Chapter 5: In the Flesh

"Is there a way for us to see Chris?" Piper asked him.

"I'm not too sure, but I'm sure a witch spell would work."

"Well then I'll go get working on that," Phoebe announced, grabbing a notepad and sitting on the attic's couch.

"Do you need all that?" Piper asked her.

"All what?" she asked.

"Come on, just think of something." The phone rang. "Hello? Hello? Must have been a wrong number. Get going, Phoebe."

"Impatient aren't we," Phoebe said.

"Well we sort of have to be in a situation like this."

"Okay, okay," Phoebe said to her. "Take a chill pill." Piper gave her an evil look. "Uh, let's see here:

Hidden from we three witch's eye,

Be visible Chris, don't be shy

White lights started to surround Chris. He became visible right in front of them.

"Don't be shy?" Paige asked.

"Oh shut up," Phoebe fired back. "It worked didn't it?"

"All right now, Juklin," Piper said. "Put him back."

"What?" Chris asked surprised. "I came back on a mission, and I need to finish it."

"What's that?" Piper asked.

"What's your problem," he asked her. "I'm your son and you act like I don't exist. It's the same way in the future as it is now. All you care about is Wyatt." He didn't give Piper a chance to answer. He orbed away.

"What?" Piper said rather loud. "I do NOT favor Wyatt." She looked to her sisters. They nervously glanced away. "Do I?" Piper suddenly realized that she had been more preoccupied with Wyatt, and hadn't paid attention to Chris. "Oh no," she said. "I need to talk to Chris."

"I'll start scrying," Paige said.

"Leo!" Dr. Greene yelled. "Get back here now!" Leo had been caught trying to phone the sisters. Leo ran as fast as he could down the hallway. He was stopped by a security guard. A nurse gave him an injection and started to walk him to his room.

"No," Dr. Greene said. "I'll take him." The nurse gave Leo's limp body to the doctor. After everyone had cleared, Dr. Green started walking him down to his office. He went in and locked the door behind him. A cloud of red smoke started to appear. Through the smoke appeared a figure. Leo was barely conscious enough to see the figure form.

"What's going on?" Leo said weakly.

"He must know now," Dr. Greene said, not paying any attention to Leo. "He was found trying to call his wife. Maybe you should kill him now."

"No," the demon said. "We still need him. The sisters will come to get him back."

"But you said one of the sisters can freeze, she could freeze you and destroy you." The demon chuckled a little.

"I'm immune to pathetic witch powers like that. I'm more worried about Chris being back. My sources tell me that the witches have made him flesh and bone now. His powers are far greater than they know."

"They'll stop you," Leo said softly.

"Lock him up," the demon said. "Chris will be here soon."

Dr. Greene took Leo back down the hall and locked him up in a small room. Just as the demon had said, Chris orbed in.

"Dad," Chris said. "Wake up. We need to get you out of here." He grabbed onto his father and orbed. Instead of orbing to his original destination: the manor, he orbed into some office. "What the…?"

"Well, well, Chris," the demon said.

"Who are you?" Chris asked.

"I am your worst nightmare." With a flick of his arm, the demon sent Chris flying into a wall, knocking him unconscious. The demon grabbed onto him and took him away.

Leo woke up in his original room. He had a small recollection of what had happened. He knew Chris had been taken. He also knew that the girls were in serious trouble.

I need to warn them, he thought. He painfully got up. "Let me out of here!" he yelled.

"Leo, calm down," a nurse said to him. "We don't want to have to give you another injection now do we?" Leo reluctantly shut up.

How can I get out of here? he thought. One idea came to mind.

"Did you find Chris yet?" Piper asked.

"I did have him," Paige said. "He was at the hospital, but he must have orbed away."

"Leo," Piper said. "We have to get him out of there."

"We can't yet," Phoebe said. "We have something much more pressing to do right now."

"Phoebe, just run over there and get him out. Paige and I will sort this thing out with Chris. I hope Leo isn't too mad at me."

"Okay, Piper," Phoebe said.

"Got him," Paige suddenly said.

"Let's go," Piper said. "You, stay here," she said to Juklin.

"What?" he said. "I've got a business to run. People to see, ghosts to bring back. I can't wait here forever."

"Let me put it this way," Piper said. "You leave this house, and you're going to get a hell of a blow." Juklin knew she wouldn't kill him, but he was still scared nonetheless.

"Just make yourself at home," Phoebe said. She left for her car to get going. Piper and Paige orbed to get Chris.

Where they orbed was a dark dreary place. There were old, leafless trees and a thick haze all around.

"Jeez," Piper said. "You sure you orbed to the right place?"

"Yeah," Paige said. "This is what the map said."

"Why would Chris come here?" Piper asked.

"Who said it was willingly?" a demon asked, coming out of the shadows.

"Who are you?" Piper asked.

"My name is Detrok," he said, adding in a bow.

"Well your dust now," Piper said, flicking her hands to blow him up. His millions of particles floated around and soon rematerialized.

"Is that the best you've got?"