Chapter 5
Piper and Leo orbed into a deserted grassy area near the sea just outside San Francisco, shortly followed by Paige and Phoebe.
"This is were the crystal dropped Phoebe? Are you sure?" Piper asked.
"Yes, but I agree, it does look a bit suspicious."
Paige looked at her surroundings. To her left, she saw a small opening in the cliff beside the field.
"Uh, guys, what about over there?" she pointed in the direction of the opening. They walked towards it and went inside. Small, moss covered stone steps led them further down underground.
"Chris?!" Piper called out frantically into the darkness. "Chris it's Mommy. Are you there, honey?"
Paige watched Piper, and even in the darkness she could see the tears in her sisters eyes. She looked back at Leo; he didn't even notice her staring at him. His green eyes just glazed over, gazing deep into the darkness. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Phoebe watching them too. Paige knew how hard it must be for both Leo and Piper, after all, it had been 5 years since Chris had died. She knew that they tried to cover up their sadness every year for little Chris's sake.
"But keeping it all bottled up isn't a good choice either" she thought. But seeing as she was deep in thought, Paige wasn't looking where she was going and slipped on one of the steps, tumbling down into the darkness, landing with a thud far below them.
"Paige!" Phoebe called out trying to quickly get down to help her sister, but also trying not to fall herself, "Are you okay?" Phoebe heard Paige mumbling to herself.
When Piper, Leo and Phoebe reached Paige, they found her trying to sit up.
"Why do I always have to fall? It's always me...twice today, twice!" Paige moaned.
"Well Missy Paige you should look where you're going in future." Phoebe said, trying to make light out of the situation, taking Paige's hand and helping her up. "Can you walk?"
"Yeah, the concrete floor broke my fall." She said, looking over at Piper she saw a slight smile form on her face.
"Come on you two." Piper said. "Chris? Chris? It's mommy and daddy!"
Then, a muffled voice called back to them.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Chris called. "Chris!" Piper and Leo said in unison, running towards their son's voice. Piper reached him first and pulled him into a hug. "Oh, Chris are you ok?" she asked her voice full of relief, moving aside to let her husband hug his son.
"Mommy no! It's a ......" Chris trailed off as he, and his family saw several demons shimmer in.
".... Trap." he finished.
Piper and Leo orbed into a deserted grassy area near the sea just outside San Francisco, shortly followed by Paige and Phoebe.
"This is were the crystal dropped Phoebe? Are you sure?" Piper asked.
"Yes, but I agree, it does look a bit suspicious."
Paige looked at her surroundings. To her left, she saw a small opening in the cliff beside the field.
"Uh, guys, what about over there?" she pointed in the direction of the opening. They walked towards it and went inside. Small, moss covered stone steps led them further down underground.
"Chris?!" Piper called out frantically into the darkness. "Chris it's Mommy. Are you there, honey?"
Paige watched Piper, and even in the darkness she could see the tears in her sisters eyes. She looked back at Leo; he didn't even notice her staring at him. His green eyes just glazed over, gazing deep into the darkness. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Phoebe watching them too. Paige knew how hard it must be for both Leo and Piper, after all, it had been 5 years since Chris had died. She knew that they tried to cover up their sadness every year for little Chris's sake.
"But keeping it all bottled up isn't a good choice either" she thought. But seeing as she was deep in thought, Paige wasn't looking where she was going and slipped on one of the steps, tumbling down into the darkness, landing with a thud far below them.
"Paige!" Phoebe called out trying to quickly get down to help her sister, but also trying not to fall herself, "Are you okay?" Phoebe heard Paige mumbling to herself.
When Piper, Leo and Phoebe reached Paige, they found her trying to sit up.
"Why do I always have to fall? It's always me...twice today, twice!" Paige moaned.
"Well Missy Paige you should look where you're going in future." Phoebe said, trying to make light out of the situation, taking Paige's hand and helping her up. "Can you walk?"
"Yeah, the concrete floor broke my fall." She said, looking over at Piper she saw a slight smile form on her face.
"Come on you two." Piper said. "Chris? Chris? It's mommy and daddy!"
Then, a muffled voice called back to them.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Chris called. "Chris!" Piper and Leo said in unison, running towards their son's voice. Piper reached him first and pulled him into a hug. "Oh, Chris are you ok?" she asked her voice full of relief, moving aside to let her husband hug his son.
"Mommy no! It's a ......" Chris trailed off as he, and his family saw several demons shimmer in.
".... Trap." he finished.