Standard Disclaimer: I do not own these characters; I only mess with their lives.
A Fragile Mind, Chapter 6
Chris had orbed himself to a cave on the side of a mountain in Peru. It was a place where he used to go as a teenager whenever he wanted to get away from it all. He had expected a lot of reactions when he told them that he knew, but he hadn't counted on silenced. Silence was the one thing that he had never been able to take; he could never get past the silence. Silence was what had happened when his mother had died. No one wanted to say anything to him, no one could accept the fact that she was dead and it was his fault. If he had the ability to heal she would have lived. He could have saved her. His father had said as much to his face when he first arrived at the scene. After that it was silence.
His father had never been around as he was a child, and had never taken the time he had taken with Wyatt to be with him. It was one of the reasons he had never learned to heal. He had always waited for his father to teach him, thinking that it would give his father a reason to come and spend time with him. The problem was that he never did. Then his mother died, by that time it was too late. He had waited so long his power had atrophied, and as a result he would watch many members of his family die because he could save them.
Suddenly the memories of his aunts lying dead on the floor flashed into his mind, his baby cousin Prue, dead. She had barely reached age five and there she was dead on the floor. Wyatt had killed her. Next was the memory of his father standing there looking at him, blaming him for a death he couldn't have prevented?
As he began to think about his memories of the past he began to once again slip into the darkest recesses of his mind. Only this time he could not even find solace there. No matter how hard he tried he could not escape the memories. His mind whirled with guilt and confusion and the wind outside picked up in speed. As his tears began fall so did the rain in torrents. He did not know that as his emotions spun out of control it was not only affecting himself, but the weather around him. Not only that, but it was affecting the weather all around the world.
Paige sat crying for Chris as Phoebe tried to write a spell to summon Chris. Piper looked out the window surprised to see the horrible weather when it was sunny just moments ago. She couldn't help but feel guilty for the way she had treated Chris in the past. Accusing him of being evil and out to get them. She had treated him like crap, and he still kept on trying to save them all. It was her fault Chris was in the condition he was now. She had bound his powers; she had made the mistakes in the future that would make the world so bad that her son was borderline neurotic. Although deep down she knew it was Wyatt's own decisions that turned him evil, she still couldn't help but feel guilty for letting him do this to Chris.
"Looks like quite a storm is brewing out there." Said Leo coming up behind her with Wyatt. Piper doesn't answer continuing to stare out the window. "Piper, it isn't your fault. None of us knew that Chris would panic; I mean he brought the subject up. It wasn't the other way around."
She stood with her back still too him. "I know, but still I can't help but think that something I have done in the future did this. We bound his powers; we swore we would never do that. It's just…" She trailed off not able to express the frustration she felt.
Phoebe walked over to them. "Yeah, I can't get a thing scrying for Chris, I." She stopped mid sentence when she looked out the window and saw the storm brewing. "Holy shit, that's one hell of a storm, I haven't seen one this bad since you lost it after." Phoebe trailed off figuring that her brining up Leo's leaving wouldn't be the best thing to bring up at a time like this. But by the smile on Pipers face is appeared to be.
"THAT'S IT" Piper yelled. The others in the room stared at Piper as if she were insane. Finally Leo asked her. "What's it?"
"The storm's it. When I got really upset I created those storms. It was a one time deal, but in theory if I got upset enough again I could do it. Chris just got his full powers and now we've upset him. Maybe not to the same extent I was, but with his power boost it might not take as much. Changing the weather may be one of his powers. So we should be able to find some way to track the power right?"
Now knowing Piper wasn't completely insane they began to follow her train of thought. It was Paige who solved the Problem. "Well, if we use the theory that this is Chris, it would make sense the farther away we got from Chris, the more diffused his powers would be. So to find Chris we need to find where the strongest of the storms are. Therefore I suggest we watch the weather channel."
Though it wasn't the best of plans it was the best they had, and it was better than nothing. So they all crowded onto the couch around the TV, to watch where the brunt of the weather would appear.
15 minutes it was clear that the situation was far worse than they had originally anticipated. The weather wasn't focused anywhere near them, rather it was focused in South America, Peru to be specific. But that didn't mean their original assumption was wrong, the weather did get worse as you neared Chris's location. Focused on the tallest mountain was a super storm, a tornado that was beyond the scale of the five class rating system. There was basketball sized hail that rained down as lightning set the surrounding area ablaze. It was pure unadulterated Chaos.
Now that they realized the severity of it all, they knew that they had to act fast. It wasn't just for Chris anymore; it was for the innocent people that were dying. Leo orbed them to the mountain and they watched in horror as they became swept up in the storm. They knew they were going to die and then suddenly it stopped. The storm was gone, the sun was shining and they were standing at the bottom of the peaceful mountain.
The sisters looked at each other in confusion. "The only way he could have stopped that is if he got his emotions in check, and I find it hard to believe he did that so quickly." Piper said confused. Suddenly Paige's eyes widened in horror as she realized the other, more likely possibility. "Or if he was dead." She said, bringing her revelation to light. They immediately orbed to Chris's location.
They were horrified at the sight that presented it's self. Chris was lying at the other end of the cave in a pool of his own blood, his wrists cut open. They ran to him and Leo and Paige tried to heal him. But it was too late for that. Chris was already gone. Paige clasped Phoebe's hand to stop from falling over, and Pipers and in attempt to console her sister. With her other arm, Piper held onto Leo and as Leo touched Chris's face they were thrown violently into a premonition.
But they soon realized it was not a premonition at all, it was Chris's life.
They stood there watching the silence when his Piper had died, felt his anguish. No one wanted to say anything to him, no one could accept the fact that she was dead and it was his fault. They watched knowing if he had, had the ability to heal she would have lived. He could have saved her. They heard Leo say as much to his face when he first arrived at the scene. After that it was silence.
They saw Leo never there as he was a child, and had never taken the time he had taken with Wyatt to be with him. They saw it was one of the reasons he had never learned to heal. He was always waiting for his father to teach him, thinking that it would give his father a reason to come and spend time with him. The problem was that he never did. Then Piper died, by that time it was too late. They found out he had waited so long his power had atrophied, and as a result he would watch many members of his family die because he could not save them.
Suddenly the memories of his aunts lying dead on the floor flashed into his mind, his baby cousin Prue, dead. She had barely reached age five and there she was dead on the floor. They watched in horror as his life played over and him not being taken care of, not shown the same love as his brother, and still he had came back to save him.
When the vision ended they collapsed to the cave floor crying. Phoebe and Paige for the nephew they had lost, and Piper and Leo for the son whom though they ignored, died in the past trying to save the future. Each of them not saying a thing, but each making a silent vow for Chris, This would never happen again.
The End
AN: Finally I post the last chapter. There may be an epilogue with everyone's thoughts following Chris's death, but probably not for a while. I am also very sorry that I killed him; I really did not intend to, it just sort of happened. Well at least it had closure.
A Fragile Mind, Chapter 6
Chris had orbed himself to a cave on the side of a mountain in Peru. It was a place where he used to go as a teenager whenever he wanted to get away from it all. He had expected a lot of reactions when he told them that he knew, but he hadn't counted on silenced. Silence was the one thing that he had never been able to take; he could never get past the silence. Silence was what had happened when his mother had died. No one wanted to say anything to him, no one could accept the fact that she was dead and it was his fault. If he had the ability to heal she would have lived. He could have saved her. His father had said as much to his face when he first arrived at the scene. After that it was silence.
His father had never been around as he was a child, and had never taken the time he had taken with Wyatt to be with him. It was one of the reasons he had never learned to heal. He had always waited for his father to teach him, thinking that it would give his father a reason to come and spend time with him. The problem was that he never did. Then his mother died, by that time it was too late. He had waited so long his power had atrophied, and as a result he would watch many members of his family die because he could save them.
Suddenly the memories of his aunts lying dead on the floor flashed into his mind, his baby cousin Prue, dead. She had barely reached age five and there she was dead on the floor. Wyatt had killed her. Next was the memory of his father standing there looking at him, blaming him for a death he couldn't have prevented?
As he began to think about his memories of the past he began to once again slip into the darkest recesses of his mind. Only this time he could not even find solace there. No matter how hard he tried he could not escape the memories. His mind whirled with guilt and confusion and the wind outside picked up in speed. As his tears began fall so did the rain in torrents. He did not know that as his emotions spun out of control it was not only affecting himself, but the weather around him. Not only that, but it was affecting the weather all around the world.
Paige sat crying for Chris as Phoebe tried to write a spell to summon Chris. Piper looked out the window surprised to see the horrible weather when it was sunny just moments ago. She couldn't help but feel guilty for the way she had treated Chris in the past. Accusing him of being evil and out to get them. She had treated him like crap, and he still kept on trying to save them all. It was her fault Chris was in the condition he was now. She had bound his powers; she had made the mistakes in the future that would make the world so bad that her son was borderline neurotic. Although deep down she knew it was Wyatt's own decisions that turned him evil, she still couldn't help but feel guilty for letting him do this to Chris.
"Looks like quite a storm is brewing out there." Said Leo coming up behind her with Wyatt. Piper doesn't answer continuing to stare out the window. "Piper, it isn't your fault. None of us knew that Chris would panic; I mean he brought the subject up. It wasn't the other way around."
She stood with her back still too him. "I know, but still I can't help but think that something I have done in the future did this. We bound his powers; we swore we would never do that. It's just…" She trailed off not able to express the frustration she felt.
Phoebe walked over to them. "Yeah, I can't get a thing scrying for Chris, I." She stopped mid sentence when she looked out the window and saw the storm brewing. "Holy shit, that's one hell of a storm, I haven't seen one this bad since you lost it after." Phoebe trailed off figuring that her brining up Leo's leaving wouldn't be the best thing to bring up at a time like this. But by the smile on Pipers face is appeared to be.
"THAT'S IT" Piper yelled. The others in the room stared at Piper as if she were insane. Finally Leo asked her. "What's it?"
"The storm's it. When I got really upset I created those storms. It was a one time deal, but in theory if I got upset enough again I could do it. Chris just got his full powers and now we've upset him. Maybe not to the same extent I was, but with his power boost it might not take as much. Changing the weather may be one of his powers. So we should be able to find some way to track the power right?"
Now knowing Piper wasn't completely insane they began to follow her train of thought. It was Paige who solved the Problem. "Well, if we use the theory that this is Chris, it would make sense the farther away we got from Chris, the more diffused his powers would be. So to find Chris we need to find where the strongest of the storms are. Therefore I suggest we watch the weather channel."
Though it wasn't the best of plans it was the best they had, and it was better than nothing. So they all crowded onto the couch around the TV, to watch where the brunt of the weather would appear.
15 minutes it was clear that the situation was far worse than they had originally anticipated. The weather wasn't focused anywhere near them, rather it was focused in South America, Peru to be specific. But that didn't mean their original assumption was wrong, the weather did get worse as you neared Chris's location. Focused on the tallest mountain was a super storm, a tornado that was beyond the scale of the five class rating system. There was basketball sized hail that rained down as lightning set the surrounding area ablaze. It was pure unadulterated Chaos.
Now that they realized the severity of it all, they knew that they had to act fast. It wasn't just for Chris anymore; it was for the innocent people that were dying. Leo orbed them to the mountain and they watched in horror as they became swept up in the storm. They knew they were going to die and then suddenly it stopped. The storm was gone, the sun was shining and they were standing at the bottom of the peaceful mountain.
The sisters looked at each other in confusion. "The only way he could have stopped that is if he got his emotions in check, and I find it hard to believe he did that so quickly." Piper said confused. Suddenly Paige's eyes widened in horror as she realized the other, more likely possibility. "Or if he was dead." She said, bringing her revelation to light. They immediately orbed to Chris's location.
They were horrified at the sight that presented it's self. Chris was lying at the other end of the cave in a pool of his own blood, his wrists cut open. They ran to him and Leo and Paige tried to heal him. But it was too late for that. Chris was already gone. Paige clasped Phoebe's hand to stop from falling over, and Pipers and in attempt to console her sister. With her other arm, Piper held onto Leo and as Leo touched Chris's face they were thrown violently into a premonition.
But they soon realized it was not a premonition at all, it was Chris's life.
They stood there watching the silence when his Piper had died, felt his anguish. No one wanted to say anything to him, no one could accept the fact that she was dead and it was his fault. They watched knowing if he had, had the ability to heal she would have lived. He could have saved her. They heard Leo say as much to his face when he first arrived at the scene. After that it was silence.
They saw Leo never there as he was a child, and had never taken the time he had taken with Wyatt to be with him. They saw it was one of the reasons he had never learned to heal. He was always waiting for his father to teach him, thinking that it would give his father a reason to come and spend time with him. The problem was that he never did. Then Piper died, by that time it was too late. They found out he had waited so long his power had atrophied, and as a result he would watch many members of his family die because he could not save them.
Suddenly the memories of his aunts lying dead on the floor flashed into his mind, his baby cousin Prue, dead. She had barely reached age five and there she was dead on the floor. They watched in horror as his life played over and him not being taken care of, not shown the same love as his brother, and still he had came back to save him.
When the vision ended they collapsed to the cave floor crying. Phoebe and Paige for the nephew they had lost, and Piper and Leo for the son whom though they ignored, died in the past trying to save the future. Each of them not saying a thing, but each making a silent vow for Chris, This would never happen again.
The End
AN: Finally I post the last chapter. There may be an epilogue with everyone's thoughts following Chris's death, but probably not for a while. I am also very sorry that I killed him; I really did not intend to, it just sort of happened. Well at least it had closure.