A/N: Prince Halliwell: Do have something against Amanda? LOL I'll see what I can about making a scene for the troublesome twosome. Yes, I'm going to head back into Prue/Zola decision. It will have a very big impact on the storyline real soon. Princess Pinky: I'm so glad you thought the last chapter was creative…'cause I had my doubts about how it would go over. Poofball: Pleasure Island will be fun for a while… Glad you liked the line about the changing table. The-Cheese-Fairy: Glad you liked the idea of being consumed by cake batter! PrueTrudeau: You may change your mind about Pleasure Island after you read this chapter!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I see that with this sequel I am down to just a handful of you and I want you to know I appreciate your sticking with me, as well as the feedback. As I said before I never expected that Dream Wedding would turn itself into its own series.
Eternally Charmed: Stranger Danger
"Ah…Ah….Prue…." Piper stood frozen staring in shock. "What do we do?"
Prue gave her sister a hard shove in the back breaking her trance. "Don't panic, just srcy! Scry!"
Paige was just entering the kitchen with Phoebe when Piper and Prue whizzed past them. "Is that a pixie stick?" Paige licked her index finger and ran it across the table, picking up particles of the sweet dust that had been left behind. "Mmm…sour grape". Her face puckered slightly at the tart taste until the roar of Prue's voice made it straighten.
"PHOEBE! PAIGE!"
"I think we better get back up to the attic" Phoebe said doing an about face. Seconds later the two youngest Halliwells' were shadowing their older sisters. Piper had laid the map out over an old table, while Prue held the scrying crystal.
"We're not going to find them this way" Prue said flatly. She looked to Andy who was standing behind her holding Austin. "Can you trace their orbs?"
"I could if the crone orbed them out, but she didn't" Andy gave his wife a doubtful look.
"I don't believe that demon whose only power is to produce lard filled cake took my our children!" Piper grabbed the corner's of the old wooden table where the map was spread out and looked heavenward.
"LEO!" she waited a moment with her brows knitting. "LEO GET YOUR ASS BACK DOWN HERE NOW!"
"Maybe I can sense them" Paige offered quietly, "after all I am their guardian".
Piper adverted her gaze to Prue. "It's worth a shot".
"Maybe I can help too" Phoebe grabbed Paige's hands, as she had done with Andy when he was under Dantalian's spell. If they were playing their cards right it just might be possible that Phoebe could get a premonition through Paige's ability to sense her charges.
All was quite allowing the sister's full concentration until little Austin sneezed.
"Achoo!"
Prue frowned reaching for an old receiving blanket that had belonged to Amanda and handed it to Andy. "Here it's getting chilly in here"
Prue carefully placed the blanket over Austin's back as she rested on Andy's shoulder, not expecting what she saw next. "Andy?" His face suddenly pinched with uneasiness.Premonition
Amanda stood in the middle of midway with a flurry of people around her. Tears were streaking down her cheeks.
"Uncle LEO!
"Daaaady!" She orbed in place and returned instantly to same place…sporting a pair of donkey ears"
"Whoa!" Andy's crystal eyes went wide blinking.
"What is it?" Prue asked biting the side of her cheek.
Andy took a moment and stuck his finger in his ear, to combat a terrible ringing. "I think Aussie here just gave me a premonition."
"A premonition?" Prue gazed at Phoebe cautiously. "Is that possible"
"It could have something to do with Andy and my little Aussie Wassie's connection" Phoebe spoke in a baby talk voice as she pulled Austin from Andy's arms. "You had your first premonition…Aunt Phoebe is so proud of you, yes she is"
Prue rolled her eyes as Phoebe's only thought was to nuzzle and coo at the child. "What did you see?" she asked Andy.
Andy pushed out his lower lip, "I'm not sure, it all went by so fast but I think I saw Amanda at some sort of carnival or amusement park.
"Amusement park?" Prue repeated
Andy's left eye squinted slightly. "It was by a beach I think"
"A beach?" Prue turned to the map scanning it quickly for the large bodies of water. "Anything else?"
"Yeah she had donkey ears"
"DONKEY EARS!" Prue's mouth fell open, "what do mean donkey ears?"
Andy hesitated making motions with his hands, "you know donkey ears…long gray"
"He means the kind you find on an ass" Piper snapped curtly, running a hand though her long brown locks "I don't believe this!" Begrudged she stalked over to the book and began to flip through it's pages. "Where would we find an amusement park near the water with a child wearing donkey ears?"
"She wasn't wearing them" Andy swallowed "they were attached".
"They'd better not be!" Prue hissed reclaiming the crystal as Paige bit her lip.
"Donkey Ears…cake…pixie sticks…hmm" she thought for a moment more. "Wasn't there a fairy tale where children went to fantasy land and were all turned to donkeys because of their greed?"
"Pinocchio" Artemus answered knowingly, "the story of the wooden puppet who wanted to be a real boy. An evil coachmen tricked Pinocchio and his friends and took them to an island, filled with sweets and childlike pleasures"
"Are you saying the crone trapped our children inside a children's fairytale?" Piper looked up from the book glaring and Paige shrugged.
"It wouldn't be the first time, remember the big bad wolf and Snow White?"
"The wolf ate your Grams…yes it did" Phoebe added never taking her eyes off of her infant niece.
"Don't remind me!" Piper pointed a warning finger before retreating to Melinda's room to retrieve a copy of the famous Disney story.
Prue ran both of her hands through her long raven hair, "okay so if the Crone has pulled them into some sort of fantasy land, how do we get to them?"
"You don't"
Prue turned around to see Natalie orb in with the apparition of Melinda Warren. "I knew the all business side of you was too good to be true"
Paige smiled, leaning over to Artemus, "she must have found out about the clone"
"I don't have time for this" Prue retorted throwing up a hand of warning. "My children are missing!"
Melinda Warren frowned sympathetically, "You don't understand Prudence. Decisions have been made which are irreversible, and need your attention."
Piper stared hard at the apparition and the white lighter, "what decisions could be more important than our children?"
"That's classified" Natalie replied stiffly.
"Melinda, I'm sorry I just can't leave right now" Prue's face furrowed in agonizing concern for her children.
"Prue" Melinda began softly "Of all people, I understand what you are going through but as Matriarch to realm, the needs of our subjects have to come first"
"It's part of the by-laws!" Natalie added.
Prue looked at Andy feeling helpless.
"Go" he waved, "Piper, Phoebe Paige and I will save the girls."
"Actually you won't" Another set of orbs appeared transforming into Leo. "The Elder's are grounding you Andy"
"What? Why?" Prue and Andy said together.
Leo took his deep breathe for explanations and started to speak calmly. "The athame that killed the Motherly Prue. It's one of a kind and the Elder's believe it can only be conjured by Andy or his related essence"
Piper's dark eyes narrowed sharply, "so what are saying Leo? That it was Andy or one of girls because if the Elders are insinuating that any of them murdered the Motherly Prue… "
"I'm not saying anything Piper" Leo shook his head. "I'm just following the Elder's orders. Until this is resolved, Andy can't use his powers"
Not even to save his children? LEO! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!" Piper's fists were balled. "That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!"
Prue sank her teeth into her lower lip, "Andy was with me with the motherly Prue was killed"
"I know that Prue, but the girls weren't as soon we get them back the Elder's want to test and probe them for any signs of evil tendencies"
Piper threw her hands in the air, causing an antique lamp to explode "Excuse me? Evil tendencies? Who exactly do you think you are talking too here? Prue's children aren't exactly half breed demons!"
"Not like Phoebe's children would be anyway" Paige muttered under her breath watching Phoebe who was still completely enthralled with baby Austin.
Andy sighed pinching the bridge of his nose, "Tell the Elders we'll do whatever they want, but let's just get on to finding the girls"
"Andy's right" Prue replied in defeat, "we'll cooperate but only after our children are safe"
Leo glanced at Melinda Warren; "we would wish no harm to our future Charmed Ones" she said softly giving Prue her blessing to take care of her children before returning to the realm.
Prue smiled brightly as she joined Piper and began looking through the book, "Pheebs, Paige!"
"Ooops…gotta go. I wuv you, Aussie Wassie!" Phoebe smothered Austin's face with kisses before handing her back to Andy. "Okay so which way to Pleasure Island?"
On the midway at the Pleasure Island the Crone stood inspecting her latest her prey. It was her job to seek her out future witches who were perceived as a threat to the Source and destroy their powers before they could be used again evil.
"What are you waiting for?" she nudged Amanda gently, "take you sister and your cousin have a good time". Her game was to get the children so consumed by children pleasures and greed that they would be willing to relinquish their future powers.
Amanda gazed the children on the midway quickly noting there were no adults present. "I want my Mom and Dad" she swallowed as Ally impatiently tugged on her hand, longing to ride the spinning tea-cups and to indulge in some cotton candy.
The Crone plastered on a convincing smile, "I have no doubt your parents will be here soon, as will yours" she told Melinda tickling the little girl under children. "Now wouldn't like some candy?"
"Yah!" Melinda and Ally could hardly stand it when the women produced a handful of chocolate coins with shiny gold paper.
"Don't take it!" Amanda caution slapping the women's hand away before her sister or younger cousin could reach the coin "She's a stranger". Like all children, Amanda had learned in school and from her family all about "stranger danger"
"She is nice!" Ally protested as the crone waved her hand sending a large pink spiral of cotton hand in Ally's direction. Melinda and Ally both greedily devoured the large piece of sticky sugary candy.
"I needs to washes my hands" Melinda proclaimed making sticky little fists when she had finished.
"C'mon" frowning at the Crone, Amanda reluctantly lead her younger towards the midway where she knew she would find a restroom where she could help Melinda wash her hands, leaving Ally with the crone. Once again the old women produced the chocolate coins, handing one to Ally. She waited a moment and watched the child as she tore away the shining gold paper and plopped the irresistible candy into her mouth.
"You can help me sway your older sister, can't you Ally?" The crone smiled and Ally eyes instantly turned a bright glowing white and Ally nodded.
"Now run along" the crone prodded begging the child to scamper off towards the midway.
