Author's notes: Hello everyone! Here's the third update for the week? yes I am on a roll! I've decided not to work on any of my other fan fiction stories -no they're not posted yet- until I finish this one.

Thanks for all of you out there still reading this, and those who are still joining in. Special thanks to those who reviewed!

Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed or any of its original characters. I do, however, own this story line and any characters you're not familiar with.

P.S. Words in Italics are either thoughts, dreams, premonitions or telepathy.

Previously:

Barbas's voice inside Jericho's head: Kill him for your future… For your life… For your fiancée...For your kid that was brutally ripped away from you... Avenge them!

Jo: I was there for him when you weren't, I protected him and taught him everything and he repays the favor by growing up to be this evil tyrant! This hurts me even more than it hurts you Piper, because I watched it happen and couldn't do anything about it!

Barbas: No my plan didn't work, the damn witch interfered! And this ruins all of my other plans, I was counting on Jericho taking the boy out, or Jo taking Jericho out!
Mass: Well lucky for you that I have another plan!

Lawson: My lord? Why did you not vanquish Barbas?
Mass: Because when the time it right, he will be the perfect distraction. Now, tell everyone to start gathering... It's almost time!

Jericho: Mass decided Barbas was ruining his own plans so he locked him up.

Piper: Does anyone else sense that this is a trap?

Phoebe: Only if the power of three is divided. Together we can handle the attacks that might come here, while Jo, Jericho and Billie can take care of Barbas.

Paige: It is something that Prue said when we were in the future: "he's the only demon that you ever fought that lived to tell the tale."

Jo: All you need to know that this is one battle you need to win! We can't afford it happening like last time if we want to save Wyatt. We have to change the results, we have to vanquish Mass.

Phoebe: ...Now let's get started on the potion and the spell, because I want to get rid of Barbas forever this time!

(Manor, sun room. Jo was sitting on the rocking chair with her feet propped up on the table, a book opened on her lap. Even though her right hand gripped an athame, her head was propelled against her left arm: She was asleep; however, it wasn't a peaceful sleep for she hasn't gotten one in years. Whenever she'd close her eyes she'd see dead innocents faces, or dead family members pleas for help.)

Phoebe walked in slowly holding two cups of coffee, a plate and the newspaper, which of course wasn't easy done. But as a wave of emotions from Jo hit Phoebe she gasped at the fear and agony she felt. Phoebe bit her lip as the plate slipped through her grasp and fell to the ground with a crash.

Jo jumped and landed on her feet with a fighting stance, book gripped in one hand and the athame in the other. Jo quickly assessed the situation only to realize that what she thought was an attack turned out to be Phoebe's clumsiness.

Phoebe (apologetic to have woken Jo up): Oh God, I'm so sorry. I wanted to bring you coffee and breakfast so when you woke up, you'd find them but...

Jo (breathing out in relief): It's okay Phoebe.

Phoebe: God I feel so bad about waking you up, you never sleep...

Jo: Thank you for waking me up, I have no idea how I fell asleep.

Jo was glad she was awake both because she was supposed to be on the watch, and because of the nightmare that was haunting her.

Phoebe: Maybe it's because you're exhausted.

Phoebe didn't refer to the emotions she felt coming off Jo because she knew Jo would never talk about it, but Phoebe's face fell as she still felt the pain that was coming off her sister, and saw that Jo's hand were shaking.

Phoebe: Are you... okay?

Jo (deflecting, knowing what Phoebe meant): I'll take the cup of coffee.

Phoebe shook her head at Jo's poor attempt at deflection but nevertheless handed her the cup of coffee knowing that she needed the caffeine, because she probably didn't sleep more than an hour or two max.

Piper (yelling from the kitchen): I NEED SOME HELP IN HERE!

Even quicker than Phoebe can realize what Piper said, Jo had abandoned her cup of coffee and ran to the kitchen.

Piper was flicking her wrists trying to freeze a demon who was coming at her and Wyatt, but it wasn't working. Jo realized that Piper wasn't trying to blow him up because he was too close to Wyatt. Jo jumped into action by throwing her athame at the demon's back, which caused the demon to scream in pain. She then jumped over the counter, grabbed her athame from the demon's back and stabbed him one more time, but in the chest this time. The demon smiled evilly.

Demon: You think you can vanquish me with a stupid athame.

Jo: Not really...

Jo pushed the athame further then orbed out with the demon.

Piper: What the hell?

Jo orbed back in with the demon, but this time she was restraining him from behind and they were away from Piper and Wyatt.

Jo: Piper NOW!

Piper closed her eyes and flicked her wrists, hoping that her sister wouldn't get hurt in the process. The demon screamed in agony as the flames engulfed him and he disappeared. Piper opened her eyes to see Jo on her knees, staring sadly at the broken athame in her hands.

Piper: It's just an athame...

Phoebe who was standing in the doorway felt that this wasn't just an athame to Jo, but it meant much more to her.

Jo: Yeah, I know... (Still feeling all eyes on her)

Jo: It was a gift.

Piper: Okay... Now you mind telling me what the hell you just did?

Jo (confused): I'm not sure I'm following.

Piper: You stabbed a demon twice, then orbed out with him, only to orb back in but restraining him and wanting me to blow him up... while you were holding him.

Jo: And?

Phoebe: You could've gotten yourself killed, or at least injured.

Jo: The only way we could've vanquished him was if Piper blew him up...

Piper: You didn't have to be in the way.

Before Jo can reply, Billie and Paige orbed in.

Billie: Morning everyone!

Sensing the tension, she paused.

Billie: Are we interrupting something?

Jo: Don't be ridiculous, what could you probably have interrupted.

Jo stood up and slipped the broken athame in her back pocket.

Paige: Okayyyy...

Phoebe: How did it go?

Paige and Billie share a smile and Paige gets out two potions in ancient vials.

Paige: We got them.

Billie: Which wasn't easy you should know...

Paige: But a lot of people hate Barbas, so these ones were willing to help.

Piper: That's great! Now the plan will work.

(Underworld, in a huge cave that is connected to other caves. Mass was standing on top of a platform shaped rock with hundreds of demons spread out everywhere in the cave.)

Mass: My fellow demons, darklighters, warlocks, and evil creatures alike...

(At the other end of the Underworld, Jericho and Jo were sneaking around trying to get to the cave where Barbas is trapped.)

Jo: Remind me again how we ended up doing this.

Jericho: You have very annoying sisters... *cough* I meant persuasive.

Jo stopped before she can step on a human skull. She moved around it.

Jo: I still think this is a bad idea.

Jericho: All the better reason to move quicker. We vanquish Barbas, go back to the manor where your sisters will be waiting for any demons we might bring on our tails.

Jo: I don't feel it is a good idea to leave them unprotected.

Jericho: They're not, they have Billie and they're the Charmed Ones.

Mass: We're all gathered for the same reason today, for the same common goal, because of the same people. THE CHARMED ONES! We all want the death of the Charmed ones. It's not an easy goal to achieve and a lot before us have tried and failed...

(Manor, Attic. Piper was brewing a potion, Phoebe was busy writing a spell, Paige was setting up a crystal cage and Billie was filling potion vials. Leo carrying Chris and holding Wyatt's hand entered the room)

Phoebe: Are you boys ready?

Phoebe started making faces at Chris causing him to laugh.

Leo: Yeah. I wish I didn't have to leave you girls.

Piper: Oh I know honey. But you need to be with the boys just in case, besides with you having no powers I will be more worried about you getting hurt than concentrating on the vanquish.

Leo: Are you girls ready for this?

Paige: As ready as we can be, hopefully the potions will work and Jo will be able to vanquish him.

Phoebe: Well let's hope it sticks this time.

Leo: Billie?

Billie: I am ready with the back up potions for any demon that may come and if worse comes to worse, I have a potion that will send any demon back to the underworld.

Leo: Good. Well I wish you girls best of luck, I know you can do it!

Phoebe: Thanks Leo!

Leo: Take care honey!

Leo kissed Piper, then Piper hugged her boys.

Piper: You boys be good to your daddy, okay?

Wyatt nodded while Chris just gave a toothy grin.

Leo: Okay, we should get going.

Wyatt: Bye mommy... bye aunt Phe-eby... bye aunt Pa-ge... bye Biwee!

Phoebe: Awww You're so cute. I can eat you up, oh yes I can!

Paige: ahh... Phoebe I thought you were done with the weird baby talk.

Piper: And I thought I made it clear that there is no talking about eating my kid with demons out there wanting to do the same!

Mass: And I won't give you false promises and tell you that we will ALL survive today. But I can tell you that we will survive this together! Our union has made us stronger than ever, and the Charmed Ones don't stand a chance against us... We have more numbers... More powers... And more importantly, more determination!

Mass: It's time, that we end the Charmed Ones, time that we put this humiliation to an end. The Charmed Ones have taken over the magical world, when it wasn't their right to. They vanquished us demons, darklighters and creatures of the night. They weakened us and vanquished our leaders time and time again. But I say it is time for REVENGE!

Mass: You who lost a brother, a sister, a son, a daughter, a relative or even a friend to the Charmed Ones, today is YOUR day. Today, you get to let out all that buried anger. Today, you show these witches, that there is no fury like a demon scorned! Like a darklighter scorned! Like a warlock scorned! Like any dark creature scorned!

(Other end of the Underworld, Jo and Jericho were still trying to find the right cave)

Jo: This part of the Underworld is awfully quiet today.

Jericho (sing-sung): It is a trap...

Jo: We already know it is a trap, but we need to get rid of Barbas.

Jericho brushed against the wall revealing some Greek letters. He tracked the letters with his fingers.

Jericho: Well, it is probably better that we don't cause a lot of commotion, the underworld sort of can't stand you and any one would be glad to try to kill you.

Jo: Oh thanks a lot, I feel so loved. What does it say?

Jericho: Only Shadows and Darkness lie ahead, walk in on your own responsibility.

Jo: Figures...

Mass: We've lived under this system of evil hiding and good winning for too long. It's time for a CHANGE! It's time for us to take over. It's time for Evil to be respected again! Getting rid of the Charmed Ones will put us on this path. With them gone, no one would dare stand against us! No witch will attempt to vanquish us, and no magical creature will not bow to us!

Mass: Evil will prevail.

(Manor, attic)

Paige: Why is it taking them too long?

Phoebe: Well they're in the Underworld, and in the place where prisoners are kept. It must be guarded.

Billie: Yes, normally it is very well guarded that you can't step foot in it without being detected.

Piper: Let's hope they're okay! Paige are you done with those potions? I have a bad feeling about this, demons will attack us soon enough.

Paige: Yeah, I'm just making one for Mass just in case.

Phoebe: How are you making one for him? We have nothing to start with.

Paige: Well remember those potions I made back then when Cole was invincible.

Phoebe: Yeah...

Paige: Well I combined them together along with a drops of demon and darklighter blood, and it should hurt him bad if not vanquish him.

Piper: Are you sure about this potion?

Paige: Yes, it's the strongest I've ever made.

Mass: Follow the plan, don't act on your own, listen to your appointed leaders and we shall win this. Oh and remember... have fun doing this, it's only the Charmed Ones.

The crowd laughed at the irony of the joke and cheered.

Mass: My fellow demons, darklighters, warlocks, and evil creatures alike... It's time we... ATTACK!
Crowd: DEATH TO THE CHARMED ONES! DEATH TO THE CHARMED ONES! DEATH TO THE CHARMED ONES!

(Other in of the Underworld, Jericho who was moving ahead of Jo suddenly stopped)

Jericho: I'll be damned.

Jo: What?

Jo looked at what Jericho was looking at, to find Barbas chained in an unprotected cage. There wasn't a single demon in sight.

Jericho: This is bad.

Jericho and Jo rush into the cave, but as soon as they reach the cage they're thrown back by a dark force was about to throw an energy ball towards the cage, in order to try and break whatever force field, when he was interrupted by someone clearing their throat from behind him and Jo. Jo and Jericho whipped around to find a dozen demon standing at the entrance of the cave. Jo turned around to look for other exits but dozens of demons stood in front of everyone. In a matter of seconds, about a hundred demons were standing in the cave.

Jo: This is really bad...

(Manor, Attic)

Paige: I guess this is it, incoming...

Piper: Everyone be ready, we want to finish this quickly before Mass realizes what we did and sends more demons.

Demon 1 (from the attic door): That won't be necessary.

Phoebe: What the …?

Darklighter 1: He already knows.

Warlock: And he is already prepared.

Billie: Are these...?

Billie was referring to the fact that the 3 species of evil creatures were actually standing side by side.

Paige: Uh-huh.

Piper: NOW!

Piper blew up the darklighter, Phoebe threw a vanquishing potion at the demon, and Billie used her telekinesis to break the warlock's neck.

Phoebe: Why the hell were these three together?

Billie: I have no idea, but we have to warn Jo that Mass will be prepared for them.

Piper: Well one of us needs to get down there then...

Demon 2 (appeared in front of them) : You're not going anywhere!

Paige: You see, I think that's what your buddies meant earlier, but look where that took them.

Phoebe: You're only one pal, we can take you out without moving.

Dozens of dark creatures appeared behind the demon, and dozens more appeared behind the sisters.

Demon 2: That's where you're wrong! We're more than one, and you'll have to move if you don't want to die quickly.

Piper: Oh crap...

(Underworld, Mass was looking through crystal globes at the scenes unfolding and laughing loudly)

Mass: This was a great plan.

Lawson: The witches don't stand a chance. I know you want to kill the half witch/ half whitelighter yourself, so when do we go?

Mass: Don't underestimate the Charmed Ones, we'll go when they're already down. When they really don't stand a chance.

T.B.C

Author's notes: Well that's it for now. It didn't really have much action in it, but it was kind of a precursor for what's to come next.

I hope you liked this one. Again, I would like to hear you thoughts on what's happening, or your input if there's anything specific you want to see happening.

Thank you for reading.