AN: You can find replies to chapter one reviews at my FFN forum. Charmed in the Afterlife.
Angelically Charmed:Destiny's a Witch"Paige? Paige, what's going on in there?" Piper gave three sharp wraps to Paige's bedroom door and entered. "Paige!" Her dark eyes widened at the sight of her baby sister lying on the floor with her dressed raked up to mid-thigh.
"Paige are you all right?" Piper walked over to her younger sibling and offered her a hand up. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure" Paige took a moment to smooth her skirt and looked about the room. "I think something attacked me"
"Attacked you?" Naturally Piper's eyes went wide. "As in a demon?"
"I don't know" Paige hugged her arms for a moment and then crossed over to the crib to tend to Glenda. Force field down honey" Gently she lifted her daughter from the crib and held her tightly against her chest, kissing her fuzzy brown hair.
"It was just kind of creepy, like someone wanted me…in a lustful sort of way. If it hadn't been invisible, it might have actually been sort of romantic" Paige replied in a her natural quirky way.
"ROMANTIC?" What was wrong with her? "Paige, how can say a demon attacking you is romantic. Next to Prue not attending Phoebe's funeral, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
Paige did a double take, "Prue isn't going to Phoebe's funeral?" How could their big sister not attend?
"She's in the attic trying to conjure Phoebe" Piper pressed a hand to her brow.
"Just like you did when Prue died" Paige returned solemn.
"Yes, but I swear if she doesn't find a way to reverse time and find a way to bring Phoebe back-" Piper paused knowing that was one task that even the mighty Prue Halliwell couldn't complete. The only thing greater than the power of three was death "This day just has to go perfect.
"I know" A flood of tears clouded behind Paige's eyes, Phoebe will never forgive us if we're not all there.
Gold Orbs suddenly appeared in the room transforming into the angelic appearance of Austin. Her duty as death was calling upon her: a soul needed retrieving.
"Oh no…not now" Paige handed Glenda to Piper as she watched her dress to turn to Death black robes.
This can't be happening not now. Piper stamped her foot. "Paige don't you dare leave!"
"I don't have a choice" Paige held out her arms collecting the gold orbs of the young angelic one.
"But this is the day of Phoebe's Funeral Damn it!" No, stubbornly Piper shook her head as she latched onto part of Austin's white robe orbing away with them. Neither of you are missing Phoebe's funeral!
Gold orbs deposited the foursome in the middle of interstate 405. The site was a horrific accident: A three-car pile up, involving a semi. The coroner's office was already there, along with an ambulance and several police cars.
Letting her power guide her Austin naturally floated from Paige's arms over to the body that was covered in a black thick piece plastic which doubled for a body bag. Slowly the spirit of young man, with sandy dark hair began to arise. Another female spirit followed from one of the other cars along with the spirit of the truck driver.
"We so do not have time for this!" Piper spat waving her hand. "No more death, it cannot be, stop the list and it's a call, stop it now or I'll blow you away all!" Instantly, the spirits and the traffic surrounding the accident stood frozen. "Austin, Paige you have to come back to the manor with now"
Paige stood beside her sister blinking in disbelief. "Did you just stop death? Piper you can't do that, it messes up the grand design!"
"Why not? They've messed with us, haven't they?" Piper handed Glenda back to Paige marched over to the body bag and plucked her niece from mid-air. "Now come on!"
"I Yi, Yi," Paige shook her head looking down at her infant daughter. "We are in for it now. You Aunt Piper is really pissed."
Back at the manor, Prue entered the attic holding Ally in her arms. "Why's we in the attic Mommy? I thougted we was going to say good bye to Aunt Freebie"
"It's Phoebe" Prue corrected cursing the day, Andy had let Phoebe's high school nickname slip from his lips. "And we aren't going to say good-bye, we're going to bring her back".
"Daddy too?" The young astral witch asked.
"Daddy too" Prue breathed stepping inside the large triquetra she'd drawn on the floor. "Now take me back to the day that Aunt Phoebe died"
"O-tay" Ally answered in her small voice causing small red astral flashes to appear around them. Their mortal bodies fell limp projecting their spirits back in time.
Phoebe was standing in the attic flipping through book when the red flashes appeared. "Prue? Ally what are you doing here? I thought you went to warn Andy about Death?"
"We did and you died, that's why we're here now" Prue let Astral Ally slide to the floor. "Run downstairs and lock yourselves in the bedroom" Prue didn't want Ally anywhere near Phoebe when the demonic dogs attacked.
"Yes, Mommy" As fast as she appeared, Ally raced out of the attic to the back stairs where she thundered down the stairs catching Piper's attention.
"Whoa, whoa, where ya going so fast?" Piper's left arm swung out, catching the tiny witch.
"Demon Doggies, they is going to kill Aunt Phoebe!"
"Dog demons? In the attic?" Piper set Ally down and thundered into the attic, wrists flexed just as the stain glass blew splinters all over the room, Four large Dog Demon formed like Rotweillers , stood snarling. All had glowing red eyes
"Piper now!" Prue screamed, watching as a ball of firey blast shot from Piper's fingers and then suddenly froze.
"Huh?" Prue looked bewildered as everything in the room froze: everything except her.
A white appeared forming into an angel.
"How dare you try to stop the Grand Design!" A large African American Angel blasted." No one, not even you Prue Halliwell, have the right to try and stop the future from occurring!"
Prue's green eyes narrowed defensively. "Destiny" she whispered sensing one of the angels of destiny was before her. I was only trying to get back what Death stole from me"
"It's Phoebe's time" Destiny bellowed flaring her large angelic wings.
"No" Prue shook her head, "Death is taking her to get back at me." Slowly Deaths' words in the park echoed in Prue's mind. Death wanted Austin, not Phoebe.
"He doesn't have that sort of power" Death's powers were limited to taking spirits. He has no active powers in which to kill so to speak.
"Then explain to me, how is it. He threatened my daughter and me and suddenly my sister winds up dead?
"Coincidence" The Angel shrugged, "Death is many things but he isnot a killer"
"Why did you bring him back? When Austin was slated to take his place?" Prue challenged Several months earlier, the Elder's and Grams had appointed Paige to accompany the young witch in her destined duties.
"Austin is still merely an apprentice to death, She needs stronger guidance than what Paige has to offer. Paige is a guardian Prue, not an angel."
"You forgot, Charmed Witch" Prue hissed.
"And she deserves to live that destiny, not one that you selfishly altered for your own purposes. You destroyed Death to try and prevent your own pain. Now you and your sisters must live with the consequences". Evidently, destiny out weighed the Elders.
"Good Ol Personal Gain" Prue's jaw clenched as the angel disappeared.
Moving back into position, Time unfroze forcing, Prue to use her power to deflect Piper's blast. One dog demon landed upon Piper, while the other three pounced on Phoebe, instantly tearing her body into shreds. In a matter of seconds the attic floor was stained crimson red.
"No" Prue whimpered turning her back just as she did when Detective Davidson was killed by the brain stem demons. Her astral projection then disappeared and reappeared on the floor of the attic with Ally.
"Did we save Aunt Freebie?" Ally asked as her mother helped her up from the floor.
"No" Prue whispered lifting Ally into her arms. Gently she stroked Ally's fine raven hair until Piper appeared in the doorway.
"Where have you been?" Phoebe's funeral was just about to start and Piper had hoped that her sister would reconsider.
"With destiny" Prue replied moving Ally over to her opposite hip. They wanted me re-teach me a lesson.
"Which one is that?"
"That Death isn't the real evil"
"Could have fooled me" Piper quipped keeping her voice at a teary whisper as she enveloped Prue and Ally into a hug.