"The Power Of Light"
CHAPTER ONE

Lan had been having nightmares for weeks. So he would do homework and read…anything to keep busying at night to avoid sleeping. He had actually last had a nightmare about a week before and only hadn't had one since due to staying up since his last nightmare. A certian navi was up and alert. A spell had been in place since before Lan could remember. That spell though was now slowly lifting.

'Wonder if I should tell Pop.' Megaman thought.

Lan was starting to look ill from his lack of sleep.

"Probably should tell them." Lan mumbled to himself.

Megaman went to a certian home in San Francisco. A woman was getting some coffee since she was heading into the paper. Megaman looked from the PC. He cleared his throat.

"Phoebe, are you sure we shouldn't have given Leo and Piper a heads up before we lifted that spell?" Another woman asked the first joining her.

"We probably should have but, that boy is old enough to know the truth and control his powers now." The first woman said heading for her laptop.

It was obvious he had come in mid conversation. Megaman waited.

"Oh, hello." Phoebe said smiling.

"Hi." Megaman said.

"Wyatt?" Paige asked surprised.

"Hello, Aunt Paige…" Megaman said.

"Powers are coming already?" Phoebe asked.

"I'm going to go see Piper." Paige said before orbing out.

"I think so…Chris' having trouble sleeping." Megaman explained.

"I see. Did you tell Leo?" Phoebe asked.

The doorbell rang at the Hikari house.

"Lot of times…Dad's at Scilabs…I Don't Dare go there unless I need repairs." Megaman said.

It was before breakfast but Piper was getting ready to cook breakfast. Piper got the door.

"Paige?" Piper asked out of surprise.

"I'll tell him." Phoebe said.

"LEO!"

Leo orbed down.

"Oh great…I'm virus bait." The navi muttered.

"Chris' powers are coming now." Phoebe said.

MEANWHILE IN DENTECH

Lan came down and went to get a drink from the kitchen.

"Piper, the binding spell was lifted so…" Paige started.

Piper nodded. 'Wyatt ' could be tracked down.

"Chris doesn't look so good." Paige said.

Lan went back to his room without noticing them. Leo orbed out to check on 'Chris'. Piper sighed worriedly.

"Lan?" Leo asked.

Lan looked at his dad.

"Dad…how did…" Lan started to ask.

Megaman returned.

"Long story, little brother." He said.

Lan looked at Leo totally exhausted.

"Wyatt, how longs has this been going on?" Leo asked.

Piper entered the room about then.

"Paige is here." Piper said.

Megaman explained.

"Maybe we should look for a potion or something to help him sleep." Leo suggested.

"I could go home and check the book of shadows." Paige offered joining them.

Lan started to collapse to the floor exhausted but, Leo caught him and put him in bed. Paige orbed out. Lan was barely conscious now. Paige had orbed to the book.

"Grams, a little help." Paige asked after looking for like ten minutes.

It was agreed while Megaman snuck off to his favorite cafe in NetCity. Penny appeared.

"I'm looking for a sleeping potion Chris is having a hard time sleeping." Paige explained.

Lan was fighting sleep though. Penny waved her hand. Megaman let out a deep yawn. The pages turned and soon stopped on a potion.

"This doesn't count as personal gain does it?" Paige asked.

"Shouldn't…you're doing it for Lan's own good and so he can sleep. He hasn't slept peacefully for weeks." Penny said.

Paige nodded and made the potion. Penny was holding something back. The elder of the Halliwell brothers sensed it from his realm. Paige soon brought the potion to Lan's room. Soon Lan was in a deep sleep in his bed.

"We gonna call this in to the school as Lan's sick?" Leo asked Piper.

"He'll probably be out a while. Grams said he hasn't slept peacefully in weeks." Paige said softly.

"Blue…" Started a voice in Net-city behind Megaman.

But when the potion was given Lan started glowing. Leo and Piper stared. The glow became so bright the family had to look away and when the glow stopped and faded Lan was gone.

"Leo…" Piper started.

"I can't sense Lan anywhere." Leo said.

There were gasps. What the family didn't know was an older version of Lan was in the underworld and the child had been sent back in time. A man dark orbed in wearing a mask and cloak to hide his identity from those in the room. Those in the room didn't see the dark orb. An arrow hit Leo before they we're aware of the 'intruder'. Leo winced a hand at the arrow, but his eyes widened in realization. The others were ready to fight the 'intruder. Leo managed to remove the mask and cloak due to the 'Intruder' being distracted which revealed the darklighter was Chris.

"Chris…" Leo started.

Paige looked at Piper.

"Is something wrong, Blue?" Roll asked.

This caused Megaman to look up as he groaned.

"Blue?" Roll asked.

"It's the twerp." Megaman said.

"What is it?" Roll asked.

"I should have aimed better." Chris said coldly.

Being half witch would usually give immunity to Piper's powers…but Chris hadn't tested that since going darklighter. Megaman explained what he was sensing. Piper was ready.

"What happened to Lan for him to go darklighter." Roll wondered.

Chris pulled a dagger from thin air.

"Hello, mother." Chris said with a cold smirk.

"Mom and the others need back up." Megaman said as a stick materilized.

Piper took a stance. Chris went for his mom and aunt knowing they probably wouldn't kill him. They were too good to kill one of their family. That's when a pair of ghostly figures appeared, dressed in a school's color.

"Wyatt…" Chris started coldly.

"Chris…" Wyatt retorted.

"Have been a darklighter since I woke from that potion in the past." Chris said coolly.

Wyatt smirked.

"Mom and dad we're busy at the time dealing with that Billy woman and her sister." Chris said.

"Hiding the truth was easy back then when there was that other Chris…the one from the future. I was around then too."

Wyatt was stronger than his once believed Evil self.

"I worked with you in the reality that the other Chris came from." Chris said.

"I Am Not that person." Wyatt said.

"Oh I know that very well, brother." Chris said.

Wyatt drew out his wand as He knew that his brother was possibly unaware of his skill at magic and where it came from.

"But, one of us is that same person." Chris said.

"Ready, Lil…" Wyatt started to his companion.

She nodded and pulled out her wand as well. The two used a spell that they learned as children. It captured the third. Piper went to Leo nearby. Chris resisted the spell.

"Quit struggling…" Wyatt said.

"Why should I?" Chris asked coldly.

Piper pulled out the arrow.

"Better be careful with that." Chris told Piper in a knowing tone.

Wyatt smirked.

"Mom, mind if I see that?" He asked.

Piper handed it to Wyatt. Wyatt redid the enchantment. He knew that he'd get asked of his knowledge against evil.

"Poison you know to whitelighters…wouldn't want the third sibling to die before they're born." Chris said smirking.

Piper looked at her belly knowing what he meant. Then she looked at Leo.

"Paige…" Piper started scared for her husband.

"Who said that the tip was poisoned? I told you… I have different knowledge." Wyatt said.

Wyatt was ready.

"That so?" Chris asked coolly.

Wyatt moved at lightning speed as he enacted his own plan with the one called Lil. They quickly vanished. Chris had smirked though when Leo went limp before Paige could heal. It was then that a child appeared. She had a spell in hand and looked sadly towards Leo and Piper.

"You can't help Uncle Chris…not this one." She said.

Paige nodded as the girl's parents traveled back in time.

"They went back to help him in the past so this won't happen." The child said.

IN THE PAST

Lan shot up after a couple days in a then abandoned house in Dentech. The two appeared nearby. Lan looked around confused. Soon Wyatt entered.

"What happened?" Lan wondered out loud.

"Side-effects." Said a male voice.

"Side-effect of what?" Lan asked confused still.

The man explained. Lan looked confused. The man had been wearing a hood which he removed with a sigh.

'Megaman…nah.' Lan thought.

"Still skeptical, eh Lan?" The man said.

"How do you…" Lan started to ask.

"Don't I look Or sound like someone you know?" Wyatt teased.

"But, that's impossible." Lan said.

The glow of an orb was seen in the room.

"Aw dangit." The man grumbled when he saw it.

"Wyatt…" The whitelighter said shocked.

"Chris…" Wyatt retorted.

"Oh this is the day I…I mean Lan went darklighter…I was told about this." He said.

Wyatt nodded.

"Huh?" Lan asked in confusion.

Wyatt sighed then told.

"We gotta tell mom and dad." Chris said.

"Gee, ya think? No kidding, Sherlock." Wyatt quipped.

"Want me to call dad? I mean he already knows I'm your brother." Chris asked in saying.

Wyatt did so, re-concealing himself. Leo orbed to them a little confused.

"Dad, we have a problem." Chris said.

The cloaked figure pointed to Lan.

"Chris…" Leo started to ask.

"Me…when I was younger that is." Chris answered the unasked question.

"Powers are emerging… And somebody has a little too much pride, in my opinion." The figure said.

"That's partly your fault." Chris said smirking.

"He…I turned evil in my world this version did anyway and went darklighter. But, we Halliwell brothers won't let each-other turn evil."

"You wouldn't tell them that you were having problems sleeping." The figure said.

"I didn't know what to think…so I thought the dreams would go away." Chris said.

Lan went to Leo since he was the one he knew for sure. Leo chuckled.

"Dad…" Lan started not realizing this was before he had even been born.

"While you two figure this out we'll be at magic school." Leo said and orbed away with Lan.

"Hate it when he does that." Wyatt said.

"Think he knew it was me under here?" He added.

"He might have realized it when I mentioned us Halliwell brother won't let each-other turn evil." Chris said.

Leo was working with Lan teaching him how to control his whitelighter powers.

"Think I'll still be functional? We're No different than the sisters." Wyatt asked then added.

"Yeah?" Chris asked blushing a bit thinking of Maylu.

"I've checked in on her family every once and a while."

Leo thought of calling in the sisters.

"Aiding our own." Wyatt clarified.

"Stay here." Leo said and orbed away and soon orbed back with Piper, Phoebe and Paige.

"Sorry for just orbing you out without explaining things." Leo said.

"Mom?" A question broke Piper from an angry focus she had on Leo.

"Let's gets to work." Wyatt said as Piper looked.

Chris nodded.

"It's Chris a version from his past anyway." Leo explained to the confused sisters.

"His powers are just coming in." He added.

Phoebe went over. Wyatt looked better than he had in years minus the day that he came home.

"Hi, aunt Phoebe." Lan said.

Phoebe smiled.

"I got sleepy after aunt Paige gave me something then found myself here." Lan said.

"He was in Dentech." Leo said.

"He hasn't slept well in weeks." Chris said after orbing in.

It was understood.

"So, he was given a potion to make him sleep Grams helped find it. I think she didn't warn about this." Chris said.

"You had his powers bound until he was old enough to learn to control them."

A sigh or two came.

"We need to think of a way to get him back to his time but, in the meantime I suggest he stay here and learn to control his powers." Leo said.

It was agreed.

"Dad, I don't…" Lan started.

Leo looked at his wife. Piper nodded, then started thinking of her first born. A small child ran to Piper. It was young Wyatt.

"Who's he?" Lan asked.

"Your brother." Leo whispered.

Lan looked confused.

"Brother?" Lan asked in confusion.

"Yes…" Leo said.

"I don't…" Lan started before a wind blew up forcing Lan back from his family.

Leo looked. A portal came and Lan was blown through and disappeared and reappeared spinning a bit elsewhere. He had actually reappeared in his time with the bodies of Lily and Wyatt. Nether moved. A glow came from Lan's hands. Leo orbed away when he sensed Lan. The two slowly stirred. Lan was healing them not knowing it. The boy woke but was teleported on the outskirts of his hometown, then it was repeated with the girl. Wyatt was soon walking, stumbling a bit, and was slowly whistling a civil war hymn. Lily made her way home as well. Leo took a confused looking Lan home. Piper hugged Lan as soon as they appeared; she had been worried about him.

"Wyatt and Lily are gone…I found Lan there and those two weren't there." Leo told Piper.

"My hands started glowing and…" Lan started to explain.

Piper nodded. A song came on a breeze of wind.

"We need to teach him about magic…think there's room for another student at magic school…headmistress?" Leo asked Paige.

Wyatt was whistling When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again, a favorite. Paige nodded.

"Magic?" Lan asked.

Leo nodded.

"But, magic isn't…" Lan started.

"This from a Halliwell." Leo said looking at Piper.

Giggles came. It was from Phoebe. Lan looked at his parents confused.

'One down.' Piper thought.

A car pulled up next to Wyatt. A man got out.

"Can I give you a ride, son?" He offered.

Wyatt looked.

"I think I can manage." He started.

He looked worn out.

"You sure? I'm Detective Morris." He said.

"Wyatt Halliwell." He said.

"Wyatt…I haven't seen you since you were little." Daryl said.

"Long story…" Wyatt started before tripping over his feet.

Daryl caught him.

"I'm taking you to the manor." Daryl said.

Wyatt didn't protest. Daryl took Wyatt to the manor before calling Paige's cellphone. Paige answered.

"Paige, its Daryl." He said.

"Hey Daryl…what ya need?" Paige asked.

"I just brought Wyatt back to the manor." Daryl said.

Leo looked at his sister-in-law.

"Daryl…He has Wyatt." Paige told him.

"I'm coming. Where are they?" Leo said.

Daryl sat Wyatt down in the living room since he using a Bluetooth earpiece.

"The manor." Paige said as Wyatt was nodding off.

Leo orbed out and to the manor. Wyatt stirred.

"I should get my boy back home." Leo said.

Daryl explained how he crossed paths with a nod.

"Chris healed Wyatt I think." Leo said.

"Well I found him walking, whistling a tune…No telling how long." Daryl said.

"I found Chris not long after Wyatt here disappeared." Leo said and told Daryl about what he knew.

Daryl nodded, knowing that the man was fighting the urge to scoop up and hold the boy. Leo scooped up Wyatt and orbed him to Dentech. Daryl chuckled as he left. Wyatt stirred again due to being held. Leo had orbed back next to Piper. It was a point before the group had been attacked before by Lan's evil self. Wyatt woke up abruptly.

"D-daddy? M-momma?" He started.

"It's us, Wyatt." Leo said but in that moment Leo and one other froze in the room.

An arrow frozen in the air between the one in a black cloak and mask and Leo. Lan had done it. Wyatt looked mad. He was going after the cloak figure, drained or not.

"I got it, bro." Lan said.

Wyatt was struggling to stay awake. Lan flicked his wrist and sent the arrow into the cloaked figure. The darklighter was vanquished by Lan. It was Lan's first vanquish. There was surprise with a hint of pride. Phoebe and Paige watched their sister with her husband and children. Leo unfroze then and looked at his wife and son. Lan smiled and looked at the three.

"I couldn't let myself kill dad." Lan said.

Wyatt nodded, still trying to stay awake.

"Mom…" Lan started when Piper hugged him tightly.

"Did I miss something?" Leo asked.

Wyatt sighed.

"Chris vanquished a darklighter on his own." Paige said.

"Was gonna." Wyatt mumbled.

"You're tired…go on to sleep." Lan said.

Wyatt drifted off. Lan looked at his parents. There were looks of relief mixed with joy.

"Sorry. Guess I should have said something about those dreams." Lan said.

It was agreed with.

"Dad was helping me learn to control my whitelighter powers in magic school before he brought you guys there…met Wyatt before…" Lan started.

There were nods. Phoebe counted down to either Leo Or Piper taking Wyatt, putting him to bed then staying since he had been away the longest. Leo took Wyatt to bed. Piper hugged her sisters before following.

"I'm missing something aren't I?" Lan asked his aunts.

Paige explained. Lan sighed. Lan then notices that Maylu usually would have been there to walk with him to school by then. The sisters looked.

"Maylu's late for once." Lan joked since he was dressed and started out of the house.

Lan went to Maylu's house. It was quiet. Lan knocked on the door. It was answered by Maylu's dad.

"Hi, is Maylu coming to school today?" Lan asked.

Ron was surprised.

"I was up early for once so thought I'd come over and walk her to school if she's coming." Lan said.

Ron looked.

"Is something wrong?" Lan asked seeing Maylu.

Maylu dashed out. Lan followed her. Lan ended up orbing in front of her which was seen by their friends. Maylu looked upset.

"Maylu…" Lan started.

Maylu was or seem to be in shock.

"Are you ok?" Lan asked.

Yai ran up to the two. Lan saw the others.

"Right, Lily got healed when I healed my brother." Lan said in realization.

The group was confused on who "Lily" was. Word about the two reached Hogwarts.

"Lily Potter…Maylu's cousin I think." Lan explained.

"And no more net battles for now. Megaman's gone."

Gutsman had a look on his face.

"You may not believe this but, it's for a good reason…my brother was healed and is home with mom and dad." Lan said.

"He's human…Megaman is human I mean."

A shout of "WHAT?!" rang out.

Wyatt shifted in the bed. Lan laughed.

"Megaman is my brother Wyatt. My real name isn't even Lan Hikari." He said.

"It's Chris Halliwell." He stated.

Lan looked at his friends. Wyatt groaned as he began to wake up. There was stunned silence. Lan was more concerned about Maylu's reaction then anyone else's. Maylu seemed fine. Wyatt began to sit, unaware if he had company or not.

"You OK?" Lan asked Maylu.

Leo and Piper were still sitting in the room watching Wyatt. Lan still looked tired.

"They're friends." Maylu said as Wyatt looked at them.

"I'm still learning to control my powers. Dad, said I'm half whitelighter…half witch. My dad is a whitelighter." Lan said nodding.

"Still not recovered." Wyatt grumbled, even as his true self… He was sporting bags under his eyes.

"Sleep." Leo urged.

"Are you sure you shouldn't stay home today? You don't look so good." One of his friends said.

"I'm just exhausted still…haven't really sleep in weeks." Lan replied with.

"Easy for you to say Dad… I haven't slept in days, since Chris' nightmares started." Wyatt said.

Dex looked like he wanted to mess with the eldest son. Piper gave him some of a different version of the potion used on Lan. This time the sleeping form remained on the bed.

"Think I should make sure Lan stays home today?" Leo asked Piper.

"Maybe a good idea." Piper replied.

Leo nodded and orbed to his son.

"Let's get you back home." Leo said.

"Maylu…"

Lan almost collapsed into Leo's arms. Leo picked up Lan.

"Can you tell Ms. Mari that Lan is sick?" Leo asked.

Maylu agreed. Luckily Lily had an easier time of sleep claiming her. Her parents we're sitting with her. Leo orbed home with his son. Then Leo tucked in the now sleeping Lan. Harry looked at Ginny.

"Think this means both are healed now?" Harry asked curiously.

Ginny nodded.

"Good…one of the brothers likes your niece." Harry said.

Letters arrived that day from Hogwarts one a welcome letter for Chris. It was addressed to Mr. C. Halliwell. Lan slept the day away. Leo wondered if he should try and wake him when each meal time came Lan slept on without stirring though.

"Should I wake the boys to eat something, Piper?" Leo asked his wife.

Piper agreed. Leo reluctantly shock Lan. But, Lan was still very tired and still a bit under the effect of the potion. Wyatt groaned upon a kinda sixth sense as he headed for the door. There was two letters sitting on the table where Paige had put them since she was in the kitchen making some food for the boys. One addressed to Mr. W. Halliwell the other Mr. C. Halliwell.

"Looks like I'm calling the Potters." Wyatt muttered he scanned certain spots for a bird to perch.

The bird was being tended by Maylu's folks.

"The Weesley's have been taking care of your owl." Paige said coming in with a plate for Wyatt.

"Think Mom and grams would mind that it's Not a cat?" Wyatt asked while he opened the door for his friend.

"I think the biggest issue might be about what animal Lan choices." Paige said.

"They ask the Weesley's to take care of it since your parents weren't sure how too."

The owl landed nearby. The owl was small about the size of a kitten.

"Wanna meet the charmed ones?" Wyatt asked his partner.

"Return letter is already ready. I'm sure they'll let Chris go too." Paige said.

The owl made a noise.

"Maylu's probably got the acceptance letter like Chris has." Paige said.

"They have to be there by the end of July…" Wyatt said as he fed the owl.

"I'm a headmistress after all and we can help prepare him at magic school in the meantime…and that is only next month. Lan's in summer school this year remember." Paige said.

"I think they we're trying to get him enough credits to leave school since I don't know if the school system recognizes Hogwarts." Paige said.

"I might transfer over to England from Dentech scilabs." Leo said walking in.

Leo had come down for a snack and heard the conversation.

"Ask Maylu's mother… Technically we live a separate life at the schools." Wyatt said.

"Magic history and things like that…basic stuff that are true for both. Besides we still have you're first year books at the magic school." Paige said.

"And Lan still needs to learn to control his powers from the Halliwell side." Leo pointed out.

Wyatt soon sat down to eat. He nodded.

"And the ones he gets from me." Leo said.

"They're aware due to me. Halliwell's a name they recognize." Wyatt said.

Soon time passed and eventually the first years were at Hogwarts in line for sorting and they soon came to a name Wyatt would recognize.

"Chris Halliwell." Was said.

Lan went to be sorted after a brief hesitation still getting use to that name. Lan sat and the hat was put on his head.

"Grifyndor!" The hat announced.

Lan joined his house. Wyatt and Lily were from Grifyndor as well. Soon another name that might be recognized by Wyatt and Lily was called. The girl got up to be sorted.

"Grifyndor!" The hat said and she joined the table.

Wyatt looked. It was Maylu who had joined them. But, Lan hadn't noticed she was even on the train in a depressed mood since they left home.

"Chris… Heads up." Wyatt said.

"What?" Chris asked without looking up.

Wyatt looked towards Maylu.

"Chris…" Maylu started resting a hand on Lan's shoulder.

Chris' head shot up and stared at Maylu shocked at first.

"Maylu…" Chris started.

"What? She's Lily's cousin… Stands to reason that she'd be here." Wyatt said.

"Got the letter the day Chris told us Chris Halliwell was his real name…the day you two left the PETs." Maylu said.

Wyatt nodded. Soon classes were underway and less than a week into classes something happened and Lan started glowing. Wyatt went due to concern.

"Chris…" Maylu started staring in shock.

Lan was fading and disappearing. Wyatt alerted the teachers as he moved. The closest teacher came quickly. Lan disappeared from Hogwarts just after the teacher got there. The teacher went to inform the headmistress. Wyatt followed.

"Did something happen?" The headmistress asked.

"Chris Halliwell disappeared from Hogwarts." The teacher told her.

"I got the feeling that something was wrong…" Wyatt started.

"I'll write the Halliwell's." The headmistress said.

"No need Ma'am…" Wyatt said.

Lan had a tabby kitten on his shoulder when he disappeared and the kitten disappeared with him.

"Dad…" Wyatt called out.

Leo orbed to Wyatt.

"Did something happen?" Leo asked.

"Chris disappeared…" Wyatt said.

"What?" Leo asked shocked.

"Not sure how." Wyatt said in his defense.

"We'll find him somehow." Leo swore softly to himself.

Wyatt looked away.

TO BE CONTINUED…