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Authors Note: This is the continuation of my newly labeled Hidden Hero Stories. You can read this story without reading the other ones but why would you want to do that. You really want to read the first two stories that are archived in the Buffy category; there titles are Vampire Slayer Meet The Charmed Ones and Tales Of The White Knight. Be a responsible reader and review the stories I love all types of feed back.

Secrets Uncovered

Tara stood before the Victorian manor and thought back to what had brought her here. Right before the final battle the goddess Sekhmet reincarnated in Buffy had told her that her destiny didn't lie with her friends but with the sisters three. So she had come to San Francisco to find out what her destiny was. She glanced over at Willow who had refused to stay behind. She wanted to be with Tara no matter where she went or what her destiny had in store.

"Tara, baby we're gonna have to go up sometime and knock on the door."

Tara turned to Willow nodded her head and picked up her bag and climbed the steps to the double front doors, raised her hand to knock, just as the door swung open to reveal a striking woman with chestnut brown hair flowing down her back.

"Oh god, "the woman stuttered, "I didn't realize anyone was out here."

Tara smiled but looked at Willow who took the lead. "Piper it's good to see you again."

Piper looked again, then with the instant recognition, smiled. "Willow, Tara what are doing in San Francisco? Is there some kind of evil that we don't know about?"

Tara shook her head. "No Piper no evil and it is really a long story. Are your sisters here too? I only really want to explain it once."

Piper nodded and opened the door wider letting Tara and Willow in. They followed Piper back and into the kitchen, where a variety of dark haired woman sat at the table.

"Guy's we got company." The five women looked over to the two women standing in the kitchen doorway.

Phoebe smiled. "Tara, Willow it is so good to see you."

The three sisters that knew them gave out hugs and greetings, the other two dark haired women remained seated . Prue cleared her throat and Piper backed away.

"Oh, Willow, Tara I'd like you to meet our oldest sister Prue and our mother Patty."

Prue took the lead like always. "I don't think this is a social call guys."

Tara sighed as she sat down. "It's not." And then preceded to tell them of the final battle and about the keeper, when she got to her part she fumbled. "Then Sekhmet told me that my destiny didn't lie with my friends but with the sisters three. I took that to mean the Charmed Ones."

Paige turned to her mother. "Mom this isn't another sister witch is it."

Patty smiled and gave a soft laugh. "No of course not, but she kind of looks like grams when she was younger."

The Halliwell's looked at one another and said at the same time "Book of Shadow's." They girls all went up to the upstairs but when Tara came in range of the book, silver light surrounded her. The others had to close their eyes but when the light faded, it was Piper that spoke.

"What the hell, that only happened once before and that was when Paige received her powers."

The others were speechless; Piper stormed to the book and started flipping pages. "We are going to find out what is going on right now." Phoebe and Paige joined her at the book, and then started reading a spell.

"Hear these words,

hear my cry. Spirits from the other side.

Come to me, I summon thee.

Cross now the great divide."

As they finished speaking white lights started twirling around, when they cleared standing before them was a beautiful blond woman in seventeenth centaury clothing. It was Melinda Warren.

"Blessed be, my daughters."

Paige was stunned. "Who is she?"

It was Patty who answered. "That's Melinda Warren, she's the reason you have your powers."

Melinda looked from face to face finally landing on Tara. "Why have you summoned me?"

"We have some questions that need answered." Prue said taking the lead again.

Melinda nodded knowing it was time. "Such as."

Well," Piper said, "why the book recognized Tara as a sister witch?"

"She is not a sister witch," Melinda said, "not in the sense that she is your sister. She is your cousin."

Patty looked shocked. "What."

"Yes, you all know of my daughter Prudence, from which the Halliwell line is descended but what no one knew was that I had a younger daughter named Christina. She was only a few months old when I was arrested and burned at the stake. Prudence was perhaps too young to remember she had a sister. When I found out I was pregnant with Christina I withdrew from the town life, my mother was the only one in attendance when Christina was born but because of the prophecy Christina could not stay with me."
"Wait," Paige interrupted, "what prophecy."

"On the day that Christina was born my mother had a vision; one of Christina's descendants would become the Warren Witch, second in power only to the Charmed Ones. But for this to happen Christina was not to know of her heritage because the Warren Witch was to be born with no knowledge of me or her destiny."

Phoebe looked at Tara then back to Melinda. "What are her powers?"

"She is the only one of my daughters with all three of my powers, the power of telekinesis, the power to freeze time and the power of premonition," Melinda turned to Tara, "you look so like my mother and I sense you have her heart. You are the Warren Witch, kin to the Charmed Ones, second only to their power. Your destiny awaits, I only have this to offer you." Melinda raised her hands and a book that looked as old as the Charmed Ones book of shadow's appeared in them, it was slightly different in the symbol on the front it had four interlocking circles on it, in the center of the circles was a pentagram. "This belongs to you," she held it out and Tara took it still with out saying a word, "it was Christina's, even though she had no knowledge of me she fought the demons and warlocks and recorded it in this."

Melinda looked to the ceiling. "I must go now, blessed be my daughters. I love you."

In a swirl of lights she was gone, The Charmed ones, Prue and Patty look at Tara and Willow, with out saying a word Tara slid to the floor, passed out.

Willow dropped to her knees supporting Tara, the others rushed over, Piper calling franticly for Leo. When he orbed in, he rushed right for Tara and laid his hands on her, healed the bruise on her cheek from where she had fallen. She opened her eyes and looked at everyone.

"Now what."

Leo looks at his wife and sister's and back to Tara who is holding her Book of Shadow's. "What the hell is going on and why does she have a Book of Shadows? And who is she?

Piper put her hand on Leo's arm. "Well apparently she is the Warren Witch."

T.B.C.