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Power Of Three Diminished
(Charmed Again crossover)
By Roelien
Power Of Three is broken forever.
Piper has spent most of the day up in the attic, searching in the Book
Of Shadows for a way to bring Prue back. "What is this?" Piper mumbled
to herself. She stared at a page in the book. "To call a lost witch, use
a few drops of blood and through it in to a bowl with the following in
it " Piper said to herself. "I can get all these ingredients in the spice
cabinet downstairs, donít worry Prue Iíll get you back" Piper said as she
stood up and ran down the stairs of the Halliwell Manor and into the kitchen.
"Morning Phoebs" Piper said as she entered the kitchen "Morning Piper,
what are you doing" Phoebe asked as she took a sip of coffee. "Nothing
much, have you just woken up?" Piper asked as she scratched in the spice
cabinet. " I never went to sleep, I kept seeing how Shangton killed Prue
and hearing her last words to us" Phoebe said as she put her head in her
hands. "What do you think she meant when she said, There is another, find
her?" Piper asked. "Iím not sure," Phoebe said as she took another sip
of coffee. "Well if you need me Iíll be up in the attic." Piper said. "Okay,
Piper honey" Phoebe said as she made herself some cereal. Back in the attic
Piper began to put all the ingredients together in a round bowl. "Okay
I think thatís everything I need for the spell." Piper said as she took
the bowl, put it on the round table and went and sat on the ground. Piper
started to cut her finger with a sharp knife and let a few drops of blood
fall in to the bowl and started to say the spell. "Blood to blood, I summon
thee" She chanted. "Bring back my sister, bring back the power of three."
But nothing happened. So she said the spell three more times. A few leaves
in the bowl started to float around. Piper thought it was like someone
was using telekinesis. "Prue!" She called hoping it was her sister. "Prue
honey, can you hear me?" Piper asked. With that the leaves fell back into
the bowl & the breeze died down. Piper realised her attempt to bring
her sister back had failed. "No!" Piper yelled as she fell to the ground.
"Prue!" She called to her sister as she started to cry. Piper just put
her head in her hands & cried more & more. Phoebe had heard Piper
in the attic and went to her. "Piper?" Phoebe said softly as she entered
the attic. "Prue?" Piper said in hope that itís her sister as she turned
around slowly. "No honey, itís me," Phoebe said, as she looked deep into
her sisterís eyes that were swollen from all the crying. "Itís not fair
Phoebs, why canít we get Prue back?" Piper asked frustrated as tears rolled
down her stained cheeks. Phoebe just hated to see Piper so angry, sad,
frustrated & hurt, all bad emotions just rushed through Piper. Phoebe
was also going through a tough time with losing her big sister. "Come on
Piper, get up" Phoebe said as she helped her sister up. "Iím going out
of my mind Phoebe" Piper said. "I understand Piper" Phoebe said. "No you
donít understand anything Iím going through Phoebe" Piper said furious.
"Yes I do Piper, I lost Prue too you know" Phoebe said as she started to
cry. "Iím sorry honey, I didnít mean to be so mean" Piper said. "Itís okay,
youíre upset & hurt. Itís understandable," Phoebe said as she touched
her sisterís shoulder. "I donít understand why magic canít fix this. And
why canít we bring Prue back, I mean itís not like weíve never cheated
death before? I don't understand why this time isn't any different." Piper
said. "Maybe because Leo canít heal the dead Piper, you know that," Phoebe
said. "But there's other magic, magic that we've used before." Piper said
as she flips through the pages of the Book Of Shadows. " Like Scrying,
calling a lost witch, reversing time. It's like the book just deserted
us and deserted Prue, and I don't understand why." Piper said as she closes
the book and stands up. "We lost our sister. How can we ever understand
that" Phoebe pauses for a while & continues, "We have tried every magical
way to bring her backÖbut we canít. Sheís gone" Phoebe & Piper fall
into each otherís arms & started to cry. It's a nightmare neither one
of them can ever wake up from. They have to face the harsh reality that
Prue is gone for good this time. "I just thank God I didnít lose you too"
Phoebe said as she squeezed Piper. Piper breaks the hug. " But Phoebs without
Prue our Powers are diminished" Piper said as she went & sat down next
to the Book Of Shadows. Phoebe went & sat in front of her sister and
took Piperís hands in hers. "We are going to get through this you know,
we just have to stick together. Itís probably what Prue wants." Phoebe
said. Suddenly Leo orbes into the attic. "Hey" Leo said also as heartbroken
as Piper & Phoebe. "Hey" Piper & Phoebe said at the same time.
"I donít want to tell you guys about this now, but the Elders want you
to know" Leo said. "What?" Piper asked. "Thereís a new demon in town, the
Elders want you guys to go after them," Leo said. "Who is the demon?" Phoebe
asked. But before Leo could answer Piper interrupted. "Oh no, no, no, no,
no & NO!" Piper said angry. "What?" Leo & Phoebe asked. "The Elders
just took my sister from me & now they want me to go fight demons for
them. Newsflash, they can go do it themselves." Piper said furious. "Piper,
you donít mean that." Phoebe said. "Oh yes I do, "THEY" can go find some
other sucker to do their lousy work for them Iím finished with fighting
every single evil in this world!" Piper shouted. "Piper honey, keep your
voice down please" Leo said as he took Piperís hand in his. "No, Leo, I
won't. I don't want to do this anymore, okay? It-It's over! You can tell
them that weíre going to bury their precious Charmed Ones when we bury
our sister tomorrow." Piper said as she through her hands in the air &
blew some of the attic up and ran down the stairs to her room. Leo wants
to follow her, but Phoebe stops him. "Let her be, she needs to be alone"
Phoebe said as she gave Leo a hug. " I have to go, theyíre calling." Leo
said. "Okay" Phoebe replied. "Tell Piper I love her, would you?" Leo asked.
"Sure" Phoebe replied. Leo then orbed out of the manor. Phoebe started
to clean the attic that Piper blew up.
Piper walked up the attic stairs
holding a big teddy bear in her arms. "Sorry about the mess, I just needed
to blow something up." Piper said. "Itís okay, I wish I could blow something
up." Phoebe said. "Oh, let me help you" Piper said as she put the bear
down on an old couch & kneeled down next to Phoebe. "Piper honey, youíre
bleeding" Phoebe said as she took Piperís cut finger. "I needed some blood
for a spell." Piper said. "This is a nightmare," Phoebe said. "Yeah I know"
Piper said. "We can clean this up later, come on Iíll make you some coffee.
How about it?" Phoebe asked. "Okay, why not." Piper said. Piper & Phoebe
exited the attic arm in arm & went down the stairs. But where Piper
left the Book Of Shadows the triquetra on the cover started to glow &
opened at the last spell Piper had cast, To Call A Lost Witch. "Phoebe,
Iím gonna lie down. I have a headache?" Piper said. "Okay Honey get some
rest," Phoebe said as she went down the main stairs. But Piper didnít go
to her room she went back to the attic.
At a Social Services business in
San Francisco, sat a beautiful young woman named Paige Matthews at her
desk. Her eyes were a mixture of Blue, Green & Brown; she had raven
colored hair & a fair complexion. "Paige are you done with those tender
sheets yet?" a man called Mr. Cowan called out to of his office to her.
"Theyíre printing sir." Paige said. While her back was turned a newspaper
flied, fell down on the ground behind her and opened in the section where
people were informed of Prue Halliwellís death. Paige turned around and
picked it up & read the article. The obituary reads:
PRUE HALLIWELLÖ "Funeral Services
will be held tomorrow at Memorial Cemetery, 11:00AM. Our deepest sympathies
to her two sisters Piper Wyatt & Phoebe Halliwell. Paige felt
like something went through her that made her shiver. "Why do I have this
feeling?" She asked herself. Paige picked up her things and headed out.
"Paige, where do you think youíre going?" Mr. Cowan asked sticking his
head around the corner of his office door. "Iím not feeling well, may I
please go home?" Paige asked. "Of course" Mr Cowan said. "Get better soon."
He said with a smile. "Thanks" Paige replied. Paige headed to her car got
in & drove to the church where she grew up. Piper was still sitting
in the attic thinking about her beloved sister lost forever. All the memories
Piper had with Prue just floated through her mind. Like when the time they
were little they fought about a Malibu Barbie that was Prueís. The time
they went to see The Duran Duran Concert. When they were there to convert
each other when they had a bad break-up or a lousy day at School or work.
When Prue asked Piper to be her bridesmaid. The time they almost lost each
other, when Piper was sick, or when Dragon killed Prue. "Yeah, we had good
& bad times, didnít we Prue?" She asked. Piper suddenly felt rage go
through her she stood up & went to the Book Of Shadows. "I'm a witch,
damn it. I've summoned people before and I'm gonna summon Prue now whether
you like it or not! No more games, no more playing the good witch. I want
to talk to my sister. I need to talk to my sister. At the very least, you
owe me that." Piper said as she flipped through the Book looking for the
spell to summon people. "Hear it is" Piper said as she put candles on the
floor to form a circle. She goes and stands with the Book in front of the
circle & started the spell. "Here these words. Hear my cry spirit from
the other side." She chanted " Come to me, I summon thee. Cross now the
Great Divide." A shimmering light started to glow inside the circle. "Prue?"
Piper asked hopeful. But Grams appears as a ghost. "Hello, my darling.
How Are you" Grams asked.
"How am I? Are you kidding? Do
you guys not get the news up there?" Piper asked. "I meant how are you
holding up?" Grams asked. "Not very well. I'm a little lost." Piper said.
"Piper, hereís you coffee, look whoís also here" Phoebe said as she entered
the attic. Cole & Leo entered the attic with her. "Grams, what are
you doing here?" Phoebe asked. "Not only am I here because Piper summoned
me, my darlings thereís something you should know" Grams said. "What?"
Phoebe asked. "Shangton is alive, & heís going to kill you." Grams
warned them. "Sorry Grams, but we vanquished his sorry ass, & because
of him we lost our sister." Piper said. "Somehow he survived because you
didnít vanquish him with the Power Of Three" Grams said. "Grams do you
know what Prue meant when she said- thereís another find her?" Phoebe asked.
"Uh, Uh Iíve no idea," Grams said. "You know what, Grams? You were a lousy
liar when you were alive, and now as a ghost, you're worse." Piper said.
"If you know something, Grams, you have to tell us. We deserve to know."
Phoebe said. "I can't. I'm sworn to secrecy," Grams said. "By who?" Phoebe
asked. "By me" Patty said as she appeared next to Grams. "By Me". "Mom?"
Piper asked as she looked at her mother. "I had a fourth child." Patty
said. "We didn't tell anybody because we were afraid that there would be
reprisals, afraid that, you girls would be dined your powers. Your birthright.
It happened after your father and I were divorced, when Sam and I were
together." She explained. "Sam, Whoís he?" Cole asked. "Her Whitelighter"
Leo replied. "Hmm. Apples don't fall far from the forbidden tree, I see."
Cole said. "Shh!" Piper said to Cole. "Go on Mom" "You were
both toddlers. You just thought Mommy got a little fat." Patty said with
a smile "You never knew I was pregnant." She continued. "I was the only
one who knew." Grams said. "And Sam" Patty added. "Of Course" Grams said.
"We wanted to keep the baby, of course. But mother " Patty said but
was interrupted by Grams. "Well, I - I knew it would be disastrous. You
know, before you and Leo, Piper, it wasn't just forbidden. It was unthinkable
for witches to be with white-lighters. I mean, let alone have children
with them." Grams explained. "So, that's why we had to - why we decidedÖ
to give the baby up. Sam and I took her to a St. Lukeís church as soon
as she was born. And we asked the nun there to find a home for her, and
she found one. A very, very good home. But only at the age of ten" Patty
said. "I went to the nun & asked her to get me a picture of your sister
three years ago, I kept it in that trunk where you found the Book Of Shadows
Phoebe" Grams said. "I never found a picture in there." Phoebe said confused.
"Because I hid it my Darling, look in the trunk under the base is a little
holder." Grams said. "Okay, Hold on" Phoebe said as she went to the trunk
& got out a little box with the name Paige on it. "I collected things
of her over the years" Grams said. Phoebe opened the box & took out
the photo." She looks just like Prue." Phoebe said. "By the prophesy, the
fourth sister has the power to move things with her mind, just like Prue"
Grams said. "But her telekinesis is different, because sheís half whitelighter
" Patty explained. "She looks familiar " Piper said as she studied the
photo. "Youíre right," Phoebe said. "Sheís the girl that hangs around at
P3 al the time" Piper said. "That girl no way." Phoebe said. "Oh Yeah"
Piper said. "So youíre telling me that, that girl is really our sister?
" Phoebe asked shocked. "Your baby sister" Patty replied. "Their baby half-sister
you mean, " Grams corrected Patty. "But by my half, which makes her a sister
witch. Well, actually, not yet anyway. Not until all three of you are here
together by the Book. Just like before." Patty said. "Charmed, Again."
Grams added. "And I thought my family was screwed up" Cole said. Piper
twirled around & gave Cole a look. "Okay, well this is way too much
for me to handle. Way too much." Piper said as she touched her forehead.
"Nobody can blame you for being angry, sweetie." Patty said. "Angry? Yeah,
I'm angry. Um, I'm confused and you know what? This - this is just crazy.
You cannot float in here after all these years and go, "Oh gosh, I forgot,
by the way, you've got a sister." Especially not today of all days." Piper
said angry. "I know it's a lot, sweetie. More than anybody should have
to deal with, but you're going to have to deal with it the best way you
know how. Losing Prue, learning about another sister... this is your, path.
This is your destiny. Get angry at it, cry about it, but don't fight it.
Or it'll consume you." Patty said concerned. "Destiny?, hah" Piper let
out a little laugh. "Screw destiny! I have given up on all magical things
in my life, magic killed my sister. You guys want me to go on living &
forgetting what magic has done to our lives. Magic has ruined it." Piper
said. "But this or that is your destiny, honey" Patty tried to explain.
"I lost almost everybody I love in my life." Piper said. Patty looked in
her daughterís eyes & saw the pain sheís going through. "Mommy I lost
you, when I needed a mother most, Grams I lost you through magic too" Piper
said as she started to cry. "No, you didnít darling." Grams said as she
gave Piper a sympathetic look. "You were fighting with mom about our powers,
you wanted to take them away from us forever, mom disagreed. Thatís when
you came down the attic stairs & had a heart attack & fell the
rest of the way. Itís because of our powers that you died" Piper said.
"Darling it wasnít you or your powerís fault. I was old, it was my time"
Grams explained. "But it wasnít Prueís time, I lost dad too. Because he
wanted to raise us as mortal daughters, mom wanted to raise us as witches.
So dad packed up & left. But losing Prue, that ruined me. It broke
me in two" Piper said as she started to have a nerves-break down. "Piper
honey, sit down" Phoebe said as she took Piper to a couch in the attic.
"Iím sorry my darlings, we have to go" Grams said. "Blessed Be, my girls"
Patty said as she & Grams disappeared. "Should we go to the church,
& try to find her?" Phoebe asked. "Why should we?" Piper said sarcastic.
Phoebe went to Piper & pulled her up & took her by her shoulders.
"Piper, Prue is gone, there is nothing we can do about it. Deal with it
& get over it, damn it! We have a sister to save!" Phoebe yelled at
Piper. "Get over it? Weíre talking about our sister, not about a pet that
died Phoebe." Piper yelled back. "Piper, Paige is also our sister. We have
to find her. " Phoebe said. "Youíre right." Piper finally admitted. "Letís
start at the church," Phoebe said. "We can get there magically," Leo said.
"Leo, we just have to get some clothes & make-up on, then we can go."
Phoebe said. Piper & Phoebe exited the attic arm in arm & went
to their rooms to finish up. When Phoebe was finished she went to Piperís
room to check up on her sister. "Piper, can I come in?" Phoebe asked as
she stuck her head around the door. "Sure" Piper said as she kept staring
at a photo of her & her two sisters. "What ya looking at?" Phoebe asked.
"Oh, just a photo of us with Prue" Piper said as she put it down and brushed
her long brown locks. "Give," Phoebe, said as she held her hand out for
the brush. "Here," Piper said as she gave her sister the brush. "I know
this is hard for you Piper," Phoebe said as she brushed Piperís hair. "What?"
Piper asked. "You know. With Prueís death, finding our baby half-sister"
Phoebe explained. "Oh yeah, I guess" Piper replied. "Youíre not alone Piper,
you have me, you have Leo & in a way you have Cole too. We care for
you & we donít like it when youíre in so much pain" Phoebe explained.
"I know, & I appreciate it. But this is something that I donít think
Iíll ever get over" Piper said. "Girls, come on we have to go!" Leo yelled
from downstairs. "Coming!" Phoebe yelled back. "Come on letís go" Phoebe
said as she put a bit of Piperís hair in a ponytail. They exited Piperís
room arm in arm. When they came down the stairs Leo & Cole were waiting
for them. Phoebe was dressed in long black pants with a strapless red top
with her Jean Jacket & with her hair down. Piper was dressed in her
jeans with her pink sleeveless top with her black jacket & with some
of her hair tied up. "You guys ready" Cole asked. "Yeah" Piper replied.
So Piper & Phoebe walked over to Leo & Cole. Leo & Cole took
Piper & Phoebe in their arms orbed & shimmered to the church. Paige
and the nun that raised Paige since the age of two weeks to ten years were
sitting in a coffee shop close to the church "Itís great seeing sister
Mac Entire" Paige said. "Oh my child itís always a pleasure to see you."
Sister Mac Entire said. "I hope you find youíre family someday." Paige
looked down at the ground, and then looked up again. "I always go to this
night club P3, I feel connected to that place." Page said as she started
to doodle on a napkin. "Why my dear?" Mary Mc Entire asked. "I donít know,
Iíve also had a feeling I was related to the Halliwell Sisters" Paige said.
"You mean Prue, Piper & Phoebe" Marie asked. "Yeah, Itís strange my
name also begins with a "P" just like theirs. The thing is their mother
died a long time ago" Paige explained. "I see, did you ever confront them
about your feeling?" Marie asked as she took a sip of her coffee.
"No affiance, but I just canít go up to them & say "Hi, I think your
mother dumped me at birth. Whatís for dinner?" Paige said. "No affiance
taken, & I think youíre right" Marie replied. "Look at the time, I
have to meat my boyfriend in two hours" Paige said. "Okay letís go then"
Marie said. So Paige & Marie stood up to go pay the bill, but where
Paige was sitting & the napkin she was doodling on had a rough version
of the triquetra on it & it started to glow. Back at the church Piper,
Phoebe, Leo & Cole were looking around. "Letís check in the back."
Phoebe suggested. So they all went to the back, but there were loads of
nuns there. "Piper, freeze them, but try not to blow them up." Phoebe whispered.
"Funny Phoebe." Piper whispered back as she put her hands in the air &
froze time. Piper had just gotten a new power, but she canít control it
yet so she has trouble using Temporal status & Seismokinetic explosion.
"Come on" Piper said as they went to a back room. In the room was a crib
a few toys & baby clothes. Piper walked over to the crib & saw
something in the crib that amazed her. "Phoebe come look here." Piper said
as Phoebe appeared behind her. "Oh my god, is that our blanket?" Phoebe
asked. "Yeah" Piper replied. The blanket was the color of light blue &
pink with a "P" on it. Prue, Piper & Phoebe used it when they were
babies. Phoebe leaned into the crib to get the blanket out. When she had
it in her hands she was hit by a powerful premonition. After the premonition
Phoebe opened her eyes & took deep breaths. "What did you see, Phoebs"
Piper asked as she rubbed her sisters shoulders. "I saw Paige at P3, she
was heading out the back. She was walking down the alley, suddenly Shangton
appeared behind her & killed her." Phoebe said as she put her head
in her hands. "We better try to find her, & safe her." Piper said as
she helped Phoebe up. "Letís go" Phoebe said. So they orbed and shimmered
to the manor. "Weíre just going to get dressed then we can go" Phoebe said
as she & Piper ran upstairs. A few minutes later they came down the
stairs. Piper was casually dressed in a black dress with pieces of her
hair tied up with beads & Phoebe was dressed in a silky pink top with
glittery black pants with her hair down with a few silver beads. "Letís
go" Piper demanded. All of them went out the front door, got into Piperís
car & drove to P3. "Do you see her anywhere?" Phoebe asked as they
entered P3. "Phoebe, we just got in we canít search that fast" Piper said.
"Sorry, but do you guys see her?" Phoebe asked again. "No" Leo said as
he searched P3. "Na-uh" Cole replied. "Well you guys search around &
Piper & I will get everything in order." Phoebe said. "Right," Leo
said as he & Cole went down the stairs & searched P3. "Piper, if
sheís family, & you freeze everyone, she wonít freeze right?" Phoebe
asked. "Probably," Piper replied. "Okay, so will you freeze everyone?"
Phoebe asked. "Fine," Piper said. So Piper lifted her hands in the air
& froze everyone in P3. Except for one girl, it was Paige. "Shane,
are you okay?" Paige asked her boyfriend that was frozen stiff. "Piper,
look!" Phoebe said as she pointed to Paige. "What the hell is go on?" Paige
asked confused. "Listen, we donít wanna hurt you," Piper said. "We would
never hurt you, because youíre our sister" Phoebe blurted out. "Phoebe!"
Piper said angrily. "What?" Phoebe asked as she looked at Piper. But just
as she turned her head Paige made her escape, out the back door to the
alley. "Oh god, sheís gone" Phoebe said as she looked around. "Out the
back, out the back." Piper yelled as she pointed to the back. Piper &
Phoebe ran down the stairs to the back door. Paige ran into the alley.
"Iíve got to get out of here" Paige whispered to herself. Paige heard something
behind her & slowly turned around. "Whoís there?" She called. "Well,
well, what do we have here? One of the Charmed Ones?" Called a voice in
the shadows. It was Shangton, the same demon that diminished the Power
Of Three. "Charmed Ones?" Paige asked confused. Piper & Phoebe stormed
out of the back door & saw Shangton. "Hey," Piper yelled. "Didnít we
vanquish you somewhere before?" She asked. "I canít be vanquished
without the Power Of Three, witches." Shangton said. "Wanna bet?" Phoebe
asked. "Yeah, because Iím going to kill another Charmed One" Shangton said
as he was about to through an energy ball at Paige. "No!" Piper yelled.
The energy ball went through the air towards Paige. Paige just held her
hands in front of her face & screamed just waiting for the energy ball
to hit her. But a bright light began to shine around Paige, & she orbed
to Piper & Phoebe. "Wow!" Piper & Phoebe said at once. "Piper,
freeze him!" Phoebe commanded. Piper once again froze time. "Come on we
need to get home." Phoebe urged. "Iím not going anywhere with you." Paige
said. "Listen, do you wanna die?" Piper asked. "No" Paige said hesitantly.
"Then come with us!" Piper commanded as she grabbed Paigeís hand and ran
to the Jeep got in & drove home. "Come on we have to get to the Book
Of Shadows" Phoebe said. "Book Of Shadows?" Paige asked confused once more.
"Never mind," Piper said. Suddenly Shangton appeared in the manor. "Hey,
Iím not finished with you yet" He said as she was about to through an energy
ball at them. Phoebe decided to put some of her ass kicking techniques
on him. "Get to the book, hurry!" Phoebe ordered. "Come on!" Piper ordered
Paige as they ran up to the attic. After a few seconds Phoebe came through
the attic door & closed it. "Hurry get the spell, I only staled him."
Phoebe said as she walked over to the podium. When Phoebe stood in the
middle of Piper & Paige a bright blue light shine above them. That
meant that the Power Of Three was restored. "Spells? What are you guys
witches?" Paige asked. "Yeah, and so are you," Phoebe replied. A strong
wind blew through the attic as Shangton burst through the door. "Miss me?"
Shangton asked. "Not at all, because youíre gonna die" Piper replied. "Paige
just say this with us." Phoebe said. "Okay" Paige replied. They read from
the Book of Shadows & chanted the spell. "This is for Prue!" Piper
yelled out as they began the spell.
They chanted. Shangton let out a
painful scream & disappeared. "Oh god" Paige said as she passed out
& fell into Phoebeís arms. "Oh," Phoebe said. "Piper help me get her
to Prueís room" Phoebe asked. "Okay," Piper replied as she took Paigeís
legs & dragged her to Prueís room. After a few minutes Piper &
Phoebe were in the kitchen making some herb tea. "What a day," Phoebe said
as she fell into her favorite chair in the kitchen. "Tell me about it."
Piper said. "Oh no, we forgot about Leo & Cole" Phoebe said.
"Donít worry," Piper said. "Leo!" She called. "Sorry we forgot about you
guys" Phoebe said as she gave Cole a hug. "Thatís okay honey." Cole said
as he stroked Phoebeís smooth hair. "Did you find Paige?" Leo asked. "Yes,
we did & we had a little encounter with Shangton. But Iím sure we vanquished
his sorry ass this time" Piper said. Leo walked over to Piper & took
her into his arms. "Iím sorry that Iím not always there for you, sweetie"
Leo said. "What are you talking about. You, Phoebe & Cole you in a
way too, were always there for me. But Iím not gonna get over Prueís death
that easy" Piper said as tears ran down her cheeks. "Iíll be there to help
you, sweetie" Leo said as he gave Piper a passionate kiss. "Iím going to
check on Paige" Phoebe said as she went upstairs. "Oh, where am I?" Paige
asked herself as she woke up. Phoebe knocked on the door & let herself
in. "Hey, how are you feeling?" She asked concerned. "Little dizzy, thatís
all" Paige replied. Phoebe walked over to her & sat down next to her.
"Here, have some water" Phoebe said as she gave her the glass. "Thanks.
Phoebe" Paige replied. "H-how did you know my name." Phoebe asked surprised.
"Three years ago, I went in search to find my birth mother. I even thought
I was related to you & your two sisters Prue & Piper. But your
mother died a long time go right." Paige asked. "She died the 28th of February
1979" Phoebe replied. "Could it be possible you & your sisters are
my family." Paige asked excited. "Yes Paige, youíre our sister, " Phoebe
said with a smile. "Really?" Paige asked. "Yes, by our motherís half which
makes you our sister witch." Phoebe replied. "So youíre my sister." Paige
asked. "Yes, youíre third eldest sister, welcome home honey" Phoebe said
as she opened her arms to hug Paige. "I feel whole again in a way" Paige
said as she returned Phoebeís hug. "Itís because you found your family
" Phoebe said as she stroked her sisterís hair. "Wanna eat something?"
Phoebe asked. "Sure, Iím actually starving" Paige said. "Come on then"
Phoebe said as she & Paige exited the room arm in arm & went to
the kitchen. "Hey, look whoís awake" Phoebe said as they entered the kitchen.
"You must be Paige" Leo said. "Iím Leo Wyatt, youíre brother-in-law &
whitelighter." Leo said as he gave her a hug. "Nice to meet you, Leo" Paige
said as they broke the hug. "And this is my boyfriend Cole Turner, " Phoebe
said. "Nice to meet you too Cole" Paige said. "And this is our other sister,
Piper" Phoebe said. "Hi Piper, Iím so glad to finally meet you." Paige
said. "Same here," Piper said not very enthusiastic. "Iím going to make
us some dinner," Phoebe volunteered. "I donít think so, last time you almost
burnt the house down. Iíll make dinner." Piper said. "You guys go do something."
Piper said to Phoebe & Paige. "I see youíre not very glad to meet your
sister." Leo said as he went & stood next to Piper. "She seems like
a nice girl, but I donít think Iím going to except her as a sister soon.
It just feels like sheís trying to replace Prue." Piper said putting her
hands on her hips. "But PiperÖ" Leo started. "Leo, no! Weíll talk about
it later. I need you guys to go to the supermarket, hereís the list, itís
not much." Piper said as she handed the little list. "Not much? Piper this
isnít a list, this is a shopping spree list." Leo said as he read the list.
"Hereís some money, now please go," Piper commanded. "Weíre going," Leo
said as he & Cole went out the back door to the store. "So Paige,
what do you want to do," Phoebe asked as she put her hands in her back
pockets. "Well itís 06:30 now, can I watch my favorite show?" Paige asked.
"Itís Ally Mc Beal, right?" Phoebe asked. "Yeah, thatís right" Paige replied.
"That was Prueís favorite show too," Phoebe thought to herself. Phoebe
went & sat on the sofa next to the couch where Paige was sitting. Phoebe
was totally amazed at how much Paige looked like Prue. The raven colored
hair, the same shape eyes, and her pail yet tanned skin. Even though Phoebe
isnít going through the same phase as Piper, she is just as upset about
losing her big sister. "You know you look a lot likeÖ" Phoebe stopped right
in the middle of her sentence. "Like who Phoebe?" Paige asked. "Like Prue,
she passed away yesterday, thanks to that demon we vanquished today. "
Phoebe said. "I read about it in the news paper this morning, Iím so sorry."
Paige said. "You donít need to say sorry, you lost her too." Phoebe said
as she went & sat next to Paige & took her hand in hers. "You know
in a way I feel like a part of me lost her too." Paige said. "You
know what, I think you deserve to meet someone." Phoebe said. "Who?" Paige
asked. "Come on," Phoebe said as she took Paige by the hand & went
to the attic. "Okay, stand right here & donít move." Phoebe said as
she walked to the Book Of Shadows & searched for the summoning
spell. While Phoebe was busy Piper entered the attic & helped her.
When Phoebe found the spell she put candles in a circle on the ground &
she & Piper started the spell.
A bright light started to glow inside
the circle & Patty appeared as a ghost. "Paige," Patty said as she
looked at her youngest daughter. "Mom?" Paige said shocked. Patty stepped
out of the circle & became real. "Welcome home my baby," Patty said
as she held her arms open. "Mom!, Finally!" Paige yelled as she ran into
Pattyís arms & hugged her. Piper & Phoebe walked over to Patty
& Paige as Patty gave them a hug together. "Piper, I know you miss
Prue, & she misses you girls too." Patty said. "Mom can we see her?"
Piper asked. "Not now honey, sheís still recovering just like you. But
she sends her love." Patty said. "But there is something else that will
change your lives my girls, something that will effect
The Power Of Three." Patty said.
"Oh no, do we have a long lost brother you never told us about?" Piper
asked. "No honey, youíll see. Blessed be my girls." Patty said as she disappeared.
"More mysteries" Phoebe said as she fell into the old couch. Piper
went & stood at the one of the windows in the attic & saw her green
jeep pull up in the driveway. "Well we better go eat, Leo & Cole
is back." Piper said as they went down stairs. "Hey, we got everything
you wanted Piper" Leo said as he put down the bags. "Thanks honey" Piper
said as she gave Leo a kiss. "What smells so good?" Cole asked as he sniffed
the air. "Piperís Chicken Ala King!" Phoebe answered excited. "Well letís
eat!" Leo protested. Cole & Paige went into the dining room & took
a seat. While Piper, Phoebe & Leo brought in the food & put it
down on the table. They all sat down, prayed & began to eat. "This
chicken is fantastic, Piper." Phoebe said as she took another bite of the
tender chicken. "Thanks Phoebs, it was Prueís favorite food." Piper said
as she thought about her sister. "Piper, honey whyÖ?" Leo began. "Why did
I make this dish?, I really donít know. My hands just started to cook."
Piper said. "I think we should all make a toast to Prue, each of us can
say something about her." Phoebe said. "What a great idea Phoebe," Leo
said. They all raised their glasses filled with wine. "To Prue, our beloved
sister, youíll be missed." Phoebe said. "To Prue, a great leader &
protector of the innocents. Weíll always remember you." Leo said. "To Prue,
a great friend. May your spirit sore." Cole said. "To Prue, a sister I
never knew, may we someday meet in heaven." Paige said. "To my sister Prue,
my loving sister. Iíll miss you & youíll always be in our hearts."
Piper said. After dinner everybody washed the dishes & made some hot
chocolate. They all went & sat in the living room & drank their
hot chocolate. They sat in front of the fireplace talking about Prue. Piper
was lying in Leoís arms as he hold her tightly as tears ran down her cheeks.
"Itís weird that Prueís gone," Piper said as she pulled the blanket over
her & Leo. "Yeah, it is isnít it?" Phoebe said as she squeezed Coleís
arm tighter around her waist. "I wish I knew her, she sounds like a great
person & a loving sister." Paige said. "She was, she was the best.
Tomorrow is her funeral, when we have to say goodbye. I donít know if I
can do that." Piper said. "Weíll get through it together." Leo said. "I
think we should all go to bed, itís getting late." Phoebe said as she stood
up. "Well I better shimmer to the mausoleum," Cole said. "No you donít,
my bed is big enough for two. Anyway, I want you to stay with me tonight."
Phoebe said as she hugged Cole. "Okay Iíll stay." Cole finally agreed.
So they all went to bed & fell asleep. In the middle of the night Piper
woke up, & went downstairs to get a glass of warm milk. Still half-asleep
while opening the cupboard to get a glass Piper knocks over a vase thatís
been in their family for generations. "Oh no!" Piper murmured as she scratched
her head. "If mom were alive sheíd kill me for breaking the vase." Piper
just through her hands in the air wishing in her mind that she could turn
back time. Piper was stunned to see the vase rebuild itself, the glass
she took out of the cupboard reappeared back in the cupboard. Piper started
to shimmer. "Whoa!" Piper said as she appeared in front of the kitchen
door. Piper just gasped at what just happened. Phoebe, Cole, Leo &
Paige were running down the stairs in their pajamas worried that Piper
had been attacked. "Piper honey, are you okay?" Leo asked as he rubbed
Piperís shoulders. "Piper?" Phoebe said. "You wouldnít believe what I just
did." Piper said still shocked. "What sweetie?" Leo asked. "I reversed
time," Piper said. "I think she hit her head." Paige said. "No, Iím serious."
Piper said as she looked at Phoebe, Leo, Paige & Cole. "Iíll make you
a cup of coffee Piper." Phoebe said. "Okay let me prove it," Piper said
as she through the same vase on the floor. "Piper, are you crazy? Thatís
a very special vase." Phoebe said angrily. "Now watch," Piper said as she
through her arms in the air & concentrated to reverse time. To everyoneís
surprise the vase started to rebuild itself. "See," Piper said with a little
grin on her face. "Sorry Piper, that we didnít believe you." Phoebe said.
"Piper think what you could do with that power." Paige said. "Actually,
I know exactly what to do with it." Piper said. "Donít tell me, youíre
going to try to bring Prue back." Leo said. "Yes I am." Piper said. "Piper
you know the Elders are not going to be happy about this." Leo said. "Oh
screw them, why would they give me this power if Iím never going to use
it?" Piper asked. "Go on then." Leo said. "Okay hereís the plan," Piper
said as she sat down on the kitchen chair. "Leo, you Phoebe & Cole
will be underground when I reverse time, when youíre there orb & shimmer
immediately back to the manor, so that youíre back in time to heal me &
Prue." Piper instructed. "What about me?" Paige asked. "Well Iíll try to
channel my power to take you with me. Then when weíre in front of that
wall you orb to the staircase & hide there till Shangton appears. Then
help Leo heal me & Prue once Shangton throws us through the wall" Piper
said. "Got it!" Paige said. "Well you guys ready to go to the past?" Piper
asked. "Ready," Leo said. "Letís get our sister back!" Phoebe said determent
to get her sister back. Piper pushed out her hands in front of her &
concentrated to reverse time.
When Piper opened her eyes she
saw that she was dressed the exactly in the same outfit that she wore the
day Prue died. A pink blouse, with black pants with her blue jacket &
with her hair down. Prue was standing next to her. "Prue!" Piper said happily
as she gave her sister a hug. "Uh hi Piper, whatís wrong?" Prue asked.
"Never mind, Iíll explain later. Paige orb to the staircase & hide
there, okay?" Piper commanded. "On my way." Paige said as she orbed to
the stairs. "Whoís she?" Prue asked. " Iíll explain later." Piper said
as the front door burst open. Shangton appeared in front of Prue &
Piper. Piper scratched in her pocket for the vanquishing spell. "Prue just
say this with me & Paige okay?" Piper asked her sister. "Okay!" Prue
said. "Paige, ready?" Piper asked. "Ready!" Paige yelled. They started
to chant the spell.
Just before Shangton disappeared,
just as Piper knew, he threw her & Prue through the wall. Shangton
disappeared with a painful scream. "Oh god!" Paige yelled as she ran to
Piper & Prueís side. "Prue, Piper, wake up!" Paige yelled. Paige flashed
back when Piper explained the plan. "When Shangton throws me & Prue
through the wall you heal us till Leo gets here." Piper explained. Paige
returned back to reality. "I have to heal them." Paige said. Paige put
each of her hands on Prue & Piper to heal them. Phoebe, Cole &
Leo orbed into the manor. "Piper, Prue!" Phoebe yelled as she saw her sisters.
"Leo, help me. I donít have enough power to heal them both." Paige said.
Leo kneeled beside Paige, took her hand & healed Piper & Prue.
"Ah, what happened?" Prue asked confused. "You almost died, thatís what
happened." Leo said. "Yeah, so what else is new?" Piper asked. Prue helped
Piper up. Piper just threw her arms around Prue, & started to cry.
Phoebe approached them & joined in the hug. "You donít know how much
weíve missed you!" Phoebe said. "Actually I do," Prue said. "What?" Piper
asked as she broke the hug. "They told me in a way what happened to me,
to you. You guys have just re-wrote history." Prue said as she hugged her
sisters again. "You," Prue said as she looked at Paige. "My little sister.
Paige." Prue said as she hugged her. "Welcome home." Paige squeezed her
sister. "Itís great to be home." Paige said with a smile. "Piper, they
say you must return to the future. Now." Leo said. "Okay, letís go back
to the present." Piper said as she squeezed Prueís hand. When they arrived
back at the manor in the present they were all standing in the kitchen
in their pajamas. But Prue wasnít with them. "Weíre back," Phoebe said.
"Whereís Prue?" Piper asked as she searched the kitchen. "Prue!" Phoebe
yelled. "Prue!" Piper yelled as well, but no answer. "Piper, do you know
what this means?" Leo said. "That I canít change the past, now Iíll never
see my sister again." Piper said as she ran to her bedroom & shut the
door. "I think we should all go to bed, & get some sleep." Cole
said. They all went to their rooms & straight to bed. The next morning
early Victor Bennett, the girlsí father, was sitting in the living room
mourning the loss of his daughter. Phoebe came down the stairs dressed
in a Chinese kind of outfit with a skirt & jacket, with her hair in
a French twist. "Can I get you anything?" Phoebe asked her dad as she touched
him tenderly on the shoulder. "Oh no thanks, sweetie." Victor said as he
touched his daughterís hand. Leo & Cole come down the stairs looking
very handsome in their suits. "Morning sweetheart," Cole said as he kissed
Phoebe on the cheek. The doorbell rang & Cole went to answer it. "Hi
Darryl," Phoebe said. "Hey, how are you holdiní up?" Darryl asked. "Okay,
itís sweet of you to stop by." Phoebe said as she gave him a hug. "Had
to besides, SFPD is assigning a new inspector to Prueís death. People want
answers, important people." Darryl said. "So, what's this guy gonna find?
That it was a demonic hitman? Gimme a break." Cole said. "He might. Look,
you don't know him like I do. He'll keep looking until he finds something,
believe me." Darryl said. "Would you people mind? For God's sake, we're
burying my daughter today. Can't this wait?" Victor said having a hard
time keeping it together. "Oh daddy," Phoebe said as she hugged her fatherís
shoulders.
Back in Piperís room Piper was
sitting in front of her mirror brushing her hair, she was dressed in a
black knee length dress. Leo enters the room. "Piper honey, itís time to
go." Leo said. Piper just kept on brushing her hair. "Piper?" Leo said
as he went & sat next to her. "We have to go now," Leo said. "I donít
want to," Piper said as she threw her brush on the table. "Why not?" Leo
asked. "Because if I go, that'll mean that Prue's really not coming back,
and I don't think I can handle that." Piper said as she started to cry.
"We can handle it together." Leo said. Piper just shakes her head. "She's
been there my whole life. I've always had a big sister. And I don't know
how to live without one?" Piper said. "Piper, honey" Leo said as he tried
to take her hand. Piper pulled away angry. "Why didnít you save her?" Piper
asked. "I tried." Leo tried to explain. "But you didn't. Why didn't they
let you save her, too?" Piper asked. "The Elders? They couldn't. They don't
have that kind of power." Leo explained. "So what the hell are they good
for?" Piper said as she stood up to get a Kleenex. Leo follows her. "Sweetie,
itís okay to be angry," Leo said. "I'm not angry. I am pissed off! Don't
you understand? You healed the wrong sister! You saved me because I'm your
damn wife, and you should've saved her because she was the best! Because
sheÖ you" Piper completely loses it. Leo tries to hug Piper again &
this time she lets him hold her. "Why do they put us through so much for
it to end this way?" Piper said through all the tears. "Come on honey,
we have to go, we need to do this." Leo said. Piper & Leo exited the
room & went down the stairs with Paige. "You guys ready?" Phoebe said.
"No, but letís go." Piper said as they all went out the Manor, to their
cars & drove to the church. "Come on, letís get to our seats." Phoebe
said as they all sat down & the priestess started the service. On a
nicely decorated pedestal, sat a cream coloured coven. Piper held in her
hand a funeral program, which bares the symbol of the triquetra above the
name, read: "PRUDENCE HALLIWELL, 1971-2001; "Forever in our Hearts."
"That which belongs to fellowship
and love. That, which belongs to the circle, remains with us. The wheel
turns. As life is a day, so our sister has passed into night. Nothing is
final, and we who remain behind know that one-day, we will once again share
the bread and wine with our sister. O' blessed spirit, we bid you farewell,
for you await a new destiny." The priestess said. "We will now ask the
Halliwell sisters to say farewell to their oldest sister." The priestess
said. "Piper, honey are you sure you wanna do this?" Leo asked. "I
have to do this." Piper said as she stood up.
"My darling sister Prue,
I am greatly shattered by your
death,
But I did not only lose a sister.
I lost my best friend.
But I want you to know that I love
you & that I hope
weíll meet again in heaven.
My heart breaks to say this but
I must.
Goodbye, Love always,
Your sister
Piper "
Piper folded the piece of paper
& totally lost it again. Leo stood up to help her. "Come on honey,
sit down." Leo said. "Phoebe," The priestess said. Phoebe stood up &
read her goodbye.