Stronger Than Death (finished 3/3/04)

[SimplyAretha]

Posted by hollyhalliwell

Leo and Piper have since gotten back together, but Leo told Piper he can't keep tareing her apart, so has left. Chris says Leo is up in elderland, and the girls are trying to get back to their normal lives.

It is mid day, Piper and Paige are at P3 reviewing the latest band for that night.

Paige: They are really good, aren't they Piper?

Piper is staring off in space, particularly at a picture of the Halliwell family when Piper and Leo were still together.

Paige: Earth to Piper
Piper: Huh? What?
Paige:I know you miss Leo, but please understand that you can talk Pheobe and I about it whenever you want.
Piper:I know... It's just, It's just hard. I've known Leo a large part of my life, and suddenly he's gone. I know he's doing it for the greater good, and all that. But it's still not fair. I love him, and I always will. But we can't keep breaking eachother's hearts.
Paige: Don't worry, Pheobe and I will always be here for you, and especially for Wyatte.

(Pheobe rushes in with bags in both hands.)

Pheobe: OK, I don't have much time, It's my lunch break. (She starts to pull clothes out of bags.)What should I wear? Paige:Wear for what?
Pheobe:I have a meeting today.
Piper: You have one almost everyday, what's so special about this one?
Pheobe: Well,... Jason will be there, and I want to wear something that says I still love you, but I don't want you to have to live with the burden of being with a witch, And I want him to to know I'm still there for him.
Paige: It dosen't take a genius to figure out that. Just tell him.
Piper: But if she tells him, they will have to have an akward silence, and akward silences are never good.
Pheobe:Exactly, well I have to go get ready. Paige: We never picked your outfit
Pheobe:Oh right. (After Pheobe picked stuff out, the girls finally decided on her pink top with a pair of casual jeans.) Pheobe leaves, and Piper gets back to work.
Paige: Well I have to go also to check on Richard. Remember what I said.
(She walks near the hallway where no one can see her and orbs away.) About an hour later Piper looks at her watch.

piper: Whoops, I have to get back to the manor, or Chris will kill me for making him watch Wyatte for so long.)

Manor
Piper:Chris, I'm home!

(Wyatte orbs into Piper's hands while Chris comes walking into the room.)
Piper:Hey Wyatte, how you doin?
Chris: Jeeze Piper, what took you so long? I did not sign on for babysitting.
Piper: Oh don't be silly, your a great babysitter.

Down there
Hooded figure: The charmed ones must be vanquished, and evryone of you lousy deamons haven't even come close.

(He starts to vanquish each one, but as he gets to the last in line, a deamon shouts)

deamon: Wait, don't vanquish me. I have a Plan, that is sure to not fail. Hooded figure:I'm listening, but make it quick, Or I won't spare your life.
Deamon: The only thing that has even come close to Vanquishing the charmed ones is Shax. Using our power combined, we may be able to resserect him. If we bring him back for long enough, you tell him to finish what he started, he may jut be able to kill the Charmed ones.

Hooded figure:very well, the plan sounds like it could work, except for one thing.
Deamon: And what is that?
Hooded figure: I don't need your power to ressurect them,I have enough power to do I all by myself! (With a wave of his hand, the deamon goes up in flames.)

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Underworld
(Hooded figure stands around with 4 deamons, one of whome is Shax)
Hooded figure:Shax, if you fail, I will personaly see to it that you will have the worst fate know to the underground.
Shax: There will be no need for that, there is no question my plan will work.
Hooded figure:Well than, everyone knows there jobs, the charmed ones and their whitelighter need to all be captured and seperated from eachother to different parts of the world, making it impossible for anyone to save them before Shax performs his vaquishings.
(The demons agree, and each one dissapears. Except for Shax who stays underground.)

Manor
Chris: Common Piper, you promised in return for me watching Wyatte that you and your sisters would vanquish the next demon on our list.
Piper: Yeah...I did, but I didn't say when. I need to spend some quality time with Wyatte. He's been missing his father. After that I promise I will help you vanquish your little demon.
Chris:Okay, fine. But I mean it this time Piper.(Chris orbs out of the manor.)

Richard's house
Paige:Okay honey, I think I'm going to go do a little shopping right about now.
Richard:Want me to come with?
Paige: No, I want to be able to surprise you for Valentines
Richard:OOHLALA
(Paige playfully punches him in the arm and leaves the house.)

Outside
(Paige is heading for her car. She gets in and starts it up)
deamon:Scream and you die
(Paige is startled when he puts an athame up to her throat.)
Paige:You don't want to mess with me.
Demon:Oh really
Paige:Really (She punches him in the stomach and is ready to orb out when he stabs her in the back from behind. They shimmer out)

Zoo
Piper:Look at the elephant Wyatte. Isn't he big?
(Wyatte giggles and orbs away the pretzels in Piper's hand)
Piper:Wyatte!Somebody could have seen you!Don't do that. You'll give mommy a heart attack
(Chris walks up)
Chris:You ready Piper
Piper:Oh fine. I'll drive home. And meet me there after you get paige and phoebe.
(Chris orbs out)

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Pheobe's Job
(The meeting has just finished, people ar shaking hands and getting read to leave. Pheobe tries to get out of the room before she has to talk to anyone, especially Jason.)
worker: Excuse me Miss Halliwell?
(Pheobe swerves around and mutters to herself.) Pheobe:Oh man, I mean yes what can I do for you?
(worker discreately forms Fireball in hand so only Pheobe can see it.)
worker:You can do exactly nothing. If you do, I will kill you and everone else in this room.
Pheobe:What do you want from me?
Worker:I don't want you, I want your life.
Pheobe:Well you can't have it(she starts to swiftly kick the demon in the face, but he catches her foot.)
Worker: Try anything, and like I said I will kill everyone in this room. Starting with a guy that goes by the name of Jason Dean. (Pheobe starts to go with him, but the demon stops)
Worker:Oh, and don't even think about pulling one of your fancy tricks. By that I mean don't call your whitelighter!
Pheobe:I'm not stupid, you underestimate me.
worker:do I
(At that moment, the demon is pulling Pheobe by the arm out of the room. Jason turns around with a look of concern on his face, as he sees what is happening. He knows that this must be some demonic trouble that she is in, but he dosen't have enough time to call her sisters. Instead, he folows after them.)

Bay Mirror Parking lot
(Pheobe levitates in the air hoping to knock a good one in the demon's jaw.Instead he is able to catch her sending her head first onto the ground. She gets up now a little whoozy.)
Phoebe:Just leave me alone before I vanquish your sorry butt!
Demon:Sorry I can't do that(The demon shoots electricity like powers from his hand. They are so wrapped up in what's happening, they don't even know Jason is running toward them.)
Jason:Phoebe Noooo!! (The demon instead shoots his electricity towards Jason. Phoebe jumps forward just in time to catch it for herself.)
Phoebe:OOOOH, OW OW OW.
(At that time Chris orbs in.)
Chris:Ok Pheobe, It's time to vanquish the demon like you and Piper prom... oh my god!
(Chris uses his tko to send the demon flying towards the dumpster. He's hurt pretty bad, so is unable to move.)
Chris:I'm coming Phoebe!
(At that moment another demon comes flashing in just in time to shoot Chris with a fireball and shimmer out with him.)
(The other demon shimmers out also)
Jason: Om my god! Phoebe? Phoebe can you hear me?
Phoebe:I love... you ..Jason (Phoebe falls limb)
(Jason hollars, getting attention from other coworkers.)
Jason:Somebody call an ambulance! Now!
(Jason sits on the ground with Phoebe in his arms. Blood is gushing from her wound all over him. He is crying like a baby hugging her in his arms like he'll never let go.)

CLIFFHANGER! hE hE

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Underworld
Demon:The youngust is captured and so is her whitelighter. We can get rid of him with a simple darklightler arrow.
Hooded figure:Is that so? What about the others?
Demon:We're about to get Piper....As for the middle sister...we tried, but only managed to injure her..but don't get me wrong, she's hurt pretty bad and without her whitelighter...
Hooded figure:You idiot! I asked you to do a simple task and you failed. Now I'm sure Pheobe's in the hospital and we may expose ourselves if we go get her. (with a wave of his hand, the demon is vanquished.)

unknown place
Paige:Let go ..of..me.
demon:Oh I will, but before I kill you, you need to be with your sisters so the underground can gain the power of tree.
Paige: They'll never..let...you...you bi(Paige passes out, and the demon continues to smirk as he knows this time the underground will win.

Ambulance truck
Jason:oh my god, oh my god (machine starts to go beeeeeeeeeep)
Jason:No we can't lose her(now screaming his lungs out) Pheobe listen to me, you can't die..
Doctor:electric shock
Jason: We are supposed to have a family, Live old together. You can't leave me now.]
Nurse:No response
Doctor:Raise the shock(they do it again, nothing happens)
Nurse octor, she's ...gone.
Doctor:I'M SORRY...
Jason:You can't be right, your wrong, you hear me? You are wrong.
Doctor:Take him out
(Two men reach and start to pull Jason out, because now they are inside the hospital room)
Json:Listen Pheobe, I still Love you! I still love you.(The machine starts again slowly rising)
Phoebe:Ja.s.on.
Doctor:What happened?
Nurse:A miracle
(The machine starts to do the beep again, pheobe is still dieing.)
Jason:nOOOO!

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Underworld
Demon:The youngust is captured and so is her whitelighter. We can get rid of him with a simple darklightler arrow.
Hooded figure:Is that so? What about the others?
Demon:We're about to get Piper....As for the middle sister...we tried, but only managed to injure her..but don't get me wrong, she's hurt pretty bad and without her whitelighter...
Hooded figure:You idiot! I asked you to do a simple task and you failed. Now I'm sure Pheobe's in the hospital and we may expose ourselves if we go get her. (with a wave of his hand, the demon is vanquished.)

unknown place
Paige:Let go ..of..me.
demon:Oh I will, but before I kill you, you need to be with your sisters so the underground can gain the power of tree.
Paige: They'll never..let...you...you bi(Paige passes out, and the demon continues to smirk as he knows this time the underground will win.

Ambulance truck
Jason:oh my god, oh my god (machine starts to go beeeeeeeeeep)
Jason:No we can't lose her(now screaming his lungs out) Pheobe listen to me, you can't die..
Doctor:electric shock
Jason: We are supposed to have a family, Live old together. You can't leave me now.]
Nurse:No response
Doctor:Raise the shock(they do it again, nothing happens)
Nurse octor, she's ...gone.
Doctor:I'M SORRY...
Jason:You can't be right, your wrong, you hear me? You are wrong.
Doctor:Take him out
(Two men reach and start to pull Jason out, because now they are inside the hospital room)
Json:Listen Pheobe, I still Love you! I still love you.(The machine starts again slowly rising)
Phoebe:Ja.s.on.
Doctor:What happened?
Nurse:A miracle
(The machine starts to do the beep again, pheobe is still dieing.)
Jason:nOOOO!

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Doctor:Jason keep saying what you said before, she's still not responding.
Jason:Pheobe I love you!You hear me? I never stopped loving you. Your so brave and great! And all I know I I can't lve without you.
Nurse: she's responding
Jason:Pheobe I love you!
Pheobe:Can you say that again I don't think I heard you right
Jason:Pheobe! Oh my god!
Doctor:Pheobe your doing great, and in case you didn't here whoever this guy Jason is he loves you.
Pheobe:Chris?! (she suddenly starts to sit up)
Jason:Pheobe stay down, just relax.
Doctor: well we'll just give you some time alone(him and staff exit)
Pheobe: Where's ....Chris
Jason:I'm not sure
Pheobe:Oh no, something must have happened to him, and you tried to save me, and the demon, what about my sisters...
Jason:Stop babbling, just relax. I'll figure everything out. Let me go call Piper.
Phoebe:hurry

Hospital waiting room
Jason:Piper? This is Jason
Piper:Pheobe's not home
Jason:I know she's at the hospitol. She almost died. She's still in pretty bad shape. Anyway, it wqas some demon, and she tried to save me. It's all my fault.
Piper:Where's Chris.
Jason:He got captured... by some demon
Piper:Oh my god I'll be right (Phone goes off hook.)

Manor
Piper:Chris!?What happened? I thought you were captured.
Demon/Chris:Oh shoot, well I can't fool you.(He turns into demon, and shimmers out with her)

Phoebe's hospital room
(Demon shimmers in, puts a finger up to his mouth)
Demon:One word and I'll kill Jason.
(They shimmer out)
Jason:Phoebe? Oh Shoot! I should have never left her alone. Now she's caught.(he's talking to himself now) I have to get Piper, om my gosh that's why the phone went off the hook. The demon. I've got to get to the manor.

Elderland
Leo:Somethings wrong. Wyatt's crying, but nobodies coming to get him. It's not like Piper.
Other Elder:Check to see if anybody's in the house. I'll call Chris.(Leo starts to do his sensing thing.)
Leo:Oh my god. Something's wrong. Nobody is there. I have to go get Wyatt.(A minute later he orbs back in. Wyatt won't stop crying. Other elders are starting to gather.)
Other Elder:Your right. Chris won't come. I can't even bring him up myself.
Leo:That means.. He's ....dead
Other elder:Either that or.. There's another possibiliy. When groups of demons work together, they are able to sheild good magic from certain people.
(Leo kneals down in pain.)
Leo:They're dieing. I can feel Piper and Pheobe and Paige.But it's all at the same time. Thay are guarding them from me. Aggghhhhhhh, I can't just stand here.
Other Elder:Leave Wyatt with us. Try to control your pain. Clear your mind, and go back down and try to find the sisters.(Leo orbs out)

How do you like it so far? This chapter my sound a little rambled, but Iwas trying to show what was going through everybod's mind at the time. Well, that's enough for the night! Please give me feedback!

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Manor
(There is knocking at the door but nobody answers.)
Jasom:If anybod's home, answer the door now!(Nothing happens, so Jason kicks the door open.)
Jason:Is anybody here? Oh my god, what am I going to do? Leo, I am not sure if you can hear me but this always works for the girls. I need your help!(Leo orbs in)
Leo:Jason, what happened?
Jason:I'm not sure, all I know is the girls are in trouble. (Jason explains all he knows, and Leo gets more worried by the second.)
Leo:Listen to me. Go home. I don't want you to get hurt like Pheobe, or anyone alse.
Jason:I won't just stand here, I'm coming withyou.
Leo:I know Pheobe and her sisters mean a lot to you,but I can't risk you getting hurt also.
Jason:It's not your risk to take. I'm coming with you and you can't stop me!
Leo:Ok fine, but(Richard comes running in.)
Richard:Paige got stabbed, and then captured be some demon. I need your help!(The boys explain to eachother everything that has happened so they will be able to help eachother.)

underground
Hooded figure:Everthing is in place, and the charmed ones and their whitelighter are captured.
Shax:What's next?
Hooded figure:You help me perform the ceremony. We bring each of the charmed ones to the underground, that is where you come in. The ceremony will kill them, taking their powers and distributing them among me.
Shax:What do I get out of this?
Hooded figure:You get your life back along with the pleasure of vanquishing the Charmed ones.
Shax:That's not good enough. Instead of killing the whitelighter, I want him yo come to the ceremony, so I can capture his powers, thus making it available for me to get revenge on the elders.
Hooded figure:Very well, but if one thing goes wrong I will hold you responsible. (With another wave of his hand the charmed ones and Chris appear, each with chains around themselves. The only ones consious are Chris and Piper._
Piper:You better dissapear as fast as you can before I break through these chains and give you a peice of my mind.
Chris:Let go of us.
Shax:remember me? I'm sure Little Prue does.
Piper:Shax? I don't know how your back, but I vanquished your butt already, and I can do It again.
Shax:Not without your sisters.(Piper notices her sisters are laying by her unconscius.)
Piper:Oh my god! What did you do to them? And what about Wyatt?
Hooded figure:Your sisters? Don't worry about them. They're not dead...Yet. You see, we need all three of you alive in order to perform the ceremony to capture your powers. As for little Wyatt, he's still at home, of course he is all alone, and will soon be without a mother or aunts.
Piper:You better not hurt him, or us. If you lay another finger anywhere near where we are, we will find a way to kill you.
Shax:Were not afraid of you witch
Chris:Well you should be. And what do you need me for.
Shax:Well your just a little side benefit. The ceremony will capture your powers also, making it possible for me to orb up to the elders.. and kill them.]
Hooded figure:Enough talk. We need to prepare. Follow me sHAX.(They leave. Piper and Chris struggle to get loose, but eventually give up.)
Chris:Piper, if this is the end,...I need to tell you something.
Piper:They will not get away with this, So don't think like that. I'm sure Leo and all the other elders are alert that we are missing, and will rescue us anytime now.
Chris:Well.. Just in case I want you to know who I really am.
Piper:I'm listening
Chris:I'm really am your s..(Leo orbs in with Jason and Richard, not really sure what to do. Right then the other demons come rushing in..)
Shax:Oh good, We were waiting for you to come.
Leo:Shax?

I am about half way through with my story right now, but still have tons to do.(Like Piper needs to die and meet Prue, and stuff like that.) I will probaly post more tonight or possibly tomarrow. PLEASE REVIEW!

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A demon threw a fireball at Leo, but he was able to levitate out of the way.

Piper:Leo, They left Wyatt at home!
Leo:I got him!

The fighting continued. Richard and Leo occupied the demons with energy balls, and a couple surprises up their sleeves. Jason snuck over to the girls, and started healing Pheobe.

Piper:What the Heck?Jason your a .. a ..whitlighter.
Jason:The elders said these were special circumstances, and I wanted to be able to protect Pheobe for the rest of my life.

Phoebe starts to wake up in confusion. Jason ran over to Paige and started to heal her, but half way through he was hit with a fireball

Pheobe: Jason!

She trys to run over, but she is still stuck in magical chains. All of the demons were either knocked out or vanquished. That is all except Shax and the mysterious hooded figure. Leo left Richard to deal with them while he ran over to heal Jason. When Jason was healed, he began to talk

Jason:You finish healing Paige, I'll help Richard
Leo:But you haven't mastered your pow..

Jason was already running toward Jason

Pheobe:But how...
Piper:Escape now, talk later

Paige, now back to normal

Paige:Well we would, but if you haven't noticed, we are stuck in chains.
Chris:Not for long, Leo there is a way for you, Jason, and Richard to tap into the magic, and release the chains. But we ned all three of your guys magic.
Leo:Stay here
Piper:Well it's kinda hard for us to move

Leo rushes over to help fight, but they are loosing.

Piper:There's a spell, that can help them
Chris: How
Phoebe:Oh I know what she's talking about
Paige:Me too. It's The one where we call the good karma from the Halliwell line to give the guys the benefit of the doubt.
Chris:Well you better get started, because if you haven't noticed...their losing
PIPER on't you get smart with us mister
Pheobe:Ready?
Paige:Yeah

They all chant:

We call all magic
From the Halliwell line
To bring good Karma
To this time

Bring it here
We want it here
Give them the power

Jason drop kicks Shax, and sends him crying in pain. Leo and Richard are able to inflict with the same power. Both demons shimmer out. The guys run over to the charmed ones, and Chris explains what they must do in order to break the chains.

Richard, Jason, and Leo hold hands and chant. The chains dematerialize

Piper:About time
Phoebe:Your telling me. But how did Jason, well how did you like...heal?
Jason:I'm a whitlighter
Pheobe:You died?!
Leo:Not exactly.

Paige and Richard are talking to eachother and Piper and Leo are doing the same

Piper:How did you...
Leo:I have my ways
Piper:So Wyatt's safe
Leo:He's up there(he tilts his head toward the sky)
Piper:Well in that case She wraps her arms around him and they kiss passionately.
Leo:We can't.. (They kiss a little more)
Piper:I know I'm sorry I don't know what came over me
Phoebe:Hi, remember me? Don't mean to interupt anything, but did you forget we are in the underground, adn Two very powerful demons are after us?
Piper:She's right. We'll talk later.

Everybody is about to leave the underworld when the demons shimmer back in.

Shax id you think that we forgot about you?
Hooded figure:Foolish witches

A fireball is shot torward Leo, but instead Piper's instincts kick in and she jumps forward.

Piper:Nooooooo!
Leo:Piper! Oh my god!

He leans forward to heal her, but is kicked roughly in the chest by the hooded figure. Shax takes Piper and Shimmers out along with the other demon.

Leo:Noooo!

He kneals down in anger as his face turns bright red.

Leo:She tried to save me, I could have been healed. It's all my fault. This is why I stayed up there for so long. I didn't want her to get hurt.

Phoebe:Leo don't think like that. It wasn't your fault. It was Piper's decision. Between the five us, we will find her.

Richard:I just hope it's not too late.
Paige:It won't be....I hope

Thate's it for tonight. I hoped you like it!Please give feedback. If you like this story, try reading twirlibirds. It's the cole story section.Thanks for reading!

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Underworld
Paige:There has to be a way to find Piper, her destiny cannot end here.
Phoebe:There is a way, because I have an idea. Whitelighters can track good right?
Leo: Well yeah, but not in the underworld.
Phoebe:Just keep listening Leo. Between Jason, Paige, Chris and you, we may be able to get a read on Piper.
Richard:It's worth a try
Jason:God I hope this works.

All whitelights put there hands in a circle, and looked toward the ground. Everyone is thrown back on the floor except Leo.

Leo starts to kneel down in pain


LEO:She's hurt....she's dieing.
Jason: Did you get a read on her?
Leo:Well not an exact read, but close enough.
Phobe:Just one question, how come everyone else got thrown to the floor.
Paige:It must be that all our power transfered to Leo, so he could sense Piper.
Leo:We don't have much time Lets go.

different part of underworld

Piper is laying across a dirt floor. It looks like more damage has been done to her. Blood is dripping from the side of her mouth, and is seeping through her shirt.

Shax:What do we do now? Our plan is ruined.
Hooded figure:We wait. When the others find a way to track Piper, they will come. When the do, we kill them all.
Shax:What about their powers?
Hooded figure: We kill them first. Later, if there is a way to conjure up their powers, we'll find it.

Piper starts to wake up. Shax notices, so she is hit with another fireball.

Phoebe:Surprize!

The demons stare in amusment.

Shax:You have no idea.

A smirk spreads across his face.

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Phoebe: Lets get cracken

Everybody starts to run toward eachother, plunging energy balls, fireballs, and eachothers own bodyparts. Leo is still fighting when he notices Piper.

Leo:Piper, I'm coming!
Jason:Go Leo! We have it under control!

Leo sprints as fast as he can. He is about to heal her when he is hit with another fireballl. Leo goes flying across the room. Meanwhile, Chris is plunging fireballs. He sees one heading towards Piper, so makes a run for it so he can protect her. He manages, to catch it for himself, saving Piper. Chris falls to the ground, right by his mother.

Paige:Leo! I have to go check on him!

Paige starts to run forward, but is hit with the gust of wind being produced by Shax. By this time, Phoebe is getting just plain angry. A lightning like electricity shoots from her hands into the hooded figure. He starts to stumble, and Richard tosses enery balls his way. He Blows up in peices, and has obviously been vanquished.

Jason:Huh? How'd that happen?

Phoebe:Are you referring to how the demon mysteriously vanquished, or that odd electricity that just shot out of my hands?

Jason:Both

He turns just in time to see Piper. It was her who vanquished the hooded figure.

Piper:Thought you guys needed some....help.

Piper drops to the floor, clearly unconscious again.

Phoebe:Piper!

Phoebe, trying to overcome her worst fear of fighting Shax.

Poebe:Jason, I can handle it from here. Go heal Leo, so he can help you heal everyone else.

Phoebe manages to shoot more electricity from her hands, and levitates Shax in the air.

Phoebe: This is for trying to hurt Piper

She lands a big fat kick in his Jaw.

Phoebe: And this is for killing Prue, you a$$ hole!

The electricity shoots from her palms once more. Only this time, it keeps coming. She won't stop shooting it out.

Shax:Ahhhhhggggg!

He dissapears in an ear grinding explosion. Shax has been vanquished once again.

Meanwhile, Jason had just finished healing Leo, and Leo runs towards the closest sister, Paige. Jason runs toward Richard, who had also been hurt during the battle. Nobody notices, but Chris starts to fade away. More and more. He dissapears completely.

Everyone runs toward Piper, and Leo puts his hand over her. They let out that eery white glow that always comes from whitelighters. Nothing happens.

Paige:Leo! Whay isn't it working?!
Leo:sHE'S...sHE'S..
Phoebe:No..She'snot...She can't be. All whitelights put your hands together and heal. NOW!


Everone does as she says, but nothing happens.

Leo: Noooooooo!

He looks toward the ceiling.

Leo:Not now..Not Piper! You have to bring her back. This isn't acceptable.

Again, Nothing happens. Pipers gone.

Everone bursts into tears, but nones are as bad as Leo's.

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Underground (15 minutes later)
Leo: How could I let this happen? I loved her,.... she loved me, and in return I kill her

Phoebe sniffling

Phoebe:It wasn't your fault! Leo, listen to me. She was killed by the demons you had nothing to do with that!
Leo: Oh yeah?! She took that fireball for me! If I had just left her alone...
Paige:We would have all died. It was none of our faults...I guess, it was meant to be.

Jason comforts a hysterical Phoebe, while Richard comforts a heartbroken Paige. Everyone one huddles with Leo, mourning the death of their sister.

Leo hears a jingle, and knows that the edlders are trying to tell the group to get back to San Fransico, where it is safe.

Leo:We got to get back.

Everone but Leo orbs out. He walks over to Piper's cold dead body, and crys some more. Eventually, he picks her up, and orbs out.

Manor

Everyone is at the manor, sitting in the living room. Piper's body is laying on the couch with a blanket over it.

Jason:We'll help all of you get through this, including you Leo.
Richard:Jason is right. You don't have to get through this yourself.
Paige:Hold on, Where in the heck is Chris.
Phoebe:I don't know. Chris! Chris!

He dosen't come. The room sits there in silence.

Jason:I don't understand. What happened to him? He was helping us fight, and then.. oh my god!
Richard:What?
Jason:I saw him get hurt, fall unconcious.
Paige:Maybe,...maybe this was supposed to happen. Maybe Chris knew Piper was going to die, but had to fulfill his mission.
Leo:I don't think...That can't be true.
Phoebe:Either way, she's gone...forever.

Passage between afterlife and the real world.

Piper is standing in the middle of a white room. Blood and rips are all over her shirt, but she dosen't seem to notice.

Piper:Where am I!?

She looks down and sees her shirt, but is in no pain.

Piper:What the heack?! What's happening to me?

Piper walks up some spiral stairs, which reveals even more stairs. She keeps walking up, only to reveal a humungous gold gate, that seems as if it goes on forever.

The gate is guarded by some sort of myterious magic, and then Piper says

Piper:Am I dead?!

Women's voice:Not for long if I can help it.

Without even turning around Piper asks

Piper:Prue?

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Manor

Leo hears jingling and knows that the elders are calling him.

Leo:They want me, I should go.
Jason:Yeah, they are calling for me too.
Phoebe: Don't go. I need you.

The guys hesr the bells again, and they are much more insistent this time.

Jason:I'm sorry.

The guys orb out.

ELDERLAND

Leo, and Jason orb in the white room. Other elders are standing around.

Leo:Why didn't you stop this!? It could have been fixed, but you guys are so set in your ways...It was all your fault!

Elder: Leo, I know your upset
Leo: Damn right
Elder:But this was meant to be, it had to happen.
Leo:Now where did I hear that before? Oh yeah. Right before you took me away from Piper! This was not meant to be, I can feel it. She was supposed to live!

Leo breaks down crying in the middle of the floor, and Jason leans down to comfort him.

Leo:Why Piper...Why couldn't I die instead? She took the fireball for me, and I could have protected her.
Jason:There was nothing else you could do.
Leo:But what about her sisters,...what about our son? Piper loved him more than anything in the world, and I made her give him up. How will I raise him? How will I tell him? He is the best thing that ever happened to me.
Jason: Well, then don't just comfort yourself, comfort your son.

Jason brings over Wyatt, and lays him in Leo's arms. After comforting the two, the elders started to speak.

Elder:Ok Leo, we called you and Jason for a reason. We need to bring Piper up here.
Leo: But it can't be over, I have to save her!
Elder: Leo, whats done is done, and you cant change that. The other elders and I have decided to give each of Piper's family members, including you, one last chance to see her. You don't have much time, so I suggest you go back down now.

World between dead and living

Piper turns around, and realizes it is Prue who was talking to her.

Piper: Om my god! I missed you so much!
Prue: Me too

They embrace in a sisterly hug, and then Piper pulls back

Piper: But how, and why am I, why are you, am I really dead?!
Prue: Piper, maybe you should sit down with me for a second.
Piper:This dosen't sound good, Prue, what's happening to me!?
Prue:Ok Piper, yes you really did die. Remember when you jumped in front of the fireball for Leo, and then you were taken to the cave, and you even had the courage to vanquish the hooded demon?
Piper: You saw all that?
Prue:Of course I did, I watch over you guys every minute I'm up here, and I've been so proud of you...Of everybody.
Piper:I love you too.
Prue: Ok Piper, I need to hurry, because I'm not supposed to be hear. Grams and Mom won't be able to cover for me long.
Piper: WHAT?! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Prue: Piper, you weren't meant to die, your not supposed to be here. That's why I'm going to get you home again.

Manor

Leo and Jason explained to everyone what the elders said about them seeing Piper.

Phoebe: Ok..but who goes first?
Paige:Phoebe, you deserve to see her first. You've known her the longest.
Phoebe:But Paige, that dosen't mean..
Paige: No buts, you heard Leo we don't have much time.

Everone exits the room but Phoebe and Jason.

Phoebe:I..I.. don't know what to say. Or how to say it.
Jason: Phoebe, say what you feel, what she needs to know.

Phoebe lifts the blanket off of Pipers cold dead body. Phoebe starts to stroke her hair. She starts crying again.

Phoebe: Piper, I will miss you so much, I don't know how to live without you. You were here for me whenever I needed it. You even took the blame that one time when I totaled gram's car. You got in so much trouble.

Phoebe starts to laugh a little

Phoebe:And it was all because we were sisters. I never acted like a great sister towards you, but you were still one of the most important things to me. Anyway, I'll never forget you, and please say hi to Prue for me.

Phoebe gives Piper one last kiss on the forehead, and exits holding Jason't hand. Phoebe is crying all over his shirt.

Passage between living and dead.

Piper is coming out of a trance, and takes a deep breath.

Piper: I just heard Phoebe. She was talking to me. But how, Why?
Prue: Those were her last words towards you. The heavens always grant you one last talk with each of your family members before you move on.

Realization is finally hiting Piper.

Piper:I realy am dead. But what about my sisters? What about my son? Oh god, what about Leo.
Prue: I already said you aren't meant to die, and I'm going to fix it.
Piper:You keep saying that, but how do you know?
Prue: Because you left out a family member in your little speech right now.

Piper looks up at Prue with confusion.

Piper: What do you mean, I just named everyone.
Prue: No, you didn't. What about Chris?
Piper:What about Chris? Sure we get along and all, but he wasn't family.
Prue: Piper, you were Pregnant! Chris was your future son, he is what's been causing you to feel sick in the morning. Chris is what is growing inside you.
Piper: You mean that I am, or I was Pregnant! With Chris? But that would mean...If I'm dead, I cannot give birth to Chris. That would mean that he would never exist! Prue, did Chris die too when I died.
Prue: Yeah, Chris did. He dissapeared when you died.
Piper: Well, that just isn't acceptable.
Prue: That's why I have a plan. Piper, I not going to let you stay dead when you have so much more good to do.
Pipe: Are you serious? You mean I have a chance to live after all?
Prue: You thought i was going to let you die? Well, YOUR WRONG. Piper Halliwell, get ready to go home!

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Manor

Phoebe and Jason walk out of the living room, and towards everyone else. Phoebe is crying, and Jason is starting to weep too.

Phoebe:I can't believe it's actually over. I've started to depend on Piper so much, and now she's not here.

Phoebe starts to cry again. Jason hugs her.

Jason:It will be alright.
Paige:Guess it's my turn.

Paige leaves hand in hand with Richard, towards the living room.

Paige:She looks so peaceful, how can she be dead? This wasn't supposed to happen. Why!?
Richard:It was meant to be. Don't worry, I'm here for you.

Paige is crying hysterically.

Paige:I miss you so much.

Between spirit world and reality

Prue is pulling a variety of candles out of a bag that she brought with her.

Prue: Ok, It's time for me to do the ceremony.
Piper:But are you strong enough?
Patty:Not but together all three of us are.

Patty and Grams are standing behind Prue, and are ready to bring Piper back to life.

Piper: But how....
Grams: Don't worry about that dear. The only thing that matters is we get you back home, and safe.
Piper:It's happening again....

Piper goes into the same trance that she went into when Phoebe was talking to her. Only this time there were different voices. They were Paige's

Manor

Paige:Piper, I miss you so much. How could you do this to us?! You should have let me take that fireball, It wasn't meant for you to take. You were always the better witch, and you should have known better than to let the weakest sister live. I should be dead...not you.

Paige is bawling her eyes out , and holding onto Piper.

Paige: I love you

She now kisses Piper's forhead, and her and Richard try to leave the room. Instead, Paige starts sinking to the floor, but with richard holding her arms, she only goes halfway down.

Paige: Why!?

This time her and Richard actually leave the room, and Leo gets ready to enter with Wyatt in his arms.

Passage between dead and living

Piper again comes out of the trance.

Prue:Are you ok honey.

Piper starts to cry.

Piper:Paige sounded so upset. She actually thought I was the better witch. I feel so bad. I didn't know that me dieing would cause everybody to be this sad. I knew they would be upset, but I never knew that it would cause them this much pain.
Prue: Well it won't, I mean not for much longer anyway. The ceremony is ready to start. Piper, lay down in the middle of the circle, while Grams, Mom, and I begin to chant.

Ok, I know this isn't a whole lot, but I wasn't planning on writing any tonight. But when I was writing my last post I felt bad so decided to anyway. Please tell me if you like it, and how I am doing. I will have more posted tomarrow.

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Passage between dead and living

Piper:Ok, so what am I supposed to do next?
Grams:Be patient dear, we must wait for a connection between you and your closest family. Then the ceremony will work itself out.
Piper: But I already talked to both of my sisters, who else will I need to speak with.
Patty: Did you forget that the bond between mother and son is always the strongest.
Piper: Wyatt?!
Prue: Yeah, think about it Piper. Is there anyone else in the world that you love more than your son?
Piper:I guess your right. But does that mean I will have to speak to Wyatt one last time like I did with my sisters?
Prue: That's exactly what were saying. Any moment now you will flash into another.......Piper?

Piper is again thrown into the trance . This time she is able to see Leo and Wyatt. Wyatt is filled with tears, and seems like a splinting image of his father.

Manor
Leo: Piper, why did you leave me? Why did you leave your son? We need you with us, and you wern't supposed to die. ...I was.

Wyatt reaches his hands out for his mother, but with Leo holding him, he only manages to carrass the side of her cheek.

Wyatt:MaMa Gone?

Leo is cupping Piper's hand between his, and is now unable to control his urge of bursting into tears.

Leo: Yes, mommy is gone.
Wyatt:When she be home?

Leo snuggles his face into Wyatt's hair, trying to find a way to explain to Wyatt that he won't see his mother again.

Leo: Wyatt, mommy's not coming back, but I'm sure that she wants you to know that she will always be watching over you. You were the most important thing to her, and she never wanted to leave you.

Wyatt: I love you mommy.
Leo: Do you hear this Piper? Wyatt misses you, and I miss you. How am I supposed to teach Wyatt when he's older what A wonderful person you were. The only way for him to learn is not through words, It's by getting to know you.

Passage between dead and living

Patty: It's working.

Patty, Grams, and Prue are staring in amazement as Piper is beginning to fade away.

Prue:I love you Piper, and We'll always be wating over you.
Grams:Use this as an opportunity to make life worth living for you and your family.

With that, Piper fades away completely.

Manor

Leo: I love you Piper more than anything, And I will always make sure that Wyatt has a father while growing up. I may not have been here up until you passed away, but I garuntee that Wyatt will never live without me again.

With that, Leo starts to leave. Wyatt is leaning over Leo's shoulder, with his thumb in his mouth. He gently takes his other hand and waves good bye one last time to his mothers dead body.

Pipers lips and cheeks are chalk white, but she starts to stir anyway. Leo dosen't seem to notice, as he is almost out of the room. Wyatt on the other hand does notice. He trys to squir out of Leo grasp, but Leo interpheres.

Leo: Wyatt, we have to be strong.
Wyatt:But mama...

Piper is now coming to her senses, but is having trouble speaking. Instead she takes a throw pillow from the couch, and with all her might throws it at Leo. Leo notices, and slowly turns around.

Piper in a very raspy voice:You didn't think I'd really leave you did ya?

She starts to cough, slowly coming back to Life. A smile lights across Leo and Wyatt's face that travels all the way from ear to ear.

Leo: Piper?!

Sorry, I kind of left you at a cliffhanger, but don't think I'm finished. This story is turning out to be longer than I expected, and like I mentioned before, I am adding a major twist into the story that brings me into my sequel. Please review, as I'm more inclined to continue If I know people are actually reading.

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Passage between life and death

Grams, Patty, and Prue are watching the scene unfold in the manor through a 3-D bubble.

Patty: Looks like our work is done.
Prue:I just wish she was happier.
Patty: You mean Leo?
Prue: Yeah, they are meant to be with eachother, and they have to find a way.
Grams: I wouldn't just yet worry about that dear, It's seems thay'll do just fine by thereselves.

In the bubble, they see Leo holding Piper's face up with both of his hands, and them kissing way to passionately for just friends.

Patty:Like I said, I think out work here is done.
Grams: Shall we?

The girls link arms, and dissolve out of the passage way.

Manor
All of the girls, their boyfriends, Wyatte and Leo are in the room. Piper's face is still carefully placed inside the cup of Leo's hands.

Phoebe: Jeeze Leo, give her some air! She just woke up from the dead you know!?
Leo: Oh sorry

Leo starts to blush emmbarrasely.

Piper: No stay.
Leo:What?!
Piper: I already lost you once, and almost lost you again. You aren't taking one step away from me Mr. Wyatt.

Paige: I see

Piper pulls Leo in for another deep and passionate kiss and the girls raise their eyebrow, and do the same with there men.

Chris orbs in the room, and dosen't notice everyone right away.

Chris:I'm back, Oh yeah!!
Paige: But Chris...Where did you go, you should have helped us!?
Phoebe; Yeah, isn't that what a whitlighter is for.

Leo starts to open his mouth, but Piper stops him by placing a hand over his mouth.

Piper: Everyone, do not yell at Chris. Besides, It's not his fault that he wasn't here.
Paige;Yeah right.
Piper:PAIGE, listen to me. Everyone listen, because I have some news.
Phoebe; Ok, but Chris your not getting off the hook, because I have 2 and a half whitlighters to back me up.

Chris rolls his eyes.

Piper:I'm pregnant! With Chris!
Phoebe:Oh my god!
Leo: That's great. Wait you mean all this time..Chris...you were my son?
Chris: Yeah..I was..or am...well you know what I mean.

Everyone stills has confusion pasted on their face, but that is solved when all Halliwells embrace in a long needed hug.

Chris: My family

Jason to Richard: Family?
Richard: You bet it.

They also embrace with a hug, joking around like brothers.

Richard:So, your one of those darn whitlighters now aren't you?
Jason: Glad to know you think so highly of me.


Everone laughs, and that is what everyone is ...a family.

Okay now I am gong to continue on with stronger than death, but this takes place about two months later, and were things that were necacary to complete my triology.

Beach

PHOEBE: aAAAAGGHHHH!

Phoebe is running barefoot on the beach, and Jason is chasing her. It is late at night. He finally catches up to phoebe, and they fall on the ground. Jason starts to gently stroke Phoebe's hair.

Jason: I love you. Your the best thing that ever happened to me, and I can't believe I almost gave you up.
Phoebe: Your here now, and that's what matters. Your never going to leave my sight again.

Phoebe starts to grin. And then she pulls Jason back down to kiss him deeply.

Next day, Manor kitchen

Piper's starting to show, and Paige is about to leave. Phoebe is at work.

Paige: I've gotta go Meet Richard, but I'll see you later.
Piper: Ohhhhhh, another surprise?
Paige: Not the magical kind, no. He's actually taking me to a romantic picnic at the park. But if you need me just call.
Piper: Will do.
Paige to Piper's stomach: By Chris, I'll see you later. Lots of love

Adult Chris just entered the kitchen and is leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. He is grinning.

Chris: Lot's of love to you to Paige.
Paige: I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to Chr... Nevermind I see your point. Anyway, Gotta go.

Paige leaves the manor. Chris:You really should go get an ultra sound Piper.
Piper: Chris, I'm fine. Besides, your here now, so it must mean that you were born in your past. Besides, I Don't want anything magical to show p in the ultrasound.
Chris: Nothing magical showed up with Wyatt's ultra sound.
Piper: Yeah, ...but different pregnancys have different results. Besides, I hate that cold gell that they spread on my stomach.
Chris: OK, your call.
Chris orbs out, but not before Piper makes sure he trys some newly baked cookies.

Piper is humming a song, and is getting some lunch ready for Wyatt.

Piper: There you go my little angel.

Wyatt giggles at the sight of his food, and Piper walks back toward the stove. Leo orbs in, but is unnoticed. He has a dozen white roses. He quietly slips his arms around Piper's waist, and kisses her cheek.

Piper:Oh, look who it is,

She turns back around, and slips her arms around Leo's neck, and then kisses him passionatly.

Piper:Thanks for the flowers, handsome.
Leo: If I knew I'd get a welcome home like that everytime I brought you roses, I'd bring them home more often.
Piper:Oh is that so?

Leo hears a jingling.

Leo: Piper, maybe I should just tell the other Elders now rather than later that I want to resign form my duties, and become a full time whitelighter again.
Piper:Not now, lets at least enjoy the time we have before we have to fight the elders again.
Leo. Whatever you say, your always right.
Piper:Oh really?
Leo: Yes really.

He leans in to kiss her again, but the elders call him again.
He orbs out in mid kiss. Piper just shakes her head and smiles to herself.

Later that day

The girls are talking in the living room during some of their much earned free time. Wyatte is asleep in his playpen. Chris orbs in
Piper:Hey honey.
Chris: Hey mom, did I ever tell you and aunt Paige and Aunt Phoebe that I love you.

All girls shout at once: Were not vanquishing any mmore demons during our free time!
Chris: Oh yes you are, you guys,...I mean girls promised.
Paige: Do we have to?
Phoebe: Common Piper, talk some sense into your son.
Piper: Chris..we were going to go shopping.
Chris:Sorry no can do.
Piper: Ok I give up. I'll make you a deal. If you won't make us vanquish and demons right now, I will schedule an ultra sound appointment tomarrow.

Chris pretends to ponder at this proposition, but everyone knows that he will agree.

Chris:Ok deal.

Next day Doctor office

Piper, Leo and Chris are waiting in the waiting room for the doctor. They are called over, and led to a room with all the tools necacary for an ultra sound. The doctor shakes their hand.

Doctor: Hi Piper, this must be Leo, and you are...?
The doctor looks up at Chris. Chris sticks out his hand.
Chris: Oh hi, I'm Chris, Piper's so...
Piper: Chris is my brother from out of town.
Doctor: Nice to meet you. shall we get started.
Piper:Absolutely.

couple minutes later

Doctor: It seems your babies are doing just fine Miss Halliwell.
Piper: See Chris, I told you everything would be norm... Wait did you just say babies, as in plural?!
Doctor: Yes didn't you know, you will be giving birth to a set of triplets.
Piper: Triplets?!
Chris: Aaaaa
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Chris glances at Piper, smiling wery norvously.
Chris: See Piper? I told you that you should have had an ultra sound done earlier.

THE END

As I mentioned before, the next in my trilogy will be titled Only an Orb away, and I hope you will read that one also. Please review, and tell me how you thought my story was.I would really appreciate it!