A/N: Dern… dern dern…. I hope that left you in suspense :p
*Missing*
In a flurry of lights Phoebe and Paige arrived in the hallway. "Okay so where are the torches?" Phoebe asked.
"You've lived here longer, how should I know?" Paige asked, throwing her hands up in despair.
"Well you re-arranged everything." Phoebe pointed out, as they hurried to the kitchen. "Okay here we go." She pulled a torch out of the cabinet.
"Now what? Should we orb back there?" Paige asked.
"Well the power might be back on." Phoebe said hesitantly. "Do they have bathrooms in toy stores?"
"No." Paige said, thinking hard. "Um…"
"Hi guys." Prue said, after orbing in. "Where's Piper? I have something important to tell you."
"If it involves power-failures." Paige said sourly, looking at the fan that was still whirring overhead. "Then we know."
"Power failures?" Prue asked, confused. "No I was going to tell you something the elders wanted me to pass on because Leo's busy. But it doesn't involve power failures? Seriously, where's Piper?"
"Alright go ahead." Phoebe said, clutching the torch.
"There's some kind of demon on the loose. Apparently he's after the Power of Three and he's already attacked and gotten one. That's why I really need to know. Where's Piper?"
The three exchanged glances. "Piper! Piper? Pi-per!"
"Okay this is not good." Prue mumbled when there was no reply.
"Well I still have to get back to the toy store. I left Grace behind." Phoebe said nervously. "I mean she's six years old in a huge-"
"I'm sure Cole will get back to her. Right now we have to find Piper." Paige told her, putting an arm around her. "I know you're scared but the sooner we find Piper the sooner we can get Grace. I bet Cole is with her by now."
"Alright." Phoebe agreed. "Should we split up? It's the fastest way."
"Well if there's a demon lurking…"
"It's the fastest way." Phoebe repeated. "Okay then. I'll take upstairs." Prue said, thinking hard. "Phoebe you take the attic, Paige you take downstairs."
"Got it." Paige nodded and began walking around. Prue orbed upstairs and Phoebe started up the stairs, however the search came up with nothing – not a sign of Piper, Melinda or Wyatt.
"Okay so now what?" Asked Paige.
"We get Grace. If Piper and the others aren't here then we have to find them yes, but I am not waiting another minute longer." Phoebe said, putting her hand on Prue's shoulder. "Orb me please."
"Alright." Prue and Paige orbed to an alley behind the toy store, where they found Cole trying to fiddle with the electrical system.
"I don't know anything about this stuff." He said, annoyed.
"Cole, Grace is missing." Phoebe said frantically. "She wasn't in the toy store."
"What?" Cole shimmered away, and the three sisters ran to the front of the store and opened the door. It was still pitch black but Paige turned the torches on. The place was deserted.
"Cole?" Prue called.
"Yeah?" Cole appeared. "I can't find her either. This can't be good."
"Piper, Melinda and Wyatt are all gone too." Paige added, frowning.
"I'll check to see if Leo knows where they are." Paige announced, and orbed out.
Prue turned to Cole and Phoebe as they left the empty store. "If you were Piper, where would you go?" She asked.
"I don't know." Cole shrugged. "You're her sister."
Prue rolled her eyes, and muttered something under her breath. "We'll split up. I'll check P3, Phoebe…" Prue began to give out directions. "You scry for her and call her on her cell. Cole… you check the Underworld for any news of a captured Charmed one." She ordered.
Phoebe nodded. "Could someone… get me back?" She asked, looking at the two of them. Cole grabbed her arm. "I'll drop you off on the way." He said, before shimmering out.
Prue orbed out, leaving the empty toy store behind. She arrived at an equally empty club, which was not surprising considering it was four thirty in the afternoon.
"Piper?" She called as she walked around. The place was empty out back as well. "Pi-per?" Prue sighed as she took out her phone and called home. It took a few rings before there was an answer.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Phoebe it's me, Prue. Have you got anything yet?" Phoebe walked back to the attic with the cordless phone. "Nope. Though I haven't tried scrying yet."
"Alright." Prue said with a nod. "Call me if you get anything."
*Missing*
In a flurry of lights Phoebe and Paige arrived in the hallway. "Okay so where are the torches?" Phoebe asked.
"You've lived here longer, how should I know?" Paige asked, throwing her hands up in despair.
"Well you re-arranged everything." Phoebe pointed out, as they hurried to the kitchen. "Okay here we go." She pulled a torch out of the cabinet.
"Now what? Should we orb back there?" Paige asked.
"Well the power might be back on." Phoebe said hesitantly. "Do they have bathrooms in toy stores?"
"No." Paige said, thinking hard. "Um…"
"Hi guys." Prue said, after orbing in. "Where's Piper? I have something important to tell you."
"If it involves power-failures." Paige said sourly, looking at the fan that was still whirring overhead. "Then we know."
"Power failures?" Prue asked, confused. "No I was going to tell you something the elders wanted me to pass on because Leo's busy. But it doesn't involve power failures? Seriously, where's Piper?"
"Alright go ahead." Phoebe said, clutching the torch.
"There's some kind of demon on the loose. Apparently he's after the Power of Three and he's already attacked and gotten one. That's why I really need to know. Where's Piper?"
The three exchanged glances. "Piper! Piper? Pi-per!"
"Okay this is not good." Prue mumbled when there was no reply.
"Well I still have to get back to the toy store. I left Grace behind." Phoebe said nervously. "I mean she's six years old in a huge-"
"I'm sure Cole will get back to her. Right now we have to find Piper." Paige told her, putting an arm around her. "I know you're scared but the sooner we find Piper the sooner we can get Grace. I bet Cole is with her by now."
"Alright." Phoebe agreed. "Should we split up? It's the fastest way."
"Well if there's a demon lurking…"
"It's the fastest way." Phoebe repeated. "Okay then. I'll take upstairs." Prue said, thinking hard. "Phoebe you take the attic, Paige you take downstairs."
"Got it." Paige nodded and began walking around. Prue orbed upstairs and Phoebe started up the stairs, however the search came up with nothing – not a sign of Piper, Melinda or Wyatt.
"Okay so now what?" Asked Paige.
"We get Grace. If Piper and the others aren't here then we have to find them yes, but I am not waiting another minute longer." Phoebe said, putting her hand on Prue's shoulder. "Orb me please."
"Alright." Prue and Paige orbed to an alley behind the toy store, where they found Cole trying to fiddle with the electrical system.
"I don't know anything about this stuff." He said, annoyed.
"Cole, Grace is missing." Phoebe said frantically. "She wasn't in the toy store."
"What?" Cole shimmered away, and the three sisters ran to the front of the store and opened the door. It was still pitch black but Paige turned the torches on. The place was deserted.
"Cole?" Prue called.
"Yeah?" Cole appeared. "I can't find her either. This can't be good."
"Piper, Melinda and Wyatt are all gone too." Paige added, frowning.
"I'll check to see if Leo knows where they are." Paige announced, and orbed out.
Prue turned to Cole and Phoebe as they left the empty store. "If you were Piper, where would you go?" She asked.
"I don't know." Cole shrugged. "You're her sister."
Prue rolled her eyes, and muttered something under her breath. "We'll split up. I'll check P3, Phoebe…" Prue began to give out directions. "You scry for her and call her on her cell. Cole… you check the Underworld for any news of a captured Charmed one." She ordered.
Phoebe nodded. "Could someone… get me back?" She asked, looking at the two of them. Cole grabbed her arm. "I'll drop you off on the way." He said, before shimmering out.
Prue orbed out, leaving the empty toy store behind. She arrived at an equally empty club, which was not surprising considering it was four thirty in the afternoon.
"Piper?" She called as she walked around. The place was empty out back as well. "Pi-per?" Prue sighed as she took out her phone and called home. It took a few rings before there was an answer.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Phoebe it's me, Prue. Have you got anything yet?" Phoebe walked back to the attic with the cordless phone. "Nope. Though I haven't tried scrying yet."
"Alright." Prue said with a nod. "Call me if you get anything."