One of my reviewers wanted to know if we'd get to see Young Piper's reaction towards Leo. Hate to admit it, but I never even thought of it! Or Grams (remember, she should remember him from Witchstock!) Or Patty when she returns! Something for someone to take up in THEIR version of this story! I can't wait to read it
Another reviewer wanted to know what would they win, a toaster? Not quite… Let's find out!
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
The Angel smiled. "The first reward actually goes to Leo."
"Me?" Leo asked surprised. "I didn't do anything. I was frozen the whole time!"
"Yes, but while you were a whitelighter, you did well in guiding the Charmed Ones so that they were able to succeed, and you gave up immortality for love. And for that you have been granted a special boon, one that I know you have wanted since you became mortal again. Reach into your pocket."
Curious, Leo did as he was told. To his surprise, he found a wallet, something he had never owned since he died in World War II. Opening it, he was even more surprised to find a driver's license that showed he had been born in 1970, the same year Prue had.
"You have an identity in this timeline now, Leo," the Angel smiled. "You don't have to be Piper's errand boy anymore!" and that made everyone laugh, even Piper, even if it didn't make sense to the ones from the future or the ones from the past.
"I don't know how to thank you," Leo said, shaking his head in wonder.
She smiled. "You don't have to. You have earned your reward, as have you all."
Next she turned to Piper. "Leo's reward goes hand-in-hand with yours, Piper. For leading the Charmed Ones since Prue's death, you have been granted a special boon, one I know you have wanted for a long time."
"What's that?" Piper asked.
"The truce between the Charmed Ones and demon-kind shall indeed last for twenty years. Their powers shall be bounded until the next generation of Halliwells is ready to fight them. Your powers and your family's powers shall also be bounded for those twenty years. During that time, you and your sisters and your families shall indeed have a normal life!"
Piper was so happy and so surprised, she didn't know what to say besides "Thank you."
Leo smiled, knowing how much Piper wanted them to have a normal life, even though he knew she'd miss her powers whenever they would've come in handy.
Their future children cheered, even Wyatt and Chris who had just received back their powers, knowing that meant that they wouldn't have to use their new powers to constantly battle demons as their family had practically all their lives, but they would still be able to use them once the truce was over.
Phoebe was surprised and happy, too. She hadn't truly had her powers in years--she'd hardly written any spells since Piper became so good at making potions and she'd hardly had any premonitions recently, so she knew that she wouldn't miss them that much, and she was thrilled that she'd no longer have to worry about demons interrupting her life and causing more "family emergencies" that might have eventually cost her the job she loved so much. Maybe without magic getting in the way, she would finally be able to find love. She looked at Coop and sighed. If only he wasn't a cupid!
Paige, on the other hand, knew she would miss her powers a lot, but she was wise enough to admit to herself that without demons, she and her sisters would only use their powers for their own personal use since that and demon hunting were the only things they'd used them for recently when they got caught up with their own lives, not with searching for innocents, as they had when she first joined the Charmed Ones. She knew that would've set up a future similar to that one Prue, Piper and Phoebe had visited when Phoebe was burnt at the stake, not the "Scrabble future" that she and Patty and Coop had visited.
The only ones who didn't look too happy about the whole thing were Grams and Young Piper, but they didn't say anything.
Next the Angel turned to Paige. "Paige, for what you did in bringing your sisters and your cousins back to life, you have been granted a very special boon, one I know you have wanted for a long time."
"What's that?" Paige asked.
"Although like your sisters, your powers as a witch are indeed bounded, you are now the first mortal to now become a full whitelighter without needing to die, with all the powers and responsibilities that entails, with one extra."
"What's that?" Paige asked, even as her face nearly split in half from her smile; she was so excited about her reward and her new career, the one she knew she was always meant to have--helping other witches and future whitelighters.
The Angel smiled. "The Elders can't jingle you. You will be able to go to Elderland whenever you want and if you ask for assistance, they will assist, but you will not be at their beck and call--you can use your powers when you want to use them, not when they want you to use them," and now everyone cheered.
"And me?" Phoebe asked, both excited and impatient. "What about me?" and everyone, even Grams and Young Piper, couldn't help smiling at the one who was still the baby of the family, even if Paige was younger.
