"Seer."  Phoebe whispered the name as she slowly backed away from the image before her.

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Piper awoke in a daze. She sat up and looked around, straining her eyes but finding no sight in the darkness.  For a moment she thought she had gone blind, but realized that wasn't the case when she turned to see a fire ablaze in the distance.  But that is all she could see.  Despite her lack of visual she could still feel.  Not knowing what was above her she decided to crawl towards the green spot in the distance.  She remembered Phoebe's stories about camp and how that seeing green in the fire was a sign of friendship.  Then she whispered to herself, "Phoebe has always been a little odd.  Boy that's an understatement.  No wait, now focus."  At that she began to crawl towards the fire.  As she crawled she thought of nothing, her mind absolutely blank for she did not want to know what the ground was made of.  She could not feel it ripping through her skin and then clotting up her wounds. 

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"Well, who were you expecting," purred the Seer.  She looked as gorgeous and as regal as she had that day in the Underworld when the power of the Source's unborn spawn had blown her from existence. 

"But, but how?  I saw you die.  He destroyed you.  There was nothing but ashes."  Phoebe was above fear, but deep in awe.  Her knees weakened beneath her as she began to kneel at her master's feet.

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Piper finally made it to the fire and found that no one or any thing for that matter was there.  She was tired and confused.  She stood for the first time for what must have been an hour.  Her legs were barely able to support her, but she walked closer to the fire to inspect the damage.  She looked at her hands which were covered in ash and at her knees which were covered in blackened blood.  She didn't even think to worry about the ruination of her brand new jeans or the mess that was her formerly white t-shirt.  All she could feel or think about now was the pain.  And then all she could think about was the hideous beast that was now towering over her.  No longer alone, she could feel the heat of the fire more so now as she realized that the fire wasn't green because it was friendly.  The fire was green because of the green beast that had been resting from within it.

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"Leo! Leo!"  Paige knew her yelling was doing no good.  She had been calling Leo for what seemed like hours, but she had no idea where she was.  "Well, that's just great.  I can't orb and there's smoke everywhere.  And what is with the robes people?  Why am I talking to myself?"

"Paige, it's not smoke.  It's white puffy clouds."  Leo shrugged, "And the robes aren't so bad.  Welcome to Heaven."

"Oh my God, Leo, am I dead?"  Paige was a little disturbed by her being in Heaven.  She didn't remember dying.

"No, Paige. You're not dead."  Leo looked serious and this disturbed Paige.

"Well, what are you waiting for?  Orb us out of here."  Paige went to grab his hand, but Leo backed away.  "What's going on, why won't you take me back to the Manor.  Piper needs us."

"I'm sorry Paige but I am forbidden to help you and your sisters--"

"What do you mean me and my sisters?  Need I remind you that one of them is your wife?"  Paige was irritated by Leo's lack of action and his following the orders of the Elders.

"Paige, you need to listen to me.  This is important.  It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I can't.  My bosses have suspended my powers.  I can't orb, I can't heal.  I can't do anything but sit back and watch from up here.  I can't even guide you through the events that have been set in motion.  I have made arrangements for you to have a guide--"

"Wait a minute here buddy, what do you mean 'the events that have been set in motion'?  And what guide, I need to get back to the Manor."  Paige waited and got no response from Leo except an angry stare. "Well?" she asked.

Leo responded snippily putting us hands on his hips, "Well I hope you're finished.  Are you finished because I really need you to listen to me--"

"Well, what crawled up your--?"

"Paige, you need to be quiet and just listen to me.  My wife's life is on the line.  Now, I have made arrangements for you to have a guide during your stay.  She will inform you of everything you need to know and take you where you need to be.  Please, listen to her, it's the only way.  Prue!  Paige is ready for you."