Hide and Seek

[Cara Halliwell]

Charmed
"Hide and Seek"

(A/N:This episode takes place between 'Reckless Abandon' and 'Awakened'.)

Prologue

The moon shone brightly over San Francisco. All over the city, people were getting ready to go to bed. One girl in particular was still up. She was in her room, playing with her dolls. Finally, after half an hour, she climbed into her bed and turned out the lights. A cool breeze blew through her open window. Out of nowhere, the sound of laughter filled her room. It was faint and far away, but the girl awoke at the sound. Curious, she climbed out her window and walked the abandoned streets, toward the noise. Getting closer, she came upon a creature not much taller than herself. It had fur all over it's body, like an animal. The girl walked up behind it, realizing the laughter was coming from it. As she reached out her hand, the creature turned around. A big pair of red eyes stared at her. Before she could move, the creature lunged at her. Her screams echoed through the air.

Credits


Chapter One

Phoebe Halliwell walked into the tall building in front of her. Today she started her new job. It had really been Prue's idea, a chance to get Phoebe out of the house. Phoebe hadn't minded. After all, her job involved working with kids, and Phoebe loved kids. She had always wanted her own one day, and, well, this was the closest thing to it. She put on a smile and walked into the classroom. How hard could it be? They're just kindergardeners, she thought. It would be easy. She saw the teacher she was going to help, Mrs. Smith. "Hi, I'm Phoebe," she said, extending her hand. "Welcome, Phoebe! I'm sure the kids will love having you here. And thank you for helping out," said Mrs. Smith. "It's no problem at all," Phoebe said, grinning. "Well, come on in and introduce yourself. I was just making some snacks," she said, showing Phoebe around. Phoebe took a seat next to a little girl playing with a doll. "That's a pretty doll," Phoebe said to the little girl. Phoebe smiled to herself. This was going to be a piece of cake.

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[Cara Halliwell]

Piper sat in the kitchen, sipping her coffee. The paper was in front of her. She flipped through, landing on the classifieds. A picture of a little girl caught her attention. She had gone missing last night. She looked to be about six years old. Piper sighed. She felt sorry for the parents, losing such a sweet looking little girl. Piper lifted her head up, hearing the front door open. It was Prue. "Prue, it's not anywhere near luchtime, what are you doing home?" Piper asked. Her older sister pushed a lock of black hair behind her ear. "Yeah I took the day off today. What's this?" Prue asked, pointing to the picture of the girl. "Some girl went missing last night. A block from our neighborhood," Piper said worriedly. Prue studied the photo. "I read a couple days ago that the same thing happened to a couple of other kids," Prue said. She looked at Piper. "Demon?" she questioned. "No. Prue, we've been demon free for a week. Let's not go looking for trouble," Piper said, getting up. "Besides, I have a date with Dan tonight," Piper added, rinsing out her coffee cup. "How are things going?" Prue asked, nudging Piper. "Fine, if you must know," Piper smirked at her. Prue threw an arm around Piper's shoulder. "I'm sorry, but I need some action," Prue said. Piper looked at Prue. "What about you and Jack?" she asked. "Jack's been focused on work a lot lately," Prue said. Piper could tell she was sad. "Well, since you're home, want to go shopping?" Piper asked. Prue smiled. "Sure. I'll grab my purse," Prue said. Piper followed her to the front hallway. Before going out the door, Piper glanced one last time at the newspaper, still laying open on the table.

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[Cara Halliwell]

Chapter Two

Phoebe came home just in time for dinner. Piper was already setting out her plate, and Prue was munching away. Phoebe sat down beside Prue, a huge girn on her face. "I see someone had a good day at work," Prue teased. Phoebe threw up her arms. "Yes! I am very happy," she said in a childish voice. Piper washed her hands and grabbed her purse. "Piper, aren't you going to eat with us?" Phoebe asked. "Nope. I'm meeting Dan at the club. Will you guys be okay without me?" Piper asked. Phoebe got up and hugged Piper. "Of course, sweetie. Go see Dan," Phoebe said with her mouth full. Piper giggled. "Okay okay. I'm going," Piper said. She headed out the back door. Phoebe sat back down and ate dinner with Prue.

The next morning, Piper came down into the kitchen to get her coffee. Dan, Prue, and Phoebe were sitting at the table, worried looks on their faces. Piper immediately stopped. "What? What happened?" Piper asked worridly. Prue led Piper to a chair nearby. "Honey, Jenny is missing," Prue said. Piper looked at Dan, seeing his red puffy eyes. She knew Prue was right. "Oh my god. Um, okay, Dan you put up flyers, I'll call the police," Piper said, rambling off more things to do. Prue stopped her. "Honey, we will find her. But Dan probably needs to find a picture of her and make up a flyer first," Prue said. Piper knew Prue was trying to get rid of him. Dan nodded and stood up. "Thanks," he said. He went out the back door.

Prue turned to her sisters. "Okay, there has got to be a demon behind this. Phoebe, go check-" Prue started. Phoebe cut her off. "I can't I have to go to work," Phoebe said, grabbing her purse. "Phoebe-" Prue began. Piper cut her off. "Go, Phoebe. We'll call you," Piper said. Phoebe left the manor. Prue turned to Piper, furious. "Uh, okay, why did you let her go?" Prue asked. Piper turned to her. "Prue, Phoebe loves her job, and it makes her happy. She needs this," Piper said. Prue sighed. "Okay, but we need to check the Book, so let's go," Prue said. Dragging Piper up to the attic, Prue hoped Phoebe would get back soon.

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Awesome job Cara ;D

[Cara Halliwell]

Prue flipped through the Book, her fingers moving back and forth, gently moving the pages with her power. Piper paced back and forth across the attic, not saying a word. Prue could tell Piper was a wreck. Losing Jenny was hard on all of them. Prue was as worried as Piper. She just didn't show it. And Phoebe tried to focus on her job to get her mind off of it. As Prue glanced down, she saw something. Immediately, she stopped. She held up a hand to Piper, motioning her to come over. "Piper, I think I found something," Prue said, not taking her eyes off the page. Piper walked around Prue and peered over her shoulder, reading the page.

The Erkling

The Erkling is a magical creature who feeds on children. Not much taller than a gnome, they are furry and have large red eyes. They catch their prey by letting out a high pitched laugh, which only children can hear. Once the children are near the Erkling, it devours them, making it more powerful.

Piper looked up. "So what, it's like a magically charged hiyena?" she asked. Prue put a hand to her chin. "Well, we have a problem. We can't hear it. Only children can," Prue said. "We could cast a spell to make us into kids," Piper suggested. "Are you kidding? We wouldn't stand a chance," Prue replied. She closed the Book and rested her hand on the front cover. "We need a potion or spell to vanquish it. Then we need to find someone who can hear it. Maybe we could follow and vanquish it when we see it," Prue said, thinking as she went along. "Where are we gonna find a volunteer?" Piper asked, skeptical. Prue looked up. "Phoebe."

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Awesome. Wicked cool being. ;D

[Cara Halliwell]

thanks!

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You're very welcome. ;D