The reddish orb hit Chris in the head as everyone held their breaths as
they closely watched him. Several moments passed before Chris eyelids
flickered quickly and his eyes began to move again. He shook his head from
side to side as if he was trying to shake something out.
"What happened?" Chris asked oblivious of the time that has passed.
"We found Piper and we need your help." Paige quickly stated.
"Where is she?" Chris asked as his hope rose.
"She's in the Underworld." Jessie replied putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Phoebe, gather the potions we'll need." Paige instructed, "We need to move fast." Paige stated as Phoebe ran to the attic.
"Chris you all right?" Jessie asked concerned in her voice.
"Yeah." Chris said dropping his head. He eyes went down and caught a glimpse of Leo's body on the floor. "What happened to Leo?" he said as he looked between Paige and Jessie.
"I kinda had to knock him out." Jessie replied nervously as Paige pointed a finger in her direction.
"Looks like you beat me to it." Chris stated smiling for the first time since this morning.
"I didn't actually hit him." Jessie replied causing Chris to raise his eyebrow in confusion.
"How did you ..." Chris started but then he realized. "Oh..." he said as his expression changed. "So I still have a shot." Chris said lightly laughing
"Chris! That's your dad you're talking about." Paige scolded.
"Only biologically." Chris said sadly.
"Ok, let's go save Piper." Phoebe cheered as she came down the stairs with potions in a bag. Everyone got to their feet and gathered in the hall.
"Ok when we get down there, Chris will sense where Piper is and then we'll follow you to her. Then we save her and run out of there. Fight if you only have to. It's their territory, let's bring the fight back to ours." Phoebe instructed. "We'll be strongest here at the manor."
Paige took hold of Phoebe's hand as Chris took hold of Jessie's, in a flash of blue orbs, they left the manor.
Down in the Underworld...
The blue orbs cleared as they all stood on alert, eyes watchful and ears on edge for lurking demons.
"Chris, you're up." Paige said as she kept an eye on the shadows and tunnels that surrounded them hoping a demon wouldn't pop out.
Chris closed his eyes and searched the massive Underworld for his mother. After a few moment of silence, Chris opened his hope filled eyes.
"Follow me." Chris instructed, taking hold of Jessie's hand once again as he orbed out followed by Paige and Phoebe.
The heroes found themselves orbing behind a large rock that stood in front of an entrance. They glanced around the side of the rock and found two demons blocking their way.
"She's in there." Chris whispered.
"Let's take them out fast..." Phoebe started.
"Won't that alert the others?" Jessie asked nervous.
"What do you mean?" Paige asked.
"If we blow them up, won't the screams alert the other guards?" Jessie stated.
"What do you propose then?" Phoebe replied.
"Nap time." Jessie replied
"Huh." Paige and Phoebe said at the same time.
"What you did to Leo?" Chris asked as Jessie nodded her head in response.
"Do it." Phoebe instructed as she turned to peek around the rock.
Jessie snuck around the rock and got a good view of the two guards. She focused on them as she cleared her mind except for the feelings of extreme exhaustion. From their view, Phoebe could see the guards staggering and swaying as sleep began to take over. In a split second they collapsed to the ground.
"That was cool..." Chris whispered to Jessie.
"I know isn't it?" Jessie returned with joy.
"Hey guys, can we continue this later." Phoebe stated as she moved to the entrance as the others followed moments after.
They stepped over the unconscious bodies of the guards as they entered the entrance. They found themselves in a tunnel that didn't go too deep but deep enough. They were slowly moving forward until Phoebe signaled for them to stop. Up ahead were two more demons. Beyond them, Phoebe could see Piper sitting down in a cage looking defeated.
Phoebe signaled Jessie to do her thing.
On the opposite side of the demons, Piper was feeling helpless and defeated. It hasn't been long since she was captured but an hour seems like an eternity when your life is on the line. Frustration and fear began to settle in her mind. She looked up just in time to see the demonic guards falling to the ground.
Piper quickly jumped to her feet ready to defend herself. She looked into the dark tunnel, wondering what creatures lurked within. Suddenly Phoebe popped out with caution, her head looked around the room for other demons.
"Piper!" Phoebe said in excitement as she rushed over to their sister's aide.
"What took you guys so long?" Piper stated as the others emerged from the tunnel.
"Hey! We got here didn't we?" Paige said in annoyance. "Now how do we get you out of there." Paige stated examining the cage. She reached for the lock, as her hand got inches from it, the barrier reacted as it repelled her and she landed hard on the ground.
"Be careful, it's magically protected." Piper stated
"Thanks....too late...but thanks...." Paige stated as she got to her feet.
"Piper your arm." Chris said, worry in his voice, as he saw the burn on her arm.
"I'm fine, I did it to myself when I tried to blast the cage." Piper explained.
"Phoebe a spell?" Chris asked
"Me?" Phoebe replied shock
"You're the spell writer in the family." Paige stated crossing her arms.
"Um...uh..." Phoebe thought for a moment, "Oh! Oh! I got one!" Phoebe yelled in excitement.
"Shh." Paige stated looking around hoping Phoebe's outburst didn't alert any demons.
"Sever the lock that holds within"
"My sister set free"
"So let it be..."
Phoebe chanted as the lock popped off. Phoebe jumped in excitement and rushed over to open the door. "Oh yeah." Phoebe stated proud of herself.
Phoebe and Paige pulled Piper into a quick hug as she came out of the cage.
"Ow! Watch the arm! Watch the arm!" Piper said in pain when someone brushed up against her wound.
"Congratulations." A voice rang out as the sisters turned around suddenly. There stood a demon blocking the exit. He didn't look too powerful but looks can be deceiving.
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"What happened?" Chris asked oblivious of the time that has passed.
"We found Piper and we need your help." Paige quickly stated.
"Where is she?" Chris asked as his hope rose.
"She's in the Underworld." Jessie replied putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Phoebe, gather the potions we'll need." Paige instructed, "We need to move fast." Paige stated as Phoebe ran to the attic.
"Chris you all right?" Jessie asked concerned in her voice.
"Yeah." Chris said dropping his head. He eyes went down and caught a glimpse of Leo's body on the floor. "What happened to Leo?" he said as he looked between Paige and Jessie.
"I kinda had to knock him out." Jessie replied nervously as Paige pointed a finger in her direction.
"Looks like you beat me to it." Chris stated smiling for the first time since this morning.
"I didn't actually hit him." Jessie replied causing Chris to raise his eyebrow in confusion.
"How did you ..." Chris started but then he realized. "Oh..." he said as his expression changed. "So I still have a shot." Chris said lightly laughing
"Chris! That's your dad you're talking about." Paige scolded.
"Only biologically." Chris said sadly.
"Ok, let's go save Piper." Phoebe cheered as she came down the stairs with potions in a bag. Everyone got to their feet and gathered in the hall.
"Ok when we get down there, Chris will sense where Piper is and then we'll follow you to her. Then we save her and run out of there. Fight if you only have to. It's their territory, let's bring the fight back to ours." Phoebe instructed. "We'll be strongest here at the manor."
Paige took hold of Phoebe's hand as Chris took hold of Jessie's, in a flash of blue orbs, they left the manor.
Down in the Underworld...
The blue orbs cleared as they all stood on alert, eyes watchful and ears on edge for lurking demons.
"Chris, you're up." Paige said as she kept an eye on the shadows and tunnels that surrounded them hoping a demon wouldn't pop out.
Chris closed his eyes and searched the massive Underworld for his mother. After a few moment of silence, Chris opened his hope filled eyes.
"Follow me." Chris instructed, taking hold of Jessie's hand once again as he orbed out followed by Paige and Phoebe.
The heroes found themselves orbing behind a large rock that stood in front of an entrance. They glanced around the side of the rock and found two demons blocking their way.
"She's in there." Chris whispered.
"Let's take them out fast..." Phoebe started.
"Won't that alert the others?" Jessie asked nervous.
"What do you mean?" Paige asked.
"If we blow them up, won't the screams alert the other guards?" Jessie stated.
"What do you propose then?" Phoebe replied.
"Nap time." Jessie replied
"Huh." Paige and Phoebe said at the same time.
"What you did to Leo?" Chris asked as Jessie nodded her head in response.
"Do it." Phoebe instructed as she turned to peek around the rock.
Jessie snuck around the rock and got a good view of the two guards. She focused on them as she cleared her mind except for the feelings of extreme exhaustion. From their view, Phoebe could see the guards staggering and swaying as sleep began to take over. In a split second they collapsed to the ground.
"That was cool..." Chris whispered to Jessie.
"I know isn't it?" Jessie returned with joy.
"Hey guys, can we continue this later." Phoebe stated as she moved to the entrance as the others followed moments after.
They stepped over the unconscious bodies of the guards as they entered the entrance. They found themselves in a tunnel that didn't go too deep but deep enough. They were slowly moving forward until Phoebe signaled for them to stop. Up ahead were two more demons. Beyond them, Phoebe could see Piper sitting down in a cage looking defeated.
Phoebe signaled Jessie to do her thing.
On the opposite side of the demons, Piper was feeling helpless and defeated. It hasn't been long since she was captured but an hour seems like an eternity when your life is on the line. Frustration and fear began to settle in her mind. She looked up just in time to see the demonic guards falling to the ground.
Piper quickly jumped to her feet ready to defend herself. She looked into the dark tunnel, wondering what creatures lurked within. Suddenly Phoebe popped out with caution, her head looked around the room for other demons.
"Piper!" Phoebe said in excitement as she rushed over to their sister's aide.
"What took you guys so long?" Piper stated as the others emerged from the tunnel.
"Hey! We got here didn't we?" Paige said in annoyance. "Now how do we get you out of there." Paige stated examining the cage. She reached for the lock, as her hand got inches from it, the barrier reacted as it repelled her and she landed hard on the ground.
"Be careful, it's magically protected." Piper stated
"Thanks....too late...but thanks...." Paige stated as she got to her feet.
"Piper your arm." Chris said, worry in his voice, as he saw the burn on her arm.
"I'm fine, I did it to myself when I tried to blast the cage." Piper explained.
"Phoebe a spell?" Chris asked
"Me?" Phoebe replied shock
"You're the spell writer in the family." Paige stated crossing her arms.
"Um...uh..." Phoebe thought for a moment, "Oh! Oh! I got one!" Phoebe yelled in excitement.
"Shh." Paige stated looking around hoping Phoebe's outburst didn't alert any demons.
"Sever the lock that holds within"
"My sister set free"
"So let it be..."
Phoebe chanted as the lock popped off. Phoebe jumped in excitement and rushed over to open the door. "Oh yeah." Phoebe stated proud of herself.
Phoebe and Paige pulled Piper into a quick hug as she came out of the cage.
"Ow! Watch the arm! Watch the arm!" Piper said in pain when someone brushed up against her wound.
"Congratulations." A voice rang out as the sisters turned around suddenly. There stood a demon blocking the exit. He didn't look too powerful but looks can be deceiving.
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