Power and Choice chapter 2
"He did what?" shrieked Piper, rounding on Wyatt, her temper once again raging.
"He said the awakening spell at his witch coven," he said cowering behind a pillow "this woman Diana had a copy of the spell and in his initiation ceremony, that was the spell from the front of her book." He ducked behind the pillow, Wyatt may have been the most powerful witch this century had seen but his power seemed to screw up when Piper had a temper, with whomever.
"What's wrong?" asked Connor, rounding the corner of the living room, "It sounds like some one is about to be vanquished"
"Someone is going to be vanquished." Snarled Piper, she looked like the dragon Wyatt had conjured when he was two. Her temper was as bad as that dragon.
" What happened?" asked Connor, staring from Piper to Wyatt who was still cowering behind the pillow.
"Wyatt stood by last night and allowed Chris to unlock his power," growled Piper in a low voice, "and the problem arises, we can't bind them again, not now that the power of the three of you is unlocked, we'd have to bind them all." Just then the doorbell rang,
"Oh, saved by the bell," whispered Connor, crossing to the door, and pulling it open, stood there was a all man his clothes were torn and his eye was bleeding.
Piper walked around the corner and gasped, "Justin!" she cried running to help the man in.
"Hello, Ms. Halliwell, I think I'm in trouble" he sighed. "I think I need my power back."
"Of course, come in, Wyatt get the book." She said, snarling at Wyatt, who still holding the pillow walked around the couch and towards the stairs, and threw the pillow at Connor who ducked as it hurtled towards him.
Wyatt returned a few moments later holding a huge leather bound book, with a Celtic symbol on the front of three linked rings, Piper opened the book to the front page, and held the book out to Justin, he looked at the page and looked at Piper.
"Go on say it and it will restore your powers!" she said.
"Chris is coming," whispered Connor, whipping his head around the kitchen. Justin raised his head and looked at the brown haired boy who came around the corner.
"Hey, have you seen my Mom?" he asked, eyeing the man suspiciously.
"Hey, you must be Piper's son, Wyatt?" he asked.
"Agh! I am not Wyatt, wonder boy, Halliwell. I am Chris if you see my Mum tell her I am looking for her!" he said and stormed off to his bedroom. "By the way," he shouted down the stairs "you look like hell!"
"Thanks!" said Justin, rolling his eyes. Piper popped up from the behind the counter, her eyes blazing still. "Hear now the words of the witches, The secrets we hid in the night, The oldest of Gods are evoked here, The great work of magic is sought, In this night, in this hour, We call upon the ancient powers; Bring the power to I alone, I want the power, give me the power!" instantly Justin's head felt like it was going to explode, a fire started on the counter. Piper flicked her hands and the flames stopped; Wyatt stared from his mother to the fire starter.
"Don't just stand there, put it out, while I get him an aspirin" said Piper snarling at Wyatt. Chris, bounded down the stairs, and into the kitchen were Wyatt and Connor were struggling to put out flames that weren't flickering but staying perfectly still. Piper was giving the man a tablet of some sort and on the counter was huge black leather bound book, which lay open to the first page entitled the Book Of Shadows. Chris stopped in the doorway and stared at his Mother.
"What the hell is going on?" he asked twisting his head in all directions, so as to not miss anything.
"Nothing Wyatt!" said Piper automatically, Chris' eyes widened horrified,
"You called me Wyatt," he said, his eyes filling with tears.
"Chris, she didn't mean it." Exclaimed Wyatt, walking over to his brother. But Chris wasn't listening, he stepped backwards away from Wyatt, his temper was rising, it seemed to be building, filling up from his feet like a bucket. His breathing became heavy, his head light headed. A prang of pain shot through Chris and the contents of the counter crashed to the floor, another and the Book of Shadows lifted into the air, Wyatt ran towards the book grabbed it and was developed in swirling orbs and he orbed the book back to the attic. Downstairs Chris was struggling to keep the pains from consuming him, by the time Phoebe got downstairs after the first crash the kitchen had been destroyed, the dinning room and living room had also been trashed, and the hall was already falling in Chris' path. Phoebe ran across the floor and kicked Chris hard in the back but was repelled backwards out of the house door.
Wyatt rushed back down the stairs and threw himself from the banister, creating a shield around himself, he charged into Chris, who in turn put up a blue shield around himself to contend with Wyatt's. The shields led as they rubbed against each other, Piper stood in amazement as Chris' newly formed powers were taking Wyatt's square on and winning, as Wyatt was sliding backwards across the hall floor. The pain intensified and with a yell, a force exploded from Chris and shattered the windows and sent Piper, Wyatt and Justin flying backwards into various rooms but Connor hid behind the wall just in time.
'This was my premonition,' he thought, poking his head around the wall, to see Chris knelt on the floor, crying and weeping, his power was drawing objects closer to him. A lamp, which had been blown forward by the force, was shuffling towards Chris. Everyone stood up and stared at Chris except Piper who, ran over and knelt next to his side, she clutched his head to her as he cried and cooed softly to himself. Chris had calmed down, and sat wrapped up in a blanket lying with his head on Piper's knee. Piper was also wrapped up in a blanket; Justin had left with his powers restored. Phoebe, Wyatt and Connor also wrapped in blankets, they were waiting for Paige to come in before saying anything, but the house was so cold, now that the windows were all smashed.
The phone rang and Piper answered, "Yes Paige, Chris is frozen, you'd better orb back quick." She answered. She replace the phone on the hook and swirling orbs illuminated the living room, as they faded Paige stood in the living room.
"What is he doing in here unfrozen?" asked Paige, staring at Chris,
"It's too late Paige his powers have been unbound," explained Phoebe, shivering under her blanket, "We thought you may be able to help with the mess and the windows, with that spell of yours."
"Pay attention Chris, this will amaze you." Said Connor, cuddling up to his Mum to keep warm.
"Let the object of Objection become but a dream, As I cause the seen to become unseen." Said Paige looking at the mess. The windows who's glass had shattered inwards, pulled in by the force, leapt from the floor and replaced themselves in the gap, the lamps and ornaments mended themselves and hoped back into place. Chris stared around in amazement, but had to fight against closing his eyes as he felt a sneeze coming. He sneezed and vanished in swirling colours, and reappeared almost instantly. "He can orb too, not fair!" said Wyatt, from under his blanket.
"Why don't you try it on the kitchen, Chris," suggested Phoebe, standing up and taking Chris by the arm out into the kitchen, "Go ahead try it" "Try what?"
"Say something Cleany upy!" said Paige, standing next to him and putting her arm around him. "It's easy say it with me, Let the object of Objection become but a dream, As I cause the seen to become-" she began "Let the object of Objection become but a dream, As I cause the seen to become unseen?" asked Chris, his voice was rather shaky and his head was full of sweat. The kitchen swept itself into tidiness and organization, just the way Piper liked it.
"Sweet!" said Wyatt, looking over Chris shoulder, "If I was you I would have used it to get something cool, like a friend, or in your case the nerve to ask a girl out!" Chris pushed away from Wyatt and his aunts and ran from the house, down the stairs in the yard and around to the front of the house. He ran up the street, towards the forest, to were his coven would be meeting that night.
Connor sat down on the couch and took out Chris' pendant which he had found on the grass near the flower bed, suddenly a flash of light dragged him into a premonition, he was stood in the middle of a clearing, staring at Chris as plunged an dagger into Leo's heart. A dark lighters dagger, the end tipped with poison. Everything was so real; he could feel and see everything, instead of just the immediate sight, he stared around and saw that a huge fire had been constructed the flames were burning white, with an intense heat, he saw himself and Wyatt stood a short distance away. He saw himself run towards Chris to stop him, but Chris repelled him into the flames. He felt the pain, the intense heat, he felt the skin being torn form his bones he had never felt the pain like this before and he had never felt the intense pain that surrounded him, he felt the flames licking at his body, he felt the heat sear into his skin he screamed, and screwed his eyes against the pain when he opened them again the vision had gone and he was stood in the Living room with a burn mark running across the back of his palm, where the flames had darted.
"Mom!" he called, Phoebe had been outside trying to get a premonition, she leapt back into the house, when Connor called, as did Piper and Wyatt, Paige had been inside the house ran from the dinning room to the Living room. Connor explain what he saw, and about how this premonition was different, instead of being an image, he was there in the future, witnessing his own , witnessing the death of Leo and how Wyatt and Chris would become the power of two, if something wasn't done.
"The 24 hour clause," muttered Phoebe, "Gotta be, but it wouldn't take much persuasion for Chris to turn on Leo, after all he never did like Leo much"
"And bettcha bottom buck someone from the other side knows that." Squeaked Paige, staring in distress at Piper
"Who else was there, did you see anyone else?" asked Wyatt, turning to Connor
"Yeah, now that you mention it, a woman, she has way too many amulets on, all she needs is the third one down,"
"Diana!" exclaimed Wyatt, "He's right the only amulet she need is the third one down, I noticed that when he unlocked his powers and never said anything."
"So could she be a dark lighter?" asked Paige,
"No, she didn't try and turn him then, but maybe she is a witch and her coven are evil, and Chris is walking right down a road of no return." Exclaimed Phoebe, rushing to the door and grabbing her coat, pulled it open and walked out, Piper and Connor followed, whilst Paige hung back to speak to Wyatt. "Now go to him try and talk to him, try to explain." She said leaving without her coat, out in the yard,
Wyatt heard, "Coat!" and Paige's coat orbed off the coat rack and into her arms as she ran to join the others. Wyatt orbed from the kitchen leaving most of the house still in disarray.
Chris ran through the trees, breathing heavily, he had been running for a while, he did not even know where he was going, but his feet seemed to know and the rest of him just followed. "Witch," echoed a voice in his head, "Burn the witch! I cursed that boy who died," his head was screaming. And it was true he had cursed a boy, saying how he hoped he died and within a week a bus had struck the boy. Now he entered the clearing, a low hanging sign drew his attention; he couldn't make out the words as the letters were on the side facing away from the fire. But he knew it was something to do with him, as he entered people bowed low to him, and ducked away, as if frightened of him, or in respect of him.
"Welcome, Chris!" exclaimed Diana as he entered the clearing, "It is okay I call you that?"
"Yea- I guess, but how did you know?"
"You are not the only true witch in the coven I am telepathic and Jules is a shape shifter." Explained Diana.
"So, why are we here tonight?" asked Chris.
"Chris, it is not our talents, but our choices that shape are destiny, and tonight you make your choice, whether you take to evil or to good." Muttered Diana, weaving him threw the mass of bowing people.
"But how do I do that?" he asked, staring at the masses bowing down to him.
"Simple, a while ago we caught a demon known for shape shifting and witches from one coven. He will play on your greatest hatred and shape shift into that person, all you have to do is plunge this dagger into his heart and you will be set on the right path of demon hunting, and slaying" explained Diana as they came to another part of the clearing. Set around the circle were six crystals barely visible from their positions in the grass, cowering in the center of the crystals sat a weeping figure that shifted to look like Leo.
"Dad!" snarled Chris. He stepped through the crystals clutching the dagger that Diana had given him. He walked steadily towards the demon; he raised the dagger high above his head. Swirling orbs whooshed in behind him; Wyatt appeared where they faded. He brushed his hair from his eyes and stared around at Chris and Leo, Wyatt ran towards him, but was repelled backwards when Diana placed a crystal back in the circle. Wyatt stood helpless at the side watching as his brother walked forward the dagger held tight in his hand raised ready to strike.
"Chris Halliwell, you stop now." Roared Piper appearing at Wyatt's side holding Paige's hand.
"Mom?" Gasped Chris, he lowered the knife,
"Chris stop!" pleaded Piper. "You can't kill him, he is your father after all"
"My Father?" spluttered Chris, "Leo, my father, you wouldn't think it the way he treats me, I get letters off him, that's it, he meets Wyatt and they go places together but me no, he only offered to take me somewhere yesterday because you had a go at him!"
"Excuse me but he is a demon shape shifter, that your son is about to vanquish," piped up Diana, from the sideline.
"Then you won't mind us checking it out?" asked Phoebe, using her empathic power to lock on to Diana. Diana was telling the truth about it being a demon. But something was off; she was lying about something. But what? there was only Chris, and the Demon in the crystals, or was there, Phoebe scanned the circle empathically. Leo was pressed against the circle barrier, and Chris was holding the dagger quite close to Leo. Could Chris sense Leo, Phoebe walked around the exterior as Chris raised the dagger again.
"Paige call for the Dagger!" shouted Phoebe as Chris struck out but not at the demon at Leo. The dagger vanished from Chris hand and orbed to Paige's hand. Chris ran at Leo, he knew he was there. Chris headache started again, a throbbing feeling, that began in the back of his head and swept around the front, he felt light headed and twigs and branches and trees were leaning in towards him. The force began to build up again, everything was being pulled in, a dragging feeling that pulled Leo towards him. Chris struck at Leo catching him hard in the face.
"I call on the spirits to help me undo, and send him off to Timbuktu." Cried Phoebe holding onto a tree trunk. In swirling pink lights Chris vanished and the forest became calm, the trees stopped moving and the tornado that had began stopped showering the spectators with twigs leaves and dirt. Piper stared into the circle.
"Phoebe, what did you do?"
"I dunno." She said walking around to Paige and Wyatt. "I sent him to Timbuktu! I think" She put her arm around Wyatt and stared at Piper…