A/N: C. C. McKenna: Uh…I'll ask Ally what she thinks she can do to help you with that problem. The-Cheese-Fairy: Thanks for sending the monkeys away from Artemus. I promise you and Pinky that soon he will do something that will make you both cheer. Pyrena: I love making Phoebe the cause of everyone's problems. Prince Halliwell: No Phoebe will not become pregnant via lantern like Piper did. Phoebe sterile…hmm…still thinking about that. As for Ayleia's birth it's going to cause lots of problems….lots of problems for Prue and Andy. Princess Pinky: Not to worry the other two Prue's won't be around much longer but the effect of Sultry's Prues decision unfortunately will and what can I say about those Elders got to hate them! IMHO Ally is the first person to telekinetically astral project objects. PrUe AnD AnDy: Thanks so much for your continuous support.
This chapter takes place just after Prue and Andy have brought Austin and her two clones home from the hospital. Motherly Prue is still with them and business Prue is still with the Elders.
Eternally Charmed: Secrets of the Unknown Sister
"Ugh, why do I get stuck with the sick one?" Paige placed the sickly looking Austin into the bassinet and looked down at her knit t-shirt" That's the third shirt today" she grumbled reaching for a cloth diaper to blot the stain. "Phoebe should have this job!"
"Is everything okay?"
Paige whirled around to see Artemus standing behind her.
"That depends on whether or not you know a good dry cleaner or not" Paige tossed the cloth diaper aside, revealing the stain on her blouse.
Artemus crinkled his nose, "Sorry, everything I own is wash and wear"
"Figures" Paige grumbled under breath, "but why are you here anyway? Wait wait…let me guess you and Leo are still trying to find a way to clean up the mess I made of the orphan plane"
"Well-" Artemus opened his mouth but Paige instantly cut him off speaking heatedly.
"What's your connection to that? Shouldn't I be the one to fix it? It is my plane after all, I am the guardian"
"Actually you and I are twin guardians to the plane," Artemus answered slowly watching Paige's face get all screwy.
"Twins?" He had to be kidding. There couldn't be another lost Halliwell out there.
"Not biological twins, magical twins. It's because you and I are both half whitelighter and witch that we've been given this gift of guardian ship. My mother and your father, Sam, were both appointed guardianship of the plane after they became whitelighters.
"My father the drunk?" Paige snorted, "Have you ever met the guy?"
"No" Artemus shook his head, "but I do know that it was my mother who convinced he and your mother not to send you to the lost dimension after you were conceived. They were friends"
"My own parents didn't want me?"
"They did, that's why they opted to give you away instead of hiding your soul" Artemus explained "and then after my mother became pregnant with me, Sam cloaked her she and my father so that they could raise me without repercussions."
"In other words, my father the drunk did something nice for your parents so that they wouldn't have to go through the same pain that he and mother did over giving me away"
and after you came into your Charmed powers the Elders appointed me, as half guardian to the plane."
"In other words the Elders knew I might be screw up so they appointed you to cover my ass?"
Artemus merely lifted his eyebrows as the baby in the bassinet began to choke and sputter.
"Oh no not again!" In an effort to keep the child from choking Paige picked up the baby and quickly handed her Artemus as spit up began to fly.
"What am I suppose to do?" Artemus had never even held a baby before and feared them.
"I don't know, but you'll figure it out, I've got to have a chat with Phoebe" Paige quickly orbed away.
Blue orbs filled Phoebe's bedroom just as she and Cole were about to have a moment.
"Paige!" Phoebe shrieked pulling the covers up about her body.
"Oh God Full Frontal Phoebe!" Paige covered her eyes and turned her head stumbling for the door.
"So much for that moment" Cole deadpanned from where he lay underneath the covers.
"I'll be back" Phoebe kissed his cheek, taking the covers off of the bed, sheets, blankets and all wrapping them tightly about her body.
"Paige" Phoebe stepped into the hall where Paige was standing still covering her eyes. "Hey I thought we agree no orbing into the bedroom without knocking first.
"I know I'm sorry" Paige pulled her hand away from her face and rolled her eyes. "It's this triple baby thing is starting to drive me nuts, one cries one throws up and one is just a sweet a little baby…"
"Prue and Andy fight with the motherly Prue all the time" Phoebe chirped, "I know but it will all be over with soon. As soon as the business side to Prue returns it'll all go back to normal. Prue will have her three daughters, Piper will have Melinda and Phoebe will remain the childless one."
"At least you have love" Paige huffed digging the toe of her flip flop into the hard wood floor. "I don't even have that"
Phoebe frowned, brushing a wild hair away from Paige's face. "You will sweetie, I promise you will. Come on there is something I want to show you"
A little reluctant, Paige followed Phoebe down stairs and into the study where she retrieved a key from the desk. Still holding the covers over her body, Phoebe carefully opened the hutch and pulled out a decorative urn.
"What's that?" Paige asked crinkling her nose as Phoebe handed her the Urn.
"This is Glenn" Phoebe said exhaling deeply. Natalie thought you might want to have what was left. Piper and I were going to give it to you the day of his funeral but then things got so screwy with Prue that we decided it was best to wait. I know it doesn't help much but it's a part of Glenn that you can hold on to"
"I love it" Tears welled in Paige's eyes as she held the urn close to her unaware that Artemus was watching her from the stairs still holding the sickly Austin in his arms. The baby wriggled and squinted her eyes in a whimpering manner, as if she were going to be sick.
"I think I know just what you need" Aretmus whispered and with a tender hand, he held his finger directly over her belly producing a magical glow. A second later the baby gave a gassy smile and squealed.
"All better?" Artemus smiled back meeting Paige's stare.
"You healed her?"
"It's what she needed" Artemus stammered, "she was in pain, I just took away her illness"
"But's a she's a clone of the real Austin!" Phoebe blistered, "and as much as it pains us to watch her be sick all the time she's not suppose to be healed!"
"Why not?" Both Paige and Artemus asked at the same time leaving Phoebe to roll her eyes.
"Because it could have serious repercussions for the real Austin" Phoebe replied, having a thought. "And I have find out what those repercussions are before Prue does…otherwise, she'll kill me"
In another part of the manor, Andy walked cautiously into the living room with cross bow in hand as if he were stalking something. All day he'd had the feeling that something was calling to him…something evil.
Andy! Motherly Prue was calling for the Tracer from inside the kitchen while real Prue was shouting from upstairs. "Andy!"
Andy are you okay? Leo looked at his only male charge curiously. It was unusual that Andy bared his crossbow in the house unless a demon was about to attack. Andy was standing in the middle of living room listening intently to something. It was as if a strange sound was playing only to his ears.
"I'm losing my mind" he told Leo making the crossbow disappear.
The whitelighter slapped Andy on the shoulder, "don't worry, it'll stop once the spell plays itself out"
"It's not the spell" Andy told Leo, "I have the strangest feeling that something-"
"Something is going to kill you if you don't get on diaper duty right now!" Prue appeared in the doorway looking fierce. "I've been calling you for the last ten minutes!"
"Prue I can't take the baby right-" Andy moaned taking the real Austin from her arms.
Andy please, I need to spend time the girls, I feel like I haven't even seen Amanda and Ally since I've been home!
"But you don't-" Andy started to protest when suddenly an earth shattering scream came from the kitchen and Prue tumbled over in pain latching onto Andy for support.
"Prue?" Andy looked pale with concern
"Not…me" Prue moaned in great pain. She felt as if something was cutting right through her chest "The Prue in the kitchen! Hurry!"
Andy started to hand Austin back to Prue and then better of it. "Just orb now!" Prue thundered snatching Austin back as Andy and Leo orbed simultaneously. Both were shocked when they materialized in the kitchen. Motherly Prue was dead and chronic crying baby Austin was laying beside her, silent for once.
"She's dead" Leo knelt to Motherly Prue's side and pulled an athame from her chest showing it to Andy.
"A demonic athame?"
Leo examined the athame carefully. "No actually it's yours. Look it has the markings of the mortal Tracer and the symbol of the Greater Good"
Andy took the athame from Leo's hands looking mystified.
Underworld
Dantalian appeared in her lair in set of swirling dark orbs. Looking down at her abdomen, she smiled. "Your powers are going to be even stronger than I thought".
