A/N: Thank you for all your reviews it is very much appreciated. Okay this chapter isn't that great but its kinda like a connective chapter I promise the story gets better a lot better. There are a lot of author's notes after the story this is because some of them are replies to the people who reviewed, once again thank you very much.

Disclaimer: See the first chapter for disclaimer.

Chapter 2 – realisation

Piper had left a voice mail on Phoebe's cell, telling her that she wouldn't be able to make it to the ice cream store because the delivery people were late, and now she had to host the party at P3.

When Piper returned home it was late but not to late, as she wanted to get home and see Melinda before Phoebe put her to bed, so she had given Kathy the keys and told her she could lock up. Kathy had been P3 since it opened and Piper trusted her greatly. She never questioned Pipers strange disappearances, which was quite a relief. Piper unlocked the manor door, hung her coat on the hook and retreated to the kitchen for a cup of coffee, before she went up stairs to see Melinda. When Piper walked in to the kitchen, she was rather shocked to see Cole sat at the table coffee in his hand, she would of thought he would be with Melinda, reading her a bedtime story. It was amazing how Cole had come to love Melinda, who would believe a half demon would have a soft spot for a 4-year-old girl.

"Cole how come your not with Mindy?" Piper questioned.

"What I thought she was with you?" he questioned while lifting his head in panic, a bit of coffee sloshing over the edge of his coffee cup.

"Well Phoebe took her to get ice cream but that was like three hours ago."

"Well maybe they just went to see a movie or something?" Cole said trying to reassure Piper after seeing the horrified look on her face, she was obviously thinking the worst. And Cole couldn't help but think that to, but he was sure there would be a perfectly good explanation. "Why don't you try Phoebe's cell?" Cole asked.

"Good idea!" said Piper pulling her own cell phone from her pocket and dialling Phoebe's number "Have you seen Paige?"

"She's in the shower." Cole replied

Piper sighed as she clicked shut her cell phone, "No answer just I'm sorry this person is not available and so on… Piper said annoyed "You don't think…?"

Cole knew exactly what Piper was thinking, and he had to admit the thought had crossed his mind but he was about to except something demonic had happened…yet!

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When Phoebe woke up she shivered and looked around she couldn't remember what had happened very well her head was still pulsing from being hit on the wall. She was in a dark dungeon like place. She realised her arms were above her head and she tugged forgetting about the broken wrist, a sharp pain shot up her arm, and she bit her lip to suppress the pain, as she wouldn't notify anyone that she was awake. She looked up to see she was chained, chained to a wall no less. Then the memories began to flood back and she worried about Melinda, she scanned the room for her, but saw nothing, literally nothing the room was completely empty. She suddenly felt really sick she realised it must be morning sickness, this was a real reminder of the situation she was in. She tried to stop the bile from rising in her throat, as she didn't want to throw up on the only clothes she had. But the was no such luck as her stomach muscles contracted and she threw up, a pain pulsed through her as she was sick, she noticed her stomach was bleeding it must of got slashed when the man had fallen to he ground she thought. She leaned back against the wall relieved it was over, well that was for about a 3 seconds before she had to lean as far forward again and be sick. When she finally realised she wasn't going to be sick again she leaned back against the wall, she looked down at her clothes, she had luckily managed to get most of it on the floor, but the smell couldn't let her forget, and there would be no way she could hide the sick from the demons. Her wrist hurt even more from tugging on the chains to lean forward, her shoulder was bleeding from the impact of the energy ball and here head was thumping, and if she would have been able to see the back of her head, or lift a hand to it she would of realised there was a deep gash. More than anything else Phoebe feared for the child inside her, and the plans the demons had for Melinda, especially since the source was involved. She only hoped her sisters would find out what happened…soon.

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Cole, Piper and Paige had stayed up all night waiting for Phoebe and Melinda's return. When Piper finally saw the sunrise, she could only think demonic problem, she was so worried about Melinda, and Phoebe for that matter. Cole looked at Piper with weary eyes he had also given in to the fact that it was a demonic attack, but with no clues to go on they were pretty stumped. Paige thought over and over for a plan to form in her mind, she knew even if it was a pretty useless plan, it would keep Piper and Cole stimulated, instead of giving up. Which she was sure they wouldn't do yet, but they would not really have the strength to think of a plan. Paige spoke up as a plan eventually formed in her mind. "Didn't you say that Phoebe took Melinda to get ice cream?"

"Yes, but what does that have to do with it?" asked Piper.

"Well maybe we can call the ice cream shop and see where they went from there and then try and follow their tracks see if we can find some clues." Paige offered.

Piper sighed, but she had to admit it was all they had to go on, and she wasn't going to give up on losing her sister and daughter to a demon, and she was pretty sure the demon that had them, wouldn't kill them…yet! Its just all the things they could do to them without killing them, that made Piper shift uncomfortably from her spot on the sofa. "Okay lets do it, but the shop won't be open yet, so how about we have some breakfast, change and clean and then drive to the shop?"

Both Paige and Cole nodded in reply and followed Piper into the kitchen.

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"We have captured the young girl Melinda like you asked, and we also captured a Charmed One, the one Belthazor left you for no less." The demon with the scar informed the source.

"Well done Salden, we did not need the witch though, but I can see why you took her." He replied from below his hood. "Maybe we can turn her too after she's seen Melinda has chosen the path of evil."

"I think that may be a little harder…she's very feisty…she put up a good fight."

"Well there is nothing like a good challenge." Replied the source with a crooked smile from beneath his hood.

"True Sir, Very true." Salden nodded.

The source laughed again, and then asked, to be shown to the witch, Salden lead the way down the dark corridors towards the dungeons, where Phoebe had been imprisoned.

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Phoebe had fallen into a restless sleep; by the time the Source and Salden arrived she was so weak the chains were the only things that kept her from falling to the ground in a heap. The loud slam of a door alerted her though as she jolted awake, and her head snapped up to see who had entered. She automatically recognised the man with the scar, the other she noticed and fear invaded her, the source can this get any worse?

"Morning Witch, how are you enjoying your stay?" Salden asked.

Phoebe didn't answer she just glared, mostly because she didn't think she had the energy to speak. As they approached her Phoebe couldn't help the fear she felt that twisted her insides in knots.

He spoke again "I brought a visitor for you."

The source stood in front of Phoebe, he looked at her, she would have been quite pretty he thought, if it wasn't for the bruises and cuts that covered her body.

"So this is what Belthazor chose over us? Or is it Cole now?" he asked.

Phoebe didn't answer she just stared.

"Answer me witch!" The source yelled.

"Yes." She muttered, her throat was dry and it hurt to speak.

"You must be something pretty special to turn a demon." The source said as his gaze fell on Phoebe, he noticed the stains of something that wasn't blood on her shirt, he's eyes fell to the floor and he noticed the pools of sick. He interrupted them as fear and he asked her of it "Scared witch?" He said whilst pointing to the sick.

"No." Phoebe replied even though truly she was so scared she thought she might die of fear.

"Then what is wrong with you?" he asked more to himself than Phoebe, which didn't matter to Phoebe as there was no way she would tell him anyway. He placed his cold disgusting hand on her forehead and spoke "There's something you don't know witch, I can see what's in your mind."

Phoebe's eyes rolled back in her head before she had a chance to react, as the sources magic searched her brain, for memories and thoughts. When he final pulled his hand away it took her a while to gain focus again, her head was hurting even more after the strange magic.

"So you're pregnant?" he asked.

She didn't answer, though the fear was obvious on her face. "Oh don't worry that was a rhetorical question, I know your pregnant with Belthazor's child, and if you don't believe me then I know that your scared it will be evil, and that Belthazor doesn't know yet."

"Please don't hurt me!" she pleaded. "Hurt us" she corrected herself "or Melinda" she pleaded.

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"Good morning Mr Harrison." Piper smiled at the owner of the Ice cream shop.

"Good morning Piper, how are you?"

"Honestly I'm a little worried." She replied "Did Phoebe or Melinda come in here last night?"

"No we were very quiet last night I think I would of remembered them."

"Oh" Piper sighed heavily and shrugged her shoulders.

"Would you like some ice cream?" the old man asked.

"No thank you if you see Phoebe or Melinda could you let me know?"

"Sure." He replied as she turned and made her way to the door.

Paige and Cole stood outside, they had decided not to crowd the small shop, Paige looked around she couldn't spot anything unusual, well that was until her gaze fell on the wall blocking the entrance to the short cut opposite the store.

"Cole, has that wall always been there?"

"What wall?" Cole turned his head to look in the direction of Paige's pointing finger.

"I don't think so, why would they build a wall there?" he questioned, though he didn't expect Paige to have an answer.

"That's what I was wondering, I know its much to go on but you have to admit maybe its worth checking it out?" Paige asked, but Cole didn't have a chance to reply as Piper spoke as she stepped outside.

"Nothing, they didn't even come in here yesterday…now I'm really worried

"I'm sorry Piper." Paige comforted her older sister, as she said this "I hate to change the subject so abruptly but has that wall always been there?"

Piper now followed Paige's finger, and thought that was a little strange she had walked by that alley yesterday, on her way to pick up some straws for the club, and she never noticed that wall or saw anyone working on it.

"Maybe we should have a look on the other side"

"Paige, I think maybe you're on to something." Piper said with a smile the first real smile that day "I could swear that wasn't there yesterday." She added.

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Melinda sobbed in to her pink coat, which Piper had brought for her for her birthday; she was trapped in the dark. When she tried to get out she realised she was in some sort of cage it was so small she could hardly stand. She had cried for her Mommy and Daddy for hours, she had even tried Calling Uncle Cole and Aunty Phoebe, even Aunty Paige, but not a soul had passed by the cage. And she was beginning to get really scared. She never liked the dark and that's why her mom always left the night light on for her. Now she was alone and lost and she didn't know how to get out.

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Also in the Underworld the source sat upon his throne proudly in his chamber, now immense power would be his, and do think it was all because of one little girl.

"Sir."

"You may speak." Said the source with out raising his head.

"Do you plan on feeding our guests?"

"I suppose…"

"Sir pardon me for asking, but did the witch know anything?"

"If you're referring to the prophecy Salden…she didn't know a thing."

"Good …very Good." He replied, with an evil smile.

A/N2: Please review, I promise I'm going to post the third chapter soon and it is a lot better, that's really because it actually takes you to the main plot of the story.

A/N3: In reply of the review to the anonymous person, I agree with the fact that this isn't as good as our earlier stories. This is because it is an individually written story! It isn't written by the both of us, because I wanted to see If I could come up with something and this is it.

A/N4: Barb, you reviewed and asked why Phoebe didn't call for Leo? I think it was mainly because I pictured her as been so scared that she panicked about saving Mindy and forgot, and then when she remembered it was to late. In answer to your other question about Melinda your have to keep reading the story, otherwise I have to give it away.