CHAPTER FOUR

Belanos lay down on a stone slab in the middle of the cave fiery torches attached to the cold stone lit up the passages around him. He closed his eyes at the same time as Piper fell into a deep sleep, he saw her walking around the endless passages again he'd made it into her dream.

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Pipers dream state

Piper turned and saw the shadowy figure in front of her watching her; standing motionless "Phoebe? Phoebe come home" She walked forward moving quicker with each step, light shone on the figure as he crept forward out of the darkness and grabbed Piper by her arm.

She tried to pull away but his grip was too tight, she tried to freeze Belanos but to no avail he put his right scaly hand on the side of her face. She screamed but no sound came out of her mouth as she felt his dark energy flowing through her body. Belanos stepped back and Piper fell to her knees, presently she looked up at him out of cold, unfeeling eyes, she awaited her instructions.

"Go to your sister Piper Halliwell…You know what you must do?"

She nodded and stood before him as he handed her a glowing golden dagger; she took it from him "Yes I know".

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Piper woke up out of her sleep feeling refreshed her worries gone. She began walking to the attic when Leo came up behind her

"How are you feeling?"

Piper tried not to laugh at the concerned sound in his voice instead she looked up at him a beaming smile on her face "Never felt better that sleep helped a lot…Can you find Paige and ask her to come here? I need to ask her something".

Leo nodded seeing nothing wrong with this request and he orbed out leaving Piper on her own.

She smirked and continued on to the attic.

She took Cole's place in the middle of the pentacle after re-lighting the candles and she began to chant:

'There's a charmed one that must be found

As her sister I will find her

In blood we're bound

Where she's lost in this other world, I'll find her'

In the same fashion as Cole she began to disappear out of the attic as Leo orbed back with Paige.

"Piper!" He ran into the pentacle but she was already gone.

Paige faced Leo "Now what?"

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Leo knocked on the door of Paige's apartment and waited patiently.

"Can't you just orb us in?" Cole asked as he tried to open the door

"It's manners to knock Cole".

Paige opened the door her hair dripping wet she stopped drying her hair and looked at each of them, she got to Phoebe and looked at her in surprise "I thought you were dead!" She stepped aside to let them enter.

"You'd better sit down" Leo instructed.

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Piper looked around the attic and kicked an old coffee table "Damn spell didn't work!" she marched angrily out of the attic and began walking down the stairs she heard voices to her left and crept down to investigate.

In the living room she saw Prue talking to her replica.

She laughed quietly to herself "So it worked after all".

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Belanos watched Paige and Leo from a distance, he laughed at their misfortune and grinned at the thought of what was to come "You will die one by one starting with the youngest".

While their backs were turned he came through the back wall and crept towards them.

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"What you're saying sounds unbelievable!" Paige sat back against her chair letting the latest news sink in.

"You have to meet Prue and Piper help me help them see reason" Phoebe pleaded of her.

Paige disagreed "They won't believe me I'm a complete stranger to them".

Phoebe took a sip of orange juice "I can prove to them their Phoebe is dead I just need you to be there to take her place".

Paige looked worriedly at Leo at she unwrapped another lollipop "Am I ready for this?"

His reply didn't make her feel any better "You don't have a choice I guided you when they didn't accept me as their Whitelighter now you have to put them on the right path".

She shifted uncomfortably in her seat "Can I do this?" She asked herself.

The door opened almost swinging off its hinges and Piper entered the room "I'm not going to give you the chance".

Phoebe stood up and looked around almost nervously "Where's Prue?"

Piper turned her attentions to Phoebe, "Sweetie, don't you know your own sister?" Cole stood up next to Phoebe and pulled her back "That can't be Piper she knew the risks in coming here".

Piper looked at Cole angrily; she put up her hands and froze him and Leo, she walked over to the Whitelighter "Mmm two Leo's that can't be bad…Is that my sister?" Piper looked at Paige

Phoebe stepped towards her "What's wrong with you?"

"Don't take it personally but I'm here to kill you".

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As Belanos charged forward Leo grabbed Paige and orbed them both out of the room. He looked around furious with himself at missing his perfect opportunity, he heard a female voice behind him.

"Hey scaly".

he spun around as Paige whacked him across the head with an old coffee table he fell to the floor and hissed as Leo orbed beside him.

"This isn't over witch!"

Before either one could make a move he shimmered.

Paige looked across to the book of shadows "Study time".