Piper pulled into the driveway and went around to help Prue.
"Piper I'm fine. If anything I should be helping you."
"Yea I'm not the one that got into a fight tonight," Piper shot back, as the two of them made there way up the steps to the Manor.
"Piper. Why is the front door wide open?" Prue asked the question before Piper could. She had seen the door and was going to say something but Prue did first. And it was then that Prue sprang from her arm and ran up the steps.
Piper followed as fast as she could she heard Prue calling for Leo and Phoebe. "Prue. Where are they?" Piper started to panic.
"I don't know. But maybe they are still around." Prue ran back down the steps and looked around the deserted street. Deserted except one lone car making its way down the street. Prue didn't care if there were innocents in the vehicle or not. If it might contain her baby sister she was willing to take the risk. Her hand and arm motioned forward, sending her power through the street and slamming into the back of the car before she even really thought of the consequences of her actions.
He had seen them pull up to the driveway and waited. He wanted to see the anguish on their faces when they realized she was not there. He smiled to himself as he pictured them running up the steps he had not that long come down. But then he saw them starting back out of the manor and knew that he had to move then or he might not get away.
Shifting the car into gear he pulled away from the curb. But he saw the look he was getting from Prue as he stepped on the gas to move faster. He knew there was no way for her to catch him now. But he also didn't want her to see his plate number.
Piper saw Prue react to the car that was driving down the street she went to stop her for fear she might hurt an innocent. But there was something in her sisters' eyes that told her that it wasn't an innocent.
He turned and saw the lid of the garbage can slam into the glass window. Sending shards of glass everywhere. He held his face with one hand as the glass imbedded itself into his flesh. He felt the car shift from his grip and reacted in near panic. He couldn't control it as it swerved along the slick wet road. But as he looked up the last thing he saw was the utility pole as he tried to swerve from it though only resulting in slamming into it. Crushing the drivers' side door as it practically wrapped itself around the pole.
Piper felt her heart nearly stop as she watched the car swerve out of control. She didn't even remember when the rain had started. But as she watched the car lose control the slickness of the tarmac was not helping as the car slammed into the pole. The flames soon, engulfing it.
"PHOEBE!" she called out as she took after Prue who was already a few steps ahead of her. "Prue is that gas?"
"Freeze it!" Prue called out as she tried to get closer to the burning car
Heat was all he felt. Each brush with the flames as he tried to pry open the door, but it was no use. He reached down pulling at his seat belt before it finally gave in and released him.
He started for the door on the other side. No longer caring about the person in the back. He would get himself out then get her. He felt the burning as he pushed the door open and then it just stopped. The flames held their place in a sudden stop of time.
Piper quickly froze the flames that were now flickering at her daring her to enter its web of fire.
"Prue hurry" she panicked. Her freezing power sometimes had a mind of its own and wore off before the sisters had time to act on what they needed to do.
Using her power, Prue pulled the door on the outside from the car. "Phoebe!" she gently wrapped her arms under her sisters' arms and pulled her from the vehicle.
"Prue hurry up!" Piper watched as Prue lifted Phoebe from the wreckage.
As soon as Prue and Phoebe were clear of the car Pipers power wore off and the flames once again engulfed it.
They all could hear the screams of pain and agony inside. But they had to get Phoebe safe from the car before they even went back for him
With a little help from her power, and the rest the size of her sister, Prue carried Phoebe a safe distance from the vehicle before they were all thrown forward from the intense explosion behind them.
Prue sat with Phoebe in the back of the ambulance as the paramedic looked at Pipers cut to her forehead.
"You should be ok. We should take you in to make sure that the baby is ok." He suggested as he finished applying the small bandage to the cut.
"I'll be ok. Really."
Prue looked down at a still groggy Phoebe, "What you think honey?"
"I just want to go home." She answered as she snuggled up to Prue.
Prue held her arms around her protectively. They had given their statement to the police. The man inside had tried to kidnap Phoebe. He lost control of his car and slammed into the pole. They were only able to get Phoebe out before the car was engulfed in its flames and exploded.
"I think you need to get those burns looked at sweetie." Piper suggested as she ran her hand over the top of Phoebes head.
"I just want to go home with you two." She snuggled closer into Prue. But in the end her sisters won out and she found herself lying in the hospital bed.
Clay sat on the edge of the bed with his arms around Phoebe as she leaned back against him.
"Are you sure you can't come with me Phoebe?"
"Oh Clay I would love to you know that. But with Piper due in a few weeks I can't leave now."
"And you have some things with your sisters. I understand. Just know that I am only leaving because I know that whoever that guy was, can never hurt you again."
Phoebe sat silent against his chest before turning around to face him "Or you." She reached up with her hand and drew him down to her. Giving him one last kiss before they both heard the sound of the car horn outside.
He kissed her again lightly. Before getting up. "I'll always love you Phoebe Halliwell." With that said he turned and left the hospital room.
She leaned back into her pillow. Her thoughts on what had happened the last few days. The accident, the kidnapping, the mugging with Clay. But all she really wanted then was her sisters as she started to feel herself give in to everything.
Prue and Piper walked into the room as they saw their baby sister curled up facing the other direction.
"Phoebs. You ready to go home?" Prue asked as she made her way around the bed and looked at her sisters brown eyes.
Phoebe looked up at Prue not really sure what she even felt. Was this something that she would have to live with, as she became more popular?
Piper sat on the bed as she ran her hand in circles on her back, "Sweetie. I know what you are thinking and to some degree you are right. There will always be people out there that grow fond of you and even to a point like Billy and John. There are thousands of them in the world. And with what you do, they will be drawn to you. But you can not let them lead your life. It's yours to lead. And Prue and I will always be there no matter what." Piper pushed back Phoebes hair as she took in her sisters' face. "Its ok to be scared sweetie. We are too. When I saw that car burst into flames. I felt my heart stop. I thought I was going to lose you."
"We both were honey. But its over now. And we all need to keep going on with our lives." Prue bent down and pulled Phoebe into a hug.
It would be some time before Phoebe was past everything that happened to her. Having someone watch her every move. But she knew, with her sisters' help she would make it. And she would move past this. And she would become stronger because of it. With their love any of them could move past most anything.
Phoebe felt her eyes get heavy as she lay in her own bed. As her darkness draped over her she felt the presence of another. But she just moved closer to the person on her bed knowing who it was.
"Love you Prue. Love you Piper."
Prue and Piper looked up at each other. "We love you too sweetie." They both said as they settled in beside her as they all soon drifted off to sleep. Another evil defeated yet they always knew that some evils are born of the world of man kind and not super natural.
Thanx once again to all that read and replied to my lil tale. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it..Whats next.. not sure I'll have to scan through my mountain of discs...
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