A/N: Zythe: Yes, the warlock who attacked Father Austin in the season 1 eppy was destroyed at the end, but in my world. He was attacked again several months later and died. Wyatt: The new babies powers will be "mind and thought," related. Right now I'm debating changing her powers from what they originally were going to be, so that's all I can for now. PrueTrudeau: Andy was there for Ally's birth. I can't help it, I love angst but I will add some romance in some place just for you. So many questions, Peanut's mind is spinning. The poison was meant to vanquish the baby. Dantalian has other plans for Prue. Yes, Mandela, Andy's evil counter part was vanquished by Prue in Dream Wedding. Princess Pinky: thanks again for your detailed review. I'm glad you like what I've done with Paige. About Ally and the new baby, most likey they will have a unique connection to Andy too, like Amanda does but for now, Amanda is the one with Tracer powers. Ally and the new baby are more like Prue.
PS there is a lot going on in this chapter so please read it carefully. Oh and some of you may need tissues.
Eternally Charmed: Dantalian's Gain is a Charmed Ones Loss
Back at the manor, Natalie stood with her eyes closed and her mind flooded with deep concentration. "I can't sense the real Tracer anywhere"
The imposter just smirked "that's because he's untraceable, the dark side has him masked for safe keeping".
Frustrated, Piper shook her head. She had taken the liberty of unfreezing the shape shifter and confining him to a chair with magic proof chains. "So then you really aren't a demon stuck in Andy's body"
"He must be shape shifter" Phoebe concluded playfully, "which means we can-"
"Vanquish his sorry ass!" Piper made claw like motion with her hands preparing to blow the shape shifter up in time with the peel of the phone.
"That must be Paige and Leo" Phoebe wasted no time grabbing the cordless on the second ring. "Prue's in surgery!" she told Piper giving Paige a moment to explain things on the other end. "Phoebes lips quivered. "The dark Priestess…oh no…she's the only one who has the power to destroy Prue." She hung up the phone and looked to Piper.
"How's Prue?"
"She and baby are in surgery. Paige said, she thinks it's going to be close".
Piper felt unconscious tears sting her eyes, she wouldn't survive if she lost her big sister again. "What do we do?"
"We contact the dark priestess, and find out what she did to Prue"
"The Dark Priestess? Piper blinked making her brown eyes wide, "You mean the one who kidnapped Prue and married off to that disgusting warlock and then made me turn my wedding coordinators into Pigs in Blankets?" That did it. Now Piper was really mad.
"The one and only" Phoebe confirmed, somehow the Source must have found a way to bring her back.
Piper ran a hand through her long locks of brown hair, "how do we find her?" Before they had been evil with the ability to blink.
"Easy" Phoebe leaned forward, bending to the shape shifters level so that their lips were nearly touching. "Same way we did before, we get an evil warlock to blink us there. Hand me the athame"
Phoebe held the athame underneath the shape shifters chin, speaking directly. "My sister is going to release you"
"I'll never take you to Dantalian"
Phoebe pulled to her full height, and pressed the athame light to her own finger in jest.
"Why don't you go see what the Elder's know about what Dantalian has done with Prue" she told Natalie.
Silence passed all though the room, as Natalie orbed out.
A sadistic smile crossed to Phoebe's lips as she chanced a glance at Piper, "you know it might be kind of fun if you froze him again, and then we could chisel away his body parts piece by piece"
Piper again flicked her wrists again freezing the shape shifter from the neck down. "Why don't we just show him how his boss lost her hand?"
"Good idea what if I just smash through his left shoulder?" Phoebe held the athame over her head preparing to bring it down.
"Okay okay" the shape shifter trembled slightly, "I'll blink you to where you want to go"
"I knew you'd see things my way" Phoebe quipped, "Piper untie him"
Piper moved behind the shape shifter, and released him from his chains.
"Now take us to Dantalian" Phoebe held the athame with the tip still pointed at his chest
"Gladly," The shape shifter took a moment to massage his sore his wrists, "but you have to hold on to me"
"You've got to be kidding" Piper rolled her eyes stepping up to his side and placing one arm around his waist while Phoebe did the same. "How do we know this isn't a trap?"
"You don't" In one swift rolling to moment, the shape shifter, grabbed both Phoebe and Piper from behind and pushed their heads together.
"OW!" Seeing that Phoebe was a bit dazed he grabbed the athame from her hand and plunged into her stomach, causing Piper to scream.
"Phoebe!" Red crimson stained Phoebe's white crop top. "Phoebe!" Reacting naturally, Piper started to form fists with her hands, not expecting what happened next. Amanda orbed between her and the shape shifter.
"Amanda NO!"
The little girl screamed as the shape shifter, pulled her to his chest, using her to his full advantage.
"How about I take you to Daddy?" he sneered brandishing, the athame before the frightened witch/tracers eyes.
"Aunt Piper!"
"Don't you hurt her damn it!" Changing her defense, Piper flicked her wrists in hopes in of freezing the demon, but it was too late. He had already blinked out with Amanda struggling in his arms.
"Crap" Piper fell to her knees rolling her bleeding sister onto her side. "Leo! Leo I need you now! Phoebe's hurt!" she shouted heavenward, letting her voice trail.
In the underworld, the Dark Priestess, watched from her dark pool along with two warlocks as Ava stood over Prue cutting into her flesh. "Go!" she ordered, "You must not allow the gypsy to deliver the angelic child!"
Obediently, the warlocks blinked out preparing for battle.
"Who are you?" Ava's hands were already inside of Prue preparing to pull the baby out when the warlocks appeared before her.
"The last of your patients" One of the warlocks formed an energy ball hurling it toward the brave doctor.
"Evil is not welcome here!" Ava's eyes narrowed, turning bright glowing green from the magic she had inherited from her ancestors. "Be gone!" A green beam flew from her eyes, hitting the warlocks simultaneously gouging their eyes.
Not missing a beat, Ava continued to deliver the baby, pulling it free from Prue's stomach as the two warlocks screamed and disintegrated into a pile of dust. "C'mon little one" she breathed placing the still infant on a separate table, "one breath is all we need" Her hand then slammed into the call button. "Help, I've just delivered a preemie and I need some help in here!"
In a matter of seconds a team of doctor's and nurses were hovering over both Prue and the baby.
"I'll take over, Dr. Shuvani." Ava handed the newborn to awaiting nurse who quickly rushed the infant down the hall to the ICU. Shaking from the vanquish, Ava watched a colleague close up Prue's incision before making her way to the waiting room.
Paige was sitting slumped in a chair. Glenn was her side allowing her head to rest on his shoulder "There's Ava!" he told her.
"How are Prue and the baby?"
"Prue is on her way recovery and the baby is in NICU" Ava pulled her surgical cap from head, and wiped her brow with the back of her hand.
Right away, Paige noted emotion start to cloud the gypsy's face, "Ava what aren't you telling me?"
Ava pursed her lips, taking a moment to sigh, "two warlocks attacked me in the OR. I had to vanquish them with my power"
"Are you all right? Glenn's arm carefully slid around Paige's waist pulling her near.
"I'm fine" Ava let a small smile escape from her lips, "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to Prue"
"Of Course but when can we see them?" Paige leaned up against Glenn's chest, allowing his arms to wrap around her.
"In a few hours if all goes well"
"Thank you" Paige sighed, leaning up against Glenn. Glenn smiled and gave her a small kiss.
Paige's face crinkled into a frown, "I'm really sorry about our date, Glenn…"
Glenn hugged her tighter, "Paige, don't even worry about. Your sister and her baby need you right now, besides what could be more romantic than a candlelight dinner in the hospital cafeteria?"
"I'm so glad, I have you to talk you," Paige's arms wrapped around his neck, hugging him tightly.
"Me too" Glenn replied taking a moment to smell her soft red highlighted hair.
Deep in her underworld lair, Dantalian, waved a hand over her seeing pool. "Prue's nightmare is just beginning" Even though, the warlocks had been destroyed by Ava, the demonic poison with the tea was still coursing it's way through Prue's vein's taking over her mind and soul.
Hearing a child's whimper, the dark priestess turned to see the shape shifter blinking in with Amanda in his arms.
"I had no choice" he defended morphing back to his normal state. "It was the only way I could escape from the Charmed Ones."
Curious to the child, the dark priestess moved forward, smiling as she started to inspect Amanda. "You are definitely, your father's daughter. Would you like to see him?" she said placing a bony finger with a long distending nail under Amanda's chin. Notably, she was Prue's daughter too the dark priestess concluded, seeing Prue through the child's eyes. Ah yes she thought this would be the child chosen to succeed Prue, not the angelic child as she'd thought.
Amanda nodded when Dantalian removed her finger from underneath his chin.
"He is right over here" Dantalian offered her hand beckoning for Amanda to take it. Amanda did and the two walked over to the huge marble slab where Andy was laying motionless.
Frightened, Amanda looked at her father. She knew better than to cry at this moment. "Is he dead?" she asked noting Andy's stillness.
Wanting to gain, the child's confidence, Dantalian smiled warmly, "no he is sleeping," she pointed to the rise and fall of Andy's chest. "see, he is still breathing."
"Only the demonic tracer can vancooish him," Amanda replied stumbling over the big word vanquish.
"Your Nanny has taught you well" Dantalian's smile grew, "would you like it if your Mother could join us here too?"
Sensing the woman was evil, Amanda shook her head, "Mommy and my aunties will vancooish you," she whispered making herself invisible.
"Not this time" Dantalian laughed waving her arms. A magical glowing cage appeared in the space where Amanda had been standing.
Amanda made herself whole again and tried to orb from her birdcage shaped prison.
"Your magic will not work here, little one" Dantalian said turning to shape shifter, "go the hospital and bring me Prue"
The shape shifter nodded and morphed back into Andy before blinking out.
Back at the hospital, Glenn and Paige were sitting in the booth sharing some warmed over chicken strips and soggy fries.
"Miss Matthews?" Dunking a fry in ketchup, Paige looked up to see a nurse standing behind Glenn. "Dr. Shuvani, wanted me to let you know that you can see your sister now"
"Oh thank you" Paige forgot all about her fries, and pulled to her feet. "That was sooner than I expected"
"It must mean good news" Glenn took a hold of her hand, leading towards the elevator and pressed the call button.
"This elevator is awfully slow" Paige commented staring up at the illuminated lights.
"Paige relax, your just anxious". Glenn's hand fell into her hair, stroking it.
"Can we just take the stairs?" Paige pleaded, looking at him with concern flooded eyes.
"C'mon, they're this way" Glenn smiled. Together the two of them double-timed it up the stairs, leading the to the floor that would take them to Prue's room. Paige was nearly out of breath when reached the last door at the end of the hall. The outside of the door was marked, "Halliwell, Prudence. Privacy Please"
"Do you want me to wait outside?" Glenn asked hesitating.
Paige shook her head, "No Prue really likes you".
Slowly, Glenn pushed the door open surprised to see a figure hovering over Prue. "Hey Andy" Glenn said unwittingly not knowing about the Shape Shifter.
Startled the shape shifter whirled, letting his eyes flash demonic red.
"That's not Andy" Paige swallowed. But before she could react the shape shifter had already created a huge energy ball, aimed directly at the red headed witch.
"Paige!" Glenn turned into Paige shovering her from harm.
"Force Field!" Paige tried to protect them but the energy ball was so powerful that it broke through the protective blue shield that was surrounding them, hitting Glenn directly in the back.
"Argh…P-Paige?" Glenn felt a white-hot pain surge through him followed by an explosive blast.
"Glenn!" Paige desperately tried to grab hold on to his body as it disintegrated into nothing but dust. "Glenn!"
"Stupid Mortal" Continuing with his task, the shape shifter roughly removed the electrodes and wires that were attached to Prue, followed by the IV tubing that Ava had placed into Prue's hand for good measure.
"You cannot defeat Dantalian!" Swooping up Prue blankets and all, the shape shifter blinked out, leaving Paige alone with her pile of Glenn's dust. A huge lump formed in the back of Paige's throat as she dropped to her knees and picked up some of the dust. Slowly the dust began to trickle through her fingers along with her salty tears.
"Oh Glenn, I'm so sorry" she choked sobbing not noticing the circle of orbs that had appeared beside her. It was Natalie, and Piper.
"Paige?" Piper stared at the empty bed. Paige where's Prue?" Piper demanded not really taking notice of the dust, that Paige was so desperately trying to cling too.
"The shape shifter, he killed Glenn and took Prue" Paige somehow managed to spit out.
"What?" Piper nearly did a double take as she noticed the black silkily looking ash on the floor.
"GLENN'S DEAD PIPER and THE SHAPE SHIFTER TOOK PRUE!" Paige replied not realizing that she was screaming.
Piper felt a pain course through her heart. She wanted to be sympathetic for Paige but she knew if they were going to save Prue, she needed to be indifferent to Glenn's death for the moment. There would be time for mourning later.
Reaching down, she took a hold of Paige's arm. "C'mon Paige, I need you to orb me home. The shape shifter also took Amanda, and you're just about the only person who has the ability to find her. Like Leo Paige could use her sensing ability to find lost children, Amanda would be no different.
"Amanda?" Paige's crestfallen face was teary mess. Not her sweet angel girl she swallowed.
"C'mon sweetie, we have to help her before it's too late," Piper then turned to Natalie speaking directly. "Can you take care of things for us here?" At the moment they couldn't afford for to risk the chance of exposure, and sure enough, Glenn's death would be a hell of a risk.
"Consider it done" Natalie stated planning to clean up the room as if nothing had happen.
"Thank you" Piper whispered wrapping her arms around a wobbly Paige for support.
"Let's go home Paige, Prue and Andy and Amanda they all need us"
