Piper sat in the solarium her thoughts on her sister. She realized she had said more then she should have but she also knew she was right. Prue always kept things inside, even when they were growing up. Always the one to never let her sisters care for her. She had to be in control.

Leo walked into the room and watch as his wife dealt with the turmoil in her life. He knew that she had to go and save Gina but he was just concerned with her and the baby. If something happened to Piper then the power of three would cease forever. Her baby was the start of the next generation of Charmed Ones.
Sitting next to her she leaned against him, resting her head on his chest. Neither one said anything at first they just sat there in each other's love.

"She's mad at me isn't she?" Piper finally said.
"No. She just needs some time to deal with everything. She doesn't want to lose you too."
"She won't." Piper said with determination.
"You can't know that Piper. No one thought that you would lose Phoebe either. It can happen so suddenly and you realize that the person is gone and there is nothing for you to do."
"Leo I'll. No. We'll both be fine. I can't stay here and wait while my sister, Cole and a stranger go down there to face who knows what. I'm a Charmed One first I have to go and help. You said yourself it will take all of us to defeat the Source. How can we do that if I don't go?"
"I know Piper. Just be careful." Leo told her as he kissed her. "And just be patient with Prue. She's just scared."
"I know. But one day she will have to deal with this and everything."
"And you will be there to catch her when she does."

They sat on the couch just cuddling with each other as Piper wondered about her sister and how she would apologize for the words she had said.

Prue slammed the back door and ran down the steps to her car. Getting in the car she put the key in the ignition put never started the car, as the tears ran freely down her face. Why couldn't Piper understand what she was feeling? Why couldn't she let herself tell Piper how she was feeling? She couldn't bare to lose another sister. She sat there, her hands gripping tightly to the steering wheel, her knuckles turning white, as she rested her head on top of her hands as her nightmare played out again in her mind.

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Cole followed Prue out of the Manor but did not approach her yet. First he waited to see if she would actually go. Seeing her sit in the car as the anguish washed across her face he went to her, knowing that their pain was the same. Opening the door he reached for her, pulling her to him though somewhat hesitant as to how she may react. Surprised as she wrapped her arms around him as she cried into his chest.

Prue felt him pull her to him. Her first reaction was to push him away, his being serving as a reminder of her baby sister. But she knew his pain was the same as hers if not more. He had lost his lover and his soul.

"Why? Why her? Why wasn't it me on that raft? Why did I agree to her stupid plan of the raft in the first place? She would still be here." Her tears ran with her pain
"I don't know Prue. But you can't push Piper away. You have to talk to her. Tell her how you feel."
"She doesn't understand. I can't lose her too."
"You will if you keep pushing her away."
"I saw her die Cole I can't deal with that."
"Prue when I first met you three I knew that I would have a challenge before me. I had to get through the bond you had as sisters. It was that bond that I finally was able to get at and it worked. You lost your powers but when it came to it, I couldn't kill you, because I fell in love with Phoebe. Right now you and Piper need to reconnect as you did that night. Right now you are vulnerable to attack, but you also know, deep inside that Piper will go with us. She has to; it's who she is. And you, Leo Me, neither of us have the right to stop her."
"What if something happens to the baby. Then we lose Phoebe again. I don't think Piper or I could handle that." She said through her tears.
"Nothing is gonna happen. I won't let it. I would die for either one of you. You are all I have left of Phoebe."

Prue looked up at Cole and could see it in his eyes that he meant what he said. She never thought she would proud of him more then she was at that moment. He was truly turning good and saying that sealed her belief in him. He would do everything he could for the good side and win the never-ending battle: good verses evil.

"Prue go to Piper. Tell her what you are feeling. She is just as hurt as you are inside. And she will understand you better then anyone will. We all miss her Prue, and we all need to talk about it or it will destroy us."

Prue stayed in Cole's arms. Not wanting yet to give up the comfort that he was offering her. But the words he said she heard and understood. They were all hurting inside and after this was all done with she would deal with her feelings. But right now they all had a job to do.

"You know for a demon you're pretty smart."
"Yeah well, I had a pretty good teacher," he looked down oni to her tear stained face, "In fact I had three good teachers."

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Mary stood in the kitchen hoping that the Whitelighter and reformed Demon could say the right things to get the girls to reconnect. She knew that the words said were not in anger or were meant to hurt the other. They were said out of the love of the one lost. As she thought of ways to get the girls to reconnect, Cole came back in followed by Prue. Prue walked past her with a shy smile as she made her way to the solarium. Cole waited with Mary as they watched her go in search of the one sister she had left.

As Leo held Piper he sensed a presence behind him. Seeing who it was he gently shifted his position. He stood without a word leaving the two sisters alone.

Piper was lying with her head now on Leo's lap, when she felt him shift, and then get up. About to protest she then realized why he got up. Locking eyes with her sister she didn't say a word. She was afraid of what might come out.

Prue watched as Leo left the room though never taking her eyes off Pipers. Once he was gone she made her way to the settee, that only a few days ago they shared together sharing memories of Phoebe. Sitting next to her sister neither one wanted to say the first words. For neither on knew where to begin.

"Piper I'm sorry."
"No Prue I am. I shouldn't have pushed you about Phoebe."
"No. You had every right to. I was pushing you away. I know you lost her too, but I was afraid of losing you as well. And then, last night when I had that nightmare. I really thought I was going to lose you." Prue said as she felt the tears once again threatening to spill down her face.
"Prue as long as we're together nothing will happen. Besides it was just a nightmare. It's not like you were getting a premonition."
"I'm just scared Piper. About everything." Prue confessed to her sister as she snuggled closer and Piper put her arm around her shoulders. "The prophecy says the power of three along with Liz and Gina, and Cole and Leo. We'll we don't have the power of three anymore, and we don't even know where Gina is."
"Prue we do still have the power of three. She is growing inside me. And Phoebe, at any age was ready for a battle. She is in here ready to fight for the side of good. And we will get Gina back. And when we do. That bastard is going down." Piper said with more conviction than Prue had ever heard her sister use.

Prue smiled at her sisters' words. She knew she was right when it came to Phoebe. She always was a fighter. "Ready is right. Do you remember the time she punched that kid in grade 6?" Prue asked her sister as she rested her head on Pipers shoulder.
"Oh you were so pissed at her for that." Piper replied as she recalled the memory
"Well she shouldn't have been fighting. Besides I was actually proud of her. Sticking up for her friends like that." Prue admitted
"Yeah well he never bothered her or them again after that."
"Yeah well he was probably to embarrassed. Nothing like a 3rd grader to clock you when you're in 6th grade." Prue said with a smile at the memory of Phoebe standing over the bigger kid that she had just knocked down.

There was silence once again in the Manor as they remembered times with their sister.

"Piper I'm sorry, about earlier. You have ever right to go. I was just scared and being my usual protective self."
"I know Prue. Together we will take down this monster and rid the world of his evil." She said "For Phoebe." She added quietly.
"For Phoebe." Prue agreed.

As they sat in each others arms they were quickly alert with the heart wrenching scream that came from the attic. Jumping up from there spot on the settee they ran to the stairs. Hearing the agonizing screams of Liz in the attic

Cole, Leo and Mary shared a quick look as they too ran from the kitchen up to the attic, in hopes of helping her in some way escape the pain.

As Prue and Piper reached her she was grabbing at her head as if to fight off some unknown entity. Holding her arms down so she would not hurt herself they tired their best comfort her. Finally getting her calmed down she relax into Prue's arms.

"Liz. What happened?" Piper asked gently
"I'm not sure. I think she is also connected to someone else. The thoughts and pain I felt were not hers." Liz managed to stutter out. Gathering her thoughts she wondered about her friend. A friend she had known since college.

Cole, Leo and Mary ran into the attic and saw as Prue cradled the older witch in her arms. They were all a bit surprised at how quickly she had calmed Liz down but they guys knew that with Prue it was just like comforting one of her sisters.

Looking up Leo turned to Piper and locked eyes with her. "I gotta go. I'll be right back." He said as he orbed out.

Mary sat down beside the girls on the floor. Running her hand over Liz's still figure.

"Liz tell us how you first met Gina." She asked the girl in Prue's arms, hoping to get her mind off the events going on around her.
"We met in high school actually. I'm not really sure how it happened. We were in the same classes together. She had just moved here from Bermuda or something. She used to drive me nuts. But after awhile I really got to know her. And the next thing I knew she was just there, in my life." She answered. "We've been best friends for almost eighteen yrs. now."
"When did you know that your were both witches?" Piper asked.
"Not long after we first met. We went up to her mothers in the country one weekend." She replied. "We were sitting on the dock just talking and tossing rocks in the lake. When all of a sudden this demon came out of now where. I didn't know what to do so I just reacted." She told them. "I thought Gina was an innocent needing my help. I threw an energy bolt at him but he dodged it. He threw a bolt at me but Gina pushed me out of the way."
"What happened next?" Prue asked
"He took off. Not sure why. He just left. But he said, one day he would be back. It was then that Gina realized that I was a witch. And it was then that our friendship was sealed. I started calling her Gina for short and she called me Liz. It was something that just started out of the blue. It was soon after that that we found out that we were meant to be together. It was fate."
"What do you mean you called her Gina? Isn't that her name?" Prue asked curiously
"Well yeah, but its short for Regina. And mine is short for Elizabeth." She stated.

Mary looked at Liz in shock at what she said. "Oh my god." Mary said barely above a whisper as realization struck her.
"Mary? What is it?" Piper asked as she reached for the older woman.
"My daughter often spoke of a friend. A friend of her daughters that had once saved her." she said looking at no one in particular lost in her own thoughts. "We always called her Regina even though she preferred Gina." She added
"Sounds like someone I know." Piper said looking at her sister with a smile, only to receive the smile back.
"My daughter often spoke of Regina's friend Elizabeth. But that she too had shortened her name to Liz."
"Mary are you saying what I think you are?" Prue asked still holding Liz who was also focusing in the older woman's story.
"Gina," She said quietly as she looked into the eyes of the women before her. "is my granddaughter."Hoping that they would now save her family.

Anyone out there?? Talk to us people. We had a lot of fun writing this and want to know what you thinik.. Does it stink. I know people wanna know about Gina and Loz but trust me when i say. if you stick with it all WILL be explained.. And the last book will be even better. Action, Mystery, Magic and everything Charmed.. I think