Wow, I'm really sorry for the delay. I had a soccer tournament this weekend and with the holiday and parties and stuff, I didn't get a chance to write. But I'm back now and that's all that matters.
Fire Gazer- Thanks!
Prince Halliwell- It was so sad when Piper had to say goodbye to Wyatt and Chris. I tried to emulate that in this, but it didn't work quite as well.
Who-will-change-the-world- I'm too cheap to buy the DVD, so I'm going to wait until Christmas and ask for it then. I hope they do come out with the other seasons though. I'd like to hear some commentary from the girls on it. I heard that the season 1 doesn't have any.
The-Cheese-Fairy- Aww, I made you cry? That's quite an accomplishment. I didn't think it was that good. I suck at emotional scenes. I love spoilers too! I read all of the spoilers before I watch the episodes.
s.halliwell- I know, they should have made it 2 hours. All of the other stupid WB shows were two hours. Oh well, at least we get a season 8. I am going crazy not knowing what's going to happen to them. Fall needs to come quickly. Holly, Alyssa, and Rose have all been contracted for a season 8, so don't worry about them being replaced.
Paige woke up bright and early the next morning, very unusual for herself. She stretched and yawned and got up, knowing exactly what she was about to face. She hadn't slept all that well due to the absence of her husband lying next to her. She walked over to Persephone's empty crib and straightened up the covers and stuffed animals inside. She then threw on some clothes and walked out into the hallway, only to be met by her sisters doing the same. The four of them shut their doors and walked down the steps in a silent, single file line and into the kitchen where Prue brewed some coffee. All the while they were silent. When they were finished, they stood up and held hands and Paige orbed them out and into the San Francisco Valley. Phoebe pulled out a piece of paper with her spell written on it, and the four of them recited it.
"To multiply our strength,
recite these words at length.
This cannot happen at a later date.
Multiply our powers by 248."
A bright light filled the valley. When it receded, the girls looked around to see 247 copies of themselves. Paige gaped at them all, amazed to see all of the Paige's standing around.
"Is that what my hair looks like from the outside?" she asked.
"Paige!" Piper shot.
"Sorry," Paige whispered.
"Okay, here's the deal. There are 247 of you. Each of you will pair up with one copy of each sister, so that there are 247 Power of Fours. After you've done that, each Paige will line up in a single file line and check off one address on this list here. No one takes the Halliwell Manor. That's ours. After you've done that, the Paige's will orb themselves and their sisters to the assigned address where you will defend the Nexus there at all costs. You all know the spell to destroy the Nexus. Use it only as a last resort. Let's get started," Prue yelled. They watched as all of their clones did as they were told and a large line of Paige's formed in front of them.
"Wow, that's too weird," Phoebe said.
"It's weird all right. Damn, I knew I should have brushed my hair. Oh well," Paige said. Piper rolled her eyes. One by one, the line shortened and the clones orbed out until finally the original four were left alone. Prue looked to her sisters.
"You guys ready for this?" she asked.
"As ready as we'll ever be," Piper said.
"Alright then. Paige, you know what to do," Prue said. Paige nodded and orbed her sisters into the basement of the manor, where they were met by not three Bringers, but ten.
Frisco paced nervously, much like he had done on his wedding day, back and forth at Magic School. All he could think about was Paige and whether or not she would be okay; whether or not he or Percy would ever see her again.
"Frisco, pacing back and forth is not going to make things better," Cole said, quickly becoming annoyed.
"I don't care. I need to do something. I need to be there!" Frisco yelled, kicking the wall.
"Well we can't. You know the girls will kill us. Besides, they're probably fine. They've been doing this a long time. I trust them," Andy said.
"But just in case the Bringers set another trap, couldn't we go? They could already be there by now and there could be more than we expected! I can't just sit there and think about what could be happening, I'm going," Frisco said and with that he orbed out before anyone could stop him. Leo sighed.
"I'll go after him," he said, orbing out and leaving Andy and Cole to tend to the kids.
Piper blew up another Bringer and watched as Prue sent one flying. No matter how many they killed, more kept coming. They were tired already and wanted to stop, but they couldn't. The Bringers had formed a barrier around a lead Bringer who was working on releasing the shadow.
"We need to get to the center and take out the Bringer in there," Prue yelled to her sisters.
"I can do it," Phoebe offered. She ran straight at the Bringers, punching and kicking her way into the circle.
"Phoebe, no!" Prue yelled. She tried to help her little sister by sending a few Bringers flying while Paige launched more orb balls at them and Piper blew some more up. They were instantly replaced with new ones. Phoebe was making it pretty well into the wall, but she was suddenly sent flying as a Bringer got a good hit on her. She hit the wall and slid down unconscious.
"Shit! Phoebe!" Paige yelled, running over to her. She shook her. "Come on Pheebs, wake up!" Just then Frisco orbed in, followed shortly by Leo.
"What are you doing here?" Piper asked, blowing up another demon.
"We're helping," Frisco said. Leo ran over and healed Phoebe.
"Okay, you helped, now get out," Paige ordered.
"No way!" Frisco protested.
"I lost you once, I am not losing you again! Get out!" Paige yelled. Frisco sighed.
"Promise you'll call if you need us," he said. Paige nodded and they orbed out. "Okay, here's the deal: Piper and I will kill them off as fast as we can while moving forward so that we can get into the center and try to destroy the demon in there. If he's already released the Nexus, then we destroy it. If Leo's right about the explosion, it'll take all of the demons down with it."
"And us too," Piper mumbled.
"That's the price we pay to be Charmed," Prue said.
"Alright guys, let's do this," Phoebe said. Paige and Piper started blowing up demons while Prue threw them out of the way. All the while they moved towards the circle. When they got to the demons, Phoebe started her hand to hand. Slowly but surely they worked their way into the center until they were finally in. The head demon looked up at them with black eyes and smiled.
"You're too late, witches. It's time for this world to be over," he said in a deep voice. Paige looked to her sisters and they held hands.
"Shadow of the purest power,
leave us now in this hour.
No longer are you needed here
and take with you the death and fear.
The Power of Four forever more." (A/N: That's not the actual spell because I can't find it, so I just made one up.) They watched as the Bringer's eyes glowed red and he screamed in agony as the Nexus inside of him ripped his insides apart.
"This is it guys!" Prue yelled as the demon blew up, bringing a massive explosion with him that tore through the basement, destroying everything in its path.
Patience, Parker, Preston, and Percy screamed as they felt their mothers get hit with the blast. Their fathers ran over to them, picking them up and trying to calm them down, but to no avail.
"What's wrong with them?" Andy asked.
"Mommy!" Patience screamed.
"Prue!" Andy yelled. Frisco and Leo orbed their kids out and Cole shimmered Andy, Preston, and Patience out. They reappeared in the basement to find dust and debris as well as a few fallen rafters. Against a wall, bloody and unconscious were the sisters. They all ran over, checking pulses. One by one they shook their heads, indicating that there was none.
"I told her to call me!" Frisco yelled furiously, tears quickly surfacing.
"They had no time. They had to destroy the Nexus quickly to save the world," Leo explained. Cole let out a roar, launching fireballs at the wall. As the husbands mourned the death of their wives, they didn't notice their children assembling by the bodies. The cousins took each other's tiny hands and a bluish light passed though them and into the bodies at their feet. The sisters gasped and blinked their eyes open. Their husbands spun around at the noise.
"But... you were dead," Andy whispered.
"The kids healed us somehow. We watched them from outside of our bodies. It was pretty weird," Paige explained. Frisco ran up and kissed her.
"I'm just glad you're alive. I don't know what I would've done without you," he said.
"And just think, now that the Nexus is gone, things will be better," Cole said.
"Yeah, but we don't know how well the others did," Prue said.
"They're exactly like you guys. I'm sure they did fine," Leo said.
"I'm just glad this is all over and we can finally get some rest. I think we all deserve that," Phoebe said. They all nodded in agreement.
"Well, I guess we should wait and see if any of the others show up," Prue said. She picked up Patience and Andy put his arm around her shoulder and they walked upstairs, the other following.
By the end of the night, none of the clones had shown up, but the world wasn't destroyed either. As the Charmed Ones lay in bed, their husbands beside them and their children in their cribs, they thought about the many things that they had faced. Today could have been their last, but it wasn't, thanks to the miracle of children. They had saved the world again and they would finally have a break to show for it. They would finally have some peace, until one day when they would have to go back to the grind.
And that's it, my loves. This story is done. In fact, this series is done. It's so sad, isn't it? I had such a great time writing all three stories for you guys, but guess what: I wouldn't have done it had it not been for your greatly awesome reviews. I love y'all so much, you have no idea! You kept me going, you gave me something to look forward to everyday, and best of all, you let me do the thing I love most: write. Now that all the sappy crap is done, I will tell you that I'll have Patience up right as soon as I'm done posting this because I don't like to keep you waiting. So look for it as you look for this. So anyways, till next time...
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