Chapter 28: Mommy to be and Power of Three

A/N: Thanks lovely reviewers. I'm writing this chapter because I'm bored right now. I would never kill off Chris because I love him. If he was a real person I would marry him. I finally know exactly where I'm going with this story. Enjoy!

Past Piper's heart broke in two as she saw the man she had just learned was her son fall to the ground. The demon's surrounding future Piper had parted, allowing her a glimpse of the boy. The two Pipers looked at each other, and it was as if they were communicating through thought alone. Simultaneously they flicked their wrist, and all of the demons in the room were frozen in place. The Pipers ran to Chris' side and Past Piper shook him in a desperate attempt to rouse him.

Phoebe and Paige, both unaffected by the mega freeze, rushed over to see what was going on. "Paige…can you?" Phoebe asked. Paige knew exactly what she was asking, and nodded. She placed her hand over her future nephew's back. She only flinched slightly at the sight of his blood. A faint glow came from her palms, but the wound did not heal. Having no true healing powers of her own, she could only truly heal with the aid of someone else with whitelighter blood. Chris' breathing was shallow. He was fading fast. Past Piper, Phoebe and Paige were panicking now. Chris couldn't die. Future Piper had an idea.

Future Piper felt a twinge in her stomach. She placed her hands on he abdomen and smiled. That's when she got the idea. Her baby, Patty, had used her powers from the womb before. Although Future Piper felt slightly guilty at the fact that she was forcing her unborn daughter to use her powers again, she knew that Patty would not object to saving her older brother. "Let me help", Future Piper said to Paige. She held Paige's hand and placed her other hand over her son's wound. A golden glow came from both of their hands. The wound began to close. Finally, the blood disappeared and Chris bolt upright.

Without hesitation, he embraced both versions of her mother. Phoebe was looking at Future Piper curiously. "How'd you do that?" Phoebe asked her older sister. Future Piper smiled and placed a hand back on her stomach. "I didn't do it. Patty did", Future Piper said simply. Phoebe's eyes widened in understanding and her mouth formed a mystified oh. Future Piper held her son close and looked straight into his emerald green eyes. "Are you ready to do this?" she asked him softly. Future Piper knew that Chris hated when she babied him. No matter how grown up he looked, he would always be her baby boy.

Chris got up and gently pulled away from his mother. He appreciated all she was doing for him, he really did, but he wanted to prove to her that he wasn't a child anymore. Chris needed to prove to her that he could take care of himself. "Yes", he said. He nodded resolutely to prove his certainty. Future Piper nodded to her past counterpart, as a signal that they were in fact ready. Chris and Future Piper walked towards the Jorgen King, and stood directly in front of him.

Chris looked at him intently and realized how extremely boring this demon looked. He could not begin to fathom how these was the demon that had almost ruined his life. He could not understand why he feared him. His scaly green skin, yellow reptilian eyes and sharp teeth and claws were so stereotypical that if he didn't know what he had done, Chris might think this demon was a bit of a joke. Now, finally, he was standing before him, ready to kill him at last.

Past Piper, Phoebe and Paige moved back to their original position. Simultaneously, the Pipers flicked their wrists and all the demons reanimated. The Charmed Ones of this time resumed their chant, and the blue shield reformed. This time it was keeping the entire army at bay. Arms working in tandem, Chris and future Piper threw their vials of potion at the King's feet. The moment the glass shattered, the demon was engulfed in a rushing orange flame.

"You can't destroy me! I shall not be vanquished by this!" he yelled and the flames encircled his body. In a way, he was right. He could not be vanquished with the potion alone. To vanquish him completely they needed the spell. Future Piper slipped her hand into Chris'. The feel of his mother's hand in his gave him a boost of confidence. Just having her here made Chris believe that no matter what happened, everything would be alright. Mother and son began to chant the vanquishing spell.

"Crafty demon formed a plot,

With skillful attacks our lives were fraught.

We'll do to you what you can only try,

With our spell, you will die!"

The fire around the Jorgen king intensified. His screaming reverberated around the underground chamber. In mere moments the demon was reduced to a blackened skeleton. Suddenly, they noticed a gray distortion coming from the skeleton. It looked almost alive, with glowing pinpricks of light which seemed to be the eyes and a gaping hole that could only be a mouth. As the blackened bones fell to the ground, the fog like creature remained. The thing Chris and future Piper dubbed the mouth if the creature opened wider.

They then heard the voice of the Jorgen King, although that seemed impossible, since he had just been vanquished. The voice said, "You have not destroyed me yet. You are fools to think it would be that easy. I will come for you! I will come when you least expect it!" The sound of wicked cackles echoed throughout the cave. With that, the shadowy ghost was gone. It looked like they were not yet victorious. Chris was seriously beginning to doubt that they ever would be. Now they had a new threat to worry about. They had a vengeful ghost and he was after them…

TBC…