A/N: All I have to say about the last set of reviews is wow and thank you! Lucy Knight: Thanks so much for your kind words. I've definitely return the favor and read your fic. I started to scan over it and it looks quite orignialRJF: I'm glad you like Amanda; she's my favorite because of the fading in Dream Wedding too. Thanks so much for the compliments. Yeah, Prue and Andy are kind of my Charmed thing. Prince Halliwell: I'm still not going to answer any questions about Paige's baby right now you'll have to wait and see. Chapters left? Uhmm less than 5 probably. As for a sequel, I am going to leave the series open for one. I'm also leaving the door open for Artemus to return, though he has served most of his purpose for this ficPrincess Pinky: I wish I had a cell phone so I could read from bed! LOL. I'll explain where Andy has gone in this chapter. You have made some excellent inferences but like Prince Halliwell you'll have to wait and see! . Zythe! Welcome back! I have missed your reviews. Here's a short run down of the high points:
Prue and Piper discovered that that Amanda, Ally, Austin and Melinda have destine futures as the Angelic Ones. Each has a special gift that controls some aspect destiny. Dantalian then pulled a fast one by impregnating Prue with a demonic essence, which she stole from Andy. Andy and Dantalian now share a demonic/tracer child, Alyeia. Natalie switched sides, vowing to help the Source crown Ayleia as the new dark priestess, and to destroy the charmed ones by changing the past.
Eternally Charmed: Revenge of the See'r
"There definitely seems to be a ripple in the past" Melinda Warren gazed into the fountain of visions watching the past Prue save Andy's life. Prue and Leo were beside her "It appears that someone has gone back in time to help you engineer a way to preserve Andy's life"
"Leaving us without a mortal Tracer" Prue crossed her arms over her chest, watching a vision of her happy self with Andy just minutes after he was to have been killed.
"That is correct, the previous Mortal Tracer has been recalled to reclaim the position"
"Andy's Grandfather" Prue answered knowingly while Leo filled in the rest of the missing pieces.
"If Andy never dies saving Prue then he never comes into his powers"
Prue continued to keep her eyes focused on the vision of herself with Andy realizing her past self had no idea how much good she'd just undone. "Which also means that Mom never has a reason to cast the reuniting spell that brings Andy and I back together, therefore we never have Amanda, which means Natalie never kidnaps her and gives her to Paige-
"Which means, Piper and I never have Melinda" Leo finished sadly as the water focused on a happy moment with Piper and Phoebe smiling arms wrapped around one another and proud of their accomplish to defy death. .
"And the Greater Good is left without the destine Angelic Ones" Melinda frowned waving a hand over the water to will the vision away. Once again the water returned to it's normal calmness inviting the birds and butterflies who roamed in Melinda's garden to bask within the fountain.
"I want you to ask the Elders to send me back" Prue looked at Melinda determinedly knowing that if she had the chance to go back in time she could convince her past self to let Andy go.
Melinda lifted her hand to a fluttering butterfly calling it rest inside her palm. "I am sorry but I cannot do that Prudence. The risk of other time ripples being made is too great. The lives of many mortals and witches would be at stake. You and your sisters will need to find a way to reserve this on your own."
Prue's green eyes flashed fire and she couldn't hold back her tongue. "So after all I've done you and the Elders are just going to desert us in our time of need?"
Melinda's face became slightly crestfallen as she lifted her hand freeing the butterfly. "It is not what is in my heart my daughter but rather the will of the greater good as High Priestess I know you understand that"
Prue nodded slightly as her angelic mentor faded away. "Good luck my daughter, you have all of the Halliwells magic on your side"
Prue slid into Leo awaiting arms and together they orbed home to deliver the news to an anxious Piper and Phoebe.
"Wh-what? What do mean someone has changed the past? Evil just can't do that!" Piper screeched with her heart rocketing with anger. "I won't accept that, I just wont"
"Piper for the moment we have too" Leo begged placing his hands just millimeters over Piper's shoulder.
At the sensation of the fingertips hovering over her skin Piper whirled pointing a finger" Don't touch me!" she paused for a moment crossing her arms over her chest. "I can't believe the Greater Good has deserved us like this! After all we've done!" We are so quitting after find a way to get them back" Piper then looked heavenward shouting at the top of her lungs. "Did you hear that? We're quitting!"
"You don't mean that Piper" Phoebe scoffed softly knowing her sister was just speaking out emotional heartache.
"Yes, I do. I always mean it! Damn Elders, they just think they just let evil take my child like that they are dead wrong"
"The Elders didn't take Melinda Piper, evil did and I think a better question is what happened to the girls and where are Paige and Andy? I mean it stands to reason if the past has been changed that Paige and Andy are still alive right?" Phoebe's head cocked slightly looking at Leo and Prue for assurance.
"They should be unless somehow they both suffered an early death"
"But what happened to the girls?" Piper muttered calmly into the front window staring dismally out into space. "They just can't be gone like they never existed"
Leo felt his own heart began to break. "Magic had destiny for them and now that their destiny is unfilled their souls are probably in limbo"
"In a lantern?" Phoebe added glancing at the empty lantern that Paige and Piper had brought back from the dimension of the lost not noticing Piper's face suddenly blanche.
"Lantern" she repeated tiny lights suddenly began to glow inside. "Oh my God" Piper crossed to the table where the lantern and picked it up. "The baby inside this lantern was Paiges"
"WHAT?" Phoebe and Prue exclaimed together.
Yes, Artemus appeared and told Paige that it was her destiny to have Glenn's angelic child, so he opened the lantern and the lights went inside of her just like they did to me when Paige brought home Melinda's lantern."
"That means that Amanda, Ally Austin and Melinda must have lanterns too," Prue said deductively adverting to her eyes to a bubbled eyed Phoebe.
"So all we have to do is find out where they are and have Artemus open them!"
Prue shook her head doubtfully; "I don't think it's that simple this time Pheebs, without Andy's powers their destiny's would be changed . . .
The ever-optimistic charmed one refused to accept her older sisters view "Who cares at least they'd still be alive"
"But how do we even know we can summon Artemus?" Piper questioned, "It looked like to me that once he opened Paige's lantern that his spirit moved on"
"It probably did" Leo added "which would mean that his destiny has been fulfilled and that he no longer needs the ability to open lanterns"
Who cares, Phoebe droned, let's just go the dimension of the lost and find the lanterns so that we can protect them from evil. If I know the Source, he'll want them destroyed."
"Phoebe's right" Prue agreed, "We need to find those lanterns and preserve them until we find a way to fix things. The only problem is we can't enter the dimension without Paige" The skeletor protector of the dimension could only open the gate for the chosen guardian.
"So then we find Paige where ever she is and take her there" Phoebe shrugged watching Prue shake her head.
"That would take too long" The oldest Charmed One then glanced at Leo promoting the two to follow suit.
"Are you thinking what I' m thinking?" Piper asked Phoebe.
"Uh huh" Leo needed to glamour himself to look like Paige.
Leo put his hands up chuckling, "Oh…no…that won't work…the skeletor will never believe that-"
"TRY" Piper commanded as they all huddled around the white lighter threateningly. Moments later the humble white lighter glamour himself to look like a brown haired version of Paige dressed in black Capri pants, heels and low cut sleeveless green halter top.
"Honey you look beautiful, now let's go see if we can get our daughter back" Piper's arm slid around his waist while Prue took the opposite side holding Phoebe's hand as the foursome orbed to the opening of the dimension
The big huge wrought iron gate was already jar leading an open path into the chamber of lanterns.
"The gate is already open" Phoebe whispered standing behind Prue. "Do you think the skeletor just let his guard down since Piper and Paige were just here?"
"It's not likely," Leo answered in Paige's voice as they all quietly tiptoed into the chamber single file.
Prue was the first to enter brushing past all of the gunk and spider webs. "Do hear that?" A set of voices taunted at her ears, familiar voices.
Phoebe held onto her oldest sisters hips as they peered around the corner. "That sounds like Paige"
It's the demonic see'r and she has Alyeia. Stay back "Prue warned as two figures came into sight. One was the demonic see'r and she was holding a baby. The other was a figure that resembled a red headed Paige. A third male figure stood behind the see'r protectively aiming a crossbow
"But who's the chick?" Phoebe whispered softly. "It couldn't be the real Paige"
"No" Prue glared heatedly at the See'r as she watched the figure disguised as Paige orb out and then return with 4 small lanterns.
"Are you sure that those are the lanterns of the Halliwell children?" The dark skinned See'r held Ayleia close to her shoulder, protectively.
"They are the only lanterns here" The figure replied placing the lanterns in a large wicker basket lying at the See'rs feet.
"Very well, now that your job is done we no longer have a use for you" The See'r motioned to the darklighter and nodded.
"What?" Quickly the targeted figured shape shifted into true form as the dark lighter prepared to fire..
"Natalie!" Prue blistered yelling over her shoulder. "Leo get out here!"
Leo orbed out instantly as Prue flew into the room, waving her arm at the darklighter. The darklighter wavered slightly and grinned at the crossbow as it went hurling across the room.
"Now my darling" The See'r looked down at Ayleia tapping into her power to conjure. Another crossbow appeared in the darklighters arms.
"Nice Try Witch, but Little Ayleia is immune to your powers" Stealthy he continued his aim, firing one single shot straight at Natalie. The whitelighter shuddered frozen in place, seeing a vision of her own death.
"But your arrow isn't"
"Piper freeze it!" Opening and closing her hands, Piper froze the arrow in mid-flight.
"Natalie orb now"
"She can't.She works for me now" The see'r grinned, "Go on tell them how you came to the Source with a plan to destroy the precious Angelic ones"
"WHAT?" Prue's face-hardened bringing back memories of Natalie's betrayal at Amanda's birth.
"You would never understand" Natalie retorted shamefully almost withering against Prue's gaze.
"Try me"
Piper held an arm out at length holding the frozen arrow at Bay. "Maybe we should deal with Natalie later and just go after the See'r" At the moment, Natalie seemed to purposed no threat to the Charmed Ones.
"Good idea" Phoebe hissed levitating to defensive position over the see'r.
"Do it and I'll destroy the lanterns, all of them" The See'r gazed down at the ground igniting a ring of fire around the wicker basket which held the lost souls of Prue and Piper's children.
