A/N: Oh, by the way, Phoebe doesn't have full control over her unborn
child's shimmering power yet, but she has slight control. BTW, I forgot to
answer some questions that a few reviews had in my last chapter:
~*~Katie~*~: "tha end is sadd but i really like the way they vanquish tha
demon but r paige and prue eva gonna b nicer to Cole i cant wait to c what
happens next and what kind of suppernatural drama u will b coming up with
next i luv ur writing and cant wait til u update" & Sci fi fan: "That was a
very intense chapter. Any plans for some reconcilliation between Prue/Paige
and Cole? Keep up the great work." - Well, in answer to your questions
about the Prue, Paige, and Cole tension; I don't have any plans to change
the way Prue and Paige treat Cole yet, but I may in the future. But I do
feel that they will never "fully" get along, so there will always be some
tension between them. No offence to anyone who feels that Prue & Paige
shouldn't treat Cole the way they do in my story and have in the T.V. show.
Family Affair
Chapter 20: Whitelighter Recall
"Yout what?!" Piper screamed.
Glenn winced at Piper's voice.
"Auntie Piper, it wasn't daddy, we were playing and she just vanished in a swirl of rainbow lights!" Pearl said, in a defencive tone.
"Hurry! Call Prue and Phoebe!" Piper said. She grabbed Pearl's hand. "We're going to the attic to check the Book of Shadows." Piper replied, sternly. "Leo!" Piper yelled, as she pulled Pearl down the hall to the attic.
Glenn turned and rushed down the stairs, sliding to a stop in the kitchen, by the phone. He picked up the phone and dialed Prue's cell number. 'She should be the easiest to talk to, she is not a mother.' Glenn thought, as he listened to the phone ring.
"....and they were like rays of rainbow light." Pearl finish, again.
"That's all?" Piper asked, as she flipped through the book.
"Yeah. That is all I saw." Pearl said
Piper sighed. "Leo!" She shouted again.
Leo orbed in. "Yes? Piper, what's wrong?" He asked, immediately seeing that his wife was upset.
"Phiona! She's gone, vanished! Pearl says they were playing Tag and then poof, she disappeared in rays of colored light!" Piper said, as she frantically flipped the pages.
"I'll go ask The Elders!" Leo said. He quickly kissed Piper's cheek and orbed out.
"I'm sorry Auntie Piper! I didn't mean to! We were just playing!" Pearl said, as she began to whimper.
Piper shook her head. "No, no, it's not your fault!" Piper said, as she kneeled down to her niece's eye level. "You didn't do anything, nor did Glenn, I'm just worried." Piper said, as she gave her niece a tight hug.
Minutes later Leo orbed back, the look on his face immediately told Piper that something bad was up.
"Four whitelighters have already gone missing!" Leo announced.
"What?!" Piper asked, horror filled her tone.
"Four whitelighters, Piper! Each of their charges described them as vanishing in a ray of rainbow colored lights! They are calling a whitelighter recall, until this has been done with." Leo said.
"No! Leo, you have to stay!" Piper protested.
Leo shook his head.
"What else?" Piper asked, knowing there was more coming.
"A total whitelighter recall! Anyone with whitelighter blood has to come.." Leo's voice trailed off.
"Meaning...Oh God! No! Not Paige and Pearl too!" Piper said, as she gripped her niece tighter.
"I'm sorry, they have to, or they'll be at a major risk. They have no choice, a very powerful demon is out there!" Leo said, sadly.
Phoebe shimmered into the attic. "Piper! I came as fast as I could!" Phoebe said, as she ran past Leo, to her older sister. She hugged Piper. "I'm so sorry! We'll find her, I promise!" Phoebe said, with determination in her voice. She noticed Leo, at that point, and the look on his face. "What is it?!" She asked, as she looked to Piper.
"Leo s...says that they're doing a total whitelighter recall, because four whitelighters have already disappeared in the same rainbow rays that Phiona vanished in!" Piper said, as she wiped her wet eyes.
Phoebe knew there was something more, so she waited patiently for Piper to finish.
"And...an...and that means everyone with whitelighter b..blood!" Piper murmered.
"No! They can't, they can't take Paige and Pearl, they're too important; right?!" Phoebe asked, as she looked at Leo.
Leo shook his head. "That is the whole point, they are too important!" Leo answered.
Glenn walked into the attic. "Phoebe?" He asked, in surprise. "Didn't I call you just about five minutes ago?" He asked.
Phoebe nodded. "I'm getting better with this shimmering thing." She answered. Then a wave of pain hit her, it was coming from Glenn. "No, Glenn, Phiona's disappearance isn't your fault! You love that little girl, just like Pearl, it isn't your fault!" Phoebe said.
Glenn shook his head. "No, I should have been with them!" He stated.
Phoebe shook her head. "She vanished magically, you couldn't have done anything!" Phoebe said.
"That's just it, I can never do anything to help, I'm useless!" Glenn answered.
"No you aren't, daddy." Pearl said. "We all love you lots! You are the best daddy I ever had!" Pearl said, as she opened her arms. "See, I love you this much!" Pearl said, as she opened her arms as far as she could.
A few tears dripped down the faces of everyone in the room, at that point.
Glenn walked over to his daughter and scooped her into his arms, hugging her tightly. "I love you too, baby." He whispered into his daughter's ear. He hugged her. 'And if anything ever happened to her, or her mother....' Glenn stopped himself before thinking any further on the subject.
Prue burst through the attic door. "Piper! Have you found anything?!" Prue asked, her voice was filled with worry.
Piper shook her head sadly.
"But...what else is wrong?" Prue asked.
Piper shook her head. "I'll tell you when Paige arrives." Piper answered.
Suddenly Cole shimmered in. "I have some terrible news! Detemerous has escaped!" Cole announced.
"Detemerous?!" Leo asked, as the color drained from his face. TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: BTW, we're already half way through "Family Affair"! I can't believe it!
Family Affair
Chapter 20: Whitelighter Recall
"Yout what?!" Piper screamed.
Glenn winced at Piper's voice.
"Auntie Piper, it wasn't daddy, we were playing and she just vanished in a swirl of rainbow lights!" Pearl said, in a defencive tone.
"Hurry! Call Prue and Phoebe!" Piper said. She grabbed Pearl's hand. "We're going to the attic to check the Book of Shadows." Piper replied, sternly. "Leo!" Piper yelled, as she pulled Pearl down the hall to the attic.
Glenn turned and rushed down the stairs, sliding to a stop in the kitchen, by the phone. He picked up the phone and dialed Prue's cell number. 'She should be the easiest to talk to, she is not a mother.' Glenn thought, as he listened to the phone ring.
"....and they were like rays of rainbow light." Pearl finish, again.
"That's all?" Piper asked, as she flipped through the book.
"Yeah. That is all I saw." Pearl said
Piper sighed. "Leo!" She shouted again.
Leo orbed in. "Yes? Piper, what's wrong?" He asked, immediately seeing that his wife was upset.
"Phiona! She's gone, vanished! Pearl says they were playing Tag and then poof, she disappeared in rays of colored light!" Piper said, as she frantically flipped the pages.
"I'll go ask The Elders!" Leo said. He quickly kissed Piper's cheek and orbed out.
"I'm sorry Auntie Piper! I didn't mean to! We were just playing!" Pearl said, as she began to whimper.
Piper shook her head. "No, no, it's not your fault!" Piper said, as she kneeled down to her niece's eye level. "You didn't do anything, nor did Glenn, I'm just worried." Piper said, as she gave her niece a tight hug.
Minutes later Leo orbed back, the look on his face immediately told Piper that something bad was up.
"Four whitelighters have already gone missing!" Leo announced.
"What?!" Piper asked, horror filled her tone.
"Four whitelighters, Piper! Each of their charges described them as vanishing in a ray of rainbow colored lights! They are calling a whitelighter recall, until this has been done with." Leo said.
"No! Leo, you have to stay!" Piper protested.
Leo shook his head.
"What else?" Piper asked, knowing there was more coming.
"A total whitelighter recall! Anyone with whitelighter blood has to come.." Leo's voice trailed off.
"Meaning...Oh God! No! Not Paige and Pearl too!" Piper said, as she gripped her niece tighter.
"I'm sorry, they have to, or they'll be at a major risk. They have no choice, a very powerful demon is out there!" Leo said, sadly.
Phoebe shimmered into the attic. "Piper! I came as fast as I could!" Phoebe said, as she ran past Leo, to her older sister. She hugged Piper. "I'm so sorry! We'll find her, I promise!" Phoebe said, with determination in her voice. She noticed Leo, at that point, and the look on his face. "What is it?!" She asked, as she looked to Piper.
"Leo s...says that they're doing a total whitelighter recall, because four whitelighters have already disappeared in the same rainbow rays that Phiona vanished in!" Piper said, as she wiped her wet eyes.
Phoebe knew there was something more, so she waited patiently for Piper to finish.
"And...an...and that means everyone with whitelighter b..blood!" Piper murmered.
"No! They can't, they can't take Paige and Pearl, they're too important; right?!" Phoebe asked, as she looked at Leo.
Leo shook his head. "That is the whole point, they are too important!" Leo answered.
Glenn walked into the attic. "Phoebe?" He asked, in surprise. "Didn't I call you just about five minutes ago?" He asked.
Phoebe nodded. "I'm getting better with this shimmering thing." She answered. Then a wave of pain hit her, it was coming from Glenn. "No, Glenn, Phiona's disappearance isn't your fault! You love that little girl, just like Pearl, it isn't your fault!" Phoebe said.
Glenn shook his head. "No, I should have been with them!" He stated.
Phoebe shook her head. "She vanished magically, you couldn't have done anything!" Phoebe said.
"That's just it, I can never do anything to help, I'm useless!" Glenn answered.
"No you aren't, daddy." Pearl said. "We all love you lots! You are the best daddy I ever had!" Pearl said, as she opened her arms. "See, I love you this much!" Pearl said, as she opened her arms as far as she could.
A few tears dripped down the faces of everyone in the room, at that point.
Glenn walked over to his daughter and scooped her into his arms, hugging her tightly. "I love you too, baby." He whispered into his daughter's ear. He hugged her. 'And if anything ever happened to her, or her mother....' Glenn stopped himself before thinking any further on the subject.
Prue burst through the attic door. "Piper! Have you found anything?!" Prue asked, her voice was filled with worry.
Piper shook her head sadly.
"But...what else is wrong?" Prue asked.
Piper shook her head. "I'll tell you when Paige arrives." Piper answered.
Suddenly Cole shimmered in. "I have some terrible news! Detemerous has escaped!" Cole announced.
"Detemerous?!" Leo asked, as the color drained from his face. TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: BTW, we're already half way through "Family Affair"! I can't believe it!