CHARMED
"When You Wish Upon A Dark Star"
by shel
© december 2003
disclaimer:
the charmed ones, cole, leo, chris, and the rest of the cast of characters we've come to know and love, belong to spelling television, inc. and possible other copyright holders. i intended no true infringement on their copyrights; i only wanted to borrow these marvelous characters for a short time in my own scenarios and hopefully return them no worse for wear; the only things i've gained from this story are the satisfaction and pleasure of having written it and in knowing that others may have enjoyed it too
rating:
pg-13
summary:
chris attempts the impossible to save the charmed ones
timeline:
a week after the events from season 6's
archive:
please don't without expressed permission...
notes:
some minor reference to centennial charmed' (sorry, it couldn't be helpedplease let me know if you enjoyed my tale and why and, if not, why notand, please, don't bother wasting your time or mine by sending any flames
Part One
"Where is everyone?" Chris asked Piper when he orbed into the kitchen.
Piper stopped feeding Wyatt and glared at him, "What, no Hello, Piper, how've you been for the week that I simply disappeared off the face of the Earth?'"
"Sorry," he apologized distractedly as he looked around the room. "So, where are they?"
"They?" she sighed as she handed Wyatt another tiny piece of chicken.
"Your sisters," he replied, exasperated. "C'mon, I know I left without a word but I needed to get away and clear my head after what happened and now I need you and your sisters."
Piper was about to retort when she caught his solemn look. "It's serious?"
"Very," he nodded. "I found out that a Dark Starling is going to attack and I need you all to be prepared."
Piper ignored Wyatt's waving hand and she concentrated on Chris. "Prepared? How?" But without waiting for an answer, she rushed to the phone. "Paige first," she mumbled to herself, "then Phoebe."
"Where are they?" he demanded impatiently before he sensed something different. The house was quiet. Too quiet for an early Saturday night with three single females under one roof. "They're not here, are they?"
"Of course not," she snapped as she read from Paige's note on the fridge and dialed Richard's number. "And if you wouldn't disappear on us without word, you might know they don't live here anymore."
"What?" Chris sputtered.
Piper glared at him in return, "All right, so Phoebe's testing the waters by visiting Jason but it might become permanent. Paige, of course, moved in with -- Richard? Hi, it's Piper."
"You need Paige," Richard automatically responded.
Piper winced at the tone of his voice, "Sorry, it's just --"
"I know," he brusquely interrupted, "it's just business. I'll tell her to go over."
"Wait," Piper called out, "tell her to orb to Phoebe first and bring her back to the house. That'll save some time."
"Will do," he agreed in a friendlier tone before he disconnected the call.
Chris threw his hands up in the air, "I don't believe it! I'm only gone a week and it's gone to hell! You couldn't wait, could you? After everything I went through, you went ahead and did it anyway."
"Did what?" Piper asked with annoyance as she tried to settle her son. "What's going on?" She looked up to the ceiling and shouted, "Leo! Leo, get down here!"
"I can't believe this," Chris muttered. "You actually separated. You have no idea what you've done," he accused.
"We're still Charmed Ones," she defiantly stated. "We're just living our own lives now."
Leo orbed into the kitchen and, after a quick glance to his excited son, asked Piper, "What's wrong?"
"You tell me," she ordered. "Chris, here, seems to think my sisters and I have committed the ultimate sin by going in our own directions."
"How could you let them split up?" Chris angrily asked Leo. "Do you have any idea what it'll do?"
"Why don't you tell us?" Leo challenged. "You're the one with all the secrets."
"You know what's going to happen, don't you," Piper realized. "Is this Dark Starling after Wyatt?" she asked Chris. "Is this what you've been so worried about since you met us?"
Leo watched her lift Wyatt from his highchair and hold him protectively in her arms. Leo brushed his son's soft hair and calmly asked Chris, "Is that true? Is one after Wyatt?" Chris reluctantly nodded and Leo turned to Piper, "You have to get Paige and Phoebe back here and start preparing a vanquishing potion and some shields."
"I called Paige at Richard's and she'll get Phoebe," Piper informed him. "In the meantime, tell me what a Dark Starling is."
*********** ********** ************
