A/N: It always makes me feel accomplished when people tell me I've moved them to tears. All of your questions about Prue and her future will be revealed soon. I promise. Princess Pinky: about Paige and how she is treated, I try as best I can to relate too what I've seen in the show. In my universe, she's definitely the "little sister". I think Prue sees her differently than Piper and Phoebe do. Prue sees her potential as a witch. Gomay: The best way to explain things is that Prue was meant to die. Paige is not, that's why the Elder's allowed for her to be saved by letting the girls return to the future. PrueTrudeau: You have a good idea about the girls going to the future, but I have another idea in mind. PrueAndyFan: Prue's not going to be a whitelighter. Not to worry she will continue to be the star in this series, as promised. I'm going to change her too much. Wyatt333: Thanks for noticing the tie in to DejaVu All Over Again!

FYI: Chapter 35 has been revised to include more of Prue's thoughts and closure about her impending death.

Charmed in the Afterlife: She's still Everywhere!

3 Weeks Later...

"Cole?"

Phoebe pressed a wadded tissue to her eyes feeling the echo of Cole's shimmer as he appeared behind her.

"Cole, I've been so worried"

Their petty argument about having children forgotten Phoebe flung her arms around the half demon seeking his comfort. "How did you get away from the Source and his bounty hunters?" Word had reached Leo's ears, claiming that the Source had captured the soul of Cole's father and was using it as a bargaining chip in exchange for Belthazor's loyalty.

In exchange for Phoebe's safety, Cole was made to kill another female witch. A death, which the Source hoped, would turn Phoebe's love to despise. Right before Prue had been killed Phoebe had asked Leo to orb her to the underworld where she hit Cole with an anti-evil potion. The two barely escaped with their lives, the night before Shax attacked the manor. Cole had thought it best, if they separated for a while allowing Phoebe a moment to grieve in safety for her dead sister.

"Nothing could keep me away from you" Cole proclaimed taking her face into her hands. Cole had attended Prue's funeral causing several bounty hunters to attack during the middle of the ceremony. Ever since, he'd been dodging them at every turn.

Phoebe's jaw quivered as she spoke, "It's just still hard to believe Prue's really gone. We can't bring her back!"

"I know" Tenderly Cole stroked Phoebe's hair. "The other side senses too your lose too."

"I just thank God, I didn't lose you and Piper or Paige"

"You could never lose me, Phoebe" Cole murmured drawing her lips to his. The two kissed tenderly alternating between pecks and long passionate kisses until Phoebe heard a voice that tore them apart.

"Marry him..."

Startled Phoebe pulled away from Cole and searched the room. The voice she'd heard sounded just like Prue's. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Cole questioned darting his eyes cautiously. Phoebe listened for a moment more and then let her feeling of hope fade.

"I just thought I heard Prue"

Cole smiled at her sympathetically, and pulled her back into his arms knowing that it was natural to feel hopeful about a lost love one.

Down in the kitchen, Paige tended to hungry infants, both Ally and Melinda were seated in their carriers both awaiting bottles. "It's comin'...It's comin'

Amanda sat listlessly in the chair staring into space. The young witch/tracer hadn't muttered a single word with the exception of Prue's name since witnessing the demon who slain her mother. Inconsolable cries seemed to be the norm in combination of fitful short bursts of sleep.

"Sweetie can you hand Ally that bottle? I think she wants a little bit more" Paige asked keeping one eye on the bottle warming in the saucepan.

Amanda just ignored her beloved Aunt's request and pretended to be oblivious to her wailing sister who was reaching for the one thing that would cause the rumbling in her tiny tummy relief.

"Where's another adult when you need one?" A bit exasperated Paige shook her head. Unwittingly she held out her hand and called for the Amanda's attention with a little more authority. "Bottle! Please"

Instantly orbs surrounded the bottle, dematerializing it, and making it reappear in Paige's hand. "How did that happen?" Shocked, Paige just stared at it, until Piper's voice pulled from her from her state of awe.

"The prophecy says the third sister has the power to move things with her mind" Fresh tears flooded Piper's eyes, making her realize her big sister was really gone. "And I guess now that Prue's gone you're the third sister"

Paige continued to look at the bottle in her hands, "bu-but that's Prue's power" she stammered, "Grams told us she's coming back"

"Is Prue really coming back?" Piper asked shifting her eyes Leo appeared behind her placing his hands on her shoulders to calm her.

"I don't know but until she does you need the her power to complete the power of three".

"And now it belongs to Paige because the Elders want their precious charmed ones to continue without Prue?" Not that Piper begrudged Paige in anyway but the thought of her now seemingly to have Prue's power was a little more than she could bear. "I'm sorry Paige but I can't deal with this right now"

Moving from the doorway, Piper crossed to the table where she unhooked Melinda from high chair and lifted her into her arms. She then walked over to the stove and plucked the freshly warmed bottle from the pot, causing Leo's brow to furrow.

"Piper I really think-"

"I don't want to talk about it right now, Leo" The pain of losing Prue still hurt so much that talking about it only made it worse. "Right now it hurts to breathe".

"I'm going to the park and see if I can't find Andy. We need him here at the house" The grieving Tracer had now been MIA for several days orbing in and out of the house at odd hours to avoid another confrontation with Piper over his knowledge of Prue's death.

Awkwardly, Leo held his daughter trying to balance the bottle with his chin, "I don't think that's a good idea. He's going through a lot right now"

Piper's scarred eyebrow arched as she stalked for the back door, gathering her car keys along the way. "Aren't we all?"

Still a bit flustered Paige crossed over to Ally handing her the bottle she so much desired. "Wait let me orb you, it'll be faster"

"I'd rather drive," Piper returned numbly leaving Paige to hang her head.

"I just wanted to help"

"She knows that" Leo replied, trying offer the youngest Halliwell reassurance, "she's just having a hard time accepting that Elder's wanted Prue for a new destiny"

Paige just shook her head, "If this new destiny means I'm suppose to take over Prue's power, I'm not so sure I want it. I mean Prue was super witch and I'm just-"

"Charmed" Leo finished for her, "You are the fourth sister in line for the power of three"

Paige bit down on her bottom lip, "If it's all just same, I think I'd rather have my sister back and just be passive old me" Sighing, she turned her back and walked out of the kitchen. Paige had almost made it to the stairs when she heard Leo voice frantically calling her back.

"Paige!"

Whirling around Paige ran back in the kitchen to find a collector warlock threatening Leo and Melinda. "Orb!" Paige commanded, calling upon her force field. "I'll protect Amanda!"

Leo did as he was told and orb out of the room with his daughter as Paige's blue glowing field surrounded Amanda from the harm.

"Nice parlor trick witch!" The warlock blinked and reappeared behind Paige grabbing her into a headlock.

"Let me go!" Paige struggled valiantly until the warlock pressed his two forefingers to her temple forming a long pointed drill. The drill was made to extract valuable information from it's victims brains.

"You are no match for me". The Source wants to know how your so called Elders plan to reconstitute the power of the Charmed Ones with a new destiny!"

Piercing through the skin near her temple Paige's limp body fell to the floor unprotected from the warlock's attack.

"Just as I thought the Charmed Ones are nothing without the oldest sister. There is no new destiny!"

"Oh really?" A strange voice echoed. The warlock looked around bewildered, the only two people in the room were Paige and the child.

"Paige, Paige you need to wake up" Obeying the voice, Paige shook her head as she rose up on her forearms looking about the room. Blood trickled freely from her wound.

"Prue?"

"Use the power, Paige" Prue's voice replied.

Still a bit dazed, Paige eyes roamed the kitchen until she saw the saucepan boiling on the stove.

"Saucepan!" she called. The saucepan instantly orbed to her allowing her hand to wrap about the cool handle.Reacting with confidence, Paige thrust the pan with the boilingback at him striking the warlock directly in the face. She shielded her eyes as the warlock screamed burst out of the room

Lifting her head slowly Paige looked heavenward smiling and slowly pulled back to her feet.

"Thanks Sis,"

Dusting herself off, Paige made her way to Amanda. The force field had disappeared and the little girl was holding out her arms to aunt wanting to be picked up. "Mommy" she whispered, as Paige hefted her up into the comfort of her embrace.

"I think your Mommy is up there looking out for us" Paige replied sweeping a kiss to her niece's forehead.

Realm of the Afterlife

Prue smiled looking into the pool of visions watching her daughter seek comfort from Paige. She continued to smile until the vision disappeared, leaving her to look to an elderly man who had appeared beside her.

"You did very well" The fact that Prue had been able to send subliminal messages to both of her sisters was the first sign that she was prepared to except her new destiny.

Prue looked at the man curiously, narrowing her eyes in combination with friendly smile, "do I know you?"

Dressed in the typical apparitional white, the man clasped his hands in front of him returning Prue's friendly smile, "I am the angel of destiny and I here to help you fulfill yours"

Prue's lips pursed tightly together for a moment, "and what is my destiny exactly?"

"I think you already know the answer to that. Your Grandmother already showed a vision right here at this pool"

Lifitng both of her brows, Prue crossed her arms over her chest, looking at the angel in a cocky playful manner "Yes, she did but why don't you spell it out for me. You see I'm still a little unclear on why exactly, a destiny where I can't be with my family is so great"

"You will have the chance to be with them again soon" the angel promised, "preparations for that are already underway"

"What do you mean?" Prue's brow creased confused causing the angel to wave his arm over the pool.

"Look and see"

A vision of Piper walking through park appeared. She was heading towards the swing. Prue watched as Piper paused for the moment stopping at the Gazebo where Prue and Andy had been married.

Happy visions filled both of their minds as both recalled the day when Prue and Andy had been joined together in a union of matrimony. The memory seemed to have occurred only yesterday both sisters' thought.

The happy memory ended when a darklighter appeared behind Piper invading her thoughts. "Your sister is gone. You can never replace her. Losing Prue was all your fault. You want to die yourself"

Panic filled Prue's face as she watched the dark being taunt Piper incessively. "Piper! Watch out there is a dark lighter behind you!"

"Prue?" Piper blinked turning at the sound of her sister's voice to see the darklighter standing behind clear as day. "How dare you hurt people this way" Raising her hands Piper flicked both of her wrists blowing the dark lighter to pieces.

She then looked upward, watching tree branches sway in the wind feeling a sense of peace surround her. "You're still here aren't you?"

Prue looked forlornly into the pool, "Piper" she whispered.

The vision in the pool changed and Prue saw Andy sitting alone in the swing. "Andy" she breathed watching Piper take a seat beside him.

"You have but one more vision to see" the Angel told Prue. Prue glanced at the angel sensing something in his voice before directing her thoughts back to the crystal colored water. Piper and Andy were now engaged in conversation.

"You haven't been around the manor the lately" Piper said, her voice timid. Andy smiled his infectious grin as if he were embarrassed.

"It's just been a little difficult"

"It's been difficult on all us, no matter how hard we try Prue's all around us"

"I know what you mean" Andy nodded, "her scent, the smell of her hair. It's everywhere. Hell I even think I hear her voice"

"You too huh?" Piper sighed,

"Andy, the girls need you" Piper went to slide her hand, over his, and suddenly recoiled, as she felt her own slip right through it. "What da?" Her brown eyes went wide as she looked down to see Andy's hand had become transparent.

"That's the other reason, I've been avoiding the manor. I don't want to scare the girls. Ever since Prue died, I've been permanently fading."

"Do the Elder's know?" Piper blinked in disbelief, "LEO!"

"What's happening?" Prue demanded to know, glaring heatedly at the Angel of destiny.

"What's wrong with Andy?"

"He's turning back into an apparition," the angel answered solemn bewildering Prue all the more.

"I don't understand..."

"Nearly four years ago, your Mother cast a reuniting spell which brought the two of you back together. When you died, the spell was broken. In order to remain the mortal Tracer he must return to the realm in which you found him otherwise, he will be subject to the laws of death.

"That isn't fair!" Prue lamented, "the Elder's gave him a masking power so that he could remain in the mortal world to raise our daughters!"

"Evidently, they did not count on the consequence of personal gain from your Mother's magic" the older angel returned, pausing for a moment. "I am truly sorry"

Prue felt her jaw clench. She was amazed that even in the afterlife she could feel utter contempt. "What will happen to him?" What would happen to her children if they were to lose both of their parents?

The Angel of Destiny merely grinned stepping away from the pool. "You shall have the answer to that very soon"