A/N:

Thanks for the reviews.

Dominus Trinus: Glad you like it. This will all make sense soon.

Sweet: Paige will have orbing and spell casting but will not be able to heal as she could not do that until season eight as it is the hardest power to master, but we never know, he he.

Chapter 7

Once bitten

While Prue and Piper were unconscious in the RV. Leo and Phoebe had a long conversation about what transpired in the last three days. Leo told her about Lady Laos and Phoebe told her what happened to Piper and herself as well as Paige being able to orb. At first she was relieved to see him and for a brief moment believed he would be able to take them home, but once she found out he could not orb or heal, her hopes were dashed. Paige was outside talking to a group and getting something to eat while her mind swarmed with what Prue said she did earlier. She was still having issues getting her head around the fact that she was a witch and now she may be something else entirely.

"Leo I don't understand why you don't have your powers," Phoebe said while sitting at the table.

"Don't know but I think it has something to do with her not compensating for me being here, or it could be because I orbed in right when the ritual was completing and it may have blocked them or something else," Leo replied.

"So Darrell and Sheila don't know who we are right?" Phoebe ask.

"Yap, so the alternative reality is probably on the mark," Leo replied as Piper emerged from the bedroom in the back holding her head and trying to focus.

"What the hell, why do I always get knocked out?" Piper asks but then smiled wide when she saw Leo ," Leo," she said and he got up to help her sit down.

"Don't move to fast, you still have a concussion," he said and helped her sit.

"Can't you heal me?" Piper asks a little confused and concerned at the same time.

"Cliff's note version, he can't don't know why but think it has something to do with Lady Laos or the alternative reality," Phoebe replied while Piper stared at her blankly.

"Are you ok," Leo asks in is soft and tender voice.

"Yeah what is wrong with Prue?" Piper asks as she saw her sister either asleep or unconscious on the couch next to them.

"Same thing, she got knocked out as well, see you're not the only one," Phoebe said and patted Piper on the hand.

"Is she ok?" Piper asks concerned.

"She will be fine Piper," Leo replied confidently.

"Where is the little wonder?" Piper asks referring to Paige.

"Outside I don't think she likes being around us," Phoebe replied.

"Can't blame her," Piper said as Prue began to stir.

"Oh my head," Prue said while Leo helped her sit up and looked into her eyes.

"You ok?" he asks.

"Leo thank god," Prue said.

"Um Prue you may want to hold the praise for a moment, he can't heal us or orb," Piper said while getting up to check on her. Prue did not seemed stunned by the revelation and just rolled her eyes.

"Got any aspirin?" Prue asks and Phoebe gave her a small bottle.

"Here you go," Phoebe said and sat next to her.

"How long have we been out?" Prue asks.

"About an hour or so," Leo replied.

"Okay not to make your heads hurt any more than they already do, but how is it that when Piper froze the last group we were in, Paige did not freeze. If she is a white-lighter then it would have been like Leo right?" Phoebe asks.

"Unless Prue did not see what she thought she saw," Piper replied.

"Piper she orbed," Prue said confidently.

"Are you saying she's both?" Leo asks.

"That is not possible, I mean they won't even let us get married would alone have a child," Piper replied as she could see Leo's face fall slightly.

"Maybe someone did secretly," Phoebe suggested.

"For God's sake Phoebe they are worse then IRS, they know everything, how could they even get something like that by?" Piper asks.

"I've never heard of another witch and a white-lighter besides your mom and Sam," Leo said and after a moment of silence everyone's eyes widened.

"We would've known, I mean Prue at least," Piper said.

"We did not know about our powers Piper," Prue reminded her.

"Oh my god, they wiped our memories," Phoebe said.

"I am so going to summon grams sorry ass," Piper said and started looking for candles.

"Piper what are you doing?" Leo asks.

"Getting some answers," Piper replied while she was still looking.

"Sweetie that may not be a good idea considering they may see us and they are not the ones who like to be surprised apparently," Phoebe said and stopped her by putting her hands on Piper's arms.

"I say we do it but we need to do it someplace else and away from the group," Prue said and stood up a little wobbly.

"Look none of you are strong enough right now to do any kind of spells, you need to rest," Leo said while holing up Prue.

"No Grams owes us an explanation and she could talk to the elders to find out what is going on and how to get back," Prue said as she steadied herself.

"We will just say we're going to the bathroom, women always go in groups anyway," Phoebe said and after opening a drawer she found some small candles they could use.

"Fine but I'm going with you," Leo said frustratingly and Piper smiled and gave him a passionate kiss." What was that for," he asks after she was done.

"Because for a moment there I thought I'd never see you again," she replied and he smiled back at her.

"Ok love birds save it for later we have some ghost ass to kick," Prue said and opened the door to leave with the rest in tow. Phoebe hid the small candles in her pocket along with some matches as she exited the RV. Paige and the others stop their conversation and some smiled as they saw the two that were unconscious awake and apparently well.

"Good I'm glad your ok?" the Greek said.

"Before you go off hitting people, maybe you should ask questions first," Prue said as she eyed him down.

"Maybe people should not sneak around the woods and draw suspicion," he said eying her down as well.

"We need to go to the bathroom so we will be right back," Phoebe said as she did not want a fight to break out before they had a chance to get to the bottom of what was happening.

"There's one in the RV," Darrell reminded them and Piper was about to say his name when she hesitated as Leo squeezed her hand and she got the hint. Prue was already heading off in her mind was focused on the task at hand and did not notice Darrell.

"I know but it would be crowded with all of us in there," Phoebe said and gave a awkward smile as she followed Prue. The others were a little confounded but just shrugged their shoulders.

"You going with them?' the Greek asks Leo and he nodded. Paige figured they just wanted to talk someplace private considering who they were but wanted desperately to talk to them about who Leo was. She decided to buy her time and wait for them to come back.

Prue made her way through the dark forest but Piper stopped for a moment as she recalled Phoebe's premonition. "Ok guys seriously why do we keep just walking into it?"

"First Paige is not with us and second we don't have a choice and Leo is with us, so come on," Phoebe said and took Piper's hand. "Oh keep a look out for Wally's."

"Who's Wally?" Piper asks.

"That is what they call the zombies and before you say anything apparently we don't know Wally," Phoebe replied as Piper just shook her head a little.

After they got what they felt was a comfortable distance Phoebe set up the small candles and Prue took in a deep breath as she began to recall the spell to summon the dead

"Hear these words hear my cry Spirit from the other side Come to me I summon thee Cross now the Great Divide," Prue said and white small lights lit up the opening they were in.

Penny had her back to them and all she could see was forest until she turned around and saw her granddaughter's looking back at her and not smiling. "Girls what's going on?"she asks.

"Did we interrupt?" Piper asks.

"Actually yes you know just because I'm dead does not mean I don't have an afterlife," Penny replied.

"Paige ring a bell?" Prue said getting to the point quickly and the answer was given without saying a word as Penny forced a small smile and a attempted look of confusion.

"What?" Penny asks unconvincingly.

"Stop the crap Grams did mom and Sam have a baby girl?" Piper asks.

"I don't know what your talking about," Penny replied as Patty came in white lights behind her.

"Its ok mom its time they know," Patty said and began to explain what occurred and why. The sisters remained quiet while Leo kept a look out for anyone from the group or the zombies that could be lingering about.

"How could you not tell us that we had another sister?" Prue asks with a little anger in her voice.

"Prue you know why, they would have taken her or punished Sam, I did this to protect her and him and trust me it broke my heart," Patty replied while her eyes filled with salty water. Prue could see the sorrow in those eyes and decided to not punish her any more.

"How do you know about her?" Penny asks.

"Because we found her," Piper replied.

"In the woods?" Penny asks.

"No in a alternative reality well she is basically in ours but somehow got moved over to this one we did," Piper replied.

"Come again?" Penny asks.

"Wait you guys don't know what's going on with us for the last three days?" Phoebe asks a little shocked at the lack of knowledge of their whereabouts.

"No," Patty replied.

"The elders sent us to a woman named Lady Laos and she sent us here where the dead are walking around and apparently have the munchies," Piper said but both her mom and grandmother were still slightly confused.

"Zombies," Phoebe said in almost a whisper and Penny snorted a bit as she thought the notion was slightly ridiculous."Grams this is serious."

"Oh honey there's no such thing," Penny said.

"Mom we are dead and standing here, you really believe that zombies are not possible," Patty said.

"Well I," Penny replied with a slight shrug.

"I will asks the elders and see if we can get you home all of you," Patty said and smiled at her daughter's.

"Leo can do that I mean that is all he is good for, no offense Leo," Penny said.

"Offense taken," Leo said as Piper gave her grandmother a disapproving look.

"He can't he does not have his powers and that is the short version, so go and asks and we will summon you again after we talked to Paige," Prue said.

"Okay my darling and I love you," Patty said and Prue could not help but feel the warmth in her hart as she smiled back.

"We love you too," Prue said and they went away in white light.

"So this should go well, first she was a witch, then a white-lighter now both, oh and our sister," Piper said as Phoebe picked up the candles and blew them out.

"If she did not have an aneurysm by now, it's gone a happen after this," Phoebe said and they all headed back to camp. Everyone was standing around the fire while some others were gathering weapons and flashlights.

"What is going on?" Phoebe asks Paige.

"Sheila son is missing," Paige replied.

"Oh god," Piper said.

"They're getting a search party ready," Paige continued.

"Piper, Phoebe can I talk to you for a moment," Prue asks and motioned them over to a space weather were less people. "We could scribe for him."

"Prue we will need something of his and that may be difficult to ask for right now," Phoebe said.

"Just try I will go with the search party," Prue said.

"Wait why?" Piper asks.

"They might need my help."

"Prue if they see you use your power, we are screwed," Piper said as Prue grabbed a flashlight that was near the RV.

"I will keep it subtle but I need you and Phoebe to stay here and protect the camp, you can freeze and she can finish them off," Prue said and went with Darrell as Sheila who was barely standing was next to Paige.

"Piper could you ask for something her son uses or had on, while I look for a map?" Phoebe asks.

"Why me?"

"Because you're better at that," Phoebe replied and went into the RV while Leo stayed with Piper.

"Fine, I always get stuck with a crappy jobs," Piper said and Leo smirked a bit.

Prue and Darrell teamed up while the other groups went another direction. She could not believe how dark it was without city lights to illuminate the sky. The flashlights were just enough to see a few feet in front of them as they look for any sign of a small child.

"How long has he been gone?" Prue asks.

"Not long, he has a tendency to wander off but normally not at night," Darrell replied but his voice was shaky as he was filled with fear.

"What is his name?" Prue asks but she did already know.

"Michael," he replied and just as Prue was about to yell his name Darrell stopped her.

"Don't it will attract them," he said.

"And how are we going to find him?" she asks and after a moment Darrell began to say his sons name but kept it somewhat quiet.

Meanwhile Piper walked over to Sheila who was crying as Paige held her.

"Sheila?" Piper asks while playing with her hands in front of her.

"Piper not now," Paige said.

"I was just wondering, I knit sometimes and when your son gets back he might want a new toy or something. I can make him a teddy bear if you have some old clothing," Piper asks and Sheila looked up at her.

"That would be nice," she said and looked around and found an old shirt." Here, is this ok?"

"Its perfect," Piper said with a caring smile and walked away and to the RV. She opened the door as Phoebe was opening a large map.

"Here," Piper said and Phoebe took it out of her hands and held with a rock that looked like a crystal attached to a shoestring. "Where did you get that?"

"I found it outside," Phoebe replied and Piper raised her eyebrows a little impressed. "Ok where are you little boy?" she said and let the homemade crystal go around in circles until finally resting on one particular spot that was not that far from them.

"That doesn't exactly narrow it down Phoebe," Piper said.

"Try this one," Leo said as he pulled out a map of the rest stop they were near. Phoebe exchange the maps and did the process again.

Prue and Darrell stopped for a moment and put all the focus on their ears as they could hear some rustling in the trees around them.

"If I shoot my gun it will draw their attention, so unless there's a lot we will need to fight the old-fashioned way got it," he said and Prue nodded as they waited for whatever it was to emerge into the light.

"Daddy," Michael whispered crying.

"Son," Darrell said and ran to him as he came out of the trees. Prue let out a sigh of relief until she heard more rustling. At first she thought it was the rest of the search party until the deep low moan made it very clear it was not.

"Darrell get your son out of here now," Prue said as five or six began to emerge. He picked up his son as more were coming out around them.

"Where the hell did they come from?" he asks and pulled out his gun.

"Don't just go I will distract them," Prue said and Darrell hesitated.

"How?"

"Trust me now go," she said.

"Once I get my son back I will come back for you," he said and gave Prue the gun before heading back the way he came using just his flashlight to see the way. They were not that far from camp but his son was the highest priority and he knew his mother was terrified. Once Darrell was out of sight Prue used her powers to send some flying backwards but it was apparent that she was outnumbered and decided to head back as well. She picked up her flashlight and took a step, but immediately felt a sharp pain in her ankle as something clamped onto it. She screamed which echo through the forest causing Darrell to stop and now was very conflicted as he would look the direction he came in the direction he was going while his son held onto him tightly. Prue looked down at her ankle and could see a old style bear trap that was clamped on her leg as the zombies or Wally's could smell the blood now freed come from her wound. She could feel the metal on the bone and with every movement the need to vomit was becoming more a necessity. She tried to aim the gun but her vision was blurry and she was already too weak to use her powers.

"Fuck," she said through her teeth and then with all her might decided to finish what the trap started. Her leg from her knee down was pretty much gone as she could see the bone and the fact that it was even cracked. She took in a deep breath and slammed the trap down with both her hands causing her leg to snap off. She screamed again and went right to her back as the dead were almost on top of her.

"Prue!" Piper yelled with Phoebe in tow as they passed Darrell heading towards where he pointed to. Prue could hear them but her level of consciousness was fading and she began to crawl on her stomach away from the 20 or so dead that were even drooling from the site of blood.

"Piper!" Prue screamed out as she felt cold hands on her body.

Phoebe was trying to keep the flashlight ahead of them as the sound of gunfire began sound through the forest. "Prue!" she yelled until finally her light shined on what looked like something from her dreams the last two nights. "No – no," she cried as Piper ran up from behind her and she immediately threw up her hands and froze the scene.

"Oh god Prue," Piper yelled and started pulling off the ones who were eating their fill. Phoebe used a crowbar she brought with her to stab them in the head as Piper pulled them off. Once it was clear and the others were still frozen they a good look of what was left of their sister. Her stomach was ripped open and intestines were hanging out, red crimson covered most of the ground and Prue. Piper could not move she just stared at it like it was not real. Once Phoebe got a look she began to vomit as Piper went to her knees and took Prue's bloody hand into her shaking ones. "Its going to be okay, the same thing will happen to her, that happened to us," she said trying to convince herself. It did not take long for the remaining search party to find them and immediately began to kill the remaining zombies not even noticing they were froze.

"Man I am so sorry," the Greek said as he saw Prue. Leo was next to come and stood there in shock as Piper just rocked back and forth and Phoebe crawled on her hands and knees over to them.

"She will be ok- she will be ok," Phoebe just kept saying over and over again.

To be continued...