As said before, I don't own Charmed. I wish I did, but I don't. Did anyone else notice how the disclamers have become like a contest to see who can come up with the most creative ones. I don't like them though. They're depressing. Of course none of own Charmed. I think this will be my last one, you all know the deal. I don't own it, and I never will.
charmedfanlover- I wasn't planning on putting Wyatt and Chris in it. I might a little later, but for right now, Piper and Leo don't have any kids.
The-Cheese-Fairy- I don't think they're going to be too confusing. Maybe a little bit. Thanks for hanging in there though, and as promised, Andy is here!
Here's the next chapter...
"Wow, nice house." Payton said as he and his siblings looked around. They had just orbed to the manor with the sisters.
"Our house is nice? Have you seen yours? It's amazing." Paige said.
"You don't understand. It's not how big the house is or how nice the things are inside. It's the energy. Our parents were killed in that house." Tristan said.
"Okay, that's enough" Lyra suddenly yelled. Everyone turned to look at her. "I'm sick of you guys acting like it never happened."
"Like what never happened" Paige asked.
"Our sister. We had another sister. Lyra and I aren't twins, we're triplets. We had another sister named Autum. Autum Leigh O'Reilly. She died trying to save our parents from Largos. She was the only one home at the time. She called out to us, but it was too late. When we got there, they were all dead." Frisco explained.
"Oh my God. I'm so sorry." Paige said.
"Yeah. It's bad enough to lose your parents, but I couldn't imagine losing a sister." Phoebe said.
"I'm sorry guys, I just didn't want to make it hurt anymore for you, for any of you." Tristan said sadly.
"It's okay, Trist. The thing is, it hurts more to act like she never existed than it does to remember the fact that she died. She had good intentions, and for that, we need to remember her." Lyra said.
"I can relate." Prue said, standing beside her sisters. "Being the oldest, sometimes I feel like I have to make decisions for them that I really don't. It's hard to have to have all of that responsibility."
"But your siblings appreciate it, don't you guys" Paige said, looking around the room. Tristan's brothers and sisters all nodded, smiling.
"See, you have a benifit that Prue doesn't. You can feel what they're feeling to know what they need. Prue can't. She has to go all on instinct. She can never be sure if what she's doing is right, she just has to do it and hope it's good for us. And sometimes the things they do are good for us, but we don't like them. The oldest ones have to be cautious so the younger ones can be carefree." Phoebe said. Prue smiled. She knew that Phoebe was referring to the way she reacted to Cole.
"I think the thing that all of you have a problem with is trusting your powers. Your sister and parents used there powers, but it wasn't enough. I can relate. When I first got my powers, I didn't trust them at all. I thought they were evil, that they would only get me killed. I couldn't get around all the demons to see the good that they helped me do. I had to learn to trust my powers, and when I did, it made my life so much easier. It's not the fact that your parent's and sister's powers weren't enough. It's the fact that they just weren't meant to make it. Everything happens for a reason. Once you learn to trust your powers, all of you, you can all learn to work together better and feel better about your heritage as witches. You can avenge your family's death and so much more." Piper said. She looked around to see that everyone had tears in their eyes, even her own sisters.
" Thank you, all of you. I don't think you know how much you've helped." Tristan said, looking at her siblings. They were all smiling. Suddenly, blue and white orbs appeared in the center of the room. They soon formed into Leo.
"Hi honey" Piper said, hugging him. Leo looked down at Piper, a little confused.
"Did someone put a spell on her" he asked.
"No, she's just at the top of her game right now. She just gave us all an inspirational speech, she helped us vanquish Largos, and she found out that she's standing in a room full of half witch, half Whitelighters." Paige said.
"What" Leo said, looking around. "All of them? It doesn't matter, I'm just glad that you got to them safely."
"Yeah, you didn't tell us that we were picking up seven kids. Two of them identical, I might add." Prue said.
"Honestly, I didn't know. All I knew was that you needed them to help with your mission." Leo said.
"Did you find anything else on the new Source" Phoebe asked.
"No, unfortuanately the Elders were wrong about who it is." Leo said, a little disappointed.
"That's okay. Thankfully enough, Cole was useful and found out who it was for us. A demon named Astaroth. His human half is named Tony." Prue said.
"Yeah. Kind of a bad mix. At least Cole and Belthozoar go together." Phoebe thought aloud.
"Phoebe." Piper said. Phoebe snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Piper. "Focus."
"Right. Anyways, do you know anything about Astaroth" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah. He's even more powerful than the demon that the Elders thought was the Source." Leo said, looking worried.
"Well, at least he's half human. That means he has a weakness." Prue said.
"Actually, that's his strength. Being half human means that he can gather forces above ground as well, become powerful on both sides." Leo said.
"So we have above and they have below." Phoebe said.
"I guess it's a fight for the middle now." Paige added.
"So what do we do" Tristan asked. Leo looked at her and her siblings. Then he turned back to the sisters.
"The best thing you can do is gather as many witches and magical beings as you can. Astaroth is going to be gathering humans as well, though. Corrupting them if he can. That means that you're going to have to gather some human allies, too." Leo said.
"But wouldn't that be exposing magic" Paige asked.
"Not if you only told people you trusted." Leo replied.
"I know just where to start." Prue said, her face lighting up. "Leo, talk to the Elders. See if there's anything else they know that can help. Phoebe, get Cole and see what he found out. Piper and Paige, I need you guys to work with our friends here. Learn as much as you can about their powers and help them work on perfecting them. You can take them each one by one and work with them. While you're waiting, the rest of you can look through the Book of Shadows. Paige, if you would." Prue instructed everyone. Leo orbed out, Phoebe yelled for Cole, and Paige alled for the Book of Shadows and orbed it over to the couch where all of the kids were sitting. Prue went into the kitchen and grabbed the phone, dialing a number. She listened to it ring a few times, before hearing a familliar voice answer.
"Inspecter Trudeau."
"Andy."
"Prue? How are you" Andy asked.
"I'm good, thanks. Listen, I really need to talk to you. Can you meet me at our spot" Prue asked.
"Yeah, sure. I'll meet you there in five minutes." Andy replied.
"Thanks. Bye." Prue said, hanging up.
Meanwhile, Piper and Paige were in the living room, showning the O'Reillys the Book of Shadows. The kids were amazed at how much information the book held. There were so many spells, potions, and demons in there that they weren't sure where to start. Everyone looked up as Prue came flying through the room.
"I'm going to talk to Andy. I'll be back soon, hopefully not alone." she said before going out the door.
"Okay, love you, bye" Piper yelled sarcastically at the now closed door. Paige shook her head.
"Okay Pipes, who do you want to take" she asked.
"Umm, I guess I'll just start from the top. Tristan, you're up." Piper replied. Tristan walked over to Piper and stood next to her.
"Okay then, I guess I'll go with Frisco." Paige said. Frisco stood by Paige. Tristan suddenly looked gave him a funny look, then gave the same look to Paige.
"What" Piper asked.
"Nothing. Where are we headed" she replied.
"I know where I'm headed." Paige said.
"Where" Piper asked.
"The beach of couse" Paige replied and she grabbed Frisco and orbed out.
"Wait! How am I supposed to get anywhere" Piper yelled after her, getting no response.
"Don't worry. I think I know a spot we can go." Tristan said, orbing her and Piper out.
"Cole! Cole" Phoebe had been calling Cole for about two minutes now and was starting to get really frusterated. "Cole Turner, if you don't get up here now I'm going to summon your ass"
"You rang" Phoebe gasped.
"Cole, I thought we agreed you weren't going to do that anymore. Where the hell were you" Phoebe asked, truning around to see Cole.
"Well you just answered your own question, didn't you" he replied.
"Did you find anything out" Lyra asked from the couch. Cole looked over.
"Who are they" he asked, a little confused.
"They're witches. We had to go get them to help us with the new Source. Between you and the Elders, we've found out that there's going to be an all out war and we need to gather as many forces as possible." Phoebe said.
"But they're just kids. How can they help" Cole asked, still not understanding why the Charmed Ones needed help from five kids.
"Well, they have some really kick ass powers, and they're not much younger than us. The oldest is with Piper right now. She's 20. Paige has another one who is 19. The girl with the black hair is his twin, or triplet I guess, and 19 also. The blondes are 17 and 18, and the twins are 16. So really, they're not much younger than us." Phoebe replied.
"Wait, so there's seven"
"Well, technically eight, but the other sister of the boy and girl twins died a few years ago, along with their parents."
"Okay, this is too much for me. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything out about Astaroth. I did find out about Tony. He's got a big head start on you guys. He lives in Washington D.C. as the President's top advisor. You guys really need some big help in the human world if you're going to take hime on. If he can get the whole Secret Service, CIA, FBI, and United States Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps on you, you're screwed." Cole said.
"Oh my God. How can we possibly fight off someone that powerful? He's got everything he needs to destroy all witches and bring evil to the surface." Phoebe said.
"I don't know. The only thing I can think is if you somehow found a way to expose him as a demon, possibly made it look like he was trying to hurt the President. It's a long shot, but it could work. You just can't let him turn it around on you." Cole suggested.
"Leprichauns" Payton and Tanner shouted together. Cole and Phoebe looked at them.
"What? What about them" Phoebe asked.
"Well, they give people luck. It says right here in the Book of Shadows that Leprichauns give people luck." Payton explained.
"Yeah, and if we can convince them to help us out and give us some luck, then maybe we'll have a better chance of finding people and ways to help us fight off the Source." Tanner finished. Phoebe looked at Cole.
"What do you think" she asked.
"It's worth a try. Leprichauns are known for their cowardice, so they won't want to die anytime soon." Cole thought.
"Muses. They help give inspiration and creativity. If we get your muse to come here, then we can come up with new ideas." Bailey said.
"That's why we have a bunch of kids around. They've come up with two good ideas already." Phoebe said. "We're gonna need Piper, Paige and Prue here too."
Prue had sat down on the swing in the woods where her and Andy had gone many times before to talk or make out. She was waiting for Andy to come so that she could tell him the truth about magic and hope that he was okay with it. If she could get him on their side, then they might have a good start.
"Sorry I'm a little late." Andy said, sitting down beside Prue.
"That's okay. How are you? I haven't seen you in a while." Prue asked.
"No, but you've talked to me about everyday this week." Andy said with a grin.
"Well, that's the benifit of dating isn't it" Prue asked, returning the smile.
"You seem nervous. What's up" Andy asked, becoming serious again. Prue sighed.
"Andy, I need to tell you something. You may not like it, you may not even believe it, but I need you to listen because my sisters and I really need your help." Prue said.
"Okay, shoot." Andy said.
"Well, the first thing I need to tell you is that I'm a witch. That's why I always seem to be connected to all of those unsolved cases and stuff. I kow it sounds weird, but it's true. Magic, demons, witches, even fairies are all real." Prue began. Andy just looked at her as if he had suspected it all along. "You don't believe me do you" she asked.
"Surprisingly enough, I do. I mean, the strange things you did, the amazingly impossible and dangerous situations you've gotten yourself out of, the cancelled dates, the countless family emergencies. It all kind of adds up I guess. Does that mean that your sisters are witches too" Andy asked.
"Yeah, they are." Prue said. She was staring at Andy.
"What" he asked.
"You don't need any proof? You just believe me, just like that" she asked. Andy nodded.
"Of course I believe you, Prue. You've never given me a reason not to. You're not really known for coming up with crazy stories like this either." Andy replied.
"And you're not mad or freaked" Prue asked.
"No. Why would I be"
"Well, I just thought that you might be mad or not want to see me anymore. Most people don't even believe us when we tell them we're witches, and when they finally find out that we're telling the truth, they run off in the other direction." Prue said.
"Well, I've gotta say, it is weird." Andy said. Prue looked down, a little disappointed. "But it doesn't make me love you any less. You're an amazing person, Prue. You're smart, funny, beautiful, and icredibly strong. Put that on top of the fact that you save the world from unspakable mosnters every day, and you're even more perfect than I ever thought." Prue looked up, tears in her eyes. She wrapped her arms around Andy's neck and kissed him. It was cut short though, as her cell phone began to ring. She let go of Andy and sighed, answering the phone. After a few minutes she hung up and looked at Andy.
"You ready to go see Charmed Headquarters" she asked with a grin. Andy nodded and they stood up. Prue held his hand as they walked back to their cars headed for the manor.
What do you think? Please review. See, I told you Andy would come in. Till next time...
