Summary: How will the Charmed one's vanquish the Demon? Will they escape the underworld alive?

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At the end of the last chapter:

Piper dives behind a rock as an energy ball flys past her. She throws a potion which explodes at the Demon's feet and sends him only stumbling slightly backwards. Piper crawls over to Phoebe, Paige and a barely conscious Leo.

(Piper) "I can't freeze him anymore and we only have one more potion"

(Phoebe) "Where the hell is Chris?"

(Piper) "Paige can you orb Leo out of here."

(Paige) "I'm not sure and if I can I might not have the strength to orb back"

(Piper) "You have to try"

(Demon's voice) " I have to give you points for trying but in the end there's in
hiding."

A large rock a few feet from them blows up as it is hit by an energy ball.

(Demon's voice) "There are only so many places you could be."

Another rock even closer blows up

(Piper) "[looks at Paige]Go!"

Paige grabs Leo's hand and as the orbs trail rises up from behind the rock the Demon throws an energy ball that collides with it sending Paige and Leo crashing into a cave wall.

(Demon) "Now, now I though you were smarter than that."

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Chapter 7

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Scene 1 - Underwolrd

Paige is crumpled next to an unconscious Leo. Piper and Phoebe and still hiding behind one of the boulders in the cave. Paige strains to try and get up but collapses back to the ground.

The Demon walks over toward where Paige and Leo are and picks up Paige by the throat causing her to scream in pain by the sudden movement.

(Demon) "Come out, come out witches. I believe I have something of yours."

The Demon looks around the cave but doesn't see Piper and Phoebe.

(Demon) "Now after all you did to save her are you really going to just watch me
kill her?"

The Demon lifts Paige all the way up to her feet then delivers a punch right to her stomach causing her to let out a loud scream as he lets go of her throat and she falls to the ground wrapping her arms around her stomach.

(Piper)[whispers] "We have to get to Paige and Leo."
(Phoebe)[whispers] "I know let's just hope Chris gets here soon."

An energy ball appears in the Demon's hand and we walks toward Paige and Leo.

(Demon) " I tried to play nice but.."

The Demon is cut off as Piper and Phoebe reveal themselves from their hiding place.

(Phoebe) "Here we are"

The Demon walks over to Phoebe and Piper so that he is standing only a few inches from them. Just as he is about to speak the Warlock blinks in next to him. The Demon quickly turns his head toward the Warlock.

(Demon) "Where's the child?"

(Warlock) "Their Whitelighter he.he. orbed out with the child and.and. I
couldn't follow his trace."

(Demon) "How could you fail again!"

The Demon raises his hand and the Warlock flinches as he thinks he is about to be hit but instead of hitting the Warlock the Demons fist connects with Piper dropping her to her knees. Phoebe kneels down next to her sister. The Demon crouches down so that he is at eye level with Piper and Phoebe.

(Demon) "Where is the child?"

(Phoebe) "Even if we knew why would we tell you!"

The Demon grabs Phoebe's broken wrist and bends is backwards causing her to scream out in pain.

(Demon) "You'll tell me because I can make you feel more pain that you never
imagined."

The Demon stands up and walks to the center of the cave and surveys the scene before him. Paige is crumpled almost helpless to an unconscious Leo while Phoebe and Piper slowly get to there feet and move towards them.

(Demon) "Look at yourselves; weak, suffering. For what, what are you
protecting? The child? The future? Nothing you do today will
matter. Even if I fail their will be others; others that will
come and succeed. You will never win because being good makes
you weak, it makes you love. Your love for the child, you're
love for each other, it will make you incapable of protecting
that which you need to most. Evil will gain power in the future
and there's nothing you can do to change that."

(Chris' voice) "That's not true"

The Demon turns around to see Chris walking out from behind one of the cave walls holding Wyatt.

(Demon) [to Chris]"I don't know how you did it. How you came back, how you
were able to warn them. But as I just said none of it will
matter. Even with your knowledge of the future you won't be able
to help them stop the inevitable. No one can."

(Chris) "One thing I've learned from the past is that anything is possible and that
everything happens for a reason even if you don't recognize it at
first."

(Demon) "Aww how sweet. Please tell me more of what you've learned from this
pitiful past you've come back too."

(Chris) "I'm not sure of it all yet."

(Demon) "Well sorry to tell you that you probably never will. Now if
you just
give me the child we can all avoid a big messy fight you know you'll
loose."

(Chris) "Come to think it I did learn one more thing.never give up
without a
fight."

Chris grabs a potion from his pocket and throws it at the Demon's feet. A swirling grey cloud encompasses the Demon and Warlock. While the two are incapacitated Chris rushes over and joins the others.

Piper helps Paige to her feet, supporting her, as Phoebe runs over to where they had been hiding and grabs the crystals then rejoins the others. Just as she arrives back the swirling cloud dissipates freeing the Demon and Warlock.

(Demon) "You'll never learn"

The Demon forms an energy ball at the group but Wyatt manages to put up his force field deflecting it back at the Demon forcing him to dive out of the way.

(Piper) "Chris did you bring anymore potions?"

(Chris) "no."

(Phoebe) "We only have one left"

(Piper) "We have to use it"

Phoebe grabs the last potion and throws it at the Demon and Warlock. This time they are both flung backwards against the cave wall with enough force to crack it.

(Phoebe) "Piper freeze them as much as you can. Chris help me place the
crystals."

Piper keeps refreezing the Demon and Warlock as Phoebe and Chris hurriedly place the crystals.

(Piper) "I can't keep this up much longer!"

Chris and Phoebe finish with the crystals just as Piper's last freeze wears off. The Demon tries to throw an energy ball but it bounces off of the inside of the crystal cage. He then throws another energy ball that instead of bouncing off leaves a large scorch mark on the cage and the third one seems to almost break through.

(Piper) "That's not supposed to happen, why is that happening?"

(Phoebe) "I don't know but we have to hurry up and say the spell."

(Piper) "Alright, Paige you have to say the spell, hold on just a little longer,
okay?"

Paige nods her head. The Demon continues to fire energy balls at the cage.

(Piper) "Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda"

(Paige) "Astrid, Helena, Laura and Grace" [only the Warlock catches on fire]

(Phoebe) "Halliwell witches stand strong beside us, vanquish these evils from
time and space."

The Warlock is encompassed by flames and vanquishes into oblivion while the Demon is standing but surrounded by flames.

(Demon) " I have failed but others will not..."

The flames rise up surrounding the Demon and he explodes.

Phoebe stands supporting a barely conscious Paige, Chris is next to them with Wyatt and Piper kneels next to Leo as he starts to regain consciousness.

(Leo)[confused] "Piper?"

(Piper) "I know, I'll explain later."

(Phoebe) "Hey Chris how about a lift out of here"

Everyone grabs onto each other and they disappear in a large cluster of orbs.

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Scene 2 - Manor

The group appears in the downstairs of the Manor. Piper rests Leo, who is still kind of out of it, down on the couch and then takes Wyatt from Chris. Phoebe is still helping Paige stand up.

(Chris) "Here [reaching out to support the otherside of Paige] why don't I orb her up to her room."

(Phoebe) "Good idea we'll be up in a minute."

Chris orbs out with Paige

(Leo) [groggily] "So I missed the big fight huh"

(Phoebe) "I'm sure they'll be another one soon"

(Piper) "Yeah but let's hope not for a while. You and Paige got pretty banged up"

(Phoebe) "Speaking of which if you can [holds out her arm towards Leo]"

Leo smiles and places his hands over Phoebe's arm healing it.

(Phoebe) "Thanks."

(Piper) "Come one let's go check on Paige."

(Leo) "I'll be up in a minute to heal her."

Piper nods and her and Phoebe disappear up the steps.

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Scene 3 - Paige's room

Piper and Phoebe enter Paige's room

(Paige's) "How's she doing?"

(Chris) "No too good. She passed out as soon as we orbed up here."

(Piper) "Well Leo said he'd be up in a minute to heal her"

Chris nods his head and goes to walk out of the room but stops and turns to face Piper and Phoebe

(Chris) "I know it's hard to trust someone you don't know, especially
when they hold back things from you. But I want you to know that I
came back because I trust you can change the future for the better,
and I need to know that all of you trust that I'm here to do the
same."

(Piper) "I think I can trust that"

(Phoebe) "Me too."

Chris nods his head and walks out of the door just as Leo walks in.

(Phoebe) "Feeling better?"

(Leo) "A little"

(Piper) "Are you strong enough to heal Paige?"

(Leo) "I think so"

Leo walks over to the edge of Paige's bed followed by Piper and Phoebe. He places his hands over her stomach and chest and after a few seconds the warm yellow glow emits from his hand and onto Paige. After a minute Paige's eyes slowly begin to open.

(Paige) "Leo hey"

(Leo) "hey, how are you feeling now?"

Paige sits up with a little help from Phoebe

(Paige) "A little sore but my ribs don't hurt anymore. I wouldn't mind it if this
cast came off either."

(Piper) "Sorry Paige but we have to make an appointment for you to see your
doctor and I think he's going to be stunned enough at how healthy you
are
already."

(Paige) "You're no fun"

(Phoebe) "Yeah well what'd you expect?"

(Piper) "Hey!"

(Phoebe) [grabs Piper and Paige in a hug.] "Aww but we love you anyway"

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Scene 4 - Manor

The front door opens and Paige and Piper walk in where they're greeted by Phoebe.

(Phoebe) "How'd it go?"

(Paige) "The stupid cast has to stay on for three weeks."

(Phoebe) "Ouch"

(Piper) "Yeah well let's just be thankful that that's the worst thing that happened
after the past few of days."

The Piper, Paige, and Phoebe walk into the kitchen where they are pouring coffee when Leo and Chris orb in.

(Paige) "Any news on our nameless Demon?"

(Leo) "Nope, which makes me wonder how his picture got in the book of

shadow's if he's from the future."

(Piper) "Probably the same way we sent the potion to Chris when he went to the
future."

(Chris) "Which means someone in the future is helping us out but I don't know
who could that would have access to the book."

(Phoebe) "That must be how the spell got there too."

(Leo) "What spell?"

(Phoebe) "The one Piper and I used to free Paige."

(Paige) "I thought you combined the two spells?"

(Phoebe) "I was about to when the book filled in a blank page with it for me?"

(Piper) "Could it have been Mom or Grams?"

(Leo) " No they wouldn't have been aware enough about exactly what was going
on to help."

(Paige) "Well then let's be thankful and hope whoever they are will be able to
help us again if we need them."

The phone rings

(Piper) "Hello. Yeah hold on a sec. Paige it's for you."[hands Paige the phone]

(Paige) "Hello. Richard hi. I don't know hold on[covers the phone] Richard made dinner reservations and .."

(Piper) "Go ahead Paige we'll call your cell if we need you."

(Paige) [uncovers the phone]"Okay Richard I'll be right over. [hangs up the phone] Alright well I love you guys and I'll see you tomorrow probably."

(Piper) "Okay see you"

(Phoebe) "Bye, have fun"

(Paige) "Thanks"

Paige grabs her keys and purse and heads out of the kitchen.

(Phoebe) "Well I'm going to go too, Jason flew in and we have to finalize some
stuff about Hong Kong and."

(Piper) "Just go I'll see you later"

(Phoebe) "Okay, love you [hugs Piper] bye."

Phoebe grabs her stuff and walks out.

(Leo) "Piper are sure it's still a good idea for you guys to live apart?"

(Piper) "No, [walks over to the sink] but I think it needs to happen"

Piper puts her coffee mug in the sink and walks out of the kitchen

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THE END

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If I do write more stories they will parallel the current season of Charmed in some way which is why the next story wouldn't follow up on the Charmed one's helper from the future which is just sort of something I made up to add another aspect to the story.

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