Chapter 12: Saving Phoebe
Present Phoebe was still trembling with the aftershocks of Wyatt's attack on her counterpart. Paige had led her over to the antique sofa so she could sit. Piper had finally found a way to vanquish Barbas once and for all. They had to all conquer their fears, which they had done. Then the entire family had to say a spell that Piper had invented. All the while, Phoebe was screaming in pain from the torture Wyatt was apparently issuing on her doppelganger.
Once their fears were allayed, Piper, Paige, Chris, Penny and Pamela recited the spell that would vanquish Barbas forever.
" Demon that brings our fears to life,
This spell shall end our endless strife.
You've plagued us for to long,
So we call upon our power, sure and strong.
Witches of the Halliwell line,
We vanquish this evil from space and time!" As they uttered the last word of the spell, Barbas was engulfed in flame, screaming in agony. A moment later he was nothing more than a pile of ash. He was gone. Forever. Their attention turned back to Phoebe. Although she had stopped shaking, she looked extremely weak.
"I can't watch my mother like this", Penny said, turning away from her mother, "We're going to save her. I have a plan…" She told them all her plan and they agreed it was their best, and only shot. Without another word Pamela grabbed Penny's arm, Chris touched his mother's shoulder and Paige held Phoebe's hand and they all orbed out together.
Future Phoebe laid on the cold, hard stone floor of the cave, barely conscious. Her nephew truly had become an evil, spiteful person. He had only stopped torturing her because he knew they were coming. She concentrated every particle of her being, trying to warn her other self of this danger. She hoped it wasn't to late…
Chris, Penny and Pamela looked around uncomfortably. This was Wyatt's future layer. The one where he murdered everyone they cared about, the one where he tortured them countless times. They spotted future Phoebe in the crystal cage.
"Are you sure this is going to work ?" Chris asked Penny anxiously.
"Of course it is", Penny answered, "I invented this spell and potion myself, you trust my abilities, right?"
"You bet I do", said Chris reassured, "You're Penelope Halliwell, one of the strongest witches in the world".
"Thanks", said Penny giving her cousin a rare smile.
They all stepped out of the shadows to face Wyatt. They were hoping to distract him so Penny could do what she needed to do. Pamela got thing started by exploding a large boulder near Wyatt's head, causing several rocks to fall. He orbed out of the way just in time. The Charmed Ones and their children continued to distract Wyatt while Penny became invisible and snuck behind him, an athame in her hand. For her plan they needed a potion and a spell. For the potion to work they needed his blood.
She made a cut in his arm and he roared in furry. She quickly let a few drops of blood fall into a small vial and ran to her family. Penny grabbed her unconscious mother through the bars of the cage and held her cousin Chris' hand. The entire family, including both Phoebes, orbed out of the cave in a swirl of blue-white lights. When they reappeared in the manor, Penny looked at her mother(s), her aunts and her cousins with a smile of satisfaction. She said, "Phase one complete…"
Present Phoebe was still trembling with the aftershocks of Wyatt's attack on her counterpart. Paige had led her over to the antique sofa so she could sit. Piper had finally found a way to vanquish Barbas once and for all. They had to all conquer their fears, which they had done. Then the entire family had to say a spell that Piper had invented. All the while, Phoebe was screaming in pain from the torture Wyatt was apparently issuing on her doppelganger.
Once their fears were allayed, Piper, Paige, Chris, Penny and Pamela recited the spell that would vanquish Barbas forever.
" Demon that brings our fears to life,
This spell shall end our endless strife.
You've plagued us for to long,
So we call upon our power, sure and strong.
Witches of the Halliwell line,
We vanquish this evil from space and time!" As they uttered the last word of the spell, Barbas was engulfed in flame, screaming in agony. A moment later he was nothing more than a pile of ash. He was gone. Forever. Their attention turned back to Phoebe. Although she had stopped shaking, she looked extremely weak.
"I can't watch my mother like this", Penny said, turning away from her mother, "We're going to save her. I have a plan…" She told them all her plan and they agreed it was their best, and only shot. Without another word Pamela grabbed Penny's arm, Chris touched his mother's shoulder and Paige held Phoebe's hand and they all orbed out together.
Future Phoebe laid on the cold, hard stone floor of the cave, barely conscious. Her nephew truly had become an evil, spiteful person. He had only stopped torturing her because he knew they were coming. She concentrated every particle of her being, trying to warn her other self of this danger. She hoped it wasn't to late…
Chris, Penny and Pamela looked around uncomfortably. This was Wyatt's future layer. The one where he murdered everyone they cared about, the one where he tortured them countless times. They spotted future Phoebe in the crystal cage.
"Are you sure this is going to work ?" Chris asked Penny anxiously.
"Of course it is", Penny answered, "I invented this spell and potion myself, you trust my abilities, right?"
"You bet I do", said Chris reassured, "You're Penelope Halliwell, one of the strongest witches in the world".
"Thanks", said Penny giving her cousin a rare smile.
They all stepped out of the shadows to face Wyatt. They were hoping to distract him so Penny could do what she needed to do. Pamela got thing started by exploding a large boulder near Wyatt's head, causing several rocks to fall. He orbed out of the way just in time. The Charmed Ones and their children continued to distract Wyatt while Penny became invisible and snuck behind him, an athame in her hand. For her plan they needed a potion and a spell. For the potion to work they needed his blood.
She made a cut in his arm and he roared in furry. She quickly let a few drops of blood fall into a small vial and ran to her family. Penny grabbed her unconscious mother through the bars of the cage and held her cousin Chris' hand. The entire family, including both Phoebes, orbed out of the cave in a swirl of blue-white lights. When they reappeared in the manor, Penny looked at her mother(s), her aunts and her cousins with a smile of satisfaction. She said, "Phase one complete…"