Disclaimer:I don't own Charmed or any of its characters.

Timeline:Season four's "Charmed and dangerous". This story won't follow the canon or the traditional pairings. I hope you'll enjoy it.

Summary:In an attempt to save her sisters and Cole from the Source's attack, Phoebe Halliwell accepts the Seer's proposal to take in the Hollow. What she doesn't know is that she'll become the Source of All Evil herself.

Charmed and evil

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"It's really beautiful. But now you have to go", Phoebe said looking at the ring on her finger. In the middle of the crisis with the Source, with Leo almost dying, Cole resolved to give this to her.

"No, I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here with you", he said firmly.

Phoebe's eyes widened: "Do you want me to watch you die too?".

"If my death can save you, yeah", he said softly.

No way. She'll never permit that. Cole wouldn't take that fireball instead of her. She would save him and stop her premonition.

However Piper scream broke her thoughts. She went downstairs with Cole and looked terrified at the empty place in the couch, where Leo was struggling for his life since the Darklighter's attack.

They didn't pull out the arrow in time.

Leo was dead.

Phoebe put her hand on her heart. "Piper...", she whispered, almost feeling her sister's pain.

"No... This couldn't be happening...", Piper muttered.

Paige hugged her eldest sister fondly. She couldn't say something. She found no words to comfort her. Cole was only watching them, as Phoebe discreetly went to her bedroom and started to cry. She was tired of this. She felt helpless and hated it. She knew that in a matter of time she would lose Cole too.

Suddenly, someone shimmered there.

"Don't be afraid... I want to help you...", a woman in red costumes said to her.

"Who are you?", Phoebe asked in confusion.

"I'm the Seer... We need to talk. I'm like you... I can see the future... And we have to work together to vanquish the Source", she remarked.

"I don't work with evil", Phoebe replied firmly.

"You should think better about it, if you really want to save your precious Cole and your sisters. We can beat the Source together", she said with a nasty smile.

Phoebe crossed her arms: "I'm listening".

The Seer picked up the Hollow box: "If you take in the Hollow, you'll be able to absorb the Source's powers. He'll be powerless...".

"And we'll can vanquish him...", Phoebe completed the sentence for her. "Why would you do such a thing?".

"Because the Source became delusional... He is following a path of madness. If we didn't stop him, his actions will destroy us all. But, If you work with me, there will be a future... for both sides ", she raised her head.

Phoebe was desperate. That was the only chance to win this battle: "And what will happen to me?".

"Your sisters and me will banish the Hollow back to its crypt. You'll be fine", she said firmly.

Phoebe sighed and nodded.

The Seer opened the box and the Hollow flied into Phoebe through her eyes and mouth.

"Now it's time...", the Seer muttered satisfied.

Phoebe went to her sisters and Cole with the Seer by her side:

"You...", Cole whispered, recognizing that woman. "What are you doing here?".

"She'll help us to vanquish the Source. Piper, I know you're suffering... But we have to vanquish him. Now!", Phoebe said coldly.

Piper wiped the tears from her face and nodded. She would vanquish that evil bastard. "For Prue and Leo!", she sighed.

Cole looked suspiciously at the Seer, he didn't like it: "I'll go with you", he said to Phoebe.

"No! You'll stay in our room and only get out of there when I say it's safe do it!", she looked angrily at him.

"Phoebe...", he said quietly, noticing something strange in her eyes.

Phoebe just looked at the Seer and she shimmered Cole to Phoebe's room and locked him there.

"It's done", the woman in red costumes said and Phoebe nodded. She explained everything about the Hollow to her sisters

"Don't worry. Your sister will be fine...", the Seer assured them.

Paige didn't like this story, but she say nothing. That was their only chance to vanquish the Source and saved their lives.

The three sisters and the Seer went to the Underworld. And they could see him, their enemy: the Source of All Evil.

"What the hell was that?", the Source asked in surprise, seeing the four woman in front of him.

"Now!", the Seer cried. The Charmed Ones couldn't fail in this. The future of the both sides depended on that.

Phoebe didn't hesitate. She opened his mouth and used the Hollow to absorb the Source's powers.

"Now, the spell!", the Seer ordered, seeing that he was powerless.

And they did it, they chanted the spell. Astonished, the Source yelled in pain and exploded.

They finally vanquished him.

The Seer smiled and opened the box. The Hollow escaped out of Phoebe and went back in the box.

"And our powers? We need them back!", Paige said, still suspiciously.

"We need to say the inscription together", the woman told her, pointing to the box.

Paige nodded and gave her hand to her: "Abolio exume ga ume to eternius", they said.

The box let off a bright light. Their powers were back.

"Thank you", Phoebe said to her.

"I didn't this for you. I did it for me", she said coldly.

"Let's get out of here", Paige said, feeling a strange feeling on her stomach. She didn't trust this woman. I hope we won't regret this.

That night was full of sadness in the Halliwell manor. They vanquished the Source, but they lost Leo in the process. Piper wanted to be alone. She didn't sleep that night, she only wanted to cry alone. She didn't want to hear that everything would be ok, because she knew it wouldn't.

First, she lost Prue. And now she lost her husband. Magic brought Leo into her life and now she lost him in this terrible battle...

"I'm worried about, Piper. She didn't accept our help and...", Phoebe started to saying.

"Give her some time...", Cole said softly. "Piper's strong. She'll get over it".

Phoebe caressed his face: "I'm sorry for what I did to you... But I needed to know that you would be safe. I couldn't lose you...", she said with tears in her eyes.

Cole sighed: "It's ok...", he said. "You save us, Phoebe...".

Phoebe gasped: "I hope so...", she said quietly and hugged him, feeling something strange inside her.