Chapter Ten: The New Source

Paige and Paris screamed and gasped in pain as they landed painfully on sharp rocks. They stared at each other and saw that the other had cuts and bruises from the fall. Paige saw that Paris had a black eye and a few cuts on her cheeks and forehead. Her lip was bleeding as well. "Where are we?" Paris mumbled in fear.

It was dark and the anger that she had felt towards Paige had quickly evaporated and been replaced by pure terror. "The Underworld. The Manor was bugged to send us to the lair of The Source if we orbed." Paige replied bluntly.

"So why did you orb then?" Paris asked.

"I didn't… you must have…" she replied.

"Oh…" Paris said softly. "Sorry. I didn't even realise I knew how to." Before Paige could reply, The Seer came into view.

"Well, well, well, two Charmed Ones, The Source will be pleased." She said with an evil grin. She clicked her fingers and suddenly the two youngest Halliwells were in a metal cage with their wrists chained to it. Panicking, Paris started to move around frantically.

"Why are you doing this to us?" she asked, trying to mask her fear. Paige was still but she was glaring at The Seer.

"That, is none of your concern." Cole's voice could be heard before he could be seen.

"Cole." Paige spat. Paris continued to try and escape from the metal chains; they were already digging into her flesh and cutting her.

"Yes. Paris was correct." Cole smirked. "Your other sister is back, by the way. Prudence. I didn't stick around to say hi though."

"You're lying." Paige insisted. Cole chuckled.

"Now, why would I do that?" he asked. "You know, Paige, I was going to kill you, but what would be the fun in that? You made me suffer when you got Phoebe to hate me, so I'm going to make you suffer."

The Seer clicked her fingers again and Paris disappeared from inside the cage. She reappeared in Cole's arms. He was holding a knife to her throat so she wouldn't move. "Let go." Paris begged; her voice breaking from the terror.

"Paris, Paris." Cole started slowly. "I was beginning to like you but then you had to blurt all that stuff out about me being The Source. So I'm not going to regret this." His mouth was curved into a grin.

"Don't touch her." Paige warned angrily. She wriggled her arms around to try and get out of the chains.

"What are you going to do about it?" Cole chuckled. Then he moved the knife in front of Paris' stomach and plunged it deep into her flesh.

"NO!" Paige screamed as Paris gasped in shock and pain. Her knees weakened and she fell against Cole slightly; her abdomen already bleeding heavily. A red stain was forming on her white t-shirt.

"Don't die too quickly…" Cole smirked. He waved his hand over Paris' wound to make her die slower and then The Seer clicked her fingers again so Paris was back in the cage; her wrists chained up again. "I'd love to stick around, but my fiancé is waiting for me."

Then he flamed out.