Part 8
"I would still like to know why I didn't freeze." Piper said, she had a very strange feeling about that fact but couldn't work out what was bothering her about it.
"Maybe that's because your power is freezing?" Paige suggested.
Leo shook his head, "No that would only be true if someone used her actual power...as in the Halliwell line's power!"
"Oh!" Paige said somewhat perplexed. Her eyes widen all of a sudden, "Oooohhh!!!" she gasped as if pieces had just fallen into place. Paige had a strange feeling about what Leo had just said and she decided that when she got the chance she would have a word with the younger witch- whitelighter; Chris certainly had some explaining to do.
Piper gave her sister an odd look as she gasped and would've said something but it was at that moment that Phoebe chose to start talking to them.
"Chris says he's ready to help us vanquish the demon!" Phoebe said to her sisters and Leo.
*I did not!* Chris hissed in her mind, *What I said was I suppose I have no say in this if I want out of here!"
*Oh hush!* "Ok then!" Piper said, "I take it he knows where Garentax is hiding?" she added looking for confirmation.
*Well it was this dark underground cavern if that helps?* Chris told Phoebe.
Phoebe smiled tightly at Piper as she answered, "Of course he does!"
Piper nodded, "Good! Then let's get going!"
"Have you even got a plan?" Leo's doubt filled voice cut in.
"Have we got a plan?" Paige scoffed and then realising something turned to her older sister, "Have we got a plan Piper?"
Piper rolled her eyes and glared at Paige, "Yes! Phoebe will use Chris' powers to vanquish Garentax and we, "she said gesturing towards herself and Paige, "will take out any lackeys that get in the way!"
"Lackeys?" Phoebe teased.
*I would've said the same thing* Chris' voice piped up in Phoebe's head.
*Oh be quiet you!* she mentally snapped at him and although she couldn't see him she had the strangest feeling that Chris had just rolled his eyes at her.
Piper's glare turned on Phoebe, "Yes Lackeys! Is that ok with you Leo?" Leo sighed and nodded meekly at her. She then turned to the toddler in Leo's arms and her voice softened, "Now Wyatt, honey, be good for daddy while we're gone ok?"
"Oh please like it matters what he does around Leo!" Chris mumbled, folding his arms across his chest as he leant against the gem's wall.
*Oh sore spot?* he heard Phoebe ask her curiosity peaked.
*It's nothing!* he answered.
Leo smiled softly and Piper and looked her deeply in the eyes, "Be careful." He said so softly that it almost seemed that it was just for Piper.
"We will!" she smiled back and then turned to her sisters, "Ok lets go!"
Piper and Paige each take hold of one of Phoebe's hands. A look of utter concentration appeared on Phoebe's face.
*Ok Chris don't let your family down!* she sent, hoping that he did indeed know where Garentax was.
*Don't add too much pressure now will you?* came the sarcastic retort as the sisters eventually disappeared in a cloud of blue and white lights.
Leo sighed and brought his eyes back on the toddler he was holding, "Well Wyatt looks like it's just you and me now!" he said.
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The sisters appeared in a dark and very empty underground cavern. All that was around them was barren ground and lots of rocks.
"There's no one here!" Paige groaned.
"Thank you for stating the obvious!" Piper snapped and then turned to her other sister, "I thought you said Chris knew where he would be?"
*See this is what you get for putting words in my mouth!*
Phoebe ignored Chris and turned a sheepish grin on Piper, "I'm sure he's here!"
As if on cue the air began to fluctuate and four figures slowly began to form in the middle of the cavern. The sisters quickly hid behind the closest rock formation.
"The power of three is no more!" Garentax said as he fully appeared, "I killed one of the witches!"
"Then why do you need us?" A dark haired demon asked.
"Because I need that gemstone back!" Phoebe touched the gemstone briefly as he said this. "The boy possesses great power and with that gemstone I...I mean WE can rule the underworld!"
A second demon, this one with blonde hair spoke up, "Why can't you get the gemstone back yourself?" he sneered, "If the power of three is indeed destroyed as you say!"
Garentax sighed, "Because unlike you three, I am powerless without gemstones, "he said hating that he had to admit his own weakness, "and that particular one was the only one I've found that has effectively worked against the Charmed Ones!"
The third demon, this one seeming to be in charge, nodded slowly, "We'll help you but you better not double cross us!" he growled.
Behind the rock Paige suddenly felt a familiar sensation. "Oh god I'm gonna sneeze!" she whispered.
Piper's head snapped round to face her, "Don't you dare!" she hissed.
"I can't help it....I'm..m..m so...r..ry!" she managed to gasp out before she sneezed.
The sound echoed around the cavern and the three demons and Garentax turned around sharply to face the rock formation the Charmed Ones were concealed behind.
"I would still like to know why I didn't freeze." Piper said, she had a very strange feeling about that fact but couldn't work out what was bothering her about it.
"Maybe that's because your power is freezing?" Paige suggested.
Leo shook his head, "No that would only be true if someone used her actual power...as in the Halliwell line's power!"
"Oh!" Paige said somewhat perplexed. Her eyes widen all of a sudden, "Oooohhh!!!" she gasped as if pieces had just fallen into place. Paige had a strange feeling about what Leo had just said and she decided that when she got the chance she would have a word with the younger witch- whitelighter; Chris certainly had some explaining to do.
Piper gave her sister an odd look as she gasped and would've said something but it was at that moment that Phoebe chose to start talking to them.
"Chris says he's ready to help us vanquish the demon!" Phoebe said to her sisters and Leo.
*I did not!* Chris hissed in her mind, *What I said was I suppose I have no say in this if I want out of here!"
*Oh hush!* "Ok then!" Piper said, "I take it he knows where Garentax is hiding?" she added looking for confirmation.
*Well it was this dark underground cavern if that helps?* Chris told Phoebe.
Phoebe smiled tightly at Piper as she answered, "Of course he does!"
Piper nodded, "Good! Then let's get going!"
"Have you even got a plan?" Leo's doubt filled voice cut in.
"Have we got a plan?" Paige scoffed and then realising something turned to her older sister, "Have we got a plan Piper?"
Piper rolled her eyes and glared at Paige, "Yes! Phoebe will use Chris' powers to vanquish Garentax and we, "she said gesturing towards herself and Paige, "will take out any lackeys that get in the way!"
"Lackeys?" Phoebe teased.
*I would've said the same thing* Chris' voice piped up in Phoebe's head.
*Oh be quiet you!* she mentally snapped at him and although she couldn't see him she had the strangest feeling that Chris had just rolled his eyes at her.
Piper's glare turned on Phoebe, "Yes Lackeys! Is that ok with you Leo?" Leo sighed and nodded meekly at her. She then turned to the toddler in Leo's arms and her voice softened, "Now Wyatt, honey, be good for daddy while we're gone ok?"
"Oh please like it matters what he does around Leo!" Chris mumbled, folding his arms across his chest as he leant against the gem's wall.
*Oh sore spot?* he heard Phoebe ask her curiosity peaked.
*It's nothing!* he answered.
Leo smiled softly and Piper and looked her deeply in the eyes, "Be careful." He said so softly that it almost seemed that it was just for Piper.
"We will!" she smiled back and then turned to her sisters, "Ok lets go!"
Piper and Paige each take hold of one of Phoebe's hands. A look of utter concentration appeared on Phoebe's face.
*Ok Chris don't let your family down!* she sent, hoping that he did indeed know where Garentax was.
*Don't add too much pressure now will you?* came the sarcastic retort as the sisters eventually disappeared in a cloud of blue and white lights.
Leo sighed and brought his eyes back on the toddler he was holding, "Well Wyatt looks like it's just you and me now!" he said.
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The sisters appeared in a dark and very empty underground cavern. All that was around them was barren ground and lots of rocks.
"There's no one here!" Paige groaned.
"Thank you for stating the obvious!" Piper snapped and then turned to her other sister, "I thought you said Chris knew where he would be?"
*See this is what you get for putting words in my mouth!*
Phoebe ignored Chris and turned a sheepish grin on Piper, "I'm sure he's here!"
As if on cue the air began to fluctuate and four figures slowly began to form in the middle of the cavern. The sisters quickly hid behind the closest rock formation.
"The power of three is no more!" Garentax said as he fully appeared, "I killed one of the witches!"
"Then why do you need us?" A dark haired demon asked.
"Because I need that gemstone back!" Phoebe touched the gemstone briefly as he said this. "The boy possesses great power and with that gemstone I...I mean WE can rule the underworld!"
A second demon, this one with blonde hair spoke up, "Why can't you get the gemstone back yourself?" he sneered, "If the power of three is indeed destroyed as you say!"
Garentax sighed, "Because unlike you three, I am powerless without gemstones, "he said hating that he had to admit his own weakness, "and that particular one was the only one I've found that has effectively worked against the Charmed Ones!"
The third demon, this one seeming to be in charge, nodded slowly, "We'll help you but you better not double cross us!" he growled.
Behind the rock Paige suddenly felt a familiar sensation. "Oh god I'm gonna sneeze!" she whispered.
Piper's head snapped round to face her, "Don't you dare!" she hissed.
"I can't help it....I'm..m..m so...r..ry!" she managed to gasp out before she sneezed.
The sound echoed around the cavern and the three demons and Garentax turned around sharply to face the rock formation the Charmed Ones were concealed behind.
