Okay originally I was going to have, like five more chapters but now I'll only have two more. In the next chapter I've explained why it's ending so sudden. Now Chapter 28 will be my last chapter.
Prue was sitting in the nursery rocking Ava.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know dear, how much I love you. So please don't take my sunshine away" Prue sung softly rocking Ava.
She fell asleep.
"I used to sing that to you" Patty said coming in the room.
"I know" Prue said. "I sung it Phoebe whenever she had a bad dream. I figured if it put her to sleep it might work for Ava"
There was silence for a few seconds.
"Thank you" Patty said.
"For what?" Prue asked.
"For being there for your sisters" Patty said.
"They didn't get a chance to be with you, I did. I wanted to give them a chance to know you too" Prue said.
"You did a great job raising them, and now you'll do a great job raising your children" Patty said.
"I hope so" Prue said.
She decided to lay Ava in her crib.
"I know how much it hurts for you right now" Patty said. "But I want you to know that you have friends and family who love you very much. You may not trust yourself right now, but you have lots of people you think you are the one of the bravest people they know"
Prue stood quietly by Ava's crib.
"The must important person to forgive in this situation is you. You can forgive every single person but it won't matter until you forgive yourself"
"I don't know how" Prue said softly. "How can I forgive myself for letting someone treat me like dirt? Everyone thought I was the stubborn Prue. That I wouldn't let anyone hurt me and my family, that I was invincible. I let them think that when really I wasn't that at all. I let them down, I let my family down"
"You didn't let anyone down. For a long time you had the courage to stand up to him and say he couldn't control you. Then when Phoebe was in danger of being hurt you took a bullet in the leg. After all of that when all of your family was in danger you had the courage to kill him" Patty said. "That was the brave Prue everyone knows of and as for being invincible, well nobody is invincible"
Prue hugged Patty.
"You should go to bed. I have a feeling your man is waiting for you" Patty said.
"Good night, Mom" Prue said.
"Good night" Patty said.
The next morning.
"Andy's nominated for cooking breakfast again" Phoebe said. "Piper's upstairs puking her guts out"
"So is Prue" Andy added.
"You know I'm not so hungry anymore" Leo said.
"I'll make breakfast" Patty said.
"Hand over the saltine crackers" Piper said coming into the kitchen.
"They're mine" Prue said coming in behind her.
Phoebe gave them each a box.
"I'm going to get straight to business. Last night I was looking in the Book of Shadows and I found the vanquish for Belthazor needs some of his flesh" Prue said.
"Yum yum" Phoebe said sarcastically.
"I know but I was thinking that after your classes this morning we could use the summoning spell and get some of it so we can make the potion. That way we can vanquish him tomorrow" Prue said.
"Since we're going to need all three of us I'm going to go to the club and get someone to be there for me today and tomorrow" Piper said. "But wait until I come back to summon him"
"Leo how much do the Elders know about Belthazor?" Prue asked.
"He's an upper level demon you works for the Triad but I'm guessing now if it's true that Wedlov killed the Triad then if he worked for him there's a bounty on his head" Leo said.
"So we're not the only ones who want him dead?" Piper asked.
"Then why are we going after him? I mean can't we just let evil kill evil" Phoebe asked.
"He might try to attack you guys. Killing the Charmed Ones would definitely win him back and take the bounty of his head" Leo said.
"Why is it if anyone kills us they're instantly loved yet when we kill powerful demons almost every day we're hated?" Phoebe said.
Patty laughed.
"You know I can help you vanquish him too" Patty said.
"No, we should be able to vanquish him" Phoebe said. "You should relax"
"I have all the time in the world to relax; what do you think I do up there?" Patty said.
"Still we feel wrong about making you work and if I didn't feel like puking I wouldn't let you cook" Piper said.
"Well you just sit there, I can take care of everything" Patty said. "I remember being pregnant and it wasn't pleasant"
"Tell me about it" Prue said.
"I've got to go to work" Andy said. "I'm just going to pick up some breakfast"
"Okay" Prue said.
Andy kissed Prue's cheek.
"Hey, I have a doctor's at 3:30, can you make it?" Prue asked.
"I'll try" Andy said.
"Be careful" Prue said.
"I will" Andy said. "Bye"
"Bye" Prue said.
Andy left.
"Okay, breakfast is ready" Patty said setting down a tray of blueberry pancakes.
"Yum" Phoebe said taking a pancake.
"Ewe" Piper said.
"I'm with Piper" Prue said.
"I think they look delicious" Leo said.
"I'm sure they are when you're not pregnant" Prue said. "For the next four months this is my best friend"
She held up the box of saltine crackers.
"Me too" Piper said.
"These are the best pancakes ever" Phoebe said. "No offense Piper"
"None taken" Piper
said. "I had to inherit my cooking talent from someone"
Prue
took two pancakes and cut them up into small pieces for the girls.
She placed the pancakes in front of the girls.
"Within five seconds they will throw that at someone" Prue said.
Andrea got ready to throw a piece.
"No. Those are to eat. They go from the height chair to your mouth, do you understand me?" Prue said.
Andrea put the piece down.
"Thank you" Prue said. "They think they need to throw everything"
"Wait until they're two" Piper said. "I pity you and Andy"
Phoebe finished her pancake.
"I'm going to go to class" Phoebe said.
"I'll walk you to the door, I'm going quick go to the club" Piper said. "Do you want to come Leo?"
"Sure" Leo said getting up.
"I'd like to see the club sometime" Patty said.
"Can you go in public?" Piper asked.
"I won't be seen by anyone but you" Patty said.
"Do you want to come?" Piper asked.
"Sure" Patty said.
"I'm going to stay here with the girls" Prue said.
"Are you sure?" Patty asked.
"Yeah" Prue said. "You go see the club"
"Okay" Patty said.
They left.
Prue waited till the girls finished eating and took them up in the attic. She looked in the Book of Shadows for Belthazor again.
If he's half human then he can be in human form. Prue thought. Phoebe said that Wedlov said he'd been studying us. What if he's someone we know?
"Cole" Prue said out loud.
She got the phone and called Andy.
"Trudeau" Andy said answering the phone.
"It's me, can you do me a favor and run a search on Cole Turner" Prue said.
"Phoebe's boyfriend?" Andy asked.
"Yeah I think he might be Belthazor" Prue said.
"Prue, maybe you're just being protective" Andy said.
"Please just do it, if I'm wrong then I'll just forget it" Prue said.
"Okay I'll see what I can find" Andy said.
"Thank you" Prue said.
"You're welcome" Andy said. "I love you"
"I love you too" Prue said. "Bye"
She hung up the phone.
"Okay, now what do I do?" Prue said to herself.
Later on that day.
"I'm home!" Phoebe said coming in the door.
Piper and Prue came into the room with not so happy looks on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Phoebe asked.
"Phoebe maybe you should sit down" Prue said.
"Why?" Phoebe asked.
"I asked Andy to do some research on Cole" Prue said.
"Geez, Prue, I told you he's a good person and he's not a demon" Phoebe said.
"The only Cole Turner in their database was born in 1901. There was no death article" Prue said.
"That must be a mistake" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe, either Cole isn't really Cole or he's a demon. Either way he's lying to you" Piper said.
"It's a mistake, Cole wouldn't lie to me; he loves me" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe, it said in the Book of Shadows that Belthazor is half human. Which means he can probably be in human form. You said yourself that Wedlov said Belthazor had studied us well" Prue said.
"He's not Belthazor. How could you even of think that?" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe you don't know for sure that he's not Belthazor" Piper said.
"And you don't know that he is" Phoebe said. "You just want me to be alone for the rest of my life, Prue. Just because you couldn't save your beloved Andy doesn't mean you have to take it out on me"
She went to her room.
Prue sat down
"I didn't want it to be true" Prue said.
"I know" Piper said. "She didn't really mean what she said"
"Phoebe?" Patty said knocking on Phoebe's door.
"Come in" Phoebe said.
Patty opened the door.
"If you're here to try and convince me that Cole is Belthazor, you're wasting your time" Phoebe said. "I'm glad to see Prue has everyone turned against him"
"Phoebe she's only trying to protect you" Patty said.
"I'm not a kid anymore. Besides I don't need protecting from anything. Cole isn't a demon and he wouldn't lie to me"
"Maybe he isn't, but Prue found something that's kind of suspicious. The least you can do is consider the possibility that Cole hasn't been completely honest with you"
"But why would he lie to me?" Phoebe said with tears in her eyes.
"I don't know, honey" Patty said hugging Phoebe. "But right now you're sisters need your help summoning him"
Phoebe wiped the tears from her face.
"Okay" Phoebe said getting up. "Let's go get some demon flesh"
Patty smiled.
In the conservatory.
"I'm really sorry Prue" Phoebe said. "I didn't mean that, I was just upset that he would lie to me"
"I know" Prue said. "Come on let's go summon him. What should I do with the girls?"
"Why don't you call Ryan to take them?" Piper asked.
"Good idea" Prue said. "Ryan!"
"Yes" Ryan said orbing in.
"Can you take the girls somewhere safe? We're about to summon Belthazor" Prue said.
"Okay" Ryan said taking Ava and Andrea's hands.
"Bye girls" Prue said kissing their foreheads.
Ryan orbed them out.
"Okay, to the attic" Piper said.
They went to the attic and set up couches and tables to protect themselves.
"Okay ready guys?" Phoebe said.
"As ready as we can be" Piper said.
They read the summoning spell.
"Nothing happened" Piper said.
"Wait a second" Prue said.
The wind shifted.
"Here he comes" Phoebe said.
Belthazor appeared. Prue grabbed the dagger beside her. Piper tried freezing him, it didn't work.
"Freezing doesn't work" Piper said.
"Not a surprise" Prue said.
She telekinetically set him into the wall. Then she astral projected and got a piece of flesh. Belthazor formed an energy ball.
Prue went back to her body.
"Watch out" Prue said as the energy ball hit the sofa.
The sofa was blown into smithereens.
"That's never happened before" Phoebe said.
Belthazor threw an energy ball at Phoebe. Prue deflected it.
"I have an idea" Piper said. "Distract him well I get to the door"
Prue astral projected behind Belthazor.
"Over here" Prue said.
She astral projected somewhere else.
"What's the matter can't beat a witch?" Prue said smiling. "This is the almighty Belthazor"
Prue returned to her body.
Belthazor threw Prue into a wall. She was knocked unconscious.
"The person with the only active power has to get knocked unconscious" Phoebe said sarcastically.
Belthazor knocked Phoebe unconscious. Piper came into the room with Patty.
"Now Mom" Piper said.
They both tried to freeze him. It still didn't work. Belthazor shimmered away with Phoebe. Piper ran over to Prue.
