Chapter two
Leo's head hurt. He felt like someone had hit him over the head with a baseball bat. He opened his eyes and looked around, it looked like he was in an abandoned warehouse. Leo tried to move his hands but he realised his hands were tied. Whatever, he thought, I'll just orb out of here. Just then a tall, dark haired women walked into the room. "Go ahead and try to orb out of here but it's not going to work," she smirked. " Where am I?" Leo protested. " Don't worry about that it wont really matter soon to you anyway," she laughed. "Well how did I get here?" Leo argued. "You see, you thought you were being called by the elders but really it was a false call from me. I was able to intercept your orb and knock you out and now your powerless." The women then pulled out a gold-rimmed ruby necklace from her pocket and dangled it in front of Leo. Leo's eyes almost bulged out of his head at the sight of the only item that could interfere with his powers. I'm powerless, he thought. "Ahh Leo, whats wrong? You look a little disoriented," the demoness cackled. Leo just glared at her. He was more concerned about how he was going to get himself out of this mess or what the repercussions for his wife and her sisters might be. "No response, well too bad. You can sit here and think about all the wonderful things I'm going to do to you," she whispered softly as she began to leave the room, "and Leo don't worry about your wife she wont be going anywhere." Leo was worried, what did she mean by that. Anyway, Leo thought he had to figure a way out of there quick to return to Piper.
The beautiful stained glass windowed doors of the manor opened up. The doors had been destroyed so many times it was amazing they still were as magnificent as they were. Darryl walked in first carrying the teary eyed Piper followed close by Phoebe and Paige. Paige ran ahead and fluffed the pillows on the couch and unfolded the blanket, which was lying on the arm of the couch. Darryl slowly placed Piper down and covered her with the blanket he had given them one Christmas. Piper turned her face away from the other faces, which watched her with concern in the room and closed her eyes. "Thanks Darryl. You know you didn't have to," Phoebe smiled. " No worries Phoebe. Like I've said before you guys are like my sisters and I would do anything for you," Darryl responded, " I have to go but I'm always a phone call away." Darryl patted Piper's shoulder gently before departing from the manor. "Piper do you want something to eat? I know I'm no chef like you but I can try or even better yet I could microwave something for you," Paige suggested hoping to get a smile out of her sister. Piper didn't answer and all's she wanted was for Leo to return but she was beginning to lose hope. " Can you guys just leave me alone, please," Piper demanded sternly. " I guess we could but Piper you have to be strong and I'm sure wherever Leo is he is thinking of you," Phoebe said quietly as she turned to leave with Paige following close by light blue orbs appeared in front of the two sisters. Paige and Phoebe stepped back and waited for the figure to fully appear. " The Charmed Ones, good there is something I desperately need to tell you," the young blonde whitelighter urged. " You bet there is something you need to tell us," Piper's angry voice suddenly came from out of nowhere, " where is my husband? Huh can you tell me that or our the ELDERS keeping him away from me. LOOK at me I cant walk what good am I to anybody! You tell them I want him back and now!!!" Piper screamed. The young boy looked shocked but Phoebe gave him a quick smile to tell him not to worry about her. " That is exactly what I came to tell you. The most powerful amulet that when in the presence of a whitelighter strips us of our powers. Now the demoness Halaxia has come across it and lured Leo to her and now he has him locked up somewhere and the elders cant sense him," the whitelighter explained. "So what your telling me is that this demon kidnapped my husband and he has no powers. Now what are we going to do. I cant walk and if Paige goes near her she will be powerless and Phoebe you don't have an active power, we are screwed," Piper growled. Paige and Phoebe just looked at each other knowing full well that all that was coming out of Piper's mouth was only from her feelings of fear and helplessness. " I have to go the elders are calling me, good luck," he whispered as he orbed into the air. Piper began to cry. She felt so hopeless she couldn't rescue Leo and all the times he had saved her from death, she couldn't return the favor. "I'll go get the book of shadows," Paige said as she began to trot up the stairs. "Don't worry Piper, we will figure this out, I promise," Phoebe said as she softly lowered her head on Piper's shoulder.
Leo's head hurt. He felt like someone had hit him over the head with a baseball bat. He opened his eyes and looked around, it looked like he was in an abandoned warehouse. Leo tried to move his hands but he realised his hands were tied. Whatever, he thought, I'll just orb out of here. Just then a tall, dark haired women walked into the room. "Go ahead and try to orb out of here but it's not going to work," she smirked. " Where am I?" Leo protested. " Don't worry about that it wont really matter soon to you anyway," she laughed. "Well how did I get here?" Leo argued. "You see, you thought you were being called by the elders but really it was a false call from me. I was able to intercept your orb and knock you out and now your powerless." The women then pulled out a gold-rimmed ruby necklace from her pocket and dangled it in front of Leo. Leo's eyes almost bulged out of his head at the sight of the only item that could interfere with his powers. I'm powerless, he thought. "Ahh Leo, whats wrong? You look a little disoriented," the demoness cackled. Leo just glared at her. He was more concerned about how he was going to get himself out of this mess or what the repercussions for his wife and her sisters might be. "No response, well too bad. You can sit here and think about all the wonderful things I'm going to do to you," she whispered softly as she began to leave the room, "and Leo don't worry about your wife she wont be going anywhere." Leo was worried, what did she mean by that. Anyway, Leo thought he had to figure a way out of there quick to return to Piper.
The beautiful stained glass windowed doors of the manor opened up. The doors had been destroyed so many times it was amazing they still were as magnificent as they were. Darryl walked in first carrying the teary eyed Piper followed close by Phoebe and Paige. Paige ran ahead and fluffed the pillows on the couch and unfolded the blanket, which was lying on the arm of the couch. Darryl slowly placed Piper down and covered her with the blanket he had given them one Christmas. Piper turned her face away from the other faces, which watched her with concern in the room and closed her eyes. "Thanks Darryl. You know you didn't have to," Phoebe smiled. " No worries Phoebe. Like I've said before you guys are like my sisters and I would do anything for you," Darryl responded, " I have to go but I'm always a phone call away." Darryl patted Piper's shoulder gently before departing from the manor. "Piper do you want something to eat? I know I'm no chef like you but I can try or even better yet I could microwave something for you," Paige suggested hoping to get a smile out of her sister. Piper didn't answer and all's she wanted was for Leo to return but she was beginning to lose hope. " Can you guys just leave me alone, please," Piper demanded sternly. " I guess we could but Piper you have to be strong and I'm sure wherever Leo is he is thinking of you," Phoebe said quietly as she turned to leave with Paige following close by light blue orbs appeared in front of the two sisters. Paige and Phoebe stepped back and waited for the figure to fully appear. " The Charmed Ones, good there is something I desperately need to tell you," the young blonde whitelighter urged. " You bet there is something you need to tell us," Piper's angry voice suddenly came from out of nowhere, " where is my husband? Huh can you tell me that or our the ELDERS keeping him away from me. LOOK at me I cant walk what good am I to anybody! You tell them I want him back and now!!!" Piper screamed. The young boy looked shocked but Phoebe gave him a quick smile to tell him not to worry about her. " That is exactly what I came to tell you. The most powerful amulet that when in the presence of a whitelighter strips us of our powers. Now the demoness Halaxia has come across it and lured Leo to her and now he has him locked up somewhere and the elders cant sense him," the whitelighter explained. "So what your telling me is that this demon kidnapped my husband and he has no powers. Now what are we going to do. I cant walk and if Paige goes near her she will be powerless and Phoebe you don't have an active power, we are screwed," Piper growled. Paige and Phoebe just looked at each other knowing full well that all that was coming out of Piper's mouth was only from her feelings of fear and helplessness. " I have to go the elders are calling me, good luck," he whispered as he orbed into the air. Piper began to cry. She felt so hopeless she couldn't rescue Leo and all the times he had saved her from death, she couldn't return the favor. "I'll go get the book of shadows," Paige said as she began to trot up the stairs. "Don't worry Piper, we will figure this out, I promise," Phoebe said as she softly lowered her head on Piper's shoulder.