Chapter I
Piper was finishing up the last of the dishes from dinner. Piper finally dried the last dish and put it away. She went into the family room and sat down, amazed that everything was still quiet after defeating the Triad and saving Leo. She fully expected some other big evil to come after them. It had been almost 3 years since everything had gone down. Sure there were some demons causing trouble but nothing that they had to use The Power of 3 for.
Piper remembered she left the light on in the kitchen, so she went up to turn the light out. Piper froze when she walked in. She had the feeling something was there and was watching her. "Hello, who is there?" Piper asked, sighing. She was trying to calm herself down. "Maybe Paige is right and I have been working too many hours at P3. I think I will take a few days off. I will call Dad and have him take the boys for a few days-that way Leo and I can have some alone time. Piper was about to pick up the phone to call her Dad when she heard a noise. Piper dropped the phone and rushed to find out what the noise was. "Damn it! Sounded like a window opening," she stated.
When Piper got to the top of the stairs she saw that one of the windows was fluttering open. She went to close the window and suddenly a gust of wind blew into the manor. "Hello Piper," a voice said. Piper jumped back with a startled look on her face. "Hello, who is there? Show yourself! Just show yourself, damn it!" Piper shouted as she stood there, just waiting for anything to appear before her. Piper suddenly felt a pair of hands on her shoulders. She jumped and swung around only to see her balled up fists barely miss Leo as he ducked out of the way. "Ugh, Leo, you know I hate it when you do that!"
Leo had a concerned look on his face. He stood back a bit more just to make sure he wouldn't get swung at again. "Piper, I heard you yelling, so I came to see if everything was ok. I didn't mean to scare you." Leo moved closer and embraced Piper. He could feel her body pulsate with fear and rage. "Now, Piper, let's close the window and get some sleep. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. Remember, we have to get P3 ready for the battle of the bands." Leo went over and shut the window, then took Piper by the waist and guided her upstairs to bed.
Piper got into bed thinking about the voice she had heard. It seemed familiar in a way, but she couldn't place where she had heard it before. She felt Leo place his arm around her waist and suddenly she felt safe for the first time in a long time. When he held her, she always felt like she was safe and nothing in the world could hurt her. It was not because at one time he was her White Lighter, but because he is her husband and the father of her two wonderful children. She kept thinking that and she finally fell asleep.
"Piper I need your help!" a voice called out of nowhere. Piper suddenly found herself in the attic and it was daylight out. "How did I get here? I am going to ask this once again; what the hell is going on?" Piper looked towards the attic door and saw the door suddenly fly open. What Piper saw next shocked her. "Prue," she murmured in surprise. Prue walked very slowly towards Piper. "Hello Piper." Prue was looking around the attic like they weren't alone in the attic.
Piper was still feeling overcome by waves of shock at what she was seeing. She wanted to run towards Prue to embrace her and never let go. She couldn't do that though. She was stuck in place by fear, happiness, and sadness. "Prue, what is going on? The last I knew it was night and I was asleep in bed with Leo."
Prue was still looking around her. She looked behind her to see if something was following her. "I don't have much time, but I need your help," she stated. "There is something dark and sinister coming after me. Damn it, I have to go! I will explain later."
Piper suddenly saw a black mass form behind Prue. She tried freezing it but it wasn't working. She also tried blowing it up but it just bounced off the mass. It knocked Piper down to the floor. Piper got up and moved her hair out of her eyes and saw it was right behind Prue. Piper screamed, "Prue look out behind you!"
Piper suddenly woke up in bed in a cold sweat. Looking around, she knew that she was in her and Leo's bedroom, not the attic. She looked to her left and saw that Leo was now awake with another concerned look on his face. Piper just fell into his arms weeping. Leo started stroking her hair, feeling her body shake.
"Piper, honey, what's wrong?" Leo could suddenly feel his wife's body almost go into convulsions.
Piper slowly picked her head up off of Leo's chest. "She came to me in a dream and said that she was in trouble," Piper said in between sobs.
Leo had a confused look on his face and started to hold Piper a little more tightly. "Who came to you Piper?" he asked.
Piper picked her head up again and dried her eyes. She suddenly looked straight into Leo's eyes and as best as she could said, "Prue; we were up in the attic and she said some dark force was after her. I saw it forming behind her. I tried freezing it but that didn't work. I tried to blow it up but it bounced off the black mass and hit me. As I was getting up, I looked over and saw it right behind her and then I woke up. It just seemed so real; I really don't know what to make of it. Could it really be Prue trying to contact me or just my mind wishing she was still here? I know it has been 8 years since she was killed, but I miss her every day. She never got a chance to meet Chris or Wyatt."
Leo put Piper's head back down on his chest, stroking her long, dark hair. "Piper, honey, we all miss Prue. Just remember all of the love that was shared and the many good memories that the 3 of you had." Leo kept Piper in his arms until he knew she was asleep.
Leo knew that there was something that had to be done but he didn't know what. He headed toward the bathroom to splash some cold water on his face. Right as he was about to enter the bathroom, he found himself orbing out of Halliwell Manor. Leo suddenly found himself facing the Elders. The looks they all shared on their faces weren't good ones.
On the other side of San Francisco, 3 hooded figures climbed out of a sewer and went into an abandoned building. Following behind them was an army of creatures. In one of the creature's arms was a young girl tied up and gagged. They all filed into the building quietly without anyone seeing them, or so they thought. In the shadows, a man stepped out and looked at them. He whispered to himself, "Damn it, I hope she gets here soon. I am going to need some help!"
Phoebe realized she was too tired to work at her computer on her advice column anymore. Therefore, she turned off the computer. However, she was too tired to get up and go to bed, so she fell asleep in front of her computer.
She was woken up by the sound of her computer saying, "Welcome. You've got mail." Dazed and confused, she looked at her watch and it said 3 a.m. Phoebe looked at the computer screen and saw she was signed onto AOL and had an instant message. When she saw who the instant message was from, her face became as white as a ghost because it was from the screen name Prue2625. That was the screen name Prue had used when she was alive. "Pheebs are you there?" scrolled across the instant message box.
Phoebe was trying to figure out if she was awake or dreaming. She pinched her arm to test if she was dreaming. "Ouch, that hurts! Ok, I am definitely awake. Now who in the hell is playing this sick joke?" Once again the message scrolled across the screen, "Pheebs, are you there?" Phoebe felt her cheeks flush with anger. "Who the hell is this? What kind of sick and demented person would use my dead sister's screen name to contact me?" Phoebe was getting angrier by the moment. She then responded, "What you need is help! This is a demented way to get a few laughs! Just let me tell you that this isn't even close to being funny, you ass!"
Another message came across the screen. "Phoebe I don't have time for this right now. I am in trouble and I need your help. I tried to talk to Piper but it found me. I don't have much longer until it finds me again. I will try and contact you later."
Phoebe was definitely feeling the heat from her cheeks now. She just wanted to reach through the monitor and strangle whoever was playing this sick joke. She finally responded. "What! Who do you think you are, doing this?" Phoebe was waiting for a reply; in frustration, she threw a book of letters across the room. She suddenly remembered that Coop was asleep and was hoping she didn't wake him. She got up and went to pick up the mess she had just made. "Geez Louise, just look at this mess I just made." As she bent down to start to pick everything up, something caught her eye. The modem to her computer was off. Phoebe had forgotten that she was on waiting on a new one to come the one she was broken and she had wait a couple days for a new one.. Phoebe sat down on the floor with a blank expression on her face. "What the hell is going on?"
Paige and Henry stumbled into their apartment from a romantic dinner and a trip to P3 that night. Since the Triad had been defeated, Paige could actually lead somewhat of a normal life. Paige had a romantic and wild evening planned for Henry. She was walking backwards through the living room and then into the hallway, tearing Henry's clothes off of him, kissing him, and touching him all over. When they got to their bedroom, all Henry was wearing was his boxer shorts. Paige turned him around and suddenly pushed Henry onto the bed. "You stay there; I have a present for you," Paige whispered slyly.
Henry suddenly got a disappointed look on his face. "Come on honey, I have been waiting all evening." He got up off the bed and moved close to Paige to take her into his arms. Paige once again shoved him onto the bed. "Now young man, you know what they say: "good things come to those who wait." Before Henry got a chance to say another word, she went into the bathroom to change into a teddy she had bought for tonight. She held it up in the mirror and frowned. "Too bad I won't be wearing this very long." She put the teddy down and went to take her hair down when she heard a whisper.
"Paige."
"Who the hell is there?" Paige was frantically looking around trying to find the source of the voice.
"Paige." The voice grew louder this time.
"Ok, this isn't funny. Show yourself, damn it!" Paige said as she stomped her foot.
Henry heard Paige yelling from the bathroom. He asked, "Honey is everything ok?"
Not wanting to alarm Henry, Paige lied through her teeth. She poked her head out of the bathroom to reassure him. "Yes, babe, everything is fine."
Henry got up from the bed and tried the door handle but it was locked. "I thought I heard yelling."
"You must be hearing the neighbors. They like to be quite noisy at times." Paige was hoping Henry would believe her. "Ok I don't know who the hell you are, but you need to show yourself now!" Paige turned and faced the mirror. What she saw next blew her away.
"Hello, Paige."
"What?" Paige stammered.
"Paige, it is me, Prue. I have tried talking to Piper and Phoebe, but it found me. You are my last hope. I need the 3 of you to help me and soon, before it is too late. What I need you to do is to go with Phoebe to Halliwell Manor. I will explain everything there. You need to hurry!" Paige was about to say something when the mirror went black as night. Paige heard Prue one more time. "Hurry Paige, I don't have much time left."
Paige stood there speechless until she heard the crashing of glass coming from the bedroom. "Oh God; Henry!" She opened the door then and saw hooded men in her bedroom surround Henry. Paige tried running towards Henry but one of the hooded men knocked her down.
"Damn it that hurt, Friar Tuck!" Paige kicked the Bringer's legs out from underneath him and then knocked him out with a blow to the head. "Haven't you ever heard 'don't hit women!'?" Paige said. As she kicked him in the ribs for good measure, Paige looked over and saw the Bringers carrying Henry out of the apartment. "I don't think so!" Paige screamed. She ran at them and kicked them down. She went over to Henry and noticed he was hurt. She told him, "I am going to have to heal you somewhere besides here." She knelt down and orbed out of their apartment empty handed, leaving the Bringers.
`Leo looked around at the Elders, noticing the expressions on their faces hadn't changed. "What am I doing here?" Leo said, not knowing what to expect.
One of the Elders walked towards Leo and placed his hand on Leo's shoulder. "Leo, I know these past couple of years we haven't seen eye to eye. You tried to get the Avatars and the Elders to work together. You chose to have your wings clipped so you could be with the woman you love, a Charmed One. You let yourself get frozen, so the Charmed Ones could stop the Triad. You went back in time to change the past so Phoebe and Paige wouldn't die. You saved the future and you started teaching again at Magic School. You have done a great deal lately." The Elder looked down at his feet while he was trying to find the right words to go on.
Leo picked up there was something more needing to be said. "What are you trying to say to me?"
"Leo, there is something dark and sinister on the horizon. We are going to make you a White Lighter again. A powerful witch will be coming here soon."
Leo interrupted before another word could be said. "So you are going to make me a White Lighter again so I can guide this witch?"
"No Leo, you aren't going to be this witch's White Lighter; you are going to guide the new White Lighter that is going to guide her. What is ahead of us will be a battle unlike any other that we have faced. The Charmed Ones are going to making a powerful ally here soon. I need this new White Lighter to learn everything that you know and for her to be ready when she is needed."
Leo had a perplexed look on his face. "Exactly who is this new White Lighter? Who is this new ally that the Charmed Ones are going to be meeting?"
"Leo, we can't say much more than that. The truth has to be found out by the Charmed Ones themselves. We can introduce you to the new White Lighter and, Leo; you are still going to be the Charmed Ones White Lighter."
Leo suddenly felt a surge of raw power run through him. It was something he hadn't felt for a long time. Voices came to him in his head. He heard Phoebe and Paige and he could hear there was something wrong.
"Leo, this way please." The Elders led Leo until they came upon a young woman with a confused look on her face.
"What, where am I?" the young woman stuttered. "What is going on?" She was looking around with a confused look on her face, trying to figure out where she was.
Leo walked towards her slowly, trying not to frighten her any more than she was. "Hi! My name is Leo; I am here to help you. What is your name?"
"Where is Willow? What is this place? My name is Tara. Will someone please tell me what is going on?" Tara started breaking down in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
"Tara, you have been chosen for something. You have been chosen to become a White Lighter. Only someone who has done nothing but good in their lives gets chosen for this. The Elders have chosen you for this. You are going to be guiding future White Lighters and Witches. They will be your charges. You will have the opportunity to help them when needed. I need to ask you what the last thing that you remember is."
"It is still a bit fuzzy, but what I can remember is that I was at home with Willow and it felt like something hot entered me. Then I fell to the floor. That is all I remember. Does this mean I am dead?"
"Yes, Tara, it does. You have now been chosen for something that is a great honor. Who is Willow?"
Tara had a stunned look on her face. "How long I have been dead?" Tara said with emptiness in her voice.
One of the Elders came up to Leo to answer the question. "My dear, you have been dead for 7 years. You have been chosen to guide a particularly powerful witch. She will be coming here soon. Leo is going to be here to help you. We are going to leave you with just this one charge for now. As soon as this great evil is defeated, you will get more charges to help and guide. Now I will let you and Leo get going. He has a lot to explain to you, my dear. Once this witch is here, you will then know who it is. We won't have to tell you. You will just know."
Leo went over and took Tara's hand. "Come on. I will take you somewhere to talk." Tara looked at Leo as they orbed out.
Paige appeared in the hallway of Phoebe's apartment. She started to bang on the door. "Phoebe, it is Paige! Open up, please!"
Phoebe opened the door and saw Paige in the hallway with Henry at her feet. "Paige, what the hell happened?"
Paige replied, "Let's just say I got a chance to get physical tonight, but not the way I wanted to. Help me get him in here. He is hurt and I need to heal him." Phoebe helped Paige lift Henry off of the floor and onto her couch. Paige knelt down and put her hand over Henry's injuries and healed him. "So how was your evening?"
"Quite strange I fell asleep at my computer. I woke up to someone sending me an instant message." Phoebe exhaled as she was trying to come up with some more words to sum up her evening.
Paige shot Phoebe a strange look. "What is so odd that someone sent you an instant message?"
"Well, the one odd thing was the message itself," Phoebe said as she got up to get some ice out of the kitchen. "It was an instant message from someone using Prue's old screen name. They claimed to be Prue and that she needed my help. I got upset and threw all of my letters across the room. I am surprised I didn't wake Coop up. When I started to pick up the mess I made, that is when I noticed the other thing. I looked over at my modem and noticed it was off. I had forgotten that the modem I have is broken I will be getting a new one in a couple days. There is no way I could have been connected to the internet and there was no way anyone could send me an instant message." Phoebe sat down with an ice pack in her hand and gave it to Paige. "Here, I hope this helps him out. You never really did explain exactly what happened, Paige."
Paige ran her hand through Henry's hair and looked at Phoebe with a puppy dog look. "Well this is going to make things a little weirder. Henry and I had just gotten home from dinner and dancing. Things were getting hot and heavy. I went into the bathroom to change into something a little more comfortable that I had bought for tonight. I thought I heard someone whisper my name. I called out and no one answered me. I heard it again. I looked around and did not see anyone, and then I looked back into the mirror and saw her." Paige looked down at Henry again, just hoping everything was going to be ok. She didn't know how to tell Phoebe that she saw Prue in her bathroom mirror.
Phoebe took her hand and lifted up Paige's head to look her straight in the eye. "Paige, honey, who is it that you saw?"
Paige was still trying to find the right words. "Pheebs, I saw Prue."
Phoebe's face went white as a sheet. "What? What do you mean you saw Prue?"
Paige carefully slid Henry's head off of her lap and went over to the window. "I saw Prue. Did I stutter? I saw Prue in the mirror. She said that she tried to talk to you and Piper, that something was after her, and she needed our help. I suddenly saw the mirror go black. All I felt was coldness and evil. That is when I heard the noise come from our bedroom. I walked out of the bathroom to find these guys in robes going after Henry. I fought them off and that is when I came here with Henry. I really think we should go and see Piper. If that was truly Prue, she looked really scared. From what you and Piper have told me of her, she really didn't get frightened very easily." Paige came back over to the couch and bent down to look Phoebe straight in the face. Paige noticed that she looked lost. Apparently, Phoebe was still trying to process the information.
Phoebe finally got up. "Ok, I am going to wake up Coop and let him know what is going on. I will make sure he will keep an eye on Henry for you. We need to get over to Piper and talk to her to see if there is anything she can tell us." Phoebe got up and went to her and Coop's bedroom. She opened the door slightly and woke Coop up. "Coop, please wake up I need to talk to you, please babe."
Coop slowly woke up and noticed what time it was. "Pheebs, it is almost 5 a.m.! What is wrong?" Coop sat up in bed, wiping the sleep out of his eyes.
"I am not sure. Paige and Henry were attacked at their apartment. Paige brought him here and healed him. He is still out like a light though. We need to go and talk to Piper. Something big and nasty might be coming. I need you to keep an eye on Henry, please. We will be back as soon as we can." Phoebe didn't even let Coop respond; she got up quickly and went into the living room. "Ok, Coop is going to watch Henry for us. Let's go and talk to Piper." Phoebe went over to Paige and they orbed to Halliwell Manor.
Piper woke up. When she went to feel for Leo and he wasn't there, she shot up quickly and looked around for him. "Leo, where are you?" She frantically got up and started looking around the house for him. Piper went to check on the boys and they were still asleep in their beds. "Ok, they're still there, but no sign of Leo." Piper suddenly heard the sound of someone orbing in downstairs. She ran down the stairs and saw Paige and Phoebe standing at the foot of the stairs. "What are you two doing here this early?" Piper inquired.
Phoebe started up the stairs towards Piper. "We both have had a rather strange night. We came over to check if you had anything strange happen."
Piper let out a frustrated sigh. "What exactly would you classify as strange?"
Paige started up the stairs too. "Seeing Prue would you classify that as strange?"
"You saw Prue too? I saw her in a dream; we both were in the attic. She said-". Piper didn't get to finish the sentence; Paige and Phoebe finished it for her in unison.
"Something was after her and she needed our help."
"Ok, I think we should all talk. I want a cup of coffee- anyone else in?" Piper said as she went down the stairs.
Paige and Phoebe followed Piper into the kitchen. They noticed she was doing more than starting a pot of coffee; they saw Piper starting breakfast. "Piper, what are you doing? I thought you said you were going to make coffee?" Paige said as she shot Phoebe a concerned look.
"Why just have a pot of coffee? Why not have a nice breakfast to go along with it? It has been awhile since we all ate a meal here." Piper said, as she started getting things out.
Phoebe walked over to Piper and took her hands. "Piper, coffee will do just fine. I am not even hungry right now." Phoebe led Piper over to the table and sat her down as Paige was starting the coffee. "Now something strange is happening and I know all 3 of us have experienced something tonight. Now let's all sit down and talk about it. Piper what exactly happened with you tonight?"
"As I was cleaning the dishes, I had a feeling someone was here. I shook it off. When I finished, I went into the living room and sat down for a moment. I remembered that I left the light on in the kitchen. I went to turn it off and I heard one of the windows upstairs fly open. I went up to check it out. When I got up there a breeze came in and I could have sworn I heard something whisper my name. Well I lost it. Leo came down to see what going on and I almost knocked him out. He shut the window and calmed me down, and then we went to bed. As soon as I fell asleep, I found myself upstairs in the attic. The door to the attic flew open and I saw Prue standing there. I tried to go towards her but I was stuck. She came towards me and she was looking around like something else was up there with us. She told me that she needed help because something was after her. All of a sudden, a huge black mass formed behind her. I tried to freeze it but it didn't work; then I tried to blow it up, but it bounced off it and hit me. When I was getting up, I looked up and saw it was right behind her and that is when I woke up in a cold sweat. Leo told me not to worry about anything and helped me get back to sleep. I woke up and now Leo is gone. Have the two of you seen Leo?" Piper finally took a breath, amazed that she had said all of that in one breath.
Paige and Phoebe told Piper what they had experienced. They told Piper they had not seen Leo at all. They tried to reassure her that everything was ok. "Ok, well, we saw Prue tonight and she said the same thing to all of us-that she was in trouble and needed our help. If only we knew what she meant and why did she wait so long to contact us?" Phoebe said as she was getting up to refill her cup of coffee. She was about to fill her cup when they all heard a noise up in the attic. "Ok, what the hell was that?" Phoebe remarked. They all ran up the stairs and found Prue standing at the doorway.
"Good, all 3 of you are here. I need your help," Prue stated emphatically.
Piper, Phoebe and Paige all filed into the attic just looking at the transparent form of Prue. Piper was the first one to speak up. "Ok Prue, you have all 3 of us here-what is going on? What do you mean you need our help?" Piper asked as her eyes were starting to well up with tears. Just seeing Prue again was bringing up the painful memories of losing her.
Prue was trying to hold back her emotions. "Something evil and dark is coming after me. They want to resurrect me and they want to use me against you. I don't know how exactly they are going to do it. I need you to find a way to stop it. You aren't going to be able to do it alone though. This power is going to be stronger than the Power of 3. You are going to need help." Prue looked around the attic, noticing that not much had really changed. She walked over and saw pictures of Piper, Leo, Chris and Wyatt. "My God, Piper, they are beautiful."
Piper, still stunned at what she was seeing, found her voice and spoke again. "Thank you Prue. Now we need to get back to what we were talking about. What do you mean the Power of 3 wouldn't be able to beat this alone? Who are we supposed to get to help us?" The frustration in her voice was growing by the second.
Prue walked closer to her sisters. "A powerful new ally is coming to San Francisco soon and you are going to need the help of this new ally to stop this force. You need to trust me on this please."
Phoebe finally found her voice. "Ok, who is this ally?"
"I don't know who this ally is, Pheebs." Prue looked down at the family picture as if all hope in the world was lost.
"Then how are we supposed to know who they are?" Paige said, trying to grasp at straws.
Prue sighed loudly. "You will just know, Paige, deep down in your hearts you will know when you come in contact with them. I really don't have too much time left; you will have to act fast."
Phoebe stepped forward. "Prue, I am still trying to figure out what the hell is going on. If there is any way you can be more specific on what you are telling us that would help us."
Prue once again started looking around like something was there again. I have to go now because I have to hide. Please hurry and stop this from happening. If they get to me they will be unstoppable." Before any of the sisters could speak, a black mass started to fill the attic and Prue disappeared from site.
The black mass started to swirl around the top of the attic. It stopped in front of the Sisters. Suddenly, what seemed to be a face appeared and stared at the Charmed Ones. "No one can stop me! I will have what I need. I will see you all in hell!" The mass suddenly disappeared as fast as it appeared.
"Well now, that was short and sweet. I just want to know more about what we are facing before we go in with all guns blaring." Paige said, with a lot of worry in her voice.
Piper walked over to the Book of Shadows and started leafing through the pages. "There has to be something in here which will help us." Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye she saw a brilliant flash of light. She looked over and saw it was Grams. "Grams, what are you doing here?" she asked.
Grams stepped forward and took Piper by the hand. "I'm just here to tell you, dear, that you won't be able to find anything to help in the Book of Shadows. My best advice is to listen to Prue and find the ones that can help you. I would ask your father to take Chris and Wyatt for a bit."
"I guess I will have to do that." Piper headed downstairs to make that call while Paige and Phoebe stood there staring at each other.
"My girls, what is coming up; is going to be a test for all of you," Grams informed them.
"What is coming up, Grams? Paige asked, growing more worried by the second.
"I don't know, but it will be something that the Power of 3 can't defeat by itself. I never thought I would ever hear myself stay that. Just remember that you're Mother and I will always love the 3 of you. I have to go now; we will talk later. Be blessed, my girls." With that Grams disappeared in a bright light.
They all headed downstairs to try to absorb what Grams had just told them. Piper headed towards the phone to call her Dad. For some reason, the phone seemed like it rang forever. "Come on Dad, please pick up."
"Hello?"
"Hi Dad, it is Piper."
"Honey, you sound exhausted. Is there something wrong?"
"I really didn't get much sleep last night. I just need you to do me a favor please, Dad."
"Sure Piper, anything you ask."
"I need you to take Chris and Wyatt for a bit."
"Why?"
"I really don't know why; I wish I could tell you more, Dad. Grams said it would be a good idea for you to take them for a bit." Piper sounded dejected on that last statement. Leo was missing now and she wasn't going to be able to see her boys.
"Oh I see. Why is it that whenever Grams appears there is something dire going on? I will be over in 20 minutes to get them."
"Thanks Dad, I owe you."
"You're welcome Piper, anytime. You know I wouldn't pass up a chance to spend time with my grandsons."
The sisters went into the kitchen to try and make everything compute in their heads. They suddenly heard a knock at the door. "That must be Dad. I will go get the boys. Paige, will you let him in please?" Piper raced upstairs to get Chris and Wyatt.
Paige opened the door and saw Victor outside. "Come on in. How are you?" she asked.
"Good and you, Paige? I am pretty excited about spending some time with Chris and Wyatt. I just wish it was under better circumstances than this." Victor looked up and saw Piper coming downstairs with the boys. "How are my favorite 2 grandsons doing?" Victor almost got bowled over when they came running to him.
"Boys, please be careful of Grandpa; he is getting old," Piper said with a sly smile on her face.
Victor had a pained look on his face. "Very funny Piper just remember you will be in my shoes one day."
"Yes I will but I am not there yet." Piper said with a sly smile.
"Do you know how long I am going to need to keep them this time?"
"No, I don't Dad; I really don't know that much. Once I learn more, I will let you know." Piper bent down to hug the boys. "Now you 2 behave yourselves. No orbing each other everywhere." Piper got up to watch them go out the door to Victor's car. She was just hoping this would not be the last time she would see them.
Phoebe was behind Piper, trying to find a way to comfort her. "You know, Sis, breakfast does sound good right about now. Maybe it will enable us to figure out what exactly is going on." After she said this, Phoebe put her arm around Piper and they headed into the kitchen to try and sort things out.