Twisting the Truth
Chapter 3
The Dark Future
Author's notes: I don't own anything only my OC's Prue's children and grandchildren.
Unchanged Dark Future...
"This is crazy Henry!" Tamora argued. "We'll never be able to pull this off; especially with Kat, Char and Mike..." She trailed off.
"We have to Tam." He replied, "Ben and Beth said Aunt Prue is in the dungeons still alive."
"Maybe they're lying to us did you ever think of that?" Tam responded.
"They've helped us so far Tamora."
'They're demons!" She argued.
"And they're also our Cousins." Henry shot back. "And if Aunt Prue is alive. We can't just leave her to suffer at the hands of Wyatt."
"Half cousins." Tam sighed, "But I see your point, but if they back stab us..."
"They won't." Henry assured her, "They're still family."
"So is Wyatt and look how he turned out." Tamora pointed out. "And he isn't even part Demon/the source of all evil like they are.'
"Tam, They're family." Henry protested.
"I know, I know, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."
"That's right." Henry nodded, "Mom and the aunts always told us that remember?"
"I remember but if Ben and Beth backstab us," Tam warned. "I'm blaming this all on you little brother."
"I take full blame if they turn on us alright." Henry told his sister.
"Good, Now let's go save our aunt."
"Let's go." Tam whispered to her brother. She grabbed his hand and pulled him along after her.
They were now in the Halliwell Manor... my bad Halliwell museum. When Wyatt took over the world he had made the Halliwell Manor into a museum to remind people of his power. As well as the power from whence he came.
"Now to the dungeons." Tam told him. They crept along the floor quietly.
The dungeons were in a secluded part of the Basement. But they were invisible, according to Ben and Beth that is.
"It's about time you two showed up."
The two siblings turned to see their half-cousins Benjamin and Elizabeth Rowe standing at the top of the attic stairs. They descended quickly.
They muttered a quick incantation that revealed the prison's site to themselves and their cousins. The cells magically appeared.
"How can they possibly fit all the prisoners down here?" Tam asked incredulously.
"Magic," Ben responded, "He used a spell that magically expanded the basement but it's not noticable from the outside. Not even inside unless you say the spell that reveals the dungeons."
"Kind of genius." Henry said, "We should've used something like that for the resistance."
"Yeah we should've." Tamora replied sadly. She thought of all the members they had lost that week, including her own twin sister Kat. "But it's too late now, we can't change the past."
"Maybe we can." Beth told them, "If Chris and Purity succeed."
"Purity?!" Henry said surprised, "She's alive? She made it out okay?"
"So she's in the past? With Chris?" Tam added looking to her elder cousins for clarification.
"Yes she did," Ben informed them as they continued walking through the dungeons passing many holding cells. "She's and her daughters are very much alive."
"And yes to your other question." Beth continued, "We have reason to believe that the time portal she opened took her and her daughters to the past, where Chris is now."
"What about Dylan?" Henry asked remembering his big cousin's husband.
"He's here as well." Ben responded. "Along with a few other family members."
"Who?" Tam demanded.
"Well, our stepfather for one." Beth commented.
"Uncle Coop's alive?" Paige's children said, their eyes lighting up with happiness.
"Yes, he's further down this way." Beth said. "Along with Aunt Prue, and our father."
"Cole's here?" Tamora said clenching her fists.
"Yes,"
"And you haven't let him out?" Henry replied shocked, that they'd leave their own father in the dungeons.
"You seem surprised." Ben observed.
"Well, of course he's your father." Henry said.
"Yes, but we couldn't risk Wyatt finding out." Beth informed them. "We have to keep him believing that we are both loyal to him and only him."
"Aren't you?" Tam retorted.
"No," Ben responded, "I- we only did what was necessary to save Peyton, Philo, Potter, and Prescott."
"They're alive too?" Henry said.
"Yes, we joined Wyatt with the intent of keeeping them safe from him." Beth responded. "It was the only way he'd spare them; Even if he considered them useless and expendable."
"Useless?"
"Expendable?"
The two siblings said in anger.
"We were simply repeating what Wyatt said." Benjamin said, "Ah here we are. This is where Uncle Coop is. Why don't we organize a little jail break?" The elder twin boy had a smile on his face and a gleam in his eyes. He turned to his sister. "I think a jail break is in order don't you Beth?"
"I believe it is." Beth smiled she used her telekinesis to rip off the cell door's hinges. She stepped inside and saw her Step-father leaning against the wall lifelessly.
"Coop?" Beth said cautiously as she approached him. "It's me Beth. I'm here to get you out. We all are."
He managed to lift up his head enough to look and see his two stepchildren and one of his few remaining nieces and nephews. "Junior? Tam?"
"We're here Uncle Coop." Tam assured him. The two whitelighter witches helped their Uncle to his feet. He leaned on them for support.
"Why are you helping me now?" Coop asked looking at his stepchildren.
"You're family." Ben said, "Simple as that."
"I guess I was wrong." Coop said to the twins, "You are good people. I only saw you as demons before. I'm sorry."
"It's fine Coop." Beth said. "Now let's get you out of here."
"What about my kids? Wyatt said PJ and Parker..." Coop trailed off as the witchlighters helped him towards the exit, While Ben and Beth shimmered out and reappeared with the kids.
"We're okay daddy." A little girl said.
"Peyton, Philo, Potter, Prescott..." He said hugging them individually. "You're all okay but how?"
"Big brother Benny and Big sister Bethy kept us safe from mean old Cousin Wyatt." Philo responded.
"Thank you." Coop said sincerely to the twins.
"Now you guys gets them out of here." Beth said. "We'll Free Cole and Prue." The twins ran off.
"Great, well how are we supposed to..." Henry trailed off as he felt himself and the others being transported out. They reappeared in Phoebe's old Condo.
"Well, that answer's that question." Tam said.
"Wait a minute..." Coop said, "Did they say they were going to free Prue and Cole?"
The twins sprinted to the end of the dungeon Hallway and blasted the door off with their joint power of telekinesis.
"What?" Prue coughed, "Ben, Beth? What are you two doing here?"
"Staging a jail break slash rescue mission." Beth said.
"Why? Why would you help me?"
"Really is everyone that we save that's related to us going to ask us this question?" Ben said. You could hear the exasperation in his voice. "We're family, whether you and the rest of our family admit is or not, we're related by blood. Sorry it's not like we could help it or anything!" He was shouting in anger by the end of the phrase.
"Ben just help me get her out of here." Beth said, "And calm down while you're at it."
Ben huffed but obeyed his sister. She stood on her feet shakily. "I have to find Purity."
"She's with Chris and her girls." Beth said.
"In the past?" The twins nodded, "Then that's where I'll go."
"But what about the rest of our family?" Ben protested.
"I'm leaving you in charge of them."
"But-"
"No buts, you proved yourselves today." She smiled at her niece and nephew fondly. "I trust you to take care of our family."
"We still have to free Dylan and our dad." Beth informed her.
"Then go do that. I'll handle Wyatt."
"But Aunt Prue-"
"Don't worry, You can't keep a charmed one down much less a Halliwell." She told them, "Not for very long at least. They were lucky last time. This time they won't be so lucky. Now go!"
The twins took off to free Dylan and their father. Prue smiled before turning to face her opponents; A whole swarm of demons. Prue gave a come at me bro kinda gesture. The demons launched themselves at her and she sidestepped and began the fight of her life.
After freeing Dylan, the twins went to Free their father. Dylan went to get Phillip, Patrick and their families and make sure they got them to safety, somewhere not even Wyatt would be able to find them
Prue defeated the demons and quickly made her way to the attic. She read off the spell in front of the triquatra that Chris had used before. The portal opened and she hesitated briefly, it was almost too easy. Prue had an uneasy feeling about it but she quickly stepped through and she arrived a few seconds later in the attic.
She dropped to the ground with a loud thud.
In the conservatory in the past, 2004...
The sisters looked at each other before dashing up the stairs to see who it was. When they arrived the three of them stopped dead in their tracks. "Prue?" Phoebe said hesitantly.
"No, it's not possible." Piper denied, "We buried her three years ago. It can't be her."
"Well," Paige commented, "It sure looks like her."
The woman groaned and struggled to get on her feet. Her vision was a bit hazy but she managed to say one name before she passed out. "Chris," She whispered weakly before she fainted. The sisters ran forward and caught her. They then laid her on Aunt Pearl's couch.
"LEO!" The three sisters called frantically in unison. Leo orbed to the attic with Wyatt.
"What's the matter? What's-" Leo's eyes widened in shock when he saw his dead sister-in-law. "Prue? But how?"
"Heal now, ask later." Piper ordered. Leo handed Wyatt to Paige and began to heal the wounds on his sister-in-law.
Prue even though she was completely healed, was still out cold.
"Why isn't she waking up Leo?" Piper panicked.
"She's alright Piper." Leo told her.
"Then why isn't she waking up?" Paige countered.
"She's exhausted both physically and mentally." Leo said, "As if she's been fighting for her life a long time."
"What happened to her?" Phoebe asked pausing briefly. "Can you tell?"
"It-It," He swallowed hard, "It seems like she was tortured."
"My god." Paige said feeling sick. "What kind of sick twisted person could do that?"
"I don't know." Leo said, "But once she wakes up we'll know more."
"Before she passed out." Phoebe added in, "She said Chris's name."
"What are you saying?" Paige demanded, she handed Wyatt back to his father.
"I'm just going to go now." Leo said leaving the room with Wyatt as the three sisters began to argue.
"I'm just trying to say, that maybe if Prue knows Chris, and she called him before passing out... Maybe he's not the bad guy here." Phoebe suggested.
"How could you even think that?" Piper responded. "He let a demon, I repeat a demon near Wyatt."
"I know but it wasn't actually hurting him, was it?" Phoebe shot back, "We should give Chris a chance."
"No way in hell." Piper replied angrily.
"Piper." Phoebe began before being silenced by her older sister.
"NO!" Piper repeated, "Phoebe, he is not allowed in this house, near the book, and especially not near my son. If he shows up again so help me god I will blow him up. Do you understand?!"
"You're being unreasonable Piper." Phoebe protested.
"I'm being unreasonable?!" Piper said dangerously.
"Piper, we just need to calm down, relax, and think about this rationally." Phoebe told her. "You're letting your emotions cloud your judgement."
"I think you're not letting your emotions think enough." Piper yelled, "He let a demon near my son, your nephew!"
"OKay, okay!" Paige said stepping between her older two half-sisters. She put her hands, on on each of her sisters pushing them to different sides of the room. "That's enough both of you. Into your corners."
"What do you think Paige?" Piper countered still furious at Phoebe.
"Yes, tell us what do you think Paige?" Phoebe demanded. "Do you think we should just alienate Chris when he is working his ass of trying to save Wyatt?"
"Once again I repeat HE LET A DEMON NEAR WYATT!" SHe yelled.
"You know what I call being neutral." Paige said firmly, "I am switzerland from now on."
Prue moaned and stirred in her sleep and began to wake up.
Author's notes: I hope you all enjoy this. Please let me know if the story is moving to fast and I will try to slow sown the pace of it.