Chapter two: Night visitor

The demon appeared suddenly in the kitchen. Chris was with Wyatt. They heard their mom shout.
"Don't worry kids… it's just a Hammorand demon. They aren't supposed to be evil. "
They still ran to the kitchen. When they arrived, the demon had his hands on his mom, he had taken her by surprise. Her eyes were fixed on the demon. Chris got crazy. He started hitting the demon with all his powers.
"Attack him Wyatt! What's wrong with you?"
Wyatt looked tenderly at his brother and he joined him. He wasn't crying but his heart was clearly broken.
"It's useless Chris. When it has started it can't be stopped."
"No… Dad!" Chris sounded like a little boy. Leo appeared by his side and when he looked and understood what was happening, his appearance turned as Wyatt's.

"It's useless" he mumbled. But he still joined his sons.
The three kept fighting the demon and trying to pull it apart from Piper in every magical and physical way they knew. But it was useless, as Wyatt and Leo had predicted.
Finally the demon disappeared and Piper fell dead in the floor.
"Noo" Chris cried.
Wyatt and Leo were red with fury.
"The demon took her by surprised. They are supposed to be good, if it wasn't for that he would have never surprised her" Wyatt couldn't speak due to his rage.
"I'll find out what the hell happen. Whoever did this is going to pay" Leo looked at his sons and orbed away, unable to look at his wife and only love's dead body.
A sound came from outside. The city was shaking.
"Chris! Chris! " Wyatt was shouting. "Control your powers you are destroying the city"
Wyatt held him and Chris made an effort to stop. When he did, he was covered with tears.
"How can you be so calm about this, Wy?... Mom died, dad is never here. We are all alone now"
Wyatt lowered until his face almost met Chris's. And he cleared his little brother's eyes.
"I'm not calm. Whoever did this is going to pay. And we are not alone. We have each other. I'll always protect you Chris, I promise."
Chris just hugged his brother unable to stop crying.
Suddenly the scene disappeared and adult Wyatt appeared by Chris' side.
"It's time we make that demon pay, brother. I need you for that. You have to come to me, Chris. You have no choice. You'll come...soon."

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"Mom...mom" Chris was shouting and sweating. Piper entered the room and went next to him. Chris had insisted on sleeping in the house to be near the attic in case of anymore attacks from the future.
"Chris"
He woke-up and hugged her crying.
"What's wrong? You seemed to be dreaming of your mom. " Piper's voice was worried and also surprised by Chris' affection. It was so unlike the broody white-lighter.
Chris finally woke-up and released Piper, feeling a little ashamed.
"I'm sorry just a bad dream. You look a little like my mom, sorry" He smiled at her and Piper found that smile strangely familiar. She smiled back at him.
"Will you be all right?"
"Yes" he sounded confident but he was worried. What the hell was Wyatt doing? He couldn't help having the feeling it had to do with him.
Still smiling and worried Piper left the room. Wyatt was in a cradle in her bedroom and he had a lamp he had moved with telekinesis.
"No sweetie, you can't play with this..." she was going to put the lamp in its place but she changed his mind and took it out of the room.
"Sometimes I just wish I had a normal baby" she mumbled before going to sleep devoting her last thought to Chris.

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"Mom...mom!"
Piper entered the room with worried expression.
"Chris this the third night you have had this dream. Are you sure you are all right?"
"I'm fine, don't worry"
Piper was going to reply when suddenly Chris orbed out.

Chris appeared in Wyatt´s room. "I didn't do that" he mumbled. He hadn't orbed, why was he there?
Baby Wyatt was smiling at him and with his arms up.
"So...you feel lonely little fellow? You did this? How?" Chris held him a little touched. Having his big brother in his arms had always been weird for him. He still missed him
Piper was still in Chris' room, surprised.
"Chris where are you?"
"I'm here Piper" Chris' voice came from Wyatt´s room. Chris was holding Wyatt. Paige and Phoebe had joined him.

"Again with the dream Chris?" Paige was tired. Chris had been screaming the last three nights and she was trying to keep her latest new job. Arriving late wasn't the way.

"I can sense you are worried Chris...and upset" Phoebe was kind of confused by her reading. Especially when Piper entered the room. Chris feelings went deeper. When Chris noticed Phoebe's look he quickly turned away from her.

"Has Wyatt ever called any of you? Paige, did he ever make you orb in here?" Chris knew something was going on, he just couldn't figure out what.

The three sisters looked confused.

"No...maybe it's a new power. You think he made you orb in here?" Paige was confused-

"I don't..." Chris got distracted by Wyatt pointing to another lamp that Piper hadn't taken away. Without even thinking he took it as he was going to give it to the baby. Paige telekinetically put it in its own place.

"Are you insane, Chris? He's a baby! You can't give him a lamp just because he asks you to" Paige was looking at Chris carefully. Phoebe could sense his fear and exhaustion.

"I'm sorry...I don't know what's going on with me. Maybe I'm just too tired. I'll try to sleep again"

"Ya...and try not to dream" Paige looked worried as Chris orbed out.

"The dreams and all started after the demon attacked...you think that means something?" Piper was really worried.

"I don't know but he's scared to death...that I can tell. And I have really weird readings when he's around you...or Wyatt. It feels like..."

"Familiar, I know." Piper couldn't exactly tell what she was feeling. "Well...let's try to sleep a little...tomorrow we'll figure it out."

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Chris was lying in his bed, unable to sleep, worried. 'Wyatt…do you have something to do with this?'.
He almost jumped when he heard a voice in his head…'yes...and it's time you come to me, brother'.
He looked around, scared but didn't see anyone else. 'Just a dream', he thought. 'May be I'm going crazy'.

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Later that night when they were all asleep again the portal glowed. Wyatt came through it alone and while the portal closed he said a spell that kept everyone in the house sleeping.
He searched for Chris' presence and he orbed into his bedroom. He sat at the edge of his bed and he mumbled to Chris…

"Time to come home, little brother. Wake up but don't say a word or scream, don't use your powers and don't do anything else but what I tell you...just follow me."

Chris opened his eyes and his face showed his fear when he recognized his brother. He wanted to scream or orb out but he just couldn't. Wyatt smiled at him evilly.

"Just come with me, brother"

Wyatt made him stand up and he just couldn't resist. Wyatt orbed them up to the attic.

"Just stay still while I open the portal. Don't move or talk"

Chris eyes widened with fear when he realized he was unable to disobey. He stayed still while Wyatt opened the portal. He wanted to scream really bad or call someone but he just couldn't. Could he try to call Leo with his mind? The only person whom he could do this was ironically the person he wanted to escape from. The only person whom he had ever shared a mental bond with was Wyatt. He had never shared a mental bond with his dad. That wasn't strange. The jerk hadn't even recognized him. Truth was his mother hadn't recognized him either but she could sense something. But Leo couldn't. Wyatt's voice made him go back to reality and fear took his mind again.

"I know what you are thinking, brother. I can read your thoughts now. And don't try to call anyone with your mind. You know you can only do that with me and I'm here. And I won't help you. And you've already known he was a jerk you didn't need to come back to the past to learn that"
Chris almost smiled at this last remark. Wyatt spoke firmly again.

"Besides, I put a spell on the house no one will wake up until we leave. Well I didn't do anything to dad but you can't call him and we both know he won't come alone, right? Don't answer, the portal is ready…just come with me and don't try anything stupid "

The portal was glowing. Wyatt wrapped his arms around an immobile Chris' shoulders. He really didn't need to but with Chris you could never be too sure.

"Just walk" he ordered in his brother's ear.
Chris found himself walking to the portal, side by side with Wyatt, thinking that was the last thing he wanted to do but unable to do anything else.
The portal closed behind them.