Chapter Seventeen: Losing Hope

"Power of the sisters rise
Course unseen across the skies
Come to us, who call you near
Come to us and settle here,"

Phoebe chanted the spell and a crying Piper, and Paige's body were summoned to her. "It's like a family reunion," Cole said with a menacing grin.

"You!" Piper spat angrily. She exploded him, and kept doing it until Cole decided to flame out. Then Piper noticed Paris, and ran over to her. "Paris, Paris. You're okay, you're going to be okay," she said; trying to keep her tears in.

"Leo," Phoebe said weakly. She was staring at Paige, and Paris – staring at Piper almost crying – and she felt so… weak. Leo orbed and them orbed all four sisters home. "Heal Paris," Phoebe ordered. He tried to. But nothing was happening.

"Leo," Piper cried hopelessly. "Why can't you heal them? Why is nothing happening?"

"I can't… I can't heal the dead," Leo explained sadly. He put his hands down in defeat and watched as Piper and Phoebe crumpled to the floor in sobbing heaps. They had lost Paige and Paris. Just like they had lost Prue.

Piper cradled Paris' body, while Phoebe held Paige and they both sobbed. "I'm sorry," Piper choked. "I'm so sorry, Paris," she let out a painful sob and rocked Paris' lifeless body in her arms. "I love you. I know I wasn't the best sister, I know I was hard on you, but I love you,"

"Piper," Phoebe croaked after a while. Piper looked up at her sister. "I think we should summon Prue,"

"Why?" Piper whispered.

"Because they –" Phoebe's words failed her. "Paris and Paige… she," Phoebe swallowed. "I just want her to hug me and tell us that we can do something to save them,"

Piper nodded briefly, and the three of them all went upstairs. Phoebe chanted the spell, and Grams appeared. "Grams, where's Prue?" Piper asked.

"You aren't ready to see her yet, Piper. I thought she explained this all to you?" Grams asked carefully.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Piper exclaimed. "Paige and Paris are dead, Grams. We lost them like we lost Prue and now we can't see our sister?"

"Piper, I'm sorry," Grams attempted.

"What are we supposed to do, Grams? How are we meant to keep going?" Phoebe asked weakly.

"Darling, they aren't in the afterlife," Grams said.

"What?" Piper snapped.

"Paris and Paige – they aren't with us in the afterlife," Grams repeated. Piper and Phoebe looked at her with confused expressions. "They haven't moved on yet. It isn't their time to go,"

Phoebe sniffed. "What does that mean?" she asked softly.

"It means you can still save them," Leo replied.