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On the Run

Melinda and Harrison reformed inside Mel's apartment in a swirl of heart energy. She frantically grabbed an athame from her drawyer and put it in her jacket pocket.

"Where are we going to go?" asked Harrison as he grabbed some food from the cupboard and filled up a backpack.

"Somewhere, anywhere. It'll only be moments before he gets here, we have to hurry." explained Melinda as she grabbed some spare potions.

Harrison looked at her worriedly. He hoped they got out of this alive. He had no idea what he would do without her, and worried what she would do without him. But, thoughts like that had to be pushed aside. They had to think of the task at hand and figure a way out. The truth was Harrison didn't know how they could escape Wyatt. He was the strongest force on Earth. Stronger than the Elders, Tribunal, everything.

"Mel...I know who can help us." said Harrison coming up with an idea.

"No..Harrison we can do this without his help. We do not need him." argued Melinda as she put her hand on the doornob.

"No we can't. You need to put your differences aside and let him help us. Our lives depend on it. Are you that selfish?" he said.

"Mom needed his help too, but was he there to save her? No. What about aunt Piper, and Paige? I don't need him." she retorted with a tear.

"Don't be stupid. I'm not dying because you can't see that we need help. LEO!" shouted Harrison to the ceiling.

Leo Wyatt, whitelighter, husband of the deceased Charmed One, and father to the Source of All Evil orbed into the apartment in a swirl of white lights. He looked even more horrible than the last time Melinda had seen him. He had a beard and large sockets under his eyes, and he was filthy.

"What is it?" he asked with a distant look in his eyes.

Melinda looked upon her uncle with deep sadness on her face. She didn't really blame him, but what he did to himself after they died made her want to. Harrison was right, she needed his help. God, she would be lost without him.

"Its Wyatt, he's trying to kill me. I need a way out. A magical cloak or something. What can you do?" asked Melinda frantically as she sensed her cousin's aura drawing near.

Leo closed his eyes as he thought for a moment. They then shot open. "I know a demon who can do something for you, but its risky. There's no telling that where he will take you that you won't be killed. But, its the best I can do."

"Then we'll take it." said Harrison. Leo then orbed them out.

The three of them appeared in a damp and dusk cave. A tall and bony being with white hair and wrinkly face approached them. "Leo, why do you disturb me like so?" he asked.

"I need a portal Kralack. Something that won't cause too much magical energy to be exposed, and I need it now. Got it?" the whitelighter said in a forceful tone that put a look of fear on the demon's face.

Kralack nodded soberly. "I can do it, but be forwarned, safety cannot be insured on the other side. There are many realms that my portals can lead to, and many are not all daises and kittens." rambled the being before starting to mumble an incantation.

"That's alright, just hurry. Wyatt's getting closer. I can sense him, and he's not happy. I think I gave him quite the headache with that scream. Its good to know that one of my powers has some affect on him." said Melinda but she was interrupted as her cousin appeared in slightly dark orbs.

"Trying to escape, and look its daddy dearest. At least you're helping someone. Because if you don't mind me saying, you've been a little rusty lately." said Wyatt with a laugh.

On the other side of the cavern a red shimmering portal appeared. Wyatt's eyes got wide as he realized what was going on. He conjured a fireball and vanquished Kralack.

"Go! I'll hold him off!" shouted Leo as he sent bolts of electricity at his son.

Melinda was caught off guard by her uncle's display of power, but had no time to dwell on the fact. She pushed Harrison into the portal, and just as she was about to go herself she turned back. Wyatt had Leo floating in the air.

"Bye bye daddy!" he shouted and with that Leo Wyatt exploded into oblivion.

Melinda prayed silently for her uncle and jumped into the portal to an unknown destination...