Vague Disclaimer So no one gets hurt: I don't know if I need one but here it is, I do not own any of these characters except James and the idea behind him, the rest of the characters have been taken from the television shows.
This story takes place After the Courtship Of Wyatt's Father and the episode Smile Time, but it is before the next two aired.
Chapter 1 Friend or Foe
Early one Sunday morning in front of the Halliwell manor, the dense San Francisco fog was bearing down hard on the city. There was a man he is tall skinny and professional looking he is wearing a suit and tie with a brief case in one hand. He walks to the door and puts his hand out to knock when the door opens on its own. Phoebe Halliwell walks out and right into him knocking him over. "Ouch." He states a little surprised but not really hurt.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry I didn't see you there let me help you up." Phoebe said moving to help the man up. "No, it's fine I'm alright I'll be fine I just need to talk to you and your sisters." The man said looking her dead in the eyes. "Why, would you want to do that?" Phoebe asked startled.
"Certain reasons… I'm here to tell you a few things that I think will interest you." "I don't think were interested in your information." She said analyzing him. "You cant read my emotions, I am beyond your powers." He stated with a grin.
"I don't know what you're talking about." She said acting confused. "I'm talking about the you doing what a pure witch does." "Pure? what are you talking about?" She asked taken aback.
"I'm talking about the Charmed Ones and all the other witch's out there." He said extremely amused. "Alright I'm going to be late for work so if you excuse me I should be going now." "Oh really, your not going to be late." He said raising his hand and snapping his fingers. Just as he did that the two of them were no longer standing on the doorstep they were now in Phoebe's office. "Their see you wont be late." "I just need to talk to you about something important, the world is in great danger."
Not even moments after the words escaped his lips than did a warlock appear right behind her with a strange sword in hand. "Ahh!" she screamed and kicked at the same time. The warlock nipped-up and swung his sword at her head, she dodged this blow but is caught off guard by a psi wave coming from the warlocks head. Phoebe was knocked onto the ground with the warlock on top of her ready to cut her head from the shoulders. "What's yours is yours but now it's mine your power will now cross the line, from the time this spell is cast you will feel the final blast." The man in his suit chanted.
The warlock's eyes turned blood red and then back to black as the man's eyes went red then blue again. Fire started to grow around the warlock's legs then it spread to his waist and all the way up. "Well that is careless of you Phoebe come on now I thought you were a better fighter than that." The man in the suit stated smugly. Phoebe grabbed the sword and pointed it at the mans neck."
You stole his power didn't you?" The witch demanded. "Yeah I've used that spell so many times I don't even remember when it is written, All I know is it could use some tweaking I wrote it when I first got the job. It sounds really stupid." He said looking at her. Upon seeing her reaction to his indulgence he decides to explain himself.
"The powers aren't for me, I recycle." He said with a cheesy smile. "I am a recycler I take things that have been lost and throw them back into the melting pot to be given to a new witch or warlock or demon any of those types of creatures. I can do just about anything your little head could ever want." "The fact that you just said my pretty little head just goes to show that you don't exactly value your own." She said leaving the sword level with his neck.
"Do you expect that to hurt me? I empowered by the greatest good in the universe I am the only thing that keeps good going just because I have to help both sides in my job doesn't mean that I don't play favorites. Where do you think you and your sisters keep getting their new powers?" He gloated. "I am here because one day I was a little too nice for the forces of good. Now the first evil wants to fight me because I just brought some very powerful monks back from the dead to throw a wrench in the plans of some other evil things."
"Yadah, yadah, yahda wackiness ensued and now I need some help. There is a vampire in L.A. and I know what your thinking, VampiresEvil but there is a vampire or at least now two vampires with there souls restored Just as he is about to go on Phoebe decided to interrupt. "I've heard of him hold on I need to go home really quick." Before the words were even out of her mouth he grabbed her and orbed her to the attic of the house. "You orbed? How'd you do that?" Phoebe exclaimed. "I told you I can do whatever I want most of the time." Phoebe started to move towards the book of shadows when it opened voluntarily and Phoebe walked to the book and starts flipping the pages. "Angel of Death, Angel of Destiny, Angel/Angelus. Here in the historic vampires section. Oh and a little family tree ok sired by Darla he sired another powerful Vamp Drucilia who in turn sired another vampire Spike/William the bloody." Phoebe said going through his bio for a second time. " So do you believe that I want to help?" "No but I'm not running so you have a start. Do you have a name or are you just going to sit there all dark and mysterious like that?" She stated raising an eyebrow. "I don't really have one so let me see if I can think of a good one… um how about James?" "Alright sounds good let me get my sisters and we can talk business. Piper, Paige, get up here! " Both came running up from the kitchen and saw James standing next the Phoebe. "Oh, oh! Hold on." Piper said as she made the hand motions to freeze molecules. James pretended to freeze and when they walked up to him he started to shake up and down uncontrollably while suppressing his laughter. ""Ha ha ha ha whew that is great. Alright you ready to talk business?" "Piper Paige just go with it he doesn't act like he is going to hurt us so we need to talk to him." "Are you sure we can trust him?" Paige asked skeptically. "No I'm not but I think it would help to keep an open mind seeing is that he isn't affected by our powers." "Ok Phoebe can you fill them in on all the info I've givin you so far because i'm planning on going to see a few friends not far from here. If you need me just give me a holla like you do for Chris or Leo." Then he disappeared in a spectacular blue orb like form of transportation. Phoebe turned to her sisters and starts, "Well anyway this is how it happened…."