A/N: Song is "When I'm Gone"- 3 Doors Down

Aftermath Chapter 4: When I'm Gone

Prue and Pam arrived home to a living room filled with people. Children, adults, everyone was there. "This family's getting way too big," Pam commented. "But there's still one missing..."

Prue gave Pam a gentle hug, "Don't worry, sweetie, we'll get him back."

There's another world inside of me that you may never see.

There's secrets in this life that I can't hide.

Somewhere in this darkness there's a life that I can't find.

Maybe it's too far away or maybe I'm just blind, maybe I'm just blind.

So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.

Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.

Everything I am and everything in me

Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.

I'll never let you down even if I could.

I'd give up everything if only for your good.

"OK, so we're gonna have to go now," Paige said with a slight chuckle. "We can't just stay here forever."

"Aw, I was hoping that you could stay just a little longer," said Melinda, batting her eyelashes in a faux plea.

"'Fraid not kiddo, we'll be on our way now," Phoebe said, and with no further ado they were whisked back up 'there.'

'Nice good bye," Pam sighed, rolling her eyes. "They could've waited a few more minutes."

"Um, I think it's time for all of us to go to bad, eh?" Patti suggested nervously. "A little rest would do us all some good.

"I don't need any telepathy power to know that you're planning something," Pam said as she eyed her daughter suspiciously. "What are you trying to do?"

"Nothing Mother," Penny replied. "We're just making a suggestion. At least all of the kids head up to bed."

"I guess you're right. Everyone, head upstairs, the adults need to have a discussion."

The children headed upstairs, but rather than stopping at the second floor, they continued up into the attic. "What are we doing?" Alexis asked. "I'm pretty tired, I wanna go to bed."

"Stop your whining. Do you want your brother back or not?" Patti snapped back.

Melinda gasped. "How are we gonna get him back? I thought my dad and Aunt Pam were gonna do that..."

"We've figured out a better way," Penny explained, motioning to her sister. "Our powers are all distinctly connected to Peter. Water, fire, ice, earth, wind, and..."

"Peter's power electricity," Patti finished. "So all we need to do is give ourselves a little poke, say a spell, and combine our powers, and voila, instant Peter."

"Are you sure this is going to work?" Katrina asked skeptically.

"Of course not," Penny replied. "But it's worth a try."

Penny gathered the supplies as Patti herded everyone into the center of the room and formed a circle, leaving room for her sister. "OK," she explained, "first we need to use the athame to put a drop of blood into this bowl." She passed around the knife, and there was no hesitation until three year old Alexis was reached.

"Will it hurt?" she asked.

"Do you want Peter back?" Melinda replied.

Alexis pricked her finger and allowed the drop to fall in the bowl. "Good," Patti said. "Now, I say the spell.

"A soul is lost

We call it forth

Bring back our brother

Onto our earth.

"Ok, so it's not the best, but it'll get the job done. Now, everyone call forth a slight bit of their power and placed your hand directly over the bowl.

Alexis started, and a cool breeze flitted through the room. Melinda added her hand, and a nearby plant sprouted a new leaf. Katrina joined in, and drops of water formed in her hand. The twins ended the circle, and sparks along with frozen ice began to appear. "Alright, now concentrate on Peter being in front of us, and everyone recite the spell on the count of three.

"One.

Two.

THREE!"

"A SOUL IS LOST

WE CALL IT FORTH

BRING BACK OUR BROTHER

ONTO OUR EARTH."

In a flurry of magical white lights, a body appeared on the floor.

"Oh my gosh," Melinda said, with her hand placed over her mouth.