AN: I'm sorry if there's some mistakes, I'm almost falling asleep at my laptop. If there are any, let me know and I'll fix it later. Anyway, hope you like this chapter. Please read and review xoxox
Savin' Prue
"Tell me you're kidding." Darryl pleaded as Piper lead him into the living room.
"It's all over the news." Piper sighed as she sat down next to Phoebe and Bella as Joey turned the TV on.
"We called as soon as we saw the first broadcast." Phoebe told him. "Look."
"I'm reporting live from the county jail, where an inmate escaped earlier this morning." The reported said.
"Unbelievable." Darryl muttered.
"A massive manhunt has been launched to find the escapee. A man by the name of Bane Jessup, who was awaiting trial for racketeering, money laundering and embezzlement."
"So much for keeping things quiet. This is a nightmare."
Bella chuckled humorlessly. "Welcome to our world."
"You want some asprin?" Joey offered but Darryl shook his head.
"What I want is Prue safe, Bane put in jail, and nobody hurt by any..." He notices the weapon on the table and walked forward. "Do you know what this is yet?"
"We're not sure yet but we know that it was Bane who kidnapped Prue." Bella told him.
"What, has he made contact with you?"
"No, she has."
"It's a long story," Piper explained. "But she's okay."
"She said not to come looking for her. She said it was a trap." Phoebe said.
"Did she say what kind?" Darryl asked as he reached inside a brown sac and pulled out a thick file of paper. He placed it on the table, in front of the sisters and Joey. "Maybe this will help. The DA's file on Bane. That's all the information they pulled together for his trials. It's everything I copied before I got your phone call."
The phone rang as they began to look through it. Bella picked it up. "Hello? ... Really?" Her eyes widened as she glanced at Piper nervously. "It's someone calling for a Leonora Watkins. Leonora Watkins...isn't that weird?"
Piper pursed her lips, holding out her hand for the phone. "You have the wrong number." Piper said quietly once she'd placed the phone to her ear before hanging up.
Darryl looked between the annoyed Piper, the sheepish Phoebe and Bella and the amused Joey. "Anyway," he said slowly, "we believe Bane has a holdup somewhere. Maybe there's something in there that can tell you where."
"So what the hell is he doing? Oh god, I hope he's not hurting her!"
...
"Ahhh." Bane moaned as Prue pressed on his wound hard. "P-Prue!"
Prue rolled her eyes at him. "If I'm gonna clean the wound, then I have to stop the bleeding - I'm sorry."
"Do you even know what you're doing?"
"No." She admitted. "Not really, but right now I'm the only choice you've got. So, just try and hold still."
"That's easy for you to say. You don't have a set of fingernails clawing into your body."
"Yeah, well, I'm almost done." Prue hands him a white rag. "Put this in your mouth or something."
Bane ignored him. "Forget about me. Go home. Before Livtack's man comes back."
"I told you - he's gone. Probably ran back to Livtack."
"So, now he knows about you too." Bane pointed out. "All the more reason to leave."
"Well, as much as I would like to, I can't." She looked up at him. "Not untill I know that you're okay. Besides, it's probably better just to stay put, you know, I mean now that we've been...sighted, they'll expect for us to take off. Speaking of things that need to be taken off..." she stood up, handing him a towel with a sly smile on her face, "you're um, pants."
Bane stared at her with a raised eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
"Well, I need to get to the...um...wound."
"Forget it!"
Prue laughed. "Okay, you know what? It's just going to get infected. So you can either take your pants off on your own, or I can always do it by force."
Bane studied her for a moment before sighing and standing up.
...
"I am getting nowhere and everywhere." Phoebe said as she walked back into the conservatory with the Book of Shadows to see Piper, Bella and Joey going through Bane's records. "How about you lot? Any luck?"
"Well, Banes been very busy." Joey said absentmindedly. "Pick any crime and he's done it."
Phoebe sighed. "I feel like we're looking right at the answer, we're just not seeing it."
"There's a whole money laundering indictment here based on a real estate development." Bella said. "Exclusive custom homes - they're beautiful. I'd buy one...you know, if I ever had money. Check out the brochure." She handed it over to Phoebe who opens it to the first page.
"Mariner's Bluff. Oh! I'm sure the sea fairies will be very happy there!" Phoebe said sarcastically but her words made Piper look up startled.
"What did you say?" she asked, making Phoebe, Bella and Joey look at her confused. "What exactly did your spell say?"
Phoebe and Bella shared a glance. "I beseech all powers above, send a sign to free our sister's heart, one that will lead her to her love." Bella told her. "Why?"
"Because the Book of Shadows specifically opened to the Mariners section. What if the signs we're getting have nothing to do with Dan and Leo, and everything to do with Prue?" she suggested. "Where is Mariners Bluff?"
Phoebe opened up the brochure and looked down at the map, sighing when she found where it was. "Bodega Bay."
"Leonardo's Boutique of Bodega Bay." Joey pointed out.
"Good thing we cast that spell, then?" Bella chuckled weakly to Piper, turning away quickly when Piper gave her an unimpressed look.
"Okay, so what are the clues?" Piper asked, getting down to business. "Mariners, Bodega Bay, Leonora Watkins."
Bella pointed to the map. "Watkins Road Exit."
"So, we've almost found her. All we need is an address."
"What's this?" Phoebe asked, flipping through various papers and brochures. "Lets see." She opened up a map of the lots in Mariners Bluff.
"Are the lots numbered?" Piper asked.
Phoebe sat down and accidently hit the power button on the television remote control. "In an exhibition game last night, the Mariners lost to the Angels, 8 to 7." The sports broadcaster said. "In other news, Sami Sosa - "
Phoebe quickly turned it off with a sigh. "Okay - now we're back to Dan and Leo. Mariners, Angels."
"No Phoebe, 8 to 7." Piper said slowly. "Lot 827?"
Phoebe looked back down at the map. "Yes, there's an 827 at the top of the hill."
...
"Prue, why are you still here?" Bane asked.
Prue avoided his gaze. "Because...um...I believe you."
"Well, thank you. It's been a long time since someone believed in me."
"Maybe that's because you stopped believing in yourself."
"You know, I haven't always been like this." Bane told her. "Wrong side of the law, always looking over my shoulder, I had dreams once. Big dreams."
"It's not too late to change now."
"Nah, it's too late for me, but not for you. So, you should definitely go, so you can still have your dreams."
Prue smiled weakly. "Easier said than done."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. I've just been thinking lately, that maybe dreams are just that. Dreams."
"I don't believe that." Bane whispered as they slowly began to lean closer to each other. As they came within inches of each other, Prue lifted her hand and placed it on the back of Banes kneck, making him wince. "Ow."
"I'm sorry." Prue muttered as they chuckled.
"I'm not." Bane whispered back and they smiled at each other before kissing.
...
"I'm kinda scared of what we're gonna find." Piper admitted as they walked further into the building. Phoebe and Bella nodded in agreement before their eyes widened when they walked into a large room to see a half naked Prue kissing Bane who was only wearing a blanket.
Piper gasped, throwing up her hands and freezing Bane. "Oh...my...god."
"Well, you were right to be scared." Bella said bluntly.
"Uh..." Prue stared at them in shock and embarrassment. "What are you guys doing here?"
"We're rescuing you." Phoebe said sarcastically. "From the tall, dark and naked man!"
"I told you to stay away!" Prue put her hands on her hips.
"Yeah, and now we know why." Bella chuckled.
"I don't believe this!" Piper snapped. "We've been frantic, worried sick about you thinking you've been kidnapped - "
"Yes, I was."
Piper pointed to the side of the make-shift bed. "Panties."
Prue blushed. "Oh!" She rushed over and picked them up. "Uh, thanks. Look, you guys have really got this all..." she looked down at her underwear in her hand and hid it behind her back, "...wrong."
"Yeah, we know. It's a 'trap'." Piper frowned.
"A tall, dark and naked trap." Phoebe piped up.
"All right, how did you three find me anyway?" Prue asked, walking away to pick up the rest of her clothing.
"We'll explain on the way," Bella said, "but we need to get back to the manor because a demon is behind this."
"Yeah, Livtack." Prue frowned. "Wait, how did you know?"
"We have the weapon he used to break Bane out of jail." Phoebe told her but it made her frown even more.
"No, he tried to kill Bane in jail, not break him out."
"Or so Bane says." Piper said dryly.
"Well, I believe him, because one of the guys came here and tried to kill me."
"All the more reason we should be going."
"Fine, then just unfreeze him." Prue said, making her sisters stare at her.
"WHAT?" Piper exclaimed. "You want us to bring him along?"
Prue didn't even flinch. "Well, yeah. I mean, I told him that I would help him. And I can't leave him here when everything I have to do is clearly at the manor."
"Prue, I understand that you fancy him but can we trust him?" Bella asked, glancing at Bane unsure. Prue nodded and Piper sighed, knowing that Bella was going to take Prue's word for it. She glanced at Phoebe who just shrugged.
Piper turned to the frozen man who had tried to kill them only a few months before and unfroze him. Bane stood up straighter, pulling the blanket up higher as he turned to look at them. "Well, hello." He said charmingly, making Bella and Phoebe blush and Prue smile while Piper just frowned at him.
"Nice to see you again." Piper said dryly. "Would you put some clothes on?" she sighed as he turned to pick up his clothes, the two younger sisters still watching. She cleared her throat and put her hands over their eyes.
...
Joey frowned when the sisters walked back into the manor with Bane. He sent Bella a questioning look but she just shook her head. "Listen, do you guys have any peroxide and stuff? I think I should clean this up."
"Uh, yeah. Upstairs bathroom, medicine cabinet." Prue told him and he smiled at her.
"Thanks." He said before walking upstairs. Prue walked into the livingroom, her sisters and Joey followed.
"First I'd like to tell you how relieved I am you're okay." Piper said calmly.
"Us too." Phoebe said, Bella and Joey nodded.
"And second, I'd like to tell you that you have completely lost your mind."
"Completely lost your mind!" Phoebe repeated loudly.
"Okay, we have a demon to vanquish." Prue sat down.
"You really want to help him?" Piper asked as she, Phoebe and Joey stared at her like she'd lost her mind while Bella just sat down next to her.
"Piper, past aside, I know an innocent when I see one. And, I trust him."
Phoebe sighed as she sat down in front of Prue. "Prue - "
"Phoebe, I'm going to help him." Prue said firmly.
"Think about this," Joey pleaded. "How well do you really know him?"
"Enough for her to trust him and we all know that Prue doesn't trust easily." Bella said dryly, ignoring Prue's mock glare.
"Yes, Bella, but you trust way too easily." Joey said softly.
"I trust Prue's judgement." Bella said before shrugging when Prue raised an eyebrow. "Most of the time anyway."
Prue smiled at her fondly. "Regardless, Litvack has to be vanquished, whether Bane is on our side or not."
"It would be nice to know that ahead of time. Minimize the surprises." Phoebe muttered as Prue began to flip through the book.
"You really want to minimize them? Help me find Litvack in the Book of Shadows."
...
"I found Litvack in the book." Bella said as Prue and Bane walked down the stairs, hand in hand. "But I can't find anything in here about how to vanquish him."
"Maybe that means there isn't a way." Piper suggested with a shug.
"Where there's a demon, there's a way." Phoebe said as Prue and Bane sat down, then she turned to Bane. "Our jewelry better be where it's supposed to be." She glared and he glared back.
"We need to focus on Litvack." Prue said firmly, glaring at her younger sister.
"Do we?" Piper asked. "I mean aside from the fact there's nothing in the book to help us maybe we should just let bad enough alone."
Joey frowned at her. "What are you talking about, Piper?"
"I'm talking about our lives, as in saving them. This demon has powers we don't know about. Why go up against him unprepared, what's the rush? He doesn't know about us or anything - "
"Sure he does." Bane interupted, making everyone turned to him. "I mean, the demon he sent after us saw Prue's power, right? You know he told Litvack."
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean he knows about all four of us." Prue protested.
"Look, all I'm saying is he knows enough. I mean, you don't go after him, he comes after you."
"How can you be sure?" Bella asked.
"Because I know him...that's why. Better than I wish I did." Bane said, Phoebe snorted in disbelief.
Piper sighed. "Okay, still doesn't help us vanquish him."
"I just wish we knew what his powers were." Phoebe muttered.
"You don't know what they are?" Prue asked.
Bane shook his head. "No idea." He told them but he could tell they didn't believe them. "Still have that weapon right?" he asked.
Piper's eyes widened. "What?" She snapped, staring at him suspiciously.
He shrugged. "Might be our only hope."
"I thought only another demon could activate it."
"I got one to activate it before, maybe I can do it again."
Prue nodded in agreement. "Yeah, he's right. That's how he took out the demon guard."
"So he says..." Phoebe muttered bitterly and Bane'd finally had enough.
He glared at her. "What? You think I'm lyin'?" he snarled but she didn't even flinch.
"What do you think?"
"I think I don't like your implications lady!" He stood up. "I'm in this mess because Litvack tried to off me, remember? If you don't trust me, that's fine! I really don't care. But trust this! I've had it with all this supernatural crap, and I'll do anything I have to get out from underneath it."
"That's what worries me!" Phoebe shot back.
"Okay," Prue said quickly before it could get worse, "you know what? I trust him. And please, I'm just asking you guys to trust me. If we're going to get Litvack, then we're gonna have to work together - with Bane. Otherwise, we're all gonna be dead."
"Okay, lets go get that weapon." Bella said quickly, pulling Phoebe out of her seat before she, Phoebe, Piper and Joey walked out of the room.
Bane turned to Prue. "I don't know what to say." He said honestly.
"You don't have to say anything. I'll be right back." She gave him a kiss on the cheek before following her family out of the room.
...
"He lives in a cemetery?" Prue asked as they walked through the gravestones. "How cliche."
"Well, atleast it's not a warehouse again." Phoebe pointed out.
"Ah, do we really think this is a good idea?" Piper asked. "We don't really have a plan."
Bella chuckled. "Does it really matter if we have a plan? It always ends up going wrong."
"Bane goes in, we follow, Piper freezes Litvack, you get the weapon in his hand, turn it on him, I mean it's pretty simple." Prue said as they got closer to Litvack's lair.
"Still..."
"Maybe you should give me that weapon." Bane suggested as they came to a stop. Phoebe chuckled darkly.
"I don't think so!"
Bane sighed in frustration. "Listen, the guy wants me dead, remember? The only way for me to stay alive long enough for our plan to work is to show him good faith."
"Double crossing us shows some pretty good faith too, don'tcha think?"
"Pheebs, we're been through this. Please don't start." Bella groaned.
"It doesn't change my mind."
"All right, give it to him, we're either doing this or we're not." She took the weapon off Phoebe and handed it over to Bane.
"Thank you." He said before walking upto the tomb with the engravings; William Bowen 1889-1979. He flipped down all the 9's so they became 6's and then opened the door. "You guys wait at the base of the steps for my signal." He said before freezing when he saw that even Prue looked at him suspiciously. He walked over to her and gave her a smile. "Trust me." He whispered before turning away.
"I hope we're not making a huge mistake." Phoebe sighed. Prue glanced at her before moving to follow Bane, her sisters following.
"Hello Litvack." They heard Bane say.
"Well, well. I was wondering when you were going to show." They heard another man say as they quickly sneaked into the room, hiding behind a wall.
"Before you kill me..." Bane started but trailed off when Litvack's servant aimed his weapon at him.
"It's all right." Litvack said.
"I wanted to give you something." Bane carried on. "Hopin' that you'd spare me." He handed it over.
There was a small pause. "Hmmm...I'm afraid it's gonna take much more than this." He laughed.
"Now!" Bane yelled and Piper quickly stuck her hand out, freezing the entire room.
"That was easy." Bella said with a frown as they moved out of their hiding space.
"A little too easy." Phoebe commented.
"Let's just get this over with." Piper said, causiously walking over to Litvack and was about to take the weapon off him when his hand suddenly moved. She gasped and he smiled. "He didn't freeze. H-he didn't freeze!" Piper backed up to her sisters.
Litvack chuckled. "I'm immune to the parlor tricks of witches. What's the matter? Bane didn't tell you about that power?"
Piper, Phoebe and Bella turned to Prue who looked torn between hurt and disbelief. "He said he didn't know."
Litvack stood up. "He knew. He just didn't tell ya. He showed his true colours, his true evil colours." He reached his left hand out to his side, and a rotating triangular sphere of fire appeared.
"Prue, I just want you to know I am really pissed at you." Phoebe said as they clinged to each other.
"No, no, no, wait." Prue shook her head. "Something isn't right."
"This is going to please the source." Litvack said smugly.
"Piper, unfreeze Bane!" Prue said quickly.
"Huh?" Piper frowned.
"Hurry!"
Piper quickly threw up her hands and Bane unfroze. He glanced back at them and then at Litvack's servant who's weapon was ready to be aimed. He goes behind him, takes the weapon hand and aimed it at Litvack.
Prue smiled. "Tell the source that we said 'hi'!" She said happily, making his smile fade.
He turned around, only to find a beam of bluish light flash towards him, hitting him in the chest. His own weapon set off and hit his servant.
"Traitor!" Litvack snarled at Bane before he and his servant burst into flames.
Prue ran to help Bane up. "Are you okay?" she asked concerned.
Bane nodded. "Yeah."
"Well, that was eventfull." Bella said lightly. "Can someone please explain to me what just happened."
"Bane just saved our lives is what happened." Prue said smugly.
Phoebe's eyes widened. "Wait, are you saying that this was all part of the plan? To make it look like you were double-crossing us?"
Bane nodded again. "I had to. If I had told you about his power, you would have come up with a different plan of attack. Litvack would have known it. He's telepathic, remember? So, he had to believe I double-crossed you. So you had to believe."
"How did you Prue would figure it out in time?" Piper asked.
"We...uh...trust each other." Bane said as the two of them stared a smile.
...
"Strange, isn't it? Being back where we started?" Prue smiled at Bane once they were back at the manor, sitting in the conservatory.
"Stranger to me is that I'm still here." Bane chuckled.
"It was really good of you to call Morris."
"I have to go back - it's the right thing to do. As much as I would prefer not to. Listen, I don't know how much time I have so...uh...I really want to apologize."
"Don't. I'm not sorry at all."
Bane smiled and kissed her before leaning back. "So, we're in an awkward part, you know?"
"Tell me about it."
Bane smiled even more. "Well, next time, I'll call first, huh?"
"Thank you for saving my life."
"Thank you for changing mine." Bane whispered and Prue moved onto his lap, giving him a hug.
...
"Who do you think the source is and should we be worried?" Bella asked, looking around the crowded club.
"I don't know." Piper sighed. "And boy did we read Bane wrong."
Bella scoffed. "We?" she asked but was ignored.
"Not surprising. We read all the signs wrong." Phoebe pointed out before smiling when Prue sat down next to them. "Hey!"
"Hey!" Prue replied, sounding just as cheerfull but her smile didn't quite reach her eyes.
"How'd it go?" Piper asked.
"Um...well, the cops came and took him away a little while ago. So, everything's back as it should be."
"Are you okay?" Bella asked softly.
"I'm fine. He thanked me for changing his life."
"Wow!" Phoebe bit her lip. "You must have been a really good uh..."
"Influence on him." Piper finished for her.
Prue smiled. "I'm sure the influence was mutual. So, ummm, how did you guys find me anyway?"
Piper glanced accusingly at Bella and Phoebe, who avoided her gaze sheepishly. "We may have cast a little spell." Bella told Prue. "To help Piper find her true love. It was supposed to help her choose between Dan and Leo but instead it lead us to you."
"Naked - I might add." Phoebe piped up.
"I want you to know, I tried to stop them." Piper added but Prue just smiled at them.
"Yeah, and you probably would have too. If you weren't busy getting kidnapped." Phoebe smirkly slyly at Prue.
Prue blushed but kept her gaze on Piper. "So, what was the outcome? Dan or Leo?"
"I never needed a sign to tell me where my heart lies." Piper looked over at Leo and smiled.
R&R :)