Chapter 4
Wyatt tied up and gagged the Warlock in the cave they had arrived in.
Chris peered round the corner
"How will we know our powers will work?" Paige whispered.
"Try and freeze something, mom." Chris murmured.
"What?" Piper said. "There's nothing moving to freeze."
"Here," Leo said. Out his pocket he took a pen and threw it lightly above his head. Just before it hit him, it froze and Piper knocked it out the air. "Good." said Leo.
"Do you here that?" Chris asked quietly.
"Hear what?" Paige asked.
"Sounds like someone is making some sort of…speech." Wyatt said slowly.
Wyatt peered round the corner too and beyond the backs of demons and warlocks was a podium where a warlock stood. By the way everyone listened closely to what he was saying, it was pretty clear the demons and warlocks respected him, or didn't want to cross his path.
Wyatt gestured for them to follow him until they could speak normally, and not in whispers. "I've got a plan." He said. "Andrew, Orb in and distract them; Chris, mom, dad, Aunt Phoebe, Aunt Paige, kill as many demons as you can. I'll try and go for the leader. That okay with everyone?" Everyone nodded in agreement. "'K then, lets go." Andrew Orbed out and immediately they heard energy balls crackling.
"Go, go, go!" Chris yelled, sprinting. The others all ran past him, dodging the energy balls, fireballs, lightning bolts, and anything else fired at them. Chris skidded to a halt at the opening of the cave and shot electricity out of his hands, hitting three demons at a time. There were crashes and yells everywhere. Andrew was Orbing in different directions and throwing the occasional energy ball. On the way to the front, Wyatt saw Phoebe stumble and before a warlock got too close he lunged towards her and protected her with his force-field.
When the number of demons and warlocks had gone down enough, Wyatt stumbled towards the front, but there was no sign of the leader. He turned to his mom who was exploding a few more warlocks and Leo was healing a scratch on Andrew's arm which was deep and bleeding heavily. "Nearly done with my lot!" Paige called, throwing a vanquishing potion at a demon. Chris was still fighting, all guns blazing. He was panting, his powers sucking on some of his energy. He looked up at his aunt's yell and saw behind her a demon, poised about to stab her with an athame. It's yellow eyes glinted maliciously. "AUNT PAIGE!" Chris roared, running towards her. A warlock saw him and conjured up another athame. It grabbed him by the back of the jacket and swung him so he fell on his back on the floor. The warlock advanced on him as his eyes widened. His father had told him what Gideon had done. He felt his life flash before him, as Phoebe did a roundhouse kick at the demon by Paige. Chris thought of his family. After all they'd been through it had to come to this… He thought of his charge, Lucy. She had been his first assignment and he would never see her again. He loved her so much and she loved him. He thought of everyone as the dagger plunged deep into his stomach.
Everything around him seemed to go in slow motion. He faintly heard his brother yell Leo's name. Piper wheeled around along with Phoebe and Paige. "NO!" Piper screamed, blowing up the warlock. He smiled as he exploded.
The last few demons and warlocks seized their chance to shimmer and blink out. Chris saw through blurry eyes his mom run towards him and knelt by his side. "Leo, heal him!" she cried. But Leo was paralysed.
"Mom," Chris whispered. Piper brushed the hair out his face.
"Shh… don't try to speak, Chris."
Paige hurried over and knelt down next to Piper. "Andrew's hurt too. A Daklighter Orbed in and shot him."
"LEO!" Piper yelled. "NOW!" He walked over and Paige put her hand gently on his arm. "Heal him." She said. "You can do it this time." He nodded and placed his hands over Chris' stomach. He'd lost a lot of blood. His hands glowed and Chris sat up, wincing. "Thanks." He told his father gratefully.
"Andrew's hurt too." Paige reminded her brother-in-law. He followed her to a few metres away where Andrew sat against the wall, Phoebe holding his hand. "Hang on, Andrew." She said to him. "We need you…" She looked up and saw Leo and moved aside for Leo to work his magic. Once again Leo's hands glowed and Andrew looked up. "Leo, thank you." He stood up and shook Leo's hand. Chris came over, Piper and Paige supporting him. "Hey."
"It still hurt?" Leo asked as his son winced again.
"It's just a little sore; don't worry about me, we gotta find out what's wrong with Lucy and Hannah."
"We should get back to dad's." Piper said, as he and Wyatt took Chris' weight off Piper and Paige. Paige took Piper's hand and Orbed out; Phoebe, Andrew's hand, and Wyatt and Leo with Chris.