Everyone went back to the manor. They didn't want to be at P3 when those two men came back.
"All I'm saying is that FreeCell is better than Minesweeper." Hallie said as she got out of the car.
"Pah! Minesweeper is the best!" Lynn argued.
"You're both wrong." Jess added. "Hearts is the best Windows game."
"No way." Hallie argued. "What do you guys think?"
"Minesweeper." Prue answered. "It's strategy...and the best."
"I disagree." Phoebe said as they walked up the stairs to the manor. "Hearts is best."
"Yeah right!" Piper added. "FreeCell all the way."
They walked into the manor continuing their Windows game argument and were just getting into the logistics, when Leo and the two men orbed in.
"You guys sure know how to spoil a mood." Jess mumbled.
Leo ignored her and said, "This is Charles, and this is Derek. They are here to take them back."
"We're not going." Hallie said. Everyone was a little shocked that Hallie of all of them would defy them.
"You must go. You cannot be together." Charles said.
"They aren't going." Prue said and stepped in front of them.
"Yeah." Piper agreed and stood next to Prue. Phoebe shrugged and stood next to Piper.
"We are not prepared for a situation like this." Derek said.
"Well, we're not letting them go without a fight." Prue told him.
Charles and Derek looked at Leo with looks that said 'what do we do?'
"Girls," Leo said, "you've got to let them go. There isn't any way out of this."
"Leo, what's happened with you?" Piper asked.
"Piper, please. Don't start anything now." Leo said.
"It is imperative that they come with us." Charles broke in. "Maruka is coming-"
"Maruka? Is that the demon?" Prue asked.
"They weren't supposed to know." Leo snapped.
"If they won't come, then they've got a right." Derek said. He then looked at the sisters and told them, "Yes, Maruka is the demon. He-"
"Go back." Leo said coldly. Leo lifted his hand and waved it lightly. Derek became golden orbs and screamed in pain, then was orbed out.
"Do nothing until we return." Leo commanded. He had a hard expression on his face. Leo orbed out in his usual blue orbs and Charles orbed out right after him in gold.
"Something is seriously wrong with him." Phoebe commented.
"Yeah...lets go." Prue said and started toward the stairs.
"He said don't do anything." Phoebe called to her.
"Since when do we listen to him?" Prue called back.
Everyone then followed Prue to the attic.
"Maruka...Maruka...found him!" Prue announced.
"Don't keep us in the dark." Piper urged.
"Maruka, a demon of the dark. He has been luring people to what is simply known as The Cave. The Cave acts as the Nothing and devours people, taking their life energy. Maruka has been working for centuries trying to get The Cave enough power so that he can use it and transform himself into the ultimate demon." Prue read.
"Somebody is on a power trip." Piper muttered.
"It doesn't give a vanquish." Prue said, then she read from the Book again. "The only known way to effectively stop Maruka is to lure him into The Cave."
"That sounds easier than it actually is." Phoebe commented.
"That about sums it up." Prue said.
"So, what do we do now?" Hallie asked.
Meanwhile, "up there"...
Leo and Charles orbed in and Leo starting fuming.
"He was being reckless." Leo said angrily.
"He was indeed sir." Charles said. Leo seemed to be ignoring him. If Prue were there, she would've called Charles spineless...any of the sisters would have.
"Who does he think he is? How dare he tell them?" Leo growled.
"I don't sir." Charles squeaked.
Two guards drug Derek into the room where Leo and Charles were.
"You were rough with him." Leo said to the guards looking at the black eye that adorned Derek's face.
"No," One of the guards said. "he wouldn't stop trying to escape and we had to knock him out."
"You're worthy of The Source himself you know that?" Leo growled. The guards took great offense, but said nothing.
"Leave him and go." Leo ordered. The guards let go of Derek's arms and hell fell to the floor, then they left.
"Derek, why betray us like that?" Leo asked.
"I was giving them a chance to live." Derek defended. He was on his hands and knees because he was too weak to stand.
"That's why they have a whitelighter." Leo told him. His voice was cold and hard.
"Just get it over with will you? There's no need to drag it out." Derek said.
"Very well." Leo said. He then called for the guards. They came back in and looked at Leo. "Have his wings clipped." The guards dragged Derek out of the room. Charles shook his head sadly.
"We have much work to do." Leo said.
Two chapters in one day! Are you proud? I thought so. And it makes up for short chapter eight. What's up with Leo? You'll find out soon enough...
"All I'm saying is that FreeCell is better than Minesweeper." Hallie said as she got out of the car.
"Pah! Minesweeper is the best!" Lynn argued.
"You're both wrong." Jess added. "Hearts is the best Windows game."
"No way." Hallie argued. "What do you guys think?"
"Minesweeper." Prue answered. "It's strategy...and the best."
"I disagree." Phoebe said as they walked up the stairs to the manor. "Hearts is best."
"Yeah right!" Piper added. "FreeCell all the way."
They walked into the manor continuing their Windows game argument and were just getting into the logistics, when Leo and the two men orbed in.
"You guys sure know how to spoil a mood." Jess mumbled.
Leo ignored her and said, "This is Charles, and this is Derek. They are here to take them back."
"We're not going." Hallie said. Everyone was a little shocked that Hallie of all of them would defy them.
"You must go. You cannot be together." Charles said.
"They aren't going." Prue said and stepped in front of them.
"Yeah." Piper agreed and stood next to Prue. Phoebe shrugged and stood next to Piper.
"We are not prepared for a situation like this." Derek said.
"Well, we're not letting them go without a fight." Prue told him.
Charles and Derek looked at Leo with looks that said 'what do we do?'
"Girls," Leo said, "you've got to let them go. There isn't any way out of this."
"Leo, what's happened with you?" Piper asked.
"Piper, please. Don't start anything now." Leo said.
"It is imperative that they come with us." Charles broke in. "Maruka is coming-"
"Maruka? Is that the demon?" Prue asked.
"They weren't supposed to know." Leo snapped.
"If they won't come, then they've got a right." Derek said. He then looked at the sisters and told them, "Yes, Maruka is the demon. He-"
"Go back." Leo said coldly. Leo lifted his hand and waved it lightly. Derek became golden orbs and screamed in pain, then was orbed out.
"Do nothing until we return." Leo commanded. He had a hard expression on his face. Leo orbed out in his usual blue orbs and Charles orbed out right after him in gold.
"Something is seriously wrong with him." Phoebe commented.
"Yeah...lets go." Prue said and started toward the stairs.
"He said don't do anything." Phoebe called to her.
"Since when do we listen to him?" Prue called back.
Everyone then followed Prue to the attic.
"Maruka...Maruka...found him!" Prue announced.
"Don't keep us in the dark." Piper urged.
"Maruka, a demon of the dark. He has been luring people to what is simply known as The Cave. The Cave acts as the Nothing and devours people, taking their life energy. Maruka has been working for centuries trying to get The Cave enough power so that he can use it and transform himself into the ultimate demon." Prue read.
"Somebody is on a power trip." Piper muttered.
"It doesn't give a vanquish." Prue said, then she read from the Book again. "The only known way to effectively stop Maruka is to lure him into The Cave."
"That sounds easier than it actually is." Phoebe commented.
"That about sums it up." Prue said.
"So, what do we do now?" Hallie asked.
Meanwhile, "up there"...
Leo and Charles orbed in and Leo starting fuming.
"He was being reckless." Leo said angrily.
"He was indeed sir." Charles said. Leo seemed to be ignoring him. If Prue were there, she would've called Charles spineless...any of the sisters would have.
"Who does he think he is? How dare he tell them?" Leo growled.
"I don't sir." Charles squeaked.
Two guards drug Derek into the room where Leo and Charles were.
"You were rough with him." Leo said to the guards looking at the black eye that adorned Derek's face.
"No," One of the guards said. "he wouldn't stop trying to escape and we had to knock him out."
"You're worthy of The Source himself you know that?" Leo growled. The guards took great offense, but said nothing.
"Leave him and go." Leo ordered. The guards let go of Derek's arms and hell fell to the floor, then they left.
"Derek, why betray us like that?" Leo asked.
"I was giving them a chance to live." Derek defended. He was on his hands and knees because he was too weak to stand.
"That's why they have a whitelighter." Leo told him. His voice was cold and hard.
"Just get it over with will you? There's no need to drag it out." Derek said.
"Very well." Leo said. He then called for the guards. They came back in and looked at Leo. "Have his wings clipped." The guards dragged Derek out of the room. Charles shook his head sadly.
"We have much work to do." Leo said.
Two chapters in one day! Are you proud? I thought so. And it makes up for short chapter eight. What's up with Leo? You'll find out soon enough...