A/N: Happy Valentine's Day everyone! C.C., I know! I'm sorry, but my e-mail address wouldn't show up and so I went to your bio page to see if I could e-mail you, but there isn't a link with "e-mail" on there. sugah-crystal-101: You're fic sounds pretty cool. I don't mind about the whole Blessed Ones thing, however, the name "Phyre" wasn't my idea per say. Someone else who reviews my fics, she doesn't sign in, uses the name "Phyre" and I asked her if I could use it. I'm sure you'll do fine with your fic. ;) TheShadowWithin: Thanks for your opinions. I'll remember that when writing next time. See, I just didn't want to have to have Melinda verbally explain what happened, so I used their mutual power of premonition to explain things. damien455, CharmedAli, LeoPiperAndyPrue, money makes me smile, and kay: Thank you all so much for your fantastic comments and encouragement!Reading thoses just makes me want to get up and do aHappy Dance (and sometimes I do). ;) Piper xox Leo: No problem. I can't wait to read what you've written for chapter 14! chyp: Polymorphing sounds like a really cool power! I just may have to borrow that from you sometime! lol -D Prince Halliwell: Sorry to hear about the flu! I hope you get better soon! Thanks for reviewing, despite your being sick. The-Cheese-Fairy: Aw, thanks. I'm glad you like the titles so much. It makes my nerdiness seem all worth while! rjf: Well he is a demon...Whew..I'm afraid that you might do a better job at kicking his ass than the Charmed Ones would (except for maybe Piper, seeing as how she's Prissy's mommy and all). lol peanutlb: lol Hmm, I see that we seem to be wearing off on one onther? CC too! She does my Happy Dances and now I'm saying "dude" all the time! Well, you won't have to wait much longer. P/A is next! In fact, there's straight P/A centric storylines for the rest of this fic, starting next chapter!
The Children Of Light
Chapter 22: State Of Grace
Grace felt acid droplets seep into her skin, from Phyre. "G-get to them! The-they'll all die!"
Pam's eyes were huge; terrified. Without so much as a word, she shimmered away to save her family, in hopes that her new power would help her.
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Pam shimmered into the attic, ironically in front of Prissandra, just as a fireball was about to incinerate her. The fireball clashed into Pam, sending her flying through the stained glass windows.
Prissy began to shake involuntarily, as Daven raged. He aimed his arm again, but this time Prissy was quicker. Her tiny fingers wiggled, causing the room to be filled with a blinding light, keeping Daven from being able to see his last victim.
Parker closed her eyes, psychokinetically orb-shimmering Leo to her Great Aunt Paige.
As Leo appeared, he was instantly blinded. "What the..." He covered his eyes. Prissandra! He thought. "Prissy! Stop the flash!"
Prissy blinked, hearing her father's voice and stopping the burst of blinding light, so that she could see him.
As the light vanished, Leo saw Paige on the ground. He fell to his knees and placed his hands over the gaping wound in her abdomen and summoned his healing abilities.
"No!" Daven roared, as he turned to Leo and Paige.
Prissy twitched her fingers, sending powerful beams of light from each fingertip directly into Daven, causing his skin to melt.
As Daven recovered, he saw Leo vanish into orbs, with Paige.
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Leo orbed in, Up There, with Paige and continued to heal her. He knew that demons were unable to reach this place without the ability to orb, so Paige would be safe for now. But he also knew that he would loose the rest of his family, if he chose to remain and finish healing his sister-in-law. "Help!" He yelled, prompting whitelighters to swarm out of the mist. "Please, I need help!"
A few whitelighters surrounded Paige and took over Leo's healing job, as Leo and many other whitelighters orbed out.
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Phiona crunched her fists together, tightening the orbs around the Shapeshifter's neck, cutting off his oxygen supply. In a matter of minutes, the Shapeshifter exploded into a dusty vanquish. Then she made her way over to Phyre and Grace, who Pearl was all ready healing. "Are they okay?"
"Just about." Pearl replied, as the golden glow from her palms vanished and she stepped back from her future daughter, who she had no idea was her future daughter. "As good as new." She grinned, helping Phyre to her feet.
Phyre smiled. "Thanks, mo..."
Pearl cocked an eyebrow. "What?"
"Thanks! Many thanks!" Phyre corrected.
"Oh, sure! Of course!" Pearl grinned. "Anything to help family, right? I mean, mom did say that you were family."
"Yeah, yeah, I am." Phyre replied, seeing much of herself in her mother.
"We need to get to the manor!" Grace said, urgently. "They'll all die, if we don't!"
Cole held out his hands. "Come on, I'll shimmer us there."
Melinda, Grace, Cole, Pearl, Phiona, and Pandora took hands.
"What about us?" Andy asked.
"You're mortal." Cole replied.
"We have to come." Glenn defended.
"You owe us that." Andy added.
Cole sighed, knowing that if it were him, he'd want the same thing. "Come on then, but this is life or death."
Andy and Glenn joined the circle.
"Okay.." Cole said, before inhaling deeply and shimmering everyone out.
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As Cole shimmered the group in,a string of fireballs flew over their heads. "Duck!" He yelled, pulling everyone to the ground. Their eyes scanned the attic, seeing flames bursting from everything and charred remains of what were once something or another.
Daven was on a rampage. His eyes were blazing and he was shooting fire everywhere.
Leo spotted his eldest daughter and gasped, orbing over to her. "You have to go Up There!" He said, scooping her and Phiona into his arms.
"No!" Pearl and Phiona protested.
"You'll be killed!" Leo replied, angered. He orbed out.
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Leo orbed in, Up There, with his eldest and niece.
"Where's Prissy?" Phiona asked, worried.
"With Paige." Leo soothed. "You have to stay here, because it's the only safe place."
"But.."
"No!"
"But Unlce Leo, I have to go! I can heal!" Pearl protested.
Phiona nodded. "Please?" She begged, as tears pulsed down her cheeks. "I don't want anyone except Daven to die!"
"O-okay." Leo stuttered, seeing the real pain in his eldest's eyes. "But you have to promise to stay here."
"I promise!"
Leo took Pearl's hand and orbed them away.
Phiona turned around, to see her Aunt Paige coming towards her, with Prissandra in her arms. "Prissandra!" She ran to her beloved aunt. "I'm so glad you're both okay!"
Paige nodded slowly, as she knelt down next to her niece.
"Why aren't you down there?"
"I was hurt really badly." Paige replied.
"But they healed you, right?"
"Yes, but I'm still weak from battling him." Paige replied. "It's not safe to go down right now, plus I need to stay here with Prissy, until we can find a safe way to vanquish Daven."
"Where's mom?"
Paige's eyes brimmed with tears. "Phiona..."
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Melinda raised her hands, freezing everything in mid motion. "Hurry! Heal them!" She looked at Daven, all ready noticing him breaking the freeze.
Pearl finished healing Parker and helped her to her feet. Suddenly noticing that Pam was nowhere in sight. "
Pam!"
Pandora pointed to the shattered stained glass window. "She's trying to talk to me!"
Phyre grabbed her mother's hand and pulled her over to the stained glass window, letting them look down at Pam's cut up little body. "Goddess, no!" She pulled Pearl into her arms and jumped out the window, sailing to the ground surrounded by glowing orbs, and settling next to Pam. "Heal, heal!"
Pearl bent down and began to immediately heal her younger cousin.
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The remaining burns on Piper's body vanished, as the massive golden light emitted from the 5 whitelighters that surrounded her and Prue, stepped away. She let out a little gasp, as she stood up and noticed everything. "Where are my girls!"
"Fine, Piper. They're fine." Melinda said, as she embraced Piper. "I need you to helpme re-enforce the freeze on Daven. He's bound to break through any second." She pointed to Daven, who looked to be moving in very slow motion.
Piper and Melinda raised their hands, forcing another freeze onto Daven, and stopping him cold.
-5 Minutes Later-
The entire family stood before Daven, who was slowly breaking out of the double freeze.
"Let's do this." Persia said, with malice in her voice. She held Prissandra close, as she read the words of the spell aloud. The magic of The Children Of Light was actived, as she held her youngest cousin, and as she read the last words the of spell, Daven exploded into a firery vanquish. All the damage that he'd done to the attic and everything in the attic, vanished and it all returned to its previous state.
"Yes!" Everyone else chorused.
"And may he never return." Persia said.
"I'd drink to that." Phoebe said. "Well, you know, if I had a drink."
Parker smirked. "I always loved your humor."
"You have Cole's smile." Phoebe commented.
Cole raised his eyebrows. "Well no wonder it's so amazing." He quipped.
Phoebe playfully slugged her lover in the arm. "Whatever."
Suddenly 2 massive glowing Triquetras formed in the wall; one blue and one green. A young man stepped out of the green Triquetra and 3 young girls bounded out of the blue Triquetra.
"Uh.."
"Herold!" Grace exclaimed, running into the man's arm.
"Oh Grace!" The man, Herold, replied. "I've missed you so much!" He gently kissed her lips. "I knew I was coming for you, when I felt the portal suck me up, though!"
Grace leaned into Herold's arms. "I love you."
"I love you too." Herold replied, softly.
All eyes were on the young couple.
Piper decided to clear her throat.
"Oh oh!" Grace exclaimed, looking at her descendants. "This is my future husband, Herold Abawi." She said, waving her hand at Herold. "Herold, these our our future relatives. The Charmed Ones and their families."
Herold beamed with pride. "It's good to meet you."
"You too." Prue replied.
Everyone else chorused Prue's words.
"But we really have to go. We have the ball at the Windemeire's tonight." Herold said, motioning towards the glowing portal.
"He's right." Grace replied, smiling at her relatives. "Blessed be."
"Blessed be." Everyone else rang out.
Herold wrapped his arms around Grace's waist and together, they stepped into the glowing green Triquetra and it disappeared.
Melinda bowed her head. "I should go too. Blessed be." She said, before vanishing in a swirl of white lights.
All eyes turned to the other 3 mystery girls.
"Uh, hi!" Phyre replied, cheekily. "I, uh, I wasn't really expecting all of you guys."
One of the girls frowned. "Ah, come on Phyre, you don't love us anymore?" She looked at the expectant relatives in the room. "Aren't you going to introduce us?"
Phyre rolled her glittering eyes. "Aunt Piper, Aunt Prue, Aunt Phoebe..." She gestured towards the girls. "Payton, Paulina, and Philippa respectively."
"You mean?" Prue and Piper exclaimed.
"Hi, Grandma." Payton and Paulina said coyly.
"I have two granddaughters?" Phoebe asked, wide eyed.
Parker rolled her eyes. "And I have one fairly annoying younger cousin."
Philippa glared at Parker.
"Sorry, Aunt Persia. You get stuck with some real trouble." Parker quipped.
"You're my..."
"Yeah, mom." Philippa finished. She eyed Parker. "Flog."
"Kirt."
"What?" Phoebe asked, perplexed.
Phyre blushed. "Those are popular name calling words in the future. They've replaced things like 'jerk' and 'suck' and 'dumb'."
"Oh." Phoebe nodded, only partially understanding. She scanned Philippa for a moment, as if seeing someone other than herself or Persia or James in her. "Who's your father?"
Philippa chuckled. "You'll find out."
"Have I met him yet?" Persia asked.
"Nope."
Prue and Piper were busy smuthering their grandchildren in hugs and kisses, before finally releasing them, only to have Leo and Andy give them soothing hugs. Unlike Prue and Piper, Andy and Leo weren't as constricting.
"We should really, probably, be going." Parker said, tapping her foot.
Prue and Piper let out whines of disappointment.
"Actually, it's true." Paulina agreed. "We need Parker to summon The New Source for us, so we can vanquish her."
"'Her'!" The Charmed Ones exclaimed.
"What happened to the old Source?"
Parker and Philippa exchanged looks. "Uh, it's a long story."
"Are you sure you don't need some help?" Prue asked.
"We'll be fine." Paulina promised.
Andy nodded, giving his granddaughter another quick hug. "We know, don't we, Prue?"
Prue wrinkled her nose. "Yeah.."
"Come on, guys." Phyre said, ushering her great aunts' children towards the glowing blue Triquetra. "Let's move." After a moment, they had all gathered at the mouth of the portal. "Goodbye!"
Pearl stepped forward. "Bye." She said, smiling at Phyre. Somehow, she'd connected with her more than Parker, but she still didn't know the truth.
Phyre wiped a tear from her eye. "Bye." She said, as her unsuspecting mother waved to her. "Mom." She whispered, under her breath. She watchedthe other girls walk into the portal and vanish. She exchanged one last look with Paige, Glenn, and Pearl.
"Blessed be." Pearl called.
"Blessed be." Phyre said, as she released her mother's gaze and stepped into the portal, letting it close behind her.
TO BE CONTINUED...
