The Hidden Page
Bloody Rescue
Chapter Twenty -Two
Cole, and Leo, were out of the car as soon as Victor pulled up to the manor. They raced inside. A quick survey of the downstairs revealed half eaten bowls of soup and the rest of the meal abandoned on the stove. Oh God, Cole thought, feeling the terror well up in his throat, what if they were too late?
They ran back into the living room and up the stairs. Victor had come inside by now and he followed them. When they came close to Piper and Leo's room, they heard voices, male voices. Cole tried hard to remain logical. Training was telling him they should hold back and plan their next move. His emotions were telling him to charge the door. The decision was taken out of his hands when Leo threw it open.
Two men were standing over a prone Piper. She had an IV hooked up to her. Cole didn't know what to make of what was going on. He'd been expecting the Source or some of his hit men. Instead they were facing an unknown enemy or so he thought. Leo apparently knew them. "Sam, Dan, what do you think you are doing?" he shouted. "I thought you said you took care of them Sam," Dan said angrily ignoring Leo. "I thought I had," the older man snarled. "Sam," Cole thought. That was the name of Paige's father. Well at least that made sense. "Apparently someone decided to play hero," Sam said his eyes straying to Victor who was just outside the doorway.
"Get away from my wife now," Leo ordered sounding more vicious than Cole even knew Wyatt was capable of. "Or you'll what?" Sam sneered. Paige's potion not only knocked you unconscious it stripped you of your powers too in case you hadn't noticed, my powers, however, and those of this fine dark lighter in training work just fine. In fact let me give you a demonstration. Cole yelled for Leo to duck but he was too late. Leo was suddenly imprisoned by what looked like an ice block.
This doesn't look good, Cole thought. "Victor" he whispered. "Get the hell out of here." "I'm not leaving this time," Victor said softly back. "Then go find, Phoebe," Cole instructed him and be careful. Cole wanted to go look for his fiancé himself but he knew she would never forgive him if he abandoned Piper and Leo. He tried hard not to think of what was happening to her at this moment.
"So Turner are you going to try and play hero too? To bad you're Balthazar half was vanquished. He would have come in handy for you right now. The old sayings are wrong, it's good that doesn't pay," Sam growled. "I found that out the hard way. You should have never switched sides. You were already on the winning team." Cole didn't respond. He closed his eyes and said a silent prayer to who ever had helped him before.
The one called Dan pulled out a knife and said, "let's just kill Piper now and get it over with." "What are you afraid of him?" Sam jeered Dan. "He's powerless, just a plain old human being and a worthless one at that. There's no way he can hurt us. Just stick with the plan, friend."
"You know what. I'm not your friend, and I decided I like Anton's plan better. Sam grabbed Dan by the collar. "Anton is betraying me?" "Yes you stupid old man now go and take it up with him, while I do what I came here to do." Sam looked confused as if he didn't know whom he should go after first, Cole thought. That was good. Division among the enemy ranks was always a hopeful sign. Apparently the old man was more worried about this Anton than Dan because he said, "I will but don't you dare do anything I haven't authorized you to do in the meantime because I will be back to deal with you, you traitor. It won't go well for you at all if I found you've killed Piper before letting me seize her powers for Paige first."
So that's what this mess was partly about. Paige's father must be jealous of Patty's daughters by Victor and was planning to make Paige queen bee at their at expense. At least they weren't working for the Source although that was small comfort to Cole at the moment.
"In your dreams old man. A recently converted dark lighter whose past the prime of his manhood, isn't any match for a warlock as powerful as Anton," Dan hissed. "And there's no way anyone is going to stop me from doing what I came here to do! So die you witch," he shouted at Piper.
Cole knew there wasn't a moment to spare and he lunged at Dan. There was no way he was going to let him kill Piper. Not only was she's Phoebe's sister, she was Cole's family too. Dan whirled on him in fury. Cole was in excellent physical shape and held his own longer than most mortals would have. He was in the end no match, however, for Dan, who was infused both with the power of blind rage and magic. Cole felt an agonizing pain in his side as the knife was pushed into him.
"No," he heard a feminine voice scream that he could have sworn was Prue's. He thought he'd imagined it but then she was there standing by his side. He must be dying or was already dead. He just wondered how in the word he ended up in the same place in the after life as Prue. There was also a rather muscular looking man standing with her. Cole saw Prue's companion lunge at Dan and knock him down before he could get to Piper again. Dan was clearly stunned and outmatched. The stranger had Dan subdued in a matter of moments but given that he was magic it wasn't safe to just hope he'd stay unconscious, Cole thought. The stranger must have read his mind because he said, " I'll take him to some place secure and be back as soon as I can," he said to Prue.
"Free Leo first," Prue instructed. He can heal Piper and Cole. I just hope it's not too late. Prue's friend smashed through the ice block in a matter of seconds. Then he hoisted Dan over his shoulder and disappeared. Prue leaned over Cole and took his hand in hers. She whispered, "Hang in there Cole, you have to live long enough to harasses me over the fact that I was wrong about you. Plus Phoebe will never forgive either of us if you die." She let go of his hand and then ripped a sleeve off the gown she was wearing and started to put pressure on his wound. "Damn I wish I'd graduated my healing class and had that power already," he heard her mumble.
When Leo regained his senses he rushed to Piper's aide. He knocked the IV out of her arm. Luckily he'd recovered from the effects of Anton and Paige's combined potion. Apparently she must have goofed again and not made it strong enough and its effects weren't long lasting. At least there was some benefit to her screw up this time. Leo was able to use his powers to start drawing the powerful hallucinogenic out of Piper's system. She regained consciousness rapidly. "What the hell happened Leo?" she asked. "It's a long story but there's no time to tell you about it now. Cole's been stabbed and Phoebe's still in danger."
Piper gasped in horror as she saw Cole lying on the floor in a pool of blood. "Cole, oh my god, no, how, why? Then she saw must have seen Prue next to him trying to stop the bleeding because she cried out her sister's name. "Glad to see you too sis," Cole heard Prue say. "We will have time for a reunion later. Leo, get over here now. I don't think Cole is going to last much longer unless you do."
Cole was struggling to speak. Finally he managed with a great deal of effort to say, "forget about me, go help, hel...p Victor and Phoebe, plea, please." "We can't just leave him here," Leo said. You two go I'll stay." "No," Cole managed to protest with some of the last bits of his waning strength. They might nee.. need you." His last thoughts were of Phoebe and he cried out her name before he lost his hold on consciousness.
Bloody Rescue
Chapter Twenty -Two
Cole, and Leo, were out of the car as soon as Victor pulled up to the manor. They raced inside. A quick survey of the downstairs revealed half eaten bowls of soup and the rest of the meal abandoned on the stove. Oh God, Cole thought, feeling the terror well up in his throat, what if they were too late?
They ran back into the living room and up the stairs. Victor had come inside by now and he followed them. When they came close to Piper and Leo's room, they heard voices, male voices. Cole tried hard to remain logical. Training was telling him they should hold back and plan their next move. His emotions were telling him to charge the door. The decision was taken out of his hands when Leo threw it open.
Two men were standing over a prone Piper. She had an IV hooked up to her. Cole didn't know what to make of what was going on. He'd been expecting the Source or some of his hit men. Instead they were facing an unknown enemy or so he thought. Leo apparently knew them. "Sam, Dan, what do you think you are doing?" he shouted. "I thought you said you took care of them Sam," Dan said angrily ignoring Leo. "I thought I had," the older man snarled. "Sam," Cole thought. That was the name of Paige's father. Well at least that made sense. "Apparently someone decided to play hero," Sam said his eyes straying to Victor who was just outside the doorway.
"Get away from my wife now," Leo ordered sounding more vicious than Cole even knew Wyatt was capable of. "Or you'll what?" Sam sneered. Paige's potion not only knocked you unconscious it stripped you of your powers too in case you hadn't noticed, my powers, however, and those of this fine dark lighter in training work just fine. In fact let me give you a demonstration. Cole yelled for Leo to duck but he was too late. Leo was suddenly imprisoned by what looked like an ice block.
This doesn't look good, Cole thought. "Victor" he whispered. "Get the hell out of here." "I'm not leaving this time," Victor said softly back. "Then go find, Phoebe," Cole instructed him and be careful. Cole wanted to go look for his fiancé himself but he knew she would never forgive him if he abandoned Piper and Leo. He tried hard not to think of what was happening to her at this moment.
"So Turner are you going to try and play hero too? To bad you're Balthazar half was vanquished. He would have come in handy for you right now. The old sayings are wrong, it's good that doesn't pay," Sam growled. "I found that out the hard way. You should have never switched sides. You were already on the winning team." Cole didn't respond. He closed his eyes and said a silent prayer to who ever had helped him before.
The one called Dan pulled out a knife and said, "let's just kill Piper now and get it over with." "What are you afraid of him?" Sam jeered Dan. "He's powerless, just a plain old human being and a worthless one at that. There's no way he can hurt us. Just stick with the plan, friend."
"You know what. I'm not your friend, and I decided I like Anton's plan better. Sam grabbed Dan by the collar. "Anton is betraying me?" "Yes you stupid old man now go and take it up with him, while I do what I came here to do." Sam looked confused as if he didn't know whom he should go after first, Cole thought. That was good. Division among the enemy ranks was always a hopeful sign. Apparently the old man was more worried about this Anton than Dan because he said, "I will but don't you dare do anything I haven't authorized you to do in the meantime because I will be back to deal with you, you traitor. It won't go well for you at all if I found you've killed Piper before letting me seize her powers for Paige first."
So that's what this mess was partly about. Paige's father must be jealous of Patty's daughters by Victor and was planning to make Paige queen bee at their at expense. At least they weren't working for the Source although that was small comfort to Cole at the moment.
"In your dreams old man. A recently converted dark lighter whose past the prime of his manhood, isn't any match for a warlock as powerful as Anton," Dan hissed. "And there's no way anyone is going to stop me from doing what I came here to do! So die you witch," he shouted at Piper.
Cole knew there wasn't a moment to spare and he lunged at Dan. There was no way he was going to let him kill Piper. Not only was she's Phoebe's sister, she was Cole's family too. Dan whirled on him in fury. Cole was in excellent physical shape and held his own longer than most mortals would have. He was in the end no match, however, for Dan, who was infused both with the power of blind rage and magic. Cole felt an agonizing pain in his side as the knife was pushed into him.
"No," he heard a feminine voice scream that he could have sworn was Prue's. He thought he'd imagined it but then she was there standing by his side. He must be dying or was already dead. He just wondered how in the word he ended up in the same place in the after life as Prue. There was also a rather muscular looking man standing with her. Cole saw Prue's companion lunge at Dan and knock him down before he could get to Piper again. Dan was clearly stunned and outmatched. The stranger had Dan subdued in a matter of moments but given that he was magic it wasn't safe to just hope he'd stay unconscious, Cole thought. The stranger must have read his mind because he said, " I'll take him to some place secure and be back as soon as I can," he said to Prue.
"Free Leo first," Prue instructed. He can heal Piper and Cole. I just hope it's not too late. Prue's friend smashed through the ice block in a matter of seconds. Then he hoisted Dan over his shoulder and disappeared. Prue leaned over Cole and took his hand in hers. She whispered, "Hang in there Cole, you have to live long enough to harasses me over the fact that I was wrong about you. Plus Phoebe will never forgive either of us if you die." She let go of his hand and then ripped a sleeve off the gown she was wearing and started to put pressure on his wound. "Damn I wish I'd graduated my healing class and had that power already," he heard her mumble.
When Leo regained his senses he rushed to Piper's aide. He knocked the IV out of her arm. Luckily he'd recovered from the effects of Anton and Paige's combined potion. Apparently she must have goofed again and not made it strong enough and its effects weren't long lasting. At least there was some benefit to her screw up this time. Leo was able to use his powers to start drawing the powerful hallucinogenic out of Piper's system. She regained consciousness rapidly. "What the hell happened Leo?" she asked. "It's a long story but there's no time to tell you about it now. Cole's been stabbed and Phoebe's still in danger."
Piper gasped in horror as she saw Cole lying on the floor in a pool of blood. "Cole, oh my god, no, how, why? Then she saw must have seen Prue next to him trying to stop the bleeding because she cried out her sister's name. "Glad to see you too sis," Cole heard Prue say. "We will have time for a reunion later. Leo, get over here now. I don't think Cole is going to last much longer unless you do."
Cole was struggling to speak. Finally he managed with a great deal of effort to say, "forget about me, go help, hel...p Victor and Phoebe, plea, please." "We can't just leave him here," Leo said. You two go I'll stay." "No," Cole managed to protest with some of the last bits of his waning strength. They might nee.. need you." His last thoughts were of Phoebe and he cried out her name before he lost his hold on consciousness.