Halliwells and Faith
Paige orbed Piper, Phoebe and herself into the mansion in New York.
"So where's Faith?" Paige asked.
"Here," Faith said, causing the three witches to turn around. "Hey."
"Faith!" Phoebe ran over and hugged her. "I can't believe you're getting married."
"I know, it's a shocker. Anyway, come in, look around..." Faith gave them a quick tour of the interior of the school, then took them out to the gardens, where they saw Dem and Tav.
Octavian and Demetria
The twins weere sitting facing each other, hands joined.
"I somehow doubt that Dawn has this correct," Octavian said.
"It did work for her," Demetria reminded him.
"Mmmm...."
The two twins started the spell. What was supposed to happen was that they were supposed to call one of the Fey into a Circle to talk to.
What was going to end up appearing there would be somewhat less then friendly.
Faith and Piper
"What are they doing?" Faith asked.
"I don't know, but it's wrong..." Piper said.
The Charmed Ones walked over quickly.
"Uh... guys, hi... I don't know who taught you to do that, but you're going to end up with - "
A huge ugly, slobbering demon appeared and Piper froze it quickly.
"That."
Demetria and Octavian
Octavian turned accusing eyes on Demetria.
"I told you Dawn had no idea what she's doing. Now, that makes me even more grateful she managed to turn me back into my original self those three times."
"What we were supposed to be calling, was a Fey," Demetria said carefully as she looked at the demon.
Halliwells
"Alright, well, easily solved, let me just... Paige, little help?" Piper looked back at her sister.
"Demon." The demon orbed away from Demetria and Octavian and near Paige. Paige ran away from it slightly as Piper blew it up.
"See, what you need is... what spell have you got?" Phoebe asked.
Demetria and Octavian
"It's in Gaelic," Demetria explained.
"If it was in a language we knew, I would have checked it. But she did get it out of the Book..." Octavian shrugged slightly.
"The name of the spell in English is the Summoning of the Fey, or should be," Demetria said.
She handed over the piece of paper with the transcribed spell.
Phoebe and Faith
Phoebe frowned while she read it, then pulled a pen out of her back and scribbled a new spell on the back.
"Ok, try that," she said.
"Ah, witches at work," Faith grinned.
Demetria and Octavian
Demetria read the spell through, then compared it to the one Dawn had given them.
"Dawn's an idiot," Octavian said firmly.
"Well, you do get fools for leaders at times. We should know, we British have a history of appointing fools," Demetria said dryly.
The twins cast the revised spell with a minimum of fuss.
Piper and Paige
"What Book did Dawn get this out of?" Piper asked, raising her eyebrow slightly.
"Clearly not a proper one," Paige said, nose slightly in the air. "I think it's clear that whoever taught them that spell has no idea of what they're doing."
Octavian and Demetria
A small winged Fey man hovered in the circle, looking slightly confused.
"Dawn calls it the Book of Shadows," Demetria said.
"We're being *taught*," Octavian rolled his eyes, "by Dawn and a Whitelighter called Tara McClay."
Halliwells
"Book of Shadows?" Phoebe looked confused. "That's what our Book is."
"Can there be more than one?" Paige asked.
"I'm not sure, at any rate, ours has been passed down through countless generations of Warren and Halliwell witches," Piper replied. "So, either there is another Book as old as ours, which is unlikely, or Dawn has just made something up."
"Whitelighter?" Phoebe interrupted. "We have one too, Leo Wyatt."
Octavian and Demetria
"Well, I think that means we don't use any more spells from that Book," Octavian said dryly.
"I had my doubts but that," he nodded at the place where the demon had been exploded, "just proved my misgivings right."
Demetria sighed.
Piper and Faith
Piper nodded. "Hey look, if you guys want us to teach you anything... you're more than welcome to come stay with us at Tulsa."
"Propositioning them?" Faith asked, an amused grin on her face.
"Well, we have been practicing the craft for a long time, and we can take them to moon rituals and that sort of thing. Plus, they can see what a real Book of Shadows is..."
Demetria and Octavian
Demetria and Octavian looked at each other, then back at the Charmed Ones.
"We would be delighted to have you teach us."
"However, we do have some other obligations here at the mansion."
"But, seeing as how I'm a teleporter, I'm sure we can manage it."
Paige, Faith and Piper
Paige shrugged. "I can orb you guys back whenever as well. Not a problem."
"Oh, it'll be like school again. Piper will teach potions, Pheebs teaches spell writing, Paige organises the festivals, and teaches scrying." Faith grinned.
"But at least they'll learn how to do it properly, and I flatter myself, but with our help, they will be stronger in the craft," Piper said.
Octavian and Demetria
"Magic is something you shouldn't mess around with," Octavian said.
"I should know. Dawn seems to delight in turning me into things. I should just be grateful to the PTB that she managed to turn me back with no ill effects. Although I was a girl for over a month while she was kidnapped by Glory."
Demetria giggled.
"But you made such a cute girl, Tav!"
"Shush."
Piper and Faith
"She turns you into things?" Piper asked, a disgusted look on her face. "That doesn't sound like she takes the craft very seriously. Doesn't she know the universal law? Whatever you send out, you get back times three."
"I'd say she deserves whatever she gets back," Faith commented lazily.
Demetria and Octavian
"A rat twice, and the girl just the once," Octavian said.
"What rule is this?" Demetria asked, tilting her head slightly.
"Dawn hasn't mentioned it."
Halliwells
"She hasn't mentioned it?" Piper looked even more disgusted. "What kind of teacher was she?"
Phoebe sighed. "See, everything has consequences... personal gain consequences. If you do something for yourself, then most likely, it'll come back to you, karma."
"If you do good things, then you'll get good things back, times three. If you do bad things, then you'll get it back times three," Paige explained.
Octavian and Demetria
"She has a lot of bad karma coming to her then," Octavian said dryly.
"Indeed." Demetria nodded.
The Fey coughed slightly.
"Oh yes, we should send you back. Sorry, Fair One," Demetria said, apologetically.
Halliwells
Phoebe took a napkin from her bag and scribbed down a spell to send the Fey back and handed it to Demetria.
"Here, that should work. Oh, I'm Phoebe, by the way."
"And I'm Piper, and..."
"I'm Paige."
Demetria and Octavian
"Pleasure to meet you," Demetria said.
"I'm Demetria, and this is my twin, Octavian."
Octavian read the spell over.
With some chanting, they sent the Fey back safely.
"Thanks for the demon extermination," Octavian said.
Halliwells
"No problem, I remember when we first started out..." Piper said.
"Oh and we couldn't find the triggers for our powers? And our potions were more like bad smelling soups?" Phoebe said with a giggle.
"Bad times... but we'll be glad to help you," Paige offered.
Demetria and Octavian
"We have done some spells," Demetria said.
"But mostly, we've talked with gods," Octavian explained.
"Nyx's name opens a lot of doors."
Piper and Faith
Piper smiled. "Ah, well that's good then. My advice is to keep away from this Dawn person. And her... Book."
"Keep away from all the Summers's," Faith put in.
Octavian and Demetria
"We try to," Octavian said with a grimace.
"They're..."
"Stupid? Unreasonable? Self righteous? Moralistic? Convinced that they are right and the rest of the world is wrong?" Demetria said helpfully.
"And the answer would be, all of the above."
Faith and Piper
"Agreed," Faith said.
"As stupid as this girl sounds, she did however, get a God to bless your coven, right?" Piper asked.
Demetria and Octavian
"Dagon and what's the other one?" Demetria looked at Octavian.
"Janusz. I don't like using them." Octavian shuddered slightly. "Dagon...is cruel. And he stinks like fish. Janusz is just...odd."
"I much prefer Castor and Pollux." Demetria nodded.
"Well, seeing as how they're twins themselves..."
Piper, Phoebe and Faith
Piper nodded. "Well, if you're going to leave her coven, use Castor and Pollux."
Phoebe made an ick face. "Dagon..."
"Was only good for the sphere," Faith commented.
Phoebe and Faith
"How far has the brat gone with anyone, anyway? I can't imagine very far, B was little miss tightly wound for ages." Faith shuddered.
"Unlike you, Faith?" Phoebe said with a smirk.
"Oh and you're hardly one to talk," Faith replied.
Demetria and Octavian
"Well...I don't think she got far with her alien boyfriend before he went to 'find himself'," Demetria said.
"Probably left to get as far away from her as possible," Octavian said snidely.
Piper and Faith
"He went to find himself?" Faith asked, raising an eyebrow. "Where I come from, that meant wanking."
"Faith, where you come from, everything means wanking," Piper replied.
"Shut up." Faith turned away from Piper. "But he probably did leave to get away from her... man, the Summers's are really controlling."
Octavian
"Yes. Jean and Scott are classic examples. I pity their child." Octavian shook his head slightly.
"I know. The poor thing's going to be a bundle of neuroses."
Faith and Piper
"Eww, another Summers," Faith said, wrinkling her nose. "That's something that should be outlawed. Summers breeding."
Piper laughed. "I'm guessing... not a lovin?"
"No way."
Octavian and Demetria
"Quite," Octavian said dryly.
"Anyway, we should go." Demetria stood.
"Homework calls and all that."
"Oh, and detention. Again."
"You should stop getting caught."
"Believe me, if Jean wasn't a snoopy telepath, I wouldn't."
Phoebe
Phoebe scribbled their number onto a paper and handed it to Demetria.
"If you need our help with anything, don't hesitate to call," she offered.
Octavian and Demetria
"Thank you," Demetria said with some relief.
"See you later, Faith. Thank you and goodbye."
Octavian bowed slightly to the three sisters.
"Any spells we recieve from Dawn, we'll run by you first."
Demetria laughed, and teleported them both away inside.