This is a What if... story. Takes up during Season 6 episode 22 where Chris can either go to a parallel dimension with Leo or the future. They end up going to the future where Chris has to come to tearms with his new life and the unfinished buisness he had there.

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Chris's Jorney

"Thank you for coming here," Piper said. "I love you."

"I love you so much, mom," Chris whispered back to her.

"Now go on, hurry. You be safe."

"Thanks for all your help," Chris said to Gideon.

"You did a noble thing in coming here."

Chris aimed an imaginary gun at his baby big brother Wyatt, a puff of air of a shot followed by an instruction to be good. Leo and He turned to the triquetra on the wall.

"Throw the potion, Dad. Hopefully this new mix will work. If not we'll use the spell."

"Wait, new potion?" Gideon said, stepping forwards to stop them.

Chris turned around to face the other elder. "Yes, if Leo goes with me, he needs a way back."

"Since the Charmed Ones don't exist in the future and a Power of Three spell won't work," Piper continued, eyes on her husband. "Good thinking."

Leo took a long last look at his beautiful wife, whispering "I'll protect him" to her before turning back to the wall. He threw the new potion, watching it spin thru the air.

Chris watched it sadly, arching to the chalk drawing. It was hard knowing that his journey here was at an end and he'd be facing a new, unfamiliar future which could have changed in so many ways. He gave a quick gasp of surprise when the potion hit and the wall turned portal blue. Chris couldn't help the glance back at his mother and aunts, tears in his eyes. He was going to miss them.

With a light touch on his arm, Leo directed himself and his son into the portal, into the future.

They arrived in the attic. Every thing looked the same.

Chris walked over to the pedestal, frowning. "The book is gone but it's not a hologram so that's good."

Leo was looking out the window at the future. A flying car buzzed by and Leo's eyes got wide. "Everything looks good, different but good. Should we go check with the elders or see if anyone is home?"

"Let's see, let's check if the house has changed, if mom is home."

Leo nodded and followed Chris.

The house had changed. There was new furniture, new pictures with new people. Leo looked at them closely, seeing that the Halliwells had become new family- not just children but husbands. When Leo got back, he'd really have material to tease his sister-in-law Phoebe with. Of course, considering how paranoid Chris was about revealing the future, it was strange that his son wasn't stopping him from collecting info.

Of course, Chris was very distracted.

He kept looking thru the different rooms, looking for people. It was obvious that his future was different from the one he'd come from. He seemed surprised and confused by the arrangements and personal touches.

By the time they had reached the head of the stairs to the bottom floor, Chris was very nervous and jittery.

"Everything is going to be ok, son. I'm here and it looks like this place is the future you deserve."

"I know, dad. I just… I just feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. It seems too perfect."

"Hey, take a deep, calming breath. Everything will be fine."

Chris took several breaths, humming a little. They shared a smile as Chris got calm.

"I think some one's down stairs. I can sense them but I'm not sure who it is."

"Come one, lets meet your new and improved family," Leo patted Chris on the back as they descended the stairs.

In the living room, Chris could see someone sitting. The person looked up, having heard someone on the stairs. Chris's palms began to sweat and his breathing shallowed. Despite the calming breaths a few minutes before, his nervousness and panic was back 2 fold.

It was Wyatt in the living room.

It was Wyatt in the living room, the same exact looking Wyatt that Chris had faced down the year before. With long blond hair and piercing blue eyes, well worn blue jeans and a form fitting black shirt completed the flashback.

Chris took several hesitant steps forward, clutching the end of the railing in a death grip.

Was he wrong?

Had he not actually changed things?

Wyatt stood up, looking shocked as well. He dropped a pen onto the pile of books (including the Book of Shadows) and note.

"Chris, you're here," Wyatt said disbelievingly as he took a few steps forward.

"Yeah, um," Chris looked to Leo for reassurance. Everything seemed ok, but everything in Chris said to run. He'd lived in fear from his brother for so long that it didn't seem possible that he could have a good, loving brother. Despite wanting a clean slate for their relationship like he'd promised Leo, he was still filled with fear, an all consuming, and deathly peril fear. It took everything in him not to start shaking in fear. "Yeah, I'm back."

Wyatt continued to stare at him with cold eyes and Chris wondered if his mission hadn't just failed but was going to turn into a Cain and Able story in the next few minutes. It was starting to look like it would.

"You shouldn't have come back, Chris. Not after what you did." Wyatt threw his hand out and Chris went sailing thru the air. He landed hard, breaking the table and glassware. Before he could even think, Wyatt was already there, hauling him to his feet. He pulled back an arm and hit Chris hard in the face.

Chris tried to defend himself, wiggle out of Wyatt's grasp but it was way too strong. He tried orbing but Wyatt grabbed his orbs, flinging him into something else- hard.

But before Wyatt could attack again, Leo was there, placing himself between the siblings.

"Wyatt, don't. He's your brother!"

"I don't care! I'm gonna kill the little bastard!" Wyatt yelled with such furry and hatred that Leo was completely shocked. It gave Wyatt an opening to push him aside as he fired a fireball at Chris.

Chris TK'd it away then retailed by throwing a chunk of table at Wyatt. Though Wyatt's shield easily protected him, Wyatt growled in furry.

"You little shit!" Wyatt raised his hands in furry but Wyatt was there, knocking Wyatt to the ground.

"I will not let you hurt him!" Leo shouted as he strained Wyatt.

"It's no more then what he deserves!" Wyatt spat back. He continued to struggle but stopped suddenly. "What are you doing here, dad? And who removed the stick out of your ass?"

"I'm here," Leo said as he got up off the now calmed Wyatt, "to make sure Chris got home safely. Good thing too."

Wyatt barked a laugh as he stood up. He looked past Leo to a defensive Chris. When Wyatt took a step forward, Chris turned pale and took a few steps back, putting the banister between them.

"Dad, I want to go home," Chris said. He sounded like a lost little boy and Leo's heart broke.

After everything Chris had been thru in the last year, trying to save Wyatt… his family and his older brother rejected him. Not just rejected him but wanted to kill him.

"It's ok, Chris. We're going home," Leo said with conviction as he stared Wyatt down. Leo kept a discerning eye on Wyatt as he stepped back, grabbing Chris's hand and orbing back to the attic.

When Leo turned around and saw Chris, his son was pale and shaking. Leo ran comforting hands down Chris's arms, pulling him into a tight hug.

"It's ok, son. You won't have to come back." Leo pulled back to look into Chris's sad green eyes, holding his head and wiping away his son's tears. "We'll go home and the sisters will find a way for you to stay. You don't have to come back here; you don't ever have to come back." Leo brushed his son's hair back from his forehead and healed the split lip Wyatt had given him.

Leo pulled out one of the spare potions and got ready to throw it when Wyatt orbed in.