Piper ran out of her sons' bedroom and the first thing she saw was Paige lying on the ground. She was getting paler and paler by the minute. Piper hurried forwards and tried to pick up Paige, a task which required more than a 27 year old woman. She raised her head to the ceiling.
'LEO! COOP! ANYONE! ELDERS! HELP! THE CHARMED ONES NEED HELP!'
The hallway was suddenly lit up with blue and white crystal orbs as dozens of white-lighters (guardian angels for witches) appeared. Many of them at the front shuffled forward, eager to serve the Charmed Ones in their trouble. There was a smash of glass and Pheobe flew in through the hallway window. Many of the white-lighters were taken by surprise and they gasped as she straightened up and brushed glass off her clothes.
'You called? Oh my god! Paige! What happened, Piper!' Pheobe cried as she pushed angrily through the crowd of white-lighters to where her sister was lying at the bottom of the stairs with bright white lights flashing occasionally around her body as countless Elders and White-Lighters attempted to heal her.
'I'm… sorry, Piper. We've… tried everything possible. The power of White-Lighters and Elders alone cannot heal her.' One of the Elders, Zeus said to Piper as tears began flowing quickly out of her eyes.
'Who… did… this…? I'll kill them!" she shouted.
One of the white-lighters at the back ran forward to the scene and whispered something into the ear of the nearest guardian angel.
'Sir, Mackrock said we can use an Avatar. If enough power is used by us, we can summon them here. If they use enough power they can bring back Paige. Or else there's… that…' the white-lighter paused and eyed Piper and Pheobe who were hugging each other and crying on each other's shoulder.
'There's that other thing that the Elder's have been discussing sir. I've heard rumors that…" the white-lighter fell silent as Zeus threw a look at him which immediately silenced the angel.
'We've also said, had you paid any attention to the matter Rugon, that nobody shall speak about it until such a time as the other Elders decide to release the information. Understand?' Zeus spat at him.
The other White-lighter's orbed out of the hallway leaving Piper, Pheobe and Zeus alone.
'The death of your youngest sister has indeed… shaken you both.' He said calmly.
'Ofcourse it's SHAKEN US! GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I VANQUISH YOU! I HAVE POTIONS UP THERE THAT CAN FINISH YOUR… TYPE FOR GOOD!' Pheobe screamed.
'Ah but doing that will get rid of your dear little Leo. So I suggest you listen to what I have to say. The matter is very important and trust me, you will thank both me and my colleagues should you have the chance to in the near future.' Zeus replied. He was still calm despite the fact that Pheobe had just given him a death-threat and shouted at him, both of which he didn't like. He continued anyway, 'The matter aforementioned, if concerning the Power of Three. Now, as did happen 5 years ago, you are one witch down. The Power of Three has been broken. You are vulnerable to attack. The only thing stopping demons, who I have to congratulate of their speed of information, is that there are various skilled elders and white-lighters positioned outside your house. They watch the house day and night. They have been doing so for many days and nights. They devote their time to you. The reason Leo hasn't been answering your calls for some time now, is because he has been busy watching the house, as he used to watch you three when you were younger. He has stopped calls coming to you and so he doesn't know when things happen. What just happened was destiny was fulfilled. Paige died for a reason. And you will find out that reason very soon.'
Both Pheobe and Piper stayed silent, their eyes glued to Zeus. They took in everything he was saying but they couldn't think right… they'd suffered so many deaths over the past few years… It was unbelievable. They wanted to start hurting people, the way they'd been hurt so much themselves.
'We've, including Leo who was forbidden to speak lest he lost his wings, have decided that due to things that will happen in the near future, you should be the strongest you've ever been.' He continued.
'How is that possible? Without three witches we aren't the Charmed Ones. You can't do anything. You think you can but you can think again. You can take Leo and go to wherever the hell you freaks go and you can choke on your own spit. Everything happened because of destiny and most importantly, YOU!' Piper said fiercely to Zeus.
'We've decided to bring your eldest sister, Prudence Halliwell, back from the dead. It is possible, as you should know by now. We've made some deals with the many Deaths around the world. They've agreed to bring back Prue because without the three of you, the world will go into disarray and deaths will be happening everywhere. Magic will be found out. And so we must all work together to ensure nothing of the sort happens.' Zeus said.
Pheobe and Piper's faces semi-lit up. They felt extremely sad about Paige, whose body was slowly magically disappearing from the rug, but they were almost happy that Prue was coming back, completing the Charmed circle.
Zeus summoned 5 Elders from the heavens. They formed a circle in the attic and put candles around themselves. They drew a small Tri-Quetra around each of them and a larger one in the middle. They each stood in their individual shapes and raised their arms up towards the skies.
'Heavens above, listen to us…
We ask for your support' Zeus said
Another Elder to the right of him continued,
'Earth
Fire
Wind'
The next Elder came in with,
'Listen to our pleas
Answer our cries
Bring us'
The 4th Elder carried on,
'Bring us the final charm
Finish the circle
Bring the signs'
The 5th and final Elder ended the incantation with,
'Earth
Fire
Wind
We summon thee
Finish the power
Finish the power
Finish the power of three!'
The Elders turned to stare at Pheobe and Piper who started chanting another spell written on a piece of blessed paper to help the incantation,
'Prudence Halliwell…
We summon thee…
Come back to me…
Earth, Fire, Wind
Come to us…
Answer our pleas
Come to us
Complete the power of three'
The witches ended and everyone stood in silence in the room.
The Elders resumed their original positions, with their arms facing upwards. Suddenly there was a bright flash. Each person in the room felt themselves going slightly blind.
Slowly, everyone came back to their senses to see a skeleton on the ground in the larger Tri-Quetra drawn on the floor.
Pheobe waited for the signal and began reading,
'Earth, wind and fire together
Bring yourselves to an eternal point
Allow this blessed being
To regain her state
Allow her to pass from dead to awake!'
Pheobe smiled at being able to accomplish one of the most difficult spells known to man. They all waited and waited.
Flesh started appearing on the skeleton, followed by skin that covered the flesh and bones. More detail started appearing till finally, there lay in the middle of the attic, a naked Prue. She stood up and stared around her then down at herself.
'How… is this possible? Is it… true! Am I… Or did you all die?' she asked nobody in particular.
'If you wanted to ask if you were alive, the answer is yes. We're not dead, but Paige is.' Piper informed Prue.
'Paige…?' she asked puzzled by the new name.
'You've got a lot to find out. Thank you… old perverted men. You can… go fly up to your little homes in the clouds… Leave us to have a bit of privacy. And no spying understand?' Pheobe said to Zeus and his friends.
Piper threw some clothes to Prue, which she caught with no problem. She went behind a large wardrobe and began putting the clothes on. She re-emerged wearing some of the clothes she used to wear when she was alive… the last time.
The sisters filled her in about everything that had happened during Prue's death and showed her pictures of Paige.
Hours went by while the sisters talked about some of the good times, and they talked about how they felt with no Paige around. Her boyfriend, Henry had been informed and he had come to the manor late at night to meet them.
'Hey guys. I know I'm being a bit selfish because I've been asleep… well dead… for the last 5 years, but I really miss my room. Everything is as it was yeah?' Prue said to the three other people in the living room.
'Yup' replied Piper
Henry was happy to meet Prue but he didn't show much enthusiasm. Prue understood why and so she didn't look offended. She went to her bedroom and turned on the light. At first the bulb refused to turn on but Prue guessed it was because it hadn't been turned on in ages. In the end, she had had to use her power of telekinesis to break the two small strands of metal in the light bulb, then re-join them to complete the circuit. It worked and the bright light illuminated everything in her room, just as she'd remembered it.
She dimmed the lights so they were really low then removed her clothes shortly before going to bed. Some time later, she heard her sisters going to their rooms and Henry going into Paige's bedroom. Soon the entire house was silent and all Prue could hear from her bedroom was the occasional lonely car cruising down the road, or some creature outside.
She fell asleep repeatedly but always kept waking up shortly afterwards. At 3:48am, she woke up but this time it was because there was a bright blue light in her room. She woke up fully to see an Elder, Zeus, sitting at the end of her bed. She demanded to know what he wanted and why he was in her bedroom when she didn't even know who he was.
'Prudence. My name is Zeus. I am an Elder. I am one of the 5 Elders that made the deal with Death to bring you back to life. You should be thanking me but I'll excuse it.' He said sharply yet quietly.
'Arrogant pig…' Prue muttered to herself.
'I've come here quickly while your sister's aren't around to tell you that you need to up your strength. The charmed ones need more power. You three alive ones have the maximum amount of power available for now. The main reason you were brought back to life was to help your sisters bring Paige back to life. A new threat is out there and the demons have more power now than ever. You have to play as dirty as they are. And that is very filthy play.'
Zeus paused briefly to take a deep breath before carrying on, 'The spells you need are all in the attic. Do some reading but make sure you do the final spell before a month from now. The threat is looming ever closer. You have 30 days to do this. If you do it wrong, you lose Paige forever and that's a power you'll need, lest you all die. And that will mean Magic will be exposed when the demons come out to play. It's all up to you. You alone. You must do it. And quickly.'
With that, Zeus orbed out, leaving Prue very puzzled in bed, thinking about what he'd just said.
