A/N: I finally know how to put this thing in to html!! I'm so proud of myself……*pats self on the back* yaaa!! So…I'm finally gonna try to finish this….I only have a few chapters to go……so that's cool! And its winter break so I actually might finish this before school starts…..for the holiday season! HA! Whatever…..on to the show!

A Given Chance- Chapter 16 ---------look! It's bold!!!

"And now my revenge starts." Darien said slyly, as another slick smile appeared across his face. Sam shook her head from the shock she just had from the electrocution. Piper and Phoebe were over her, checking if she needed some healing, but there were no wounds visible to their eyes. Leo and Cole stood their ground as they faced the evil warlock and his mesmerizing, evil
eyes. Leo glanced over to his son as he lay on the floor, bleeding away. "Alex! Hold on son!" he screamed, hoping that Alex would hear. It seemed that Alex did because he lifted his hand and formed a thumb up sign to show that he would, and would try to hold on.

"Oh please, he'll be dead in a matter of minutes……..and there's nothing you can do now. These walls will hold as long as I'm standing……..and trust me. There is no way that you suckers are going to beat me today. Not ever. I came here to succeed, and that's what I'll do, with or without my brother." Darien said to the two. He raised his hand and formed a small electrical energy
ball and threw it at Leo. Leo gasped, but being too slow for the speeding ball of light, he got hit by it and got flown to the other side of the room, and slammed into a wall. Piper heard his cries, and looked up to see that her husband was unconscious. She ran over to him, worried that he would never wake up.

Sam took a deep breath and stood up, her muscles aching all over her body. She was hurt bad, but took all her strength to get up and went to face Darien. She wouldn't let any of her family die today. Phoebe stood by her and was looking at Cole, seeing that he was dodging many energy balls that were thrown from Darien. She sighed and turned to Sam.

"You ready? We're going to take everyone down one by one. Piper and Leo are going to stay in the back, we have to protect her because we can't let anything happen to you, and Leo has to stay back in case he has to heal. Cole and I are going to take out Darien, while you are going to figure out a way to get Alex, Rachel and Paige. Ok?" she said, reviewing her plan to beat the
evil.

"How are you going to take him out? Do you have a strategy?" Sam asked. Phoebe shrugged. "Sometimes you just have to wing it." She said with a smile and the two of them headed over to Cole so they could help him defeat the warlock. Darien saw this and smiled. "Aww, the wife wants to help her husband out. How cute. Well, maybe it won't be so easy when the two parents have to fight their only kid. CJ???" he called out.

Suddenly, CJ came from the shadows, a sword in his hand. He looked evilly at Cole and Phoebe. Darien smiled as he saw his loyal servant come from the darkness. "CJ? Kill them will you?" he said, grinning. CJ nodded and ran at Cole with the sword. Both Phoebe and Cole and shocked eyes, and they tried to avoid his attacks. CJ swung at Cole and Cole stood his ground,
blocking the swings. Then Cole grabbed CJ's wrist and managed to get CJ to drop the sword by twisting his wrist. CJ dropped the sword, and Cole kicked it so it would go to a deserted corner. Cole then grabbed CJ from the behind and held him down, so that he wouldn't be able to move. Cole struggled, holding his powerful son to the ground.

"Cole? What are we going to do!! We can't hurt him!!! He's our little boy!" Phoebe shouted as he tried to hold CJ down by his legs. Cole glanced at CJ and then to Phoebe. "I don't know Phoebe……." He said, with struggle in his voice. "I don't know." Then since Cole and Phoebe didn't have a good grip on CJ and because the powder Darien sprinkled on him made him 10x stronger, Cole got kicked to the other side of the room and Phoebe got pushed aside. CJ stood up, his eyes a fiery red and his muscles going tense.

Meanwhile, Sam was looking around, if something would just get rid of the force fields, then Leo could heal Alex and maybe they could all vanquish this ass together without worrying of any funerals we would have to hold. Rachel looked at her worryingly. "Sam I'm scared." She muttered. Sam sighed. "I'm gonna get you guys out hon…..I promise." She said reassuringly. Rachel half-smiled but still had an ounce of worry in her tone. Sam smiled at her for a minute until she saw Rachel's face turn pale. "SAM! Watch out!!" she screamed.

She was suddenly grabbed from behind; Darien's muscular arm was wrapped around her neck, choking Sam to death. She gasped, and tried to take breaths once in a while but it was hard. She held his arms, trying to pull them off of her neck so she could at least get a breath of fresh air, but her strength didn't amount to his. She was strong, but not strong enough. Darien chuckled as he held her tightly, knowing that in a matter of minutes, she would have to give up and she would pass out and die! Sam was slipping away slowly, but thought about her promises, and decided she wouldn't be like her mother and break them. She screamed, holding on the to Darien's big arms and as hard as she could, lifted her foot and slammed Darien's foot with her heel.

Darien gasped in pain, letting go of Sam. He held his foot and closed his eyes and bit his lip to transfer the pain. "Dammit woman…….god!" he screamed, breathing hard from the slam. Sam breathed the fresh air, and regained her strength as she rubbed her neck. It was red and bruised from Darien's arm, but she decided to stand the pain and she turned to Darien. He was still whining like a baby from the slam she had given him. She glared at him and shook her
head. "That's it. You kidnap my family, posed as my little cousin, turn my other cousin into your slave, slit my neck, hurt my mother, almost kill my parents again, and now you stabbed my brother. You're getting the worst of this." She muttered.

She ran and screamed as she jumped and kicked him in the face. He was shocked at her move and slid across the floor, his face aching with pain. She wouldn't stop. As he lay skulking on the floor from his pain Sam ran over to him and picked him up by his shirt collar. She punched him in the face over and over again, not wanting to stop. Darien tried to avoid some of them, but it was hard to block the fast moves. Finally, Darien caught her wrist and twisted it a little. She screamed in pain as she felt her bones cracking. Darien laughed as he saw her pain covered face. A tear went down her cheek from the amazing pain a simple twist in her wrist was causing her. Darien smiled and kicked her so that she flew across the room and into the wall. Sam wasn't unconscious but she stood still, not wanting to move. The pain spread throughout her whole body as she felt stings from cuts and bruises the throw had just given her.

She opened her eyes slightly, only to see Darien standing over her with a sword to her neck, and as usual, he was grinning. She opened her eyes fully now, and looked down to the shiny metal that threatened to slit her neck. She was breathing hard, and kept staring at the sword to her neck. She glanced up at Darien, who was now laughing. "You witch……I'm not about to let you win this….I've worked too hard."

While he was laughing, Sam carefully examined her situation. She looked around the place, hoping to get a sight of some kind of weapon, or way out of this. Her prayers seemed to come true, when she saw the sword Cole had kicked over, right next to her. She glanced at Darien, looking for an open spot to hit him without getting stabbed. Her back slid down the wall so that she would be lying flat on the floor. Darien didn't realize what she was doing. Then, once she was flat on the floor, she lifted her knee and kicked him right in the stomach. Darien gasped, grabbing his stomach from the pain. His sword slipped a little bit, and still cut Sam in the neck. It was a fairly medium cut, but she didn't seem to notice. Sam rolled from underneath Darien and grabbed the sword. She stood up quickly and faced Darien with the sword. "Come on." She muttered, her anger was visible through her transparent words.

Cole was being held by his neck now. His long legs were dangling up in the air and his hands were trying to pull CJ's fingers apart. His face was turning bright red, and CJ was squeezing every little last part of life out of him. Cole kept choking, trying to calm CJ down again, not giving up hope for his son. "CJ….ack….I'm….eck…you're father…*cough*…..let….*gasp* me….go…..eck….." he tried to say as clear as possible. But as usual, CJ was never listening. Darien's powder had a big affect on him, and it looked like it was hopeless to get him back.

Phoebe awoke to see Leo's hands shining brightly over her. She squinted her eyes, and then saw the hands pull away. Leo stood over her. "You ok? Almost lost you there……" he said pulling her up to a stand. She shook her head to get rid of her dizziness. When her vision stopped blurring she saw Cole getting choked by CJ, and it looked like Cole was helpless to do anything. She turned around and saw Sam facing Darien with a sword. She turned to another place and saw Piper talking to Alex from behind the wall, trying to get him to stay awake. She faced back to Leo. "Leo, go to Paige and Rachel and see if they have any ideas or anything just to get them out of there…….if you can, go to Alex and help Piper keep him awake. I have to go help them…." She said, turning to Cole. Leo just nodded and ran over to the force field walls.

"Cole!!!!" Phoebe screamed as she ran over. CJ didn't turn around but just seemed to concentrate on the killing of Cole. Cole kept on trying to get CJ's hand opened so he can get some kind of air. He saw Phoebe standing there with fear in her eyes as she was watching her son kill his father. "Phoe……*cough* be….." he tried to say.

"Cole!!! What do I do???" she screamed at him. Cole gasped and rolled his eyes a little. It seemed as if he were turning a darker shade of red by the minute. "Phoebe…..you….eck…have to…*cough*….hit….him….ack…or ..something…*gag*…"

Phoebe looked at him weirdly. "Are you CRAZY? I can't hurt him?? There has to be some kind of other way to do this!!!!!" she screamed at Cole. Cole rolled his eyes again. "PHOEBE!!!! *cough cough cough*" he screamed. Phoebe rolled her eyes an took a deep breath. "I cannot believe it had to come down to this….." she muttered as she ran over to the two. She ran, and hovered up and kicked CJ hard in the face. CJ flew and slammed into a wall. Cole dropped to the floor, his face still red and he was holding his neck, appreciating all the air that had come back to his lungs. Phoebe ran over to him and saw if he was ok. "Honey……you….ok?" she said, stroking his hair as he laid on her lap. He nodded. "Yeah…..never better……" he muttered, still breathing hard. They didn't notice CJ coming up closely behind him.

Darien looked up, and saw Sam with her sword pointed at him. "Come on……" she muttered to him. His anger was slowly building up. He glared evilly at her, wanting to rip every little part of her body apart. "You're gonna get it witch……" he muttered as he gripped the handle of his sword with both of his hands. Sam stood her ground, and spread her feet out a little bit. She was ready for him, and she was going to succeed in this fight. Then, Darien ran at her with his sword, holding it up high and once they were about 3 feet apart, Darien swung his sword at her.

Sam held up her sword quickly, and their swords clashed together. They held that position for a little bit, their feet slipping slowly. Darien had more strength and expected to beat Sam really quickly, since he thought fencing and sword combat were his greatest skills but then he saw the enormous amount of strength that Sam was putting in to this. It seemed that she was stronger than before, and he realized that this might be a challenge after all. Sam seemed like she was waiting for the perfect time to move. She put all of her strength into her arms and her feet stayed solid as rocks. Then, she saw Darien flinch a little, and realized his arms were getting tired. She then got all of her strength together and pushed him off of the clash. He didn't fall but backed up a little bit, his guard down for a tiny second. Sam took this opportunity to turn and clash her sword into his again.

CJ was gaining up behind Phoebe, his arms ready to grab her and then try to strangle her to death. She was still making sure everything was alright with Cole. CJ was about to grab her when Cole saw CJ from behind her. Cole stood up and grabbed his arms before he could do anything to Phoebe. Phoebe was startled by Cole's sudden move and was even more startled when she suddenly saw CJ behind her. She stood up and took one more deep breath. She kicked him while Cole was holding his arms. CJ backed out for a bit but then kept his balance and went after Phoebe. He threw a punch but Phoebe blocked it. He lifted his leg to kick her but Cole's leg pushed his away. The two started fighting CJ together, and it seemed every move they made was synchronized, since their teamwork was helping them do an awesome job.

Sam and Darien were at each other. Their swords clashed as both of them moved quickly and their feet were very swift during their battle. Darien swung at Sam but she ducked in time. She stood up and clashed at his sword. They let go. Darien was pushing her toward the wall. Sam moved back slowly as she blocked his sword from touching her with her sword. Until Sam couldn't move backwards anymore since she was pinned against the wall Darien held his sword against her sword, pushing it towards her, so that if he was close enough, he could give her a little slit on her skin. Sam held her sword, and you could see the struggle in her face. She clenched her teeth and held her sword tight as Darien was pushing it toward her.

Phoebe levitated and kicked CJ again in the face while Cole kneeled and swiped his leg to kick him in the feet. CJ fell from Cole's and Phoebe's kicks but then quickly stood up. Phoebe ran up to him and started to punch him rapidly. CJ blocked most of them but some he could just not avoid. Until finally, she punched him hard to make him fall. Phoebe breathed hard, and she was tired from doing the work. She was suddenly grabbed by her neck by CJ and she was startled by it. CJ held her up high, his one little hand was gripping Phoebe's neck tightly. Her legs were dangling and her hands were trying to pull CJ's fingers apart. She was gasping and coughing, and her face slowly started to turn red. She slowly started to blank out and was closing her eyes. Cole searched frantically for some kind of weapon. He felt around the dark places and finally found one big rock. He looked back to Phoebe and saw that CJ was choking her and looked as if he was about to succeed in killing her. He ran up behind CJ with the rock. "Forgive me for doing this son….." he whispered and then hardly slammed the rock over CJ's head.

Sam looked down to Darien's and her sword pressed up against her chest. They were forming a cross, and Darien's sword was pointed right at her neck. She closed her eyes, and tried to pull all of her strength together like before. She succeeded in doing so and clenched her teeth as she pushed Darien off of her. Darien got pushed back again, but kept his balance and held his sword tightly. Sam was taking a breather for a bit. She held her neck, and realized that Darien had slit her earlier and she was bleeding quite badly. The blood was all over her hands. Then she looked up and saw Darien running towards her. She could feel her strength slowly slipping but he stood her ground and gripped her sword, ready for him. Their swords clashed together again, and they were fighting again, and Darien could feel the sudden loss in strength in Samantha. He took one big swung and just knocked the sword out of her hands. The sword slid all the way to where Piper was, talking to Alex but she didn't really notice. Darien's sudden knock left Sam's hand cut and bleeding as well as her neck.

Piper talked to Alex, but could see he was really, really weak. He held his wound, and was talking very slowly. His eyes slowly started to close but Piper kept waking him up. "Alex, wake up. You hear me? Open your eyes…..we're going to get you out. Just hold on….."

Alex didn't really listen anymore and closed his eyes. "Where's….Sam?" he asked, his voice soft.

"She's fighting for you dear……She's fighting for you…." She said, looking around for Sam and when she saw her, she saw that Darien had her with a sword and she was running from him, trying frantically to avoid getting trapped at sword point. She looked shocked, and she wanted to run over to her and help her with Darien when suddenly she heard Alex's voice again. "Tell her I love her….." he quietly said and his arm just collapsed on the floor. Piper's eyes widened even more. "LEO!!!! Leo….he's not talking…LEO!!! Alex…come on…baby, wake up…….Alex!!!" she kept screaming.

CJ passed out on the ground, his head bleeding from the blow his father had given him. Phoebe fell to the floor, and was still unconscious. Cole kneeled on the floor and held her and stroked her hair. "Phoebe…..Phoebe you still with me?" he whispered in her ear. She slowly opened her eyes to see Cole, all bloody and bruised over her. "Cole…." She muttered. Then she finally gained full consciousness and reached up and hugged Cole tightly. "Oh baby….." she whispered. Cole embraced her back, and the two were just on the floor hugging for the longest time. Then the two went over to CJ, and Phoebe tried to make him comfortable. CJ was knocked out cold. "I think he'll be ok…." Phoebe said. Cole nodded in agreement. "That was some good teamwork." He muttered. Phoebe smiled and nodded. "Yup."

Sam was avoiding the sword. She ran and blocked his punches and ducked whenever he screamed. She was growing weaker and weaker as the blood poured out of her hand and neck. Then, Darien finally caught her and kicked her. "Think you could beat me?" he said, kicking her again and again. Sam fell to the floor. Every time Darien kicked her, she rolled to a new position. Until they were almost at the same position as before. Darien kicked her to the wall, and she leaned against the wall a bit, as he held the sword to her neck, only this time Sam had some new scars, cuts and bruises. Darien leaned down to her and it her in the face with the bottom of the handle of his sword. "Well…..this time I win." He muttered. Sam closed her eyes tightly as he got ready to give the final stab.

Piper looked frantically around the place for some kind of weapon to help Sam with. She was now on the ground, and he could kill her. Leo was busy trying to find a way inside the wall and kept screaming to Alex, to see if he would wake up. Finally Piper found the sword Darien had knocked out of Sam's hand. "SAM!!!" she screamed.

Sam looked up to Darien and was prepared to die. She didn't have anymore strength, and the blood was still pouring out of her. Then she looked to her side and saw her little brother, his hand lying on the floor, no longer on his stab and her eyes widened. "Alex……" she whispered, but then she heard the sudden call of her mother. She looked to Piper and Piper slid the sword over to her and it reached her hand. She suddenly got a sudden boost in strength and rolled out of the way when Darien took a stab to her. He missed and she got up, her hand on her neck. Darien suddenly turned to her and she attacked him. She took her hand off her neck and gripped her sword. Their swords clashed again and again, when suddenly she took a big swing to knock the sword out of Darien's hand. He looked over to the sword and then to her. He took a deep breath along with Sam. Then Sam stabbed him right in the chest with her sword.

"NO!!!!" he screamed as he stared at the sword in his chest. He fell to the floor and he disappeared. Everyone heard the sudden dropping of the sword, and everyone saw the sudden disappearing of the walls. Piper and Leo smiled at Sam and they ran over to Alex so they could heal him. The bindings came off of Rachel and Paige as well so they were free. Phoebe and Cole went over to CJ, who was regaining consciousness and was restored to normal since the spell wore off. Sam stood there, smiling that she beat the demon, smiling because her brother was going to be ok and so was the rest of her family. She could see Leo's glowing of his hands over Alex, and she could see Alex moving lively and hugging Leo and Piper, before she blacked out and collapsed on the floor.

To be continued……stay tuned for chapter 17 of "A Given Chance."

A/N: wow….well this chap was really long…..I'm sorry if I bored you with that…..I tried to put this battle out the best I could….so if it sucks…im sorry!!!! Please read and review!!! And I only have like…a few chaps to go….so it's almost finished!!! Also, sorry if I confused you a bit, with the switching to Phoebe then Sam then Piper stuff…..but hope you like it!!!