Soul Exchange

Seconds Later- The Alley Behind The Bay Mirror

Orbs dissipated in the alley, forming into Piper, Paige and Leo as they reappeared behind the Bay Mirror, finding Phoebe against the side of the building. "Phoebe!" Piper cried out. As they ran over to their sister, Paige noticed another person hiding behind the dumpster. "Wow. That looks BAD!" Paige moaned. "Looks like.... a scorch mark even?" Piper guessed. "Who's there?" Paige called out. "Come out!" she commanded. Paige started to investigate but Piper yanked her back

"I...I saw the whole thing. I was too afraid to move and I just stayed right here," the stranger informed them. "Something isn't right," Piper said. "What do you mean? Paige questioned with a twisted face. "Who are you?" Piper asked, while Leo examined Phoebe. As Piper tapped her foot impatiently on the pavement, waiting for the stranger to speak, Leo started to hold out his hands over his sister-in-law to heal her. "I saw the whole thing. I work with Phoebe," the man stated in a strange tone. "How come we've never seen you before?" Paige interrogated him. "Why are you repeating yourself?" Piper questioned the man moving toward them, as he reached into his pockets. "I so don't trust him!" Piper whispered to Paige as she put the freeze on the guy.

Suddenly, a booming sound was heard. As they looked back on top of the dumpster, a warlock blinked in on top of it. An energy ball flew at Leo, knocking him away from Phoebe and across the alleyway in a scattering of orbs. Piper and Paige looked on in horror, as the other man fought free of Piper's freeze. Paige grabbed her big sister and threw her to the ground, covering her with her body. The first warlock then pulled out an athame from his pocket and shot beams of red light at the girls, as the second warlock on top of the dumpster blinked from his position, materializing behind them. He threw an energy ball at the downed Charmed Ones, but it was absorbed in an aura barrier as orbs encircled it and dispelled the energy ball. "Nifty little spell I cast, there huh?" Piper said, somewhat proudly. "I can't blow you up and neither can energy balls."

"Awesome, " Paige breathed.

"My turn!" Piper shouted at the warlock throwing energy balls and blew him up. She motioned to do the same to the other, but he seemed to be immune to her powers. "Damn! Paige..." Piper got nervous as he pointed the athame at Piper to shoot a zap bolt. Suddenly, the athame orbed out of the warlock's hand and into Paige's.

"Got you covered..." Paige stated as she stepped in front of her sister, and then threw the athame at the warlock, who blinked in and out to avoid it, thinking he was safe. " Dammit! Athame!" Paige shouted. "Alright, give it one more shot," Paige coached herself. Piper blew an arm off that reconstituted to distract him. The warlock had barely begun to blink in when Paige threw the ceremonial blade a second time, missing again as he blinked out. Paige cursed angrily as she called it back a third time, and Piper pinched her for the language use.

When the warlock blinked in a third time, Paige finally hit her mark and vanquished him. As the athame lodged itself deeply into the warlock's chest, he grabbed onto the hilt, crying out in pain as red beams penetrated his body and he exploded in a ball of flames. Piper ran over to Leo to make sure he was all right while Paige tended to Phoebe. Paige was nearly in tears because Phoebe was taking so long to heal.

As Phoebe finally began to come around, Paige's eyes flooded with tears of relief. She cried harder as she watched Leo's scrapes heal over as he came to from Piper's shaking him. "Is everything okay?" Leo inquired, as Piper helped him up. "Piper! You're gonna shake his eyes loose!" Paige choked. "It is now." Piper informed him "See, I knew something was wrong. Phoebe what happened?"

"This guy I worked with said that he saw something weird back here this morning... Something like out of this world, almost. I came back here for him to show me, hoping to get a premonition. I never dreamed he was a warlock," Phoebe explained. "You never can tell," Piper quipped, looking in Paige's direction. "I guess not," Paige sniffled. "Let's go home... we can talk about it there," Leo stated. The sisters nodded and grabbed hold of Leo as he orbed them back to the Manor.