Disclaimer: Yay! Now I have twenty dollars in my buying Charmed fund. Ok, so it's still not anywhere close, but I'm working on it. I will own Charmed and Chris will come back and Piper and Leo will get back together for more than a night and all will be right with the world!
Chapter eight: Planned Attack
"What? How? When?" Chris asked, trying to grasp what Katie said.
"Less than five minutes ago. Mom said two people that sound like them can through the vortex and then he threw her into a pile of stuff." Katie explained.
Chris shook his head, "But I took the time travel spell with me when I came back. You only know it because you practically wrote the damn thing."
"It is possible to write other spells to travel through time." Phoebe chimed in.
Both Chris and Katie glared at her and she shut up.
"We just need to think and sort everything out." Piper started before Chris interrupted her.
"Think about what? Wyatt and Melinda are in the past looking to kill Katie and me and they'll do anything to achieve that. Now, did I leave anything out?"
Paige started to say something but decided against it. Piper thought about it for a moment. Phoebe just stared at the ground, seemingly trying to think. "No, I think that's everything." Paige said at last.
"That's what I thought." Chris mumbled angrily.
"So, do you know what you're supposed to do?"
The demon nodded, "Yes, master. I am to attack the Charmed Ones and lead them away from the manor, then take them captive."
"And?" Wyatt prompted.
"And don't kill them or harm them in any way."
Wyatt smirked, "Good demon. Now go do what you do."
The demon returned the smirk and shimmered to the manor.
"How is a demon attacking going to help us?" Melinda whined.
"Shut up and let me work." Wyatt yelled. "You just can't let things happen. You have to know every little detail."
"I'd like to know so I don't get killed in the process." Melinda snapped.
"One less whining witch in the world isn't a bad thing." Wyatt hissed.
Melinda narrowed her eyes, "You wouldn't dare kill me."
"No, but I'm sure Katie would jump at the chance, considering you were the one to kill her father."
Melinda glared at him, "Well you killed her mother, aunts, and fiancé."
"And all with good reason," Silence fell between the two before Wyatt added, "Go make yourself useful, and go to the manor and clean the witches of all their herbs."
"Why?"
"Because they can't make a vanquishing potion without anything to make it with," Melinda still seemed confused. "Just do what I say and the rest will reveal itself."
Melinda rolled her eyes, then shimmered out.
Piper paced the attic. Paige looked up from the book, "Piper, stop pacing. It's annoying."
"Sorry." Piper mumbled, stopping her pacing.
"Anything?" Katie asked, coming back into the attic.
"If I found something, then I would tell you but I haven't." Paige muttered sarcastically.
Phoebe screamed from downstairs followed by a crash. "Piper! Paige! Anyone!"
Paige, Piper, and Katie exchanged confused looks before running downstairs.
"Bout time," Phoebe said behind them, "Oh, look out."
Piper and Katie ducked as the demon threw an energy ball their way. The demon turned to Paige, doing the same but she stopped him.
"Energy ball," She commanded, watching the energy ball orb to her hand.
"I'll be back for you, witches." The demon threatened, shimmering out.
Paige looked at the energy ball in her hand and tossed it carelessly into a plant.
"Paige!" Piper scolded.
"What, would you rather I kept it?"
"No," Piper answered, shaking her head.
"You might want to call Leo." Katie suggested from behind them.
"Why?" Piper asked.
"This is why?" Phoebe answered, holding a hand to her head. Carefully, she removed her hand revealing a large cut on her forehead.
"You're really lucky, Phoebe." Leo said, holding a glowing hand over her head.
"Less talk, more heal." Piper commanded, hitting his arm softly.
"I found it...him...whatever." Paige called, excitedly, coming down the stairs.
"Good. Now read." Piper said, glancing over at Phoebe when Phoebe winced. "Be nice." She whispered to Leo.
"I am." He protested, "The wound's just deep."
"Okay, back to demon, yes?" Piper looked at Paige and nodded, "Says here that he's a low level bounty hunter, easily taken care of with a good potion."
"That's not gonna happen," Katie said coming from the kitchen.
"And why's that?" Paige asked, closing the book.
"Because you need herbs and stuff to make potions and you are fresh out of everything."
Phoebe shook her head, "That's not possible. I just restocked on everything, besides, you used them last night."
Katie shrugged, "Well possible or not, it's true. I can go pick up some more."
"Hey, I heard trouble," Chris said, orbing in.
"It's a little late for that honey," Piper answered, throwing him his jacket.
"What's this for?" Chris asked, holding it up.
"It's cold out dear and you've been volunteered to go help Katie track down the stuff we need to the vanquishing potion."
Chris still looked confused and Katie grabbed his arm, "Come on, I'll explain on the way." She orbed, taking him with her.
"There," Melinda shimmered in front of Wyatt, throwing some herb bottles to the ground, "There's the last of it. Happy?"
"Very." Wyatt replied.
"What now?"
"We wait, until that stupid bounty hunter gets the Charmed Ones out of the manor."
"When will that be?"
"Stop whining, Melinda." Wyatt snapped, "And soon, if that damn demon knows what's good for him."
A/N: I know it's short but I am having trouble trying to think of what to write. Call it a form of writer's block if you will, and just as a note the next chapter might be a little short as well. But they will get longer, this I am sure of.
A/N 2: There will be more Melinda and Wyatt if you want to see him as well. I don't know why though, he doesn't seem like a very nice guy. Come on, treating his own brother like that, how can you love something like that? Maybe I'm just wierd.
A/N 3: Don't let the short chapter scare you away from pressing the talking purple button and reviewing. Maybe, if there are reviews, the next chapter will be longer. Hint, Hint.