Chapter Three: Why Her?
'In this night, in this hour,
I call upon the ancient power,
Bring back my sister to me,
Bring back the power of three' Pruechanted in the attic.
The candle flame slightly swayed to the east, and straightened again. Prue stared at it before sighing.
"Dammit," Prue exclaimed as she flipped the pages in the Book of Shadows.
Piper came into the attic with a vial.
"What's goin on," Piper demanded as she raised the vial about to throw it.
"Nothing," Prue answered tearing up. "I just don't understand why they took her."
"Prue, you know Leo can't heal the dead," Piper calmly replied.
"He only saved you because you are his damn wife," Prue stated now crying.
A wave of guilt washed across Piper's body. It was true. He saved her because she was his wife.
"C'mon Prue it is four o'clock in the morning, I am tired and we need some sleep. Phoebe would hate for us to look bad at her funeral," Piper stated.
"NO," Prue yelled. "I am not giving up!"
Piper backed away, scared of her older sister's reaction. She gave up and went downstairs back into her room.
'She's right' Prue heard someone whisper. It sounded like a ghost.
"Phoebe," Prue asked puzzled.
The manor door slammed shut, and Prue saw her father.
"Dad you are here thank god," Prue exhaled relieved.
"I would never miss my youngest daughter's funeral," he whispered.
"Oh hi dad," Piper exclaimed as she ran over and hugged Victor. "Today is the worst day of my life."
Prue stood there silent. Phoebe had been her baby for so many years. Today she was giving her up to death. The idea made Prue's stomach cringe.
"Let's go I want to get this over with already," Prue whispered.
"Okay, DAD, LEO let's go we are leaving," Piper exclaimed.
Ripples in the air appeared, and then everyone saw Cole. He was dressed in a black tie, and a white suit.
"Let's go to Phoebe's funeral," Cole stated.
"Whoo, who said you were invited," Prue asked.
"She was my girlfriend," Cole answered.
"Get the hell out of here Cole you were not on the guest list," Piper ordered.
"Yeah, leave or el…," Prue stopped.
'Let him go' Prue heard someone whisper.
"Did you hear that," Prue questioned.
"Here what," Piper asked confused.
"Nothing never mind, c'mon Cole let's get this over with," Prue demanded.
"What the," Piper asked flabbergasted.
"I will explain later," Prue mumbled.
Piper and Prue stepped out of the car holding hands. They were both already crying, and seeing Phoebe's body might really make them break down. They slowly walked up the stairs, and Leo opened the door for them.
"Piper, I do not know if I can do this," Prue whispered.
"Neither do I," Piper replied.
"But I know we have to," Prue stated. "It's just that you have Leo, and I have no one."
"You have me honey," Piper answered as they sat down in the front row of chairs.
Prue looked around at the candles, and the walls. White and black. That's all Prue saw. How could she survive when she has to say her final goodbye to Phoebe? The minister began to speak, and it was a long process, but after an hour it was all over. They said there goodbyes, and everyone left.
Suddenly, a tornado blasted through the church doors, and Shax appeared. He moaned. He threw an air blast at Cole, and it was a strike. Cole went flying back into Phoebe's casket.
"STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT," Prue screamed at the top of her lungs. She flung her arm, and telekinetic energy made Shax go crashing right out of the doors.
Piper flicked her hands at Shax and he exploded.
"He is not dead I think," Piper moaned.
"I CAN NOT DO THIS ANYMORE," Prue yelled as she stomped over to Cole. "I told you to stay away, and against my better judgment I let you come because Phoebe loved you."
Prue flung her arm and Cole went flying into the wall, his shoulder now bleeding. She waved her arm at him again, and Cole turned upside down, and fell into the chairs.
Prue stomped out of the broken wooden doors pissed off, and annoyed.
"Prue wait," Piper pleaded. "Cole leave now before I blow you up."
Cole took the warning and shimmered out.
"Piper calm down," Leo suggested.
"HOW when Phoebe's casket is messed up, and almost broken. Leo I HATE BEING A WITCH," Piper exclaimed as the second sister ran out of the church.
"I have to go and calm her down Victor," Leo said as a swirl of blue and white orbs surrounded him, and he disappeared.
"What has happened to my family," Victor questioned.
"You know what dammit, I will see my sister one way or another," Prue exclaimed.
'Hear these words,
Hear my cries,
Spirit from the other side,
Come to me I summon thee,
Cross now the Great Divide' Prue chanted.
Prue saw a swirl of white orbs and Grams appeared.
"Not what you expected," Grams stated. "How are you holding up?"
"Grams," Prue moaned. "How am I holding up, are you kidding me!"
"I mean how are you feeling," Grams rephrased.
"Not good," Prue exhaled. "Where is Phoebe?"
"Darling, she has to adjust to the afterlife, and plus you can't see her," Grams replied.
"Why not," Prue exclaimed.
"Otherwise, you and Piper will not be able to move on," Grams answered. "You're destiny still awaits. Bless it be my darling!"
A swirl of white orbs surrounded Gram's and she disappeared.
"No, Grams get your ghostly behind back here now, do you here me, I will not tolerate this," Prue yelled.
Piper stormed into the attic with an aggravated face. On her way in she kicked a candle down by accident, and a fire started.
"HUH," Piper gasped as she froze the fire. She ran over towards Prue and hugged her.
"Prue you are alright," Piper stated.
"Well we will burn to death if the fire does not go out," Prue grumbled.
"Oh ok fine," Piper said.
'Today is my turn,
So we do not burn,
Get rid of this fire,
Because it is dire' Piper repeated.
The fire disappeared, and Piper smiled to her delight.
"Personal gain," Prue mumbled.
"Well what the hell, the freakin elders owe us that much," Piper proved.
"We have to vanquish Shax Piper, and with him randomly attacking like that we really have to be prepared," Prue stated.
"So I'll go and make a couple of potions, and you will come with me," Piper commanded.
"I have a question though Piper," Prue said. "Is he even still alive?"
"I do not know," Piper answered.
They ran down the stairs and into the kitchen. Piper grabbed some ingredients, and potion vials.
"Let's get this party started," Prue whispered happily.
A cylinder of blue and white orbs came through the ceiling and into the kitchen.
"Leo," Piper asked.
"I have been looking all over for you," he exclaimed.
"I was not the one to tell you to follow me," Piper sarcastically stated. "Wooh!"
The potion exploded, and Piper knew it was ready. She grabbed six potion viles, and filled them up. She handed three to Prue and they joined hands.
"Umm, before I tried to summon Phoebe I reworded the vanquishing spell so we could find Shax, and go to him," Prue said.
"You tried to summon her," Piper mumbled.
"I'll explain on the way," Prue reassured.
'Evil wind that blows,
That which we can find below,
Take us to where you dwell,
Take us there with this spell,' Prue and Piper chanted.
White orbs surrounded Prue, and Piper and they were gone. Leo instinctively orbed following there trail into the underworld.
"So what exactly do these potions do," Prue whispered.
"I don't know I just mixed ingredients," Piper answered.
Prue smacked the side of Piper's arm hard. Piper took her and rubbed her now red arm.
"What the hell was that for," Piper asked.
"You are a dumb witch," Prue replied. "You could get us killed."
"Well that already happened to me TWICE already so excuse me," Piper grumbled.
Piper and Prue walked into a hallway that split into two different tunnels.
"Should we split up," Piper asked.
"I think we might have to, but we have got to summon one another if anything goes wrong, okay," Prue calmly said.
Leo orbed in next to Piper.
"What the hell are you girls doing," Leo exclaimed.
"Killing a demon who by the way murdered our sister and a doctor," Prue exclaimed back.
"I can't be with," Leo stopped.
"Go with Piper I'll be fine I will astral project if I have a problem," Prue suggested.
"All right let's kick some Shax ass," Piper laughed. "We bad!"
Prue waved at Piper and Leo and she went down the left hallway. Piper and Leo went down the right hallway.
"They are falling for it Oracle," the Source chuckled. "You are useful."
The Source looked at his oracle and flamed out.
"Thanks," the Oracle Christine mumbled.
Prue walked down the narrow dark hallway.
"I need some light," Prue whispered.
'So now I can fight,
Make this tunnel have,
Lot's of light,' Prue repeated twice.
The hallway was now as bright as daylight.
"Much better," Prue stated as a tornado came at her.
Thunder was heard and the tornado disappeared revealing Shax.
"Oh no," Prue mumbled.
She immediately threw a potion down, and a major explosion took place causing Prue to go flying thru a stone wall, and Shax being thrown into a spike.
"Oh my god Prue," Piper yelled as a demon flamed in front of her.
"Where do you think you are going," the Source chuckled as he shot a fire ball at Piper.
She got hit in the chest and she went flying back knocking down Leo.
The Source looked at what he had accomplished as flames engulfed him, and he disappeared.
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