CHAPTER 25:
2008, somewhere in the underworld.
"Okay don't call it it, I can do that", Gwen said. "I mean don't call her or him it", she corrected herself. "Anyway you explained what I should do with the magic from the kid, but how about me?" "Obviously you can't do anything demon like or anything magical for that matter", Dronan said. "No need to block you powers, I am sure you will not use them for the wrong reasons. Besides you'll be to busy anyway."
"Busy with what?", Gwen asked suspicious as she saw the enigmatic look on Dronan's face. "Well take care of the kids of course", he replied with a huge smile on his face. "Wait a minute, kids? Plural? Don't tell me I have to look out for all three Halliwell brats", Gwen said annoyed. "Nope, no Halliwells, not even magical kids. But you need a cover don't you? Well what do you say if I tell you I found a nice foster home which needs a new owner, huh?"
"Hahaha you're joking right?" Gwen stared at Dronan and saw he wasn't. "O boy", she said "Why did you come to me for this kind of thing anyway Dronan? I am sure you know enough good doers who would be willing to help you." "True, but you know me, I wanted to give you this chance. So are you taking it or not?" "I dunno, are you sure no demon will find out who I am?" "O right, almost forgot", Dronan said as he took a picture out of the pocket of his coat. "On it was a chubby older lady. "Her name is Wendy, what a coincidence is it? You are going to take over her life. The woman died a few days ago, but no-one knows it yet."
Gwen looked at the photo. "So that will be me for the next fourteen years? I am suddenly not so sure anymore if I want to do this." "And why not? The kids will not care how what you look like and when you return to your other life you can become just as you are now again. Gredam will never find out what you looked like", Dronan tried to convince her. "Just think about all those kids you are going to make happy, huh? What are they going to do without you? People are not actually standing in line when it comes to take over a foster home."
She looked at the picture one more time and Dronan saw Gwen's appearance changing. He smiled as he watched her. She stood up and walked to her mirror. She sighed when she saw her reflection, but she also thought about those kids. "Okay I will do it, I will not take it back again."
"Good now the last thing you need to know for now is that I know a few things that are going to happen after when you came to the other time. The higher men will come after you, but don't worry I'll be there too. We just need to make sure they won't expect that you will also be the one to actually bring the child up. They need to think you did it for another reason, like money."
"Sounds logical, how do we do that?" "The minute you arrive with the child I'll make sure my assistant Pelward will bring him or her to the foster home, you and I are going to have a nice fake chat to get those guys confused. After that I am positive they will stay with me, looking for the child and you can get away and take your new life."
"Okay I understand. How about things I need for the child when it grows up, will you take care of that either?" "Yes I will. We will stay in contact during all those years, so whenever you need something I can help you out."
"I think that was it for now", Dronan said as he stood up. "Are you sure you can do this and want to do this?" Gwen nodded. "Good now change your appearance back and try to find out when Gredam will be kidnapping the kid." He took a piece of paper out of his pocket and said: "Learn this spell by heart and learn how to draw the witches sign, the triquetra. Make sure you've got that under control, else nothing will work."
Gwen nodded. "Now in the corner of the paper is an address. That's where you must go to on the day you get the child. The next time we speak it will be in that house, only on another time. You have to go to February 4th in the year 1991, okay?" Gwen nodded and took the piece of paper. When Dronan orbed out she changed her appearance back and sat down in the chair, reading the spell from the paper.
1991, somewhere in San Francisco.
Gwen opened her eyes and knew that she had done everything she needed to do so far. The next thing was becoming her new self, Wendy. She walked to the mirror and thought of the chubby woman she had seen a pic of only days ago. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again she saw her reflection had changed. "Well hello Wendy", she said quietly. She walked to the bed and fell asleep.
For the coming fourteen years she'd become even more Wendy than she ever could have imagined. She loved raising the kids, and she especially had a weakness for Joey. She hardly missed Gredam or her old life and only the frequent chats with Dronan remembered her about the magical world. Until Joey got attacked and Gwen knew the higher men had found them.