SEVEN
Leo orbed into the manor. Phoebe sat looking through the Book of Shadows and Piper was working on a potion. They both looked up as he orbed in.
"Well?" asked Piper.
"Still nothing," said Leo. "They can't locate her anywhere."
"It's been four days," said Phoebe. "Prue has to be somewhere. She wouldn't just walk away."
"She must be masked somehow," said Leo. "Otherwise I'd be able to sense her. It would take a pretty powerful enchantment for me not to be able to sense her."
"Could she be in the underworld?" asked Piper. "You can't sense her if she's there."
"I don't think so," said Leo. "Someone went to a lot of trouble to make it appear as if she had been in a car accident. They wouldn't have had to do that if they were going to take her to the underworld."
"Or if they were going to kill her," said Piper. "At least we know she's still alive."
"That's the only good news," said Phoebe. "This has to be the work of a demon or warlock. No one else would be able to hide her from Leo or the Elders. But I don't understand why. There have been no attacks on us. No ransom demands. Why take Prue and then do nothing? It just doesn't make any sense."
"Well, the Elders say your power levels as Charmed Ones hasn't changed," said Leo. "That's the only way we know Prue is still alive. But Phoebe has a point. It doesn't make any sense to kidnap Prue then not do anything."
"There's some reason for it," said Piper. "We just haven't figured out what that reason is. I think it's time we started turning over some rocks and kicking some demon butt to get some answers."
"Piper, we've already discussed that," said Leo. "We have no idea where to start. Unless we have some idea who took Prue, we don't know what rocks to turn over."
"There must be some rumors in the underworld," protested Phoebe. "At least it would be a place to start."
"That's just it," said Leo. "No demon has been making any brags about capturing a Charmed One. That in itself is strange. Any demon would want to bolster their status in the underworld by capturing or killing one of you. But no one has made any such claims."
"So there aren't any rumors at all?" asked Phoebe.
"None," said Leo. "We can't just charge in blindly and start vanquishing demons who might know something. That could put Prue in even more danger. It could even get her killed. All we can do is keep searching and hope we get some kind of clue."
"We'd better learn something soon," said Piper. "If we don't, I'm going to go out looking for her."
"Piper," Leo began to protest.
"Forget it, Leo," said Phoebe. "Piper's right. Someone has taken our sister. I don't care who they are; they aren't going to get away with it. If we don't learn anything new by tomorrow, I say we do what Piper said. Start kicking some demon butts and taking names."
"If I have to vanquish every demon and warlock in San Francisco," said Piper, "I'm going to get my sister back."
"That's what I'm talking about," said Phoebe. "I say we give it until noon, then we start making some house calls."
"That's what the vanquishing potions are for," said Piper. "If we don't get the answers we like, there are going to be some very unhappy demons out there."
Leo watched as the two sisters continued to prepare for battle. He understood how they felt. As a White Lighter, he couldn't agree with their decision. It was dangerous. Personally, however, he was surprised they had restrained themselves this long. When it came to protecting each other, all of them could be a bit impetuous.
He knew he had to try to dissuade them from doing what they planned. Part of his job was to protect them, from themselves, if necessary. He also knew it would be a waste of time. They would do what they felt they had to do, no matter what he said. And he really couldn't blame either one of them.
Leo orbed into the manor. Phoebe sat looking through the Book of Shadows and Piper was working on a potion. They both looked up as he orbed in.
"Well?" asked Piper.
"Still nothing," said Leo. "They can't locate her anywhere."
"It's been four days," said Phoebe. "Prue has to be somewhere. She wouldn't just walk away."
"She must be masked somehow," said Leo. "Otherwise I'd be able to sense her. It would take a pretty powerful enchantment for me not to be able to sense her."
"Could she be in the underworld?" asked Piper. "You can't sense her if she's there."
"I don't think so," said Leo. "Someone went to a lot of trouble to make it appear as if she had been in a car accident. They wouldn't have had to do that if they were going to take her to the underworld."
"Or if they were going to kill her," said Piper. "At least we know she's still alive."
"That's the only good news," said Phoebe. "This has to be the work of a demon or warlock. No one else would be able to hide her from Leo or the Elders. But I don't understand why. There have been no attacks on us. No ransom demands. Why take Prue and then do nothing? It just doesn't make any sense."
"Well, the Elders say your power levels as Charmed Ones hasn't changed," said Leo. "That's the only way we know Prue is still alive. But Phoebe has a point. It doesn't make any sense to kidnap Prue then not do anything."
"There's some reason for it," said Piper. "We just haven't figured out what that reason is. I think it's time we started turning over some rocks and kicking some demon butt to get some answers."
"Piper, we've already discussed that," said Leo. "We have no idea where to start. Unless we have some idea who took Prue, we don't know what rocks to turn over."
"There must be some rumors in the underworld," protested Phoebe. "At least it would be a place to start."
"That's just it," said Leo. "No demon has been making any brags about capturing a Charmed One. That in itself is strange. Any demon would want to bolster their status in the underworld by capturing or killing one of you. But no one has made any such claims."
"So there aren't any rumors at all?" asked Phoebe.
"None," said Leo. "We can't just charge in blindly and start vanquishing demons who might know something. That could put Prue in even more danger. It could even get her killed. All we can do is keep searching and hope we get some kind of clue."
"We'd better learn something soon," said Piper. "If we don't, I'm going to go out looking for her."
"Piper," Leo began to protest.
"Forget it, Leo," said Phoebe. "Piper's right. Someone has taken our sister. I don't care who they are; they aren't going to get away with it. If we don't learn anything new by tomorrow, I say we do what Piper said. Start kicking some demon butts and taking names."
"If I have to vanquish every demon and warlock in San Francisco," said Piper, "I'm going to get my sister back."
"That's what I'm talking about," said Phoebe. "I say we give it until noon, then we start making some house calls."
"That's what the vanquishing potions are for," said Piper. "If we don't get the answers we like, there are going to be some very unhappy demons out there."
Leo watched as the two sisters continued to prepare for battle. He understood how they felt. As a White Lighter, he couldn't agree with their decision. It was dangerous. Personally, however, he was surprised they had restrained themselves this long. When it came to protecting each other, all of them could be a bit impetuous.
He knew he had to try to dissuade them from doing what they planned. Part of his job was to protect them, from themselves, if necessary. He also knew it would be a waste of time. They would do what they felt they had to do, no matter what he said. And he really couldn't blame either one of them.