by monstervsangels » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:22 pm
Seeing Phoebe starting to get distressed, Penny went back into her dream.
"What's wrong Phoebe? You got what you wished for, you wished to find love. You found it, you wished to be the eldest sister. You got it. So why aren't you happy?"
"How can you say that Grams? I want my sisters, we are a family. We're meant to be fighting for Prue, look at me. I'm a wreck and no one too tell me it will be alright. Cole hates me. Dad and mom hate me, who doesn't hate me?"
"They don't hate you Phoebe, they're disappointed in you. Let me show you, something else."
With that they went too another alternate future.
"Paige, Prue? We're on the estate?"
"Yes, this is what may happen if you change your attitude."
"I'm scared Paige, you're already half whitelighter. I'm just human, who happens to be a witch. I wish I could remember what I was like when I first had my powers."
"Just like you are now? Without the extra problem of memory loss."
Walking their horses, they stopped at a stream to let them drink.
"Cole said I moved things with my mind?"
"Well I have that power, but I call for the object. It orbs to me, so lets see."
Seeing a stick on the ground Prue called for it, nothing happened. Looking at each other, Prue shrugged.
"Ok, that wasn't the one. Let's try it without calling."
Using her hand she motioned away, again nothing happened. Paige looked puzzled, then she smiled.
"Piper said the powers were connected to our emotions. Fright made me orb, wonder what yours is."
"Ok, shall we try happy thoughts. Always wanted to be Peter Pan."
Laughing she waved her arm again, nothing, going through sadness, scared, excitement. Each resulted in nothing.
"Why doesn't she try anger, like she did with me the first time?" Phoebe looked at her Grams but she'd gone.
"Ok, how about anger? What makes you mad?"
"Not being able to remember losing Andy."
With that thought all the sticks in the area flew across the field. Jumping back they looked amazed.
"Wow, you must really be mad about that."
"Yeah, but I don't want to get mad to make it work. So how do we control them?"
"COLE!!"
Shimmering he smiled, "You made up your minds then?"
"We're trying out our powers, the memory stuff will have to come on it's own. I just wish I could remember what I was like, before all of this."
"Well one way to find out is practice, and your favourite object for the past year, was ME. Throw me away."
Shocked at his request, Prue looked at him shaking her head.
"Prue, you disliked me with a passion. You made me work so hard for the trust I gained. You had to find the hard way, to balance your life."
With that he threw a harmless energy ball at Paige, flicking her arm he went flying through the air. Shimmering behind her, he laughed.
"You ok? What the hell did you do that for?"
"It was the only way for you to use your power. Protecting your sisters, was top of the list in your book. Men, came and went but always your sisters came first."
Paige looked at the ground, taking her hand he smiled.
"Don't be upset, be thankful you found a family who you will learn to love. Who will love you, it will be a learning curve."
"They will have Prue back, they wont have a use for me. You can't have two witches who can move things."
"Stop that right now, you may have Mathews for a last name. But you sure do have the Halliwell attitude. I remembered something."
Hugging them, Prue laughed. Small memories came flooding back. Then she remembered the battle with Shax.
"I'm meant to be dead. Shax."
Pulling away Prue stumbled, grabbing her they both held her up.
"Cole, I'm meant to be dead. Phoebe she abandoned us, to go save you. Poor Leo, he made his choice and he, and you Paige. You're the one who made the elders listen, thank you so much."
Cole looked at Paige, who orbed a distance away. Calling for Leo.
"What's wrong?"
"Prue, her memory is back. She's not in a good state, Cole's with her right now. What do we do?"
"I know, I'll be right back."
Watching Phoebe felt sick, she knew Prue was right. She'd left them in their time of need, instead she'd let a man get in the way.
Orbing to the side of them, Piper went to hug Prue. Instead Phoebe went flying, "HOW COULD YOU!"
"How could you, go to the underworld and leave us down a sister?"
"Tempest changed time, he made it impossible for me to return."
"You LEFT US! Piper died the first time, I died the second. Leo had an unimaginable hard choice to make, he was right too choose Piper. But YOU, you chose a half demon over your own sisters."
Both Phoebe's cried hard, they knew it would be the hardest thing for Prue to forgive.
"Prue! PRUE!" Piper stood in front of her.
"You're alive that is all that matters right now. You're alive, you remember and the best thing. We have a half sister, she took you away to help you. Now we have to sit as a family, and sort a few things out."
Holding her close, Prue didn't want to let go. Leo, Cole watched with grim faces. Paige went and picked Phoebe off the floor.
"I better leave you alone, you don't need me."
Paige pulled her around, "Not again Phoebe. Prue will feel you've abandoned them again, this time you face the music."
"Paige, you don't understand."
"I may not have had siblings, but the way you're acting. Grams needs to put you over her knee again. She needs to heal, the only way that will happen. Is if you help her heal, it wont be easy. Just work at it."
Phoebe hung their heads, Paige was right. She would have to help Prue heal, and to heal herself of the hurt she caused.
Walking up to them, Cole smiled at Paige. "We'll stay here for tonight. I'm not ready to come home, I've still got some thinking to do."
Hugging Piper tightly, she watched as they orbed and shimmered out. She walked with Paige back to the mansion.
Josh seeing them, gave them their space. Time enough to talk later.
"Well that didn't work Grams!" Phoebe was drying her eyes. When she found herself in the manor the next day, Piper and Phoebe were at the table eating breakfast.
The silence was heavy in the air, Paige and Prue orbed in.
"HEY!" Piper hugged them tight, then brought them coffee.
"You two eaten?"
"Yeah, I did." Prue wasn't in the mood for breakfast.
"I didn't, can I have some toast please."
Piper laughed, "Toast, you're having something better than that. Give me five minutes."
Putting a plate of scrambled eggs, bacon and toast in front of them. Prue couldn't stop herself as she loaded a plate.
Phoebe sat in awkward silence, she couldn't give the speech she had prepared in her head. The words seemed usless, in the cold light of day.