Here is another update...I meant to do it yesterday, but I guess I have no excuse as for why I didn't. I mentioned we might find out what happens with Wyatt. For that to happen, I'm going to have to make this kind of a long chapter...hope you all don't mind. I do not own Charmed.
Gideon whipped open the door to his secret room and walked in with little Wyatt. He set the boy down on the floor, closing the door behind him.
Little Wyatt looked from his kidnapper to the blonde man on the floor. He looked back at his kidnapper and was ever so confused. They both looked the same. Little Wyatt didn't know who he could trust, so he tried to put up his protective shield. His lips started quivering when the shield did not form.
Gideon let out a laugh as he snapped his fingers, changing his appearance to that of the bald man he had been before. Little Wyatt was very frightened at the new man that stood before him and backed away from both men, still unsure of who to trust.
The adult Wyatt looked up at the man, wondering if his family and brother were alright. He assumed that if this man had been able to get at little Wyatt, than he must have done something to get his family out of the way first. "What have you done with my family?" Wyatt asked angered.
The man glared at Wyatt for a moment before focusing on the smaller version of him. "I'm going to enjoy eliminating you." He sneered.
Little Wyatt had tears in his eyes as the man spoke. He wanted his Mommy and Daddy more than anything, but he could not orb to them.
"You didn't answer my question." Wyatt said, fury wanting to erupt from him.
The man turned back to Wyatt. "I don't have to answer your questions."
It was late afternoon at the manor and Piper was frantic over her son being taken. She understood that Chris believed her adult son to be an imposter, but she didn't know why he believed it or who could have been disguised as Wyatt. Chris couldn't give her all of the answers she wanted though. He merely spouted out something about "future consequences." She was really starting to hate those words.
"If we are going to get my son back, you need to just forget those future consequences and tell me what I want to know." She demanded of Chris. "If that wasn't Wyatt, who was it?"
"That, I don't actually know." Chris answered. He was standing over the podium in the attic, flipping through the book of shadows. He was hoping that some demon or warlock in the book might just call out to him.
"Maybe it was a shape-shifter." Paige suggested.
"That had the ability to orb?" Leo asked. "And electrokinesis?"
"And that last one isn't even one of Wyatt's powers." Chris replied.
"So you know what all of his powers are?" Piper asked curiously.
Chris looked up at her. "Most of them yes." He answered.
"How is it you know all of this?" She asked.
He didn't really want to answer her question because it would only lead to more questions, but he answered anyways. "Because he's used most of them on me or those that I cared about." Chris replied. He turned away from Piper and stepped away from the book. He was gazing out at the setting sun. He couldn't help but wonder if this would be his last day of life. With Wyatt missing it was unlikely that his parents would be making love in time to conceive him. That was the least of his problems at the moment though.
Piper stood in shock, wondering what powers Wyatt could have possibly had to unleash on Chris or those he cared about. She still couldn't get over the fact that her precious little child would grow to be a menacing evil in the future. "I'm sorry, Chris." She said softly. She approached him and put an arm around his shoulder "I wish I knew what I could do to change the future for you."
Paige, Phoebe, and Leo said nothing. They already knew who it was that Wyatt had used his powers on, those that Chris cared about the most. It was his own family, each one of them that stood in the attic and future family as well.
Chris turned to Piper, catching a quick whiff of her hair. Apparently she used the same shampoo in the future. The smell nearly intoxicated him. He fought the urge to wrap his arms around her tightly and spoke instead. "Just protect Wyatt at all costs." He said. "Protecting Wyatt, saves the future."
"Yeah, but how do we find him?" Phoebe asked. She set the scrying crystal down on the table. "Scrying isn't working."
"Wyatt is a witch, maybe we could try the spell to call a lost witch." Paige suggested.
"I'm willing to try anything at this point." Piper replied. "I'll get the ingredients."
"I'll orb up and see if the elders can be of any help." Leo said.
After a short while everything was ready for them to call to Wyatt. Hopefully the spell would work and he would come to them. "Power of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, Come to us who call you near, Come to us and settle here." The sisters chanted, as Chris stood by watching.
Paige, Piper, and Phoebe each pricked their fingers, letting a few drops of their own blood settle in with the other ingredients used for the spell. "Blood to blood, we summon thee, Blood to blood, return to me." They finished chanting.
Chris sighed in frustration when nothing happened. "Now what?" He asked.
"Maybe Leo will have some answers from the Elders." Phoebe thought.
"When have the Elders ever known anything useful?" Piper replied, standing with her hands on her hips.
Leo orbed back into the attic with essentially no more information than they had already had. As Piper had suspected, the Elders hadn't had or known anything useful. "They had nothing for me." He said in frustration.
"Do you think Gideon might be able to help us?" Paige asked.
"Why don't we go and find out." Leo suggested.
Gideon stood before baby Wyatt, contemplating what his next move would be. Now that the boy was in a magically protected room where he couldn't access his powers, Gideon would finally be able to eliminate him. He ran out of the room impatiently, heading to his office where he kept a special athame. It was one he was saving specifically for this occasion.
Before he could reach his office, Sigmund stopped him in his tracks. "Sir, I think we have a situation." He said to him.
Gideon motioned Sigmund to his office and closed the door behind them. "What is it?" He asked.
"The Charmed Ones are here." Sigmund replied. "Baby Wyatt has gone missing and they want your help to find him."
A huge grin graced Gideon's lips, though Sigmund had no idea why. "Yes, well they aren't going to find the boy." Gideon explained. "We have him and once I send the sisters on a wild goose chase, we can eliminate him and be done with all of this madness."
"Wait, you have Wyatt?" Sigmund asked, nearly in disbelief.
"Yes, he's in a special room that's been enchanted to make his powers useless. Even as a baby, there's no telling what powers he has." Gideon continued to explain.
"Well that's fantastic." Sigmund lied. He had originally sided with Gideon, thinking that Wyatt was too powerful and had to be eliminated. As their mission to eliminate Wyatt went on further, he wasn't sure he felt the same way anymore. Wyatt was just a baby, what justified them killing an innocent baby?
"Yes, well I should go help the Charmed Ones and see if I can send them off after some random demons." Gideon replied. He and Sigmund walked from the room. "Hopefully, we can eliminate the boy before morning."
Gideon entered the library, where the Charmed Ones, Leo, and Chris were awaiting him. It seemed they were quite impatient as well. "What's this I hear about Wyatt?" Gideon asked curiously.
"He's gone." Leo explained. "My son is gone."
"Someone has been impersonating Wyatt, the older Wyatt." Chris added in.
"But, we're not sure for how long." Phoebe said. "And this impersonator took little Wyatt."
"Wait, Wait." Gideon stopped them. "One at a time please and start from the beginning."
Chris glanced at everyone before speaking. He didn't want to interrupt if anyone else decided to speak first. "It started a few weeks ago. Wyatt temporarily lost his powers while he was in the underworld." He explained. "Leo and I got to his aid just as someone or something was orbing out with him. He came back hours later, claiming he took care of the situation once he had his powers back."
"I'm not understanding what this has to do with little Wyatt?" Gideon asked.
"I'm getting there." Chris replied and then continued. "After Wyatt returned, he wasn't quite his usual self. There was something off about him, but I couldn't place what it was. Then today, the demons Wyatt had been fighting when he lost his powers decided to retaliate and come after us. Dark lighters decided to attack at the same time and Wyatt just happened to use a new power on them. Unless he's killed another being and stolen their powers recently, I don't see him getting any new powers at this point. I guess it wouldn't surprise me though."
"This Wyatt, that's who took little Wyatt." Piper added in.
"I'm thinking we never got the real Wyatt back." Paige thought.
"Yeah, but then where's the real Wyatt?" Leo asked. "Don't tell me we're missing both Wyatt's."
"So I'm not understanding. Do you think the demons or the dark lighters took him?" Gideon questioned.
"I don't think the dark lighters were after Wyatt, either of them." Leo replied. "He had a chance to get them and he shot me instead."
"Well, it wouldn't surprise me if they were after you." Gideon said.
"And why is that?" Piper asked.
"He's an Elder now and he stays in the open instead of in the heaven's where he should be." Gideon stated.
"No, he should be with his family." Piper replied.
"He's putting you all in danger by staying on earth. He's putting all Elders in danger as well." Gideon argued.
Though Gideon did have a point, Leo couldn't leave his family now. There was too much at stake and they needed him. His boys needed him. "I can't leave my family Gideon. I won't." He replied sternly. "Piper and my boys need me."
Piper's head whipped up, staring at Leo. "Did you say boys?" She asked, putting emphasis on the S at the end of boys. Everyone had caught onto Leo's mistake, though Piper was the only one who didn't know what he was talking about.
Leo quickly tried to recover from his mistake. "Well, both Wyatt's." He clarified.
"Oh." Piper mumbled. That made sense.
"Leo," Gideon started. "You belong in the heavens now. The sisters can focus on finding Wyatt."
Leo was getting angered now. "I'm not leaving my family." He replied.
"Your making a foolish decision." Gideon said.
"I don't care what you think." Leo responded even angrier that before. "Now can you help us find Wyatt or not?"
Gideon sighed. "I over heard something about an evil witch that was after the Charmed off spring." He answered somewhat reluctantly. Clearly, he wasn't going to get Leo out of the picture so easily. "Her name is Ember and she resides somewhere in the underworld."
Back in the secret room, little Wyatt was standing in one corner scared and afraid that the bald man would come back. He looked at the blonde man and felt something comforting about him. He took a step closer to him.
Wyatt looked over at his little version, wondering what he must have been feeling at such a young age. He didn't have any memories from that young of an age. His first memory was when he was four and it was of a demon attack. He didn't remember the specifics of what happened, just the scaly face of the demon that was attacking his family.
The little boy took another step closer to him. "It's ok, Wyatt." He said softly, trying to ease both of their fears. "You can come closer."
Little Wyatt was next to him now. He smiled and sat in the man's lap. Upon his touch, Wyatt felt a surge in his powers. He still couldn't use them though. He almost smiled in content as his mini version felt comforted in his lap, but he stopped himself. It was kind of weird to have himself sitting on his own lap. He wished he could embrace the boy in his arms, but they were still shackled to the wall.
"Can you use your powers, Wyatt?" He asked. If he had felt a surge in power, his younger version must have as well. The little boy looked up at him curiously, but did not show any use of his powers.
The door hand jiggled slightly, catching both Wyatt's attentions. Sigmund made his way into the room, holding an athame at his side. He was grinning from cheek to cheek. "Finally, the world can be free of both of you." He sneered, as he reached for the younger one with the athame.
Little Wyatt looked up at Wyatt with his big brown eyes. His blue shield formed around him. Somehow he was able to access his powers. Sigmund made a face in anger, as the shield forced him back against the door. "How is this possible." He thought to himself. Neither Wyatt should have been able to use their powers.
Wyatt could see the man's anger. "Clearly, you're room wasn't built to handle two people born of the same strength and power." Wyatt said with a soft laugh. He assumed that his captors hadn't planned on having two Wyatt's in the same room and probably hadn't used strong enough enchantments on the room to keep the powers in it contained.
Sigmund glared at Wyatt, letting power flow through his hands. His electrokinesis seared into Wyatt, causing him to struggle in his chains. Little Wyatt stood in his place, shield still formed, unsure of what to do.
When Sigmund finished with Wyatt, he was barely conscious. His clothes were beyond tattered, from this torture and the previous sessions his captor had done to him. There were even scars on his body from where the power had consistently been burned into him.
Wyatt tried to keep himself focused. This man he had never seen before, yet he had the same powers as the bald man. It was clear earlier that the bald man could glamour, so maybe this was the same man with a different face. His eyes could barely focus on the man though. He felt himself slowly slipping away.
As everything went dark, Wyatt could hear the door slamming shut. Little Wyatt looked up at the blonde man, wondering what was wrong with him. Tears slowly ran down his cheeks as he pulled on the man's shirt. The blonde man didn't respond though.
The Halliwells appeared in the underworld. They were in search of the evil witch Ember. According to the book of shadows, she was once a mere mortal who was in seek of vengeance against those that killed her parents. Another evil witch offered Ember the power to destroy the ones who killed her parents. Ember took the offer, using her new found powers to kill the mortals who murdered her family, thus giving into the side of darkness. She eventually became consumed with power and stole from demons and other witches, eventually gaining the power of seeing into the future and the power of projection. She also gained the power to wield energy balls. She had typical witch powers as well, being able to chant spells and perform many rituals.
"How are we supposed to find Ember anyways?" Paige asked curiously as they walked seemingly in circles. "I don't recall us coming up with any specific plans here."
"Well, we've got plenty of potions." Phoebe replied.
"But we don't know where Ember is." Paige said in frustration.
"Well, we're going to torture whoever we need to in order to find her." Piper said. "Then, we're going to kick her ass and get my sons back." She grasped Leo's hand and walked ahead with him, leaving Paige and Phoebe behind with Chris.
"What's up with you?" Paige asked Chris. He seemed to be a bit withdrawn, like he wasn't totally focused on the task at hand.
"Today was my conception date, remember?" He asked back.
"Oh my god." She replied solemnly.
"With Wyatt missing, I guess we've sort of forgotten about that." Phoebe said. "There's still time though right?"
Chris grabbed her wrist, glancing at the watch on it. "It's nearly midnight." He replied. "I think it's too late."
"So what's going to happen when midnight strikes?" Paige asked.
"I'm not really sure, but I've prepared myself in case this might happen." He answered.
"In case what might happen?" She asked curiously.
"In case I'm not born." He replied. "Maybe Piper can better protect Wyatt without having another child to deal with anyways."
"No, Chris." Phoebe said sternly. "Don't try to blame yourself for what happens to Wyatt in the future. You will be born, we'll make sure of it." She didn't know how she would make sure of it, but she had to do something. She wasn't just going to let him die or fade away. The more and more she got to know him, the more he became like family. She wasn't going let anything jeopardize that.
Paige wanted to chime in, but she heard a noise and looked forward to see Piper exploding a demon. Her hands went out freezing another demon. "What are you doing?" Paige asked, as she caught up to her sister and Leo.
Piper reached a hand out, waving it in front of the demons face. It unfroze and the demon looked around confused. "What the hell..." He tried to argue.
"I don't think so." Piper intervened. "We want some answers and your going to give em to us. If not, you'll end up like your friend."
"You aren't serious." The demon replied. He was tall and bald, with black tribal markings on the side of his face.
Leo looked at Piper, seeing the anger on her face. He looked back at the demon. "Yeah, she's serious."
"We're looking for an evil witch." Phoebe said. "Her name's Ember."
"I don't know who you're..." The demon tried to respond. Piper cut him off again with a wave of her hand. "Ah." The demon screamed out in pain as his right hand was being blown off.
"She has my son and I want him back." Piper said and then demanded. "Now where is Ember?"
"I can't, I won't..." Piper waved her hand out. This time the demon was vanquished.
"Piper!" Leo seemed to snap at her.
"He wasn't going to tell us anything." She replied to her husband.
"What the hell..." Someone from behind spoke in a deep voice.
Everyone turned to see a tall man with darker features. His dark hair was spiked and he was dressed in lose fitting black pants with a black shirt and longer black coat.
Piper quickly reacted, trying to freeze the man. Nothing happened. Paige threw one of the potion bottles at the man and he mimicked Piper's hand motion, freezing the bottle mid air. "How did you..." Paige began to ask.
"I'm not here to hurt you." The man said. "I'm a witch."
"A witch who has the same powers as me?" Piper asked.
Chris took a step forward. "He can tap into other witch's powers when in their presence and use them as his own." He explained.
The man caught sight of him and grinned. "I was wondering when I would run into you, Chris." He said. He walked to Chris and gave him a manly embrace, pulling away quickly.
"You two know each other?" Leo asked curiously.
"Yeah." Chris answered. "Um, this is Ethanial, a friend from the future."
"I can't believe I'm standing before the Charmed Ones." Ethanial replied. He looked them over from head to toe.
"Well, you better believe it." Phoebe said.
"What are you doing here?" Chris asked his friend. "How did you even get here?"
"Bellock sent me back here to kill you." Ethanial replied nonchalantly. "I tried to weasel my way out of it, but he insisted that I come back here. I wasn't the only one sent back either."
"Wait, you're here to kill Chris?" Piper questioned. He claimed to be here to kill Chris, yet the two seemed to be quite chummy.
"No, I mean yes." He answered, shaking his head.
Chris eyed Piper, knowing she must have had all sorts of questions. He thought he ought to explain things before she had the chance to ask them. "In the future, I'm the leader of a resistance group, a group against Wyatt." He started explaining. "We've been trying to protect the city from him. Ethanial was a part of the resistance for a time and then we sent him over to Wyatt's side as a spy."
"We went out in the open and I tried to kill Chris, not literally though. It was all an act." Ethanial also explained. "Wyatt saw me go against Chris and decided to take me under his wings."
"I see." Leo replied. "And just who is the Bellock character?"
"He's Wyatt's second in command." Chris answered.
"Not anymore." Ethanial informed Chris. Chris looked at him in confusion, awaiting his explanation. "I don't think Bellock thought Wyatt would be gone this long. He's kind of taken over the place. He didn't just send me back here to kill you, he wants Wyatt dead too."
"He knows you can't kill Wyatt though, no one can." Chris replied.
"No, but I can take out baby Wyatt." He said. "Though, I'm not much for killing babies."
"I don't understand." Paige replied with a curious and confused face. "You can back here to kill Chris and Wyatt, but your actually an ally?"
"Essentially." He answered with a nod of his head.
"We don't really have time for this little reunion." Piper said in a tone of impatience. "We still have to find my son. Wyatt's been missing for hours now, no telling what's been happening to him."
Ethanial glanced at Chris. "You lost Wyatt?" He asked with disappointment. Chris nodded his head. "I know you hate using it, but can't you just find him with that bond you two share?"
Piper turned to Chris with a suspicious look on her face. "What bond? Why would you and my son share a bond?" She demanded to know.
"She doesn't know who you are, does she?" Ethanial asked Chris.
Chris shook his head. "No she doesn't."
Phoebe glanced down at her watch. It was after midnight now, yet somehow Chris was still there with them. She assumed he would just disappear when midnight struck and since he hadn't, she could only assume one thing. Piper and Leo must have slept together.
"It's a long story." Chris answered. "I promise to tell you everything after we find Wyatt." He added mentally, "If I'm even still here to explain everything."
Piper's patience was running very thin. She wanted answers from Chris, but she knew they needed to find Wyatt first. "Fine."
Ethanial pulled Chris aside for a moment. "We need to talk, but I can see that now isn't the time." He said. "I need to go anyways, I'm trying to find someone."
"Who?" Chris asked curiously.
"Like I said, we need to talk and we will later." Ethanial replied. "Now go find your brother."
Chris, Leo, and the sisters left Ethanial and continued their search for Ember. They finally found another group of demons and this time, Piper and her sisters were able to get them to talk. They spilled Ember's location almost instantly.
The Halliwells seemed to catch Ember off guard as they entered her lair. It wasn't a typical lair for someone who was evil though. There were several lighted candles throughout her lair, some giving off a vanilla scent. The strong smell of lilies filled the lair as well. Several vases with lilies were actually strewn around on various tables.
Ember hadn't been expecting visitors and was completely shocked when she was forced off her feet. Chris used his telekinesis on her, forcing her into a table. The table collapsed to the floor and a vase of lilies shattered underneath her. She made her way to her feet and pulled a piece of glass out from her arm, letting the blood flow freely without a care. "Well, well. Now who do I have here?" She sneered. She had recognized Chris, though she hadn't known him personally. She had seen a vision of him in the future.
Piper took a step closer to Ember, noticing how slender and petite she was. Her appearance didn't look like that of the typical evil witches they had gone against in the past. She had on a floral skirt for pete's sake. Something didn't feel right to Piper. Ember just didn't seem to be evil enough to plot out anything against her family. "I want my son back." She said to her.
"I don't know what your talking about." Ember replied, forcing her arm out as if she were trying to shove someone. An energy dispersed from it, striking Piper, forcing her backwards. She laid on the floor unconscious.
Leo rushed to Piper's side, taking her head in his hands. "Piper." He tried to wake her.
"What did you do to her?" Paige demanded.
"Just gave her a little glimpse of the future is all." Ember replied.
"Where's Wyatt?" Chris asked angrily. He held up a potion bottle. "Tell us and we won't vanquish your sorry ass."
"Am I supposed to be scarred of you?" Ember said with a slight laugh. "From what I've seen it's Wyatt I should be afraid of and no, I don't know where he is."
Piper moaned on the floor as she laid in Leo's arms. She heard Leo calling out for her, but she couldn't open her eyes. She was being drawn into some sort of vision.
Piper stood in an old warehouse, as random people seemed to walk around her. One even walked through her, as if she were invisible, just a mere bystander in whatever she was now witnessing. Her eyes gazed around, taking in her surroundings.
A few feet away from her, she saw a little girl being scooped up in a man's arms. He turned and Piper saw Chris' battered face. She hadn't a clue as to what had happened to his face, but she instantly recognized his features.
The girl was maybe four or five years old and she was crying uncontrollably. "What's wrong with mommy?" She cried. Chris took a few steps to the side, trying to shield the little girl from something. Piper could see a body lying on the ground a few feet from Chris. Someone was kneeling over the woman with a first aid kit. Maybe she was the girls mother. "Is the bad man gonna come here?"
Chris wiped a tear from the girls saddened face. "The bad man hurt your mommy, but we're going to make her all better." Chris said. Piper walked towards the woman and saw the wounds on her. Clearly, Chris had been lying to the girl. "The bad man can't come here though and he's not going to hurt you, I promise."
Everything started to get blurry and the scene before Piper instantly changed and refocused. Now she was standing in the basement of the manor. Along one wall, three people were chained. To one side, two men were holding Chris. They seemed more like demons than men and Chris looked completely drained of energy, of life in general. He looked as if he could collapse and cease at any moment.
Piper feared for him when she saw her grown son emerge from the shadows. "How many people must I kill before you join me?" Wyatt asked Chris.
Chris struggled against the men holding him. "These are innocent people Wyatt." He stammered.
"No, they have gone against me and will pay for it." He whipped out an energy ball, waving it in front of Chris for a mere moment. He thrust it out at the wall, striking the first person that was in chains. There was a quick scream before the man went silent and stopped living.
The others shuttered in fear as Chris cried out. "Noooo." He struggled once more against the men that were holding him back. "He used to be our friend Wyatt. We went to school with him."
"I don't care who he was. He sided with you, thus making himself an enemy of mine." Wyatt replied with no emotion. Piper noticed how he seemed to be so calm when he killed the man, how he did it with such ease. She almost couldn't believe what she was seeing. She stood watching as he killed each person one by one with his powers.
Chris struggled harder against those holding him, as Wyatt killed each person. "You monster." Chris screamed, as he finally broke free of the men. He ran at Wyatt, pushing him back into the staircase. "They didn't have to die."
Wyatt pushed Chris off of him and made his way to his feet. He pushed a few blonde curls out of his face and raised his hand, slowly forming a fist. Chris grabbed at his own neck, feeling as if he were being choked. "When will you learn little brother. Anyone who goes against me faces death." Wyatt replied. Chris could barely breath now. Piper could see him getting pale as his breaths began to slow.
Chris moved a hand from his throat and tried to concentrate. It waved out, sending Wyatt flying into the stair railing. He crashed through it, sending wooden shards across the floor. His concentration on Chris was lost, as he tried to get to his feet once more.
Chris collapsed to his knees, trying to catch his breath. He reached for a sharp shard of the railing that laid before him on the floor. He ran at Wyatt, intent on stabbing him with the shard of wood. As it neared his chest, Wyatt reached up quickly, grasping his brother's wrist. The wood was only an inch from striking him. "I've gone against you countless times, why haven't you killed me already?" Chris demanded to know. He tried to push the wood closer to Wyatt.
Wyatt brought his other arm up, sending Chris backwards with a wave of energy. Chris hit the floor hard, his whole body feeling drained. There was pain with each movement as he tried to at least make it to a sitting position.
Piper watched Chris as tears began to form in her eyes. He was her son too and he was in so much pain. She wanted to just run to him and take him in her arms, to reassure him that things would be alright, but she couldn't. Deep down she was screaming on the inside, but she was merely just an observer and could do nothing to ease her son's pain.
Wyatt stood with his arms crossed over his chest, staring intently at Chris. Chris had reached a point where he just couldn't take anymore. His body and mind just couldn't handle the constant abuse and fighting between good and evil, between he and Wyatt. "Just kill me already." He demanded.
Piper's eyes fluttered open slowly, her mind trying to reach back into the real world. Phoebe took notice and rushed over to her sister's side. "Hey, you're awake." She said to her.
Piper looked around, realizing she was in the parlor of the manor. "How did I get here?" She wondered. After a moment of thought, she bolted upright on the couch. "What happened with Ember, did we get Wyatt back?" She demanded to know.
Phoebe turned away from her sister, not able to look her in the eyes. "We took care of Ember, but she didn't have Wyatt." She answered.
"What?" Piper instantly freaked.
"Chris, Leo, and Paige are trying to find him though." Phoebe tried to assure her. "Chris thinks he knows where Wyatt is."
Tears filled Piper's eyes. "Oh, Chris." She cried out. She put her head in her hands.
"Piper, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked. "Did you see something when you were out? Ember used one of her powers on you, but we weren't sure which one it was and..."
Piper cut her off. "It was so awful." Piper explained with a sniffle. "I saw a vision of Chris and Wyatt. Things were so terrible for him."
"For Chris?" Phoebe asked curiously. "Ember must have used her projection power to show you a glimpse of the future."
Piper nodded her head. "How could I not see it?" She questioned. It was mainly aimed at herself though. "How did I not know he was my son?"
Phoebe's eyes widened in shock. Whatever Piper saw in her vision, must have given away Chris' true identity. "Oh, Piper." Phoebe tried to console her sister. Her arm went around Piper. "It's not your fault you didn't know. He did a great job of hiding his secret from all of us."
"Wait, why don't you seem as surprised as I am?" Piper asked, looking Phoebe in the eyes. She knew that Phoebe was a terrible liar.
Phoebe took in a deep breath, slowly letting it out as she explained. "I found out about Chris' secret some time ago. Leo and Paige know as well." She reached up, wiping some tears from Piper's cheek.
"You all knew and you didn't tell me?" Piper felt a little angered now.
"We didn't know how to tell you." Phoebe said with remorse. She wanted to tell Piper about Chris weeks ago, but she just didn't know how and she knew it would infuriate Chris if she had.
"I just can't believe that I, I have another son." Piper stammered. "Chris is my son."
"What are we doing in magic school?" Paige asked Chris curiously. Leo wondered as well.
The three of them walked the halls in search of something, but only Chris seemed to know what that something was. "I felt Wyatt here, but it was only briefly." Chris informed them.
"You mean you felt your bond with Wyatt?" Leo asked, trying to understand a bit better.
Paige wondered what bond Leo was talking about, but decided not to ask. She already had a bit of a headache from taking on Ember and meeting future friends of Chris'.
"Yeah." He answered Leo. "He has to be here somewhere."
Sigmund nearly panicked when he saw Paige, Leo, and Chris walking the halls. He approached them cautiously, wondering what had happened with Ember. Gideon had informed him about sending the Charmed Ones after the evil witch. They must have known they had been sent off on a wild goose chase and probably wanted to know why. "What brings you here?" He asked. "Did you find Wyatt?"
Chris answered. "No, we didn't find him, but I think I know where he is." He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to focus on Wyatt. He felt something again, but it was faint. It was the same feeling he had when little Wyatt had orbed to him earlier that day. Could he be sharing a bond with little Wyatt as well? "He's this way." Chris pointed with his finger down an adjacent hallway. Leo and Paige quickly followed behind him.
Sigmund knew there was no stopping them. They would stop at nothing to get their precious Wyatt back. Deep inside, he screamed out to Gideon as he rushed to the Elders office. He knew Gideon was in with the the boy though, that he was about to kill Wyatt Halliwell, if he hadn't already.
Once inside his office, Sigmund called for him out loud. "Gideon, they know Wyatt is here." He said frantically, hoping the Elder was heeding has call. "Gideon."
Gideon orbed in immediately, wondering what Sigmund was so frantic about. "What is the meaning of this?" He demanded to know. "I've just penetrated the boys shield, I was about to kill him."
"They are here and the know Wyatt is here." Sigmund explained.
"The Charmed Ones?" Gideon questioned.
"One of the Charmed Ones, and Leo and Chris." Sigmund replied.
Chris made his way down the hall to an old painting. He stopped dead in his tracks when he reached the painting and turned to the wall. "He's here." He said.
"Where, in the painting?" Paige asked confused. There was no doorway on the wall, just the old painting.
"Behind it." Chris explained, hoping he was right.
"But how are we supposed to get..." Leo started to ask, wondering how to get in the room.
Paige threw out a potion at the wall. It was a potion that mimicked Piper's explosive power. The wall exploded and the painting fell to the ground, as a door appeared behind it.
Chris reached out for the handle, and pushed open the door. Little Wyatt came running to him, wrapping his arms around his legs. Leo pushed passed Chris, noticing Wyatt slumped against the back wall of the room. Paige picked up little Wyatt so Chris could help Leo.
"Wyatt?" Leo questioned. He shook Wyatt's shoulder, trying to rouse him. His son looked weak, almost near death. His body was bruised and battered. He motioned to Chris. "Unchain his arms while I try to heal him."
Chris reached for Wyatt's arms. He unchained them, letting them each fall to his side. Leo placed his hands over his son's chest, trying to heal him. The golden glow seemed to wash over Wyatt's body. Slowly, he was healed.
Wyatt's eyes shot open, trying to focus on where he was and who was knelt in front of him. He was almost in disbelief when he saw Leo and Chris before him. He took in a deep breath, as he tried to sit up straight against the wall. Behind Chris and Leo, was Paige and she had little Wyatt safely in her arms. "How did you find me?" Wyatt asked weakly. Though he was healed, his body was still weak from the weeks of abuse.
"I think I was tapping into him." Chris said, referring to little Wyatt. "I couldn't get a read on you, but I felt him and the feeling led me here."
"Did I miss my birthday?" Wyatt asked, as Leo and Chris helped him to his feet.
"Yeah." Leo answered.
"Good, I didn't want to celebrate it anyways." He scoffed.
With that reaction from Wyatt, Chris knew right away that this was without a doubt his real brother. He let out smile in content that he and his family had finally found both Wyatt's. "We need to get you back to the manor." Paige said, as they all headed back down the hallway. "You can rest there. I'm gonna take little Wyatt home." She orbed out.
"I don't have time to rest." Wyatt stated. He pushed away from Leo and Chris, who were helping him stay on his feet. A wave of dizziness came over him and swayed for a moment. Chris reached out for him, but Wyatt pushed his arm away. "I have to get the bastard that did this too me."
Gideon and Sigmund walked towards them, watching as Wyatt could barely stay on his feet. "What's going on here?" Gideon asked.
Leo had his own questions. "Why was my son locked up in magic school?" He demanded to know.
Wyatt glanced up, noticing a familiar face. "I couldn't tell you." Gideon answered. "I didn't know he was here."
"Like hell you didn't know." Chris replied angrily. He had never trusted Gideon, even in the future.
"I swear..." Gideon tried to respond.
Wyatt focused himself and pushed away his dizziness and weakness. "You did this." He said to Sigmund with a dark fury in his eyes. "I remember your smug face as you tortured me and tried to kill me."
Sigmund looked at Wyatt in confusion and then glanced at Gideon. "I don't understand. I didn't do anything..." Sigmund tried to argue. He hadn't a clue as to what Wyatt was talking about.
Wyatt thought back to his time so far in the past, realizing that he had gotten soft, that he had let his guard down and that he was actually allowing himself to feel. He glanced at Chris quickly before saying. "Anyone who goes against me faces death." He turned back to Sigmund. Chris reached out to grab Wyatt. He had heard Wyatt say that countless times in the future and it was usually right before he killed someone that had betrayed him or sided against him. Wyatt's arm raised and flames began to engulf poor Sigmund.
Gideon took a step back in fear. Wyatt eyed him, as if contemplating whether or not to kill him as well. "Wyatt, don't do it." Chris tried to stop him. He didn't know who was behind Wyatt's kidnapping, but they weren't going to get any answers if everyone was dead.
Wyatt turned back to Chris. "And why shouldn't I?" He asked. "For a moment, I almost thought you could save me, that I needed to be saved. I was foolish to ever think that." He turned back to Gideon, about to raise his arm.
Chris reacted quickly, stopping him. "No." He snapped at Wyatt. Wyatt broke his arm free of Chris' grasp and orbed away. "Damn it." Chris shook his head in anger.
"What in heaven's name is going on here?" Gideon demanded to know.
"You tell us?" Chris shot back.
"I don't know." Gideon replied. "I had no idea that Wyatt was being kept here. I couldn't think of any place where he could be hidden anyways."
"Oh please, you're no better in the future than you are now." Chris retaliated.
"I had nothing to do with this, I swear." Gideon tried assure him. "How was I to know that Sigmund was after Wyatt? I can't even believe he would do such a thing."
"You expect me to believe that?" Chris asked in anger.
"Chris, he's an Elder." Leo said. "He wouldn't hurt Wyatt." He added the last part mainly trying to convince himself that Gideon wouldn't hurt Wyatt.
Chris looked at Leo, remembering all the times he had hurt his family when he was a child. "You're an Elder, but that never stopped you from hurting me, Wyatt, even Mom." He shot back before orbing out.
"I'm sorry." Leo said to Gideon. He orbed out, following Chris.
Someone commented and essentially said, they hope Wyatt kicked Gideon's ass. Well, Wyatt kicked someone's ass. Gideon's playing like he knows and knew nothing. He's been getting a lot of use out of his glamouring power. Piper finally found out who Chris really was, thanks to the evil witch using her projection power to show her a vision she had seen of the future. Anyways, hope you enjoyed the update...more to come soon.