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Chapter 9: What the hell is going on with Piper's kids?
The next morning Mel stumbled into the kitchen around noon. The smell of cooking bacon, sausage, and eggs hit her nose and she winced slightly. She grabbed a chair, sat down, and then dropped her head into her hands, her elbows resting on the table in front of her. She gave a low groan when the microwave dinged and the buzzer on the stove went off.
Tyler opened the microwave while Chris turned off the buzzer. Mel was rubbing her temples as Wyatt put a cup of tea in front of her. "Morning, sunshine!" he said brightly.
"You suck."
"How you feeling, Tink?" Chris asked. Tyler looked on in concern. Yeah, he was tired from yesterday but Mel looked a lot worse.
"Oh, like I got thrown around by a psycho, hit my head, almost died, and then got healed by my older brother just in time. I'm definitely feeling what happened yesterday."
"Take it easy for awhile and you should be fine in a couple of hours," Chris commented.
"Drink this," Wyatt commanded as he pushed the cup closer to Mel. "It's chamomile, it'll help."
Mel took a sip as Tyler sat next to her with a plate of food. Stealing a piece of bacon from him, she asked where everyone else was.
"Around. Everyone got a late start today," Tyler told her.
"Caleb and Pogue are helping Dad do repairs around the house and some at Magic School, Reid went with Angela and Billie to get more magic supplies, and Mom is…somewhere. Probably doing laundry and cleaning the attic," Chris added on.
The four mindlessly chatted. Mel kept sipping her tea, slowly feeling more human. Piper came in from the laundry room and joined in. When Mel finished her tea, she went upstairs to take another shower and to change clothes. Piper went to Charmed because apparently there was some type of crisis and they absolutely needed her and Chris orbed a way to answer a call from one of his charges, leaving Tyler and Wyatt to clean up the kitchen.
Wyatt and Tyler met Mel running down the stairs. "Hey, do you know if any one moved the book last night?" Mel asked Wyatt.
"No one touched the book last night. After Coop brought you and Tyler back and we had our hug fest, everyone went back downstairs for dinner. After that, we all crashed. I highly doubt anyone woke up in the middle of the night to flip through the Book. Why?"
Mel rubbed her neck in confusion. "Well, I went up there after I took a shower and got dressed and the Book is on the floor."
"Do you think a demon tried to get the Book? Didn't you tell me that evil can't touch the book?" Tyler asked. Wyatt shoved past them and headed up the stairs. If someone was after the book, someone was after his family and that was never good.
"Get Dad and the other guys," he yelled back, making it to the attic door.
Mel gave a small sigh and led Tyler back down the stairs and outside to the back of the house where Leo, Caleb, and Pogue were sitting down, taking a break from raking leaves. "Dad!" Leo looked up in concern at Mel's raised voice.
"What's wrong honey?"
"We think someone is after the Book."
"What!" Leo, Caleb, and Pogue followed Mel and Tyler upstairs. Wyatt looked up when they entered the attic, pausing from flipping through the pages.
"The Book is different." He motioned for them to come over and look at the page he was on. "Look, hemlock killing spell."
"What? Hemlock? That doesn't belong in the book." Mel commented, looking at the book. She flipped some pages. "These spells are all for personal gain or evil."
Leo shook his head. That spell, the one with hemlock, reminded him of something. This had happened before…he concentrated, trying to bring the right memory back. "Hemlock. Hemlock. Let me see the spell again." He reached out to touch the book. When his hand touched the page, he jerked his hand back in surprise. "The Book just shocked me!"
"I don't get it. What's going on?" Tyler asked. He, Caleb, and Pogue were completely confused. Yeah, they knew that evil couldn't touch the book but they didn't get why Leo couldn't touch the book while Mel and Wyatt could. Leo used to be a Whitelighter too so they knew he was good.
"Someone's messing with the Book of Shadows," Wyatt said, his face darkening at the thought at what that might mean. "Do you think Mom or one of the aunts is turning evil again?"
"This has happened before," Leo said. "The book turning evil, I mean. I just remembered it; back when Prue was alive, I think it was a year after they found out they were witches but before me and Piper got married, there was this warlock. He forced Prue into a marriage. A dark priestess cast a spell so that the warlock's evil made its way into Prue, turning her evil. She turned your Mom and Phoebe evil in turn and the Book too."
"Well, that's just fascinating, Dad but what does that have to with what's happening now?" Mel asked snappishly. Leo backed up a bit, motioning for the Sons to do the same.
"The Book turned evil because the Charmed Ones were evil. But the Book is no longer theirs. Your generation has taken over. And if I'm right…"
Mel looked up at Wyatt. "We're turning evil." She titled her head and thought about that. "That's kind of cool. I wonder if Chris is turning too. Chris!" she yelled out.
"We're not evil, Mel."
"Aren't you, Wyatt?" Leo asked.
"No," Wyatt's voice changing to a darker, more serious tone as he talked. "There is no such thing as evil or good. It's about Power. Who has it and who doesn't. I, Melinda, and Christopher have Power; more than the Charmed Ones." Chris orbed in, responding to Mel's call. Leo and the Sons looked on in horror while Wyatt and Mel were excited. Chris had rematerialized in black orbs.
"Well, I guess that answers whether or not Chris has been changed." Mel grinned.
"So, my charge that called? Complete drag by the way…until we," Chris laughed, "got personal. Even better when the demon showed up. Man, was that a mess!" Chris walked over to stand behind the book. He and Wyatt were flanking Mel. Acting on instinct, they each held a hand over the Book of Shadows. Leo closed his eyes; he didn't want to see what was going to happen. He knew that his sons would change appearance. Both would grow long hair, scruffy beards, and their clothes would change to darker coloring. Wyatt's clothes would be all black and tighter than a normal guy would wear clothes while Chris's would be ripped and give the appearance of being slightly dirty. He didn't want to see how his sweet daughter would change.
Tyler watched as Wyatt, Chris, and Mel were surrounded by a dark light. When the light cleared, he saw that Wyatt and Chris looked differently than they normally did. Mel took him by surprise. She hadn't changed much physically. Her hair was down now and loosely curled instead of the ponytail it had been in. Her clothes, which had been jeans and a plain blue t-shirt, was now skinny, low cut jeans paired with a pair of black boots. Her shirt was a black tank top. Her shirt and pants didn't meet so part of her stomach was showing and Tyler was surprised to see a silver triquetra belly button piercing. His jaw dropped. Although he knew she was evil now, he still found her extremely hot.
A slow grin covered Chris's face. "I think we have some business to take care of in the Underworld, right Wy?"
"We do, Christopher. It's time the Underworld was organized by a single leader."
"Excuse me? Single leader? Then what are me and Chris going to do? Be your bodyguards? Yeah, right. Get a fucking firestarter for that!"
"Silence, Melinda! Of course you and Christopher will lead with me. But before we go…Excalibur!" Wyatt held out his hands and the mythical sword appeared in his grasp. "Now there is no way the Charmed Ones can use the sword's magic against me. Let's go." Before he orbed out, Wyatt looked at Leo. "You shouldn't look so worried; we're just fulfilling a new destiny. However, do not send Mom or the aunts after us. They are, after all, still family and I would hate for us to have to kill them." He orbed out and Chris followed him, leaving Mel behind.
She shook her head. "They're always doing that! Well, see you around Dad, Caleb, Pogue. Tyler, baby, you ever got bored with being good, come see me. Or, if I decide I want you around, well, we'll turn you anyways." She reached out for the Book, holding it in her arms. "I'll take this. It's not like you can use it anymore anyways."
Before she could leave, even though he wasn't sure how she would manage that, Tyler stepped forward. "Mel, don't do this. I'm sure your Mom can figure out a potion or a spell to turn you back. Don't go."
"I don't want to be turned back. I like being free. I don't have to worry about consequences and I can finally use magic the way it was meant to be. Why would I give that up?"
Leo stepped forward next. Maybe they could break through to her. This was the first time Mel had been turned evil so maybe it would be easier to turn her back to good, especially since she hadn't used her powers for anything evil yet. "To be with us. Your family, your friends. Tyler."
Mel looked down at the book and traced the triquetra with her finger. Her family and friends meant a lot to her and Tyler was the exact same. She thought about staying. But… "No, I'm not giving this up. Catch me if you can!" She smirked and disappeared.
"How?" Caleb asked.
Leo interrupted him. "It's called blinking. It's how warlocks move around. Piper and Phoebe could do it when they were turned evil. But since Wyatt and Chris are part whitelighters, they turn into darklighters." Leo tightened his mouth. "I better go call Piper. We've gotta get them back before they do something completely evil." He left to go call his wife.
"Do you remember what Melinda Warren said before we left the past?" Pogue asked his brothers.
"Something about there being suffering in our future?" Caleb responded.
"And that we need to stick together and "love will keep us together," Pogue finished, quoting the song from Captain and Tennille.
"And how she seemed to be looking at Mel and Tyler specifically."
"Yeah, okay that happened guys. But what does that have to do with right now?" Tyler wondered if his Caleb and Pogue were going to get to their point anytime soon.
"Well, maybe it's different for you Tyler but I know I was suffering when I thought Chase was going to kill Sarah." Caleb said.
"Or Kate," Pogue put in. "And, man? Your girlfriend just turned evil. And is going to take over the Underworld with her brothers. Get it now Baby Boy?"
"Yeah, okay. I get it. But what's it going to mean?"
"I don't know Tyler. But we'll figure it out." Caleb said. He turned around to walk out the attic. Pogue clapped a hand on Tyler's shoulder and then followed Caleb. Tyler stood in the attic, just looking around and worrying about Mel.
Downstairs, Caleb motioned for Pogue to follow him into the bedroom Chris and Wyatt still shared while they were looking for apartments. He shut the door so Leo or Tyler couldn't accidentally overhear him because they were not going to like what he was going to say. "I hope I'm wrong but what if it's part of our destiny to stop them from taking over the Underworld?"
"What are you saying, Caleb? You want to kill Mel? She's a part of our group now because she's dating Tyler! Just like Sarah is because of you, Kate because of me, and if Reid ever pulls his head out of his ass, Angie would be a part of the group too. Tyler is never going to go for this and you know that."
"Of course I don't want to kill her. Hell, I half see her as a younger sister too! But if it comes down to it, if we absolutely have to, would we be able to do it?"
Pogue breathed out heavily. "If we absolutely had to? Maybe. But I don't want to."
"Me neither, trust me. But if the same thing were to happen to Sarah, I know she would want me too. If there was no chance of saving her. We need to keep this from Tyler and definitely her family because I have no doubt that Piper would kill us if she found out. But, we should tell Reid. That way, it's three on three."
Pogue frowned. "Man, I hope it doesn't come down to that." Caleb nodded in agreement. Both sat down, thinking about what they might have to do and both boys felt sick at the thought of taking a human life, especially the life of someone they liked and they knew their brother might love.
"But I don't understand how it happened! When me and Phoebe turned evil it was because of Prue. And other times were because of the Hollow or a spell. But what caused Mel, Chris, and Wyatt to turn evil?" Everyone was gathered in the living room. Piper was pacing while Leo was following behind her, trying to get her to sit down. Paige and Phoebe were sitting at the table which was completely covered with other books they had that were about magic and were flipping through them. Reid, Angie, and Tyler were sitting on one couch while Caleb, Pogue, Coop, Henry, and Billie were either leaning against a wall, sitting on the floor, or were sitting on chairs scattered throughout the room.
"Maybe there was a spell cast that we don't know about, Piper." Paige said.
"I know, I know. But if we did know, that might make it easier to turn them back!" Piper exclaimed.
"The genie." Tyler said.
"The what?" Phoebe asked him.
"The genie. That guy that was weirdly dressed and was with Chase. Before he attacked Mel, Chase said something to the genie but I didn't hear what. Could that do anything?"
"A genie would have the power to turn Mel evil if Chase wished it," Leo said.
"But why would Chase want them to be evil? I mean, Wyatt alone is a major badass. Pair him with Mel and Chris and they could easily take him out. It's not very smart," Angie commented.
"Maybe he didn't think about the wish hard enough. Or worded it wrong and could have meant something entirely different. That's the problem with wishes and genies; you never know what you're going to exactly get," Phoebe explained.
"What are we going to do?" Caleb asked.
"The only thing we can do," Piper responded. "Get them back."
