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The Third Son:

Chapter 4: The Future Is Now

Piper smiled at Chris like he was crazy ten minutes later in the living room, everyone else there. "But, Chris, honey, that's not possible. If we kept Prue from dying in the future, wouldn't she be here right now?" (An: Wow. That's a good question. Not even I can answer that one. Time travel gives me a headache . . . grabs her head)

"Well, you haven't gone back in time yet, so I don't think so," Chris said, looking unsure.

"But that wouldn't matter, would it?" Paige asked, looking confused.

"I don't know and I don't care! All I'm saying is that you guys brought Prue back! That's all I know!" Chris yelled, grabbing his head. "Damn, do I have a headache . . ."

"You know, that really is a good idea," Phoebe said, looking quite fond of the idea of going back in time and saving her eldest sister.

"Yeah it is. Let's go do it now!" Paige said smiling, jumping up out of her seat next to Chris and Wyatt on the couch.

Chris rolled his eyes and pulled her back down. "Not yet."

Michael, who was sitting down next to the chair Piper was sitting in, looked up at Leo, who was leaning against the wall near the doorway that leads to the hallway. "Since you guys are, like, waiting there for us, does that mean we have to go back?"

Leo sighed. "Yeah, Michael. That means you guys have to go back to your own time. To be with your family from your own time," he said, nodding and looking down at the floor.

"Well, the sooner the better," Wyatt said, getting up.

"Yeah," Chris started, also standing up, "I have to agree with you on that statement."

Then five ugly, scaly, brown, bald, icky demons shimmered into the room, smiling evilly and looking around. Then the one who looked to be the leader pointed at Michael and yelled: 'There he is!'

Michael's eyes went wide and he quickly stood up, standing behind Piper, who had gotten to her feet the moment the demons showed up.

One of the demons quickly through a fireball at Paige, throwing her back into the hallway, and another telekinetically threw Phoebe into the hallway, making her head slam against the wall, knocking her out.

Chris glared at the demons and telekinetically threw one out of the window, a piece of glass sticking him straight through the head.

"One down, four to go," Wyatt said, telekinetically grabbing one of the pieces of glass from the open window and sticking it in another demon's heart, causing another demon to start fighting Wyatt, both of them telekinetically throwing things at each other.

"Leo, heal Phoebe and Paige! We'll take care of these four," Piper yelled as she blocked a punch from one of the demons.

"Right," Leo said, orbing out as one of the remaining demons tried to throw a fireball at him.

"I don't have the time to play games," Chris said, telekinetically sending the fireball back at it's demon owner. "Mom, Wyatt, just finish them off already!"

"Alright!" Piper yelled, blowing up her demon, then Wyatt's. She looked around. "Wasn't there one more around here?"

Chris looked around. "There was. I swear there were five of them, and we only killed four. And," he looked around again, "Michael's missing . . ."

"No, he's not missing. He can't be," Wyatt said, chuckling nervously. "He's just hiding, that's all. He was just hiding, so the demons wouldn't take him away."

"Then why isn't he out of his hiding spot now, Wyatt," Chris said, looking over at his elder brother angrily. "This is no time for hopes. We have to do something right now."

"Chris, he can take care of himself," Wyatt said, walking over to Chris. "He's done it before. We've all been captured innumerable times, and we're not dead yet, now are we?"

"Because when we got captured when we were younger, Mom, Dad, Aunt Phoebe, and Aunt Paige always saved us. And when Michael and I got captured when you were evil, you always made the demons leave us alone," Chris said, staring at Wyatt like he was stupid.

"Well, then we'll just have to save his sorry ass again, now won't we?" Paige asked, walking into the living room with Leo and Phoebe.

"We better. Because I'm not going back to my time without him," Chris said, orbing up to the attic. "And these guys are amatures, so I'll have to bring some people in who really know what they're doing. Because without them, we're screwed."

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"Well there goes one very pissed off Whitelighter," Paige said, raising her eyebrows.

Wyatt rolled his eyes. "Wouldn't you be pissed if one of your sister got taken away?"

"He's got a point, Paige," Phoebe said, turning to her little sister with a small smile.

"Book of Shadows?" Piper asked, staring around at everyone.

"Yeah. Maybe it can tell us what kind of demon that is and where it live," Leo said, walking up the stairs with the other four.

"And how to vanquish it. Don't forget that," Paige said, walking into the attic. But once she did, her mouth fell open.

Piper looked over at Chris. "Chris, what the hell did you do?"

Standing in the attic were a Future Leo, looking dangerously hott, I might add, a Future Piper, decked out in leather (leather short shirt, leather pants, and leather boots) and looking about like how evil Piper did in the Season Finale but not so evil, a Future Phoebe, who looked just about the same as Phoebe does in Season 6, and a Future Paige, who looked about the same as she did in Season 6, but with blonde hair that went down the the middle of her upper arm.

Chris smiled. "I brought people who can help us. You guys have never saved any of us from demons before."

"Well, we could always learn, couldn't we?" Paige asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Yeah. But you guys won't have the strength to save him until Michael's born. Him being born gives you guys a lot more power, for some reason," Chris said, shrugging.

"And you brought the us from your time because they have that strength?" Piper asked, also raising her eyebrows.

Chris smiled. "Exactly. Plus, Michael isn't even technically your son yet. But he is theirs," he said, motioning to Future Leo and Future Piper.

"So, what, you just want us to sit back and wait until he's safe again?" Phoebe asked, sitting down on the couch.

"Well, no. We could use your help so it could go a lot faster," Future Piper said, smiling slightly.

"Let me guess. After Michael's safe, your taking the boys with you when you go back?" Piper said, crossing her arms.

"Piper, they have to," Leo said, standing next to her. "I already said that they would be going back soon."

"Well, I wasn't expecting this soon," Piper said, looking up at him.

"How about this: Once Michael is safe, we'll all stay here for a week, and then we'll go back," Future Phoebe said, shrugging.

"Wait. If you four are here, where's Prue?" Piper asked, looking around.

Future Leo sighed. "We made her stay behind."

"Why?" Phoebe asked, standing up.

"We didn't want to cause you guys anymore pain," Future Piper said, looking kinda sad.

"Oh," Piper said, looking down at the ground.

"I think you guys should go back and get her," Chris said, facing Future Phoebe and Future Paige.

"But, Chris -" Future Phoebe started.

"Please?" Chris asked.

Future Paige sighed. "Fine," she said, pulling Future Phoebe back through the portal.

Future Piper turned her attention back to Piper. "Let's find this demon in the Book of Shadows and kick his ass."

"Wow. I become a lot more aggressive and mean in the future," Piper said, her eyebrows raised.

Future Leo smiled. "Yes you do," he said, putting his arms around Future Piper's waist and kissing her neck.

"Okay," Phoebe said, smiling disgustedly, "I didn't need to see that."

Future Piper turned to her. "Trust me. You're going to get used to it in the future," she said, turning around in Future Leo's arms and kissing him deeply.

Piper raised her eyebrows even higher and turned and looked at Leo, who was staring right back at her with the same exact expression she had.

"Book of Shadows!" Piper yelled, walking over to it and starting to flip pages.

Leo leaned close to Chris. "You actually live with them doing that?" he asked, pointing to his future self and his future wife.

"I got used to them kissing in front of me once I walked into the living room when I was thirteen and saw them having sex on the couch," Chris said, shrugging.

Leo's eyes went wide. "I promise I'll make sure that never happens."

Chris smiled. "Good. Thanks."

"Yeah," Leo said, his eyes still wide.

Phoebe looked over at Chris, her eyes also wide. "I feel so sorry for you, sweetie."

"Trust me, you should feel more sorry for yourself," Chris said, smirking.

"Why?" Phoebe asked, looking over at Future Piper and Future Leo (who were still kissing, mind you) suspiciously.

"Can't tell you. But just trust me," Chris said, smirking even more as Future Phoebe, Future Paige, and Prue (Looks like she always has) walked through the portal, Prue closing it as they stepped out.

Piper looked up from the Book of Shadows and stared at Prue, Phoebe doing the same from beside the couch.

Prue marched over to Future Piper, pulling her away from Future Leo. "We're trying to save your son right now, Piper. You can make out with your husband later."

Future Piper looked over at her and smiled. "Right," she said, walking over and standing next to Piper. "Wow. It looks like your Book of Shadows is on a diet."

"Huh?" Piper asked, staring at her.

"She means it's thin, sweetie," Prue said, patting her on her shoulder. "But ever since that incident fifteen years ago, her and Leo have never been the same."

"What do you mean? We're great!" Future Piper said, smiling.

Prue shook her head and sighed. "And no amount of magic can reverse it."

"What happened?" Phoebe asked, looking worried.

"Oh, just something with a demon. But we can't tell you what," Prue said, flipping through the book.

"But, don't you want us to not let it happen?" Paige asked, sitting down next to Phoebe, who was sitting down on the couch again.

Prue smiled. "No. Piper and Leo are happy. They do have sex about every day now, though . . . I'd really like that to change," she said, rubbing her arm a bit, looking disgusted.

Future Piper sighed. "We've invited you to join us, Prue."

"Woah!" Piper said, backing away from Future Piper a bit, accidentally running into Future Leo.

"Hey there, baby," Future Leo said, smiling seductively down at her.

"You keep yours, I'll keep mine," Leo said, quickly, grabbing Piper from Future Leo's reach.

"Well, technically, she is mine," Future Leo said, starting to walk over to them.

Future Piper raised her eyebrows. "And, technically, if you sleep with her, you'll be cheating on me."

Future Leo turned back to face her, looking confused. "So?"

"So?" Leo asked, unwilling to believe what his future self had just said.

Future Piper smiled. "Good point. Have fun, honey."

Future Leo smiled and turned back to Piper and Leo.

Prue stepped in his path. "Son now, sex later."

"Sex never!" Piper yelled, starting to grab onto Leo's shirt, who had his arms wrapped around her tightly.

Future Leo sighed, ignoring Piper's comment. "You're right, Prue. We have to find Michael."

Chris turned to Wyatt. "Okay, I know what I said before, but I am officially grossed out now."

"I hear ya," Wyatt said, looking disgusted.

"You know, you guys take forever," Michael said from the doorway, his hands on his hips. Then he spotted Future Piper and Future Leo. "Okay, now I understand."

Future Piper closed the book quickly. "Good. He's back," she said, walking over to Future Leo and kissing him deeply.

"What a wonderful hello," Michael said dryly. He looked over at Prue. "Are you sure there's no magical way to fix them?"

"Oh, I'm sure," Prue said, trying to avoid looking over in Future Piper and Future Leo's direction. "I'm deffinatly sure. I've tried everything. Trust me."

"You do kinda look hott in all that leather, honey," Leo said to Piper, looking Future Piper up and down.

"You better be talking about the temperature," Piper said warningly, turning him around so he couldn't look at Future Piper anymore.

Future Piper spun Leo around quickly and kissed him deeply.

"Woah!" Piper said, breaking the two apart.

"Mom!" Chris yelled at Future Piper. "Let him be innocent while he still has the chance!"

"Oh, alright," Future Piper said, walking back over to Future Leo. "But being innocent is so . . ."

"Boring?" Future Leo asked, looking down at her.

"Exactly," Future Piper said, nodding.

"Are you sure they're not -- oh let's just throw a word out here -- evil?" Phoebe asked, Future Phoebe.

Future Phoebe nodded. "We're sure. We've checked about a hundred times. They're good. They're just that bad kind of good. They still fight evil and vanquish demons. They're good. We just don't know how they're good while dressing and acting like that."

Future Piper smiled. "Shall we start off our week now?"

"Week?" Michael asked, looking over at Chris and Wyatt.

Chris sighed. "We're all staying here for a week. So Mom, Dad, Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige can have more time with us. Then, after a week, we leave. For good."

"Party time!" Future Piper yelled, running out of the room.

"This is going to be a long week," Paige said, eyebrows raised.

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Okay, I'll admit it. I had too much fun writing this chapter. I know this isn't really my style, but you have to understand that it was so much fun! I'm really happy I wrote this! Wow. I just realized I've been working on this chapter for a little more than an hour and a half. I better stop now so I can work on my other stories. I'm planning to be in bed by 4am and it's already 2:07am.

Oh, and if you haven't already, check out my new fanfic entitled: Together Forever. It's a Piper/Leo Romance/Mystery story. If you want the summary, here's what you gotta do: Scroll up to the top of the page, click on my pen name, then keep scrolling until you see the words 'Together Forever'. Ciao!

Hannah

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