You Save Me, I'll Save You

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. Summary: Paige is killed while fighting a demon. Stuck somewhere between life and death she encounters Prue. Together the two of them have to find a way to get Paige back into her body and send Prue (who has been trapped in a similar place since her death) into the afterlife.

Chapter 3

Everything went still in the Halliwell Manor. Time itself seemed to stop. Paige's lifeless form began to glow. The glow spread to engulf the entire room. Suddenly Paige gasped her first breath in hours. Her eyes opened. Piper and Phoebe fell to their knees and embraced their sister. All three of The Charmed Ones had tears streaming down their faces. Patty stood behind her daughters watching silently for a few moments. At last she spoke. "It's time for me to go my darlings." The young women stood and turned to their mother. Paige spoke. "Thank you Mom." Patty smiled at Paige. "I didn't do anything." Patty stepped back from her daughters. "I love you all." She disappeared.

Paige turned to her sisters. "We still have work to do." Piper and Phoebe seemed confused. Phoebe took Paige's hand in her own. "Sweetie, we did what we had to do. You're back." Piper chimed in. "What else could there be to do?" Paige wasn't sure exactly how to tell them what she had experienced. She knew it would hurt them to know that all this time Prue had been trapped between life and death. Paige took a deep breath and explained. Piper and Phoebe starred at her in silence. Coming to grips with what Paige had told them, the three Halliwells went to work formulating a plan to set Prue free.

Somewhere between life and death:

Prue sat silently in the grass. It had been sometime since Paige had disappeared. She found herself lonely once again. What was taking so long? Surely her sisters could find a way to set her free. But what if they couldn't. Prue sighed and got up. She walked slowly around the small space.

Suddenly the form of her mother appeared. "Prue." Prue couldn't bear to think that her mother was bringing bad news. "Mom? Is Paige ok?" Patty smiled. "Yes. She's fine." Prue sighed in relief. At least Paige was safe and the Power of Three was complete once again. Patty spoke. "You're going to be free soon my little one. But there is something I need to tell you before that happens." Prue sat down on the grass with her mother. "When you are free, the Elders have a job for you. They want you to be Wyatt's Whitelighter. He's becoming quite powerful and he needs guidance. They think you'd be perfect for the job." Prue couldn't believe her ears. She was going to be able to see her family whenever she wanted. She was going home.

Back at the Manor:

Paige finished writing her spell as Phoebe set up the candles. Piper paced nervously. "Are you sure this will work Paige?" Paige nodded. "It'll work. Prue and I worked it out together." Piper was a little jealous. She wished that she had gotten to see Prue. It hardly seemed fair that Paige had seen her and she and Phoebe hadn't. Phoebe placed the last candle and stood back. "Ready." The three Halliwells joined hands and recited the spell. "Soul trapped unable to move on. We set you free. As we wish it. So shall it be."

Prue Halliwell appeared in the circle of candles in a flurry of dancing blue lights. Almost the way it looked when Leo orbed. It took Piper, Phoebe, and Paige a moment to register the fact that Prue was as solid as they were and several more minutes for Phoebe and Piper to come to grips with seeing her again. Then the four Halliwells fell into each other, hugging and crying. Prue hugged her little sisters tight. She had missed them so much. Phoebe buried her head in Prue's shoulder. Piper clung to Prue, afraid if she let go Prue would disappear.

Prue pulled away from her sisters and wiped the tears from her face. "There is so much I need to say. First of all, we won't be separated anymore. I'm going to by Wyatt's Whitelighter." Piper and Phoebe broke into huge grins and laughed out loud. Prue was going to stay! Prue continued, "Second, I want to say that I'm sorry. I'm sorry for leaving both of you. I'm sorry Piper that you had to take my place as the mother figure. But you did a great job sis. You kept the family together. I'm proud of you." Piper blushed at her sister's compliments.

Prue turned to Phoebe. "And Pheebs, I'm sorry I was so tough on you. I just wanted you to be more responsible. And I see that you've grown up. You are everything I knew you could be. I'm proud of you too." Phoebe smiled through her tears and hugged Prue. "I'm sorry I was such a pain Prue." Prue laughed. "It's ok Pheebs. You were just being yourself. I envied you for that."

Prue turned to Paige. "And thank you Paige. For setting me free. For looking after Piper and Phoebe. For carrying on our destiny." Paige smiled. "So are we officially the Power of Four now or what?" The Halliwell Sisters erupted in a fit of loud uncontrollable laughter.

Everything had changed in the Halliwell Manor. The four sisters embarked on a new destiny that day. Prue began her Whitelighter duties. Piper turned some of the family responsibilities back over to Prue. Phoebe finally free of her feud with Prue, settled into being one of the younger sisters. And Paige undertook the task of getting to know her older sister. As a witch and as a sister, she knew there was much she could learn from Prue.

The only thing that The Charmed Ones were bothered by was how they were going to explain Prue being alive to everyone. But that could wait a day or two. For the time being they were only concerned with being a family.

The End.