Title: Texas in 1880
Author: Dylan Shelby
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Summary: When a botched spell sends Piper and Leo back to the 1880's they must fight together to get back to the present day.  However, much is learned of their past lives and why they are the way they are.
Author's Notes:  WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! THIS STORY CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SEASON 5 FINALE AS WELL AS SEASON 6 SPOILERS!!!  DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED!
Now, I was really kind of bothered when I read what is going to happen with my favorite couple and this is a way of getting it out of my system.  After all this is just a show.  Still when you get wrapped up in your favorite characters it's hard not to get a little upset.
Author's Notes 2:  This is actually came about because I love the song, "Pancho and Lefty" by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.  I've always wanted to use Piper and Leo in that case and found that this gives me a chance to explore it.

~*~*~*~
Living on the road my friend,
was gonna keep you free and clean
now you wear your skin like iron,
your breath as hard as kerosene.
you weren't your mama's only boy,
but her favorite one it seems
She began to cry when you said goodbye,
and sank into your dreams
~*~*~*~

Teaser:

"Demon in five...four...three...two..." A long haired ugly looking thing crashed through the front door of the manor.  Piper froze him, Paige called for his amulet, and Phoebe took out her newly written spell.  The girls recited the spell together and watched with unamazement as the demon blew up.

"That was fairly easy." Phoebe commented.  "Yeah a little too easy." Paige said.  There was noise behind the girls, "Wyatt.  Follow me so we can continue this." she directed and started walking up the stairs.  "I'm with Paige, that was too easy.  Look in the Book of Shadows to see if you can find that amulet anywhere." Piper ordered and then walked into her room to get Wyatt.

"Hey little guy what's wrong?" she asked him as she picked him up.  He calmed down a little when she started rocking him, "Do you miss your daddy?" she asked with sorrow in her voice.  "I do too little guy.  I do too." she assured him.  She felt him and made sure he didn't need a change and then walked upstairs to see if her sisters had made any progress.

"I found it!" Phoebe shouted just as Piper and Wyatt entered the room.  "It says here that it's purpose is to trap time.  That a witch had used it to keep a moment still long enough to find out what was going to happen and that he or she could be ready for whatever was to happen.  However it was stolen long ago to the underworld."  "So why didn't that demon use it to trap time earlier?" Piper asked.  "I'm sure there is more to it." Paige commented and went to where Phoebe was at the book.

"Maybe we should ask the Elders..." Phoebe's statement fell off and Paige nudged her.  "Guys we can't ignore the fact that my husband has become head of them.  I'm really not interested in talking to them right now however."

"Maybe a spell?" Paige suggested.

"Personal gain?" Piper asked.

"Don't see how there could be." Phoebe answered.   "Well then get to writing while I go and take care of my son." Piper said and left.  Without Leo she was even more bossy, but neither Paige nor Phoebe were willing to confront her on the issue just yet.  It was hard to watch their older sister go through this and not be able to help.  Phoebe understood it to a degree, but Cole had been evil.  Leo was the force of good now.  One of the highest powers of good which for some reason made all of this harder to deal with.  After all Leo wasn't only their whitelighter and brother-in-law, but a friend to them for years now.

"Do you think she's going to be okay?" Paige asked, "I don't know.  You saw how much they went through just to get married and now...  Only time will tell." Phoebe answered.  "Well let's get going on this potion."

~*~

"Piper?" Paige called.  She walked to her sister's room and peaked in.  Paige watched as Piper put Wyatt back into his bed.  Paige watched as Piper watched Wyatt and felt so sorry for her sister.  First she lost Prue and now she lost Leo.  Some people just seemed to catch the crap of life.  "Piper." Paige called softly.  Piper turned to look at her, "We have the spell when your ready."  Piper nodded her head and continued to look at her son.  She listened as Paige walked back upstairs to the attic, "the altar room".  She smiled at the memory and then choked back the tears, and for the millionth time wondered how she was going to get through all of this.

She smiled at her son and then walked up to the attic.  "Alright lets get this going." she said and all three set around the table with the caldron in the middle.  Phoebe put the amulet into the pot and put a lit match in, "Information needed here, to those of us who can hear, please tell us what we need to know. So we can use it to grow."  The girls repeated it and then lit the spell and cast it into the fire.

Nothing happened.  "Well that was odd.  Maybe my spell was wrong?" Paige asked.  "No.  I think maybe we're just not suppose to know how to use it." Piper commented.  "Still it bothers me that it didn't work." Paige commented.  "Maybe..." before Phoebe could get her words out Piper fell back.  The girls looked at one another stunned, "Delayed reaction?" Paige guessed.  "I don't know..."

"What spell did you guys cast?" Chris asked as he orbed in.  "We got this amulet off of some demon and said a spell to figure it out." Phoebe replied defensively.  Chris shook his head, "That explains why Leo is missing too.  That amulet is to find a moment in time."  "What?" Paige asked.  "It sends a person who is in pain either physical or emotional back to the point where it all started so they can learn from their mistakes."

"So where did Piper go?"

"I don't know." was Chris's answer.

The sisters looked on to the sleeping Piper wondering what they had just done.

~*~

End of Teaser