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Chapter 2 – History Lesson For the Halliwells (Leo): It was during breakfast that I got the call. "Sorry, They're calling," I told Piper apologetically before orbing out.

The Elders didn't look happy. They never really did, but this was worse than usual. But once they explained, I understood. And soon I wasn't happy either, because I was going to have to explain all this to the girls. Great, just great.

I orbed back into the kitchen to find only Cole sitting at the table, reading the paper. "They're all at work," my brother-in-law said, looking up. He must have seen something in my face, because he folded up the paper and frowned at me. "What did they want now?"

"Do you know about the Morgans?"

An odd expression came over Cole's face. "The other Warren clan. Yeah. The Source wanted them taken out after the girls, to make sure no one could vanquish him."

"Oh. Did he want you to do it?"

"No, too close an association."

"What?"

"Morgaine was raped by a demon who was related to my mother. Her brother, I believe, though demons don't keep track of family trees so I'm not sure of the exact relation."

"That's..." I wasn't sure what to say.

"Yeah," Cole said brusquely. "Anyway, why do you ask?"

"Well, do you know about the prophecy?"

"What, that the two lines will reunite? Sure. But..." He stopped. "Oh. Shit."

"Exactly. And I've got to tell the girls everything."

"They don't know?"

"No. And they won't be happy that no one told them before now."

"Ouch. I pity you." Cole sounded sincere, but there was an amused glint in his eye.

"Pity yourself too, because you're going to help me." Cole stared at me in horror, and I felt a little better. Today was going to be hell, but I wouldn't be there alone.

Paige got home first, claiming she had a light caseload. "Not common, so I'm taking full advantage," she said with a grin when she got home. I sighed. "Everything alright?" Cole's snort didn't help matters.

"Paige, don't go out, I need to talk to you and your sisters about something."

"Uh-oh." Paige scowled. "Whatever it is, I didn't do it."

"Guilty conscience?" Cole inquired mildly.

"Oh shut it you." I rolled my eyes. Cole and Paige had gone from nearly hating each other to good-natured but annoyingly constant needling. I guessed it could be considered an improvement. Still...

"Can't you two even try to get along?" I asked.

"This is getting along for us," Paige pointed out.

"I hate to agree, but she's got a point," Cole agreed. I just groaned, dropping my head into my hands. I couldn't wait for Piper and Phoebe to get back, even if I wasn't looking forward to what I had to tell them. Anything to end the being alone with Cole and Paige.

My prayers were answered soon after, as both of the remaining Charmed Ones walked in together five minutes later. Piper smiled at me, sitting down next to me on the couch. "So, what did the Elders want this morning?"

"Um..."

"You may be making me help, but I'm not starting the story," Cole informed me. I glared at the former demon, wishing he'd shut up. Still, I realized he was helping, in a way, making me get a move on. But did he have to be so damn irritating about it?

"Well, it's like this. Remember how you were told that Melinda Warren was killed by a warlock in Salem?"

"Yes," said Piper, dragging out the word and raising her eyebrows. "Why?"

"Well, er... it wasn't true. That warlock actually framed someone else in her coven, her eldest daughter. She really died two years later, in New York. She and her younger sister Morgaine killed each other in a magical battle."

"Oh God. But why the lies?" Phoebe asked.

"Because of the fallout," Cole explained. "See, Morgaine had a kid, a half-demon son. She was raped... by a demon who I think was my uncle. Not entirely sure, but he's definitely a relative. Melinda wanted Morgaine to abort the baby, Morgaine said no, and the Power of Three got split between both lines." He tossed me a smirk. "See? That was easy."

"Whoa. So what, there's two Warren lines? What the hell?" Paige demanded. "Why didn't we know about this?"

"There was a feud between the Morgans – Morgaine's descendants – and the Warren/Halliwells," I explained. "A truce was reached, and that was the end of it. Apparently, your family eventually forgot about it. The Morgans didn't, as far as I know."

"And there's a prophecy that says both lines will have a Power of Three, and it seemed to be true, because the Source was worried about a trio calling themselves the Morgan Triumvirate up in New York City. Apparently, there's going to be some kind of mortal peril and your two lines will have to reunite to stop it," Cole added.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige just stared at us for a moment. "And you guys never mentioned this why?" Piper demanded, her voice rising.

"Well, I wasn't allowed," I said uncomfortably.

"And I didn't think much of it, honestly, I thought you knew."

"Well, we didn't," Piper snapped.

"So what does this mean, exactly?" Phoebe asked. "Are we going to New York or are they coming here?"

"Well, since they can all shimmer - " Cole was cut off by Paige's shocked exclamation.

"What?!"

"They've got demon blood," I said quickly. "Very diluted, but Cole's right. They all shimmer. From what I understand, other demonic powers manifest occasionally, but it's not overly common."

"Are they good?" Phoebe asked.

"Yes. They dabble in gray magics, and they don't have Whitelighters – many of the Elders are wary of them, and since they refused to assign a Whitelighter to Aidan Morgan, Morgaine's son, and took Morgaine's away, the Morgans have made it clear they're not interested in having Whitelighters."

"What, were they insulted?" Cole asked, sounding amused.

"I guess so," I said, rolling my eyes.

"Can't really blame them," Paige quipped.

"No," Phoebe said. She frowned, reaching up to toy with the hoop earrings she wore. A second later, she froze, obviously in the grips of a premonition."

"Did you just get a premonition of yourself?" Piper asked.

"No... I bought these when I lived in New York, from a secondhand shop. Maybe the location did it, or maybe it belonged to one of the Morgans, but I saw them. And us. So to answer my own question, shimmering or not, I think we're going there."

A/N: Some timeline stuff here, to put things in perspective. This is season 5 AU – massively AU, actually. Cole was possessed in Season 4, but the possession didn't take, something I'll go into later. However, Piper is as yet unaware of her pregnancy, another thing I'll come back to.