A/N: This is the sequel to, Change Happens. It is the eighth in my series. I hope you will all like this as much as the first seven. For those of you who haven't read the first seven stories, I advise you to do so. I'll post a summary of the first six below my reviews and a list at the bottom with the main characters and their powers. This is a subplot that I'm really proud of, and I really hope you all will enjoy it as well. (I can't stress enough how many things the show could've gone into, kept continuity, and didn't. Grr!)

Charmed At Last – Summary: Piper & Leo are married and have been trying to have children for a while now. Phoebe and Cole are dating but they still haven't figured a way around the whole bounty hunter situation; Cole never became The Source and is still Balthezor. The Source was never vanquished, either. Paige and Glenn are just beginning to date, as in, a serious relationship. Glenn goes away on another trip, when Paige finds out she's pregnant. She tells her sisters and then they are attacked by a demon. That's when their eldest sister, who had supposedly died, comes and saves their lives. The truth that Prue never died is revealed and that Paige's pregnancy has allowed her to return home. They must begin their real destiny, with the, Power of Four. When Glenn returns, Paige tells him that she is pregnant; they soon are married. A few months later Paige gives birth to a beautiful baby girl named, Pearlinda Melody Belland, Pearl for short. In the finale, Piper finds out that she is pregnant. By this time, Pearl is about six months old.

Family Affair – Summary: This takes place almost 2 years after the finale of Charmed At Last. Paige's daughter, Pearl, is almost three-years-old and Piper's daughter, Phiona, is almost two-years-old. Paige and Glenn are happily married and so are Piper and Leo. The story starts off with Phoebe and Cole's wedding; Phoebe is also about four months pregnant with her and Cole's first child. Prue is still single and receives a third power during this time. The sisters and their husbands go through the traumatic time of yet a third Halliwell pregnancy and soon Phoebe gives birth to a healthy baby girl named, Pamela Victoria Turner, Pam for short. Then the sisters must deal with all the trouble that normal toddlers get into, plus the added effect of magic from two little witch-whitelighter-mortals, while learning how to control a newborn witch-demoness-mortal.

Together Forever As One – Summary: This takes place about one year after Pam's first birthday. Pearl is now about five-years-old and in Kindergarten, Phiona is about four-years-old, & Pam is about two-years-old. For Piper & Leo, Phoebe & Cole, and Paige & Glenn; things are going smoothly. Considering they have wild little magical children to look after. Prue is still single. The story starts off on Prue's thirty-fourth birthday. She is feeling kind of down since each of her sister's has a wonderful little girl and she is yet to have a child, but in the future, she saw that she had a daughter. Then as a surprise for her birthday, The Elders allow Andy Trudeau to return for twenty-four hours, to spend with Prue. He isn't a ghost/spirit during this twenty-four hour period, but just as alive as everyone else. Prue and Andy make up for lost time and then sleep together before Andy has to leave again. One month after Prue & Andy's night together, Prue finds out she is pregnant, with Andy's child! Now Prue must face going through a magical pregnancy and trying to be a single mom. Sure her sisters, brother-in-laws, and nieces will be there for her but nothing can replace a husband and a father for her child.

The Blessed Ones – Summary: This takes place two years after Pandora's first birthday. Pearl is eight-years-old, Phiona is seven-years-old, Pam is five-years-old, & Pandora is three-years-old. The Halliwell sisters have decided to take their children out of public school, starting this year. Pearl, Phiona, & Pam now go to a small school, taught by, The Star Coven. Not only do they learn what they would normally learn, but they also are taught how to use their powers, the history of magic, and they can interact with magical children their own age. Pearl, Phiona, Pam, and Pandora are the Blessed Ones; the most powerful good witches that exist, as of this time period. But then a young teenage girl shows up at the door of the Halliwell Manor. Everyone finds out that Phoebe had kept not only a secret in New York, but a daughter! The daughter that she and the evil witch James Kline had together, when Phoebe was nineteen-years-old. Her daughter's name is Persia Patty Halliwell and has the power of electrokinesis; the ability to create and control electricity. She is very powerful. Then Piper discovers some shocking news. She's pregnant again! Her mother, Patty, comes to her and tells her that her unborn child is half of a prophecy, called 'The Children Of Light'. Persia is the other half. Together, both girls rival the Blessed Ones in power. Piper had her and Leo's second daughter and names her Prissandra Leona Wyatt. Little Prissandra has the power of photokinesis; the ability to create and control light. Pearl also gains a new power and a best friend, who could possibly become even more.

The Children Of Light – Summary: This takes place about a year after it's prequel. Persia is still trying to find her place in the family, but Pam is not helping matters. She is so jealous of Persia and doesn't understand the situation, believing that Persia is just there to steal her parents. Prue and Pandora are suffering without Andy, so Pandora uses the gift that she got on the day of her Wiccaning, to wish for her father. This surprises The Elders and they aren't sure how to handle such a thing, because it has never happened before. Although it is technically against the rules, Pandora was never told this, so they allow Andy to stay. But that's it; if he dies again, he stays dead. The Elders give the sisters a one time spell to change the memories of everyone in the world, except those who know their secret. Cole's mother, Evilyn, eventually comes into the picture. She kidnaps Pam and attempts to bring out her demon half, by having her kill an innocent witch. The Charmed Ones interfere and Pam is saved. However she's still been infected with the power of The Ingress, a sister power to The Nexus, which Evilyn has under the control of evil. But when Adam, an old lover of Evilyn's, kills her, Pam gains a new power and helps her father vanquish Adam. Phoebe, Cole, Persia, and Pam move into the home that Cole inherits from his mother's death; The Villa, complete with The Ingress, which is now in the hands of good. Prue, Andy, and Pandora travel to a surprise Family Reunion for Andy's family. Prue turns into a Werewolf and attacks Andy's mother, Vivienne. The remaining sisters come to the rescue, vanquishing the werewolf that converted Prue, and having Leo dust the family. Sour feelings between Prue and Vivienne, however, remain. In the end, the wedding of a lifetime is about to take place. Unfortunately, an old foe returns, and is after Prue's soul. A backfired spell turns Prue and Andy into elves, protecting them from The Sorceress Of Souls. Good undoubtedly prevails, Prue and Andy are married by Penny, and Brandon works up the courage to give Pearl a kiss on the cheek.

Every Halliwell Counts – Summary: The Halliwell clan is attacked by mutant demons, leading Persia to summon friends from an alternate reality who have experience in such matters. A strong bond between Pamela Walker, Alternate Prue Halliwell's daughter, and Persia grows so much that Persia enchants matching lockets that allow the pair to contact each other from their own worlds (a cosmic telephone). Then a certain Egyptian Cat Goddess from Paige's past shows up to ask for her help, during the same time Darryl and Andy have been caught up in a series of cat burglaries throughout the city. Pearl and Brandon take on the powers of the legendary lovers Isis and Osiris in order to take on Ra, a corrupt Sun God who is bent on taking over both the mortal and magical worlds. During their adventure, Pearl discovers the lost Tomb of Cleopatra and releases her entrapped soul from the guardianship of a very powerful ancient ritual item and she travels to the afterlife with her son and Marc Antony. Life turns darker when Persia heads to her Prom with a date that seems grand, but turns out be on over sexed jock who tries to drug and assault the young witch. Fortunately a boy from the Halliwells' past returns, a certain Firestarter, and saves Persia from what could've been one of the most traumatic experiences in her life. A friendship between the pair grows. Phiona also meets a new friend, the mortal cousin by marriage of her older cousin's arch Magic School rival, and a mutual bond forms. But when Phoebe has a premonition of a young girl getting attacked by demons, things turn ugly when Piper can't control her powers because of her latest ability to make things go in slow motion and Tyler wants his powers unbound. Unfortunately that is overshadowed by the fact that Prue accidentally becomes pregnant with the Prophet Guardian, which should've been born to Phoebe's innocent. With no way to reverse it, the magical world must adjust to the shift in destiny. However a demon with characteristics of demons of the past reveals herself and takes Prue with her while leaving Andy, Piper, Paige, and Pandora for dead.

Change Happens – Summary: Prue is taken captive by The Source and kept in preservative water column while The Source awaits the birth of Prue's undestined child, The Akashic Heiress. However, when the sisters find out where she is and make a plan to save her, Andy has already helped Pandora write and cast a hex on The Source, so that if he touches Prue, he'll be vanquished. In a twist of fate, Paige takes on the identity of Huldra, The Source's assassin, and is impregnated with Prue and Andy's unborn child. When Prue finally gets back to the Manor, she saves Andy from The Source, but Pandora's hex backfires when The Source comes into physical contact with Prue. It vanquishes him, but also vanquishes Prue, as the hex has made them magically connected. The family mourns the loss of the oldest Halliwell, and then is attacked by an ancient demon named Ohanzee. Paige makes a deal with Death, in order to vanquish the demon herself. However, this results in her husband's death. But Akasha, the Goddess who Prue's unborn child will one day serve, forces the Angel of Destiny to reverse Glenn's death. At about the same time, a demon named Scorpia resurrects The Source. And because of his magical link to Prue, brings her back as well. The Angel of Destiny is forced to right the wrongs of Pandora's hex, allowing Prue to give birth to her own daughter and the Halliwells to finally purge the world of The Source. Persia's trial comes and Dane Burnham is found guilty of attempted rape, Tyler makes amends with Persia, and Scorpia gives birth to The Source's son and heir to the Underworld throne.

Main Characters & Their Powers:

Prudence (Prue) Janice Halliwell-Trudeau – Telekinesis, Astral Projection, Phasing

Piper Halliwell-Wyatt – Temporal Stasis (Freezing), Molecular Acceleration (Exploding), Molecular Deceleration (Slow Motion)

Phoebe Halliwell-Turner – Premonitions, Levitation, Empathy

Paige Matthews-Belland – Orbing, Telekinetic Orbing, Partial Healing, Sensing Evil, Sensing, Shapeshifting, Transmorphation

Andrew (Andy) Trudeau – Mortal

Leo Wyatt – Orbing, Healing, Sensing, Harmless Light Balls, Levi-orbing, Shapeshifting, Omnilingualism

Coleridge (Cole) Turner – Shimmering, Energy Balls

Glenn Belland – Mortal

Persia Patty Halliwell – Electrokinesis

Pearlinda (Pearl) Melody Belland – Exploding Light Balls, Healing

Phiona (Phi) Melinda Wyatt – Orb-telekinesis

Pamela (Pam) Victoria Turner – Shimmering, Power Absorption

Pandora Angel Trudeau – Telepathy

Prissandra (Prissy) Leona Wyatt – Photokinesis

Tyler Michaels – Pyrokinesis

Brandon Jonathon Fargo – Teleportation

Chase Hockley – Mortal

The Akashic Heiress

Chapter 1: The Past And The Furious

"Come on Paige, where are you?" Tyler placed his index fingers to his temples and began to scrunch his eyes. At the current moment, the nineteen-year-old Firestarter was huddling behind a dingy, fowl smelling green sanitation bin. He'd been like this for the past ten minutes, as he attempted to fend off a horde of Vulture Demons.

Suddenly he felt a sharp talon graze his shoulder, ripping open his red cotton shirt. As he looked down, fresh blood began to dribble from the wound and soak into his clothing, causing a blackish effect. He grimaced. Looking up, he could see another Vulture Demon zeroing in on him and he clasped his eyelids shut, focusing his pyrokinetic ability on the enemy. Moments passed, and then he heard a withering cry, before he felt a wave of heat pass over head. Slowly opening his eyes, the blonde eyed the burning body of a Vulture Demon less than a foot away. "Paige!"

A small blue glow began to emanate in the middle of the alley. Shimmering blue orbs began to fly and whirl around, culminating into the form of a lengthy woman with long, dark brown hair that was almost a black color. The Charmed One was clad in cream tinted Ralph Lauren cropped jeans, a red lace-trimmed floral spaghetti strap tunic, and a pair of lime green Charles David heels. Her dark hair was pulled back in a floppy, one-sided ponytail and a silver pentacle charm swung against its chain and away from her neck, as she whirled around to face the horde of demons.

The brunette's arm lurched forward, her hand becoming claw-like as she parted her dark red lips. "Dumspter!"

"Oh, Paige, no!" Tyler practically choked, cringing as the vomit smelling bin disappeared in orbs.

The car-sized orb cloud coursed across the alley, flying towards the Vulture Demon pack, before the orbs cleared and the demons scattered like bowling pins after a strike.

The witchlighter spun on her lime green heel, hurrying over to Tyler and grabbing him by the shoulders, to which he winced again. "Tyler-" Suddenly she realized the gooey feeling of warm blood against her porcelain fingers and retracted her right hand. "Oh, honey, we have to get you out of here." Sensing another impending attack, she ducked and the two of them were enveloped in a swirling blue cloud, just as the claws of a Vulture Demon swept through her orbs.

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"Leo!" Paige yelled, materializing in the sunroom of the Manor. "Leo, I need your help! Tyler's hurt!"

No sooner had she called, did the blonde whitelighter orb in. "What happened?" He asked, kneeling down to place his healing hands over The Firestarter's wounds.

"Vulture Demons," Paige explained hurriedly.

"And it wouldn't of happened if you'd come when I called ten minutes earlier," the teenager spat.

Paige's pale hands slid to her trim waist. "Well excuse me for saving the world from evil!"

"I'm your charge," Tyler hissed. "You're supposed to be saving me too!"

"You have powers," the brunette pointed out. "The elementary school I was defending, was full of children who did not."

Tyler shifted his eyes to the floor, avoiding the witch's gaze. He knew she was right and he knew it must be pretty hard to try and juggle being both a Charmed One and a whitelighter. But, he reasoned, she did choose the job and now she has to live with it. I refuse to be a second class priority, just because she messed up.

Leo stood up, lending a hand to help the boy to his feet. "All better. How do you feel?"

"Exhausted," Tyler moaned.

"Don't we all."

Tyler looked up at Paige suspiciously. "Why can't you just heal me?"

The brunette crossed her arms. "I don't have that power...at least not fully developed."

"Why can't The Elders give it to you? I mean, you are a whitelighter. Don't they do that when they endow mortals with whitelighter powers?"

"Yes," Leo intervened. "But there are rules. They can't make an already magical being a whitelighter. For example, they couldn't take a witch and make her a whitelighter after her death. The same goes for Paige. Even though she's half whitelighter, they can't give her full whitelighter abilities."

"But that's stupid," Tyler snorted. "What if one of her charges needs heeling and she can't get them to you fast enough?" He threw his arms into the air as he passed by Leo. "Especially since all of her charges, except Max, are children! They're even more susceptible to being injured!"

"Yeah, but what I lack in healing I make up for in teleorbing. It's a sad trade off, but I think I'd choose being a Charmed One over healing any day of the week."

Tyler crossed his arms and eyed the witch suspiciously. "The day you lose someone you care about because you couldn't heal, maybe you'll change your tune."

At that point, Leo stepped between the warring parties and waved his hands to clear the air. "Come on now. This is stupid. All is taken care of. Tyler, you're fine. Paige, you've got other duties that need to be taken care of."

"Oh really?" The witch crossed her arms and stared accusingly. "Like what?"

"Like," the whitelighter locked eyes with his charge. "The Elders. They've been calling you."

"Oh!" Paige snapped her fingers in annoyance. "I knew I was forgetting something. I was going to get back to them after I took care of him," she indicated Tyler. "What do they want?"

The whitelighter gave an impish grin in response. "I don't know for sure, but I have an idea." He slipped his fingers around Paige's wrist and glanced back at Tyler. "We've got to go. But I believe Piper's upstairs. You can go up there and tell her I asked if she'd take you home. Oh, and tell her that unless it's an emergency, don't call Paige or I."

"Wh-"

"Thank you!" Leo cut in, orbing out with Paige before the teen could get another word in.

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"What exactly are we doing?" Paige asked, jerking her arm away from her brother-in-law as soon as her heels had touched solid ground. "And why can't anyone contact us?"

"It's a surprise," the blonde grinned. "Come on, trust me."

Paige twitched uncomfortably, small goose pimples forming on her skin as the cool white haze swirled around them. "Okay, but only because it's you."

"You'll like this, I promise." He motioned for the Charmed One to follow. "You're always itching for knowledge, so this is perfect for you."

"What in the world are you talking about?"

Leo rolled his pastel eyes and trotted through the milky haze, sending spiraling swirls of mist to either side of him, making somewhat of a path for the female behind him.

"Leo, I really don't know about this-"

"We're here!" Leo stopped abruptly, catching Paige as she ran into him. He stepped back, just gazing up at the arching golden doors that appeared to go on forever.

"What the..."

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" He placed his hand onto the intricate carvings of the door and traced them. Some were familiar, like the pentagrams and Triquetras, and some were foreign symbols of old carved from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Aztecs, the Mayans. Druid carvings, Celtic symbols, faces of Buddha, the yin-yang, crosses, Chinese zodiac symbols, and even earlier symbols that Leo didn't recognize.

The whitelighter's hand trailed up the carvings, and curved around the heavy golden ring that was lodged in the right door's center. Stemming near the top, just to the right, an arrow ejected from the ring. It was the symbol of masculinity. "Paige," he motioned, "come take the other knocker."

"What?" She slid over to her guide and examined the vast doors for herself. For a few moments, all she could do was stare in awe. Then her brown irises landed on the golden ring in the center of the left door. It was also thick and golden, but this one had cross jutting out the bottom center of it, the symbol of femininity. She looked towards her brother-in-law, at a loss.

"It's okay. Just pick it up and knock," he said, retracting his hand from the masculine knocker.

Paige reached up a pale hand, wrapping it tightly around the cross and lifting it a few inches above the door. It was heavy and she couldn't believe she'd pulled it that far. Then, with a mighty push, she banged it back against the door. "What's this gonna do?"

"Just wait..."

A moment later, the room was filled with a thunderous rumble and the golden doors began to scrape across the floor, opening just wide enough for Paige and Leo to slide in, single file. Following Leo's nod, Paige sucked in a breath and etched her way into the room, with her brother-in-law following suit. She jumped back, as the door sealed shut behind Leo. "What now?"

"Patience is a virtue, Paige."

"Yes," she grumbled. "One that I don't have."

Leo shook his head as he gazed around the seemingly desolate room. "We've got to wait for Hanna."

"Who's this Hanna?"

"I'm the Goddess of Life."

Paige whirled around, almost stumbling over herself, as she came face to face with one of the most radiant beings she'd ever seen.

The Goddess' skin was a deep mahogany, which was a deep contrast to the tumbling waves of opalescent hair that swished from her six foot frame, all the way to the floor, draping the ground like the train of Princess Diana's wedding dress. Her eyes sparkled with an emerald luster and her lips were a pair of perfectly crafted pink rosebuds. Even her clothing, white velvet robes with the same golden symbolism from the door woven into the fabric, were swaying in their own mystic breeze.

"W-who are you?" Paige stuttered.

Hanna extended her dark hand. "A Charmed whitelighter," she grinned. "I'm pleased to meet you."

"Uh-" Paige stumbled for the words as she hesitantly shook Hanna's extended hand. "Nice to meet you too. But I'm still so lost-"

"You are a whitelighter, are you not?" Although a question, the Goddess already knew the answer. She waited, however, for Paige to nod before continuing. "And as a whitelighter, you have the privilege to see all of your past lives."

"What?"

A small smile pierced Hanna's lips. "And being the Goddess of Life, it's my appointed duty to open a viewing portal for you and your guide." She turned to Leo, beaming. "Mr. Wyatt, it's a pleasure to see you again."

"As is you," Leo returned, bowing his head respectively towards Hanna.

"But what if-"

"You family will be taken care of," Hanna promised. Seeing the witch's worried look, she also added, "And your charges. We've placed them in the temporary care of two, very trustworthy whitelighters."

"Who?"

"You haven't met them." Hanna tucked a strand of pale hair behind her ear. "But if you wish, I can probably pull a few," she winked at Leo, "wings when you get back."

Leo snickered quietly. As a whitelighter, a joke circulated Up There about 'pulling wings' instead of 'pulling strings.'

Hanna clasped her dark hands together and beckoned for Paige and Leo to stand next to her. "Actually," she instructed, grabbing Paige by the wrist and switching her with Leo, "you need to be on this side."

"What? Why?"

"Because there's a duality here," the Goddess explained. "The left is associated with the feminine, while the right, masculine."

The Charmed One's eyes rolled. "Did males come up with that?"

The Goddess frowned. "I'm not a fan of patriarchy myself, Ms. Matthews. But right now, we don't have time to get into the specifics." She clicked her fingers and a silver folder appeared within her left hand. Flipping it open with her right, she took a quick peek through the extensive sheets and then the folder vanished as quickly as it had appeared. "You've had three lives before this one."

"I have? But-but-but I thought I only had one? The Evil Enchantress-"

"Was your second life." Hanna frowned at Paige's interruption. "Please, Ms. Matthews. We've got work to do. Now, before I send you off, let me warn you that all you can do is watch. The events of the past cannot be changed, even if you try. You and Leo will be as ghosts, watching a three-dimensional movie."

"So I won't be stuck in my old body, like when I went to the past to see how I survived my parents car crash?"

"No."

"You also won't have your powers."

"What? Why?"

"Because you won't need them. Once you've seen what needs to be seen, you will be instantaneously transported to the next part of your journey." The Goddess cleared her throat. "Are you ready?"

Paige looked from Leo to Hanna, and back again. Then, with an almost hesitant nod, she said she was.

Hanna held out her hands and a spray of rainbow spheres began to dance from them. As the spheres grew, the symbols on her gown began to glow an almost blinding gold. Any brighter, and they'd turn white. Her green eyes began to swirl as the multi-colored lights twisted and turned, forming into a pulsating portal of vibrating rainbows. The Goddess pulled back her hands and stepped past Leo and Paige. "Have a good journey, Charmed One."

"Uhm, Leo?"

Leo ventured near the colorful oval and held out his hand in a gentlemanly fashion. "Paige?"

Paige dipped her hand, sliding it into Leo's. "You'll be with me the whole time?"

"I'll never leave your side."

"Okay." Paige gulped, nearing the portal with unsure thoughts. As she lifted her long leg, Hanna's voice stopped her.

"Oh, and Paige?"

The whitewitch turned around. "Y-yes?"

Hanna extended her arm, holding out a brown paper bag.

"What's this?" Paige asked, accepting the bag warily.

"A bag." Hanna's eyes seemed to twinkle. "Even the most powerful beings don't always have strong enough stomachs for time travel."

"But I've-"

"Paige?"

Paige turned her attention to her mentor, her face questioning.

"Just take it."

The brunette bit down on her lip, tucking the bag under her arm. Her stomach was already flip flopping as she turned to the portal. "Leo?"

"I'm right behind you."

"Okay." The witchlighter sucked in a deep breath, closed her eyes, and jumped in with Leo not far behind.

As the portal closed, Hanna stood smiling. She knew what kind of adventure awaited the youngest Charmed sister. "Good luck, Paige." And with that, she dissolved into the swirling mist.

TO BE CONTINUED...