A/N: Thanx for all the reviews!
Lizzie's jaw drops at the thought of seeing her mother again after all these years.
"Are you serious? Actually see, feel, and speak to her?"
Chris nods his head.
"But there's a few rules you have to follow. You cannot, under any circumstances, reveal to anyone that you are her daughter, unless Phoebe has a premonition about it. You cannot say you're related to me, or she'll figure it out. Try not to freeze or blow up anything around her, that'll bow the whole thing. And last but not least, don't act like you haven't seen her in...what is it...10 years."
Lizzie nods her head in agreement.
"I understand."
She grabs Emily, and Chris takes her hand.
"Ready?"
"I've been ready for 10 years, Chris."
They orb back into the attic, where the sisters are still trying to figure out how to vanquish the warlock/demon. Phoebe's the only one that stops what she's doing to notice they are there. Chris waves his arms in an attempt to get the others' attention.
"Hello?!"
Piper and Paige stop dead in their tracks. Piper puts her hands on her hips.
"Well welcome back future friends!"
Chris gives her a glare.
"Ha ha, very funny."
"Well I thought it was. So, who are your friends here?"
"This is Lizzie and her daughter Emily."
Piper looks at the toddler balanced on Lizzie's hip.
"Well hi there little girl! Would you like to play with Wyatt?"
Piper points to the playpen where Wyatt has stopped playing with his toys and is staring at Emily. Both of the toddlers giggle and hold their hands out to each other, wanting to play. Piper walks over to Lizzie and Emily.
"May I?"
"Sure."
Lizzie hands Emily to Piper and she puts her in the playpen with Wyatt. They immediately begin to build towers with blocks. Piper and Lizzie smile at the sight of their kids having fun.
"It's so hard trying to find someone for Wyatt to play with that's his own age that knows about his powers."
"I know how you feel. I'm going through the same thing with Emily."
"Oh, so you're a witch too?"
"Half white-lighter."
"Are you related to..."
Piper looks at Chris, and then back at Lizzie.
"No, we're just good friends. In our time, a lot of witches and white-lighters are together, because of you and Leo."
Piper smiles at the thought that good came from the fight she and Leo had with the Elders. Chris impatiently rolls his eyes.
"Ok, you two go chick-chat while we try to figure out who this demon-like warlock is."
Lizzie turns to Chris.
"A warlock with demonic powers?"
Chris nods his head.
"That sounds like Aetheron."
"Wasn't he the one that killed..."
"Yeah..."
Paige gets impatient.
"Ok, who's Aetheron? And who did he kill?"
Lizzie walks over to the Book, leaving Chris to explain.
"Centuries ago, the Souce wanted to create a powerful demon that could steel witches powers, but wasn't as week as a warlock. So he chose his most powerful demon, and the warlock with the most powers and made them...um..."
Phoebe interrupts him.
"Yeah, we get the picture."
"Yeah, and the Source named the creature Aetheron. He soon realized that Aetheron was more powerful than he was and had him locked away. In the future, someone set him free and he killed someone very close to us."
Chris looks over at Lizzie, who has her hands a few inches above the Book, and orbs wrapped around the pages, flipping them rapidly. Suddenly the orbs disappear leaving the Book open to a page titled 'Aetheron'. The sisters crowd around the Book to read the description. Phoebe touches the page and gets pulled into a premonition...
Piper is in the attic with two teenage boys and a young girl, about twelve years old. One of the boys, about fifteen, is sitting on an old sofa, playing a video game. The other boy, about fourteen, is flipping through the Book of Shadows. Piper and the girl are sitting at the table, writing what appear to be spells. The girl shows Piper what she has written.
"Mom, is this good?"
Piper glances up and reads the spell silently.
"You're almost there, honey. Ask Wyatt to help you."
The girl gets up, walks over to Wyatt, and sits down next to him. Wyatt pushes her away.
"Not now, I have to defeat the evil overlord! Get Chris to help you..."
Chris stops flipping the pages and glares at Wyatt.
"No, Mom told you to help her."
Piper stops writing and throws the pen on the table.
"I'm tired of you two constantly fighting! Now get over it and someone please help Lizzie before Aetheron attacks!"
At that moment, Aetheron blinks into the attic. Piper tries to blow him up, but he is too strong. Aetheron creates a fireball in his hand and throws it at Piper, hitting her square in the chest and causing her to fall to the floor. Chris pulls a bunch of potions out of his pockets and throws them at Aetheron, leaving a small wound on his arm. Aetheron blinks out before he gets injured further.
Chris and Lizzie run to Piper's side to the extent of her wound. Chris bends down and presses his ear against her chest.
"She's not breathing, and I can faintly hear a heart beat."
Lizzie grabs Piper's hand.
"Come on, Mom, wake up. Please?"
Chris stands up and stares at the ceiling.
"Come on Le...Dad! We need you down here now! Mom needs you! You may not give a damn about us, but at least get your ass down here and save her! It's the least you can do after what you did to her!"
Chris keeps staring, but Leo doesn't come. He looks over at Wyatt, who is still playing the video game. He squints his eyes at the video game, causing it to fly across the room.
"What the Hell is wrong with you?! Mom is dieing and you're playing your stupid game!"
Lizzie leans against Piper's chest, and then pulls back in fright. She tugs on Chris's pants to get his attention.
"Chris, she's d...dead."
Phoebe opens her eyes and stares at the page in the Book. Piper looks at her in concern.
"Phoebe, what did you see?"
Phoebe shakes her head.
"Nothing."
"What do you mean nothing?"
"It was just a brief glimpse of Aetheron."
A/N: I hope this chapter was long enough for you this time!