As soon as Leo disappeared with the kids; the rest rounded on Zara. Piper tried to blow him up, while Paige called for various objects and threw his way. Prue and Chris were too busy trying to make sure the herd of fire and energy balls he keeps sending their way doesn't actually hit any of them; while Phoebe tried to focus on his emotions in an effort to somehow use it to their advantage.
Prue and Chris had just sent 4 of his energy balls back in his direction, hitting him square in the chest. When they saw that he wasn't fazed by them, they realized just how screwed they were.
"Cover for me" Prue suddenly whispered to Chris, and even though he was confused by her request, he nodded.
Prue closed her eyes for a few seconds, and concentrated hard. Seconds later, an astral Prue appeared behind Zara and knocked him out the old fashioned way; using a heavy wooden object. As soon as he was on the ground, astral Prue disappeared and they all dashed out of the attic.
"Chris, you're from the future; how the hell did we vanquish him?" Phoebe yelled.
"You guys never told the kids the story; therefore I ha…."he trailed off, and his face lit up at the realization.
"What?" Piper yelled urgently.
"You guys never them how you got Prue back, but you did tell them how Zara was vanquished."
Before any of them were able to say anything; they found themselves sailing through the air. Paige landed on the dining room table, crashing it and was knocked out; Piper crashed into the sun room couch; Phoebe and Chris were thrown back up the stairs, before they stumbled down; Phoebe landing unconscious with Chris on top of her; Prue skid across the dining room floor and hit her head on the kitchen doorframe, but didn't lose conscious.
Zara just shimmered at the bottom of the stairs, and threw an energy ball at the unconscious Paige. Prue's managed to deflect it back to him, and barely had enough time to deflect the one that was aiming for her. Piper's heart had skipped a beat when she saw the energy ball heading for Prue, and grunted in relief when Prue was able to deflect it, and it seemed like she can hold her own against Zara. What surprised both her and Prue, even Zara, was how Chris reacted. He screamed in anger and jumped Zara, taking him by surprise and giving Piper enough time to run to the unconscious Phoebe.
Once Zara recovered, he sent sailing towards the remains of the dining room. Prue's eyes widened when she realized that Chris was going to land on a sharp piece of wood that would surely kill him. She jumped and tackled him mid-air, and landed with him on top of her, earning herself a gash on her back and side.
Piper was starting to panic; Phoebe and Paige were unconscious, Prue was losing blood fast, Chris was too busy trying to make sure that Prue doesn't bleed to death and mumbling something under his breath, and his power already proved useless against Zara; who only smirked at the situation before him.
"You won't be able to save her, boy; but she will live long enough to watch me kill you all, one by one" he taunted, and this only caused Chris's anger to flare even more.
He narrowed his eyes dangerously, and waved one hand in the general direction of Zara; who not only went flying but also ended up with shrapnel of hard ice embedded in his chest, which failed to vanquish him and only weaken him. Piper tried to blast him in his weakened state, and her panic was starting to get the best of her when all she did was blow up the ice.
"CHRIS, how the hell did we vanquish him?" Piper yelled, still trying to blow him up. All it did was slow his advances on Prue and Paige.
Chris only ignored Piper's question and once again focused on trying to keep Prue alive.
"Chris, go tell Piper how to vanquish him, so we can call Leo and he can heal me" Prue's voice was shaky and her breathing was getting more ragged by the second.
Chris only ignored her question once more and seemed to be somewhere else entirely; he was shaking his head vigorously and mumbling something hysterically.
Zara, who was still trying to decide which sister to kill first, and blocking Piper's constant attacks, finally decided to get rid of Piper first. He sent her sailing through the air, except this time he also sent an energy ball after her. Piper crashed into the sunroom table, and ended up with a huge abdominal cut. She barely had enough time and energy to blow up the energy ball before it hit her square in the chest, but it was only disseminated and still managed to leave burn marks on her stomach and arms.
She watched in horror as Zara moved closer to Prue, who was now only protected by Chris, who seemed to be more interested in the gash on her stomach than the demon approaching them.
Prue was barely hanging on to the verge of consciousness, when a small, determined and angry voice cut through the air.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY MOMMY"
Prue's eyes widened in horror, instantly recognizing that voice. She looked in the direction and her heart nearly stopped when she saw Andie standing with a determined look on her little face.
Zara only smirked and turned around to face Andie, "You are making this so easy, little one" he taunted.
"NO, please don't hurt her. Andie, get out of here" Prue screamed, "Chris…." She trailed off when she saw the smile on his face.
"I told you, Prue, escape and they all die, starting with your baby….."His sentence was cut short when he suddenly couldn't breathe anymore. He clutched his chest in pain, as he fell to his knees, his eyes as wide as the sun.
Chris moved a bit so Prue could see; Andie had one hand clutched into a tight fist as she slowly advanced on Zara, "You took my Mommy" she screamed. A few inches away from him, a beam of light shot out of her free hand and went straight through Zara's heart. He screamed in pain as he was slowly vanquished, before his screams died as he exploded into nothingness.
Andie ran to her mother's side, tears already falling down her small face, "Mommy" she sobbed.
"It's okay baby; Uncle Leo will heal me." Prue tried to assure her, but her breath and voice were too shaky to instill any sense of confidence.
"LEO" Chris and Andie screamed together, and in less than a second Leo materialized. He took one look around and immediately sprang into action.
"Get Piper first, I think she's worse" Chris screamed, and Leo was quick to oblige.
He ran into the sunroom and placed his hands over Piper's wounds, breathing out a sigh of relief when the healing glow emanated from his hands and Piper's wounds started to close.
"Where's Wyatt?" she asked.
"In his room, with his shield up and the crystals surrounding him" he replied, as they both rushed to the dining room.
Prue was now unconscious and Andie had her head resting on her chest as she sobbed, Chris was hysterically whispering 'No' seemingly to no one, and Paige was starting to come to.
Leo was on his knees in a heartbeat and immediately started healing Prue; Piper walked over to Andie and took her in her arms.
"No" Piper sobbed, when Prue's wounds seemed unaffected by Leo's healing, "Leo what's wrong? Please don't tell me she's dead"
"No, she's alive, I can feel her but the bastard blocked my healing powers"
"No, no, please do something" Phoebe's begged him as she ran into the room.
"Maybe if I help you, it'll work" Paige suggested, and immediately put the idea into action.
Andie was now screaming for her mother, and Chris seemed in a shock. He was just sitting there staring at Prue, not moving and not talking. Phoebe had a hand pressed to her mouth to stifle her sobs, and Piper was biting on her lips hard.
"Leo, you're a goddamn elder, do something" Piper barked.
Before Leo could respond, the familiar jingling of orbs were heard, and the small ball of light materialized into Wyatt; who immediately held his tiny hands over his aunt's wounds. They all let out various sounds to signify the mixture of shock and relief that they were feeling, when Prue's wounds finally started healing.
Prue and Piper were both sitting on the couch, with Phoebe curled up against Prue, who had an arm around her and the other around the sleeping Andie in her lap; while Paige rested her head on Piper's shoulder.
"So Andie was the one to vanquish him in the future too?" Prue sought confirmation.
"Yeah, like I was saying before he sent us flying; you guys never told them the story of how you got Prue back, but you did tell them how Zara was vanquished. She keeps bragging about it till now" he mumbled sleepily, his eyes halfway closed.
Prue only nuzzled the top of Andie's head, and took in her scent, while Phoebe gently pushed some of her hair out of her sweet, sleeping face, and softly stroked her cheek.
Before anyone could say another word, the familiar sound of jingling, accompanied by blue and white lights that materialized into Leo.
"Did they give you a proper answer?!" Piper demanded, before he was even fully materialized.
"Yes; they said that I was able to heal her before because her injuries were caused by other demons. And since Zara had blocked my magic specifically, Wyatt was able to heal her." he explained.
"So now I owe him two lifetimes" Prue exclaimed.
"No, sweetie you don't. You're his aunt, and you spent most of your life looking after us, that it is only fair that he repays the favor; not to mention that you have been protecting him all this time, and you haven't even met him. And besides; based on that logic, I owe your daughter about 5 lifetimes!" Piper objected.
Prue just smiled appreciatively at her sister, since both her hands were too occupied to do anything; and blew Wyatt a kiss when he looked her way, causing him to giggle and she chuckled in response.
"And what Prue? She's been dead for three years; what are we gonna tell people? And we can't exactly keep her huddled up in here." Paige remarked.
"They readjusted people's memories; put in fake memories with Prue in it to fill in the gap. The only people who won't be affected are those who know the truth about you guys." Leo replied.
"So Daryl, Dad and the Trudeaus" Phoebe recounted.
"The Trudeaus?!" Prue asked.
"Yeah, when Andie started showing powers we told them the truth about us and about what happened to you and Andy. At least this way they didn't mind when one of us was always with Andie during visits." Piper explained.
"What about my job? Do I get that back too?" Prue asked Leo.
"Yes, and since you left everything to Andie; your saving's account is still there, but you will need a car"
"Yeah, and clothes, shoes and camera equipment" she counted, and then catching on to Leo's last sentence, "My saving's account? How come it's still there when it's been three years?" she wondered.
"Well, the club was making good money; Phoebe had a job so I decided to leave it untouched for Andie" Piper explained.
"Sweetie, you didn't have to do that." Prue said softly.
"I know; but even Paige was working so the money was no problem at all; and like I said, you've been taking care of us our entire lives, the least we could do was take care of your daughter" Piper remarked gently, smiling and using her free hand to wipe her sister's tears.
"Well, I don't know about you guys but I'm beat; it's been one heck of a day and we have a long day tomorrow too, so I think we all need our rest" Paige yawned.
"Why is tomorrow a long day?" Phoebe mumbled sleepily.
"Because we still need to tell Daryl, your father and the Trudeaus about Prue; not to mention summoning Mom and Grams to see what we can do about the shape-shifter" Paige summed up, as she pulled the half-asleep Phoebe off of Prue.
"I'm gonna go too; see you guys in the morning" Chris remarked, as he got off the couch.
"Go? Where?" Prue asked.
"Backroom of P3; that's where I'm staying."
"No, that's ridiculous."
"No, it's fine; it gives me the privacy I need."
"Leo, can you please take Andie upstairs? I need to talk to Chris"
She handed Andie over to him, careful not to wake her and then motioned for Chris to follow her. They both walked to the kitchen, and once inside she didn't waste time in approaching the subject at hand, "Why did you come back from the future Chris?"
"Like I told them; to protect Wyatt from evil." He answered.
"You and I both know that this isn't the whole truth, that there is more to the story but I understand that you have your reasons to keep the rest of it to yourself. But I also know this; the truth will eventually come out and it would be a whole lot better if it came from you."