A/N: Okay, I lied a little, this is NOT the Conclusion. This chapter was getting really long so I decided to split it. The title is a play on Billy Idols "White Wedding"
FYI: As Princess Pinky said in her review. Prue, Andy, Leo and Cole will all remain magical beings, the only exception is that Prue and Andy will not be living on earth. Phoebe, Piper and Paige will become "masked witches" unable to use their powers and hidden from evil. Gomay: all I have to say is remember this is Charmed and anything can happen! Mandella: I hope is all is well with you, I have missed your reviews. And where on earth is CCMcKenna? Sci Fi Fan Gillian: You are an awesome reviewer! PrUe AnD AnDy!: Thanks for reviewing again. Hope you'll enjoy the sequel. Jade-eye Halliwell: the sequel will be up soon. I'm a pretty fast writer, but I want to get the first couple of chapters complete before I send it out, so it may be a week or so after I finish this one. Maybe sooner!
Charmed in the Afterlife: It's a Wet Wedding
A light fog covered the city as the eve of Phoebe and Cole's wedding dawned. Prue stood in her bedroom, looking distantly out the window. "So are you ready to marry Phoebe off to a demon?" Andy's lips, slid softly over her neck inching their way to her lips.
"I'm ready to see Phoebe marry Cole," Prue replied wrapping her arms around him, "I'm just not so sure I'm ready strip my sisters of their powers and say good-bye to them". Prues eyes longingly fell to her children.
"I don't want to say good-bye to them either" Andy stroked her hair, gazing at his two children who seated on the floor. Amanda was playing with a dolly, while Ally was fascinated by a set of snap and lock beads. After today, Prue and Andy would return to the afterlife, where they would start a new beginning as angelic beings. Andy would retain his Tracer powers while Prue oversaw her duties to governing the Wiccan realm but mortal life as they knew it would be forbidden to them.
Swiping at her eyes, Prue pulled away from him, feigning super emotional strength, "Okay, let's just get this day over with"
Shoving his hands into his pockets, Andy lumbered beside Prue where she was pretending to adjust her earring in the mirror, "Prue just so that you know, nobody expects you to be the strong one today."
"Strong?" Prue whirled around with contempt on her face, "Andy, I have to be strong, it's what my life was all about. I've been the strong one ever since..."
"You're mother died" Andy finished for her, "I know"
Unconsciously, Prue's voice began to shake, "I just want to make today as pleasant and as easy as possible. I want the girls to remember us with happy memories. I want them to understand that we don't live our lives as normal people."
"Understand? How are they ever suppose to understand losing both of their parents so that the rest of the Wiccan race can be saved from exposure?"
"I don't know!" Prue shouted, slamming her hand onto the dresser. Hearing the sound of anger in her mother's voice, Amanda instantly made herself invisible and Ally began to cry. Shaking his head, Andy went invisible, and swooped Amanda into his arms, it's okay sweetheart, Mommy isn't mad at you. She and Daddy are just very sad because we're leaving today.
"Where's you going?" Amanda dared to ask as they both made themselves visible again. "We have to go be with the angels and protect heaven from the demons".
"Can me and Alwee be an angels too?"
"Not until it's your time" Andy said, "you see you have some special work to do before you can earn your wings and then when you do you and Ally can come be with Mommy and Daddy again"
Amanda giggled at the thought looking over her father's shoulder at his back, "where is your wings? Why I not see them?"
"It's just a figure of speech" Andy kissed her forehead.
Patty appeared in the room beside, Prue. "Mom? Shouldn't you be with Phoebe?"
Patty smiled warmly at her oldest, "I wanted to spend some time with you first"
"We'll leave you two alone" Andy set Amanda down and took Ally from Prue's arms. "We'll see you downstairs in a bit". Tenderly he kissed her cheek.
Patty waited until the door closed before she began to speak, "saying good-bye isn't easy is it?"
"No" Prue swallowed holding her emotions at bay, "I don't know how you did it with Paige"
"It wasn't what Sam and I wanted too but we knew everyone would be better off, including Paige. I couldn't bear the thought of you girls possibly living in a world under demonic control so I had choose"
"Neither can I" The vision of the her sisters and daughters being exposed was still engraved deeply into her brain.
"Oh Prue" Patty gently engulfed her daughter into the folds of her arms, "I'm so sorry, that live has been so hard on you". The two continued to hug, until a knock at the door pulled them apart. Knock, Knock. Leo poked his head inside.
"Prue they're just about ready for you"
"I'll be right down" Prue reached for a tissue and dabbed her eyes. After touching up her make-up, Prue hurried down the stairs. "Okay, I'm ready". The entire family was gathered in the living room, awaiting Phoebe's grand entrance from a top the stairs.
"Maybe she's just waiting for her cue" Andy quipped nodding to Prue. Picking up on her husband's hint, Prue squinted at the CD player causing the traditional wedding march to begin.
"Okay, anytime now" After several chorus's Victor shrugged from a top the stairs.
"I'll go see what's keeping her," Piper offered.
I'll come with you" Paige added at the sound of door, "Correction, I'll get the door. Smiling, Paige opened the door, to find an unexpected friend. "Glenn!"
"Whoa, Paige you look great. What's the occasion?" Glenn Belland let out whistled sigh, letting his eyes roam up and down Paige's long ivory form. The lilac dress that Phoebe had chosen for her to wear fit the young witches curves perfectly.
"My sister is getting married today" Paige replied shyly pleased at Glenn's response. "When did you get back?"
"Last night, but I don't want to interrupt" Glenn turned to leave only to have Paige grab at his arm.
"No stay, please"
Upstairs, Phoebe stood in the attic looking over the book. "There you are! Phoebe, we're all waiting!" Exasperated, Piper clomped into the attic wearing her two-inch heels, "what are doing having second thoughts?"
Phoebe eyed her sister carefully, "About marrying Cole? No, remaining a witch..."
Piper frowned lowering her lilac filled rose bouquet, "Phoebe we all agreed that this is the best thing"
"Best thing for who? Prue? I don't think so. Prue deserves to be with her children Piper and we deserve the right to choose our own destiny"
"Phoebe we've been over this a dozen times. This is your wedding day for God Sakes, can we just worry about the rest later?"
"I guess," Phoebe smiled closing the book.
"I'll meet you back downstairs" Piper said sidestepping her father as she made for the stairs
"Ready Peanut?" Victor grinned largely, motioning for Phoebe to take his arm, "It's not everyday I get to marry my baby off to a demon"
"Oh Daddy" Phoebe blushed in a little girls voice, "you'll grow to love Cole and his demonic half as much as I do."
"For your sake, I certainly hope so". The music started again, as Phoebe and her father took the infamous walk down the stairs towards the large decorated arch that separated the parlor from the living room.
Cole was already there, grinning ear to ear while best man Leo and Groomsman, Andy stood at his side.
Piper served as matron of honor along with Paige, while Amanda stood front and center as the flower girl. Both Ally and Melinda were dressed in matching dresses, nestled in Patty and Victor's arms.
In the parlor, Prue nervously prepared to preside over the ceremony. "Okay dokey, my first official act as the matriarch to the realm is going to marry my sister off to demon" she breathed nervously, " I don't want to know what the Elder's are going to say to that" she muttered.
"Neither do I" Apparitional lights appeared, forming Penny in the flesh.
"Grams?"
"Step aside Dear, let a seasoned, High Priestess handle this"
Prue's mouth fell open, "but um…"
Glaring Penny placed her hand on her hip, "you may out rank me, Darling, but Phoebe is my granddaughter and it's a tradition that I be the one to marry all of you girls off…"
"I'm glad you changed your mind about Cole Grams" Prue smiled, making Penny smirk.
"Watch and Learn Dear" Together, Penny and Prue stepped up to the center of the arch meeting Phoebe and Cole.
"Grams" Phoebe whispered, her eyes instantly brimming with tears.
Penny winked at Phoebe as she began to speak with authority, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this witch and this-"
"Don't say, demon, don't say demon" Piper hissed softly
"To join Phoebe and Cole in the sacred bond of marriage" Penny continued reciting the traditional words. When she'd finished, she looked smiling at Prue.
"Would you like to do the hand fastening?"
"Of course" Telekinetically, Prue called the golden cord from where it laid on a specially made pillow and magically wrapped it around Phoebe and Cole's hands, Here before witnesses, Phoebe and Cole have sworn their vows towards each other. With this cord, I bind them to those vows". "Heart to thee, body to thee, always and forever, so mote it be".
"So mote it be" Everyone repeated, making Prue chuckle giddily"
"Okay then you may kiss the bride!"
"I love you Mrs. Turner" Cole hands fell to either side of Phoebe's face pulling her to his. Their lips had just touched, when a loud rumble cursed through the room causing the floor to shake.
"What is that?" Prue's head whipped around, just as a large blast of water came crashing through the stained glass windows.
"Aquatic Demon!" Piper shouted, "Leo get the girls and Glenn and Dad out of here!" Not missing a beat, Patty handed Melinda to Victor who moved towards Leo, so that the whitelighter could free them from harm.
"Water!" Paige called holding out her hand
"Paige?" Glenn looked at his friend unsure
"Just go!" Paige returned, taking the brunt of the wave as it telekinetically orbed over her body.
Everyone else scattered in different directions, unable to escape the salt water mass.
"No Mom's dress!" Phoebe levitated reaching for the chandelier.
"Prue? Where's Paige?" Piper screamed before the mammoth force of water pummeled her head over heels.
"Piper!" Andy's arms quickly wrapped around, Prue's waist whisking her to the attic while Cole swooped up a half conscious Paige from the floor, coughing and sputtering.
"How do we get rid of this thing?" Paige choked as Cole shimmered out to retrieve Piper and Phoebe. A moment later he returned standing between both water-drenched women, his arm carefully wrapped around each sister's waist.
"Ugh!" That thing is destroying the house! Piper collapsed against an old style Victorian armchair.
Apparitional orbs appeared beside them, transporting Patty and Penny to safety. "It's going to destroy more than that, if you don't do something to stop it". Penny's eyes adverted to the door, where a pool of water was beginning seep, through underneath the jam.
"Oh I don't think so!" Prue squinted sending a telekinetic blast forcing the water back in the hallway.
"What is that thing?" Where is it coming from?" Paige ran a hand through her dripping strawberry locks.
"It's an aquatic demon, spawn of the Sea Hag and Lara, the Demon of water," Cole explained missing the heartfelt glance that passed between Penny, Patty and Prue.
"It's the demon that the Sea Hag created to kill Mom" Piper said softly with Phoebe following.
"And Sam"
"Sam as in Sam my Dad?" Paige blinked "Okay, so how do we destroy it? I mean I tried to use my power on it and it almost consumed me. I thought I was going to drown"
"Last time, we used electricity to try and separate it's molecules, that's when Sam ran in and saved Prue"
"My Dad saved you?" Paige looked to Prue.
"Yeah he did," Prue smiled just as the demon began to slip in through the waters. Gazing at a brightly colored hurricane lamp, Prue formulated an idea.
"Everybody leave, I'll take care of this"
"But Prue" Piper started to protest, touching Prue's shoulder, only to have the apparitional sister, shrug it off.
"Go, It can't hurt me!"
"She's right, Dear" Penny said gently, forming apparitional lights around she and Patty.
Obeying, Piper grabbed Paige's hand while Phoebe leaned into Cole as both respectively shimmered and orbed away, leaving only Andy.
"Prue, what are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking that I'm going to vanquish, this demon, help me"
Water began to pour in through the walls at an alarming rate as Prue and Andy unfastened all of the electrical fixtures, leaving the all of the outlets exposed.
"Almost ready" Prue breathed fixing her eyes on the door. With a wave of her hand the door flung open admitting a perfect slithering plume of water. "Come get me" Prue egged on reaching for the hurricane lamp.
Almost sniggering, the funnel swarmed around her, wrapping around her feet and working it's way up to her waist until her entire body was encased in water. Waiting for the perfect moment, Prue inhaled one last breath and then nodded to Andy before raising the lamp in her hands above her head.
Andy flipped the light switch at the wall watching Prue channel her telekinetic energy through the lamp in time with the electricity. Bolts of electricity began to fly out from the middle of the plume igniting the ceiling into a circuitry maze of electrical charges. The telekinetic/electrical charges ran across the ceiling and down the wall to the floor, flowing backwards into the plume bathing everything it touched into a bright electrical blue.
"Prue?" Andy's eyes widened, as flames started to sprout. "Prue!" A massive explosion sounded blasting the tracer from the attic as everything exploded.