Hey everyone! Welcome to another chapter of this fic, I hope you are enjoying it so far, I know I like writing it though please read and review I like to know what you think. Here is the next chapter I hope you like it, also if you have any ideas about which direction this should go put them in your reviews I might use them. Though please Read and Review!
Warning: Characters OOC, due to the alternate ending to the episode "Long Live the Queen"
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed.
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Chapter Two: The Future
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3 Months Later
Over the past few months it seemed evil had a hayday over the world of good, with most of the whitelighters on ban, witch's were in constant danger. Death reined supreme as those who were not smart enough to go into hiding were killed by demons. Without the Charmed Ones to defend good magic it soon faded away into nothing, as evil ran free without any burdens. On top of it all was Cole and Phoebe, both demons enjoyed the chaos that was being caused, and awaited the birth of their heir. Still though the constant threat of the other baby loomed in the air, as Cole still couldn't find the mother....
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A young girl was being dragged through the city her hands bound tightly as she looked around despreatly for some way to escape. If only she had listened to the few members of her remaining Coven, she would be safe and not being taken to see the Source himself. She flinched and closed her eyes in pain as she watched a human being flamed alive by a demon for amusement. Why had this happened, why had fate suddenly shifted destiny in favor of evil?
Eyes still closed she didn't notice the box until it was too late as she tripped and fell to the ground, dragging the demon down with her. The man turned to her with a scowl on his face as he jerked the rope. "Get up, we don't have time for you to play games." He commanded as he stood.
Still the girl wouldn't move, she had injured her knee when she hit the ground and was trying to ply a piece of glass from the wound, but it wasn't working. The glass seemed imbedded to deep and the demon too impatitent. "Please wait, I just have to get this glass out." She begged.
Laughter filled the air as well as screaming as an idea came to the demon, what did it matter if this witch didn't get to the inspection by the Source she didn't look pregnaunt. He could simply say she was accidently killed along the way, besides he had better things to do then be the lap dog of the Source and doing his errands. Smirking he turned to the girl still on the ground, he stared at her dirty ripped clothes and brown hair that had tumbled over her face. "This is your lucky day witch, I'm feeling generous."
Confused she looked up to see the demon holding a energy ball as her eyes went wide with fear. She couldn't die this way, not now, who would help her friends when no hope remained left in them while she had it. The demon tossed the energy ball in his hand as he got ready to aim.
"Hey, why don't you pick on a witch with power ten times your own."
At the sound of the voice the demon looked up to see a woman standing there, she was wearing blue jeans, a tight black tank top, matching with combat boots that were also black. Around her waist was a strange belt that had knives and pouches off to the side, but the strangest was the fact this witch was pregnant. Maybe the rumors were true then, but the demon didn't have any more time to ponder as the witch threw her hands and he blew up into tiny little particles that faded away.
The witch was about to go to the young girl that was still kneeling down in fright when a flurry of blue lights came down beside her as a man formed. He gave a quick glance around the area before turning back to the woman. "Piper, I told you to wait for me before you attacked, that could have been an upper level demon. We can't have you hurt our child before she is born."
"Oh shush, the baby is just fine, we can talk later right now that girl needs you to heal her. Then I suggest we get her to the safe haven." Piper suggested, and Leo nodding moved over to the young girl. After a quick few words he was able to heal the wound and guided her over to where Piper stood looking around to make sure no patrols were coming. Satisfied with her search she looked at the young witch with a sad smile on her face, as she untied the rope around the girls wrists.
"Are you one of the Charmed Ones?" She asked in awe as she rubbed her wrists to bring the circulation back into them.
"I used to be, until I lost my sisters...." Piper muttered looking down at the ground. Even after this time she still hadn't gotton through her grief after losing both Paige and Phoebe. She didn't get to ponder her thoughts long as a shout was heard from down the street, aparently it didn't take long for news to spread about the dead demon. "Leo, lets get out of here!" She shouted.
Taking both Piper's and the girls hands he orbed them away just as a large group of demons shimmered into the area. One of them bent down to pick up a small piece of glass with some blood on it. The report to the Source wouldn't be a pleasent one, but it had to be known that there was a witch strong enough out there to destroy another demon....
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A small building on the edge of the city, with a shield of magic, had been made the Safe Haven/Resistance Force, for all witch's that were found or rescued from demon clutches. It wasn't a very pleasent area, but it had enough furniture, to suit them, but it was the kitchen kept most important, where Piper had put the Book of Shadows, along with several spells, potions, amongst other things that the survivors had gathered from their own covens.
A flurry of blue lights appeared inside of the living room, where some girls were gathered writing spells for demons. They quickly stood as they saw Piper and Leo supporting a young girl. The girl looked around the place as Piper led her over to the group, "could you show her around, I would, but Leo and I need to find the rest of her coven."
The girls nodded, and helping the new one they left the room, waiting until they were fully out of earshot Piper paid attention to her husband. She turned to see him give her a gaurded look, "what, the demon was going to kill her I couldn't just stand there."
"Piper you know how important our baby is to the future of good magic." Leo muttered walked over to his wife, and put a hand on her slightly protruding stomach.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but the baby has to get used to being in constant danger, it is what she is going to have to grow up in."
"Yes, but I would also like her mother to still be alive, when she grows up. You can't go on a crusade Piper, not only your life is at risk now. I know you lost your sisters, but we need to focus on the future now." Leo mummered hugging Piper to him.
She then pulled away giving a glare to her husband. "The future! Leo you know what kind of future we have now, it is hell, and it will only get worse. Did you know there are now demon bounty hunters out looking for me? The witch who will have a baby that equals the power of the Sources heir, yet of good magic?! That every witch that is inspected by the seer, and not the one is killed anyway, how can we focus on the future with that happening!" She exclaimed.
Leo only pulled Piper closer to him, as he tried to douse her anger. "Sshh...We will find a way, in the end good always prevails...."
"How can you be so sure.." She interrupted fear in her voice.
Leo didn't have a true answer to describe the feeling he had so he diverted the subject as he rubbed Piper's back affenctionatly. "I just know. Promise me Piper, you will at least stop this crusade, until our baby is born. Please?"
"I don't know if I can promise you that Leo..." Piper whispered, as Leo held her closer, and the couple remained that way for the longest time....
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Phoebe sipped her tonic as she laid around on her throne, she was in charge of inspection that day, and she was excited to kill some new witch's that were brought in. She was peeved though when she had found out from Cole that a child was going to be born, that equaled the strength of their baby. Even though the seer said her baby was the strongest one ever born into the world of magic. Playing with her hair, her eyes went to the entrance as the doors were knocked three times. "Enter." She said finishing her tonic and setting the glass aside, her thoughts would have to wait.
Two demons entered then, one who moved off to the side, and the other holding a witch, as the Queen glared at the girl. She didn't look pregnaunt, and a part of her wanted to just let the girl go, but they had to dispose of any witch's that brought up a threat. "Stand away, Damen." She commanded as the demon moved away, she then walked down the steps of her throne to watch the girl. She seemed to be praying for help, and to be spared as Phoebe smirked. "Too bad witch your fate is sealed." She muttered causing the girl to look up shocked. The demon queen thrusted out her hand as a blue beam burst from her finger tips to hit the girl, as her tortured scream filled the room. "You may leave Damen." She then turned and walked back to sit on her throne as the door closed, but she noticed one demon remained. "What do you have to report." She said in a annoyed tone.
The demon walked forward kneeling down as he held out a piece of glass with his fingers. "My queen. One of our demons were killed by a witch, I was ordered to report if such a powerful witch became known to vanquish demons to the Source or you."
"Yes and did you capture this witch?" Phoebe asked sitting up in her throne.
"No, but I did find this trace of her blood, maybe the seer might find something." The demon said quickly as he watched Phoebe flex her fingers.
"Your lucky today, I'm not going to kill you, lets just say that your next blunder will not be rewarded such as this. Put the glass on that table over there and leave me."
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He did as he was told and quickly exited the place before the queen changed her mind, and his death would happen. He hated to admit it, but he was afraid of the queen, along with several other demons, more so than the Source. She was the one and only one to carry the heir, and the new heir already showed more potential than any other, and shared the power with the queen. He had seen the many demons she killed and he didn't like ever reporting to her bad news. Sighing he shimmered back up to the Real World to do more scouting.
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"Seer!" Phoebe commanded, and the demon appeared bowing to her. She rolled her eyes and pointed over to the table. "Pick that up and tell me what you see."
"What for my queen?" The Seer asked.
"It appears there is a witch still out there that can destroy our kind."
"I see." She then walked over to the table and picked up the glass her eyes going white, as she remained that way for the longest time.
"What did you see?" Phoebe asked impatiently as the Seer's eyes turned normal.
"It was your sister who destroyed the demon..." She began not sure if she wanted to tell all.
"What?!"
"It was from the girls point of view who watched it happen, but it appears your sister has been hiding something. Strange I haven't even felt it yet, but now I know Piper is the mother of the child from the future that rivals yours."
"I should have known. Who else, but my sister to be the one to have a child as powerful as my own." She muttered touching her stomach thinking, "No other witch would be able to stand the burden." She looked off to the wall for a short time her eyes distant, but her voice clear and commanding. "Report this news to Cole, then I need you to send all bounty hunters straight after Piper, give them her description if you have too, but we have to nip this in the bud, before it becomes too late."
"Yes my queen." The seer muttered bowing and vanished away in bright lights...
Phoebe leaned back in her throne, her day had just gone from great to perfect hell. Inwardly she was mad at Cole for not letting her kill Piper from day one, then they wouldn't be in the mess they were now in. She knew already how she was invinsible from any harm with help from her baby, which would mean Piper probably was already the same way. It would explain why her ex-sister was out in the open instead of hiding away someplace waiting for hope to come, or making potions till her fingers were worn down to nothing.
Suddenly angry she formed a giant fireball in her hand and threw into a nearby wall causing it to leave a huge burn mark behind. Her powers were growing again, lately she had been getting so strong so could give her husband a good fight, and could kill anything without breaking a sweat. Now the reason behind that growth, was because her baby was getting ready for his cousin to make a appearence, and protecting his mother at the same time. Piper was more then likely experiencing the same thing with her child, or maybe it hadn't started yet, either way her sister had to be killed before the child was born....
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Piper yawned she had spent a great deal amount of the day overlooking spells, that some of the other witch's had written. It was boring, but Leo had confined her to the place for the time being, as he put it their baby was more important then her crusade to rid the world of demons. Stretching she collasped into a nearby chair, and partly closed her eyes, ever since she got pregnaunt she was the third wheel. She was never allowed to go out with the resistance force to take out a demon strong hold, no she had to stay there and be the little good witch babysitter.
Not that she didn't mind, but lately it had just been getting worse, and she felt cooped up, and kept changing her moods so much most of the others stayed away. Sighing she ran a hand through her hair, as the silence reigned the room, so much she didn't noticed the blue lights that floated down behind her.
That was when she felt a tap on her shoulder, jumping and giving a yelp of suprise she threw up her hands to freeze the person, but that didn't happen...
Instead lighting flew out of her fingertips and it sent Leo to the other side of the room, as some smoke billowed up from where she had hit him. "Leo I'm sorry, are you okay!" Piper shouted in worry and ran over to her husbands side. Some of the witch's nearby had seen what happened and were whispering to themselves. "Leo speak to me."
The whitelighter coughed some as he openned his eyes, "the elders said there would be changes, but I didn't expect them to be this strong." He muttered.
Piper gave him a confused look as she stared at her hands. "Changes? What do you mean Leo?" She asked.
"New powers, I was going to tell you, but I got a little distracted when I was being hit by lightening." He muttered taking Piper's hands as a small blush came to her cheeks. "It is part of our child's new growing powers."
"Great first I freeze things, then blow them up, now I shoot lightening out of my fingers! This day can't get any worse, Leo I could have seriously hurt you!" She exclaimed.
"No you wouldn't have, in your heart you knew it was me, that is how I know you can never hurt me." He said with a small smile. "Besides, now you can defend yourself better then ever, you just have to learn how to control it, that's all."
"Gee, thanks for the pep talk captain." She muttered smiling and giving a salute, which made Leo laugh and give Piper a quick kiss. She then gave her husband a hug, maybe things were working out for the best now, she had a family, Leo, everything just seemed brighter now, like a light was shining down on them.
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That's it for this chapter, I hoped you liked Piper getting a new power, I know how in the series, her first baby just had shields, and healed her, but this one is different since it is placed in a different timeline. Anyway next chapter a face off will happen, try to guess between which two. It's not who you would normally suspect, but give a guess, get the right answer and you will get a guest appearence in that chapter. Read and Review!
