Sighing, I flipped through some pages of a thick book I had randomly grabbed off the shelf at Magic School. Next to me was another huge pile of books that I needed to read.
Being so engrossed in taking notes, and reading what possible evil could turn Wyatt…I didn't expect anyone else to be there. "Excuse me," a voice called. I started and looked up to see Gideon standing next to me.
"Yeah?" I asked, barely managing to hide how annoyed I was.
"Do you have permission to take these books out?" he queried. I let out a snort, trying to cover my amused laugh
"Since when do I need your permission?" I asked tucking a piece of hair behind my ear, and raised my eyes inquisitively at him. "This is a library you know," I muttered.
"But you aren't a student here," Gideon pointed out. I rolled my eyes at him, and once again went back to reading.
"Your point?" I asked, looking over my notes. I didn't see what the problem was, I mean, you think he'd been bending over backwards to help the future of good from turning evil. "Besides…Mom shouldn't be here, considering she is pregnant with Chris," I mused. Gideon sighed, and walked away. What the hell is wrong with him? Shaking my head I went back to reading. Suddenly orbs appeared next to me and formed into Chris and Mom. "Hey Mom," I said turning to her. Chris still had a firm grip on her shoulder, and Mom looked at Chris.
"I'm ok sweetie," she said to him.
Chris's POVBlushing in embarrassment, I gently let go of her shoulder still making sure she was ok from the effects of orbing. Mom laughed, and patted my shoulder.
"So what's going on?" Mel asked Mom, and me "I thought you and Aunt Paige were going to take Mom to the doctors?"
"Aunt Paige can't make it…got caught up in her temp job," Mom said.
"Its just a temp job, she could of stopped working to come," I muttered. Mom laughed once again, and rolled her shoulders back.
"So…since Aunt Paige isn't coming, you want to come up with us instead?" I asked Mel, pretty much in a voice saying she should come with us. Mel nodded her head, and grabbed her coat, and put it on.
"Sure…" Mel said, leaving the books behind. I gave her a grateful smile, and Mom kept looking between us.
"I know what's going on here, and I can tell you two that I don't like it," Mom snapped. "Both of you should know by now that I do not like being babied,"
"Mom…" I sighed, rubbing my face with my hands, "I just get worried about you…" Mom's face softened, and she grabbed onto Mel's hand.
"Ok…lets go to the doctor's, to make sure you are going to be ok," Mom said, grabbing onto me. I gave Mom a smile and orbs surrounded us in front of the elevator to head up into the office. Shoving my hands into my pockets, trying to calm my nerves. I don't see who wouldn't feel weird in this situation, your mother going into a prenatal appointment for yourself? "Don't worry so much, it is going to be fine," Mom said.
"I'm not worried," I lied, and Mom and Mel glanced at me, eyebrows raised. "Well I'm not," I muttered.
"Piper Halliwell," the doctor called out, and she stood up.
Thirty minutes later we were back in the elevator, and was going to head to Mom's car. As we approached Mom's car, I heard something and turned around. A pale looking demon was behind her, and Mom turned around preparing to flick her wrists at the demoness, but she started for her. "Mom!" I cried out, and pushed her out of the way, and into Mel's arms. I let out a yelp, as I was scratched by her, and waved my hand at her, intending to send her flying, but she shrank, and turned into a spider, and disappeared. "Are you ok?" I asked Mom, ignoring the pain in my neck grabbing her shoulders.
"Yeah…oh Chris," Mom whispered, gently touching where I got scratched. I winced, and Mel looked at me. "Come on, lets get you into the car," she said, trying to lead me to the backseat. I opened my mouth to try and say I could orb her home, but Mom stopped me. "No…you are in no condition to orb," Mom said sternly, opening up the door. I sighed and went in the back seat. "Lay down," Mom softly said, and I obliged, lying in the backseat.
"Mom…I'll take care of Chris, you go and drive us home," Mel said, sitting next to me, looking at the scratch.
"That demon look familiar to you?" Mel whispered.
"No," I whispered, the scratches starting to sting really badly. I vaguely heard Mom on the phone, calling Aunt Paige and Aunt Phoebe. Before I knew it, we were at the manor again, and Mel helped me out of the car.
"I'm not a baby you know," I snapped at her.
Mel's POVI let go of him, and sighed, "Fine," Guilt etched into my older brother's face, and he stopped me from walking off.
"I'm sorry," he apologized, and I turned to him.
"It's ok," I said, taking a look at his scratches as we walked up the steps towards the front door. "That is looking pretty bad Chris…" I said.
"Maybe we should call for Leo," Mom said, and Chris instantly shook his head.
"No," he said stubbornly. "I lived without him, and protected Mel. I do not need him now," he groused, as we entered the kitchen. Aunt Paige orbed in, and took one look at the cut, and grimaced.
"That looks like it smarts," she commented, "I'm sorry that I can't heal you," she apologized to Chris. "Piper, I'll clean Chris up, go sit over there," she said, to the opposite side of the room. "Do not give me that look Piper, do it. You are forbidden from getting near blood, now go sit," Mom rolled her eyes, and sat down.
"This sucks," Chris complained, as Paige started to clean up Chris' cuts.
"I'll go bring the book down, so we can look up the demon that attacked Chris," I said, heading upstairs. I went into the attic, and grabbed the Book of Shadows, and just as I was about to exit, Wyatt orbed in. "Hey…I thought you were supposed to be in magic school," I said, bending down next to him. He looked scared, and instantly with my other arm, I scooped him up, and headed downstairs. "Lets see if Mommy can help you calm down," I said, and headed downstairs.
Another set of orbs went in front of me, and I growled, "Don't you people ever think before you orb?" I snapped, but didn't bother to apologize when I saw it was Gideon. He didn't say anything, and I really wasn't in any mood to deal with this particular prissy elder right now, and I tried to step around him, to get to Mom, but he blocked my path. "Look buddy, I got one brother who was attacked by a demon, and one who is clearly freaking out, so get the hell out of my way,"
"Just worried about Wyatt…he orbed away from daycare…" he said, trying to appear normal.
"Well…I am watching him now, so it's fine," I tried once again to step around him and once again blocked my path. "Is there a reason why you came here?"
Chris' POVWhat was taking Mel so long to grab the Book? "Chris, stop fidgeting," Aunt Paige demanded, as she tried to put a band-aid on my neck. Mom got up, and put a firm hand on my shoulder. "Piper-,"
"Just because I don't have a shield, like I did with Wyatt doesn't mean I can just stand by and not help my son," Mom snapped at her. Wyatt had powers from the womb? Mom looked at me, and turned my gaze downwards. No wonder he is so good with his powers, he has been using magic since he was in Mom.
"Wyatt always gets everything," I muttered.
"Chris…look at me," Mom said, and I turned my gaze upwards and she calmly said, "You are my son, and just as powerful as Wyatt, or you would not have been able to protect this family like you have been able to since you were in your teens,"
"But-,"
"No buts," Mom said, "Now…let me and Aunt Paige clean you up," I rolled my eyes, but nodded. Finally the band-aid was on, and suddenly I felt like Baby Wyatt was in trouble…Mel too. Orbing away from Mom and Aunt Paige I orbed over to where Mel was, and saw Gideon pestering her.
"I said Wyatt is fine, we are here, we don't need Magic School to baby-sit him right now," she said firmly. I saw a flare of anger in his eyes, and something cold calculating in his eyes.
"She said back off Gideon," I growled, and Mel started hearing my voice. My neck started to sting again, and felt my hands starting to shake. Gideon didn't back off, the next thing I knew, I was flying across the room, grabbing a hold of Gideon, and forcefully sent him downstairs. Leaping downstairs, Gideon summoned a lightning bolt and sent it towards me, and suddenly it froze. I threw my hands out and instantly web shot towards Gideon, plastering him to the wall.
"Chris, what is going on here?" Mom asked, but all I was focused on was hurting Gideon. He wanted to do something with Wyatt, and I knew this had something to do with how Wyatt turned evil.
"Mom…stay away from him…" Mel warned, and I silently thanked her. Slowly the web started to constrict around Gideon.
Mel's POVI walked downstairs and went to Mom and Aunt Paige, and gave Wyatt to Mom. "Chris knows what he is doing," I said, grimacing seeing the webs constricted around Gideon tighter. "Oh no…" I said, as I heard Dad's distinct orbing come in. Chris growled, and Gideon exploded.
"Chris…what did you do?" Leo growled, anger hitting his voice, as he saw the ashes of what was Gideon. I hurriedly flipped to the demon who had attacked us earlier, and I gave the book to Aunt Paige.
"Go make the reversal potion," I commanded, heading towards Chris and Dad. "Dad…"
"Back off," Chris growled at Dad.
"Where's Gideon Chris?" Dad asked, trying to control his anger, stepping closer to Chris.
"You're probably standing on some of him," Chris shot, and I saw his eyes turning a deep shade of red.
"Dad…you have to understand…" I tried, but he wouldn't listen to me.
"Chris…you just killed an Elder!" Dad yelled. Chris threw a punch at Leo, and tackled him to the ground.
"So that is the only way you could talk to me, since I killed a fucking Elder!" Chris roared. "You deadbeat!" Chris yelled, forcing another punch on him. I jogged over to Chris and Dad.
"Chris…stop," I said.
"No…I need to protect you and Wyatt," Chris growled.
Aunt Paige orbed over to me, a couple potion vials in her hands. "Chris…please take the potion…"
"NO,"
"Well you can beat the shit out of Leo later, just take the potion now," Aunt Paige said with a roll of her eyes.
"Paige!" Mom snapped, walking over towards us. She grabbed one of the potions, "If you want to do it right, you got to do it yourself," and she downed it. Chris suddenly stopped hitting Dad, and his face returned to normal. His face looked like as if Aunt Phoebe was having a premonition, and I touched his shoulder and suddenly felt a rush, like a movie going through my mind. I saw my childhood, and my life up to now…and a new set of memories.
Chris' POVAs these new memories played in my mind, I saw that Leo was actually going to be there in my childhood, being a good father, not only to Wyatt, and Melinda, but to me as well. I saw Mom alive…the life I had been dreaming of having ever since my fourteenth birthday. Leo stood up and looked at Mel, and me and finally after what seemed like an eternity, all my new updated memories, I looked at Leo. Being an Elder, he had the ability to heal by himself, and slowly he started to get himself healed. "Dad…" I croaked out, "I'm sorry," Leo…no not Leo, Dad looked at me, and wrapped me into a hug. After a moment I pulled away, "Gideon was the reason why Wyatt turned evil…" Dad nodded, and finally for the first time in eight years, I finally made up with my Dad.
A couple days laterToday was the day we had to say our goodbyes to our past, and go back into our own time. The triquetra was drawn on the wall, and Mel and me were about to say the spell to go back. There weren't any tears for us going back to our own time, just hope for a new brighter future. We recited the spell to go back, and after kissing goodbye, we walked into the portal, and was met with our family in our own time. "We did it Mel…" I breathed, and I saw Wyatt walk up to me.
"They're back," Wyatt said, pulling us for a hug. Finally it was done, Mel and I saved Wyatt, and Mom.