"How...how is this possible?" Chris asked his voice shaky. "I watched you
die." His eyes falling to the ground.
Phoebe watched the scene unfold before her, she gently placed her hand on her sisters arms and gestured towards the door. She looked over at Jessie who seems to have a little pain and disappointment in her eyes. "Jessie, let's give them a minute." Phoebe said as they all left the attic.
Bianca watched as the sisters and Jesse left the attic before she continued to explain. "I almost died, but Wyatt healed me." Bianca replied as she replayed the memory in her head.
It was only a couple months ago when she had watched Chris run to the past for the second time. She was dying as the wooden stake slowly took her life away. Tears were freely flowing from her eyes as she watched her love jump through the blue gate once again. She only caught a glimpse of him as she was fading fast.
By now Wyatt had regained his composure and had walked over to where she was lying. Raising his hand, he used his powers to slowly lift her from the wooden stake that he had impaled her on earlier. She cried out in pain, 'is this his way of punishing me? Why won't he just let me die!' Bianca thought. "Just let me die!" she cried with all her might.
Once he raised her completely off the stake, he lowered her gently to the ground. He knelt before her and placed a hand over her wound. The warmth of the golden light spread all over the area as the wound healed. Bianca stared wide-eyed at her enemy but also her savior. She was confused at his actions.
She snapped out of her memory as she stared at Chris's face, which was full of pain and loss. "Chris, I know how much this must be hurting you but we don't have much time." Bianca continued holding his face in her hands, "Wyatt sent one of his most powerful demons back here a couple of weeks ago." Bianca stated
"Why? To bring me back?" Chris asked
"To organize the Underworld." Bianca replied.
"Why would Wyatt want to organize the Underworld?" He asked still head bent down.
"Wyatt believes, in order for the Underworld in the future to be stronger, you have to start strong. He sent the demon back so when it's time for him to be Ruler, his followers would already be strong and organized. Right now they're scattered and without a ruler" Bianca continued.
"That must be the demon we're looking for." Chris stated as he wiped away his tears with his hands.
Downstairs in the kitchen, the sisters and Jessie gathered around the kitchen. Piper started some tea as the others sat at the table.
"Is it safe for us to leave them up there?" Paige said asking the question nobody else wanted to ask.
"What do you mean?" Jessie asked concerned
"She nearly killed him." Paige replied remembering how Chris had suffered at Bianca's hands.
"I thought they were engaged?" Jessie asked confused.
"They are, but she turned on him the last time she was here." Phoebe answered
"She was here before?" Jessie said confused more than ever.
"Yeah, she was sent back by Wyatt as an assassin to capture and return him to the future. She got the job done but then she turned back and helped Chris escape back to the past. But Chris told us she died trying." Piper stated as she saw Jessie wince in pain.
"Jessie are you ok?" Piper asked worried
"Yeah, it's just hard to block out all the emotions in this house." Jessie replied, "The Halliwells are a very emotional family." Jessie stated with a small smile.
"Speaking of that, are you able to block out other empaths from reading you too?" Phoebe asked with curiosity.
"Phoebe!" Paige scolder her sister
"What? I just wanted to know." Phoebe replied
"It's ok, most of the time I can, over the years I've learned how to protect myself from other people's emotions. As a result other psychic powers were blocked as well. Only a few people can actually read me if I have my defense up." Jessie replied, "Why do you ask?"
"I tried reading you earlier when we first met." Phoebe returned "Just something I do to protect us." She continued looking down.
"It's ok. I do it too." Jessie said with a smile.
Piper joined everyone at the table as she placed a cup of tea in front of each of them. "Here it'll help you relax. It's been a long day, even for this family."
A moment of silence filled the room as the sisters replayed the events of the day through their head. It wasn't a long silence as Chris and Bianca entered the kitchen, each with a worried look on their faces.
"Chris? What's the matter?" Piper asked reading his expression
"We figured out who the demon is." Chris replied.
"The one trying to organize the Underworld?" Paige asking to confirm.
"Yeah. Looks like Wyatt wants a strong Underworld waiting for him when he grows up." Chris stated. "Power hungry little ...." Chris stopped as he realized he was speaking a little too loud.
"What do you mean?" Piper asked ignoring his last comment
Chris looked at Bianca to explain as he took a seat and his head rested in the palms of his hands.
"Right now as you probably know the Underworld is unorganized and most of the demons are scattered. It will be for several years. Wyatt figures if he can bring the demons together before he becomes leader, it will be stronger and then there will be no one to oppose him." Bianca explained.
"But I thought there wasn't anyone against him, well except for you two." Phoebe asked in confusion
"There's the resistance." Chris said muffled by his hands as Bianca placed a comforting hand on this shoulder.
"That's the reason why you came back? To warn us." Paige asked. "No other reasons, like kidnapping our white lighter again." Paige stated with warning. This cause Chris to uncover his face and before he knew it he was glaring at Paige. "What?! That's what we're all thinking." She defended herself.
"Paige is right. Are you here to help?" Piper asked
"I'm definitely here to help." Bianca replied.
Piper gave Jessie a questionable look. "She's being honest. There's no deceit." Jessie stated.
"I know how you guys must feel about me but really, I'm only here to help." Bianca stated in her defense.
"Can we stop with the interrogation here please! It's been a long day as it is." Chris yelled in frustration causing everyone to step back from Bianca.
"I think some sleep will be good for everyone." Piper stated, "Jessie it's pretty late why don't you stay over tonight, you can sleep in the guest room." Piper continued turning to Jessie.
"Sure why not." Jessie replied uncertain.
"Bianca you can have my bed downstairs, the trip back probably wore you out." Chris said as he got up from his seat. "I'll take the couch." Without another word Chris left the kitchen as he headed to the kitchen.
Bianca didn't try to disagree. She looked around the table and noticed everyone still staring at her with caution. She turned to leave as Jessie got up and followed. Jessie caught up with Bianca and called out to get her attention.
"Bianca." Jessie called out softly.
"Yeah?" Bianca turned as Jessie looked into her eyes, Jessie could see she was hurt.
"I'm Jessie, we haven't met." Jessie said nicely, "Look, don't be offended too much with Chris, he's been through a lot since he's been here." Jessie said trying to comfort her.
"Thanks." Bianca replied forcing a smile, "You seem to know him well."
"He's a great guy, it just hurts him a lot that you're back after all this time of believing you were dead. It just brought back emotions he buried. It'll take some time." Jesse said
"I know how much it must have hurt, I don't know if I could have been that strong if it were reversed. You are really good with this advice stuff." Bianca said smiling
"I just have great insight on people." Jessie said before turning and going to her bedroom.
"Good night." Bianca called out causing Jessie to turn
"Night." Jessie returned with a smile.
Everyone parted ways to their rooms to get some sleep. But sleep was the last thing on everyone's mind.
TBC
Phoebe watched the scene unfold before her, she gently placed her hand on her sisters arms and gestured towards the door. She looked over at Jessie who seems to have a little pain and disappointment in her eyes. "Jessie, let's give them a minute." Phoebe said as they all left the attic.
Bianca watched as the sisters and Jesse left the attic before she continued to explain. "I almost died, but Wyatt healed me." Bianca replied as she replayed the memory in her head.
It was only a couple months ago when she had watched Chris run to the past for the second time. She was dying as the wooden stake slowly took her life away. Tears were freely flowing from her eyes as she watched her love jump through the blue gate once again. She only caught a glimpse of him as she was fading fast.
By now Wyatt had regained his composure and had walked over to where she was lying. Raising his hand, he used his powers to slowly lift her from the wooden stake that he had impaled her on earlier. She cried out in pain, 'is this his way of punishing me? Why won't he just let me die!' Bianca thought. "Just let me die!" she cried with all her might.
Once he raised her completely off the stake, he lowered her gently to the ground. He knelt before her and placed a hand over her wound. The warmth of the golden light spread all over the area as the wound healed. Bianca stared wide-eyed at her enemy but also her savior. She was confused at his actions.
She snapped out of her memory as she stared at Chris's face, which was full of pain and loss. "Chris, I know how much this must be hurting you but we don't have much time." Bianca continued holding his face in her hands, "Wyatt sent one of his most powerful demons back here a couple of weeks ago." Bianca stated
"Why? To bring me back?" Chris asked
"To organize the Underworld." Bianca replied.
"Why would Wyatt want to organize the Underworld?" He asked still head bent down.
"Wyatt believes, in order for the Underworld in the future to be stronger, you have to start strong. He sent the demon back so when it's time for him to be Ruler, his followers would already be strong and organized. Right now they're scattered and without a ruler" Bianca continued.
"That must be the demon we're looking for." Chris stated as he wiped away his tears with his hands.
Downstairs in the kitchen, the sisters and Jessie gathered around the kitchen. Piper started some tea as the others sat at the table.
"Is it safe for us to leave them up there?" Paige said asking the question nobody else wanted to ask.
"What do you mean?" Jessie asked concerned
"She nearly killed him." Paige replied remembering how Chris had suffered at Bianca's hands.
"I thought they were engaged?" Jessie asked confused.
"They are, but she turned on him the last time she was here." Phoebe answered
"She was here before?" Jessie said confused more than ever.
"Yeah, she was sent back by Wyatt as an assassin to capture and return him to the future. She got the job done but then she turned back and helped Chris escape back to the past. But Chris told us she died trying." Piper stated as she saw Jessie wince in pain.
"Jessie are you ok?" Piper asked worried
"Yeah, it's just hard to block out all the emotions in this house." Jessie replied, "The Halliwells are a very emotional family." Jessie stated with a small smile.
"Speaking of that, are you able to block out other empaths from reading you too?" Phoebe asked with curiosity.
"Phoebe!" Paige scolder her sister
"What? I just wanted to know." Phoebe replied
"It's ok, most of the time I can, over the years I've learned how to protect myself from other people's emotions. As a result other psychic powers were blocked as well. Only a few people can actually read me if I have my defense up." Jessie replied, "Why do you ask?"
"I tried reading you earlier when we first met." Phoebe returned "Just something I do to protect us." She continued looking down.
"It's ok. I do it too." Jessie said with a smile.
Piper joined everyone at the table as she placed a cup of tea in front of each of them. "Here it'll help you relax. It's been a long day, even for this family."
A moment of silence filled the room as the sisters replayed the events of the day through their head. It wasn't a long silence as Chris and Bianca entered the kitchen, each with a worried look on their faces.
"Chris? What's the matter?" Piper asked reading his expression
"We figured out who the demon is." Chris replied.
"The one trying to organize the Underworld?" Paige asking to confirm.
"Yeah. Looks like Wyatt wants a strong Underworld waiting for him when he grows up." Chris stated. "Power hungry little ...." Chris stopped as he realized he was speaking a little too loud.
"What do you mean?" Piper asked ignoring his last comment
Chris looked at Bianca to explain as he took a seat and his head rested in the palms of his hands.
"Right now as you probably know the Underworld is unorganized and most of the demons are scattered. It will be for several years. Wyatt figures if he can bring the demons together before he becomes leader, it will be stronger and then there will be no one to oppose him." Bianca explained.
"But I thought there wasn't anyone against him, well except for you two." Phoebe asked in confusion
"There's the resistance." Chris said muffled by his hands as Bianca placed a comforting hand on this shoulder.
"That's the reason why you came back? To warn us." Paige asked. "No other reasons, like kidnapping our white lighter again." Paige stated with warning. This cause Chris to uncover his face and before he knew it he was glaring at Paige. "What?! That's what we're all thinking." She defended herself.
"Paige is right. Are you here to help?" Piper asked
"I'm definitely here to help." Bianca replied.
Piper gave Jessie a questionable look. "She's being honest. There's no deceit." Jessie stated.
"I know how you guys must feel about me but really, I'm only here to help." Bianca stated in her defense.
"Can we stop with the interrogation here please! It's been a long day as it is." Chris yelled in frustration causing everyone to step back from Bianca.
"I think some sleep will be good for everyone." Piper stated, "Jessie it's pretty late why don't you stay over tonight, you can sleep in the guest room." Piper continued turning to Jessie.
"Sure why not." Jessie replied uncertain.
"Bianca you can have my bed downstairs, the trip back probably wore you out." Chris said as he got up from his seat. "I'll take the couch." Without another word Chris left the kitchen as he headed to the kitchen.
Bianca didn't try to disagree. She looked around the table and noticed everyone still staring at her with caution. She turned to leave as Jessie got up and followed. Jessie caught up with Bianca and called out to get her attention.
"Bianca." Jessie called out softly.
"Yeah?" Bianca turned as Jessie looked into her eyes, Jessie could see she was hurt.
"I'm Jessie, we haven't met." Jessie said nicely, "Look, don't be offended too much with Chris, he's been through a lot since he's been here." Jessie said trying to comfort her.
"Thanks." Bianca replied forcing a smile, "You seem to know him well."
"He's a great guy, it just hurts him a lot that you're back after all this time of believing you were dead. It just brought back emotions he buried. It'll take some time." Jesse said
"I know how much it must have hurt, I don't know if I could have been that strong if it were reversed. You are really good with this advice stuff." Bianca said smiling
"I just have great insight on people." Jessie said before turning and going to her bedroom.
"Good night." Bianca called out causing Jessie to turn
"Night." Jessie returned with a smile.
Everyone parted ways to their rooms to get some sleep. But sleep was the last thing on everyone's mind.
TBC