A/N: 25 people read the last chapter... and zero reviewed. C'mon! I'm not gonna get mad at you if you don't like it or anything... Anyway, tomorrow I leave for Christmas break, so I'm leaving you guys with a cliffhanger until I come back on January first. Enjoy... he he he.
CHAPTER THIRTY
"Okay, are we ready to do this?" Phoebe asked as Pam took her hand.
After spending a week or two figuring out exactly how to concoct the same potion they had before, it was finally complete and they were ready to go after Wyatt. The family knew that if they waited any longer, he would strike them first. A few demons had already attacked, but they were easy prey, and everyone in the house knew that wasn't an accident. Wyatt wanted their guard down so they wouldn't be prepared when he launched a full-force assault.
"I think so," Leo answered Phoebe. He held her other hand. The only person absent was Chris- everyone had collectively decided that he should stay home to protect Allie. If any danger was to come about, he was instructed to orb her out of the house, and keep orbing until whatever demon was there had lost track of him.
"Alright. Let's go," Pam said. Leo orbed them out of the attic.
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Nervous anxiety filled the three as they appeared somewhere in the Underworld. They were pretty confident in their abilities, but considering what had happened to Paige only about three weeks ago, the shadow of a doubt still gave them all chills.
"Alright, can you sense him nearby?" Phoebe asked.
"I think-" But before Leo had the chance to go any further, a darklighter had appeared out of nowhere and shot Leo with an arrow.
"Leo!" Phoebe gasped. Pam threw one of the potions at the darklighter, who collapsed on the floor. At least they knew it worked. She and Phoebe knelt down beside Leo, who was now lying on the ground in pain.
"We should get out of here," Pam said warily.
"You're right," Phoebe replied. "Leo, can you orb?"
"I think so," he answered. Suddenly, a demon shimmered in.
"Mom, look out!" Pam shouted as he threw an energy ball. Phoebe was up and running.She took out a potion, but before she could use it, another demon materialized in front of her. He startled her, and she used it on him instead. Meanwhile the other one was throwing energy balls at Pam, who was barely avoiding them until she used her invisibility. Phoebe threw another potion at the demon, and he too fell to the floor.
"They're gonna keep coming," Pam said from her unseen location.
Phoebe was starting to panic. They had to get Leo out of the Underworld so another Elder could heal him. "Alright, Wyatt, show yourself!" she shouted. "Stop sending all these other guys! Don't be a coward!"
"As you wish…" Came the reply as Wyatt shimmered in. "Hello, Aunt Phoebe." His gaze moved over to Leo, lying on the ground and bleeding. His eyes widened a little, but he returned to his normal glare. It was obvious that he still cared about his dad, even if he didn't want to show it.
Phoebe reached for another potion- that's when the icy cold feeling set in. It was like death. She looked down to discover that she had no vials left. As soon as she looked up again, her eyes met a triumphant energy ball flying straight for her. She started to deflect it, but there was no time. Soon, she had flown through the air and landed on the darklighter's crossbow.
"Mom!" Pam shouted. She angrily chucked a potion at Wyatt, and it hit him right on the shoulder… the only problem was, nothing happened. "C'mon, do you really think that's going to stop me?"
Pam couldn't believe this was happening. After everything they'd worked for,itwas allin vain. Her heart fell as she realized that this was probably the end. Her eyes watered as she ran over to Phoebe, who was lying unconscious on the ground. Wyatt stared at her like a mad dog waiting to attack. Her mind raced as she tried to think of some spell, some power, anything that could get her out of this alive.
"I take your hands in mine, and with this string, I shall entwine, your powers I forever bind, from now until the end of time!" she shouted. Wyatt only laughed.
"You're not strong enough to do anything to me," he taunted. Slowly he crept towards her- Pam knew he was doing so just to scare her even more.
"Let the object of objection become but a dream as I cause the scene to become unseen!" she shouted.
"What exactly did you think that was going to do?" Wyatt scoffed. He inched closer, and Pam was out of ideas. Wyatt formed an energy ball in his hand. Just before he struck, Leo leapt forward and hit Wyatt with bolts of electricity.
He staggered backwards, and finally shimmered out. It wasn't that he had been seriously hurt by Leo's attack- he just couldn't stand to fight his own father. Leo collapsed to the floor in exhaustion.
"Oh my God…" Pam started. Before she could go further, Leo had placed his hands on Pam and Phoebe and orbed them out.
