The Return of the Charmed Ones

by sndbrg23

The old prophecy from Just Some Dumb Book has gathered dust for over a century. Now, the Charmed Ones need to prevent a plague from killing all of their descendents. The problem is, they don't know they're the Charmed Ones, yet. Read the Battle Within for character and plot information.

18. Clean Up

For six hours, we tried to relax, but it was impossible. The Halliwells have never been known for our patience. Phoebe and Paige were playing a game with little Piper, while Piper was making brownies. Yes, Piper has to cook—that hasn't changed. I straightened up the house, even though I hated house cleaning.

Leo orbed in with Kyle, Darryl, and Shelia. "PIPER!" Piper shot into the living room with oven mitts in hand.

"Well, the crystal cage is done. Is the demon vanquished?" Leo was talking to the group, but we all knew his audience was one. Piper smiled. In response, Leo hugged Piper as she pulled off her mitts. We tried not to celebrate. We were victorious with the curse and the demon, but so many had to be sacrificed. The feeling didn't stay long."

"Ah, the Charmed Ones are back," one of the Cleaners smiled. "You've done a service for the magical community, but I'm afraid, you're going to have to go back."

I stood in front of my family. "Back, where?"

"Past lives can confuse the current life. Decisions can be altered or biased. In order to grow, you must learn from your mistakes on your own."

"And as the Charmed Ones—we don't have any consideration."

"Especially the Charmed Ones. The prophecy has been fulfilled, and the threat is gone."

Phoebe yelled, "FOR NOW!"

"The Charmed Ones attract evil. When you return back to your normal lives, you will have no powers and evil will not be a problem."

"Like Hell, it will!" Piper screamed. "The demon killed our family, and how can we defend ourselves with no active powers?"

The Cleaner held his hand up. "Enough. Goodbye, Charmed Ones." He waved his hands, and Piper, Phoebe, and Paige disappeared, but in a matter of seconds, they boomeranged back. "WHAT! What happened?"

"We do think ahead of time—at least one of us does," I smiled at Paige who smiled back.

"Ladies, do you remember the last time The Cleaners messed with the Charmed Ones?" Piper served up.

Phoebe grinned back, "We made a lot of problems for you, didn't we?"

Paige moved forward, "We can do that again, but it's not just us, our family knows who we are."

"STUBBORN WITCHES!" and they disappeared without another comment.

"Next to the Elders and demons, I love pissing off The Cleaners," Piper hugged Paige.