Wyatt sighed, he knew they wouldn't like his answer. He didn't know Chris' trademark Future Consequences response so he said, "I'm sorry. I can't tell you that either yet."
To the Charmed Ones and Leo it was as bad as what Chris always responded with.
"Well at least tell us if this is true why did he wait so long? What were we doing at the time that he felt our guard was down enough to kidnap you." Paige asked.
Wyatt closed his eyes and ran a hand through his hair closing his eyes with a deep sigh. He didn't remember all the details he was told other than his kidnapping led their mother going into early labor. "I wish I could. I mean I don't know all the details but I know some of why."
"Well don't just stand there. Tell us!" Piper said.
"I...can't."
"What do you mean you can't! You're as bad as Chris. Why can't you tell us?" Piper asked, frustrated.
"I'm sorry. But until you know who Chris is there's only so much I can tell you."
"Then tell us, so we can understand." Paige said.
Wyatt shook his head, "He'd kill me if I did! It's only a couple of more months."
Leo put his hand on Wyatt's shoulder, "We won't let him hurt you!"
Wyatt glared at him, "Seriously, I didn't mean it literally." shrugging the hand off his shoulder.
"Then that means you can tell us then." Paige said.
Wyatt shifted his glare at her, "I just told you I can't." Then he held up his hand, "Before you ask no I can't tell you why or what happens in a few months for you to learn who Chris is."
Wyatt saw his mother and Aunt sulk. He sighed, "I wish I could tell you. But there are some things that have to happen. He's already changed things. But it's not too late for other things to still happen."
"What other things?" Piper asked.
Phoebe, realizing that Wyatt was bound to say something and reveal Chris at this rate said, "Uh Piper I think he answered that. He just told you he can't."
Piper whirled around and glared at her, then remembered she had exposed Wyatt. "You know don't you! You know who Chris is."
"I should go call Elise."
"No, Phoebe you're going to tell us." Piper demanded.
Wyatt realizing they were going to end up exposing Chris at this rate grabbed Phoebe's arm orbed them back to P3.
Melinda was the first one to get up and run over to them. "Hey how did it go?"
Wyatt sighed, "Not good. If we had stayed there much longer one of us was likely to expose Chris."
P.J. thought about it and said, "Then we just need to come up with a spell that makes it so you can't tell them about Chris."
"Can you think of one and the counter?" Melinda asked.
"If you word it right you won't need a counter." Chris said.
"What do you mean?" Wyatt asked.
"Well just word it so that if I'm conceived the spell will break and you'll be free to talk." Chris said.
Wyatt glared at him, "You will be conceived! We'll make sure of it." Melinda nodded her head in agreement.
"I know!" P.J. exclaimed. "Um let's see. Ah, Secrets must be kept secret. Those in this room are forbidden to speak any secrets outside those in this room till Chris is conceived or Chris himself reveals it at which time they are free to speak."
"So we can still discuss it amongst ourselves but no longer have to worry." Melinda said.
Phoebe was so happy that Piper could grill her all she likes and she won't let any secrets slip. However like Chris she wasn't as optimistic about his getting conceived, "What if his destiny was to just come back and tell us?"
P.J. was shocked her mother didn't care about Chris. "How can you say that? How can you stand there and say your own nephew shouldn't be born! Next you'll be saying Wy should turn evil. It's his destiny or that maybe it's better if Mel or even me are never born."
"Why would you think you shouldn't be born?" Phoebe asked in a motherly voice.
"That's what you focus on? So you're saying I should live but Chris shouldn't? Maybe we should all just stop trying. We should just leave and hope everything works out now that you know."
"Ladybug, I don't think that would solve anything. If we don't stay Chris' future will happen." Melinda said.
"She's part of the reason, it's because she doesn't care! I'm beginning to think none of them care! That's the real reason Chris' future happens. The Phoebe I know, I couldn't imagine turning her back on her family! All this version cares to focus on is me! Before that her love life."
"It's fine. I didn't expect to survive this trip. Since Wyatt mentioned I'd die saving him I began to wonder if my only purpose was to come back and save him, even if it meant I was never born." Chris said, wanting to argue that they did care. But after seeing and experiencing the same non caring attitude Phoebe was showing from his parents and other Aunt made him question the same thing. He had never doubted his mother's love for him. But he didn't feel like Piper was his mother yet. Coming here he had never expected this much distrust, laid back attitude and denial after telling them what became of Wyatt. He wasn't exactly happy to hear he wouldn't make it but after being around his non caring family he wasn't shocked to hear he died. It's not like he wanted to die or not be conceived he just wasn't sure what to do anymore.
Wyatt looked at Chris shocked he'd say that. Even without their bond he didn't believe Chris was really okay with dying.
Phoebe however ignored everything everyone said and focused on what P.J. had said. Excitedly she asked, "So we do know each other? How? Why won't you tell me?!"
P.J. however was still bitter about the fact that all her mother chose to focus on was her and spat out bitterly, "Right now, I don't even know who you are. You are not even a shadow of the Phoebe I know. Maybe when you grow up and stop caring only about yourself and your love life. You can start caring about your family, maybe then I'll tell you."
Phoebe looked hurt, but P.J. felt no sympathy. "I do care about my family." Phoebe said softly.
"Oh that's right, Chris isn't family yet! That's it isn't it! Because Piper isn't pregnant yet you feel no obligation to Chris."
"That's not fair. I do care what happens to him." Phoebe said.
"You have a funny way of showing it." P.J. said as Melinda walked up and squeezed her hand and put the other on her shoulder to try to calm her down. P.J. irritated wanting to be anywhere but there beamed them out.
"Where did they go?" Phoebe asked.
Wyatt by now believed P.J. seeing how Phoebe just ignored them. However he did try sensing for them. "Don't worry they didn't go to the underworld."
Despite that Phoebe said, "Please Wyatt. Take me to them?"
Wyatt however chose Chris and put a hand on his shoulder knowing he'd have to do damage control, said, "I'm sorry Aunt Phoebe but Ladybug is right. You seem to be only concerned with her. While I understand the reason for that, you are ignoring the bigger picture. You'd rather know who Ladybug is and then revel in that than to help us stop the elder who wants to kill baby me or to help get Chris conceived. So if you'll excuse us, we have a demon to be rid of."
"Wait demon? What demon?" Phoebe asked, concerned.
"There's one that will work with the elder. We think we have a way to stop him." Wyatt said.
"How?"
"It doesn't matter how all that matters is that we separate them." Chris said.
"So getting rid of this demon will save Wyatt?"
Chris was tired of all this said, "If it will make you feel better thinking that an elder didn't do this, it was only a demon in disguise or a demon manipulating the Elder then go for it. Nevermind the fact that we told you a demon was working with the elder. But like Leo you want to live in denial. You just continue to live in your bubble. Meanwhile we'll take care of the demon and find a way to stop the elder on our own." At that he orbed out taking Wyatt who's hand was still on his shoulder with him.
Phoebe was shocked at that. She couldn't understand what she did wrong. Why they were so mad at her. Sighing she went to call a cab and go into the office.
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A/N: I first had hoped LetitRain would return or tell me she can't do it anymore even pre-pandemic. Then I thought I'd wait to finish. Well that hasn't happened. But I decided to publish a chapter anyway. Anyone have anything specific they want? I still don't know if Chris will live or die.
