CORRUPTED
Note: Hey wAnAbEpIpEr, no worries. I got your review through e-mail. It just didn't show up on the site, but it's alright. It makes me feel so encouraged to have someone review, with such consistency. You have no idea how supportive you are to myself and many of the other fanfic authors on the net. Thank-you. Oh yeah, and thanks for dragging me off my lazy ass. I was too caught up in reading Charmed novels! Damn, they're good. Now I'm addicted. I've been reading for two days straight! Also, thanks everyone else for the kind reviews and support. piper13, I'm sort of unsure as to which part you found confusing... but I'll give you a small summary that could hopefully clarify things. So basically, Cole's powers went into Piper, making her evil. Her sisters think that she is good, for they thought that they had vanquished the evil in Piper. Little did they know that Piper had already predicted that they'll do that, so Piper drank some sort of potion that counters the affects of the power-stripping potion, thus retaining her powers. That black mist that appeared was simply an optical illusion that Piper created to fool her sisters into believing that she's good. Piper is currently trying to take over the underworld, and destroy her sisters. She's doing this rather discreetly, playing good one minute, and evil the next. The more powerful demons don't trust her, which is why they're trying to kill her off. The weaker demons are afraid of her, and therefore, are willing to listen to her orders. Her latest plot was to murder Leo, for without a whitelighter, her sisters would be easier to vanquish. But just because Piper's evil doesn't mean there isn't good left in her, which is why she rescued Paige. Leo dies, and she's faking a big, grieving meltdown.
Chapter 11
-Piper's room, Manor-
Once home, Paige and Phoebe quickly saw to it that Piper rested in bed. Deciding that her sister needed some time alone, Phoebe swiftly ushered Paige out of the room, and then she too left the grief-stricken Piper.
Piper sobbed softy into her pillow, waiting for the door to close. The moment she heard her sisters down the stairs, she sat up, and wiped her tears off with her sleeve. 'Thank god' she thought, 'I was wondering when they would leave... I doubt that I could put up this act for much longer!' She was relieved that her plan went so smoothly. 'Good thing I did get hit by the arrow. It would have been much more difficult to come up with a story as to why Leo died. Leo...' she thought, feeling a bit disturbed. 'Could I actually be sad about his death? No, impossible. Keep your mind focused, Piper. You've come too far to screw up now. Take care of the urgent matters at hand.' Sighing loudly, she shifted onto her back and leaned on a pillow, her mind, deep in thought. 'Time for phase two.'
-Kitchen, Manor-
Paige and Phoebe sat by the kitchen counter, each holding a mug of coffee and wearing an expression of defeat.
"I can't believe he's gone..." Paige whispered.
"What are we ever going to do?" Phoebe mumbled dejectedly. "And worse... I doubt Piper can go through this. Prue's death affected her so drastically. She's changed. She's different. You should have seen her a few years ago. So gentle. The mediator between our fights. She was the compassionate one. She's hardened so much. Can't say I blame her. She's been through so much. I'm really scared for Piper, Paige. What if she doesn't pull through this time?"
"She'll pull through in time. She has to. Despite her reluctance in the craft, she'll never abandon innocents when they need help," Paige responded monotonously.
"Is this it? Are we doomed now? The underworld is in chaos right now. So many powerful demons are struggling to become the next Source. We don't have the power of three... and Piper, she's more fragile than she appears to be. This experience must have shattered her so much."
Paige stared blankly at the coffee. Phoebe's words barely registered in her mind. She was too preoccupied thinking about the attack. Something doesn't add up. 'Where did the witches disappear off to?'
Note: Hey wAnAbEpIpEr, no worries. I got your review through e-mail. It just didn't show up on the site, but it's alright. It makes me feel so encouraged to have someone review, with such consistency. You have no idea how supportive you are to myself and many of the other fanfic authors on the net. Thank-you. Oh yeah, and thanks for dragging me off my lazy ass. I was too caught up in reading Charmed novels! Damn, they're good. Now I'm addicted. I've been reading for two days straight! Also, thanks everyone else for the kind reviews and support. piper13, I'm sort of unsure as to which part you found confusing... but I'll give you a small summary that could hopefully clarify things. So basically, Cole's powers went into Piper, making her evil. Her sisters think that she is good, for they thought that they had vanquished the evil in Piper. Little did they know that Piper had already predicted that they'll do that, so Piper drank some sort of potion that counters the affects of the power-stripping potion, thus retaining her powers. That black mist that appeared was simply an optical illusion that Piper created to fool her sisters into believing that she's good. Piper is currently trying to take over the underworld, and destroy her sisters. She's doing this rather discreetly, playing good one minute, and evil the next. The more powerful demons don't trust her, which is why they're trying to kill her off. The weaker demons are afraid of her, and therefore, are willing to listen to her orders. Her latest plot was to murder Leo, for without a whitelighter, her sisters would be easier to vanquish. But just because Piper's evil doesn't mean there isn't good left in her, which is why she rescued Paige. Leo dies, and she's faking a big, grieving meltdown.
Chapter 11
-Piper's room, Manor-
Once home, Paige and Phoebe quickly saw to it that Piper rested in bed. Deciding that her sister needed some time alone, Phoebe swiftly ushered Paige out of the room, and then she too left the grief-stricken Piper.
Piper sobbed softy into her pillow, waiting for the door to close. The moment she heard her sisters down the stairs, she sat up, and wiped her tears off with her sleeve. 'Thank god' she thought, 'I was wondering when they would leave... I doubt that I could put up this act for much longer!' She was relieved that her plan went so smoothly. 'Good thing I did get hit by the arrow. It would have been much more difficult to come up with a story as to why Leo died. Leo...' she thought, feeling a bit disturbed. 'Could I actually be sad about his death? No, impossible. Keep your mind focused, Piper. You've come too far to screw up now. Take care of the urgent matters at hand.' Sighing loudly, she shifted onto her back and leaned on a pillow, her mind, deep in thought. 'Time for phase two.'
-Kitchen, Manor-
Paige and Phoebe sat by the kitchen counter, each holding a mug of coffee and wearing an expression of defeat.
"I can't believe he's gone..." Paige whispered.
"What are we ever going to do?" Phoebe mumbled dejectedly. "And worse... I doubt Piper can go through this. Prue's death affected her so drastically. She's changed. She's different. You should have seen her a few years ago. So gentle. The mediator between our fights. She was the compassionate one. She's hardened so much. Can't say I blame her. She's been through so much. I'm really scared for Piper, Paige. What if she doesn't pull through this time?"
"She'll pull through in time. She has to. Despite her reluctance in the craft, she'll never abandon innocents when they need help," Paige responded monotonously.
"Is this it? Are we doomed now? The underworld is in chaos right now. So many powerful demons are struggling to become the next Source. We don't have the power of three... and Piper, she's more fragile than she appears to be. This experience must have shattered her so much."
Paige stared blankly at the coffee. Phoebe's words barely registered in her mind. She was too preoccupied thinking about the attack. Something doesn't add up. 'Where did the witches disappear off to?'