The solarium. Filled with chintzy fabric and sunlight. Come here if you're cold or want some light.

::Luke wanders around this sun-lit room, running his hand on a wall that had probably been destroyed three years ago. Dissatisfied with his search, Luke walks to the kitchen.::

::Once again, Luke finds himself in this room after nearly seven months. He sees the various house plants and an empty bucket. Seeing that the plants needed water desperately, he takes the bucket and walks to the kitchen.::

::Luke re-enters with the bucket full of water. He sprinkles the plants with water generously but not to a point where they would drown and sets the bucket back on the floor. He continues calling out for the residents of Halliwell Manor, searching throughout the manor before he eventually arrives in the attic.::

::Luke enters the room, sitting down in a wicker chair. He buries his head in his hands, waiting for Phoebe and Leo.::

::Leo enters with Phoebe and looks at the whitelighter in the wicker chair.::

"Luke, I have told you how dangerous it is for whitelighters to go into the Underworld, right?"

::Luke stares up at Leo, almost laughing at the situation.::

"It's quite possible that you did. I mean, it was just bad luck that the demon I happened to be conversing with in that damn bar down there was a darklighter."

::He pulls out a potion from his hands.::

"Those damn orbs need to be destroyed somehow."

::He sighs heavily.::

"That'll surely piss off The Source one way or another and tip the scales in our favor. Besides, when I was alive and a witch, I went down there a lot and I was in greater danger then. I mean, short of a darklighter, we're fine, aren't we?"

"I don't think you understand, Luke. When you went there as a mortal, you only had to rely on your actions. Now that you're a whitelighter, darklighters can sense you from anywhere in the Underworld, and orb right to you. It is not a safe place for someone like us. At all. I think the last few times you've visited have shown you that."

::Luke lowers his head defeatedly.::

"I suppose you're right. I do have to mention that this witch I went down there with earlier stole some power orbs and the Elders say that her having them in her system isn't exactly good for her health."

::Leo sighs.::

"Great. Sounds great. She stole powers??"

::He looks at Phoebe in concern.::

"That's not good. They could overhaul her completely."

::Turns to Luke.::

"Who is she?"

"Well, she lost her power of telekinesis from one of The Source's lackeys, so we went to his Big Room O' Powers. That's where he stores the power orbs. We had to hightail it out of there quickly, what with The Source about to kill us and all, so she grabbed a few of them, including the one which had her power. Apparently, she took the other ones after we returned up here. There's also something about her girlfriend being hospitalized as well. She can't be healed by my powers, according to the Elders."

[A white orb suddenly whirrs in and smacks into Luke, hitting him in the chest.]

::Luke's body flings back a little bit as the orb enters through his chest. He looks to Leo and Phoebe, clearly confused.::

"What the hell was that?"

"I have no idea! Are you okay?"

"Yeah, uh, I think so..."

::He looks back to his chest briefly.::

"Did either of you see what hit me?"

"No... you looked like you'd been punched... I didn't see anything though..."

[Luke... you have been infected with the sin wrath.]

"Well, I'm glad you didn't happen to see what hit me, you dimwit."

::Luke rolls his eyes before standing up and looking out the window towards the garden. He speaks to himself, though he was loud enough for Phoebe and Leo to clearly hear him.::

"Honestly. What is is with the Elders telling me that 'time will only heal the wounds'? What the fuck ever. Lazy morons. Should orb a darklighter to spork their asses, especially that fucking Crystal!"

"Uh... Luke? Are you okay?"

::Luke continues to look outside of the window while berating Phoebe.::

"I was healed, wasn't I? Of course, I'm fucking okay! Christ. Weren't you there? Then again, you didn't see me get fucking hit. I would have at least expected you to see something shiny stitch up my wounds, but yet you manage to screw that up, too."

::Phoebe looks uneasily at Leo.::

::Returns the glance.::

"Okay, Luke, whatever just happened to you has done something... you need to stay calm and talk to us, and let us figure it out."

"There you are, being all self-righteous. Mr. Know-It-All. All I'm interested in is taking care of my enemies once and for all. The Sea Hag. The Source. Belthazor. Crystal. I think I'll add that whore Carys to the list, too. I have so many bones to pick with them."

::He punches his hand through the window and pulls it back. He picks the glass shards from his fist and watches his wounds heal, a little slowly than usual however.::

"Woah! Luke! What is wrong with you?"

(Piper's gonna go nuts.)

"Calm down! We're trying to help you!"

::Luke finally turns around to look at Phoebe and Leo.::

"Did I fucking ask for your help, Phoebe?"

"Hey. Don't talk to her like that."

(Something's happened to him. But what? Will the Elders know?)

"Luke, I think you should hang out here for a while with the sisters."

"And another thing: I'm so fucking tired of you telling me what to do!"

::He orbs behind Leo, taking a hold of his arm.::

"Let's go on a trip! It's free!"

::Luke orbs out of the manor, taking himself and Leo to The Source's Lair.::

::Luke orbs back into the room, looking at Phoebe.::

"That's done with."

::Leo orbs in seconds later.::

"What the hell are you playing at??"

::Phoebe panics.::

"PIPER!"

::Luke glares at Leo's recent reappearance.::

"Why the fuck are you back?"

::Piper runs in with Prue and Paige.::

"What's going on?"

::She looks at the rogue whitelighter, then her husband.::

::Phoebe suddenly punches Luke in the jaw, attempting to knock him out.::

::Luke stumbles backwards and loses his balance, falling hard on the ground.::

"Bitch."

"Piper! Freeze him!"

::Piper freezes Luke. It'll wear off when I say so.::

"What the hell's going on here?"

"He suddenly went psychotic. He looked like he'd been hit by something, then started... saying all these things, it's like he's... I don't even know. He even orbed me to The Source and tried to kill me!"

"What!?"

::Piper unfreezes Luke's head.::

"Did you try to kill my husband?"

"What's it to you, witch?"

"Is that supposed to be insulting?"