Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters or the spells used! I got the spells from thecharmedworld.com, and they don't belong to me! Please don't sue me, I'm begging you! :P The story is mine and I dunno maybe a demon or two...
AN: oh my gosh, I did kill Phoebe, didn't I? Well, now what will happen to the Power of Three?
Chapter 16
When Piper opened her eyes, her first thought was 'Why is Paige crying?' followed by a series of not so nice words directed at the Elders. It was unfair to blame them, but she did anyway. Along with herself, and the hospital...and...no, that was wrong. Shaking her head, she got to her feet, taking Paige with her. "Let's see if we can find something in the Book that can help," Piper said. She felt very dizzy and swayed slightly before regaining her balance. She grabbed Paige's hand and went upstairs to the attic. Paige wanted to tell her that there was no way to bring her back, or they would have done that very thing when Prue died, but she saw no point in bringing the inevitable any closer than it already was.
Piper swung open the attic door and walked over to the Book of Shadows. Paige stayed near the door, not wanting to participate in the futile search. She heard Piper gasp, and rushed over to where her sister stood. The first thing Paige noticed was the triquetra. It was separated into three separate rings. Then she saw that the pages were blank. Confused, she turned to Piper for an answer. "This happened before. After a big fight we all had, Phoebe, Prue and I. It means there is no Power of Three. Oh, Paige, we've lost everything," Piper said helplessly. Paige was more than a little shocked. Up until now, she had thought that Phoebe's death was temporary, until she and Prue thought of something. Now, she was being forced to face the fact that her sister could very well be gone. Forever. Just then, Leo orbed in behind them. One look at their faces told him that they already knew. Piper and Paige turned to look at him questioningly. He took a deep breath and began telling him what he had been informed of. "The Elders sent me to let you know that I am no longer your Whitelighter. Without the Power of Three, there is no need for any magical protection" Piper just nodded, not really comprehending what he was telling her. "What about you and Piper? You ARE married. What happens now?," Paige asked, worried about her sister. "I don't know. They didn't really say anything. Right now They are trying to decide what course of action needs to be taken. The Elders are very worried. The balance has been tipped tremendously towards Evil. It is impossible to know the effects of losing the Charmed Ones," Leo said, not wanting to hold back anything. He didn't have the time or energy to sugar coat what he had to say. Paige looked devastated. This was all too much in too little time. Leo bent to kiss Piper gently then orbed away, leaving them to cope. "Damn him," Paige muttered, pissed at his attitude. Piper sat heavily on the floor and began rocking back and forth. Her mind was overloaded, it couldn't wrap around all of this at once. Instead, in a way of defense, she concentrated solely on the rise in Evil. She no longer allowed herself to think of herself, her husband, or her sisters. She could only handle so much, and all of the above choices were not in the 'handle list'.
"Leo! What on earth were you thinking?," Prue demanded angrily. "You just dropped that all on them and came back? Just because you aren't their Whitelighter, doesn't mean you don't have a RESPONSIBILITY to them!" Prue's eyes snapped impatiently when he shrugged his shoulders. "I only did what I was told, Prue. I don't know what else to do. I'm sure Piper is angry enough at me without me hanging around," he said wearily. Prue softened just a little. "Fine, but don't you think she needs you? I mean, come on, you are her husband. You can't just run away because she allegedly is mad at you," she said. Leo stared helplessly at her. He felt the way she did, but what she didn't know is that he had been forbidden, for now, to go to them. "Ok, if you aren't going to listen to me, then just go. I have a lot of thinking to do," Prue said pointedly, then stalked away from him. Not far from where they stood, Phoebe was waiting with her mother and grandmother. As Prue approached, Grams smiled at her. "Hey," Prue said, before turning to look at Phoebe. "Honey, are you ok?," she asked. Phoebe shook her head. "Why can't we go back to them, Prue? What did they do to deserve this?," Phoebe asked brokenly. Prue could only stare at her. She'd asked those very questions herself. The Elders just dodged them, and gave her some self-righteous crap. "I wish I know, Phoebs, I really do, but we can't give up just yet. Somehow, someway, we are going to get you back to them. That's a promise, and I don't break promises," Prue said, hard determination lacing the words. "Except the vow I made to myself to protect you, and that was the most important one of all," she thought to herself scornfully. She would never forgive herself for leaving them the way that she did. She would make it up to them, though, if it was the very last thing she did.
AN: oh my gosh, I did kill Phoebe, didn't I? Well, now what will happen to the Power of Three?
Chapter 16
When Piper opened her eyes, her first thought was 'Why is Paige crying?' followed by a series of not so nice words directed at the Elders. It was unfair to blame them, but she did anyway. Along with herself, and the hospital...and...no, that was wrong. Shaking her head, she got to her feet, taking Paige with her. "Let's see if we can find something in the Book that can help," Piper said. She felt very dizzy and swayed slightly before regaining her balance. She grabbed Paige's hand and went upstairs to the attic. Paige wanted to tell her that there was no way to bring her back, or they would have done that very thing when Prue died, but she saw no point in bringing the inevitable any closer than it already was.
Piper swung open the attic door and walked over to the Book of Shadows. Paige stayed near the door, not wanting to participate in the futile search. She heard Piper gasp, and rushed over to where her sister stood. The first thing Paige noticed was the triquetra. It was separated into three separate rings. Then she saw that the pages were blank. Confused, she turned to Piper for an answer. "This happened before. After a big fight we all had, Phoebe, Prue and I. It means there is no Power of Three. Oh, Paige, we've lost everything," Piper said helplessly. Paige was more than a little shocked. Up until now, she had thought that Phoebe's death was temporary, until she and Prue thought of something. Now, she was being forced to face the fact that her sister could very well be gone. Forever. Just then, Leo orbed in behind them. One look at their faces told him that they already knew. Piper and Paige turned to look at him questioningly. He took a deep breath and began telling him what he had been informed of. "The Elders sent me to let you know that I am no longer your Whitelighter. Without the Power of Three, there is no need for any magical protection" Piper just nodded, not really comprehending what he was telling her. "What about you and Piper? You ARE married. What happens now?," Paige asked, worried about her sister. "I don't know. They didn't really say anything. Right now They are trying to decide what course of action needs to be taken. The Elders are very worried. The balance has been tipped tremendously towards Evil. It is impossible to know the effects of losing the Charmed Ones," Leo said, not wanting to hold back anything. He didn't have the time or energy to sugar coat what he had to say. Paige looked devastated. This was all too much in too little time. Leo bent to kiss Piper gently then orbed away, leaving them to cope. "Damn him," Paige muttered, pissed at his attitude. Piper sat heavily on the floor and began rocking back and forth. Her mind was overloaded, it couldn't wrap around all of this at once. Instead, in a way of defense, she concentrated solely on the rise in Evil. She no longer allowed herself to think of herself, her husband, or her sisters. She could only handle so much, and all of the above choices were not in the 'handle list'.
"Leo! What on earth were you thinking?," Prue demanded angrily. "You just dropped that all on them and came back? Just because you aren't their Whitelighter, doesn't mean you don't have a RESPONSIBILITY to them!" Prue's eyes snapped impatiently when he shrugged his shoulders. "I only did what I was told, Prue. I don't know what else to do. I'm sure Piper is angry enough at me without me hanging around," he said wearily. Prue softened just a little. "Fine, but don't you think she needs you? I mean, come on, you are her husband. You can't just run away because she allegedly is mad at you," she said. Leo stared helplessly at her. He felt the way she did, but what she didn't know is that he had been forbidden, for now, to go to them. "Ok, if you aren't going to listen to me, then just go. I have a lot of thinking to do," Prue said pointedly, then stalked away from him. Not far from where they stood, Phoebe was waiting with her mother and grandmother. As Prue approached, Grams smiled at her. "Hey," Prue said, before turning to look at Phoebe. "Honey, are you ok?," she asked. Phoebe shook her head. "Why can't we go back to them, Prue? What did they do to deserve this?," Phoebe asked brokenly. Prue could only stare at her. She'd asked those very questions herself. The Elders just dodged them, and gave her some self-righteous crap. "I wish I know, Phoebs, I really do, but we can't give up just yet. Somehow, someway, we are going to get you back to them. That's a promise, and I don't break promises," Prue said, hard determination lacing the words. "Except the vow I made to myself to protect you, and that was the most important one of all," she thought to herself scornfully. She would never forgive herself for leaving them the way that she did. She would make it up to them, though, if it was the very last thing she did.