Princess Pinky: Wow what a review! About the Elders forbidding demonic children, I have a twist planned for that. Amanda, she was taking a nap but she'll appear in a scene I am working with Andy and Darryl. Yes, Ally and Melinda will be the troublemakers. I'll give a hint about their subplot…it has to do with CAKE. Not to worry about Piper and Melinda they are spending plenty of time together, I just like to keep the focus of the story on Prue and her children but I'll see what I can to make it a little more rounded. Nicknames? Hmm…Phoebe already calls Austin Aussie and I'll see about coming up with one for Ayleia when I start to include her into the storyline. We have a ways to go before we get to that point. Prince Halliwell: I'm glad you liked the 3 Austins and don't worry they are going to be a handful. The-Cheese-Fairy: Flying Monkey's after Artemus? Oh No, he's not a threat. PrueTrudeau: Andy's reaction is coming right up! CCMcKenna: Me mean to Paige? Hee-Hee, now there wouldn't be a story if somebody didn't have a little angst. Pyrena, Sci-Fi Gillian, Piper+Leo4eva: Thanks for taking the time to review again. You guys are the best: Kay: Prue was holding Austin when Phoebe said the spell so it affected her too. At least in my thinking…backfire…personal gain ect..
Eternally Charmed: Baby Vavoom!
Prue was about to speak when Andy walked through the door with Darryl. The two men stood dumbfounded for a moment until Darryl broke the silence. "You didn't tell me, you and Prue had triplets"
"I didn't think we did" Andy scratched the back of his head and shot Prue a look. Prue in return remained silent and simply pointed to Phoebe.
"Oh nobody panic I can explain" Phoebe threw her hands up in front her chest.
"Panic?" Andy brows furrowed, "I have three wives and three daughters.
"Actually, you have 5 daughters" Phoebe grinned thinking of Amanda and Ally. "And one niece"
"She cast the split Prue into three spell so that a part of Prue would still be here with Austin when the Elder's called." Paige supplied watching Andy scratch his cheek in dismay.
"Well which one is the real Prue?"
"I am" All three Prue's shouted at once.
"That would be the one in the middle," Paige pointed crinkling her nose. 'And the baby she's holding is the real Austin"
Nodding, Andy quietly shuffled over to the middle rocker and dug into his pocket, pulling out a tiny sliver bracelet that sported a triqutra charm. The charm was one of only three of it's kind, the other two belonged to Amanda and Ally. "I-feel kind of bad. I only have one" he said sheepishly.
"One is all we need" Prue titled her chin upward giving him a kiss. Paige and Phoebe both smiled as they watched the couple wrap the tiny piece of jewelry on Austin's wrist. The band was so big on the premature infant that it almost slipped over her hand.
"Look" Paige whispered as the triquetra on the bracelet began to glow.
Darryl's eyes grew wide, "is that suppose to be happening?"
"It's to signify that the last of the new power of three has been born" Phoebe explained softly continuing to grin as Prue and Andy each kissed Austin's head. The couple then shared another heart felt kiss.
"So much for celebrating alone" Andy winked making the Prue on the left smile saucily.
"Ditch the kid, and I'll spend time alone with you"
"Oh I think not" the real Prue sniffed just as another set of orbs appeared.
"Prue the Elder's want-" Natalie materialized with her jaw already dropped. "What have you been doing? You can't use your magic like this! It's a-"
"Against the rules?" Motherly Prue quipped with an annoying bright smile, "I suppose we should be setting a better example" Tenderly the Motherly side of Prue nuzzled at the Austin in her arms. "Oh you are such a bootiful little girl, yes you are!
The baby in the Motherly Prue's arms suddenly began to whimper and cry. "Oh dear, somebody sounds like a chronic crier"
"A chronic crier?" Andy repeated looking pale, just as the baby in the sultry Prue's arms began to projectile vomit.
"OH Gross! Somebody get this brat off me!" The sultry business Prue shoved the baby at Andy, her face in shock over the white goo that now covered her floral robe and gown.
"Take her, Take her NOW!"
Reluctant, Andy took the child, holding it stiffly as it continued to vomit.
"Ewe" Phoebe crinkled her nose as a huge glob of spit up hit the floor.
"A projectile vomiter. Maybe she has a milk allergy" Motherly Prue hummed lulling the crying child in her arms.
"Projectile vomiter?" Andy looked at Prue fearfully; both Amanda and Ally had been such good healthy babies aside from a little colic and few childhood illnesses here and there. "Uh Prue…"
"I…I can't" All three Prue's replied. An angelic sound called to Prue's ears and she looked heavenward. The Elder's and the Matriarchs were calling "I have to go". Quickly she handed the real Austin to Phoebe as Natalie stepped up to her side, ready to orb the high priestess to the realm away.
"Take good care of her," Prue said softly with a smile making Phoebe cock her head.
"What did you say?" She couldn't hear a word over the chronic crying version of Austin. The child's subtle infantile cry's had now turned into deafening screams of hysteria.
"Never mind" Prue rose to her feet, wanting to kiss Andy one more time before they said goodbye. Tenderly she leaned in, almost touching his lips. "I love you" she started to mouth with the baby in Andy's arms suddenly gave a mighty heave turning her little head towards Prue.
"Uh Oh…" Prue quickly pulled away leaving Natalie within striking distance.
"SPLAT!"
"Oh…Oh…" Natalie held her arms at length to her side. Spit up was drizzling down from her hair. "FIX THIS NOW!"
"Okay, dokey. Have a nice trip!" Phoebe mouthed with an embarrassed smiled pushing the sultry business Prue forward when Natalie automatically stared down at the huge stain that was soiling her blouse in time with swirling orbs. Both the sultry Prue and Natalie disappeared ascending into the heavens leaving only the real Prue to gape.
"Phoebe, what did you do?" Sending an alternative version to the real high priestess was not a good idea.
Phoebe merely shrugged. "Hey that's the business side of you right? What's the worse she can do?"
Once in the afterlife, sultry business Prue instantly transformed from her floral nightgown and robe to a dress of glistening angelic white with gold trim. Natalie was clothed in her official white lighter attire, white robe, gold trim and a hood.
Melinda Warren and the Elders, Zola and Helena, were waiting for them. "Congratulations on the birth of your daughter" Melinda enveloped Prue into a warm hug while Zola and Helena bowed. None seemed to the wiser.
"We are also pleased that the angelic child has finally arrived." A flurry of cherub angels bearing gifts surrounded Prue, blessing her with their treasures.
"Aren't we all," Sultry business Prue forced a thoughtful smile, "but is this why you've brought me back so quickly so that you can shower me with gifts?"
"Hardly" Zola answered knowing that they couldn't handle the wiccan world without her guidance and wisdom of authority. There was a slight pause and Zola's smile faded. "Since the birth of the angelic child and the destruction of the orphan plane the Wiccan council and the rest of the Elders have thought it necessary to crack down on those who bring less of a seed into our midst."
"Less of a seed?" Sultry Prue's brow furrowed.
"He means half breeds children who are born to one of white magic and the other of dark."
"You mean witches and demons" Sultry Prue assumed.
"That would be correct" Helena answered. "Now that we are without an a dimension for the orphans and the undesirables we must make certain that the race that is sworn to white magic is protected."
Sultry Prue thought for a second longer. "So you want to vanquish any child that doesn't meet up to the standards of the greater good"
"Something like that" Zola raised his hand and vision of anarchy on Earth appeared. "If we allow demons to infiltrate our culture with our seed than the Greater Good shall no longer be pure. It will be weakened, just as when we first allowed half mortal children into our realm."
"I'm a half mortal child" Prue handed her treasures to Natalie and crossed her arms over her chest, in defiant manner just as the real Prue would.
"Mortals are much different than demons. They as a race are inherently good" Helena returned, hoping to soften Prue to their side.
"And children are born, neither good nor evil. It's a choice"
Zola waved his and the vision disappeared. "Nevertheless, it's a choice that not every witch can make wisely. Some would be drawn to allowing their children to keep their demonic powers in practice, thus opening the doorway to evil"
Sultry Prue bit down on her lip, thinking of the consequences this would have on couples like Cole and Phoebe. Prue knew that for Phoebe and Cole to wed that they had to agree to never conceive a child. She never dreamed that there would be others out there who might suffer the same fate.
"So what do we need to do?"
Effective immediately, witches male or female who gallivant with demons shall immediately be made sterile.
"Sterile?" Prue's eyes grew wide at the thought. Deep down someday, she hoped that the elders would lift their stipulation on Phoebe and Cole and allow them to have children of their own.
"It would only be a temporary measure," Helena added. "Once the witch marries a mortal of high quality or a magical being from our side, the sterility would be reversed."
"I see" Sultry Prue replied stiffly, "and what happens if a women is already with child?"
"The fetus and the witch would be vanquished immediately" Zola retorted leaving skid marks on his tongue.
An almost wicked grin crossed Sultry Prue's face and though she wasn't evil she was a businesswomen and to a career women, children were a hindrance. "I like it, when can it be made into law?"
"As soon as you get the witches council to agree to it"
"Prudence are you certain this is what you want?" The former high priestess Melinda Warren could hardly believe her ears. One of the reasons, that she herself had personally chosen Prue to succeed her was due to witches unwavering ability to stand up to the Elders about their convoluted thinking.
"I'm positive," the business side of Prue said smugly. "we must have rules in which we all live by to ensure the continuance of the greater good do we not?"
"Yes" Melinda replied slowly.
And weren't you the one who went along with the Elders when they instilled the rule about forbidden witches and white lighters to be together"
"Yes but that was a long, long time ago. The world was very different then"
"But nevertheless we must always protect ourselves from the threat of demons" Business Prue returned in such a manner that Melinda knew that she'd been defeated. Business Prue then looked to Natalie. "Natalie what time does the witches council meet?"
"Ten a.m. tomorrow morning"
"Very well" Business Prue then smiled lifting her nose in the air, "until then I'll be in my chamber going over vanquish and personal gain reports"
Manor
Piper stood in the doorway with her arms crossed watching as Ally and Melinda push a chair from the table to the counter in a joint effort. "What are you two up too?"
Together the two little girls climbed upon the chair so that they were at counter level and reached for the cake plate that still held one precious piece of decadence chocolate Piper had baked the night before.
"Dares onwee one peece weft" Ally exclaimed, licking her lips in a greedy fashion
Perceptive, Melinda quickly assessed a way to stop Ally "I want it!" Reaching out, Melinda touched the cake with her index finger and the last slice turned to ice.
"Dat no fair!" Ally howled pulling her hand off the frozen block of ice. "How's about we's share?"
"O-tay" Melinda touched the cake again it this time, it returned to normal.
Piper continued to wait in the doorway, seeing how the two planned to react. Keeping a careful eye on Ally Piper noticed her middle niece squint in an all too familiar fashion splitting the cake into two separate pieces. "My Ally how your powers have grown"
Walking into the kitchen, Piper looked over Melinda's shoulder as Ally handed her a slice of the now divided cake. Ally snickered watching her cousin take a bite, her teeth sinking right through it.
"It's an astral projection! " Piper exclaimed with a lifted eyebrow as Ally continued to giggle and then broke her slice into two.
"Here, dis is for you"
Piper lifted Melinda into her arms smiling at her daughter as she accepted the cake, "wait till your aunt Prue hears about this"
