Sorry about the delayed update, I've been really busy. Also sorry that this chapter is pretty short and little rough but it leads on to better chapters, trust me.
Prue could barely lift her head. Her whole body ached and every moment caused sharp pains to emit through her body. Still, she knew she had to fight. As she laid there, waiting for the next blow, something occurred to her.
"This, this is all in you head" Madelia said.
All in her head like the dream sorcerer. He had made her think she was powerless. All she had to do was realize that he couldn't control her. Prue gathered her strength and stood up. She used her telekinesis to throw the four demons into a wall.
"If this is all in my head, then I'd really like a knife" Prue thought to herself.
She looked down at her feet and saw a glimmering knife.
"That'll work" Prue said.
She picked up the knife and stabbed the closest demon to her. Within the next fifteen minutes she had taken out all four demons. Her chest was burning so much she didn't notice Madelia appear.
"It's time to say goodbye" Madelia said.
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Piper and Phoebe shimmered into the Underworld with Moira. Leo and Cole followed. Piper held Caleb close to her, knowing how dangerous it was for him down here. Moira looked around for a second.
"I can't trace her" Moira said.
"Then let's go back to the manor" Piper said.
"No" Moira said. "There is someone else who can"
Moira came close to Piper and looked down at Caleb.
"Shimmer us to Madelia" Moira said.
Caleb didn't respond.
"Come on, Caleb" Piper said. "We have to save your mom"
Caleb's eyes flickered black. Everyone felt the sense of shimmering. When they opened their eyes, they found themselves in the middle of about thirty demons.
"Shit" Phoebe said.
Piper started blowing up demons with her free hand. Leo lifted Caleb out of her arms and she continued blowing up the demons. The demons that didn't blow up where taken out by the knife Phoebe had. Cole helped by throwing energy balls. An eerie feeling crept over Piper as she remembered the last time they had gone up against so many demons without Prue.
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Prue moved quickly away from Madelia.
"I thought you were so brave" Madelia said. "Now you're running away?"
Prue saw a flash of purple light out of the corner of her eye. Instantly she saw a small baby girl lying on the floor. Madelia followed Prue's gaze.
"Impossible" Madelia said.
Prue ran towards her daughter and instantly scooped her into her arms.
"Anna, what are you doing here?" Prue asked, softly. "Go back to the Elders"
Anna just stared at her mother's face.
"Well, now I get to kill two birds with one stone" Madelia said. "Or should I say two witches"
Prue used her telekinesis to try and fight Madelia, but Madelia barely even staggered.
"You're getting weak" Madelia said. "You're no match for me"
As soon as she said that she was thrown backwards. Prue looked down at Anna, surprised.
"You little bitch" Madelia said.
Madelia started towards them. A purple shield shot up in front of Anna and Prue. Madelia put her hand out, starting to absorb it. The shield started to weaken but Anna didn't give up. A small white ball of light appeared in Prue's hand. Prue threw it at Madelia which sent her flying backwards again. Madelia sent a fireball at Prue and Prue deflected it, sending it back at Madelia. Madelia stepped to the side of it.
"Even with her, you're no match" Madelia said. "She's just an infant, she'll get tired"
Madelia waved her hand, sending Prue backwards. Anna used her telekinesis to soften the crash. Unfortunately the poison reached its peak and Prue struggled to stay conscious. Out of her blurred vision she saw Madelia smile, then it went black.
As Madelia watched Prue fall into unconsciousness, she laughed. Anna started to cry as her mother's protective hold loosened.
"Now, now, don't cry sweetie" Madelia said, sweetly.
She started towards Prue and Anna and Anna's shield shot up again.
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Leo watched as his nephew started to scream loudly.
"What's wrong?" Piper asked, still concentrating on the demons.
"I don't know" Leo said, worried.
Caleb's face was bright red as his screams echoed off the walls. His eyes turned black again as his cries continued. All the demons around them soon found themselves on fire. When the cavern cleared, Madelia was no where to be seen.
"Where is she?" Piper asked, trying to speak over Caleb's screams.
Moira looked around the room.
"Through there" Moira said.
Moira pointed at a wall that seemed to have no entrance. Moira walked over to it and started speaking in a language they didn't recognize. The wall quickly crumbled and they saw a demon standing over Madelia, who was lying down.
Cole instantly formed an energy ball.
"Wait, I can help you" the demon said.
"Yes, by stepping away from her so we can kill her" Phoebe said.
"If you kill her, your sister dies too" the demon said. "Madelia's created the entire thing in your sister's mind, if you kill her; it disappears, taking your sister with it"
"So wake her up" Phoebe said.
"It's not that easy" the demon said. "She'll know what's going on"
"Then we'll be ready" Piper said.
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Prue's eyes flickered open again. Everything was spinning but she could hear two babies crying, Anna and Caleb. She looked down at Anna and then up at Madelia. If only she could move, or speak, or something. Instead she would be stuck here, unable to stop Madelia from killing her daughter. Prue watched as her daughter's shield disappeared. She tried so hard to use her telekinesis, but nothing happened. She couldn't feel anything; she couldn't even feel her daughter in her arms anymore. All she felt now was fear and pain. Her daughter was going to die and she couldn't do anything to stop it. Through her blurred vision she saw the glimmer of the athame. Her head was screaming no, no, no and then suddenly, Madelia was gone. Prue fell back into unconsciousness.
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Piper and Phoebe watched as Madelia's eyes began to flutter. As soon as Madelia's eyes opened, Phoebe and Piper threw their potions. Madelia sat up and laughed.
"That's how you were planning to vanquish me?" Madelia asked.
She shook her head.
"Even your sister put up a better fight than that" Madelia said.
Piper and Phoebe tried not to let the rush of fear show.
"I'd say she's dead by now" Madelia said. "She's was pretty gone when I left"
Caleb formed a fireball above of him and threw it at Madelia. She absorbed it and it appeared in her hand.
"Cool trick, isn't it?" Madelia asked.
She threw it towards Piper who dove out of the way. Phoebe and Piper tried reciting their spell but it wasn't working, not without Prue. Piper blew up Madelia, just to stall for time. Phoebe looked towards Moira.
"She can't help you" Madelia said. "She's just a defenseless old hag"
Moira started to chant something again. Caleb disappeared from Leo's arms.
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Prue's eyes fluttered open again. This time the pain wasn't so bad. She looked around and saw she was in the attic. She sat up.
"Piper? Phoebe?" Prue asked.
She stood up and looked around.
"Leo!" Prue yelled.
There was still no response. Suddenly she heard a baby's cry coming from the bassinet. She walked towards it and found Caleb lying there. She picked him up and his cries stopped.
"Take me to your aunts" Prue said.
Prue and Caleb shimmered out. They shimmered into the Underworld. Prue saw her sister's fending off Madelia.
"Piper" Prue said. "Potion"
Piper threw her sister the third vial of the potion. Prue threw it at Madelia's feet. They started to the spell and Madelia started to twitch.
"Get back" Prue said.
She and her sisters stepped away and watched as flames consumed Madelia.
"Goodbye, Madelia" Prue said.
Madelia exploded. Prue shielded Caleb from the blast of fire. As soon as the smoke cleared, her sisters looked over at her. And for the first time in a long time, Prue smiled.
"Glad to see you, sis" Phoebe said.
Phoebe and Piper hugged Prue.
"Let's get back to the manor" Prue said.
"I guess I'll be staying here" Moira said. "Are you sure you don't want to stay? You could rule the Underworld?"
"No" Prue said, firmly.
Moira smiled.
"Goodbye" Prue said.
Prue grabbed onto her sister's arms. Moira watched smiling as the scene froze while they were in mid orb.
"You did well, Moira" a voice said, entering the room.
"They were easy to fool" Moira said.
Moira observed the frozen Halliwells. She stopped in front of Prue. Caleb was squirming in his mother's arms, unaffected by the freeze. Moira took him from Prue's arms. He started to cry. Moira handed Caleb to the demon standing in the room. They walked out of the room, the scene unfreezing.
The sisters appeared back into the manor a second later. Prue looked down at her arms. Piper and Phoebe stared at this sister, their hearts dropping.
A/N: Never a happy moment in the Halliwell household, I know.
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REPLIES: As I reply to you all I thought you all would love to know I'm being attacked my a stupid fly! If only I had a fly swatter! Stupid fly! (I'm not as crazy as I sound, I swear)
Scme: Well, we got Anna back. Of course I'm back with this fic, lol. I love this fic. It's my official favorite story I've written. That doesn't mean I don't love my other fics, lol, but this one is definitely just flowing from my brain right now. Thanks for reviewing!
MJLS: I glad you love the story so far. Lol, I'm glad you feel the need to review, reviews make my day. Thanks for reviewing!
PrueTrudeau: Yeah, I know Fanfiction was messed up when I posted that chapter, oh well. I'm glad you liked chapter. I was so tempted to use that quote, but it wouldn't be the same, lol. As much as we all love Piper and Leo, Andy and Prue will always have to be my favorite. As you can see Moira was definitely a bad choice, lol, aren't demons always a bad choice? And you are right, Caleb had seen much worse, but that's what you call irony, lol. About the relationship, you will see her and her sisters grow farther apart before they get closer, if they even get back to being closer. Three months of being away from each other and losing your child tends to strain a relationship. Well, I gotta finish the replies, thanks for reviewing!
Brittany: I suppose you're forgiven, lol, jk. Ooo, I like the shirt idea, lol. I am really glad that you love this story, though. I wish I could leave a longer reply but I have to go to sleep if I actually hold a chance of getting up in time for school. Thanks for the review!
Prucole: Cleaning, fun, something I rarely do. I'm quite the pack rat, lol. Glad you liked the chapter and thanks for the review!
Mony19: You were definitely right in not trusting Moira. I don't think the Elders will ever know how stupid they sound, lol. As you can see, Prue doesn't even get a break now that Madelia's gone. Well, gotta hurry up and finish the replies, thanks a ton for reviewing!
Charmedchick37: Glad you liked the chapter! Thanks for reviewing!
Scare85: I'm really glad you like the story. Thank you so much for the compliment and also thanks for reviewing!
PaigeMatthews06: It's okay, you really don't have to review every chapter, I totally get being busy or forgetting, or not having anything to really say. I for one am a horrible reviewer, lol. I either forget or am too lazy. Glad you liked the chapter. Prue will have many more battles to fight, internal and external. Thanks for reviewing!
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Jedi Alanna: Yeah, I know what you mean. TNT does the same thing with switching seasons; luckily my sister had watched Charmed previously so she informed me of what seasons I was watching. Of course, I pick my favorite character and then my sister breaks it too me that she dies. I was so mad, lol. Glad you liked the chapter and thank you so much for reviewing!