Chapter Four
Kathryn walked out of the parking ramp and into the ally. She made towards the street when suddenly three women appeared in front of her out of nowhere. Kathryn had a look of shock on her face and was trying to make sense of what just happened when the palest girl of the three shouted, "Piper, behind her!" The girl who looked pregnant and had really long dark hair moved her hands and Kathryn glanced behind her. There was a boy with dark hair and dressed in black standing there and he looked pissed off.
"Uh he didn't blow up....why didn't he blow up?" one of the girls behind her said as something formed in his hand. Kathryn's eyes went wide and she heard the first girl shout, "Energy ball!"
Whatever had been in his hand disappeared in blue and white and Kathryn looked back at the three girls to see it reappear in the pale girl's hand and she threw it back at him. He exploded once it hit him. Then Kathryn felt someone grab her from behind.
"I figured he would tip off some witches in order to help save her, that's why I got someone else to go after her first. No one can save her, her destiny has already been sealed!" her captor said then shimmered away with Kathryn leaving the Charmed Ones alone.
"What the hell was that?" Piper shouted. "I thought you only saw one guy in the premonition, Phoebe!"
"I did, but the other one must have been watching to make sure nothing happened."
"What did he mean by 'he would tip off some witches'? Who was he talking about?" Paige asked. Piper and Phoebe looked at each other.
"You don't think?" Piper began trailing off.
"Jason? He wasn't telling us everything, we know that."
"Jason? Jason who? Phoebe's ex Jason? What would he have to do with this?" Paige asked confused.
"Well the only way to find out if he knows more is to go get it out of him." Piper said.
"Alright Paige, orb us home." Phoebe said taking Paige's hand.
"Wait shouldn't we figure out exactly where we are first in case we need to get here again to help her. Plus it would always be good to learn a bit more about this girl and whoever's after her."
"You're right, Jason can wait. Let's go." Piper said.
*****
Leo sat in the living room for several minutes thinking. Piper was pregnant, with his child, with Chris. Chris was his son. All those times Leo had been so distrustful of him. He had almost hurt him in Valhalla! But he had good reason too...why had Chris done that, sent Leo away there? His own father, and for that matter Chris had been a major factor in his becoming an Elder and leaving Piper in the first place! Why? Chris had jeopardized his own existence! Leo looked over at the stairs, there was only one way to find out. He had to go talk to Chris eventually. Leo sighed and then orbed up to the attic.
Upon rematerializing Leo looked around to see that Chris was gone. It looked like he didn't want to face Leo that much at all. He sighed again as more memories of his distrust of Chris and all their disagreements came to mind. This wasn't gonna be easy at all.
*****
He rematerialized in what appeared to be a cave and let go of his hold on Kathryn. She quickly ran to the opposite wall and looked back at him seeing there was no way out. "Who are you?" she said. Kathryn was freaked out of her mind.
He chuckled to himself and looked back at her. "Don't worry; you won't be hurt, not yet anyways."
"Who are you?" she said again.
"Someone who could easily kill you if you don't do what I say." He replied. Kathryn paled as she stared at him unsure of what to say. Finally after several minutes she asked, "What do you want with me?"
Again he chuckled to himself, "Ya know there was time when you would've been killed because of the power you possess. I don't even why that's changed...unless it's because of the child of the Charmed One. I'm not the one that wants you, I just want my payment. However if I don't get it, he doesn't get you."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"You'll see what I mean soon enough, assuming Gideon comes through on his end, but with the Charmed Ones after me now I'm not so sure he will anymore especially if I'm right and it concerns the child. I will not be double crossed. You're my leverage. If he wants you, he'll pay me. If he doesn't, you'll die."
Kathryn had no idea what he was talking about. Who was Gideon? And who were the Charmed Ones...and this child he was talking about...? She slowly lowered herself to the ground; she didn't want to die not at 19.
*****
Phoebe walked over to the purse that Kathryn had dropped when the demon had grabbed hold of her. She held it a few seconds concentrating, "Nothing." She said looking up at her sisters.
"Well, even if you don't have a premonition, we can still use her purse to figure out where we are and where she lives." Piper said, "Come on, let's go home."
Paige took her hand and Phoebe's and orbed them home. Seconds later they reappeared in the attic. Leo looked at them when they orbed in and looked a little disappointed at seeing them, he was hoping it would be Chris. Piper looked around the room at seeing Leo's face.
"Where's Chris?" she asked.
"I don't know...apparently he didn't want to talk to me. I think he left as soon as he got the chance. How'd it go with Kathryn?"
"Figures he would." Piper muttered.
"Not so good, there were two demons there. We vanquished one and then the other got her." Paige said walking over to the book.
"I'm gonna go talk to Jason, see what he knows." Phoebe said walking towards the door. She still held Kathryn's purse.
"Wait Phoebe, her purse?" Paige said.
Phoebe looked at it, "I think I should take it with, it might help Jason open up." She said, then left the room.
*****
Jason still sat in his office, by now it was late at night and the entire office was empty. He was slightly surprised to hear a knock on the door, but not when he looked up to see Phoebe standing there. "Phoebe."
Phoebe sighed, "I need to know what you know about that girl, Kathryn. She's in even more trouble then we realized now."
"I already told you all I know Phoebe." He replied.
"I don't think you did," she said taking a seat and putting the purse on his desk.
"Are you calling me a liar?"
"I'm an empath, remember?"
Jason remained quiet for several minutes. Finally he said, "There isn't anything to tell Phoebe. The last time I saw her, she was 2."
"Then how did you get that picture?"
He sighed and looked at Phoebe. "The last time I saw her, my aunt was dropping her off at an orphanage. I contacted them to try and find her a few years ago and they gave me nothing. A few weeks ago someone, I don't know who, sent me that picture, it had her name on the back. There was no return address."
"How did you know her in the first place?"
"That's none of your business."
"Jason, this girl is in danger and right now you're the only one who knows anything about her. If we gonna help her then we need your help."
"Phoebe there's nothing I can do to help!"
"You can start by being honest, what do you know about her? How do you know her?"
"I can't get involved in this stuff again Phoebe. I lost everything the last time around, and I can't do it again." He said.
"What are you talking about Jason?" she asked frowning. Was he talking about magic? This just didn't add up, she thought Jason knew nothing of the magical world until she told him she was a witch.
Kathryn walked out of the parking ramp and into the ally. She made towards the street when suddenly three women appeared in front of her out of nowhere. Kathryn had a look of shock on her face and was trying to make sense of what just happened when the palest girl of the three shouted, "Piper, behind her!" The girl who looked pregnant and had really long dark hair moved her hands and Kathryn glanced behind her. There was a boy with dark hair and dressed in black standing there and he looked pissed off.
"Uh he didn't blow up....why didn't he blow up?" one of the girls behind her said as something formed in his hand. Kathryn's eyes went wide and she heard the first girl shout, "Energy ball!"
Whatever had been in his hand disappeared in blue and white and Kathryn looked back at the three girls to see it reappear in the pale girl's hand and she threw it back at him. He exploded once it hit him. Then Kathryn felt someone grab her from behind.
"I figured he would tip off some witches in order to help save her, that's why I got someone else to go after her first. No one can save her, her destiny has already been sealed!" her captor said then shimmered away with Kathryn leaving the Charmed Ones alone.
"What the hell was that?" Piper shouted. "I thought you only saw one guy in the premonition, Phoebe!"
"I did, but the other one must have been watching to make sure nothing happened."
"What did he mean by 'he would tip off some witches'? Who was he talking about?" Paige asked. Piper and Phoebe looked at each other.
"You don't think?" Piper began trailing off.
"Jason? He wasn't telling us everything, we know that."
"Jason? Jason who? Phoebe's ex Jason? What would he have to do with this?" Paige asked confused.
"Well the only way to find out if he knows more is to go get it out of him." Piper said.
"Alright Paige, orb us home." Phoebe said taking Paige's hand.
"Wait shouldn't we figure out exactly where we are first in case we need to get here again to help her. Plus it would always be good to learn a bit more about this girl and whoever's after her."
"You're right, Jason can wait. Let's go." Piper said.
*****
Leo sat in the living room for several minutes thinking. Piper was pregnant, with his child, with Chris. Chris was his son. All those times Leo had been so distrustful of him. He had almost hurt him in Valhalla! But he had good reason too...why had Chris done that, sent Leo away there? His own father, and for that matter Chris had been a major factor in his becoming an Elder and leaving Piper in the first place! Why? Chris had jeopardized his own existence! Leo looked over at the stairs, there was only one way to find out. He had to go talk to Chris eventually. Leo sighed and then orbed up to the attic.
Upon rematerializing Leo looked around to see that Chris was gone. It looked like he didn't want to face Leo that much at all. He sighed again as more memories of his distrust of Chris and all their disagreements came to mind. This wasn't gonna be easy at all.
*****
He rematerialized in what appeared to be a cave and let go of his hold on Kathryn. She quickly ran to the opposite wall and looked back at him seeing there was no way out. "Who are you?" she said. Kathryn was freaked out of her mind.
He chuckled to himself and looked back at her. "Don't worry; you won't be hurt, not yet anyways."
"Who are you?" she said again.
"Someone who could easily kill you if you don't do what I say." He replied. Kathryn paled as she stared at him unsure of what to say. Finally after several minutes she asked, "What do you want with me?"
Again he chuckled to himself, "Ya know there was time when you would've been killed because of the power you possess. I don't even why that's changed...unless it's because of the child of the Charmed One. I'm not the one that wants you, I just want my payment. However if I don't get it, he doesn't get you."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"You'll see what I mean soon enough, assuming Gideon comes through on his end, but with the Charmed Ones after me now I'm not so sure he will anymore especially if I'm right and it concerns the child. I will not be double crossed. You're my leverage. If he wants you, he'll pay me. If he doesn't, you'll die."
Kathryn had no idea what he was talking about. Who was Gideon? And who were the Charmed Ones...and this child he was talking about...? She slowly lowered herself to the ground; she didn't want to die not at 19.
*****
Phoebe walked over to the purse that Kathryn had dropped when the demon had grabbed hold of her. She held it a few seconds concentrating, "Nothing." She said looking up at her sisters.
"Well, even if you don't have a premonition, we can still use her purse to figure out where we are and where she lives." Piper said, "Come on, let's go home."
Paige took her hand and Phoebe's and orbed them home. Seconds later they reappeared in the attic. Leo looked at them when they orbed in and looked a little disappointed at seeing them, he was hoping it would be Chris. Piper looked around the room at seeing Leo's face.
"Where's Chris?" she asked.
"I don't know...apparently he didn't want to talk to me. I think he left as soon as he got the chance. How'd it go with Kathryn?"
"Figures he would." Piper muttered.
"Not so good, there were two demons there. We vanquished one and then the other got her." Paige said walking over to the book.
"I'm gonna go talk to Jason, see what he knows." Phoebe said walking towards the door. She still held Kathryn's purse.
"Wait Phoebe, her purse?" Paige said.
Phoebe looked at it, "I think I should take it with, it might help Jason open up." She said, then left the room.
*****
Jason still sat in his office, by now it was late at night and the entire office was empty. He was slightly surprised to hear a knock on the door, but not when he looked up to see Phoebe standing there. "Phoebe."
Phoebe sighed, "I need to know what you know about that girl, Kathryn. She's in even more trouble then we realized now."
"I already told you all I know Phoebe." He replied.
"I don't think you did," she said taking a seat and putting the purse on his desk.
"Are you calling me a liar?"
"I'm an empath, remember?"
Jason remained quiet for several minutes. Finally he said, "There isn't anything to tell Phoebe. The last time I saw her, she was 2."
"Then how did you get that picture?"
He sighed and looked at Phoebe. "The last time I saw her, my aunt was dropping her off at an orphanage. I contacted them to try and find her a few years ago and they gave me nothing. A few weeks ago someone, I don't know who, sent me that picture, it had her name on the back. There was no return address."
"How did you know her in the first place?"
"That's none of your business."
"Jason, this girl is in danger and right now you're the only one who knows anything about her. If we gonna help her then we need your help."
"Phoebe there's nothing I can do to help!"
"You can start by being honest, what do you know about her? How do you know her?"
"I can't get involved in this stuff again Phoebe. I lost everything the last time around, and I can't do it again." He said.
"What are you talking about Jason?" she asked frowning. Was he talking about magic? This just didn't add up, she thought Jason knew nothing of the magical world until she told him she was a witch.