A/N: Hey, thanks for reviewing! Phoebe&Coleforever: I'll make a mental note to add more Cole into my series. I've sort of been thinking about doing a crossover or two within this series, but I'm not sure if that would be a good idea or not, so I'm wondering what everyone else thinks. And I don't mean stories that just don't fit like "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer", "Angel", or "Smallville". Sorry for the late update, when I tried to update I kept getting this screen that read, "Request Timeout", and I have no idea why.

Together Forever As One
Chapter 20: The Return

Pam was sitting on on her mother's bed, watching the T.V. She grinned as a Skittles commercial came on. "Mommy!" She bellowed.

"What, Pam?" Phoebe called, from the closet.

"I want some skittles!" Pam yelled back.

Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Maybe later, sweetheart!" Phoebe yelled back.

A frown formed on Pam's little face. "No! I want some now!" She demanded. Pam was the youngest and always seemed to get away with anything and usually got what she wanted.

"Pam...." Phoebe said, in a more firm tone. "Not now." She stated.

Pam threw up her arms in pre-temper tantrum mode. "I want some skittles! I want some skittles!" She snapped.

Phoebe sighed. I am so not in the mood for this. She thought, as she shoved a bunch of shoes out of the way. And where are the dang shoes that I am looking for? She thought. "Ugh...I so wish I had Paige's power right now...." Phoebe muttered to herself.

Suddenly Pam screamed.

Oh great, so it had begun. Phoebe thought.

"Is the little demonic witch scared?" A male voice quizzed.

Phoebe's eyes shot open and she whirled around to see a hideous looking demon staring back at her and her daughter. "Oh no you don't!" Phoebe roared. She ran at him with speeding accuracy and then jumped into the air, keeping her height with her levitation, then spin kicking the demon right into the wall. Phoebe levitated down and waited to see what he'd do.

Pam grinned. "Ha ha! My mommy kicked youw demonic ass!" Pam squealed with delight.

"Pamela!" Phoebe snapped. "I don't want you saying 'ass' ever again!" She warned.

"But Auntie Prue, Auntie Piper, and Auntie Paige say it all the time!" Pam countered.

"They're older than you are!" Phoebe retorted.

The demon stood up and hurled 2 fire balls; one at Phoebe and one at Pam.

Phoebe quickly levitated into the air, right over the fire ball.

Pam shimmered out of the way of the fire ball and then shimmered back in. "Hi!" She called, in a mocking tone. She thought for a second and then grinned. "Feel my powew, turn into the wainbow!" Pam yelled, with a wave of her small hands.

Suddenly the demon exploded, but instead of ashes falling down over the room, skittles came falling down.

"Yummy!" Pam grinned as she reached for some of the skittles. She grabbed a handful and was about to put them in her mouth, when they exploded in her hands. "Huh?" She asked, in confusion. She turned her head towards the doorway to see her Aunt Piper with her hands held up. "Auntie Piper! Why'd you do that?!" She whined.

"Because I saw how you vanquished that demon and demonic skittles aren't good for you!" Piper replied.

Phoebe grinned. "Thanks." She said.

"No problem." Piper replied. She raised her hands and procceeded to explode the remaining skittles.

Pam folded her arms and began to pout.

Piper waved her hands one more time, exploding the last of the demonic skittles. "Sorry Pheebs, but I can't help you with that one." Piper said, then she spun around and walked down the hallway.

Phoebe rubbed her head. "Ow..." She moaned. She turned around and went back into her closet, searching for her shoes.

Pam began to roll around on the bed and scream about wanting skittles.

Phoebe covered her ears. Oh sure, her father gets to be around when she is being the good girl, but I get the temper tantrums! Phoebe thought, as an annoyed expression covered her face. She shoved a few more pairs of shoes out of the way, still not finding what she wanted. Then she began to feel even more irritated, anger, and craving skittles herself. Oh shoot! Bad empathy, bad empathy! Phoebe thought, with a moan.

Paige walked by Phoebe's door and poked her head in. "What's going on here?" She quizzed, as she looked at the screaming child. She reached into her a small red bag in her other hand, pulling out some skittles, and then tossed them into her mouth.

Phoebe sighed and once again scooted out of the closet. "Paige I....You have skittles?!" She gasped.

Paige winked. "Yup. Why?" She asked.

Pam opened her eyes and stopped screaming. "Skittles?" She questioned.

"Oh, do you want some?" Paige asked, with a grin.

"Yep yep!" Pam said, as she held out her hands.

Paige rolled her eyes. "What do you say?" She asked.

"Peas?" Pam begged.

"Close enough." Paige said. "Skittles." She said. With that, the bag or skittles orbed out of her hand and orbed into Pam's hands.

"Tanks, Auntie Paige!" Pam said, happily. Then she shimmered out.

"Thanks, you're a life saver." Phoebe said.

"Nah, I just eat 'em." Paige said, with another roll of her brown eyes.

Phoebe giggled. "Hey, why your at it, can you find the pair of shoes that I'm searching for, please?" Phoebe begged.

Paige shrugged. "The shoes that Pheebs is looking for." Paige said. Moments later there was a swirl of orbs in front of Phoebe, then a pair of heels appeared.

"Oh Paige! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Phoebe yelled, with delight. She grabbed the mint green heels and hugged them. "Sorry to request and run, but I have to go get ready for a photo shoot! I'm going to be in a magazine with an article about me and my booming Advice Column!" Phoebe said, as if she were a child in a candy store.

"Okie dokie." Paige replied. She waved her hand. "Have fun, sis!" She called, then she walked down the hallway.

Phoebe grabbed an outfit that was hanging on the closet door and rushed out of her room, down the hall, and into the bathroom. She quickly slammed the door shut and locked it. Wow, no line today. She thought.

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Prue put on her dark blue jacket and slipped on dark blue heels. She was only about 4 months along, so she couldn't be on maternity leave just yet. She reached over and grabbed her bag with her camera supplies and smiled. "Now we need food." She mutted. She walked out of her room, down the hall, down the stairs, and into the kitchen. The smell of fresh toast, starwberry jam, and cold milk filled the air. "Oh! Piper, this smells great! Can I get an order to go?" She asked.

Piper nodded. "Sure, Prue." She said. She grabbed a few pieces of toast, buttered them, put on the strawberry jam, and then put them on a paper plate. "I'm glad your morning sickness phase is over." She added.

"Me too! I'm starving!" Prue said, as she held out her hand, telekinetically pulling the plate of toast into her hand. "Thanks, Piper!" She said.

"Wait!" Piper called. She quickly poured some cold milk into a sip it cup and tossed it at Prue, then waved her hands, freezing it in mid air.

Prue turned around to face a frozen sip it cup, inches from her face. "A sip it cup?" She questioned.

"Well, we don't have any other cups with lids." Piper retorted.

Prue rolled her eyes and grabbed the cup out of the air. "This never happened!" She warned.

"What never happened?" Piper asked, as she looked around with the room, with a fake perplexed look.

"Exactly." Prue said. She turned and rushed to the front doors.

"Have a good day!" Piper yelled.

"You too!" Prue called, as she exited the Manor, slamming the door shut behind her.

Piper cringed at the slam of the door. "Why does everyone always have to do that?" She asked, aloud.

Leo orbed in behind his wife and gently kissed her neck. "What sweetie?" He asked.

Piper grinned and swirled around, planting a kiss on Leo's lips. "Nothing." She said. She eyed the table. "Can you stay for breakfast?" She asked.

"For a few minutes." Leo answered, as he seated himself at the table.

"Phiona!" Piper called.

There was the thudding the little feet through the Halliwell Manor, then minutes later, Phiona burst into the kitchen. "What?" She asked.

"It's time to eat. Sit down and I'll get you some toast." Piper said, as she pointed to the seat.

"I only want one piece." Phiona stated, as she climbed into the chair next to her father. "Daddy?" She asked.

Leo looked down at his daughter. "Yes?" He asked.

"Can I go with you today?" Phiona asked, with a pleading look.

"You mean to see my charges?" Leo quizzed.

"Yeah!" Phiona said, with a grin.

"Phiona! You know that I can't take you with me! It's too dangerous!" Leo said.

"What's too dangerous?" Paige asked, as she walked into the kitchen.

"Daddy says he can't take me with him to see his charges because it's too dangerous." Phiona replied, before Leo could answer.

"Leo! And fighting bad ass creatures every day isn't?" Paige asked, as she crossed her arms and leaned against the wall.

"But Paige, I'd be orbing around the world! Right into the middle of demonic battles to heal my charges!" Leo protested.

"So you'd rather just keep her here and let demons come after her? She could help you and your charges ya know! Either way demons are involved. Orbing her around would actually be safer." Paige replied, with a smug grin.

Leo looked at his wife, who was now setting toast on the table. "Piper, she is your sister, get it through that it isn't safer!" Leo begged.

Piper sat down next to Leo. "Sorry sweetheart. As much as I'd hate to admit it, Paige is probably right...." Piper said, then quickly took a large bite of her toast so she wouldn't have to answer any more questions.

"Piper!" Leo exclaimed.

"Come on, Leo! You need to spend more time with your daughter, she is in less danger with you, and you'd both have fun! It works out for everyone!" Paige said.

Leo let out a ragged breath. "Fine! We'll try it once and if I find that it's too dangerous, she comes straight back here and no more of this!" Leo said.

"Deal!" Paige said.

"Yay!" Phiona said with a grin, as she hopped up on the chair and danced around.

"Phiona Wyatt, you sit down on that chair right now!" Piper ordered, after swallowing her toast.

Phiona nodded and plopped down on the chair. She grabbed a glass of cold milk and took a long drink, then set the glass down.

"You have a milk mustache!" Paige said, with a giggle.

Phiona burst into giggles. "Auntie Paige, give me a mirror so I can see!" She said.

"Sorry angel girl, I don't have one." Paige said.

Piper laughed. "Come here." She said, as she stood up.

Phiona hopped off her chair and walked over to Piper. "Yes, mommy?" She asked.

Piper grabbed a napkin and wiped off Phiona's face. "Now finish your toast! Daddy has to leave soon!" She said.

Phiona ran back to her seat, stuffed the toast into her mouth, and a few minutes later announced that she was ready to go.

Leo sighed and grabbed a napkin, wiping off the strawberry jam that covered his daughter's mouth. "Now we're ready to go!" Leo said, as he put emphasis on the word, now. He took Phiona's hand. "Say bye." Leo said.

"Bye mommy! Bye Auntie Paige!" Phiona said, as she waved her small hand.

Piper and Paige waved back.

Leo sent a glare at Paige and then orbed himself and his daughter out.

"Well I'm off to P3. What about you?" Piper asked, as she cleared the dirty plates from the table.

"Glenn has the day off, so we're going to go to the park and have a lil' picnic." Paige replied, with a grin.

Piper smiled. "That's great! I know he doesn't always have a lot of time off, so you must be thrilled!" Piper said.

"Totally!" Paige said. She waved to Piper. "Toast!" Paige yelled. A piece of uneaten, but still buttered and jammed, toast orbed into Paige's hand. "Thanks, bye!" She said, as she orbed out.

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Phoebe spritzed on a bit of her favorite perfume and swirled around. Then she saw Cole shimmer in behind her, through the mirror. "Cole! Good, right on time!" Phoebe said, as she spun around to face her husband.

"Hey sweetie! You look and...." Cole's voice trailed off as he breathed in the sweet aroma of Phoebe's perfume. "And smell fantastic!" He said, as he gave her shoulders a little rub.

"Thanks. But I gotta go now! Have fun with Pam." Phoebe said, then she gave him a kiss.

"Oh I will! Wait, where is she?" Cole asked, as he looked around and noticed that his daughter wasn't in the room.

"Somewhere in the house, eating skittles, if she hasn't already finished them." Phoebe said. She reached over to her dresser and grabbed her purse. "Anyway, gotta go now! Love you and tell Pam I love her too, bye!" Phoebe said, as she rushed out the door of her room.

Cole shrugged and shimmered out.

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Moments later Cole shimmered into the kitchen, only to find Piper. "Piper, have you seen Pam anywhere?" He asked.

"Check the living room, I think I heard the T.V." Piper answered, as she rinsed off a dirty dish.

Cole walked out of the kitchen and into the living room, to find his daughter stuffing skittles in her mouth. "Hey little miss!" Cole said, as he sat down next to his daughter.

"Daddy!" Pam giggled, as she climbed into his lap. "Daddy, can we go get more skittles?" She asked, with a sweet look.

Cole laughed. "Maybe after we get you cleaned up. You have a colorful mess all over your face!" He said, as he took his daughter's hand. He felt a sticky feeling and looked at his own hand, which now had a sticky mess all over it as well. "Looks like we both need to get cleaned up." He said, with a roll of his eyes.

"Why?" Pam complained.

"Because mommy will have our heads if she realized we look like sticky rainbows!" Cole said.

Pam sighed. "Fine..I guess..." She muttered.

"Good." Cole said.

"Then can we go get ice cream topped with skittles?" Pam asked, with a hopeful look.

'Guess we will be taking more than one shower today.' Cole thought. "Sure, anything for my little princess!" Cole said.

Pam giggled and wrapped her arms around her father.

Cole smiled and shimmered them out.

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Piper scanned her kitchen and smile. "Perfect. Now it's off to the club." She said, as she dried her hands and then walked out of the room.

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Leo orbed himself and Phiona into the center of a raging battle. "Phiona, get down!" Leo screamed.

Phiona ducked to the floor, as a fire ball went wizzing past her head. Phiona eyed the demon and glared at him. She hopped to her feet. "Bad demon!" She yelled. She waved her hand and orbs shot from her palm, flying right into the demon, and sending him crashing into to the floor.

Leo walked over to a female charge and placed his hands over her head, healing her. "Come on, Marianna!" Leo said. One of the most terrorizing things in the world for him was to loose a charge.

The demon levitated to his feet. "A Charmed child!" He hissed. The demon had leathery black skin, glowing red eyes, and bright yellow tribal markings.

"Duh!" Phiona replied. She held out her hands and orbs shot from her palms, then swirled around the demon and lifted him into the air. Phiona giggled and waved her hands again; the orbs swirled around the demon as super speed and made the demon spin around in circles. Then she wiggled her fingers and the orbs sent the demon smashing into the ground, head first. Then the orbs vanished.

Leo smiled as he watched his daughter take care of the demon. She may only be 4-years-old, but she was definitely born to fight!' Leo thought, with a grin. He looked down at his charge. "Welcome back, Marianna. It was a close call." Leo said.

Marianna smiled. "Leo, thanks!" She said, as she stood up.

"No problem." Leo answered.

"Oh no, what about the demon?!" Marianna gasped. She whirled around to see Phiona waving her hands like mad. She looked straight forward to see the bright blue and white orbs that surrounded the demon and she let out a laugh as she saw the demon being hurled into the floor. "You're daughter?" She asked.

Leo nodded with pride.

"She's adorable!" Marianna exclaimed. "Let's say we finish him off?" She asked. She held out her hand and a glowing pink sphere appeared in her palm, then she sent it hurling at the demon.

The demon smashed into the ground and then felt blood gush from his chest as the pink sphere hit him in the chest. He cried out in pain and sent a fire ball hurling at Marianna.

Phiona put down her hands and the orbs around the demon vanished. She spun around to face her father and his charge. She held out her hands and orbs shot from her palms, surrounded the fire ball, then pushed it back at the demon.

The fire ball hit the demon with tremendous force and then he finally burst into a firery vanquish.

Phiona held up her hands and blew across them, like she'd seen people do with their guns in older western movies. She walked over to Leo and Marianna. "See daddy, it wasn't dangerous!" Phiona said, with a grin.

Marianna laughed. "Leo, she's adorable!" She exclaimed, as she bent down to Phiona's eye level. "What's your name?" She asked, as she held out her hand.

Phiona grasped Marianna's hand. "Hi! My name is Phiona Melinda Wyatt! Are you my daddy's charge?" She replied.

Marianna grinned. "Why, yes, I am. It's nice to meet you, Phiona, I'm Marianna." She greeted. Marianna stood up and turned to Leo. "I'm glad you decided to bring your daughter, she's a real sweetie!" Marianna complimented.

"Thanks!" Phiona said.

"And I loved how you handled that big, bad demon! Maybe you could teach me some tricks some day?" Marianna suggested.

Phiona blushed with pride. "Maybe...." She said, trying her best to sound mysterious.

Leo shook his head. "Uh oh! They're calling me, we have to go, Phiona!" Leo said, as he held out his hand.

"Uh oh! It's whitelighter business! We gots ta go!" Phiona said, this time she was trying to sound professional. She grabbed onto her father's hand.

"Thanks Leo, bye!" Marianna said. She waved to Phiona. "And again, it was an honor to meet you!" She called.

"Bye bye!" Phiona said, as she felt her father orb them out.

----

Moments later, Leo orbed himself and Phiona into a huge, white room.

Phiona clapped. "Hey, it's The Elders' place!" She announced.

"Leo? You've brought your child?" An Elder's voice boomed.

"She's staying with me for the day." Leo answered.

"Yeah, d'ya gots a problem with that?" Phiona said, trying to sound like her Aunt Paige.

Leo squeezed Phiona hand and sent her a glare.

"Well Auntie Paige would say something like that!" Phiona blurted out.

"Phiona!" Leo hissed.

Phiona rolled her eyes.

"Are we ready?" The voice boomed again.

"Yes." Leo answered, as he kept a steady eye on his daughter.

"We have some very important news! Barbus has escaped! He's also stolen powers from other demons and he is now almost as powerful as The Source!" The Elder said, with a hint of panic in his tone.

Phiona wasn't sure who this Barbus guy was, but she knew that if he was almost as power as The Source, then he must be pretty evil. "Daddy! We gotta tell mommy, Auntie Prue, Auntie Phoebe, and Auntie Paige!" She exclaimed.

"I know!" Leo said. "Be quiet and let daddy listen to The Elder...." Leo added, in a hushed tone.

"What do we do? We've already tried to vanquish him twice and it failed!" Leo said.

"But this time we have the Power of Four!" The voice replied.

"And Pearl, Pam, Auntie Prue's baby, and me!" Phiona added. She thought for a moment. "We are The Blessed Ones, remember?" Phiona quizzed.

"Yes, I know who you are." The voice said, in an annoyed tone.

"Well you don't have to be so rude!" Phiona said.

"Phiona!" Leo snapped.

"Sorry, but this Elder dude seems uptight, and so not with it!" Phiona said, repeating what she'd heard her Aunt Paige say once.

Leo rubbed his head. Great, my daughter is turning into a Mini Paige! He thought.

"Back to the matter at hand, Mr. Wyatt!" The voice boomed.

"Yes! Yes, I'll warn the Charmed Ones, A.S.A.P!" Leo said. He held on tightly to Phiona. "We're going now." He said, as he began to orb them out.

"You need to take a nap, mommy says it makes people nicer!" Phiona yelled, just before she disappeared in her father's orbs.

TO BE CONTINUED....