A/N:
Thanks for the reviews and there is much more to come.
Chapter 9
Et tu, Evil Wyatt
EPISODE 9.09
Tolan comes through his arch holding an empty potion bottle in his hand and smiles wide, and then was pulled back through his arch and back into the sources chambers.
"What happened?" Tolan said very angry and walks over to the mirror.
"The potion is not strong enough," Wyatt's reflection replied.
"Really."
"You just need to make some more and give it extra bat wing."
"Sure, because it taste so good," Tolan replied.
"Tolan, don't get testy with me."
"We will meet Mr. Wyatt one day and I will end you," Tolan said as he walks away from the mirror and Wyatt's reflection fades away.
It was 5:30 AM and Paige, Phoebe and Piper orb into the small bathroom on the subway train, which is very small.
"Wow this is tight," Phoebe said as she was pushed against the wall.
"Well I can't orb us into one of the cars," Paige chimed in also pushed against the wall.
"OK, people someone find the door," Piper said.
"OK, OK I think I found it," Phoebe said while moving her hand down the wall looking for the handle.
"Would it kill someone to flush," Paige said while looking at the toilet.
"Yeah, I got it," Phoebe said and the door opens and all three fall into the car wall outside the bathroom. A man sees them and gives them a look.
"What you've never seen 3 women come out of a bathroom before," Piper said while walking forward.
"Well at least we didn't have Kara with us," Paige said.
"She probably would have turned into a lizard," Piper chimed in.
"I still think we should have brought her, you know in case those shadow-dells things show up," Phoebe said as all three were walking from one sub car to the next and there was no one on any of them.
"Considering she worked at the bar till 2 AM, I was not about to wake her up 3 hours later to demon hunt," Piper said.
"And I can orb us if need be," Paige replied.
"OK, OK I'm just saying," Phoebe said.
"Phoebe why are we in New York doing vanquishes, aren't there witches in New York?" Piper asks with a snort.
"Yeah most of them are on Broadway," Paige said.
"Hay I don't choose my premonitions, they choose me," Phoebe chimed in.
"You know that is not entirely true," Paige said.
"Shut it," Phoebe said quietly.
"What are we looking for?" Piper asks.
"A demon," Phoebe answered.
"Can we narrow it a little," Piper said.
"I just saw a subway and New York then a demon killing an innocent, what do you want, a Stephen King novel on everything that is going to take place," Phoebe replied.
"We would still be in the bathroom," Paige said as they wen into another car and see a woman sitting on the right. "That's her," Phoebe said while pointing.
"OK, now we wait without looking weird," Piper said as the woman sees them and smiles a little. They all smile back and sit down.
"To late," Paige said as a demon shimmers in close to the woman.
"Show time," Piper said as she tries to freeze and it does not work.
"Piper!" Phoebe yelled.
"I'm trying," Piper replied while flicking her wrist and only the woman is frozen and the demon pulls out a knife.
"Knife!" Paige said with her hand out and the knife materializes into Paige's hand, she then throws it at him. He shimmers out before it hits him.
"What is going on with my power, and where did he go?" Piper said as the demon shimmers in behind them with another knife, but Phoebe turns and kicks him in the stomach.
"Sneaky little bat." Phoebe said as the demon through an energy ball at Phoebe. Piper froze it and then used her explosive power on the energy ball and it exploded, then she tried it on him. But it just pushed him back a few feet. "Mars!" Paige yelled and got an odd look from her sisters. "Volcano was getting boring."
Phoebe walks over to the woman and sits next to her." Piper she still frozen."
"I know - I know I'm coming," Piper replied but before she could reach her, the window on the left broke and a demon came through it, grabbing Piper then throwing her out the broken window.
"Piper!" Paige yelled as she put her hands out but before she could use her powers the demon hit her in the head knocking her to the ground.
"NO!" Phoebe yelled as Piper was hanging outside the window of the subway trying not to hit the tunnel walls.
"A little help here!" Piper said while hanging onto the window seal.
Phoebe runs over to the window, but is stopped by the demon.
"Looks like you lost one," The demon said smiling.
Phoebe narrows her eyes and stares into his." Jump out the other one." She said as the demon ran to the other window without hesitation and jumped out. He screamed and exploded as he hit the tunnel wall.
"Ouch," Paige said as she gets up. "Why do I keep hitting my head?"
"Hold on Piper," Phoebe said as she ran over to the window Piper was hanging out of and grabbed her wrist.
"Oh my god, Piper, I'm coming," Paige said and ran over to the window next to Phoebe and grabbed the other wrist and started pulling.
"Guys you need to hurry," Piper said as she started too panicked and looked down the track and saw something protruding that looked very big and sharp.
"Paige orb her now, I'm losing my grip," Phoebe yelled.
Paige put her hand out and called for Piper. Piper turned into blue and white lights and then orbed inside the car, just missing the protruding object.
"Thank god," Piper said out of breath as the woman was still frozen.
"You ok?" Paige asks.
"Yeah, just some scratches and bruises that's all and a little wind shear," Piper replied as she was fixing her hair that was scattered about on her head while Phoebe walked over to the woman.
"Well at least she stayed frozen through all that. Paige can you do the spell that fixes messes?" Phoebe asks.
"I thought you'd never ask, that one is so my favorite, Let the object of objection, become but a dream, as I call the seen, to be unseen," Paige said while looking around.
The glass from the windows begins to reform in reverse until the windows are whole again, and everything else that was damaged is now repaired.
"God that is handy," Piper said as the woman and unfreeze but is a little taken back at the women in front of her.
"Hi, by," Phoebe said and starts to leave.
"Can I help you?" The woman asks puzzled.
"No were okay, have a good one," Piper replied following Phoebe into an empty car and all three orbed away and back into the manner.
"OK, I have about an hour to get ready," Piper said.
"For what?" Phoebe asks.
"I have a teacher conference for Chris."
"What, He's not technically in school yet?" Paige asks.
"I know that, he's been taking some classes at magic school for practice," Piper replied.
"What did he screw up an orb are something?" Phoebe asks laughing.
"No, the teacher said his vocabulary was a little odd."
"What does that mean?" Paige asks.
"I don't know, but I need to get ready it's at seven," Piper answered.
"What is it with teachers and being up so damn early?" Phoebe asks while walking to the kitchen.
"Beats me, and why are they so dam perky about it. I will see you guys later. Help yourself to anything," Piper replied.
"Coffee, lots and lots of coffee, and Piper we need to talk about your powers today," Phoebe said as she stopped for a moment.
"Okay, maybe this afternoon," Piper said from the stairs.
Paige and Phoebe walked into the kitchen and Piper went up the stairs. Kara was sleeping on the couch but shot up in a sitting position.
In the Underworld Tolan is standing in front of 100 demons that are holding small bags filled with crystals. "Tonight we kill the one they call Chris."
"Why not kill the whole family?"
"I have my reasons, and they're not the prize."
"What do you mean?"
"Apparently in the future, the twice blessed child turns evil. You and the rest of the demons will live above ground ruling the world."
"That future has been changed."
"Yes, by a 22-year-old future Chris, but if he never reaches the age that he was when he went back in time, then he will never change the past."
"How can you be certain of this?" The demon asks as a mirror appears beside Tolan with Wyatt in its reflection.
"Let's just say I have a very good source," Tolan replied.
"And who are you?" The demon asks while looking at the mirror.
"The twice blessed child, or should we say twice cursed," Wyatt's reflection replied and all the demons bow down.
"The family must stay alive at least for now, in order for things to play out as they should," Tolan said.
"Do as he says, and in time you all will be rewarded. You must all unite in order to survive. My family is getting stronger and more powerful. For even if we lose this battle if you stand together you will be able to destroy them," Wyatt said.
"When can we kill the family?" A demon asks.
"We are still running calculations on that, but for now if you run into any of them use the potion I gave you in the bag. It will send them down here to one of these cages, and hold them until we can figure out when it is appropriate to kill them," Tolan replied.
"What about Kara I heard rumors that she used her power on someone?" A demon asks.
"It's just a rumor, she does not know how to use it yet or she would use it on me already. And with all of you she will have her hands full if it does happen," Tolan replied.
"Remember use the potion to send them here. The cage has magical blocks and they won't be able to use their powers, but just in case my little self is able to sense them and orb myself and my little irritating brother here, we will be able to call upon more demons if necessary and we are stronger here," Wyatt said.
"Now my friends is almost time to unleash the dogs of war," Tolan said as 50 Shadow-dells come into focus behind Tolan and let out a roar. All the demons stand up and give a roar of their own.
Back at magic school Piper is walking quickly to one of the rooms down the hallway." Sorry I'm late, we had a vanquish this morning," She said and set down in one of the very small chairs and looked a little uncomfortable, looking up at the teacher who is sitting at her desk.
"That's okay I understand," The teacher replied.
"So what's wrong with Chris?" Piper said.
"Nothing in general, he's actually a very good student. He's very polite and kind to others and is very helpful."
"OK, but you said something about his vocabulary."
"Yes, Well, he has a new name for popsicles," The teacher said looking uncomfortable.
"Popsicles?"
"He calls them dongs."
"I'm sorry come again," Piper asks.
"You know what they are right?"
"Yeah, well I mean I'm not an expert or anything, that would be Phoebe's department, Sorry, are you sure that's what he said?" Piper replied.
"Yeah, he said he wanted a dong Popsicle. Luckily the other kids don't know what that is, so they just kind of ignored it."
"Thank God?"
"Does he watch a lot of TV?" The teacher asks.
"No, at least not that kind of stuff," Piper replied.
"Well he had to have learned it from somewhere."
"Kara," Piper said under her breath.
"I'm sorry?"
"Nothing, I will take care of it, Think you, oh is that all?" Piper asks.
"Yes that's all, have a good day Piper."
Piper finally got out of the tiny seat and walked out of the classroom.
Back at the manner Phoebe and Paige are in the kitchen.
"Oh, I'm so tired," Phoebe said while drinking coffee.
"Well that is are 8th innocent this week and it's only Wednesday," Paige said.
"I wish I knew what was going on, and why I was getting so many of these?"
"That makes two of us sister."
"So, how are the two little ones?"
"On the bright side my orbing is under control."
"I think Kara will be happy to hear that, considering the last time we took her with us she was missing a kidney."
"Well at least we have two of them."
"When is your ultrasound?" Phoebe asks.
"Today around nine."
"Need someone to go with you?"
"No, Henry is going with me. He has never seen one before."
"You know they do it differently now don't you?"
"What do you mean?" Paige asks.
"Oh it's no big deal, you'll see."
"Well how do you know, have you had yours yet?"
"I have it on Friday, and I remember when I went to a friends. Let's just say it was kind of a shock for both of us," Phoebe replied.
"Just tell me."
"No, it's funner to be surprised."
"Change of subject, what do you think is going on with Piper's powers?" Paige asks.
"I think we're are all little drained, but she has been feeling guilty about something, and that can be what's causing it."
"You know it would be nice if are powers weren't attached to our emotions."
"Tell me about it, I practically broke down and cried in the car yesterday," Phoebe said.
"Why?"
"I ask Coop to hold my ice cream that I was craving really, really badly while I went into the store and grab snacks."
"Ice cream, I know it's early in the morning but that sounds really good right now."
"Yeah, any who, when I came back the ice cream was gone."
"That's horrible."
"Yeah it was, I accused him of eating it and cryied the whole way home," Phoebe said.
"Did he?" Phoebe asks.
"No, it melted of course at the time I didn't believe him," Phoebe replied.
"Likely story, men."
"No, I was in the store for about an hour and it was almost 80°. He didn't want to eat it because he knew how much I wanted it."
"I would have ate it, no sense in letting good ice cream go to waste. Of course I would have suffered your wrath."
"Or my uncontrollable crying fit. Dam hormones," Phoebe said.
"You don't think Piper is?"
"No, I don't think so. I still think it's the guilt thing, I just wish I knew what she felt guilty about."
"Billy?"
"I don't know, but we need to figure it out soon. I have this bad feeling that we're in for a fight for our lives with this Tolan guy."
"Me too," Paige said.
Piper orbed into the manner with the help of a student." Thank you."
"No problem Mrs. Halliwell," The student said.
"You should probably get back to class," Piper said.
"Are you sure I mean I can stay here for a little bit and make sure you're safe."
"Know that's okay, my sisters are here."
"Well if you need anything just give me a call," The student said and orbed away.
Piper walked into the kitchen," Where is Kara?"
"Still sleeping on the couch I think, why do we need her?" Phoebe replied.
"No, I just need to find out what she watches with my son," Piper said while walking out of the kitchen.
"What?" Paige asks as all three sisters walked into the living room and next to the couch where Kara is sleeping. Her left leg is hanging over the side and she is snoring a little.
"The great and powerful Oz.," Paige laughing said.
"Kara Kara," Piper said with her arms folded.
"Give me back my pants, what is it!" Kara said as she shot up.
"Well at least it wasn't about food this time," Paige said.
"You want to know what my son calls popsicles?" Piper asks.
"Popsicles, you woke me up to ask about popsicles?" Kara replied confused.
"No, I woke you up to find out why he calls them dongs," Piper replied.
"Come again?" Phoebe asks.
"That's funny," Kara said while laughing.
"No it's not funny; he said it in front of other students. He's only four years old he doesn't even know what it means," Piper said.
"Why are you blaming me, oh wait," Kara said and looked away.
"Kara," Paige said.
"Well is not my fault your son is stealthy and a night owl," Kara said.
"He's not stealthy, and is not a night owl," Piper said.
"I got home from work and got something to eat, then sat down and turned on the TV. I was flipping through the channels and you know that picture-in-picture thing you have, well I saw something at the bottom of the screen that looked a little odd so I clicked on it."
"You're watching porn?" Piper asks angrily.
"No, it was called the shop erotic channel," Kara replied.
"Oh my God there is a channel for that?" Paige said and raised her eye brows.
'Not the point, the point is he must have seen it," Piper said.
"I didn't see him sitting there, like I said he is stealthy. When I heard him say Popsicle I try to turn the channel, but the woman said dong before I could."
"Why didn't you tell him it was a bad word?" Piper asks.
"I tried to but I almost choked on my food from laughing. And then he went to bed, I think he was sleepwalking."
"That's so cute," Phoebe said with a smile.
"No this is not cute, Kara you need to talk to him and tell him it's a bad word," Piper said.
"Isn't that a parent kid thing?"
"Most of the time but this time you're going to talk to him it's your fault," Piper replied.
"What's Kara's fault" Chris asks and everyone looks down and sees Chris standing there.
"See stealthy," Kara said as she got off the couch and went into the kitchen.
"Chris how long have you been standing there, And aren't you supposed to be at school already?" Piper asks.
"Its show and tell and I want to take Kara with me, so she can turn into animals. And Wyatt orbed me down here so I could talk to Kara."
"Honey it's not something she can just call upon right now, and I so need to talk to your brother."
"Please mommy, please."
"Well I'm not the one you need to ask, go talk to Kara she needs to talk to you anyway," Piper said.
"OK, thanks mommy," Chris said and leaves the living room skipping and singing a little as he goes into the kitchen.
"Wow he is stealthy. Well I need to go to work and Paige you need to go to your doctor's appointment," Phoebe said.
"Do you need me to go with you?" Piper asks.
"No, Henry's going with me and from what Phoebe told me, it should be interesting," Paige replied.
"Yeah, I want to see the pictures," Piper said.
"OK, Love you guys and try to get some rest," Paige said.
"Shouldn't we be telling you that?" Piper asks as Paige starts to orb away and Piper and Phoebe say they love her at the same time.
"Well I need to get going, Love you, and don't think you're getting out of our talk Missy," Phoebe said and hugged Piper.
"I know and I love you too," Piper said and hugged her back as Phoebe leaves the living room and starts going out the front door. "Love you Chris and see you later Kara."
"I love you too Aunt Phoebe!" Chris yelled from the kitchen as Piper goes upstairs.
Chris is in the kitchen and struggles to get up on a bar stool in front of the kitchen island and Kara helps him up. "There you go."
"Thank you," Chris said.
"Umm, Chris there something I need to talk to you about."
"What is it Kara?"
"Well remember last night when you are watching a TV show?"
"The show about popsicles?"
"Yeah, I mean no you see the word dong is a bad word."
"Why?"Chris asks.
"It just is and you shouldn't say it anymore."
"I'm sorry Kara, I won't say it anymore," Chris said while his eyes watered.
"It's OK Chris Thanks; I think your mom would kill me if you did."
"No, she wouldn't she likes you."
"Thanks Chris."
"Can you come to school today?"
"Why?"
"Its show and tell and I want to show all my friends what you can do."
"What turned into a Geico."
"No, you can turn into a big kitty."
"OK, Chris just let me get ready. God this family never sleeps."
"Thanks Kara," Chris said and jumped off the bar stool and followed Kara out of the kitchen holding her hand.
Paige and Henry are looking at a monitor while Paige is laying down getting her ultrasound at the Doctor's office.
"Well there they are, fetus A and fetus B," The Dr. said.
"Wow that is amazing," Henry said while his eyes watered.
"Yeah, I just wish my sisters would have said something about how this was done," Paige said.
"Are you okay?" Henry asks.
'Sure I liked being probed."
"Sorry about that, we're almost done," The Dr said.
"It's okay, it is pretty amazing though."
"Do you know what you're going to name them?" The Dr. asks.
"Not yet, but we are working on it," Henry replied.
"I know it's not going the start with a P," Paige said.
"Can you tell the sex yet?" Henry asks.
"A little but I would wait for the next one to get a clear picture," The Dr. said.
"Don't you want to let it be a surprise Henry?" Paige asks.
"I don't know, don't girls run in your family," Henry replied.
"Yeah but ever since Wyatt, well let's just say tradition has gone out the door," Paige said.
"Would you like pictures?" The Dr. asks.
"Yes please, my older sister would kill me if I didn't," Paige said.
"Okay it would just take a minute," The Dr. said and grabs the pictures and then hands them to Henry and Paige.
"They are so little," Paige said.
"Everything's okay right?" Henry asks.
"Everything looks great, perfectly healthy," The Dr. replied.
Back at Magic school Leo is coming out of Wyatt's room and sees Kara and Chris coming down the hall.
"Kara what are you doing here?" Leo asks.
"Well there have been some good things and bad things."
"What?" Leo asks.
"I'm sure your wife will talk to you about it tonight, I've been helping your son's vocabulary," Kara replied.
"Oh, the popsicles thing."
"God she's fast."
"You have no idea," Leo said as Paige orbs in holding some pictures in her hand smiling wide. "I have pictures."
"How did it go?" Leo asks.
"I'm a little sore, in a place I shouldn't be," Paige replied with a snort.
"Yeah, Piper wonted you to experience all of it for the first time," Leo said.
"What?" Kara asks.
"She's kind of sadistic," Paige replied.
"Talking to the choir sister," Leo said.
"What?" Kara asks.
"Well if you ever get pregnant you will find out," Paige replied.
"Not exactly a good motivation to get pregnant," Kara said as the sounds of students screaming echoes through the hallway with loud bangs.
"What was that?" Paige asks.
"I don't know, Kara go to the boy's room and tell Wyatt to put up his shield," Leo said and Kara nodded as she ran into Chris's room. Leo and Paige ran down a hallway towards the noise.
"How can they attack here demons can't get here?" Paige said.
"I don't know, but we need to protect the students," Leo replied.
"Leo your mortal now you need to be careful."
"I know, try calling Piper and Phoebe. There is a potion in the attic that will bring them here," Leo said as a student goes flying past them and hits the wall hard bleeding from his leg and arm. "Oh my god, Paige heal him."
Paige hung up her cell phone and went to the student to heal him. That's when she saw Tolan." No how did he get here. Leo go to Chris!"
"OK, try to get the students out of here," Leo said as he ran down the hall.
Paige puts out her hand and with a sweeping motion says, "Students Manor attic," all the students orb away. "Wow I didn't know I could do so many."
Tolan saw Paige and through a potion at her, but she orbed away in time. "Dammit go after the boy!" He said while talking to the shadow-dells.
The shadow-dells obeyed and started down the hallway towards the boy's room. Paige orbed into Wyatt's room where Wyatt, Kara and Chris were in the shield.
"I called Piper and Phoebe but the phone call conversation was cut short, hopefully they got it," Paige said.
"Who is it?" Kara asks.
"Tolan," Paige said.
"What how did he get here?" Kara asks.
"I don't know," Paige replied as Leo ran into the room and got into the shield as well.
"Paige orb us out of here," Leo said as Paige tried to orb but couldn't. "I can't."
"What do you mean?" Leo asks panicked.
"I don't know if its exhaustion or the potion he threw at me, but I can't," Paige said.
"Wyatt orb us home," Leo said while looking at his son but Wyatt can't orb as well." I can't daddy, it won't work."
"This can't be happening; we need to get the kids out of here. Paige see if you can orb them," Leo said and Paige tried and it did not work." Oh god, what are we going to do?"
"Protect them," Leo said.
"I think I saw shadow-dells," Paige said.
"I can freeze them," Kara said as she stepped out of the shield.
"Kara wait," Leo said.
"Their immune to magic, so his shield won't work," Kara said as she stepped out in front of them in a defensive stance. Piper and Phoebe materialized into the room.
"Leo what is going on why are there 20 students in my attic?" Piper asks.
"We're under attack, and Paige's and Wyatt's orbing is not working," Leo replied.
"What how is that possible?" Phoebe asks.
"I don't know and it is Tolan with some shadow-dells," Paige said.
"They're not touching him," Piper said as she stood next to Kara also in a defensive stance, Phoebe and Paige joined them.
"Leo stay back and protect the boys," Phoebe said.
Leo picked up his two sons and held them tight, while both were crying." Daddy I'm scared," Chris said.
"It's okay Chris we are not going to let anything happen to either one of you," Leo said.
The sound of claws scraping against tile could be heard outside the door.
"Kara wait until most of them are in the room and freeze them," Piper said.
"Okay, but just to let you know I have a weak bladder," Kara said as the three sisters laughed a little. The bedroom door slowly opens and a shadow-dells head peeks through. Then the door slams open in five shadow-dells come rushing in, with Tolan behind them slamming his staff to the ground.
"Now!" Piper yelled.
Kara raises her hand and the shadow-dells freeze along with everyone else but Tolan, she is then hit by a lightning strike that came from a red mist. Everyone unfreezes except for the shadow-dells and was thrown past Leo and the boys hitting the wall hard.
"Kara!" Paige yelled.
Paige ran to her and started healing her. Piper through up her hands and started trying to blow up Tolan but all it did was push him back.
"Get away from my kids!" Piper yelled as she continues to blast him pushing him back to the door, Phoebe produces her bow and start shooting at the shadow-dells, but the Phoenix arrows just goes right through.
"Dammit they're immune," Phoebe said as she grabs a sword off-the-wall and plunges it into the closest creature, stabbing it through the neck. It unfreezes and thrashes out in pain then dies.
"Well it's not immune to that," Kara said stepping next to Phoebe.
Paige notices all the statues and remembers her other power. She touches the first one in the green glow breaks through cracks as the statue came to life.
"Dragon," Wyatt said.
The dragon statue was at least 10 feet tall its wingspan at least 20. It stretched out its wings and blue fire at Tolan. Tolan slammed his staff on the ground and a huge piece of steel formed in front of him blocking the fire. The statue then turns to dust.
"Do it again," Leo yelled to Paige.
Phoebe and Kara were stabbing and killing the shadow-dells to the point where there was one left. Piper was still blasting Tolan moving closer to him.
"Piper back up!" Phoebe yelled.
Tolan through a potion at Piper, she tried to freeze it but she was too weak. The potion bottle broke at her feet and she disappeared.
"Piper!" Leo yelled.
"What did you do, you son of a bitch," Phoebe asks.
"The same I'm going to do to the rest of you," Tolan replied as he slammed his staff on the ground and a wall of water rushed them. Paige touched another statue before the wall of water hit her. The statue came to life and rushed Tolan and he through the remaining potions and Phoebe, Paige disappeared. Leo put the boys down and killed the last shadow dell with the sword. Kara got up after being sent to the wall by the water and tried to get to Leo. But Tolan through the last potion bottle, after killing the dragon and Leo was gone. Kara then runs next to the boys and her eye's start to turn green.
"Kara-Kara get in the shield," Chris said as her eyes turned back and she ran to the shield.
"Its OK boys were get your family back," Kara said as he slammed his staff and 20 circular blades formed out to the red mist. Then shot forward but Wyatt's shield stop them and they bounced off.
"Fine! Then come and get them," Tolan said and drawled on his tablet and walked through his arc.
In the Underworld in a huge cavern, Piper was pacing the cage when her sisters and Leo materialized in their own separate cages." Thank god, are you guys alright and what about the boys?"
"We don't know, there was one shadow-dell left when I vanished," Phoebe replied.
"I killed it, and I think Kara is with them," Leo said.
"I can't orb," Paige said.
"My powers aren't working either," Piper chimed in.
"Same here," Phoebe said.
"It must be the cages," Paige continued as Phoebe grabbed one of the bars and was shocked and thrown back to the wall. "Ouch."
In the Underworld in a huge cavern, Piper was pacing the cage when her sisters and Leo materialized in their own separate cages." Thank god, are you guys alright and what about the boys?"
"We don't know, there was one shadow-dell left when I vanished," Phoebe replied.
"I killed it, and I think Kara is with them," Leo said.
"I can't orb," Paige said.
"My powers aren't working either," Piper chimed in.
"Same here," Phoebe said.
"It must be the cages," Paige continued as Phoebe grabbed one of the bars and was shocked and thrown back to the wall. "Ouch." "Are you ok?" Piper asks.
"Yeah, mental note don't touch the cages," Phoebe replied.
"We got to get out of here and get to the boys," Leo said.
"We know Leo, just give us a minute to think," Paige said as a dark smoky arch rose out of the ground on a platform near the far wall.
"It wasn't a complete loss, at least we have the family," Tolan said talking to a mirror as Wyatt's reflection faded in.
"Who is he talking to, himself?" Piper asks.
"Talk about vain," Paige said.
"She will come" Tolan said.
"Why didn't you just try to kill her there, when she was outside the shield?" Wyatt asks.
"Her eyes started turning green, which means her power was about the show itself," Tolan replied.
"I thought you said she didn't remember."
"She doesn't but I don't want to tempt it, it is a fuse I wish not to light, not without backup."
"Find get the other shadow-dells ready and the demons," Wyatt ordered as Wyatt's reflection fades out and Tolan walks over to the cages.
"If you touch any of my sons, I will kill you," Piper said through her teeth.
"You'll kill me anyway, so what's the difference?" Tolan replied.
"You got that right," Phoebe chimed in as Tolan walks over to Piper's cage.
"Stay away from her!" Leo yelled.
"Protective isn't he," Tolan said.
"Why do you want to kill Chris, he's only four?" Piper asks.
"It's not about what he is now, it's about what he will be and what he will do," Tolan replied.
"That doesn't make any sense, you're not from the future you're from Alda," Paige said.
"Yes, and maybe it's time to do some revealing," Tolan said.
"Great a monologue," Phoebe said.
"I think you want to hear this, and anyways I'm just buying time until your oldest son homes in on you, and then tries to come and get you."
"Kara won't let him, she will find another way," Paige said.
"Please, Kara is worthless she doesn't even know who she is, she's just gotten lucky," Tolan said.
"Well then start your exposition," Piper asks.
"Before I was sucked through the portal I was hit with a white ball and so was Kara, but she hit her head and lost her memory. I on the other hand did not."
"What is this have to do with Chris?" Leo asks.
"I'm getting to that, the white ball was future Wyatt's memory, at least the evil one," Tolan said while rolling his eyes.
"That's not possible, we change that future," Piper said.
"And that is what I am here to do to change it back. To keep him from going back in time and fixing it," Tolan replied.
"But he already did," Leo said.
"I don't understand the time travel thing either, but as long as Chris is still young enough in the time line it can be changed back," Tolan said.
"You're insane," Piper said.
"Having someone else in your head can actually make that happen," Tolan said and turned away from the cage and started walking back to his throne.
"We'll find a way to stop you," Phoebe said.
"Oh, one last thing, Remember that little visit you made in the future and saw your older selves," Tolan said as he taps his staff on the ground while looking at Piper and Leo. "Well I have some bad news."
A red mist forms out of the staff then an exact replica of what Piper and Leo saw when they went to the future. 70 year old Piper and Leo sitting at the table playing Scrabble.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Piper asks.
"When I first got here, I was still able to freeze things including people. My first task was to give you a false image of the future," Tolan replied as he tapped his staff again and the projection went away.
"You're lying," Leo said.
"When the demon took Coop, I froze them both and made some small changes to the ring, the projection would not kick in until you accidentally went to the future. So who knows what the future holds for you," Tolan said while smiling.
"You're just trying to trick us," Piper said.
"Believe what you want to believe, it does not matter now. Soon Chris will be dead along with Kara, and I might stick around for a while, just to watch you rot," Tolan said as a mirror appears next to him and Wyatt's reflection fades in and all of the family see him.
"No!" Piper cried.
"So now we wait," Tolan said.
Back at magic school Kara is pacing the room while the boys are sitting on the bed crying.
"I want to go get them," Wyatt said.
"I know Wyatt, I just think it's a trap," Kara said.
"You can help Kara," Chris said.
"Chris, I'm not that good you mom and Aunt's are the powerful ones. I'm just around for kicks."
"No you're not Kara, please trust me I know it will be OK," Wyatt said as he gets off the bed and grabs her shaking hands.
"I hope your right Wyatt."
"I am, now let's go get my family back. Chris you need to stay here OK," Wyatt said.
"NO I'm going with you!" Chris yelled as he Jumps off the bed and runs over to them.
"We should all go, you need to do this as a family, and I don't want Chris to be left alone," Kara said.
"OK but you need to stay in my shield OK Chris," Wyatt said.
"OK Wyatt," Chris said and grabs his brothers hand and they orb away.
Back in the Underworld, the two boys and Kara orb in front of the cages." Mommy daddy," Wyatt said when he saw them.
"Wyatt stay there and orb out of here. Remember the safe place," Piper said.
"The Museum," Evil Wyatt chimed in.
"How could you do this," Piper said looking at the mirror.
"Evil remember."
"No you're not," Piper yelled.
"Not yet. DO IT NOW TOLAN!" Evil Wyatt yelled.
Tolan slams his staff on the ground and 100 demons materialize in front of him. "Wyatt go now!" Leo yelled.
"He can't I blocked his orbing, just like I blocked yours at magic school," Tolan said.
"You son of a bitch," Paige said.
"Language and it front of the children," Tolan said.
The demons pull out some crystals from their bag and in unison starting saying things in Latin. The Crystal shatter and things from Devil dogs to flying creatures come out of the red mist that filled the cavern." No, Kara do something," Piper yelled.
Kara looked panicked then looked at the boys, then her eyes started turning green. The newly created things came rushing at her and the boys. "Wyatt shield!" Kara yelled.
Wyatt put his shield up and Kara's power kicked in, 50 silver tentacles form a metal sphere around her and the boys. The sound of things hitting it echoed in the sphere. Kara clothes started to change, first her pants turned into dark black leather with her boots, then a long black leather coat formed on her upper body and finally her black shirt the had a v cut at the neck revealing a little skin. Her eyes were fully changed and she smiled wide." See Kara I said you can do it," Wyatt said.
One of the silver spikes drove itself into the ground and then came back up, showing what looked like lava. Kara smiled at it and it went back to the sphere.
"Wyatt I will make a big hole in the ground. You need to move the lava up. Do you think you can do that?" Kara asks.
"Yes."
"Good get ready."
"Oh my god, is that her power?" Phoebe said.
"That is amazing," Paige said.
"Thank you Kara," Piper whispered.
"She's remembering," Phoebe said.
Tolan looked angry and closed his eyes." Is that it?"Evil Wyatt said.
That's it. But I think she will not be able to freeze the shadow-dells anymore, while she using her Alda power," Tolan said.
"Then send them," Evil Wyatt said and Tolan taps his staff and 50 arches open as Kara gives Wyatt one last look.
"OK kids here we go," Kara said while standing up from her kneeling position.
The metal sphere unfolds itself and formed around Kara. The demons started braking crystals again but were impaled by silver rods that shot out from Kara. 10 here 15 there demons were being ripped apart.
"Why is taken so long?" Evil Wyatt said.
"They're coming dammit, I told you there not ones to take orders well," Tolan said as Demons were trying to run away from the tentacles but did not get far, they were being impaled in the back even as they tried to shimmer away.
"Wyatt get your family out of the cages," Kara said.
Wyatt swiped his hand and the cages unlocked all of the captors stepped out. Piper blew up several demons, Paige threw fireballs and energy balls back at them and phoebe used her bow. The demons numbers were dwindling, 75, 65, 50 to 20. Leo was using a knife he took off of one demon to kill others.
"Piper look out!" Leo said while throwing the knife and it hit the demon and he exploded right before he grabbed Piper.
"Thanks honey," Piper said as Paige was getting cornered by the 3 demons that broke crystals," Dragon statue!" Paige said and a dragon statue orbed in front of Paige, then she touched it and it came to life, easily taking out the creatures the red mist made and then turned to dust.
"Nice one Paige," Phoebe said while shooting her bow and Three Phoenix arrows came out and killed 2 demons that were advancing on her. One shimmed in behind her and she turned around quickly hearing him.
"Look out Phoebe," Paige said.
"Blow yourself up," Phoebe said while eyeing down a demon and he formed a fire ball and blew himself up. Phoebe turned and continued firing.
"Nice one Phoebe," Paige said.
"Why are there powers working so well?" Evil Wyatt said.
"I don't know, maybe they had time to recuperate, or it's the connection thing," Tolan said.
"God I hate my family," Evil Wyatt said.
Piper was moving forward towards Tolan." Piper get back," Leo said causing her to turn around and did what he said noticing how far she was from the rest of them. Kara was slicing and dicing her way towards Piper using not just her main power but her fist as well. 45 shadow-dells came out of the arches behind Tolan.
"It's about time, Kill Chris and Kara now," Evil Wyatt said.
The shadow-dells growled at the Mirror and then looked at each other." Do it," Shondes said and they started running forward. Most if not all the demons were dead and the family now stood together? Kara saw the shadow-dells and put her hand out but nothing happened.
"Dammit! Everyone get back," Kara said.
"Kara freeze them," Piper said.
"I still can't orb," Paige said.
"Kara," Phoebe said.
"I can't," Kara replied and looked at the ground in front of her and used her main power. 40 silver rods shot into the ground and then pulled up a huge long chuck of earth leaving a deep trench. The shadow-dells started to jump over the trench.
"Wyatt now!" Kara yelled as Wyatt used both hands and raised them up. A huge wall of lava rose up as the shadow-dells leapt.
"Oh, my god," Phoebe said.
Bodies of inflame shadow-dells landed in front of them, thrashing and dying as the lava wall went down. Shondes now came in view as he leaped over the deep trench and hit Kara in the chest with his head. Kara went flying back while her metal tentacles tried to kill him but just went right through him. She hit the wall hard and was out cold.
"Kara!" Paige yelled and ran to heal Kara but was impaled by Shondes's spikes in the shoulder and leg which caused her to pass out.
"No," Phoebe yelled and ran for Paige but was struck hard by a huge claw that put a deep cut in her chest and she went down holding her chest. Piper was trying to blast Shondes but it just went threw him, which got his attention.
"I told you not to kill them yet!" Evil Wyatt yelled and Tolan gives a look to the mirror.
"I have had enough of you," Tolan said and breaks the mirror and then grabs his head in pain, but recovers." Not so strong anymore are you. kill them all." He said to the shadow-dells
Leo runs to Piper but is hit hard in the back by a spike that goes all the way through and Wyatt tries to orb Leo but it does not work. Chris is holding Wyatt tight and both are yelling for their dad. "Leo!" Piper yelled and starts to run to him but Shondes steps in front of her. Piper begins to back up to the edge of the trench whileTolan slams his staff and a rope comes out of the mist. It raps around Piper's waist and pulls her over the edge.
"Mommy!" Chris cried and tries to run out of the shield but Wyatt holds him back.
"Wait Chris, no," Wyatt said.
Shondes looks back and sees the damage he caused and then focuses on the boys. Wyatt orbs a sword to him and lowers his shield." Brave little boy."
"Stay away from us," Wyatt said shaking.
"This want hurt at least not for long," Shondes said.
Wyatt lets go of the sword and it is now hovering in mid air. Using his hands to control it he starts attacking Shondes. Wyatt and Shondes are too busy to notice Kara waking and Chris running to the edge of the trench. "Mommy-mommy," Chris yelled.
Chris peeks over the ledge and sees Piper barely hanging on, with lava flowing below her." Chris get back!" She yelled.
"Hold on mommy I help you up," He said as he grabbed Piper's one wrist with both his little hands and started pulling, but she was not budging.
"Chris honey you need to get back and run!" Piper said starting to cry.
Shondes was able to get a hit on Wyatt knocking him out, and noticed Chris by the ledge. He walked over quietly while Tolan grabbed his head again and his vision was blurred.
"This will be fun," Shondes said.
"Dammit get out of me!" Tolan said holding his head.
Piper was losing her grip and sweating from the heat of the lava." Peanut, I'm losing my grip honey you need to let go, I love you," She said as she saw Shondes's head above Chris.
"No mommy come on try," Chris said as tears came down his face.
"Chris look out!" Piper yelled as Shondes knocked Chris with his head and Chris fell over the edge. But Piper grabbed him with one arm while her other one was losing its grip even more."Mommy!" Chris cried while trying to climb up her arm.
Kara was standing now but she was still dazed. Red and Green arches rose out of the ground, and Jade and Mirth Alda came out of them. Seth was the first and saw Shondes. He pulled out a collar that had red small lights going around it and was not closed completely. He through it at Shondes and the collar locked into place around his neck. A black arch rose up and pulled Shondes through as he clawed the ground to fight back. He went through the arch and it closed.
"No!" Tolan yelled as he tried to focus.
"Heal them now!" Kara said and started running towards the trench hearing Chris screaming and turned into a Phoenix. Piper looked at her son and the ledge.
"I love you peanut, now hold on," Piper said and with all her might, through Chris over herself and she lost her grip, Chris landed on the edge of the trench and rolled away from it as Piper started falling.
"No mommy," Chris cried as he saw a Phoenix dive down into the trench."Kara," He said smiling.
"Kara dove down and saw Piper falling fast towards the lava. She put her wings in tight to gain speed as Piper's clothes started to burn and she began turning red, screaming from the pain. Kara grabbed her by the waist and made a hard turn up. Seth was done healing everyone using a needle plunged into their chest. "Ouch," Phoebe said looking at the needle.
"Sorry, it's the only way we can heal. At first I didn't think it would work," Seth said as he pulled out the needle.
"Hay sis," Paige said.
"Hay ya yourself," Phoebe said and looks around and saw Leo, Wyatt and Chris getting up and running over to them, except Leo who ran to the ledge and hesitantly looked over. "Piper," Leo said and dropped to his knees.
They all were looking at the Phoenix as it landed hard and rolled a little. Kara turned back into herself and Seth ran over to her.
"Why does she get all the good stuff?" Jade Member asks.
Paige ran to Piper and began healing her burns." It's OK Piper, you're going to be OK," She said.
"Chris," Piper said as her voice cracked.
"Hi mommy," Chris said as he hugged her.
Piper jerked while she was shaking but let him hug her even though it was physically painful. Wyatt followed suit while Leo pulled them off. "Come on boys she needs to be healed first," Leo said.
Paige was struggling to heal her as Piper was losing consciousness." It's taking too long, I don't know if she can hang on," Paige cried.
Seth plunged the needle into Piper's chest she arched her back and let out a cry. The syringe contents emptied and Piper started healing faster. "Thank god," Phoebe said.
Kara stood up and walked over to Seth." It took you long enough," She said.
"Sorry, and what about him?" Seth asks while pointing at Tolan.
Tolan finally got his balance and could now see everything clearly."No!" He yelled and pulled out his tablet but Piper who was now standing blew it up.
"Where are you going?" Piper yelled and the tablet blew up into little pieces.
"Apparently nowhere," Tolan said and closed his eyes.
Kara's metal spikes came out of her again. Wyatt orbed Tolan in front of them.
"Look like our orbing is back," Paige said.
The metal spikes thrust forward and impaled Tolan. One in both legs and in both arms and then lifted him off the ground." OK guys the rest is yours," Kara said.
The 3 sisters took a deep breath and pulled on their powers. Piper raised her hands Paige orbed a statue and Phoebe summoned her bow. All at once, they unleashed on him and he caught on fire, appendages were being blown off and finally a Japanese dragon swallowed him whole. Tolan let out a horrifying scream and then was gone.
"We so need a long vacation," Piper said.
"Tell me about it," Phoebe said.
"Thanks Seth," Kara said while walking over to him.
"Don't mention it, Looks like your back," Seth replied.
"Yeah but I'm a little nicer, we have some catching up to do," Kara said and grabs Seth by the back of the neck and gives him a long deep kiss.
"Get a room," Phoebe said.
"Let's go home and thanks' guys," Piper said.
"No problem and I think are war just got a little easier, thanks to you guys," Mirth Member said.
"What about the portal?" Seth asks.
"We will deal with it tomorrow," Kara replied as Red and Green arches rise up and both Jade and Mirth Alda go through. The rest orb away and Kara with Seth go through the arch that he created.
To be continued…