Prue couldn't take it anymore as she glared at the energy ball that was flying towards Phoebe and moved it with her mind. Sending it crashing into a tree that came crashing down onto the demons in the front of the pack.

Phoebe had closed her eyes when she saw what was about to happen and braced for the pain of the impact and her own eventual death. But she slowly opened her eyes in time to see the tree falling on the demons. "Take that." she smiled looking over at her sisters.

"Get over here!" Prue ordered as Piper tried again to freeze the demons, this time succeeding.

Phoebe got up slowly and ran over to her sisters. "Come On." She grabbed Piper by the hand and made her way quickly to the prize they needed to save their lives. All three of them.

Prue and Piper followed after her and stopped when they saw the size of the box.

"See know why I couldn't carry it alone. I think it's meant for whatever that thing is to carry. See the four handles and where they are? For each one of his arms or whatever."

"So how do we get it out of here?" Piper asked as she placed a hand on one side of the box and tried to lift it, though just barely off the ground.

"We do it together. I mean technically it isn't cheating. Neither one of us could lift that thing alone. Except maybe Prue with the help of her power." Phoebe added. "So we all take it and cross together."

Prue looked across to Piper who shrugged her shoulders. "Ok. Lets go then." Prue said as they all lifted together.

Piper and Phoebe at one end and Prue, with the aid of her power at the other end, they were quickly making their way through the brush.

"You think you could have waited a bit longer to freeze those guys Piper?"

"Phoebe I already told you. They were out of my range, remember the bridesmaids from hell? Same problem. My power doesn't work from that far away." Piper shot back. "Besides what you did was reckless and irresponsible. You could have been killed."

"Well someone had to do something and I didn't see you volunteering any ideas."

"Would you two stop it already? The more bickering you do the longer it's gonna take to get this thing back." Prue shot them both a glare. "And that little stunt you pulled Phoebe we will discuss later, now come on."

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Another night fell, as the sliver of a moon gave no light to those below. They sat around waiting to hear any word. The sparkle of the fire the only light they had

"None of the teams know where they are."

"Well they have to be here somewhere."

"Maybe they are dead. This is their time you know."

"Sshhh, do not speak of them. I for one do not want a visit."

"Just keep together here and we will be ok."

Nothing at first as they each found into their own thoughts.

"I don't give the witches long on their own with them." someone finally said.

"It bad enough we have to be cautious of the other team. But now to worry about them as well."

Phoebe leaned against one side of Prue as Piper did the same on the other side, as they all leaned up against the box.

"How you feeling Phoebs?"

"I'm ok Prue." She lied. Her ribs were sore from where Prue had hit her. Her back was sore from the rock or whatever it was the rolled into and her wound to her side was killing her.

"No she isn't Prue." Piper answered from the other side.

"I am too. And tomorrow we get this thing out of here and then we all go home." Phoebe shot back. She was tired on top of everything else and just wanted to go to sleep.

Prue looked down at Phoebe to her side, "Phoebs you have to tell us when your hurt. We can slow down the pace in the morning."

"I know and I will." She gave in without a fight as she snuggled against her sister and closed her eyes.

Piper sat next to Prue thinking about what they were gonna do.

"She'll be ok Piper." Prue said almost knowing what her sister was thinking.

"I know. I just worry."

"And here I thought that was my job."

"With her I think its both our jobs."

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Prue almost held her breath hoping that it would make her hear better as she turned ever so slightly to the place the sound had come. She thought she heard laughter. Though it was the laughter of children.

She nudged Piper awake but held her fingers to her mouth indicating to be quiet, then she did the same thing to Phoebe.

"The fire. Prue you let it go out." Phoebe quickly got up and tossed some branches back on the small fire to get it going again. But as she reached the fire she felt her body being pushed back as the small wet hands touched her body. "Prue! Help me here." She called out as she pulled it from her and tossed it to the fire creating a small explosion.

With the light they could now see the sparkling eyes all around them.

"Keep the fire up!" Phoebe yelled from the other side if the fire that was now starting to flame back up again.

Prue cast her powers through the brush and flew the ones in site further back.

"They don't like fire. We have to keep the flames up." Phoebe moved around frantically as she felt something on her back. Only this time it grabbed her wound in its hand and squeezed. The pain she felt wretched through her body as she fell to the ground screaming.

She could feel the wound re-open and the blood seeping. She could also hear them getting closer to her. Drawn to her fresh blood. She tried to shut out the pain but it got to much as her world went black.

Prue watched in horror as what ever these things were, one jumped out on to Phoebe. The next thing she heard was the screams of her sister and her going down. "Piper freeze them!"

"I am, but some are to far away."

"Then come on. We freeze them as we get to Phoebe." Prue grabbed her hand and ran over to her sister.

Using her power she flung the one off that was holding on to Phoebes side and flung him on the fire. Seeing him burst in flame gave her little delight as she went to Phoebe, gently picking her up she moved them all back to the box and closer to the fire.

Phoebe felt the pain in her side and the slight pressure that was on it as she slowly came too. "P..Prue."

"I'm right here sweetie." Prue brushed her sister hair from her face.

"Fire."

"We know. It's going really good now. They won't be bothering us tonight. Get some rest."

Phoebe looked up at Prue, "Draconic."

"What?"

"That's what they are. Or younger versions anyway." She managed to get out though slowly as her pain came and went. "I saw them once in the book. That is what he is. They must be like offspring or something."

"Ok so what are they exactly." Piper asked as she sat down next to her sisters.

"They are ancient law makers from ancient Athens. But they were known for their severe punishments for those that broke the laws. But it is the young that are the most dangerous. They are trying to make their footing in the family. Weakness means certain death for them at another's hands."

"I guess that's why he did what he did to you." Prue called.

"Yeah. But they are also known for their thirst for blood. That was why they focused in on me. They could smell the blood on me."

"So what part Dracula."

"Or same family maybe." Prue suggested. "Ok do you know how to get rid of them and then him?"

"They don't like fire. And I noticed once in the caverns that they don't like getting anything thrust through their stomachs. Its kills them. In fact it blows them up. The light of the explosion scares them back but only for a little while."

"Looks like someone learned something when she was away." Piper said. Now happy that they know how to vanquish the little critters.

"Ok at first light we are out of here." Prue said as she gently ran her hand over Phoebes cheek, "Get some rest sweetie. We'll be right here."

The sun broke through the morning haze as the bushes started to come to life. Every direction had a new sound that had Prue turning every way she could. With the sun slowly rising her worry over the Draconian lessened. But her worry for her sisters had not.

Phoebe looked up and watched her sister. "We should go."

"Morning sweetie."

"We need to go. I have a bad feeling."

"Premonition?"

"I'm not sure." Phoebe slowly pushed herself up and sat on the box. The front and side of her shirt was now completely covered in blood as she pushed at Piper, "Come on Piper. We need to get going.

"Phoebe you aren't."

"It's not an option Prue. We have to go. Besides we are almost there. Then we can vanquish his sorry ass."

Prue and Piper shared a look of concern but followed their sisters' lead and took a handle of the box.

The minute she touched it her ears rang and she got lightheaded as her world turned black and white.

She place both hands down for balance as she came out of it and felt the reassuring hands of her sister on her back.

"Phoebes. What did you see?" Prue asked gently

She couldn't tell them. But she had to tell them something.

"I saw them coming back. We have to hurry." She covered her lie a she placed her hand on the handle and waited for her sister to follow suit.

They made their way slowly through the brush until they came to the clearing and then started to picked up their pace, if only slightly. Suddenly they all heard them rushing from behind coming out for the underbrush.

"Guys we need to go faster!" Phoebe cried out as she saw them starting the chase. Members from all the teams. Each one after the prize and not really caring who had it. She was seeing her premonition unfold right behind her. She knew if they didn't hurry they would all be caught and killed.

They ran. They could see the base that they needed to get to. And they also know that had to reach there in order to get away from them. Once there they would be safe.

How much further? It seemed already that they had been running forever. They watched as energy balls sailed by them, each one feeling the burning in their legs and arms from running with the large box.

Then everything went to chaos. The box slipped as one let go, lying on the ground holding her shoulder where she had been grazed but an energy ball.

She looked up and saw her sisters a few feet away looking back at her. Everything seemed to slow down. Their world seemed to rewind.

She looked to her sister and her sister looked back at her. Then she ran.

Then everything came back to speed.

"GO!" she yelled

"I'm not leaving you!"

"GO!!"

She was torn. Should she go back and save one sister and risk all of them being caught. Or did she and her other sister keep going and win. Saving two thirds of the Charmed Ones. Sacrifice one for the many? She didn't know which way to go.