Interesting title for a chapter, don't you think? ;)

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?

22. 'Research and development'

UP THERE

The man was crying. The Angel of Destiny was standing helplessly beside him. Tears were also blurring her vision. She knew what would going to happen, but this was so, so ... There were no words for this crime!

"Why is it always Chris?" Leo asked, still crying.

The woman looked at him. "He's just a bit more powerful than Wyatt."

"What? Why?"

"You were an Elder when he was conceived. This is the key."

Leo's mouth dropped in shock. "What's with Wyatt then?"

"They'll support each other. Their powers will grow with time."

"Thank you," Leo said. "At least there's hope."

"You know the saying 'Hope dies at least', Leo. It goes here as well."

The man and the woman observed the developing story down on Earth.

BACK AT THE MANOR

Henry had pulled some strings in his office to find out more about the Jenkins. Some colleagues told him that the parents of Billie and Christy are still alive and searched for their children. This was an opening for the Halliwells just right. After consulting his sister-in-law Piper Henry invited the Jenkins' parents.

In the magical community Coop and Phoebe asked all knowing creatures for their help and mostly more about the Triad. Helping were all beings, even demons who were afraid of this old enemy. The couple gathered some interesting news and why they seemed to be after the Halliwells and their children. It was simple. Revenge. And both Wyatt and Chris were the most vulnerable persons in their home.

The three of them returned to the Manor. Henry with the agreement of the Jenkins to come to them and the couple with useful information about the Triad.

"They want revenge?" Paige asked incredulously. "So what's new!" The youngest Charmed One stated.

"We'll have to be more careful – for my kids," Piper continued watching her sons. After the incident Wyatt never left Chris' side for what the younger boy was grateful.

"Are the Jenkins coming?" Phoebe asked.

"Why did you invite them anyway?" Coop continued.

"I want to get to know them. Maybe we can find out more about their daughters," the eldest sister said. "There has to be a reason for everything."

All nodded. "OK," Paige agreed for all. She could see all were anxious and afraid. The boys on the other side were confused but with their toys shrugging.

The dinner could come.

THE EVENING WITH THE JENKINS

The doorbell rang. Piper answered it. The eldest Halliwell woman looked back at the table. Her boys were seated in their highchairs and Wyatt had laid a reassuring hand on Chris' tinier one. They smiled a bit sadly at their mom. She knew the boys missed their daddy. So did she. Her sisters and their husbands sent her a knowing smile. Taking a deep breath she opened the door.

"Welcome Mr and Mrs Jenkins. Please come in," she said.

"Thank you," Mrs Jenkins greeted. Her husband walked in behind her. He greeted them as well.

"Please sit down and eat." Piper indicated to two vacated chairs and began to eat her immense food.

They ate in silence. From time to time the Halliwells and the Jenkins talked about the normal stuff. Piper fed her kids. But as the evening went on Wyatt and Chris were bored. The adult chatting had nothing interested in them at all. Pleading blue and green eyes locked with their mother's brown ones what made her sigh and smile at the same time. With a smile Piper pulled them out of the highchairs and placed the boys on the floor.

Soon the blond and the brunette played with their toys using their telekinesis power. Both laughed delightly. The mother's attention was drawn back to the table as Mrs Jenkins asked.

"Why did you invite us? It rarely happens. So what's your reason?"

The Halliwells gasped. Mr Jenkins continued, "Do you know our daughters?"

"We do," Paige stated matter-of-factly. "But only one of them. She was my charge." The death glare her oldest sister gave her she simply ignored.

"Why 'was'?" Mrs Jenkins asked. "Did something happen?"

Piper's glare turned to them. "They attacked my son. He nearly was killed!"

"What? They?" Mr Jenkins stated confused.

"Billie already found her sister Christy. She was raised by evil, by the way," Phoebe said now. Coop supported his wife.

"And now Billie adopted her way of thinking. The Triad convinced both of them to attack my youngest nephew. Because of that she lost her 'charge' status," Paige replied angrily. She felt Henry's hand on hers.

"I ... I don't believe that," Mrs Jenkins stuttered. She and her husband looked at each other.

"Well, it's true," Piper now yelled. Her yell alarmed her boys who immediately orbed over and hugged her. The mother kissed both of her kids on their heads. Wyatt and Chris smiled happily and giggled.

However, the happy moment was interrupted as the Jenkins' sisters returned to the Manor, ready to attack the family and their own parents.

THE DARK CASTLE – 10 MINUTES EARLIER

The Triad watched with satisfaction as the Jenkins' parents entered the Halliwell Manor. The parents of the Ultimate Power had always disturbed them. It was time to end this. As they felt Billie and Christy come near the Triad let the image vanish.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" one man asked. All felt they knew what they were hiding.

"No," Billie replied. "The Halliwells reflected our attack. So Chris is still alive." Her sister nodded.

"Well, you're given another chance," the leading Triad spoke. "They dinner at the moment. So they're vulnerable."

Billie and Christy agreed and disappeared eagerly. They wanted revenge on Chris. This little boy knew all what made all believe he was just a bit powerful than Wyatt. Yet the attacks should continue until the Power of Three would break.

"Why did you not tell them about their parents?" the second Triad spoke asking.

"It'd be a surprise," the leading Triad responded. "I want to see how they react when they find out."

"We see," the other two agreed. All three looked back to the playing image in front of them.

BACK AT THE MANOR

"What are you doing here?" Mrs Jenkins yelled. "What's in your mind?"

"That's out of your business, mother," Christy answered angrily. "The Triad and Dumain raised me. And Billie sees it my way, too."

Billie nodded. "What do you want to achieve with that, Piper? Get to know us?"

Piper growled. "Exactly! You both attacked my youngest son." Chris hid behind his older brother Wyatt. "I was grateful my eldest can heal!" The blond boy glared at these blondies. They were going to die at the end, he swore.

"Your mother wanted to know why are you here now!" Mr Jenkins asked. "I want to know it, too!"

"Well, what do you think, father?" Billie requested coldly. The Jenkins' sisters stepped closer to each other. The power force grew again.

Immediately the Halliwell sisters grabbed each other's hand to form the 'Power of Three'. Wyatt and Chris hugged one leg of their mother and as a result increased their power what the sisters noticed. But to all surprise the Jenkins' parents stepped in front of them.

"You want to vanquish the Halliwells?" Mrs Jenkins asked again.

"Only the boy!" Billie said. Christy agreed.

"Well, then vanquish us first!" Mr Jenkins yelled.

Not sooner he had spoken those words Billie and Christy let their powers go and vanquished their own parents. The Halliwell family gasped, now afraid. Then Wyatt activated his forcefield and surrounded all his family. Paige, Wyatt and Chris iniated the orb and started the blue orbs as the little brunette stumbled over a toy and fell out off the protecting bubble. Henry and Coop let go of their wives' hands to help Chris. Once they had failed Leo, but not again. The three of them saw the orbing cloud go and faced now alone Billie and Christy.

ATTIC

The family reformed. All let out a sigh of relief, but it was short-lived as they noticed three of their family members were missing. Chris, Henry and Coop. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt feared for them. They were facing the ultimate power – alone.

Wyatt felt being called by his little brother, so he grabbed his mother's hand immediately to orb back to the living room. Paige followed with Phoebe shortly after them.

The sight that greeted them froze them on the spot.

LIVING ROOM – JUST BEFORE

Coop stood protectively before Henry who had taken Chris in his arms to calm the boy down. He cried but was soothed by his uncle's words.

"What'd you think you're doing, cupido?" Christy snapped. "Loving us to death?" Both teenagers laughed humorlessly.

Coop was furious. "I'm protecting my nephew. With all my power," he retorted.

The teenage witches shrugged unimpressed. Once again Christy and Billie combined their powers to attack the two men and their real target, Christopher Halliwell. Both sisters flew their powers out, but somehow the little boy deflected them with his hands. Surprised the teenagers only increased their power and the young boy fell backwards to the chairs where he knocked on his head.

"Chris!" Henry and Coop shouted afraid. They ran to their nephew who was loosing consciousness. Both men heard a faint whisper, 'Wyatt' before he was unconscious. Henry moved his hand to Chris' head and came back with blood on his fingers. With furious gazes the uncles turned to Billie and Christy.

The blondies attacked again while Coop and Henry were helpless against their power. Both got injured as well when suddenly orbs filled the room and Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt reformed. The eldest boy's forcefield raised once again to protect all his family. Billie and Christy laughed and increased their power a last time.

Calling the Power of Three Piper, Phoebe and Paige grabbed each's hand. To their power came the fury and anger the three sisters felt as they had returned to the living room. Now both parties were almost equal, but Wyatt added his power to his family's and now they had an advantage. The sisters let them go.

Billie and Christy noticed this. Nothing they did was working now. Anger and fury spread out in their beings and both sisters locked their eyes. With a nod the teenage witches vanished from the Manor.

Letting out a sigh of relief the Halliwells turned back to the three men. Paige took care of Henry while Wyatt looked after Coop and Chris. Phoebe stood behind her little sister whose healing power began to work as she healed her husband. Love was the trigger. In disbelief Paige looked at her hands as she felt Phoebe's hand on her shoulder and Henry's loving gaze on her. The woman blushed what made the other two laugh.

Phoebe walked over to Piper as both sisters watched Wyatt healing his uncle and brother. Coop awoke at first and turned in the next second to his nephew who now laid in his older brother's lap.

"Ow," the little boy mumbled, feeling safe yet again. Surprised he saw all his family back together in the room. His mother's eyes were filled with unshed tears. He saw tears also in his brother's blue eyes. "I'm sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry for, peanut," Piper said happy again. "You did all to protect your uncles. I know that. So there's nothing to be sorry for." She kissed him on his cheek.

Wyatt took his little brother closer to him. Once again these blondies had attacked his brother. So he also kissed him on his head. The green eyes of his looked happily in his own blue ones. Their bond was increased and remained working all the time.

Paige and Henry surrounded them. The Jenkins' sisters had attacked again. It was clear for all their target was Chris, but the three sisters also knew their own power increased when the boys' powers were added. So all were aware that the Halliwells could only win with the Twice-Blessed powers.

"Mommy," Wyatt looked up. "Can we go to bed? I think Chris is falling asleep." The next moment Chris' eyes closed and the younger boy snuggled deeper into his brother's chest.

Piper nodded at her son's request and the boys disappeared in blue orbs to their room. The eldest sister looked at her sisters and their husbands who gave her encouraging smiles. "I don't understand. Why are they attacking Chris?"

Phoebe stepped forward. "Maybe he's got more powers than Wyatt. After all he's half Elder."

Piper nodded. Paige continued, "You'll get Leo back and the boys will survive. They're strong together."

"I know that. Did you guys feel the power increase when Wyatt added his powers to ours?"

Her younger sisters nodded agreeing. "Maybe with them we can win this ultimate battle," Phoebe said.

The eldest woman was lost in her thoughts. "Piper?" she heard her youngest sister questioning. "Go to sleep! I'm going to. We'll talk more later," she said absently and walked upstairs.

Phoebe and Paige shrugged helplessly their shoulders. Coop and Henry walked over to their wives and led them out of the Manor to the apartments where they lived in. The four adults knew their victory depended on the boys and their powers. The women were laying beside the men they loved and fell asleep in peace.

BOYS' ROOM

Piper stood outside her sons' room and watched them sleeping. Well, Chris slept on his brother's chest and the blond boy was happy. She felt her son's eyes on her and she smiled at him. Still both knew Chris was all they needed and yet again he's always in danger.

Wyatt's eyes closed slowly. His brother's breathing had a calming effect on him as well as his presence. This was comfort enough for him. With a smile on his lips the blond boy fell asleep.

Piper's mouth was forming a smile as she looked at her two sons. "Leo, I wish you were here and seeing this," she whispered. "I miss you. And your sons as well." Tears started to blur her vision as the mother closed the boys' door and walked to her own bedroom where she now slept alone.

An idea was forming in her head as the eldest sister was falling asleep with a smile.

TBC ...

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