Sorry for the delayed update again. Just to let anyone interested know, I've written another story, it could be a one shot, I don't really know. If you want to read it the title is In the Arms of the Angel and it is a PrueAndy story. It's very short and you don't have to read it, just thought you might want to know about it. Anyway, enjoy the chapter and REVIEW!
Piper's eyes slowly opened.
"I have one hell of a headache" Piper said.
She looked around. Her arms and legs were chained to a wall. Next to her were Phoebe and Leila, also chained to the wall.
"Join the club" Phoebe said. "I thought we were orbing to a beach, not a dark and creepy prison"
"Where are Leo and Ryan?" Piper asked.
"I have no idea" Phoebe said. "I knew this was going to be a trap"
"What about the potions Prue gave us?" Piper said. "They're in my pocket"
"Can you reach your pocket?" Leila asked.
"No" Piper said. "How long have we been here?"
"When they brought you guys here, you were both out cold" Leila said. "I'm guessing you stayed that way for about fifteen to twenty minutes"
"Who are they?" Phoebe asked.
"Very big demons" Leila said quietly. "They're working with Barbas"
"You've been kind of quiet, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked.
"Nothing" Leila said. "Just being trapped and chained to a wall with my mom and aunt wasn't exactly how I planned my weekend"
"Oh" Phoebe said not quite believing her.
Barbas and a few other demons shimmered in with an unconscious Prue and all four kids.
"Well, well, well, you're awake" Barbas said.
"Where's my husband?" Piper asked.
"Not harmed, just a little busy" Barbas said.
"Um, where do you want them?" one of the big guard asked, motioning to Prue.
"Put her with the other ones and the children over there" Barbas said. "I have business to attend to"
The demon put Prue next to Piper and set the kids in a corner.
"I'd love to stay but I can't" Barbas said. "Bye, bye"
Barbas shimmered out.
"Prue, wake up" Piper said.
"Prue" Phoebe said. "Prue can you hear us?"
Prue stirred slightly.
"Ow" Prue said. "What the heck happened?"
"Barbas happened" Phoebe said.
Prue looked around.
"Wait, if the kids are here, where's Andy?" Prue asked.
"I don't know" Piper said. "We don't know where Leo or Ryan are either"
"Girls, try to use your powers" Prue said.
"They no work" Ava said.
"You know how daddy showed you how to hold your brother" Prue said. "Can you please gently pick him up?"
Ava did as she was told.
"Mommy, try singing to him, he don't feel good" Andrea said.
"Um, don't you girls know the song now" Prue said.
"But he wants you sing" Andrea said.
"Um, baby, I can't sing right now" Prue said. "Ow"
"What's wrong?" Piper asked.
"It's just the chains are against some of my old bruises" Prue said. "It's no big deal"
"Try to use your power to loosen them" Phoebe said.
Prue squinted her eyes. Nothing happened.
"Doesn't work" Prue said.
Aidan started fussing a little. Ava rocked him back and forth. A demon walked in the room.
"What is that noise?" the demon asked angrily.
"It's my son, he's sick. If you just let me go over there I can calm him down" Prue said.
"How about I just kill him" the demon said.
"Don't touch him!" Prue exclaimed.
Andrea protectively stepped in front of Aidan. Ava cuddled him close.
"Don't hurt baby!" Ava yelled.
"Shut up!" the demon said.
He stepped forward and was about to hit Ava.
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A while later.
"Leo! Ryan!" Andy yelled for the millionth time.
There was still no response.
"Anyone who feels like helping a mortal find eight witches and two whitelighters" Andy said to himself.
He continued flipping through the Book of Shadows.
"Penny, Patty, Paige" Andy said. "Now would be a really good time to help me"
Paige appeared.
"I can help you find them but that's it" Paige said. "Then you'll be on your own"
"I'll take what I can get" Andy said. "I need you to sense them"
"Can't, they're in the underworld" Paige said. "Barbas has everyone, nobody is hurt so don't worry. Leo and Ryan are in a separate room from everyone else; after you get everyone else tell Piper that Patience should be able to sense Leo. I'll take you where they are but you need to come up with the plan to help them escape. The Elders, by the way, have complete confidence in you. I know that doesn't say a whole lot but just thought I'd tell you"
"Before you take me I think I'll grab some of the potions Prue has in the kitchen" Andy said starting downstairs to the kitchen. "Prue may not realize this but by me being mortal, I'm safer than her"
"Sad but true" Paige said following him.
They were in the kitchen and Andy opened the cupboards. He grabbed a few potions and a knife.
"Okay, ready" Andy said.
"Wow, you know where more potions are than Piper and Phoebe" Paige said.
"That's because Prue roped me into helping her organize it" Andy said. "It was when she was pregnant; she cleans a lot when she's pregnant"
"I saw" Paige said. "Ready to go"
"I think so" Andy said. "Wait"
Andy looked at the clock. He picked up his cell phone.
"Darryl" Andy said. "It's Trudeau, listen you remember the thirteen dead witches by midnight on Friday the 13th. While it's happening again so keep watch"
Andy listened for a second.
"Okay. There's no power at the manor still and my cell phone is going to be off so if you can't contact us don't worry" Andy said. "Yeah, okay"
Andy hung up the phone.
"Now we can go" Andy said.
"Just call me a magical taxi cab" Paige said. "Let's go"
She orbed Andy by a room.
"In there are the guards guarding everyone. Behind them is the room where everyone is, but it's probably hidden" Paige said.
"I have a potion for that" Andy said.
"Good, I have to go now, be careful and if you're in any danger call me" Paige said.
"Will do" Andy said.
Paige orbed out. Andy drank one of the invisible potions.
"Prue needs to invent a better tasting potion" Andy said to himself.
He went in the room. There were guards everywhere.
"Get away from her!" Andy heard Piper yell.
He quickly went to where the voice was loudest and used the potion. When he walked into the room he saw three giant demons by the kids. He stabbed the demons in the back and threw vanquishing potions at them. They burst into flames, Andy became visible.
"There's good parts to being mortal, demons don't care if you live or die" Andy said.
Andy released everyone from their chains. Prue and Piper immediately ran to the kids.
"Do you know where Ryan and Leo are?" Phoebe asked.
"Paige said Patience should be able to sense Leo" Andy said. "What did they do to the kids?"
"They were messing with them" Phoebe said. "Your daughters were trying to protect their cousin and brother"
"Right now we should get to Leo and Ryan before Barbas realizes what's going on" Andy said. "I have come up with an idea to vanquish him for now. Remember the spell to fast forward Prue used to vanquish Rodriguez, well shouldn't that vanquish Barbas?"
"Smart thinking" Prue said coming up to Andy.
She handed Ava and Andrea to Andy. She picked up Aidan.
"Let's go" Piper said. "Patti, can you please take us to your daddy?"
They disappeared in orbs and ended up in another room where Leo and Ryan were trapped in tanks of what looked like water, to keep them from orbing.
"Watch out" Phoebe said.
She picked up a huge rock and threw it at the tank Ryan was in. All the water came pouring out. Next Phoebe threw a rock at the tank holding Leo. Piper rushed and hugged him.
"Phoebe" Ryan said out of breath.
"Yes?" Phoebe asked.
"As soon as Barbas is gone I think we should get married" Ryan said. "I can't stand to die without ever having been married to you"
"Same here" Phoebe said.
"I didn't think a statement could be romantic and morbid at the same time" Leila said.
"Okay you two lovebirds" Prue said. "We have a demon to vanquish remember"
"Fine, fine" Phoebe said. "Anyone feel like orbing us to the manor?"
They all appeared at the manor. Barbas stood waiting there.
"Took you long enough" Barbas said. "You know, for being the Charmed Ones you let eight innocents die tonight"
"God cover the kids' eyes" Prue said.
Eight dead women witches lie in front of them.
"You sick jerk" Piper said. "You kill innocent women with no second thoughts"
"And now I'm killing more" Barbas said. "Just like I killed someone's parents, isn't that right Leila"
Leila's eyes filled with tears. She grabbed a knife and threw it at Barbas. Prue quickly started the spell to fast forward time. Barbas exploded. Phoebe immediately hugged Leila.
"You should have told me" Phoebe said. "I could have helped"
"It wasn't a big deal" Leila said wiping her eyes. "I was five; I can hardly remember it anyway"
"Just because you can't remember it doesn't mean it still doesn't hurt" Piper said.
"I'm going to go put the kids to bed and go to sleep myself" Prue said. "Andy, you should probably go to bed too"
"I'm coming" Andy said.
"The Elders want to talk with us" Leo said. "We'll be back"
Leo and Ryan orbed out.
"So you do know what your fear is, don't you" Phoebe said.
"Fire, it's what he used to kill my mother, which in turn killed my dad" Leila said. "I know it's stupid because technically he killed them but it was horrible, the fire was everywhere"
"I think we know someone who would understand you probably better than anyone else" Piper said.
"Who?" Leila asked.
"Well did you ever wonder why Prue was afraid of water?" Phoebe asked. "She saw our mom die; she saw the water demon drown her. Ever since she's been afraid"
"Do you think maybe I can talk to her?" Leila asked. "I need to know if she feels something that I feel"
"Um, Prue doesn't like to talk about it" Piper said. "Why don't you tell us?"
"I feel guilty. I just hid there watching them die" Leila said starting to cry. "I didn't do anything to stop him"
Phoebe hugged Leila.
"You stood there because deep down in your heart, you knew your parents would want you to stay there safe" Phoebe said.
"But I just feel…" Leila broke into sobs.
"You feel like you should have gotten help, or just have done something" Prue said coming into the kitchen. "You feel like their deaths were partly your fault. If you would have kept them from being in that place at that time then maybe just maybe you would still have them right now. I know it hurts and I can not honestly tell you that ever goes away because it still hasn't for me. Just know that it wasn't your fault. Every morning when you wake up and the voices in your head are telling you that you were responsible just take a deep breath and remember that some people's lives are short and some are long and you can't control that, no matter what"
Prue walked out of the kitchen before anyone could say anything.
"I thought she didn't like to talk about it?" Leila asked sniffling.
"That's the most we've heard about it in a long time" Piper said surprised. "I guess things are changing"
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"So why did you stop trying to attack them?" A demon asked.
"They think I'm dead" Barbas said. "I have the element of surprise on my side now"
"They don't know you're the source now?" the demon asked.
"Yes and I intend to keep it that way for a long time" Barbas said.
The next chapter is going to be the very last chapter of this story but I promise that I will have the sequel up like a day after I put up the next chapter. When I start the sequel I have made the goal to update every week. I know for this story I haven't updated very consistently but I going to try to change that for my sequel.