The Dark Hand Part 1
(This is a continuation of the alternate universe I created in Degrees of Evil and that is featured in Information Exchange and Triangle of Hades. I do not own any part of Charmed, I just write about it. And as always, please comment and tell me what you think.)
"Are you sure about this?" A figure in darkness asked. He and 8 others were gathered around a circular table, deep within the Underworld. Many had never been this deep into the Underworld, for they were all rather weak. However, with almost every demon and warlock of any strength dead, they found themselves the strongest.
"We have no choice," A figure at the other end of the table said, "We have to be honest gentlemen and ladies. Our darkest and most powerful have already fallen to them. No being of evil has even come close to their destruction, and evil cannot rebuild as long as they live. We must do whatever is necessary to ensure their removal from the board. Only then can we recover."
"But what about the cost?" A female voice asked shrilly.
"These people have already done as much damage as the cost," the figure continued, "And this is a small price to pay for the success. Remember, they have never failed. We can count on them to succeed. Are there any other objections?" When no one spoke, the lead figure said, "Then let us proceed."
All nine figures began to chant in deep, dark monotone voices. The chanting went on for some time, until finally it began to rise and reach a peak. At that moment, a tear opened in space, and a being stepped out. It was a male, approximately 6 ft tall, with dark brown eyes and red hair. As the chanting died down, he asked, "You have summoned me? Where is the Source?"
"Killed, as has most of the upper level," the lead figure said.
The man's face took on a slightly surprised look, and he said, "Interesting. Do you have the price?"
The lead figure nodded, and pointed to a large chest. The man walked over and opened it. Inside were close to 40 souls. He nodded, and said, "Very well. Do you have the information I require?"
The lead figure slid a ledger towards the man. He stopped it with his hand, and a black glow encompassed the ledger for a few moments. The man lifted his hand, and said, "Very well. I accept this job."
All nine figures seemed relieved and the lead one asked, "What is your name, and when will you begin?"
The man simply looked at the figure for a second, and then said, "You may call me Rahab, and I will begin when I am ready. But rest assured gentlemen and ladies, the Charmed Ones' days are numbered."
***
As Paige walked into the kitchen, she could smell something baking. "Hey, what's going on?" she asked.
Piper looked up from where she was cooking, and said, "I'm feeling really happy today, so I figured I'd make some cookies to celebrate."
"What are we celebrating?" Phoebe asked as she walked in the back door.
"Hey, have a great night?" Paige asked slyly. "Where were you?"
Phoebe looked at Paige in annoyance, and then sighed, "I was at Cole's."
Piper looked up and smiled, "Really, weren't you the one who said you didn't know how you really felt about him, and that you wanted to wait?"
"Alright, so sue me," Phoebe said. "I felt like I was being pushed into it, and when I looked around, I finally realized that Cole really is good."
"What do you mean pushed into it?" Piper asked.
"Well, for one thing, I can feel how happy my son is that we're back together," Phoebe said, "he is so happy right now that I can't feel anything else. It is really weird, and at the same time fantastic."
Leo orbed in, and said, "We may have a problem."
Piper said, "What is it? Everything seems to be going great to me."
"Well, several faction leaders have dropped out of sight. It has the Elder's worried," Leo continued, "They're afraid evil may be trying to reorganize itself."
"How?" Paige asked. "After all, we not only killed the Source and pretty much every upper level demon, but we destroyed the Grimoire. How can they make a new Source?"
"You really should be careful," Leo cautioned. "You don't know the faction leaders are doing, or when they'll strike."
"Whatever they're capable of, we can handle it," Piper said confidently. "After all, the pool of people darkness can use is much shallower. They can't take us. What are they going to do, hire a hitman?"
Phoebe looked slightly uncomfortable for a second, and then said, "Well, I have noticed something."
"Really, what's wrong?" Paige asked.
"Well, for the last few days, I've been getting the feeling that I'm being watched. I can't explain it, and neither Cole nor I can detect anything, but it worries me. Have either of you noticed anything?" Phoebe remarked.
"Well, now that you mention it, I've been feeling the same way sometimes," Piper confessed, and Paige nodded as well. Piper then turned to Leo and asked, "What do you think? Could it be the faction leaders?"
Leo said, "I'm not sure.I don't detect anything either, but you may want to check the Book of Shadows. You've dealt with demons that can camouflage themselves or become invisible."
"Good idea," Phoebe said, "I'm ahead on my articles, and I believe both of you mentioned that you have nothing else planned yet?" When Piper and Paige both nodded, Phoebe continued, "Then let's take a look."
"Why don't I go get Michael and Cole? Maybe they can help with their knowledge?" Paige said. Phoebe and Piper hesitated, and then nodded. Paige orbed out, and then Piper asked Phoebe, "Do you think they'll be able to help?"
Phoebe hesitated for a second, and then said, "Probably not, but it won't hurt to have more magic users around. Come on, they can meet us upstairs. Leo, if you'll come with us?" Leo nodded, and all three went upstairs.
Phoebe was the first to get into the attic, and she approached the Book. "You know, maybe we should try making an index for the Book, to speed." she began, but when she touched the Book, a premonition hit her. She saw herself, her sisters, Leo, Cole, and Michael all standing around the Book. Suddenly, a man appeared. He held up a hand with a sigil on the forearm and threw some kind of projectile at them.
When she returned, she said, "I may have just caught sight of our stalker. He's going to get here soon. Let's get to work." Phoebe bent over the Book, and Piper and Leo went over to her. As they began to flip through the Book, Paige Michael and Cole orbed in. Phoebe looked up, and mentioned, "Good timing. I just got a premonition, about a demon that is going to attack us. We're trying to ID him."
"What did he look like?" Cole and Michael asked. Without warning, several warlocks blinked into the room. The lead two tackled Cole and Michael, and the other three threw athames at the sisters. Piper gestured, and the athames froze in midair. Paige shouted, "Blow them up!" Piper gestured again, and one of the warlocks exploded. Paige held up her hand, and shot a lightning bolt at another, killing him instantly.
Meanwhile, Phoebe had run forward towards the third one. She levitated up and slammed her foot into the warlock's head. As he fell back, she landed and looked back. Unknown to Piper, another warlock had appeared behind Piper. Phoebe shouted, "Piper, watch out!" As Piper turned, the warlock slammed his athame into her chest. She fell back, and was still. Then, a glow encompassed the wound, and she was healed. She looked up at the warlock, who was staring at her in shock, and said, "Nice try." She held up her hand again, and an orange light came out of it. Without warning, the warlock slipped and fell. Piper shouted angrily, "That's not what I wanted to do! That keeps happening. What the hell is that?"
Cole and Michael both managed to get the warlocks off of them. Michael shouted, "Tempus Fugroso Tri" and the floorboards reached up and grabbed the warlock that had tackled him. Michael then picked up the warlock's athame, and stabbed him. The warlock on Cole created and fired and energy ball, but Cole deflected it. Unfortunately, it went off angle and almost hit Paige. She orbed out just in time, then yelled at Cole, "Watch it!" She then looked around, spotted an athame, and acted. She shouted "Athame!" and as it began to come towards her, she gestured towards the warlock who had shot the energy ball. It hit him in the gut, and he dissolved. The remaining warlocks fled.
As everyone got back up, Piper said angrily, "You could have been more specific about the number Phoebs. You were off by about.6 warlocks! And Leo, what the Hell is with my powers?"
Phoebe shook her head, and said, "They weren't in my premonition. It was only one demon, and he was much different."
While Leo said, "Honey, I only just found out. Remember when the Guardian of Destiny boosted your powers?" When Piper nodded, he said, "Well, he gave you the ability to manipulate probabilities. You can make the improbable happen by focusing on it and pointing."
Piper looked around, and said, "Well, that's just great. And what the Hell was this?"
"I don't know, but I if I had to guess," Michael said, "I'd say it was a warm-up."
***
All nine leaders turned as Rahab appeared. They each said, "We provided you with what you asked, and almost all of them died. You killed some of the best warlocks remaining."
Rahab smiled slightly, and said, "That's not saying much. Relax," he continued as the leaders bristled. "Their deaths were not in vain. I've gotten the information I require. When I take on the Charmed Ones, they will be out of their league."
***
Phoebe finally closed the Book and said, "He's not in here. Whoever he is, there is no information on him. Which is not a good thing."
"Well, describe him," Michael said, "Maybe I've heard of him, or seen something in the Library that could be helpful."
"Well, he was about 5'9, had red hair, and brown eyes. His right hand seemed to glow, and their was a weird sigil inscribed on his forearm."
"Really, can you describe it?"
"Well, it was hard to see, but I think it was in the shape of a fist." Phoebe began. Both Michael and Cole went pale, and Michael said in a whisper, "Are you sure?" When Phoebe nodded, he turned to Cole and murmured, "Does that sigil mean what I think it means?"
Cole nodded slowly, and Michael's eyes fell. He turned to the Charmed Ones and said, "We're in deep trouble."
"Why, what does that sigil mean?" Piper asked.
"It's an ancient insignia, and one that hasn't been seen in the Underworld for close to 3 thousand years," Cole said.
"And even longer above ground," Michael added. "It is the insignia for the Dark Hand. The only information the Library has on them is that they are very powerful and incredibly dangerous."
"They have been around since the first Source," Cole said. "They live outside this plane, and are contract killers. They only work for evil, and they have never failed. Evil rarely uses them because they charge a very steep price, one almost no one is willing to pay."
"What price is that?" Paige asked.
"A dozen souls a target," Cole said softly. "And not just souls. They have to be evil, which is why they've only been used maybe 7 times in the entire history of evil. When the Source shared my body, I discovered in his memory that he had used them once, and they scared him."
"Well, that's just great.any idea when he'll be here?" Piper asked. Without warning, all of them could hear clapping. They turned around in time to see a man appear. He bowed, and said, "Very impressive Cole Turner. Few people could say they knew so much about us. My name is Rahab, and I felt I should introduce myself, since you are some of the strongest beings I've ever faced. You deserve that much. Any last wishes?"
"Just this," Paige said, and threw a lightning bolt. Rahab gestured, and sent the lightning bolt back at Paige. It hit her, and she flew back and hit the wall. She then slumped over, unconscious. Rahab vanished, and appeared behind Piper. Quick as lightning, he yanked her hands behind her and touched them with his right hand. A strange glow encompassed them, and when it ended, Piper's hands were encased in amber behind her back. He then delivered a kick to her back that sent her sprawling.
Phoebe ran forward and began to levitate, but Rahab gestured. Phoebe suddenly felt like she weighed two tons. Her levitation faltered, and she fell to the ground. Rahab turned and pointed at Michael as he began to chant. Amber appeared over his mouth, stopping his chanting.
Cole began to walk towards Rahab. Rahab turned and fired an energy ball at Cole. As Cole prepared to deflect it, the energy ball split in half and went around him. It reformed behind him and then hit him in the back. Cole fell forward and slid across the floor.
As Piper struggled to stand up with her hands behind her back, Leo walked towards her. Rahab turned and fired an energy ball at him. Piper shouted "ORB NOW!" and Leo did. However, halfway through the orb Rahab threw a glass ball. It expanded, wrapped around Leo's orbs, and then came back to normal. Leo was trapped.
Piper finally got to her feet, and said, "Is that the best you've got?" Rahab smiled, and said, "I know that I can't kill you. You have the ability to self-heal from anything. So, I have something much more.fitting in mind." Rahab gestured and said three words under his breath. A portal opened behind Piper, and she felt herself being drawn in. Looking around for something to grab, she saw Phoebe struggling to get up off the ground. "Phoebe, help me!"
"Phoebe can't help you," Rahab said, "She weighs over 600 lbs now. She can barely move." Suddenly, Phoebe jumped up and started to run towards Piper. "What the." Rahab said, and he looked and saw her eyes were glowing. Just as Piper was falling into the portal, Phoebe dove and grabbed both her and the floor. Rahab quickly walked over and said, "I don't know how you did that, but you die now!"
Gabriel looked up, and shot two beams of white light out of his eyes at Rahab. At the same time, Rahab fired an energy ball at Phoebe. The beams hit Rahab and knocked him back, and the energy ball hit Phoebe's hand, causing Gabriel to lose his grip. Both Phoebe and Piper fell into the portal, and it closed.
Rahab tried to get up, but he discovered those blasts had taken a lot out of him. As he looked around, he saw everyone was starting to get up. Oh, well. I can come back later. I got rid of two of them, and I'll finish the job when I recover. That thought done, Rahab faded out.
As Paige got up, she looked around, and said, "Oh, no.They're gone. What do we do now?"
Michael finally got the amber off his mouth, and he said, "We get them back."
TO BE CONTINUED.
(This is a continuation of the alternate universe I created in Degrees of Evil and that is featured in Information Exchange and Triangle of Hades. I do not own any part of Charmed, I just write about it. And as always, please comment and tell me what you think.)
"Are you sure about this?" A figure in darkness asked. He and 8 others were gathered around a circular table, deep within the Underworld. Many had never been this deep into the Underworld, for they were all rather weak. However, with almost every demon and warlock of any strength dead, they found themselves the strongest.
"We have no choice," A figure at the other end of the table said, "We have to be honest gentlemen and ladies. Our darkest and most powerful have already fallen to them. No being of evil has even come close to their destruction, and evil cannot rebuild as long as they live. We must do whatever is necessary to ensure their removal from the board. Only then can we recover."
"But what about the cost?" A female voice asked shrilly.
"These people have already done as much damage as the cost," the figure continued, "And this is a small price to pay for the success. Remember, they have never failed. We can count on them to succeed. Are there any other objections?" When no one spoke, the lead figure said, "Then let us proceed."
All nine figures began to chant in deep, dark monotone voices. The chanting went on for some time, until finally it began to rise and reach a peak. At that moment, a tear opened in space, and a being stepped out. It was a male, approximately 6 ft tall, with dark brown eyes and red hair. As the chanting died down, he asked, "You have summoned me? Where is the Source?"
"Killed, as has most of the upper level," the lead figure said.
The man's face took on a slightly surprised look, and he said, "Interesting. Do you have the price?"
The lead figure nodded, and pointed to a large chest. The man walked over and opened it. Inside were close to 40 souls. He nodded, and said, "Very well. Do you have the information I require?"
The lead figure slid a ledger towards the man. He stopped it with his hand, and a black glow encompassed the ledger for a few moments. The man lifted his hand, and said, "Very well. I accept this job."
All nine figures seemed relieved and the lead one asked, "What is your name, and when will you begin?"
The man simply looked at the figure for a second, and then said, "You may call me Rahab, and I will begin when I am ready. But rest assured gentlemen and ladies, the Charmed Ones' days are numbered."
***
As Paige walked into the kitchen, she could smell something baking. "Hey, what's going on?" she asked.
Piper looked up from where she was cooking, and said, "I'm feeling really happy today, so I figured I'd make some cookies to celebrate."
"What are we celebrating?" Phoebe asked as she walked in the back door.
"Hey, have a great night?" Paige asked slyly. "Where were you?"
Phoebe looked at Paige in annoyance, and then sighed, "I was at Cole's."
Piper looked up and smiled, "Really, weren't you the one who said you didn't know how you really felt about him, and that you wanted to wait?"
"Alright, so sue me," Phoebe said. "I felt like I was being pushed into it, and when I looked around, I finally realized that Cole really is good."
"What do you mean pushed into it?" Piper asked.
"Well, for one thing, I can feel how happy my son is that we're back together," Phoebe said, "he is so happy right now that I can't feel anything else. It is really weird, and at the same time fantastic."
Leo orbed in, and said, "We may have a problem."
Piper said, "What is it? Everything seems to be going great to me."
"Well, several faction leaders have dropped out of sight. It has the Elder's worried," Leo continued, "They're afraid evil may be trying to reorganize itself."
"How?" Paige asked. "After all, we not only killed the Source and pretty much every upper level demon, but we destroyed the Grimoire. How can they make a new Source?"
"You really should be careful," Leo cautioned. "You don't know the faction leaders are doing, or when they'll strike."
"Whatever they're capable of, we can handle it," Piper said confidently. "After all, the pool of people darkness can use is much shallower. They can't take us. What are they going to do, hire a hitman?"
Phoebe looked slightly uncomfortable for a second, and then said, "Well, I have noticed something."
"Really, what's wrong?" Paige asked.
"Well, for the last few days, I've been getting the feeling that I'm being watched. I can't explain it, and neither Cole nor I can detect anything, but it worries me. Have either of you noticed anything?" Phoebe remarked.
"Well, now that you mention it, I've been feeling the same way sometimes," Piper confessed, and Paige nodded as well. Piper then turned to Leo and asked, "What do you think? Could it be the faction leaders?"
Leo said, "I'm not sure.I don't detect anything either, but you may want to check the Book of Shadows. You've dealt with demons that can camouflage themselves or become invisible."
"Good idea," Phoebe said, "I'm ahead on my articles, and I believe both of you mentioned that you have nothing else planned yet?" When Piper and Paige both nodded, Phoebe continued, "Then let's take a look."
"Why don't I go get Michael and Cole? Maybe they can help with their knowledge?" Paige said. Phoebe and Piper hesitated, and then nodded. Paige orbed out, and then Piper asked Phoebe, "Do you think they'll be able to help?"
Phoebe hesitated for a second, and then said, "Probably not, but it won't hurt to have more magic users around. Come on, they can meet us upstairs. Leo, if you'll come with us?" Leo nodded, and all three went upstairs.
Phoebe was the first to get into the attic, and she approached the Book. "You know, maybe we should try making an index for the Book, to speed." she began, but when she touched the Book, a premonition hit her. She saw herself, her sisters, Leo, Cole, and Michael all standing around the Book. Suddenly, a man appeared. He held up a hand with a sigil on the forearm and threw some kind of projectile at them.
When she returned, she said, "I may have just caught sight of our stalker. He's going to get here soon. Let's get to work." Phoebe bent over the Book, and Piper and Leo went over to her. As they began to flip through the Book, Paige Michael and Cole orbed in. Phoebe looked up, and mentioned, "Good timing. I just got a premonition, about a demon that is going to attack us. We're trying to ID him."
"What did he look like?" Cole and Michael asked. Without warning, several warlocks blinked into the room. The lead two tackled Cole and Michael, and the other three threw athames at the sisters. Piper gestured, and the athames froze in midair. Paige shouted, "Blow them up!" Piper gestured again, and one of the warlocks exploded. Paige held up her hand, and shot a lightning bolt at another, killing him instantly.
Meanwhile, Phoebe had run forward towards the third one. She levitated up and slammed her foot into the warlock's head. As he fell back, she landed and looked back. Unknown to Piper, another warlock had appeared behind Piper. Phoebe shouted, "Piper, watch out!" As Piper turned, the warlock slammed his athame into her chest. She fell back, and was still. Then, a glow encompassed the wound, and she was healed. She looked up at the warlock, who was staring at her in shock, and said, "Nice try." She held up her hand again, and an orange light came out of it. Without warning, the warlock slipped and fell. Piper shouted angrily, "That's not what I wanted to do! That keeps happening. What the hell is that?"
Cole and Michael both managed to get the warlocks off of them. Michael shouted, "Tempus Fugroso Tri" and the floorboards reached up and grabbed the warlock that had tackled him. Michael then picked up the warlock's athame, and stabbed him. The warlock on Cole created and fired and energy ball, but Cole deflected it. Unfortunately, it went off angle and almost hit Paige. She orbed out just in time, then yelled at Cole, "Watch it!" She then looked around, spotted an athame, and acted. She shouted "Athame!" and as it began to come towards her, she gestured towards the warlock who had shot the energy ball. It hit him in the gut, and he dissolved. The remaining warlocks fled.
As everyone got back up, Piper said angrily, "You could have been more specific about the number Phoebs. You were off by about.6 warlocks! And Leo, what the Hell is with my powers?"
Phoebe shook her head, and said, "They weren't in my premonition. It was only one demon, and he was much different."
While Leo said, "Honey, I only just found out. Remember when the Guardian of Destiny boosted your powers?" When Piper nodded, he said, "Well, he gave you the ability to manipulate probabilities. You can make the improbable happen by focusing on it and pointing."
Piper looked around, and said, "Well, that's just great. And what the Hell was this?"
"I don't know, but I if I had to guess," Michael said, "I'd say it was a warm-up."
***
All nine leaders turned as Rahab appeared. They each said, "We provided you with what you asked, and almost all of them died. You killed some of the best warlocks remaining."
Rahab smiled slightly, and said, "That's not saying much. Relax," he continued as the leaders bristled. "Their deaths were not in vain. I've gotten the information I require. When I take on the Charmed Ones, they will be out of their league."
***
Phoebe finally closed the Book and said, "He's not in here. Whoever he is, there is no information on him. Which is not a good thing."
"Well, describe him," Michael said, "Maybe I've heard of him, or seen something in the Library that could be helpful."
"Well, he was about 5'9, had red hair, and brown eyes. His right hand seemed to glow, and their was a weird sigil inscribed on his forearm."
"Really, can you describe it?"
"Well, it was hard to see, but I think it was in the shape of a fist." Phoebe began. Both Michael and Cole went pale, and Michael said in a whisper, "Are you sure?" When Phoebe nodded, he turned to Cole and murmured, "Does that sigil mean what I think it means?"
Cole nodded slowly, and Michael's eyes fell. He turned to the Charmed Ones and said, "We're in deep trouble."
"Why, what does that sigil mean?" Piper asked.
"It's an ancient insignia, and one that hasn't been seen in the Underworld for close to 3 thousand years," Cole said.
"And even longer above ground," Michael added. "It is the insignia for the Dark Hand. The only information the Library has on them is that they are very powerful and incredibly dangerous."
"They have been around since the first Source," Cole said. "They live outside this plane, and are contract killers. They only work for evil, and they have never failed. Evil rarely uses them because they charge a very steep price, one almost no one is willing to pay."
"What price is that?" Paige asked.
"A dozen souls a target," Cole said softly. "And not just souls. They have to be evil, which is why they've only been used maybe 7 times in the entire history of evil. When the Source shared my body, I discovered in his memory that he had used them once, and they scared him."
"Well, that's just great.any idea when he'll be here?" Piper asked. Without warning, all of them could hear clapping. They turned around in time to see a man appear. He bowed, and said, "Very impressive Cole Turner. Few people could say they knew so much about us. My name is Rahab, and I felt I should introduce myself, since you are some of the strongest beings I've ever faced. You deserve that much. Any last wishes?"
"Just this," Paige said, and threw a lightning bolt. Rahab gestured, and sent the lightning bolt back at Paige. It hit her, and she flew back and hit the wall. She then slumped over, unconscious. Rahab vanished, and appeared behind Piper. Quick as lightning, he yanked her hands behind her and touched them with his right hand. A strange glow encompassed them, and when it ended, Piper's hands were encased in amber behind her back. He then delivered a kick to her back that sent her sprawling.
Phoebe ran forward and began to levitate, but Rahab gestured. Phoebe suddenly felt like she weighed two tons. Her levitation faltered, and she fell to the ground. Rahab turned and pointed at Michael as he began to chant. Amber appeared over his mouth, stopping his chanting.
Cole began to walk towards Rahab. Rahab turned and fired an energy ball at Cole. As Cole prepared to deflect it, the energy ball split in half and went around him. It reformed behind him and then hit him in the back. Cole fell forward and slid across the floor.
As Piper struggled to stand up with her hands behind her back, Leo walked towards her. Rahab turned and fired an energy ball at him. Piper shouted "ORB NOW!" and Leo did. However, halfway through the orb Rahab threw a glass ball. It expanded, wrapped around Leo's orbs, and then came back to normal. Leo was trapped.
Piper finally got to her feet, and said, "Is that the best you've got?" Rahab smiled, and said, "I know that I can't kill you. You have the ability to self-heal from anything. So, I have something much more.fitting in mind." Rahab gestured and said three words under his breath. A portal opened behind Piper, and she felt herself being drawn in. Looking around for something to grab, she saw Phoebe struggling to get up off the ground. "Phoebe, help me!"
"Phoebe can't help you," Rahab said, "She weighs over 600 lbs now. She can barely move." Suddenly, Phoebe jumped up and started to run towards Piper. "What the." Rahab said, and he looked and saw her eyes were glowing. Just as Piper was falling into the portal, Phoebe dove and grabbed both her and the floor. Rahab quickly walked over and said, "I don't know how you did that, but you die now!"
Gabriel looked up, and shot two beams of white light out of his eyes at Rahab. At the same time, Rahab fired an energy ball at Phoebe. The beams hit Rahab and knocked him back, and the energy ball hit Phoebe's hand, causing Gabriel to lose his grip. Both Phoebe and Piper fell into the portal, and it closed.
Rahab tried to get up, but he discovered those blasts had taken a lot out of him. As he looked around, he saw everyone was starting to get up. Oh, well. I can come back later. I got rid of two of them, and I'll finish the job when I recover. That thought done, Rahab faded out.
As Paige got up, she looked around, and said, "Oh, no.They're gone. What do we do now?"
Michael finally got the amber off his mouth, and he said, "We get them back."
TO BE CONTINUED.