I in no way own the Charmed characters, plots, and powers, although I wish I did. They belong to Spelling Co, Brad Kern, the WB Network, and their affiliates. Sorry if I somehow broke a copyright law and I didn't know it. Please, don't sue me.
The Characters:
Piper: 'Married'? to Leo, mother to Wyatt and Chris (both of 'em)
Phoebe: Piper's sister, an annoying empath. Constantly on the lookout for a new boyfriend, because she went on a 'vision quest' and saw herself pregnant and knows that the biological clock is ticking.
Paige: Whitelighter/Witch hybrid, Paige is the youngest sister of the Power of Three.
Leo: Piper's 'husband', as they are not officially divorced as of yet. An Elder as well.
Wyatt: One-year-old power-hungry tyrant of Piper and Leo's making. More powerful than his mother and aunts, and feared by many demonic forces.
Baby Chris: Not yet born, the baby Chris is the result of an Oops! by Piper and Leo. Which is a good thing. Or not.
Big Chris: Future boy, came back to prevent Wyatt from turning evil. Holds many secrets.
Other characters will join the ranks as the story progresses…. Enjoy.
P.S. To TwoPers: Sorry, I was nice to the Dolt, the Doltine Psycho, and PhoeMe in this one. Don't fret, though; you get to see BGC become emotional. He's so cute!!
Setting: One week after the time frame of Spin City.
Chris clomped down the stairs carrying his older baby brother in his arms. The little brat tried to squirm free from his younger brothers grasp, but failed. Chris handed Wyatt off to Piper, who immediately chewed Chris out for "not wearing matching clothes". Chris sighed and headed into the kitchen, where Phoebe was attempting to make herself a sandwich.
Leo orbed in behind Chris, which caused him to jump and orb out in surprise. He reappeared facing Leo. "Geez, Leo! You should give a warning when you're gonna orb in so close to someone!! At least jingle us or use one of your dumb Elder powers."
Leo frowned. Phoebe sniped, "Don't talk to your father that way!" An uncomfortable silence filled the kitchen, with Leo knowing Chris was his son, but still unsure of the situation. Chris glared at her and whatevered before heading back to the sunroom to get away from Phoebe and Leo.
Piper handed her tyrant a stuffed animal to play with. He gurgled and played with the toy. Piper quickly jumped up and tottered for the bathroom as fast as a pregnant woman could, being in her second trimester. Chris called for Paige and she orbed in. Chris gestured to the fleeing Piper, and Paige followed her older sister into the bathroom, closing the door behind the two.
Wyatt gurgled and telekinetically threw his stuffed animal at Chris, which hit him in the back. Chris snapped around to glare into the innocent face of his older brother. He melted slightly as the unpleasant child smiled. He kneeled down next to the playpen.
"You little goof," Chris cooed playfully, ruffling Wyatt's hair. "Wait until Mini Me gets old enough to roughhouse with you."
From the doorway of the sunroom, Phoebe and Leo looked on at Chris and Wyatt. Leo smiled at the mention of the two Chris's. Phoebe placed a hand on her brother-in-law's shoulder. "I just hope Wyatt and little Chris' futures turn out better than his did," she said softly, noting a small look of sadness in Chris' eyes.
"We can only hope for the best," Leo said slowly. "Chris came back with a mission, and I don't think he'll give up without a fight. Especially since it appears he has Piper's stubborn streak."
Piper and Paige emerged from the bathroom, Paige looking as sick as Piper. "Ugh, Phoebe! You get next Piper duty!"
Piper glared at her half-sister. "Thanks for the support," she scoffed. "Besides, I never had morning sickness this long or this bad with Wyatt…"
Chris looked up as his mother sat down in a sunroom chair and as Phoebe and Leo entered the sunroom. "Sorry, Mom," Chris murmured.
Piper looked surprised. "Don't apologize, Chris," she said. "You can't help it. It's not your fault. I'm fine, really."
"Well, I somehow still feel responsible," he replied, handing Wyatt his toy. The future-neurotic child chucked the toy across the room, hitting it against the wall, no telekinesis involved.
"Woah, he's got an arm!" Piper commented.
"A good baseball arm," Leo said, smiling.
"Or a potion-throwing arm," Paige added.
Chris grinned, having the privilege, or sometimes he thought of it as a curse, of knowing future events. Some things he could reveal to his family in the past to better change the future - little Chris' future -and others could not be risked, for the possible negative consequences bore down heavily. That was all Chris' life consisted of at the moment, protecting the sisters, and making future-threatening decisions left and right. Chris knew that, at times, Phoebe's stupid power could sense Chris' frustration, for her power had been growing stronger than the anti-empath potions and spell could block. He was glad, though, that she never told the sisters or Leo the emotions she sensed sporadically from him.
"Chris, what's up?" Paige asked, noticing that Chris had zoned out into his own thoughts. Coming back into reality, he noticed that Wyatt was beating him over the head with the stuffed animal. He grabbed the tyrant and tickled him. The Halliwyatt giggled.
"You seem so natural with him, Chris," Piper commented softly. Chris flushed and placed his dead-eyed brother back into the playpen. He looked down as he felt the sisters and Leo watching him, looking for his response or action.
"Nah." He shifted uncomfortably. Luckily, Piper lurched from the couch and headed for the bathroom once more. Paige started to go with her, but stopped halfway and motioned for Phoebe to come along. Phoebe reluctantly complied, leaving Leo, Chris, and Wyatt alone.
Chris continued to stare at the floor. He felt his father watching him. Leo got off the couch and sat down next to Chris. Chris uncomfortably shifted closer to Wyatt's playpen.
"Sorry, Leo, for lying to you," Chris murmured while facing Wyatt.
"It's okay, Chris," Leo said uncomfortably. He cleared his throat. "You did what you had to do."
"But I shouldn't have," Chris argued, turning to face his father. "I shouldn't have lied and manipulated you guys for so long. I'm so sorry."
"You did what you had to do, Chris," Leo said, staring hard into Chris' green eyes.
"But that doesn't make it right," Chris replied. "After all I've seen… I had to stop him… I didn't think I'd end up manipulating my own family…" He began tearing up. He took a deep breath and tried to push away the tears. 'I can't tear up in front of Leo…'
"It's okay, Chris," Leo said, scooting closer to his youngest. When Chris didn't scoot away, he continued. "It's okay."
Chris stared into his father's eyes, feeling the burning of the tears welling up. Feeling it was the right place, he leaned into his father's arms in a hug, tears flowing freely. Leo hugged his youngest son back, tears of joy and sadness appearing on Leo's face at the same time.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige appeared from the bathroom and noticed Leo and Chris in a crying hug. Feeling it wasn't their time to intrude on a father-son bonding moment, Piper motioned to Wyatt, who orbed into her arms, and they retreated to the kitchen.
"They were both crying…" Phoebe said. Paige and Piper nodded.
"Leo must have gotten Chris to open up…" Piper trailed off, thinking of hers and Chris' current relationship, which was still not totally there.
"Oh, Piper…" Phoebe said, rushing to hug her sister. "You're not a terrible mommy, he's a boy – err, man – whatever, and men need to talk to men sometimes."
"You're right," Piper said, hugging her sister back. "At least it's a step in the right direction."