Mike looked again from Prue to Jane. She knew that Prue was going to freak out when she explained what happened, but it wasn't like she could have stopped it. Ok maybe she could have, but things just turned out better then she had originally planned.

"It wasn't my fault I swear. They came out of no where."

"Who?" Jane insisted.

"Not who. What. We were riding along the ridge and back across the field to the trees. Phoebe was doing great. Then... Then out of no where came this black wolf, followed by a few more. It was a whole pack. Spirit got spook and stood up throwing Phoebe in the processes. I tried to get to her but the pack just swarmed around her. It was all I could do to stay on my horse as I tried to inch forward. A few of them came after me but my horse wouldn't follow my lead and he started to step back." Mike felt the tears cascading down her face. "She fought as best she could but.." Mike stopped not able to finish what she was saying.

Jane seeing the anguish in Mike pulled her into a hug, "It's ok Mike, you did everything you could." She soothed as she felt her own tears running freely.

"I tried. I really did. God she was just a kid."

Everyone stood perfectly still praying that what they had just heard was not true. Sure, some of them had talked about getting rid of the youngest Halliwell, but they hadn't meant for it to end like this.

"Where is she?" Prue asked though not ready to believe what she had heard.

Mike pulled away from Jane and met Prue face to face. She could feel the anger in Prues gaze as they stood off. Mike reached a hand out and placed it gently on Pipers shoulder, who was crying softly in Prues arm.

Reaching out she handed Prue Phoebes jacket. "I'm sorry. By the time we could even get close to her this was all we could find."

Prue took the jacket; it was Phoebes favorite. She had gone everywhere with that jacket. She wasn't sure if it was because Jane had given it to her or if it was actually really comfortable like she claimed.

The blood covered most of the front. So much so that Prue couldn't even tell what colour the jacket had been.

"I'm sorry Prue. I promised to protect her."

Prue didn't say anything. She just starred down at the jacket in her hand. She could feel Piper crying beneath her arm. She let the jacket fall lifelessly to the ground as she pulled Piper into her for a hug and the two of them then slowly, turned and walked away. Leaving the rest of them to watch after them, and to let them grieve on their own. They all knew it would be a long time before they were truly whole again, if ever.

"Mike you could have stop it. That wasn't called for." Alice yelled at her, but not loud enough for anyone else to hear her.

"Look would you just relax, that was a smoke screen. Did you see the look on Prues face? If anything had happened to Phoebe she would have killed me on the spot. Even with all of you there."

"So Phoebe wasn't killed by a pack of wolves?" Sue asked from the back of the group

"No. It wasn't that simple though."

"Mike what happen then?"

Mike surveyed the faces before her. She knew she could trust each of them. And that had everything to do with Prue. She knew that if Prue ever found out what they had done, she would hurt each of them in her own way.

"We were riding and she did fall from Spirit, but there were no wolves. She fell and hit her head knocking her almost unconscious. That was when we picked her up and moved her to this pit I knew of. We took off her jacket so she wouldn't have protection during the night."

"You left her in a pit alone?"

"Well we were."

"Were? Mike get to the point will ya." Alice said getting more frustrated as the minutes ticked by.

"Well shut up and I will." She said almost in anger. Everything was happening a bit quicker then she had planned. "We tossed her down the pit and were about to leave when this guy came out of no where. The next thing we knew he had us tying her up and tossing her in the back of his car. But the reward was this." She finished as she opened up the small bag on the bench. Inside was bundles of twenties and fifties.

"Mike he paid you for her?"

"Yup. And this is to be split to all of us. Think about it ina few years we are old enough to get out of here. And this will give us al the help we need to free ourselves from Jane and all this."

"Not to mention it will help you get as far away from Prue as money can buy." Sue added. She felt a bit guilty about what had happened, but she would never let on she was. For after what she heard about Phoebe she didn't want to know that they would do to her for snitching.

She didn't know what she felt at first. Was it the sting of the tight ropes on her wrists or was it the small space she was in? She felt her dark world wrap around her as everything became clearer. She called out for her sisters out of pure reaction but all she got in reply was a smack to the top of her head. What had she done to deserve that? She tried to recall what happen and as more and more came into focus she soon remembered what happen. Her friends and her family had betrayed her. But not her true family. She was certain Prue and Piper knew nothing about any of this.

She felt herself being dragged from her small confinement and along the ground. She tried to stand but she didn't have a chance to get her footing.

The next thing she felt was the searing pain in her shoulder as her captor tossed her to the ground roughly.

"Someone will be by for you shortly. I suggest you open your mouth when you are spoken to and no more." He snarled at her as he closed the heavy door behind him.

"I'm telling you sir. She is a witch."

"She is to young, she can not be."

"She is. And powerful too. I can sense it in her."

He paused as his servant said powerful. How powerful could a child be? And such a small child. "Powerful? She is just a child, and so small. How much power can she have in her?"

The bright lights assaulted her senses as she heard the voices shouting. Or at least one voice shouting. The other was calm. Almost willing to say anything the other wanted to hear.

"Down in front of your master." The sinister voice behind her said as he pushed her to the ground

"So this is the one that has you all in fear. She is just a child."

"A child now sir but as she grows."

"Yes I know. Powerful witch. Look at her. How can this be?"

"I believe she is one of them sir."

"Them? Do not speak to me in riddles slave."

"I beg your forgiveness sire. I speak of the Charmed Ones. I believe her to be one of them."

He looked down at the small child before him. Could she be? Somewhere deep inside he knew his slave spoke the truth. And now all he had to do was get the other two.