Blessed Be

[~Andrew~]

amazing. simply amazing. you put soooo much effort into it. This is probably the best fan fic i read. sooo much detail. and prue being back is amazing. phoebe and cole are the best couple ever. i am soooo happy they are together! please continue! ;D

[Esmeralda]

You chose a beautiful fic to read, Andrew; I'm glad you like it as much as we do!

Although PCP won't be able to make both of us happy...Although I love her Future Cole with her Future Phoebe, I love her Present Coop with her Present Phoebe better, because I'm madly in love with her Coop, while I abhored the one we got on the series! This one reminds me more of Cupid from S2, which is how I picture him in my head.

It will be more than just a bit interesting to see how PCP decides to end it!


Oh, if you love Phoebe/Cole fics, you absolutely MUST read Sammi's "Cole's Pain at Christmas" and its sequel "Cole's On Going Pain." In that one, I love her Cole and love her Cole with her Phoebe! Whether they end together, you'll have to read it and find out!

[~Andrew~]

thanks for the tip esmeralda.
uh in what category can i find those 2 stories?? oh and btw if you want you can read my fan fic called search for phoebe

[Esmeralda]

Both of those fics are in the Alternate Reality Fanfic section. And I wrote the first title wrong; it's COLE's Pain at Christmas, not Chris'.

Here's the links:

Cole's Pain at Christmas

Cole's On Going Pain


I'll check yours out, but warning, I'm NOT a Phoebe fan, unless it's before she met Cole! Cole fan, yes. Phoebs fan, definitely. Cole AND Phoebe fan? Nope! That was the start of her becoming Freebie/PhoeME!

[CharmedFaith]

So I just read all the posted chapters and I have to say that I love what you are doing with the rewrite. This is how I imagined Forever Charmed to go down. Hopefully you update again soon

[~Andrew~]

Hmmmm although I have already commented on this story, I never gave it a proper review.

Well here are my absolutely favorite parts of the story:

Bringing Prue back, and future Phoebe instead of Grams and Patty was great. Also I'm glad you didn't include Chris and Wyatt *Shudders*

All of the sisters' lines, actions, and thoughts are sooo very careful written. You have gotten that down very nicely.

Piper FINALLY admitting that she did a bad job over the few years and understanding that she has to go into the battle, not only for Leo.

All three sisters remembering that innocents are very important which they haven't remember in....how long?

Prue and Victor's short and sweet exchange. Very nicely done.

Prue figuring out all about Paige all on her own. That's the smart witch we know and love!

Lol, the funniest part: everyone is arguing about Cole and then Prue screams: "You married him?!" That was priceless.

The ultimate battle was great and that's how it should've been.

Cole being brought back!!! YAY! I missed him so much ;D

Omg Phoebe's Martial Arts skills! That did it for me. I am a huge fan of Phoebe's fighting skills and I'm glad you included that

You really showed us how Coop should've been, how the triad should've acted and how the jenkinses should have been reunited.


My only concern.............HOW DOES IT END!!!!!!!!!!! Does Phoebe stay with Cole or Coop, How leo returns, Does Prue stay in their time, you have left me with all these unanswered questions!




Anyways, The story is truly amazing in every way. I am glad you wrote it PCP.....thank you soo much!! Blessing for you ;D ;D

[pipercharmedphreak]

Aw. Thank you so much. Everyone. I've promised Es that I'd finish this by Christmas, and I intend to do so here's an update. And be on the look out for more coming up, considering Christmas is right around the corner!


Piper slowly lifted her throbbing head. She brought her hand to her forehead and wiped away blood that had been gathering around a cut, just above her eyebrow. From her point of view, she could see the untouched Book surrounded by a pile of rubble, a pile of memories. She sat up further and quickly scanned the scene. No Triad. But her sisters seemed to be showing no signs of life. Once more, she was choked with tears. After all this, they were still lost. She thought of the time traveling and plotting against the Triad, all for nothing. And this time she didn’t lost just Phoebe and Paige, but Prue too. A Prue from the past.

In the midst of Piper’s anguish, a fair skinned hand twitched back to life. Piper caught sight of this out of the corner of her eye and stood to help her up.

“Paige,” she said, in await of another sign of life from another one of her sisters.

Only seconds after the injured Piper made her way over to Paige, Phoebe and Prue began regain consciousness. Piper let out a breath of relief.

“Ow.” Phoebe groaned as she stood up and brushed her jeans off.

“I think it’s safe to say that was the biggest vanquish I’ve ever seen.” Prue said once she too, was standing. She was confident in the fact that what they had done got rid of the Triad, once and for all.

Paige glanced Piper’s way once more to take notice to the bleeding cut above her eyebrow. “Piper! You’re bleeding.” She said with a worried tone in her voice. “Are you okay?”

Piper’s hand went back to the gash instinctively.

Paige thought for a moment. Then slowly she brought her hand up above Piper’s wound. She had never healed one of her sister’s before, but she knew that love was the trigger. And her sisters were certainly loved. Paige closed her eyes. Almost on cue an orange glow was emitted off of Paige’s hand.

After a moment, Paige let her hand fall back down to her side. Surely enough the wound above Piper’s eyebrow was healed over. Piper could do nothing but smile at her youngest sister.

Piper mouthed the words, “Thank you,” to her youngest sister.

As if the moment couldn’t get any sweeter between the sisters, white orbs culminated in the room. The Angel of Destiny stood before the sisters yet again, with Leo in tow. And to think that it was the first Angel of Destiny the sisters met who made the comment that Angels rarely make contact with mortals or even witches. However, the Halliwells were clearly different.

Piper crossed the room and threw her arms around Leo. The two exchanged glances and smiles, “Now hang on a second. You’re not going to take him away again right?” Piper asked the Angel.

The Angel shook her head. “As long you stay on the path of good. As long as you realize the precious things you have in life and you don’t take advantage of them.”

Piper nodded to show that she understood. Her and Leo were now holding hands.

The Angel continued as she looked around to the others in the room, “And for your knowledge, this was the way the Battle was supposed to end all along. With the true evil vanquished and your innocents saved. Congratulations.” The Angel smiled at the Halliwells as she looked up towards the ceiling. Her body turned into balls of light that ascended and swirled. At once the Angel was gone.

Everyone stood in the attic absorbing the reality of the situation. Suddenly a look of concern spread across Phoebe’s face.

“Cole,” she said under her breath. Her whisper was full of worry. She headed towards the door.

Paige reached her hand into her pocket and pulled out a cell phone. “I’d better call Henry. He’s probably going crazy by now.” She also headed towards the door.

Prue, Piper and Leo stood alone in the attic. Finally Piper spoke up, “I’m gonna call Dad. He deserves to know we’re all okay.”

Piper crossed the room, with Leo close behind, to make her exit from the attic. She stopped next to Prue and pulled her into a hug. Both were quiet, knowing that now that the Battle was over, it was time to send Prue back to her time.

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Phoebe reached the bottom of the stairs. Her eyes fell onto Coop.

“Coop? What are you doing here? I mean, not that it’s not good to see you or anything, but…I just didn’t expect to see you.” Phoebe rambled on.

Cole stepped forward. He reached for Phoebe’s hands. “Phoebe. You know that I love you. You know that I always will…”

“…But?” Phoebe asked unsatisfied with where Cole stopped his thought. “It’s just not enough anymore is it?”

Cole nodded in agreement. “While you and you’re sisters were upstairs, I spoke to Coop. He was the one who answered my call to help you.”

“Is this your way of telling me you think I should send you back?” Phoebe asked. The tears welled up a bit in her eyes. “You didn’t even get to help out in the Battle as much as you wanted to.”

“The point of you bringing me back wasn’t so I could help you fight. It was to help you find your way again.”

Phoebe let go of Cole’s hands. “I’ll always love you too Cole.” She said, finally responding to what Cole has said earlier. Her gaze landed on Coop.

“Phoebe,” Coop began. Before moving on he looked over to Cole

Before the conversation could go any further, Paige entered the room. She flipped the cover on her cell phone down. “Henry’s on his way.”

At the same time Piper, Leo, and Prue descended the staircase. Piper opened her mouth to speak, “Dad and the boys are on their way too.” She looked at Phoebe, Cole, and Coop. “Are we interrupting anything?”

Phoebe shook her head. “No. But…uh…we are sending Cole back too.” Her eyes met the floor.

Paige, Prue, and Piper looked at one another. They wanted to question the three of them about why, but they could see the hurt in both Phoebe and Cole’s eyes. Maybe tomorrow they would ask. But definitely not now.

[Esmeralda]

OH! Absolutely wonderful job, PCP--I've got tears in my eyes! It's VERY late and I've gotta get up early tomorrow so you'll have to wait until tomorrow for a proper review, but I had to let you know I read it and love it and can't wait for more!!

[~Andrew~]

Awesome Job PCP! The ending will be a awesome christmas present .

I love the little scene between Piper and Paige. Although didn't paige heal piper in that one episode where she was on vacation and had to come back??
I think your scene finally showed their love for each other, especially on Paige's side.

NOOOO! Phoebe chose Coop! lol, you wrote that part beautifully. Even though I would've loved to see her stay with Cole, this part was one of the best in the whole fic.

The silent hug between Piper and Prue was a nice addition. It almost made me tear lol.

But my FAVORITE part of all was what the angel of destiny said:

The Angel shook her head. “As long you stay on the path of good. As long as you realize the precious things you have in life and you don’t take advantage of them.”

Piper nodded to show that she understood. Her and Leo were now holding hands.

The Angel continued as she looked around to the others in the room, “And for your knowledge, this was the way the Battle was supposed to end all along. With the true evil vanquished and your innocents saved. Congratulations.” The Angel smiled at the Halliwells as she looked up towards the ceiling. Her body turned into balls of light that ascended and swirled. At once the Angel was gone.

This was soo true! If only thats how the final battle went in the real episode, *sigh*. And what she said about not taking advantage of the precious things in life. That is very true as well.

I LOVE IT! great job ;D can't wait for the next part and you've been blessed.

[pipercharmedphreak]

I'm glad you both enjoyed the update. Es, I can't wait to read more about what you thought. And andrew, thanks for the little reminding about Paige healing Piper before, I had completely forgotten about that.

As the story winds down, I will delay an update no further...Happy Reading!


Wyatt and Chris ran through the conservatory. Prue smiled at the sight of them.

“Hey. You two!” She said softly, yet firm enough to gain their attention. She squatted down to be at their level. Gently she pulled Wyatt into a hug. Then, she looked into his eyes. “ I want you to promise me something. Promise me you’ll take good care of your mommy and daddy. Don’t worry them too much. You promise me that?” Prue smiled at her nephew

“Yes Auntie Prue! I promise!” Wyatt exclaimed.

“And you!” Prue said happily as she turned to Chris. Looking at the Prue and Chris side by side, the two clearly shared many of the same physical features. “Chris, you are so cute! Be a good little boy.” She hugged him just as tightly as she did Wyatt. Standing up, she tousled Wyatt’s hair. “I love you boys.” And in a softer voice she added, “I’ll miss you.”

Prue turned to her dad. “Well, I guess this really is goodbye. Right Dad?”

Victor nodded. A sad, worn look appeared in his eyes as he embraced his eldest daughter into a hug.

“I’m sorry Prue.” He said quietly. His eyes were pierced with tears.

Prue pulled away carefully. “For what?”

“For not being there when I should have been.”

“Don’t be. Please. You came back and you’re here now. That’s what matters. I’ve forgiven you. I’ve moved on from the past. This is now.”

Victor looked into Prue’s eyes as they filled with tears. “Prue, you’ve grown into such a wise and mature woman.” He paused. “I love you.”

“I love you too Dad.” Prue replied.

Prue stepped over to face Piper. Before any words were exchanged Piper began to cry.

“Do you really have to leave?” She asked her older sister.

“Piper, you know as well as I do that this isn’t my time. This is yours and Phoebe’s and Paige’s. Besides, what would past you and Phoebe do if I never came home?” Prue grabbed Piper, hugging her tightly. “Know that I’ll always love you Piper. No matter what. You’re my little sister. Not a thing will ever be able to change that.”

Piper looked up at Prue. Both shared tears of sadness, not wanting to say goodbye.

Then, it was Piper’s turn to speak her words of farewell. “I want you to know you’ve always meant so much to me Prue. I’ve looked up to you for as long as I can remember. I love you.”

The two shared another moment together before Prue made her way over to see Phoebe.

Prue smiled through her tears at Phoebe. “My baby sister.” She said softly. “It doesn’t matter what I’ve said to you before, I’ve always known you’d grow to be a strong woman.” She hugged Phoebe and Phoebe hugged her back.

“I’m sorry for all those times I made you worry.”

“I’m gonna tell you the same thing I told Dad. Don’t apologize. You driving me up the wall was a part of what made you, you. I wouldn’t change that for the world.”

Phoebe smiled as she wiped tears from her eyes. “I love you Prue.”

“I love you too, Pheebs.”

At last, Prue turned to Paige. No words were said before Prue hugged Paige, just as she had done with everyone else. In a soft voice, she said, “In case I never got the change to tell you this…welcome to the family Paige.”

“Thank you Prue.” Paige replied. A feeling of peace overcame her as she knew she was finally able to meet her older sister.

Cole turned to face Phoebe. “Haven’t we been down this road before? Saying good-byes.”

Phoebe nodded. “But this time its different. This time we’re both ready.”

Cole gave Phoebe a kiss and Phoebe embraced him back.

Prue stepped back and looked at all the family she was leaving behind. But as she had convinced Piper, she had to convince herself. She had to go back to her time. Prue put in her final two cents, “Don’t loose sight of the important things in life, the good things, and the joys.”

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige reached for one another’s hands. As much as the words pained them to say they began to chant, “A time for everything and to everything it’s place, return what has been moved through time and space.”

Prue and Cole waved a final wave as the sisters continued to chant.

“A time for everything and to everything it’s place, return what has been moved through time and space.”

With that, Prue and Cole were gone.

Out of the silence Chris spoke, “Bye-bye Auntie Pwue.” He waved to where she had been standing seconds earlier.

Leo stepped forward to hug Piper knowing that she needed comforting, Coop kissed Phoebe on the cheek- showing his support for her, and Henry squeezed Paige’s hand tightly.

Turning to face to face with Henry, Paige said, “When I first became a member of this family, I wanted so badly to be just like Prue. To live up to her expectations.”

Henry beamed at his wife. “Prue seems like a fantastic person, but I’m glad you’re not just like her. Because then I never would have fallen in love with you.”

Paige kissed her husband at his kind words.

The room was full of another silence. Everyone made an attempt to soak in everything that had just happened in the past twenty-four hours. Then, unexpectedly, the doorbell rang. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige all looked at one another. Heading to the door Piper wiped the remaining tears from her eyes.

“Billie. Christy.” Piper said flatly when she saw the Jenkins at the other side of the door.

In the other room, both Phoebe and Paige heard Piper’s words and headed over to see what was going on.

“Um. Come on in.” Piper said, feeling awkward.

Phoebe shoved her hands in her pockets.

Billie took a deep breath. “Listen, Piper, Phoebe, Paige…w-we’re sorry. For everything we’ve put you through.”

Paige shook her head. “Stop. Stop right there. You don’t have to apologize.”

Billie and Christy looked at each other with puzzled looks plastered across their faces.

“But-” Christy began to say before Phoebe interrupted her.

“-Paige is right. You were the innocents, the victims. Not the suspects…demons…or warlocks for that matter. If anyone should be apologizing it’s us.”

Piper nodded in agreement. “We are sorry. We’ve been too wrapped up in our own lives to see what was in front of us. Maybe we should be thanking you for helping us get back on track.”

Billie and Christy smiled meek smiles.

“You just missed Prue. We just sent her back.” Paige began to say.

“That’s right.” Phoebe continued, “It’s a shame too. She likes to get to know who she’s protecting.”

Changing the subject, a curious Piper asked. “What’s next on the agenda for the Jenkins sisters?”

Billie and Christy looked at each other once more.

“We were hoping you three could do something for us, actually.” Christy spoke.

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Piper poured the remaining blue liquid out of a pot and into a glass cup, as her sisters stood by her side watching nervously.

Billie paced back and forth across the kitchen floor as Christy leaned against a chair biting her nails.

“Here you go.” Piper said handing a glass to Billie and one to Christy.

“Are you sure you want to go through with this?” Paige asked once more, ensuring that her charge and her charge’s sister were confident in their decision.

“Binding your powers is a big decision, but it’s completely up to you.” Phoebe added.

Billie nodded. “Magic just isn’t right for us. We played our part in the magical community and now we need to move on.”

“It’s time to write our destiny doing something else, other than magic.” Christy concluded.

The Jenkins exchanged glances and together they drank the potion.

“Remember that potion only binds your powers, not strips them,” advised Piper.

“So if you ever want your powers back. For whatever good reason that is…you know who to come and see.” Paige said.

“Thanks.” Billie said.

“Thank you.” Christy agreed.

[~Andrew~]

I'm not really sure how to describe this update. WOW! Thats the only word I can say.

It literally brought tears to my eyes. All the exchanges and goodbyes were done so beautifully.

I am soo glad I got to read this fic. Thank you for the entertainment

[pipercharmedphreak]

Well, folks...here it is. The last TWO parts of my story. Thank you everyone who has read this, thank you for your support. Your kinds words motivated me to write the story. I must credit Es for two things: 1. For the idea of renaming this fic Forever Sisters (this change will be seen when I post this over at Alternate Charmed) and 2. For the idea of what happens with Leo--as found out in the epilogue. (I don't want to say too much on this because I don't want to give it away) Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the conclusion!

Happy Reading! ;D

The next day, the sun shone brightly on the steps of the Halliwell Manor. It was only mid-morning, but still the May sun never failed to shine over San Francisco. Phoebe Halliwell sat on the steps clutching a cup of coffee, just as she had eight years earlier- after releasing their powers. She let out a sigh as she looked around.

Finally, the front door creaked open.

“Phoebe!” Piper said excitedly. “How long have you been out here?” She asked closing the door behind her.

“Not too long.” Phoebe replied. “I couldn’t sleep last night and I felt that this was the right place to be, at the Manor.”

“Pheebs, if I knew you were out here I would have let you inside.” Piper insisted.

Phoebe shook her head. “No, I’m fine out here. It’s okay.”

At that moment, Paige drove up to Manor curb in her green Volkswagen Beetle. Stepping out of the car she waved to her sisters.

“Good morning! I just wanted to take some cliff notes on the Book for my apartment.” She said cheerfully, walking up the steps to stand next to her sisters. “Where are you headed?” She asked as she took a look at Piper’s professional looking attire.

Piper bit her lip. “I’m going to meet someone about extending P3 into a restaurant.”

Phoebe widened her eyes. “Piper! That’s great! Why didn’t you tell us before?”

Piper shrugged. “Well I’m still not sure if this is something I want to do. I didn’t want to let everyone down if I backed out of it.”

Paige narrowed her eyes at Piper. “Don’t be silly Piper. You’ve always wanted to own your own restaurant. I say you go through with it.”

Phoebe nodded in agreement.

Piper looked down at her watch. “I’ve got some time to spare before my meeting. What do you guys say we walk down to the café and have a cup of coffee?”

“I’m up for that.” Phoebe said.

“Me too.” Paige agreed. “The Book will always be there for later.”

Together, the three stepped down the stairs and onto the sidewalk. Into the morning, the sisters walked together, smiling, laughing, and talking with one another. And as strange as it would seem, each of them could have sworn that Prue was there too, sharing the fun.





Epilogue
Five Years Later…

The attic was quiet. Everything seemed to be in place. Aunt Pearl’s couch sat where it always had. There was a table with a cauldron, candles, and potion viles, just as there had been in years past. Phoebe’s blue and black body slam guy that she had bought just about eight years earlier stood shoved in a corner next to a bedside table and a lamp. A couple handfuls of crystals were heaped into a pile next to the door. In another corner of the room, a simply decorated, slightly dusty, black chest was closed. It was the same chest that Phoebe had first found the Book in.

The Book of Shadows lay in its usual position, open, and on the wooden pedestal. A chilling breeze began to blow through the attic, causing the pages of the Book to flip.

As the Book came to a blank page, the pages stopped flipping. In an elegant and cursive handwriting the words Happy Anniversary my darlings, Blessed Be were scrawled across the page. After a mere moment three sets of white orbs circled around the Book.

Penny, Patty and Prue Halliwell stood in front of the Book. After another moment more orbs began to materialize into people. The Halliwell line stood in front of the Book, marveling at how big it had gotten. Melinda Halliwell stood out in the crowd of Halliwells. The four witches-Melinda, Penny, Patty, and Prue- exchanged smiles. Prue leaned her head against her Mom’s shoulder.

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Downstairs, Piper Halliwell made her way from the kitchen into the conservatory carrying a plate of fresh chocolate chip cookies. Wyatt and Chris ran through the house laughing. As she set the plate down on the table Leo planted a kiss on her cheek.

“How was your shift?” she asked her husband

“Busy, as always.” Leo smiled as he set a stethoscope and a nametag reading ‘Dr. Leo Wyatt, Intern’ down on the table next to the cookies.

“Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” A dark haired girl with a beauty mark on her cheek and about five years old yelled as she ran up to Piper. Her green eyes sparkled as she spoke. “Wyatt and Chris are being mean to me!”

“Wyatt! Chris!” Piper called through the house. “Be nice to your sister!”

Just as Piper was in the middle of scolding her sons, the front door opened while Phoebe, Coop, and a five year old girl stepped past the threshold.

Coop smiled. “Smells like Aunt Piper made cookies.”

The little girl’s eyes lit up and she ran towards the smell.

“Hey!” Phoebe called out playfully. “ I don’t even get a hug from my little ladybug before running off to eat cookies and play with her cousins?” She teased her daughter.

“Sorry mommy.” The little girl apologized with a smile on her face. She hurried over to hug her mom before running off once more.

“She sure is something.” Coop chuckled.

Phoebe let out a sigh. “Yes, yes she is.” Phoebe turned to kiss Coop before the couple walked into the other room

Back in the conservatory, Phoebe and Coop waved at not only Piper and Leo, but also Henry and a pregnant Paige.

“How’s my little niece doing?” Phoebe asked as she gave Paige a hug.

“Active as ever.” Paige said as she rubbed her belly. Henry wrapped his arm around her waist.

As the rest of the household enjoyed each other’s company, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took a seat on the couch.

Piper’s extension of P3 into a restaurant had been a success, while Phoebe continued doing what she loved; being Ask Phoebe, and Paige went back to being a social worker. As always, the lives of the Halliwell sisters had been full of surprises. Demons still dropped by regularly, but the Charmed Ones still stood by their magical destiny. Life was far from normal and there were bumps and bruises along the way. Never again would they expect smooth sailing or a demon free life. But for the moment, all was well. Phoebe leaned her head on Piper’s shoulder and Paige scooted closer to her sisters, sandwiching Piper. Magic brought the Halliwells together and they would always be witches but above all, they were sisters. Forever.

Looking towards the front door Piper’s daughter noticed it was still open. A slight smile crept across the young girl’s face.

“Go ahead, Melinda.” Piper coaxed, still sitting on the couch with Phoebe and Paige. A smile spread across each of the sister’s faces.

With her mother’s permission and a wave of her hand, Melinda Prudence Halliwell telekinetically closed the Manor doors. The Halliwell story was over. Not forever, but at least for now.

The End

COMPLETED: December 23, 2008

[Esmeralda]

YIPPEE!! Unfortunately my dad is on his way to pick me up for Christmas and should be here momentarily, so I won't be able to read this until I return tomorrow I'm SOOOO happy ;D that you finished it!!

Does this mean we'll get to see it at Alternate Charmed soon?

Oh, oh! THere's Dad!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

[~Andrew~]

I love it soo much! Yay Paige finally became a social worker! That was a impressive move, making Leo a doctor! I'm happy that he's doing something he loves. Helping people. Oh and the whole part of them bonding as sisters was beautifull.

The epilogue was great. Although I did notice a teeny mistake lol.
Phoebe’s blue and black body slam guy that she had bought just about eight years earlier stood shoved in a corner next to a bedside table and a lamp.

Shouldn't it be 13 years ago since the epilogue is set five years after the events of season 8??

I love the part when Melinda closes the door with the whole family there.

Ha, it's funny cause in every single alternate ending I read, Paige is pregant! ;D

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUl STORY! You have recieved a blessing from me

[Esmeralda]

First, MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone! I FINALLY have some extra time and so I'm going to keep my promise to give this fantastically wonderful fic the review that it deserves. I'm going to do each post that I missed its own review.

Piper slowly lifted her throbbing head. She brought her hand to her forehead and wiped away blood that had been gathering around a cut, just above her eyebrow. From her point of view, she could see the untouched Book surrounded by a pile of rubble, a pile of memories. She sat up further and quickly scanned the scene. No Triad. But her sisters seemed to be showing no signs of life. Once more, she was choked with tears. After all this, they were still lost. She thought of the time traveling and plotting against the Triad, all for nothing. And this time she didn’t lost just Phoebe and Paige, but Prue too. A Prue from the past.

Oh, man, PCP, you scared me SOO much during this part I thought, OH, NO! She couldn't have killed all of them except Piper! AND WHY ALWAYS JUST PIPER?? WHY THE HECK DIDN'T PAIGE PANIC-ORB OUT???

In the midst of Piper’s anguish, a fair skinned hand twitched back to life. Piper caught sight of this out of the corner of her eye and stood to help her up.

WHEW! Who?? Who?? Can't be Phoebe since she's always tanned, but who??

“Paige,” she said, in await of another sign of life from another one of her sisters.

YAY! Paige is OK! But what about the others??

Only seconds after the injured Piper

Well, at least Piper was injured, unlike in Forever Charmed when it didn't look like she was hurt at all. Shouldn't she have at least broken a leg or a rib or an arm or SOMETHING?? Give her something else to complain about during the whole show?? at Kern.

made her way over to Paige, Phoebe and Prue began regain consciousness. Piper let out a breath of relief.

WHEW! I also gave out a sigh of relief when I read this part!

“Ow.” Phoebe groaned as she stood up and brushed her jeans off.

There's the understatement to end all understatements, Phoebs! But so typical you!

“I think it’s safe to say that was the biggest vanquish I’ve ever seen.” Prue said once she too, was standing. She was confident in the fact that what they had done got rid of the Triad, once and for all.

HERE'S HOPING!! But so typical Prue to have that confidence.

Paige glanced Piper’s way once more to take notice to the bleeding cut above her eyebrow. “Piper! You’re bleeding.” She said with a worried tone in her voice. “Are you okay?”

Piper’s hand went back to the gash instinctively.

Whoopy ding--bleeding in the spot that makes the most blood but hurts the least--that's why professional wrestlers always get cut there. If that was her only injury then it was no worse than Forever Charmed. Whooooopeeeeeee. I would've prefered for someone (not Piper) to TRULY be hurt badly, maybe even potentially fatal, in order for the next scene to happen.

Paige thought for a moment. Then slowly she brought her hand up above Piper’s wound. She had never healed one of her sister’s before, but she knew that love was the trigger. And her sisters were certainly loved. Paige closed her eyes. Almost on cue an orange glow was emitted off of Paige’s hand.

After a moment, Paige let her hand fall back down to her side. Surely enough the wound above Piper’s eyebrow was healed over. Piper could do nothing but smile at her youngest sister.

And if the injury was worse, the others would be doing a whole lot more than just smiling. Actually, where Andrew pointed out that Paige *has* healed Piper before, what would've been nice is if it had been Prue who had been fatally hurt, letting Piper and Phoebe think that they were going to lose her yet again and then Paige, realizing that she loves her big sister, too, be able to heal her.

Piper mouthed the words, “Thank you,” to her youngest sister.

As if the moment couldn’t get any sweeter between the sisters,

Sure it could've--if what *I* had mentioned had happened!

white orbs culminated in the room. The Angel of Destiny stood before the sisters yet again, with Leo in tow. And to think that it was the first Angel of Destiny the sisters met who made the comment that Angels rarely make contact with mortals or even witches. However, the Halliwells were clearly different.

LOL, that they are. Especially when they got to find out that *THE* Angel of Destiny was actuall *An* Angel of Destiny ( at Kern)

Piper crossed the room and threw her arms around Leo. The two exchanged glances and smiles,

Oh, I'd expect a lot more than THAT! As in run and jump and hug and kiss!

“Now hang on a second. You’re not going to take him away again right?” Piper asked the Angel.

LOL, and that might be the reason why Piper didn't react the way I thought she would.

The Angel shook her head. “As long you stay on the path of good. As long as you realize the precious things you have in life and you don’t take advantage of them.”

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! *does happy dance* If ONLY that's what the Angel had REALLY said! Tell Piper to behave or Leo goes bye-bye! YIPPEE! If THAT doesn't make her behave...

Piper nodded to show that she understood. Her and Leo were now holding hands.

Just holding hands??

The Angel continued as she looked around to the others in the room, “And for your knowledge, this was the way the Battle was supposed to end all along. With the true evil vanquished and your innocents saved. Congratulations.”

*huge smile* AMEN! That is SOOO how it should've ended as compared to how Forever Charmed ended!

The Angel smiled at the Halliwells as she looked up towards the ceiling. Her body turned into balls of light that ascended and swirled. At once the Angel was gone.

Everyone stood in the attic absorbing the reality of the situation.

Very nicely written!

Suddenly a look of concern spread across Phoebe’s face.

Oh, oh! What?? What??

“Cole,” she said under her breath. Her whisper was full of worry. She headed towards the door.

Paige reached her hand into her pocket and pulled out a cell phone. “I’d better call Henry. He’s probably going crazy by now.” She also headed towards the door.

Prue, Piper and Leo stood alone in the attic. Finally Piper spoke up, “I’m gonna call Dad. He deserves to know we’re all okay.”

I love this part as now that the excitement is over and the evil is vanquished and the innocents saved that NOW they think about their guys, including Piper thinking of their dad.

Piper crossed the room, with Leo close behind, to make her exit from the attic. She stopped next to Prue and pulled her into a hug. Both were quiet, knowing that now that the Battle was over, it was time to send Prue back to her time.

And I love this part more. But why?? Why?? Why should Prue be sent back only to have her die?? Why can't she just stay in this time and get to have the life she should've had?? You found such a perfect reason for bringing her forward; why send her bacK?

And, of course, I do know why. If she doesn't go back, she doesn't die and if she doesn't die, her sisters don't find the emotions they needed to fuel their powers into being able to vanquish Shax before he hurt others *AND* be able to vanquish The Source.

Phoebe reached the bottom of the stairs. Her eyes fell onto Coop.

“Coop? What are you doing here? I mean, not that it’s not good to see you or anything, but…I just didn’t expect to see you.” Phoebe rambled on.

hehehehe! Is that typical Phoebs or not?? Great writing, PCP!

Cole stepped forward. He reached for Phoebe’s hands. “Phoebe. You know that I love you. You know that I always will…”

“…But?” Phoebe asked unsatisfied with where Cole stopped his thought. “It’s just not enough anymore is it?”

Cole nodded in agreement. “While you and you’re sisters were upstairs, I spoke to Coop. He was the one who answered my call to help you.”

“Is this your way of telling me you think I should send you back?” Phoebe asked. The tears welled up a bit in her eyes. “You didn’t even get to help out in the Battle as much as you wanted to.”

“The point of you bringing me back wasn’t so I could help you fight. It was to help you find your way again.”

Phoebe let go of Cole’s hands. “I’ll always love you too Cole.” She said, finally responding to what Cole has said earlier. Her gaze landed on Coop.

“Phoebe,” Coop began. Before moving on he looked over to Cole.

Oh, this whole conversation had me in tears, it's SOO beautiful! And SOO what should've happened. I love the idea that although they know that they'll always love each other, it very simply is not enough. For Future Phoebe, yes; for our Phoebe, no.

Before the conversation could go any further, Paige entered the room. She flipped the cover on her cell phone down. “Henry’s on his way.”

At the same time Piper, Leo, and Prue descended the staircase. Piper opened her mouth to speak, “Dad and the boys are on their way too.” She looked at Phoebe, Cole, and Coop. “Are we interrupting anything?”

hehehehe! Oh, SOOO typical Charmed! Fantastically wonderful writing, PCP!

Phoebe shook her head. “No. But…uh…we are sending Cole back too.” Her eyes met the floor.

Paige, Prue, and Piper looked at one another. They wanted to question the three of them about why, but they could see the hurt in both Phoebe and Cole’s eyes. Maybe tomorrow they would ask. But definitely not now.

YAY! Smart decision, ladies; VERY smart decision!

And lucky me! Now that I've re-read this section I don't have to wait to read the next one, I can right away!

[Esmeralda]

Dec 23, 2008 21:36:35 GMT -5 pipercharmedphreak said:

I'm glad you both enjoyed the update. Es, I can't wait to read more about what you thought. And andrew, thanks for the little reminding about Paige healing Piper before, I had completely forgotten about that.

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I had, too, Andrew--I think I've watched S8 once, the first time it was out--I have absolutely no desire to watch any of it a second time--so I'm glad you were able to remind us.

PCP, you now know what I thought and now you'll get to find out what I think about this next part.

As the story winds down, I will delay an update no further...Happy Reading!

Which is why I was so upset that I didn't get a chance to read it before my dad showed up and am SO happy that I have time to read it now! And since I haven't read this part before, I'll just post what comes to mind as I read. And here we go!

Wyatt and Chris ran through the conservatory. Prue smiled at the sight of them.

“Hey. You two!” She said softly, yet firm enough to gain their attention. She squatted down to be at their level. Gently she pulled Wyatt into a hug. Then, she looked into his eyes. “ I want you to promise me something. Promise me you’ll take good care of your mommy and daddy. Don’t worry them too much. You promise me that?” Prue smiled at her nephew

“Yes Auntie Prue! I promise!” Wyatt exclaimed.

“And you!” Prue said happily as she turned to Chris. Looking at the Prue and Chris side by side, the two clearly shared many of the same physical features. “Chris, you are so cute! Be a good little boy.” She hugged him just as tightly as she did Wyatt. Standing up, she tousled Wyatt’s hair. “I love you boys.” And in a softer voice she added, “I’ll miss you.”

I love this whole scene between Prue and her nephews and desperately wish we could've seen it on the show. I giggled at her calling Chris cute when, as you pointed out, she's also pointing out how cute SHE must've been as a child, because like you, I've always thought that Chris looks a lot more like Prue than Piper.

Prue turned to her dad. “Well, I guess this really is goodbye. Right Dad?”

Victor nodded. A sad, worn look appeared in his eyes as he embraced his eldest daughter into a hug.

“I’m sorry Prue.” He said quietly. His eyes were pierced with tears.

Prue pulled away carefully. “For what?”

“For not being there when I should have been.”

“Don’t be. Please. You came back and you’re here now. That’s what matters. I’ve forgiven you. I’ve moved on from the past. This is now.”

Victor looked into Prue’s eyes as they filled with tears. “Prue, you’ve grown into such a wise and mature woman.” He paused. “I love you.”

“I love you too Dad.” Prue replied.

And how many Charmed fans wish we could've seen THIS scene??

*raises hand*

*raises other hand*

*jumps up and down*

Beautifully done! This is quickly becoming one of my favorite chapters!

Prue stepped over to face Piper. Before any words were exchanged Piper began to cry.

“Do you really have to leave?” She asked her older sister.

“Piper, you know as well as I do that this isn’t my time. This is yours and Phoebe’s and Paige’s. Besides, what would past you and Phoebe do if I never came home?” Prue grabbed Piper, hugging her tightly. “Know that I’ll always love you Piper. No matter what. You’re my little sister. Not a thing will ever be able to change that.”

AMEN!! Including a personality lobotomy courtesy of Brad Kern!

Piper looked up at Prue. Both shared tears of sadness, not wanting to say goodbye.

Then, it was Piper’s turn to speak her words of farewell. “I want you to know you’ve always meant so much to me Prue. I’ve looked up to you for as long as I can remember. I love you.”

The two shared another moment together before Prue made her way over to see Phoebe.

Prue smiled through her tears at Phoebe. “My baby sister.” She said softly. “It doesn’t matter what I’ve said to you before, I’ve always known you’d grow to be a strong woman.” She hugged Phoebe and Phoebe hugged her back.

“I’m sorry for all those times I made you worry.”

“I’m gonna tell you the same thing I told Dad. Don’t apologize. You driving me up the wall was a part of what made you, you. I wouldn’t change that for the world.”

Phoebe smiled as she wiped tears from her eyes. “I love you Prue.”

“I love you too, Pheebs.”

And I can bet there's a lot of Phoebe-fans who wish they could've seen a scene like THAT! And of course Prue calling Phoebe her baby sister made me smile the biggest. But what does Paige think of this??

At last, Prue turned to Paige. No words were said before Prue hugged Paige, just as she had done with everyone else. In a soft voice, she said, “In case I never got the change to tell you this…welcome to the family Paige.”

“Thank you Prue.” Paige replied. A feeling of peace overcame her as she knew she was finally able to meet her older sister.

Very nicely done. Another scene that would've been SOO nice to see!

Cole turned to face Phoebe. “Haven’t we been down this road before? Saying good-byes.”

Phoebe nodded. “But this time its different. This time we’re both ready.”

Cole gave Phoebe a kiss and Phoebe embraced him back.

AMEN! And wouldn't it have been wonderful to see some TRUE closure for that couple??

Prue stepped back and looked at all the family she was leaving behind. But as she had convinced Piper, she had to convince herself. She had to go back to her time. Prue put in her final two cents, “Don’t loose sight of the important things in life, the good things, and the joys.”

AMEN! And PCP, a teeny-tiny fix: Don't LOSE sight of the fact that LOOSE is what your clothes are like after you LOSE weight! But I think that's the first mistake of that type that I've found, which is fantastic!

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige reached for one another’s hands. As much as the words pained them to say they began to chant, “A time for everything and to everything it’s place, return what has been moved through time and space.”

Prue and Cole waved a final wave as the sisters continued to chant.

“A time for everything and to everything it’s place, return what has been moved through time and space.”

With that, Prue and Cole were gone.

OH!! I LOVE that you used the spell from That Seventies Episode to send Prue and Cole back to their times! Great job!!

Out of the silence Chris spoke, “Bye-bye Auntie Pwue.” He waved to where she had been standing seconds earlier.

Ahhhhh!

Leo stepped forward to hug Piper knowing that she needed comforting, Coop kissed Phoebe on the cheek- showing his support for her, and Henry squeezed Paige’s hand tightly.

Henry? I missed when he showed up, but I'm very glad to see him as part of the farewell scene, unlike in Forever Charmed when he got skipped.

Turning to face to face with Henry, Paige said, “When I first became a member of this family, I wanted so badly to be just like Prue. To live up to her expectations.”

Henry beamed at his wife. “Prue seems like a fantastic person, but I’m glad you’re not just like her. Because then I never would have fallen in love with you.”

Paige kissed her husband at his kind words.

Oh, I love your Henry, just like I love your Coop and your Leo! You truly have found the right guys for our sisters!

The room was full of another silence. Everyone made an attempt to soak in everything that had just happened in the past twenty-four hours. Then, unexpectedly, the doorbell rang.

Really?? Who's missing??

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige all looked at one another. Heading to the door Piper wiped the remaining tears from her eyes.

“Billie. Christy.” Piper said flatly when she saw the Jenkins at the other side of the door.

LOL, I'd forgotten about them and forgotten that the Jenkinses and the Halliwells still aren't on good terms. Funny, I was somehow expecting it to be Darryl, Sheila and family to be behind the door--I always felt bad that I didn't figure out a way of bringing them back in my own Forever Charmed rewrite.

But you're right. This is something that needs closure, too.

In the other room, both Phoebe and Paige heard Piper’s words and headed over to see what was going on.

“Um. Come on in.” Piper said, feeling awkward.

Phoebe shoved her hands in her pockets.

*grin* Again, so typical both Piper and Phoebe. I can SOO see them reacting that way!

Billie took a deep breath. “Listen, Piper, Phoebe, Paige…w-we’re sorry. For everything we’ve put you through.”

Paige shook her head. “Stop. Stop right there. You don’t have to apologize.”

Billie and Christy looked at each other with puzzled looks plastered across their faces.

“But-” Christy began to say before Phoebe interrupted her.

“-Paige is right. You were the innocents, the victims. Not the suspects…demons…or warlocks for that matter. If anyone should be apologizing it’s us.”

Piper nodded in agreement. “We are sorry. We’ve been too wrapped up in our own lives to see what was in front of us. Maybe we should be thanking you for helping us get back on track.”

Billie and Christy smiled meek smiles.

YAY! Just when I think nothing else can happen to make this chapter MORE of one of my favorite ones you find something else! GREAT JOB!!

“You just missed Prue. We just sent her back.” Paige began to say.

“That’s right.” Phoebe continued, “It’s a shame too. She likes to get to know who she’s protecting.”

Changing the subject, a curious Piper asked. “What’s next on the agenda for the Jenkins sisters?”

Billie and Christy looked at each other once more.

“We were hoping you three could do something for us, actually.” Christy spoke.

OOO!! Are you going to do to them what I did to them?? I hope, I hope, I hope!! *crosses fingers*

Piper poured the remaining blue liquid out of a pot and into a glass cup, as her sisters stood by her side watching nervously.

Billie paced back and forth across the kitchen floor as Christy leaned against a chair biting her nails.

“Here you go.” Piper said handing a glass to Billie and one to Christy.

“Are you sure you want to go through with this?” Paige asked once more, ensuring that her charge and her charge’s sister were confident in their decision.

I love that you remember that Billie is indeed Paige's charge. I swear that once she was introduced to the Halliwells, both Billie and Paige totally forgot about that. at Kern. But of course he had to do that so that we might forget that the Jenkinses aren't demons or warlocks and need SAVING not MURDERING! at Kern. And I SOO hope that, yes, indeed they DO want to go through with what I hope it is that they're doing.

“Binding your powers is a big decision, but it’s completely up to you.” Phoebe added.

YIPPEE!! That's the perfect way of taking care of those two rather than vanquishing/murdering fellow witches!

Billie nodded. “Magic just isn’t right for us. We played our part in the magical community and now we need to move on.”

“It’s time to write our destiny doing something else, other than magic.” Christy concluded.

YAY! With powers like theirs that could so easily be corrupted (note: it's their powers that were corrupted, not them--right, PCP??! ), this is truly the perfect decision. And I love that it's THEIR choice, that THEY came asking the Halliwells for help doing that! PERFECT!!

The Jenkins exchanged glances and together they drank the potion.

“Remember that potion only binds your powers, not strips them,” advised Piper.

“So if you ever want your powers back. For whatever good reason that is…you know who to come and see.” Paige said.

“Thanks.” Billie said.

“Thank you.” Christy agreed.

And that's also very nicely done. Quite a bit differently than the way I did it where their powers were binded permanently, like Paige's previous life, but then your Christy is quite a bit different.

Can't wait to read the next (and I think LAST) part!!

On to the next!

[Esmeralda]

Dec 24, 2008 14:12:08 GMT -5 pipercharmedphreak said:

Well, folks...here it is. The last TWO parts of my story.

So this is the ending?? I'll admit, although I'm proud of you for getting it done in time for a fantastically wonderful Christmas present, I'm really disappointed to see it end; I've been enjoying it SOOO very much!

Thank you everyone who has read this, thank you for your support. Your kinds words motivated me to write the story.

In my case, its been my extreme pleasure in giving my support. Hopefully my not-so-kind words helped as much as the kind ones, so you knew that I truly meant them all.

I must credit Es for two things: 1. For the idea of renaming this fic Forever Sisters (this change will be seen when I post this over at Alternate Charmed)

YIPPEE! That SOOO fits this fanfic!

and 2. For the idea of what happens with Leo--as found out in the epilogue. (I don't want to say too much on this because I don't want to give it away)

OOO! I know what happened to Leo! So you liked it enough to use it in yours! Yippee!!

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the conclusion!

Oh, I'm SOOO sure I will! Although could it POSSIBLY beat that last chapter?? I somehow doubt it!

Happy Reading! ;D

Oh, yes! Thanks again for writing it and posting it all by Christmas!! It's SUCH a wonderful Christmas present. Just like last time, since this is the first time I've read this, I'll comment as I do.

The next day, the sun shone brightly on the steps of the Halliwell Manor. It was only mid-morning, but still the May sun never failed to shine over San Francisco. Phoebe Halliwell sat on the steps clutching a cup of coffee, just as she had eight years earlier- after releasing their powers.

OH! You're certainly on a good start at making this a better chapter than the last one! CONSISTENCY! Remembering what happened before! WHAT A CONCEPT!! Too bad Kern never learned it!

She let out a sigh as she looked around.

Finally, the front door creaked open.

“Phoebe!” Piper said excitedly. “How long have you been out here?” She asked closing the door behind her.

“Not too long.” Phoebe replied. “I couldn’t sleep last night and I felt that this was the right place to be, at the Manor.”

More reminders of the first episode. I almost expect to hear Phoebe say she's been reading The Book of Shadows all night!

“Pheebs, if I knew you were out here I would have let you inside.” Piper insisted.

Phoebe shook her head. “No, I’m fine out here. It’s okay.”

At that moment, Paige drove up to Manor curb in her green Volkswagen Beetle. Stepping out of the car she waved to her sisters.

Oh, what a great way for the conclusion to begin--all three sisters together!

“Good morning! I just wanted to take some cliff notes on the Book for my apartment.” She said cheerfully, walking up the steps to stand next to her sisters. “Where are you headed?” She asked as she took a look at Piper’s professional looking attire.

Piper bit her lip. “I’m going to meet someone about extending P3 into a restaurant.”

Phoebe widened her eyes. “Piper! That’s great! Why didn’t you tell us before?”

Piper shrugged. “Well I’m still not sure if this is something I want to do. I didn’t want to let everyone down if I backed out of it.”

Paige narrowed her eyes at Piper. “Don’t be silly Piper. You’ve always wanted to own your own restaurant. I say you go through with it.”

Phoebe nodded in agreement.

YAY! I love the idea of her planning this now that the Big Bad is finally taken care of and us getting to see her do it rather than just mentioning it like on the show--shouldn't we have really gotten a TWO-HOUR finale, like most shows get??

Piper looked down at her watch. “I’ve got some time to spare before my meeting. What do you guys say we walk down to the café and have a cup of coffee?”

“I’m up for that.” Phoebe said.

“Me too.” Paige agreed. “The Book will always be there for later.”

Together, the three stepped down the stairs and onto the sidewalk. Into the morning, the sisters walked together, smiling, laughing, and talking with one another. And as strange as it would seem, each of them could have sworn that Prue was there too, sharing the fun.

*HUGE SMILE* Don't you wish they could've included Prue in more of their conversations, even if she couldn't be seen? But this is how it could've been done. GREAT JOB!! Naturally, the fact that they had just seen her helps, but....

Epilogue
Five Years Later…

OH!! I didn't realize that that was the last scene before the Epilogue! What a great ending! I like my own scene in my own rewrite which was based on what the show did, but OH, I like this even better!

The attic was quiet. Everything seemed to be in place. Aunt Pearl’s couch sat where it always had. There was a table with a cauldron, candles, and potion viles, just as there had been in years past. Phoebe’s blue and black body slam guy that she had bought just about eight years earlier stood shoved in a corner next to a bedside table and a lamp. A couple handfuls of crystals were heaped into a pile next to the door. In another corner of the room, a simply decorated, slightly dusty, black chest was closed. It was the same chest that Phoebe had first found the Book in.

OH! Wouldn't this have been a great way to start the Epilogue--the camera panning around the attic, stopping to show items that we'd all recognize? Except that you mean VIALS rather than VILES (vials are tubes; vile is nasty), perfect!

The Book of Shadows lay in its usual position, open, and on the wooden pedestal. A chilling breeze began to blow through the attic, causing the pages of the Book to flip.

As the Book came to a blank page, the pages stopped flipping. In an elegant and cursive handwriting the words Happy Anniversary my darlings, Blessed Be were scrawled across the page.

OH! Maybe Blessed Be *does* work as a perfect title!

After a mere moment three sets of white orbs circled around the Book.

Penny, Patty and Prue Halliwell stood in front of the Book. After another moment more orbs began to materialize into people. The Halliwell line stood in front of the Book, marveling at how big it had gotten. Melinda Halliwell stood out in the crowd of Halliwells. The four witches-Melinda, Penny, Patty, and Prue- exchanged smiles. Prue leaned her head against her Mom’s shoulder.

OOPS! By Melinda Halliwell do you mean the little girl that Piper saw in the Morality Bites future or do you mean Melinda Warren? Because I'm not sure if Morality Bites Melinda could be part of this timeline, even in ghost form, thanks to Kern screwing up and making her the Twice-Blessed Brat instead. But I would've LOVED if Melinda Warren had been part of this!

Downstairs, Piper Halliwell made her way from the kitchen into the conservatory carrying a plate of fresh chocolate chip cookies. Wyatt and Chris ran through the house laughing. As she set the plate down on the table Leo planted a kiss on her cheek.

“How was your shift?” she asked her husband

“Busy, as always.” Leo smiled as he set a stethoscope and a nametag reading ‘Dr. Leo Wyatt, Intern’ down on the table next to the cookies.

YES!! Doesn't Leo as a doctor make a HECKOVA lot more sense than him as a teacher at Magic School of all places, where those magical kids would've walked all over an ex-whitelighter who's now mortal, especially when that scene was done just so we know that one of his grandsons is named Matthew?? at Kern! Although I can't take credit. I read it in another fic, but I won't say which one, because I'd HATE to spoil *that* one! But thanks, charmingaussie, wherever you are!

“Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” A dark haired girl with a beauty mark on her cheek and about five years old yelled as she ran up to Piper. Her green eyes sparkled as she spoke. “Wyatt and Chris are being mean to me!”

HUGE grin that you included that beauty mark! And isn't that typical big brothers picking on their little sister?

“Wyatt! Chris!” Piper called through the house. “Be nice to your sister!”

Just as Piper was in the middle of scolding her sons, the front door opened while Phoebe, Coop, and a five year old girl stepped past the threshold.

ANOTHER five-year-old girl?? Wouldn't you have just LOVED seeing 3 Charmed Ones all pregnant at the same time??

Coop smiled. “Smells like Aunt Piper made cookies.”

The little girl’s eyes lit up and she ran towards the smell.

“Hey!” Phoebe called out playfully. “ I don’t even get a hug from my little ladybug before running off to eat cookies and play with her cousins?” She teased her daughter.

LOL, so Phoebe has gotten her ladybug and calls her that! Just so that's not her real name!

“Sorry mommy.” The little girl apologized with a smile on her face. She hurried over to hug her mom before running off once more.

“She sure is something.” Coop chuckled.

Phoebe let out a sigh. “Yes, yes she is.” Phoebe turned to kiss Coop before the couple walked into the other room

LOL, sounds like Ladybug is just like her mom! A HANDFUL!

Back in the conservatory, Phoebe and Coop waved at not only Piper and Leo, but also Henry and a pregnant Paige.

“How’s my little niece doing?” Phoebe asked as she gave Paige a hug.

“Active as ever.” Paige said as she rubbed her belly. Henry wrapped his arm around her waist.

Rats! I was hoping Paige and Henry would have a five-year-old, too! (and another girl--I want Wyatt and Chris to be the ONLY boys--what the heck--I want Wyatt and Chris to be Melinda and Christina!) By the way, Andrew--no one is pregnant in my epilogue--can't be since it happens 50 years after the Big Battle rather than 5. But I'm glad to know that Paige is having a GIRL for her first child rather than at Kern Henry Junior. Does anyone REALLY think Paige and Henry would name their son that?? at Kern. And I love this taking place 5 years in the future rather than 50, since it leaves the door open for a spin-off, something Forever Charmed SLAMMED closed!

As the rest of the household enjoyed each other’s company, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige took a seat on the couch.

ANd again I smiled that all three sisters were together--didn't you also hate that we never saw them that way in Kern's epilogue? They're all together in mine, too.

Piper’s extension of P3 into a restaurant had been a success, while Phoebe continued doing what she loved; being Ask Phoebe, and Paige went back to being a social worker.

OH!! Perfect occupations for all three sisters!

As always, the lives of the Halliwell sisters had been full of surprises. Demons still dropped by regularly, but the Charmed Ones still stood by their magical destiny. Life was far from normal and there were bumps and bruises along the way. Never again would they expect smooth sailing or a demon free life. But for the moment, all was well. Phoebe leaned her head on Piper’s shoulder and Paige scooted closer to her sisters, sandwiching Piper. Magic brought the Halliwells together and they would always be witches but above all, they were sisters. Forever.

AH! YES! Now there's your reason for calling it Forever Sisters! YES!!!!

Looking towards the front door Piper’s daughter noticed it was still open. A slight smile crept across the young girl’s face.

“Go ahead, Melinda.” Piper coaxed, still sitting on the couch with Phoebe and Paige. A smile spread across each of the sister’s faces.

With her mother’s permission and a wave of her hand, Melinda Prudence Halliwell telekinetically closed the Manor doors. The Halliwell story was over. Not forever, but at least for now.

The End

COMPLETED: December 23, 2008

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YAY!!! *cheers wildly* Love it! Absolutely love it! I still think Piper would name her daughter Prudence Melinda Halliwell (unless Ladybug's name is Prudence, and I'd LOVE both 5-year-olds being named after her, even if I think that this Phoebe would be more like to name Ladybug after Cole), but I still love the fact that you let her close the door (although if Ladybug is really Prudence, I'd prefer HER doing it!) and you say that it's not over forever, just for now! TAKE THAT, KERN!!! at Kern!

My only disappointment is one of my disappointment with Kern's--not knowing for sure what Ladybug's name is or Paige's daughter's But guess what, since you're leaving it open for a spin-off, I don't care! It means we could find out during the spin-off!

Fantastically, wonderfully done, PCP! And now I can't wait to have it at Alternate Charmed!!

AND even tho I'm WAY behind in my blessings, you get one anyway!

[Esmeralda]

Had to let everyone that PCP has finished her rewritten version of this fic and it's absolutely the best rewrite of Forever Charmed that I have ever read! If *you* want to check it out, here it is: Amber's "Forever Sisters".

[~Andrew~]

I will most definitely read it when I've got the time