A/N: This is the chapter everybody has been waiting for! Amanda's birth...well at the least the beginning of it. The chapter was getting so long, I had to split it into two parts. In honor of Labor Day, I will post them both today. Mandebella, I'm glad you liked the scene with the hiccups and Andy's cure. I thought it would make for some sweet romance between them. son gomay vidal goku: you are so right, Prue is indeed having the baby.

Andy shielded Prue with his body as Abraxas, Jeremy, a Grimlock, and Bloody Mary came through the portal. "Ah...Ah...Piper do something quick!" Phoebe spouted. Once again Piper flicked her wrists, growling at Jeremy, "why can't you just stay dead?" Jeremy exploded in a fury of black smoke.

"Andy get the one with the horns!" Phoebe shouted taking on the Bloody Mary. The crossbow appeared in Andy's hand, firing on his command, impaling Abraxas immediately. The demon screamed and smoked out. "Ouch that look like it hurt," Piper commented just as Cole shimmered in, "need a little demonic assistance?"

"No thanks, I got it." Phoebe levitated, bicycling her feet, into Bloody Mary, "It's time to put you back into film you jumped out of!" she ground, kicking at it, until Cole tired of watching and produced an energy ball.

"Hey!" Phoebe looked at him disappointed when Mary exploded.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself," Cole shrugged with a big grin.

Single handedly Prue took on the grimlock, she raised her arm, and wavered as her body was taken down by contraction.

"Great, I'm in labor and everything freakin' thing I've ever vanquished decides to come back to life. "Prue squinted and the Grimlock flew into the wall and then shimmered out. Run you coward. Go back to hell where you came from"

She reached for Andy's arm, steadying herself for balance, "Ok...this really hurts". Andy's face paled. "Prue, are you-?"

"She's in labor," Phoebe finished for him. "Has been all morning, only she wouldn't admit it".

"Hey would you just lay off? I had things to do!" Prue held her stomach as another contraction shot through her back. "Oh..."

"You are forever a busy women," Piper commented. "C'mon sit down"

"I don't want to sit down!" Prue hissed trying to reach her full height. "There it's gone," she sighed. "All better so I can go back to demon fighting"

"You're not fighting anything, Prue" Andy said calmly forcing her to sit in the pink puffy chair.

Phoebe tenderly brushed her hand through Prue's hair. "He's right honey, you need to save your energy . Amanda is going to need every bit of it. Just let us take care of the demons."

"But what about the demonic horseman? You can't vanquish them without me." Prue said with super-witch conviction.

Piper and Phoebe looked at one another, "we did it before."

"Oh right," Prue returned flatly.

"But we'll do that after we help you deliver the baby."

"You'll have to do it now" Leo retorted appearing beside Piper, "the Source has already opened the vortex and demons are escaping at an alarming rate. It's anarchy all through out the city."

"Saving the world is going to have wait." Piper shook her head staring at her sister, "in case you haven't noticed, Prue's having a baby". Leo looked at Prue, sympathetically. "There's no time."

"We're not leaving Prue," Phoebe defended.

Prue placed her hand on her stomach, "You guys I'll be all right. The contractions aren't-" she held her breath, closing her eyes at the pain that was rolling through her stomach. "That bad yet"

"Liar," Phoebe hissed.

"We aren't leaving you Prue," Piper added.

Prue looked at both of her sisters with her usual in control calmness. "If a building is on fire and you have to make a choice who do you save? One sibling or five strangers?"

"Five Strangers," Both Piper and Phoebe repeated in unison.

Prue felt her heart sink with emotion as both of her sisters hugged her, "You guys go, I'll be fine. I have Leo and Andy here to protect me."

"Uh...I hate to say this," Leo began sheepishly. "But Andy should go too. The more fire power the better."

Andy looked to Prue for approval, "the faster you vanquish the horsemen the faster you get back."

"We love you," Phoebe said pressing her face to Prue's tummy, "Don't you dare come out without us!" She then looked to Cole "Can you shimmer us to the vortex so Leo can stay with Prue?"

"Better him than me. I'm not very good in the baby department," Cole grinned wrapping an arm around Phoebe as she stood.

"Take good care of Prue," Piper kissed Leo. "We'll be back as soon as we can". The trio shimmered out.

Andy knelt at Prue's feet, taking her hands into his. "So it looks like you and I are about to have a baby," Prue grinned, smiling so that all of her teeth were showing. Andy tenderly kissed both of her hands. "That we are."

"I don't want you to feel like I'm abandoning you, Prue," he added. Prue reached out, touching the side of his face. "Andy, I would never think that you would ever abandon me. I love you"

Andy grinned and pressed a kiss to her lips before looking to Leo, "call me when it's time."

"Take my cell phone," Leo offered, fishing his cellular out of his pocket. "I haven't used one of these in ages," Andy looked at phone strangely before stuffing into the inside pocket of his jacket.

"Hurry back," Prue said watching him orb away.

A Few Hours Later...Leo paced nervously watching over Prue's accelerating discomfort. "Can I get you anything? A stick to bare down or something?". The anxious mother to be was lying on the couch, forever twisting in an attempt to find a comfortable position. Contractions were coming several minutes apart in both her stomach and in her back.

"I'm not quite to that point yet, but with all of your healing techniques a stick would be just great!"

Leo felt his face flush red, "sorry Prue, I don't really have much in way of child birth."

"Oh...Ow...!" Prue swallowed clenching her eyes shut, "what I wouldn't give for you to be able to orb this child out of me right now!"

"I could always take you to the hospital," Leo offered in jest.

Prue shook her head, "No...No...No, I can do this...I'm Prue Halliwell, Charmed Witch. What's a little labor pain to a Charmed Witch? OW! OW! OW!"

"Uh...oh," Leo suddenly looked heavenward.

"What is it?" Prue asked fearing that one of her sisters might have been hurt.

"It's one of my other charges," Leo said regretfully, "I have to go."

"NOW? BUT LEO..." For the first time in his life Leo thought he saw panic in Prue's eyes.

"Prue my charge could be dying," Leo said calmly knowing she would see reason.

"Okay, Okay" she nodded, "can you help me up first?"

"Sure," Leo quickly helped her to seat position, and to her feet. "How's that?"

"Better," Prue lied.

"Call if you need me," Leo said orbing away.

Prue shuffled slowly about the manor, until the loneliness and pain became to much. It had been nearly an hour and Leo had yet to return. "LEO!" Silently she stood in the kitchen keeping a hand, pressed to her stomach, as she waited for the white lighter to appear. When no response came she reached for own cell phone, and quickly punched in Leo's number, praying that Andy would answer. "C'mon, C'mon" she whispered. The cellular phone you are trying to reach is currently out of the calling area. Please try your call again later.

Prue tossed the hapless phone to the counter, wallowing, "Great, the biggest moment of my life and I'm going to be spending it alone"

"Not completely alone." A voice replied.

Prue looked up surprised to see a vaguely familiar set of orbs, "Oh God," she hissed, as Natalie appeared. Natalie's lips pursed in disapproval, "I'm here to help you deliver your baby Prue"