Together – Forever! Part 46:
Unexpected heroes

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As Cole, victor and Richard went upstairs to the room Andy and Richard shared. Richard suddenly stopped in his tracks... he had a weird feeling about this. He shook his head a bit
"Richard?"
Victor asked
"there... there's something wrong... we need to go back"
"we can't... I can't risk one of you being hurt Prue or Andy would kill me"
"well... if we won't go back... Andy won't have anything to vanquish anymore..."
"okay... let's go"
Cole said agreeing as the three men went back to the bar... finding the other three down on the floor... unconscious or as good as unconscious. Cole looked down at them and then back up at the darklighters. They stood speechless
"Balthazar"
they gasped and a second later Cole threw an energy ball at each of them and they burst into flames. Richard right away rushed to Andy's side, trying to wake him up... Cole checked the situation over and didn't know what to do
"we gotta get them out of her"
Cole said
"okay... um... you two each grab the hand of two of them..."
Cole ordered and the fathers did so, Andy closed the circle and shimmered them all together to their room...
"Victor... you call the manor! Only talk to Paige! She shall come here right away!"
Cole instructed. Victor just nodded and went for the telephone in the room. He hesitated for a second, but then dialled anyway
"Richard... we need to pull the arrows out of them. They're poisoned... and if the wounds won't kill them... the poison will... at least Andy and Leo... it's the only thing which can kill them"
Richard nodded and pulled the arrow out of Andy's chest, but didn't move for Leo or Darryl.
"Don't do this again... you can't die before me again, you heard me?"
Richard said starring at his son. He couldn't believe this was happening. Again. He had his only child just back and now he was 'leaving' again. Cole just bit his lip. He dearly felt for Richard. Seconds later Paige orbed into the room
"what is it?"
she asked and then saw the men down
"oh my god... what the..."
"darklighter... you're the only left over whitelighter"
"what? Cole I can't heal!"
Paige yelled at him...
"why the heck did you call me? What shall I do here?"
"heal"
"god Cole, do you even listen to me? I can't"
"you can... you just need to find the power inside of you! You are a whitelighter! You can heal!"
"I'm only partly, Cole!"
"okay... then don't try... but then also you will tell Prue and Piper they're dead..."
Paige starred at him taking in deep breathes and then starred at Andy and Leo... this all depended on her... if she wouldn't make it, she would ruin everything. She walked closer to them and knelt down between Leo and Andy
"okay... you guys need to help me here, okay?"
she asked, her hands shaking as she grabbed for a hand of each of them. she placed Andy's over Leo and Leo's over Andy's... then grabbed both of them and tried to heal them
"c'mon... please... please... please make it work... please"
she begged as slowly a few tears trickled down her cheeks. She looked at them but there was nothing. Paige closed her eyes tightly
'what use am I for, if I can't even heal the men of my sisters... the father of my niece?'
she asked and suddenly felt her hands getting warm. She opened her eyes again, just to see glowing, warm yellow light appearing in her and they boys' hands. She smiled through her tears
"oh god..."
she whispered, as Leo slowly opened his eyes. Leo was only injured on his arm, not like Andy in the chest, maybe even lung or heart was injured.
"Wha..."
"stay down"
Cole commanded, still waiting for Andy to make it...
"c'mon Andy... you can't leave Prue and your daughter alone, okay? C'mon... you can't give up now! You fought so long for this damn wedding! You are not gonna die now!"
Paige kind of yelled at him and it really seemed to have affection as Andy's wound finally closed as well. Paige just closed her eyes and breathing in relief. Andy's eyes too fluttered open
"Prue!"
he yelped, as he automatically sat up. Richard pulled him into a tight hug, leaving Andy puzzled... he tried to remember what happened, but the last thing on his mind was... darklighters
"where are..."
"ashes"
Cole confirmed... nodding at him
"I already thought I lost you again"
Richard mumbled. Andy smiled a little and finally wrapped his arms around his father as well, while Leo healed Darryl and he too woke up...
"I... gotta go again... or the other's will get suspicious"
"yeah... but no word"
Paige nodded her head
"thank you"
Andy and Leo said out of one mouth. Paige just nodded
"always... I guess..."
she said smiling slightly, as she still couldn't believe she really did it. She looked once more at the men, to kind of make sure, everything was okay and then orbed out again... leaving the boys for their night alone again.