"Meant To Be" - Short Season Finale Fan Fic

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Author: P4 Charmed Fan



Meant To Be


Prolouge:

"Push! Come on Piper, you can do it!" Paige Halliwell urged her older sister. She placed her hand comfortingly on Piper Halliwell's shoulder.

"Just one more push, Ms. Halliwell." Doctor Lisa Kim said, calmly.

"You can do it, Piper!" Phoebe Halliwell chimed in, reassuringly. She, along with her sisters, had been waiting for this moment for quite some time. They couldn't wait to meet their nephew, as a baby of course, since they'd already met him at 22-years-old.

Piper Halliwell let out an ear-piercing scream of pain, as she gave one final push. Large beads of sweat glistened on her crimson red face, in the fluorescent light of the hospital room. She'd already been in labour for 12 hours. Her ex-busband, Leo Wyatt, was Up There; though Piper desperately wished that he was with her for their second son's birth as he'd been for their first son's birth. Her first son, Wyatt Halliwell, was waiting with his younger brother in the waiting room along with Darryl and Shiela Morris. Piper let out an exhausted breath. Soon I'll be holding my son. She thought.

Suddenly another ear-piercing scream filled the room, but this time it wasn't from Piper Halliwell. It was from her newborn child.

Piper let a tiny smile cross her hot face. Chris. She thought.

Phoebe and Paige were grinning from ear to ear, as Doctor Kim held up the newborn.

"Congratulations, Ms. Halliwell, it's a girl!" Doctor Kim announced. Then she walked over to a small table to clean up the newborn.

The same look of confusion crossed Piper, Phoebe, and Paige's faces. A girl?! Each one thought at the same moment.

"No, no! You mean 'boy', don't you?" Piper asked, as she tried to sit up. She ended up slipping back into her bed.

"I'm afraid not, Ms. Halliwell. I've already checked twice. I'm quite certain it's a girl." Doctor Kim replied.

To Be Continued....

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Chapter 1:

Doctor Kim smiled as she wrapped the new baby girl in a soft pink blanket. She walked over to Piper and placed the child in Piper's arms. "Again, congratulations. She's beautiful. I'm sure you'll want some time alone with your sisters and the new baby. Would you like me to tell the news to your friends outside?"

Phoebe, who was too astonished to reply, continued to stare at the baby.

Piper, too, stared at her new daughter with disbelief. Am I dreaming? She thought.

Paige, who was also quite confused, nodded. "Yes, and please, send them in quickly!" She said.

Doctor Kim nodded and quickly exited the room, shutting the door behind her.

"A girl? Are you sure?" Paige asked, as soon as the door shut.

Phoebe peeked into the pink baby blanket. "Y..yeah...a girl.." She muttered. But how?! I know there is a boy in the waiting room! I saw a boy in my vision at Magic School! How can this be?! She mentally screamed at herself.

The door flung open and Chris Halliwell, Darryl Morris, and Shiela Morris walked in; Chris was holding Wyatt Halliwell.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige didn't even notice.

Chris walked over to Piper's bedside and stared down at the child. He blinked in confusion. "Mom, why am I wrapped in a pink blanket?" He asked.

Piper stared at the baby girl and then up at Chris. Her confused face slowly changed to angered. "Chris! Don't play the confused game with me! I want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth this time! Why didn't you tell me you had an older sister?!" Piper shouted. Her voice was so loud that the baby girl in her arms started screaming and Wyatt began to cry.

Chris' mouth dropped open. "I..I...What?! I mean..I didn't have an older sister! It was just Wyatt and I! I swear I'm telling the truth, Mom!" Chris cried back, as his eyes fixed on the bawling pink bundle.

Piper instinctively began to rock the baby girl. But this is my child, I can feel the bond. But how? She thought.

"He's telling the truth, I can feel it." Phoebe announced.

Chris stared wide-eyed, as he swayed Wyatt back and forth to stop him from crying. If Mom had a daughter, than how am I still alive? He mentally asked himself, as he stared at Wyatt's little sister. He couldn't tear his eyes away from her. If Mom and Dad had a daughter who died, they would have told us, but they didn't. So how is this possible? He mentally questioned himself.

Chapter 2:

There was a light knock at the door, then Doctor Kim walked in. "Ms. Halliwell, have you decided on a name for your new daughter?" She asked, politely.

Just the word 'daughter' seemed to be like a smack in the face to everyone in the room except Doctor Kim, the baby girl, and Wyatt.

Piper glanced at her sisters. "Well, when we thought Wyatt was going to be a girl Leo and I had picked out 'Prudence Melinda Halliwell'. But since we stopped with the 'P' tradition...." Piper began.

"We should reverse the names!" Paige announced. She smiled. Even though she'd never known the 'Almight Prudence Halliwell', she still knew how much Prue meant to her sisters. "How about, 'Melinda Prudence Halliwell'?" Paige suggested.

Phoebe nodded eagerly. "Yes, yes! It's symbolic. 'Melinda', after 'Melinda Warren'. 'Prudence', after Prue. And Halliwell. Like 'Wyatt Matthew'."

The three sisters nodded their heads.

Wyatt clapped his hands together. "Momma!" He giggled.

Piper looked at Doctor Kim and nodded. "Melinda Prudence Halliwell. M-e-l-i-n-d-a. P-r-u-d-e-n-c-e. H-a-l-l-i-w-e-l-l."

Doctor Kim quickly wrote out the birth certificate and handed it to Piper, to sign. Piper took the pen and gratefully signed the sheet. Then she glanced at the empty line for, 'Father'. She felt tears begin to form in her eyes. "Umm, may I take this home so Melinda's Father can sign this?" Piper asked, her voice beginning to choke.

Doctor Kim took in a deep breath. "Well...we don't usually let people do that, but if you keep it hush hush, then okay."

Piper nodded. "Thank you!" She replied, as she tried to hold back tears.

"Umm, when will they be able to leave?" Phoebe piped in.

Doctor Kim glanced at the clock. "If all seems to be well in a few hours, I'd say she's fine to leave. In a wheel chair of course. Her and the baby, Melinda, will need a few days rest though."

"Oh, you can be assured they'll have it." Paige replied.

"Well, I have a few more rounds to do. I'll be back in about an hour." Doctor Kim said, then she exited the room.

Darryl and Shiela had walked over next to the bed.

Piper held out her arms. "Please, let me see Wyatt." She said.

Chris gently placed his older brother down next to his Mother.

Wyatt reached out to touch Melinda's face.

Melinda blinked and her tiny fingers wiggled.

"Baby!" Wyatt giggled.

"Meet your new sister, Wyatt. Her name is Melinda." Piper said, softly.

"Weren't you suppose to be born today?" Darryl asked.

"That was the plan.." Chris replied.

"And you're a girl?" Darryl asked.

"Do I look like a girl to you?" Chris asked.

"Depends, are you hiding something?" Darryl asked.

Chris glared. "No! That's not me! I'm me!" He said, as he motioned his hand at Melinda and then at himself.

"She's beautiful, Piper. But I'm still confused about just that, 'her'." Shiela said.

"Ditto." Phoebe and Paige replied.

"But I saw two boys in my vision! Boys!" Phoebe said, putting emphasis on 'boys'.

"But we clearly have a boy and girl!" Paige shot back, putting emphasis on 'and girl'.

"We can see that!" Piper snapped, as she stroked Wyatt and Melinda's heads.

****

Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Chris walked through the front doors of the Halliwell Manor; Piper was holding Melinda and Paige was holding Wyatt.

"Welcome home, Melinda Prudence Halliwell." Piper whispered, to her new daughter. She walked into the Halliwell of the Halliwell Manor, stopping just under the crystal chandelier. Suddenly the house began to shake violently and then a pink light glowed down over Piper and Melinda, protecting them from the shaking Manor.

Blue and white orbs surrounded Melinda and she floated from Piper's arms. Her blueish-lavender colored eyes glittered as her tiny arms stretched out towards the chandelier.

Wyatt had raised his blue sheild around Phoebe, Paige, Chris, and himself; but miraculously, it vanished.

Suddenly the Manor stopped shaking. The blue and white orbs remained around Melinda, then she floated back into Piper's arms. The pink light around them, from the chandelier, vanished.

In a flash of golden light, a figure in a golden robe appeared; it wasn't Leo. The figure stepped forward and bowed to Melinda. "Welcome, Twice Enchanted Child." The figure spoke.

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Chapter 3:

Piper's eyes widened. "Who are you and what's the meaning of this?! Who is a, 'Twice Enchanted Child'? What's going on?!" Piper cried out.

The figure stood up. "Piper Halliwell, I presume."

"You presume correct! And I want some answers." Piper demanded.

"And you shall have them." The figure said calmly. "I'm Harthes. An Elder, but not part of the council. I get visions of the most powerful phrophesies and then warn The Elders. I had a vison of young Wyatt as well; The Twice Blessed Child. And of young Melinda; The Twice Enchanted Child, Melinda is destined to be the most powerful force on Earth." Harthes informed.

"But Wyatt is the most powerful!" Phoebe protested.

"Only until Melinda was born." Harthes replied.

"But he was destined to be the most powerful force on Earth!" Phoebe retorted.

"Until Chris changed the past." Harthes replied.

"But how?" Paige asked.

"There is always suppose to be a balance of female and male power, just with good and evil." Harthes explained. "In Chris' future, there was only an all powerful male; Wyatt. Of course, the females are always more powerful."

"But you just said there has to be a balance." Piper said.

"The male kind have always been afraid of the feminine, because they are the givers of life and they can take it away just as easily. Which is why women were viewed as the 'lesser power' for so long. The reason why so many more women were killed during the Salem which trials and why Eve was the one who damned her and Adam by taking a bite from the apple. Men were afraid of women's true power. They are more powerful morally and magically then males. So there was always be a balance, but in actuality, the female will always be more powerful." Harthes explained.

"But what about Chris?" Paige asked, as she motioned to her 22-year-old unborn nephew.

"How can he be alive if he wasn't born in this timeline? And how come I saw him in my vision if it won't happen?" Phoebe asked.

"On the date of his orginial conception, he died. Thus Melinda was concieved. But he came back, because he was 'reborn' into his later body, as the younger brother of Wyatt and Melinda Halliwell. And as we all know, just because you had a vision, doesn't ensure the future." Harthes said.

"Man! I'm always jipped in the power department!" Chris exclaimed.

Harthes smiled and said nothing. Then he waved his hand and in a shimmer of golden light, the sword in the stone appeared before Chris.

Chris stared at Excaliber, which was stuck in the stone. He stared as the sword glowed golden. Then, as if in a trance, he reached for Excaliber. He wrapped his hand tightly around the handle of the sword and then the sword slid easily out of the stone!

Chapter 4:

Gasps filled the room.

"But only Wyatt can remove the sword from the stone!" Paige exclaimed.

"And only the most powerful being on Earth can handle Excaliber, which would be Melinda!" Phoebe pointed out.

"Aww, but that is where you're wrong. Yes, Excaliber was supposed to go to the son of a Charmed One, but it never said it had to be Wyatt. And remember, King Arthur was not 'the most powerful' in strength nor magic, but he was most powerful at heart, to handle Excalibur. Chris was always meant to handle Excalibur. It won't make him invincible, but it does give him a large power boost. Making him equal to Wyatt in almost every way; they of course won't have the same powers and Chris won't gain new powers, but he'll still be just as powerful as Wyatt. Neither Wyatt nor Chris with Excalibur could take Melinda's power though. She is much to powerful for them. In fact, Wyatt using Excaliber was part of what helped to turn him evil, because it wasn't meant for him." Harthes explained.

Suddenly 4 demons shimmered into the room, all armed with fire and energy balls. "The child!" They cried out.

Chris raised his hands, but someone else was quicker.

Tiny Melinda held her little hands up and the 4 demons were simotaniously frozen in mid motion. Then she blinked her tiny blueish-lavender eyes and instantly all four demons were set into a blaze of fire. Then Melinda held out her tiny hands and huge pink and violet energy bolts shot from her palms and pulsed through the demons, vanquishing them instantly!

To Be Continued....

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Chapter 5:

"And that my friends, is just a microscopic look at Melinda's powers, so to speak." Harthes informed.

Even little Wyatt looked slightly shocked. He'd never been challenged, power wise, before and now it looked as if his newborn sister and shown him up already.

"Wyatt developed his powers throughout your pregnancy and is still showing them. Melinda 'decided' to wait until she was born to give you a look at what she could do." Harthes said, as he winked at Melinda.

Melinda wiggled in her Mother's arms and giggled. Then in a swirl of blue and white orbs, a pink pacifier appeared in her mouth.

Piper stiffled another gasp. "Where'd that come from? She doesn't have Paige's power too, does she?" She asked.

"No, that my dear Charmed One, is conjuration; but since your daughter is half whitelighter, she conjures things through orbs." Harthes replied. "She's already demonstrated pyrokinesis, electrokinesis, orb-flying, and orb-conjuration. I hope your ready for the many other mysteries she holds."

As if to show off, Wyatt blinked his eyes, and then pacifier orbed out of Melinda's mouth and appeared in his hand. "Mine!" He said, as he held up his prize.

Melinda's eyes flashed a bright lavender and then the pacifier disappeared in a swirl of lavender light.

"And may I present, molecular remotion." Harthes said, as he pointed to Wyatt's empty hand.

Phoebe stepped in between Piper and Paige. "Oh! I'm totally feeling some major jealousy from Wyatt over here and a real competitive streak from Lil' Mel. Maybe we should separate them?" She suggested.

"Yeah, yeah. Good idea. I've got my nephew." Paige said, as she orbed out with Wyatt.

Chris was still staring at Excaliber, which he firmly held in his hands, as if in a trance. He swung it around a few times, then the sword glowed golden again. He smiled and slowly released the sword from his grip, holding it in mid air with his telekinetic powers. "Mom, I'm going....out." He said, keeping his eyes on the sword. He grabbed the sword and orbed out.

"So if Wyatt is 'The Twice Blessed Child' and Melinda is 'The Twice Enchanted Child', what is Chris?" Phoebe asked.

Harthes smiled sheepishly. "You'll find out in due time, in due time." He pointed to Melinda. "I'll be back to check up on her." With that, he vanished in a swirl of golden light.

Chapter 6:

Phoebe glanced at Piper. "What now?" She asked, as new thoughts pulsed through her head.

Piper rocked Melinda. "We set up Melinda Prudence's new room." Piper stated, firmly.

"Erm....Pipes, if we do that, where will Paige and I sleep? We've been sharing a room since Wyatt took Paige's room. And we can't have a boy and girl share a room, it just doesn't seem right. And plus, Chris still has the couch!" Phoebe said.

Piper hadn't even thought of that. She's right. What do we do? Piper thought. "Well....I suppose we could keep her in my room, the walk in closet like we did with Wyatt..At least for a while. But it can't be permanent." Piper said.

Phoebe could feel Piper's nervous emotions. "Paige and I should move out?" She asked.

Piper didn't answer.

"Well...I'll start looking tomorrow...I'll tell Paige." Phoebe said. She gave Piper a half smile. "Ya do what you have to do. No sweat." Then she turned and walked up the stairs.

Piper let out a deep sigh and stared into the blueish-lavender eyes of her daughter that she'd waited so long for. Oh Leo, I need you so much! Piper thought, as she felt salty tears form in her eyes. "I love you, baby. We'll think of something." Piper whispered to Melinda, then she turned and walked up the stairs as well.

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Chapter 7:

Gideon raised his fist in a menacing way. "No! No! This can't be, there can't be a child more powerful than Wyatt! This ruins all of my plans and Excaliber can't be given to it's rightful owner!" He roared. He was inside a small chamber at Magic School; he's magically cloaked it the chamber so nobody even knew it existed, except for him. He stared at the image on the wall, that he'd created with a simple spell. "That little brat! He ruined my plans!" Gideon raged, as he stared at the image of Chris, in a small cave, with Excaliber. "I must fix this!" He said, finally. He muttered a counter spell, then the image vanished. Then he orbed out.

****

Paige was bounding down the stairs, after she'd gotten Wyatt to sleep, when she saw a huge drawbridge appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the hallway. She skidded to a stop, as the drawbridge opened and Gideon walked out. "Gideon!" She exclaimed, in a surprised tone.

"Paige! Ahh, just the Charmed One I was looking for." Gideon replied.

Paige furrowed her eyebrows. "Really?" She said, in a skeptical tone. "Why?"

"Well....Since you seemed to of done so well with the class that you subbed for last time, I have an offer for you.." Gideon said, his voice slowing down at the end of the sentence.

Paige bit her lip. "Yes, go on.." She urged. She felt a strange swish of excitement and uncertainty. What kind of "offer"? Paige thought.

"Well...The previous teacher for the advanced magic class, has decided to become a magical defence teacher. So, I was wondering if you would consider becoming a full time teacher?" Gideon said, in a hopeful tone.

Paige blinked. That class was as wild as...well...damn! And he wants me to be a full time teacher for them?! Paige thought.

"I can see that you're shocked. Please, don't answer yet. Consider my offer and let me know in a few days. You know where to find me...." He said, as he turned and walked back into the drawbridge. He gave a small wave to Paige, then the drawbridge closed and vanished.

Paige swallowed. "Me? A teacher? Hell, I hated my teachers and I hated school, I never imagined being offered a teacher's position!" Paige exclaimed. Then after a moment, she rolled her eyes. "But then again, I went to a very un-magic public school and I never imagined I'd grow up to be a half witch half whitelighter who happens to be a Charmed One, one of the most powerful witches in the world with three sisters...well, one is dead, but still!" Paige countered herself. She rubbed her temples. "Ow...headache coming on...Maybe I'll just go get some Advil and then take a nice walk..." She mumbled, before orbing out.

****

White mist swirled around the floor of a sparkling white room and the large white pillars, 'Up There'. Leo stood, staring at a bowl of water. He wanted so badly to use the magical bowl, that only The Elders were permitted to use, to see down onto Earth and look at his new son. "But what if the pain of seeing them but not being able to be with them is too overwhemling?" Leo asked, aloud. He said helplessing at the bowl, then a lone tear tribbled down his face and slipped through the air and mist, until finally falling right into the center of the bowl of water. Ripples danced through the bowl of water and a hazy gray mist swirled up from the bowl. When the gray mist had cleared, a perfect image awaited in the water. Leo was instantly drawn to the image and stared at it for several minutes. Then he gasped and the image faded away. "No! I have to warn them!" Leo instantly orbed out!

Chapter 8:

Phoebe's fingers hits the keys of her laptop, making a loud click, with every key. She hit 'Ctrl S' to save her column. "Whew...Almost done." She muttered. "Maybe I'll take a little break...After all, I just did type almost the entire thing in like twenty minutes. That's a record!" She announced. She minimized the screen and was about to close the laptop, when she eyed her Internet icon. Well, maybe one quick peek at apartments won't hurt. She thought. She clicked on the icon and almost instantly, her internet screen popped up. As she moved her mouse towards the 'Search' button, a small box appeared in the corner of the screen, accompanied by a small 'ping' sound. "'Would you like to accept an instant message from TrueLove?'" Phoebe read, from the box. Phoebe shrugged, figuring it was some advertisement, but clicked 'OK' anyway. The box became larger and it read: 'Phoebe?' Phoebe blinked and typed back: 'Who is this?' She waited for a moment, then heard another 'ping' noise and then more words appeared in the box. 'Jason....I am on my plane, flying back to the states right now..Do you think we could make plans to talk when I arrive?' The message read. Phoebe's heart began to pound wildly. "Yes!" She squealed with delight. She quickly typed a response, waited for Jason's reply, and then typed again. Minutes passed and then she grinned wildly. 'Bye.' She finally typed and then closed the internet screen, completely forgetting about searching for an apartment. She closed her laptop and jumped from her spot. "I can't believe he still wants to talk! Maybe....maybe things will work out!" Phoebe whispered to herself. She dashed out of the room.

****

Piper stared hopelessly at the walk in closet. It was still painted light blue, from when she and Leo had made it for Wyatt. Leo. She thought, longingly. She was holding Melinda, who was sleeping, in her arms. "I wish you were here to see your daughter." She whispered. Suddenly Piper heard a loud 'crash' sound in the hallway.

Melinda's eyes shot open.

"It's okay sweetie, Mommy will get to the bottom of this." Piper assured her daughter, as she walked from the closet to her door. She took a deep breath and then steadily opened the door. Her eyes widened in horror, as she saw a huge and horrifying creature standing over Phoebe's bloody body. "Phoebe!" Piper gasped, with horror.

The demon spun around and it's huge yellowish claws dripped with a mixture of blood and venom. A large ball of yellow venom appeared in the creature's hand and he hurled it at Piper.

Before Piper could raise her hands, she found blue and white orbs surrounding herself and Melinda. "What the...."

Melinda let out a tiny coo and then the ball of yellow venom flew straight through Melinda and Piper, as if they weren't even there. Then the ball of venom hit a lamp on Piper's dresser and the lamp began to fizzle away, almost like acid, but not quite. Then the orbs around herself and Piper vanished.

The demon looked shocked and waved his clawed hand, sending out sharp sphere looking weapons at Piper and Melinda.

Melinda's tiny hands flexed and then the demon and the spheres seemed to go into super slow motion, like what happened when Piper's past life had used her power of molecular deceleration to slow down molecules.

Piper stared at the spheres, almost as if in a trance, then she snapped out of it and waved her free hand; exploding all the spheres with one swift motion. Then she glanced at the demon, who was also moving with extreme slow motion. She flicked her wrists and tried to explode him, but was only able to explode a chunck of the demon's side.

The demon began to move in regular speed again and he howeled in pain. Then he shimmered out, to avoid anymore attacks.

Piper rushed to Phoebe's side and knelt down by her. "Phoebe!" She cried out, as she checked Phoebe's wrist for a pulse. "Oh God, you can't die on me! Help! Someone, help me! Leo! Chris! Someone!" Piper cried out, in pure agony.

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Chapter 9:

Melinda burst into tears and began screaming at the top of her small lungs.

****

Wyatt's eyes popped open at the sound of his little sister's scream. He closed his eyes, using his whitelighter power of sensing to locate her, then he orbed to her.

****

Wyatt orbed in next to Piper and Melinda, sitting on the floor. He saw his Mother crying hysterically.

Melinda stopped crying, as soon as she saw Wyatt. She blinked and turned her head in Phoebe's direction.

"Auntie..." Wyatt muttered. He crawled to his Aunt Phoebe's side and patted her arm. "Auntie.." He said again, in his a little over 1-year-old voice. He placed his little hands over Phoebe's chest and a golden light began to glow from his palms. Within minutes, he'd healed his Aunt Phoebe.

Phoebe's eyes fluttered open. "Where are you, you bas...."

"Phoebe! He's gone! For now anyway; it's just me, Wyatt, and Melinda!" Piper cut in.

Phoebe looked around, spotting Melinda in Piper's arms and her young nephew next to her. "Wyatt..." She began.

"Healed you." Piper finished. "I heard a crash and rushed out here, to find you nearly dead on the floor! The demon came after me, but Melinda stopped all his attacks on me. So I blasted him, but it only hurt him, so he left. When I got to you, you were almost dead. But Melinda started crying and then Wyatt orbed in. Wyatt used his power to heal you Phoebe, Wyatt saved your life!"

Phoebe stared at her nephew in awe. "Wyatt, my little miracle nephew, how can I ever repay you?!" She asked, as she scooped Wyatt into her arms. She hugged him tightly. "Did you sense that I was in trouble?" She asked.

Wyatt pointed to Melinda.

Piper and Phoebe's eyes fell on tiny Melinda.

"That's it! Oh my goodness, Phoebe! It wasn't just Wyatt, it was Melinda too! She was screaming about as loud as a baby could get, then Wyatt orbed in, and she stopped! She was screaming for him!" Piper exclaimed.

"Just to save me!" Phoebe pointed out. She reached her other arm out for Melinda. "Give me my favorite niece!" She begged.

Piper handed Melinda to Phoebe.

Phoebe hugged her niece and nephew as tightly as possible, without hurting them. "They're baby geniuses!" She squealed with delight.

Wyatt clapped his hands together with glee. "Genius! Genius!" He echoed.

"Exactly!" Phoebe praised. Then she glanced down the hall. "Where is Paige?! We have to tell her how wonderfully brilliant her niece and nephew are!"

"I don't know, I haven't seen her since she wondered off after we got home." Piper answered.

It was then that Phoebe's perfume finally reached Piper's nose and she realized Phoebe was wearing a nice jacket. "Going somewhere?" Piper asked, as she waved her hand and tried to get the smell of perfume out of her face.

Phoebe's eyes got huge. "Oh my gosh! You totally just reminded me that I have a meeting with Jason!" Phoebe gasped.

"Jason? As in your boss slash ex-boyfriend, Jason?" Piper inquired.

"Yes! He IMed me and he wants to 'talk'!" Phoebe gushed.

"About?" Piper asked.

"Dunno. I'm thinking he wants to talk about 'us'; me and him." Phoebe answered.

"Well look, I'll take the kids and you go meet Jason. I hope things work out for the two of you....you were so happy with him." Piper said, as she picked up Melinda and held her in one arm and then grabbed Wyatt and situated him in her other arm. At least it looks like one sister might have a chance with her dream guy. Piper thought, with a slight tinge of envy mixed with sadness.

Phoebe immediately felt Piper's pain and envy. "I'm sorry Piper...But you heard what Harthes said, right? Chirs will be born to you later! So that has to mean that you and Leo will get back together!" She tried to comfort.

"No Phoebe, it doesn't. It could just be another 'one night stand' like with Melinda!" Piper shot back, as tears filled her eyes. She quickly turned and hurried into her room. "Have fun with Jason!" She called back, hoping her voice wouldn't crack while she was saying it. Then she slammed and locked the door.

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Chapter 10:

Paige walked down one of the Magic School's corridors. She breathed heavily as she did so. I can't believe I'm actually doing this! She thought, as her heart raced. She glanced into a few windows and saw a potion class taking place. When she looked ahead again, she saw a young girl with shoulder length ratty brown hair and thick black rimmed glasses trying to carry a load of books. She watched the girl stumble a few times and then finally she tripped and the books went flying. "Whoa! Girl, books!" Paige called, as she held out her hands. The load of books orbed out and then orbed in, stacked in Paige's arms. The girl had orbed out and then orbed in, standing upright so she never had a chance to hit the ground.

The girl looked up and gasped. She yanked her glasses off her face and wiped them on her shirt, then she put them back on and gasped again. "Oh..my God! You're..you're..a Charmed One!" She exclaimed.

Paige blushed and walked over to the girl. "Did the orbs give it away?" She asked.

"Well, there is only one female witch in the world that has that power." The girl replied.

"Maybe two now, but I'm not sure." Paige replied.

The girl looked confused. "What do you mean?" She asked.

"My niece was born today. She's a total power house, more powerful than my nephew Wyatt even." Paige answered.

"What?! But Wyatt Matthew Halliwell is the talk of Magic School! The Twice Blessed Child and the most powerful being in the world! Wasn't your sister supposed to have his brother?!" The girl gasped, putting emphasis on 'brother'.

"Chris? Yeah, actually. But it's a long story. The short version is, Chris wasn't meant to be born today. At least, not in this timeline. So Melinda Prudence Halliwell was born. She's 'The Twice Enchanted Child' and she is the most powerful being in the world. Maybe..." Paige slowed down a moment and grinned. "Are you good at spreading the good news?" She asked.

"Umm...Maybe...I've never tried before, not that anyone actually believes me." The girl replied.

"What's your name?" Paige asked.

The girl's face turned scarlet red. "Oh my God! I can't believe I forgot to introduce myself! Ahh! I'm so embarrassed! My name is Luna Carpenter." She said, as the red slowly disappeared from her face.

"I'm Paige." Paige replied.

"Yeah, I know. You and your sisters, Piper and Phoebe, are the most talked about female witches on campus! Well, there is Prue too. She was the talk of the school about three years ago and then it was you. People still chat about her every now and then though...." Luna began to ramble.

"Ahh. I see. Well, I was wondering if you could spread the news about Melinda for me?" Paige asked.

Luna's eyes lit up. "Oh my God, really?! But wait....what if nobody believes me? I mean who is gonna believe I actually met the famous witch whitelighter Charmed One, Paige Halliwell?" Luna said aloud.

"Tell you what....How 'bout I walk you to your next class and we'll announce the news there first. So ya know, you won't drop your books again?" Paige suggested.

Luna's eyes flashed with upset and excitement. "Yeah! And oh no! I'm late! I'm gonna be in so much trouble!" She exclaimed. "Whoa whoa! Come on now, which room is it? I've been in about all of them by now." Paige laughed.

"Twenty-three." Luna replied.

"Ahh! I totally know where that is. Let's make a 'bright' entrance." Paige said, as she held out her free hand.

"You mean we'll....orb?" Luna asked.

"Yep! Really, there is nothin' to it. And I am personally assuring you, you won't get in trouble. It's all me." Paige said.

Luna took a deep breath and grabbed Paige's hand.

Paige grinned and orbed them out.

****

Paige orbed herself and Luna into the front of the classroom.

"What is the meaning of th...." A tall woman with jet black hair and gray eyes began to hiss, until she saw Paige. "Oh..Oh my goodness! This is a surprise! A Charmed One, welcome!" The woman's voice changed to a soft tone.

Paige smiled at the teacher and the crowd of kids. "'Ello." She said. "Luna, where is your seat?" She asked.

Luna pointed to a desk in the back of the room, in the corner. "Over there."

"Can you see from there?" Paige asked.

Luna nodded.

Without a word, the books in Paige's arm orbed out and then orbed in, on the desk in a nice stack. "I'm sorry for interrupting, Ms...." Paige waited.

"Harlem. Ms. Harlem." The techer finished.

"Ms. Harlem. And please, don't punish Luna for the delay. It was all me. I caught her in the hall and we just got to talking....She's such an interesting girl." Paige said.

The class stared at Luna and their eyes lit up.

Hmm, wonder if this is working in favor of her popularity? Paige mentally asked herself. "Well, I'm sorry for taking up your class time, but we'd like to announce something very important.." Paige said.

"Yes, yes! Of course, anything for a Charmed One!" Ms. Harlem replied.

"Well, Luna, would you like to announce the news?" Paige asked, with a reassuring squeeze of Luna's hand.

"Umm...Piper Halliwell had her second baby today...A girl." Luna announced.

"What?!" A blastful reaction errupted from the class.

"No way, she was supposed to have a boy, Chris or something!" A boy shouted out.

"He's right!" Another boy yelled.

"Well, she had a girl. Her name is Melinda Prudence Halliwell and she is doing great. You may also know her as, 'The Twice Enchanted Child' and the most powerful magical being in the world at this time." Paige clarified. "And before you say it....Yes, she is more powerful than her older brother, Wyatt Halliwell." Paige added.

The room was silent.

"Well, I just wanted to make it clear to everyone. I have to be off now. Have fun!" Paige called. She let go of Luna's hand. "Have fun and I loved our chat!" Paige said. Then she orbed out.

****

Paige orbed in, outside room 23, and peeked through the window. She grinned as she saw the kids and even the teacher surround Luna, most likely with questions, and Luna even looked happy. "Awesome!" Paige muttered.

"What's awesome?" A familiar male voice asked, from behind Paige.

"Ahh!" Paige yelped, as she spun around. "Oh, Gideon, you scared me!" Paige said, with a laugh. "I uh, was just looking for you...." She replied.

"Really? Is this about my offer?" Gideon asked. He began to walk down the hall and motioned for Paige to follow him. "Walk with me."

"Yes, it is about your offer. I'm really honored." Paige replied. She sucked in a deep breath. "And I've decided...I'd like to take the job!" Paige announced.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Gideon said, as if he were surprised. This is going as planned! He thought.

Paige felt a little shiver run up her spine, like when she sensed the presence of evil, but she brushed it off. I'm with Gideon, at Magic School! She mentally yelled to herself.

"Well, I need to be off. But I'm so glad you could accept! When can you begin?" Gideon asked.

Paige considered it for a moment. "Next week?" She asked.

"Perfect..." Gideon replied. "Well, I must be going. Sorry to be so short." He replied.

"No problem..." Paige replied.

Gideon nodded and orbed out.

Paige sighed and was about to mutter the spell to open the drawbridge to the Manor, when there was another swirl of blue and white orbs. "Gid...Leo!" Paige gasped.

"Paige! We have to get out of here!" Leo whispered. He leaned over to Paige and whispered something in her ear.

Paige's face fell whiter than she usually was. Oh my Goddess! Gideon is trying to destroy Wyatt and Melinda! Paige thought, as a horrible sensation filled her body.

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Chapter 11:

The drawbridge opened up in the hallway of the Halliwell Manor; Paige and Leo rushed out. Then the drawbridge closed and disappeared.

"Piper! Phoebe!" Paige yelled, as she ran down the hallway. Paige heard a small whimpering in Piper's room. She stopped, breathlessly, and knocked on the door. She tried to calm her tone. "Piper?" She called.

"Yes?" Piper's voice broke through the closed door; it was sqeaky, as if she'd been crying.

"Have you seen Phoebe?" Paige asked.

"She went on a date with Jason.." Piper answered. "Why?" She asked, after a long pause.

"Are you okay?" Paige asked, avoiding Piper's question.

"I'm fine!" Piper said quickly, as if offended by the question. "Why do you want to know where Phoebe is?" Piper asked, again.

Paige could hear Piper's footsteps heading for the door. "Because, we've got problems."

Piper's bedroom door flew open. "What's wrong?" She asked, as she balanced Wyatt on her left hip. Piper was looking directly at Paige.

"Dadda!" Wyatt burst out, as he spotted his father and reached out his arms. In a swirl of orbs, he vanished from Piper's arms.

Piper's head shot up and looked down the hallway to the attic; nothing. She looked down the opposite side of the hallway, just in time to see Wyatt orb into Leo's arms. "Leo..." She breathed.

Leo rocked his son. "I've missed you, buddy." Leo said, without looking at Piper. He ruffled Wyatt's blond hair and hugged his son. Then he finally looked up at Piper. "Piper..how are you?" He asked.

"I'm a single Mom with two kids, how do you think I am?" Piper asked.

Suddenly Leo seemed to remember why he'd come down in the first place. "Wyatt and Melinda! Where is my daughter?!" Leo asked.

"How'd you know I had a daughter?" Piper asked, on impulse.

"I...Piper please, just let me see my daughter." Leo pleaded.

Piper pointed to her walk in closet. "Melinda Prudence Halliwell is sleeping right now. Please let her rest, she's had a big day today. With a being born and then vanquishing four demons simotaniously and all." Piper said, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

Leo nodded and orbed out with Wyatt.

Piper quickly shut the door and pulled Paige farther down the hallway. "What is the trouble and why is Leo here?" She asked.

"It's..." Paige began, unsure of how to spill the beans so to speak. She pulled Piper close and whispered into her ear. "Gideon. He's after Wyatt and Melinda..He thinks that they're too powerful and it shifts the balance of power on the good-evil scale. He thinks it was a mistake to allow Wyatt to be born and that when Chris came back and changed things, Melinda was a freak accident." Paige whispered, in as low a tone as she could muster.

"But how'd be find out?!" Piper burst out.

"Leo didn't go that far. He wanted to warn the three of us so we could vanquish him first." Paige said, keeping her low voice.

"We need to get Phoebe and Chris, to warn them!" Piper exclaimed. "Chris! Chris!" Piper yelled.

There was a swirl of blue and white orbs, then Gideon and Chris appeared. Chris was no longer holding Excaliber and Gideon had Chris by the neck. Gideon's hand was glowing white, most likely preventing Chris from orbing away.

"Gideon!" Leo exclaimed, as he walked out of Piper's bedroom with Wyatt in one arm and Melinda in the other.

"Hello, Leo." Gideon replied, without emotion.

"Just let my son go..." Leo said, as he took a few steps closer.

"Take one step closer and Big Chris here, dies!" Gideon warned.

Instantly orbs surrounded Melinda, Leo, and Chris. At the same moment, Wyatt's blue force field also went up around the three.

"Mom.." Chris choked.

"Hand over the children." Gideon demanded. "Wyatt and Melinda for Chris."

"No!" Chris shouted.

Gideon squeezed Chris' neck and Chris began to tremble.

"They won't come to you!" Piper warned.

Gideon waved his hand and began to telekinetically choke Piper. "Even if their Mother's life is in danger, as well as the future younger brother?" He asked.

"Gideon!" Paige yelled, with a wave of her hand.

Orbs surrounded Gideon, but then fizzled out. "You think I wouldn't be prepared for you? I've spent months watching and forming my plan! Only to have it foiled by Mr. Halliwell and Mr. Wyatt." Gideon said, as he glanced from Chris to Leo.

Piper's face was turning red now. "L..Leo.." She gasped.

Melinda blinked and instantly flames surrounded Gideon, only to fizzle out.

"See, that is the problem I'm talking about. She wasn't suppose to happen." Gideon fumed.

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Chapter 12:

Suddenly Wyatt orbed out and with Wyatt, the shield vanished too.

However, the orbs that surrounded Melinda and Leo stayed, keeping them in a ghost-like form.

"Where'd he go?!" Gideon raged.

Piper's eyes were fluttering open and closed now; she was close to blacking out.

In a swirl of orbs, Phoebe appeared with Wyatt in her arms. Phoebe covered her mouth in horror as she saw Gideon. Then she leaped into a levitating spin, holding Wyatt tightly so as not to drop him, then smashed her foot into Gideon's back; sending him flying into the wall. Then she levitated to the ground.

Wyatt giggled and clapped his hands. "Auntie!" He giggled.

Chris ran to his Mother, who was now barely awake, on the floor. "Mom! Mom!" Chris called, as tears flowed down his face.

"Look out!" Phoebe screamed.

Melinda blinked her eyes and a wall of flames appeared; this put Wyatt, Phoebe, and Gideon on one side and Leo, Melinda, Piper, Paige, and Chris on the other.

Gideon stopped for a moment, surprised at the attack, since he already proved that the flames wouldn't hurt him. But that was the whole plan, to stop him.

Wyatt orbed himself and his Aunt Phoebe to Piper's side.

"Work your magic, baby boy." Phoebe said.

Wyatt's shield instantly surrounded himself, Phoebe, Piper, Chris, and Paige. "Momma!" Wyatt yelled.

"Heal her Wyatt, I know you can! You healed me, remember?" Phoebe urged.

Paige looked up at Phoebe. "He healed you?" She asked.

"Not now! Look!" Phoebe cried out.

Wyatt had placed his little hands over Piper's neck and a golden glow was coming from his palms. Then the glow disappeared and Wyatt plopped onto the ground.

"Wyatt!" Piper gasped, as she pulled her first born son into her arms and kissed his head.

Gideon had walked through the flames now and was standing at Wyatt's force field. "I'll get through this!" He raved. He pulled 2 potion bottles from his hand and threw them at the shield.

The orbs around Leo and Melinda disappeared.

Wyatt had seen the orbs vanish and as if on que, his shield vanished. Wyatt waved his little hand and the potion bottles reversed and went flying into Gideon; breaking on impact!

Chapter 13:

Black smoke rose from Gideon's chest, where the potions had hit. "No!" He cried.

"Where's Excaliber?! Maybe that can vanquish him if our powers can't?!" Paige yelled to Chris.

Chris didn't answer, he just orbed out.

Leo rushed to Piper's side and helped her up.

Wyatt giggled, as if knowing something that his parents didn't know. He glanced at his little sister.

Melinda wiggled his fingers, as if in response.

Chris orbed back in, holding Excaliber. He aimed the sword for Gideon and then stopped and looked back at his siblings.

"What are you waiting for?!" Phoebe cried out.

"Them." Chris said, simply, as he pointed to Wyatt and Melinda.

Wyatt smiled and held out his hand. A small energy ball appeared in his hand. It was a witch type energy ball, very physcially different from demonic energy balls. He pushed his hand forward and the energy ball went flying into Gideon, sending him flying across the hallway and hitting the wall. Then he looked at Melinda.

Melinda blinked her eyes and flames errupted all over Gideon.

Gideon screamed out in pain.

Wyatt and Melinda seemed to look at Chris.

Chris nodded and walked over to Gideon. He held up Excaliber and gave Gideon one last glance, then plunged the sword through Gideon's chest.

The flames seemed to burn more fiercely and the sound of energy from Wyatt's energy ball crackled. Then Gideon exploded into nothingness!