He watched the three men, sitting in the back of the smoke filled room, knowing that the time had come to prove himself, and his unique powers. Disappearing from view, he went to summon aid, knowing he was not strong enough to take on the traitor by himself.

Sitting down, Leo stared at the man before him, his mind whirling with a host of question's, the answer's could change everything. Beside him, he could tell that Cole also wanted answers but neither knew just where to start. The man before them should not be here, because he was dead.

"Don't try to figure it out, let's just say I got a new lease on life." he said, guessing what they were thinking. "Just listen to what I have to tell you."

"But why send you?" Cole asked suspiciously.
"Oh come now, you know how it works," he replied as he saw four lesser demons appear behind them. "You do what you can to survive."

Grabbing the edge of the table, he propelled himself upwards, overturning the table and all its contents at the two men. As he had started up, Cole sensed what was about to happen, and pulling Leo, with him, he tipped back, just missing getting pinned by the others.

Three of the others rushed forward, hoping to subdue them, as the fourth waited, reaching out with his powers, effectively blocking the room from magical exits. No one would be able to leave by shimmering or orbing unless he wished it. He knew enough to stay out of the fray, for if he went down, so did his barrier.

The three advancing demons saw the whitelighter start to get up, and as a result, Leo was the first to be attacked. The one on the right held his hands together, as a red glow started to surround them, then, throwing his hands forward, he sent a fireball hurtling towards them. It just missed their heads.

"No you fool!" the one who they had been talking to yelled when he saw that, "The Source wants them alive!"

Hearing that, Leo breathed a sigh of relief, his powers did not allow for him to have a direct confrontation, but if they could not use theirs, then he at least stood a chance. Looking around, he spotted Cole facing off against two of them, while the one who had thrown the fireball came charging at him.

Standing against the wall, Werdna watched as the other three attacked, he knew that the one across the room, Cetbal would not interfere, his power was the only thing keeping them here. The two before him were having a slightly difficult time with Cole, but the other was handling Leo just fine, it was time for him to act.

Pushing away from the wall, he slowly wound his way through the tables, watching to see what he could do. He had to act fast, before he was spotted, there, he saw his chance. Lunging forward, he grabbed Leo around the waist, tackling him to the floor. He started to rain blows down upon him.

Cole saw Leo get tackled and he lost control, Belthazor was loose. With an angry roar, he flung the one in front of him across the room, where he hit the wall with a bone-jarring thud, sliding down to lay in a heap. Charging at the enraged demon, the other one let his demonic side out, as he hit him, sending them both tumbling.

Leo could feel the hits, his sides and back were screaming out in agony as he was hit in the kidneys. Knowing he could not take much more, he tried to orb, only to have his powers fail. In desperation, he reached back, grabbing his assailants shirt and twisting, breaking his hold.

"Cole!" he yelled as he staggered to his feet.

"Here." he heard a voice say, as the visage of Belthazor appeared from behind a broken table.

"I can't orb."

Concentrating, the half demon found that he too could not leave, looking at Leo, his face bloody, he knew they were in serious trouble. He ducked a wild swing, trying to figure a way out, when he was once again struck from behind, this time it was with a chair. The loud crack of the wood reverberated through the air, as he let out a roar to match. Turning, he grabbed the startled demon, lifting him off his feet.

"You puny little worm!" he said, his voice full of menace as he started to throttle him. "You dare to hit me!"

"Cole! No!" Leo shouted as he saw him choking the lesser demon. "Phoebe!"

Hearing his lover's name, some of his fury abated, and he dropped the hapless demon at his feet, where he lay gasping for breath. He knew that Phoebe would not want him to kill, not like that, and for her love, he stopped. Around them, the others made it to their feet, a silent plan forming between them as the circled around their prey.

"Cetbal, stay here, we can't risk them knocking your powers out, they must stay here." Werdna said, as he once again joined in the fray. He was closest to the whitelighter, so the others charged Cole, burying him under their weight, driving him to the floor.

Leo had heard the demon remarks, and, as he threw a left hook at him, he tried to back away, edging closer and closer to the one leaning casually back against the bar. He had to get to him, he was the reason they could not get free. Leo staggered, as the still human looking demon before him struck a hard blow to his face, and blood started to flow into his eye from the cut.

Charging into him, Leo slammed his shoulder into his chest, propelling them both back, back into the small, frail looking one. An audible snap was heard as the little one was flung into the bar rail, his back taking the full force of it, breaking it.

Cole had managed to regain his feet, but he was taking a powerful beating from the three, his clothes were torn and blood stained from all four of them, he was giving almost as good as he got. He had just gotten a solid blow from the one on his right when he felt it! Phoebe!

"Leo! Do you feel that?" he shouted across the room, as he saw Leo and the other two fall.

"Cole! GO!" Leo shouted back, as he started to orb, hoping to get to his wife, the woman he loved, the presence he had just felt.

"No you don't!" Werdna said, as he balled his fists together, striking Leo in the base of the neck, knocking him out cold.

Cole had heard Leo shout to him, and guessing what he meant he shimmered, but just before he disappeared, he saw him fall, struck down by the one he thought would never betray them.