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On a lighter note, here's the story:
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"CHRIS!"
Chris shot up with a jolt, hands covering his face and bracing himself for the impact of whatever was flying for him. He only realized where he was when Piper started to pry his arms away.
"What happened?" asked Piper worriedly.
"N—nothing, I was just dreaming." Piper glared at him, so he sighed and continued. "I didn't remember it before, but when I was really little some demon...I'm not quite sure, actually. I mean, I know that you and Wyatt were in trouble and that I was alone in the forest calling for you, but I was too young to understand what was happening. Besides, something flew through the air and knocked me out... and..." He shook his head, obviously unable to go on with the story.
"Why didn't we see that when we traveled?"
"Probably because I didn't remember enough of it," he explained. "This really sucks."
"I can imagine it does...but try to get some sleep, alright? It's almost midnight—definitely not time to get up." She left the living room and walked up the stairs to her room. "Good night, Chris."
"G'night."
Piper, however, didn't go back to her room. She found the spell she was using before to see Chris' past and recited it, not even bothering to wake her husband or sisters.
In the now familiar whirlwind of blue lights, she found herself in the sitting room. Two little boys sat on the couch; Chris about two and Wyatt maybe four. They had grumpy looks on their faces.
"Mom, are you almost done? I'm sick of watching Chris, he's so boring! He doesn't talk!"
Chris glared at Wyatt. "Do too," he said babyishly.
"Only when you have to!" Wyatt shot back. "MOM?"
"Give me a minute, honey, there's a demon to vanquish! I'll call you when it's safe to come back, but for now I need you two down here so you can use your shield!"
"What's taking so long?" Wyatt grumbled.
"We're trying to figure out which one of us will play decoy," Phoebe laughed. "You two be quiet or they might hear you, okay?"
Brian orbed in from behind Piper with an irritated look on his face. "Back again?" he asked, annoyed. "I don't get paid enough to do this job..."
"I'm not staying long," Piper protested. "Besides, it's just me this time."
"Chris can play decoy," Wyatt said to himself with a glint in his eyes. "That way mommy can come play with us again." He turned to Chris. "Wanna play a game? It's called decoy."
Chris nodded. "How?"
"You stand right over there and scream really, really loudly. At the top of your lungs, alright?"
He nodded again and climbed down off the couch, toddling over to the middle of the room. Though he didn't talk much, it was apparent that it wasn't because he didn't have the voice for it...He was LOUD.
"Damn it!" Piper exclaimed. "He's gotta set of lungs on him!" She and Brian both had their hands over their ears.
Two demons shimmered in with pleased looks of triumph. One of them grabbed Chris and Chris orbed away in escape. Unfortunately, since he was so young and his powers were undeveloped, he only traveled about a foot. He raised his pudgy hand and sent the vase in the corner flying at one demon, effectively knocking him out.
Wyatt looked shocked. "Chris, come back—" He raced over towards his little brother, but not before the demon sent Chris flying at the wall in anger. They shimmered away.
"Chris!" Wyatt cried, running over to where Chris had hit the wall. Chris' eyes were closed and he appeared to be unconscious but otherwise unharmed. "Chris, wake up!" Wyatt pleaded. "MOMMY! MOMMY!"
Piper rushed down the steps. "What—Chris! Wyatt, what happened?"
"It's all my fault, I didn't mean to...The demons came and Chris tried to stop them and they flew him at the wall—"
"He's alive," Phoebe said in relief.
"LEO!" Piper called. "LEO, get down here and heal your son! LEO!"
Nobody came.
"LEO! LEO!"
The sound of herself calling for her husband echoed through her mind and the scene froze.
"He never came, there's no point in watching anymore..." said Brian sadly. "Ready for the next memory? That is, if you aren't bored yet..." he hinted hopefully.
Piper shook her head in determination. "Not until I see everything. I want to understand."
"Okay...You asked for it...Got any particular age in mind?"
"Yes. Well, no. I mean, Chris said he was little and some demons kidnapped him. He said that Wyatt and Piper were in trouble and that he was lost in a forest and knocked out by something. Ring any bells...?"
"Yes."
"Fast forward, then."
Brian sighed and obeyed, flicking his hand to reset the atmosphere. They were in the attic of the manor now, and Piper and Wyatt were on the couch. It looked like it was late evening.
"Wyatt, this is a huge responsibility, okay? Not just anybody gets to go Up There, only the people they think can handle it. You have to be well- behaved and listen to the Elders. Be nice to them...to some degree."
"What about Chris?" asked Wyatt. "Isn't Chris coming?"
"When he gets older maybe," said Piper. "Now, you should be getting to bed, Wyatt."
Just then, a demon shimmered into the manor with an athame. "You two...don't move."
Wyatt screamed but Piper clapped a hand to his mouth.
"Mom, what's—"
Little Chris just walked in through the door, now about four years. He stopped mid-step in seeing the demon but didn't scream, obviously too shocked. The demon grabbed him.
"Let go of the twice-blessed on or I'll kill him," the demon threatened, holding the athame to Chris' throat. "I mean it."
"No!" Piper screamed. "LEO!"
Leo orbed down.
"Take Wyatt, quickly," she begged.
The demon slit Chris on the arm. "Not so fast!"
Chris squeaked in pain.
"Chris, orb to mommy," Piper pleaded. "Orb to mommy..."
"I can't!" he cried.
"Yes you can, Chris, jus try really, really hard..."
"I can only orb in one spot!"
Leo and Wyatt hadn't left yet, still waiting to make sure Chris got out alright.
"If the elder takes the twice-blessed one, this one will die...Have I made myself clear?"
"Stop it!" said Piper. "Orb to mommy, Chris, please..."
Chris orbed but still ended up in the demon's grasp. Tears ran down his cheeks in frustration.
"C'mon, Chris, Wyatt could do it by the time he was your age!" Leo yelled. "You can do it!"
Instead of helping, though, all it seemed to do was make Chris cry harder. "I'm not as good as Wyatt!" he sobbed. "Help me!"
Three more demons shimmered in to the other's aid. Two grabbed Wyatt, knocking out Leo and forcing him away. The other grabbed Piper.
"Take them to the lair. I have a fine disposal for the spare witch," he said maliciously, staring down at Chris with a hunger in his eyes.
"No, don't you hurt my—" The other demons shimmered away with Piper and Wyatt. Chris sobbed, thrashing his arms to get away from the demon that held him.
"Don't try to escape, little one," the demon taunted. "It'll only make it worse."
"MOMMY! WYATT!"
The demon shimmered away.
"Where's he taking him?" present Piper demanded. "What's going on?"
"The demon took him to where Chris had his dream. I'll orb you there to follow him, but you're not gonna like what you see..."
"Has there been a single thing I've liked since I got here in the first place? All his memories suck! I'm not doing this to enjoy myself...I just want to know what to fix when these times come."
Brian shrugged and orbed her. While they were there, Piper saw the entire part of Chris' dream, up until something hard and metal flew through the air and smacked Chris on the head.
"Chris!" she cried out, though knowing that he couldn't hear her. "Chris..." She ran up to him. His head was bleeding profusely and he was lying very still. He seemed to be alive, though, for the most part.
The demon stepped over Chris' limp form with a grin on his face. "That'll keep you in the darkness for a while..."
Brian helped Piper up, away from Chris. "Look, we need to speed this memory up, too. You see, Chris stayed here for two weeks, evading the demon and just barely staying alive. It's where he learned to orb from place to place and how he mastered telekinesis. You and Wyatt easily got out of the demons' lair, but you couldn't find Chris, no matter how hard you tried...until finally, Chris mastered enough power to orb back to the manor."
"Oh my god..." Piper breathed. "But didn't we look for him? I'd have never stopped until I was sure he was safe at home!"
"You didn't stop, not even when Leo couldn't sense him. After about a week everyone was sure he was dead, but you and your sisters kept looking...He was nowhere to be found. They'd placed him on another plane."
Piper was sobbing now, the scene frozen before her eyes.
"I'll orb you to when they found him, but after that you'd better call it a night. I REALLY am getting sick of this. REALLY."
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A/N—How'd you like this chappie? Review, please! I always enjoy reviews! Lol. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews so far, everyone. Now, excuse me while I go pick out a wedding dress...Hey, peeps, we need bridesmaids and flower girls. Who's up for it? Lol.
On a lighter note, here's the story:
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"CHRIS!"
Chris shot up with a jolt, hands covering his face and bracing himself for the impact of whatever was flying for him. He only realized where he was when Piper started to pry his arms away.
"What happened?" asked Piper worriedly.
"N—nothing, I was just dreaming." Piper glared at him, so he sighed and continued. "I didn't remember it before, but when I was really little some demon...I'm not quite sure, actually. I mean, I know that you and Wyatt were in trouble and that I was alone in the forest calling for you, but I was too young to understand what was happening. Besides, something flew through the air and knocked me out... and..." He shook his head, obviously unable to go on with the story.
"Why didn't we see that when we traveled?"
"Probably because I didn't remember enough of it," he explained. "This really sucks."
"I can imagine it does...but try to get some sleep, alright? It's almost midnight—definitely not time to get up." She left the living room and walked up the stairs to her room. "Good night, Chris."
"G'night."
Piper, however, didn't go back to her room. She found the spell she was using before to see Chris' past and recited it, not even bothering to wake her husband or sisters.
In the now familiar whirlwind of blue lights, she found herself in the sitting room. Two little boys sat on the couch; Chris about two and Wyatt maybe four. They had grumpy looks on their faces.
"Mom, are you almost done? I'm sick of watching Chris, he's so boring! He doesn't talk!"
Chris glared at Wyatt. "Do too," he said babyishly.
"Only when you have to!" Wyatt shot back. "MOM?"
"Give me a minute, honey, there's a demon to vanquish! I'll call you when it's safe to come back, but for now I need you two down here so you can use your shield!"
"What's taking so long?" Wyatt grumbled.
"We're trying to figure out which one of us will play decoy," Phoebe laughed. "You two be quiet or they might hear you, okay?"
Brian orbed in from behind Piper with an irritated look on his face. "Back again?" he asked, annoyed. "I don't get paid enough to do this job..."
"I'm not staying long," Piper protested. "Besides, it's just me this time."
"Chris can play decoy," Wyatt said to himself with a glint in his eyes. "That way mommy can come play with us again." He turned to Chris. "Wanna play a game? It's called decoy."
Chris nodded. "How?"
"You stand right over there and scream really, really loudly. At the top of your lungs, alright?"
He nodded again and climbed down off the couch, toddling over to the middle of the room. Though he didn't talk much, it was apparent that it wasn't because he didn't have the voice for it...He was LOUD.
"Damn it!" Piper exclaimed. "He's gotta set of lungs on him!" She and Brian both had their hands over their ears.
Two demons shimmered in with pleased looks of triumph. One of them grabbed Chris and Chris orbed away in escape. Unfortunately, since he was so young and his powers were undeveloped, he only traveled about a foot. He raised his pudgy hand and sent the vase in the corner flying at one demon, effectively knocking him out.
Wyatt looked shocked. "Chris, come back—" He raced over towards his little brother, but not before the demon sent Chris flying at the wall in anger. They shimmered away.
"Chris!" Wyatt cried, running over to where Chris had hit the wall. Chris' eyes were closed and he appeared to be unconscious but otherwise unharmed. "Chris, wake up!" Wyatt pleaded. "MOMMY! MOMMY!"
Piper rushed down the steps. "What—Chris! Wyatt, what happened?"
"It's all my fault, I didn't mean to...The demons came and Chris tried to stop them and they flew him at the wall—"
"He's alive," Phoebe said in relief.
"LEO!" Piper called. "LEO, get down here and heal your son! LEO!"
Nobody came.
"LEO! LEO!"
The sound of herself calling for her husband echoed through her mind and the scene froze.
"He never came, there's no point in watching anymore..." said Brian sadly. "Ready for the next memory? That is, if you aren't bored yet..." he hinted hopefully.
Piper shook her head in determination. "Not until I see everything. I want to understand."
"Okay...You asked for it...Got any particular age in mind?"
"Yes. Well, no. I mean, Chris said he was little and some demons kidnapped him. He said that Wyatt and Piper were in trouble and that he was lost in a forest and knocked out by something. Ring any bells...?"
"Yes."
"Fast forward, then."
Brian sighed and obeyed, flicking his hand to reset the atmosphere. They were in the attic of the manor now, and Piper and Wyatt were on the couch. It looked like it was late evening.
"Wyatt, this is a huge responsibility, okay? Not just anybody gets to go Up There, only the people they think can handle it. You have to be well- behaved and listen to the Elders. Be nice to them...to some degree."
"What about Chris?" asked Wyatt. "Isn't Chris coming?"
"When he gets older maybe," said Piper. "Now, you should be getting to bed, Wyatt."
Just then, a demon shimmered into the manor with an athame. "You two...don't move."
Wyatt screamed but Piper clapped a hand to his mouth.
"Mom, what's—"
Little Chris just walked in through the door, now about four years. He stopped mid-step in seeing the demon but didn't scream, obviously too shocked. The demon grabbed him.
"Let go of the twice-blessed on or I'll kill him," the demon threatened, holding the athame to Chris' throat. "I mean it."
"No!" Piper screamed. "LEO!"
Leo orbed down.
"Take Wyatt, quickly," she begged.
The demon slit Chris on the arm. "Not so fast!"
Chris squeaked in pain.
"Chris, orb to mommy," Piper pleaded. "Orb to mommy..."
"I can't!" he cried.
"Yes you can, Chris, jus try really, really hard..."
"I can only orb in one spot!"
Leo and Wyatt hadn't left yet, still waiting to make sure Chris got out alright.
"If the elder takes the twice-blessed one, this one will die...Have I made myself clear?"
"Stop it!" said Piper. "Orb to mommy, Chris, please..."
Chris orbed but still ended up in the demon's grasp. Tears ran down his cheeks in frustration.
"C'mon, Chris, Wyatt could do it by the time he was your age!" Leo yelled. "You can do it!"
Instead of helping, though, all it seemed to do was make Chris cry harder. "I'm not as good as Wyatt!" he sobbed. "Help me!"
Three more demons shimmered in to the other's aid. Two grabbed Wyatt, knocking out Leo and forcing him away. The other grabbed Piper.
"Take them to the lair. I have a fine disposal for the spare witch," he said maliciously, staring down at Chris with a hunger in his eyes.
"No, don't you hurt my—" The other demons shimmered away with Piper and Wyatt. Chris sobbed, thrashing his arms to get away from the demon that held him.
"Don't try to escape, little one," the demon taunted. "It'll only make it worse."
"MOMMY! WYATT!"
The demon shimmered away.
"Where's he taking him?" present Piper demanded. "What's going on?"
"The demon took him to where Chris had his dream. I'll orb you there to follow him, but you're not gonna like what you see..."
"Has there been a single thing I've liked since I got here in the first place? All his memories suck! I'm not doing this to enjoy myself...I just want to know what to fix when these times come."
Brian shrugged and orbed her. While they were there, Piper saw the entire part of Chris' dream, up until something hard and metal flew through the air and smacked Chris on the head.
"Chris!" she cried out, though knowing that he couldn't hear her. "Chris..." She ran up to him. His head was bleeding profusely and he was lying very still. He seemed to be alive, though, for the most part.
The demon stepped over Chris' limp form with a grin on his face. "That'll keep you in the darkness for a while..."
Brian helped Piper up, away from Chris. "Look, we need to speed this memory up, too. You see, Chris stayed here for two weeks, evading the demon and just barely staying alive. It's where he learned to orb from place to place and how he mastered telekinesis. You and Wyatt easily got out of the demons' lair, but you couldn't find Chris, no matter how hard you tried...until finally, Chris mastered enough power to orb back to the manor."
"Oh my god..." Piper breathed. "But didn't we look for him? I'd have never stopped until I was sure he was safe at home!"
"You didn't stop, not even when Leo couldn't sense him. After about a week everyone was sure he was dead, but you and your sisters kept looking...He was nowhere to be found. They'd placed him on another plane."
Piper was sobbing now, the scene frozen before her eyes.
"I'll orb you to when they found him, but after that you'd better call it a night. I REALLY am getting sick of this. REALLY."
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A/N—How'd you like this chappie? Review, please! I always enjoy reviews! Lol. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews so far, everyone. Now, excuse me while I go pick out a wedding dress...Hey, peeps, we need bridesmaids and flower girls. Who's up for it? Lol.