Guess who's back, back again. Aut is back. Tell a friend! Haha, sorry I had to. It's all my art teacher's fault. Anyways, thanks again for your reviews. And thanks so much to my most loyal reviewers, The-Cheese-Fairy and Paige Halliwell. You guys rock!

Paige Halliwell- Of course I don't mind if you use it. I'd be honored. I know, I love writing Paige stuff, but I didn't want to write too much of her and let the others fall in the background. I'm glad you're excited about the sequel. Me too! Thanks again.

The-Cheese-Fairy- Thanks! I know, Frisco and Paige are kind of cool. I like writing their stuff. I know about the whole big sister thing, cause I am one so that was pretty easy for me. The war is going to be very big. It'll probably take up a chapter or two. Thanks again!

Okay, next chapter...


"What!" Phoebe yelled. "Are you crazy?"

"Possibly, but that's not the point. We can do this." Prue replied.

"She is crazy. Where's the nearest institution?" Paige asked. Prue glared.

"Wait guys, just hear her out." Andy said. Prue smiled at Andy.

"Listen guys, we've been going through this whole thing a little weary, but face it: we don't know if we're really gonna win. Astaroth is strong, smart, and he has power beyond any of us. He's been around longer and he knows us, not to mention the huge army he's got waiting. This is it guys. This is the fight of our life and we're not even ready for it. Sure, we've go some hellish powers on our side: a demon; a cop; a good amount of witches, old and new; not to mention all of the creatures on the side of good. But he's got more. He's been planning while we've been playing. He's had advancements while we've had set backs. He took us by surprise and now we have to get our asses in gear and get ready. This is our time. Let's show 'em what we're made of." Prue said. She looked around the room, seeing that all eyes were on her.

"Let's get this show on the road. We need people who are willing to go in there and fight. We need to kill as many as we can. We need potions. Paige, Prue, you guys can do that. Let's get into that hotel back there and find some people who are willing to go into pre-battle. Phoebe, we need a spell to strengthen our powers in the underworld. Who all is going into the Underworld?" Autum asked. Frisco, Lyra, Piper, Cole, Bailey, Tanner, and Payton all raised their hands.

"But why can't I go, I have an active power, plus I can heal." Paige protested like a little kid.

"You're right. Phoebe, can you do the potions then?" Autum asked. Phoebe nodded.

"I have your spell." she announced. "Warriors who wish to fight beneath, give them strength with words I speak, powers held weaken under, strengthen now without blunder." Phoebe recited. All of the volunteers shivered as a light yellow glow passed through them.

"Wow." Piper whispered.

"That's cool." Paige, Payton, and Tanner said together. Suddenly a green vortex opened in the middle of the living room. Three women dressed in animal skins stepped through.

"Who are you?" Prue asked, ready to send them flying across the room. The one in the center stepped up.

"I am Freyja, ruler of the Valkaries of Valhalla." she announced.

"Valkaries?" Piper asked suspiciously, turning to Leo.

"They live on an island where they have reign over dead men who they train to be warriors for the ultimate battle." Leo explained all in one breath.

"Honey, you really need to get out." Piper said.

"What do you want?" Prue asked, still not trusting them.

"We have heard of the great battle that is to come. We wish to lend our warriors to help." Freyja told them. Prue looked to Leo to make sure it was a good idea. He nodded.

"Great, we want to try to take some of the demons out before we go into the real battle, take them by surprise. If you could lend some of your warriors for that, it would be great." Prue said. Freyja nodded.

"We will send warriors to aid you. When the final battle comes, we will be by your side." she said. Prue held out her hand and Freyja shook it. They then stepped back into the portal and were taken away.

"Okay, that makes me feel so much better. Now let's get into gear. I'll help make some potions after all, it will make it go by faster." Paige said. The whole party walked into the kitchen. About two hours later, each person was equipped with about twenty potion vials, each one holding a different, yet effective potion.

"We ready?" Autum asked. Everyone nodded. "Okay, let's go." she said. Everyone either orbed or shimmered and those who couldn't got a ride. They all appeared in a dark corner of the Underworld.

"Home sweet home." Cole whispered skeptically.

"Any idea where we go?" Paige asked.

"My guess is somewhere near the Source's lair." Cole answered. He began creeping along the walls in the direction that he remembered. He just hoped that it hadn't changed. They walked for about five minutes before Cole stopped abruptly.

"Are we there?" Frisco asked quietly.

"Yeah, and the demon wasn't lying" Cole said. He had been a demon for close to a hundred years and in all of his life he had never seen anything like this. In a large branch off of the side of the caves, was a huge congregation of demons. About every kind, too.

"Whoa. That's a lot of demons." Tanner commented.

"Well what do we do, just go in?" Payton asked.

"I should disguise myself and go in, then I can try and start a fight between them." Cole said. He changed into Belthazor and carefully walked in, trying not to be noticed. He moved into the center of the crowd and stood there for a minute, gearing himself up. Then he punched the nearest demon in the back of the head and shimmered out quickly to the rest of the group. By the sounds that followed told him that his plan had worked. He peaked around the corner to see a huge riot. Demons were throwing fireballs and energy balls all over the place, killing anyone who came into contact with them.

"So are we just gonna watch in hopes that we don't even have to go in there?" Paige asked. Belthazor nodded. They watched for quite some time. About one third of the demons had been killed. They all suddenly stopped when a cloaked figure stepped into the front. The army bowed.

"What is happening here?" he yelled.

"Sire, one of the demons started a fight." A puny figure said.

"A fight? A fight! If I see anything like this happen again, I will vanquish you all!" he screamed. He then flamed out.

"We should wait a few minutes before going back in." Belthazor suggested. Everyone nodded in silent agreement. They watched as all of the demons get up and settle back in, standing silently as they were to begin with. They waited for a while.

"Okay, I have an idea. Instead of just going in, we should orb or shimmer into the corners of the room and attack from there." Paige said.

"What about me?" Piper asked. Paige turned around, having almost forgotten about her, being as she had been so quiet.

"You can come with me." Paige said.

"I'll go invisible and take the center." Lyra said.

"Okay, let's go." Autum said. They all orbed and shimmered in, taking different posts. For a while they just stood there, going unnoticed. Finally, Piper decided to make the first move, blowing up the nearest demon. Everyone went into action, throwing potions, sending out energy balls and orb balls. They took the demons by surprise and it was about a minute before they reacted. The fireballs and energy balls came flying full force. Everyone dodged as fast as they could. It was too much.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Paige yelled.

"Get out, get out!" Cole yelled. He grabbed Piper and shimmered her out.

"Paige, I can't find Lyra!" Frisco exclaimed, running towards her. Paige held out her hands and called for Lyra, feeling an invisible body form in her arms. She dodged another energy ball that came flying at her head.

"Come on!" she yelled, orbing out with Frisco not far behind.


They orbed back in the mansion, yelling for help. The others were already waiting for them.

"Leo, how do I get her to turn back? I need to heal her." Paige said urgently. Leo put his hands over the spot that Paige was pointing to. After a few seconds, Lyra reappeared. She was unconscious and bleeding from the right shoulder and head. Paige instantly put her hands over her and healed her. Lyra blinked her eyes open and looked up at Paige. Paige smiled warmly at her and helped her up. She was instantly bombarded with hugs from Frisco and Autum.

"You saved my life. Thank you." Lyra said. Paige nodded and smiled. Frisco came over and hugged her with a kiss too.

"I love you." he whispered. Paige smiled even wider.

"I love you too." she whispered back.

"So what's the verdict? Did we make any progress?" Phoebe asked, clinging on to a now human Cole.

"They didn't tell you?" Paige asked.

"No, we were too busy worrying about where the rest of you were." Cole replied.

"Oh, well let me just tell you, your boyfriend is a genius! He shimmered into the center of the huge crowd of demons and started this big fight and then shimmered out. All we had to do was sit back and watch until the Source came and made them stop. It knocked off about a third of them though." Paige said. Phoebe turned and smiled at Cole.

"So then why the hell did you guys come back looking like... well, hell?" Prue asked.

"Because we went in afterwards and hit them with some potions and powers and whatever we had." Frisco explained.

"We didn't kill many, but they were confused as all hell when they were getting pelted by potions by someone they couldn't see." Lyra said proudly. Frisco and Autum both glared at her. "What? I got hit by an energy ball. I guess demons are smarter than they look, no offense." she said quickly to Cole.

"None taken." he said with a grin.

"So, did you guys actually see the Source?" Tara asked, a little scared. Paige shook her head.

"He had a hood on the whole time. We didn't get to see what he actually looked like." she said. Tara shivered, causing a cold blast to go through the room.

"Sorry." she said sheepishly.

"Hey, I just realized something. Where were the Valkaries?" Piper asked. As if they had heard her question, the green vortex appeared again and Freyja stepped out.

"Our warriors have been sent to the Underworld, where are yours?" she asked.

"They've already been there and done their damage." Prue said.

"We have had miscommunications. We must learn to plan better." Freyja suggested.

"Yeah, sorry. You should call them back, save their strength for the real battle." Prue said. Freyja nodded. She handed Prue a green stone set in a silver metal on a leather string.

"This is a Valkarie Pendant. Use it to call us when you are ready for battle." she explained. Prue nodded and Freyja turned to go back to Valhalla.

"We really need to start planning for this battle. We need to be ready." Prue said.

"What are we gonna use? I mean, potions, powers, the obvious, but other than that..." Paige asked, trailing off.

"What else do we need? We've got a magical army in the backyard, witches who can cook up enough potions to kill every last demon on this earth, kick ass powers, a whole army of dead guys ready to fight at our command, plus any spells we can come up with. I think we might actually be okay. Yeah, it's scary as hell knowing that I'm about to engage in a war that I might not come back from, but it's for the greater good. If it helps stop evil from taking over, then I'm all over it." Piper said.

"Piper, no one is going to die. You're going to make it through this, we all will." Leo said, hugging her. Piper smiled at him, giving him a quick kiss.

"Okay, I think what we need to do first is propose our plan to the leaders of the magical creatures back there." Prue said.

"Wait, we can't fight a war here, with all these humans. There will be way too many deaths, not to mention the exposure of magic. How can we do this?" Paige asked.

"I don't know. I mean, Paige has a point." Piper said.

"What about if we fought on a different plane?" Frisco asked.

"A different plane? Like the Ghostly Plane or something?" Phoebe asked. Frisco nodded.

"Actually, that might work. If we could lure the demons to an empty place and then transport everyone to a different plane, then we could fight freely." Leo said, getting excited.

"You should check with Elders, see if there's an alternate plane that they could send us to. They need to kick in a little bit every now and then." Piper said. Leo kissed her again and orbed out.

"Okay, who would like to go fetch the magical leaders?" Prue asked. Payton and Tanner instantly ran toward the backyard, but Tristan and Autum orbed them back.

"I don't think so, kids. Let someone with some manners negotiate." Tristan said with a grin. The twins pouted like two year olds sitting on the couch while Autum and Tristan made their way to the backyard. About fifteen minutes later they came back with many different creatures following them.

"That freakin' place is humongous." Autum said dryly as she came in. A few minutes later, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Tristan, Autum and all of the creatures were seated at the very large O'Reilly kitchen table.

"Okay," Prue started when everyone was situated with something to drink (and there were many varieties amongst the creatures), "we've asked you here to propose a plan. The other day, a demon was sent to us, not to fight, but to give us a message. His message was that Astaroth, or the Source, wants war. We want to give it to him." she said. There was a lot of murmuring going around the table and the Charmed Ones just hoped that they were going to go along with this.

"How will we fight? The Source has an incredible army." one of the creatures said. He looked like he was built to fight and shouldn't have any problems with this.

"Well, earlier today, we sent some...assassins, for lack of a better term, down to the Underworld to kill off a good part of the army. They succeeded very nicely." Prue informed them.

"We also found that the no matter who is organizing them, an army of demons is never organized. They may stand up straight and do as you ask, but when it comes down to it, they're still just demons, hoping to squash out good so they can get a piece of power. They fought like little kids when they were provoked. The only thing we had to do really, was sit back and watch them kill each other off." Paige said. The creatures took in this new information, nodding appreciatively.

"But where will we fight? We can't risk the exposure of magic, no battle is worth that." another creature said. She looked human for the most part, but there was a mystical air about her.

"My husband is up with the Elders right now talking to them about it. We think that if we can transport our army and the demonic one to a different plane, then we would be free to fight." Piper said. The creatures again spoke quietly.

"We agree. Thank you for talking with us first. We will prepare our soldiers. Call us when you are ready for battle." one said.

"Thank you, we appreciate all of your cooperation in this matter." Prue said.

"Well it concerns all of us. You fight for the world, and so we'll be with you till the end." he replied. Prue smiled and the creatures all went back to their hotel. She sighed and sank back in her chair.

"So what do we do now?" Paige asked.

"Just sit back and wait for Leo I suppose." Piper said.

"God, I am so tired. Emotions have been running a bit high lately, and you and Frisco are not helping." Tristan complained, looking at Paige.

"What are we doing?" Paige asked.

"You're always thinking about each other and all that. It is not pleasant being a psychic witch around you two, because feeling these feelings about your brother, not cool!" Tristan replied.

"Well sorry, but it's not my fault we like each other. Can't you control that anyways?" Paige protested.

"Not when your emotions are that strong." Tristan said. Paige rolled her eyes. Blue and white orbs formed beside her, turning into Leo.

"The Elders have given us permission to fight in the Ghostly Plane. There won't be anyone there. If you can get everyone to the San Francisco Valley (A/N I'm not sure if there really is a San Francisco Valley, I just needed some place where they could go without being seen), then the Elders will transport you all to the Ghostly Plane." he told them.

"San Francisco Valley, there shouldn't be anyone there." Prue thought aloud. Leo nodded.

"Hey, are you guys done yet?" Frisco asked, coming in. Tristan groaned at his arrival. He looked at her questioningly.

"Don't ask, honey. Let's go in the room. I think we're giving your sister a headache. Fill me in if you guys come up with anything." Paige said to her sisters, taking Frisco out of the kitchen.

"So, I know you're tired of answering this, because I'm tired of asking, but what now?" Phoebe asked Prue.

"I guess we just wait till tomorrow. It's to late to do anything right now. I guess we just try to get some rest and figure out what we need to do to get Astaroth to take his army to San Francisco Valley. I guess we can send message by Cole, or something of that sort." Prue said. Phoebe nodded wearily. Piper put her hands on Phoebe's shoulders.

"I know you hate when he goes down there, we all do. It's the only way sometimes though. He'll be all right. He can handle himself." Piper reassured her little sister. Phoebe smiled weakly.

"I think I'm gonna find Cole and get to bed, I'm beat. I'll see you guys in the morning, ready to fight. You," she said pointing to Prue on her way out, " better sleep. I know how you can be when you're anxious." Phoebe kissed Prue on the forehead before going out into the living room to get Cole and head upstairs.

"You should get to bed too Piper. You all should." Prue said to everyone. They all nodded and got up, going to bed. Prue sat down at the kitchen table, putting her head in her hands. Through all of this, her sisters, her friends, her mom and Grams, they had all been so calm and collected. Prue had never shown them how scared she really was. She had to be the strong one, the one they could go to when they were scared. She could never let them know how afraid she was that they would lose this, or worse lose one of them. Her head snapped up when she heard footsteps.

"Sorry," Tristan whispered, "I didn't mean to scare you."

"Oh that's okay. What's up?" Prue asked.

"Nothing really. I couldn't help but noticing that you were a little stressed... and scared, and worried, and-" Tristan started.

"Okay, I get it." Prue cut her off.

"Well anyways, you have the highest running emotions of anyone in this house. I mean, Paige and Frisco are a little unbearable, but you're the only one who's really feeling the pressure of this. I kind of understand, though. I'm a big sister too and knowing that I'm about to lead my younger siblings into a battle that they may not come back from is scary as hell. I honestly don't want to do it, but I know I have to. It sucks feeling it for the both of us. It's hard to be a big sister. We have to be strong and make sure the others are safe. If it weren't for you, your sisters would be so much more worried than they are now. They would be freaking out like we are. I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone in what you feel. This nervousness is natural." Tristan said.

"Thanks. I feel better, though, you should know." Prue said. Tristan smiled.

"Come on, you can't lead an army to battle if you're exhausted." she said, helping Prue up and leading her upstairs. She said goodnight to Tristan and went to her room, but decided not to go to bed just yet. She went into the room where Paige slept, hoping that she wouldn't walk in on anything. She found them sleeping peacefully and walked over, kissing Paige on the forehead. Even though she hadn't grown up with her, Paige was as much her sister as Phoebe and Piper.

"You're young Paigey girl, but you're gonna be okay. We all are." she whispered, playing with Paige's hair. She kissed her forehead again and walked out quietly. She then moved to Phoebe and Cole's room to find them also asleep. She thought about how much her and Phoebe had fought as kids. Now here she was, thinking about how much she really loved her sister. She kissed Phoebe's forehead, much as Phoebe had done to her earlier. Finally Prue moved to Piper's room. Piper had always been the sister that she could talk to the most. She kissed Piper's forehead as well and then walked out, going into her bedroom.

She found Andy already asleep. She looked at him lovingly. Through it all, she knew that Andy would be there with her. He would follow her into this war and into every war that may follow after. She knew that he would follow her into death if need be. No matter what, Andy would be there with her. She loved him for that. She loved him for everything he was. She just hoped he knew. Prue laid her head down on the pillow and snuggled close to Andy, hoping that tomorrow would go well and praying in advance for the lives she knew would be lost, no matter what the cause.

That's it for this chapter folks. Only one or two more left if I'm correct, but don't worry there's a sequel, remember. Anyways, we're going to war tomorrow, if you haven't guessed. Hope you liked this chapter. Less Paige, which was what I was trying to achieve. Till next time...