The Fourth Charmed One

AN: Jason's powers will be revealed in this chapter. Sorry it took me so long to update the last chapter. It took me awhile to get over the writer's block. It also took me awhile to figure out where I wanted to go with the story. I'm back. Hopefully work and, god forbid, writer's block don't interfere again. Let's get on with the story.

Chapter 4

Powers Revealed

Billy took notice of how everyone was sitting around the table. At the head of the table was Leo. On Leo's left was Sam, Paige, and Phoebe. Piper was at the other end of the table sitting in between Phoebe and Jason. Tommy was sitting next to Leo, and Billy was next to Tommy and Jason. If it wasn't for Piper and Phoebe putting dinner on the table, Billy would have laughed at the sitting arrangements. It was almost as though it had been arranged this way for a reason. After everything was put on the table, Piper and Phoebe took their seats.

Billy noticed as Leo and Sam grabbed hands and looked toward the three girls. Taking the hint, the girls all held hands. Tommy shrugged and grabbed Leo's hand and then reached for Billy's. Billy looked at Jason. Jason shrugged and grabbed Billy's hand and then reached for Piper's. As Jason's hand touched Piper's a blue light was emitted from the chandelier that hung above the table. Jason let go of Piper and Billy's hands. Tommy, Jason, and Billy all jumped back from the table. They immediately jumped into fighting stances. Jason was the first one to break the silence around the table.

"What the hell was that?" Piper looked at Leo. Leo nodded and Piper cleared her throat.

"That happens whenever a member of our family receives their powers," Piper explained. The guys were confused and in showed in their faces.

"I think you better explain. NOW!" Jason wasn't in the mood for cryptic answers. His tone of voice let Piper know that.

"This is hard to explain Jason. Trust me, when I first found out, I totally freaked."

"That's an understatement Paige. You didn't just freak, you refused to believe that you were our sister," Phoebe said. Paige looked down at the table. A faint pink showed on her cheeks.

"That doesn't explain what's going on here," Tommy said. To Billy it seemed as though Tommy and Jason had gone into leader mode. They wouldn't step on each other's toes, but they both wanted answers and this was the only way to get them.

"You guys have to understand that it's not easy for Piper, Phoebe, and Paige. First Paige was hidden from them, and now they find out that Jason is related to them. The most they knew was that one of you was a witch. They didn't know that you were even close to being a member of the Halliwell family." Leo finally clarified.

"What are you talking about Leo? I was the last one born before mom was died." Paige said looking at Leo and Sam.

"That's true, but nobody knew that you had a twin brother. We kept him hidden, even from your grandmother. As soon as he was born, I orbed him somewhere until we could take him to the people who adopted him. We were afraid of what your grandmother would say if she found out about your brother. Until he was born, the Warren line had always been girls. We needed to protect him from everyone."

"And if Gram's reaction to Wyatt is anything to go on, then mom giving birth to a boy would have been worse." Piper stated matter of factly.

"Exactly. The fact that Jason was the first male born would have been disastrous," Leo said.

"Do any of you realize that the only two males to be born into our family, were fathered by Whitelighters. To me that seems odd in itself," Phoebe pointed out. While everything was being explained Jason was trying to leave without being noticed. Unfortunately, Piper, Leo, and Sam were watching him. Jason was shaking his head. This was not going very well. It was Paige all over again.

"Jason listen. We know that this is a lot to take in, but now that you have your powers, evil won't leave you alone. You are apart of this family Jason. That makes you very attractive to everything that's evil out there. You're going to need help with your powers. We can help you." Piper seemed eager to help, but Jason couldn't help but think that this was all a dream. Unfortunately his departure was interrupted by the smoky entrance of a darklighter.

"Where is she? The boss is really eager to see her again. If you tell me, than I won't have to kill you."

"Who the hell are you?" Tommy was really getting irritated.

"I'm the one who will kill you if you don't tell me where she is."

"She's somewhere you will never find her. If I'm right about who you're after, you'll never get your hands on her. Not only can she protect herself, but she is protected from you." Sam told the darklighter.

"Then you all will die." The crossbow appeared in his hand. Leo, Sam, and Paige all took cover as Piper and Phoebe took a step toward the darklighter. The thing was, they couldn't get around Jason, Tommy, and Billy.

"You picked the wrong people to threaten. If you think you can threaten the three of us and get away with it, then you were dangerously wrong." Tommy aimed a well placed kick at the darklighter's arm. He knocked the crossbow across the room.

Tommy and Billy began a hand-to-hand fight with the intruder. Jason stood back and let his friends fight. Jason didn't step in until they were knocked out of the way. As he started going toward the guy, he noticed that the guy was heading toward the crossbow on the other side of the room. He knew that he wouldn't get to him time, but he suddenly felt this overwhelming surge go through him. He automatically put his hands out in front of him and aimed for the mystery guy. Shock ran through everyone when lightning came out of his hands. The next thing everyone knew the lightning changed to fire, then water, and finally the ground began to shake. The intruder became scared and left in the same gray smoke that he entered in.

Whatever Jason had done was enough to scare the darklighter away, but it seemed to put him and his friends into shock. The powers he had shown had stopped but it was enough to show Sam and Leo that he was indeed the one that was written about in the prophecy that the Elders had tried to keep secret. Leo looked at Sam. Sam nodded and walked toward Jason. The minute he reached for Jason, Jason snapped out of the shock he was in. Jason jumped away from Sam. Grabbing Billy and Tommy, Jason headed for the door. They were almost to the door, when everyone called for him to stop.

"It's only going to get worse Jason. Now that the forces of darkness knows that you have received your powers, they'll be coming after you. They won't want you to live, since you will bring a balance to the world." Sam told everyone.

"Yeah right. I'm the balance between good and evil. Tell me something that's believable." Jason said sarcastically.

"You aren't the balance, but your future child is. Wyatt and your child will be able to keep the balance of good and evil in check," Leo explained.

"I don't have a girl friend, let alone an unborn child. I understand what you're trying to say, but I need time to think about this. My friends and I can take care of ourselves until I come to a decision, and don't worry about us. We been fighting evil since we were fourteen. We're not about to do anything stupid." Jason, Billy, and Tommy headed for the door.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige tried to stop them again, but Sam and Leo stopped them. They knew that Jason needed time, just like the girls did when they first received their powers. They hoped that in time Jason would come to them seeking answers. When he did, they would be ready with the answers. Now it was time to wait. Paige watched as Jason and the others went across the street. Unlike her Piper and Phoebe, Jason was more. He was her twin, and to her that meant something special.