CHAPTER 21:

1991, somewhere in San Francisco.

Gredam watched Gwen and Dronan talk and tried to think of a way to get both himself and Gwen out alive. But he knew that wasn't an option, he had to stay undercover for Nëomie. He sighed at the thought of having to choose between those two woman. He realised it was the best for his future to do as Nëomie wanted and he knew Gwen could take care of herself.

Suddenly she stood up and they walked to the door. Gredam and the other men quickly stepped aside not wanting any of those two accidentally bumping into the invisible intruders. They couldn't let them know they were there yet, not before they knew where the girl was. They knew from the elder's action in the future he would not be easily to persuade so they hoped they maybe heard by accident where she was hided. But they didn't.

Dronan let Gwen out of the door and the men stayed with Dronan, knowing she brought the child to him for him to take care of it. They were very wrong. Before they got to the house Pelward took off with the child. Bringing her to a big house on the other side of San Francisco. There he laid her in a bed and covered her with a blanket so she could sleep on. He made himself coffee in the kitchen and watched at the child sleeping one more time before he walked to the living room and turned on the television.

Hours later Gwendolyn walks in the house and find Pelward asleep on the couch. She smiles as she sees him laying there with his mouth half open and making a snoring sound. She walked passed him on the tip of her toes and went to P.J.'s room. When she saw the girl was still sleeping she silently walked out of the room again into the living room. She turned of the television which was still on and got a few blankets out of the linen closet of what would be her room and laid them over Pelward.

When she was done she walked to what her new bedroom again and turned on the lights. She looked at the place and even though it wasn't big she knew it would do for her. She didn't need much. There was a bed, a table with chair and a linen closet and that was more that fine. She had brought no personal belongings with her so the space was big enough for now.

Gwen sat down on the bed and thought of what she and Dronan had discussed. Not what they discussed just now, but a few days ago. 'I don't know if I can do all that', she thought worried. Dronan had asked a lot from her but not without knowing she couldn't handle it. He knew she could. And Gwen realised he wouldn't ask her without a reason. He could have asked thousands of others. But he choose her.

Thinking of her three hour long chat with Dronan she closed her eyes and relived it. She needed to follow every instruction he had given her carefully. But she wasn't very good at remembering things and she didn't had a list or anything because Dronan said that could fall in the wrong hands. Gwen laid down on the bed and tried to relax. She had to remember everything he said. She just had to.

2008, somewhere in the underworld.

She was in her house when she saw Dronan orb in. It had been a long time since she had seen him and they never had met in the underworld, so she was quite surprised when he just showed up. "Hi Gwen", he said with smile. "How have you been?" Not waiting for an answer he said down on a chair and continued. "I need your help, it's a matter of life and dead. For all of us."

"Ehm okay", she said as she stood still in front of him. "Do you know the Halliwells?", Dronan asked her. "Well yeah of course", she answered. "Everyone know them." "Good, good", the Elder said. "You need to help them." "Me, help them?", Gwen asked surprised as she pointed to herself. "You mean that I, a demon, am asked to help the ones who are a threat to me?" She shook her head. "No Dronan, I can't help you this time, sorry."

"You will", Dronan said. "You have to. Only then you will have a future." "Huh?", Gwen said making a questioning face. "They are the ones who a threat to my future, to every demon's future. Why would helping them do the exact opposite?" "Because they can get rid of an even bigger threat." "How?", Gwen asked curious. "The three young Halliwells will be even more stronger than the Charmed ones. In a not so far future one of the Charmed ones will die and then the young Halliwells well be the new even bigger power."

"So they will be even more dangerous to me", Gwen interrupted. "Not necessarily, no", Dronan said. "But for someone else they will be, for the master." "I have nothing to do with him." "Not yet, not yet Gwen. But Gredam will soon and he will be in great danger. You won't want that to happen, do you?"

"What does he have to do with this", Gwen asked, suddenly very interested. Dronan knew very well how much Gwen cared for the green demon. "He will be the one asked to kidnap one of the kids, because the new power of three will mean the end of the master. This will make Gredam the biggest new target for the Charmed ones and you know what that will mean."

"Okay so I have to prevent him from kidnapping a kid?" "No, you have to let him kidnap the kid and then bring yourself and the child in safety. I will make sure Gredam will be alright." "I don't understand, why do I have to take care of the kid? Can't I just prevent Gredam from kidnapping a child and stay out of this?"

"Gwen sit down, and I'll explain everything, just be a little patient here, alright?", Dronan said sighing.