Sorry, I really do have the next four chapters typed, I've just been really sick so I couldn't post it.
THE NEXT DAY
"Are we ready?" Piper asked.
"Yup" Prue said.
"After seven months of no demon vanquishing, this is going to feel good" Phoebe said.
The three of them looked down at the book and started the spell. Leo and Cole stayed close by for backup. It had taken all morning for Prue to convince her sisters the vanquish wouldn't work without her there. Now they were ready. A burst of flames appeared in front of them and Madelia stepped out.
"Why am I not surprised?" Madelia asked, smiling.
"You didn't think we were just going to leave you alone, did you?" Phoebe asked.
Madelia laughed.
"You would've if you had known what was good for you" Madelia said.
Piper threw the potion at Madelia and they started the spell. When they finished she was still standing there.
"Surprise" Madelia said.
She threw a fireball at Phoebe and Piper froze it. Madelia's minions started filling the room.
"Kill them" Madelia said.
Leo and Cole tried to hold off the demons but they were failing miserably. Prue flung the demons in walls while Piper and Phoebe fought off as many as they could. A fireball formed in Prue's hand as she saw a demon coming up behind Phoebe. She threw it and the demon exploded in flames. Phoebe stared for a second; she had never actually seen her sister used Caleb's demonic powers. After a few more minutes of fighting, it was clear the sisters were losing. Prue made her way to Madelia, knowing what she had to do.
"Prue, watch out!" Piper exclaimed.
Prue world went black.
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Slowly Prue opened her eyes, the pounding in her head almost unbearable. She saw that she was still in the attic, on the ground. But there was no fighting.
"Glad to see you've finally decided to grace us with your presence" the Source said.
Prue's heads shot up. She saw her sister's struggling out of the hold of some of Madelia's minions. They both had knives to their throats. Leo and Cole laid unconscious in the corner
"Let them go" Prue said.
The Source smiled.
"That's not going to work this time" the Source said.
Prue raised her hand to use her telekinesis but she was quickly grabbed by another minion. Prue winced in pain and the minion yanked her arms back tightly.
"I should've figured she was working with you" Prue said, looking at Madelia and the Source.
"Well at first she wasn't, but I found her to be quite useful" the Source said.
"Are we just going to stand here all day or are you going to tell me what you want?" Prue asked.
"I have a proposition" the Source said, coming closer. "One that I think you'll find quite agreeable"
Prue involuntarily shivered as the Source ran his fingernail across her cheek.
"I want you to come with me" the Source said. "Live with me in the underworld, as my queen"
Prue was about to say something when the Source cut her off.
"Before you answer this, let me inform you that if you say no, your sisters will die" the Source said.
"Don't listen to him, Prue" Piper said.
"Shut up" the Source said.
He turned back to Prue, who refused eye contact. She tried to tap into Caleb's power to escape but it wasn't working.
"Caleb's all for the plan" the Source said, guessing at what she was trying to do. "He won't do anything to ruin it"
"What would you do to Anna?" Prue asked.
"Your sisters would raise her" the Source said.
Prue shook her head.
"I don't believe you" Prue said. "You wouldn't just let her go"
"But I would" the Source said. "As long as you promised to stay away from her"
"I…" Prue trailed off.
"Do you really want to be responsible for your sisters dying?" the Source asked. "It would be very easy for me just kill them right now"
Prue glanced at her sisters, who were pleading with their eyes for her not to accept.
"You won't harm anyone?" Prue asked.
"Not a scratch" the Source said.
"Prue, you can't do this" Phoebe said.
Prue ignored her.
"And when Anna's born she is given to Piper and Phoebe" Prue confirmed. "With no fighting, she's given right to them?"
"The second she's born" the Source said.
Prue bit her lip, knowing she'd be forcing her daughter to live without her mother. She couldn't just let her sisters die, not when she had a chance to save them.
"What if Piper and Phoebe need the power of three?" Prue asked.
"No demons will dare to attack the queen's sisters" the Source said. "Unless they're imbeciles"
Prue took a deep breath.
"Prue, no, Anna needs you" Piper said.
"Fine" Prue said. "Release them, I'll go"
"You do realize I'm going to need more than your word on that" the Source said.
"What else can I give?" Prue asked.
The Source handed her something that resembled a bracelet.
"Put this on" the Source said. "It'll confine you to the underworld"
"Prue, no!" Phoebe shouted.
A tear forced itself out and rolled down Prue's cheek as she put the bracelet on. The Source nodded and her sisters were released just in time to see Prue and the Source shimmer away. Madelia and her minions shimmered out after that. Piper fell to the floor and started to sob. Phoebe stood there, her face emotionless. Leo and Cole started to stir.
"Phoebe, where's Prue?" Leo asked.
"She's….she's gone" Phoebe stuttered.
"What do mean she's gone?" Cole asked.
"The Source made her agree to stay with him in exchange for our lives" Phoebe said as tears started to stream down her cheeks.
"We can get her back" Cole said. "We have to"
Piper looked up at him.
"No we can't, she…she put on the bracelet" Piper said, still crying. "She can't leave the underworld"
Piper turned her attention to Leo.
"Why didn't the Elders try to stop this?!?" Piper exclaimed.
"I…I don't know" Leo said. "I have to go"
He orbed out of the room. When he got to "up there" an Elder was already waiting for him.
"I figured you'd be coming here" the Elder said. "We couldn't have helped her; it was her own free will"
"He was going to kill Phoebe and Piper if she didn't, that's not having a choice" Leo said.
"Ultimately she could've said no, then we could've helped her" the Elder said.
"It would've been too late!" Leo exclaimed. "He would've killed Piper and Phoebe the second she said no!"
"It's unfortunate, but it was the only way" the Elder said.
"What about Anna?" Leo asked.
"I trust that Piper and Phoebe will be able to raise her" the Elder said. "The Source has to give her to them; it was part of the deal. The deal that under no circumstances can be broken"
Leo looked at the Elder angrily before orbing out. When he got into the attic Phoebe was sitting holding Piper who was quietly crying on the couch.
"We have been in tougher situations than this" Leo said. "We can still find her"
"They won't help us will they?" Piper asked.
Leo paused before shaking his head.
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UNDERWORLD
Prue shimmered into a room that had a bed and that was about it. It was nicer than what she was used to in the underworld but it was still empty enough to remind her she was here against her will.
"This is where you'll be staying" the Source said. "Even with the bracelet, you still have guards at your door so don't even think about leaving. You'll be given food whenever you're hungry. Madelia will be in charge of taking care of you. If you need anything, tell her."
Prue didn't even acknowledge him. He laughed.
"You can't stay quiet for ever" the Source said. "Eventually, you'll come to love it down here"
The Source walked out the door. Once she was alone she fell to the floor and started to sob.
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REPLIES:
Kate: Well, as much as I'd like to kill the Source (I was imagining ringing his neck this chapter), I can't do it just yet (Darn it!). Thanks for your review!
PaigeMatthews06: Yet another you've pointed out that I could've done. Where were you when I was writing the chapter! Lol, sorry, my reviewers always point stuff out and then I kick myself because I could've done that in my story. Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
Brittany: Thank you, I know I start that rant with my friends and they look at me like, it's been four years (I found the show in the fourth season), get over it. Which in reality yes, maybe carrying on an argument about something that happened in a TV show a few years ago, is a little crazy, but it's important! Besides, we're all a little crazy, right? Lol, anyway, a warning for the next chapter…Have a tissue box, I almost cried while writing it.