Charmed Wizard

Paige orbed up to what her and her sister's dubbed Elderland. For years she'd been forced to go to the Golden Gate Bridge and call whenever she needed to see an elder, but after finally hearing enough of her complaints, they allowed her to come to them when she needed something.

Paige surveyed the area for an Elder she trusted. There weren't many of the she liked or trust. For instance, she would only talk to Odin if someone was about to die and there were no other Elders around.

“Paige,” An Elder called out from behind her.

Paige turned to see Sandra, one of her favorite Elders. “Hi.”

“Is everything alright? Is one of your charges in trouble?” Sandra asked concerned.

“No, all my charges are fine. I'm actually here on a Charmed thing, sort of. Phoebe had a premonition and she's kind of concerned about it,” Paige said.

“Of course. Please, tell me about it,” Sandra said.

“Well, she saw this boy that she thinks is an innocent attacking a woman,” Paige said. She wasn't sure about the innocent thing. Yes, it was possible for half-demons to stay on the side of good if they were raised the right way, but it was also possible for them to go to the other side. They had no idea what side this kid fell on.

“She thinks he's an innocent?” Sandra asked.

“I'm not saying he's not, but it's suspect. He produced an energy ball,” Paige said.

Sandra frowned. “I don't understand. If he's a demon, why would your sister believe he's an innocent?”

“Her instincts tell her he is, and she could be right. After describing her premonition, Leo told us he thinks the kid might also be a wizard. He had a wand. Leo says that there are those like him all around that go to special schools when they're eleven. He says they have their own little society.”

Sandra's eyes dropped and she seemed to be in deep thought. “I see.”

Paige's eyes narrowed. “What do you see? Do you know something?”

“No, I was just thinking on how something like that might happen. Wizards and witches of that world normally keep to themselves,” Sandra said.

“Leo said that sometimes they're born to parents with no magic though,” Paige said.

“Yes, that's possible. Allow me to try to gather some information. Make no moves until you hear from me,” Sandra said before walking away.

Paige watched her leave. Something wasn't right. Sandra's demeanor changed when Paige told this boy was not only part demon, but part wizard too. She knew something. But Paige couldn't really do anything about that now, as the Elder had left and clearly wasn't going to tell her anything else right now, so she orbed out.

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Piper was in the kitchen making potions. She knew that when they figure out where and when Phoebe premonition took place, they'd be heading there and would need to be prepared. The only question was whether or not they would need to be prepared to save the boy in Phoebe's premonition or to stop him.

Piper was stirring her potion when she noticed Phoebe walk in from the back. “Hey. You okay.”

“Yeah, I just needed a little air. Did Paige come back yet?” Phoebe asked.

“It hasn't been that long. You really expect quick answers from the Elders?” Piper asked.

Phoebe sighed. “I just don't know long we have. For all I know, my premonition already happened, or it's happening right now.”

“Well, no one was actually hurt in your premonition, right?” Piper asked.

“No, but with the way it ended, I don't see how the situation could not end with someone hurt. We have to get to that kid before he gets hurt,” Phoebe said.

“Or before he hurts someone,” Piper said pointedly.

Just then, Paige orbed into the room.

“Hey. What did you find out?” Phoebe asked.

“Absolutely nothing. The Elders just pushed me off. I spoke with Sandra and she said she'd try to figure it out and get back to us, but I think she already knows what's going on,” Paige said.

Piper narrowed her eyes. “What?”

“When she found out the kid was a wizard and a demon, she starting acting weird,” Paige said.

“Ugh, the God damned Elders! Why do they always have to be so damned evasive!” Piper fumed.

“Well, we have to figure this out! An innocent kid is in trouble,” Phoebe said worriedly.

“Sandra doesn't want us to do anything else until we here from her,” Paige said. Not that she intended to wait, but she figured she'd at least put it out there.

“No way. I'm not leaving this boy in trouble,” Phoebe said firmly.

Just then, Coop and Leo came into the room. “Hey. Henry's picking up the kid's from school and then he's gonna take them all to his and Paige's place,” Leo said.

Piper nodded. “Good. Who knows how long this is gonna take?”

“Alright, well, since the Elders were no help, we have to figure out a way to find this boy,” Phoebe said.

“We don't even know who he is. How are we going to find him? Paige asked.

“I don't know, but we have to!” Phoebe said loudly.

“Alright, you need to calm down. I know how serious you take your visions, but you're kind of losing it a little,” Piper told her sister.

Phoebe took a breath. “I'm sorry. Look, I don't know why this is affecting me so badly. Maybe because it's a child that's in trouble. I just know I have to save him.”

“How'd you get your premonition? Maybe that'll help us figure out some more information,” Leo said.

“Yeah, what were you touching?” Piper asked.

Phoebe stopped dead as she remembered the events before the vision. She hadn't thought about it before. She'd been so focused on the vision itself that she'd forgotten how she got it. It had come after she touched a picture of herself and Cole.

“What is it?” Paige asked, seeing the look on her sister's face.

“It... It was Cole. I was touching a picture of me and Cole,” Phoebe told them.

“You still have those?” Paige asked.

“Yeah, she does,” Coop said bitterly as the hurt from finding that picture came back.

“Coop, please don't do this now. Look, yeah, I had one picture, and I didn't even remember that I had it. I touched it for one second and the premonition happened,” Phoebe said.

“Okay, so why would a picture of Cole trigger it? Do you think he knew this kid?” Piper asked.

“No. The boy was thirteen or fourteen tops, which means Cole was dead before he was even born,” Phoebe said

“Well, he must have something to do with it. God, this is just what we need. Even dead, he's causing problems,” Paige grumbled. She never did hide her hatred for Cole.

“I'm afraid you're wrong, Paige,” a new voice started.

They all turned to see Sandra.

“This was unfortunately started by us, for which I eternally apologize,” Sandra said sadly.

“That was quick. I figured you'd take a while,” Paige said.

“I only wanted to confirm my suspicions. It didn't take long. And I apologize for lying to you about my knowledge, Paige, but I couldn't break a decision made by all of us before I was sure there was indeed a problem,” Sandra said.

“What are you talking about? What decision?” Phoebe answered.

“Yeah, what do you mean, you started this?” Piper asked accusingly.

“I will answer all your questions, I promise, but first, there is a party to the conversation not yet present,” Sandra said before waving her hand.

Phoebe watched as white lights appeared and turned into a man with short dark heir and blue eyes. A man she hadn't and could never forget. “Cole.”