Hey Guys, so here's chapter 13. I hope you all enjoy.
Following the loud crash downstairs, Maria fades into the living room, and is shocked to see everyone lying on the ground. She quickly runs over to Prue and goes to help her up. ''Oh my god... What happened?''
Struggling to get up, Prue tries to warn her, ''Behind you?''
Maria stands up, quickly turns around, and as she does, she's sent flying across the air, and smashes into the wall, then drops forward onto her knees.
''It's not nice to be caught off guard, is it little cousin?'' Wyatt says this as he walks towards Maria.
Prue looks over, in fear for her sister's life.
Maria struggles to her feet, but steadies herself as Wyatt approaches. ''Wyatt don't do''...
Maria is cut off, when Wyatt once again uses his telekinesis, and sends her flying across the room, into one of the other walls. Lying on her stomach in pain, Maria places her hands underneat her to lift herself up, refusing to give up. ''Wyatt stop... You don't want to do this''. Maria once again gets to her feet.
Wyatt walks towards her. ''You just don't know when to give up, do you?''. Wyatt starts using his strangulation power on her.
Maria grabs her neck, struggling to breath. ''What can I say? I'm the, daughter of a, Charmed one''.
''Wyatt stop''. Prue shouts out, still unable to get up.
Maria looks at her sister, and everyone else on the ground and can't figure out why they are unable to get up. ''What are, you doing, to them''. She asks still struggling to breath.
''Just a spell... They're temporarily paralised... Nothing major... This isn't about them... Well not completely.. I was both impressed, and shocked, at your level of power the other day... How did you do that? What are you?'' Maria looks over at Chris, reluctant to tell Wyatt the truth.
''What are you?'' Wyatt demands, with a sound of terror in his raised voice. He tightens his grip on Maria.
''Trust me, Wyatt... You, really don't, want to know... Now let, me go''.
''I'm afraid I can't do that''.
''Then that, will be, your biggest mistake''. With that, Maria focuses hard on Wyatt, and his outstretched hand that he is using to strangle her, starts to lose it's grip, and goes dead.
Maria immediately bends forward, with her hands on her knees, catching her breath.
''How did you?''... Wyatt looks at her, confused, and shocked.
Maria straightens herself up, and looks over at Chris, once again, then back at Wyatt. ''Let them go''. Maria says with a serious look on her face.
''I can't do that''.
''Now, Wyatt''. Maria says forcefully.
''No''.
''Fine... Have it your way''. Maria then holds out her hand.
Wyatt starts to sweat, and smoke starts to come from his mouth, and he collapses to his knees.
Prue looks at her sister, horrified.
''Let, them, go''.
In pain, Wyatt undoes the spell, by just saying ''You're free'', and with that the paralysis spell is lifted.
Maria then releases Wyatt. She walks towards him. Wyatt goes to get up, but Maria then uses her telekinesis, to pin him to the ground.
''What are you going to do to me?'' Wyatt asks, leaning back on his elbows, on the ground.
''I have tried, to reach out to you, for four years... And all you've done, is rip, this family apart... Your own sister, is terrified of you... You're my family Wyatt, and I love you, as much as I want to hate you... But I won't stand back, and let you hurt, anymore innocent people''. Maria then raises her right arm in the air. ''So if you won't change willingly''. The potion appears in Maria's hand. ''Then I'll make you''. Maria goes to throw the potion, when a voice stops her.
''Stop''. Cece calls out frantically.
Maria just pauses.
''Are you going to kill him too?'' Cece asks, upset.
...
Shocked, Maria lowers her hand, and turns and looks at Cece. ''What are you talking about? Is that what you think? That I could actually kill my own family?''
''It wouldn't be the first time''. Cece says, with her eyes starting to water.
''What are you talking about Cece? Prue asks, now finally able to stand.
Everyone else is standing now too.
Cece just looks at Maria. ''Do you want to tell her, or shall I?''
Maria shakes her head. ''I don't know what you're talking about'' I never killed anybody, I couldn't.
''Then what about our parents?'' Cece screams at Maria.
Maria, along with everybody else, just looks at her horrified. ''What?... Cece, I...''
''Just stop lying... I get it okay... It was an accident... You lost control... It's the lying that makes it worse''.
''I'm not lying''. Maria says, assuringly.
''What's going on, Maria?'' Henry jr. asks also confused.
''Why would Cece think that you killed our parents? And where did you get those powers?'' Prue asks desperately needing answers.
''I''... Struggling to answer, Maria panics, and accidently freezes everybody. She looks around shocked. ''Oh gosh, how did I?''
''You froze them''.
Maria quickly turns around, and looks at Oliver, who is standing behind her.
''Oliver?... How?... I don't even have this power''.
''Maybe not as a witch... But as a God, you do... But not just the power to freeze people, or objects... You have the power to freeze time''.
''How? It's not possible''.
''You're a God, Maria... As a God... All of your powers, are magnified... You can pretty much do anything''.
''I didn't mean to do it... I just panicked... They want answers Oliver... And I can't lie to them, anymore... Not now... I have to tell them... But I have lied to them all for so long... What if they can't forgive me?''
''I guess you need to ask yourself, is telling them the truth worth it?''
Maria shakes her head. ''I never wanted to lie to them... I wanted, to tell them the truth''.
''Then what stopped you?''
''Chris... And my Mom''.
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April 5th, 2023. Aftermath.
The people that they looked up to the most in this world are all gone. And nothing is going to bring them back. How will they cope? What are they going to do?
''Oh God''. Maria panics as she appears on the Golden Gate Bridge. ''Oh God, oh God, oh God''.
''Maria''. Chris orbs behind her and tries to calm her down.
''No, no no''. Maria is anxiously pacing.
''Maria stop''. Chris grabs each of her arms, trying to calm her.
''What are we going to do? They're gone... They're all gone... And it's my fault... It's all my fault''.
''Maria stop''. Chris raises his voice, and shakes her a little.
Maria snaps out of it, and looks him in the eyes.
''It's okay''.
Maria shakes her head. ''No... It's not... I should have saved them... But I froze... And now''...
''It's okay''. Chris pulls her into him, and hugs her tightly, as if he was protecting his little sister.
Maria pulls away from him. ''Stop comforting me... I did this... How are you so calm?''
''You think i'm calm? This is killing me too, okay... I don't know what to do... My mom, your parents, Aunt Paige, and Uncle Henry, are all dead... And I don't know how to fix it... So i'm not calm... It's just... It's not your fault''.
Maria turns away from him, trying to fight back her tears, and stay calm. ''What are we going to say? How, are we going to explain this?''
''We'll get Bradly to help us... He can spin it, to make it look like a robbery gone wrong''.
Maria turns around, finally calm, with a pensive look on her face. ''I meant, how are we going to tell our family?''
''We tell them, that it was a random Demon attack... We were caught off guard, and knocked out, and when we came around, it was too late, and then we vanquished him''.
''You want to lie?'' Maria looks at him, shocked.
''You heard what you're Mom said... They can't know''.
''I can't lie, to my family... To my sisters... I never have... And you want me to lie about this?''. Tears start to stream down Maria's face. ''My parents are dead.. I can't lie about that''.
''It can't be worse than the truth... They weren't there... They might not understand... You're not just a Charmed One, Maria... They might not get it... This is the best way, to keep us all together... I'll protect your secret... I'll protect you... Always''.
Maria just breaks down crying, and Chris grabs her tightly, once again.
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Oliver disappears, and everyone unfreezes. Maria just stands in the same spot, with her eyes watering, as everyone questions her for the truth.
To Be Continued...
So that's it, end of the chapter. What's gonna happen next... I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can, so please read on to find out.. Hope you all enjoyed it... Please comment and tell me what you thought. thanks... :)