Chapter 7
"Let me go!" Phoebe said through clenched teeth as she struggled to get free.
"Stop moving bitch," the demon yelled.
"Phoebe!"
Piper yelled as she saw her sister pushed into the living room with a knife at her neck. Phoebe suddenly turned around and kicked the demon in the stomach.
The demon lost its grip as it grabbed its stomach in pain. But the kick only provoked it, and made it even angrier. Before Phoebe had a chance to react, the demon jumped up and grabbed her and held her at knifepoint again.
The figure pulled back the hood to reveal Flowberon with a sickening smirk on her wart-covered face.
"Bring Cole to me and I shall release our sister."
She smiled evilly at the shocked Piper and Paige. In the blink of an eye, Flowberon was gone, bringing their sister with her.
"What are we suppose to do now?" Paige asked.
"Well, we don't have choice but to go see Cole." Piper answered.
Sighing, they both rushed into the hallway, grabbed their coats and left, slamming the door behind them.
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The doors of the elevator opened and Paige and Piper stormed into Cole's sunny apartment.
"Cole!" Piper called out and he immediately materialized.
"What brings you here?" Cole asked in a surprised voice.
"Obviously, we need your help." Paige told him as she rolled her eyes.
Cole walked over to the couch and sat down.
"Where's Phoebe?" Cole asked all of a sudden.
Piper and Paige glanced at each other and sighed.
"It's a long story, and we really need your help." Paige asked again.
Cole immediately tensed and stood up.
"What did something happen to Phoebe?"
"She was. kidnapped."
"Where's Leo?" Cole asked, frustration starting to build up.
"Let's just put it this way, he's currently out of reach."
There was an anxious silence as Cole sensed for Phoebe's location. After a few agonizing minutes, Cole finally lifted his head with a look of relief on his face.
"I found her, follow me." Cole disappeared and the sisters followed him in a stunning show of swirling blue and white lights.
"What do you want from me?" Phoebe struggled to get free from the metal chain that was holding her back although she knew her struggles were in vain.
"Your demonic lover boy." Flowberon answered with a slight smile on her face.
"He is NOT my lover boy!" Phoebe forced out through gritted teeth.
Flowberon shrugged, " Whatever."
"All I care about is that you mean a lot to him."
"I'll kidnap you, he comes after you, and then I'll get what I want"
"You evil son of a bitch."
"Ooh. feisty"
"And now that I have you here, I might as well have some fun with you." Flowberon muttered as a thought crossed her mind. She suddenly stopped and whirled around when she heard faint footsteps from further down in the gloomy cave.
She smirked at Phoebe and rushed to hide around a corner
Piper, Paige and Cole suddenly charged in.
"Phoebe!" Piper and Cole shouted in unison.
"Stop, Stop! Don't come any closer, don't move, it's a trap!" Phoebe screamed desperately at her sisters. They stopped, not knowing what to do next.
"It's a trap, go back and find another way to save me!" Phoebe told them, breathing heavily.
"You don't seriously think that we would leave you here, do you?" Cole said, taking a step forward. Phoebe looked away.
"Well, we have to help you, so what are we waiting for?" Paige walked forward while Piper and Cole followed closely.
"NO! Stop! Stop! No! Stop!" Phoebe shouted impatiently.
Suddenly, transparent blue shields surrounded them.
" I told you." Phoebe said through clenched teeth.
"Oh. this is bad." Piper said in a low voice, shaking her head. Paige reached out and touched the barrier, only to be thrown back into Piper and Cole and everyone landed in a clump of arms and legs.
"Ow!" Paige complained.
"Stop complaining, I'm the one squashed in the middle here." Piper said in an annoyed tone.
"Would you two charming ladies kindly roll off of me?" Cole asked All three of them scrambled to their feet and brushed themselves off.
"Does ANYONE have ANY idea how we're gonna get out of here?" Paige asked, glancing around her.
"Try using your powers." Phoebe suggested.
Cole produced a large fireball and threw it in the direction of the transparent barrier, but it bounced off, hit the other side and vanished.
"Let me try, move aside, people." Piper said and got ready to blow the barrier up. The wide barriers vibrated violently and then went back into its original state.
Piper dropped her arms to her side.
"What do we do now? We're stuck here!"
Paige suddenly orbed out, but the orb zoomed towards the wall, bounced off, causing Paige to land on the group with a loud thump. The shimmering blue light took the form of Paige."
"Never try that again." Paige said as she blew a strand of hair out of her face.
Cole produced another fireball, and failed to notice that it was slightly weaker that before, like before, it disappeared the moment it hit the opposite barrier.
"Let's try together. On three, one. two. THREE!" Piper and Cole both used their powers, but it bounced off everywhere. Piper and Paige screamed as they ducked the fireballs flying towards them. Cole slammed them to the ground.
"Keep your head to the ground!"
An evil cackle erupted from the tall black dark figure standing outside their barrier.
"Was she always there?" Paige asked, turning to stare at Piper and Cole.
"Foolish witches, who would have thought that the legendary Charmed Ones were so thick headed?"
"Quit with your pathetic attempts at breaking the barrier," it withstands all magic, good or evil." She smirked at Phoebe, who suddenly kicked her hard in the stomach.
"What are you smiling at woman?"
"I'm smiling at the thought of all the pain I'm going to put you through."
A dagger magically appeared in her left hand. A freaky smile developed on her face as she advanced slowly towards Phoebe.
"Let me go!" Phoebe said through clenched teeth as she struggled to get free.
"Stop moving bitch," the demon yelled.
"Phoebe!"
Piper yelled as she saw her sister pushed into the living room with a knife at her neck. Phoebe suddenly turned around and kicked the demon in the stomach.
The demon lost its grip as it grabbed its stomach in pain. But the kick only provoked it, and made it even angrier. Before Phoebe had a chance to react, the demon jumped up and grabbed her and held her at knifepoint again.
The figure pulled back the hood to reveal Flowberon with a sickening smirk on her wart-covered face.
"Bring Cole to me and I shall release our sister."
She smiled evilly at the shocked Piper and Paige. In the blink of an eye, Flowberon was gone, bringing their sister with her.
"What are we suppose to do now?" Paige asked.
"Well, we don't have choice but to go see Cole." Piper answered.
Sighing, they both rushed into the hallway, grabbed their coats and left, slamming the door behind them.
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The doors of the elevator opened and Paige and Piper stormed into Cole's sunny apartment.
"Cole!" Piper called out and he immediately materialized.
"What brings you here?" Cole asked in a surprised voice.
"Obviously, we need your help." Paige told him as she rolled her eyes.
Cole walked over to the couch and sat down.
"Where's Phoebe?" Cole asked all of a sudden.
Piper and Paige glanced at each other and sighed.
"It's a long story, and we really need your help." Paige asked again.
Cole immediately tensed and stood up.
"What did something happen to Phoebe?"
"She was. kidnapped."
"Where's Leo?" Cole asked, frustration starting to build up.
"Let's just put it this way, he's currently out of reach."
There was an anxious silence as Cole sensed for Phoebe's location. After a few agonizing minutes, Cole finally lifted his head with a look of relief on his face.
"I found her, follow me." Cole disappeared and the sisters followed him in a stunning show of swirling blue and white lights.
"What do you want from me?" Phoebe struggled to get free from the metal chain that was holding her back although she knew her struggles were in vain.
"Your demonic lover boy." Flowberon answered with a slight smile on her face.
"He is NOT my lover boy!" Phoebe forced out through gritted teeth.
Flowberon shrugged, " Whatever."
"All I care about is that you mean a lot to him."
"I'll kidnap you, he comes after you, and then I'll get what I want"
"You evil son of a bitch."
"Ooh. feisty"
"And now that I have you here, I might as well have some fun with you." Flowberon muttered as a thought crossed her mind. She suddenly stopped and whirled around when she heard faint footsteps from further down in the gloomy cave.
She smirked at Phoebe and rushed to hide around a corner
Piper, Paige and Cole suddenly charged in.
"Phoebe!" Piper and Cole shouted in unison.
"Stop, Stop! Don't come any closer, don't move, it's a trap!" Phoebe screamed desperately at her sisters. They stopped, not knowing what to do next.
"It's a trap, go back and find another way to save me!" Phoebe told them, breathing heavily.
"You don't seriously think that we would leave you here, do you?" Cole said, taking a step forward. Phoebe looked away.
"Well, we have to help you, so what are we waiting for?" Paige walked forward while Piper and Cole followed closely.
"NO! Stop! Stop! No! Stop!" Phoebe shouted impatiently.
Suddenly, transparent blue shields surrounded them.
" I told you." Phoebe said through clenched teeth.
"Oh. this is bad." Piper said in a low voice, shaking her head. Paige reached out and touched the barrier, only to be thrown back into Piper and Cole and everyone landed in a clump of arms and legs.
"Ow!" Paige complained.
"Stop complaining, I'm the one squashed in the middle here." Piper said in an annoyed tone.
"Would you two charming ladies kindly roll off of me?" Cole asked All three of them scrambled to their feet and brushed themselves off.
"Does ANYONE have ANY idea how we're gonna get out of here?" Paige asked, glancing around her.
"Try using your powers." Phoebe suggested.
Cole produced a large fireball and threw it in the direction of the transparent barrier, but it bounced off, hit the other side and vanished.
"Let me try, move aside, people." Piper said and got ready to blow the barrier up. The wide barriers vibrated violently and then went back into its original state.
Piper dropped her arms to her side.
"What do we do now? We're stuck here!"
Paige suddenly orbed out, but the orb zoomed towards the wall, bounced off, causing Paige to land on the group with a loud thump. The shimmering blue light took the form of Paige."
"Never try that again." Paige said as she blew a strand of hair out of her face.
Cole produced another fireball, and failed to notice that it was slightly weaker that before, like before, it disappeared the moment it hit the opposite barrier.
"Let's try together. On three, one. two. THREE!" Piper and Cole both used their powers, but it bounced off everywhere. Piper and Paige screamed as they ducked the fireballs flying towards them. Cole slammed them to the ground.
"Keep your head to the ground!"
An evil cackle erupted from the tall black dark figure standing outside their barrier.
"Was she always there?" Paige asked, turning to stare at Piper and Cole.
"Foolish witches, who would have thought that the legendary Charmed Ones were so thick headed?"
"Quit with your pathetic attempts at breaking the barrier," it withstands all magic, good or evil." She smirked at Phoebe, who suddenly kicked her hard in the stomach.
"What are you smiling at woman?"
"I'm smiling at the thought of all the pain I'm going to put you through."
A dagger magically appeared in her left hand. A freaky smile developed on her face as she advanced slowly towards Phoebe.
