This story takes place in the good changed future. I know that a lot of it probably isn't going to follow the actual Charmed storyline (such as Phoebe being married to a demonic Cole….good Cole of course), but bear with me please. This is my first story. The story is mainly based on Chris and Wyatt and some other characters of my own creation, but I'm trying to keep it fairly well rounded among all the characters. I'm always up for some input, so if you want to see the story go in a certain direction, just let me know, and I'll see what I can do, especially considering I really haven't even decided what direction the story's going to take to begin with. Enjoy.
BTW….don't ask me what the title is supposed to mean…it just sounded good.
Disclaimer: If you recognize the characters as being from the show, then they probably are, which means I don't own them.
Character List:
Some powers are ones that are going to be developed over the course of the story.
The Halliwells
Piper Halliwell:
Powers: Temporal (Ice) Stasis; Molecular Combustion; Conjuring Athames
Married to
Leo Wyatt:
Powers: Whitelighter Powers
-Orbing, sensing, healing, glamouring, can throw balls of light (usually won't because of his passive nature)
Children
Wyatt Matthew Halliwell: (22)
Powers: Excalibur; Whitelighter powers; Telekinesis; Strangulation (the power to constrict throat's with the mind); Cryokinesis (Ability to emit cold energy from one's body); Telepathic link with Chris and Patricia; Temporal Stasis; Protective Shield.
Christopher Perry Halliwell: (20)
Powers: Telekinesis; Cardiac Strangulation (The power to constrict ones heart to death); Whitelighter Powers; Pyrokinesis; Deflection; Molecular Combustion; Telepathic link with Patricia and Wyatt.
Patricia Ann Halliwell (17)
Powers: Hydrokinesis; Whitelighter Powers (can't heal yet)
Phoebe Halliwell
Powers: Premonitions; Flight; Empathy; Fire Throwing
Married to
Cole Turner (as his good demon self)
Powers: Shimmering; Energy Balls
Children
Patience Jessica Halliwell (19)
Powers: Levitation; Fire Balls; Shimmering; Electricity Generation
Melinda Emily Halliwell (17)
Powers: Shimmering; Energy Balls; Premonitions
Marissa Kitana Halliwell (15)
Powers: Shimmering; GeoKinesis (The ability to control the earth/ground.)
Paige Halliwell
Powers: Orb kinesis; Whitelighter Powers; Energy Balls; Materialization; Intangibility (the ability to pass through or into objects/people)
Married to
Joel McFerrin (a male witch the sisters helped with a demon problem)
Powers: Invisibility; Conjuring
Children
Phyara Rachel Halliwell (16)
Powers: Fireballs; Whitelighter Powers (not healing yet); Mimicry
Patrick Jessup Halliwell (13)
Powers: Super Speed; Whitelighter Powers (not healing yet); Telekinesis
Samantha Jade Halliwell (8)
Powers: Whitelighter Powers (no healing yet); Juvenation (like glamouring, only one can also turn to animals as well other humanly appearances.
Other Main Characters
Rain Sappharra Shortt (20)
A mortal girl that was not born with powers, but was introduced to the craft and became a non-magickal (just means she wasn't born to have powers bestowed on her from above) witch at an early age, her intense study and devotion to the old ways led to her eventual discovery and connection with the Goddess; this connection led her to becoming a High Priestess for Good Magick, and powers over the elements and pretty much nature in general. She still had a normal upbringing, schooling etc. and never let anyone know about her power except for her family and best friend.
Powers: Control over elements/nature (fire, wind, earth, water); control of electricity (lightening); lightening shimmering (basically she can move from place to place like orbing/shimmering etc. only she lightenings in and out); she also has a lot of random powers that basically involve her manipulating the energy around her to do her will; she can also cast spells very well.
Kali Jade Lanemann (21)
Rain's best friend; Wyatt's girlfriend; non-magickal, but has still seen her fair share of magick due to her and Rain having been best friends since childhood.
And now for the story…………………………………
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Chapter One
Year: 2010
Location: Halliwell Manor
"Piper, we've been over this before. We can't all keep living in the manor. It's not going to work. You have three kids, I have three kids, and Paige just had her second child. There is not enough room here for all of us, plus our three husbands," Phoebe informed her older sister.
"I understand that Phoebe, I do, but what I don't understand is how we're going to fix the problem. We've already tried the "let's go live in our own houses" idea, and it didn't work. Patience nearly died because of it. I want more space just as much as you do, but we need to figure out a different way: preferably one that keeps the manor in the family, especially with it being on the nexus and all. I'd rather not give that up to the powers of evil."
The sisters had been sitting at the kitchen counter for over an hour discussing their newest dilemma, how to get space without breaking the power of three. With all the adults and children populating the manor everybody was starting to go crazy, but nobody could think of a solution that would keep them close.
"Paige, what are you thinking about over there? You've been quiet for a while now," Piper asked the youngest of the group.
"Well," Paige began hesitantly. "I was thinking that this family needs some change. I mean, demon attacks come in multi-times a day now, because they know exactly where to find us, and what to expect. Demons have been attacking this place for decades now. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some demon museum dedicated to floor plans and information on the house and us. I'm not saying that we should sell the manor, but I think that we should all move out of it."
"Any brilliant ideas on where we could go?" Phoebe asked, suddenly feeling very inspired by what her sister was saying. She didn't know what it was, but she felt like something was finally about to happen to break the sister's deadlock.
"Okay. I guess no is as good of a time as any. I got offered a job at another family services office. You both know how much I really miss working with the kids, and this particular office is overrun and willing to give me almost anything I want to work there."
"What's the catch?" Piper asked, suspicious of her younger sister's timing with the news.
"The office is in Florida. Now, before you say anything else, I've been thinking a lot
about this. Piper, you've been saying that you're getting bored with the club…that you miss the thrill of something new. I was thinking, what if you opened another club in another location. Keep P3 open here. Mike is an amazing manager, and you know he'll take good care of it. Go somewhere new, like Florida, and open up another club. It'll definitely keep you busy for a while. And Pheebs, you've been wanting to take off and work on your book for a while now, and I think it's about time you did it."
When Paige finished speaking she was flushed and close to being out of breath because there were so many reasons she wanted to give them, and she wanted them to go so badly.
However, when neither sister replied, Paige felt her hope slipping out the window.
"You guys hate the idea, don't you?" She asked, suddenly feeling very defeated.
"Actually, no. I don't," Piper said, much to Paige's shock. "I actually would love to open up another club. What do you think Phoebe?"
"Well, I also agree that it sounds like a great idea, but at the fear of sounding pessimistic, that still doesn't solve our problem of living arrangements." Phoebe was never a fan of being the voice of reason, but a girl had to do what a girl had to do.
"I think that if it mean's that much to Paige that we can find a way to make it work. By the way, where's Wyatt?" Piper asked, realizing that she hadn't heard from the boy in over an hour. Chris she knew was with his grandpa for the day, but Wyatt hadn't finished his schoolwork when Victor came to pick the boys up, so he wasn't allowed to go. "He's never been this quiet."
"He's over at the neighbor's house." Paige informed her. "When I went upstairs for my sweatshirt a while ago he showed me his work and then asked if he could go play with Trevor next door."
Before Piper could even reply, Phoebe stood up excitedly and began speaking.
"Oh wow…how stupid could we be? I mean I know I at least never even thought of it."
Both sisters looked at her expectantly, they knew better than to ask.
"Neighbors. Why don't we try being neighbors? I know that it will be hard to find three nice houses next to each other, but if we can do battle with the source of all evil…multiple times…then we have to be able to do this."
"That actually sounds like it could work, if we can find a three houses together." Piper replied, also standing and getting excited. This had been a topic of discussion for far too long as far as she was concerned. "I mean, all of the kids so far have been able to shimmer or orb, and I'm assuming Patrick will be able to as well. Hell, Phoebe, Joel, and I are the only ones who can't. And I know we've tried that reasoning before and it hasn't worked, but we'll be right across the street from each other. We'll just have to make it work."
"Wow, I must admit. I never thought you guys would want to do it. But since you do, I remember I was looking at houses the day I found out about the job offer, and I remember that there was a new neighborhood in the final stages of construction that still had over three-fourths of the homes empty. Now all we have to do is see if we can get three next to each other."
"That's not all we have to do," Piper replied, looking slightly worried. "Now we have to tell our families…and hope that nothing gets blown-up."