It had been two years since the Halliwell's last battle. When they defeated the Ultimate power, magic went on the back burner. No demons, no warlocks, no dark lighters, everything was quiet. They had finally gotten what they had asked for, for seven years, a normal life. But, this didn't come without a price. In the last battle, they thought they had won; they let their guard down. When Phoebe had her back turned, a demon, using the last bit of his strength, threw an energy ball at her. When Piper and Paige noticed, they ran over to her.

"Paige, heal her!" Piper exclaimed. Paige frantically tried, the healing gold light going into Phoebe's body.

"Come on sweetie." Paige said beginning to cry. It was to late, she was dead.

When they realized there was nothing they could do, they orbed home. When they got to the Manor, no one was home. They orbed Phoebe up to the attic, and laid her down on the couch. Piper and Paige sat in silence; they couldn't believe what was happening. "It didn't seem real, maybe it wasn't", Paige thought. She pinched herself, thinking maybe it was all just a dream. When she felt the pinch, she began to cry.

Piper saw, and went over to her. "Paige, don't cry sweetie". Piper abandoned that thought when she found herself holding Paige, and weeping bitterly. They cried for what seemed like ages, until Paige finally spoke up. "What do we do now?" Paige asked. "Call Leo, and Coop…." But, before she finished, Coop hearted in. "What's wrong with Phoebe, my heart hurt violently a little while ago, so I figured I'd…" He stopped mid sentence when he noticed Phoebe's lifeless body, lying on the couch.

He let out a loud scream, and then ran over to Phoebe's body. He picked her up, and held her, while weeping bitterly. Paige and Piper couldn't control themselves, and then began to cry again.

"We tried everything we could, but the demon came out of nowhere, he caught her off guard." Paige said in between sniffles.

When he heard Paige, he ran over to her, and Piper and hugged them. They sat like that for a while, hugging, and crying, and comforting each other.

A few days later, the Halliwell family, and friends, sat at Phoebe's funeral. Leo and Piper, and their two sons, Chris, and Wyatt, Paige and Henry, and their three daughters, Prudence, Melinda, and Patricia, and Coop, with his and Phoebe's three little boys. Jake, John, and Josh. Victor was there, along with Billie, and Phoebe's friends from The Bay Mirror.

After the funeral, while the kids slept, the adult Halliwells had a meeting in the attic.

"Listen, I have something to tell you all," Piper began, " We don't have powers anymore, I can't freeze, or blow up any thing. Paige, try to orb." Paige tried to orb, but nothing happened. " I have a feeling we can still do simple thing, like scrying, but our active powers are gone." Leo looked at Piper, knowing what she was about to say. " We haven't had a evil attack, in the past few days. I think we got our wish. I think we can finally live normal lives." Piper stopped to look at everyone, then began again.

"I think we should stop practicing. And everyone lead normal lives, and we should talk to the kids. Tell them not to say anything to Jake, John, or Josh. Ty haven't shown any powers yet, right Coop?" Piper asked coop. He shook his head no. Piper began again, "Does anyone have anything else to say?" they all shook their heads no.

"Ok then, tomorrow is the first day, of the res of our new lives." And so it was, for 17 years. No demon attacks, no innocents to save. No charges, and elders, it was quiet.

The kids grew up, the youngest being Coop's son Josh, at 18. Life was quiet. Everything was peaceful. They were, of course, still a close-knit family. Wyatt and Chris lived together, with Josh, and John. Jake was like his mother in her early years. At 20, he ran off to live in New York City, just like his mother. It had only been just recently, that he moved back in with Coop.

Yeah, life was good. They had all found peace. But little did they know, that their would was about to be shaken. One night, they had all gathered at the Manor to have a family night. Little did they know, that as they laughed, and had a good time…..Something was stirring in the underworld…..