Charmed: A Fifth Sister/Adopted Daughter

3. Weird Occurences

About half an hour later, Dorinda was back to playing with her doll. Phoebe and Piper came downstairs and were messing with the spirit board that Prue found in the basement earlier. Phoebe being the one to push the pointer. Piper was just holding it by the edge. Dorinda stopped bored and walked into the room where the two were sitting. "Is that Grandma's old spirit board?" She asked coming over to sit on Phoebe's lap.

"It is."

"Cool!"

Prue walks in. "Piper, can you help me a minute?"

"Sure." She replied and followed her older sister.

Phoebe stopped pushing the pointer and just sat there barely touching it. The next second passed and it moved on it's own. "Prue! Piper!"

"What?! What is it?" Piper asked as Prue came up beside her.

"The pointer moved. All on it's own."

"That's ridiculous." Piper replied. "You were probably pushing the pointer with your fingers."

"I wasn't. I swear. I was barely touching it."

"You always use to push the pointer." Prue added and the two turned to walk away again.

It moved again. "THERE!" Piper turned to see the pointer moving. Phoebe looked at her. "You saw that, right?"

"I think so, yeah." The older sister replied slightly frightened. "PRUE!" she called.

Dorinda was in shock and ran to Prue as the eldest of the three came back. "It really moved, Mommy. I think we have a ghost." She said a bit scared.

"Hunny, I'm sure it was just a ruse." Prue said.

Lightening and thunder struck and Doe jumped. "AAHH!" She screamed and hugged Prue's legs tight.

Prue picked her daughter up. "It's ok, Sweetie. It was just the storm. It made the power go out."

"I think the spirit board was trying to tell us something." Phoebe said and wrote it down before showing them. "Attic."

"Don't be ridiculous, Phoebe. It was probably just a weird occurrence that can't be explained. Weird stuff happens all the time." Prue replied.

Piper finally spoke. "I'm gonna call Jeremy. There's a serial killer on the loose going after women." And she went to the land-line on the foyer sideboard. Picking it up, she dialed the number, but it wouldn't go through. "DAMN IT! The phone isn't working." She said slamming it back on it's base.

"Yeah. The power's out." Prue said. "I'm gonna check the circuit breaker in the basement. Come help me."

Phoebe was starting to sneak up the steps when Piper saw her. "Phoebe can go with you. You know I HATE the basement."

"No. I'm going to the attic." Phoebe said.

"No you're not." Prue replied. "We agreed neither of us would go up there."

"You and Piper agreed. Not me. And I'm not gonna sit around all night waiting for the electrician to get here until morning. I'm going now." She replied and started up the steps.

Prue sighed and put Dorinda down. Piper followed Prue and the two went to check the circuit breaker. Dorinda heard another round of thunder and ran up the steps. "Aunt Phoebe! Wait for me!" She called and quickly caught up to her. Phoebe struggled with the attic door handle, but it wouldn't budge. She turned to leave and the door suddenly opened on it's own. "Aunt Phoebe, don't go in." Doe said scared and grabbed her pant leg.

Phoebe was too curious though and slowly walked in. An old chest started to shake violently and Phoebe quickly opened it. She pulled out what looked to be a giant book. Seeing the dust, she closed the lid and sat on the chest. She then blew the dust off the book as Dorinda just watched. Phoebe opened to the cover page and read aloud. "The Book Of Shadows."

"The Book Of Shadows?" Doe asked thinking it sounded weird.

"That's what it says." She replied and opened it to the next page. There was an incantation and she read it aloud not thinking. "Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great work of magic is sought. In this night and in this hour, I call upon the ancient power. Bring your powers to we sisters four! We want the power! Give, us, the power."

There was a weird light and everything went dizzy for a moment as the house shook. When it stopped, the lights came back on. Piper and Prue came up the steps after feeling the house shake. "What are you reading?" Piper asked.

"An incantation."

"What KIND of incantation?" She asked stepping to look over her shoulder.

"To make us receive our powers." She said a little timidly.

"OUR powers? You included ME in this?! How'd you get in here anyway?"

Prue snatched the book and read it in her head. "The door just opened." Phoebe replied.

"No. She included ALL of us. Bring your power to we sisters four! It's a book of witchcraft." The eldest sister said slamming it shut and shoving it back into Phoebe's hands.

"Who's the fourth sister?" Dorinda asked.

"I think it was just a mistake, Hunny. There's only three of us." She replied picking her up. "Lets go to bed. You can sleep with me tonight."

"Ok." Doe replied with a yawn. She layed her head on her shoulder and Prue carried her to her room.

She layed her on the bed and kissed her forehead while covering her with the blankets. "I'll be right back, Baby. I'm just gonna go change and then talk to your aunts for a minute."

"Ok. I love you, Mommy." She said sleepily.

"I love you too." Prue replied and quickly changed before going back to the attic.

Piper and Phoebe were arguing when Prue got back. "STOP IT!"

The two younger siblings stopped and looked at her. "What?" They asked in unison.

Prue turned to Phoebe angrily. "Were you even THINKING!" She yelled. "MY daughter, also known as our baby sister is included in this! She's FIVE for God's sake! She can't be a witch! She's TOO young! And now if this thing proves true, she's gonna be chased down by DEMONS and other monsters! She couldn't survive! Do you have ANY idea what you did?"

Phoebe opened her mouth to reply, but couldn't get the words out. They were stuck in her throat. Piper spoke. "Prue, calm down." Prue stopped and turned to her middle sister fuming. "It was probably just a ruse like the spirit board. Doe's going to be fine."

Prue took a deep breath and sighed. "I hope you're right." She said and went back to her room to go to bed.