The Prophecy

Disclaimer – The characters from Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel the Series belong to Constance M. Burge/Brad Kern, Joss Whedon, and whoever owns Angel. However any characters you don't recognize belong to me. I am merely borrowing the characters and hoping they'll stay for a long, long, time….lol.

Part 5

"Sooo…" Willow said nervously. They all looked at each other uncertainly until Spike suddenly spoke.
"Oh for gods sake! Why don't we go somewhere and talk, like whoever 'they' are want us to." Prue nodded, and was leading them into the living room, when she suddenly stopped, and smiled wistfully.
"Prue, what is it?" Piper asked her, worried.
"Hmm? Oh, nothing." Prue smiled half-heartedly and sat down behind the others, while Piper looked confused.
"Prue? Where did you and Andy go for senior prom?" Piper finally questioned, and they all looked at her as if she'd suddenly sprouted another head.
"Piper?"
"Just answer the question Prue!"
"Sure…uh, we went to a nightclub. Why?" Prue replied, and then realized what she had just said. Almost simultaneously the two elder siblings turned towards the others and spoke.
"The spell didn't work." They glanced at each other, Prue visibly startled, Piper nervous.
"Piper? How did you know that I wasn't telling the truth?" She asked her sister hesitantly. Piper looked around trying to figure out how to get out of it. She decided that telling a little white lie would be for the best.
"Remember Duran Duran? You got pretty wasted afterwards, and let it slip."
"I got drunk. Oh." Prue looked like she was going to ask something else, and then noticed that Piper had just clapped her hand over her mouth.


"We have a problem." Piper said just as Faith spoke.
"Wow. Perfect cousin Prue got drunk? And not just drunk, but wasted?"
"Can it Faith." Prue said dangerously, her eyes glinting. The normally fearless Faith paled and shut up. Buffy looked at Faith and smirked.
"Paige, I'm gonna ask you something. Except I want you to try and lie about it, kay?" When Paige nodded, Piper continued. "Paige, are you a Halliwell?"
"Yes." They all looked startled. "Piper, Prue? I tried to lie. I was going to say no."
"That's what I thought." Piper smiled grimly. "The spell worked on everyone except Prue."
"Why?" Anya asked.
"I have no idea. Leo, could you check with the elders?" Prue replied, turning to Leo, who nodded, and orbed out. The others looked at the space where he had just been in amazement.
"Well…this is bloody great!" That, of course, came from a certain peroxide blonde vampire. Picking up piece of camera equipment that she had left lying around, Prue gave him a withering look and was about to speak when she was hit with a premonition.


'Darkness…pain…her sisters and the others fighting hordes of demons…warlocks…they all looked exhausted…blood everywhere…herself fighting with…oh god… and then she was lying motionless…a pool of crimson surrounding her…her opponent standing above her…'


"Well…this is one reason I'm glad that the spell didn't work…" She muttered under her breath. No-one heard her, they were all to busy studying her pale cheeks and trembling hands. No-one except the two vampires, that is. Angel shared a look with his childe and then they both turned narrow-eyed gazes at Prue, who was still recovering from the effects of the premonition.


"Damnit!" Piper swore softly, taking in her sister's pallor. "Prue, what did you see?"
"Huh? Oh, um, we were fighting a lot of demons. We were in the underworld. That's about it." Prue decided that not being affected by the truth spell wasn't such a bad thing. When Leo orbed back in with a pained expression on his face, she quickly changed her mind.
"Leo? What did the Elders say?" Prue asked him, almost dreading the answer. Leo looked at her for a second and then spoke.
"Prue? Can I talk to you? Alone?" Prue gave him a puzzled stare, and then nodded. Leo glanced at the two vampires and decided that they would be better off just orbing out. He held Prue's arm, and orbed them out. When Paige gave Piper a confused glance, Angel decided to help them out a bit.
"Vampire's have extremely sensitized senses - we would probably hear whatever they ended up saying. I don't think that the guy would want that." When Piper and Paige nodded they all sat there in relative silence, waiting for Prue and Leo to get back.

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"Leo? What is it? And why did we come here?" Prue asked Leo, confused.
"The two vampires would most likely hear what I would have to say - and I thought that it would be best if I told you…and then you could tell Piper, thus saving her from killing me." Leo shot out in one breath, hoping that she didn't catch the last part. She did. She glanced at him sideways, and decided to ignore that. For now, at least.
"So…what did the Elder's say? How come the spell didn't work for me?"
"Um, I'm not quite sure how to say this, but well, 'they' are giving you another power."
"What's the catch?"
"What makes you think that there's a catch?"
"Because you did not orb me to wherever the hell it is we are to tell me that I've been given a new power. So spill." Leo smiled nervously at her, and then spoke quickly.


"The power's one you've already had once. Remember the priest? Well, he died, and they decided to give you his powers."
"Brendan? He's dead? I thought he'd lost his powers when he became a priest. Why would the Elder's give me a warlock's powers, anyway?" Leo gave her a blank look.
"Who's Brendan? Whoever he is, I'm not talking about him - I'm talking about the crazy priest. The one with the empathic powers." He winced slightly, waiting for the reaction. It didn't come.
"I get to be an empath again? Cool. Hey. Wait. Didn't I almost die?" She narrowed her eyes at him. Leo let out a sigh of relief.


"Oh, the Elder's are said that you would be able to handle it. You know what to expect."
"Alright." They were about to orb out when Prue turned to him, her eyes flashing.
"You want me to tell Piper, don't you?!" Leo winced again.
"Uh…yeah." He quickly orbed them back to the manor.

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"So…what'd they say?" Piper and Paige pounced on them as soon as they orbed in. Prue glared at Leo, and hesitated.
"Piper…sweetie, I don't want you to get upset over this, but the Elder's are making me an empath again."
"WHAT? NO WAY! Prue, you almost died last time they decided to make you an empath! No way!" Piper yelled, conveniently forgetting about the fact that it was Prue who had cast the spell. Prue glared at Piper and then yelled back.


"Well, it's not like I actually did die Piper! I'm here aren't I? Plus, I didn't ask for it! And I can handle it…I know I can."
"Oh, I forgot. Nothing can hurt the mighty, fearless, Prue Halliwell. Not even death. Damnit Prue, you didn't even cry at her funeral!"
"When did this become about Phoebe? You can't even say her name Piper! And don't you dare judge me…don't you dare!"
"Why? Why the hell shouldn't I? You seem to have gotten over her pretty fast! She's only been dead a couple of weeks…and you're acting as if there's nothing wrong! But then again, why should I be surprised? It's not as if you and Phoebe ever got along! Do you even care that she's dead Prue? Do you?"
"PIPER!" Paige yelled. Prue's face was deathly white, and her blue eyes were dark and stormy. She grabbed her keys and stormed out, her body rigid.
"I can't believe you just said that to her!" Paige glared at Piper, and went after her oldest sister. The others who had been watching the two sisters fight avidly, glanced at the retreating figure of Paige, and the silent Piper while trying to keep their jaws from dropping.
"Wow. And here I always believed that it was Phoebe and Prue who always fought." Faith carelessly commented, her eyes gleaming.
"Faith. Shut up." Angel growled at her, and amazingly, Spike backed him up.
"The poof is right."
"Oh god…oh god…Leo, what have I done? How could I say that to my own sister?" Piper groaned, slumping down onto an armchair. Paige walked back into the room, a worried expression on her face.
"She's gone." She announced.
"What do you mean, she's gone." Leo asked her, and then concentrated as the Elders spoke to him. "Damnit!"
"Leo? What did they say?" Paige asked confused, shooting a glance at Piper as if deciding something.
"Along with the empath powers, they also gave her the power to teleport. So she could be anywhere right now." Seeing Piper's shoulders begin to shake, Paige walked up behind her and put a comforting hand around her sister's shaking shoulders.
"Before we go on with this conversation, can someone tell us what an empath is?" Buffy and Xander asked together. Willow, Tara, Anya and Cordelia, being magickally inclined knew the answer already. Surprisingly, it was Spike who spoke.
"An empath is someone who can feel other's emotions - whatever they feel, she feels." He snorted derisively, and then looked a bit impressed. "I'm actually surprised that she survived it - usually those who aren't born with it end up dead."


"Yeah, well, she came pretty close." Piper finally said, small tear tracks on her face. Just then Prue appeared in the middle of the room, with a very pain filled look on her face. Piper swallowed guiltily and was about to speak when Prue collapsed. Angel scowled and then said,
"I smell blood. She's been injured." Paige turned Prue onto her stomach and gasped. The back of her shirt had been torn up and she had several long gashes seeping blood. Paige put her hands out over Prue and waited for the familiar golden glow. After a couple of long miserable seconds, a warm glow spread over Prue's back and the wounds closed up.


"What the - did that just happen?" Buffy asked Giles, who replied after observing the witches for a couple more seconds.
"I believe that she just healed her sister. But I thought that only whitelighter's had the power to heal someone?" He aimed the last question at Leo. Then he thought for a second and spoke. "Oh. She must be the witch that's half whitelighter?" Leo nodded, and then turned back to Prue and Paige. Prue sat up, and then winced. Making sure that her sister was comfortable; Paige turned to Giles and asked,
"How do you know so much about us?"
"The Watcher's Council. They sent us the information." He shifted uncomfortably, not used to explaining himself to others.


"Prue. What happened?" Cole asked gently, making sure that he didn't get to close - the witch had been known to throw him quite a few times.
"I don't know. One minute I was here, and then the next I was down in the underworld. Something big is going on. There must have been thousands of demon's gathering. I ran into a cave, and discovered that there were at least twenty different demons there. Not the best choice in hiding places, huh?" Prue grimaced a bit, and then sat up. "Anyway, I kept most of them at bay, and then a really disgusting squid like demon jumped on my back. Next thing I knew, I was back here."

"Prue…" Piper began softly, and was cut off by her older sister.
"Not now Piper." She tentatively got up and then looked at all of them, but avoiding Piper's gaze. "Look, guys, we better figure out our game plan, and fast, because I don't think we're gonna have a lot of time."
"Well, what do you suggest we do, Ms. Halliwell?" Wesley asked her, sounding very British.
"It's Prue. And I suppose we all better get to know each other a bit more - that was what the truth spell was for anyway."
"Oooh…I have an idea." Dawn broke out excitedly, and then stopped when Buffy glared at her. Spike, glaring at Buffy, spoke to Dawn.
"Go on then lil'bit. What's this idea of yours. And don't mind your sister." Dawn smiled gratefully at Spike while Angel looked at his childe in surprise.


"Well, um, we could, um, you know, play a game. Sort of like truth or dare - except we won't have dare."
"Ok, well then, that's what we'll do." Prue replied, smiling. She looked around, and then began waving her hand. Sofa's and chairs began shifting towards the edges of the room, leaving a clear space in the middle. They all gaped at her, and she simply said, "We have to sit in a circle, you know." Paige grinned at her sister and dragged a silent Piper to sit down. The other's all completed the haphazard circle, waiting for Prue, who had gone in search of a bottle. When she returned, she chucked the bottle into the center and sat down in between Buffy and Spike, seeing as it was the only space left.


"How are we going to do this?" Paige asked Prue, who thought and then replied.
"How bout we take turns spinning it, and if it lands on you, you have to tell us your name, how old you are, what you are, and what powers you have, if any. And then once everyone's had a turn, we can just ask whatever we want to know. Kay?" When everyone nodded, she motioned for Dawn to spin. When they looked at her, she added, "Well, it was her idea in the first place." Dawn smiled and then spun. It landed on Buffy.
"Well, blondie, I guess that you're first." Faith sneered at the blonde slayer.


"Well, I'm Buffy Summers, I'm 21, I'm the Slayer, and I'm just really strong and fast." Seeing blank looks on the Halliwells, she added, "A vampire slayer kills vampires and any demons that we come across. Originally, there's only one per generation, but I kinda drowned so another slayer was called." She spun, and it landed on Leo.
"My name's Leo Wyatt. I'm either 30 or 80, take your pick." When they looked at him, he explained. "I was 30 when I died, but I've been a whitelighter for 50 years. I have the power to heal and orb. Oh, and I can also sense my charges if they don't have a cloaking spell." He spun the bottle, and Spike growled.


"The name's Spike or William. I'm around 140, and I'm a vampire. As Angel mentioned, we have super sensitized senses, we're extremely strong, and we love to drink blood." He grinned evilly at the Halliwells, and then continued. "Don't worry, this bloody chip in my head means I can't harm anything living. Demons on the other hand, are fair game. Oh, look, it's your turn." He motioned towards Prue, who scowled.
"Prue Halliwell. I'm 30 and I'm a witch. My powers are telekinesis, astral projection, premonitions, and apparently, now I have empathy and teleportation." She said grinning at Paige, who was making faces at Piper trying to cheer her up. "Your turn." Angel smiled his smile, and began talking.


"Well, I'm Angel, I'm 245, and I'm a vamp. I have the same specialties as Spike, except that I'm stronger and faster." He smirked at his childe who looked positively affronted. "I don't have a chip in my head, I have a soul." This went on around the room until everyone had said their bit. Then came the questions. Dawn, being the last one the bottle chose, spun the bottle. It landed on Spike. Dawn glanced at him, and then asked her question.
"Spike…remember Buffy's 21st? Were you really mad at me for causing you guys to get stuck in the house?" Her voice was soft, and her eyes trained directly to him. Buffy and the others all turned to look as well.
"No. Not at all, lil'bit." Spike's voice was gentle, and he ruffled her hair, while using his other hand to turn the bottle. It landed on Prue, who looked at him askance.


"Prue, right?" When she nodded, he continued. "What was your little vision thingy really about?"
"I told you." Prue said, wondering where this was going. Spike snorted and motioned for her to spin. Looking at Faith, Prue wondered what she was going to ask her younger cousin.
"What's your deal Faith?" When Faith looked at her blankly, Prue continued. "You look utterly miserable. In fact, I know that you feel miserable." When they looked at her, she shrugged and added; "I must be getting my empathy powers now. Faith?"

"These last few years haven't been the best. I've done a lot of things that I'm not proud of." Faith said, studiously avoiding the various looks of disbelief on the gang from Sunnydale. She spun again, and this time it landed on Paige.


"So you're their half-sister, huh?" Paige nodded, and Faith continued. "What's it like? I mean, what's it like being part of the Halliwell family? I grew up listening to Uncle Vic talk about them, so I was just wondering." Prue and Piper looked at Paige, holding their breaths. Paige thought for a moment and then replied slowly.
"Well…it's been great. I finally found my blood relatives, but at times, I feel like they're comparing me to Phoebe. And I so did not mean to say the last part."
"One of the perks of the truth spell." Leo said, waiting to see who it would land on now. It was his wife. Paige thought, and then glancing between her two older sisters, spoke.


"Piper. That argument that you and Prue had earlier on. Did you mean what you said?" This time it was Paige who held her breath along with Prue. This could either make or break the relationship between her sisters.
"Some parts I did. Other's just came out in the heat of the moment. God, I'm sorry Prue. You know I could never mean that." Piper looked beseechingly at Prue who was saved a reply by her mother. She sprang up and walked to Patty, who was in human form.
"Mom!" Prue hugged her mother, thanking 'them' for the interruption. She wasn't quite sure about what she felt about Piper right now.


"As interesting as this little game of yours has been, I'm afraid I'm going to have to put a stop to it. 'He' is coming. In fact, he'll be here in a couple of seconds." Patty said, smiling at her eldest daughter.
"Who is it, mom?"
"He's really powerful, that's all I can say. Anything else, he'll have to tell you." Patty smiled at Piper and Paige, waved good bye and disappeared. Just then a flash of light appeared in the middle of the room, and when it cleared, they all gaped at the man standing there.

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