Recovery 3
(I do not own any part of Charmed. I just write about it. This continues a storyline begun in Degrees of Evil, and continued in several other stories).
"Any change?" Kylie asked as she orbed in.
"Not in the last few hours," Sara responded. "His fever is still very high, and to be honest, I don't know how he is still alive. What did you find out?"
"Not a whole lot," Kylie replied. "The Elders are in an emergency meeting, and so no whitelighters are admitted. I checked with some of my fellow whitelighters, but there is no record of a young male witch with hourglass eyes. However, things are so scattered up there it is hard to find anyone that can tell us anything. Half the whitelighters were turned by healing the wounds of Kain, and are only slowly reporting back in."
"We need help, and we need answers," Sara replied desperately. "I don't know how much longer he will last. Are you sure you can't heal him? I mean, Kain is dead, so what's." Sara trailed off as Kylie's face went pale.
"I'm sorry, I can't," Kylie said gravely. "These wounds are still active, which means if I heal him, I'll be changed to evil. I don't know if it would be permanent, but I don't know. If I knew for sure one way or the other, I'd do it in a heartbeat."
"Well, is there a poultice or something I don't know about that could help?" Sara asked.
"No, but something is puzzling me," Kylie replied.
"What?" Sara asked quickly.
"None of the others infected by Kain had a fever. They all simply fell over, and a few minutes later were evil or dead. In this case, it almost seems like this child's body is trying to fight off the infection, and the heat is a side effect. Which means this child is either a VERY strong witch or."
"Something not human," Sara finished.
*** "Are you ready?" Mortanos said gravely.
"As ready as we'll ever be," Phoebe replied sadly.
"Give me your hands," Mortanos continued. The group did so, and they slowly faded out. ***
"MOMMY!" Arianna screamed loudly. Sara and Kylie turned, and they ran into the other room. When they got there, they stopped in shock. A man with black eyes was trying to grab Arianna, who had morphed into a small bird.
"ARIANNA!" Sara shouted.
The demon turned, and smiled evilly," Well, well, well. A two for one deal." He then began to walk towards Sara. Kylie jumped and tried to tackle the demon, but he waved as Kylie jumped, and she was thrown back hard.
"My Master Kain empowered all of us before his demise, so we can continue his work even after his death." the demon said sardonically.
Sara said nothing, but suddenly a giant bear was where she stood. She took a swing at the demon, and knocked him back. The demon got back up and threw an energy ball, and Sara fell back. She found herself in intense pain, and couldn't maintain the form of a bear. She looked up in her human form as the demon approached.
"Too easy," the demon said. "Do you have any last words?"
"Don't touch them." A new voice said. The demon and Sara both looked up, and Sara felt her heart stop.
The boy was awake! He was sweating profusely and leaning heavily against the wall, but he was conscious. The demon looked at the boy, and snorted. "Or what? You'll breathe heavily on me. I'll get to you in time, boy. You and that little girl can be my little bonuses."
The demon turned back towards Sara, so only she saw the boy's eyes begin to glow white. He shouted, "I SAID DON'T TOUCH THEM!" and threw out his right hand. A bolt of white energy shot from him and slammed into the demon. The demon burst into flames, and then died.
Sara slowly got to her (wincing at new bruises) and turned to the boy. He smiled slightly, and took one step forward. He then fell forward and landed flat on his face.
***
"We are here today to mourn the falling of our brother," Mortanos began. The group was standing in the center of some monument somewhere in some dimension. Birds were singing a somber melody, and it seemed to Phoebe as if the whole world was weeping. No one in this group had a dry eye. Phoebe, Paige and Piper were all leaning against their respective men, and the men themselves were also crying.
"Our brother Life has made the ultimate sacrifice in service to Good. He fought hard his whole short life, and we shall miss him. A piece of all of us was made better because of him, and now that he is gone, we all feel the loss keenly. Let us bow our heads, and give respects to the one who has fallen so that all may live."
All but Mortanos bowed their heads, and the sisters watched in puzzlement. Mortanos had a puzzled look on his face, as if he were reading something strange. He looked around, and his eyes lost focus. Suddenly, a wide broad grin came over his face, and the sisters realized in shock that he was starting to cry.
"I don't believe it," Mortanos shouted. When the other Guardians looked back up, Mortanos spoke excitedly in some other language. A few seconds later, the other Guardians were cheering.
"What's going on?" Phoebe demanded.
Mortanos turned and shouted, "THE LINK IS BACK!"
The group froze in shock, and then Cole said, "But that means." then a grin split his face as he said, "GABRIEL IS ALIVE!"
***
"Is there any change?" Kylie asked.
"I'm afraid it's gotten worse," Sara replied as she put the boy back on the bed. "Whatever he did to that demon seemed to use up a lot of his strength. His fever is falling, but so is his pulse. I think his body has lost whatever battle it was facing."
"Then let us give it a hand," a new voice said. Sara and Kylie whirled as a group of people appeared in the center room. There were three females and four males, and the one in the lead was the one who had spoken.
"Who are you?" Kylie demanded, but then one of the men said in surprise, "KYLIE!"
Kylie looked at him, and then said, "Leo? How are you doing? What is going on?"
The man smiled, and said, "I understand you may have a charge of mine?"
Before anyone else could speak, the man in the lead shoved past Sara and Kylie. He put his hands on the boy's head, and said, "Death to Life, I form a bond. Death to Life, I give thee strength." A light began to emit from his hand. The light traveled down the man's hand and entered the boy's head.
"What is going on?" Sara demanded.
"I think we need to talk," one of the woman said, "But first." she walked forward and before Sara could say anything, pulled her into a hug. She then whispered in a voice tight with joy, "Thank you for trying to save my son."
***
"So, you're the Charmed Ones?" Sara asked. When they nodded, she continued, "And you are the Guardian of Death?"
Mortanos nodded, and said, "Pretty much yeah."
"And the boy."
"Gabriel," Cole interjected.
"Right, Gabriel," Sara said, "He is the Guardian of Life." When they all nodded, Sara said, "And I thought my life was complicated. When will Gabriel regain consciousness?"
"In a few days," Mortanos replied.
"I need to thank him for saving me," Sara said.
"I wouldn't worry about it," Paige replied. "I think you will have plenty of opportunities to do just that."
THE END
(I do not own any part of Charmed. I just write about it. This continues a storyline begun in Degrees of Evil, and continued in several other stories).
"Any change?" Kylie asked as she orbed in.
"Not in the last few hours," Sara responded. "His fever is still very high, and to be honest, I don't know how he is still alive. What did you find out?"
"Not a whole lot," Kylie replied. "The Elders are in an emergency meeting, and so no whitelighters are admitted. I checked with some of my fellow whitelighters, but there is no record of a young male witch with hourglass eyes. However, things are so scattered up there it is hard to find anyone that can tell us anything. Half the whitelighters were turned by healing the wounds of Kain, and are only slowly reporting back in."
"We need help, and we need answers," Sara replied desperately. "I don't know how much longer he will last. Are you sure you can't heal him? I mean, Kain is dead, so what's." Sara trailed off as Kylie's face went pale.
"I'm sorry, I can't," Kylie said gravely. "These wounds are still active, which means if I heal him, I'll be changed to evil. I don't know if it would be permanent, but I don't know. If I knew for sure one way or the other, I'd do it in a heartbeat."
"Well, is there a poultice or something I don't know about that could help?" Sara asked.
"No, but something is puzzling me," Kylie replied.
"What?" Sara asked quickly.
"None of the others infected by Kain had a fever. They all simply fell over, and a few minutes later were evil or dead. In this case, it almost seems like this child's body is trying to fight off the infection, and the heat is a side effect. Which means this child is either a VERY strong witch or."
"Something not human," Sara finished.
*** "Are you ready?" Mortanos said gravely.
"As ready as we'll ever be," Phoebe replied sadly.
"Give me your hands," Mortanos continued. The group did so, and they slowly faded out. ***
"MOMMY!" Arianna screamed loudly. Sara and Kylie turned, and they ran into the other room. When they got there, they stopped in shock. A man with black eyes was trying to grab Arianna, who had morphed into a small bird.
"ARIANNA!" Sara shouted.
The demon turned, and smiled evilly," Well, well, well. A two for one deal." He then began to walk towards Sara. Kylie jumped and tried to tackle the demon, but he waved as Kylie jumped, and she was thrown back hard.
"My Master Kain empowered all of us before his demise, so we can continue his work even after his death." the demon said sardonically.
Sara said nothing, but suddenly a giant bear was where she stood. She took a swing at the demon, and knocked him back. The demon got back up and threw an energy ball, and Sara fell back. She found herself in intense pain, and couldn't maintain the form of a bear. She looked up in her human form as the demon approached.
"Too easy," the demon said. "Do you have any last words?"
"Don't touch them." A new voice said. The demon and Sara both looked up, and Sara felt her heart stop.
The boy was awake! He was sweating profusely and leaning heavily against the wall, but he was conscious. The demon looked at the boy, and snorted. "Or what? You'll breathe heavily on me. I'll get to you in time, boy. You and that little girl can be my little bonuses."
The demon turned back towards Sara, so only she saw the boy's eyes begin to glow white. He shouted, "I SAID DON'T TOUCH THEM!" and threw out his right hand. A bolt of white energy shot from him and slammed into the demon. The demon burst into flames, and then died.
Sara slowly got to her (wincing at new bruises) and turned to the boy. He smiled slightly, and took one step forward. He then fell forward and landed flat on his face.
***
"We are here today to mourn the falling of our brother," Mortanos began. The group was standing in the center of some monument somewhere in some dimension. Birds were singing a somber melody, and it seemed to Phoebe as if the whole world was weeping. No one in this group had a dry eye. Phoebe, Paige and Piper were all leaning against their respective men, and the men themselves were also crying.
"Our brother Life has made the ultimate sacrifice in service to Good. He fought hard his whole short life, and we shall miss him. A piece of all of us was made better because of him, and now that he is gone, we all feel the loss keenly. Let us bow our heads, and give respects to the one who has fallen so that all may live."
All but Mortanos bowed their heads, and the sisters watched in puzzlement. Mortanos had a puzzled look on his face, as if he were reading something strange. He looked around, and his eyes lost focus. Suddenly, a wide broad grin came over his face, and the sisters realized in shock that he was starting to cry.
"I don't believe it," Mortanos shouted. When the other Guardians looked back up, Mortanos spoke excitedly in some other language. A few seconds later, the other Guardians were cheering.
"What's going on?" Phoebe demanded.
Mortanos turned and shouted, "THE LINK IS BACK!"
The group froze in shock, and then Cole said, "But that means." then a grin split his face as he said, "GABRIEL IS ALIVE!"
***
"Is there any change?" Kylie asked.
"I'm afraid it's gotten worse," Sara replied as she put the boy back on the bed. "Whatever he did to that demon seemed to use up a lot of his strength. His fever is falling, but so is his pulse. I think his body has lost whatever battle it was facing."
"Then let us give it a hand," a new voice said. Sara and Kylie whirled as a group of people appeared in the center room. There were three females and four males, and the one in the lead was the one who had spoken.
"Who are you?" Kylie demanded, but then one of the men said in surprise, "KYLIE!"
Kylie looked at him, and then said, "Leo? How are you doing? What is going on?"
The man smiled, and said, "I understand you may have a charge of mine?"
Before anyone else could speak, the man in the lead shoved past Sara and Kylie. He put his hands on the boy's head, and said, "Death to Life, I form a bond. Death to Life, I give thee strength." A light began to emit from his hand. The light traveled down the man's hand and entered the boy's head.
"What is going on?" Sara demanded.
"I think we need to talk," one of the woman said, "But first." she walked forward and before Sara could say anything, pulled her into a hug. She then whispered in a voice tight with joy, "Thank you for trying to save my son."
***
"So, you're the Charmed Ones?" Sara asked. When they nodded, she continued, "And you are the Guardian of Death?"
Mortanos nodded, and said, "Pretty much yeah."
"And the boy."
"Gabriel," Cole interjected.
"Right, Gabriel," Sara said, "He is the Guardian of Life." When they all nodded, Sara said, "And I thought my life was complicated. When will Gabriel regain consciousness?"
"In a few days," Mortanos replied.
"I need to thank him for saving me," Sara said.
"I wouldn't worry about it," Paige replied. "I think you will have plenty of opportunities to do just that."
THE END