Prue and Andy sat next to each other on the living room couch, holding Angelie. Piper was sitting across from them, staring in awe of her older sister. She'd dreamed of seeing Prue again every night for the past year or so, but she never imagined it would happen like this.
Prue was too wrapped up in her daughter to notice Piper, though like Piper, she'd missed her sisters terribly. She'd grown used to living without Piper and Phoebe. Somehow, she knew that once this was over, she'd be able to leave them again and they'd all be okay. She couldn't say the same about leaving her daughter. It had been hard enough the first time, but to do it again? Just the thought hurt Prue so much she could barely breathe. Andy, knowing exactly how she felt, put an arm around her comfortingly. She smiled at him, and went back to beaming down at the baby.
"I've got it!" Paige called, interrupting everyone's thoughts. She came into the living room, Leo following behind her, and held out a piece of paper. She showed it to Piper briefly, and then gave it to Prue.
Prue took the paper, her hands trembling. She didn't want to do this. If she did this, and they didn't need her to tap into Angelie's power any more, then she'd have to go back to being a Whitelighter, unable to hold or even see her baby.
Andy squeezed her shoulder. The look in his eyes seemed to tell her, 'We have to do this, and we have to do it now.' Prue looked back at him in silent agreement, and stood up.
Piper, as the only one who couldn't orb, held on to Leo. Then, the room was filled with a bright, beautiful light, and when it faded, they were gone.
They orbed into Cole's apartment, right outside his bedroom door. They could hear Phoebe arguing with him inside.
"Damnit, Cole, you aren't going to get me back this way." Phoebe was saying.
"Look around, Phoebe." Cole sneered. "I already have you. Granted, it would be better if you'd admit you still love me, but I'll take what I can get."
"I. Don't. Love. You." Phoebe said.
Cole laughed.
Piper pounded on the door. "Cole, open this damn door, or I'll-"
"You'll what?" Cole interrupted. "Blow it up? Go ahead. Try."
"Phoebe, stand back." someone called. Phoebe did as she wastold, then blinked hard. Was she just imagining it, or had she just heard Prue's voice? But that's impossible, she reasoned.
On the other side of the door, Prue took out the paper Paige had given her. On one side, there was a spell to undo whatever charms Cole had put on the place. Holding on to Angelie, she breathed deeply, concentrating until she felt her daughter's powers running through her. Then she started chanting.
"Spells you worked so hard to weave,
Depart and let my sister leave,
Your protection you'll no longer grant,
To this building and its resident sycophant."
Prue gasped as she finished the spell, and stumbled backward. She was staring at her daughter, this time with more than the usual mix of parental awe and joy she'd been looking at her with before.
"Prue, what is it?" Andy asked, in a strained, worried tone.
"It was amazing." Prue breathed. "Her powers... When I felt them, they were just so.. incredible."
Meanwhile, to test the spell, Piper tried to blow the door up. It worked. Phoebe and Cole stared at the open space in the wall, stunned.
"Phoebe, come on." Paige yelled.
Phoebe ran toward her sisters, shocked to see Prue and Andy standing with the rest of their family. "Prue?" she said softly. "So it was you."
Prue nodded, then looked at Cole and back at Phoebe. "I told you that guy was no good."
Phoebe laughed. Cole scowled at Prue. "Hey, did you call me a sycophant?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.
Prue shrugged. "It was Paige's spell, and a damn good one, too."
Paige blushed. "The second one is better, if I do say so myself."
"Well, then, let's try it. What do you think, Angelie? Do you think we should? Yeah, I do, too." Prue said, talking more for Cole's benefit than for her daughter's. She turned the paper over, to read the other spell her baby sister had written.
"Invincible to all but one,
Your powers now will come undone,
In a tiny child you've met your match,
Cole will now be burnt to ash."
They all stepped back. Andys pulled Prue behind him to shield her and the baby as Cole burst into flames, which extinguished themselves in a matter of minutes and left nothing but a small pile of ashes. Prue leaned against Andy, rocking their baby and wondering what would happen now.
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A/N: Ooohh, almost done. I'm all excited, because this is only the second non-parody Charmed fic I've ever finished, and I'm so close and yeah. I pretty much know everything I'm going to write from here on out, so updates should come regularly, just so long as I get enough reviews.
Prue was too wrapped up in her daughter to notice Piper, though like Piper, she'd missed her sisters terribly. She'd grown used to living without Piper and Phoebe. Somehow, she knew that once this was over, she'd be able to leave them again and they'd all be okay. She couldn't say the same about leaving her daughter. It had been hard enough the first time, but to do it again? Just the thought hurt Prue so much she could barely breathe. Andy, knowing exactly how she felt, put an arm around her comfortingly. She smiled at him, and went back to beaming down at the baby.
"I've got it!" Paige called, interrupting everyone's thoughts. She came into the living room, Leo following behind her, and held out a piece of paper. She showed it to Piper briefly, and then gave it to Prue.
Prue took the paper, her hands trembling. She didn't want to do this. If she did this, and they didn't need her to tap into Angelie's power any more, then she'd have to go back to being a Whitelighter, unable to hold or even see her baby.
Andy squeezed her shoulder. The look in his eyes seemed to tell her, 'We have to do this, and we have to do it now.' Prue looked back at him in silent agreement, and stood up.
Piper, as the only one who couldn't orb, held on to Leo. Then, the room was filled with a bright, beautiful light, and when it faded, they were gone.
They orbed into Cole's apartment, right outside his bedroom door. They could hear Phoebe arguing with him inside.
"Damnit, Cole, you aren't going to get me back this way." Phoebe was saying.
"Look around, Phoebe." Cole sneered. "I already have you. Granted, it would be better if you'd admit you still love me, but I'll take what I can get."
"I. Don't. Love. You." Phoebe said.
Cole laughed.
Piper pounded on the door. "Cole, open this damn door, or I'll-"
"You'll what?" Cole interrupted. "Blow it up? Go ahead. Try."
"Phoebe, stand back." someone called. Phoebe did as she wastold, then blinked hard. Was she just imagining it, or had she just heard Prue's voice? But that's impossible, she reasoned.
On the other side of the door, Prue took out the paper Paige had given her. On one side, there was a spell to undo whatever charms Cole had put on the place. Holding on to Angelie, she breathed deeply, concentrating until she felt her daughter's powers running through her. Then she started chanting.
"Spells you worked so hard to weave,
Depart and let my sister leave,
Your protection you'll no longer grant,
To this building and its resident sycophant."
Prue gasped as she finished the spell, and stumbled backward. She was staring at her daughter, this time with more than the usual mix of parental awe and joy she'd been looking at her with before.
"Prue, what is it?" Andy asked, in a strained, worried tone.
"It was amazing." Prue breathed. "Her powers... When I felt them, they were just so.. incredible."
Meanwhile, to test the spell, Piper tried to blow the door up. It worked. Phoebe and Cole stared at the open space in the wall, stunned.
"Phoebe, come on." Paige yelled.
Phoebe ran toward her sisters, shocked to see Prue and Andy standing with the rest of their family. "Prue?" she said softly. "So it was you."
Prue nodded, then looked at Cole and back at Phoebe. "I told you that guy was no good."
Phoebe laughed. Cole scowled at Prue. "Hey, did you call me a sycophant?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.
Prue shrugged. "It was Paige's spell, and a damn good one, too."
Paige blushed. "The second one is better, if I do say so myself."
"Well, then, let's try it. What do you think, Angelie? Do you think we should? Yeah, I do, too." Prue said, talking more for Cole's benefit than for her daughter's. She turned the paper over, to read the other spell her baby sister had written.
"Invincible to all but one,
Your powers now will come undone,
In a tiny child you've met your match,
Cole will now be burnt to ash."
They all stepped back. Andys pulled Prue behind him to shield her and the baby as Cole burst into flames, which extinguished themselves in a matter of minutes and left nothing but a small pile of ashes. Prue leaned against Andy, rocking their baby and wondering what would happen now.
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A/N: Ooohh, almost done. I'm all excited, because this is only the second non-parody Charmed fic I've ever finished, and I'm so close and yeah. I pretty much know everything I'm going to write from here on out, so updates should come regularly, just so long as I get enough reviews.
