Well I'm finally updating. It figures the day I get back from Florida I get sick. Then I finally get better and for the last three days fanfiction hasn't let me upload chapters. So I hope you all enjoy this chapter because it took forever to post, lol!
Phoebe entered the attic and saw Piper working at another potion.
"I thought the potion was done" Phoebe said.
"I thought we should make other potions, for protection" Piper said.
Phoebe nodded and sat down on the couch. She picked up her notebook and pencil.
"I looked at your spell, it's no good" Moira said. "She could easily deflect it"
Phoebe sighed and tore the page out of the notebook. She crumbled it up and threw it into the trash with the twenty other similar spells.
"How am I supposed to write a spell for a demon we've never been able to vanquish?" Phoebe asked.
"Phoebe" Piper said, calmly. "Just keep trying"
Prue came into the attic carrying a sleeping Caleb.
"Let me have a try" Prue said. "Here"
She took the notebook and the pencil from Phoebe. Then she handed Caleb to Phoebe. Prue sat down on the couch and started writing. Phoebe looked at Piper who had her eyebrows raised. They were soon distracted, however, by Leo orbing into the room. Piper noticed the concerned look on his face.
"Piper, can I talk to you?" Leo asked.
Piper and Leo walked out of the attic.
"The Elders highly suggest you stop working with Moira now" Leo said.
"Since when have we ever listened to the Elders?" Piper asked. "And why should we? They're keeping Anna from her mother"
"They said in was in the best interest of Prue, that you stop" Leo said.
"Did you expect them to say anything else?" Piper asked. "Look, I don't like working with a demon, especially one who had a part in what happened to Prue, but we don't stand a chance against Madelia without help. So tell the Elders unless they have another plan, go screw themselves"
Piper was about to turn to go back into the attic but Leo stopped her.
"How is she?" Leo asked.
Piper sighed.
"If only we knew" Piper said. "She hardly will talk to us"
"Piper" Phoebe said from the attic.
Piper and Leo came back into the attic and saw a group of demons standing there. Piper was about to blow them up but Prue stopped her.
"Piper, don't" Prue said.
Piper and Phoebe looked at each other confused. Prue stepped towards the group of demons. They all instantly fell to their knees.
"Stand up" Prue said, firmly. "What do you want from me?"
"We heard you were planning to vanquish Madelia" one of the demons said. "We came to offer our help. She is destroying the underworld"
"How can you help us?" Prue asked.
"Prue, you can't be…"
Prue cut Phoebe off by waving her hand.
"We can tell you where Madelia is" another demon said. "Well, where we last saw her"
Prue paused for a second and looked back at Moira. Suddenly she used her telekinesis to throw a knife at one of them demons. Piper followed her lead and blew up the demons, one however wouldn't blow up. Instead he was smiling.
"What do you want?" Piper asked.
"A meeting, between Prue and Madelia" the demon said.
"You have to be joking" Phoebe said.
"No, she wants this to be a fair fight" the demon said. "No potions, no other demons…or witches, just your powers"
"No" Piper said.
"You are not the witch I'm asking" the demon said.
Prue had remained quiet until now.
"Tell Madelia to go to hell" Prue said.
The demon laughed and shimmered out. Prue turned to Moira.
"She's getting worried" Moira said. "That would be the only reason she'd ask you to do that"
Prue scoffed.
"You don't know Madelia" Prue said.
Prue headed back to the couch. She scribbled a few more things onto the piece of paper. She then handed to Moira. Moira quickly looked it over.
"Perfect" Moira said.
Prue nodded and handed the spell to Piper. While Piper read it, Prue began to notice a throbbing pain forming in her head. At first she thought it was just a headache but the pain intensified.
"Moira?" Prue asked.
"Yes, my queen?" Moira asked.
"By any chance, does Madelia still have a hold of anything that could be used against me in a potion?" Prue asked, her voice trying not to waiver.
Prue saw her sister's face turn to concern before everything went black. Piper hurried over to her sister.
"Leo heal her" Piper said.
"Piper, I can't if it's a potion" Leo said.
Piper looked at Moira.
"Can you help her?" Piper asked.
"Not here" Moira said, "I don't have any of my potions, besides, it was hard enough last time"
"Last time?" Phoebe asked.
"This isn't the first time Madelia has poisoned her" Moira said.
"What?" Phoebe and Piper asked at the same time.
"She was poisoned a week ago" Moira said. "I suspected Madelia, now I know I was right"
Piper and Phoebe shared worried looks.
"What can we do to save her?" Piper asked.
"Kill Madelia" Moira said.
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Prue opened her eyes and saw she was no longer in the manor. Instead she was in her old room in the underworld. Only this time there was no furniture.
"Miss me?" Madelia asked.
Prue's head snapped towards the direction Madelia's voice came from.
"How did I get here?" Prue asked.
"This, this is all in your head" Madelia said. "I, however, am very, very real"
Madelia stepped out of the shadows.
"You are much stronger than I gave you credit for" Madelia said. "Hm, well I guess that just makes killing you that much more fun"
Prue tried to use her telekinesis to throw Madelia backwards but it didn't work. Madelia just smiled.
"Surprise" Madelia said.
Madelia pulled out an athame that Prue instantly recognized.
"How…"
"How did I get this?" Madelia asked, smiling. "You left it on the floor. I thought is was only right that the athame you killed your husband with was the one you died with"
"He wasn't my husband" Prue said.
Madelia laughed and chills went down Prue's spine. Madelia came closer to Prue and fingered the tip of the blade. Prue tried to move away but realized she couldn't move any of her body.
"The poison's setting in quick, quicker than last time" Madelia said.
"You said…"
"I lied" Madelia said. "After all, I am a demon"
Prue felt the cold blade against her skin and willed herself to move, one leg moved ever so slightly, causing her to fall down.
"Now, now" Madelia said. "Don't make this harder then it has to be. Think of this as me doing you a favor. Now you won't have to deal with the pain of losing Caleb and your sisters"
Prue concentrated again, thinking of all the times Madelia had caused her pain and anger. She opened her eyes and saw Madelia fly into a wall. She landed on the floor with a thud. Instantly she picked herself up off the ground.
"Fine" Madelia said. "You want to play it this way, we will"
"Kedar" Madelia said. "Come in here"
A large demon Prue recognized from the first time she had met Madelia, entered the room.
"Why don't you and your friends have some fun" Madelia said. "But don't kill her, that's my job"
Kedar smiled and three of his "friends" shimmered in.
"Don't worry Prue, I'll be back soon" Madelia said.
Madelia shimmered out.
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"We can't vanquish her without the power of three" Phoebe said.
"Maybe you can" Moira said. "With Caleb's help"
"No way" Piper said. "We will not bring him into this"
"Do you want to save your sister?" Moira asked.
It was quiet.
"I'll give you time to think this over" Moira said. "But I suggest you make a decision soon"
Piper and Phoebe walked out of Moira's earshot.
"Piper, he might be our only chance" Phoebe said.
"He's a baby" Piper said. "Prue would never want us to do this"
"Prue won't be alive if we don't" Phoebe said.
"You don't know that" Piper said. "Maybe there's another way"
"We don't have time to find one" Phoebe said. "As much as I wish we didn't have to use him, I wouldn't ask you to unless I thought we didn't have any other choice"
"So we risk our nephew's life to save our sister's?" Piper asked. "Phoebe, I want to save Prue, but I don't think this is the right way"
"We'll do everything we can to protect him" Phoebe said.
Piper looked at the floor. Before they could respond the heard a noise come from Prue. They ran over to where she laid on the couch. They noticed a cut above Prue's eyebrow.
"Where did that come from?" Phoebe asked.
"It looks like your sister's fighting her own battle" Moira said.
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Prue rolled out of the way, just in time to see a fireball hit next to her. She tried to pull herself behind a rock with just her arms, but there were too many demons. She felt herself being thrown through the air. Prue hit the ground hard. A demon pulled her up by her throat and threw her back against the wall again.
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Piper and Phoebe heard their sister gasping for breath.
"Leo" Piper said. "Leo, heal her"
Leo hesitated and put his hands over the various cuts forming all over Prue's body. After waiting a couple seconds, he looked at his wife.
"I'm sorry" Leo said.
Piper looked at Moira.
"How do we find Madelia?" Piper asked.
"Once in the Underworld, I can shimmer to her" Moira said.
Piper looked at the baby in Phoebe's arms.
"Leo, I want you stay up here" Piper said.
"Piper, no" Leo said.
"Yes" Piper said. "I will not let you get hurt again"
"I'm supposed to protect you" Leo said. "It's my job"
"You won't be any good to them if you're dead" Moira said. "The Underworld is crawling with darklighters, especially since Madelia will know you're coming"
"But if they get hurt…"
"Leo's right, Piper" Phoebe said. "It's too dangerous to go without him"
Piper looked at her husband. She had already lost him twice. She didn't know if she could handle a third time.
"Nothing will happen to me" Leo said. "I promise"
"You can't promise that" Piper said, softly.
Leo held Piper for a second.
"I'm coming" Leo said.
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REPLIES: A lot of my normal reviewers didn't review. I really hope it was because you all were busy, lol. I know, I just sounded really selfish, you all shouldn't feel obligated to review every chapter. And to my other regular reviewers who did review, thanks for not having any hard feelings about no replies.
Kristy: Hey, we made it through the trip without fighting, just not this week.
Charmed225: I'm so glad you like this story. You'll see in the next few chapters if it was the right decision to trust Moira. I hope you liked this chapter and thanks for reviewing.
Anajet: Glad you liked the chapter and I hope you liked this one just as much. Thanks for reviewing!
MJLS: Glad you liked the chapter. Hope you enjoyed this one too. Thanks so much for your review!
Drusilla: Hopefully once Madelia's gone Prue can start adjusting. Of course, she's not the only one who's going to have to be doing some adjusting. I don't think her sister's will hold what she says against her but I think they'll all have to start sorting a few things out. As for Moira, future chapters will show if they made the right decision in letting Moira help them. Thanks for reviewing!
Lizardmomma: I think before Prue can trust anyone again, she's going to have to learn to trust herself. And believe me; that will play a big part in the upcoming chapters. Thanks for the review!
Mony19: I'm hoping fanfiction not working is why a few of my other reviewers haven't reviewed. I knew it wasn't working when I posted the chapter but I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing before my trip. I'm really glad you liked the last chapter. In the next few chapters, the sisters will figure out if they made the right choice in letting Moira help them. I think it's going to take time and both of her sisters to get her to open up. You'll see a lot of internal conflicts (Wow, I never thought I'd actually use a term from my Language Arts class) with Prue in the next few chapters. I did have a fun trip, thank you, I was sad to come back to the cold weather. Well, thanks for reviewing and I hope you liked the chapter!
Jedi Alanna: Welcome to the Charmed world, lol. Yes, I've been a Charmed addict for 4 years now. Although I haven't watched an episode in a while, I've mostly just stuck to writing about it. Are you starting from season one or a different season? I started in season 3 but quickly went backwards when Prue died. Then I finally gathered the courage to watch the rest of the seasons, lol. I'm glad you like my story. Hopefully I'll be able to update a little sooner next time. I hope you liked this chapter and thanks for reviewing!
Hally: Glad you liked the chapter! Sorry for the little wait for the update, but I hope this chapter was worth it. Thanks for reviewing!