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Alchemist15: The hell five are from the dark future, but they are not evil. Mel is the only one who could do things that would have turned Trinity, Prudence and Astra into demons because they were magical and the consequences would have been immediate. Mel is mortal and her's technically would come later mostly after death, but Mel is not evil she was just put into very bad positions were she had no choice but to take life's in order to save many. There will be more about that in the coming chapters in the form of flashbacks that Piper will get. Paige and Phoebe will also get flashbacks of their kids with the help of the deadly Edith clan.

Chapter 53

Rage against the machine

Wyatt stood at the gazebo, a place that seemed to bring forth deep and unneeded thought. His eyes heavy. Sleep that peaceful sleep eluded them, all of them, but his was filled with nightmares when his eyes did find the will to close. He did not know if they were flashback to a future he does not remember or just his fears of repeating it. Either way his mind felt like the seaside that had no choice but to accept the continued pounding of the unmerciful waves that were determined to brake everything down to sand.

"Wyatt you ok?" Leo asks as he joined him.

"Yeah," he replied but his demeanor was very telling he was not.

"Son are you ok?" Leo asks again.

"Dad I need you to promise me something," Wyatt replied and Leo got closer to him.

"I will promise to love you, to be there when you first learn to ride a bite, to drive you to your first prom, your first love, your wending and your first born. I will be there when you fall and help you stand again," he said as his eyes began to fill with water."What I will not promise is to give you a way out, I will not kill you neither will your mother or your brother, cousins or anyone else," he finished.

"Even if the world is at stake?" Wyatt asks.

"Even if the entire world is at stake, Wyatt we will not be your easy way out. So I guess you will need to fight with everything you have to not repeat, do you understand?"

"Yes but-," he replied as Leo placed his hands on his sons face.

"Do you understand?" Leo said with the father authority he has known. Wyatt looked into his father's eyes. His fears duplicated in them and in them he found strength.

"Yes I understand," Wyatt replied and they hugged.

Back at the mountain Coop was pulling back on his bow that he can call up when ever he needs it. Something he learned from the Erotes sense he has been there. Phoebe looked up at him and he was changing right before her eyes. His hair began to grow and facial here began to thicken. He was aiming for something in the distance and would need a perfect shot in order to stop the walls from moving inward. Prue was pushing against the stone wall as though it would help while sweat dripped off her body and mixed with the dirt that has accumulated since they have been there on her skin.

"Fire Coop!" she yelled and he too was sweating heavily as a droplet fell from his eyebrow just as he fired. The arrow made its way through the small opening as the walls were now only 3 feet from each other. Phoebe was also pushing and now her back was against the wall that was moving in from the other side. Paige could not orb out as it was blocked nor did the teleporting device's work. It was up to Coops arrow to hit its mark or they would be crushed to death. He did not move, his eyes set on the target as the point hit the center of it. He then closed his eyes as he could feel both walls on his shoulders until they stopped and began to move away from them.

"Thank god," Penny said and immediately left the small room they were in as a door opened to allow them into another chamber where the stone sat on a pedestal.

"Lets take a moment," Prue said and sat down on the dirt floor to catch her breath along with the others. Phoebe kept staring at her husband who looked more like a warrior then a Cupid. He felt his face and the newly grown mustache and beard.

"Coop what just happened?" Phoebe asks as she felt his long hair.

"This is what we are, my true form I guess. The more I tapped into my ancient powers, the more I became a real cupid," he replied but his eyes showed concern.

"I like it," she said and he felt relieved.

"Nice biceps," Penny said and Patty slapped her on the arm," Hay I can look."

"Ok eww Grams," Paige said as she looked at the stone. "Well I would say just go grab it, but a boulder would probably come down and crush me."

"We could send short round," Prue said and Paige giggled.

"I think this will be up to you and me. So far we have all used powers that worked in a particular area," Phoebe said.

"She's right, this place seems to adjust to the amount of people and their powers," Paige said.

"You sure we can work together again like we used too?" Prue said as the tension between them has been intensifying since she's been back.

"Prue this is for Melinda our niece and honey of course we can," she replied.

Back at the camp Chris took over the duties of watching his younger self and brother as Wyatt needed a break. He was sitting in the library while the teller was talking about the Prince who wanted to show how useful he was to the sisters.

"The six sisters sat on top of their horses as the prince looked at the large castle wall of their enemy. Now you may think that this wall is of normal size, but no you would be wrong. It was higher then the eye could see and even the clouds had to move around it. Indestructible, never been breached in a hundred years, they say. No army has ever conquered this clan, they say. Oh but these are just words from those who did not have the bravery or the cleverness to do so. He stood touching the outer wall while the sisters were not impressed and growing very inpatient. There were no guards, no towers to stop conquering armies, because it is indestructible, never been breached, why waist the resources they thought. But all things fall and pride always first," the teller said and turned the page.

"How will he get in?" Little Wyatt asks while eating popcorn.

"He won't," the teller replied and Chris who's mind was on his wife had to wonder where this story is going to go if there was no way in. "The Prince stepped back and placed his hands on his hips as he could hear the disproving exhales from the group behind him. He looked down at the soft and wet ground that has just got Hydrated from the recent rain. The small insects were coming out into the sun to get dry and find their nourishment," he said.

"Wait aren't the bugs here bigger?" Chris asks as he recalled his mother talking about it.

"Yes but this was before the darkening and everything was as it should be. Now the Prince whom was not one to give up so easily was looking for anything that would assist in his wooing of the sisters. The small little bugs were making there way to the wall and some even found a way in through the cracks. He smiled as his mind turned and twisted, an idea was forming a plot. He stepped back further and stretched out his hands to his side as he began to chant. Even the sisters were at a loss of what he was saying and these women were educated in all languages of the kingdom, but this was foreign and unfamiliar. Soon more bugs rushed the wall, their little feet seemed like a stampede as they moved past the horses that did not like the sound that rose from the ground beneath them. The chant ended and the prince went back to the group. He mounted his horse and said nothing as the tiny army penetrated the wall through the cracks.

"My lord are we to wait for eternity?" one of the sisters asks.

"No my lady only a few moments," he replied.

"So they sat and sat waiting for something until finally the main door opened. A door that has never been opened to outsiders.

"How?" Another sister asks.

"In the smallest of things," he replied and gave his horse a gentle tap with his heal.

"Did the bugs opened the door?" Vela asks.

"No they made the inhabitants do it. You see the bugs took over the people inside, possess them and made them do his will. The mighty clan would be beaten because they did not fill in the holes between the stones that made up their castle. But who would think an insect would bring a entire clan to its knees. So the prince took the sisters inside and the inhabitants were all knelt down and surrendered. Not one life lost, not one shut fired, not one stone shattered. The sisters were more then impressed, they were in love," the teller said and closed the book.

"What happened next?" Little Chris asks.

"Oh dear boy that will have to wait, I am tired," the teller replied as the older Chris clenched his fist as he realized what has occurred with his wife.

"Dammit!" he said and ran out.

"He said a bad word," Wyatt said as Vela followed him out.

"Chris what is it?" she asks.

"Stay with them I need to talk to my sister," he replied and left.

Piper was making lunch as Bianca came into the kitchen.

"Hay anything particular?" Piper asks.

"Something bloody," Bianca replied and Piper was not sure if she was joking or referring to something medium rear.

"Excuse me?" Piper asks as Bianca pulled out a dagger and Piper went on defensive. She did not know her that well at least not in this time and her last counter with her did not go smoothly. "You know this is not going to help in my opinion of you, especially if you kill me."

"Not really looking for a close relationship," she said and Piper was about to tap into her powers when she heard a thud and Bianca collapsed. Chris was standing there with shaking hands with a lamp.

"Chris what the hell is going on?" Piper asks as Trinity with Astra came in.

"Nanites," he replied.

"What?" Piper asks.

"When Bianca was hurt and my powers were drained, her dam hologram gave her a shot that was filled with nanites and I think they are changing her somehow," he replied.

"Chris I have had those things fix me and I'm ok," Trinity said.

"Yeah well then something else is going on," he said as Mel came in.

"Oh what now?" she asks noticing Bianca on the floor.

Wyatt returned home with Leo and his little brother and himself. They could see something was going on in the kitchen. "Hay why don't you guys go upstairs to play," Leo said and the boys did what they were told.

"Never a dull moment," Wyatt said and went into the kitchen.

"You can't be serious, those are not capable of taking someone over," Mel said.

"Just do a dam check, is that too much to asks," Chris said as he put a pillow under his wife's head.

"Fine," Mel said and a transparent screen came out of her sleeves of her cote. "Run diagnostic on the nanites that are still remaining in her," she said and lights began to blink and small electrical sounds filled the room. Mel's eyes narrowed as she could see problems.

"Well?" he asks.

"That is the strangest thing I have ever seen," she replied.

"Does not help me Mel, what is it?"

"They are infected, or possessed," she replied.

"How is that possible, it's technology possession only works on something organic," Leo said.

"True, but these are somewhat organic at least part of them. Its how they can blend in to keep the immune system from attacking it. They duplicate cells, healthy cells," Mel said.

"So someone did the spell on her and it affected the nanites?" Piper asks.

"No I think it was just on the little critters," Mel replied and just as Chris was about to say something he felt his feet get swept out from underneath him a Bianca woke up and reacted quickly. Piper tried to freeze her but Bianca was a witch for the most part, so all she did was tilted her head slightly at the attempt. Prudence stretched out her hand and tried to pull her powers as Chris tried to grab her.

"Chris look out," Prudence said as her power was kicking in and she could see a dagger cut him. He managed to avoid the slice as Bianca tried to cut him, she quickly change directions and tossed it at Prudence whom tapped into Piper's power and froze it in midair.

"Bianca stop," Chris said as he looked into her eyes that has a white glaze over them. Prudence went back to trying to pull her power out of her, but Bianca whom was known for her quickness, pushed past Chris and ran out the front door. Melinda teleported a tranquilizing gun and was about to fire when Chris pushed her arm down.

"No, no more of your technology, I will fix my wife my way," he said and ran after her.

"Chris!" Piper yelled as she ran after him. Trinity and Prudence stood next to Melinda.

"Oh fuck it," Trinity said and blue and white orbs formed in her hand to reveal a small cigar. "What like anyone can blame me," she said and used a match to light it.

"I always wanted to ask, why a cigar and not a cigarette?" Prudence ask.

"Better flavor," she replied and Melinda took it out of her hand and took a hit.

"Your right fuck it," Mel said and handed it over to Prudence who also took a hit.

"I'm pretty sure the last thing we want is Bianca running around possessed by anything. I know she's from the good future, but we know her from the bad one," Trinity said.

"Trinity write a spell to remove the one on the nanites and I will work on getting them out of her," Melinda said and Trinity left the room to start her task as Piper came back in out of breath.

"Dam she is fast and are you smoking?" Piper asks with Leo beside her.

"Trust me secondhand smoke is the least of our worries," Mel replied as she walked past her.

"Where are you going?" Leo asks.

"The armory I need to find a way to get those out of her and keep her from using anything in there," Mel replied.

"I will help Chris and try to pull her power," Prudence said and headed out the door.

"Mel I am going with you," Leo said as Wyatt came in with the boys."Piper stay here with them ok," he said as he knew she was not ready to leave the boys alone yet for any length of time.

Leo and Melinda teleported to the armory and fortunately Bianca has not made her way to it yet. Mel updated the security systems to block her out or alert her if she was there.

"How did this happen?" Leo asks as Mel walked over to a door. She placed her hand on its smooth surface and sensors began to scan her hand and her body.

"Access granted," a computer voice said.

"Unhof," Mel replied.

"Unhof Damor son?" Leo asks as the door opened and there was a round glass cylinder about 5 feet tall that was filled with water. As he got closer he could see small movement, like nats but even smaller.

"He must have found a way to send a spell to them. I am protected from spells because of the medallion, but these little things are not," she replied.

"How long do you think he was amongst us without us knowing?"

"Long enough to know this was here and maybe to get some other information. I broke my first rule. Never leave anyone alive, I didn't check to make sure that the entire clan was dead," she replied as she looked at the tank.

"It's water under the bridge Melinda, how are you going to extract them?" he asks while looking around the room.

"A program that will terminate their operation," she replied as she sat down at the table. four transparent screens rose up from the desk and programming code began to form on the screens. This was not the usual as it was mixed with symbols and numbers.

"Do you think he could go in and out of this world without changing or just in and out?" Leo asks.

"Yes their clan was the only ones who could do that but supposedly that ancient magic was lost many years ago, but if he could -"

"He could be working with Gideon or Odin and was giving him information," Leo finished her sentence.

"Know they enemy, which means Gideon and the others may know about Lace," Mel said as Leo saw some cigars on the table in a box. He took one out and used the matches next to them. "Does mom know?"

"I used to smoke when I was in the Army and I smoked one after Wyatt was born," he replied.

"Probably should have held off on that celebrant moment," Mel said and Leo let out a sigh. "Sorry," she said and went back to moving symbols and numbers around on the screen.

"Can you do it remotely?" he asks.

"Wow your not such a dinosaur as I thought when it comes to tech," she replied.

"I programmed a few VCR's in my life," he said.

"Oh there it is," she said and Leo realize he just said VCR. "And yes I should be able to do it remotely, let's just hope I can do it before she kills anyone".

"He must have done this after the fight we had with the robots, because I know you use these to heal you right?"

"Yeah and that means I need to create a whole new batch as these are uncooperative," she replied and with one swipe the small nanites fell to the bottom of the tank. A hole opened up and the water drained taking the dead nanites with it.

"Did that work for Bianca?" he asks.

"No she is too far away and my remote satellites are down," she replied.

"Because of the magnetic fluctuations," he said and she looked up at him surprised. "Mel I have been paying attention to you and all your pretty amazing stuff. Sometimes I wonder if the future wasn't dark, would you have saved the world."

"Technology can never replace human behavior, it can suppress it but it can never fix it. My tech would have made growing food possible anywhere, free electricity that creates no omissions and competes with no other resource, but that does not save the world only human evolution can," she said and got up from her desk to grab some small devices on another table.

"So what now?" he asks.

"We relaunch new satellites and hope that we have a enough time to send a signal before the magnetic interference brings them crashing down," she replied as Leo put out the cigar in the ashtray.

"I will do what I can."

Phoebe had her eyes closed as she tried to anticipate where Prue should step. There were tiles on the floor that were marked and although it would've taken time to decipher them, they decided to use Phoebe premonition power. She tapped into her babies and was beginning to see events play out. Prue also had to use her power to keep the stone in place as the pedestal that it was on sank into the ground the moment she stepped on one of the tiles. A mixture of telekinesis and her virtuous abilities that created a white transparent orb around it. Phoebe could see each step before her sister took it.

"Stay to the right and step on the symbol for the Rat," Phoebe said and Prue looked down to her right. There was a Chinese zodiac symbol for the rat. She stepped in it and slipped slightly as she lost her balance. She accidentally steped on another symbol and a large part of the floor gives behind her.

"Prue!" Patty yelled and Prue got her balance back.

"I'm ok," she replied shakily as she could see hot lava behind her deep down.

"Dragon," Phoebe said and Prue looked around for the symbol. She saw it and made a small jump to it. The tiles only had enough room on them for mostly 1 foot, so it was tricky and very difficult not to touch the others. They would continue this process until finally Prue was able to grab hold of the stone and the floor began to patch itself as a large door opened to the left of them. A man and a woman emerged as Prue joined her family.

"Well played," he said.

"You get one wish," the woman said.

Penny pulled them into a circle so they could talk. "We should ask for all of them, or to just win the war," she said.

"My guess is that we can't asks about the war thing, I think they follow the same rules as our genies. Can't make people fall in love, no world peace you know the important stuff," Phoebe said.

"Then we asks for all the capsules," Coop said.

"We can try, but Mel's is the one that we came here for, we know where the other ones are," Prue said and they all turned to face the genies.

"I wish for the hell's five capsules to be returned to the vultures clan," Prue said.

"Only one wish, not five," the man said.

"Fine then Melinda's capsule to be returned to the vultures clan," she said and he nodded.

"Your wish shell be granted by the time you return the capsule will be there," he said and they began to go back through the doors.

"Wait how the hell do we get out of here, can't orb remember?" Paige asks.

"Go through the doors," the woman said and two large doors open behind them revealing the outside and the awaiting griffins.

At magic school Gideon was meeting with the other five elders. He was looking at the five capsules.

"Gideon we must go over the plan of attack and find a way into the enchanted realm," Odin said.

"There will be no need, they will come to us to retrieve the capsules. You see the hell five are connected to them and in order for them to be born, they will need to destroy them," he said and turned to face them.

"That world has much importance to us," Sandra said.

"The ancient magic is powerful and will give us what we need to continue our rise," Kheel said.

"Greedy little bastards aren't you," Gideon said.

"Are agreement with you is that we gained access to the enchanted realm, which by the way Cole had the ability to do, something you left out," another elder said.

"Oh I didn't leave it out, you see I have been planning this for so long. I knew you would call upon me when you wanted more, wanted to be gods and nothing has been forgotten, or left out of the loop," Gideon said as the other elders could feel a tightening around them. "But I like you and want you to be with me, forever," he said and the doors of the capsules opened.

"Gideon what are you doing?" Sandra said as she felt herself being pulled towards one of the capsules. She tried to orb but it was blocked as all the five elders were being dragged across the floor.

"Giving you your wish, true immortality gods of infinite space," he said as one by one they went into the capsules and the doors slammed except one that disappeared before Odin could be put inside. Gideon clenched his teeth as apparently they found a way to retrieve one. "Well looks like you will be staying," he said as Odin got to his feet and looked at his co-hurts that were now imprisoned.

"What is wrong with you?" Odin asks as a man came into the room.

"Gods don't like to share," he replied and looked at the man," yes."

"I have news from the underworld, the source is missing and believed to be in another realm," he said.

"Lace," Odin said under his breath.

"Sorry what was that?" Gideon asks as he walked over to him.

"Her name is Lace," Odin replied.

"See Odin looks like its a good thing you are not imprisoned, but I would suggest you do everything I say. First tell me everything you know about her," Gideon asks and Odin nodded.

Trinity was working on a spell when Melinda's capsule appeared in the attic. She smiled as her mother and the others apparently completed their task and were on their way home. She went back to working on the spell as Chris was trying desperately to keep his wife from killing someone. The shield around the village did its trick of keeping her contained and she did not like it. The others surrounded her but unfortunately she had a hostage. A villager was being held by knife point.

"Chris I can get that away from her without -.

"Mel I told you no tech," he said cutting her off and Mel was growing impatient. The satellites were in position and were maintaining power and altitude for the time being, but at any moment the random magnetic field could bring them down.

"Chris we don't have time for this," Piper said.

"No dammit just let me talk to her," he said and started to walk towards her and she pressed the knife harder against the villager's neck.

"If this is not handled quickly, we will," Lila said.

"Bianca, its me your under a spell do you understand?" he asks.

"Yes I know exactly what's going on, now lower the shield or she dies," Bianca replied and Trinity joined them.

"I have a spell," she whispered into Mel's ear. That was all she needed and everything went into action. Within a blink of an eye she fired a tranquilizer that moved around the villager and hit Bianca. It was very fast acting and she began to fall backwards. The satellites kicked in and shut the power down to the nanites as Trinity read off the spell. Chris knew it was the only option as Leo stood next to him.

"Son you ok?" Leo asks.

"I said I would protect her, that I would let nothing happened to her," he said and Leo put his arm around him as he too has uttered those words about his wife and his sons.

"Some things are out of your control and some things you need to let other people take control," Leo said as Mel held her hand over Bianca's mouth a few inches and the small nanites were drawn out and destroyed with a small flame from her other hand.

"She will be fine maybe a little cranky," Mel said as they could see griffins coming from the distance.

"Oh by the way we have your Capsule," Trinity said.

"Good because we need to retrieve the others and destroy them," Mel said as Chris and Wyatt took Bianca inside.

"Spend some time with your brother," Piper said.

"I think the question is, does he want to spend time with me," Mel said and went to go meet the incoming griffins.

To be continued...