Reason
By Crimson Nova
Summary: AU: After Cole's banishment in Centennial Charmed and the power of three has been broken once again Phoebe is in serious trouble. Can anyone save her?
Proviso: I own nothing charmed. I'd never have broken up Cole and Phoebe like the writes of the show did. Anyway I'm just borrowing the characters for a little while.
Author's note: Ok, I haven't watched the show since Cole was taken over by the source so I'm going by info I have been able to find as to how things progressed from there. Anyway this takes place after Centennial charmed, and then from there it's all AU.
Chapter 1 Prisons
The woman sat there, unmoving, unblinking, her features bland, eyes unfocussed. It was her normal state these days, her life all but vanquished.
"Ok, open up." Piper said as she lifted the spoon full of consommé to her sister's lips. She watched as it slid in, and the motionless form that was her baby sister swallowed. She knew it was reflex but at least it was something more than breathing. Ever since Page's death that's about all she'd done. Tears threatened to fill Piper's eyes once more, how could this have happened? First their mother, then Grams, then Andy, then Pru and now Page was gone and Phoebe might as well be dead for all the life she had left in her. Not that Piper could blame her little sister. She'd been through hell and now with out the power of three what was there left? If a warlock or demon came after them they'd not have half of their former powers. Now though they were virtually sitting ducks.
"No change?" Leo asked as his wife came into the kitchen a while later.
"Not since the attack." Piper said gloomily.
"I wish the elders would say something, they won't tell me a thing except they didn't have anything to do with this." The white lighter told his wife.
"Why is it that they only say that when they have no answers?" She asked wearily.
"You know the elders." He said knowing just how frustrated she had to be, in the time he'd been with the family he'd come to think and feel like they were s much his family as his wife's. Loosing first Pru and then Page had hurt him as well, like a deep aching chasm that couldn't ever be filled. Sometimes he wished he could go back to the days when he'd been an emotionless caseworker, saving his charges and not caring too deeply, but since he'd met Piper…
Yes, she and her sisters had changed his life, giving him something to really car about. He'd saved their lives time and time again but they'd saved him, his heart, his mind and showed him just how strong love could be. It was the only thing that could save Phoebe now but would it be there? She'd already lost so much, and he knew that feeling. He could remember the way his life had been before the change and could sometimes feel the loss of loved ones.
***
"Well?" The green glowing figure asked turning to the lavender glowing figure.
"I think it's time to put a hand in." Lavender replied and received a nod from the green.
"But what about the others?" An ivory figure asked.
"Their fine with it." The blue glowing figure replied.
"Then let's go." The green said and received a hand from lavender.
***
Bow down." The being barked but she'd not do it, Phoebe held her ground.
"Never.'
"Foolish witch, don't you understand you are at my mercy and I have none so either you do as your bid or you die like…" the nightmarish figure snapped his fingers and a demon off to her right burst into flames.
Still Phoebe didn't give in; she just glared at the king of nightmares.