Reactionary Measures

"A darklighter!" Piper, Phoebe and Paige shouted.

"Did you know?" Leo asked, looking anxiously at his son.

"No…I just found out like five minutes ago," Chris answered.

"Wait a minute…you're telling me some darklighter is carrying my great niece or nephew?" Paige asked. Chris nodded.

"We're all screwed," she muttered.

"Paige!" Piper and Phoebe shouted simultaneously.

"What? I was just assessing the situation," she muttered.

"I can't believe I let a darklighter get so close to me like that," he muttered, looking disgusted with himself.

"Chris sweetie, it's not your fault. You didn't know," Piper consoled him, pulling him towards her.

"He really should have been able to sense something was off," Wyatt said off-handedly.

"Wyatt you're not helping," Leo spat.

"I was just saying. I mean, he has powers. Thought she might have been messing with them," he muttered.

"Thanks for the confidence buster, bro," Chris snapped.

"But seriously, some darklighter bitch comes around and messes with my little brother. She deserves to be vanquished," Wyatt retorted. Everyone looked at him, some in shock that he was actually sticking up for Chris while other sent glaring looks at his foul language around the younger kids.

"She lied to me. She tricked me. She said she didn't want to hurt anyone but she was probably plotting how to kill me," Chris spat.

"We'll have to set up crystals all over the house to keep her out," Melinda suggested.

"Good idea. I'll go get them," Wyatt announced and disappeared in orbs.

"Are you guys mad at me?" Chris asked, looking from his mother to his aunts and back again.

"You didn't know. And when you found out, you did the right thing. You let us know," Phoebe answered.

"But I put the whole family in danger. I have to do something. I'm going to go upstairs and check the Book of Shadows," Chris muttered and disappeared in the same fashion as his brother. The two ran into each other in the attic.

"Hey, I'm sorry I sort of got your demonic girlfriend pregnant," Wyatt muttered as he orbed another crystal into place.

"Thanks," Chris muttered as he opened the Book.

"I'm serious dude. Some bitch messes with you, there's hell to pay. I'm the only one who can mess with you and get away with it," his older brother continued.

"You don't get away with anything you moron. Mom always finds out and flips a shit," Chris remarked with a laugh.

"Yeah well anyways. What are you looking for?" Wyatt retorted, leaning over his brother's shoulder.

"I don't really know. I just felt like I needed to be alone to think. I feel betrayed, you know," Chris murmured.

"Yeah I can see where you would feel that way. I mean, it's never happened to me but still. I'm taking that bitch down. Do you have anything of hers?" Wyatt affirmed.

"What you going to do? Scry for her?" Chris asked skeptically.

"Damn right I am," Wyatt answered, moving to the table with the map on it.

"She's probably in the underworld. You could try scrying with me or something," Chris suggested.

"Great. Get your ass over here then," Wyatt ordered. Chris rolled his eyes but obeyed. Wyatt grabbed Chris by the arm and held the crystal above the map.

"Ow! You don't have to break my arm," Chris whined.

"Hold still…got it!" Wyatt exclaimed as the crystal dropped. He let go of Chris' arm and sprinted downstairs. Curious as to what his brother was doing, Chris followed.

"I found her," he heard Wyatt telling the rest of the family.

"Shouldn't Chris be in here?" Paige asked.

"I'm here Aunt Paige," Chris announced.

"I should be back in like 10 minutes. It shouldn't take longer than that to find her and vanquish her sorry ass. She has no idea what she got herself into messing with the Halliwells," Wyatt said self-righteously.

"Wyatt, this isn't your issue," Piper began.

"Mom, let him do what he wants. He's just trying to protect me…and for once I'm glad," Chris commented.

"I won't let you down little brother," Wyatt said, slapping Chris on the shoulder before orbing out.

Chris sunk into a chair and let out a breath. Today had been a really trying day on his nerves and emotions. He'd actually been happy that he was going to be a dad. He's been scared shitless when he'd found out his girlfriend was a darklighter.

Beneath the goings-on of the mortal world, Kenzie was sitting on a rock, holding her stomach. She'd just been ill. It was disgusting. Thankfully her mother had left her alone. She felt horrible about having to spring all of what she did on Chris in one day. In that moment she felt extremely alone. That feeling would not last long for right before her eyes, white orbs filled the cave to reveal Wyatt, looking severely pissed off. Kenzie stood up and took a step back.

"Look…you're probably really mad about Chris…I'm sorry," Kenzie said.

"You fucking backstabber. You get close to him and then you stab in the back. You're probably faking being pregnant," Wyatt hissed, holding his hand out towards her. She took another step back. A jet of blue lightning came hurtling toward her. She dove out of the way just in time.

"I swear I'm pregnant. Please, I didn't want to hurt anyone. I didn't even think I'd have to tell Chris about my powers," Kenzie begged, catching her breath.

Wyatt shot another bolt at her and this time she black orbed out of harms way. This game of cat and mouse continued for what seemed like forever. Wyatt advanced on her as she crawled behind a pillar.

"No one messes with my family. Don't you know who we are bitch?" he snarled.

"I'm begging you. I didn't mean any harm to him. I really care about him. He's a great guy," she was sobbing now. Suddenly, she felt an invisible hand grab her and toss her at the nearby wall.

"Stop making excuses. You intentionally hurt my little brother. And for that, you're going to die," Wyatt hissed, looking quite possibly as if he'd lost his mind.

Back at the manor, Chris jumped to his feet, catching everyone off guard. He was heading towards the stairs to the attic before anyone chose to speak.

"Chris, where are you going?" Piper called after him.

"To find Wyatt," he answered. He reappeared at the top of the stairs moments later.

"What are you up to?" Leo asked his son suspiciously.

"I've been thinking. Yeah, she's a darklighter and yeah she sot of lied to me. But if Wyatt vanquishes her, he vanquishes the baby too. And the baby never did anything to anyone. It's an innocent and we're supposed to protect them. I have to stop him," Chris said with a determined look about him.

"Be careful. You don't know what else is down there," Phoebe said from the living room.

"I will," he muttered before orbing out. He reappeared in the cave and the scene before him made his heart stop. Wyatt was closing in on Kenzie, who looked scared to death. Neither seemed to have noticed that Chris was there. Just as Wyatt made to finish her off, Chris orbed in front of her, taking the hit.

"Chris!" Wyatt and Kenzie cried in unison. Wyatt rushed to his brother's side.

"Shit…what the hell are you doing here?" he muttered, his shield surrounding the two of them, keeping Kenzie on the outside.

"You asshole," Chris managed to cough out as Wyatt healed him. Wyatt pulled his brother up and turned on Kenzie, his shield disappearing.

"Wyatt look don't do this," Chris said, moving between the two again.

"Did she fuck with your head or something?" Wyatt spat.

"No. I've been thinking…that baby, never did anything to anyone. Could you live with yourself if you killed an innocent…a member of the family," Chris addressed his brother.

"You're willing to let her live for some unborn demon spawn," Wyatt erupted.

"That's by baby you jackass!" Chris shouted, orbing Wyatt up against the opposing wall.

"Alright, don't freak out on me man," Wyatt gasped as Chris held him firmly against the cold stone. Chris let him go and turned to leave, not once addressing Kenzie.

"Chris," she called softly.

"I can't talk to you right now," Chris grumbled.

"Just stay away from our family," Wyatt said in a threatening tone.

"Chris, please listen to me," she begged.

"Why? Why should I possibly listen to what you have to say?" Chris shot.

"I swear I never meant to hurt you. I never planned on telling you about my powers because I knew….it would ruin everything," she said, wiping dirt from her face.

"Whatever. Come on, Wyatt. Let's get out of here," Chris muttered and in unison, they both disappeared in a swirl of orbs. They reappeared in the front foyer of the Manor.

"They're back," Melissa shouted, her voice resounding throughout the house. Everyone rushed in.

"We won't have to worry about her bothering us," Wyatt said nonchalantly.

"Wyatt…you didn't," Piper said, looking a bit horrorstruck.

"No Mom. He didn't vanquish her. But I think she got it that we don't want her around," Chris assured his mother.