A/N: The chapter you've all been waiting for! The birth of Pearlinda! Woo
hoo! (BTW, I will be going to 40 chapters for this story and then I'll be
ending it. But have no fear, I've already written the first chapter to a
sequal....)
Charmed At Last
Chapter 30: The Big Bang
*****July 4, 2001*****
Paige placed her hand over her huge 7 month pregnant belly and sighed, as she scooted off the doctor's cold, metal table.
"Everything looks fine, Miss Halliwell." Dr. Janie Mallie replied.
"Mrs. Halliwell." Paige corrected. "Or Mrs. Belland, what you prefer. But I'm not a 'Miss' anymore." Paige said.
Dr. Mallie nodded apologetically. "I'm sorry." She apologized. She handed Paige her bag of clothes.
Paige grasped the bag and walked into the restroom to get changed. Suddenly a a pain shot through her stomach and she grasped the door handle. "Oh God!" Paige gasped.
Dr. Mallie rushed to Paige's side. "Mrs. Halliwell? Are you alright? What's wrong?" She asked, with concern.
"My stomach, a shooting pain!" Paige cried out, as she fell to the floor, doubling over in pain.
Dr. Mallie grabbed the phone that connected to the main office. "Get a room for a Mrs. Paige Halliwell! Now! I think she may be in early labor!" Dr. Mallie said in a firm voice.
Paige's eyes widened. "Early labor?! No!" Paige yelped. "No! No m..." Before she could finish her sentence, another pain shot through her stomach. A few more of the sharp pains and Paige's world fell into darkness.
Piper tapped her fingers on the steering wheel of her parked car. She'd been waiting in the car for over an hour for Paige. "Sheesh, it was only suppose to be forty-five minutes....Maybe it took forever in the waiting room, as usual." Piper said to herself. "Come on Paige...I'm tired of waiting..." Piper continued to complain. Piper sighed and got out of the car, carefully shutting the door behind her. She walked up to the front desk. "Excuse me? Is my sist..." But before Piper could finish, she caught a glimpse of Paige being wheeled down the hall and through two doors. Piper rushed down the hall after her, but was caught by 2, large doctors.
"You can't go in there!" One of the men replied.
"But my sister! I just saw them take her in there! I have to go!" Piper said, as she tried to push past them.
"No, I'm sorry, you can't!" The other man said, sternly.
'I so do not have time for this!' Piper thought. She flicked her wrists and the two men froze and she rushed behind them. With another wave of her hand they unfroze and she rushed through the doors.
The men turned around to see the doors shut closed and they ran in after her.
Piper ran over to Paige. "Paige?! Oh God, Paige! Honey, it'll be okay..." Piper said, as she moved the hair from Paige's face. Piper turned to Dr. Mallie. "What's wrong with her?!" Piper demanded.
"You shouldn't be in here! Who are you?" Dr. Mallie asked.
"Her older sister! Now, why is she in here?!" Piper asked, again.
"We believe your sister is in early labor." Dr. Mallie announced.
"What? But she's only seven months pregnant! How can that be?!" Piper asked.
"I'm sorry, you'll have to leave now." Dr. Mallie said.
The two men grabbed Piper by the arms and took her out of the room.
Prue was sitting on the counter waving her hands, telekinetically washing the dishes. Then she heard the phoen ring and waved her hand, setting the dishes back into the sink. She slid across the counter and waved her hand at the phone, telekinetically pulling it to her. "Prue Halliwell here, how may I help you?" Prue asked.
"Prue?" Piper's stuttering voice was heard.
Prue could immediatly tell something was wrong. "Piper? What's wrong?" Prue asked immediatly.
"It's Paige!" Piper cried out.
"Paige?! What's wrong with her? Did you get attacked? Is the baby okay?!" Prue asked. Her mind was racing with questions now.
"They think...they think that she's in early labor!" Piper stammered.
"Oh God! I'll be right there with Phoebe!" Prue said, as she jumped down from the table and hung up the phone. Prue rushd out to her car, jumped in, and drove down to the Bay Mirror.
Phoebe was busy typing at her computer when there was a knock at her door. "Come in." Phoebe said, as she kept typing.
"Phoebe?" A woman's voice asked. It was Phoebe's new assistant, Rachele.
"Mhmm?" Phoebe asked, finally looking up.
"You're sister is here, she says you need to come with her, it's urgent." Rachele announced.
Phoebe grabed her coat. "Thanks!" Phoebe said, as she rushed past Rachele. Phoebe walked out into the rokm and immediatly felt a sense of fear and panic. She looked at the doorway and saw Prue. "Prue?! What's going on?!" Phoebe asked, with concern.
Piper tapped her fingers as she sat in the waiting room on news of her sister. Prue had already called her, saying she and Phoebe were on their way. Leo was sitting next to her, trying to keep her calm, and Glenn was coming from the other end of town. "Leo, I'm scared." Piper said.
Leo wrapped his arms around Piper. "I know...I am too.." Leo said. "Just have faith." Leo whispered.
Piper was trembling now and then she saw Dr. Mallie coming their way. "Leo, the doctor!" Piper said.
Prue and Phoebe rushed through the doors of the room.
Phoebe winced as she felt all the pain, suffering, and fear that was built up in the room. Not just from her sisters, but everyone in the room.
"There!" Prue said, as she pointed to Piper and Leo.
Prue and Phoebe rushed over to them.
"Any news?" Prue asked.
"And you would be?" Dr. Mallie asked.
"Prue and my little sister Phoebe Halliwell. Paige's other sisters." Prue answered. "How is she?" Prue asked.
"Stable, right now. She is indeed, in early labor. This could be fatal, but it's too early to tell." Dr. Mallie said.
"To who? Fatal to who?" Phoebe asked.
"One or both of them." Dr. Mallie replied.
"Is she awake?" Prue asked.
"Yes." Dr. Mallie replied.
"Can we see her?" Leo asked.
"And you are?" Dr. Mallie questioned.
"My husband!" Piper interjected.
Dr. Mallie slowly nodded. "But only for a short time." She added. "Only one other person with be allowed to stay in the room during the birth." Dr. Mallie explained. Dr. Mallie waved her hand, motioning for them to follow her. Moments later she enetered Paige's room and watched as Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo entered behind her. "I'll leave you five alone." Dr. Mallie said, as she left the room.
Piper smiled down at Paige. "Honey, it'll be okay. We're here now." Piper said, soothingly.
Paige's face was red and wet. Strands of her long, almost black, hair were stuck to her face. "Piper..." Paige whispered, her voice barely audiable. "I'm so afraid..." Paige said.
Phoebe turned away, almost feeling sick. She could feel every last it of pain and fright that Paige had in her. She couldn't make it go away, it just kept getting stronger.
Paige cried out in pain as another, stronger, contraction hit. Paige squeezed onto Piper's hand.
Piper winced at the sheer tightness of Paige's grasp.
Phoebe clutched her stomach, feeling Paige's pain as well.
Minutes later the contraction passed. "Wher..where is Glenn?" Paige asked, through gritted teeth.
"Oh his way, don't worry. He will be here!" Piper assured her, as she put emphasis on the word, will.
Prue walked over to Paige's other side. "Missy paige, everything is going to be okay. I promise...I'm your big sister, trust me." Prue said.
Paige weakly smiled up at Prue. 'Considering how long she's known me and how much time we've spent together, I can't believe she treats me just like she would Piper or Phoebe...Wow, everything that Piper and Phoebe said about is true, she is an amazing sister...' Paige thought. For a moment all the pain was gone and she just thought about everything that had happened in the last year or so. 'Oh no! Not again!' Paige thought, as she felt another contraction. She screamed out in pain and then it was gone. They were becoming faster now. "How long has it been?" Paige asked.
"Since you've been in here?" Piper asked.
Paige nodded, as best she could.
"A few hours.." Piper said.
The door burst open and Glenn ran in. "Oh Paige! I'm so sorry! I should've been here, I'm sorry!" Glenn apologized. He kissed his wife on the cheek.
"Its...okay Gl..Glenn...really, you wer..were busy..." Paige spoke. Her words were slurred and her voice quiet now.
"No, I should've came...I'm so sorry.." Glenn said, as she pulled up a chair and sat down by her. "How are you?" Glenn asked.
"Ho..how do you...think I am?" Paige asked. Suddenly she let out another ear piercing scream.
Glenn grabbed her hands. "I'm here, it's okay, I'm here." Glenn said softly.
Dr. Mallie re-entered the room. "You'll all have to leave now. Except for the one person staying with her." Dr. Mallie replied.
"I'll be staying." Glenn said.
Piper glared. "He's her husband." Piper clarified, before the doctor could ask who he was.
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo took turns hugging Paige goodbye.
"We'll be just outside and we'll see ya in a bit." Prue called, as they exited the room.
Phoebe cringed. "Piper, Prue....She felt so scared and in pain..." Phoebe whispered. Not that Phoebe didn't already know what she was going through....
Dr. Mallie handed Glenn a hospital gown and mask to put on, while he was in the delivery room.
Glenn walked into the bathroom.
"Now Paige, this is very early so there are many risks involved." Dr. Mallie explained.
Paige nodded and let out another horrifying scream.
Glenn rushed out with the mask and gown on, over his clothes, and began to rub Paige's back.
As Paige began to calm down anther painful contraction ripped through her stomach and she let out another scream.
"That was less than two minutes apart!" Dr. Mallie said. She walked to the door and picked up the phone. "Yes, please, now! Mhmm. Less than two minutes apart...Good, thank you." Dr. Mallie said into the phone and then hung up. "Get ready Paige, this baby is coming..." Dr. Mallie warned.
Glenn walked over to a sink and grabbed a towel. He quickly ran it under ice cold water and then sqeezed the extra water out. He folded it nicely and came back to Paige, placing it over Paige's head.
She relaxed a little as she felt the cool cloth and then she felt another contraction and grabbed Glenn's hand, sqeezing it until it was white. Another scream escaped her and then she fell back, very weak now.
Glenn winced at his hand, but knew that it was better than letting Paige go at it alone, he had it easy. "We'll make it through this. Just think about holding our baby Paige..." Glenn soothed.
Paige nodded. She was so greatful to have such a wonderful man as her friend, husband, and father of her child. "I..I know...Thank yo..you...For ev..ery thing..." Paige breathed out. With that, she let out another glass shattering scream, as two nurses entered the room.
Dr. Mallie walked to Paige's side. "Okay Paige, we're almost ready to have you start pushing." She explained. "Not quite yet though." Dr. Mallie added.
Phoebe's pale face was beginning to clear. Paige's pain and fear were slowly fading away and Phoebe was glad. She hated that intense pain and undying fear she felt in that room. "I hope Paige is okay in there..." Phoebe said.
"I second that." Piper said, as she raised her hand.
"Third.." Prue added.
"Unanimous." Leo concluded.
"Pheebs, what was up with you in there?" Prue asked.
"Paige...She just felt horrible." Phoebe said.
"I thought you had a good control over that power by now?" Piper said.
"I did too, but I guess there was just so much emotion coming from Paige....I don't have it under full control." Phoebe said. Phoebe reached into her pocket for a tissue and she pulled it out. As she unwrapped the tissue, a lip balm fell out of the tissue.
"What's that?" Piper asked, as she leaned in to look more closely.
"Some lip balm Paige let me borrow yesterday." Phoebe said, as she picked it up to put it back in her pocket. Then she felt a sudden rush of energy run through her and was sucked into a premonition.
*****Premonition*****
Dr. Mallie walked over to Paige, holding the newborn baby in her arms. As she was about to hand Pearl to Paige, one of the nurses yelled something. "What?" She asked, turning around.
"I said, give me the child!" The nurse howeled, as she transformed into a horned beast. A ball of magma appeared in her hand and she hurled it at the other nurse, turning her to a pile of ash. She held out her hands and telekinetically pulled Pearl into her hands. She hurled another magma ball at Dr. Mallie, on impact, killing her instantly. Then she turned to Glenn and held open her hand, sending a spike into her chest, and she cackled as he fell to the ground; dead. "Now, you can see your daughter for the last time!" The nurse cackled, as she held Pearl in front of Paige. Then Pearl's body bursted into flames and minutes later, she was gone, forever.
Paige screamed. "Noooo!" Piage cried out in horror. "Scalpel!" Paige screamed. The scalpel orbed out and then orbed in, flying at the beast.
The beast held out her hand and sent the scalpel telekinetically hurling into Paige's heart. She watched with bliss as Paige's eyes closed and she was dead. With that, she smoked out.
*****Premonition*****
Phoebe's eyes flew open and she scanned the room in horror.
"Phoebe! Phoebe! What is is?!" Piper said, instantly knowing Phoebe had seen something horrible.
"P..Paige!" Phoebe choked. "She..I...one of the nurses, they..it was a demon! It killed the real nurse, Dr. Mallie, then Glenn, Pearl, and finally Paige!" Phoebe cried. "We've got to get back in there!" Phoebe said, with urgency in her tone.
Piper flicked her wrists, freezing the entire room.
The three sisters and Leo ran down the hall and came to the door.
Prue waved her hand, sending a telekinetic blast at the door. There was a cracking sound and Prue went smashing back into the wall. "It reflected my attack back at me!" Prue said, as she stood up.
"Leo!" Piper said.
Leo orbed out and then orbs smashed into the door and Leo appeared, falling to the floor. "It won't let me in!" Leo said.
Piper flicked her wrists and sent a powerful exploding blast at the door, there was a cracking sound, and Piper went smashing into the wall.
Phoebe's eyes became wide. "I've got it!" Phoebe said. She closed her eyes and placed her hands on the door. She began to concentrate on the demon that she'd seen in her premonition.
The contractions were now only second apart. "Push harder! Come on Paige, you can do it!" Dr. Mallie pressed on.
Paige was screaming. "I can't! I can't!" Paige screamed.
"Yes you can! Paige, trust me, we can do this together!" Glenn said, as he held her hand tighter.
Paige squeezed Glenn's hand again and gave a final push.
Within about two minutes a loud crying filled the room.
Phoebe held out her hands. "Prue, Piper, help!" Phoebe said.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe took hands and Phoebe leaned against the door, concentrating. Suddenly a powerful feeling of hate entered her body and she knew that she'd channeled the demon's emotions and with the, her powers. Phoebe waved her hand at the force field and then a black light glowed from her palm, and the force field was gone. Phoebe stepped back.
Prue flung out her arm and the door went flying open.
Piper quickly waved her hands and everyone in the room except for Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and the baby; froze. Piper waved her hand, unfreezing Leo and Glenn.
Glenn started to move and saw Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo in the doorway. "What..how..why are you in here and why'd you freeze everyone?" Glenn asked.
"To save you." Piper answered. "Now shhh! Get back to position, we don't have much time. Phoebe, who was it?" Piper asked.
Phoebe looked at the two nurses. "That one, I'm sure of it!" Phoebe said.
Piper nodded and waved her hands, blowing up the nurse, which exploded into a firery blast.
"Piper! They are gonna notice!" Paige said.
Phoebe grinned and channeled Paige's emotions. "No they won't." Phoebe said, as she used Paige's shapeshifting ower to shapeshift herself into the nurse. Then she walked over to where the so called nurse had stood and got into position.
Paige nodded approvingly. "Now go!" Paige said. Then the sound of her baby crying again, startled them all.
Prue, Piper, and Leo stepped out of the room.
Piper slowly shut the door and right before she could fully shut it, she waved her hands and unfroze the delivery room, then she quietly shut the door the rest of the way.
Prue, Piper, and Leo walked back into the waiting room.
Suddenly the room unfroze.
Dr. Mallie walked over to Paige, holding the newborn baby in her arms. She gently placed the baby in Paige's arms. "Congratulations, she's a beautiful baby girl." Dr. Mallie said. "But you will have to stay in the hospital overnight so we can moniter things." Dr. Mallie said. She turned to the nurses. "Come on, we'll give these new parents a few moments to themselves." She said, as she walked out the door.
The real nurse and Phoebe/nurse walked out of the room.
Once Phoeb/nurse was out of view, she shapeshifted back into herself, and walked back over to Prue, Piper, and Leo. "She is cute!" Phoebe informed. "I snuck a glance as I was leaving...or rather, the nurse was leaving.." Phoebe said.
Paige and Glenn looked down at their new daughter.
"She looks beautiful, just like her mother." Glenn announced.
The baby stared up at Paige with her deep, brown eyes.
"And she has your gaze." Paige said.
"Shall we call Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo back in?" Glenn asked.
Paige nodded. "They're probably out their fidgeting in their seats.." Paige mumbled.
Piper kept moving around.
"Stop fidgeting!" Phoebe said, as she poked Piper in the side.
"Hey!" Piper squeeled. "I'm just so excited!" Piper said. She looked up. "Glenn's coming!" Piper whispered, with excitement.
Glenn walked up to the four. "We'd like you to come meet our new daughter.." Glenn said.
Prue jumped up. "Come on!" Prue said. She started down the hall.
"Wait for me!" Piper and Phoebe called in unison.
Leo stood up and turned to Glenn. "Halliwell women...Can't live with 'em...without the possibility of getting blown up....and can't live without 'em." Leo said.
Glenn had to let out a little laugh. "So, wanna see her, up close?" Glenn asked.
Leo smiled. "I'd love to...but I'd better wait or I might get trampled." Leo said.
Glenn nodded. "You're right." He said.
Leo and Glenn slowly walked towards the room.
"Oh! She is just tooooo cute!" Phoebe said, as she made funny faces at the new baby.
The baby made a little noise.
"Awww! How sweet, I love that sound!" Prue said.
"You've only heard it once!" Piper joked.
"But I can still love it!" Prue countered.
"I love those little toes and fingers and face and hair and..." Piper began, but she felt Phoebe's hand over her mouth.
"We get the idea!" Phoebe said.
"So, you got to 'oooooo' and 'awwwww'! It's my turn!" Piper said, as she frowned. "Can I hold her?" Piper asked.
Paige nodded.
"No fair!" Phoebe said.
"Totally fair, I didn't get all my 'ooooooo's and 'awwwwww's in!" Piper said, as the baby was placed in her arms. "She is too adorable!" Piper exclaimed, as she used her free hand to touch the baby's hands.
Dr. Mallie walked in with a clipboard. "So, have you decided on a name yet?" She asked.
"Glenn!" Paige yelled.
Glenn turned to Leo and the two hurried into the room.
"Yes dear?" Glenn asked.
"Have we decided on a name?" Paige asked.
Glenn smiled. "I believe you have your heart set on one already.." Glenn said.
Paige grinned. "Pearlinda Melody Belland." Paige announced.
"Pearlinda? What a pretty name. How would you spell that?" Dr. Mallie asked.
"P-e-a-r-l-i-n-d-a. Then Melody is, M-e-l-o-d-y. And Belland is, B-e-l-l-a- n-d." Paige said.
Dr. Mallie nodded as she wrote on the clipboard. "Born on July fourth, two- thoudsand-one at six-ten P.M." Dr. Mallie said. She signed her clipboard and thenpulled off a paper and handed it to Paige. "I need you and your husband to sign these spaces." Dr. Mallie said, as she pointed to the spaces. "I'll make a copy of the birth certificate and then return the original to you." Dr. Mallie said.
Paige took the pen and signed her name then handed the pen and paper to Glenn.
Glenn carefully signed his name and then handed the paper and pen back to Dr. Mallie. As he turned back to the girls, Piper was passing Pearl to Phoebe.
"Come to Auntie Phoebe!" Phoebe said, as she tickled Pearl's toes.
Pearl cooed and wiggled in Phoebe's arms.
"My turn!" Prue begged, as she held her hands out.
Phoebe carefully passed Pearl to Prue.
"You are just adorable, aren't you?!" Prue said, with a huge smile. 'I never dreamed I'd see this day...' Prue thought, as she stared into Pearl's huge, brown eyes. Prue rocked the baby back and fourth. "She is an angel!" Prue said.
Paige laughed. "Nah...only one-fourth angel." Paige corrected.
The four sisters cracked up laughing for about 2 minutes and then the laughs died down.
Glenn stepped forward. "May I hold my daughter?" Glenn asked.
Prue nodded and placed Pearl in Glenn's arms.
"What a beautiful girl you are.." Glenn said. "Just a spitting image of your mom." Glenn added. He walked over to Leo, who still hadn't seen Pearl up close.
"She's lovely." Leo said, a huge grin appearing on his face. He held out his hand.
Pearl reached up and wrapped her tiny hand around Leo's finger.
"Awww!" Leo said. He couldn't resist her adorbable charm. "Hi. I'm your Uncle Leo." Leo greeted.
Pearl cooed again and this time a small ball of white light appeared in her palm, then with a little movement of her hand, it smashed into a button on Leo's shirt, instantly blowing up the button.
Leo looked down at the now gone button-less place on his shirt. "Wonderful..." He said, in a sarcastic tone.
The girls laughed again.
"I think she likes you." Piper said, with a grin.
"She is going to make such a big bang when she's older." Prue said.
A loud boom rang through the room.
"What was that?" Phoebe asked.
Piper looked at her watch. "I think, I think it's the fireworks! After all, it is the Fourth of July." Piper said.
Dr. Mallie walked in and handed Glenn, Pearl's birth certificate. "I know the fireworks have just started and it is a warm night. We'll permit you and little Pearlinda here to go out to watch them in a wheelchair, with your family of course." Dr. Mallie said.
Paige nodded. "Thank you." Paige said.
Phoebe rushed out of the room for a moment and then came back in, pushing a wheelchair. "Spit spot." Phoebe said, as she pointed to the chair.
Dr. Mallie walked out of the room.
Paige quickly took her chance and orbed into the wheel chair. "Blanket!" Paige called. The blanket from the bed orbed out and then orbed in, over Paige's legs and lap. "Now, may I have my baby?" Paige asked.
Glenn walked over to Paige and placed Pearl in her arms.
Then Phoebe wheeled Paige and Pearl out of the room, followed by Prue, Piper, Leo, and Glenn. The group walked outside to the porch of the hospital and watched as the fireworks illuminated the sky with their rainbow of colors and shapes.
"This has to be the best Fourth of July I've ever had." Paige said, as she looked down at Pearl again.
"Ditto." Everyone else replied, in unison.
A golden light swirled around Pearl, but nobody seemed to notice. TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: BTW, if you want to see pictures of how the girls (Prue, Piper, Phoebe, & Paige), Leo, Cole, & Pearl look in "Charmed At Last", click on my name (Princess Pinky) and there should be links to the pictures. Please tell me if they don't work so I can find new ones. (I would put in a Glenn picture, but I haven't found one yet.)
Charmed At Last
Chapter 30: The Big Bang
*****July 4, 2001*****
Paige placed her hand over her huge 7 month pregnant belly and sighed, as she scooted off the doctor's cold, metal table.
"Everything looks fine, Miss Halliwell." Dr. Janie Mallie replied.
"Mrs. Halliwell." Paige corrected. "Or Mrs. Belland, what you prefer. But I'm not a 'Miss' anymore." Paige said.
Dr. Mallie nodded apologetically. "I'm sorry." She apologized. She handed Paige her bag of clothes.
Paige grasped the bag and walked into the restroom to get changed. Suddenly a a pain shot through her stomach and she grasped the door handle. "Oh God!" Paige gasped.
Dr. Mallie rushed to Paige's side. "Mrs. Halliwell? Are you alright? What's wrong?" She asked, with concern.
"My stomach, a shooting pain!" Paige cried out, as she fell to the floor, doubling over in pain.
Dr. Mallie grabbed the phone that connected to the main office. "Get a room for a Mrs. Paige Halliwell! Now! I think she may be in early labor!" Dr. Mallie said in a firm voice.
Paige's eyes widened. "Early labor?! No!" Paige yelped. "No! No m..." Before she could finish her sentence, another pain shot through her stomach. A few more of the sharp pains and Paige's world fell into darkness.
Piper tapped her fingers on the steering wheel of her parked car. She'd been waiting in the car for over an hour for Paige. "Sheesh, it was only suppose to be forty-five minutes....Maybe it took forever in the waiting room, as usual." Piper said to herself. "Come on Paige...I'm tired of waiting..." Piper continued to complain. Piper sighed and got out of the car, carefully shutting the door behind her. She walked up to the front desk. "Excuse me? Is my sist..." But before Piper could finish, she caught a glimpse of Paige being wheeled down the hall and through two doors. Piper rushed down the hall after her, but was caught by 2, large doctors.
"You can't go in there!" One of the men replied.
"But my sister! I just saw them take her in there! I have to go!" Piper said, as she tried to push past them.
"No, I'm sorry, you can't!" The other man said, sternly.
'I so do not have time for this!' Piper thought. She flicked her wrists and the two men froze and she rushed behind them. With another wave of her hand they unfroze and she rushed through the doors.
The men turned around to see the doors shut closed and they ran in after her.
Piper ran over to Paige. "Paige?! Oh God, Paige! Honey, it'll be okay..." Piper said, as she moved the hair from Paige's face. Piper turned to Dr. Mallie. "What's wrong with her?!" Piper demanded.
"You shouldn't be in here! Who are you?" Dr. Mallie asked.
"Her older sister! Now, why is she in here?!" Piper asked, again.
"We believe your sister is in early labor." Dr. Mallie announced.
"What? But she's only seven months pregnant! How can that be?!" Piper asked.
"I'm sorry, you'll have to leave now." Dr. Mallie said.
The two men grabbed Piper by the arms and took her out of the room.
Prue was sitting on the counter waving her hands, telekinetically washing the dishes. Then she heard the phoen ring and waved her hand, setting the dishes back into the sink. She slid across the counter and waved her hand at the phone, telekinetically pulling it to her. "Prue Halliwell here, how may I help you?" Prue asked.
"Prue?" Piper's stuttering voice was heard.
Prue could immediatly tell something was wrong. "Piper? What's wrong?" Prue asked immediatly.
"It's Paige!" Piper cried out.
"Paige?! What's wrong with her? Did you get attacked? Is the baby okay?!" Prue asked. Her mind was racing with questions now.
"They think...they think that she's in early labor!" Piper stammered.
"Oh God! I'll be right there with Phoebe!" Prue said, as she jumped down from the table and hung up the phone. Prue rushd out to her car, jumped in, and drove down to the Bay Mirror.
Phoebe was busy typing at her computer when there was a knock at her door. "Come in." Phoebe said, as she kept typing.
"Phoebe?" A woman's voice asked. It was Phoebe's new assistant, Rachele.
"Mhmm?" Phoebe asked, finally looking up.
"You're sister is here, she says you need to come with her, it's urgent." Rachele announced.
Phoebe grabed her coat. "Thanks!" Phoebe said, as she rushed past Rachele. Phoebe walked out into the rokm and immediatly felt a sense of fear and panic. She looked at the doorway and saw Prue. "Prue?! What's going on?!" Phoebe asked, with concern.
Piper tapped her fingers as she sat in the waiting room on news of her sister. Prue had already called her, saying she and Phoebe were on their way. Leo was sitting next to her, trying to keep her calm, and Glenn was coming from the other end of town. "Leo, I'm scared." Piper said.
Leo wrapped his arms around Piper. "I know...I am too.." Leo said. "Just have faith." Leo whispered.
Piper was trembling now and then she saw Dr. Mallie coming their way. "Leo, the doctor!" Piper said.
Prue and Phoebe rushed through the doors of the room.
Phoebe winced as she felt all the pain, suffering, and fear that was built up in the room. Not just from her sisters, but everyone in the room.
"There!" Prue said, as she pointed to Piper and Leo.
Prue and Phoebe rushed over to them.
"Any news?" Prue asked.
"And you would be?" Dr. Mallie asked.
"Prue and my little sister Phoebe Halliwell. Paige's other sisters." Prue answered. "How is she?" Prue asked.
"Stable, right now. She is indeed, in early labor. This could be fatal, but it's too early to tell." Dr. Mallie said.
"To who? Fatal to who?" Phoebe asked.
"One or both of them." Dr. Mallie replied.
"Is she awake?" Prue asked.
"Yes." Dr. Mallie replied.
"Can we see her?" Leo asked.
"And you are?" Dr. Mallie questioned.
"My husband!" Piper interjected.
Dr. Mallie slowly nodded. "But only for a short time." She added. "Only one other person with be allowed to stay in the room during the birth." Dr. Mallie explained. Dr. Mallie waved her hand, motioning for them to follow her. Moments later she enetered Paige's room and watched as Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo entered behind her. "I'll leave you five alone." Dr. Mallie said, as she left the room.
Piper smiled down at Paige. "Honey, it'll be okay. We're here now." Piper said, soothingly.
Paige's face was red and wet. Strands of her long, almost black, hair were stuck to her face. "Piper..." Paige whispered, her voice barely audiable. "I'm so afraid..." Paige said.
Phoebe turned away, almost feeling sick. She could feel every last it of pain and fright that Paige had in her. She couldn't make it go away, it just kept getting stronger.
Paige cried out in pain as another, stronger, contraction hit. Paige squeezed onto Piper's hand.
Piper winced at the sheer tightness of Paige's grasp.
Phoebe clutched her stomach, feeling Paige's pain as well.
Minutes later the contraction passed. "Wher..where is Glenn?" Paige asked, through gritted teeth.
"Oh his way, don't worry. He will be here!" Piper assured her, as she put emphasis on the word, will.
Prue walked over to Paige's other side. "Missy paige, everything is going to be okay. I promise...I'm your big sister, trust me." Prue said.
Paige weakly smiled up at Prue. 'Considering how long she's known me and how much time we've spent together, I can't believe she treats me just like she would Piper or Phoebe...Wow, everything that Piper and Phoebe said about is true, she is an amazing sister...' Paige thought. For a moment all the pain was gone and she just thought about everything that had happened in the last year or so. 'Oh no! Not again!' Paige thought, as she felt another contraction. She screamed out in pain and then it was gone. They were becoming faster now. "How long has it been?" Paige asked.
"Since you've been in here?" Piper asked.
Paige nodded, as best she could.
"A few hours.." Piper said.
The door burst open and Glenn ran in. "Oh Paige! I'm so sorry! I should've been here, I'm sorry!" Glenn apologized. He kissed his wife on the cheek.
"Its...okay Gl..Glenn...really, you wer..were busy..." Paige spoke. Her words were slurred and her voice quiet now.
"No, I should've came...I'm so sorry.." Glenn said, as she pulled up a chair and sat down by her. "How are you?" Glenn asked.
"Ho..how do you...think I am?" Paige asked. Suddenly she let out another ear piercing scream.
Glenn grabbed her hands. "I'm here, it's okay, I'm here." Glenn said softly.
Dr. Mallie re-entered the room. "You'll all have to leave now. Except for the one person staying with her." Dr. Mallie replied.
"I'll be staying." Glenn said.
Piper glared. "He's her husband." Piper clarified, before the doctor could ask who he was.
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo took turns hugging Paige goodbye.
"We'll be just outside and we'll see ya in a bit." Prue called, as they exited the room.
Phoebe cringed. "Piper, Prue....She felt so scared and in pain..." Phoebe whispered. Not that Phoebe didn't already know what she was going through....
Dr. Mallie handed Glenn a hospital gown and mask to put on, while he was in the delivery room.
Glenn walked into the bathroom.
"Now Paige, this is very early so there are many risks involved." Dr. Mallie explained.
Paige nodded and let out another horrifying scream.
Glenn rushed out with the mask and gown on, over his clothes, and began to rub Paige's back.
As Paige began to calm down anther painful contraction ripped through her stomach and she let out another scream.
"That was less than two minutes apart!" Dr. Mallie said. She walked to the door and picked up the phone. "Yes, please, now! Mhmm. Less than two minutes apart...Good, thank you." Dr. Mallie said into the phone and then hung up. "Get ready Paige, this baby is coming..." Dr. Mallie warned.
Glenn walked over to a sink and grabbed a towel. He quickly ran it under ice cold water and then sqeezed the extra water out. He folded it nicely and came back to Paige, placing it over Paige's head.
She relaxed a little as she felt the cool cloth and then she felt another contraction and grabbed Glenn's hand, sqeezing it until it was white. Another scream escaped her and then she fell back, very weak now.
Glenn winced at his hand, but knew that it was better than letting Paige go at it alone, he had it easy. "We'll make it through this. Just think about holding our baby Paige..." Glenn soothed.
Paige nodded. She was so greatful to have such a wonderful man as her friend, husband, and father of her child. "I..I know...Thank yo..you...For ev..ery thing..." Paige breathed out. With that, she let out another glass shattering scream, as two nurses entered the room.
Dr. Mallie walked to Paige's side. "Okay Paige, we're almost ready to have you start pushing." She explained. "Not quite yet though." Dr. Mallie added.
Phoebe's pale face was beginning to clear. Paige's pain and fear were slowly fading away and Phoebe was glad. She hated that intense pain and undying fear she felt in that room. "I hope Paige is okay in there..." Phoebe said.
"I second that." Piper said, as she raised her hand.
"Third.." Prue added.
"Unanimous." Leo concluded.
"Pheebs, what was up with you in there?" Prue asked.
"Paige...She just felt horrible." Phoebe said.
"I thought you had a good control over that power by now?" Piper said.
"I did too, but I guess there was just so much emotion coming from Paige....I don't have it under full control." Phoebe said. Phoebe reached into her pocket for a tissue and she pulled it out. As she unwrapped the tissue, a lip balm fell out of the tissue.
"What's that?" Piper asked, as she leaned in to look more closely.
"Some lip balm Paige let me borrow yesterday." Phoebe said, as she picked it up to put it back in her pocket. Then she felt a sudden rush of energy run through her and was sucked into a premonition.
*****Premonition*****
Dr. Mallie walked over to Paige, holding the newborn baby in her arms. As she was about to hand Pearl to Paige, one of the nurses yelled something. "What?" She asked, turning around.
"I said, give me the child!" The nurse howeled, as she transformed into a horned beast. A ball of magma appeared in her hand and she hurled it at the other nurse, turning her to a pile of ash. She held out her hands and telekinetically pulled Pearl into her hands. She hurled another magma ball at Dr. Mallie, on impact, killing her instantly. Then she turned to Glenn and held open her hand, sending a spike into her chest, and she cackled as he fell to the ground; dead. "Now, you can see your daughter for the last time!" The nurse cackled, as she held Pearl in front of Paige. Then Pearl's body bursted into flames and minutes later, she was gone, forever.
Paige screamed. "Noooo!" Piage cried out in horror. "Scalpel!" Paige screamed. The scalpel orbed out and then orbed in, flying at the beast.
The beast held out her hand and sent the scalpel telekinetically hurling into Paige's heart. She watched with bliss as Paige's eyes closed and she was dead. With that, she smoked out.
*****Premonition*****
Phoebe's eyes flew open and she scanned the room in horror.
"Phoebe! Phoebe! What is is?!" Piper said, instantly knowing Phoebe had seen something horrible.
"P..Paige!" Phoebe choked. "She..I...one of the nurses, they..it was a demon! It killed the real nurse, Dr. Mallie, then Glenn, Pearl, and finally Paige!" Phoebe cried. "We've got to get back in there!" Phoebe said, with urgency in her tone.
Piper flicked her wrists, freezing the entire room.
The three sisters and Leo ran down the hall and came to the door.
Prue waved her hand, sending a telekinetic blast at the door. There was a cracking sound and Prue went smashing back into the wall. "It reflected my attack back at me!" Prue said, as she stood up.
"Leo!" Piper said.
Leo orbed out and then orbs smashed into the door and Leo appeared, falling to the floor. "It won't let me in!" Leo said.
Piper flicked her wrists and sent a powerful exploding blast at the door, there was a cracking sound, and Piper went smashing into the wall.
Phoebe's eyes became wide. "I've got it!" Phoebe said. She closed her eyes and placed her hands on the door. She began to concentrate on the demon that she'd seen in her premonition.
The contractions were now only second apart. "Push harder! Come on Paige, you can do it!" Dr. Mallie pressed on.
Paige was screaming. "I can't! I can't!" Paige screamed.
"Yes you can! Paige, trust me, we can do this together!" Glenn said, as he held her hand tighter.
Paige squeezed Glenn's hand again and gave a final push.
Within about two minutes a loud crying filled the room.
Phoebe held out her hands. "Prue, Piper, help!" Phoebe said.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe took hands and Phoebe leaned against the door, concentrating. Suddenly a powerful feeling of hate entered her body and she knew that she'd channeled the demon's emotions and with the, her powers. Phoebe waved her hand at the force field and then a black light glowed from her palm, and the force field was gone. Phoebe stepped back.
Prue flung out her arm and the door went flying open.
Piper quickly waved her hands and everyone in the room except for Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and the baby; froze. Piper waved her hand, unfreezing Leo and Glenn.
Glenn started to move and saw Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo in the doorway. "What..how..why are you in here and why'd you freeze everyone?" Glenn asked.
"To save you." Piper answered. "Now shhh! Get back to position, we don't have much time. Phoebe, who was it?" Piper asked.
Phoebe looked at the two nurses. "That one, I'm sure of it!" Phoebe said.
Piper nodded and waved her hands, blowing up the nurse, which exploded into a firery blast.
"Piper! They are gonna notice!" Paige said.
Phoebe grinned and channeled Paige's emotions. "No they won't." Phoebe said, as she used Paige's shapeshifting ower to shapeshift herself into the nurse. Then she walked over to where the so called nurse had stood and got into position.
Paige nodded approvingly. "Now go!" Paige said. Then the sound of her baby crying again, startled them all.
Prue, Piper, and Leo stepped out of the room.
Piper slowly shut the door and right before she could fully shut it, she waved her hands and unfroze the delivery room, then she quietly shut the door the rest of the way.
Prue, Piper, and Leo walked back into the waiting room.
Suddenly the room unfroze.
Dr. Mallie walked over to Paige, holding the newborn baby in her arms. She gently placed the baby in Paige's arms. "Congratulations, she's a beautiful baby girl." Dr. Mallie said. "But you will have to stay in the hospital overnight so we can moniter things." Dr. Mallie said. She turned to the nurses. "Come on, we'll give these new parents a few moments to themselves." She said, as she walked out the door.
The real nurse and Phoebe/nurse walked out of the room.
Once Phoeb/nurse was out of view, she shapeshifted back into herself, and walked back over to Prue, Piper, and Leo. "She is cute!" Phoebe informed. "I snuck a glance as I was leaving...or rather, the nurse was leaving.." Phoebe said.
Paige and Glenn looked down at their new daughter.
"She looks beautiful, just like her mother." Glenn announced.
The baby stared up at Paige with her deep, brown eyes.
"And she has your gaze." Paige said.
"Shall we call Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo back in?" Glenn asked.
Paige nodded. "They're probably out their fidgeting in their seats.." Paige mumbled.
Piper kept moving around.
"Stop fidgeting!" Phoebe said, as she poked Piper in the side.
"Hey!" Piper squeeled. "I'm just so excited!" Piper said. She looked up. "Glenn's coming!" Piper whispered, with excitement.
Glenn walked up to the four. "We'd like you to come meet our new daughter.." Glenn said.
Prue jumped up. "Come on!" Prue said. She started down the hall.
"Wait for me!" Piper and Phoebe called in unison.
Leo stood up and turned to Glenn. "Halliwell women...Can't live with 'em...without the possibility of getting blown up....and can't live without 'em." Leo said.
Glenn had to let out a little laugh. "So, wanna see her, up close?" Glenn asked.
Leo smiled. "I'd love to...but I'd better wait or I might get trampled." Leo said.
Glenn nodded. "You're right." He said.
Leo and Glenn slowly walked towards the room.
"Oh! She is just tooooo cute!" Phoebe said, as she made funny faces at the new baby.
The baby made a little noise.
"Awww! How sweet, I love that sound!" Prue said.
"You've only heard it once!" Piper joked.
"But I can still love it!" Prue countered.
"I love those little toes and fingers and face and hair and..." Piper began, but she felt Phoebe's hand over her mouth.
"We get the idea!" Phoebe said.
"So, you got to 'oooooo' and 'awwwww'! It's my turn!" Piper said, as she frowned. "Can I hold her?" Piper asked.
Paige nodded.
"No fair!" Phoebe said.
"Totally fair, I didn't get all my 'ooooooo's and 'awwwwww's in!" Piper said, as the baby was placed in her arms. "She is too adorable!" Piper exclaimed, as she used her free hand to touch the baby's hands.
Dr. Mallie walked in with a clipboard. "So, have you decided on a name yet?" She asked.
"Glenn!" Paige yelled.
Glenn turned to Leo and the two hurried into the room.
"Yes dear?" Glenn asked.
"Have we decided on a name?" Paige asked.
Glenn smiled. "I believe you have your heart set on one already.." Glenn said.
Paige grinned. "Pearlinda Melody Belland." Paige announced.
"Pearlinda? What a pretty name. How would you spell that?" Dr. Mallie asked.
"P-e-a-r-l-i-n-d-a. Then Melody is, M-e-l-o-d-y. And Belland is, B-e-l-l-a- n-d." Paige said.
Dr. Mallie nodded as she wrote on the clipboard. "Born on July fourth, two- thoudsand-one at six-ten P.M." Dr. Mallie said. She signed her clipboard and thenpulled off a paper and handed it to Paige. "I need you and your husband to sign these spaces." Dr. Mallie said, as she pointed to the spaces. "I'll make a copy of the birth certificate and then return the original to you." Dr. Mallie said.
Paige took the pen and signed her name then handed the pen and paper to Glenn.
Glenn carefully signed his name and then handed the paper and pen back to Dr. Mallie. As he turned back to the girls, Piper was passing Pearl to Phoebe.
"Come to Auntie Phoebe!" Phoebe said, as she tickled Pearl's toes.
Pearl cooed and wiggled in Phoebe's arms.
"My turn!" Prue begged, as she held her hands out.
Phoebe carefully passed Pearl to Prue.
"You are just adorable, aren't you?!" Prue said, with a huge smile. 'I never dreamed I'd see this day...' Prue thought, as she stared into Pearl's huge, brown eyes. Prue rocked the baby back and fourth. "She is an angel!" Prue said.
Paige laughed. "Nah...only one-fourth angel." Paige corrected.
The four sisters cracked up laughing for about 2 minutes and then the laughs died down.
Glenn stepped forward. "May I hold my daughter?" Glenn asked.
Prue nodded and placed Pearl in Glenn's arms.
"What a beautiful girl you are.." Glenn said. "Just a spitting image of your mom." Glenn added. He walked over to Leo, who still hadn't seen Pearl up close.
"She's lovely." Leo said, a huge grin appearing on his face. He held out his hand.
Pearl reached up and wrapped her tiny hand around Leo's finger.
"Awww!" Leo said. He couldn't resist her adorbable charm. "Hi. I'm your Uncle Leo." Leo greeted.
Pearl cooed again and this time a small ball of white light appeared in her palm, then with a little movement of her hand, it smashed into a button on Leo's shirt, instantly blowing up the button.
Leo looked down at the now gone button-less place on his shirt. "Wonderful..." He said, in a sarcastic tone.
The girls laughed again.
"I think she likes you." Piper said, with a grin.
"She is going to make such a big bang when she's older." Prue said.
A loud boom rang through the room.
"What was that?" Phoebe asked.
Piper looked at her watch. "I think, I think it's the fireworks! After all, it is the Fourth of July." Piper said.
Dr. Mallie walked in and handed Glenn, Pearl's birth certificate. "I know the fireworks have just started and it is a warm night. We'll permit you and little Pearlinda here to go out to watch them in a wheelchair, with your family of course." Dr. Mallie said.
Paige nodded. "Thank you." Paige said.
Phoebe rushed out of the room for a moment and then came back in, pushing a wheelchair. "Spit spot." Phoebe said, as she pointed to the chair.
Dr. Mallie walked out of the room.
Paige quickly took her chance and orbed into the wheel chair. "Blanket!" Paige called. The blanket from the bed orbed out and then orbed in, over Paige's legs and lap. "Now, may I have my baby?" Paige asked.
Glenn walked over to Paige and placed Pearl in her arms.
Then Phoebe wheeled Paige and Pearl out of the room, followed by Prue, Piper, Leo, and Glenn. The group walked outside to the porch of the hospital and watched as the fireworks illuminated the sky with their rainbow of colors and shapes.
"This has to be the best Fourth of July I've ever had." Paige said, as she looked down at Pearl again.
"Ditto." Everyone else replied, in unison.
A golden light swirled around Pearl, but nobody seemed to notice. TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: BTW, if you want to see pictures of how the girls (Prue, Piper, Phoebe, & Paige), Leo, Cole, & Pearl look in "Charmed At Last", click on my name (Princess Pinky) and there should be links to the pictures. Please tell me if they don't work so I can find new ones. (I would put in a Glenn picture, but I haven't found one yet.)