Larry paced back and forth. He was waiting for any word on what had happened at the dock. So far all he got were rumours and scattered reports. But it was enough to worry him. There was no body found in the jeep when it went over the end of the pier.
"Morris?" he saw the one person he knew could give him answers.
"Make it quick Larry, I got a few things to do." Darryl made his way past the man in uniform and out the door.
"I heard about the accident down at the pier."
"Yeah." He kept moving. Leo and he had planned to meet at the garage that had worked on Pipers Jeep.
"I was wondering if everyone was ok?" he sounded sincere, "I mean, low tide yesterday."
"There wasn't a body found. But witnesses say there was someone in the vehicle."
"Wow. So what you think they got out and swam ashore?"
"Well if that's the case they haven't come by to claim their vehicle. Dive unit thinks they got swept out with the tide. After nearly 24hrs. I am liable to agree with them." Darryl opened his car door and looked at the man beside him. "If you hear anything let me know." Darryl didn't let on he knew the family. Or that he knew Larry's connections to Dr Williamson. But his mind was telling him now. He had his man.
Darryl picked up his cell phone and called Leo at the Manor. He had another idea that might get the girls back faster. "Leo met me at the corner of 52nd and Apple."
"What?"
"Just get there by whatever means you use. I am following Williamson's brother in law."
"The cop?"
"Just get here I am approaching there now." He closed the phone and a few minutes later he saw Leo standing on the corner waiting for him. Pulling over Leo quickly got in the car.
Leo looked ahead and saw the police car they were following a few car lengths back, "So what's going on?"
"Larry was asking a lot of questions about the accident. Got me to thinking who he was related too. And I am betting he is in this past his head." Darryl slowed down as he watched the cruiser round another corner.
After what seemed like hours they left the freeway and took a back road.
"Where the hell are we?" Leo looked around trying to find anything that looked familiar.
"The old zoo I would guess." Darryl replied as she pulled the car over behind some trees when he saw Larry stopping and getting out.
Larry walked across the small lab and down towards the cell. It still amazed him what he had seen these woman do. But it was something that he knew had to be controlled.
"Curtis. We got a problem?" he looked over and was met by the glare from the oldest witch.
Curtis cast a glance over his shoulder to his brother in law. "What is it Larry?"
"Not here." He replied keeping his eyes on Prue. But what he felt next he had not expected.
It was like the air had been pushed out of his lungs, as he felt the force of the rock wall slam into his back. Staggering to get back up he watched as Curtis was also sitting beside him stunned and dazed.
"I don't care what you are worth." He drew his gun and aimed it at Prue only to see it sailing across the room. "You just signed your sisters death warrant." He started for the stairs but felt her powers slam into him again.
Curtis used his chance to make his way to the gun but as he aimed it at her he felt the jagged edges of the rocks hitting his right side.
Prue focused her power on the cell door sending it off its hinges. Turning to the sound of someone approaching the stairs she waited till they came into view.
"Darryl?"
"Prue?" he held his gun firmly in his hand as he aimed it at Larry who was slow getting up and then to Dr Williamson.
As Larry was almost to his feet Prue focused once again sending him into the wall next to Pipers doctor.
"Where's Piper?" Leo asked as she came down the stairs.
"I think they have her over at the old Hospital off the freeway." Prue held her glare at the two men on the floor. Both knowing it was over. "And she better be ok." Her tone not getting past either one of them.
"The old institute?" Darryl asked not taking his eyes off his prisoners.
"Yeah I astral projected to her a couple times. That is also how we also know they don't have Phoebe."
"No they didn't." Leo said as he shared a look with Darryl "Lets go get Piper." He took Prue's hand in his and the two of them disappeared in a shower if sparkles.
Larry glared up at Darryl, "You make me sick."
"Not as sick as you make me. You are a disgrace to that uniform."
"At least I am not helping evil."
"Those three have cleaned up more evil then you will ever want to see in a lifetime. Now get up." He motioned for them to start up the stairs. But as they stepped outside Darryl had another surprise "What the hell?"
"Yes Human. That is where we are from. And where we would like to get back to. But I am afraid you are about to lose your prisoners." Before Daryl could react two energy balls flew from his hands and sent the two men into fits of screams and pain and then nothing. "Just cleaning up our own mess. You get a pass." He looked a Darryl almost wanting to him to try anything, "This time." And with that he was gone.
Darryl was frozen in place. He didn't even know what to think. It was one thing to know the girls secret and another to actually see what they faced everyday.
"I need a vacation." He holstered his gun and got in his car. Making his way to the Manor. Where he knew Prue and Piper would need to know what happened with Phoebe.
Piper stood watching as the demon fought through her freezes. He had already killed the Dr. and she had no intentions of being his next victim.
She panicked again as he fought through and stepped towards her closer. It was times like this she hated her power. At least Prue would be able to toss him aside and break free. But no, she was stuck in the cell till she could figure something out.
But just as he fought through again he went sailing across the room.
"Prue?"
"Need a hand sis?" she flung back her arm sending the demon headfirst through the wall. She then turned her focus on the door and took it off its hinges with ease.
"Got a spell for our friend here?" Piper asked hoping to end this once and for all.
"Nope, so how about a ride home." She took Pipers hand and ran from the room towards Leo.
Orbing back into the Manor they took a moment to hug the other. Everything had been so fast and scary. It hadn't been till Prue had astral projected that the other didn't know what was going on.
"Leo. Where's Phoebe?" Prue asked. She had noticed her little sister missing but pushed it aside till she knew Piper was safe.
Leo felt their worried gaze upon him. But he had to tell them. "I don't know."
Prue looked at him, with her arm still around Pipers waist. "Excuse me. What do you mean you don't know?"
"She scried for you guys and found you down near the old wharf's. I was to meet her there. She called Darryl to meet her as well."
"What happen Leo?" Piper didn't like the feeling that was coming upon her.
"We think Larry tampered with the Jeep." He knew it best just to come out with it. "She went off the end of the pier at the bottom of 53rd."
"What!?" the worried looks turned to panic when they both realized he had said he didn't know where she was.
"I'm sorry. There was no body found. The dive team thinks she got caught in the currents." He didn't know what else to do as he saw Piper turn into Prue's arms. After everything, he knew this wasn't right. But he hadn't been able to sense her since she hit the water.
