A/N: Wow, only 3 chapters left, including this chapter! Like I promised, more appearances by none other than....

Family Affair
Chapter 38: The Future Of Family

Andy Trudeau appeared. He looked around the room and then smiled, as he saw Prue.

"Andy...." Prue breathed.

"The one and only....Prue, you still look amazing." Andy said, with a smile.

"You too, haven't changed a bit." Prue said.

Andy took a step forward. He was wearing a white shirt, pants, and shoes. A golden glow surrounded him.

Paige looked confused. "Who is that?" She asked.

"Prue's long time love, he was killed, saving her life." Piper whispered.

"She's known Andy since they were really little." Phoebe added, in a hushed tone.

Andy walked over to Prue and hugged her, taking in a long, deep breath of her perfume. "Still the same perfume, I see?" Andy asked.

Prue blushed. "As always." She said. She leaned up, kissing Andy passionately. "God, how I've missed you.." She whispered.

"And I you." He said. He shook his head. "I'm sorry Prue. I wish I could just catch up, but I came on business, sort of." He said. He held out his hands.

Andy, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took hands; creating a large circle. There was no explaination needed this time.

"Wait, what's going on?" Leo asked.

"We'll be back soon. Don't worry." Piper said.

The group was enveloped in a swirl of glimmering white lights and vanished.

Moments later there was another swirl of glimmering white lights, then the five people appeared in the living room of the Halliwell Manor, but it was slightly different.

"The future.." Piper whispered.

Before another word could be said, the lights turned off, and the Christmas tree started to glow.

Future Prue walked into the room, holding a small, raven haired baby. "How are you liking your first Christmas, Pandora?" Future Prue asked, in a soft tone.

There was a swirl of orbs, then Future Paige appeared, holding Future Pearl's hand. "Where's Piper and Phoebe?" Future Paige asked.

"They'll be here any minute." Future Prue replied.

"Oh! Can I hold the baby again, Aunt Prue?" Future Pearl begged.

Future Prue smiled and walked over to Future Pearl, she carefully placed Future Pandora into Future Pearl's arms. "Now, what do you know about her head?" She asked.

"Keep your arm under her head." Future Pearl said, as she sat down on the couch with her baby cousin. She started to quietly hum Christmas songs.

The doors burst open, then Future Piper and Future Phoebe walked in, with Future Phiona and Future Pam.

"We gots lotsa stuff!" Future Pam informed. She looked about 2-years-old, maybe a little younger. She shimmered out and then shimmered in, next to Future Pearl, on the sofa.

Future Phiona ran past Future Paige and plopped down on the sofa, next to her cousins. "Whatcha up to?" She asked.

Future Piper carried a load of bags into the kitchen, then returned and sat down on the chair, behind Future Prue. "Hurry up, Pheebs!" Piper called.

Future Phoebe quickly carried her bags into the kitchen, then walked back out to greet her sisters. "Merry Christmas Eve!" She said, in a cheerful tone.

"Merry Christmas Eve!" Future Prue, Future Piper, and Future Paige replied.

The front doors opened again, then Future Glenn walked in, closing the doors behind him. He was holding a large bag. He walked over to the Christmas tree and pulled a load of wrapped gifts out of the bag, which he quickly put under the tree. He stood up, walked to Future Paige, and kissed her. "Having a good Christmas Eve without me?" He asked.

Future Paige smiled. "Never." She replied, then gave Future Glenn another kiss.

Future Glenn walked over to Future Pearl, leaned over and kissed his daughter on the head, then smiled. "How's my daughter and my favorite nieces?" He asked.

"We're your only nieces!" Future Phiona giggled.

"Good point, Phiona." Future Glenn said, as he gave her a 2 thumbs up.

Just then, Future Cole shimmered into the room, trying to balance a stack of boxes. "A little help here....." He said, as the boxes went falling out of his arms.

Future Piper waved her hands, freezing the presents.

Future Pearl, Future Phiona, and Future Pam burst into giggles.

"You're funny, Uncle Cole!" Future Pearl and Future Phiona said in unsion.

"Daddy, you do funny things." Future Pam said.

Future Phiona held out her hands; orbs shot from her palms and surrounded the frozen gifts, then slowly floated them under the tree, then the orbs vanished.

"Thank you, Phiona." Future Cole said. He pulled a dollar bill out of his pocket and tossed it to his niece.

Future Phiona grinned and waved her hand. Orbs shot from her palm and surrounded the dollar, pulled it into her palm, then vanished. She carefully tucked the dollar away. "Thanks, Uncle Cole!" Future Phiona giggled.

Future Leo orbed in next to Future Piper, quickly kissing her. "How's my beautiful wife today?" He asked, with a smile.

"She's fine." Future Piper answered. "And you are?" She asked.

"Fine, when I'm with you." Future Leo whispered.

Future Piper rolled her eyes. "Of course." She said.

Phoebe pointed to the scene, a few tears of happiness slipped down her cheeks. "Look how happy everything is!" Phoebe exclaimed, with a wide smile.

"Our daughters, they're so wonderful!" Piper said, as she pointed to the 4 cousins, on the sofa.

"And look at Pandora, she's adorable!" Prue said.

Paige grinned. "Everything turned out so great!" Paige said.

"But where is Prue's husband?" Phoebe asked. Just noticing that only Leo, Cole, and Glenn had shown up. Phoebe turned to Andy. "Do you know?" She asked.

Andy shook his head. "I know nothing of the future, I'm just the Guide." He said. There was a pain in his heart, to see Prue with a child, which he was sure could not be his. But at least he didn't have to watch this scene, seeing her with another man, it would break his heart. He shook away his thoughts. "It's time to go." He whispered. He then held out his hands.

Andy, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took hands; creating a large circle.

The group was enveloped in a swirl of glimmering white lights and vanished.

Moments later there was another swirl of glimmering white lights, then the five people appeared in the living room of the Halliwell Manor, but it was still different from the previous times. This time there was no tree, the room was dimly lit.

Future Prue, Future Phoebe, and Future Paige were curled up on the sofa. Each of their faces were covered in tears, their eyes were red, and they looked so tired.

"I...I miss her so much...." Future Phoebe cried.

"We all do." Future Prue whispered, as she wrapped her arms tighter, around Future Phoebe and Future Paige.

"She was always so caring and mothering." Future Paige whispered.

There was a swirl of orbs, then Future Leo orbed in, holding Future Phiona. Leo had obviously been crying; he sat down in the chair, putting Phiona on his lap.

"Dad, I miss her so much!" Future Phiona whispered, as tears streamed down her face. She looked about 7-years-old.

Future Pam shimmered into the room, holding onto Future Pearl and Future Pandora's hands. Future Pam looked about 5-years-old.

"Mommy, where is Auntie Piper?" Future Pandora asked, in total confusion.

Future Prue motioned to Future Pandora.

Future Pandora walked over to Future Prue, then climbed into her lap.

"Honey, Aunt Piper isn't coming back. She'll always be with us, in our hearts, but she can't come back." Future Prue explained, trying to find away around saying that her sister was dead.

"Why isn't she coming back?" Future Pandora asked.

Future Phoebe, who was now holding Future Pam, smiled at her niece. "Because, Aunt Piper's destiny is over. She get's to take a rest and be treated like a queen. She also gets to see Grandma Patty and Great Grandma Penny." Future Phoebe explained.

"So, Auntie Piper is happy?" Future Pandora asked.

A few tears dripped down Future Paige's face. "Very happy." Future Paige whispered.

Future Glenn walked in, from the kitchen, with a tray full of hot chocolate. He felt awful for the loss of his sister-in-law too, but he wanted to try and lighten the mood, for Christmas Eve. "Hot chocolate, anyone?" Future Glenn asked. He set the tray on the table and wiped a tear from his eye.

Future Cole shimmered in, behind Future Phoebe. "Phoebe, are you alright?" He asked, knowing she wasn't, but he wasn't sure what else to say.

Future Phoebe looked behind her. "Yeah....Right now anyway." She lied. She wanted to make sure the children didn't know how she really felt. Not only did she feel her own pain, but the pain of every person in the room, due to her empathy power.

Future Cole gently kissed Future Phoebe and then turned to his daughter and nieces. "I think we should get some of the hot chocolate that Uncle Glenn made." He suggested. "What about you?" He asked, trying to lighten the mood.

Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige were all crying now.

"I can't believe this! No, we have to be able to change this somehow!" Paige said, as she hugged Piper tightly.

"I can't let you die!" Phoebe whispered, as she hugged Piper as well.

"It won't happen." Prue said, as she joined the hug.

Andy held out his hands. "We should go now. We still have two more stops." He said.

Andy, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took hands; creating a large circle.

The group was enveloped in a swirl of glimmering white lights and vanished.

Moments later there was another swirl of glimmering white lights, then the five people appeared in the kitchen of the Halliwell Manor, but it was obviously a kitchen in the future. The room was dimly lit.

A very old, Future Prue wabbled into the kitchen, then sat down at the table. She looked a small, fake Christmas tree that was sitting on the center of the table. "Paige!" Future Prue's voice called. She was hard to understand though, being so old and all.

There was a swirl of orbs, then Future Paige appeared. She was very old herself. She seated herself next to Future Prue.

"Are the girls coming?" Future Prue asked, then went into a short coughing fit.

Future Paige sadly shook her head. "No....Pearl is too busy with her boyfriend, Phiona is too busy with college, Pam is going to some party, and Pandora's flight was canceled." Future Paige answered.

"Why can't Phiona orb or Pam shimmer here?" Future Prue asked, in a sad tone.

"I don't know....They gave me bum excuses..." Future Paige answered.

"If only Piper and Phoebe were here right now." Future Prue said, as she looked at the ceiling.

"I can't believe we're the only two Charmed Ones left. It seems so odd, the youngest forgotten sister and the eldest, 'resurrected' sister." Future Paige said, then she coughed.

"It gets lonely, just the two of us..." Future Prue replied.

Future Paige nodded. "Merry Christmas Eve, Prue." She added, after a pause.

"Merry Christmas Eve." Future Prue replied.

Prue and Paige turned to each other.

"I can't believe the family fell apart like that! How could we let that happen?" Paige asked.

Prue shook her head. "I'm so ashamed of myself, how could I ever do that?" She asked.

"We still have time to change things." Piper said.

"It is nobody's fault." Phoebe added.

"We just have to begin the change, now." Piper explained.

Andy looked at the 4 women. "It's time, for the last scene." He said, holding out his hands.

Andy, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took hands; creating a large circle.

The group was enveloped in a swirl of glimmering white lights and vanished.

Moments later there was another swirl of glimmering white lights, then the five people appeared in the living room of the Halliwell Manor, but it was bare. There was absolutely nothing in the house, except for dust.

Then there was a swirl of blue and white orbs, then Phiona appeared. She looked around the room. "Now there is just one thing left...." She whispered. She orbed out and then minutes later, she orbed back in, with the Book of Shadows in her arms. "This place was sure full of memories...." She said to herself. She walked to the door and opened it. A cold, December breeze blew past her, and she shivered.

Paige took a step forward and looked closer, out of the open door. "Guys look, it's a 'For Sale' sign!" Paige said, as she pointed to the sign.

"What?!" Prue, Piper, and Phoebe exclaimed in unsion. The 3 walked to the door and looked out, seeing that Paige was right.

"I can't believe they're selling the Manor!" Piper yelled.

Phiona turned quickly and took once last look around the room. "Merry Christmas Eve." She whispered, as she walked out the door, shutting it behind her for the last time.

"I don't understand...." Prue whispered.

"This can't be!" Phoebe cried out.

Andy shook his head. "I'm sorry...But we need to go now." He said. He held out his hands again.

Andy, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took hands; creating a large circle.

The group was enveloped in a swirl of glimmering white lights and vanished.

Moments later there was another swirl of glimmering white lights, then the five people appeared in the living room of the Halliwell Manor, in the present time.

Prue hugged Andy again, then kissed him. "I love you." She said.

Andy smiled. "I love you too, Prue Halliwell." He said, in a caring tone. He stepped back. "I have to go now. Goodbye Piper, Phoebe, and Paige." Andy whispered. Then he disappeared, in a swirl of white lights.

A few tears dripped down Prue's face. It had been a major night of crying. She wiped them away and turned to her sisters. "We should start on changing things now." She said.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige nodded.

Leo stood up and walked over to Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige. "What happened?" He asked. TO BE CONTINUED....