Chapter 13

The members of the Halliwell family worked in silence for quite some time trying to processes everything they had just learned. Phoebe and Paige were studying the book of shadows, Piper was working on a vanquishing potion and Leo was off finding something to trap the sprits at magic school. Meanwhile Chris and Wyatt were sitting together on the far side of the attic talking quietly about what had just happened.

"I can't believe this" the man said for the hundredth time in a soft voice that Chris had never heard before.

"It's ok Wyatt. No one blames you for what happened and once we find the Phantoms that were responsible we can put this whole nightmare behind us" the boy responded.

"That doesn't excuse what's been done Chris. I killed our parents for something that wasn't their fault" the older male witch spoke holding up a hand to silence his brother, knowing exactly what the boy was about to say. "I know what you're going to say Chris and you can just save it. Ignorance is no excuse especially as powerful as I am. I should felt something. What type of all powerful being am I if I can't even tell when my parents are being possessed?"

"I'm not going to sit here and listen to you talk like this Wyatt. How many times do I have to tell you that this is all because of those got damn Phantoms and once we vanquish their asses, then we'll be able to get back to our lives in a new future where none of this ever happened"

"Are you kidding me Chris? Do you really think that it's going to be that easy for me? Do you? Because if so, then you're even more naïve then I thought. Don't you get it? I will remember what I did for the rest of my life and the affects of it all will haunt me till my dying day" the man said looking the boy coldly in the eyes.

Chris was all set to respond and put his brother in his place and stop put an end to his guilt trip. That was until his mother's voice filled the air.

"Found them" the woman said dropping the scrying crystal and turning to her two children. "Ok while we're taking care of them I want you two to stay here"

"No. I'm coming with you" replied her oldest child as he got to his feet.

"Wyatt sweetie I don't think that's such a good idea"

"Well I don't care what you think. You may have seen what the future held and what Chris and I went through at the hands of those cretins but we LIVED it. If anyone deserves to make them pay, it's me and I won't let you or anybody else stand in the way of me getting my revenge" Wyatt said in a voice that made them all tremble a bit.

Piper was all set to argue with the future version of her oldest child when the boy's father orbed in.

"Ok I've got the wand" said Leo as he formed and paused for a short moment shifting his gaze back and forth between his wife and oldest son. "What's going on?" the man asked in a curious voice.

"Mother here seems to think that I'm a child who needs to be told what to do"

"That's not it and you know it Wyatt!" the woman shot back in her own defense.

"Come on guys we don't have time to go to war with each other and I'm sorry Mom, but Wyatt's right. We're the ones who lived through it and were hurt the most by those things so we have just as much of a right to be there as you do. Hell if anything you should be the one to stay home while Wyatt and I handle everything"

"No way are we going to let you two face the Phantoms on your own" the middle sister spoke.

"Ok, I think we should all just go and get this over with" said an anxious Paige who received a death stare from her oldest sister.

"Whos side are you on?" question Piper who folded her arms over her chest showing her discontentment.

"I'm on both of your sides and the more time we waste arguing the less likely we'll be to catch the Phantoms before they move on"

"Move on?" Phoebe spoke inquisitively.

"Yes move on. Phantoms don't stay in one place for too long. It keeps them from being sensed"

"Thanks our walking, talking little book of shadows" Paige teased the dark haired boy.

"Ha. Ha. Can we please just go? Time is of the essence people?"

"Chris is right. We need to leave now" Leo said taking his wife's hand and orbing out before she had a chance to protest as the others followed closely behind.

IN THE UNDERWORLD

"HEE! That was the best power boost I've had in years" the female malevolent sprit spoke to her male counterpart.

"I know. It was thee most amazing power rush we're had in a while my love but we must not get ahead of ourselves. It's going to take a few more years to acquire the amount of energy we're going to need to go after the youngest son of the charmed one"

"Too bad the kid hasn't been born yet but from what the seer foresaw we're going to be as powerful as we were before those stupid witches cursed us" the female hissed.

"Bastards" Chris cursed under his breath as he and the rest of his family watched the bright blue evil sprits from just a few feet away.

"Don't worry little brother they're going to pay for all the pain they cause you" the older boy spoke not once taking his eye off of their intended target.

"Ready?" questioned Leo as he gave passed the two wands to his oldest son and his wife. He also kept one for him self just incase another decided to surprise them.

"Now remember Paige, Phoebe, Chris you're going to throw the potions at the three exits so they can't escape and if something goes wrong tell me so I can use my powers to help keep them from leaving. Ok?"

All three nodded their heads ready to do as they were told.

"Ok on three" Wyatt spoke. "One, two, THREE" he said as everyone emerged from their hiding places and immediately went to work.

Chris set his eyes on one of the exits and was set to throw the potion when one of the Phantoms knocked him to the ground hard. Recovering quickly, the boy was able to toss the vial in the direction of the opening, sealing it shut.

Phoebe and Paige also had the same amount of success as the Piper, Leo and Wyatt stood in the center of the room watching the beings try helplessly to escape their demise.

"There's no where for you to go you pathetic pieces of shit" Wyatt called out with a smile on his face enjoying their frantic squeals.

"Do what you will" the male bravely spoke. "Because I get the strangest feeling that by the end of the night you too will feel what its like to have your back to the wall" the ghost smiled after delivering his cryptic message as Wyatt held the wand high in the air, as did his mother.

Everyone was too busy enjoying the moment that no one noticed that a grayish-blue sprit had snuck up on their youngest member. The youngest Halliwell could feel the looming danger and had turned around to confront it, but in the end his words became lodge in his throat and his very being was taken over before he had even the slightest chance to react.

"Earth to Chris" Paige called out as she snapped her fingers in front of her nephews face. "Hey, it's over now. No one's ever going to hurt you again" the woman smiled completely unaware that the person she was talking to was not her nephew.

"Yeah that's great" the sprit said trying to cover with a smile on his face that made the witch suddenly feel troubled.

"Chris, are you ok peanut" questioned the boy's mother.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just can't believe that it's finally over"

"That makes two of us" replied Wyatt as he wrapped his arms around the boy. When he felt the boy tense up he thought it strange at first, but he decided to dismiss it as the boy just getting trying to let everything sink in so he let it go.

"I'm happy to have my family back on good terms with each other and all but I when I think happy moments this place definitely does not come to mind" Piper spoke looking around the dark cave.

"You're right about that" Paige said turning her nose up.

"Good then let's go home" Leo smiled before taking his wife's hand and orbing out along with her sister.

"Hey, are you ok Chris?" Wyatt said eyeing his brother cautiously.

"Sure bro I've never felt better" the boy smirked before orbing out with a very suspicious Wyatt hot on his trail.