Author's Note: Dialogue in bold are telepathic conversations.
Chapter 8 Babysitting and Scars.
Chris returns to the Halliwell manor, through orbs of white and blue lights. He reappears in the upstairs bathroom. Great he needed to get the sisters on board to vanquish those his list. Hopefully, the sisters will be more than happy to since it could lead to a definite answer on how to vanquish Czuchry. Chris could hear bickering from Piper's room.
"You can't just keep me in here, I have answered every one of your questions," Allen snapped.
"Not every one of my questions and I'm not keeping you in your nursery to be a prisoner. I'm being practical there is no known way to vanquish Czuchry, you're his number one priority," Piper responds.
"I can handle him, my powers are growing every day," Allen said.
"I've found a solution to deal with Czuchry," Chris announced, he had entered Piper's room only a few seconds ago. Piper turns and faces Chris.
"Care to share," Piper says.
"A seer holds the secret, she is willing to give us the method we need on one condition," Chris replies.
"Ah a demon who has the mind of a lawyer lovely," Piper said.
"We could torture the method out of the seer," Allen suggested.
"The demon has been tortured in the past and never broke. I've checked the list most are Power of Three demons if you and your sisters prepare. You should be able to handle them all today," Chris tells Piper.
"I'm not leaving you with Allen for five minutes if those are Power of Three demons. We'll vanquish them but I'll call for Leo to watch him," Piper replies.
"There no way in hell that Leo is watching me as if I were a child. I blow his butt back to Valhalla!" Allen protested.
"Don't push it, kid, he may not be your father. But you're not giving me a lot of options. If I had a name of significant other like y…" Piper starts.
"I can't tell you my father's name future consequences, what is with you and your sisters not getting how dangerous time travel is? Why we have to be careful and subtle," Allen snapped.
"Just have Sam watch him, Piper. But you've got to start trusting me at some point," Chris says.
"I did trust you; Chris and you broke it when you hid the truth about one of my kids. Did you expect me to suddenly be okay with it and invite you over for family dinner?" Piper asks. Chris showed no emotion but inside he was sobbing.
"I asked him to hide the truth, you can't be mad at him for that. We have a mission; we've eliminated a dozen possible evils that might have hurt Wyatt. We couldn't have done that if you had me here on the side lines baking me cookies," Allen spoke-up.
"This mission could have gone much more smoothly if we were told the truth from the start. I'm your mother I need to know to who you are in this and every timeline," Piper says.
"You haven't even conceived me yet," Allen pointed out.
"Paige," Piper called out.
"Yes," Paige responded from the upstairs bathroom.
"Call your Dad and ask him, if he can babysit Allen, we have demons to hunt," Piper requested.
"Alright," Paige replies.
"I'm officially a character in a Stephen King novel," Allen said.
"Better than a character in a television soap," Chris replied, "What do you mean a character in a Stephen King novel? You're not supposed to be reading them,"
"Moving on," Allen says.
"Don't try and change the subject, Allen Saltzman Halliwell," Chris responds.
"Have you found a spell or potion to break this insufferable protection spell?" Allen asks.
"No, it looks like only Piper can lift the spell to let the baby out," Chris answers.
"I'm not a baby! This isn't funny, she wouldn't do this to you or crazy Wyatt," Allen snapped.
"What has Wyatt done now conjured another dragon," Chris assumed.
"He made a spider massive and it almost ate me, I'm beginning to miss our Wyatt at least he couldn't hurt us with magic," Allen pouted. Piper noticed Allen's pout but was unaware of the conversation altogether.
Sam orbed into Piper's room a few minutes later. The Whitelighter was confused to see Allen in the old nursery. While all three sisters and Chris are in Piper's room.
"You called," Sam said.
"I kind of need tiny favour consider it an earlier Christmas present. One that doesn't cost a dime," Paige replies.
"Has this got something to do with Leo?" Sam asked making Allen scoff.
"No, but we need you to watch Allen, while we handle some Power of Three demons," Paige answered.
"And we would be really grateful if you didn't tell a certain Elder about this," Piper added.
"Any particular reason why?" Sam asks.
"Yes, but it's very complicated, so can you just watch him? While we deal with some demons," Paige answers.
"How long do you think you'll be gone for?" Sam asked.
"A few hours hopefully, we'll be back before it's too dark if the boys get hungry give Wyatt a bottle or some baby food. And Allen can have anything but nuts," Piper responds.
"I'm sure the boy can sort his own food out," Sam says.
"Believe me in normal circumstances, I could," Allen spoke-up.
"I'll explain everything later when we have all the answers too," Paige tells Sam. The sisters then left the room with Chris.
Sam and Allen stare at each other for a few minutes in silence. Then the two sense Whitelighter orbs coming and going.
"They are gone now," Both Sam and Allen said. Sam frowned at the boy.
"How did you know that? You're not a Whitelighter," Sam asks.
"I'm a very skilled witch," Allen answered, he wasn't necessarily lying, he was a skilled witch. But his ability to sense Chris orbing wasn't due to them being related or his skills as a witch. Well, it was more of a mix between blood and magic just not his magic at least not directly.
"I'd better get Wyatt from his nursery," Sam says before walking out of Piper's room.
"I'm definitely in hell," Allen mumbled. Sam returned shortly after leaving baby Wyatt who was surprisingly rather sleepy and didn't even acknowledge Allen's presence.
"You don't look as old as Leo describes," Sam commented.
"Good genetics and anti-age cream," Allen jokes.
"Why can't you leave Wyatt's old nursery?" Sam asked.
"Crazy witch," Allen answers.
"Can you do me a favour Sam?" Allen asks.
"I suppose if it's a reasonable request," Sam responds.
"Can you get me, my backpack it's brown quite worn out," Allen requests.
"Why do you need it?" Sam asked.
"It holds my potion books if I'm going to be trapped in here. I'd rather do something productive," Allen explains. Sam sighed, he supposes that's a valid reason, Sam with a flick of his left wrist telekinetically orbs the brown backpack into Wyatt's old nursery. "Thank you,"
Meanwhile down in the Underworld, we have the sisters and Christopher. The group of four are making their way through the horrid place vanquishing the demons one by one that Kyra listed.
"How long does this cloaking spell last, Chris?" Phoebe asked.
"As long as your silent and I'm alive, only speak when you need to cast the Power of Three spells," Chris answered.
"Who would want to create a spell that would leave them vulnerable just to keep a few people hidden?" Paige pondered.
"Someone truly selfless," Chris responds.
"Or has no regard of their own safety," Phoebe says.
"You guys need to be quiet," Chris reminded them.
"Allen didn't create the spell, did he?" Piper questions.
"Potions are his speciality, now be quiet," Chris answered. Most of the vanquishes went smoothly. However, when the sisters and Chris had to face the Frost Demon. The upper-level demon quickly took out Chris by trapping him a block of ice! Chris now frozen is unable to carry on the spell revealing the sisters to the upper-level demon. The upper-level demon spotting the Charmed Ones quickly fires, a powerful stream of ice and frost. Paige scared for her and her sisters' safety unintentionally taps into a power, she never knew she possessed summoning in a blue forcefield blocking the attack.
"The spell quick," Phoebe said.
"In ancient times, this demon came to wreak havoc and for none to tame. We the sisters three call forth all our might and burn him from the inside out," The sisters chanted in unison causing the Frost Demon to combust in blue and green flames within seconds.
Back at the manor, Allen was trying his best to distract himself. By working on possible new potions. But suddenly, he feels immense pain and coldness in his back specifically on the scar, he wished would fade. The boy did his best to hide his discomfort and pain from the Whitelighter. But couldn't there were already tears in his eyes.
"What's wrong kid?" Sam asks.
"Chris, he's hurt badly," Allen answered.
"How do you know?" Sam asked.
"I just do," Allen answered. A few minutes later the sisters manifest through white and blue orbs in the attic with Christopher who is still frozen.
End of chapter 8.
