The Ties That Bind
Chapter 1: Family Ties
Halliwell Manor, Present Day
It was an ordinary morning at the Halliwell Manor; all three of the Charmed Ones, Leo and the babies were all having a quick breakfast so that they could rush off to their daily routines. Phoebe was still on sabbatical, but she was obsessed with checking into the office at least once a day to see Leslie, for it was pretty obvious that she had a crush on him. Paige was trying to look for a few new teachers for the school, but it has not been easy to find good replacements, plus she had asked Leo if the school could have a whitelighter or two assigned to the school for their protection. Piper was feeding Chris and Leo was helping Wyatt out and both were preparing to go off to P3 and "Up There" respectively. The phone suddenly rings and Paige is the one to pick it up since she was sitting closest to the phone.
"Hello, this is the Halliwell residence, Paige speaking", Paige stated as calmly as she could, trying to not get stressed out over her magic school problems. "Hello, Paige, this is Sam speaking..." Paige's jaw drops with shock. "Anyway, I know that it's been a while since we caught up, and maybe if you are available sometime we could get lunch and catch up. How does that sound?"
Meanwhile, Leo mouthed "Who is it?" and Paige mouthed back "My dad", and as she did a light bulb lit up in Leo's head. "Paige I think you have found yourself a new teacher-Sam did get New York City teacher of the year award, maybe you could talk him into being a teacher and a whitelighter for the school at the same time, as well as catch up with him."
Paige grins and replies to Sam on the phone. "I think that's a great idea! How about you meet me at San Francisco Café at 12:30pm? Is that a good time? Oh, it is? Ok, great! By the way, how did you know this number?" Sam smirked and replied "It has not changed in the last 30 years and also, I have the slip of paper you wrote in on. Anyway, see you then!"
Paige hangs up and turns to Leo with a questioning look on her face. "He was a teacher? Well is there anything else that you guys know about him that you haven't told me yet?"
Piper shook her head and replied. "We don't really know anything else about him; actually, we found the certificate in his things when we were searching through his hut at the lake a few years back when we faced the water demon-we told you about that, right?"
Paige nods, but still looks reluctant. "He has probably not been teaching for at least 100 years though, so how do I know that he still knows how? Also, he has never taught magical students before. Well I'll discuss it with him at lunch and see what he says about it, I have to go to work! My class starts in ten minutes, so have a great day everybody!"
She orbs out of the room after giving a kiss to both her nephews. Phoebe leaves for her advice column, leaving Piper and Leo alone with the kids.
"Its pretty good that Paige and Sam are finally getting to know each other-I can't imagine giving either Wyatt or Chris up or seeing you die", Leo commented as he finished his breakfast. ""It makes me realize how foolish becoming an elder was, so I decided to quit and become a regular elder for both our sakes. Will you forgive me?" Piper nods and hugs Leo and then includes the babies in the hug and the four of them finally felt like a family for the first time in a long time.
Meanwhile, in the Underworld....
In a large and spacious cave which was used for ceremonies and potion making, the new seer was meditating in the underworld when a demon shimmered in suddenly. The seer looked at the tall, cruel looking woman and smiled as she saw who is was and ran her hand over the grey mixture.
"Ah, Elisabeth, what can I do for you today?" They had grown up together, so the demon was not offended that the seer called her by her first name. Elisabeth sighed and started pacing around the room. "I have finally figured out how to get revenge on the Charmed Ones for vanquishing my son almost two years ago, but first I want to see where their vulnerabilities lie. Can you, oh, summon about three demons over here? If you do, then once my father becomes the new source, you can be his seer, since the last one has been vanquished. Interested?"
The seer nods her head and replies. "If you take a seat I am sure that we can make arrangements that will suit us both." The seer conjures up two seats and a table and both of them sat down and began to negotiate their terms. Once they have finished, three middle level demons were sent in and bowed to both women.
Elisabeth told them their instructions. "I want you to launch an attack on the Charmed Ones and tell me everything you see, from who was with them to what their strengths and weaknesses are. Do not kill them, that will come later, but this is for informational purposes only. You better not fail me-Go!"
The seer and Elisabeth watched them shimmer out of the cavern and began to grin with anticipation as their plans went into action. Just then however, a male demon flamed in, for he was far more powerful than the ones who just left.
"Benetahzar! What a pleasant surprise!" The Seer turned around to face him. "I was just speaking to your daughter here; it's so nice to see you come back from the realm of the vanquished. I have agreed to your terms and will help you to become the new source, but we must act quickly and vanquish the Charmed Ones."
"I have heard of these Charmed Ones, they are the most powerful source of good magic in the world, I have been heard this very prophesy about them for centuries and it seems like it has finally come true. Now, it is time for my own prophesy to come true as well, for me to become the new source of evil with my wife and daughter by my side!"
They all evilly grin and stare at the Seers crystal ball so that they would be able to watch the demons attack the Charmed Ones in case they did not come back.