Part 3: Trapped
Notes: Thank you everyone who has reviewed this story so far, you inspire me to write more :D And sorry for the long wait between updates. I got caught up in offline stuff, so to make up for this long wait I'll try to get another chapter up real soon.
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Piper, Leo and Wyatt are all in the attic, when Paige orbs in.
Piper: Paige – what's wrong?
Paige: Phoebe, Richard.. Gone. (she starts flipping through the Book of Shadows, not realizing in her haste that it's still empty)
Piper: GONE? What do you mean gone?
Paige: A demon showed up at Richard's, one who fit the description Richard gave us. I saw it, but they didn't. Darkness surrounded them, and then.. they were gone! All of them, just gone! (She stops flipping through the Book) I searched the mansion, but there was no one there. No sign of them.
Piper: Wait, wait. A demon took Phoebe and Richard? Oh my God. (looking to Leo) You have to find out who these demons are Leo. We can't be completely defenceless.
Leo nods, and looks to Paige for a description.
Paige: Black robes, badly scarred faces, blade-type things on their bloody bandaged arms. Darkness and telekinesis seemed to be there power.
Leo pales a bit at the description.
Piper: Leo?
Leo: I won't have to go to the other Elders. I know what demons we're dealing with.
Paige: (rushing) What are they? Where are they? Can we vanquish them?
Leo: They're Dariyth Demons. They hunt witches, capture them and steal their magic after killing them.
Paige: Why didn't they take me?
Piper: We have to save Phoebe.
Leo: You have Whitelighter blood Paige. Their magic doesn't work against Whitelighters.
Piper: (rushing over to get the scrying crystal) How much time do we have to save Phoebe?
Leo: Until the full moon.
Paige: (startled) Which is tonight.
Piper: (spreading out the map of the city) Then we have to hurry.
Chris enters the attic.
Chris: What's going on?
Piper: Phoebe and Richard were taken by a Dariyth Demon.
Paige: Leo, we need a vanquishing potion for these demons.
Leo: There's no known potion for them.
Paige: How do you know?
Piper: (interrupting) I can't find her!
Paige: No... (rushing over to Piper) We have to find her.
Piper: I know! The crystal isn't picking up anything.
Paige: Would they be in the underworld?
Leo: No, these Demons prefer to live in the mortal world. (closing his eyes, he tries to concentrate)
Wyatt, who was still in Leo's arms, just watches his dad.
Leo: I can't sense Phoebe.
Piper: Does that mean? (Shaking)
Leo: No, no. It was a long shot anyway; Dariyth Demons live in a cloaked area.
Chris: Then we have to find another way to find her.
Paige: (realizing something) Would a summoning spell work?
~~
The scene was an abandoned apartment building, there's broken glass everywhere and no light except for what little leaks through the boarded windows. In the back of the apartment's main room there's an old ripped up mattress, upon which a late-teen girl was lying. She was incredibly pale, with dark circles under her eyes and sweat upon her forehead. There was a bloody wound on her stomach, which hadn't completely healed yet.
It was Pyrena, and she was just staring up at the web-covered ceiling above her. She's barely moving at all, taking shallow unsteady breaths. Cole appears in the room, still wearing an all-black suit.
Pyrena: I'm not dead yet.
Cole: Soon you will be, if you don't get that wound healed.
Pyrena: (coughing) Wouldn't be a bad thing.
Cole: Pyrena.
Pyrena: I lost my purpose and my brother. There's nothing here for me.
Cole: Your brother is not lost.
Pyrena: No, he's just been taken by Them.
Cole says nothing, but he does take a step forward.
Pyrena: I'd rather die then be healed by magic.
Cole: You don't have a choice.
Pyrena: I always have a choice. (with a painful cough she shimmers out of the apartment)
Cole looks a bit annoyed for a moment, before he relaxes and smirks.
Cole: Adamant, you are following me once more?
Adamant emerges from the shadows, looking quite pleased with himself.
Cole: You've something to tell me?
Adamant: Your ex-lover has been taken by the Dariyth Demons.
Cole: What?!
Adamant: That's right. Phoebe's going to die tonight.
Cole: (not impressed) You underestimate the Charmed Ones.
Adamant: They can't and won't find their sister. The cloak the Dariyth use is too strong for even their Elder to locate Phoebe.
Cole: Adamant, you are too full of yourself sometimes. You thought you would just tell me this and watch as I gave in to the bait, did you?
Adamant: Will you give in the bait?
Cole: If only to piss you off. (smirking)
Adamant just looks amused, and even more pleased with himself as he disappears. Cole waits a moment before vanishing as well.
~~
Back at the Manor the gang is still up in the attic, gathered around a summoning circle.
Piper/Paige: Our sister is lost, Bring her back to us, Across time and space, Reunite the Charmed Ones.
A beat, and nothing happens.
Paige: Well, it was worth a try.
Piper: I'm not giving up this easy. Leo, you go talk with the other Elders. See if you can find out where these demons hide. Chris, I need you Paige to work on potions. Make stunning potions, exploding potions, anything we can use. Just use your blood in it.
Chris: Our blood?
Leo: Dariyth Demons can't be immune to the potions then. Whitelighters are too strong a force of good for their darkness.
Paige: Makes sense.
Leo: (Handing Wyatt to Piper) I'll be back soon. (he orbs out)
Paige: What about you Piper?
Piper: I'll be talking to a certain Nephew of mine. See if I can make him help us.
Chris: That might not be a good idea.
Piper: Look, Chris, I'm the only one here without Whitelighter blood. Plus I'm sure I can talk some sense in to him.
Chris: That's not true, you do have Whitelighter blood.
Piper: What?
Paige: You're pregnant with a half-Whitelighter.
Piper: Oh, right. (smiles at Chris) Well, I'll still be talking to Nethaniel. It is his mother who was taken. Maybe he might just be willing to help.
~~
It was a brightly lit cave, overlooking the water, where a large glowing metallic holding cell was. There were several people in there, some unconscious and sprawled across the floor, some were leaning against the walls, and some just huddled in a corner. No one was talking, not yet.
Phoebe, one of the people passed out on the floor, slowly begins to stir and within moments she wakes with a start.
Phoebe: Paige? (looking around, taking in the sight) Where am I? (noticing the man next her, she nudges him and rolls him over) Richard, Richard! (she slaps him in an attempt to wake him, but he doesn't come around.)
Female Witch: Don't worry too much about waking him up.
Phoebe: Excuse me? (She looks over at the witch speaking to her, a blonde leaning against the stone wall)
Female Witch: I doubt he'd want to be awake for this.
Phoebe: For what?
Female Witch: The Ritual. (A pause, and after she raises a brow she begins to speak again) You, like all of us, were taken by the demons here. They plan to sacrifice us and devour our magic.
Phoebe: And you're just going to let them do that?
Female Witch: No offense, you did just arrive, but we've been trying to get out of here for days. Nothing's worked. Our magic has no effect on whatever brought us here.
Phoebe: That's not good.
Male Witch: No, it's not. But there's nothing we can do, sometimes we can't even see our captors.
Phoebe: (turning to see a tall man with dark brown hair, and striking dark blue eyes) Can't see them? Wait.. My sister, Paige, said something about a demon being in the room before everything went black. I didn't see anything, and it sounded like Richard didn't either.
Male Witch: Is your sister a Whitelighter?
Phoebe: (confused) No, not a full one. She's a half Whitelighter.
Male Witch: Makes sense. My whitelighter had the same reaction before I was taken. I didn't see the demon either.
Female Witch: Wait a second. Who are you?
Phoebe: Whitelighters can see them, but we can't. That's just great. (looking back at the woman) I'm Phoebe Halliwell.
Female Witch: Wait – you're a Charmed One? (surprised)
Phoebe: Yes, I am.
Female Witch: Maybe there's a chance for us to survive then. (smiling) I'm Trinity Devroy.
Phoebe: If I know my sisters, they'll be doing everything in their power to find and help us. (turning to look at the man) And you, what's your name?
Male Witch: Kane Price. It's a pleasure to meet you Phoebe, I just wish it would've been under different circumstances. (smiles)
Before Phoebe can reply to that, the cell door opens and a teenage girl is thrown in to the cell by some unseen demon. She slams in to the cave floor, but manages to shout out a threat.
Pyrena: If you ever come near me again I swear I'll introduce you to your own entrails!
Phoebe is shocked, she recognizes the voice, but Pyrena is so pale and sickly looking that she doesn't look the same as she did before. Phoebe slowly begins to move over to her 'daughter'.
Pyrena just lies where she fell, glaring at the area beyond the holding cell.
Phoebe: (hesitantly) Pyrena..?
Pyrena turns to look at the speaker, eyes glaring even more at the realization of who it was. She rolls her eyes ever-so-slightly.
Pyrena: What the hell do you want? (there's a murderous look in her eyes)
Phoebe: (stopping her approach) Are you okay?
Pyrena: Save it. (she looks away)
Phoebe looks a little hurt, and pales a bit at the sight of Pyrena's bloody shirt. She hadn't gotten her wound healed, it looked like. And it's been a few days since the attack back at the Manor.
Phoebe: You need a healer.
Pyrena just ignores her as she tries to shimmer out of the area, but she just disappears for a second before reappearing right back where she was.
Phoebe: There's a barrier around this cell...
Pyrena's arms become covered in blue-black flame, and she turns to look back at her mother.
Pyrena: I guess I'll have to enjoy your death now, then. (she summons a wave of daggers and sends them flying for Phoebe)
~~
-To be continued..
Notes: Thank you everyone who has reviewed this story so far, you inspire me to write more :D And sorry for the long wait between updates. I got caught up in offline stuff, so to make up for this long wait I'll try to get another chapter up real soon.
~~
Piper, Leo and Wyatt are all in the attic, when Paige orbs in.
Piper: Paige – what's wrong?
Paige: Phoebe, Richard.. Gone. (she starts flipping through the Book of Shadows, not realizing in her haste that it's still empty)
Piper: GONE? What do you mean gone?
Paige: A demon showed up at Richard's, one who fit the description Richard gave us. I saw it, but they didn't. Darkness surrounded them, and then.. they were gone! All of them, just gone! (She stops flipping through the Book) I searched the mansion, but there was no one there. No sign of them.
Piper: Wait, wait. A demon took Phoebe and Richard? Oh my God. (looking to Leo) You have to find out who these demons are Leo. We can't be completely defenceless.
Leo nods, and looks to Paige for a description.
Paige: Black robes, badly scarred faces, blade-type things on their bloody bandaged arms. Darkness and telekinesis seemed to be there power.
Leo pales a bit at the description.
Piper: Leo?
Leo: I won't have to go to the other Elders. I know what demons we're dealing with.
Paige: (rushing) What are they? Where are they? Can we vanquish them?
Leo: They're Dariyth Demons. They hunt witches, capture them and steal their magic after killing them.
Paige: Why didn't they take me?
Piper: We have to save Phoebe.
Leo: You have Whitelighter blood Paige. Their magic doesn't work against Whitelighters.
Piper: (rushing over to get the scrying crystal) How much time do we have to save Phoebe?
Leo: Until the full moon.
Paige: (startled) Which is tonight.
Piper: (spreading out the map of the city) Then we have to hurry.
Chris enters the attic.
Chris: What's going on?
Piper: Phoebe and Richard were taken by a Dariyth Demon.
Paige: Leo, we need a vanquishing potion for these demons.
Leo: There's no known potion for them.
Paige: How do you know?
Piper: (interrupting) I can't find her!
Paige: No... (rushing over to Piper) We have to find her.
Piper: I know! The crystal isn't picking up anything.
Paige: Would they be in the underworld?
Leo: No, these Demons prefer to live in the mortal world. (closing his eyes, he tries to concentrate)
Wyatt, who was still in Leo's arms, just watches his dad.
Leo: I can't sense Phoebe.
Piper: Does that mean? (Shaking)
Leo: No, no. It was a long shot anyway; Dariyth Demons live in a cloaked area.
Chris: Then we have to find another way to find her.
Paige: (realizing something) Would a summoning spell work?
~~
The scene was an abandoned apartment building, there's broken glass everywhere and no light except for what little leaks through the boarded windows. In the back of the apartment's main room there's an old ripped up mattress, upon which a late-teen girl was lying. She was incredibly pale, with dark circles under her eyes and sweat upon her forehead. There was a bloody wound on her stomach, which hadn't completely healed yet.
It was Pyrena, and she was just staring up at the web-covered ceiling above her. She's barely moving at all, taking shallow unsteady breaths. Cole appears in the room, still wearing an all-black suit.
Pyrena: I'm not dead yet.
Cole: Soon you will be, if you don't get that wound healed.
Pyrena: (coughing) Wouldn't be a bad thing.
Cole: Pyrena.
Pyrena: I lost my purpose and my brother. There's nothing here for me.
Cole: Your brother is not lost.
Pyrena: No, he's just been taken by Them.
Cole says nothing, but he does take a step forward.
Pyrena: I'd rather die then be healed by magic.
Cole: You don't have a choice.
Pyrena: I always have a choice. (with a painful cough she shimmers out of the apartment)
Cole looks a bit annoyed for a moment, before he relaxes and smirks.
Cole: Adamant, you are following me once more?
Adamant emerges from the shadows, looking quite pleased with himself.
Cole: You've something to tell me?
Adamant: Your ex-lover has been taken by the Dariyth Demons.
Cole: What?!
Adamant: That's right. Phoebe's going to die tonight.
Cole: (not impressed) You underestimate the Charmed Ones.
Adamant: They can't and won't find their sister. The cloak the Dariyth use is too strong for even their Elder to locate Phoebe.
Cole: Adamant, you are too full of yourself sometimes. You thought you would just tell me this and watch as I gave in to the bait, did you?
Adamant: Will you give in the bait?
Cole: If only to piss you off. (smirking)
Adamant just looks amused, and even more pleased with himself as he disappears. Cole waits a moment before vanishing as well.
~~
Back at the Manor the gang is still up in the attic, gathered around a summoning circle.
Piper/Paige: Our sister is lost, Bring her back to us, Across time and space, Reunite the Charmed Ones.
A beat, and nothing happens.
Paige: Well, it was worth a try.
Piper: I'm not giving up this easy. Leo, you go talk with the other Elders. See if you can find out where these demons hide. Chris, I need you Paige to work on potions. Make stunning potions, exploding potions, anything we can use. Just use your blood in it.
Chris: Our blood?
Leo: Dariyth Demons can't be immune to the potions then. Whitelighters are too strong a force of good for their darkness.
Paige: Makes sense.
Leo: (Handing Wyatt to Piper) I'll be back soon. (he orbs out)
Paige: What about you Piper?
Piper: I'll be talking to a certain Nephew of mine. See if I can make him help us.
Chris: That might not be a good idea.
Piper: Look, Chris, I'm the only one here without Whitelighter blood. Plus I'm sure I can talk some sense in to him.
Chris: That's not true, you do have Whitelighter blood.
Piper: What?
Paige: You're pregnant with a half-Whitelighter.
Piper: Oh, right. (smiles at Chris) Well, I'll still be talking to Nethaniel. It is his mother who was taken. Maybe he might just be willing to help.
~~
It was a brightly lit cave, overlooking the water, where a large glowing metallic holding cell was. There were several people in there, some unconscious and sprawled across the floor, some were leaning against the walls, and some just huddled in a corner. No one was talking, not yet.
Phoebe, one of the people passed out on the floor, slowly begins to stir and within moments she wakes with a start.
Phoebe: Paige? (looking around, taking in the sight) Where am I? (noticing the man next her, she nudges him and rolls him over) Richard, Richard! (she slaps him in an attempt to wake him, but he doesn't come around.)
Female Witch: Don't worry too much about waking him up.
Phoebe: Excuse me? (She looks over at the witch speaking to her, a blonde leaning against the stone wall)
Female Witch: I doubt he'd want to be awake for this.
Phoebe: For what?
Female Witch: The Ritual. (A pause, and after she raises a brow she begins to speak again) You, like all of us, were taken by the demons here. They plan to sacrifice us and devour our magic.
Phoebe: And you're just going to let them do that?
Female Witch: No offense, you did just arrive, but we've been trying to get out of here for days. Nothing's worked. Our magic has no effect on whatever brought us here.
Phoebe: That's not good.
Male Witch: No, it's not. But there's nothing we can do, sometimes we can't even see our captors.
Phoebe: (turning to see a tall man with dark brown hair, and striking dark blue eyes) Can't see them? Wait.. My sister, Paige, said something about a demon being in the room before everything went black. I didn't see anything, and it sounded like Richard didn't either.
Male Witch: Is your sister a Whitelighter?
Phoebe: (confused) No, not a full one. She's a half Whitelighter.
Male Witch: Makes sense. My whitelighter had the same reaction before I was taken. I didn't see the demon either.
Female Witch: Wait a second. Who are you?
Phoebe: Whitelighters can see them, but we can't. That's just great. (looking back at the woman) I'm Phoebe Halliwell.
Female Witch: Wait – you're a Charmed One? (surprised)
Phoebe: Yes, I am.
Female Witch: Maybe there's a chance for us to survive then. (smiling) I'm Trinity Devroy.
Phoebe: If I know my sisters, they'll be doing everything in their power to find and help us. (turning to look at the man) And you, what's your name?
Male Witch: Kane Price. It's a pleasure to meet you Phoebe, I just wish it would've been under different circumstances. (smiles)
Before Phoebe can reply to that, the cell door opens and a teenage girl is thrown in to the cell by some unseen demon. She slams in to the cave floor, but manages to shout out a threat.
Pyrena: If you ever come near me again I swear I'll introduce you to your own entrails!
Phoebe is shocked, she recognizes the voice, but Pyrena is so pale and sickly looking that she doesn't look the same as she did before. Phoebe slowly begins to move over to her 'daughter'.
Pyrena just lies where she fell, glaring at the area beyond the holding cell.
Phoebe: (hesitantly) Pyrena..?
Pyrena turns to look at the speaker, eyes glaring even more at the realization of who it was. She rolls her eyes ever-so-slightly.
Pyrena: What the hell do you want? (there's a murderous look in her eyes)
Phoebe: (stopping her approach) Are you okay?
Pyrena: Save it. (she looks away)
Phoebe looks a little hurt, and pales a bit at the sight of Pyrena's bloody shirt. She hadn't gotten her wound healed, it looked like. And it's been a few days since the attack back at the Manor.
Phoebe: You need a healer.
Pyrena just ignores her as she tries to shimmer out of the area, but she just disappears for a second before reappearing right back where she was.
Phoebe: There's a barrier around this cell...
Pyrena's arms become covered in blue-black flame, and she turns to look back at her mother.
Pyrena: I guess I'll have to enjoy your death now, then. (she summons a wave of daggers and sends them flying for Phoebe)
~~
-To be continued..
