Chapter eight:
Back at P3, while all the demon fighting had been going on Prue could only pace back and forth in the office. "Everything is going to be fine." Sean tried to reassure her. He knew just how worried his girlfriend was about her cousin and all of her friends. He also knew that she wanted to be with them fighting to help save innocents. "I should have gone too." She told him. "What if something happens, if I was there I could help. I mean, I'm a Halliwell, I should be out there helping Chris and the others protect the innocent. It's our families legacy and here I am just sitting around doing nothing." "Look, I wish I could help too, but right now its better off if we stay where we are. There are plenty of powerful witches helping Chris and Brian and Leo. Besides you know if you went it would only distract Chris, given the vision you had. He loves you as much as I do, and believe me that is saying a lot. Now that he knows Wyatt may be after you he would constantly be looking after you, even if you can take care of yourself." He needed her to see that staying behind had been the right things. "Maybe you are right. And by the way I can definitely take care of myself."
Sean smiled back at his girlfriend. He knew she was a powerful witch who could most definitely take care of herself, while he was only human. Still tough he constantly felt the need to protect her, and he was glad she was here with him and not in harms way. "I can't just do nothing though, this is driving me crazy. Where's the radio, maybe there is something on the news about what is going on." Sean grabbed the radio from where it was in the corner of the office, after all he was eager to know what was going on too.
Surely enough there were special reports about the attacks that were going on around the city. "Witches are attacking all over the city." The radio announcer was saying. "So far we have reports of attacks going on at The Downtown Flea Market, San Francisco International Airport, East Side Elementary School, and San Francisco Memorial Hospital." "The hospital?" Prue exclaimed. "I didn't see anything about an attack at the hospital in my vision…my god all of those people…they are sick and defenseless We have to get over there." She insisted, but before anyone could react what the reporter said next stopped them in their tracks.
"and this just in…apparently a young man who is identifying himself as Wyatt Halliwell showed up at the hospital and neutralized the attackers. Yes people are saying that he has saved many innocent lives." "Wyatt... saving people?" Sean just didn't get it. Prue was puzzled at first but then it began to sink in. "He wants people to see us as the enemy, and him as their savior. That's how he plans to take over. That's what he meant when he told Chris he had a plan to make himself ruler of the world." Sean, starting to understand Wyatt's plan, knew it wasn't good. They were all distracted however, when Brian and his group of witches teleported in to the club. They were all okay thank God.
"We're the first ones back I take it?" Brian asked Prue. "Yeah so far… neither Leo or Chris have come back with their groups. "Bri!" Brian immediately recognized the voice of his youngest sister, Brittany who had stayed behind at the club. He immediately took his little sister in his arms. He could only hope that his other little sister was safe too. "We managed to save most of the innocents, some people were injured but it was nowhere near as bad as it would have been have we not been there thanks to your premonition." He informed Prue. "Good" she said. "but we have bigger problems." she announced thinking about the radio report regarding Wyatt. People were viewing him as a savior rather the murdering bastard he really was. Prue's thoughts were interrupted, as orbs began to form in front of her.
It was Leo and his band of witches arriving back after the battle at the airport. Once he had orbed his group safely back the club, he began furiously looking for his son, hoping Chris had gotten back already. He wasn't there though. The other group was back, but Chris and his band of witches weren't. "Chris isn't back yet" Prue told Leo seeing that he had been scanning the crowd for his son, confirming what the elder already knew. "Don't worry." Brian broke in "We just got back a moment ago so I'm sure everything is fine, it hasn't been that long."
They all agreed that until some time passed there was no reason to assume anything was wrong. But then Leo's senses hit him. Chris he was in pain… but then the pain started to fade, as Chris signal became lighter and lighter. "Chris" the elder called out his son's name, sensing that he was in great danger. He immediately orbed out hoping he would be there in time to heal his son.
When Leo orbed into the school cafeteria where his senses had led him he immediately observed a huge crowd of people, and he heard the cries of the young witch Bridget Harley. He immediately pushed his way through the crowd knowing he had to make his way to his son. After finally getting past everyone he saw his son on the ground with Bridget sitting over him in a panic. Leo could see that Chris was gravely injured. The small group of witches were all being accused by the mortal crowd and Leo could hear sirens approaching the school. Not knowing what else to do he grabbed his son, Bridget and the three other witches and orbed back to P3, letting everyone see him use his power. It didn't matter though, he had to get Chris back to the club so he could heal him.
As soon as Prue saw her as cousin her feet almost gave out on her. She managed though to run over to Chris side. She couldn't lose him. He and Victor were the only family she had left. By the time she knelt down beside Chris, where Bridget had remained, Leo was already healing his son. It took longer than usually but luckily Leo had gotten to his son in time. Chris' eyes fluttered open as the wound the energy ball had inflicted slowly closed. Before he even had a second to breathe both Prue and Bridget had thrown there arms around him.
Chris did look up, and notice Leo there, and he knew his father must have been the one that got them out of the school and then healed him. "Maybe he does care" Chris thought to himself as he gave a thankful nod to his father. "Okay…um can I breathe now" he said half joking with his cousin and Bridget who he knew loved him very much and were just happy he was okay. They finally backed off. "Sorry" Bridget shyly offered. She usually did not wear her emotions on her sleeve like that. She was a little embarrassed. "No problem" he said "I am just glad you're okay." He told her. "Thanks to you." she told him gratitude all over her face. If it had not been for Chris diving in front of the energy ball, it would have been her that was hit. "What do you mean?" Brian asked realizing the seriousness behind the exchange between Chris and his sister. "Oh it was nothing… Chris just dove in front of an energy ball to save my life." She tried to make light of the situation, knowing the way her protective older brother would freak out knowing the danger she had been in. "Oh thank God your all right" Brian exclaimed wrapping his arms around his little sister. "Or rather thank you" he said turning to Chris. "Don't worry" about it" Chris told the other witch. "It is nothing you wouldn't have done." The two guys simply looked at one another respectfully.
Prue then helped Chris to his feet. "Thank God you are okay… and don't ever scare me like that again" she scolded, but she could not really get a harsh tone in her voice. "Well I don't plan to. I mean dying is not really on my to-do list at the moment." Prue could not help but smile at her cousin's remark. He always seemed to know how to make her feel better. She knew though that she had to tell the others of the way Wyatt was manipulating the public.
She did not know how else to break the news but to just say it. "Well as much as I hate to be the bearer of more bad news, there is something everyone needs to know; while you were all gone me and Sean were listening to the radio. Apparently there was also an attack over at San Francisco memorial, where uh a hero to the masses came to the rescue. Wyatt swooped in and saved a bunch of lives and now the entire city thinks he is a hero."
Chris knew right away what this meant and exactly what Wyatt had seen as a reward for revealing magic. He now had the respect and allegiance of the entire population of San Francisco. It would not be long before Wyatt was in control of the city… and then, the world. He had deceived everyone into believing that he… the source of all evil, was their savior.