Chapter Sixteen: Sisters Bound

"You just had to try and vanquish me, didn't you?" Cole bellowed at Paris, who was cowering in the corner of the cave. Paris stared up at him with fear in her eyes and tried to ignore the pain invading her body. Cole had already broken a couple of her fingers, and her nose and a rib.

"My sisters will find you, you know," Paris muttered. "And then you'll be sorry,"

Cole chuckled and threw a low-level energy ball at her shaking body. Paris screamed in pain, and closed her eyes. "Pathetic," he snarled. "You're pathetic,"

"Please," Paris begged weakly as Cole threw another energy ball at her.

~~PO4~~

Meanwhile, Piper and Phoebe were freaking out because Paige was in a lot of pain – she was being continually injured by some invisible force. Paige screamed again and jolted up in agony. "Leo!" Piper called frantically.

"Stop it!" Paige screamed desperately. Her nose started pouring out blood. "Make it stop!"

"Come on, Leo! Where are you?" Phoebe called to the ceiling. Leo finally orbed down.

~~PO4~~

"Let's give Paige a little message… shall we?" Cole asked Paris.

"What are you talking about?" she asked weakly. She was lying on the dirty ground of the cave, and still bleeding and in pain.

"Well, I warned her not to tell your sisters that I took you, but she did anyway. So every time I hurt you, she's getting hurt too. Except no one can see how," Cole explained with a triumphant smirk.

Paris' eyes filled with tears and she sat herself up and leant against the cave wall. Weakly, she moved her arm to try and telekinetically throw Cole away from her but he hardly flinched. Cole chuckled and grabbed Paris' leg; dragging her so she was lying on the ground in front of him.

"Now… what should we say?" he asked himself.

Then he lifted Paris' top up to expose her abdomen and summoned a knife to his hand. Cole's hand glided the knife swiftly over Paris' pale flesh; breaking the skin as she screamed and squirmed in pain.

~~PO4~~

"Oh God…" Piper muttered; motioning at Paige's stomach. Phoebe gasped at the blood as Paige continued to scream hoarsely. Finally, Paige stopped screaming, and Phoebe lifted up her shirt.

In bold letters – written in blood – were the words: I WARNED YOU

"I warned you… what does that mean?" Phoebe asked Piper. Piper shrugged and Paige started to cry. "Paige, do you know what this means?"

"Did you piss off a demon or something?" Piper tried to joke.

"Cole. He warned me not to tell you that he took Paris but I thought… I knew I couldn't do it alone…" Paige managed to explain. "He's gonna kill her!"

"It's okay. It's – it'll be okay, Paigey. We'll find her. We'll find them both and save Paris," Phoebe tried. Paige shook her head and Piper brushed some hair out of Paige's eyes.

"Listen here, Missy Paige – do you trust us?" Piper asked sternly. Paige looked up at her and let out a sob. "Do you?" she asked. Paige nodded weakly. "Then believe me when I say that Phoebe and I are going to save Paris, and save you and stop that evil bastard from hurting either of you again,"

"Piper –" Paige mumbled faintly.

"No," Piper interrupted. "Hold on, Paige. Leo, try and heal her," she instructed. Leo nodded and kneeled in front of Paige.

His hands glowed but the blood on Paige didn't disappear. "Why isn't it working?" Phoebe asked worriedly. Leo shook his head, and Paige's eyes closed. "Leo, why can't you heal her?"

"It must be Cole. He must have put some sort of binding spell on Paris and Paige. Cole is hurting Paris, but Paige is getting the injuries too. I'll only be able to heal Paige if I can get to Paris and heal her," Leo explained softly. Piper and Phoebe clung to each other's arms.

"But we need Paige to get to Paris!" Piper snapped urgently.

"It's like when I was connected to the man in the ghost town…" Phoebe muttered; more to herself.

"Then we're going to have to find Paris without Paige's help," Piper said confidently. "Leo, stay in here with Paige – me and Phoebe will go up to the attic and think of something to get to Paris, or get her to us," she decided.

"They'll be okay, Piper," Leo tried.

"Love spell," Paige muttered weakly. Piper and Phoebe looked at her. "Say the… love spell. To get to Cole,"

"Paige!" Phoebe smiled. "That's brilliant!"

"But do you still love him?" Piper asked with concern. When Phoebe didn't answer, Piper knew why. "You do, don't you? Even though he's killing two of our sisters,"

"I can't help how I feel Piper. At least this way, I can get to him and Paris," Phoebe replied defensively. Then her and Piper went to the attic and made a circle of candles. Phoebe began to chant.

"Whither my love
Wherever you be.
Through time
And space
Take my heart
Nearer to thee."

~~PO4~~

Phoebe appeared in the Underworld, and her blood ran cold when she saw Paris' unconscious and bleeding body. "Paris," she whispered desperately. She immediately went to run over to her but Cole stepped in front of her.

"I wouldn't, if I were you," he said softly. He had his hands on Phoebe's shoulders, and she shrugged him off.

"Cole, let her go," she begged.

"But she tried to vanquish me, Phoebe…" Cole said with mock sadness.

"You're evil," Phoebe spat.

"I'm more than evil. I'm the Source. And I want you to be my Queen," Cole replied; looking into her eyes.

"What? No way!" Phoebe argued.

"Come on, Pheebs," Cole begged. "You don't need you your sisters. Look at her – she's pathetic," he swept his hand over Paris' body and she opened her eyes.

"Phoebe…" Paris mumbled weakly; a sparkle of hope appearing in her eyes.

"Paris, you're going to be fine. It's okay, sweetie," Phoebe tried. She went to go over to her sister – to comfort her – but Cole stopped her again.

"Oh, don't lie to the poor girl," Cole chuckled. He leant in front of Phoebe and put his hand on Paris' neck. Then he started to strangle her.

"Let go of her!" Phoebe shouted; trying to pull him away.

Paris moved weakly and kicked out. But she was quickly losing energy. And oxygen. "Ahh, almost," Cole smirked as Phoebe attempted to fight him.

"Stop it Cole!" she yelled. And he did. But not before Paris' eyes rolled backwards and then closed. Phoebe screamed. "NO!" she yelled. Cole stepped backwards and watched as Phoebe checked for Paris' non-existent pulse. "Come on, Paris. Come on," Phoebe begged.

~~PO4~~

"Leo! Heal her!" Piper ordered. Paige was gasping, choking for breath, and clutching at her neck. "LEO!"

"I can't, Piper,"

"Then orb to Phoebe and save Paris. He's killing them!" Piper said desperately. She grabbed Paige's hand and took it away from her neck. Purple bruises were forming. "Paige, come on, honey," she begged.

Paige looked up at Piper with desperate tears in her eyes and then closed them. Piper shook her shoulders. "No," she whispered. "No, Paige. No,"