"Hey, Chris, grab your brother and orb me up to the attic. Let's see
what your friend can tell us about the demons that attacked last night,"
Piper directs. Chris picks up Wyatt and holds his mother's hand. Chloe
notices the gentleness and love behind his touch, smiling to herself.
"Need a ride?" Piper asks.
"No, thanks. I can get myself up there." Chloe answers turning to the stairs.
"Oh oh, move," Phoebe panics, pushing Paige into a room.
Chloe walks up the stairs, looking at the pictures, running her finger along the wall. She notes the pictures of the Halliwell matriarchs. "Pretty impressive women," she mumbles to herself, stopping at a picture of Prue and Grams from right before Grams died. "I haven't heard much about you two. Wonder what you were like?" she touches the picture, tracing Prue's silhouette.
Phoebe jolts with the familiar feeling of a premonition. She sees Prue and Grams, talking over morning coffee, laughing. Then comes back to the present to an anxious Paige, "What did you see?"
"The past," Phoebe answers confused as Chloe slips by the room.
"Took you long enough. Did you get lost on the way up here?" Chris asks perturbed.
"I've never seen those pictures that are on the wall. They're not there in the future. You have a very beautiful family," Chloe smiles.
Piper and Chris grin. "You've been in the manor?" Piper asks. Chris's grin falls.
"Yeah, I have. I'm not just friends with Chris, but Wyatt, too. He lives here. But there's no pictures. I really like the pictures."
'Watch what you say,' Chris frowns.
"May I see the book?" Chloe pushes past Chris, 'Spoiled sport.' Chris elbows her.
"You two fight like brother and sister," Piper notices.
"Not hardly," Chris says under his breath, "We grew up together... in school," off Chloe's threatening look, "but we're not brother and sister."
Chloe began to flip through the book. Noticing a lot of demons that she had never seen before because the Charmed Ones had vanquished them long before her time. "You have been busy," she notes seeing how many demons have been vanquished in the past year.
"Trying to find out which demon turns Wyatt," Paige answers coming in the door.
"Maybe it's not a demon," Chloe mentions with half a thought.
"What do you know?" Chris demands.
"Not anything more than you do," Chloe corrects real quickly, "but after killing this many demons, and nothing's changed... maybe you should explore other options."
"Well, we now officially know you're not evil, or else you couldn't touch the book," Phoebe notices suspiciously.
Chloe lowers her eyes, "Here's the section I was looking for. The mercenary demons? I do recognize them, they are very easy to kill, as we saw last night. The problem is who sent them? Whoever it is may not be so easy to vanquish."
"Maybe it's related to your enigmatic appearance here... on 'personal business'," Phoebe interjected.
Chloe thought about this for a second, "That would have to mean he did know I was coming."
"OK, explain that!" Piper instructs.
"My personal business... I'm tracking a demon who is after my family," Chris's ears perked up with this as Chloe continues, "His name is Batterak. He's pretty much the number two man in the future."
"He can't time travel," Chris plugs.
"No, he can't," Chloe agrees, "but he's drawing his power from someone who can, an Avatar." A look of realization crosses Chris's face as he punches the wall.
"Pieces falling together, honey?" Piper questions her son.
"Yeah..." Chris locks eyes with Chloe, 'I should have been there.'
'It's not your fault.'
"Avatar?" Phoebe pulls the conversation back together. "Explain? This a new future demon?"
"Not a demon at all," Chris explains.
"Right, they balance out magic. They thrive on power. Unlimited power. There's an equal number of Avatars that side with evil as there are with good," Paige fills in the missing pieces.
"Still doesn't explain why a demon is drawing power off an Avatar," Piper continues the conversation.
"Avatars maintain the power balance by helping with the good and the evil. To do so, they can alter time. And the particular Avatar Batterak has kidnapped is one of the most powerful ones. However, I don't know why he's come back in time or why he would be after me. But my 'spell' was designed to take me to him, and here is where it brought me," Chloe finishes explaining.
"Is there a vanquishing spell or potion?" Phoebe asks.
"No, not without vanquishing the Avatar. And he's not on this plane... unfortunately..." Chloe sighs. 'You can't vanquish him!' Chris places his hand on Chloe's shoulder.
"That's encouraging," Piper smirks.
"We can still fight them off, I have some ideas. Phoebe, want to go with me to China Town? I think we're out of ginger root and ginseng," Paige grabs Phoebe's arm and orbs out before she can answer.
"I'm taking Wyatt downstairs, he needs a bath. Chris," Piper begins.
"I'll stay up here, Mom," Chris answers her without her finishing her thought.
Piper picks up Wyatt, "Think you can help mommy get you to the bath? Wanna take a bath?" she coos at Wyatt who orbs them out on cue.
"Chloe, you can't vanquish him," Chris says emphatically, placing his hands on the book stand.
"I didn't know you could read Piper's mind," Chloe looks at him curiously.
"I can't, it's intuition," Chris answers, "Can we stay on topic here?"
Chloe begins flipping through the book landing on a familiar page. "This can't be right," she stutters, "this can't be right, Chris?" Chris turns to the sofa, sitting, he puts his head in his hands, "Chris, you're not answering me. Why aren't you answering me?" Chloe demands.
Not making eye contact Chris continues with his head in his hands, "That's what I was trying to tell you. He's already been vanquished. You can't vanquish him," he finishes lifting up his head.
"Oh, no no no, you're wrong! I'm here, Chris. I'm standing right here," she emphasizes by stomping her foot on the ground, "We've been through this already this morning. I'm alive. And if I'm alive, he's alive. What's going on?"
"I don't know, I can't answer that," Chris tries to appease his friend, "We'll figure something out, Chloe, I promise."
"No we, you left. I'm going to figure this out. Right now," Chloe frowns, pushing Chris away and shimmering out.
"No, thanks. I can get myself up there." Chloe answers turning to the stairs.
"Oh oh, move," Phoebe panics, pushing Paige into a room.
Chloe walks up the stairs, looking at the pictures, running her finger along the wall. She notes the pictures of the Halliwell matriarchs. "Pretty impressive women," she mumbles to herself, stopping at a picture of Prue and Grams from right before Grams died. "I haven't heard much about you two. Wonder what you were like?" she touches the picture, tracing Prue's silhouette.
Phoebe jolts with the familiar feeling of a premonition. She sees Prue and Grams, talking over morning coffee, laughing. Then comes back to the present to an anxious Paige, "What did you see?"
"The past," Phoebe answers confused as Chloe slips by the room.
"Took you long enough. Did you get lost on the way up here?" Chris asks perturbed.
"I've never seen those pictures that are on the wall. They're not there in the future. You have a very beautiful family," Chloe smiles.
Piper and Chris grin. "You've been in the manor?" Piper asks. Chris's grin falls.
"Yeah, I have. I'm not just friends with Chris, but Wyatt, too. He lives here. But there's no pictures. I really like the pictures."
'Watch what you say,' Chris frowns.
"May I see the book?" Chloe pushes past Chris, 'Spoiled sport.' Chris elbows her.
"You two fight like brother and sister," Piper notices.
"Not hardly," Chris says under his breath, "We grew up together... in school," off Chloe's threatening look, "but we're not brother and sister."
Chloe began to flip through the book. Noticing a lot of demons that she had never seen before because the Charmed Ones had vanquished them long before her time. "You have been busy," she notes seeing how many demons have been vanquished in the past year.
"Trying to find out which demon turns Wyatt," Paige answers coming in the door.
"Maybe it's not a demon," Chloe mentions with half a thought.
"What do you know?" Chris demands.
"Not anything more than you do," Chloe corrects real quickly, "but after killing this many demons, and nothing's changed... maybe you should explore other options."
"Well, we now officially know you're not evil, or else you couldn't touch the book," Phoebe notices suspiciously.
Chloe lowers her eyes, "Here's the section I was looking for. The mercenary demons? I do recognize them, they are very easy to kill, as we saw last night. The problem is who sent them? Whoever it is may not be so easy to vanquish."
"Maybe it's related to your enigmatic appearance here... on 'personal business'," Phoebe interjected.
Chloe thought about this for a second, "That would have to mean he did know I was coming."
"OK, explain that!" Piper instructs.
"My personal business... I'm tracking a demon who is after my family," Chris's ears perked up with this as Chloe continues, "His name is Batterak. He's pretty much the number two man in the future."
"He can't time travel," Chris plugs.
"No, he can't," Chloe agrees, "but he's drawing his power from someone who can, an Avatar." A look of realization crosses Chris's face as he punches the wall.
"Pieces falling together, honey?" Piper questions her son.
"Yeah..." Chris locks eyes with Chloe, 'I should have been there.'
'It's not your fault.'
"Avatar?" Phoebe pulls the conversation back together. "Explain? This a new future demon?"
"Not a demon at all," Chris explains.
"Right, they balance out magic. They thrive on power. Unlimited power. There's an equal number of Avatars that side with evil as there are with good," Paige fills in the missing pieces.
"Still doesn't explain why a demon is drawing power off an Avatar," Piper continues the conversation.
"Avatars maintain the power balance by helping with the good and the evil. To do so, they can alter time. And the particular Avatar Batterak has kidnapped is one of the most powerful ones. However, I don't know why he's come back in time or why he would be after me. But my 'spell' was designed to take me to him, and here is where it brought me," Chloe finishes explaining.
"Is there a vanquishing spell or potion?" Phoebe asks.
"No, not without vanquishing the Avatar. And he's not on this plane... unfortunately..." Chloe sighs. 'You can't vanquish him!' Chris places his hand on Chloe's shoulder.
"That's encouraging," Piper smirks.
"We can still fight them off, I have some ideas. Phoebe, want to go with me to China Town? I think we're out of ginger root and ginseng," Paige grabs Phoebe's arm and orbs out before she can answer.
"I'm taking Wyatt downstairs, he needs a bath. Chris," Piper begins.
"I'll stay up here, Mom," Chris answers her without her finishing her thought.
Piper picks up Wyatt, "Think you can help mommy get you to the bath? Wanna take a bath?" she coos at Wyatt who orbs them out on cue.
"Chloe, you can't vanquish him," Chris says emphatically, placing his hands on the book stand.
"I didn't know you could read Piper's mind," Chloe looks at him curiously.
"I can't, it's intuition," Chris answers, "Can we stay on topic here?"
Chloe begins flipping through the book landing on a familiar page. "This can't be right," she stutters, "this can't be right, Chris?" Chris turns to the sofa, sitting, he puts his head in his hands, "Chris, you're not answering me. Why aren't you answering me?" Chloe demands.
Not making eye contact Chris continues with his head in his hands, "That's what I was trying to tell you. He's already been vanquished. You can't vanquish him," he finishes lifting up his head.
"Oh, no no no, you're wrong! I'm here, Chris. I'm standing right here," she emphasizes by stomping her foot on the ground, "We've been through this already this morning. I'm alive. And if I'm alive, he's alive. What's going on?"
"I don't know, I can't answer that," Chris tries to appease his friend, "We'll figure something out, Chloe, I promise."
"No we, you left. I'm going to figure this out. Right now," Chloe frowns, pushing Chris away and shimmering out.