Disclaimer: I own no one. All characters are from the television show "Charmed", I'm writing for fun, and not for profit.
Spoilers:
2.12 - "Awakened"
2.20 - "Astral Monkey"
Authors note: Thank you for the reviews, keep them coming!
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Eight - Previous Failures
"So you're saying you saw me die?" Phoebe nodded at Dan.
"But it only happened, or, well, happens because you healed someone in public." Paige said, placing her hand on Dan's shoulder.
"Can we stop it?" Dan asked, afraid for his life.
"Of course," Piper said, "I mean, Wyatt was supposed to be a girl, but the future changed on us. He's the first boy in our family. We weren't expecting that at all."
"So, how do we change her vision - premonition, that's the word right?" Phoebe nodded at him. "How do we change the premonition?"
"You can't go out in public until your powers are gone. Which will be at what? Nine something tonight."
"You're kidding right? I can't stay inside all day; I have to go back to the hotel and shower. And I've got to touch base with my sister."
"Solution." Piper lifted a finger to signal her thoughts. "Shower here. You can wear some of Leo's clothes, or Paige can orb and get some of yours. And we do have a telephone here, you know."
"I- okay. I guess it's either this or die, right?"
"So you're staying?" Phoebe asked.
"Yes."
"Good. We can spend all day together," Paige said with a smile.
"It's settled. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to call Veronica and see how the club was last night." Piper walked out of the kitchen carrying Wyatt. She grabbed the cordless phone on her way.
"And I have to get to work. I'm already nearly two hours late as it is." Phoebe said. "My new boss is going to kill me." Phoebe grabbed a piece of toast and took a bite before picking up her purse and waving and Dan and Paige.
"Have a nice day working." Paige said smiling.
"Bye you guys." Paige waited for the door to slam before she sat down next to Dan.
"Thank you." She said.
"For what?"
"Saving us last night. If it wasn't for you, we'd all be dead right now."
"I guess I'm the hero now, huh?"
"Of the week." Paige said before she kissed his cheek. She stood up and put her hands on her hips. "So, what do you need?"
"Excuse me?"
"Clothes. I'll orb to your hotel room and get some."
"Oh. Well, everything. Except shoes. Will you do me the biggest favor?"
"What's that?"
"Grab my toothbrush."
"Got it." Paige smiled and gave him a small wave as she orbed out.
Dan shrugged as he looked at the breakfast on the table. He ate a piece of toast, then filled his glass with orange juice. Leo orbed in as Dan was taking a sip, and Dan nearly choked in surprise.
"Sorry." Leo winced. "You okay?" Dan coughed and nodded.
"Yeah, went down the wrong pipe."
"Uh, where are the girls?"
"Phoebe went to work, Paige went to my hotel room to get some clothes, and Piper is on the phone with, Vivian?"
"Veronica."
"Oh. Okay." Leo paused. "I'll be right back. I need to talk to Piper."
Dan nodded as Leo left the kitchen.
-x-
Leo sat down on the bed as Piper changed Wyatt's diaper. She had just hung up the phone after talking with Veronica, P3's manager. Veronica said the club did as well as expected, filled to the maximum; after all, they had John Mayer coming up in a month.
"What'd They say?" Piper asked.
"I've got a new charge to look over. He's a possible future white lighter." Piper turned and lifted an eyebrow.
"They called and said it was an emergency for that?" Leo nodded, a strange look on his face.
"Well, he is in our house." Piper's eyes went wide.
"You're kidding?!" Leo smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm kidding." Piper frowned.
"Ugh, I hate it when you do that." She frowned at him and buckled Wyatt's onesie, then lifted the baby to her shoulder. "So, what'd they really want?"
"We need to watch Dan very carefully. You remember what happened to Dr. Williamson."
Piper nodded. Curtis Williamson had been her doctor when a foreign disease had infected her. That was when she was dating Dan. She had died, and Leo healed her. Dr Williamson had gotten infected with her, Prue, and Phoebe's blood, making him have powers. He'd gone crazy with them, and ended up dying. Piper was depressed for over a week about that.
"But Dr. Williamson's powers weren't temporary or self inflicted like Dan's."
"Dan is mortal, Piper."
Piper ignored him, "and he's already given his word that he's going to stay inside this house until his powers are gone."
"He can't go gallivanting healing everyone." Leo said. "If I'm not here and something happens, don't let him heal unless it's absolutely necessary."
"He's going to be fine, Leo." Leo nodded.
"I've got to go. I told a charge in India that I'd stop by. She's been having excessive warlock attacks."
"Go." Piper said, waving her hand.
As Leo turned into little blue orbs, so did Wyatt. The two meshed together and just as Leo started to disappear, he came back, holding the infant in his arms.
Piper gaped, Wyatt had just orbed. For the first time. Leo's jaw dropped.
"Uh- did he? He did, didn't he?" The white lighter stuttered. Piper nodded.
"He did! Leo, he's starting to reveal his powers!" Piper smiled, gleefully. "He not only can orb, but he can jump your orb in an orb." She laughed at her words.
Leo smiled and ran his hand over Wyatt's head.
"I think he wants to go." Piper lifted an eyebrow.
"I don't think it's a good idea. You said your charge was having attacks. That's not safe for Wyatt."
"He's got his own protective force field though." Piper shook her head.
"It didn't stop him from getting poisoned by the dark lighters arrow last night." Leo frowned and handed Wyatt to Piper, knowing she was right.
"Go see Mommy." He kissed Piper quickly before he orbed out.
Wyatt started to whimper, missing his father.
"Oh, baby, no. Don't cry. Daddy'll be back." The magical baby let out a wail. Piper cooed at Wyatt, but couldn't calm him down. "Hey, it's for your own good, Buddy."
Dan rushed into the room, panicked.
"Is he okay? Is there an attack?" Piper frowned. Was it just her, or was Dan already sounding a little... off?
Spoilers:
2.12 - "Awakened"
2.20 - "Astral Monkey"
Authors note: Thank you for the reviews, keep them coming!
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Eight - Previous Failures
"So you're saying you saw me die?" Phoebe nodded at Dan.
"But it only happened, or, well, happens because you healed someone in public." Paige said, placing her hand on Dan's shoulder.
"Can we stop it?" Dan asked, afraid for his life.
"Of course," Piper said, "I mean, Wyatt was supposed to be a girl, but the future changed on us. He's the first boy in our family. We weren't expecting that at all."
"So, how do we change her vision - premonition, that's the word right?" Phoebe nodded at him. "How do we change the premonition?"
"You can't go out in public until your powers are gone. Which will be at what? Nine something tonight."
"You're kidding right? I can't stay inside all day; I have to go back to the hotel and shower. And I've got to touch base with my sister."
"Solution." Piper lifted a finger to signal her thoughts. "Shower here. You can wear some of Leo's clothes, or Paige can orb and get some of yours. And we do have a telephone here, you know."
"I- okay. I guess it's either this or die, right?"
"So you're staying?" Phoebe asked.
"Yes."
"Good. We can spend all day together," Paige said with a smile.
"It's settled. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to call Veronica and see how the club was last night." Piper walked out of the kitchen carrying Wyatt. She grabbed the cordless phone on her way.
"And I have to get to work. I'm already nearly two hours late as it is." Phoebe said. "My new boss is going to kill me." Phoebe grabbed a piece of toast and took a bite before picking up her purse and waving and Dan and Paige.
"Have a nice day working." Paige said smiling.
"Bye you guys." Paige waited for the door to slam before she sat down next to Dan.
"Thank you." She said.
"For what?"
"Saving us last night. If it wasn't for you, we'd all be dead right now."
"I guess I'm the hero now, huh?"
"Of the week." Paige said before she kissed his cheek. She stood up and put her hands on her hips. "So, what do you need?"
"Excuse me?"
"Clothes. I'll orb to your hotel room and get some."
"Oh. Well, everything. Except shoes. Will you do me the biggest favor?"
"What's that?"
"Grab my toothbrush."
"Got it." Paige smiled and gave him a small wave as she orbed out.
Dan shrugged as he looked at the breakfast on the table. He ate a piece of toast, then filled his glass with orange juice. Leo orbed in as Dan was taking a sip, and Dan nearly choked in surprise.
"Sorry." Leo winced. "You okay?" Dan coughed and nodded.
"Yeah, went down the wrong pipe."
"Uh, where are the girls?"
"Phoebe went to work, Paige went to my hotel room to get some clothes, and Piper is on the phone with, Vivian?"
"Veronica."
"Oh. Okay." Leo paused. "I'll be right back. I need to talk to Piper."
Dan nodded as Leo left the kitchen.
-x-
Leo sat down on the bed as Piper changed Wyatt's diaper. She had just hung up the phone after talking with Veronica, P3's manager. Veronica said the club did as well as expected, filled to the maximum; after all, they had John Mayer coming up in a month.
"What'd They say?" Piper asked.
"I've got a new charge to look over. He's a possible future white lighter." Piper turned and lifted an eyebrow.
"They called and said it was an emergency for that?" Leo nodded, a strange look on his face.
"Well, he is in our house." Piper's eyes went wide.
"You're kidding?!" Leo smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm kidding." Piper frowned.
"Ugh, I hate it when you do that." She frowned at him and buckled Wyatt's onesie, then lifted the baby to her shoulder. "So, what'd they really want?"
"We need to watch Dan very carefully. You remember what happened to Dr. Williamson."
Piper nodded. Curtis Williamson had been her doctor when a foreign disease had infected her. That was when she was dating Dan. She had died, and Leo healed her. Dr Williamson had gotten infected with her, Prue, and Phoebe's blood, making him have powers. He'd gone crazy with them, and ended up dying. Piper was depressed for over a week about that.
"But Dr. Williamson's powers weren't temporary or self inflicted like Dan's."
"Dan is mortal, Piper."
Piper ignored him, "and he's already given his word that he's going to stay inside this house until his powers are gone."
"He can't go gallivanting healing everyone." Leo said. "If I'm not here and something happens, don't let him heal unless it's absolutely necessary."
"He's going to be fine, Leo." Leo nodded.
"I've got to go. I told a charge in India that I'd stop by. She's been having excessive warlock attacks."
"Go." Piper said, waving her hand.
As Leo turned into little blue orbs, so did Wyatt. The two meshed together and just as Leo started to disappear, he came back, holding the infant in his arms.
Piper gaped, Wyatt had just orbed. For the first time. Leo's jaw dropped.
"Uh- did he? He did, didn't he?" The white lighter stuttered. Piper nodded.
"He did! Leo, he's starting to reveal his powers!" Piper smiled, gleefully. "He not only can orb, but he can jump your orb in an orb." She laughed at her words.
Leo smiled and ran his hand over Wyatt's head.
"I think he wants to go." Piper lifted an eyebrow.
"I don't think it's a good idea. You said your charge was having attacks. That's not safe for Wyatt."
"He's got his own protective force field though." Piper shook her head.
"It didn't stop him from getting poisoned by the dark lighters arrow last night." Leo frowned and handed Wyatt to Piper, knowing she was right.
"Go see Mommy." He kissed Piper quickly before he orbed out.
Wyatt started to whimper, missing his father.
"Oh, baby, no. Don't cry. Daddy'll be back." The magical baby let out a wail. Piper cooed at Wyatt, but couldn't calm him down. "Hey, it's for your own good, Buddy."
Dan rushed into the room, panicked.
"Is he okay? Is there an attack?" Piper frowned. Was it just her, or was Dan already sounding a little... off?