Disclaimer: Don't own Charmed

Reminder: Mastiphal has possessed Chris, we know now that Mastiphal and Chris can be separated with no force during the Darkest Hour at Midnight. Oh and Mastiphal can only use Chris' powers when they are separated because Mastiphal has complete dominion over him. The sisters are very upset about the whole Chris trying to kill them thing … oh yeah and the Shaman is dead…

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Phoebe screamed, it wasn't because the Shaman was dead, just the fact her nephew had killed her terrified her. What was wrong with her? The fact that her nephew was now the one demon that complete a circle of creepy ass demons that could overrule the universe was kind of freaking her out. She had no more information nada! How was she going to find out what she needed now? But she knew, as a Charmed one, they weren't going to die tonight, they were going to stop Mastiphal, save Chris and eat pizza afterwards. Who was she kidding? How the heck were they going to coax Chris out of a demon, who could kill them, at the right time? It was verging on impossible! Phoebe was still finding it hard to realise that the demon they went after hadn't gone poof at all, like it should have then they could get on with their lives. The only comfort was as she sat opposite the Shaman's now dead body that Chris had orbed. That meant Chris was still there, that meant they had a milligram of a chance. She scrambled to her feet and walked away. What else could she do?

Leo sat while Paige continued to throw countless bizarre ingredients into her potions, she was not completely watching what she was doing as she snapped some more burdock root and throwing it in the pot barely missing the edge. "Piper have you found anything?" She finally broke the silence, not on purpose, she probably was just bored and didn't realise the tension in the air. Leo sympathised, since becoming a Charmed one she had dealt with loads but when things got very heavy she was the last to realise. Piper was practically acting like Chris was dead, no not dead. She had just never truly experienced anyone she thought cared about her turned on her. It felt very alien to her, death she was sort of used to now. That frightened Leo, she at that stage in her life shouldn't have to deal with such sorrows but she did. The thing was she had to deal with it.

Chris stood on top of the Golden Gate bridge and knew more than anything he wanted to be with the sisters, it was hurting him so much, the fact that the only comfort he had was a crazed demon in the same league as the source who had just killed 5 innocent people and absorbed their souls, the Charmed ones hadn't even appeared to try and save the day. But now Mastiphal was relaxing and watching at Chris' Darkest Hour descended, it wouldn't be just darkness for him Mastiphal was slowly turning every light out in the city, the only illumination would be the moon when he would finally surrender himself to Mastiphal, then he would be unstoppable and Chris would slowly fade away. That would be it, the Charmed ones wouldn't be able to save him, or stop Mastiphal. Chris gazed out onto the city which was nearly completely black. "Tick-tock Chris you are nearly running out of time." Mastiphal cackled in Chris' voice.

Chris had the faintest feeling his mother wasn't coming to help him, not after he nearly killed her. Then he thought of Leo, he couldn't count on Leo, he had never counted on him. Why start now? He had been so devastated when Piper had died, where was Leo? Giving Wyatt advice and guiding him. Chris had just been shunted into the background. When mom was alive she would at least have tried slightly to stop it. When she was gone, it had gotten worse. Leo practically forgot he had another son at all, he never answered his calls, he just completely ignored him, through his grief through his life. Chris felt the anger bubbling up inside of him.

"Whoa there Chris-y boy, what's your problem?" Mastiphal asked himself.

"Leo huh? Well I know you can't kill an Elder… but as my treat before you surrender your soul to me in the Darkest Hour, how about we teach him a lesson? Huh, what do you say?"

Chris in a blind rage slowly agreed inside him. Mastiphal laughed loudly. He wove his hand over the city, every last light went completely out.

"Let's do this then," he smiled punching his own hand.

Piper stood silently over the map trying to find Chris, she was finding it harder than usual, it didn't take hours normally. For all she knew there could already be loads dead. Paige pottered in with a torch and arms full of candle and dropped them on the floor, she quickly lit two and placed them on the table Piper was now practically had her nose on, she was concentrating so hard to Chris. Paige barely noticed.

"It's a good thing we have a lot of these," she smiled dotting the rest of the candles around the room lighting them along the way.

"Wonder what caused the Black Out?" Paige mused, "Hey where did Leo go?"

"Mastiphal caused the black out it's obvious." Piper growled.

"Uh… where is Leo?" Paige asked again.

"He went to do some thinking." Piper replied not looking up from her map.

"Oh ok… do you think it's safe its really dark." Paige looked out onto the pitch black street from the attic window.

"Paige you either help me find my evil son, or make another potion." Piper barked looking up.

Paige held up her hands in mock defeat and sat beside her sister.

"We are going to find him." She soothed.

"How? He caused the Black Out and for all we know he could have killed 100 souls by now."

"Are you using anything that belongs to him?"

"I, am, his, mother! Got anything better?"

"Yeah actually…"

"What?" Piper narrowed her eyes.

"At P3 I was… snooping and I found this." She produced a picture of Chris standing with a blonde haired man. They were both smiling happily. It shocked Piper, she had never seen Chris smile in a while.

"I'm kinda guessing the one on the left is Wyatt."

"Oh my God." Piper reached out and touched the picture, but quickly drew her hand back. This was his private picture.

"Take it Piper it won't bite. It might even safe his life." Paige shook the picture in front of Piper.

Piper snatched it, "I still think I am better than some picture."

"Well now you have double." Paige smiled.

Phoebe raced into the great hall of Magic School. She to find Gideon and go home and… why was it so dark?

Gideon waltzed in holding Wyatt, "I finally got him to be quiet!" Gideon grinned inanely.

"Gideon can you orb me back to the manor, I need to tell my sisters some stuff."

"Take the baby with you please!" Gideon groaned waving his hand at Phoebe sighing, "Wait, I did that wrong…" as Phoebe faded away.

Leo stood in Golden Gate park, staring up at the moon, it was the only light. No one was out, even though it was only 6pm the city was shrouded in darkness, not a single light came from any building. He stared out onto the river, it was so tranquil. He saw a light behind him reflecting on the river, Chris materialised behind his father.

Leo swung round and saw his son standing glaring at him. He swung his arm throwing Leo telekinetically towards the river bank. Leo quickly orbed to the other side of the river and ran. He didn't want to fight Mastiphal right now, but he was afraid orbing around the city would look too obvious to mortals, he had walked to the park. He had been tired anyway.

"Darkness consumes all." Chris whispered as he shimmered after his father, he allowed Mastiphal to let him shimmer it was more inconspicuous. Leo ran hastily anywhere as far away from the demon as possible.

Chris materialised in front of him, "Miss me?" He asked throwing an energy ball at his dad. Leo burst into an array of orbs and reappeared on the spot. Chris punched him in the stomach, Leo's hands flew to his abdomen where Leo had hit, pain shot up to his chest. "One punch and your down, now that's lame daddy!" Chris mocked, then punched him again.

Leo began to harden himself, he had learnt this from when he had been kidnapped by the Valkyries. He concentrated on something else, he pictured Wyatt, the pain faded only slightly. Chris threw his father into the air causing him to fall and slam onto his back. Chris walked over to him as he struggled to his feet, "This almost isn't any fun!" He scoffed.

He grabbed his dad's arm and orbed him to a pitch black alley way. Leo couldn't see the front of his own hand, he heard Chris shuffling along. No matter how much he tried he could not bring himself to admit that Mastiphal was possessing his son, it was too hard. But this was definitely Mastiphal, he could tell.

"Fine I'll let you take it from here your last thing to do as a free soul in this body. Make me proud," Mastiphal hissed to Chris' mind. Suddenly he could feel his own fingers and his legs moving. He felt alive again, then he felt the excruciating agony of his still fresh wounds. He could hear Leo muttering to himself in the dark. It made him angry, after everything Leo had put Chris through he still had the nerve to try and ask Chris to tell him what he did. Wasn't it obvious? Piper was pregnant for 6 months before Leo even came down to help her, and she in a cocoon at the time. He knew he had told Leo why, but that didn't stop the anger bubbling up inside more.

"That's it Chris. Show him your hatred, he doesn't deserve life if he ruined yours. Show him how you feel. This is the man that forgot you existed, even when your mother died."

Chris allowed Mastiphal to fuel the rage inside of him.

Leo tried to pinpoint where Chris was, maybe if he could see he could tackle him before Mastiphal threw another energy ball at him. He heard a quiet growl, he heard Chris begin to quicken his pace. "It's ok Leo, he won't hurt you… you're his father." Leo muttered under his breath.

"That's it Chris make him feel the pain he made you feel." Mastiphal continued as the little voice in the back Chris' head.

Chris heard Leo mutter something, something that resembled father, then Chris sensed him, a metre to his left 50 yards in front of him. He threw with all his energy and he heard Leo yelp as he flew backwards into a dumpster. Chris closed his fist, he wanted Leo to feel the pain, of being turned on by someone you thought would always be there, Leo had taken Chris for granted picking up his slack while he 'communed' with the other Elders. Chris clenched his teeth and ran quickly in the dark to the exact spot where Leo had fell.

"Chris!" Leo croaked. Chris could feel Leo's breath on his sweaty cheeks, he paused, "Don't do this Chris," Leo continued his voice a mere whisper, Chris felt satisfied he had hurt him. "I know I was never there, I want to be. I want us to…"

"You want to be?" Chris asked angrily hauling his to feet and throwing him against the wall behind him. Leo fell into a crumpled heap on the floor.

"It's too late Leo, you had chances. When mom died… my entire world was destroyed that day when they put her in the ground you know. Did you care? No! You just strutted off to cheer up the twice blessed son. Who may I add had nearly destroyed half of San Francisco!"

Leo felt stung by these words, he wanted to believe it was just Mastiphal absorbing Chris' memories, it wasn't this was Chris. He could feel it.

Mastiphal was jumped inside of Chris, watching this much pain. It was a past time of all demons, then Mastiphal conjured an athame into Chris' hand. Chris felt the handle on his skin, he could hear Leo groaning on the floor, this was going to be it, then it would be over for him. How could he leave his father like this? It didn't matter, it would serve him right…

Chris' grip tightened around the athame…