Disclaimer: Self explanatory really.

A/N: I'm SOOOOOO sorry! I actually thought I'd finished this fic. Heh…so I was sitting here thinking, hey lets write a happy lil' epilogue! Christ…I haven't updated since 2004! And I started this fic two years ago…wow.

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Six Months Later:

"Damn time travel…" Mel muttered stumbling into the 2004 Halliwell attic. She looked around taking in her surroundings; things hadn't changed much since her last visit six months back. But things had sure changed a helluva lot in the future. A grin graced her face as she thought about it, about how much things had changed in just a few months. She remembered her old life, but she had new happier memories…

In the future, everyone was still alive. Wyatt was good, and was actually nice to everyone, which scared Mel at first. The only person missing was Chris, which brought Mel to the past. She'd decided that it had been long enough, Chris needed to come home. She missed him. He needed to know what he'd done.

Mel ran out of the attic and stumbled slightly on the stairs. She looked into each of the rooms, and ran out towards the next flight of stairs, bumping into someone on the way.

"Hey where's the…Mel?" It was Phoebe.

"Hey Phoebes," Mel smiled, "Great to see you, must dash. See you later?"

Phoebe just nodded, surprised to say the least, as she watched the young teen dash down the stairs.

Mel jumped the last few stairs and eyes looked towards the living room, no-one there, she then crept through towards the kitchen, passing through the dining room, nope. No-one there either. She then moved towards the conservatory and saw her parents cuddled up on the sofa. Crap. She drew in a deep breath and stepped into the room.

"Hi!" She said excitedly, "Hate to break the love fest but…"

Piper immediately jumped up out of Leo's arms, and ran forwards…well, more like waddled, due to her being almost 6 months pregnant.

"Mel," Piper drew the younger girl into her arms. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh you know…the usual." She flopped down in one of the chairs and hung her legs over the side. "Looking for Chris…doesn't seem to be about though…" Mel raised her eyebrows and looked towards Piper's swollen belly. "My Chris…not that one." She chuckled and then looked to Leo. "Hi Dad." Leo seemed to look sort of confused and surprised but then smiled and nodded towards her.

"You seem happier than last time…" Leo finally said and moved along the sofa so that he was sitting nearer to her.

"Oh I am." Mel lay back so that her head flopped over the other arm of the chair. "It's different…the layout I mean. It's tidier than it is now…uh…in the future? I don't know…"

"Okay…" Piper said taking a seat next to Leo.

"Can't say this isn't weird…" Leo frowned in confusion.

"Right, sorry. Uh so, Chris?" Mel asked getting back on track.

"Is off fighting demons and the likes." Piper supplied.

"He's still on that demon warpath? Bah, he needs to stop now, seriously." Mel mumbled.

"Mel honey, what are you talking about?" Piper asked as Mel sat up properly and faced her parents.

Mel laughed softly and shook her head. "Sorry, you'll get used to me, in the future. Uh…it seems that Chris, your son, is quite the superhero. Just don't tell him I said that. It'll inflate his ego too much." Mel grinned.

"What do you mean?" Leo asked her.

"All threats are gone. We're safe…you guys…are, happy and cool. And Wyatt is…nice. You'd actually be proud of him now." Mel giggled and looked towards Leo. "He's taking after you, training to be a doctor or something like that. He's all good and happy…it's so weird, it almost scares me."

"So," Piper said reading between the lines. "You've come to take him back? You'll both be going back to the future this time?" Piper asked sounding slightly disappointed.

"Yeah." Mel started, "I'm sorry… but the future's so much better now, as much as I loved being here before and didn't want to leave, I actually want to go back now. I just miss Chris. He needs to know." Mel shrugged. "It's not the same without him; after everything…he deserves to see it…" Mel moved to sit next to her mother on the couch and hugged her.

"He does," Piper sighed, "Anyway, we'll have this Chris in a few months." Piper stroked her belly.

"Now that's just weird!" Mel laughed. "It's not everyday you see your mom pregnant with your older brother." Mel shook her head.

"Now tell me…" Piper ran a hand through her daughter's hair. "Was he always so neurotic?"

"Uh, pretty much…I think he got worse when…" Mel squinted her eyes, "What exactly has he told you? What do you know about…the 'old' future?"

"It's okay Mel, he told me. I'm sorry, I know it must have been hard for you…I went through the same thing…or something similar."

Mel nodded, "I still remember it. It's not going to happen now though; everything's changed." She smiled. "We have you now, both of you." Mel squirmed a bit growing slightly uncomfortable.

"God, where is he?" She said as she walked across the room and then back.

"Haven't you thought about calling him, Mel?" Leo asked, looking concerned at his future daughter.

"Does that work? He never used to come…hmm."

"Chris, get your ass in here!" Piper called up. "It works now…" She winked at Mel.

Mel looked on in awe at the blue and white lights forming her brother, and smiled.

"Hey Mom…Dad. What's up?" Chris asked, his brown hair flopping in front of his face.

"Turn around." Both Leo and Piper told him. He looked confused but did as they said anyway.

"Mel!" He drew his younger sister into an affectionate hug. "Why are you here?"

Mel laughed, "Is that all you ever ask?"

"Sorry, it's so good to see you." Chris apologized.

"Thank you. I'm here…to bring you home…Please?"

"Uh…but…I…Wyatt?" He turned to look towards his parents who were smiling at him.

"Wyatt is great. He's in med school." Mel smiled, and watched as Chris laughed. "Chris! I'm serious…"

Chris shook his head, "Med school? What happened?"

"Like I know? Whatever you did…saved him, saved Mom and everyone else." She smiled, "It's fun, safe and happy. Will you come home?" Mel bit her lip and looked up at him, waiting for an answer. "Please, we miss you?"

Chris turned back towards Piper and Leo, who nodded at him.

"As much as we love you and want you to stay…go home Chris. You deserve to go and be happy."

Chris frowned at looked at them, "But…what about?"

Piper shook her head. "Chris whatever happens, we can deal with it. Now I'm telling you, not as a friend or your 'charge'; but as your mother, I'm telling you to get your ass home soon. You'll be driving us insane…" Piper smiled at him, as she gave him a motherly hug. "Now go with your sister, we'll see you off."

Piper turned back to Leo, who rapped his arm around her, and the four of them walked up to the attic, ready to send them home and say their final goodbyes. Phoebe and Paige soon joined them in the attic, and hugs were given, words exchanged.

One family, from the past, looked on as their younger, future relatives were dragged into the future by a colourful swirl on their wall.

Chris looked around the attic in surprise and awe. It didn't look so different from the one in the past, there was a bit more clutter and junk, and he could hear loud conversations and squeals from the floors and looked at Mel.

"So, this is home?" He asked.

"Home." She smiled, "Lets go meet the family."

The two made their way outside and slipped into their place at the outside dining table. Chris looked around, many people he recognised; his aunts, his parents and his brother, with shorter hair, a clean shaven look and a smile on his face. He looked again and noticed some, cousins and uncles, he assumed that he didn't quite recognise but smiled and laughed anyway.

Mel nudged him, "We'll talk later…I'll explain. Glad you came back?" She whispered.

"Yeah…I think so." He grinned and hugged her.

Home sweet home.

A/N: Sorry it took so long. But I just decided today, to sit down and write. I think they may be kind of OOC, but I haven't written Charmed for so long, or read it…heh. I've got loads to catch up on though. I'm getting there. I hope this satisfies you and isn't too bad.