Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed or anything associated with them…unfortunately
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A blast of light filled the attic of the Halliwell manor as Melinda came crashing on the floor followed by Chris and Bianca, which landed on Chris, both in their PJ/nightgown and last but not least came a half naked Wyatt only wearing his boxer shorts and was sent flying through the portal and landed next to Mel who was just getting to her feet. Quickly she scanned the sunlit room looking for an intruder.
"Wasn't it 3:00 am a couple of moments ago?" asked Bianca as Chris helped her to her feet
"It was a time portal" explained Mel while still looking around noticing how much the attic had changed now it looked like a place were people would cram up with stuff unlike the future were it was filled with bookcases with ancient tomes, scrolls, potion ingredients and various weapons some acquired from dead demons and others found and used against demons
"How do you know that?" asked a confused Wyatt as he started to take in his surroundings
"Two ways the first I had a vision before we started fighting and that's how I knew that she was up there and secondly do you see any of our baby stuff?" she asked pointing towards the corner behind them
"You mean the stuff that mom wouldn't throw away no matter how much we begged?" asked Chris as he to now started looking around the attic with Bianca at his side "You are right we are in a different time but when the past or the future?"
"Definitely the past but the question is how far back are we?" but before either of them could make any more assumptions the attic door opened and in came Paige and Phoebe both looking stunned at the group of visitors in front of them their jaws dropped
"We're not demons!" all four of them yelled in union as Chris continued, "There was this time portal and we…"
But before he could continue both Paige and Phoebe shrieked and started to run towards the group Phoebe yelling "Oh my God, oh my God" followed closely by a crying Paige who was shrieking "Out of my way!" and both of them jumped at Chris hugging him tightly
Now it was Melinda's Wyatt's and Bianca's turn to look more then confused at the younger versions of Paige and Phoebe, who were refusing to let go of Chris mumbling something like "you made it" and "don't ever do that again do you hear"
"You sure this isn't some twisted twilight zone version of the past?" asked a slightly bemused Mel while looking at Chris who was struggling for breath under both Paige and Phoebe
"Anything possible" shrugged Wyatt while Bianca looked lost in thought
"Aunt Paige… and Phoebe… can't breath" he finally managed to push out while his aunts finally let go grinning like idiots at him
"He called us aunts!" squealed Phoebe
"I know I'm not deaf", retorted Paige next to her while rubbing her ear "Oh and you brought a couple of friends along…I hope" continued Paige while looking at Wyatt and Bianca's nudity
"Hey how come we don't get hug", asked Wyatt slightly bemused
Paige and Phoebe's eyes almost popped out as they realized who Wyatt actually was quickly Paige hugged him while Phoebe looked a bit nervous
"So Wyatt one small question?" she asked
"Why watt' s up aunt Phoebe?", he asked as his eyebrows pulled together in confusion
"Are you good?" she asked as the attic fell silent Paige looked as if she could strangle her older sister it was Chris who answered
"Of course he's good what kind of stupid question is that?" Phoebe looked as if a great weight was lifted of her shoulders as she to now hugged a confused Wyatt
"Does your girlfriends?" asked Paige while pointing towards Mel and Bianca
"I'm their sister", snapped Mel while pointing at her brothers Phoebe looked like she got hit by horse while Paige yelled "YES oh thank you GOD"
"What are you hiding?" asked Bianca her voice with out emotion as she gained the whole attention of the room
"Nothing why would you think we are hiding anything Bianca?" asked Phoebe with a smile hoping to cover up her tracks while Paige rolled her eyes
"Then explain how you knew my name?"
"Your name? I know your name?" the time travelers looked at Phoebe while Bianca raised one of her eyebrows
"You just called me Bianca, how do you know my name?" she asked again this time a bit forcefully "And how do you know Chris?"
"What you think I couldn't recognize my own nephew?"
"Not his twenty something older version" this time it was Mel who spoke " And judging by your age we should somewhere around ages 1-3" continued Mel as both Paige and Phoebe took a couple of steps back looking at each other uneasy Phoebe opened her mouth to speak but Paige interrupted her and took charge
"We promise well tell you everything but you guys first tell us why you're here"
"A demon opened a time portal that lead us here we just followed" explained Wyatt
" So a demon's here", asked an alarmed Phoebe
"No not anymore" spoke Chris "We barely managed to jump into the portal before it closed"
"Yeah and?" asked both Mel, Wy and Paige
"It means that it took us longer then her to get here" he explained
"How much longer?" asked Bianca as Chris closed his eyes trying to concentrate
"A week maybe or a bit longer I'm not sure" he answered after a couple of minutes
"A WEEK!" yelled both Mel and Wyatt
"She could have done incredible damage to time line by now"
"She already has" spoke Mel silently " What year is it?"
"2004" answered both Phoebe and Paige
"Oh crap, this is the year when dad died" continued Mel as the looks of confusion appeared on Chris's Wyatt's and Bianca's faces while Phoebe and Paige looked crest fallen
"Oh so he lost the trial? This is bad but you guys know that Leo loved you and that…"
"So how come you're here" interrupted Paige "I mean Piper and Leo didn't…e… you know cuddle since baby Chris was born"
"Because that never happened" said a shocked Wyatt while the sisters looked confused
"In my vision it did" explained Melinda
"So maybe the vision shoved you how the new timeline looks like" said Bianca
"Wait a second what trial?" spoke a heavily confused and irate Wyatt
"The one your father is in for "murdering" an elder" answered Paige while rolling her eyes as the future group's faces went pale
"Dad a murderer?" asked Mel in disbelief
"Who he kill?" stammered Chris
"Gideon"
"Who?" the group asked
"Gideon was an elder who tried to kill baby Wyatt", explained Paige to her future niece and nephews "He thought that Wyatt was to powerful to exist so he tried to kill him but before he could do that Leo fried him and now he is on trial"
"I don't get it" spoke Bianca "I mean if he was protecting Wyatt shouldn't…"
"But you se there is the catch there seems to be a fraction of elders that actually agreed with Gideon and now they are going to sentence Leo" Paige ended with a sigh
"How's mom been doing?" asked Mel almost afraid of the answer
"She isn't doing she had a complete breakdown when they took baby Wyatt and Chris…"
"Wait they took us?"
"Yup obviously so that they could examine if you pose any threat Piper tried to blow them up but they orbed before she could get them and after that she just fell apart" concluded Phoebe sadly
"Wait a second what were you doing in the mean time?" asked Chris pointing at his aunts
"Hey don't you accuse us mister we've been trying to get "up there" for ages we tried everything from orbing to potions to spells" snapped Paige
"Ok I'm going "up there" to help dad" but before Wyatt could orb he was stopped by his sisters hand "Hey what gives" he snapped at her as his body reformed
"And what do you think to accomplish in your underwear" she snapped back pointing out the obvious " Aunt Paige do you got some…"
"On it"
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20 minutes later
A fully dressed Chris and Wyatt in their father's old clothes stood in the attic with Phoebe discussing how to help their father Chris had wanted to accompany his brother but Phoebe insisted that he went to visit Piper in hopes of helping her to which he immediately orbed leaving Wyatt with Melinda, and Bianca now wearing jeans and a shirt borrowed from Paige, was to stay and to help Paige and Phoebe to identify their mystery demon
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Piper's room
Piper lay in her bed now for over a week she didn't have the strength to get up not after a month like this.
FLASHBACK
She had given birth to baby Chris two days ago when Leo orbed bedsides her in the middle of the night she had actually expected big Chris but as she looked at Leo's face she froze he looked terrible his eyes were red, he looked as if he hadn't shaved in days
"Leo what's wrong" she asked immediately
"I just wanted to check up on you to see…" he began his voice soar
"Leo you like you drank through half of San Francisco now tell me what's wrong!"
None of them spoke for a couple of moments then she realized
"Leo where is Chris?" she asked fearing his answer
He didn't answer reached out with his hands and wrapped in a hug and let out sob. Piper was terrified something terrible had happened to her boy to her brave boy who traveled from the future to save them a whisper in her head already had told her he's dead but no it couldn't be she needed Leo to tell her
"I've failed him again Piper" he croaked still holding her
"No it... it can't be…" she stammered her mind frozen he beautiful brave boy dead
END OF FLASHBACK
Then the elders came for her husband and children they took everything from her they had hurt her worse then any demon had managed. Her train of thoughts was suddenly interrupted by sound or orbs that filled the room, Piper didn't bother to turn around and to look
"Paige I've told you to leave me alone!" she yelled between sobs her tears running down her cheeks
"Mom?" a voice asked a voice that there was no way she could hear he had died hadn't he? Almost to afraid to turn around in case if she had indeed lost it she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and then again the voice "Mom" she finally turned around and found two jade green eyes looking at her she only managed to stutter
"C…Ch…Chris?"
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Up there
Several whitelighter's turned their heads as a swirl of blue and white orbs appeared and materialized into Mel and Wyatt who quickly started to walk towards a large gate
"Where are we going anyway?" asked Mel
"To the high council chambers if they are having a trial then there" he explained to his little sister as they approached a large gate in front of them two white lighters
"I'm sorry the trial of Leo Wyatt is in session you aren't allowed to enter", explained one of them
"When are we allowed to enter?" asked Wyatt sarcastically
"Soon as he is sentenced…" spoke the other whitelighter "…or freed" he quickly added as he saw Wyatt glaring at him
Wyatt looked like he was going to argue the point but was interrupted by Mel
"Wy allow me" she said acidly while looking at whitelighter in front of them
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Chamber of the high council
Leo sat on the floor chained around him a small court he was thinking of Piper and of his sons as one of the ten elders around him spoke
"Leo Wyatt due to the evidence presented we have no choice but to strip you of your powers and send your soul for recycling do you have any last words"
"What of Piper and my boys?" his voice was a mere whisper Leo had given up reasoning and trying to prove his innocence it seemed as almost what ever he said the elder Odin had proof which proved the contrary his only thoughts were now with Piper, Chris and Wyatt
"Your wife will be informed of you sentence, as for young Christopher he will be returned as soon as possible since we have proved that he presents no threat as for Wyatt he's fate will be still decided should we proclaim him as a threat he will share your fate" the voice of the elder was cold
"No you can't…" yelled Leo as tears started to fall from his eyes down his cheeks as suddenly screams could be heard from the other side of the large gate
"What the" several elders muttered as the gate flew open a whitelighter with several bruisers was sent flying into the court followed by a furious Melinda and an distraught Wyatt
"Mel you can't just throw people around you could have seriously injured him!" he scolded his younger sister
"Like you wouldn't have done that anyway! Not to mention that he is already dead" she snapped
"That's not the point!" he snapped back as they entered the high court
"Who are you and how do you dear to enter the chambers of the high council!" the booming voice of Odin suddenly interrupted the bickering siblings
tbc