Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed, but I do own Kat. Here's is one hint I will give to those who love this story as much as I do. Season six finally will be very different in this story than it was in the show……tell me what you think that means.
Chapter 7
Spin City
Kat had agreed to go with Piper to see the doctor for a regular checkup. They were in the elevator, going down to the garage, when Chris orbed in.
"Hey, so how'd everything go?" he asked
"Well, you'll be happy to know that you're a boy." said Piper holding up the ultrasound picture.
"I don't see it." said Kat
"See it's this little…" said Piper showing the image to Kat, but Chris took it out from her hands.
"Hey…" said Chris "You mind?"
"Not at all." said Kat kissing him. "Lighten up will you."
"Your right." said Chris taking a deep breath. "I need to relax."
They exited the elevator and headed for the car. A demon appeared wearing an all black medieval outfit. Chris pulled Piper down as Kat flung her away. Chris came back and the demon attacked him, before vanishing.
"Mom, are you ok?" asked Chris
"Why are you so edgy, anyway? Relax." said Piper as they got in the car and Kat sat behind the wheel.
"Well, it's not me in there I was thinking about, it's you. I'm just making sure you're okay." said Chris
"See, that's where I'd ask for money to go to the movies." said Kat
"Very funny. You know Paige's the one I go to for money." said Chris
"Ooh, why, is she rich?" asked Piper
"I can't tell you that."
"I'm your mother. Why didn't you come to me for money?"
"Because I don't want to bother you, you'll have too much to deal with."
"What about your dad?" asked Piper
"Uh, Leo's not much of a factor." said Kat
"What does that mean?"
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"Future consequences?" asked Piper
"More like future issues." said Kat
They arrived at the manor and Kat went to call Phoebe and Paige, while Piper tended to Chris.
"Are you ok?" asked Chris
"I'm fine." said Piper
"I'm worried about you." said Paige, who just orbed in. "…Kat filled me in…With out the Wyatt force field... "
"What force field?" said Chris
"The force field she had, when she was pregnant with Wyatt." said Paige
"It wasn't my force field it was his." said Piper
"He had powers from the womb, great as if I don't have enough of an inferiority complex with him as it is."
"Come on, don't be neurotic." said Kat walking in and putting an arm around Chris
"Did you call Phoebe?" asked Piper
"Yeah, she's on another date….she said she'll be back later." said Kat
"Why don't we just call Leo?" suggested Paige
"No." said Chris and Kat at the same time.
"Why not? He can help us. Besides, Piper's in danger, which means the baby's in danger, which means you are in danger." said Paige
"Because we don't need him." said Chris
"Yeah, he's right, I don't want to open up that can of worms." added Piper
"He doesn't even know you're pregnant." said Paige
"This is my point exactly." said Piper
"Look, I'm not suggesting some sort of reunion..." said Paige
"He has been gone for six months. If he's not there for us in the future, why is he there for us now?" said Chris ask Piper sits down on the chair exhausted.
"Hey, are you okay?" asked Paige
"Yeah, I just need to sit down for a minute." said Piper
Okay, well, I'll go deal with the club, you work on the vanquishing potion and call Phoebe and I when it's done." said Paige and orbs out.
"I'll clean up." said Chris
"While I go make the potion." said Kat and headed to the attic.
Later Phoebe had come back and she and Piper blessed the potion.
"Okay, let's do this. I have a future to get back to." said Phoebe as she walked down
"Who doesn't?" asked Kat as she jumped off the last step
"You blessed this?" asked Chris
"Yes, I blessed it, I sang to it. What's the matter with you?" said Phoebe as Chris sat down on the stairs right as Piper came down.
"Are you okay?" asked Kat
"Yeah, I think I'm just coming down with something."
"What do you mean? From the attack?" asked Piper
"Now who's the worry wart. Look, we still need Paige to bless this. Did you call her?"
"Yeah, she's on her way. She was helping me out at the club." said Piper
"Who's watching Wyatt?"
"Uh, Sheila. He should be safe there until after this is over." said Kat
At that time a spider crawled through the window.
"Okay, well, we gotta get a move on here. Because I need to find my husband, like, yesterday. Seriously. What? I did the math. It's gonna take me like a year to fall in love, and there's the whole engagement and the wedding, and then the year of wedded bliss." Chris seemed to notice the spider, "And then I have to wait a year to find out if I really want to have his kid, you know, and the pregnancy's, like, nine months. Well, ten months, they just tell you it's nine months. So clearly, let's move on here. I'm sorry, what's so funny?"
"This whole family needs a shrink." said Piper
"You just realized that?" asked Kat laughing with Piper. Just then Paige orbs in holding a shillelagh.
"Hey. Where'd you get that?" asked Phoebe
"Don't ask." replied Paige as she put the shillelagh down.
"You need to bless this vanquishing potion." said Kat
"Wow. Hello to you too."
" Hey, the book says for all three of you to bless it. Phoebe will help you. Piper, can I talk to you, please?"
"Piper? What happened to mum?" asked Piper.
"Something's not right." said Kat
"You worry to much." said Paige "So how exactly do I bless this thing?"
"With your blood. Come on." said Phoebe as the two walked into the living room as Kat follows. "This'll just hurt a little."
Meanwhile Piper and Chris talk
"What is it? What's the matter? Chris, your eyes are dilated." said Piper concerned
"Are they?" asked Chris
The spider transforms into the spider demon. Web's fly out of her hands and Piper s now in a cocoon, stuck to the wall. At that moment Paige, Phoebe and Kat walk in.
"Okay, we got it. She didn't even...Faint." said Phoebe as she noticed the Spider Demon.
Paige threw the potion towards the demon, but Chris caught it.
"What are you doing?" asked Kat
Chris knocks Paige down and Phoebe kicks him, making him drop the potion. Kat picks up the potion as Phoebe fights of Chris and throws it at the Demon, but she dodges it by turning back into a spider.
"Get it! Get it!" called Phoebe, but the spider crawled out the window.
"They turn around and see the cocoon that is Piper.
"Piper." said Paige
Kat got the book of shadows from the attic, while Phoebe locked Chris in the basement. Paige walked up to Piper and touches her, but the web zaps her and Paige gets knocked backwards onto the ground.
"Well there's a force field that works." said Paige
"Yeah, great." muttered Kat starring at the book as Phoebe walked in.
"Alright, I locked Chris in the basement. What are you doing on the floor?" asked Phoebe
"Well not having a lot of luck, that's why I'm on the floor. I've tried orbs, knives, spells. Nada." said Paige
"God I hope she's ok in there." said Phoebe and tried to touch her.
"Don't." said Kat and Phoebe backed away.
"Do you think we out to ask Chris for help?" asked Phoebe
"No." said Kat "The demon infected him…I think we should let him be…"
"uh, what about Leo."
"No!" said both Kat and Phoebe
"Piper would kill us." said Phoebe
"Well she can kill us when she's safe."
"Paige, Piper doesn't want Leo to know that Chris is his son," said Kat
"Plus, I don't think I'd be able to keep that secret." said Phoebe.
"Try." said Paige "Leo!"
Leo orbs strait in wearing a gold robe and a smile on his face.
"creepy." muttered Kat
"Phoebe, Paige, Kat, how are you?" asked Leo
"Not so good actually." said Phoebe
"Perhaps we should all meditate?" said Leo
"We don't want to meditate." said Paige then gestured Leo to turn around "Piper, right there."
Leo starred at the cocoon, but did not look horrified or worried, he just smiled again.
"Ah the spider demon she cocoons her victims before feasting on them." said Leo
"Great, well can you get her out of there?" asked Kat
"Uh, well, the only way to get her out of there is to vanquish the Spider Demon. But it's okay, the cocoon is meant for preservation, so she's safe for now." said Leo and Kat let out a sigh of relief.
"Good that means Chris is too."
"Chris?" said Leo "He's in there too." Kat slapped a hand over her mouth.
"Shit." she muttered.
"No," said Paige "he's not in there. He's in the basement."
"yeah." said Phoebe "He was acting a little crazy so…"
"Yeah, after the Spider Demon infected him, he got a little crazy. went after…" started Paige, but Leo cut her off.
"I'll go talk to him." said Leo and left before they three could stop him.
"I'm telling you." said Phoebe "He has a right to know."
"No, he doesn't." said Paige
"I have to agree with Phoebe on this." said Kat "I may be mad at Leo just as much as Chris is, if not more, but Leo hasn't done anything yet, he has a right to know."
Just then Leo orbs into the kitchen and hastily closes the door as the girls run in.
"He attacked me." said Leo
"Big shocker there." said Kat "He has issues."
"From being infected." said Paige
"I think his issues proceed that, don't you Paige?" asked Phoebe.
"Something your not telling me?"
"Actually…." tried Phoebe
"No." cut in Paige
"He's gonna find out soon or later and I'm gonna bust." said Phoebe.
"Find out what?" asked Leo.
"If he's gonna help us, we're gonna have to tell him." said Kat
"It's Piper's business." protested Paige.
"Tell me what?" asked Leo. Phoebe tries not to say it, but she bursts.
"Uh…Chris is your sun." she finally says "Don't we all feel better, I know I feel so much better."
Leo sits down in a chair, by the table, speechless.
"How…"
"Spirit realm, six months ago…you and Piper…damn it Leo, she's pregnant." said Kat.
"Why didn't she tell me?'
"I think she knows how hard it was for you to leave one sun behind. She didn't want to make it harder on you." said Phoebe as Paige's phone rings.
"be right back." she said and left the room with her cell at hand.
"Why is he so mad at me?" asked Leo directing his question more to Kat than anyone else.
"Only he can tell you that Leo." said Kat "I know why, but its not my place to tell."
"It's a lot for you, I know." said Phoebe doing her empathy thing. "Well you gotta try and pull it together because we need you. Your family needs you."
"Your right." said Leo
"that's the spirit." said Phoebe
"Well, uh, if I remember correctly, the Spider Demon's last victim was a wizard. So maybe I should go to magic school and see if there's something there that I can use to scry for him."
"Ok, but what about Chris." said Kat
"Check the book, there's an antidote." said Leo
"Great welcome back." said Phoebe and Leo orbs out as Paige comes back in.
"Can you guys watch Piper, I have to go back to the club." said Paige.
"Now?'
"the wicked witch has struck again." was all she said as she robed out.
While Leo was with Gideon and Paige at the club Phoebe and Kat got to work on another vanquishing potion and an antidote for Chris.
As they finished Leo and Paige orb in.
"I stopped off in the attic on the way back." said Leo
" I gotta tell you, Leo, whatever Chris has against you in the future, it can't be your lack of determination." said Paige and then turned to Kat
"Ask me no questions an I'll tell you no lies." replied Kat just as a spider crawls out of a vent and onto the floor.
" Still, you might not be in this mess if I hadn't been gone so long." said Leo
"Well, you have to do what you have to do." said Paige
" My god, Leo, can't you think of anything but yourself?" snapped Phoebe
"Phoebe." said Paige
"Yeah, that was kind of weird."
"You think?" asked Kat
"You totally bailed on us." snapped Phoebe again.
"What the hell?" asked Paige
" Okay, I think maybe I'm channeling Chris's anger?" said Phoebe
"That was a little obvious." said Kat
`"But he's in the basement. Can you empath from so far away?" asked Leo
"I don't know, maybe my powers are expanding."
" Or he's closer than we think." said Paige
The spider crawls into the parlor and transforms just as the three women run in.
" No!" said Phoebe
"Chris." said Kat
Spider webs shoot out of Chris's hands and hit Phoebe, sticking her to the wall by her wrists. Paige tries to throw a potion at Chris, but he covers it in spider webs. He then sticks Paige to the wall as Kat stood there frozen in her place. Just then Leo runs in.
" Chris, stop, this isn't you." said Leo
"Wanna bet?" asked Chris and pushes Leo against the wall.
"Chris, don't." begged Kat "Stop this, let us help you." but that remark got Kat pushed back and she fell to the ground.
"He's your father." said Paige as Chris throws Leo up the stairs and sticks him to the wall with spider webs. He walks over to Piper and orbs out with her. "Bug spray, we should have used bug spray."
"that is so not funny Paige." said Kat "I'm sorry guys, I'll get you down…it's just when I saw Chris…..the way he was….."
"It's ok." said Phoebe "You love him, we get it."
"Alright come on." said Kat and she flung the spider webs away. Phoebe landed safely on the ground, while Paige orbed to the floor and Leo just crashed.
They then assembled in the parlor and Leo began to scry for the wizard with the ant he got from Magic School.
"I don't understand why this isn't working. Maybe I have the wrong wizard." said Leo
"Or maybe because there's nothing to find. Leo, you gotta stop beating yourself up over this, okay. It's not your fault."
"Well…." cut in Kat, but stopped after she saw Leo and Phoebe looking at her.
"I just, I don't understand why he hates me so much." said Leo looking at Kat again.
"I can't…I'm sorry, but….all I can say is that Leo….learns to…ignore people, let's put it at that." said Kat
"Yeah, but Leo, it's in the future, it hasn't happened yet, so you can change it." said Phoebe
"If Chris lives long enough to tell me what to change." said Leo
"What do you mean if?" snapped Kat angrily "And don't get your hopes up. Chris only opens up to a hand full of people, he won't just tell you."
"Poor word choice, I'm sorry." said Leo then realized something. "Why am I scrying for the wizard? The demon has Piper, I should be scrying for her."
"Use her keys." said Phoebe and grabbed them of the shelf and handed them to him and he continues to scry. But with in seconds the crystal hits a point.
"Got her." said Leo
"I'll get the antidote." said Kat
"I'll get the vanquishing potion." said Phoebe as Paige walks in with some of the creatures she helped at the club.
"But Piper didn't bless the potion." said Leo
"It's all we've got." said Phoebe
"But we need the power of three, how will we make up for Piper?"
"With a little help." said Paige.
Once they got the spider demon's lair the Ogre started banging so as to lure her out. She then walks out really angry.
"You're pissing me off, you know." she said looking at the ogre.
"That's the plan." said Paige
"You really think you can take me? With out your sister?"
"We're gonna have to see." said Paige "Now! The fairy flew in front of the spider demon's face. She hit Paige across the face and she falls to the ground. Then Phoebe kicks the spider demon. The nymph comes out of the bushes and throws the potion at the spider demon, but it misses as the demon turns into an actual spider. "Step on her." shouted Paige
The ogre steps on the spider and squishes her.
"Gross." said Kat
"sorry." said the ogre. Paige stands up and grabs the antidote from Kat's hand.
"No, this is my responsibility."
"Oh, look at him playing the caring father." said Kat
Meanwhile inside Piper steps out of the cocoon and brushes off the webs on her as Leo comes in.
"Piper are you ok?" asked Leo
"I think so, what are you doing here?" she asked
"Uh long story." says Leo as they hear a noise.
"What was that?" asked Piper as Chris comes in.
"Our little boy." said Leo "You have to get out of here." and he waved his hand an Piper was whisked to the outside with her sisters and Kat.
"Welcome back." said Paige
"Where's Leo?" asked Phoebe just then Chris comes to the entrance and puts up the spider web barrier on.
"This day, just keeps getting better, doesn't it." said Kat as Piper is tries to blow up the barrier.
"I can't get through that thing." said Piper
"You want me to try nicking again?" asked the Ogre.
"That's ok." said Kat "We can handle it from here."
"Are you sure?" asked the nymph
"Yeah, thanks you guys." said Paige as they all left.
"I told you guys not to bring Leo here." said Piper
"Uh, I think he just saved your life." said Phoebe
"But at his expense and maybe Chris's too." said Piper
"You should take the antidote." said Phoebe to Paige
"No, no, It's fine it didn't break my skin. It just hurts." said Paige "we need to save it for Chris."
"Ouch." said Piper putting a hand to her stomach.
"What is it?" asked Kat
"Kidney shot." said Piper
"Maybe he's trying to tell you something."
"I think he is. Give me that." said Piper meaning the potion.
"Why?' asked Phoebe
"You've been saying whatever happens to little Chris happens to big Chris, and that's what you've been so worried about." said Piper
"So?" asked Paige
" So if I take this, then the baby's inoculated and Chris is just fine, right?"
"Do you follow that?" asked Paige looking at Phoebe an Kat
"Not a word." said Phoebe
"I get it." said Kat "If she takes the potion it will heal the baby, meaning it will also heal Chris." Phoebe handed Piper the potion and she drank it. The spider webs disappear and Kat runs in with Piper.
Chris was back to normal, but that didn't stop him, he was still beating Leo.
"Chris." said Kat grabbing his hand and Chris stopped breathing heavily.
"It's ok Chris." said Piper "it's over." Chris looked from Kat, to Piper, to Leo on the ground before orbing out.
"I'll go and talk to him." said Kat and followed his orbs out.
She found Chris on the golden gate bridge sitting cross legged (A/n a seen in the episode).
"You ok?" asked Kat
"I'm sorry." said Chris "For scaring and hurting you."
"It will take a lot more than you to hurt me Chris, you know that." she orbed over so she was sitting with him. "I was worried about you, but that's only because I love you." Chris took her hand and held it for a second.
"I love you too." said Chris.
"Chris…we need too…"
"No." said Chris "I won't have you doing your usual stuff on me to get me to open up. Besides I was under the infection."
"You and I both know that's bull shit." said Kat "You were hitting him after you were back to normal."
"It's just I've been so angry at him for so long…."
"Hey, I get it. Repressed anger is dangerous, but never the less…your gonna have to face him."
"I can't explain it to him…I just can't.." said Chris holding her hand tighter.
"Chris. That hasn't happened yet, and hopefully now it never will."
"What do you mean?"
"Just…that you never know the future could have been changed already." said Kat "You can do this. Don't go into detail, just give him the run down."
"Can you stay here with me?" asked Chris
"of course. I'm here for you." said Kat just as Leo orbed in.
"Kat do you mind giving us a moment alone?' asked Leo, but Kat looked at Chris, who clearly wanted her to stay.
"Sorry Leo," said Kat "but if you want to talk to Chris I'm staying right here."
"Fine." said Leo "Can we talk?"
"There's nothing to talk about." said Chris not looking at him, but at the passing cars at the bottom.
"I think there is, quite a bit, actually." said Leo
"It doesn't matter."
"It does to me." said Leo "I think I deserve to know that I do that's so bad."
"You were never there for me. You were there for everybody else. For mum, Wyatt, half the world, but you were never there for me. You didn't have the time." said Chris
"So maybe you came back from the future not just to save Wyatt, maybe you came back to save us too."
"Maybe not." said Chris and Orbed out. But Kat remained.
"Is he blaming me for something?" asked Leo "His answer was a bit vague."
"You know Leo, I think you need to stop concentrating on what you will do to him in the future and start focusing on what your doing to him in the present." said Kat and orbed to Chris's room at P3.
Chris was laying on his bed looking at the ceiling .
"Kat, tell me, do you know who turns Wyatt?" asked Chris.
"Somewhat." said Kat "All I know is that it's someone close to us." she finished and laid down next to him, with her head resting on his chest.
Ta da.! *Applause* Let me know what you think will happen next and what you think about my little hint in the beginning of the chapter.
P.S. I'm sorry it took me so long to update, -since I usually update quickly- I've been focusing on school and a project I'm working on.
TimeWitch15 I promise the next one won't be a long wait away…but then again it all depends on the reviews…..