Daddy's Girl.
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Thanks for the reviews everyone. I am so sorry for the massive delay in updating but my life has been hell the last couple of weeks. I have been ill and then got beaten up. It's not been fun but anyway here is the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy it.
Chapter 11: Elder Hatred.
The next two months flew by without the family getting any closer to figuring out who turns Wyatt. Chris was driving himself into the ground trying to save his brother and no matter what the others said, he wouldn't slow down or take a rest. Piper, Phoebe and Paige had now told Leo that Amalie wasn't going to be returning to the future. He had spoken to the other Elders about it but there was nothing they could do to help the young girl.
Today they were all at Magic School seeing if there was anything there that could help them. Gideon had been in a couple of times to see if he could help but there was little, he could do.
Amalie slammed the book down that she had been looking through and groaned. "This is pointless," she muttered, standing up and pacing across the room.
Phoebe stood up and walked over to the young girl. "Are you okay sweetie?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm just getting fed up of not being able to find anything."
"We will honey," she said, wrapping her arm around her great niece.
"Thanks Aunt Phoebe," she said turning slightly so she could give her a hug. They had decided that great aunt was too much of a mouthful so they stuck with Aunt Phoebe instead.
A moan from Piper drew their attention to where the oldest Charmed One was sat, clutching her stomach. Piper spotted them looking at her and gave them a reassuring smile before saying, "Kidney shot."
Chris looked up and smiled sheepishly at his mother. "Sorry about that."
"Something tells me that between you and your brother, I'm going to be very busy," replied Piper with a grin.
Chris returned the grin and nodded. He knew that he and his brother had been an absolute nightmare growing up. Back then, Wyatt may have been a pain but at least he was a good big brother. Thinking about what his brother used to be like, reminded him of why he was doing this and he concentrated on the book before him.
The door to the library opened and Leo came in with Gideon. Amalie didn't like him but for the life of her, she couldn't explain why. It was probably just because he was an Elder. In her time, most of them had been killed but the ones that survived had locked themselves away up there, leaving everyone else to fight. Well apart from Grandpa. Though of course, there was the three that came down from up there but she wasn't going to think about that, she couldn't.
"How are you getting on?" asked Gideon walking over to where Piper sat.
"We're not," replied Paige.
"Anything I can do to help?" he asked politely and Amalie turned away rolling her eyes. Chris caught the eye roll and wondered what it meant. He had noticed that Amalie seemed to stay as far away as possible from the Elder and he was beginning to wonder if there was a reason for it.
"No not really," replied Phoebe with a smile before adding, "Well unless you want to sit and go through book after book for anyway to help save Wyatt."
"Hm," he paused for a moment as if thinking. "I have some books in my office that might be of help actually. Why don't I go collect them for you?"
Phoebe smiled warmly at the older man. "That would be great, thanks Gideon."
He smiled at them all before walking out of the room again. Amalie relieved that he was gone, walked back over to the pile of books she had been going through. Concentrating on that she tried to ignore the looks her Uncle was sending her way. She knew that he had seen her roll her eyes and was now wondering why but she wasn't ready to tell him anything yet.
Phoebe suddenly jumped up and grabbed her jacket. "I have to go, I have a date," she said as she shrugged on her jacket.
"That's cool Aunt Pheebs," replied Amalie smiling at her. She knew that Phoebe wasn't destined to meet her husband yet but could still have fun dating until that time.
"Cool because this guy is my future husband?" asked Phoebe excitedly.
"You really think I'm going to tell you that?"
Phoebe pouted at her niece and then smiled, thinking about how like Chris she was. "Could one of you please orb me back to the Manor?" she asked addressing those who had the power to do that.
Amalie knew that Chris wanted to talk to her about Gideon and realized this would be the best way to escape him. "I'll take you Aunt Phoebe. I need to go back to the Manor anyway," she said holding out her hand.
Taking her niece's hand Phoebe replied, "Thanks sweetie, see you later guys."
Amalie glanced over at her Uncle for a second before orbing them away. Chris caught the look and knew that there was a reason why she was so unsure of the Elder. He wondered if maybe Amalie had met Gideon in the future. It was then that another thought occurred to him. What if Gideon was involved in this? Could he have something to do with Wyatt's turning? He was determined to find out.
The following week passed with Amalie cleverly avoiding every opportunity to be alone with her Uncle. The Sisters had started to realize that something was going on with their two future people but didn't know what. Piper decided to call a family meeting to sort everything out. Paige and Phoebe sat at the table waiting for the others to arrive. Leo then orbed into the room and walked over to Piper. He gave her a kiss and then rubbed her expanding bump, smiling as he felt the baby kick beneath his hand.
Chris then orbed in and looked around in surprise when he saw that the whole family was assembled. "What's going on?"
"We know there is something going on with Amalie and we want to help you find out what," explained Piper. As she finished speaking Amalie orbed into the room and like Chris was surprised to see everyone gathered around.
"Why do I feel like I'm about to be interrogated?" she asked, frowning at them all.
"We're not interrogating you honey, we just wanted to talk to you," replied Phoebe smiling at her great niece.
Amalie then turned her attention to her Uncle. "And you're okay with this? What happened to all your future consequences or does that not count because you want to know as well?" she asked, the anger evident in her voice.
"I just want to know why you have been avoiding me. I know there's a reason for it and it has something to do with Gideon," he said moving so he stood before her.
Leo suddenly looked over at them in shock. "Gideon? What does this have to do with him?" he asked.
"Nothing, it has absolutely nothing to do with him," replied Amalie still glaring at her Uncle.
"So why do you hate being around him so much and don't pretend that you don't Ams because I can see it in your eyes," replied Chris, trying not to let his anger get the better of him.
"Because he's an Elder okay. I hate them, I hate them all," she snapped turning away from her family.
Everyone was stunned by the anger radiating from her. Phoebe had to step back as it was too much for her. One thing she could tell though was that there was a reason for this hatred. Something had happened to make her hate the Elders and they needed to find out what.
Leo was the first one to move and he walked over to his granddaughter. "What have they done to make you hate them so much honey?" he asked softly.
Amalie turned to face him and he could see the unshed tears in her eyes. "I can't tell you," she said softly.
"Yes you can sweetie. You can tell us anything," said Piper walking over as well.
"I can't. You really don't want to hear this, I promise you," she was pleading now, begging them not to make her tell the story.
"Please Amalie. We just want to help you. I can tell that what happened hurt you badly but you need to talk about it. it's the only way to heal," said Phoebe walking back over.
Amalie looked around the room at them all. Her eyes finally rested on Chris. He was the one she knew would take this hardest. He would no doubt end up blaming himself for not being there to protect her. "I don't think I can tell you. I'm not sure I can put it into words," she said finally.
"What about that memory projection thing you did with us when you were ill?" suggested Paige. She was careful not to mention what they had been shown as Chris still wasn't aware of that yet.
"I can try but I'm not sure it will work. This isn't a memory I particularly want to relive," she admitted holding out her hands.
"How about a spell then. Just something that would show us what happened?" suggested Phoebe not wanting to put her through anymore then they absolutely had to.
"Are you really sure you want to see this?" she asked, aiming the question more at Chris then the others.
"Yes we are Ams," he said, walking over and wrapping his arm round her. The others all nodded in agreement.
Amalie walked over to the table and picked up a pen and pad of paper. "Okay, well I think a spell might be the best way to do this then and I have just the spell," she said as she began to write. Once she was done, she handed it to Piper. "Might work better as a power of three spell."
"Is everyone ready?" asked Piper as the family moved closer. Everyone took hold of someone's hand so they were all connected and then the Charmed Ones recited the spell.
A memory that once was sealed
Has reached the time to be revealed
Help us now to set it free
And show us what we need to see.
There was a flash of light and then everything went dark. As the light returned, they found themselves in a dingy apartment. A younger looking Amalie was lying fast asleep in a small bed and Leo sat on a couch close to it. Orbs appeared and an Elder now stood before them.
"What are you doing here?" asked Leo in surprise.
"We have an idea on how we can stop Wyatt but you need to come with me," explained the Elder.
Leo stood up and walked over to the bed. "I can't leave Amalie here alone."
"That's not a problem," said the Elder and another one appeared beside him. "Jared, will stay with Amalie, whilst we talk," he added.
Leo glanced reluctantly at the Elder and it was clear to everyone present that he didn't want to leave her behind. Finally, he nodded and orbed away with the older man.
Chris suddenly felt Amalie stiffen next to him and knew things were about to get bad. Phoebe had also sensed the tension in the young girl and prepared to see the Elder before them do something bad.
Amalie suddenly stirred and woke up. Sitting up, she looked up at the Elder with confusion. The confusion was quickly replaced with fear as he raised his hands and fired lightning at her. The force of the attack threw her against the headboard and she screamed in agony.
The Elder fired again but this time Amalie brought up her hands and halted the attack. Chris expected Amalie to fire back at him but she didn't. The Elder fired again but Amalie halted the attack once more and managed to get off the bed. She raced for the door but was stopped when another Elder orbed in right in front of her. She turned and raced for the door to the bathroom but yet another Elder orbed in blocking her exit. She was now trapped in the middle of the room with three Elders all intent on killing her and nowhere to run.
The family watched in stunned silence at the horror before them. Amalie just stood watching the scene without any sign of emotion. Phoebe however could tell this was just an act and could feel the sheer fear radiating from the young girl.
Piper suddenly turned to Amalie. "Please tell me Leo is going to orb back in and save you?" Her voice was almost begging, pleading for that to be the truth.
Amalie's eyes met Piper's and without saying a word, Piper knew that Leo was not going to come to her rescue.
"Someone is going to though, right?" queried Paige.
Amalie turned and nodded at her. "Oh yeah because these Elders all made one big mistake."
Everyone looked confused for a moment and then Chris suddenly realized their vital mistake. "They orbed in," he said, glancing at his niece worriedly.
"And?" queried Piper not really getting the significance.
"Wyatt is able to monitor any and all unauthorised uses of magic. He would have been able to sense them orb into the apartment," explained Chris.
"Yes and he is now about to come to my rescue," added Amalie and a ghost of a smile crossed her face at the thought of him.
Everyone turned their attention back to the action before them, just as the three Elders all fired simultaneously. Amalie was able to block two of them but the third one hit her square in the stomach and she fell to the floor. Jared aimed another bolt at her, this one hitting her shoulder and she screamed again.
Suddenly the room filled with black orbs and the Source of all Evil stood before them. Phoebe automatically stepped back at the sheer fury radiating from him. With a small flick of his hand, the three Elders now all stood together. Amalie was lying on the floor just behind Wyatt and hadn't moved since she was hit in the shoulder.
Wyatt froze two of the Elders and then clenched his hand slowly to make a fist, effectively strangling the Elder. He released his fist, allowing the Elder to breathe for a moment before tightening it again. He repeated the action a couple more times before he was interrupted.
"Lord Wyatt?" called one of his demons.
Wyatt turned and glared at him. "What is it Roan?" he asked. He didn't like being disturbed when he was torturing people.
"Your daughter is requiring some help," said the other demon that was knelt down beside Amalie.
Wyatt vanquished the Elder he had been torturing and dropped down beside his daughter. Her breathing was slow and laboured now and she was close to death. He quickly held his hands over her and began healing the wounds to her body.
After what seemed like forever, the wounds began to heal and she opened her eyes. She looked up at her dad in shock. "What are you doing here?" she asked, moving away from him.
"Saving your life Amalie," he replied.
"But how did you find me? Grandpa said you wouldn't be able to."
"I followed the Orb trail these Elders left and I'm glad I did. It's always fun torturing the Greater Good," he replied, standing up. He then held his hand out and pulled her up.
Amalie let go of his hand as soon as she was upright and turned her attention to the two Elders.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked.
The Elder named Jared took a step forward but stopped when Wyatt raised his hands. "You can't live child. He will eventually turn you to his ways and there will be no hope for the world," replied Jared.
"Oh yeah cos me turning evil is going to make things so much worse," she said, sarcastically. As if, the world could get any worse.
"Oh but it will, you are more powerful then you realize," added the other Elder.
Chris turned to the older version of his niece, standing beside him. "Is that true Ams?" he asked. He knew she would be fairly powerful but he was now beginning to wonder just how powerful his niece actually was.
"I am if I give in to my darker side and allow some of the demonic powers that Dad has out," she replied. Her eyes never left the scene before her or more specifically, they never left her father.
The others followed her lead and turned their attention back to the scene before them. Jared was fuming now and then suddenly he disappeared. Chris could tell instantly where he would reappear and luckily so did his brother. Grabbing Amalie, he pulled her behind him. Jared reformed, only to be thrown across the room. Wyatt kept his attention focused on Jared, who was struggling to his feet.
Amalie however was now approaching the other Elder. "What have you done with my Grandfather?" she asked.
"He's up there with the other Elders and safe," replied the Elder, backing away slightly.
"Do they know what you are trying to do?" she asked, aiming this one at Jared.
Jared just ignored her so Wyatt pinned him against the wall with an invisible force and began to strangle him. "Answer her question," he said. His voice was quiet and deadly now.
"No they don't but they would all agree that this is the best option," he replied, glaring at Amalie. She matched his glare and Wyatt grinned at the anger pulsing through her.
Leo turned to the version of his granddaughter that he knew, feeling guilty that he had left her alone during this time. Her eyes were focussed on the other Elder and he suddenly realized why.
The other Elder raised his hands and a dark lighter crossbow appeared in them. Firing quickly before anyone realized, he hit Amalie in the back. Amalie screamed and Wyatt instantly spun round, catching his daughter before she could hit the ground. He threw out one hand and instantly destroyed the Elder. He then turned and destroyed Jared before he could orb away.
Amalie was silent in his arms now as the poison rushed through her veins. He quickly lowered her down to the ground and telekinetically removed the arrow. He then began healing her once more. When she came round she instantly hugged him tight and then they disappeared in black orbs.
Everything went black again for the family and they found themselves back in the manor. They could all see why she hated Elders so much now and not one of them blamed her for it. Piper couldn't get over the fact that they had attacked a child. Amalie hadn't done anything to them and yet they still tried to kill her.
Chris walked over to his niece and wrapped his arm round her, sensing how hard that had been for her to see. "You okay, little one?" he asked.
Amalie dropped her head onto his shoulder before responding. "Yeah, I'll survive. That was when I finally agreed to live with Dad. I knew I wasn't safe anywhere else and there was a big part of me that wanted to be with him," she said softly.
Chris just said nothing but hugged her closer to him. The others watched them, realizing just how close they were and how hard this would be on him when she finally disappeared.
Authors Note: How long before they finally realize that Gideon is behind all this, what will happen when Chris learns the truth about Amalie and can they save Wyatt?
I will try to update sooner this time. Love ya.