Phoebe sat curled up against Prue with one arm clutching to her sisters' arm. Prue on the other hand couldn't help but stare at Andy.
"Look I know this is confusing to you both right now. But Leo is helping Piper, she needs him more then you do."
"Hello Andy. Prue almost died." Phoebe shot back.
"She was never in any real danger Phoebe."
"Because you are always watching." Prue said keeping the lock they had.
"I said a long time ago that I would take care of you." He said locking eyes with his once true love.
Phoebe looked at her sister and her former lover. Not wanting to let go of Prue just yet, she took in a deep breath before excusing herself. Knowing that the two of them needed some time alone.
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Setting the pot on the element Phoebe started to prepare some tea for the three of them. Something to help them think over what had just happened. "Hang on Piper. We need you." She said to herself as her thoughts went out to her sister.
The phone rang breaking her thoughts.
"Halliwells."
"Miss Halliwell. It's Doctor Kelly. I think you and your sister should get back down here as soon as possible.
"What? Why? What's wrong?"
"I just think you had better get here. And hurry."
Phoebe hung up the phone and felt her legs go numb as she heard the words over and over in her mind. As she started for the floor she grabbed for the counter only to still fall to the kitchen floor as new tears ran down her face.
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Prue looked at Andy and it was as if he had never left. "I missed you."
"I know. But I've never been far away."
"Maybe for you." Prue looked away and cast her eyes to her hands.
Andy stood up and sat down beside her, wrapping an arm over her shoulder. "I'll always be here Prue. Even though not in the way you would like. I would like."
Prue leaned into his body relishing the feel of him next to her. Though just as she felt close enough to forget that he had been taken from her she heard the crash in to the kitchen.
"Phoebe?" she called out, quickly getting to her feet. Fearing that another demon had come after them, but it was not the kinda demon that she could fight. "Phoebe. Oh God are you ok?" Prue bent down and helped her sister back up. But the tears on her face gave her enough information that she knew Phoebe wasn't.
Phoebe hugged her sister, "the hospital. They..they need us to go down there right away." She sobbed out into Prues shoulder.
Prue looked over at Andy as she held one arm around Phoebes waist. "Andy can you?"
"Sure." He reached out and took Prue and Phoebe in his arms and orbed them to the hospital.
As soon as they materialized Prue took Phoebes hand and they made their way to Pipers room.
"Prue."
Prue looked back at Andy.
"I'll be here if you need me." He said letting her know once again that he would always be there for her.
"Thanks." She replied as she turned and led Phoebe down the quiet hallway.
Pain. All she knew was the pain she was feeling.
"Not very pleasant is it witch?"
"Go to hell." Piper shot back, though weakly.
"Oh no my dear witch. You are the one going to hell. See all I need is your soul. Which by the way is nearly mine. And then I am free. As are my followers. And the first ones I kill are your sisters. Once I get their souls I will be unstoppable."
Piper tried to fight off the pain that was engulfing her body but it was getting too much. She thought of her sisters. She tried to draw on their strength. But she felt nothing. It was as if they were no longer there.
"We're losing her."
The machines screeched out as medical staff moved hurriedly around the room.
Prue pulled Phoebe in her arms as she saw her youngest sister break down. This couldn't be happening.
"Piper hang on damn it." Prue yelled, startling both Phoebe and the medical staff.
He reached to her placing his hand on her wound.
"Your ancestors robbed me of my rightful place in the underworld. Now you will pay their price." He seemed to reach into her, squeezing what was inside. Squeezing where the arrow had penetrated her chest.
Piper screamed out as she felt his hand inside her. Pulling out at her pain, pulling out who she was.
Phoebe watched helplessly as Piper fought with the doctors to stay alive. But it got to much as she let go of Prues hand and ran from the room. She didn't know where she was going but she needed to get away.
Running down the hall she found herself in a dimly lit room. She walked to the front and sat on the bench. She starred up at the altar before her. She was raised as a child with Sunday school and church every Sunday by Grams. But as she got older she pushed it out of her life. But here she sat now before a cross of a man she had long forgotten. But she hadn't. He was just buried beneath everything else in her life.
"Don't let her go. I need her. Please." She looked up at the cross before her. All her emotions reaching out to anything. "What can I do?" She asked the question, but she wasn't sure if the answer would just come to her.
"Love her. Protect her. Go to her." The voice said.
Phoebe looked around and saw no one.
"She needs you to help her. Go to her." The voice repeated.
"How?" Phoebe asked not really sure who she was talking to.
"You can save her Phoebe."
Phoebe looked around, as the voice was suddenly familiar to her. Not a voice she recognized but more of a feeling.
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Prue had seen Phoebe leave the room. She was torn between her and Piper. As the doctors finally got Piper stable yet again she sighed with relief as she went after her youngest siste.
"Chapel Prue."
Prue turned and saw Andy beside her.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. But I have to warn you. What Phoebe is about to do is very dangerous. Please don't make any decisions you are not sure about."
Prue looked at Andy confused.
"I can't help you with this Prue. It is something that you and Phoebe need to work out on your own."
Prue looked down the passage towards the chapel. Walking down the hall she paused a moment at the door to the small hospital chapel. It was a place of sanctuary for families. Seeing her baby sister she walked quietly towards her. "Hey. You ok?" Prue asked as she sat down beside Phoebe
"I don't know. I keep hearing voices."
Prue didn't say a word. She waited for Phoebe to go on.
"I think I can get to Piper. To help her with what ever is going on."
"Phoebe what?" Prue looked on confused.
"She is trapped between worlds. Her soul is what they are after. Every time she almost goes here it is her losing inside. I can get one of us to help her."
"Phoebe this is crazy."
"I can write a spell. One of us can go and help her. It's risky though. If they get your soul there you can't come back." Phoebe said the last bit quietly.
Prue took in what Phoebe was saying. One of them would or could die. And in turn they could lose Piper as well.
"I'll go." Prue said right away not waiting for Phoebe to volunteer.
"No. It's my spell."
"Phoebe don't be ridiculous. I'll say it."
"Prue I love you, but this is my spell."
"And I'm the oldest."
Phoebe locked eyes with Prue for that one second. "Toss a coin like before." She suggested. Remembering the time that Prue and her had tossed to see who would take the poison to kill Jackson Ward.
"No. This time there is no flipping Phoebe. I'm going. I'm the one with an active power. I can help her the most." Prue hated to play the active power card on her baby sister, for she knew how much she hated to be reminded.
Phoebe looked up at Prue her love never stronger then right then. But she did what she had to do knowing the consequences later. Pulling back her right hand she suddenly slammed it into Prue jaw sending her sailing down to floor.
"I'm sorry Prue. I have to do this." Phoebe apologized to Prue as she recited the spell she needed.
Prue looked up dazed as she heard Phoebe recite the spell. As she slowly got up to stop her sister, she was just in time to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Your soul will belong to me witch. Feel everything we felt as the magic takes hold of your soul and delivers it to me." He started to laugh knowing he had won against the Warren line
"You only get her soul through mine."
He turned at the sound of the unexpected voice.
"You can't save her witch. But you can join her." he laughed as he waved his hand.
She felt the hands of something on her but she had no clear image of who or what it was.
They pushed her to the ground as she looked up at the face with no features, only hollow eye sockets starring back at her. She could see the rotten and blood oozing wounds that covered his body. She tried to pull back as he grabbed at her face in his hand.
"Now I will get two Charmed ones" as he thrust his hand inside her. "One bad thing about being a ghost. Everything goes straight through you and everyone can get at you in anyway they like. Enjoy your death witch." He sneered down at her.
Phoebe felt her own life slipping away, as he seemed to pull at her very being. She looked up at Piper who stood not that far from her attached to a post. "I love you." She said as she turned to him ready to face her fate.