A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I feel SO loved!
JadeAlmasy- Sorry for any confusion! Hope this clears it up: Chris is the only one throughout all of time that has ever saved the universe due to his ability to time travel. In the evil future, Wyatt had cast a spell forbidding all time-travel, but somehow Chris got around it, and was the only one able to. So one of his "special" and very strong powers is the ability to manipulate time. Thanks again for reviewing!
tima- Glad you liked the chapter. Honestly, I have no idea how the "big battle" scene is going to go. It's not written yet. I decided to use a premonition as a tester to see what people thought, because those can be wrong. What do you think about more drama & more pain? I'm thinking of maybe a 3 chapter finale with fight scenes? What do you think?
Altaira- I agree- Chris is the best & should be most powerful.
Roxy Jane- I'm glad you like it!
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"Chris, you can't just go off and do this completely by yourself! It's not only crazy it's suicide." Piper pleaded with him.
"Mom, you saw Paisley's vision just like I did. I can beat Evil Wyatt. I don't understand it, but what if this is part of my destiny? What if saving our Wyatt from turning evil was the other Chris' destiny, and mine is to vanquish the Evil Wyatt?" Chris stopped gathering potions and looked at her. "Please, stop asking me to just give up. I won't do it. I can't do it."
"Chris, baby, I'm not asking you to give up. I'm asking you to accept help. You know as well as I do that premonitions aren't an exact science. We've changed hundreds of Phoebe's visions. Who's to say that Paisley's vision won't change too?"
"Who's to say it will? Mom, please understand. Wyatt is my brother. More than that, he's my best friend. I have to do this, by myself, because he would do the same thing for me. Trust me, if we wait, Evil Wyatt will take over. He will turn our Wyatt. And that is a fate worse than death. I've seen it. I've been there, remember? And I will never, ever let that happen again. If it takes me dying to keep that from happening, then I will lay my life down now. Wyatt will never be evil again!" Chris' voice was loud and filled with conviction.
"Honey, I understand that. I know that we can't let Wyatt be turned evil. I can't begin to imagine how horrible your memories are. I know they're dark and filled with despair. But, baby, please… don't let me lose one son to save the other. Not again! Because, Chris, remember, I already did that once. And I will never ever let that happen again!" Tears were running down Piper's cheeks as she remembered the horror filled days after baby Chris was born, but future Chris had died.
"Your mom's right, Chris. Parents shouldn't outlive their children. It's not natural. And we've already done that once. We've watched you die one time already, and we can't let it happen again. Not for anyone or anything, not even Wyatt." Leo said quietly from the doorway.
"You guys keep acting like I'm going on a suicide mission! In Paisley's vision I vanquished Evil Wyatt with ease! Why can't you trust me that I can do it?" Chris cried out, frustrated.
"Because, Chris. You're our baby. I don't care how powerful you are. And I do know that you're powerful, Chris. Extremely powerful. But you are still my baby. And what kind of mother am I if I let you go out and get yourself killed because you want to do this by yourself?"
"A grieving one, that's what kind." Phoebe said, walking into the kitchen. "Chris, you need our help, whether you want it or not. And you're going to get it."
"Jesus Christ! I'm twenty god-damned years old! Quit treating me like a child! I've vanquished hundreds of demons, thousands if you count my other life too. I can handle this on my own! I don't want or need anyone's help." Chris yelled.
"Too bad. You're getting it anyway." Phyra orbed in behind her cousin, and tossed a potion at his feet.
Chris gasped and coughed as a purple smoke covered him. He fell down, asleep on the floor.
"Phyra! What did you just do? What was that?" Piper demanded, afraid.
"It's ok, Auntie Piper. It's just an inhibition potion. It frees your mind from any of the inhibitions that hinder it. Basically, it makes it so that he's not going to be so stubborn about accepting help. And the best part is he won't even remember me using it on him. At least, Wyatt doesn't remember." Phyra finished with a small grin.
"What do you mean, Wyatt doesn't remember? When did you use this on him?" Leo asked.
"About an hour before he called his family meeting about the flashbacks. I orbed to the restaurant on my afternoon break from magic school. I hit him with the potion, then orbed back for my potions class."
"I don't think you need a potions class anymore, young lady." Piper scolded lightly.
"But it helped, Auntie Piper. Really! Look at Wyatt… he asked for help! And in a little while, Chris will too. We wouldn't need a potion at all, though, if your sons weren't so stubborn."
Piper snorted. "They get that from their father's side."
Phyra, Leo & Phoebe all burst out laughing.
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Chris woke up on the couch where Leo had orbed him. He stretched a little, wondering why he'd fallen asleep when there was so much work to do.
"Mom! Phy! Can you come here for a minute?" Phyra orbed in a few seconds later with Piper.
"What's up, cuz?" She smiled innocently.
"I need you guys to start a potion. Do you think you can create something that can neutralize the effects of an energy ball? That's Wyatt's most effective defensive power. If I can drink something so that they don't hurt me, even if they hit, I'll be in even better shape." Chris explained.
"Chris, honey… I'm so glad you let us help you. We'll get started on it right away. Come on Phyra. We've got a potion to make." As Piper & Phyra started to walk out, Chris heard Piper say to Phyra that she owed her "lots and lots of ice cream".
"DAD!" Chris yelled. Leo orbed to his side. "Can you go check with the other elders? I need to know if Evil Wyatt is still using his white lighter powers or if he's gone completely over and has only demonic powers now. If he's still got white lighter powers, he'll be harder for me to defeat." Leo nodded, happy, and orbed up to elder-land.
Chris orbed up to the attic where they'd moved the protection cage to. "Hey, Wy. How're you doing?"
Wyatt looked up. "Ok. So, do you guys have a plan yet?"
"We're working on it. But, first, I need to talk to you. I know we're tight. Tighter than most brothers, for sure. But for as much as we talk, there's one subject neither of us ever brings up: Fear. Wy, I need to know if there's anything you are 100 afraid of. It might be a weakness I can find in Evil Wyatt too. And, let's face it, even though you insist, I'm this amazingly powerful witch, I'm still going to need all the help I can get." Chris sat on the floor in front of his brother, waiting silently.
Wyatt gave a weak grin. "I don't suppose you'd wanna go first, huh?"
"Who said I was having a turn?" Chris returned with his trademark sarcastic grin. "Seriously, I'll tell you after. I swear, but right now, I need to know yours. I don't know how much time we've got."
"Athames." Wyatt swallowed. "I hate them. They make my skin crawl every time I see one. But I don't think that's going to help you much. I talked about it once with Aunt Phoebe when I was little. She seems to think it's probably a deep rooted fear from when Gideon kidnapped me."
"But that makes sense. The kidnapping, and prolonged exposure to Gideon's torture and attempted murder was what turned you evil in the other life. So, maybe Evil Wyatt is afraid of an athame too. Thanks, bro." Chris stood up, and started to leave.
"Hey! Chris! You forgot to tell me yours!" Wyatt yelled after him.
Chris laughter echoed through the attic. "I said I'd tell you after… I never said how long after!" He thumped down the stairs in search of his cousins.
Wyatt grumbled, and turned his attention back to the book he'd been reading.
"Interesting plan, Chrissie. Very interesting", an invisible Evil Wyatt said to himself before black orbing out.