A new Power of three Part 3:
Arriving

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Meghan's house:

"I'm on my way" Meghan said and flipped her cell closed

"Robbie! I'm going over to Lily!" she yelled and started for her clothes. Justin right on her heals, bombarding her with questions. Meghan completely ignored her son and got dressed. She knew deep down Justin was talking to her, but she just couldn't filter his words out of the mess in her head.

"Meghan!" just as she grabbed for her keys Robbie snapped her out of it. She hadn't even noticed how he had grabbed for her arm not even to speak of how he entered the room. She looked at him blankly. Justin was still babbling. Robbie for a second disconnected his eyes from hers and looked at Justin

"Justin. Please. Look at your mom… you won't get answers from her right now. So, just be quiet and let your mother breathe..." Justin guiltily looked down and Robbie turned back to his girlfriend

"you okay?" Meghan just shook her head to answer him

"mom's at Lily's" she whispered as she teared up. Robbie stepped up to her, trying to hug and comfort her, but Meghan immediately pulled back

"no… i… i gotta get there..." she said and reached by instinct for her keys. Her vision all blurred with tears

"wait. Are you sure you can drive?" Robbie asked, again stepping into her way "I could take you as well. Or Justin drives you..."

"no." Meghan sighed deeply and tried her best to suppress the tears "from what I got it's a past version of mom. She can't… god damn it! This is just one huge fuck up!" she said covering her face and took a few breathes in try to finally calm down.

"time travel is dangerous, Robbie. We can't take any risks. If she sees or gets to know the tiniest thing she's not supposed to see or know… something may never happen. Time ripples. They can be huge. And..." Meghan looked away from them

"when mom is back in her time and changes just the tiniest thing we might never get to know each other. it's complicated but it would be impossible for us to fix it since we wouldn't even know there was a time things were different..." Meghan again sighed and looked at her son. She wanted to see in his eyes that he understood, but all she could see was his despair. She really felt sorry for him.

The first few years of his life he was raised by Prue and Andy as well and with a new baby in town, he often came back to his grandparents, where he would be the center of attention. He often slept over and Andy had become not only a grandpa but also some kind of friend. Especially when Robbie was on tour her father had been there for the boy. He missed them. She knew and understood that. Sometimes she even thought that this whole mess had hit him the hardest. She understood his hopes were up high for a reunion the second he heard about his grandmother being there and she had to destroy them. She softly placed a hand on his cheek

"I'm sorry, champ, but..." Justin had snapped for air. He knew what was following. He would not get to see her. He harshly shoved his mother's hand away

"screw this!" Justin yelled, turned and headed out for the kitchen. Meghan immediately started after him

"Justin..." again Robbie caught her in the run and pulled her back on an arm's length

"you gotta go..."

"bu..."

"I'll try my best on him. I promise" he told her, locking eyes with her. Both of them waiting on the inside for the sound of the backdoor being slammed, but it never happened. Robbie leaned in for a soft kiss to pull her out again.

"you sure you can drive?" Meghan just nodded

"you know that i drove already in way worse states of mind..."

"is that supposed to calm me?" Meghan flashed him a small smile

"I'll be alright. I promise" she whispered into his lips before kissing him passionately "love you" she called to him as she finally left

In Brianna and Michael's flat:

When the line went dead Brianna tried her best to pull herself together and eventually peeled herself off her fiancée. Still pretty out of it, she grabbed her shoes and tried to put them on again. Michael had already grabbed for the keys

"let's go" he told her

"you're coming along?"

"you need me, don't you? Besides…. i don't think it would be a very good idea to drive in yo..."

"I never wanted to drive. I'd at least need 30 minutes… I'm going to astral-orb" Anna cut him short. Mike looked at her kinda shocked. He knew she could do that but she never took him along. Hell he barely saw her using her powers. He was used to the Trudeaus having powers. His family was so close to theirs. He grew up with this knowledge. He knew when he fell in love that Brianna was a witch, but the girls barely used magic at all anymore. It just wasn't necessary anymore. And so when Anna used magic it always kinda shocked him, because he just didn't think of those powers as a part of her. He swallowed

"Okay. So…. What do I do?" Michael looked expectantly at her and that's when Anna's tears for a split of a second were replaced with a smile. That was just the thing about Mike. He always cracked her up. He could always make her smile, no matter how bad things were

"I love you, you know"

"I love you, too" he answered while leaning in to kiss her "So what do I do?"

Brianna stretched her hands out to him

"Just hold my hands" he hesitated, then nodded and took her hands "Ready?"

"Not so sure right now" Mike admitted. Anna smiled again, closed her eyes and astral-orbed to her parents' house. Once there she placed her dizzy boyfriend in a chair.

"Lily!" she yelled, looking at Mike "Focus on my eyes. The dizziness will pass faster then"

Back over at Lily's:

"I'm dead?" Prue asked again as the line went dead. Lily hesitated

"Mom, please, let's..." Prue shook her head

"Lily, you can tell me, really. I'm gonna use a memory spell on myself anyway. I can't know about the future, I know that myself. I just need some answers. That's why I'm here at all..." Lily looked uncomfortable around the room, searching for help. But there was none. She sighed heavily

"Yes"

"How long?"

"Mom..."

"How long?"

"About 1 ½ years"

Prue sighed and let herself sink down on the bed. Then unconsciously set the toddler on the floor. Too caught up in her thoughts. Still she kept watching her grandchild

"I didn't get to know her then, huh?" she suddenly realized and spoke it out immediately. Lily swallowed hard and tears again left her eyes. Since Prue had died, she hated the fact her daughter wouldn't get to know her grandma. The many times she had tried to contact her, she just wanted to show Prue her precious little daughter. She looked at her daughter as well. She smiled through her tears as the little girl on shaky feet tried to get to her. She encouraged her with a tiny gesture and knelt down to her height. Once Hope had reached her she hugged her baby softly

"No" she whispered her voice barely audible "But you knew about her"

Prue now was crying as well. It broke her heart to see Lily like this. It was her baby girl for Christ's sake! She put a hand to her face and bit her lip. She clearly could see how much it affected Lily. But it wasn't just her pain she felt. Her kid's heartbreak mixed with her own. She'd never meet her granddaughter. Gosh, she was dead. Dead! Holy shit! She hadn't expected any of that when she casted the spell!

"How?" she again asked without any emotion in her voice. Lily just shrugged her shoulders

"You were all crazy about baby stuff already. After a long day at the mall you were sleeping in. at least that's what Dad and I thought..." Lily tried to fight off her pain, so she could go on "when we tried to wake you..." Lily again stopped. She tried hard to keep up breathing. It was one of the worst days of her life and she never had talked to anyone about it. Dad had dealt everything afterwards. He had called everyone. Explained stuff.

"You were gone already. The doctors… umm… they said it was a stroke… and..." Lily closed her eyes tightly as again new tears ran down her face "We should be thankful you didn't make it. It… you… one wouldn't have called it a life anymore..." Prue closed her eyes now as well

"Where… where's your father?" she asked, just at the same time as Anna's voice sounded through the house

"We're coming!" Lily yelled back and grabbed for some clothes to finally get dressed

"Lily?" Prue asked, holding her back. Lily locked eyes with her mom and Prue immediately could read the fear in her eyes. Lily was scared to hell to tell her. She let go of her arm and looked down. Where was Andy? Was he alright? What happened? Prue felt panic rising again as something was starting to tug on her heart.

Lily didn't dare to look at her mom as she was getting dressed, but after pulling up her jeans she lowly started to mumble

"He has clipped his wings half a year ago. He didn't want to live without you any longer" her voice was trembling as she pulled a long sleeved t-shirt over her head. Prue's head shut up again at these words. She just starred kinda shocked at Lily's back

"Lil…!" Anna started to yell as she entered the bedroom. Then just starred at Prue for a few seconds, before a smile grew on her face

"Mom!" she just said and went for Prue, pulling her into a tight hug. Prue smiled a little as well and held her daughter tightly. She breathed in her scent and immediately just knew it was Anna.

"It's okay, Anna" she said softly, feeling how the woman in her arms started to sob again. For a tiny moment Prue's and Lily's eyes met and Prue's smile immediately vanished, as her thoughts drifted back to her husband. Anna pulled back and looked at her surprised

"You know I'm Brianna?"

"You smell just like my little girl" Prue answered smiling a bit

"I need to get back down. Mike is having a huge dizzy spell from astral-orbing… but I just couldn't wait..."

"Wait a second… you brought Michael?"

"Well, he wanted to be there for me..."

"Who's Michael?" Prue asked

"Let's go downstairs. I'll bring him some water" Lily just said, picking Hope from the floor "and then we'll get you dressed, right honey-bun?" she cooed. Downstairs Lily went to the living and placed Hope in her play pen

"Hey Mike" she told her almost brother in law by passing him

"Hey Lil. How are you doing?"

"Better than you, I hope" she jocked with him, noticing how pale he looked. Prue had kept silent and watched. She knew that 'boy'! She watched him intensely, studied every move. Every gesture. Every mimic.

"Hey Prue" he greeted her, when he noticed her stare and suddenly the man Michael in Prue's mind turned into her little godchild Mikey

"Mike? Michael Morris?" she asked uncertain and exchanged glances between Anna and Mike

"Ya… hey!"

"Wow! This is… is there more?" she asked Lily, then noticed how the lovers looked sadly down

"nononono! I… don't get me wrong. I'm happy… this is just… a lot! I didn't think about anything like that when I cast the spell and now..." Prue shook her head "I wasn't prepared for this" she mumbled

"I woke this morning and just suddenly was scared because I realized my third child could be a girl completing a power of three… and the only way to find out was to go to the future. I thought… maybe I'd go a few weeks… maybe months ahead. Not like..." Prue stopped to look at her daughters to guess their age

"30 years" Lily answered her "if you're pregnant with me right now" she added and Prue just nodded, placing a hand on her stomach protectively

"I didn't expect to see you all grown up. Married..."

"Not yet" Anna threw in and smiled at Michael

"And with kids. I didn't expect your father to have… clipped his wings… me to be dead" Prue noticed how Anna looked furiously at her sister

"Is there anything… at all.. you didn't tell her?!"

"Actually… mom's not stupid, you know? She heard how you said on the phone she was dead, cause I had the speaker on. She saw Hope. She saw Mike. And she asked about dad. What should I have done, huh?" Lily asked calmly and finally handed Michael a glass of water. She knew Anna always started to get herself into fights when she was nervous, but she wouldn't play that game now. Meghan for sure would though.

"Feeling better?" Lily asked

"I guess" he answered

"It's only weird the first few times… at least that's what Kevin said..." Lily told him with a smile "Oh my god… Kevin! I should call him. I mean… someone should watch Hope..."

"Don't worry… I can do that" Michael said, got up and went over to Hope "C'mon baby girl, let's get you into your jammies" he told her as he picked her up

"Thanks!" Lily yelled after them and turned to Anna

"He's gonna be a great dad..."

"You are…?" Prue asked surprised, looking at Anna

"Me? No! Hell.. no! I mean… maybe… somewhen… but..."

"Keep cool, sis" Lily said softly after stifling a small laugh. Prue just smiled at her

"What?"

"Sooo… you and Michael, huh?" Anna turned red a little "How long are you two…"

"A year… we… he wanted to cheer me up after you..." she stopped as an awkward silence fell over the three women

"It's okay, you know. Just say it. I'm fine. I mean… I'm human. A witch maybe, but not immortal. I know that by now all too well"

"Yeah, but..." Lily sighed "you see a lot has happened since you died. We wanted to tell you so much. Tried to summon you at least a million times, but it never worked. It's weird for us, too, you know" Prue just nodded slowly

"Gosh, where the hell is Meghan?" Anna asked impatiently, like always

"You know she's barely using magic because of the kids. She probably is taking the car, not even thinking she can astral-orb" Lily told Anna

"There's also no need to hurry. Really. I go when we're ready with talking. Besides… I think you guys need me more, than I need you. How about a girls night? You tell me everything… and tomorrow I'll meet your men… and families as it seems… for a big brunch… maybe see my sisters before leaving again at noon"

"You wanna go to the manor?" Anna asked looking at Lily

"Why not?" Lily just put her hands up in the air and shook her head

"Oh no. Forget it. I won't tell her. I already told her about her death and dad.. that was hard enough already" Lily said seriously, looking at Brianna, who just sighed

"Well… grandpa now lives with aunt piper."

"So…?" Prue asked confused. Lily sighed again

"Gosh Anna! She's mom from when you were little… she doesn't know about his condition" Lily told her, then again faced Prue "Grandpa has Alzheimer. He's had a huge breakdown when you died. Anyone who's not living at the Manor stresses him highly and he's… he's not been doing well lately. Aunt piper said, she thinks, it won't be long anymore..."

"… so seeing his dead daughter wouldn't be exactly good" Prue concluded

"Well… if he remembers you. And if he remembers your death… no" Anna answered sadly

"What about grandma?" Prue asked

"She's packing stuff in Portland right now. Selling the house and stuff. I asked her to move in with us"

"Julia is really moving here?" she asked unbelievingly shaking her head "Your Dad and I asked her so many times already after grandpa died..."

"I know. Well remember you asked her at least once a year… but you weren't alone like me. You and dad were a team. I'm all by myself when Kevin is at the barracks and this house is huge for one person, believe me. And I'm glad about some help with Hope..." Lily answered

"Soo… this Ke..."

"Sorry guys!" a new voice sounded through the house "Justin started a huge fight about coming along and traffic was ju..." Meghan was talking ever since she was inside the house, which was a sign of her being nervous. But as soon as she had turned into the living she immediately went silent. it really was mom! And she just stood there like it was the most normal thing on the planet. But it wasn't. Not for Meghan. She started shaking visibly. All the way there she told herself not to get excited too much. Maybe she just was having a real bad daydream. But now she was sure. This was it. Their mom was 'home'

"Oh my god! I missed you so much, mommy!" she told her, let her purse fall to the ground and ran into Prue's awaiting arms

"Meghan. Oh my big girl" Prue whispered as she hugged her oldest and drew soft circles on her back to calm her downstairs

"We all did" Anna added softly as she and Lily joined the hug