Thanks to everyone who's reading. Right now, I'm going through separation anxiety. I'm letting my cat's outside for the first time since I got them in July. Chris's memories in this chapter are from the actual show.
Chapter 4- Demon of Fear
Chris and Riley were asleep on the couch when a demon flamed in. He was a familiar demon, one who had been vanquished many times. But he had a new trick. He could make their greatest fears come true in their dreams. He waved his hands over them, and then leaned against the wall, a grin on his face. He would destroy them first, leaving the Charmed One's vulnerable without their Whitelighter. He could smell great power and fear on the girl, and decided he better get rid of her now, or else she could cause him trouble in the future. He flamed out to his cavern in the Underworld. He was going to watch their dreams in his nightmare pool.
Chris's Fear- His Family rejects him, and Wyatt stays Evil
It was as if he was unable to move, something was holding him, making him watch hurtful memories.
Flash
"So Wyatt bring his shield up around me. He thinks I'm a threat." Chris told them.
"Well so do I." Piper told him angrily. Chris didn't admit how much that hurt.
"Listen to me, they reversed his sense of morality. That means his shield will protect him from you but not from me. Please, I'm the only one who can save him. Let me help." Chris pleaded.
"Chris we don't need your help. I will get my son back, and when I do, I don't wanna see you anymore." Chris was stunned. His own mother had said that to him.
"I'm sorry." He said orbing out.
Flash
Chris was having a robed demon check Wyatt for signs of evil when Leo orbed in.
"What the hell is going on?" Leo demanded as the demon shimmered out.
"Wait, I can explain!" Chris said as Leo ran to Wyatt side and picked him up. Chris felt a twinge of hurt. Leo had never shown that concern over is well being.
"Are you ok buddy?" Leo asked Wyatt.
"What was he doing?" Paige asked Chris.
"Nothing. I mean, nothing bad, I swear." Chris told her. She gave him a dirty look.
"Nothing bad? He's a demon." Paige said.
"But he wasn't hurting him, I promise. Wyatt's shield wasn't even up." Chris shot back.
"I trusted you, I vouched for you!" Leo raged.
"Look, just let me explain." Chris pleaded.
"Get out of here." Leo said in a low, dangerous voice.
"Paige, please." Chris looked at Paige, who just looked away.
"NOW!" Leo yelled, and Chris orbed out.
Flash
"You know if anyone else tried what you tried, I'd kill them on the spot. But you…I've forgiven Bianca, I can forgive you too. If you promise never to cross me again." Wyatt told Chris. Chris looked at him.
"I think you know me better than that." Chris retorted. Wyatt turned to Bianca.
"I thought you said you could talk some sense into him." He growled at her.
"Leave her out of this." Chris said, defending Bianca. Wyatt raised his hand, and Chris fell to his knees, choking.
"Pardon me?" He then flicked his wrist and Chris flew across the room.
"You promised you wouldn't hurt him!" Bianca cried.
"You promised you'd turn him. Like I turned you. Or at least thought I had." Bianca ran to Chris.
"Chris, I didn't bring you here to die." She told him. Wyatt stepped on the squeaky floorboard, and Chris looked at it.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I think." He said and he ran at Wyatt. Wyatt grabbed him and threw him across the room. Wyatt levitated him into the air.
"Have you lost your mind? I don't need you." He said, creating an energy ball. Bianca came up behind Wyatt and stuck her hand into his back.
"Whatever you're gonna do, do it fast. I can't hold him for long." Bianca said to Chris as he fell to the floor. Chris ran to the squeaky floorboard and pulled it up, grabbing the spell out of it.
"Powers of the witches rise, come to me across the skies, return my magic, give me back, all those taken from the attack." Chris's powers washed over him with a blue light. Wyatt turned around and kicked behind, making her fly back and land on a broken table leg.
Out of Chris's mind, and into the Manor
Piper walked into the attic, feeling in her gut something was wrong. It was three in the morning, but she was wide-awake. She jumped when she got to the attic, surprised to see her two sisters there too.
"You're awake too." Paige stated. Piper nodded.
"Yeah, I just got this really bad feeling, that something is going on." Piper said.
"We do too. We've tried calling for Chris, but he hasn't answered." Phoebe said.
"And you haven't orbed over there why?" Piper asked. Phoebe and Paige looked at each other.
"Well, even though they said they were friends, we weren't sure what we'd see if we orbed in." Paige said. Piper rolled her eyes as she walked over to her sisters.
"But we'd know if they were ok. Now orb" Piper said as they joined hands and orbed.
P3 Storage Room
They orbed in to see Chris and Riley still in each other's arms. But something was obviously wrong. Both were sweating heavily, and Riley screamed out in her sleep. A voice floated through the air.
"They'll die of their fears before you can save them." And then the voice was gone.
"Oh no, we better get them back to the manor." Piper said as Paige managed to orb them all.
Riley's Fear- Watching all her loved ones die, helpless to stop it
Riley felt something wrap around her arms and legs. When she looked, it looked like vines, making her watch the scene going on in front of her. She saw her and Parker walking down the street.
Flash
It was late night as the two young children walked down the road towards their house. The girl appeared to be around six, her dark blonde hair pulled into pigtails. The other was a boy, around ten years old, walking ahead and looking annoyed with his little sister. His dark hair was cut short, his hands shoved deep into his pockets.
" Parker, please wait up! I'm scared." The little said.
"Quit being such a baby Riley. There's no reason to be scared." He told her roughly. It was her fault they were walking home in the dark. She had begged to stay at the park for just a little while longer, and he agreed. That 'just a little while' had turned into hours. Riley looked around, a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"Please Parker." Tears pricked Riley's eyes, but she didn't know why. She just knew something bad was going to happen.
"Quit being whiney." He snapped. Riley tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and skinned her knee. It stung for a second before it started bleeding, and Riley started crying.
"You are such a baby! And you wonder why mum and dad like me better than you! I don't cry every time I get a scrape! I liked it better before you were born! I hate you!" He yelled at her. Her tears continued to fall as she sat on the ground, looking at her brother.
"Do you really hate me?" She asked him. He nodded.
"Yeah." And he walked away. Riley was about to stand up when she felt something come up behind her. She turned around and saw a creature standing there. She was sure it was a demon, though she had never seen a demon before. He had small horns sticking out of his head, sharp pointed teeth, and claws. He reached out to grab her but she moved quickly. Just as quickly, he grabbed her and tried to make her stop wiggling. The claws dug into her arm, making her cry out in pain.
"Let me go!" She screamed and Parker turned around. He paled when he saw something had his sister. He hadn't meant it when he said he hated her! He ran to get to her, praying he wasn't too late. Riley finally wiggled enough to get out of his grasp. She stood up, and as he was about to grab her again, she was pushed out of the way, hitting her forehead on the sidewalk. She lifted her head and saw her brother fighting the demon.
"NO! Parker!" She screamed as one of the demons claws went straight through his chest, coming out of his back. The demon pulled the claw out as he turned to Riley. She covered her ears and screamed. As she screamed the demon turned to ice and blew up. She had lost control of her powers again. People who had heard her scream were now coming out of homes.
"Parker, please wake up. We have to go home." Riley cried, shaking her brother. But he wouldn't wake up.
"Parker, PLEASE! I need you. You can hate me if you want. You can never take me anywhere again, but please wake up." She sobbed. A hand touched her shoulder. There was Parker, staring weakly at her, having heard her cries.
"I don't hate you Riles." He said, his chest burning.
"Come on, we have to go home." She said, taking his hand and tugging on it gently.
"I don't think I'm making it home this time Riles. Take care of mum and dad. I love you." And his eyes closed.
"Parker!" She screamed. She had lost her brother.
Flash
"Riley, get out of here!" her dad yelled as he was thrown against the wall.
"No, Daddy! I can't leave you!" She screamed as a demon came flying her way. She dove out of the way. This wasn't something an eleven year old should be doing, or seeing.
"Please Riley! He won't hesitate to kill you!" her dad said as he got to his feet.
"Isn't that sweet. She won't leave you." The voice growled. It was a voice that would haunt her the rest of her life..
"Leave my Daddy alone!" She screamed as she threw herself at the man, who hit her, knocking her into a wall. She groaned as she tried to get up, but her leg hurt, making it harder to get up. Her dad tried to run to her side, but the demon shimmered in front of him and stabbed him in the gut, twisting the knife.
"See what happens when you betray my master?" The demon asked as he shimmered out. Riley dragged herself to her father's side and sat by him, softly singing to him, as she stroked his hair away from his face. This was the scene her mother walked into, her grocery bags fell to the ground.
Out of Riley's head and into the Attic
"Leo, how do we save them?" Phoebe asked. Leo looked grim.
"Unless they can overcome their fears, they're going to die."
