Note: Ok everyone who has been asking about the Gideon situation(instead of patiently waiting to see where your author was going with this :) will get the answer to their question in this chapter.
Chapter 16
The Halliwell's cries filled the once white room that was now red with blood and black with scorch marks. As they took in the scene around them they were forced to lay eyes on mangled bodies, dangling limbs and faces that would forever ware looks of agony, terror and fear. The smell of burnt flesh filled the air as the holes in several of the powerful beings bodies still had smoke coming from them. They could remember meeting several of the fallen some time ago and most were ok, some, not so much so but that didn't make their deaths ok for they had a job to do, order to up hold and at some points the two groups disagreed but whatever the reason most of the time they would do what they felt was right which could be said for anyone that has a job to do.
It was the worse slaughter any of them had ever seen and knowing exactly who was responsible for it made looking at the carnage before them that much more difficult to comprehend.
Wyatt and Christopher Halliwell were names that were supposed to be synonymous with good, light and purity but now they have tainted not only their family's heritage but they have managed to lose their souls to the dark side as well. The side that their family had fought for generations to save the lives of innocent people and to make the world a better place and now their predecessors had chosen a different path. A more sinister, evil, self gratifying and malicious one driven by power, greed, dictatorship and fear. All the traits a good Source and his right hand man should posses they just never thought those very same qualities would ever be found in the two youngest members of their family.
Both Pipers buried their faces in the chest of their respective Leos as Paige and Phoebe just continued to stare in disbelieve at the havoc their nephews had the power to create while silent tears streamed down their faces.
"Aww you all seem so sad" a familiar voice called out to them.
The group turned around to see both the twice blessed son and his younger sibling who worn grins of triumph and great pleasure. There didn't appear to be one single mark on them which led them to believe that they had taken the Elders by surprise. Just to the side of them a batter and bruise Gideon was hoisted high up in the air with deep red glowing circles holding his arms out in front of him as his own blood seeped from a rather large gash in his forehead trickling down his face and into a puddle on the ground below.
"Oh, do you like Chris's little potion to stop the Elder from healing himself? It was rather genius if you ask me"
"Why thank you big brother"
"Any time" the man replied as his sick smile only widened at his family's dismay. "Hey what's the matter? I thought that you would be proud of us now that we're finally getting along"
"Yeah Mom, it's really fun. I'm just sorry I didn't adopt my brother's philosophy and profound wisdom earlier"
"Oh stop Chris, you're making me blush"
"Hey I only speak the truth" the younger of the two replied as he held his hand over his heart.
"Stop it, Stop it, STOP IT!" the future version of the boys mother yelled out in disgust.
"Hey no fair Mommy you always ruin our fun" said the dark haired witch who crossed his arms over his chest and poked out his lips in a child like fashion.
"Damn it Chris, you know better then this. How, how could you do it? We finally realize that Wyatt's capable of such actions but you? You're nothing like him son, please I'm begging you stop this and come home with us so we can find some way to fix this mess" added a very upset future Leo. This was nothing like the Chris he knew. His little boy was a self less angle nothing like the monster that stood before him and in his eyes there was only one person to blame.
"YOU!" the man yelled as all in attendance turned his way. "You did this to him. He was fine before you came and forced him to join you" the man continued to rant throwing a heated glare at his eldest son who seemed sort of shocked by his father's outburst.
"Now, now father no ones to blame here. Everything is just fine so stop being a drama queen" the man spoke in a slightly raised voice.
"NO! You're to blame for all of this! It's your fault Chris even came back to the past in the first place because you were too weak and pathetic to resist the lure of evil. You're the reason why his own family distrusted him, you're the reason why he's suffered so much"
"SHUT UP LEO!" the twice blessed son shouted.
Ignoring the warning of his son the man continued "You're the one who's haunted his nightmares for the past ten years, you're the one who turned your back on your own family, killed them even to gain power. Oh, the almighty Wyatt Halliwell, the most powerful being in the world can't even hold a candle to his younger sibling who doesn't need an insane amount of power to be great, to be strong and respected. HE'S the one you should bow before you sick, twisted, cowardly bastard! In fact if you didn't have any powers at all then you would be NOTHING!" the man finished right before he was reduced to a pile of ashes at the hands of his oldest son.
Future Piper was in too much shock to react. Her own son just killed her husband, the lover of her life and most importantly the father of both of her children. She stood there motionless as she heard her past selves screams and felt the arms of both her sister wrapped around her knowing that the current version of their sister had her Leo to comfort her but now she was alone. Her world seemed to be crashing down around her and she wasn't sure of what to say or do next all she knew is that the only man she had ever loved was dead, gone and never to return again. In that moment she slowly lifted her head to look into the eyes of the man's killer.
There he stood, her own flesh and blood glaring at her with eyes that begged the woman to say or do something so she too could face his wrath. How could this have happened? Then an old cliché enter her head no good deed goes unpunished and at that moment no truer words had ever been spoken as the woman felt tears running down her cheeks and her chest began to tighten as a million images flashed through her mind. Thoughts that a mother should never think about her own child as she left his gaze to rest on the now insecure eyes of the other.
Her younger son didn't hold the same sinister look as his brother but one of shock and apprehension. She looked as if he too wanted to cry and scream out but he couldn't while he was under the watchful eye of the other or so she thought.
Before she knew it the boy's features changed into one of happiness and intrigue as he now fixed his eyes to look into hers.
"Well I hope your new boyfriend will be better then the Elder" the boy smiled as he looked to his brother.
"You sick bastards!" the younger version spoke the words her counter part couldn't.
"Now, now mother you shouldn't say such things" the brown haired boy continued.
"You are not my son! Neither one of you are. You're sick, just sick"
"That's quite the vocabulary you have there mother. Now, let's try the big words" mocked Piper's first born child. "As much as I would love to stay and continue with the mindless dribble you guys call a conversation Christopher and I have a future to get back to but before we take our leave" the man said before turning his attention back to Gideon and forming yet another poisoned fireball "Any last words Elder"
"Big…mis…mis..stake" the man spoke with all the energy he had left before screaming out in pain as the fire burnt his body to a crisp before crumbling to the floor.
Everyone watched for the change that they thought would come. When the clothing, personality and demeanor of neither brother changed a whole new set of questions formed in their minds. How could this be? It was Gideon, who was responsible for turning Wyatt, they were sure of this.
"But how?" mouthed future Piper as all hope for the future became loss.
"OH come now mother. You didn't really believe that it was really some pitiable Elder and his little acquaintances who turned me did you?" the older witch spoke as he took a few steps in the group's direction immediately causing them to all take a step back. "You're all so naïve. It just would pain you to believe that something so simple, so under the radar could turn a child evil over the years that you didn't even really try to think of any other possibilities that were right under your noses before the Elder was even in the picture. Hell it was there before Chris arrived here"
"What do you mean?" questioned the boy's youngest aunt.
"Sorry Aunt Paige but there's no way I'm telling you my little secret and if I were you I wouldn't focus any of my time looking for the cause other wise you'll just be wasting even more of your insufficient little lives. In the meant time Christopher and I should really get going"
"You don't have to do this Chris. You don't have to go with him" Phoebe spoke hoping that she could get through to her nephew.
"Why because you all love me just sooo much" he answered back in a lower voice then what they were used to.
"Maybe not them but you know that I do" replied future Piper who was on the verge of hysteria.
"I know you do but that's irrelevant. All that matters now is the relationship I have with my brother and an empire we both have to get back to" with that the boy switched his gaze from his mother to his brother who smiled in victory as both Halliwell boys shimmered away and the room fell silent once again.
The sound of a pin could be heard dropping as each member of the Halliwell family sat in various places of the living room. Piper and Leo sat closely together on the love seat as Paige and Phoebe flipped through the book of shadows on the couch and future Piper once more sat in front of the window gazing out of it and looking at the stars above. She made sure to keep her back turned to her past self not being able to bare taking in her presence in Leo's arms so to avoid becoming jealous or snapping at her the woman she chose to keep her distance.
"Did you find anything" the soft voice of her husband filled the air as he asked her sisters the question.
"No, there's nothing in here"
"God I feel so helpless" the middle sister spoke.
"No there has to be something to save them" replied the older witch.
"I'm sorry Piper but they are doing these things on their own free will"
"NO THEY'RE NOT!" the woman shot back still obviously in a state of denial.
The pain in her own voice caused future Piper to wince slightly. Damn it. If she hadn't come back then… Then it came to her. Why didn't she just go back to the night before she decided to leave for the past that way she could have a conversation with her past self and stop her from making the mistake of coming here. But if she did this she knew that she would not only cease to exist but she would have to inform the woman that the danger is not yet over and there was still a chance that her son would become the monster that she had seen earlier. Then again what other choice did she have?
Sighing heavily the woman walked over to the group who instantly cast their gaze upon her waiting to hear whatever idea the woman had come up with.
"There's only one way to fix this mess" she spoke as she looked into her own very anxious eyes.
"Yeah" the woman said hoping to find the answers to her prayers.
"I have to go back in time yet again and stop myself from coming here"
"NO! You can't do that because if you do then we won't know who Chris is and everything will happen all over again. My son will still die"
"Don't YOU THINK I KNOW THIS!" she shot back knowing that she had failed her son for the second time in his life. It hurt enough without being questioned by the younger version of her self. "Look, it hurts me to do this more then you will ever know but I have to. Not only for Chris but for Leo as well" she turned away on the last part not wanting to look into the man's eyes.
Knowing that there was no other way and that what the future version of her sister said was true Paige was the first one to speak "So what do you need us to do?"
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