Author's note: I revised the chapter and I hope its not as rushed. Thank you Dues Ex for pointing the rushing thing out. My last story won't seem as cramped once I'm done this story.
'Wyatt, for the last time, turn the TV off and brush your teeth!'
Piper Halliwell stormed into the living room to see Wyatt, her 12-year-old son, watching the last of Law and Order: SVU.
'But Mom', Wyatt called, 'they're about to charge the father for murder. I want to know if he gets the death penalty.'
'You're going to get the death penalty if you don't go and do as your told!'
Wyatt turned the TV off and slumped out of the room. A few seconds later she heard stomp, stomp, stomp as he marched up stairs into the bathroom. Piper rolled her eyes as she entered the kitchen. Wyatt was always like that lately, arguing with everything she said.
'I believe they call it "becoming a teenager"', Piper muttered.
Phoebe Halliwell looked up from her book. She was munching on some granola.
'What's that?'
'Wyatt seems to be acting very strange lately', Piper said. 'Always disobeying me.'
'Piper, he's a kid.'
'He's also very annoying.'
Paige's voice floated in from the living room.
'Hey Wyatt, what you watching?'
'Antie Paige!'
'WYATT!' Piper roared
She could here Wyatt giggle all the way up the stairs. Paige walked into the kitchen. She pointed over her shoulder.
'Is it just me or is he becoming a frightful troublemaker?'
Piper sighed.
'No it's not just you.'
Paige sat down as Phoebe got up and went to the fridge.
'Hey', said Paige suddenly. 'Guess what I found today in a box in the attic?'
Phoebe sat down again with a hunk of cheese in one hand and a couple apples in the other. She took a bit of cheese.
'What?' Phoebe asked.
'That sweater I wore that first time we were thrown into Middle Earth. I was wearing that to impress my boyfriend.'
'You know', Piper said slowly. 'I've felt myself drawn to that place lately.'
'Me too.'
'But we put a spell on them all to make them forget us', Phoebe pointed out. 'We just can't go back and say "Hello" just like that.'
'No', said Paige rather disappointedly. 'I guess we can't.'
They were silent for a moment. Phoebe began to read her book again. Suddenly, Chris popped his head into the kitchen.
'Mom. I think I had a bad dream.'
Piper raised an eyebrow.
'You think?'
'I don't know if it was a dream or a vision.'
Piper nodded.
'OK, come here and tell us. Aunt Phoebe will know the difference.'
Chris waddled over to Piper in his slightly too big pajamas and sat on her lap
'I saw a lot of men on horses fighting a lot of demons', he said slowly, trying to remember. 'There was a very tall black tower in the background and a man with white hair was on a white horse. He forced the door open and went in. The scene shifted and I saw Mom on a brown horse. Beside her there was a man who looked like a great king. Mom was hit with an arrow and then I woke up.'
Piper and Phoebe glanced at each other. It was obviously a vision, but of what? Did that vision take place in Middle Earth, the place that Piper and Paige had practically been begging Phoebe to let them go to a moment before?
'It was only a dream sweety', said Phoebe with a smile. 'That happens to me sometimes too. I think it's a vision and then it turns out only to be a weird dream. It's nothing.'
'See', said Piper with a smile. 'If Phoebe says it's a dream, then it's a dream. Come on, bedtime.'
Wyatt popped his head into the kitchen.
'Hey!' Wyatt protested. 'Why doesn't he get in trouble for being up so late?'
'Because he had a bad dream', answered Piper. 'Come on, upstairs. Now.'
Piper set Chris down on the floor and he ran passed his big brother. Wyatt grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and orbed out of the kitchen. Suddenly there came a yell from over head.
'Hey, what have I told you about orbing in the house?'
Piper ran out of the kitchen. Paige turned to Phoebe.
'That wasn't a dream was it, Phoebe?'
Phoebe shook her head and Paige sighed.
'So what do we do?'
'Well Chris had the vision for some reason', said Phoebe matter-of-factly, 'So obviously we're involved some how. The place he was describing was Middle Earth, but where I do not know. Maybe Piper would.'
'Know where the vision took place in Middle Earth', said Piper striding back into the kitchen. 'No clue. But we obviously need to go back now no matter what.'
'Aragorn knew us in the vision', Paige pointed out, 'so we need to reverse the spell the memory spell.'
'OK, we'll go but hang on a sec. Leo!'
Leo instantly orbed into the kitchen.
'You called?' he asked.
'I need you to take care of Chris and Wyatt', Piper answered him. 'We got something to do in Middle Earth. And it's not our choice by the way.'
Leo looked rather unhappy but nodded.
'OK. If you have to go, I'll take care of them.'
'Make sure Wyatt goes to bed and stays in bed.'
Leo nodded.
'It'll be cool to see the fellowship again', said Phoebe excitedly.
'All right', sighed Piper. 'Let's break the barrier and go.'
They glanced at each other.
'Did we even put the barrier back up?'
'I don't think so', Phoebe said shaking her head. They all shrugged.
'Oh well, let's go.'
In a swirl of orb lights they were gone.
