A/N: Hi gang! I bet you all thought I fell off the face of the earth. I didn't but close. We are relocating and I've had little time to write with getting hubby a job, the kids settled in and me a job as well. But I did manage a few minutes here and want to get out the next chapters. I can not thank all of you enough for leaving such glowing comments and I hope that even with my long absence you will continue to enjoy this story and leave your thoughts. You all make writing worth it!

Chapter 6

Leo's back hugged the granite wall. He had narrowly missed being detected by a passing demon. It did not dissuade him in his quest to find information about the attacks on the Charmed Ones. Since the others were reluctant to take this avenue, he took it upon himself to get some answers. If he could prevent his wife as well as her sisters from any more assaults then he would do everything in his power to make that a reality. Of course it would have helped if he knew who and where to look. For the past few hours he felt as if he'd been going around in circles. Now he wished he'd tried harder to convince Cole to join him. The half demon knew the underground like the back of his hand. Leo would just have to do the best he could with the resources he had. Checking to make sure the coast was clear, he headed into another tunnel hoping it would prove more fruitful.

"I just can' believe he went down there on his own." Complained Piper for what seemed the t hundredth time at least in Paige's estimation.

Phoebe stood over a large map, scrying crystal in hand and looked up. "I can't get a read on him."

"If he's in the underworld, he's going to be tough to scry for." Cole reluctantly added.

"I know, I just thought I'd give it a try."

As much as Piper didn't want to voice it, there was no choice. "We're going to have to go down there and get him."

"Honey even then we wouldn't know where to start." Phoebe's tone was full of sympathy.

"Grrrr, I can't believe he did this."

"Piper, you need to calm down. Getting upset is not going to help you find him. Just take a deep breath. We'll figure this out we always do." Had this statement come from anyone other than Cole nobody would have given it a second thought. However it did come out of his mouth.

Paige the first to recover said, "That's it, he is definitely not acting like Cole cause what he said sounded exactly like something Leo would say."

"Right." Phoebe took up the thought train. "And Leo going down to the underworld alone without thinking would be something Cole would do."

"So we were right, someone has messed with their personalities." Piper concluded.

Offended, Cole jumped in. "I think you're exaggerating here. I'm still Cole and I thought you wanted me to be nicer." The last bit was directed at Phoebe.

"Yeah, but not for you to become Leo."

"Or Leo to become like you." Agreed her older sister.

Paige began rubbing her temples. "So not only do we have demon problems, we have Leo and Cole problems to deal with."

"Not to mention my husband's ill advised jaunt down to the underworld. He may have Cole's impulsive nature, but he still has his own passive powers. He's going to get himself killed."

No one disagreed with her, for Leo had gotten himself into quite a mess.

"Now is not the time to give up. You three need to come up with what? A locating spell or something? Then you can go down and get Leo back with hopefully limited amount of bloodshed." Cole's tone turned more determined. "Come you guys need to get focused."

Phoebe was still having trouble listening to the new Cole, however it did not change the truth of his statement. "He's right. We need to focus on finding Leo. Once we get him back we can figure a way to fix this all. Along with finding out about these demons and how to get rid of them."

Paige had kept quiet, but now spoke up. "Do you think they're connected?" When her sisters eyed her, she continued. "It's kind of a coincidence that we have these weird demon attacks and Leo and Cole's personalities get switched. I think they're related."

"You could be onto something Paige. I've come to the conclusion nothing in our lives is coincidence."

Paige smiled at her eldest sister's praise.

Phoebe walked over and grabbed a pad of paper and pen. "Okay, first things first. We need to find Leo."

Cole came to stand beside her. "I want to come with you?"

"You are, cause we might need your fire power."

"Well let's hope it doesn't come to that. I'd like to avoid killing anyone if I can."

She smiled up at him. When they switched the guys back, she hoped Cole would retain just a little of this new attitude.

Fifteen minutes later and a locating spell in hand they were ready. The three girls stood side by side with Cole just behind them. Holding up the piece of paper they read:

A lost angel is what we wish to find,

Adrift in the bowls of the underground.

Send us to him, don't keep us blind,

Give us sight so he might be found.

Bright gold lights twinkled around them and then the four were gone.

Leo tried to keep his breathing even and silent. Finally he was onto something. He had stumbled across a room where several demons had gathered. They were talking about the Charmed Ones so he flattened himself against the wall a strained to hear every detail.

"They need to be stopped." One demon stated firmly. "This could cause all of us problems. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't want the Charmed Ones coming after me because of them."

A second demon nodded his head. "He's right. I don't mind going after the Charmed Ones on my own terms but having them after us because of Jid and Jad, no thanks."

"What do you suggest?" Asked a third. "The Source will not tolerate us doing anything to the Imps. Everyone knows he favors them."

"I know, but their antics are going to cause the whole underworld trouble if they're not stopped."

So engrossed in the conversation he was overhearing, Leo did not hear the figure creeping up behind him. All he felt was something hard connect with the back of his head. He saw bright pinpoints of light before he fell into a black abyss of nothingness.

His head was pounding as if someone was using a jackhammer on his brain. Ever so slowly he attempted to open his eyes. Even the low light sent shafts of excruciating pain through his already throbbing skull, causing him to immediately shut his eyes again. Licking his dry lips, he moved his head to one side and once again opened his eyes. The pain had lessened and he was able to survey the area.

He was sprawled face down on the dirt floor and his scan revealed he was in a small black cage no bigger than a closet. Using his arms he lifted himself up which caused a fresh wave of agony to sear his head. Ignoring it, he managed to get himself to his feet. Grabbing one of the metal bars he tried to steady his wobbling legs. The pain in his head had lessened to a dull ache and he was able to get his brain to start processing his situation. Concentrating he tried to orb out of his prison. Nothing happened and he tried again.

"Damn it!" He cursed vehemently. The cage was obviously protected from magic, making his powers useless. Slowly he went around the whole perimeter of the prison trying to locate a weak spot, but was met with failure. Frustrated he yanked on the bars knowing it was fruitless, however needing to expend the anger built up inside him.

The sound of footsteps caused his body to tense as a demon came into view. Leo recognized him as one of the demons in the earlier discussion.

"So Whitelighter, you're finally awake." He sneered through thin lips.

Leo jerked in surprise at the demon's use of his title. Seeing the reaction, the demon grinned. "Yes, we know what you are. The foul stench of goodness is all over you."

"What do you plan to do with me?"

"We've got a few ideas, don't we?"

It was then Leo realized there was more than one demon. Two more stepped out of the shadows. The first demon took out an iron key and unlocked the cage. Leo backed up only to meet with the unforgiving bars of his prison. He tried to fight the demons as they came out him, but he was no match for all three of them. While two of the demons held each of his arms, the demon who spoke to him rolled up his sleeves and let the first punch fly.

"Are you sure the spell worked?" Questioned Paige for the third time.

Phoebe didn't even bother to acknowledge it again. They had been searching for half an hour now and no sign of their quarry. The thing with locating spells is if the person they are trying find doesn't stay put it makes it difficult. Leo obviously was not in the same position he was when they said the spell.

Voicing her thoughts, she said, "Leo must have moved."

"Or been captured" Cole hated to say it but it was a real good possibility.

"If he is, then they are blocking his signal and it's going to make it pretty hard to find him." Piper informed them.

Cole wished he could dispute that fact, but the truth was she was right. Leo could be anywhere; there were tons of tunnels and passageways down in the underworld.

"When I find him, I am so going to blow him up." Threatened Piper, although her sisters knew it was her fear for her husband's safety talking.

Footfalls sounded just in front of the scouting party. Quick thinking on their part had them finding cover in a deep crevice along the tunnel they were in. All of them pressed back into the shadows as far as they could and held their breaths.

"Should we inform the Source we've captured the Whitelighter?" One of the passing demons asked.

"Yeah, but not until we're done roughing him up a bit more. Never beat up an angel before, it's kinda fun. We can tell the Source soon enough."

The rest of the conversation faded as they continued on their way. When the hidden group felt the coast was clear they emerged.

"We need to find Leo and fast." A now panicked Piper stated.

Taking the lead, Cole said, "Follow me. I think I know where they might be keeping him."