Chapter 2: Never, Never Land
"So does somebody want to explain to me just what the hell happened in this living room ? Because I've seen disaster areas that look better than this." Chris asked rhetorically as he surveyed the damage that Wyatt and Chuck had done to the apartment the previous day. This was the first chance he was getting to look at it he had just gotten home from work because he had still had work after their family meeting. From the looks of things it was a miracle that the only thing Wyatt and Chuck had broke was the living room table. Chris's eyes settled on the couch oh boy they were so going to be in for it that was Henry's favorite piece of furniture. "I hope you both know that Hank is going to kill you when he finds out what you did to his couch." Wyatt and Chuck both stood with their heads bowed. "Never mind that right now what I'd really like to know is which one of you went through the table ?" he asked with his eyebrow arched he was torn between being pissed and amused.
Both men still declined to say anything that was not like either one of them they were always ready with a smart ass comment. "Chuck body slammed Wyatt through the table and Wyatt tackled Chuck over the back of the couch." Prue answered with a great sigh when she saw that neither her cousin or boyfriend was going to answer Chris's questions.
Chris however was ignoring the fact that they weren't answering him in all truthfulness at that point in time he wasn't even aware there were other people in the room with him as he was sucked into another one of his 'visions' as he had dubbed them for the lack of a better term.
Chuck slid down the attic wall with a sickening thud but he slowly got back up showing Chris that he was still alive. A long haired blonde man stood over Chuck with an energy ball in his hand prepared to finish him off.
"Chuck I expected so much more out of you, you are half demon after all." the blonde haired man taunted him as he tossed the energy ball from hand to hand.
"Wyatt don't do this , this isn't you Chuck is like a brother to us. You don't want to kill him or me either so just let us go." Chris pleaded with his older brother whose eyes seemed so cold and unforgiving. Wyatt would never do anything that would really hurt Chuck but it seemed like he was about to.
"Little brother I told you both to leave it alone I'm just trying to make the demons pay for what they did to mom and Aunt Paige and Aunt Phoebe. The only way for me to do that is to get in bed with them so to speak." Wyatt said putting the energy ball out. "Go on get him out of here before I change my mind." he said waving his hand in a dismissive manner.
Chris could see in his brother's eyes as he went to help Chuck orb out that all hope wasn't lost for him yet. "Wyatt I will save you from what you're becoming whether you want me to or not." he promised him as he before he orbed out with friend.
Wyatt ? There was no way that monster that Chris had just seen could be his brother Wyatt. Despite how he came across sometimes he was kind and loving and he would never actually try to kill Chuck but that was what Chris had just seen.
Chris quickly shook off the fog of the memory he had just seen he couldn't have the others worried about him. He couldn't seem distant to them he had to act normal until he could figure it out.
Liz was standing with a far off look on her face as well like she did when she was seeing into the future. "Wyatt we need to be ready for an incoming in like thirty seconds." she said once the life came back into her eyes.
Wyatt and the others didn't argue with her they just took up a fighting position when Liz said something after having that look it was best to do as she said. Sure enough thirty seconds later a demon clad in black leather appeared in the apartment. Wyatt tried sending out an energy blast but it was useless.
The demon just laughed off Wyatt's attempt at fighting him off no way was that going to get rid of him. "That will never work against me Mr. Mighty Twice Blessed you'll have to do a lot better. I will have my revenge for my father Gith." Pith said as he sent out a blast that sent the world of the five young friends spiraling into blackness.
"Mel you don't seriously have to stay here and babysit me. You can go out and do something else if you want to." Henry assured his cousin he was sitting up on the couch and she had just finished changing his bandages again.
Mel gave her oldest male cousin an exasperated look and said "Henry there is no one else to sit with you. Your sisters are at magic school, Val and Penny went to New York with Aunt Phoebe and Uncle Coop to promote her new book. Prue was supposed to be here two hours ago but I have no clue where she went she's probably off with Chuck. And I have no clue where my brothers are. So you're stuck with me just get used to it." she gave him a smile to temper her sarcasm.
"Mel did you try to call them all ? Because I can't sense them and that's not good. I can sense Chris a little bit but it's a very weak signal." Henry said a frown creasing his brow they were never all out of touch like this without telling him. "Carly and Patty Matthews get your asses to the manor now." he yelled out he could sense his sisters so he wanted them to be with him where he could watch over them. Mel rolled her eyes at him she was sure he was over reacting.
Blue and white orbs filled the living room and both Matthews twins appeared. Carly looked pissed. But Patty looked between her brother and cousin and saw the looks on their faces and knew something was wrong. "What is wrong guys ?" Patty asked concerned she had never seen her brother this upset before.
"We don't know where any of our cousins or my brothers are they are not answering their phones and Henry can't sense them." Mel explained a little fear in her voice she knew there was a new source and that he was somehow involved in this.
Henry slowly and painfully pulled himself up off of the couch something wasn't right and he knew it he just didn't know what it was. "I want you three girls to stand behind me." he said a split second before a darklighter appeared in the living room. Henry threw out his hands and blasted him back but not before he shot off an arrow that embedded itself in his right leg. "Mel finish him off and then get out of here with the girls." He ordered as he fell to the floor in pain this just wasn't his week.
Jake woke unsure of his surroundings his throat was dry and his head ached. He couldn't remember anything that happened before he passed out. But from looking around he could tell it wasn't good. He saw that he was sitting on a dirt floor and torches lit up the room as if it were a cavern and he instantly knew that he was in the underworld. "Hello is anybody there ? Wyatt ? Chris ? Henry ? Dad ? Aunt Paige ? Chuck ? Anybody !" he yelled out making his throat hurt worse but he got no answer. Oh he was in trouble this time and he didn't even really do anything he had just gone home from what he could remember. He tried shimmering out but it was no use the room must be blocked off from good magic meaning even if he fought he way out he still had no way of leaving.
A demon stepped from the shadows and approached him. "There is no one that can hear you down here so don't waste your breath. You're a guest of the source for now and he should be with you shortly." the demon informed him laughing evilly before shimmering out.
"It would be just my luck to get taken hostage by the source without Chuck to keep me company." Jake mused out loud he had to do something to keep from going crazy it looked like he might be there for a while. Because apparently his powers might be demonic but they were good so he couldn't use them to escape.
When the world finally came back into focus Chris, Wyatt, Chuck, Prue, and Liz found themselves in a tropical paradise but Liz , Prue, and Wyatt. were separated from the group. Wyatt held up his hand to shield his eyes from the intense light and took a look around. Nothing seemed sinister about the place it was everything one might expect of an tropical island there palm trees and off in the distance they could hear birds singing. But still Wyatt knew something was wrong he couldn't quite place his finger on. No demon would knowingly send them to this island paradise without something there that would be a danger to them. From his perch he did manage to see a pirate ship sitting out in the middle of a blue lagoon something about it seemed familiar to him but again he couldn't think of what it was. It was almost like he had saw this in a movie somewhere he just didn't remember what movie it was. Wyatt's thoughts were interrupted by a burst of two people giggling but it had a distinct sound to it only two people he knew could giggle like that Liz and Prue.
"Wy what the hell are you doing dressed like that ? You look ridiculous." Liz managed to get out in between bursts of laughter. Her only wish was that she had a camera to take a picture no one would ever believe her unless they saw this. She hadn't seen him dressed up like that since they were kids and they played dress up all the time.
"What is the matter with the way I'm dressed ?" Wyatt asked looking down at himself. His face paled and then it turned a deep shade of red from anger and embarrassment. He had on green pointy shoes, tight green leggings, and a green shirt. The belt he had on held a dagger in a sheath and a hat with a red feather protruding from the side was tucked in it. Oh was he ever going to enjoy killing that demon when he got his hands on him. " Holy shit I look like some kind of fairy or something. This isn't funny you guys this is horrible I'll never live this down." he shrieked only to be met with more laughter from his best friend and cousin.
"No you don't look like a fairy you look like Peter Pan." Prue stated looking her cousin up and down from head to toe she was going to have to be sure to tell Mel about this when they got back. That was if they ever got back first they had to find Chris and Chuck and with their luck probably Roman and Lilly too. Wyatt had finally turned around to stare them down and began pointing and laughing at Prue. With a feeling of dread Prue looked down at her attire it was far worse than she thought. She had on a green tutu with green shoes that were adorned with fuzzy white balls. And that wasn't the worst part she had wings sticking out of her back. "I swear if my brother or my boyfriend did anything to piss a demon off that resulted in this not only am I going to enjoy killing them but I'm going to really enjoy killing the demon. Because I will not rest until someone pays for this mess." she said angrily. Liz did nothing to help her mood improve as she just kept laughing at her. "I don't know what you think is so funny Liz you're not dressed much better than me or Wy." she shot at her friend giving her an angry smirk.
While Liz wasn't dressed quite as bad as Prue and Wyatt her attire still wasn't much to write home about as a matter of fact it downright sucked. She was clad in a blue dress with frilly lace and ruffles and a bow of the same color was tied in her hair. She was so not happy she was going to help Prue when she went on her demon killing spree. Liz did not do lace, frills, and ribbons and she hadn't since she was about nine she would make every demon in the underworld pay for this. This was just not acceptable attire for her at least she could have traded places with Prue wearing what she had on and having wings was better than this. Wyatt looked at his friend with an amused look on his face but his smile quickly faded when Liz shot him a death glare. He was a smart man and he knew better than to piss her off she was quite scary when she wanted to be. And it took a lot for a woman to scare him his mother was Piper Halliwell after all. "Wyatt I will personally kill you if you don't find a way to get us the fuck out of this hell hole." she raged at him knowing her anger was misplaced but she just couldn't help it he was there and he was an easy target compared to Prue who had quite a temper whether she was willing to admit it or not.
"Lizzie I would love to just that but I'm not really sure where here is." Wyatt stated again looking around to see if he could get some clue from his surroundings just where in the hell he was. Both Liz and Prue looked at him like he had just announced that he was the new source of all evil. "I don't why you two are looking at me like I'm a demon but I really don't know where we are." he stated scratching his head at their behavior.
"Wyatt I love you really I do but you're a complete and total dumb ass about ninety percent of the time. Wy we're in Never Land and like Prue said you're Peter Pan, everyone's favorite cupid is Tinker Bell, and I am suck in this oh so wonderful place as Wendy Darling." Liz explained to her somewhat challenged friend. Her and Prue of course knew right off the bat where they were. Those two were after all the Disney movie buffs. She couldn't believe Wyatt didn't remember Peter Pan after all she had made him watch it several hundred times when they were growing up. Wyatt still stood there with a blank look on his face Liz just gave him a sigh and gave up on trying to get through to him.
"Well fine since you know so much what the hell do we do now ?" Wyatt asked with a smug look on his face he knew now was not the time to be at odds with Liz but she just made so hard for him not to argue with her.
"Give me a minute to think I just watched this movie with Hen yesterday. I'm trying to remember what we have to do." Prue said a thoughtful look on her face. Wyatt made a "well come on." gesture with his hands and Prue shot him a look that told him to stop and let her think. "Oh yeah I have to fly over to the lost boys and you two have to fly and let Captain Hook shoot at you and then came to the hide out." she said remembering the details now. She just had to get the old juices flowing so to speak. "Look on the bright side we could be trapped in one of the war movies Hen likes to watch right now." she said when both Wyatt and Liz gave her odd looks.
Henry was laying in the floor writhing in pain he could feel the poison coursing through his body but he could do little to stop it. He had told all three of the girls to get out but they were still there. He was glad they wanted to stay by him but he wasn't sure it was safe for them more darklighters could come. Patty approached him to see if he was ok but he quickly shooed her back. "Charlie you're part whitelighter too this is just as dangerous to you and Carly as it is to me." he said making his voice sound stronger than what it was.
Patty looked at her brother with concern and determination in her eyes. "But Hank someone has to get that arrow out of you or it will kill you faster. Not that you're going to die because you're not you'll be fine we just have to get that arrow out of you." Patty said rambling a nervous habit she had picked up from her mother. Mel was seated on the couch trying to consol a devastated Carly.
"Patty he's right get back I'll pull it out of him." Mel said untangling herself from Carly. She went to Henry and knelt beside him. She gave him a reassuring smile and said "Ok Bubba I'm gonna pull this out of you on three." she gave his hand a squeeze to let him know everything was going to be ok. "One, two." she counted and pulled the arrow out on two so he didn't have time to tense up and think about the pain. Mel quickly threw the arrow off to the side.
Henry only grunted when she pulled it out of him he had to be brave for them otherwise they would lose all hope. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself before he spoke. "Ok someone get the book and research that arrow, and then somebody needs to get me a belt so I can tie this leg off to keep the poison from spreading." he ordered forcefully as long as he stayed strong he could get them through this.
Carly ran up to the attic to fetch the book and Mel went off in search of a belt. Henry tried to busy himself with the task of sitting up without killing himself and he failed horribly. Patty rushed to him and helped him into a sitting position against the couch and propped pillows behind his back to keep him upright. She then put he hand out over his wound and began trying to heal him like she had when he was in the hospital.
"Don't even bother trying to heal him sis it won't work that was an enchanted arrow which pretty much means unless we call mom his only chance is to heal himself which he can't do." Carly informed her sister with a worried look on her face but then she had a thought and looking at her sister she knew there were thinking the same thing Sam.
"Nope forget about you two are not calling mom, Uncle J.D. and especially not Sam." Henry said knowing what his two sisters were thinking. Mel came back in the room at that moment carrying a belt that Wyatt had left over at the house the last time he slept there. "Thank you Mel now keep in mind I still have a bad arm and can't do this myself so listen carefully. I need you to wrap this belt as tight as it will go just above the wound." he instructed her being a Marine sure came in handy at times like these. Mel did just as he told her and had the belt fastened around his leg in no time.
Patty however was not just content to sit and do nothing while her brother died from the poison. "Candles, circle." she called out waving her hand to arrange the candles in a circle she bent down and lit each one. And before anyone could object she began to recite. "Hear my words, hear my cry, sprit from the other side, come to me, I summon thee, cross now the great divide." if he wouldn't let them call Paige or Sam she would do the next best thing.
Golden orbs filled the room and soon Penny Halliwell stood in the middle of the circle of candles. She was about to object to being summoned but then her eyes fell on her great-grandson. "Well why didn't one of you summon me sooner that boy is in bad shape?" Grams asked with a raised eyebrow.
Henry heaved a sigh of discontent it just had to be Grams that she summoned he was going to kill his sister for this. This seriously wasn't his month.
"Grams he was shot with an enchanted arrow Patty can't heal him we can't call Aunt Paige we're all out of touch, the cousins and my brothers are no where to be found and he won't let us call Grandpa Sam." Mel explained she was the only one not afraid of Grams.
"Why won't you let them call Sam ?" Grams asked a look of annoyance on her face men could be so stupid sometimes. God forbid they call another man in to get help. It didn't help his case any that he was a male of the Warren Line and he had the tendency to be stubborn.
Henry narrowed his eyes and in the direction of his youngest sister who gulped when she saw the look he was giving her a look that was always reserved for Carly. "Grams me and Sam don't get along let's leave it at that and besides he couldn't heal this anyway it was an enchanted arrow. Besides that I don't think I could get through to either him or mom we're cut off from everyone." he explained rationally so as to avoid a fight with his great-grandmother if at all possible. The wound in his leg hurt like hell but until they figured out what to do about not being able to contact anyone he would have to live with it.
Grams pursed her lips at this news and her eyes narrowed until they were just slits directed toward her great-grandson it just had to be Henry who was left alone with the girls it couldn't have been sweet little Jake or Wyatt hell she would have even settled for Chris. But no she got stuck with Henry the most difficult of all the boys in her book. "Henry why are you even at the manor ? Don't you have school or work ?" she asked venom dripping from every word the boys was already starting to get to her.
Henry gave her a death glare back like Mel he wasn't scared of Grams either she just got on his nerves. They both took after Piper in that respect she was the only other one who dared to talk to Penny Halliwell that way. "Now I realize you're dead and not down here living with us day to day. But for the love of God woman I thought Aunt Prue would have told you that I got shot and almost died that's why I'm not at work or school." he shot back staring her right in the eyes as he said each word he was so not in the mood for her shit. "Look Grams I'm really not in the mood for this shit I have to find my cousins and then I have to find a way to get my leg healed." he continued and he had to shift his position to alleviate some of the pain that wracked his body.
"Henry Victor Matthews Halliwell Jr don't you dare get fresh with me," Grams spat out with a pissed off look on her face Henry just shrugged it off. "And watch your language this isn't a barroom. I swear and here I always thought that you and Chris were the perfect gentlemen." She mused a little calmer when she remembered that he was slowly dying from darklighter poison.
"Mother that is quite enough you should be ashamed talking to Henry like that." a disembodied voice that sounded like that of Patty Halliwell said. And mere seconds later she appeared in the living room. Her three granddaughters quickly rushed to her and hugged her tight. "Hello my darlings." she said to them returning the hug. She glared at her mother who looked unrepentant as she walked over to the couch where Henry was propped up in the floor. "And how are you sweet boy ?" she asked him as she placed a kiss on his forehead. She not only knew about the darklighter arrow but she also knew about him getting shot.
Henry looked up at her with grateful eyes someone had to take his side against Grams and it was almost always his grandma. "Well besides the fact that I was shot at work got some busted ribs and now I was shot by a darklighter I'm doing pretty good all things considered." he said giving her a weak smile and shifting in pain again.
Patty knew that she had to find the rest of her grandchildren but she also knew that she had to do something to try to help get Henry healed. "Andy dear could you come down here ? I need your help. " she called out to the man who for the practical purposes was her son-in-law.
Andy Trudeau late of the SFPD appeared in a shower of blue and white orbs and quickly assessed what was going on around him. He immediately saw what the problem was. He bent down and took a look at Henry's leg. "Patty I don't know if I'm going to be able to heal this but I'll try." he said giving Patty a concerned look and giving Henry a reassuring smile. Andy a deep look of concentration on his face held his hands out over the wound but after a few moments still nothing happened.
Mel looked on and heaved a sigh of frustration when Andy trying to heal him didn't work. She knew there was a way to fix this without having to call a member of the family which they couldn't anyway but she wished she could ask her dad he would know what to do. Wait a minute that's it mom healed dad the first time he was shot with a darklighter arrow I've got it one of us has to switch powers with him. Mel sent to the twins she had to have backup or Henry would veto the idea. "Andy, Aunt Paige could heal him if she was here right ?" she asked and when he nodded she went on. "So if someone were to switch powers with Hank we would be able to heal him ?" she asked hopefully.
"In theory that would work very well. But who would switch powers with him ?" Grams asked she really liked the idea that her second oldest great-granddaughter had come up with.
"I will switch powers with him we share the ability to freeze and blow up. So he would have powers that he knows how to use." Mel explained her reasoning.
"Carly, Charlie orb them over to my apartment I don't want anyone switching powers on accident. Mel will call you over when we're finished." Henry instructed as his sisters orbed out with Patty and Grams while Andy followed behind them. "Alright Mel lets do this before I change my mind." he said as he watched Mel flipped through the book of shadows.
Mel was flipping through the book searching for the spell that she needed she stopped when she came to the entry that she was looking for and began to recite. "What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine, let our powers cross the line, I offer up my gift to share, switch our powers through the air."
Blue orbs came out of both Henry and Mel the one's from Henry flew into Mel and the ones from Mel flew into Henry.
"Do you think it worked ?" Mel asked a questioning gaze on her face she didn't feel any different.
"Try calling for the remote and see if that works." Henry said. Mel did as he told her and soon the remote appeared in her hand.
"Now try telling me I'm too young to help out." Mel said with a triumphant grin on her face. Henry just gave her an exasperated look and hung his head in resignation Wyatt was going to kill him when he found out that he was letting Mel and the girls help him. Thanks to Henry, Wyatt was going to have a full scale mutiny on his hands when it came to the girls. But if it got them all back from where ever they were in one piece they could worry about that later.
Chris was in a rather foul mood he had inherited from his mother the great dislike of having to dress up in stupid costumes. And this might have been one of he worst he had ever been in. He was clad only in a night shirt and slippers with a top hat and umbrella as accessories. That wasn't the only thing that irked him when he and Chuck had come to Roman had been there too but C.J. was no where in sight it just didn't seem fair that he got out of this mess. But he was more afraid than pissed about that he was worried that something had happened to his youngest male cousin and then Prue would really be difficult if she didn't know if her brother was ok. But knowing C.J. he was fine and he had just managed to somewhere else when the demons attacked the lucky bastard. Chris was sitting on the ground outside of a hallowed out tree that was used as a hideout trying to figure out what his next move was going to be.
"Chris why is it always us who get sucked into either another dimension or the past ?" Chuck asked he was not in the best of moods either which Wyatt was mostly responsible for and now being stuck in this hell was not making his mood any better. And he certainly was not thrilled by his attire either he was dressed in a pinkish red set of pajamas with feet in them and a flap in the back. Damn was he not allowed to have one shred of dignity ? When he saw from the look on Chris's face that he wasn't going to answer him he went on. "Please tell me one of you two know where we are. Because there had better be a damned good reason for me to be dressed like this." he ranted on.
Ro rolled his eyes at his friend he had a tendency to overreact over nothing well this wasn't nothing but still Chuck was more worried about the clothes he had on than the fact that they didn't know where they were. "Really Chuck it's not that bad at least you're not dressed in a fucking skunk skin like I am." Roman said and sure enough he was dressed up just like the lost boy from Peter Pan who was skunk. But he had to look on the bright side at least he had a slingshot as a weapon.
"Please don't start you two we're in Never Land we have to be. You know as well as I do Liz and Prue made us watch this movie one too many times." Chris answered coming out of his own world to keep his two friends from fighting. He couldn't help but chuckle at the looks on their faces when he informed them that he knew where they were. Chuck rolled his eyes but couldn't help but smile at the mention of his girlfriend's name. And Roman let out a long sigh.
"I swear I watched this movie enough times that I shouldn't be this lost." Prue yelled to no one in particular and then she swore she could hear someone calling her name. When she looked down she saw not only Chris but Chuck and Ro as well. Prue flapped her fairy wings until she was safely on the ground and the landing was not smooth one she landed flat on her ass. "Damn and here I heard landing was supposed to be the easy part." she mused when Chuck came over to help her up. Taking in his appearance she couldn't help but laugh she gripped her sides and bent over because she was laughing so hard. "Chip that is such a cute look for you, you should be sure to take that little outfit with you when we leave." she said the words almost unintelligible because she was laughing so hard.
Chuck did not find it that amusing although he had to admit that Prue made a pretty damn hot Tinker Bell. "At least I'm not dressed up like a fairy Prue you honestly have no room to talk about me." he shot back trying to keep the look of pure lust off of his face he knew that now wasn't the time or place. Right now they had to concentrate on finding a way out of this mess and he couldn't afford to be distracted.
"Did you by chance happen to see Wyatt or Liz ?" Roman asked trying hard not to laugh at Prue because she would kill him and he knew it.
"Yeah they're on the way over here . But they had to get shot at by Captain Hook." Prue explained to the three men as if they were all backwards children.
"Ladybug you have just been banned from ever watching Peter Pan ever again. I don't enjoy getting sucked into these movies it is not fun for me." Chris said through gritted teeth.
"There is no way in hell that this could be my fault how about we try blaming the demon that did this instead of a very innocent half cupid." Prue said batting her eyelashes at her cousin in an innocent manner.
Roman rolled his eyes and scoffed at his friend Prue Halliwell was anything but innocent and he said so earning himself a death glare not only from Prue but from Chuck as well nobody talked about his girlfriend like that and got away with it.
"Now we can't have you and Prue fighting like that Ro. Isn't that right Wy ?" Liz asked as her and Wyatt safely touched down on the ground from their little escapade with Captain Hook. Why did it always have to be them that had to get stuck in another dimension? At least they should be able to have their powers that was only fair. But no they were powerless and stuck in stupid costumes. The elders just were never fair when it came to them this was their payback for Piper ignoring them and all their stupid rules.
"Liz is right we need to stick together on this and figure out what to do next." Wyatt agreed with his best friend ignoring the hysterical laughter coming from his brother, Chuck, and Ro.
"Wy just let me say that you as Peter Pan is oh so fitting the kid that never grows up." Chris commented with a sly grin on his face. He really was he more mature of the two brothers as a matter of fact the only two Halliwells that could match Chris's maturity level were Henry and Mel.
"Hey Wy resembles that remark take it easy on him being dressed in those tights can't be easy on his boys." Chuck joked he and Wyatt were back on speaking terms for Prue's sake and he was trying to get back on track with his best friend.
"Give up on that joke please Chuck you use it too much." Roman said giving Chuck a big grin.
"Ok focus boys. Liz what the hell happens next we need to get the fuck out of here." Prue asked she seriously just wanted to get home and make sure her brother was ok. It hadn't escaped her notice that Jake was no where around.
Liz thought for a moment and a look of concentration crossed her face. She really needed to have her memory checked if she couldn't remember a movie that she had seen thousands of times. Roman gave her a come on already look. " Don't you jerks rush me I'm trying to think." Liz said referring to Chris, Ro, and Chuck who she gave dirty looks. Wyatt could never be classified as a jerk in her book.. " Moe, Larry, and Curly over there need to go exploring and get kidnaped by Indians. Then we the Three Musketeers need to go see some mermaids rescue Tiger Lilly and meet up with them in the Indian camp." she explained and then looked to Prue for confirmation of what she had just said.
"That sounds about right so lets get to it." Prue said flashing Chuck a huge smile before they all regrouped and went their separate ways.
The hooded demon stood in his hideout talking to the alchemist he wanted more than anything to spoil Gorgon's plan and then make the Halliwells pay for what they did to him.
"Look if we're going to be doing business together I'm going to need to know what to call you." the alchemist said he was a very busy demon and had better things to do than play mind games with some hotshot who wanted to be the source.
The demon's eyes flashed black for a moment but he chose to answer anyway. "Call me Ben. Now here is the job I have for you I want you to resurrect an elemental specifically water my chosen targets don't seem to be able to deal well with water." Ben laughed evilly several of the Halliwells powers proved not to work against water demons.
"Whatever you wish just as long as I receive my payment I would resurrect anyone for you Ben." the alchemist replied as he paced Ben's lair.
Ben walked over to his oracle's crystal ball and looked into it in it he could see the group trapped in Never Land and he could see Henry and the younger Halliwells cut off from most of the family at the manner and he knew he had to work quickly if he wanted his plan to work. "Come on Al we have to go to the pit if we hope to make our plan work before it's too late." Ben said giving the Alchemist a nickname to make himself more comfortable with what he was doing.
It was official C.J. was bored out of his mind at least they could have put him somewhere where he could hear the screams of people being tortured. But no he sat in complete silence and there was nothing for him to do to occupy his mind. He knew it was only a matter of time before his family figured out he was missing and came to find him. At least that was what he kept telling himself but he also knew that, that belief might be wishful thinking. His mom and dad were in New York and had no way of knowing that he was gone. But he was still holding out hope that Prue, Chuck, or Lilly would realize he was gone and come looking for him. Given his track record with disappearing without telling anyone he knew they would probably figure that he was just off on one of his soul searching missions and wait a week before they started to worry. Maybe just maybe he could get his telepathic link with his sisters or one of his cousins to work. He couldn't count on that though he was in the underworld and it was like they all lost service when they were down there.
C.J. began to trace a triquetra in the dirt with his finger anything to pass the time. "Come on Jake think there has to be a way out. You're the guy who snuck out of the house and back in without mom and dad knowing your were gone. If anybody can get themself out of this mess without help it's you all the way just concentrate." He told himself as his eyes began to dart around the cave looking for any avenue of escape but he failed to find one. Sighing he leaned back against the cave wall.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting Mr. Halliwell. As I'm sure you can understand it's very hard work to keep all your demons in line and make them work the way you want them to." Gorgon said as he flamed into the cavern where Jake was being held. He gave him a disarming smile showing all his perfect white teeth.
Oh great not only was this demon the source but he was charming and in Jake's vast experience he knew that demons were only charming when they wanted something he was living proof of that. After that was how Cole had got to the Charmed Ones by worming his way into Phoebe's heart. "Were both men here so lets just cut to the chase. What the hell do you want from me?" he asked a frown marring his features.
"Well before we get into all of that what do I call you Cooper, Coop, or Jake ?" Gorgon asked trying to put him at ease for what he wanted to ask him.
Jake pretended to think for a minute he would have to play along just a little bit if he ever wanted to find a way to get out of this hell whole. "Actually C.J. would do just fine." he answered he didn't want to disgrace his dad's name dealing with demons. When the truth of the matter was that he preferred to be called either Coop or Jake. Only Grandpa Sam could get away with calling him Cooper and only his dad could call him C.J. or Junior on a regular basis without him getting pissed.
"Well then C.J. I have a proposition for you," Gorgon paused and waited for C.J. to shake his head in acknowledgment and then he went on "I want you to help me rule all of this you would be one of the most feared powers in the underworld. No more having to keep your powers in check, no more having to worry about personal gain, and no more having to answer to the elders who you know deep down can't stand you anyway. You could have all the power and privilege that you were denied by that seer. And all you have to do to get all this is agree to join me and bring your friend Chuck along with you." Gorgon pitched as if he were an used car salesman trying to sell you a car he knew very well was a lemon and you knew it too but after hearing him talk you bought it anyway.
"Let me think about it a little while and then get back to you on it. This is a lot to consider and I have to think of a way to get Chuck to agree to all of this." C.J. said playing along knowing full well that he didn't need time to think about his answer but time to think about what he was going to do next. He knew that his answer was not only no but hell no but he had to buy time to find a way out without having some demon torture him. He had experienced that not that long ago before Chuck came to rescue him.
Gorgon had a huge smile on his face and he spread his arms wide as C.J. got on his feet. "Take however long you need to decide C.J. because I know that you will make the right choice." he said slapping C.J. on the back before flaming out.
"Oh great Jake you've got yourself in a mess now dad is going to kill you when he finds out after telling you your whole life never to get into bed with demons and you went and got in bed with the source. Yeah that sounds just like what Prue is going to say to you when she finds out stupid ass. Mom is so going to ground me for life and the sad thing is this time I deserve it." C.J. said to himself since he was the only one around there was no way he was coming out of this one unscathed. But wait a minute there was something about this guy that seemed really familiar to him he just couldn't put his finger on it.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter the next one will be up soon. Please review.