Sand of Time
Part II
Piper meets Piper
A/N: I'm sorry the prologue was so short, but I felt like leaving it at a hanger so this one will be extra long. Bad news is that it will take longer to type. Well, it isn't that long but it will get better. Tell me what you think!
The mysterious woman led Piper down a dark corridor. Each step Piper took made her heart beat faster. How did she know she could trust this woman? After all she was in the lair of all of her enemies.
"This is where I leave you. I am sorry I could not tell you more but," her heat darted around the room "he's always watching down here now a days." The woman began to orb, but she remembered something "I am Piper by the way. I would shake your hand but you already know me."
"How did you get here?" The current Piper asked with curiosity ringing in her voice.
The woman sighed. "All right, I will tell you, but you must keep an open mind about all of this." The future Piper stated. The Piper that we all know shook her head with understanding. "I am you, only in five years. I came to save you because you would otherwise be experiencing the same fate as Phoebe." The Piper of our time flinched at the idea. "When you went to save Paige, you do not know it but Phoebe made a deal with Tempus. She agreed to save her little sis by offering up her life. She made a deal with Tempus that if he killed her, then Tempus would free Paige. Well, being the oaf that he is, he went back on his promise. I now I pass onto you the thing that can save your sisters."
"Sisters?" asked our Piper.
"No, not Prue" Replied future Piper, reading her mind. "Paige. Now let me give you your instructions. I have 5 minutes." Piper merely nodded. This was too much for the girl. "I entrust you with this." She handed Piper and hour glass. Most of the white sand was collected at the bottom of the structure. "This is your timer. It was given to me by a demon by the name of Tenontriel. Wonder how Tempus came back? Well this guy's the master of time. He went back to right before you vanquished Tempus, snatched him, and disappeared into a cloud of smoke. I went to his lair, and negotiated with him to get me one of these hour glasses." She pointed to the model. "It has up to 5 hours use in the underworld. You must go down and retrieve Paige, then with her you must go back and rescue Phoebe. Then go back again, rescue what I put up for grabs with this thing, then go back and vanquish Tenontriel. Am I clear?"
"Very. Save Paige, then Phoebe, get what you negotiated, and then vanquish. Sounds fun."
"Believe me, I sat down with me in 12 years, it's a blast, only kidding." Hey both laughed despite the situation. "I better get going. Don't forget piper, the power of three will set us free." She began to fade.
"Will I see you again?" asked Piper.
A far off voice replied "I five years time, you will be me!" Then Piper of the future faded into nothingness. Piper looked at the hourglass just in time to see the stark white sands turn into a jet black color. For some reason the leaving of Piper made Piper feel upset, like she was a friend.
"Wow, I am a really nice person." mumbled Piper to herself, hoping that the sound of her voice would make the already desolate environment an even lonelier. It was time to save her family.