I Thought You Knew Me Better Than That
Hey everyone I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. Anyway I hope I didn't make anyone wait to long. I would love to thank my reviewers.
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Oh almost forgot I don't own charmed…damn.
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"Finish what I started…finish what I started, uh well I'll show him." Barbas spat out. "He thinks he is in charge of me I'll show that demon witch half breed…he'll never see it coming." Barbas walked to the other end of his lair and started to chant raising his hand high in the air. The demon of fear let out a satisfied laugh as he finished and brought his arms back down. "Now I wait."
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The younger counter parts of the Charmed One's and their Leo were down stairs in the kitchen. Piper was making something to eat for everyone, seeing how it had been a while since the last time they got to eat anything. "Leo are you sure they…I mean we don't need our help?" Phoebe said as she bit a cookie Piper had just made.
"Hey, those are for after we eat."
"Sorry, Piper" Phoebe said as she took another bite.
"No I think they need some space to work and if they need us they'll let us know." Leo stated
"Oh, I know that sound…demons in the house." Paige let out as she took one of the cookies as well. Piper slapped at her hand, but Paige was faster. "Hey, I said after we eat."
"I say they need our help now Leo." Phoebe said as she walked out of the kitchen toward the stairs, which everyone else followed.
"No we have to let them handle it this is not our time." Leo's words fell on deaf ears.
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Chris gave Piper a side ways look at her statement about understanding his problems with tenses. "It runs in the family." She said with a slight chuckle as she turned just in time to see a few demons shimmer in they were all from different clans, a scaber demon, a thorn demon and one that no one in the attic had ever seen before. The unknown demon threw a fireball at Paige but she orbed it back, just to get hit by another. "Wyatt, heal her." Piper told her son as he turned just in time to see his aunt fall after being hit.
"You guys just don't learn." Chris stated while dodging some greenish yellow goo that was spit at him. Just as fast as they showed up the demons stopped fighting and left. "Okay that was weird."
"Yeah even for demons." Wyatt helped Paige up off the floor and turned back to everyone else.
"Where are the demons we heard the fighting." Piper said to herself.
"Well they are gone…they just left."
Both Paiges placed their hands on their hips "well that can't be good and has trap written all over it."
"Okay people" Piper said to get everyone back on track. "We have to find out how to get Phoebe and my son back."
"Chris" Chris heard his brother calling him, but no one else could hear him.
"Wyatt, what are you doing?" He said back as the rest of the family went on talking through ideas, unaware of the mental conversation between the two.
"We need to go to the underworld, and Mom will never let that happen so I say we orb now and worry about her later."
"Why do we need to do that?"
"I think we can find out who sent the demons after us it could have been Ben."
Looking at the others in the attic Chris let out a sigh and simply said "ok" and gave a little nod.
Wyatt and Chris orbed out before anyone noticed. "Well the boys can work on a spell for the portal to go after Chris." Paige said turning to were they had just been. "Were did they go?" She said noticing that both her nephews were gone.
"Damn those two are in so much trouble, I think I know were they are." Piper let out as she slapped her hands on her legs. "This is just great; they are in so much trouble."
"Piper I wouldn't worry about them so much they…well one of them is grown and the other isn't far behind him." Leo said with caution and half a smile.
"I am and I will worry Leo…they are my babies, I don't care how old they get."
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Barbas was still waiting for his plan to work its self out. Just then two figures orbed into the underworld in search of some demons that were never there. "I see you finally got my message, I was starting to think it didn't work." He looked at them both and laughed "I was expecting a bigger challenge to tell you the truth, but you will do."
"Bigger…uh what, I didn't know there was a bigger challenge than Wyatt." Chris let out.
"That's right" Barbas said as he moved his hand in front of Wyatt's face. "Your greatest fear is…" he could read Wyatt like a book, and Wyatt knew it…thinking back to the premonition he high jacked from his aunt. "Your brother being hurt at your own hands, and turning evil this time" The demon of fear let out his famous chuckle. "Wow two for the price of one."
Chris looked at Wyatt "Wy, don't listen to him…don't let him get to you."
Wyatt just stood still shocked that he let this demon get the better of him…almost as if he were frozen by his fear. Barbas then moved to Chris doing the same hand motion. "Ah…you are not as easy to read, been through a lot have we?" He just smiled "That's ok there is always fear, oh well now I see your greatest fear is that you didn't succeed and the twice blessed child is still evil."
Chris swatted his hand away "you don't know anything!"
Chris looked in Wyatt's direction just then he jumped and his face paled right in front of him Wyatt's appearance changed he was now dressed in all black and looked a lot like the version from Chris' time, about the same size just younger. "Oh this can not be happening."
Wyatt now was looking at Chris "Well Chris you better have a good reason for running off and trying to change everything…I like things the way they are."
Chris stared at his brother "Wyatt this isn't you I did change everything."
While the brothers started to doubt each other and themselves, Barbas was busy setting crystals around that were used to amplify certain types of spells and magic in this case fear. "Chris you shouldn't have tried that…you know it only made things worse."
"What do you mean, I saved you…you are not evil anymore." Chris was starting to doubt every word that came out of his own mouth.
"Look at me Chris do you really believe that, besides I have told you a thousand times there is no such thing as good or evil it is all about power."
With this comment Chris' eyes when wide, finally giving into his fears "Oh my god, I failed"
"Yes Christopher you did, now I must come up with a punishment…oh the fun." Wyatt let a smirk rest on his lips.
The dark haired witch knew if he failed what would have to happen. He would have to stand up to Wyatt and fight to the death.
Hearing his thoughts Wyatt frowned a little "is that really what you want Chris?"
Swallowing hard the supposed to be little brother only looked him head on.
With a sinister grin Wyatt replied "so, be it."
Thinking to himself Chris Halliwell was glad this time he had his powers.
The green eyed witch took a fighting stance and prepared him-self for what he knew was coming. The blond witch laughed at his brother's action. "Please Chris as if, you know you have always been weaker…I could take you with my eyes closed." Just then Wyatt shot a low voltage energy ball at him. "I thought you knew me better than that." Wyatt stated as he went to throw another energy ball at Chris.
Seeing coming Chris dodged it and then sent it right back at him, "and I thought you knew me better than that." Chris could see the disapproving look on Wyatt's face
"Damn Wyatt, you can do better than that." The twenty two year old sucked in a breath as he tried to hide the grimace on his face.
"I know but I am having fun."
Chris smiled and said "Oh come on Wy your not even trying…I am a little insulted." The brunette said with sarcasm dripping from every word, trying to keep in mind that this was actually a sixteen year old kid under a spell. This Chris knew how to handle this version of his brother.
"Fine if that is the way you want it." Wyatt made a huge energy ball to throw this time, but hesitated just enough for Chris to get in a shot. Waving his hand in the air he sent Wyatt flying back into a cave wall. "That wasn't very nice Christopher," was his only response as he stood and dusted off.
This time it was a little more personal, the blue eyed witchlighter rushed the other, as he figured it was time for some hand to hand combat…knowing his brother wasn't very good at it. Advancing on Chris Wyatt said "how about this little brother?"
"You do realize right now I am older, right."
"Technicalities, never liked them much"
Chris knew he was in trouble now. "Now that's just wrong" was all he could get out as Wyatt had him pined by the throat against a wall.
Trying to breathe was all Chris could really think about at the moment, then it hit him…what is the one sure way to bring any guy down. So he picked his foot up off the ground and kneed his brother as hard as he could. "Sorry Wy." Panting to catch his breath, Chris was keeping a close eye on his brother.
Looking up at Chris from the ground the blond was doubled over, and said "That is going to cost you."
Wyatt got up and pulled himself together, and then the two started fighting again. Wyatt tackled him so, this time they rolled around on the ground taking turns punching each other. Then Wyatt must have had enough as he sent Chris magically flying through the air. Hitting the ground hard and sliding Chris knocked one of the crystals out of line with the others.
Wyatt came to stand over Chris who was now looking up at him from the ground where he had knocked the crystal out of place. The harden look on Wyatt's face scared Chris and he knew it and it made him feel powerful. Just as he got ready to throw what would be the final strike, he heard Chris pleading.
"Wyatt, please listen to me." Chris begged his brother "you can fight him, Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige did…we can too." Wyatt still trying to advance on Chris slowed down a little. "Wyatt, please trust me…we have to stand together, and face him." Stopping now and really looking at Chris, he saw the state his little brother was in and got very pissed not only at the demon, but himself as well.
"Chris…I am so sorry, are you okay?" Wyatt said trying not to get emotional, as he changed back into himself.
A small chuckle escaped his lips. "Wyatt its ok, we were both under the influence of these crystals." He paused before saying "not only did we see our fears we acted them out…the crystals must amplify them some how."
"Oh and I was so close." Barbas said before he tried to leave, "what…what's going on?"
"Not so fast Barbas." The words just spilled from Wyatt as he gave the demon of fear something to fear him-self. The twice blessed raised his hands and sent a golden shock wave out in the demon's direction. "No one makes me almost kill my little brother." Barbas let out a scream after saying I'll be back, fear always…." but was cut off by Chris.
"Yeah, yeah we know comes back."
Wyatt rushed over to Chris, grabbing him by the shoulders "are you okay…I am so sorry, let me see if you need to be healed."
Not really use to this Chris smacked Wyatt's hands away, "stop that I am fine."
"No…not until I check you over and see if you are alright." Wyatt found the place Chris was bleeding from and healed it, and the spot where he got hit by the energy ball. "Ok, I think that is it."
Chris saw the relief on Wyatt's face, "ok now that you are done worrying to death… maybe we should get back to the manor now, and deal with mom."
Wyatt pulled a face "I am not looking forward to that."
"Yeah, well it was your idea genius."
Wyatt playfully shoved Chris "You are a brat at any age."
"Yeah well you are a pain, besides that is what little brothers are for, just doing my job."
Smiling at him, but missing his Chris he said "You do it so well."
After a minute or two Chris looked at Wyatt. "Man I sure am going to miss you when I go back…and we get your Chris back."
Wyatt sighed and said with a said smile "Yeah, I know…I am sorry, but I really miss him and need to find out if he is okay, and get him back."
Looking back at him Chris said "you two really are close huh."
"Yeah…his, I mean your both my little brother, I care what happens to both of you." Wyatt put a hand on Chris' shoulder "so let's go find Aunt Phoebe, and then fix me…well the other me and get you back to your time so I can get Chris back."
"Wow, that is a lot but it sounds like a plan to me." The two orbed back to the manor.
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"Where in the hell have you tow been?" The mother of the two boys let out. Wyatt and Chris both held a deer caught in the headlights look, at first but then Chris realized that she wasn't his mom yet and put on his usual expiration.
"We went to check on some things that's all Piper."
"Don't Piper, me mister…I am your mother, and you should know better." She said turning on Wyatt.
Rolling his eyes Chris noticed the look on Wyatt's face never changed, so he spoke up "It was my fault, I thought if we followed the demons they would take us to who ever sent them…don't be mad at Wy, mom." Chris said with pleading eyes, one Piper glared at him while the older one said. "Oh Peanut, don't expect me to believe that it was all you…I thought you knew me better than that."
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