Chapter 1

In the silence of night you could almost here Piper and Leo's hearts racing as they both held onto the boy not wanting to let go for fear of losing him all over again. There were so many questions that needed to be answered but neither knew what to say or who exactly to direct the questions to.

"Is he really here?" the woman asked in a trance like state.

"Yeah, it's our little boy Piper" the man said with his eyes still fixated on his son.

"You have to heal him" the woman spoke through her shock.

"I don't think I can Piper"

"You have to try Leo. Please don't let him die again. Please, I wouldn't be able to take it" his wife pleaded. Not wanting to upset her any more, the man did as he was ask and to his amazement the golden glow seemed to close the boy's wound slightly, but stopped after only healing him half way.

"What's the matter? Why isn't it working?" Piper began to panic.

"It worked a little, but it won't heal entirely" the man said trying to remain calm.

"Ok umm, go get Paige and see if she can help" the witch demanded.

"Piper I don't think that…" Leo started before getting cut off.

"NOW!" the woman yelled not willing to let her son die a second death. "Its ok sweetie" the mother spoke to her child. "We're going to fix this and make you all better. I promise" she said as the boy stirred a little in her arms.

"Chris" the woman spoke, hoping that he would open his eyes and respond to her cries, but unfortunately he only stirred a little more before settling down again.

"Piper, what the hell is so important that you have to drag me out of bed at two in the…" the youngest Halliwell sister trailed off as she caught sight of her nephew in his mother's arms.

"Oh my God, Chris. What happened? Where did he come from?"

"It doesn't matter, just hold Leo's hand and try to help him heal Chris" Instantly Paige joined her brother in law at the boy's side and worked with him to close the wound.

Seconds turned into minutes without any improvement. "Damn it!" the boy's father cried out in frustration. "It's still not working"

"Leo, please. You have to do something" his wife pleaded.

"Ok, I'll go check with the Elders and see if they know what Gideon did to the athame that he used to stab Chris with. Maybe they have the antidote" the man's tone full of hopefulness.

"Just please hurry" Piper spoke wanting to believe the optimism in her spouses voice.

Suddenly a groggily Phoebe entered the room "Hey why didn't anyone invite me to the party" she joked. As her vision cleared she could see the severity of the situation. "Chris" she said moving to sit by him. "How is this possible?"

"I don't know. I woke up a few minutes ago and I could feel someone in the bed with me. I thought it was Leo but when I felt his chest I knew it wasn't him and when I turned on the lights, my little boy was laying next to me" the woman finished as she ran a hand over the boys face.

"I just hope Leo's can find something to save him. I can't sit here and watch my son die, Phoebe, I can't." Piper said as the water made its way down her face.

"I don't understand why can't Leo just heal him?"

"We tried but it only healed half way. Leo thinks that it has something to do with some kind of curse Gideon put on the athame he used on Chris" Paige responded.

"Where's Leo now?"

"He went to talk to the Elders and see if they know anything about the curse or if they have the antidote" Paige spoke getting a bad vibe about the whole situation.

"I just hope they'll be able to help us, before it's too late"

"Rex!" Leo called to one of the Elders who happened to be crossing his path at the moment.

"Yes Leo, what can I do for you?"

"I need your help. My son is injured and I need you to tell me everything you need know about what Gideon did to the athame that he was going to use on Wyatt?" At the completion of the man's sentence the Elder looked at him in confusion.

"Did someone get to Wyatt?" the man asked.

"No Chris, the other Chris. He appeared out of nowhere and I need to know what Gideon did so I can reverse the spell or give him an antidote. Look it doesn't matter, just please tell me what you know" Leo pleaded.

"Alright Leo, but you're not going to like this, at all" the Elder spoke in a saddened tone. There was nothing that could have prepared the man for the information that he was about to receive. It would turn out to be the answers to his prayers and his worst nightmare all rolled into one.

"Come on honey, wake up" Piper spoke to her youngest child as she wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I've missed you so much sweetie, please open your eyes for Mama" she continued as her sisters looked on with tears in their eyes.

"We have to be strong for Piper if Leo comes back with bad news" Paige spoke in a shaken voice.

"He's not Paige" Phoebe said in a harsh voice that her sister wasn't used to.

"Phoebe I want Chris to be ok as much as you do but we have to be prepared in case there's nothing the Elders can do" The older sister was getting ready to reply when she noticed her brother in law's orb cloud.

"So what did they say?" Phoebe rushed over to him before the man had a chance to fully form. But when he did she saw the depleted look on his face she knew it wouldn't be good news. He was exhibiting all kids of emotions that caused the woman to step away from him so her head wouldn't explode.

"Leo, what's wrong?" Piper questioned. "What is it, damn it, say something" she yelled trying to get a response from the angel, but all he did was stand there.

After keeping them in suspense for some time as he tried to process what was just told to him, Leo finally spoke. "There is an antidote and a way to save him" the man's spoke in an unrecognizable voice.

"Ok. Tell me and Phoebe what's in it so we can start working on the potion" Paige urged the man.

"I'm afraid it's not going to be that easy" Leo said taking a deep breath before continuing. "We're going to need the blood of the two people that cursed it, which means we're going to have to resurrect Gideon and Barbus"