DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN CHARMED!
Hey everyone, this is a sequel to my story Blood, Brother, Love, Oops! You don't have to read that one to understand this, but it helps a little bit. The prequel is only a one-shot, so it's short. Please RandR!
The young emerald-eyed witch lay in bed wide awake. Next to him was his fiancée who was sound asleep. Oh how he wishes he was, but he couldn't, too many things were on his mind.
He didn't understand why he was so worried, he couldn't be happier right now. His family had accepted him and the woman he loved, what more could he want? How about getting his problems solved? There were two of them to be exact. Both were going to be big news to his family, so big he didn't think they would even believe him.
One problem was love. Love, love, love. Why does it cause such problems? People hurt others for it, always seeking it, but never finding it. The problem was an ex-lover from the past was supposed to come tomorrow to reignite the flame of passion in his aunt's heart. How could he do that? Especially when his aunt thought this said person was dead for the past year and was hoping that during that entire time he was burning in the fires of hell for all eternity. Boy was she ever wrong.
The other problem, time. Time was running out. Whoever caused his brother to become an evil dictator, ruling the world, exposing magic, was going to do it soon, two months soon. His evil dictator brother plunged the world into darkness. Light hadn't been seen in years, ending picnics at the park and swimming in the nearby lakes. The brother who killed his entire family because they wouldn't become evil and help him rule the world. The brother who tortured him over and over again, hoping beyond hope he would join him and make him even more powerful. He didn't know how long he had been tortured. No one knew. Hours became days, days became weeks, weeks became months, months became years, until he finally escaped. Not knowing and caring how long he was there, he finally escaped into the horrible and terrifying world he lived and grew up in.
Getting off track, the brunette focused on his two problems, love and time. As he was laying there thinking, he noticed the woman next to him shift her position, her arm brushing gently across his hand, he was thrown into a premonition.
"Dad, what do you say we take a little trip to the past and retrieve my betraying brother and his trampy fiancée?" A man said with blonde hair that shadowed his face and a robe covering his clothes made of the finest black silk.
"I say that's a good idea, but first I need you to forgive me." The man's father said.
"Forgive you for what?" The blonde said, suspicion showing on his face and growing in his voice.
"This." And the older man with spiked dark hair, the man's father, plunged a power sucking athame into his son's side, thus sucking the powers out of him and into the murderer.
"Why? Why would you betray me father?" The dictator said to him.
"It's all about power it's as simple as that. Isn't that what you always say?" He said with a smirk. He pulled the athame out roughly, causing the man on the floor to groan in pain, slowly taking his last breaths.
"Goodbye, son, now and forever." And with that, he walked away, grinning evilly because he had new powers, twice-blessed powers.
From the shadows, the dictator's wife ran out to her husband. "Baby, shh, it's okay. I'll fix it, I promise. Just take slow deep breaths, I promise I'll fix this; I'll bring you back if it's the last thing I do. Your father will pay for his betrayal, and so will my sister and your brother. I love you so much." She said smiling sadly at him.
His last words were, "Love you too." And with that he took his last breath and closed his eyes, never to open them again.
The woman started sobbing loudly over his body, until the vision ended.
The young witch opened his eyes; sitting in shock. He couldn't believe what he just saw. He had to fix this; he had to warn his sister-in-law and brother, even if it meant having himself killed in the process.
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Christopher Halliwell woke up to the smell of his favorite food, his mother's pancakes. They were always the best. It had been one month since he had been forced to vanquish his own brother. The brunette turned to the left and looked down to see his fiancée not there, meaning she was already downstairs. He thought back to the premonition and remembered he was going to do something about it, but what? Maybe he could tell his family and see what they think about it. No, that was bad; it would cause even more tension between him and his father, who was the father in his premonition. He suddenly got confused about something, but then realized what it was, wasn't his brother already dead, so how could he be seen in a premonition being killed by his father? Time travel always messed up his head, so maybe he was sent back to the future because he died outside of his timeline. Seeing that that solved part of his confusion, he still had to deal with the part about what to do?
Maybe he could just run through a time portal really fast to warn them and run back through.
Nope, nope, he'd probably die that way, including Bianca; his fiancée would be killed by Wyatt's guards. Flushing that plan down the drain, the train of thoughts he was on, suddenly took a turn towards how happy he had been recently.
At least his family accepted the woman he loved the most, next to his mother of course. Even if she was part demon, they liked her, just like they had liked Cole. Chris couldn't wait to see what the sisters and Leo's faces would be when they saw Cole shimmer in from nowhere asking for help, especially Phoebe.
Bianca and him had planned to get married as soon as they got back to the future. They were hoping they could keep both sets of memories, even if the previous ones had mostly bad ones; there were still some good ones; like where their 'spot' was at the arboretum and many things they had learned in the past. It would be so funny to torture Wyatt with embarrassing stories such as stinky diapers, peeing on people, the works!
His thoughts jumped track as he heard a voice saying, "Chris? Hello? Anyone in there?" He looked up to see Bianca standing in the doorway looking at him. She saw the look on his face and went and sat next to him. "Baby, what's on your mind?"
He shifted his gaze from the floor to her and started, "Cole returns tonight, something happens to Wyatt within the next two months, and I know something else is wrong, but I don't want to worry you with it. Our life is so messed up. What happens if they don't accept Cole? I mean, just in case you forgot he returned by shimmering in on a family meeting saying I need some help. Which I might add, is not the best way to win someone's help or trust for that matter. Especially when they thought you were dead for the past year. I mean, c'mon, what if this time they don't believe him? What if they don't believe me when I say he's good with a few demonic powers, oh, this is-"
His ramblings were cut off by Bianca's lips pressed to his, she broke away and smiled. "You're so dramatic, you know that? They accepted him being evil like what, four or five times in the past 2 years before he was 'supposedly' vanquished for good. First he was the DA and was 'faked' vanquished because of his love for Phoebe, then was rejected by her when he was under spell because he killed an innocent, then all kinds of stuff happened. They can do it one more time; they're the legendary Charmed Ones. Plus I think that by now they'll have learned to trust you word. I'm not sure about this whole marriage and kids thing for them, but who knows, no one does, so relax." She said, and with that she walked out the door. He sighed, got up and got dressed, then went downstairs to see his mother looking at him with a very stern look, arms crossed over her chest.
'Whatever it is, I didn't do it, I sware!" He said, trying to say it convincingly, he was feeling like a little kid again being scolded by his mother for going demon hunting at midnight.
"It's noon, Chris. What were you doing last night? Wait, don't answer that, forget I asked." She said quickly, knowing exactly what had happened. Bianca blushed a little and Chris smiled back. "Now hurry up, your pancakes are getting cold."
"You aren't even supposed to be here, let alone cooking pancakes. Why aren't you at magic school sitting down? Don't stress out the baby, it hurts." He said. She smiled at his comment.
"Because you need to eat a healthy breakfast, and so does your fiancée. When was the last time you actually sat down and ate a home cooked meal?" She asked.
Chris looked at her with a surprised look, "Mom, we had a big family dinner last night, remember? You cooked that too, c'mon, let me finish eating breakfast then I can orb you back to magic school where you need to sit down and relax." She sighed and finally gave in.
"Fine, so, what're you two doing today?" She asked. Before they could answer, a demon shimmered in. Chris waved his hand above Piper and she disappeared in blue orbs and reappeared in the nursery. She groaned knowing how stubborn Chris was about her not demon fighting when pregnant. Downstairs Bianca conjured an athame and threw it at the demon, it hit him and he burst into flames. Piper came running down the stairs, moving as fast as she could with her big stomach and swollen ankles. "Is everybody okay?" They nodded and Chris went to get the Book of Shadows while Bianca cleared the table from breakfast.
Piper went and sat on the couch in the living room. Bianca came in a minute later followed by Chris who had his finger marking a page in the book. "Okay, Gorlack Demons. It says see Kazi Demons. Ookay, let's see what that says."
"Wait, I already know all about Kazi Demons. They're created by the master, who, if vanquished, it vanquishes all Kazi Demons. So all we have to do is find the master, vanquish him, and then were done."
"Whoa, whoa, hold on. Who said there's a 'we'? You're not going anywhere, Mom. I'm taking you back to magic school where you need to relax, don't stress yourself. Remember what I said? It hurts."
"Oh my gosh! You're so overprotective. But when you're done, we're calling a family meeting so you can tell me all about it."
"But Mom, it's just a simple vanquish." Chris protested.
"I don't care. I want to know what happened. Besides, I want to know what Phoebe and Paige did today. But you, mister, never answered my question about what you two are doing today."
"We were going to go demon hunting for whoever turns Wyatt like every other day, but today is Gorlack Demon Day. So I'm going to orb you to Magic School then Bianca and I will work on the vanquishing potion. Phoebe and Paige are both at work and Leo's in a meeting with the Elders. So...yea." Chris said summarizing what was currently going on that day. He orbed her to Magic School, filled in Phoebe and Paige, and then went to the attic to work on a vanquishing potion with Bianca.
"Almost done, now all we need is burdock root." Bianca said as she put some burdock root into the potion, it poofed and she put some in a vial. As she was corking the bottle, Leo orbed in with an expectant look on his face. "What news do the Elders have for us this time?" She asked.
"Something about some demons like the Kazis are surfacing." He said, then saw the vanquishing potion and looked up at her. "What's the potion for?"
"The demons you were talking about are Gorlack demons. Exactly like the Kazis except that the leader's vanquishing potion requires less ingredients, that's about it." Chris explained to his father. "They attacked this morning, and before you ask, Piper's fine, I orbed her to Magic School. I filled in Phoebe and Paige who wanted to help, but we're fine. Oh, Piper also wants a family meeting tonight. Why, I do not know. It's like she wants to know everything about everyone suddenly." He said to Leo with a confusing tone of voice.
"I think she just misses the Manor. She hasn't been away from here since she's become a Charmed One for this long." Leo said to him.
"Okay, sorrow to interrupt the father-son moment talk thingy here, but we have a demon to vanquish, tata." Bianca said to Leo as she grabbed Chris' hand and shimmered to the Underworld. "Where exactly are we going to find the King?"
"I scried for him while you were making the vanquishing potion and he's somewhere near here. Oh, wait, shh." He said as he peered around the corner he saw the King sitting on his throne, surrounded by four guards. He turned back towards Bianca. "There are four guards surrounding him. If you can distract them for me, I can go throw the potion at him and then they should disappear with him." She nodded and shimmered into the room.
"Hey boys, wanna fight?" She asked them, and started fighting them with energy balls. For a second when she formed one it turned into a flower, but then it quickly changed into and energy ball. She noted that she would check that out later. Chris orbed in next to the King and immediately threw the potion at him. He burst into flames along with the guards and the battle ended. Bianca reached her hand out to Chris for him to take so they could shimmer back to the Manor, but when she did, she accidentally blew him up. She gasped as he reformed.
"What the hell was that?" He asked.
"I don't know. My powers are a little weird, when I went to form an energy ball earlier, for a split second it turned into a flower, but then formed back. But since when is blowing up one of my powers because last time I checked I could only conjure, use energy balls, and shimmer." She said a little scared.
"C'mon, let's go back to the manor; we can look in the Book of Shadows for something." She nodded and grabbed his hand to shimmer to the attic, but ended up orbing instead.
"What happened? Orbing isn't one of my powers either. Wait a minute, isn't blowing up one of your mother's powers, and orbing is yours. You don't think--?" She asked suspiciously to Chris. Leo had gone to Magic School to visit Piper.
"Umm, maybe, I don't know. Mom's powers were wacky when she was pregnant with me. Do you want me to go get her?" He asked, he had been hoping for a child, but not his soon.
"No, I don't want to get anyone's hopes up. I'm going to go check Phoebe's bathroom, she might have a test." He looked at her strangely. So she added, "You know Phoebe, she's crazy like that since she had the premonition." He nodded and she left.
He waited in the attic, thinking about how much he wanted a child. Sure, Bianca and him had talked about it, but they weren't planning until they were married. Partly because they had so many things to worry about with evil Wyatt and all the future stuff, but also because of how powerful it would be. Wyatt was powerful and he's a witchlighter, part witch part whitelighter. The baby would be part witch, part elder, and part demon. It would be a handful to raise and would have a lot of powers to control at once.
His thoughts were broken by the return of Bianca with a smile on her face. He looked up expectantly and she nodded. He ran to her and gave her a hug. "Oh my gosh! This is amazing!" He said to her. He noticed that she didn't seem as excited as he was. "Bianca, what's wrong? Aren't you excited?"
She nodded, but added, "Yeah, but, are we ready? I'm worried something will happen. I mean, look at Wyatt, he's born from pure good, a Charmed One and a whitelighter, well, now he's an Elder, but you know what I mean. Born from pure good but now he's pure evil. Our baby will be part demon and part Elder, won't that affect it even more." She asked worriedly.
"Bianca, Wyatt didn't have two things that this baby will have. And those two things will keep it good forever and ever. Do you know what they are?" He asked her. She looked up at him.
"And what would those two things be?" She asked.
"You and me. Bianca, I sware on my life that if this baby turns evil, I will do everything I can fix it, even if it means dying or going back in time…again." This calmed Bianca and now she got more excited.
"Oh my god, we're going to be parents…Yah!" She said and kissed Chris right on the lips. They broke apart and smiled at each other. "When are we going to tell them everybody?"
"How about at Mom's family meeting? That would be the perfect time. Then we can hear what crazy things Phoebe has been up to in trying to find out who her husband and when she's going to have that baby." He asked her. She nodded and then they went downstairs to start fixing dinner, all thoughts forgotten about the premonition he had had last night.
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After a wonderful meal, Leo orbed to go get Piper for the family meeting. They all went and sat in the conservatory with Wyatt in his playpen.
"So, Phoebe, what did you do today besides work?" Piper asked her sister.
"Umm, that's about it. Aside from the news from Chris about the Gorlack demons all I did was work. Paige, what about you?"
"I did another temp job. But since when has been cleaning out bathrooms at McDonalds been a temp job, it's so gross. Ugh! How was the demon vanquish?"
"It was great, great, yea, that's about it." Bianca said while trying to control her excitement. Chris inwardly laughed at how much she was trying to control it.
Phoebe sensed something from them. "Okay you two, what are you hiding? You're both excited, except Bianca is just a little bit nervous."
"Okay, you caught us. We have news for you." Before Chris could continue, Paige jumped up.
"Oh, oh, did you find out who turns Wyatt?" She asked. They all looked at her with a confused look. "What? I'm not trying to get rid of you guys I'm just tired of looking over our shoulders or vanquishing five demons every week." She added.
"No we didn't. But we won't being going demon hunting for a quite awhile." Chris was interrupted again.
"Hey! Why not? I like demon hunting! Just because I'm…you know…doesn't mean I can't demon hunt." She said. Leo had been quiet during the whole meeting, only because he didn't have any news though, he just liked to laugh about how crazy the sisters can get.
"We'll talk about that later. Right now, you can show them what our news is." He leaned over and whispered into her ear. "Orb."
She did as he said, and orbed from her spot in the chair to the chair on the other side of Chris. Leo spoke up, "Since when can you orb?"
"Do you know why she's orbing?" Chris asked his father. He shook his head no, still confused. The brunette sighed, "Boy you guys are slow today." He leaned over to whisper into Bianca's ear again, "Blow something up." He told her.
"What?" She asked.
He looked around the room and spotted a plant next to a teething ring Wyatt used a year back that had been failed to put away. She aimed for the teething ring but ended up blowing up the plant.
"Since when do you have my power? Wait a minute, no, it couldn't be." Piper got up and went and whispered into Bianca's ear, "Are you pregnant?" She asked.
Bianca smiled up at her and nodded. Piper put her hand over her mouth and squealed.
Phoebe, Paige, and Leo were all still clueless. Piper decided to break the ice. "Oh my gosh! You guys, I'm going to be a grandma! Congrats!"
"Really?" Leo asked. Chris nodded a yes and he grinned.
"I'm going to be a grandpa. Piper, we're going to be grandparents! How exciting!"
He went over and hugged Piper. Thoughts of Cole's return were forgotten to Chris and Bianca as they hugged everyone else. After Phoebe and Paige came out of a slight shock about being Great Auntie's, they congratulated the couple and everybody sat down again.
Phoebe was the first to speak. "When did you find out?"
"When I reached my hand out to take Chris' so we could shimmer home, I kinda blew him up. Then instead of shimmering home, I orbed. I stole a test from you and it was positive."
"Wow, never would've guessed Phoebe kept those in her bathroom." Paige said sarcastically. Phoebe elbowed her in the ribs.
"Hey! Ow!" She said.
"Oh, suck it up." Everyone laughed, including Paige.
The laughter was interrupted by someone shimmering in and whistling to get they're attention.
"Hey, Halliwell family meeting is over because I need your help with some demons that are chasing me and only a potion the Power of Three can make can vanquish them." said an all to familiar voice.
Everybody turned to see who it was. They all sat shocked, except for Chris and Bianca that is. Phoebe was the first to find her voice, but still not recovered from the shock.
"COLE!" She exclaimed.
