Paige looked through the Book. She knew that Cole had to have been lying. There's no way that he was innocent. She was also afraid for Phoebe. She didn't want her to fall for Cole and go through all that pain again. The pages of the Book moved by themselves.
'What now?' Paige thought.
When the Book stopped, it rested on the page about...
"...Barbus." Paige mumbled.
At the penthouse, Barbus was having a conference with various demons. Most of them were willing to help Barbus in uniting the Underworld. Cole sat in the back of the room, arguing with himself on whether to warn the sisters or not. After a while of mindless debating, Cole said,
"I'm going out for a walk."
Barbus, who was busy talking, simply nodded his head in Cole's direction. Cole walked around for about half an hour until he found himself in front of the manor.
Inside the manor, Paige had told Piper and Phoebe about the Book flipping to Barbus' page.
"It could just be a coincidence, Paige." Phoebe said.
"But what if it's not? What if Barbus is planning something?" Paige said.
Chris walked in and said,
"Prue is waking up. What do you guys have planned?"
"Well, we've decided that we are going to strip her powers." Piper said. "We don't want her killing anybody."
When they got downstairs, Prue was facing them.
"Now!" Paige said.
Phoebe kicked Prue to the ground and held her down while Piper opened a vial. As Prue struggled to get up, Piper poured the potion down Prue's throat.
"Sorry, Prue..." Piper said.
The doorbell rang. Paige opened the door and saw Cole standing in front of her.
"Cole..." Phoebe said. "What are you doing back here?"
"I...." Cole started to say. He saw Prue and the vial and then said, "What happened?"
"We stripped her powers." Phoebe replied. "What were you about to say?"
"There's someone trying to reorganize the Underworld."
"I told you Barbus was up to something!" Paige said to her sisters.
"How'd you guys know it was Barbus?"
"We had a little help from the Book." Piper said.
"Sorry we didn't believe you, Paige." Phoebe said.
"That's okay." Paige replied. Turning to Cole, she asked, "Why does Barbus want to reorganize the Underworld?"
Cole thought about that and then said,
"Come to think of it...he never said why he wanted to. Maybe he thinks that if he's powerful enough, he can destroy you guys."
At the penthouse, the demons had just left. Barbus sat at the table, thinking about his next move.
"Cole's told the sisters about your plan, Barbus." A voice suddenly appeared.
"Anastasia...what might I ask are you doing here?" Barbus said, looking around for her.
Anastasia appeared in the room. The room suddenly seemed darker.
"Can't I come and help you without being question?" She replied, seeming slightly affronted.
"Of course. I'm sorry." Barbus apologized quickly. "Yes, I figured that Cole would tell the Charmed Ones sooner or later."
"And you did nothing to stop him?"
"They would've figured it out soon enough. Once I have power of the Underworld, I will be powerful enough to kill them."
"What if they defeat you beforehand? They've stripped Prue's power so she's no use to you anymore. How are you going to keep them at bay?"
"That's where you come in. I was going to come to you chamber later and ask you for another favor."
"And what would that be?"
"I need you to revive one more demon for me."