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(a/n) lol I love the reviews especially Radka...every chapter Cole gets cuter?? I guess if thats how you see it then its ok lol


Witch Way Now?

Chapter 12


(7 days later)

Leo stood over the casket staring down at where his youngest son's body should be lying peacefully in a black suit. Thanks to Cole burning the body to a crisp there was no remains left and so a closed casket funeral. He had been crying off and on for the past few days and now tears silently rolled down his cheek as he remembered times with his son.

Time seemed to slow down as Leo gazed downward thinking about his murdered child. But, murdered wasn't the appropriate word to use for this strange situation that had occurred. After Wyatt explained the full story to Leo he was hurt more by the fact that Chris died because of his own foolish ambition. Leo blamed Wyatt somewhat for putting the idea into Chris head and then stupidly following through with it.

Leo knew that if Cole had wanted them dead he would have attacked the manor long ago but it was obvious he did not want a confrontation with the Charmed Ones. Instead of realizing this and respecting the demons wishes Wyatt and Chris went and provoked his hand. Now a father was burying his child, one of the most painful things to do in your lifetime.

Leo wanted to hate Cole for Chris death like the rest of the family did but after being a white lighter for so long Leo's pacifist mind was used to hearing both sides of the story. As Leo stood over the casket his mind drifted back to thoughts of when Cole and Phoebe were still on good terms. Leo was proud to say that Cole was something like a brother to him at that time, after being the only man in the house it felt good to have an extra pair walking around the manor with him.

Leo always gave Cole the benefit of the doubt after he was purged of his demonic half, constantly standing up for him when his reputation was being questioned. In the end of course it backfired when Cole became the Source of all evil and tore him and Phoebe apart.

Leo had watched Cole murder all the Elders himself then turn around and vanquish half the demonic army and two of the three sources. Leo knew Cole had something up his sleeve some devious diabolical plan that he was slowly molding into a reality. He sighed a little attempting to throw thoughts of Cole from his mind but to no avail. He began thinking about how the Charmed Ones would be able to defeat such a powerful nemesis.

Leo was instilled with the powers of and Elder plus the Greek Gods and still could only match Cole's power in their previous battle. Leo had just got the powers and wasn't quite sure how to use them yet, but he had been practicing on his spare time. This time Leo grumbled in his head things would be one hundred percent different, for Chris sake.

Piper was sitting in the front row watching Leo stand over the casket gripping a cloth to wipe her salty tears with. She had been a wreck since Chris death not able to do anything but cry and cry. Her black dress was dotted with little water drop marks from her tears leaking onto it. Paige and Phoebe had their arms wrapped around her shoulders attempting to comfort her but they two were crying their eyes out. It seemed like when one sister cried the others were obligated to join in and add their tears to the river. Paulette and Prudence were seated beside their mothers both held looks of sadness and disbelief on their faces staring uneasily at the casket and room full of crying grownups.

The small church was full of different people draped in black that knew Chris in some way. The scene was heartbreaking really pure heartbreaking to say the least. Family, friends, acquaintances each staring towards the front of the church wiping tears from their faces or holding someone near them taking comfort in the fact they weren't dead.

Darrell and his wife sat behind the Halliwell sisters, Darrell reached forward and placed a caring hand on Pipers shoulder whispering soft words to her. His wife cried along with them holding Darrell tight in her arms as she thought about losing him or her own children. It seemed as if the whole world was in a state of depression over the death of Chris Halliwell…


Cole stretched and leaned back into his hammock taking a gulp from his corona he was drinking. The scene before him was a beautiful beach drenched in sunlight that bathed over his body in the most relaxing fashion. The water was crystal clear and everything in it was visible to the naked eye. Magnificent palm trees and other foliage lined the area swinging slightly in the wind.

A bucket full of coronas and ice was dug slightly into the sand next to Cole's hammock. The sunglasses over his eyes kept the sunlight from blinding him completely on the Hawaiian beach. He was wearing a goofy looking shirt with blue palm trees painted on it along with some shorts and beach shoes.

He sighed louder then anything in the area feeling the stress flowing from his body. He carefully watched the women and children playing and enjoying their peaceful time together. It was puzzling to Cole why all the world would not want to live like this every day, it was nirvana to him.

This was the third place he had visited already. After the Great Wall and Eiffel Tower Cole returned to Bob Kelso's apartment to lay low and relax with Hercules and Thor for the night. His two pets were healing fine and Bob said they were no trouble so Cole decided to return to his sight seeing.

A Frisbee floated and landed lightly on Cole's chest stirring him from his deep thoughtful mediation on his hammock. He looked down and gripped the disk in his palm then searched for the owner. A small girl was jumping up and down in the air waving her hands like a mad person through the air.

"HEY MR. OVER HERE!" the little girl was shouting repeatedly, she was absolutely adorable. Cole pulled his arm back and launched the Frisbee straight into her little hands laughing a little as he lay back down onto his hammock.

'Things couldn't be better,' he thought to himself as he took another gulp from his corona finishing it off with a low burp and a smile.

It had been such a wonderful few days everyone in the area seemed wrapped in a veil of joy as they danced in the sand. Cole felt like the entire world was in a state of happiness at that very moment with him.


"I am glad to see you all are here," Nexus voice came from nowhere in the room.

General Kalian and Magnus were sitting at a round table accompanied by the leaders of the warlock, dark lighter & Minotaur forces. They all looked around the room searching for the source of the voice they had just heard.

Nexus stepped from the shadows, fingers twisted together and face scrunched into a disgusting smile. He seemed to float over the floor towards his seat that slid itself back giving him access to its padded goodness.

All parties present in the room fell silent and began to look around back and forth at each other wondering who would begin this so called meeting they had been summoned to attend. Nexus finally broke the silence after a while of what the others thought was thinking.

"The Elders have been killed," Nexus began. "The Earth is waiting to be taken over by its true and rightful masters." Nexus stood to his feet clinching his fists together tightly as he said these words. He began walking around the table addressing the evil beings sited around it as he moved.

"There are only two obstacles that stand in our way," Nexus continued. "Only two things stand between us and a world of eternal darkness and chaos."

Nexus could tell his words had already caught the attention of his subjects. He was pleased. "Cole Turner and the Charmed Ones," Nexus voice was soaked in despise and hatred like it hurt him to say the very names of his enemies.

"What are you proposing my lord?" the Minotaur leader asked in a gruff tone.

Nexus turned to him. "We will deal with Cole Turner later but the next step in my plan is eliminating the Charmed Ones from this battle." He replied. "Each of you will send three top soldiers to their manor to attack them at their weakest point."

"I see," Kalian whispered with a sick happy tone as he thought about the death of the Charmed Ones.

"With them out of the picture Cole Turner will be the only one who can and will stand against my evil plan," Nexus continued. "And he to will perish at our hands for he cannot hope to defeat the massive forces I have under my command now." Nexus burst into laughter.

"So my lord," the warlock started. "We are to kill the Charmed Ones first before we make any step forward in our mission?"

"In a few days I want each of you to send your trios to their home," Nexus said breaking down the simple plan even further. "Without the Charmed Ones dead or injured we will have a much tougher final battle on our hands."

"Are you saying that if the Charmed Ones do not die our mission will fail?" the dark lighter asked quickly.

Nexus black eyes swelled with fire from his anger. "Nothing can stop my plan. Nothing." He replied sternly. "Now leave me,"

The evil creatures in the room stood to their feet/hooves and bowed before taking their leave from the meeting room leaving Nexus alone in the chamber. Nexus stared off at nothing as he pondered his plan over and over in his demented mind. After a while he broke into loud laughter marveling in his own so called greatness.

He had his army together, Cole was nowhere to be found, and the Charmed Ones would soon be dead. Nexus couldn't help but laugh and feel like nothing in the world could go wrong in his perfectly thought out plan. It seemed like everyone on Earth was handing over their freedom to him the closer he got to rule the world.