Chapter 36

It was quiet in the Halliwell Manor but it was a peaceful quiet, not like a demon in hiding. Chris couldn't remember the last time it was this quiet. The smell from the kitchen caused him to get off the couch and follow that delicious scent. His feet halted near the door, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Hey peanut, you hunger?"

Chris opened his eyes, waking from that dream. He lost conscious again but luckily, Lukas wasn't around to see him like this. His entire body was sore, his vision was blurry, and he could still taste blood in his mouth. He hadn't been tortured like hell in a long time, Chris almost forgot how sharp, and pointy knives were. But now, he needed to figure out how to get out of the Underworld to stop Lukas and his demons from getting baby Wyatt.

"Ang-"He tried to say out loud but no sound came from his lips.

"I need to get out of here." Chris thought, desperately. He tried wiggling his hands out of the chain but it was hard and Chris already felt exhausted and dizzy. "Help," Chris managed to say out loud before darkness took over again.

Piper woke up, feeling an empty space next to her. She felt heat all around her, realizing what she and Leo did a couple of hours ago. She couldn't believe it happened. "Oh, what have I done?" She thought but it didn't feel like a mistake to her. Piper touched her lips remembering how she felt when Leo kissed her.

After taking a quick shower, Piper got dressed and realized it was almost midnight. She turned around and jumped to see Chris in her mirror. She noticed his hands and feet tied up and him hanging around like a lifeless bird. His face was covered with blood, a cut across his upper brow, and a bruised lip. And there was even more scars on his naked chest and back.

"Chris?"

"Help." His voice hoarse as if he was talking to her.

"Help him. Save him." Henry Jr. appeared in the mirror along side Adrianna.

Piper stared at Chris's lifeless eyes before they were shut closed. Then, the image quickly changed to Melinda's body lying on Chris's bed, she too looked lifeless. "Help them. Save them."

"Piper?" Phoebe's voice called out as everything on the mirror disappeared, leaving only the reflection of Piper Halliwell.

"Um, yeah?" Piper said, turning around to face her baby sister.

"Hey, we're almost done with the potions and we have a plan." Phoebe told her. "So, uh, where's Leo?"

"Oh, get your head out of the gutter!" Piper snapped at her. "What's the plan?"

"I think I better let Angie explain that one to you. She's in the bathroom."

Piper walked in the hallway and was about to knock on the door until she heard the sound of puking inside. "What's happening to me?" Piper heard Angie say inside. A couple of seconds later, the sound came back again.

"Angie, you alright in there?"

"I'm fine, just ate something bad earlier." She responded back but the Charmed One didn't believe a word of it. "Angelus of nex est near."

Piper heard the toilet flush when the door opened and stared at Angie. "What's going on with you?"

"Nothing." Angie said, innocently.

"Piper! Angie! You better come up here." Paige yelled from the attic.

"What's going on?" Piper asked, running in.

"We found this in the Book." Phoebe said, holding a note in her hand. "The book flipped to a random page and there it was."

"What does it say?" Angie asked.

"Hello Charmed Ones,

We are the Resistance from the future. We know that something bad is happening to Chris because his sister is feeling his pain. What ever is happening is Chris, please save him and Melinda. Help them. Save them."

"Mel," Angie gasped.

"What was the last sentence there?" Piper asked, her heart beating wildly.

"Help them. Save them." Phoebe read. "Why? What's wrong?"

"Um, it's nothing. So now we know that Chris is in deep trouble, what's the plan?"

"We're going to use me as bait." Angie told her. "He fought me before years ago and when I get down there, I can free Chris."

"And what if he kills you?"

Angie paused for a moment, thinking carefully what to say next to the Charmed One. "I'm already dead in the future and my death won't change anything. But Chris is still alive; he has to stay alive for Wyatt and the rest of the world. My death won't matter but his will."

"What do you mean your death won't matter? Of course, it will matter!" Phoebe yelled. "When we saw your death in Chris's memories, his emotions were strong and trust me, they were strong because I couldn't read him for months. The look on Wyatt and Chris's face –they love you and I don't think they can handle losing you again."

"Well, I can't handle losing my fiancé." Angie said to her. "If he takes me, I want you three to get Chris out of there as fast as you can."

"Maybe Wyatt should go with you." Piper suggested.

"No, he's –where is Wyatt?" Angie asked.

"We haven't seen him for a while." Paige told her.

Angie sighed as she ran her fingers through her long hair. "Oh, just great."

"What do you see?" Wyatt asked.

"He lives…for now." The Seer told him as she played with long, braided ponytail.

"What does that mean?"

"It means the same thing just like I told you, a couple of hours ago!"

"I want a direct answer, Seer." Wyatt snarled his hands around her neck but no choking…yet.

"He is conceived but his life is still in danger." The Seer told him. "Demons have him captive."

"What?" Wyatt released his hand. "Who? Why?"

"I don't know why. But –"She stopped talking as her eyes turned white for a second. "This demon wants revenge and trusts me; he is going to get it."

Without saying another word to the Seer, Wyatt orbed away from the Underworld and to the attic. He found his family and Angie, grabbing a couple of potions and Angie putting extra athames in her back pocket. She turned around and scoffed when she saw Wyatt standing there. "So you got the notice that Chris got kidnapped?" She asked and walked to him. Then she slapped the back of his head. "Where the hell have you been?"

"Where do you think?" Wyatt growled.

Angie growled back, "Do not mess with me. You are going to help me save Chris." And she began to tell him her plan and ignored the glares she was receiving from him. "Now that you are here, you can join me to the Underworld and when he comes, call for Paige."

"I don't like this plan." Wyatt said immediately. "It's too dangerous. You could die."

"I don't care. This is Chris we are talking about here. Knowing him, he's probably bad-mouthing Lukas as we speak. Wyatt, please."

"I'm not losing you again."

"Wyatt, it's not just Chris. Mel is also in danger." She gave him the letter and saw his expression changed quickly.

"Damn it." He cursed under his breath.

"Wyatt, you need him as much as he needs you."

"You've been speaking with Leo again?" Wyatt asked. "Ow! Alright, I'll go."

Angie smiled, "Thank you. We'll meet you down there soon." She said and the two disappeared in black orbs.

"Where are we? I don't see Chris." Angie said.

"You're the bait, remember? He'll come to you, not the other way around." Wyatt reminded her and suddenly, caught Angie as she was about to fall. "You okay?"

"Chris –he's in too much pain." She gasped and groaned, trying to stand on her two feet. "I'm going to kill this bastard."

"How bad is he?" Wyatt asked.

Angie lifted her shirt half way up and Wyatt saw red marks from knives and whips. "He's losing conscious and almost blind. Wyatt, this demon isn't playing around."

"You're right. I'm not." A deep voice said, hidden in the shadows. Wyatt stood in front of Angie, protecting her. Lukas stepped out of the shadows, showing his scars off but he was grinning as if he made a hilarious joke. "Well, well the Angel of Life working with the Source? I'm impressed. But then again, it wouldn't be your first time working with a Halliwell, is it?"

"So you know who I am?"

"And your precious little brother." Lukas laughed when he saw the glint of fear in their eyes. "I figured it all out, which makes since because that witch lighter is always in the Underworld. Let me guess, he was trying to turn you back to the good side."

"Now!" Angie yelled as she and Wyatt threw the potions at his feet but he reflected it and both adults flew backwards to the hard and rocky wall.

Wyatt opened his eyes and stood up, trying to ignore the pain he was in. His blue eyes looked around the area and spotted Angie lying on the ground. Quickly, he healed the bloody gash on her forehead and helped her off the ground. "Can we please kill him now?" She asked.

"Hey, stay awake. We need to find Chris." Wyatt reminded her.

"Potions won't kill me. I'm invisible." Lukas smiled.

Angie's eyes quickly turned to a light blue as a gust of wind came out of nowhere, and threw Lukas into its whirlpool. Wyatt threw his energy ball at the little hurricane as the electricity shock him. Suddenly, Angie got struck at the shoulder by a fireball and fell on the ground; her head hit a boulder and fell into unconscious. Quickly, Lukas shimmered out of the hurricane and grabbed Angie in his arms, and gave Wyatt a quick smirk before he shimmered away with Angie.

"No!" Wyatt yelled. "Damn it." He screamed as he destroyed the boulder. He orbed away and back to the attic, finding his mother and aunts on the couch looking bored. Paige jumped out of her seat, seeing Wyatt but no Angie. "He took her."

"And you couldn't follow him?"

Wyatt shook his head, "He would've shimmered to different places. Now, what are we suppose to do?"

"Well, can't you sense Chris?" Phoebe asked. "I mean, because both of you are half whitelighter."

Wyatt sighed, understanding his aunt meaning. Chris blocked his emotions from him for years. "No, I can't. We have to make stronger potions; he's stronger than I thought."

"We don't have time. Chris doesn't have time and neither will Angie once the demon is through with her." Piper said.

"Piper, we have to. If this demon is stronger than we all expected, then we need more time." Phoebe said.

Piper sighed, "Alright fine. But let's hurry, okay. You, young man are helping. Let's see what I taught you so far."

Chris opened his eyes hearing faint footsteps nearby and saw Lukas holding someone. It was a girl but whom? He tried crying so he can see better but it worked a little bit. Chris could see she was struggling to break free from Lukas's grasp. "Let me go!" Chris heard that voice before. He knows that voice! "Chris!"

"Angie?"

Chris watched as she struggled when they tied her to the ceiling like the position he was in. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I'm the bait."

"Let me guess, Paige was going to follow you and then, set me free?"

"Um, actually, Wyatt was with me." Angie said quietly. "And then, the sisters would be here and help us save you."

"And how is that plan working out for you?"

"Shut up." She snapped. 'I'm here, aren't I? The good news is…congrats, you're conceived. And the bad news is…you look horrible."

"I feel like it." Chris coughed.

"Don't worry; the Angel of Life will soon enjoy you on that parade."

"Don't you dare touch her, Lukas!" Chris roared but then, he heard her screams. "Angie!"

A/n: angelus of nex est near: the angel of death is near. It's Latin.