Edit: I've decided to rewrite this chapter because I had just thrown it together the first time. I kind of felt like it was lacking, as I'm sure those of you who read it would agree. I went and did a bit of research this time, so it should be a better read. Enjoy!
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When Phoebe reached Piper and Leo's bedroom, Prue and Leo were already tending to Piper. Piper was lying on her bed, surrounded by blood, which was steadily escaping her body. Even after all of the demon fighting they've done, Piper was still quite squeamish around blood, especially her own, and Phoebe could see her starting to Panic.
"Don't look at it sweetie," said Prue calmly. She pushed a towel that she had grabbed from the bathroom onto Piper's abdomen to slow the bleeding.
"We need to get her to a hospital and fast!" Prue demanded as Piper began to tremble uncontrollably. "Can you still orb?"
"I hope so," replied Leo. He looked down at his wife who was staring blankly at the ceiling. He could tell she was going into shock and needed medical attention as soon as possible. He quickly pictured a place at the hospital in his mind where they could orb in unnoticed.
"Wait!" exclaimed Phoebe suddenly, finally getting over the shock of seeing Piper. She ran over to Leo and grabbed his hand so that she could orb to the hospital with them. The room was illuminated in a bright, white light as the four of them orbed out to the hospital, then returned to its normal state.
They appeared in an empty corridor at St. Luke's Hospital without being seen. Leo lifted Piper into his arms and carried her to the reception desk. Two nurses wheeled a gurney over to them and rushed Piper into one of the emergency rooms. Leo, Prue, and Phoebe raced after them and tried to stay out of the way of the doctors while still comforting Piper. Leo grabbed Piper's hand.
"Honey, you're so cold," said Leo. He cupped Piper's hand between his and pulled it close to his face. He gently kissed her fingers and looked, sympathetically, down at Piper. She had no colour left in her face and her lips were beginning to turn blue.
"What have we got?" asked one of the doctors once they'd reached the ER.
"Penetration of the lower right abdomen," stated one of the ER nurses. "BP is ninety over fifty, pulse ox is low."
"Start a central line," shouted another doctor. "Get me four liters of O neg."
"Piper's AB negative," Prue interjected. None of the ER staff paid any attention to her.
"What happened?" asked one of the doctors as he and the rest of the emergency staff worked together to stabilize Piper. Phoebe stared at the doctor, not knowing if she had an answer for him or her family. The wound was exactly the same as the wound that Corr should have received from her attack, but she couldn't understand how Piper ended up with it.
"We have no idea," replied Leo. "One minute we were standing in the middle of our bedroom and the next minute she was like this."
"Entry and exit wounds are similar in size," announced the head nurse. "Puncture wound is from some type of acicular rod or pole,"
"We're going to need to do a laparotomy," shouted another doctor.
"I don't understand," said Leo, looking over at Prue in disbelief. "We were alone in the room. Nothing went through her." All of the doctors and nurses looked at Leo suspiciously.
"Mr. Wyatt, I'm going to have to ask you and your friends to leave," said the head doctor. "But don't leave the premises. We're going to need you to answer a few questions."
"No," Piper whimpered, squeezing Leo's hand with the little energy she had. "Leo didn't do it," she said through clenched teeth.
"Miss Halliwell, we need you relax," said the head nurse, attempting to calm Piper down. "Everything is going to be all right."
"I'm not leaving her," said Leo. "Neither are her sisters."
"I'm afraid you all need to leave," said the doctor. "We do not allow family in the room during surgery. He gestured toward the doorway where two security guards were standing. They walked into the room and waited for their cue to take Phoebe, Prue, and Leo out of the room. Phoebe chewed at her fingernail nervously. She was still trying to understand what just happened and didn't know how to tell her sisters or Leo. As she looked down at Piper, she couldn't help but feel that she had put her sister in this mess.
Phoebe burst into tears. She couldn't look at Piper for another second. The more she thought about Corr and Piper, the guiltier she felt. She knew she should stay and comfort Piper, but she couldn't stay in the room a moment longer. She rushed out of the room and ran outside to get some air. Prue glared in the direction that Phoebe had left and shook her head disapprovingly. Leo hadn't noticed Phoebe's dramatic exit. He was kneeling beside the surgical table so that he was eye-level with Piper and holding both of her hands to prevent her from freezing anything as the doctors prepped her for surgery. Once the doctors were prepared, the head doctor nodded at the two security guards, which proceeded to forcer Prue and Leo out of the room.
Outside, Phoebe was leaning against the cold, brick wall with her face buried into her hands. Corr shimmered in beside her and leaned against the wall beside her.
"Look at what you did," he tormented. "It'd be a shame if she died. Killing your own sister! You should be ashamed of yourself."
Phoebe turned and glared at him. Her eyes were red from crying and some of her makeup had smeared down her cheeks. "What did you do to Piper!" she spat.
"I didn't do anything," said Corr, holding up his hands submissively. "You deserve all of the credit for this." Phoebe shook her head angrily and wiped her face with the back of her hands. She desperately wanted to attack him, to beat him to a bloody pulp, but she knew deep down that somehow the identity spell that Corr had cast would make any attack inflicted on him transfer over to piper.
"You evil son of a bitch," Phoebe hissed. She gave him one more look of disgust before walking back toward the entrance of the hospital. Corr grinned.
"That's it?" he taunted. "You're not even going to try to get your revenge? I was so looking forward to another ass-kicking." Without looking back, Phoebe gave him the finger and disappeared into the hospital. She wandered back through the corridor and stood in the waiting room of the ER. She noticed Prue and Leo anxiously waiting outside the doors of the ER. Phoebe timidly approached them.
"What the hell happened to you?" Prue hissed. Phoebe backed away apprehensively.
"I'm sorry," said Phoebe softly. "I was a little overwhelmed."
"You're supposed to be here to support Piper," Prue snapped. "Running away like you did just freaked her out more!"
"I said I'm sorry," said Phoebe. "What more do you want?" Leo stepped in between them and attempted to break up the fight that was building between the two sisters.
"All right, I'm not really good at this 'middle-sister' role," said Leo. "But this is not the time or the place for your bickering!" Both sisters looked away. "Follow me," Leo continued. "We're going to find out which room they're going to be taking Piper to when they're finished with her and we're going to take some time to calm down before she comes out of surgery." Prue nodded and took the lead. Leo and Phoebe followed quickly behind.
Prue, Phoebe, and Leo sat impatiently in Piper's hospital room. They had no idea how long they'd been waiting, but it seemed like an eternity. Phoebe was standing by the window, staring down at the busy streets below and contemplating how she was going to tell everyone what had happened. Leo sat comfortable on the hospital bed in the center of the room, absently flipping through channels on the small, black-and-white TV across the room while Prue browsed through the articles in an old magazine.
A small commotion could be heard from the corridor as two nurses wheeled Piper's gurney from the ER to her room. Leo quickly stood up so the nurses could transfer Piper from the gurney to the bed. Both of her sisters stopped what they were doing and moved to Piper's side.
"How is she?" asked Leo He ran his fingers through Piper's hair and stared, lovingly down at her. She was just barely conscious and couldn't keep her eyes open.
"She's going to be fine," replied the head doctor as he walked into the room. The nurses quickly set Piper up with an IV line and a monitor before leaving the room. The doctor shut the door behind them and pulled up a chair. He looked over Piper's chart, then looked back up at her sisters.
"There was major blood loss when she got here," the doctor explained. "We were able to do a transfusion as well as suture both punctures." Phoebe stared down at Piper, not paying attention to the doctor. "Luckily, there were no serious internal injuries. We have her on painkillers to keep her comfortable and if all goes well, she should be able to go home in a couple of days."
"Thank God," Leo sighed.
"If you have any questions, feel free to come and find me at any time," said the doctor. "I'll leave you alone now."
"Thanks," said Prue. She joined Phoebe and Leo in crowding around Piper. The doctor left the room and closed the door to give them some privacy.
"Hey," said Piper. Her voice was raspy, having just woken up. Everyone smiled down at her. "Am I going to live?" She smiled and looked up at Leo. He smiled back at her and nodded.
"How are you feeling?" asked Leo as he pulled up a chair beside the bed.
"I'm ok," replied Piper. "The painkillers are definitely helping." She smiled at him and poked his nose with her finger.
"You should get some rest," said Leo. Piper nodded and allowed her eyes to close. The sedatives were definitely working.
"So, what happened exactly?" Prue asked. "We should come up with a story before the cops get here and start with the questions."
"I don't know," replied Leo. "We were going to lie down for a nap and all of a sudden she couldn't breathe. It was like she's had the wind knocked out of her or something. Then, as soon as she was starting to feel better, she doubled over and started bleeding. I didn't see any demons or warlocks though."
"What about you?" asked Prue. She turned and looked over at Phoebe. Phoebe looked at Prue for a moment, then avoided making eye contact. "Do you know anything?"
"Um… " Said Phoebe uncertainly. "I… I don't know. Corr attacked me in the parlor."
"How does that have anything to do with Piper?" asked Prue. She stared at Phoebe for a few seconds, then turned back toward Leo. "You should go check with Elders." Leo nodded and looked down at Piper. He knew she was going to be all right, but he still didn't want to leave. Knowing that Prue was not the most patient woman in the world, he sighed and orbed out of the room without taking his eyes off of Piper.
Prue looked over at Phoebe and sighed. "Are you ok?" she asked, finally realizing that she had been a little hard on Phoebe. "Did he hurt you?"
"No," replied Phoebe. "But I didn't hurt him either. I tried, but I don't think we're going to be able to kill him by force. We're going to have to vanquish this bastard." Prue nodded and looked back at Piper.