This time there was no time portal or bright lights. All Piper and Paige was that they were looking through the Book of Shadows when suddenly it felt as if a bolt of lightning had hit the house and they were at sea on a stormy day being chucked to and fro having no control over the motion or the direction. As abruptly as it started it stopped and when Piper had found her way out from under a broken shelf and Paige had orbed herself free of being wedged between the sofa and the wall they saw a girl picking up the large magical book and returning it to its alter. Calmly as if nothing had happened, as if this were an everyday occurrence, and as if she were alone the girl began flicking rapidly through the book, searching for something.

Piper took a few seconds to take the girl in. She was roughly five foot six with dark brown hair cut drastically short which seemed to enhance the elfin quality of her pale features. Eyes downcast so she couldn't tell the colour. Her limbs were pale like snow and she was garbed in black leather; a non-decoration bustier with leather trousers, boots, and several athames tucked around her body. A battle hardy woman; scars on her arms and bruises on her neck and even a burn that could only be caused by a demon attack on the back of her shoulder underneath the strap of her top. It was a scary and sad sight, she couldn't be much older than twenty perhaps even younger.

"Hey!" Paige said and finally the girl looked up. Green eyes with streaks of icy blue. They flashed with irritation, recognition, and power. Piper knew this girl neither wanted or accepted sorrow and pity, but she couldn't help but be overwhelmed with those emotions.

"Hello. Mom." The girl looked straight at Piper.

"Auk!" was all that escaped Piper's lips.

Paige looked from her sister to her… niece… and saw something they couldn't. the same colour and texture of hair even if Piper had grown hers long and shiny whereas the girl had hacked hers off, the same stubborn tilt of the jaw, Leo's eyes and mouth but Piper's body. Guess Piper and Leo survive all the marital rows and interfering Elders and demons… and Chris!

The girl didn't dwell long on her aunt and mother, instead she returned to the book. Paige offered help, since she knew the book so well after all these years. To her surprise and dismay the girl snapped at her.

"No thanks, Paige. I think I know the book better than you, I have been studying it for over ten years. You're what, the three year witch?"

Piper got over her shock enough to switch over into 'mother' mode. "Hey, hey, hey! What's with the attitude. And don't talk to your aunt like that, she was just trying to help you."

"Yeah, well right now she can help by staying outta the way."

"Hello, I'm still here. And what's with Paige? Shouldn't I be 'aunt Paige' to you." Paige added, only just refraining from poking her tongue out at the young woman.

"Not really. You're dead in my time."

"Huh! I die again!"

"Yes, only this time it's not from the Titans in 2003, it's a few years later at the hands of the Ultimate Power." She said, having returned her eyes to the book and finding what she wanted she stepped away and called, "Chris!" just once and he orbed immediately.

"Melinda!" he gasped.

"What took you so long?" she queried, putting her hand on his arm as if preparing to orb away.

"Huh? What do you mean 'so long', you called and he appeared; that's the quickest reaction I've even seen from him." Paige moaned.

"Yeah, that's true." Piper agreed thinking privately that she finally got her daughter, Miranda, the one she'd seen in the future.

"He could sense me as soon as I landed in 2004." Melinda 'explained'.

"What, is he your Whitelighter or something? And hey, how come you remember me dying twice, isn't that impossible?"

Melinda look a deep breath as if her family were really trying her patience. "Yes Chris is my Whitelighter but he's also my brother-in-law, and the reason your changed history didn't affect me is because we cast a spell before he left so my memory wouldn't change and this way we could both work on who made Wyatt turn. Explanation over: orb us here, Chris." Miranda commanded and to their surprise he did so without questions.

"Huh." Piper said.

"Wow, she's rude. Think you're dead too?" Paige said.

"Hey!"

"What, if you were alive there is no way she'd be that rude. And what's with me always dying? It's not fair, ya know." Paige continued.

Did she say Chris is her brother-in-law? Does that mean I have ANOTHER daughter… or that she marries young? And if he's a full blown Whitelighter how come he can't heal and he can cast spells? None of this makes sense! - Thought Piper.

TBC - if you comment asking me to and giving me ideas… hint-hint-hint. I already know who Chris is married to… it will be revealed if you want.