The Lost Ones

Chapter two: Saving them

It happened to be a rare day for the sisters. For a change their new whitelighter Chris wasn't his usual demon hunting craved self it was as if like everyone else he was taking the day off to enjoy the clear blue sky and perfect weather.

But for Phoebe it was slightly different to her Chris was anything but taking the day off, in fact if she didn't know better she'd say he was watching her. It been like that for the past couple of days everywhere she went she'd see him there. But then he was gone she tried to write it off as her imagination but now all of them sitting here in the manor she felt as if his blue eyes were focused completely on her that the book he was reading was away to look relaxed and unconcerned with the things that were going on around him. 'Okay that's it I can't take this anymore I know that he's following me, so I'll just ask him what's going on.' Taking a deep breath she turned to him and said, "So….Chris what you reading? I must not be very interesting if you aren't even turning the pages?" she asked him this in a cute little girl voice hoping that he wouldn't know that she was on to him. " Oh.. this nothing really just Grapes of Wrath it was my grandmother's favorite." He turns his attention back to the book but she isn't sold, something was off about him today 'come on Pheebs what do you mean there something off about him Today there's always something off about him, kind of like….No you are not going there. Ask him something else maybe then you'll get something out of him.'

"So your grandmother's favorite book was Grapes of Wrath, it's good but honestly kind of upsetting."

Chris turns to her blue eyes blazing yet guarded carefully he closed the book and said, "My grandmother had her reasons for liking the book, maybe if you were to read it now that your older you might see why? The entire platform of the book is people judging people based on where or who they are born to. People can't help who there parents are." He shrugs his shoulders at the end of his little explanation. He then breaks eye contact with Phoebe and turn to Paige who is reading the news paper, "Paige could you tell me today's date."

Paige glances at the top of the news paper, "April second why?" Nodding his head, "thanks".

Phoebe was getting more annoyed with him as the second ticked by 'okay something is definitely up first he ask about the date, then get that look on his face that says he's trying to remember events from the future, okay now he's up and looking at the time on the grandfather clock. He's up to something God if I only new what'

"Hey I've got to check on something I'll be back shortly, kay?" Chris now is heading up to the attic, when he stops and turns around and says, "Hey, Phoebe you might want to read this." Picking up the book he throws it to her, as soon as Phoebe catches it she is hit with a premonition.

Standing by herself a woman in her mid-twenties is surrounded by demons each with a fireball in hand ready to aim at the woman.

"What did you see?" The question was asked by everyone.

"I saw a woman she was in the alley by P3. She was surround by demons they really want her dead."

"Okay let's go" says Chris. All three of the sisters gaped at Chris he was the one that said always know who you're fighting never go in blind and here was saying to do just that.

"Chris are you okay?" asked Piper, "I mean you normally say research first, but now it's okay let's go."

"You heard Phoebe she was surround last I check it's normally just one or two not five or six!"

"I never said five or six."

"Listen we don't have time for this a woman's life is in danger ."

"He's right guys we should go save our innocent then grill Chris about why this is so important to him." The sound of reason came from Paige.

"Right this is how we're going to do it we are going to orb there and orb her out hopefully with out having to face the gang that is after her if we do then Ppiper will freeze them and blow them up. It that okay with everyone?" Chris said this in a tone that suggested that even if it wasn't things weren't going to go differently. Phoebe and Piper held hands as Chris and Paige orbed then to the alley. When they got there they saw that the woman was already surrounded what they weren't prepared for was the crying they heard in the background. "oh God she has a baby with her!" This came from Piper who after having Wyatt took motherhood very seriously. "They must want the baby." Rationalized Paige. "We've got to save them."

"Honestly you guys sound like the script to Batman and Robin of course you've got to savethem otherwise Phoebe never would have had the premonition. Piper just freeze them and blow them so we can get to the woman and find out why a gang of demons want her and the baby dead?"

Snapping out of their daytime super-hero moment the Piper did as Chris told them freezing the demons.

"Who's there?" this came from the woman. Taking this as the best chance to show themselves Piper, Paige, and Phoebe step forward, they all have their hands in front of them in non hostile way trying not to scare her, "don't be afraid we're here to help." The woman sizes the sisters up with her pale blue eyes and snorts, "Yeah right, you may not want to use a normal vanquish on these guys or what ever your power maybe they tend to be a little messy. Use their own fireballs against them always easier." With that said she turns her back to the sisters and goes behind some empty crates and picks up the crying child it looks around the same age of Wyatt if not a little older, "Hey baby boy, are you okay?" The sisters are stunned by the transformation of the woman how only seconds ago they had all called bitch in their heads. As she held the childhis tears began to die down, "It hurts auntie Ellie. Can I see mommy now? I wanna see mommy." She kissed the child on the forehead, "Of course Benny but I have to find mommy first."

Still holding the child she turns to the sisters and says, "thanks for all the help, but I've got a mom to find. I'll see you around." With that she shimmered out.

"Oh my God did she just shimmer!"

The sisters stood there in the alley with there mouths open frozen in their spots. They were broken out of there trans by Chris's voice, "Vanquish now, answers later."

To be continued