Part Ten

Summary: The Avatars turned down Cole's request to stop Richard Montana using his magic after he had a vision of him doing evil. He takes matters in to his own hands and returns to Earth, threatening Richard to stop using magic. He enlists the help of future white lighter Chris who agrees Richard needs to be stopped. The sisters and Richard discovered who they're dealing with and there's more shouting. Cole is punished by the Avatars for interfering and is forced to live back on earth as Belthazor, he tries confronting Richard at his estate but he has the backing of the Charmed ones and Cole is forced to re-think his plan, he soon realises Leo is an Avatar.

Halliwell Manor, same morning

Piper is in her bedroom packing for a journey as Leo leans in the doorway watching his wife and child with his hands placed in his pockets.

"I don't feel comfortable going on this business trip with that madman out there. Who knows what he's gonna do next?" A concerned Piper tells her husband as she takes a break from packing for a moment and looks over at him.

Leo smiles and walks in to the room and hugs the eldest Halliwell, kissing her on the forehead. "His bark's worse than his bite." He tells her. "And besides, we've dealt with him enough times over the years to know how to handle him. If we need your help we'll come for you." Leo reassures.

"I still don't know, maybe I should delay this trip until this matter is resolved." Piper tells her whitelighter, as she rummages in her suitcase and begins to unpack.

Leo looks over to the doorway, "Phoebe, would you tell your sister to stop worrying!" He shouts.

Phoebe appears out of her bedroom, dressed and ready to go to work she enters her sister's room. "Not this again!" She moans, walking over to Piper and interfering with her unpacking. "Sweetie, we went over this last night. We need more bands to play at P3, signing crucial liaisons is big. If you delay they're only gonna look else where and we'll never get them back to the table."

Piper smiled at her younger sister, the transition to middle child was starting to suit the once baby of the family. "I thought I was the voice of reason."

The middle child smiles back at her big sister and gestures to the suitcase, "Now come on, I'm dropping you at the station before work." Phoebe reassures her worried sister.

Piper kisses her husband on the lips, "Look after him, I'll call you when I get to the hotel." She tells him, lifting her suitcase from the bed.

"Allow me madam!" Leo mockingly tells his wife as he takes the suitcase from her and orbs them both to the doorway.

"Hey! Not of all us can orb to the door pal!" Phoebe shouts as she kisses her sleeping nephew on the head and heads for the stairs.

"Well you should have married a whitelighter…" Piper sarcastically tells her sister when she meets her at the door.

Leo opens the door and carries the suitcase over to Phoebe's SUV, "I'll miss you." He tells his lover as he shoves the suitcase in the boot.

"Love you." Piper replies kissing him again.

"Get in the car…" Phoebe exhaustedly tells her sister.

Montana estate, same morning

Paige awakens to find her fiancé no where to be seen. Climbing out bed and getting in to her dressing gown, she leaves the room and goes in to the kitchen to make a coffee. Suddenly, she is joined by Richard. "Ah good, you're awake." He excitedly tells his wife to be. "I've got something to show you." He tells continues. "In the study."

Paige unsure what to say follows him in to his study, "What's going on?" She asks.

There are open books over the floor, lots of potion bottles bubbling and even an athame on his desk. "I found it!" He says excitedly. "It took most of the night but I knew I'd read it in one of these old books before. " He informs his bride to be as he picks up a book to a liquid like potion bellowing with smoke.

"Richard…" She simply says, starting to feel uneasy.

"I made a dimensional banishment potion and added a power stripping potion to give it that extra kick for the more powerful demons." He rants. "Should do the trick; get him out of our way good."

"Richard, Cole isn't that fancy powered demon he was when he came back from the dead. He's an Avatar, I read up on them their invulnerable." Paige reasons, she knew what magic did to him and always felt especially uneasy when he dabbled with potions.

"If magic's taught me anything over the years it's that nothing is invulnerable, the reason your books say otherwise is because no one's found the right potion for them… until now." The male witch says, picking up and admiring his handy work. "We need to get him here, then I'll prove to him that he's not as powerful as he thinks!"

TO BE CONTINUED!