Chris Still Crossed by Nehebka
Chapter 6"Nooooo!" yelled Chris. "Nooooo!" yelled Chris when he saw the arrow pointing towards Wyatt. "Wyatt active your force field!".
Wyatt put up his blue force field to protect himself. Gideon looked down at Wyatt and then to Chris.
"How you dare-" mumbled Gideon. "You do not understand, he's a threat, he's too powerful, he must be killed for the greater good... It is the only way the world can be saved" said Gideon.
"YOU're the reason the future's threatened, Gideon, NOT Wyatt. Because of what YOU do to him." yelled Chris
Gideon shook his head, not wanting to believe what he was listening to. "You are insane Gideon. It is YOU who are the threat".
Gideon was astonished by Chris' words. Chris took advantage of the situation and came close to Wyatt to make sure he was ok. He kneeled down beside him. Wyatt deactivated his force field. When Chris was about to take Wyatt, he felt an intensive pain in his shoulder.
"What-" croaked Chris as he fell on the floor grunting and writhing in pain in his shoulder. He looked at his shoulder and saw a dark arrow in it. The arrow of a darklighter. Wyatt actived his force field again.
"You can't stop me" said Gideon.
Gideon closed his eyes, his hands held an athame. "Wanton powers in this blade, yield, penetrate that which would shield", said the spell out loud. Then the athame glowed gold and was infused with power. Gideon smiled and walked over Wyatt. With the athame, he touched Wyatt's force field and then the power of the shield was sucked into the athame.
"NoooOOOOoo!" yelled Chris. He got the dark arrow out and telekinetically stabbed into Gideon's back. Gideon's eyes widen, he cried out in pain. He stopped and turned around to face Chris.
"You fool. What have you done? Now I'll have to sacrifice you both" mumbled Gideon. He was still holding the athame and stepped towards Chris when he was interrupted by a knock on his study door.
Piper sat down in front of the scrying table waving the crystal around in a circle above the map.
"Come on, come on" said desperately. "Wyatt where are you?" croaked while the crystal waved around and around in a circle. "It-It is not working" mumbled as she threw the crystal on the map. She stood up and looked above. "Paige, Phoebe, Leo! Where are you?! I need you HERE!" yelled.
Paige orbed in. "What's up?" asked worriedly.
"It's Wyatt" mumbled as tears fell down her cheeks unable to stand the anguish she was feeling. Piper paced from one side to another of the attic in shock. "Someone has taken Wyatt. Chris said it was Gideon. But how could he? He's an elder for god sake, he would never do any harm to Wyatt, wouldn't he? I-I-"
"Ok first of all, calm down we'll find Wyatt" said Paige.
Piper shook her head. "CALM DOWN! You must be kidding. It is MY SON what we are talking about!" cried. She was breathing heavily.
Paige went closer her and hugged her to comfort her. "Everything will work out okay," said Paige encouragingly.
"Will it?" Piper asked, uncertainty evident in her voice.
Gideon turned around to see who it was. The door opened and Leo got into the study. He saw Wyatt in the middle of the room crying, Chris lying on the floor wounded and Gideon holding an athame. As soon as he realised Leo had noticed the athame in his hand he glanced at him nervously.
"What have you done Gideon?" asked Leo as he shook his head unable to believe it. Leo's first reaction was to heal Gideon but something caught his attention. A dark arrow hurt Chris but there was no dark arrow around, the only dark arrow in the room was the one Gideon had in his back. Two person hurt by the same weapon, he realised that Chris had been attacked first with the dark arrow and then he probably had hurt Gideon.
"He attacked me" said as he pointed the arrow in his back and then at Chris.
"Don't believe him! He wants to kill Wyatt!" cried Chris. "Please dad for once in you life trust me" mumbled deliriously.
Leo's eyes opened wide when he listened to Chris. He had called him 'dad'! So it mean that...
"Behind you!" cried Chris again interrupting Leo's thoughts.Leo turned around and found Gideon ready to zap him. Before Leo could react, Chris telekinetically threw Gideon few meters behind. Chris gasped, he felt weak and cold. He was breathing heavily, his eyes closed and lost consciousness.
With unusual strength, Leo backhanded Gideon sending him sailing through the air and across the room. He went towards the elder and picked him up.
"Leo, listen to me. You know what happens. You know what Chris came here to stop. It is for the greater good. Wyatt is a danger, he must be killed"
At the mere mention of his son's name, anger surged through Leo. He tossed Gideon back into the centre of the floor. Gideon landed on his back, he tried to get to his feet but before he could do it, Leo picked him up again.
"You deserve to die Gideon. But I won't be the one who do it" whispered in his ear. "I'm an elder, and you perfectly know I can not harm another elder..." He pulled Gideon towards the wall, so the black arrow in his back got deeper and deeper as he cried out in pain. "When the elders discovered you're dead they'll think a darklighter has killed you" concluded Leo. He took some steps behind, Gideon fell on the floor still crying out in pain. Leo stood in front of him doing nothing, just seeing how the man who tried to harm his son was dying.
Meanwhile Wyatt stopped crying. When he saw Chris unconscious, he orbed out and orbed in next to Chris. He put his little hands over Chris's
shoulder and healed him.
Chris raised his head. "Thank you" mumbled Chris fighting to hold his tears of happiness. Maybe Wyatt will be safed after all. In all his life, he has known an evil and powerful big brother who didn't care or looked after his little brother, and had never hesitated to hurt him if he felt his interests were threatened. All these thoughts were interrupted by Leo who held him a hand to help Chris to stand up.
Chris stood up by himself, ignoring Leo's help. Leo looked at him hurt.
"I'm fine" said Chris as an apologize
"You sure?" asked Leo. When Chris was about to replied he was interrupted by Leo. "Piper" mumbled. "We have to go home" said after sensing Piper's cries calling him desperately.
"What about him?" asked Chris pointing at the corpse of Gideon.
"He got what he deserved. He would never hurt anyone else" said Leo coldly as he took Wyatt and orbed out.
"Indeed" whispered sarcastically Chris for himself and then orbed out.
Leo and Wyatt orbed in the attic followed by Chris few seconds later.
"Wyatt, thank god" cried Piper as she stepped towards Leo and picked up her son. She embraced him and kissed him on the forehead tenderly. "I have been so worried about you. Thanks" said Piper to Leo and Chris. "What did you not answer my calls before?" asked Piper still with regret at Leo.
"Sorry Piper, I was busy. I went to see Gideon in his studio when I found Chris lying on the floor hurt and Gideon holding an athame and pointing at Wyatt"
Paige hide his mouth with her hands to stop a cry of surprise and disbelief.
"But he will not bother us anymore" said Chris.
"What-?" asked Piper.
Chris and Leo nodded, they understood it. It was unnecessary to tell them anything else. Piper sighed feeling relief to see his son alive and his threat dead.
"Come on Wyatt, you must be hungry" said Piper tenderly and left the attic.
"I still can't believe it was Gideon all along" said Paige aloud. She saw Chris was still pale probably because of the wound of the dark arrow. "Are you ok?"
Chris nodded and smiled sightly. "If you need anything I'll be downstairs. I'll better go with Piper, she had suffer a lot" said Paige and then left the room.
Leo looked at Paige leaving and then turned around Chris. He glanced at him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chris asked, feeling that Leo was looking at him differently .
"I know the truth Chris" said Leo.
"What are you talking about?" asked Chris in confusion.
Leo came over to where he was sitting and sat down beside him. "I know who are you, Chris... I know I'm your father. You just called me 'dad' a few minutes ago" said Leo softly as Chris was shocked beyond words.
"Wh-what?!" mumbled Chris.
"You called me dad after warned me when Gideon was about to kill me. You saved my life" replied giving him a small smile.
Chris sighed. "Does anyone else know that?" asked Chris with concern.
Leo shook his head. "No, but I think they should"
"Nobody is supposed to know that. You shouldn't have found out in the first place" said Chris as he stood up. "Now I don't know how much of the future I've just changed"
"I thought you were here to change the future"
"Yes but..." Chris started to say but Leo cut him cut off.
"Chris, it is not something you should hide from us. I'm glad I know now"
"Really?" asked surprised.
"Of course" answered Leo as he stood up and stepped closer to him. He tried to embrace him but Chris refused to be hug by him. Chris coughed and stepped back.
"Look Leo, in my future you and I have never been closed, and I think there's no point in changing that now" confessed Chris.
"Why? Did I do something to you?" asked Leo hurt suddenly he remembered Chris talking about his father with regret and anger. "I-I remember you mention one day your father, me, writing you letters of apology? I'm sorry what I have done in your future, but there's still time to change it"
"Don't worry about it" said sarcastically. He had heard too many times in his life this promise from Leo 'I'm sorry', 'Next time I promise I'll stay longer', 'Next year I'll promise I'll be in your birthday', 'I'll never lose any other play of the school'. Chris shook his head to forget these sad moments. "I'm over it" lied Chris and then orbed out unable to stand any other minute face to face with Leo.
"Are you?" asked with disbelief still looking at where Chris had been standing up.