Leo orbed into the mausoleum feeling the death in the air immediately. As he walked around the tomb he could see where Prue had left Phoebe lay. He crouched down and looked down at the innocence of her features. She was always the spark of the family, and now, along with Piper, she was gone. Gently picking his sister-in-law from the ground he orbed back to the Manor.
Placing Phoebe on her bed, he was still trying to come to terms with what had happened. He had lost his soul mate and his friend/sister-in-law in one strike. He could feel the pressure on his heart as it broke. At least they had Phoebes body to say goodbye to, unlike Piper.
As he took in her features he wondered how everything went so wrong. Had he taken too long with the Elders? Was this a test for all of them? "I'm sorry Phoebe. I should have been here for the both of you," he said to the motionless body before him. "Phoebe I loved you like a little sister, and my love for Piper was endless, but I can't let Prue go through with this. Please forgive me," he explained as he stood and headed for the attic.
Prue flicked through the pages of the Book of Shadows looking for something that would get her sisters back. Suddenly the pages started flicking towards the middle of the book. As it rested to a stop Prue looked at the spell before her. Seeing what she had to do she look up as Leo entered the attic. "Where is she?"
"Prue you can't do this. Give it some time to heal first."
"Leo. Where is my sister?" Prue asked, with more edge in her voice than Leo had heard before.
Leo paused before he truly realized that this was one battle he could not win. He watched Prue brush him aside and walk down the stairs, leaving him in the attic. His heart went out to the eldest sister, but he also knew he had to stop her from reciting the spell to return to the past.
Prue walked into Phoebe's room and saw her baby sister lying there so peacefully. How had things gone so wrong? One minute they had everything under control. And then everything went wrong. "Oh my baby girl." She said as she brushed Phoebe's hair from her face. "I'll fix this I promise. You and Cole deserve each other, but not like this."
"Prue you can't do this."
"Leo. I can and I will."
"Prue…"
Prue looked up at Leo who stood in her sisters' doorway, "No, Leo. How can you even think of stopping me? Your wife is dead. There isn't even a piece of ash left of her for us to bury. I lost the two most important people in my life and you want me to stop? How can you even think that?"
"Prue, all I'm saying is you can't go back and change the past."
"Why not? The Charmed Ones will go on, and Belthazor will never be."
"Prue, I want them back as much as you do. You said yourself, he killed my wife." Leo was losing his patience as his own sorrow was wearing him down.
Prue could feel the rage inside her building, all she wanted was to get her sisters back. She turned her face to look down on Phoebe. "Oh baby. I'm so sorry. I should have protected you. But I will fix this I promise." She took in the innocence of her sister.
"Prue. Please don't read that spell." Leo begged, as he suddenly felt the invisible force slam him in the chest as he sailed out of the door against the wall. As he regained his senses he saw Phoebes door slam shut. He knew he could orb inside the room but he didn't. He gave Prue the respect she deserved.
Prue took Phoebe's hand in hers. "I'm gonna fix this Phoebe. I promise." She swore to her sister as she read the spell she had in her head from years before.
"The bond which was not to be done, Give us the power to see it undone, And turn back time to whence it was begun."
Prue recited the spell as she felt herself being pulled and then it just stopped. Though as she looked around the room she was in, she quickly realized that she was no longer in Phoebe's room. It looked like Phoebe's room but the décor was definitely not Phoebe's.
As she looked around the room she did see some things that reminded her of her baby sister. It was subtle but it was definitely her sister. Though as she made her way to the door she wondered what lay ahead of her.
Prue made her way cautiously down the stairs as she took in her surroundings. She knew she was still in the Manor, but everything just seemed different. As a little girl quickly ran past the steps, her heart stopped. And even more so when the child stopped her running and looked up at her with wonder.
"Who are you?" the child asked with no fear
"Um. I'm a friend," Prue answered not sure of the child before her, but she soon watched as the child ran towards the kitchen screaming.
"Mommy, mommy." She ran into the kitchen
"Sweetie what is all the racket?" she lifted the small child in her arms
"There's a stwange wady on the stairs."
As her mother heard the words from her child she instantly went on alert. Placing her daughter down she told her to stay. Walking from the kitchen her guard was on alert, until she spotted the woman on her stairs. "Who are you?" she demanded
Prue looked at the woman before her in stunned shock. "Mom?"
"I am not your mother, unless you are a child from the future. But you bear no resemblance to my child."
"I'm sorry, you just remind me so much of my own mother."
"So who are you?"
"My name is Prue. Prue Halliwell. I'm from the future," Prue explained. She wasn't sure why, but there was something about this woman that she trusted.
"Come with me, Prue Halliwell. I've been expecting you," she said as she reached out her hand to Prue, who reluctantly took it.
As they sat on the couch Prue took in the features of the woman across from her as well as the child on her lap. She reminded her so much of her sister it was somewhat freaky. Soon she found that same child walking to her and climbing up onto her lap.
"Well that gives you the seal of approval. She doesn't usually go to people," the woman replied as she watched her daughter.
As Prue wrapped her arms around the child out of instinct, "How did you know I was coming?"
"It was written. You are one of the Charmed Ones."
"Ok. You know who I am, but you seem to have me at a disadvantge. Who are you?" Prue asked as she held on the girl
"I'm sorry. I'm Patty." She answered, "and that is Phoebe."
Prue looked down at the child in her arms. It was amazing to her as her world once again collided with another. Once again tears ran from her eyes as she recalled the loss of her own sisters. It was then she felt the small hand brush against her cheek.
"Don't cwy," she said as looked up at Prue.
Prue cupped Phoebes hand in hers. "I'm just remembering a sad time honey, but thank you."
Leo paced back and forth in the hallway before he decided he needed to enter Phoebe's room. Stepping inside Phoebe's room all he noticed was the bed that Phoebe occupied.
Jenna stepped behind him and noticed the empty room. "Where is Prue?"
"Back to the past," was all Leo could say. His thoughts quickly turned to the sisters and how much they had meant to each other. Prue, always the protector, Piper always the mediator and Phoebe always the free spirit.
"So now what?" Jenna asked innocently.
"Now, we wait for Prue to complete her task," he said with no emotions. His heart went out to the oldest Halliwell. He had been told of the strength of Cole's mother, and he prayed that Prue was strong enough alone to defeat her. And he just hoped that she didn't join her sisters in the afterlife.
