Chapter 14
Suddenly a loud crash could be heard from downstairs followed by screams. Both Pipers looked at each other in fear and nervousness, worried about what they may find on the floor below.
"What the hell was that" questioned future Piper with a voice full of concern and dread already knowing the answer. She knew whatever it was had to do with her sons. She just hoped that they wouldn't end up doing something that they might regret in the long run or force her to do something that she might.
"I don't know but we're about to find out." past Piper answered back before she and future Piper ran downstairs to find bodies flying everywhere as the Halliwell brothers looked on amusedly.
Both Pipers were looking on with shocked and horror filled expressions when they saw the ciaos and havoc taking place before them courtesy of their two sons.
The destruction was unlike anything they had ever seen or encounter before and if they had a voice in the matter would never witness again. The dark magic that was being used was foreign and mysterious to them as they stood frozen in place unable to move, speak or stop the forces standing at their feet and truth be told even if they could they we're sure if either one of them possessed the strength or will power to do so.
How was this possible? How did their angelic little boys turn into the nightmare that they now saw before them? Well Chris's part in the demolition could be easily explained after all was under a spell but his brother was a different story. Everything that future Piper heard about her eldest son seemed so surreal to her but now the truth about his demonic nature was staring her in the face making the facts that much harder to deny while past Piper had been unfortunate enough to hear about her eldest son's actions and witness it all in the same day. The woman's feet almost gave out from underneath her as she continued to watch her baby boy and his newly discovered younger sibling in action. The hearts of both women seemed to stop as they were finally able to make out just what was going on.
It was a strong black wind storm illuminating from the hands of their children as the swirling dark force surrounded their family who was holding on to various objects trying their best not to get sucked into the dark tornado that was surrounded by a ring of fire. They watched on vulnerably as Paige tried to orb away only to be knocked back down time after time again while screaming frantically unable to escape the wrath of her nephews as their cruel laughter echoed throughout the manor.
Across from her was the past version of Wyatt and Chris's father laying on the floor desperately clinging to the wooden leg of the couch only inches away from the black fiery hell. The man let out a small cry as the now increased force of wind made him tighten his hold on the piece of furniture causing the flesh on the man's hands to burn and begin to tare. Meanwhile his counter part looked on helplessly as he to fasten his grip on the entry way of the living room as the middle charmed one clung tightly to his leg.
Suddenly the walls began to shake and papers, plants and smaller objects began to crash into the wall and shatter filling the air with a deafening loudness that almost caused them all permanent hearing loss. Cracks now formed splitting the floorboards in half exposing what was sure to be a painful plunge to the concrete floor of the basement below.
"Are we having fun yet?" the younger boy mocked the current state of his family before shifting his gaze to both versions of his mother as he added "Hey mommy, look what I can do"
Finding her voice first future Piper spoke "Chris please honey you've go to stop this!"
"But why Mom, when I'm having so much fun? Don't you want me to be happy?" he said in a child like voice that would have caused the woman to melt had it not been for the damage he was inflicting upon her home and the rest of his family.
"Chris please you need to stop before someone gets hurt" she said now focusing on her youngest sister who appeared to be losing her grip on the fireplace.
"What do you say Wyatt? Should we stop?" the boy said not taking his cold green eyes off of his mothers.
"Hmm" the man said pretending to think about putting an end to his family's misery. He then looked past Piper in the eye and smiled only to quickly return to his emotionless state and answer "NO" in a booming voice that seemed to help the cracks in the floor widen.
At that moment past Piper began to fall apart as the future version was forced to choose between her sons or her sister who already lost her grip with her left hand and was now struggling to hold on with her right. Looking between the two the woman made the only decision that she could. Throwing up her hands she tried to send a strong wave of energy her eldest son's way. When nothing happened the woman instantly remember that she had no powers in the past and it was up to her past self to save her sister.
"Piper" she said feeling strange that she had to call out her own name.
The woman just continued to stare at the damage before her crying hysterically unable to believe her own eyes. This couldn't be happening. Her child, or rather children couldn't be capable of murdering their own family. Or where they? The woman was unable to ponder any further as she could feel a set of hands on her arms shaking her and forcing her to deal with reality.
"Come on woman snap out of this!" her own voice yelled into her ear.
"Wh..Wh..Why? Why…are…are…th…th…they…doing…this?" she asked the question that now on knew the answer to at this point.
"Listen to me. You have use your powers against them" she said preparing herself for a fight with, well herself.
"What? No…I…I…ca…can't"
"Yes you can. You have to other wise they are all going to die!" future Piper said receiving an apprehensive look from her self.
"Do it damn it!"
Taking in the atmosphere past Piper knew she had to raise her hands in defense of her family and hope that her sons would be able to forgive her.
Closing her eyes the woman lifted her hands and aimed for her youngest son first and when she did so something odd occurred. He gave her a smile a faded away. She didn't understand it then but she didn't have any time to waste so she repeated the movement with her eldest son who gave her the same wicked grin before he too vanished into thin air.
"What the hell was that?" questioned a curious Phoebe as she picked herself off of the ground and moved to help her younger sister.
"Is everybody alright?" asked past Leo as the wounds on his hands began to heal.
"Yeah for now anyway, can anyone tell me what just happened?"
"I killed my sons, that's what just happened" past Piper said now sobbing uncontrollably while she buried her face in her hands.
"That's not possible Piper Wyatt's the most powerful being there ever was. It would take a lot more power then you posses"
"I agree with him there's something really odd about what just happened. I mean it was as if they weren't really here" spoke future Piper.
"This isn't making any sense I mean if they weren't really here then where the hell are they and what do you suppose that they're up to?"
Suddenly a knowing look came over future Piper's face. "Oh no"
"Oh no what?" questioned Leo who didn't like the look on his wife's face.
"This was just a distraction" the woman answered.
"Well dun that much we know. Now the question is what was so important that they needed us out of the way to handle? Who or what are they going after?" asked Paige as she took a seat on what was left of the couch.
"You know how you said that Chris confronted you on everything you said and did to him before you knew who he was, right?" the woman asked her past self who was still visibly distraught.
"Yeah" came the woman's short reply.
"Well if he remembers that then he remembers everything else"
"So what does that have to do with anything?" an intrigued future Leo questioned.
"A lot actually" the woman said before pausing with a worried look on her face.
"Piper, you're scaring me. What are you getting at?" asked Phoebe who was picking up on her sister's anxiousness.
"Then he remembers that Gideon is trying to kill Wyatt and if Chris told him…" future Piper trailed off as her husband finished the sentence for her.
"Then Wyatt's going to go after Gideon"
"Oh no we've got to stop them before its too late and they get themselves into trouble that we can't get them out of" Phoebe spoke already on her way to the attic.
"I'm with you on that one" agreed Paige as she and a quite past Piper followed behind the empathic witch.
"I can't believe this is happening Leo." future Piper dejectedly spoke.
"It's ok honey. We'll get through this. We'll save them both"
"Maybe but I get the strangest feeling that it may already be too late" the woman said as he held on tightly to the man she loved while saying a silent prayer for both of her children.
