Part Six

Piper slammed the book of shadows closed as Wyatt moved further into the attic loosing some of the red colour from his face.

"What do you mean they've gone?" Piper exclaimed as she waved her arms in the air. "I mean where the hell have they gone? Why would someone just walk away like that? Don't these girls have brains? A bit of common sense between them? She's your daughter you know!"

The raising of her voice woke a sleeping baby Wyatt. Leo sighed and picked up his baby son and started to rock the baby to get him to calm down. Piper lost a slight bit of her anger in going over to comfort her infant son.

Wyatt finished massaging his side as exchanged a glance with Neve who shook her head and raised her eyebrows.

"You're going to have to calm down, sweetie." Leo told his wife.

"Calm down, your 18 year old daughter has just time travelled back 20 years and disappear into a demon trap with her just as irresponsible cousin."

"They'll be okay, I mean we always were." Phoebe pointed out and with a slight air of amusement added, "Besides if your going to kill them you'll need to think of a plan and that will mean calming down to do so."

"Phoebe, I don't think your realising what they have done!"

"Piper, I realise what they've done, I just think staying calm is the best way to get them back. I mean, yes I'm worried but freaking out is not going to help. I mean we've got the book, we can write a spell or Leo can sense them."

Neve looked up a smiled; it felted strange to break up an argument. "Aunt Piper, Paris always goes off on her own and always gets herself out of trouble. And Mel, well Mel's Mel she's got her head complete screwed on. They'll be okay."

"You should tape recorded that, otherwise they'll never believe you just almost gave them compliment there." Wyatt said.

"Frame it, you're not going to hear it again."

Paige laughed; she hoped she enjoyed their children's banter as much in twenty years time. "Okay, okay, we'll deny that you ever said it."

"You know what mom," Neve started before stopping to hold her thumb into between her lips and catch her nail on her thumb. She took a deep breath and started again, "you're not that bad and I'm sorry about what I said earlier."

"Oh it's okay baby," Paige said as she swamped her daughter with a hug. "You just need to know, that what ever happens I'll be there for you."

"Yeah, I've got it mom, but you should know, hugs as so last century."

"Okay, I get it but your going to have to humour me every once in a while." Paige explained as she released her from the hug.

Both Piper and Phoebe's faces lit up as they watched the hug take place, as it seemed to lift the mood in the attic.

"So lets sense those kids, get them back and then kill them." Piper said taking Wyatt out of Leo arms so he could concentrate on find the girls.

Leo closed his eyes and tried to focus on the girls. "I can't sense them."

"Oh god," Phoebe whispered falling back into a chair.

* * *

Paris and Melinda had made their way across San Francisco, trying to hop on and off trams without paying. Getting several strange glances about the clothes that they were wearing. They had finally reached the park from Paris premonition.

They walked off the paths into the built up almost woodland area of Golden Gate Park. With the dimly lit sun, the clouds and the tree, both girls were constantly looking over their shoulders and jumping every time they heard the slightest noise. Melinda had wrapped her arms around her waist and was slightly dragging behind Paris who was pushing branches out of the way.

Melinda sighed, "I just want to say I'm against this."

"Yeah, I heard you the first time you said it, an hour ago. And then the second, and the third, it's kind of getting tiring now, Mel." Paris replied without looking back at her cousin.

"Well I just want to say it again, because it's a stupid idea, no plan and I'm only here 'cause I wasn't going to let you come alone."

Paris span around to start another argument with her cousin, but gasped he seeing the hooded figure from her premonition holding Melinda.

"Yes, it was a stupid plan," The figure agreed as a golden danger appeared in his hand and he raised it to Melinda's throat. "But I'm quite enjoying the results."

Paris half closed her eyes to get a closer look at the figure that was holding her cousin at knifepoint. It took a couple of second before she realised who the figure was.

"Uncle Stuart!" Paris exclaimed as the figure lowed his hood and shot her a vile grin.