Chapter 29! This means this story is officially longer than my first story. I think I'll end the story with Phoebe and Ryan's wedding which should be in about two more chapters.
2:00AM
"Come on Aidan, please stop crying" Prue said yawning.
She was sitting on her bed rocking Aidan back and forth. She had tried everything; all Aidan wanted was to be held. Prue noticed a storm brewing so she checked on the girls. They were sound asleep along with everyone else in the manor. Prue went back and sat on her bed. A few minutes later a loud clap of thunder went off. Ava and Andrea raced into her room.
"Come on" Prue said lifting up her covers for them to get in.
Ava and Andrea snuggled to their mom under the covers.
"This is no different from when you make storms with your powers" Prue said. "There's nothing to be afraid of"
Just then the power went out.
"I should call and check on Andy" Prue thought.
She grabbed her cell phone and dialed Andy's number.
"Trudeau" Andy said picking up the phone.
"It's your lovely wife" Prue said. "I'm checking to make sure everything's all right down there. The power is out at the manor and it looks like a nasty storm is coming"
"It's a bit chaotic but the good thing about a storm is no criminals want to be out in it" Andy said.
"Yeah well, our daughters are snuggled next to me in our room and Aidan is lying in my arms because he's been awake since midnight" Prue said. "I don't quite understand how they can be afraid of something they can make using their powers"
"It's probably because they know they're not doing it with their powers" Andy said. "I get off at six so I should be home then. I'm getting paged so I have to go"
"Okay, bye" Prue said.
Prue hung up.
"Girls, you can either come with mommy when she goes to check the circuit breaker" Prue said. "Or you can go back to your room"
"Go with you" Andrea said.
"Yeah you" Ava said.
"Fine" Prue said getting up.
She grabbed two flashlights. She turned one on and handed it to the girls.
"We're going downstairs" Prue said still holding Aidan.
They went to the laundry room where the circuit breaker was. As she was about to check it Barbas appeared. Prue put a telekinesis wall in front of the girls and the door to the basement where Phoebe and Ryan were.
"Didn't we kill you already" Prue said.
"Maybe, but that doesn't stop me" Barbas said.
"You can't kill me, you need thirteen unmarried women witches" Prue said.
She held up her left hand to show her wedding ring.
"Just because you're married now doesn't mean I still can't kill you" Barbas said. "Then I can kill your daughters, one of your sisters, and your two nieces. That would be five unmarried witches"
"Yes but I won't let you" Prue said. "Piper! Leo! Take Patti, Barbas is back!"
Barbas waved his hand to see Prue's greatest fear.
"Didn't you conquer this already" Barbas said.
Water came seeping out of the washer. It slowly was killing Prue and her family. Everyone had run into the kitchen. Phoebe kicked Barbas out of the way.
"Prue, it's an illusion" Piper said realizing what Barbas had done. "Barbas is doing all of this"
Prue quickly snapped out of it.
"Okay now you're just pissing me off" Prue said.
"Ooo, I'm shaking in my shoes, the little witches are mad at me" Barbas said sarcastically. "What would you think if I told you I could easily just shimmer away and kill your husband and Phoebe's daughter?"
"I'd probably tell you that if you did I'd make sure that you would suffer so much that you would beg me to die" Prue said.
"Go to hell Barbas and stay there this time" Piper said.
"My, aren't we feisty little witches today" Barbas said.
He shimmered out.
"What do we do now?" Phoebe asked.
"Mommy, I'm scared" Ava said as another clap of thunder went off.
"It's okay sweetie" Prue said. "It's just thunder"
"But the only way to vanquish him is to face your fear" Piper said.
"If he goes for the girls I don't think they can exactly face their fears" Prue said. "They're three years old"
"We'll keep two people with the kids at all times" Piper said. "That way they'll be protected"
"Okay, I think we should know everyone's greatest fear so we can help them if Barbas attacks them" Phoebe said. "Mine is still probably having a sister die"
"Spiders" Piper said.
"Water" Prue said. "Apparently after I conquered it, it came back"
"My kid turning evil" Leo said.
He looked at everyone.
"Don't ask" He said.
"Mine is heights" Ryan said. "I know, weird fear for a whitelighter"
"I don't know what the girls or Aidan's would be" Prue said. "Probably losing us"
"Same with Patti" Piper said.
"Okay, so stick together" Phoebe said. "Prue stay away from water. Piper stay away from places that might have spiders. Ryan stay on the first floor"
"The storm is getting nasty" Prue said.
She yawned.
"I need coffee because I have a feeling we're going to be up for a while" Prue said.
Aidan started to fuss. The ground started to shake.
"Get into the basement" Prue said. "That way nothing will fall and crush anyone"Everyone moved to the basement.
"Earthquakes, storms, demons, this night just keeps getting better and better" Piper said.
"Nobody has a fear of earthquakes, right?" Leo asked.
"If we did we wouldn't be living in San Francisco" Phoebe said.
Prue held the girls close and tried to calm them down.
"They might have a fear of it but it would only be because they've never been in one that they remember before" Prue said.
"Then we shouldn't worry" Leo said.
"It should be stopping soon" Prue said.
Aidan was now crying at the top of his lungs. Prue rocked him back and forth and hummed you are my sunshine.
"He has an ear infection" Prue said noticing him pulling on his right ear. "This day sucks"
The ground stopped shaking.
"They'll be aftershocks but we should be fine" Prue said. "Aidan needs some Tylenol"
"I'll orb us to the kitchen" Leo said.
Leo orbed them to the kitchen. There was an aftershock that lasted for a couple minutes. Prue got Aidan some Tylenol.
"Something isn't right" Piper said. "Why isn't he trying to attack us?"
"He's probably waiting until we're alone" Phoebe said.
"We should see if maybe we can find another way to vanquish Barbas" Prue said.
"How? Wouldn't it of said something the first time we faced him?" Phoebe asked.
"Remember Mom was trying to teach Prue something" Piper said.
"Okay, if we all go to the attic than Ryan should be safe with his fear" Leo said.
"Okay" Phoebe said.
They started up to the attic.
"I can't see where I'm going" Phoebe said.
"Take the flashlight" Prue said.
Prue handed it to Phoebe. Piper was the first to step into the attic. The door shut before anyone else could get in.
"Piper!" Leo yelled. "Piper are you okay?"
Prue trued to use her telekinesis to open the door. It didn't work. Leo tried to orb in and that didn't work either.
"Piper, you have to face your fear, just remember they aren't real" Phoebe said.
In the attic spiders were surrounding Piper.
"They aren't real, they aren't real" Piper repeated to herself.
She stomped on one of the spiders. They all disappeared.
"That was too easy" Piper said.
Barbas appeared.
"You may have thought that was your greatest fear but you were wrong. That was just me having some fun" Barbas said. "Now you face your fear"
"You killed your baby" a doctor said. "You're a murderer"
"How could you have killed it" Leo said.
He picked up Patience and started leaving.
"No, I didn't mean to" Piper said with tears in her eyes. "Please don't leave me"
Everyone outside of the door hear Piper.
"Piper no one is leaving you" Phoebe yelled.
"Patti and I are right here" Leo said. "Outside the door"
In the attic Piper was in tears.
"It wasn't my fault!" Piper shouted.
"It was all your fault" Prue said. "You disappointed Mom and Grams"
"No, no" Piper said. "I didn't mean to"
Her entire family started walking away from her.
"Please, I didn't mean to" Piper said sobbing. "I need you don't leave me"
"Piper no one's leaving you!" Prue yelled.
"Prue?" Piper said. "Prue come back"
"We're right outside the door" Prue said. "Just open the door"
Piper went over to the attic door and opened it. She hugged Leo.
"Are you okay?" Prue asked.
"I am now" Piper said. "Spiders wasn't my greatest fear"
"Figured that out" Phoebe said.
"I think we better figure something out before something like that happens again" Ryan said.
Everyone went over to the Book of Shadows.
"I really need coffee" Prue said. "I haven't slept for two days, please someone come with me to get coffee"
"I'll go with you" Piper said.
"No, we all go" Phoebe said. "And well we're at it we need to light some candles around the house"
"Okay, nobody goes in a room with a door first, we all go at the same time" Phoebe said.
"I vote we bring the book downstairs with us" Prue said. "That way we don't have to go back up here"
"Good idea" Phoebe said.
Prue grabbed the Book of Shadows and they went to the kitchen.
"Don't touch the water" Piper said to Prue. "Let me do it"
Piper took over making the coffee.
"So does this mean I've conquered my fear?" Piper asked.
"I don't know, supposedly I conquered mine last time but then why is it still my greatest fear?" Prue said.
"I'm going to light some candles" Phoebe said.
She got out some candles and a lighter and starting lighting the candles.
"It's getting warm in here" Piper said.
"Which isn't helping Aidan" Prue said.
"I'm going to go with Ryan and pick Leila up from the sleepover, I can't risk her being without us" Phoebe said.
"Pheebs, you're in your pajamas" Piper said.
"I'll grab a coat" Phoebe said.
"Be careful" Prue said.
"We will" Phoebe said.
Ryan and Phoebe left. Andy walked into the kitchen a few minutes later. Ava and Andrea ran over to him and hugged his legs.
"There's a demon" Prue said.
"Please tell me it's not the one that possessed me after that earthquake" Andy said.
"Worse, Barbas" Prue said.
"Did he attack anyone?" Andy asked.
"Prue and me" Piper said. "We're fine though"
"Where are Phoebe and Ryan?" Andy asked.
"Picking Leila up" Prue said. "I think we all should change if we're going to fight demons"
"Just no shower" Piper said. "Too risky"
"You, Leo, and Patti stay together and get changed. I'll stay with Andy and the kids and change" Prue said.
"Keep her away from water Andy" Piper said.
"I will" Andy said.
Piper and Leo went to their room with Patience.
"I'll change and then we can change Ava and Andrea" Prue said. "On top of Aidan's cold I'm pretty sure he has an ear infection so don't bother to change him into his clothes, just let him sleep"
"Okay" Andy said.
They went upstairs. A few minutes later Phoebe and Ryan had came back with Leila and everyone had gotten changed.
"Okay so what do we do now?" Phoebe asked.
There was silence.
"Andy, is the power out in all the houses around here?" Prue asked.
"Yup" Andy said.
"Wait a second, where's Leila?" Phoebe asked.
Everyone looked around.
"I can sense her" Ryan said.
"Good orb us to her" Phoebe said.
"It's probably a trap Phoebe. I know you want to go get her but getting caught or killed in the process would not help" Piper said.
"She's right, there's a reason why he didn't go somewhere she couldn't be sensed" Ryan said.
"I'll scry and get an exact location" Prue said.
"I'll come with you" Piper said.
"Me too" Phoebe said.
Prue handed the sleeping Aidan to Andy. Piper, Phoebe, and Prue then went to the attic and scryed for Leila.
"She's at the beach Grams took us to after Mom's funeral" Piper said. "That means Prue has to stay here when we go get her"
"Andy will have to stay with you too so you aren't alone" Phoebe said.
"What if you need the power of three?" Prue asked.
"We'll have to do without it" Phoebe said. "If he catches you in the water, not only is he going to be able to feed off of your fear but the girls, probably Andy's, and mine as well"
"How are you going to get Leila?" Prue asked.
"Don't know but we'll just have to figure something out" Phoebe said.
They went back down to the kitchen.
"Andy, Prue, and the kids are staying at the manor" Piper said. "Leila is at a beach"
"Okay let me use a spell Paige made up, If a charm has been cast over a place to make you lose your powers than this spell will block it" Prue said. "Though charmed we are, we are not invincible by far. In the place where they will go their powers will stay with them so"
Prue went over to a cabinet and took out a vial filled with something greenish.
"I'm stocked up on potions" Prue said. "This potion will take down cages and barriers. This one will freeze something if Piper's power fails. This one makes you invisible"
"Jeez, have a lot of time on your hands" Phoebe said.
"I spent two months in the attic making spells and potions; you think I didn't stumble across some new ones?" Prue said.
"Okay, I think we are prepared so let's go" Phoebe said.
"Wait, one last potion. This one will take you back to the manor after you drink it, I only have three of these but you should have them in case" Prue said.
"We'll be careful" Piper said.
Leo, Ryan, Piper, and Phoebe orbed out.
"Mommy!" Ava shouted from the conservatory.
Prue handed Aidan to Andy.
"Stay with the kids" Prue said putting a telekinesis wall up.
Prue ran out to the conservatory. Barbas was standing in front of Ava.
"Get away from her" Prue said angrily.
She ran over and picked Ava up.
"Thank you for helping me with my plan" Barbas said.
Everything went dark.