Day 1 of Mission: Touch & Go

Chapter 3 - Touch & Go

Monday, May 29, 2005

Chris - Wh--What?

Doctor - It's just a percentage chance, but it isn't looking good for the baby.

Chris - Please, do everything you can.

Doctor - We will.

The doctor leaves, Piper rubs Chris's shoulders.

Piper - They'll be ok, I promise.

Chris - Yeah, well, I can't make miracles happen anymore.

Leo - What does that mean?

Chris - I'm no good to the world powerless.

Paige - Sure you are.

Chris - No, I'm not. Some part of me wishes you never summoned me.

Piper -You can't mean that.

Chris - Not entirely, but one forth.

Paige - What does the other 3 want.

Chris - Life, love and you guys. I can have two but not four.

Leo - Why not? I'm sure there are some available women in west Virginia.

Chris - Sure, but not Bianca.

Leo - angry, but trying not to show it - Oh.

Chris - God, lets just focus on Phoebe.

Time Lapse

The next two hours are hell on the Halliwell's, they do 4 things: Pace, pace, got coffee and pace. Then the doctor returned.

Doctor - Uh, Phoebe and her fetus are fine. The baby is on edge, so no stress, at all. Strictly bed rest.

Chris - closing his eyes - Oh thank god.

Piper - So both mother and baby are god.

Doctor - Yes, stable. The baby is in danger though.

Chris - Bed rest, got it. Can we see her?

Doctor - Uh, yeah. Just no more then three and no kids.

Chris - Cole, Prue, Mom, why don't you go. Paige you can go in next, ok?

Paige - Yeah. Of course. - Cole looks at her - No, go on.

Prue, Piper, and Cole walks in. Chris puts his arm around Paige.

Paige - I should be comforting you.

Chris - Nah. I'm just the worry wart.

Doctor - Excuse me, if I may, I would like to ask you how you knew that she was pregnant? We had to look twice.

Chris - I've been around a lot of women. I know when there is a baby on the way.

Doctor - Thanks. That puzzled me to no end.

Chris - You're welcome.

The doctor walks away.

Chris - So, what have you guys decided to do?

Leo - About what?

Chris - The winter. They don't have easy winters. Jeremy has told me all about it.

Leo - That is it! Who is Jeremy?

Chris - simply - My god-uncle?

Leo, Paige, and Richard - God-uncle?

Chris - Yeah. He made it up. My godfather was taken and he couldn't be my godmother, so he took god-uncle.

Paige - Ok.

Chris - So, what about winter?

Leo - We're gonna pay someone to haul wood and coal.

Chris - Oh no you don't. I know where to get coal and I know how to get wood.

Leo - You do.

Chris - Yes, I do. It's simple.

Leo - Congratulations. It's not for me.

Chris laughs.

Chris - Ok, visiting hours are almost over, lets see what Mom and 2 of the Aunt's are up to.

Paige smiles. They walk towards her room.

Chris - Can someone switch places with Paige.

Piper - I will.

Prue - No, Piper, I will.

Piper - No.

Prue - Why?

Piper - She's had me all her life. You two have been missing.

Piper leaves and Paige walks in.

Chris - Hey Mom, you guys want to go out on the town?

Piper - Sweetie, we don't have enough money. I don't know how we're gonna pay for this.

Chris - Forty-two billion not enough. I can give you more.

Phoebe - in the room - Forty-two what?!

Chris - Billion.

Piper - Ch--Chris!

Chris - I'm serous. I've got 16..no, now 11.

Piper - But.. but…

Chris -You heard, just didn't listen.

Piper - I listened!

Chris - Ok, you listened, but didn't hear.

Leo - How did you get $42,000,000!

Chris - My death.

Piper - God, want your life insurance.

Chris - Ah, it's more like payroll. I die for a living…wow, what an Oxymoron!

Piper - What!

Chris - Yeah, every time I die; I get two billion, two thousand and seven, two hundred and seventy dollars and twenty-seven cents. I think it's too much. All we do is die.

The doctor walks over to them.

Doctor - I'm sorry. Phoebe needs her rest. You can come tomorrow. All of you, even children will be able to see her.

Chris - Ok, thanks you. - He walks over to her & kisses Phoebe on the check. - See you tomorrow, Phoebe.

Phoebe - Doctor, are you sure I can't go home.

Doctor - Sorry, Ms. Halliwell.

Phoebe sighs.

Chris - Uh, how could we call her?

Doctor - Dial 256-4 plus room number.

Chris - Ok, thank you.

He writes down 256-4212 they say goodbye to phoebe and leave.

Time Lapse

Chris walks in to his penthouse, flips on his light to find Luna sitting on his loveseat, waiting on him.

Chris - Luna?

Luna - Hey sir, I can't stop calling you that. I wanted to know what you wanted me to do with the money that you got from your family.

Chris - It's with the rest, right?

Luna - NO, sir. Think about it. You have died for the cause 296 times, so the 16 bags are from your deaths. But you also have 11 more bags from your family: three times worth. It's still your money, you're still him.

Chris - 11 more?

Luna - Yeah.

Chris - Can I leave them up there?

Luna - Not all 11, but you can keep 8. I have no more room. Sorry, sir.

Chris - I will take them, then. I have a half bag already in the vault, but I can't get to it.

Luna - I will get it for you, sir.

Chris - Can I ask you a question, Luna?

Luna - Sure, sir.

Chris - Is Prue ok. In the future after that fall. I got really worried.

Luna - I will check. But last I looked she was.

Chris - Thank you.

Luna - Your welcome, sir.

She beams out and he drops down on the couch and turn on the TV. He watches CMT until she comes back.

Luna - Sir, she is fine and here is your three and a half bags of money. I would put it in a bank.

Chris - I will tomorrow.

Luna - Ok, sir.

She starts to beam out.

Chris - Luna, wait.

She stops her beaming.

Luna - Yes sir.

Chris - I have another question.

Luna - Go ahead.

Chris - Why did you kiss me?

Luna smiles mischievously at him and beams out.

Chris - LUNA! LUNA! LUNA! Oh, forget it!

Chris picks up the telephone and dials.

Chris - Hey.

Phoebe - over the phone - Hey! You called!

Chris - Yeah, I thought I better.

Phoebe - over the phone - Good thing too, I was about to blab to these nurses about our situation.

Chris - You better not.

Phoebe - over the phone - Nah, I'm just kidding ya. So how are things in Odd.

Chris - Uh, well Dad finished the play area and Wyatt is his first subject.

Phoebe - over the phone - Oh, I bet he's happy.

Chris - Oh yeah, he couldn't get out of here fast enough.

Phoebe - over the phone - I bet. So how's your mom?

Chris - She seems ok, why? Haven't you heard from her?

Phoebe - over the phone - No, you're the first…and probably only.

Chris - I'm sorry.

Phoebe - over the phone - No, don't be. You called, it's them that should be sorry.

Chris - Well, they just saw you.

Phoebe - over the phone - Still. They should call!

Chris - I know. So how is Beckley after dark.

Phoebe - over the phone - Dim. I'm use to 24 hours light, this place you can see the stars.

Chris - And how exactly would you know?

Phoebe - over the phone - I'm looking at them.

Chris - What! You get in that bed this instant!

Phoebe - over the phone - Why?

Chris - Because, Prue.

Phoebe - over the phone - What about Prue?

Chris - She was almost killed with you.

Phoebe - over the phone - What? I saw her, she was ok.

Phoebe starts to hyperventilate.

Chris - No, Phoebe, your baby. Phoebe, calm down.

He can't calm her down so he thinks quickly, and he figures it out. He turns up CMT so she could hear it. It finished up a commercial and then:

Music starts to play:

I met a guy on the red eye
He spotted my guitar
and said what do you do?
I said, I sing for a living,
Country music mixed with
a little rock and a little blues
He said I'm sorry
but I've never been crazy
'bout that twang and trains and hillbilly thing
What ever made you want to sing stuff like that?
I just looked at him and laughed and said

cause it's songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they're all just
songs about me
songs about me

So I offered him tickets
I said you'll see what I mean
if you show up tonight
he said I doubt you'll change my opinion
I'll be kind of busy, but hey man, I'll try

Then later on when we finished our songs
about scars and cars and broken hearts
I saw him, he was standing there
right next to the stage
and he shouted
man you were right
it was like you sang those

songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they're all just
songs about me
songs about me

So I'll just keep on singing
'til I hear the whole world singing those

songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they're all just
songs about me
songs about me

Chris - Phoebe, are you ok.

Phoebe - over the phone - Yeah, quick thinking.

Chris - Are you ok?

Phoebe - over the phone - Yes, I just got scared, that's all.

Chris - Oh my god, it's all my fault.

Phoebe - over the phone - No Chris…

Chris - Yes it is. Bye Phoebe.

Phoebe - over the phone; while Chris is hanging up - Chris…, Chris…, Chris…, Chris…, Christopher!

He hangs up.

Chris - It was all my fault.

He locks the door, unplugs the ringer in his room and turns out the lights.