Part 24 of
Virtual Heartache... Or Is It?
"Piper! Prue! Leo, for god's sake. Someone please be home!", Cole called out as he entered the Halliwell manor without knocking. He knew that it was a mistake on his part, but he couldn't help it. Phoebe was in danger, and all he could think about was making sure that she was safe. "My god, where are you people when someone is in danger?"
He suddenly heard feet rushing down the stair, and as he looked up, he could tell that the two sisters were coming.
"Who's in danger?"
"Why didn't you knock?"
"What happened?"
"Where did it happen?"
"When did it happen?"
They both stopped asking questions to ask one together, "Where's Phoebe?"
"I don't know where she is: she's the one in danger! The triad was at the park we were walking through, and they kidnapped- ugh- demon-napped her. They took her to the underworld. I came here first to tell you guys."
"Why didn't you just go look for her? Better yet, why didn't you magically come here?"
"I did. Why do you think you didn't hear me come in? Now, where is that whitelighter of yours? And what are we gonna do about this? We need to do something now before they kill her!"
"We aren't going to do anything. Why don't you go home and she'll give you a call when she gets home." Prue smiled fakely at him.
"Because if I go home now, I may never see Phoebe ever again. No offense."
"Well, you know what? I don't think that we need any demonic input right now. Ok?"
"If I can help save Phoebe's life, then I think you do.", Cole rudly put in. "Besides, I am going to help save her whether you like it or not. These past few weeks have been heaven for me, and I'm not going to risk loosing her... Again."
"What do you mean 'again'?", Piper asked, now worried.
"Well... I just mean that she and I almost broke up because of the whole me being me thing."
"I'm sure that Phoebe would have kept seeing you, Cole.", Piper answered. "She doesn't always do what she is suppose to do."
"Well then... Not that this chat isn't quite heart-warming, but I still think that I should say something about this. Cole, you and I are not going to be able to work together. I can't, and Leo can't. There are rules that I do follow, and you and Piper can feel free to do whatever you think you can to help, but I would much rather try and save Phoebe then argue with someone that I don't like. Ok? Great. Bye!"
Prue stormed off as she started calling Leo's name. Piper stared at Cole, trying to decide if he was really serious about saving her sister's life.
"So... What can you do?"
"I could shimmer around and try to find out where she is. If I find her, though..."
"I'll come with. Let me right a protection spell... Just in case."
"Don't trust me?"
"No. To protect you and me from other demons. Maybe even the triad, if it's strong enough."
"Good idea. Hurry, though."
"Fine."
Piper and Cole took their seperate ways- Piper to the book, and Cole to Phoebe's room.
~*~*~*~
"Can we stop doing this? I think I'm gonna be sick...", Piper complained as they materialized in the underworld outside of a cave set off to a side. "God... Where are we?"
"Outside of the triad's cavern. Chances are that they took Phoebe here. And if not, then they brought her to the Source. But they probably didn't do that- shh!"
Piper and Cole quieted down, and they could overhear the triad talking to Phoebe: saying horrible things. Sometimes Cole felt like just screaming at some of the disgusting things that they said. Things like calling her a whore who bedded anyone and everyone. One of them seemed to be trying to offer a deal to become evil, while another tried to convince her that Belthazor's love wasn't true. Anything that would make her burst out in tears.
"When are we going in there?"
"What do you mean? We don't have a plan, we don't have a potion, we don't have a spell. we don't even have the power of three! God, what do you think they are doing to her in there?"
"Could be anything. Beat on her, throw energy balls. Taunt her. Tell her things that aren't true, certianly anything that would screw with her mind. Maybe rape her. Force premintions onto her, force her to see things that she doesn't want to see... Could be anything." He stopped when he noticed Piper's worry etched on her face. "Like I said, could be anything. They might be stealing the very essance of what makes Phoebe, Phoebe."
"God.. We have to stop them!" Piper went into the room without thinking and threw her hands up to freeze the room, forgeting that they were much too powerful for her to freeze. "Ugh, Cole! Why isn't my power working?"
He ran into the room and pulled her to the ground as an energy ball flew overhead. "Because they are way over your head for the moment. What happened to being the sensible sister?"
By this time, the threesome was closing in on the two. They left Phoebe unguarded, so Cole took the chance of freeing her by pushing Piper to that side. He threw energy ball after energy ball to distract them from the sisters. You would think that after all that talk of killing the Charmed ones, they would have paid more attention to them instead. Shows how smart evil is....
Piper had freed Phoebe, but she collapsed to the floor showing just how week she was. Piper tried to pick her up and drag her to Cole, but he shook his head and ordered them to stay away. If Piper had looked, she would know that it was because he was in danger himself, and he wasn't about to put them in danger, either.
After what seemed like ages to Piper, probably more to Phoebe, Cole finally shimmered to the two sisters. From there, he threw four more energy balls: killing the triad after a small strugle. Cole turned his attention to the two after he was sure they were gone.
"You ok?", he asked as he pulled both of them into a hug. "Let's get out of here... This place is giving me the creeps."
"Me, too!", Piper answered. She waited for Phoebe's usual joke about being the third person to agree and the third sister, but she stayed quiet. "Ok, yeah... Let's get going...."
Virtual Heartache... Or Is It?
"Piper! Prue! Leo, for god's sake. Someone please be home!", Cole called out as he entered the Halliwell manor without knocking. He knew that it was a mistake on his part, but he couldn't help it. Phoebe was in danger, and all he could think about was making sure that she was safe. "My god, where are you people when someone is in danger?"
He suddenly heard feet rushing down the stair, and as he looked up, he could tell that the two sisters were coming.
"Who's in danger?"
"Why didn't you knock?"
"What happened?"
"Where did it happen?"
"When did it happen?"
They both stopped asking questions to ask one together, "Where's Phoebe?"
"I don't know where she is: she's the one in danger! The triad was at the park we were walking through, and they kidnapped- ugh- demon-napped her. They took her to the underworld. I came here first to tell you guys."
"Why didn't you just go look for her? Better yet, why didn't you magically come here?"
"I did. Why do you think you didn't hear me come in? Now, where is that whitelighter of yours? And what are we gonna do about this? We need to do something now before they kill her!"
"We aren't going to do anything. Why don't you go home and she'll give you a call when she gets home." Prue smiled fakely at him.
"Because if I go home now, I may never see Phoebe ever again. No offense."
"Well, you know what? I don't think that we need any demonic input right now. Ok?"
"If I can help save Phoebe's life, then I think you do.", Cole rudly put in. "Besides, I am going to help save her whether you like it or not. These past few weeks have been heaven for me, and I'm not going to risk loosing her... Again."
"What do you mean 'again'?", Piper asked, now worried.
"Well... I just mean that she and I almost broke up because of the whole me being me thing."
"I'm sure that Phoebe would have kept seeing you, Cole.", Piper answered. "She doesn't always do what she is suppose to do."
"Well then... Not that this chat isn't quite heart-warming, but I still think that I should say something about this. Cole, you and I are not going to be able to work together. I can't, and Leo can't. There are rules that I do follow, and you and Piper can feel free to do whatever you think you can to help, but I would much rather try and save Phoebe then argue with someone that I don't like. Ok? Great. Bye!"
Prue stormed off as she started calling Leo's name. Piper stared at Cole, trying to decide if he was really serious about saving her sister's life.
"So... What can you do?"
"I could shimmer around and try to find out where she is. If I find her, though..."
"I'll come with. Let me right a protection spell... Just in case."
"Don't trust me?"
"No. To protect you and me from other demons. Maybe even the triad, if it's strong enough."
"Good idea. Hurry, though."
"Fine."
Piper and Cole took their seperate ways- Piper to the book, and Cole to Phoebe's room.
~*~*~*~
"Can we stop doing this? I think I'm gonna be sick...", Piper complained as they materialized in the underworld outside of a cave set off to a side. "God... Where are we?"
"Outside of the triad's cavern. Chances are that they took Phoebe here. And if not, then they brought her to the Source. But they probably didn't do that- shh!"
Piper and Cole quieted down, and they could overhear the triad talking to Phoebe: saying horrible things. Sometimes Cole felt like just screaming at some of the disgusting things that they said. Things like calling her a whore who bedded anyone and everyone. One of them seemed to be trying to offer a deal to become evil, while another tried to convince her that Belthazor's love wasn't true. Anything that would make her burst out in tears.
"When are we going in there?"
"What do you mean? We don't have a plan, we don't have a potion, we don't have a spell. we don't even have the power of three! God, what do you think they are doing to her in there?"
"Could be anything. Beat on her, throw energy balls. Taunt her. Tell her things that aren't true, certianly anything that would screw with her mind. Maybe rape her. Force premintions onto her, force her to see things that she doesn't want to see... Could be anything." He stopped when he noticed Piper's worry etched on her face. "Like I said, could be anything. They might be stealing the very essance of what makes Phoebe, Phoebe."
"God.. We have to stop them!" Piper went into the room without thinking and threw her hands up to freeze the room, forgeting that they were much too powerful for her to freeze. "Ugh, Cole! Why isn't my power working?"
He ran into the room and pulled her to the ground as an energy ball flew overhead. "Because they are way over your head for the moment. What happened to being the sensible sister?"
By this time, the threesome was closing in on the two. They left Phoebe unguarded, so Cole took the chance of freeing her by pushing Piper to that side. He threw energy ball after energy ball to distract them from the sisters. You would think that after all that talk of killing the Charmed ones, they would have paid more attention to them instead. Shows how smart evil is....
Piper had freed Phoebe, but she collapsed to the floor showing just how week she was. Piper tried to pick her up and drag her to Cole, but he shook his head and ordered them to stay away. If Piper had looked, she would know that it was because he was in danger himself, and he wasn't about to put them in danger, either.
After what seemed like ages to Piper, probably more to Phoebe, Cole finally shimmered to the two sisters. From there, he threw four more energy balls: killing the triad after a small strugle. Cole turned his attention to the two after he was sure they were gone.
"You ok?", he asked as he pulled both of them into a hug. "Let's get out of here... This place is giving me the creeps."
"Me, too!", Piper answered. She waited for Phoebe's usual joke about being the third person to agree and the third sister, but she stayed quiet. "Ok, yeah... Let's get going...."