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Eternally Charmed: The Fourth Daughter
Andy looked at Phoebe and Prue blankly. "Cole and Phoebe want to raise my daughter?"
"More correctly, Phoebe and Colleen well at least until we can change her back into Cole" Prue corrected.
Andy rubbed his chin pondering the thought. Phoebe really wanted to raise his demonic daughter? This was almost too much to conceive. "I don't think so, Phoebe" Slowly he walked away into set of orbs, causing Prue to frown. "Sorry, Pheebs, it is his baby"
Phoebe's lips pursed forming into a frown of their own. "It's okay, Prue. I understand. I guess a part of me was just sort of hoping that since Ayleia isn't yours that maybe Andy would willing to let us raise her as a family". After all it wasn't as if this child was conceived out love. Alyeia has been conceived at the hand of dark magic.
Moving quickly, Prue was able to catch the tail end of Andy's orbs and hitched a ride to Golden Gate Park. Andy glared at her hard as they rematerialized at the swing. Over the years the swing had become their special place of solitude away from the family and the rest of the magical world.
"That's a pretty intense look" Prue swallowed a bit nervous after their conversation with Phoebe. Again Andy rubbed his chin trying to hold back his emotions.
"I need you to be honest with me, Prue. I need to know if Alyeia is going to come between us"
Prue tilted her head slightly, "I didn't have anything to do with Phoebe and Cole they came up with wanting Alyeia all on their own".
"Prue, you didn't answer my question"
"Well maybe I would if everyone didn't treat me like the wicked stepmother!" The child wasn't even born yet and already she and Prue had a rocky relationship.
Prue let out a huge sigh and sat down on the swing. Andy sat beside her and took her a hold of her hand. "Andy do you ever stop to think that maybe destiny doesn't want us together?"
"All the time" The Tracer answered with his best grin watching Prue run hand through her long raven hair.
"This child is daughter of my dark rival, not to mention when she's born she'll have the power to kill Austin" Deep down, Prue thought that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea for Cole and Phoebe to raise Alyeia.
"We won't let that happen" Andy promised brushing a stray hair from her face. "We can always bind her powers if we need too"
"But that won't change what she is"
"What she is?" Andy pulled away slightly, "Prue she's our 4th daughter"
Prue smiled as he leaned in for a kiss. "Would you feel better if we went to future and saw it for ourselves?"
Prue laughed lightly rubbing her stomach, "haven't we had enough personal gain for awhile?"
"It isn't personal gain, if we're doing it for an innocent" Andy said poking at her extended belly. Ayleia was innocent until she was old enough to choose.
"Okay, but let's not use Ally for this one" Prue feared that Ally was now getting to an age where actually seeing the future could have lasting repercussions for the tot. "I'll say a spell instead"
"You've been planning for this moment haven't you?" Andy kissed her cheek
"Maybe" Prue thought for a moment and then broke out in a rhyme "Show me the child that I hold, let her future now unfold" Instantly, the couple was overtaken by a set of magical lights and transported into the future.
Prue blinked keeping a tight hold to Andy's hand. They were back in the manor standing outside of Phoebe's old bedroom. The door was slightly ajar and inside Prue and Andy could see an exotic but beautiful looking girl of Asian decedent. She was sitting on the floor with her legs crisscrossed before a set of glowing candles. The girl had long silky hair that was pulled up into a bun. Her facial features has a strong resemblance to Dantalian along with blue sparkling eyes that were unmistakably Andy's
"That must be Ayleia" Prue whispered looking up at Andy. Andy nodded as they both listened to Ayleia begin to chant.
"Call of the demons rise course as seen across the skies, bring to me and settle the here, the mother I lost to the witches fear!"
A cold wind swept through the room causing Alyeia to hug her upper arms for warm. A swarm of black dust slowly began to unfold in the center of the candle circle transforming in the an older looking women.
"Datalian" Andy felt his jaw clench.
"My daughter, at last we meet"
Tears brimmed Ayleia's eyes as she rose to her feet. "Mother, I have waited so long to be with you"
Dantalian opened her arms to the girl and the two embraced. "You are beautiful" Dantalian beamed as a young adult, Amanda and a teenage Austin orbed into the room, interrupted them.
"Demon!" Amanda shouted releasing Austin's hand.
Mother and daughter, broke a part "At last, the angelic ones" Dantalian grinned wickedly flinging her hands out at Amanda. Large sparks flew from her fingertips striking the oldest of the witches, blowing her up instantly.
"Amanda!" Prue whispered fearfully she was about to launch her own attack when Andy suddenly pulled her back, embracing her tightly.
"We're only here to observe" he said softly trying to swallow back his own emotional pain.
Skillfully without saying a word, Austin focused on the explosive blast and used her psychokinetic power to throw the flames back at the high priestess causing a counter action by Ayleia.
"Athame!" The tracer's athame appeared in the young tracer/demon's hand and before Austin could react, Ayleia flung the blade at her half-sister vanquishing her instantly.
"Nicely done" Dantalian congratulated. "I am very proud". The demon Priestess then took a hold of Alyeia's hand and together they blinked out with Prue and Andy departing in the same set of lights in which they had arrived.
"We can't allow that to happen" Prue said once they were back in the park. "We can't allow for Ayleia to be born". No sooner had the words had left Prue's mouth she felt a whoosh of liquid flee her body followed by a sharp contraction.
"I think it's too late for that" Andy quipped reading his wife's facial expression. "We'll have to find a another way."
Five minutes later, Prue was back at the manor, spread out on the dining room table. Her sisters, Andy and Leo were gathered around timing the contractions which were coming at intervals of three minutes.
Paige gathered towels and set them at the base of the table to prepare for the birth. "Why is this happening? The baby shouldn't be here for another three months"
Ayleia is Austin's counterpart from the other side" Leo reminded, "Since Austin was premature Alyeia will be too"
"We should have known" Piper groaned blotting Prue's sweaty forehead with a cool cloth.
"Okay, Prue it's almost time to push!" Phoebe was on her knees ready to catch the newborn, "ready one two, three!"
Squeezing Andy's hand, Prue squeezed her eyes shut tight and pushed for all it was worth.
"One more time" Phoebe coaxed, with Paige cheering the oldest of the Charmed ones on encouragingly.
"You can do it Prue!"
Refusing to scream or even make a sound, Prue arched her back and pushed again, holding her breath.
"Breathe, Prue, you have to breathe" Andy reminded just as a swirl of black and blue magical flurries came floating up from the end of the table, followed by a shrill infant cry.
Phoebe carefully wrapped the baby in a blanket and popped up from the end of the table.
"Ayleia Hallie Trudeau is here"
"Hallie?" Piper's head jerked back in her best imitation of Paige.
"Hallie for Halliwell" Phoebe grinned handing the baby to Andy. "Meet your new daughter"
Prue felt Andy stiffen as they exchanged doubtful glances not knowing what their future with Alyeia would bring.
