Tuesday Morning, 518/520

[sensethevisions]

After gaining Wyatt's reluctant assistance, Phoebe had come back to her rooms yesterday afternoon and took a shower. She then cleaned the rooms very thoroughly and did laundry -- and how did her bra get up there? After doing all of that, she had passed out on the couch in the main room.

Today, she had moved the table and couch back so that there was a nice clear area in the main room with which they could work.

Hopefully, she'd be able to use the spell to go right to Cole and find out what was going on. She knew that Wyatt was worried that the voice she was hearing could be a trap, but she really didn't think so. She knew that it was Cole reaching out to her. Their souls had always been linked, so if he was in need of help, why wouldn't she hear him?

She laid a pillow on the floor where she would cast the spell -- no reason to give herself a concussion when she left her body -- and paced as she waited for the others to arrive.


[[OOC: For blessed_twice and futurebucs_star. That Phoebe had visitors is okay for broadcast. What they did or spoke about? Not so much.]]

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Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

"You heard me?" Cole said, feeling a surge of elation. "But you don't belong here. You shouldn't be here, Phoebe. It's not safe for you."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"You didn't think I wouldn't come when I heard you asking for my help, did you?" She shook her head. "It apparently isn't safe for you, either, love. Where are we?"

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

"The Wastelands," Cole said. "Where all vanquished demons end up. The Beast feeds on their essence, their powers. We'll be safe here but not for long. We have to keep moving, the Beast will devour us both, for eternity."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"Huh... is there where Dane ended up after he attacked me, then?" She looked up into his face. "We have to get you out of here."

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

"Dane attacked you?" Cole said, then growled, "I'll kill him."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"I already did," she tried to soothe him. "I killed him with your Athame a few days ago. I'm not allowed to leave Fandom alone anymore, though. Wyatt, Chris, Anders and a few others have insisted upon it since there could be more attempts on me."

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

Cole looked down. "You know that . . . what happened? That wasn't me. Right?"

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe made him look at her. "Of course I know that. You would never have hurt those people, or me or endangered us like he did. That is not something you could do."

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

He touched a hand to her face. "I tried to stop the Source, but I couldn't. I'm sorry for everything I did. And . . . you did the right thing, vanquishing me."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"It wasn't you," she said softly, leaning into his hand and then leaning up to kiss him. "I know that... and so does everyone else, love." When he mentioned the vanquishing, tears really did fill her eyes. "I hated having to do that... but I knew... I knew that you wouldn't have wanted to be used like that."

Or so she kept trying to convince herself.

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

"I'd rather be dead," Cole confirmed. Then he sighed and looked around. "And now I am."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe fliched slightly, but did her best to hide it.

"But... you obviously are not meant to be dead because you've held on long enough to get through to me..."

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

"I wanted the chance to say that I was sorry," Cole said softly. "And to say goodbye. My human soul let me do that."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"No," Phoebe shook her head emphatically. "No. We are going to find a way to get you out of here, Cole. I have to believe there was more to it than that." She looked at him. "I said goodbye once and it has nearly killed me. I am not doing it again. You hang on and you do not give up, you hear me?"

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

"There's no way out for me, Phoebe," Cole said, shaking his head. "I'm dead. I held on to our love long enough for me to get through to you, but. . . ."

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe had tears escaping as she placed a hand on either side of his face. "No," she said fiercely. "No! I am not losing you again. We have powerful friends, Cole. We can save you. Our love... the link we share... if you cannot believe in life at least believe in that. I am not willing to lose you again, do you understand? If you give up now, you might as well just take me with you."

Re: Doing The Spell

[blessed_twice]

And that's when a pink demonic tongue slithered over the edge of the rock and looped around Phoebe's ankle.

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"What the hell?!" she demanded, trying to kick it away. "Get off me."

Re: Doing The Spell

[blessed_twice]

The tongue jerked suddenly, pulling Phoebe off her feet as it started to yank her down to the sands below.

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

Cole desperately grabbed hold of Phoebe. "Phoebe!" he cried, trying to resist the pull of the Beast.

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"Cole!" Phoebe screamed. "Cole!" Phoebe tried grabbing a hold of the rocks and keeping the thing from pulling her off of them. She started kicking.

Re: Doing The Spell

[blessed_twice]

Another tongue shot out of the sands and wrapped around Phoebe's waist, joining the first in trying to drag her down.

Re: Doing The Spell

[demonbelthazor]

Cole tried to keep hold of Phoebe, but his grip was slipping. The Beast was stronger than he was, and he had no powers to use against it.

Re: Doing The Spell

[sensethevisions]

"Cole!" Phoebe tried to cling to him. "Cole... help!"

That would also be when her body on the floor of her room started twitching and screaming as well.

Re: Doing The Spell

[blessed_twice]

Back in Fandom, Wyatt bolted upright on the couch. "What the hell?" he said.