Sand of Time
Part II
Rescuing Paige
A/n: Some things in this might not make since, or something, please just enjoy it because I am doing the best I can
Disclaimer: I totally forgot about this. No I don't own Charmed in any of my fics! It's called fanfiction
Piper ran at top speed down the corridor. She had no clue where Paige was being held. In fact she barely knew how to use the hourglass. She imagined you just flip it over, but wasn't sure. Her plan was to rescue Paige, then have Paige come with her to rescue Phoebe. Then they would go on with the plan. She remembered having to negotiate with the source, but the source was now gone. The underworld was big and she didn't have any idea where Tempus was let alone Paige. She could be in a broom cupboard! She thought back to the day that Paige was kidnapped. She closed her eyes and thought.
"Take her to the East! Dispose of her in three days!" shouted an unknown demon. She should have known! That demon was Tempus then swept in and captured the thrashing Paige around the waist. While Piper was fighting Tenontriel she saw Phoebe leap at Tempus, knocking him down. Right then she must have sealed the deal with him that she was going to sacrifice herself.
It all makes sense now! Piper thought to herself. Well we know Piper is somewhere to the east. East of Tempus and Tenontriel's domain or east of the entire underworld, Piper thought. Yikes, she hoped it was the first one. She was already in Tempus's lair so there wasn't that much area to cover. But which way was east?
"Well, the sun rises in the east, and sets it the west." She thought out loud. Then she imagined driving to work with Phoebe It was around midmorning and the sun was at her right. Piper turned right. That was the direction she needed to go. It was just the wall of the corridor, so she turned and ran forward. When she reached the end of the corridor she found it was a dead end. She swore to herself, and then began pacing.
"I know!" She shouted triumphantly to herself. She turned toward the east side of the corridor and threw out her hands. The wall obediently blasted into millions of particles. "That's what you get for taking my sisters!" Piper shouted at the debris from the wall. She looked ahead of the hole in the wall. There was a door. She rushed forward and jiggled the handle. "Its locked" She informed herself. She thought for a second. I guess violence does solve everything. She threw her arms forward, and like the wall, the door smashed into millions of particles. She ran through the door, and entered a room that was red from the fire of dozens of torches. Bigger versions of her hour glass littered the room. The design of the hour glasses was set up like a maze. Piper had to find her way to her sister. She turned right and was confronted by a giant type of canine. Piper shrieked. She did a double take right before the canine launched itself at her. She froze it 3 inches away from her face, its jaw open wide. She stared into its mouth. "Dog breath" Piper said to the dog, trying not to breath through her nose. She backed away until she was sure she was far away enough, thrust out her hands making the canine explode. She turned around and ran out of the area. He turned left and found a tank full of squid in purple juice. She wasn't sure what it was, but it couldn't be good. She froze it instead of making it explode. She didn't want to be splattered with the juice. She turned right to a cage. This alleyway was the brightest. At least 100 torches filled the lane. The heat made bead of sweat roll down her cheek. Something told her that this large cage was what she was looking for. She crept toward the cage. She could see a blackened body in it. She peered into the holes of the cage. Inside there was Paige. She was burned, unclothed with crispy hair on top of her head. She looked thinner that she was before.
"Oh, Paigie! Let me get you out of here!" Piper exclaimed. She shook the cage. Paige looked up at Piper and stuck two fingers through the metal squares.
"Piper," she croaked. Piper could see the torches dancing in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I'm getting you out of here. Hold on. When I get you out of here we are going back to the manor, getting you some clothes and burn ointment. She rattled the cage. "How'd they get you in here?" Piper asked. Paige shrugged.
"I was unconscious." She croaked plainly, "I think they fused the opening shut. There's no hope."
"There's always hope, Paige, move to the side of the cage."
'What are you going to do?" Paige asked. Piper could sense fear in her voice.
"I am exploding the cage."
"WHAT! You will explode me too!" Paige protested.
"That's not as bad as what they will do."
"They've already ruined me enough." Paige said. She looked down at the bottom of the cage sheepishly.
"I'm sorry, Hun." Piper said. She rubbed Paige's fingers with her own through the cage. "But this is the only way to set you free. I can't save Phoebe without you. And we can't vanquish Tenontriel and Tempus without Phoebe." Paige looked up at her.
"What did they do to Phoebe?" asked Paige, her eyes growing wide. Piper's chin shook.
"They killed her." Piper breathed. Paige moaned.
"It's my entire fault! If I just orbed out of his arms!" Paige groaned.
"Don't think like that. Think about how to get out of here, any ideas?" Piper asked
"Only to explode it."
"Then that is what we will do."
"Piper, if I die don't feel guilty. I asked you to do this." Paige comforted.
"You aren't going to die, Paige. Now move aside." Orderd Piper. Paige sheepishly scooted as far from the targeted area as possible. Piper looked at the targeted area and closed her eyes. "I love you sis." She threw out her hands. The cage obediently exploded. Paige shrieked. When Piper opened her eyes the cage had collapsed around Paige leaving her in the open. She was still curled up in a ball. Piper stood up.
"Am I dead" Paige asked, still not looking up.
"You're whole."
Paige stood up and stretched. As soon as she did a siren went off. "Run!" She shouted.
"Wait, let's not be stupid." Piper suggested. The sound of hooves, and paws, and tentacles, feet, and cloaks emerged, Paige took Piper's hand.
"Let's orb. Take my hand Piper." Paige commanded. Piper heartily grasped it. Paige and Piper orbed out of the hour glass room. When Piper opened her eyes, she was in the manor. Piper gave one look at Piper and shrieked.
"Oh, you poor thing! I know Leo bought some burn ointment about a month ago!" Piper ran toward the medicine cabinet, and pulled out a circular jar with a white cream inside. She ran back to Paige, stuck her hand inside and smothered her with the cream. Paige flinched.
"We need to find a good white lighter!" Paige said. "Too bad I can't heal myself."
"Well, not much we can do about that. I am going upstairs to find you some clothes. Get yourself a drink of water." Piper ran upstairs and fetched clothing for Paige. She ran down to find Page at the sink. "Here are these. Try not to mess up the burn cream."
"Ok, Mom."
"Sorry, motherly instincts cutting in."
While Paige got dressed she asked Piper some questions. "So, how are we going to save Phoebe?"