"No . . .No! What's happened?" Piper cried, shaking. "Leo . . .Leo!
Leo!!"
Leo orbed down to them. "What? What's the matter?"
"Prue's gone! She's gone! We were talking one minute and the next she was gone!" Piper cried angrily.
Phoebe took Piper in a sisterly hug. "Leo, find out what happened to her! I'm guessing it was Them . . .she disappeared in a flash of white and blue light. Go find out what happened!"
Leo orbed out without a second glance at either sister.
~*~*~
When Leo got Up There, he was only a bit surprised to see Prue.
"Leo! What the hell is going on?" Prue demanded, stalking over to him, looking angry as hell.
"I don't know. That's why your sisters sent me up here," Leo replied calmly.
Prue's eyes narrowed. "How can you act so calm?"
"It's his job," replied a voice from behind Prue.
Prue spun around, anger swelling inside of her. One of the Elders walked slowly over to her.
"Why did you do that? Why did you take me away??" Prue demanded angrily.
"Your sisters were becoming too dependent on you, and Paige was getting lost in all of the commotion," the Elder said calmly, as calm as Leo.
"Who the hell cares? I'm their older sister! They're supposed to be dependent on me!" Prue cried.
The Elder frowned. "Prue-"
"Don't 'Prue' me! I want to go back to them now! You can't take me away from them again!" Angry tears filled Prue's eyes. How could this be happening? The Elders couldn't do this to her . . .to her sisters.
"I'm sorry. But this is the way things are," The Elder replied sharply.
"No, damn it!" Prue growled. "They need me! Why else would you have sent me to them? They can't defeat whatever they're up against without me!"
"That is not true. They are quite capable of handling this on their own," the Elder stated.
"Then why was I sent to them???" Prue demanded shrilly.
"We had our reasons," The Elder said sharply. "No more questions." He walked away.
Prue stared after him with angry, hateful eyes. She looked at Leo. "Tell my sisters I'm okay . . .but I'm not coming back. Tell them why. And tell them I love them." She turned on her heal and stalked off.
~*~*~
Piper sat on the couch, rocking back and forth, tears in her eyes. Phoebe paced the room impatiently. Paige was sitting on a chair, flipping through the book. Leo orbed in and everyone stopped what they were doing.
"Leo, what happened? Did you find out where Prue is?" Phoebe demanded.
"They took her. And she's . . .not allowed to come back. She's safe, though. She told me to-to tell you that she loves you," Leo replied softly.
Piper stood abruptly. "No. They can't! They can't take her away from us! Not again!'
Leo sighed softly. "Piper, there's nothing we can do."
"We have to Leo! We need her . . .I need her!" Piper choked, blinking away fresh tears.
"Right now, we need to focus on Parker. We need to find her and force her to tell us everything," Phoebe said, glancing at Paige, then Leo, and then Piper.
"Can't we just scry for her? I mean, if she's your daughter then she must be a witch," Paige suggested.
"Or Leo could scry for her," Phoebe added.
Leo nodded and closed his eyes. He concentrated on Parker. After a minute or two, he opened his eyes. "Got it."
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige walked to Leo and they all held hands. Leo orbed them to where Parker was. Parker, who was sleeping in a raggedy bed, heard a noise and sat bolt upright. She let out a breath of relief when she realized who it was, but then tensed up.
"What are you doing here?" She snapped at them.
Piper stepped forward, her eyes red from crying. "Parker, we need you to tell us who's behind all of this. Please, it's very important we know. We can help you, all you have to do is trust us."
Parker narrowed her eyes, but then she realized Piper's eyes were red and teary. "What happened?"
"Suddenly you care?" Phoebe sneered.
Parker shrugged. "I do."
Piper moved forward and sat next to Parker. "Tell us who's forcing you to do these things. If we know, we can help you."
Parker took a deep, shuddering breath and nodded. "The future . . .it isn't a pretty thing. Good Magic is in danger. Evil has taken over most of the world. If you're caught practicing good magic, or someone knows you practice good magic, you are either killed or sold into slavery." She paused to let this sink in.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige exchanged uneasy glances before looking back at Parker.
Parker continued. "In my time, the Charmed Sisters are . . .killed. I'm the only survivor. I hid here. It's always been abandoned. But one day, I was found out as being a good witch. The warlocks who found me out took me to Him. He knew who I really was and made me a deal. He said if I worked for Him and did exactly what He told me to do, I would be allowed to live. For three years, I did everything I was told. I did a lot of really horrible things." She paused, then continued. "Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. He was demanding more and more of me. Good magic was nearly destroyed. So I came here . . .to fix things and save the future."
Piper blinked a few times. The future seemed horrible. It wasn't something she wanted her daughter growing up in.
"Who's 'He'?" Phoebe asked curiously.
"Wyatt. My older brother." She paused and looked at Piper. "Your son."
Leo orbed down to them. "What? What's the matter?"
"Prue's gone! She's gone! We were talking one minute and the next she was gone!" Piper cried angrily.
Phoebe took Piper in a sisterly hug. "Leo, find out what happened to her! I'm guessing it was Them . . .she disappeared in a flash of white and blue light. Go find out what happened!"
Leo orbed out without a second glance at either sister.
~*~*~
When Leo got Up There, he was only a bit surprised to see Prue.
"Leo! What the hell is going on?" Prue demanded, stalking over to him, looking angry as hell.
"I don't know. That's why your sisters sent me up here," Leo replied calmly.
Prue's eyes narrowed. "How can you act so calm?"
"It's his job," replied a voice from behind Prue.
Prue spun around, anger swelling inside of her. One of the Elders walked slowly over to her.
"Why did you do that? Why did you take me away??" Prue demanded angrily.
"Your sisters were becoming too dependent on you, and Paige was getting lost in all of the commotion," the Elder said calmly, as calm as Leo.
"Who the hell cares? I'm their older sister! They're supposed to be dependent on me!" Prue cried.
The Elder frowned. "Prue-"
"Don't 'Prue' me! I want to go back to them now! You can't take me away from them again!" Angry tears filled Prue's eyes. How could this be happening? The Elders couldn't do this to her . . .to her sisters.
"I'm sorry. But this is the way things are," The Elder replied sharply.
"No, damn it!" Prue growled. "They need me! Why else would you have sent me to them? They can't defeat whatever they're up against without me!"
"That is not true. They are quite capable of handling this on their own," the Elder stated.
"Then why was I sent to them???" Prue demanded shrilly.
"We had our reasons," The Elder said sharply. "No more questions." He walked away.
Prue stared after him with angry, hateful eyes. She looked at Leo. "Tell my sisters I'm okay . . .but I'm not coming back. Tell them why. And tell them I love them." She turned on her heal and stalked off.
~*~*~
Piper sat on the couch, rocking back and forth, tears in her eyes. Phoebe paced the room impatiently. Paige was sitting on a chair, flipping through the book. Leo orbed in and everyone stopped what they were doing.
"Leo, what happened? Did you find out where Prue is?" Phoebe demanded.
"They took her. And she's . . .not allowed to come back. She's safe, though. She told me to-to tell you that she loves you," Leo replied softly.
Piper stood abruptly. "No. They can't! They can't take her away from us! Not again!'
Leo sighed softly. "Piper, there's nothing we can do."
"We have to Leo! We need her . . .I need her!" Piper choked, blinking away fresh tears.
"Right now, we need to focus on Parker. We need to find her and force her to tell us everything," Phoebe said, glancing at Paige, then Leo, and then Piper.
"Can't we just scry for her? I mean, if she's your daughter then she must be a witch," Paige suggested.
"Or Leo could scry for her," Phoebe added.
Leo nodded and closed his eyes. He concentrated on Parker. After a minute or two, he opened his eyes. "Got it."
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige walked to Leo and they all held hands. Leo orbed them to where Parker was. Parker, who was sleeping in a raggedy bed, heard a noise and sat bolt upright. She let out a breath of relief when she realized who it was, but then tensed up.
"What are you doing here?" She snapped at them.
Piper stepped forward, her eyes red from crying. "Parker, we need you to tell us who's behind all of this. Please, it's very important we know. We can help you, all you have to do is trust us."
Parker narrowed her eyes, but then she realized Piper's eyes were red and teary. "What happened?"
"Suddenly you care?" Phoebe sneered.
Parker shrugged. "I do."
Piper moved forward and sat next to Parker. "Tell us who's forcing you to do these things. If we know, we can help you."
Parker took a deep, shuddering breath and nodded. "The future . . .it isn't a pretty thing. Good Magic is in danger. Evil has taken over most of the world. If you're caught practicing good magic, or someone knows you practice good magic, you are either killed or sold into slavery." She paused to let this sink in.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige exchanged uneasy glances before looking back at Parker.
Parker continued. "In my time, the Charmed Sisters are . . .killed. I'm the only survivor. I hid here. It's always been abandoned. But one day, I was found out as being a good witch. The warlocks who found me out took me to Him. He knew who I really was and made me a deal. He said if I worked for Him and did exactly what He told me to do, I would be allowed to live. For three years, I did everything I was told. I did a lot of really horrible things." She paused, then continued. "Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. He was demanding more and more of me. Good magic was nearly destroyed. So I came here . . .to fix things and save the future."
Piper blinked a few times. The future seemed horrible. It wasn't something she wanted her daughter growing up in.
"Who's 'He'?" Phoebe asked curiously.
"Wyatt. My older brother." She paused and looked at Piper. "Your son."