Chapter four the plans
Leo orbed in the next morning while the Halliwells' and Ashley were in the kitchen; Ashley jumped out of her seat and asked if he'd heard anything about Chris; Leo shook his head.
"I don't have any kind of connection with him anymore; not adult Chris. But the elders had some information about the Capmers; they're thousands of years old; they went up against Melinda Warren; they live off power and could sense that she had a lot of power and would one day produce the biggest power around – the charmed ones.
"Once they realised they were too weak to go against Melinda they went underground and built a army; they haven't been out of the underworld for centuries and in that time they have gained a lot of power themselves. They're not going to be easy to take on; they literally have thousands of them waiting to go against you until you weaken!" the kitchen stood in silence.
"Hold on; Melinda Warren?" Piper said breaking the silence at last, she then turned to Ashely; "you said that they've been hiding for year. I thought you meant 6 maybe 10 but since Melinda Warren; that's a hell of a long time!"
"Erm Piper," Phoebe and Paige said at the same time,
"What?"
"It wasn't Ashley who said it sweetie, it was Chris," Phoebe answered smiling nervously unsure of how her sister would react.
"Well why didn't he say that? I thought this could be over in a day but this is serious?" Ashley went to say 'I told you,' but Paige nudged her arm and shook her head.
"Leo what else do you know? Their whereabouts, anything?" Leo shook his head, "once they disappeared and were never heard again, the elders thought it was odd but didn't go any further into it; besides there isn't anyway of them knowing what happens down there, just like demons don't know what goes on up there." Everyone went quiet again, the only sounds was them taking sips of their coffee every now and then.
"Hang on a minute; Ashley you must know something about them? You know how to get rid of them right?"
"One or two at a time yes; I'd never be able to take on that many, and there isn't anyway of knowing how to either. The only person in your generation who has come up against them was Melinda but she didn't see even a eighth of what there is now; and they're century's years stronger now. She wouldn't know – trust me.
"We have nothing to go on; you have to figure it out – we have to figure it out. Me and Chris did have a plan but it won't work with him there."
"Well tell us the plan maybe if we have something to go on it can help us think of another to bring him back!" Leo added.
Ashley took a deep breath ready to take the plunge, that's what it felt like. These people in front of her where like family to her but at the same time strangers. 'Strange thing time,' she thought before she spoke again.
"We know that these are too strong for us in our time; that's why we – well it was only meant to be me, came back to help. Our plan if it worked would have been that I come here two weeks ago to get used to this time – you have no idea how old fashioned everything is.
"Anyway, Chris wasn't meant to come back until we called for him; yes we did need him," she added at the looks on their faces.
"I had to somehow get in touch with you guys; get you to trust me and listen to what I had to say – in a way Chris did me a favour; that would have took awhile and each day these demons are getting stronger.
"Our end plan was to call him back, and then call upon every witch in the Halliwell line right back to Melinda Warren; if she was stronger than them back then; and they're too strong for you now, then with her magic, your magic and everyone in between – also Chris and Wyatt's; that's a lot of magic to face.
"We were hoping it would be enough, but it can't happen with Chris down there."
"Wait if this was your plan why come to this time? Why not just do it in your time?" Phoebe asked curiously.
"Because things are different in our time; they're more powerful – 20 years more powerful in fact. We had to get them when they're not as strong. I can't say what happens between now and then but something happens to make their strength double and they're unbeatable basically.
Meanwhile;
"You sure he's out cold this time? I can't have him knowing our plans," the same two demons were talking again; Chris was out cold.
"Yeah he's out!"
"So how is it they can get in and out and why hasn't it been blocked by our magic?"
"They just have to say a spell, when this place was created it was made for other demons to come to as well but the spell isn't removable nothing will block it. Luckily only us know it now!"
"So what is it and why do you know it but not me?"
"Because I over heard the others talking about it, it's horribly easy too – but that's weak magic for you. All you have to do is say it in your head."
"Weak magic that can't be broke; what is it?" The first demon stood up and looked at Chris to make sure he wasn't pretending he was knocked out again.
"Be out of here now
I wonder how
dark ground below my feet
away from the burning heat
be on earth I wish to be"
Driou and Phoebe-15, glad you liked the story so far; hope you like this chapter. :)
Sorry for the late update.
