A/N: Amanda: Wow! I feel extremely complimented! Thank you SO much for reviewing. :-D And it was really long too (I'm a reviewaholic, so that's a good thing). lol And to answer your question about Pearl, you're right, she is in school. She's 5-years-old so she's in Kindergarten, which is why she isn't around much and school (for me) isn't that fun to write about. But Phiona is 4 and Pam is 2, so they're around a lot more. But don't worry, in the sequel to this story, I've made a "Magic School". (And no, it isn't the Harry Potter thing, like they have on "Charmed" right now and there are no teacher uniforms and no, I did not even get the idea from "Charmed". I came up with it a long time before they decided to put a "Magic School" on "Charmed", so it is very different. I won't go into detail and spoil it.) And about your e-mail update question, I might be able to work out something where I e-mail you when I update. (It would be something that I have to get into the habit of though.)

Together Forever As One
Chapter 25: Timing Is Everything

Talia/Phoebe flared into the living room of the Halliwell Manor and looked around. She smiled and then waved her hand, telekinetically sending the couch flying into the wall, making a loud crash. Then she flared out.

"What was that?" Piper asked, as she let the pages of the Book of Shadows slip through her fingers.

"A loud crash in the living room." Paige said, as she eyed the door.

"We should go check it out." Phoebe said.

"Agreed. Pheebs and I'll go." Paige said. "Meet ya there?" She asked.

Phoebe nodded and headed out the door.

Paige orbed out.

Phoebe dashed down the hall and started down the stairs.

Talia/Phoebe flared in behind her. No, no, my little Charmed One. She thought. She waved her hand and a purple dust flew from her fingers, surrounded Phoebe, and then Phoebe instantly fell into a deep sleep. She waved her hands and telekinetically pulled Phoebe from the stairs. "Back to my lair, you shall go, I'll take your place, no one will know." She recited. Then she smiled as Phoebe disappeared, in a puff of smoke. "And I know about the telepathic child, too bad for them, I can block my thoughts. I'm simply too powerful." She smirked. Then she dashed down the stairs and into the living room. "Paige! Is everything okay?" She asked, pretending to be concerned.

Paige spun around at the sound of Phoebe's voice. "Yeah. But the couch is moved..I don't get it." Paige said.

Talia/Phoebe shrugged. "Maybe they wanted to give some kind of warning or something?" She suggested.

Paige closed her eyes, sensing the room for evil, but found none. "Well, I can't sense any evil in here...So I guess it's okay." She said.

Well of course you cannot sense any evil, I can protect myself from your powers. Talia/Phoebe thought, with a smile.

"What are you smiling about?" Paige asked, not missing a beat.

"Uhh...Just about the...baby! I can't wait till my lil' niece gets here!" Talia/Phoebe lied.

"Well, we'd better get back to them. Come on, I'm orbing." Paige said, as she held out her hand.

Talia/Phoebe hesitated. Ugh..Such goodness... She thought, with disgust. She took Paige's hand and gave Paige a fake smile.

Paige noticed Phoebe's hesitation, but decided to ignore it. Then she orbed them out.

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"Well, do you think we should take them back now?" Cole asked Leo, as he glanced over at his daughter and 2 nieces on the playground at the park.

Leo followed Cole's gaze. "No, not yet. They need to have lives as kids, even if they are magical." Leo said. Then his eyes became huge, as he saw orbs fly from his daughter's hand and hit the swings, pushing Pearl and Pam high into the air. He quickly looked around to make sure nobody else had seen.

"You were saying?" Cole asked.

"Let's go.." Leo said, as he made a mad dash for the younger members of his family.

"And just think, soon there will be four of them." Cole added.

"Don't remind me." Leo moaned, as he slid to a stop, then casually walked up behind his daughter. "Phiona Melinda Wyatt...." He said, in a serious tone.

Phiona froze in her spot. Uh oh....The full name! She thought, as she slowly turned around and gaze her father her sweetest smile. "Yes, daddy?" She asked, sweetly.

Leo winced at her cuteness. Stand strong. Leo thought, as he eyed his daughter. "Phiona, I saw what you did!" He stated.

Phiona smiled. "What daddy?" She asked, sweetly. He must have saw me use my powers to push Pearl and Pam. She thought.

Leo motioned his hands towards the swings. "Your cousins. You were 'pushing' them on the swings." Leo said.

"But daddy, we always push each other on the swings." Phiona protested, as if she didn't know what Leo meant.

"With orbs?" Leo asked.

Phiona blushed. "I..uh..." She stuttered.

"I thought so." Leo replied. He shook his finger. "Your mother is going to be very ups...." He trailed off, as a scream shot through the park.

"Over there!" Pearl said, as she jumped off the swing and landed perfectly on her feet. She dashed towards a bunch of bushes.

Phiona used this excuse to run off after her cousin.

Pam realized what was going on and was about to shimmer, when she noticed her father's watchful eye. She smiled sweetly, then hopped off the swing and ran after her cousins.

Cole bolted after them. "Leo, come on!" He called.

"They're calling me!" Leo exclaimed.

"Go then, I can take care of them!" Cole yelled.

Leo looked around, made sure everything was clear, then he orbed out.

Pearl, Phiona, and Pam skidded to a stop as they rounded the bushes.

"Darklighters." Pearl whispered, so only her cousins could hear her. She pointed to the 4 men who were dressed in black, with crossbows, aiming at a young woman.

Cole stopped behind the 3 girls.

Pearl saw one of the crossbow's pull back. She held out her hand and created a ball of glowing white light. She hurled the light ball at the crossbow, hitting it, and exploding it.

The 4 darklighters turned their attention to new arrivals.

"What do we have here?" The largest darklighter asked, as he moved closer to Pearl.

"Bite me." Pearl scoffed. She held out her hand and created another ball of white light.

The darklighter who'd had his crossbow blown up, held out his hands. There was a puff of smoke, then another crossbow appeared. "A Charmed child! Look at her whitelighter powers!" He exclaimed.

Cole stepped forward, then created an energy ball. "I wouldn't, if I were you." He said, as he aimed the energy ball for the darklighter.

The woman, the innocent, backed away from the group; shaking as she did so, but then she stepped on a twig that broke under her wait, causing a loud crack.

A darklighter spun around and let his arrow fly from the crossbow, hitting the woman square in the chest. He watched in content as the woman fell to the ground, bleeding to death.

"No!" Pearl screamed, then hurled her white light ball into the darklighter, who'd just shot the innocent. As the white ball of light hit the darklighter, the darklighter exploded into nothingness.

Cole hurled his energy ball into the first darklighter, the one that Pearl had blow up his crossbow, and instantly vanquished him.

Pearl began to run to the woman.

The 4th darklighter raised his crossbow and shot at Pearl.

Phiona raised her hands and orbs shot from her palms, surrounding the crossbow, then reversing it and sending it into the chest of it's sender; causing him to explode.

The largest darklighter, most likely the leader of the four, took his chance to shoot Phiona in the chest with his crossbow. Then smoked out, before anyone else could attack him.

Phiona fell to the floor, as blood poured from her wound, and the poison seeped deeper into her body. "D..daddy..." She breathed, weakly.

Leo orbed in, next to Pearl and the innocent. "She's a future whitelighter!" He announced, as he kneeled down next to her. Then he noticed Phiona. "Oh God, Phiona!" He exclaimed.

"I've got her!" Cole said, as he rushed to his niece's side. "Pam, go take the arrow out of that woman for your Uncle Leo." He said.

Pam nodded and shimmered out and then shimmered in, next to Leo. She placed her hands around the arrow and pulled it from the woman, who was almost dead.

"It's not your time yet." Leo said, as he placed his hands over the woman's wound. A golden glow emanted from his palms and slowly began to heal the woman.

Cole brushed Phiona's light brown hair out of her face. "Sweetie, this is gonna hurt. But you're a big girl, you think you can handle it?" Cole asked, in a soft tone.

"Y..yes...Un..cle Cole." Phiona breathed.

Cole nodded and wrapped his hand around the arrow, then with a sift movement, yanked it from Phiona's body.

Phiona let out a cry of pain, as more blood poured from her body, and sweat dripped from her head.

Leo orbed in next to Phiona and placed his hands over his daughter's wound. "It's going to be okay, Phiona. Daddy is gonna heal you." He whispered, as golden light glowed from his hands and slowly began to heal Phiona.

The woman stood up and stared at the 4 strangers. "Who...no, what are you people?!" She asked, in a terrified tone.

The golden light disappeared from Leo's hands, as he finished healing his daughter. "No time for that right now." Leo said. He pulled a small pouch from his pocket, opened it, then pulled out a small amount of dust. He threw it into the woman's face.

The woman coughed and then blinked.

Leo closed the pouch and put it back in his pocket. "Are you okay?" He asked

"Where am I? Who are are?" The woman asked, after a second.

"Don't you remember? You tripped and hit your head on the ground. We came over and you were rambling about different things." Leo lied.

The woman rubbed her head. "The last thing I remember is walking over here." She said.

"Well, I'm glad you're okay now. You are okay to get home, right?" Leo asked.

The woman slowly nodded. She was still confused. "Yeah. Thanks, I'm sure I can get it from here." She said, as she walked away.

"We should get back to the Manor." Cole suggested.

"Right. Girls." Leo said, as he held out his hands.

Pearl and Phiona grabbed onto Leo's hands.

Pam run into her father's arms.

Leo orbed himself, Pearl, and Phiona out.

Cole shimmered himself and Pam out.

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Leo orbed himself, Pearl, and Phiona into the attic of the Manor. He saw Talia/Phoebe grab Prue's hand.

Cole shimmed himself and Pam in, a split second later.

"I think my water just broke!" Prue exclaimed.

"We've got things to do, come on!" Talia/Phoebe hissed, then she flared herself and Prue out!

TO BE CONTINUED....