February 2, 2020
Wyatt's POV
Piper: At least your cake made it to the end.
Mom laughed as she cleaned up the dining room table after the birthday party she just threw for me.
Piper: Chris's caught fire.
Wyatt: Yeah, thanks to Jason.
I turned to see Chris, Sam, and Jason talking in the conservatory. Mom chuckled before taking the used paper plates into the kitchen. I walked into the conservatory to join Chris and his friends.
Wyatt: Hey, thanks for the gifts, guys. Baseball? Funny, Sam.
Sam smiled and shrugged.
Sam: I thought you could learn. Come to me if you need help.
Wyatt: Yeah, I'll think about it.
Jason: I'd better get going. Thanks for inviting me, Wyatt. Oh ...
Jason walked up to me. I backed up a little, not knowing what he's going to do. Jason rolled his eyes before whispering to me.
Jason: Calm down, I was just going to say I'm glad I didn't set fire to your cake.
I smiled and nodded before slapping his shoulder.
Wyatt: Yeah, thanks.
Jason waved at Chris and Sam before heading toward the door, saying "hi" to someone on his way out. I raised an eyebrow and moved to see Jason leaving the house and his uncle coming in. John quickly walked through the dining room and into the kitchen. Chris, Sam, and I watched his movement the whole way.
Sam: Was that Jason's uncle?
Chris nodded.
Sam: He knows your Mom's married right?
Chris scrunched up his face in disgust while I scoffed.
Sam: I'm just asking.
Chris: He's a family friend.
Sam raised an eyebrow.
Sam: Since when?
Chris shrugged as he stood and picked up a few used paper cups.
Chris: Since December.
Sam: Why?
Wyatt: You ask too many questions. Just leave it at that.
Sam stared at me before nodding and crossing his arms.
Sam: Fine.
Piper's POV
Phoebe: That went well.
I nodded as I threw away the paper plates.
Piper: Yeah, his cake didn't catch fire.
Phoebe laughed as she put the unused napkins back in the kitchen cabinet.
Phoebe: Now that we know the cause, it's kind of funny.
Piper: Yeah. Starting a $20 ice cream cake on fire, hilarious.
Phoebe nodded as John quickly walked into the kitchen.
Piper: Woah. What's up?
John started speaking, a little out of breath.
John: The Elemental leader, he said that shift in the climate is happening soon. He had a vision. We have to do that ritual as soon as possible.
I nodded.
Piper: Have you figured out what went wrong?
John shook his head as he tried to catch his breath.
John: No. That's why I'm here. For help.
Phoebe raised an eyebrow as she walked over to John.
Phoebe: What can we do?
John: I was hoping ... time travel.
Piper: What?
John sighed before explaining.
John: I thought that if we went back in time and watched both rituals that we'd be able to see what went wrong and fix it before we try again, which will be soon.
I nodded.
Piper: I'll have Wyatt or Chris get the book.
Phoebe: What about the party cleanup?
I shrugged as I headed for the kitchen door.
Piper: Leo and Melinda will do it.
I headed out of the kitchen and into the dining room.
Piper: Wyatt, can you or Chris go grab the Book of-
I stopped before entering the conservatory. I saw Wyatt and Chris staring at me while Sam gave me a curious look.
Piper: Recipes. Book of Recipes from upstairs please.
Wyatt nodded before starting to leave. I whispered to him as he passed.
Piper: Orb it to the kitchen then orb back upstairs. Come down like a human.
Wyatt chuckled before nodding and heading toward the stairs.
Piper: Sam, you're still here?
Sam nodded.
Sam: Yeah, I was going to help with the clean up.
Chris nodded as Leo and Melinda came back from taking the garbage bags out.
Melinda: Anything else we can do?
They walked up to me and I nodded.
Piper: Yeah, clean up the rest of the party leftovers.
Chris looked at me weirdly as I gestured him into the kitchen. Wyatt came back down the stairs before heading past me.
Wyatt: I couldn't find your recipe book, Mom.
I nodded as Wyatt headed into the kitchen. Sam was about to follow but I stopped him.
Piper: I'd appreciate it if you'd help Leo and Melinda clean up in here.
I looked at Leo.
Piper: Just the dining room and conservatory.
I stared at Leo, hoping to get my point across. Leo nodded and waved me off. I walked off toward the kitchen, leaving Leo, Melinda, and a confused Sam behind. I entered the kitchen to find Phoebe looking at the book.
Phoebe: I found the spell.
Chris: We're time traveling!?
Chris's smile widened. I shook my head.
Piper: No. I'm time traveling. Your friend is out there. You have to keep him busy.
Wyatt: Mom, he's fine. Dad and Melinda are with him. We can help.
Chris nodded and I sighed.
Piper: Fine.
Chris jumped in the air then highfived Wyatt.
Phoebe: Ready?
I nodded as Phoebe began saying the spell.
Phoebe: "Hear these words, hear the rhyme. Heed the hope within my mind. Send me back to where I'll find what I wish in place and time."
A portal opened up in the middle of the kitchen. Phoebe jumped in first followed by John. An excited Wyatt and Chris went next. I shook my head before jumping through the portal.
Melinda's POV
Sam: So, uh, what are they doing in the kitchen?
I shrugged.
Melinda: Who knows. Probably something secret that I'm not allowed to know about. They always do that.
Sam nodded as he picked up a few more used paper plates.
Sam: Can I ask you a question?
I looked up at him and nodded.
Melinda: Sure.
Sam: Have you noticed your brother's weird behavior before?
Melinda: Depending on what you mean by weird. He's got a lot of weird moments.
Sam chuckled before shaking his head.
Sam: I don't know. He makes up a lot of excuses and always disappears randomly.
I pretended to think before shrugging.
Melinda: Who knows. It's Chris; he's a weird guy.
Sam made a face that said 'obviously' before looking around the room for anything else to clean up. He picked up another paper cup before turning to head out of the room. I stopped him quickly, trying to keep him in the room.
Melinda: Hey!
Sam flinched before turning back to look at me.
Melinda: I just realized that we haven't spent much time together. Let me get to know you better.
Sam raised an eyebrow before shrugging.
Sam: Uh, sure.
Melinda: What's your middle name?
Sam laughed.
Sam: That's what you went with?
Melinda: A person's middle name tells a lot about their personality. For example, my middle name is Prudence. Strong, fierce, loyal, you know?
Sam: Is that what Prudence means?
I shook my head.
Melinda: No, but everyone who has had that name holds those qualities.
Sam nodded and shrugged.
Sam: Mine's embarrassing. I'll tell you what, if you guess my middle name, I'll tell you.
Melinda: How am I supposed to do that?
Sam: Guess by what qualities you think I have.
I smiled.
Melinda: Give me the first letter.
Sam: D.
Melinda: Okay, um, qualities. You're blonde. Curious. A good friend.
I grabbed my phone and searched up those qualities, quickly coming up with a reasonable, "embarrassing" match. I raised an eyebrow at Sam.
Sam: Oh no.
Sam shook his head as I laughed.
Melinda: Is your middle name Darwin?
Sam chuckled before hiding his face in his hands. I laughed some more.
Sam: Yeah. Yeah, it's my dad's name. I think my parents wanted to punish me at birth.
I laughed again.
Melinda: Wow. I really hold true to my middle name.
Sam looked up at me, still smiling.
Sam: How's that?
Melinda: Prudence means good judgement.
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December 13, 2019
Piper's POV
We checked out September 13th before trying December 13th.
Phoebe: Dang, I forgot how cold it was that night.
Phoebe wrapped her arms around herself as I nodded, copying her actions. We kept walking while looking around cautiously.
Piper: Be careful. Our past selves are here this time. We don't want to alert them.
Chris: And Jason. We have to make sure we don't run into him.
Everyone nodded. We walked a bit further before finding the Elementals gathered in a circle near the clearing. We hid behind some bushes. I looked across the circle to see our past selves hiding as well. I turned to John.
Piper: See anything that's not right?
John studied the ritual for a couple of minutes before sighing and shaking his head.
John: No. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way we did it. Just like in September.
Phoebe: Maybe you're saying the spell wrong?
John shook his head.
John: No. It goes exactly like that.
Piper: Maybe you're standing wrong or-
Wyatt took a step toward us to get a closer look but tripped on a rock in the process causing him to stumble into me.
Piper: Wyatt, be careful. We don't need everyone seeing us.
Wyatt: Sorry, it's dark out here. Would it kill the moon to let off a bit more light?
Chris shook his head as Phoebe looked at the sky.
Chris: Actually, it's not the moon giving off the light it's-
Phoebe: The moon!
Chris shook his head.
Chris: No, it's not. The sun-
Phoebe: No! If I remember correctly, the Book said the ritual needed to happen under the light of a full moon, and well ...
Phoebe gestured to the sky. We looked up to see a waxing crescent moon. I gasped.
Piper: You're right Phoebe. The moon wasn't full on September 13th either.
John smiled.
John: Okay, well, when's the next full moon?
Phoebe: Already on that.
Phoebe typed on her phone before looking up at us.
Phoebe: February 8th to the 9th. It will peak at 11:33 PM PST. It's also called the Snow Moon, interesting.
I rolled my eyes before turning to face John.
Piper: That's the time to do it!
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Leo's POV
I walked out of the kitchen to find Sam and Melinda laughing in the conservatory. I didn't know they were friends. I joined them in the room.
Leo: Is everything cleaned up in here?
Melinda wiped her eyes from laughing so hard as she nodded.
Melinda: Yeah. Sam's the best, I'll tell you that.
Sam shrugged before reaching down to grabbed a pile of used paper plates.
Sam: I'll just go throw these away and we'll be finished.
Sam was about to leave before I stopped him.
Leo: Actually, why don't I do that.
Sam raised an eyebrow at me before handing them over. Suddenly, a loud boom filled the house, followed by heavy patter against the windows.
Melinda: It's raining?
I looked out the window, confused.
Leo: The weather was supposed to be clear tonight.
I looked at Melinda then we both turned to Sam who turned away from the window and shrugged.
Sam: Weather changes, you know?
Leo: You can see it?
Sam raised an eyebrow before nodding slowly.
Sam: Yeah. I have eyes.
I gave him a look before shaking my head and looking back at Melinda.
Leo: This has to be the-
I quickly stopped and looked at Sam.
Leo: You know what, Sam? I think it's time you left. Thanks for coming.
Sam: What?
I put the paper plates down and corralled him toward the front door. I opened the door and grabbed an umbrella out of the bin. I handed it to him and patted his shoulder.
Leo: Here you go. Don't worry about getting that back to us.
Sam nodded hesitantly before backing out the door. He opened the umbrella and turned to wave before heading down the steps. I waved back before closing the door. I turned to find Melinda behind me.
Leo: We need to contact everyone; the weather shift is happening. Grab the book from the kitchen and meet me in the attic.
Melinda nodded and went to grab the book as I ran upstairs to the attic.
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Chris's POV
John smiled and hugged Mom.
John: Thank you so much! I have to tell my leader as soon as possible.
Mom nodded. Suddenly, I got an urge to leave. "Weather shift happening now." I looked at Wyatt who raised an eyebrow.
Chris: Who said that?
Mom turned to look at me.
Piper: Who said what?
Wyatt: Didn't you hear that?
Everyone shook their heads. Wyatt looked at me.
Chris: Well, whoever spoke said that the weather shift is happening now.
Mom raised an eyebrow before she gasped.
Piper: We have to get home! Now!
Wyatt nodded before waving his hand. A portal opened up and John jumped into it. Phoebe and Mom went next. Wyatt looked at me and shrugged before jumping through the portal. I sighed before jumping through as well.
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We jumped through the portal on the other side to find Dad and Melinda looking at us.
Piper: Well?
Dad was about to speak before we heard a loud gasp. Our heads turned toward the sound. My eyes widened at the sight. Standing there, with eyes wide and jaw dropped, was-
Chris: Sam?
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