Paige opened her eyes. "Did it work?"
"I don't know. Phoebe, are you the one who took my red halter top?"
"N-n-n-yes..." mumbled Phoebe, quickly covering her mouth. Piper glared. "I guess it worked," Phoebe added sheepishly.
"CHRIS!" shouted Piper.
A rather tired looking Chris orbed into the attic. "What now?" he yawned.
"Are you hiding something from us?" inquired Phoebe.
"Yes," replied Chris. He looked startled. "Oops."
"Are you really here to protect Wyatt?" asked Leo.
"No."
"You liar! You lied about protecting your brother?" Piper was beginning to get angry.
"No I am here to protect Prue, not Wyatt. "Prue?" exclaimed Paige and Phoebe together. "How –"started Phoebe, but Leo interrupted.
"Then who –"he said, but he was interrupted by Piper.
"Are you even our son?" she demanded.
"Yes, I am."
Leo tried again. "Who are you here to protect?"
"My sister."
Piper looked at Leo, and Leo looked at Chris.
The room became hushed. "I have a third child?" said Piper quietly.
By this time, Chris had begun to realize he was under a spell. "No," he flatly replied. "What did you do to me?"
"It's a truth spell," blurted Paige. She looked around. Suddenly, everyone realized that for the next twenty-four hours, none of them would be able to tell a lie.
"I can't believe this! You all are putting yourselves in danger! You can't mess with the future like this. Don't ask me any more questions." He began to ramble. "I came back to protect Prue, and that's what I intend to do." He tried to orb out, but Phoebe stopped him.
"Prue's dead Chris. I don't understand what you mean."
Chris looked annoyed. "Not your sister Prue. Your niece Prue. Prudence Melinda."
"Prudence Melinda?" Paige looked puzzled.
Piper explained. "We all assumed that Wyatt was a girl. That was going to be her name."
"What about Wyatt?" Paige inquired.
It was Chris's turn to explain. "Prue is a very powerful witch, more powerful than the Charmed Ones combined. Halliwell girls are born witches. Halliwell boys are mortal. Unless, of course, their father was a Whitelighter."
"Keep going," said Piper.
"Wyatt was supposed to be a girl," he continued.
Silence.
"In a year or two, someone or something is going to come and take Wyatt. A demon, or a warlock maybe." He paused. "I don't know who. But I do know what Wyatt is supposed to be Prudence Melinda Halliwell."
Paige looked as confused as ever. "So why isn't he?"
"Simple. Someone or something turned him into a boy. They didn't count on him having powers from the womb. Think about it. If you were a demon and a child threatened your very existence, wouldn't you be looking for a way to stop her? I guess that by changing her into a boy, they figured her powers would be bound and she would be easier to turn."
"But why not just leave him alone then? Why are they after my baby?" Piper was pissed by now.
"Because someone with that much potential power can't just be left running around. Whoever did this wants her on their side. They will take him; show him who he is and what he can do..." his voice trailed off. Then he added, "He will destroy you. You will lose, in the end, to your own son."
"I don't know. Phoebe, are you the one who took my red halter top?"
"N-n-n-yes..." mumbled Phoebe, quickly covering her mouth. Piper glared. "I guess it worked," Phoebe added sheepishly.
"CHRIS!" shouted Piper.
A rather tired looking Chris orbed into the attic. "What now?" he yawned.
"Are you hiding something from us?" inquired Phoebe.
"Yes," replied Chris. He looked startled. "Oops."
"Are you really here to protect Wyatt?" asked Leo.
"No."
"You liar! You lied about protecting your brother?" Piper was beginning to get angry.
"No I am here to protect Prue, not Wyatt. "Prue?" exclaimed Paige and Phoebe together. "How –"started Phoebe, but Leo interrupted.
"Then who –"he said, but he was interrupted by Piper.
"Are you even our son?" she demanded.
"Yes, I am."
Leo tried again. "Who are you here to protect?"
"My sister."
Piper looked at Leo, and Leo looked at Chris.
The room became hushed. "I have a third child?" said Piper quietly.
By this time, Chris had begun to realize he was under a spell. "No," he flatly replied. "What did you do to me?"
"It's a truth spell," blurted Paige. She looked around. Suddenly, everyone realized that for the next twenty-four hours, none of them would be able to tell a lie.
"I can't believe this! You all are putting yourselves in danger! You can't mess with the future like this. Don't ask me any more questions." He began to ramble. "I came back to protect Prue, and that's what I intend to do." He tried to orb out, but Phoebe stopped him.
"Prue's dead Chris. I don't understand what you mean."
Chris looked annoyed. "Not your sister Prue. Your niece Prue. Prudence Melinda."
"Prudence Melinda?" Paige looked puzzled.
Piper explained. "We all assumed that Wyatt was a girl. That was going to be her name."
"What about Wyatt?" Paige inquired.
It was Chris's turn to explain. "Prue is a very powerful witch, more powerful than the Charmed Ones combined. Halliwell girls are born witches. Halliwell boys are mortal. Unless, of course, their father was a Whitelighter."
"Keep going," said Piper.
"Wyatt was supposed to be a girl," he continued.
Silence.
"In a year or two, someone or something is going to come and take Wyatt. A demon, or a warlock maybe." He paused. "I don't know who. But I do know what Wyatt is supposed to be Prudence Melinda Halliwell."
Paige looked as confused as ever. "So why isn't he?"
"Simple. Someone or something turned him into a boy. They didn't count on him having powers from the womb. Think about it. If you were a demon and a child threatened your very existence, wouldn't you be looking for a way to stop her? I guess that by changing her into a boy, they figured her powers would be bound and she would be easier to turn."
"But why not just leave him alone then? Why are they after my baby?" Piper was pissed by now.
"Because someone with that much potential power can't just be left running around. Whoever did this wants her on their side. They will take him; show him who he is and what he can do..." his voice trailed off. Then he added, "He will destroy you. You will lose, in the end, to your own son."