Kiss of the Phoenix

Chapter 3: Plan.

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: If I said I owned them, I lied.

Author's Note: All this stuff is taken from the episode of "Chris-Corossed."Ok, now, I know that all of you have probably already seen this, but i had to get it all out of the way.

"We got lucky," Bianca told Chris as they approached the Manor. "I almost didn't get away." They climbed the stairs and met the rest of the crowd at the front door. Soon, the old oak doors creaked open and the over cheerful tour guide said, "Welcome to Halliwell Manor. Fallow me, and we can begin our tour." They all filtered inside. As they stepped into the foyer, the tour guide began.

"Welcome to the Halliwell Memorial Museum. A tribute to magic and of course, the Charmed Ones. Please, remember there is no digi-capturing, no holographing, and most certainly no magic allowed while inside the museum. That's a big one. Don't worry about those probes, folks, they're merely scanning for witches. Now, as we pass though the foyer, note the family portraits hanging on the walls."

They followed the rest of the group further into the house. When the probes came in their direction, Chris merely waved them off in the direction of the mannequins that held the sister's super hero costumes, and began to scan them.

"Nicely done." She told him as they made their way around the lower level with the rest of the crowd, looking at the various costumes of the creatures that the Charmed Ones had turned into on display,

The Tour Guide continued. "Around here you'll notice just a few of the many mythological creatures that legendary sisters transformed into in their demon fighting heyday. Actually, the Charmed Ones were responsible for well over a thousand vanquishes before they were finally vanquished themselves." They arrived back in the foyer. The Tour Guide pulled out a little remote control and she said, "Now, the time is twenty-five years ago. Imagine yourselves standing here on this floor when the Charmed Ones were reborn..."

The audience watched the holograph of Shax, and of the Charmed Ones being reborn. When it was over, they clapped. Chris just rolled his eyes. The tour guide just smiled. "Scares 'um every time." The holograph disappeared. "Okay, let's head over to the kitchen where many of the sisters classic potions were brewed. Some of which are available for purchase in the gift shop on the way out."

They all moved to the kitchen. "Of course, the attic was the preferred spot for potion making, principally because that's where they kept the famed Book of Shadows. Which is where we're heading next. A little background on the manor itself, it was actually..."

Her voice faded as she and the rest of the group left the kitchen and headed through the dinning room and up the stairs. But Chris and Bianca stayed behind. They pretended to look at the stuff on the table, and felt the guard shimmer in.

"Hey, you two, move along." He ordered. The two didn't move.

"Wait for it," Bianca warned. The guard moved closer, and a dagger materialized in her hand.

"Are you deaf? I said-" But before he could answer, she drove the dagger into his chest. He yelled out in pain, and burst into flames. Without even batting an eye, Bianca started towards the basement door.

"Lets go."

The quietly went down the old wooded stairs. The basement was musty, dust everywhere. "We should be safe here until the museum closes. Then we'll go get the book." She said, but when she looked back at him, he only looked away. "What's the matter?" She asked.

"Nothing. It's just that sometimes I forget who you really are."

She looked at him sadly, then pulled him close to her. "Hey, you mean who I used to be, Chris. Before I met you."

"You mean before you met Wyatt." He spat, pulling away.

"Chris, Wyatt has done little change me. Sure, he showed me what it was like to love, and be loved, but you're the one who really makes me want to be good." Chris looked back at her.

"So, what do we do now?"

"We say goodbye." She slowly began to unbutton her shirt, then took it off and dropped it on the ground beside her. She kissed him hard, and they began to pass the time.

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"What do I tell them?" Chris asked her as they made their way to the hologram Book Of Shadows. She stopped him and made her look at her. "Don't tell them anything. Just stick to your cover story. The less they know about the future, the better."

"But what if they find out who i really am?" He asked, and she could hear the worry in his voice.

"They won't." She tried to convince him. "Not as long as you can pass yourself off as their whitelighter." Chris was quiet for a moment before moving towards the hologram of the Book of Shadows.

"And you're sure I won't loose my powers when I go back?" He asked her.

"Not with this spell, that's why we need it." She replied. "Look, just remember, protect baby Wyatt and you protect the Charmed Ones. Keep them alive. For our future."

Chris sighed slightly. "Great. No pressure." Bianca rolled her eye's.

"Chris, you make you're the only one who can do this. You're the only one who can save us." This time, it was he who rolled his eyes. "If I make it back."

"Baby, you have to make it back. If you wanna marry me."

He kissed her then, but he pulled away for a moment to say, "You really know how to motivate a guy, you know that?" He kissed her again before they made the rest of the way to the hologram. "You sure you can summon the real book?" She questioned.

"Yeah."

"Away from him?" And he could tell that she didn't have as much faith in that part of the plan as she did the rest. He looked down at her. "Yeah, but we won't have much time once it gets here. His demons will be all over us."

"I won't need much time," She assured him. "Just long enough to send you back to them." He watched the way her body moved as she walked to the far wall and began to draw the triquetra with white chalk.

When she had finished, she walked back to him and said sadly, "It's time."

"I don't wanna go. I don't wanna leave you." He told her.

"Just remember that you have that ring. It'll remind you of why we're doing this, what's waiting for you here."

"But what happens when I come back and you're still in love with Wyatt, because you have the old Wyatt back?"

"Would you stop with that?" She said, pulling him into a tight hug.

"Just take care of the guards, okay?" He said, trying to pull himself together. "Then get outta here. Because if he finds you, if he knows you've betrayed him, he'll kill you."

"If my betrayal was a problem with him, he would have killed me ages ago." She told him, then added, "And don't worry, I can take care of myself."

Chris pulled a piece of paper from him pocket and began to read over the hologram

I call upon the ancient power

to help us in this darkest hour

let the book return to this place

claim refuge in it's rightful space.

The real Book of Shadows seemed to fall through the air, and landed on it's stand.

"It worked." Christ said in amazement.

"The spell," Bianca reminded him. "Find the spell." He began to feverishly flip through the pages until he found the spell he was looking for.

Hear these words

hear the rhyme

heed the hope within my mind

send me back to where i'll find

what i wish in place and time"

The portal on the far wall opened just as a demon shimmered in behind Bianca. Chris called out to her, and she began to fight him off. "Go!" She ordered. "GO!"

He went through the portal.