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The Triad has its special way here. How? Read to find out!

Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed. If I did, well, this way the seasons could have played out. ;)

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.

25. Old enemies and new kids

BLACK, BLACK AND MORE BLACK

Wyatt and Chris were facing yet again men in black. Always was coming someone new after them and it annoyed the children. Still. Deep inside the older boy wished to be taller and would be more help to his parents but knew that was impossible. Blue and green eyes locked and they came to an understanding. Grabbing each hands they waited for something to happen.

Their wish was granted as Piper and Leo stormed in and were shocked, seeing the Triad back in their lives. Though they had only messed with Cole, but for the Charmed One the three men had been standing behind a lot of upper level demons who had tried to kill them countless times. Starting with Cole. Obviously there was someone new coming ahead.

"What are you doing here?" the oldest sister asked in disbelief. "Leave my kids alone if you want to live longer!"

One man looked at her, with an evil smile. "Both got so much power in them. They would be a good addition to our clan. Especially the Twice-Blessed, yet the younger boy has an ability in him anyone would envied him for."

"What are you talking about?" Leo wanted to know.

"You'll see in time, Elder. But I think it's better we'll leave now as your children are afraid of us." The three men were gone such as quick as they'd been here.

Leaving the parents and children more confused behind than before. Piper and Leo ran to their kids and taking them in their arms, to calm them down and saying it was everything alright. Both exchanged worried looks and hoped that their children wouldn't noticed this as they were too young to be handled with that.

Wyatt and Chris did nearly the same as their parents but in a different direction. Silently they begged anyone 'Up There' to be grown up and able to help their mother, father and aunts, but unfortunately nothing happened. Both started to cry and were calmed down immediately. To their misfortune they were brought into their cribs, to sleep now. Reluctantly sleep came slowly in their beings and soon the brothers were asleep.

The Charmed One and her husband made their way back to the living room where they were waiting for the younger sisters, to return. They needed to talk now as the Triad was back. Paige would orb to the Elders and asking them for help, because they'd need it right now. Nothing was strong enough to ever survive this, even them.

"Leo, what can we do? I don't want them to ruin my kids' lives in the future. We've seen enough versions of them already," she said very nervous.

"I don't happy about that fact either," Leo said. "But every new threat what's coming up, it seems all are more interested in the boys than as normally the Charmed Ones, you and your sisters. It is as if there had been a power shift in the magical community."

"If that's true what you're saying," the woman continued afraid and looked at the ceiling as if she could see her children through the wall. "I mean, we wouldn't be able to save them. No matter what we do."

Leo closed his eyes against the words, because he couldn't believe what he'd just suggested. "It'd explain a lot, don't you think? Every new threat we've now been facing was after the boys and not you. It is as if Wyatt and Chris were a new Power of Two. Feared as the new Good, so it would be logic to come now after them when they are just children." The father was afraid of the future for his sons.

Piper buried her head in her hands. She shook her head in disbelief. This was unbelievable, yet somehow it did. It made sense. 'How could she protect her children now', the mother asked herself. Was there any way to save them at all?

A NEW CHALLENGE

As Phoebe and Paige returned back home they were greeted with shocked faces and sad looks. Looking at each other the younger Charmed Ones walked slowly over and were afraid to ask if something had happened while they were gone. Neither knew how to react now and the youngest asked silently her older sister to do something.

Phoebe cleared her throat. "Piper? Leo? What happened? Did something happen to the boys?" There was no answer. "C'mon, tell us!"

"The Triad is back. That's what happened," the oldest sister just said, half somewhere else with her mind.

"What? You're kidding?" Phoebe asked back. "I thought Cole had killed them ages ago. Why are they back? Nothing bad seems to stay dead, don't you think?"

"That's true," Paige added. "What made you upset? It's nothing out of ordinary that the Triad would come after us, right?"

"You're missing one point, Paige," Leo put in quietly. He was still shaken by his own suggestion. "Every new threat we faced until now was always more after the boys than you. Haven't you noticed this circumstance?" His tears still fell down his cheeks and didn't even try to wipe them away.

The younger sisters looked at each other stunned but said nothing. This was something unexpected they had to admit. Surely both younger Charmed Ones had noticed that most demons were after the boys as if they'd been the next Power of Good. Their younger nephew had shown he was good as he'd been back in time, but their older one would truly change if it hadn't been for his younger brother.

"Okay, say if we agree to this. Why would they come after the boys? We've the abilities of both, but still. This seems so strange and all and a change for us, that the demons are after them," the middle sister argued, totally unaware of the looks she received while speaking it.

"Phoebe!" Piper interjected furious. "You're talking about my sons! Your nephews! Have you lost your mind?" She turned around. "For one week you're not allowed to go near my sons! Understood?" In tears the mother ran upstairs and needed the comfort of her sons.

Leo and Paige held similar looks to the former youngest, before the father stood up and walked away, saying nothing to anyone. At the door he turned around for the last time and said calmly to Phoebe. "Listen Phoebe before you continue to question everything. I want you to consider all you've been through until now. Even with your sisters, both sets of the Charmed Ones. Now think about the powers my sons have shown already." He looked at her before storming after his wife.

Bowing her head Phoebe turned now to her baby sister. "Was I really that tactless? I mean, I know how powerful my nephews are, but it's still strange to see demons coming after them. Not that I want demons to come." She looked hopefully at the ceiling. "Do you think they can forgive me?"

"That's up to you, sis. After all you heard Piper and her wish and I don't want to come in between. You both, on the other hand, know each other longer and should know how the other one ticks." She looked at her older sister. "Don't worry, they'll forgive if we can come up with a solution to stop the Triad coming after our nephews."

Phoebe could only nod as her younger sister took her by the hand and led her to the Book of Shadows, up to the attic where its laid on its podium. She didn't want to face her older sister's path at this time, so she followed the instructions of Paige.

FINDING A SOLUTION … OR NOT?

Two days the younger sisters had been in the attic. Two long days without any sleep and both had been looking through every book they had here but still without any success. It frustrated both and the research had taken its toll on them. Phoebe and Paige were nearly asleep as tiny footsteps could be heard and two tiny boys stepped into the room.

Green eyes were questioning the blue ones as the older boy was the leader of this stunt. He saw his aunts sleeping and squinted his eyes to put them in a smaller forcefield, to let them sleep further. Grabbing his little brother the blond walked to the Book of … of … He couldn't speak this word but it opened with wind. So for him it was the "Book of Windows" now.

The younger boy had recently discovered a new way of speaking with his brother as he though yet couldn't articulate any words. That was way of comforting for the baby as nobody knew it. Only his big brother. 'What looking for?' he questioned with his eyes.

'Something to get big. Wanna help Mommy and Daddy. To fight the big bad men.' The older boy answered back.

'Also the ones after you and me?'

Wyatt nodded before answering. 'Yeah. Them especi...ly. Now be quiet and let me concentrate.' He tried to reach the book, yet he couldn't. He wasn't big enough and wouldn't want to ask the big ones for help. After all he was blessed.

The brunette obeyed but held his brother's hand firmly. Better to say clung on him for dear life. His green eyes were looking around, in fear to not find anyone. Especially their parents, more the Mommy who'd be mad. Really mad.

The brothers were so deep in their thoughts and tries, so they indeed didn't notice how their parents had found their way into the attic and were watching their children amused, yet had to do something to intervene. But Piper and Leo were wondering what they wanted to achieve.

The father cleared his throat slowly and the brothers looked up shocked at their parents. Both orbed away in fear to their grandfather, so the parents turned stunned to the sleeping younger sisters and woke up them harshly.

"Hey guys! Yoho, your sleep is over!" Piper yelled and the younger Charmed Ones jumped up afraid. Making Piper and Leo laugh. "Well, sleeping beauties are awake now. Found anything?"

"Maybe." Phoebe noticed the smirk her older sister and brother-in-law still held. "Why are you smirking? What's going on?"

"Yeah," Paige agreed. "By the way, why are we in a forcefield?"

"That was Wyatt's doing as he and Chris wanted to open the book but failed. As they saw us, both orbed away," Leo explained.

"Where to?" Phoebe wanted a to know.

"Dad."

"Oh, Piper. You have really smart boys," the youngest sister spoke. "How can we get out of here? To speak face-to-face. What I like more, by the way."

"I'd guess by just stepping out," Leo suggested. Indeed the younger two were freed this way and all sat down on a couch and chair to talk. "So what have you found out?"

"That indeed the Triad is back. To come after our nephews as they are the new Power of Two. Some demons were hard to break but they spoke after a good convincing speech and threats their mouths were opened as they were more afraid of us than the Triad."

"Yeah, our nephew had taught us well," Paige agreed. "We should not forget where we learned it from and who gave us the knowledge."

The parents could only nod. Their grief was still there for losing Chris but now their concern for their children grew. So Piper and Leo looked up at the ceiling, calling out, "Wyatt! Chris! C'mon, it's okay. We are not mad for being at the book, just come home. We're missing you."

The other sisters did the same. And waited for orbs to appear but it was long. "We should leave. Maybe they'll come if we're gone," Leo suggested and all four turned to leave when two small clouding orbs formed, making all turned around again.

"Mommy, Daddy. Sowwy," one voice said and the brunette baby just nodded. "Wanted to help you and watch the Book of Windows."

Four stunned adults stared at the two little boys in confusion. 'The what?' all asked quietly, but the mother recovered faster. "What for?" she wanted to know.

"Getting big," the blond answered.

"Oh," Piper said. "But now's time for you both to go to sleep. A nap would help you think. Agreed?"

Looking at each other the two brothers nodded furiously to agree. They let themselves be taken by their parents and brought into their cribs to sleep. As they were laid down, both registered how sleepy they were and so the nap was wanted more than anything else. The brothers yawned deeply before closing their eyes and sleeping through the whole afternoon.

Leo and Piper smiled as they left their kids' room. The parents had already guessed how smart and handful their sons could be. After all they had seen versions of their sons from the future and those had made sure how they were raised. "Okay, let's see what my sisters had found out, concerning the Triad. Again."

"Okay, but we shouldn't leave the boys alone. The Triad can always come back." Leo looked his wife into his eyes. "What if I stay here and you do the talk with your sisters? It'd better for all of us this way."

"But you don't have any powers?"

"Don't worry. If it comes to my family, I'd do anything. Even die, but you know that."

Piper absently nodded and left the room where her husband stayed behind. To watch their boys who were the target for all kind of evil beings, now the Triad. Her sisters had consulted the book and maybe found a way to vanquish them again. Her concern was her family, her immediate close family.

A FATHER VS. THE TRIAD

As soon as Leo was left alone, he often walked close to his boys and watched their sleep smiling. He was happy to have made the decision to go back to his roots, with being mortal and that he now had the chance to grow old with Piper, the love of his life. At least this wish of his was granted and seeing his boys sleep made him tired as well.

Yawning the father tried to hold back his sleep but it was getting harder for him. He shouldn't fall asleep right now or his sons would be the target of the Triad, but unfortunately his attempts to stay awake were already failing and so he fell asleep right in front of the cribs.

One second later a shimmer could be heard and a demon was standing in the room, smiling at this wonderful opportunity to kill the future of Charmed. In one palm there was a fireball suddenly and threw it knowingly at the younger boy's crib, because he hadn't had any protection. To his surprise the ball backfired and nearly killed him if he hadn't stepped aside.

"Damn," he cursed. "How come you're so powerful as well, mmh, young one? Well, then I have to use other methods to break you," the dark man snarled angrily

Furiously he rounded the crib and tried to come to a solution himself. Seeing the father of the boys sleep gave him the idea, so the demon grabbed the man, shaking him awake and enjoying the fear in the man's eyes.

"What are you doing here and what'd you want?" Leo asked afraid.

"Help me to get your son and I'll be gone for good!"

Switching his eyes between the two cribs, the father didn't know what to say or how to answer as he had no idea which son he was after. "Why should I help you? You want to kill my sons and there's no way you're going to win if I'm around!" he shouted, hoping to get the Charmed Ones awake and help him.

"I only want one of them and I came to the decision I'll let you have the choice. So you agree?"

Leo was taken aback by the request and so he asked once more. "Which of the two you mean, by the way?" His calmness in the question was belying his growing fear.

"Well then, it seems your baby boy peeks up more interest than the almighty Twice-Blessed! Yeah, that's right. Chris is the one the Triad is after, so give him to me or I'll kill you right now!"

"NO! No, I won't allow that!"

"Then I'll call one of the Triad here and we'll see how you'll react then." He snipped his fingers and surely one man of the Triad appeared. The demon turned to him and explained, "He won't give me his son, so what you offer to do? Besides, there's a shield around the boy as well."

The man accepted and started to go toward the crib, entering it effortlessly but not before making the father immobile. He took the sleeping baby and just said to not moving Leo, "I thank you so much for giving me your baby boy and now he'd raise in our way!" He flamed out with the demon following him immediately.

As the father was now able to move again, he took his toddler in his arms and just held him tight, silently crying into the boy's head. He couldn't get himself to wake his wife up and tell her their baby boy was missing. That now Chris was in the hands of the Triad and there to be raised as one of them.

TBC ...

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