Timeframe A/N: This chapter occurs a year after AHBL, which makes it after
the S4 finale, but S4 never happened in this story. Soooo, that means it
takes place a year after AHBL.
One Whole Year Later...
Phoebe snapped awake suddenly. The last thing she remembered was the door of the manor shutting and her screaming in joy, celebrating something...
She looked around and knew she was not at home. She was chained to a cave wall and it was very dim. Shaking her head, she tried to clear her mind.
Suddenly, the extinguished torches that lined the walls suddenly burst alive. Phoebe looked to the cave entrance and saw Belthazor enter.
"Oh my God!" She exclaimed. "What happened?"
Belthazor just chuckled and unchained Phoebe. She fell to the ground, rubbing her wrists. She looked up into Belthazor's eyes.
"Cole, we have to get out of here."
"Cole doesn't live here anymore." Belthazor said with a wicked grin, then roughly grabbed Phoebe by the arm and pulled her to feet.
"What's going on?" Phoebe asked, trying desperately to hide her fear.
"You'll find out soon enough, princess." Belthazor said then an athame formed in his hand.
Phoebe feared the worst. Belthazor just smiled and hit Phoebe on the back of the neck with the handle of the athame.
Phoebe saw her world fade to black as she fell to the ground.
* * * *
A light sensation brought Phoebe back from the dark. She opened her eyes slowly and panicked. It was dark, cold, and raining. And she was in a lot of pain. But she wasn't alone.
Phoebe could hear many people talking around her. Her groggy state caused their words to be jumbled, but Phoebe took comfort in the fact that she wasn't alone. The rain continued to fall and Phoebe wondered why she was still laying on the cold, hard ground.
She could see many lights flashing, but she had no idea of the source of the lights.
A face then appeared in front of her. Phoebe blinked to clear her vision, but it did no good.
"You'll be alright soon." Phoebe heard a voice say, then she lost consciousness again.
* * * *
Phoebe opened her eyes slowly. A harsh light met her eyes; she quickly groaned and shut them again. She opened her eyes much slower. She blinked a few times then looked around. She was in a hospital.
She looked down at herself and saw that her arms were lined with bruises. Groaning, she sat up and looked around the room. Her clothes lay in a neat pile on a chair in the corner; they were filthy.
Shaking her head, she stared up at the ceiling.
"Why are you doing this to me?"
"I don't think He's going to answer."
Startled, Phoebe turned to look at the doorway. A pretty nurse stood there with her arms crossed and a smile on her face.
"That's not who I was - nevermind." Phoebe said and smiled weakly.
"So, the mystery woman is finally awake, huh?" The nurse said and entered the room.
"Mystery woman?" Phoebe implored.
"No one knows who you are." The nurse told her. "You were found a few hours ago in an abandoned parking lot."
"A parking lot?" Phoebe repeated quietly.
"Mind telling me who you are?" The nurse said. "I mean, we need to contact your family."
"My family... my family!" Phoebe suddenly exclaimed. "Oh God! I'm - I'm Phoebe Halliwell and I've got two sisters. You need to tell them where I am right away!"
"Calm down, calm down." The nurse said. "I'll go right now."
Phoebe watched the nurse leave the room, then sat back and stared at the ceiling.
"You've really screwed up my life this time." She said quietly.
* *
"Where is she? Where is she?"
The nurse looked up from the desk. She peered at the three people who rushed through the doors.
"Where is she?" The leading woman demanded once more, this time more loudly.
The woman went over to the desk and slammed her hand down on it.
"Where is she?" She demanded once more.
"With an attitude like that," The nurse replied stiffly. "I don't think I even feel like telling you the time."
The woman reached over the desk and grabbed the nurse by the shirt collar.
"Don't test my patience!" She growled. "Where is my sister?"
Another, more calm, woman stepped next to the other and put a hand on her arm.
"Prue." The other woman said gently.
The woman let out a small breath then let go of the nurse.
"Sorry." She apologized. "I just want to see my sister."
"Well, tell me her name and I can give you her room number."
"Phoebe Halliwell."
The nurse looked at a chart on the desk and pursed her lips.
"I'm sorry, but no one is permitted to see Ms. Halliwell." The nurse said. "The police are questioning her."
"Screw that." The woman said and stormed off.
The other, more calm, woman took a peek at the chart, then quickly followed the other woman.
"I'm really sorry."
The nurse, a bit startled, looked up and saw a blonde man smiling at her.
"They just haven't seen their sister in a very long time."
"Well, I'm going to have to call security." The nurse said and put a hand on the phone, but the man put his hand over hers.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." He said.
The nurse was about to ask what he was talking about, but a blue dust filled her vision and her brain seemed to shut off.
* * * *
"Where is she?" Prue asked and threw open a door with her power.
"Prue, calm down."
"Calm down?" Prue said and stopped in front of a door. "Piper, I will not calm down."
Prue used her power to throw open another door, then walked inside, followed by Piper.
They both stopped in their tracks when they saw Phoebe sitting in the hospital bed. Ignoring the words of the officers, they rushed to their sister's side and all of them broke down crying.
"You can't just -"
"Oh shut up!" Piper said through her tears and froze everyone in the room.
"You're finally home." Prue sobbed. "You're finally back with us."
"I know." Phoebe sobbed.
One Whole Year Later...
Phoebe snapped awake suddenly. The last thing she remembered was the door of the manor shutting and her screaming in joy, celebrating something...
She looked around and knew she was not at home. She was chained to a cave wall and it was very dim. Shaking her head, she tried to clear her mind.
Suddenly, the extinguished torches that lined the walls suddenly burst alive. Phoebe looked to the cave entrance and saw Belthazor enter.
"Oh my God!" She exclaimed. "What happened?"
Belthazor just chuckled and unchained Phoebe. She fell to the ground, rubbing her wrists. She looked up into Belthazor's eyes.
"Cole, we have to get out of here."
"Cole doesn't live here anymore." Belthazor said with a wicked grin, then roughly grabbed Phoebe by the arm and pulled her to feet.
"What's going on?" Phoebe asked, trying desperately to hide her fear.
"You'll find out soon enough, princess." Belthazor said then an athame formed in his hand.
Phoebe feared the worst. Belthazor just smiled and hit Phoebe on the back of the neck with the handle of the athame.
Phoebe saw her world fade to black as she fell to the ground.
* * * *
A light sensation brought Phoebe back from the dark. She opened her eyes slowly and panicked. It was dark, cold, and raining. And she was in a lot of pain. But she wasn't alone.
Phoebe could hear many people talking around her. Her groggy state caused their words to be jumbled, but Phoebe took comfort in the fact that she wasn't alone. The rain continued to fall and Phoebe wondered why she was still laying on the cold, hard ground.
She could see many lights flashing, but she had no idea of the source of the lights.
A face then appeared in front of her. Phoebe blinked to clear her vision, but it did no good.
"You'll be alright soon." Phoebe heard a voice say, then she lost consciousness again.
* * * *
Phoebe opened her eyes slowly. A harsh light met her eyes; she quickly groaned and shut them again. She opened her eyes much slower. She blinked a few times then looked around. She was in a hospital.
She looked down at herself and saw that her arms were lined with bruises. Groaning, she sat up and looked around the room. Her clothes lay in a neat pile on a chair in the corner; they were filthy.
Shaking her head, she stared up at the ceiling.
"Why are you doing this to me?"
"I don't think He's going to answer."
Startled, Phoebe turned to look at the doorway. A pretty nurse stood there with her arms crossed and a smile on her face.
"That's not who I was - nevermind." Phoebe said and smiled weakly.
"So, the mystery woman is finally awake, huh?" The nurse said and entered the room.
"Mystery woman?" Phoebe implored.
"No one knows who you are." The nurse told her. "You were found a few hours ago in an abandoned parking lot."
"A parking lot?" Phoebe repeated quietly.
"Mind telling me who you are?" The nurse said. "I mean, we need to contact your family."
"My family... my family!" Phoebe suddenly exclaimed. "Oh God! I'm - I'm Phoebe Halliwell and I've got two sisters. You need to tell them where I am right away!"
"Calm down, calm down." The nurse said. "I'll go right now."
Phoebe watched the nurse leave the room, then sat back and stared at the ceiling.
"You've really screwed up my life this time." She said quietly.
* *
"Where is she? Where is she?"
The nurse looked up from the desk. She peered at the three people who rushed through the doors.
"Where is she?" The leading woman demanded once more, this time more loudly.
The woman went over to the desk and slammed her hand down on it.
"Where is she?" She demanded once more.
"With an attitude like that," The nurse replied stiffly. "I don't think I even feel like telling you the time."
The woman reached over the desk and grabbed the nurse by the shirt collar.
"Don't test my patience!" She growled. "Where is my sister?"
Another, more calm, woman stepped next to the other and put a hand on her arm.
"Prue." The other woman said gently.
The woman let out a small breath then let go of the nurse.
"Sorry." She apologized. "I just want to see my sister."
"Well, tell me her name and I can give you her room number."
"Phoebe Halliwell."
The nurse looked at a chart on the desk and pursed her lips.
"I'm sorry, but no one is permitted to see Ms. Halliwell." The nurse said. "The police are questioning her."
"Screw that." The woman said and stormed off.
The other, more calm, woman took a peek at the chart, then quickly followed the other woman.
"I'm really sorry."
The nurse, a bit startled, looked up and saw a blonde man smiling at her.
"They just haven't seen their sister in a very long time."
"Well, I'm going to have to call security." The nurse said and put a hand on the phone, but the man put his hand over hers.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." He said.
The nurse was about to ask what he was talking about, but a blue dust filled her vision and her brain seemed to shut off.
* * * *
"Where is she?" Prue asked and threw open a door with her power.
"Prue, calm down."
"Calm down?" Prue said and stopped in front of a door. "Piper, I will not calm down."
Prue used her power to throw open another door, then walked inside, followed by Piper.
They both stopped in their tracks when they saw Phoebe sitting in the hospital bed. Ignoring the words of the officers, they rushed to their sister's side and all of them broke down crying.
"You can't just -"
"Oh shut up!" Piper said through her tears and froze everyone in the room.
"You're finally home." Prue sobbed. "You're finally back with us."
"I know." Phoebe sobbed.