Chapter 5

"The potions ready" the youngest Halliwell sister called out to the others as she dropped in the last ingredient.

"So is the crystal cage" Phoebe announced bending down in front of her older sister. "It's all going to be over soon sweetie"

"I hope so. I'm just going to go check on Chris while you guys summon them" the woman spoke as she got to her feet and disappeared through the attic door.

"Poor Piper, it always seems like when one nightmare ends another one begins. Not only is Chris sick but now we have resurrect the men that are responsible just to save him. Then that thing with Wyatt… " Paige trailed off not wanting to think about what the boy was going to grow up to become.

"I know. I can't imagine what she must be feeling. Leo sweetie, how are you holding up?" Phoebe questioned the man who seemed to be a thousand miles away.

"As well as I can possibly be given the circumstances. I just can't wait for this to be over with" the man responded still staring out of the window.

"Do we have any idea what we're going to do once we have Gideon and Barbus's blood? I mean we know Leo can get rid of Gideon on his own but let's face it, we are all working with a lot of different fears right now." Paige spoke suddenly not so sure of their little plan.

"We'll deal with him once Chris is cured besides there's a vanquishing potion for him" Leo said now turning to face the two women.

"Shouldn't we make it before we summon them?" Paige said getting a really bad feeling about the whole situation.

"Don't worry about it Paige, everything will be fine. We just need to do this now, before we lose Chris for good" Leo replied.

"Are you sure that you're up to this Leo?" Phoebe asked holding the spell and potion in hand as she looked her anxious brother in law over.

"I don't think facing your son's killer again is something that anyone can be ready for or up to" the man spoke as he clinched his fist tightly. "But I think killing Gideon all over again will make up for it, I just hope I can make it even more painful this time" the Elder spoke coldly.

"Ok, let's do this" Phoebe spoke again as she began to read the spell.

Piper Halliwell could feel the walls closing in on her as she took in the sight of the empty bed. A million different thoughts raced through her head as she griped the sheets that her son occupied just an hour before.

"No, this can't be happening" the woman spoke as tears filled her eyes and panic formed in her gut. "Baby, where are you?" the woman whispered searching the covers for what was no longer there.

"CHRIS!" she yelled out again now sliding down to her knees on the side of her bed.

This couldn't be happening. Life could not be this cruel she thought to herself as she continued to cry hysterically.

"Not my little boy, not again" Piper sobbed into the cover that hung off of the bed. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder causing her to jump at the touch, until she saw who it was.

Looking into the familiar pair of green eyes Piper engulfed the boy in tightest hug possible as she buried her face in his chest.

"It's ok Mom, I'm fine" Chris spoke softly into his mother's hair as she now cried tears of relief.

"But how?" the woman said carefully examining her son.

"Wyatt. He saved me and I think he was the one who recited the spell that brought me here"

"Wait the Elders said that we needed Gideon and Barbus's blood in order to make the antidote" Piper spoke with a puzzled look on her face still holding on to her son for dear life.

"Maybe Wyatt summoned them back in the future" Chris said as he helped his mother off of the floor.

"Well that would mean that Wyatt's good now" the woman said as she smiled slightly happy to know that she would not have to die at the hands of her first born son.

"I hope so but he left before I had a chance to say anything to him"

"Great that means we don't have to…" the woman trialed off as she made a mad dash towards the attic steps with her son in hot pursuit.

The second that she reached the attic door she yelled out to her husband and her sisters.

"Don't read the…"

But it was too late. The figures were now fully formed in front of them. With the groups eyes fixated on the mother and son dual Phoebe never had a chance to throw the athame that was in her hand at Gideon nor was Paige able to throw hers at Barbus or put down the last crystal that rested in her left hand.

The group turned their attention back to the two evils long enough to see them smile wickedly before flaming and orbing away.

NOTE: In case you're all confused by the last part let me explain. We all know that once the crystals are in place nothing can get in or out of the circle.

So in order to get the blood that they needed from the two, they were going to hit them with athames the second that they formed and then put down the last crystal to keep them trapped.