Chapter 2
4 ½ half years earlier
Penelope Halliwell walking into the upstairs bathroom. One of the girls must have left the light on again, she told herself. Seeing a piece of toilet paper on the floor she bent down and went to throw it in the trash can, until she saw the positive pregnancy test. Penny picked up the object and started walking down the hallway to Phoebes room, until she heard Prudence and Piper talking.
"Prue, you can't be." Piper said
"Well, according to the test I am." Prue told her.
"But, with who? Prue, you haven't been on a date since-"
"Since the last time Andy was in town. He invited me over to his house, we had wine, talked, one thing lead to another and well..."
Penny rolled her eyes, when she heard the soft thud of a pillow being thrown.
"Prue! What are you going to do? Grams is going to flip!" Piper said.
" And you don't think I know that? Piper, with all honesty I don't know what I'm going to do. I can't exactly tell Andy..."
Penny knew what she had to do then., and started walking up the stairs to the attic.
"Leo...Leo!" She called for the whitelighter and heard him orb in behind her.
"Penny?"
"Leo, I need you to do something for me. Prudence is in trouble, go ask the elders if there is any way we can get her out of it. I have an idea and I'm going to get Patty down here."
Leo nodded, knowing not to argue with the older witch..who had a very short temper with him, and orbed out.
Penny sat down at the low table she used to talk to her daughter, pricked herself with the knife and started to chant.
"Patricia Halliwell, blood of my blood, my daughter. I summon thee."
White orbs appeared across from her as daughter stood in front of her.
"Mother!? What is the meaning of this?" Patty asked as her mother stood up.
"Prudence is pregnant Patty. This child will have powers, and could put everyone in danger."
Patty stared open mouthed at her mother.
"Mom, are you sure?"
"Very, I found this," Penny flashed the pregnancy test to her daughter, "in the bathroom trashcan. I originally thought that it was Phoebes. Until I heard Prue and Piper talking."
Before Patty could say anything, Leo reappeared.
"Penny."
"Well Leo? What did they say?" Penny asked him.
"We can do it. But only for four years, then Patty has to return and the child brought here. She will look different to everyone but you and I."
Patty looked from Penny to Leo, she knew what was going to happen.
"Can I see Piper and Phoebe too?" She asked
"I'm sorry Patty, it's too risky. We need to go to Prue's room and hope that she's asleep. Then I'll orb the child into you, and then we have to go." Leo told her.
Patty sighed but agreed and followed her mother and Leo into her daughters room.
She looked down at her sweet Prudence, her oldest baby.
"What do I need to do Leo?" Patty asked him quietly.
"Penny has the sleeping powder. Sprinkle it on her and she'll stay asleep. Then give me your hand."
Penny sprinkled the powder over her granddaughters face and stood back as Leo set his hand on Prue's stomach, and his other hand on Patty's. There was a flash of blue orbs as they floated into Patty.
"We need to go now Patty." Leo said when the job was done.
" Just give me a minute Leo." Patty whispered as she sat down next to her daughter. "Goodbye my darling, my sweet, sweet girl. I love you very much." Patty swept a couple strands of Prue's dark brown hair from her face and planted a kiss on her forehead. "You'll take care of them?" Patty asked, turning to her mother.
"Of course my darling." Penny answered, hugging her.
Patty then turned to Leo, "And you'll watch over them?"
"I always do." He said, taking her hand.
Penny watched her daughter and Leo orb out. She too kissed her granddaughters forehead and left the room.