He appeared in the darkened passage and quietly made his way down the hall. He passed his hand over her face causing her to drift off to sleep, as he then placed her on the bed and then turned and left the room. Leaving her alone in the darkness as she slept.

"She is there."

"You have done well."

"Its just a game to you isn't it?"

He looked at the one before him. Not sure he had heard what he had. Had he actually spoken back to him? "No. It is so much more them that. Now go." He waved his hand in dismissal as he started for the room that held her.

He turned and watched him enter the room before he himself left. Though not really sure what he had in mind for the youngest witch.

He stood over her just watching her sleep. His mind reached out to hers touching the places that had been hurt the most.

"Soon this will all be over." He said as he let go of his connection and left the room.

"She is gone again."

"Yes."

"Is he still with the sisters?"

"Yes. He needed to heal the eldest. She was injured more then what Leo could have healed."

"They need to find her."

"They will. When it is time."

"He is getting stronger."

"We know. But he can not defeat them yet. He needs more power."

"He might get it."

"They will prevail."

They cast glances back and forth. Even amongst themselves they had secrets. Most knew something but the newer ones were still not included. For it was a learning process for them as well. How to use the power that had been bestowed on them.

"The time is near." One said before the all nodded in agreement.

Something was about to happen. But there were something's that they could not predict the outcome of. Some times destiny changed its course when certain things happened. A course that they did not drive. One that had been set by ones more powerful then even them.

Leo held his hands over the fallen sisters, one above each one as his power flowed through him. It was taking longer then he was willing it to work. But he was trying to heal them both at the same time.

She felt the searing pain, but it was lessening with each moment before she finally opened her eyes. "Oh. What was that?"

"Demon. What else." Leo said flatly as he focused his energy on the other sister.

Piper looked down at Prue and took her hand in her, "Prue come on."

Leo focussed more but he was starting to feel her fading.

"Leo? Hurry."

"Piper I am. That arrow she took must have been closer to her heart then I thought." He said, as he focused everything he had on Prue.

"What was that thing anyway?"

"Something that you need to be very afraid of." Was all that the voice beside her said.

Piper looked up, as a second pair of hands was placed over Prue. The golden glow of his power seemed to almost blind her. But she looked on with new hope, and her prayers were soon answered as Prue gasped for air.

"Oh God. Prue." Piper reached down and smothered her sister in a hug.

Prue placed her arms around Piper returning the hug she was getting. "Piper I'm ok."

Piper pulled back, "Leo needed help to save you."

Prue looked from Leo up to the elder that was kneeling beside her, "Thank you."

"You are a Charmed One. I couldn't let you die. It is not your destiny."

Charmed One. Phoebe. Prue quickly pushed past him to the couch only to find it empty.

"Phoebe. What the hell happened to Phoebe?" she yelled out to anyone in the room that would answer her. Hoping that someone had seen something.

Piper followed her sisters' stare. She was concentrating so hard on Prue that she had forgotten about Phoebe.

"Leo? Where is she?" Piper now felt her own panic escalating.

Prue felt the hand in hers and knew whose it was. 'This can't be happening. We just got her back. For what? So we can lose her again?' everything ran through her mind. Only this time she knew they would not be as lucky to get her back alive unless they found her fast. This time she was in the hands of evil.