A/N: This is the Next Generation of Charmed Ones – like you've never seen before! Disregard the entire Wyatt and Chris storyline. In this, Piper had a girl, not a boy. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and the daughters live in the manor. Also, the other husbands: Phoebe is with Jason. Paige is with a man named Christian. Also, for all of you who have read "Fade Away": The character named Phoenix has no relation to the Phoenix character in "Fade Away" The rest will be explained as you read. Enjoy and please review!

PS: I know it kinda starts out slow and maybe a little bit boring, but it gets really good, I promise! I've written the entire thing all 25 chapters! and now I just have to post it.

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Pandora Halliwell had pretty much torn her room apart yet, as much as she tried – and as hard as she tried – she couldn't find her favorite denim mini skirt. She wanted to wear it to P3 that night and she knew for a fact that it needed to be washed.

"Where the hell is it?" She grumbled, stomping out of her room. "Oh," she said, heading in the direction of her older cousin's room. Payton was always borrowing her clothes without asking.

The door to Payton's room was closed, but that didn't bother Pandora. She always went into her sister's room without knocking. She pushed the door open, flipped on the light, and-

"Pandora!" someone shrieked.

Pandora looked in the direction of the voice, her mouth dropping open at the sight of Payton in bed with her boyfriend – both, from the looks of it – naked. Thankfully, the covers were over them.

"Sorry! I was just looking for my denim mini. Do you have it?" Pandora asked quickly.

"No! Now get out, will you?" Payton snapped, drawing the covers up closer to her. She watched angrily as Pandora left, shutting the door. Sighing, she snuggled close to her beau. "Sorry."

He shrugged. "How many times have I slept here?"

Payton shrugged. "Ten?"

"And how many times have your cousins walked in on us?" he asked, with a slight chuckle.

Payton laughed. "Okay, okay, I get the point, Rick." She yawned, glancing at the clock. "Oh, crap. It's late! I didn't realize it was almost eleven already. You should go before my mom sees you here. Then you won't have to worry about my cousins walking in on us!"

Rick chuckled. "Got it. I'm going." He got out of bed, threw on his clothes, leaned back in, and kissed Payton. "See you later at the club." He winked and climbed out the window.

Sighing, Payton got up and dressed in her favorite pair of denim jeans and a blue tank top. She walked to her door and out, then padded down the hall to Pandora's room. She opened it without knocking and walked in.

Pandora sat on her bed, brushing her hair. At the sound of the door opening, she looked up. "Hey . . . sorry. I know I should knock. But-"

"No biggie. As long as you don't tell anyone," Payton said, shrugging.

"Do I ever?" Pandora asked, smiling.

"Girls!" Piper called from the second floor landing.

"Yeah?" Payton called back.

"Come here a sec!" Piper replied.

Payton sighed. "Coming, mom!" She turned to Pandora. "Wonder what we're in trouble for this time?"

Pandora shrugged and followed Payton out of the room and down to the first floor. They walked into the living room where they found their younger cousin, Phoenix, and the adults – Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Leo.

"What's up?" Pandora asked, sitting down next to Phoenix, with Payton on the other side.

"We wanted to talk to you guys about training," Phoebe replied.

Payton, Pandora, and Phoenix all groaned; they all hated training. Sure, it was good for them to practice and get control of their powers. But they were training for the day they'd become the Charmed Ones. This only happened if the current Charmed Ones – their mothers – were killed and, since this threat was posed everyday, they hated to think about it.

"Done groan," Piper snapped sharply. "There's a bigger bounty on your heads than ours. The Underworld wants you three dead while you're still weak and vulnerable – before you become the Charmed Ones. If they do that, the Halliwell Line will end with us and so will good magic and good, just in general."

"But training just reminds us that one day, maybe one day soon, you guys will be killed by demons. It's not a pleasant thought," Pandora replied.

Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Leo glanced uneasily at each other. It was an unsettling thought. One day, yes, they could be killed by a demon. Or, maybe with some luck, they'd die of natural causes when they were old and gray. But with the Halliwell History, it was unlikely. Most likely, a sloppy demon vanquish would be their downfall.

"We know it's hard," Phoebe said gently. "But that's all the more reason to train you, make you more powerful. Once we're gone, you three are on your own. We don't know when that might happen and you need to be prepared."

"But we've been training for, like, three months!" Phoenix complained.

Paige sighed. "Right. But, trust me, it's harder to perfect your powers the later you enter the craft. I should know, remember? But, unlike me, you guys have grown up around magic and you know a lot already. You just need to sharpen up a bit."

"So, what do we have to do?" Payton asked. She hated training as much as her cousins but she was the oldest and she had to set an example for them.

"Well, nothing today. We're giving you guys a day off since it's Christmas Eve and we're going to the club later," Piper replied. "But on your free time, practice? Nothing that will get you into trouble-"

"Yeah, yeah, the whole personal gain thing. We know," Pandora interrupted.

Leo looked skyward. "I have to go. If anyone needs me, I'm an orb away." He kissed Piper and orbed out.

"And I," Phoebe said, standing, "need to get back to work. Paige, ya mind?"

"Not at all." Paige stood and took her hand. She glanced at Phoenix. "Stay out of trouble, young lady."

Phoenix rolled her eyes. "I will, mom!"

"You, too," Phoebe said, staring at Pandora with an evil mom glare.

"Don't I always?" Pandora asked, smirking.

Phoebe and Paige looked at Piper. "Watch them," they said in unison.

Piper's eyes widened. "Wait-what?"

But Phoebe and Paige were already orbing out.

Payton, Pandora, and Phoenix were good girls. But they could sometimes get into some tough spots and when they fought – which wasn't too often – it got nasty. None of the Charmed One's liked to be home alone with all three Charmed trainees.

"Don't worry, Aunt Piper," Phoenix said, sounding way too innocent.

"We'll be good," Pandora added, grinning.

Payton laughed. "We promise."

Piper's eyes widened. "Leo!"