10/16/09 - Reuploaded and edited. Will be posting Chapter 8 soon.
Original note:
I first want to thank WelshCanuck for pointing out the error in my document. My layout for the chapter got put into the actual chapter by accident. I also wanted to note for those who are wondering about this fic becoming Phoebe/Cole or Phoebe/Coop...being that I was a Charmed fan since the beginning I detested everything in Season 8 and Coop seemed like a male Mary Sue. In my opinion the only reason he was on the show was to give Phoebe her kids and a happy ending. Basically, I'm not really a Phoebe/Coop fan. I am a die-hard Phoebe/Cole fan (along with Piper/Leo, Prue/Andy, and Paige/Henry). Don't like it? Then don't read it. Simple as that.
Sorry if I seem harsh but I have had someone telling me not to make this fic Phoebe/Cole before and that pissed me off a bit.
And for those who are wondering I was unable to get this chapter up because of College. :-/ But enjoy! :)
Hallows Eve Smackdown II
Maliek storms into a crevice of the underworld in a fury, "Damn!!!"
A demon turns to Maliek noticing he was hurt, "What's wrong my lord?" The demon walks over to him. "What happened to you?"
Maliek looks up with an evil look in his eyes. He got into the demon's face and yelled, "The Charmed ones happened to me!" He ran his hands through his black hair in frustration.
"The Charmed Ones?" The demon questioned. "I thought they didn't have enough power to hurt you."
"They weren't alone." Maliek said. "Belthazor and their older sister Prue were there too."
"I thought Prue died at the hands of Shax?" Another demon spoke up.
"She did." There was a pause before Maliek continued. He paced back and forth a few times and then continued, "And Cole was vanquished by the sisters. But I don't understand how they came back."
"Maybe it is because of the power of All Hallows Eve." The first demon suggested.
Maliek thought for a few seconds and nodded. "Yes, that would make sense. And we could use the night to our advantage too." He smirked and summoned a high priest to him. "The coronation will be tonight. But first we are going to start an attack on the Charmed Ones."
"What kind of attack?" The High Priest asked.
"We'll also use the power of All Hallows Eve to bring back a demon or two." Maliek said with a chuckle and a grin on his face.
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"Trick or Treat!" A boy dressed up as a ghost and a girl dressed up as a vampire says while holding their trick or treat bags. Leo smiles and hands out the candy to them. They say Happy Halloween as a thanks and Leo closes the door after they leave.
"Well, the candy is almost gone." Leo states as he sits down next to Prue and across from Cole. He hasn't really come around to trusting Cole just yet but Piper did tell him what Cole did seven years ago. While Piper was in a coma like state she was stuck with Cole in limbo. During this time Cole was able to tell her how to call to Leo so that he would remember her and return to her once more. Cole was the reason they were able to get back together for good so he couldn't complain about him being there.
Cole turns to Prue and asks her how she found out about Maliek. She responds, "Well they summoned me to their chamber where they were having their little meeting and they told me Maliek has been studying us for a while."
"And they haven't noticed?" Leo asked.
"No, of course not." Prue replied with a laugh.
"You know," Cole started, "I have this feeling that Maliek will have the coronation to become The Source tonight."
"Why?" Prue asked.
"The sooner the better. Plus it's Halloween." Cole replied.
Leo shook his head, "No. I hid the Grimoire."
"Yes, but in the alternate future Chris came back from Wyatt becomes the new Source so my guess is eventually someone finds it." Cole remarks.
Leo looks confused as to how Cole knows this but remembers he's been in limbo and has kept up with everything that has happened. "I guess so."
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Piper and Phoebe walk down their road with Melinda, Prue Marie, Patricia, and Henry by their side. Up a head of them Wyatt and Chris are already at the next house getting candy. Piper smiles at the two boys as they get their candy and race each other to the next house. "Don't go too far guys!" Piper yells.
Phoebe laughs. "Those boys."
"Yeah, tell me about it." Piper and Phoebe lead their kids and nephew up the drive way to the house.
Meanwhile Wyatt and Chris get candy from the house they are at. "I beat ya." Wyatt teased Chris.
"You cheated! You used your powers to tie my shoelaces together and you made me fall." Chris complained.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"DID TOO!" Chris yelled.
"Knock it off you two." They turn around and see their mother behind them. "Now come back and stay with your little sister and cousins."
"Mom, Wyatt used his powers to trip me." Chris said.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Guys!" Piper yelled. "Knock it off!"
"For this argument, reveal the lie. Only the truth can be said from Wy." Chris chanted.
"Chris! Don't use magic." Piper whispered and looked around to see if anyone heard.
Chris turned to Wyatt. "Did you magically tie my shoelaces together so I would trip?"
Without any control Wyatt answered, "Yes" and then covered his mouth. Piper turned to Wyatt and told him that he would be punished for doing that to his little brother.
Phoebe and the kids finally catch up to them. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Wyatt has been using his powers for the wrong reasons." Piper informed her.
"Wyatt!" Phoebe said. "That's not good."
"I know Aunt Phoebe." Wyatt said innocently.
"Awwww." Phoebe pats Wyatt's head. "How can you stay mad at him?"
Piper gave a small laugh. "Let's keep going."
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Henry listened to Paige as she described the situation with the new threat and the return of Prue and Cole. Henry picked Pamela up after changing her diaper and said, "If he's a demon then I really don't want our son to be anywhere near him."
He placed Pamela in the crib and together Paige and Henry quietly walked out of the room. She switched the lights and closed the door to allow Pamela and Paula to sleep. "I know but Piper and Pheebs will watch over him."
Henry sighed and shook his head. "I don't know…"
Paige stopped walking and thought about his obvious discomfort and decided it would be best if Junior was at home with them. "Ok, I'll go over and get him"
"Thanks." Henry said and hugged her. Paige smiled and orbed out.
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"We're home!" Piper said as the kids scurried through the door and into the manor.
"How was the walk?" Leo asked. He walked over and helped the kids with their heavy bags of candy.
"Tiring!" Piper laughed and sat down on the couch.
"I wanna eat my candies!" Melinda yelled. She ran into the parlor room and sat down with her bag. Warren the dog ran over to the excited Melinda and started licking her. Prue Marie and Trisha also ran to the candy. Warren barked in excitement as the kids ran around.
"Calm down guys." Phoebe said.
Leo looked over to Melinda who was already eating her candy. "Hey, don't eat too much candy Mel or you might get a tummy ache."
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Maliek smiled as he faced the first demon he brought back from the demonic wasteland. "Welcome back. I'm sure you want to extract your revenge on the Halliwells." He paused and then continued, "And now you have your chance."
The demon is concealed from view by darkness but Maliek is able to see the demon nod. The demon turned and transported himself out. Maliek looked on and smirked. He turned to the other demons and said, "Now the others."
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Back at the Halliwell manor Leo is setting up a little tent in the conservatory for the kids to sleep in. Meanwhile Phoebe, Piper and Prue are in the opening hallway right next to the living room and the door, they were heading for the kitchen to talk.
Just then a sudden burst of wind makes the doors fly open with such force the glass shatters. A whirlwind practically flies into the manor and forms into a muscular light blue/gray demon with long gray hair. Piper and Phoebe turn around to see Shax standing there.
"Prue!" Piper screamed. Prue turned around to see the demon that killed her. "Uhhhh….do you remember the spell?" Piper asked Phoebe.
"No." Phoebe responded in fright. Shax sent a wind blast towards the girls and they each flew in different directions. Phoebe flew onto the dining room table, rolled over to her side and fell off the table and on to the floor. Piper landed right in the spot Phoebe was about to fall down on. As she saw Phoebe slipping off the table and on to the floor she rolled out of the way. After a few moments she got up on to her forearms and pulled her body over to Phoebe.
"Pheebs…." She reached out to her sister and Phoebe gasped for air and looked over to her older sister.
"I'm fine." Phoebe pushed herself up. "But where's Prue?"
Piper looked over to the other side of the table but didn't see her newly returned older sister. She looked back over to Shax and noticed a bright blue light forming next to him.
The swirl of blue lights and orbs formed into Paige. She looked over and saw Shax. "What the hell? How….?"
Shax smirked and threw an energy blast towards her but it bounced off of a force field that materialized in front of her. The sisters looked over and saw Wyatt holding out his hands. This was the first time Wyatt used a force field on someone else not including himself. The energy went back and hit Shax leaving him temporarily distracted. Leo gathered the kids and hid them in the conservatory.
"Good job Wyatt" Piper said. "Now go with your dad and protect them just in case." Wyatt listened and ran to the conservatory.
Piper began walking with Phoebe over to Paige when they noticed Prue on the first two steps of the staircase. "Prue!" The two sisters exclaimed.
They went to the aid of their elder sister. Paige also walks over to the group to see if Prue was alright. When Prue came to her eyes wandered around the room for a few seconds. She seemed dizzy and disoriented. She groaned. "Ugghh, What happened?"
"Shax happened." Phoebe responded.
In the living room Cole shimmered in and spotted Shax, who was summoning another wind/energy ball at the sisters. He immediately throws a couple of energy balls at Shax. Shax dodged a few and threw an energy blast at Cole. It connected with Cole and threw him back causing him to crash into a wall. Paige took the opportunity to telekinetically orb a mirror and shattered it over Shax's head. It didn't affect him but instead got him very angry. He hurled a blast of air at her but Prue used her powers to block it from hitting her. Paige looked to Prue in surprise and backed up to her other sisters.
"Wait….Evil wind that blows…" Phoebe started to remember.
"I'll orb up to the book and find the spell." Paige says quickly and orbs up to the attic.
"I think I know it." Prue said. She then started chanting:
"Evil wind that blows,
That which forms below,
No longer may you dwell,
You cannot have this Halliwell."
Phoebe shook her head, "No…that's not it." Cole got back up and threw another energy ball at Shax. Paige orbed back downstairs and chanted:
"Evil wind that blows,
That which forms below,
No longer may you dwell,
Death takes you with this spell."
Together Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige repeated the chant:
"Evil wind that blows,
That which forms below,
No longer may you dwell,
Death takes you with this spell!!!"
Shax yells and starts spinning around into an explosive vanquish for the second time. Prue looked to the spot where Shax was standing before the vanquish. She yelled, "And stay dead!"
"Betcha feel better now, right?" Piper asked.
"Yupp." Prue said with a playful smile.
"It looks like the Power of Four worked just fine." Phoebe said and put her arms around Piper and Prue. She also looked over to Paige and smiled. But Paige said nothing. Instead she went to look for Henry Junior.
Piper looked to Prue, "She'll come around eventually. I think she feels like she might be replaced by you."
"It's ok. I understand."
Exhausted, Cole drops onto the reclining chair. Phoebe turns to him and questions, "How did you know that Shax had arrived?"
"I felt your fear and pain." He responded. Phoebe gives him a quizzical look. He looks at Piper reminding her of the conversation 5 years ago. "Remember what I said?"
There was a sudden flashback in Piper's mind. She saw Cole standing near her a little irritated that time was running out and Piper wasn't listening to him.
"I'm not quite sure what's so hard to grasp. Love transcends every plane of existence. All you need to do is believe in it with every fiber of your being and just send it out to Leo." He said.
Piper was equally frustrated. He wasn't making any sense, how was she supposed to call out to Leo? "What does that mean? I don't understand!"
Cole laughed, "I could never get through to you. I could always sense when there was something wrong with Phoebe."
"I remember you trying to tell me to let go and let the psychic shock or whatever you called it…." Piper began but another memory entered her mind. It was of Cole explaining the 'psychic jolt'.
"Think about how a person halfway across the world knows the instant their loved one is hit by a car. It's because they're struck with a sudden burst of love, a psychic shock, the kind of shock that can only come from the total loss of a loved one."
"You were able to feel Phoebe's pain." She remarked. Paige, with Henry Jr. by her side, scoffed and rolled her eyes. Phoebe remained quiet.
"Is it safe to come in?" Leo asked as he poked his head into the living room from the conservatory. Piper laughed and told him to bring the kids back into the living room. A moment later a 'ding' from the oven is heard from the kitchen. Piper excuses herself and heads into the kitchen. Phoebe and Prue sit down with Leo and Cole to watch as the kids play with their Playstation 4 while eating their candy.
Paige picks up Henry Junior and grabs his candy bag. She walks over to Phoebe to tell her she was going to leave, "Henry doesn't want Junior being here when there are demons in the house." She says with an obvious annoyance in her voice about Cole staying there. "So I'm taking him back home."
"Oh, okay hun." Phoebe says to Paige but then turns her attention to Henry Jr. "Goodbye cutie. I hope you had fun."
Henry Jr. smiles and then hugs his mom. Paige abruptly orbs out of the manor and to her home. Phoebe sighs and Prue rolls her eyes.
"Don't worry about her." Phoebe whispers to her older sister.
"I know she'll come around… but I've been watching over you guys for years now and I have always wanted to meet Paige personally and share memories with her, you know?"
"I understand Prue. I really do, but she needs time."
Prue sighs and then hugs her baby sister. "Thanks sis."
The kids laugh as the play their game. Wyatt sticks his tongue out at Chris. Leo shoots a look at Wyatt telling him to stop. Piper pops out from the kitchen and yells, "Desert!"
The kids stop what they're doing and run into the kitchen some of them knocking over others. "Hey!" Phoebe yells. "Slow down."
Leo laughs as he follows behind Phoebe and Prue who are behind the rambunctious kids. Piper lets all of them pass through before bringing out the pumpkin pie and ice cream. The family, except for Cole, are sitting around the dinner table to eat their dessert. Phoebe notices Cole isn't with them. She gets up and walks over to him.
"Aren't you gonna eat with us?"
"I don't want to intrude." Cole responds.
Without the two of them knowing Patricia was standing right behind Phoebe. "Come eat with us C."
Phoebe smiles at her daughter and Cole can't help but crack a smile. He gets up and heads over to the table. Piper smiles at everyone and says, "Happy Halloween everyone."
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In the underworld a group of demons clothed in robes are standing around Maliek who is next to a dark priest. Maliek's eyes become pitch black as fire erupts in them. Next to them is the familiar evil book, The Grimoire. The Priest smiles and exclaims to the demons, "All Hail our new King. The new Source of all Evil."
