Chapter 26:

A/N: Okay, thanks for those of you who have reviewed so far! But keep it up people! I'm loosing my motivation here! Also my muse seems to want to go on another vacation soon…so please review more so I feel more obligated to update. Please enjoy this next chapter and REVIEW!!!

p.s. sorry about the typos in the last chapter…it was pretty late last night when I wrote it. This next chapter will take place in the real world, but a mix between the Manor and the Underworld. Oh, and to answer questions…this story is sort of a mix between the episodes of brain drain and that one with the alternative realities where Paige sneezes. I don't really know, but I just mostly got the idea from those two episodes.

(In the Manor back in the real world…)

Back in the Manor, Leo and the sisters were each doing there separate things to prevent themselves from going crazy. Piper was mixing up potions and trying to formulate new plans to get her niece back. Phoebe was up in her bedroom writing spells. Paige was meditating, trying to see if she could sense Jessica. Prue was up in the attic, talking to her mother and Grams, whom she'd contacted for advice. Leo was up on the Golden Gate Bridge, also trying to contact Jessica, but also thinking about alerting the Elders.

"Mom, I don't think I could last if Jessie never comes home. I'm not strong enough to live through the death of my daughter. I need her back, and I need her back now. I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. I can't sense her like I could before." Prue exclaimed

"Prue, listen. Don't give up just yet. I promise you, things will work out. I know the fear of loosing a daughter. I used to worry about that all the time. But you have to stay strong, and keep looking. The answer will come to you; it always does. As for not being able to sense her, well, that could possibly mean she's in the Underworld. But it could also mean she's in an alternative universe of some sort." Patty replied

"I guess. But what am I supposed to do? I feel like when Jessica…disappeared, she took the magic with her." Prue sighed

"Prue, I know how you feel. I lost a daughter myself, and it wasn't easy. But I can tell you this…you and Jessica have the strongest bond any mother and daughter could have. You are both also very strong anyways. But you would be able to sense it if Jessica... well, you know. But she hasn't and you know it. She's still here…you just have to find her." Penny added

"True. One thing I do know, however, is that Cole has her. And he is going to give her back." Prue said

"That's my girl. Now, get back to searching. With a little magic, love, and help, you can get through this." Penny replied, giving Prue a light smack on her butt as Prue went to go downstairs. She turned around to look at Penny and Patty one last time.

"Blessed be." They smiled

"Blessed be." Prue replied, as they disappeared

(In the Underworld)

Cole was in his throne room, thinking about success. And happiness. He knew he'd won. He knew he had succeeded. He knew he was victorious. He also knew he was now in major trouble with Prue. He had taken her most prized possession. Not only that, he would turn his most prized possession against her. He decided to go and check on how Cayla was doing with Jessica, turning her mind and altering her realities into a whole other universe.

He walked into the room and saw Cayla working on Jessica. Seeing Cole, Cayla stopped what she was doing.

"How is it going?" Cole asked in the Source's voice.

"My lord. It is working well so far. She has become…confused and disoriented. I have left some things from her reality and mixed it with her altered universe. I left a fake note from her mother and left her with her powers. This way, she doesn't know that this universe she's in is completely false." Cayla said

"Good, good. Just don't leave too much from reality; otherwise it might convince her that her world is not reality." Cole ordered

"Good point. How are you doing?" Cayla asked

"Oh…good. Happy. Powerful. Victorious. Evil." Cole replied

"Good. I'm glad. You deserve it, my lord. Would you like to take over or would you like me to continue?" Cayla asked

"Actually, I think I will take it from here. I will call you when I get tired. Go get some rest." Cole said

"Thank you." Cayla replied, and left the room.

Standing over his unconscious daughter, he smiled evilly. "So…confused enough yet? I think not. Let's have some more fun with you. We can screw your brain up so much, that not only will you be on my side, you will turn against your mother and the Charmed Ones once and for all."

He laughed in spite of himself. He was so evil, it made him almost giddy. Smiling again, he put his hands on both sides of Jessica's head and began his work.

(Back in the Manor…)

Prue went downstairs to see Piper mixing potions.

"Hey you. What's up?" Prue asked quietly.

Piper turned to look at her sister. She sighed. "I just don't know what to do anymore. I've mixed potion after potions, but I don't think any of it is powerful enough to get Jessie back and destroy Cole once and for all. I feel almost like the magic is gone."

"I know, sweetie. I felt that same way. But after talking to Mom and Grams just now, they gave me some good advice so now I think we have the tools and power we need to get her back." Prue said

Piper replied uncertainly, "Yeah…I guess so. But we are on the losing end here. We don't know what's happened to Jessie or even where she is. Without that type of information, I feel so lost."

"I know, sweetie. I feel lost too. But I've also got hope. We just have to stick together, because that's how we work. Its how we work as Charmed Ones and it's how we work as sisters." Prue said "Now, let's go get our other sisters and come up with a plan."

She and Piper walked upstairs together.

(On the Golden Gate Bridge…)

Leo was sitting up on the Golden Gate Bridge, thinking. He was trying to come up with a plan on how to save Jessica. He knew they had to save her soon, not only for Jess's sake, but also Prue's.

He could sense the major tension in the Manor….the tension of his wife and his sisters-in-law.

"Hey…If anyone can here me, could you please come down? We're sort of having a bit of a problem down here." Leo called

A few seconds later, an Elder appeared.

"Hello, Leo. What seems to be a problem?" The Elder asked

"Well, did you guys hear about Jessica?" Leo asked

"Yes…actually, we saw it. Go on," The Elder encouraged

So Leo told the Elder the whole story. When he was finished, he looked at the Elder and asked "So can you help us?"

"Well…considering such a strong power is on the line, I guess I'll go up and see what we can do. I will call a meeting. If you would like to attend, you are welcome to." The Elder said

"Thank you." Leo replied, and the Elder orbed back Up There in Elderland.

A/N: Well, hope you liked that chapter. I don't think it came out as lame as I thought it would be….yay! Any questions, comments…you know what to do! So, as always, please REVIEW!!!!!!!!!