THIS WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED UNDER MY OLD PEN NAME "Paige Master" IT HAS BEEN MAJORLY EDITED!

Disclaimer: I do not own the TV show charmed or any of its characters. Any characters introduced in this fan fiction that do not exist in the show, are my own original characters. Some of the ideas in this were first used by some of my friends in role-plays and some may be recognized from being in the show at some point.

A/N: This is an AU story that I began over a year ago on a different pen name, so it may seem familiar. This first chapter appears to be poorly and childishly written. To be truthful, it was intended to come off that way. As it sparks a new character into being, it is underdeveloped and shaking on untested waters. New characters tend to be the same way, until they grow. As Pri, my addition to the story, grows, the chapters will become better written. This prologue is the worst it will ever be, and I am sure that if you readers bear with it through to the first chapter you will see great improvement and maybe even be interested enough in following this story to the end. Witches Lost is complete. The sequel, Witches Found, features a fully developed Pri and more complex plotline. So when you are finished with this, please do check out Witches Found for work that meets higher literary standards.

Prologue: Friend or Foe

This is the story of Pri Matthews Halliwell. She has yet to be discovered but she will be…in due time she will be. Pri was one of the very first Halliwell witches 3000 years before the Charmed Ones, or at least in her past life. The line didn't have the Halliwell name yet, but she still was one of the key players in starting the legacy of the Charmed Ones. She was the first practicing witch to use magic to pass magic through generations.

Pri was killed at the age of 16 and was made a whitelighter immediately after her death…it was because of the means of her death that the Elders wanted to give her a chance to have another life while keeping the same life. It made no sense at the time to the young girl, but being a whitelighter enabled her to help people, which is what she wanted to do most of all.

She was assigned as the Halliwell's permanent whitelighter until she died once again. It was sad, yes, but all part of the grand plan. It was her final death before she would be reborn into her next human life as a future Charmed One.

Pri was originally killed by a powerful demon… he was to be the future source as long as he didn't die before his grandfather did. His family was mostly good… at least all of the females and most males were. He was one of the rare evil ones like his grandfather; that was why he was chosen as the next source.

She was the family whitelighter for over 3000 years, all the way through the beginning of the Halliwell name, until Patty Halliwell's death. It is unknown to most that after her affair with Sam, Pri became her new whitelighter.

She was captured by a demon that was working for the water demon Patty was trying to vanquish… so she was unable to warn the poor witch and save her. Sometimes Pri blamed herself for Patty's death.

After informed of her death the demon killed Pri too… so not only was her first life dead but so was her "life within that life" as a whitelighter. Her soul traveled up to the Elders where she would wait for instruction on entering her new life.

The Elders decided to let Pri be born again into the Halliwell line with her old powers and an added one. She would be born as Paige's first-born child and would look remarkably like her except younger. She would also look a lot like I she had in her old life.

She would be born two years after Chris and come to the Halliwells from two years later in the future than he did. So although they would seem to be the same age to the present Charmed Ones, he would have more of the Halliwell's trust. Even though Pri would be wiser with her past life's years and have more experience, the Halliwell's would trust Chris more as well as they would trust his advice.

The way Pri would be born into her second life would not be a pleasant one. Or, rather, the way she would be conceived would not be. Her killer from 3000 years before had been impressed with the imagination of the non-gifted mortals. This was especially true when he learned of the newly formed myth of how vampires killed, or at least how ancient vampires killed. He began by only killing women, and as the myth expanded so did his style. He began raping his victims before killing them. This gave him a bad name among other demons.

Her mother, Paige Matthews, would unfortunate enough to be a victim. He would on the verge of killing her when Piper, Phoebe, and the ghost of Prue would come orbing in with a spell and instead of Paige, it would be the demon that would be killed.

Because of her father's incredible power combined with her mother's strength as a Charmed One, Pri would be almost unstoppable in her future time. But in her travel back in time before hers and Chris's birth, her power was lessened. Until she and Chris were to be born, Piper, Paige, and Phoebe were obviously more powerful, as well as Wyatt.

Now that you know some background information on Pri's past life and future life, it is time for you to follow her on her journey into her future life.

Halliwell Manor 10:00AM

Piper Halliwell was enjoying her first time sleeping in since the day she had returned from the hospital after giving birth to Wyatt. Paige had gone out early to buy cloths that would replace the ones ruined in the last several battles against evil. Phoebe had had a late night at work and was so tired that Jason had to drive her to his place…at this moment she was plastered to his face on his couch. Leo had taken the liberty of giving himself a small vacation from his Elderly duties. He had built a room for Wyatt so that Piper would have use of her closet again…and so Wyatt wouldn't wake them with his snoring. He was at the moment watching over his son to give Piper her rest.

Meanwhile a nearby bus stop had a visible green glow that could be seen coming out of it but was strangely unnoticed. A normal looking girl stepped out and a look of fear, surprise, and confusion formed on her face. Before she was noticed she disappeared without leaving a single trace or clue that she had ever been there.

Back at the Manor the same girl appeared in a room that she realized was once hers. It was now filled with art supplies and odd paintings that seemed more modern than what was there in her time. Ah, I must be in the future, she thought, more calm than she was before. This girl appeared to be a 16-year-old version of Paige. In fact…this girl was Pri-or Pri's past life anyway.

She looked around the room some more and then orbed upstairs to the attic. "At least this room hasn't changed," she said to herself. She then went to the loose floorboard where she had hidden her ancient coins 100 or so years before, and Pri decide that she should go to a bank and exchange them for the currency currently used.

The young girl orbed to a place where she sensed no human life. She walked around town for a few hours then noticed how differently she was dressed. Determined to blend in with this time she hurried to a bank and went to the first bank teller she saw whose line was open.

"How may I help you, young lady?" The man said.

Pri cautiously looked around to see if anyone was looking then took out six of her coins. "I was hoping I could exchange these please."

The man's eyes widened when he saw what she had. "Those are very rare…about $500 each," he replied dumbfounded by what he saw. Pri realized that her coins were worth more than she had expected. Quickly doing the math in her head she wonder if she should even had come.

"Uh…well that's more than I expected. I'll just exchange these six for now…that's $3000 right?" Pri wanted to get out of there fast so she collected the money, and without depositing some in the bank first she left, saying thank you to the man at the desk as she walked out.

Pri saw a clothing store that interested her once she got outside. "Well I guess it's a start…" Walking into the store she saw some jeans that she immediately walked over to. When she get to the rack holding the jeans she saw a woman of twenty six or so who looked a lot like an older version of herself.

Curious, Pri tried to sense if the woman was a Halliwell. Pri wasn't surprised when she not only discovered that the young woman was a Halliwell, but she was a Charmed One.

Deciding that she should meet who hew future family was, Pri spoke up. "Hello, I am Pri…um…I couldn't help but notice your shirt. Do you know where I might find one like it?"

Paige, finally used to seeing children alone at stores, was pleased to give Pri advice-or help-but Paige thought of it as advice. "Hi. I am Paige, Paige Halliwell…I just noticed how alike we look…as for the shirt, it's from Wishlist down the road a bit." She appeared more comfortable talking to Pri than most people would talking to someone they just met.

After paying for what she chose to buy, Pri then turned to face Paige, not only to say bye and thanks, but also to give her a hint that she knew who and what she was. "Thank you for your help I appreciate it." Pri began to walk away and then turned back towards her. "By the way…I was Charmed to meet you." She stressed the word "Charmed" in a way that would instantly make Paige wonder. Pri finished by saying, "I'll be seeing you soon 'Up There'," and glanced up at the ceiling to indicate that she was getting a Jingle. Pri walked away knowing that that she would always remember the look of shock on her future charge's face.

Once outside Pri went to an empty alley and orbed "up there" where the Elders greeted her.

"Were you successful in completing the first part of the plan?" Elder one asked eagerly. Seeing her new cloths, Elder two spoke up. "Ah I see you had time for some fun…"a curious and slightly annoyed look showed in his eyes.

Pri quickly explained so as not to get into trouble. "I needed new cloths to blend in with this time. I exchanged some of my old coins for the currently used money and went to buy some cloths. I ran into a Halliwell at the first shop I went to."

A wave of murmurs and whispers rustled through the crowd of Elders as she said this. "Silence, one at a time," said the one who appeared to be in charge of this group. "Did she know who you are or that you are-were- a whitelighter?" the first Elder asked.

Pri calmly replied with a grin on her face. "She knows my name is Pri, but knows not that I am a Halliwell. She knows not that I was once a whitelighter, but believes me to currently be one. She also knows nothing of my past. I left her shocked and confused…hehehe."

The Elders were silent for a moment and then the second one spoke. "…Genius…pure GENIUS!" Exclaimed Elder two.

"Pri, I like your style. With your progress you will be born into your second life sooner than we first said." Said their leader, eyes beaming and happy feelings pouring out of his mind. "Go back down and finish the second part of the plan."

"Excuse me, but uhh…I just remembered something important," Pri said. "The charmed One I met looked like I do…but older. Does the witch "Paige" have anything to do with my next life?" she asked hesitantly.

The lead Elder answered her with a smile. "She will be your mother in your next life." His smile faded as he added, "Now go, and hurry!" At that moment, unknown to the Elders and Pri, Paige orbed up and saw her orbing away. She too left very confused by the day's events.

Disobeying the Elder's orders Pri orbed to where she could talk to Patty Halliwell's spirit, her last charge. "Patty, before I go to finish the "plan" I want to apologize for not being there to save you. I wasn't careful and was captured. My ancient power might have saved you but the demon interfered with my concentration…please forgive me." Her apology was sincere and although she had forgiven Pri, she feel as though she needed her forgiveness again just to reassure her that everything would be fine.

Patty replied with her voice that even in death remained beautiful, and it seemed more beautiful than ever when heard coming from her spirit ever glowing with an ethereal light. "Do not worry, that beast who killed you will die by the hand of forces currently stronger than you. You could not stop him in the state you were in anyway. Afraid of losing a charge for the first time in 3000 years…you had never lost one before and didn't know what would happen if you lost your perfect record. It was not your fault that he had greater power than you. Go finish "the plan" to further redeem yourself. Blessed be." She finished with a slight nod of respect in Pri's direction.

Pri said her "blessed be" to Patty with an added nod as she orbed back down to Earth.

Pri's orbed self landed in front of the manor and she took a deep breath before stepping up to the door. She decided to sit outside and think for a few minutes and think.

It was now half past noon at Halliwell Manor. Piper woke up two hours before and was cooking lunch, singing a goofy song to Wyatt. Leo was "Up There" learning about "the plan" and that Pri was to be trusted. Phoebe had finally pried herself from her boyfriend and was in the shower on the second floor. Paige was on her way home and when Pri sensed her near the manor she tried to use her key to get in.

With a surge of joy the door opened when Pri pushed. The lock had never been changed. As she carefully walked into her old house she turned to close the door behind her. "Thank god this door doesn't creak anymore," she whispered to herself. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming down the steps and as she heard the person stop and gasp Pri knew she had been caught. At that exact moment she realized that turning her back to those stairs was one of the biggest mistakes she could ever have made, seeing as she was now a stranger in her own house.

Pri turned just in time to see Phoebe levitated in the air coming at her with a high speed flying kick. She barely managed to repel her with a power unknown to the Halliwell line and Phoebe fell to the ground. She looked up to see Pri orb to her side and hold out a hand to help her up. "Sorry, I wasn't trying to hurt you. It was only self defense," Pri said. "Although I will warn you it will be unwise to attack me again…there is more ancient magic within me than you can imagine." She added this as she saw her prepare another attack. "Besides, I am-er-was a Halliwell before I died. In fact it is because of me that you are a witch. I was the first Halliwell witch 3000 years ago and before I was killed I managed to utter a spell that passed down the magic through the ages. I was the family whitelighter for 3000 years give or take a few. Your mother was-" Pri choked on the last words she had to say. How will phoebe react when I tell her that it is because of me that her mother died? She thought. "Patty was…ummm…I don't know how to tell you but maybe it will be easier if I tell the three of you at once."

At that moment Paige came in and saw the room a slight mess. Then she saw Pri. "Pri? What the hell are you doing here? Phoebe what's going on?" The next several things out of Paige's mouth were questions.

"Shusshu! Ok quiet people." Phoebe interrupted, now a little angry. "Paige, how do you know this girl-why do I even bother asking, she's another whitelighter so you would have to know her."

"Actually we just met at the store." Pri said this trying to prevent a fight. "Isn't that right ummm…Paige right?"

"Yes I am Paige. And yes we just met. I only guessed that she was a whitelighter. Gave me quite a shock to tell the truth."

Phoebe had finally calmed down and asked them to wait while she got Piper. While they waited Pri used some of her ancient power to clean up the mess she had made defending herself. "What about personal gain consequences?" Paige piped up.

"Well three thousand years ago those consequences didn't exist. I wrote this spell before the consequences existed therefore no consequences for that spell. I wouldn't be too worried." Pri smiled at her but then the smile faded. "I was first killed 3000 years ago when I was sixteen. Whitelighters don't age so I still appear that age." A long sigh escaped he lungs. "I look young but I feel so old. About twenty yeas ago my whitelighter self was killed. Ironically by the same demon that killed me the first time I died. What you see here is but only my spirit. As soon as this quest for the Elders is done the person you see here will be reborn into the Halliwell line of witches." Pri smiled a smile, which soon faded again when she realized Piper and Phoebe had heard the whole conversation.

"That's all very interesting to hear but maybe you should start with what you told Phoebe." Piper said, her hands ready.

"Ok, I'll begin by saying that your powers are useless against me, Halliwell blood cannot be blown up or frozen by another Halliwell. So I'd put your hands down…Piper." Pri said. "You are Piper, am I right?"

"Yes, I am." Piper reluctantly put her hands down.

"I will continue by saying how sorry I am for your older sister's death. It is always sad to lose a Halliwell. Patty was devastated when she learned how young Prue was when she was killed. Even Patty was too young to die…so much good left undone…so many unnecessary tears shed…" Those words she said prepared her to tell them how Patty died and what she accomplished. It was because of Pri that the Halliwell line of witches was and is a line of witches, that there would be no Charmed Ones or no magic in the family. How because of what she did, she was made whitelighter for the Halliwells until she died again. How she was promised a new life as a Charmed One. And how she would keep her powers and memories from her previous life. Pri ended with the worst part of all.

"Patty was my last charge. 'They' had given me a small vacation and put Sam as your mother's temporary whitelighter. How were 'They' to know that Sam and Patty would fall in love and have a daughter?" Pri paused to take a sip of water that Piper had brought in a pitcher with glasses. "When the Elders found out they brought me back and put Sam with another charge. Shortly after being reunited with Patty she devised a plan to vanquish the demon in the lake near Sam's place and I was to watch in case she needed me. I knew it was a bad idea and I told her so. But that was all I could do, a whitelighter is only supposed to advise and heal their charges. All I could do was the first part."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Paige was getting impatient.

"While I was watching her prepare for the vanquish the demon that first killed me came shimmering in and captured me. He was working for the lake demon. The whole thing was a trap. My fight against my captor was none but torture. I lay panting and dying on the ground trying to muster all the strength I could just to try one more power against him but to no avail. With an evil laugh the demon told me that Patty died. 'Your charge is dead…whitelighter. And this time you will die for good.' Those were his exact words. He killed me for the second time, and for the last twenty or so years the Elders and I, and Patty of course, have been planning. Finally we agreed that I will be your whitelighter until the day in the future that will be the my birth date in my second life." Pri collapsed and felt herself slipping into unconsciousness. Her remaining $2,930 fell out of her purse as she fainted.

"Oh my god!" Paige bent down to pick up the money and held it up to Piper. Piper looked from Pri on the floor to the money, Paige, Phoebe, and back to Pri.

"I think we have a problem. She must be some kind of psycho witch/criminal thing." Phoebe said looking at Piper.

"Yes, we do have a problem. Whatever she is she is evil and knows we are the charmed ones. LE-" Piper began to call her husband, but Leo orbed to them before she finished. "-O…ookay never mind, you're here"

Leo turned and saw Paige holding the money and looked down to see Pri lying there. "Uh oh. We were afraid this would happen. Don't worry her story was true and that money is legally hers." Leo orbed me to the couch and then left to confer with the Elders once more. Piper furiously stormed out of the manor saying she was going to P3.

"The Charmed Ones come first!" Phoebe shouted after her. She went to Paige and they both sat and watched Pri, waiting for her to wake up.

Piper's new Jeep pulled into the parking lot of P3. She exited the car after parking in the owner's reserved parking space and slammed the door. She was noticeably annoyed at Phoebe for using Prue's line. "Charmed Ones come first…bah! Yeah right!" She muttered under her breath as she walked to the back entrance. Going into her club she saw that it was still a mess from the previous night and she set about cleaning it up for the upcoming night. At least a good band is playing tonight. Maybe that is enough to make the day better, she thought.

After finishing her clean up she went to her usual "alone" table and sat down with a large bottle of rum, still pissed at the day's events. She's got to be a criminal to be carrying so much cash, she thinks. I don't know how my sisters and Leo could fall for that crap…and the Elders are playing along with it. As for those powers…she must be a demon that steals powers from witches and such. I will stop her. Piper leaned back in her chair and kicked her feat up onto the railing in front of her table. Taking another swig of rum she saw it was already half empty. She took the rum and put money in the register to pay for the bottle. Slipping the rum into her purse, with the neck sticking out, Piper drunkenly walked to her car, glad that it was in the back lot so no one would see her.

As she was about to climb into the driver's seat she felt her head crash against the doorframe. I guess I drank a wee bit much, she thought as she felt herself being pulled into the deep sleep of unconsciousness. She finally collapsed, passed out on the pavement.

Back at the manor Pri woke up. Sensing Piper's pain she realized that she had an unborn child feeling pain as well. "Phoebe, Paige…Piper is hurt...so is the unborn boy inside her. The effects of alcohol cloud her mind: she must have passed out from excessive drinking. Tell me, if she has a child already she must have her instincts telling her not to drink excessively while being pregnant…in fact most people know that. So why does she not follow them?"

"I have no idea but we can't waste time getting to her." Phoebe said.

Paige replied, "Hey I thought you were the empath in this family. Even I could sense her hate. Pri we found your money, it fell out of your purse when you fainted. She thinks that your story was that, a story. She thinks you stole the money. Leo told her that the Elders know it is true, we all vouched for you…but she hates you still."

Pri was not surprised to hear this, yet she was hurt. "Phoebe is right, no time can be wasted. Paige call Piper to the couch." Pri stood up so Piper could have use of the couch. "I need to see some one." Pri orbed to Patty without waiting for a reply.

"Pri why are you here?" Patty asked.

"You said that Piper was the kindest and most trusting, am I right?" Pri continued without waiting for an answer. "She treats me like a criminal. She just got drunk and passed out because Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and the Elders say I am telling the truth." She sighed before finishing, "Patty, Piper is pregnant. She got highly drunk and passed out while being pregnant. How can she be fit to raise a child if she would do something like that?"

"I myself am surprised that she would treat you that way. Maybe she refuses to believe someone who could have saved me…or Prue. I am doubly shocked that she would risk the life of her child. Go back and when she is sober talk to her again. If she still refuses to believe then come to me again." Patty sighed as a silent tear rolled down her cheek. Pri orbed out, leaving her to wonder what was happening to her family.

Meanwhile back at the manor, Phoebe and Paige were worried. "She is not doing this. How can she be doing this? She wouldn't do this knowing of her unborn child," Phoebe kept saying in an attempt to reassure herself and Paige.

"Phoebe I know Piper usually makes good decisions but she's not perfect. Look at the half bottle of rum in her purse. She did pass out from excessive drinking whether you like it or not," Paige said to stop Phoebe's insane babbling. Then Piper awoke.

Upon arriving back at her old home, Pri found Piper awake, and miraculously she was showing no sign of drunkenness. "Hey, I see you're doing better. I know how to prove that my money is legally mine." Pri took out a cell phone given to her by the Elders and called the bank. "Hello I exchanged some old coins for $3000 today, if some one accused me of stealing it would you be able to prove that it is my money? Oh I see, hold on a sec please." Pri put the cell on speakerphone. "Ok could you tell these people that it is my cash?"

On the speaker the clerk could clearly be heard, "At 10:15am on December28, Pri Halliwell exchanged six Me'ac Cozoac coins worth $500 each for $3000 total. Is that all miss?"

"Y-," Pri was replying when the phone was kicked out of her hand. Leo orbed in and caught the phone.

"Yes. Thank you sir." Leo hung up Pri's cell and pocketed it. "Piper this woman, Pri, can be trusted."

"Can it Leo! This is a demon with powers stolen from witches and other demons. I'm gonna vanquish her sorry ass whether you like it or not." Piper moved her hands to blow me up but it was repelled and destroyed a chair. "How can you call her a woman anyway? She can hardly be sixteen. As for trusting her…I think not. I would never trust a witch killing, power stealing, lying criminal mastermind." She moved to blow Pri up again and this time she didn't defend herself. Because she had been a good witch and a Halliwell the blast did not hurt her, but it was strong enough to push her backwards onto the floor.

Pri began to sob uncontrollably. Spilling out her story of how she was sent, once again, to set things right. How she came only to reveal the truth of Patty's death. All of the terrible sadness bottled inside her, along with all of the guilt of letting Patty die, came pouring out of her. As all of this happened her eyes seemed only to get wetter and wetter with tears. "I came here to tell you that until the point of time in the future that I am born, I am your new whitelighter, whether you like it or not." Unable to take anymore she orbed out. As she left she was able to hear Piper say, "Thank god that's over." But she was too late to hear Leo whisper, "What have I done?" It was too late to know that at least one person trusted her.

Pri arrived at Patty's place "up there," again, still in tears, unable to dry her eyes. Patty waited until she was ready to talk. "She tried to kill me, Patty. I know she can't because I am already dead, and because I am a good Halliwell witch. I'm just hurt by the fact that she would try. That if it were possible I would have died-again." She then listened to what Patty said. When she finished she gave Pri a ring…the ring that was lost in her fight with the water demon. She told Pri to show the ring to her daughters and then they might just believe her.

Before going Pri warned her that although she was a Halliwell witch she had ancient powers that could kill other witches…even Halliwells…and she would use them to kill Piper if she tried to do anything that put Pri in danger. Pri and Patty exchanged their blessed be's and Pri returned to the Halliwell Manor.

Paige, Phoebe, and Leo were discussing what had happened when Pri orbed into the living room. Piper had returned to Wyatt as if she had never been there. "Oh my god, Pri are you okay?" Paige stood up and told her to sit down.

Taking out the ring, still tarnished from its trip to the bottom of the lake, Pri gave it to Phoebe. "This is Patty's. She and I know you have been looking for it since she died. The reason you haven't found it is because she took it with her "up there." It's yours and your sisters' now." Again Pri found that as she was talking to one of the sisters another came behind her, hearing every word she said.

Piper, holding Wyatt, sat next to Pri and put Wyatt in her arms. "I believe you and every word you have said. I don't know why, but for some reason it took until the moment that I saw that ring to realize that you are being truthful."

All of a sudden Pri realized that the plan was complete. As she began to glow she said to the sisters, "At this moment, sometime in the future, I am being born into my second life, back into the Halliwell family, back into the line of witches that I created. Two years after Piper has her second child, I will be reborn into this world as Paige Halliwell's first daughter. You may expect a visit from my next life very soon. She will look like a twenty-two year old Paige. Blessed be my three Charmed Ones…" as those last words left her mouth, so did her last breath escape her lungs. She slowly faded into nothingness, finally knowing that she was trusted.

About an hour later the doorbell rang causing all within the house to jump. Paige orbed them all to the door and Piper opened it. With a gasp from all three and a few "oh my gods" from Paige and Phoebe, they saw that the guest was a twenty-two year old version of Paige.

"Uh-oh not aga-" Piper stopped when she finally saw that this person was older than the one who had just left. She realized who it was. "How polite of you to use the door, we expected you to come via time portal." Piper said, realizing that it was whom Pri had said was coming.

It was all Paige could do to say, "Yo-you're my…"

The young woman expected this and finished her mother's sentence. "I am Pri Halliwell the second. Second life of former whitelighter Pri Halliwell the first. I am your daughter, Paige-I mean Mom.

A/N: Yeah. This was one childishly, poorly written piece of shit. Like I said, Pri was a new character who was born into a new life. I carried on the symbolism indirectly through the 'newness' of the story. As the character was underdeveloped, so was this story. See how it goes together? Next chapter shows exceptional improvement, as does the one following, and the one after that, and so on...you get the drift. Don't give up hope!