Chapter 27
Gideon left the room and took off his invisibility cloak. "Something must be done and quickly before it's too late." He said to himself as he orbed away. Seconds later he appeared in one of the dungeons underneath the school. "You've failed me Morian, you promised your demon friend would kill Piper Halliwell."
"He was supposed to be able too, the sisters must have been alerted beforehand."
"Obviously," Gideon replied dryly. "This time there will be no mistakes, you will go yourself and take care of them, while I take care of the child!"
"We had a deal! I would be able to train him in Excalibur's use should I help you separate him from the sisters."
"Things have changed Morian, especially now that I know you had your own agenda to turn the boy against me. You will attack the Charmed Ones while I take care of the boy, or else I will take care of you!"
*****
Hours later Izzy sat in the attic alone remembering her first time up here after her mother's death. It seemed so long ago, and now that day would never be. There was a good possibility that she would never be. Gideon wouldn't succeed in tearing their family apart, she promised herself that. Izzy had come up here to get some alone time away from everyone. Wyatt was the last person she wanted to be around right now. Part of her felt guilty for her harsh words to him, but on the other hand, she knew she meant them, every single one. Just like she had meant what she said to Leo before. Leo...that was another person she was trying to avoid right now, she really didn't want to deal with that aftermath.
As if on cue Leo walked into the attic. "I figured you were up here." He said.
Izzy looked up and stared at him a second, "Leo..." she trailed off not really knowing what to say.
"It's ok," he said, "you don't have to apologize. I probably deserved it for whatever happens in your future. I just wanted to tell you that it wouldn't be the same this time around if we get through this. It's pretty much a given that your future all depends on what happens here today and the next couple of days. It won't be the same, what you go back to. I won't be the same. You've taught me something, Izzy."
She frowned. What could she have possibly taught him? He was the Elder, not her. "What?" she asked.
Leo looked down, "These last few months have been really hard for me, not wanting to ignore my calling as an Elder but at the same time not wanting to leave Piper or Wyatt....and now Chris...behind. Gideon tried telling me that leaving the family was for the greater good and I believed him. But now...I realize that I was wrong, I belong here with Piper and my sons and our family."
Izzy stared at him, unsure of what he meant by that. "So...what? You're gonna stop being an Elder when all this is over?"
"No, I can't do that. I can't ignore what I'm called to do. But I'm not gonna leave my family behind either. Somehow, some way I'm gonna find a way to be both a father and an Elder. I will be apart of your life in the future Izzy."
She smiled and after a few moments replied "No matter how bad it got, I never stopped loving you, neither did Chris." She walked across the room and gave him a hug. Leo, a little shocked but also relieved they didn't hate him that much, smiled and hugged her back.
*****
Downstairs Wyatt sat in the kitchen listening to the girls and Chris come up with some plan of attack. He contributed little to the conversation, knowing that whatever happened he, Chris and Izzy couldn't do anything. Try and help all they might, it didn't matter, what was going to happen was up to the girls not them.
"Geez this potion is more powerful then some of the ones I made last year to use on Cole." Paige said as she bottled it for future use.
"Well where we come from we needed more powerful potions then the ones you made, Paige." Chris replied.
"Yeah, potions to use against me." Wyatt answered bitterly.
"It was either that, or let you tear apart even more families then ours." Izzy said walking in with Leo following behind her.
"You ok?" Chris asked her.
"I'm fine, just needed some alone time." She replied walking over to the island and placing her hands upon the counter. She slightly jumped and closed her eyes.
"Izzy? What is it?" Chris quickly asked.
She opened her eyes and looked around the room. "Wyatt..." she trailed off.
"What?" he asked.
"No....not you." She looked towards the hallway as a younger Morian shimmered into the room. Wyatt stood up in shock at seeing his former mentor now. Piper quickly tried to freeze him but it did nothing. He smiled, "Looks like your powers are useless against me." An energy ball formed in his hand and he threw it at Piper.
"Mom!" Chris shouted.
"Yeah?" Izzy said grabbing one of the vials on the counter filled with potion, "But this isn't!" she said throwing it at him. Morian screamed as he exploded. "Argh!" Chris let out a cry in pain as he winced.
"Chris?" Paige asked putting her hand on his back, not understanding why he was in pain. Phoebe stared at him a few seconds then realized, "Piper!"
Leo ran past everyone to Piper who was unconscious on the floor. The energy ball Morian flung at her had knocked her into the cabinets and she now lay on the floor unconscious. There was a gash across her stomach which Leo quickly healed her. Chris's pain stopped as Piper slowly stood up. "What the hell was that?"
"Oh God, baby Wyatt!" said Izzy rushing to the stairs as she remembered the premonition she just had. Chris followed but by the time they got to Wyatt's room, it was too late. He was gone. "Gideon has him." Izzy said.
Gideon left the room and took off his invisibility cloak. "Something must be done and quickly before it's too late." He said to himself as he orbed away. Seconds later he appeared in one of the dungeons underneath the school. "You've failed me Morian, you promised your demon friend would kill Piper Halliwell."
"He was supposed to be able too, the sisters must have been alerted beforehand."
"Obviously," Gideon replied dryly. "This time there will be no mistakes, you will go yourself and take care of them, while I take care of the child!"
"We had a deal! I would be able to train him in Excalibur's use should I help you separate him from the sisters."
"Things have changed Morian, especially now that I know you had your own agenda to turn the boy against me. You will attack the Charmed Ones while I take care of the boy, or else I will take care of you!"
*****
Hours later Izzy sat in the attic alone remembering her first time up here after her mother's death. It seemed so long ago, and now that day would never be. There was a good possibility that she would never be. Gideon wouldn't succeed in tearing their family apart, she promised herself that. Izzy had come up here to get some alone time away from everyone. Wyatt was the last person she wanted to be around right now. Part of her felt guilty for her harsh words to him, but on the other hand, she knew she meant them, every single one. Just like she had meant what she said to Leo before. Leo...that was another person she was trying to avoid right now, she really didn't want to deal with that aftermath.
As if on cue Leo walked into the attic. "I figured you were up here." He said.
Izzy looked up and stared at him a second, "Leo..." she trailed off not really knowing what to say.
"It's ok," he said, "you don't have to apologize. I probably deserved it for whatever happens in your future. I just wanted to tell you that it wouldn't be the same this time around if we get through this. It's pretty much a given that your future all depends on what happens here today and the next couple of days. It won't be the same, what you go back to. I won't be the same. You've taught me something, Izzy."
She frowned. What could she have possibly taught him? He was the Elder, not her. "What?" she asked.
Leo looked down, "These last few months have been really hard for me, not wanting to ignore my calling as an Elder but at the same time not wanting to leave Piper or Wyatt....and now Chris...behind. Gideon tried telling me that leaving the family was for the greater good and I believed him. But now...I realize that I was wrong, I belong here with Piper and my sons and our family."
Izzy stared at him, unsure of what he meant by that. "So...what? You're gonna stop being an Elder when all this is over?"
"No, I can't do that. I can't ignore what I'm called to do. But I'm not gonna leave my family behind either. Somehow, some way I'm gonna find a way to be both a father and an Elder. I will be apart of your life in the future Izzy."
She smiled and after a few moments replied "No matter how bad it got, I never stopped loving you, neither did Chris." She walked across the room and gave him a hug. Leo, a little shocked but also relieved they didn't hate him that much, smiled and hugged her back.
*****
Downstairs Wyatt sat in the kitchen listening to the girls and Chris come up with some plan of attack. He contributed little to the conversation, knowing that whatever happened he, Chris and Izzy couldn't do anything. Try and help all they might, it didn't matter, what was going to happen was up to the girls not them.
"Geez this potion is more powerful then some of the ones I made last year to use on Cole." Paige said as she bottled it for future use.
"Well where we come from we needed more powerful potions then the ones you made, Paige." Chris replied.
"Yeah, potions to use against me." Wyatt answered bitterly.
"It was either that, or let you tear apart even more families then ours." Izzy said walking in with Leo following behind her.
"You ok?" Chris asked her.
"I'm fine, just needed some alone time." She replied walking over to the island and placing her hands upon the counter. She slightly jumped and closed her eyes.
"Izzy? What is it?" Chris quickly asked.
She opened her eyes and looked around the room. "Wyatt..." she trailed off.
"What?" he asked.
"No....not you." She looked towards the hallway as a younger Morian shimmered into the room. Wyatt stood up in shock at seeing his former mentor now. Piper quickly tried to freeze him but it did nothing. He smiled, "Looks like your powers are useless against me." An energy ball formed in his hand and he threw it at Piper.
"Mom!" Chris shouted.
"Yeah?" Izzy said grabbing one of the vials on the counter filled with potion, "But this isn't!" she said throwing it at him. Morian screamed as he exploded. "Argh!" Chris let out a cry in pain as he winced.
"Chris?" Paige asked putting her hand on his back, not understanding why he was in pain. Phoebe stared at him a few seconds then realized, "Piper!"
Leo ran past everyone to Piper who was unconscious on the floor. The energy ball Morian flung at her had knocked her into the cabinets and she now lay on the floor unconscious. There was a gash across her stomach which Leo quickly healed her. Chris's pain stopped as Piper slowly stood up. "What the hell was that?"
"Oh God, baby Wyatt!" said Izzy rushing to the stairs as she remembered the premonition she just had. Chris followed but by the time they got to Wyatt's room, it was too late. He was gone. "Gideon has him." Izzy said.