Another World

A/N: Ok. This is how it goes. Time period is sometime during season 3. Lets say it takes place right before the episode "The Good, The Bad, and the Cursed." So obviously Prue is in this. And Cole is just Belthazor, he's not the Source or anything. Hmmmmm…everything else is pretty much good to go. Oh yeah and for those of you who are reading my other story "The Illness," I'm sorry I haven't posted more of that. I'm working on the next part and I will have it up ASAP. I promise. Ok well on with the story……

It was a sunny day in San Francisco. Prue was driving home from her latest photo shoot, Piper and Phoebe were at home watching TV, and Leo was out doing whatever it is that whitelighters do. Prue pulled into the driveway and just wanted to lie down on the couch and take a nap. She had a hard day. It seemed as if everything at her photo shoot went wrong, half her pictures didn't come out how she had wanted them, she broke one of her lenses, and to top it all off, the woman she was photographing was a real bitch. She was never satisfied with anything Prue did. Prue couldn't wait to curl up under a blanket and go to sleep. She opened the door and immediately dropped her equipment on to the floor.

"Hey Prue!" Phoebe and Piper happily yelled when they heard their sister walk through the door.

"Augh" was Prue's reply. Just as Prue reached the entrance to the living room, she saw a figure starting to shimmer right next to her. 'Great, just what I need. A demon of all times! They can never give us a break.' She thought to herself. But to her surprise, it was not just any demon, it was Cole. "Not today Cole!" Prue said in frustration as she turned towards Cole. At hearing his name, both Piper and Phoebe turned from their positions on the couch to look at Cole.

"Hey, I told you I wasn't giving up on Phoebe." Cole said looking towards Phoebe.

"Cole…" Phoebe started but was interrupted as a vortex suddenly opened behind Prue and Cole.

"Prue!" Piper yelled upon seeing the vortex. Wind was starting to pick up around the room and small items were getting sucked in, as were Prue and Cole. The vortex was right behind them and in less than 5 seconds, they were both sucked in with out any warning. Just as soon as the vortex appeared, it was gone, leaving behind a very stunned and confused Piper and Phoebe.

"What the hell just happened?!" Phoebe screamed. Piper just looked at the spot where Prue and Cole had been standing with her mouth agape.

In an unknown world, a vortex opened up and two people were thrown out. It was a women and a man. They landed on the ground with a thud and the vortex disappeared. The two people slowly pulled themselves up and surveyed their surroundings.

"Ok. As if my day wasn't bad enough, I get sucked through a vortex and end up here, wherever here is, with you." Prue said obviously a little annoyed.

"Hey, its not my fault." Cole defended himself. Prue just eyed him suspiciously. They both turned to look at where they were. It looked like they were in some kind of abandoned city. All the buildings were destroyed, there were fires burning everywhere, and there was not one person, or any living thing for that matter, anywhere. "Where are we?"

"I have no idea. It looks like a place out of bad war movie. I think the better question is how did we get here?" Prue asked.

"Well, there was a vortex…"

"I know that. I'm saying who sent the vortex? It couldn't have just appeared."

"Maybe it was the elders." Cole replied.

"No, I don't think so. The elders would have made sure it was Piper, Phoebe, and I that came here. Not me and…you." Prue said a little harshly. After a moment of silence between the two, Prue spoke up again. "Hey, if we're on some other plane or something, can't you just shimmer us home?"

"I can try. Take my hand." Cole held out his hand to Prue, and she reluctantly took it. After holding his hand for more than 10 seconds, Prue let go.

"Ok…so what are you waiting for?"

"It's not working."

"What? What do you mean it's not working?"

"I don't know. Something is blocking my powers." Cole said as he tried to form an energy ball with no luck.  "Try using your powers." Prue looked towards a pile of rubble and used her telekinesis to move it. The only problem though, was that it didn't move. She tried again, but still nothing. Then she tried to astral project, but that didn't work either.

"Uh oh. This is so not good. Does this mean that we're stuck here without our powers?" Prue asked worriedly looking at Cole.

"Piper and Phoebe will figure this whole thing out and bring us home." Cole tried to sound hopeful, but failed miserably.

Back at the Manor, Piper and Phoebe had already asked Leo to check with the elders about what happened. Piper was pacing in the attic while Phoebe stood at the book looking for any type of clue. "I can't find anything." Phoebe slammed the book shut as a sign of frustration.

"This is great! We have no idea where they are!" Piper was still pacing but now waving her hands in the air as she spoke. "They could be dead for all we know!"

"Piper! Don't talk like that. We'll find them." Just then Leo orbed in.

"What did they say?" Piper asked anxiously.

"They said they didn't send it. Someone else did."

"Wait, if they didn't send it, who did? I thought only they had the power to send vortex's." Phoebe said.

"Well, the Source can create a vortex, and maybe some upper level demons, but other than that, I don't know."

"Are you saying that the Source or some other evil demon sent a vortex to send Prue and Cole somewhere?" Piper said.

"There's a very good chance. I mean, look at it this way. No offense to you guys or anything, but Prue is the most powerful out of the three of you. Power wise that is. And Cole, well he's a pretty powerful ally. So, by taking them out of the picture, maybe the Source thinks it will give him an advantage."

"It WILL give him an advantage Leo! Without the Power of Three, we're screwed." Phoebe said. "Do they have any idea where they were sent?"

"They're guessing another plane or dimension. They cant be sure though."

"So then how are we supposed to find them? We don't even know who sent the vortex. It's not like we can just walk into the Underworld and ask them where they sent Prue." Piper proclaimed.

"I don't know what to do." Leo said sounding defeated.