"No," cried Piper as a tear fell from her eye.
Evil reached into the crib to take Wyatt. As he did, a beam of energy shot from Pipers' hand. It struck Wyatt but didn't appear to do the baby any harm. But the instant Evil touched Wyatt, a force threw the creature across the room. He struck the wall and fell to the floor, but was on its feet in an instant.
"What the?" questioned Piper.
Paige looked at Piper, and then at Wyatt, and then at Evil. She had a perplexed look on her face. She looked over at Phoebe who also seemed to be perplexed. Suddenly the look on Paige's face changed from one of perplexed to recognition.
"Of course," she said, grabbing Phoebe and helping her to her feet. "We've been so stupid. That's the answer."
"What is?" asked Leo who had regained his senses.
He moved over and stood next to Piper who still wasn't sure exactly what had happened. As he did, Evil again began to move toward the crib.
"Piper," Paige said, "remember Prue. That thing killed her. It also killed mom and grams. Phoebe, it was because of him that you had to vanquish Cole. Even after all you two had been through together, he still forced you to destroy Cole. And he's responsible for my parents' deaths. He took them from me prematurely."
"Memories will do you no good," Evil said, moving up to the crib. "I will have what I came for."
"I don't think so," Piper said, stepping between Evil and the crib.
Once again some form of energy shot out from Piper bathing little Wyatt. Almost as quickly the same force as before took hold of Evil and cast him once again across the room. Paige pulled Phoebe over to the crib and the two stood with their eldest sister, all three of them holding hands.
"Think of them," Paige said as she took Pipers' hand. "Think of Prue, and mom, and grams. Think of Cole. Think of my parents. Think of all the good people who have died because of him. That's his weakness. That's how we beat him."
Neither Piper nor Phoebe understood what Paige was talking about. But in the months since she had come into their lives, they had grown to trust her. Nearly as much as they had trusted Prue. They didn't understand why they were suddenly able to fight Evil, but they knew it was their only hope. They stood with their youngest sister holding hands and facing their adversary.
"You're beaten," Paige said to Evil. "Prue's dead because of you. Mom's dead. Grams is dead. Cole is vanquished. All because of you. You don't get Wyatt. Not today. Not ever. It's over."
"Yes it is," said Evil his anger in full force. "But I won't be beaten by you. I cannot be vanquished. I am eternal. I'll just change my plan, that's all. You'll all die knowing that when I'm finished here, the baby will join me and become the greatest servant of evil the world has ever known."
Evil raised his hand and cast an energy ball at the sisters. They all knew this would not be like any demonic energy ball. They also knew if they couldn't stop it, Evil would make good on his threat. They all braced themselves as the energy ball enveloped them.