Chapter 5: Old Friends New Threats

Derek Bradford's house lay in a state of utter disarray. It's not like he even cared right now anyway hell he might not care about anything ever again. How could you be so stupid Derek ? He's your son if you don't protect who the hell else is going to? How could you let them get him again ?

At the present time Derek was sitting on the floor of his living room with his back against the wall he had been that way since just about right after he got off the phone with Paige. He knew better than to leave Chuck unattended for five seconds but he had still done it. In his book that made him the worst father in the world. He could still see the scene play out in front of him as if it was still happening.

"Ok Paige thanks I just don't know what to do with him anymore. You're the only ones I can turn but I'll talk to you guys later ok bye." Derek said hanging up the phone in the kitchen he then turned to get into the cabinets to get Chuck something to eat. "Hope he doesn't mind pbj again." he said to himself his culinary skills pretty much ending there.

"Chuck is being unusually quiet for a four year old boy. I wonder what he's getting into this time." he mused out loud to himself. Just as he said that he heard Chuck giggle in the other room. Man it still amazed him the stuff that kid could watch on t.v. and laugh at it.

"Chuck buddy hold on just a second daddy is making you something you to eat and I'll be right back." Derek yelled to his son in the other room. He didn't really expect a response so he wasn't surprised when chuck didn't acknowledge his statement.

What surprised him was the loud crashing noise he heard and the shrill scream that accompanied it but he had thought it was just Chuck breaking something . So Derek grabbed his sandwich and yelled "Chuck I've got your food what did you break?". Now he was worried if there was one thing Chuck was it was a chow hound. He should have come running at the mention of food.

Derek picked up his pace to get to the living room he was not prepared for the sight that greeted him. Chuck was hiding behind the couch while a group of about a dozen demons tore the house apart trying to get him to come out.

"Daddy help me the bad men are trying to get me." Chuck yelled out from behind his hiding place when he saw his father.

"Daddy's coming buddy." Derek yelled as he tackled one demon to get to his son. But just as he was almost to Chuck another demon stepped in front of him effectively blocking his path and then throwing him into a wall.

All Derek could do was watch as the demon walked over and scooped Chuck up in his arms.

He could see Chuck's eyes plead for help. "Don't worry jelly bean daddy will save you I promise." Derek yelled to his little boy using his special name for him just as the demon shimmered out with him.

Derek was now rocking back and forth against the wall the tears flowing freely down his cheeks as he tried to get the events of the past hour or so out of his head. He had to do something to help his son he had promised him he would. But just what could he do against a bunch of demons was the question ?

"Derek are you home ?" Paige called out as she entered the room pulling Derek out of his reveille.

Paige was even more shocked at the sight that greeted her than any member of her family was by her calling Victor dad. Derek Bradford was an absolute mess he just sat there rocking to and fro crying silently.

"Derek can you tell me what happened ?" Paige asked gently but his only response was to just stare blankly into her face.

So instead of trying to get any answers out of him then and there Paige just put her hand on his shoulder and prepared to orb them out.

Derek's last thought before orbing out was Don't worry jelly bean daddy's gonna save you.

Victor still sat tied to the chair in the middle of his living room and there was no was he was getting himself untied because after Paige had orbed out Wyatt had decided to use magic to tie grandpa to the chair.

So now Wyatt and Chris were both asleep and he had no hope for getting out of his ropes. This was the position that Victor found himself in when for the fifth or sixth time that day someone orbed into his living room.

"Oh my gosh Victor did a demon do this to you?" Patty asked upon seeing the sight of her ex-husband tied to a chair in the middle of his living room.

"Not unless you count that little blonde half angel sleeping over there as demon. He used his powers to tie me up." Victor said laughing and pointing in Wyatt's direction.

"Victor that's a horrible thing to say about our grandson he's so sweet and innocent." Patty said laughing at Victor's predicament.

Without being asked to J.D. went over and untied Victor from the chair before orbing back out with Billie in tow.

Victor wondered what was up with Billie and J.D. but he didn't ask instead he gestured for Patty to follow him to the spare bedroom where he had a crib set up and all three little Halliwells were asleep.

"Ok so I guess introductions are in order. The little handsome man on the left is our grandson Henry Victor, the sweet angel in the middle is our only granddaughter Prudence Elizabeth, and this guy on end is our newest grandson Cooper Jacob." Victor explained kissing each child on the head as he named them off.

" I can see that you gained yourself another daughter Victor and for that I will always be grateful." Patty stated simply.

"You don't have to be grateful I really do wish Paige was mine. Every time I think about the way Sam treats her I want to kick myself for making those same mistakes with our girls. But as bad a father as I was I've always been there for my grandchildren. He's never even seen little Henry." Victor said his words oozing with sincerity.

"That's not like Sam to not see his grandson I'll have to talk to him about that." Patty said with hurt clouding her eyes.

"Hey Patty I don't want to fight with you. But let's get one thing clear no matter what Henry is my grandson I don't care if I have to share with Sam but he will always be my grandson." Victor

stated wishing he would have acted like this sooner.

"Victor that was absolutely beautiful no one will ever try to take Henry being your grandson away from you not even Sam because I won't let him. And you're right let's not fight we have a lot to catch up on .Like how long has Paige been calling you dad ? " Patty said fully enjoying the man that Victor had become.

Victor looked thoughtful for a moment before saying "That is a good question and the answer is not long a few hours at the most. Now I have an even better question for you where did Phoebe get a son that fast ?" They both walked down the hallway hand in hand to his living room as Patty thought about her answer.

The attic of the manor was filled with people and this gathering had yet to reach capacity Paige and Derek were still absent from the proceedings. As if on cue Paige and Derek orbed into the middle of the attic.

"It's about time I was beginning to wonder just what in the hell happened to you Paige." Piper started but when she caught sight of Derek's appearance she changed her line of questioning.

"Derek what happened to Chuck why isn't he with you ?" Piper asked gently

Unlike with Paige Derek as least gave Piper a three word answer "Demons got him.

That was all Derek could make himself say he was still in shock from watching his son being taken right before his eyes and being powerless to stop it.

"Ok so my guess is where ever they took Lily they took Chuck. So all we have to do is figure out who took them so we can figure out where they are being held. Henry observed in a professional manner he was thankful that this time they had a problem that he could help solve.

"That's actually really good thinking Henry. Eva do you think that you would be able to describe the demons that took Lily so that Henry and I can search for them in the book ?" Leo asked following Henry's line of thought.

"Well I know for a fact that three of them looked like they were warlocks. The other three I don't know what they were they just had these really odd tongues." Eva supplied

Hearing this caused Derek to chuckle "Those were most definitely manticore demons then my little jelly bean is always doing something strange with his tongue still kinda grosses me out to this day. But the other three that attacked me they looked like your every day lower level demons." Derek explained his attitude changing something about Eva's presence there was putting him at ease.

"The really good question is not that we know who how do we find out where?" Paige asked a look of confusion on her face.

" Well that's really simple honey in the cop world we use an inside man when we want to find out where." Henry explained to his wife and when he saw she still didn't get it he went on "well normally that would mean we would pull someone in who runs in the same crime circles. But in our case it means we need to pull in some demons who know everything about everything that goes on."

Coop was biting his lip in deep concentration when the light bulb went off inside his head "That's it Henry you're a genius. If there's one demon we know that knows everything it's Cole. That's our solution we call Cole. Phoebe call Cole he'll come willingly for you."

Phoebe looked apprehensive and asked "Are you sure?" Coop just nodded his head and Phoebe went on "Cole look I don't know where you are but I need you to come to the manor we need your help." .

It wasn't five seconds that everyone saw the ripple of someone shimmering in and there stood Cole in all his glory . "Did someone call for my services ?" He asked smugly not that he knew any other way to ask.