Chapter 4: Does a fetus count?
When the lights went out I saw we were in a bedroom of sorts. Frankly I'd pay more attention to my surroundings if a shrill female voice didn't scream
"Victor"
In ecstasy. I heard Cole groan in distaste behind me just as the couple broke and sat up stark naked. The man 'victor' shouted
"Demons"
And the caramel haired woman threw her hands up. I covered my eyes at the sense of deja vu. A week before moving in with Charlie I had walked in on mom and Phil going at it on the kitchen table.
"Why did only he freeze?"
Asked the man and I turned to peek at Cole behind me. It was true he was frozen like a statue much like Edward did when he had first kissed me and i attacked him
"Patty blast them"
Victor exclaimed. However the woman's tone was calmer
"No, if she were a demon she'd have frozen as well"
"I'm a witch, if it helps. Please can you put some clothes on?"
I asked making sure to look at the ceiling.
"Get out of the room first"
"Can you unfreeze my ... friend first?"
The woman 'patty' made a move with her hands and I dragged Cole out of the room. Walking down the corridor and down the stairs I saw we were in the same house as before, only this time the walls, floors, and decor was in a tacky seventies collection.
"Who are they?"
I asked Cole who looked as sick as I felt
"Victor and Patty. Prue's parents."
"oh shit"
"You must be a very powerful witch if you can time travel"
"Time travel?
I asked
"You don't look like you're from around here but you're wearing our family crest and holding our book. So are you my kids?
Patty asked with a soft laughter
"Oh well... in away. You know what they say ' my child's child is two times my child'"
I opted for the truth. Beside me Cole was quiet letting me lead the show. Too bad I have no idea what I'm doing. Victor's eyes widened and Patty squealed giving me a hug before moving to Cole who was silently snickering
"Why are you here?"
Victor asked.
"Something bad happened in the future and we were hoping we could change it but the spell we used didn't work. it was supposed to take us to when Prue was alive and well but..."
"who is Prue?"
"Your daughter?"
I turned into a question at the couple's widened eyes
"We don't have any kids yet. we just got married"
Victor exclaimed. Oops.
"What year is this?"
Cole asked
"1971"
Patty answered at once. Cole leaned closer to me and whispered.
"Phoebe was born in '75, Piper in '73 and Prue in '71"
"so the spell did work"
I replied.
"Actually patty you do have one daughter"
I motioned to her flat belly and she covered it wearing an amazed expression. Victor smiled and hugged his wife close.
"So what happened?"
Patty asked and since i wasn't entirely sure I let Cole answer
"Your daughters were killed in a battle with evil. we went back in time to change it"
Patty and Victor covered patty's belly protectively
"Wow, you have such a way with words"
I deadpanned and Cole chuckled
"I'm not a lawyer for no reasons"
I resisted the urge to stick my tongue out at him.
"Can I see this spell?"
Patty asked and at Cole's nod I handed the book to her. She fingered Prue's triquerta pendant smiling and read the spell.
"I haven't written this yet."
"Its written for the power of Three but Bella is stronger than it"
"The power of three?"
Patty exclaimed and I looked at Cole confused
"my daughters are the charmed ones?"
Cole nodded and Patty smiled with pride.
"The Charmed Ones! Oh, Victor! Our daughters are The Charmed Ones!"
"Sounds dangerous,"
Victor with his forehead creasing with worry lines. Patty smiled at him.
"Being a witch, saving innocents, is always dangerous, Victor. But it's worth it. I warned you about that when you asked me to marry you."
"Yes, you did, But I never dreamed it would affect our children, put them in danger, cause their deaths!"
"Well, it has, and now we have to save them."
Victor nodded and patty grabbed the phone
"Mom you need to come over, now!"
Victor rolled his eyes.
"Can't we leave HER out of it?"
"What's the power of three?"
I asked but no one answered me