Chapter 10

"The police found her blood covered clothes torn and slashed into pieces, but no sign of her body. These gruesome attacks have occurred over the past three nights. If this continues, the death toll will increase dramatically. Police are still baffled and working on the case. Everyone is cautioned to remain safely inside when it gets dark and be wary of empty places and wooded forest areas."

Andy turned the TV to another channel. The news reporter was saying, "…have received this video of an attack taken at home. Unfortunately, the family was found mauled and ripped to shreds."

The TV screen showed a home video which was shaking slightly and was recording a view of a door which had some bullet holes. A guy stood by the door, facing it and holding a rifle. Voices were heard in the background saying things like, "What was that?" and "Did you get it? Is it gone?"

Suddenly a scream was heard in the background. "Look under the door! Look under the door!" A hysteric voice yelled. A baby's cry could be heard. The guy got the rifle ready. The video camera zoomed forward at the bottom of the door where it recorded what appeared to be claws. The guy with the rifle fired more shots and a growl was heard. Then loud barking was heard outside the door.

"Oh no! Rover's out there!" The growling and barking grew louder and then the barking turned into weak yelps and painful howls. The camera moved to the window. It was dark outside, but the outline of a furry figure's back could be seen. Then the figure started to run toward the window and the family's terrified screams were heard. After the sound of glass breaking was heard, the video was filled with static.

Andy turned the TV off. "I can't wait to get my hands on that thing."

Prue sighed, "I can't help but think that my sisters and I should have worked on capturing that thing. How are Sheila and the kids?"

"Not so bad. They're still recovering. The baby's absolutely fine, fortunately. Darryl says he wants to shoot the thing that hurt them. Actually, I hope I beat him to it." Andy looked at Prue. "That thing hurt you and I would never let anything hurt you."

Prue smiled gratefully.

"By the way Prue, you were kind of screaming in your sleep. What happened?"

Prue looked down and didn't answer.

"Was it that thing attacking you?"

"No," Prue whispered. "It was Roger. I dreamed about being attacked by Roger."

Andy looked worriedly at his wife. He had notified the police about their investigation on Roger and hoped to hear some news soon.

"Good morning, Polly!" Andy greeted his sleepy looking daughter.

Polly yawned. "What's up on the news?"

"The strange attacks."

"What? You mean those creepy attacks in which…" Polly broke off and suddenly looked worried and sad.

"Are you all right? You look kind of ill." Prue asked.

"Oh, nothing. I'm fine. Actually Mom, you don't have to worry about those attacks. Chris, Mel, Pam, Penny, and I are going to see if they are demonic related and also look for Larry and the demon that turned Wyatt."

"Are you sure? We could help." Andy said.

"No, no, it's okay. I better start quickly."

"Have some breakfast first. You don't want to miss Piper's delicious breakfast, do you?" Prue asked.

"Oh my gosh! I haven't eaten food like this in years!"

"Hey, look! I'm detecting something on this building!" Paige cried out.

She and her sisters were in the attic. Paige had combined the scrying crystal with some kind of potion.

"I think it's pointing to a building right here." She pointed out on the map.

"Let's go check it out. And take some basic demon vanquishing potions, just to be safe." Prue said.

The four sisters orbed onto the roof of what seemed to be an abandoned building and looked around.

"What exactly are we looking for?" Piper asked.

"Look over here!" Phoebe called.

The other three walked to where Phoebe was and lying on the floor was Larry.

"Finally! We found him!" Paige said.

"Yeah, but what's he doing up here? Why couldn't we find him before?" Piper wondered.

"Does anyone think he looks…healthier now?" Phoebe asked. The other three had to agree that he looked less sickly.

"Maybe he's coming out of his coma. That probably has something to do with why we could find him now." Prue suggested.

"That is one weird coma." Phoebe said. "Prue, you're right. He does look familiar!"

Paige looked around. "Is there anything or anyone else here?"

"Let's have a look around. Maybe there's someone who knows how Larry got here."

Prue stayed by Larry's side while the other three looked around. She examined him, just out of curiosity. He seemed to be wearing his Matrix-style dark coat and jeans as before, but was barefoot. Prue suddenly noticed that he only had four toes on each foot. She moved closer to examine them and realized that it seemed as if Larry was naturally born with four toes rather than having lost a toe from each foot, because the way the toes were on the foot just seemed biologically natural. The toenails also looked a little strange.

Prue directed her attention to Larry's hands. He had all five fingers, but the fingernails were strange just like the toenails. They were short, but were sharp and pointed. They looked more like the tips of claws, for if the nails were longer, they would have been claws instead. The hands were also hairy, not abnormally, but still noticeably hairy. Prue's attention was suddenly captured by a ring that was on Larry's finger. It looked like it was probably from ancient times and it had a seal or design that resembled the moon. For some reason, it looked familiar. Prue's thoughts went to the time when she and her sisters were Greek goddesses fighting the Titans. She was Artemis and she had been wearing a ring which had similarities to Larry's ring.

By now, Prue's curiosity was aroused. She glanced at his face and caught sight of his teeth. The two canine teeth on the top jaw and the two on the bottom jaw were very sharp and pointed. The other teeth also looked at least a little sharp, but there was no doubt that they too could do some damage.

Prue then placed a fingertip over one of Larry's eyes and pulled back the eyelid. Suddenly a nictating membrane (also called third eyelid) slid horizontally across the eyeball, covering the eye for protection. The color of the nictating membrane was very silver-like and looked so shiny that it could reflect like a mirror. Prue sprang back, surprised by what she saw. This was weirder than the teeth, nails, and toes. Since when did humans have something like that? What exactly was Larry?

Suddenly, Paige orbed right next to Prue. "There are demons attacking us. Piper and Phoebe are in danger."

Paige orbed them off the roof and onto the ground below. They doubted that Larry would be in any kind of trouble at the moment. The demons were not weak, but not too powerful either. The major problem was the number of them. A few darklighters suddenly also appeared. The sisters were definitely outnumbered. Fireballs and potions flew everywhere; demons flew through the air or exploded or were kicked. Four of the strongest demons suddenly grabbed a sister each and held them with hands behind their back.

Up on the roof, the sounds of fighting and yells reached Larry's ears. The smells floated into his nose. One particular scent that his nose caught was that of a woman who was kneeling right by him a few minutes ago. This scent triggered many memories in his mind. Suddenly Larry's hand moved slightly and the fingers twitched. The eyelids suddenly snapped open, revealing irises of a unique light silver-gray color, which made the dark pupil stand out clearly and made the eyes have a sharp piercing look.

Finally Larry has awoken. You'll find out more about him in the next few chapters. How is the story so far? Please keep sending reviews.