Author's Note: If you have any questions about the characters and/or get confused, refer to the character sheet. Thanks for reading my story :)
Happy Holidays.
"Hear these words, hear my cry
Spirit from the other side
Come to me, I summon the
Cross now the great divide"
An alternate version of Emma appeared before herself, "How is my brother?" the girl pressed to the present version of Emma.
"Which brother?" The present Emma asked the Alternate version of herself.
"I meant Chris," Alternate Emma said the Present version, "I suppose it could apply to Wyatt too."
"Chris and Bianca are going to have a baby in six months. This morning Alana and Wyatt revealed they're going to have another child."
Alternate Emma looked torn between sheer hilarity and concern, "I expected Alana to be pregnant," she answered finally, "Though she is a little late, but Chris?..."
"Are you laughing?" Present Emma asked, "What's funny?"
"Chris being a father is a bit beyond the realms of possibility." Alternate Emma explained, "He's so neurotic and worried, that him being a father doesn't seem like a possibility."
"Really?" came the hurt tone of Chris, who revealed himself behind a couch.
"Chris! What are you doing here?" Present Emma demanded, "Are you spying on me?" she asked him angrily.
"What's going on Emma?" Chris said finally, "Why are there two of you?"
"Did going to the past make you stupider?" Alternate Emma asked angrily, "I still exist in case you haven't noticed."
"Emma?" Chris asked finally.
"Yes?" both answered in an equally irritated tone.
"You're my Emma," Chris realized as he spoke to her, "I'm sorry for not saving you."
"You should be sorry," she said cooling down a bit, "You left me behind, Chris. Not that you care."
"Of course I care!" Chris said in surprise, "You're my sister. How could I not care?"
"Two years, Chris. I came upon her on accident; A spell gone wrong." Present Emma said, "I know you're not from this timeline, our Chris was sent to yours."
"Where is he?" Chris asked in alarm.
"Probably getting killed," Alternate Emma said with a sigh, "He's a moron. He appeared shortly after you left. He went up to Wyatt and started acting like best friends. Biggest mistake he could have made; had consequences for everyone. Wyatt thinks that Chris is messing with him."
Present Emma looked at Chris, "We've been speculating combining your soul with his."
"We weren't sure we wanted to do this," Alternate Emma elaborated, "For a certain amount of time, it's going to be like you have two voices in your head."
"We need to get him out that universe," Chris agreed, "Not only could he screw up the balance, but he won't survive."
Alternate Emma said finally, "Take two and make them one. Reverse that magic that has been done. Two versions of one mind, we plea that that they combine."
Chris disappeared and reappeared quickly, except now he was much younger.
"That did not go as planned," Alternate Emma muttered, "This isn't good."
Present Emma looked at the young Chris, "How old are you?"
"Where am I?" Chris demanded, and then supplemented, "Who are you?"
"He's fourteen," Alternate Emma explained, "Right after 'the event' occurred."
"Why didn't the spell work?" Present Emma asked, "It should have worked."
"I wasn't specific enough; his past and his present combined. Dammit, I shouldn't have been out of practice for this long." Alternate Emma said with exasperation.
"Mom is not going to be happy. Bianca won't be happy either." Present Emma said suddenly, "If they catch us, I'm going to be in so much trouble."
"We don't have time to worry about that. If we don't fix this your Chris will be a target for Wyatt and demons alike" Alternate Emma said harshly, "Priorities."
"What happened?" Chris said suddenly, "What did you do Emma?", he then wiggled uncomfortably while fighting within himself, "Who is Emma? The younger version asked a second later fighting for control of what was rightfully his body.
"He's still in there," Alternate Emma said to Present Emma, "The two of them are struggling for control. We aren't going to get anywhere until they stop."
Present Emma gave Chris a nasty look, "You two need to stop right now!" she shot at Chris who continued to fidget uncontrollably.
Chris stopped and was about to say something, before Present Emma cut him off, "One at a time!" then she cooled down, "Younger Chris goes first, it's only fair."
"Who are you?" he asked.
Alternate Emma sighed, "We've brought you eight years into the future. We are Emma Halliwell at age seventeen."
"You're next future boy. What do you want to say?" Present Emma said impatiently.
"That spell was a masterpiece."
Alternate Emma gave him a dirty look, "I'm a little out of practice."
Chris sighed, "So fix it."
"He's so weak and puny. I might want to keep him like this." Present Emma said with a gleeful smirk.
"Don't even think about it," the older part of Chris said to her, "You're already in enough trouble as is."
"That won't help," Alternate Emma agreed, "Does anyone have an idea?"
"Try a separation spell." The younger part of Chris suggest, "In the book there's a spell."
"Chris at fourteen had brains. I like this." Alternate Emma said appreciatively.
Chris orbed the Book of Shadows into her arms, "Thanks" Present Emma said.
"Separate what shouldn't occur, these spirits belong together no more." Present Emma read aloud.
Chris reappeared fully grown with a sigh.
"Rough afternoon," Alternate Emma said to them, "Look, I should go. I've spent too much time here and I really need to get back to protecting innocents. Emma, your Chris shouldn't be in any danger anymore."
"Bye Emma" Present Emma said and Alternate Emma disappeared.
Chris looked guiltily at the ground, "What am I gonna do?"
"You'll figure it out," Emma said in a soft tone, "You always do."
"I want to combine your minds," Chris said to her, "So she'll come here."
"No," Emma said strongly, "Alternate E is a good friend, but I don't need her intensity inside of my head."
"Emma. She is you." Chris reasoned softly.
"So?" Emma asked him.
He took a minute to reapproach the situation, "Do you think I deserve to be here?"
"Of course I do." Emma said to him, "You've done so much."
"Right," Chris said and looked at her, "But do you think Alternate Emma deserves to be there?"
Emma sighed, "Just do it."
"Take two and make them one. Reverse that magic that has been done. Two versions of Emma Halliwell, Combine their minds and please compel. Rid this magic of consequence, bring us Emma Halliwell after the 'event'." Chris said from memory.
Emma breathed in heavily, she looked down at her clothes, "Chris?"
"Guys, what are you doing?" Wyatt called as he orbed into the room.
Emma's eyes widened in fear, "Wyatt" she said softly.
"Emma, are you okay?" He asked her with concern.
"No" she answered before falling to the ground unconsciously.
