Well, the good news about this prolonged update was I got a new computer! That means no more threats of taking the sledgehammer to my computer! Yea! Unfortunately I haven't been able to use my new computer very much because I've been loaded down with so much homework that I actually had to lock myself in a room for four hours with no distractions just so I could finish. Seriously, you wouldn't it'd be possible to get homework in choir, but believe me, you can.
I jump around a lot in this chapter as a warning. It doesn't have a time change I just have it switching from Prue to Piper and Phoebe a lot.
SOMEWHERE
Prue was in a small dark room as usual, in chains. From what she gathered, this wasn't the underworld. She had thrown fireballs, lightballs, telekinesis, but using magic while chained to a wall wasn't easy. She even tried telling Caleb to take her back to the manor, but nothing worked. Finally she stopped struggling, she was too tired. She bowed her head and a tear rolled down her cheek and fell onto the dirt floor. Leo had died, she knew if from the moment she was taken. She could never face Piper again, she could never face herself. At that moment the door opened and light came into the room. Prue looked away from the brightness.
"Did you finally give up?" the demon asked, smiling. "I've been watching you, for being chained to a wall you put up a fairly good fight"
Prue didn't look up from the dirt.
"I can make this all go away" the demon said. "All the problems, all the pain, all the death…just let me kill your babies and I'll reverse everything"
Prue looked up with hate in her eyes.
"You're lying" Prue said, angrily. "You didn't have to kill him"
"Of course I did" the demon said. "I couldn't risk him telling everyone you were gone, could I?"
"Why do you want the babies dead?" Prue asked.
"Not all of us want the Source to rule the underworld for eternity" the demon said.
Prue sighed.
"So I'll kill the Source" Prue said. "Without the Source Caleb won't be evil"
The demon laughed.
"Good is always so hopeful, I guess that's what gets them killed" the demon said.
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ATTIC
"Could you leave us for minute?" Phoebe asked, looking at the Source and then to the Elder.
"Fine, but hurry up" the Source said. "We can't waste time"
He shimmered out. Phoebe pulled Piper into the hallway.
"What the hell are you thinking?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm thinking that we can't lose Prue" Piper said.
"If we work with him, we might still lose her" Phoebe said.
"What if he's telling the truth?" Piper asked. "It makes sense; he would want her back alive"
"It could still be a trap and think of all the things the Source could find out while he's working with us" Phoebe said. "Prue wouldn't want us to do it"
"Well Prue's not here!" Piper said harshly. "And if you won't work with him, I'll go without you"
Phoebe was silent for a second.
"We work here" Phoebe said. "Not in the underworld"
Piper and Phoebe walked back into the attic.
"Please tell me you aren't going to agree to work with him" the Elder said.
"Wish we could, but we can't" Piper said. "Bye"
The Elder orbed out.
"Piper" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe, not now" Piper said. "All I want to do is get her back, not talk about…"
Piper stopped and looked away as tears streamed down her face. Phoebe came over and hugged her.
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AN HOUR LATER
"I have some of my best demons out there searching" the Source said. "But whoever took her isn't in the underworld"
"Well we tried scrying and various spells and nothing's happened so she's not here either" Piper said.
Phoebe sat silent in the corner. It was eerie working with the demon responsible for every demon sent to kill them. It was then Cole walked into the attic. He stopped when he saw the Source.
"Phoebe?" Cole asked.
"Prue's missing" Phoebe said. "A demon took her after…after he killed Leo"
"Phoebe" Cole said. "Can I talk to you?"
"Not now Cole" Phoebe said, knowing exactly what he was going to talk to her about.
"Okay, Prue's obviously not in the underworld and she's not here" Piper said. "Maybe if we can see what happened…?"
"Piper" Phoebe said.
"Try the knife" Piper said. "Someone touched before she disappeared"
Phoebe nodded.
"I'll be back" Phoebe said.
Phoebe went downstairs. She stopped when she saw Leo still lying dead. She shook her head sadly.
"What have we gotten ourselves into?" Phoebe thought to herself sadly.
Phoebe went into the kitchen and saw the knife lying on the floor. She picked it up and concentrated. After a second she was hit with a premonition.
A fireball formed in Prue's hand and was thrown in the direction of the entrance of the kitchen. Prue looked confused. Prue moved to go check what was outside but Leo stopped her. Leo stepped out of the kitchen. Prue saw a darklighter orb into the room. She yelled something but it was too late, Leo had already been shot. Prue grabbed a knife and threw it at the darklighter. He orbed out and orbed behind Prue. He grabbed her arms. Suddenly her hands started burning the darklighter's flesh. He screamed in pain. Prue turned and a white stream shot out of one hand and a fire stream shot out of the other. He exploded. Prue turned to run to Leo but Phoebe saw a shadow grab her arm and shimmered out with her.
Phoebe grabbed the counter, dizzy from the premonition. She headed back up the stairs, still holding the knife.
"She tried to throw it at a darklighter" Phoebe said. "He orbed out but she was later able to kill him using the babies' powers. Then all I could see was a shadow grab her arm"
"A shadow as in a shadow demon or shadow as in the shadow of the demon?" Piper asked.
"The shadow of the demon" Phoebe said. "I don't get it, my premonitions are usually clear, why would I only see the shadow this time?"
"I don't know, Phoebe" Piper said. "Describe the shadow"
"It looked like a normal demon, I guess" Phoebe said. "Most likely a man, he was really big. I think he had claws"
"It sounds like a minion" the Source said. "This doesn't help us"
Piper headed back over to the book.
"Okay, it's obviously a high enough demon to have minions" Piper said. "Large male minions"
Piper flipped through the book.
"We still need more" Piper said.
"You said Prue wasn't in the underworld or here so what if she's on another plane?" Cole asked.
"Or the demon could be blocking the hiding place" Phoebe said.
"Maybe we should look for more than one person" Piper said. "All three of them together have magic beyond belief when together. If we could tap into that…"
"Then maybe we could find her" Phoebe said.
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Prue was now exhausted. She knew the demon was trying to break her.
"Come on, Prue" the demon said. "Think of how much better things would be if you were dead. I mean you were suppose to die seven months ago"
Prue looked up at the demon.
"You were destined to die alone" the demon said. "You always have been. Everyone that gets close to dies and it's only a matter of time before it happens to Piper and Phoebe. Your mother died, your grams, Andy, and now Leo"
"No, you killed Leo!" Prue exclaimed.
"I wouldn't have had to if you would've been dead" the demon said. "Maybe I should just show you the life that everyone would've had if you just didn't exist"
Images suddenly filled her head. She saw Patty and Victor holding hands happily, both looked slightly older. Grams sat in a chair in the living room of the manor. Piper came into the room carrying a girl of about two. Leo came in after her holding an infant girl. Phoebe came into the manor, she was extremely pregnant. Cole was smiling behind her. The scene then changed to Andy. He was at a desk in a police station. When he looked up he smiled. A beautiful woman had come up to his next holding the hand of a little boy. He kissed her and picked up the little boy.
Tears started cascading down Prue's cheeks as Prue realized who exactly the woman was and all that could have happened if she hadn't been born.
"Think about it, your dad never left because you weren't there to drive him away. Grams never died of that heart attack because she didn't have to deal with the stress of raising you and your sisters. Your mom didn't die because you weren't there to beg her to take you to camp"
A tear rolled down Prue's cheek.
"They can still have most of that life if you just disappear" the demon said.
The demon laid a knife in the reach of Prue.
"Why don't you just think about it" the demon said while turning to leave the room.
Prue was left alone, exhausted, and wishing she had never been born.
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ATTIC
Piper and Phoebe were frantically working on a spell. Cole sat in the corner watching the Source.
"I think Piper and Phoebe have found a way to find Prue. Maybe you should go" Cole said.
"They'll need my help to get into wherever she is" the Source said. "And I will handle the fate of whatever demon took her"
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The demon had released Prue from her chains. She was kneeling on the ground sobbing now. In front of her laid the knife the demon had left. She reached forward to pick it up. As she held it in her hand she didn't notice the figure appear in front of her.
"Prudence, no!" Patty exclaimed.
Prue didn't drop the knife, she just sat there.
"Prue" Patty said coming towards her.
"Stay away!" Prue exclaimed.
"Prue, everything this demon has said isn't true" Patty said. "My life would have been nothing without you. So would your sisters', your father's, your gram's, and Andy's"
"You could have had better" Prue said. "You still can. I've killed everyone I've ever loved! I can't do it to Piper and Phoebe"
Prue looked at knife in her hands.
"This is the only way" Prue said.
"Think of all the people you've saved" Patty said. "If you die, who's going to save the people you're destined to save? Nobody died because you loved them; they died because they had to. They died so that the world could continue on the way it was suppose to"
The demon burst into the room.
"What are you doing in here?!?" the demon exclaimed. "Prue, she's wrong, it's all your fault. Do you really what to be responsible for killing your entire family? Do you want to be responsible for evil taking over the world?"
"Just shut up!" Prue exclaimed. "Both of you just shut up!"
A telekinetic force exploded and knocked the demon and Patty over.
Prue looked at the knife in her hands; she threw it beside her and looked up at the demon in front of her.
"Who are you?" Prue asked angrily.
The demon laughed. Prue threw her arm in front of her, pinning the demon to the wall. He started to gasp.
"Who are you?" Prue asked again. "If you don't answer me I will make sure you die the most painful death anyone has ever felt"
"I am your worst nightmare" the demon said.
He shimmered out. Prue sighed. She turned to her Mom.
"You came at just the right time" Prue said.
Patty hugged Prue.
"I thought I was going to be too late" Patty said, tears in her eyes.
"How do we get out of here?" Prue asked, looking around.
For a second her mind had been tempted to call for Leo but she stopped, knowing he wouldn't come. She thought of something but almost dismissed it.
"It's worth a try I guess" Prue thought to herself.
She sighed and laugh quietly to herself.
"What?" Patty asked.
"I don't believe I'm resorting to this to get home" Prue said. "Cole"
She waited for a second before Cole shimmered in.
"How did he hear you?" Patty asked.
"Probably some demonic connection" Prue said. "Just take us home"
Cole shimmered them into the attic.
"Prue" Piper said in relief. "Mom?"
"What is he doing here?" Prue asked, staring at the Source.
"Helping to get you back" the Source said.
"Well obviously I don't need your help" Prue said. "Leave"
"That's not a very polite way to ask someone who was trying to help find you, to leave" the Source said.
"Leave before I just let the demon kill your son" Prue said.
The Source laughed and shimmered out. Prue turned to Piper.
"Piper, I…." Prue trailed off as tears rolled down Piper' cheeks.
"I'll be in my room" Piper said hurrying out of the attic.
Prue started to leave the attic too. Phoebe followed Prue, thinking she was going to Piper. Instead she went downstairs to where Leo was.
"Prue, what are you doing?" Phoebe asked.
Prue shut her eyes and concentrated. Leo's body started to float.
"Prue" Phoebe said.
Light filled the room and Phoebe was blinded. When she could see again Leo was standing, alive and perfectly fine. Phoebe looked over to see Prue had fallen to the floor.
"Prue" Phoebe said.
"I'm fine" Prue said.
She took Phoebe's hand and stood back up.
"Welcome back" Prue said to Leo.
So, crappy chapter probably but it's late and I'm tired so it's the best I can do. To all who think that demon that had Prue has gone away, yeah right, he'll be back.
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REPLIES:
Mony19: If the story goes as planned, the kids are going to have to work together at least once more. But we'll have to see. Anyway, thanks for the review, I always appreciate them.
Kate: Glad you liked the chapter. Thanks for reviewing.
PrueTrudeau: I hated killing off Leo but as you see I couldn't keep him dead for long. Unfortunately there's going to be a few problems when the sisters find out how Prue brought him back. I'm glad you liked the chapter and I always love your reviews.
peanut2lb: I'm so glad you liked the chapter. Unfortunately, not only does Prue get to deal with the Source of all evil, but she also gets to deal with the demons who want to take over his reign. Lucky her! Any who, thanks for reviewing!
PaigeMatthews06: Glad you liked the chapter. Sorry about the delayed update. Hope this chapter was worth it. Thanks for the review.
Brittany: I hope you're feeling better now. I was sick for what seemed like all last month, it sucked. I hope this chapter helped feed your addiction. About your PM, I know what you mean. It's like Phoebe totally forgot that Prue was there her entire life protecting her. It was like after the first couple episodes of the fourth season, they forgot they had at one time had an older sister. Anyway, enough with my rant. Thank you for reviewing, I always love your reviews so much. Okay, that sounded a little creepy but you know what I mean.
ToxicDuck77: Maybe you are the crap in my life…did you think about that. Just kidding, of course (cough not cough). And yes we have a zoo around here; it's like twenty something minutes away.