Chapter 21 - The Dark Lighter Vs White Lighter!

Previously on Shock or Surprise:

what stunned Henry Jnr was the man that combusted a nearby demon with a flick of his wrist.

"Chris…" Henry Jnr thought

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"Henry…" Chris said looking at his cousin in surprise before turning to take a step away from Henry, where his body beginning to dissolve in orbs.

"No! Chris wait…Please." Henry shouted as the swirling orbs that appeared to take Chris away stopped.

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"They cant….You cant tell them anything. Forget you even saw me." Chris replied back as Henry looked baffled.

"Chris you know I can't do that…I know what happened wasn't fair on you but its been long time Chris."

"I know Henry, Its been long time and things have changed, haven't they? Like Wyatt moving on with Faith, having kids?"

"I-I…I…honestly Chris, I don't know what to say to you. We know what happened between you and Wyatt was wrong, after everything you been through but, trust me when I say this I would never want you come home for Wyatt but…come home for your mom, dad, your sister, for us." Henry said as Chris turned away not meeting the witch's pleading eyes.

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"Henry…what will you guys tell Wyatt…" Chris started but Henry cut him off.

"Forget about Wyatt, we tell him something, don't you worry. Just come home man, your mom aint the same since you've been gone or anyone else for that matter. Just come please." Henry pleaded

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"I wont run away, trust me I waited long enough being an outsider and I know its my time to come home…but I can't come to the Manor…Not just yet I'm not ready for that." Chris said dissolving in swirling mass of orbs as Henry Jnr stood there watching the mass of orbs zoom into the sky and disappear into the night with twinkle like a star.

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~Now~

The Sun was high in the sky, rising the heat up in the summer day. Somewhere in an old abandoned toy factory, shuffling noises can be heard. No one has been in there for years, it was abandoned after strange and mysterious things started happening in the old factory right after the owner's mysterious death. It wasn't long before people soon came to believe that it was haunted by the owner's spirit, who was out to seek vengeance on those who trespass on his property.

Matthew, Sam and Dean are there messing about with the old packing machines, in that sunny day to pass their time from boredom.

"Check this out." Sam said running on top of the conveyer belt that Matthew somehow managed to get it to work.

"Get down here before you hurt yourself." Dean said throwing an old cardboard box at Sam, which hit him in squarely on the head. While these two friends were busy in the packing department, Matthew was busy walking around the old factory, exploring the old place; after all he hasn't been here since last summer.

Matthew slowly made his way towards the Manager's office in the far side of the factory floor, raised in the second level. The young witch could hear his friends in the distance, mucking about with the machines, although Matthew been coming to this factory every summer, he never seen any ghosts or anything else that made the local people believe this place was haunted. Then again he did play big part in elaborating this big hoax to keep the people away and being a witch made it all easy. Plus it was a good get away place when the boys needed to think or just wanna get away from outside world.

Matthew climbed the stairs to the office, stopped when he heard a crash from the other side of the warehouse, where his friends were messing about. He stopped in his tracks to listen to the silence, waiting to hear his friends' voice to confirm whether they're okay or not but as he waited, he heard nothing…the silence around him was unbearable. He could hear the birds outside, the distant traffic noise but other than that, he didn't hear anything else, not even the constant laughter from Sam.

"Guys, are you alright down there?" Matthew called out as he slowly climbed the metal steps down and made his way back to his friends when he heard no response from either of the boys. "Alright, stop messing about; you're not going to freak me out." He called out to his buddies yet nothing but silence greeted him.

With a shake of his head he jogged his way to the packing department, but the moment he entered the packing section, he stopped dead in his tracks. There stood four demons and four dark lighters all smiling deviously at him. His eyes traveled towards the demons that held Sam and Dean tightly in their grasp as they struggled to get free.

The four dark lighters shot their deadly arrow at the boy, who held his hand out, where mini force field erupted at the palm of his hand, deflecting all the arrows away and with another wave; all four Darklighters were thrown in the air. Two crashed into the old cardboard boxes while the other two landed hard against the machines. The two demons created an energy ball and threw it at Matthew; however he waved his hand as the two energy balls changed the direction as each went in the opposite direction, striking the two demons that went up in flames.

Matthew turned his attention back to the Darklighters who were on their feet and already firing an arrow at the young witch lighter. Unable to think, Matthew panicked as he orbed out of the incoming arrows but when he materialized back into the room, he felt a scorching pain sear through his back, lifting him off the floor and sending him cart wheeling into the old packing boxes. Grunting in pain, the witch rolled over to find the source of the energy ball but all he found were his friends struggling in the demons grasp. Grunting in pain, Matthew waved his hand, combusting all four lighters at once.

Stumbling into his feet, he glanced at the demons, questionably with a challenging look, however his friends on the other hand only began to struggle harder as their eyes widened with every step he took towards him. Sam kicked his legs and tried to shout but with his hands twisted in an odd angle with his mouth clasped by the demon, there wasn't a lot he could do.

Matthew created an energy ball as his friends shook their heads, their eyes widening in fear.

"Relax…" Matthew said getting ready to thrown only to feel a sharp pain sear through his back causing him to groan out in pain. Glancing down to his side, he saw the fin tail of the dark lighter's arrow. Finally understanding what his friends were trying to tell him, Matthew looked towards opening of the packing department archway only to find nothing…there was no sigh of any other darklighter.

For some reason Matthew felt the poison steadily seep into his blood vessels, instantaneously at the same time, slowly, he felt his throat dry up, numbness taking over as he collapsed to the ground, through his blurred vision he saw two more dark lighters orbing in. Unable to even move, he saw the dark lighters advance on him, while the demons that held his friends captive sneered and smirked. Matthew wanted to save the two boys, knowing they are his innocents but he couldn't even lift his hand as he felt drained and heavy. Summoning all his strength, he called out.

"Dad" Matthew croaked as he saw the dark lighters that approached him vanish along with the demons. His confused friends were too terrified to move, however Matthew caught a sight of two energy balls colliding into his friends sending the two young boys sprawling across the room as they crash landed into the boxes where they neither moved nor showed any sigh of life. Just then a figure loomed over him, but his vision was too blurry to see before darkness consumed him.

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Piper Halliwell hummed to herself as she vacuumed her room when she heard a crash coming from downstairs. Quickly abandoning her cleaning, she first checked on her granddaughter, who was sound asleep with her mother Faith, before quickly making her way down where she heard the noise, only to come to face with her unconscious grandson lying on the couch with an arrow sticking out of his back.

"WYATT!" Piper shouted the first thing that came into her mind as she ran to her grandson, who looked deadly pale and sweat drenched. She looked around the room for any intruder but she didn't get any chance when swirling orbs appeared in form of Wyatt, who looked at his mother before spotting his unconscious son.

"Matthew," Wyatt shouted reaching for the arrow but instinctively Piper stopped him.

"You're half white lighter too." Piper reminded the twice blessed who nodded at the statement. With a wave of his hand, he send the arrow to the dumpster outside in swirling orbs, before placing his hands over the wound to heal them. It took Wyatt a while but it wasn't long before colors rushed back into the young' witch's cheek, whose eyes fluttered open to find his father and grandmother starring down at him.

"What happened?" Matthew groaned as he sat down while Wyatt kept a steady yet angry look on him.

"You tell us?" Wyatt asked his arms folded in his chest as Matthew looked around.

"I…I-I don't know…I was with Sam and Dean in the old toy factory." Matthew started but got cut off by Piper.

"You were at the old toy factory?" Piper asked as Matthew nodded.

"And these demons and dark lighters attacked us." Matthew said as Wyatt looked at his son.

"Okay first of all, what were you doing in the old toy factory?" Wyatt asked his son, who shrugged.

"We were just hanging around." Matthew said.

"At the old toy factory?" Piper said as Matthew once again nodded.

"Well, where are Sam and Dean are they alright? Wyatt asked as Matthew looked horrified because the last thing he remembers was they getting attacked by those energy balls.

"I-I I don't know…Dad…" Matthew said looking at his father, his eyes and facial features etched with fear.

"Don't worry, I got it." Wyatt said to his son before dissolving his swirling particles.

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The light blue crystal eyes watched the trail of glittering orbs appear through the roof out of the Halliwell Manor and disappear in a streak of lights. To a naked eye, none would've spotted the blue particles in the clear blue sky but these crystal blue eyes are trained to spot these small and magical things.

With another glance at the Victorian manor, Helen turned around to fink Sky sitting in the couch, looking pissed off and little worried.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Helen shouted as the boy flinched. "I've told you so many times, that the Halliwells are off limits." Helen shouted as she paced the room, while Sky simply looked at his crossbow. "Do you have any idea what would've happened if something happened to that kid?"

"Well his so called father healed him didn't he?" Sky said bitterly as Helen stopped to glance at the young kid, with her arms folded in her chest.

"If your father knows you attempted this stunt, do you have any idea what he would do?" Helen asked as Sky rolled his eyes.

"Give me another lecturer or ground me?" Sky asked sarcastically but before he can say or do anything, an athame smoked into Helen's hand and in a blink of an eye, the athame was on Sky's throat.

"Listen to me you little runt, When I took this gig, I didn't sign up for this." Helen hissed as Sky gulped against the blade. "I don't want the charmed ones or the twice blessed witch coming after me so you either listen to me and your father like you should or you don't have to worry about the Halliwells coming after you. Do you understand that? I said do you understand?" Helen hissed adding small pressure to the blade as the kid nodded. "Good!"

Just then Shane smoked into the room; he took in the situation and became alarmed.

"What the hell are you doing?" Shane shouted half panicked as the knife disappeared in smoke, while Helen pulled herself away from the boy. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Shane asked, stepping in-between Sky and Helen.

"Ask the kid." Helen said her voice challenging.

"Whatever he did, it doesn't give you the right to use your…" Shane started but Helen cut him off.

"He attacked Matthew today." Helen shouted shaking in anger as Shane stopped to take in Helen before glancing down at the young lighter.

"W-what?" Shane said completely confused. "Is that true Sky?" yet Shane received no response instead his eyes fell on the crossbow that sat next to the young lighter. "How many times have I told you to stay away from them?" Shane shouted as Sky flinched. "If they find out it was you who attacked him, they will vanquish you. Is that what you want?"

"They can't vanquish me." Sky started but Shane cut him off.

"The charmed ones and the twice blessed powers are stronger than yours or mine. Combined they are powerful than you. Do you get that, they're witches from powerful prophecies, they vanquished so many powerful demons, and how many times have I drilled that into your head before we moved into this neighborhood?"

"I…I was just going for his mother, the whitelighter." Sky said trying to defend himself. After all he was expecting when he attacked Matthew that Faith would orb by to save him.

"Oh, what would you have done if it was Wyatt?" Shane asked as Sky looked at him, understanding. The twice blessed doesn't think he acts. "He would've vanquished you in a heartbeat without a second thought." Shane finished the sentence in a hiss.

"I-I was trying to help." Sky muttered, feeling guilt ridden for his actions and the thought of the twice blessed vanquishing him.

"I know you're trying to help me, but you're really not going to help me if you go and get yourself vanquished." Shane hissed as Sky opened his mouth but Shane held his hand up. "Still talking, we're here only to keep and eye on them, nothing else, they and we don't mix, besides what gave you the idea of helping us if you went after that white lighter?"

"She's carrying his spawn." Sky said as Shane rolled his eyes.

"She's not our problem." Helen said to her son.

"But…" Sky started only to be cut off.

"Enough, New rules. You are to stay away from the Halliwells completely. I don't want you anywhere near them and if you do, then we got a problem." Shane said looking at the kid before him, who didn't say anything. "Have we got that clear?" Shane asked as Sky nodded. "Good, now get to bed." Shane said as Sky looked at his father before dissolving in swirling mass of dark orbs. Shane stood in, still reeling from shock and anger.

"Are you alright?" Shane asked Helen, who nodded.

"Yeah, I've found the kid just in time for me to shimmer him back to the house." Helen replied back, how she found Matthew and his friends. "I knocked his friends out with low volt energy balls, so yea I'm glad he's alright."

"I'm sorry about him." Shane said as Helen shook her head.

"It's alright… I mean I don't understand what gave him the idea…I mean I know its only natural for him to feel that way but…If you think about it, the kid does have a point, eliminate the white lighter resolves all the problem, its easier for us to get to Wyatt."

"Okay you're sound like you lost your mind too…this is Wyatt and the Charmed ones we're talking about….and now she's pregnant, who knows what powers she has….its not safe and we're not here to eliminate or kill her. Got it?" Shane said as Helen reluctantly nodded.

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