Here's Chapter 9. ENJOY!

Dru619

PS. No one has any powers. This is written as if Buffy wasn't the slayer, the charmed ones weren't witches, etc.

"Should I just go ahead and buy Prue's ticket?" Andy asked. Willow glanced at her watch. It was already 15 after 10 and the movie started at 10:30. She sighed and nodded. While Willow and Buffy bought sweets, Oz, Andy, and Angel headed to the theatre to grab seats. They had all decided to go see a romantic comedy and hoped that Prue would have no objections.

Megan was thrashing in her sleep. Her hands were balled into fists and she was moaning. Prue shook Megan awake were she started screaming. Prue sat a thrashing Megan on the couch that was nearby.

"Sweetie! Sweetie! It's okay. It's okay," Prue tried to calm Megan while she pinned her arms down to the sofa. Megan realized she was with Prue and burst into tears.

"Shhh. Calm down Mega-Moo. It's okay," Prue murmured as she took Megan into her lap and rocked her gently back and forth. When Prue had first picked up Megan, she knew something was terribly wrong. Megan's face was extremely red, too red to be healthy. She felt really hot and she was struggling to breath.

"Where's Buffy Prue?" Megan asked trying to calm down, but at the same time panicking because she couldn't breathe very well.

"Listen Megan, I am going to go get help," Prue replied, setting Megan back down. Prue ran to the kitchen where Grams was calmly sipping coffee and watching TV.

"GRAMS! GRAMS! There's something really wrong with Megan!" Prue cried. Grams put down her coffee and followed Prue to the family room. Prue flicked on the light and saw just how red Megan was. Her arms were turning a scarlet color while she lay limp on the couch, still struggling to catch her breath.

"Prue call 911," Grams replied hurriedly as she rushed and woke Piper up.

"What's going on?" Piper asked groggily.

"Piper listen to me. Go and call Buffy. Tell her something's really wrong with Megan," Grams replied and headed back over to Megan.

"Ambulance is on the way Grams," Prue replied and hurried back to Megan's side. Piper jumped to attention and hurried as fast as she could to the kitchen. Tears started flowing as she picked up the receiver.

Buffy couldn't stop giggling as she held on tight to Angel's hand. The previews had started and Willow, who sat on the opposite side of her, tapped her hard in the shoulder and whispered

"Turn off your phone Buffy!" As soon as Buffy picked up her phone to turn it off it rang. She checked the number and decided it was Prue.

"Hello?" Buffy said as she picked up her phone, she was already headed to the lobby so she could talk to Prue.

"BUFFY! Come and hurry! Megan's really sick!" came Piper's frantic voice from the other end. Buffy sat in a state of confusion for a few minutes.

"I'm on my way." Buffy ran out into the parking lot and climbed into her expedition. She drove as fast as she could, tears rolling off of her face. She couldn't loose her little Mega-moo too.

Megan's throat was closing, slowly but surely.

"Prue!" Megan tried to say as loud as she could and gripped Prue's hand, squeezing tighter and tighter as her fear grew.

"It'll be okay honey," Prue whispered, giving Megan a tearful smile as she kissed her hand. In reality, Prue was terrified and didn't have a clue what would happen to Megan. Buffy came in through the back door. As soon as she caught sight of Megan, Prue moved aside and let Buffy at her side.

"Megan what's a matter?" Buffy asked taking hold of Megan's hand. Megan's lips were now outlined in a dark bluish purple color. 10 seconds later 2 paramedics came through the door of the manor.

"Excuse me," the taller of the two said to Buffy. Buffy's crying turned hysterical as she had to leave Megan's side. Prue took Buffy into her arms. As the tall paramedic picked Megan up gingerly the shorter one came up to Buffy.

"Do wish to ride in the ambulance?" Buffy nodded and Prue let her go. This is when Prue noticed Piper. She was standing by the fireplace. She was biting down on her fingernails and she cried shamelessly. Prue walked over and silently wrapped her arms around her sister, whose pajama sleeve was drenched in tears.

"It'll be okay Piper, Megan'll be okay."

Even though Prue still wasn't sure she telling the full truth.

Megan was growing delirious. She was beginning to babble things and after a while she lost consciousness all together her breathing becoming shallower and shallower with each agonizing attempt to breathe. Buffy sat with Megan in the ambulance, never leaving her baby sisters side.

As soon as Megan lost consciousness, Buffy gripped her hand tightly and whispered, with tears rolling down her face "I love you Mega-Moo."

When they got to the hospital they took Megan into the emergency room, leaving Buffy on her knees, crying in the waiting room.