Chapter 13

Underworld:

Chris watched the twin demons take each of their footwork carefully as if they knew he was going to struck them any minute. But they do not know he has other powers or at least that is what he thinks. Lukas smirking at him outside but inside he was roaring with laughter because he can see in Chris's eyes, that the fighter and resistance leader is still in there. They may be not be the same person but this Chris has the same…dark personalities but are hidden deep somewhere in his conscious. Chris waved his arm, causing Lukas to fly across the room.

"Chris, we can't kill them." Wyatt reminded his brother as he put a shield over his family with him inside it.

"No but we can try."

"Boulder! Boulder!" Paige cried as she used her orbing telekinesis on the twin demons. But each time she tried, they would duck. "Damn it!"

Demons shimmered behind them and behind the demon twins, causing Wyatt to hold onto the shield a bit longer but it will be hard to fight at the same time. Phoebe threw the potions while Piper flicked her hands as many times as she could. But it will not be enough. It will not be enough time for Caleb and Angie and the twins to find Melinda. She could be anywhere in the huge Underworld, dying from the poison they have given her. But the thought of Melinda dying gave the sisters a stronger urge to fight and kill the demons. Nothing will stand in their way to save her.

Chris cursed when he noticed Agues got near his brother and shimmer away, letting their minions do their dirty work. "Wyatt, give me your hand!" Chris yelled.

Wyatt turned his head at his brother for a brief moment and yelled, "What for?"

"Both of our powers combined can kill all these demons," He told him. "Agues and Lukas are gone. The sooner we kill these demons, the sooner we can find them."

Wyatt nodded, "Good point. You better stand back!" He yelled to his mother and aunts.

Paige pulled her older sisters away from the men and watched as Chris and Wyatt combined their hands together as their free hands filled with a ball of electricity and power blast. Using their emotions as the key, both brothers screamed as they hit the demons with full force and a couple of seconds later, the demons turned into ashes. Wyatt feel on his knees, panting from amount of energy he wasted and turned his head, finding his younger brother smiling at him with a big grin on his pale and panting face.

Suddenly, as if he was having a premonition, Wyatt can see Chris with longer hair fighting with a blonde, curly hair man. Then, the two combined their hands and dark electricity shot out, killing Agues instantly.

Wyatt blinked a couple of times to make sure what he was seeing, but inside saw his brother's smiling face. "It worked," Wyatt smiled.

"Why do you doubt me?" Chris asked.

"The last time we combined our powers like that, we had a fire drill."

"That was in high school."

"It was during the homecoming assembly!"

"As much as I love the trip down to memory lane, we need to find your sister." Paige commented to her nephews.

"Where could they have taken her?" Piper said aloud.

"It's a big place and so many places to look. Can you sense her?" Phoebe asked. Both Wyatt and Chris shook their heads sadly. "Okay, let's get out of this cave and go somewhere else where it can be easier to sense my niece."

Angie grunted as she stabbed the last demon in front of her and watched as she turned into dust. The Angel of Life stared at her surroundings, only to find Caleb to finish with his demon but noticed his tongue hanging out. She shuddered at his half-manticore tongue. It always freaked her out since they were children. She was never going to get used to it. Angie rubbed the dirt off her pants, thinking of other places to look for Melinda but it was hard because she did not want to ruin Caleb's cover. He was already killing more and more demons.

"He doesn't care," Angie thought as she watched him put his tongue back in, causing another shiver down her spine. "He never did care if his cover ever gets blown as long as everyone is safe."

"I have an idea." Caleb spoke out.

"Should I be scared?"

"Not exactly –actually, I don't think you will like it."

Angie sighed, "It involves with demons, doesn't it?" Caleb nodded his head. "Please tell me I don't have to be part of this plan."

"It depends. How do you like demon clothing?"

"Caleb!"

The half demon chuckled at his friend's flustered face. The last time he had seen Angie in demon clothing; he took a photo of her and gave it to horny male teenagers in her building. When she founded out, man it took him a while to shower off the smell of dirt and flowers off his body. "I'm kiddin' Angie. Come on, trust me this demon helps both sides."

Melinda moaned on the dirty ground as she tried to stand up but the poison spreading through her body was weakening her more quickly than she expected. "This is has to be what it feels like to be attacked by a darklighter's arrow," She thought thinking of her cousins and brothers. How the pain and weakness continues in their bodies and slowly wishing they would die in that moment so they would not have to feel anymore.

Her eyes looked around her surroundings and saw herself in an abandoned cavern and that was a good thing for Melinda because she cannot fight anyone in her condition. "Wy –Wyatt…Wy –"Melinda coughed hard as she tried to pronounce her older brother's name. Small tears fell from her brown eyes as she tried to move her body even though she was still on the ground. She had to put effort into this –she cannot die without trying to stay alive.

That was when the young witch realized something: she wants to live. And she is petrified that she will not. "Someone please come," Melinda thought desperately.

"What can you see?" Caleb asked, his hands gripping the cool clay that held the waxing pool together. He lifted his eyes to stare at the half-naked Seer. She is a beauty he admitted to that but she was a mystery to him still after many years and he did not know if he could trust her or not.

"I see darkness in your soul."

Caleb rolled his eyes and snorted. "Be serious, Seer. I don't have much time."

The raven-haired lifted her eyes at the half demon and titled her head to side. "Give me one good reason why I should help you. And do not say that you will not kill me. You're not the first to have said that to me."

"I bet." Angie mumbled as she hid behind the wall, waiting for answers. She did not like to be near Seers mostly because they are evil and they live in the Underworld. But the Angel of life knew this Seer wants to be near Caleb because of his looks. But if they start making out, Angie is calling for Wyatt as her partner to find Melinda.

"Where is Melinda?" Caleb growled as his hand gripped the Seer's neck.

The Seer put her hand on top of his and pulled it away from her. "I see someone is very inpatient. Your witch friend's future is very hard to see for some reason unless destiny is interfering."

"What do you mean?"

"Her life is hanging by the balance of life and death," She said simply. "I cannot see what happens to her but I do know she needs someone to heal her very soon." The Seer waved her hand again at the waxing pool and noticed the half demon's expression. "You care about this witch, don't you Caleb?"

It surprised Angie that the Seer called him by his first name.

"She's my best friend's sister." Caleb said and realized he said those words without thinking.

The Seer noticed his eyes widening with fear. "Please do you forget who you are talking to? I may be the Seer but I do not have to tell every single demon that is a backstabber, a double agent, or what gender they really are. I have known for a while."

Caleb chuckled, "I thought so. But why are you helping me instead of warning other demons about my…reason for being a double agent?"

The Seer shrugged and stared at him. "You remind me of someone in my human life." She realized she was staring and that Caleb was smiling close to a smirk. "The witch is four levels above us and if you hurry, you may be able to save her."

"Thank you," Caleb smiled and took a couple of steps but stopped. He walked towards the Seer and kissed her on the cheek. "For everything."

The Seer touched her cheek watching the half demon walk away and she smiled. But her eyes stared at the waxing pool –"Caleb!" he turned around. "I have a warning for you. Control your anger." He stared at her confused. "Trust me on this, if you don't want to people thinking you are like Belthazor, you need to keep that temper of yours intact."

"His anger?" Angie mouthed confused and jumped when Caleb appeared in front of her with a satisfied grin on his lips for scaring her.

"Let's go. We have a witch to save."

"You can do this. You can do this." Melinda repeated those words in her head as she caught another boulder to hold her balance. Her mom and aunts were in worse positions in the past and always made it out alive and they kept fighting. And that is what Melinda is doing. She could still feel her body tingling with weakness but Melinda needed to start walking or else she will be afraid that if she closed her eyes and sleep, she will never wake up.

Melinda reached her right hand out, trying to find the other boulder but her foot slipped on the dirt, causing her to fall on her back on the ground. "Ow. That was a failure," she moaned in pain and tried to get back on her feet but it was useless. "I'll never get out of here. I can't even talk." She thought and her vision became too blurry that Melinda had to close her eyes. She is so tried to fight now.

Then, the darkness came and wrapped Melinda like a blanket taking away the pain she is feeling in her body. It feels so nice. It was like her mom holding her when she was younger while reading a book to her. But she could not explain it because it is…different feeling. Somewhere in the darkness, she heard someone calling for her. She struggled to listen, but it was too far away. Then, something warm was touching her and she could feel herself hearing the voice closer in her mind.

"Stay with me, Melinda. Stay with me."

"I'm trying!" she wanted to cry out to a new voice she did not recognize.

But she knew she was fading away into the darkness, deeper and deeper to the blackness of her mind. Images of her family and friends flashed through her mind. None of them including her brothers would forgive her if she gave up. She had no control of her body. The harder she fought, the weaker she gets. Melinda wanted to scream or cry to the new voice so he can help her but it was no use.

"Melinda?" It was Caleb's voice calling for her.

Suddenly, in the darkness of her mind, the young witch could see two people sitting on a bed but she could not see who they are. What is she seeing her mind?

"The thought of not being with you –I can't breathe. And the closer I get to you, the worse it gets because my thoughts are revolving about where you are, who you're with, and are you safe? And it happens again the next day and the next day –it's turning into a routine that I can no longer stand. It's tormenting me."

"Fight, Melinda." The voice said coming back and bringing her away from the images. "Fight it. Open your eyes."

With all the energy she had left, Melinda focused on seeing something, anything that can bring her back to her family. Her eyes fluttered opened and saw a blurry vision of a pair of eyes in front of her. His lips were moving but what is he saying to her? That was it hit her, this stranger was saying her name. Melinda blinked a couple of times to see more clearly and saw that this stranger was wearing a mask.

"I'm dead aren't I?" Melinda questioned, clearing her throat. Now it just hurts to talk. "Because there is no way that Zorro is standing right next to me."

The stranger laughed and said, "Let's just say this Zorro has wings."

"Melinda!" Caleb's voice yelled somewhere in the Underworld.

Before Melinda could say anything else, this person –this stranger suddenly vanishes in blue and white orbs, leaving Melinda sitting on the ground confused. That was when she realized her wound is gone –he healed her! Caleb and Angie walked in from a corner and saw Melinda sitting up. Angie was the first to hug her and then, realized she was crushing her than hugging her.

"Are you okay?" Caleb asked her, putting his hand on her shoulder. His eyes then went down to see that the wound –where the athame struck her is gone. "What happened? Did someone heal you?"

Melinda nodded her head, "A whitelighter."

"Do you know who?"

"He covered his face and…it's nothing." She got up on the floor and smacked Caleb at the back of his head. "What the hell took you guys so long?" Melinda yelled looking at them.

Caleb rolled his eyes, "She's okay."

"No I am not okay! Do you have any idea what has been going through my idea this whole time? I was freaking out!" Melinda yelled. "I was scared."

Angie took the young witch in her arms, comforting her. Sometimes while going on these missions, no one ever seems to remember what age he or she is and Angie felt guilty that Melinda was scared and was close to death. "Come on let's get you back home and contact your mom and brothers. Who knows what's going through their minds?"

Melinda chuckled, "Angie you have known our family since birth."

Angie laughed along with her. "Of course. Let's go home."

"I like the sound of that."

A/N: Hola! I just got back from Bogota last week but it took me a while to update because of the unpacking and trying to find the right notebook I wrote this chapter in. But I finally updated it! Why is the Seer being so nice to Caleb? Who is the mysterious whitelighter? Tell me what you guys think!