Hey guys.... ok since Chapter 10 is soooo long, I'm gonna split it up into two parts, the first being the one I will post for you right now, so enjoy
Chapter 10: Part the First“What the hell was THAT?!” Yelled Piper.
She rushed over to where her youngest son had previously stood and looked around her mouth gaping in shock. Selena had joined her. She bent down and brushed the floor with her fingers, maybe hoping to get some sense at where her daughter had gone. Selena got up and shook her head. She put her hands to her face in confusion. Wyatt was kneeling down trying to get read on where his brother was. He wasn’t getting anything.
“I can’t sense him anywhere mom, I don’t get it what could have happened?”
Wyatt decided that now was a good time to get out of that cave. He grabbed Selena’s hand and Piper’s hand and orbed them back into the attic. When they arrived back home, Piper rushed to the Book and began flipping its pages.
“Do you think some more demons got to them?” Asked the eldest Charmed One. Selena stepped up.
“No, it wasn’t a demon Piper. Dolintar was the strongest of his kind. My daughter and your son just vanquished him. No one in my line ever had the power to vanquish him.”
Wyatt paced around thinking about what just happened. Chris and a girl, whom he was assuming was Isabella, hold onto each other for dear life, not even noticing that they were there. He thought about the spell they were chanting.
“The spell…”
Piper looked towards her eldest, what was going on in his brain? What was he thinking about?
“Wyatt? What spell?”
Wyatt turned to his mother and looked at her and then to Selena. He then stepped to the Book and flipped to the entry about Dolintar.
“The spell Chris and Isabella were saying. They had their hands interlocking with each other while saying that spell. And plus, I’ve never heard of it before, it’s not in the Book! There was no known vanquish for Dolintar. How come Chris and Isabella were able to vanquish him with just a spell?”
Selena stepped in between Wyatt and Piper. She held out Isabella’s necklace.
“They have become one… The prophecy has been fulfilled.” Selena studied the back of the necklace. “The light has reached the rose. You son is half elder. He is a pure being of light. My daughter carries the symbol of our family in her blood… The rose.”
“So while they were here together, something must have happened to make them come into full power… Something happened to unite them…” Started Wyatt.
“Something bonded them together.” Piper finished. She looked down as tears started to form in her eyes. Wyatt and Selena went to her side and started to comfort her.
“Mom? What’s wrong?”
“Did you see the way they looked at each other? They’re in love Wyatt… What else could make them as connected as they were?”
“She’s right Wyatt… It makes perfect sense… Their souls are connected now.”
Wyatt’s head looked up in realization. The mothers were not crying out of sadness, but out of happiness that their children had found each other. Wyatt had seen the look on his brother’s face just before he disappeared with Isabella. That was a look of love. Wyatt couldn’t help but smile. This was his brother's destiny...
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When Chris and Isabella broke away from the kiss they found themselves in a white room. It had marble columns and beautiful sculptures and fountains everywhere. Chris and Isabella linked hands and started walking forward. Isabella looked around and readied herself for anything. Chris saw how intense she looked so he squeezed her hand to reassure that they’d be alright. Isabella looked up at Chris.
“Where are we?” She asked.
“I dunno, it doesn’t look too demonic. I mean water fountains? Doesn’t exactly scream out evil.”
“No, but still, who summoned us and what do they want?”
No sooner had Isabella finished her question when an Elder orbed into the room. She looked fairly young, about her mid thirties. She had medium length brown hair and a sweet, trusting smile. She stepped towards the couple.
“The council of Elders has summoned you here. My name is Amara. I have come to take you to the council room. Take my hand.”
“What do the Elder’s want from us? My family hasn’t been in good spirits with you since I was 14!” Snapped Chris.
Isabella whipped her head around to his direction. To her, the Elders were the most wise and peaceful beings in the Universe. Obviously the Halliwells thought differently of them. Amara kept her peaceful composure despite Chris’s outburst.
“I understand why you don’t commune with us as much as you used to, but you need to understand why you were summoned here…”
“We don’t owe anything to the Elders if that’s what you’re thinking. Nor do I plan to give favors to you.” Chris said. Isabella rubbed his arm and looked up at him.
“Chris relax… You haven’t heard her out yet.”
“You don’t understand Isabella… They are everything that’s wrong with my family. They wanted to split my parents up; one of them tried to kill my brother and killed my alternate self while doing. Not to mention another one of them tried to trick my father into leaving my mom while she was dying. I haven’t mentioned all the messed up stuff that happened while I was growing up.”
“We don’t wish to ask anything from you Christopher. I understand the pain that some of us have put you through. There have been times where I myself have questioned being an Elder. But, that is not the point of this. We summoned you here because we saw what happened in the Underworld and we thought you would be having questions about what’s happening.”
Before Chris could respond to what she said, Isabella placed her finger to his mouth, she wanted to talk first.
“You’re right, we do have questions. At least I do. Can I speak to Chris alone before we decide to come with you?”
“Of course.”
Isabella led Chris to a different part of the room. He looked very annoyed, but confused as well.
“Look, I get that you hate them, but I for one wanna know what’s going on. And if they know something about this whole prophecy thing, and why we were dragged into this, well what’s the harm in finding out. Isn’t there something you wanna know?”
Chris nodded. He had a lot of questions for the Elders. He wanted to know the prophecy, but he also wanted to know why Isabella was never a part of the alternate future where his brother was evil. He also wanted to know why his last relationship had ended the way it did.
“Ok, you’re right, there are some things I wanna know. I’ll go with you. But I swear if they mention any favors, I’m orbing us out of there.”
“Deal.”
Isabella smiled and kissed Chris lightly. Chris smiled back. They then walked back to Amara. Isabella held her free hand out and grabbed onto Amara’s hand. Amara smiled and orbed them into another room. This room held many more Elders sitting on a long white table. In front of the table was a dark circle on the floor where the three were standing. Chris looked around in distrust.
“Make us feel like common criminals, that’s a good way to get us to trust you.”
One of the Elders stood up at Chris’s remark. He looked much older than Amara. He had white hair and aged eyes. He summoned a comfortable couch for the couple to sit on a few feet from the black circle.
“Feel better?”
Isabella couldn’t help but stifle a small laugh. Chris rolled his eyes and the couple sat down. Amara went back to her place on the white table. The older Elder sat back down. He began to talk.
“I’m assuming Amara has informed you on why you have been summoned here. You both must have many questions about what’s happening to you and about the prophecy.”
Chris stayed quiet. Isabella was the first to speak up. The first question that came to her mind was directly about the prophecy.
“What exactly is this prophecy and what does it have to do with us?”
Amara was the one to answer her question.
“The prophecy has everything to do with you Isabella. The prophecy is about you and Christopher.”
“Who came up with this prophecy? What was it specifically?” Asked Chris who had decided to finally say something.
“Your ancestors came up with this prophecy. Melinda Warren and Joanna Morano. Except when they first saw the prophecy they thought it meant the union of Melinda’s child Prudence and Joanna’s child Antonio. Unfortunately that would never happen for Melinda was arrested a few days later. The night before she was executed, Joanna snuck into her cell. She was going to break Melinda out so that she could run with the other witches back to Europe, but Melinda refused. Her daughter ad already been taken away to live elsewhere and she didn’t want to jeopardize her daughter’s life. Joanna understood and went to give her friend a final hug good bye. While they embraced, they saw the vision again, only this time they didn’t assume it was for Antonio and Prudence but for a future generation.”
With that, the Elder waved his hand and instantly, the dark circle in front of Isabella and Chris showed a holographic scene. Chris stood up and walked to. Isabella stood up and gazed at the view. It looked like it was coming from the past, but way back into the past.
“What is this?” Isabella asked.
“This is what happened the night before Melinda Warren was burned at the stake. You can view the screen to know what happened if you do not believe us. And you can view anything from the past, and from alternate realities.”
Amara directed her last sentence to Chris who lifted his head up in curiosity. Isabella looked to Chris and back to Amara.
“So basically, we can see everything that happened and why it happened?”
“Precisely. That is all we wish to show you, if you have more questions, don’t hesitate to call any of us.”
With that Amara and the other Elders orbed out of the room in a vision of beautiful colorful lights. Chris walked back to Isabella and sighed.
“Do you trust them?” He asked her.
“I trust Amara and I’m curious as to this holographic thing. I would love to know what the deal is behind this whole prophecy thing and why did it happen so fast?”
“Yeah and I wanna know more about my alternate self that went back in time to save his family… or my family? I dunno, it’s to confusing!”
Isabella nodded and then they stepped a few spaces away from the screen. Isabella looked up at the screen.
“Ok, so how do we start this thing?”
“I dunno, maybe we just say something like ‘Play’”?
The second Chris said “Play”, the holograph started playing. Isabella and Chris smiled and began to watch.
It is a dark night and the view of a closed prison cell shows up on the screen. Inside the cell we see a beautiful blonde-haired woman sitting cross-legged on the floor. She is in a deep state of meditation, which is surprising seeing as though she is set to burn in a few hours. This is Melinda Warren. She comes out of her state and looks sadly at the door. All of a sudden, we hear a faint voice, almost like a whisper.
“Psst, Melinda!”
Melinda turns her head in the direction of the voice. At first we see nothing, but in a few seconds a woman reveals herself just outside the cell. She has long dark brown hair and green eyes. She is Joanna Morano. Melinda rushes to Joanna and grabs her hands through the cell door.
“Joanna? What are doing here? If you are caught, you will burn along with me.”
“Melinda, you will not be burned. I swear on my life, I will get you out of here and you and Prudence can come with us back to Europe.”
Melinda smiled at her friend’s loyalty. But she then shook her head sadly. She let go of Joanna’s arms and walked around her cell.
“I cannot escape Joanna…”
“Yes you can! I have some friends who can help you escape. We’ll get you out and then find Prudence…”
“No! Joanna, you are my dearest friend, but I cannot risk my daughter dying to. If I escape and we don’t find Prudence, she will be banished or even worse, burned.”
Tears started coming down Joanna’s face. She grabbed onto the bars of the cell door. Melinda walked up to Joanna and tears ran down her face as well.
“It was not supposed to end this way Melinda…”
“I know, but everything happens for a reason. I will burn tomorrow and you and Antonio will head back to Europe.”
“And leave you and Prudence here… I cannot leave you here… d**n that Matthew!”
Melinda’s eyebrows furrowed at the sound of Matthew’s name.
“Matthew has been dealt with. He will never haunt another Warren again. But you must go Joanna. It will be dawn soon. And you must take your son and live your lives. This is my destiny. You need to fulfill your own.”
“I shall miss you Melinda. You have been like a sister to me.”
“I shall miss you as well.”
With that the two women attempted to embrace through the bars, but they only managed to grab each other arms and lean against the door. When they embraced a golden light surrounded them and soon a vision came onto the screen.
In the vision the silhouette of a young man and a young woman appeared. At first they were away from one another but they came closer and closer to each other until they finally linked they’re arms together. As soon as they linked their arms together a great light shown from the boy’s end and caused a rose to blossom in the girl’s end.
Melinda’s and Joanna’s eyes burst open from the vision. They looked at each other with smiles on their faces. They then announced the prophecy together.
“When the light touches the rose. A great new power will be born.”
“Good bye my dear friend.” Said Joanna as she began to walk away. Melinda waved goodbye to her.
“Blessed be.”
