Return of the Dead
Chapter 6- A plan"Prue what are you doing her, not that I'm not happy to see you or anything," Piper asked as she went over and hugged her big sister.
"Well the Elders heard you need the power of three and so they gave me my old powers back and so now we have the power of three," Prue explained.
"I don't understand," Paige said confused.
"Well it turns out the power of three can be made up of any of us," Prue explained again.
"Are you sure?" Piper asked nervously.
"Piper, it was the elders idea," Prue stated.
"That's what worries me," Piper muttered.
"Piper it's the best idea we've got," Paige reasoned.
"Okay, lets try it," Piper said giving in.
"Right we'll bust through that magical shield, find Phoebe, kick demon ass and orb home in time for dinner." Paige said simply.
"Em, Paige it's not just any run of the mill demon we're facing it's the Source of All of Evil, it's not going to be as simple as that little plan of yours," Piper reasoned.
"Oh yeah," Paige said her face falling. "Well… wait he won't have all the Sources powers yet if he's not had a coronation yet," Paige said her face becoming hopeful.
"How do we know…" Piper began.
"We don't it's just a chance we'll have to take," Prue interrupted.
"I'm sure we would have heard by now from somewhere if there had been a coronation," Paige added.
"Okay, what's the plan?" Piper asked.
In the Underworld
"Hi," Cole said with a huge grin on his face as he entered Phoebe's dungeon.
"Hi," she replied going over and kissing him.
"Wow I've missed you so much," Cole said as soon as their lips parted.
"I know what you mean," Phoebe said happily.
Suddenly turning serious Cole said "Phoebe my coronation is tomorrow and…
"Cole I'd love to be your Queen," she said cutting him off.
"Really," Cole said absolutely ecstatic, he knew it was mainly the potion talking but the words were still coming out of her mouth.
She went over and kissed him passionately and when they finally pulled away from each other she said softly "What does that tell you."
In the Manor
"Paige have you finished the spell yet?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, all done," She answered confidently.
"Okay can we go over the plan one more time," Piper asked.
"Yes for the hundredth time, we orb to the Underworld, say this magnificently worded spell, which will break through that magic shield, and I'll be able to sense Phoebe then…
"We orb to the her and rescue her," Prue said finishing Paige's sentence.
"Okay don't get cocky, what happens if the place is crawling with guards which it probably will be," Piper asked.
"That's what there killer potions are for," Prue said holding up small green bottles with a wicked grin on her face.
"What are we going to do if we get past the guards, how are we going to take out the Source," Piper asked worriedly.
"What about the old Source in the crystal cage trick," Paige suggested.
"The what," Prue asked puzzled.
"That's how we vanquished the Source last time," Piper explained.
Oh yeah I forgot you guys have already defeated the Source before," Prue said.
"Yeah to bad we have to do it again, I mean we vanquished the original and then Cole and now…
Paige stopped mid sentence.
"What's wrong," Prue asked.
"Cole," she repeated quietly.
"What about him," Prue asked puzzled.
Piper seemed to understand what Paige was so worried about for she suddenly turned very white.
"Cole could be the Source," Piper whispered.
"Cole's dead," Leo stated.
"Yeah we've thought that before, Cole doesn't die he just keeps coming back making ours and especially Phoebes lives hell." Paige spat.
"Oh when I see him I'm going to…" Piper began.
"Look you don't know for sure that it's him," Leo reasoned.
"It makes perfect sense why he has Phoebe and hasn't killed her or us," Piper explained.
"Oh my God he's going to turn her evil again," Paige cried.
"Don't get worked up yet, I'll go and check with the Elders and don't do anything until I get back," Leo instructed and orbed out.
Suddenly a demon shimmered in throwing an energy ball at Paige.
"Energy ball," she shouted and flung it back at him.
He shimmered out behind Prue and just about stabbed her in the back with an athame but Piper was quick and froze him.
"Thanks sis," Prue said moving out of the demons way.
"Crystals circle," Paige shouted as the crystals formed a circular cage around the demon. Piper unfroze him.
"Now listen we're not taking any of your crap, is the new Source Co…the former Belthazor," Piper spat.
The demon was silent for a moment before he answered "Yes, but you cant stop him witches he's much more powerful than before and once he has his coronation he'll be even more powerful than the Charmed Ones," he smirked.
"How though we vanquished him," Paige asked.
"He was resurrected by some powerful demons in order for him to take over the Underworld again because it's been in turmoil lately," he explained.
Unknown to the sisters a demon had shimmered in while they were talking.
He went behind Piper and stabbed her in the back.
She fell to the floor in a pool of blood. Prue and Phoebe noticed her fall and rushed to her side giving the demon an opportunity to kick away a crystal and shimmer out with the other demon.
"Leo!" They both shouted their hands covered in blood and tears rolling down their faces.
In the Underworld
"How dare you defy me," Cole boomed at the demon who had attacked the sisters. "I specifically ordered that no demon were to attack the charmed Ones," he yelled furiously.
"I just wanted to be the one that killed them," he growled.
"Well now I'm going to be the one that kills you," Cole answered and the demon erupted in flames and was gone.
"The Charmed Ones know too much, the coronation is being held sooner than planned," Cole ordered.
"How sooner Master?" a demon asked.
"Right now," Cole answered.
