CHAPTER ELEVEN
Leo told Paige she knew how to do it. And just like that, she nodded. She said we'd have to stop just looking like goddesses, and actually declare ourselves gods. But Chris Perry disagreed--we'd lose our humanity, just like the Greek gods.
But Leo smiled and said Chris didn't know us like he did. I'll never forget his words, nephew mine. Since that day, I've thought of them every time we've gone into battle: "You're not the ancient Greeks; you're The Charmed Ones. I didn't give you anything you can't handle. Phoebe, you lost yourself to the darkest love that ever existed and you came back. Of course, you can handle being the goddess of love. Paige, you're the goddess of war because you've been consumed with gaining power but you've never let the power consume you. Piper, is it any wonder I made you the goddess of earth? You are everything that is good and beautiful in this world. The mother of my son" Oh, nephew mine, I'm snuffling even as I write this!!
Piper couldn't believe he really had that much faith in us. Leo smiled, and I remember his next words, too: "Do you really even need to ask that? It's like I've always said, your power comes from your emotions, and right now you need to dig deeper than you ever have before. Whatever motivates you. Your heart, your soul, your darkest fears. Whatever it takes, you need to find that and channel it into power. Power not to capture the Titans, but to destroy them forever." But even as he spoke, suddenly he started to glow, and all of his calm vanished as he became as scared as the rest of us (well, everyone except a smirking Chris Perry!), wondering what was happening to him.
Later, Piper walked into her room to find Leo playing with a giggling Wyatt who was lying in his crib. He swore that he'd never leave his son. That scared Piper, and she wanted to know why he would even consider such a thing, so what's going on? Leo said he wasn't sure (Ha! Leo's no dummy! He just didn't want to admit it!), but Piper was beginning to suspect. (As I said before, she's no dummy either!)
She yelled for Chris, and Leo told him to go ahead and show himself. Chris Perry appeared, declaring that it better be an emergency or he'd lead the Titans right to them. Piper wanted to know what was going on with Leo. Well, he kept being cryptic and Piper kept getting angrier, even when Chris told her that the world needed someone good to watch over it, and does she knows any greater good than Leo? Piper refused to accept that, because Elders don't live on Earth; they don't have families. (See, I told you she's no dummy!) She then turned towards Leo and demanded that Leo tell Chris Perry that he wasn't an Elder and never would be, but Leo was afraid he couldn't do that.
Chris thought she should get back to her sisters--she refused until Leo told Chris he was no Elder, but Chris insisted that she had to get back to her sisters. Piper finally lost it and sent Chris flying. Leo told her that she'd done it--she found her power, now control it; don't let it control her! To tell you the truth, nephew mine, if I were Piper at that point, I think I would've sent Leo flying!
I'm surprised Piper didn't--it shows that Leo was right; she had indeed found the control she needed. Now if she could only help Paige and me!