Chapter One

Prue and Piper felt Leo's warm healing glow. He sighed with relief as they both opened their eyes.

"Leo, what happened? Where's Phoebe?" asked Piper as Leo ran to heal the doctor.

"I'll explain everything later," said Leo. "Get to the Book of Shadows and find the vanquishing spell for Shax." Leo grabbed the healed Doctor and Orbed him out.

Prue and Piper headed to the attic. "Something's wrong," said Prue as she flipped through the pages. "Something happened to Phoebe."

"In the last ten minutes?" asked Piper as she looked at her watch. "You don't think Shax took her, do you?"

Prue shook he head. "It's not his style. Ah, here we go." As Prue had her finger on the spell, a harsh cyclonic wind blew into the attic. "Piper, quick say the spell with me." Piper ran to her sister's side and chanted with her.

Evil wind that blows

That which forms below

No longer may you dwell

Death takes you with this spell

With that, Shax began writhing in pain. Piper flicked her wrists and blew him up. "No harm in having a little extra insurance," she said. "Leo!"

A swirl of blue orbs appeared in the middle of the attic, but it wasn't Leo who materialized.

"Andy?" said Prue.

"Yeah, it's me, Prue," said Andy with a small smile. "Look, I can't talk long. They've forbidden me to have any contact with you whatsoever."

"What?! Why?"

"White lighters can't go back to their mortal lives. Anyway, Phoebe's trapped in the underworld."

"How is that possible, she here with us just a few minutes ago."

"Time reversed itself. Phoebe had to make a deal to cross over to the other side so the Source would get Tempus to do it."

"Phoebe wouldn't do that," said Piper.

"She would to save you." Prue and Piper looked confused. "Look, long story short, Phoebe ran to get the spell to Vanquish Shax, you two were thrown the wall, Phoebe said the Spell, but one witch was only enough to hurt but not vanquish Shax, you two chased him down the street, got caught on the live news blowing him up; All Hell Broke Loose because of exposure, a crazy woman shot Piper and Phoebe made a deal with the Source to rewind time and here you are." Andy took a deep breath. Anyway, Leo's in the Underworld trying to free Phoebe. I think Cole's been protecting her from the Source."

"Orb us down there, Andy, we have to save her." said Prue.

"I'm sorry Prue, I can't do that. I have to get back before the Elders know I've spoken to you."

"Screw the Elders," said Piper. "It's bad enough they tried to keep me and Leo apart, they are not going to keep us from saving our sister."

"Phoebe's in a pact with the Source. It'll take the Power of Three to break it, with one of the three on the other side well…The Power of Three is broken unless…"

"Unless what?" asked Prue.

"I think you know what," said Andy as he orbed out.

"Piper, get some candles," said Prue. Piper grabbed some candles out of the cedar chest.

"Prue, what's going on? What was Andy talking about?" asked Piper as she arranged the candles in a circle and Prue lit them.

"You'll see.

"Hear these words

Hear my cry

Spirit from the other side

Come to me

I summon thee

Cross now the great divide"

Patty Halliwell appeared in a swirl of lights. "Prue? Piper? What's going on?"

"Mom, the baby you gave up, where is she? What's her name?"

"How did you know about her?" asked Patty.

"I remember, Mom. You told me it was a dream, but it always felt so real. When we met Sam a couple years ago, I put two and two together. We need the Power of Three to save Phoebe, and without Phoebe, we need our baby sister."

"Paige," said Patty. "Her name is Paige. She was adopted by a wonderful, loving married couple named Matthews. She's working as a social worker her in San Francisco."

"Wait a minute! We have another sister?" asked Piper.

"I never wanted to giver her up," said Patty sadly. "But you and Leo changed everything for witches and White Lighters. We were afraid of what would happen to Paige and you girls if the Elders found out.

"Phoebe, we have to keep moving," said Cole.

"I'm just need to rest for a minute," said Phoebe. She sat down on the ground and leaned against the wall of the cave to catch her breath. Cole sat next to her and pulled her close.

"I'm sorry I got you into this," he whispered.

"I got myself into this," said Phoebe. "If I had just given you the power stripping potion and not fallen for Raynor's trick."

"Who can blame you, I did kill a witch after all."

"You were trying to free you father's soul. I can't say I condone killing an innocent witch, but I certainly understand doing crazy things to save the people you love."

Suddenly the dark cave was filled with white light as Leo materialized. "Phoebe, I've been looking all over for you. Are you alright?"

"Considering that I've been on the run from the Source and his minions all day, I'm peachy," said Phoebe.

"I have to get you out of here," said Leo.

"You can't," said Phoebe. "We've already tried. I can't leave the Underworld. Are Piper and Prue alright?"

"Yeah, I got to them in time to heal them."

"See, I told you everything would be fine if you went to heal my sisters before trying to get me out of here," said Phoebe with a sad smile.

"I still shouldn't have left you here," said Leo.

"Look, I'm fine. Besides I had Cole with me and he wasn't about to let anything happen to me." Phoebe put her arms around Cole. "Do my sisters know what's going on?"

"I didn't have time to tell them. I got the doctor to safety and came looking for you."

"Okay, you found me and there's nothing you can do for me here. Go back to Prue and Piper. Together the three of you will figure something out."

Leo nodded and orbed out.

"We should get moving," said Cole. He stood up and helped Phoebe to her feet. "I still don't understand why I can't shimmer you out of here."

"Because both of her sisters survived," said a woman stepping out of the shadows.

"Seer," said Cole. "What are you doing here?"

"Helping you and your witch," the Seer answered. She gestured them to follow. "Come quickly, they won't be able to sense in my lair."

"This is the Source we're talking about," said Phoebe. "How can there be a place in the Underworld that's off his radar?"

"She's been around for thousands of years," said Cole. "I'm sure she's seen a few Sources in her time and figured out ways to avoid detection when necessary."

"So why are you helping us?" asked Phoebe.

"I've had a number of disturbing visions regarding the Source lately," said the Seer as she gestured them to sit at her table. "I've seen what he's willing to do in his madness to keep his power. His actions could destroy us all, good and evil. He must be stopped and perhaps Balthazar and his witch who happens to be a Charmed One are just the people for the job."

"I have no problem helping you with that," said Phoebe. "I just need you to tell me what you meant when you said I couldn't get out of the Underworld because both of my sisters survived."

"The Source's primary goal in making the pact was to break the Charmed circle. Either at least one of the sisters had to die or one had to cross over. I had a vision where Leo stayed behind to try to help you escape and in doing so he returned to the manor too late to heal Prue. With Prue's death, the Charmed circle was broken and you were able to leave the Underworld. However, since you insisted on Leo returning to save your sisters, both Prue and Piper survived."

"So I'm trapped here as long as my sisters live?"

"Or until you fully cross over and embrace evil," said the Seer.

"What if we succeed in vanquishing the Source?" asked Cole. "Would Phoebe be free then?"

The Seer's eyes turned completely white for a brief moment.

"If she still desires to return to good at that point."

"Did you find the address," Prue asked Piper.

"Yeah, that was the easy part. How do you tell your long lost sister she's a witch and you need her to help you free her other sister?"

"Winging it's probably the best way to go," said Prue.

"I just keep thinking about what it was like for us when we found out we were witches. It's awkward enough being introduced to family you've never met, but finding out you're a witch with some huge destiny…well if she's anything like us she won't accept it right away."

"I know. But if she's anything like us she'll want to do what's right. Hopefully a sisterly bond will help overcome any doubts she has."

"Here's hopin'." Said Piper as she and Prue got into the car.

"That's has to be her," said Piper pointing to a young brunette sitting at a desk in the middle of the room going through a large pile of paper work. "When in doubt, always pick the girl who looks like Mom." Prue stood rooted on the spot, transfixed on the girl.

"I don't think there's any doubt that she's Paige."

"Prue, what's wrong?"

"It's just that I haven't seen her since the night she was born. I remember Mom and Grams having a quick Wiccaning before they took her to the nun. They let me hold her for a minute and I was afraid that if I let her go, she'd disappear. I was right, Piper, I was right," Prue said in a barely audible voice. Piper put a comforting hand on Prue's arm.

"She didn't disappear forever."

"Mom should have fought harder to keep her."

"I'm sure it wasn't easy to give her up."

"Yeah, I'm sure a lot of things weren't easy," said Prue. "Let's just do this."

"Alright," said Piper.

Piper and Prue made their way through the crowded to Paige's desk. Piper cleared her throat.

"Excuse me, Paige?"

Paige looked up to see two of the Halliwell sisters standing at her desk. "Can I help you?" she asked.

"Hey, hi," said Prue. "Sorry to bother you at work, but we really need to talk. By the way, I'm Prue and this is my sister--"

"Piper," Paige finished. "Your Prue and Piper Halliwell."

"How did you know our names?" asked Piper.

"I go to your club sometimes," Paige answered. "Pretty great."

"Thanks," said Piper.

"Look," said Prue. "There's no easy way to say this--"

"Say what?" asked Paige. Prue slowly exhaled.

"Oh well…we're your sisters," said Prue. Paige stared at them thoughtfully. "I'm sorry to spring this on you like this. I know it sounds unbelievable." Paige shook her head.

"No," she almost whispered. "It doesn't. I've actually suspected it for awhile. It's why I've been going to P3 for over a year now."

"Why didn't you say anything to us?" asked Piper.

"I'm sure that would've been a great conversation: 'Hey I think your mom abandoned me at birth. What's for dinner?' Anyway, how long have you known?"

"We just found out," said Prue.

"Do you know why they gave me up?"

"It's really complicated," said Prue. "We should probably talk about that somewhere private." Paige stared out the window across the room.

"I have a lot of paper work to finish," she said hastily. "I go on break at two."

"Fair enough," said Prue. "Why don't you meet us at P3?"

Paige nodded.

"Paige," said Piper. "Come in." Piper took Paige by the arm and led her to a stool at the bar. "You want a beer or a wine cooler?"

"No thanks, I don't drink," said Paige.

"Mineral water?" asked Prue.

"Yeah, sure," Paige replied with a shrug. Piper pulled a mineral water from behind the bar and handed it to Paige. "Thanks."

"So," said Piper. "You said you've been coming to P3 because you thought you might be related to us. I mean you were right, obviously, but how did you know?"

"Just a feeling," said Paige. "I felt drawn to this place. When I found out that it was owned by three brunette sisters whose name began 'P'…The nun who gave me to my parents told them that my birth parents wanted my name to begin with a P…"

"It's sorta a family tradition," said Prue.

"So why did they give me up?"

"I'm sorry, it must have been very hard for you," said Piper. "I know Mom didn't want to give you up."

"Actually, it wasn't hard at all," said Paige. "I had amazing parents. I was always curious about my birth parents after my adoptive parents died--"

"I'm so sorry," said Prue. "How did it happen?"

"Car accident when I was seventeen," said Paige in a slightly strangled voice. "I kind of had a drinking problem for a while, which is why I don't drink now." Paige took a deep breath. "Anyway, you two sounded like you had something important to tell me at the office. Does that have something to do with why I was left at a church when I was born?"

Prue and Piper exchanged nervous looks. "Listen Paige, there's no easy way to tell you this," said Prue. "I'm just going to say it, but please don't freak out."

"Why would I freak out?" asked Paige.

"Because we're witches," said Piper.

"Good witches, of course," Prue quickly added. Paige raised her eyebrows and looked as though she was waiting for the punch line of a bad joke. "We protect the innocent."

"Anyway," said Piper. "You were given up a birth because your father was a White Lighter and witches and white lighters were forbidden to be together so Mom gave you up to protect you."

"What's a White Lighter?"

"A Guardian angel for good witches," Piper answered. "I'm married to one."

"I thought you said it was forbidden for white lighters and witches to be together," said Paige.

"Yeah, it was," said Piper. "They finally allowed me and Leo to be together, long story."

"Is this some kind of sick joke?" asked Paige. She stood up angrily.

"Paige, I know it's hard for you to accept, it was hard for us too," said Prue.

"Just stop it," said Paige. "And leave me alone!" Paige turned and ran out of the bar.

"Paige wait!" Piper called. Prue put her hand on Piper's arm.

"Let her go."

"What if she tells people about us, Prue?"

"So won't. She just needs some time to process this."

"I hope you're right."

"Leo always tells us to trust to our instincts and mine are telling me that Paige will come around."

Author's notes: Okay, this fic has been in my head for a long time. I've always thought that Prue, Piper and Paige would make a great Power of Three. Phoebe was great until she became an advice columnist and a Miss-Center-of-Attention Celebrity. She got a terrible fashion sense and a terrible taste in men in the later years of the show and she treated Cole not taking any responsibility for him becoming the Source (he was about to give it up and she let the Seer manipulate her into stopping him). Oh and I wanted to puke whenever people talked about how she was the most caring person in the world. I never knew caring people bailed on their sister who just lost her husband and was raising two kids by herself or went to office parties when her brother-in-law was being haunted by two ghosts trying to kill him, ect. Okay, gotta stop ranting about Phoebe. Come to think of it, Cole was too good for her and Coop was just right. I thought that when I saw the way Coop acted when Paige asked for help with Henry.

Oh and in this fic, as you can see by the Prologue, Prue and Andy are Chris's parents. Try watching "Sight Unseen" and "My Three Witches" back to back, the resemblance is uncanny. They have a similar drive and even similar facial expressions. I've seen fics where Paige or Phoebe is Chris's mother (Paige I can see, but Phoebe is the only family member Chris is nothing like.) So I decided to make a fic where Prue is Chris's Mother, but that won't happen for a while here.