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Summary: His younger brother is in the past. Trying to save him, but he wouldn't believe in it. He needed to see if he was alright and doing fine. But what he saw made him question all his beliefs.

21. Strrrange people around

ADVENTURES FOR ME AND ALL

Some days later action came back to the Manor as the youngest aunt had trouble with some really strange people. Little Wyatt watched the conversation between his mother and aunt as both spoke in the kitchen where he was eating his food. His baby brother was with his Dad in the living room, playing there. The giggling of Chris signaled his happiness.

"Okay, Paige. Tell me your weird story again, because I can't believe it! Pirates are not real and definitely not here to kill some witches. That doesn't make any sense for me! Why would it be foggy when they are coming?" his mother shouted. She stood with her arms crossed over the chest while she waited for an answer.

His youngest aunt sighed. "I know, Piper. This story is definitely weird. I've been told from some trusting people we both know that young witches are disappearing when the fog is coming. You see these women are just starters in witchcraft, so they are innocents in our terms. We must help them!"

Again, a sigh. "I know. But I fear for my boys as they also had started using their powers. Most of all my baby boy who is just a baby. What'd you suggest by to let this not happen?"

"First of all, we are the Power of Three and also got an advantage." She walked to her nephew sitting in his highchair. "Your eldest son is the Twice-Blessed, most powerful being in the world and he'd do anything to protect his baby brother. So don't worry about that!"

"I worry by nature." She grabbed her eldest son and walked out, followed by her baby sister. "Let's see how my youngest son and husband are doing. They've been quiet for some time now and I know my baby likes to make some noise."

As the three people entered the room they saw no one was there. Looking in shock around Paige closed her eyes, to sense for her nephew and brother-in-law but couldn't find them. In hope she turned to the blond in his mother's arms and gave him a look. Now he closed his eyes and later shook his head as well. He started to cry.

"Oh baby, I'm sure we'll find your brother and father! They're not gone, just away. Your brother is a strong person and your father as well. I promise you to bring them back!" Piper told son who looked at her and then nodded. She turned to her sister. "Could you please orb to Phoebe and bring her home? We need her now, because I want my son and man back like yesterday!"

The youngest sister nodded and did as told while the eldest Charmed One took care of her son. Telling me anytime that everything would be fine again and he should not worry as he was so overprotective. She only guessed as her son just watched around and was quiet all the time he blamed himself for not noticing how his baby brother and father vanished from the house without any signs.

SOMEWHERE IN THE DARK

Leo woke up and groaned. He'd been hit from behind as out of nowhere fog had been coming up and enclosed him and his youngest son. The baby had been made to sleep and both father and son had been transported somewhere else. Looking around he only saw dark and realized he was in a cave but his son was not with him.

"Ay, Captain, he's awake and eager to speak with you. You can come and reveal yourself," a man spoke up, startling the former Elder. "Do you fear us or for your baby, mortal?" The man snickered.

"Thanks, my Maat," the Captain said and showed himself. "My name's Captain Black Jack Cutting and I've got your baby son. He's a strong witch, yet his powers are great. You know I've been cursed by a young witch centuries ago and now I found to my surprise here what I need to undo it."

"And why should I help you? I'm a mortal and father, nothing else." The man looked up. "Leave my son alone! He's just a baby and only a few months old!"

"Oh, he's cute and for me more interesting the son of a Charmed One, your wife! My goal is to use you and him as a leverage. Here in San Francisco is a diamond cup what I need to activate the fountain of youth. This curse is already working for too long!" Jack Cutting explained.

"And where's my son? You don't need him and he's alone! At this time a baby needs his parents or one of them to take care of him and I don't see you doing it. Changing diapers, playing and all," Leo threatened, though he didn't like what he'd heard.

The Captain realized the man could play him and that made him … smile. "Bring the baby to his father and we'll leave you alone! But don't forget I can curse your baby and soon you'd be holding an old man in your arms. Are we clear?"

Leo nodded and sighed in relief as his baby Chris was handed back in his arms. Immediately he examined him for any signs of hurt but found nothing. He held Chris close to his chest and lay himself down on a blanket, ready to sleep. Yet he couldn't as his mind was occupied with the threats and all. As he noticed no one was there his tears were falling freely down while his son slept peacefully on his chest.

MANOR

Wyatt watched his mother and aunts carefully as they were now in the attic. Phoebe had returned as soon as she'd heard from the threats and missing brother-in-law and nephew. Unfortunately all they did was fruitless and it was shown on their faces.

"Damn!" Piper cursed. Then she looked at her son. "You didn't hear that, did you?" The boy just smiled. "Okay, where could they be? We didn't hear anything as Paige and I were in the kitchen talking. This is weird. We are witches and should have noticed something."

"Piper, calm down," the middle sister stepped in. "We're getting them back! We're the Charmed Ones and now we'll search for a way to find out where they are. I promise."

Wyatt just watched and tried once again to sense for his baby brother and father but was distracted as a parrot croaked and let himself be noticed. Yet he wanted to play with it and toddled over. The bird flew around and landed on Piper's shoulder, making the boy cry. Then all saw a note in his mouth.

"Okay, now that's something anew," Phoebe said as she noticed the little paper. "Oh. We're invited to come to a pirate's lair where our wanted guests are. As they need us for a special reason, the Captain had written down. What do we do?" The middle sister looked at her oldest for advice.

"It's better we'll follow the request. I don't want my husband and youngest son to be dead, because we didn't want to follow," Piper said, making eye contact with her eldest son. "Wyatt comes with us as he's the best link to his brother." She looked to her baby sister. "Paige, please orb us to the lair. I want my family back together. Fully."

She nodded while her older sister took Wyatt in her arms and linked them with Piper who grabbed Paige's one and the three Charmed Ones and the Twice-Blessed child orbed to the ordered pirates. All were not prepared for that what was waiting for them.

PIRATES' LAIR – 5 MINUTES EARLIER

Leo was woken up as the baby was snapped away from him, violently. "Hey, what do you want now? Leave my son alone! He's just a baby!"

"I need an advantage over your wife, in-laws and eldest son. So the baby needs to get hurt and then would age – immediately. Wouldn't you love to see your son older?" Jack Cutting asked.

The father looked away. "I want to see my boys grow up and raise them." He heard a cry as the Captain cut the baby's arm with a blessed athame before he was given back to him. "What now?"

"We've got guests," the Captain said as he turned to the forming orbs what revealed the Charmed Ones and the Twice-Blessed. "Welcome to my lair, my ladies!"

"Where are my husband and son?" Piper demanded angrily. "What have you done with them?"

"Nothing big yet as I want you to do something for me. You see I've hurt your baby to get it done and soon you wouldn't have a baby any longer, but a bigger boy, teen, adult and an OAP. Wanna see?" the man said and gestured behind him.

The three sisters gasped as they saw Leo in shock with a toddler Chris in his arms. Nothing seemed unusual till the boy turned to them and announced proudly, "Hi Mommy! Auntie Pheebs and Pay! Hi Wy!" He orbed over to his family, straight into the arms of his mother.

"Chris?" she asked in shock, looking at the boy in wonder.

"Yeah Mommy." Green eyes looked up at her in wonder and leaned onto her chest. "Mommy, are you alright? And why is Wy so little? He's bigger than me, you know."

"Em, Chris," Paige started smiling. "Normally it is so. You see you're under a spell right now, so you're bigger now."

Piper cut in. "But we're going to reverse this as you should be my baby. Plus, I want to see you grow up and more." She kissed her baby boy on his cheek what made him giggle.

"Oh, what a sweet reunion," the Captain interjected. "You are here to bring me something!" The three sisters turned to the pirate interested. "You see I found out that a diamond cup is in a museum here what's activating the fountain of youth. Back in the Shadow behind me. I've been cursed since over 300 years and now I want my old self back. You see me and my team can't age anymore and die!"

"How pathetic!" Phoebe said. "And you want us to do what?"

"Steal it if you want your baby back the way he used to be. Over a few hours the little guy would be an old person and dead as well," Jack Cutting said, gesturing to the toddler. "You've got 24 hours to do so if you want the man and baby to live. Otherwise …" The Captain put his hand to his throat and made cutting noise. "Understood?"

"Crystal," Paige said for all. She grabbed her sisters' hands, but not before Piper had handed her son to her husband back who'd take care of him until they'll return. "We'll get your Super Cup!"

"Leo, take care of our son!" Piper shouted before she was gone.

"And you'll look after our other boy," Leo whispered to the escaping orbs. His toddler son made himself comfortable in his lap, sleeping. The father smiled and kissed him on his head. "I love you, Chris."

"Love you, too, Dad," came the muffled answer sleepily. The boy snuggled deeper into the lap.

BACK AT THE MANOR

"Okay, we've got an order to break in a museum and steal a cup to activate the fountain of youth. Otherwise we'll lose your son and husband," Paige summed up, looking at her sisters and nephew for support and help.

"That's right," Phoebe said, looking at her oldest sister who cuddled her son. "Piper?"

"We shouldn't forget Inspector Sheridan might still be after us and this breaking in what bring us into jail. Or in a medicine cabinet for studying," the oldest sister said, still absent in her world with her baby boy. "But we'll have to save Leo and Chris. I can't lose them."

"We know, sis. We know," the youngest of them spoke and hugged her sister, along with the middle. She turned to her nephew. "What'd you say, Wyatt?"

"Kwis, Dada," he only said. "Want 'em back."

"Then it's settled. Tonight we'll break into the museum and steal this cup. No matter who's after us and what others would say," Piper demanded, looking at all. "Now let's calm down and sleep a bit before it's going to be our end. Possible."

The two younger sister did as told while the mother took her son and sat herself in a chair, rocking him and her to sleep. Sighing, she looked up to the ceiling and wondered about the destiny of her husband and youngest son.

The night had come sooner than all thought and the three women made themselves ready for the theft, though it was an exciting feeling if they would be captured. That was the littlest problem as Piper didn't want her son being left alone, so she just took him with them but made him promise to be quiet the whole time what he eagerly did.

"Are we ready?" Phoebe asked while looking around and received nods. "Okay, then let's go! Some lives depend on our luck!"

The youngest of the three grabbed each sister's hand and orbed them to the museum where they at first searched for the exhibition, to find their intended target. It was easy as this was the most interesting one at the moment. Dressed in black the women made their way through the rooms and found it. To their luck or not the cup was placed in the center and highly secured.

The middle sister turned to the oldest. "Piper, would you please?" The woman did as asked and the red lights stopped midway. "Thank you! Paige, you orb the cup away – without alarming anyone!" The youngest nodded. Phoebe stretched herself and slowly made her way through beams and quicker than anyone thought she was there and found the cup behind glass. "Piper, once again!"

The mother blew the glass up and with another flick it stopped while she tried to entertain her son and observed in worry her younger sisters. They were nearly done as only Paige's work was missing. Looking at her she noticed the younger woman deep in thought. "Paige?"

"I'm thinking about how to replace the cup with something to not start the alert if you know what I mean," she explained before her face lit up. "Aha, got it! Pheebs?" Her older sister nodded. "Cup, stone!" For the cup a stone appeared and to their surprise it worked. Incredulous looks she received. "Yeah, I know I'm a genius!"

"OK, we're done here and now let's go before anyone sees us!" Piper demanded grabbing her sister's hand while Phoebe held the cup and did the same on the other side. "Home!" The three women and young boy orbed back to their house.

Little did they know that they had been observed in the dark by a woman and two men. In shock the woman turned to the men demanding answers but the men refused. At their clothes were some police signs and it made clear they are the Inspectors Morris and Sheridan as well as FBI agent Brody. All had different reasons to be here.

"Okay, this is burglary. Can I arrest them now as I still want to know who this Chris was!" Sheridan explained angrily as she looked at the agent.

"I need them for a special reason, so leave them be, Inspector," Mr Brody demanded. "I told you they're witches and now we wait to see using their witchcraft. Follow me!"

Reluctantly both Inspectors followed the FBI man who seemed to know what he was doing. Darryl did know what was at the risk but remained silent while Sheridan was more interested in their being and the use of magic.

PIRATES' LAIR

Leo shook his head as he laughed at the joke his son had made. It was strange to think the young man beside him was the baby and toddler just from hours before. The father was happy but inside he wanted his baby back as though he wanted to raise him, see him growing up – to become the adult he'd lost a short time ago.

"Hey Dad, where are Mom and the aunts? Wyatt?" Chris asked as he played with his orbs to entertain his father. "They're overdue if they want me back, you know."

"I'm sure they are already on their way. Nothing would stop them to get you back as the baby you are though they're also missing the bossing, neurotic whitelighter." As if on cue orbs came around to reveal the Charmed Ones and little Wyatt. "See, there they are! I'm sure they'd love to see you, so let them know!"

The brunette nodded and turned around. "Hey guys! Happy to see me?" The three women paled instantly as only Wyatt orbed out of his mother's arms into Chris' ones. "Hi, little guy. I'm your little brother."

Wyatt threw his arms around his brother's neck. "Know." Then he became serious. "Wanna shrump back? Could help if you …?"

"How?" the younger brother asked curiously before he noticed the weirds looks of his mother and aunts. "Anyway, did you get it? I know I've been through this before, yet it's weird to see my big brother as a baby when I'm the one who's younger."

Piper's gaze focused on Leo, her husband. "How did he grow up so fast? It was only a few hours ago when he'd been a toddler and now he's 23?" Then it dawned her. "The athame is really strong and our baby could soon be dead."

"Good thinking, woman," the Captain interrupted. "The longer the curse works, the faster the witch is going to die. And you don't want that. You love your son, don't you?" He smirked knowingly.

"Okay, we've got everything but how can we trust you? Pirates are not really known for being honest, you know," Piper said as she hugged her adult baby.

"For the time being you have and if not, I could kill your husband and youngest son," Jack Cutting replied, playing with a knife and gestured to Leo and Chris. "It's your decision only."

Piper said nothing and switched her gaze between her husband and son who played with the toddler and certainly grew older with any minute. Soon his rich brown hair was lined with gray and his body shrunk, along with his skin. Sighing she could only do one thing. Save him and be the mother he needed her to be over the years.

"Your answer or your baby is soon an OAP. You don't want that, do you?"

The eldest sister just sighed. "You won." She grabbed in her back pocket and brought out a spell to activate the fountain where the Captain held eagerly the cup under.

To let the youth be springing,

Shall the water just going.

Return the youth to all

Who recover from old.

The fountain sprang to life and let his water flow what the Captain gathered in the cup. He drank it without any doubt and surely he was back to his young self who demanded, "Kill the father and son! We don't need the witches be further involved!"

"Whoa, stop! We've helped you and now you let our relatives just be killed? What a captain you are? Haven't you promised something to us … and your crew years ago?" Phoebe cut in, holding up her hands in a surrender mode.

The first maat looked at his crew and then at his Captain who wanted his work to be done. "You're right, Mylady. As we've been around for so long!" With that he turned and killed his boss what led the others just crumbling to their ashes.

Paige caught the cup at the last moment by orbing him to her. "Okay, something in here what we could use. For Chris." She looked at her nephew and brother-in-law. "Ready to go, Chris?"

Instead of the young man they all got to know there was an old man laying in his father's lap. "Please do, Auntie. I'm too young to be old, you know." All laughed politely as the youngest sister handed the cup over and he drank the rest of the water in. Immediately the body began to shrunk and finally a baby lay in the lap.

The three women and man cuddled the baby in their midst and were happy to have him back, though they still missed his adult self. It was good to have seen him for just a moment and to interact like in old times. The baby just giggled and soon he was falling asleep. Right here all decided to just be there for him and Wyatt as they seemed to be building an awesome team. Some time in the future. The family orbed away.

In the background the two Inspectors and FBI agent had witnessed all this but didn't interfere. After all it'd been a private moment. Mr Brody looked at Sheridan and Morris, to see their reaction. As he'd already guessed the man remained quiet as he knew of that. The woman, however, was very interested in all that but at the moment was shocked to say anything at all. Kyle Brody decided to let it be this way at the time.

TBC ...

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