He thought of going to his and Bianca's 'place', but knew she'd find him there. Instead, he ran aimless through the streets, found him self in a deserted alleyway, and orbed to the San-Francisco Bridge. Not the most creative location, but at least he wouldn't be found. Not here. Only Leo would think to look for him here – and Leo was gone.

It was only with these thoughts that Chris began to wonder where his dad actually was. If he really had created this world, then surely his family would have been whole... together.

His stomach still ached, and his jaw was very definitely broken. Pain raced through his body, and he felt as though his guts were spilling out onto the metal beams of the bridge. He clutched his abdomen, desperate for it to stop. Desperate for the pain to go away. Desperate for his head to stop spinning, and his jaw to stop aching. Desperate... simply desperate.

What the hell was going on here? What was real? Had Penelope been real? Had any of it? Chris shook his head in frustration, which only made the world spin faster. Losing his balance, he tumbled towards the rushing river below.

He didn't feel the impact, had passed out long before he'd hit. He woke in a dim cave-like room. Candles were lit and the smell of incense was thick upon the air. His eyes opened on to Kirra's face, as she looked worriedly down at him. She dabbed his forehead with a wet cloth, and muttered words that his bleary mind couldn't make out for the first few seconds.

'...alright, I promise.' She didn't seem to realize he was awake, so she just kept muttering. 'If you'd only let me back in... then I could explain. I could explain everything. But don't worry. They're on their way. They'll find you, Chris. They'll save...' Her voice trailed off as Chris drifted once more into the dream. He was lying on his bed, the covers drawn up around his soaking body. Piper and his aunts sat around him, wearing the same expression that had been on Kirra's face.

'What happened?' He asked groggily.

Piper smiled down at him. 'You fell into the river – it was a good thing we knew were you were! Paige orbed in and rescued you. We were so worried...' She was babbling. His mother never babbled. Chris decided that it must have been his way of making it seem as though she had been genuinely concerned. Another aspect of the impossible perfection of this life.

'Where's Kirra?' He asked, then went on before the puzzled expressions could turn into questions. 'Kirra, blue eyes, red curls. She EXISTS. I need to talk to her...'

There was a knock at the door, and Kirra's voice sounded through the wood. The sisters shared a look, then let the girl in and, with some prompting from Chris, left them alone.

'I knew you could do it, Chris.' She said, taking the seat Phoebe had, until a moment ago, occupied.

'It's really you, right? Not some dream or hallucination?' She nodded. 'Then tell me what the hell is going on!' He sat up, despite the fiery pain in his stomach.

'You've been hit by a darklighter's arrow. Wyatt did it.' Her face fell, as though she'd just reported some terrible news. 'I think he might really let you die, Chris. He says that this is your last chance to see that what he is doing is right.'

Chris only nodded, taking it in. 'And all this?'

'Dreams created by your own mind with the help of a spell. They're to keep you from seeing what's really going on. Chris, I'm going to help you get out of this. Wyatt's gone to far this time.'

Again, he nodded. 'That night in the alleyway, when the demon came after us and you... died?'

'I didn't die. Wyatt didn't want me dead yet. I suffered for that night, though. For saving Bianca. He was so angry!'

'Tell me what happened.'

'Chris, now's not really the time.'

'Tell me!'

'Remember that day, when that demon came to take me to your brother?' Chris nodded solemnly, perhaps knowing what was coming.

Kirra was escorted back to her home, where she called Bianca and told her that Wyatt wanted to see both of them that evening, at 10 o'clock, sharp. He was going to meet them in an alley, and had given her the address. Naturally, Bianca suspected a trap, and Kirra agreed with her whole- heartedly.

'But what can we do? If we don't show up, then he'll know for certain that we've been working against him, and he won't have any problem hunting us down!' She argued, logically. 'We have no choice but to take our chances.'

'Right. I'll meet you there then.'

The two of them met, as ordered, in the designated alley. Almost as soon as they showed up, a man appeared with a burst of flames. Kirra ducked as the first fireball came wiping towards them, and Bianca blocked it, easily. The second didn't come with as much luck, and it struck the woman in the shoulder. Bianca fell back against the wall, then began to struggle to her feet. By then, a third projectile was heading towards her. Without warning, Kirra threw herself in front of the attack, taking the hit herself and doing the one thing Wyatt had asked her NOT to do. He orbed her out just in time, but the blue lights were concealed by the fire ball's explosion.

'Why?' Chris asked when she was done. 'Why did you change your mind?'

Kirra shrugged. 'It was the right thing to do.' She replied vaguely. 'I have to go – your brother's back from his visit with your family.' And, just like that, her image dissolved into nothingness.

roswell26 I'm happy you like it!

buffspike I'm glad you decided to review, and doubly glad that you're enjoying it!

Dev Sorry it took so long, I've been somewhat stuck on how to go about this next bit. Hope you enjoyed it!

Shaz Drew Fuller was actually quite a funny guy on the talk show, and yes, that's him in the calling video. That's really all we've seen of him, too, so we're almost as much in the dark as you! I'm glad you like Kirra, I worked hard on her.

Black Ice lol, don't worry, I sometimes sound like a teacher too, g.

Queen Isa I loved Drew on the show, he's so cute!

The Last Hope I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, I find it hard to find good Chris fic, too.

Devonny It took a while, but I'm back!

cherry7up56 Hope you enjoyed this chapter as much!

AK8 I'm glad you think so.

X3 She will… eventually, g

Nautica7mk I'm glad you think it makes sense, I was worried that it wouldn't. This chapter was a little longer, but still a little short (I think)

Random insane person Yes, poor Sexy Chris. I feel bad for him – and I wrote it. A part of me wishes I could take it all back, but then there'd be no story.

the proud canadian Sorry it took so long, but I'll do my best to get the next chapter up soon!