Paige and Phoebe looked around this new memory and saw that they stood in a room. A very large room full with people. They also saw many different kinds of magical creatures. Everyone was up running around and it was an organized chaos.
It looked like people were coming back from a battle; they were injured, bloodied and tired. In all of this chaos, more than hundreds of people running around, the two sisters found their, recent discovered, nephew. He was going from injured to injured doing what he could, but he also looked tired and a little defeated.
They walked beside him, trying to give him strength through them even though it was only a memory. They saw Bianca walking towards him looking concerned.
"Chris, you have to rest," she said gently. Chris only shook his head and continued making it as good as he could for the injured man in front of him. As he walked to the next Bianca kept trying to convince him to rest.
"Chris, these people needs you," she stopped him before he managed to say anything and continued, "But you are not any good to them half dead or burned out."
He looked at her and she pleaded, "Please Chris, Patrick can handle things for a few hours." As if all his willpower ran out he nodded and almost fell down. He managed to steady himself and Bianca took his hand and began leading them towards their room.
Chris suddenly stopped halfway there and looked down on a body. The man had died there from his injury. It took some time before Chris recognized the bloodied mass as David, the man with the scar.
"He must be stopped," he suddenly said.
"Who?" Bianca asked.
"Wyatt," was the quiet answer.
The air shimmered and a new memory played.
Paige and Phoebe were once again in the park where Chris and Bianca first kissed. Now they sat on the bench facing each other. Chris was holding Bianca's hand and put a ring on it. Bianca smiled happily at him as he asks the question.
"Will you marry me?"
"You're asking me now?" she wondered.
Chris nodded, "Mm-hmm."
"Here?"
"This is still our spot, Bianca, no matter what he's done to it," Chris told her. Then he repeated the question. "Marry me."
"On one condition," she said seriously, "that you come back to me…" Chris smiled at this and laugh a little, "… safely," she continued.
"Have I ever let you down before?" he asked with a smile.
They look at each other and leaned in for a kiss. A sound interrupted it and Bianca looked around, "What's that?"
One of Wyatt's probes flied over the wall and closed in on them. It started to scan Bianca.
"Chris!" she exclaimed.
Chris waved his hand and telekinetically threw it into a nearby statue where it shattered.
Bianca took a few breath to calm down and Chris asked worriedly, "Are you Ok?"
"Yeah," she answered. "Yeah, I don't think it had time to transmit."
Angrily Chris stood up, "I cannot believe he is sending probes after us now," he said frustrated. "I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch."
"That wasn't nice to Piper," Phoebe said.
"Can you blame him? Besides, I hardly think it was directed at her personally."
"No. No, you're not," Bianca said standing up. "You're gonna stick to the plan."
"But he knows," Chris told her.
"No. If he knew he wouldn't have sent the probe," she was certain of this. "You have to go back Chris. It's the only way to stop him. It's the only way to change all this."
Chris nod and closed his eyes, the responsibility heavy on him. Bianca lifted his hands and kissed them trying to give him strength.
The air shimmered once again and Paige and Phoebe now found themselves in their house. It looked grey and not like home at all.
"Oh My God! It really does look like a museum," Paige said. The two followed the group with Chris and Bianca in the back.
"Welcome to the Halliwell Memorial Museum," the guide said with a (work) smile. "A tribute to magic and of course the Charmed Ones. Please remember there is no digi-capturing, no holographing, and most certainly, no magic allowed while inside the museum," she droned on with a fake smile she perfected years ago. "That's a big one," she got a few laughs here.
Two probes hovered in, "Don't worry about those probes, folks. They are merely scanning for witches." The probes started scanning the tourists and the guide moved on to the next room. "Now, as we pass through the foyer, note the family portraits…" her voice became smaller as they moved on. Chris and Bianca walked a few meters behind and as the probes tried to scan them Chris, as subtle as he could, telekinetically moved them across the room into a corner where they scanned mannequin dolls instead.
"Nicely done," Bianca whispered.
The tour continued to the next room, which had all the furniture removed. Instead there were dummies with costumes on, like Phoebes mermaid suit.
"Around you, you'll notice just a few of the many mythological creatures the legendary sisters transformed into in their demon-fighting heyday."
"Where did they get all of these suits?" Paige asked looking around interested.
The guide moved towards the stairs and faced the group, "Actually, the Charmed Ones were responsible for well over 1000 demon vanquishes before they were finally vanquished themselves."
"Hey!" Paige said annoyed, "What do you mean "finally" and "vanquished"."
The guide activated something and began talking again, "Now, the time is 25 years ago. Imagine yourselves standing here on this very floor when the Charmed Ones were reborn."
A Holographic screen appeared and shoved the moment when Paige got accepted into the family and Shax blew down the door.
"How did they get hold of that?" Paige asked yet again.
"I have absolute no idea," Phoebe answered watching the younger her interested.
The tour guide smiled amused when people screamed in fear of Shax. "Scares 'em every time." She then moved on. "Ok, let's head over to the kitchen where many of the sisters' classic potions were brewed. Some of which are available for purchase in the gift shop on the way out."
As the guide gave the information on the kitchen and walked out with the group to the attic, Chris and Bianca stayed. They looked at the table and Chris had a far away look on his face, no doubt thinking about when he was younger and use to eat there.
A demon shimmered in. "Hey, you two, move along."
"Wait for it," Bianca said getting Chris out of his thoughts. She conjured an athame and waited until the guard is close enough.
"Are you deaf? I sa…" was the only thing he manage to say before Bianca turned around and stabbed him. Chris looked stunned and Bianca cold as the guard died in a burst of flames.
Bianca walked to the basement door leaving Chris thoughtful behind her. She turned at the door, "Come on!" Both walked down and had the visiting travelers' right behind.
Down in the basement Bianca looked around with the athame raised to see if the cost is clear. Seeing no one Chris sat down on the stairs with a sigh and Bianca made the athame disappear.
"We should be safe here until the museum closes. Then we'll get the book."
She turned to Chris. Not getting a reply from him she asked in concerned, "what's the matter?"
"Nothing. It's just…" he looked at her, "… sometimes I forget who you really are."
She softened, "Hey. Come here," she pulled him up. "You mean who I used to be, Chris, before I met you."
Phoebe watched the scene with tears in her eyes. Paige rolled hers. Just her luck to have an incurable romantic as a sister.
Chris smiled and asked, "So… what do we do know?"
Bianca looked at him a mischievously. "Hmm. We say goodbye," she took a step back and unsnap her shirt, button for button. Chris' eyes glued on her and slowly a smile spread on his face. As Bianca took her shirt of Chris leaned forward and kissed her. Bianca dropped the shirt on the floor as the kiss turned more passionate.
Once again the air shimmers.
"No! I want to continue," Phoebe said.
"Perv," Paige muttered.
This time they are up in the attic and hear Chris voice through the door.
"What do I tell them?"
The door to the attic opened and Bianca walked in with Chris right behind her.
"Don't tell them anything," she said. "Just stick to your cover story. The less they know about the future, the better."
Paige and Phoebe looked guilty here.
"So the whole Future Consequences weren't just something Chris said to piss us of."
"His approach could have been better."
"Well, what if they find out who I really am?" Chris asked as he closed the door. He and Bianca walked over to the restricted section.
"They won't," she answered. "Not as long as you can pass yourself off as their Whitelighter."
"And you're sure I won't lose my powers when I go back?" he wondered.
"Yeah, not with this spell. That's why we need it," she turned around to face him. "Look, just remember: Protect baby Wyatt and you protect the Charmed Ones. Keep them alive for our future."
"And we haven't done much more but fight him every step of the way," Phoebe said.
"We can change that now," Paige said and Phoebe nodded in agreement.
"Great," Chris let out a dry chuckle, "no pressure there." He walked towards her and over the squeaky floorboard. He looked down and memory (before the world went to hell) of his dad saying he would fix it someday appeared.
"Chris, you know you're the only one who can do this. You're the only one who can save us."
"If I can make it back," he said.
She smiled sympathetically. "Baby, you have to make it back…" she told to him, "…if you want to marry me." They both leaned in for a kiss. When they break out of it Chris is breathless. "You really know how to motivate a guy, you now that?"
Bianca laughed as they walked to the perch the Book of Shadows holographic version was on. Bianca ran her hand over it.
"Sure you can summon the book?" she asked.
"Yeah," Chris answered.
"Away from him?"
"Yeah, but we won't have much time once it gets here. His demons will be all over us."
She nodded, "We won't need much time. Just long enough to send you back to them."
Bianca took out a white chalk from her pocket and walk over to the far attic wall. She started drawing the triquetra on it while Chris watched.
"Hurry before they find us," he hurried her.
When Bianca is done she turned with a sigh, "it's time."
Chris looked at her and walked towards her while saying, "I don't want to go. I don't want to leave you."
Bianca removed the ring from her finger and put it in Chris' hand. "Here," she said and fold his fingers over it. "This'll remind of why we're doing this, of what's waiting for you here."
They hugged trying to draw strength of each other.
"You just make sure you take care of the guard, ok?" Chris said. He pulled way and looked at her, "then get out of here. Because if he finds you, if he knows you betrayed him… he'll kill you."
"I really don't like this version of Wyatt," Phoebe muttered.
Paige agreed.
"Don't worry. Come on. I can take care of myself." Chris nodded and gently put his forehead against hers. He then walked over to the fake Book and took out a piece of paper, preparing to summon it. He looked at Bianca and then started to read: "I call upon the ancient power to help us in this darkest hour. Let the Book return to this place, claim refuge in its rightful space."
They both look up and waited. A few second later the Book fell down on the stand.
"It worked," Chris said amazed.
"The spell," Bianca hurried. "Find the spell."
Chris opened the book and started flipping pages looking for the spell. He found it and started chanting, "Hear these words. Hear the rhyme. Heed the hope within my mind. Send me back to where I'll find…" his and Bianca's eyes meet as he read the last sentence, "what I wish in place and time." On the wall the triquetra start glowing with energy and Chris walked toward it.
When he's there he turned for a last look of Bianca. A demon shimmered in and grabbed her from behind.
"Bianca!"
Bianca grabbed the demons arm and twist it. She kicked him making him fall down. She turned to Chris, "Go," when he hesitate she said it again more urgently, "Go!"
The demon swept her feet making her fall. He tried to stomp on her but she rolled away. She grabbed him and pulled him on the floor. While they fought Chris turned and walked through the portal.
The air started to shimmer.
"Is it over now?" Paige asked.
"I don't know," Phoebe answered.
Go to chapter 4.