Charmed
Chapter 3:
Leo's Secret
"Okay, so you've got some explaining to do, Mister." Paige said to Leo. We were all at Magic School, I told everyone we had to be here. It was the only safe place I knew off so far. In this weird and bizarre time loop. I had already killed the demon that would attack me in Chris's nursery this morning; the others would have showed up later, to find the place empty. We'd handle them later.
Right now I sat in on the couch, in the middle of my two sisters with Leo sat across from us, waiting to hear why the hell he has powers.
"I guess I do." he said, "But you must understand I did what I did to protect my family."
"What did you do, Leo?" I asked, he sighed.
"Not long after the fight with Billie and Christie, I got worried, more worried than I had been in a while. I kept having these dreams that demons would attack and I'd be useless, no help. So I got Coop to give me a lift to the underworld where I-"
"Coop?" Phoebe gasped. Leo nodded. "Coop!" Phoebe shouted angrily, a pink heart appeared in the air and out of it shimmered Coop.
"What's up?" he asked, she pointed her finger at him. "You took Leo to the underworld?" Coop looked shocked, and then he vanished.
"Coop!" Phoebe shouted, he didn't return. I sighed.
"And?" I asked my own, secret keeping husband.
"I made a deal with a few demons; they gave me powers, demonic powers that I could use to protect you guys. I was allowed to have the powers for two years..."
"So they gave a bunch of powers to you, for free?" Paige asked.
"Of course not, he owes them something," I said, scowling at Leo.
"At the end of the two years I'd have to give up my powers and I'd have to give them other powers, like interest. But the two years was up a week ago, and they came to me. I had managed to kill a few demons of my own, take their powers but apparently it wasn't enough. And they told me that I had three more days, I tried my hardest but still, it wasn't enough. When they returned they told me that if I didn't get them powers, they'd come and they'd kill my family. I attacked them and kept the powers, I thought I killed them all..."
"Well obviously not!" I shouted at Leo. "How could you do that Leo? Not only have you put us in danger but the boys as well!" I shouted. "Speaking of the boy's, where are they?" I asked a woman stacking some books; she had taken the kids from me earlier.
"Billie took them from me and took them to the nursery." she said, I sighed and turned to my sisters.
"How does that add up to me being in a time loop?" I asked,
"That I don't know about." Leo said, I turned to him, my had clenched into a fist. "They told me that they needed the powers taken from them back by tonight, so that's why they'd come and attack you guys today, just by killing you they would be able to take your powers. But I don't know why each time one of you die the day plays over and only Piper knows it?" he said.
"Maybe I can answer that?" Phoebe said, we all looked at her confused.
"My premonition powers have been growing, I think if I force a premonition on, I'll be able to see what happened, try to figure it out." she said.
"No, you remember what happened the last time you forced your Visions on." I said, she shrugged.
"One won't hurt." she said walking over to Leo. "Ready?" he nodded and she touched his shoulder and gasped. Her eyes closed A few seconds later they opened and she looked shocked.
"This...this day has happened more times than even you know, Piper!" she gasped.
"What'd you mean?" I asked.
"I saw it, this day happened four days ago, not three, the demons came and they attacked, Paige died, I died. Billie died, even Leo died in the end. The demons, called the Absorbers were powerful, they had all our magic. They came for you Piper but you cast a spell, I don't remember it fully but it was a spell to reverse time, replay the day again so you could save everyone. But something must have gone wrong, and now it keeps happening and all you can remember of that day if waking up again." she said.
"You." I said turning to Leo. "Are in deep trouble."
"Aren't we all?" Paige asked.
She was right.
