A/N: Here it is! The birth of Prue and Andy's child; the chapter you've all been waiting for! (Maybe you should grab a few tissues for the ending.) I hope you enjoy this! lil-whitelighter111488: Hmm, you'll just have to read and find out. ;) LeoPiperAndyPrue: Yes, you are SO VERY creative! lol And honestly, I just try thinking of stuff that I think would be cool and I write it down and that is where my story plots come from. Sometimes my story plots are partially inspired by the episodes of "Charmed" (after all, this is a "Charmed" fanfic), but usually, it's just "I think that would be cool so I'm gonna write it down and see how it turns out!" Amanda: lol I'm really glad that you've decided to review now, it makes me feel very special! I'm going to dedicate this chapter to someone and picking this person (there were a few people that I had a very hard time choosing between) was not easy! So please, if you aren't this person, don't feel like I've ignored you or anything. (I'm planning on making a few more dedications later on, so don't worry!) Well....I dedicate this chapter to Gryffindor620 for being such a constant reviewer! Thank you so much for your reviewing support with this story and I hope you really like this chapter! (Everyone else, remember that I adore you all as well and thank you very much!) Sorry I couldn't update sooner, I was trying to last night, but the site wouldn't allow me to add the chapter in.
Together Forever As One
Chapter 26: Baby Hour
"Prue!" Piper screamed out.
Paige stared in silence, at the spot where Prue had just been.
"Where's Phoebe?!" Cole roared.
"Well that 'was' Phoebe, until just a few minutes ago!" Piper screamed.
"And now evil has Prue and the future of the Blessed Ones!" Leo exclaimed.
"Go see if The Elders know anything." Piper said.
"We'll all go." Paige said, firmly.
"You're all not allowed!" Leo said.
Paige waved her hand, ignoring Leo's comments. "Pearl, Phiona, take my hands." Paige said.
Without a second thought, Pearl and Phiona walked to their Aunt Paige, and locked hands with her.
"Come on Leo, we're all sensible whitelighters or have some whitelighter in us, we're going." Paige said, then she orbed out with her daughter and niece.
Leo said nothing and orbed out after them.
Cole glanced at Piper and then placed Pam on the ground. "What do we do?" He asked.
Piper looked at the Book of Shadows and sighed. She walked over to a small table and grabbed a pen and scribbled something down on a piece of paper. Then she turned to Cole. "Take me to the Underworld. I'm going to get some answers, my way." Piper said, firmly.
Cole knew not to argue with Piper when she got like this. He nodded and took her hand and the hand of his daughter, then shimmered them out.
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Prue was gasping for breath now, as sweat dribbled down her face.
"Come on Prudence, you'll get through this." Talia said. She had now returned to her normal features.
"You aren't going to kill my child!" Prue cried out, then screamed, as another contraction hit.
"No, no! Of course not. That's what everyone else wants to do. I know better though. If I take and raise your child on the side of evil, I'll have a huge advantage." Talia replied, as she placed a cool washcloth on Prue's head.
Prue squinted her eyes, sending telekinetic blasts at Talia.
Talia stumbled back at few steps. "Oh, powerful." She commented. "But not good enough. Look, you can't hurt me. Now just give it up and save your strength for the delivery, as I remember from my vision, it shouldn't be too much longer from now." She warned.
Prue screamed out in pain, again.
"'Atta girl. Now I'll be right back, don't worry....too much." Talia said, then she flared out.
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Minutes later, Talia flared into a room that was lit only by torches. She walked over to a large cage and saw Phoebe, who was just waking up. "Right on time." She said, with a yawn. "I should get a little nap in later today, too." She said, with a smile.
Phoebe hopped to her feet. "What the hell is this?!" She yelled. She tried to use her empathy, but nothing happened. "Who are you?" She demanded.
"The future leader of all evil." Talia replied. "But that's not important right now. What's important is me finding and trapping the rest of your agrivating little family. You wouldn't happen to know where they are, would you?" She asked.
"Do you really think I'd tell you?" Phoebe remarked.
"If it meant saving your unborn niece. But alas, I don't think you know. So, I have to get back to Prudence. She's due in a little while, you know. Well, tootles." Talia said, then she flared out.
Phoebe tried shaking the cage, but nothing happened. "Damnit!" She cried out. She tried levitating into the air, only to fall on her butt. "No, this cage is keeping me from using my powers!" She exclaimed.
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"Tell me where she is!" Piper demanded, as she raised her hand to blow up another limb from a demon that she'd frozen; well, everything but his head.
The demon hesitated. "Never!" He yelled.
Piper waved her hands, blowing up the demon's left leg. "No right arm and no left leg, my you're in a pickle." Piper said, as she walked around the demon. "Now, where is Talia?!" Piper asked, again.
Cole and Pam were waiting a few feet away.
Pam was amazed at her Aunt Piper's fierce temper. She'd never seen this side of Piper before.
"No more! It's magically hidden! A spell will find it, if it's powerful enough!" The demon cried out.
Piper raised her hands to blow up the demon, when the demon errupted into flames.
Talia flared in. "Now why'd you have to ruin a good plan?" She asked. Without letting the demon answer, she waved her hand, and he turned into a pile of dust. Then she turned to Piper. "Piper Halliwell. I believe we've already met. At least, I've met you. But of course I didn't look the same when you saw me last. Allow me to introduce myself; I'm Talia....the last demon you'll ever live to fight." She said, in a matter-of-factly tone.
Pam shimmered in behind Talia and kicked in her in ankle, trying to imitate one of her mother's martial arts moves. "Cowwection, I will be da last demon you eva fight!" She exclaimed.
Talia winced at the unexpected attack, then spun around. "Why you little...." She held up her hand, creating a fire ball, then hurled it at Pam.
Pam shimmered out, missing the fire ball, and then shimmered back in. She heard a crack and then saw a few rocks fall to her feet. "I wants to know where my mommy and Auntie Prue is." She demanded.
Piper raised her hands, trying to explode Talia, but only sending her falling back a few steps.
"You can't defeat me." Talia hissed.
"Try me." Piper replied, as she held up her hands, freezing Talia in place. But Piper could tell that it wouldn't last long, because Talia was already breaking out of the freeze. "Cole! Shimmer back up to the Manor! Tell Paige, Leo, Pearl, and Phiona that I'm here and them bring them here!" Piper demanded.
Cole held out his hand. "Come on, Pam." He said.
"No, I want to stay with Auntie Piper." Pam replied.
"Pamela!" Cole insisted.
Pam shimmered out and then shimmered in, next to Piper. "Me wants to stay with Auntie Piper!" She replied; showing her mother's resistance.
Cole shook his head. "I'll be right back!" He promised, then he shimmered out.
Piper reached down and hugged her niece. "Now I want you to shimmer out, immediately, if there is any danger. Understand?" She asked.
"With you." Pam replied.
"With or without me." Piper corrected. Then she posititioned herself in front of Pam and held out her hands, in a defensive position.
Talia unfroze. "How dare you!" She roared. She held out her hands and sent streams of fire flying at Piper.
Piper held up her hands, freezing the fire in mid air.
"You think you're pretty clever, don't you? Well then, why can't you find your sisters?" Talia asked, as she waved her hand and telekinetically sent Piper flying into the wall, then smiled as she heard a sickening crack of bone.
"Auntie Piper!" Pam shouted. She shimmered out and then shimmered in, next to Piper. "Auntie Piper, wake up!" She pleaded.
Talia rolled her eyes and waved her hand again, this time sending Pam flying in the opposite direction.
Pam felt herself flying backwards, then shimmered out, barely missing the cave wall.
Cole shimmered himself, Leo, Paige, Pearl, and Phiona into the cave; behind Talia.
Paige's mouth dropped open when she saw Piper. Piper! She mentally screamed to herself. "That's it, bitch!" Paige cried out. "Boulder!" She screamed. A large boulder that was laying in the cave orbed out and then orbed in, smashing into Talia's head. Knocking her out cold, temporarily.
Leo and Paige ran to Piper's side.
Pam shimmered in, next to Piper.
"Pam! Are you hurt?" Paige asked, as she knelt down next to Piper.
Cole took his nieces' hands and walked them over to the group.
Leo knelt down and placed his hands over Piper, then golden light began to glow from his hands, healing Piper. "Piper, honey, you're going to be okay." He whispered. Then the light disappeared and he knew that his wife was healed.
Suddenly a horrible scream echoed through the cave.
"Prue!" Piper and Paige said, in unison.
The group looked back at the spot that they'd left Talia, who was now gone!
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"Now, now..We can't have anymore of that, they'll find us too quickly." Talia said, with a sly grin. She had just finished a spell that made Prue's screams of pain, unhearable. She looked down at her watch and smiled. "Any time now, any time." She murmured. She waved her hand and a chair materialized next to the makeshift bed that Prue was lying on. Then she casually sat down in her chair, to wait.
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"We need to find Prue!" Piper urged, as she followed a narrow path to where she thought they'd heard Prue's scream from. But as she turned the corner, she found herself at a dead end. "Damnit!" She cried out in frustration. She waved her hands, blasting a chunck of the rock from it's cave wall. But only more rock was behind it.
"And Phoebe! Do you think that the Power of Three would be strong enough to find Prue?" Paige asked.
Piper shrugged. "But where do we st...." Piper began, but was cut off by her niece's voice.
"Double double, Turner in trouble, take me there, through the air! Double double, Turner in trouble, take me there, through the air!" Pam chanted. Suddenly she began to rise into the air and glided forward.
"Pam!" Pearl called, as she raced after her cousin.
Pam grinned down at Pearl, from her place in the air. She'd always wanted to know what it was like to levitate and/or fly.
Leo, Cole, Piper, and Paige exchanged looks and then dashed after Pam.
"Wait up!" Phiona called, as she ran after her family members.
Cole shimmered out and then shimmered in, behind Phiona in mid run, then grabbed her and shimmered them out in mid run again. Then Cole shimmered in, still running, next to Piper.
Phiona let out a burst of laughter. "That was fun, Uncle Cole! We should do it again!" She squeeled with delight.
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Prue closed her eyes, trying to astral project, but she was much too weak. She let out another howel of pain.
Talia instantly jumped up and smiled. "Here she comes!" She announced, as she grabbed a handful of towels and walked to the edge of the bed.
"No!" Prue cried out, in agony. She squinted her eyes and telekinetically sent the chair flying at Talia.
Talia waved her hand and the chair vanished. "Sorry, Prudence, but you're not going to ruin this for me." She stated. "Now push!" She commanded, in a low and threatening voice.
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Pam was still floating, when she came to a large cave wall. She stopped in mid air.
"What's going on? Did the spell fail?" Cole asked, as he looked at his daughter.
Pearl shook her head. "Maybe Aunt Phoebe is behind that wall?" She asked herself, out loud.
Piper nodded. "Then I'll blow it up. Stand back." She said.
Everyone except for Pam, who couldn't move, got out of the way.
Piper carefully aimed her hands at the wall and then sent a powerful exploding blast at the wall. There was a loud crackle, but nothing else happened. Piper glared. "I'm not giving up that easily." She replied. She waved her hands again, hitting the wall with another poweful exploding blast of energy. The entire cave shook and there was another booming sound, but the wall held strong.
"Auntie Piper, I can help!" Pearl said, as 2 bright white balls of light appeared; one in each of her hands.
"Good idea, Pearl. Very good! Come and stand next to me; we'll hit the wall at the same time." Piper said, as she motioned to her side.
Pearl walked over to her Aunt Piper's side and aimed her exploding light balls, in the direction of the wall. "On three. One...two..three!" Pearl shouted.
In unison, Piper waved her hands and Pearl threw her exploding balls of light. Both light balls and the exploding blast hit the wall at the same time! There was a loud smashing sound and then a large crack appeared on the surface of the wall.
"Again!" Piper said, as she raised her hands.
Pearl quickly created 2 more light balls and aimed them.
Piper and Pearl counted to 3, then threw their blasts at the wall. Another loud boom shot through the air, followed by the cave shaking, then a few rocks tumbled down the side of the wall.
Cole placed his hand on Piper's shoulder. "Piper, I can help. I can throw my energy balls." Cole suggested.
Phiona, who was now standing on the floor, bounced up and down. "And I can shoot the wall with my telekinetic orbs!" She announced.
Piper glanced at Leo, for approval.
Leo nodded. "It's a good idea! We might get some where!" Leo said.
Piper nodded. "Then let's do it!" She said, as she raised her hands again.
Pearl held up her hands and a ball of light light appeared in each hand. "Ready when you are." She said, as she positioned herself.
Cole held out his hands and created 2 neon yellow balls of energy, then aimed them at the wall.
Phiona placed her hands together and then held them out, straight in front of her, then orbs began to flow from her palms; they weren't going towards the wall yet though.
"Ready!" Cole and Phiona announced, together.
Together, the group counted to 3, then aimed and fired! This time the cave shook so much that it brought everyone, except Pam, to their knees. The wall cracked and then rocks tumbled from it; leaving a cloud of dust and dirt. A large beam of yellowish-blue energy crackled in front of the wall.
"Look, a force field! No wonder!" Leo announced, as he got to his feet.
Piper, Cole, Pearl, and Phiona stood up as well.
"We've almost broken it." Piper announced.
"One more time! All together now!" Pearl said, with a determined voice.
"Yeah!" Phiona shouted.
Piper, Cole, Pearl, and Phiona got into their positions; Cole and Pearl created their weapons, while orbs began to surround Phiona's hands. Then on the count of 3, they blasted the wall/force field again. This time there was a mighty explosion and a high pitched sound. This sent everyone crashing to the ground again, except Pam. When the smoke cleared, there was a large hole in the wall, and in the center of the room was a large cage; a cage that contained Phoebe.
"Phoebe!" Piper and Paige cried out in unison.
Cole and Leo followed them.
Pam floated right up to the cage and then dropped to her feet.
Pearl and Phiona took hands, then ran in after their family.
"Piper, Paige, Cole, oh and Leo! Thank God you're all here!" Phoebe exclaimed, as she looked up at her family.
"Hi, mommy!" Pam giggled, as she walked over to the cage.
"Hi Auntie Phoebe!" Pearl and Phiona chimed in, together.
"Where's Prue?" Phoebe suddenly asked, as she realized her older sister wasn't with them.
"She's gone! Taken by that Talia that Leo told us about!" Piper explained.
"And we hope that with the Power of Three, we can find Prue." Paige added.
"Well what are you waiting for, get me out of here!" Phoebe insisted.
"And there's more...." Leo whispered.
Phoebe paused. "Wh..what 'more'?" Phoebe asked.
"Right before Talia took her, she said her water broke...." Leo answered.
"Oh my God!" Phoebe choked. She pointed to the cage. "Get me out!" She cried.
Paige nodded. "Cage!" She yelled. Instantly, the cage orbed out and then orbed in, on the other side of the cave. She grabbed Phoebe and Piper's free hands. "Hurry, a circle!" She called.
Piper joined her sisters, making a circle. "What spell?" She asked.
"We Charmed three, call upon the Power of Three, to aid us in our time of need, to find the one we seek!" Paige recited.
"We Charmed three, call upon the Power of Three, to aid us in our time of need, to find the one we seek! We Charmed three, call upon the Power of Three, to aid us in our time of need, to find the one we seek! We Charmed three, call upon the Power of Three, to aid us in our time of need, to find the one we seek!" Piper, Phoebe, and Paige chanted in unsion. Suddenly the 3 sisters disappeared in a swirl of aqua colored lights.
"What about us?" Pam pouted.
"They'll come back." Pearl assured everyone. She then crossed her arms. "Uncle Leo, take me up to the Manor." She said.
Leo blinked. "You want me to take you home during this crisis?!" He shouted, in a shocked voice. Then he immediately apologized, when he saw the shocked faces around him. "I'm sorry Pearl, but why on Earth do you need to go home now?" He asked.
"Because, daddy is probably home now and I want him to see Auntie Prue's baby too." Pearl replied.
Cole nodded his head. "I can take her, if you'd like...." Cole said.
"No, no, it's okay. I'll go." Leo replied. He grabbed Pearl's hand and orbed them out.
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There was another swirl of aqua lights and then Piper, Phoebe, and Paige appeared in a small cave behind Talia.
There was a ear crushing scream from a newborn baby.
Talia proudly held up her prize; she wasn't aware that Piper, Phoebe, and Paige were there.
Suddenly there was a swirl of white lights, then Andy Trudeau appeared falling in mid air. He snatched the baby from Talia's arms and landed on the ground. "Hands off my daughter!" He warned. He stroked the screaming child's face and then the crying stopped.
"No!" Talia screamed. She created a fire ball and sent it flying at Andy.
"N..no!" Prue managed to yell. She squinted her eyes and sent the fire ball flying into Talia's chest, which sent Talia smashing into the opposite wall.
"Prue!" Piper, Phoebe, and Paige cried out in unison. They rushed to their sister's side.
Andy rushed over to Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige; while still holding his newborn daughter.
Then there was a swirl of magenta colored lights. Leo, Cole, Glenn, Pearl, Phiona, and Pam appeared in the room.
Leo was holding the Book of Shadows; opened to Talia's page, with a vanquishing spell.
"Me gots da potion!" Pam said, proudly, as she held up a potion bottle.
Talia started to stand, when she saw everyone else. "No!" She cried out.
Pam hurled the potion into Talia's chest, which smashed on contact, letting the potion seep into Talia's skin.
Leo walked over to the Charmed Ones and showed them the vanquishing spell. "Hurry, read this!" He urged.
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took hands. "We call upon the Power of Four, to banish you from this world, forever more! We call upon the Power of Four, to banish you from this world, forever more! We call upon the Power of Four, to banish you from this world, forever more! We call upon the Power of Four, to banish you from this world, forever more!" The Charmed Ones chanted.
Then in a burst of flames, Talia exploded into nothingness.
Cheers filled the room.
Prue reached for her baby.
Andy gently laid the child in Prue's arms. "She's gorgeous, like her mother." Andy whispered into Prue's ear.
Prue blushed and gently rocked her baby back and forth. "Come see...." She said, as she looked at the rest of her family.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige crowded around the newest member of the family.
"She's sooooooo cute!" Phoebe squeeled with delight.
"Don't scare the poor kid, Pheebs! She's only a few minutes old!" Paige joked.
"Hey!" Phoebe protested.
Piper rolled her eyes. "She's beautiful! Congratulations Prue and Andy, you finally got what you always wanted together." Piper said.
"And she looks just like a livin', breathin', angel!" Paige announced.
Prue grinned and glanced up at Andy. "Exactly what I was thinking. But then it makes sense, since she came from an angel." Prue said, as she smiled at Andy.
"Two angels. Doesn't matter if you're alive, Prue. You've always been my angel." Andy said.
A few tears of joy trickled down Prue's cheeks.
"What are you going to name her?" Leo asked, who was now standing next to Andy.
Phiona jumped up and down next to Leo. "I wanna see, daddy!" She begged.
Leo reached down and picked up his daughter, so she could look at her new cousin.
"No fair!" Pearl and Pam shouted in unison.
Paige motioned for Glenn and Pearl to come closer.
Glenn picked up Pearl and moved over to Paige.
"Here, take my spot." Paige said, as she moved out of the way.
Glenn stepped into Paige's spot and gazed down at his new niece. "She's lovely!" Glenn announced.
"Real pretty!" Pearl added.
Phoebe stepped out of the way and let Cole move into her spot. Then she scooped up her daughter and handed her to Cole.
"Hi, new cousin!" Pam called, as she waved to the new baby.
Cole smiled. He decided since there was so much disagreement that he'd look at his new niece without saying anything to spoil the moment.
Andy looked down at his daughter and then at Prue. "Prue, I know how much it means to you to keep your family tradition of giving your kids names that begin with the letter 'P', so I was thinking....Pandora. It's sort of a mixture of 'Prudence' and 'Andy'. What do you think?" He asked.
Pandora. Ah, so he was the one who came up with that name. Prue thought, with a grin. "I love it!" She announced. Then she stroked her daughter's cheek. "And I want her middle name to be, Angel." Prue said.
"Pandora Angel Trudeau." Piper, Phoebe, and Paige said. They had already known since before Pearl was born what Prue's child's name would be, but they pretended to act surprised anyway. "We love it!" They called out.
Prue held out her hand. "Leo, hurry, take us to the Manor." Prue said, suddenly.
Leo looked confused then nodded, without questioning.
Leo, Prue, and Andy took hands. Leo was still holding Phiona and Prue was still holding her daughter.
"Follow us." Prue said.
Leo then orbed them out.
Piper, Paige, Glenn, and Pearl formed a circle.
Paige orbed them out.
Phoebe placed her hand on Cole's shoulder. "Let's go." She said.
Cole shimmered them out.
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A few moments later Cole shimmered himself, Phoebe, and Pam into the living room of the Halliwell Manor; he found the rest of his family already there.
Everyone crowded around Prue, Andy, and the new baby.
"Welcome home, Pandora Angel Trudeau." Prue greeted.
Pandora wiggled in her mother's arms.
A sad look crossed Andy's face. "I only have a few more minutes." He explained.
Prue handed Pandora to Andy. "Don't worry, I promise to summon you very soon!" Prue said.
Andy kissed his daughter's head. "I love you, Pandora." He whispered. Then he bent down and kissed Prue. "And I love you too, Prue." He said.
"I love you!" Prue answered.
Andy handed Pandora back to Prue and then he turned into his spirit form.
"Andy, one quick question." Prue said.
Andy nodded.
"How'd you find us?" Prue asked.
"The Elders sent me to Earth. Since I was a spirit on Earth, I have the abilities of a ghost; thus I could find and 'haunt' anyone I wanted to. I found you, but of course, I wasn't going to haunt you." Andy explained. Then he sighed. "I have to go now." He said.
Prue nodded. "Say bye bye to daddy!" Prue said, as she helped Pandora wave her tiny hand.
"Bye, sweetheart. Bye Prue!" Andy said. Then he disappeared, in a swirl of white lights.
"Blessed be!" The Charmed Ones, Leo, Cole, Glenn, Pearl, Phiona, and Pam called out.
Prue looked down at Pandora. Even though people said that newborns couldn't show facial emotions, Prue was sure that Pandora's face was full of sadness.
TO BE CONTINUED....