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Rejoice people! This is the chapter where we finally get out of memory land and into kicking demon butt! I know this chapter is a bit shorter then normal, and I know I leave you at a wickedly lovely cliffie, but it's a good chapter. Also, the italics (after the memories are done) are when Chris, Rogue, and Logan talk in mind-speak. Enjoy!

Something Wrong

We reformed in Valhalla, at the entrance to the cave Mist had told me Leo had been kept in. Leo was still holding on to my arm, and he was holding it so hard I knew it would bruise later.

"Leo, what's going on?" I said. This was not supposed to be happening.

"Come on, in here." growled Leo, and he pushed my back with his other hand.

I considered orbing out, but we were to close to the cave for me to be sure I'd be able to. Also, even if I did orb out, Leo was too close. He could follow my orb trail and bring me right back. I'd have to play along until I could figure out what was going on. As we walked into the cave, Leo pushed me again to make me go faster.

"Easy!" I said. His fingers were still digging into my arm, though it didn't hurt as much as it would have if I wasn't wearing my sweater.

We entered the cave, and I saw two warriors with their weapons up start to walk towards us. One seemed to be from the Roman or Greek days, the other seemed to be from early Africa. Valhalla had warriors from all times. I saw the large, circular cage the Valkyries had put Leo in.

"Who goes there?" demanded the Roman looking one.

"What's the matter?" said Leo in a soft voice that held anger underneath, "Don't you recognize me?"

"Leo?" asked the warrior, "But we heard that the witches had broken you out."

"Disinformation," said Leo harshly, "Enemy's favorite tactic, don't fall for it again."

The warrior put his sword point on the ground as a type of salute. The African warrior had been silent this whole time.

"Right, sorry" said the warrior, "It's just that everyone's a little on edge, especially since the alert's been sounded again."

"I know, I caught the intruder," said Leo, glaring once at me. I looked at him in surprise and worry. What the hell was he thinking? Was this his idea of revenge, give me over to the Valkyries? I hoped Leo was just acting, otherwise I was seriously screwed.

"Where's Freya?" asked Leo, "She'll want to question him." Shit. How could I get out of this?

"She's not here, she went after the warriors in the city," reported the warrior.

"And the new Valkyrie, where is she?" asked Leo. He meant Piper.

"They took her with them." said the warrior.

"Alright," said Leo, "Then I'll have to question him myself." Leo opened the cage door and threw me inside with such force that I almost tripped. The warriors started to come towards Leo, but as a comrade. To help him torture me. I knew what the warriors did to intruders.

"Alone!" Leo snapped at the warriors. They both nodded and walked out of the cave. Leo got into the cage and slammed the door shut.

Dimly, I hoped that Leo would wait until the warriors were a safe distance away, open the cage, let me out, and then leave to do something else. I knew chances of that were slim to none. Then Leo picked up two swords from the floor of the sandy cage and started twirling them, as though he was warming up. I knew that I couldn't get out of the cage. I had given the Valkyries a spell to make it orb-proof, and Leo was standing in front of the door with two swords. Leo was also physically stronger then me.

He started to walk slowly around the cage, and I walked in the opposite direction. "What are you doing?" I said, my fear rising, "Leo, what's going on?"

"I am gonna get the truth out of you one way or another." said Leo calmly, still twirling the swords. I didn't take my eyes off him, I'd be a fool if I did. Leo was somehow more frightening now then when he had been yelling. "No sisters around here to help you this time." he taunted, "No orbing, no way out."

I had been so focused on Leo, that my body had kept walking automatically. I tripped over a skull in the cage, but managed to stop myself from falling.

"Just you," Leo pointed a sword at me, "And me," he pointed the same sword back at himself. Leo threw the sword in his left hand at my feet, and we both stopped circling each other.

"You're joking, right?" I said, knowing that he wasn't. I would have to dissuade him. "Shouldn't we be getting back, to fill in Phoebe and Paige and to find Piper?"

"I already lost Piper," said Leo, a slightly crazed look in his eyes, "Pick it up."

He wanted to fight me. He didn't just want to hurt or maybe kill me, he wanted to feel like he was beating me too. This was his revenge, or at least, a part of it. If he ever proved that I was the one who trapped him here I would have the Elders, the Charmed Ones, the Valkyries, and most of the magical community on my tail. I'd be forced to hide out with demons. But, if I didn't pick up the sword, he wouldn't fight me. He was still enough of a pacifist not to kill or hurt an unprotected opponent.

"You know this isn't very funny any more," I said as we started to circle each other again. "This isn't very Elder-like either." God. I knew that if it came to a physical fight with no magic, Leo would beat me. Especially since he had been in Valhalla for a little over a month. He was in peak physical condition.

"Being trapped here for five weeks and fighting for my life has change me a lot." said Leo mercilessly, "Pick it up."

I shook my head, "No, forget it." Leo kicked a shield off the sandy floor, and at me. I managed to catch it, when Leo came at me faster then I was prepared for. I slipped the shield over my left arm and held it over my head as I ducked and grabbed the sword Leo had thrown down earlier. Leo was willing to attack me, and I had to be able to attack back.

I stood up and blocked Leo's sword with my own. I tried to hit him with mine, but he blocked it and hit my shield with his sword, which I held so my head was protected.. Once, twice, three times he slammed his sword down on my shield. The sheer force of the attack made me fall down on the sand, panting.

"I didn't do it," I said, and I lunged at Leo's ankle with my sword. I had to get him away from me. Leo blocked my sword with his, and with a flick of his wrist sent my sword flying out of my hand, and landing near the bars of the cage. I threw myself after the sword and managed to grab the hilt. I rolled over, ready to come back up, but Leo was standing over me. He put his sword under the corner of my jaw where it connected to my neck. I swallowed reflexively, and let my hand go lax around the sword hilt. My arm was over my head, and too far away for me to throw the sword without risk that Leo would cut my throat.

Leo had me. He could kill me. He seemed crazed enough, and I had absolutely no leverage. I had nothing. I was breathing hard, and at the same time trying to move as little as possible. "You can't kill me, I'm a whitelighter." I felt the sword moving against my throat as I talked. The cold steel scared me. But maybe my words could save me. If Leo knew he could kill me, he would have a lot more leverage. If he thought I would reform if he stabbed me, then he might not do it. I hoped.

"No?" breathed Leo menacingly, "Then why are you sweating?" I closed my mouth and breathed through my nose, afraid that each breath might be my last. I swallowed again, my mouth dry with fear. "I'm gonna find out the truth. I'm gonna find out who did this to me, I promise." snarled Leo.

I tried, moving as little as possible, to edge my neck away from the sword. Leo wasn't stable right now, his eyes were crazed with blood lust. "Right now, we're gonna catch up with Phoebe and Paige, and have a little chat with the Elders." he said.

Logan's POV

Suddenly, I felt a forced stop. It was like when you're on a roller coaster, and then it stops without warning. I realized that I was on the floor in the kitchen. I felt a featherlight touch in my mind that I instinctively knew as Rogue. I sensed that she was on the floor too. I opened my eyes, and blinked tears out of them. I waited a second before I sat up, allowing my eyes to readjust to natural lights, and not memories. I stood up, and helped Rogue up too. Chris was standing with his arms crossed defensively.

"Well?" he asked.

The poor dickhead. I didn't know how he'd managed to survive. I felt his mind withdraw slightly. He was scared. He probably thought we thought he was a monster now. I felt sorry for him, but I knew he didn't want my pity. I wouldn't.

"You've had a hard life," I said. What more could be said? I felt Chris' relief, and saw him smile slightly. I gave him a nod, and looked at Rogue. She had tear streaks down her face, which she was trying to wipe away. I gave her the courtesy of pretending not to notice.

"I've done a lot of inexcusable things," said Chris, an he looked like he wanted to say more, but I cut him off.

"You did what you had to do to survive." I said, shaking my head. "And we'll both help you save Wyatt."

Rogue nodded. "If we use this connection well, I really think we can do it." she said, her voice slightly husky from crying.

Chris nodded. "Thank you." he said softly. I looked at Chris with a new respect. This kid had lived through more then anything I had. He was tough.

Suddenly orbs shined in the room. "Chris?" I mind-spoke, wondering whether this new person was a friend or foe.

"It's probably Leo, none of the demons can orb." he mind-spoke back.

Ah. Leo. Having experienced Chris's memories, I felt resentment towards Leo. I realized dimly that most of the resentment was coming from Chris, but some of it was coming from Rogue and I, too. It must have been because of our mental connection. The orbs stopped and Leo appeared. He looked at me and Rogue strangely.

"Chris, who are these people?" he asked, looking at me with suspicion.

"No one filled him in?" mind-spoke Rogue, and I felt a mental shrug come from Chris.

"I forgot, with everything else that's been going on," he said wearily, but without guilt.

"Then fill him in," I said.

"This is Logan and Rogue," said Chris, gesturing to Rogue and I, "They're from an alternate world."

"An alternate world?" asked Leo, glancing from Rogue to me, "What are they?"

"Mutants." I said briskly, and Leo narrowed his eyes at me.

"In our world, there's a widespread genetic mutation. About 30 of people are mutants, and have powers." explained Rogue. "We got sent here by accident when a shapeshifter startled a girl who creates portals." It was the short version.

"What are your powers?" asked Leo, less suspicious now, but just by a little.

"Are we gonna have to go through this whole thing again?" I asked in mind-speak, before addressing Leo. "Well, I can do this," I said as I held up my fist and let my claws come out. Leo jumped, and I brought my claws back into my hand. "And I self-heal."

"I drain the powers or life force out of people of they touch my skin for too long," said Rogue, and I got a mental feeling that after seeing Chris's memories, she felt slightly more comfortable with her powers. I saw Leo eye her gloves with an expression I couldn't identify.

Leo's eyes popped open when Rogue said that, and he gave Chris a look that clearly said, And you let these people get near Wyatt?!

"Look at his neck," I mind-spoke, which was red with suppressed emotions, "Maybe a vein'll pop."

"Logan!" thought Rogue sharply, as I felt Chris give a mental smile, "Just because he can't hear you doesn't mean you should make fun of him."

"Leo, trust me," said Chris, "I came back from the Future to save Wyatt. Do you really think I'd have brought them here if they were dangerous?"

"They could be your accomplices," said Leo, ignoring Rogue and I. "And you really expect me to trust you?"

"Fine, don't," said Chris, shrugging, "It's not your trust I care about. So are you here to pick up Wyatt?"

"Yeah. Where is he?" said Leo. He was keeping things brisk, almost impersonal.

"In the playpen in the attic." said Chris, "Now if you'll excuse me," he turned away and walked out of the kitchen into the living room. Rogue and I followed him. I had to admire Chris's gut. What he just did, it was like he was dismissing Leo.

"Good job." I mind-spoke. I was getting comfortable with the mental connection idea. The corner of Chris's mouth quirked upwards in a half-smile.

"Thanks,"he mind-spoke.

"When are the sisters gonna get back?" asked Rogue, "I mean, I know we haven't really kept time, what with seeing each others past and all, but shouldn't they be back by now?"

I felt Chris's alarm spike. He was estimating the amount of time that had passed. "Two hours" he mind spoke, and I felt worry start to gnaw at me. It shouldn't have taken that long.

"Should we go help them?" asked Rogue, looking from Chris to me. Chris was quiet for a moment, thinking quickly.

"Well?" I asked. If we were gonna fight, I wanted to know when and where, and if not, there was no reason to get excited.

"No," he said, "Not yet. Piper's got to be okay, I would have vanished if she was dead."

"But what about Phoebe and Paige?" asked Rogue.

"I would have felt their deaths," Chris said, shaking his head. "There's probably just more demons then they thought there would be. Vanquishes take time." What he said made sense, but I heard the worry in his voice, and felt it in his mind.

"You know, Chris, it's a bit dumb to hide something when the two people you're talking to can read your mind." I said, "So, talk."

Chris sighed, and I felt the mixed annoyance and humor in his mind. "I am worried," he admitted, "Nandor shouldn't have been a problem to vanquish, but Gorgog could be dangerous."

"I thought their combined powers would be enough," said Rogue.

"Yeah, usually. But there's more to it then that." said Chris. "He wasn't in the Book."

"Doesn't that just mean they didn't know his powers?" I asked, remembering what Piper had said before.

"Yes," said Chris, "But it also means none of the Halliwell ancestors have ever faced him before."

"D'you think he came from the Future, like you?" asked Rogue.

Chris shrugged, "I don't know. It's possible, but I don't remember him."

"Could he be from a different Future, one ahead of yours?" I asked.

Chris shrugged again and ran his hand through his hair. "I really don't know. Almost anything's possible if you've got the right kind of magic."

"That's it," said Rogue softly.

"What's it?" I asked.

"Remember how Chris was saying before if we worked together we could protect Wyatt?" she asked. Chris and I nodded. "Well, if together we have the power to protect Wyatt, why not the sisters? Why don't we vanquish Gorgog?"

"Rogue, are you sure?" I asked, worried. I remembered how she'd reacted when Paige had tortured the demon before. This wasn't like her.

Chris shook his head, "We shouldn't interfere with a vanquish unless we have to," he said, "We could end up distracting them, or accidentally helping the demon. If they need us, they'll call me."

"He's right," I said, and Rogue paused for a moment before nodding.

"I - I just wanna prove that I can handle it. That I' not weak." she said, looking at me beseechingly.

"You're not weak." said Chris and I at the same time. Chris's mouth quirked into a small smile, as did Rogue's.

"Trust me, kid," I told her, "If I thought you were weak, I'd let you know."

Rogue smiled. "Thanks," she said.

Suddenly I heard a voice call out in mind-speak, but it wasn't Chris or Rogue."Chris!" called the voice. "Chris!"

"The sisters?" mentally asked Rogue. Chris nodded, grabbed three potions of a coffee table and stuffed them into his pocket.

"They need me. Us." he walked towards Rogue and I and grabbed both our hands. "Be ready do fight," he mind spoke, before orbing us away.

Rogue's POV

Having experienced Chris's memories, I knew what it felt like to orb. Or, I knew what it felt like for him to orb. I felt like my stomach was flipping over.

When we reformed, my stomach went back to normal. I barely had time to register that we were in a cave with a rocky wall behind us, when Chris pushed my head down. I felt heat fly over my head, and explode into rock behind me.

"Demon guards," he explained, "Vanquish them. Make as little noise as possible, we don't know who else is here." Chris took his hand off my head, stood up, and flung out his arm, using his telekinetic power to send a demon flying into a wall. There were four demons, two had fireballs out, and one was running towards a stone tunnel.

"Get the one running away,"said Chris as he took out one of the potion vials and telekinetically sent it towards the demon he had attacked. The demon exploded in a fiery burst.

Logan was running flat out towards the the running demon. One of the other demons ran towards Chris, and the last one ran towards me. I almost panicked. I didn't have any potions, I'd forgotten to ask Chris for one. The demon threw a fireball at me, and I ducked down. Suddenly, I felt myself orb out, and reform. I was disoriented for a moment, and then realized what had happened. When Chris had forced my head down, he wasn't wearing gloves. He touched me. It was only for a few seconds, so he wasn't hurt, but I borrowed his power.

"Chris, how do you throw something with your power?"I mind-spoke, showing him my realization.

"Anger, get mad." he said, understanding flooding his mind. "Orbing is fear-based."

Ok, anger. I let anger flood me, borrowing memories from my past, and from Chris's. I flung my arm to the side, and the demon was thrown sideways. I smiled, then remembered to stay angry.

"Chris, potion!" I mind spoke. Chris understood, throwing a potion into the air, while throwing the other one at the demon who was attacking him. His demon exploded with a scream, but I barely heard it. I concentrated on the vial, and flung my arm at the demon. The vial flew towards the demon and broke. The demon died as the potion touched his skin. He screamed and burst into flames as he was vanquished.

"Logan?"I asked, feeling the connection to his mind.

"The demon's dead, but he screamed pretty loud."he mind-spoke, "I saw the sisters. They're trapped in some kind of force-field. The same type as the one Paige used on the demon earlier, except it's purple. There's a guy in black on a throne-like chair. Dickhead thinks he's king. Come on, hurry."

Logan sent us mental directions on how to get to where he was. Chris, who I felt Logan also speak to, and I ran, following his directions through winding tunnels. I felt Chris's worry, but he pushed it down.

As we turned a corner, I saw Logan standing behind a stone archway connected to the cave walls which was the entrance to the room where the sisters were trapped. Chris and I hid behind the arch.

"Rogue, take off your gloves," said Chris, hit with sudden inspiration.

"What?" I sent back, surprised, "It'd be dangerous."

"Here's the plan; we charge into the chamber, Logan and I try to take out the demon, and you absorb the power in the force field." he explained quickly.

"She's right, that would be dangerous," said Logan.

"Can you do it?" asked Chris. I thought about it. Usually I absorbed powers out of people. I'd never tried absorbing a force field before.

"I don't know," I said, "But I'll give it a try."

"Okay," said Logan, "On three."

"Three,"said Chris, and he ran into the room yelling at the top of his lungs.

Logan and I ran into the room. Logan ran to Chris, claws out, and they both started to attack the demon. I took a quick look at the battle, and saw that the demon was strong. Chris's power was having no effect on him, so Chris was launching various things around the room at him. Logan was unable to get close enough to the demon to cut him, and was busy dodging the fireballs the demon was throwing at them.

"Rogue, what are you waiting for?" yelled Chris's mind voice.

"Stop staring, kid," agreed Logan, "Take in the shield."

I turned and ran to the purple force field around the sisters. "Rogue, what are you doing?" demanded Piper, "Get out of here before you get yourself killed!"

I was so used to talking mind-to-mind with Logan and Chris now, that the sound of true speech was slightly disturbing. I ignored Piper and threw my gloves onto the ground. I flexed my fingers nervously, and reached towards the force field.

"Don't!" yelled Phoebe, just as I touched it.

There was a tingling sensation around my fingers, but it wasn't painful. I felt my body start to absorb its power. The shield itself started to slowly shrink, coming into my hands. My hands started to shake as I continued to absorb power. I'd never held on to anyone this long before. A human would have died if I had. Suddenly the crystals at the base of the force field shattered, and I stopped absorbing power. The sisters stood up.

"What did you do?" asked Paige, and then I felt intense burning pain in my left side. I fell down with a cry of pain. I reached out with my mind and felt Logan's pain. He had been burned, and because of our connection, I felt his pain as if it were mine.

"Rogue!" said Phoebe.

"Demon," said Piper, "We gotta get the demon." She, Paige, and Phoebe ran towards the demon, who was unaffected by Piper's powers, both of freezing and blowing up.

"Logan, are you okay?" I asked, but I felt the pain lessen, and I knew he was healing himself already.

"Fine, kid." said Logan, as his wound healed completely. I took a breath of relief as my pain receded. I got up and ran after the sisters. Paige had now joined Chris in sending things flying at the demon from around the room.

"Chris, throw Logan," I thought spoke. Logan was too far away, that's why he couldn't get at the demon.

"What?" Chris exclaimed, "He'll get himself killed."

"Throw me, dickhead, I can't die." said Logan, although, technically we didn't know for sure if he could die or not.

Chris's response was to fling his arm out, and send Logan flying across the room. Claws extended to their maximum, Logan flew towards the demons' chest. The demon said something, I couldn't hear what, and a large fire ball appeared above his head. The fireball writhed and twisted and changed into a large snake made completely out of fire. The fire-snake threw itself at all of us, growing bigger with every fraction of a second. It was going to kill us. All of us. I heard the demon laugh.

I felt Logan's defiance and fear, and I felt Chris's shock and fear. I turned towards the sisters and saw in their eyes that they realized it too. We were all going to die.

"NO!"I cried, both out loud and in my mind. I closed my eyes, held my arms close to me, and threw them out to my sides. "NO!" There was an explosion, and the fire engulfed us.

A/N: I know I'm so evil, leaving a cliffie like that. But it was fun! Also, to all you X-Men fans, Gorgog is someone you know, and you're not gonna like it. Any guesses on who he is? REVIEW!