Part 4
"Paige...go help him!" Surprisingly, it was Cole who spoke, not Piper. Paige
looked startled, and then ran over to the bed. Piper moved away to let her have
room, and was trying to make sense of things.
"Piper...go call an ambulance! It's not working, and she's losing a lot of
blood fast." Paige's voice was urgent and penetrated the fog that surrounded
Piper's thoughts. Ten minutes later an ambulance arrived at the manor. With it
came Darryl.
"What's going on?" Darryl's voice was thick with fear when he remembered the
last time an ambulance had been called to Prescott St. No one answered him, as
they were all surrounding the stretcher.
"Call the hospital...tell them to be ready for immediate surgery. She's lost a
lot of blood...numerous wounds...possible concussion...internal
bleeding...extensive bruising." The paramedic turned to look accusingly at the
five people standing around him. "We've got to get her to the hospital
fast...normally we would let one of you ride in here with her, but we've got to
try and stop the blood flow. You can follow us." With that, he turned around,
hopped in and sped off.
"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here? That woman on the
stretcher looked a lot like Prue..." Darryl let his sentence trail off when he
saw the looks that he was getting. He swallowed nervously. "That...that was
Prue...wasn't it?" It was more of a statement than a question.
"We've got to get to the hospital." That was all Piper said. Less than a minute
later, the driveway of 1329 Prescott Street was empty of all life.
***********************************
"Prue? I'm back. And I got you some stuff as well. You would never believe the
trouble I had to go to to get these..." The half-demon's voice stopped abruptly
as he entered the empty cavern where he had kept the beautiful witch captive
for the last one and a bit years. His eyes narrowed as he saw traces of blood
around the room, and he scowled in anger. 'I'll kill the bastard...Jason, my
friend...you are dead...' If anyone had asked him why he had the urge to
kill his lifelong friend, he truly could not have been able to provide a
truthful answer. He gave the room one last sweeping look, and then walked to
the entrance of the cavern, where he could shimmer without the interference of
the magickal cave. In less than half a second he arrived at the warehouse where
Jason was looking at a piece of machinery with sick fascination.
"Where is she?" His voice was tight and cold, furious. Jason paled at the sight
of his friend.
"Uh....she...uh..." Jason stuttered. He knew that he was no match for the half
demon in a fight.
"Jason...I'll ask again. Where is she?"
"Why don't we talk this over? C'mon Jarret, you're not really gonna throw away
our friendship for a witch?"
Jarret scowled angrily, and then said through clenched teeth, "Jason, I really
don't want to hurt you. But damn it, if you don't tell me where she is, I swear
that I'm going to do something I might regret later on." His voice was steady,
not showing even a bit of the panic he was in. 'Oh god…where is she? And why
is there so much blood…god, there's so much blood…he's hurt her…she's hurt…' Jason
looked around nervously.
"I don't know." He admitted at last, bracing himself for the eruption that he knew
was coming.
"Excuse me? I'm sure I just heard you say that you don't know where she is…I
better have heard wrong…or mark my words Jason, when I'm through with you, you
won't recognize yourself." He didn't believe it.
"I don't know where she is Jarret. She was here one minute, the next she had
disappeared. She wasn't here anymore." 'He doesn't know where she is…great.
Just bloody great. Wait…I shimmered here…no magickal barrier…meaning she could
have used her powers…but she only has telekinesis and astral projection. But
what if she gained a new power? Think, Jarret. Where could she have gone? Of
course…the only place she would want to go…her sisters. Well, at least the
whitelighter will be able to heal her. But I have to get her back.' Jarret
snapped out of his thinking mood and then turned to glare at Jason.
"I'll deal with you when I get back." Jason flinched inwardly, and was about to
say something, when Jarret shimmered out.
"Dear god…he's fallen for her…Jarret, has actually fallen for a witch…a Charmed
one, no less." Jason said to himself as he stared at the spot where Jarret had
been just a moment before. He then shimmered out to the underworld.
***************************************
Piper hurried up to the front desk at the hospital.
"I'm looking for my sister; she was brought in a couple of minutes ago." Piper
almost gave a small smile as she realized that she couldn't give them Prue's
name - everyone thought that she was dead.
"Black hair, blue eyes, lots of blood?" The woman's voice was cold and
impersonal. Piper felt her anger rising, and she struggled to control her
temper when Paige, who had followed her, spoke;
"Yes, that's her. And after you tell us where she is, take a few minutes and
think about how you would feel if some one described your sister like that."
"Paige!!!" Piper scolded her younger sister half-heartedly, she agreed with her
actually. The woman was about to speak when one of the paramedics who had
brought Prue in, rushed up to them.
"Your sister is on her way to theatre, we just need you to sign for the
surgery." The guy rushed them out of the waiting area and into a long corridor,
where a nurse was waiting with forms. Piper hurriedly signed them, and both the
nurse and the paramedic disappeared in different directions.
"Leo…what happened? How is Prue, if that really is Prue, back?" Piper's voice
was high-pitched.
"I don't know…look, I'm gonna orb up there and see what the Elders know."
Looking around to make sure the room was empty of others, he orbed out. Cole
thought for a minute, and then said;
"I'm gonna go down there, and see what they know. There has to be someone who
knows what's going on." After telling him to be careful, Piper and Paige both
sat down next to Darryl and waited; waited for Leo to come back; waited for
Cole; waited for the doctor…just waiting.
******************************************
Cole looked around cautiously. He had shimmered into a quiet cave, hoping to
avoid demons and warlocks so he could listen for information. He began walking
out slowly, when all of a sudden he stopped and turned around.
"Belthazor…or should I call you Cole now. You're another one that's fallen for
a witch…I'm ashamed, I really am…two of my best friends, and they've both
fallen for Charmed One's."
"Jason?"
*******************************************
He arrived in a flurry of blue orbs. The complete serenity of it never ceased
to calm him. Today though, he barely gave his surroundings a thought. He
appeared in front of the Elders, who said two sentences that turned his world
upside down.
"Their destiny is not yet destroyed - twice broken, the Charmed one's are whole
again. The eldest lives."
********************************************
Darryl turned to look at Piper and Paige. Both were wearing out the floor -
pacing back and forth.
"So, that was really Prue?" He still couldn't believe it. Piper turned to look
at him and was about to speak when the door opened. They all turned to look at
the doctor who entered.
"Halliwell?" He sounded tired, and his eyes were shadowed by weariness. When
all three nodded, he continued.
"I operated on your sister. I'm afraid there have been some complications."
TBC….
Reviews are necessary. Thanx to all those that have reviewed.