A Destiny To Fulfill
Summary: Set after "It's a bad bad world". Chris died, but he is sent back to fulfill his destiny to save Wyatt (Gideon wasn't the one who turned him in my story). Will he be able to make everything alright?
Authors Note: I know it's been a long time since I put a update in but I hope that everyone's still interested in the story. I'll try to update more frequent now I promise.
Chapter 7: An unexpected help
Leo was in a state of shock. As he had came back to the manor with the sisters Chris had been standing by baby Chris' crib. Kivan hadn't been in sight and Leo had let out a sigh of relief, but as he saw that the crib was empty his heart had almost stopped beating. He couldn't even remember what had happened after this. Now he was sitting on the old couch in the attic and stared blankly into the air while Piper flipped through the book to find a way to get baby Chris back, Phoebe tried to scry for him, Paige hold Wyatt and Chris concentrated to locate his baby self. The fact that baby Chris was gone had also snapped the sisters out of the influence of Kivans spell.
As Chris opened his eyes to make a little break from sensing he looked worriedly over to his father. The lost look on his face broke Chris' heart. He walked over to Leo and sat beside him. "Don't worry dad" he said calmly. "We'll get him – me, mini me back."
Leo didn't reacted. He just barely understood what his son tried to tell him and continued to look ahead. Chris felt panic coming over him as he couldn't get through to his father. "Dad look at me" he said with a strong voice, even though he felt weaker than ever before in his life. He didn't know what Kivan did to his baby self but it also infected him and he had to gather all his strength not to start to shake violently as he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Leo finally looked up at him. His eyes were filled with tears. Chris swallowed hard as again a wave of pain rushed over him. What the hell was Kivan doing? "I'm okay dad, that means mini me is too. We still have time" he lied trying to sound confident. Piper now walked over to them too and sat on the other side of her husband. "He's right Leo" she said while holding back the tears herself.
"I – I failed you again" Leo finally said before he broke down and started to cry heavily. Chris pulled him into a hug and whispered "No you didn't fail me. None of this is your fault."
At this Leo lost it and stood up quickly. "Of coure it is! I'm your father and I should be able to protect you, but instead I fail in that again and again! I already had to watch you die once, I can't do it again! I'm the crappiest father in the whole damn world! You deserve so much better, I don't deserve you!" he shouted before falling to his knees where he once again started to cry.
Piper knelt down beside him and hold him close while Chris stared at his father in shock. He hadn't seen him like this in his entire life and he was afraid that Leo wouldn't be able to go on when something happened to him. I have to find mini me quickly, he thought before this pain in his chest returned with such a force that he almost fell from the couch. His parents and aunts looked at him in fear as he began to breathe heavily.
"Chris what's the matter?" Piper asked and sat again onto the couch to take her sons hand.
"I – nothing" Chris gasped, still trying to sound strong.
"Don't play the martyr again Chris" Piper warned. "What's happening?"
Everyone was now staring at him. "I don't know" he said truthfully and leaned back.
"Phoebe, Paige. Go and get the spell and the vanquishing potion for Kivan" Piper ordered as she realized in how much pain her son seemed to be. "We go and kill this bastard before he can cause more problems."
"But Piper, we don't know for sure where he even is" Phoebe responded.
Leo finally got up from the floor and looked at her sharply. "We'll try the cave. We have to do something."
Phoebe wanted to contradict but then she realized that nothing could change Pipers and Leos mind. "Okay" she sighed and walked over to the table where the spell and the potion stood while Leo took Wyatt from Paige. In the meantime Piper stroked Chris' hair from his forehead and gave it a quick kiss. "You're going to be fine, okay?" she said soothingly. Chris nodded slightly. The pain was getting stronger by every minute that passed.
Piper gave his hand a soft squeeze, then she stood up and went over to her sisters."Ready?" she asked them. They just nodded and gave her a vial with the potion. Piper turned once again back to her sons and Leo. "Take care of him. We'll be right back with baby Chris" she promised and grabbed Paiges hand who orbed them out to Kivans cave.
When the sisters arrived in the underworld they could hear again the usual screams. But this time it was different. Small high screams could be heard too. The screams of a baby. "Chris" Piper whispered in fear and stormed into the cave. What she saw there made her almost faint. Her little boy was in the middle of this strange ball and cried heavily, while Kivan had his hands on it and chanted something in an old language.
"Bastard!" Piper shouted furiously.
Slightly surprised Kivan turned around and looked at them with an evil smirk. "You can't vanquish me. You're not powerful enough."
"Wanna bet?" Piper responded and flicked her hands to blow him up. He stumbled a bit back but remained in one piece. Quickly Paige and Phoebe threw the vanquishing potion at him. Immediately flames errupted around him. Then Phoebe took the piece of paper with the spell out of her pocket and hold it out so her sisters could read it too. Together the Charmed Ones recited the spell
"We call upon the ancient power
to help us in this darkest hour
Come to us and help us win this fight
vanish this evil from our sight"
The flames around the demon turned dark blue and then a loud explosion was heard. The light from it was so strong that the sisters had to turn their heads away. When the light was gone they quickly turned around again and let out a sigh of relief when they saw that Kivan was gone. Without hesitation Piper went over to the black ball. She reached out with her hands to get her baby out of it but Phoebe qickly ran on her side and grabbed her hands.
"Wait. I think a spell would be better" she said.
"And what spell?" Piper asked impatiently while baby Chris continued to cry loudly.
"Err… I think I know something" Phoebe answered and hold out her hand for Paige. The youngest sister took it, knowing that Phoebe wanted to use the power of three.
Back at the manor Leo tried hard to stay calm while he hold his oldest child tight and watched helplessly his younger one suffer. This can't be happening, he thought desperately. Not again. He couldn't believe it that he once again couldn't do something against the pain Chris had to endure. Why the hell was he a wightlighter if he can't heal his own son?
"Dad, you suffocating Wyatt" Chris said with a low voice to pull Leo out of his thoughts. The pain in his chest wasn't as strong as it had been a few minutes ago but instead he felt totally powerless. Maybe that was the reason why Kivan was after his baby self and Wyatt. Not just to kill them but to get their powers too.
Leo now loosened his grip on Wyatt and looked down at Chris who was still lying on the couch in the attic. "Hold on Chris, they'll be right back. And then you're going to be fine, okay?" he asked tyring to get the answer he needed so badly.
Chris nodded. "Sure. Nothing's going to kill me that easily" he answered with a small smile. Nothing can kill me really, he thought to himself. But he wondered what would happen if he would die again. Would he be sent back again? Or would it be final this time? Chris just hoped he won't be forced to find out.
"Yeah, I know" Leo responded and smiled slightly back at him. But then a blue light on the other side of the attic caught his attention. He turned around and saw a triquetra shining on the wall. It looked like a portal. Leo frowned worriedly as a tall blonde man stepped out of it dressed in black.
"Wyatt" Chris gasped surprised as he saw the man.
"What?" Leo asked not sure if he'd understood his son right. But Chris didn't answered, instead the man who seemed to be his grown-up first born child took a step in their direction and asked with a cold voice "Did you really thought that you can send me back to the future and I'll stay there?"
Again Chris didn't respond. He knew that now they were in really great trouble. In his current state he couldn't fight his older brother. "Dad orb outta here" he said as he finally found his voice.
"No, I'm not leaving you alone" Leo answered. After all he had done it earlier today and after he was back baby Chris had been gone. There was no way in hell that Leo would leave Chris alone again.
"You have to bring Wyatt somewhere else" Chris tried to convince him.
"Oh don't worry Chris" adult Wyatt said. "I won't be so stupid to hurt myself."
Leo stood up quickly. "And I won't let you hurt Chris either."
Wyatt just smirked and waved his hand in Leos direction. Baby Wyatt disappeared in blue orbs and appeared in his playpen on the attic while Leo was thrown over the floor till he hit the wall.
"No!" Chris yelled and tried to stay up but as soon as he was on his feet he collapsed on the floor. He put a hand on his chest and felt that his heartspeed was way too fast.
Wyatt watched slightly worried how his brother gasped for air. "What happened?" he asked still in the same cold tone as usual.
"A demon kidnapped baby Chris" Leo said while he quickly walked over to his youngest son to help him. But again Wyatt flung his arm and sent Leo away from his brother.
"Wyatt" Chris said weakly. "Stop – please."
Now Wyatt walked over to him and hold a hand over Chris' chest in the attempt to heal him. Chris flinched as his brother came so near to him but he couldn't back away, he was too weak. The golden glow from Wyatts hand faded slowly as nothing happened. "Why can't I heal him?" he asked his father, who was still on the other side of the attic, harshly.
"I tried to explain" Leo answered while he once again tried to go to his sons. "A demon kidnapped his baby self. We have to heal him or it won't work."
"Then what are you still doing here?" Wyatt asked angrily. "Shouldn't you search for him?"
Leo was surprised how much Wyatt seemed to care about his brother. After all he had broken Chris' arm just a few hours ago by hisself. But he decided to ignore it for now as he realized that Wyatt wouldn't hurt Chris this time. "Piper, Phoebe and Paige are in the underworld to vanquish the demon and to get Chris back" he said and knelt down next to his sons.
"Well, they won't have to do it" Wyatt responded and flamed out to the underworld.
Leo looked worriedly at the spot where his oldest son had vanished. Was he really just here to help? Leo couldn't believe that.
"Don't worry. He will kill Kivan" Chris said as he realized what his father seemed to think.
"Are you sure that he's really here to help?" Leo asked while he helped Chris on the couch again.
"No, that's surely not the reason why he came here in the first place. But he won't let Kivan hurt me – or mini me."
Again Leo was surprised at his sons behaviour. "How can you be so sure about this? I thought he tried to kill you the last time he was here?"
Chris nodded. "Yeah but he never let anyone else hurt me" he explained.
Leo wasn't convinced about his oldest sons motives but realized that he hadn't much choice than to trust in what Chris told him. He looked over the attic once again and then suddenly he noticed something that caused him to open his eyes in shock.
"Dad what's wrong?" Chris asked as he saw the expression on Leos face.
Leo swallowed, fear coming over him. "The sceptre, Kivans sceptre is gone."
TBC… (Is Kivan really dead? What will happen to Chris? And will Wyatt really help? Please review!)
