Sorry about the delay. I had different fandoms competing up here (points to temple) and I decided not to write anything else until this story (and possibly a sequel) gets written so it doesn't get abandoned.
Trigger Warning: Physical and (non-graphic) sexual abuse
Leo and Piper trailed behind the demons through endless caves and passages growing more apprehensive the farther they went. Eventually the dank halls led to an ornate set of double doors; Chloe pushed them open imperiously followed by a hesitant Karn. Inside was a throne room of sorts with demons, slaves and scantily clad women sporadically about. The throne sat at the rear of the room shrouded in shadow and a large figure sat in it upright with his nails tapping the arm rests and face obscured by a hood.
"You know a text message works better than sending your goons," started the teen. "Good to see you to my lord; it has been too long. How have you been? I have so missed your company." The demon responded then turned to the surviving goon. "Karn, this is disappointing." The blond demon stooped low and groveled, "My apologies my lord. Your daughter is very stubborn and I am no match for your progeny as I am merely your servant." Piper glanced at Leo and commented, "Well don't go overboard with the praise; he might be suspicious." Instead the enthroned demon merely laughed and the lesser demon scuttled back.
"What do you have to say for yourself, Beltaz?" Chloe looked uncowed and merely smiled mischievously, "My apologies father I was simply shocked by the audacity of your men and the liberties they took. There would have been fewer losses to your resources had you used another method to contact me. Let me start again. Good to see you my lord; it has been too long. How have you been? I have so missed your company." This caused him to laugh again, "Smartass. Do you know why you are here?" "Because you had sex with my mother," she responded. The cloaked man shifted and though they couldn't see his face, he had a distinctly unamused air.
"I want to know about Wyatt." "What's to know? He is a 13 year old boy, hardly a threat to your magnificence." "A twice-blessed witch lighter with knack for violence and a following of demons." "Father, are you saying you are losing your men to a boy? Are you sure you want to admit that out loud?" There were snickers around the room which quickly cut off when the cloaked demon through a fireball into one of the cackling goons.
"Hardly, they are not from my ranks that he is pulling them. You are one of my main sources of intelligence for the progress of all of the Halliwell children. I simply want an update." "I gave you your update yesterday." "You call that an update, daughter? You told me to mind my own fucking business and then spit in my face." "Not one of my most original moments I know, I was kind of disappointed too. Don't worry, I have one now though: I would rather stick a flaming hot poker up my ass and dance the hula then ever help you."
She flipped him off and turned around to stalk off. A pack of demons blocked off the door and her father was shaking his head. She spun back to face him, "Call your dogs off." "I wish I could Beltaz, but I can't let such blatant disrespect go like I did yesterday." "Yesterday? If you call that letting me off gently, you need to go pick up a dictionary. I'm pretty sure bloody and bruised are under no subsection of gentle." At a gesture from the still seated demon, the henchmen swarmed her. Fists flew and bodies went flying. Lightening sparked and writhed over the mass of bodies and bodies exploded in flames.
When the turmoil died down, Chloe was pinned to the ground by a small group of straining figures. They fit her with chains yanking her arms over her head and pulling her up so her toes were kissing the ground; the teen's wrists and shoulders were taking the majority of her weight. Hands yanked and tore at her clothes stripping her bare and then roaming over the exposed skin, groping roughly. Piper turned her face into Leo's chest trying not to watch, but unable to look away. "Enough," the head demon eventually commanded.
He began circling her vulnerable body scrutinizing her, "You do look so much like your mother." His hands ran over her skin, pinched her nipple and ran between her legs before he stepped back, "What a shame." Karn suddenly appeared beside him with a whip and at his master's nod he began to attack her back. The first couple lashes got no discernable reaction, then she began grimacing in pain, at 10 she began to whimper between lashes and at 17 her cries echoed off the walls. The lashes stopped at 25 and Karn approached the limp woman. "Have you learned your lesson princess?" he asked as he ran the handle of the whip along her sex.
She spit blood from her bit lip in his face. Enraged he backhanded her making her body roughly jerk in the chains. He pulled a knife from its sheath at his hip and made four shallow cuts across her inner thighs. "Whatever will Phoebe think when she sees that you have been cutting yourself, princess?" He laughed and licked at the blood running down her thigh. "That's enough Karn," called the demon sitting back on his throne. Three unlucky henchmen were chosen to release her from her chains and they received fireballs to the chest from their captive for their trouble. After killing the demons, Chloe painfully pushed to her feet and shuffled out.
Leo orbed them out to the manor's empty living room. Piper was speechless and just stared blankly at Leo, who was becoming worried. "Piper are you okay?" "They tortured her Leo. Her own father tortured her." "That's part of what makes them demons Piper. No one can come out of a situation and still be good." "We should have helped her." "Piper we can't do anything remember, we would have just passed right through them. But, it's not like she was an innocent getting hurt; she is a demon. If she would have died, it would have been better for us." "How can you say that Leo, she is still a child?" "She is hardly a child. You have heard everything she's said and seen what she has done. She kills, is an informant against our family and who knows what else. It's likely she poisoned Phoebe's mind against us. It's not out of the realm of possibility and we know how susceptible your sister is to that kind of thing. I think it's obvious that she turned Wyatt and has Chris working for her too."
Piper nodded her head considering his words. She was about to respond when Paige and Phoebe orbed in. "We need to talk to you about what we found," said Piper quietly. "No, not right now," Paige responded, still angry at the neglect of younger Chris by the two wanting to speak to them. Chris walked down the stairs and Paige suddenly engulfed him in a hug catching him off guard. He immediately froze and looked questioningly at Phoebe; her eyes told him that Paige knew. Slowly extracting himself from her tight grasp, he smiled at her. "I need to get something for the potion to get us home. Phoebe, can you start working on a spell to get us home?" "Sure," she responded ready to be done with the emotional stress of this place.
Chris orbed out and Leo turned to Phoebe, "You can't be serious? We are just starting to learn what's going on here." "I've seen enough," she replied. "Me too," called Paige and Piper nodded her agreement. Leo knew when he was out voted so let it go but fumed silently. They moved into the dining room and started working on the spell. Too soon people began piling into the dining room. Paige, Phoebe, Coop, Phoenix, Peyton, Prue, Piper, Wyatt and Chris soon all sat around the table with one empty space. Food started being passed around and Chloe snuck into her seat amidst the commotion.
"Where were you today?" asked Coop. Chloe opened her mouth with a quick retort but caught Phoebe's glance and quickly closed it, "I went to the library." "Funny I went by there today and didn't see you," replied Piper. The tension was palpable, "What time did you come by? I could have been still at school or it might have been when I went to grab a bite to eat." Coop stepped back in, "You got a phone call today from that troubled girl you …. She said she had your homework since you weren't in class today." "I had my appointment with the advisor today; that's why I wasn't in class Coop. And Claudia isn't troubled; she has just had a rough go of it, a string of bad foster homes and life on the street. You can't judge her by that. And as a cupid you shouldn't have a problem with what we are to each other. She is my girlfriend!"
Phoebe stepped in to defuse the situation, "Claudia is settled in with a good family, now though right?" "Yeah, Mom, Artie is a nice guy. He really cares about her." "Well that's good hun, remind her that she is welcome over whenever, I love having her around. And if things ever go bad again she is always welcome to stay over." "Thanks," the teenage girl shyly whispered earning a soft smile from both older and younger Phoebe. "What did the advisor say, Chloe?" asked Paige. "Um, she thinks that if I keep up the hard work and study a bit for the SAT I have a pretty good chance of getting scholarships to graduate and start college a year early." "That's great."
"Mom, can I skip a grade?" asked Phoenix, "5th grade is boring." "Sweetheart you never said school wasn't enough of a challenge for you," commented Coop. She just kind of shrugged. "We will look into it for you. A bored student makes for a trouble maker," Coop responded eying Chloe. She glared at him defiantly before deliberately turning her back to him to face Chris. "What did you do today peanut?" "We dissected a frog today in class. It was cool."
"Chris that is not something to talk about at the table," scolded Piper. That garnered looks from Paige and Phoebe. Chloe just gave her a challenging look, "So does that mean you already dissected the cow eye. I remember that." The scolded boy hesitantly responded, "Yeah that was last week. It was really cool the shiny film of the cornea and this weird black liquid. The frog was really cool though and didn't smell as bad as the eye but two kids still up chucked." Wyatt spoke up, "Oh, I remember doing that. I wasn't very good at cutting up the body." "That's alright Wy, it isn't very important," responded Piper. Wyatt acted like he hadn't heard her dismissive comment and continued to talk to his brother, "If you liked that you will probably like when Mrs. Sike brings in her formaldehyde rat brain. Hey I bet you would make a good doctor Chris. You love helping people and good at science. You're pretty cool, for a nerd that is."
Chris just smiled shyly and dug into his food. "So what about your day, Wyatt?" asked Piper. "Just hung out and played some video games at Tom's house, nothin' special Mom." Peyton leaned over to get another roll and wrinkled her nose at Chloe. "You smell like demon guts." A chorus of "gross" came from Phoenix, Chris and Prue. That got every adults attention. "I thought you said you were at the library, Chloe?" questioned Phoebe. "I just had a small run in; it was nothing." "Why didn't you tell us?" asked Paige. "It was no big deal guys. The demons are vanquished and I didn't want to worry you."
"You expect us to believe that?" sneered Piper. Coop chimed in, "The only time you lie about where you have been in is when you do something you know your mother wouldn't approve of. So it must not have been just a small encounter, otherwise you would have told us. Where were you Chloe?" "It's none of your business, Coop." "See she lied," Piper pointed out the indirect admission. Phoebe got a very serious look on her face, grabbed Chloe's hand and held her gaze, "Where were you today?" "He just asked to see me real quick. It was nothing." "He?" asked Paige. Phoebe answered for Chloe, "Cole."
I know Cole is currently a dick in this, but I am a Phole proponent. Not sure that this fic will show that though.
No, this is not a cross over with Warehouse 13, but it is a nod to my favorite character and huge crush Claudia.