Chapter 3: Protecting them

Phoebe was about 12 months old now and was crawling and even standing. She hadn't quite mastered walking yet. She always got her feet tangled. Prue, Piper and Phoebe were playing in the living room when they heard it: an almighty crash coming from the kitchen. Prue looked up and tried to see through to the kitchen.

"Pu!" Phoebe called.

"Yes Pheebs," Prue replied bringing her little sister up into her arms.

"Woss loud soun?" she asked putting her thumb into her mouth.

"Yeh Prue wot da soun?" asked Piper tugging at Prue's trouser leg.

"I dunno," Prue replied looking towards the door, "But I'm going to find out. Stay here." She told her younger sisters as she put Phoebe back down on the carpet. They both nodded.

Prue crept towards the kitchen door. She flinched every time she heard a noise or a crash. Prue slipped in through the kitchen door to see her Grams fighting a demon and her Mom led on the floor.

"Mommy?" she called as she ran to her mother's side, "Wake up!"

"Prudence go back to your sisters," Grams ordered as she sent the demon flying against the wall. Prue looked with tears in her eyes from her Grams to her Mom. Her Mom's hair was matted and her eyes closed. Prue let a silent tears fall down her face before she wiped it away and got up to go back to her sisters. But when she reached the plain, warm living room she heard screams.

"Mommy! Grams! Prue!" Piper was screaming.

"Mommy! Drams! Pu!" Phoebe wailed.

Prue arrived just in time to see two green-faced demons grab the little Halliwells. She screamed.

Patti cried. She sat alone in her room and cried. Penny Halliwell was stood at in the attic in front of the Book of Shadows.

"Come on. Come on!" she was muttering, "There has to be something."

Prue screamed. She had been sat on the stairs up to the attic listening to her mother and her grandmother. Now she screamed.

Patti came running out of her room and Penny down from the attic.

"Prue, sweeti, what's wrong?" Patti asked bringing her eldest daughter onto her lap.

"I saw them. They were scared. They were crying." Prue rambled on about how she saw them, " They need me. I have to find them. They are all alone."

"Oh honey it's ok." Grams reassured her.

"It's all my fault," Prue continued, "I should have protected them but now I'm going to save them" and with that she got up and closed her eyes. She started to chant; something that she knew off my heart almost like it was part of her

"Sisters parted by evil's hand

Now together again we must stand

Bring my heart through ground or air

So when they need me I'll be there

Bring us strength and set them free

Reunite the power of three"

With that Prue disappeared. She travelled to her sisters' side and was there to protect them.

"Oooo big sis has come to protect the little witches. All the better for us now that you are here" snarled the demon as he lunged towards Prue.

Prue just stood there between her sisters.

"I wouldn't mess with us," she taunted.

The demon looked around and laughed.

"I don't think your mommy is here to protect you now," he cackled.

"No, but we have the power of three," Prue replied as the demon charged towards here.

She held out one hand and the demon flew through the air and hit the cave wall. Then she shot a bright intense red laser from her hand and engulfed the demon. He started to shake violently and then blew up. Prue put her hand down and stood still for a second; just to make sure he was really gone. The she went over to them. Phoebe had a tear-stained face identical to Piper's. Prue smiled and looked at her little sisters. Piper had on a little denim dress, which had mud stains on, and Phoebe was wearing a red baby-grow. Prue kissed Piper's forehead and then picked up her baby sister. She kissed Phoebe on the cheek and took Piper's hand. Prue closed her eyes and imagined being at home. When she opened her eyes there were her mother and grandmother. Patti took Phoebe and Grams took Piper. They hugged them and kissed them loads. Prue sat back on the stairs and watched. Piper looked over Grams shoulder at Prue and Phoebe was doing the same over Patti's shoulder. Prue smiled at them and they smiled back at her. Piper's grin had tiny little white teeth and Phoebe's was full of pink gums. Prue loved her mom and she loved her grams but most of all she loved her sisters.