Piper watched in amazement as the demon in front of her starting writhing in place, small wisps of smoke escaping from his body. "It's starting to work," she called to her sisters. "He's weakening. Try getting out."
Paige orbed, but was again knocked back. "I can't," she started to yell, but stopped suddenly. "Wait. I've got an idea. You know what you said about the Power of Four being enough to lift the spell? Maybe we're doing it wrong. Maybe we can't vanquish him from in here. Maybe we have to get out first."
"We tried that," Prue pointed out. "You couldn't orb, you got thrown back every time..." her voice trailed off as she was interrupted by Piper.
"...Because Paige was trying to move her whole body. But Prue, you've got your body back now, and your powers with it. You could astral out of there, because you'd only be moving your subconcious," she suggested.
Prue looked at Paige and Phoebe. "Do you think it would work?"
"Try it," Phoebe advised.
Prue nodded, and concentrated all her mind on being out of the mausoleum. Suddenly, she opened her eyes and found herself standing next to Piper. "Oh, wow," she said, turning to her sister. "You are so smart."
Piper smiled. "Nice to see you. Now what do we do?"
"Ohh, I have an idea," Phoebe called. "You guys try breaking in, while me and Paige try breaking out. We'll be coming at the spell from all sides, it's bound to break."
For lack of better reasoning, they went with this plan. Prue tried tk'ing the doors open, while Piper tried blowing them up. Inside, Phoebe repeatedly levitated and kicked the doors, while Paige kept attempting to orb out. After what seemed like forever, she succeeded, orbing a few feet away from the mausoleum as the doors flew open, sending her sisters crashing down on top of one another.
Paige turned, rushing toward her sisters as they helped each other up. "Oh, are you guys okay?"
"We're fine," Piper said, dusting herself off.
"Good," Paige said, "'Cause I think we've got some business to finish."
They turned to Remler, still steaming on the ground, and repeated the vanquishing spell. This time, it worked. They watched the demon disappear in a ball of flame, leaving ashed falling everywhere. These ashes were the only remnant of Remler.
"Ugh, I'd forgotted some of the drawbacks of having a body," Prue grumbled. "Namely, that falling on your ass really tends to hurt."
Piper gave her a sympathetic hug. "I'm just glad you're out of there," she said, taking one arm off of Prue and wrapping it around Paige. Phoebe, on Paige's other side, stretched her arm around their youngest sister to take Piper's hand. None of them noticed Leo standing off to the side, looking at them proudly.
"You did it," he said, almost in awe.
"Of course we did," Piper said. "What, you thought we couldn't handle one little vanquish? It was your idea, remember? You had to know it would work, unless you brought me here on some half-assed whim, in which case you will spend tonight getting re-acquainted with our living room couch..."
Leo smiled, knowing full well it was an idle threat. "I'm not talking about the vanquish. Or at least, not just the vanquish. You guys worked together, as sisters. It might have begun with my idea, but you formed the plan together, and that's what made it work. You should be really proud of yourselves."
Prue turned to face her sisters. "I'm proud of you. And I know you'll be okay." She looked up, and her expression faltered. "I guess They know it, too. Whatever you guys needed me to help work out, you must've done it, because They're calling me back."
Piper frowned. "But I don't know how to say good-bye. Prue, I don't want to lose you again."
"We don't want to lose you again," Paige amended.
Prue shook her head. "Don't worry about that. Just take care of each other. And my little niece or nephew."
"We will," Paige promised.
Prue smiled. "I love you," she said, looking at each of her sisters in turn. Her gaze lingured on Paige the longest. "All of you."
They felt a slight breeze, and then she was gone. For a while they stood at the cemetery, hugging each other. "I love you," they whispered in unison. Then, they looked up, smiling at each other. For the first time, they knew they were going to be all right.
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A/N: Well, that's it. I finally finished it. About time, I know. Thanks for reading. Now off to complete some of my other pull insanely large number out of ass and insert here fics...
Paige orbed, but was again knocked back. "I can't," she started to yell, but stopped suddenly. "Wait. I've got an idea. You know what you said about the Power of Four being enough to lift the spell? Maybe we're doing it wrong. Maybe we can't vanquish him from in here. Maybe we have to get out first."
"We tried that," Prue pointed out. "You couldn't orb, you got thrown back every time..." her voice trailed off as she was interrupted by Piper.
"...Because Paige was trying to move her whole body. But Prue, you've got your body back now, and your powers with it. You could astral out of there, because you'd only be moving your subconcious," she suggested.
Prue looked at Paige and Phoebe. "Do you think it would work?"
"Try it," Phoebe advised.
Prue nodded, and concentrated all her mind on being out of the mausoleum. Suddenly, she opened her eyes and found herself standing next to Piper. "Oh, wow," she said, turning to her sister. "You are so smart."
Piper smiled. "Nice to see you. Now what do we do?"
"Ohh, I have an idea," Phoebe called. "You guys try breaking in, while me and Paige try breaking out. We'll be coming at the spell from all sides, it's bound to break."
For lack of better reasoning, they went with this plan. Prue tried tk'ing the doors open, while Piper tried blowing them up. Inside, Phoebe repeatedly levitated and kicked the doors, while Paige kept attempting to orb out. After what seemed like forever, she succeeded, orbing a few feet away from the mausoleum as the doors flew open, sending her sisters crashing down on top of one another.
Paige turned, rushing toward her sisters as they helped each other up. "Oh, are you guys okay?"
"We're fine," Piper said, dusting herself off.
"Good," Paige said, "'Cause I think we've got some business to finish."
They turned to Remler, still steaming on the ground, and repeated the vanquishing spell. This time, it worked. They watched the demon disappear in a ball of flame, leaving ashed falling everywhere. These ashes were the only remnant of Remler.
"Ugh, I'd forgotted some of the drawbacks of having a body," Prue grumbled. "Namely, that falling on your ass really tends to hurt."
Piper gave her a sympathetic hug. "I'm just glad you're out of there," she said, taking one arm off of Prue and wrapping it around Paige. Phoebe, on Paige's other side, stretched her arm around their youngest sister to take Piper's hand. None of them noticed Leo standing off to the side, looking at them proudly.
"You did it," he said, almost in awe.
"Of course we did," Piper said. "What, you thought we couldn't handle one little vanquish? It was your idea, remember? You had to know it would work, unless you brought me here on some half-assed whim, in which case you will spend tonight getting re-acquainted with our living room couch..."
Leo smiled, knowing full well it was an idle threat. "I'm not talking about the vanquish. Or at least, not just the vanquish. You guys worked together, as sisters. It might have begun with my idea, but you formed the plan together, and that's what made it work. You should be really proud of yourselves."
Prue turned to face her sisters. "I'm proud of you. And I know you'll be okay." She looked up, and her expression faltered. "I guess They know it, too. Whatever you guys needed me to help work out, you must've done it, because They're calling me back."
Piper frowned. "But I don't know how to say good-bye. Prue, I don't want to lose you again."
"We don't want to lose you again," Paige amended.
Prue shook her head. "Don't worry about that. Just take care of each other. And my little niece or nephew."
"We will," Paige promised.
Prue smiled. "I love you," she said, looking at each of her sisters in turn. Her gaze lingured on Paige the longest. "All of you."
They felt a slight breeze, and then she was gone. For a while they stood at the cemetery, hugging each other. "I love you," they whispered in unison. Then, they looked up, smiling at each other. For the first time, they knew they were going to be all right.
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A/N: Well, that's it. I finally finished it. About time, I know. Thanks for reading. Now off to complete some of my other pull insanely large number out of ass and insert here fics...
