Of All the People

Chapter 18

By teal-lover

Summary: Wyatt reflects on the events after Chris Crossed and decides to do something about it.

Rating: PG13, T

Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed, just borrowing, promise to give them back when done, don't get any money for this.

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Piper was not only shocked, but infuriated, and her oldest son's maniacal laughter did nothing to improve her mood. She grabbed him by the collar and started shaking him as if were a teenager and not a grown man who was currently evil ruler of the world. And her actions even seemed to amuse him further. "What did you do to him!"

"He did that on his own. I," he emphasized, "don't flame."

Piper had never been a firm believer in corporal punishment toward your children, but she began to wonder if this one made her change that attitude in the future. While she seethed at his current attitude, she certainly wanted to wipe the smirk off his features now. "You turned him. He never flamed before!"

"There was nothing to turn. There is no—oh forget it. It's as useless explaining it to you as it is to Chris. I don't know where he got that from. But then again," he surmised, "his father wasn't an Elder before, so maybe you two did it to him," he said with amusement.

Leo crossed his arms angrily, "Elder's don't flame either, and you know it! Now what did you do to him?"

Wyatt rolled his eyes in exasperation as he shimmered out of his mother's grasp once again. He appeared behind them, the amusement clearly fading as he stiffened his shoulders.

Phoebe jumped in surprise. "I hate it when he does that!"

Hoping to dissuade them from following, Wyatt stated harshly, "You've got one son that shimmers, and another that flames. I think it's safe to say that he and I are now officially 'evil' as you're so fond of saying. Therefore, we will be returning to our future as soon as I retrieve my wayward little brother." He bowed cordially before shimmering out of the mausoleum.

Piper spun around to her husband in a panic, "Leo, we can't let them leave. If he takes Chris now, we'll never find out when he's supposed to be born."

Phoebe whistled guiltily as she glanced at Paige. "Well, you don't have to worry about that. You're pregnant with him now."

Piper's hands and eyes instantly strayed to her stomach. "What?"

Paige answered for her, "We weren't going to say anything, but that was one of the reasons Watt came to the manor today. He wanted to make sure that Chris was conceived today. He said he only stayed long enough to make sure that happened.

"I'm pregnant?"

Phoebe continued. "yes. So obviously, if he's willing to go back, he knows that Chris will be ok. Or at least born."

Piper shook her head in shock, "I can't be pregnant! I'm long past the time where it's possible for that to happen."

The empath began to get annoyed and threw her hand on her hip, "Well it did, so—"

Piper forgot about the earlier conversation with her husband as she closed her eyes, trying to figure out how she was going to raise two magical children alone. "Oh my goodness. What am I gonna' do?"

Leo understood her sudden hesitancy and wrapped his arms around her. "Piper, this is a good thing. We're pregnant again. I was serious about us earlier. You're not going to have to do this alone."

"Really?"

"Of course."

Piper gave her best innocent expression and batted her eyelashes, "Then you'll go out in the middle of the night to get my pickle, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when we run out again?"

Leo grimaced as he remembered her first pregnancy and the hormone driven, odd combinations of food that always made his stomach turn. He plastered on a false smile and said sweetly, "Of course, Piper. I'll get you anything you want," he continued and mumbled under his breath, "…no matter how gross it is."

"Alright then, we've still got to stop them. We can find a way to change Chris back. It's not like with Wyatt, who Chris thought was changed as a baby. He couldn't have been like this for more than a week."

Phoebe surmised, "I guess that's why he didn't want to come back to us. They're just one happy little evil family."

Paige shook her head, "I think they're anything but happy. Evil, maybe, but happy? No. Chris was just as pissed at him as he was with us."

Leo agreed eagerly, "I think you're right. Maybe at this point, he could go either way?"

Piper grabbed her newly reunited husband and smiled encouragingly, "Well then we'd better find him and get him on our side."

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No matter what condition Chris was in, Wyatt could always sense his brother's location, even in places he shouldn't have been able to. And if the younger witch concentrated hard enough, the reverse was also true. He chalked it up to the bond that existed between them, that as of yet, nothing had been strong enough to break. So he thought it was a good sign that he could sense him now.

He raised his eyebrows, mildly surprised to sense the younger man wandering through the underworld. He shimmered to his location and watched with interest as his brother battled a horde of demons. That in itself was nothing unusual, but the fact that he was apparently blowing off steam by incinerating them energetically with fireballs certainly was.

Wyatt was just about to intervene when Chris had been cornered, but his brother quickly dispelled that notion by flaming behind them and tossing several fireballs, vanquishing them before they even realized where he had gone.

Wyatt spoke with admiration as only he and his brother remained in the cavern. "I'm impressed. I counted 17 in under a minute."

Chris had his back to him while he answered, "There were plenty more before you showed up," he huffed, spun around and hurled a fireball at his older brother.

Wyatt barely shimmered out in time to avoid being hit in the shoulder. The younger witch's aim had been on target a moment ago when directed at the demons, so he wasn't concerned about the off center fireball that had just been directed at him. He could have thrown up his shield, but it likely would have bounced off and hit the younger of the two. "Now that might have hurt."

"Well it would've served you right!" Chris shot back while he pointed at him angrily. "You lied to me!"

"I did no such thing," Wyatt gritted out defensively.

"You're full of it and you know it! Why else would I suddenly be able to flame and throw fireballs. You set me up."

Wyatt pursed his lips, inhaling sharply as he began to loose his patience again. How many times was he going to have to defend himself? "Christopher, listen to me and listen closely. I DO NOT know where you got those abilities. The potion is only supposed to allow you to release what's already inside of you, allow you to choose. If it did more than that, I'd be the one flaming, not you."

"Prove it!" The brunette demanded stubbornly, "We'll go pay a little visit to the seer."

"Fine." He answered shortly as they both transported out of the cavern, arriving in true demonic fashion in front of the demoness.

She saw Wyatt and immediately dropped to her knees and bowed her head, "My King."

He stared back at her suspiciously, "You recognize me?"

"Oh yes, My King, " she said in awe as her eyes met his. "The aura that surrounds you is even stronger as an adult than it is in your infant self. How may I be of service?"

"Now you see Chris, at least some people know how to show the proper respect."

Green eyes glared at him in response as he retorted, "Well I've known you since way before you stopped believing in the Easter Bunny, so pardon me if I'm not inclined to bend over and kiss your royal ass."

Wyatt raised an eyebrow in mock offense, but was actually fairly amused, "I'm not sure if I like this new evil streak in you, Christopher."

The younger man snarled, "Bite me," then bowed as an afterthought, "Your Highness."

The seer chocked back a laugh before quickly sobering up under Wyatt's harsh glare. "Show him the truth," he commanded.

"As you desire," she nodded before swirling her hand over the pool. She stepped back allowing them to peer inside, watching intently as the manor appeared in the ripples…

TBC…

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AN: Short, I know. But more is written, I'm just to tired & lazy to type anymore tonight. But I think next chapter will have some interim mausoleum scenes that you didn't see, as well as an answer to one of Chris' questions. Which one, you'll just have to wait & see :)