Phoebe sat on the couch, worried out of her mind. Piper, who gave up trying to comfort her, sat on the couch with a black expression on her face. Leo and Prue returned from the room and stood in front of the exhausted sisters.
"What are we going to do? If I see Cole fall down once more in pain I think I may just pass out from worry…" murmured Phoebe to the air.
Leo sighed and sat on the floor by Piper's feet, resting his head on her thigh. Prue sat on an arm of the couch beside Phoebe, rubbing her eyes tiredly. Cain, who had remained silent for the past twenty minutes, continued to wait for something to happen.
"What do we know so far, Leo?" asked Piper, also speaking aloud to the air.
"Cole is doing real bad to be honest. The atheme was indeed poisoned and not only that, but Cole seems to be suffering from the first attack. I can't heal him anymore, there isn't anything I could do, but demonic doctor may be able to help."
"What does that mean?" asked Phoebe, clearly distressed.
"That we have to orb Cole down to the Underworld, cure him, then return to normal." Responded Prue, which earned her a repentant laugh from the other end of the couch.
"Normal my ass…" Piper said, laughing.
After a long night of discussion, Leo orbed Prue and Piper home, and Phoebe made her way to sleep before she stopped and eyed Cain who slept in the wooden chair, still bound. Phoebe sighed and entered Cole's bedroom.
Cain, feigning sleep, sat up alert and disappeared in a bright red flash. He re-appeared in the Underworld, right beside the Source himself.
"So…?" asked the Source.
"They arranged to bring him down here for some medical help, I have a plan in order to ambush them."
"When?"
"Tomorrow, at noon, sir."
"Good, and your plan?"
"I devise that I ask to go with them, to help them find a doctor since Balthazar would be too weak to help. While the doctor prepares Belthazor for treatment, I will strike from behind and we will kill Belthazor then. Maybe we will even be able to kill a Charmed one while we're at it."
"You have their trust?"
"Just about. I do not seem to have Belthazor's yet."
"Understandable, see you then." The Source said with a curt nod.
Cain nodded in turn and disappeared in the bright red light.
Phoebe, feeling refreshed after her long shower, quietly exited the bedroom to check on Cain and feed her famished belly, which had seemingly grown slightly. Phoebe, satisfied that Cain was still where they had left him, ran into the kitchen starved. As she poured herself some cereal, she hummed happily.
"Psst? Phoebe?" called Cain softly from the living room.
Phoebe groaned inwardly before shuffling to the source of the noise. She stood looking at him with a blank expression on her face, a bowl of cereal in her hands. Cain looked at her like it was obvious what he wanted.
"Yes?" asked Phoebe.
"I'm hungry, can I get something to eat please?" he pleaded.
Phoebe seemed to ponder his question as she crunched on her cereal. After a few beats she heaved a sigh and turned on heel to return into the kitchen in order to pour another bowl of cereal of Cain.
"Thanks." Said Cain appreciably as Phoebe spooned fed him his cereal.
"Whatever."
"What's wrong Pheebs?" asked Cain.
"Please don't call me that, ever." Phoebe snapped.
Cain nodded, taken aback. Phoebe cast a quick glance at her watch, gasped, and stood up quickly. Leo, Piper and Prue orbed in link arm and arm as Phoebe brushed past them to throw the dishes in the sink.
"Ready?" asked Piper.
"Yeah, let's get Cole and go. Who's watching Cain?" Phoebe answered as she brushed by again.
"He's coming with his." responded Prue.
Leo orbed everyone down to the Underworld as the girls attempted to steady Cole's heavy form. Cain watched from a distance when they reached the Underworld, the girls paying no mind to him. Cain grinned as he led them to a doctor who could 'help' them.
They made their way through tunnel after tunnel till the reached a dark clearing where a demon was busily working on a patient. Cain coughed, causing the demon to jump.
"Cain! It's about-"shouted the demon, stopping short when he noticed who was trailing behind him.
"Procell, I need you to do something for me." Cain said as he approached the frightened demon.
Procell shivered as the Charmed ones approached him as well, Leo remaining behind hoisting Cole up. Cain grinned as he placed a hand on Procell's shoulder and pulled him closer to him.
"These fine young women need your assistance, can you help them?" asked Cain eerily, as he held the older demon tight to him side. Procell nodded quickly and managed to croak out, "What can I do to help the Charmed ones?"
"We need you to heal him." Said Piper evenly, jerking her head towards Cole.
"Belthazor? I thought he had finally died." Murmured Procell aloud.
"Less talking, and more healing pal." Phoebe said, stepping forward.
Procell nodded obediently, doing as they said for fear of being vanquished. The elderly demon assisted Leo on getting Cole to the rock slab. The demonic doctor tsked and aahed a few times before whispering a spell and waving his hands about Cole's muscular form. Cain, who had retreated behind the Charmed ones, grinned wickedly as the girls huddled around Cole.
Cain produced a fireball in his hand, aiming between the girls straight at Cole's prone form. With a loud growl he chucked the fireball towards his father, but Prue had shifted her stance, meaning the fireball had caught her square in the back. She howled in pain as she buckled to her knees. Piper and Phoebe turned quickly as Leo went to aid Prue.
Cain threw fireball after fireball at Leo, making it harder for the White lighter to reach Prue. Phoebe levitated into the air and kicked Cain in the chest. Piper attempted to freeze him but nothing happened. Cain grinned and laughed as he was joined by three other demons.
"You can't freeze me Piper." Cain crowed.
"But-but I froze you before."
"You thought you did… how hard is it to act frozen, honestly?" he said laughing deeply as he conjured up another fireball.
"I knew we shouldn't have trusted you and your devilish grin… no pun intended." Said Phoebe, fists raised and at the ready.
A demon surged forward and grabbed Leo, as the others snuck behind Phoebe and Piper and grabbed them too. Procell looked at Cain nervously before bowing his head and allowing Cain to vanquish him. Cain growled happily as he looked about the room. Cole still lie on the rock slab, while Prue lay motionless on the cave floor. Leo, Piper, and Phoebe all struggled against the demons' strong holds as Cain playfully tossed a fireball up and down in his hand.
