Sorry for such a long, long, long, long wait. There's no excuse. Other than I was lazy and uninspired. But New Year's Resolution.. finish my stories before the end of 2009. This includes Phoenix.
Chapter Thirteen
Two brothers will lead the final battle against evil;
One twice blessed-
Past, present, and future king
Wielder of Excalibur.
The other strong;
Forged by the past.
His eyes darkened by the burden of life
And it is he who will end it;
He who will make the final sacrifice-
For his family.
The war will end,
But only one side will prevail.
(Okay, just don't want you forgetting the prophecy, which I feel very proud of!)
Chris was dreaming. He saw a beautiful future, not the ruins he knew and lamented. He saw himself with Bianca. They were happily married and expecting their first child. Chris couldn't be any happier. His family was whole; his mother alive, his dad loved him and Wyatt wasn't evil. He was the nicest guy around. Most importantly Chris didn't have to worry about hunting demons daily. It was a nice life. Too bad he was dreaming.
Chris came to exactly two weeks after the incident in the cave. His whole body felt relaxed and surprisingly young. His eyes burst open, taking in his surroundings. It was very warm and comfy. He sat up. It looked a lot like a five star hotel. Holy..
"Christopher I see you're awake."
Chris nearly had a heart attack. But it was just Leo. "Whoa, Leo. You almost gave me a heart attack. What are we doing here and why are you back to wearing robes? And why are you golden robes-?" Chris gasped. The Leo from this time wore white robes with gold, not all golden robes. The future Leo on the other hand-
Chris stood up and backed away from Leo. "What are you doing here?" he asked in a hard voice, in a voice that said many things. Too many
Leo, well older Leo's face registered the change in Chris. He sighed. He had accomplished this after all. Years of resentment towards Chris, had caused his son to hate him. Only now he could see the error of his ways.
"Chris I'm sorry."
"A lot of good that does me," retorted Chris angrily. He wasn't going to go there, to his past. He didn't know if he could handle it.
"Now answer the question!" demanded Chris instead.
"I'm just trying to fix the future, to help you," he merely answered.
Chris shook his head. "Whatever, I have to go."
Leo grabbed his hand, preventing him from escaping. "Wait there are things you should be aware of. It's been two weeks since the incident in the Underworld."
That certainly Chris in his tracks. "Get your hand off me!" But he didn't move to orb out of there. "Now what were you saying?"
Leo sighed. He knew it wouldn't be easy, he had just hoped things would be easier once he was in the past. But that was just him being delusional. How could he expect Chris to forgive him so easily after everything Leo had done to him? Leo would never forgive himself for causing Chris so much pain.
"It's been about two weeks since you passed out in the cave. All that work took up a lot of your power. You had to recharge for a while. After you passed out, I got you out of there and brought you here. But Chris, Wyatt- little Wyatt is still missing. I've been looking for him, but nothing. It's like he's disappeared off the face of the earth."
Chris inhaled sharply. This couldn't be happening. "Why are you here? Why are you in the past?" he demanded.
Leo blinked. "To help you, to fix everything."
Chris laughed darkly. "Well making yourself useful for once, huh?" Then without a word, he orbed out of there.
Chris had no idea what he was going to do, he was not surprised to find himself atop the Golden Gate bridge. Bianca, his mind called out in desperate longing. If there was someone who could make him feel better it was her.
Wyatt eyes widened in shock as he realized he could sense Chris. "Chris!" The girls turned to look at Wyatt, surprised to see a reaction from the usually monotonous behavior.
Before anyone could say a word, Wyatt orbed out.
Looking down from the Golden Gate bridge is so exhilarating. Showing Chris this place was one of the few good things Leo had actually done for him.
Now Chris had expected Wyatt to show up the moment he orbed out of the hotel. Which was why he'd done so. Not that he would have stayed with Leo any longer. He'd have time later to think about future Leo's sudden appearance in the past. First things first.
Wyatt.
And come to think of it, he really needed to take a shower. Oh well later, leave that for later.
"Chris!" Wyatt orbed in, looking almost relieved. That is if Chris didn't know better, but he knew. He knew his brother didn't care about him and never would.
"Wyatt," he replied in his trademark monotonous voice. He could give Wyatt a run for his money with that voice.
"Where were you?" demanded Wyatt, impatient as always.
"You know at the beach, with some pretty girls, just chilling." Chris was back to his taunting voice.
Wyatt hissed. "I don't have time for your little games. Wyatt is missing!"
"Really then pray tell, who are you?"
Wyatt growled. He launched at Chris. "Now listen here. You are going to tell me where you've been and why. Comprende?"
Chris could only chuckle. "Hmm… no powers?"
Wyatt growled more, if that was possible. But stepped away from Chris. "Just tell me already, you idiot."
Chris sighed. "No fun," he murmured under his breath.
"You're not going to like it. Leo's here. The Leo from our time.."
So thoughts?
I know it's not the best, but I thought I might as well get the chapter out.