"We've got the spell," Paige announced.
"That was fast," Leo commented.
"Will it work?" Piper asked.
Phoebe handed her the paper. "What do you think?"
Piper looked it over, then re-read the spell that would take them there. "Okay. Let's do this."
Phoebe and Paige stood in the front of the room. Leo grabbed Piper before she could join them.
"I'll be here when you get back," he said. He kissed her lightly on the lips, then let her go. She took her place next to Phoebe and Paige, and they began the spell.
"Powers low and powers high,
Bring us to Peter, Cammie, and Ty
Magic forces, be our guide,
Take us to our children's side"
Holding each other tightly, the sisters disappeared. The next thing they knew, they were standing inside a damp, dimly-lit cavern. Piper let go of her sisters and ran down a dark passageway.
"Piper, where are you going?" Paige asked, struggling to catch up.
"They're this way. I hear them." Piper called, not bothering to slow down. Soon, she came to a large room. At the other end of it were Peter, Tyler, and Camille.
Piper rushed to undo the rope that was binding them to the wall. "Oh, come here, angels," she said when she'd gotten them all free. They clung to her tightly. Camille was crying.
"It's okay, baby," Piper soothed. She turned to Peter. "Honey, what happened? Did he hurt any of you?"
Peter shook his head. "He tied us up, and then mostly he left us alone. He scared Cammie, though. He was saying all this stuff about how you weren't coming, how you and Daddy don't love us because you don't love each other."
"You know that's not true though, right?" Piper asked.
Peter just looked at the ground and shrugged. "We know you love us."
"I do love you," Piper said, "More than anything. And I love your Daddy, too. Don't ever let the bad people tell you otherwise, okay?"
All three kids nodded, though the boys were somewhat unconvinced. Camille, being the youngest, accepted what her mother said without a thought.
By now, Phoebe and Paige had caught up. Piper started to lead her kids over to their aunts, but Peter stopped her.
"Wait, Mommy. What about the others?"
Piper bent down to be at his level. "What others, sweetheart?"
"The other people Argus has." the boy replied. "They're around here, we saw them. He took them like he took us."
Piper exchanged glances with her sisters.
"Looks like we have some more Innocents to save." Paige said.
"Fine. We'll come back. But I want my kids out of here, now." Piper replied.
There was a sound outside. They all froze.
"Mommy, this way." Tyler whispered, taking off down another passageway.
"Ty, wait!" Piper called. She picked up Camille and ran after him, with Phoebe, Paige, and Peter following. The younger boy led them to another room. This one had a set of stairs to one side.
"Down there," Tyler said. "That's where the others are."
Again the adults exchanged glances.
"Well, we don't really have much of a choice." Phoebe said. Paige nodded her agreement.
"Fine," Piper consented, "But you kids stay by me. Don't run off ahead, okay?"
"We promise, Mommy." Camille said sweetly.
Paige and Phoebe picked up Tyler and Peter, just to make sure. They proceeded down the stairs carefully, making sure to be quiet. At the bottom, they came to a door. Phoebe set Peter down, and in one swift move, kicked it open. Even the Charmed Ones were shocked at what they saw. There was a huge room, bigger than the one the kids had been in. Tied to the walls were at least twenty people. Most of them, Piper recognised from photos on missing-persons reports Darryl had shown her. All of them looked to be unharmed, aside from being chained to a wall.
They were just untying the last Innocent when they heard a noise coming from the top of the stairs. Instructing the kids and the Innocents to stay where they were, the witches went to investigate.
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A/N: Not my best chapter, but if you love me you'll review anyway. Pretty please?
"That was fast," Leo commented.
"Will it work?" Piper asked.
Phoebe handed her the paper. "What do you think?"
Piper looked it over, then re-read the spell that would take them there. "Okay. Let's do this."
Phoebe and Paige stood in the front of the room. Leo grabbed Piper before she could join them.
"I'll be here when you get back," he said. He kissed her lightly on the lips, then let her go. She took her place next to Phoebe and Paige, and they began the spell.
"Powers low and powers high,
Bring us to Peter, Cammie, and Ty
Magic forces, be our guide,
Take us to our children's side"
Holding each other tightly, the sisters disappeared. The next thing they knew, they were standing inside a damp, dimly-lit cavern. Piper let go of her sisters and ran down a dark passageway.
"Piper, where are you going?" Paige asked, struggling to catch up.
"They're this way. I hear them." Piper called, not bothering to slow down. Soon, she came to a large room. At the other end of it were Peter, Tyler, and Camille.
Piper rushed to undo the rope that was binding them to the wall. "Oh, come here, angels," she said when she'd gotten them all free. They clung to her tightly. Camille was crying.
"It's okay, baby," Piper soothed. She turned to Peter. "Honey, what happened? Did he hurt any of you?"
Peter shook his head. "He tied us up, and then mostly he left us alone. He scared Cammie, though. He was saying all this stuff about how you weren't coming, how you and Daddy don't love us because you don't love each other."
"You know that's not true though, right?" Piper asked.
Peter just looked at the ground and shrugged. "We know you love us."
"I do love you," Piper said, "More than anything. And I love your Daddy, too. Don't ever let the bad people tell you otherwise, okay?"
All three kids nodded, though the boys were somewhat unconvinced. Camille, being the youngest, accepted what her mother said without a thought.
By now, Phoebe and Paige had caught up. Piper started to lead her kids over to their aunts, but Peter stopped her.
"Wait, Mommy. What about the others?"
Piper bent down to be at his level. "What others, sweetheart?"
"The other people Argus has." the boy replied. "They're around here, we saw them. He took them like he took us."
Piper exchanged glances with her sisters.
"Looks like we have some more Innocents to save." Paige said.
"Fine. We'll come back. But I want my kids out of here, now." Piper replied.
There was a sound outside. They all froze.
"Mommy, this way." Tyler whispered, taking off down another passageway.
"Ty, wait!" Piper called. She picked up Camille and ran after him, with Phoebe, Paige, and Peter following. The younger boy led them to another room. This one had a set of stairs to one side.
"Down there," Tyler said. "That's where the others are."
Again the adults exchanged glances.
"Well, we don't really have much of a choice." Phoebe said. Paige nodded her agreement.
"Fine," Piper consented, "But you kids stay by me. Don't run off ahead, okay?"
"We promise, Mommy." Camille said sweetly.
Paige and Phoebe picked up Tyler and Peter, just to make sure. They proceeded down the stairs carefully, making sure to be quiet. At the bottom, they came to a door. Phoebe set Peter down, and in one swift move, kicked it open. Even the Charmed Ones were shocked at what they saw. There was a huge room, bigger than the one the kids had been in. Tied to the walls were at least twenty people. Most of them, Piper recognised from photos on missing-persons reports Darryl had shown her. All of them looked to be unharmed, aside from being chained to a wall.
They were just untying the last Innocent when they heard a noise coming from the top of the stairs. Instructing the kids and the Innocents to stay where they were, the witches went to investigate.
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A/N: Not my best chapter, but if you love me you'll review anyway. Pretty please?