Chapter 1: Through the Looking Glass Once More
"What is it?" Piper asked, coming up behind Phoebe. "You look sad." The two sisters were standing in the nursery, looking down at baby Chris.
"It's just…since we defeated the Avatars, I've had more time to worry about the future," Phoebe said looking down.
"But, we saved the future. We defeated Gideon," Piper reassured her little sister.
"How do we know that? How do we know that Gideon was the one who turned Wyatt? You remember when we were so sure it was the games masters. We just knew they turned him, but it wasn't. What if Chris died for nothing? I just wish there was some way to be sure that everything was going to turn out ok?"
"Maybe there is," said Paige, who had been standing in the doorway. "Let's go to the future…again. Just for a minute," she added of Piper's look, "just to make sure that our nephews get their perfect world."
Piper thought for a minute. She looked longingly down at her two boys, and tears filled her eyes. "Let's go. I'll call for the elf nanny to watch the boys while we're gone."
"Why can't Leo do it," Phoebe asked as the trio climbed the stairs to the attic.
"The elders are putting him on trial. He has to stay up there for a while," Piper said sadly.
"Don't worry sweetie. It'll turn out ok," Phoebe reassured. "One problem at a time. First we make sure the future is assured, and then we save Leo. I'll start on the spell. Paige, you do the potion that Chris taught you and draw the triquetra. Piper, you call the elf nanny."
The sisters immediately set to work. As much as they hated to admit it, they had all been thinking along the same lines as Phoebe. It was hard enough for Piper to lose her child, but to not know how the future would be was harder. Not to mention, she just wanted a few more minutes with the man she might never see grow up. He had told her that she died in his future, and she still didn't know if they'd change that.
"It's ready," Phoebe stated, once everything was ready. Piper gave a final kiss to both of her boys, and headed for the glowing portal. The three immediately disappeared through the attic wall, and found themselves in the future.