Chapter 3

Chris's Dream/Flashback

"DAMN YOU CHRISTOPHER!" Wyatt Halliwell screamed as he hurled yet another energy ball at his brother's already bloodied and bruised form. "Ahh" the boy cried out in pain as the supernatural weapon made contact with his skin leaving a severe burn mark behind. "How many times do I have to hurt you before you get it? There is no such thing as good or evil Chris, it's all about power. Power that I posses and power you can share in with me, if only you would let go of the Mom's and the Aunts old way of thinking" he said as he moved to stand toe to toe with his brother.

"Go to hell Wyatt! I will never join you, ever! I can never be a monster like you. Killing innocent women and child all for what? So you can have all the power to yourself. You're nothing more than a weak willed, pathetic piece of shit!" the boy shouted earning him a powerful back hand from his brother. "Insolence!" the man yelled as the sound of his hand meeting his brother's face echoed through out the cell. "Ha! Mom hit harder than that" the boy said egging his brother on.

"Ah yeah, dear old Mommy, did I ever tell you how good it felt to run Excalibur clear across that bitch's throat" Wyatt smirked knowing how badly he was getting to his brother. "Don't you dare talk about her like that!" the younger Halliwell shouted as he pulled on the chains that held him captive. "Why talk about her, when I can show her to you" the man said waving his hand and replaying the worst day of Christopher Halliwell's life.

"Mom Wyatt killed Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige I saw him" a fourteen year old Chris said as his mother continued to scry for her sisters. "Chris how many times do I have to tell you that your brother may have behavioral problems but he is no killer? Now make yourself useful and go find your Aunts" Piper spoke trying to actually believe the words she just said. "My son is not a killer" she said again hoping that the more she said it, the truer it would become.

"Mom please, stop this! We have to leave right now before Wyatt kills you to" the boy pleaded with his mother. "NO! Your brother would never do something like that. He didn't kill my sisters and he's not going to kill me! So stop trying to turn me against him Chris, it won't work. God, you really need to get over your jealousy of your brother"

She always did like me best, didn't she Chris?" Wyatt taunted his brother as the scene played on.

"You know what Mom, fuck you! I've always done what you've asked of me, I've always been the good son, the dependable son, the one who would go out of his way to please everyone in this got damn family and do you want to know what I get for it? Nothing but shit in return. Sorry to break the news to you Mom, but your son is EVIL! He killed your sisters and he's going to kill you too, if you don't let me get you out of here!"

Suddenly two demons appeared holding the bodies of the two youngest Halliwell sisters. "Phoebe? Paige?" the woman whispered as the intruders laughed in response. "Wyatt!" Piper screamed hoping that her son would be able to save his aunts. "Forget about him Mom, please just let me take you up to Dad" the boy said reaching for his mother while the woman slapped his hand away. "NO I want your brother" she said crushing the feelings of her youngest child. Just then Wyatt flamed in.

The boy's appearance confirmed what his brother had already known. There his older brother stood dressed in black from head to toe surrounded by upper level demons ready to do his bidding at a moments notice. "Hello Mother. I'm so sorry about Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige, ah if only they weren't so got damn nosy" the man smirked at the horrified look on his mother's face. "Leave her alone Wyatt" his younger brother warned as he made a move towards his mother only to be grabbed and held in place by several of his brother's henchmen.

"No Wyatt, please tell me you didn't do this" his mother pleaded as tears fell from her eyes. "Wyatt, please" the boy mocked. "That's funny. That's the exact same thing they said right before I disposed of them. Don't worry their deaths were quick and painless, yours on the other hand" Wyatt began using his telekinesis to bring the woman to him. "Won't be so lucky. Excalibur" the man called as the sword appeared in his hands. "I love you Chris" Piper spoke softly to the boy as her other son grabbed a tight hold on her and ever so slowly slide the blade across her neck.

"Nooooo!" the youngest Halliwell screamed both in the scene and in the present. "See what happens when go against me Chris" both versions of his brother said in unison as the image faded away. "Now let me ask you this one more time…"

End of Dream/Flashback

"No!" Chris screamed out loud as his parents tried desperately to awake him from what seemed to be a nightmare.

"Chris honey, come on wake up" Piper Halliwell pleaded with her son.

"It's ok Chris, you're safe" his father spoke.

"MOM!" the boy continued as he fought with an invisible adversary.

"I'm right here baby, open your eyes and look at me"

"WHY DID YOU KILL MOM WYATT?" the boy cried out. "HOW COULD YOU?"

Piper and Leo exchanged glances of shock as their son tossed and turned while crying hysterically in his sleep.

"It's ok baby, Mommy's right here. Please Chris just open your eyes and come back to me" the woman pleaded trying to put the news of her death at her oldest son's hands out of her mind.

She then hugged the boy tightly as he slowly made his way to consciousness again.

"That's it buddy, open your eyes" the boy's father said in a shaken voice.

Opening his eyes Chris could see both of his parents looking down on him with looks of concern. At first he thought that he was dreaming but the smell of his mother's perfume and the pain in his side told him other wise.

"Mom? Dad?" he questioned.

"Hey. You were having a nightmare, are you ok?" his mother said while brushing the hair from in front of his eyes.

Not wanting to worry or burden them with the truth, Chris tried quickly to cover.

"I was just dreaming about that whole thing with Gideon" the boy lied a little to easily.

"No you weren't Chris" the boy's mother spoke softly.

"How do you know?" the boy nervously responded.

"You were talking in your sleep" Piper said as she began to sob heavily.

"We know the truth Chris. We know that Wyatt killed your Mom"