An hour later.
"I'll be back soon" Prue said to Andy.
"Be careful"
"I will" Prue said.
"Leaving now" Phoebe said. "Leo"
"Okay" Leo said.
They orbed away.
"One of these days, I'm going to see Prue for more than three minutes" Andy said out loud.
"Maybe when you do that, I'll see Phoebe" Ryan said.
"At least you get to go along with them on demon hunts sometimes. I'm stuck here wondering if they're okay or not" Andy said.
"Funny, Prue does that everyday when you're at work" Ryan said.
"I know" Andy said. "But that's the way it is and probably always will be. At least I have her though. I always come so close to losing her, its like destiny wants to keep us apart"
Ryan thought for a second but then shook his head.
"Wait, what do you know that I don't?" Andy asked.
"That destiny might be trying to fix a mistake" Ryan said.
"Excuse me, what mistake?" Andy asked.
"You're supposed to be dead" Ryan said. "Prue was supposed to be still grieving for you and Aidan shouldn't exist. The girls first birthday changed everything. Prue was never supposed to have more than two children and she was never supposed to see you again until later"
"Are you saying destiny is trying to kill me?" Andy asked. "Is this the Elders doing or what?"
"No, only one of the Elders wanted it this way, most didn't because of what was supposed to happen" Ryan said. "Which is why no one tried to keep you from coming back"
"What was supposed to happen?" Andy asked.
"Prue was going to kill herself on her twenty-ninth birthday" Ryan said. "Without any help from a demon"
"Prue would never do that, she would never leave her daughters" Andy said.
"She gave them up for adoption and took away their powers" Ryan said. "She thought she was going to cause them to die like she thought she caused you to die. The pain became too much for her to bear anymore"
"I would have stopped it, I watched over her" Andy said.
"She blocked it from being seen, erased everyone's memory of the twins ever being born, then she killed herself" Ryan said. "The Elder's took a vote when you were brought back to life. If they should interfere or let it be. The vote was almost unanimous, except for one, the Elders decided to let it be because they saw the new destiny. One where they would keep their Charmed Ones and Twins of the Elements, one where the Halliwell family wouldn't be so cursed"
"What do I do?" Andy asked.
"I don't know for sure if that's what's going on, all I'm saying is the coma you fell into almost a year ago, was destiny's attempt to fix the birthday wish. Then when Prue kept saving you, it probably decided to take her out first"
"By having her die when Cole stabbed her" Andy said. "But all of that was almost a year ago"
"The constant fighting, you suspiciously never being able to get home on time, demon attacks whenever you get time off, the demon attack at your wedding. Those all were meant to separate you" Ryan said. "You guys have been fighting off destiny for the last two years"
"Didn't the Elders catch on to this?" Andy asked. "Why don't they stop it?"
"They can't beat destiny, nobody can" Ryan said softly.
"So, Prue and I are going to die?" Andy asked.
Ryan was quiet.
"Prue's twenty-ninth birthday is tomorrow. I think destiny is going to make an attempt on both of you" Ryan said. "I'm sorry"
Andy put his head in his hands.
"Prue and I have beaten all odds before, we can do it again" Andy said.
"I think we have a problem" Ryan said. "She's on a demon hunt right now"
"We have to get her out of there before midnight" Andy said.
"Don't demons believe in cleaning" Prue said as they walked through a dark and moldy hallway"
"Or electricity" Phoebe said noticing the few candles lighting up the hallway.
"I don't think electricity companies cover hell" Piper said. "Guys we've been walking around for a half an hour, I think we're lost"
"The spirits should be in this door" Phoebe said. "It looks the most like a dungeon, right?"
Andy and Ryan orbed in.
"Oh my god you scared us" Piper said.
"Andy what are you doing here?" Prue asked.
"All of you have to get out of here before midnight" Ryan said. "Especially, you Prue"
"Why, what's going on?" Phoebe asked.
"You know how I'm not supposed to be alive" Andy said.
"The Elders said that destiny changed into one where you would be alive" Prue said.
"Well destiny didn't agree with them" Andy said. "It's been making constant attempts to kill both of us"
"Why?" Piper asked. "Then Elders said it would be fine"
"They thought it would be fine but all along Prue and Andy have been fighting destiny's attempt to fix the mistake it made on Ava and Andrea's birthday" Ryan said. "Andy was supposed to stay dead and later on Prue was supposed to die. Aidan was never meant to be here and Ava and Andrea were supposed to have their powers taken away and given up for adoption"
"What? The Elders never said anything about this, they said Andy could stay alive" Prue said. "Why did they change their minds all of the sudden?"
"They didn't, it's not them doing this, its destiny's way of fixing things" Leo said.
"What's to fix? Nothing's broken" Prue said.
"Destiny thinks something is" Ryan said.
"Why do we need to get out of here?" Phoebe asked.
"Prue's supposed to die tomorrow in the other destiny" Ryan said. "And I have a feeling that destiny's going to try to follow through with that"
"How does she die?" Piper asked.
"I think I know" Prue said. "I kill myself don't I?"
Ryan looked at the ground.
"Why would she do that?" Phoebe asked. "She'd never leave the girls"
"Remember how I was after Andy died?" Prue said. "If I had been like that for another two years there's a pretty good chance I would have been desperate"
"So now destiny is going to use anything to try to kill Prue and then Andy" Leo said.
"All those times Prue or Andy has almost died, are the times destiny has tried to correct itself" Ryan said. "But each time Prue and Andy have found a way through it. I think that destiny's next attempt is going to be tomorrow and there's a good chance it's going to try harder"
"Can't we have Andy and Prue stay up there?" Piper said.
"There's a good chance that wouldn't keep them safe" Ryan said.
"And there's one Elder that wants destiny to go back to the way it was" Andy said.
"Who the heck would want my sister and her husband dead?" Piper asked. "And the Charmed Ones and Twins of the Elements to be gone"
"Guys, this is going to sound incredibly bad but I really have to save Leila's mom and Dad's spirit, I can't let her down like that" Phoebe said. "Is there any chance you can save Prue without me?"
"Okay, Ryan and Phoebe work on the demon, Piper, Leo, and I will work on saving Andy" Prue said.
"And you" Andy said.
"Andy, if it comes to a choice between me and you, you know I'm going to have to pick you" Prue said.
"No, you're needed more, you're a Charmed One" Andy said.
"You saw what happened in the destiny that I lived without you in, I won't let that happen again" Prue said. "Now Leo, orb us to the manor please. Phoebe, if anything goes wrong, you and Ryan orb out right away"
Leo orbed Piper, Prue, and Andy to the manor.
"Okay, they should be in here" Phoebe said.
She opened the door.
"Cage that is hidden from sight, reveal itself to the witch of light" Phoebe said.
A barred forced field appeared around the room.
"And now to get rid of it" Phoebe said. "The jail in these walls, crumple as it falls"
The force field disappeared.
"Okay, Ryan orb all of these spirits out of here" Phoebe said.
"You're a Charmed One right?" A spirit asked. "I think you might want to go save those spirits over there"
He pointed through another doorway to where spirits stood to be sold. Phoebe looked at the spirits.
"Paige and Mom" Phoebe said. "Ryan we have to help them"
"Does any one here know what the demons use to bid with?" Ryan asked.
"Powers" Sara said. "Witches powers"
"Sara, are you okay?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm fine, I tried to help your mother and sister but it was too late" Sara said. "But I did steal this from one of the demons"
She held up a lantern with two powers in it.
"Maybe you can use one to bid for your sister and one to bid for your mother" Sara said.
"Where's your husband?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm here" A man with the same red hair and stunning green eyes said.
"We need to get you and all of the other spirits out of here" Phoebe said. "Ryan orb them up there"
"I can't leave you alone Phoebe" Ryan said.
"You can come straight back, I'm invisible to them remember" Phoebe said.
"Fine but don't do anything until I'm back" Ryan said.
He orbed the spirits out.
"I can't promise you that" Phoebe said.
She stepped out into the bidding room.
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"How do we stop destiny?" Piper asked. "That's impossible"
"Nothing's impossible" Leo said.
"What if we get dad's protection ring?" Piper said.
"I can think of ten different ways destiny could find a way around that" Prue said.
Leila tried to turn invisible and sneak by but Prue caught her. Prue looked at her watch.
"11:45; are you insane" Prue said. "That's an hour and a half later Leila. Go to your room and go to bed. I'm sure your mom will have something to say to you in the morning"
"Where is she?" Leila asked.
"Demon hunt" Piper said.
"Why do you guys look so worried, did something happen to Mom?" Leila asked.
"No, go to bed" Prue said.
Leila went downstairs and turned invisible. Then she snuck back up to listen to the conversation.
"Destiny basically knows our every move, there's no way we can beat it" Prue said.
"You've done it before with your love, I guess this is going to put it to the ultimate test" Leo said. "And don't forget we'll be here to back you up"
Prue snuggled into Andy's chest.
"We are going to win or go down trying" Prue said.
"I can't let you guys die" Piper said. "I won't, destiny can take me instead"
"Piper you have to stay here for Patience" Prue said. "Everything happens for a reason and if Andy and I have to die to figure out what that reason is then we will"
"Prue I think it's time to tell them about the…" Andy trailed off.
"Andy and I both had a feeling that maybe we might have to leave early. In a box Andy and I have written separate letters and filmed a video for each person in our family. If we don't make it through this the box is in our dresser in the bottom drawer that's locked" Prue said.
She pulled a key out of her pocket.
"Here is that key" Prue said. "Read the letters and show the videos to our kids. Don't let them forget us"
"I promise we won't" Piper said.
Prue looked at her watch.
"11:58" Prue said.
She got up.
"I love you Piper" Prue said.
She hugged her.
"I love you too" Piper said with tears in her eyes.
Leo hugged Prue. Piper hugged Andy.
"Ready Andy" Prue said.
"Whenever you are" Andy said.
They grabbed each other's hand. The clock struck midnight.