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THE NEXT MORNING
Andy came into the kitchen with Ava.
"Prue's very hormonal this morning" Andy said. "Everyone be careful"
"Thanks for the warning" Piper said. "So how are you doing?"
"I've been better" Andy said. "But right now I'm just trying to get past it so I can help Prue with all of the stuff"
"We've been trying to help but she's so stubborn" Phoebe said.
"Welcome to my life" Andy said smiling.
Just then they heard Prue run to the bathroom.
"I should probably check on her" Andy said. "I don't know why she's so nauseous this pregnancy"
Andy went to the bathroom to help Prue. While he was gone, Mary came into the room.
"Hey" Phoebe said. "How are you doing?"
"At first I wasn't doing so well but I just had a dream about Dave. He told me that he loved me and that he'd always be with me, no matter what. He said that I should keep going in my life for him, that he didn't want to see me so sad because of him" Mary said. "I'm going to miss him, but I know he's up in heaven laughing right now. Probably catching up with your mom, she was like his sister"
"You two were like our parents" Piper said. "We're really going to miss him"
Andy came back into the kitchen with a very pale looking Prue.
Piper gave Prue a box of saltine crackers.
"You okay, sweetie?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, just really nauseous" Prue said. "I think I just need to sit down"
"You're supposed to be taking it easy, anyway" Piper said.
"Did they say what was wrong with the baby?" Mary asked.
"Well…it's kind of hard to explain" Andy said.
Mary smiled.
"You know, I probably should have told all of you this long ago" Mary said. "I know that your mom was magical. I know that you three are magical. Your mom told me a long time ago. She didn't want me to discuss it until I knew you girls had your powers but then when you girls finally got them, Dave and I had already moved away"
"Wait, you know we're witches?" Phoebe asked surprised.
"Yes" Mary said. "Your mom told me she was a witch about two years after we met. She told me all of her children would be witches if they were girls"
"So how much do you know exactly?" Piper asked.
"You three are the Charmed Ones; you protect the innocent and fight…demons. Prue, you can move things with your mind, Piper can freeze time, and Phoebe can get premonitions. Your mother could also freeze time" Mary said. "And Paige, you are part…um…what do they call them?"
"Whitelighters" Paige said. "Wait, you know about me?"
"Your mom never told me but I took a wild guess that she was pregnant" Mary said. "And since you look exactly like her, I'm assuming you're another Halliwell"
"Girls, why don't you take Aidan and Patti into the conservatory to play" Andy said.
Ava sighed.
"Fine" Ava said. "Guys, come on"
Ava and Andrea led Aidan and Patti to the conservatory. It was quiet in the kitchen.
"I hope you girls aren't mad at me for not telling you" Mary said. "It just was a little hard to come out and say hey, I know you're all witches"
"We're not mad" Prue said. "We understand, saying that was probably about as easy as telling your son that I'm a witch"
"He wasn't mean to you about it, was he?" Mary asked. "Because I can smack him"
"As much as seeing him get in trouble with his mom would be fun, he was very understanding" Prue said smiling.
The smile on Prue's face disappeared as her face turned pale again. She hurried to the bathroom.
"We'll be back in a second" Andy said starting to follow her.
"So, they're doing okay, right?" Mary asked. "Sometimes they both can get a little stubborn"
"A little stubborn is an understatement for Prue" Phoebe said. "They're doing better than they were a couple months ago. Sometimes they still fight, but not as much as before"
"That's good" Mary said. "I've been worried about them, about all of you"
"We're doing pretty well" Piper said. "Especially since Paige is here to help us"
"So you don't live here?" Mary asked.
"I'm…this is going to sound really weird…but I'm technically dead" Paige said. "I just come here to help sometimes, like now"
"Oh" Mary said surprised. "That's not something you hear everyday"
Andy came back into the kitchen with Prue.
"Feel better?" Phoebe asked.
"I wish" Prue replied.
"Is it normal for you to be throwing up this late in the pregnancy?" Phoebe asked.
"With Andy, I threw up until the very end" Mary said. "The doctor said for some people, morning sickness will last a couple months, for others it can go throughout the entire pregnancy"
"And I'm one of the unlucky ones" Prue said.
It was quiet again.
"I have a question" Mary said. "The girls must have powers, right?"
Prue nodded her head.
"Ava controls water and earth. Andrea controls fire and air. Both of them can move things with their minds, go places in gusts of wind, put up shields, and are telepathic" Prue said. "They're kind of special because not only are they charmed but they're the Twins of the Elements"
"Wow" Mary said. "That's a lot of powers"
"Luckily we think that they can't get anymore powers" Andy said. "They were born with all of their powers"
"Unlike us" Piper said.
"And Aidan, Patti, and Faith" Phoebe added.
"You girls have more powers?" Mary asked.
Just then Leo orbed into the other room and motioned for Piper.
"It's okay, she knows about magic" Piper said to Leo.
Leo came into the kitchen.
"I don't know if she's going to want to hear this" Leo said. "There is big trouble"
"Great" Piper said. "How big?"
"There's a new source" Leo said. "Apparently he's been source for a while but he was very careful not to let good know"
"Do you know who the source is?" Phoebe asked.
"The Elders have an idea of it…" Leo said. "They think maybe its Barbas and it gets a lot worse"
"How can it get worse than that?" Paige asked.
"He has a bounty on the baby" Leo said. "He wants it dead and he's willing to give a whole lot of powers to whatever demon kills the baby. He'll add extra if Prue dies too"
"Well that's just great" Prue said. "First a curse, now a bounty. Why the hell does Barbas want this baby dead so much?"
"The Elders aren't sure" Leo said.
"So they can tell me the entire underworld wants my kid dead, but they can't tell me why" Prue said. "I'm sick of this, I'm sick of my kids being chased after by these damn demons"
Prue stormed out of the room.
"Andy, go make sure she doesn't do something she'll regret" Paige said.
Andy walked out of the room after Prue.
"Maybe I should go watch the kids" Mary said.
Mary walked out of the kitchen.
"Okay, Barbas has got to have a reason to want to kill the baby this bad" Phoebe said. "What if it's because this baby can defeat him once and for all?"
"But how, how could this baby defeat a demon that the Charmed Ones and the Twins of the Elements can't defeat?" Paige asked.
"Think about" Piper said. "The baby's power is to redirect people's powers and spells. What if the baby could redirect Barbas's power back into him? Wouldn't that be enough to kill him forever?"
"I should tell the Elders" Leo said.
"This is really bad, isn't it?" Piper asked.
Leo nodded and orbed out.
"So what do we do?" Phoebe asked quietly. "Do we risk finding Barbas and have Prue use the baby's power?"
"She would die" Paige said. "Barbas has the entire underworld wanting to kill the baby and probably her"
"Then we need a plan to get her there safely" Phoebe said. "Because I have a feeling that the entire world is in the hands of this baby and us"
"Thanks for adding that pressure on to us, Pheebs" Piper said.
Prue and Andy came back into the kitchen.
"Prue…" Piper began.
"You're going to need me, aren't you?" Prue asked.
"Yes, but…"
"Then there's no way of going to back out of magic right now" Prue said. "I could tell from Leo's face, this is really bad, am I right?"
"It's the world is in our hands bad" Piper said. "That baby you're carrying, it's going to decide the future of the battle between the sides"
"I'm going to have to face him, aren't I?" Prue asked quietly.
Everyone was quiet.
"Then I'm going to face him" Prue said.
"The important thing in all of this is that you and the baby do not die" Paige said. "If that means one of us has too, then that's what we have to do. It's not our choice anymore, Prue. You can't protect us; you have to protect that baby which means you have to protect yourself"
"So you just want me to let my family die?" Prue asked. "I have to protect my family, it's my job"
"Protecting the innocent is your job" An Elder said appearing. "If you die than the entire world will be ruled by evil. I can guarantee that once that happens, your family will be the first people that evil will kill"
Just then Prue bent over in pain.
"Nice going" Piper said. "The curse isn't gone yet and the stress you just put on Prue and the baby is probably enough to kill them both. Now get that damn doctor down here now!"
The magical doctor appeared at Prue's side.
He placed his hand on Prue's abdomen and the pain went away again. He looked from the Elder to Piper.
"Are you trying to kill this child?" the doctor asked. "Because I said no stress and the stress on that baby when I came in was unbearable even for a normal child"
"If you want us to help save the world, then you are not going to interfere" Phoebe said angrily to the Elder. "All you've done in all the years we've been witches, is interfere with our lives. We will save the world but not with interference by you"
"We're not interfering, we're keeping her from dying" the Elder said.
"Everyone be quiet!" Prue exclaimed. "I am the one carrying this baby and I will do everything in my power to save this baby and the entire world! I will not go down without putting up one hell of a fight"
Everyone was quiet.
"Now I suggest that we start making a plan and we're going to need to do it in secret because there's going to be demons watching" Prue said. "We're going to need everyone working together on this so I suggest we bring in some reinforcements"
"I'll go get Leila" Phoebe said. "Invisibility will probably help in this situation"
"We can bring in the leprechauns" Paige said. "Having some extra luck wouldn't be a bad idea"
"Don't suppose you could spare some whitelighters?" Piper asked. "We're going to need all the orbing and healing we can get"
"I'll see what I can do" the Elder said.
"My wife is a good sorceress" Gavan said. "I can see if she could help. If you want your plan to be secretive, she can put a spell that would only let the people of good magic hear what you're saying"
"That would definitely help" Paige said.
"I'll get her and bring her here" Gavan said.
He disappeared. Mary walked into the kitchen.
"Faith is crying" Mary said. "And I get the feeling you're going to need me to watch some of the kids"
"You would be a life saver" Piper said.
Just then Gavan and his wife appeared.
"I am finally meeting the Charmed Ones, I am greatly honored" the sorceress said bowing.
She stood back up.
"I understand you may need my services" she said.
"Yes, we do need your help…um…what's your name?" Phoebe asked.
"Forgive my rudeness, my name is Bella" she said.
"Bella, Gavan has told us that you can keep evil from hearing our plans" Piper said.
"Yes, with a spell, only beings that are truly good would be able to hear your plan" Bella said. "Would you like me to cast it?"
"Please" Paige said. "That would help a lot"
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