A/N: Here's chapter two! I'm so glad you liked it! As always, italics thoughts.
Anything is Possible
Chapter 2
By The Spooky Mulder
Pamela's tears alarmed the Charmed Ones. "What? What's wrong?" Piper asked frantically.
"You…don't…know…me!" Pamela choked.
Piper's eyes narrowed as an idea struck her. "Pamela," she asked cautiously. "What year is it?"
Phoebe's eyes widened. She realized what Piper was getting at; not too long ago Piper's son Chris had come from the future.
"2021," Pamela said in-between sobs. Everyone stared. Leo was the first to recover. "How old are you?" he asked.
"Fifteen." Pamela still couldn't believe that her family didn't know her.
"Why should we know you?" Paige asked. Pamela turned to gaze at Paige. "D-don't you recognize me, Aunt Paige?" she wailed.
Everyone stared some more. They were all realizing how much Pamela looked like them.
"Did you just call her 'Aunt Paige'?" Phoebe asked. Pamela nodded. "I think you've traveled back in time," Piper said as kindly as she could. Pamela frowned and seemed disturbed by this news. "Then what year is it?" she asked. The "adults" all shared nervous glances. It wasn't easy to tell someone that they had traveled sixteen years in the past.
"It's the year 2005," Phoebe said when no one else answered.
Pamela's eyes widened. I've already said too much! Ugh! I'm so stupid! she thought. I could already have changed things.
"If Paige is your aunt, that means either Piper or Phoebe is your mother," Leo said. Pamela had already decided not to tell them anything else. "Yes, one of them is," she said stiffly.
"Which one?" Phoebe asked, dying to know if she actually had a daughter in the future. Has…will have…oh, whatever!
Pamela just shook her head. "No. I can't tell you any more," She said. Leo nodded grimly. "She's right," he said. "She really shouldn't tell us."
Piper took Pamela to the kitchen and made her a sandwich. "Listen," she said. "I know you won't talk about it-"
Pamela opened her mouth to interrupt. "No," Piper said. "Let me finish. I know you won't tell us, but I'm going to take a wild guess." At the look on Pamela's face she added, "You don't have to say anything. Just nod."
Pamela gulped. What could it hurt? They'll figure it out eventually anyway…
"Okay," she said. Piper nodded once. "You're Phoebe's daughter," she said. It felt weird when she said it out loud, but she knew it was true. Pamela nodded. "Yeah, yeah I am…" she said. Piper sighed. "I thought so," she said. "Now here's my major question that I want you to answer."
Pamela nodded. She figured her parents were already married, so Piper couldn't want to know who her father is (will be? Whatever…). Pamela assumed Piper was going to ask about her future.
"Who's your father?" Piper asked.
Well, so much for assuming, Pamela thought dryly. "Wait, you don't know?" she said aloud. Piper shook her head. Pamela was getting upset. She has always believed that her parents were married for two years before she was born, and now she was finding out that Piper didn't even have an idea of who her father could be.
"No," Piper said. Pamela held up her hand. "Wait. So, they're not married right now?"
Piper shook her head. "Phoebe's not married," she said. "The last time she was married it was to Cole, and we all know that's not gonna…" Piper trailed off when she noticed Pamela's expression.
"No…" she said, shaking her head slightly. "No…you can't be serious!"
Pamela couldn't believe that 1) her parents weren't married yet and 2) Aunt Piper didn't seem to think it was possible for them to ever be married again. But I'm here, aren't I?
"I am serious," Pamela said. "Why aren't they still married?"
Piper was in shock. Not only did Pamela not know that Phoebe and Cole weren't still married, she didn't seem to know why.
Piper sat down. Hard. "Oh, wow…"
Pamela didn't like this response. It seemed to indicate that something bad had happened. After a few minutes of silent contemplation Piper said, 'You probably shouldn't mention any of this to Phoebe."
Pamela was slightly confused, but she agreed anyway. "I have another question," Piper said as she gathered their plates. "How does he come back?"
Pamela stared at her aunt. "Come back from where?"
Piper felt her eyes bugging. "You mean they don't tell you? IS there anything they have told you?"
Pamela really had no idea what her Aunt Piper was talking about, and told her so. Piper didn't reply. She just left the kitchen, shaking her head disbelievingly.
2021
Phoebe, Paige, and Piper were just getting home from their most recent vanquish.
They were all covered in purple goo that had splattered on them at the vanquish. "This is so gross," Paige said, throwing her purse on a table. "I'm going to take a shower."
Paige ran upstairs and practically threw herself in the bathroom.
Piper shook her head, smiling slightly. "I'm going to go and note that we vanquished the demon in the Book of Shadows," she said, turning toward the stairs as well. "Okay," Phoebe said. Phoebe went into the kitchen and grabbed one of Piper's cookies. She noticed that a couple were gone. "I guess Pammy found the note," she said to no one in particular. Phoebe was just about to call Cole and tell him that they were home when Piper screamed. Phoebe flew up the stairs and headed straight to the attic.
"Piper!" she said. Piper was standing at the podium where the Book usually sat, her hands in her hair. "It's gone!" she said.
"The Book?" Phoebe asked. She looked down. The podium was empty. Phoebe began to panic. "Where's Pamela?" she asked, not waiting for Piper to answer. She ran out of the attic and to Pamela's room. It was empty.
Phoebe then proceeded to run through every room of the house (except the bathroom, since Paige was taking a shower). With every empty room her heart began to race faster.
"Piper, she's gone!" The two sisters stared at each other in horror.
A/N: Reviews are greatly appreciated! There will either be one or two more chapters.
