Chapter 3: Darcon

Paige orbed Piper and Phoebe to the Underworld. "Hey, you!" Piper yelled to a demon. She froze his body and left his head unfrozen and able to talk. "Tell us who's been attacking us to get an amulet."

"I don't know what you're talking about," he said.

"Well, you better know what I'm talking about or you'll be blown to little pieces."

"Okay, okay. I've heard that a demon named Darcon has been after some amulet that will help him to become invincible. That's all I know."

"Where can we find him?" Phoebe asked.

"That I don't know," the demon said.

"Wrong answer," Piper said, blowing him up. "Let's go back and try to find this Darcon in the Book of Shadows and make the vanquishing potion to destroy him." They orbed back to the attic. Phoebe went over to the Book and looked him up.

"It says here that he's an upper level demon with thousands of demonic and human servants. He also has the power to look ahead into the future, and absorb powers out of witches and witch items. Here's the vanquishing potion, Piper. Go get working on that." She went downstairs and saw Leo, Wyatt, and Chris on the floor playing.

"So, how do you like not being the human popsicle anymore?" she asked him.

"I'm quite happy about it. I'm glad to be back with my family again." She stood there for a little while longer, admiring the simple pleasures of family life. She wondered what it would be like if she didn't have to be a witch anymore, and how great it would be if she didn't have to worry about being a witch and could actually spend time with her family. She jumped back to reality and continued to the kitchen to make the vanquishing potion.

Darcon was watching the Charmed One's every move. "Well, it looks like their going to try to vanquish me. When they get here, you guys go and steal that amulet. I will hold them off long enough for you to get it." The demons prepared themselves for their simple task.
"Okay, I've got the potion ready," Piper said, arriving in the attic. "Let's get this over with." They grabbed Paige's hands and orbed to the Underworld. Once they left, several demons shimmered in. The amulet was sitting out in plain sight. They grabbed it and shimmered back.

When the Charmed Ones got to the Underworld, they were surprised to see about ten demons standing, ready with energy balls. "He must have foreseen us coming!" Phoebe yelled, diving to avoid an energy ball. She threw one of her potions she made earlier that day and destroyed one.

"Which one is he?" Paige asked. She was the one holding the vanquishing potion for him.

"I don't know," Piper answered. "All demons look alike to me." She blew up one demon after another, until she tried to blow one that didn't blow all the way up. "Paige, it's that one." Paige threw the potion, but the demon hit it with a fireball.

"So these are the legendary Charmed Ones?" he asked sarcastically. "You failed to vanquish me. And now it's time for you all to die." The demons that stole the amulet shimmered in.

"Oh my god," Phoebe exclaimed. "They have the amulet!" Darcon laid his hand over the amulet and started extracting it's power. Piper tried over and over to blow him up, but it wasn't doing any good.

"Amulet!" Paige called, but the amulet didn't come. A shield started to surround Darcon. He threw the amulet to the ground. He created a fireball that was larger than any other one the sisters had ever seen. He threw it. "Fireball!" The amulet's power protected the fireball, but she was able to orb it enough to steer it towards herself and save her sisters. She orbed in place to avoid it hitting herself. She then orbed her sisters back to the attic.

"What can we do now?" Piper asked. "He has the amulet's power, and I'm sure now with that, a simple vanquishing potion won't work."

"I'll go ask the Elders," Paige said. "Wow, it sure does feel weird to say that."

"Like the stupid Elders are going to give an actual answer that any of us will understand," Piper said. Paige shrugged her shoulders and orbed. Piper walked downstairs to Leo. "Leo, I need you to get the boys to Magic School. Things are getting to dangerous for you or them to be around."

"What happened?" he asked worried. "Maybe I should stay around to help you guys out."

"Leo, the only thing you can do right now is to stay safe." A demon shimmered in behind Piper's back.

"Piper, look out!" Leo yelled. She turned around in time to see the demon throw an energy ball. She tried to freeze it, but the amulet's power helped Darcon's minion as well as him. The energy ball hit her and threw her across the room. Wyatt blew the demon up. "Wyatt, you need to help mommy." Wyatt walked over to her and sat down next to her. He started to glow, and he healed Piper's wounds.

"Thanks, Wyatt," Piper said, hugging him. She then got more serious with Leo. "You guys need to get out of here."

"What are you talking about?" Leo asked. "If not for us, you'd be dead right now."

"I can't keep asking Wyatt to tap into his powers too early. It's better if you guys are safe right now." Leo finally agreed to go to Magic School. Piper went up the attic to find Phoebe once again, behind the couch, with demons throwing energy balls at her. Piper blew them up.

"I wish Paige would hurry up," Phoebe said.

" I don't think there is a way to stop them now. I think evil has finally won."

"Don't say that, Piper. We always pop through hard times." Paige orbed in after that and at the same time, three demons shimmered in. Piper blew one of them, but one managed in knocking her out. Phoebe threw one of her potions, but the demons were stronger now, and it failed to destroy him. They started throwing energy balls at Paige and Phoebe.

"Coat hanger!" Paige called. The coat hanger orbed to her, and she sent it into the demons chest. He went up in flames. Phoebe kicked the last demon into the coat hanger that was killing the other demon, and he joined his partner in going up in flames. Phoebe and Paige helped Piper up.

"So, what did the Elders say?" Phoebe asked.

"They said we were supposed to call help back from the dead."

"That's it?" Phoebe asked. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"I don't know," Paige answered. "Maybe Grams?"

Piper got a shocked look on her face. "No, Prue."