A/N: Melinda's accident is something I had to throw in. It has a purpose.
Just trust me on this, okay? Now, on with the story.
Chapter 7
"Where is she?" Phoebe asked as she paced the manor.
"Do you think Remisk or Kavinan got her?" Paige asked.
"Can you sense her?" Tori asked Prue.
"No. She's either in the Underworld, knocked unconscious, in a room heavily guarded by charms, or dead," Prue said,
"Don't think like that! Melinda's alive," Wyatt exclaimed.
Darryl walked into the living room. "I've checked with some people back at the station. They're still looking."
The doorbell rang. Paige went to go answer it and returned with Victor.
"Hey dad," Phoebe said.
"Hi Grandpa," Blake said.
"I came as fast as I could. Anything?" Victor asked.
"No. I couldn't sense her either," Prue said.
Victor spun around and faced his eldest daughter. "Prue?"
"Oh yeah! We forgot to tell you that Prue is a Whitelighter," Phoebe said.
Victor and Prue hugged while the phone rang. Paige snatched it up.
"Melinda?" she asked.
Paige listened for a few seconds. "Oh my God. We'll be right there."
"What happened? Is she alright?" Cole asked.
"I don't know. She was riding her bike home and got hit by a car," Paige said.
The whole gang jumped up and headed to the cars.
At the hospital, a nurse led them to Melinda's room. She was still unconscious.
"Is she going to be alright?" Phoebe asked.
"She'll be fine once she regains consciousness," Melinda's doctor, Doctor Bradly said.
"Who did this to her?" Victor asked.
"The man who hit her brought her in. He is in the waiting room now," Doctor Bradley said.
"Can we see Melinda first?" Wyatt asked, very concerned about his little sister.
"Kids, you guys go on in," Paige said when Doctor Bradley said it was okay.
Wyatt, Tori, and Blake headed in. The adults went to the waiting room.
When Phoebe and her family walked in, Phoebe fainted. Victor and Cole caught her before she hit the floor. Paige glanced at her sister, then at the man.
"Paige," he said.
Paige stared at him. She couldn't bring herself to talk, so Victor did it for her.
"You son of a"- Victor started.
"Victor please," Paige said, turning towards him. Then she turned towards the man. "So, how have you been Leo?"
"I can explain everything if you just give me a chance," Leo replied.
"I don't see how there is anything to explain," Paige said. "You abandoned Wyatt and Melinda and nothing will ever change that fact. You were there father."
"What?" a voice from the doorway exclaimed.
Everyone spun around to see Blake, Tori, and Wyatt.
"Why is mom passed out?" Tori asked.
"Guys, I guess this must be their way of bringing us back together. First Cole and now." Paige said.
"Aunt Paige, who is this? Why did you call him my dad?" Wyatt asked.
"Wyatt, this is your father and your namesake, Leo Wyatt," Paige said, tears beginning to appear in her eyes.
Wyatt stood there, showing absolutely no emotion. "How come you never came back?"
"I couldn't. Evil had me," Leo replied.
"What do you mean, evil had you?" Phoebe asked, coming out of her faint.
"About a year after I left and clipped my wings, I was captured by some upper-level demons. They tortured me, demanding to know what the Elders were planning and how to get to them. I wouldn't tell them anything. Word got to Piper. She went to the Underworld and made a deal with them. I don't know what the deal was, but they let me go," Leo said.
Paige glanced at Wyatt. Tears were starting to form in his eyes. Wyatt bit his lip.
"I don't know what to say," Wyatt said.
"You've grown up so much since I left," Leo said, almost starting to cry himself.
Wyatt embraced his father, and they both began crying.
"I am so sorry. Please forgive me," Leo said.
"I will," Wyatt replied.
"Melinda!" Phoebe suddenly exclaimed.
Wyatt and Leo turned to her.
"Oh yeah. Leo, the girl you hit, that was Melinda," Paige responded.
"Is she all right?" Leo asked anxiously.
"Actually, she just regained consciousness," Doctor Bradley said from the doorway.
"Can we see her now?" Victor asked.
Doctor Bradley nodded, and they all went into her room.
Melinda was lying in a bed, an I.V hooked into her arm, and some cuts on her face.
"How bad did I hurt myself?" were the first words out of her mouth.
"You fractured your arm slightly. You were lucky. I guess your guardian angels were watching over you," Doctor Bradley said.
"More than you can imagine," Melinda muttered.
Doctor Bradley left, and Phoebe spoke.
"Sweetie, we need to tell you something," she said.
"What? Do my powers still work?" she asked.
Leo walked over to her then.
"Oops," Melinda replied, not recognizing him.
"It's alright. I was married to a witch once," Leo replied.
"Just tell her Leo. Don't make it suspenseful. This is going to be hard enough on her," Paige said.
"And that witch was your mother," Leo continued.
Melinda sat there for a second. Then she blew up. Not just emotionally. She physically blew up the tray of hospital food in front of her. "Quit lying!"
Everyone took a step back.
"Melinda. He is our dad," Wyatt replied.
"You're in on it too, Wyatt? This is unbelievable!" Melinda yelled.
"Melinda, he is your father. I know," Phoebe said.
"How do you know?" Melinda asked.
"Everyday when I looked at you growing up, I saw Piper's hair. And I saw Leo's eyes. And in your eyes, I saw the kindness for the world he had in his. Your brother's name is Wyatt. His name came from your father's last name," Phoebe answered.
Melinda stared at Leo. "Are you really my dad?"
Leo nodded. "Yeah."
Leo walked over to Melinda and sat down on the corner of her bed. Melinda hugged her father, and he hugged her back. Wyatt joined them.
"Don't ever let go again," Melinda sobbed into his shoulder.
"I won't," Leo said. "I won't."
Paige sighed happily. "I love it when nice things happen like this."
"Me too. Only one thing is missing now," Phoebe replied.
The sisters knew what that one thing was. Neither one had to say it. They needed Piper. Especially now.
Chapter 7
"Where is she?" Phoebe asked as she paced the manor.
"Do you think Remisk or Kavinan got her?" Paige asked.
"Can you sense her?" Tori asked Prue.
"No. She's either in the Underworld, knocked unconscious, in a room heavily guarded by charms, or dead," Prue said,
"Don't think like that! Melinda's alive," Wyatt exclaimed.
Darryl walked into the living room. "I've checked with some people back at the station. They're still looking."
The doorbell rang. Paige went to go answer it and returned with Victor.
"Hey dad," Phoebe said.
"Hi Grandpa," Blake said.
"I came as fast as I could. Anything?" Victor asked.
"No. I couldn't sense her either," Prue said.
Victor spun around and faced his eldest daughter. "Prue?"
"Oh yeah! We forgot to tell you that Prue is a Whitelighter," Phoebe said.
Victor and Prue hugged while the phone rang. Paige snatched it up.
"Melinda?" she asked.
Paige listened for a few seconds. "Oh my God. We'll be right there."
"What happened? Is she alright?" Cole asked.
"I don't know. She was riding her bike home and got hit by a car," Paige said.
The whole gang jumped up and headed to the cars.
At the hospital, a nurse led them to Melinda's room. She was still unconscious.
"Is she going to be alright?" Phoebe asked.
"She'll be fine once she regains consciousness," Melinda's doctor, Doctor Bradly said.
"Who did this to her?" Victor asked.
"The man who hit her brought her in. He is in the waiting room now," Doctor Bradley said.
"Can we see Melinda first?" Wyatt asked, very concerned about his little sister.
"Kids, you guys go on in," Paige said when Doctor Bradley said it was okay.
Wyatt, Tori, and Blake headed in. The adults went to the waiting room.
When Phoebe and her family walked in, Phoebe fainted. Victor and Cole caught her before she hit the floor. Paige glanced at her sister, then at the man.
"Paige," he said.
Paige stared at him. She couldn't bring herself to talk, so Victor did it for her.
"You son of a"- Victor started.
"Victor please," Paige said, turning towards him. Then she turned towards the man. "So, how have you been Leo?"
"I can explain everything if you just give me a chance," Leo replied.
"I don't see how there is anything to explain," Paige said. "You abandoned Wyatt and Melinda and nothing will ever change that fact. You were there father."
"What?" a voice from the doorway exclaimed.
Everyone spun around to see Blake, Tori, and Wyatt.
"Why is mom passed out?" Tori asked.
"Guys, I guess this must be their way of bringing us back together. First Cole and now." Paige said.
"Aunt Paige, who is this? Why did you call him my dad?" Wyatt asked.
"Wyatt, this is your father and your namesake, Leo Wyatt," Paige said, tears beginning to appear in her eyes.
Wyatt stood there, showing absolutely no emotion. "How come you never came back?"
"I couldn't. Evil had me," Leo replied.
"What do you mean, evil had you?" Phoebe asked, coming out of her faint.
"About a year after I left and clipped my wings, I was captured by some upper-level demons. They tortured me, demanding to know what the Elders were planning and how to get to them. I wouldn't tell them anything. Word got to Piper. She went to the Underworld and made a deal with them. I don't know what the deal was, but they let me go," Leo said.
Paige glanced at Wyatt. Tears were starting to form in his eyes. Wyatt bit his lip.
"I don't know what to say," Wyatt said.
"You've grown up so much since I left," Leo said, almost starting to cry himself.
Wyatt embraced his father, and they both began crying.
"I am so sorry. Please forgive me," Leo said.
"I will," Wyatt replied.
"Melinda!" Phoebe suddenly exclaimed.
Wyatt and Leo turned to her.
"Oh yeah. Leo, the girl you hit, that was Melinda," Paige responded.
"Is she all right?" Leo asked anxiously.
"Actually, she just regained consciousness," Doctor Bradley said from the doorway.
"Can we see her now?" Victor asked.
Doctor Bradley nodded, and they all went into her room.
Melinda was lying in a bed, an I.V hooked into her arm, and some cuts on her face.
"How bad did I hurt myself?" were the first words out of her mouth.
"You fractured your arm slightly. You were lucky. I guess your guardian angels were watching over you," Doctor Bradley said.
"More than you can imagine," Melinda muttered.
Doctor Bradley left, and Phoebe spoke.
"Sweetie, we need to tell you something," she said.
"What? Do my powers still work?" she asked.
Leo walked over to her then.
"Oops," Melinda replied, not recognizing him.
"It's alright. I was married to a witch once," Leo replied.
"Just tell her Leo. Don't make it suspenseful. This is going to be hard enough on her," Paige said.
"And that witch was your mother," Leo continued.
Melinda sat there for a second. Then she blew up. Not just emotionally. She physically blew up the tray of hospital food in front of her. "Quit lying!"
Everyone took a step back.
"Melinda. He is our dad," Wyatt replied.
"You're in on it too, Wyatt? This is unbelievable!" Melinda yelled.
"Melinda, he is your father. I know," Phoebe said.
"How do you know?" Melinda asked.
"Everyday when I looked at you growing up, I saw Piper's hair. And I saw Leo's eyes. And in your eyes, I saw the kindness for the world he had in his. Your brother's name is Wyatt. His name came from your father's last name," Phoebe answered.
Melinda stared at Leo. "Are you really my dad?"
Leo nodded. "Yeah."
Leo walked over to Melinda and sat down on the corner of her bed. Melinda hugged her father, and he hugged her back. Wyatt joined them.
"Don't ever let go again," Melinda sobbed into his shoulder.
"I won't," Leo said. "I won't."
Paige sighed happily. "I love it when nice things happen like this."
"Me too. Only one thing is missing now," Phoebe replied.
The sisters knew what that one thing was. Neither one had to say it. They needed Piper. Especially now.