The Hidden Page
We Are Not in San Francisco Anymore Chapter 27
Phoebe Halliwell and her sisters found themselves standing in what appeared to be a large meeting room in the blink of an eye. There was a large crowd of strangers some of whom looked they were dressed for a costume party, in addition to Hercules and his friends. Cole, Leo, her Mom, her Dad, were all there as well and Grams had joined them too. The Halliwell matriarch was doing her best to try and console an almost inconsolable Piper.
"The Manor and P3 both blown to bits?" "Where are we supposed to live, what are we supposed to do? We don't even have a change of clothes, and all our family heirlooms that I was going to pass on to the next generation are suddenly all gone," Piper sobbed. "So don't tell me Grams that it is all going to be alright. I'm sorry but for once I don't believe you."
Phoebe felt tears stinging her own eyes. She didn't need to be an empath to share her sister's pain. She felt the sting of the losses almost as deeply. Leo wrapped his arms around Piper as tightly as he could and Phoebe felt Cole reassuringly squeeze her own hand. Neither couple had let go of each other since their reunion.
"I know it's hard right now, Piper," Phoebe spoke up. "But look at it this way. The most important thing is that the people we love are here surrounding us and all of us are safe. Even Kit is here."
Prue stepped closer and showed Piper the shaken but relatively unscathed cat that she was holding in her arms.
"The Warren - Halliwell Book of Shadows is secure as well," Patty their mother said, holding the book aloft for all to see. It really does protect and return itself to our family and it is by far the most precious of our heirlooms."
"And as for the future it really will take care of itself too," Gram's assured all of them and it will be revealed to you sooner than you think."
As if to punctuate her words a swell of other worldly music filled the room. "See I told you," she said obviously pleased with the success of her prediction.
Beams of light appeared on a dais high above the rest of the room. A woman and a man dressed in flowing golden robes materialized as the lights faded away. Phoebe could see the woman had flowing raven hair and a highly regal aura about her and the man who had distinguished gray hair, was even more majestic. He radiated presence, charisma and command. There could be no doubt that this was a leader of the first magnitude.
"Who are they?" Phoebe asked. The wonder and awe she felt reflecting in her tone.
"Our great, great, great grandparents a couple of million times removed," Prue said proudly. "Their names are Zeus and Hera and just in case there is any doubt, they are the genuine and original king and queen of the house of Olympus. Not rip offs, copies or substitutes but the real deal."
Phoebe nearly fainted. Cole reacted quickly and caught her in his arms.
"Are you okay?" he asked clearly concerned.
"Yeah, simply a little stunned is all. So Prue are you telling me that we aren't just you're plain old garden- variety charmed white witches? That we are in fact descendants of the house of Olympus, the Olympus that legends are made of?" Phoebe asked as amazement continued to flood through her.
Prue nodded. "I kept trying to tell all of you that I was a goddess while we were at the Manor earlier. I can't help it if none of you were listening to me."
Piper seemed to have recovered a bit. "We were listening, Prue, it was just a little hard to take you seriously at that point and besides we were a little busy at the time." Everyone laughed at that. "And besides how were we to know you meant us too?"
"Silly sis!" Prue teased. "We shared the destiny of the Charmed ones together, it only follows that we'd be soul sisters in this whole goddess gig as well."
"So let me get this straight, Piper and I are goddesses too?" Phoebe asked still dazed and needing the confirmation in triplicate.
"Yes, my darling baby girl" her mother answered taking over from Prue. "At least unofficially as of the moment but officially as soon as the ceremony is over."
"Ceremony?" Phoebe and Piper asked in unison.
"Yes, and it looks like it will be starting soon, the dignitaries from the other houses of gods and goddesses are taking their places," Grams commented.
Phoebe turned to say something to Cole and she noticed an odd expression on his face and she also noticed that Leo had one too. "Is something wrong?" she asked them both.
Leo was the first to speak up: "I think it is safe to say Phoebe that we are kind of in shock ourselves not to mention that we are beginning to feel a little pressure here."
"Pressure?" she asked puzzled.
"I think what Leo is trying to say is that if we felt any inadequacy in our roles as the true loves of the Charmed ones before, they've just tripled with the knowledge that we've been in fact involved with goddesses all along. It is slightly intimidating to say the least," Cole answered.
"Ditto," Victor added.
Honey, please don't feel that way," Phoebe scolded Cole. "How many times do I have to keep telling you? You are anything but inadequate. You are the other half of me. I'm the one who should be humbled by the sheer strength of your love for me," Phoebe insisted as she moved to embrace him. "If it wasn't for you, Anton would have broken me, goddess or not."
Phoebe noticed that Piper hugged Leo closer as well. "I feel the same way about you my love, you know that don't you?" Phoebe heard Piper ask her husband. Leo nodded looking a little more reassured.
Patty joined in: "Besides tonight's surprises are far from over. There are some in store for the male contingent of this clan as well. Leo, come on you had to be at least a little suspicious because you haven't exactly ever been ordinary? And as for you Victor and Cole, you'd both better be prepared, because you two are really in for the shock of your lives. At the concerned look on the men's faces, she held up her hands. They will be good shocks, I assure you. They will soon be revealed to you by some of the higher ups."
First, however, on a personal note, I would like to add something." Patty motioned for Piper and Phoebe to step aside from their mates.
"Don't worry," she promised her daughters when they looked reluctant to let go. "I'll give them back as soon as possible." She then instructed Cole and Leo to stand next to one another and then she threw her arms around both of them in a warm welcoming hug.
"I can never thank either of you enough for all you have done and I know will continue to do for my precious girls. You've given them more love and security than I could have ever wished. I guarantee you no mother has ever been prouder of two sons in all of history. And I refuse to add in-law because you are both my sons by heart." Tears began streaming down both Cole and Leo's faces as they returned her hug.
In fact Phoebe saw through her own tears that their whole clan was bawling their eyes out. "And not a Celine Dion song, in hearing range," she needled Prue.
"Can it FiFi, the proceedings are about to start," her eldest sister returned fire."
"They're back," Leo, said before humming the tune to the Twilight Zone. The tears were quickly replaced by joyous laughter before the entire room was called to attention by the courtiers as the king of the gods began to speak.
We Are Not in San Francisco Anymore Chapter 27
Phoebe Halliwell and her sisters found themselves standing in what appeared to be a large meeting room in the blink of an eye. There was a large crowd of strangers some of whom looked they were dressed for a costume party, in addition to Hercules and his friends. Cole, Leo, her Mom, her Dad, were all there as well and Grams had joined them too. The Halliwell matriarch was doing her best to try and console an almost inconsolable Piper.
"The Manor and P3 both blown to bits?" "Where are we supposed to live, what are we supposed to do? We don't even have a change of clothes, and all our family heirlooms that I was going to pass on to the next generation are suddenly all gone," Piper sobbed. "So don't tell me Grams that it is all going to be alright. I'm sorry but for once I don't believe you."
Phoebe felt tears stinging her own eyes. She didn't need to be an empath to share her sister's pain. She felt the sting of the losses almost as deeply. Leo wrapped his arms around Piper as tightly as he could and Phoebe felt Cole reassuringly squeeze her own hand. Neither couple had let go of each other since their reunion.
"I know it's hard right now, Piper," Phoebe spoke up. "But look at it this way. The most important thing is that the people we love are here surrounding us and all of us are safe. Even Kit is here."
Prue stepped closer and showed Piper the shaken but relatively unscathed cat that she was holding in her arms.
"The Warren - Halliwell Book of Shadows is secure as well," Patty their mother said, holding the book aloft for all to see. It really does protect and return itself to our family and it is by far the most precious of our heirlooms."
"And as for the future it really will take care of itself too," Gram's assured all of them and it will be revealed to you sooner than you think."
As if to punctuate her words a swell of other worldly music filled the room. "See I told you," she said obviously pleased with the success of her prediction.
Beams of light appeared on a dais high above the rest of the room. A woman and a man dressed in flowing golden robes materialized as the lights faded away. Phoebe could see the woman had flowing raven hair and a highly regal aura about her and the man who had distinguished gray hair, was even more majestic. He radiated presence, charisma and command. There could be no doubt that this was a leader of the first magnitude.
"Who are they?" Phoebe asked. The wonder and awe she felt reflecting in her tone.
"Our great, great, great grandparents a couple of million times removed," Prue said proudly. "Their names are Zeus and Hera and just in case there is any doubt, they are the genuine and original king and queen of the house of Olympus. Not rip offs, copies or substitutes but the real deal."
Phoebe nearly fainted. Cole reacted quickly and caught her in his arms.
"Are you okay?" he asked clearly concerned.
"Yeah, simply a little stunned is all. So Prue are you telling me that we aren't just you're plain old garden- variety charmed white witches? That we are in fact descendants of the house of Olympus, the Olympus that legends are made of?" Phoebe asked as amazement continued to flood through her.
Prue nodded. "I kept trying to tell all of you that I was a goddess while we were at the Manor earlier. I can't help it if none of you were listening to me."
Piper seemed to have recovered a bit. "We were listening, Prue, it was just a little hard to take you seriously at that point and besides we were a little busy at the time." Everyone laughed at that. "And besides how were we to know you meant us too?"
"Silly sis!" Prue teased. "We shared the destiny of the Charmed ones together, it only follows that we'd be soul sisters in this whole goddess gig as well."
"So let me get this straight, Piper and I are goddesses too?" Phoebe asked still dazed and needing the confirmation in triplicate.
"Yes, my darling baby girl" her mother answered taking over from Prue. "At least unofficially as of the moment but officially as soon as the ceremony is over."
"Ceremony?" Phoebe and Piper asked in unison.
"Yes, and it looks like it will be starting soon, the dignitaries from the other houses of gods and goddesses are taking their places," Grams commented.
Phoebe turned to say something to Cole and she noticed an odd expression on his face and she also noticed that Leo had one too. "Is something wrong?" she asked them both.
Leo was the first to speak up: "I think it is safe to say Phoebe that we are kind of in shock ourselves not to mention that we are beginning to feel a little pressure here."
"Pressure?" she asked puzzled.
"I think what Leo is trying to say is that if we felt any inadequacy in our roles as the true loves of the Charmed ones before, they've just tripled with the knowledge that we've been in fact involved with goddesses all along. It is slightly intimidating to say the least," Cole answered.
"Ditto," Victor added.
Honey, please don't feel that way," Phoebe scolded Cole. "How many times do I have to keep telling you? You are anything but inadequate. You are the other half of me. I'm the one who should be humbled by the sheer strength of your love for me," Phoebe insisted as she moved to embrace him. "If it wasn't for you, Anton would have broken me, goddess or not."
Phoebe noticed that Piper hugged Leo closer as well. "I feel the same way about you my love, you know that don't you?" Phoebe heard Piper ask her husband. Leo nodded looking a little more reassured.
Patty joined in: "Besides tonight's surprises are far from over. There are some in store for the male contingent of this clan as well. Leo, come on you had to be at least a little suspicious because you haven't exactly ever been ordinary? And as for you Victor and Cole, you'd both better be prepared, because you two are really in for the shock of your lives. At the concerned look on the men's faces, she held up her hands. They will be good shocks, I assure you. They will soon be revealed to you by some of the higher ups."
First, however, on a personal note, I would like to add something." Patty motioned for Piper and Phoebe to step aside from their mates.
"Don't worry," she promised her daughters when they looked reluctant to let go. "I'll give them back as soon as possible." She then instructed Cole and Leo to stand next to one another and then she threw her arms around both of them in a warm welcoming hug.
"I can never thank either of you enough for all you have done and I know will continue to do for my precious girls. You've given them more love and security than I could have ever wished. I guarantee you no mother has ever been prouder of two sons in all of history. And I refuse to add in-law because you are both my sons by heart." Tears began streaming down both Cole and Leo's faces as they returned her hug.
In fact Phoebe saw through her own tears that their whole clan was bawling their eyes out. "And not a Celine Dion song, in hearing range," she needled Prue.
"Can it FiFi, the proceedings are about to start," her eldest sister returned fire."
"They're back," Leo, said before humming the tune to the Twilight Zone. The tears were quickly replaced by joyous laughter before the entire room was called to attention by the courtiers as the king of the gods began to speak.