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Now, chapter 22...

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"Prue... Prue?!?" Prue stirred. SHe opened her eyes and could barely see anything. The power had gone out due to the storms. She looked up to see a faint outline of Paige, who was shaking her. "Paige! You're okay!" Prue bolted up, then got a huge headache. "Yeah, I would not recommend doing that." Paige said. "It took me a while to be able to get up. I have a huge headache and a bump the size of Mt. Everest on the back of my head. I think I have a concussion. You, on the other hand, have a slight bump and a wrist the size of your thigh." she said, pointing to Prue's left wrist. "Ah, that oochies." Prue said after she touched her wrist.

"Wait, do you know where everyone else is?" Prue asked, seeing no faint outlines of her friends and sisters. "No, I don't. I just saw you and decided to wake you up. I didn't want to be alone." Paige stated, helping Prue get to her feet. "Thank, Paige." Prue said. "And, I was kind of hoping that you would know what to do. I really have no clue and can barely see anything." Paige said, panicky. "Well, we should either try to find the others or call the police. I don't know which." Prue replied, uneasy. "Well, I think we should call the police, and an ambulance first. I mean, we don't know if... the state of the others." Paige said, her voice getting shaky. They both couldn't help worrying if they were the only two of their group left. "But, how are we supposed to get there? We can barely see anything." Paige said, squeezing Prue's uninjured hand. "Um, didn't you bring you flashlight?" Prue asked, pointing to her pocket. "Right, I did. I can't think straight. Damn concussion." Paige said with a little laugh. She took out her flashlight, and they headed towards the office.

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"Prue, why don't you call them? I mean, I'll probably talk about bunnies or something." Paige said, breaking into giggles again. Her concussion was really affecting her thinking now. "Okay. Can you please shine the flashlight on the phone so I can dial?" Prue asked. Paige did, and Prue dialed 911.

"Hello, crime or emergency?" a voice on the other line said. "Um, both." Prue said uneasily. While she waited for her call to be transfered, she looked over at Paige. She had now sat down and was playing with the flashlight, and cursing whenever the light got in her eyes. "Miss, what happened?" a voice on the phone said. They were back! "Well, it's a really long story, but I'm at Baker High. My stalker attacked me and my friends here, so there needs to be several ambulances. There are possibly four unconscious adults, three unconscious kids, and three unconscious teens. There is also a really pissed kid with a concussion and a teen who is talking on the phone to the police that has a bump on her head and a wrist that is about five times the size it should be. I repeat, very long story." Prue finished, with major panicking. "Alright, miss, calm down. You said you were at Baker High? Well, we'll send a squad car and, by the amount of people you said, five ambulances down there. We'll be there in the next five minutes." "Thank you." Prue said, and the other end hung up.

Prue hung up the phone and turned to Paige. "Can you please stop being in wacky land for one moment, and help me figure out what to do now?" she asked impatiently. "Okay!" Paige said, standing up. "Don't you think we should try to find the others? I mean, that way, they can get medical attention if they need it." Paige said, her expression sad. Even though her head hurt a lot, she really cared for her friends. "Okay, let's go." Prue said, taking the flashlight and directing it to the door.

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The girls just wondered the hallways, looking for a sign of a fight. When they reached the gym, Paige shouted, "Look!" She was pointing at the gym door. Well, what was in the gym door. They saw a leg that was bent up badly. "Oh my God!" Prue said, moving towards it. When she reached the leg, she saw who it belonged to. It was Glenn's. "Glenn." Paige said, and began crying. "Paige, don't worry, he's alive. He's just knocked out and has a broken leg." Prue said as calmly as she could. She was pointing at Glenn's chest, which was steadily rising and falling. "From the looks of things," Prue said, "It seems that part of the fight was in the gym."

The girls entered the gymnasium. Prue noticed a limp form in the right corner, so she shined the flashlight on it. She immediately recognized the shining blonde hair. It was Leo. "He looks okay, just unconscious." Paige said, after noticing him as well. The girls walked forward, and Paige suddenly tripped. "Damn!" she shouted. Prue pointed the flashlight in her direction. Paige had tripped over one of the lackeys. "Is he...?" Prue asked. Paige put her hand to his neck to check the pulse. "He's alive, just a severe concussion." Paige said, sadness in her voice. She wanted them to die. "Okay, let's keep going." Prue said, helping Paige up.

Paige got up, and looked at what Prue's flashlight was pointing at absently. Her eyes widened. "P-Prue." Paige said, pointing at the upper part of the far wall. Prue looked, and her heart seemed to skip a beat. Written on the wall was "Payment". It was in red. Blood red. "Oh my God." That was all Prue could say. She pointed her flashlight lower and saw a limp form lying in a pool of crimson. "Who is it?" Paige asked. "I don't know, and I don't think I want to know." Prue replied, starting to move towards it. Paige followed, and they were both freaking. They both had a feeling that Mr. Connel had written "Payment" on the wall, and that the form was one of their friends.

They only recognized the person when they were a few feet away. They both began crying. They knew the long brunette hair anywhere. It was Piper.

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AN: I decided to finish the stuff at the school in one chapter, so I'm not leaving you hanging.

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They were both afraid to move closer. They were just holding on to each other and crying silently. Finally, Paige moved closer to Piper. She looked down, and sobbed. Prue came over and joined her. There were two bullet holes. One was in her stomach, the other in her left lung. She also had a blow to the head. "Piper..." Prue's knees gave out. She began sobbing uncontrollably. Paige fell to her knees as well, and cried as well. They completely forgot about checking on the others, and they didn't notice when the lights came back on. They were too consumed by the grief of losing her.

They heard someone call out, "Prue Halliwell! Where are you?" "In the gym!" Prue called out. She realized that she needed to save the others. Paige and Prue decided to get up. They didn't want all the doctors and officers to see them completely fall apart. They looked around as they heard footsteps coming towards the entrance. They came to the conclusion that the big fight was in there. They saw unconscious forms everywhere.

The doctors and officers came in, and paused. They really didn't expect to see the sight they did. They saw unmoving people in every direction, and something written in blood on the back wall. They moved into action. Each of the doctors headed towards a person. Two doctors and the officers headed over to Prue and Paige.

"What happened, ladies?" one of the officers asked. "We don't really know. We were the first two knocked out." Paige replied, voice wavering uncontrollably. The doctors came over to look the two over, but Prue put up her hand. "No. Take care of her first." she said, then Paige and Prue moved aside. The doctors ran over to Piper. One of the doctors put their fingers to her neck to check her pulse. "It's very faint." he said, surprised. 'How could someone survive this?' he thought. "Sh-she's alive?" Prue asked, hope in her voice. "Yes, but we have to get her to the hospital right away." The two doctors then put her on a stretcher and carried her towards the door. When Prue and Paige turned around, they saw several people being put onto stretchers as well. One of the doctors came up to the little group. "Sirs, we have counted the injured. There are minor to moderate injuries on five of the kids, and the other one is in critical condition. There is one unconscious adult, and two dead ones." he finished telling the officers.

"Wait a minute!" Paige said, tallying the amount of people in her head. "We're an adult short! There were four bad guys, not three." Prue looked at her. "I bet the one that isn't here is Mr. Connel." she said, and Paige nodded. "Mr. Connel?" one of the officers asked. "Yes, a freshman English teacher and my stalker." Prue said, tears coming to her eyes.

"Well, I'm guessing you girls want to go to the hospital." the other officer said. Both of them nodded. "Well, then let's go." they said, and the group headed out the door.

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AN:NO!!! At least they're all alive, for now. Two of the baddies are dead. A question: what happened? How did the fight go? You'll find out later! Anyway, this is after a song by Jessica Riddle!