Another chapter for you. Hope you'll like it too. :D

The story will cover S6, 7 and 8 with my own twists set in. What you may already see in the first chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed. If I did, more Wyatt and Chris already starting from Season 6 on! ;)

Summary: Wyatt goes after Chris to the past, but both will be confronted with their painful past. And there will be more to be afraid? Will they survive with the help of their family?

15. A birthday, a vanquish and ...

BASEMENT

Zankou stood above the Nexus. The power he felt from the Shadow coming was immense. Yes, with that he could thrown over all demons in the Underworld. A part of them was already under his command, but the rest of them refused. The only chance he had was to get the Nexus and the Shadow under his control and to kill the Charmed Ones.

Vicus had been a good distraction. All their attention were focused on their son and his brother, so they would never know it was all part of a big plan. But he should be friendly with the Charmed Ones, so that they know their enemy who would cause their downfall. He knew the younger boy's birthday was coming soon. So after the celebration he could visit. The man smirked.

SOME TIME LATER

The day has finally come. The day of Chris' first birthday. It was supposed to be a happy day, but in all Halliwell's mind was what the Angel of Death had told them a few months ago. Today it was going to happen. The boys would die. And the tears were already falling down their cheeks. Each mind went through their own thoughts and memories.

Leo, now a mortal, was always thinking about his boys. Wyatt and Chris had come close again after the incident with Vicus and the older boy protected his little brother with a power that everybody surprised. The father couldn't be more prouder. All could see the changes immediately when the adult boys came to visit the past – frequently, to right a wrong. This last thought made him smile, but a sad one. Today he'd lose them. The man cried silently as he watched in similar gazes of his family.

Piper almost shared the same feelings as her husband. She was saddened and cried. As she watched her sons happily together on the floor the mother knelt down and kissed both of them. The kids smiled at their mom while she ruffled their blond and brown hair. Standing up the eldest woman walked over to her husband and buried her face in his chest. The tears went freely down their cheeks.

Phoebe looked down at her nephews. They were playing with their toys and laughed happily without a carry in the world. The middle witch was happy that the boys would always come back if something went wrong in the future. She smiled a bit. Today it was hard, because Chris would become one and like the Angel of Death had said they would die. This thought took her breath away and Phoebe sat on the couch weeping.

Paige thought the same. The future was now lost if the boys would die. The Elders had said and any other magical being had confirmed that. As now Chris' first birthday has arrived she wasn't so sure anymore about her destiny and the children's one. The youngest wouldn't think of that at the moment, so she went over to her older sister on the couch, sat beside and laid her head on her shoulder.

However, the grieving family was interrupted by a clouding orb who formed into Sandra, the high ranking Elder woman. To their surprise she held a present in her hand. "That's for Chris," she said.

"Why?" Piper asked still crying. "Both my kids are going to die today." Her husband and sisters supported her.

The Elder shook her head. "That was just a fake caused by the Avatars. Their plan was to separate your sons."

"The Avatars?" Leo spoke unbelievingly. "I don't understand them at all."

"Well," Sandra responded, "neither do we. But we do know they haven't given up yet."

"So why did you already take Leo's powers away?" Phoebe asked now. She couldn't understand the Elders either.

"The kids have to face the Avatars. But with the help of the Charmed Ones," the Elder truthfully answered.

"OK, is there another threat coming?" Paige continued questioning. After seeing the woman's confused look she added, "The Avatars mentioned something like this."

The Elder shifted uncomfortably. She couldn't answer or maybe cryptically. "You'll see the answer this evening. But now," she handed the gift over to Piper, "celebrate Christopher's birthday. Now it's going to be a happy day after all." She smiled orbing out.

The Halliwell's couldn't be more happier. Wyatt and Chris are going to survive, so now was the time to celebrate. The younger boy is one year old and his older brother smiled everytime at him. Chris giggled. The father picked them up as the sisters started to prepare everything for the party. Paige called their friends, mainly Darryl and Sheila Morris as well as the grandfather of the kids, Victor Bennett while Phoebe decorated the living room lovingly. And the mother. She did what she liked best. Cooking and baking cakes, cookies and more.

THE CELEBRATION

A short time later everything was ready. The boys still played together as the doorbell rang. Paige went to open the door while Piper and Leo picked up the boys. Phoebe stood behind them.

"Hi Darryl, Sheila, so nice you did come," Paige greeted them as she let them walk in.

Both Morris embraced the family. Darryl spoke for Sheila as well. "Of course. Anything for our godchildren and today importantly for the guest of honor." The man poked his finger on the boy's little chest what made Chris giggle. Sheila laughed.

Once again the doorbell rang. This time Leo opened with Wyatt on his arm. "Hi Victor," the blond greeted his father-in-law, "welcome to the party."

The father of the Charmed Ones welcomed his daughters and Paige and planted many kisses on the boys' heads.

"So it's time for the party and for the gifts for our baby boy." Piper demanded. "Right Christopher?" Her little boy smiled happily. Wyatt laughed as well.

The parents placed the children in their highchairs while the rest sat around them. In a childish voice Leo asked his son, "Do you want at first your cake or your gifts?" The answer he got was a gift telekinatically placed in front of the birthday boy. "OK, at first the gifts!" The father smiled.

The boys were once again lifted out of the highchairs to be sat on a blanket on the floor. Leo and Piper sat behind them while Phoebe, Paige, Darryl, Sheila and Victor made a circle. All had their presents in their hands. Chris and Wyatt laughed happily as the older boy went closer to his brother to help him and most importantly Chris should open his present first.

Green eyes were shining with excitement as his daddy helped him to open his presents. From his parents he received some clothes and soft toys. His older brother gave him a toy as well, a special toy he recognized. A bear that looked exactly like his Wuvey. The brunette laughed happily. His aunties bought him clothes, children books and toys. Darryl and Sheila gave some clothes while his grandfather got him a very, very big toy. A soft elephant, very soft. The Elders surprised the family with their gift: a tiny version of the Book of Shadows with kids' magic. After everything was done the youngest boy stood a bit uneasily up, walked over to everybody and embraced them. That made the family and friends cry.

Fifteen minutes later all Halliwell's, Bennett's and Morris' sat gathered around the table to eat Piper's cakes and cookies. All liked and the kids. Well, they looked like ones. In an unnoticed moment Wyatt and Chris touched each other with just a finger and all were startled as Grams appeared out of nowhere. Both kids smirked.

Penny looked around confused. "OK, who called me?" Her grandson-in-law pointed at her brunette great-grandson and immediately the woman smiled. "You called me, hmm." She kissed him on his cheek. "Thanks, my boy."

Victor gave his mother-in-law, dead by the way, a seat beside him. The older man smiled at her and she returned it. They became close because of the little brunette boy being held by the matriarch of the Halliwell clan.

The rest afternoon and early evening all played with the children. Even though the boys tried to fool them sometimes the Halliwell's, Morris' and Victor laughed with all their heart. They could see how far the boys' powers had grown and advanced, so you could see some toys wandering through the air as well as some pieces belonging to someone in the room. Wyatt and Chris only grinned as the others tried to catch their things and although they wanted to scold the boys they couldn't. The boys were too cute doing this. All couldn't help but smile.

But unfortunately time was running fast and the boys couldn't suppress yawns any longer. The adults noticed their time to sleep, so Victor, Darryl and Sheila kissed them their good-byes and promised to come more frequently. Phoebe and Paige brought them to the front door and said their farewells while Leo and Piper picked up their sons. Chris was already sleeping in Wyatt's lap and the older boy's eyes were also closing. As they were lifted up the younger boy slept on Leo's shoulder when suddenly Wyatt's forcefield raised. Four pair of eyes searched immediately for the intruder in the whole area and came to halt on an elegant black-haired man standing in the middle of their living room.

AN UNINVITED GUEST

The man clapped his hands. "What a wonderful party!", he said. "You both are blessed with two twice-blessed children, but I got the feeling he's falling asleep, little Wyatt."

Not sooner he'd spoken these words Wyatt's eyes closed and his forcefield dropped leaving the family unprotected. With Leo being a mortal Piper gave him Wyatt as well, even though he already held Chris and she stepped closer to her sisters building a wall in front of the men. "What do you want?" the eldest sister asked.

"Well, at first I want to congratulate the birthday child and now tell you I tasted the power of the Nexus." The stranger replied.

The women gasped. "Who are you?" Phoebe questioned. "Why are you so interested in that?"

"Power!" he responded. "It's all that matters in the Underworld."

"What's your name? We want to know who we're going to vanquish!" Piper shouted furiously. She feared for her three men.

"Zankou's my name," he smiled winningly, "and I gave you good distractions which were introduced by the Avatars." Zankou added.

"Interesting," Phoebe commented. "Why should we believe you?"

The man stepped closer to them. "Remember Wyatt's talking to a friend. That was Vicus, a partner in time and I know the Avatars are still after your younger boy. You want more?"

The family gasped. Zankou obviously wanted to be the new Source and to achieve he needed the Nexus and its power, but that they couldn't allow.

"We'll see about that!" Piper yelled. As the eldest she had to protect the family. "You are not going to win!"

"I already tasted its power and it accepted me. So it's just a matter of time when I'll control it!" Zankou predicted.

Phoebe and Paige made attempts to attack him while Leo brought his boys in their cribs and observed the scene from the stairs. The Charmed Ones were surprised Zankou could reflect all their attacks. Leo got worried because of that. Zankou could be their hardest enemy.

To all their surprise Zankou suddenly flamed out with telling them, "Be back soon. Hope you'll be better prepared next time. See you!"

Piper was beyond furious as she noticed her younger sisters hugging her to calm her down. Hearing footsteps the woman turned around and saw her husband with a worried look on his face. "Where are the boys?"

"In bed. Sleeping." The man answered. "They were exhausted. It was an exciting day for both of them."

"Everything okay, Leo?" Phoebe inquired. "You look worried."

"I'm thinking about Zankou and the Avatars. My gut tells me something really bad will happen!"

Piper, Phoebe and Paige knew it was true. The man had a magical knowledge beyond imagination and he proved himself at Magic School what even the Elders allowed. But all recognized Zankou would be their next great enemy who had tasted a great power already. They had to think about a new strategy to vanquish him, because he thinks he knew them very well. To get enough information and to vanquish Zankou the Charmed Ones could need all magical help they could get.

A FEW WEEKS LATER

The Manor was attacked by demons ever so often. It started with assaults on a single day of the week and it increased slowly. The sisters tried to convince Leo to leave the Manor, but he refused stubbornly using his knowledge. Another worry for the mother was her kids. All attempts to get stay at Magic School failed because of their orbing power. The Charmed Ones sighed helplessly and worriedly.

What the family members didn't know was that the Halliwell brothers had made a deal between them. The first way to help their family was for Wyatt and Chris to remain at the Manor. Staying at Magic School was out of question, so they orbed everytime back home when their mother and aunts, father had brought them there. With that they had already showed the inherited stubbornness genes of the Halliwell's.

The second way showed itself to the Charmed Ones and Leo. The older boy remained by the sisters' side protecting them while the younger one guided Leo. That confused them more than anything. In an unnoticed moment Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo caught the boys to talk to them.

"Boys, what's in your mind?" Leo asked kneeling down to their level. "You're just little kids. We're the ones protecting you." The sisters nodded in agreement.

Blue eyes met green. For a short moment both boys sulked. Wyatt spoke holding his little brother's hand, "We only want to help you. We have great powers and we're protecting ourselves through our bond." Chris stepped closer to his older brother.

The little boy pointed at his father. "You – no magic. Helping – I do," he whispered indicating to himself. Leo smiled and kissed him on his forehead.

"Oh, I'm touched," came a voice from the door. "So touching. You need protection from the children? How deep have the Charmed Ones fallen?" Zankou mocked.

Phoebe and Paige had to grab Piper who wanted to blow this demon up. How dare he to break in her house and to threaten her family. In a low dangerous voice she asked, "What do you want? Don't you think your attacks we couldn't avert?"

Zankou smirked back. "No, you acted the way I expected. After all you three are the almighty Charmed Ones and your offspring is as powerful as you are."

Wyatt and Chris held each other's hand tightly and intensified their sibling bond. Leo, Piper, Phoebe and Paige reached the boys and took hold of each one's hand as well, ready to use their 'Power of Three' spell.

"That won't help you!" Zankou said. "You're going to need a specific spell. Ask someone else which one!" The demon bowed his head and flamed out.

The parents grabbed either of their kids, holding them close while the aunts kissed each child's cheek. The boys wiped them off with their little hands and made a sound like 'EWW!' causing the family to laugh again despite their situation.

"Paige, orb up there to ask the Elders what spell we need to get rid of Zankou and maybe the Nexus as well," Leo suggested. His sister-in-law obeyed and orbed. Piper and Phoebe couldn't think clear anymore.

UP THERE

Paige orbed in. In her mind there were two tasks to decide. At first the vanquishing spell for Zankou as well as the Nexus and secondly that Leo should lead Magic School. Slowly this work exhausted her.

"Paige, what are you doing here? Did something happen?" Sandra questioned. Odin ran to them after hearing the inquiry.

"Well, Zankou attacked us several times." She answered. "He's after the Nexus. We need the spell to vanquish both!"

Sandra and Odin gazed briefly at each other. "You need to look for the Suxen in your Book of Shadows. But you'll have to be there and say the spell personally to get rid of it."

"Then we'll be dead," the youngest Charmed One stated.

"Not necessarily." Sandra contradicted. "You've got both Twice-Blessed children and their power would help."

"You really mean that?" Paige asked incredulously.

Both nodded and Paige accepted it. "Do you have another concern?"

"I do," Paige admitted. "Can Leo lead Magic School? I need my freedom and he got the knowledge as well."

"Okay, that's wise, Paige." Odin spoke. "But now use the Suxen spell to get rid of Zankou and the Nexus."

Both Elders went away and Paige orbed back to the Manor.

MANOR – ATTIC

The family was seated in the attic waiting for Paige's return. The boys played together again. Piper, Phoebe and Leo watched them amused as Paige came back.

"What did they say?" Leo asked curiously.

"Well," Paige started, "we must look in the Book of Shadows and search for the Suxen."

"Suxen?" Phoebe requested.

"Nexus backwards," Leo said immediately. "Is there more?"

"Yes, the boys should help us, too. They both are Twice-Blessed after all."

Piper stood up and walked to the Book. She flipped through it until she found the spell. "Phoebe , Paige, come here. We need to memorize it, because I think Zankou will come back soon."

Her younger sisters nodded and all memorized the spell. Though they had more to prepare if the kids are also involved. Phoebe and Paige prepared a potion as well, just to be sure while Piper and Leo spoke with Wyatt and Chris to get them ready for the battle and to encourage them in their powers as well as their sibling bond. The blond and the brunette boy responded with giggling to make the family laugh.

THE FINAL BATTLE

However, their preparation was ended as they heard a deep voice coming from the basement. The Charmed Ones and Leo assured it was Zankou trying to control the Nexus again. As fast as they could the women and man orbed to the basement to vanquish Zankou. The boys followed.

Zankou already had the Shadow in his body. He turned around, "I won and you lost. Now I'm going to be the new Source!"

"It's a bit too early to say that." Piper threatened as the sisters held their hands. Phoebe and Paige took each a hand of the boys as well.

Immediately they cast the spell to get rid of the Nexus. Zankou fought against them with all his powers, but then it worked. The explosion was big and Wyatt raised his forcefield to protect his family. He could reach all, except one.

A shadowly figure caught Wyatt's little brother who the older boy immediately recognized as Alpha, the Avatar. The last he could see was an evil smile. The boy started to cry as the man changed the memories of the adults.

SHORT CUT TO THE FUTURE

A blond and a brunette were preparing something for their social lives. Wyatt snorted as his brother threw at him a crushed bullet of paper. Both men laughed as out of nowhere the brunette wore again black clothes and vanished. Wyatt stared at the spot where his brother had just been moments ago. The blond man broke down and cried heavily.

BACK IN THE PRESENT

The family sighed relieved. Zankou was gone. Phoebe and Paige went immediately upstairs to go to bed. Piper and Leo picked up their child who seemed to cry for forever. Nothing they did seemed to calm their son down. He laid his head on his dad's shoulder as they walked to their room and the little boy telekinatically closed the basement door. The parents and aunts were helpless to understand their little son and nephew.

Wyatt however only thought of his little brother. He was pleased their sibling bond still was activated and had increased during the battle with the bad man. The blond boy sobbed and sobbed until he finally fell asleep.

Piper and Leo had watched their child. They couldn't understand, because they didn't remember someone important in their family was missing. The parents walked out and closed the door ever so quietly. The scene went black.

TBC ...

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