"Throw the potion Riley," Charlie shouted as he watched the big wooden oak doors fall in front of them
"Throw the potion Riley," Charlie shouted as he watched the big wooden oak doors fall in front of them.
Payton jumped up from her seat as her Sophie, Charlie and Riley lined up in front of the door. They were as prepared as they were going to be and now was the moment of truth.
"Focus Pay," she whispered quietly to herself as she began channeling Piper's power. She threw her hand up in the air as she watch demons attempt to enter the Great Hall. She began to watch demons explode in front of her.
As demons started to enter the hall time was going by in slow motion to Payton. She kept opening and closing her hands as fast as she could but demons exploded slowly. Demons erupted in front of her one after another after another, but to Payton it felt like an eternity. She didn't hear anything or notice anything that was going on around her. All she noticed was that every time she killed a demon she was filled with more rage and anger. Every demon looked like The Demon that killed Prue and Frank. Ever demon looked like The Demon who sent its Hench man that killed Phi. She though of Wyatt who had killed her. She thought about how he had taken her away from the only people who ever really loved her. Revenge consumed her but kept her focus. It wasn't until she felt a sharp, blinding pain go through her shoulder that she realized the carnage around her.
Payton grabbed her shoulder and step back for the line of fire and began using Prue's powers to dodge fireballs.
"We are running out of potions," screamed Riley who had stopped throwing potions and was now using fireballs. Riley was not necessarily aiming as more just spraying fireballs all over the place.
Sophie had a cut running across her face. She was using one arm to throw demons in front of Riley's fireball. The other arm was flaying around trying to dodge the fireballs that were getting thrown in her direction. She already looked like she had been hit by a least one low-energy ball. Her arms had burns all over them but that didn't stop her.
Charlie was throwing potions with one arm as he gripped his side with the other. He had a cut running down the side of his stomach; his white t-shirt was drenched with blood. He threw the potions relentlessly at the demon, his face becoming paler with each toss.
Payton got back in the line of fire blowing up as many demons in front of her as she could. Payton knew that Charlie couldn't last much longer even with almost half the demons vanquished. "We need to get Charlie out of here Soph."
Sophie nodded, "grab him and bring him to me."
"Charlie," Payton yelled. She finally got to Charlie and gripped onto his arm. Charlie howled in pain. "Charlie we are leaving." Payton felt a hand wrap around her waste and all the blood rush to her head. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again she was in Sophie's room.
"How did we get here?" Riley asked as he let go of Payton's waist.
"Potion," Sophie answered simply. "The problem is it takes you back to where the potion was made. We don't have long until they find us."
"How many are left?" Riley asked looking at Sophie who was sitting on the bed.
"I don't know," Sophie muttered.
"Help!" Payton screamed. Payton was trying to keep Charlie on his feet but he had lost so much blood that he was becoming light headed and weak. Charlie finally couldn't keep on his feet and collapsed on the floor taking Payton with her.
"Charlie," Payton struggled to get on her knees looking down at Charlie who barley could keep his eyes open. "Charlie look at me."
"Hey babe," he muttered smiling.
"Oh my god," Sophie muttered as she got on her knees checking his wound. "Riley get me those potions out that desk."
"I am ok," Charlie muttered. "I am just really woozy here."
"Shit Charlie I am so sorry," Payton threw her arm around him. "It's my entire fault."
"Babe it's not your fault I am fine," Charlie said dreamily. "I just need to close my eyes."
"Charlie do not close your eyes," Sophie yelled grabbing the potions from Riley. "Payton move so I can try to help him."
Payton moved away from Charlie not caring that she had his blood on her. She scurried to her feet and watched Sophie started to feed him potions.
"Payton look at me," Riley said as he wrapped his arms around her in a hug. "We need a plan."
"Will he be ok?" Payton asked Sophie as she pulled away from Riley but still let him still tower over here. Sophie didn't answer.
"We need a plan," Riley repeated out of frustration.
"I don't know what to do."
"Think," Riley hissed.
"I don't make the plans," Payton snapped. "I never made the plans. They were always done by Charlie or by Chris. I am not that smart."
"Well you better think of something fast or we are all going to end up like Charlie."
"Go to hell," Payton screamed as she slapped Riley across the face. She attempted to do it again but Riley grabbed her arm.
"Look I don't want Sophie to die, I don't want Charlie or you or anyone else to die," he said in a low tone. "But you are the only chance we have. You're the Power of Three."
"What?" she question looking up at Riley with a spark in her eye.
"You are the Power of Three," Riley said again slower as if he was talking to a child.
"Yeah," Payton said with a smile and she got back on her knees looking at Charlie. "Can you walk?"
Charlie looked up at her and nodded.
"Payton we can't move him or he'll lose more blood," Sophie whispered.
"Look I am fine," Charlie groaned as he sat up slowly.
"I'll save you," she said kissing Charlie on his lips softly. "I just need you to do one thing."
"I'll do anything for you," he smiled.
Riley grabbed Charlie by the arm and helped him to his feet as Payton grabbed his other arm. "What are we doing Pay?"
"Letting them find us," Payton said as she helped Charlie walk out of Sophie's room.
"What?" Sophie asked nervously as she held onto Charlie's back helping him balance.
"We are going to let them find us," Payton repeated as they stood in the middle of the deserted hallway.
"Why the hell are we going to do that?" Riley muttered readjusting his grip.
"Hello!" Payton screamed. "We are right here for you to kill."
"Stop!" Sophie yelled at Payton.
"Enough," Charlie said quietly as he pulled Payton in front of him leaning his body against hers for support. "Trust her."
"Sophie and Riley grab onto me," Payton commanded. "WE ARE RIGHT HERE YOU FUGLY BASTARDS."
"Yeah you bitches," Riley bellowed.
"Here Demon, Demon, De…" Payton stopped as she notice the remaining demon walk slowly towards them. Payton blood turned to ice when she saw that right in front of her was The Demon from her past.
"Hello little girl," he hissed looking up and down at Payton. "My have we grown."
"Shut up," Riley yelled gripping on Payton's shoulder.
"I will be with you in a minute little boy," The Demon hissed. "Just so you know fireballs don't work on upper level demons. So Payton are you ready to see your family again?"
Payton nodded as she let The Demon speak. If there was one thing should could always count on is that upper level demons were so vain that they need to quote a monologue before they killed anyone. "Charlie I need you to think of my power and channel it."
"Okay," he said simply as he leaned forward rest his head on the back of hers. Payton knew he was getting dizzy again and might pass out but she just need him to focus a little longer.
"SHIELD," Payton yelled as she felt her power being transferred from Charlie and back into her hand. A shield encircled that remaining demons.
"What is this," The Demon hissed as he tried to move through the shield but was shocked away from it. "You think this will hold all of us?"
Payton didn't answer but started chanting, "The Power of Three will set us free. The Power of Three will set us free."
Riley, Sophie and Charlie joined in on the chanting, "The Power of Three will set us free."
"No," The Demon hissed as he felt a fire engulf him and his men. "Nooooo!"
"The Power of Three will set us free," the four yelled as the shield exploded into flame sending them flying backwards onto the floor.
It took a few minutes for the dust and debris to finally settle until Riley slowly got on his feet looking down at the destruction the explosion made going up and down the hall. "Is everyone ok?"
"Yeah," coughed Sophie as she pushed some the debris off her. Riley grabbed her hand and pulled her up. "I am not cleaning this."
"I can't believe we just did that," Riley said exhausted. "That was a lot of demons. I mean it had to be what was left of the underworld."
"Where is Pay and Charlie?" Sophie muttered as she started pulling away wood and dirt. "Payton?"
"Over here," Payton moaned trying to push a table top made of iron off her. Riley ran to her pulling the table up as Payton crawled away from it.
"Where is Charlie?" Riley muttered as he pulled Payton to here feet.
"Oh no," Sophie whispered. She saw him laying o the ground covered in only dust. He was still, eyes closed and blood seeping throw the bandage that Sophie had given him.
"Charlie?" Payton chocked p as she knelt down beside him. She could see that he wasn't breathing at all. "Charlie!" she yelled grabbing his shoulder trying to shake him back to life. "You're a white lighter, you're not supposed to die, and you can't die."
Sophie started to cry and dug her head into Riley's chest so she didn't have to watch. She thought if she didn't see it wouldn't be turn. Riley clung onto her not wanting it to be true either.
"Charlie wake up," Payton commanded as she laid down next to him, the same way she had laid down next to Phi. "It's my entire fault." Payton placed her head on his chest and closed her eyes trying to hear a heartbeat that would never come. "I love you Charlie."
Authors Note: Thanks for all the reviews. I will finish this story if it kills me. Life just gets in the way.