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Chapter 6 - Do We Have To

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Disclaimer: I own nothing about the show charmed. : ( Just the ones that I made up. : )

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Bianca mother's - condo

Chris awakes from the shimmering.

Chris - Wow, talk about your rude awakenings.

Bianca walks away from Chris shaking her head and begins to draw a triquetra on the apartment's wall.

Chris - How're you gonna bring me back anyway? That spell's a one-way door. It only goes backwards in time.

Bianca - coolly, but cold for it being towards Chris - He created a new spell because of you, one that works both ways.

Chris - I'm touched.

Bianca - You should be. He's gone through a lot of trouble to get you back.

Chris - Yeah, I see that.

Bianca - You know, you don't have to believe me, Chris, but this really is for the best.

Chris - Oh really? How's that?

Bianca - Because this is your only chance to live. If I fail, he'll just keep sending more assassins back and all they'll have to bring home is a body.

Chris - It doesn't matter. There's nothing left in the future anymore anyway.

He holds up the ring for Bianca to see.

Bianca - loosing the cold act and becoming weak - No Chris…

Chris - No, I'm not returning it. I'm just saying, lose the cold act, or prepared for this 11 year relationship to come crashing to the ground. - cocky - And remember Bianca, the higher you fly, the harder you fall.

As Bianca draws the triquetra, the couple remembers the worst moment of their relationship, with the exception of now.

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Manor - Attic - Future

In the Halliwell's attic, Bianca completes drawing the Triquetra.

Bianca - It's time.

Chris - I don't wanna go. I don't wanna leave you.

Bianca removes her engagement ring and presses it into Chris' hand.

Bianca - Here, this will remind you of why we're doing this. What's waiting for you here.

They hug.

Chris - Just make sure you take care of the guards, okay. Then, get out of here. 'Cause if he finds you, if he knows you betrayed him, he'll kill you.

Bianca - Don't worry. Come on, I can take care of myself.

They walk over to where the Book of Shadows used to stand. Chris begins to read a spell.

Chris - chanting - I call upon the ancient power to help us in this darkest hour; Let the Book return to this place, claim refuge in its rightful space.

The Book of Shadows appears with a loud clap.

Chris - amazed and shocked - It worked.

Bianca - The spell… Find the spell!

They flip through the Book of Shadows urgently.

Chris - finding the spell in question and chanting it - Hear these words, hear the rhyme, heed the hope within my mind; Send me back to where I'll find, what I wish in place in time.

A magical time portal opens in the triquetra on the wall. Chris walks towards it as Bianca watches. He turns around to look at her. A guard shimmers in behind Bianca.

Chris - Bianca!

Bianca kicks the guard onto the ground.

Bianca - Go! Go!

The guard trips Bianca but she fights back. Chris walks through the time portal, leaving Bianca to fight alone.

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Bianca mother's - Condo

In the apartment, Bianca stands facing Chris with the completed triquetra behind her.

Chris - You really expect me to jump into this thing like before.

Bianca - Not without a fight, no.

Chris - How can you give up on this mission? How can you just stand there and pretend like we never meant anything to each other? Because without the mission, there is no US. You know that!

Bianca - I don't have a choice.

Chris - Bianca, please don't do this. Don't give up on everything that we fought for.

Bianca - I'm not. I'm just hoping we can find another way.

Bianca walks to the triquetra on the wall.

Bianca - Ready?

The girls orb in.

Piper - Hey, future girl!

Piper tosses a vial at Bianca. But in slow motion, Bianca, athame in hand, throws it as she shimmers out, the athame shatters the vial mid-air, Piper gestures and freezes the blade just in front of her face, then Bianca shimmers back in and grabs the athame out of the air. Back in regular motion, Bianca spins on Piper, holding the athame at her throat.

Bianca - You were saying?

Phoebe - Wow, she is good.

Paige makes a move towards Bianca.

Bianca - Uh uh. I can kill her in half the time it takes you to even think about it.

Paige - Yeah, we still have enough potion to vanquish you.

Bianca - Maybe, but then you really will have to hope the power of two will do. Won't you, Paige? You'd be surprised what's in the history books. Now put the vials down slowly.

Chris - Bianca, don't. Let her go and I promise I'll go with you.

Paige - Chris, what are you doing?

Chris - If you kill her, there won't be a future for either one of us to go back to and you know it.

Phoebe - What are you talking about?

Bianca - You'll see if you live long enough.

Paige - Piper, freeze them.

Piper gestures to freeze the couple but they don't freeze.

Piper - Uh, ok… I get why she didn't freeze but why didn't he freeze?

Phoebe - Unless he's a…

Chris - I'm a witch too? That's right. Part-witch, part-Whitelighter. Just like you, Paige.

Paige - You lied to us?

Chris - I had to. It was the only way I could get you to trust me.

Phoebe - Trust you? You lied to us! TO ME!

Chris - No, I did die when I was 10. I revived myself.

Paige - I can't believe you! How can you be so content with yourself? You son of a…

Bianca - HEY! Hold your tongue, it you plan to keep it.

Chris - Never mind. It doesn't matter anyway.

Piper - So that's it. You're just gonna leave?

Chris - I don't have a choice. She stripped my powers.

Piper - Yes, you do have a choice. You can step aside and let me vanquish her.

Chris - I don't think so. Let you kill the love of MY LIFE AND THE MOTHER TO MY CHILD. I don't think so. Lets go.

Bianca - YES. It is about time!

Chris - I'm sorry that I had a hard time accepting the fact that I have to go back.

Chris and Bianca turn towards the portal. Bianca waves her hand and the portal opens on demand. Without even thinking Chris and Bianca step thought the portal, with Chris looking back once.

Paige - Now what?

Phoebe - Go after them?

Piper - I doubt there being a spell in the book, but it's worth a shot. We can't let him rot there, he came back to save my son, the least I can do is save him.

The three sisters connect hands and they orb away.

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End of Chapter 6 - Do We Have To

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