AN: For the most part, I am just going to say thank you for the last round of the reviews. Lucy Knight: In my stories, the See'r is always the one from season 4. I also prefer the Victor of season 1 to the current actor who plays the part. Ayleia is pronounced I-Lee-Uh. Princess Pinky: As usual your rational and memory are right on the mark…or are they…hee-hee. Fortunate Zyne: Thanks for the review and welcome to my world! Title is from the song the Night the lights went out in Georgia.

Eternally Charmed: The Night the Lights went out in Halliwell

"NO!" Piper couldn't help but give in to the See'rs taunting as she saw the ring of fire gather around the souls of her children. With a rapid movement of her wrists she quickly froze the flames releasing the arrow.

"PIPER NO! SHE's BLUFFING!" Phoebe's scream came too late as she could only watch the arrow continue on its course towards Natalie's chest. Natalie's only chance was Prue.

"PRUE DO SOMETHING!"

Numb by the loss of her family Prue only watched as the arrow sank itself deep into Natalie's chest. A feeling of foreboding swept over her in time with a sick tickle in her gut as Natalie fell to the ground gasping in pain.

"Pr-pr-prue…listen to…m-me." The dying whitelighters voice was barely a whisper.

Prue looked down at her once trusted advisor and then flicked her gaze back up to the see'r.

"My work is done" The See'r locked eyes with Prue, threatening victory. "Now I have no use for these"

All eyes fell upon the lanterns in the light of the See'rs evil grin.

"You can't, only the Guardian of the lost can destroy them" Phoebe slowly sank to the floor holding her defensive stance.

"Can't I?" The See'r taunted. "Now that Paige and Artemus are gone, there is no longer a Guardian for the lost! Only a Guardian of the Doomed!"

Piper's eyes flicked to her oldest sister, as a set of shimmers appeared transforming into a young female warlock dressed in typical demonic black. Her face was pale, that of the Banshee with long white flowing hair and blood red finger nails. "Guardian of the doomed? Prue what in the hell is she talking about?"

"Every magical being of the Greater Good has a counterpart on the other side" Prue said slowly unable to stop the fear that was rising up into her throat.

"And this must be Paige's" Phoebe answered feeling the same sensation of dread. Helena, Guardian of the Doomed was Paige's counterpart from the underworld.

"That is correct" The See'r beamed. As Paige's job was ultimately to give the lost life, Helena's was to destroy it. "Say Goodbye to your precious Angelic Ones!"

"She can't do it" Phoebe muttered to her sisters as the Guardian of the doomed held out of her palms and closed her eyes, creating a high pitched hum. The walls of the cavern began to shake.

"We have to stop her!" Piper's teeth gritted in response to the emotion that was bubbling inside of her. The See'r although conniving was all wise certainly not the type to bluff. The middle Charmed One slowly began to release her hands, which were currently balled up into fists. She had just lifted them upward when Prue's arm swung out slapping her wrists.

"Piper Don't, you might hit Ayleia" At the moment Andy's daughter was the only thing Prue could think about. As evil as the child was about to become in the hands of the Source, she was still the only link they had to saving their lost daughters.

"That's right you might and then there wouldn't be shred of your Mortal Tracer left" The Seer's arms wrapped tighter against Ayleia, shimmering them both out along with the darklighter as bits of rubble began to fall from the walls in an earthquake like fashion.

The sway of the earth was so strong that all three charmed ones fell to their knees covering their ears against the deafening hum.

"Prue we have to do something!" Piper screamed as the glass in the four lanterns began to crack.

Balancing on all fours, Prue squinted sending a telekinetic blast at the guardian, throwing her to the ground. The humming stopped momentarily as Helena attempted to regain her balance in time with Prue's chant.

Witches of the Halliwell line, I call forth your power to travel through space and time. Come to us, settle here so we may save ones we hold dear!"

Just as it had when Prue had called the matriarchs to produce the teen angelic ones to save Amanda, thunder once again struck with white starbursts exploding into the air around Helena.

Helena growled swatting at the starbursts trying to launch a counter attack against the destine lanterns destroying some of the bursts with her high-pitched scream. Several of the bursts scattered and some exploded dissolving the souls of several of the past Matriarchs.

"It's not working!" Phoebe shouted just as the remaining bursts swirled around the sisters.

"Yes it is" Slowly Prue crawled to her feet allowing the bursts to enter her body giving her a protective barrier.

"The power of three will set us free! The power of three will set us free!"

Piper and Phoebe joined suit, tangling hands with their oldest sister.

"The Power of Three will set us free!"

Angelic lights floated out of the lanterns, releasing the souls of Amanda, Ally, Melinda and Austin making a beeline straight for Helena attacking the guardian with the power of a swarm.

Helena screamed forcing her pitch to heighten as bits of flesh began to break away from her body in the swarm of white angelic lights until finally nothing was left an explosive blast that rocked the sisters breaking their chant.

Prue, Piper and Phoebe all turned from the explosion momentarily shielding themselves from the debris.

"It Worked!" Phoebe beamed turning back the spot where Helena had been standing. Nothing but a scorch mark remained.

"No it didn't" Grief choked Piper's voice as she looked at the spot where the lanterns had been. The explosion had left nothing but broken glass in their places. "They're gone".

Tears freely fell from Phoebes eyes, while a river rushed from Piper's as they lifted their lashes heavenward. The angelic lights were ascending upward along with the bursts of the Matriarchs.

"This can't be happening, we beat Helena"

"But not before she broke the lanterns" Piper sobbed. Piper and Phoebe clung to one another while Prue remained quite, stoic, and grim faced. Her only thought now was Natalie and why she had betrayed them, killing her children.

"WHY?" Prue sank to her knees grabbing the dying white lighters collar yanking her head upward. "WHY?"

Natalie gasped unable to hold back a grimace. "The-ir destiny needed to be reset" The love that Prue shared with Andy had created a power too great. 'I did what needed to be done"

"WE TRUSTED YOU!" Prue roared shaking Natalie viciously.

"And you should still" Natalie swallowed with her jaw quavering. There is a greater evil, Prue. One that will destroy you all…"

"YOU'RE THE ONLY TRUE EVIL!" Piper shrieked, still clinging to Phoebe.

"Greater evil?" Prue's eyes beaded back and forth watching Natalie's face as the last of the dark lighter poison worked it's magic.

Natalie's lips moved unable to form audible works forcing Prue to dip her ear down to the white lighters mouth hearing Natalie's last breath. "Ayleia"