Around 8 months later
"How's it going?" Julie questioned
orbing in. Things had gotten pretty much back to normal. Well at least as normal
as it can get. Leo had finished med school and graduated top in the class. He
was now working as an intern but hoped to be a "real" doctor soon.
"Pretty
good." Leo replied putting down the pencil he had held in his hand. He looked
down at his watch than back to her. "Is something wrong you're early." Leo
stated.
"Yeah I have some bad news." Julie answered. "I can't watched Maria
and Alexia I have to work." Julie explained. Whenever Julie had a free minute
she would usually watch the girls while Leo went to work.
"Dam I'll never be
able to get someone on this short notice." Leo sighed. It wasn't easy being a
doctor with two children.
"Can you call in sick or something?" Julie
questioned she hated to bail on him but the elders had been less than
understanding.
"Yeah I'll have to." Leo replied picking up the phone to dial
the hospital.
"I'm sorry."
"Its ok it's not your fault." Leo answered
understanding he knew how demanding the elders where. Plus Julie had stuck
herself out there more than needed for him.
"Alright I have to go I'll see
you later." With that Julie orbed out to wherever she had to go. Leo called the
hospital and told them he wouldn't be in.
"Daddy… Isn't Julie coming over?"
Maria questioned as Leo put the phone down.
"No sweety she has to work I'm
going to stay home with you guys tonight." Leo explained going into the
kitchen.
"YAY can you make us spaghetti?" Maria exclaimed excitedly as Leo
searched the cabinets.
"Sure why not." Leo replied pulling out some
spaghetti. "Why don't you and Alexia go watch tv tell its ready." He suggested.
Maria nodded and went and sat with Alexia on the couch.
~ "17 children have
been reported missing in the last two days."~
"Maria go back to that." Leo
commanded as his daughter changed the channel.
~ "They have all between the
ages of 1 to 11. Police have no suspects yet."~
"Can I go on now?" Maria
questioned as the story ended. Leo nodded going back to dinner. He had heard
about the kidnappings and it sounded demonic to him. 17 children missing from
different parts of the US all in the last two days. Defiantly something demonic.
But it really wasn't his concern he wasn't a whitelighter or a witch and didn't
have anything to do with the supernatural world.
"17 little witches down.
3 more to go. If I kill the eldest charmed one therefore taking her two little
ones powers. Than at the stroke of midnight kill the middle ones child I will be
the most powerful in the world."
"I wish they would just come." Prue
whined trying to get comfortable on the couch. A little while back Prue and Jack
had found out that they where having twins. They had agreed that they wouldn't
find out the genders tell they where born. Prue had a feeling though that at
least one was a girl.
"Any day now sweetie any day." Jack replied running
his hands threw her hair.
"Any day isn't soon enough." Prue muttered.
"Have you decided on names yet?" Piper questioned coming into the room.
"We are still deciding it's so hard to pick." Prue replied again fidgeting
around.
"Hmmm how about Phoebe after there favorite aunt?" Pheeb's suggested
sitting down in the chair. Piper swatted Phoebe giving her an evil look.
"I'll take that into consideration." Prue laughed.
"We have a few names
that are possibilities." Jack confirmed. Prue was so picky one day it would be
one name the next a different one.
"Piper could you hand me my pocketbook?"
Prue questioned she needed to get some aspirin anything. Piper obeyed picking up
her pocketbook and handing it to Prue. As Prue touched it she went stiff. Black
and white images filled her head. A demon appearing shotting out electricity at
Prue. Prue falling limp on the floor, Leonora running down the stairs the demon
taking her and disappearing.
"Prue are you alright?" Jack questioned worry
written all over.
"What happened?" Phoebe asked equally concerned.
"I
just had a premonition." Prue answered.
"Premonition? But how that's not
your pow….?" Phoebe started but than realized someone inside Prue must have that
power.
"What happened?" Piper asked.
"A demon or something appeared here
and shot lightening at me…and killed me. Than he took Leonora." Prue explained
trying to get her head clear. The shock from the premonition was still with her.
She wasn't use to this the throbbing pain in her head.
Piper looked wordily
at Phoebe than Jack. As they all seem to be coming to the same conclusion.
"Well if it happened here than you need to leave." Phoebe stated voicing all
there thoughts.
"No that won't make the demon go away." Prue replied.
"Yes but he's probably after the children we have to keep you safe for all
your sakes." Jack stated wrapping his arms around her protectively.
"We
should check in the book of shadows." Piper suggested to Phoebe. "And get
Leonora I don't want her alone." Phoebe nodded as she had already started up the
stairs. A few minutes later she appeared with Leonora at her side.
"Prue you
should go now. We will be ok." Piper stated trying to convince her sister.
"No. I won't leave you guys." Prue replied forcefully.
"Please hunny."
Jack pleaded. He couldn't lose her or the babies. Prue sighed not being able to
say no to her husband.
"Alright alright…. But if anything goes wrong call
me." Prue said hugging both her sisters and Leonora. Jack helped Prue into her
coat and grabbed her pocketbook. Suddenly in a puff of smoke the demon appeared.
Electricity exited his fingertips heading straight at Prue. Piper threw up her
hands quickly freezing everything.
"It won't stay that way for long." Piper
stated knowing her powers where weak. Unlike her sisters she hadn't used them in
a long time. As time resumed Prue moved the bolt back at the demon hitting him.
He screamed as the electricity ran threw his body. Falling to his knees he knew
he had to do something quick. The charmed ones where to powerful to take on.
Especial with all three of them together.
"That didn't kill him." Phoebe
exclaimed flipping threw the book frantic. Piper tried freezing him but it
didn't work.
"Ha your pathetic powers won't work twice on me." He stated
getting back up. He sent all three of the girls into the wall with telekinesis.
Quickly grabbing Leonora he orbed out.
"Damit! How could I fail?" The demon yelled punching his hand
into the wall. He cursed as throbbing pain ran up his arm.
"You shouldn't
have underestimated the charmed ones. After all millions have tried to destroy
them. It was foolish to think you could just like that. At least you didn't fail
completely you got the middles ones child." An older man replied appearing from
the shadows.
"What now we don't exactly have a ton of time! And you just
know those bloody witches will hunt us down for this little one tell we die."
The younger one stated pointing to the child lying unconscious on the ground.
"Maybe so but after mid night tomorrow they wont be able to do anything
about it. I have already located two more targets. This should be a simpler task
for you."
"Excellent I'll get right on it."
"Oh and Michael don't screw
this up or your screwed."
"Right." Michael replied blinking out.
"Daddy!!!! Alexia is throwing meatballs at me!" Maria yelled looking in
horror at the stain on her shirt. Maria picked up one of her own meatballs and
prepared to return the favor. Leo caught her arm just before she could release
the food.
"She's only two sweetie if she sees her big sister doing the same
thing than it wont stop the problem. And Alexia Don't throw stuff at your
sister." Leo stated looking at the mess his two daughters where
making.
"Kay!" She replied sticking her tongue out at Maria. Suddenly the
sound of the doorbell took Leos attention. "Who could that be?" He questioned
heading towards the living room. Maria took this chance to return fire but
Alexia stopped it in mid air again sticking her tongue out.
Leo opened the
door to be faced with a man he didn't recognize.
"Can I help you?" Leo
questioned getting a bad feeling about this. The person didn't answer instead
flung his hand back. Leo was thrown across the room into the wall. He groaned at
the impact, falling limply to the ground.
"Daddy!!!!" Alexia exclaimed
running to Leo. Michael was quicker he grabbed Alexia before she could get to
Leo.
"Leave my sister alone!!!" Maria yelled trying to concentrate. She had
the power to teleport things but hadn't mastered it. So far she had only managed
to teleport apples and little things such as that, never a person.
"That
isn't an option." The man replied disappearing from his spot. Maria stared at
where he had stood stunned. She screamed as strong hands took grasped of her
from the back. As soon as Michael got hold of the two children he blinked out.
Piper paced back and fourth threw the attic. Phoebe and Prue where doing
everything they could to find Leonora. Phoebe trying to scroll for her powers
while Prue consulted the book of shadows. Prue sighed looking up from the book.
She stared at Piper pacing back and fourth. Her nerves where almost unable to
handle it. Prue knew she was worried about Leonora but the pacing was just not
helpful.
"Please Piper your going to make us all dizzy." Pheebs stated
reading Prue's mind. Piper stopped mid pace looking at her sisters in
desperation.
"You guys just don't understand I can't take this…. I can't
can't lose her." Piper said her voice cracking. She quickly whipped away a tear
that had managed to escape.
"I know sweetie I know." Prue replied pulling
her into a hug. "And we WILL get her back I promise."
"How can you be so
sure?" Piper questioned doubts filling her mind.
"She's still alive I can
feel it and I know you can two. And I have faith that we will find her." Prue
replied trying to reassure her younger sister. Piper nodded glad she had her
sisters by her side.
"I'm gonna go downstairs for a little while call me if
you guys find anything." Piper stated walking out of the attic. She passed
Leonora's room but backed up entering it. Piper stared at the mess of stuff
animals, clothes, and other toys sprawled out everywhere. She let the tears go
that she had been holding since he took her baby away.
"I can't lose you not
like I lost Mom, Grams, and Leo. I can't." Piper sobbed hugging a picture of the
two of them when they where happy.
"My God Leo!!!" Julie exclaimed
running to her brother's side. She quickly checked for a pulse and sighed when
she found one. "Come on Leo wake up." She pleaded shaking him. He groaned
opening his eyes slightly.
"Julie?" He muttered trying to get his eyes to
focus. He couldn't remember what had happened but there was a throbbing pain in
his head. Once his focus returned Julie helped him over to the couch. "What
happened?" He questioned.
"I was hoping you could tell me." Julie replied
she lifted her hand up healing a gash on his head. The pain went away as she got
rid off the cut.
"He got them." Leo stated painfully looking around at the
mess that had been made. He couldn't believe he let that bastard get a hold of
them. Without even an ounce of a fight.
"Its not your fault Leo." Julie said
forcefully she knew her brother was already blaming himself.
"How is it not?
I'm suppose to protect them!" Leo exclaimed.
"You had no way of defending
yourself…." Julie started but was interrupted.
"That's just it! I have two
witches for daughters and no way to protect them! No powers no nothing! It's a
wonder this hasn't happen before." Leo explained. He felt helpless powerless.
"Perhaps the elders can do something." Julie suggested hopefully. "I mean
your right whitelighters aren't suppose to go off and save the day. While Maria
and Alexia have no one to save them…. Plus its not like you can bind there
powers only a witch can."
"I'm not exactly the elders favorite person." Leo
stated.
"Well we have to try." Julie replied taking his hand the two than
disappeared in blue orbs.
"Now where are we going?" Leo questioned as he followed
Julie. As Leo suspected the elders had been less than helpful. They refused to
do anything even as to a hint where his girls even where.
"Well if the
elders won't help us maybe Haley will." Julie stated as they came up to her
room.
"How can she help?" Leo asked a questionable look on his face.
"Its
just a thought a last resort Leo. She's high on the power scale and we all go
way back. And it doesn't hurt that she had a big crush on you. Plus you know as
well as I her mission. She has a soft spot for innocents in trouble. Which we
can use to are advantage." Julie explained as she stopped in front of a door.
"Hopefully she's in." Leo sighed as Julie knocked. A few minutes later the
door opened revealing a girl who looked to be in her twenties. She had brown
hair with soft honey highlights that went to her shoulders.
"Leo! Julie?
This is a surprise." Haley exclaimed seeing the two. She left the doorway to let
them in.
"Haley it's been a while." Leo stated as they walked into her room.
"It has….. Julie you know the rules no mortals are allowed up here." Haley
stated knowing very well Leo's wings where clipped.
"Oh Haley he's obviously
not going to go running around earth screaming about up here…. Besides that's
what we need to talk to you about…." Julie replied.
"I have two daughters….
There witches…. But as you know I'm mortal… They where kidnapped by a demon… and
I have no way to save them… no way to do anything… and its not like there's
another witch around." Leo explained desperation showing in his voice. Time
moved a lot slower up here he knew it would already be the next day on earth.
"And… the elders have you talked to them?" Haley questioned deep in thought.
"Yes they won't help…." Julie conformed.
"I know this could jeopardize
your dream of becoming a elder but please… if you know something anything I
could do." Leo pleaded.
"I'm sorry I'm not high enough to actually be able
to give you powers…. There's nothing I can do." Haley answered sighing deeply.
She wanted to help him more than anything but there was really nothing she could
do. The three stood in silence for a few minutes. None knowing what to say to
break it.
"Its ok I understand… We have to get back to earth think of
another plan." Leo stated grabbing Julie's hand. She nodded and the two orbed
out.
"Did you find anything?" Piper asked staring at her sisters.
"I'm sorry Piper there's nothing in the book." Prue replied in dismay. She
didn't know what to do. If they didn't know where or who had Leonora how could
they save her.
"But why… why haven't you gotten another premonition? Why
isn't there anything in the book?" Piper cried falling to her knees. Phoebe
looked at Prue a feeling of helplessness coming over the two.
"We aren't
giving up Piper. We promise we won't tell we fix this." Phoebe said forcefully
trying to comfort Piper as much as she could. But doubts floating threw her head
and this little voice told her she shouldn't have promised that.
"Are magic…
why is it failing… why am I being punished more." Piper cried harder.
"Oh
honey…" Prue stated.
"Prue keep looking ok she will be ok." Phoebe replied
knowing that one of them had to keep trying. Prue nodded reluctantly heading
back to the book of shadows. "Everything will be ok… you'll see."
"I'm
scared." Alexia cried in her sister's arms. She hid her small body as far back
as possible behind her big sister. Maria held both Alexia and Leonora. The girls
clung to her with fear.
"It will be ok…. Dad won't let us get hurt." Maria
stated trying to stay calm. But for a nine year old in this much danger she was
having trouble. She knew if she got upset than it would only be worse for the
two younger children.
"What if… I never see mommy again?" Leonora asked tears
in her eyes.
"You will I promise." Maria replied.
"Now what!?!" Leo
exclaimed in frustration as he paced the living room. Julie stood by next to him
trying to think of a plan. Nothing was coming to mind though.
"Leo please
try and calm do….. whoa dizzy." Julie stated as the world spinned around her.
Leo caught her as she fell limp.
"Julie! Don't do this to me not now I need
your help." Leo stated trying to wake his sister up. Her eyes fluttered open and
she stared at him for a few seconds in confusion. "What happened?" He questioned
worried overflowing his features.
"Leo??" She whispered almost not believing
it. So much time had passed since she left.
"What's wrong why are you
looking at me like that?" Leo asked in confusion.
"Its not Julie its
Leticia." She replied steadying herself on the arm of the chair.
"What? But
but how?" Leo questioned in shock.
"No time to explain Leo. We don't have
much time… This was the only way I could get down her with out… them finding
out." Leticia explained. "Take my hands." She ordered putting them up in the air
waiting for his to join hers. Leo asked no more questions and lifted his hands
to hers. A light emerged from them and orbs rose from her body into his. "You
have my powers now." She conformed his thoughts.
"I can't do this alone…. I
need you." Leo said tears welling up in his eyes.
"You can I know you can.
Just have faith… and trust in your abilities." Leticia replied urging him.
"God it's so hard without you… I wish you could stay."
"Me two but fate
has another plan…. And who are we to screw around with fate. Leo I have to go
now… I know you can save our angels… Tell them I love them."
"I will… and I
love you two." A small smiled played on her lips as orbs surrounded Julie's
body.
"Goodbye." She whispered longly wishing she could stay. Leo caught his
sister's body once again before it hit the ground.
"You alright?" He asked
whipping away the tears from his eyes.
"Yeah… I don't umm know what came
over me." Julie replied in confusion.
"I do but there's no time to explain
we have to go orb us to them." Leo ordered.
"Leo you can't I won't let you
not as a mortal!" Julie exclaimed knowing he would die in his mortal condition.
"I'm not mortal anymore…. Trust me." Leo replied smiling slightly. He was
glad he at least had a part of Leticia with him. Something he would treasure
forever. Julie sighed taking his hand and orbing out.