a/n: I'm taking the references to Arthur from the Mists of Avalon by Marion
Zimmer Bradley. And of course I don't own anything from that either.
Chapter 13
"You're lying!" Chris shouted, "you wouldn't hurt her, you need her!"
"I wouldn't hurt her, your right." Wyatt replied rather calmly, "But I have reason to believe that Morian would. I need your help Chris, I think she's in danger."
Chris stared at him frowning. It didn't add up, why would Morian want to hurt Izzy? He wanted them both to join Wyatt for God knew what reason, but that wouldn't happen. "Why would Morian hurt her? He wants her just as much as you do! You're lying!"
"Fine have it your way, but when she dies don't say I didn't warn you!" Wyatt said storming out of the room. Wyatt called for Morian when he was away from Chris, "I want it to appear you're going to attack and possible kill my cousin." He told him.
"But that could backfire and we need her-"
"It won't." Wyatt said shortly and orbed away. He had to check on the situation involving his parents.
*****
"So who are you?" Piper asked her. Leo had returned with a girl named Carrie, who claimed she could help them.
"I'm a member of the resistance," she replied nervously looking around, "and a friend of Izzy's. We shouldn't stay here it's not safe."
"The resistance?" Phoebe questioned raising her eyebrows.
She sighed, "Look," she said quickly, "there are a lot of witches out there who oppose Wyatt and we've formed a resistance. Both Chris and Izzy are among us but they are the only ones close enough to him to actually do some damage. But for God knows what reason they won't kill him, but he wouldn't hesitate to kill them. Look we have to move, the probs are everywhere and they will find us."
"Uh they're family, what other reason do they need to not kill him." Piper said.
Carrie looked sharply at her, "Look I know who you are. Wyatt didn't hesitate to kill any of you just because you're family to him."
"Wyatt doesn't kill us," Phoebe said, "a demon does."
"Yeah a demon kills the Charmed Ones but Wyatt is the one who kills Leo, and Paige's children, and Jason, and a hell of a lot more people." She said, "do you want help or not? You won't get far without it!"
The girls and Leo all remained quiet. They couldn't believe what she had just said. If that was the case then they really had to get to Chris and Isabelle before it was too late.
"So where are they?" Paige finally said.
Carrie turned and looked back at what used to be downtown San Francisco, "There," she said pointing at the tallest remaining building. "It's Wyatt's fortress, where his prisons are, and where Chris and Izzy probably are. It's nearly impossible to get inside it, but maybe with the Charmed Ones we can do it."
"Whoa, hold on! I am not attacking and killing my son!" Piper said. "This is a search and rescue mission."
"Wyatt won't give them up so easily just to have them go back and change things. You may have to." She replied.
"No we won't." Piper said very firmly.
Leo sighed, "Piper, she's got a point. Wyatt won't give up so easily and I don't like it any more then you do. But if we're able to save Chris and Izzy then we can change the future."
"Leo, I am not saving one son and killing the other! There's another way! There has to be!"
"Wyatt's looking for us right? So it might not be that hard to get into his fortress, since he obviously wants us alive." Paige said.
"We'd be taken right to him." Phoebe answered.
"And possibly to Isabelle and Chris." Paige continued.
"No, it's too risky, he won't have them together, we need to get in without them knowing, and it's impossible." Carrie said.
"Not if only a few of us go." Piper said, "He won't send us back unless he has all of us, me and Paige will go."
"Piper, I don't like this" Leo began.
"Shush! Leo this way we'll get inside the fortress and you and Phoebe can orb in to us, and if we're in trouble Paige can orb us out."
"No, he can't just orb in there and you can't orb out, that place is protected far more than you realize." Carrie said.
"Well do you have a better idea of getting in?" Piper asked her. When Carrie remained quiet she continued, "I didn't think so, Paige come on." They both started walking towards the city.
"What if you get caught before you get there?"
"Then they'll take us to Wyatt. If they kill us then there won't be a future and they know that." Piper answered.
"I don't like this." Carrie said.
"Yeah well you don't have anything better do ya?" Phoebe said.
*****
Isabelle paced the room thinking. Morian turned him obviously, but how could she change it? There had to be a way to figure this out. What did Morian stand to gain from turning Wyatt? Wasn't he good? The book..that's what he wanted, the book, but he couldn't get to the book without getting to one of the family first, so it would make sense that he would go for Wyatt since he was the strongest. But why did he need her and Chris still? Power..Wyatt wanted to achieve ultimate power, even though he was already powerful he still didn't have some of the things she and Chris did. He couldn't astral project like Chris, and he didn't have her premonitions and such or either of Piper's powers, for some odd reason she had been the only one to gain Piper's powers.
"Hello dear cousin." She heard. Isabelle turned around and saw both Morian and Wyatt standing behind her. Wyatt still held Excalibur and she suddenly felt incredibly vulnerable, like she had no defense. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
"What wouldn't be wrong? You're evil, mom and dad are dead, along with everyone else I love except for Chris, and for all I know he could be dead too."
He gave her a reproachful look, "Now Izzy, do you really I would kill Chris?" he answered as they both came toward her. She continued to back up, "Why not? You already killed Leo, and everyone else." She said as she hit the wall.
They continued their approach and Wyatt whispered coming within a few feet, "But I need you two." Suddenly Morian grabbed her arm and she got another premonition:
"I want you to kill Piper Halliwell." He said.
"What? That's impossible. The Charmed Ones are the most powerful witches alive, and their children carry on that power. They can't be killed." The demon said.
"I didn't say kill the Charmed Ones, I said kill one of them, Piper, the oldest."
"Why should I?"
"Because I have had a vision, Piper is the only one meant to give her son Wyatt Excalibur. Only she can train him in using it, if she dies then Wyatt will be more vulnerable than anyone knows. Should she die, he could be turned to the other side."
"One of the twice-blessed children on our side, once one of them turn.."
"The others would soon follow. If Piper dies, I will make sure that I am chosen to train Wyatt, and I will turn him to our side."
"You can't be trusted, Morian. You were the one who helped Viviane train Arthur."
"And I brought out Arthur's fall, I was the one who helped Morgause ensure Mordred's place at Arthur's side and ultimately bring about his downfall. That is what is not known widely."
Isabelle looked at Morian horrified, "You! You killed them!" He let go of her arm and stepped back frowning. He hadn't expected her to have a premonition about that. "You killed my mother!" she shouted at him.
"Isabelle, what are you talking about? Killed who?" Wyatt said backing away.
"Mom, Piper, and Paige!"
"What are you talking about? You know very well that I vanquished that demon. Morian didn't kill the Charmed Ones."
"But he sent the demon that killed them!" she shouted. Morian formed an energy ball and threw it at her which she deflected back at him. He went flying across the room, as a warlock entered the room followed by Piper, Paige, and two more warlocks.
Chapter 13
"You're lying!" Chris shouted, "you wouldn't hurt her, you need her!"
"I wouldn't hurt her, your right." Wyatt replied rather calmly, "But I have reason to believe that Morian would. I need your help Chris, I think she's in danger."
Chris stared at him frowning. It didn't add up, why would Morian want to hurt Izzy? He wanted them both to join Wyatt for God knew what reason, but that wouldn't happen. "Why would Morian hurt her? He wants her just as much as you do! You're lying!"
"Fine have it your way, but when she dies don't say I didn't warn you!" Wyatt said storming out of the room. Wyatt called for Morian when he was away from Chris, "I want it to appear you're going to attack and possible kill my cousin." He told him.
"But that could backfire and we need her-"
"It won't." Wyatt said shortly and orbed away. He had to check on the situation involving his parents.
*****
"So who are you?" Piper asked her. Leo had returned with a girl named Carrie, who claimed she could help them.
"I'm a member of the resistance," she replied nervously looking around, "and a friend of Izzy's. We shouldn't stay here it's not safe."
"The resistance?" Phoebe questioned raising her eyebrows.
She sighed, "Look," she said quickly, "there are a lot of witches out there who oppose Wyatt and we've formed a resistance. Both Chris and Izzy are among us but they are the only ones close enough to him to actually do some damage. But for God knows what reason they won't kill him, but he wouldn't hesitate to kill them. Look we have to move, the probs are everywhere and they will find us."
"Uh they're family, what other reason do they need to not kill him." Piper said.
Carrie looked sharply at her, "Look I know who you are. Wyatt didn't hesitate to kill any of you just because you're family to him."
"Wyatt doesn't kill us," Phoebe said, "a demon does."
"Yeah a demon kills the Charmed Ones but Wyatt is the one who kills Leo, and Paige's children, and Jason, and a hell of a lot more people." She said, "do you want help or not? You won't get far without it!"
The girls and Leo all remained quiet. They couldn't believe what she had just said. If that was the case then they really had to get to Chris and Isabelle before it was too late.
"So where are they?" Paige finally said.
Carrie turned and looked back at what used to be downtown San Francisco, "There," she said pointing at the tallest remaining building. "It's Wyatt's fortress, where his prisons are, and where Chris and Izzy probably are. It's nearly impossible to get inside it, but maybe with the Charmed Ones we can do it."
"Whoa, hold on! I am not attacking and killing my son!" Piper said. "This is a search and rescue mission."
"Wyatt won't give them up so easily just to have them go back and change things. You may have to." She replied.
"No we won't." Piper said very firmly.
Leo sighed, "Piper, she's got a point. Wyatt won't give up so easily and I don't like it any more then you do. But if we're able to save Chris and Izzy then we can change the future."
"Leo, I am not saving one son and killing the other! There's another way! There has to be!"
"Wyatt's looking for us right? So it might not be that hard to get into his fortress, since he obviously wants us alive." Paige said.
"We'd be taken right to him." Phoebe answered.
"And possibly to Isabelle and Chris." Paige continued.
"No, it's too risky, he won't have them together, we need to get in without them knowing, and it's impossible." Carrie said.
"Not if only a few of us go." Piper said, "He won't send us back unless he has all of us, me and Paige will go."
"Piper, I don't like this" Leo began.
"Shush! Leo this way we'll get inside the fortress and you and Phoebe can orb in to us, and if we're in trouble Paige can orb us out."
"No, he can't just orb in there and you can't orb out, that place is protected far more than you realize." Carrie said.
"Well do you have a better idea of getting in?" Piper asked her. When Carrie remained quiet she continued, "I didn't think so, Paige come on." They both started walking towards the city.
"What if you get caught before you get there?"
"Then they'll take us to Wyatt. If they kill us then there won't be a future and they know that." Piper answered.
"I don't like this." Carrie said.
"Yeah well you don't have anything better do ya?" Phoebe said.
*****
Isabelle paced the room thinking. Morian turned him obviously, but how could she change it? There had to be a way to figure this out. What did Morian stand to gain from turning Wyatt? Wasn't he good? The book..that's what he wanted, the book, but he couldn't get to the book without getting to one of the family first, so it would make sense that he would go for Wyatt since he was the strongest. But why did he need her and Chris still? Power..Wyatt wanted to achieve ultimate power, even though he was already powerful he still didn't have some of the things she and Chris did. He couldn't astral project like Chris, and he didn't have her premonitions and such or either of Piper's powers, for some odd reason she had been the only one to gain Piper's powers.
"Hello dear cousin." She heard. Isabelle turned around and saw both Morian and Wyatt standing behind her. Wyatt still held Excalibur and she suddenly felt incredibly vulnerable, like she had no defense. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
"What wouldn't be wrong? You're evil, mom and dad are dead, along with everyone else I love except for Chris, and for all I know he could be dead too."
He gave her a reproachful look, "Now Izzy, do you really I would kill Chris?" he answered as they both came toward her. She continued to back up, "Why not? You already killed Leo, and everyone else." She said as she hit the wall.
They continued their approach and Wyatt whispered coming within a few feet, "But I need you two." Suddenly Morian grabbed her arm and she got another premonition:
"I want you to kill Piper Halliwell." He said.
"What? That's impossible. The Charmed Ones are the most powerful witches alive, and their children carry on that power. They can't be killed." The demon said.
"I didn't say kill the Charmed Ones, I said kill one of them, Piper, the oldest."
"Why should I?"
"Because I have had a vision, Piper is the only one meant to give her son Wyatt Excalibur. Only she can train him in using it, if she dies then Wyatt will be more vulnerable than anyone knows. Should she die, he could be turned to the other side."
"One of the twice-blessed children on our side, once one of them turn.."
"The others would soon follow. If Piper dies, I will make sure that I am chosen to train Wyatt, and I will turn him to our side."
"You can't be trusted, Morian. You were the one who helped Viviane train Arthur."
"And I brought out Arthur's fall, I was the one who helped Morgause ensure Mordred's place at Arthur's side and ultimately bring about his downfall. That is what is not known widely."
Isabelle looked at Morian horrified, "You! You killed them!" He let go of her arm and stepped back frowning. He hadn't expected her to have a premonition about that. "You killed my mother!" she shouted at him.
"Isabelle, what are you talking about? Killed who?" Wyatt said backing away.
"Mom, Piper, and Paige!"
"What are you talking about? You know very well that I vanquished that demon. Morian didn't kill the Charmed Ones."
"But he sent the demon that killed them!" she shouted. Morian formed an energy ball and threw it at her which she deflected back at him. He went flying across the room, as a warlock entered the room followed by Piper, Paige, and two more warlocks.