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Post by Paige Matthews on Mar 2, 2008 16:37:13 GMT -5
Just to let you know to all those who are reading this. This is my first attempt ever to write a story. So I hope you enjoy!!!
Chapter: 1
One late afternoon, Phoebe came home to find the door wide open. Things were thrown all over the floor from dishes to pillow cases that once were on the couch. She was worried and called out to her sisters, "Piper, Paige! Is anybody home."
All she got was dead silence.
She rushed to the phone and called Darryl, and told him about the break-in and that her sisters were missing. He heard the urgency in her voice. "I'll be right over," as he tried to reassure her. "We will find who did this and we will find your sisters."
Phoebe paced back and forth trying to stay calm, trying not to cry. Finally, she decided to touch items to see if she could get a premonition before Darryl showed up. She started in the living room touching different objects.
She got nothing.
Next, she headed upstairs and headed to the attic. First thing she noticed was the Book Of Shadows on the floor by her feet.
She picked up The Book and returned it back to the stand. She took a look around and that was when she saw Paige knocked out behind a pile of boxes. She ran over to her little sister and lifted her head onto her lap. "Paige? Can you hear me?"
Paige opened her eyes and moaned,"What happened."
"Someone broke in and now Piper is missing," Phoebe told her.
They headed downstairs and waited for Darryl to show up, when Leo orbed in. "Paige, Phoebe. We have a new demon on our hands," he informed them anxiously. "We got to save Piper."
Phoebe asked,"How do you know Piper is missing?"
" The Elders told me," he replied. "That's why they sent me down here to help you."
A few minutes later, Darryl showed up. "Phoebe, you found Paige."
"I found her in the attic knocked out."
Darryl smiled,"I'm glad you found one of your sisters."
"Me, too. Me, too."
Leo came to the door and interrupted them by saying,"Let's find Piper."
Phoebe and Paige headed back upstairs to do just that. Darryl called out to them,"I'll just be down here taking fingerprints and you let me know if anything is missing."
"We will," Paige yelled back.
In the attic, they were looking in The Book of Shadows when Cole shimmered in.
"What are you doing here, Cole?", Phoebe angrily demanded.
"I came here to help you," he told her. "I heard rumors a demon caught one of The Charmed Ones."
End of Chapter 1
To be continued: Chapter 2: Who is the demon?
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Post by Destiny on Mar 2, 2008 17:14:47 GMT -5
I like it! ;D
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phoebe111
Witch in Training
Member of the Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews Fan Club
He is so handsome
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Post by phoebe111 on Mar 7, 2008 16:02:33 GMT -5
i like it. please update your story.
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Post by Paige Matthews on Mar 14, 2008 1:42:57 GMT -5
Phoebe looked at Cole in shock. "Are you kidding me? Piper is in the underworld with a demon? We have to get her out of there!"
Cole nodded. "I came up here to see if it was true, and I can see that it is. I'll go back down and see if I can find the demon who took her."
Phobe nodded."Okay, but I'm coming with you."
"Phoebe, it's too dangerous!" Paige protested. "Maybe that is the demon's plan. Trap us all by attempting to save Piper. You should let Cole find out who the demon is and where she is."
Phoebe shook her head."I can't sit around wondering if Piper and Cole are okay. I might be upset with him, but I have to go. I'll make some potions before I go,"and she went over and hugged Paige before heading to the kitchen to make potions.
Paige glared at the half-demon she could never quite trust "Take care of my sister."
Cole nodded, promising solemnly, "I'll give my own life before anyone does her any harm."
"Good."
Once Phoebe was done making the potions, Cole shimmered to the Underworld with her.
Meanwhile, Paige was pacing back and forth, wondering what to do. After a few minutes, she had an idea. Maybe I could use the "Finding a lost witch" spell. Maybe if I change the words just a bit, I could summon Piper back to the manor.
Running over to The Book of Shadows, Paige was surprised when the pages began flipping on their own, landing on the spell she wanted. She smiled up and thanked whichever one of their family also wanted to find Piper.
Then she stood in front of The Book started chanting the spell. No sooner did she chant the last word than smoke began swirling and what looked like a tornado appeared in the middle of the room.
When the smoke dissolved, there laid Piper, curled on the floor.
"Oh my gosh, it worked!" Paige exclaimed happily. 'Leo, Leo. Get down here!"
No sooner did he orb in that Leo anxiously asked, "What is it, Paige? Is everything okay?"
Paige pointed down to Piper"I got her back, Leo. I got her back,"as relief flooded her mind and body.
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Post by Paige Matthews on Mar 17, 2008 19:22:43 GMT -5
Chapter 3:
Leo looked to where Paige was pointing and seeing Piper lying on the floor, he rushed over to her and gathered her into his arms He carried her to the bedroom and laid her down on the bed.
"Anything I can do to help?"Paige, who had followed him, asked.
"Yes, could you get me a wet wash cloth and some water?"
Paige nodded eagerly and ran off to get the items. When she came back with them, Piper still had her eyes closed. "Leo, is she gonna be okay?"
"I think so. She is a little bruised, but she'll be okay."
"Well, that's very good to hear." and Paige went over and sat down on the bed with teary eyes. She was so happy to be looking down at Piper. She was so afraid she had lost a sister and didn't want that. Especially not so soon after finding them.
Paige brushed a strand of hair off Piper's angelic face and put it behind her ears. "Piper, you're home. You're safe now. I'm not gonna let you get taken away from me or Phoebe again." Then she looked up saw Leo staring at her. "Huh?"
"Paige, she needed to hear that you are here for her. Thanks for bringing my wife back." He looked back down at Piper and dabbed the wash cloth on her face and neck. He noticed how warm she was and knew she must have a high temperture. He gently brushed his lips on top of Piper's forehead and both her eyebrows then her lips. His heart was beating so loud, he wouldn't be shocked if Paige could hear it.
Piper remained unconscious, so he just continued to dab Piper with the wash cloth, ignoring the feeling that was tugging on his heart; the need to let Piper know how he truly felt about her, letting her know he was there and how very much he truly loved her. He especially wanted to see her beautful eyes again.
Paige noticed that look of love that sparkled in Leo's eyes every time he looked at Piper. She smiled and wished one day she could find a love as special as Leo's & Piper's.
Giving Leo a smile of her own, she decided to leave them alone and headed back up to the attic. She went over to The Book Of Shadows and was flipping through the pages when Cole and Phoebe shimmered in.
"Oh good, Paige, I'm glad you're here. I have some news to share with you..."
"Speaking of good news, Phoebe, I have some of my own."
"Okay. You can tell me in a moment."
"Fine. You can go first," Paige said with a smile, knowing how impatient Phoebe could get.
"While Cole and I were in the Underworld, as you know, we were looking for Piper. We killed a demon there and a demon here. Anyway, Paige, we found out where Piper was. Cole got the information out of one of the demons he ended up killing. We went and took a look, but magic stopped us from bringing her back. Sad thing is, we still don't know who the demon is that took her."
"You don't need to worry about Piper. She is lying down on her bed with Leo."
"How can she be in her room?" Cole demanded. "We just left her before we came up here to ask for your help." Then he looked a bit suspicious. "How long has Piper been here?"
Paige thought for a moment, "About 20 minutes."
Cole looked worried and without another word, he walked out of the room. The girls followed him back to Leo and Piper's room. To their shock, the room is empty. Neither Leo nor the person who Paige thought was Piper was in there.
Phoebe and Paige look at each other and cried out in unison,"What are we gonna do now?"
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Post by Paige Matthews on Mar 28, 2008 14:18:31 GMT -5
Chapter 4:
As if they had the same thought, they both looked at Cole with pleading eyes, eyes that seem to be asking for his help.
"What do you two want me to do?" Cole asked, although he already knew.
"Um, Cole, I want you to go to the Underworld and look for Piper again. This time, find the demon who took my sister. Don't you dare come back until you do."
"Is that a very good idea?" Cole tried his best to explain it to her. "They all know I'm on the good side now. I could be killed."
Phoebe was getting angry. "Cole Turner, you get your a$$ out of here and go look for my sister. You were down there with me a little bit ago. Don't make excuses not to look for her."
He glared. "I'm not making any da*n excuses." He stopped to take a deep breath. "Okay, Since I love you so much, I'll go look for her." and before Phoebe could say a word, he shimmered out of the room.
Phoebe then looked at Paige. "I can't believe he wasn't going to look for our sister."
Paige shrugged. "After all, Phoebe, he is a demon."
Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Please, don't remind me of that."
"Sorry," Paige muttered, although she didn't sound like she meant it. "I'm gonna go make a potion in case we need it. So we can be ready if anything happens."
Phoebe nodded then headed back up to the attic to see if she could scry for Piper. After what felt like hours, the crystal finally fell onto a location. She stared at it in shocked surprise, then ran down to the kitchen, screaming, "Piper's above ground! She's no longer in the Underworld!"
"How do you know that?"
Phoebe showed her the crystal she was still holding. "We've got a location! Let's go!"
Paige nodded as she hurried to put the potion in a vial before orbing Phoebe and herself to an abandoned warehouse. They looked around, but it was empty.
"Where is Piper?" Phoebe wondered to herself. "Or the demon? I don't like what I see. And where is Leo?"
"Phoebe!" Paige screamed. "Watch out! Behind you!"
Phoebe spun around to see a demon with a fireball in his hand. He threw it towards her, so she jumped out of the way.
But by jumping out of the way, the fireball was now headed straight towards Paige! "Fireball!" she called and when the fireball orbed in next to her, Paige ricocheted it back towards the demon. It hit in right smack in the middle of his chest and he blew up.
Paige ran over to her sister and helped her off the ground. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. Just a scrape on the knee. But I'm worried. Where are Piper and Leo?"
Paige nodded. "I'm worried too. Let's take a look around." But as she began to turn away, Paige noticed the potion vial still in her hand. She handed it towards her sister. "Here, take this potion to protect yourself."
Phoebe looked at the potion in her hand, her own hands at her side. "What about you, Paige?"
Paige shrugged. "Something come at me, I'll panic-orb, you know that. I can protect myself. I don't want anything to happen to you."
Phoebe smiled gratefully and then accepted the potion vial, putting it in her pocket.
Suddenly they head a noise. It almost sounded like somebody crying. And they both recognized that crying.
"Piper!"
They ran towards the back room of the warehouse and the crying grew louder. They snuck over to the door and the crying sounded as if it were coming from right inside the door.
The two sisters looked at each other and Phoebe nodded at Paige, who took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. Looking around, they could see that this room was empty, too, but they could still hear Piper crying.
Phoebe looked on one side on the room while Paige looked on the other side. After a few minutes of looking, Paige found what was making that noise.
It was a tape recorder.
The door slammed shut behind them and they heard an evil laugh, "Bwah Hah Hah Ha," echoing threw the door.
"Oh, no," muttered Phoebe.
Paige nodded. "It's a trap."
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Post by Paige Matthews on May 7, 2008 4:18:44 GMT -5
Chapter 5: Trapped in the Underworld
"You better not have hurt my sisters," Piper warned the demon who had taken her. She had no idea where she was, since she'd been blindfolded ever since was abducted. All she knew for sure was that a few minutes earlier she was back in the real world, up there, and after awhile, she heard her sisters calling her. She really thought for a moment there that she'd be rescued, but the next thing she knew, she was down here again.
"Your sisters are safe at the moment. They are locked in a room in a warehouse that has a magic seal around it. Your dear sister Paige can't orb out with Phoebe."
Piper tried her best to control her emotions. "That won't stop them. One way or another, they are gonna find me, and we are gonna kick your behind! Now. Where is my husband?"
"Aw, Leo, your dear whitelighter husband. Don't worry your pretty little head about him. We are taking good care of him."
Piper jerked with the idea that she might never see Leo again. This Demon is torturing me by letting me hear what's going on and letting me hear everything Leo said. He actually thought that weas me who was lying in that bed upstairs in my room.
First my husband, now he is going after my sisters. What am I gonna do? For now I'm just going to have to play it cool and look for my chance to escape.
"What is it you want?" she asked the demon.
"What do I want? Do you have any idea of what it is I want. What else does a demon ever want? I want Power. I want to rule the Underworld. In order to do that, I must kill you and your sisters."
"Then why haven't you killed me yet?"
"The power that I want is not yours, Piper. It's the baby that is inside you. I need to wait for him to be born."
"What? I'm not pregnant. That's not possible. Leo hasn't been around much."
"Piper Piper Piper, you are such a fool. It was about two months ago you conceived."
A memory flashed in Piper's mind and suddenly she was back there again:
"I love you Leo. Do you have to go?"
"I love you, too, honey. I don't want to go, but I have to."
Leo looks deep in my eyes, and they are full of love. He wraps his arms around me tightly.
"I know, but just one more night with you before you have to go for awhile," I plead with him.
"Well, I shouldn't do this, but alright. I'll wait one more night."
I cry and give my beloved a big kiss on his lips. I try my hardest not to sob.
He wipes the tears on my cheeks, and takes my hand. He leads me up the stairs so we can lie down. So we can hold each other all night and forget for a moment he has to leave the next day.
As the memory faded, Piper remembered what happened after that. "Oh no!" she exclaimed. "I'm pregnant."
She now hoped more then ever that her sisters and Leo were okay. This demon is not getting my baby, or my family.
"There is a small problem I must take care of. Someone is in the warehouse where your sisters are. I can't let them find your sisters. That might allow them to escape and come rescue you," and giving her an evil grin, he shimmered out.
Piper was left there to worry about her sisters and the person who was also in the warehouse. That person was an innocent and couldn't die just so that her sisters wouldn't be found.
Back in the warehouse, the demon heard someone walking towards the door where Paige and Phoebe were. He held a fireball in his hand.
"I wouldn't open that door if I was you."
The mystery person turned around and the demon recoginized him. "Belthazar?"
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Post by Paige Matthews on May 7, 2008 4:19:22 GMT -5
Chapter 6: The Warehouse
Cole stared at the demon who had called out his name. "Zankou. Yes, it's me. It's been way too long?"
He looked at Cole and smiled,"It has. Now may I ask you what are you doing up here? You are not here to save your witch. Are you?"
Cole took a deep breath and responded,"No, of course not. She hates me. It's over between her and me."
Zankou shut his hands and the fireball went out. "I did not wish to have to kill you, but I will not allow anyone to ruin my plans. That includes you, Belthazar."
"You don't have to worry about that. What are your plans exactly?"
Zankou had a smirk on his face,"Do you mistake me for a fool? I am not going to tell you one word, due to the very simple fact that I believe you are lying to me."
"Would I be here taking a chance on you killing me if I were lying?"
"You do have a small point there, but why are you here, so close to where your witch and her sister are imprisoned?"
Cole shrugged. "Phoebe blinded me for so long, I wanted to prove my worth to the Underworld by killing the witch that I once loved. To finish what I started long ago."
Zankou stared at Cole for a few minutes and quickly came up with a plan to prove if he was lying or not. "Very well. If that is why you are truely here, then you will enjoy watching my taking her out of that room, so that I may have the pleasure of watching you killing the witch who made a lapdog out of the great Belthazar."
"Of course I wouldn't mind in the least," Cole replied, "Because you are right. For that reason, if for no other, she deserves to die. Having an audience always helps fire my blood for the kill."
Zankou nodded and walked over to the door that separated them from where Phoebe and Paige were. He clapped his hands and a moment later he threw Phoebe at Cole's feet.
Cole stared into her brown eyes and saw pain and fear in them. But ignoring that look, he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled out a knife and held it to her thoat.
"Cole? What are you doing?" Phoebe screamed at him, terrified. "Why are you doing this to us? I thought you loved me."
"You're wrong," Cole told her. "There is no us. You told me that a couple days ago. You only called me because you wanted me to help save your sister. Well guess what. I'm tired of being used. I'm tired of just being Phoebe's little lapdog. I won't take it anymore. I've watched you spread your legs for every man who walks by. Now you never will do that again."
"What's taking you so long to kill her, Belthazar?"Zankou demanded impatiently.
Cole looked away from Phoebe's beautiful eyes that had once set his heart on fire to look at the demon whose eyes were as evil and as black as coal, as black as Cole's heart and soul were without Phoebe's love, the love she had taken away from him. "I just wanted her to suffer," he replied. "To know how much she hurt me, the reason why I'm going to enjoy this. And I'm going to make her look at me one last time...to stare in my eyes as I slit her pretty little throat before I rip out her lying tongue," and he felt Phoebe stiffen up against him as she screamed in horror and terror.
Zankou grinned and waited for Cole to finish the torturing. Cole looked back at Phoebe, glaring at her as she shivered and grew paler. Even as he grabbed her hair and used it to expose her throat, Phoebe nearly passed out when she heard Cole whisper in her ear. "I promise I will keep you and your sisters safe. Also, before we get out of here. I want to tell you that I still love you."
And even as he raised the knife to strike her, he instead held her close and shimmered her out of the warehouse back to the manor. ~~
Time passed. Zankou was still infuriated. He should have known that Belthazar was not going to kill his witch. That imbecile still loved her. But that love would cause Phoebe great pain, because Zankou made the decision to go ahead and kill her sister Paige. That was not originally part of his plan, but he could not risk having the Power of Three brought together again, and Belthazar would eventually be able to find Piper in the Underworld. Piper's baby was going to be raised as his child, the most powerful child the Underworld had ever seen, his heir to the throne of the Underworld, even more powerful than the Source of All Evil who had imprisoned Zankou for so long. Now that the Source was gone, once the Power of Three had been broken, no one would take that pleasure, that destiny away from him.
He stalked to the door and lit a fireball in his hand. He opened the door and threw it, but Paige was ready for him.
Sticking out her hand, she called, "Fireball" and no sooner did it orb to her than she redirected it back back towards Zankou. But before it could smack him in the chest, he shimmered out and headed back to the cave in the Underworld where Piper was still trapped. He could bide his time. He would still have his victory. And now he would enjoy watching Belthazar watch as he murdered the Charmed Ones right before he murdered Belthazar. ~~
Meanwhile, Cole and Phoebe shimmered into the living room. Phoebe walked away from Cole a few feet thinking about him saying he still loved her. She could never admit it to anyone, especially not to him, but she knew she still loved him so much too. But their love was forbidden and had caused her so much pain. She could not take the chance of it hurting her that much again. That was why she always treated him so badly...she just couldn't take the chance of going through that pain again.
But suddenly she realized that she was being self-centered. Her sisters were both still trapped. She prayed that both Paige and Piper were alright.
Suddenly there was the sound of orbing. Leo? Maybe he had found Piper! But it wasn't Leo. "Hey, Phoebe!" Paige cried happily. Phoebe turned around and saw her half-sister. She ran to her and gave her a big sisterly hug. "I'm so happy to know you're okay."
"Of course I am. He didn't know what was coming when he opened that door,"Paige said with a grin on her face. "And even as he shimmered out of the way of the fireball he tried firing at me, I orbed out the door and then orbed home!"
Phoebe smiled and then looked back at Cole. "How did you know we were at the warehouse?"
"I went into the Underworld like I told you earlier and I found out that it was Zankou who abducted Piper. But I can't figure out why. It's not in his nature to do something like this. He's always wanted to take over the manor, to get The Book of Shadows, but not this. So I decided to check it out. I found where he is holding Piper and went there under a cloak of invisibility and I overheard him tell your sister where you two were. He wants you two out of the way because Piper is pregnant. He wants her baby.So to save all of you, I went to the warehouse but before I was able to save you, he showed up. So I had to come up with a new plan. and now here we are."
"Well, let me tell you," Phoebe told him, "You were pretty convincing."
"I had to be or I couldn't catch him off-guard so I could shimmer you here."
"Phoebe," Paige told her. "I heard you screaming. I heard him screaming at you that he hated you and was going to kill you, just like I've always thought he would. Are you sure we can trust him?"
Phoebe looked deep into Cole's eyes before solemnly nodded. "We can trust him, Paige. He's telling the truth."
Paige still wasn't sure but decided that this wasn't the time to argue. Something else was more important, or more specifically, someone else. "Okay. Cole, then you know where Piper is. Prove that you really are on our side. Tell us how do we save her and her baby."
Cole told him his plans and as he did both of their smiles grew larger and larger.
Even Paige had to nod. "It just might work."
Phoebe smiled. "Yes, it will," and taking their hands, Cole shimmer the sisters to the Underworld. And as he did, Phoebe made a decision. She wasn't going to be afraid to admit her love anymore.
Soon the three of them were hiding behind one of the huge rocks outside of Zankou's cave. They could hear him talking to Piper about her sisters. Cole turned to look at them."Ready?"
Phoebe looked at Cole. "Cole, before you go. In case things turn out bad. I just want you to know that I love you, too."
She grabbed his face and kissed him full on the mouth. She pulled away but Cole grabbed her again and kissed her one last time then got up began to walk towards Zankou's cave.
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Post by Paige Matthews on May 7, 2008 4:19:46 GMT -5
Chapter 7: The Rescue
Cole walked into the Cave and Zankou spun around. "How did you find me?"
Cole gave Zankou a devilish grin. "I have my ways to track down any demon I wish to find," as he lit a fireball behind his back.
Zankou glared. "I must kill you like I should have done when I had the chance in the warehouse. I knew you still loved that witch of yours."
Cole was getting angrier thinking about how Phoebe could have been hurt, along with her sisters. He couldn't let Phoebe get hurt. He stared at Zankou, anger building up inside. As his anger grew, his big bad alter-ego, Belthazar appeared and and before Zankou had a chance to see what was going on, Belthazar threw the fireball towards him. It only barely grazed the side of Zankou's arm, smashing against the wall behind him.
Even as Zankou screamed in anger, Cole shimmered out of the Underworld, back to the manor, hoping Zankou would follow him out of the cave. As Cole shimmered, he was still trying to think of a way to stall Zankou before Zankou realized that Phoebe and Paige weren't there and returned to Piper before the girls could free her and Leo.
"Do you think coming here will save you, Belthazar?"
Cole spun around to see Zankou standing there. "I will die before you hurt Phoebe or her sisters."
Zankou grinned. "As you wish."
"Before you kill me, I have a question for you."
Zankou shrugged. "And what is that?"
"I just wanna know why you need Piper's baby?"
Again the demon gave an elegant shrug. "Since you are about to die anyway, I shall go ahead and tell you. As you probably know, I have coveted this manor and its Book of Shadows and the Nexus that it stands on for some time now. I mainly covet their Book Of Shadows. No Evil can touch it as you well know. Nothing in the past has worked. So when I discovered from The Crone that Piper was pregnant. I knew the baby would be born good. However, if I raise her her baby as my own, as a family member, she could be able to gain access to the Book for me. Because she would be evil, her accessing the Book would turn The Book over to the dark side. I had The Crone morph into Piper and pretend to be her so you would not know she was missing. But Leo realized she was not his Piper. So we had to take Leo, too."
Cole gave a slightly sarcastic bow. "That is brilliant," and Zankou bowed back, proud of his plans and pleased that he could boast about it to the great Belthazar before finally killing him.
Cole couldn't believe what he just heard. He stared at the huge fireballs in each of Zankou's hand. He wondered how long he could keep Zankou talking and avoid being hit and vanquished. But he knew Zankou's biggest fault was the same as the Source, the same as Prue's--pride would always go before a fall. If he kept appealing to Zankou's pride, certainly he could remain alive before he was rescued.
The Underworld:
Phoebe turned towards Paige with a grin. "It worked! Zankou followed Cole. They're gone. Let's hurry and save Piper and Leo."
Paige nodded that she understood. They both hurry over to Piper and noticed her eyes were closed. Phoebe sank to her knees next to her sister and took her into her lap, lifting Piper's head. "Piper, it's Phoebe. Paige is here, too. We're here to save you."
Piper opened up her eyes and they lit up when she saw her sister. "How? How did you find me, Phoebe? How did you escape? I was so scared for you and Paige, so sure that Zankou would kill you both."
Phoebe smiled. "Rescue now. Explain later. Right now, we need to get you and Leo free so we can vanquish Zankou for good."
Phoebe wrestled with the rope and had no luck, so Paige came over and betwee the two of them, they were finally able to untie all of the knots.
Piper rubbed her wrist and stood up, groaning because her legs were cramped and her feet were tingling as blood finally returned to them. She looked at her sisters and gave each of them a huge hug, before going over to the wall that she knew was between them and Leo.
Ever since she first found out that Zankou had Leo trapped on the other side of the wall, she'd been trying to figure out how to get rid of the wall. She tried to come up with a spell even though Phoebe was a lot better at writing spells than she was. Then it suddenly hit her...she was trying to reinvent the wheel. Paige had come up with a spell that should be perfect. She just hoped it would work. So she began to chant:
"Let the object of objection become but a dream As I cause the scene to be unseen"
Before their very eyes, the wall they were looking at was suddenly no longer there. When Piper could see Leo lying on the ground, she ran to him and lift him into her lap much as Phoebe had lifted her into her own. She kissed his sweet lips and held him tightly, so grateful to be back with him when she thought she'd never see him again.
"Paige, he is too weak to orb. You'll need to orb us all back to the manor." Paige nodded and soon she was orbing them all into the attic. No sooner had they reappeared than they heard a crash downstairs.
Phoebe's eyes grew wide with terror realizing that it must be Cole fighting off Zankou. Pointing at the book, she screamed, "Vanquishing spell! Book! Hurry! Gotta go," and she hurried downstairs to help fight off Zankou."
Piper carried Leo over to the couch and gently laid him on it before hurrying over to the Book, where Paige was already flipping through the pages.
"I can't find a spell!"
Typically Piper, she began to worry as she also started looking through the pages, passing by all demons they had killed in the past, hoping to find Zankou and the spell that would be able to vanquish him, since there was no time to make a potion.
The Manor: Downstairs:
Phoebe ran down the stairs to see Belthazar and to see him hurt, bleeding from his shoulder. He morphed back into his human form and Phoebe knew he must be getting weaker.
Even as she hurried towards him, she looked around for Zankou, when she suddenly saw a huge fireball in his hand and he was looking right at her!
"No!" she screamed.
He threw it right towards he, so she closed her eyes in fear, but she didn't feel any pain. When she opened them again, Cole was standing in front of her. "I'm sorry if I scared you, sweetheart. Zankou was behind you and I couldn't warn you first."
Phoebe looked up and wondered why she ever doubted him. She grabbed his face and kissed him hard. She was just beginning to get into it when a thought crossed her mind, so she pulled away for a moment. "Cole? Where did he go?"
"He shimmered out. He must've realized that you and Paige had saved Piper. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left."
Phoebe nodded. "Piper and Paige looking for a vanquishing spell," she told him. "Just keep an eye out for Zankou if he decides to returns."
Cole nodded. "He'll be back. He won't give up that easy."
Phoebe nodded before returning to the attic. The gleam in Piper's eyes tells her that she and Paige have had success.
Paige grinned at her two sisters. "Ready to end this demon for good?" and her sisters grinned back.
All three sisters headed back downstairs. Phoebe noticed that Cole was still bleeding and she began to worry in an almost-Piper fashion. "Cole? Are you gonna be alright? My sisters found a spell, so we're gonna head to the Underworld and finally kick Zankou's sorry behind."
Cole looked at Phoebe with loving eyes and smiled at her. He kissed her forehead. "Don't worry about me. I'll be okay. You just worry about vanquishing that demon."
While he kissed her long and gently, Piper and Paige rolled their eyes at each other.
"Uh, Phoebe," Piper told her, "we really got to get going."
"And when we get back," Paige added, "You two need to get a room!"
Both Cole and Phoebe gave the other two looks before Cole told Phoebe, "They're right. You go do your thing; I'll be waiting in your room." That got a big smile out of Phoebe and a roll of the eyes from Piper and Paige. They were all grinning even as Paige orbed her sisters back to the underworld.
They all hid behind the same rock that Phoebe and Paige had hid behind not that long ago.
All three girls looked at each other and said in unison,"Ready?"
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