Author's Note: This is a re-write of this story and again it has a lot more in it than last time and has been split into two chapters. Always welcome your thoughts. Enjoy!
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BOOT CAMP BEGINS
Chapter One
Phoebe comes downstairs for breakfast and glances over to the mantelpiece. She looks away then realises what she just saw and looks back. A petal was on the mantelpiece, it was black. She goes closer to the rose and it is unmistakable, the rose had changed colour also, it appeared almost grey. Phoebe insides where turning into knots, it was times like these she wished she had her powers back. But the petal, why would it loose a petal and it turn black...did this mean Wyatt was in trouble.
(Phoebe) Oh no...PIPER
Phoebe runs up the stairs calling out for her sister. She finds Piper in the children's room feeding Chris.
(Phoebe) Piper, the rose...there's something wrong
Piper instinctively calls for Leo
(Piper) Leo....LEO
Leo orbs in with Wyatt in arms as Paige runs in also
(Paige) What's going on, I could hear you in the bathroom for crying out loud
(Leo) Piper, what is it
(Piper) The Rose...
Seeing Pipers fears and realising the urgency he passes Wyatt over to Paige and orbs straight to the rose
(Piper) Well I am not sitting here, I have to know what is going on.
(Paige) I'll orb us all down
When they arrive they see what Phoebe was so anxious about
(Paige) What does this mean, isn't this Wyatt's life force type thing?
(Leo) Yes it is but I don't understand why a petal has dropped. Didn't Wyatt say to you Phoebe that if it died that would mean he had died?
(Phoebe) Yes, but only a petal has fallen and it's black, so what...what does that mean?
(Paige) And the rose is greyish in colour
(Piper) Leo, how do we get to the future?
(Leo) You can't go there Piper
(Piper) You tell me now how I get there, my son is in danger
(Leo) You are there already, if you go you could interfere with your future self and make matters worse
(Piper) Worse, how can I make it any worse...my son is dying
(Leo) You don't know that
(Piper) You hear me, and hear me good...I will not just stand by and do nothing
Upstairs they hear a woman's voice cry out
(Woman) Please someone help me...LEO
Leo orbs to the attic and freezes there he sees his son Chris lying on the floor, he has never seen such horrific injuries. Then he realises that it is Bianca that is holding his sons head, cradling him, trying to get some response from Chris. She pleads with him to respond to her
(Bianca) Don't you leave me Chris, hang on please hang on. Come on give me a sign please
Chris is motionless...she begins to softly cry. Her hopes of getting him here in time to be healed are fast dwindling away. Leo is slowly taking in that this is happening in front of him, it wasn't a dream his son was dying before his very eyes...again
(Leo) No, No, No...Chris
Bianca looks up and sees Leo, her eyes told him what he feared most
(Bianca) Help him, please
With her prompt he is by his sons side and uses his powers to heal Chris. Nothing is happening and rage begins to swell inside him for taking so long to get to his son. His voice breaks fearing he is too late
(Leo) Chris on son, hang in there
The others reach the attic and see Bianca holding Chris's head. She has some pretty severe injuries but Leo is using his powers to heal Chris and not her. Piper passes baby Chris to Phoebe and hesitantly approaches Bianca
(Piper) Bianca...Leo...
Moving closer still, Piper sees her son. He was hardly recognisable, this couldn't be her son...His body looked as if it had been attacked by a swarm of energy balls. The tears fall down her cheek, Leo is using his powers but Chris isn't responding
(Piper ) OH NO...It can't be...Leo what's happening
Bianca lifts her head, her face was streaked with tears. Piper kneels down next to Bianca and holds her sons hand. The girls take the children far enough away so they can't see but close enough that Paige and Phoebe can hear what is going on
(Bianca) There was too many, we couldn't stop...
She lowers her head searching for the words to say what happened. She strokes Chris's hair, she softly cries as she finds some words
(Bianca) We lost, how could we have lost. Leo why is it taking so long, please don't tell me I'm too late
(Leo) No, I sense some life, but barely
She raised her head and broke the news
(Bianca) They have killed most of the family now, there are only 3 of us left and Wyatt won't last much longer. Either they will kill him or turn him
(Phoebe) Pearl!
Paige takes baby Chris from Phoebe and she goes back into the room
(Phoebe) Everyone, even Pearl?
Bianca nods her head to affirm this news. Piper sees her sister go very pale
(Piper) Phoebe, I'm sorry
Phoebe stands there unable to take in what she has just heard. Chris begins to show signs of life and moves. Piper attention is taken from her sister to him
(Piper) Leo, is he going to be okay?
Leo nods as Chris begins to open his eyes, he takes in a deep breath and sees his dad first.
(Chris) Hey dad
With a huge sigh of relief he responds to his son
(Leo) Hey there buddy
(Chris) How did I get...Bianca, I have to get to Bianca
(Bianca) I am right here Chris
Looking up he sees Bianca's face, she isn't looking so good. Panic in him he sits up and sees her more clearly, his stomach twists at the sight of her injuries. Confused why his father hasn't healed her yet, he prompts him
to do so
(Chris) Dad, she needs help!
(Leo) I just needed to be sure you were ok first son
Leo begins to heal Bianca
(Piper) Chris, are you ok...You had me worried there
To see his mum again means so much to Chris, he was very close to her and had missed her greatly.
(Chris) Mum, it's so good to see you again
He embraces her tightly
(Piper) My, it's wonderful to see you to. Well you seem ok
(Phoebe) What happened to Pearl?
Chris pulled away from his mum to see his aunt. Baby Chris had fallen asleep in Paiges arms and she had put him in his cot, then returned with Wyatt to the family in the attic to hear more. She sees Chris go to Phoebe and tell her about Pearl
(Chris) I'm so sorry, we couldn't save her there were too many, we have lost almost everyone now
Broken hearted, Phoebes head sinks into Chris's chest with the impact of the news hitting her hard. It tears Piper apart to see her sister like this, she gets up to help Phoebe to a chair and comfort her
(Piper) Can you tell us what has happened...I mean the rose, we only just found out that something is wrong. Where is Wyatt?
Piper is visibly shaken and finding it hard to keep her own emotions in check. To nearly loose one son and the other apparently missing, she is more than anxious at what he is about to say
(Chris) They have him in the underworld I think...I don't know for sure, I can't get a fix on him any more
Chris sounds defeated, whipped...It's obvious that he has been through enough
(Paige) What can we do to help?
He turns to see Paige and smiles
(Chris) You're here, it's great to see you again
(Leo) How do you feel Bianca?
(Bianca) Great, thanks for that
(Leo) Glad you are both ok
Chris goes over to Bianca and helps her to her feet. He holds her close
(Chris) Thanks for getting me out of there
Pulling away slightly he looks into her eyes and wipes her tears away
(Bianca) I told you, we go, we go together. I will always be there for you
Their heads touch at the forehead and he closes his eyes as he tells her with a choked up voice
(Chris) I love you
Clearing his throat he lifts his head to face his family
(Chris) We have to go back now, I think I have found a way to get the family back but I need to find and save Wyatt first so we can do it together
(Piper) That's it, you're healed then go... I don't think so, you're not going back to that future till we work out how to stop what happened in the first place
(Chris) I won't leave Wyatt on his own there, mum, I have to get to him somehow and staying here isn't going to help him
(Leo) Chris, your mum is right, you won't get far on your own, we need to fix it in this time line, especially since the rest of us are apparently gone and can not help you.
(Bianca) I think they are right Chris, listen to what they have to say, besides you need the rest. You can't help Wyatt like this
Chris nods in agreement, almost in a relieved way to have a break from the nightmare that awaits him in his time
(Paige) You guys look like you could do with some sleep, why don't you take my room, while we try and think of a way to help you
Paige comes down the stairs to be with the family
(Paige) Their heads barely hit the pillow and they were out to it
(Phoebe) Imagine the world that they live in...Actually I don't want to imagine it, it's a world without my daughter in it. Guys we have to something, anything...reduce the work load now...because if we don't we obviously all die
(Leo) Remember what the Angel of Destiny said, we have to become stronger as a family
(Piper) What more can we do I wonder?
(Paige) Come up with more spells to protect us
(Phoebe) Against what though?
(Piper) Maybe we need to work on improving our individual powers
(Phoebe) I don't have mine back yet, so how can I improve on them
(Leo) You will soon, the Angel of Destiny said you would...you just have to be patient
(Phoebe) Well it's not easy, especially since we know what is coming our way. But I could help us all on combat training and work on enhancing our potion making skills
(Paige) I think we need to sort out the book of shadows as well, be more prepared on who the demons are when they attack, especially if we are going to have Elders after us as well
(Piper) The boys, Leo we need to help our boys more
(Phoebe) Don't you think Chris is a bit young?
(Paige) Yeah like he's only a month old you know, not as if he can understand us
(Leo) You would be surprised what infants can sense. You saw what Wyatt could do and that was without any help, imagine if we did help him, what he could be capable of
Bianca has woken up from Chris's restlessness, she sees that he his breathing is laboured and knows that his dreams are of the home. She softly speaks to him
(Bianca) I'm here, I will always be here
She holds him closer to try and ease his dreams but he wakes up startled and sitting up right. Visibly distressed he looks around trying to get his bearings when he hears a familiar comforting voice
(Bianca) It's ok, you were dreaming
Coming to grips that it wasn't real what he saw in his dreams and he falls back on the bed
(Chris) I want this nightmare to be over, I want us to have a life...
(Bianca) Me too honey
He looks deep into her eyes, this is the only woman he has ever loved, the only woman who has understood him, been there for him. If it wasn't for this wonderful lady he knows that he would have died a long ago and not from the demons but from all the heart break he has been through
(Chris) What would I have done without you
She smiles as he pulls her in closer to him
(Bianca) I don't know because I know that I couldn't have survived without you.
(Chris) I nearly lost you today, that can't happen again
(Bianca) Yeah, that was too close. I hope your family can come up with something to change our past. I don't want to go back to that Chris, we won't make it
(Chris) You have to stay safe Bianca, I love you too much to loose you
(Bianca) I love you to
He kisses her tenderly.
Back downstairs in the kitchen Piper and Paige are putting a meal together for everyone and chatting. Bianca and Chris walk in
(Piper) Hello you two, sleep well
(Chris) Sleep is a luxury but yeah, thanks
(Paige) Here take these to the table for us will you, I'll bring the rest
Chris and Bianca grab the bowls Paige pointed to and head for the dining room where they encounter Phoebe who has come to help
(Phoebe) Hey there
(Chris) Hi Aunt Phoebe
Phoebe is still a little sombre in her mood and Chris wants to help her
(Chris) I am sorry we told you about what happened to your daughter, it must have been awful for you to hear
(Phoebe) I would rather no the truth than not. Anyway, we are trying to work on ways to fix this for you so you won't have to go back to that future
(Bianca) Anything you can tell us
(Phoebe) No not yet but don't worry we will come up with something
(Chris) Yeah, there isn't much that the Charmed Ones can't handle
Trying to change the subject, Phoebe is interested in Bianca and Chris together
(Phoebe) You know it's really interesting to see you here Bianca, the last time we saw you was when you stripped Chris of his powers and took him back to the future
(Bianca) But I never did that
(Phoebe) Yeah, that isn't from your past - it was ours, weird this time travel thing. Well one thing that is for sure, you two are meant to be together, you certainly found each other again
Slightly embarrassed of his aunts frankness he wants to find something else to talk about but doesn't know what. Paige and Piper walk in and he is more than ever pleased to see them both
(Paige) Here we go, now we just need the munchkins and we are all set
(Piper) I'll go get them
(Chris) Munchkins?
(Phoebe) Her pet name for you two boys...well the kid version of you anyway
(Chris) Oh
(Paige) Well it obviously doesn't stick so don't worry
Through the baby monitor on the table you hear baby Chris start to cry. Adult Chris looks up
(Chris) NO!
He orbs out but nothing like what he use to do, this was more like warp orbing as he was gone with a flash
(Paige) How did he do that?
(Bianca) It is necessary to be fast in orbing, well everything really, you have to be in the future
(Paige) I had better go check Chris
(Bianca) Wait
It was too late, Paige had already begun to orb. Leo holding Wyatt he and Piper enter the children's room to get Chris for dinner and they find the adult Chris there. He is clearly distressed like he's waiting for something to happen. Beads of sweat begin to fall from his face
(Piper) Chris, what's the matter
Fearful of what is about to happen he doesn't answer straight away, and tries to remain focused on sensing his past abductors.
Paige begins to orb in and Chris instinctively fires an energy ball in her direction. Bianca shimmers in pushing Paige to the ground just in time before Chris's ball hits her
(Piper) Chris stop. What are you doing?
Realising what he just did he tries to explain
(Chris) I'm sorry, I....Sorry
He looks over to Paige and is mortified what he did and orbs out with the same speed as before. Bianca shimmers out also to be with him
(Piper) Paige, are you ok?
(Paige) Yeah but mental note here, don't orb in around Chris
(Leo) What is going on. This is not right, that was not an orb
(Paige) I didn't know he could produce energy balls either
(Piper) This is a mess, we must find out what has happened if we are ever going to help him and us for that matter
They all go downstairs and see Chris hunched over on the sofa with Bianca trying to comfort him
(Piper) Honey, are you ok?
Chris wasn't ready to talk yet so Bianca offers an explanation
(Bianca) We have had to live on our adrenalin for a long time now. With what happened to Chris and Wyatt...even with hyping up their sensing powers, well it wasn't enough to protect them from being taken many times as children. Memories I am sure you can appreciate are difficult to live with.
(Paige) Oh man, that is awful
(Bianca) Even as adults, their powers are amazing but in the end it wasn't enough to protect the family. We lost a lot of the remaining ones a year ago
(Chris) Aunt Paige, I'm so sorry
(Paige) Forget it...No damage, see?
(Chris) Yeah but I could of
(Phoebe) You move so quickly, how do you do that?
(Chris) Training, lots of it and I can tell you if we hadn't we would have been killed before we even became close to adults
(Phoebe) How do we train you?
(Chris) Aunt Paige create training drones for us all, with your help
(Paige) How do you mean?
(Chris) Remember Mr Right, like him but for training, but not as a lover of course
Paige slightly embarrassed, worries about the repercussions of this
(Paige) Why would we do that again, isn't personal gain a factor, I mean last time we got the good and the evil Mr Right, it nearly killed Piper
(Chris) You had help
(Leo) From?
(Chris) I can't tell you that
(Piper) Future consequences
(Chris) Yeah
Wyatt comes over to his mum who is holding baby Chris, he shows him the ball then lets it go. The ball doesn't fall to everyone's amazement but adult Chris. The ball sort of dances around above baby Chris
(Piper) This is new
(Chris) No, we did this quite a lot as kids, it helps honing our skills...it's ok
All of a sudden the ball starts darting around erratically and Adult Chris lifts up his hand and the ball goes straight to him. After he has ceased the ball he sheepishly admits that practice is needed.
(Chris) Ok, I need practice but not bad for a baby don't you think?
(Piper) Impressive
(Paige) I'll say
(Phoebe) Are there any other tricks that we should know about that you two get up to as kids
(Chris) I don't know, it all seemed like normal stuff to me
(Phoebe) Well the food will be cold by now, I had better go heat it up
(Paige) I'll come help you Phoebe