A/N: Hey everyone, thanks for reviewing! LeoPiperAndyPrue: lol When I said, "Kinda makes ya wonder, 'eh?" I meant your story; it kinda makes you wonder "what really happens between the 'actresses'". BTW, out of curiosity, do I have anyone of my reviewers who is an "Everwood" fan? Because I like "Everwood" too (I'm not a "crazed fan" like with "Charmed", at least not yet), but I was thinking about doing a fanfic on "Everwood" (my first ever, that isn't "Charmed" related). But only if I have people out there who are interested in the show and would want me to write one. It would be like my version of how S3 of "Everwood" should go. So comment back please, if you're interested (and if you have comments about this fanfic). Anywhoville, enjoy!
Together Forever As One
Chapter 23: Fear Not
"Are you sure?" Elise asked, in an annoyed tone.
"Yes! All this excitement must have just been too much and I just felt sick for a few minutes." Phoebe lied. She was hoping that Elise would believe that she'd disappeared for over 5 minutes because she'd felt ill.
"Okay then. Proceed!" Elise called, as she waved her hands towards the rest of the people.
Phoebe winked at Prue, when nobody else was looking, and then walked past her older sister; as she did, she brushed past Prue's stomach. Then she felt a jolt of energy rush through her.
----Premonition----
Dark red blood was gushing from the center of Prue's stomach. She stumbled back onto the floor of the attic. "No! No! My baby!" Prue sobbed, as she placed her hands over her blood covered stomach.
Barbus flared in behind Prue. "You were never meant to have this baby. It was destined to die, just like her father." He whispered.
Prue stared at the ceiling. "Why? Why was she destined to die before she could even live?!" Prue screamed, as tears flowed down her face.
----Premonition----
"Phoebe?! Phoebe?!" Elise yelled, as she shook Phoebe's arm.
Phoebe's eyes shot open. "Yes?" She asked.
"I thought you said you were alright?" Elise replied.
"I am..." Phoebe lied. She wasn't though, she had to protect her unborn niece. "But then again, maybe we could take a while off?" Phoebe asked. "I didn't really have breakfast and I'm a little tuckered out.." Phoebe added.
Elise nodded. "A half an hour?" She asked.
God, I hope that is all it'll take. Phoebe thought. "Yeah, sure! That'd be awesome! Thanks so much!" She exclaimed. She scanned the crowd.
"We're taking off for a half an hour!" Elise yelled.
Everyone scurried off in different directions.
Prue looked around. I need something to eat. She thought. She eyed Phoebe. "Pheebs!" She yelled.
"Prue!" Phoebe called back, as she rushed to her sister's side. "We need to get back to the Manor. I just had a premonition." She whispered.
Prue and Phoebe hurried out of the building, to Phoebe's car. They climbed inside and began to drive off.
"What did you see?" Prue asked.
"You. You were in the attic, alone, and...." Phoebe's voice cracked.
"And what?" Prue probed.
"She died." Phoebe finished.
"Who di...Oh my God! My baby?!" Prue gasped.
Phoebe nodded. "Barbus came in behind you and was telling you that it was suppose to happen. Her father was dead and your daughter was destined to die too." Phoebe added.
Prue placed her hands on her stomach. "That son of a bitch isn't going to take my daughter!" Prue cursed.
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"Please Piper!" Paige called. She yanked Leo's arm, pulling him out of Piper's freeze. "You have to, for Phiona!" She replied.
"They'll die! You will all die if I come back!" Piper cried out.
"Piper! Listen to me! This is Barbus! He's causing this illusion! You know that deep down inside, you have the power to overcome it! Come on!" Paige said.
Leo eyed Paige.
"Just listen to me." Paige said. She was stalling so that Leo could orb behind Piper.
Piper seemed to stop for a moment, just listening to Paige's words.
Leo orbed out and then orbed in behind Piper, grabbing her arm, then orbing them out.
"Phew..." Paige mumbled. She orbed out.
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Paige orbed into the attic, just in time to watch the golden lights dissolve into Piper's chest.
"Leo?" Piper asked, as she scanned the room.
"Piper! God, I'm so happy that you're okay!" Leo said.
"What happened? I just remember getting into a fight with you and then I'm here." Piper said.
"Barbus. He made one of your fears 'come to life'. But the girls fixed it. It's okay now." Leo explained.
"Fear not!" Pam yelled.
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There was a loud slam of the doors. "Everyone, we're back!" Prue and Phoebe's voices rang though the Manor.
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"In the attic!" Paige yelled.
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Prue and Phoebe raced through the house, up the stairs, and into the attic.
"We have like...less than thirty minutes!" Phoebe announced.
"Another words, let's vanquish this bastard for good!" Prue said, as she placed her hands over her stomach.
"And don't let Prue out of your sight." Phoebe said. "I had a premonition of Barbus killing my niece." She added.
"Phoebe and Paige, I nominate you two and the girls to make a vanquishing potion for Barbus." Piper said, as she pointed to her 2 younger sisters and then to her daughter and nieces.
"And make it powerful! I want him to hurt!" Prue said, as she narrowed her eyes.
"We're on it!" Phoebe said.
"Girls, you shimmer, we'll orb." Paige said, as she grabbed Phoebe's arm.
"Meet in the kitchen?" Pam asked.
"Rightio." Paige said, with a wink. Then she orbed herself and Phoebe out.
Pearl, Phiona, and Pam joined hands; making a circle.
Pam shimmered them out.
Piper spun around to face Cole. "Cole, can you shimmer to the Underworld and see if there is anything going around?" She asked.
"Sure." Cole said, then he shimmered out.
"Leo, go check with The Elders." Piper said. He probably will not get very much information out of them though. She thought.
"You're probably right." Prue said, as she read Piper's thoughts.
"What'd I just miss?" Leo asked.
"Oh, just a few complaints here and there." Prue said. She waved her hand. "But go anyway and be back soon." She added.
"I guess that just leaves the three of us?" Glenn asked.
"Glenn..." Piper began.
"No!" Glenn said, cutting her off. "I'm not leaving, so don't even think it!" He announced. "I may not be some super power witch, but this is my family, so I'm not leaving." He said.
Piper sighed. It must be so hard on him. She thought. "Fine....Can you hand be the crystals that are behind you?" She asked.
Glenn nodded and spun around, grabbing a large box, then walked over to Piper. "Where would you like them put?" He asked.
"There, in a cirlce." Piper said, as she pointed to a bare spot on the floor.
Glenn proceeded to take out the crystals and form them into a circle on the floor.
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"Now step back." Paige said.
"Why, Auntie Paige?" Pam asked.
"Because there might be an explosion, if there is, you'll fall on your ass." Phoebe said.
"How come we can't say 'ass'?" Phiona questioned.
Phoebe and Paige exchanged looks.
"Because, you're under twenty-one." Paige replied.
Phiona made a pouty face.
Phoebe pulled the girls back and then stepped in front of them.
Paige tossed a handful of powder into the pot and then ducked for cover.
There was a loud explosion, followed by a large mushroom of smoke.
There was a few seconds of coughing that filled the room and then the smoke cleared.
"Everyone fine?" Phoebe asked.
"Yup." Pam replied.
Paige stood up and peeked into the pot. "Oh! Nice and cherry red, just like we wanted!" She announced.
Phoebe carefully placed a handful of empty glass bottles on the table and held the tops in her hands. "Almost ready." She said.
"Potion!" Paige called. Blue and white orbs filled the pot and then vanished, leaving an empty pot. Then orbs filled the small bottles, when the orbs vanished, red liquid filled the bottles. "Tops." Paige called. The tops of the bottles orbed out of Phoebe's hands and orbed onto the bottles, sealing them. "Great work!" She said.
"Great work!" Phoebe announced. She then high fived Paige.
"And you girls were great! You and going to be great potion makers when you get older!" Paige said.
"Hey, maybe we can invent potions that don't taste bad?!" Pearl asked, aloud.
"Like cotton candy?!" Phiona said.
"Or bubble gum?!" Pam added.
Phoebe and Paige looked at each other and burst into giggles, as they remembered their trip to the future.
"Whatcha laughin' about?" Pearl asked.
"Oh, it's nothing, really." Phoebe said, through giggles.
Paige covered her mouth until she stopped laughing. "Now, everyone take a bottle!" Paige said.
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"Anything else I can do?" Glenn asked.
"Sleep my pretties." A voice whispered throughout the room.
"What?" Glenn asked.
Barbus flared in. "Sleep." He whispered, with a wave of his hand.
Glenn and Piper's eyes instantly closed and they fell to the floor in a deep sleep.
Prue faced Barbus. "You." She said, as she raised her hand. She quickly sent a powerful telekinetic blast at Barbus.
Barbus held up his hand and then seemed to glow for a second, then he absorbed the telekinetic blast, and waved his own hand.
Suddenly Prue felt herself flying backwards. He sent my blast back at me! She thought, as she turned phasable and phased through a pile of boxes, then turned solid and skid to a stop by the wall. She stood up and watched Barbus disappear before her eyes.
"She's dead." Barbus' voice whispered through the attic.
Dark red blood was gushing from the center of Prue's stomach. She stumbled back onto the floor of the attic. "No! No! My baby!" Prue sobbed, as she placed her hands over her blood covered stomach.
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"Prue!" Phoebe and Paige gasped, as they heard the crash.
"Girls, the attic!" Phoebe said, as she grabbed Paige's arm.
Pam grabbed her cousins' arms and shimmered them out.
Paige grabbed the remaining potion bottles and orbed herself and Phoebe out.
Paige orbed herself and Phoebe in.
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Barbus flared in behind Prue. "You were never meant to have this baby. It was destined to die, just like her father." He whispered.
Prue stared at the ceiling. "Why? Why was she destined to die before she could even live?!" Prue screamed, as tears flowed down her face.
"This is from my premonition!" Phoebe exclaimed. But then she realized that there was no blood coming from Prue's stomach.
Prue stared at the blood that was gushing from her stomach. "Why?!" She screamed.
"It's an illusion! When I had the premonition, I must of saw everything the way it looks to Prue!" Phoebe said, in realization.
"Prue! Come on, you have to get over this! Your daughter isn't really dead, it's an illusion! Your worst fear, it isn't real!" Paige said, as she took a step closer to Prue.
Prue looked up at the figure that was coming at her. Where are my sisters? She thought. She stared at the figure and waved her hand, trying to throw the demon into the wall, but it wasn't working.
"Prue! What are you doing? It's me! Paige, you're sister!" Paige said.
Prue looked around the room. "Demon!" She yelled. She waved her arm, sending a pile of books flying at Paige.
Phoebe quickly channeled Prue's emotions and along with them, her powers, then waved her hand and telekinetically sent the books flying in the opposite direction.
"Prue! Prue, listen to me! Your daughter is okay! She's alive and so are you, don't listen to Barbus!" Paige yelled. Paige's eyes glimmered for a moment. Prue! I know you cannot see me, but I am right here! It is me, Paige! Come on, do not give in to Barbus! He is causing this illusion, your daughter is not dead! Paige thought. She figured that even though Prue couldn't see her, she could still pick up on her thoughts.
Prue's eyes lit up. "Paige?" She asked.
Paige smiled. Yes, yes, I am here! Just a few feet in front of you. Barbus is behind you. Paige thought.
Prue nodded.
Barbus looked at Paige. "No!" He roared. He waved his arm and sent Paige flying at the wall.
Paige hit the loud with a loud crack and winced. Prue, do not give up! I am still here. She thought. "Phoebe! The baby!" She yelled.
The baby? Phoebe thought. "Wait! I get it!" She announced. Prue, I am here too, it is Phoebe! Prue thought.
"Phoebe?" Prue asked, aloud.
Yes, yes! Phoebe! Look, you have to get over the illusion. Face it like you faced your fear of water. Phoebe thought.
Water...Yes! She is alive! I believe that she is alive! Prue thought. She closed her eyes. "My baby is alive!" She yelled. She opened her eyes and looked at her stomach and saw that there was no wound and no blood. She stood up and saw Paige lying on the floor. Then she turned and stood face to face with Barbus. "You asshole! Praying on a mother's worst fears! That is too low!" Prue hissed. She closed her eyes and her body went limp.
Astral Prue appeared behind Barbus and she waved her hand, telekinetically sending him crashing into the wall. "Wasn't expecting that, now were you?" She asked, with a smug look. Then she disappeared in a red flare.
Prue opened her eyes and held out her hand. "Let's vanquish this demon, once and for all!" Prue said.
Paige rubbed her head and jumped to her feet. "Barbus!" She yelled. Barbus orbed out and then orbed in, in the center of the circle of crystals.
Instantly the force field rose up around him. "No!" He yelled.
"From sleep you will wake, this curse shall break! From sleep you will wake, this curse shall break!" Paige chanted.
Piper's eyes opened and she blinked, then realized that she was lying on the floor. "Prue!" She yelled.
Glenn awoke as well and jumped to his feet. "Where'd everyone come from?" He asked.
"No time! Potions!" Paige said. Three potion bottles orbed out of her pockets.
Prue and Piper held out there hands.
A single potion bottle orbed into Piper's right hand.
Then 1 potion bottle orbed into each of Prue's hands.
"Ready?" Phoebe asked.
"Yes!" Prue said.
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige walked over to Barbus.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige joined hands; then Piper grabbed Prue's arm since she couldn't take Prue's hand.
Pearl, Phiona, and Pam walked over to the Charmed Ones.
Pearl took Paige's arm.
Phiona took Pearl's arm.
Then Pam finish the circle by taking Phiona's arm and resting her other arm on Prue's stomach.
"On three! One...two..three!" Piper yelled.
"Crystal!" Paige called. A crystal from the circle orbed out.
In unison, the Charmed Ones threw their bottles; along with Pearl, Phiona, and Pam.
Each bottle his Barbus at the same time and burst open. Then there was a mighty explosion and a blast of glowing red fire that came flying at everyone.
Everyone quickly locked hands and then a white light surrounded them, protecting them and the rest of the attic from the blastful vanquish. After a few moments, the smoke cleared, then the white light vanished.
"Is he finally dead?" Phoebe asked.
Prue and Paige nodded. "I think so." They replied, in unison.
"Wow, it took a hell of a lot of power to vanquish that demon! I mean, the Charmed Ones and the Blessed Ones!" Phoebe announced.
"Ya think he was more powerful than The Source?" Piper asked.
"Well, yeah. But only after he stole powers from other demons." Prue said.
"Well I'm glad we finally got him." Paige said.
"You can say that again." Phoebe said.
At that moment, Leo orbed in.
Cole shimmered in, moments later.
"The heavens just shook!" Leo said.
"So did the Underworld!" Cole announced.
"Because we just vanquished Barbus, it took all of us!" The Charmed Ones replied.
"He's really gone?" Leo and Cole asked.
"D'ya really think he could stand an attack from the combined powers of the Charmed Ones and the Blessed Ones?" Piper asked.
Leo and Cole just shook their heads.
"That's what I thought." Prue said. She grinned. "Come on, I think this is getting a lil' too dreary. Let's go get some ice cream!" She said.
"Yay!" Pearl, Phiona, and Pam cheered.
Prue, the Wyatts, the Turners, and the Bellands walked out of the attic.
The Book of Shadows, which was opened to the page about Barbus, slammed shut. Then the Triquetra glowed for a moment.
TO BE CONTINUED....