A/N: This is the sequel to, Every Halliwell Counts. It is the seventh in my series. I hope you will all like this as much as the first six. For those the you who haven't read the first six stories, I advise you to do so. I'll post a summary of the first six below my reviews and a list at the bottom with the main characters and their powers. I kinda left you all with a cliffhanger back there, didn't I? Heh. Sorry about that. But it did result in some pretty crazy long reviews, which I'll now respond to. (P.S. This title is a play on, "The Next Generation".)
The-Cheese-Fairy: You definitely rocked my socks with that wickedly long review! I was amazed that I wrote that ending myself. I had never intended on writing a cliffhanger ending, it just sort of wrote itself. lol Ha! I don't write for Charmed for the same reason Peanut and RJF don't write for Charmed, we might be able to keep some continuity going and we have new ideas (and we wouldn't kill off Leo). Damn Kern! Oh yes, I will try to go check out your story A.S.A.P. ;)
charmedbaby11: Thank you for taking a moment to review:-D
RJF: LMAO "Prutus!" It took me a moment to get, but once I did, I laughed for so long! In fact, I might even have to steal it from you and use it in my story. ;) I'm so glad you liked the memory dust bit. I don't like it used for a "fix all," but really, they could've brought it back for the show instead of those damn Cleaners which make no sense at all. Yeah,the swing, I missed it too. Ever since my poor Andy left. Ooh, Andy.
moonfirefairy: Aww, thank you so much.
Prince Halliwell: Yep, I thought of All Hell Breaks Loose as I wrote that and I wanted to bring some of the past seasons into that chapter. Yes, the new baby will have a "P" name and I actually already have one in mind. (P.S. Do you think you'll be updating your fic with Willow any time soon? I've been eagerly awaiting the next chapter for that one.)
chyp: Thank you.
Phyre: Aw, that's fine. Thanks for reviewing and good luck on your exams!
GuevaraX5452: Oh wow, that review was so awesomely extensive! I'm SO glad you liked this chapter! I felt really bad for making you wait so long to read it. As for Prue's phasing power, yes, I'm thinking I'll have her power grow like that. I hope to talk to you on AIM again soon. I really enjoy it. (P.S. Ha, the RL drama is well...irritating to say the least. My Mom is really trying to cut back on my online time because I'm, "being selfish with the Internet," among other things. Eeh, yeah.)
Monkeywand: Yeah, I do. I'm a big fan of reactions...Erm, I'm glad you like my stories that much too! LOL
Peanut2lb: All hail Queen Peanut of Prue and Andy Fanfiction! Ooh, how I have missed hearing from you. The reason behind Prue's witchnapping will be explained within the next few chapters, but I will say it all revolves around RJF's coined, "Prutus."
Ed: Yeah, I like Paige having something other than her Charmed destiny to work at, too. And I'm so glad the ending went off with a bang, because I was a smidge worried about it. lol
damien455: Thanks a million and one for the feedback!
Charmed At Last - Summary: Piper & Leo are married and have been trying to have children for a while now. Phoebe and Cole are dating but they still haven't figured a way around the whole bounty hunter situation; Cole never became The Source and is still Balthezor. The Source was never vanquished, either. Paige and Glenn are just beginning to date, as in, a serious relationship. Glenn goes away on another trip, when Paige finds out she's pregnant. She tells her sisters and then they are attacked by a demon. That's when their eldest sister, who had supposidly died, comes and saves their lives. The truth that Prue never died is revealed and that Paige's pregnancy has allowed her to return home. They must begin their real destiny, with the, Power of Four. When Glenn returns, Paige tells him that she is pregnant; they soon are married. A few months later Paige gives birth to a beautiful baby girl named, Pearlinda Melody Belland, Pearl for short. In the finale, Piper finds out that she is pregnant. By this time, Pearl is about 6 months old.
Family Affair - Summary: This takes place almost 2 years after the finale of "Charmed At Last". Paige's daughter, Pearl, is almost 3-years-old and Piper's daughter, Phiona, is almost 2-years-old. Paige and Glenn are happily married and so are Piper and Leo. The story starts off with Phoebe and Cole's wedding; Phoebe is also about 4 months pregnant with her and Cole's first child. Prue is still single and recieves a 3rd power during this time. The sisters and their husbands go through the traumatic time of yet a 3rd Halliwell pregnancy and soon Phoebe gives birth to a healthy baby girl named, Pamela Victoria Turner, Pam for short. Then the sisters must deal with all the trouble that normal toddlers get into, plus the added effect of magic from two little witch-whitelighter-mortals, while learning how to control a newborn witch-demoness-mortal.
Together Forever As One - Summary: This takes place about 1 year after Pam's first birthday. Pearl is now about 5-years-old and in Kindergarten, Phiona is about 4-years-old, & Pam is about 2-years-old. For Piper & Leo, Phoebe & Cole, and Paige & Glenn; things are going smoothly. Considering they have wild little magical children to look after. Prue is still single. The story starts off on Prue's 34th birthday. She is feeling kind of down since each of her sister's has a wonderful little girl and she is yet to have a child, but in the future, she saw that she had a daughter. Then as a surprise for her birthday, The Elders allow Andy Trudeau to return for 24 hours, to spend with Prue. He isn't a ghost/spirit during this 24 hour period, but just as alive as everyone else. Prue and Andy make up for lost time and then sleep together before Andy has to leave again. 1 month after Prue & Andy's night together, Prue finds out she is pregnant, with Andy's child! Now Prue must face going through a magical pregnancy and trying to be a single mom. Sure her sisters, brother-in-laws, and nieces will be there for her but nothing can replace a husband and a father for her child.
The Blessed Ones - Summary: This takes place 2 years after Pandora's first birthday. Pearl is 8-years-old, Phiona is 7-years-old, Pam is 5-years-old, & Pandora is 3-years-old. The Halliwell sisters have decided to take their children out of public school, starting this year. Pearl, Phiona, & Pam now go to a small school, taught by, The Star Coven. Not only do they learn what they would normally learn, but they also are taught how to use their powers, the history of magic, and they can interact with magical children their own age. Pearl, Phiona, Pam, and Pandora are the Blessed Ones; the most powerful good witches that exist, as of this time period. But then a young teenage girl shows up at the door of the Halliwell Manor. Everyone finds out that Phoebe had kept not only a secret in New York, but a daughter! The daughter that she and the evil witch James Kline had together, when Phoebe was 19-years-old. Her daughter's name is Persia Patty Halliwell and has the power of electrokinesis; the ability to create and control electricity. She is very powerful. Then Piper discovers some shocking news. She's pregnant again! Her mother, Patty, comes to her and tells her that her unborn child is half of a prophecy, called 'The Children Of Light'. Persia is the other half. Together, both girls rival the Blessed Ones in power. Piper had her and Leo's second daughter and names her Prissandra Leona Wyatt. Little Prissandra has the power of photokinesis; the ability to create and control light. Pearl also gains a new power and a best friend, who could possibly become even more.
The Children Of Light - Summary: This takes place about a year after it's prequel. Persia is still trying to find her place in the family, but Pam is not helping matters. She is so jealous of Persia and doesn't understand the situation, believing that Persia is just there to steal her parents. Prue and Pandora are suffering without Andy, so Pandora uses the gift that she got on the day of her Wiccaning, to wish for her father. This surprises The Elders and they aren't sure how to handle such a thing, because it has never happened before. Although it is technically against the rules, Pandora was never told this, so they allow Andy to stay. But that's it; if he dies again, he stays dead. The Elders give the sisters a one time spell to change the memories of everyone in the world, except those who know their secret. Cole's mother, Evilyn, eventually comes into the picture. She kidnaps Pam and attempts to bring out her demon half, by having her kill an innocent witch. The Charmed Ones interfere and Pam is saved. However she's still been infected with the power of The Ingress, a sister power to The Nexus, which Evilyn has under the control of evil. But when Adam, an old lover of Evilyn's, kills her, Pam gains a new power and helps her father vanquish Adam. Phoebe, Cole, Persia, and Pam move into the home that Cole inherit's from his mother's death; The Villa, complete with The Ingress, which is now in the hands of good. Prue, Andy, and Pandora travel to a surprise Family Reunion for Andy's family. Prue turns into a Werewolf and attacks Andy's mother, Vivienne. The remaining sisters come to the rescue, vanquishing the Werewolf that converted Prue, and having Leo dust the family. Sour feelings between Prue and Vivienne, however, remain. In the end, the wedding of a lifetime is about to take place. Unfortunately, an old foe returns, and is after Prue's soul. A backfired spell turns Prue and Andy into elves, protecting them from The Sorceress Of Souls. Good undoubtedly prevails, Prue and Andy are married by Penny, and Brandon works up the courage to give Pearl a kiss on the cheek.
Every Halliwell Counts - The Halliwell clan is attacked by mutant demons, leading Persia to summon friends from an alternate reality who have experience in such matters. A strong bond between Pamela Walker, Alternate Prue Halliwell's daughter, and Persia grows so much that Persia enchants matching lockets that allow the pair to contact each other from their own worlds (a cosmic telephone). Then a certain Egyptian Cat Goddess from Paige's past shows up to ask for her help, during the same time Darryl and Andy have been caught up in a series of cat burglaries throughout the city. Pearl and Brandon take on the powers of the legendary lovers Isis and Osiris in order to take on Ra, a corrupt Sun God who is bent on taking over both the mortal and magical worlds. During their adventure, Pearl discovers the lost Tomb of Cleopatra and releases her entrapped soul from the guardianship of a very powerful ancient ritual item and she travels to the afterlife with her son and Marc Antony. Life turns darker when Persia heads to her Prom with a date that seems grand, but turns out be on over sexed jock who tries to drug and assault the young witch. Fortunately a boy from the Halliwells' past returns, a certain Firestarter, and saves Persia from what could've been one of the most traumatic experiences in her life. A friendship between the pair grows. Phiona also meets a new friend, the mortal cousin by marriage of her older cousin's arch Magic School rival, and a mutual bond forms. But when Phoebe has a premonition of a young girl getting attacked by demons, things turn ugly when Piper can't control her powers because of her latest ability to make things go in slow motion and Tyler wants his powers unbound. Unfortunately that is overshadowed by the fact that Prue accidentally becomes pregnant with the Prophet Guardian, which should've been born to Phoebe's innocent. With no way to reverse it, the magical world must adjust to the shift in destiny. However a demon with characteristics of demons of the past reveals herself and takes Prue with her while leaving Andy, Piper, Paige, and Pandora for dead.
Main Characters & Their Powers:
Prudence (Prue) Halliwell - Telekinesis, Astral Projection, Phasing
Piper Halliwell Wyatt - Temporal Stasis (Freezing), Molecular Acceleration (Exploding), Molecular Deceleration (Slow Motion)
Phoebe Halliwell Turner - Premonitions, Levitation, Empathy
Paige Halliwell Belland - Orbing, Telekinetic Orbing, Partial Healing, Sensing Evil, Sensing, Shapeshifting
Andrew (Andy) Trudeau - Mortal
Leo Wyatt - Orbing, Healing, Sensing, Harmless Light Balls, Levi-orbing, Shapeshifting, Multi-lingual
Cole Turner - Shimmering, Energy Balls
Glenn Belland - Mortal
Persia Patty Halliwell - Electrokinesis
Pearlinda (Pearl) Melody Belland - Exploding Light Balls, Healing
Phiona (Phi) Melinda Wyatt - Orb-telekinesis
Pamela (Pam) Victoria Turner - Shimmering, Power Absorbtion
Pandora Angel Trudeau - Telepathy
Prissandra (Prissy) Leona Wyatt - Photokinesis
Tyler Michaels - Pyrokinesis
Brandon Jonathon Fargo - Teleportation
Chase Hockley - Mortal
Change Happens
Chapter 1: The Hex Generation
The resounding crack of bone against rock resonated through the dimly lit Underworld cavern, as the demon Intis slid to the dusty ground.
Cole Turner's face contorted into an angry, crimson blaze as he stretched out his fingers and a globe of cackling neon energy materialized above his awaiting palm. He reared his arm back and then swung it forth with mammoth strength, hitting his mark dead and watching in furious satisfaction as the lower level demon disintegrated.
On the other side of the cavern, Phoebe Turner took to the air in adrenaline filled grace and shot a series of pain fueled roundhouse kicks into the two demons in which she was dueling. Her long, wavy brown ponytail viciously slapped against the air as she summersaulted backwards and landed fiercely on her feet. Her mocha eyes narrowed and she empathically channeled the powers of the demonic being closest to her. The Charmed One raised her hand and a globe of blistering flames erupted against her palm and she cast the weapon against her closest opponent, obliterating him on contact. "Agh!" She screamed, releasing her pent up rage against the latter demon as she swung her body into the air and stabbed her feet against his chest, flinging him against the cavern wall.
As a cloud of rustic dust and rocks showered to the ground, Cole came to his wife's aid and ended the battle with a high voltage energy ball to the demon's head. He grabbed Phoebe's arms, bringing the enraged half witch to his chest.
It was at that point that Phoebe's pain was released. The floodgates opened and black rivers began to drain down Phoebe's flushed cheeks. Her body wracked with sobs as she leaned against Cole's strong chest.
Cole heaved a sigh and began to gently rub his wife's lower back. "It'll be okay," he promised. "We'll find her."
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Beet hued slashes of color contrasted against the milky whites of Leo Wyatt's eyes. His light blue irises were murky and the whitelighter's golden blonde hair was thickly matted with oil and suffered from a lack of combing. Golden-yellow knots hung just under the surface, while overgrown tuffs dipped just below his brow and over his ears and a dark shadow of course stubble covered his usually baby smooth cheeks.The angelic guardian was clad in a pair of grease slicked blue jeans with several coffee spills and ink smudges along with a half way buttoned cotton plaid shift, which reeked of body odor.
The angelic husband was fixated on a world map that was sprawled across the kitchen table and held down with a mug of day old coffee. Like Leo, the map too had suffered several rips and tears, as well as heavy food and coffee stains. He ran his dirty fingers across the picture of California and closed his eyes, desperately trying to sense his sister-in-law. He couldn't believe he'd failed in such a miserable way.
"Dad?"
Leo drug his dirty sleeve across his tear stained cheeks and glanced up. "Phiona?"
Phiona Wyatt limped into the room. Her eyes were also streaked with red from a mixture of tears and the lack of sleep. "Any," she wiped her nose with her sleeve, "luck?"
Leo shook his head in an almost defeated manner and moved to the side, allowing his daughter to see the world map.
The young witchlighter hesitantly grabbed for the amethyst scrying crystal and began to swing it over the crumb covered paper. Unfortunately the crystal grew weaker, before finally slowing to a natural stop in the Blessed One's hand. This had been the same result she'd gotten for the past eight months, ever since her Aunt Prue had been taken by a demon in which no one could seem to identify. She remembered the scene with such clarity that not a night had gone by in which she didn't have night terrors.
----Flashback----
As she raced down the hall, Phiona heard the front doors slam shut and the house seemed to rock on its foundations. She reared the corner of the stairway and gasped in sight as she saw her mother and baby cousin bleeding profusely a few feet away from the final step. She turned on her heel as the bile from her stomach burned its way up her esophagus, into her mouth, and finally she released a stomach full of vile smelling vomit on the stairwell.
"Phiona, oh my god!" Persia gasped, catching up with her baby cousin and having not yet scene the gruesome sight which lay at the bottom of the steps.
"M-mom," the Blessed One choked, hurling once more.
The Child Of Light turned softly, her eyes settling on the blood and water ravaged room. Her hand flew to her mouth and she silently willed the fluids in her own stomach to stay there. "Go get Pearl! Hurry!" She grabbed the railing and descended the stairs, forcing each step.
The whitelighter-witch brushed her pale lips with the edge of her sleeve and ran back towards the attic to find her older cousin.
----Flashback----
"Shh, baby, shhh," Leo whispered as he rocked his eldest child in his arms. It had become quite frequent since Prue's abduction. He was always finding himself holding his daughter after she fell into a lapsed into the blood stained memory.
"It-it-it was so awful!" Phiona sobbed into her father's dirty flannel shirt.
"It's over now," the whitelighter whispered softly. "They aren't in pain anymore, angel."
Phiona clamped her eyes shut as she looped her arms around her father's neck. "I miss her.."
"I know you do, baby, we all miss her."
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Brandon Fargo stood awkwardly at Pearl's closed door. He chewed his lower lip, not sure if he should take the risk and knock or not. Finally he balled his fist and rapped his knuckles against the grainy wood.
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Pearlinda Belland sat atop her bed, her legs pulled taunt to her chest and her eyes staring blankly at the wall before her. If she stared long enough, everything before her seemed to fade to black and soon imaginary globes and streaks of color would dance before her eyes until they involuntarily blinked. Her thoughts had been displayed, however, by the rap at the door. She knew who it was, but her lips didn't move to form a response. Then she heard it again and still, she said nothing. The Blessed One closed her eyes, burying her head between her knees as she heard the door squeak open.
"Pearl?"
The witchling could feel the bed beside her sink with the weight of her best friend, but she refused to look up at him.
"Pearl?" Brandon's face was flushed with concern for his best friend. He nervously played with the cuffs of his black shirt. "Pearly?" He attempted, using the affectionate nickname that only he called her. He shook his head in dismay when she still didn'treact tohis presence. Finally he laid a hand on her shoulder and pulled his friend towards him, forcing her eyes to meet his. "I'm worried about you."
At first she only stared at him with a numbface, as if were she lookingstraight through him. But then her eyes blinked anda pair of tears were born.
----Flashback----
"Mom!" Pearl screamed, her hair flailing as she ran down the stairs with two of her cousins and Brandon at her heels. As she bounded off the last step, water sloshed onto her clothing and began to soak it like a dry sponge. As she neared the pile of debris in which her mother lay, she noticed a larger and much deeper concentration of crimson liquid. "Oh my Goddess!" Bubbles of watery salt stung at her eyelids, but she forcefully blinked them back.
The Blessed One sunk to her knees and clasped her hand over her mother's back where the blood was secreting from and forced a healing beam of stem from her palms. The pool of deep red seemed to reverse itself and flow backwards into Paige's body. Soon her entire body jumped as the crushed bones in her spine began to repair themselves, before the wound finally closed itself. A rosy life appeared in the Charmed One's naturally pale cheeks and her chocolate eyes burst open as she awoke with a gasp of life.
----Flashback----
"I almost lost her," the whitewitch spoke, barely above a whisper.
Brandon craned his neck, his brown hair fluttering against his eyelashes as he strained to hear Pearl's words.
She pinched her fingers together and suddenly shoved themcentimeters from Brandon's eyes."This close!"
Brandon seized his best friend's wrist and forcefully brought it down. He reached out, grabbing her other wrist and brought her hands together, cupping them in his. "But you didn't," he replied forcefully. "And you need to relish that fact that you didn't fail. You saved her life and that's all that matters!" His eyes appeared to electrify. "You have to be strong Pearl! I know you can do it, I've seen you before! This time is no different! If you want to save your aunt, you have to stop wallowing in pity and do something about it!"
"Don't tell me what to do!" Pearl screamed, flinging her strength against Brandon and casting him off the bed.
The male witch landed in a heap against the course carpet. He rubbed the side of his now rug burned cheek and rose to his feet. "I'm not going to let you sit around here and drown yourself in misery," he hissed.
Pearl leapt from the bed, her brown eyes ablaze, and her palm outstretched. "Don't make me use my powers on you, Brandon!" Despite the fresh tears that clung to her chapped skin, she still appeared a formidable foe.
"I dare you!" Brandon yelled, punctuating each word with a taunting step towards the hybrid.
A small burst of light ignited itself in Pearl's palm and then glided above her hand, casting a shadow over her fingers. Then the light began to grow into a well rounded, harmless looking globe.
"I thought you were better than this," Brandon replied acidly. "I guess I was wrong."
Real thought,something whichhad completely vanished eight months ago,seemed to flicker in Pearlinda's eyes for just a fraction of a second before she let out a war-like cry and flung the exploding globe at Brandon.
Fortunately a fraction of a second was all he needed. He knew she would release the globe in a fit of rage and he'd anticipated it exactly, catching her wrist just as the globe released itself and teleporting them away, leaving the globe to shatter Pearl's bedroom door.
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"You just rest," Leo whispered as he laid his daughter onto her soft bed. "Just take a few hours to yourself, baby girl." He gently pressed his lips to his eldest's forehead and pulled the pale blue comforter over her small form. If he ever lost her, he didn't know what he'd do.
----Flashback----
"Agh!" Leo's knees buckled beneath his weight, forcing him to the smokey white ground. His face contorted in agony as three of his witchly charges' lives were fading away. Wrapping his arms around his stomach, he dissolved into angelic bulbs of light.
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As he orbed in, the rancid smell of blood permeated his nostrils and he covered his mouth, aghast. Once he'd had a moment to survey the scene, he immediately flocked to the edge of the stairs where the bodies of Piper and Pandora appeared to be lifeless. The whitelighter sank to his knees and reached out for Piper. But he felt his heart tug and he knew he was wrong. He knew Piper would want him to save Prue's child before her and he shifted his healing hands to the tiny bloodied form of the telepath.
During the fall, Pandora's tiny arm had been twisted so violently by the rushing water that it had literally jerked from its socket and broke through the fragile suck, gushing blood in all directions. The child's dark hair was clotted with rapidly cooling blood and sticking to her pale face and shoulders. Where hair and blood weren't, large patches of blue and purple bruising shown clearly.
Beams of angelic healing rubbed against the white bone jutting from Pandora's tiny arm. After several long minutes, the bone began to shift back into the arm and the water began to lose its red color as the blood retracted from the aquatic mess and flowed back into Pandora's body. Soon the witchling's frail skin melted back together, as if there had never even been a prick, and the dark bruising slowly faded away to reveal the Blessed One's peachy complexion. The cold blood from her hair melted back into her body and began to circulate through her veins, resulting in a very faint pulse.
Leo jerked, as a small breath escaped his niece's pale lips. "Thank the heavens," he cried in triumph.
"Leo, we've got her from here. You take care of Piper."
At the sound of Paige's voice, Leo felt as though an infinite amount of weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Without looking back, he lunged his hands to wife's cold body and willed all of his strength into reviving her. "Please," he silently begged when the healing beams didn't come. "Please!"
----Flashback----
"I love you, daddy."
"I love you too," Leo whispered. Then his ragged body dissolved into several thousand glowing orb particles and shifted upwards through the ceiling, disappearing from his daughter's room.
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A shaft of orbs traveled from the ceiling, culminating before the closed attic door into the form of the Halliwells' whitelighter. He stood hesitantly for a moment, before grasping the handle and swinging open the door.
The Book of Shadows slammed shut and the stand blasted over as the ancient tome jetted from it into the wall and landed roughly against the wooden attic floor. Black smoke billowed from the gaping hole in the Book's center, which completely wiped out two of the o's, the word 'of,' and 'ado'. A orange-red gleam glazed the Book and it repaired itself, but continued to rest upon the hardwood floor.
"That damn book is no good to me if it can't help me find Prue!" Piper Wyatt stood fiercely behind the pedestal with her fingers stretched out in a claw-like fashion.Messy wisps of hair clung to her fail face and even though she wanted to break down, her fury refused to let her. Without warning, every box and glass window in the attic exploded simultaneously.
Evading the airborne glass, Leo orbed out only to re-orb next to her moments later.
Small shards of glass bad embedded themselves within her skin and tiny trickles of blood streamed down her arms. A much larger, scarlet gash revealed itself on her left arm, just above her elbow.
"Piper," Leo whispered.
"It doesn't hurt," Piper replied vehemently.
"Let me heal it for-"
"No!"
"Piper, please," Leo placed a soft hand on the small of her back and felt her relax ever so slightly. He eased his hand over the witch's wound and when he removed it, the wound was gone. He brushed his healing hands over her other bare arm and the tiny cuts also disappeared.
"I need her back, Leo," Piper finally relented, before falling into the angel's arms and sobbing for the second loss of her older sister.
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A cloud of dust hovered behind the towering shadowy figure as his black cloak drug over the ground. Bright torches cast eery shadows across the wall as The Source of All Evil made his way down an ancient corridor, deep within the bowels of the Underworld. He came to a rough stop at what appeared to be a dead end.
Two lesser shadowy figure fell to their knees behind their Demon King.
"Leave us!"
Ripples enveloped the right and left hand demons and then they were gone.
Skeletal, yellow fingers ejected from the black sleeve under The Source's cloak and craned to the side. The walls of the corridor seemed to howl in agony before the rock wall shifted to the side, allowing a safe passage for the Demon King. He made his way in and the rock door slammed behind him.
A small shaft of magical light glowed from the center of the room, revealing a large column of water surging water. Place squarely within its center lay the infamous eight month pregnant, Prudence Trudeau. Her raven hair shook silkily against the rushing water and her skin gleamed between the light and water. A small bubble surrounded the great witch's mouth and nose, apparently there so that she wouldn't drown within the column. After all, without Prue alive, the Prophet Guardian would also perish.
"Prudence," came The Source's acid tone. He glided over to the water column and continued to whisper to the Charmed One, although he knew she couldn't hear him. His flaky finger stroked longingly against the water. "You'll bring me great pleasure," his voice cooed from deep within the darkness of his hood.
"My Liege," a husky voice praised from the darkness.
"Come forth, Huldra."
A familiar eight foot tall beast arose from the shadows and sauntered towards The Source. "I've kept her preserved, just as you've asked."
"I'm proud of you, Huldra. You've served me well."
Prue's abductor flashed her Master a wicked grin, before bowing low to the floor again.
"Come, see the product of your labor," The Source tempted. Even though his face was hidden, the tone of his voice revealed his inner grin. He waved his skeletalhand at Prue's bulging stomach and a royal purple light emanated, projecting a flickering picture of the unborn fetus in the Charmed One's womb.
"The Prophet Guardian.."
The Source poked a bony finger though the projection, with flickered irritably in response. "You'll help me raise the Underworld to great power and eradicate the greater good, once and for all!"
But what neither of them noticed was that the tiny mouth of the unborn fetus seemed to be delicately moving and as it did so, an iridescent blue glow surrounded both demons who were too focused on what they considered to be the future prodigy of evil to see each other beam.
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"So mote it be." Pandora Trudeau telepathicallycommunicated. Hereyelids slid apart, revealing her sparkling baby blues.
"Pandora?" Andrew Trudeau asked his daughter, his tone both eager and frightful.
"I think it worked," Pandora replied as she scrambled into her father's lap. She twisted her head to give her farther a wry grin. "Da baby likes spells too."
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: If anyone reads spoilers, did you see that the writers totally snagged the title Payback's A Witch for one of the future episodes this season andwhich just happened to be one that I already used that title for chapter 12 in Every Halliwell Counts?