Prue held Phoebe in her arms before picking her up and placing her at the foot of the altar. She couldn't take her out to the hospital. What was she supposed to say? She cast a spell and her soul went in search of Piper. "What the hell we're you thinking?" Prue asked the unconscious form of her baby sister. "I can't lose you both Phoebe." She pushed Phoebes hair from her face and waited. "You will come back to me Phoebe, and we will discuss that little stunt you just pulled." She said sternly though the love in her voice was not missing.

Andy stepped into the chapel and saw Prue with Phoebe. He knew what the youngest had done and there was nothing he could do. So he did the only thing he really could. He walked up and sat beside Prue placing his hand on her, where it rested on Phoebes. "She'll be ok. She was always the one to get herself out of any situation if I remember."

"Yeah. She was." Prue laughed at memories of her sister getting into binds and then getting away.

They sat for a long time in silence.

"Andy maybe there is something I can do as well. Can you stay here with Phoebe I need to do something."

"Sure Prue but."

"Don't ask, I'm not sure if it will work yet." She kissed Phoebe on her forehead and could already feel the heat radiating from her. Heat that Prue knew meant her baby sister was in danger.

Walking quickly down the hall she paused only briefly outside of Pipers room.

Taking Pipers hand in hers she ran her other one over Pipers head.

"Piper listen to me. Our little sister just went and did something really crazy. You have to watch out for her. Fight this guy whoever he is. You are still alive, he is not. He can't hurt you or Phoebe. You have to stay with me Piper and bring Phoebe back."

Phoebe felt the pain all around her. She knew what ever he was doing would eventually kill her. She looked over at Piper who didn't look that great. It reminded Phoebe of Piper in the hospital, pale and ashen throughout the face. She knew that if she was to save Piper she had to do something fast

Piper looked on as the apparition slowly killed her baby sister. She pulled at the binds holding her. She had to do something but she felt weak. She was helpless to help her own sister who was now lying on the ground writhing in pain, but even from there Piper could see her getting weaker.

She herself was not that good she knew. She was even hearing voices in her head, she felt the comfort in the voice she heard but also fear. "Prue?" she whispered to herself. She heard what Prue was saying to her. Stronger then him. Alive.

Piper lifted her head and starred over at the one in charge. She tried to think of something to get back to Prue and help Phoebe. But her powers didn't work there. Wait. My powers don't, but that doesn't mean my magic won't. How else did Phoebe get here? Spell, I need a spell. Oh this is so not my gig in this whole witch thing. She thought as she tried to put together the pieces, to rid herself of the ghosts.

Her mind whirled as the words just came to of her. She wasn't even sure if it would work or what it would do for that matter. But she kept going.

She looked again at her sister. "Let her go." She said with more determination then she thought she had left.

"Would you rather I take your soul first?" he asked as he let Phoebe go and walked over to Piper.

"You can not win this. Our heritage is stronger then you."

"And that is why you are here and your sister is near death." He said as he reached once again for her wound. Only this time he was thrown back.

"What?"

"Magic."

"That is not possible. You have no power here."

"I may not have powers, but I still have my magic. My heritage." Piper felt herself getting stronger, as if she had many hands holding her up, giving her strength. She felt the bounds to her slip away as she walked over to Phoebe.

"Phoebs. Come on baby hang on." Piper reached down and took Phoebes hand in hers. "Recite with me honey."

Phoebe let Piper pull her up as they looked across to the ghost before them. They had all gathered around, but each time they tried to get to the sisters an invisible force pushed them back.

The swirls of time release us now.

Set them back to where the belong

Never to return to seek our line

Never to return to any earth's time.

With each word Piper felt again stronger and stronger. She saw the light around her grow brighter as the ghosts were soon swallowed by it. Their screams of pain echoing throughout the night sky. But it still grew brighter. She felt her grip on Phoebe loosen as the light pulled her forward. She couldn't stop it.

"Phoebe? Hang on to me." But it was to late; she was free from her sisters' grasp.

Leo had found them just in time to see the apparitions vanish into the light. He knew what was happening as he felt himself being pulled away. But as he was leaving, he heard Piper yelling for Phoebe to hang on and he feared that in the end they may have lost one.

Phoebe felt Pipers grip in her hand slip. She fought to hang on to her sister but she was too weak from what he had done to her. She felt the tips of Pipers fingers, as the last touch was felt and then nothing.

Light and pain that was all she knew. She heard more voices as she kept towards the light. Piper wasn't sure if the light was good or bad. Good that she was going home or bad that she was leaving her sisters.

"Piper. Honey. Come on you can do it. Stay with me Piper."

She recognized the voice in an instant. One she had always known. One she would always know. She fought harder to reach her. But the pain was more then she wanted to take. But she needed to keep going, she needed to see her.

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Prue kept talking to Piper, trying to reach her somewhere. But with each passing moment she was getting more scared; for both her sisters. "You have to hang on Piper. I can not lose the two of you. I still have a score to settle with Phoebe. Bring her back. She can't defend herself without an active power. I'm worried about her." Prue said as she rested her hand right beside Pipers. Her one hand still on her sisters' head.

She quickly lifted her head and looked down at her other hand.

"Piper? Do that again." Prue said as she kept her gaze locked on the two hands. "Come on sweetie. You can do it I know you just did." Prue kept encouraging her until she felt the squeeze again.

"Piper." She wanted to shout as she looked down at her younger sister. "Hi." Seeing those brown eyes open and looking back at her was just what she needed.

Piper smiled back seeing her big sister. "I heard you." She said barely above a whisper."

"I wasn't gonna let you go sweetie." Prue assured her that she would be there.

"You shot me." Piper said but a smile soon crept around her face.

"I'm sorry."

"Not your fault."

"I should have."

"Prue. Don't. We can discuss it later."

Prue held her gaze with Piper not wanting to let that moment go.

"Piper. Did you see Phoebe?"

Piper looked up at Prue. She wasn't sure what had really happened to her baby sister. She had her one moment and the next she was gone.

"I. I don't know where she went. I had her hand. But then she was gone. I kept going but. Prue."

"Ok Piper she can't be."

"He hurt her so bad. She. She couldn't hold on. I lost her." Piper cried as the memory of what happened came back to her. She had let Phoebe go. She had lost her sister.

Prue tried to take in what Piper had said. Phoebe had got to Piper. But it was a futile effort. She was gone.