Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 23:42:23 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Decade <femtoka2@yahoo.com> Subject: Charming The Halliwells 34 All rights to the Halliwells and Charmed go to The Wb and Aaron Spelling. This is a spin-off of his creation, of which we're all thankful for. please do not plagiarize or anything. LOVE YA Chapter 34: Complications "Hear my words, hear my rhyme, spirit from the other side, come to me, I call you know, cross now the great divide." I chanted, trying to reach my mother. I had been trying to reach her for some time now, but I had no results. I sighed and slumped down onto the book. "Umm, you called?" a voice said. I turned to see Prue Halliwell, or at least the oldest Charmed One. "Sort of. I was trying to reach my mother." I said slowly. "Oh, well, that's probably why I'm here. Your mother isn't allowed to come right now." Prue said. I just stared, " Are you okay?" "I just...Prudence Halliwell. I mean, we've met, but..." I shook my head, " I really needed my mother." "Well maybe I can help." Prue smiled. "Maybe." I smiled. - - - - - - - - - - I sat, talking with Prue, listening to all the stories that the sisters had told us, but this time it was different. It was from Prue's point of view. I even got a take on her powers, the astral projection, and her telekinesis. I had gotten one of them for sure. She also told me that when she first started using telekinesis, she channeled it through her eyes and that made me realize that I had done that too, although with another power. I had always been able to blow things up, but when I concentrated through my eyes, I could do more things. I felt it. "So, what's so bad that you're calling your mother?" Prue asked. "Well, I've been sick lately, super hungry and...then there's...umm..." I stammered "Pahras!" Piper yelled, " Pahras are you in the a..." "Piper?" Prue asked as Piper stopped in her tracks. Prue stood and ran to her, hugging her warmly. Piper looked from Prue to me, " Prue, how did you get here?" she asked. "I did that." I said quickly, " I was trying to reach my mother." Piper looked from Prue to the circle, " Why?" she asked. "Because I..." I looked from her to Prue, " Doesn't matter. Prue was telling me about her astral projection with th empath. The one that allowed her to be in two places at once. It's awesome. I told her about Cole and you guys and Phoebe's empath-ism." "You didn't enlighten her on you guys?" Piper asked, still visibly shocked. Prue chuckled, " It's okay. I've seen everything anyways. I watch." she said. "Unh huh...Paige, Phoebe!" Piper shouted. "Ok, I don't think Phoebe can hear you." I smiled. Just then Phoebe and Paige walked through the door, " Piper, don't wake the whole..." Phoebe stopped, " Block, Oh my God, Prue!" she shouted, running and hugging her. I looked over at Paige, who seemed to be shocked. I could practically read her mind. She was worried. "Paige." Prue said, hugging her. "Hi, Prue." Paige said nervously. "Baby, what's going on?" Wyatt said, standing at the door with his boxers on. Wyatt instanted looked at the sisters, and orbed out. "Is that Wyatt? He looks so much taller down here." Prue chuckled. "Yeah, I thought I taught him to wear clothes though." Piper said, mildly embarrassed. "He never told me anything about that." I smirked. Phoebe frowned, " Ewww! Prue, what're you doing here?" she asked, " I mean, I'm ecstatic, but..." "Pahras called me, or his mother." Prue said. "You have to meet my family." Phoebe smiled, " Especially my new son." My cell phone rang and the name 'Talik' popped up. I glanced at it nervously, " I've gotta take this." I said, walking into the hallway. "So, Paige, how are you?" Prue asked. "I'm good, but I...umm, I gotta go. My charge is calling." Paige said, orbing out. "What's wrong with her?" Piper asked. "Where's Leo? And Chris? And there are so many things we need to say, that I need to say." Prue smiled, " I never got to say that I love you guys." Piper and Phoebe looked at her, teary-eyed, and hugged her. In the hall, I stood, talking to Talik. He wanted me to meet him and I agreed. I was conflicted and very hesitant. Before he could say anything else, I slammed the phone shut. "Is there a reason you're not in there, partaking in the happy?" Chris asked, walking up behind me. I turned quickly and smiled, " Hey, what happened to that smart-ass Chris that was here a few days ago?" I asked quickly. "There was a question in there, you know." Chris said. I shook my head, " Not crucial. I'm heading out. Will you tell them, please." I asked, turning to leave. "Tell them what?" Wyatt asked, pulling on his shirt as he walked, " Where are you going? This is a big thing." "Ummm, I was just going to check up on Paige. When Prue got here, she was kinda...ick." I said grimly, " You think they'll be o..." I heard a crash and a scream, " k." We ran to the attic to see a demon standing in the middle of the room. He looked to be playing with a puppet while other demons...not demons...Prue, Piper, and Phoebe were laying on the ground, unconscious while a demon I knew to be Shax fired energy blasts at them. The demon turned to us and Wyatt raised his hand to send the demon flying, but the demon raised his hand and Wyatt stopped in his tracks. Evil Wyatt stood before us. While Wyatt was stunned, Chris swung his hand and the demon flew across the room! The illusions disappeared and the demon shimmered out. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah, just a little bruised, nothing Paige can't fix." Piper said, fingering her elbow. "Or, you know, I can." Wyatt said, healing her arm, " Who's next." "Umm, I'm leaving. I have work to do." I smiled, leaving the room. "Ummm, me too. I'm going to help Paige with her charges." Chris said, orbing out. Prue nodded, " Is everyone always in a rush to get out, or is that me?" she asked. - - - - - - - - - - Chris orbed into an alley to see Paige, in her glasses, fighting off a Darklighter. The darklighter shot arrows at her, but she orbed them into the wall and sending one right into the darklighter! The Darklighter blew up and another shimmered in behind her. She didn't notice, she just helped her charge. As the Darklighter took aim and fired, Chris redirected the arrow into the Darklighter. Paige whipped around, " Chris, thanks, and what are you doing here?" she asked. "Apparently saving your butt." Chris smiled, " Aunt Paige, why aren't you back at the house." "My charge was in trouble." she said, gesturing to her unconscious charge. "Are you sure?" Chris asked. Paige looked at him put her hand on her hips, " Yes, why?" she asked. "Because I remember in one of the stories, you had this inferiority thing." Chris said, " Which is ridiculous because you've helped save the world as much as she has." "I know." Paige said, a little unsure of herself. "And I'm sure you have questions for Aunt Prue." Chris said, proddingly. "Prue's back. I'm just the replacement." Paige said. "No. You're their sister. They love you and if you would have stayed long enough, you'd know that they are still looking for you." Chris smiled. "Really?" Paige smiled. "Yeah." Chris smiled. "So, how are you doing, living with Wyatt and Drake?" Paige asked. Chris frowned, then sighed, " We'll talk about that later." he said, grabbing her hand and orbing them away. - - - - - - - - - - As I stepped into the coffee shop, I was immediately worried and a bit nervous. I took a step back, almost turning around when I bumped into someone. "You weren't leaving, were you?" Talik asked, his dark, penetrating eyes and dark brown hair, which made him look like a very sexy mix between Cole Turner and Phoebe Halliwell. The fact that he, too, was taller than me was very...ummm, Wyatt, " Cause it's been a while since..." "I didn't see you." I said nervously. Talik smiled, " Can we sit?" he asked. I nodded and we went back to to have a seat. I sat, looking across the table at him, smiling lightly, " So, what's the what?" i asked. "Ever since I got back, I've been living with Phoebe and Coop and my little sisters and everybody has been really nice. They've been great, but I have sisters now. A mother. A stepfather and...I've never really had any of that." Talik said, " And Warren, yeah, my name is Warren." I frowned and grabbed his hand, quickly tugging it back, " It really must be hard. But for everybody." I said and he smiled, " Phoebe and your little sisters and the rest of the Halliwells." "What about you?" Talik asked. "What about me?" I asked. "Is it hart for you? Is me being back hard for you?" Talik asked. "I hate it." I said quickly, " Not that you're back. Just the fact that Cole hid you and that you died to save me." "I didn't...If you would have died, I would have died too." Talik said softly. "You did." I frowned. He pressed his finger against my cheek, " I'm here now." he smiled. "But I'm not alone." I said carefully, " I love Wyatt." "Wyatt? Right. I mean, it's been, what? Eight years?" Talik trailed. I shook my head, " Where were you?" I asked. "I don't really know. It was...I don't know." he said. "Unpleasant?" I asked. "It didn't have you." he said. I blushed and felt an intense vision! A demon was attacking the Manor and Wyatt and Chris were reduced to ashes. "We have to go." I said, standing up, " Shimmer us." We both stood and I grabbed his hand and as I prepared for us to shimmer, something weird happened...I orbed us. - - - - - - - - - - Paige orbed in to find Prue by the book. Prue looked up instantly and Paige just stood there. "Hello Paige." Prue smiled, " You okay?" "Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. How are you?" Paige asked. "Dead." Prue smiled, " And I kind of got the impression that you're avoiding me." "Oh, you caught that?" Paige said nervously, " It's just intimidating." "Of me?" Prue asked, " You're pretty intimidating yourself. You've done some truly magnificent things." "Really?" Paige asked. "Yeah, you kicked ass." Prue smiled. "From what I've heard, you don't do so bad yourself." Paige smiled. "Thanks, can you help me find the demon in this book?" Prue asked, " It's gotten so big. I'm looking for Puppet Demon." "Puppet demon." Paige said, holding her hand over the book, " Find the puppet demon." The book flipped open to the page and Prue smiled, " Thanks. Oh, okay, low-level with potential to be a big problem." she said. "Sounds like him." Paige said quickly. Both women chuckled as Wyatt and Chris walked into the room, " Hey guys, where're you going?" "Just to help vanquish this demon." Wyatt answered, " Where's Drake?" Chris shifted, " He said he had to take care of something." he said. Wyatt folded his arms, " Chris, where'd he go?" he asked. Just then Talik and I orbed in. "Wha..." Wyatt said quickly. "DEMON!" I said quickly. Wyatt turned quickly and sent an energy ball spiraling at the wall! The demon had shimmered out and appeared behind Prue and Paige. "Don't move or the chicks get it." the demon said. I looked from him to Wyatt and Chris, who semed to be thinking the same thing. I nodded and froze the demon. I raised my hand and blew him up, but it wasn't normal, there was just a big, green light. "A copy?" I asked, " He can duplicate?" "I don't know, what's the book say?" Chris asked, crossing in front of me to the book. "Where'd you come from with Talik?" Wyatt asked, surveying Talik. "Lunch." I said quickly, " It's...not what you think." "Oh no, I just...I trust you...unless I shouldn't. But I should, right?" Wyatt asked. "Duh." I said, holding my stomach. "You still sick?" Wyatt asked. "It'll pass." I said quickly, " Wyatt, him being back changes nothing. It certainly doesn't change ho I feel about you." I smiled. "What're you smiling about?" Wyatt asked. "You." I said simply, " Big, brave Wyatt is all jealous." "I am not." Wyatt said, moving closer. "I think it's kind of sexy." I said, pulling him into a kiss, " So, the real demon's still out there?" "Yes." A deep, dark voice said. We turned to see Dark Wyatt, " Hello, me." "You'd think this place would be better guarded." My mother said, her eyes blacked over. "Well, the Charmed Ones were always magical slackers." A tall, skinny man said, " Let me introduce myself, my name is Gideon." All three of us froze. The demon shimmered in and smiled at us. "How are you able to hold them without concentrating?" Wyatt asked. "I got a power boost." the demon said, " GO!" Dark Wyatt grabbed Wyatt and they orbed away, Gideon disappeared and so did Chris, and Mom stepped closer to me. "Come on, give mommy a hug." Mom said. I shook my head, " My mommy is dead. Dead mommy." I said, backing away. "Oooh, what an awful thing to say!" Mom said quickly, waving her hand and causing me to fly back against the wall! I squinted my eyes and tried to blow her up, but she dodged it. "My boy is so powerful!" Mom said in awe. "I call upon the ancient powers, in this time and in this hour, dissapate the ghostly dream, unfill the flesh and take this dream." I said, falling to the floor. I looked up to see Mom gone. I quickly unfroze the scene, " We need to find the guys." "Where...wait...what just happened?" Paige asked, " You froze us?" "Yes." I replied "You can't freeze us! We're good witches." Paige said quickly. "Ok...maybe it's a power extension." I said briskly, " How are we going to find them?" "To call a lost witch." Prue said, " It should work, right?" "Yeah, but I can find them faster." Talik said. We all looked at him and I knew that Paige and Prue were thinking something. "I think it's a good idea," I said quickly, " Try." Talik nodded and closed his eyes. Paige walked to me, " I know he's my nephew and all, but are you sure this is a good idea?" she asked. "Why not?" I asked. "I'm just saying that maybe...uh, he's not....what's the word, equipped to deal with this type of thing yet." Paige said. "I'm right here, you know." he said, still concentrating. "Right and he's finding him. Where's Piper and Phoebe?" I asked. "They went to get some things for a potion." Prue said. "Good, I think we're going to need that potion now." I said. Cole <son, I know you can hear me.> Talik opened his eyes. Cole <I cannot believe you returned. I gave you the tools, but I never thought...You are aware.> Talik <You're the reason I'm here? Did you bring me back to...> Cole <I brought you back to live. Enjoy it.> "Talik!" I shouted. "Oh, huh?" he asked. "Did you find them?" I asked. "Yeah. Yeah..." Suddenly, he knew, " Chris is in a cave in the Underworld. Wyatt is at Magic School." "With the kids?" I asked. "Talik, you come with me, Paige, you two go help Chris." I said. "Right." Prue and Paige said, orbing away. I took Talik's hand and shimmered away. - - - - - - - - - - When I got to Magic School, everyone stood around, watching in horror as the two Wyatts fought. I quickly ran to the center and saw Wyatt get thrown backwards and slide across the floor! I threw my hands up and blasted Dark Wyatt backwards and ran to Wyatt. I quickly hugged Wyatt and noticed he was sweating. "Wyat...look at me, he's not you! You would never do this to me!" I shouted, grasping his face, " Wyatt you love me and I love you and I would never let that happen to you. NEVER!" Wyatt looked past me and threw his hands up, causing a forcefield to appear around us as energy balls pelted the forcefield. Talik tried to fight him off, but he telekinetically grabbed Talik's throat and caused him to levitate off the ground, choking for air. "Wyat." I said frantically. wyatt stood and walked to Dark Wyatt, who dropped Talik. Wyatt blocked an attack and sent a gigantic blast of energy firing at Dark Wyatt, which caused him to disentegrate. "Where's Chris?" Wyatt asked. I helped Talik up, " Underworld." I looked around and noticed all the kids, " Hi. Hi, guys..." "Mr. Summers, what's going on?" a former student asked. "Just a Charmed Thing." I replied. "Is everything alright?" Leo asked, rounding the corner, " Are you guys alright?" "Yeah, dad, we are." Wyatt smiled. "We need to go and help Chris." I said, grabbing both Wyatt and Talik's hands. They both looked down at me, then at each other, then Wyatt orbed us away. When we got to the cavern, I saw Gideon with a dagger. As he disappeared, I froze the scene. "Drake?" Chris said, startled, " Where is he?" "Doesn't matter. Look, Gideon is in the past. We kicked his ass back then and if he ever comes back, we'll do it again." Wyatt said. "He killed me." Chris said. "No. And if he ever tries, I'm gonna kill him!" Wyatt said. "Me too." I said quickly. We looked at Talik, " Alright, me too, jeez." he said. Chris looked at us, " Unfreeze him." he said. I nodded and did as he said and Chris closed his eyes. Everything was still until Chris opened his eyes and let loose lightning from his hands! Gideon materialized and flew against the wall, being electrocuted. Wyatt and I walked to each side of him and grabbed a shoulder. The lightning began to spark and incinerated him to dust! "Together, we are so kick ass." I said quickly. "Where's Paige and Prue?" Talik asked. Chris looked to the corner, where they laid, unconscious. "Are you okay?" I asked, running to them. "Owww," Paige said, " Dammit." "That hurt, even though I'm dead." Prue said. We all chuckled at the off the cuff humor. - - - - - - - - - - Talik sat inside his room, on his bed. He couldn't help but feel relaxed after his father had told him how he was back. He had been in the room ever since they had faced those illusions and he had had a heart to heart with Phoebe and Coop and he was grateful, but there was something that he couldn't place. It just wasn't home yet. He came out of his thoughts when he heard something at the door. As he moved closer, he heard whispering. As he swung the door open, all three of his little sisters fell into his room. "Hey! No fair!" Ladybug said. "What're you guys doing?" Talik asked. "You're hair is long." Prue said, " Can I braid it." "If you want." he chuckled. "And after that, will you get us ice cream? Mommy won't let us have any." Patty whispered. "Sure, but only if you don't tell." Talik smiled. They reminded of him of himself as a kid. "Mommy and Daddy told us your name is Warren." Ladybug smiled. "Yeah." he said, sitting on the floor. Prue grabbed his hair, " So, are you going to live here now?" she asked. "Yeah, I think so." he smiled. "What kind of ice cream do you like?" Ladybug asked, sitting in his lap. "Cookie dough." he smiled. Now he felt at home. He was happy that he finally had a family. - - - - - - - - - - I walked in the house, laid my keys on the table, and headed to the foyer. As I got there, I bumped into Wyatt, who was dressed in a cloak. I chuckled, " A little late to catch the Hogwarts Express, isn't it?" I laughed. "Not really." Wyatt said, kissing me. "Whaddya mean?" I asked. "I'm subbing for one of the telekinesis classes." Wyatt said. "Cool. I didn't know you wanted to teach. I thought you were 'Grey's Anatomy' adjacent." I said, following him to the family room. "Well, I was. But nothing's the same anymore." Wyatt said, " I just need a change." "A change?" I asked, " Is this gonna end with you dumping me?" "No." he laughed, " I just need to try something different. I think this may be just the thing." Wyatt said, " Besides, if I really do this, I'll have time to help charges." "Whatever makes you happy." I said, " I've been thinking about making a change myself." "What kind?" Wyatt asked. "I would tell you, but your ride is here." I said, nodding to the door that had appeared at the top of the stairs, " Go. It's cool." "You sure?" Wyatt asked. "Go already." I smiled. He kissed my cheek and disappeared through the door. I walked upstairs and found myself in the attic, reading the spell to summon a spirit. I looked up when I heard the floorboard creak. "Are you okay?" Chris asked. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I asked. "I don't know. I mean, you were good when Prue left, but you've been sick for weeks now. And now you're by the book again." Chris said, " And I heard the thing about your change." "You heard that?" I asked. "Are you okay?" Chris repeated. "I just needed to..I needed my mom. I really did,a nd she's not here. I felt it, but I never felt it as bad as...Chris." I said, allowing him to hug me as I sobbed on his shoulder, ' i hold on, it's what I do and I can't let go of her. Ever." "You don't have to." Chris said, not letting go. - - - - - - - - - - If you liked it, let me know and I'll start on the next one. Short chapter, just hinting at where the story is going.