Another "Cousin"
Part 2
First of all, thanks to the people who reviewed the first part. It really was heartwarming.
(truly!)
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Disclaimer: Any of the characters which appear in Charmed are not mine. Melinda appeared as a little girl in one episode of Charmed, so I guess technically she isn't even mine. Everyone else, the concept of Firebrights, as well as the storyline, is mine!
Prue was making tea in the kitchen when Piper and Leo came in. Piper stormed past Prue, fuming. "How'd it go? Prue asked.
"Don't ask. Everything was going just fine. Then this girl, I don't know, just orbs into the middle of eveything and i have no idea who she is or why we didn't leave her there."
Prue blinked. "Whoa. Wait a second. You lost me right after 'everything was going fine'"
Leo came in carrying the girl in his arms. "This is the one who came in. But she didn't orb. It was.. I've only ever seen it..." his voice trailed off.
"What? Who is she?" Piper demanded. The girl in Leo's arms stirred a little. He turned into the living room and set her on a couch. The three of them hovered over her, but she didn't move again.
"Well, as to who, let's see if she's got any ID on her." Leo took her bag and started to open it. "Weird." he said, raising his hands. "The bag has a magical locking spell on it, but it's keyed to me, or at least, me in part." He started to go through the bag.
"Hey, look,"He said, unearthing a wallet. Leo opened it and pulled out a card. "It's a university ID. And it's..." He went pale and dropped the card.
"What? asked Prue. She took the card and handed it to Piper.
Piper read the ID. "Oh, God."
On the card was a picture of the girl and her name.
Melinda Anne Wyatt.
They all looked at each other uneasily.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Melinda was sitting up and sipping tea by the time Phoebe came in. She stopped short at the threshold and stared. "Who's that?" Phoebe asked.
Melinda smiled cheekily. "Hello, aunty Phoebe. Had a nice trip?"
Piper scowled at her.
"Aunty Phoebe? What have you two been up to while I was away?" Phoebe looked suspicously at Piper and Leo.
Piper gave a shaky sort of laugh. "Okay. Here we go. Phoebe, this is Melinda. She's... your niece. She's from..."
"2020." Melinda supplied cheerily.
Piper scowled at her. "You are way to cheerful. Now, why are you here, and how did you get here, and how did you find us?"
Melinda grew serious. "First of all, I'm a Firebright. It's a... I don't know how to explain it."
Leo broke in. "A firebright is a powerful immortal on the side of good. Think of it as the opposite equivalent of a class 4 or 5 demon. A Firebright was one of my bosses, until he was killed. That's what keeps them seperate from higher entities. They can die, if someone kills them."
"So if you're so powerful, why are you here?" Prue asked.
"I was in an accident, and I just got all cut up and everything, and it took a lot of strength and time to heal. Since I was too weak to use much of my power, but still had my power, I was a natural target for demons and stuff like that. None of you or my friends had the power to keep away this one demon. I'm safe from her here."
Prue narrowed her eyes. "What's to keep her from following you here?"
Melinda smiled a little. "She was, or is going to be, whatever, born in a few months.
Until then, she wouldn't have any power."
Piper clapped her hands. "Okay, that's your story. Phebes, get the Book of Shadows.
I saw something on Firebrights there a while ago, and there's a truth spell. Now is when we
check to see if you're lying." she said to Melinda.
"Wait," Melinda said, "I've got this. It should count for something." She took off her
necklace. The necklace was a gold chain with small long, thin glass capsules hanging on either
side of a small brass charm. On closer inspection the charm had a small flame within a circle
engraved on it. "It's my Firebright Sign. If I was evil, it would burn my flesh the moment I
touched it. The vials have hairs from all the witches in my coven, and you, and Dad."
Leo took the Sign and examined it closely. "It's genuine." he said. "The Council gives
it to members when they come of age. It gives them free pass anywhere among the ranks of good
and protection from evil."
"Well then," Phoebe said. "How's your cooking?"
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