Chapter 16

"Phoebe, just calm down, we'll find her. Everything will be okay." Cole comforted. Phoebe shook her head. Tears were running down her face. She shook her head again.

"I, I can't deal with this, Cole. I'm not meant to do this, I can't do this. My body isn't built to feel this way. She's I can't lose her!" Phoebe cried out. She collapsed into Cole, who caught her and embraced her in a hug.

"We'll get her back.. No matter what. They obviously need to keep her alive. Honey, baby look at me." Cole said, lifting up Phoebe's chin. Phoebe looked up at him. Her eyes began to grow puffy. Cole wiped the tears away from her face.

"I promise, I swear, we'll get Lexi back. She and you are the two most important things in my life. I never let anything happen to you, and I'm not about to let anything happen to Lexi." Cole said. Phoebe nodded, and looked down. She buried her face into Cole's chest, and tried to get a hold of herself.

"Where do we go from here?" Phoebe asked, leaning on Cole. Cole hugged her tight.

"I'm going to talk to Piper. I think we should just, randomly search the underworld. Where else would a demonic kidnapper go?" Cole replied. Phoebe nodded.

"Anthony and Gracie are in the attic still, with Piper and Paige right?" Phoebe asked. Cole nodded.

"Yeah Leo went to check with the elders. Kirsten is trying to get a read off Cammi from the underworld." Cole answered. Phoebe nodded.

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"Okay, good idea. Cole, Phoebe, Anthony and Gracie can search the underworld with Kristen. I don't know maybe try and meet up with her or something. I will go with Leo and Paige and check all the demonic hangouts above. well. hell." Piper exclaimed. Cole nodded. He looked at Phoebe who agreed by grabbing his hand.

"Let's go." Phoebe said. Gracie grabbed Phoebe's hand, and Anthony stepped on Cole's foot. Cole shook his head and laughed, shimmering down into the underworld.

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"Okay, brat. I asked you very nicely. Where is my power?" The coach asked. He turned into the same, weak human he was when The Charmed ones had thought they vanquished him. Lexi looked up at him, tears in her eyes. She shook her head.

"I told you I don't know." Lexi almost screamed. "Where's Cammi?" Lexi asked. The coach shrugged.

"One of my friends is, looking over her. Okay, it's really simple, Lexi. Tell me where my power is, I'll take you back up to your parents, or where they can find you. If you don't, I have to make you, or either make it so you can't tell anybody. Get it?" Sacrah asked. Lexi looked down, and then looked back up at him. Her face seemed to be frozen in fear.

"I told you I don't know! Pwease take me back to my mommy and daddy. Pwease?" Lexi asked, her voice getting shaky. The demon looked down and chuckled. He raised his arm, and grow a medium sized energy ball. Lexi started at the glowing ball in fear. She quickly tried to run away from the wall she sat against, but the prison-like bars kept her from going anywhere. He turned around, and she faced him.

"Leo." Lexi whimpered. The energy ball released from his hand and hit her dead center in the stomach. The blow knocked her against the medal bars. She fell unconscious to the ground.

"God damn it!" The demon swore, walking over to Lexi. Blood dripped from her stomach.

"Wasn't supposed to be that strong.." The demon mumbled. He turned away from the little body that was at his feet and heard footsteps.

"Got that right. Give me my daughter, NOW." Cole threatened as he entered the quarter with Phoebe by his side. Gracie and Anthony came in behind them.

"Lexi! Oh my god Lexi!" Phoebe cried, running towards the bars. She softly reached her hand in and placed it on Lexi's back. By Phoebe's touch Lexi immediately became alert, and painfully twisted towards Phoebe.

"Mommy?" Lexi asked. Phoebe nodded. She tried to hold back the tears. The demon laughed from inside the cage.

"Cute." Sacrah mumbled. Cole felt the anger rush through his body. He started tossing energy balls at the cage, although nothing went past them. The balls just too simply disappear.

"Where's Camryn?" Anthony demanded. The demon shrugged.

"Oh, with a friend of mine." Sacrah replied. Anthony looked at Cole who nodded.

"Go." Cole ordered. Anthony and Gracie hurried in another direction.

"Come on you coward get out here and pick on someone your own size." Cole dared. Sacrah laughed and took a step back.

"Nah, I'm doing just fine here." Sacrah stated. Cole clenched his fist, and looked down at Lexi. He looked back up at the demon, trying not to make it obvious of his fear. Sacrah looked down at Lexi.

"Can you tell me where my damn power is?" The demon yelled. Lexi shook her head, and tried to get closer to Phoebe.

"Don't you dare touch her. Let her out, NOW." Phoebe ordered. The demon shook his head.

"Sorry." The demon answered. He walked to the edge of the cage, and Cole ran towards it. Sacrah picked Lexi up, who struggled and reached towards Phoebe.

"Mommy.." Lexi cried out. Phoebe put her hands over her mouth and turned towards Cole.

"Do something." Phoebe begged. Cole nodded.

"A spell, try a spell." Cole said. Phoebe nodded.

"Uh, the wall that keeps us from each other, Let transform this divider into another, Let it be weak and easily broken, Do it now with what I've spoken." Phoebe improvised. Nothing happened, she looked at Cole in sorrow, and then suddenly saw a glow of golden light. Phoebe once again leaned back on Cole. Her knees gave in, as she viewed in awe. Prue, was standing there. She had on a sky blue gown, and her hair was shoulder length and down.

"Prue?" Phoebe asked, starting to walk towards her oldest sister. Prue nodded and half smiled. Sacrah raised an eyebrow. He laid Lexi down on a table. She was loosing so much blood her brain didn't support her conscious anymore.

"Phoebe, listen to me. You can't let her die. She is in a way my charge, she is going to win the fight for good. Remember when we found out that sometimes you let your emotions get to you, and sometimes we don't?" Prue asked, getting right to the subject. She still glowed in golden light. Phoebe looked down, and nodded.

"Yeah, but what do I do now?" Phoebe asked. Prue looked up.

"You'll figure it out honey. Think of, maybe twisting it a little bit. Think of what you've already done. Tell Piper I miss her a lot. Oh, and-" Prue hesitated. She leaned towards Phoebe and whispered something in her ear. Phoebe smiled and nodded.

"Bye honey. I'll be watching you Cole." Prue joked. In the same gold light as she entered, she disappeared.

"Wow." Sacrah stated. Cole looked at Phoebe.

"How'd she get down here?" Cole asked. Phoebe shrugged.

"I don't know. Cole, emotion. what does she means emotion?" Phoebe asked. Cole watched as Sacrah started to mix ingredients together, he guessed it was a dark magic truth potion.

"I don't know, put more emotion into the spell?" Cole suggested. Phoebe looked up. They heard Lexi scream, and she rolled of the table and ran to the bars. Phoebe ran to meet her.

"Mommy, I dust wanna go home." Lexi whimpered. She was in bad shape, and she fell to the ground. Phoebe guessed it was taking all her shape just to wake up. Lexi looked up at Phoebe weakly.

"Sweetie, I know. I love you very much and we are going to get you out of her okay?" Phoebe asked. Lexi nodded. Phoebe looked up at Sacrah. She hated him. He had an aura of evil around him and she could feel it. He did this to her little girl, he would pay. Suddenly, she felt different. She looked up, and suddenly part of the cage was missing. She looked back at Cole who had seen it too. She understood, if she twisted her fear and sorrow into anger maybe that would do the trick. She must have picked up a new power.

She bent down towards Lexi.

"Listen, do you think you could run out of here to daddy?" Phoebe whispered. Lexi looked up at her with her teary eyes. She nodded. Phoebe smiled.

"Pretty soon, a bar may be missing and you can slip through, okay?" Phoebe asked. Lexi nodded, she got ready, looking at all the metal bars. Phoebe looked up at Sacrah, who was smiling evilly. She hated all those teeth, the crooked teeth, and she hated every other thing about him. She felt her heart beat, and her head throb, and suddenly, she saw one of the bars on the other side, quietly disappear. She looked down at Lexi, and Lexi nodded.

"Give it up." Sacrah suggested. Phoebe started going towards the other end of the cage, the opposite side where the brooked bar was. Cole started walking forwards. Lexi waited until Sacrah finally started moving towards Phoebe. She made eye contact with the demon until she heard Lexi's little footsteps hurry towards Cole. Sacrah turned around just as she escaped the bars. Cole ran towards Lexi so he could meet her half way. Phoebe smiled in pride.

Suddenly, the bars disappeared, this time with smoke. Sacra then shimmered out with Lexi. Phoebe looked at Cole.

"What?" Phoebe asked, on the verge of tears. Cole looked around in amazement, and he heard footsteps. He turned around just in time to see Gracie, Anthony and Kristen, with Cammi in Anthony's arms. Gracie looked worriedly at Phoebe, who broke out in tears.