Chapter 16 Parents and Magic School.
The sisters are still in a state of shock when a door appears out of nowhere. On the staircase wall. The door then bursts open and a short man can be seen running. Towards them but just before he can crossover his head is decapitated by to the Halliwells horror the Headless Horseman! They gasp as the man's head rolls down the steps and the door closes by itself.
"I think I'm gonna be sick," Allen gagged at the sight.
"Paige pick it up," Phoebe said.
"No, you do it," Paige responded.
"You can orb it," Phoebe pointed out.
"Enough, I'll do it," Piper interrupted walking over to the very animated decapitated head. She picks up the head gently. Squirming on the inside she walks over to the nearby coffee table and puts it down gently.
"Thank you," The decapitated head said.
"No, offense shouldn't you be dead since you're… you're missing a body?" Paige asked.
"Oh, n...no I was attacked on Magic School grounds, the magic there is so strong and complex that we can't die there as long as my body remains there. I'm alive," The decapitated teacher explains.
"Why are we only hearing about Magic School now?" Phoebe asks.
"Er, your mother Patrica and grandmother Penelope, we're supposed to tell you as children. But the warlock Nicolas happened which changed a few things. We assumed that they would have left an entry in the Book of Shadows or something written down telling you about the school for when any of you decided to have kids," The teacher answers.
"I say the sooner we return him, the sooner they can sort out Magic School and we can handle our family business," Phoebe proposed.
"And while we're there Piper could look into the possibility of Wyatt and any other possible kids of hers attending there," Paige added. Piper scoffed at the notion.
"Nice try Wyatt and any kids, I have will be going to an ordinary school," Piper replied.
"Ordinary is subjective sis," Paige said.
The argument was cut short when Phoebe brought up their new table centrepiece reminding her rival sisters of their current predicament. Despite having no interest with going anywhere near Magic School, Piper knew she has an obligation to stop evil from spreading. Piper carefully placed the head of the teacher into a bag. The hallways of Magic School are long and narrow. They aren't medieval-looking but not modern either almost an in-between. The head leads them into a large library where bookcases stand tall with pride-filled with books on all different kinds of magical subjects. There are a few large dark oak tables set out with dark oak chairs to act as a small study area. In the centre of the library at the moment lies a longer rectangular oak table which has magical artefacts on display.
"Where is this guy?" Piper asked searching the room with her eyes.
"He must have his invisibility cloak on still," The teacher assumed, "Gideon sir, you have guests," seconds later a man reveals himself to the Halliwells and the teacher.
"Forgive me from being hidden upon your arrival, the invisibility spell is merely a safety precaution," Gideon apologized. He is a man of average height and weight. Light blue eyes, brown hair looks to be around his mid-thirties. He is wearing dark trousers, black shoes, with a dark grey shirt under a light grey jumper.
"We've brought your messenger's head," Piper said as she passed the bag over to Gideon who gladly accepts.
"Poor Sigmund," Gideon sighed.
"At least, I managed to make contact with the sisters," Sigmund replied with a very small chuckle.
"I suppose you did," Gideon says, before orbing Sigmund's head away to the other heads that suffered the same fate. "The mighty Charmed Ones, I admit I had hoped to have seen you sooner. That you would have graced these halls as students,"
"Not to be rude but can we skip all the pleasantries, I would like to spend more time at home with my son instead of him spending more time with babysitters," Piper says.
"I am sorry the responsibility of vanquishing The Headless Horseman has fallen down to you. But I fear the magic that conjured The Headless Horseman can only be bested by your magic alone. I see you haven't come alone your Whitelighter and who are you, dear boy?" Gideon replied.
"Allen, I'm a family friend," Allen answered.
"We've never been introduced," Chris spoke up.
"No, but Leo has spoken of you in private," Gideon replies.
"Not fondly I bet," Chris says.
"When a Whitelighter's charge or charges get reassigned there can often be a slight tension between the old and present Whitelighter," Gideon said wanting to get rid of the chance of tension rising.
"Do you have any idea who could be capable of conjuring the Headless Horseman?" Paige asks.
"No, but I hope with your help, we can figure who the culprit is. Otherwise, I will be forced to close Magic School," Gideon answered.
"So, we split up and report back," Phoebe decided.
"And then hopefully, we've found something," Paige said.
"I suggest Paige stand in for Sigmund's class, Piper perhaps the nursery. Phoebe takes another class our levitation students," Gideon suggested.
"Chris cause a distraction do something, I'm not spending another second in any nursery. I need to find pa," Allen whispered.
"Be quick, otherwise she might have Paige orb you back to her," Chris whispered back. Allen nodded. Chris quickly searched the library with his eyes. Chris quickly while trying to be as subtle as possible squinted his eyes at different bookcases and selves and artefacts across the library channelling his telekinesis. To cause the books and artefacts to fly off across the room in all directions.
Distracting the sisters and Gideon. The youngest witch ran out of the library.
He just hopes, he can remember the way to the right classroom before warden Piper had him back in her clutches. Damn the corridors looking so-alike. Eventually, he finds the right classroom. He didn't bother to knock. He just walked in and quickly froze the students. Leaving him and the substitute teacher free to talk freely.
"You can't walk in freeze an entire class," The teacher scolded. He forgot that the man before him was young once. There is no grey in his hair, his face seems full of life and joy. His eyes a soft blue.
"It will only last a minute or two, I need you to pass on a message," Allen responded.
"What kind of message kid?" The teacher asked.
"I need you to tell the current guardian of the Fountain of Youth, to go into hiding," Allen answered.
"How do you know about the Fountain of Youth?" The teacher asks suspicious of Allen taking a step forward to him.
"Look I haven't got a lot of time and neither has she. I'm from the not so distant future, where the guardian and all the potential guardians from your generation have died out. Leaving no one to protect the Fountain of Youth and if a very bad guy gets his hands on it, we're all screwed," Allen explained his voice rising slightly.
"I don't know how you know of my family's connection..." The teacher started.
"For God sake pa," Allen whispered under his breath, the teacher's ears missing what the younger witch said.
"Just heed my advice and warn her, for all of our sake's," Allen told the teacher before leaving the students unfreezing after he left.
End of chapter 16.
