Chapter 1
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Several groans and whimpers reverberate throughout the room before Alonna Halliwell realized that they were coming from her. Her eyes fluttered open, noting that she was lying flat on her back. "Why couldn't I have created a portal where the landing could have been a little smoother," she mumbled to herself. She groaned again softly as her hands instinctively encircled her stomach, hoping that she hadn't injured her baby. She checked herself over quickly, relieved to find no serious injuries to her body or her baby.
She rose slowly to her feet, running a hand carelessly through her hair as she surveyed the room that she had 'landed' in. It was the attic in the manor. Her eyes continued to scan the room until she saw what she was looking for...the book. Ok if the book is still here in the attic and this room seems to be in such good condition, then that means I did travel back a number of years. Now I just have to make sure that I'm in the right time.
She searched for anything that would indicate the year that she was now in. Finally, she spied a calendar on the back wall and she breathed a sigh of relief at the year printed on it...2004. She had traveled exactly 30 years back in time. Wyatt should still be a baby now. Thank God! Maybe I can stop him from turning into the evil being he has become. Suddenly, she heard a crash downstairs. She felt the familiar tingle go down her spine that told her a member of her family was in trouble. She teleported downstairs quickly, terrified of what she would find. She was right to be apprehensive. There appeared to be a battle ensuing between Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and a guy with his back turned to her against a couple of nasty Slug Demons.
No one had even noticed she was in the room yet. She jumped back quickly as one of the demons flew across the room nearly hitting her. The demon crashed against a wall and she winced slightly at the sound of the impact. Her gaze followed the direction of where the demon came from and she gasped in shock, as she now recognized the person responsible for that demon going air born. Chris? What the hell was he doing here? I left him in the future. How could he be here? His eyes flew towards her, finally acknowledging her presence in the room. His eyes widened. She reached out to him with her mind, feeling a number of emotions radiate off him...surprise, confusion, and finally suspicion.
The sound of a child's cries made the both of them turn their heads in that direction. One of the Slug Demons was creeping toward Wyatt's playpen unnoticed by the Charmed Ones who were busy fighting off the other two demons. Alonna's eyes widened as she saw the demon pull out a large dagger, obviously intending to stab Wyatt with it. Wyatt used his powers to put up his force field, blocking the demon from attacking him. Wyatt was shrieking and crying from fright which was causing his force field to waver ever so slightly. Alonna knew she had to do something...and she had to do it now.
She teleported over to Wyatt's playpen and kicked the demon squarely in the stomach. The demon stumbled backwards a couple steps, but he was still standing. Alonna then used her telekinesis to levitate Wyatt out of his playpen and began moving him in the direction of the kitchen. She heard the words 'watch out', but it was too late before she felt a sharp pain on the lower right side of her back. Her concentration slipped a little, almost causing her to drop Wyatt, but she focused harder...her only intention getting Wyatt further away from the danger. When she felt Wyatt was far away enough, she sent a message to him telepathically that it would be alright and that he should put back up his force field. He understood because she witnessed the force field erecting around him seconds later and his sobs began to subside.
Alonna felt another stab in her back and she cried out in pain. She spun around to face the demon to find that he was grinning madly, proud of himself at causing her anguish. The hate that flashed in his eyes made her shiver but she shrugged it off. Just the fact that he was trying to hurt her family gave her the strength to push the pain away, finally lashing out with two uppercuts to his jaw and finishing with a roundhouse kick to his chest. He flew backwards a couple feet with blood now seeping from his mouth. He growled at her as he threw the dagger in his hand directly at her. The dagger implanted itself firmly in the left side of her abdomen. Gasp...oh my God...my baby! Her vision blurred for a moment from the pain of her injuries, but she knew she had to get the dagger out. She gripped it firmly with her left hand and pulled it out. Blood began to flow from the wound profusely, but she ignored it.
Her eyes began to flash an eerie green in anger at the thought of this 'thing' trying to hurt her baby. Of course, the demon knew nothing about her baby's existence, but it didn't matter her. She would kill to protect her own. She threw the dagger right back at him striking him in the heart. He screamed in agony as his body went up in flames. Her eyes, now back to its normal brown color, flew towards the kitchen in her concern for Wyatt. He was still sitting where she had placed him with his force field still around him. She heard another demon scream and her gaze followed the sound as Piper blew up one and then another, but there was one more left. He was crawling along the floor, apparently still in pain from when he was thrown across the room. He rose slowly to his feet, giving everyone in the room one more glare before teleporting out.
Alonna winced as she felt the wound on her stomach, grimacing at the sight of the blood on her hand. She could feel the blood oozing from the other two wounds on her back as well, but she was not concerned with that. Her healing ability would soon kick in about a couple seconds. The room was suddenly so quiet...eerie almost. She scanned the room, amused at the surprise on their faces as they all watched her stomach wound close. She felt the other two wounds on her back heal, only leaving the blood that had trailed out before. Alright, it's time to face the music. Her eyes continued to wander around the room locking glances with Paige, then Piper, and finally, Phoebe. She would ignore Chris's glance...for the moment.
When she locked eyes with Phoebe, she was not surprised to see a calm expression. Phoebe's empathy power should have told her that Alonna was not a threat to them. In the future, she and Phoebe had always had a special closeness because of the similarity of their abilities...one being a telepath...the other being an empath...both with the ability to feel others emotions. Wyatt's gibberish brought the attention back to him. He was smiling now, clapping his chubby hands together. Alonna smiled softly. He seemed so innocent...so human now and she vowed to keep him that way.
Piper ran over to Wyatt, her eyes wet with tears. Wyatt released his force field and allowed his mother to pick him up and bathe his face with kisses. Paige also ran over to Wyatt in her obvious concern for her nephew. She also gives him kisses on his cheeks, while smoothing her hand over his hair. Alonna stared at the two sisters showering attention on the toddler. They made such a pretty picture...almost like a Kodak moment. The sweetness of the moment dissolved when Alonna thought of the fact that they had no idea how destructive Wyatt becomes. She was so in tune to Piper, Wyatt, and Paige that she didn't notice that Chris was almost right in front of her. Then she felt a strong wave of emotion that was not hers, causing her to turn towards the source. It was coming from Chris.
She could always read him like a book...sometimes without the use of her powers. He was watching her with narrowed eyes. She could feel his confusion...his distrust in her. Frankly, it hurt...a lot. Her eyes closed while she struggled to push away the hurt. He's seems so distant...so suspicious...like he thinks I'm here to hurt our family. Why would I do that? I love them. I love him. She wanted to reach out to his mind to gage his thoughts, but she hesitated. She was afraid...afraid of what he might be thinking...of how much his thoughts might hurt her. She knew she had to do it anyway. As she stared deep into his green eyes, she reached out to his mind and read his thoughts. I thought he was being distant...now I know why. He doesn't know who I am. That's why he's so suspicious. Tears welled up in her eyes; her hands clutching her stomach unconsciously at the thought of the life she had growing inside her. How could my own husband not recognize me?
Note: I re-edited the first three chapters and reposted them. I wanted to take out Alonna speaking from her point of view and just write is as a regular story. I plan to do the same thing to my Angel story. Anyway, please review.
