Well, one reviewer has expressed concerns about Riley being evil, and this reviewer threw something at me. Let me address this fear. No, Riley is not evil now. She just lost control of her power, and did what she had to do. Killing Gideon snapped her out of it, and now she has to live with how she killed him. And I hope you all like the God in Riley. I introduced it here because it will come more into play in the sequel. Sad to say this, but there are only 2 chapters left after this.
Chapter 23- Hospital
Not even demons deserved to die like that. Riley was ashamed. She should have fought harder to control herself, and not lose herself. She had lost control the night Parker died, and nothing good had come of it. It had made her mother hate her, and now. Now she hated herself. She decided to go to the hospital, and see if baby Chris had been born yet. She couldn't just appear and disappear anymore, and she had forgotten the potions.
"Leo." She called, her heart heavy. How could she face him again, knowing she had killed his mentor in such a cold way? He orbed to her, and looked at her. Her green eyes were back.
"Are you ok? Where's Gideon?" He asked, and she looked down. She decided not to answer question 1.
"Gideon's gone. I need you to orb me back. Now I've got myself under control, I can't just poof myself." She couldn't see it, but he was upset about Chris dying, and him not knowing it was Gideon trying to kill his son.
"Ok. I'll orb you to the hospital, Piper's still in surgery." He took her hand and orbed her to the hospital. She came out of the elevator and saw Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt sitting in chairs. Phoebe was crying.
"Maybe he just went back to the future." Phoebe sobbed and Paige shook her head.
"No honey." Wyatt saw Riley and stood up, his hands out, asking her to hold him. Again, it was as if he knew she needed comfort. She walked up to him, picked him up, and held him close. She had saved the future, yes. But, she had to live through the personal gain consequences of using a spell to get Chris conceived. The first one had been him getting stabbed, the second was him dying, and the third was her losing control.
"How are you holding up?" Paige asked her, startling her out of her thoughts.
"I killed Gideon." She murmured, the stare he gave her imprinted on her brain.
"You had to do it." Phoebe asked as Leo went to ask the doctor how Piper's surgery was going.
"You don't understand. I lost control, unleashed my full power, and killed him in the worst possible way." She said brokenly.
"What do you mean, full power?" Phoebe asked, eyes narrowing. She could sense the regret, pain, sorrow, and loss on Riley.
"I'm half god. And I lost control, and my god powers came out." She said as the two sisters gaped at her.
"How is that possible?" Paige asked.
"Well, my dad was witch, my mom half god, and voila. I was born half god/half witch. But when I couldn't control my god powers to save my brother, I locked them deep inside me, I refused to use them. Chris helped me control them. He died, and I don't know what happened. I snapped." She explained, and Wyatt laid his head on her shoulder.
"How did you kill Gideon?" Phoebe asked and Riley shook her head.
"I can't tell you. I can hardly bare to think about it." To her utter relief, Leo came up to them.
"Piper's out of surgery now, and being taken into recovery." He said, his relief on his face.
"And baby Chris?" The sound of his name from Phoebe brought a new wave of pain for Riley, but she pushed it aside to hear the news.
"He's fine, and we can see him." He led them to the recovery room, where Piper lay with a baby in her arms.
"Baby Christopher." Phoebe said, staring at her nephew. Riley then knew Chris was safe in the future, and she couldn't wait to go back.
One Week Later
Piper and baby Chris were home, and the sisters were getting ready to send Riley back to the future. They were in the attic, and Phoebe and Paige were drawing a triqueta on the wall. Leo was nowhere to be seen.
"Is Leo coming to say goodbye?" Paige asked as she finished her side of the drawing. Soon after, Phoebe finished her side.
"He's meeting with the other Elder's to discuss Gideon." Piper said as she came over with the spell. The sisters gathered.
"I can't wait to meet you in a few years." Piper said.
"Say hi to Chris for us." Phoebe said.
"Take care of him." Paige said as they started the spell.
In inner place, and in this hour
We call upon the ancient power
Open the door through time and space
Create a portal to another place.
The triqueta glowed blue, same as the one Riley had fallen through. She waved and stepped through, happy to be going home to a safer and better future, where Chris was.
Sorry to disappoint, but there's still 2 chapters, so its not a happy ever after yet.
