Hello again!! Oh my G-d! I can't believe it, but this is the end of Part 1. Next Friday will the beginning of Part 2! It's just so wild that I'm posting this (I've intended to for a while now.)! Ok so, I am calming down, I swear. I'd like to thank all my reviewers and anybody else who read.

ilovedrew88: I'm sorry for not replying last time. Who knows where my mind was? So, I'll reply to you for both times. I hate Gideon too. There were a few more words I wanted to use to describe him…. I didn't hate him until Bad World when he killed Chris. Now, I want to kill him (even though he's dead… lol). Also, no one listens to Kat like no one ever listened to Chris. It just seemed to fit. I love Cole being back I hate that they killed him. Actually, I'm working on another fic and it'll bring him back too.

Christine Marquez: Yeah, Zola, poor guy. He really did seem decent, but so does the women one that warned Leo about the Avatars in "There's Something about Leo." The Elder that really annoys me is the one who tried to kill Paige in "The Bare Witch Project."

Queen Isa: Thank you very much!

Everyone: Please R&R!!

Chap 13

Leo sat in the kitchen watching Piper make a potion. "I'm quitting," he said.

"No, Leo, that exactly what I was afraid of! You love your job and can't stand not being able to help. No, go. We'll be fine."

"That's why Chris is in our time and Wyatt is evil in his? No. Chris and Wyatt need their father. I can't not stay. If you don't want me here-"

"I do, Leo."

"Ok then problem solved," Leo said with a smile.

"¡Hola!" Kat shimmered in.'

"What are you doing with that and where's Cole?" Piper demanded. She didn't like the idea of Cole being back either, but they certainly couldn't vanquish him without killing Kat. Plus, she seemed to listen to him and he wasn't causing any harm…yet.

She smirked. "I lost him. I'm very fast and very good at what I do. I just don't want him to see how fast or good I do it. You know being their little baby girl that has yet to exist." Piper's face temporarily betrayed understanding. "Anyway, I got the final ingredient," She continued, but the hesitant look on their faces told her to explain. "The easiest and, well, only way to kill a Whightlighter/Elder is using Darklighter's crossbow." She raised her hand showing it off. "Oh, and you know those Darklighters, they're just so difficult to work with. So I…'borrowed' one." She pulled an arrow out, snapped off the sharp end, and set fire to the crossbow. "Back up," she ordered as she dropped it into the potion and ducked for cover. An explosion louder than a firecracker erupted from the pot as a mushroom cloud of smoke wisped into the air. "That's a potion."

Phoebe ran in concerned. "Is everybody all right? What happened? Kat!"

"What?" She sounded annoyed. "I got the last ingredient like I said I would. I can't help it if Dad's too old to keep up. Aunt Piper, Uncle Leo don't touch this stuff directly it'll be poisonous to you and Chris." She put the potion into three separate viles. "One for each Charmed One. Warn Aunt Paige about touching this stuff, too."

"We're going to talk later." Phoebe crossed her arms.

"Yes, Mom," She said in an annoyed 'I know' teenaged voice.

"Are you sure it'll work?" Piper asked.

"Positive. We distract Gideon long enough for me to use my demonic powers to destroy the amulet. That's when he'll be available to witch attacks and you three can throw the potion. Where's Aunt Paige?"

Paige walked in before anyone could answer. "I'm ready to rock and roll! Nobody goes after my nephew and expects to get away with it!"

"Good. I'm going to astral project myself in to get a quick look. While I'm there Uncle Leo, can you see if you can find my dad? Thanks a bunch." Her body became limp.

"She does know that you can't sense him, right?"

Chap. 14

Chris had given up all hope. It'd been what felt like forever. Originally, he thought that they'd come for him, but he no longer thought that. Maybe it'd be safer for them not to come. Maybe they'd just change things the second time around. That'd be a hell of a lot safer for all of them.

Gideon was apologizing now. He would apologize and explain that it was for the "Greater Good." Then, he started bragging again. It was interchangeable one moment he'd be sorry and the next he'd gloat. It wasn't like there was nothing to take pride in. He orb proofed the ropes; he found another secluded area, and the amulet, The Schermo da Luce.

Wyatt used to be fascinated by it. He thought it was just the coolest thing since sliced bread. When he was a cool older brother, he would read Chris the battles as bedtime stories.

The Schermo da Luce roughly translated meant "shield from light." It was an incentive for demons back in the Underworld of Italy when the first Source ruled. Usually, to become a demon one must complete the five tasks and kill an innocent to graduate from the academy. After that, they had exactly one year to the day's time to kill 121 innocents or to be killed. Those who killed more than 121 and made it into the Top 10 would fight to their death to make it to the reigning champion. The last one standing won.

Throughout the centuries, the Underworld became more lax. A demon didn't have to kill 121 innocents to survive. If they could kill another of equal or greater power then they won a copy of the amulet. However, as usual, there was a catch: the copy was much weaker than the original. They would get a power boost, but the demon would not be the next in line to be Source or get the army.

Gideon said he had the army. Therefore, Chris assumed he had the original. Chris doubted that Gideon would lie, but then again, why not? Chris sighed and glanced longingly at the entrance to the cave. He knew in his heart of hearts that if Gideon really did have the army then it was definitely better that they just left him there to rot.

Suddenly, Kat appeared. She put her finger to her lip in the universal code for silence. She looked around, memorizing everything she saw. Chris tried not to appear too obvious by staring at her. Catching his eye, she winked and disappeared just as quickly as had she appeared.

Chap 15.

When returned to her body, her family surrounded her. "Hello," she waved meekly. "I know our entry points."

Kat shimmered in about 10 feet away from Gideon. "Hey! Asshole! If you want to screw with my family, you have to get through me first!" 50 feet behind her Paige orbed in with a sister on each side followed by Cole who shimmered in about 20 feet to the right of them.

Gideon focused on calling upon the army, completely losing touch with reality for a moment. As he chanted, Leo orbed in from behind. "Hey son," Leo said nonchalantly. He untied the robes as if they weren't in mortal danger or that he hadn't just found out that Chris was his son.

Chris did a mental double take. Leo knew who he was? How? In fact, why was he even here?

"How could you betray me or my family?" Gideon turned around when Leo addressed him.

Chris panicked. "Are you trying to get us killed? You have to undo the robes for us to orb out of here!"

"Really, Leo, it's for the greater good. We can't have your lunatic son ruling the world, can we?"

"We're handling it!" Leo cried.

"Dad, a little less talking and a little more untying!" Leo realized what he was doing. He started untying faster, but not fast enough. A demon came from behind knocking him out with a single blow to the head.

Kat took out her anger and hatred on the demons in her way. She had to get to Chris. She was only 10 feet away! Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her dad shimmer out with a bunch of demons following him like lambs to their slaughter.

Paige redirected an energy ball at the demon who was aiming it at Piper's back. "Damn demons. Why can't we just have a normal life?" Piper complained as she blew up two demons after Paige as thanks for saving her ass.

Phoebe was doing well on her own. She used her empathy to throw energy balls. She was slowly working her way up to her daughter when she saw Leo get knocked out. She stood there stunned.

Cole shimmered back in. He surveyed the area. He saw a demon on Phoebe's tail. He ran/shimmered over to the opposite side of the cave sending them flying inches away from a lake in the cave. They stared at each other awkwardly.

The demons were finally starting to thin out. Chris was hopelessly trying to finish undoing the ropes and silently cursing Leo. Gideon watched him with amusement. Kat thought for a moment. Orb proof didn't matter to her; she could do several things to free him. She could set fire to them! She dismissed that thought considering Chris would yell at her later. A light went on in her head. "Ropes!" She called as they shimmered over towards her. She shook her head, "So simple."

Gideon faced her very annoyed. Kat, equally annoyed, shot a stream of fire from her hands straight at the amulet hanging from his neck. Cole got up and offered a hand to Phoebe. Without hesitation, Phoebe took it. This wasn't the time for pettiness; their daughter was destroying the amulet. She burned it like a dried out Christmas tree too close to the fireplace. Phoebe threw the potion. Gideon wailed in pain. Paige and Piper sauntered closer throwing their potions as well.

The cave became totally silent. Gideon was gone making Chris and Wyatt safe again for the time being.

Chris rose to his feet. After a moment of stabilizing himself, he picked up his father putting his arm around his shoulder. "Let's go home."

Chap. 16

Kat and Chris sat in the conservatory waiting for Leo to come to. "Good thing he's already dead, right?" She smiled. When he didn't respond, she messed up his hair pressing the issue further, "Right?"

"Hey! Back off!" He pushed her away.

"Touchy. Touchy," She pretended to be offended, still trying to lighten the mood. He just kept staring at Leo. She sighed in resignation. "¡Digame!"

"I'm going to pretend that I know what you just said and ignore it anyway."

"Chris! I know Leo said something to you. Usually, you just get really angry and throw things, but you're not, so something is up. Tell me."

"He called me son and he cared. He's never done that before," Chris answered quietly.

"Oh. He's always cared. He may not have always been there-"

"Never," he corrected. "He was never there."

"Maybe, but he's still your father. He cares. When I told everybody, you were gone, Piper literally tore up the place and screamed her voice horse calling for you, and Leo took the brunt force of her rage. You gotta give the man props for that...they both were desperate to find you. You have no idea. He only knew who you were for a whole 30 minutes, tops, before he said her wanted to take back what he did in this time alone. Chris, he's always cared."

"I hate it when you watch us in your freaky seer way."

"I'm not creepy stalker watching you! I'm just making sure you don't do something stupid and get yourself killed!" Which you've already done, she mentally added. Continuing she said, "Plus, I was here for the search and kill. Leo would've killed Gideon himself if it meant saving you." Again, she reflected back to what she had seen. If it meant saving or avenging Chris, Leo would've done it. He really did love Chris. "Trust me I'm the seer. "

"Kat you don't understand. I know you think you do, but you don't. He can't not be there my whole life and then expect me to accept him with open arms when he comes running!"

"He didn't do that," She tried to reason. "You traveled back in time and started taking it out on him. He hasn't even left yet."

"He did leave," He corrected her again.

"Whose fault is that?"

"He would've gone anyway. I only sped things up."

"That's not the point. The point is he came back. And I do understand what it's like to lose both of your parents, one by choice of death, and one by choice. You're preaching to the freaking choir here. Give Leo a chance. I'm giving Cole and Phoebe, both, chances and your parents are much more deserving."

"Dinner!" Piper yelled from the kitchen.

"Ok Mom!" Chris yelled in reply. He turned back to Kat. Bitterly he asked, "Why? Why bother giving them a second chance?"

"We wouldn't be giving them a second chance. That breaks my no second chances rule. We'd simply be giving them their first chance back to them. Why? Because they're our parents. I love mine and I know somewhere buried deep within your heart you love him too."

Paige walked in, "Kids, your dinner is getting cold, and Piper wants you to set the table." Then she yelled into the sunroom, "Phoebe!"

Kat nodded. "Good to know some things will never change."

"I hope some things do," Chris stole another glance at Leo lying peacefully on the couch. It was as if he knew his children were safe even though he wasn't awake to know it.

Kat gave him a reassuring look as she dragged him into the kitchen. "I'm sure it will."

Phoebe and Cole stood in silence for a long time. They couldn't hear Kat or Chris but they could see them becoming very animated. Finally, Phoebe tore her eyes away from the scene. She gazed into his eyes. "Cole, when I said I'd love you forever I meant it, but I'm not willing to get hurt again and I'm not willing to bring our daughter in to this world without reconciling our problems."

"I know, Phoebe," Cole whispered, "but first I have to figure out who I am again. I've been dead for a long time."

Phoebe nodded. Cole leaned in to give her a quick peck on her forehead, but she turned away looking out the windows. Taking the hint, he shimmered away.

"Phoebe!" She heard Paige call. It was dinnertime.