Disclaimer: If I promise to let this whole thing, can I keep Chris?

Ch. 24:

Hippie Grams smiled at the trio as they stared at her.

"Leo, can I talk to you for a second, please?" Chris asked.

"Do you mind holding him for a second, please?" Leo asked Grams.

"Of course!" she replied happily. "Come here, Moonbeam. Awww…"

"Wyatt." Leo told her. "His name is Wyatt."

He hesitated before following Chris and Meredith to the other side of the room as Grams sang to the little boy.

"One of the sisters must have changed the past." Chris said.

"Ya think?" Meredith asked sarcastically.

"Penny clearly never made the change from flower child to demon hunter." Chris continued, ignoring her.

"We shall not, we shall not be moved." Grams sang in the background.

"Okay, that's just creepy." Meredith muttered.

"Clearly." Leo said, also ignoring Meredith. "You think the girls can fix the time line and get back here?"

"We shall not-" Grams continued as Chris shook his head.

Suddenly, they froze as the house rumbled and they saw that the goo had completely encased the door.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think this thing was trying to back us into a corner." Meredith said.

The glass on the door cracked from the pressure.

"That is what it's doing." Chris said. "Take Wyatt and Joan Baez here into the conservatory. I'll gather what we need to fight it off."

Leo guided Grams out of the room as Chris and Meredith grabbed a blender and the toaster respectively, following Leo out of the kitchen.

"Has anyone seen Robin?" Penny asked as she walked into the attic. "We got a lot of-"

She stopped when she saw Piper and Phoebe standing by the Book of Shadows. She turned and saw Paige and Allen sitting on the floor. Everyone was grim.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Robin." Paige answered. "She attacked."

"Are you hurt?" Penny asked, rushing to help Allen to his feet.

"No, I'm alright." he told her. "I'm all right. She said something about a warlock attacking tonight."

"So?" Piper asked. "That's no problem. You have a house full of witches."

"Piper's right." Phoebe said. "You could all take on the warlocks. All you have to do is fight."

"That's not who we are." Penny told her. "We don't believe in murder."

"No." Phoebe said. "Neither do we, but we do believe in vanquishing evil."

"I'm sorry." Penny told them. "I don't see violence as a solution to anything. I thought you understood that, Paige. I thought you were one of us."

"Let's go, Penny." Allen said. "Let's send everyone home. I don't want anyone else getting hurt."

He led his wife out of the attic, leaving the sisters alone.

"Oh, she is driving me nuts!" Phoebe seethed. "That is not the Grams we all know."

"The Grams we know found her husband dead tonight." Piper replied.

"I know we're supposed to turn her into a bit of a killer whatever, but what if this happens to be her new destiny…with grandpa?" Paige asked.

"If grandpa was supposed to die tonight, death will come after him again." Phoebe told her.

"And the first thing we have to remember is, we're not here to change anything." Piper added. "We just need to keep Grams alive, and unfortunately, we don't have our powers to do that."

Phoebe looked down at the Book, flipping though the pages.

"Well, it's a lot thinner than we're used to, but I'm sure we could find something in here to help us make a potion." she said, looking at Paige. "Will you help me?"

"Yeah." her sister replied.

"I'll be downstairs on warlock watch." Piper said, turning to leave.

"Why isn't it attacking?" Leo asked. "It's like it cornered us and now it's just waiting."

He looked around the dining room windows, which were completely covered by the green goo.

"I think we need the toaster oven." Chris said thoughtfully.

Leo walked across the room and got the appliance.

"You know, that's a disaster waiting to happen." Grams said.

"That's the idea." Chris replied. "You saw how the slime reacted to the electricity."

Leo placed the toaster oven on a mountain of appliances on the dining room table.

"Well, if we can get it to attack this pile, maybe we can get it to zap it." Chris continued.

"If I can find a place to plug it in." Leo muttered.

"What are you going to do when this plan blows the breakers?" Meredith asked. "Cause I know this house's electrical system better than anyone, and I'm telling you, it can't take this. Not before the renovations that come with having an electrical elemental in the house. And if I can't use my powers, I can't run interference for you and keep it running."

"It's not going to blow." Chris said confidently.

"When it does, you owe me a beer." Meredith told him.

"No offense, but, you know, my dear Allen would have taken the path of peaceful resistance." Grams chimed in. "Have you tried talking to the slime?"

"No, I haven't, and you shouldn't either." Leo told her before turning to Chris. "But if you're up for some light conversation, maybe you want to tell me what happens to Wyatt in the future."

"Uh." Chris replied. "Nice try."

"Got it." Leo said, finding an open outlet.

He plugged it in and all the electricity went out in the house.

"Damn it!" Leo exclaimed as Chris groaned.

"I wonder what the most expensive beer I can get is." Meredith said as Leo threw the plugs aside.

"I told you kids, violence is not the answer to anything." Grams told them.

"I'll fix it." Meredith said, sighing. "I spent most of my childhood blowing the circuits in this house, so I'm probably the most qualified to fix it. Come on. Flashlight still in the laundry room?"

Leo nodded and Meredith grabbed Chris, dragging him along.

"Why am I going?" he complained.

"Because I don't have my powers to use, so I'm going to have to do this the old fashion way." she replied, grabbing the flashlight and handing it to him. "I need you to hold the light."

They walked to the basement door and walked inside. Chris held the flashlight in front of them and hit it when it flickered. The light went back on and they looked down the stairs.

"Okay." Chris said.

Beneath them, the goo was feeding on the nexus.

"Leo!" Meredith yelled.

Both witches turned and ran as fast as they could, slamming the door behind them as Leo ran into the kitchen.

"What is it?" he demanded. "What is it?"

"The slime…" Chris said, breathing heavily, "in the basement…feeding on the nexus."

"How big was it?" Leo asked.

"Be my guest." Meredith replied, handing him the flashlight.

Leo took it and opened the door, shinning the light on the goo, which was quickly filling the basement. The goo reacted to the light and attacked. Leo quickly slammed the door shut as he backed up.

"Big." he said.

"Yeah." Chris agreed. "Big."

"Understatement of the year." Meredith muttered.

Allen and Penny stood in the foyer, saying good bye to their guests.

"We were going to make history." The last witch said as she hugged Penny goodbye.

"I know, honey." Penny replied.

She left and Penny closed the door as Piper stepped forward.

"We need to talk." She told them.

"I agree." Allen replied. "We need to talk with the warlock and find a path of peaceful resistance to resolve this situation."

"The first thing my Grams taught me was not to reason with demons." Piper said.

"Your grandmother fought demons?" Penny asked, surprised.

"Yeah." Piper answered. "She was a great woman…and she knew that you can't reason or negotiate with demons. They kill, and they keep killing until a force of good stops them."

"If your grandmother hurt other living creatures, she doesn't sound so great to me." Penny told her. "I'm sorry."

"Penny's right." Allen said. "You can't be a savior and a murderer at the same time."

"Really?" Piper asked. "What if a demon attacked somebody you loved, like your daughter? Would you fight then?"

Everything suddenly froze as the Warlock blinked into the room. He looked around and found that all of the witches were gone.

"Where are all the witches?" he demanded angrily. "Where in the hell are all the witches?"

He waved his hand and time resumed.

"Where are they?" he yelled.

"Well, that depends on who you're looking for." Piper told him.

"Everybody!" he shouted, frustrated.

"We sent them home." Allen told him. "The manor's yours. We won't fight you."

The Warlock backhanded Allen across the face, sending him to the floor, unconscious.

"Do something!" Piper yelled at Penny.

Penny held her arms out towards the Warlock.

"May peace and love from moon above," she chanted, "flow through your heart on the wings of a dove."

The Warlock held out his hand and time stopped again.

"Did you just try and cast a love spell on me?" The Warlock asked the frozen witches mockingly. "I'm a warlock!"

As he powered up a fire ball as Allen shook his self awake and got up.

"What is this world coming to?" the Warlock continued.

He threw the fire ball.

"No!" Allen shouted, throwing himself in front of the blast, knocking Penny and Piper to the ground.

Piper stared at Allen's wound as Penny shook her husband. He was dead.

"No!" she cried, laying her head on his chest. "Allen!"

"Your turn to join him sweetheart." The Warlock said.

"Hey!" a voice called.

The Warlock turned and saw Phoebe and Paige in the doorway. Paige threw the potion at the Warlock and the explosion sent him sailing across the room and into a wall. Phoebe threw another potion, but the Warlock blinked out.

"I think he's gone." She said.

"For now." Paige added.

Piper got to her feet as Penny continued to hold Allen, crying.

"This isn't right." She said, staring at her grandmother.

"What do you mean?" Phoebe asked.

"Well, Grams flew into a rage when she found grandpa dead." Piper told her. "It made her what she was. Does that look like a demon killer to you?"

They all turned to look at Penny, who continued to cry, mourning her husband.

Leo held Wyatt as he watched Chris and Meredith stripped the covering of some wires.

"If the demon comes at us, we'll hold it off with this." Chris told him.

With their backs to her, Grams took a candle and opened the basement door.

"Don't be afraid of us." She told the goo. "We won't hurt you."

"Penny, get back!" Leo yelled, turning quickly.

Before any of them could move, the goo grabbed Grams and pulled her down into the basement and the door slammed shut after her.

"Oh, we are so screwed." Meredith said, leaning her head on the counter as Leo and Chris stared at where Grams had been.

Phoebe paced the floor as Penny stirred a potion and Piper and Paige watched from a distance.

"How are you so calm right now?" Phoebe demanded. "It's okay for you to be angry. That Warlock killed your husband."

"I am angry…" Penny told her, letting go of the spoon in her hand, "at myself. That's why I'm mixing a binding potion."

"Binding your magic is not the answer."Piper told her.

"It is for me." Penny replied. "I tried to save Allen, and I failed. What good is my magic if it can't save my family?"

She glumly threw another ingredient into the pot.

"It's a lot of good." Paige told her. "Remember your dream? You can't turn your back on it now. What would Allen think?"

"Doesn't matter." Penny replied. "He's dead. No one'll ever compare to him. I'll probably end up hating men for the rest of my life."

She tossed another ingredient into the pot.

"Well, she's got us there." Piper muttered.

"Magic can save your family." Phoebe told her. "I mean, my sisters have saved-"

She stopped, wincing.

"You said these were you 'friends'." Penny said, looking at them closely. "What's going on? Who are you?"

"Oh…" Phoebe said.

"Uh…"Paige said, wincing.

"Don't!" Piper warned through her teeth. "Can't change history."

"It's a little late now, isn't it?" Paige shot back before turning to Penny. "We're your granddaughters."

Piper turned away.

"Hi, Grams." Phoebe said, waving.

"I'm your 'Grams'?" Penny asked. "The 'Demon Hunter'?"

"Yeah, and these fancy boots brought me from the future." Paige told her.

"And these earrings." Piper said.

"And this ring." Phoebe added, holding up her hand.

"You're trying to trick me." Penny accused.

"No." Piper told her. "Afraid not, Grams. Look, it's a payback time. You need to get your act together. We love you, but if you don't start fighting now, all the people we're meant to save in the fut-"

A fireball hit the potions pot.

"You didn't think I forgot about you?" the Warlock asked.

"Those we're our potions." Piper pointed out.

Phoebe stepped forward to kick the Warlock but he blink out of the way and she hit the floor with a thud.

Penny stared at the Warlock, her eyes wide.

Leo and Chris struggled to keep the basement door shut as Meredith held Wyatt, pacing behind them.

"Oh, we killed Grams." She moaned. "We killed Grams. We killed Grams and she's not even alive. Oh, the sisters are so going to kill us. This is worse than the time I set the club on fire. Oh we're so screwed."

"Look, take Wyatt to the living room and keep him safe." Chris told her.

Meredith nodded and walked out the door.

"She'll keep Wyatt safe." Chris assured Leo. "And there's no sign of the demon in the rest of the house."

"I think it was distracting us before so it could feed on Nexus." Leo replied.

"What about Penny?" Chris asked. "Is she-?"

"I don't know." Leo replied.

A patch of the goo oozed out of from under the door. Chris grabbed two wires and shocked the slime, causing it to withdraw. It tried again and Chris shocked it again.

Piper and Paige smashed into the coffee table as the Warlock smiled.

"It's not quite the slaughter I expected, but it'll have to do for a night's work." The Warlock said.

The sisters slowly got to their feet as the Warlock powered up another fire ball to finish them.

"Stop!"

He turned around to see Penny standing behind him.

"What are you gonna do?" the Warlock demanded. "Cast another love spell?"

Penny motioned and the warlock flew backwards into the wall.

"Well, it's about time." Phoebe said.

"Like you said, Piper, it's okay to fight for someone you love, right?" Penny said.

Penny motioned again, sending the Warlock into another wall.

"Welcome back to your destiny, Grams." Paige told her.

Penny motioned once again, smashing the Warlock into a group of furniture.

"Now she's just showing off." Piper said.

"Okay." Phoebe said, pointing. "The grandfather clock."

Penny used her power to bring the clock down.

"What do I usually do at this point?" she asked.

"You usually do something very final, if you catch my drift." Phoebe replied.

Penny took a deep breath and let it out.

"Snuff this warlock." She chanted. "His days are done. But make him good for the ecosystem?"

The Warlock began to smoke and finally burst into a shower of daisies.

"Now, that's what you call flower power." Piper said.

"Not exactly ruthless, but a fine start." Paige agreed.

"That was for Allen." Penny said. "So, now what?"

"Now we gotta get home fast, because we have a slimy demon of our own to deal with." Piper told her.

"How are we gonna do that?" Paige asked.

"Grams just has to reverse the spell." Phoebe answered.

"Glad to know I have groovy grandkids." Penny told them. "Just the same, I think I'm gonna work on a forgetting spell for after you go. You know, keep the cosmic order."

"Oh, I like this Grams." Paige said. "I don't want to forget you."

She stepped forward and hugged Penny goodbye.

Chris and Leo struggled to keep the door closed still.

"Get out of here!" Leo ordered. "Go!"

"No!" Chris replied. "Not without you."

"This thing's gonna swallow you whole." Leo said.

"Most likely." Chris agreed.

There was a loud thud and the boys groaned as they kept the door steady.

There was a flash, and the girls appeared behind them.

"Stand back, fellas." Piper said.

"Drawing on the power of three," Paige chanted, "Destroy this evil entity."

There was a loud explosion and the boys were thrown from the door. A bright green glow came from under the door and slowly faded away, leaving quiet in its wake.

"Where's Wyatt?" Piper asked.

"Right here." Meredith said.

She walked up and wrapped her arm around Piper, hugging her tightly, before handing Wyatt to her.

"Hi to you too." Phoebe said as Meredith hugged first her, then Paige.

"I'm so glad you're back." She told them. "Please don't ever leave me alone with these two again."

"And what about Grams?" Phoebe asked.

Meredith didn't answer and Chris looked at his feet.

"She didn't make it." Leo told them.

The basement door burst open and Grams chose that moment to reappear, smoking, but still with them.

"Nonsense!" she said, coughing, making Meredith, Chris, and Leo smile. "You can't damage an old war horse like me. I'm already dead!"

"Yay, Grams!" Phoebe exclaimed. "I'm so glad you're back!"

She rushed forward to hug her. Paige, meanwhile, made her way to Leo and Meredith hugged Piper again.

"Hey there, sun god." Paige said.

"Ha!" Leo said, embarrassed. "Hey, that was a long time ago. Let's just keep that between us, okay?"

"Hey, I want to thank you three for not giving up the fight." Grams said, looking at Chris, Leo, and Meredith. "I'm really proud of you boys and you, young lady." She punched Chris in the arm. "You did good!"

The boys smiled at each other and Meredith hugged Grams.

Piper tucked Wyatt into bed as Paige and Phoebe watched from the door.

"Grams gone?" Piper asked, turning and walking towards them.

"Yes, but not before yelling at us for moving out." Paige answered.

"It was good to hear her yell at us for a change." Phoebe said.

"So did she convince you to move back in?" Piper asked.

"No, but she did give us her blessing after she was done yelling." Paige replied.

"Really?" Piper asked, surprised.

"Well, she gave up a lot to be a witch." Phoebe said. "You know, she lost grandpa."

"And her dreams." Paige added.

"I don't think she wants that to happen to us." Phoebe said. "But she did make me promise that I would keep in touch more."

"And I have to promise to keep using my magic." Paige said.

"Wow." Piper said. "I guess Grams really is a softy underneath it all. So, you guys going home?"

"Home is a relative term, but yeah, we're heading out." Paige replied.

"I should get back and finish my origami dragon." Phoebe said.

"Yeah." Piper said. "I understand. Well, you guys know you always have a home here and a room when you want it back…I mean, if you want it back."

Her sisters moved forward and hugged her tightly before Piper stepped back and Paige orbed them away.

"Everything alright?" Leo asked, walking in.

"No, it's not." Piper replied. "I mean, I know it seems to them that I'm moving on with my life and everything's fine, but it's not true. I wish they were still here."

"You should tell them that." Leo told her.

"No, I shouldn't." she replied. "I should just go to bed. Good night."

Piper passed him on her way out.

"Good night." He replied, walking over to Wyatt in his crib. "Good night, Moonbeam."

Inside the crib, Wyatt lay, tucked in a patch work quilt , with a huge peace sign in the center of it.

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