Piper looked over at Leo expectantly, raising an eyebrow in his direction. Phoebe and Paige looked at him too, although they were unsure as to why.

"Care to give us a ride?" Piper asked, slightly annoyed that she had to spell it out.

Leo started, "Sure."

Piper held onto his side as Paige grabbed Piper's free hand, and Phoebe did the same with Paige. Cole stepped forward, unsure as to whether they were leaving him or not. Phoebe felt the others stare at her and she sighed, "You have to stay here Cole; we can't risk losing you somewhere else."

Cole frowned, "I'm powerless, remember? What is someone attacks me when I'm here alone? I should go."

Leo nodded, "He's right. He's a mortal."

Phoebe shook her head, "He's not coming, but I'm staying," she let go Paige's hand and stepped forward towards Cole, "In case of an attack."

Paige tried to protest but Piper interrupted, "That's okay, I don't think we need all of the Charmed Ones in order to protect Cole."

Leo, frowning shook his head, "I don't think Phoebe should stay. I think you should Piper, since you can better protect against demon attacks. They are after him more often than not, lately."

"Me? Why me?" she demanded, pulling away from Leo.

Leo shrugged, "You have strong active powers, whereas Phoebe…no offense, doesn't really."

Phoebe crossed her arm huffily. Paige threw her hands up as she said, "Piper you stay with Cole, protect him. Phoebe and I will go with Leo and hunt down whoever is in Louisiana. Maybe I could talk them into coming easily, since I'm a social worker…and maybe Phoebe's premonition could help us pinpoint exactly where he is."

Leo cast her look but Paige shrugged, "Whatever, I'm riffing it."

Piper sighed, "Fine. Hurry up though."

Leo gave her a smile as he orbed the other girls out. Piper looked up at Cole's tall form and gave him a tight smile, "What now?"

Cole shrugged and looked down at the brown-eyed woman. He cast his blue eyes around the attic and said, "It's your place, what do you want to do?"

Leo found himself outside a large, rural house. The girls marveled at the simplistic beauty of it, and took in a deep breath of fresh air. Smiling, they suddenly felt better about the whole "mission."

Leo pointed a woman coming out of the house with two little girls in tow. He whispered something about how it would be awkward to be caught outside, staring at her house like burglars.

When the woman, who seemed worried and frazzled, finally managed to get the girls situated in the car and took off, Leo and the other two reemerged from behind some bushes. They looked up at the house and realized it was seemingly empty.

"Should I try to get a feel of the place?" Phoebe asked, stepping forward. She enjoyed the feel of a vast array of leaves crunching underneath her feet more than she would have ever thought.

Leo shrugged, "Couldn't hurt. We have to find them soon."

Paige lagged behind as Phoebe walked up to the house and felt around, hoping to catch a premonition from something. When she came to the glass doors, she gazed at the stickers on the other side, suddenly chilled. She reached up and touched the door, suddenly gasping as a premonition hit her hard.

One of the men, possibly Jim from the way he moved and spoke into his cell phone, rode in a car down a long stretch of road. It was a highway. He stopped his car and looked down the road, the woman Leo and the girls had seen leaving the house was running and waving her hand. Cole's elemental personality suddenly looked confused, pressing the phone to his ear tightly; he looked behind him and saw an oncoming truck. He tried to start the car frantically, but it wouldn't. He tried the handle as well, but it didn't work. The truck came and finally connected with the car, taking the entire top off with a horrific screeching sound.

Phoebe gasped as she came out of the premonition. Tears were streaming down her face as the premonition remained in her mind, engraved. Leo and Paige tried comforting, all the while asking what she saw.

"Highway 220." Was all she muttered before grabbing their hands and jerking them close to her side. Leo took the hint and orbed.

The found themselves on a deserted highway, going as far as they eye can see. Paige started complaining about the dust gathering on her clothing as Phoebe placed a hand over her eyes to shield them from sunlight.

"What happened here, Phoebe?" Leo asked, surveying the seemingly desolate road.

Phoebe stopped searching for the car she saw and explained to the others, "I saw one of them, I think its Jim, in a car talking on his cell phone. Then the woman we saw coming out of the house running down this road, waving her hands. The next thing I know, a large truck takes off the roof of his car and blows up."

Phoebe's hands were shaking, in her mind it was Cole. Paige grabbed one of her hands and squeezed it firmly, giving her a look to calm her down. Leo looked left and right and shrugged; his green eyes squinted against the bright sun.

"I don't see anyone." He claimed, earning matching looks of "Duh" from Paige and Phoebe. He smiled sheepishly.

"Then we wait," Phoebe stated, sitting down on the side of the road, leaving no room for argument.

"But-"Paige tried anyway.

"No. We wait. He's an innocent."

Leo gave Paige a look, "She's right."

He too sat beside her, both sitting Indian-style on the side of the road like to hitchhikers. Paige sighed and sat herself down too.

"Water and food? Could be a long wait." She asked.

Leo looked over at Phoebe as he said, "I can make a quick run home later."

They all nodded and settled for a long wait.

Many hours later, Leo sat up quickly. He pointed down the road as he saw a car fitting Phoebe's description coming up the road. Paige discarded the wrappers from their food and their bottles of water as she too stood up with the help of Phoebe.

They all watched as the car began slowing down, a cell phone pressed against his ear. He began turning around when he saw them. He gave them a quick smile, aware of how stupid he must look in the middle of the road. Suddenly the voice on his cell phone cast a worried look over his handsome features. He looked over his shoulder and his eyes widened.

"Leo, get Piper now!" Phoebe shouted, running towards the car before anyone could react.

Leo immediately obeyed, never thinking of witnesses, such as the screaming woman running towards them. Paige ran into the road and stopped her, glad that the hysterical woman didn't see Leo orb out.

Phoebe was trying to jerk open the car, realizing that the man inside couldn't start the car. He looked out at her scared, his blue eyes bright and frightened as he looked back at the truck that was nearly upon them.

"Phoebe!" Paige shouted the truck on top of them. She felt a scream lodge in her throat; the truck was no longer moving. Neither was anything else for that matter. Piper had arrived.

"Everyone okay?" she asked, running towards Phoebe who was standing by the car door. Phoebe nodded shakily and asked Piper to blow the window up carefully.

After doing so, they managed to get the door open and hurl who they were now sure was Jim, out of the unmoving car. He unfroze and looked around confused. His face was pale, and sweat matted his dark hair.

Before Jim could say anything, Leo orbed him out and back to the manor. Piper looked over at the red-headed woman and asked, "What about her?"

Phoebe sniffled and looked over her shoulder towards the woman, "Let her think he died. It will give her some closure."

Piper frowned solemnly and nodded. Paige, Phoebe and Piper stood at the corner and waited for Leo. Just when he arrived, Piper unfroze the entire area. They managed to see the hysterical woman crying, just as the car blew up and they orbed out.

TBC...

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