Chapter three: Beware of the dreams.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the charmed characters.
Next morning.
Leo: (Nervously.) Uh, Cole can I ask you a favour?
Cole: A whitelighter asking a demon a favour now that's new.
Leo begins to fidget.
Cole: Ask then.
Leo: Well I was wondering if, maybe I could, if it wouldn't be too much trouble
Cole: Spit it out Leo.
Leo: Can I borrow some money?
Cole: Borrow? And how exactly would you pay me back. How much do you need?
Leo: Would 80$ be okay?
Cole: Sure, what do you need it for?
Leo: I thought of taking Piper somewhere. I think she is getting tired of going out in the above.
Cole: You need at least 200 for that. (He takes 200$ out of his wallet.)
Leo: You carry that much in your wallet.
Cole: I'm a lawyer I make a lot of money.
Leo: Well thank you. A demon being generous wonders will never cease.
Cole: I'm not being generous, I'm just afraid that if Piper and you broke up Victor's "you are so unworthy of my daughter" speeches would start getting directed to me.
Leo: That man has serious whitelighter issues.
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That evening. A restaurant, Leo and Piper are there.
Piper: How are you paying for this?
Leo: Never mind about that, just order and enjoy the meal.
Piper: This was a great surprise.
Leo: Piper, if you ever feel unhappy about anything in our relationship I want you to tell me okay?
Piper: What are you talking about Leo
Leo: I know you have always wanted our relationship to be more normal but that is most of the time not going to be possible and when you are upset over not being able to do something I think it would be best if we talked instead of keeping it to yourself.
Piper: Where is all this coming from?
Leo: I just had this feeling that you were unhappy with something.
Piper: Honey, is that why you did all this? I may like our relationship to be more normal but if I hadn't already accepted that it can't be I wouldn't have married you. I'm perfectly happy with our relationship.
Leo: But if ever you aren't…
Piper: You will be the first I tell, I promise.
(They kiss)
Piper: And I thought I was supposed to be the insecure one here.
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Night, Phoebe's bedroom. Fade into Phoebe's dream:
Its black and white to make it seem like a premonition. Cyonique is in a corner it appears she is being attacked.
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Ann has done a spell so that she can sense the dream connections. She senses that a dream is being weaved into Phoebe's mind so she heads for the room Cyonique is sleeping in.
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Phoebe's dream:
We see a hand that shoots an energy ball at Cyonique.
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Ann enters Cyonique's bedroom and holds her hand next to the hovering blue cloud. Her powers are now very weak and nothing happens.
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Phoebe's dream:
Cyonique's attacker is approaching her, it is as though we are looking through Cyonique's eyes as first we see the attackers feet, and then look up to see the attackers legs, and then the body. The picture is going towards the face.
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Ann persists and eventually the cloud evaporates. But she doesn't know if it was in time.
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Phoebe's dream:
We see the attackers neck and the picture is about to focus on the attackers face. But suddenly it blurs and evaporates.
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Next morning, kitchen Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there.
Prue: So how was last night?
Piper: Oh, it was wonderful (Smiling at Leo) but I think it will be a one off. That way it will stay special and who could say no to dates in the above anyway. Who needs normal when we have heaven.
Phoebe: Glad to hear it.
(Cole shimmers in.)
Cole: I have been looking all over the underworld and I can't find any plans of demons that are trying to attack.
Ann: The demon is from the future you won't be able to find plans in the underworld now.
Phoebe: That reminds me I had a premonition of a demon attacking Cyonique.
Piper: Did you see what it looked like?
Phoebe: It was in human form but the premonition stopped before I saw its face.
(Ann let out the breath she didn't know she had been holding and smiled victoriously at Cyonique.)
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Ann arranged some candles and other things in the room she was staying in. She had decided to send a message to her father in the future asking him to advise her on the situation. She had many advisers that she could send a message to but she felt that this time it would be best to ask her dad. She wrote on a piece of paper burnt it and then said a spell.
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Mid-day Phoebe and Piper are sitting around chatting.
Phoebe: So who do you think Ann is?
Piper: I don't know, I think she's probably someone we know in the future. Maybe that was why she was sent here to help us.
Phoebe: She must be very powerful if she was sent to help the charmed ones to defeat this demon.
Piper: Not necessarily maybe she just has a lot of knowledge of this demon; maybe she has fought it in the future.
Phoebe: Hey, do you know anyone with a child called Ann?
Piper: I don't think so but that might not be her real name. I feel a connection to her even though we've only known her for four days.
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Ann is sitting in her room. Something silver begins materialising, it takes the shape of a human without facial features. Just like she initially did when she transported back in time. After a few minutes the person began to solidify and turn completely back into his human self. He wore a cloak that swept the floor and was white in colour it was tied around the persons neck with a silver rope, a piece of silver rope also held the large hood in place.
Ann: Father, what brings you here. (She said it calmly and composedly even though she was excited, she hadn't seen him in a year.)
Her father: I received your message and after much contemplation decided to come and take you back to 2019.
Ann: But I need to make sure that Cyonique is stopped.
Father: You can do nothing more than warn them. Your powers are very weak here, and if Cyonique convinces them that you are a demon then you wont even be able to warn them. Besides some demons have heard that you left to come to the past and the ancients fear that anarchy may break out.
Ann: Do you think a warning will be sufficient?
Father: Definitely.
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Ann has gathered everyone except for Cyonique downstairs. She turns the TV off that Phoebe is watching and gets the groups attention.
Ann: The time has come for me to leave, and I wish to say goodbye.
Phoebe: Aww so soon.
Piper: Will you come back again if we need you?
Ann: if it looks as though you may not last what this demon intends on putting you through I will. But from what I have seen your bonds are very strong.
Prue: We will all miss you.
Ann: I will miss all of you greatly as well.
Leo: (Who has been the only one to notice the person standing by Ann's side, the person is wearing a cloak and hood so no one can see his face.) Who are you if you don't mind me asking?
Ann: He has just come to take me back to the time in which I belong.
Ann then gives everyone a goodbye hug.
Ann: (While hugging Prue, she whispers so only the person she is talking to can hear.) Your sisters may not always need you. But when they do be honest, and see the truth in them and in yourself. (While hugging Phoebe) This may be cliché but I believe it is apt, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, always remember. (While hugging Cole) Have faith in the good; there is always another chance if you believe.
Cole: (Interrupting, in a harsh whisper) What are you talking about I would never think of turning back to evil!
Ann: In years to come you will understand. (While hugging Piper, a tear slides down her cheek.) Beware of the dreams and beware of things seeming to be what they are not. (While hugging Leo) Stay strong and beware of the dreams.
She stood next to the person wearing the cloak.
Ann: Goodbye everyone.
Ann and the person beside her held pale blue crystals in front of themselves and chanted a spell, they turned silver then split into many little bubbles of silver and disappeared.
A/N: Will continue if I get reviews. Also I'm deciding whether Ann comes back or not so I'd like your opinions whether you want her to come back or not.