A day and a half had passed. Phoebe had tried every spell, potion, and scrying tool to at least get a hint on where they could be.
The elders knew nothing and Leo had tried everything on his end as well. Phoebe sat in the attic over the map attempting to scry again, she heard footsteps coming quickly up the stairs and Penny appeared in the doorway.
She had been so brave over the last few days and attempted to keep Phoebes spirits lifted as well, but Phoebe could see she was starting to grow weary. As sisters, they could read each other, it took time but she had finally reached this point with Penny.
Demons had to know something, they were down to two and she knew any second they could attack in attempt to take out Penny or herself.
"Leo said we should get some rest," Penny said coming to sit beside her. "I have to finish…" Phoebe paused and looked at Penny who had grabbed the crystal out of her hand. "Do you think we will ever see them again?" she whispered.
Phoebe sighed and hesitated to answer, "Is that a no?" Penny asked looking Phoebe directly in the eyes.
Phoebe shook her head, in her 25 years they had experienced a lot of loss but this one was the hardest because she had no idea where they could be. They were here, and then gone, she had no idea if they were dead or alive.
Shut up witch! A demon spat at Piper. "Piper…" Paige said quietly. I don't know why we can't just kill them. The two argued right in front of the cage that held Paige and Piper.
Prue was chained to the wall nearby. They had no idea if it was day or night or how long it had been since they had been taken.
The demons came in the night and shimmered the girls to the darkest corner of the underworld before they had a chance to scream. Magic was blocked and all they had was a small lantern to light up the area.
We can't kill them until we are ordered.
Piper banged on the cage, "just let us go!" she yelled.
The demon turned to her; he had enough of her remarks. Get that one out. He pointed at Piper and two of his servants opened the cage and yanked her out.
Paige closed her eyes afraid of what might happen; her heart was racing, as was Prue's. "Leave her alone!" Prue yelled.
Paige looked at Prue, she had frustration written all over her face, but not defeat.
The demon threw Piper to the ground, she groaned, she knew her powers would not work. She kept her eyes clenched shut as she endured several minutes of what felt like torture from the demons.
She caught a glimpse of Paige who was covering her eyes in fear. When they threw her back in the cage Piper realized her nose and lip were bleeding, they blew out the lantern and the sisters were left yet again the complete darkness.
"Piper, are you ok?" She could hear Prue asking. She sniffled, "yes, I'm ok," she could feel the bruise forming across her face. She suddenly felt Paige's touch in the darkness. Paige felt up Piper's back until her hand reached her shoulder. Piper reached up and grabbed Paige's hand and pulled it close to her.
They were within hugging distance; this was the closest they had really been in the last few years. Paige was offering Piper sympathy in a time of need. That's what sisters did.
"We have to get out of here," Prue said. She pounded her fist against the wall, "we have to!" "Prue, calm down before someone hears you," Piper whispered. There was silence.
"I believe Phoebe will get us out," Paige spoke up.
"How do we know if they're still alive?" Piper asked. "We haven't heard anything, they could be chained up somewhere down here just like we are and we wouldn't even know," Piper sighed. "I'm scared," she said.
Paige squeezed tighter on Piper's hand, she could feel her body shaking. Paige was scared, she didn't want to admit it but she was afraid, she was afraid of what was happening to them. She was afraid of where Phoebe and Penny were. She was scared Piper was hurt and she wanted to protect her, she was scared.
She was hesitant at first but she finally reached forward with her other hand and wrapped it around Piper's waist. Piper was surprised but leaned into Paige giving her a hug. Paige did not let go, she held on and rested her head on Piper's back.
"It'll be ok Paige," Piper said giving a reassuring squeeze. Paige clenched her eyes shut to hold in the tears, she refused to cry and give in to these demons but she wanted to go home.
Three more days passed, demons were attacking the manor left and right. Luckily, Leo had been around to heal if it was necessary.
Penny was exhausted, Phoebe could see it and she could feel it, she was tired too. They had tried everything and had no trace of their sisters.
Leo had gone to the underworld to try and sense them and found nothing.
Phoebe was beginning to lose hope; she had been dragging her sister around from place to place trying to keep her safe. They finally stopped to stay at a motel over night so they could at least get a little rest.
Penny sat down on the edge of the bed and did not make a peep. She was staring at the wall with a blank expression on her face. She had been so tough for her age, she was handling it like a pro but Phoebe could tell she was about to break.
"P?" Phoebe called out. She watched her expression change and she could see her little sister's face begin to crumble. She released a sob and Phoebe immediately went to hold her. "We're not going to see them again," Penny sobbed into Phoebe's chest.
Phoebe felt her emotions start to surface as a tear slipped from her eye. "Yes we will, we will," Phoebe started to cry herself. "It'll be ok," Phoebe held Penny tight to her, she wanted so bad to protect her from this but there was nothing she could do.
The reality was that she had no idea where they were. They were both afraid and exhausted; they had been fighting for days for what seemed to be a pointless cause.
She longed to hear their voices again even if it was just for a second. She longed for those moments when Prue would get so mad at her that her face would turn red or when she and Paige would bicker over clothing or whose music was too loud while she was trying to write her column. She longed for them, all of them.
Phoebe and Penny needed a moment to release all of these emotions they had been feeling over the last few days. They hadn't had time to react because of the whirlwind of demons flooding the manor or the constant move trying to find a lead.
It was in this moment Phoebe remembered that Penny was just 13 and dealing with something no 13 year old should have to deal with. She held her tight and let her cry until she finally fell asleep.
Phoebe laid back on the bed and Penny snuggled close to her and they drifted off to sleep.
The underworld was in an uproar of who would find the sisters first. The goal was power; they kept the other two alive in hopes that they were give up their powers in exchange for the sister's lives or maybe the other way around.
They tortured Prue, Piper and Paige any chance they could get. They tortured them with mind games and physically harmed them, but not enough to kill.
Piper was the first to break; she just laid there and didn't say anything, she barely made eye contact with Paige when she tried to talk to her.
Prue was in the other lair now; they had taken her and put her somewhere else so that she could not motivate them anymore.
Paige was tired, she was left in the cage alone while Piper was chained where Prue once was. They hadn't seen or heard anything from Prue in what felt like eternity, though it had only been a day or so.
They were dirty and hungry but too weak to fight anymore.
Without their powers they were useless, they could not fight the demons. They just had to take it and wait for their rescue to come, if it ever did.