Chapter 5

Piper's P.O.V.

I woke to the soft sound of dripping water. It was dark. I couldn't see a thing. ButIknew that I was in some sort of cave. I was laying on cold, hard rock.

I think I had been here for about an hour. But it seemed like longer. Although I was unconscious when I arrived, I'm guessing.

I had woken up to feel the pain of ropes cutting into my skin. I was tied to the ground. I was chains as well, but the chains didn't hurt as much.

Maybe if I move around, the ropes will loosen. I began to squirm. The ropes tightened and I felt them cut even deeper into my wrists and ankles. A warm liquid ran off of my feet and hands, staining the ground beneath me.

" I really wouldn't do that if I were you." A deep voice echoed through the cave. I scanned the area, searching for the source of this voice. There wasn't another living being around. Except for the rats, which were, by the way, very gross looking. They weren't the sweet, cute kind that I had kept as pets for a short while in my childhood.

These rats were grotesque (N/A I really hope that you know what grotesque means; if not, use a dictionary.) and vicious. Their damp, matted fur had missing chunks. The skin on the bald patches were gray and covered in scabs. Probably from biting each other. Their teeth were long and stained an orangish yellow color.

Well, anyway, I'm starting to get off-topic. Where was I? Oh. Yes. The voice.

I scanned the area, but I couldn't find the source of the voice. I was the only one in this cave. Besides the rats. Startling me, Norman shimmered in beside me. I struggled even more, not caring about the cuts that were growing worse.

I knew that he wasn't as powerful as he wanted me to think, but who knows what he could do to me right now. Anyone would be in danger if they were strapped to the floor. A man could just stop by and rape ya.

" It's pointless to even try." He said, his black teeth looking even more disgusting in the darkness. " Even if you get the ropes undone, the chains will not budge. And I know you don't have the power of intangibility. It's a very rare power. "

I blinked blankly. My eyes were watering. Not because of sadness or fear, but because of his rancid breath.

" Uh, god!" I said. " Do you ever brush your teeth? You really need a breath mint!"

" I have no need to brush my teeth."

" You might want to rethink that." I said.

" I actually don't remember how to. Now stop talking, witch!"

I gave him one of those looks. Then I noticed something. He didn't have the blade. Demons always keep those kinds of things with them at all times. And without his blade, he was just like a regular upper-level demon. He could still kill me, but I would have more of a chance of defeating him. If only Phoebe and Paige were here.

Then it hit me. Paige! I forgot all about Paige! She only has a couple hours left before the infection kills her! And I'm stuck here. I hope Phoebe knows what's going on. I need to get out of here! I can't just sit here while my baby sister is dying!

" If only my hands were free, I could blow him up." I thought.

" What do you want of me?" I asked him. " I should at least be able to know why I'm here. Every demon that has kidnapped me has had some stupid reason."

" Don't play dumb." He told me. " You have my blade. Hand it over!"

" Okay, first of all, I don't have your fucking blade. Second of all, if I did have it, how could I hand it over to you when I'm tied to the frickin ground!?"

" I told you to shut your mouth, witch!" he said as he slapped me across the face, using much force. " Hmmmmm. I guess I'll have to make you tell me where it is."

God! This dude is confusing me! First he wants me to talk, and now he doesn't. What does he want of me? " I don't know where your stupid blade is!"

" Maybe you still need a little motivation." He suggested with a mad grin on his face. He circled me, thinking about what he should do. He stopped by my right arm and punctured the skin below my shoulder. I whimpered in pain as he slowly slid the knife out of my flesh.

Meanwhile…….

Phoebe's P.O.V.

I copied down the antidote from the book and turned to Paige. She was asleep in the middle of the attic floor. I tried to shake her awake.

" Paige, wake up." I said softly. "I need you to orb us to Norman's lair."

" I can't." she replied in a hoarse voice. Then it dawned on me that she only had about an hour and a half.

" You have to at lest try. We need to save Piper in order to save you. We need the power of three. Now come on. Focus and orb. Focus."

I helped Paige up and held her hand tightly. She closed her eyes and concentrated. Suddenly, I felt that odd sensation. I held onto Paige as our particles were sent to another place.

Piper's P.O.V.

I screamed once more as Norman drove the blade into my leg. Then I spotted Phoebe and Paige orb in. Paige fell to her hands and knees. I winced as vomit poured out of her mouth. Phoebe ran towards Norman. He fell to the ground when she kicked him in a VERY unpleasant place. She took out a bottle of maple syrup and finished him off by pouring it on his head.

" Phoebe! Get over here and get these chains off of me!" I yelled at her. " Leo!"

Leo orbed in while Phoebe was struggling to undo the chains. He healed my wounds and then went back to watching Wyatt and Chris. Finally, I was chain and rope free.

" Thank you." I said, sighing in relief.

We both spotted Paige's crumpled form and ran over to her. I sighed in worry as I realized how bad she had already gotten.

" We need to get that antidote." Phoebe said. I could tell that she was really stressed. We came up with some tacky spell to get us home. We held onto Paige as we recited the spell, sending us home to stress out even more.

N/A I know. It took me forever. I had this chapter in my head for a while. I just never got around to typing it.

Want to get this story over with. I'm getting kind of bored with it. Though, I am still going to finish this. There should be at least one more long chapter. Please review.( oh, and im going to start another charmed fanfic as soon as I finish my les miz fanfic. Please read.)