CHAPTER II: THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD

-"Look..."- Said Chris holding her hands

And what she saw was Excalibur appearing in the middle of the space between Chris' hands.

While in the past time line Wyatt had been forced to practice with Excalibur from a very early age. In this one, knowing what the possession of Excalibur had made to Piper and Wyatt's record, they decided it was probably better not to do so. Knowing that when the right time came to use it, they would know it.

-"But is not possible"- Said Chris- "Excalibur is Wyatt's!"

-"Not in this time line"- Answered Sophy- "When I gave Excalibur to the charmed ones, the time line hadn't been altered, yet. And it was still meant for Wyatt. That is why he could use it. But then, you altered the time line. And the chosen one changed. You guys, just never tried to get the sword out of the stone again."

-"You gave us Excalibur?"

-"The lady of the lake was also an incarnation of the goddess of wisdom. Of course, the story is also full of inaccuracies. Shocking? I met Merlin and he taught me all I knew. I became his student and his lover. And I loved him deeply. Then, I gave the sword to Arthur. But "the super boys" up there, decided I should be with Artur and not Merlin. So... the story says that I imprisoned Merlin in Glass Tower, when, "they" actually did it, threatening to kill him unless I stepped into Merlin's role at King Arthur's side, but Arthur and I missed Merlin too much! The old man's removal contributed considerably to the great monarch's downfall.. Eventually I had to reclaim her sword when Arthur was fatally wounded at the Battle of Camlann and Excalibur was hurled back to misty waters. Until I gave it to you guys, that was, also, the day I was reborn. The day Excalibur was reborn too."

-"So again, I get the whole Chris/Wyatt story and blah.. But...why, all this is happening? What do we have to stop? This whole mind possessing demons?" Said Paige.

-"The elders said that apparently, creatures from the underworld have been selectively breeding this super powerful evil force for hundreds of years. And that force has just been awaken, he is probably organizing the underworld right now. And getting demons to join forces with him. So.. those guys are probably part of his army."

-"Great, just great!" Said Piper "Again, someone remind me why the other day I asked if this week could get any worst??"

-"Don't worry, it's Sunday. Well... It was super nice meeting you people. But I have to go to work" Sophia said.

-"You are not going anywhere" Said Paige "What if those demons try to kill you again?"

-"I am counting on it" As she walked to the door.

Piper froze her and then she suddenly bent an let go a painful groan, holding her head with both hands. Sophi unfroze.

-"Don't you dare freeze me!" She said to Piper whose head didn't hurt anymore.

-"How could you do that to her?" Said Phoebe grabbing Piper's arm.

-"So... she can use her powers on me, but I can't use mines on her?"

-"It's just that, is unsafe to leave Sophi. We are trying to protect you" Chris said. She was about to open her mouth. He cut her off "And right now, you are not in the right state of mind to decide what is good for you. When was the last time you eat? When was the last time you slept?"

-"Yeah, cuz I bet that when you are not sick, you usually sleep soo much right?" She answered angrily

-"We'll make it about me some other day. But right now, I want you, no.. I beg you. Give us 3 days. If in 3 days we didn't find and kill the demons. You can do whatever you want. Now.. don't you want to go lay down for a few hours? And then we can have dinner. My mom is a superb cook!"

-"You know I hate you, right?" She said when she realized she couldn't say no to him.

-"Yeah, I can see that" He said smiling, knowing that she was just angry at herself for accepting his proposal. "Wy, why don't you take her to the gues's room?"

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-"Do you think you can at least orb me to my room, so I can get some clothes and stuff?" Said Sophi. A little frustrated

-"Sure. That seems like a good idea"

The orbed to a suite at the Ritz.

-"Wow" said Wyatt "You sure earn good money"

-"Yeah.. whatever... My dad owned a few big companies. And he was a workaholic. And trust me, as they say "Money don't buy happiness". And since everybody else in my family is DEAD, I inherit it all. So, no actually, most of the work I do at the hospital is ad-honorem"

-"Ad honorem?" Wy surprised

-"Yeah, like in not getting paid" she said sarcastically

-"I know what it means. But I mean.. if I wouldn't know better, I might start thinking you've got a heart" He answer her in her same tone.

-"Whatever.. I know how it feels to see the people you love die and not being able to do a thing about it. I would hate to think its money the reason they can't help their love ones. I can't sleep at night.." She said as she saw Wyatt staring at the piles and piles of books around the bed.

-"Yeah.. I can see that! You got a stock for like 3 insomniac years here!"

She shrugged

-"I read fast".

She picked up some clothes and stuff from the bathroom, as well as a few framed pictures, a photo album, her laptop, and around 15 books.

-"We gotta go" Said Wyatt hasty "there is something wrong with Chris" And she grabbed her hand orbing her out with her stuff without letting her finish packing.

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Chris was sitting on his bed. His arms hugging his legs. He was staring at the wall and tears were falling down his cheeks. He didn't even feel Piper walking in.

-"What's wrong, honey?" She asked concern caressing his hair

-"She is right mom. I don't know if I can do this again."

-"What do you mean?" Chris was still facing the wall, avoiding his mother's eyes.

-"I was 16, when the weight of the world fell on my shoulders for the first time. Wyatt killed Jake, the last one standing. He had already killed Patty, so the new power of 3 couldn't be reborn. He had chosen Patty, cuz he knew she was my favorite. And then, all of a sudden, everybody turned to me. I was 16 and all this thousands of people expected me to lead them against Wyatt. Thousands of people lives depended on me. Every day, I would receive the long list with the names of the people Wyatt have killed. All those people that I was supposed to save, but I didn't. Every day I was reminded of my failure. And the world became darker and darker. And it was my responsibility. My fault! I tried mommy, I tried real hard. But nothing I did seemed good enough. People kept on dying and it was my fault.

By the time I was 22, the only one in the family that was still alive was Prue. She foresaw the battle. She said it was going to be a big battle. She made me promise I was going to be brave and strong. I never understood what she really meant until she died. She sacrificed herself to save Me! Just stepped in front of me, and took an energy ball that was meant for ME! I should have been the one that died, not her! While I was trying to heal her agonizing body she said "remember your promise, Chris. I know you can do it! Look in my room, I left a little present for you. The fate of the world depends on you". And she died. I couldn't heal her!

It was a huge battle. The whole city got destroyed. So many men, women and children died because of me. They city population descended to a couple of hundreds. And the rest of the world wasn't doing much better. Wyatt's domain was spreading all over. The people that survived were too scared to fight.

Prue's little present was a note.

Hey super cos!

I am so sorry you had to see me die that way. But don't be sad. I am with everybody else right now. And I must admit that I am selfish, I missed them a little and I wanted to go. Please, don't be too sad.

Remember how you always told me stories of Wyatt when he was a little kid and good? And how you told me, that you knew something happened? That something turned him? Well, I am sure you are right. No matter what anybody else says. Trust your instincts. Cuz they are very good. And this, coming from someone with my powers.

I had a vision, of you summoning the book at the old manor and doing some "time traveling". There is a spell in the book. It will help you. Bianca will also help. But you can't tell anybody else about your plan. It's too risky.

I have so much to tell you... Pride consumes my body when I think about you and all that you have done! I just wish you could see all your achievements. My brave, strong Chris. I wish I could still be there, to comfort you at night, when the nightmares, nobody knows you have, invade your soul. Who is going to comfort you now? Who is going to share your little secret? Bianca is back now. She will be there for you, trust her. She loves you.

Find the evil that gets to Wyatt and save him before it's too late. You'll save us all.

Go, SAVING WYATT SAVES THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW THAT!

The future of the world depends on you. I know you can do it.

Love you for ever,

Your cousin that adores you, P.H

-"You memorized it?" Piper asked

-"I took it with me to the past. And all those endless nights ... when you guys wouldn't trust me...when it seemed so hard and pointless... when I just wanted to quit, I would read it... over and over again; To remind myself of what I was fighting for. For all I know, that note might still be at P3. Cuz I hide it. And wasn't planning on taking it back with me. It was a future I wanted to forget.

And then... again, the weight of "the future of the world" was put on my shoulders. And it was hard! Knowing day, after day what I had to prevent, but not knowing how. Having my whole family not trusting me. Seeing you" He caressed his mom's cheek "And not being able to hug you. So many times... I wanted to confess... I wanted to go to you and cry in your lap. To tell you that I was tired, that I was scared. That I didn't know if I could do it" He wasn't sobbing but tears were rolling uncontrollably from his eyes, all through his story

-"But you did it, baby" She said hugging her son tightly. She couldn't even begin to imagine, how his son must have suffer. And she felt the coldness of guilt all throughout her body. She knew, she had hurt him more than once in the past.

-"yes, but I don't know if I can do it again. She is right. The last time, I had already lost everybody, that was a shot at getting everybody back. I just got you guys back. I don't think I am ready to put everything at risk again."

-"Shh, baby, everything is fine. Everything is going to be fine. We'll do it together."

-"NO.. what if we don't? What if everybody dies again? How many times do I have to go through that??" He was yelling "Why do they keep on putting so many tests on me? Why do they keep on pushing? Why is always ME against the world? Everybody thinks I am so cold?? That I don't feel anything?? WELL I DO FEEL.. A LOT.. and I am tired of having to block all my emotions to keep on going! For all of you, maybe 23 years past. But for half of me, 4 days ago I was dying and not even knowing if Wyatt was safe. I CANT KEEP ON FIGHTING ANYMORE, I am not that strong!"

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CHRIS-BIANCA: TKS! Yep. I ll update. I have a lot of free time lately, so it's a fun way to spend it : ).

MELISA P: TKS! A LOT! THAT WAS A SUPER COOL REVIEW!! My Spanish thingy? Yea, I said something like : "I am from Argentina, but I have been living in San Francisco for almost 2 years. But, I am going back to Argentina in less than a month and take makes me really sad : (."

The only good thing, is I have a lot of time to write, cuz I am not doing much.