I was at the attic, focused on the Book of Shadows when I felt a wave of light pass over me, looking up warily when I heard a giggle

"Peek a Boo"

I froze, staring at the attic door, conjuring a baseball bat absentmindedly (growing up in a house full of my cousins made Piper force myself to conjure non lethal objects as to not hurt anyone).

"Piper?" I called out, putting aside the book, standing up slowly, my grip on the bat tightening. "Chris? Not funny"

A swirl of beaming hearts appeared in front of me "You're not fun, PB" The bat fell from my hands, staring in shock at the girl in front of me. Her small frame wrapped her arms around me, "The past is making you soooo uptight like Chris"

"Peyton?" I whispered softly. Peyton, my little sister who I had sworn left behind, protected by dad at the Cupid temple -His idea after all the chaos Wyatt had committed. He had wanted to keep me there too but I wanted to save PJ from Wyatt (which caused my big cousin's attention shift to me and take me as a threat like Chris, also another reason why I indirectly found Chris' plans to change the past to stop his brother)- Having her here meant something was off, but my head wasn't so clear. It never occurred me Peyton wasn't real -Or at least at this moment- "W-what are you doing here?"

"Visiting my sister" Peyton answered simply, pulling back. "Do you know how hard it is to get out of dad's sight? I missed you, Parker"

I placed my hand in her mouth, looking around "Wait. Don't call me Parker" Peyton made a confused sound. I grimaced "They know me by Bree"

Peyton nodded in understanding, lowering my hand "Mom's here?" She asked happily, her eyes misty. I nodded slowly "Awesome! I can't wait to meet young mom! I bet she's beautiful!"

"Pey, you can't" I told her sternly.

Peyton glared at me "You remember her. I don't. I need to know her" I sighed softly, shaking my head "It's not fair. You and Prue knows how she's like. Why I can't?"

"And what are you gonna tell her?" I asked rhetorically "They barely trust me and Chris for being from the future and not telling them anything. What makes you think they're gonna trust you too?"

"They gotta trust you a little bit if you're staying here" Peyton pointed out "I'll tell them I'm your sister. That's gotta get me points, right?"

"They'll question you" I deadpanned

Payton shrugged "I'll lie"

"Phoebe will see through you" I shook my head. "Chris and I had to drink an empath blocking potion so she wouldn't figure anything out we're trying to change"

"Since when mom is only Phoebe?" Peyton asked sadly

"Since Phoebe isn't mom" I answered quietly. Peyton looked down sadly "It has cost me a lot to get her trust, Pey. You can't just waltz in here and just-"

"I know" Peyton sighed. She grabbed my hand, "At least take me on a tour of this place. I never got to meet San Francisco before Wyatt destroyed it"

"Inknasay on the Wyatt thingy" I hissed warningly. Peyton frowned. I sighed "They know we want to save Wyatt from something in our future, not that we're trying to stop him from becoming evil and destroying the world"

Peyton looked sheepish "Sorry. You gotta tell me what they do and don't know"

"Will do" I sighed, "Come on then, let's show you the city you grew up in"

I beamed the two of us away the manor, not realizing Peyton's presence had caught the attention of a darklighter as opposite of myself having a Cupid blocking potion -that hid my Cupid half from others than dad who strangely enough knew what I was-, Peyton didn't and everyone could tell she was a Cupid.

~8~

"I didn't know our city was so beautiful, Parker" Peyton sighed dreamily as we walked through the park, "I'd wish our World wasn't so messed up so we could enjoy it like this all the time"

I hugged her closer to my side, "You're fifteen, Pey. You're too young to be saying that kind of thing. You shouldn't, in fact Chris and I are working on to change all of this so you, Prue, Melinda, Wyatt, the twins, Henry and all of our family can have the childhood we deserved"

"You're seventeen, Parker" Peyton countered quietly. "You shouldn't be thinking you and Chris have the fate of the world in your shoulders. It's quite the burden"

I smiled sadly, "Let's not talk about that, then. I'm just happy you're here"

Peyton smiled "Isn't this what family's for? To be together and make each other happy?" I paused slightly, brow furrowing intently. Peyton noticed, stopping, turning to face me "What is it?"

"How did you get here?" I asked suddenly. Peyton looked confused "To the past? The only way is through a spell that's in the Book of Shadows, at the manor. At the heavily demon guarded museum" I gave her a look. Peyton looked at me blankly. "Peyton-"

"I used the reversed version of the Call to a Lost Sister mom created" Peyton answered, crossing her arms "I thought about you and it led me right here"

I shook my head warily, "Doesn't work like that, Pey. Those spells only work if we're in the same time or dimension, they don't make you travel through time" Peyton stayed silent, still looking confused. "So I ask again. How did you get here?"

"Doesn't matter, witch" A dark voice sounded from behind me. I whirled around, seeing a demon, smirking at us. "I'll finally get what I wanted for so long. A defenseless cupid" I stood in front of my sister protectively "It's time for you to give me your ring"

Peyton whimpered in fear, clutching the back of my shirt.

"Over my dead body" I snarled, conjuring an athame.

The demon created a fireball in his hand "As you wish" He threw it at me. I instantly put up my protective shield. Something Wyatt and I had in common.

"Parker..." Peyton whispered in fear. I grabbed her hand, beaming us away.

~8~

Meanwhile, in a lair with Chris and the vortex demon, Gith. Gith also could create alternative realitites based on dreams and desires. Chris wanted to teach the Halliwell sisters a lesson by putting aside their magical duty and came to the demon with the job to do so, while being prepared to vanquish him as soon as the sisters learned their lesson.

However when the demon was conjuring the realities, he came upon another witch, someone who had strong bonds with the witches he was working on, thanks to one of the witches, he tapped into the young one's desires of having her family back, feeling it strong enough, delighted as well by taking them. Also to make sure the girl wouldn't interfere with his plan with the Charmed Ones.

Once Chris realized Gith was going to kill them, he acted, trying to vanquish him but Gith had realized before hand his desire to teach them a lesson and his protectiveness nature over the young witch.

"The girl wasn't part of the plan" Chris gasped out in pain after being stabbed with a darklighter arrow -potions to whitelighters- already starting to feel weak, worried over his cousin's life by seeing how her World became, a world with Peyton, his youngest cousin. Not wanting either of them dying.

"I know" Gith chuckled, "But it was too good to let it pass. Once she's dead along the Charmed Ones, all of their energy will last me for an eternity.... hmm. Always loved powerful witches" He stepped into the vanquishing potion, breaking it. "Poison shouldn't take too long but with luck, you may live enough to watch the Charmed Ones learn their lesson after all, and watch that little witch fall into her own desires"

Chris weakly looked over to the scrying pool, worried as he caught a glimpse of Bree's desire reality

~8~

I landed us inside an alley, "It's okay, Pey"

"I'm scared" Peyton whispered "Never has a demon attacked me for being a cupid" I gripped my necklace tightly, conjuring it to my Cupid ring. "I didn't know you could do that either"

"Perks of being a witch" I winked, trying to remain calm, "I'll try to find either of the sisters. They have more experience with demons"

"So I could see mom?" Peyton asked hopefully

"So they can destroy it" I gave her a look "He's not an easy demon to kill"

"How do you know?" Peyton asked

I hesitated "I just know"

"How?" Peyton repeated sternly

I glanced down at my ring, guiltily "I could sense his hate and anger. Makes him powerful too" Peyton looked at me shocked. I ignored her look, closing my eyes, straining my powers to reach out of the sisters, my eyebrows furrowed in confusion as I couldn't sense neither of them, or Chris or Leo for that matter, opening my eyes "They're not anywhere. I can't sense them...."

"What does that mean?" Peyton asked

I looked at her, my eyes glowing a misty pink "This place is off. Neither of it is real. Neither are you. That's why I can't find them and you're here somehow"

~8~

Gith stared at the pool between two of the four realities in anger "An empath and a Cupid" He snarled, "You didn't tell me the middle sister was an empath. And that witch a Cupid as well. How's that possible?"

"Sorry" Chris apologized, though he seemed relieved mother and daughter had the same instinct to know their world wasn't real.

"The Charmed One must have been feeling his desire when I created her world" Gith mused "And the witch must have used her Cupid powers to realize the girl's feelings wasn't genuine, her own to realize where she was" he clicked his tongue, "It's no matter, my worlds always kill their victims. You know why? Because desires are empty. They lack foundation. Their world will fall too, it's only a matter of time"

Chris and Gith turned back to the scrying pool

~8~

The demon appeared, not giving me time to put a shield as he stabbed me through the back, gasping in pain as Peyton lifted her hand, using telekinisis to throw him away, holding me standing as suddenly, both of us disappeared front the alley to an empty alley, Phoebe next to us.

Phoebe looked around, "Jason?" She looked at us, eyes widening worriedly, "Bree!"

Phoebe ran to my side, gasping as she saw me holding my bleeding stomach

Peyton could only stare at Phoebe in shock, whispering. "Mom"