The Fourth Charmed One

AN: I want to thank everyone for the reviews. They made my day a little better when I've had a bad day at work or with my family. Please keep them coming. They really make things better. I realized that I messed with Paige's age. In Charmed she's 25, but I have her and Jason at the age of 23. In away I messed with everyone's age. Let's just say that they got their powers earlier than the show said. My story, I can do what I want to. The disclaimer is in chapters 1 and 2.

CHAPTER 5

Jason's Decision

Jason couldn't believe what he had been told. Paige and her sisters were also his sisters. They couldn't be, could they? The only way he was going to get any answers was to ask his dad. He knew the truth, otherwise he wouldn't have encouraged Jason to move to San Francisco. Jason picked up the phone and dialed the number he knew by heart. He thought back to dinner while he waited for his mom or dad to pick up the phone. It had almost been nice, unfortunately it was interrupted by a weird light show and the strange man who materialized out of smoke. That wasn't even the weirdest part of the night. No, the weirdest part was when Jason had shot the four elements out of his hands. Jason was still reeling from that, not to mention what it did to Tommy and Billy.

"Hello." Jason smiled at the way his mom answered the phone.

"Hi Mom." Jason pulled the phone away from his ear.

"Jason!" Jason slowly put the phone back to his ear. "Is everything all right. You three aren't hurt, are you?"

"No Mom. In fact, we met some of our neighbors today. They seemed nice but they told me something, and I need Dad to tell me if their telling the truth."

"Honey are you okay?"

"I don't know Mom. Did you ever meet my real mother?"

"Not really. I only met her for a minute. She handed you to me, turned, and ran. The guy with her said that she was having a hard time giving you up. He did say that they had given up your sister the week before. I know that if I was in her shoes, I wouldn't have been able to do it. The minute I saw you, I fell in love with you. You dad said that you were special because of who your mother was. Whenever I tried to ask questions about your mother, your dad would change the subject. After you met Kim and Billy, I stopped asking questions. Why do you ask?"

"The neighbors I told you about, well they said they knew my real mother. They also told me that they were my sisters." Jason heard his mom gasp.

"I see. Can you handle it if they're telling the truth?"

"I think so. You just told me, that my twin sister was given away a week before I was. If they're telling the truth, than it just means that we'll have bigger family get togethers right. I love you Mom. Nothing will ever change that."

"I love you to Jason. I'll get your father for you. Hold on a minute." Jason heard her put the phone down. After Jason's talk with his mom, his suspicions became worse. The more he learned, the more he was beginning to realize the truth of what he had been told at dinner. Jason heard his dad pick up the phone.

"Jason what's wrong?"

"Nothing Dad. I was just wondering about my real mother. Mom said that she only met her for a moment and she couldn't tell me that much."

"Why the sudden interest? You've never wanted to know about her before."

"Yeah well that was before I met three ladies who claim to be my sisters. One of them could even be my twin." Jack Scott heard the anger in his son's voice.

"I see. I know you want to know everything about your real mother, but it can't be explained on the phone. I'll try to explain everything when I get there the day after tomorrow. I suggest that you plan on those women being present. I only want to explain this once, and I have a feeling that they'll want to know all of this as well."

"Sure Dad."

"I know you want answers Jason, but it really needs to be done in person. I'll see you the day after tomorrow." Jack hung up. Jason stared at the phone receiver in his hand. After a few minutes he hung up the phone and stared at the wall.

Jason was still sitting there when Tommy and Billy came downstairs a few hours later. They were just as confused as Jason, but at least they didn't have to worry about getting powers that they never expected. When their Ninjetti powers resurfaced, they had already been prepared for them. After all the Great Power was always with them, so it only made sense that they would resurface when they were in any kind of danger. A year after Tommy and the other Rangers had given up the Turbo Powers the entire universe was in danger, so the Ninjetti Animal Spirits resurfaced to protect the ones who held them. Until now Jason had been feeling left out, but now it seemed as though the three of them were going to be a team once more. It was a shame that Kim wasn't here. If she was than the Four Musketeers would be back.

Billy shook his head and pulled Tommy out of the living room. They headed toward the kitchen. They knew that Jason needed time to come to grips with everything that was happening. Billy just hoped that Mr. Scott could shed some light on everything that was going on. Billy knew that Jason had called his dad. He had come downstairs to see if Jason was okay when he heard Jason talking to his dad. Billy shook his head again. He was giving Jason another hour to snap out of the trance he was in, and than he was going to snap him out of it. Jason needed to deal and this wasn't the way to do it.

"What do we do Billy?"

"I don't know Tommy. I guess we'll just have to support Jason no matter what he decides to do."

"I won't be making any decisions until dad gets here on Saturday."

"Your dad's coming here? Why?" Tommy asked confused.

"He said that what he had to tell me couldn't be said on the phone. He also wants Paige and her sisters there when he explains. Could you guys ask them if we can meet over there Saturday night. I don't think I could face them right now."

"Not a problem Bro. We'll go over there tomorrow morning and ask. You okay, because you look as though you were in a battle with one of Rita's monsters." Jason laughed at Tommy's joke.

"I'm fine. I just wish Kim was here to talk to. That reminds me. I wanted to talk to you guys about something."

"What's up Jason?"

"Well I was thinking. I know that all the witnesses saw Kim get shot, but after she was transported to the hospital her body disappeared. What if she's not dead? I mean she could have woken up and left the hospital. Ever since we were Rangers, we've all had an increased ability to heal ourselves. It was one of the side effects of holding the power. What if she was beginning to heal? She wouldn't want the doctors to examine her. If they did, they would have found out that she was once a Ranger."

"That makes sense. What do you think Billy?"

"It's possible, but why wouldn't she contact any of us?"

"I don't know. Maybe she didn't want to endanger any of us. The guy who shot her did disappear from the jail cell he was in. Maybe she didn't want him to find her. Of course Astronoma showed up shortly afterwards. I mean, you two got the use of your Ninjetti Powers shortly after she was shot. Maybe she did too." Jason, Billy, and Tommy all looked at each other. It made sense. They all hoped that Kim was alive. She was the heart of the team, especially the three of them.

**Saturday Afternoon**

Jason was waiting for his dad to show up. Tommy and Billy had offered to wait with him, but Jason had sent them across the street to wait. This was something that Jason had to do himself. They understood that but they still had to offer. Jason was still thinking about Kim. He wished he had some kind of sign that he was right in what he was thinking. Jason was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of car doors being shut. He looked out the window and saw his parents heading up the walkway. Jason met them at the door. He hoped his mom took this okay. Jason smiled at the only parents he had ever known. Sarah hugged Jason but she didn't let go when Jack stepped up to greet Jason.

Jason nodded and began to lead them across the street where Tommy and Billy were waiting on the front porch. After greeting Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Billy and Tommy led them inside. Billy was hoping that this meeting went all right for Jason's sake. Piper, Leo, and Sam weren't crazy about the idea of them coming, but once Billy explained that Mr. Scott had lived in the house across the street when he was younger, Piper and Leo agreed. Sam on the other had still seemed nervous about them coming. It was as though he was afraid that they would give something away. Billy looked at Sam when he entered the living room where everyone was waiting for them. Billy began to introduce everyone.

"Mr. and Mrs. Scott this is Piper and Phoebe Halliwell, Piper's husband Leo, Paige Matthews, and that's Sam. Everyone this is Jack and Sarah Scott."

"We already know Sam, but we'll get to that later. It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Jack said to everyone. "I think we all better sit down. What I'm about to tell you is a long story." Jack waited until everyone was sitting before he began. He noticed that Jason didn't look at anyone in the room. He was starring at the floor instead.

"I guess the place to begin is the first time I met your mother Jason. I was ten when we met. I was attacked by a demon. She saved me. In exchange for keeping her secret, I was able to keep my memories of what happened that day. I had always known that Patti was special, I just didn't know how special until that day. We became the best of friends after that. I helped her keep the fact that she was a witch a secret, and she helped me whenever something tried to kill me. That seemed to happen a lot. We didn't understand it until we were eighteen.

"I had just decided to join the police force, and Patti had met Victor. They got married and were happy. That's when the demons and warlocks stopped going after me and started going after Victor. That's when we figured out that they thought they could destroy Patti's destiny if they killed me. They didn't know that she was destined for someone else. Victor left right after Patti became pregnant with Phoebe. At first Patti didn't know that she was pregnant. She had been injured right after Piper was born. We all thought she wasn't going to make it, but everyone was wrong on both accounts. That's why I was so surprise to see her on my doorstep two years after Phoebe was born. In her arms she held a one week old baby. She wouldn't tell me who the father was, but I had my suspicions.

"The fact that she gave Jason to me, yet gave his sister to a nun, was the first hint. The second being that Sam was with her when she came to me. And before anyone asks, yes I know who and what Sam is. I grew up with Patti. I knew everything about her, and she knew everything about me. I was at the hospital when Prue and Piper were born. I missed Phoebe's birth because I had just excepted a job in Angel Grove. Sarah and I wanted to get out San Francisco, so I jumped at the chance when the job in Angel Grove came up."

"So who is Sam, Mr. Scott?" Jack smiled at Billy.

"He was Patti's Whitelighter. They're like guardian angels for witches. They protect witches from the evil that lurks here on Earth. I met him the day that Patti was injured. He healed her wound, but he didn't stay around long enough for me to ask him any questions. The next time I saw him was when him and Patti showed up with Jason."

"Why did Mom give Jason to you and not Paige?" Piper asked suspiciously.

"Two reasons. One because he was no where near San Francisco, and two because he already knew what kind of danger Jason was in because of the family he was born into. Patti knew that Jason was special because he was the first male born into the family. That also meant that the demons and warlocks wouldn't stop until they killed him," Sam said.

"Let's not forget that he is the child of a witch and Whitelighter. He needed to be hidden from everyone, including his family. If he stayed here in San Francisco, there was the possibility of bumping into one of you. Patti couldn't have that, so she had Sam bring them to me in Angel Grove." Jack looked at Sam as he told everyone this.

"So why are you here?" Paige looked at Jack and Sarah.

"Jason called me Thursday night. He told me about meeting you three. He said that the three of you claimed to be his sisters, and that Paige was his twin. The minute he told me, I knew that he must have received his powers. It's the only way that any of you would have know he was even related to you. I knew that Sam was here because he mentioned you being his twin. He was the only one who knew besides Patti, Sarah, and myself."

"That doesn't explain why you're here." Phoebe said looking at Jack.

"I'm here because this needed to be explained in person, and because I know how to prove it to the four of you."

"How Dad?"

"They know. I assume you called to her when Paige first got her powers. Now it's time to do it for Jason."

"Excuse us for a moment please." Piper nodded toward the kitchen. Jack nodded and looked toward Jason. Jason was starring at a picture on the wall. Jack looked at the picture and smiled. It was of Patti. She was just out of high school when that picture had been taken. He was snapped back to the present with the entrance of the other five.

"We'll perform the spell if you can show us the room where it's suppose to be performed," Piper said.

"Fine." Jack stood up and began heading toward the stairs. Sarah was right beside him. Tommy and Billy were protecting Jason's back as he followed his parents. Everyone else followed behind them.

Jack went straight for the attic. He entered as soon as he got there. He didn't even bother to wait for the others to get there. By the time everyone entered the room, the candles were set up and he was looking in the book. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige were surprised that he could even touch the book. It was obvious that he wasn't evil, but that didn't mean he had a right to touch the Book of Shadows. That was Halliwell property. The three of them went to get him away from the book. Instead they found out that he had turned it directly to the page they would need to bring their mom to them.

"How did you know to turn to this page?" Phoebe asked.

"I probably know this book better than the three of you. I saw it almost every day when I was growing up. As to this specific spell, your grandmother used it to let me say goodbye to your mother after she died. Now read it." Jack stepped back and the three of them read the spell. As soon as they finished, Penny and Patti appeared. As soon as Patti saw Jack, she knew what had happened. Jason had finally found his way home.

The only problem now was how to get him to understand. He needed Piper, Phoebe, and Paige just as much as they needed him. She knew that he was as independent as Paige was, but his life was in danger and he needed to understand that. The hardest part was going to be explaining to her mother why she had hidden him with Jack and Sarah instead of somewhere in San Francisco. He was more important than any of the girls, and that was going to be very difficult on everyone. Patti understood why Jack had called them. It was the only way for him to make Jason understand his destiny.

"Hello Jack."

"Patti. It's been a long time."

"Not long enough it would seem. What is going on here, and why did you call us?" Penny was angry that Jack would have the girls call them.

"The girls needed proof that I not only knew you, but that I was telling the truth about Jason. Patti was the only one who could convince them. They couldn't even believe that I knew the Book of Shadows better than they did. Let's not forget how they reacted when I told them that I knew both Victor and Sam."

"And why did you find it necessary to come out into the open now Jack. You knew that the girls weren't suppose to know about you."

"He did it because of me." Jason spoke for the first time since they entered the attic.

"And who are you?"

"According to everyone here, I seem to be her son." Jason said as he looked and pointed at Patti.

"I take it he's come into his powers," Patti asked Jack while looking at Jason.

"Yes. He was confused and he called asking about you. I knew that it was time for everything to be explained, including the prophecy that explains his birth as well as Piper's son." Patti nodded at Jack's statement. Patti and Penny stepped out of the circle of candles. They went from being transparent to being real. Patti motioned for everyone to find a seat. Everyone sat down, except for Jason. He went to the window and looked out. It was obvious that he couldn't look at anyone in the room. Patti nodded to Leo and Sam to explain the prophecy.

"The best way to start is to tell you the prophecy first," Sam began. Leo nodded at Sam. "The prophecy goes like this:

The one born to a powerful family

Will carry the powers of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.

He shall be the first male to be born

To a witch and Whitelighter.

Before he gets his powers

He will hold the power of the stars

Together with his true love

They will bring balance to the world.

Justice will also be result of another witch and Whitelighter union

Together Balance and Justice will have evil running scared

Only together can they achieve the goals

Needed to be done to protect the future."

"I've never heard of this prophecy, and I know every prophecy ever passed down in our family," Penny said.

"You've never heard of this prophecy because you aren't a Whitelighter. When someone becomes a Whitelighter, they have to learn to use their powers just like Paige did. While learning these powers, the Elders also tell us of the prophecy. Only they know of it's true importance. The other side also knows of the prophecy, but the true meaning is lost to them. They will try to destroy the balance that the prophecy spoke of, not knowing that without balance, Justice will be their end." As Leo explained this, everyone was wondering if they were understanding him correctly. Obviously Jason did.

"Great. I guess that having a peaceful life is too much to ask for. No I have to save the world whether I like it or not. Just so everyone knows, this sucks." Jason told everyone.

"We're with you Jase," Billy said.

"Billy's right Bro. We'll be with you every step of the way," Tommy added.

"Thanks guys. One good thing will come out of this though."

"What?" Billy and Tommy asked at the same time.

"I'll get to see Kim again. One way or another." With that said, Jason opened the window in the attic and jumped out. While everyone else ran to the window, Billy and Tommy remained where they were.

"How did he do that?" Tommy and Billy laughed at everyone's faces.

"Years of training and living in Angel Grove." Tommy explained after he had calmed down.

"Just be grateful that he agreed to all of this." Billy told everyone as both him and Tommy stood up to leave.

"He agreed? When?" Paige asked following them down the stairs.

"Just before he jumped out the window. Looks like we're back in business Tommy." Tommy nodded and headed for the front door.

"I suggest you work out some sort of training program for Jason. Otherwise he'll do it for you. Come on Billy, let's go see how Jason is doing." Billy nodded and they both headed out the door and across the street.

When they got there, they noticed that Jason wasn't in the house. Upon entering the kitchen, the heard noises in the garage. They looked at each other and nodded. Heading out to the garage, they weren't surprised to see Jason working out. They knew that he needed to work off the anger he was feeling. Understanding how he felt, they didn't interrupt him. They watched as he beat up the body bag that they had hung from the roof of the garage. After about an hour of this, Jason stopped. He looked at them and smiled. They returned the smile in understanding. Laughing they all went inside to find Paige and Phoebe sitting at the kitchen table. Leo and Piper were just walking in from the living room.

"We hope you guys don't mind, but Jason's parents let us in." Jason shook his head at Paige.

"Are you sure you're ready for this Jason. It means that you'll have to learn how to do potions and spells, as well as saving the world from demons?" Phoebe asked.

"The potions and spells may be new to me, but saving the world on a regular basis isn't. I understand what needs to be done and I'll do it. Besides having powers is nothing new to any of us." Jason said waving his hands in Billy and Tommy's directions. Piper, Leo, Phoebe, and Paige nodded.

"If you're sure, than Sam will begin your training tomorrow morning. He'll also be living with you until you are up to speed. After that, the Whitelighter that is assigned to you will be here. You'll have to protect her when she arrives." Leo told him.

"Protect her from what?" Billy asked.

"Darklighters. Sam and I have a feeling that the one who is leading them is after her."

"What in the world are Darklighters?" It was Tommy who asked this time.

"The guy that showed up uninvited during our conversation two days ago, he was a Darklighter. That crossbow that he was carrying, carries an arrow that is poisonous to Whitelighters. Since you're half Whitelighter Jason, it's also poisonous to you. Be careful. I just found you, and I don't plan on losing you so soon."

"Don't worry about it Paige. I had a lot of experience dodging arrows, but I'll be careful anyway."

"Where did you...oh yeah."

"Billy?"

"You remember. Every time Jason made Kim mad, she'd go down to the archery range."

"Oh yeah. Jason usually ended up following her. If she was still upset when he got there, she'd shoot off several shots at him."

"She never hit him, but it sure calmed her down to shoot at him." Billy and Tommy were laughing, and Jason had turned a nice shade of red. Piper, Leo, Phoebe, and Paige excused themselves and left. A short time later Sam arrived and began to set things up for tomorrow morning's training session. Jason, Tommy, and Billy went to bed after Sam explained what would be happening tomorrow.

AN: Kim will make her reappearance in the next chapter. I just need to figure out how the guys are going to react to her orbing in.