CHAPTER 31:
2003, at the Halliwell Manor.
"Okay", Chris said, while staring at the map. "This looks like a maze, so we gotta stay together and keep a close eye on the map. Whenever anything goes wrong Paige will you orb Piper and Phoebe out? I'll take Joey." Paige nodded and Chris went on. "We are after someone called the master. I am guessing it will be the demon hidden in this place", he said as he pointed to the centre of the map, which was also the centre of the huge lair they were going to.
"I guess it's best if we orbed in here", he said as he pointed to a small room close to the large one where he expected the master. "It is probably not the best we orb in at the master's with all his guards. We need to take them by surprise and take out the guards first. Any questions or remarks?" "No", they said in choir. "Good", he said while taking Joey's hand. "Stay close to me okay? We still don't know much of your powers and I will protect you." Chris put the map back in his pocket and saw the sisters putting little vials of potion with them. "Ready?", he asked and when they nodded he orbed out with Joey.
2003, somewhere in the underworld.
He ended up in the little room he wanted to and kneeled down, pushing Joey down too. He peeked around the corner of the door as he heard orbs behind him and the sisters arrived. He motioned them to join him and they looked to the long hallway. Demons walking on it, most of them like the ones they saw before. The men in black, as Joey called them.
They saw only two people were guarding the door to the place they wanted to go so when the hallway would be nearly empty they had to go for it. They waited for a few minutes when Chris whispered "Now". They stayed low and ran towards the door. Paige ran at front, waved her hand and knocked out the guards. When the others had joined her she opened the door and walked inside with raised hands. Ready to attack when needed.
Where they ended up wasn't exactly what they expected. No room of a master but another long hallway guarded by tens of demons. All attacking at the same time. Paige used her telekinetic power to get rid of a few demons, Piper blew a few of them up, Phoebe attacked with bare hands and Chris and Joey used their telekinetic powers also.
Suddenly Joey felt a hand on her shoulder and when she turned around she saw a demon with a sword taking out at her. She got scared, raised her hands and this time he didn't fly away, but he blew up. She watched her hands in surprise and turned around to tell Chris what she just did. Only Chris and the others had their attention focussed on something else. When Joey ran closer she saw what it was. Paige lay lifeless on the floor in a pool of blood. A sword sticking in her stomach.
Joey was shocked when she saw what happened and knew they had to get out of there. First they needed all to come together, because with Paige all unconscious Chris was the only one ho could orb them out. Joey ran closer, blowing up demons on her way and saw Piper did the same making sure no demon could get to Paige again. Gasping she ended up at Paige's body at the same time as Chris. They quickly took each others and Piper's and Phoebe's hands and Chris laid his' on Paige's body when he orbed them out.
2003, at the Halliwell Manor.
In no time they got back at the manor and Joey helped Chris lay Paige on the couch. Chris removed the sword and Joey heard Paige moan. "Leo come over here now. We need you", Piper yelled through the house. Joey heard stumbling upstairs and looked at the ceiling. As sudden as the noise came it disappeared and she saw white orbs appear next to Piper in the room. She saw a guy -who was apparently the Leo Piper called for-kissing Piper on the cheek. "Hey honey, what's wrong?", he asked concerned when he saw the worried look on her face. But she didn't need to answer, because when Leo looked over her shoulder he saw Paige lying on the couch with a huge bloody wound on her stomach. He quickly ran towards her and started healing her.
Joey saw out the corner of her eye that Leo's hands started to glow a weird yellow glow. And this glow from Leo's hands apparently made Paige better, because Paige's wound disappeared and she sat up. But Joey didn't pay much attention to it, she was staring at Leo. The way he just looked at Piper and how he kissed her on the cheek, it made her think of something. She swallowed a lump in her throat and whispered to Chris who stood next to her "Ehm… any change that that is our dad?"
Chris was watching how his dad healed Paige as he got the unexpected question from Joey. He laid an arm around her shoulders and he nodded. "He is", he whispered in her ear. When Chris saw Paige was alright he took Joey's hand and led her out of the room. "He can't know about us either, you know that right?" She nodded, but looked away from Chris. She didn't know how much longer she could keep her mouth closed.