Disclaimer: Piper Halliwell/Wyatt, Phoebe Halliwell, and Paige Matthews/Halliwell don't belong to me as do Leo Wyatt, Wyatt Matthew Halliwell, Cole Turner, Glenn Belland, Victor Bennett, Darryl Morris, Shelia Morris, Andrew Trudeau, Jason Dean, and any other characters that appear on the show don't. Ashanti, Beyonce Knowles, and Jay-Z don't belong to me. Brian belongs to me, as does Darlene, Raven, the second Raven vanquishing spell, and the spell to get to The Queen's cavern. The Source vanquishing spell belongs to Aaron Spelling and the creators of 'Charmed'. Veronica belongs to Migdalia (ColeTurner4Ever/GrantingTroyTurner). Please e-mail with any comments you may have at

A/N: Hey, everybody. Ok, well, here is the second chapter of The Finale of United. I really love this story but unfortunately but I can't keep it going any longer. I have used all of my creative talent and effort on this story as have Migdalia and Michael. This story has lasted for 10 months! I now want to finish this story so I can focus on other stories. I have a One Tree Hill story that I'm working on and a new Charmed story that I'm working on. My old co-writer, Migdalia (ColeTurner4Ever, GrantingTroyTurner) that resigned for the time being, has returned to help me with The Finale. So, she wrote this chapter. I hope you enjoy it!!

United Chapter 43!!

Desert of Lost Souls

The three sisters fell from the red sky onto the sandy desert.

"Ok so it's really a desert," grunted Paige. "I don't like this already."

They got up from the ground and looked around. The place was dry and they could hear a slight howl of the wind. Almost like voices. Crumbled rocks and dried trees filled the place.

"So far so good," said Piper. "So where's the cave part?"

"Probably up ahead," said Phoebe, seeing nothing around them but trees and rocks. "Just be alert and let's start walking,"

"Did anyone think that we might need Leo for healing?" asked Piper.

Prue and Paige looked at her with open mouths.

"Oh sorry forgot," said Piper. "I really don't want to be here."

"It's for our kids Piper," said Phoebe. "Don't forget that."

"And Glenn," noted Paige quickly.

Phoebe nodded. She didn't care about getting Glenn or Jason right now she wanted her baby and nephew. After about two minutes of walking, they heard a rumble and automatically stopped.

"Everyone stay calm," said Prue turning around slowly. "Maybe we're still in San Francisco and experiencing an earthq..."

Before she could finish, she was suddenly being sucked through the sandy ground. She screamed for help and tried to orb out but her powers weren't strong enough. Paige grabbed onto her hands and pulled her but she was being sucked as well.

"Let's orb at the same time," grunted Paige.

Prue nodded.

1...

2...

3...

They orbed out and reappeared next to Phoebe.

"Good job, Paige," said Piper.

"Thanks," said Paige. "Let's hurry up, please,"

"Right with you," said Piper as they continued to walk.

Phoebe was starting to get tired and thirsty. Piper felt and heard something crack beneath her feet. She grimaced.

"Awww, yuck!" she cried, jumping away.

Prue looked at it.

"Human bones," she noted.

"I guess they had to eat," said Paige.

"Or maybe it's other witches who tried to get the herasroot," said Phoebe, walking ahead.

Paige rolled her eyes and they walked some more.

"Have you guys thought about if we don't get this ingredient or if we run out of time?" asked Piper.

"We don't want to think about that," said Paige.

"Well if we did we would have to save the kids," said Phoebe.

"Wait a minute," said Paige. "What about Glenn?"

Phoebe stopped and looked at Paige.

"Paige, if it had to come to that" said Phoebe. "You know I have to save my daughter and my nephew"

Paige shook her head and kept walking.

"Don't talk like that," scolded Prue. "We will beat The Queen,"

"It's all Phoebe's fault anyhow," said Paige.

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Phoebe.

"Well if you didn't use that spell on Cole and make him insane, then we wouldn't have met Dr. Cummings," snapped Paige.

"Guys stop it," shouted Piper. "That's enough,"

"And you were all over Cole weren't you," said Phoebe. "Well, he never really loved you in the first place,"

Paige turned around and swung her hand out at Phoebe when Phoebe ducked. Prue tk'd them both a couple feet away from each other.

"Phoebe, cut it out," said Piper. "You're acting like a child,"

Prue watched as they both got up.

"Let's just do this alright," said Phoebe.

Paige nodded. Suddenly, they saw Cole shimmer in.

"Babe!" cried Phoebe. "What are you doing here?"

She walked up to him and he grabbed her neck, choking her. Prue tried to tk him but it wouldn't work. Suddenly, she felt a grab from behind.

"Andy!" cried Paige. Then Glenn appeared in front of her and backslapped her to the ground.

Piper raised her hands and exploded the guys. Phoebe dropped to the ground, coughing. She had a sad look in her eyes.

"It wasn't them," said Prue, helping her up.

"Shape shifters?" asked Paige.

"Exactly, although ghosts can appear at any shape and I'm thinking it's another demon because this one read our thoughts or desires," said Prue.

"Can we hurry up?" asked Piper. "This place is freaking me out,"

"Sure," said Paige.

They saw a cliff in front of them.

"We can orb up there," said Paige. She tried to orb but couldn't. "Hey!"

"You cannot orb up that mountain," said a booming voice, behind them.

The girls turned around and saw a large burly man with his arms crossed. He looked like a Viking.

"And are you good or evil?" asked Phoebe.

"There is no good and evil here," said the man. "We've been dead for hundreds of years, we got over that,"

Piper rolled her eyes. "Well then, we'll be climbing the mountain,"

"Not without completing the task," said the man he pulled out two swords. He pointed at Piper and Paige. "You must choose between those two,"

"You're a ghost how do we defeat you?" asked Phoebe.

"I can still be in solid form," said the man.

"Oh, brother," breathed Paige. She turned to Piper. "Just freeze him,"

"I can't freeze ghosts," said Piper. "So, you or me?"

"I want a go at it," said Paige. She turned. "I accept your challenge,"

The Viking laughed. "Great!"

He tossed a heavy sword to Paige who could barely lift it. The Viking swung at her arm cutting it. Paige cried out.

"The swords are surely real," said Prue.

Piper watched nervously as Paige battled the Viking.

Cling...

Clang...

Clang...

Clang...

Paige was getting tired. The Viking laughed.

"Give up," he asked.

"No," grunted Paige. "Sword!"

The sword from her hand orbed out and appeared in The Viking's gut. He laughed again.

"Nice," said The Viking. "You may pass,"

Paige sighed. The sisters hugged her.

"Great, Paige," said Phoebe.

Prue tried to heal her.

"I think certain powers work at certain times," said Paige.

"Let's see if we can orb," said Prue.

They tried. No luck.

"I hope you guys have great upper body strength," said Phoebe.

Desert of Lost Souls-45 Minutes Later

Phoebe dropped to the ground, in exhaustion.

"I can't believe we didn't bring water," said Phoebe.

Piper helped her up.

"We're almost there!" cried Paige. "I see the cave,"

They practically started running but it seemed to get farther and farther.

"Halt," said a woman, appearing from the sand. The girls stopped.

"What now?" muttered Paige.

"You must get passed me to go on to your last task," said the woman.

"Ok," said Prue. "What is it?"

She pointed to Phoebe. "I want her,"

The woman got into battle position.

"Oh, this will be good," said Phoebe, accepting the challenge.

Phoebe and the female demon started fighting. Phoebe was having a hard time counteracting her moves. She was sweating furiously. The female demon stepped back.

"You prove to be a great warrior," said the female demon. "This wasn't a real task, I was bored. You may go,"

The girls gaped at her as she disappeared.

"I really hate this place," said Paige.

Walking some more, they were finally near the cave, a few feet to go. Suddenly, an Elder like man appeared in front of them.

"Is this our last task?" asked Prue.

"No, you face many in the cave," said the man. "To go in you have to past this task. You have to beat me,"

He pointed at Piper. "You, who uses her hands, come here,"

Piper looked to her sisters who nodded. Piper stepped up. The man stared at her, Piper stared back.

"A staring contest!" cried Paige. "I had to battle with swords and bleeding and Piper gets a staring contest,"

Piper found this really humorous but she was doing it for her kids. Her eyes were already dry and she didn't know how long she could hold it.

"What if this is fake?" asked Paige.

"Well, she can't let up, we never know," said Phoebe.

Piper saw the Elder like man twitching. His eyes were watering heavily, so were hers.

"Argh!" he cried, as he blinked. Piper sighed and blinked several times.

"You should know that Piper is a staring contest champ," said Prue, patting her sister's back.

"Yeah, good luck," said the man. "Just in case, where would you like to be buried?"

He laughed as he disappeared.

"Well, we should be kind of relived," said Prue. "We'll need our strength for the cave,"

"Guys," said Paige. "We're here,"

They peered in the dark cave and heard heavy howling.

"Who's going in first?" asked Prue, smiling nervously.

Author's Note: Ok, well here's chapter 43. I hope you enjoyed it!! Migdalia did a great job with this chapter! I'm glad to have her back as a co-writer!! Anyway, things are getting really good! Next chapter will be the sisters in the Cave of Destruction. Chapter 44, coming soon! In the meantime, please REVIEW!!