Chapter Three – Jason Halliwell

Paige dropped her fork making a clutter on her plate.
Phoebe and Piper both dropped their mouths. Their was a long silence.
"Well?" Chris said
"OH-MY-GOD!" Phoebe said
"A son?" Piper said, "you have a son! AT YOUR AGE!"
"Mom-" Chris tried
"Oh my god, do you guys not get protection in the future!"
"Mom-" br "This is un-believable you it up some girl and oh my god Chris!"
"MOM!" Chris said, "he's from my future!"
"oh." Piper said, "Sorry."
"Whats his name?" Paige asked
"James, James Halliwell. Are we going after him or what?"
"We need to know a few things first." Phoebe said, "What are his powers?"
"Telekinetic Combustion, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Thought Projection and Orbing." Chris said
"Powerful kid." Paige said
"How old is he?" Piper asked
"16" br
"Why did he come back?" Paige asked
"To stop Barbus from killing me."
"Killing? How?"
"That night when you and Phoebe were in my trailer and you guys orbed out? Barbus got a hold of Dad's powers and disguised himself as Dad and next thing I know, he's crushing my ribs."
"Then how would you have had James?" Paige asked
"Well I never came back from the future in his time remember?"
"Yes, but when you've change a whole assortment of events since you've been here." Phoebe said
"Everything has a reason, and Destiny." Chris said
"My destiny was to save Wyatt and to have a son, duh!"
"Alright." Piper said
"So why doesn't he use his powers?" Paige asked

"I don't know, that's why we need to get to him. No doubt Barbus has a gang of Demons waiting to kill us." Chris said
"Alright, Let us go change and we'll go okay?" Phoebe and Piper said
Chris sighed.
"Aren't you suppose to be at the studio?" Paige said
"Yea, I told them I'll be right back, and I will." Chris replied
"uh huh…how did this James ordeal fall into your lap?"
"I was talking to him on my cell and as I was talking to him he was taken by Barbus."
"It sounds like a trap to me."
"It may be," Chris said slowly, "but he's my son."

"Okay we ready?" Phoebe said walking in with Piper, who looked they were both dressed to kill. They both saw Chris and Paige looking at each other.
"Everything okay?" Piper asked.
"Peachy." Paige said, "let's go."

The Charmed Ones and Chris orbed into P3, on the staircase. The club was empty, the lights were on, the bar was all lit up, and they saw a young man sitting at the bar, facing them.
"Jason." Chris said, starting to walk forward. Before Chris could take one step, Jason telekinetically threw Chris back a few feet.
"What was that for?" Piper asked
Chris looked confused. Never once has Jason thrown his father back, but the look on Jason's face made it look like it had to be done. Jason mouthed, the floor.

"Huh?" Phoebe asked
Paige, Chris, and Piper both knew what he was talking about. The floor was ever so slightly moving. Paige was looking for something, she saw a salt and pepper shaker.
"Salt and Pepper Shakers." Paige said, the orbed away, and she directed them to the floor. Where they orbed and as they touched the floor, an explosion took place, and the shimmering ground turned to fire, and the fire rushed to the point where the shakers once were and a mushroom cloud formed, but it seemed to be in reverse and it went into the floor. The ground returned to normal.

Chris and Phoebe rushed over to Jason who was sitting, and before they could touch him, they were thrown back to the wall, and four demons shimmered in around Jason, and Barbus in front of them. Paige stood in front of Piper.

"Well well well," Barbus said "Pity that the salt and pepper shaker had to die, it would have gone well with roasted witch."

The Charmed Ones and Chris glared at Barbus, "but Charred," Barbus said as he formed a fireball, "will be better. That what you change your name to, from Charmed to Charred." He threw a fireball at Phoebe, Phoebe screamed and Chris telekinetically threw it at a demon that stood around Jason.

"ORB!" Chris yelled
"I CAN'T!" Jason yelled

A demon punched Jason in the face. "Shut Up!"
"Paige move." Piper said, "don't worry."
Paige quietly moved away from Paige.
"Let's go to Phoebe." The two witches ran to their sister.

"Ahh, presious Charmed Ones, together at last." Barbus said finally
"Why do you want him?" Chris said

"I don't want him I want his power. Which I have." Barbus said
"What?" Chris said
"That's why your presious witch couldn't orb to you, I took his power, the minute I got him." Barbus said smiling.
"Phoebe, quickly Jason has Thought Projection, use it against the Demons." Chris whispered in her ear.
Phoebe looked at Barbus.
"Aww, no no no!" Barbus said.

"Ah!" Phoebe said clinching her head.
"Another gift, Telepathy."
Piper couldn't take it anymore. She gestured and blew up one of the demons. Distracting Barbus.
"Finally!" Paige said, "Why did you do that in the first place-"
Chris dragged the charmed ones down as three fireballs came their way.
"PHOEBE!" Chris yelled

Phoebe who still had a headache from Barbus' telekinetic attack, quickly got inside his head, Fire, She thought. But it didn't set the demons on fire, but the bar on fire.
"PHOEBE!" Piper said frizzing the bar, but luckily the demons didn't freeze, to their luck.
Phoebe tried, again.
Barbus laughed. More fireballs came at them.
"Fireballs!" Paige said, as she orbed two out of the air, and back onto the demons, vanquishing two more. The Last Demon, got scared and shimmered out.
"DAMN YOU!" Barbus said He grabbed Jason around the neck.

The Charmed Ones and Chris ran over but stopped as Barbus materialized an athame in his hand.

"Ah, no no no!" Barbus said holding the athame up, "Move and you'll die!" he said to Jason.

"ATHAME!" Paige said, orbs were deflected off the athame.
"You think I could make it that easy for you!" Barbus said
"D-DAD!" Jason tried to say
Chris tried to use his powers, but them to were useless.
"So what are you going to do dad?" Barbus sneered, "Say a cuplet? Throw that blue potion in your pocket perhaps, or maybe a power of three spell?" He said to the Charmed Ones.
Chris pulled the potion from his pocket.
"Come throw it." Barbus said, "I dare you."
"If I throw it he'll kill him." Chris said to Piper
"Paige can you orb Jason to you?" Piper asked
"Maybe." She replied, "JASON!"

Orbs seem to deflect off of Jason as well. Barbus laughed.
"Come on you witches!" Barbus said, "can you think of anything good? Or should I just stab him? And bring this chapter to an end?"
"NO!" Chris yelled
"Too Late!" Barbus said taking the athame and stabbing the knife into Jason's back. Barbus shimmered out.
Jason fell to the floor, and erupting into flames. He screamed in pain.
Chris tried to run to his son's side, fire or not, but Piper held him back.
"JASON!" Chris said, tears forming in his eyes.
"DAD!" Jason said, but the fire, burned him, and he gave one final scream of pain, and blew up in white lights.

Chris bowed his head and cried. Piper held his head on her shoulder.
"We could have done more." Phoebe said walking away with a tear in her eyes.
"We'll be outside." Paige said to Piper and Chris.

As Chris stood in the elevator 15 minutes later, he looked in the metal and saw his eyes still red, and she tried to make it better, but the doors opened.
"Baby boy, you're back!" Little Miss said then she noticed the tears in his eyes, "Whats wrong?"
"Nothing." Chris said sniffling. "Can we just continue?"
Chris didn't even wait for a reply and went into the studio.
Max and Little Miss exchange uneasy looks, but they turned the music on and waited for Chris, but he didn't sing.