Back to the past

Year 2025

Halliwell Manor

Attic

When Piper opened her eyes, she saw Chris and Henry looking curiously at her.

"Are you okay?" Chris asked in concern. "You scared the hell of me..."

Piper sucked in a breath. "Chris... what..." she suddenly stopped, as she noticed Wyatt's dead body next to her. "Wyatt..." she muttered, caressing his hair.

"Piper..." Chris muttered. He feared for her. Piper wasn't handling the situation well.

But he understood her.

"We need to go back home," she said, lowering her head, her hands shaking a little. "Are you sure we can change this?" she looked up to him hopefully.

Chris nodded. "Wyatt can be saved," he assured her.

"Our family can be saved, aunt Piper," Henry added. "I want them back... All of them."

Piper cleared her throat and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I'll do my best, I promise."

"I know," Henry said softly. "And don't blame yourself. You are a great mother. And Uncle Cole, you really..."

"Please," Piper shook her head. "I can't, okay... I know in this future... I... Cole and I..."

"You're meant to be together, aunt Piper," Henry let out a soft smile. "My cousin is the living proof of it."

Chris rolled his eyes. "Okay, Henry... She already knows about Cole. You need to stop..."

Henry shrugged. "If you want this way, Peanut."

"Let's go home, Piper," Chris said. Then he shot a glance at Henry. "Take care of yourself."

Henry nodded. "Go and save them, Chris. I want my family back."

"I want them back too, Henry. And you know that," he said sighing. "Let's see... To go back in time," he said, walking to the Book of Shadows. He gave his hand to Piper and chanted the spell to get them back to the past, as Henry drew a triquetra on the attic wall.

A portal started to shinning and Chris and Piper crossed.

"Good luck, Chris," Henry muttered, as the portal closed.

Year 2004

Halliwell Manor

Attic

"Piper!" Phoebe let out a large smile, as she saw her sister crossing the portal with Chris.

"Where's Wyatt?" Piper asked nervously.

"He's okay," Paige frowned. "Piper, what happened, are you..."

"Where's Wyatt?" Piper asked again. "I need to see him," she quietly explained. She needed to see her baby, she needed to know that he was alive.

"In his room, Sheila is here with him, don't you remember?" Phoebe asked in confusion. "Piper, what..."

But Piper didn't listen to her sister. She just stormed out of the room, she wanted to hold her baby in her arms.

Phoebe raised an eyebrow. "What'd you done?" she asked to Chris.

Chris rolled his eyes. Classic Phoebe. "Nothing," he said sighing. "I saved her..."

"She's acting weird," Phoebe remarked.

"Well, I can't blame her for that," Chris shrugged. He really couldn't. After everything Piper experienced in that future, he didn't know if Piper would be okay.

"What happened?" Paige asked.

"I can't tell you," Chris shook his head.

"I'll ask Piper," Phoebe said crossing her arms. She was really tired of Chris' secrets, she wanted the truth.

Now.

"Don't!" Chris said firmly. "She won't tell you anything. At least, not now," he assured her. Even if he didn't talk to his mother about it, he was pretty sure that Piper would keep her mouth shut about the future.

Phoebe shook her head. "We need to know the truth."

"The truth will come out with time. Be patient," he said quietly.

Halliwell Manor

Wyatt's room

Piper couldn't stop the tears from falling down her checks, as she opened the door and saw her sweet little baby giggling.

"Are you okay?" Sheila suddenly asked, when she turned her head to see Piper.

Piper nodded. "I'm okay," she said, her voice almost cracking. "Thank you for come here and take care of Wyatt... I know you're tired and..."

"It's okay," Sheila said softly. "He's a good boy."

Piper shivered, as she heard Sheila's words.

A good boy.

Good boy.

No, he wasn't.

"Thank you, Sheila," she said and Darryl's wife promptly understood that Piper wanted to be alone.

"You're welcome," Sheila said, taking her purse and leaving the room.

As the door closed, Piper took Wyatt in her arms. "You're okay," she whispered in his ear. "I'll protect you... I won't let you lose yourself."

She stood a few minutes holding her baby. When he fell asleep, she put him in the bassinet. "I promise... You'll be safe," she said.

Piper took a photo from her pocket and looked at it.

A wedding photo.

Cole and I...

Stepfather.

A baby.

"Piper," Phoebe said quietly, as she entered the room with Paige. "Are you okay?"

Piper jumped at sound of her sister's voice and quickly hid the picture behind her back. "I'm fine, Phoebs."

"What happened?" Paige asked. "Who's that man? Chris refused to tell us anything."

Piper shook her head. "I'm sorry... But I can't."

Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Not you too..." she said in frustration. "What'd you see? Please, tell us..."

Well, Wyatt's evil and I'll marry your ex-husband, she thought, but only said. "I am sorry... But I really can't tell you anything. Future consequences."

Phoebe sighed. "Fine... If you want this way. Do whatever you want," she waved her arms in frustration.

"Phoebe..." Piper muttered.

"No," her sister shook her head. "I'm tired of secrets... I am sorry," she said, leaving the room.

"She's right, Piper. You need to tell us what's happening," Paige said. "We want to help you."

"I know, sweetie. But believe me, you don't wanna know what I saw," Piper said truthfully.

Paige frowned. "Piper..."

"We'll talk tomorrow, sweetie," she took her sister's hand gently. "Please..."

Paige nodded. "Fine... I think we all need to rest..."

As her baby sister finally left the room, Piper looked at the photo again.

"Cole..." she whispered, shaking her head.

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