The girls gathered potions, herbs and magical ingredients. They began to charm themselves, so when they traveled to a future where they're future selves could die, they would still possess their powers. Leo took Piper aside, touched her cheek and told her.

"You know I can't go with you." He reminded.

She nodded. "I know."

"I love you Piper."

"I love you too."

As their goodbyes ended, Paige began to open another portal. This time to a point in the future before this mess began, before Wyatt met his girlfriend, before they had died.

"Guys…" She said, as the portal began to open.

The sisters looked at her, Phoebe said. "What?"

"What if we can't do this?"

They frowned at the same time. Piper finally said. "Then we try anyway."

Chris took his brother by the arm, with his cousin near him. They stared into the abyss of the portal. None of them wanted to go to that place. They had escaped, but they knew what had to happen. With a deep breath, and a gulp Chris and his brother leapt into the light of the portal, disappearing.

"Hey! Wait!" Phoebe called after, jumping in.

Piper shrugged and waved a small goodbye to Leo. "Take care of the boys!" She jumped in.

Ryan stared at her mother. "I don't want to go." She admitted.

"I know, but it's ok. We're going together." Paige soothed.

She pulled away. "We were together last time too." She said, jumping in alone.

Paige jumped in after her daughter.

Leo waved his hand over the portal, closing it. They were gone. Now he had to prey that they could do what was needed to save their family from disarray.

Paige was the first of them to land through the portal. Her whitelighter powers allowed her better guidance through portals. She found herself in a dusty, older version of the attic. As she stood to her feet, Piper, Phoebe, Victor, Chris, and finally her daughter Ryan popped through.

"Ah… home, sweet home." Ryan smiled.

Victor and Ryan pranced down the stairs. Unlike the sisters, they were inhabiting their past selves bodies. So there would be only one of them and Chris – but two of Piper, Phoebe and Paige.

"Chris, what are we going to do? How are we going to explain this to… you know, ourselves?" Piper asked her son.

He contemplated his options. "I guess we just tell you the truth, I think that'd be best."

Piper smiled brightly at her son's wise choice. She patted his head and hugged him.

"I'll go downstairs and gather… you guys, so you three stay here." He moved toward the attic door. "I'll bring them up here."

Chris jogged down the stairs and into the kitchen, where Piper was making cookies. She was just placing a batch on the counter, when she spotted Chris.

"Sweetie, can you test these? I'm trying out a new recipe." She asked.

Chris smiled lovingly. "Mom, I really need to talk to you."

"Oh, ok, what's up?" She asked.

He took her arm and pulled her aside. "There's trouble, Mom, big trouble."

His look told her that something was very wrong. Victor and Ryan came walking in, with desperate eyes. They too looked as though they had seen a ghost.

"Hey, what's wrong, baby." Piper touched her youngest child's face. "You can tell me."

Victor broke down into tears. "Mom!" He gripped her with all his might.

"Shhh, whatever it is, its ok." She soothed.

Ryan stepped forward. "The one thing it diffidently is not, is ok."

Piper backed away, a little afraid of what she might hear. The kids dragged her up the attic stairs, despite her wish to get Paige and Phoebe first. As she ascended the stairs, a strange feeling washed over her. It was like deja-vu, but stronger.

"Hey, kids, look…" Piper protested, as the attic door opened.

There, to her utter shock stood herself. Rather, someone who looked just like a younger version of herself. Out of instinct she blasted the women, sending her and her friends flying.

"Mom, no!" Chris stopped her from inflicting any more damage.

Past Piper, waved her hands about – a gesture for her future self to stop the attack. Just like herself, she didn't back down. She remained in attack-mode until Chris physically grabbed her hands to stop her.

"Mom, that's you! Stop!" He pleaded.

Future Piper groaned. "Oh… crap."

"That's what I was going to say!" Past Piper joked.

Future Piper sighed with an annoyed tone. "Not now… you…. Me, whatever." She turned to her middle son with great swiftness. "Young man, what on earth have I told you about messing with time? Did you listen to anything I told you?" She began to back her son into a corner.

He sheepishly conformed to her moves. "I'm sorry, really – but, this is important."

Future Piper nodded. "It's always important." She sighed. "That doesn't mean I can't be mad at you."

Past Piper's eye-brows went up with surprise. "Am I always this harsh?"

"Don't you start! I've had a heck of a lot more to deal with than you have, yet." Future Piper let into Past Piper just as easily as if she were one of her own kids.

Past Piper stepped up to the plate to fight. "Excuse me? I've come here to save you… er, me… from destruction! A little tanks would be in order!"

Future Piper poked her past selves' shoulder. "Thanks? Do you have any idea how much this is going to mess up our routine? The boys are finally in good places, and now… now you have to come here?"

Finally Phoebe stepped up to speak. "Girls… Pipers. Stop! This is getting us no where. You're both the same woman, and you're both equally stubborn. Piper…s… you need to just let Chris explain the problem before it gets much worse."

With that, both Pipers settled down, and let their son explain the situation.

"Mom… um, future, or present… this time's Piper…. God this is getting confusing." He scratched his head. "Wyatt is about to cause us a whole butt load of trouble. He's going to fall for this girl, Amy – the daughter of a demon over-lord. When that happens, he's going to grab Excalibur and he'll no longer care whether we're good or evil – he'll just want power, as much as possible."

Future Piper shook her head in disbelief. "No, no this can't be happening. Leo! Leo come quick!"

A swirl of glistening orbs formed in the attic. Leo stood facing his wife, unaware of the others behind him.

"What's wrong?" He asked matter-of-factly.

Piper scrunched her nose. "What's wrong is that." She pointed behind him.

Leo spun around to find himself staring into faces that were all too familiar, yet brand new. "What the…?"

"Dad, please don't freak out." Chris began to explain. "Its ok, they're here to help us."

Leo stammered. "Help us with what? We need help?"

"If I may…" Paige began. "We're here to save ourselves from absolute destruction."

The Elder took this in. "I see."