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Chapter 35

Getting to know

The smell of bacon perfumed the entire house as morning came upon its inhabits. Paige was sitting at the kitchen table fighting a battle with her eyelids while drinking a cup of coffee for ammo as Piper cooked breakfast for everyone. Wyatt sat in his high chair using his little hands to pick pieces of grapes off his little table.

"What do you think Chris and Melinda like to eat?" Piper asks as she pulsed for a moment before turning the bacon contemplating the question.

"I have no idea and where did they stay last night?" Paige asks as she looked at a bronze color metal ball that sat on the table.

"They have their own place," Piper replied.

"I'm not sure where they could have slept if they stayed here and what is this thing," Paige inquisitively said as she poked the bronze ball with her spoon. Two wings came out the sides and it stated the fly off the table," Oh Paige what did you do?" Piper said a she kept her eye on the flying object that moves like a hummingbird.

"It's a snitch," Paige said with a smile.

"A what?"

"You know from Harry Potter," Paige replied and stood up from the table.

"Ok what is it doing?" Piper asks while Wyatt kept his eye on it as well with his hands outstretched, closing and opening his fingers and making googly noises. The snitch went to Piper and hovered for a moment as it moved around her in quick burst. Then a beam of light came out of its center and started at her head and moved down her body.

"I think you just got scanned," Paige said.

"It didn't even buy me lunch yet," Piper replied and continued her cooking trying to avoid the little snitch that seemed to be happy with the results. It hovered over her shoulder and would move from one to the other.

"I wonder what that's for?" Paige asks as Prue scuffled in dragging her feet but stopped when she saw the little mechanical hovering object.

"K," Prue said and went for a cup of coffee as Piper was trying to swat it away on occasion. It made its way to Paige and did the same scan along with Prue, until it finally made it to Wyatt who still had his hands outstretched clearly wanting to play with the little gadget. It scanned him and its humming became more increased and seemed to be confused as it did another scan. Piper was at the ready because she had no idea what this thing was and although it seemed harmless she was going to take any chances.

After the second scan the snitch flew into little hands as Wyatt laughed even more as the wings went back into its body. "What the hell is that and did I get probed, because it's way too early to get probed?" Prue said as she sat down at the kitchen table.

"Asks Paige I need to wake everyone up and keep an eye on that thing," Piper said as she left the kitchen.

"It's a snitch or something like it," Paige said as she watched her nephew play with a round metal ball.

"You watch way too many movies," Prue replied and took a sip.

"Come on Prue you have to admit this stuff is pretty cool."

"And a little dangerous."

"Prue wasn't there a protection potion you are working on?" Paige asks.

"Yeah but I could never crack it why?"

"I thought we could work on it together considering everything that's happening," Paige asks as she played with her hands.

"I would like that," Prue replied as Phoebe, Leo and Cole came into the kitchen and immediately the snitch went into action scanning everyone who entered as Wyatt protest. "Its ok little buddy I'm sure it will come back," Paige said after she explained to them what it was.

"Time to eat," Piper said as she put the food on the dining room table but was stopped when Melinda flashed into the room along with Chris whose hair was standing on end. "Why can't we just orb?" He said while trying to put his hair back into place.

"Because I needed to make sure it would work," Melinda replied as Phoebe ran towards her and Mel eyes grow wide. "Come here you," Phoebe said and without warning hugged Melinda and Chris.

"Oh right you're a hugger," Melinda said as her entire body tensed.

"Aunt Phoebe she's kind of a germ phobia," Chris said with a pleasing smile.

"The correct name is misophobia Verminophobia," Melinda said as she kept her hands to her side.

"Germ Phobia," Chris said as Phoebe relinquished her grasp," Sorry," She said as a white mist sprayed out of Melinda's coat causing Phoebe to sneeze right onto Melinda who pressed her lips together and looked up. "I think I'm allergic to that, oh sorry again," Phoebe said as everyone else tried not to laugh at the situation.

"Its fine," Melinda said through her teeth and stepped away so Phoebe could hug Chris.

"Can I hug you?" Phoebe asks.

"Yeah," Chris replied with a smile and they hugged as Piper stood nervously behind everyone. Prue and Paige would be next as Leo approached but Chris once loving smile, turned to a force one as he let his father hug him. Everyone parted as though they were the Red Sea and now Piper and Chris faced each other from a distance. She smiled awkwardly and bit her lower lip, it's not that she didn't want to hug him she was more worried about him not wanting to hug her," Mom," He said and walked over to her. Piper felt her eyes water and was happy to hear him call her that. "Chris I'm so sorry, I'm sorry you had to live through that," She said as she embraced him."

"It's not your fault mom, I love you so much," He said as tears rolled down his face. Leo walked over to Melinda and she was clearly tensing up waiting to be touched. "How about a handshake?" Leo said as he could see how uncomfortable she was. "Sure," She replied with a smile but pulled a glove out of her pocket and after putting it on shook his hand. Leo gave a proud smile as he looked into her eyes, she had Piper's eyes.

"Hay princes," Piper said as she walked over to Melinda and saw the glove she had on.

"Sorry it just," Melinda tried to apologize for her phobia but Piper just swatted her hand at her," You don't have to apologize sweetie its ok, I kind of expect it considering you came from me," Piper said and took her hand into hers. Everyone sat down at the table with Wyatt next to Piper and the little snitch in his hand.

"What is that for?" Paige asks as she took a bite out of a pancake as Andy orbed in and kissed Prue on the cheek before sitting down.

"It scans for evil," Melinda replied as she looked at her plate.

"Is everything ok?" Piper asks.

"The food is touching each other," Melinda replied not taking her eye off the plate.

"Oh for god's sake Mel just eat," Chris said as he ate some bacon.

Melinda pressed her lips together and tried to comply with her brother's wishes as she picked up a fork and knife and began to move the food around on her plate.

"Chris its ok I can make her a new one," Piper said and headed for the kitchen.

"Never a dull moment with you Mel," Chris said.

"How does this scan for evil?" Prue asks as her curiosity was now peaked.

"Evil is biological, our brain creates certain enzymes and connections that cause people to think and do violent acts," Melinda replied as Piper put the new plate of food in front of her that had everything separated. "Thank you," Mel said.

"You're welcome," Piper replied and set back down as Wyatt started to fuss. "Ok what wrong honey?"

"He needs to be changed," Phoebe said.

"Why don't I know that?" Piper said as she lifted him out of his seat.

"You will just give it time," Leo said.

"Once were done eating we need to talk," Andy chimed in.

"Let me guess some big bad evil wants to kill us," Prue said as she wiped her face with her napkin.

"Pretty much, but they think the underworld is uniting under a new source," Andy replied.

"Great what about the person who sent us to Roma?" Piper asks as she took Wyatt to the living room to change him.

"I heard some rumors about that and you're not going to like it."

"Especially this early in the morning, they're kind of moody," Leo said as though telling Andy to tread lightly.

"You're not going to like it either Leo, they think it's an elder," Andy replied and the room went silent.

"It can't be they wouldn't do that," Leo said as his face tightened.

"I said it's just a rumor and is just one," Andy replied in hopes to calm him as Piper came back into the room.

"It wouldn't be the first time they interfere with our lives, what makes it so hard to believe Andy," Piper said as a pot exploded next to her and everyone jumped a little.

"Piper calm down we don't know anything yet," Prue said as she stood up and walked over to her.

"I think we should prepare for the one thing we do know, the underworld," Paige chimed in.

"It's probably future Wyatt, he is probably organizing them," Chris said as he looked at little Wyatt.

"I should go down there and find out," Cole said.

"How are you going to do that you're human?" Phoebe replied giving him a stern look.

"I still know the place and Leo could take me down or Chris," He replied defending his case.

"I think it's a good idea," Piper said and left the room to attend her baby.

"We still need to figure out how to separate Wyatt's blood from Cole's," Paige chimed in.

"Once I get a sample of future Wyatt's blood and Cole's, I should be able to strip out the cells that caused the imbalance," Melinda replied.

"Well then I should go down there and maybe I could get a sample," Cole said as he stood up.

Melinda took the snitch that was on the table and handed it to Cole," this one will run a scan on him but it will not extract the blood; it would just give me some vitals." She said and handed it to him.

"Don't try to be a hero Cole, he will kill you in a second," Chris said.

"I know I'm human now," He replied as Chris took his arm.

"Be careful son," Leo said as they both orbed away.

"He will be okay, Chris won't let anything happened to him," Prue said to her younger sister who was clearly nervous and upset about the situation.

In the underworld Wyatt is talking to an elder," My army is almost ready but we will need your help, they need to be alone because taking them on when they are together is suicide."

"If you kill them it might change your future," The elder said.

"The seer will raise me, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"Fine but I think they are on to me so I need to stay low."

"Do what you need to but try to find a way to separate them," Wyatt said and walked away and black orbs.

"Easier said than done," The elder replied as he orbed away.

To be continued…