CHARMED
"Consequences"
by J. B. Tilton
email: aramath@isot.com
Rating: G
Disclaimer: "Charmed" and all related characters and events are the
property of the WB television network, except for those characters specifically
created for this story. This is a work of fan fiction and no infringement of
copyright is intended.
* * *
(Authors note: This story takes place between season 6 episodes "Sword And
The City" and "Little Monsters".)
* * *
Chris orbs into the manor and finds that things have changed drastically.
Prue, Andy, and Cole are alive, the girls don't have their powers, and Leo is
nowhere to be found. And what's more, none of them knows who Chris is.
* * *
ONE
Chris orbed into the living room of the manor. As he finished his orbed,
he nearly collapsed on the floor, barely keeping himself from falling by
grabbing the edge of the sofa. It was a sensation he had never experienced
before. Halfway through the orb he had suddenly become dizzy and disoriented.
Within a few seconds his head began to clear.
He looked around expecting a demon attack. But the manor was strangely
quiet. No demons were about. In fact, the manor looked perfectly normal. He
thought for a moment about the dizziness he had experienced. Maybe it was some
side affect from moving backward in time. He had half expected to have some
repercussions from it. The spell that had sent him back was supposed to have
kept his powers intact and so far they had seemed unaffected.
But this was not his time. He finally decided that spending so much time
in the past had finally caught up with him. He didn't feel any different so it
probably wasn't anything to be concerned with. Still, he'd have to take it easy
for a couple of days just to be on the safe side.
No one else seemed to be home. That made sense. Piper was probably out
with Wyatt somewhere. Paige was probably off somewhere studying the Craft or at
one of her temp jobs. And Phoebe would most likely be at work. He looked
around the living room and noticed Wyatt's playpen strangely absent. Piper
hadn't say anything about moving it. But after the last few demon attacks she
might have decided to move it upstairs to keep Wyatt closer to her.
He thought about the last few attacks. They hadn't netted him any
significant information. He still had no clue as to why Wyatt had turned evil
in the future. Time was beginning to run out. He had to find out what had
happened so he could change it. But the girls were so obstinate. He knew they
were but he wasn't prepared for just how stubborn they could actually be.
Chris went into the kitchen to fix himself something to eat. He might be
a White Lighter but he still had to eat. And with things relatively quiet right
now, he could take some time to relax. Something he rarely got the chance to do
lately. As soon as the girls got home they could set out looking for the next
demon on Chris' list. Maybe that would be the one he was looking for.
As he fixed himself a sandwich, something nagged at him. He couldn't put
his finger on it. He looked around the kitchen but nothing seemed out of place.
It looked exactly as it always had. Still, there was something not quite right.
If he could only figure out what it was.
He reached into the refrigerator to get a bottle of water and noticed
something odd. Some of the components that Piper used in her potions weren't in
their usual place. That was decidedly odd. Those components were highly
perishable. If she didn't keep them refrigerated, they would go bad very
quickly. She'd have to get some more and in an emergency they might not have
the time to get what they needed.
Now why would Piper remove the components from the refrigerator? She was
always adamant about keeping enough ingredients on hand to create a potion on a
moment's notice. It wasn't like her to simply discard any of them. And he was
pretty sure that neither Paige nor Phoebe would have either. Although, as a
rule, Piper made the potions in the family, any of the girls could make one.
And they all knew how important having the right ingredients was.
Eating his sandwich, Chris walked back into the living room. Something
still nagged at him. Like the name of a person that was right on the tip of
your tongue but you just couldn't pull it out. He knew that whatever it was
should be evident. But looking around the living room nothing seemed out of
place.
He looked at the clock in the hallway. It was nearly three-thirty in the
afternoon. Strange that none of the girls should be home yet. When Piper did
go to the club it was usually early in the morning or later at night. When she
could take Wyatt with her. And Paige didn't have a full-time job so she spent a
great deal of time around the manor. He wondered where the girls were.
Chris wondered through the house finally ending up in the kitchen again.
Maybe one of them was outside in the backyard. They did occasionally go into
the backyard. The rose bush back there should be in full bloom now. Maybe one
of them was out there picking some flowers for the house.
He found the backyard as deserted as the manor. He was becoming
concerned. Why would none of them be home? Leo would be off on Elder business
so it wasn't so odd for him not to be around. Plus, since he and Piper had
split, he tried to honor her wish that he stay away. So that she could sort her
life out.
"Okay, Chris, stay calm," he said to himself. "There's no reason to think
any of them are in any danger. There are no signs of demonic activity and if
any of them were in danger, they'd call for you."
He decided to go back into the house and call one of them. They all had
cell phones. He decided against orbing to them because he could never really be
sure if they were alone. Yes, a phone call was probably the best course of
action right now.
He returned to the back porch and started to open the door. Except the
door wouldn't budge. It appeared to be locked. But that wasn't possible. He
hadn't locked it and it didn't lock automatically. You had to use a key. Then
he noticed movement in the entryway. It was hard to tell exactly who it was but
it was definitely one of the girls.
"Piper," he called out, pounding on the door, "Paige, is that you? Can
you open the back door? I seemed to have locked myself out."
He could have just orbed into the house. But he had learned that orbing
in unannounced could have an unsettling affect on the girls. Besides, he knew
he didn't need to use his magic unnecessarily. They'd hear the pounding and
open the door for him. After a few moments of him pounding, someone came into
the kitchen. It was Piper. She walked up to the door and Chris heard the key
turn in the lock. As the door open, Chris looked at Piper.
"Thanks," said Chris. "Somehow the door got locked and I was locked out."
"That's because I locked it," said Piper.
"Oh, that explains it," said Chris. "Are the others home yet?"
"No, not yet," said Piper. "Why? Is there something you need?"
"Piper," said Chris, smiling, "you know there's always something going on.
We need to be prepared for an attack at any moment. Wyatt could be in serious
danger if we aren't."
"Wyatt?" questioned Piper. "I'm sorry, are you selling something?
Whatever it is, we're really not interested. I really should be getting ready
for work. So, if you don't mind."
"Piper, are you okay?" asked Chris. "You're acting awfully strange."
"Well, you seem to know my name, so tell me something," said Piper.
"What?" asked Chris, getting a very strange feeling in the pit of his
stomach.
"Just who are you?" asked Piper. "And what are you doing in my backyard?"
Chris stared at Piper and realized she genuinely had no idea who he was.
"Consequences"
by J. B. Tilton
email: aramath@isot.com
Rating: G
Disclaimer: "Charmed" and all related characters and events are the
property of the WB television network, except for those characters specifically
created for this story. This is a work of fan fiction and no infringement of
copyright is intended.
* * *
(Authors note: This story takes place between season 6 episodes "Sword And
The City" and "Little Monsters".)
* * *
Chris orbs into the manor and finds that things have changed drastically.
Prue, Andy, and Cole are alive, the girls don't have their powers, and Leo is
nowhere to be found. And what's more, none of them knows who Chris is.
* * *
ONE
Chris orbed into the living room of the manor. As he finished his orbed,
he nearly collapsed on the floor, barely keeping himself from falling by
grabbing the edge of the sofa. It was a sensation he had never experienced
before. Halfway through the orb he had suddenly become dizzy and disoriented.
Within a few seconds his head began to clear.
He looked around expecting a demon attack. But the manor was strangely
quiet. No demons were about. In fact, the manor looked perfectly normal. He
thought for a moment about the dizziness he had experienced. Maybe it was some
side affect from moving backward in time. He had half expected to have some
repercussions from it. The spell that had sent him back was supposed to have
kept his powers intact and so far they had seemed unaffected.
But this was not his time. He finally decided that spending so much time
in the past had finally caught up with him. He didn't feel any different so it
probably wasn't anything to be concerned with. Still, he'd have to take it easy
for a couple of days just to be on the safe side.
No one else seemed to be home. That made sense. Piper was probably out
with Wyatt somewhere. Paige was probably off somewhere studying the Craft or at
one of her temp jobs. And Phoebe would most likely be at work. He looked
around the living room and noticed Wyatt's playpen strangely absent. Piper
hadn't say anything about moving it. But after the last few demon attacks she
might have decided to move it upstairs to keep Wyatt closer to her.
He thought about the last few attacks. They hadn't netted him any
significant information. He still had no clue as to why Wyatt had turned evil
in the future. Time was beginning to run out. He had to find out what had
happened so he could change it. But the girls were so obstinate. He knew they
were but he wasn't prepared for just how stubborn they could actually be.
Chris went into the kitchen to fix himself something to eat. He might be
a White Lighter but he still had to eat. And with things relatively quiet right
now, he could take some time to relax. Something he rarely got the chance to do
lately. As soon as the girls got home they could set out looking for the next
demon on Chris' list. Maybe that would be the one he was looking for.
As he fixed himself a sandwich, something nagged at him. He couldn't put
his finger on it. He looked around the kitchen but nothing seemed out of place.
It looked exactly as it always had. Still, there was something not quite right.
If he could only figure out what it was.
He reached into the refrigerator to get a bottle of water and noticed
something odd. Some of the components that Piper used in her potions weren't in
their usual place. That was decidedly odd. Those components were highly
perishable. If she didn't keep them refrigerated, they would go bad very
quickly. She'd have to get some more and in an emergency they might not have
the time to get what they needed.
Now why would Piper remove the components from the refrigerator? She was
always adamant about keeping enough ingredients on hand to create a potion on a
moment's notice. It wasn't like her to simply discard any of them. And he was
pretty sure that neither Paige nor Phoebe would have either. Although, as a
rule, Piper made the potions in the family, any of the girls could make one.
And they all knew how important having the right ingredients was.
Eating his sandwich, Chris walked back into the living room. Something
still nagged at him. Like the name of a person that was right on the tip of
your tongue but you just couldn't pull it out. He knew that whatever it was
should be evident. But looking around the living room nothing seemed out of
place.
He looked at the clock in the hallway. It was nearly three-thirty in the
afternoon. Strange that none of the girls should be home yet. When Piper did
go to the club it was usually early in the morning or later at night. When she
could take Wyatt with her. And Paige didn't have a full-time job so she spent a
great deal of time around the manor. He wondered where the girls were.
Chris wondered through the house finally ending up in the kitchen again.
Maybe one of them was outside in the backyard. They did occasionally go into
the backyard. The rose bush back there should be in full bloom now. Maybe one
of them was out there picking some flowers for the house.
He found the backyard as deserted as the manor. He was becoming
concerned. Why would none of them be home? Leo would be off on Elder business
so it wasn't so odd for him not to be around. Plus, since he and Piper had
split, he tried to honor her wish that he stay away. So that she could sort her
life out.
"Okay, Chris, stay calm," he said to himself. "There's no reason to think
any of them are in any danger. There are no signs of demonic activity and if
any of them were in danger, they'd call for you."
He decided to go back into the house and call one of them. They all had
cell phones. He decided against orbing to them because he could never really be
sure if they were alone. Yes, a phone call was probably the best course of
action right now.
He returned to the back porch and started to open the door. Except the
door wouldn't budge. It appeared to be locked. But that wasn't possible. He
hadn't locked it and it didn't lock automatically. You had to use a key. Then
he noticed movement in the entryway. It was hard to tell exactly who it was but
it was definitely one of the girls.
"Piper," he called out, pounding on the door, "Paige, is that you? Can
you open the back door? I seemed to have locked myself out."
He could have just orbed into the house. But he had learned that orbing
in unannounced could have an unsettling affect on the girls. Besides, he knew
he didn't need to use his magic unnecessarily. They'd hear the pounding and
open the door for him. After a few moments of him pounding, someone came into
the kitchen. It was Piper. She walked up to the door and Chris heard the key
turn in the lock. As the door open, Chris looked at Piper.
"Thanks," said Chris. "Somehow the door got locked and I was locked out."
"That's because I locked it," said Piper.
"Oh, that explains it," said Chris. "Are the others home yet?"
"No, not yet," said Piper. "Why? Is there something you need?"
"Piper," said Chris, smiling, "you know there's always something going on.
We need to be prepared for an attack at any moment. Wyatt could be in serious
danger if we aren't."
"Wyatt?" questioned Piper. "I'm sorry, are you selling something?
Whatever it is, we're really not interested. I really should be getting ready
for work. So, if you don't mind."
"Piper, are you okay?" asked Chris. "You're acting awfully strange."
"Well, you seem to know my name, so tell me something," said Piper.
"What?" asked Chris, getting a very strange feeling in the pit of his
stomach.
"Just who are you?" asked Piper. "And what are you doing in my backyard?"
Chris stared at Piper and realized she genuinely had no idea who he was.
