Here is the next update. There isn't much to say about it, aside from the fact that you already know Wyatt is an impostor. Does Chris find out though? Will Chris be conceived in time? Well you'll find out in this update, which covers little Wyatt's first birthday. I do not own Charmed!
As dawn approached the world, Leo made his way through the manor. He ventured into the kitchen and found Chris sitting at the table with the book of shadows. Chris looked up at him as he entered and noticed the smile on his face. "What are you so happy about?" He asked him.
"Well, your mom and...eh Piper and I had a great evening last night." Leo replied. He reached in the fridge and pulled out some Orange Juice.
Chris thought for a moment and then his eyes grew wide with curiosity. "Were you with her all night?" He asked.
"Yes, but we were up talking all night." Leo explained.
"Did you tell her about me?" Chris asked curiously.
"What? No." Leo replied. "I shouldn't be the one to tell her. I don't want to put any pressure on her either. I hope you're not thinking we're just going to magically get back together."
"You did have a date last night though, didn't you?" Chris asked.
"No it wasn't...ok, maybe it was a date." Leo said. "That doesn't mean we are back together. I don't know that we'll ever be back together."
"But..." Chris started to argue.
"You don't even care if we get back together, do you?" Leo asked. "Did you think I would just screw Piper and be done with it?"
"No, I didn't expect that at all." Chris replied. "I knew when I came back here, that I might be screwing with my own life. I didn't want you or Piper to find out who I really was because I didn't want to put that kind of pressure on you."
"Then why did you tell me?" Leo asked.
Chris' hands formed into tight fists in frustration. "I only confirmed what you had already figured out." He said. Phoebe had asked him the same question, though he had also only confirmed what she had suspected.
Piper surprised both men, walking into the kitchen. She had on her pajamas with a robe over them. "Hey, there you are." She said to Leo with a smile. She took notice of Chris. "Oh,what are you doing here so early?"
Chris was still browsing the book of shadows. He had landed on the page for the Elders. "I'm just doing a little research." He answered.
Piper glanced down at the page he was on. "You're researching the Elders?" She asked curiously.
"Wait, you're researching the..." Leo started to get concerned.
"No." Chris cut him off. "I just happened to stop on this page." He remembered what Wyatt had said about a being of good possibly snooping down in the underworld. "You don't think the Elders would be after Wyatt, do you?"
"Why would you think that?" Piper asked.
Leo didn't give Chris a chance to answer. "They serve the greater good. It's not in their nature to attack little children or turn them evil." He said. "Besides, they let Piper and I get married and have him in the first place."
"But Wyatt said that there was a being of good poking around in the underworld, that he was also making deals with demons." Chris explained. "Maybe it's an Elder."
"No, I doubt it." Leo said. "No Elder would venture into the underworld unless absolutely necessary and they certainly wouldn't be making deals with demons."
"Ok, but who would that leave?" Chris asked. "I doubt Leprechauns are after Wyatt, or Fairies. I don't even think they have the power to go to the underworld. I doubt any good witches would be out for Wyatt."
"Maybe Wyatt heard wrong." Piper suggested.
"I guess." Chris replied. He closed the book. Wyatt said he hadn't been able to get a name or confirm his suspicions, so maybe he had been wrong with his assumptions.
Sigmund stepped into Gideon's office and found him sitting at his desk. "You called for me sir." He said to him.
"Yes." Gideon replied. "I have confirmed my suspicions."
"And which ones are we talking about?" He asked curiously. He reached a finger up, adjusting his glasses on his nose.
"I have confirmed that it is Wyatt Halliwell that has come back from the future." Gideon explained to Sigmund. Sigmund's eyes grew wide with fear. "Also, I believe that the Charmed Ones white lighter, is Wyatt's brother."
"Chris and Wyatt are brothers?" He asked. "But Piper doesn't have any more..."
"Yes I know. She doesn't have anymore children YET." Gideon snapped at him. "Maybe we can keep Piper from becoming pregnant. Then, Chris won't be able to come back from the future and get in our way."
"I'm not understanding." Sigmund said.
"It doesn't matter." Gideon said. "We need to keep Leo and Piper apart, keep them from having another powerful child."
"I thought Chris was merely just a white lighter?" Sigmund replied.
"Or so he has lead us to believe. He could be holding back with his powers, so as not to make anyone suspicious of him." Gideon explained.
"I suppose so." Sigmund replied. "I have a class to teach though and I don't want to be late. Is there anything else you need to speak with me about?"
"No, that should be all." Gideon said. He waved his hand out shooing Sigmund to his class. "I don't want you to be late for class."
Gideon walked Sigmund to the door and watched, making sure he walked down the hall and out of sight. Then, he headed down the hallway and made his way to the secret room where he was keeping Wyatt.
He changed his appearance so he reflected the bald, clean shaven man he had changed himself into before. He opened the old wood door and stepped into the room.
Wyatt's brown, tired eyes glared up at him as he entered. He closed the door behind him quickly, as to make sure no one saw him or the room. "I've discovered some interesting information about you and the Charmed Ones white lighter, or should I refer to him as your brother?" Gideon sneered.
Wyatt was quite surprised that the man knew who Chris really was, but he offered up no replies to his statement. He didn't let on that he was surprised either and tried to keep his emotions in check. "Still not talking I see." Gideon said. Wyatt turned his gaze away from him, focusing on an imperfection in the stone floor.
Gideon continued to speak. "Your brother has been a nuisance, but don't worry, I plan on eliminating him." Wyatt thought he had his emotions in check, but anger boiled inside of him. He tried to struggle against the chains and get at Gideon. He still couldn't break free. "You obviously care about your brother."
"If you hurt him..." Wyatt stammered. Gideon could see the boiling anger in his eyes and smiled at him. Wyatt tried to calm himself and focused once more on the imperfection on the floor.
"If I hurt him, what?" Gideon demanded to know. "Are you trying to threaten me, because you are in no position to do so."
Wyatt so badly wanted to unleash his powers on the man. He could feel them surging within him, but he could not tap into them. He had no choice but to sit there defenseless as the man threatened his brother's life.
"Your brother is standing in my way and once I eliminate him, it should be easier to get rid of you." Gideon explained. Wyatt knew, he was referring to getting rid of his baby self, though in doing that, it would be rid of himself as well.
Wyatt's curiosity got the better of him. "And how do you plan on doing that?" He asked.
"I was hoping you might ask." Gideon replied. He snapped his fingers, changing his appearance to mimic Wyatt's.
Wyatt looked at him with disgust. "You think that Chris isn't going to realize you're an imposter?"
Gideon spoke in the same voice as Wyatt's, even mimicking his emotion as well. "You think that Chris isn't going to realize you're an imposter?"
"And what if you're in a position where you have to use your powers?" Wyatt asked. "Or should I say my powers? I doubt you've been able to mimic those as well."
Wyatt was right. Gideon hadn't been able to mimic his powers, just his orb color. "Hopefully he'll be eliminated before that happens." He answered.
"Yes, well I'm confident in my little brother." Wyatt replied. "He WILL realize that you're an imposter." There was one little detail that Wyatt hadn't mentioned to the man, a detail that would surely make or break the man's disguise. He and Chris shared a special bond that was not just telepathic, but brotherly as well. It was more powerful than even the bond of the Charmed Ones. It was something that the man clearly did not know about and something the man would not be able to mimic.
"By the time your brother realizes anything, it will already be too late." Gideon said. "I will be rid of you one way or another."
Chris had paced the attic in the manor for over two hours, before finally orbing out. He had been trying to call for Wyatt, but his brother was not answering him and he couldn't sense him anywhere either. Clearly, Wyatt had had his mental shield up and was also ignoring him. He had been doing so since their last encounter in the attic after Wyatt had gotten his powers back.
After spending two hours feeling overly frustrated, Chris had orbed to magic school. He never did get a chance to check out the library and assumed it would have books on demons that even the Halliwell family had not run up against in the past. Maybe those demons would know something about who is after Wyatt.
When he reformed in the library, he heard Piper's voice. "I think Wyatt is going to love the daycare here." He heard. He turned to see her and Leo speaking with Gideon.
"Yes, well he doesn't have to hide his magic in our daycare." Gideon replied. "Doesn't he have a birthday coming up?"
"Yeah, tomorrow actually." Leo said. "Piper has a party planned at the manor."
Chris made his way over to them. "Hey guys." He said, greeting them.
"Oh, hey." Piper replied. She felt a little awkward around Chris. She had blamed him for a lot of problems in her family's life and for the most part, she was right in doing so. As of lately though, she had been wrongfully blaming him for things and it was hard not to because he tended to lie about every little thing. Most of the time she had no clue what to even say to him.
"You guys haven't seen Wyatt at all have you?" Chris asked them.
"He's in the day..." Gideon started to tell Chris he was in the daycare, but Leo cut him off.
Leo knew which Wyatt Chris had been referring to. "No, we haven't seen him." He said.
"I don't understand." Gideon lied. "Wyatt's in the daycare."
"No," Piper explained. "Wyatt came back here from the future, though I have no idea why and he doesn't stick around long enough for me to ever ask him."
Gideon tried to look surprised at what Piper had just informed him. "I see." Gideon replied. He looked at Chris and tried to sound optimistic. "I'm sure he'll show up eventually."
Chris didn't really know or trust Gideon and he wasn't sure that he liked Gideon knowing about Wyatt being in the past. "Yeah I guess." Chris replied. "You don't mind if I browse through some books do you?"
"No, be my guest." Gideon answered.
"Thanks." Chris said. He turned away from them, heading to one of the huge book shelves in the library.
Leo wondered what Chris had wanted with Wyatt, so he walked over to talk with him. "Hey, is something going on between you and Wyatt?" He asked softly, hoping Piper couldn't hear him.
Chris already had a few books in hands. He set them on a table that stood between him and Leo. "There's always something going on between me and Wyatt." He answered. "It's just, I've been calling him and he isn't responding."
Leo assumed that Wyatt and Chris could call each other because of their white lighter abilities. "So he's ignoring you?" He questioned.
"It's not just that, I can't sense him. He's got a wall up." Chris said.
"What do you mean?" Leo asked curiously.
"It's this stupid bond we have. It's more of a nuisance than anything." Chris explained. "We can usually sense one another and even speak telepathically. We usually focus on blocking each other out, but since he's been back he hasn't felt the need to block me. Ever since that incident with genie Phoebe, he's been blocking me out though."
Chris thought back to a conversation he had had with the Elders once. He had been frustrated with the bond he shared with Wyatt. At the time, he hadn't learned to put up a mental wall yet. It was a few weeks after Chris had thrown the triquetra necklace in Wyatt's face.
"There has to be some way to get rid of this frickin' bond." He argued with one of the Elders.
"I'm afraid not. As brothers and two of the most powerful witches in the world, you were given this bond so you could do great things together." The Elder explained.
"Well, obviously my brother doesn't give a rats ass about doing good." Chris replied. "In case you hadn't noticed, he's been rummaging through the underworld collecting powers."
"Yes, we have noticed." The Elder said. "He's been using his powers for things in which they weren't meant for."
"So why aren't you doing anything about it, why aren't you stopping him?" Chris demanded to know.
"He's growing too powerful for us." The Elder informed him.
"So, you're just going to let him continue doing this?" He than demanded.
The Elders eventually became powerless to do anything about Wyatt or the state of the city after Wyatt had unleashed his wrath on it and Chris was stuck with his brotherly bond. Eventually, he did learn to put up a mental wall against the bond to keep Wyatt from sensing him or speaking telepathically with him. It made it easier for him to hide from Wyatt, especially once he had formed the resistance and became intent on stopping Wyatt. Then, he had hated their brotherly bond and now, he was upset that it was being so useless.
Leo had no idea that his two boys had shared a bond, though there was a lot he didn't know about his future boys. "He must have a good reason for doing so." Leo tried to assure Chris.
"I don't know. I just can't shake this feeling that maybe something is wrong." Chris replied. He opened one of the books and started browsing the pages.
"What are you boys talking about?" Piper asked as she sneaked up behind Leo. Neither Leo nor Chris had seen or heard her coming.
Leo turned to her, worried she may have heard something she shouldn't have. "Nothing, we aren't really talking about anything."
"What are you looking for?" She asked Chris as he flipped the page in the book he was browsing.
He looked up at her. "I'm just trying to find any demon that may not have been in the book of shadows, someone that may know who is after Wyatt." He explained.
"Well, whether you find a demon or not, trouble always seems to come our way." Piper said. "I gotta get to the club." She turned to Leo with a big grin on her face. She held her hand out.
Leo reached for her hand. "We'll talk later Chris." He orbed out with Piper.
Chris couldn't help but to smile when he saw them grabbing hands. He had seen Piper's smile too. He hadn't seen her smile like that around Leo in quite some time. He glanced back at the books in front of him. He thought for a moment, remembering that tomorrow was his brother's birthday. His eyes grew wide in a panic. He took in a deep breath and held it for a few seconds before letting it out. Tomorrow was the day of his conception.
Chris ignored the books and orbed back to the manor, hoping that Phoebe was there. He ran through the manor shouting frantically for her. "Phoebe." He must have yelled half a dozen times before she came running out of her room to greet him.
"What's going on?" She asked curiously. From the way he was screaming for her, she would have thought a demon was in the house.
"My conception date is tomorrow." He explained desperately. "If Piper and Leo don't screw by tomorrow night, I'm as good as dead."
Paige had been in Phoebe's room, showing her a new dress she bought. Phoebe suggested that she go and try it on, so Paige had been in her room for a few minutes. She walked out in her new chic dress just as Chris was speaking about Piper and Leo. "What's going on?" She asked curiously. She was eying Chris suspiciously.
"Uh..." Phoebe stammered, wondering how much Paige had heard.
"Nothing's going on." Chris lied. He hadn't realized she was home.
"You were talking about Piper and Leo having sex." Paige replied. "What kind of freak are you?"
"What?" He asked. "I'm not..." Chris tried to defend himself, but she cut him off.
"Oh please." Paige cried. "If you hadn't have shown up, they might not have even split up. Now you want them to have sex."
"It's not what you think." Chris tried to explain.
"Oh yeah and..." Paige was cut off.
"He's Piper and Leo's son." Phoebe shouted. Paige and Chris both froze. Everyone except for Piper knew who he was now.
Paige looked at Chris differently now, almost as if she was seeing him for the first time. "You're their son?" She questioned. Suddenly, most of the mystery that had surrounded Chris all seemed to make sense. He was there to save Wyatt because he was his brother.
Chris merely nodded. He wasn't sure he wanted another relative to know who he really was. He didn't have time to worry about another relative knowing though.
"So, you and Wyatt are brothers?" She asked, almost in disbelief. "I can barely believe this."
"I didn't realize you were home." Chris finally spoke.
"That's all you have to say?" Paige asked, putting her hand on her hip.
Phoebe looked up at Paige. "Tomorrow is his conception date and if Piper and Leo don't...well, you know."
Chris cut her off. "I'm toast." He declared.
Paige nodded her head. "That's a lot to take in." She said. "What can I do to help?"
"I have no idea." Phoebe replied.
"What do you mean you have no idea?" Chris cried. "Maybe you can whip up a love spell or something."
"Whip up a love spell?" Phoebe shot back. "We can't just go whipping up love spells. Besides, I don't think that love is the issue here. You've seen them together lately."
Piper and Leo did seem to be getting closer again, though no one knew that Wyatt had used a spell to help bring them together. There was hope for Piper and Leo, but that didn't guarantee hope for Chris. Phoebe could see how worried Chris was for his own life, but she had no idea what to do about the situation.
"I'm sure we can come up with something though." Paige tried to assure him, though she didn't know why she was trying to assure him. Ever since he had been in their lives he had been a huge pain, sending them after one demon or another everyday. She also partially blamed him for splitting Piper and Leo apart in the first place.
As the next morning emerged, Leo and Piper were nowhere to be seen. Chris sat in the living room, browsing the book of shadows, as Phoebe and Paige were up early trying to get things set up for Wyatt's first birthday party.
Paige walked through the room with a batch of fully inflated balloons in her hands. "Are you going to just sit there or are you going to help us?" She asked him curiously.
He looked up from the book. "What do you need help with?" He asked.
"Maybe you can help Phoebe in the kitchen." Paige suggested. Chris closed the book and set it on the table, getting up from the couch. "You may want to put that upstairs." She motioned to the book.
"Right, I'll do that first." He replied, rolling his eyes. Chris reached for the book and headed up to the attic with it.
When he reached the attic, someone was waiting for him. His brother sat on the couch, seemingly deep in his thoughts. He looked up contently as Chris walked towards him with the book of shadows. "I've been calling you since yesterday." Chris said. "Why have you been avoiding me and blocking me out?" He set the book on it's podium.
"I haven't been avoiding you." Wyatt replied back.
"Then why do you have your wall up?" Chris asked. "I can't sense anything from you."
"I'm sorry Chris, I don't know what to tell you." Wyatt said.
"Well, you can start with where you've been and what you've been doing since the whole genie incident." Chris replied. It was quite clear that he was very frustrated.
"I don't have to answer to you." Wyatt said, annoyance written all over his tone of voice.
Chris looked at Wyatt suspiciously. Something was off about his brother. Something had been different about him ever since the genie incident. "What the hell is going on with you?" Chris demanded to know.
Wyatt stood from the couch. "What do you mean?" He asked back.
"I think you know what I mean." Chris shot back. "You haven't been yourself lately."
"I..." Wyatt tried to argue. An energy ball interrupted his thoughts and his eyes followed it as it whizzed between he and Chris. A demonic bounty hunter had materialized a few feet away from them.
Chris turned to the bounty hunter and recognized him as one of the ones that was in the underworld when his brother had lost his powers. He and Leo fought off the bounty hunters, but they had not taken the chance to vanquish them. They had had bigger problems to deal with that day. Another energy ball came towards them and he reacted, sending it back at the bounty hunter.
The bounty hunter lunged sideways, barely avoiding it. It struck his arm, but he pushed the pain aside and continued his attack. Chris used his powers again, this time throwing the bounty hunter across the attic. He crashed into the hutch that sat in one corner of the attic. Glass shattered, falling to the floor with the demon.
Gideon was in disbelief over being engaged in a demonic attack. He looked and sounded like Wyatt, but he didn't have powers like Wyatt. He had no idea what the extent of Wyatt's powers were anyways. The bounty hunter made it to his feet and lunged at him, forcing Gideon to use his powers. Electrokinesis was a typical Elder power, though some demons wielded it as well. The blue bolts came from his fingers quickly, striking the bounty hunter and forcing it to his knees. It surged through him as his body convulsed.
Chris looked at Wyatt and watched as he electrified the bounty hunter. He had never seen Wyatt use that power before. Soon enough the ordeal was finished as the bounty hunter had been vanquished. Another came in it's place though.
Piper stormed up the attic stairs with Leo close behind her. "What's going on up here?" She demanded, as she walked in on a demon fight. Her hands went out quickly, blowing up the demon. She glanced at her son and then at Chris. "There will be no demons in this house today."
Leo walked in behind Piper. He had recognized the type of demon and knew immediately where he had seen them. "Are those the same demons from the other day?" He asked, mainly aiming his question at Chris.
Chris faced Leo. "Yeah, we didn't exactly vanquish them." He answered. He turned to Wyatt. "I've never seen you use that power before."
"Well, I haven't really had it long." Wyatt lied.
"You seemed to be quite familiar with it though." Chris said. He felt sure that Wyatt was lying to him and searched his mind, trying to tap into their brotherly bond. Still, he could not access it.
Paige and Phoebe had made their way to the attic as well, wondering what had been going on. "Is everything alright up here?" Phoebe asked as she entered. Paige stood beside her.
"For now." Piper replied.
Paige and Phoebe were both surprised to see Piper and Leo. They hadn't seen them since the previous evening. Paige let out smirk when she caught sight of Leo's shirt. "I think you missed a button." She said to him. "Or two." He looked down at his shirt. He had definitely missed a button, as he had dressed quite quickly when he heard the commotion in the attic. His face turned red as he adjusted the buttons.
"Where have you two been?" Phoebe asked Piper and Leo.
They both gave an awkward smile of embarrassment. "No where." Piper answered innocently.
"I should go." Wyatt said. He stepped away from them, intent on orbing out.
"But it's your birthday." Paige replied.
"Why don't you relax a little and celebrate with us?" Phoebe asked.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt." Wyatt answered slowly, unsure of if he should stay or not.
Chris threw his arms out in frustration. "Am I the only one who is worried about the demon that was just here?" He asked. He looked at Wyatt, wondering whether or not his brother was serious about staying. Wyatt usually hated birthdays, especially his own.
It was a dreary day in San Francisco. The world had consistently been dreary after the fateful day in which the boys had lost their mother. Before she had passed away, their father had seemingly abandoned them so he could focus on his duties as an Elder. After she died, he left his own boys with their grandfather.
Victor had planned a party for Wyatt's sixteenth birthday. He invited some of Wyatt's friends over and bought a huge cake. He had the manor decorated with balloons and streamers. Phoebe had helped him to decorate and get things ready. The few members that were left of the Halliwell family were there for the party.
Chris had been reluctant to celebrate. It had only been a few months since his mother had been killed on his own birthday. His family had been torn apart on that terrifying day and now they were finally going to be together again. He decided to put his own thoughts and terrors aside, so his family could finally focus on trying to have a happy day.
It was not a happy day for Wyatt though. He was angry at the world, the mortal world and the magical world. He was angry at the magical world for taking most of his family away from him. Because of magic his world was full of death and terror. The mortal world wasn't much better. He wished he could be in control of things so that no one would be able to harm him or his family again.
Wyatt had been out that morning and when he returned to the manor, everyone jumped out, screaming "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"He stood frozen in the foyer as he eyed each face that stood in the living room. After a short moment, he pushed his way passed everyone and hastily made his way up the stairs to his room.
Everyone looked around confused. "What just happened?" Phoebe asked. Victor, who stood next to her, merely shrugged his shoulders. He didn't have an answer for her.
"I'll go talk with him." Chris said. He started up the stairs after Wyatt, but he didn't find him in his room. Wyatt was in the attic. "What are you doing up here?" Chris asked him. Wyatt was sitting on the old couch holding an old family photo.
Wyatt looked up at him and thrust the photo aside, letting it crash amongst the couch cushions. He stood from the couch. "How can you just sit down there and act like everything's perfect?" He asked back.
"I know that it's not perfect, but Grandpa and Aunt Phoebe just wanted you to have a nice birthday." Chris answered.
"How am I supposed to have a nice birthday when most of my family is dead?" Wyatt stammered.
"You're not the only one that's lost family." Chris replied, slightly angered. "I was there when Mom died. I was there when Dad left."
"And you couldn't do a damn thing about it." Wyatt said angrily. "None of us could."
"You don't have to remind me." Chris shot back. "Lets just go downstairs and deal with your stupid party."
"How am I supposed to celebrate my life when it's filled with death and demons attacking every other day?" He asked. His hands formed fists of anger. "God, I hate this." He showed his arm out, pushing at the podium. It fell on it's side and the book of shadows crashed to the floor.
"What are you..." Chris started to ask.
"Why can't we just be a normal family?" Wyatt shouted. His hands went out, this time unleashing his magic. A wave of energy swept from them, striking a table and some boxes. They exploded into small pieces. The glass in the window behind them shattered.
Chris stared at his brother in awe and fear. He had seen Wyatt's explosive power before, but somehow this had seemed different. "You don't think I want to be normal too, but we're not normal and we never will be. Your magic is proof of that."
Wyatt looked at the mess he had created. "What good is any of this magic if we can't even use it to bring our parents back?" Wyatt asked. "I just want my family the way it used to be."
"I want that too." Chris replied. "All we have is each other now."
Phoebe ran into the attic frantically, while Victor stayed downstairs with the party guests. "What's going on up here?" She asked. She glanced around. Parts of the attic were in complete disarray. "What happened?" She demanded.
"Nothing." Wyatt clearly lied.
"It doesn't look like nothing." Phoebe replied. "When your party is over, you are going to be in some serious trouble here."
"Screw the stupid party." He yelled. "I'm done with birthdays."
"Wait, you can't just..." Phoebe tried to argue.
"I don't care any more." Wyatt claimed. "No more birthdays, no more hope or happiness, no more feeling."
"You don't mean that." Chris stammered.
It was that day that Wyatt officially put aside his emotions and feelings. It was that day when his thirst for power started growing. He wanted the power to be able to protect the only family he had left. In his eyes that family was Chris. He wanted the power to make sure that no one could hurt them again, be they magical foes or mortal foes that wished he or his brother harm.
"You vanquished him right?" Paige asked back, more like pointed out.
"But there could be more." Chris answered.
"He's right." Leo said.
"So, what...you want us to cancel our sons first birthday party?" Piper asked. She looked at Wyatt. "We can't cancel your party."
"I didn't say you should." Wyatt replied. Gideon didn't care if they had Wyatt's party or not, as long as they were still in the manor. He had a surprise for them, a plan to help get Leo away from his family and keep him from getting Piper pregnant with Chris. He had not planned on the demonic bounty hunter to attack though.
"What do you care?" Chris asked Wyatt. "You hate birthdays."
"Oh, of course I do, but who am I to question Mom?" He asked.
"Mom?" Chris and Piper both questioned. Piper hardly ever got Wyatt to say more than two words to her as he usually didn't stay around her long, yet now he was calling her Mom. Chris was just surprised to hear that coming out of his brother's mouth.
Chris and Piper both looked at each other quickly before he spoke. "Can we get back to the demon situation?" Chris asked.
"I'm sorry Chris, but we have a party to finish setting up." Phoebe said. Just as she spoke, the doorbell rang. "That must be Darryl and Sheila. They offered to come early and help set up."
Piper glanced at the watch on her wrist. "Actually, the guest should be here soon too." She said. They were having an early party.
"But..." Chris wanted to argue.
Leo glanced over at him. He was just as worried about other demons coming to retaliate as Chris was. "Why don't you girls go enjoy the party." He suggested. "Me, Chris, and Wyatt can keep an eye out for demons."
"Well, it would be nice if you could enjoy it too." Piper replied. "Just please try and spend some time with your son too." She looked at Wyatt. "And I mean the little one that's down in his playpen."
"Ok, I will." Leo said.
The three girls headed downstairs to finish getting the party ready with the help of Darryl and Sheila. Not soon after, the guests started arriving. There weren't too many people, just a few friends here and there that Piper had known for some time. They also had children Wyatt's age. A few had a little bit older children, but they all played together well.
Leo spent some time with his son during the party and also helped his older boys to keep an eye out for demons. They couldn't risk any attacking at the party. Over all, the party went off without a hitch. It wasn't until after the party, that things started to go wrong.
The party lasted a few hours as Wyatt enjoyed playing with the other kids. The cake was decorated with frosting and an image of Thomas the train. After Wyatt had innocently unleashed a killer dragon on San Francisco, Piper was very cautious over what she let her son watch on tv, though she rarely let him watch any. Thomas the Train was one of the few shows she allowed him to watch at that age. If he had brought Thomas to life, she felt sure that he wouldn't try to destroy the city like the dragon had.
After the guests had left, the cleanup had begun. Bits of wrapping paper laid on the couch in the parlor and were spread around on the floor. Streamers and balloons needed to be taken down. Paper plates that were used for food and cake needed cleaned up and tossed into the trash. Leo was in the living room with the adult and toddler Wyatt. Little Wyatt was ogling over some of his new toys and teddy bears. The older Wyatt just stood, leaning against the wall. He was starring, but not at anything in particular.
A dark lighter orbed into the manor and aimed his bow at Leo in the parlor. Wyatt stood firm in his spot, even after noticing the dark lighter. He didn't seem to care of it's presence. Chris was walking in from the living room and witnessed the arrow flying free of the bow. "Leo." He screamed. Leo turned to Chris and followed his gaze to the arrow. It struck him in the shoulder. He orbed out with little Wyatt and aimed for the conservatory. When he reformed he nearly collapsed from the pain and the poison that was now surging through his body.
Chris took notice of Wyatt and he was sure that Wyatt must have noticed the dark lighter. Why didn't he react though? His question would have to wait, as the dark lighter needed to be taken care of first. He orbed the bow from him, but he was struck by an energy ball from behind. It hit his arm, causing instant pain. The bow never made it to his hand. It fell in front of him as he grasped the wound on his arm, feeling the blood in it.
Wyatt finally reacted, using his electrokinesis on Chris' attacker. It was another demonic bounty hunter. Gideon hadn't planned on the bounty hunters wanting to retaliate against any of the Charmed Ones or Chris for that matter. He had contemplated taking out the bounty hunters in case they had tried to retaliate, but he hadn't had the time. He had been too busy barraging the adult Wyatt and trying to infiltrate the Halliwell family in disguise as him. His power finally took out the demon, but now the dark lighter was attacking Chris.
The dark lighters Gideon had planned on seeing. He had convinced the dark lighters to help him rid the world of an evil that even they would grow to fear. There task was to go after Leo, not necessarily to kill him, but to get him out of the way so he could try and get at baby Wyatt. Gideon couldn't have Leo there to protect him. Once Leo was out of the way, he would work at getting Chris out of the way too. The bounty hunters were screwing up his plans though.
Chris was on the ground now, as the dark lighter stood over him with an arrow. He pushed it down towards Chris, but he took his good arm and thrust if up, grabbing the dark lighters wrist. The arrow was only an inch from striking his chest.
Piper ran into the room and immediately exploded the dark lighter. Phoebe had been tending to Leo in the other room and Paige had been in the kitchen. She wasn't far behind Piper though and entered the room only a second after. "What happened in here?" She asked. Chris grabbed at his arm again as the pain took hold once more.
Wyatt answered. "Dark lighters and bounty hunters again." He informed the two sisters.
"Wait, dark lighters?" Piper questioned, almost in shock.
"We need to get Leo to Gideon." Phoebe shouted from the other room. She new that Chris couldn't heal and wasn't sure if adult Wyatt could heal.
Wyatt walked into the conservatory where Leo and Phoebe were. Gideon didn't know if adult Wyatt could heal either, but he could heal and he wondered if he dare attempt it in front of everyone. It wasn't as if he could just leave and become himself once more. He was in too deep with the Halliwells to just orb out now.
Little Wyatt whimpered softly from his father's pain. He stood next to him with tears in his eyes as Phoebe tried to address Leo's shoulder wound. He tried to get to his father, but Phoebe held him back. She didn't want him to see the blood.
Chris, Piper, and Paige walked into the conservatory. Piper picked up her young son and tried to console him, but his cries only got worse the further she took him from Leo. Chris felt something tug at the back of his mind. It almost felt like his brotherly bond with Wyatt, but it was slightly weaker. He looked at the adult Wyatt and couldn't get a read on him though. "Wyatt?" He questioned to himself, looking at the little Wyatt in their mother's arms. The little boy eyed him back and orbed into his arms.
Piper turned to Chris with a surprised look on her face. Paige and Phoebe were quite surprised as well. "Why did he orb to you?" Piper questioned.
Chris was clueless. He didn't have an answer for the sisters. Little Wyatt reached his arms out for Leo. "I think he actually wants Leo." Chris replied.
"But..." Piper tried to intervene as Chris moved Wyatt closer to their father. Little Wyatt's hands went out over Leo's wound. The golden glow formed not a moment later, healing his father's pain.
The little boy smiled as his father made it to his feet. Leo took him in his arms and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Wyatt." He said softly. He looked at Chris. "Thank you."
Piper didn't know what to say. Her one year old son should not have had to see his father like that, much less have had to heal his wounds. The little boy seemed cheerful now that his father was alright though.
"Well, now that we're done here," Wyatt intervened. "I should get going." He turned from them all quickly, hoping they wouldn't have a chance to speak. He started to form into orbs, but something stopped him and kept him firm in his place.
"You're not going anywhere, Wyatt." Chris said sternly, letting go of his grasp on him.
Wyatt turned and eyed him curiously. "And why is that?" He demanded to know.
Chris glared back at Wyatt. "I'll be asking the questions." He replied to his brother, more like the impostor of his brother. "Where is the real Wyatt?"
"What are you talking about?" Wyatt asked, feeling offended he would insinuate that he wasn't the real Wyatt. Though, it was true after all.
"Yeah, what ARE you talking about?" Piper asked curiously. Leo, Paige, and Phoebe were curious to know as well.
"I think you know exactly what I'm talking about." Chris replied to Wyatt. "The real Wyatt might have let that dark lighter attack Leo like that, but I'm not buying into that new power of yours. Also, you never would have sat through an entire birthday party like that, not after what happened to..." He almost said Mom, but stopped himself. He couldn't mention what happened to Piper in the future. He could barely even think about it, much less mention it.
"I don't know what's wrong with you, but..." Wyatt tried to argue. Another energy ball whizzed passed him. It was yet another demonic bounty hunter. He took a quick step back, letting it pass him and strike the wall.
Chris used his telekinesis to throw the guy back into the front parlor, nearly forgetting about the wound on his arm. It still needed to be healed and that was the arm he had just motioned for his power to react. "Ah." He let out a soft moan. The bounty hunter was relentless though. More energy balls came into the conservatory.
Leo handed little Wyatt to Paige. "Orb him up to his crib. I need to heal Chris." He said, more like demanded.
Paige held Wyatt up. "Crib." She called. The little boy disappeared in orbs.
Leo ran to Chris's side intent on healing him. Chris tried to refuse, but Leo pushed him back behind the TV cabinet and started to heal him anyways. Adult Wyatt had orbed out shortly after his baby self was orbed out. No one had seemed to notice though, as the sisters were now taking on the demonic bounty hunter.
Paige orbed a plant at it's head, though it had barely phased the demon. Phoebe went at it with a kick in the stomach. That only seemed to piss it off even more than the plant had. Chris emerged fully healed from behind the cabinet, but Piper had already reacted. She blew up the demon and ended it's rampage on her family.
She glanced around. "Where's Wyatt?" She asked, wondering where both Wyatt's were.
"He's in his crib." Leo answered.
"But where's the other..." Piper was cut off as Chris replied in a panic.
"Oh no." He orbed out right away and reformed in Wyatt's bedroom.
The adult Wyatt was looming over his baby version. The baby was oblivious to the fact that he was an imposter and didn't have his shield up. Wyatt grabbed the little guy and turned to Chris. "Now I can finally eliminate him." He said before orbing out.
"No." Chris screamed as he reached out for his brother in the imposter's arms.
Piper, Leo, Phoebe, and Paige had all ran through the house to Wyatt's room. They were in a panic when they heard Chris screaming in fear and anger. Phoebe could sense both emotions in his voice. Usually she couldn't sense anything from him. Sometimes emotions were hard to hide though.
"What happened?" Paige asked.
"Where's Wyatt?" Piper chimed in, sounding more panicked and full of worry than Paige had.
"He took him." Chris replied, barely able to get the words out. He couldn't even look at Piper for fear he would break down and beg his mother to comfort him, to reassure him that things would be alright. "Wyatt's gone."
So everyone knows who Chris is except Piper now. I wonder what she was doing with Leo the morning of Wyatt's birthday? Now it seems both Wyatt's are missing. You'll find out more in the next update...Enjoy!