Looming and cavernous, these caves are dark and scary and why are you even here?

::Walking cautiously into the caves, Ash looks around to see if there's any possible trouble::

(This place is creepy, why the hell did I come here? Oh yeah...because I had nothing better to do. Might as well enjoy it. If you can even enjoy dark and scary places.)

::As she goes deeper inside, it gets darker and quieter. Tripping over a rock, she falls hard on the ground and yelps as she skins her knee. As she listens to her cry of pain echo off the walls, she hears another sound that doesn't sound quite right::

(Uh, was it just me or was that a really loud rumbling noise?)

"H-Hello?"

::The beast creeps out from the darkness, its eyes glowig a ravenous red at it stares at Ash hungrily. Behind it, lies the crumpled body of Paz, from where it grabbed him. He is bleeding heavily from several puncture wounds from the beasts's teeth.

A rumbling growl emits the beast's throat as it readies itself to pounce.::

(Holy shit! I knew coming here was a bad idea! Do something! Do something!)

::Ash scrambles to her feet and faces the beast. Seeing that it's about to attack her, she forms a fireball in her hand::

(Okay, small space, big beast, little Ash, dead guy. My odds are looking good. Here goes nothing!)

::Hurls the fireball at the beast's head hoping to blind him and then throws several more at the hideous creature praying that she doesn't die a horrible and painful death::

::The fireballs are like mere fleas to the hulking creature, which stalks towards Ash, now more than annoyed. Suddenly it roars, the sound echoing through the entire cave, and it swipes it's man-sized paw at Ash, a deadly stroke should it connect...::

(MovemovemoveMOVE!)

::Ash blinks out just before she gets clobbered to death and reappears behind the beast. Seeing that Paz isn't going to be much help, she quickly looks around for any kind of weapon. Grabbing a rock with sharp, jagged edges, she jumps onto the beast's back and holds on for dear life. She swings the rock down onto the beast's skull as hard as she can with her free hand, hoping that the physical approach works a little bit better::

::Paz groans, his wounds still bleeding badly. He rolls over slightly, eyes still closed and groans once more. He remains in his unconcious state, blissfully unnaware of the situation around him.::

::Moving quickly, the creature swiftly dodges the blow and tackles Ash, sending her backwards skidding across the ground. It drools in her face. Then it sinks it's teeth into her arm.::

::Screaming loudly, Ash raises up her free arm to try and defend herself from certain doom. Fueled by pain and hate she puts all of her power into one last attack::

(Work!)

::The Beast watches fire building in his victims hand and pulls away instincively, the jagged teeth ripping through Ash's arm and rendering it useless. With a snarl it swings it's fist towards Ash's head and sends her bleeding body into a wall::

::Paz stirs once more, this time his eyes moving slightly, the loud noise bringing him around. He blinks a few times in the dim light of the cave and noises of pain and confusion come from his throat. He is in emense pain as the wounds in his body are deep and vicious::

(What? Where am I?)

::He slowly moves his eyes around the area, aware of some kind of fight nearby, the sound slightly muffled and his vision blurry::

(What is that?)

::He strains his sight to see a cat like beast throw a girl at a rocky wall. He tries to stand up, his attempt failing. Scared at what is happening and what could happen to himself he weakly gestures at the beast, this attempts not working at all::

"Come on"

(Light, laser, anything, just work)

::He gestures with his hands once more, this time with more concentration and urgency. A flash of light fills the room, bathing everything in a white light::

(Run away....)

[Justin is neatly deposited on his feet behind the beast which is focussing on the masochistic Ash.]

(Fuck this. It's not running away it's a strategic retreat...)

::Before the beast can attack her again, Ash concentrates and blinks out to the Demonic Market::

::Justin blinks, his eyes adjusting to the darkness.::

(Did it work?)

::Finally, he notices the massive beast standing just a few feet from him. His eyes widen in terror.::

(It worked!)

::Looking around, he notices Paz lying on the ground, bleeding. He runs over to him and whispers in his ear.::

"Oh my God. We have to get out of here."

::Justin frantically looks around for an exit, any exit. Unfortunately, the beast seems to be between him and the only way out..."

"Okay, Paz, we're going to try a spell. Are you up for it?"

::He bagins to panic when his power does nothing, it just lights the room for a second, then stops. Then he feels the presence of another next to him, he looks at the figure crouching next to him and hears the voice of Justin::

(How did he...? I don't care)

::He grasps onto Justin's trouser leg, feeling comforted by his pressence, enjoying the warmth::

"Ok."

::He shifts himself slightly so that he is sitting with his back against the cave wall and rests his hands on Justin::

::Justin takes Paz's hand and turns towards the beast. He closes his eyes and concentrates.::

"Creature dark in lair foul,
Hiding within mountain's bowel,
May now your beastly form dissolve,
Be vanquished, all your sins absolved.
Without pain, now fade away,
On this hour, in this day."

::Paz feels Justin's hand close around his own, and he feels protected. He looks up at the Beast and wills Justin's words to work::

(Please work, please. come on.)

::He closes his eyes and concentrates hard::

::Pissed off to high hell by Justin's pathetic warbling, the beast pads right over to him and shoves it's face in his. It then roars ferociously, the force of the sound blowing Justin's hair back, and causing much sensory discomfort in the smell department. As it's eyes glow red, the beast prepares to attack these stupid victims who don't appear to be following their basic human instinct yet again.::

::Paz's heart hammers in his chest as the beast roars in Justin's face::

(For fuck sake)

::The fear overcoming the pain of his wounds he grabs a huge handfull of sand and throws it directly into the beasts eyes. He runs, still holding onto Justin's hand. He drags Justin behind him as he runs away from the beast onto the beach::

::The creature howls in pain, its red eyes blinking against the pain of the sand. Deciding against attacking more, it bounds off into the darkness.::

::A cluster of blue orbs light up the room as Paige orbs in with Phoebe and Petunius. On arrival, she lets go of their hands, and looks around.::

"Okay, it's dark. A little too dark."

::She shivers and looks around, waiting for Leo and Vince.::

"I hope someone has a match with them..."

::Leo orbs in, deposits Vince and orbs away to some gay bar, aka the manor

::Vince stares around in the darkness and pulls out a box of matches::

"I'm glad I have a match with me."

::He lights it and goes to stand next to Paige, reaching over behind her for a convenient unlit torch on the wall. It soon lights and the cave is basked in light::

"Let there be light."

"How convenient."

::Paige smirks at Vince, and then catches herself staring at his soft, full-looking lips. She clears her throat and glances around.::

"Okay well I don't see Piper. I guess we have to go further in."

::Peering into the darkness of the tunnels ahead of her, she wonders which to take.::

::Vince pulls the torch off the wall and holds it up, accidentally setting light to some cobwebs. He coughs and moves away, spotting another torch on the wall. He goes and lights that::

"Why don't we split up? You and me go to the right and Phoebe and Petunius down the left. Two witches on each won't be beaten by any pissy demons."

::He goes back to stand with Paige, waiting to see what she says::

"I don't think that's a good idea. We should all stick together. After all, Paige is the only one with the transport power, and what if we need to make an exit?"

(Then again, we could probably find her faster that way...)

::She looks awkwardly at her companions, unsure of what to do.::

::Petunius staggers for a moment, still getting used to the orbing. He leans on the wall for a moment to compose himself, then speaks.::

"Yeah, let's not do that so fast next time."

::He walks over to the others.::

"I have an idea. The spell to hear others' thoughts in your book of shadows. We could use that to maintain telepathic contact with each other. That way we can still split up and call for help if we need to. Luckily for you I have an almost photographic memory."

::He closes his eyes and breathes in and out for a moment and gains focus. He then takes out a small candle from his pocket and the match from Vince, before lighting it. He then takes Phoebe's hand in his, somehow hoping that contact with her will increase the power and by association, the success of the spell. He goes on to recite the words for the spell to hear others' thoughts.::

As flame lights shadow, and truth ends fear
Open locked thoughts to our minds' willing ear
May the smoke from this candle into everywhere creep
Bring innermost voices to mind in speech

::He looks around at each of them, waiting for some kind of a result.::

[Well done, Petunius. Your spell worked! Be careful though... you might hear a few things you wouldn't want to...]

::Petunius looks suspiciously around him for a moment, then at the other three witches with him.::

"Did it work?"

(Can you hear me?)

::Phoebe hears Petunius' voice, but as his lips don't move, she realises quickly what has happened.::

"Uh, yeah! It must've worked!"

(Oh GREAT.)

"You know. Um. Last time my sisters cast this spell... it didn't have that many great repercussions..."

(Don't think about sex don't think about sex don't think about sex don't think about sex.)

(You're thinking about sex you're thinking about sex you're thinking about sex you're thinking about sex)

::Vince laughs as he looks at Phoebe, broadcasting his thoughts to her. He glances at Paige and immediately pales, his thoughts turning to matters better left inside his head::

(Paige naked breasts pale naked skin undressing bra... shit, stop it. STOP IT LA LA LA LA LA LA LA I HATE YOU PETUNIUS LA LA BREASTS, SHIT la la la ohgodohgodohgod)

::He turns his head away from Paige, the flush spreading on his face. He fans himself, unconsciously freezing the air at the same time::

::Paige stares at Vince.::

::Phoebe stares at Vince.::

::Vince stares at the ground::

"Anyways..."

::Paige feels her cheeks flush slightly, even more so at the fact that she is a little turned on.::

(Sure hope these guys can't sense feelings... oh no... you're listening to me think right now, aren't you? Stop it. Stop it!)

"I said stop it!"

::Petunius stares at Vince, then Phoebe, then Paige then back at Vince again before broadcasting his thoughts.::

(Me? You're blaming me for this? The hell was I supposed to know we'd hear everything? It's their freakin' spell!)

::He then turns his attention to Phoebe, obviously feeling the heat that was so clearly evident in the room. He gulps a few times, trying desperately to moisten his rapidly drying throat. He suddenly feels something rise in his trousers and his eyes widen in pure fear and embarrasment.::

(If there is a god and if you can hear this please, please please don't make happen what I think is happening...)

::He looks down at the floor and realises that yes...he is in fact in full arousal and the crimson tone of his face increases by another ten shades.::

(Nononononononononono. Not now. Get down, damn you. GET. DOWN! Not in front of--oh crap.)

::Still getting used to the new way of communicating, he shifts uncomfortably behind a bit of rock that's standing erect on the floor.::

(Dammit!)

"Alright. Clearly this wasn't what I had in mind so why don't we speed it up and go to wherever the hell it is we're going to? You two go that way. Phoebe and I'll go to the beach. Separately. Phoebe? I'll meet you there."

::Not wanting to make an already embarrassing situation worse, he quickly runs to the beach.::

"Great. We're surrounded by sex maniacs."

::Phoebe watches Petunius go and turns to Vince and Paige.::

"Maybe we should split by sexes."

::She looks pointedly at Paige.::

(Was that thing as big as I think it was?)

"I think we're uh, straying, from the matter at hand here."

(Yes.)

"Okay, look, Phoebe, you just go after Petunius, I'll stay with Vince, we'll keep up communication, hopefully the distance will let us select the thoughts we broadcast, rather than have every little one heard."

(Woo look at me being all decisive! ... ahem...)

(You say you're surrounded by sex maniacs when you're checking out the size of his... whatever. Stop thinking. Let's go deeper into the caves, Paige. I've got the torch so we'll be able to see)

::Vince goes to stand by a tunnel and holds the torch inside it, trying to see how far back it goes::

"Fine, finefinefinefinefine."

::Phoebe rolls her eyes and then leaves, following Petunius to the beach.::

(Call if you need us.)