Chapter Six-A Calming Darkness

A month has passed, and Wyatt has begun to get used to his new family.

"Wyatt! Get down here! You're going to be late for your first day of senior year!" Piper yells.

Up in his room, Wyatt pulls on his jeans, and yells back "Ok, ok I'm coming! Geez, it's only been one month and you're already acting like you've known me my entire life!"

Smiling Piper says "Well, I have make up for lost time somehow, and besides, I AM your mother."

Grinning back Wyatt nods his head and says, "I know. And I couldn't be happier."

Upstairs Paige finds Wyatt's backpack and calls for him. "Wyatt! Come and get this!"

Collapsing on the floor in the kitchen, Wyatt appears next to Paige in her room. She jumps a foot in the air. "You have GOT to stop doing that!"

Annoyed, Wyatt responds with "Well, it's not like I have control over it!" Astralling back down, Wyatt gets up off the kitchen floor. "How am I supposed to deal with this while I'm at school?" He asks Piper.

She responds that he just has to try to not want to be two places at once, and to control his temper. "The plates have had enough damage!"

Grinning at the memory of the incident two weeks ago Wyatt nods. "Ok, I'll try. I gotta go to school now." Orbing off, Wyatt disappears.

Smiling, Phoebe comes in. "Thank god he mastered that power. Only two left!" Laughing, Piper agrees.

Phoebe then says "You know, I'm so happy for you guys. Wyatt's such a great kid. "I know." says Piper.

Suddenly Piper flies backward and hits the wall, knocked out cold. "Demon!!!" Paige yells. Getting into fighting stance, Phoebe levitates and kicks him. Paige calls for a knife and it orbs to her. She throws it at the demon, which shimmers out before it can hit him.

Turning to Piper, Leo begins to heal her. "What the hell was that?" asks Phoebe.

Walking up to the attic, the three begin to search for the demon amongst the old worn pages. Finding something, Paige begins to read aloud.

Malathus: Demon of Violence--This demon instigates violence as a way of promoting itself in the evil world. It attacks higher-level witches and warlocks.

Eyebrows raised Piper says "Oh, well as long as he's not DANGEROUS..."

"Oh my god" Says Piper. "What?" "Wyatt." "What about him?" "We can't fight Malathus in his presence, he's not ready to fight yet!" "You're right. We need to vanquish this bastard before he gets home." "A 6-hour time limit on a vanquish? That's a new one on me" says Piper.

Looking at the book, Phoebe notices that there's a potion to vanquish Malathus. Writing down the ingredients, the three go down to the kitchen and begin to start on the potion.

Piper scrys for the demon after the potion is finished and the crystal lands on Halliwell Manor. "Oh god. He's here! Positions! Everyone!"

Malathus comes crashing through the front door. "I know you're here witches! Come out and play..." Throwing an attacking Phoebe back, he rounds on Paige. "Hi-de-ho!" and throws her back as well. Turning to a stone-faced Piper, he corners her.

Just then, Wyatt walks in the door to notice the scene. He sees Piper's distress and yells "MOM!! NO! Get away from her!" Taking a running start, he leaps to the back of Malathus and the demon backs away from Piper and turns to Wyatt.

"Stay out of this kid." Waving his hand, Wyatt flies back through the conservatory wall and lands in the hallway, unmoving; blood coming from the side of his mouth.

"Wyatt!! Screams Piper! Running to the couch, she grabs the forgotten potion and throws it at Malathus. He screams and disappears into a fiery oblivion.

Getting up and ignoring the stabbing pains in her ankle, Piper hobbles over to where Wyatt lays. Phoebe and Paige both badly bruised and bleeding join her, horrified at the sight of Wyatt's seemingly lifeless body.

"Wyatt!!" Screams Piper, shaking him. "Can you hear me? Please come back! I can't lose you! Not now!" Sobbing hysterically, Piper calls for Leo. "LEO!! LEO!! PLEASE LEO! YOUR SON! YOUR SON NEEDS YOU! PLEASE COME LEO!!" L e o....

As Wyatt falls into the darkness, he can hear distant familiar voices calling his name, but the blackness is so all consuming, it was kind of calming...

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