Chapter 3: Saving Piper
Chris was anxiously scrying for Piper. He had the sinking feeling something was wrong. Way wrong. Chris was just about to give up when he felt the crystal pull on the map. It landed on a bridge on the other side of town. He didn't know what she was doing there, but he knew it couldn't be good.
When Chris orbed on to the bridge, he quickly took in the scene in front of him. His mom, crying, was on the other side of the railing, looking as if she were contemplating letting go of the railing. There was a Darklighter behind her. Suddenly, all the pieces fit together. The strange behavior, the accident, it was all because a Darklighter cursed her. With rising anger, Chris tackled the Darklighter from behind. Chris planted a good punch to his head, rendering him unconscious. He then slowly walked towards Piper, not wanting to scare her into falling.
"Piper," He slowly said, "You don't want to do this. Turn around and take my hand."
"It's my fault. Madison, Wyatt, Prue, all dead because of me." Piper didn't even look at Chris.
"Wyatt's not dead. He's alive and needs his mother. You. He needs you."
"All I do is hurt him."
"That's not true. You protect him. You protect him from demons on a daily basis."
"They would be after him if it weren't for me." Piper let one of her hands release the railing that was keeping her alive.
Chris could tell this wasn't working. He needed to come up with something good, fast. There was only one thing he could think of telling her, but he wasn't sure it would work.
"Piper, don't do this." Piper let both of her hands off the railing and she was now standing on a narrow strip on concrete, only about an inch wide.
Chris could tell she was about to jump. "You're pregnant!" he blurted out. "With me! I'm your son!" He hoped out of desperation this would work.
It did. Piper whirled around to look at him. As she turned, she lost her footing on the narrow concrete and began to fall.
"Chris!" Piper screamed. Chris reacted in barely enough time to grab Piper's hand. She was now dangling a hundred or so feet in the air with only Chris holding one of her hands to keep her alive, Fingers barely touching, Chris hoped that connection would be enough. He concentrated on orbing; making sure Piper would come with him. When he was sure, he orbed them onto the bridge, safely in the middle, away from all the railings.
When Piper found herself safely on solid ground, she took a deep breath and looked at Chris. This guy she thought was a stranger turned out to be he son. A few times she wondered why he had come from the future to save Wyatt, but she just thought he was doing the future world a favor. Now she realized he came back to save his family, to save his big brother. It was weird, seeing Wyatt's little brother older than he was,
"What?'" Chris asked when he caught Piper staring at him.
"Nothing. It's just a lot to take in. But some things make more sense now." Piper paused and looked at him again. "Um, thanks for saving me."
Chris broke out in a smile. "No problem. Anytime. And it just wasn't you I saved, it was me too."
Piper looked shocked. "Oh, God, you're right. I just almost killed the both of us!" Piper looked horrified with herself.
"You didn't know. But now you do. That's all that matters, right?"
"Right," Piper replied. She drew Chris into a hug, even though he towered over her, and closed her eyes. When she opened them again she saw the Darklighter over Chris' shoulder aiming a Darklighter arrow at him. "Chris! Watch out!" She yelled, but was too late.
The arrow pierced his back, and went though his stomach, almost hitting Piper's stomach, who was still hugging him. He slumped in Piper's arms, unable to breath.
Author's note: Do you like? I hope you do. Please let me know your comments. Next chapter: Will Piper loose the son she just found? Read on to find out.
