A/N: Again, thanks to everyone who reviewed.
tima- The fear thing… you'll see more of that in the coming chapters. Remember… in the Charmed life, nothing is ever as it seems. (How's that for spooky suspense? LOL) As far as the demons go, that will be explained more in this chapter.
JadeAlmasy- I know, I like Cole too. A demon with a conscience. Very cool.
Altaira- Glad you're enjoying! Onward to the battle!
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Phyra orbed into the attic where Chris was making his final preparations to go attack Evil Wyatt.
"Chris! You have to hurry. Evil Wyatt has Peyton. See, Patience and Pey, they made a special potion for Cole. The potion let him infiltrate Evil Wyatt's organization, and still shield all his real thoughts and feelings from him. He had to prove himself by taking one of us kids. Patience and Pey agreed that it should be Pey, cause of her active power. Cole won't let him hurt her, but still, you really need to hurry!" Phyra rushed out.
"WHAT? Cole is working for Evil Wyatt? What the hell? I thought he was on our side!" Chris swore under his breath, rapidly gathering potions.
"No, he is. He's working undercover for us. He's gathering information we can use. For example, he told us that Evil Wyatt has already formed the entire Underworld against us. Plus he dispatched certain demons to take out the people closest to us. Maya, Abby, Ryan, my Dad, Uncle Les, Darryl, Elise… they are all targets." Phyra explained breathlessly.
"Abby? Abby's a target. Let me out of here, Phyra. I have to go to her!" Wyatt yelled from inside the cage.
"No, no. Relax. Chris, no, don't orb to Maya! It's ok. We've already got it covered. Mom and Uncle Leo are orbing to everyone. They're going to bring them back here to the manor, where we can help protect them. We're putting the mortals, Elise, Darryl & Uncle Les into Magic School. The demons won't be able to infiltrate the magical protections there. Maya, Abby, Ryan and Dad are going to be here in the manor. They can help us fight off the demons that are coming, plus we'll be able to watch their backs too." Phyra kept a firm grip on Chris' hand to keep him from orbing to his girlfriend.
"You have to let me out, Phy. I need to help you guys. Demons are going to be running amok in this house! I have to get out of here and help you." Wyatt's voice was pleading.
"Wy… if we let you out, Evil Wyatt will attack you again. For now, we do this our way. You stay here in the cage, and we'll kill demons by the truckload. If we get stuck, then I'll orb away one of the crystals so you can get out and help us." Phyra responded stubbornly. "Chris, you have to go to Evil Wyatt. You can't let him hurt Peyton. She's powerful, but not like you. She'll be an amusement to him, but not a real threat. Cole will protect her as much as possible, but even he's no match for Evil Wyatt."
"It's a trap anyway, Phy. Do you really think that Evil Wyatt couldn't detect a blocking potion? He's stronger than that. All those two did was sign Cole and Peyton's death warrants. He's going to kill them both as soon as they get back to him." Chris said bitterly.
"That might be true, but only if it was a blocking potion they gave him. But it wasn't. The potion they used is an empathic illusion potion. Basically, when an empath scans for emotions or feelings, all they get is a barren nothing. It acts like a demon potion. You know, something that shows no human emotions, except for hatred. That's all Evil Wyatt saw when he scanned Belthazor. And Barbas didn't see any fear either. They added that little tidbit in special, so that Evil Wyatt and Barbas think that Balthazor is so set of getting revenge on the Charmed Ones, that he isn't afraid of anything they can throw at him." Phyra grinned. She was unbelievably proud of her sister and cousin for coming up with the plan. Normally, she had to do all the work.
"Alright. But either way, I have to leave. I have to get to Pey, so that she can orb out and come help the rest of you guys up here. This is ending now. Evil Wyatt can kiss my ass. He's not killing my family." With that proclamation, Chris tipped Phyra's energy ball potion to his lips, and drank it in one swallow, then orbed out to meet Evil Wyatt.
Phyra looked at Wyatt. "Creepy, isn't it, how serious he gets about one little demon?" she asked sarcastically.
Wyatt laughed, finding his first smile since hearing his evil counterparts' plan. "Yeah… maybe you oughta work on a potion for that."
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Belthazor shimmered in to Wyatt's cave with Peyton in hand. "Let me go, you big jerk! Let me go!" Peyton blasted off a shot of water with a wave of her hand. It hit Belthazor in the face, but he still held on. It was all a part of the plan they'd concocted.
"Ah… Belthazor. You have proved yourself well. Which little witch did you bring me?" Evil Wyatt grinned at his own play on words.
"Paige's oldest. Peyton, I believe her name is, although she will not admit to it." Belthazor answered.
"Well, is he right? Are you Peyton?" Evil Wyatt addressed her.
"Doesn't matter. I'm really your worst nightmare!" She yelled proudly with a toss of her head. She noticed a small drip in the ceiling of the cave. With a flick of her head, she made the drip into a full fledged waterfall, pouring directly on Evil Wyatt and Barbas.
Evil Wyatt yelled, and waved his hand, telekinetically moving a stalagmite to plug the hole. "If you do that again, I will kill you where you stand." He screamed in her face, grabbing her arm in a cruel grip.
Evil Wyatt screamed as an energy ball hit him in the side. "If you ever touch her again, I'll make your death long and drawn out. I will bring on the kind of pain you will never imagine."
As Chris was speaking, Evil Wyatt's shield surrounded himself, Barbas, Belthazor and Peyton. "What now, Chrissie. You can't touch this now" Evil Wyatt laughed uproariously, knowing he had outsmarted Chris.
Chris stood, and tossed a potion at Evil Wyatt's feet.
"He once was good,
Now evil has taken hold.
He now hides beneath his protective hood.
Take it away, make him feel
The wrath of powers that he's taken away."
Evil Wyatt's shield disintegrated around them. As he attempted to bring it back up, the power was gone. Chris had destroyed his shield. "You BASTARD!" Evil Wyatt yelled, as he threw an energy ball at Chris. Chris caught it telekinetically, and threw it back at his head. Evil Wyatt ducked, and the energy ball blasted a hole through the cave wall. "Don't just stand there" Evil Wyatt screamed. "Attack him!"
Belthazor called up his own energy ball, knowing that even if it hit Chris, he wouldn't be hurt by it thanks to Phyra's potion. He grinned evilly at the thought, and hurled it directly at Chris. Again, Chris deflected the energy ball. "Pey, get out of here! Go!" he screamed at his cousin, and watched with terror as Evil Wyatt grabbed her orbs, holding her to him.
"Not that easily, Chrissie. I don't think so." Evil Wyatt bared his teeth in a snarl and muttered under his breath.
"Good orbs stay gone,
Leave this place.
There will be no rescue
From this evil space."
Chris gasped, realizing what Evil Wyatt had just done, and tried to orb experimentally. After two tries, he realized he couldn't do it. "Peyton! Run!" He screamed at her, knowing Evil Wyatt would kill her just to prove that he could.
He blasted off two sets of elder bolts, both designed to hit Evil Wyatt directly in the chest. As the bolts hit, Evil Wyatt let go of Peyton, his fingers refusing to cooperate due to the electricity running through them.
Peyton ran through the hole in the wall, with Chris right behind her. Barbas and Evil Wyatt both shimmered out to appear in front of them. Peyton stumbled, and Chris grabbed her hand, turning to run in the opposite direction back towards Balthazor. Evil Wyatt laughed. "Balthazor… hold them!"
Balthazor changed from his demon half into Cole just as Chris and Peyton got to him. "Sorry… I just switched teams." He grabbed Chris and Peyton each by the hand and shimmered out. They could hear Evil Wyatt's scream of denial echo throughout the cave.
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A/N: I apologize for the length of this one. It's shorter than my normal chapters, but I didn't have time to go any further, and still wanted to update today. I'll get another one in tomorrow, hopefully much longer.