Piper paced back and forth. She couldn't believe that Phoebe would not help her get Prue back. She was their sister for crying out loud. All she wanted to do now was return back to normal and go on fighting evil, saving innocents.

"You can still bring her back Piper. You don't need Phoebe."

"Drofnas I still need my sister, she is all I have left. I just have to get her to realize that we both need Prue back."

"Well she wanted to stop you so I stopped her. You will bring Prue back Piper."

He watched as she continued to pace back and forth along the grass. He felt she would for sure start to create a path if she didn't stop soon. But he could feel her anger and betrayal raging in her. He fed on it, thrived on it. He knew that soon she would want to try again and this time her sister would not be able to stop her. The poison slowly working its way through her body, eating at her. He would gain the souls of two of the Charmed Ones and the youngest would die. There was only one way to save her and he knew that soon that door would no longer be open to her.

"Piper we need to try again. Before end of the cycle of the full moon."

"I know that." she flared at him in anger. Thrusting her hand in his general direction, she exploded the rocks behind him causing him to take a quick few steps forward as he eyed her carefully.

He didn't want to piss her off. An angry Charmed One, no matter whose side she was on, was something he did not want to deal with.

"Last time I checked there were five days in the cycle. So back off! I just about killed my own sister. I need to make sure she is ok."

"Piper she's fine. I checked myself for you when you went back to Prues plaque." He lied to her knowing that she would not continue if she knew her sister was hurt. Or worse; dying.

Piper turned and looked at him, "She's fine. Really?"

"She's gonna have a killer headache in the morning, but she'll be ok."

"Thank god. I don't know what I would do if I lost her too."

Inside he smiled at the irony at what she had said. For he knew that she would lose her sister, and her soul to the Source.

Phoebe looked at Cole as she tried to comprehend what he had just said to her. "Poison?"

"Yes."

"And Leo can't fix it?"

"No. I'm sorry honey."

"Not as sorry as I am. And what about Piper? I have to stop her before I die."

"We will Phoebe and you are not going to die. I'll go check with the elders on what they know about this Drofnas, and his poison." Leo said as he orbed out of the attic leaving Phoebe and Cole alone.

"Cole we need to find her."

"We will Phoebe, but you need to rest. The more active you are the faster that poison is going to work its way through you."

"I don't care Cole! From what you said I'm dead anyway. I may as well spend my time trying to help Piper. She can not work with Black Magic."

"It may be to late for Piper."

"It is not to late. Not until I see Prue standing her and the Source gloating over them in victory. And even then I will not give up on them."

"Phoebe you are going to die. Don't you want to at last delay that?"

"NO! I want to save my sister. Both of them." she answered in anger as she left him in the attic.

Leo orbed back in to find Cole alone. "Where's Phoebe?"

"She left to find Piper." He said with no emotion.

"I may have found a cure."

"There is no cure Leo. She is as dead as Prue is now." Cole said in anger, though mostly at himself. Angry for not being able to stop Drofnas. Angry at the Source for sending Shax after them and losing Prue. Angry for letting Phoebe stay in the underworld as long as she had, and for what she had to go through

"No, there is a way. Piper can save her."

"Ok last time I checked Piper was trying to bring Prue back from the dead using black magic. I don't think she will be to eager to help her sister. Especially since the last time they saw each other Piper almost killed her and Phoebe threw Piper against the wall."

"Well we need to get them together and they need to work this all out."

"Well Phoebe is gone and I wouldn't even know where to start looking for Piper."

"I can find Phoebe and I think she may know how to find Piper. In fact if we wait in the right place we may all find Piper."

"The crematorium." Cole stated a fact that he knew to be true.

"Exactly. You coming?"

"Right behind you." Cole answered as she shimmered out following Leo's orbs.

Phoebe once again walked up the path that led to Prues place in the world. She still couldn't believe that her sister was gone. And now Piper was also going to be leaving her if she couldn't get her to stop this path of destruction she was on.

She knew Piper would come back sooner or later. It was the only way to bring Prue back. "I have to stop her from doing this. I can't lose her too."

"You aren't losing me Phoebs."

Phoebe spun around and was immediately on the defensive. "Piper."

"You can't stop me Phoebe. I'm going to bring her back."

"Piper please don't do this." Phoebe pleaded.

"Get out of my way Phoebe." Piper said as an enraged tone crept into her voice, as she stepped up to her sister and went to pushed her aside. Only to be stopped again by Phoebe.

Phoebe easily brushed Pipers hand aside as she tried pushing her to one side. But as before, Piper was trying to explode the things around Phoebe and Phoebe was in turn was either deflecting them or using her power to throw Piper away from Prues burial.

As the battle between sisters was raging Leo and Cole watched, though for not long as Cole quickly jumped into Phoebes defense as Leo tried to reason with Piper.

"Belthazor stay out of this." He bellowed from his hidden place near the door.

"Drofnas. Haven't you done enough?" Cole shouted back throwing an energy ball towards the demon.

"I've only just begun. Soon I will have the souls of two of the Charmed ones and the death of the other to my credit."

Piper heard his last remark and turned on him with rage. "What do you mean the death of the other?"

"Nothing Piper, he is trying to trick you with his own magic. You are perfectly safe. Now hurry and bring your sister back." Drofnas shot back as he dodged another energy ball from Belthazor.

Piper returned her attention back to Phoebe, who as anyone could see, was starting to slow down and weaken.

Grabbing the wall for support Phoebe used her new power once again to move Piper away from her objective. But even she knew it was starting to have little effect on her sister, as she would only move a few feet. Finally falling to her knees she rested her hands on the cold tile floor. Trying to regain her strength.

"Phoebe!" Cole yelled out as he went to her side. Reaching her just before Leo did, after his own words were having no effect on Piper.

"Tell her Phoebe."

"No Leo."

"She will kill you and then her and Prue will be lost. I can see the black magic taking hold of her. Each time she uses her powers against you she is drawing on the evil in that magic." He explained, "you telling her about the poison may be the only way to stop her."

"Leo. Get her out of here. I don't want to hurt her anymore. Once I bring Prue back I'll sit down and we can all discuss this. But right now I just need Prue." Piper said as she once again turned her back on her injured sister.

Cole stood up and went towards her only to have her spin around and blow up the pillar to his right. "Next time that will be you Cole. Take her home and leave me to do what I have to do."

Cole saw the determination in her eyes. He knew she meant what she said, and he knew there was no way to change her mind. He watched helplessly as she placed her hands on the sides of the plaque and chanted the ancient chant to return her sister.

Drofnas watched with delight as he saw the youngest go down from the poison in her system and the traitor standing by watching Piper begin the chant. But to be sure she was not disturbed again. "Belthazor. You can not win this one. Take your witch and leave." He said as he threw a stream of fire at them that created a wall-protecting Piper from any further action by Phoebe, Leo or Cole.

Piper placed her hands on either side of the plaque that held the ashes to her oldest sister.

"Sister I summon thy

From the grasp of death.

Return to thy

Through this magic I do request."

She felt the surge of energy screaming through her as she kept repeating the spell over and over. And with each chant she felt the power getting stronger and stronger. Until she was finally thrown back across the floor,sliding to stop as she came to a rest against the wall.

Phoebe could only watch in horror as Piper repeated the chant again and again until she witnessed her sister fly back across the floor.

Through the flames she could see the plaque fall to the floor as the heat corrode around the entrance to the spot in the wall. As the flames and heat around them intensified Leo turned away to shield his face. Cole grabbed Phoebe to shield her but she fought his protection and watched as the light emerging grew brighter and brighter. So bright that it finally caused her to turn away.

Piper slowly brought herself to her feet, as the light grew brighter. But she stood her ground and watched as it continued to grow, until it finally exploded into nothing but smoke.

Piper watched as Phoebe stood with Cole's help and took a weak step forward.

Phoebe stood next to Cole waiting for the smoke to clear. Deep inside she wanted Piper to succeed, but not with the use of black magic.

As the smoke slowly cleared Piper could make out a figure before her in the haze. It was a figure she knew all to well.

She adjusted her eyes from the smoke and the weeks of what seemed like an eternal sleep. But she knew what had happened. Looking at her sister she met her with a stare. "What happened?" Prue asked as she stood facing both her sisters.