Chapter 1

"What?!" screeched Piper, her hand automatically flying to her slightly swollen stomach. She glared at Cole, hor sister's husband, as he began to stuuter.

"Yo-your demon doesnt have a name," the ex-demon repeated. "the past Sources have been growing her for the past 300 years. She is all-powerful, even more so than the source himslef." A heavily pregnant Paige wobbled over to the Book of Shadows and began to furiously flip through the pages.

"sweetie, calm down. the stress can't be good for the twins. Shhhh," Phoebe soothed. "and besides, if she has been growing, and kept a secret, none of our ancestors will have battled her before, so she won't be in the book. Leo is Up There with the Elders. Hopefully we'lll get some information from them." As soon as Phoebe had finished her statement, the empathatic witch loked expectantly top the centre of the attic. Almost instantly, small, twinkling blue orbs appeared, and after lingering for a moment, formed into the the time-controlling witch's husband, and the Charmed Ones whitelighter, Leo.

"Well, Leo? What do they know? Tell me!" snapped Piper, determined more than ever to protect her sisters, now that she and Paige were both pregnant. It was at these times, when she had to put her family before her, of which there was no doubt that she would do so in a heartbeat, that she missed Prue, her big sister, so much. Prue had always been superwitch, always putting her sisters first, even when she didn't have too. Piper wasn't always sure that she could play up to being the sister, and she definitly knew that she could never fill prue's shoes. Piper resolved that she would triumph against this demon, she would not loose another person that she loved, even if meant her making the ultimate sacrifice; herself. Her face scrunched up in confusion as her beloved husband and soul-mate sauntered over to her, a playful grin on his face and enveloped her in a huge hug and a passionate kiss. Then Leo bent down so that he was on his knees and blew a raspberry on his wife's stomach, where his baby daughter was currently residing.

"Leo!" Piper giggled, then changed her tune when she saw the tears gathering behind her baby sister's eyes. "Later, baby. Wiccan duty now. What did the Elders say?"

"right. Well, they said that it is imperative for you to vanquish this demon, as They believe that she has the power to defeat you and youe children," Leo hesitantly said. Seeing the smoke fly from Piper's ears, he was quick to try and defend his bosses. "I'm sorry, Piper, but They don't know any more that. What is even worse, is that the Source has chosen to release her because the prophesies are coming true, in order for her to kill her and your offspring and stop your destinies from coming true. They said that i should show you your collective and individual destinies. Come. You too, Cole. We are going to the room of Destiny." Phoebe snaked her arm around her younger sister's very large waist and led over to Piper and Leo. She motioned for Cole to join the group and when he did he was slightly shocked to find Paige grab onto his arm and lean against him. The he truly believed that he was a member of the Halliwell family. Although Paige had used her 2 week-old babies' powers to bring Cole back from the dead, she had still been hesistant towards him. When a demon had killed Henry, Paige's husband and the father of her unborn babies, Cole had made a spell to take his mortal body down the Underworld, hunted the demon that had caused all of Paige's grief and killed him in revenge of his sister-in-law's husband. Unintentionally, he then absorbed the worlock's power and now used it to assist the Charmed ones on their quests. After the herioc feat, which could have gotten him killed, was accomplished, paige truly accepted and began to love him as an older brother. Leo orbed the group to a bright and shining room. A lilac haze appeared i8n the centre of the room and from it stepped a young-looking woman. In actual fact, she was age-less, and there-forre immortal. She looked to Leo and critically examined the rest of the group. As Leo opened his mouth to explain his orders, she held up a perfectly manicured hand and gestured that she already knew. After what seemed an eternity to Phoebe and Cole, who were both beginning to feel a little uneasy, the mystery woman began to speak.

"My name is Destinia. I am the Ultimate Destiny; i am the ultimate boss of the Angels and Demons of Destiny. Weelcome, my daughters, i have awaited this day. I knowthat you are the Charmed ones, and in order for you to defeat your demon, you need help, and to know your destinies." Her usually slinky voice broke with pride as she gazed upon the grown-up, and in two of the sisters' cases pregnant, Charmed Ones. The group of five followed Destinis as she padded across the room to a collection of columns, beside which were many scrolls in a glass safebox. Destinia slowly put her hand through the illusion of the glass box and pulled out 3 scrolls mumering to herself 'The Charmed Destinies'.

She placed the scrolls up against the columns and stepped back as they began to unfurl telekinetically the first scroll read:

The Power of Three shall be no more

They shall accomplish the Power of Four

Paige balked as realised the seriousness of what the scroll indicated. Piper and Phoebe exchanged uncertain looks, both not wanting to expect for something to happen, which may not eventually occur. Paige, after eliciting a moan, from a kick, and throwing a worried look over at her sister, dragged her eyes to the second scroll. Their eyes flew down, absorbing the words:

The 4 Prophesied Ones –

Daughters of the Charmed Ones

Piper puffed up her chest in pride as she realised the fact that her daughter would be stronger and more powerful than Piper herself was, as power grows as the generations developed. Paige reread the scroll with uncertainty – her babies already had destinies, was she expected to have another child, without Henry? And then, in unison, the three youngest Halliwell sisters swiveled around to read the third scroll:

The youngest Charmed One shall bear the Elementarius Twins;

The eldest and second Charmed Ones shall carry the Angelic children

-Guardians of the Prophesied Ones-;

The third Charmed One shall bear a child who will be the Ultimate

Balance between Good and Evil – yet the parents shall prevail to

The Right of Good

These children shall rule all worlds in harmony and peace

Piper and Phoebe both gasped as they realised that in order for the destinies to be fulfilled, a special person must be returned to them. Phoebe, using her empathatic powers, felt the tug on Paige's heart. Turning, she saw that tears were streaming down her baby sister's face, and she inquired as to the reason.

"I'm s..so s..sorry," Paige sobbed, inbetween gasps of air. "But I can't and I won't move on from Henry. I'm s..sorry. I cannot bear another child that is not Henry's – and I won't. I'm s..sorry"

"I missed you too, Paige, honey!" A voice called from the other side of the room. Paige whipped around, feeling the familiarity of the voice and squinted as she saw three figures illuminated by a dark violet hue . . .