A/N: Again guys, sorry for the crowding of words. I don't know how to prevent it. I upload the chapter, I de-crowd them, and then other words that weren't crowded suddenly crowd up. This chapter is a play on, "The Cat In The Hat."

chyp, charmedsisters,damien455: Thank you!

Piper xox Leo: Phyre appeared in my last story, The Children Of Light. She is Brandon and Pearl's future daughter. (P.S. Okay, that's cool. For the life of me, I couldn't remember, and I was afraid that if I didn't ask then it would be just my luck that I didn't send it.)

Prince Halliwell: She's not a Goddess, but her appearance will be explained in this chapter. As far as this subplot goes, I'm really not sure yet. But it should be coming to a close rather soon. ;)

The-Cheese-Fairy: Yeah, more about the Ankh will be mentioned in this chapter. I think I've come up with a cool way to incorporate it into Charmed, while still keeping the history intact. OMGosh!You reallyhave an Ankh charm from Egypt! That is so cool! I'mso obsessed with Egypt (as you may of noticed). I think that is just the coolest. All I have from Egypt is a silver necklace with my name on it (frommy Great Aunt when she went) and this cool bag with all these different Egyptian pictures on it (from my Englishwho went a while ago and was amused with how much Ilove Egypt).

moonfirefairy: Nah, she won't find out yet.

RJF: Apparently a lot of people have been having problems reviewing my story. :-\ I don't get it. Nope, I've never used Demonatrix in my fics before, but when I was trying to think of a good scene with Ra, it just seemed perfect. I tried not to have it raunchy like the show did, though. Phyre will be explained in this chapter. lol She caused quite a stir in the reviews. Thank you and I'm very pleased that you enjoyed my descriptions. Another reason I love to write about ancient Egypt, you can do so much with description because they were just such a rich and colorful culture in both a physical and metaphorical way.

Every Halliwell Counts

Chapter 26: The Cat In The Conical Hat

Phoebe cupped her nose and mouth as thick dust and microscopic shards of metal wafted through the air. She began to wave her hand in a frail attempt to shoo some of the thick debris away from her and her family.

With another mighty thrust of her wings, Phyre caused a powerful wind funnel to form in the center of the room, sucking up the debris at her will and keeping it in the tightly compact funnel.

"Thanks," Phoebe breathed. "B-but how?"

Phyre grinned and shook her head, knowing that her parents were safe as was the rest of her family. "Blessed be!" She called, before motioning a wing and causing the staffs and the Ankh to fly back to their temporary owners and the golden staff with the bird head was sucked back into her grasp. She beat the butt of the staff into the ground and then her almighty wings drew in and closed around her. With that, she dissolved into a sea of indigo and golden lights, vanishing from their sight.

Suddenly golden lights began to gush from the chests of the witches and swirl around in the air. Their ancient Egyptian garb faded from their bodies, leaving them in the clothing that they had worn previous to taking on the powers of the ancient Goddesses and God. Then the lights dissipated.

Pearl's eyes fluttered, before she drew a fainting spell and collapsed right into Brandon's arms.

"Pearly," he whispered with worry as he gently laid her to the floor and knelt beside her, stroking her dark hair. He took her pale hand in his and began to murmur sweet nothings to his best friend.

"Pearl!" Paige said, coming around.

"She'll be fine," a voice said, followed by a golden flare and the formation of Isis. "She's just fainted."

"Isis," Prue exclaimed in awe to be in the presence of such power.

"Prudence," Isis nodded.

"How did-"

"Phyre appear?" Isis asked knowingly.

Phoebe nodded dumbfounded.

The Goddess laid a hand upon the Ankh that sat atop her head. "The Ankh is the symbol of life," she paused as if noting that something was missing and then she turned on her heel to see Piper laying on the floor across the room. The Goddess moved flawlessly over to the Charmed One who was still dressed in the clothes of a catwoman. She knelt down and plucked the earring from Piper's ear, causing her ancient clothes to melt away and then the Ankh began to glow. Golden light emitted from the Ankh and seeped into Piper, healing her. Isis took the witch's hand and helped her to her feet. "My blessing, my magick of the Ankh, is where whitelighters get their power to heal from. It's also why their power is emitted in a golden glow." She smiled warmly at Pearl and Brandon. "Brandon took on the power of Osiris, Anubis' predecessor, as the Egyptian God of Death. He welcomed people into the afterlife. It is why the Pharaohs are buried with his staffs crossed over their chests. Life and death is at the center of the circle of life and their love is true, something that will exist throughout eternity. Mine and Osiris' ancient magick, combined with their love, was able to summon the product of that love through time. She took on the powers of my son, Horus, and together the power of an entire family was able to defeat Ra."

"But if that's all you had to do to defeat him, why didn't you do that in the first place?"

"I didn't know where he hid his statue," Isis admitted. "I didn't know that he'd used his solar abilities to melt the statue and hide it within his own blood."

Piper's eyes whirled and in her mind, everything was spinning. "What happened?"

Prue crossed over to her sister and took her into her arms. "It's okay, everything's alright now, you've got nothing to worry about."

"But what about Bast and Sekhmet?" Paige asked

"The Day of the Feline will end with Bast's anointment. Sekhmet will be fine, she was tricked by Ra. Under my guidance, it won't happen again."

"Does this mean we can't stay for the ceremony?" Phoebe asked.

Paige slugged her elder sister in the arm. "Phoebe," she hissed through gritted teeth.

"What?" Phoebe glowered.

Isis laughed. "Well, I suppose that this would fall under special circumstances."

Phoebe curled her hand into a fist and wrinkled her nose. "Yes!" Then she turned to her baby sister and stuck out her tongue.

----2 Hours Later----

"Pam!" Persia Halliwell squealed in delight, throwing her arms around her best friend.

"Well you don't have to be so clingy," Alternate Pamela snorted.

Persia rolled her sparkling eyes. "We're gonna crack that hard shell one of these days."

The telekinetic wriggled her brows, bemused as the mere suggestion. Her head whipped back towards the portal. "Emma! You slow poke, are you coming?"

"It's not my fault that these things are protected with ancient magick!" A voice shouted back through the glowing blue portal.

"Give me a sec," the telekinetic grumbled as she popped her head into the portal and gestured her hands wildly. Suddenly Emma and several mystifying statues came tumbling out of the portal. "It wasn't that hard."

Emma raked a hand through her red hair. "Hey, can you guys make it quick please? We've still got that Glob Demon after us."

"Glob Demon?" Persia's eyes perked up. "How in the world did someone come up with that?"

"If you saw this thing then you would know why someone named it that," Alternate Pamela snorted.

"Tell everyone 'hi' for me!" Persia said, yanking her telekinetic friend into another strong hold.

"I will if you stop hugging me," the hardcore alternate witch grumbled before wiggling out of Persia's grasp. Truth be told, she didn't mind the hugs at all, but she did have appearances to keep up.

Emma grinned and exchanged a quick hug with the electrokinetic herself. "Take care of yourself."

"You too," Persia said as she waved goodbye. She blinked back a tingling feeling behind her eyes, as she watched Emma and Alternate Pamela disappear into the portal and then it was gone. She dabbed her nose with her sleeve and then heard a soft knock at the door. "Come in!"

Cole poked his head in. "Persia?"

"Hey," she replied as she slapped a fake smile upon her face. "What's up?"

"Your mom was wondering about the statues," the half demon answered.

"Oh, yeah, they're safe and sound."

"Is everything okay?" Cole asked, sliding into a whicker chair in the attic.

"Peachy."

Cole raised a pair of concerned blue eyes. "You know, Phoebe said that when she put on your Great Grams' ring and turned into that 'Bewitched' lady."

"Samantha?"

"Yeah, yeah, that's it!"

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. B-but thanks for asking."

"Sure thing," Cole smiled. He paused for a minute, surveying his stepdaughter's face. "Well, how about we get this show on the road?"

"Sure," Persia nodded before sliding past her stepfather and fleeing the room.

Cole laced his hands together. He wasn't sure if he'd just made progress or if Persia was pushing him away. The half demon sighedin defeat and followed her path out the door.

----A Few Days Later----

The entire Halliwell clan, husbands included, had gathered in the secret chamber of The Sphinx for Bastet's renewing as the Cat Goddess. Even the cats had been invited to the ceremony and they were happily rubbing against the legs of their owners. Each of the witches had decided to don a conical hat for the ceremony, as to further center the magic that would soon take place within the ancient walls.

Bast walked through a passageway, clad in ceremonial garb and the nine artifacts that Ra and Sekhmet had attempted to steal.

"This is so exciting!" Pearl explained, hugging Brandon who had also been invited.

Brandon grinned and wrapped his arm around Pearl's shoulders. "Mhmm."

"We're about ready to begin," the Cat Goddess said. She placed a paw to her lips, signaling the guests to please hush their tones.

Suddenly various forms of ancient transportional powers appeared and left behind several ancient Egyptian deities: Osiris, Hathor, Sekhmet, Horus, Nut, Geb, and a host of other deities.

Then in a center of the room a golden flare appeared before Bastet, as Isis finally appeared to begin the ceremony.

TO BE CONTINUED...