Chapter 3: Making Peace
Paige, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe were all sitting piled on the couch in the living room they had made peace with each other hours ago and now they were trying to get back in the groove.
"One thing is just bothering the hell out of me what the hell was up with the guys ?" Paige asked she had never seen the four of them act that way before they were normally content to let them do whatever they wanted.
"I'll tell you what is wrong Andy is scum." Prue professed solemnly taking a sip out of her cup of tea.
"So is Leo I can't believe him sometimes." Piper said rolling her eyes.
"None of them are as bad as Coop." Phoebe added snorting.
Paige however had a feeling that she couldn't quite shake her and Henry rarely fought. "But still something was off about them. Piper you and Leo have your squabbles but you never fight like that. Phoebe you and Coop are all about love I don't think I've even heard you two raise your voices to each other before. Prue you and Andy are newlyweds you shouldn't be fighting like that yet. Henry and I very rarely fight and if we do he never walks away like he did today." she observed.
"Honey don't try to make sense of it because Grams is right men are like tools we should only take them out when we need them and then put them back when we're done." Piper said but she knew that something was wrong too she hadn't even been mad at Leo.
"Of course I was right about men I'm always right about men." Grams said throwing her hands up as she walked into the room to check on them.
"You're not right about Chuck though Grams he is sweet and kind and he does whatever I tell him too." Prue said she had followed her great-grandmother into the room.
"So you think he is still a man Prudence." Grams informed her .
Prue laughed at her grandmother and niece "Ha Grams called you Prudence you're in trouble now." she taunted her.
"Grams is wrong about me too I'm not as bad as she thinks I am. One day she told me that I was a gentleman with good manners and she didn't want me to get hurt." Henry said he was in there because he was ready to put phase two of their plan into action.
"No I said I thought you were a gentleman before you started cussing at me because I didn't like your stupid plan." Grams corrected him with a nod of her head.
"Grams I wasn't cussing you per say but you were making me mad me and the girls were trying to find everyone else and you were being impossible." Henry defended himself.
"Victor you know better than to talk to Grams like that I raised you better than that and I know your Aunt Piper and I taught you to have good manners." Paige scolded him lightly she couldn't blame him Penny Halliwell made you want to kill her.
"It wasn't just him Paige, Melinda wasn't much better she is really bad about giving me lip I think she gets it from her mother." Penny observed crossing her arms over her chest.
"Well Grams someone has to keep you on your toes." Piper smirked at her grandmother.
Before they could escalate into having an argument there was a knock on the front door. "Chris and I have got it." Jake called not that anyone in the living room was moving to answer it.
"Alright Ladybug you're on." Henry whispered to his cousin the second part of their plan hinged on her using her cupid powers.
"I don't know if I can Hank it doesn't always work when I want it to." Prue whispered back nervously she didn't have a good handle on any of her cupid powers.
They didn't have time to debate the matter any further because Chris and Jake came walking into the room with the four husbands hot on their heels.
"Piper what the hell did you want ? You texted me get to the manor ASAP." Leo asked with a pissed off look on his face.
"Leo you are a moron I didn't text you, you can ask my sisters we have been in here all afternoon." Piper shot back at her husband.
"He is not a moron because I got one from Prue." Andy replied hotly.
"Yeah and Coop and I got one from Paige and Phoebe." Henry chimed in.
"That is so sweet you four idiots are texting each other to make it look like we were sending you messages." Prue said sarcastically.
"Enough they didn't do that Prue and I did," Jake said gesturing between him and his sister. " although let me say that is the very last time I go through a woman's purse. There are things in there I don't want to see." he shivered at the thought.
"Oh I see that when the girls couldn't get through to us they called in the calvary and then when that didn't work they called Grams." Coop said the pissed off tone in his voice cutting.
"Someone had to do something you are all acting like a bunch of big dumb jerks." Henry Jr said not backing down from his uncle.
"Ha says the jerk that can't even so much as say his wife's name without going into a tailspin." Henry Sr shot back at his son.
"Dad I love you but shut up don't bring Oriana into this, this has nothing to do with her or how stupid I was when I really wanted B." Hank corrected his father saying her name damn near killed him but he had to do it so he had thought about Bianca instead.
"Henry don't talk to my son like that ever again." Paige warned her husband.
"Point in case right there Paige that is what Coop was saying earlier you don't know that any of your other kids exist." Henry Sr pointed out to his wife.
"Did you assholes want something ?" Piper asked testily.
"No we wouldn't have come back if some kids could have minded their own damn business." Leo dished her shit right back up to her.
"It wasn't like you guys were going to try to path things up we saw that after we sent Wyatt down there." Prue defended their actions to her uncle.
"Ladybug, Jr I know you have a lot of your mother in you but sometimes it is better for you butt the fuck out." Coop spat at his children he never talked to them like that.
"Coop shut up and don't talk to my children like that they didn't do anything they helped." Phoebe argued with her husband.
"Prue it's sad really that you needed your nieces and nephews to call me for you I thought we could talk about things." Andy was pissed he loved Prue with all of his heart but for some reason he was angry with her.
"Henry dear do something about them I can't listen to this anymore." Grams said it was the nicest she had ever talked to Hank.
Hank looked at her confused for a moment but then he got what she was saying he flicked out his fingers and froze the four men. "Thank God I didn't blow them up that would have sucked. " he said a satisfied smile on his face.
"Henry Victor Matthews Halliwell Jr unfreeze them right now so I can blow Leo up." Piper demanded using his long name.
Chris shook his head at his mother defiantly "Nope that is not happening mom you guys are going to talk without yelling wether you want to or not. Don't worry they should unfreeze in a second that doesn't last long with him." he replied smirking his green eyes dancing.
"Feel relieved that we didn't ask Mel to do that she would have blown them up she is not very happy with them right now." Jake informed the room his cousin was down right pissed to put it mildly.
"Now, Aunt Piper you go sit on the love seat, Mom you and Aunt Prue stay on the couch, Aunt Paige you go sit in that chair." Prue pointed as she was giving orders surprisingly they did what she asked. "Chrissy your turn." she turned to Chris.
Chris waved his arm and orbed the guys next to their wives. "Alright Hank your show unfreeze only their heads." he coached but he saw that his cousin looked apprehensive "You want me to get Mel to do it ?" he asked.
Henry sighed "No I've got it I just don't want to blow up anything important." he replied taking a deep breath. He flicked the fingers on his left hand in the direction of Coop and Andy and the ones on his right hand in the direction of Henry Sr and Leo. He breathed a sigh of relief when that worked.
"Why the hell can't I move ? Piper this is not funny." Henry Sr bitched at his sister-in-law.
Piper laughed out loud "Henry that wasn't me that was your son." she informed him.
"You guys don't get to ask questions right now this is our show and you'll do as we say." Chris said firmly in his don't fuck with me voice.
"Alright Ladybug you're up." Jake said to his sister who had her cupid ring on her finger.
Prue held up her right hand and waited for the ring on her finger to glow red but it never happened. "I don't think I can do this guys." she said.
"You can do this Prue you're a Halliwell." Grams reassured her gently.
Prue tried again only to get the same result "I really can't do this it won't work." she said sounding defeated she couldn't even get her stupid powers to work when she needed them to.
"Come on Prue I know you can do this you stole Aunt Phoebe's car at fifteen you can do anything." Hank coached her.
"He is right Prue you can do anything you set your mind to not many people can scare Chuck into not doing something." Chris added trying to bolster her confidence.
Jake laid a hand on his sister's shoulder "No guys she said she can't and she doesn't have to." he said forcefully "It's ok Ladybug you don't have to do this I will just give me the ring." he told his sister gently.
Prue gave him a thankful look and slipped the ring off her finger she placed it in the palm of his upturned right hand. Jake slipped the ring on his right ring finger he knew how to use this he could do it. His whole life he wanted nothing more than to do what he was about to do just so he could say he was like his dad.
Jake held out his right hand and filled his heart and mind with thoughts of love sure enough the ring began to glow and the four pairs of spouses in the room slowed to no more than a heart beat. He decided to start with his mom and dad.
"Mom you love dad with all of your heart the way you have never loved any man before. Remember what you felt when you first met him you thought he was a pain in the ass but he grew on you after a while and you fell hopelessly in love with him. No other man would have accepted your son from another man as his own. This now isn't what you feel for dad you can't stay mad at him. I want my mommy and daddy together." Jake spoke to his mother from his heart before he turned to his father.
"Dad you have loved mom from the moment you first set eyes on her and it killed you inside trying to set her up with another man when you wanted her for yourself. She gave you things you never knew you could have but always wanted. Most importantly she gave you your little Coop and your girls. You can regret me but you will never regret those girls. Now just remember how you really feel about her she is your wife and your best friend." Jake walked his dad through his feelings trying to get through to him and he could see a small smile spreading across his parents' faces.
"I hate him he is such a show off." Prue whispered to Chris and Hank who had to bite back their laughter.
Jake turned to Prue and Andy next "Aunt Prue you have known since you were in high school that Andy was the guy for you. You guys lost touch after that but he walked back into your life just as you became a witch he gave up his life to save you. It killed you a little inside because you never told him how much you loved him. You went out on dates but they were never Andy you thought you had lost him forever but then you were reunited and married. Remember with him it is just like that first taste of love everyday." he wasn't what came to mind when you thought of a cupid but he was damn good.
"Andy leaving Aunt Prue behind after high school killed you, you tried to move on and you got married but it still wasn't Aunt Prue. You came back to San Francisco and seeing her again made you go weak in the knees. You gave up your life to protect her and you had to watch her from afar knowing that you loved her more than life itself. But you two found your way back to each other. Now embrace those feelings and let go of the hate in your heart." Jake finished with that couple and he could see their features softening towards one another.
"That boy is damn good." Grams leaned over and whispered to the three standing beside her hanging on to every word that came out of Jake's mouth.
"Don't tell him that Grams it will go to his head." Chris whispered back playfully all the while he was toying with the button on his shirt sleeve he was nervous if this didn't work they would have to try something else.
Jake moved on to Paige and Henry he needed time to think about what he would say to Piper and Leo. "Aunt Paige the first time you met Uncle Henry you were attracted to him but he was a stubborn mule who got on your nerves but after awhile you saw past all that and started to fall in love with him. In him you found another kindered sprit who had been through the same things you had. He accepted your magic there was nothing more you could ask for so you married him and had three of my favorite people in this world. Take hold of your love for him and see past this hate because I want Mitch to exist." the words were flowing seamlessly from his mouth as he worked his magic.
"Uncle Henry you knew the moment you set eyes on Aunt Paige that you could spend the rest of your life loving her like you she saw the goodness in people and she got your job. She didn't hear the word cop and run the other way. The best part was she came with the family you so badly wanted and you loved her sisters as your own you still do. The fact that she was a witch didn't bother you, you just wanted to be with her. She gave you the three most precious things in your life your son and two daughters. You have more happiness waiting right down the road for you if you pull out of this." Jake could tell he was making progress because his aunt and uncle no longer seemed as tense as they had been.
"Coop could have his own talk show he is so good." Henry commented in a hushed tone to Chris and Prue who shook their heads at him as they leaned against the mantle.
Jake ran his hands through his hair and took a deep breath as he walked over to Piper and Leo where to begin with those two they had one tremendous love. He kneeled down in front of his aunt. "Aunt Piper you and Uncle Leo have this epic love that kind that all of us want. We grew up listening to stories about all the trails you went through just to be together and it gave us hope that we could have the same thing. After years of falling for the wrong guy all the time you knew you had found your future in Uncle Leo you could see forever in his eyes. You hit some tough times but you fought through them to get where you are today. Aunt Piper you are the matriarch of this family you have more love in your heart the anyone I know. You can grab on to that and move on with Uncle Leo you still have more love to give." that was easier than he thought it would be once he found the words they flew out of his mouth.
Jake put his hand on his uncle's knee he had so much he could say but he had to word it just right. "Uncle Leo you were always a play by the rules kind of guy but when you set foot in the manor and set eyes on Aunt Piper you knew you couldn't do that anymore. After fighting for your love you two were married and your love gave way to Wyatt my favorite pain in the ass and then Chris and Mel. It wasn't always easy but you fought to make it work and you gave up who you were just so you could be with her. Much to Mel's disappointment because she can't orb. You love Aunt Piper and you love your family you would walk the fires of hell for us. You're a good man remember your love and devotion because I am looking forward to having Linc as a cousin." Jake finished.
Jake gave what he said a moment to set in before he pulled back his magic setting things back to normal speed. "Lets hope that worked." he said and he turned to the doorway of the living room when he heard a sniffle he saw his grandma and all his female cousins standing there with tears in their eyes. He shook his head he would never understand women.
"I think it just might Jake that was beautiful you have such a good heart." Patty said putting her hand on her grandson's face she looked at him lovingly.
The couples seated on the couches and chairs looked at each other stunned for a moment before a chorus of "Listen I'm sorry." filled the room.
"Nice going Coop it worked but we are so canceling your subscription to lifetime." Henry cracked he had to joke he couldn't help himself.
"Nice work Jakie I think everyone can handle my powers but me." Prue said hugging her younger brother.
"Hey you half cupid pain in the ass get over here." Coop called out Jake looked at Prue "No not Ladybug you Junior." he corrected him.
Jake went over to his mom and dad. "Well you said half cupid I thought you meant Prue I'm half demon." he said he had stopped himself just in time from saying pain in the ass instead of half cupid.
Coop shook his head and smiled "No half cupid not half demon you did an amazing job son and I don't regret you I never will. Like I said second best cupid I know you're my little Coop you did just what I would have." He said ruffling his blond hair.
"Everything you said hit home Jake and you were right I did think your dad was a pain in the ass." Phoebe said smiling at Coop everything seemed to be as it should again.
"I liked the part where you were pressing the issue about Linc and Mitch it was a classy touch Coop my boy." Chris said to his cousin giving him a thumbs up.
Prue and Andy both slapped themselves in the center of the forehead at his words "Do you want to tell them or should I ?" Andy asked his wife before kissing her.
"I'll tell them Andy they are my sisters," Prue replied taking a deep breath "Piper, Leo, Henry, Paige, Linc and Mitch have a little over twenty-four hours if they aren't conceived by then it's all over." Prue had never been one to tiptoe around her words.
"Which means we're on." Mel said as she walked into the room followed by Patty and Val who was holding a tray with eight cups on it. They passed the cups out to the four couples.
"Mel what is this ?" Piper asked her daughter she was just a little scared of what she could be drinking.
"Mom don't ask questions just drink that trust me on this one." Mel said she didn't really want to know what that was but she did.
All eight people held up their glasses and downed them "Please tell me that Paige Jr didn't have a hand in making that." Henry pleaded after he had already drank it he feared for his life.
"That all depends on who you are talking about dad." Patty said giving him a huge grin.
"You, Mel, and Henry Jr namely all three of you are as bad as Paige." Henry ranted.
"I hate to disappoint but that was a potion of my own making. It was a love potion with an aphrodisiac kicker for good measure." Mel said smiling sheepishly.
"It worked we tested it before we gave it to you we tried it out on Troy and Val they had to be pulled apart." Carly said laughing a little.
"You tested that on Troy and Val ? Just someone shoot me now." Jake groaned he hadn't forgotten what Liz had saw during that spell to find Calleigh.
"Relax Jakie we had to test it on two people who couldn't possibly have feelings for each other and Mel refused to let us use Roman and Charlie said the same thing about Ricky. We thought it would be a bad idea to ask Chuck so that left Troy." Penny explained to her brother who was having a major freak out for no reason.
"You used a love potion on a cupid ?" Coop asked incredulously he couldn't believe it his race of people got no respect.
"Well yeah dad we had to use it on you anyway so we tested it on me besides Henry wouldn't let us use him he was afraid of what B would do to him." Val said her father could be so dramatic at times.
"Where did you guys get a love potion ?" Leo asked he knew they couldn't make one that good he was already feeling the effects of it. He couldn't take his eyes off of Piper.
"My little brother gave it to me and told me not to ask questions but I did we had words he called me some not nice names I called him something I can't repeat because grandma didn't like it the first time. But I found out what was in it you don't want to know." Mel rambled.
"Mel Linc called you an egotistical pushy bitch who was just like your mother. And you called him a perverted fucking little bastard." Carly said for the record.
"Carly I told you girls about talking like that while we were in the kitchen I don't know how you have boyfriends." Patty said shaking her head at her granddaughter.
"Well see Jason likes it when." Carly started to say but was cut off by her brother .
"Carly Janice if I want to be able to look at Jason and not want to kill him I can't know about what you two do together." Henry said closing his eyes and shaking his head.
"We have bigger problems like where the hell did Jake get those lines he was using ? Cheap romance novels Lilly should be worried about you." Prue asked she had to nitpick at her brother it was her job.
"No Ladybug it's called speaking from the heart." Jake replied sarcastically. Prue took a step toward her brother but he got up off the couch and hid behind their grandmother. "Now you wouldn't hit grandma Prue." he taunted her.
"Stop being a little bitch and hiding behind grandma Jake you're only making it worse on yourself." Prue warned him.
"No you're gonna hit me Prue I'm not stupid." Jake replied but he ran as she came closer.
"Jake don't make me run after you my feet hurt." Prue whined it was always her feet.
"Shut up Prue." Chris and Hank yelled in unison they got so tired of hearing her complain about her feet. If she went five minutes without complaining about something it would be a miracle.
"Hey you two be nice she is your little cousin." Patty told her middle two grandsons with her hands on her hips.
Piper and Paige smirked at their two sons "Sorry grandma." they said in unison.
"That may be true but Prue is also a pain in the ass thankfully the boys have to deal with her." Val said she loved her grandma but she wouldn't just back down like the boys would.
"That was an understatement Prue is a major pain in the ass." Carly corrected her cousin.
"Val, Carly meet Grams you are three of a kind a real winning hand." Henry commented to his sister and cousin.
"Phoebe Coop your son and daughter are about ready to kill each other in here." Victor called to his middle daughter and son-in-law from the kitchen.
Phoebe and Coop shared a look their oldest two were beyond hope. "Don't worry I'll get them." Grams said going in the other room.
"While Grams does us all a favor and kills those two you eight need to think about the possibility that a demon was responsible for your sudden rage with each other. I mean it's just a thought." Chris said going into his neurotic freak mode that they all missed.
"Chris relax take a deep breath we know there are some other things that we have to take care of first however." Piper said taking hold of Leo's hand.
"Come on mom I don't need to know about those other things as long as I still have a brother that is all I need to know and that is too much." Chris said this was almost as bad as trying to get himself conceived.
Grams came back in the room a moment later she had Prue by her left ear and Jake by his right ear. She stood them in front of the mantle. "Now who wants to talk first ?" she asked letting them go. Prue and Jake turned their backs on each other.
"I have nothing to say to her." Jake said his face was red from running and he was going to have a shiner Prue had really wailed on him. He crossed his arms across his chest.
"I have nothing to say to him either." Prue said stubbornly she was rubbing some of the sting out of her side he had hit her with a very low voltage energy ball.
Grams grabbed them both by the ears and again and twisted painfully they both yelped. "Stop being so stubborn you two." she warned them. "Prue , Jake is your little brother you need to look out for him and make sure no one hurts him. That does not mean you get to beat him anytime he does something that you don't like." Jake smiled and stuck his tongue out at his sister. "And Jake, Prue is your older sister sometimes you need to know when to quit and not antagonize her." Prue smirked at her brother and gave him the finger.
"Grams save your breath Ladybug and Demon Boy fight like this it is why they get along so well neither one of them means anything they say or do." Henry reasoned with his great-grandmother.
Grams ignored him though as she watched the two young adults on either side of her continue to bicker. "Prudence and Cooper that is enough out of both of you." she exploded she had ,had her fill of them.
"Fine truce you cheater you're worse than dad no more energy balls." Prue said sticking her hand out to her brother.
Jake took her hand and shook it "Truce I had to get you off me someway you blocked all my punches."
Phoebe didn't know wether to be proud or yell at both of them for fighting again. She didn't have to make the choice because two sets of orbs appeared in the room at that moment.
"Oh Elder Boy a little help over here and I could use he who can heal better than me too." Wyatt called orbing in with Roman and Chuck. Chuck was bleeding from his side and groaning in pain.
Chris and Henry rushed over to where Wyatt was standing. "It is official you can't be left alone Wy shit like this happens." Chris raged as he put his hands out over Chuck's wound along with Hank.
"Wyatt Matthew Halliwell what the hell did you let happen to my boyfriend ?" Prue demanded getting up in her oldest cousin's face.
Wyatt scratched the back of his head and squinted his eyes "Uh tracker demons came after us wanted to know what we did with Calleigh huge fight ensued and the apartment is a mess which Liz and Lilly are cleaning up right now." he explained quickly.
"Which means we better g.." Hank started to say but then he caught sight of who else orbed in "oh no damn it son just tell me your cousin is not here with you somewhere I couldn't take both of you right now." then he looked and saw the mark of the phoenix on his son's inner left arm " you know what fuck it B I need you." he called having a mental melt down.
"Dad I really wish you wouldn't do that." Victor said to his father he did not want to have to deal with his mother who was going to kill him when he got back to his right time anyway.
Bianca shimmered in a moment later looking at Hank with an arched eyebrow "You called ?" she asked bored.
"Yes I did this is our son Victor I want you to deal with him because I can't handle him right now." Henry said pointing to his son.
Bianca let her mouth fall open "Hank I would tell you that you're crazy but there is no doubt in my mind that is my son." she said going to put her arm around Victor.
"Hi mom." he said simply Linc and Mitch were going to kill him when he finally got to talk to him.
Piper let out a loud wolf whistle "Alright people we all have things to take care of here so in two hours from now we're all going to meet up right back here and everyone is going to explain everything." she barked out she couldn't wait to get her hands on Leo. "And I would suggest you younger girls go hang out at your grandpa's house or somewhere like that. Come on move it chop, chop." she clapped her hands and a flurry of orbs and pink lights were seen leaving the room leaving only her and Leo.
"I thought they would never leave." Leo said leaning down and capturing Piper's lips with his.
Piper wiggled her eyebrows at him "You and me both Leo." she sat on his lap so that she was straddling him and he orbed them up to their bedroom.
Lilly and Liz were busying picking up the living room of the cousin's apartment while Troy looked on from the kitchen that had been spared the mess.
"You know we don't even clean our own apartment as much as we have to clean this one."Lilly stated putting some more stuff in a trash bag.
Liz sighed "But thankfully demons hardly ever attack our apartment unless you count what Chuck and Jake do when they come in looking for food." she pointed out she didn't consider the two of them to be demons but they sure got on her nerves sometimes.
"Step back ladies I've got this in the bag." Troy said shooing them away from the mess. "Let the object of objection become but a dream as I cause this scene to be unseen." he chanted and the mess in the room was magically cleaned up.
The others all orb in just in time to hear Liz and Lilly yell at Troy "That was so personal gain."
Troy just shrugged them off and went back to drinking the beer he had been nursing. Chris looked around the apartment his sea green eyes not missing much but he got the gist of why the girls had been yelling at Troy. "Someone please explain what the hell happened here because now we have to tell the aunts what we're up to not that, that is a bad idea I know just how to spin it." He said running his hands through what little hair he had. He had just gotten a hair cut the day before because Piper had said something about it getting too long.
"Long story short the tracker demons came here but they weren't just looking for Calleigh for some reason they wanted you, Hen, and Prue too." Wyatt explained sitting down in his favorite chair.
Henry looked stumped if anybody knew anything about what their mothers had done that might have caused this it would have been him he had spent a lot of time with Piper growing up and she had told him more stories than he could count. "I can't think of a thing I mean it's not like any of us have valkyrie blood in us and if that was the case they would have been after you and Coop too." he said logically laying his long frame across the couch.
"Surgical strike maybe they know that those three are biggest demon killers around they are just as dangerous as Aunt Piper, Aunt Phoebe, and Aunt Paige they have their team work thing down pat." Liz suggested sitting down on top of Wyatt she hung her legs over the side of the chair.
"Maybe but I don't think so if they were after that they wouldn't have worried so much about Calleigh ." Roman dismissed her idea as he laid down on the floor he still wasn't getting much sleep him and Chris were in the same boat except for the fact he wasn't getting enough information and Chris was on information overload.
"Chip baby you're sure that you're ok ?" Prue asked her boyfriend kissing him on the nose.
"I'm fine Prue really I swear I am but I got the guy so it doesn't matter he just got off an energy ball too." Chuck said wrapping an arm around his girlfriend.
"An even better question I have is what the hell is my future son doing here ?" Henry called out it was a question for the room but no one had an answer not that he expected one.
Bianca was sitting with his feet in her lap "I have a question for you Hank how come you didn't tell me I had a son ?" she asked slapping him hard on the thigh.
"Ow B that hurt I didn't tell you because I didn't know until right before I called you that he was your son too. Not that you could deny him if you wanted to." Henry replied rubbing the spot where she had slapped him it was really tender.
"I think that someone should go to Valhalla and check on Calleigh but that is just my opinion on the matter not that any of you ever listen to anything I say." Lilly suggested it made sense if they had been attacked there the demons might have tried to get into Valhalla it was doubtful that they had been successful but that didn't mean they hadn't tried.
Everyone looked to Wyatt since she was his charge after all Liz didn't like that one bit she didn't think of herself as an unreasonable bitch but Wyatt was hers wether they were together or not. "I don't want to go as Chris pointed out I can't be trusted to go alone I would rather stay here and go back to working on a plan of attack." he whined.
Chris looked at his older brother and rolled his eyes it didn't matter what time line he was in he still had to save Wyatt from himself. "Fine Princess Wyatt I will go but you had better of come up with something good by the time I get back or I will not be happy with you." He orbed out before his brother could raise any objection to being called Princess Wyatt. It was a dig at the fact he whined a lot and was the next ruler of Camelot.
"Why does everyone always Princess Wyatt me ?" Wyatt asked pouting after his little brother orbed out of the room he figured that one Halliwell sibling battle was enough for the day he didn't want to upset his brother. He was still acting weird around him.
Troy rolled his eyes at the man he knew one day would be his brother-in-law it didn't matter that he couldn't see it but Troy could. "Because you always whine like a little bitch the way you are now Wy. I think Chris was dead serious we better have one kick ass plan especially after the one we had in Mexico we have to top that." he pointed out he had noticed that Chris had been really cranky lately but he just wrote that off to Chris being Chris.
"If he wanted that he should have stayed now Henry is just going to come up with one of his off the wall ideas that we are going to shoot down at least we should have sense enough to shoot them down they do tend to get us into trouble." Jake said he still wasn't over the whole thing they had pulled when they decided to make a statement and go after the source.
" A guy suggests that we go after the source one time and we had to call the aunts but I have yet to hear the end of it." Henry said throwing his hands up in the air it was a horrible plan he admitted it but he had been tired of sitting around and doing nothing.
"Grandpa you cheater those are so the same cards you had before this hand." Mel protested her grandfather was cheating at cards they were playing poker since they had all been kicked out of their respective homes so their parents could do only God knew what.
Victor laughed "These are not I do not cheat that is your grandpa Sam who cheats if I have to go in the other room I have to take my cards with me." he said giving her a sly grin he hadn't thought she would catch him.
"Newsflash grandpa Mel and I have older brothers we know what we're doing here we can't be cheated." Patty corrected his error in judgement flipping her ponytail so that it wasn't in her way anymore.
"What I don't understand is why we couldn't all just go home." Val said she wasn't blond but she was Phoebe's daughter that made her slow sometimes.
"Because Val are parents are doing that thing that Charlie and Ricky won't do together." Carly pointed out to her cousin making her only sister blush.
"Carly Janice Halliwell that is enough of your mouth today honestly." Patty scolded her granddaughter she was sitting next to Victor on the couch holding onto his arm Grams was in the kitchen with the three future boys she was getting inside information that they wouldn't give anyone else.
"Mom she is like that all of the time it will do you no good to try and get her to stop that is what makes her Carly and that is why I love her so." Parker said giving his niece a cheesy grin and she flipped him off. He was sitting on the couch with his parents it actually normal if you failed to take into account that his mother had been dead for quite sometime.
"I would watch it if I were you dimples Carly will beat your ass and that is no joke." Penny said using the nickname they had come up with for Parker since when he smiled you could see his dimples.
"I'm not scared of Carly, Piper is my big sister enough said." Parker replied to her comment really Piper scared the hell out of him but he was closet to her and Paige.
Mel snorted and rolled her honey brown eyes "Well Piper is my mother try that on for size I get away with nothing around her." she groused it wasn't completely true she was Piper and Leo's only girl she got away with murder she could do no wrong in their eyes.
"Please Mel spare me ok Aunt Piper has been so cool lately she even lets Roman spend the night with you I don't see my mom letting Jason stay the night with me. And by the way I was shocked that we weren't treated to one of you two's famous make out sessions when he was at the manor." Carly argued she was in the process of painting her toenails in one of Victor's arm chairs she was really bored.
"Well someone who shall remain nameless but dimples over there has threatened to revolt if he has to watch me and Roman kiss one more time." Mel said eyeballing Parker.
"All I said was I could stand the flirting between you and D.J. a lot better than I could stand watching you and Roman suck face all the time." Parker defended himself.
"Oh bad move Victor Jr you don't bring up D.J. to Mel that is a very sore subject with her. That is one breakup I don't want relive that was even worse than the time the captain of the soccer team broke up with Patty so he could go out with Carly." Val said shaking her head so that her curls bounced.
"Alright new topic I don't want to talk about D.J. anymore I think he is more than slightly pissed with me he won't even talk to me anymore." Mel said shuffling the cards in her hand it was her turn to deal.
"Ok lets try this for a new topic I can't believe you gave a love potion to Val and Troy it's a good thing Prue wasn't there or Liz wouldn't have a brother anymore." Penny said she and her sister had more man troubles than any of their cousins and they were both half cupid.
Val sighed and rolled her eyes she wasn't going to lie she had liked kissing Troy. "No we are so past that topic at the moment a much better one is Jake and all his smooth talking he is much better at that cupid thing than either of us are Butterfly."
"I know that is a novel concept to you Valerie but your brother listened to every word your father has ever said about being a cupid. Not that I expect you to know what listening is because you're a Halliwell." Victor said only to earn himself a slap on the arm from his ex-wife.
"Victor be nice all your children are Halliwells." Patty scolded him but she was smiling showing off all her perfect teeth.
"My point exactly those girls don't listen and neither do our grandchildren Parker isn't so bad but that is because he hasn't been around his sisters long enough." Victor said making his point.
"Grandpa just stop talking now while you're still ahead and put your bet in we're playing again and be warned you better not cheat this time." Mel said giving him a death glare but he just smiled at her it was plain to see where Parker had got his dimples from.
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In the kitchen Grams was being treated to a complete melt down courtesy of Lincoln and she found it very amusing.
"What the hell happened Vic ?" Lincoln asked unable to believe what he had just heard from his nephew.
"Demons happened but Paige sent me back to fix it so no worries." Vic assured his uncle rolling his eyes he thought he was laying it on just a little thick.
"You can't come drop this bombshell and then tell us no worries we are going to worry or at least he is Aunt Piper is his mother after all." Mitch pointed out with a smirk they really didn't have anything to worry about they could still fix this.
"Oh you men are all the same something doesn't go right and you have a little melt down it can be fixed. Now Victor start from the beginning" Grams said trying to calm them down they were starting to get on her nerves.
"Like I said this clan of demons attacked and pretty much caught us off guard and as it happens they managed to take my sister and a few other family members hostage. Without them we don't have the man power to fight these demons so my wonderful loving cousin after telling me I better not fuck this up sent me back while she minds the store." Victor explained it was no big deal if they eliminated the demons now they would have no future problems.
"Which demons Vic ?" Linc asked pointedly it was bad enough he had to work to get himself conceived but now add this to it he was under a lot of pressure.
"You're going to love this one Jack swarm demons that somehow managed to find a way to come back but don't worry I figured out how to get rid of them for good we're just going to need more than the three of us to hunt them down." Vic replied he wasn't worried he had it in the bag.
"Uh what did you just call him ?" Mel asked coming in the room to get something to drink.
Vic clapped his hand over his mouth he thought for sure Linc was going to kill him "Don't worry about it Vic we were going to tell them later anyway." Linc said waving off his worry "Sis he called me Jack because that is my name not Linc. Now before you go all mom on me just hear me out I had my reasons." he explained but it didn't help to make the pissed off look on Mel's face go away.
"Fine what about you Mitch ?" Mel asked her cousin cooly.
"It's Alan not Mitchell thank God I love my dad but I don't want to go through life stuck with that name." Mitch said waving sheepishly.
"Mom and Aunt Piper are going to kill you boys for lying to them." Patty said she was looking for Mel who was taking a long time.
"Charlie you would never let mom kill me I'm your little Drew-Drew," Mitch said grinning and then he saw the confused look on his sister's face "Alan Andrew and that is Jack Samuel or Sam and Drew as we are known to you girls with the exception of Prue."
"Who calls us whatever strikes her fancy that day." Linc continued for his cousin.
"Be that as it may your mothers are going to kill you both for lying me personally I couldn't be happier Jack Alan Halliwell was the only good man I have ever laid eyes on." Grams said touching a hand to each young man's cheek she actually had tears in her eyes.
"Ah Grams we love you too." Mitch said smiling sweetly at her like his brother he liked to push her buttons.
"Wow I mean the only way I can describe that is wow." Henry said looking down at his wife who was laying naked in his arms.
"I was that good huh ?" Paige asked smiling up at her husband her head was laying on his bare chest.
Henry smiled back " Yeah you were that thing I said before about us not being in our twenties anymore I lied." he chuckled deep in his throat.
Paige sighed and closed her eyes "Do you think that maybe I'm pregnant ?" she asked she hoped they had done enough to save their son.
"I think so there is only one way to find out try to sense for him you'll know if he is alright or not." Henry answered part of him wanted to kill the kid for waiting so long to tell them that he needed to be conceived.
Paige concentrated hard on sensing her youngest child and when she did he was fine. "Good job daddy he is fine I can't promise he will be when I get through with him though." she said glad that he was ok.
"I love you so much Paige." Henry said resting his hand on her stomach.
"I love you too Henry I couldn't think of anyone else I'd rather have babies with." Paige replied kissing him.
Henry kissed her back and he knew that he could lie to her anymore it just wasn't worth it. "Paige listen I have to tell you something that I should have told you a couple of weeks ago." he began taking a deep breath.
"Henry whatever it is you can tell me you know that." Paige said looking at him concerned.
"You see the guy that shot Hank was one of my parolees when he came to me and said he was in trouble he shot a cop and it was Hank I lost my cool I chocked him I would have killed him if it wasn't for Rafe. The problem is now I have to go before the review board I could get suspended for that. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner but I thought you would be mad." he explained closing his eyes he really didn't want to see the look on her face right then.
"Henry look at me," Paige ordered him and he opened his eyes "I'm not mad you did what I would have done. He shot your little boy Hank almost died you were upset you were being a good daddy. And whatever happens we will get through this together all three of us me you and the little one." she kissed him to keep him from saying anything.
Henry slightly turned his head to look at the clock "We had better get showered and dressed we have to be at the manor soon." he said not wanting to get up for anything.
"Yep we do Piper will flip out if we're late but that doesn't mean that we can't shower together." she grinned up at him.
"I gotta say Piper I don't think I want to know what Mel put in that potion but it worked wonders ." Leo said chuckling a little.
"That's my girl Leo I taught her everything I know." Piper joked wrapping the sheet around her.
"How well I know that Piper Mel couldn't be anymore like you if she tried the same goes for Chris, Wyatt is the only one of the three of them that is even remotely like me." Leo said closing his eyes he was sensing for Linc he had to know if they has succeeded in helping him.
"Four Leo we have four kids and Linc is a lot like you he is pretty good with his hands like you are he fixed the plumbing in P3 for me the other day he didn't talk much but he still fixed it for me." Piper replied.
"I'm sorry you're right we do have four kids he is fine by the way I just sensed for him and he was doing great." Leo said a big smile crossing his face.
"Good maybe little him won't hate me as much as big him seems to." she was convinced it was her lot in life to have all her sons who came from the future hate her for some reason or another.
"He doesn't hate you Piper he is just worried about fixing whatever it is they are trying to fix I promise you that it's your fault he gets it from you." Leo tried to sooth her.
"I can't help but feel like I'm a bad mom Leo first Chris and now him." Piper complained.
"Piper you are not a bad mother your Peanut loves you so much that it is sick. I only rate a hi dad from him every now and then but he makes a big deal over you he has to hug and kiss you every time he comes over and don't think I haven't heard him call you mommy from time to time. Don't even get me started on Mel she tells you everything you two are more like sisters." Leo said putting her fears to rest.
"It is not that bad Peanut loves you too Leo he is just a momma's boy that is what it is like with you and Wyatt." Piper laughed.
"Piper I love there is no way in the world you will ever be a bad mom but if we don't get up now we are going to be late to the meeting that you called." Leo pointed out heading toward the hall where all their clothes were.
"Yeah I know me and my big mouth sometimes bring mine too while your out there sweety. And to think I just got on to Mel for doing the same thing." Piper mused got on to was putting it mildly she had read Mel the riot act for the trail of clothes she and Roman had left in the hallway.
"That is more than I needed to know about my daughter thank you very much." Leo came back in the room carrying their clothes.
Chris orbed into Valhalla he knew where he was going thanks to a flashback he had, had the other day he was sure he hadn't seen all there was to see of it but he would shortly. He began walking down the path that was cut into the thick jungle vegetation he was in awe of the beauty of the place. And of course he couldn't even be allowed to marvel in awe at the world because he was sucked into a flashback.
Chris was standing over by a lagoon with a blond Valkyrie he was on a mission if this didn't work he could kiss any chance he had of saving Wyatt goodbye. "So you will do it then Mist ?" he asked the Valkyrie.
"Yes Chris we will do it but we can't keep him for long he is an elder after all people will start to wonder what happened to him." Mist answered.
"It won't be for long I just need you to keep him long enough for me to get some stuff sorted out." Chris replied but then a smirk came to his face. "But in the mean time I can think of some things we can do." he kissed her and peeled his shirt off he didn't even want to think about cheating on Bianca so he pushed from his mind.
Chris came back to his surroundings and continued walking for him that had been a walk in the park it was a short flashback and he liked those it gave him less to think about which meant his head hurt less he figured he could probably go without telling his Aunt Paige about that one. He was rudely brought out of his thoughts when he felt the tip of a sword against his throat. He didn't move but he could see that two warriors were on either side of him and he could sense that one was behind him.
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Calleigh was sitting in the training ring in front of her mother who was braiding her long brown hair down her back . She had changed clothes and she was now wearing a short leather skirt a leather top that stopped before her belly button and a pair of leather sandals that laced up half way up her calves.
"I remember when you were a little girl and you used to love when I would do this to you." Freyja said to her daughter she loved the girl so much and it killed her that she didn't get to see her a lot.
"Mom don't beat yourself up this was no life for me and you knew it that was why you sent me to live with dad. You did what you thought was right and I even managed to have a half way normal childhood it was for the best." Calleigh assured her mother.
"You my beautiful girl have gotten too wise for your own good you're going to give your Aunt Mist a run for her money." Freyja kissed the young woman on her temple.
"Well don't tell her that I like to let her think she knows more than I do." Calleigh replied her eyes were closed and she was close to falling asleep since all the demon attacks started she wasn't sleeping good.
Kara came charging into to the training ring a worried expression on her face "Freyja some of the warriors caught an intruder on the north side of the island they are bringing him here now." she reported.
"For the love of God can't I get a five second break here ?" Calleigh asked standing up if it was another demon she was going to kill it herself without calling for Wyatt who would just fret over her some more.
"Don't worry so much Calleigh if it is a demon we have ways of making him talk." Kara assured the girl who she thought of as a niece.
The three warriors came in with Chris still holding him at sword point he didn't look scared just annoyed as hell he was more than capable of kicking their asses. He just didn't want to make any false moves he liked living.
Calleigh saw the look on his face and had to laugh a little "Mom tell them to let him go that is Wyatt's brother." she said turning to her mother.
"Release him he means no harm." Freyja ordered and they let go of the hold they had on him she knew who he was but she saw by the slicing motion he made over his throat that he didn't want her to say anything about it.
"You sure know how to roll out the welcome mat around here." Chris said sarcastically rolling his eyes only to be sucked into another vision when he laid eyes on the training cage.
Leo had a hard grip on Chris's arm as he walked him into the cage he picked up two swords and tossed one to Chris he let it drop at his feet.
"Leo what are you doing ?" Chris asked slightly worried he had never seen him like that before.
"Getting answers this ring is guarded against magic no orbing, no sisters here to protect you, just the truth now pick it up." Leo said through gritted teeth.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Chris said as he picked up the sword. Leo swung his sword causing Chris to drop his and fall to the ground. Chris picked up the shield that was next to him when Leo reared back again he blocked the shot.
"Chris are you alright ?" Calleigh asked him rushing to his side she put a hand on his arm.
"I'm fine it's just not everyday I get held at sword point that's all." Chris answered shaking his head he would be in so much trouble if Julie saw how close she was to him not that it mattered they were broken up at the moment but that didn't stop her from trying to run his life.
"So what's up tell me you guys got the demons and I can go back home ?" she asked him hopefully.
"No such luck I was just coming to make sure they didn't attack you. But I have an idea if you are willing to help me out Calleigh." Chris said.
"Alright I'm all ears." Calleigh replied.
"Whatever it is you need from me you have if it will keep my daughter safe." Freyja assured him.
"Thank you now Calleigh I warn you this idea you won't like and neither will my cousins but it's the best we can do." Chris said giving her a charming smile he still knew how to get what he needed.
A/N: Here is another chapter for you I hope you like it please review
