In 2004, Chris went undercover with some Scabbars to find out who was after Wyatt. After his cover was blown, the Scabbars began hunting him down. They attacked Chris in the attic and fought Piper and Paige. They were able to resist Piper's Molecular Combustion by instantly regenerating, though Paige was able to vanquish one by orbing his own acid back at him. The sisters ultimately got rid of the Scabbars by glamouring Rick Gittridge, a criminal former classmate of Phoebe, to look like Chris. When the Scabbars killed Rick with their acid, they believed they had killed Chris and retreated.