Knocked unconscious, laying on the ground is Phoebe with the Grimoire sprawled out next to her as the lightning flashes and thunder booms outside. Prue and Piper's voices can be heard in the distance, growing louder as they near the attic.
"She opened it. I can't believe she opened it." Piper says in disbelief as she walks into the attic with Prue. The sisters freeze in their tracks as they see their baby sister lying unconsciously on the floor and rush to her without hesitation.
"Phoebe?!" Prue says as she kneels next to her sister and places her head on her lap as Piper tries to shake her awake.
"Phoebe! Come on, wake up!" Piper shouts as she places her fingers on her carotid artery to check for a pulse. Piper closes her eyes and feels for a heartbeat as her own began to race.
With a loud gasp, Phoebe's eyes sprang open as she sat up and coughed. Prue breathes a sigh of relief and stands up as Piper pats her sister on the back to relieve her of any pain and provide comfort.
"Are you okay?" Piper asks.
"Yeah..." Phoebe says in a strained voice, "I'm fine."
"What happened?" Prue asks.
"I don't know. Last thing I remember is reading an incantation in this..." Phoebe begins to explain as she picks up the Grimoire from the floor and hands it to Prue, "...this Grimoire. I found it in that trunk."
"How did you even get in here?" Piper asks.
"The door opened."
"Wait a minute, an incantation? What kind of incantation?" Piper asks.
"It said something about there being the three essentials of magic..." Phoebe explains as she fidgets her hands nervously, "Uh, timing, feeling and phases of the moon. If we were ever going to do this, now – midnight when the full moon bleeds – is the most powerful time."
"This?" Piper asks as her eyes widened, "What do you mean this? Do what?"
"Receive our powers..." Phoebe answers.
"What powers? Wait, our powers? You included me in this?" Piper asks.
"No, she included all of us..." Prue says as she begins to read from the Grimoire, "'Bring your powers to we sisters three...' It's a book of witchcraft."
"Let me see that!" Piper says anxiously as she snatches the Grimoire from Prue's arms.
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A man stands outside of the Halliwell Manor in the rain, as the crimson red moon hovers behind him in the sky. He watches the Manor, face shielded with his black hooded raincoat and his arms crossed behind his back.
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Speed walking down the stairs, the sisters try to keep up with Prue as she lets her frustration be known.
"Spirit boards, books of witchcraft. It figures all this freaky stuff started when you arrived." Prue spits angrily.
"It doesn't matter. Because nothing happened, right Phoebe, when you did that incantation?" Piper asks, hoping Phoebe will tell her what she needed to hear to quell her worries.
"Well, my head spun around and I vomited split-pea soup. How should I know?"
"Well, everything looks the same. Nothing has changed, right?" Piper asks as she marches across the living room floor with her sisters, walking by the magically altered picture of the Charmed Ones.
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Charmed-The Evil Series
FantasyIn a world where good is bad & bad is good, the Charmed Ones discover their destiny as the most powerful evil witches the world has ever known and must fight good demons whose purpose is to bring them down. As they figure out what this means, will t...
