A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Just to let you all know, I've decided not to give Paige and Prue more kids. It would be too many kids in the house. Sorry to all of you who wanted more kids! Jenny: Well, you didn't know that Pandora knew until this chapter, 'cause of her telepathy and all. (Isn't she just the cutest lil' telepath? LOL) I love writing the telepathic scenes! And I totally know what you mean....If my head wasn't hooked on, Goddess knows where it would be by now! I'm glad you like the whole "Pam jealous of Persia" thing. I kinda reversed the roles, you know? Usually the older one is jealous of the "baby". Phyre: Oh, oh, oh! You'll just have to wait and see. But about Piper's pregnancy, she has a reason for keeping it hidden. ;) And it may take a while before I decide to have Phyre show up, but I promise that she will be there! lol I have all these ideas rolling around in my head, but nothing set in stone yet, so to speak. But she will show up! Zythe: I dunno... ::ponders:: Well, for the purposes of my story, only people that The Elders contact (mainly whitelighters/people with whitelighter blood) can hear the jingles. lol Hmm, I'll think about the whole charges thing. ;) peanut2lb: Ahhhh! You liked the title! I'm so pleased! I pride myself in making as creative titles as possible! Well, Paige can't hear The Elders calling all the time, but they wanted to contact her this time. I'm glad you liked Prue's thoughts about her niece and Brandon. Pearl tends to take after her mother and Prue the most. (Personality wise.)

Also, I'd like to comment on the United States' presidential election. I'm highly displeased with the results! (To put it "nicely".) Unfortunately, my statement could cause an argument, but I refuse to sit back and keep quiet about my beliefs. I loathe the fact that the U.S. will have to endure 4 more years of forced Christianity and inequality! A president who can't differentiate his religious beliefs from equality (I'm a firm believer in the separation of church and state), is someone who is clearly leading us in the WRONG direction!!!!

The Blessed Ones
Chapter 24: The Ultimate Sacrifice

Before anyone could answer, a flurry of glowing blue and white orbs appeared on one side of the room and shimmers appeared on the other side of the room. Within moments Paige, Leo, Pearl, and Phiona appeared as the orbs vanished. At the same time Cole, Persia, and Pam appeared as the shimmers faded away. "This is bad!" They all said, in unison.

Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Janie exchanged looks.

"Orack has rounded up demons that have captured at least twelve known witches and is planning to kill them unless he can have Janie!" Leo and Cole said in unison.

"Do you know where he's holding them?" Piper asked.

"No." Paige and Persia said at the same time.

"Wait! I have an idea!" Phoebe said. She got up and walked over to Cole. "Shimmer me to the Manor."

"Why?" Cole asked.

"Just do it!" Phoebe said.

Cole wrapped his arms around his wife and shimmered them out.

Janie had her eyes fixed on the picture of Orack, from the book. She looked at her hands, knowing what she had to do. She breathed in deeply.

----5 Minutes Later----

Cole shimmered himself back into Magic School, with Phoebe.

Phoebe proudly held up a small vial with silver goo in it.

"What's that, mommy?" Pam asked.

"A potion, with Orack's blood! I remember that some blood dripped onto the road before he flared away, after our first encounter with him. So I decided to see if it was still there. This potion, hopefully, should take us right to him!"

"But how are we gonna beat him?" Piper asked.

"Let's not worry about that right now. We have to save the witches first." Phoebe said.

Prue, Piper, and Paige nodded in agreement.

Everyone in the room gathered into a circle.

"Okay, here goes nothin'!" Phoebe said, just before throwing the potion onto the ground. A plume of silver smoke formed and surrounded everyone; when it vanished, so had everyone else.

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The entire group appeared in a torch lit cave.

"I knew you'd come, I just didn't think it'd be so soon." Orack's voice filtered through the room.

Pandora closed her eyes and concentrated on the voice. Then she pointed to an empty corner of the room. He's over there. She telepathically told her family.

I know, my empathy picked up on him over there too. Phoebe thought.

Paige, also, had been able to find where Orack was because of her ability to sense evil. Paige then saw a large, glowing cage filled with about 12 men and women. Those must be the witches that he caught! She thought. "Witches!" She yelled. Orbs began to form around the people and then fizzled out. Then Paige orbed out and orbed back in, flying into the wall. She hit with a loud thud and winced as pain flooded through her body.

"I knew you'd try that again." Orack's voice snickered. "I was prepared this time."

Janie stepped forward. "Let them go!"

There was only silence.

"I said, let them go!" Janie said, angrily.

Phoebe placed her hand on Janie's shoulder. "Don't do this!" She said.

"I have to free them, he wants me!" Janie said.

"He's a demon and demons lie." Phoebe replied.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Janie said. She took a few more steps out into the open, away from the Halliwell family.

Paige made herself get up and rubbed her head in pain.

"Mommy!" Pearl cried, as she ran to Paige's aid.

Orack became visible and pointed to the cage. "Come to me or they'll die!"

Piper raised her hands.

Orack formed a fire ball in his hand. "Better not." He said, as he looked at Piper.

Piper's hands fell to her sides.

Janie walked over to Orack.

Orack grabbed her wrist, roughly.

"Now let them go!" Janie said.

Orack laughed evilly. "Like Phoebe said, I'm a demon...." Orack said. The fireball appeared and he began to wave his hand.

"No!" Janie screamed. She wrapped her arms around Orack and held a tight grip.

"No, Janie!" Phoebe screamed. She could feel all of Janie's emotions and was sure she knew what Janie was about to do.

But it didn't work. Janie closed her eyes and felt her molecules running faster and faster through her body. "Goodbye!" She screamed. Then in a vast explosion, she and Orack exploded into nothingness.

"She sacrificed herself to save all of us!" Phoebe said, as she stared at the spot where Janie had just been.

"So that means he's really gone?" Prue asked.

"I don't sense his evil anymore." Paige said.

"I don't feel him anymore." Phoebe replied.

"And me can't read him no mores." Pandora said.

"Then they're really gone." Prue replied.

Piper turned to the cage where the witches were trapped. She raised her hands and with one mighty blast, the cage fell apart.

----5 Minutes Later----

Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige formed a circle with the 12 witches in the center. "Return to where you dwell, with this magic spell!" The Charmed Ones chanted. In a brilliant swirl of yellow light, the 12 witches vanished.

Everyone turned to look at the place where Janie sacrificed herself.

"Blessed be, sister witch." Phoebe said.

"Blessed be." Everyone else echoed.

There were a few more moments of silence.

Finally Pearl, Phiona, Pam, and Pandora formed a circle.

"Pam is gonna shimmer us home." Pearl said.

Before anyone could answer, Pam shimmered herself and the other 3 Blessed Ones out.

Paige decided she'd orb her sisters home, since they already had their hands joined from their spell. So she orbed them out.

Leo orbed out, leaving Persia and Cole.

Cole glanced at Persia. "Persia?"

Persia nodded. "Mhmm?"

"I think we should probably follow suit." Cole said, awkwardly.

"Ditto." Persia said, as she walked over and took Cole's hand.

"By the way, I'm sorry about Pam's behavior." Cole whispered.

Persia shrugged. "It's okay, really. She's just a little kid....It's okay." But it wasn't okay.

Cole just nodded and shimmered them out.

TO BE CONTINUED....