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"No. No! That is not possible, Chris. The other dimension is gone. You changed that. There is no evil Wyatt!" Piper cried out.
"Mom. It's possible. Think about it, how else would he be having these flashbacks of something that this Wyatt never did!" Chris argued.
"Maybe it was a part of the spell we did on you to help you remember. Wyatt was in the room then. Maybe when you got your memories, so did he." Phyra reasoned.
"But, Phy, if it was that, he would have been struck with the immediate headache and memory rush that I had. This is happening six months later, and is coming in small, short doses. It's not the same."
"But Chris, Piper's right. It's impossible. You destroyed the other timeline when you came back to the past and stopped Wyatt from being turned by Gideon. So Evil Wyatt doesn't exist anymore. He can't be coming to hurt our Wyatt." Phoebe cut in.
"Unbelievable! After over two decades of demon hunting, the three of you still believe that things are impossible? You've been turned evil yourselves, what… about 20 times? You've met leprechauns, wood nymphs, Valkyries, Angels of Death and ghosts, and you still think there are impossible things in this world? Your husband died in World War I and is an Angel, Mom! You've been trapped inside alternate dimensions of nursery rhymes, polar opposite worlds, you've been turned into Super Heroes, and you still believe in the impossible. And not to mention all the demons, warlocks, and "big bads" you've vanquished over the years. How can you possibly be so naïve and think that anything in this world is impossible?" Chris threw his hands up in the air, frustrated beyond belief. He and Wyatt laughed all the time about how innocent their mom and aunts were, even after seeing things that would turn most people jaded instantly.
"Chris, relax. Piper, Phoebe- he's right. You guys have to assume the worst, and then if it turns out to be something else, then at least you'll have a worst case scenario in place. I'm going to go up to the elder's and see if there's been a shift in evil powers in the past few months. You said this started about 3 months ago, right Wy?" Leo turned, facing his oldest son.
"Yeah, Dad. It all started about two months after we got rid of the Sextet. At first it was just really little things, almost like déjà vu. You know, I'd walk past a street vendor, and see the cart tipped over in a pile of rubble. Then they kept coming more often, and they were darker. Two weeks ago, I had the first flashback of choking Chris. I… I think Chris might be right. I had memories of… of killing a girl. She had this long black hair, and I knew she meant the world to Chris. He loved her, and they were engaged. I used her to make her get him back when he'd gone to the past to keep me from turning evil. She succeeded, and when she did, I threatened Chris with death, and she saved him. She sacrificed herself to do it, because I killed her. I…I stabbed her with a table leg, and killed her, just because she loved Chris. Her name… it keeps ringing in my head. Bi..Bianca. Bianca. Bianca. Please Dad, tell the elders they have to stop this. I can't do this! I'm going crazy, and I'm terrified that I'm going to be evil in a matter of months." Wyatt was shaking from both shock and horror.
"You're not going to be evil. Never again, Wy. I won't let you." Chris' green eyes flashed, and zeroed in on his older brother. "I stopped it once before, and I will stop it again. Nothing and no one can stop me. Remember what you told me back in Magic School- The Halliwell brothers never give up, right?"
Wyatt gave him a weak smile at the memory. "Yeah, Chris. The Halliwell brothers never give up."
Leo looked at both his sons. "You know, boys, it's not just the Halliwell brothers that don't give up. The Halliwell family never gives up. I'll be back as soon as I can." He orbed out with a meaningful look at his wife.
"Ok, guys. You've convinced me. So Mean Wyatt is back. So how do we get rid of him? Because I've only got good, white magic kind of boys, not evil, black magic ones. So what do you say we find a way to put Evil Wyatt back in his own dimension where he belongs." Piper clapped her hands together. "Let's get to work!"
"Yeah, let's kick Evil Wyatt's A…. ah… tushie." Phyra finished with a quick look at her mom.
Wyatt snickered, finding his first real humor of the day. "His tushie? Phy… c'mon. You could've at least used 'butt'. Tushie…what a baby. HEY!" Wyatt yelled as the broom from the corner came out and smacked the back of his head.
Peyton dissolved into giggles. "That's what you get for picking on my sister! Ha! I love telekinesis!"
"Oh really?" Wyatt asked with a humor-filled look. He used his own telekinesis to tie her shoelaces together in a series of intricate knots he knew would take her at least 5 minutes to untie.
"Wyatt! No fair! You're too powerful with your TK! Untie me!" Peyton grumbled.
"Sorry, cuz. No can do. Personal gain, you know." He smirked at her, and tousled her long light brown hair.
"Whatever." She snarled, bending down to start untying the knots.
"Children!" Piper warned. "Enough! God, Wyatt... quit teasing your cousins. We have work to do. Girls, can you guys check the library at Magic School? Your Uncle Leo spent some time up there organizing the time travel section after Chris died in the past. There might be some mention of the Time Loop, or how to stop one."
"Sure, Auntie Piper. C'mon let's go!" Phyra orbed out with Paisley, while Peyton grabbed Patience's hand and orbed them both after her sister.
"Paige, can you go and check with the other Whitelighters? Maybe one of their charges has had contact with evil Wyatt."
"Sure, Piper, no problem." Paige orbed to 'Up There'.
Phoebe stood silent for a few seconds. "I'm going to call Cole. If Evil Wyatt is here, Cole will know about it."
"No, Aunt Phoebe. I don't want you to do that. It's not fair to you. It hurt you enough seeing him the last time. Please, don't make me responsible for it hurting you this time too. Think of Les. He wouldn't want this." Wyatt turned quickly, facing his aunt.
"Wyatt, it hurt the last time because I was unprepared. And besides, Les and I aren't living together anymore. He got sick of magic and demons. After he almost got killed three weeks ago, he decided he can't handle it anymore. He's filed for divorce. So Les isn't a concern right now. And honestly, Wyatt, Cole makes me feel alive and happy. It hurts when he has to leave, but when I'm with him, I feel electrified. I need to talk to him for me, as much as, if not more than I need to do it for you." Phoebe's voice was calm and solemn.
"God, Pheebs! Why didn't you tell anyone? You and Les are over? Honey, I'm so, so sorry!" Piper grabbed her sister in a huge hug.
"I just didn't want it to be a huge deal. The kids know and are actually ok with it, or as ok as they can be." She shrugged. "But you know what. This doesn't matter right now. What matters is Wyatt. I'm going to go summon Cole. Hopefully, he'll be able to help all of us." Phoebe turned and started to grab the candles and spell she needed for the summoning spell.
"Let's leave her alone, Mom. Come on, Wy. We can check the book downstairs and see if there's some loophole in this Time Loop thing we can find." Chris moved his mom and brother out of the attic, leaving his grateful Aunt behind.
Phoebe set the candles on the floor in the familiar circle as she'd done so many times in the past. She sprinkled a few flakes of rosemary and four drops of purified water into the pan at the center of the circle. She took a deep breath, and started to speak:
"Heart of hearts"
She broke off… "Oh My God. I have to check my hair first. I can't see Cole again looking like a slob." She said to herself. She ran over to the mirror, smoothing her short brown hair back into place, and pinched her cheeks to put a light flushed color in them. "Ok. Now, I'm ready". She went back to the circle and chanted.
"Heart of hearts,
Enemy of enemy:
I call you here, I need to see.
Balthazor, come to me."
A cloud of black smoke appeared, and Cole stepped out of it. "Phoebe. I'd hoped that was you."
