Author's Note: This is a very long, dramatic chapter, but it has a very wonderful ending. After this chapter, I will only be posting two or three more.

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Lizzie drags Ryan into the kitchen so Paige can tell everyone her idea. Paige starts talking once Lizzie and Ryan are in the kitchen.

"What is every demon, warlock, and dark-lighter's mission? To eliminate good magic. What if they all got together and found out a way to shut down good magic?"

Chris I catching on to what his aunt was saying.

"Dark-lighters would go after white-lighters and demons and warlocks would go after witches."

Lizzie realizes where they are both leading.

"They all would come after us. And it's just so convenient for them that our magic went out when Wyatt and Dad were up there and had no way to help us. But apparently they didn't know about Ryan. They screwed up big time"

Just then a warlock and dark-lighter blink in.

"Well we can fix that up!"

The dark-lighter puts out his arms out and a crossbow appears in his hands. He aimed it at Ryan and shot out an arrow that hit him in the stomach. Ryan fell to the floor. Lizzie screamed as if she were the one hit by the arrow.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

She ran over and knelt down by Ryan's side. Piper, Chris, and Paige were throwing potions at the warlock and dark-lighter, but with every one they vanquished, another two appeared. Lizzie grabbed some dishtowels, wrapped them around the arrow, and pulled it out of Ryan's stomach. He let out a scream.

"AAHHHHH!!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, but I had to get it out of you, to slow down the poison."

Lizzie grabbed some more towels and tried to stop the bleeding.

"Ok, you just press this towel over the wound while I call my aunt and cousins."

Lizzie called and in five minutes, everyone was at the manor fighting the warlocks and dark-lighters. Amazingly, Ryan was the only one hurt by any of them. Lizzie went over to help Ryan while her family was fighting. Suddenly, Phoebe got pulled back into a premonition.

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Piper and Leo were in the attic. Leo was laying down on the sofa, unconscious, and Piper was in tears. He had been hit by a dark-lighter's arrow, but Piper had pulled it out. She had cast a spell to switch their powers, but she could not figure out how to heal Leo, and he couldn't tell her. Piper was thinking Leo was going to die, so she told him she loved him. Then a golden light came from Piper's hands and she put them over Leo's wound, and healed him.

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Ryan is on the sofa in the conservatory and Lizzie is on her knees, crying. He takes Lizzie's hand and intertwines his fingers with hers. Ryan gathers every ounce of energy he has left and leans over and kisses Lizzie. He falls back into the sofa, unconscious. More tears stream down Lizzie's face.

"No, you can't leave me, you CAN'T! I need you, Ryan. More than you'll ever know. You can't leave me, not like this, not EVER! You hear me? You can't leave me! You can't! Please! No! I NEED you! I... I love you."

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Phoebe is pulled back into reality. She looks over at Ryan, who is still conscious, and Lizzie, who is still trying to stop the bleeding. Then, she turns her attention back to the warlocks and dark-lighters. She pulls a vial with a black potion out of her purse and throws it at them. Every one of the warlocks and dark-lighters is engulfed in flames and disappears, leaving scorch marks on the floor. Piper and Paige look over in amazement at their sister.

"I need to talk to you two. You kids stay in here in case more come back."

Phoebe walks out of the kitchen and into the conservatory, closely followed by her sisters. Piper has a look of worry on her face.

"Phoebe, how did you do that?"

"Let's not worry about that right now. While we were battling in there, I was pulled into a premonition."

Paige starts to get worried.

"About what?"

"About Lizzie."

Piper's face turns white.

"Don't worry Piper, it's not that bad."

"So, what did you see?"

"First, it was in the attic, when Leo was hit by a dark-lighter's arrow, back when Prue was alive. Remember Piper?"

"That was the first time I told Leo I loved him."

"Yea, then it was in here. Ryan was on the couch, dieing from the dark- lighter's arrow."

Paige was getting impatient.

"And..."

Piper knew what Phoebe was about to say.

"And she told him she loved him, right?"

"Well, first she was yelling at him for leaving her, then she said she loved him."

"Which is what I did when I lost Leo, who knows how many times."

Piper looks into the kitchen and sees Lizzie still trying to help Ryan.

"Did anything happen after that?"

"That's when I was pulled out. I wish I could have seen what happened, though."

"So, I just have to sit here and watch her suffer and watch him die."

Paige puts her arm around Piper's neck.

"Don't worry honey, she'll figure it out."

"Yea, but even if she does, it won't matter. She could have all the love in the world and she still won't be able to heal him."

"We need to figure this thing out before he dies. Or else, I fear, she might not be able to handle such a traumatic experience."

Piper walked back into the kitchen, with her sisters close behind.

"Chris, Parker, you two need to help Ryan into the conservatory. We need to do some work in here."

Chris and Parker put Ryan's arms around their shoulders and help him walk into the conservatory, where they let him rest on the sofa. Lizzie follows them and sits with Ryan. When Chris and Parker come back, Phoebe explains the black potion she used.

"I made every kind of potion we've ever used and mixed them into one, creating the most powerful potion known to magic. I have the recipe right here so we can make more."

She pulls out a slip of paper and shows it to Piper. Piper reads it and starts pulling out the ingredients, while Phoebe and Paige pull out pots and vials.

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Leo walks up to Wyatt, who is pacing back and forth, and puts his hand on his son's shoulder.

"Don't worry, they'll figure it out."

Wyatt stops pacing and looks at Leo.

"I know they'll figure it out. It's just that I feel guilty that I can't be down there and help them."

"It's not your fault you got stuck up here."

"I know, but if I had just waited..."

"Wyatt..."

"Dad, they need guidance."

"Why do you have so little faith in your brother?"

"Chris is not exactly perfect."

"Yes, but he is a white-lighter, none the less."

"I know, but I am less careless then he is. Why must I be stuck up here?"

"Because you are supposed to be."

"What does that mean?"

"It'll all come together in due time."

Wyatt sighs.

"I hope so."

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Everyone in the kitchen is making potions, except for Piper. She's watching Lizzie trying to save Ryan. She clutches her fist at her chest.

"Oh, Lizzie. I can feel your pain."

Peggy walks over to Piper.

"Are you ok, Aunt Piper?"

"No, I have to watch my daughter watch her white-lighter die, and there's not a damn thing I can do about it. I have to watch her suffer, and it tears me apart."

"It hurts all of us, but there's nothing any of us can do."

"I know, it's just..."

She takes a deep breath and sighs.

"You guys need any help with those potions?"

"No, we've got it. You can sit down if you want."

"Thanks, but I Need to watch Lizzie."

"Ok."

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Lizzie was still trying to stop the bleeding. Ryan pushed her arm away.

"You can't stop it."

"Well I've got to try."

"But,"

"No, Ryan, don't. There's no way to heal you magically, until my mom and aunts figure out how to restore good magic, and they will do it before..."

She put the towel back over the wound and pressed firmly to slow the bleeding. Ryan, again, pushed her arm away.

"Damn it! Do you want to die?"

"No, but I want you to stop denying it's going to happen."

"It's NOT going to happen."

"Lizzie,"

"No, Ryan, NO!"

At this point, tears are streaming down Lizzie's face. Ryan reached over and wiped a tear off her cheek.

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Phoebe walked over and stood next to Piper.

"Phoebe, what exactly happened in your premonition?"

"Ryan took Lizzie's hand, intertwined their fingers, and kissed her. Then he fell back, unconscious, and Lizzie started yelling at him. Then she told him she loved him."

"He's getting close."

"How do you know?"

"He does. He's trying to make Lizzie accept that he won't live."

"How long has she known him?"

"She's been going to college with him, so about two years."

"That long? We only knew Leo for a couple of weeks before we found out he was a white-lighter. This is going to be really harsh on her."

"More then we could ever know."

They turned their attention back to Lizzie and Ryan. They see Ryan take Lizzie's hand and intertwine their fingers.

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Ryan leans over and kisses Lizzie. He then falls back into the couch, unconscious. More tears stream down Lizzie's face.

"No, you can't leave me, you CAN'T! I need you, Ryan. More than you'll ever know. You can't leave me, not like this, not EVER! You hear me? You can't leave me! You can't! Please! No! I NEED you! I... I love you. You hear me damn it? I love you!"

She lays her head on his chest and listens to his heartbeat.

"Please, God, don't take him away from me. Please keep him here until we get our magic back."

She sits back up and just stares at him. She takes his hand and intertwines their fingers, just as he had done before.

"You're the first man I've ever really loved. I don't know what I would do if I loose you. I can't even think of it. That's why I denied it."

Suddenly, a golden glow erupts from her hands. She puts her hands over Ryan's wound and the wound disappears. Lizzie pulls her hands away and the glow disappears, as well. Ryan sits up and looks at his stomach, where the wound had once been. He then looks over at Lizzie, who still has tears streaming down her face, and pulls her into a hug. He whispers something into her ear.

"I love you too."