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Chapter 2:
"Oh my God! What the hell happened?" Phoebe cried as she came up from the basement with Paige. She hovered a distance anyway from Leo, so she wouldn't receive any unwanted feelings.
"Leo, can you tell us exactly what happened" said Piper gently.
"I orbed into his flat and he was there. Suddenly he attacked me with an evil power and knocked me backwards." Leo gasped. Chris will have to fight hard to get their trust back now, Leo thought to himself. "He would have tried to attack me again but I orbed out before he could. Piper, you have to destroy him."
"Leo! We can't just destroy Chris without finding out what he's up to." Paige exclaimed. Leo looked at her.
"I've known for awhile that he had the makings of evil. Listen to me! Would I lie to you?" Chris is dead, he thought as he concealed a smile.
Chris orbed into the park behind a tree and quickly hid in some nearby bushes. He had been careless. He hated himself for that. He had revealed his powers to Leo. Leo was probably with the Charmed One's now, convincing them that he, Chris, was evil and they had to destroy him. I have to face them sooner or later, he thought to himself. For a moment he was silent and then he orbed out.
"He's trying to kill you and Wyatt, Piper! I have to protect you!" Leo cried.
"But we can't just-"
"Piper? Paige? Where are you?" Chris called out.
"Do it!" hissed Leo.
"We're in here Chris!" Chris came around the corner, opened his mouth to say something and saw Leo.
"What ever he told you it's not true" he said shakily, taking a step back. Leo got up and before they could do anything, had he Chris against the wall. "Fight back. Use those powers!" Leo hissed at him.
"That's what you want" Chris hissed back at him.
"Leo? Let him go so we can discuss what the HELL is going on here!" Phoebe said taking a few steps back to keep the feelings at bay. Suddenly Chris felt himself flying. Pain shot through his body as he hit the wall, hard. He lay there, winded and gasping for breath. Before he could do anything Leo had him again, launching him across the room into the glass cabinet. Pain blasted through his head as he hit the cabinet and then there was darkness.
Leo started towards the limp form of Chris but was pulled back by Piper and Phoebe. "Leo! Can't you see he's unconscious! You didn't need to do that!" Phoebe cried. Suddenly she gasped and moved way from Leo. Piper looked at her with raised eyebrows. She was about to ask her what was wrong when she felt Leo leave her hands.
"Leo! NO!" she yelled as he orbed away, but it was too late.
"What was that about?" Paige wondered aloud.
"I don't have the slightest idea. If we can wake Chris up, maybe he can shed some light on the subject. Paige, help me move him on to the couch then we'll try and wake him up." Piper sighed.
When they had finally moved Chris onto the couch it didn't take them long to wake him up.
"Chris? Chris can you hear me?" Paige asked.
"Hmm… what…what happened? Oww!!! My head!!" he moaned, trying to sit up.
"Relax Chris," Piper said gently.
"Leo! Where's he gone?" Chris asked, sounding panicky. Phoebe noticed that his eyes were wide with fear.
"Why does he hate you so much?" she asked. Piper and Paige whirled to face her and Chris looked stunned.
"I...um...I don't know" he stammered. "Chris! I could feel it. The hate was pouring off him." Phoebe cried. "I'm an empath! Remember! You think you can fool me! Fool us. Your frightened of him, aren't you" Chris tried to look somewhere else but Phoebe walked straight up to him and grab his shoulders in her hands. "Chris I-"she gasped.
I see snaps of time. I struggle to bring it into focus and am horrified by what I see.
I see a boy of about six who looks a little like Wyatt and a younger boy, about four. I see Leo with his mouth gaping open as he kills an innocent. I see Piper laughing as she watches an innocent screaming in agony. I see Leo stabbing a Paige who looks a few years older. I see the little boy, grown up to look about 8 now killing an older version of myself. I see Piper and Leo in the underworld. I see the younger boy, now about 9 years old with a group of witches who are taking on Piper and Leo and see the whole group being killed while the boy watches helplessly. I see them turn to the boy and Leo opens his mouth to speak.
"You could have joined us Chris," he says. "But you chose the wrong side and you're going to pay for it now." I see the boy – Chris – looking terrified as Leo advances on him. I see him orb out and Leo and Piper shimmering.
I watch these clips of the future in horror and as my premonition finishes I am overcome by dizziness and see blackness surround me.
"Phoebe," Piper gasped as Phoebe fell to the floor. She glared at Chris. "What did you do?"
"Nothing," Chris exclaimed. "Haven't you ever heard of a premonition?" Piper and Paige both shot him evil looks as they bent down to their sister whose eyes were fluttering open.
Phoebe blinked and then her eyes found their Whitelighter. "Chris," she murmured.
"Don't worry, he's leaving," Piper assured her, shooting a look at Chris which said, "Get out or else."
"No, Chris, stay," Phoebe muttered weakly. She was still reeling from the premonition. "He's good - he's trying to help us – Leo – lies…" Phoebe trailed off.
"What did you see Pheebs?" asked Piper gently. Phoebe opened her eyes and looked at Chris who was shaking his head hard.
"Don't tell them!" he whispered, and yelped in pain as Piper backhanded him across the face.
"SHUT UP!!!" she yelled at him. "you've caused enough trouble so if I were you I would keep my mouth shut very tightly!" as Phoebe recovered her breath Chris tried to edge away but Paige suddenly got up from where she was sitting on the floor and sat down on his stomach.
"You're not going anywhere" she said.
Phoebe had regained her breath and was ready to tell them. "I saw….God it was terrible! I saw Leo, he was killing innocents. I saw you, Piper… you were torturing innocents. I saw Leo… killing Paige." Chris felt Paige stiffen. "I saw what I think was an older Wyatt killing… killing an older me" Piper was pale. "And then I saw…it was you, "she said pointing at Chris. "You were with a group of witches, and they were protecting you, and…then Leo and Piper killed them. And they were going to kill you but you orbed away before they could!" Phoebe, Paige and Piper were now all looking at Chris. He was staring sadly, into the distance.
"It happened when I was 9. About six months before I had met a group of witches who were fighting against Leo. They took me in and looked after me. But then, one night we were caught and…and they were all killed." Paige got off his stomach, letting him sit up. "I couldn't do anything. I was rooted to the spot. I was so frightening. And then Leo he told me I should have joined him and he tried to kill me, but I got away. I was running from him ever since." He finished and looked back at them. His dark eyes were shining with unshed tears.
"That explains the fear of Leo I felt from you." Phoebe whispered. Paige slung an arm around his shoulders trying to comfort him. Piper was sitting silently on the floor.
"Piper? Don't think you can hide what your feeling, cause it ain't working!" Phoebe said smiling.
"What do you mean?" Piper asked sharply. "I told you, get outta my feelings!" She turned to Chris. "When exactly did Leo become evil?" Chris lowered his eyes and muttered something no one could hear.
"Chris," Paige said warningly. Chris didn't look up.
"He – he always was," he said in a voice so quiet that the sisters had to strain to listen. "He was never really good. He was pretending to be so that he could - well become the Leo you saw in the future. All powerful -," Chris shivered. "- And terrifying."
Piper looked at Chris, a bewildered expression on her face. "So why did he marry me?" she half whispered. "Didn't he love me at all?" Chris looked at his mothers face. It was filled with hurt and pain. Tears were dripping silently down her cheeks. Chris's heart broke for her.
"No," he said softly. "He needed an heir. Wyatt was that boy. He had to keep pretending to be good until Wyatt had grown up a bit and I was an accident. He chose you because he thought you were beautiful and something he could brag about."
"NO!" Piper's shout startled the room and Phoebe doubled over, clutching her chest. "He can't – he must have – no." Piper collapsed to the floor in anguish. Phoebe moved back and the terrible feelings left her while Paige rushed forward and put her arm around her big sister. Chris stood silently, watching.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I'm really sorry – Mum." Piper looked up startled; this was the first time Chris had ever called his mother mum. Somehow it caused emotions to stir in Piper's heart and she got up and embraced him.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that future," Piper spoke into her son's hair. Chris stepped back and smiled at Piper. A genuine smile that held warmth and love as he looked around at his family.
"Chris, look out," Paige suddenly shrieked. Chris whirled around to see Leo standing there. Leo stood for a moment shaking his head. Then he spoke, "Piper. You know I would never want to hurt you. How do you know what he's telling you is true? What if he's lying?" Piper said nothing. She just started at Leo.
"We know that you're lying because Phoebe had a premonition!!!" Paige yelled at him. Leo gestured to Chris and said, "What if this…scum has Phoebe under his power? What if he's already won her over?" Phoebe stiffened in rage.
"I'm not that easy to win over Leo!!" she said menacingly. But Leo didn't seem to hear her, he was staring at Paige, smiling, with hie hands fidgeting behind his back. "Paige. You were so strong. It's a shame that…" his voice trailed off. Paige glared at him. "It's a shame what?" she asked suspiciously.
"Paige!! Look out!!!" Chris yelled desperately.
Suddenly Leo launched an orb ball in Paige's direction. Lighting streamed from Chris's hands, knocking Leo backwards into the wall. Paige ducked the orb ball which whizzed over her and hit the wall, exploding with a loud bang. "Get away!!!" Chris yelled at the sister's as Leo staggered to his feet.
"What about you?" Phoebe cried.
"I'll follow you" Chris yelled but was cut off when Leo orbed in front of him and executed a kick into his chest. Chris fell with a cry. Leo turned to the Charmed One's and threw orb balls in their direction. Chris was back on his feet. He jumped on to Leo's back, wrapped his arms around his neck and dragged him away from the sister's. "GO!!!" he yelled. When they didn't move he cried out "the Future depends on you!!" Paige ran to Piper and Phoebe and orbed out. "NOOOOO!!!" Leo snarled, he reached over his shoulder and dragged Chris off his back. He held him up in the air. Chris kicked wildly, fighting to escape. I've been here before, he thought.
Flashback
He felt a hand on his collar. He tried to run but someone he was lifted into the air. He kicked madly. Wyatt was laughing.
"Yeah!!! Go dad!!! Teach him that I'm the 'blessed one' and he was a mistake!!!" Chris felt the hand holding by the collar turn him around. He looked into the dark eyes of Leo, his father. Leo was smiling slightly. His smile held no warmth. "No." he said quietly. "You teach him." Leo turned him to face Wyatt. There was an energy ball glowing in Wyatt's hand. "Sure dad!!!"
Pain exploded through Chris. He screamed. They were laughing. They wouldn't stop. Chris gasped and everything faded to black.
End Flashback.
Leo felt Chris stiffen. He threw him against the wall. Chris looked up at him with dazed eyes. Leo struck him again and again. Chris was moaning in pain. Leo never said a word. He placed his hands over Chris and began using his stolen power. They glowed a dark blue. "What are you doing?" Chris asked, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth. Suddenly he screamed. It felt like white hot knives being pushed into his stomach. It was too much. He wanted to stop. He screamed and sobbed, pleading for it to stop. Leo smiled down at Chris's withering form, taking pleasure from the sound of his son screaming in agony. He was too engrossed in causing pain that he didn't notice three people walk into the room.
As soon as they orbed back into the house Phoebe gasped. "He's hurting him!!" she whispered. And then they heard the screams.
"It's Chris!" Paige said urgently. They walked into the lounge. Leo was bent over Chris, his hands glowing a dark blue. Chris was on the ground, writhing and moaning. Neither seemed to notice the sister's walking in. Paige's eyes grew wide and she orbed a vase into her hand. She ran over to Leo and smashed it on his head. Leo dropped to the floor, unconscious. Chris had stopped screaming. He was curled up in a tight ball, his breathing shallow. "Paige!! Get us outta here!!!" Phoebe said, clinging to Chris.
"Come on Piper!" Paige urged her. Piper was staring own at Leo. Leo Grunted and began to move.
"Piper!!! He's waking up!!" Phoebe called. Reluctantly, she turned to her sister's. Without another word they all orbed out.
A/N do u like our second chap? (hint hint for reviews cus no1 reviewed last chap so we figured no1 liked it but kept writing anyway). But thankyou 2 anyone hu actually read it and please click the little button down the bottom and review!
