The demons place Leo, Piper, and Phoebe's bodies before Prue. Prue looked at the bodies and chuckled. Cole smiled proudly.
"You demons have done well." Prue said. "But, you did fail me once."
Prue snapped her fingers and the seven demons burst into flames. Lierre looked on, shocked that she had started killing so easily.
Prue then looked at Cole and opened her palm. He started to writhe, as if he were having a seizure. His body began to twist and move in the most unnatural of ways. He began to sweat and his face looked pained. Finally, a gaping hole appeared in his chest and a black substance, like oil, began to trickle out. Cole dropped to his knees and the last of the black liquid seeped from his body and flowed onto the floor. Once it reached the floor, it seeped through. The hole in Cole's chest repaired itself then he fell backward, unconscious.
Prue then used her telekinesis and threw Piper, Phoebe, and Leo's bodies a few feet away from her. Then she formed a white energyball and threw it at them. It hovered above their bodies for a moment, then descended upon them. Their bodies began to glow and they were slowly healed. After they were healed, the glow disappeared.
"What're you going to do?" Lierre asked. Prue turned to him and he almost cowered, the void where her face should be scared him to no end.
"I'm going to destroy them."
Prue turned back to Piper, Leo, and Phoebe. She snapped her fingers and they slowly woke up.
"What happened?" Piper asked as she sat up.
"Cole and some demons attacked us." Phoebe said slowly.
"Oh God." They heard Leo whisper. They looked forward and were paralyzed with fear.
"Welcome," said The Source. "To my world."
Piper stood up, then helped Phoebe up without ever looking away from The Source. Phoebe only looked away to look at Cole.
"I need him. He'll be fine." The Source said. "You, however, will not."
Piper partially raised her hands, trying to prepare herself for anything. Phoebe looked away from Cole and just stared at the emptiness that was supposed to be The Source's face.
"Why're we here?" Leo asked, trying to sound like he wasn't scared.
"I am the most powerful Source there has ever been. Have you any idea why?"
The three were silent.
"It's because I used to be human. I know how they think, how they will react. I can equip any of my demons to kill anyone." The Source said. "Another reason is because of who I used to be."
"Who did you used to be?" Phoebe asked quietly.
The Source chuckled and lifted her hands up to her hood. She slowly pushed it back, savoring each look she got from the three before her.
Piper screamed outloud and fell to her knees. Leo just stood, silent. Phoebe was paralyzed, her mind was numb.
"Stop it!" Piper screamed. "You're not real!"
"I am very real." Prue said. "I am the realest thing you will ever experience."
Phoebe took a step forward. She took a deep breath then helped Piper up from the ground.
"Why, Prue? Why?" Phoebe asked.
"The old Source brought me back to life." Prue said. "The side of good certainly had the means, but it did nothing. I was forced to live down here for a year. I would have returned to you, but I realized that the side of good has never given me anything."
"But why are you doing this to us?" Phoebe said.
"The side of good has only one thing working for it: you." Prue said.
Lierre took a step forward and stood next to Prue.
Phoebe looked at them then leaned to Piper and whispered, "Freeze him."
Piper at first shook her head, but after looking into Phoebe's pleading eyes, did it.
"Stop it!" Prue said. "Don't you do anything to him!"
Phoebe was sure she saw a flicker of worry and maybe even a little love in Prue's eyes. She knew the only way they would get out alive would be to do it...
"Piper," Phoebe said. "Blow him up."
"Don't you dare!" Prue screamed. She used her telekinesis and pulled Cole's body over to her. "I'll kill him!"
Phoebe half-knew she wouldn't; she had said she needed him. She inwardly fought with herself, but then she remembered a question they grappled with a few years ago: Would you save one sibling or five strangers?
Five strangers.
"Piper, do it." Phoebe said with determination.
Piper lifted her hands and flicked her fingers. Prue dropped Cole and reached out for Lierre's frozen form. Everything seemed to be going in slow motion.
What was left of Prue's heart shattered into a million pieces as she watched Lierre. She closed her eyes afterward and began shaking with anger. She summoned her sword, then used her telekinesis and pulled Phoebe to her.
Phoebe kneeled before Prue with a determined expression. She then moved the blade of Prue's sword next to her neck and looked up into Prue's eyes.
"Do it. Go on, kill me, Source."
Prue's grip tightened on the sword.
"You demons have done well." Prue said. "But, you did fail me once."
Prue snapped her fingers and the seven demons burst into flames. Lierre looked on, shocked that she had started killing so easily.
Prue then looked at Cole and opened her palm. He started to writhe, as if he were having a seizure. His body began to twist and move in the most unnatural of ways. He began to sweat and his face looked pained. Finally, a gaping hole appeared in his chest and a black substance, like oil, began to trickle out. Cole dropped to his knees and the last of the black liquid seeped from his body and flowed onto the floor. Once it reached the floor, it seeped through. The hole in Cole's chest repaired itself then he fell backward, unconscious.
Prue then used her telekinesis and threw Piper, Phoebe, and Leo's bodies a few feet away from her. Then she formed a white energyball and threw it at them. It hovered above their bodies for a moment, then descended upon them. Their bodies began to glow and they were slowly healed. After they were healed, the glow disappeared.
"What're you going to do?" Lierre asked. Prue turned to him and he almost cowered, the void where her face should be scared him to no end.
"I'm going to destroy them."
Prue turned back to Piper, Leo, and Phoebe. She snapped her fingers and they slowly woke up.
"What happened?" Piper asked as she sat up.
"Cole and some demons attacked us." Phoebe said slowly.
"Oh God." They heard Leo whisper. They looked forward and were paralyzed with fear.
"Welcome," said The Source. "To my world."
Piper stood up, then helped Phoebe up without ever looking away from The Source. Phoebe only looked away to look at Cole.
"I need him. He'll be fine." The Source said. "You, however, will not."
Piper partially raised her hands, trying to prepare herself for anything. Phoebe looked away from Cole and just stared at the emptiness that was supposed to be The Source's face.
"Why're we here?" Leo asked, trying to sound like he wasn't scared.
"I am the most powerful Source there has ever been. Have you any idea why?"
The three were silent.
"It's because I used to be human. I know how they think, how they will react. I can equip any of my demons to kill anyone." The Source said. "Another reason is because of who I used to be."
"Who did you used to be?" Phoebe asked quietly.
The Source chuckled and lifted her hands up to her hood. She slowly pushed it back, savoring each look she got from the three before her.
Piper screamed outloud and fell to her knees. Leo just stood, silent. Phoebe was paralyzed, her mind was numb.
"Stop it!" Piper screamed. "You're not real!"
"I am very real." Prue said. "I am the realest thing you will ever experience."
Phoebe took a step forward. She took a deep breath then helped Piper up from the ground.
"Why, Prue? Why?" Phoebe asked.
"The old Source brought me back to life." Prue said. "The side of good certainly had the means, but it did nothing. I was forced to live down here for a year. I would have returned to you, but I realized that the side of good has never given me anything."
"But why are you doing this to us?" Phoebe said.
"The side of good has only one thing working for it: you." Prue said.
Lierre took a step forward and stood next to Prue.
Phoebe looked at them then leaned to Piper and whispered, "Freeze him."
Piper at first shook her head, but after looking into Phoebe's pleading eyes, did it.
"Stop it!" Prue said. "Don't you do anything to him!"
Phoebe was sure she saw a flicker of worry and maybe even a little love in Prue's eyes. She knew the only way they would get out alive would be to do it...
"Piper," Phoebe said. "Blow him up."
"Don't you dare!" Prue screamed. She used her telekinesis and pulled Cole's body over to her. "I'll kill him!"
Phoebe half-knew she wouldn't; she had said she needed him. She inwardly fought with herself, but then she remembered a question they grappled with a few years ago: Would you save one sibling or five strangers?
Five strangers.
"Piper, do it." Phoebe said with determination.
Piper lifted her hands and flicked her fingers. Prue dropped Cole and reached out for Lierre's frozen form. Everything seemed to be going in slow motion.
What was left of Prue's heart shattered into a million pieces as she watched Lierre. She closed her eyes afterward and began shaking with anger. She summoned her sword, then used her telekinesis and pulled Phoebe to her.
Phoebe kneeled before Prue with a determined expression. She then moved the blade of Prue's sword next to her neck and looked up into Prue's eyes.
"Do it. Go on, kill me, Source."
Prue's grip tightened on the sword.