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11. Fathers and Sons © Turgenev, 1862

BOYS' APARTMENT – A SHORT TIME LATER

"OK, baby brother, spill!" Wyatt demanded as soon as they were back. "Tell me what you saw. And I want every detail!"

Chris sighed as he stood over the Book. "I saw Dad being kidnapped by the Source."

"That already happened. What else?" the elder boy said.

The half Elder tensed up. "It did?" he requested and Wyatt nodded. "Oh my god! It's going to happen again!"

"What does?" the Twice-Blessed asked confused. He saw how his little brother was frightened and more than that.

"Dad returned a short time later, but it wasn't him. It was Gideon. The man who killed me," Chris admitted, looking at Wyatt with an intense stare.

The blond couldn't believe his ears. His baby brother had been the sacrifice instead of him. Tears started to blur his vision and he felt being hugged by the brunette who said soothing words to him. "Chris, I'm sorry. So sorry. Why did you do that?" He cried even more, before his brain registered what Chris had revealed. "Wait, was Gideon not Dad's mentor?"

"He was and I didn't do it on purpose. You were, you are and you'll always be my brother. No matter what timeline we're in. Do you understand me?" Chris scowled a bit playfully.

The Twice-Blessed nodded, wiping his tears away. "Hey, who's the older brother now? I thought I was that, not you!" he laughed, but was still saddened. He simply respected, adored and loved his little brother even more.

"Boys, help me please!" They heard their father's voice. "I've managed to escape the Source. Help me please," the man pleaded. He fell to the floor, seriously injured.

Wyatt wanted to run over to heal his dad, but his baby brother grabbed his arm to hold him back. He gave his brother a questioning look and the younger boy just shook his head.

'What is it?' he questioned telepathically.

'It's Gideon, not Dad. Believe me,' Chris replied.

'What are you still hiding?' Wyatt asked.

'He's about to kill me, again.'

Literally, the blond's jaw dropped. But he turned serious again a short moment later. "Dad, how did you escape?" he questioned the older man. "No offense, Dad, but you're old."

The man smirked as he glamoured back to his real self. "Good, very good. But I guess, it was not you who figured it out but Chris."

"Gideon," Chris whispered.

And Wyatt raised his forcefield, to protect both of them. The Elder only laughed.

REVELATIONS

"I see you still have it, Wyatt," Gideon said casually. "But I managed to break it before."

"We'll see about it," Wyatt retorted angrily. "Can I ask you something?" The Elder nodded. "Why did you kill Chris 23 years ago? He was an innocent, still is."

"It's simple, son. He stood in my way to get rid of you. You have too much power in you, still and now your brother follows you."

As he was about to ask what was the meaning of this, Chris spoke up, "I'm half Elder now. So you're interested in my powers as well."

"Clever boy. You surely take after your father. He didn't even want to tell me your powers as I asked."

"What did you do to him?" the younger boy requested. "I swear if you did anything to him."

Gideon only laughed. It seemed to amuse him to no end. "Boy, are you stupid! I managed to kill you before, Christopher. Why would I stop now?"

Wyatt's anger, fury and hate grew inside him. Till it broke out. "You bastard! How could you? If you do it again, I'll kill you. No matter the consequences!"

"Your threats mean nothing to me, Wyatt." Gideon locked his eyes with Wyatt's. "Sorry, boy, but you're in my way." With a wave of his hand he sent the blond away and created a protection field around himself and Chris.

"Chris, no!" Wyatt screamed. His fists connected with the field, to break through. "I can't lose you. Not again. Please Chris!" He cried now. "What shall I do?"

"Go to Dad! Save him. I'll give him a hell of fight, I swear! Go Wyatt!" Chris ordered, observing Gideon all time.

"We'll see about that, boy!" Gideon retorted and threw his energy bolts towards the brunette what the boy reflected easily.

"Go Wyatt!" Green eyes locked with blue ones and reluctantly the elder boy's orbs flew away.

"Finally, we're alone, Christopher!"

The Elder and half Elder stood opposite each other in a fighting stance. None of them would give up. That was clear.

UNDERWORLD

"Dad, dad, where are you?" Wyatt's orbs shouted as he reformed in the underworld. "Come on. Dad! Are you here?" he cried desperately.

"Hey witch!" Some demons came into view. "You aren't supposed to be here!"

"Well, I am!" the Twice-Blessed snapped back. "What'd you want?"

All demons' hands showed a fireball. "You!" With that they released their weapons what their target ducked and deflected without effort.

"You're in my way and I really don't have time for you," Wyatt spoke and shot out his firepulse what vanquished the demons immediately. "Dad!" he cried out again.

"Wyatt?" a voice asked. The blond came into view. "Wyatt, what are you doing here? Where's Chris?"

"In trouble, Dad," the blond responded. "He's fighting with Gideon!"

"What? Gideon?" Leo questioned in disbelief. "He'll kill him again. How could you leave him alone, Wyatt? You're the older brother!" He screamed now. He couldn't lose his youngest son, again.

"I really didn't have a choice. He begged me to leave and you know well enough how persuasive Chris can be!" Wyatt cried again. "Now that I saved you we can return to Chris!"

"I don't think so, boy." The Source revealed himself and trapped father and son in a black crystal cage. "Now we'll wait either for Gideon or Chris."

Both prisoned men didn't know what to say. Their thought were only with their baby boy and brother who would hopefully survive.

ELDER VS. HALF ELDER

"I see you still are as charming as before. Do you know about your other life, Christopher?" Gideon asked, pretending to get to know anything about the young boy.

"As a matter of fact I do. All of us. Dad taught and told us everything," Chris replied. Still furious how that man could have killed him while protecting his older brother's baby self.

"He really did? Well, I've talked to him and he was absolutely tight-lipped about your powers. Do you mind?"

Chris' answer was his telekinesis, being thrown at Gideon who crashed into the wall. "My dad's a good teacher and I love him."

The Elder smirked and sent another set of energy bolts towards the boy and once again Chris deflected them. This made Gideon only intensify his attack, so the brunette had to step back – slowly. It seemed the Elder was on the winning side and he showed it clearly. But then something happened he didn't expect. His eyes and face demonstrated it.

Now it was Chris' turn to smirk. "Tell me, you didn't forget my wiccan powers, did you? Well, surprise!" He sent out his own elder bolts with his telekinesis and a bit empathy. "Problems, my friend?"

Gideon looked at this bastard son of Leo in absolutely disgust. This second boy was just as powerful as Wyatt, yet in a different way. "Speechless Gideon?" he heard the younger boy mock him. With more hate and loathing for this boy the Elder sent electric bolts towards Chris.

It continued this way for both parties. The men were seriously injured, but none was able to give up. They fought with all they possess and ever so slowly it seemed that Chris won the upper hand over Gideon. The Elder wanted to flee but was stopped by an invisible forcefield.

"How did you do that?" the older man asked in disbelief. "It's just a power of all Elders!" This shouldn't be happen after all.

"Well, I'm full of surprises," Chris said, a bit smiling. Soon his nightmare would end. "And now it's time for you to say good-bye, Gideon!" The boy spat the name out. The Elder had killed him once, so now it was time for his revenge.

Helplessly the older man and Elder watched the younger boy intensifying his powers and was reduced to a pile of ash. The brunette let out a sigh of relief and looked stunned at his own result. Victory is better to say. To the boy's surprise his body started to heal himself.

Coming back to reality Chris noticed that his older brother hadn't come back from his mission to save their father. That could only mean both were being captured and apparently the Source was waiting for him. Catching his breath and thinking clearly the brunette directed his orbs to the Underworld, to free his father and brother.

UNDERWORLD

As his orbs reformed the young man was greeted with clapping hands but he ignored them. He had to concentrate on his father and brother and surely Chris found them prisoned in a black crystal cage.

"What happened? Where's the Source?" he asked them while trying to free them.

"Actually, Christopher, right behind you," the man-in-question answered him. The boy turned around afraid. "Bravo, son. You've managed to vanquish an Elder though yourself only half Elder. How did you win?"

"Let them go and we'll discuss this later. I must speak with my father," Chris demanded. He stood up straight facing this evil being without any fear, yet inside he was.

The Source searched in the young one's face for the truth and will. His lips formed a smile. "I agree, young Christopher. But be aware, both of you, I'll always be watching over you." Opening the cage he bowed his head and flamed out.

As his father and brother came running to him, hugging him he let them, but dismissed their questions with "Not here." And the three Halliwell-Wyatt men orbed back to the boys' flat.

BOYS' APARTMENT

Leo and Wyatt scrutinized the boy over and over, but found no injuries. Their curiousity grew and both decided to let Chris speak. It seemed he was in no mood.

"OK, son. How did you win? Were you injured?" Leo asked while Wyatt stepped closer to catch every word.

Chris grinned. "Let's say Elder and wiccan powers are great to combine. Gideon didn't expect this and he lost at the end." The father embraced his youngest tightly, gladly he'd survived. "Dad, why can I heal myself now?"

Both older men's jaws dropped. "You ... you can?" they requested in one voice and Chris nodded.

"How's this possible?"Wyatt asked their father who was lost in thoughts, it seemed.

"Elders do have this ability," Leo said in trance. "Your powers are growing, son. I guess you're becoming a full Elder."

"Really?" Chris asked.

"Wow, little brother. As powerful as myself," Wyatt said proudly. He hugged his brother again. Blue eyes locked with green ones and he saw a plea in them. "What is it?"

"I want to talk with Dad alone. It's just ... There are a lot of questions and Dad can only give me the answers," Chris pleaded. "Do you mind?"

"Of course not," Wyatt agreed. "I'll go and catch up with Mom. I'll tell her everything." The younger boy nodded. "Don't worry. Nothing is going to happen."

"Thank you, Wy." The older boy kissed him on his temples before orbing away. "Dad, can we talk?"

Leo turned to Chris and both father and son walked to the kitchen. They had a lot to talk about.

MANOR – CONSERVATORY

Wyatt had captured his mother from his aunts with an apologetic smile to them. He let his mother scold him before the woman noticed his grinning face.

"Wyatt, what's with your brother and father? Are they okay?" Piper asked worried. Their absence made her uncomfortable. She wanted them back.

"Dad's safe. Chris rescued us and vanquished Gideon for good. His powers are growing and now they wanted to talk," the blond summed up. Still smiling about his baby brother and his powers.

"Gideon? He's back and vanquished? By Chris?" the mother requested again. She couldn't believe it. Her baby boy had certainly grown. "And now they're talking. It's long overdue."

Wyatt's face formed a frown, but Piper shook her head avoiding the questions – for now. The mother laid her head on her oldest's chest who kissed it. Both were doomed to wait for the other two. It was going to be a long afternoon.

TBC ...

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