She was being a bit feisty on the way.”<br>
“Feistiness or not, it is a rule under which you are to obey. We do not harm human beings.”<br>
“She’s a witch, her blood is dirty,” Allegra protested.
“It doesn’t matter. She could be part mermaid but the rule still applies. Even for the men until otherwise noted.”<br>
“Yes my lady,” Allegra said.
“You’re dismissed; all of you.”<br>
“But my lady, I should take them to the prisoners’ house.”<br>
“Leave, you’re not of any use to me,” Zoey said coldly.
“They’re the ones whom I captured-”<br>
“Do I need to repeat myself?”<br>
Allegra bowed forcefully then left the room along with others.
“Zoey what’s going on?” Phoebe asked.
“How do you know my name?”<br>
Chris laughed, “Zoey, enough games. We’re glad to see you; I’m glad to see you.” He grabbed hold of her hand.
Quick as light, Zoey tore his hand away from her and with an unnatural strength, grabbed him by the throat with one hand and raised him off the ground. Her big beautiful brown eyes turned into a piercing violet color in a malicious flicker. “How dare you touch me,” she said in a low and threatening tone.
Chris tried to get her hand off of him but her grasp was like steel.
“Let him go Zoey,” Leo said walking up to her.
She glanced at him; her violet eyes met his blue ones. She smiled and let go, allowing Chris to fall to the floor. “Mind telling me why an elder is in Arteias?”<br>
“One of the sisters of the Charmed Ones had a premonition about an attack on your Island.”<br>
Zoey glanced at each sister, her violet eyes studying them carefully. “Which one saw this vision?”<br>
Phoebe raised her hand slightly, “I did.”<br>
Zoey nodded, “You’ll discuss this further tomorrow morning when my mother returns.
Phoebe turned to Piper and mouthed the word “mom.” Piper shrugged.
“Kiara,” Zoey said without taking her eyes off of Leo.
“Yes my lady?” the beautiful dirty blonde Amazon asked.
“Take these men and show them to the second room in the east wing.”<br>
“Yes, my lady.”<br>
Zoey glanced at Chris with cold eyes. “Oh, and see to it that they get some privacy. You know how the girls can get.”<br>
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Zoey opened the doors to a large spacious room. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige entered in after her.
“If you need anything, just send for one of my girls and they’ll take care of you,” Zoey explained.
“Do you even know who we are?” Piper asked.
“I know now that you are the Charmed Ones.” Zoey turned and left the room.
“Phoebe?” Paige said.
“I don’t sense Zoey; it’s like that girl is somebody else.”<br>
“So then the elders that sent her away took her memory also?” Paige said.
“Those bastards,” Piper said.
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“How could they do this?” Chris demanded and he kicked over the chair that was in the room.
“Chris calm down,” Leo said as calmly as he could.
“How can you tell me to calm down?” Chris sighed and ran a frustrated hand through his hair. “Zoey’s gone. I saw it in her eyes.” Chris sat down on the edge of on of the two beds.
Leo glanced sympathetically at Chris. “It’s still Zoey underneath.”<br>
Chris shook his head, “No, no it isn’t. It’s a stranger that looks like Zoey.”<br>
End of chapter four
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WOW poor Chris... you must update really SOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
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ive always wanted to write a story about Amazons, but you beat me to the punch! hehe but, wow, im glad that you did because this is turning out better! yeah yeah!
okay, what happened to the real Zoey then? freaky!
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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:29:32 GMT -5
that is the real zoey shes under a spell *i think* am i right wicca?
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wow! thanks for all the awesome replies! brightens my day i tell you. Oh but as to what is going on with Zoey....a writer never reveals that. you'll simply have to keep on reading. lol!
Chapter five
“How do you know my daughter?” a tall woman who looked like Zoey except that her eyes were green said.
“We’ve helped her so much in the past year,” Paige explained.
“She’s family to us,” Piper continued on. “More than you’ll ever be to her.”<br>
“Piper,” Leo began.
“No, she’s more of a daughter to me than she is to her,” Piper said firmly. She turned to the Queen Amazon. “Where were you when she came into her powers? When her first love murdered the only family she knew? Where were you her whole entire life?”<br>
“I couldn’t be there for her,” Mia said. “I had to give her up for what she is.”<br>
“What she is?” Leo repeated irritated.
“The girl is part witch, Amazons and witches don’t mix; we’re not supposed to mix.”<br>
“She’s your daughter,” Chris started.
“Yes and now that she has been sent here I can make up for the time that was lost.”<br>
“You’re unbelievable; she’s here because she’s being punished,” Piper exclaimed. “How could any mother think that that’s a good thing?”<br>
“Punished, for what crime?” Mia asked curiously.
Leo glanced at Chris who was staring down at the table. “She-”<br>
“It’s none of her business,” Chris interrupted getting out of his seat and he walked towards the door.
At the doorway he came face to face with Zoey. She was more beautiful than ever today. Her hair was parted half up and half down with small flowers decorating it. The dress she wore was only one strap which made a diagonal across her chest. The green flowing material made her look like Mother Nature herself, only she seemed thin and pale.
“Can I help you?” she asked wondering why he was looking at her the way he was.
“No, I was just leaving,” he mumbled. He stepped aside and made to leave but she grabbed his arm.
“Stay,” she said through the corner of her mouth.
“Why?” he asked.
“You’ve obviously never had meals in the company of my mother. Let’s just say a Lazareth demon is like a cute cuddly puppy compared to her.” Chris smiled faintly. “Please,” she said.
Chris turned with a sigh and walked back to the table with her.
“So you have decided to stay after all,” Mia said in a snooty tone.
“Oh please mother, leave….” She turned to Chris and looked at him puzzled.
“Chris,” he said hurt by the fact that she had no idea who he was.
“…Chris alone,” she finished.
An Amazon served Zoey some juice and a big plate of breakfast consisting of eggs, sausage, beans, rice and toast. Zoey looked at the food as if she was going to be sick.
“Honestly Zoey, you could have dressed more appropriately for today,” Mia commented then sipped her water melon juice.
“This is appropriate- besides, I’m only meeting suitors.”<br>
“Actually, you’re not.”<br>
“Then why are you – why did you have Athena sent to my chambers with a message to dress my best?”
“Are you blind? We have guests.”<br>
Zoey smiled forcedly; she was losing her patience.
Chris saw this because whenever she did her posture became really stiff and she would bite down hard on her bottom lip.
She was about to shoot back but he grabbed her hand. “Don’t do it,” he said in a barely audible whisper.
Zoey looked down at her plate and removed her hand from his.
“Suitors?” Leo said curiously.
“Yes, my daughter needs to find someone at attend her Becoming; then after that her suitor will be the one whom she will marry.”<br>
“Wait, I though that you hated men,” Phoebe said.
“These aren’t ordinary men,” Mia said. “They’re powerful, strong-”<br>
“Bird brained and arrogant,” Zoey mumbled.
Mia glanced at her daughter, her eyes now violet from anger. “Anyways, due to your condition, you will not be meeting any of them today.”<br>
“Fine by me,” Zoey replied and sipped her juice.
“Also, I’m putting Allegra in charge of the security adjustments.”<br>
“What- you can’t do that. She’s-”<br>
“Going to do so and she will also cover the preparations for the Becoming.”<br>
Zoey’s eyes flashed violet. For a moment she looked like she was going to faint but she left the table in a violent rush.
End of chapter five
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Chapter six
Chris smiled as he looked at the picture of him and Zoey that they took in the photo booth in the mall earlier that year.
Chris glanced at the window; four young Amazons were peering through the glass. Chris sighed and with a wave of his hand the curtains closed blocking all the light from outside.
There were always young Amazons hanging around his room. Day and Night they peered in the window the past two days. He had no privacy whatsoever.
Zoey shimmered into the room with her hands over her eyes. “Are you descent?”<br>
“Yeah,” Chris said placing the picture back into his wallet and standing up. “What are you doing here?” he asked walking up to her.
“You and I are going for a little walk.”<br>
“If I recall, your mother has the guards keeping watch over you.”<br>
“Yeah well, they don’t know about this,” Zoey pushed against the wall and a trap door was revealed. “Come on.” She grabbed his hand and led him into a tunnel behind the door.
“Where are-”<br>
Zoey placed a forefinger to his lips then to hers. She continued leading him through the long dark tunnel, not once letting go of his hand. Zoey finally gestured to a latter and Chris climbed it.
He was out in the bright sunlight and the trees surrounded him. The birds were singing cheerily and the sound of running water could be heard. He helped Zoey out of the tunnel. She stumbled and he caught her in his arms. Memories of when the two went back to the fifties flooded his mind. She felt fragile in his arms and thinner than he had remembered her to be. She looked up at him and her eyes flashed violet.
“Did I hurt you?” Chris asked and let go of her.
Zoey shook her head. “No, you were gentle. I’m just dizzy; this way.”<br>
The two continued to walk through the beautiful forest pas the wild pink and red flowers and the tall tower like trees. The two walked in silence the whole way. Chris couldn’t keep his eyes off of her. He wished that he could just take her in his arms and kiss her and love her. Knowing that he couldn’t do this, he grew even angrier at the elders. He hated them. He wanted to…<br>
“Over here,” Zoey said and she pulled aside some tall bamboo stalks. She and Chris stepped through the bamboo and then went through a thick brush of tall grass that reached over their heads. It was beautiful. There was a small pond that was crystal clear in the little opening of the grass. There were pale pink flowers growing among the different brush that grew alongside the pond.
“I come here when I wish to be alone. It’s my own private paradise.”<br>
Chris smiled and sat down next to her on the grass bank of the pond. “You have one like this in San Francisco.”<br>
“Why do you do that?”<br>
“Do what?”<br>
“Say things like you know me.” She looked at him curiously. “I don’t understand it.”<br>
Chris hesitated, “I do know you. I’ve know you for almost two years. Do you remember anything before three months ago?”<br>
“NO, my mother told me that I came down with Scarlet fever and got amnesia.”<br>
Chris laughed, “Scarlet fever, clever little lie. Zoey, you lived with the Charmed Ones. You went to high school and were best friends with a guy named Jake; plus you got accepted to San Francisco State University.”<br>
Zoey shook her head. “No, that’s not possible. I lived here my whole life.”<br>
“NO, you lived in San Francisco. Your favorite color is green; you love ice cream especially Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked flavor. You love music: everything from the Distillers to Elvis and the Rat Pack. You love photography and are planning on becoming a photographer.”<br>
“No, you’re lying,” she said, her eyes violet with stubborn anger.
“Here, I’ve got proof.” Chris opened his wallet and took out the picture strip of him and Zoey. They had four different poses: they were laughing in one, making faces in another, looking at each other in another and in the last one they were smiling happily with Chris’ arm around Zoey.
Zoey examined every inch of the photo strip trying to find a mistake. Her violet eyes faded and returned to their normal color. “So it’s true?”<br>
Chris nodded and saw the tears forming in her eyes.
“Were we friends?”<br>
“Yes and more than that.”<br>
“Did you like being around her…er, me?”<br>
“Yes.”<br>
“Did you love her?”<br>
Chris nodded; this was killing him inside. “I do love…her.”<br>
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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:30:17 GMT -5
Zoey looked out across the pond then back at him. She smiled faintly and placed her hand on his cheek. He held her hand and kissed it. Zoey traced the structure of his face with the tips of her fingers, gently gliding down his nose and his jaw line and his lips. She then took her hand away from his face and scooted closer to him. Zoey bit down on her lower lip gently out of nervous habit and leaned in. She kissed his cheek gently. She then kissed his forehead, nose and his chin. She placed his hand on her waist and kissed his cheek again.
Chris pulled her closer to him and kissed her neck then shoulders. Zoey couldn’t recall ever feeling like this. His kisses trailed up from her neck and reached her chin before she pushed him away.
“I’m sorry,” he said moving away from her. I shouldn’t have-”<br>
“No, it’s not you,” she explained quickly as she rubbed her temples vigorously. She cried out in pain and her eyes flashed violet. Her hands clasped her head and she leaned over in pain.
“Zoey?”<br>
She cried out again and dug her fingers into the grass. She fell onto her back still twisting about in pain. Chris knelt over her and tried to heal her. It didn’t work; he didn’t know what he could do to help her. She stopped moving and crying out. She was shaking a bit and tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Zoey, what happened?” Chris asked scared by the sudden display of pain. He checked her pulse; it was beating slowly but began to gradually return to normal. He made a move to help her up but she brushed him off.
“No, I can’t. I just need to lay down for a while.” Her violet eyes locked onto his. He saw pain and suffering in them. But most of all he saw her tiredness.
“I can orb us-”<br>
“No, I don’t want to go back. Besides, they’d just send me to my room.”<br>
Chris nodded then realized that the whole time she lay there she had been holding his hand. Zoey smiled faintly and closed her tired eyes.
End of chapter six
aww that was sweet i love the Chris Zoey thing you have going on once again amazing!! update wicca
and i can understand not telling us but if you change your mind i'm all ears lol but that okay just UPDATE SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!
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Chapter Seven
“A massacre, are you sure?” Mia asked alarmed at hearing what the sister with the gift of foresight had just explained in detail.
“Yes, I saw bodies. Lot’s of bodies,” Phoebe confirmed. “Including Zoey’s.”<br>
“Do you know anyone who would be after you? Any demi-gods or upper level demons?” Paige asked.
Mia glanced at Allegra who had been asked by the Queen to be present to discuss this important matter.
“Tylo,” Allegra said. “He’s a powerful shape-shifting demon: small brained and very foolish.”<br>
“Why is he after you?” Piper asked.
“He’s not necessarily after us,” Allegra replied boredly. “He’s after Hamza.”<br>
“Wait, it really does exist?” Leo said.
Allegra studied him for a moment before replying. “It’s what we live to protect besides preparing for the final battle.”<br>
“What’s Hamza?” Piper asked.
“The Stone of Hamza,” Leo clarified. “It’s a very, very powerful mystic stone. With it one could grant unlimited wishes, but in the wrong hands, one could wield its power for complete dominion over the magical world.”<br>
“So let’s vanquish this Tylo,” Paige said eagerly.
“It’s not that easy,” Mia said. “Being what he is we can’t track him down. He can be anyone and we wouldn’t know it until it’s too late.”<br>
“Well, we need to start thinking of a way to vanquish him,” Phoebe said. “It’s going to happen soon.”<br>
“Allegra, alert each platoon: tell them to keep a sharp eye on things and report every suspicious occurrence. I want double the security for the Becoming. It’s only two days from today.”<br>
*****
Chris shivered and opened his eyes. The brightness of the rising sun made him squint and blink. When his vision finally adjusted he noticed that he was he cuddled with Zoey. The two of them had fallen asleep while talking beneath the star covered night sky. As always, she never once ceased to amaze him. She had gained all this fascinating knowledge about the stars, the forest, and history- all of this in a matter of three months. Zoey opened her eyes; they were still violet but had a magnetic look to them.
He smiled warmly at her, “Good morning.”<br>
Zoey smiled back. “Good morning.” She had the greatest conversation with him. He had told her about this other Zoey’s life and though at times he seemed to not want to talk, it was an interesting story to her. It offered her images of a world outside of Arteias, a look into a different life.
She placed her hand on his waist and leaned in to kiss him but he pulled away.
“I can’t,” he said and sat up. He ran a frustrated hand through his hair.
Zoey sat up and smoothed out her hair. “Chris, it’s not fair to you what happened. I want to you to have what you lost.”<br>
Chris turned to her. “I just can’t.”<br>
Zoey nodded. “I’m sorry that I can’t be who you want me to be. But, if it’s any consolation, I was lucky to have had you.”<br>
******
Zoey and Chris laughed as they came out of the tunnel and into his room
“Last night was interesting,” Zoey said still holding his hand.
Chris nodded, “It was fun.”<br>
“Ahem!”<br>
Zoey and Chris nearly jumped at this sound. “Leo, hey,” Chris said after seeing that it was only the elder.
Mia stepped out from behind Leo. Zoey bowed her head. She smacked Chris in the arm to let him know that he should do the same. He lowered his head slightly.
“Where the hell have you two been?” Leo demanded.
“Leo, I think I can handle this,” Mia said. “Where the hell have you two been? Do you know how much danger you both yourselves in?”<br>
“That’s funny, I didn’t think you cared,” Zoey laughed. “Oh, wait, you don’t. All you care about is your stupid crown.”<br>
“How dare you talk to me that,” Mia hissed. “I’m your mother.”<br>
“Speaking of, is there something you want to tell me? Like what my word was or what my favorite color is? Surely a mother would know these things.”<br>
Leo glanced at Chris.
Mia turned towards Chris, her violet eyes flashed with anger. “You have done enough with my daughter. It’s your fault she ran off last night and it’s your fault she’s acting this way.”<br>
“Maybe, and it’s also my fault why she’s here, why she can’t remember the past three months.”<br>
Zoey looked at Chris confused.
“We fell in love when we shouldn’t have. We broke rules and this is our punishment.”<br>
“Chris,” Leo began.
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“No Leo. I haven’t seen Zoey in three months and when I saw her two days ago, I fell in love with her again. Then I find out she doesn’t even know who I am.”<br>
“Serves you right,” Mia said coldly. “You’re filth; a witch.”<br>
“Shut up Mia,” Zoey snapped, her eyes a deep violet.
Mia glanced at her daughter. “Don’t tell me you love this…thing.”<br>
“I-I don’t know. All I know is that he’s treated me kindly since I first met him. He’s a good person.”<br>
“He’s a witch,” Mia pointed out.
“I don’t care.”<br>
“Well I’m sorry to inform you but you’re choosing one of fours suitors that have already courted you.” A sly smile spread across Mia’s face. “Besides, I know you have taken a keen interest in Thomas. After all, you two were inseparable for two weeks.”<br>
A flash of hurt covered Chris’ face.
“He didn’t mean anything to me,” Zoey stated firmly knowing what her mother was up to. She turned to Chris. “Chris tomorrow is my Becoming. It’s like a party that states I have fully become a full fledged Amazon. Anyways, I was wondering if you’d like to be my date.”<br>
“I’d be honored my lady,” he said with a slight bow.
“Then it’s settled,” Zoey said. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get things ready for tomorrow.”<br>
After Zoey had left Chris turned to Mia. “What’s wrong with Zoey?”<br>
“She gets it from her father,” Mia mumbled.
“Not that, last night it was like she began to seizure. I’ve never seen her in so much pain.”<br>
“Healing didn’t work?” Leo asked concerned.
Chris shook his head, “I couldn’t heal her. Afterwards she was completely tired and weak.”<br>
Leo turned towards Mia, “What’s going on with her?”<br>
“I was told that when she came that all her powers had been permanently stripped. Except little do you elders know, as an Amazon, her powers can never be stripped. Her blood is pure magic. Have evolved and now she can manipulate the earth.”<br>
“Wait, now she has control over all four elements?” Leo said.
Chris glanced at him. “How’s that possible? I thought the elements were not to be controlled because it was too dangerous. I know some magic beings can conjure them but that is completely different from being able to control them.”<br>
“She’s different,” Mia said. “Her father was a very powerful witch. He was a conjurer and was part of the Atari clan.”<br>
“Atari clan?” Chris said.
“The Ataris are said to be an extremely powerful clan that is said to have started as one of the first clans of magic, originating in Italy. The clan was supposed to have been born of The Ancient Ronan and Kiara, both of whom fought on the side of evil.”<br>
“You know your history elder,” Mia said with a smile.
Leo blushed, “I read a lot. I also know that the Atari clan is notorious too. Many good along with evil witches and warlocks have come from that clan. Along with cross breeding with Vampires.”<br>
“So, why isn’t her father here?” Chris asked curiously, not wanting to go into further detail about the last bit of information.
Mia hesitated before answering. “He was killed by the very people I come from.”<br>
“You’re family killed him?” Chris said.
“Yes, witches and Amazons are not supposed to be together. They’re not to fall in love.”<br>
“Because of the war,” Leo said quietly.
“War?” Chris said.
“La Guerra De Amore,” Mia said.
“The Love War?” Chris said confused.
“A long time ago Leah, an Amazon Princess, fell in love with a poor witch named Milo. When Leah’s mother heard of this she became furious; she believed that witches were below us. As time went on, the Amazon Queen threatened Milo and his family that if he didn’t stop seeing her daughter, they would suffer from unspeakable consequences. The two kept seeing each other secret and made plans to run off together. On the eve before they were going to leave, word reached Leah’s mother and she lost it. She went down and murdered Milo’s father and thus started the war.”<br>
“But why send her suitors?” Leo asked.
“Her suitors are the sons of demi-gods and goddesses. Some are even from the line of Tempus like Thomas. Amazons need to have strong powerful men to ensure that the next generation is just as powerful.” Mia sighed, “Julian, her father, was all that and more. He only held her for two minutes before we were found. He gave his life to protect both me and Zoey. I shimmered out because he screamed that order to me as the door busted open. I dropped her off at the church that we always met at. In the hands of Father O’Reilly.”<br>
“He passed away four months ago,” Leo informed. “How, you’ll need to talk to Zoey about that.”<br>
“Did she…?”<br>
“No,” Chris replied.
“When were you going to tell me all of this?” Zoey demanded from the doorway.
“Zoey, I-”<br>
“Whatever, I just came to inform you that Kitana has arrived.”<br>
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Chapter eight
A knock came at Zoey’s door. “My lady,” Skai said entering her room. “A man is requesting you permission to speak to you.”<br>
Zoey turned to and allowed the seamstresses to work on the back of her pale pink gown. The top was tan top styled and fitted snug then as it got to the waist and flowed gracefully to the floor. The pink gradually became darker as the material fell to the ankles. “Tell him to go away.”<br>
Skai nodded and left then returned shortly. “He says to tell you that your love Ben and Jerry’s ice cream?”<br>
Zoey smiled, “Let him in.” Chris entered the room. “Leave us.”<br>
The other Amazons left the room eyeing the young white lighter as she left.
Zoey laughed. “You’re quite the heartthrob on the island. The girls have a crush on you.”<br>
Chris smiled. “I’m only interested in one woman.”<br>
“Why are you here? The Becoming doesn’t start for a couple of more hours.”<br>
“I wanted to see you and to give you this.” He handed her a silver heart shaped locket on a thin silver chain.
“It’s beautiful,” Zoey said with a big smile.
“It belonged to you before,” he said as he put it on her. “You gave it to me to hold onto until we saw each other again.”<br>
“Thank you,” Zoey said turning to him. “I wanted to give you a present too.” She pointed to the dress. “I wanted to surprise you at the Becoming. My gift to you was for you not to remember the girl you loved when she was crying but as most beautiful as I- she could possibly be.”<br>
“It worked,” he said stepping closer to her.
“Well it’s really the halfway point. I still have to fix my hair, oh and then I have to pick out my shoes.”<br>
Chris laughed and tucked a strand of hair behind her ears. He leaned in to kiss her.
“Am I interrupting?” Allegra said as she entered the room. She was wearing a simple white strapless dress that flowed whenever she took a step. Chris removed his hands from Zoey’s waist.
Zoey’s eyes flashed violet with annoyance that the kiss had not been played out.
“See you at the Becoming, my lady,” Chris said and kissed her hand. As he passed by Allegra he smirked mischievously, “You’ve got a big zit right on top of your nose.”<br>
Allegra’s eyes widened and she rushed to the nearest mirror. “Liar,” she hissed.
“What do you want Allegra?” Zoey asked as she walked over to her mirror and with a wave of her hand her hair became curly. She waved it again and her hair, which reached her elbows, became wavy.
“I was told to remind you to be careful; the attack may occur any time soon. Also, your mother has sent me to keep you company.”<br>
“How unfortunate,” Zoey said as she brushed the ends of her hair.
“Indeed, but I guess that man was already keeping you company enough.” Allegra smiled smugly as she began to file her nails. “Pity he’ll be leaving soon, he is a fine specimen of a man even though he’s a witch.”<br>
Zoey turned to Allegra, “What do you mean, ‘leaving soon?’”
“You didn’t think he would stay or that you two would have something. He’s a witch after all.”<br>
Zoey walked over to her large walk-in closet and selected a pair of carnation pink strapped heeled sandals and began to put them on.
“Oh you did?” Allegra scoffed. She was enjoying this a lot.
The look on the princess’ face was giving her great pleasure. “Besides,” Allegra said slowly, “it’s not like he loves you.” She tossed a jade tiger paper weight in her hand. “You’re not the woman he fell in love with, nor are you the one he knew.”<br>
Zoey snatched the paper weight out of Allegra’s hands. “How do you know anything about love?” Zoey shot coldly. Her violet eyes were more vibrant than before. “You’re cold and frigid. That’s why you still haven’t found a suitor. Mia had to pay one to escort you to the Becoming. No man wants to marry you.” Zoey laughed, “Have you ever been in love-real love?”<br>
Allegra looked away from her, tears forming in her eyes.
“I thought so.” Zoey paused to let the words sink in. “You shouldn’t talk about things you don’t-”<br>
Zoey grimaced in pain and lost her balance. Allegra caught hold of her before she hit the floor and helped her to the bed.
“What’s going on?” Allegra asked, familiar with the look. Ever since the princess had gained the power to manipulate the earth she was able to sense things that were about to come.
“He’s coming,” Zoey said holding her head in her hands trying to make the pain subside.
“Now?”<br>
“No, but soon; how soon, I know not. I do know that he will not be alone.”<br>
Chapter eight
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A bit hypocritical of her mother to deny Zoey her love with a witch, when Mia fell for one herself. Though, I do understand that she'd want to spare Zoey that pain. It's really neat how Zoey is still so much like herself (obsessing over what she'll wear, which is probably why Chris laughed). I'm kinda worried about Zoey having these seizures, and about what they portend. Can't wait for the next updates, because your new season is really continuing a great love story very nicely.
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wow i loved it!!!!!!!!!!! awesime post more A.S.A.P!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Chapter nine
“Everyone is in place my Queen,” a tall beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes announced in the great hall which was decorated beautifully in flowers and burning candles.
“Thank you Kitana,” Mia said then turned to the Charmed Ones and the elder. “Are you sure it was in the great hall?”<br>
Phoebe nodded, “I’m positive.”<br>
Mia nodded and for a moment, a worried look flooded her face.
“Don’t worry,” Piper said, “we’ll make sure the girls are safe.”<br>
“You have my warriors, they are strong and powerful. They’ll help you to vanquish Tylo,” Mia said.
The sisters nodded than Paige smiled. “Look at you,” she said to Chris as he approached them. He was dressed in a plain black suit with a dark green collar shirt. His hair was combed neatly and he smelled of expensive cologne.
“You look really good,” Piper said.
Chris smiled bashfully, “Thanks.”<br>
“I’ll bet that that was the third or fourth suit that the girls made you try on,” Kitana said with a smile.
“Yeah, how’d you know?”<br>
“They like to play with men. Especially when it comes to dressing them.”<br>
Paige raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at him. Chris rolled his eyes.
Mia sighed, “You’ll need something extra since you are courting my daughter through out the becoming.” She conjured a pale pink sash and strapped it onto his left arm mid-way between the shoulder and the elbow. “Turn around,” Mia said. “You need to look your best since my daughter only deserves the best,” she answered to the look he gave her.
Chris did as he was told and Mia looked him up and down. She adjusted his tie and forced his shoulders back. “Stand up straight. Now, when Zoey comes to take your hand, you reply with a bow like so.” Mia placed her right forearm across her lower stomach and did a bow. “Now you try.”<br>
Chris did so but felt foolish doing it in front of everyone that was in the great hall.
“Good, good; just don’t bend so much. You’re not sick. Now, when she takes your hand, you’ll give her a kiss on the hand. Do you understand?”<br>
Chris nodded, “Yes.”<br>
“Alright, now go stand with the other suitors. You’re last in line.”<br>
Chris nodded again and walked away.
Mia sighed.
“He’s a good guy,” Piper assured.
“It’s true,” Leo chimed in. “He loves your daughter.”<br>
“It cannot be. She cannot be with him, it goes against our law. She doesn’t deserve to live through my mistakes.”<br>
*****
Allegra smiled faintly as her escort kissed her pale milk-colored hand. The two then walked down the white marble stairs and across the black and white marbled floor to the center of the hall. The great hall was filled with hundreds of Amazons. The only men there were the suitors and Leo. As all the others, the three sisters and Leo had been given clean formal wear.
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Chris was getting more nervous by the minute. He watched as two more Amazons descended the marble stairs with their suitors, clad in gowns of yellow and maroon. He didn’t know why he was nervous; it wasn’t like they were getting married. Bu he couldn’t help it. He knew Zoey was a beautiful girl but she had been even more beautiful in her gown.
He remembered the morning he woke up with her in his arms the last day he saw her before she was taken away from him.
He remembered how beautiful she looked as she still lay asleep snuggled up beneath the navy blue sheets and in his t-shirt she wore. He remembered taking her hand in his and examining her delicate thin fingers. He remembered how she smiled brightly at him when she woke and how she snuggled up closer to him.
He remembered the way she smelled of perfume everyday before leaving the manor. He remembered the way she laughed and how she smiled. He remembered the way her golden brown skin felt when he touched her: smooth and soft. He remembered the way she tasted when the two first kissed. It was a sweet strawberry-kiwi taste due to the lip gloss she always wore. He remembered the way she kissed him, so gently yet so passionate.
He remembered her stubbornness and her sarcasm and wit.
Then he remembered that now she didn’t have a clue about the life she once had. All of her memories of her child hood and teenage years were gone. All her memories of her friends, Ronnie and Summer, Leo and the sisters, all these were lost forever. What pained him the most was that all the intimate and most passionate to the platonic and angry moments the two had shared had been erased.
Zoey came down the stairs more beautiful than ever. Her wavy hair shined in the candle light and her skin glowed. On top of her head she wore a small diamond tiara. She gracefully descended the stairs catching Chris’ gaze. She smiled, she couldn’t help it. It was strange, the way she was feeling right now. She felt nervous at the sight of him awaiting her hand. She couldn’t recall ever being this nervous before. Ever since she had gotten to know him, she was nervous. She was always wondering if she was rambling when she talked to him, or if she looked ok. When she looked into his magnificent greenish –blue eyes, the nerves started up.
Yet when he smiled at her or touched her, all of her nerves seemed to disappear and it seemed like everything else around them did too.
Chris smiled and bowed. He glanced up and awaited her to do the same. Zoey did a courtesy and placed her hand in his. He kissed her hand gently and the two walked to where the other Amazons had gathered.
The Becoming was almost like watching a person being knighted. Mia had taken her own steel blade that gleamed in the sunlight and held it up in front of each Amazon. She said how each of them had completed their tasks and had shown their capability of being an Amazon. Mia then had each Amazon prick their forefinger with a pin and drop a droplet of blood into the flame that was burning on the ivory white candles in front of each Amazon. This symbolized their dedication and commitment to being an Amazon. As soon as the blood hit the flame, the flame extinguished then came back a vibrant blue. The blue flame symbolized that their Becoming was complete.
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Chapter ten
Everyone was now enjoying the large feast and the music was playing loudly.
“Zoey you look beautiful,” Leo said as Zoey walked up to them.
“Thank you,” she said blushing a bit.
“So what happens after this?” Paige asked before taking a sip of her wine.
“Well, all of those who’ve had their Becoming will be assigned different tasks around the world. We need to build alliances and help others who are in danger.”<br>
Phoebe smiled, “Where will you be going?”<br>
Zoey looked down at her hands. “I won’t be going anywhere,” she replied quietly. “Right now it’s too dangerous. That’s what Mia says. I can’t go because there are those who have it in for those of the royal family. So I get to stay here and help train other Amazons, and eventually I will rule and have children. Boring huh?”<br>
Phoebe smiled faintly.
Zoey smiled, “Anyways, thank you-” Her eyes became violet and she was breathing hard. Phoebe felt it too, there was someone here, someone who’s intentions were to kill.
Allegra rushed up to Zoey.
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“My lady,” she said.
“He’s here,” Zoey replied looking around at the others who were still enjoying themselves Allegra nodded and turned towards the others. Before she could announce the news several demons materialized into the great hall. Fire balls shot out from their hands and the Amazons shot back with energy balls, fire balls, and their telekinetic power.
“Mia,” Leo said. The sisters nodded and rushed out the great hall to where they had last seen the Queen.
Screams came from one of the rooms down the long corridor. As Phoebe, Paige, Piper and Leo rushed in, they saw three demons erupt into horrible blue flames.
“Behind you!” Paige shouted.
Mia didn’t have time to look behind her, instead she shimmered and appeared behind the demon and snapped its neck in a quick and easy fashion. Five more demons appeared; one shot an energy ball at Piper but with one hand she froze the bright blue energy ball while at the same time blew up the demon who sent it with her other hand. Another energy ball came flying right at Paige.
“Energy ball!” she shouted. The energy ball turned into bright blue orbs and Paige sent it at the demon; he burst upon impact.
Phoebe levitated and kicked back one of the demons. Mia jabbed an atheme, which she had conjured, into the demon’s back and he erupted into flames.
“The stone,” Mia said and rushed out of the room.
Zoey shimmered and appeared on the balcony behind the demon who had Allegra by the throat. She snapped his neck without hesitation, as if she had done it before. The demon froze and went limp dropping Allegra.
“I’ll see to the stone, you make sure these demons are killed.”<br>Allegra nodded and shimmered.
“Zoey!” Chris shouted from below. A demon had appeared behind her and raised her up by her neck and threw her over the railing. Zoey landed on her feet in a squat position and got up as if nothing had happened. Her violet eyes flashed maliciously. A demon shot her in the chest with an arrow.
Chris sent him flying back telepathically. Zoey ripped the arrow out her and the wound began to pour blood. Chris rushed over to her and saw the that wound slowly began to close on it’s own.
She rushed past him, a demon appeared and before he could do anything, Zoey had already hit him with a green fire ball.
“Zoey wait,” Chris said.
“Go, get out of here,” Zoey said not looking at him as she continued to rush down the corridor.
He grabbed hold of her arm and forced her to turn and face him. Her violet eyes were cold like that of a killers. “I’m going with you.”<br>
“No, you’ll die if you do.”<br>
“I’m coming with you whether you like it or not.”<br>
Her cold stare softened a bit then hardened again. “Put all feelings that you have for this other Zoey aside. You can’t fight loving her.”<br>
Piper flew in the air. Leo turned her to orbs and the next thing she knew, she was standing right next to her other sisters.
Zoey sent a fire ball at the charmed ones.
“Fire ball!” Paige yelled and sent it back at Zoey.
What the hell is going on?” Phoebe yelled after channeling Zoey’s emotions and knocking her back.
“Zoey it’s us, your friends,” Paige tried to reason.
Zoey got up, her eyes a deep violet and lit another green fire ball. The fire ball was still in the air when Zoey shimmered in and caught it and extinguished it.
“Ok, she has a twin?” Paige said. “Talk about family secrets.”<br>
“Seriously!” Piper exclaimed.
A Zoey sent the other flying with a gust of wind. Both shimmered at the same time and re-appeared sending fire balls at each other.
“Which one is which?” Leo asked glancing at both confused.
“I am,” they both replied at the same time.
Phoebe glanced at the others who looked at her expectantly. “I’ve got nothing.”<br>
“Chris?” Leo said.
He couldn’t tell either.
“Chris, you love me,” one said.
“Chris, don’t pay attention to her,” another said.
“Chris can you tell them apart?” Mia asked impatiently.
Chris thought for a moment. “What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?”<br>
“Chocolate,” one said.
The other Zoey smiled triumphantly. “Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked.”<br>
Chris nodded slightly and Zoey turned and grabbed the other Zoey by the throat with one hand and flung her across the room. That Zoey stood up and laughed a horrible laugh then morphed into a tall man with short brown hair and hazel colored eyes. He turned towards Zoey and with a beckoning motion of his hand, Zoey was before him.
“I really have to owe it to you princess,” he said. “After all, if it wasn’t for the night you spent away from the castle , I wouldn’t have fooled that darling Skai.”<br>
He waved his hand and the drapes near to the window parted and revealed the badly beaten and bloody body of Skai.
“Skai,” Zoey whispered. Her eyes flashed a deep violet; she was now more angrier than before. The earth began to shake and the stone floor began to crack open. Tylo shouted out in pain as his leg was tightly compressed by the broken floor beneath him. Zoey made a motion as if she were pressing something between her hands. Tylo screamed and shot a fireball at Zoey. She merely glanced at it and it extinguished.
She continued to press her hands closer together. Thick red blood oozed down Tylo’s leg. He screamed as she brought her hands together and caused the stone to cut straight through his leg.
Chris sent Tylo flying across the room, his half leg spurting blood all over the place. Tylo struggled but managed to sit up. With a wave of his hand, he sent an energy ball right through Mia’s torso. Zoey raised her hands and lifted Tylo up with a strong gust of wind. Before she could slam him into the ground he materialized and appeared beside the wall with the painting of the Trojan War hung. He sent Zoey flying and out of the window. The glass cut her skin but she shimmered back just in just in time to see him reaching for the dull grey stone of Hamza which had been hidden by the painting in a secret room. Zoey sent him flying back.
“The stone!” Zoey yelled as she caged Tylo with the sharp stone she had rose out of the earth.
Chris touched the stone and it glowed in a goldish-white color for a second. “I wish the death of Tylo and his demons!”<br>
Tylo screamed as he erupted into painful orange flames then combusted. Zoey fell to her knees, her body was drained from the fight. She caught Chris’ eye. His hand had not moved from the stone. If it could grant all wishes he could wish to have Zoey back.
“Chris, what are you doing?” Paige asked.
Zoey shook her head knowing what was going through his mind. Chris turned his gaze from her to the stone which was still glowing. He could haver her back and she could have her life back. He loved her and wanted her.
“No Chris,” Zoey said seizing hold of his arm with a firm yet gentle grasp. “No,” she repeated. “I don’t want that. I’m sorry.”<br>
Chris slowly let go of the stone. Zoey extinguished the green fire ball she had lit behind her back just in case.
End of chapter ten
What a fight scene!
I loved the emotions Chris was feeling when he was waiting for Zoey to come in for her Becoming: I could just feel the nervousness radiating from him, and the same with Zoey whenever she thought of him.
That last bit was really pretty heartbreaking, with Chris realizing that he can’t have the old Zoey back -- that’s two loves he’s lost now. Can he accept a whole new Zoey, and get this one to fall for him so that maybe the third time’s the charm? And can Zoey get past the Amazonian code passed down through Mia that she is forbidden from loving a witch? And if Zoey must succeed to the throne since her mother took an energy ball through the gut, how can Chris choose between staying with her in Arteias and fulfilling his mission to save Wyatt? A lot of tough choices you’ve left for them, wiccangirl, and I get the feeling that I’m going to be very sad before all is said and done.
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Chapter eleven
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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:32:56 GMT -5
Zoey rushed into the great hall where several other Amazons lowered their guard and glanced about all of the piles of ash that appeared only just a few moments ago. Zoey glanced around and noticed that there were several Amazons laying on the ground bleeding or barely moving at all. Zoey glanced at Leo and he nodded and began healing one Amazon at a time.
“Your heighness,” Allegra said walking up to Zoey. She was bleeding from the shoulder and had a scratch on her right cheek. “Is he gone?”<br>
Zoey nodded and looked around. “Mia, where is she?”<br>
“She wasn’t with you?” Allegra said curiously.
“She was but she was hit with an energy ball and I can’t find her,” Zoey said moving past Allegra and scanning the room anxiously. Suddenly she held her stomach and cried out in pain.
“What is it?” Piper asked rushing up to her.
“My mother,” Zoey said then turned around and as she began to walk away Chris orbed in with an unconscious Mia in his arms. Zoey ran up to them both and her eyes were wide. “Is she…?”<br>
Chris shook his head. “I healed her wound which I thought would be much worse but it was starting to heal on its own.”<br>
“In Arteias an Amazon can heal themselves most of the time,” Zoey explained as she stroked her mother’s hair. “Evan see to it that my mother is taken care of.”<br>
“Yes your heighness,” a beautiful Amazon with white blonde hair said as she took Mia out of Chris’ arms and shimmered out.
Zoey sighed and placed a tired hand to her head. “Yvette, Tabatha and Inga take the wounded to the hospital wing and make sure that they fully recover before releasing them.”<br>
The three girls nodded and began materializing the wounded out of the hall.
Zoey turned to Allegra, “I’ll need you to make a security check around the perimeter and then you’ll need to recast spells, and give me any information you find on any glitches in the security.”<br>
Allegra nodded. “Shall I round up all the others as well for a head count?”<br>
Zoey nodded, “Yes and take as many girls as you need to help with the checks.”<br>
Allegra nodded and rounded up the remaining Amazons.
“Wow, your job is hard,” Paige said. “I always thought being a princess would be a breeze and you get like your own shopping center.”<br>
Zoey laughed.
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Leo sighed. “Chris, she didn’t want you to use the stone for personal gain, that’s not what it’s for.”<br>
Chris rolled his eyes. “Save the lecture Leo, she’s already made it perfectly clear that she doesn’t want to go back to the way things were before all this crap began.”<br>
Leo sat down on the large overstuffed sofa chair and looked at Chris sympathetically. “I miss her too but we can’t change her just because of our being selfish.”<br>
“How is it being selfish Leo?” Chris demanded. He sighed. “Forget it.”<br>
A knock came at the door just then. Leo got up and walked across the large room and opened it. Zoey stood in the candle lit hall dressed in a white flowing night gown with a pink robe.
“Hey, is everything alright?” Leo asked.
Zoey nodded. “Yes, I just wanted to thank you for all that you have done for my people.”<br>
Leo smiled. “No problem.”<br>
“Is Chris here?” she asked curiously. Leo nodded and stepped aside to let her in.
“I’m going to check on the sisters,” Leo said and left the two of them alone, closing the door behind him.
Zoey smiled, “I didn’t see you at desert.”<br>
“I wasn’t hungry,” Chris replied simply not looking at her.
Zoey nodded and played with the rings on her fingers. “Oh. Thank you for what you did for my mother.”<br>
Chris nodded but didn’t say anything.
Zoey stepped closer to him. “Chris, I hope you’re not upset with me because I wouldn’t let you make that wish.”<br>
Chris shook his head. “Why would I be mad at you?”<br>
Zoey bit down on her lower lip. An awkward silence fell between them. “When do you leave?” she asked finally.
“Tomarrow morning, why?” he said a bit bitterly.
Zoey nodded, “I was just curious that’s all.”<br>
“I have to leave,” he continued. “I have a job that I need to get back to.”<br>
“OH I know, I wasn’t expecting you to just drop everything for me. After all, that wouldn’t be a great idea.”<br>
“What if I wanted to?”<br>
“My mother would kill you.”<br>
“Oh.”<br>
“Do you?” she asked curiously.
Chris didn’t answer her right away. He sighed. "I'm really tired."
Zoey took the hint and left the room.
end of chapter eleven
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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:33:27 GMT -5
Chapter twelve
“Thank you fro your help,” Mia said as she placed a plain silver necklace with a small green pendant around Phoebe’s neck. “If it wasn’t for you we would be wiped out of existence. Thank you.”<br>
Phoebe smiled modestly. “Any time.”<br>
“It was great seeing you,” Paige said as she hugged Zoey goodbye. It was the next morning and the charmed ones needed to get home; they needed to get back to their lives.
Zoey glanced around. “He can’t say goodbye again,” Piper explained.
Zoey nodded and Piper caught a tear trickle down her cheek.
Zoey smiled as she always did to distract from her tears. “Tell him I said thanks for everything.”<br>
“Why don’t you tell him yourself?” Piper said looking past Zoey.
Zoey turned and saw Chris standing in the hall. She walked quickly and a bit awkwardly as if she couldn’t make up her mind on what pace she should take. She didn’t want to appear desperate. “I thought you were going to leave with out saying good bye. I just wanted to thank you again. what you did was really brave.”<br>
Chris smiled faintly and nodded. He grabbed her hands. “I didn’t want to say good bye. I could’ve-”<br>
“I know but it wouldn’t have been real and it comes with great consequence.”<br>
“Personal gain.”<br>
“Exactly.”<br>
Mia waved a hand in and a green portal formed.
“Chris, we need to get going,” Leo said.
Chris nodded. Zoey let go of his hands and took off her silver locket. “Here, I think you should keep this.”<br>
Chris smiled faintly and his eyes became glossy.
“Well, until the next time we meet.” She stepped back but Chris grabbed her, pulled her close to him and kissed her.
Zoey kissed him back passionately. He broke the kiss and ran through the portal and the others followed after him.
Zoey stood there for a while, shocked at everything that had happened.
“Zoey?” Mia said looking at her daughter curiously.
Zoey looked at her mother coldly. “How could you?!” she shouted. “How could you do this to me? How could you lie to me? Amnesia- what the hell is your damage?!!”<br>
“You remember?” Mia said unbelievably.
“Everything; how could you?”<br>
“I was protecting you,” Mia explained.
“Protecting me, from what?”<br>
“From being hurt. I couldn’t tell you that you were being punished for being in love even though you were with a witch.”<br>
“So you lie to me? You make me believe that we’re family?”<br>
“We are family Zoey,” Mia said firmly. “I’m your mother.”<br>
“No, I had six different families and none of them included you,” Zoey said coldly. “You were never there for me my entire 18 years of life. You can’t call yourself my mother because you haven’t earned that right. I don’t care if you’re the person who gave me life, you still aren’t my mother and most likely you’ll never be. Piper is more of a mother to me and I’ve only known her for almost a year,” Zoey said viciously. “I don’t belong here.”<br>
“Yes you do,” Mia stated. “Zoey, this is your home now. Here you have family. Those witches can’t teach you anything, they’re not us.”<br>
“No you’re wrong. They’ve taught me a hell of a lot more than you’ll ever do.” Zoey laughed, “Did you know that I found my first love when I was 15?” she narrowed her eyes in on her mother and stepped closer to her. “His name was Damien Chase. I loved him more than anything in the world. Three years we were together and not once did I know what he really was. A demon. I let him into my life and loved him, I gave him my all and what did I get in return? He murdered my foster parents, he murdered Father O’Reilly and seven others right before my eyes. He drove me nearly insane. Did you know that?”<br>
“No,” Mia replied quietly.
“Of course not, you didn’t care about me then. You don’t even know me and you think that this will just make us a happy family but it won’t. I hate you. No, I utterly loathe you. Look around Mia, this isn’t my home this is your home. I don’t need you, I’ve proved that by living 18 years with out you.”<br>
Mia glared at her daughter, “You are not leaving. I forbid it.”<br>
Zoey laughed, “I’d like to see you try to stop me,” she said maliciously. She smiled cruely at the sight of tears streaming down Mia’s face. With a wave of her hand a portal formed and Zoey stepped through it.
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“That was…interesting,” Paige said trying to break the dreadful silence that suffocated the livingroom. Phoebe glanced at her and Paige smiled apologetically.
“I’m going to head home,” Chris said quietly and got up from the couch.
“Chris, do you want to talk about it?” Phoebe asked curiously.
“There’s nothing to talk about,” he said. “I’ll see you at work.”<br>
“Chris, you don’t have to come in tonight, I’ll take care of it,” Piper said.
Chris nodded, “Thanks Piper.”<br>
As Chris headed over to the door the door bell rang. He opened the door and just stared in disbelief.
“No hello?” Zoey teased. Before he could answer she hugged him tightly. “It’s so good to be back,” she whispered not letting go of him.
Chris was shocked, he could hardly believe it and it took him a while to hug her back. “Zoey?”<br>
Zoey nodded and smiled through her tears. “It’s me.”<br>
Chris smiled and kissed her all over her face and hugged her tighter.
She laughed and kissed his lips sweetly. “I love you too Christopher Perry.”<br>
Chris smiled and kissed her back.
“Chris who’s at the – Zoey?” Piper said wide eyed as she entered the hall.
“What’s going on?” Leo asked. He then noticed Zoey. “What-Zoey?”<br>
Zoey laughed, “It’s really me you guys. I can prove it. The sisters took me in last year when I found out I was a witch and Leo, I met you in 1996 when I was in fifth grade.”<br>
Leo smiled, “Welcome home Zoey,” he said as she hugged him. She then went on to hug the sisters.
“But how?” Paige asked. “I mean, the elders erased your memory.”<br>
Zoey shrugged, “I don’t know. After you left everything flooded back to me. What month is this?”<br>
“It’s September 9th ,” Phoebe answered.
“September? Oh my gosh I’m going to start school in less than two weeks! Jake and I were supposed to go-where is Jake? How is he? What did I miss? Anything important happen in the world? Have you heard form Tina? She was supposed to call from Boston.”<br>
Piper laughed, “Whoa slow down there kido. You’ll give yourself an anxiety attack.”<br>
Leo laughed, “Jake is fine, he missed you a lot.”<br>
“Yeah and you haven’t missed much except that Green Day was here in August and then there was the usual demon hunting,” chris added.
“Green Day? Damn it!”<br>
Chris laughed and kissed her cheek.
“Well, we’ll talk to you in a while,” Piper said. “I can see that you two have some catching up to do.”<br>
Chris smiled, “How about I take you out to Ben and Jerry’s?”<br>
Zoey’s eyes lit up. “Oh my gosh, yes please.” Chris smiled and led her out of the manor.
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*THank you all for the lovely comments!
Coming soon: Cold
A new job that seems to be the epitemy of boring until a strange book in a strange language is read aloud releasing a demon who gives his victims the icy cold kiss of death. Can the charmed ones stop him before he kills a close friend?
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Post by Nite Owl on Jan 9, 2005 21:34:12 GMT -5
scififantasychic
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(10/22/04 7:55 pm)
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Oh, yay! I'm not sad at all!
Terrific ending. I'm so happy for Chris, and for Zoey, because she gets to remember what they have.
I feel a little bad for Mia, though. She truly does seem to love her daughter, and she had as good a reason to give her up as Patty had in giving up Paige. I hope they'll have some kind of reconciliation later on in your series.
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