A/N: This chapter is slightly longer than the last two, which were pretty much just to lay out the setting. The chapters will get longer as we get deeper into the plot. And I know my poetry sucks, I was trying to remember a summoning spell from the show, but in the end, this was all I came up with. Oh well. shrugs Enjoy!

Chapter 3-

"Wyatt's in this time?" Zach whispered.

Chris nodded grimly. "That would explain the shift in power. But only one set of powers can exist in a time. That would mean that this time's Wyatt doesn't have his powers anymore."

The younger boy's eyes met his older brother's. "We need to find Wyatt," he said.

Chris put his hand on Zach's shoulder, and they orbed downstairs, to find Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo sitting there talking.

"Where's Wyatt?" Chris asked Piper.

She looked at her sisters. "I sent him over to Magic School a few hours ago."

"What!" Chris yelled, making everyone jumped.

"Uh, we need to get him back," Zach said, trying to calm everybody down.

"Why?" Piper asked; her eyes narrowed. "Gideon's looking after him."

"I don't think he has any powers at the moment," Chris said, for once telling the truth.

"What did you do to him?" Leo asked, stepping towards him angrily.

Zach stepped between them and glared at Leo.

"Chris didn't do anything!" Zach said. "And if you were around for your family more often, this might not have happened!"

"Let's just get Wyatt," Chris said. "Now."

"I'll get him," Leo volunteered.

They watched in silence as he orbed away.

"What do all you future people have against Leo?" Paige asked.

Chris and Zach just glared at her.

"I was just saying," she replied weakly.

Leo orbed back, looking frazzled. "You're right, he doesn't have any powers!" he told them. "But how did you know?"

"Future consequences," Chris said. "We can't say."

"You are notgoing to use that excuse again!" Piper hissed angrily, stepping towards Chris. "My son is in danger, and you're sitting here talking about future consequences?"

"I think the future of the world is a little more important than getting your son's powers back!" Chris replied, just as angrily.

Smack! Piper hit Chris around the face.

"We don't need your help!" she said, seething with anger. " Now get the hell out of my house before I blow you up!"

Chris orbed away, but not before Zach could see the hurt in his eyes.

"Do you have any idea what you've just done?" Zach asked furiously, before orbing out after Chris.

"Chris?" Zach asked tentatively, orbing onto the Golden Gate Bridge where he knew Chris would be.

"What?" Chris asked dully.

"She doesn't know you're her son," he replied. "Otherwise she'd never have hit you."

Chris laughed hollowly. "You know, sometimes I think that's the only reason why they actually put up with me," he replied. "Because I'm their son."

"Mum loved you," Zach said softly. "You know she did."

"She still didn't believe me about Wyatt being evil," Chris replied bitterly. "She took his word over mine. Then he killed her!"

He laughed hysterically. "That's the last time I saw her. Wyatt plunging an athame through her chest. She screamed in pain, and what did Wyatt do? He laughed."

Zach saw silent tears running down Chris' cheeks, and remembered that the last time he had actually seen him cry was at their mother's funeral.

"It won't happen again," Zach said gently. "We won't let it."

Chris wiped at his tears angrily. "We may not be able to stop it. Maybe it's just her destiny to die," he said bitterly.

"We can't think like that, Chris," Zach said urgently.

And Chris lifted his head to give Zach a tiny smile.

"You didn't have to be so hard on him," Phoebe said softly. Paige nodded and bit her lip. She agreed with Phoebe, but she didn't want Piper to blow up again.

"He took away my son's powers Phoebe!" Piper hissed.

"Did you see his face before he orbed out, Piper?" Paige said. "He looked really upset.

Piper laughed. "Well, he'd pretend to be, anyway."

"Well, let's figure out who to blame after Wyatt gets his powers back, okay?" Paige said. "I'll check the book. Phoebe want to come help?"

Phoebe nodded and they left the room.

"I can't believe the nerve of that kid!" Piper said when they had gone, still fuming over Wyatt's powers.

"Do you want me to see if I can find him?" Leo asked. "He must be blocking my sensing, but I can orb around. He might turn up somewhere."

Piper nodded. Leo gave her a quick kiss and orbed out. She sighed as, once again, her hands twitched, blowing up a pot plant.

"Did you hear something?" Phoebe asked Paige in the attic.

Paige listened for a second. "Nope. It can't be anything too bad, if there was only one crash."

They went through the book, looking out for anything that could help them.

"Well, I can't really find anything that would indicate why Wyatt just suddenly lost his powers," Phoebe said. "Unless he's been drinking a potion from a Farzal demon, or something like that."

"Do you think maybe he has been poisoned?" Paige asked. "I think it's more likely that he's under a spell."

Phoebe shrugged. "We could try a revealing spell, to see who took his powers."

Paige shook her head. "If we did that, it would have to be without Piper since she thinks Chris did it."

"Do you?" Phoebe asked her sister.

Paige sighed. "No. And even if I don't trust Chris, I think Zach's okay."

Phoebe nodded eagerly. "I know what you mean. Chris is really neurotic and everything, but I think Zach would tell us everything if it weren't for Chris. I could feel loyalty coming from him as well. They must be pretty good friends."

Just then, they heard a scream. Paige grabbed Phoebe's hand and orbed them both downstairs.

"What?" Paige asked, looking around. Piper was standing besides Wyatt's playpen, her hands over her mouth.

"Wyatt just... disappeared," Piper said in a horrified tone.

Phoebe went over to hug her sister. "Don't worry, we'll get him back."

"Leo!" Paige called.

He orbed in. "Yes?"

"Wyatt's missing," Phoebe told him.

Leo's face hardened. "I am going to kill Chris," he said harshly.

"No!" Phoebe said. "We have no proof that he did anything! We could call for him to come and help us though..."

"If you think I am going to have that bastard in my house after what he's done..." Piper hissed.

"Look, just... don't do anything stupid," Paige said. "I'll try and find Chris. Do you want to check Magic School, Phoebe?"

Phoebe nodded, and Leo orbed her to Magic School with a wave of his hand.

"I'll check the book," Piper said crisply. "You should check with the Elders, Leo."

He agreed and orbed out. Paige and Piper were left alone.

"Look, I know you don't trust Chris, but we have to give him the benefit of the doubt," Paige told Piper comfortingly. "It'll turn out okay, I promise."

Piper gave a glum smile and walked upstairs. Paige sighed and orbed to P3.

"Lila, there you are," Phoebe said, shooting a smile at the blonde witch helping pack away the School's magic books. "Have you seen Wyatt?"

"Is he missing?" Phoebe turned around to see Leo's old mentor, Gideon, standing behind her.

"Yes, he just disappeared in front of Piper," Phoebe told them, sighing. "Not only that, but his powers are gone."

Gideon raised a slight eyebrow. "I haven't seen him. Such a young boy, what a pity..."

"He's not dead," Phoebe said sharply.

"Of course not," Gideon replied smoothly. "If there's anything I can do to help, let me know."

He walked away, and neither Lila nor Phoebe noticed the slight smirk on his face.

"I'm sorry, Phoebe," Lila said apologetically. "The last time I saw him was several days ago when Piper took him in here for a visit. Is there anything I can do to help?"

"No," Phoebe sighed. "But thanks anyway. Bye Lila."

"Did you make Wyatt disappear?" Paige asked Chris and Zach, at P3. Even though she stood up for them, it didn't mean she was entirely free from suspicion.

"No," Chris replied, for once entirely serious. He shot a look at Zach. "He's... missing?"

Paige nodded. Zach and Chris immediately jumped up.

"Wait a second," Paige said severely. "What do you two know about this?"

"Nothing," Chris lied.

Paige narrowed her eyes at them. "Nothing my ass. Tell me what you know or I'll take you back to Piper and let her blow you up. She is not happy at the moment."

Chris rolled his eyes. "I think the shift of power is because Wyatt came back from the future and kidnapped his baby self," Chris said. "Happy?"

Paige's eyes widened. "Oh," was all she could say.

"Oh?" Chris repeated. "OH?"

"There's no need to overreact," Paige told him. "First of all, you said you came back to the past to save Wyatt. If he came back to the past, he must be fine. And why would he want to kidnap his younger self?"

"Future consequences," Chris told her. "C'mon Zach."

And before Paige could stop them, Chris and Zach had orbed out.

She sighed irritably and went back to the Manor. "Piper!" she told her oldest sister once she was in the attic. "I saw Chris and Zach. Chris says that Wyatt came back from the future to kidnap his younger self. We know that only one version of a person can have powers so that means that baby-Wyatt's powers were taken and given to the older Wyatt."

Piper just looked confused at Paige's ramblings. "Huh?" she said.

Paige took a deep breath and began to explain.

"Wyatt must have kidnapped his baby version," Chris told Zach, pacing on the Golden Gate Bridge. "We're screwed."

"You can't think like that!" Zach told him. "You're the Resistance leader who gave everybody hope when Wyatt was out there killing and torturing people. You're the person who stopped everyone from sinking into despair when they could see the hungry, sick people piled on top of the dead in the streets. If you've given up, what the hell are we supposed to do?"

Chris sighed. He knew his brother was right. "Well, the sisters still don't know he's evil," he said. "Let's just hope they don't summon him or anything."

Both brothers' eyes immediately widened. "Oh god," Zach muttered as they both orbed out.

"Let's summon him!" Piper said. "It's the perfect solution!"

Paige chewed on her bottom lip. "I don't think it's a very good idea."

"Why not?" Piper asked.

Paige shrugged. "Just a gut feeling."

"Do we have any better plans?" Piper snapped.

Paige shook her head. "I guess not," she sighed. "I'll go and get Phoebe."

In less than two minutes, the three sisters were gathered together in the attic.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Paige muttered.

"Same here," Phoebe replied.

"Blood to blood, I summon thee,

let that of us return to me."

There was a shocked silence as they saw three people appear in the attic. Chris and Zach had orbed in, but the grown Wyatt had appeared in the ring of crystals with his younger self in his arms.

A/N: Please review!