Wyatt's little brother (part two)

Magic School

"Leo," Gideon said, as he saw his former pupil with Wyatt in his arms. "I see Piper finally agrees in let me teach Wyatt."

"It's not that," Leo said embarrassed. "A darklighter attacked us."

"A darklighter?" Gideon raised an eyebrow.

Leo nodded. "I think he was after me, but what if he wants Wyatt?"

"You did the right thing bring him here. So… the darklighter managed to run away," Gideon said.

Leo shook his head. "No, Cole vanquished him. I'm here because Piper asked me to. She's worried and…"

"Cole?" Gideon asked angrily. "What the hell is that, Leo?"

"He's helping the girls. Look, I know it's is weird," Leo said.

"Weird?" Gideon smirked. "It's not only weird. What's wrong with the Charmed Ones? Didn't they learn the lesson? That demon is dangerous!"

"I will talk to them," Leo said calmly.

"You should to talk to Phoebe," Gideon snapped. "She's the only one who wants him around."

"Phoebe loved him too much, but she moved on with her life," Leo quietly said. "I'll talk to her…"

Gideon nodded. "I hope you're able to put some sense into her head."

"I'll try," Leo said, walking out the room.

Suddenly, an old man orbed in. "You need to do something about Cole," he said.

Gideon turned to face the man. "I know…"

"He's a survivor, I have to admit," the man told him.

"The fact that he survived his last vanquish only proved what I've always known. He's a menace to the balance of power," Gideon said.

The man nodded. "And what you're gonna do now?"

"Wait," Gideon replied. "As I told you before, he didn't recognize me."


Halliwell Manor

Attic

Cole looked confused at Phoebe. "Can you clarify things for me? Leo's an Elder and you have a Whitelighter from the future... What the hell is that?" he asked. Life in the Halliwell Manor definitely changed a lot since his last vanquish.

Phoebe quietly explained to him Chris' journey to try to save Wyatt. "So, Marty McFly came back in time to prevent your nephew to turn evil?" Cole asked with a smirk.

"This is not funny," Phoebe frowned.

Cole nodded. "You're right, this is not funny. This is ironic."

"Look, Piper doesn't trust Chris. She refuses to accept that Wyatt can turn evil. Besides Chris lied to us... He was not only a simple Whitelighter."

Cole frowned. "No?"

"No, she's part witch," Phoebe said. "Do you see? He lied to us, he lied about who he is. He never talks about the future; he always refuses to give us details about what will happen in his timeline."

"So... Chris is from the future and he is part witch, part Whitelighter?" Cole asked, with a smile on his face.

Phoebe nodded. "Yeah... We don't understand why he lied to us," she said.

"Of course not," he said. The Halliwell sisters were never good at seeing the obvious.

"Hey, you two, please, stop the gossiping," Piper said impatiently.

"Here," Chris said, as he entered the room. "I have all the herbs you asked for. Paige is coming."

"Good," Piper said. "Phoebe, come here. Let's make the vanquish potion."

Phoebe nodded and helped her to mix the ingredients. Suddenly, Paige stormed into the attic. "What is he doing here?" she promptly asked, as she noticed Cole's presence.

"I ask myself the same question," Piper muttered. She really wanted to get rid of him.

Phoebe rolled her eyes. "He's here to help, okay?"

Paige shrugged. "Do whatever you want. I'm too tired to argue, especially about him. Chris told me you didn't vanquish the demon..."

Piper shook her head. "Apparently, Cole's not strong enough to vanquish him," she teased.

Paige turned to face him. "Really? Well, I think vanquish him will be more easy this time," she asked with a smile on her face.

"Paige, stop!" Phoebe shot a glance at her sister.

"Fine..." she said, with a shake of her head. "Where's Wyatt?"

"At the Magic School. A darklighter attacked us. Cole vanquished him by the way," Piper said with a sigh. "See? It was good idea to wait a little until we vanquish him again," Piper scoffed.

Cole didn't say anything; he just shook his head and left the attic.

"Wait," Phoebe said, starting to follow him.

"Phoebe, don't!" Piper said angrily, but Phoebe just ignored her and walked out of the room.

Chris shot a glance of disapproval at them. "He's here to help. Actually, he helped us. He vanquished the darklighter..."

"This doesn't change anything," Piper remarked.

"You're right," Chris slightly nodded his head. "He just helped to save Wyatt, Leo and me... But who cares? This doesn't change anything, this is not important," he said ironically.

Piper stopped brewing the potion and sighed. "Okay, future boy, spill it!"

"What?" he asked in confusion.

"I don't know why, but you seem to sympathize a little with Cole. Why?" she demanded.

"He saved my life a few minutes ago," he told her. "You saw that, didn't you?"

"I don't care, he's evil... It's always the same story. He wants to be good, but he just can't. It's his nature," Piper said.

Chris shook his head. "The world is not painted in black and white, Piper," he quietly said. "He did a good thing today, but you... You even said thank you for his help."

Piper bit her lips. "I can't accept his presence here, like nothing happened, okay? He hurt us, Chris. He broke the trust we placed in him. And I know he has the potential to be the evil after Wyatt. He tried to turn Phoebe evil... Maybe he's the one we need to vanquish," she snapped.

Chris shook vehemently his head. "No, I don't think he's responsible... He..." he needed to stop. Dizziness took him over and he almost fell to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Paige asked in concern.

"I'm fine... I'll drink some water. Keep working on the potion," she said and left the attic.

"Do you think he's really okay?" Paige asked turning to Piper. "He seems so pale..."

"It's not my problem," Piper said coldly. "Let's concentrate here, Paige. We need to finish this potion and vanquish Faustus. Then we'll take care of Phoebe and Cole."

"I don't understand," Paige said in confusion. "I really want to vanquish Cole, but Phoebe will not agree with it."

"Exactely. So I was thinking... We can brew a potion to block her feelings for him," Piper explained.

"I don't know... I don't think it's a good idea," Paige frowned.

"Do you want Cole back into our lives?" Piper asked with a grin.

"No, of course not," Paige promptly replied.

"So, you'll help with this. But we need to vanquish this Faustus first ..."


Living room

Chris walked weakly to the leaving room. It was happening, little by little he would disappear. He looked at his hands and it faded for a moment.

Chris looked around and felt sick. He teetered on his feet, lost his balance and feel to the ground.


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