Halliwell Destinies

Chapter 9

Pierce sat numbly on the sofa as if nothing else in the world even mattered anymore. Some mean disgruntle demon had decided to come in and wreck

the lives of the Halliwell's and Pierce for once had absolutley no idea what to do. According to Leo Mark had stumbled into the house about two hours before

he had Phoebe call Pierce. The shocked man had informed them that Paige had been kidnapped and that there wasnt anything that he could have done.

After spending almost an hour in the demons realm Cole had struck a comprimise with the man. He would give Paige up if he could have another sister or

someone just as valuable. Pierce couldnt think of anything more valuable then herself, her sisters and the babies that they all would bore or were to be born in the

future. Everyone had gathered in the sitting room after Cole had returned and informed them that if they were just to simply vanquish him he would take Paige's

soul with him and maybe even her body. Pierce was absoluley mortified by the seriousness of this complicated web if lies.

"I think..." Mark said looking at Pierce. "That the best chance that there is is... Giving up Pierce."

"Pierce? Giving up Pierce? How can you say that like you have said it a million times you puney bastard?" Chris yelled jumping up from his chair.

"Chris, cant handle this right now. Chill out." Pierce hissed, she was beyond the regular breaking point and her senses were totally off the charts.

Chris sat down and Piper stood up and started paceing the room. She was racking her brain with ideas when she stopped and looked at Phoebe and

Pierce then turned and fled up the stairs. The two sisters remaining in the sitting room jumped to their feet. Pierce a tad slower then Phoebe do to the

amount of weight she had on her belly. They all joined in the attic Piper started to flip through the book of shadows ravinously. She was almost near the

end when she looked up. The other two sisters felt the presense too.

"Darlings, what are you doing?" A sweet voice dripping with honey said from behind them.

"Grams!" Phoebe yelled and turned around.

Grams was not the only one standing there but a whole fleet of Halliwells. Patty Halliwell and curvy beautiful woman that Pierce had to admit was

one of the prettiest women she had ever seen. Prue Halliwell whom she recognized from photographs all around the house with long sweeping black

hair and a thin semi curvy body. Pierce let a small gasp out when she say Patrick Halliwell his hair looking so neatly trimmed and he looked oddly nervous

for seeing Pierce after all this time. They four of them were all in the flesh, nothing ghostly and scary about a single one of them except for the fact that they

were all dead.

"Now, what are you just standing there for we have to take action!" Patty Halliwell said with a glowing pride as her eyes swept over her two daughters

and a young woman she had claimed at her own for so many years.

"What happened, exactly." Prue said walking towards the book of shadows and flipping through it.

"Well, Paige was kidnapped now they want a sister or someone just as poweful." Phoebe summed it up in a matter of one sentence.

"Pierce," Patty said smiling and giving Pierce a hug. " You have got to be in what your third trimester?"

"Something like that." Pierce said with a smile.

"Whitelighter." Grams scoffed.

"Hello, that is not the point right now!" Piper said irritably.

"Yes we know this." Patrick said hugging his daughter.

Chris, Leo, Cole and they were all shocked to see Richard coming through the door to the attic. They all stopped when they saw the four deceased

Halliwells standing in the attic with the girls like they did it everyday.

"Where did old Mark go? I sure will miss him!" Pierce said sarcastically.

"He left as soon as Richard showed up." Cole said looking at Prue who was staring at him wildly.

"Intresting." Prue said staring at Cole.

Phoebe stood infront of Cole with one of her goofy smiles and explained to Prue that her and Cole had gotten back together after he had saved Pierce's life.

Prue did not seem like she believed it or much less, like she cared.

"Is this Chris?" Patrick asked.

"Yes, this is Chris." Pierce said with a smile towards him.

Chris smiled nervously and stretched out his hand to shake Patricks. They both smiled though Patrick did not want to relase Chris's hand as much

as Chris wanted to run far away.

"Chris, its such a pleasure to meet my grandson. By the way where are the little tots?" Patty asked with a smile.

"Mom! Paige!" Piper cried loudly.

"I'm sorry." Patty said nervously.

"So from what we hear this demon will take Paige's soul if we just go ahead and vanquish him?" Grams said looking at the girls who were on

edge as it was.

"Exactly." Pierce said looking at Chris.

"I have an idea." Richard said looking sheepish.

"Well, go on dont be shy." Prue said obviously annoyed.

"Why dont we just trade him a sister and then vanquish him before he can own her?" Richard said.

They all looked at each other weighing their options mentally.

"That wouldnt work." Grams finally broke in. "He would own her before he gave up Paige I am quite sure he isnt that dim witted to be pulling

something like this over on the charmed ones."

"Shes right." Pierce said looking at Richard.

"Then what do you propose we do?" Cole asked leaning against the door jam.

They all stood around for a minute contemplating. There was a surreal silence that seemed to make it a bit more tense in the room as if the

tension wasnt enough as it was. Pierce looked up to see Piper's face slightly pink with rage and confusion and Leo rubbing her back to try and

calm her. This was uncharted territory for the girls. Although they had been in danger before it wasnt like them to be standing around the room with all

these insanely brilliant witches and not have a clue in the world what to do.

"I have got it." Prue said looking around, the silence after her words was awkward.

"I'm already dead. My soul belongs to the heavens." Prue said begining to pace.

"Your point?" Piper said.

"She shape shifts!" Patty said catching on.

"I take on the appearance of say... Piper or Pierce." Prue said walking back and forth around the room.

"And then you give yourself up saying that you want your sister in return." Leo said filling in the blanks.

"Exactly. If i went there as myself they woudl surley know I was dead and there there was no way that they could have my soul or my powers.

But being Piper or Pierce or Phoebe i could."

"You should take Pierce's form. That way if he cant get quite a grasp on you you can explain it that you are pregnant and your powers have been

acting up lately. They have, havent they Pierce?" Cole said looking at her.

"Yeah that is true." Pierce said nodding.

"Well then we have it. Prue, you know what to do. They cant have your soul and seeing as how you are dead then they cant kill you. Its a genius plan." Cole

said with a smile a mile wide on his face.

"Pierce this means you will take on my form for the time being. Until i can get this under control." Prue said looking at Pierce.

"I understand." Pierce said looking at Prue.

Prue nodded and clasped Pierce's hands in her own. Pierce felt a warmth come over her instantly and flow through her body and into Prues then felt a

warmth flowing back into her through hr hands. When she finally opened her eyes she was looking into her own eyes through a completley foreign body.

"Whoa..." Chris said looking at Pierce and Prue standing next to each other.

"So do you actually have the same baby inside you and all?" Richard asked.

"Yes, but Pierce I want you to know the baby will go untouched. This is a powerful force you have in your belly." Prue said smiling all of the sudden.

"Yeah, she kicks." Pierce said with a smile.

"It feels like bubbles." Chris said with a smile he looked at Pierce then Prue then frowned.

"Listen, you three are going to have to create the power source to vanquish this guy. So when he gives up Paige and then we pass Pierce

over to him then we will vanquish him and since he cant own this soul. He cant own this body." Prue said nodding with satisfaction.

"As soon as the man is vanquished you have to immediatly reinhabit your own body." Grams said to Pierce.

Pierce nodded and the four looked at each other. Pierce was aware of the way Piper and Phoebe stared at her but it didnt matter to her.

"I can shimmer you all. Prue, you can orb now im guessing. Leo you coming?" Cole said.

"Yes. Shimmer all of us. Including Prue we dont want Pierce's hormones to backfire on us." Leo said as they all joined hands.