Hey everyone!

Here is my newest story, I don't know if I'm going to continue it, but if I get enough reviews to show me that you guys like it, than I would be happy to add chapters.

The parts in italic means they are parts from the past or flashbacks that any of the characters are having.

Enjoy!

The Return

She was standing in the hospital, she had blood over her hands and looked down at the body she promised to protect. She failed, her sister got shot and she wasn't able to save her.

She couldn't stop the tears from falling, her life was over, her sisters were her life and one was dead, the other was in hell, literally.

She had tried everything, she called for Leo, the elders, anyone, but nothing, Piper was dead and there was nothing she could do about it.

Suddenly everything around her froze, she looked up at the hospital clock that had stopped moving, she glanced to Piper hoping that in some miracle, it had been her who froze the room, but no, Pipers lifeless body was frozen too.

Then someone appeared in the room, someone Prue did not want to see right now, "what do you want?"

"Prue, calm down, I want to help," he looked at Pipers body lying on the bed and gulped.

"Calm down! Calm down! Don't tell me to calm down! Just get out of here before I vanquish you're sorry ass!"

"Damit Prue, just listen to me!" he ordered, his anger getting the best of him, "I can bring Piper back."

This caught Prue's attention, "What are you talking about Cole?"

"The source sent me here to offer you a deal," at Prue's expression he added, "One that will save all three of your sisters," he gulped again, preparing himself, for what was to come.

"I only have two sisters Cole," she snapped, getting annoyed.

"No," Cole argued, "you have three."

Prue listened as Cole went on about Paige, and mom, and Sam. Suddenly everything made sense, she had noticed weird things going on, the year Paige was born, and now she knew why.

"So what does this have to do with saving them?" Prue asked after Cole finished his explanation.

"Phoebe is in the under world, when she was told about Piper, she told me to make a deal with the source, she would stay in the underworld so that tempus could reverse time."

"She can't do that…" Prue started but was interrupted.

"I know...That's why I'm here," he took deep breath, he knew that Prue would do anything for her sisters and he had to admit that he was kind of taking advantage of that, for Phoebe's sake.

"I proposed something to the source and he agreed to it… That is of course, if you do."

Prue raised her eyebrows in confusion, and looked at the half-demon for an explanation.

"You see, the source has agreed to reverse time, saving Piper and saving your witch status from going public. The condition, instead of Phoebe remaining in the underworld, is that you will die when time is reversed, Shax will kill you." He looked at her for any sort of response, and noticed that her mind seemed full of thoughts.

Prue didn't know what to think ,she was so confused, her only thought was saving her sisters, she glanced to Piper and then looked back at Cole.

"What about Phoebe?"

Cole sighed in relief, he was getting somewhere, "Phoebe will think that the original deal was made, her staying in the underworld, but I will shimmer her back to the manor. The source has also agreed that your other sister, Paige, will not be killed, she will be attacked by shax, to get rid of suspicions, but she will not be killed."

"What if I don't except?" Cole sighed he was hoping Prue would have excepted by now.

"Than the source will take Phoebe's deal and she will remain in the underworld, plus paige would be killed, unless you could save her..." Cole thought he was leading her to saying no so he quickly added, "which is highly unlickly."

Prue thought this over, saving her two…three sisters in exchange for herself, she would except that any day, but this was the source, could she trust him? She didn't know what to do, she was about to speak, when an elder orbed into the room."

"Prudence, this deal is legit, I have been sent down to inform you."

Prue nodded, "They won't know, will they?" shewas referring to her sisters.

The elder shook his head.

"Will I ever be able to see them again," The elder looked at her sadly and Prue knew the answer, "No! Promise me that I will see them again!"

The elder hesitated but nodded, "Yes but not for a little while, not until Paige learns the craft and we know that she is safe."

Prue nodded.

"Prudence, once time is reversed, you will not remember, this deal, not until you die, so you won't be able to stop your death when the time comes."

Prue hesitated but nodded and looked to Cole, "but Piper will be ok?"

Cole nodded.

"Alright…I'll do it." She then looked at Cole, "You beter keep them safe, all three of them." Cole nodded again.

With that, the elder orbed out and Cole shimmered out.

"I want to see them!" she was fuming. It had been over a year, and she wanted to see her sisters again.

"In time." The elder tried to calm her down.

"No! I want to see them now!" she stomped her foot down, "I demand to see them!" The elder seemed taken back by her actions "You told me that if I agreed to this whole thing, that you would let me see them!"

"Yes in time…but," he was cut of.

"It's been long enough," she argued but the elder shook his head, she had this argument several times with the elder, but this time she wasn't taking no for an answer. She suddenly broke down, on her knees, letting everything out.

"Let me see them, please, I…I never wanted to hurt them," the tears were falling, "I don't want this anymore, you said that I could go back to them, please," she pleaded.

He sighed, "what if you waited a few months…weeks…"

"No! I've waited to long already, Cole's gone, Paige has learnt, the are all safe."

The elder hesitated "Fine,"

"What?"

"I said fine…You may return to your sisters, on one condition…" he paused.

She looked at him waiting for him to announce the condition that separated her from her sisters.

"You cannot tell them what you did," he looked at her disappointed face, "not yet anyway."

"And why not?" she asked, not wanting to argue with him but at the same time wanting to know why she would have to lie to her sisters.

"It would just bring up some problems," he explained, "your sisters have a lot of demons to fight these days, and with you gone and Paige not a full expert yet, they are weaker, this is why we didn't want to send you back yet."

"But you are sending me back, and I will follow your condition," she saw the elder smile and she quickly added, "but I won't like it."

She then thought of something else, "what will I tell them?"

"Tell them that it is reward for all they have done and you have done," Prue sighed, more lies, if they ever found out, they would hate her. "We will put a spell on you to block you from Phoebe's premonitions." Prue nodded.

"What if they figure it out?" Prue asked him, she knew her sisters would be pissed and was hoping the elders had some sort of magical way to keep that from happening.

The elder shrugged, something Prue had never seen an elder do since she had been up there, "I don't think that will happen, but if it does, we will deal with it then."

"How long will I get to go back for?" Prue asked hopefully, she wanted to be with them for as long as possible.

The elder looked at her hopeful face, she is so excited to go back to her sisters, she doesn't realize that it won't be easy, "A few days, you cannot be down there for long." He answered, he could tell she was disappointed, "we will see what happens, you will get to have your powers though." He was trying to cheer her up.

Prue nodded, this was the best she was going to get so she accepted it.

"Are you ready to go back, no matter what difficulties you will face?" Prue's face fell, what difficulties? She shrugged it off and concentrated on seeing her sisters again. She hesitated but nodded.

"Paige!" Piper called as she tried to blow up the demon that had just shimmered in, he flinched but that was about it. Phoebe levitated into the air and kick the demon in the face sending him to the floor.

"Knife!" Paige called out after she orbed in and saw what was going on. The knife orbed and Paige through out her hand, letting the knife hit the demon in the chest.

The demon cried out in pain but before bursting into flames he began saying, "He's…coming." The girls than began cleaning up the kitchen as if they were used to this happening, and let's face it, they were.

Piper than looked at the knife that Paige used on the demon, that was now lying on the floor, full of demon blood.

"Paige, that was one of my best knives," Piper complained, "I can't use that now."

"I sure hope not," Phoebe added. Paige smiled.

"You know," Piper continued with her complaining, "you really have to start being more specific with your power."

Paige dumped the broken glass she had been picking up into the garbage and looked to her older sister, "I'm sorry, next time I'll make sure that when a demon is attacking, I will let it kill you so that I have time to get one of your 'bad knives'" she said sarcastically.

Piper looked back at her, "that's all I ask." She said sarcastically.

"What is it with all these demon attacks lately?" Phoebe asked, "and what was with the whole, he's coming thing?"

Paige shrugged, Piper picked the knife from the floor, "I don't know but we should go look for him in the book," she held up the demon blood covered knife in the air, "and then we scry!"

Paige followed along with Phoebe.

Phoebe smiled, Piper had been doing well lately, Paige had learnt the craft, and things with Leo were going great.

When Piper opened the door to the attic, her heart stopped as she saw who was in there, sitting on the couch her back facing them. The raven black hair was so familiar, it couldn't be…

Because Piper stopped in her tracks, it caused Paige to walk into her back, "Piper!"

At the sudden noise, Prue got up from her seat on the couch and turned around to face her sisters.

Paige realized who it was and almost fainted, how could this be.

Phoebe was the last to reach the attic, when she saw who was standing before them, her eyes widened in surprise, she felt the hot tears building up in her eyes, "Prue…"

So what do you think? Please review, I will try to post more chapters A.S.A.P. but I want to know what you guys think first.