An update! Yippee!
Prue flipped through the Book of Shadows for what seemed like the millionth time.
"There's nothing in here" Prue said slamming it shut.
"That's because this monster can only be seen by kids" Piper said. "The Book was written by adults"
Phoebe thought for a second.
"Aidan said the monster was under his bed" Phoebe said. "You said when you checked there was nothing there but you're an adult so you might've missed it"
Prue nodded.
"But that doesn't help us" Prue said.
"What if it's in another astral plane?" Piper asked. "It could still be under his bed but not so people could see it"
"That's kind of a long stretch" Prue said.
"It's all we have" Piper said. "There's nothing in the book so we're going to have to do this on our own"
Prue sighed.
"What if I could astral project there?" Prue asked.
"You can't go alone" Phoebe said.
"I wouldn't try to fight anything" Prue said. "I'd just observe what we're up against"
Piper shook her head.
"If we don't know what we're up against we can't stop it" Prue said.
"If you got caught…"
"I won't" Prue said. "If I didn't think I couldn't do it I wouldn't be volunteering"
"I think I just saw your nose grow" Phoebe said sarcastically.
Prue smiled.
"I will come back if I get into any trouble" Prue said. "I promise"
Prue looked at Victor holding Aidan in his arms.
"If he starts getting worse, get me back here, I don't care how" Prue said.
"Where are you going?" Andy asked coming into the attic with ice.
"I'm not exactly sure" Prue said. "But I'll be back"
She sat down on the couch.
"Here goes nothing" Prue said.
She concentrated on the demon and her son. Her body went limp and she fell onto the pillow next to her. Andy looked at her for a few seconds before going over to give ice to Aidan.
"I brought ice for Patti and Caitlyn too" Andy said.
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Prue looked around but it was so dark she could hardly see. She took a few steps forward and realized she was in an abandoned town. She heard the cries of children in the distance. A small boy a little older than Aidan came up behind her. His face was as pale as a ghost and he wore gray pajamas that looked like they hadn't been cleaned in years.
"How did you get here?" the boy asked.
"Magic" Prue said. "And you?"
"He took me" the boy said.
"He?" Prue asked.
"The monster"
Prue heard a noise behind her and turned around. When she turned back to the boy he was gone.
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BACK AT THE MANOR
Patti had gone into a similar fit as Aidan had during the party. Phoebe and Ryan guarded Caitlyn carefully waiting for when she would too. Aidan had slowly started to fade away as Andy fought to keep him awake.
"I don't know" Andy said. "But I have this feeling that we just have to keep them awake"
He glanced at Prue on the sofa.
"Hurry back" Andy said softly.
"Maybe the demon is like when Prue fought the dream guy" Phoebe said.
"No, he was mortal" Piper said. "Prue could fight him with her powers"
Patti's eyes started to close.
"No, Patti stay awake" Piper said shaking her.
Patti's eyes didn't open.
"Patti!" Piper exclaimed. "Patti wake up!"
Andy looked down and noticed Aidan's eyes were shut now too. They looked at Phoebe who was holding Caitlyn.
"She's still the same" Phoebe said.
Piper struggled not to cry as her daughter started to toss and turn without opening her eyes.
"We have to get Prue back here" Phoebe said.
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ASTRAL PLANE
Prue stepped into an abandoned building in hope of finding someone or something. She heard a little girl crying and followed the sound. When she got the door that the girl was behind she used her telekinesis to open it. In the room was Patti curled up in a ball sobbing. Prue immediately ran over to her and picked her up.
"Patti, I'm right here" Prue said soothingly.
Patti held tightly onto Prue.
"He tried to get me" Patti said. "I heard Mommy yelling and then he was there and I tried to orb but it didn't work and then I ran as fast as I could but I lost Aidan"
"Did the monster get Aidan?" Prue asked.
"I don't know" Patti said. "We were running and we got split up"
Patti started to sob again.
"Aidan's gone" she sobbed.
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MANOR
Andy and Phoebe were currently trying to wake up Prue. Piper was holding Patti when she heard something.
"Aunt Prue" Patti mumbled.
"Wait!" Piper exclaimed. "Don't wake her up!"
Andy and Phoebe turned.
"Why?" Andy asked.
"She's with Patti" Piper said.
Everyone was quiet.
"Aidan's gone" Patti mumbled.
Andy's eyes shot to Aidan who was being held by Victor.
"He's still breathing" Victor said.
"Phoebe" Ryan said. "Caitlyn's asleep"
Phoebe shook her head as a tear ran down her cheek.
"Wherever Prue is" Phoebe said. "We have to join her, she can't fight it alone"
"There's a spell in the Book to get to a different astral plane" Piper said. "We should use that. Guys, stay with the kids"
"At least let me come with you" Ryan said. "I'm their whitelighter so I can heal them if they're hurt"
Piper nodded.
"Dad, take care of Caitlyn" Phoebe said.
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Prue was carrying an exhausted Patti while searching for her son.
"Aidan!" Prue yelled.
All of the sudden Caitlyn shimmered in front of Prue, screaming at the top of her lungs. Prue picked her up and noticed another little boy in the corner. Prue slowly moved towards him.
"What happened to you?" Prue asked, noticing he was gray too.
The boy said nothing.
"I was wondering if you've seen my son" Prue said. "He's about your height and he has dark brown hair and gray eyes"
The boy just looked at her with fear and then disappeared. Prue sighed completely lost at what to do. Piper, Phoebe, and Ryan suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Patti" Piper said.
She ran over and took Patti from Prue's arms. Phoebe and Ryan took Caitlyn. After fussing over them for a second Phoebe noticed Prue had a tear rolling down her cheek. She then noticed why.
"Prue" Phoebe said upset.
"I can't find him" Prue said her voice cracking. "Patti says she was running from the demon with him and she lost him"
"Ryan can you sense him?" Phoebe asked.
"Whitelighter powers don't work here" Prue said. "Patti tried orbing but it didn't work. The only powers that do work are ours and Caitlyn's demonic ones"
"If we find the demon, maybe we'll find Aidan" Piper said.
Prue nodded.
"Can we get the kids out of here first?" Phoebe asked.
"Caitlyn should be able to shimmer out if you tell her too" Prue said.
"Then let's go" Piper said.
"I'm not leaving without Aidan" Prue said.
"Prue, it's only to drop the kids off" Phoebe said.
"I'm not leaving" Prue said firmly.
Piper sighed.
"Phoebe and Ryan take Patti and Caitlyn back to the manor" Piper said. "That way Phoebe can cast a spell to get you back here"
"Fine, but don't move until we're back" Phoebe said.
"Fine" Piper said.
"Caitlyn, take us to the manor" Phoebe said.
They shimmered out.
"We're going to find him, Prue" Piper said.
Prue stayed quiet until Phoebe and Ryan returned. Andy was now with them.
"I tried to convince him not to come, but…" Phoebe stopped.
"The only way to find Aidan is to find the demon" Prue said.
They started walking looking for the demon.
"You shouldn't have come" Prue said while walking by Andy.
"He's my son too, Prue, even if I'm not magical" Andy said.
They walked for an hour before stopping.
"Am I the only one who thinks this looks like the exact same place that we started?" Phoebe asked.
"It's all the same" Prue said. "But certain little things change each time, that's how I ran into Patti'
"Looking for me?" a deep voice asked from behind them.
They turned around but they didn't see anything.
"You can't see me" the voice said. "Unless you're a child"
The voice laughed.
"I knew it was only a matter of time" the voice said.
"Before what?" Phoebe asked.
"Before you interfered" the voice said.
"You tried to take our kids" Piper said.
"The more powerful they are the easier they are to take" the voice said. "Unfortunately that doesn't count for their parents"
"Then we should just vanquish you right now" Phoebe said. "Save us the trouble"
The voice laughed again.
"You can't" he said. "You can't see me, plus you vanquish me and the whole place is destroyed"
"And why is this supposed to stop us?" Piper asked. "From what Prue's said all the kids here are already dead and we could get out of here easily"
"Even if you could a mother would never leave her son" the voice said.
Prue could feel it's eyes on her.
"Where is he?" Prue asked angrily.
"If I knew would I really tell you?" the voice asked. "Tell you what, there are plenty of other children out there, I won't bother the Charmed children anymore if you don't bother me"
"So you'll leave us alone if we just let you kill millions of other kids?" Phoebe asked. "Are you kidding?"
"And here I thought your children's' lives would be your first priority" he said.
"Let us think" Prue said.
"Fine" he said. "But you stay in here; I won't risk you finding your son"
It was quiet.
"Good, now we can discuss what the hell you're thinking" Phoebe said. "There's another way to get all of us out of here alive without sacrificing future kids"
"I was thinking we need time" Prue said. "As much as I'd love to recite a vanquishing spell and leave; Aidan is still lost somewhere out there"
Prue started to fade out for a second. When she reappeared she started to fall. Andy went over to catch her.
"What's wrong with her?" Andy asked.
"She's weak" Ryan said. "She hasn't used her power for a while and going from never using it to astral projecting for two hours is draining her"
Prue opened her eyes slowly.
"That sucked" Prue said groggily. "One second there was one Piper, the next second there was five"
"Go home, Prue" Piper said.
"I have to find Aidan" Prue said. "How many times am I going to have to say that?"
"Your power is about to give out and then you'll be defenseless" Phoebe said. "You and Andy go back to the manor and get us the girls"
"Why do you need the girls?" Prue asked.
"If he was going to attack them, he would've already, they're the most powerful" Phoebe said. "Since for some reason he hasn't attacked them we can use them to vanquish him. They'll be able to see him and they can take your place in the power of three"
Prue shook her head.
"You won't risk my life but you'll risk theirs?" Prue asked.
"Don't pull that crap with me, you of all people know they're more powerful then us" Phoebe said.
"They're still my kids" Prue said.
"Prue…Phoebe and Piper will watch out for them" Andy said. "Come on, let's go"
Prue looked at Andy.
"I'm coming back in an hour" Prue said. "And no one is stopping me"
Okay, I don't know if anyone's interested but I have a new Charmed story called An Impossible Love. It's set after All Hell Breaks Loose and is about Prue. There's no Andy in it which is a first for me. It's already got two chapters but I thought I'd tell you about it. Anyway, sorry to take away your precious reviewing time, at least I'd hope this is what your time would be used for right now. Okay, I don't even think I'm making sense to myself anymore so I'm going to stop talking, typing actually.