Chapter 7 – Erin-napped

"Piperrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" I shouted.

My hands started shaking and she came running in, "What is it" she asked frantically.

I stood up and turned around to face her, she saw what was in my hand and put a hand over her mouth. She walked over and took it from me; she stared at it and began to cry.

"Is anyone else home?" I asked.

Piper shook her head and just stared at the pregnancy stick; I looked at her and then sighed. I grabbed it and stared at it, the big letters, made up of pixels, telling me something… I knew was coming but… somehow hadn't prepared me for it. I was happy, sad, annoyed, confused all at the same time.

"Erin… this is wonderful news!" Piper said and hugged me.

I sat down and stared at the floor, I stood up a few seconds later and began to pace back and forth. I stopped and looked at Piper, "I'm going to be a mum… I'm going to have a little baby, well… I obviously couldn't have done it without Chris" I said and we both laughed.

I was eighteen and pregnant… any normal family would think that to be a little odd but not the Halliwells, Piper was obvious proof of that.

"I need to tell Chris" I said suddenly, "Bye" I quickly said to Piper and orbed to P3.

I dodged a flying chair and saw a demon destroying the club. "Hey!" I shouted.

He turned around and threw another chair at me, I froze it and attempted to blow him up but I suddenly levitated into the air.

"I was going for a more offensive approach" I said to myself and suddenly dropped. The demon stared at me and began to run towards me, I attempted to freeze him but it wasn't working. I tried to create a force field but that wasn't working either, I began to panic and then I involuntarily orbed.

"The baby" I said to myself.

"Baby?" Wyatt suddenly said as he came down the stairs.

"Ah, Wyatt… Demon, demon" I said waving my arms.

Wyatt blew him up and then I sighed in relief, "So what's this about a baby?" he asked. He walked over to me and began to glare at me, "Nothing" I said cheerfully and began to orb. Wyatt suddenly grabbed me and threw me against the wall into a table with stacked chairs on it.

I coughed and stood up, "What… did you… do that for" I said as I wiped blood from my bleeding lip.

He began to walk towards me and I leant into a prepared fighting stance, when he was in range I thrust kicked him in the chest and punched him in the right jaw. I levitated into the air and kicked Wyatt again; he stumbled backwards and then grabbed my leg. He threw me through the air and I slid across the floor, I hit my head against something hard and pressed my hand against the wound, I took my hand away and began to shake as I saw the blood.

"Erin!" I heard Chris shout.

He ran over to me and orbed us to the manor, "Mum!" he called.

Piper came running in and looked from Chris to me, "What happened" she asked almost in tears.

"Wyatt… Wyatt did this" he said angrily.

"What… Wyatt would never do anything like this" she said reluctantly.

"I saw him mum, he was about to kill her!" he shouted.

"Well… heal her, heal her quickly and then get into the attic, surround yourself with the crystals and wait there" she said. I saw Chris nod and then sat up after he'd healed me, "Thanks" I said and hugged him.

"Come on, let's go" he said and grabbed my hand.

"Be careful" I said to Piper and she smiled at me, "Make sure you remember his face when you tell him, I wish I could see it" she said.

I giggled and nodded in agreement, Chris looked and me and I grinned.

We reached the attic and Chris surrounded us in the protection crystals. He hugged me and then looked me in the eyes.

"So… what is it you have to tell me" he asked.

I smiled and took a deep breath, "How would you feel… if I told you… that I was… pregnant" I said grinning.

He stared at me and then a wide smile appeared, "I'm going to be a dad? Dylan?" he said excitedly. I nodded and he kissed me, for the next ten minutes Chris went on about cots, baby food and clothes, he was obviously ecstatic.

Chris had just begun asking me if I was alright when the sister's came running in, "What's going on?" Chris asked quickly.

"Wyatt… he's evil" Phoebe said, she had a cut on her head and blood was slowly running down her right cheek.

"We can help you" I said quickly.

"No, you need to stay safe, we'll hold off Wyatt and once we have, you need to get out of here, got it?" Piper said sternly.

I nodded reluctantly and saw Wyatt walk into the room, he looked at me and Chris and then back to sisters.

An energy ball appeared in his right hand and he was about to throw it but he stopped, "If you want to see your aunts again, you'll come to golden gate park at midnight" he said and orbed the sister's.

Wyatt walked closer and stopped when he was as close as the crystals would allow, "Love you" he said and winked at me.

"Let the sister's go Wyatt… I don't want to have to hurt you" I said sternly.

He orbed laughing and I turned to look at Chris, "What do we do?" I asked.

"I don't know… Wyatt's pretty much invincible" he replied.

"Pretty much, that doesn't mean he can't be hurt" I began, I was about to continue but there was a crash outside. Chris moved the crystals and we both ran over to the window… everything had changed; it looked as if the dark cloud had never even happened.

The crash was the mail man's van hitting the back of a red mondeo; the owner was waving her arms frantically and shouting.

"I don't understand…" I said.

"Wyatt's always been smart, if he wanted all of these people back, there's a good reason for it" Chris explained.

"So what do we do now?" I asked.

"I guess we have to try and find the sister's, defeat the Bladefist and then…" Chris started.

"Stop Wyatt" I said.

"Well… I'll go and open the club, can you go to the Bay Mirror and tell Elise that Phoebe won't be in… let's say, for the next three weeks" Chris said.

I nodded, "What about Henry, Coop and Leo?" I asked.

"I'll explain all of this to them and I'll ask Henry Jr and the twins to handle the Bladefist, they seem to be old enough now" he explained.

I hugged him and he smiled at me, "I'll see you soon" I whispered and orbed to the Bay Mirror.

I walked through the double doors and headed to where I'd seen Phoebe's destroyed door, I walked in and jumped when Phoebe was already sitting there.

"Phoebe?" I said quickly.

"Hey…" she began and pulled a thinking face.

"Erin?" I said as I sat down on the sofa.

"Right, Erin… how've you been?" she asked.

"I've been fine, how're you… considering you were just kidnapped" I asked curiously.

"Oh that was nothing, Piper froze him, I kicked him and Paige orbed us out of there" she explained.

"Why didn't you come back to the manor?"

"Well… I was just, really late for work, I only came home for a short break" she said.

"Oh, that's totally understandable but I do have one question?" I asked.

"Sure, fire away" Phoebe replied.

"How did you feel when I told you I'm pregnant?" I asked.

"I was thrilled, I thought it was amazing… another Halliwell… just perfect" she replied, she then turned around and started searching through her shelves for something.

"Oh really… that's really… amazing since… I haven't told Phoebe yet" I said and she stopped.

She slowly turned around and smiled, "I really thought this was going to be easy, pretend to be her for a few days" he said.

"Why would Wyatt want you to be Phoebe… actually, who are you?" I asked.

"Wyatt… Wyatt Halliwell?!" the glamoured Phoebe said.

"Well who sent you" I asked the imposter.

"They… I can't say, they'll kill me if I do… but as much as I hate being their, their lap dog, I doubt even the Halliwells can defeat this evil… their pure evil" she replied.

"I need a name and we can… save you? I guess" I said in confusion.

She smiled and was about to agree but she scowled, "I don't need any help! I'll see you at home" she said with a dark smile.

The demon shimmered and I orbed, I was in the attic and I was standing next to Melinda and Chris.

"What's going on" I asked.

"Demons have glamoured into our aunts, their invisible right now" Melinda said as her eyes circled the room.

I turned around and could feel myself growing more nervous by the second; I looked around the room and suddenly felt an odd tickling sensation in my stomach, a bright yellow light rippled from me and the demons had appeared.

"Smart kid" Melinda said grinning.

"How did you know" I asked in shock.

"Chris won't stop going on about the little guy" she said, Chris grinned and I winked at him.

I attempted to blow the glamoured Piper but it wasn't working, "Oh come on Dylan, you've got to give me something to work with here" I said.

Suddenly someone grabbed me from behind and I struggled against their grasp, I tried to get free but the grasp kept getting tighter and tighter. I suddenly felt a burst of strength from within me and I grabbed the demons arm, I flipped her over my shoulder and snapped her neck.

"What the…" I said to myself.

I watched as Melinda vanquished the glamoured Paige and we all relaxed, "Where did that come from?" Chris asked curiously.

"I have absolutely no idea, maybe the baby?" I asked.

"Quite a new power you have, the power of strength" Wyatt suddenly said.

He appeared in the doorway accompanied by two big men, "I'll give you back the sisters… if you come with me" he proposed.

"Erin… no!" Chris said through clenched teeth.

"Chris, if it comes down to me and the charmed ones, who do you think is going to be more helpful?" I asked him.

He looked at the floor and I walked over to Wyatt, I turned back to face Chris and he looked up.

"I promise you… I'll get you back, if it's the last thing I do, I'll save you Erin" he said angrily.

A tear ran down my cheek and I mouthed the words 'I love you' and saw him disappear as Wyatt shimmered.

"Welcome to your new home" he said cheerfully.

I snatched my arm away from his grasp and starred at my feet; Wyatt pulled me close to him and put his hand on my stomach. "Our child" he said and laughed.