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Part 12:"And Prue makes four!"
Prue ran back down the first tunnel and as she approached the stairs and tunnel junction she thought, 'No prisoners that way but what kind of sadistic monster would have a lair with a ' Suddenly as Prue entered the tunnel junction she was attacked from all sides!
Meanwhile in the house above the attack began! Leo and Cole were outnumbered over 20:1 by the vampires alone and with a Wendigo, a warlock and a Darklighter also present, Fortunato was certain of victory. So certain he watched the attack on Prue instead.
Speaking of which Prue was being swarmed by four vampires. "Only four vampires!" Fortunato growled angrily and turned to his assistant who pointed to the captive Piper, Phoebe and Buffy and said
"Don't blame me! Those three killed all the other vampires not ordered to kill the men above!"
Seeing that Prue had killed a vampire already Fortunato ordered, "Well get in there and help out!"
Paling slightly the lesser demon protested, "But it could soon be a fair fight!"
At that point Fortunato leaned forward and in icy voice said, "So. Go. NOW!" Fearing for his life the demon complied!
In the house above the very numbers of their enemies were working against them. They initially got in each others way. However Cole was still confused and fighting poorly without his half demon powers. Leo on the other hand, 'Can't do things like that!' The Darklighter thought as he saw Leo fight with incredible skill and even decapitate several vampires with his shield! Readying his magic crossbow the Darklighter continued, 'It's almost like the spell Fortunato used to defeat the witches has made him tougher, much, much tougher! Better kill him myself!'
'And you will make four! UGH!" WHAM! Prue cried out as the demon blinked in and slugged her from behind! He then blinked back to Fortunato with her! Fortunato then chained Prue's WW bracelets behind her back. As they watched Piper, Phoebe and Buffy realized that now like the classic Wonder Woman, with her bracelets chained Prue would lose all of her powers!
At that moment in the mansion above Cole had been swarmed under by vampires and the Darklighter fired his lethal crossbow at Leo's back!
As his human minions began to bind the helpless Prue further Fortunato counted off the costumed Buffy, Phoebe, and Piper and "One, Two, Three would be heroines and," pointing to Prue's unconscious form gloated, "Prue makes four!"
Part 13:'like a'
The last vampire of the four who had attacked Prue took great pleasure in further trussing up the unconscious witch. As he used the faux WW lasso to bind her elbows together and to secure her arms to her body with loops above and below her breasts he thought, 'If only I could drink her blood! But no, the boss has this big plan, grrr! Oh well at least his promised execution of the Slayer will be good and bloody!'
Moments ago in the house above, Cole tried to maintain his identity while being swarmed by vampires! He thought, "My name is Cole Turner! My Name is Cole Tu.., My name is' Suddenly he hurled the vampires from him in a herculean feat of strength and saw the Darklighter fire at Leo! "CAP! BEHIND YOU!" He shouted in a voice like thunder! Leo/Captain America whirled and deflected the deadly bolt with his shield! It instead struck the Wendigo right between the eyes!
Prue's legs had been bound as well, at the ankles and both above and below her knees. This done Fortunato's minions carried Piper and Prue in the direction of the 4th tunnel and Phoebe and Buffy to the first one. Rubbing his hands together Fortunato thought, 'Excellent! Soon at least three of them will die! And if one survives she will be mine!'
Back aove the Darklighter screamed in fury, "AAAAAAAAARGH!! Belthazor, you miserable traitor!"
"Belthazor? I don't know who you mean. My name is CAPTAIN MARVEL!" replied Cole whose half demonic nature had finally joined Leo in succumbing to the spell and the true blue heroic persona of his costume! The battle continued!
"MMPH!" Buffy complained as a rope was drawn tight around her already bound ankles and used to hoist her upside down! As she was hoisted into the air and swung over a huge pool of water she thought, 'I just had to get the only costume without boots! Hanging upside down smarts!' Furthermore she saw 'Those creeps are attaching sandbags to the other end of our ropes. They have cameras set up too! They are going to do the old let out the sand until they drop into the pool trick! How boring!'
Phoebe was receiving the same treatment but her ankles protected by her Supergirl boots was able to note something disturbing! 'That doesn't look like a swimming pool. It's more like something from Seaworld, like a' Just then she sees several gray fins break the surface of the water and finishes, 'shark tank!' "MMMMMMPH!!" Phoebe's muffled but still impressive scream echoes throughout the cave!
Part 14:"murder your sister!"
Leaving Phoebe and Buffy hanging over the shark tank Fortunato blinked to another room. In that room were a couple of his minions, Piper, Prue, a chair, a mounted crossbow and of course a guillotine! "Let's get started ladies!" He smiled and said.
Meanwhile in the mansion above the tide was turning! Cole, fully immersed in the Captain Marvel persona now slugged vampires right and left. As he did they often died! The Darklighter realized, 'Oh nuts! His energy blast power is now in his fists! I had better stop him!' With that he took aim at Cole/CM with his magic poisoned crossbow.
Piper watched her captors with ever growing alarm. First the blade of the guillotine was raised and the rope holding it up was taken and tied to a ring in the floor behind the wooden chair. Prue was then put into the guillotine. Next the mounted crossbow was cocked and readied. "Once the pressure on the cord is released it will fire at the wooden chair." Fortunato informed her. The cord went through a red rubber ball and was knotted on the other side. The ball also had a second cord through it's center which crossed the first. 'I don't like the look of this!' Piper thought and of course she was right! The ball went in Prue's mouth and was tied behind her neck. Next Fortunato turned and gesturing to Piper said, "Put her in the chair!"
Noticing the Darklighter about to shoot Cole/Cap M, Leo/Cap A threw his shield! It went through the necks of two vampires, off a wall, off the ceiling, smashed the crossbow and back to Leo/Cap A! As his jaw dropped in shock the Darklighter thought, 'Can this get anymore bizarre?' Of course it could!
"MMMMMMPH!!" Piper objected as they finshed tying her to the chair. Her arms had been forced over the back of the chair and then ropes secured above and below her breasts and another used to secure her ankle bonds to the low end of the gullotine rope.
Prue was rudely awakened with smelling salts and Fortunato began to explain, "Both of you could die. Or one could live. All you have to do is murder your sister!"