Disclaimer: I do not own the Charmed ones, or any of the original characters out of Charmed. I own all characters not in the original Charmed.

Authors note: Hey guys and gals! Sorry Chapter 3 took so long! I had writers block, then my computer screwed up, and then the internet was screwed, so it took a lot longer than expected. But here it is! And I tied some of the loose ends in this chapter, so please tell me what you think! Happy Reading!

Chapter 3

Paige looked from one confused face to another. After orbing back home, The Charmed One's had preformed a simple memory modifying spell, to dispose of the memory Patience had of Paige orbing. After sending the confused girl to bed, Piper had made tea, and now it was explaining time.

"I suppose you want to know who she is?" Paige asked, stalling for time to think of the best way to tell the story.

"Among other things, yes." Phoebe said, sipping her tea.

"Well, it's a long story…" Paige warned, seating herself across the table from her sisters.

"How about you start at the beginning? Leo asked helpfully.

"Ok. Well, fifteen years ago I made some mistakes. Some big mistakes. I got drunk, had sex and woke up pregnant. I had the baby, but put her up for adoption as soon as I could. I met the family that would take her, and they were very capable of raising a child." Paige paused to see how her sisters were taking this. They just starred blankly at her, not making the connection.

Leo was the one who understood. "And now they're dead." He said, in a worried tone.

"Yes, and now they're dead." Paige confirmed, tears welling up in her eyes. "And my daughter has returned."

"So, that would make her our niece?" Piper said, speaking up for the first time.

"Ooooo, I've always wanted a niece! Sorry Piper, a nephew is great, but it doesn't compared to a niece!" Phoebe exclaimed, a twinkle in her eye.

"Well, she's not just your niece." Paige said, not really sure she wanted to tell her sisters this next piece of information, but Leo would find out from the Elders eventually, and then she would be forced to tell, so better to tell now.

"Oh no?" Piper asked, sounding doubtful.

"No. Have you read the prophecy about the witch who is The Single Most Powerful Source of Good? Who is destined to fight, and destroy the Source of all evil?"

"In the Book of Shadows? Yeah, of corse. We just thought that was us." Phoebe said, sharing a confused look with Piper.

"Yes, but we're plural, it just said one witch, and it also said some where that she would be a descendant of the Charmed ones. I thought it would be Piper's second child, but when she gave birth to Chris, I started to freak, so I asked Leo to check with the Elders, and it's not us, or Wyatt, or Chris. It's Patience."

Patience woke with the sun streaming in through the window. 'What a horrible dream!' She thought, not daring to open her eyes. She rolled over, expecting to place her aching head on the cool wall next to her bed. But her head kept falling. With a cry of surprise, Patience fell straight out of bed.

"What the….?" Patience looked around. "This isn't my room!" Patience wildly looked around, taking in the strange new surroundings.

The room was big, with a double bed, a desk with an expensive looking lap top on it, a walk in wardrobe, a full size mirror, and a huge window, looking out over the strangest city Patience had ever seen. "Wait …" Patience said, the truth starting to dawn on her. "That was no dream!" Tears sprung to her eyes as the vivid memories hit her like a brick.

"I'm so not in Australia any more."

"Wait, what?" Phoebe said, confused. "Patience? How do you …" Phoebe stopped short, because of the big bang that came from directly above them.

"Patience." Paige exclaimed, running out of the kitchen and up the stairs to the second floor, stopping short just next to her bedroom door, where she had put Patience the night before. Afraid of what she might find, she knocked rapidly on the heavy oak door. "Patience? Are you OK?"

"Who are you, what do you want?" Patience screamed through the door, which she had locked.

"What's all the noise about?" Wyatt had woken up, and was standing in the hall way, in boxer shorts, his hair going in every direction.

"Who's that?" Came Patience's scared voice through the door.

"Who's that?" Wyatt countered, looking confused.

"Wyatt, go down to the kitchen and talk to your mum, wake Chris and take him too, we have a crisis on our hands here, and we don't need you two scaring the poor girl even more." Paige said, thinking hard. "Patience, come on out, we can talk properly then."

Patience was cowered in the corner. 'Where am I?' She thought, looking around for the tenth time.

"Patience, come on out, we can talk properly then." The voice said, on the other side of the locked door. Who is that? And who was the boy? He sounded about 16, or 17.

"Patience?" A new voice came through the door. It was another lady. "Patience, we know what you've been through and we can kinda relate. Come out, let's talk. "

Paige was at a loss for words. What was she was going to say? She knew what she was going through? But she didn't know. No-one did.

"Patience?" Phoebe was suddenly standing at her sister's side, and by the look on her face she knew exactly what to say.

"Patience, we know what you've been through, and we can kinda relate. Come out, let's talk."

After about 10 seconds, Paige heard the lock turn and the door handle turn slightly and then stop, as if it wasn't sure if it should be doing this.

Paige looked at her sister, her mouth slightly open in awe. How did she know what to say? Phoebe just shook her head and smiled slyly in reply.

Piper heard her two boys coming down the stairs, muttering to them selves. Phoebe had gone up to help Paige with Patience, and she said she would send down Wyatt and Chris, so she could fill them in on the evening's events.

"Mum?" Wyatt called from the foyer.

"In here darlings!" Piper called from her seat in the kitchen, with her husband behind her.

"Mum what's going on?" Chris, Piper's youngest son, who was 15, asked.

"Yeah, who's that chick in Paige's room?" Wyatt, Piper's oldest son, who was 17, added.

"Sit and you shall have answers." Leo replied, motioning them to take a seat. Piper watched as Wyatt and Chris sat down across from them. Once they were seated, she started the story.

"That 'chick' in Paige's room is called Patience. She's Paige's daughter, and your cousin. She was attacked last night by a demon that created a fire and burnt down her house, destroying every thing and every one inside, except her. She has one hell of a kick ass power as well. She is The Single Most Powerful Source of Good that ever has and ever will exist."

"Well that explains a lot." Wyatt said, thoughtfully.

"What are her powers?" Chris asked. "You never said what her powers were."

"She has every power there is" Leo answered.

"Wow, you're right mum, that's one hell of a power!"

Patience was torn between staying in the safety of the room, or trusting the ladies on the other side of the door, and going out. She slowly unlocked the door, then paused. 'What am I doing?' She thought, her hand on the door handle. 'Have faith Pati, you can do this.' 'That sounds like mum.' She needed no further convincing, and she opened the door. Two ladies looked in at her, both looking relived she had opened the door. The lady on the left looked remarkably like Patience, with the chocolate brown hair, matching eyes, and milky white skin. The lady on the right, had brown hair, but her skin was tanned, and she was a bit shorter than the lady on the left. 'They look trust-worthy enough.' Patience thought, starring at them as they stepped aside to let her through. With a deep breath, Patience walked out of the room on shaky legs.

Authors note: So, I know that the Wyatt being 17, and Chris being 15 thing doesn't add up, since Paige was 15 when she had Patience, and Patience is only 15, and Paige joined the Charmed ones in her twenties. It's weird, I know, but it just takes a bit of imagination! Please R&R!