Title: Powerless?

Author: brilliantbrunette494

Rating: T, some language

Disclaimers: I don't own Charmed, but I do own anything that was not on the show.

Summary: AU. Chris is Wyatt's son. Chris is almost 10 years old and he doesn't have a single power, not even orbing. His whole family has powers though, especially his powerful elder sisters...is he doomed to be powerless forever?

Note 1: Reviews are always welcome. :)

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Chapter 2.

Chris walked downstairs for breakfast, but he stopped at the door when he heard voices.

"Wait, he just walked in there?" Piper asked, sounding shocked.

"Yep, then he said he didn't know why he did it." Wyatt said

Chris just sighed before he walked in. It's not very much fun to be the topic of discussion in the Halliwell Manor; everyone is focused on you that way. He sat down and looked around the table, everyone was looking at him.

"What?" he asked and they went back to what they were doing.

"Morning buddy." Wyatt said and Bianca kissed Chris's head and he made a face.

"Morning."

"So how'd you sleep?" Wyatt asked and Chris shrugged.

"Alright."

"Chris-"

"Still don't know why I did it dad. But I have a question." Chris said

"Alright, shoot." Wyatt said

"Am I adopted?" he asked and Bianca dropped her fork.

"You're not adopted." She said

"I have to be!" Chris insisted

"Christopher, I went though 7 months with you. I had to push you out of my fuc-" Bianca started, but Wyatt put a hand over her mouth.

"Um, you're just not adopted." Wyatt said and everyone tried not to laugh.

"I have to be." Chris said

"Why?" Melinda asked her brother.

"Because I have no powers and all of you guys do!" Chris said

"Chris, guys in our family line just don't have powers." Wyatt said

"You do!" Chris cried

"Only because I'm Twice Blessed bud, if I wasn't I probably wouldn't have powers either." Wyatt said

"Yeah, but you are Twice Blessed." He mumbled under his breath before he started eating.

"You know Chris, maybe you should...learn to fight or something." Phoenix said and Chris looked up at Wyatt and Bianca. Bianca shook her head no and Wyatt just said, "No."

"Why not!?" Chris whined, sure he was being bratty but who cares!

"No Chris...just...stay away from magic." Wyatt said

"I can't if you all have powers!" Chris said

"Might as well let him kinda be able to protect himself." Melinda said

"Melinda, stay out of it." Bianca said

"I-"

"Melinda." Wyatt said and she sighed.

"Why are you guys so against him training?" Phoenix asked, "It's not like he'll actually go after a demon when he learns how."

"You know what, just stay out of the conversation Phoenix Elizabeth," Wyatt said, "Chris you're lucky, you don't have to worry about demons coming after you, having to stay up late working on tracking one and you just don't have to worry about them. Plain and simple."

"But I want to worry about that." Chris muttered before he left the room.

He headed up to his room and turned on the TV and his X-Box 360 and put a game in. He hopped up on his bed and started playing and a minute later Wyatt walked in.

"Chris..." he started as Chris continued to play his game. Wyatt sat on the bed next to him. "Listen bud, about earlier, um, maybe you could train."

Chris just bit his lip as he continued to play, moving his body a little. Wyatt sighed and grabbed the controller.

"Hey!" Chris cried, trying to get it back. Wyatt stood up and placed the controller on the deck behind him.

"Do I have your attention now?"

"I don't want to train; only witches do that and I'm a mortal. An adopted mortal." Chris said and Wyatt sighed in frustration.

"You're not adopted Chris."

"Yes I am." Chris said

"Really? Then how do we have the same eyes? How do you have the exact color of Bianca's hair? How do you have my nose? Why do you look like a mixture of Melinda and Phoenix?" Wyatt asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"How come you have magic and I don't?" Chris shot back.

"I don't know Chris! Me and you are the only males in the Halliwell line, and I don't know maybe males in our family don't have powers unless they have a specific title." Wyatt said

"He's lying Chris...you have powers...he did something to you Chris..."

"Go away!" Chris yelled at the voice in his head.

"Don't be mad at me, I'm just telling the truth...go up to the attic and find out for yourself..."

"Are you even listening to me?" Wyatt asked

"Yeah." Chris said

"Just...we'll talk later okay? I have to get to P3." Wyatt said

"Alright." Chris said and Wyatt left.

"What's in the attic?"

"You have to find out on your own..."

Chris sighed as he slowly and carefully made his way up to the attic; he instantly turned to leave when he saw his mom.

"Chris! Come 'ere sweetie." And Chris slowly made his way over to the couch. "Honey, I know how much you want powers, I do, but...just know even if you don't have powers I love you okay?"

"I know mom." Chris said and Bianca kissed his forehead before leaving the room.

"Open the book Chris..."

Chris walked over to the book and took it off the stand before sitting on the couch. Then he opened it and looked through it, he's never actually looked at it before but it's pretty cool.

"Here, stop here..."

Chris frowned and said, "Rahl?"

"Yes...go to him, he can get your powers for you..." the voice said

"I don't know..." Chris whispered, he had a bad feeling about the voice alone. "Besides, he's in the Underworld and I can't get there."

"No but your sisters can..."

"I'm not going to use them!" Chris thought

"Just get them to orb you down there, say a demon was in the attic...then run...I'll direct you..."

Chris released a deep breathe before he screamed, "Melinda! Phoenix!"

They both came running upstairs.

"What's wrong?" Melinda asked

"A demon, it was by the book." Chris said

"It's on your lap." Phoenix said

"Because I took it after he left! The bubbly thing came up when he tried to take it." Chris said

"Let's go." Phoenix said

"I wanna come!" Chris said, jumping up from the couch and the book fell on the ground.

"Be careful with that Chris!" Melinda snapped, picking up the book and she set it on the stand, "It you can't even take care of the book you can't come with us."

"But I can identify him!" Chris said smugly.

"Fine, never tell dad or mom." Melinda said grabbing Chris's hand and then she put a hand on Phoenix's shoulder and orbed them out.

"By the way, Phoenix was kissing your boyfriend yesterday Melinda." Chris said and Melinda gasped and the 2 started fighting and Chris ran off.

"Where do I go?" he asked, looking around and he covered his nose as the bad stench.

"Keep running straight..." and Chris did, until the voice said, "Stop...right there to your left."

Chris entered the cave and looked around before someone grabbed him and he screamed as loud as he could.

"Shut up witch!"

"I'm not a witch!" he screamed as he struggled and then suddenly the demon let go and he fell to the floor.

"Chris!" Melinda screamed, running over and she grabbed his shoulders, pulling up. "ARE YOU CRAZY!?"

"No." he whispered

"Why'd you LEAVE US!?" Melinda shouted

"I don't know..." Chris lied

"Come on Melinda, let's take him to dad."

"NO!" Chris screamed but they already orbed him to P3 in the backroom. Melinda and Phoenix drug him out of the room and Wyatt looked up from behind the bar. Piper was with him, cleaning up.

"What's going on?"

"This little brat lied to us." Melinda said, pushing him on the floor. "He said a demon was in the attic, so we took him to the Underworld so he could identify it, then I swear dad I was going to take him home, but he ran off and almost got himself killed!"

Wyatt's grip on the rag tightened and his knuckles turned white but he didn't make a sound and Chris got ready for him to scream. Wyatt calmly walked over to Chris and crouched in front of him.

"Are you okay?" he asked in a strained voice.

"Yeah." Chris whispered

"Good." Wyatt said and he smacked Chris's head, hard!

"Dad!" "Wyatt Matthew!"

"What were you thinking!? You could have been killed Christopher!" Wyatt screamed, totally losing it. "Do you have a death wish!? First walking in on a vanquish and now running around in the Underworld! In case you've forgotten you have no powers! You can't protect yourself!"

"I'm sorry." Chris whispered, as tears started rolling down his cheeks and Wyatt sighed and pulled him close.

"I just can't lose you bud." Wyatt said, rubbing his back. "Chris...why'd you run away from your sisters?"

"And he said Phoenix kissed Dean." Melinda added and Wyatt rolled his eyes.

"He told me to." Chris said his voice barely audible.

"Who's he Chris?" Wyatt asked pulling back.

"I don't know." Chris said

"Chris...what are you talking about? You need to tell me." Wyatt said

"It's a...voice...he told me to go upstairs yesterday...he said it would be fun and you were stopping me from getting my powers." Chris said

"What would be fun?" Wyatt asked and Chris shrugged.

"Going into the attic."

"What else Chris?"

"He told me to find Rahl; he said Rahl could give me my powers." Chris said

"Did you get your powers?" Wyatt asked

"No."

"Chris, ignore whatever voice is talking to you, it's killing you Chris. In the attic, the energy ball and now going to the Underworld to find a demon...ignore it."

"I can't!" Chris said, "It...I just can't."

"Go over there Chris, uh, play some games...if you hear anything, tell me. You girls go tell your mother you orbed your brother to the Underworld with no permission."

"We saved him!" Phoenix cried and Wyatt waved his hand and orbed them out.

"You shouldn't hit your kids Wyatt." Piper whispered when he walked behind the bar.

"I...I couldn't stop myself mom, he just does stupid things that almost get him killed." Wyatt responded, "Besides, I remember being slapped around a couple of times."

"Yeah, when you got Bianca pregnant at 15!" Piper hissed

"You overreacted." Wyatt said

"Oh?"

"Yes mom, blowing up the hose is classified as overreacting!" Wyatt returned before he moved some glasses.

"Oh it was just the kitchen!" Piper said

"And the dinning room and the conservatory!" Wyatt hissed and Piper simply shrugged.

"How is this about me again?"

"I don't know." Wyatt sighed, looking over at Chris, who was playing pinball.

"Chris...you failed..."

"Go away or I'll tell my dad!" Chris screamed in his head.

"Aw go tell your daddy you big baby...see if he can find me...no one can..."

"Dad!" Chris screamed and Wyatt ran over.

"What'd it say Chris?" Wyatt asked

"It said I failed." Chris said

"Failed what?" Wyatt asked

"I don't know."

"Yes you do...deep down you know exactly what you failed..."

"No I don't!" he screamed out loud.

"Chris..." Wyatt said but Chris was blocking him out.

"Oh? You failed yourself, you failed the magical community! You failed EVERYONE..."

"No."

"Yes you did Chrissy..."

"Don't call me that!"

"Aw, is the baby gonna cry?"

"No!"

"Sure?"

"Who are you!?" Chris asked

"Demas...the one who has your powers..."