A Chris Story

[brittania]

I've never written a fan fic before and this will probably be the only one I ever write. It's a story that has been floating around in my head that I just put down on paper.
Just to let you know, my forte is primarily drama/soap operish, dealing primarily with emotions. I'm not very skilled at writing action. If your looking for an action packed story, this may not be your thing.
This is a Chris centric story, because he's the only character I care enough about to write for. I care about the other characters in relation to him.
Also, the title is subject to change. I've been scrambling to come up with a good title so if anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them.
Now, on to our story:
This takes place about six months after the events of Big Bad World:

[brittania]

Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of the characters, otherwise Chris would still be around and the rest of the characters would still be intelligent and unselfish.

Chapter 1
The orb cloud carrying the three sisters descended into the Underworld lair. They immediately spotted the cage that appeared to contain five witches.
“Stanley!” Paige said, immediately recognizing one of the male witches looking out of the cage from a picture she had seen of him. He appeared to be in his early thirties, muscular, with long brown hair held back in a ponytail. Another male witch of around twenty-five and a female witch of thirty stood next to him. A female witch of forty-five sat crouched in the back corner of the cage, comforting a young man who was lying in a fetal position, his face obscured.
“How do you know me?” Stanley asked.
“Caleb, your whitelighter, sent us after you,” Paige replied. “We’re the Charmed Ones. We’re here to rescue you.”
In the back of the cage, the witch soothed the young man, saying, “It’s okay. The Charmed Ones have found us. We’re saved.” There was no response from the young man.
“How did you find us?” he asked.
“It’s a long story,” Phoebe answered.
“There’s no time to explain now. We have to go,.” Piper ordered. “How do we open this cage?”<br>”It’s magically protected. Only Slavo can release us,” Stanley said.
From behind them they heard a snarl.
“Charmed Ones!” spit .Slavo, a rather human looking demon.
The sisters managed to turn around just in time to see the flaming ball of death being conjured up by the demon. As he hurled it towards them Paige cried out, ‘Fireball!” and used her orbing telekinesis to sail it back in his direction, immediately vanquishing him.
Slavo was a witch trader, capturing and trading witches to other demons in exchange for powers.
With Slavo vanquished, the magic around the cage dissipated and the captives were able to get out.
As Stanley and the two witches beside him gathered around the sisters to thank them, Phoebe broke away and walked over to the two witches—the woman and the young man—that remained in the cage. The woman had light brown hair with several streaks of gray. She was stroking the brown hair on the young man’s head, trying to urge him to respond.
“It’s okay now,” she said softly. “They came. Just like I told you they would. I told you not to give up.”
“Is he okay?” Phoebe asked, concerned.
Phoebe crouched down next to him and moved his arm, which had been obscuring his face. “Oh my God!”
It wasn’t the two black eyes, bruised cheek or the cuts on his lip and chin that caused her to gasp.
“Piper!” she called.
Piper responded by looking away from the people she was speaking with and turned in Phoebe’s direction. Shock overcame Piper, followed by a flood of emotions as she saw his face.
She walked closer, mouth hanging open, to make sure her eyes were seeing right.
Crouching down next to the young man, pushing his hair out of his face as he stared blankly ahead, she cried, “Chris…”

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Chapter 2
Paige orbed the entire group into the manor living room, orbing Chris on to the sofa.
Piper stayed close to her son, crying out as soon as the orb cloud settled, “Leo! Leo! Hurry!”
Leo rushed out from the kitchen, followed by Caleb, Stanley’s whitelighter, a graying man in his mid-fifties.
“What’s wro….” he started, stopping in his tracks the moment he spotted the adult version of his younger son, who remained crouched in a fetal position, sitting up on the sofa. “Chris? Oh My God! How…” He rushed over to join his wife at his son’s side.
“Heal him, Leo,” Piper ordered, stroking her son’s hair, trying to fight back tears.
Leo placed his hands over his younger son, the golden glow immediately taking effect. The bruises and cuts quickly disappeared.
“Chris, are you okay?” Leo said, trying to get some kind of response from his son.
Chris continued to look straight past him, a blank expression on his face, unresponsive to his father and his surroundings.
Piper pleaded, speaking to Chris in the same manner she used with his baby self, “Please, sweetie. Talk to us. It’s mom. You’re home now. You’re safe.”<br>Phoebe approached him, her empathy power kicking in.
“He’s afraid,” she said, her heart breaking for him. “Oh, God. He’s in so much pain. It’s unbearable.”<br>Leo said, “But I healed him. He shouldn’t be in any pain.”<br>Phoebe shook her head. “No, it isn’t physical pain. It’s mental. He’s been through so much, it just…finally broke him.”
Paige then asked, “How is he even here? Alive? We saw him die.”
“You only thought you saw him die. It was a trick,” said the witch who had tenderly cared for him when they were trapped in Slavo’s cave. She introduced herself as Laura and quickly explained that she had been captured by Slavo a few days before. The few days she had spent in the cage in his lair, Chris had still been aware and spoke a little when she first arrived. Slavo had known that the Charmed Ones were after him and that Chris was the son of one of him. He wanted information about them that Chris refused to give him. In trying to get the information he wanted, Slavo and his minions beat and tortured Chris until he became completely unresponsive to his surroundings.
“Chris had told me that Barbas, the demon of fear, was the one that traded him to Slavo in exchange for powers. Barbas had tricked you all into believing Chris was dead.”<br>“But we all saw him die,” Paige reiterated. “Me, Sheridan, Darryl, the entire SWAT team. Barbas isn’t that powerful.”
“He had help,” Laura explained.
“Gideon,” Leo realized. “Gideon had strong magic, with his help Barbas was able to make everyone around me see my fear. Gideon needed to make sure I was distracted. He had to convince me Chris was really dying. So he made everyone else see that too…”
“Including Chris,” Paige said. “But then, why did he disappear?”<br>“I don’t think he really did,” Leo realized. “We only thought he did. If we were frozen at the moment it appeared Chris died, and then he was taken before we were unfrozen, it would appear to us that he disappeared….”<br>“Avatars,” Piper realized. “It makes sense. They were helping Barbas to get to you. Part of their plan must have been to make you believe he died, leading to your breakdown so they could easily recruit you.”
Leo became solemn, guilt washing over him. “It’s my fault. They helped Barbas kidnap Chris to get to me.”<br>“Leo, it isn’t your fault,” Phoebe said. “You didn’t know. None of us knew.”
Piper interjected, “Leo, we can’t think about those things. We need to focus on helping our son now.” As she said this, her eyes remained fixed on her younger son, who remained oblivious to his surroundings.

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Chapter 3
Caleb had orbed out with his charge and the other witches a several hours earlier and the manor was now quiet.
Phoebe was in the kitchen placing sandwiches on a tray when Paige orbed in, a couple of potion bottles in her hand.
“Paige, you went to drop the babies off at school hours ago. What took you so long?” Phoebe asked.
“I was doing some research,” Paige explained, showing her the bottles. “And I think I know how we can help Big Chris.” Paige noticed the sandwiches sitting on the tray. “Are those for Piper and Leo?”<br>“Yeah,” Phoebe explained, “they haven’t left Chris’ side since you left. I thought they could use something to eat.”
“Chris still isn’t responding to anything?”<br>Phoebe shook her head. “No, I’m afraid not. Whenever I go near him I just sense unbearable pain and fear. He just doesn’t want to wake up.”<br> “Well, Piper and Leo are going to need to eat, because they are going to need their strength.”
Phoebe looked at her half sister quizzically as she picked up the tray of sandwiches and headed out of the kitchen.
Paige and Phoebe entered Piper’s bedroom. Piper and Leo were in mid-conversation with a still unresponsive Chris, who remained curled up in the same position he had been in hours earlier. They were telling him repeatedly about how proud they were of him for all the sacrifices he had made to save his brother, what a joy he was as a baby and the milestones they had witnessed his baby self accomplish since he’d been born, how Wyatt was coping with having a baby brother…anything to keep the conversation going in hopes of getting a response from him.
Chris continued to stare blankly ahead, oblivious to their chatter and his surroundings.
“I brought you guys something to eat,” Phoebe said, placing the tray with the sandwiches on the dresser.
“Thanks, but I’m not hungry,” Piper replied.
“Honey, you really need to eat,” Phoebe stated.
Paige chimed in, “She’s right. If you are going to help Chris, you’ll need your strength.”
“Help him? How? He isn’t responding to anything,” Piper said, somewhat despondent.
“I’ll explain it to you while you’re eating,” Paige replied, flashing the two potion vials she held in her hand.
Piper and Leo suddenly became very interested in what she had to say. They were desperate and willing to try anything to reach their son.
As they ate their sandwiches, Paige explained, “These potions, along with the spell that’s in my back pocket, should help you to get into Chris’ head. You can see what’s going on and hopefully it will help you to convince him to snap out of it.”
“What spell?” Leo asked.
Paige put the potion bottles down on the nightstand next to the bed so she could retrieve the note from her back pocket. She handed the note to Piper who, while Leo looked on, unfolded it and silently read it to herself.
“If you drink the potions, this spell should help both of you to see what’s going on inside his head so you can help guide him,” Paige explained. “It’s a power of three spell, so Phoebe and I will have to read it along with Piper for it to work.
Leo nodded as Piper said, “Let’s do it.”

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Chapter 4
Piper and Leo drank the potions and clasped hands as Piper, Phoebe and Paige recited the spell together out loud:
We call upon the power of three
To help Piper and Leo see
The fear and pain from which their son hides
So they may ultimately be his guides

Piper and Leo closed their eyes. When they opened them, they found themselves to be transparent and standing in the manor foyer.
It was obvious from the scene they saw that a demonic attack had recently occurred in the manor. Piper gasped when she and Leo spotted the lifeless bodies of her sisters on the floor. Both were face down. There was a pool of blood around their heads, their hair soaked in it. They had both been thrown against the same wall from which their sister Prue had met her death. Phoebe and Paige had died instantly from the sheer impact of the violent force.
Piper wanted to go to her sisters, but she couldn’t. She was frozen in place. She turned around to see what she was supposed to see.
Chris was standing in the doorway, staring at the same sight in shock. He was fourteen years old but didn’t look much different than he did as an adult.
“Mom!” Chris cried out through the hall, tears running down his cheeks, saying a silent prayer that she had survived whatever had killed his aunts. “Mom!”
He started running towards the kitchen when Leo’s future self emerged. He looked wrecked, his face red and stained with tears. His clothes were splattered with blood.
He caught his younger son as Chris charged in his direction, stopping him from entering the kitchen.
“Chris, I don’t think you should go in there,” Leo said, trying to stay strong for his son’s sake while holding him back.
Chris was struggling, begging his father, “Dad, please tell me she’s okay.”
Leo shook his head sadly.
Chris broke free from his father and rushed into the kitchen. Leo followed his son into the kitchen.
Piper and Leo went where Chris did, witnessing everything he saw.
Chris entered the kitchen and immediately broke down when he spotted his mother’s lifeless body on the floor covered in blood. An athame wound in her stomach had been the cause of death.
Chris sat on the floor next to his mother’s body, pleading for her to wake up. Whimpering with the voice of a small boy, he begged, “Mom, please wake up…Mom….please….”<br>Leo pulled his son away from his mother’s body. “Chris…”
“Heal her, Dad!” Chris demanded of his father. “Please! Please heal her!”<br>“Chris, I’m sorry, by the time I got here, it was too late…”
Chris sank back down on the floor, sobbing. Begging.
“Please, Dad…”
Leo knelt down at Chris side, trying to stay strong for him. “I’m sorry, Chris. I’m so sorry…”
Piper and Leo stood by, observing. Piper found herself feeling helpless, her sadness more for her son than for herself.
And then they scene dissipated.

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Chapter 5
The scene changed before Piper and Leo’s eyes. They were back in the living room. The manor, by no means neat, had no traces of the carnage they had seen in the last glimpse of Chris’ life.
Chris was now a year older. He was lying on the sofa watching television when Leo entered the room and shut off the television set.
“Hey!” Chris said. “I was watching that.”<br>“We need to talk,” Leo said patiently. “Chris, your school called today.”
Chris responded to this by rolling his eyes.
“They said you’re still cutting classes,” Leo continued. “Chris, this is serious. I’m getting reports that you’ve been a behavior problem. Your grades are horrible. This isn’t like you. You were a straight A student before…”
Chris stared directly at his father. “Before mom died,” Chris finished for him. “But she did and it just doesn’t matter anymore.”
Leo said, “Chris, I know this last year has been hard on you. It’s been hard on all of us. And I know I haven’t been able to be there for you much.”<br>Chris said, “You weren’t there for me a whole lot before Mom died either, Dad.”<br>Leo nodded. “I know. We’ve had one problem after another with Wyatt since before you were born. In the last year, he has become worse. At least when your mother was alive, there were two of us to look after you both so you didn’t feel neglected. With her gone, I feel like I don’t have enough to give both of you, and it shows with the behavior problems both of you have been having since your mother died. You both require a lot of attention, more than I can give.”<br>Leo paused before continuing, “Which is why I think it would be best for you if you went to stay with your grandfather for awhile…”
”What?” Chris said, incredulously. “Why me? Why not Wyatt?”
“Victor could never control Wyatt. I can barely control him, he’s too powerful. If I don’t focus all my energy on him, we could lose him to evil. Besides, you were always closer to your grandfather than Wyatt.”
“I don’t believe this,” Chris pouted, shaking his head. “Your choosing Wyatt over me…”
”It’s not that simple,” Leo said. “You know that…”
“Yeah, sure! Because Wyatt is twice blessed all powerful most special person ever to walk the planet! And I was just a mistake that got his leftovers!”<br>“That’s not true at all, Chris.”<br>Chris dropped his head, his eyes becoming misty. Calmer, his voice quivering, he pleaded, “Please don’t send me away, Dad.”<br>”I’m sorry, Son,” Leo apologized, racked with guilt. “This is for your own good.”
Chris became angry, wiping away the tears that threatened to form. “Fine! Whatever!” he shouted before storming off.
As they watched from the sidelines, Piper consoled Leo, who was feeling the burden of guilt for something he had not even done yet.
“You had no choice, Leo,” Piper said, just before they were transported to another scene from Chris’ life.

This is all I have written so far. I'm trying to figure out how to write Chapter 6 which will involve a memory Chris has of Wyatt but I've got a case of writers block.
I'll post more as soon as I come up with something. Then again, if nobody likes it, maybe I won't.

[AJ6]

This is great Brittania. I like your idea that the Avatars had something to do with Chris' dissapearance. I was actually thinking that for a little while now. Hey, anything is possible on Charmed and it 's not like it's a completely off the wall idea. Using Chris' death to push Leo over the edge and make him more vunerable to the Avatars could make sense.

Great Job! I look forward to reading more!

[DumbBrunette]

Brit, this is great! You really should post it over at TWoP sometime!

[brittania]

Thanks for the feedback. I have this story pretty much all written in my head, but I was having problems figuring out how to work out Chapter 6. I knew what I wanted to accomplish in that chapter but not how to go about it. Aurora Nightstar has graciously offered to help and has started working on Chapter 6. I've read some of what she's written thus far and it is by far fabulous--just how I envisioned it. Once she's done with that I will post that chapter along with Chapters 7 & 8, which I've already completed.
This story will be going up on fanfiction.net as soon as my account is ready, which should be in a few hours.

[ShantaD]

Brit, I like it so far. I'm looking forward to more chapters. Please keep writing.

[brittania]

The following chapter was a collaborative effort, cowritten by Aurora Nightstar and myself. Enjoy:

Chapter 6
Piper and Leo now found themselves in a penthouse apartment.
Chris was now nineteen years old. There were cuts and scrapes on his face from an apparent struggle.
They recognized the man Chris was facing from a picture he had once shown them of their two sons in happier times when they were teenagers. Granted, both boys had been much younger in that picture, but there was no mistaking that this man was their older son all grown up.
They also recognized the woman standing at Wyatt’s side as Bianca, the Phoenix Assassin that had come to retrieve Chris in the past and bring back to the future. Who also happened to be his fiancé. However, it seemed in this scene that she and Chris did not know each other.

“Well, well, look what the cat dragged in,” Wyatt said with a malevolent smirk as two demons held on to a young man. The man looked up and glared at Wyatt. Wyatt looked more closely and noticed the bruises and scrapes on Chris’ face. There was blood on his shirt from a gash on his left arm. His expression changed to concern and surprise. “Chris? Did they hurt you?”
Wyatt became filled with rage. “Which one of you did this? Answer me!” Wyatt demanded.

“We caught him snooping around your chamber,” one of the demon sheepishly explained. “We didn’t know who…”

“You did this,” Wyatt stepped toward the demon in an intimidating manner.

“Forgive me,” the demon took a few steps backward.

“Of course,” Wyatt smirked. He raised his hand in the air forming an energy ball. He hurled it straight toward the demon, vanquishing him. “He should have known better!” Wyatt announced. “No one is to hurt my little brother.”<br>“Except you,” Chris sniped.

Wyatt ignored Chris’ comment. “Now what were you doing in my chamber?” Wyatt demanded. Chris gave no response. “Does this mean you will finally join me?” Chris just rolled his eyes. “You know Chris, with you by my side, we would be unstoppable.”<br>
“I think I have managed ok without you,” Chris interjected.

Wyatt laughed and shook his head no. “Oh please, the only reason you are still alive is because of me!” Wyatt declared.

To that Chris just rolled his eyes. “Whatever!” Chris snipped back.

“Without me, brother, some demon would have snuffed you out years ago,” Wyatt really got in Chris’s face. “But they don’t and you know why?”<br>
“Why?” Chris crossed his arms and glared at Wyatt.

“Every demon is scared to death of me. They know what will happen to them if harm my little brother. You remember what I did to the demon that killed mom?” Wyatt smirked.

“You tortured him,” Chris said, trying to suppress the horror he had of that memory. It was a few weeks after their mother’s death. Leo had business up in the heavens. Wyatt had learned who the demons were that had killed their mother and aunts. It had been five demons who had planned it for years, working together to get rid of the Charmed Ones. Wyatt set a trap for them at the manor and killed them single handedly. He remembered listening to the demon’s cries and screams for several hours. When Leo came home and saw what was going on, he had to convince Wyatt, who was almost completely out of control, to just finish the vanquish. Leo had also been horrified at the brutal lengths Wyatt had tortured them, even though they deserved it. He did not want his sons giving in to such violence. It was frightening.

“So you see, I am the only reason you are still alive,” Wyatt declared with a smirk. Wyatt grabbed Chris’s left arm. Chris winced from the pain as that is exactly where his wound was. “See you couldn’t even defeat these two pathetic demons.” He looked at the grease smear on the ground. “Only one now,” he added with a laugh.

Chris didn’t hear much of what he said. Wyatt had a pretty tight grip and the pain distracted. “Let go!” Chris insisted as he pushed Wyatt away from him.

Wyatt gazed on indignantly. “I will teach you some respect!” Wyatt declared as another energy ball began to form in his hand.

Chris’s eyes opened wide. He tried to step back, but the demon grabbed him keeping him in place. “No please,” Chris pleaded with Wyatt. Wyatt’s smile grew as he whipped off a small energy ball at Chris hitting him right in the gut. Chris waved his right arm at Wyatt, knocking him back some.

Wyatt was knocked back some, but otherwise unfazed. “You are not stupid enough to challenge you, are you? I am faster then you, smarter then you, more powerful, more feared…” Wyatt bragged.
“You are no match for me! Don’t even try!” Wyatt said. He picked up Chris and threw him down on the couch. “Care to beg for your life!”

Chris resisted the pain he was feeling as he tried to get back up. He just glared at his brother.
Wyatt softened. “Look Chris, I don’t want to kill you. Please don’t make me. All I want you to do is join me.”<br>
“And if I don’t?” Chris asked.

“Then I will have no choice but to kill you,” Wyatt declared with regret in his voice. Chris started to orb out but he found he couldn’t.
“You can’t orb out of here,” Wyatt explained. “The magic that keeps my lair hidden also prevents you from orbing in or out.” He asked, “So, what is it going to be?”<br>
“Screw you!” Chris declared, trying to hide his fear.
In response, Wyatt squeezed Chris’ injured arm, causing Chris to wince in pain.

Chris shook his head defiantly. “Somebody help me!” Chris called out.

“What, you think dad is going to save?” Wyatt laughed. “He hates you Chris.”<br>
“No,” Chris said as tears rolled down his cheek.

“It is true. He told me himself!” Wyatt informed him.

“Bianca, make sure he stays here,” Wyatt declared. “I will be back to check on him later.” Wyatt orbed out.

Chris was starting to lose consciousness, praying that somebody would come and help him. He had told his father to stay out of his life and that he never wanted to see him again. Now, he had no one to help him.

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Kind of takes all the drama out of it when you get to the bottom of the page and see my smiling girls, doesn't it?
Ahem. On with our story...

Chapter 7
Piper and Leo now found themselves viewing a scene up in the heavens. Elders garbed in gold velour robes silently walked past, paying no attention to the young witchlighter in their midst.
Chris was a year older now and slightly battle-worn. He appeared to be somewhat impatient when Leo, wearing the same gold velour robe as the other Elders, approached him.
Leo appeared to be extremely pleased to see his younger son. “Chris!” he greeted, moving toward him to embrace him.
Chris stiffly pulled away from his father, causing the smile to fade from Leo’s face.
“I need some information, Dad,” Chris said, getting down to business.
“Sure, anything,” Leo replied, glad Chris would come to him for help. “I watch you from here often. I’ve been worried about you. You completely disappeared from my radar for months…”
“Wyatt,” Chris explained. “He was keeping me as a prisoner.”<br>“I know,” said Leo. “Wyatt keeps his lair protected. I can’t see anything in there.” Then, concerned, “Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”<br>“I’m fine,” Chris replied stiffly.
“I didn’t know he was keeping you prisoner until after you escaped,” Leo explained. “I’ve been sending whitelighters down to look out for you.”<br>“I don’t need a whitelighter,” Chris rebelled. “I can take care of myself.”
Leo simply nodded. Chris had been refusing any kind of help from Leo since he was fifteen years old, still bitter at his father for sending him away. This is why he was so pleased that Chris was now coming to him for assistance.
“I would have come myself,” Leo explained, “but my time away from here has been restricted for the last couple of years. I need permission to leave.”
Chris acted as though he could care less. “Look, I just need some information, okay,” he told his father, getting back down to business. “Bianca and I came up with a plan to save Wyatt…”
“Bianca?” Leo asked, obviously displeased. “She’s a Phoenix Assassin, Chris, and she works for Wyatt.”<br>“Not anymore,” said Chris, defending her. “She’s the one that helped me to escape from him.” He continued, “Wyatt told me whatever it was happened to him to turn him into what he is now happened before I was born. I need to know everything that happened to Wyatt that could’ve caused him to turn evil.”<br>“Why?” Leo asked, curious. “What’s your plan?”<br>“There’s a spell in the book that will allow me to go back in time and keep my powers. Bianca has seen it. I’m going to summon the book away from Wyatt and use the spell to go back in time to stop whatever demon it was that got to him…”
“No,” Leo ordered. “It’s too dangerous. You can’t change the past, Chris. The consequences can be far worse.”
“I doubt it,” Chris replied. “How can things be any worse than they already are? My brother being the ruler of all evil, hunting down any witch that he thinks might defy him…”
“For one thing, by going back before you were born, you could wipe out your own existence. I won’t allow you to take that risk.”<br>“It’s a risk I’m willing to take,” Chris said. “Look, I’m just going to make a surgical strike, that’s all. I’ll go there, get the sisters to kill any demon that might have possibly been the cause of Wyatt turning evil, and come home…Are you going to help me or not?”<br>Leo thought this over for a minute. “There is nothing I can say to change your mind about this, is there?” realizing his son’s determination.
“No.”
Leo nodded. “Okay, then. Give me a minute.”
Chris waited impatiently while his father went over to another Elder, whom he spoke with out of Chris’ earshot. The Elder nodded and Leo walked back over to Chris.
“We need to go somewhere first,” Leo said, grabbing his son by the arm and orbing the two of them out.
Piper and Leo watched the scene change to an island that they both recognized as Vahalla.
Leo and Chris both orbed outside of a cave.
“What is this place?” Chris asked, pulling out of his father’s grasp.
“Valhalla,” Leo answered. “The warriors here may be able to help you.”
Chris followed Leo into the cave. Several warrior women were heading towards them when they entered.
“Leo, it’s you,” said one that appeared to be the leader. “We detected someone orbing on to the island and were about to check it out.”
“Hello, Freyja,” Leo greeted her. “I need a favor.”<br>“Of course. What is it you need?” she offered.
“I need you to keep my son here for his own safety.”
”What?!” Chris shouted, outraged. Leo grabbed his arm to prevent him from trying to run away.
Freyja replied, “Anything for an Elder.” On her nod, two warriors stepped up, each taking one of Chris’ arms to lead him away.
Chris yelled, “Wait! Dad! Why are you doing this?”
“I can’t risk losing you too, Chris. I’m sorry. It’s for your own good,” Leo said solemnly.
“Dad! Please! Please don’t leave me here!” Chris cried as he was lead away.
“I’m sorry,” Leo said regretfully, moved by the similarity between this situation and one that occurred years earlier.
Chris’ cries of protest echoed in Leo’s ears as his son was dragged away.

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Chapter 8
The scene seemed to move fast forward. When it stopped, Piper and Leo saw Chris sitting despondently in a cage. A tray of food he had barely touched was sitting beside him.
A warrior named Myst entered the cavern.
“You barely ate,” she said when she spotted the tray.
“Well, sitting here all day isn’t exactly helping me to work up an appetite,” Chris responded.
“The Elder doesn’t want you fighting,” she explained. “Our orders are only to keep you safe and comfortable.”
“You call this comfort?” Chris pissed back.
Myst, obviously attracted to him, seductively said, “Perhaps I can do something to make you more comfortable. And help you to work up an appetite.”
Bianca suddenly shimmered in behind her, holding an athame. “Stay away from my man, skank.,” Bianca hissed as she plunged the athame into her back.
Myst cried out before collapsing to the ground.
Chris, horrified, said, “You killed her.”<br>Bianca was all business. Opening the cage for him, she said, “Hurry, we don’t have much time. Valkyries don’t stay dead. Even when you kill one off the island, their body returns here and they come back to life. Any minute now she’ll be coming back to life and get help.”<br>Chris exited the cage, grabbed Bianca’s hand as she shimmered both of them out of there.
The scene Piper and Leo were now witnessing had shifted to a park. Piper recognized it as the same park she often took Baby Chris and Wyatt to on walks.
“I can’t believe my dad just left me there,” Chris said, angry.
Bianca pointed out, “He was only trying to protect you, Chris.”
“That’s what he tried to tell me, but I think he was more afraid I would screw up and make things worse than they already are.,” Chris replied. Then, off realization, “When I get to the past, he’s going to send me right back as soon as he knows who I am.”
“Then you can’t tell them,” Bianca said.
“They’ll never trust me if I pretend to be some random guy from the future,” he said. “Especially if I tell them the reason I’m there is to stop Wyatt from turning evil. They were in denial about how bad he was for years when I was growing up. Mom never believed it. Dad didn’t either until years after she died.”<br>Bianca thought about this for a moment. “Your dad became an Elder after the Titans were defeated, right?”
“Yeah. So?”<br>“I think that would be the perfect time for you to make yourself known to them. You can pretend to be a whitelighter and take Leo’s place…”
”Even if I can pull off pretending to be a whitelighter,” Chris said, “why would the Elders even consider assigning someone who they know nothing about to be a whitelighter for the Charmed Ones.”
“That’s why you need to get there when the Elders first begin to attack. Make them believe that without your help, the Titans would kill all of the Elders and be ruling the world in the future. That way, they are sure to make you the Charmed Ones new whitelighter as a reward for helping to save the remaining Elders and the world.”<br>Chris thought about this. Then, “I’ll have to lie to my mom. I never lied to her before.”
“You have no choice, Chris,” Bianca said. “It’s the only way to save your brother…to save the future. And you better get used to calling your parents by their first names. You can’t afford any slips. You can’t do anything that might lead them to suspect who you really are.”
Chris then said, “What about my dad…Leo. I know how he is. If I show up pretending to be some random guy from the future, he won’t let up until he finds out who I really am…”
“You’ll need to get him out of the way,” Bianca said. Then, she had a thought. “And I think he’s given me an idea. The Valkyries—You need to go to them, convince them to keep Leo for awhile, just until you can save Wyatt from whatever turned him.”
“How do I convince them to help?” Chris asked.
“Tell them it’s for the greater good. When you ask them for help, they will have one of them read your mind to see if you are being honest with them. When they do this, you need to focus on only what you want them to believe.”
Chris looked down, thoughtful. Then he looked at Bianca and smiled. “I have something for you.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring. “Will you marry me?”<br>She blushed, smiling. “Here? Now?”<br>
Ads they watched their son propose, Piper became somewhat displeased.
”I can’t believe a son of mine would want to marry such a…”
Her words were cut short as they were transported to another scene in Chris’ life.

[DumbBrunette]

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Kind of takes all the drama out of it when you get to the bottom of the page and see my smiling girls, doesn't it?

And they look so adorable there. As always

As for the fic, it's great! It's really progressing well, and I can't wait to read more!

[P3CharmedWriter]

I like this, alot. Makes me wish Chris were back. I'm also strangely liking Bianca, a character I hated in the real show. Keep it up. You're getting better and bettter with each post!

[italiannna]

Oh my God!!! Brittania, your fic is amazing!!!! It goves a whole new idea of Chris's past! Very well written!!! Hope you have an update soon!

Btw, your girls are sooooooooooooo CUTE!!!!

[brittania]

NOTE: This chapter is mostly a recap of events that happened in Chris Crossed and Prince Charmed
Chapter 9
Piper and Leo were now in the office at P3 as Chris entered.
Chris was surprised to see Bianca sitting there, waiting for him.
“Bianca…I don’t understand. What are you doing here?” he said.
Bianca stood up as he walked towards her. Smiling and placing a finger to his lips, she said, “There will be time to explain later, but for now…”
The smile disappeared from her face as she plunged her fist into his chest, a glow appearing as she began the process of draining him of his powers.
Piper remembered this scene well. She and Leo watched as her past self came bouncing through the door.
Piper was saying, “You know what they say. All work and no play…” upon seeing Bianca’s attack on Chris, shouted, “Hey!”<br>Bianca pulled her fist from Chris’ chest and conjured an energy ball as Chris started to sink to the floor in pain. Piper was too quick for her, blowing her up before she had the chance to throw it.
Past Piper walked over to Chris and extended her hand out to him to help him up.
“Are you okay?” she asked, concerned.
“Yeah, I think so,” he answered, wincing in pain.
“Who was she?” Piper asked.
“I don’t know,” Chris lied, looking away from his mother.
The next scene Piper and Leo found themselves viewing was one they both recognized. It was in the manor attic.
“The pheromones wore off right after they took my son!” Piper was saying as they all backed Chris up against the book stand.
“You can’t seriously believe this is my fault?” Chris said.
Paige replied, “Right. So it’s a coincidence we all fell under Mr. Right’s spell?
”And suddenly we all want to bind Wyatt’s powers?” Phoebe added.
Chris looked to Leo for support. “This is crazy. Leo, tell them.”
“Tell them what?” Leo said. “I’m wondering the same thing myself.”
“Okay. So what if I did do it? I was only trying to protect Wyatt.”<br>“By tricking us?” Paige said.
“I had to,” he answered.
“Why?” Phoebe asked.
“Because the only reason I came here was to stop Wyatt from turning evil, “ he admitted.
“Turning evil? Don’t you mean, stop evil from hurting him?” Paige said.
“I didn’t think you’d help me if you knew the truth. I knew you wouldn’t. The evil that I came back from the future to stop isn’t a demon—It’s Wyatt,” Chris finally admitted.
“Your lying,” said Piper.
“No, I’m not,” Chris insisted, becoming emotional, afraid his whole mission was about to fail. “He’ll grow up to terrorize people with his powers. Take over. Kill even.”
Leo said, “Why should we believe you after all the lies?”
Chris replied, “Because you have to.”<br>“No, Chris, we don’t,” Piper stated.
“Fine. Then don’t. We need to save Wyatt now and I’m the only one who can do it.”
Phoebe pissed back, “Really? How?”<br>“The order,” Chris explained. “They used their powers to turn him—to reverse his morality. He thinks good is bad and bad is good. That’s why his shield repelled you.”
Leo asked, “So?”<br>Chris continued, “So Wyatt brings his shield up for me. He thinks I’m a threat.”
Piper said, “So do I.”<br>Chris was getting frustrated. “Listen to me—they reversed his sense of morality. That means his shield will protect him from you but not from me!” He begged, “Please, I’m the only one who can get him back. Let me help.”
Piper replied, “Chris, we don’t need your help. I will get my son back and when I do, I don’t want to see you again.”
As Piper and Leo watched the scene unfold as observers, they only now noticed how stung Chris appeared to be from Piper’s comment.
Chris looked to both his parents sadly. “I’m sorry,” he said sadly, orbing out.
They were now in the office at P3, where Chris had been staying since coming to the past.
Chris’ orb cloud formed on the couch. He was holding his face in his hands, choking back tears that threatened to form. Then he pulled himself together. He changed his food splattered shirt and orbed out.

[DumbBrunette]

Aww. Poor Chris.

Great chapter though.

[brittania]

Chapter 10
I'm editing this chapter to make some changes. I will be reposting it sometime today.

[brittania]

Chapter 10
They were in the Underworld now. Leo recognized the Seers lair.
The Seer was standing over the seeing pool as Chris orbed in.
“I need some information,” he began, “about the future.”
“I’m sure you can tell me more about the future then I could possibly tell you,” the Seer snarked at him.
Chris appeared to be frustrated. “I just need to know about my brother.”<br>“I think you need to be worrying about yourself right now,” she told him. “You’ve changed your future—but not in the way you were hoping for.”<br>“What do you mean?” he asked.
“Your mother was supposed to fight to get your father back after he became an Elder. Because the Charmed Ones were no more, the other Elders allowed your father to stay with your mother. Because you interfered with things by saving your aunt’s life and sending your father away, that future is now uncertain. You are uncertain.” Chris was confused. He didn’t remember his aunt dying. He remembered growing up with Phoebe and Paige. What in the hell was she talking about? He shrugged if off.
The Seer continued, “Your presence in this time has disrupted the time line. Now, nothing is certain. Including you.”
“But how can that be? I’m still here,” Chris said, becoming frantic.
“Because there is still a chance for you. Your time has not yet passed.” She continued, “You’ve already changed your life experiences through the changes you have made in the timeline. The memories of the life you had are not the same ones you had when you first traveled to this time.”
Chris appeared confused. Then, shaking it off, said, “Look, right now I need to find out who is after my brother. Can you help me?”<br>The Seer answered, “I can’t. But I know of a demon that can. He can scan your brother. It may or may not help.”<br>“A demon? No way,” Chris said incredulously.
“You don’t have the time to waste. Your conception date is not very far away. You need to focus now on making sure that it happens, otherwise you won’t be around to save your brother.”
Chris pondered this for a moment. Reluctantly, he sighed, “Who is this demon and how do I contact him?”