Wyatt squirmed, knowing that part of the problem was that he was worried about showing Chris more of the memories than he intended - he didn't want Chris seeing his death or anything surrounding it.
"Let's do it." Melinda offered.
"I don't know the spell." Wyatt said quietly.
"I know it. Heart to heart, Mind to mind. From now until the hour ends, after which the spell ends. Those who are in this room, will freely share each other's memories." P.J. answered.
"Well, show us." Penny said impatiently.
Wyatt hadn't wanted Chris or Melinda to see what happened but he knew Grams was right. The sooner they learned, the better for the mission. They only had a few months, after all. He concentrated, trying to bring out the memory.
"What's wrong, Wy?" Melinda asked.
"I...I don't know. I should be able to share it." Wyatt exclaimed in frustration.
"Maybe Chris is blocking it?" P.J. said.
Chris glared at her, "Why would I block it? I more than anyone want to know who's responsible."
"I don't know, maybe for the same reason you hate me." P.J. said.
"The two are in no way connected." Chris snapped.
"Yeah, then tell me why you hate me!" P.J. demanded.
Before Chris could say anything the memory of her killing Paige appeared. They were all shocked, even Wyatt. It was one thing being told what happened and another to see it.
The attic was empty, save Henry Jr, P.J. and a demon.
"Mom, I want to talk to you." Henry Jr called out.
"Aunt Paige, we want to see you." P.J. said.
Paige orbed in and it was clear she was nervous. "Jr, I was worried about you. Are you alright? Ladybug, how are you holding up, sweetie?"
"I would have been fine if you hadn't let mom die!"
"What? I...I…" Paige sighed, "I'm sorry. If she had told me that you and your sisters had been taken by Wyatt I'd have gone with her to help."
"Liar! Wyatt showed me the truth. Mom did go to you and asked for help. But you refused, my mother is dead because of your cowardice."
"Ladybug, that is not true. I swear." Paige tried to plead with her.
"She's right, you're a coward." Henry Jr said.
"Jr. I swear, if Phoebe had come to me I'd have helped her."
"The same way you helped my birth mother?"
The look of confusion was clearly written on Paige's face, "What are you talking about? If I could have saved her I would have. But the darklighter arrow hit her heart. I couldn't have saved her." Paige said, walking closer to him.
Chris wished he didn't have to relive this. It was bad enough just telling Wyatt what happened. Now he has to see it. Again. Wyatt was beginning to understand why Chris didn't want to relive this. It was also clear Chris left a few things out of his story.
Paige continued to walk closer even after he pulled out his gun.
"Wyatt showed me the truth. My birth father shot my mother. But she was still alive. You just wanted another child so you stole me and let her die!"
"I don't care what Wyatt told you…"
"He didn't have to tell either of us anything, he showed us the truth!" P.J. said.
Paige got close enough to hug Jr. She pushed his hands down and he dropped the gun. P.J. pick up the gun crying and shaking. She fired the gun and watched with morbid fascination as the bullet struck Paige not far from her heart. She dropped the gun in shock.
Henry Jr was stunned, he proceeded to yell at P.J. and started to attack her. "What the hell did you do that for!"
"I was just doing what you should have done to begin with!"
Henry Jr picked it up but was shaking as he pointed it at P.J. unable to pull the trigger he dropped the gun.
"Time to die." The demon whispered.
Though they didn't hear the words, only his voice, it drew their attention and Henry Jr turned as P.J. looked up to see Wyatt's demon charging forward to attack Henry Jr., Paige somehow managed to stand, putting herself between Henry Jr. and the knife the demon had.
"NO, MOM." He turned to P.J. and said, "Call for Uncle Leo. Maybe there's still time." he then turned his back to her.
P.J. picked up the gun again and fired. Striking Henry Jr in the back killing him. The demon smiled and walked over to her and said, "Lord Wyatt will be pleased."
Back in reality P.J. was crying and said, "No, there's no way that's real. That can't be true. I'd never do that to Aunt Paige. She didn't kill mom, did she?"
Chris was powerless to stop the vision of Phoebe's death appearing. Wyatt looked to his brother, noting the pale face and the clenched jaw. He curled his fists to keep him from reaching out to comfort his brother, since he didn't think this version of Chris wouldn't appreciate the action.
"Wyatt, please give me back my girls." Phoebe pleased. "I know there's still good in you deep down."
Wyatt glared at her and waved his hand, orbing P.J. in.
Phoebe gasped, "Ladybug sweetie are you alright?"
Instead of going to her, P.J. went and stood beside Wyatt. Phoebe tried to get close to her but Wyatt just raised his shield.
"Wyatt, why are you doing this? Why did you let Christopher talk you into this?" Leo asked. "I raised you better than this!"
"Exactly, you raised me. Not me and Chris - just me. You've never accepted Chris. Next I suppose you're going to tell me he's not yours. That he's the son of a mortal or mom met another whitelighter and had an affair?"
"I would never accuse your mother of anything that wasn't true. After you were born the magical world stopped. It was a sign that you were meant for great things. I didn't have time to deal with another son. You are the only one who matters, because you have to be prepared to rule the magical world, not just fight demons. Right now isn't the time for this discussion. Just give us back Phoebe's girls."
"Fine, we can discuss this further later. For the record Chris didn't have any say in the matter. This is all on me. As for Aunt Phoebe, she started this by fighting my rules, destroying my demons. Killing one of my best generals was the last straw."
"I just wanted your attention. I wanted to talk to you." Phoebe pleaded.
"No, you wanted to preach to me. Preach your ideals of right and wrong. Tell me more of how this isn't what mom would have wanted. I warned you multiple times about testing my patience, and gave you more chances than anyone else. Anyone else I would have killed or had killed by now. You refused to heed my warnings. You refused to listen so I took the girls as punishment. P.J. has seen things my way and now works for me. It's up to you to deal with the consequences."
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A/N 10-13-18: Well it seems LetItRain25 has abandoned me. So updates will be slower sorry. But it's been over a month and nothing.
