Something Big

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Chapter 2: When Evil Attacks During Breakfast

Morning was a blur of hugs, kisses, and welcome backs for Chris. His aunts just couldn't believe their nephew returned. Tears were shed and smiles lit up the Halliwell manor. Chris greeted it all with joy in his heart. It was truly good to be back, back with his family. And they were happy to have him.

After all the harmonious greetings, questions soon erupted. The main question on everyone's minds: How and why was he back? Phoebe was the first to state her thoughts out loud.

"I don't understand. If you're here, does that mean the future didn't change? And aren't you suppose to be…well, dead?"

"I don't understand myself," Chris said. "All I know is that I'm here."

"Well maybe you'll find your answers here," Piper spoke up.

"Maybe," Leo put in.

Suddenly the grandfather clock chimed in as if wanting a say. Phoebe immediately jumped right up.

"I better get a move on. Elise'll have my neck if I'm late." With that, she ran upstairs to ready herself for the day.

"And I have to leave for magic school," Paige said. "Well it's certainly great to have you back, Chris. Don't you leave too soon, and stay out of trouble." She gave her nephew a quick hug and orbed away in a shimmer of white and blue.

"Magic school?" Chris questioned with raised eyebrows.

"Yeah. She helps run magic school with Leo," Piper answered his quizzical look.

"Dad runs magic school?" Chris questioned again.

"You've missed a lot. Come on, we'll fill you in at breakfast. Does pancakes sound okay?"

"Any thing you make, mom sounds delicious." Piper put her arm around her son's shoulders and steered him to the kitchen. Leo followed close behind and licked his lips at the thought of his wife's pancakes. Chris caught him and laughed.

Chris listened intently to his father as the smell of pancakes wafted up to his nose. Leo was just explaining how he had become mortal.

"So you forgot about mom because the Elders wanted to test you, but then she was dying and you remembered her. That's when you "fell from grace" and became mortal, right," Chris questioned in amazement. Leo nodded his head and continued on. Chris was having a hard time taking it all in and he couldn't believe all this had happened since he was, well who knows where.

Piper soon interrupted her husband with the announcement of fresh pancakes. She smiled when she saw the hunger in her husband's and son's eyes. Chris's green eyes glittered with appreciation at his mother's home cooking. He never knew a better cook then his mother. Leo gave his wife a warm smile and began to dig in with his son close behind. Piper's smile just grew bigger.

Her smile was wiped away and replaced with a look of fear when she saw black orbs appear behind her son. She instantly reacted.

"Chris behind you!" she yelled.

Suddenly an arrow pierced Chris's flesh. His shoulder began to ache immensely. Poison coursed through his whitelighter veins. He fell from his chair and slumped to the ground.

Piper didn't wait for another attack. She blew her enemy to kingdom come. Leo rushed to his son's side. Sweat poured down Chris's face.

"Hold on Chris. It'll be okay," he calmed his son. But it wasn't going to be okay. Leo couldn't heal. Fear gripped him. He wouldn't lose his son again. Piper interrupted his thoughts.

"We'll take him up to the bed."

The two ran upstairs. Leo placed Chris on the bed and wiped away the sweat.

"You'll be okay," he whispered. With that Chris slipped into a black unconsciousness.