Chapter Fourteen: Mom to the Rescue and Saying Goodnight
Wyatt sat huddled in a small corner, two annillas hovering beside him. He was shivering, his clothes torn and his body dirty. One small hand reached out for his mother, but it drew back quickly as one of the two annillas hissed. They clawed at the air in Piper's direction, threatening her, forcing her to move back.
Piper stood in fear, unable to move. But, something happened and the sight of seeing her son in danger turned her and she took a step forward. Her hands fell to her sides and she put the potions in her pockets, to keep them hidden and ready to use at the opportune moment. Slowly, she moved closer to Wyatt, the annillas hissing at each step she took.
"It's all right, Wyatt, I'm right here," she said.
"Mom, please get me out of here," Wyatt cried. "I'm scared."
"I know you are, but you have to be strong, okay?"
One annilla flew up to Piper and with the flick of its wrist, sent Piper backward. Wyatt screamed and his voice echoed through the walls causing Leo on the other side to jump. Leaning into the wall, he heard his son call out for his mother and Leo wondered if Piper was there. At first, he thought that impossible, but with everything he had ever seen, he knew that it should not be ruled out.
Piper lay on her back for a few seconds, not realizing what had happened. Hearing her son, she sat up and saw the annilla looking her in the eye. The creature moved closer and Piper threw out her hands to blast it. She knew that her powers did not work on the demon, but there was a small explosion that caused the annilla to move away and give Piper enough room to stand and collect herself.
Reaching into her pocket, Piper grabbed a potion and threw it at the first annilla and watched as it burst into flames. The second annilla, furious that its fellow demon had been destroyed, advanced on Piper. Wyatt sat in the back, watching his mother fight. She created a few more explosions and tried to freeze the demon (to no avail), and though he knew that she could take care of herself, Wyatt was still afraid.
His mother had told him long ago that no matter what, she would always be there to protect him that her love for him would keep him safe. Wyatt wanted to help, wanted to fight, wanted to protect his mother, but he sat, struck both by awe and horror at the sight of his mother fighting the annilla. Besides, even if he did try to help his mother he would have been no help at all. Sure, Wyatt had many powerful powers and had a pretty good grasp on how to use them, but he was weak and hurt from spending hours in the cave the annillas called home.
There was another loud crashing sound that made Wyatt jump and he bent down to see his mother hit the ground again. He tried to stand up, but his knees buckled and he fell back down. Looking up, he saw his mother stand as the annilla was making its way toward him. It was hissing and clawing at him, its dark eyes staring at him.
"Hey, you stay away from my kid!" Piper shouted as she ran after it. Grabbing the other bottle of potion in her pocket, Piper pulled at the annilla's bird-like leg, moving it away from Wyatt and tossed the potion up at it. There was a larger explosion than before and Piper watched the demon erupt into flames, but the force of the blast sent her flying and she felt her body hit something hard and everything went black.
It was as the annilla was reduced to ash that the cave walls disappeared. Leo, Paige and Phoebe stood back, not knowing what had happened, but at the sight of Wyatt, Leo ran in and to his son. Wyatt tried to stand as his father came over and fell into his arms. Sitting Wyatt down, Leo healed his son's wounds, then tried to hug him, but Wyatt pulled away.
"Wyatt?" Leo asked, confused.
"It's mom," Wyatt answered, making his way over to her.
Piper lay face down, her long brown hair sprawled around her, her arms and legs bent in odd directions. Kneeling beside her, Wyatt dare not touch her, but watched as she moved slightly up and down. With a sigh of relief, Wyatt knew that she was breathing and therefore was still alive. Feeling someone looming over him, he turned and saw his father.
"My god, Piper." Leo went to one knee and gently turned her over. Tears welled in his eyes at the sight of her.
"I don't understand," Phoebe began. "I thought you left her at the club, Leo?"
"I did."
"It was me," Paige said. Leo and Phoebe turned to her. "She got in a car and tried to drive to the Manor, but she was about to get in an accident so she called me and I orbed to her and took her home."
"Nothing really happened at Magic School?" Phoebe asked, her eyes narrowing.
"I needed to tell you something. How was I supposed to know that she was going to find a way to get here? I told her to stay at the Manor and not do anything magical."
Wyatt tugged on Leo's arm. "You have to heal her, dad. Before the other annillas come and try to take me again."
Leo took Piper into his arms and took Wyatt's hand. "Let's get back to the Manor. We'll be safer there."
Taking Phoebe's hand, Paige orbed back home after Leo and reappeared in the Manor living room. Leo set Piper down on the couch and immediately began to heal her. With a soft moan, Piper began to stir and she slowly opened her eyes. Looking around the room, Piper wondered where she was, the last thing she remembered being in the cave trying to save Wyatt. The thought of her son jolted her and she sat up quickly.
"Wyatt?"
"I'm right here mom," he said, taking her hand.
"I don't understand. I thought we were just in the cave...why are we back home?" she asked.
"You did it," Wyatt exclaimed. "You vanquished the annillas! Dad orbed us home."
Moving a little, Piper could see Leo standing behind Wyatt, smiling. Slowly, she sat up. She felt a little dizzy, but that was most likely from being thrown into a wall while trying to save her son. Which she had done. Piper had never been so proud of herself. Just the thought of her saving Wyatt from some evil creature made her heart skip a beat.
I did it, she thought to herself. I saved him, even though they thought I wouldn't be able to. I've never felt so relieved and so happy before. If this is where my life is taking me I guess it's not so bad. I'm not liking the whole demons kidnapping my children, but I think I can actually deal with this.
"Mom? Are you okay?" Wyatt asked.
Piper nodded. "I'm fine. I'm just so glad that you are all right." With that, Piper reached out and grabbed Wyatt and drew him into a big hug.
"Wyatt, can you go upstairs and tell your grandpa that we are back?" Leo asked.
Pulling away from his mother, Wyatt nodded and orbed up to the nursery. Leo took a seat next to Piper on the couch, Phoebe ad Paige on the table in front of them.
"Piper you did it!" Paige exclaimed. Her eyes squinted. "Which Piper are you then?"
"What do you mean? I haven't changed or anything have I?" Piper asked.
Paige sighed. "Still past Piper, I see. Anyway, you did it. How did you get to the cave?"
"I said a spell. After you all left, dad came downstairs and told me that you did something with a crystal and a map to find out where Wyatt was. I figured that even if I tried that that it wouldn't be of any help because I would still have to get to you. Dad then said something about writing a spell and I saw some notes on the table..." Piper pointed.
Phoebe turned to the little table in the conservatory then back to Piper. "I was scrying for Wyatt with the crystal. Before that I was trying to think of some spells that might help us look for him. I can't believe it, you wrote a spell that worked?"
Piper smiled. "I almost didn't think I could do it, but I wanted to save Wyatt so bad and the thought of him in danger. I also wanted to find all of you and fight with you, to show you that I'm not a bad witch."
Leo put a hand on Piper's shoulder. "I never should have doubted you. I'm sorry."
"It's all right. I didn't think I could do it either. I doubted myself. But Wyatt told me something earlier today. I was trying to use my powers, try to figure out how to use them but it wasn't working. Wyatt came down and talked to me and he told me that he believed in me. I guess that when I needed to make the spell and find him, I hear him and it helped me out. We do a pretty good job with our boys in the future, don't we?"
Leo smiled. "You are a wonderful mother."
"Thank you."
Phoebe stood up. "I think I am going to go and be a wonderful mother right now. I have a baby girl upstairs and it's getting pretty late. I'm going to go and put her to bed."
Piper yawned. "You know, bed seems pretty good about now. I think I'm going to go and say good night to the boys and then hit the hay."
"I still have papers to grade," Paige said. I'll be in the kitchen so no bothering me."
Following her sister up the stairs, Piper stopped and looked back at Leo who was still sitting on the couch. "What about you, Leo?"
"I'm going to head over to the club and make sure everything went fine over there. This way it should give you enough time to get to sleep and I won't bother you when I get it."
"Thanks," Piper said. She saw Leo smile and then orb out of the Manor.
The nursery was silent when Phoebe and Piper entered it. Asleep in her crib, Phoebe's daughter gave a little cry as she was picked up. Phoebe hushed and rocked her as she left eh room, stopping only to give her father a kiss and thank him for watching his granddaughter.
Wyatt was sitting on the floor, next to Victor who held a sleeping Chris. "Is it time for bed, mom?"
"Yeah."
Standing, Wyatt hugged his grandfather without waking his brother and left the room to get himself ready to be tucked in. Piper walked over to her father and took Chris from him, holding him somewhat awkwardly in her arms. Victor offered to help her, but she told him no.
"I've got him, dad," she said. Leaning over, Piper gave him a kiss. "Thanks for watching them for me and Phoebe."
"Thank you for bringing him back."
Piper left the room quietly and walked into the bedroom Wyatt and Chris shared. It was a lucky guess which room it was, but Piper found it all right and found Wyatt in his bed with his pajamas on, Chris also wore his pajamas which Victor most likely made him put on hours ago, only having the boy refuse to go to bed until his parents came home with his brother safe and sound.
Chris practically fell into bed, but upon feeling the covers being pulled over him, he opened his eyes. "Mom! Where's-"
"I'm over here, Chris," Wyatt answered.
"You got him back, mom. I knew you would," Chris said, smiling.
"Well, it's late boys," Piper said. "You both should have been asleep hours ago."
"Good night!" they said in unison.
Piper kissed each boy on the head and gave them a hug. Standing in the doorway, she turned off the light and was about to shut the door when a voice stopped her. It was Chris.
"I love you mom."
"I love you too," Wyatt said.
"I love you both too."
With that, Piper shut the door. The walk to her bedroom seemed to take longer than it normally did. Perhaps it was because her room was now Prue's room. It was as she was in her room and getting herself ready for bed that she remembered about Prue. She was sad that her older sister would not be there I the future, but she was looking forward to getting to know Paige and her husband Leo and her sons.
There was a lot to be looking forward to.
Climbing into bed, Piper replayed everything that had happened to her during the day. She remembered the wish she had made and while she still wasn't sure if demon killing and witchcraft were the answers to her wish, she was willing to give it a shot. Closing her eyes, Piper let sleep claim her and she drifted off into a world of sweet darkness.
Wyatt sat huddled in a small corner, two annillas hovering beside him. He was shivering, his clothes torn and his body dirty. One small hand reached out for his mother, but it drew back quickly as one of the two annillas hissed. They clawed at the air in Piper's direction, threatening her, forcing her to move back.
Piper stood in fear, unable to move. But, something happened and the sight of seeing her son in danger turned her and she took a step forward. Her hands fell to her sides and she put the potions in her pockets, to keep them hidden and ready to use at the opportune moment. Slowly, she moved closer to Wyatt, the annillas hissing at each step she took.
"It's all right, Wyatt, I'm right here," she said.
"Mom, please get me out of here," Wyatt cried. "I'm scared."
"I know you are, but you have to be strong, okay?"
One annilla flew up to Piper and with the flick of its wrist, sent Piper backward. Wyatt screamed and his voice echoed through the walls causing Leo on the other side to jump. Leaning into the wall, he heard his son call out for his mother and Leo wondered if Piper was there. At first, he thought that impossible, but with everything he had ever seen, he knew that it should not be ruled out.
Piper lay on her back for a few seconds, not realizing what had happened. Hearing her son, she sat up and saw the annilla looking her in the eye. The creature moved closer and Piper threw out her hands to blast it. She knew that her powers did not work on the demon, but there was a small explosion that caused the annilla to move away and give Piper enough room to stand and collect herself.
Reaching into her pocket, Piper grabbed a potion and threw it at the first annilla and watched as it burst into flames. The second annilla, furious that its fellow demon had been destroyed, advanced on Piper. Wyatt sat in the back, watching his mother fight. She created a few more explosions and tried to freeze the demon (to no avail), and though he knew that she could take care of herself, Wyatt was still afraid.
His mother had told him long ago that no matter what, she would always be there to protect him that her love for him would keep him safe. Wyatt wanted to help, wanted to fight, wanted to protect his mother, but he sat, struck both by awe and horror at the sight of his mother fighting the annilla. Besides, even if he did try to help his mother he would have been no help at all. Sure, Wyatt had many powerful powers and had a pretty good grasp on how to use them, but he was weak and hurt from spending hours in the cave the annillas called home.
There was another loud crashing sound that made Wyatt jump and he bent down to see his mother hit the ground again. He tried to stand up, but his knees buckled and he fell back down. Looking up, he saw his mother stand as the annilla was making its way toward him. It was hissing and clawing at him, its dark eyes staring at him.
"Hey, you stay away from my kid!" Piper shouted as she ran after it. Grabbing the other bottle of potion in her pocket, Piper pulled at the annilla's bird-like leg, moving it away from Wyatt and tossed the potion up at it. There was a larger explosion than before and Piper watched the demon erupt into flames, but the force of the blast sent her flying and she felt her body hit something hard and everything went black.
It was as the annilla was reduced to ash that the cave walls disappeared. Leo, Paige and Phoebe stood back, not knowing what had happened, but at the sight of Wyatt, Leo ran in and to his son. Wyatt tried to stand as his father came over and fell into his arms. Sitting Wyatt down, Leo healed his son's wounds, then tried to hug him, but Wyatt pulled away.
"Wyatt?" Leo asked, confused.
"It's mom," Wyatt answered, making his way over to her.
Piper lay face down, her long brown hair sprawled around her, her arms and legs bent in odd directions. Kneeling beside her, Wyatt dare not touch her, but watched as she moved slightly up and down. With a sigh of relief, Wyatt knew that she was breathing and therefore was still alive. Feeling someone looming over him, he turned and saw his father.
"My god, Piper." Leo went to one knee and gently turned her over. Tears welled in his eyes at the sight of her.
"I don't understand," Phoebe began. "I thought you left her at the club, Leo?"
"I did."
"It was me," Paige said. Leo and Phoebe turned to her. "She got in a car and tried to drive to the Manor, but she was about to get in an accident so she called me and I orbed to her and took her home."
"Nothing really happened at Magic School?" Phoebe asked, her eyes narrowing.
"I needed to tell you something. How was I supposed to know that she was going to find a way to get here? I told her to stay at the Manor and not do anything magical."
Wyatt tugged on Leo's arm. "You have to heal her, dad. Before the other annillas come and try to take me again."
Leo took Piper into his arms and took Wyatt's hand. "Let's get back to the Manor. We'll be safer there."
Taking Phoebe's hand, Paige orbed back home after Leo and reappeared in the Manor living room. Leo set Piper down on the couch and immediately began to heal her. With a soft moan, Piper began to stir and she slowly opened her eyes. Looking around the room, Piper wondered where she was, the last thing she remembered being in the cave trying to save Wyatt. The thought of her son jolted her and she sat up quickly.
"Wyatt?"
"I'm right here mom," he said, taking her hand.
"I don't understand. I thought we were just in the cave...why are we back home?" she asked.
"You did it," Wyatt exclaimed. "You vanquished the annillas! Dad orbed us home."
Moving a little, Piper could see Leo standing behind Wyatt, smiling. Slowly, she sat up. She felt a little dizzy, but that was most likely from being thrown into a wall while trying to save her son. Which she had done. Piper had never been so proud of herself. Just the thought of her saving Wyatt from some evil creature made her heart skip a beat.
I did it, she thought to herself. I saved him, even though they thought I wouldn't be able to. I've never felt so relieved and so happy before. If this is where my life is taking me I guess it's not so bad. I'm not liking the whole demons kidnapping my children, but I think I can actually deal with this.
"Mom? Are you okay?" Wyatt asked.
Piper nodded. "I'm fine. I'm just so glad that you are all right." With that, Piper reached out and grabbed Wyatt and drew him into a big hug.
"Wyatt, can you go upstairs and tell your grandpa that we are back?" Leo asked.
Pulling away from his mother, Wyatt nodded and orbed up to the nursery. Leo took a seat next to Piper on the couch, Phoebe ad Paige on the table in front of them.
"Piper you did it!" Paige exclaimed. Her eyes squinted. "Which Piper are you then?"
"What do you mean? I haven't changed or anything have I?" Piper asked.
Paige sighed. "Still past Piper, I see. Anyway, you did it. How did you get to the cave?"
"I said a spell. After you all left, dad came downstairs and told me that you did something with a crystal and a map to find out where Wyatt was. I figured that even if I tried that that it wouldn't be of any help because I would still have to get to you. Dad then said something about writing a spell and I saw some notes on the table..." Piper pointed.
Phoebe turned to the little table in the conservatory then back to Piper. "I was scrying for Wyatt with the crystal. Before that I was trying to think of some spells that might help us look for him. I can't believe it, you wrote a spell that worked?"
Piper smiled. "I almost didn't think I could do it, but I wanted to save Wyatt so bad and the thought of him in danger. I also wanted to find all of you and fight with you, to show you that I'm not a bad witch."
Leo put a hand on Piper's shoulder. "I never should have doubted you. I'm sorry."
"It's all right. I didn't think I could do it either. I doubted myself. But Wyatt told me something earlier today. I was trying to use my powers, try to figure out how to use them but it wasn't working. Wyatt came down and talked to me and he told me that he believed in me. I guess that when I needed to make the spell and find him, I hear him and it helped me out. We do a pretty good job with our boys in the future, don't we?"
Leo smiled. "You are a wonderful mother."
"Thank you."
Phoebe stood up. "I think I am going to go and be a wonderful mother right now. I have a baby girl upstairs and it's getting pretty late. I'm going to go and put her to bed."
Piper yawned. "You know, bed seems pretty good about now. I think I'm going to go and say good night to the boys and then hit the hay."
"I still have papers to grade," Paige said. I'll be in the kitchen so no bothering me."
Following her sister up the stairs, Piper stopped and looked back at Leo who was still sitting on the couch. "What about you, Leo?"
"I'm going to head over to the club and make sure everything went fine over there. This way it should give you enough time to get to sleep and I won't bother you when I get it."
"Thanks," Piper said. She saw Leo smile and then orb out of the Manor.
The nursery was silent when Phoebe and Piper entered it. Asleep in her crib, Phoebe's daughter gave a little cry as she was picked up. Phoebe hushed and rocked her as she left eh room, stopping only to give her father a kiss and thank him for watching his granddaughter.
Wyatt was sitting on the floor, next to Victor who held a sleeping Chris. "Is it time for bed, mom?"
"Yeah."
Standing, Wyatt hugged his grandfather without waking his brother and left the room to get himself ready to be tucked in. Piper walked over to her father and took Chris from him, holding him somewhat awkwardly in her arms. Victor offered to help her, but she told him no.
"I've got him, dad," she said. Leaning over, Piper gave him a kiss. "Thanks for watching them for me and Phoebe."
"Thank you for bringing him back."
Piper left the room quietly and walked into the bedroom Wyatt and Chris shared. It was a lucky guess which room it was, but Piper found it all right and found Wyatt in his bed with his pajamas on, Chris also wore his pajamas which Victor most likely made him put on hours ago, only having the boy refuse to go to bed until his parents came home with his brother safe and sound.
Chris practically fell into bed, but upon feeling the covers being pulled over him, he opened his eyes. "Mom! Where's-"
"I'm over here, Chris," Wyatt answered.
"You got him back, mom. I knew you would," Chris said, smiling.
"Well, it's late boys," Piper said. "You both should have been asleep hours ago."
"Good night!" they said in unison.
Piper kissed each boy on the head and gave them a hug. Standing in the doorway, she turned off the light and was about to shut the door when a voice stopped her. It was Chris.
"I love you mom."
"I love you too," Wyatt said.
"I love you both too."
With that, Piper shut the door. The walk to her bedroom seemed to take longer than it normally did. Perhaps it was because her room was now Prue's room. It was as she was in her room and getting herself ready for bed that she remembered about Prue. She was sad that her older sister would not be there I the future, but she was looking forward to getting to know Paige and her husband Leo and her sons.
There was a lot to be looking forward to.
Climbing into bed, Piper replayed everything that had happened to her during the day. She remembered the wish she had made and while she still wasn't sure if demon killing and witchcraft were the answers to her wish, she was willing to give it a shot. Closing her eyes, Piper let sleep claim her and she drifted off into a world of sweet darkness.