Disclaimer: I still don't own Charmed. *counts floor tiles*
Chapter 3 Things Do Change
Piper and Leo were looking down at their son as he slept in his bassinet. It had been seven days since Chris's birth and two days until Piper's premonitions were supposed to take place.
"He really is beautiful," Piper said.
"Just like his mom," Leo said. Piper looked at him and smiled. She dropped the tiny teddy bear she had been holding and bent to pick it up.
"God, that is so much easier to do when I'm not pregnant," Piper said.
"How're you feeling, anyway?" Leo asked.
"Wonderful. No new premonitions and no threats yet. I feel great," Piper said, walking over to the bed and sitting down. "I'm really tired though. And wondering why Gideon won't let me leave yet. It's been seven days."
"He's just trying to make sure you're okay. I mean, you've been having these dizzy spells lately," Leo said.
"Normal. Well, whatever. At least you and I get to spend time together," Piper said. "I miss you."
"I miss you all too. It's so boring Up There, and of course, I can't be with my family," Leo said. "I hate it."
"Well. Things do change," Piper said. Leo pondered this until Piper cried out in pain and clutched her head again.
"Piper," Leo said, hurrying over to her. She shoved his hand away and tried to concentrate on the images. This time, Piper could see Leo on the floor, an arrow wound in his chest, the demon holding Chris and a knife. In the premonition, Piper attempted to blow up the demon, but was met with her own demise as the demon stabbed her in the chest and disappeared with Chris. The pain gradually disappeared and Piper was balancing herself against the wall, her back turned to Leo.
"Another one?" Leo asked, amazed at this. Piper didn't answer. She held up her hand and found it dripping in blood. She looked down at her chest and saw the knife wound. Leo noticed her beginning to sway on the spot and caught sight of the knife wound.
"Piper!" he said, catching her just before she fell. He held out his hands to heal her. When she was healed, Leo helped her over to the bed.
"I saw our deaths," Piper said. "The demon killed us and took Chris."
"Oh my God," Leo said. "Are you okay?"
"No I'm not. I still don't know who's doing this. I want to find out," Piper said. "Until I do, I'm not leaving this school. I want to kill this demon on the spot."
"Okay," Leo said. "I'll be here with you. I want to kill this demon too."
"Thanks," Piper said. "The thing is, why am I still getting these premonitions? I thought they were because I was pregnant, but I shouldn't still be getting them."
"Well, you said you learn something new from each premonition," Leo said. "What do we know so far?"
"Um, it happens on the 24th at 6 and the demon kills us," Piper said.
"Oh," Leo said. "We should go talk to Gideon."
"I'll go. You stay with Chris and keep him safe," Piper said.
"Okay," Piper said. She left the room and Leo walked over to Chris's bassinet.
Walking down the dark hallways of the school, Piper searched out Gideon's office. She had to walk extremely far from her room to find it. When she got there, she knocked on the door.
"Gideon?" she called. There was no answer. She knocked again.
Leo was pacing the floor of Piper's room when a cloaked demon shimmered in. Leo was hit by an energy ball and slammed into the wall, knocked unconscious. The demon walked over to Chris's bassinet and reached for him just as Piper came back in. She gasped and gestured to blow up the demon. He exploded in a burst of flames. Piper hurried over to Leo to bring him to.
"Did you get him?" Leo asked dazedly.
"Yeah," Piper said. She helped him up.
The next day, Piper and Leo left Chris with Gideon and headed to the Manor to look in the Book of Shadows.
"Remind me why we're not bringing Chris," Leo said.
"I want him to be safe for now. I had another premonition this morning which makes me think we haven't gotten the right demon yet," Piper said, heading to the Book. She flipped through. She had gotten about halfway through the Book before she stopped on a page.
"Oh my God," she said.
"What is it?" Leo asked. Piper pointed to the page. In the middle was the symbol that was tattooed on the demon's arm in Piper's premonition. They hadn't gotten the demon. Piper remembered that the demon she had blown up had no tattoo. She read the caption under it.
"Eons ago, a selected group of Elders became the Chosen Four, a group possessing the powers of the elements, fire, air, water, and earth. Half of the group disappeared, possibly done in by their own powers, and the other half went on to their higher callings," Piper said. "Elders forming the Chosen Four?"
"I never knew of that, but that symbol," Leo said, pointing to the symbol for fire, "looks very familiar."
"An Elder with the power of fire," Piper said. "Oh no."
"What?" Leo asked.
"Orb. Now," Piper said, taking Leo's hand. They orbed out together.
Chapter 3 Things Do Change
Piper and Leo were looking down at their son as he slept in his bassinet. It had been seven days since Chris's birth and two days until Piper's premonitions were supposed to take place.
"He really is beautiful," Piper said.
"Just like his mom," Leo said. Piper looked at him and smiled. She dropped the tiny teddy bear she had been holding and bent to pick it up.
"God, that is so much easier to do when I'm not pregnant," Piper said.
"How're you feeling, anyway?" Leo asked.
"Wonderful. No new premonitions and no threats yet. I feel great," Piper said, walking over to the bed and sitting down. "I'm really tired though. And wondering why Gideon won't let me leave yet. It's been seven days."
"He's just trying to make sure you're okay. I mean, you've been having these dizzy spells lately," Leo said.
"Normal. Well, whatever. At least you and I get to spend time together," Piper said. "I miss you."
"I miss you all too. It's so boring Up There, and of course, I can't be with my family," Leo said. "I hate it."
"Well. Things do change," Piper said. Leo pondered this until Piper cried out in pain and clutched her head again.
"Piper," Leo said, hurrying over to her. She shoved his hand away and tried to concentrate on the images. This time, Piper could see Leo on the floor, an arrow wound in his chest, the demon holding Chris and a knife. In the premonition, Piper attempted to blow up the demon, but was met with her own demise as the demon stabbed her in the chest and disappeared with Chris. The pain gradually disappeared and Piper was balancing herself against the wall, her back turned to Leo.
"Another one?" Leo asked, amazed at this. Piper didn't answer. She held up her hand and found it dripping in blood. She looked down at her chest and saw the knife wound. Leo noticed her beginning to sway on the spot and caught sight of the knife wound.
"Piper!" he said, catching her just before she fell. He held out his hands to heal her. When she was healed, Leo helped her over to the bed.
"I saw our deaths," Piper said. "The demon killed us and took Chris."
"Oh my God," Leo said. "Are you okay?"
"No I'm not. I still don't know who's doing this. I want to find out," Piper said. "Until I do, I'm not leaving this school. I want to kill this demon on the spot."
"Okay," Leo said. "I'll be here with you. I want to kill this demon too."
"Thanks," Piper said. "The thing is, why am I still getting these premonitions? I thought they were because I was pregnant, but I shouldn't still be getting them."
"Well, you said you learn something new from each premonition," Leo said. "What do we know so far?"
"Um, it happens on the 24th at 6 and the demon kills us," Piper said.
"Oh," Leo said. "We should go talk to Gideon."
"I'll go. You stay with Chris and keep him safe," Piper said.
"Okay," Piper said. She left the room and Leo walked over to Chris's bassinet.
Walking down the dark hallways of the school, Piper searched out Gideon's office. She had to walk extremely far from her room to find it. When she got there, she knocked on the door.
"Gideon?" she called. There was no answer. She knocked again.
Leo was pacing the floor of Piper's room when a cloaked demon shimmered in. Leo was hit by an energy ball and slammed into the wall, knocked unconscious. The demon walked over to Chris's bassinet and reached for him just as Piper came back in. She gasped and gestured to blow up the demon. He exploded in a burst of flames. Piper hurried over to Leo to bring him to.
"Did you get him?" Leo asked dazedly.
"Yeah," Piper said. She helped him up.
The next day, Piper and Leo left Chris with Gideon and headed to the Manor to look in the Book of Shadows.
"Remind me why we're not bringing Chris," Leo said.
"I want him to be safe for now. I had another premonition this morning which makes me think we haven't gotten the right demon yet," Piper said, heading to the Book. She flipped through. She had gotten about halfway through the Book before she stopped on a page.
"Oh my God," she said.
"What is it?" Leo asked. Piper pointed to the page. In the middle was the symbol that was tattooed on the demon's arm in Piper's premonition. They hadn't gotten the demon. Piper remembered that the demon she had blown up had no tattoo. She read the caption under it.
"Eons ago, a selected group of Elders became the Chosen Four, a group possessing the powers of the elements, fire, air, water, and earth. Half of the group disappeared, possibly done in by their own powers, and the other half went on to their higher callings," Piper said. "Elders forming the Chosen Four?"
"I never knew of that, but that symbol," Leo said, pointing to the symbol for fire, "looks very familiar."
"An Elder with the power of fire," Piper said. "Oh no."
"What?" Leo asked.
"Orb. Now," Piper said, taking Leo's hand. They orbed out together.