CHAPTER SIX

"Okay," Siobhan said, taking charge. "Chris, go talk with the elders. Actually, don't talk to the elders, go to magic school and do some research for me. Try and find out how you can vanquish an elder."

"Wait, why do we need to vanquish an elder?" Amanda asked.

"Yeah, aren't they the good guys?"

"Oh, I wouldn't go that far. They are way too involved in our business if you ask me. Or maybe they're easier to deal with here," Amanda replied. She looked at Chris for confirmation, but he just shook his head.

"The elders are just as controlling here. Trust me, our Father's one," He said, looking over at Wyatt who was sat in a chair.

"You mean you're actually allowed to have relationships with your whitelighters in this world?" Amanda asked, her hands on her hips. "That is so not fair, because ours is a total babe."

"That doesn't sound like you," Siobhan said, eyeing her younger sister suspiciously. Amanda just shrugged.

"Hey, just because I don't date and don't trust men doesn't mean that I can't notice a hot one when I see 'em," Amanda replied.

"Well you're wrong about being allowed to have relationships with your whitelighter. My parents broke that rule. So did my Grandmother for that matter, but nobody knew about that until a few years ago. Now will you tell me why you need me to find out how to 'vanquish' an elder?" Chris demanded.

"Right, Gideon will be suspicious if you research that right under his nose. How about calling for your Father?"

Chris crossed his arms over his chest. "I'm not calling for Leo. He won't come, anyway."

"He will if you tell him Wyatt's in trouble. We don't have to tell him about you being his son, if you want. And Piper's not here to squeal that she's pregnant."

"That would probably be Phoebe," Chris answered truthfully, knowing his Aunt had a big mouth.

"It will be if we don't save you guys. Oh, Chris, heads up about that Spider Demon – don't get scratched," Siobhan suggested.

"Okay. How about I won't do anything until you explain to me what's going on," Chris said.

Kailyn and Amanda turned to their older sister. "You know what, I wouldn't mind knowing what's going on either," Kailyn said.

Siobhan sighed. "Okay, but gather around. You never know if anyone's listening," She said.

They all got in a small circle. Wyatt looking up at Chris curiously, but his shield didn't go up around these visitors.

"Here's the thing," Siobhan said. "I know who's after Wyatt. But he isn't trying to turn him, like you thought. It's the traumatizing experience that he goes through which changes him. If we don't stop this guy now while we have the upper hand, Wyatt still turns evil and Chris ends up dead."

Everyone was silent for a moment, analyzing this. Finally Chris met Siobhan's eyes.

"How does it happen? Who's behind it?"

"Gideon," Siobhan whispered.

Kailyn blinked. "Who?" She whispered back.

"The elder? Leo's friend, the elder!" Chris exclaimed.

"Look, according to my dreams and the premonition I just had, Gideon's been behind this thing since the start. He was the one who had the darklighters send Leo and Piper to the ghostly plane. Except Piper wasn't supposed to go. The point is, he thinks that Wyatt is a threat, and when he attempts to kill him, the trauma is what gets him in the end. Wyatt turns evil," Siobhan explained.

"Hold up. Who exactly is Gideon?" Amanda demanded.

"He's the elder that runs the magic school," Chris explained. He looked down mournfully at Wyatt, who looked up at him solemnly.

"You guys have a magic school?" Amanda asked, looking irritated.

"Oh come on, Manda. We've got one too. We just decided not to send Sam there," Kailyn replied.

"I didn't know anything about that," Amanda replied.

"That's because you were out of town when it happened. Chris, please bring Leo here? Maybe if we explain it to him, he'll help," Siobhan said. Chris looked thoughtful.

"It isn't hard to kill an elder," He said slowly. "They're much easier to get rid of than a Whitelighter. But a simple darklighter could get rid of them easily as well."

"Okay, cross the need for Leo off the list," Kailyn said. Amanda glared at her.

"Are you trying to tell me that you went to magic school and never told me about it?" She demanded.

"Not now," Kailyn replied. She turned back to Chris. "How do we get a darklighter?"

"I don't think it's a good idea to have you around when a darklighter is," Amanda said. Chris rolled his eyes.

"I can handle myself," He said. "You're beginning to sound like the sisters."

"Well, we are sisters," Amanda said with a grin.

"That was corny," Kailyn retorted, rolling her eyes. Amanda ignored the comment and went to the window.

"Okay, we summon a darklighter. Easy enough. You do have crystal cages, right?" Siobhan asked.

"Yeah," Chris replied, sitting down. He couldn't believe that for once there were people willing to do their work instead of worry about normal lives constantly. He was secretly grateful to have these women around.

"How are we going to get Gillion?" Kailyn asked.

"It's Gideon," Chris corrected.

"Okay, evil guy trying to destroy a sweet and innocent little baby. I'll just call him that," She retorted. Amanda snickered, and Siobhan couldn't help but crack a grin as well.

"Chris will orb to the magic school and tell him we need his help with something. Be creative as to what we need help with," Siobhan said.

"How do we get the darklighter to help us?"

Siobhan bit her lip, and looked at her expectant sisters. "New plan. Summon the darklighter, and then Kailyn will get the arrow he uses. Amanda then blows him up, and Chris gets Gideon. When they come here, I want Kailyn to be prepared to stab him with it. Everyone understand your parts?"

The others nodded in understanding. Chris got up, his face now wrinkled in disgust. "Alright, anyone know how to change a diaper?" He asked.

The sisters stared at him. Finally Kailyn shrugged. "I guess I can do it. Then do you want me to put him to bed?"

"Could you?" Chris asked, looking hopeful.

Amanda looked at Chris. "You were engaged in the future, but you can't handle babies?" She asked.

Siobhan looked at her sharply. "How do you know about that?"

"I was taking a lucky guess," Amanda said hopefully. Then she sighed. "Alright. I just noticed a few similarities between Chris and Sadie, and I thought that maybe there was a possibility he had been engaged too."

Siobhan frowned. "Well they aren't that similar. I know Sadie's not part of our family." She stood and went back to the book to look through it while Kailyn and Amanda exchanged nervous glances. Chris noticed it, but decided to let it go for now.

"Alright, here's Wyatt," He said, handing the baby to Kailyn. She took him, and then looked expectantly at Chris.

"You do realize I have no clue where his room is, don't you?" She asked.

"Right," Chris said. He took her arm and the two orbed out of the room. Amanda stalked over to Siobhan.

"So," She started, making her older sister jump. "What do you think Steve will do when he sees three strangers in our house?" She asked.

Siobhan frowned. "Hopefully they'll get back here before he does," She replied. Then she looked at Amanda. "Now tell me what you meant earlier about a job?"

Amanda paled.