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Phoebe & Cole
Phoebe was happily tying up the last few details of her wedding with the wedding planner. She wanted a big, beautiful, normal Cinderella wedding, no ghosts or magic allowed. This was a bit unusual for Phoebe but she didn't want anything to go wrong. Piper attempted getting married enough times to know not to focus so much on it being perfect but the fact that she was marrying the one who was perfect for her.
Melinda on the other hand, though she was trying to play it cool, she didn't trust Cole at all. She was suspicious of him. She'd become so good at investigating because of all the ghosts she's had to deal with in her life that she decided to use her skills to investigate Cole. She was getting nowhere and she wanted so badly to find something before Phoebe married him tomorrow. Piper wouldn't believe anything without proof so she was on her own.
"Damn it, Cole. What are you hiding?" Melinda said out in frustration as she stood in the attic.
"Perhaps I could help." An unfamiliar woman's voice in which Melinda could not yet see said.
"Who's there?" Melinda asked before the woman revealed herself. She recognized the woman from pictures. She had light blue eyes and raven colored hair with features similar to her own. "Prue?"
"It's nice to officially meet you." Prue said.
"It really is you. I thought we weren't allowed to see you." Melinda said.
"I couldn't move on. I couldn't let go and I guess you can say I had unfinished business. I've been watching over you all. The elders made it so that none of you could see me but really just Piper and Phoebe because your natural power is to see whatever ghost that is around you but they can only see ones that reveal themselves to them and I can't do that." Prue explained.
"So why tell me now?" Melinda asked.
"Because, number one: congratulations on defeating the source, I'm so proud of you all and two: Phoebe and Cole. You were right not to trust him all along because you defeated the original source but he was just reborn into Cole. Once he started acting suspicious I started following him and that's when I found out. I had to say something to you because we can't let Phoebe marry the source of all evil." Prue said.
"What should I do? Piper wants proof and I have a feeling Phoebe won't even consider it and just push me away." Melinda said.
"Piper won't be hard to convince. She doesn't want to push Phoebe away with nothing to back it up but I think she has her suspicions too. If you tell Piper that I told, she will believe you. That's enough proof for her but Phoebe has always been the true definition of a woman who stands by her man. Unfortunately, her men aren't usually one of the good guys." Prue said. They heard footsteps.
"Hey Mel. What are you up to?" Piper asked.
"I have something to tell you. It'll sound crazy but it's true." Melinda said.
"Ok, what is it?" Piper asked.
"Prue is here. The elders won't let you and Phoebe see her but I can because of my powers." Melinda said.
"Prue is here? Why?" Piper asked.
"She can't move on so she's been watching us... and she's been watching Cole closely too. Piper, the source was reborn into Cole." Melinda explained.
"Cole is the source? We can't let Phoebe marry him!" Piper exclaimed.
"But what do we do?" Melinda asked.
"If I recall correctly, there's a spell in the book where you can use an object to reveal an evil. I think it's an enchanting spell or something, you can use a pair of sunglasses or something. Get Phoebe to put it on and she'll be able to see the evil within Cole. If she doesn't see it before they get married I believe all hell will break lose." Prue said. Melinda found the spell in the book and she and Piper read it.
"Prue says if we can get Phoebe to see the evil in him before it's too late, it should be fine." Melinda said.
"Let's do it." Piper said. They enchanted a pair of sunglasses then went to find Phoebe but they couldn't find her until she was sound asleep in her room.
The next morning they heard Phoebe excitedly yelling, "I'm marrying my prince today!" Piper and Melinda met in the hallway.
"She is going to be so heartbroken." Melinda said.
"Better now than later." Piper replied.
After getting dressed, Piper and Melinda met in the living room.
"I was thinking, if we tell Phoebe, she will storm out of here and go to Cole then he will be on alert." Piper said.
"What do you suggest?" Melinda asked.
"As hard as this will be, we can't give her a chance to run. We need about a minute to tell Phoebe then we need him here and those glasses on her right after." Piper explained before she called Leo and he orbed in. She told him about Cole last night. "I need you to give us a few minutes to talk to Phoebe then I need you to bring him back here so that we can prove to her that he's evil." Leo orbed out then Phoebe entered carrying her wedding gown.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Phoebe grinned.
"Phoebe, we need to talk to you." Piper said in a serious tone.
"Don't tell me we have to fight demons on my wedding day." Phoebe said.
"I think you should sit down." Melinda said and Phoebe took the advice.
"You two are scaring me. What is it?" Phoebe asked.
"Phoebe, this going to be hard for you to hear. You're not going to want to believe it but it's true. Melinda heard it directly from Prue's mouth. She hasn't moved on and we're not allowed to see her but Mel can because of her powers." Piper explained.
"What?" Phoebe wondered.
"Put these on first." Melinda handed Phoebe the glasses.
"What for?" Phoebe asked.
"So that you can believe us after we tell you this." Melinda said and Phoebe put the glasses on feeling ridiculous.
"Cole is the source." Piper said.
"What? You're lying." Phoebe completely dismissed the idea.
"Phoebe, it's the truth and we're going to have to vanquish him." Piper said.
Leo orbed in with Cole and Phoebe screamed after seeing the black aura around him She knew it was true then. A stream of tears instantly ran down her face.
"Phoebe, what is it?" Cole asked walking over to her.
"Don't touch me!" Phoebe yelled. Cole was confused.
"Come on Phoebe, we have to do it now." Piper said.
As much as Phoebe wanted to just ball up and cry her eyes out, she couldn't let him get away after he knew that they knew that he was the source so Phoebe stood next to her sisters.
"Prudence, Penelope, Patricia..." They started. Cole was completely caught off guard, he was in disbelief. They finished the spell and Phoebe collapsed to her knees in tears.
Prue appeared to Melinda. Leo could see her too but was just as surprised to know that she hadn't moved on. He didn't get the memo.
"You've done the right thing. This would just hurt more had she found out later." Prue's transparent hands tried to touch her three little sisters. She couldn't physically touch them but somehow they felt it anyway. This brought Phoebe a small amount of comfort.
Leo went to the church to tell everyone the wedding was off while the sisters tried to comfort Phoebe. Prue even stuck around for the day but the limitations to her being there bothered all of them. Prue left when Phoebe went to bed and told Melinda that she wouldn't be returning. It was time for her to finally let go, as hard as it was to do. That night Piper and Melinda slept in Phoebe's bed with her. It was going to be a long night for her. She thought that at this time she'd be on her honeymoon, not crying in bed with her sisters.
