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Chapter sixteen: Is it true?

Nicky's house, night

"Of course!" Everyone knew that Wyatt was the former leader of the magical community. Even the normal people did. The leader of the magical community stood above every other power in the state. The today's leader was a woman named Lara. The magical beings referred to her as either their queen or majesty. But every time someone spoke about Wyatt it was in secret.

"So, you know that he once leaded the magical community?"

"Yeah."

"Do you now that he was the one who exposed magic to the world of the normal mortals?"

"He did?"

"Yes, he did. Before that, the normal people of us had no clue about magic. Well, some did. But they were clever enough to keep their mouths shut. You know, if you would have told someone that magic exists 30 years ago, they would have either made fun of you or thought you were crazy."

"But that didn't change, did it? If you nowadays tell someone you're a witch they still think you are crazy."

"Well, knowing that there are magical beings out there is one thing, but a very other thing is hearing people claim to be one of those creatures."

"Oh", came Nicky's reply.

"Anyway, back than the folks didn't know about magic. But it existed. As did two sides: good and bad. These two sides fought against each other. The elders leaded the good side and the source leaded the bad side. Good witches fought against evil witches, warlocks and demons. They elders had given them whitelighters for help and guidance. The whitelighters protected the good witches and future whitelighters – that are mortals who did good things in their life and when they died, the elders turned them into whitelighters. Of course they too weren't safe. Darklighters tried to kill them to leave their charges unprotected. This war existed for thousands of years. Many died, as did Wyatt's family."

"Wyatt's family?"

"Yes. His mother and her two sisters were the charmed ones, three very powerful witches."

"Didn't help them much, did it?"

Jesse looked at his son sadly. "No it didn't. They were vanquished, one by one. Piper, the oldest sister, left two sons behind. The elder was Wyatt, the younger one was Chris."

"Chris? As in our Chris? He and Wyatt were related?"

Seeing Nicky's shocked expression, Jesse had to laugh.

"Yes, they were brothers. When I first met Chris, I couldn't believe it either. They were so different from each other; well at least they seemed to be. When their family was killed Wyatt lost his believe in good. He went to the underworld, became the new source, killed the elders and took over the whole magical world and San Francisco. And he killed everyone that stood in his way.", he added grimly.

Then he went on: "Chris wasn't too pleased about it. He joined the resistance and fought against Wyatt. But we were fighting a loosing battle. Wyatt was powerful...and smart! He always seemed to be one step ahead of us. He had many demons and witches on his side. With the help of his spies he found our shelters and took us by surprise. His probes flew around and scanned for non-identified witches. Many of us were captured or killed. As Chris realised he couldn't stop him he made a plan to change things by going into the past."

"Did he succeed?"

His father looked thoughtful. "Apparently not. You know, Chris came back from the past one day and he was changed...broken. Before that he fought so hard for his beliefs in good and evil and protecting innocents like his mom did but then... . It seemed like he had simply given up. He left the resistance and joined Wyatt. Having his brother finally by his side like he had dreamed of all the time had somehow a calming effect on Wyatt. He became more human, stopped killing people. With Chris help he turned his regime of terror into a whole new movement. More and more people turned to him, even members of the resistance."

"You too?", asked Nicky.

"Yes. See, I wasn't a magical creature. I came to the resistance because it was to dangerous on the streets. I was safed from a demon by one of the members and because I had nowhere else to go I stayed and joined them. But then I fell in love with your mom. And I was sick and tired of fighting. I just wanted to live in peace and enjoy my time with your mother. Chris made it possible. He talked to Wyatt. His brother spared us and all others who stopped fighting him. I was able to start a new life, not having to worry about the next day probably being my last one. The resistance broke apart. It was the very end of the movement against Wyatt."

Nicky found this story fascinating. He didn't know what that had to do with him being a witch, but he really wanted to know more about Chris and his dads past.

"And how went it on?"

"Wyatt fell in love with a beautiful witch. Her name was Isabelle. Chris really liked her, too. They both got married and had two children, twins. Isabelle had a younger brother and an older half sister. Her name was Lara."

"Lara? The today's leader of the magical community?"

"Exactly. See, there was a putsch by some demons back then. Wyatt and Isabelle were killed. But Lara, Chris and Isabelle's little brother were able to escape."

"And the children?"

"Nobody really knows what happened to them.", Jesse replied. "After that, Lara took over and since then she's reining the magical community."

Nicky thought things over. This was really an interesting story but he still didn't know what that had to do with him.

"So, Lara's a witch like her sister."

"Right."

"And Wyatt and his mother were both witches."

"Right."

"And Chris and Wyatt are brothers. How come Chris is a whitelighter?"

"Oh, actually Chris is half witch, half whitelighter, just like Wyatt. Their father was a whitelighter and their mother was a witch, so they are hybrids."

"So, if one of your parents is a witch, that means you're a witch, too."

"Yeah, I think so."

"Well, so since I'm a witch - does that mean you're a witch, too?"

Jesses jaw dropped. "No!"

"But mom is one?"

"God, no!"

Now Nicky was confused. "But how come I am?"

His father didn't answer as he looked dismayed at his hands.

"Dad? How come I am?"

Jesse looked pained in his eyes. "I think you know how." His answer was almost a whisper.

No! That couldn't be! It just couldn't! That...that would mean that...his parents were not his parents!

Chris old apartment, night

With two quick steps Chris had closed the distance between him and his nephew.

"Alex, what are you doing here?" When the blond teen didn't answer he looked at the others. Noticing the awkward silence around him, he asked "What's going on?"

"He was attacked by a demon." Benji declared after his initial shock wore off. "But that's not the main point."

"Then what is it?"

Benji hesitated. He knew he was going to drop a bombshell and worst of all, had no idea how his friend would react. Back then,Wyatts 'death' had almost destroyed Chris. Benji was sure if it weren't for his nephews who still needed him, he had thrown himself over the next edge. Hell, if Chris hadn't been there to stop him, Benji would have killed himself that day. Loosing his sister had been too hard. He didn't want to live anymore. But Chris had been there, had stopped him from committing suicide. And he had given him one hell of a lecture!

Benji smiled sadly at the memory. That was typically Chris. Always thinking of others first. He took a deep breath and preparing himself for what was about to come.

"Wyatt's alive."

"Dude, I know he's standing right beside me!" Chris answered rolling his eyes annoyed. What kind of game was Benji playing?

"No, not him." The black haired guy answered, pointing at the blond witch in their middle. "I'm talking about our Wyatt from this time...seems like he's still alive."

"Benji, I'm so not in the mood for this!" Chris snapped, not wanting to believe it.

"I'm not kidding you! The Wyatt from the past can't use his powers in our time. But if his future-self was dead, he should be, so that can only mean one thing: Our Wyatt is still alive!"

Chris world collapsed around him like a house of cards. Shocked he spun around to face his sibling. "Is it true?", his eyes asked silently.