WARNING – POSSIBLE SPOILERS.
I have chosen to use a character in the last few chapters that is currently in episodes airing in the U.S. While I have tried to not actually give away any information regarding the current storylines of the TV Show, in writing my story I have had to make up my own version as to what will happen. I am issuing this warning in case there is anyone reading my story that would prefer to remain completely unspoiled. Otherwise please read on:
"I thought I'd seen the last of you," Leo said, bitterly, to the person approaching him from the darkness.
"So had we," he replied.
"Why have you brought me here? Return me to Piper, I need to save my sons." Leo demanded.
"Yes you do, but first we need to talk."
"I have nothing to say to you. Now, return me to the Manor immediately!" Leo shouted angrily.
"There is nothing to be achieved by raising your voice, Leo. We did not intend to make contact with you again, but circumstances have changed, and we need to talk to you and the sisters and your sons. The matter is of an urgent nature."
"What do you mean, circumstances have changed?" Leo asked.
"We will explain everything in good time. For now, we need your word that you will not attack us. We do not wish to fight you, nor hurt you. We just want you to agree to hear our proposal."
Leo was looking around desperately trying to figure a way out, so he didn't have to listen to them again, be fooled by them again.
"Time is against you Leo, at this moment both your sons are near death. You need to make a decision."
"If I don't agree?" Leo asked.
"Then, unfortunately you will not make it back in time to save them."
Leo held his stare, knowing he had no choice.
Piper had moved next to Chris, who was drifting in and out of consciousness. She had removed the sword and was pushing a towel against the deep wound in his back, in a vain attempt to stop the bleeding. Phoebe and Paige had now joined her. Phoebe was sitting next to Wyatt, who was still unconscious, while Paige was calling out for Leo.
"He's not going to come, Paige," Piper said to her. "We need to get the boys to hospital."
"They won't survive in hospital, Piper. We need Leo." Paige replied.
"I have to do something! I can't just sit here and watch my sons die!" Piper shouted desperately.
"Mum," Chris whispered.
"Chris," she said, startled to see him conscious again.
Chris' breathing all of a sudden became difficult, and Piper could see he was struggling.
"No, Chris, just hold on, please," she pleaded with him.
"I'm sorry," he managed to say in between laboured breathes.
The scene was all too familiar to Paige, and as tears were streaming down her cheeks she couldn't believe she was watching Chris go through this again.
Suddenly everything disappeared around them, and they found themselves surrounded by complete darkness.
"What, the?" Paige began to say, but then saw Leo approaching.
"Leo!" She exclaimed, relieved.
Leo immediately bent down and put his healing hands over Chris' back. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath, while waiting to see if his healing would work this time, unlike last time.
To everyone's relief within seconds the wounds started to disappear and Chris' breathing calmed down. With Chris now completely healed, Leo moved over to Wyatt and repeated the process.
Chris slowly started to sit up.
"Take it easy," Piper said to him.
Chris looked around, "Where the hell are we?" he asked.
Piper looked around too, only now just noticing where they were. "I don't know," she answered. "Leo, what's going on? Where are we?" She asked looking over at Leo who was helping Wyatt to sit up.
Before Leo could answer a voice could be heard coming from the darkness, "Where you are doesn't matter," he said.
Piper stood up and looked in the direction of the voice, and out of the darkness came Alpha, the Avatar she hoped she would never see again.
Not even bothering to speak, she went to use her powers on him, but Leo stopped her.
"Wait, Piper," he said, holding onto her hands.
"What do you mean? Don't tell me you're working with them again?"
"Working with who? Who are these people?" Chris asked his parents.
"Avatars, Chris, and no, Piper, I'm not working with them again, but I did promise we'd listen to them. That's why you were brought here and I was able to save Wyatt and Chris." Leo told her.
"What or who are Avatars?" Chris asked.
Piper ignored his question, instead turning to Leo, "Let me get this straight," she said "They took you away so you couldn't heal them, and then told you that you could only heal them if you promised to listen?"
Leo nodded. "I know they are manipulative, but I had no choice, I couldn't let Chris and Wyatt die."
"Manipulative is an understatement!" Piper said to him.
"As I said, I had no choice." Leo reiterated.
Phoebe looked at Alpha and said confidently, "I thought you would have learned your lesson the last time we met,"
"As I was explaining to Leo, circumstances have changed that have caused us to rethink our course of action," Alpha said to all of them.
"Where are Tweedledee and Tweedledum?" Piper asked sarcastically.
"If you are talking about Gamma and Beta, they are in preparation." Alpha replied.
"Enough riddles Alpha, just tell us what you want." Leo demanded.
"Very well. The events of recent months have taken a much greater toll on our powers than originally thought. Normally after…"
"Yadda, yadda, yadda. Get to the point," Piper interrupted impatiently.
"We are dying, Piper," Alpha concluded.
"Wow!" Paige said.
"What do you mean? Are you dying?" Leo asked.
"No, Leo. We as a collective, the Avatars are dying." Alpha said quietly.
"I don't understand, how is that possible?" Phoebe asked.
"As I said before, recent events took more of a toll on our powers than we expected. We have been unable to recover, and subsequently our powers are getting weaker. We have tried every way we know how, but have been unable to reverse what is happening." Alpha explained.
"That's all very sad and all. Really, I mean it when I say I'm sorry to hear that, but we've done what you asked, we've listened to you, now could you return us from wherever we are back to our house please." Piper said as nicely as she could.
"I haven't finished yet," Alpha said to her.
"I was afraid you were going to say that," Piper said with a sigh.
"We had accepted our fate," Alpha continued, "having exhausted all avenues to continue our existence, we decided that there was nothing more we could do. Until," he paused looking around at all of them.
"Until, what?" Paige asked.
"Until a couple of days ago, when we sensed a new power. This was a type of power we had never sensed in a human before. A power that was worthy of carrying on the Avatar collective." Alpha paused again, allowing what he was saying to sink in to his reluctant audience.
"What are you talking about?" Leo asked, trying to understand what he was getting at.
"He's talking about Wyatt," Chris said to Leo and then turned to Alpha, "aren't you."
Alpha nodded. "Yes, Wyatt has powers as an adult that we could not sense in him as a child."
"What!" Piper exclaimed. "No, way. Been there, done that in this family. There is no way we are doing it again."
"It is not the same as Leo, Piper," Alpha explained.
"I don't care! This family doesn't want to have anything to do with the Avatars ever again!" She said firmly.
"But it's not up to you, Mother, and I want to hear what he has to say." Wyatt said walking forward, after listening to the conversation silently up until that point.
"Wyatt, these people are not to be believed, you cannot trust them. Believe me," she pleaded with him.
But Wyatt ignored her, instead turning his attention to Alpha. "Tell me your proposal, and more about who you are."
"We are Avatars, Wyatt. Our power is immense, more than you could ever dream of," Alpha started to say.
"I don't know, he dreams about a lot," Chris cut in, sarcastically.
"If you are so powerful, then why have I not heard of you?" Wyatt asked, ignoring Chris' comment.
"We must have died out in your original timeline, but since you have returned to this time, we are hopeful that the Avatar power will live on. You could do almost anything with this power, and it will grow the older you get. Eventually you will be able to manipulate time by yourself as we do now as a collective. What we are proposing is to give you all our power before we die." Alpha finally said.
Wyatt's eyes lit up at this proposal.
Nobody else's did, however.
"You're not suggesting he just join you, as I did," Leo clarified.
"No, it is not possible to save us, but it is possible to pass on our powers, to the right person." Alpha said.
"Why don't you just give them to him anyway? Why do you need his permission?" Chris asked.
"That is not our way, Chris. A person must give up their free will willingly to absorb our powers."
"So, if Wyatt says no, then you can't go ahead with your plans?" Leo asked.
"That is right, Leo, but I see no reason why he would say no. This is an opportunity he has always dreamed about. The power of Excalibur is nothing compared to the power we are offering him." Alpha said to Leo, and then turned to Wyatt. "Think about it Wyatt, but you don't have long."
"Wyatt, I'm begging you, do not agree to this." Piper pleaded again.
"There is nothing to think about, of course I agree." He said confidently.
"A wise decision. Now there is much work to be done before we transfer our powers to Baby Wyatt." Gamma said.
"What? What do you mean? You said you were going to transfer your powers to me?" Wyatt shouted, angrily.
"Yes, we are, but just the baby version of you. It would be impossible to pass them onto you as an adult. These powers are like a seed, they will grow with Baby Wyatt as he gets older, become a part of him. That is the only way we can do this." Alpha said calmly trying to explain.
"You tricked me!" Wyatt exclaimed as he tried to use his telekinetic powers on the Avatar.
"Your powers won't work here." He said.
Piper turned to Leo, "We've got to do something, Leo. We can't let him do this to our son."
"There's nothing you can do, Piper. Leo, in fact will help Wyatt." Alpha said.
"What do you mean?' Leo asked.
"Because you have been a part of the Avatar collective, you will be drawn to Wyatt, to help him and guide him with his new powers. You will always be there for him." Alpha explained.
"I have two sons, I will not favour one more than the other." Leo said firmly.
"I'm afraid you will not have a choice Leo." Alpha said.
"Please don't do this, Alpha," Piper pleaded, "I'm begging you."
"The process is already underway," he said. "It is a time for celebration, and we have Chris partly to thank for this."
"What do you mean?" Chris asked.
"If you had not jumped in the time portal with Wyatt, then he would not have landed in this time and we would not have sensed him. He was hoping to land in a time many years from now. By then we would have ceased to exist." Alpha explained.
All of a sudden reality hit Chris. He realised what all the events he had just witnessed were leading to, and he couldn't believe it.
"There is much to prepare. When I return, our last act will be to reset time to this morning. You will all remember nothing of what has happened here, nor will you remember anything about Chris and Wyatt's visit from the future. I will return shortly." Alpha said, before disappearing.
Chris was still frantically trying to work everything out in his head, but no matter how he looked at it, he came up with the same answer.
"Oh my God!" He exclaimed.