Disclaimer: Characters off the T.V show Charmed belong to the owners of said show. Original characters are mine.
Authors note: Okay people, clearing up stuff about the kids:
~ Dale is three, and hates being left out, although he often is, being the youngest
~ Rinna is five, and doesn't mind, as long as she is made to feel important about having the vision
~ Clayre is thirteen and is pretty much the one everyone turns to when they want sympathy, even though she can be a little short tempered
~ Wyatt, as the eldest, is the generally undisputed leader, and all the others defer to him most of the time, with some exceptions
~ Jordyn is the more outgoing of the twins and is the most likely to argue with Wyatt, since she like to tell people what to do. She is also pretty impatient and is always trying to beat everyone at everything. She was completely devastated as her mother's death (of course) and gets pretty upset if anyone mentions it
~ Jamie is the eldest of Phoebe's kids, and so wants to have some authority, and basically wants to be given a chance to prove himself.
All the others are realatively minor characters at this stage and haven't had time to really introduce themselves yet.
I hope this clears things up for people.
CHAPTER 5
Paige felt someone grab on to her arm, and then the familiar sensation of orbing. When the world reappeared she found herself in the hall of the Manor, with Jordyn clutching on to her.
"What happened?" Paige asked, dazed, "Where are the others? Shouldn't they be here too?"
She couldn't help wincing. If anything had happened to those kids it was her fault. She had led them into the situation. She had told them about Rinna's vision, never suspecting that it could be a trap. She had encountered vision tampering before. She should have at least thought about the possibility that something wasn't as it seemed.
"They're fine" Jordyn said, looking at her strangely. "We just split up. You know, like we always do if something goes wrong?"
Jordyn paused, a look of concern passing over her features. "Ky, what's the matter with you today?" she asked. "You know this stuff. We've been over it like a million times. We all know it off by heart. When in danger, separate, so that there are more groups to catch."
Paige wondered what had happened to safety in numbers. Wouldn't they do better to stick together and risk capture, but at the same time giving them a greater chance of fighting off anyone who tried to attack them? The way they were doing it now just meant that the predator could pick off the groups one at a time.
'I'm fine" Paige told her. "I guess I'm just a little overwhelmed." She hoped that would satisfy the kid for the time being. God knows, telling her what was really the matter hadn't worked.
"Are you sure? You just don't seem like yourself," Jordyn prodded. "You would tell me if something was up, right?"
Paige managed not to choke at the fact that Jordyn thought she didn't seem like herself. She was herself, it was just that who she was really was not who Jordyn thought she was.
"Shouldn't we like try and figure the whole situation out?" She asked quickly, changing the subject. "We need to figure out why the trap was set for us."
Jordyn nodded. "Yep, but we should probably wait for the others to get here. Rinna and Dale won't be much use. And dad, he tries, but you know, not a lot of use in situations to do with magic."
Suddenly a panicked look passed over Jordyn's face. "Dad!" she called, "Dale! Rinna! Are you here?"
Paige bit her lip. Oh no! She'd forgotten all about them. Were they here? They hadn't answered Jordyn's call. What if something had happened to them?
Jordyn swore, using language that Paige was sure she had never known at that age. Paige was a little shocked. That wasn't anything she'd ever expected her kids to say.
"Jordyn!" she rebuked the girl, before she could stop herself.
"Oh shut up Ky" Jordyn said, in an irritated tone. "I can't care less about your whole 'swearing is bad' thing. Anyway, this is not the time. Dad and the littlies could be in deep shit"
Paige winced again at the swearing. Okay, she herself swore at times, but it just wasn't what she wanted to be hearing from someone who she knew to be her future child. But at least Kyra obviously didn't approve either. That was a plus.
"Jordy?" a tiny, scared, little voice called from under the dining table. "Jordy, they gotted Rinna an' uncle Jess"
Jordyn hurried over and scooped up Dale. Paige noticed the small boy snuggled up to her, as if sure that everything would be all better now, that his cousin could make everything fine.
"What happened Daley?" Jordyn asked gently, as the boy cuddled her, losing the terrified look that had been on his face.
Dale shivered. "Big, ugly demons came and took 'em away" he said, "they fought, but the demons were stronger. Rinna went invisible, but one of 'em found her anyway."
The child began to sob. "I ran and hid. They didn't even chase me. Don' think they wanted me. Jus' Uncle jess an' Rinna"
Jordyn exchanged a worried look with Paige. "What could demons possibly want with Dad? He doesn't even have any powers. The only think he's useful as is..." she trailed off.
"A hostage, to get to us" Paige finished grimly, only after she'd spoken realising that she had included herself in the group. Well, they were her future family, after all. Technically she was one of them. And she felt compelled to help, since it was partly thanks to her that they were in this situation.
"But why take Rinna?" Paige asked.
Jordyn rolled her eyes. "Visions, remember" she said. "Cut out our source of info and they get rid of our way to know what they're up to, other than the elders of course."
"But what about Phoebe?" Paige asked her, then realising the answer almost immediately. The demons were probably going to try and get to her as well. So the situation wasn't exactly a trap, but more a distraction while they got Rinna. The demons were attacking for real. There was just an ulterior motive.
"Yeah, exactly" Jordyn said, obviously reading her features. "And that means, they probably do need our help after all. But since they have Rinna anyway, it's almost better if they get Aunt Phoebe as well," Jordyn paused, seeing the shocked expression she was getting and hastened to explain "Rinna is going to be so scared. She would feel better if her mom was there."
" I guess that works," Paige said "But of course, it only works if we get to them before they kill both of them."
Jordyn looked grim. Paige felt like hitting herself. Obviously the kid hadn't thought about the possibility that whatever had Rinna and Jesse might be going to kill them. Great. She'd just given the poor kid one more think to worry about.
The only thing for it was to make sure they were there before the things could carry out whatever they were planning to do. But could they manage it in time?
Authors note: Okay, I figured I left you hanging for too long, so I should get this posted. I was planning on making this chapter a little longer, but never mind.
Authors note: Okay people, clearing up stuff about the kids:
~ Dale is three, and hates being left out, although he often is, being the youngest
~ Rinna is five, and doesn't mind, as long as she is made to feel important about having the vision
~ Clayre is thirteen and is pretty much the one everyone turns to when they want sympathy, even though she can be a little short tempered
~ Wyatt, as the eldest, is the generally undisputed leader, and all the others defer to him most of the time, with some exceptions
~ Jordyn is the more outgoing of the twins and is the most likely to argue with Wyatt, since she like to tell people what to do. She is also pretty impatient and is always trying to beat everyone at everything. She was completely devastated as her mother's death (of course) and gets pretty upset if anyone mentions it
~ Jamie is the eldest of Phoebe's kids, and so wants to have some authority, and basically wants to be given a chance to prove himself.
All the others are realatively minor characters at this stage and haven't had time to really introduce themselves yet.
I hope this clears things up for people.
CHAPTER 5
Paige felt someone grab on to her arm, and then the familiar sensation of orbing. When the world reappeared she found herself in the hall of the Manor, with Jordyn clutching on to her.
"What happened?" Paige asked, dazed, "Where are the others? Shouldn't they be here too?"
She couldn't help wincing. If anything had happened to those kids it was her fault. She had led them into the situation. She had told them about Rinna's vision, never suspecting that it could be a trap. She had encountered vision tampering before. She should have at least thought about the possibility that something wasn't as it seemed.
"They're fine" Jordyn said, looking at her strangely. "We just split up. You know, like we always do if something goes wrong?"
Jordyn paused, a look of concern passing over her features. "Ky, what's the matter with you today?" she asked. "You know this stuff. We've been over it like a million times. We all know it off by heart. When in danger, separate, so that there are more groups to catch."
Paige wondered what had happened to safety in numbers. Wouldn't they do better to stick together and risk capture, but at the same time giving them a greater chance of fighting off anyone who tried to attack them? The way they were doing it now just meant that the predator could pick off the groups one at a time.
'I'm fine" Paige told her. "I guess I'm just a little overwhelmed." She hoped that would satisfy the kid for the time being. God knows, telling her what was really the matter hadn't worked.
"Are you sure? You just don't seem like yourself," Jordyn prodded. "You would tell me if something was up, right?"
Paige managed not to choke at the fact that Jordyn thought she didn't seem like herself. She was herself, it was just that who she was really was not who Jordyn thought she was.
"Shouldn't we like try and figure the whole situation out?" She asked quickly, changing the subject. "We need to figure out why the trap was set for us."
Jordyn nodded. "Yep, but we should probably wait for the others to get here. Rinna and Dale won't be much use. And dad, he tries, but you know, not a lot of use in situations to do with magic."
Suddenly a panicked look passed over Jordyn's face. "Dad!" she called, "Dale! Rinna! Are you here?"
Paige bit her lip. Oh no! She'd forgotten all about them. Were they here? They hadn't answered Jordyn's call. What if something had happened to them?
Jordyn swore, using language that Paige was sure she had never known at that age. Paige was a little shocked. That wasn't anything she'd ever expected her kids to say.
"Jordyn!" she rebuked the girl, before she could stop herself.
"Oh shut up Ky" Jordyn said, in an irritated tone. "I can't care less about your whole 'swearing is bad' thing. Anyway, this is not the time. Dad and the littlies could be in deep shit"
Paige winced again at the swearing. Okay, she herself swore at times, but it just wasn't what she wanted to be hearing from someone who she knew to be her future child. But at least Kyra obviously didn't approve either. That was a plus.
"Jordy?" a tiny, scared, little voice called from under the dining table. "Jordy, they gotted Rinna an' uncle Jess"
Jordyn hurried over and scooped up Dale. Paige noticed the small boy snuggled up to her, as if sure that everything would be all better now, that his cousin could make everything fine.
"What happened Daley?" Jordyn asked gently, as the boy cuddled her, losing the terrified look that had been on his face.
Dale shivered. "Big, ugly demons came and took 'em away" he said, "they fought, but the demons were stronger. Rinna went invisible, but one of 'em found her anyway."
The child began to sob. "I ran and hid. They didn't even chase me. Don' think they wanted me. Jus' Uncle jess an' Rinna"
Jordyn exchanged a worried look with Paige. "What could demons possibly want with Dad? He doesn't even have any powers. The only think he's useful as is..." she trailed off.
"A hostage, to get to us" Paige finished grimly, only after she'd spoken realising that she had included herself in the group. Well, they were her future family, after all. Technically she was one of them. And she felt compelled to help, since it was partly thanks to her that they were in this situation.
"But why take Rinna?" Paige asked.
Jordyn rolled her eyes. "Visions, remember" she said. "Cut out our source of info and they get rid of our way to know what they're up to, other than the elders of course."
"But what about Phoebe?" Paige asked her, then realising the answer almost immediately. The demons were probably going to try and get to her as well. So the situation wasn't exactly a trap, but more a distraction while they got Rinna. The demons were attacking for real. There was just an ulterior motive.
"Yeah, exactly" Jordyn said, obviously reading her features. "And that means, they probably do need our help after all. But since they have Rinna anyway, it's almost better if they get Aunt Phoebe as well," Jordyn paused, seeing the shocked expression she was getting and hastened to explain "Rinna is going to be so scared. She would feel better if her mom was there."
" I guess that works," Paige said "But of course, it only works if we get to them before they kill both of them."
Jordyn looked grim. Paige felt like hitting herself. Obviously the kid hadn't thought about the possibility that whatever had Rinna and Jesse might be going to kill them. Great. She'd just given the poor kid one more think to worry about.
The only thing for it was to make sure they were there before the things could carry out whatever they were planning to do. But could they manage it in time?
Authors note: Okay, I figured I left you hanging for too long, so I should get this posted. I was planning on making this chapter a little longer, but never mind.