Okay, I removed my chapters and reworked my story - as much as I have - thus far.
Hopefully, it will be more interesting to readnow, and I would love comments.
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Plot Info:I had a bunchofthings I was going to bring up. But I can't thinkof what they were
now. So, if you have questions;you may askin your replies.
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed, orany Character associated with the show. I only own
my idea for this story.
"So, we all agree?" "This is just a 'one time' thing!" "He's in and out and then no more thoughts on the subject whatsoever!" "Got it?" Piper asked.
"Got it" Paige and Phoebe answered. "We just want to see that he's, well, you know and that's all?" Paige and Phoebe nodded in unison with Piper as she spoke emphatically. Leo simply stood quietly off in the background of the attic. He knew this wasn't a good idea, but he was also VERY curious to know if indeed his eldest son was evil or not. It seemed that they were all unfortunately, but understandably a bit paranoid about this particular topic, as Future Chris had spent the better part of a year drilling into their head's to no end the fact that Wyatt had in his timeline become the 'biggest evil the world had known'. Thus, leading to what they were about to do.
It's not like they didn't have enough to deal with currently. They had in the past year dealt with Leo's meltdown over Gideon, Avatars, the FBI, Inspector Sheridan, and most currently Zankou. Thanks to Future Chris though, the majority of the general 'weekly' demon vanquishes had eased up considerably. During his time in the past, Chris had helped and/or encouraged the Sister's to vanquish dozens of the more 'pesky' lower level demons, not to mention a few of the more dangerous ones. So, the Manor was actually more busy now with everyday things… work, P3, magic school, personal lives – and last but not least, two magical children under the age of 3 years. That was actually plenty to deal with as far as they were concerned. As much as Piper preached about wanting a 'NORMAL LIFE', she could no longer control her urge to check out the future of her oldest son. Just one 5 minute conversation, she felt, she knew – would ease so many of her fears and worries. Yes, she was determined to do this, consequences be 'damned'. Although, she did momentarily consider and fear possible repercussions, she immediately pushed those thoughts out of her mind. Determined to just do this and be done with it.
"So, on with it." orders Piper. The Sister's gathered close and recited the summoning spell. Within a minute, blue orbs swirl into the center of the crystal circle Paige had laid out – just in case. Once the blue orb ceased a young man about 25 with short kempt blond hair appeared. What was at first a look of confusion and bewilderment, quickly changing to one of surprise.
"What the…" was all he could manage to get out. Immediately, Piper asked, "Wyatt?" "Mom, what's going on?" was all he said in that "duh" done some children have. Where to start? None of them had any idea what or how much Wyatt knew about his past, Chris' past. So, they were at a loss for words. 'You think we would have thought a little more about what to do next'. Paige thought to herself. Probably thinking the same thing, Phoebe said "See this is why this kind of thing is a bad idea!" "Oh, shut up!" snapped Piper.
Still confused, Wyatt took a small step forward, not noticing the crystal cage he was encased in. Zap…"ouch, Fu.." Wyatt groaned. "Don't finish that phrase, young man!" Piper ordered. "Uh, I'm not Evil, if that's what you are wondering." He said matter-of-factly rubbing his face from where it got zapped.
Once they all thought about it for a second, they realized that the blue orb was all the proof they needed that he was not evil, and so the mood relaxed a great deal. "Well, that answers my question". Paige said. "What?" "I was wondering if he'd know why we thought to put down the crystals." Paige said in defense of herself.
Annoyed with all of them Wyatt griped, "Is that why I'm here, so that you can see that everything turned out okay, because, if it is, I'm fine, and I really need to get back to my own time now. I'm needed." He finished with an urgency that quickly had them all a bit concerned. "By whom?" Leo chimed in; secretly hoping Wyatt would let something, anything about the future slip.
At this the Sisters looked at Wyatt with questioning eyes. "Well?" Piper asked. "I can't tell you." Wyatt stated his eyes lowered to the attic floor. "Okay, you can skip the whole 'Future Consequences' thing. Been there, heard that." Phoebe said, trying to inject some reason into the whole issue. "Besides, anything you tell us we still have time to fix, change, alter, uh whatever…you know what I mean. Right?" She asked rhetorically.
"Hopefully", Wyatt said, still trying to calculate the ramifications. But, you shouldn't mess with the future anymore. "Do you really want to risk putting everyone through more?" he said, almost pleading. "Please don't ask me anything. Just know that I am fine, never been evil." "That's it, that's all you need to know. Now-see-ya-later-bye!"
This gave them all a scare. Each one thinking silently, "'hat did he mean, what had happened?' The tenth of a second that the attic was silent felt like an hour. Finally, Piper broke the stillness. "Well, of course we don't want anything bad to happen, that's why we summoned you. To make sure that everything turned out alright." Piper tried her best at sounding sincere and convinced. After all, she firmly believed this, no, she desperately wanted to.
With that Wyatt hollered, "What?" Having lost patience with what he felt was their selfishness. This shocked and scared the whole group. They were startled by this kind of outburst coming from their sweet little Wyatt. "I can't believe you, any of you… you are so selfish! Did it ever occur to you that your 'selfishness' could have a negative effect on MY FUTURE, OUR FUTURE?" It's bad enough that Chris had to do it once, and now you all go ahead and summon me – for what, curiosity!"
Wyatt huffed deeply and turned away from everyone, giving Piper enough time to kick into Mother Mode and angrily, loudly say, "Don't you talk to us like that young man! You may be only a few years younger that us right now, but we deserve some respect." "My God, you are just as bad as Chris!" Piper finished. Wyatt turned around and smiled slightly, offering a small "I'm sorry". Piper accepted and gave a small smile in return. Love and pride etched on her face. How could she be anything but proud? Before her stood her eldest son, whom by all appearances…seemed good. Not to mention Chris, whom she knew for a fact was an amazing young man…pushy, uptight and cheekie, but wonderful.
Annoyed with the crystal cage, Wyatt asked, "Could someone please get rid of these crystals. This cage is making me claustrophobic." To that Paige said, "Crystals" orbing them to her and placing them back in their velvet pouch. "Thank you" Wyatt said, taking in a couple of good deep breaths. "Listen, sorry about my earlier outburst. I'm just anxious to get back. It's not good for me to be here."
"You said you knew about the whole 'being evil' thing," Phoebe asked. "How do you know, because I thought we decided, as a family, not to say anything about it, EVER? The Sisters and Leo all shook their heads in complete agreement, concerned etched on their faces.
Again, Wyatt went cryptic with the Mantra of, "I REALLY can't talk about the future. So please just let it go and send me back."
"Aren't you still the Twice Blessed, Super Witch, Most Powerful, magical being? Send yourself back." Phoebe snapped, to which Piper snapped back at her "Phoebe!" "Sorry, but what's with this worried attitude, anyway?"
"I can't fix everything Aunt Phoebe. A sad tone evident in his voice, his eyes remained downcast. At this Piper gets a chill down her spine.
Almost whispering, she asks, "What happened?"
Exhausted by the weight of it all, and knowing that he wasn't getting out of this one anytime soon. Wyatt tries to think of something to say. While subconsciously shoving his hands so far into his jeans pockets that he begins to look like he's going to fold in half!
"Where are the kids? What year is this." he asks.
"Don't worry. "At Sheila's and don't worry, you guys are still little." "We didn't want to risk exposing them to anything dangerous." "Sorry", Piper added, apologetically. Relieved, Wyatt smiles, "Don't be. It's okay. You didn't know what to expect."
There's another moment of silence.
"So, you never answered Paige's question. What's got you so worried? What is it that you are hiding?" Leo asked as gently as possible, hoping that Wyatt now felt comfortable enough to at least give a little bit of insight into his life. Wyatt was worried about what was going on in 'his time', but sure that he wasn't getting out of this conversation… in any way. He swallowed and blurted out with as much conviction, honesty and pep as he could muster so as not to give anything away.
"Oh, nothing – I'm just worried about letting anything slip… you know, I don't want to be responsible for anything getting messed up on my end."
"Oh, that sounds familiar." Phoebe said, rolling her eyes not believing him for a moment.
"Really, honest", Wyatt added too eagerly.
Piper had enough and yelled, "Oh for crying out loud. Why are you being so secretive?" "What is the problem?"
"Come on son, what are you trying to protect us from?" Added Leo. "I said it to Chris while he was here, and I guess I'll have to say it to you. We are the parents!" "We are supposed to take care of you. Not the other way around."
Wyatt just stared blankly into Leo's eyes for a few seconds before ranting "Well you sure screwed that up." With that one look, Leo got the impression that it was now Wyatt's turn to hate him.
"Shit." he cursed under his breath. Realizing he couldn't get out of this now. He looked up to the expecting eyes of his mother, father and aunts.
"Fine, you asked for it, but I tried to warn you. It would be easier to show you, rather than tell you." Wyatt relented.
"So, we all go then?" Phoebe asked eagerly. "Oh, I don't know if all of us should go", questioned Leo.
"Honey, I know you're the 'voice of reason' and all, but we might need the Power of Three, so I think it's better if we all go."
Wyatt ordered impatiently, "Okay, fine, everybody goes! Can we just hurry! I really need to get back!"
"Alright, alright let's get going then! I just want to jot down the spells we'll need to get us there and back. Piper explained.
"Chris entered them in the Book of Shadows after the whole thing with Bianca." said Phoebe. "Who's Bianca?" asked Wyatt.
"Oh Thank God, exclaimed Piper, grateful that her son hadn't grown up to meet "that person" as she loved to put it yet again. "Huh?" Wyatt asked repeated. "Never mind, it's not important." Piper shot out. Letting it be known that the topic was now closed for discussion.
Wyatt shrugged and took a seat on one of the old trunks stored in the attic as Leo and the Sisters exited to prepare for their 'trip to the Future'. Waiting for everyone as patiently as possible, but tapping his finger nervously on the wood trunk, unconsciously expressing his nervousness, Wyatt had drifted deep into thought. He began to realize that his summons to the 'Past' with ALL of them again was very uncomfortable for him and must have just been near impossible for Chris to deal with! Wyatt had 'NO IDEA' how Chris lasted as long as he did staying here. While he knew why he had done it. Wyatt couldn't fathom how he managed. The only thing Wyatt knew for sure was that he respected Chris more than nearly anyone, and would do anything for him.
Wyatt was jolted out of his thoughts when Phoebe noisily re-entered the attic.
"Okay, I'm ready, let's get crackin'. Where is everyone?" she asked. "Not back yet." He stated simply.
Wanting to get a premonition off of Wyatt, Phoebe inched ever so carefully closer to him and said, "Hey Wyatt,... "Aunt Phoebe, I am not going to just let you get a premonition if that's what you are thinking."
"Wow, you are good!" Phoebe exclaimed disappointed.
Just then everyone else shuffled into the attic ready to get going. "Okay, I called Sheila, and she'll keep the boys till we get back, and I have the spells… So, let's get going." Piper said.
At this Wyatt rose to his feet and inhaled deeply, trying to decide if he should give them a 'heads up' on what to expect. His thoughts must have been written on his face as his dad asked,
"Is there anything you want to tell us before we go?" His mind made up Wyatt said simply "No, we'll just take things as they come." "Since you all seem so sure that you can fix the future without consequences. I will just let you discover what you want. It'd serve you right." He said.
"Ouch, that hurt." Paige said. "Besides, I have a feeling that someone might agree with you and actually want your help."
"Me, I really think we've had enough 'messing with the past AND future' to last a lifetime." This time Piper and Leo both got a cold chill up their backs.
"What's the matter? Aren't you relieved that you aren't Evil?" Phoebe asked half serious half kidding.
"Yeah, I suppose I am. I just hate what it cost."
"What's that, son?" "You'll see" was all Wyatt said in return.
Soon they were huddled close together reciting the spell. The attic began to glow slightly, and when everyone refocused their eyes they could see the same attic only very altered.
"Okay, it worked, we're here." Wyatt assured. "Are you positive?" Phoebe asked.
"That's my coffee mug over there by the Book of Shadows" Wyatt said pointing to it. Everyone relaxed, taking in their new surroundings.
The attic was filled with books on magic, scrolls, spells, bottles, and various weapons. It looked like a mini Magic School.
"Wow, you have some set up here! I bet Chris is in 'research heaven'." Paige stated.
"Not now" Wyatt said annoyed, but absentmindedly.
Downstairs voices could be heard. It sounded like a party. Giggling, screeching, thumping.
"Sounds like you weren't gone long enough for anyone to notice. That's good, right?" "I suppose" was all he said as he walked towards the door of the attic.
He didn't get far when Future Paige bumped into him as she was entering the attic...
more to come...