Piper was flying again. But she wasn't a bird. She was back in her own
body. She was soaring through a dark tunnel, with a bright light at the
end. Oh, it's the tunnel she thought tiredly. She just wanted to get there
and rest.
A shape was coming out of the light. It was a person, racing towards her. The face soon became clear. It was Prue.
"Piper! What are you doing here?!" she reached her, a furious look on her face. "You're not supposed to be here!" Piper was hurt, wondering why Prue wasn't pleased to see her. "I was just.here, if you get what I mean.""Oh, no missy. You're going right back where you came from!" She pushed her back from where Piper had floated from. "But Prue."
"No buts!" Prue glared at her fiercely, but then her face softened. She sighed as she towed Piper towards the darkness. "I'm sorry about this, Piper. I wish we could talk, but we don't have the time. You have to stay there to make sure the Power of Three remains."
"You didn't stay." Piper pointed out. Prue shrugged. "That's fate for you. Now, hurry up. I'll give you a power boost." She hugged her, and Piper felt something enter and settle into her bones. "I'm sorry I couldn't stay there," said Prue. She was fading, as was the white light. Golden light had wrapped around her and was pulling her back. "You don't know how much I wanted to. Say hello to Phoebe, Cole, Leo and Paige for me!" Piper was pulled into darkness.
* * * Cole and John were still contained in their duel, oblivious to everything around them. Phoebe was smashing against the barrier, trying to get to Piper. "Piper! Piper!" she finally made the barrier shatter, and raced over to Piers spread-eagled body. She stopped and stared. The body was glowing. She grabbed her by the wing and pulled her over to Leo.
"Wake up! Pipers hurt bad!" she yelled in his unconscious face. He woke with a start. He placed his hands on her and she was wrapped in a warm golden light.
Paige lashed out at Yvonne's personal shield. It glowed red and stretched, but didn't break. She gave a horse hiss and kicked harder. The snake that had been next to her slithered up, and slipped through a gap in the barrier. It sneaked up and plunged its deadly poisonous fangs into her leg. Yvonne gasped with pain, and fried the creature. Paige neighed and continued to pummel the shield, sweat gleaming on her coat.
Leo yelped and scrambled backwards as Piper turned a fierce yellow. She flapped and soared through the air, leaving a golden streak behind her. She swooped downwards and broke John's shield. Cole took advantage of Johns surprise and blew the sorcerer into oblivion.
Only Yvonne was left. She sucked power from the burning blaze into herself and flung it at the animals who had surrounded her, charring and killing as the blue flames struck. Paige's leg was burnt of and she managed to limp away before collapsing with blood loss and exhaustion. She watched with blurry vision as a group of creatures tried to put out the fire. They did.
The earth began to tremble violently, and chunks of rock fell threw the ceiling. Frejack, who had been cowering in the corner for the entire battle (A/N- No, I hadn't forgotten about him), was crushed by a boulder the size of a car. Phoebe and Leo flung themselves out of the way as a pile fell next to them. Piper flew down and landed next to Paige, still glowing. Cole yelled to Leo "Take Phoebe! I'll get the others!" as he ran towards them. The rest of the animals streamed towards the exit. Cole dodged the falling rocks as Leo orbed out. He reached them and shimmered out just as the roof fell.
A shape was coming out of the light. It was a person, racing towards her. The face soon became clear. It was Prue.
"Piper! What are you doing here?!" she reached her, a furious look on her face. "You're not supposed to be here!" Piper was hurt, wondering why Prue wasn't pleased to see her. "I was just.here, if you get what I mean.""Oh, no missy. You're going right back where you came from!" She pushed her back from where Piper had floated from. "But Prue."
"No buts!" Prue glared at her fiercely, but then her face softened. She sighed as she towed Piper towards the darkness. "I'm sorry about this, Piper. I wish we could talk, but we don't have the time. You have to stay there to make sure the Power of Three remains."
"You didn't stay." Piper pointed out. Prue shrugged. "That's fate for you. Now, hurry up. I'll give you a power boost." She hugged her, and Piper felt something enter and settle into her bones. "I'm sorry I couldn't stay there," said Prue. She was fading, as was the white light. Golden light had wrapped around her and was pulling her back. "You don't know how much I wanted to. Say hello to Phoebe, Cole, Leo and Paige for me!" Piper was pulled into darkness.
* * * Cole and John were still contained in their duel, oblivious to everything around them. Phoebe was smashing against the barrier, trying to get to Piper. "Piper! Piper!" she finally made the barrier shatter, and raced over to Piers spread-eagled body. She stopped and stared. The body was glowing. She grabbed her by the wing and pulled her over to Leo.
"Wake up! Pipers hurt bad!" she yelled in his unconscious face. He woke with a start. He placed his hands on her and she was wrapped in a warm golden light.
Paige lashed out at Yvonne's personal shield. It glowed red and stretched, but didn't break. She gave a horse hiss and kicked harder. The snake that had been next to her slithered up, and slipped through a gap in the barrier. It sneaked up and plunged its deadly poisonous fangs into her leg. Yvonne gasped with pain, and fried the creature. Paige neighed and continued to pummel the shield, sweat gleaming on her coat.
Leo yelped and scrambled backwards as Piper turned a fierce yellow. She flapped and soared through the air, leaving a golden streak behind her. She swooped downwards and broke John's shield. Cole took advantage of Johns surprise and blew the sorcerer into oblivion.
Only Yvonne was left. She sucked power from the burning blaze into herself and flung it at the animals who had surrounded her, charring and killing as the blue flames struck. Paige's leg was burnt of and she managed to limp away before collapsing with blood loss and exhaustion. She watched with blurry vision as a group of creatures tried to put out the fire. They did.
The earth began to tremble violently, and chunks of rock fell threw the ceiling. Frejack, who had been cowering in the corner for the entire battle (A/N- No, I hadn't forgotten about him), was crushed by a boulder the size of a car. Phoebe and Leo flung themselves out of the way as a pile fell next to them. Piper flew down and landed next to Paige, still glowing. Cole yelled to Leo "Take Phoebe! I'll get the others!" as he ran towards them. The rest of the animals streamed towards the exit. Cole dodged the falling rocks as Leo orbed out. He reached them and shimmered out just as the roof fell.