Thanks guys! It means *SO* much to mean. Yes, the beginning of the story is nearly identical to the finale, it does change I swear!
P.S. Sorry for such a large update! Is didn't seem logical for me to break this one up.
Part 1-- Continued "Why am I the last sister standing? Why didn't Paige panic-orb? I don't know how but I'm gonna fix this."
"Listen, you've saved Phoebe and Paige by yourself before, you can do it again." Leo paused for a moment, then began speaking again, "I have faith in you."
Piper looked up at Leo. Gently, he took the Book out of her hands and closed it. Tired and weary, Piper rested her head upon Leo's shoulder. She could feel her chest tighten. She didn't want to deal with this, she wanted her sisters, her children and Leo beside her.
"The Boys. Are the boys okay?" Leo suddenly realized that in the misdt of the chaos, he hadn't yet given a thought about his sons.
"They're at dad's... Leo, I am so sorry you had to come back to this."
(Int. Magic School)
"Dumain!" Billie cried out. It was obvious in the tone of her voice that something had gone wrong.
"What is it? Where's Christy?"
"Gone. She's-she's dead. Along with Phoebe and Paige. Piper's the only one left.
"That's okay. At least now the Charmed Ones are gone. You can fight Piper, go against her. It's what your sister would have wanted."
"Did you hear me? I said Christy was dead! I have to find a way to save her. I won't lose her again. Besides, I'm not going up against Piper by myself. It would be suicide without Christy."
"Then bring her back. Use your power of projection. Bring Christy back..for all of our sake."
(Int. Victor's Apartment)
Piper stretched out her arm to knock on Victor's door. She paused, unable to take the step and tell her father the news that his baby, his little girl, the one who reached into her heart to bring him back into his daughters' lives-Phoebe-was dead. And for what? Magic. The one thing he never wanted to meddle in. And Paige. Though she wasn't his biological daughter, he had grown to love her as if she were one. Again, Piper clenched her fist and brought herself to knock.
"Leo! When did you get back?" Victor began to question Leo, but then stopped as his eyes fell upon a distraught Piper. "Piper, is-is everything okay?"
Piper felt the knot in her stomach tighten, the lump in her throat grow. "Dad, Phoebe and Paige are...are...dead." Her eyes fell to the floor and again she began sobbing.
Victor could not believe his ears. Did Piper really just say this?
Leo slipped away quietly, clearly going to see Wyatt and Chris.
"But...But..." Victor could not bring himself to words. How could this be happening. He wondered to himself. "You can fix this, right. I mean with magic."
Piper's lack of a quick response led Victor to believe that again, magic had taken away the people he loved most. First Patty, then Prue, now Phoebe and Paige.
Then Victor spoke again, "What about time travel? You have done that before haven't you?"
"Yes, but not by myself. I've always had Prue, Phoebe, Paige or god forbid the Elders. I don't have the power to CHANGE the past. "
"So maybe you don't do it by yourself. What about that guy, uh-uh.. Coop? He was here yesterday looking for Phoebe."
(Leo re-enters room)
Piper continued to think. Then, her eyes lit up. Again she had hope. "Coop! If you can hear me, please I really need to talk to you." No response. "It's about Phoebe!"
Coop flashed in.
"Listen, I know what Phoebe said-"
"Phoebe's dead. But I think I can change that, with the rewording of a spell and your ring, I think I can change this."
Coop was unsure. Piper wasn't a cupid, how could she use the ring? Perhaps, the spell would work enhancing both forces of magic. He handed the ring to Piper. Leo gazed at Piper, he didn't know who this man, this cupid was, but if Piper trusted him, then he could too.
"Fill your thoughts with those only of love." Coop instructed
Leo grabbed Piper's hand.
"Thank you. Hear these words, hear this rhyme, we send to you this loving sign, follow our hearts to those we need, in another place, another time."
Piper began to think of the one person, she knew could help. Suddenly, she was flooded with flashbacks.
[(Flashback-Episode 4.01 Charmed Again
Piper: I don't understand why magic can't fix this. And why we can't bring Prue back. It's not like we haven't cheated death before. I don't understand why this time isn't any different.
Phoebe: Because Leo can't heal the dead, Piper. You know that.
Piper: There's other magic, magic that we've used before. (She flips through the pages and fights the tears.) Scrying, calling a lost witch, reversing time. (She closes the Book of Shadows. She stands up.) It's like the book just deserted us and deserted Prue, and I don't understand why. (Phoebe takes Piper's other hand, holds them both, shares her pain.)
Phoebe: We lost our sister. How can we ever understand that? (Pause) We've tried every magical way to bring her back… but we can't. She's gone.
Episode 4.03 Hell Hath No Fury
Piper: How dare you! (She runs over to Prue's plaque and bangs on it.) How dare you leave me! How could you go and die and leave me here all alone? Please come back. I need you.
(She starts to cry.) Please come back.
(She screams and sinks down on the ground. She sits there and bawls. She changes back to normal. Leo kneels down beside her.)
Leo: It's okay. It's okay, honey.
Piper: It's not okay. She risked her life everyday and she never thought about what would happen to me and Phoebe if she was gone. (Paige starts to cry for the sister she never knew.)
Leo: I know.
Piper: How could she think that I could live without her?
End Flashbacks)
At once Piper and Leo are whisked away in a flash of pink.
