Return Of The Demon Son
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters. Ben (Phoebe and Cole's demon son) is my own creation.
Summary: Phoebe and Cole's demon son is alive. He has become a powerful leader in the underworld. He tries to make Phoebe turn evil so she can help him take is rightful place as the Source. (This story takes place after Auntie Prue Whitelighter, except Phoebe isn't married and didn't have a child.)
Chapter 1
In The Halliwell Manor:
Phoebe struggled in her sleep. She was having the same nightmare again. In her dream she was standing in front of a black alter somewhere in the underworld. On the other side of the alter stood a handsome, young, dark-haired man. He was holding a dagger with a red jeweled eye on the handle. He spoke the same words he had said in all the other dreams. "Join me or die." In the dream, Phoebe could neither speak nor move. She wanted to scream "Never!" but she felt a deep sympathy for this man. Waking from her nightmare at last, Phoebe let out a long loud scream. She was shaking and covered with sweat.
Piper burst into the room and ran to Phoebe. "Are you all right Pheebs?" Phoebe nodded. "I'm fine. Just a nightmare." Phoebe always felt bad when she woke her older sister, but she was glad to have her comfort that night. Piper slipped into Phoebe's bed as she always did and cuddled her baby sister close. "Shhh. It's ok now." Phoebe curled into her sister's side and let her fears be washed away in the soothing tone of Piper's voice. Piper rocked Phoebe and whispered, "You're safe. It was just a dream." She knew better than to try to push Phoebe into talking about her dream. Many a night she had slipped into Phoebe's bed and comforted her after a nightmare. Even now that they were grown, she couldn't help being the big sister. And besides Prue had always done the same for her. Within a short time, Phoebe was once again asleep. Piper closed her eyes and held Phoebe as she slipped off to sleep.
Phoebe awoke with a start. For a moment she couldn't figure out what Piper was doing in her bed. Then she remembered. The nightmare. What could it mean? Who was the man she couldn't say no to? He seemed so familiar. Phoebe wanted to wake Piper and tell her everything, but she knew it wasn't the right time. Climbing out of bed as carefully as she could, Phoebe left Piper asleep and headed down to the kitchen. Paige was standing at the counter drinking coffee. "Good-morning Phoebe. You look terrible." Phoebe grabbed a cup and started filling it with coffee. "Thanks a lot Paige." Phoebe took a sip of her coffee and sat down at the table. Paige joined her. "Is everything ok?" Phoebe nodded. "Sure. Just fine." Paige didn't believe her for a second. "Where's Piper?" Phoebe opened the paper that was lying on the table. "She's still sleeping." Paige wanted Phoebe to confide in her, but she knew she wouldn't. They still had issues. Phoebe didn't trust her completely like she did Piper. Paige finished her coffee and stood. "I gotta go. I'm already late." Phoebe looked up at her younger sister. "New temp job?" Paige nodded. "Yeah. Secretary to some big shot publisher." Phoebe smiled. "Have fun." Paige grimaced. "Yeah right." Paige left Phoebe alone reading the paper.
Piper woke slowly. She was still tired. She had to get up. Wyatt and Chris would soon be awake. Piper went into her room and quickly dressed. Then she went into her sons' room. Wyatt was already awake sitting up in his little bed. He smiled when she came in. Piper picked some clothes out and dressed Wyatt. He went to his toy box and started playing. Piper went to the crib and picked up Chris. He started to cry immediately. She soothed him by rocking him. As soon as he was quiet she dressed him. Then she carried Chris downstairs followed by Wyatt.
In the kitchen Phoebe was still reading the paper as Piper and the boys came in. Wyatt ran to Phoebe and she pulled him up into her lap. "Morning Piper." Piper put Chris in his high chair. "Morning. Phoebe can you put Wyatt in his seat?" Phoebe stood up with Wyatt and pulled out the chair next to hers. She put Wyatt into his booster seat and buckled him in. Piper made some oatmeal for Wyatt and set it in front of him. She mixed some baby cereal for Chris and started to feed him.
Prue orbed in. "Hello everyone." Piper smiled and said, "Hi Prue." Phoebe nodded hello. Wyatt got down from his seat and went to Prue. "Is it time to go back to school?" Prue nodded. "Yes Wyatt. You've taken enough time off. It's time to get back to work." Prue quickly hugged Piper and Phoebe. Wyatt hugged his mother. Piper's eyes filled with tears. It never got easier to let him go. "Be careful Wyatt. Stay out of trouble." Wyatt smiled. "I will Mom. Don't worry." Wyatt took Prue's hand and they orbed back to magic school.
Phoebe put down her paper and drank the last of her coffee. She stood up. "I guess I'm off to work now." Piper looked up from Chris. "Drive safely." Phoebe kissed Chris's head. "I will. You worry too much Piper." Phoebe left. Piper finished feeding Chris and took him upstairs.
Somewhere downtown:
Phoebe was stuck in traffic. There had been an accident and it didn't look like she'd be moving anytime soon. She had forgotten to charge the battery in her cell phone, so she couldn't even call work and let them know she'd be late.
Sitting there, her mind started to wander. She began to daydream. In the dream she saw a little boy with black hair and her deep brown eyes. She knew it was Ben, her demon son, from the way Leo, Prue, and Paige had described him. But to Phoebe he didn't seem demonic. He seemed like any other normal happy little boy. In the daydream he was playing with a dog. He'd throw a ball and the dog would bring it back. Every time the dog brought back the ball, he'd collapse in a fit of giggles. Phoebe couldn't help but smile. Then the boy saw her. He ran straight to her yelling, "Mommy!" Phoebe saw herself standing there with her arms outstretched. Ben leapt into her arms and she hugged him tight. It felt good to hold him in her arms. She couldn't sense anything evil in this sweet little boy.
Suddenly a horn sounded behind her bringing her back from her daydream. The wreck had been cleaned up enough to allow traffic to move. She couldn't get the daydream out of her mind as she drove to work. What did it mean?
Back At the Halliwell Manor:
Leo orbed into the living room where Piper was playing with Chris. "Piper, Phoebe's in danger. Where is she?" Piper jumped up. "She left for work about 20 minutes ago. What do you mean she's in danger?" Leo picked up Chris. "Ben is back. Somehow he's aged 20 years in a matter of months. He's after Phoebe. The only way he can become the source is to turn Phoebe evil and use her powers." Piper ran to the phone and dialed Phoebe's cell number. There was no answer. Leo handed Chris to Piper. "I'll go warn her." Leo orbed out.
At the Bay Mirror:
Phoebe sat at her desk trying to concentrate on the letters from her readers. Usually she could give advice no matter what was on her mind. But the daydream kept popping into her mind. She closed her eyes for a second to clear her mind and she fell asleep.
When her eyes opened, Phoebe found herself in a cavernous room in the underworld. She wasn't sure if it was a dream or if it was real. She looked around. There was an alter on the far side of the room and the rest of the room was empty.
Suddenly the little boy, Ben, appeared. He grinned at Phoebe. "Mommy!" He ran toward her, but as he came closer he changed. He grew steadily older. In a few steps he'd gone from a boy of 6 to a young man of about 20. She didn't reach out for him as she had done in the daydream. He was demonic, she could feel it. Ben seemed hurt that she hadn't greeted him with open arms. "Mother don't you recognize me?" Phoebe backed into the wall. "I'm not your mother. You were never mine." Ben's eyes glowed bright green in anger. "Liar! You gave birth to me and then abandoned me because my father was a demon!" Phoebe was so afraid her whole body began to shake. "Ben, I didn't abandon you. I didn't even give birth to you. The Seer stole you from me." Ben grabbed Phoebe's arm. Her skin felt like it was on fire. She screamed. "What's the matter mother? Afraid of your own son?" Phoebe managed to pull away. Her arm was burned badly. "You aren't my son." Those words were like daggers to Ben. He flew into a rage and knocked Phoebe into the wall. She fell to the floor unconscious. She would join him soon enough. If she didn't she'd die.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters. Ben (Phoebe and Cole's demon son) is my own creation.
Summary: Phoebe and Cole's demon son is alive. He has become a powerful leader in the underworld. He tries to make Phoebe turn evil so she can help him take is rightful place as the Source. (This story takes place after Auntie Prue Whitelighter, except Phoebe isn't married and didn't have a child.)
Chapter 1
In The Halliwell Manor:
Phoebe struggled in her sleep. She was having the same nightmare again. In her dream she was standing in front of a black alter somewhere in the underworld. On the other side of the alter stood a handsome, young, dark-haired man. He was holding a dagger with a red jeweled eye on the handle. He spoke the same words he had said in all the other dreams. "Join me or die." In the dream, Phoebe could neither speak nor move. She wanted to scream "Never!" but she felt a deep sympathy for this man. Waking from her nightmare at last, Phoebe let out a long loud scream. She was shaking and covered with sweat.
Piper burst into the room and ran to Phoebe. "Are you all right Pheebs?" Phoebe nodded. "I'm fine. Just a nightmare." Phoebe always felt bad when she woke her older sister, but she was glad to have her comfort that night. Piper slipped into Phoebe's bed as she always did and cuddled her baby sister close. "Shhh. It's ok now." Phoebe curled into her sister's side and let her fears be washed away in the soothing tone of Piper's voice. Piper rocked Phoebe and whispered, "You're safe. It was just a dream." She knew better than to try to push Phoebe into talking about her dream. Many a night she had slipped into Phoebe's bed and comforted her after a nightmare. Even now that they were grown, she couldn't help being the big sister. And besides Prue had always done the same for her. Within a short time, Phoebe was once again asleep. Piper closed her eyes and held Phoebe as she slipped off to sleep.
Phoebe awoke with a start. For a moment she couldn't figure out what Piper was doing in her bed. Then she remembered. The nightmare. What could it mean? Who was the man she couldn't say no to? He seemed so familiar. Phoebe wanted to wake Piper and tell her everything, but she knew it wasn't the right time. Climbing out of bed as carefully as she could, Phoebe left Piper asleep and headed down to the kitchen. Paige was standing at the counter drinking coffee. "Good-morning Phoebe. You look terrible." Phoebe grabbed a cup and started filling it with coffee. "Thanks a lot Paige." Phoebe took a sip of her coffee and sat down at the table. Paige joined her. "Is everything ok?" Phoebe nodded. "Sure. Just fine." Paige didn't believe her for a second. "Where's Piper?" Phoebe opened the paper that was lying on the table. "She's still sleeping." Paige wanted Phoebe to confide in her, but she knew she wouldn't. They still had issues. Phoebe didn't trust her completely like she did Piper. Paige finished her coffee and stood. "I gotta go. I'm already late." Phoebe looked up at her younger sister. "New temp job?" Paige nodded. "Yeah. Secretary to some big shot publisher." Phoebe smiled. "Have fun." Paige grimaced. "Yeah right." Paige left Phoebe alone reading the paper.
Piper woke slowly. She was still tired. She had to get up. Wyatt and Chris would soon be awake. Piper went into her room and quickly dressed. Then she went into her sons' room. Wyatt was already awake sitting up in his little bed. He smiled when she came in. Piper picked some clothes out and dressed Wyatt. He went to his toy box and started playing. Piper went to the crib and picked up Chris. He started to cry immediately. She soothed him by rocking him. As soon as he was quiet she dressed him. Then she carried Chris downstairs followed by Wyatt.
In the kitchen Phoebe was still reading the paper as Piper and the boys came in. Wyatt ran to Phoebe and she pulled him up into her lap. "Morning Piper." Piper put Chris in his high chair. "Morning. Phoebe can you put Wyatt in his seat?" Phoebe stood up with Wyatt and pulled out the chair next to hers. She put Wyatt into his booster seat and buckled him in. Piper made some oatmeal for Wyatt and set it in front of him. She mixed some baby cereal for Chris and started to feed him.
Prue orbed in. "Hello everyone." Piper smiled and said, "Hi Prue." Phoebe nodded hello. Wyatt got down from his seat and went to Prue. "Is it time to go back to school?" Prue nodded. "Yes Wyatt. You've taken enough time off. It's time to get back to work." Prue quickly hugged Piper and Phoebe. Wyatt hugged his mother. Piper's eyes filled with tears. It never got easier to let him go. "Be careful Wyatt. Stay out of trouble." Wyatt smiled. "I will Mom. Don't worry." Wyatt took Prue's hand and they orbed back to magic school.
Phoebe put down her paper and drank the last of her coffee. She stood up. "I guess I'm off to work now." Piper looked up from Chris. "Drive safely." Phoebe kissed Chris's head. "I will. You worry too much Piper." Phoebe left. Piper finished feeding Chris and took him upstairs.
Somewhere downtown:
Phoebe was stuck in traffic. There had been an accident and it didn't look like she'd be moving anytime soon. She had forgotten to charge the battery in her cell phone, so she couldn't even call work and let them know she'd be late.
Sitting there, her mind started to wander. She began to daydream. In the dream she saw a little boy with black hair and her deep brown eyes. She knew it was Ben, her demon son, from the way Leo, Prue, and Paige had described him. But to Phoebe he didn't seem demonic. He seemed like any other normal happy little boy. In the daydream he was playing with a dog. He'd throw a ball and the dog would bring it back. Every time the dog brought back the ball, he'd collapse in a fit of giggles. Phoebe couldn't help but smile. Then the boy saw her. He ran straight to her yelling, "Mommy!" Phoebe saw herself standing there with her arms outstretched. Ben leapt into her arms and she hugged him tight. It felt good to hold him in her arms. She couldn't sense anything evil in this sweet little boy.
Suddenly a horn sounded behind her bringing her back from her daydream. The wreck had been cleaned up enough to allow traffic to move. She couldn't get the daydream out of her mind as she drove to work. What did it mean?
Back At the Halliwell Manor:
Leo orbed into the living room where Piper was playing with Chris. "Piper, Phoebe's in danger. Where is she?" Piper jumped up. "She left for work about 20 minutes ago. What do you mean she's in danger?" Leo picked up Chris. "Ben is back. Somehow he's aged 20 years in a matter of months. He's after Phoebe. The only way he can become the source is to turn Phoebe evil and use her powers." Piper ran to the phone and dialed Phoebe's cell number. There was no answer. Leo handed Chris to Piper. "I'll go warn her." Leo orbed out.
At the Bay Mirror:
Phoebe sat at her desk trying to concentrate on the letters from her readers. Usually she could give advice no matter what was on her mind. But the daydream kept popping into her mind. She closed her eyes for a second to clear her mind and she fell asleep.
When her eyes opened, Phoebe found herself in a cavernous room in the underworld. She wasn't sure if it was a dream or if it was real. She looked around. There was an alter on the far side of the room and the rest of the room was empty.
Suddenly the little boy, Ben, appeared. He grinned at Phoebe. "Mommy!" He ran toward her, but as he came closer he changed. He grew steadily older. In a few steps he'd gone from a boy of 6 to a young man of about 20. She didn't reach out for him as she had done in the daydream. He was demonic, she could feel it. Ben seemed hurt that she hadn't greeted him with open arms. "Mother don't you recognize me?" Phoebe backed into the wall. "I'm not your mother. You were never mine." Ben's eyes glowed bright green in anger. "Liar! You gave birth to me and then abandoned me because my father was a demon!" Phoebe was so afraid her whole body began to shake. "Ben, I didn't abandon you. I didn't even give birth to you. The Seer stole you from me." Ben grabbed Phoebe's arm. Her skin felt like it was on fire. She screamed. "What's the matter mother? Afraid of your own son?" Phoebe managed to pull away. Her arm was burned badly. "You aren't my son." Those words were like daggers to Ben. He flew into a rage and knocked Phoebe into the wall. She fell to the floor unconscious. She would join him soon enough. If she didn't she'd die.