Different Paths Part 37:
I need your help... daddy

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"I need your help… daddy"
Prue whispered in a desperate voice. Her cheeks and eyes were red from crying and all the sleepless nights of the past few weeks. Victor didn't think twice. He immediately hugged his daughter
"hey... shshshshs..."
he whispered as tears again spilled from her eyes. When Prue seemed to have calmed down, Victor pulled away, put an arm around her and lead her inside his apartment. He took her bag from her and made her sit down
"I'll make you some tea..."
he said in a gentle voice and then walked back to his little kitchen, at the same time grabbing his ceil to call his office

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10 minutes later Victor was returning with a can of tea and two mugs for them
"what's wrong, sweetie?"
he asked gently after he handed her one of the mugs he had filled with tea
"things... hunt me lately... not... physically... not demons... not... real demons... more psychologically... I... found a spell... in the book... that might helps me... but... there stood... it can take hours... and that I need to be safe"
she told him... not looking at him
"wait... you're gonna use magic on yourself? Prue... I don't know..."
"Dad... please"
Prue said and finally looked into his eyes with her own red and swollen eyes
"I need your help... I... don't... wanna bother... Piper... she's already busy with Chris... and... Phoebe and Cole... are... they're still somewhat in honeymoon... and... I don't wanna ask Paige to... lie to them for me... and... It's... somewhat about Andy... so... please dad... you're the only one to help me this time..."
Victor swallowed. Prue looked exhausted, ill, desperate, scared and a whole lot more. He slowly nodded
"okay... what am I gonna do?"
"I'm... not sure... what's gonna happen"
Prue said and sniffled a little...
"Just... watch... watch me... make sure I'm... okay..."
she answered... Victor nodded and so did Prue. She drank her mug empty and then started to make a potion
"can I... somehow help you?"
Victor asked, stepping up next to his daughter in the kitchen. Prue shook her head
"no... You're already doing enough"
she answered him, smiling bravely at him. Victor just kissed her temple tenderly. He was worried about Prue. Especially because she didn't exactly tell him, what hunted her. On the other hand he thought it might be better if he didn't know.

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Prue was now sitting on Victor's bed
"please be careful, okay?"
Prue nodded silently and opened the little piece of paper

Let the truth be told,
Let my live unfold,
So I can relive moments
And let these nightmares finally find their ends

Prue read allowed and then drank some of the potion. she struggled to fall, but in the end fell unconscious onto the bed
"Prue!"
Victor yelped, darting forward, but a golden glow was now surrounding Prue. The golden glow shocked Victor back. He swallowed hard and looked at Prue's face. Then suddenly she started to lift from the bed and float a few inches over the bed. The golden glow still around her.
"I just Hope you know what you are doing..."
Victor whispered...

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Paige had scried for Prue on several maps. First of all she took a world card. The crystal ended on America. She then grabbed a card of the US and scried there. The crystal went to California. Paige screwed her face and also printed a card from California and started to scry again. She swallowed as the crystal flew straight onto San Francisco.
"So much to LA, missy"
Paige whispered. She again got onto Phoebe's computer and searched for a card of San Francisco. Finally she found a card with districts of San Francisco. She again scried and ended up on Hayes Valley
"oookay... now it's getting interesting"
Paige mumbled. She got another map and again scried, landing on Sheridan Street 18.
"Gotcha!"
Paige said happily as she heard the door close
"we're back!"
Phoebe yelled
"Pheebs! Can you come here a sec?"
Paige yelled. Phoebe pulled Cole along to the solar
"what's wrong?"
"I found Prue. She's here in San Francisco... in..."
Paige glanced down at the map again
"Sheridan Street 18"
"what?"
Phoebe asked, recognizing the street immediately.
"You sure?"
she asked and picked the crystal, scrying on her own once more. Again the crystal landed on that address
"Pheebs... what's with that address?"
"Dad lives there"
Phoebe mumbled.
"Well... what are we waiting for?"
Paige asked
"no... We need to get piper and... Andy... it's his right to come along..."
"I get him"
Cole offered
"thanks honey" Phoebe said smiling and kissed him
"meet you at dad's"
she told him and Cole just nodded before he shimmered out…
"let's get Piper"