Ten year olds Sarah and Susan sat on the porch of the Halliwell Manor. Usually the Manor was off limits but not today. No, she was allowed to be here as long as he said it was okay. Susan sighed as she looked around the once proud neighborhood; now, forever changed for the worst.

Sarah sighed as she looked around at the well-restored neighborhood. One could almost not see the destruction that haunted the surrounding areas. She sighed and shook her head. "Well," she said as she and Susan went back inside, "Are we done yet, daddy?"

Wyatt smirked and looked at his daughter, "Not yet, sweet heart," he admitted.

Sarah nodded her head and sighed, kicking the rug a little, and then walking over to her father. "When will Uncle Chris come back?" She didn't really understand why her uncle left in the first place.

If it had been any other person, Wyatt would have been pissed at the constant questions but only there were only four people he cared about. His wife, his daughters, and Chris; all four of them quite powerful and able to take care of themselves.

In fact, Sarah and Susan represented a huge leap in power. Both mother and father came from powerful families; one residing on the west coast and one residing on the east coast. In this way, it was a uniting of two magical families along with the uniting of two coasts.

Sarah was the more outspoken of the two and Susan was more quiet and reserved. Make no mistake though; both could easily kill anyone standing in their way. In fact, their first vanquish had been in the womb; an upper level demon who made the mistake of attacking their mother, Wyatt's wife.

Wyatt smiled, "As soon as we can find him, okay, sweetheart?"

Sarah nodded her head, "Okay, daddy," as she went over to her mother.

Susan followed her sister and sat on her mother's lap. Susan hated demons as being around them made her feel queasy. The twins were both empathic but Susan felt emotions much stronger than Sarah. That's what made them so unstoppable because, although they had the same powers, Susan focused more on the defensive powers and Sarah focused on the offensive powers. Therefore, not only did they have the same powers as their parents, but they could tap into other's powers as well.

Just a little closer than Wyatt dies.

Susan looked toward the source of the thought. One of daddy's closest servants.

Suddenly, the demon was encased in ice; everything but his head.

"Lord Wyatt? Why?" The demon asks, seemingly convincing.

"Hm, who froze Cedric?" Wyatt asks.

Susan raised her head but Sarah spoke for her, "Susan did, daddy. Uncle Cedric was planning to kill you. She could hear his thoughts."

Wyatt nodded his head, "Speak the truth, Cedric. Is this true?"

Cedric shook his head, "No, I swear it."

Wyatt sighed, "Maria?" He turned to his wife who nodded and telekinetically moved the block of ice toward her. The demon now faced her. She stared into his eyes, forcing him to tell her the truth, "Tell me, Cedric, were you planning to kill my husband?"

Cedric groaned as he tried to stop himself but was unable, "He deserves to die! He cannot live, he mustn't! He has become a bad influ—"but Cedric could say no more, due to being turned to ash. An athame falling to the ground where he was.

Susan looked to her mother, whispering something only her, Wyatt, and Sarah caught, He was freeing himself from the block and was about to stab you.

Maria nodded her head, hugging her daughters, and then looks to Wyatt. Wyatt, knowing his wife, nods his head.

"Guards, leave us," he says.

The guards look to one another then shimmer out, not wanting to die. The moment they are gone, Wyatt goes over to his family and picks up Susan, who is now in tears. Due to the constant amount of emotions she has to deal with, it's really hard for her to filter through her own and others tears. The worst part? She can also feel the emotions and thoughts of people not in close proximity.

It is part of the reason that Wyatt does not bring her outside of their home, which is shielded to prevent any emotions or thoughts from the outside world from being picked up. As Wyatt, Lord of Everything, comforts his daughter he sighs.

He never expected Cedric to betray him. Even though Cedric was a demon, he had been trusted for years and served directly under Wyatt as a close personal friend and confidante. Hell, he even let the man babysit his kids. In fact, Cedric had four daughters that were best friends with Susan and Sarah.

Susan's best friend was Cedric's youngest daughter. Wyatt had tried to shield his daughters as much as possible, even going so far as making sure they had friends and other 'normal' childhood activities. As he held Susan, he also picked up Sarah who groaned a little. Although Sarah was more outgoing, she still needed her father whenever possible so, even though she did struggle, she eventually calmed down and latched onto him.

Maria smiled at the sight and, standing, she hugged all three of them. It wasn't like Susan and Sarah had never seen vanquishes before but it was rather what was about to happen. Susan, upon hearing Cedric's thoughts, knew what was about to happen. They all did. His family would have to pay for Cedric's foolish mistake. This meant that now his family would have to die. Worse, Susan's best friend would have to die. None of them wanted that but it was what needed to be done. No one who betrayed them was safe. Not even their own family, but it didn't mean they liked doing it. The only difference between friends and strangers? Friends and family would be killed quickly, whenever possible, and strangers would be tortured if required.

Wyatt sighed and telepathically contacted his head of security, and best friend, Caleb. Caleb was the half-manticore that the sisters rescued years before.

Caleb?

Yes, Lord Wyatt?

Caleb, you don't have to call me 'Lord' in private. You know that.

[laughs] I know, but its fun.

Hah, anyway, Cedric just tried to kill both me and Maria.

What? Is everyone alright? The girls?

Everyone's fine. Susan killed him.

[sighs] Is she alright?

As well as to be expected, he was an uncle to them but…this mean we have to kill his family.

Oh man, yeah. I forgot that Mona is Susan's best friend.

Yeah, I hate this order but we have to maintain power. If anyone thinks I'm weak, they'll start rebelling.

I know, Wyatt, and I'll carry this out but I hate it as well.

Yeah, anyway, I need to get back to the girls.

Alright.

That was four weeks ago. Since then everything had gone downhill. Events started changing. Bianca went into the past, failed to turn Chris back to Wyatt's side and was killed. After Chris returned to the past, Wyatt began to realize there was no way he could stop him. People began to seize to be on his side and, eventually, a full battle broke out. One of the people who died was Maria.

Wyatt, formally Lord of everything, stood over his daughter's beds. He sighed. Everything was changing now. He was still powerful. His mother still died. He still lost his younger sister and hated his father for the treatment of his younger siblings, but now everything was much worse. He could feel that Chris was close to death. Somehow, pretty soon, his younger brother would be dead. With that death, he could also feel the life of his daughters slipping away.

Maybe, if he had never been seeking power, he never would have met Maria. If that never happened, they never would have had the beautiful girls before him. They already lost their mother and were now losing him, albeit in a different scenario, but still he was losing them. No! He wouldn't lose them. He focused with all his might, with all his power, on sending them safely to the past.

Protect my girls,
Keep them safe.

Spirits from the other side,
My ancestors, my blood,
Keep them from fading.

No loss of power or life,
Shall befall them,
My love never failing.

The twice blessed girls,
Forever more and ever safe.

Suddenly, and without warning, Susan opened her eyes. "Daddy," she screamed out and the last thing she saw was her father's hair shortening and then there was nothing but darkness, her, and Sarah.