Part One
Leo orbed into the Underworld, his heart filled with more pain than he could possibly
imagined existed. Piper, his wife, his soul mate was dead. The moment he saw Prue's
face in the hospital, he feared the worst- that the Source had been telling the truth- and it
was justified when he saw Piper lying motionless on the hospital bed. Her shirt had been
opened, and blood had been gushing out of her stomach. Being a medic in WW2, he
knew that she had been shot in such a place that she would not have survived it, no matter
how much medicine had been involved.
'If I had just warned Phoebe and Cole, and orbed back up there, she would still be alive.'
Leo thought. Still alive. Piper was dead. Tears began to roll down his cheeks again, and
Leo knew that they would never stop.
Phoebe saw the blue lights from the corner of her eye, and she and Cole turned to face
Leo. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face showed various levels of grief and pain. The
kind of pain someone would feel if their soul mate was dead.
"Piper." Phoebe said, her voice already starting to choke with tears. Leo's eyes were
starting to fill with tears again, and Phoebe hugged him, hoping to soothe both of their
pain. Piper was dead, and Prue was probably grieving more than Phoebe was, probably
with the SWAT team just outside. What if she lost Prue too? The pain was unbearable.
She'd rather be evil than have one of her sister's dead. Leo broke their embrace,
"You don't have to do this."
"Yes, I do." Came Phoebe's reply. She looked at Cole, who had doubt and concern all
over his face.
Although he hadn't known Piper for as long as Phoebe and Leo had, he still felt a lot of
pain. Given that he didn't always get along with her, if it hadn't been for Piper, Phoebe
would not have given him another chance. The idea of Piper being dead was
unfathomable to him, let alone how awful Phoebe must be feeling. As soon as Leo had
left to check on Prue and Piper, Phoebe had fallen to the floor and broken into tears. She
cried as he held her, she grieved for both of her sisters. When she finally began to breathe
evenly again, she had told Cole that she will cross over in order to save her sisters. Cole's
heart stopped beating. He couldn't let his love do this- being evil was the most awful
thing ever and, once you know how it feels to be good, you could never bring yourself to
hurt an innocent. But he knew firsthand how family is more important than evil and,
despite all of his protesting, Phoebe would never back down. Although he knew this
meant that evil would not intervene in their relationship again, he also knew that the
Power of Three would be destroyed, and he would never be able to set his father's soul
free. Phoebe walked over to him,
"So, will resetting time affect us down here?"
"No."
"Good." Phoebe took a deep breath, still trying to digest the situation, "I only have one
condition. You must warn Prue and Piper before the demonic hit man attacks. Otherwise,
they're dead anyway."
"Phoebe..."
"Cole. I have to do this. I'm not going to let Piper stay dead, nor am I going to leave Prue
to handle the media by herself. Go."
Cole opened his mouth to say something but, resigned, turned and headed to the Source's
chamber.
"Leo, as soon as time has reset, you have to orb to the Manor. I doubt the Source will
warn them."
"I know," Leo replied, calming down a little, "But I'm more worried about you."
"Don't worry, Leo. Cole will get me out of here."
"What if he can't?"
"He will. Don't worry."
that Phoebe's agreed, he had no intention of letting her stay here- even if it meant being
killed himself.
"Well?" The Source boomed. Cole came down to his knees.
"She's agreed. But she wants her sisters to be warned before Shax attacks them."
"Agreed." The Source stated. Cole stood up and bowed. He looked at the guard and
walked out to join his love. He saw the guard walk over the Source, so he ducked behind
a rock and stayed within earshot.
"Once I have reset time, detain him. And then kill his witch. That way, I won't have to
worry about Belthazor anymore. Or the Charmed Ones."
Cole ran away as he sensed the guard standing up. He knew the Source wouldn't let
Phoebe go free. He had to get her out of there. Now.