A/N Hey Phalon since you gave me the idea…there is one demon that the Charmed Ones vanquished who will be coming back, even though Phobos had never considered the possibility…

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As Paige and Henry Jr healed Marshall, Piper turned to Barbas. "Don't even think about leaving," she warned him.

Phobos strode to the demon who endangered Peyton, the young witch who because of Barbas had an awesome power within her, a power that was too strong for her to contain. A power that would kill her. Phobos lifted Barbas by his neck with one powerful hand. "Undo it!" He commanded.

Barbas struggled for moments, then was still, realizing the futility. Phobos released his grip so that the demon could speak.

Barbas rubbed his injured neck. "I can't undo fear, I don't work that way." Cowering slightly, he added, "My powers don't work that way."

"Fine," Phobos snapped, "I thought we'd need to summon Discord for this anyway."

"Aren't you forgetting one vanquish?" Came the mocking tones of a once familiar voice.

"C…Cole…?" Phoebe breathed, "How?"

"I was vanquished by the Charmed Ones, or Paige anyway. No hard feelings, I deserved it," he directed this last at the witch who had vanquished him.

"Um…okay?" Paige said, confused.

"I have got to reiterate, 'I thought my family was screwed up'." He flashed a devilish smile.

Phoebe closed her eyes, his words sparking a memory. The memory of Mom and Grams confessing that there had been a fourth sister, a baby who had to be given up at birth for fear of Elderly reprisals.

"How did his spell free you?" Piper asked Cole, she'd once been in his lonely realm, a realm he was sentenced to; a purgatory especially for him. She'd often thought it unfair that Phoebe could move out of the house but Piper still had to worry about Phoebe's demonic ex-husband's ghost watching her like a voyeur.

"Wait, what do you know about this, Piper?" Phoebe asked her sister.

Piper sighed in exasperation, "Oh jeez! One time I died and found his ghost…essence…spirit…confined to the house."

Leo looked embarrassed, "He's been here all this time?"

"Don't worry, Love Monkey," Cole smiled again, "I always turn my head when it gets beyond pg13, like I wanted to see that…Piper was right, my own private purgatory."

"So do we vanquish him again?" Melinda asked the adults.

"No!" Phobos yelled, "I…um…have some knowledge of hell…"

Cole gave Phobos a searching look, "I'm sure you do, son."

"Cole don't be condescending, he's not much younger than you are!" Phoebe admonished Cole.

"If you help me get back the power that I'm supposed to contain, I will set you free from your hell," Phobos promised.

"I can have a life again?" Cole asked, a twinkle in his eyes.

"No," Phobos said in denial, "But you can move beyond…your private hell."

Cole shrugged and shook Phobos' hand, "It's a deal, son," he added mostly to annoy Phoebe…he just loved it when her nose crinkled up when she was angry. "Isn't she adorable?" He asked Coop.

"I certainly think so," Coop replied, unconcerned with Cole's appearance, he knew that his marriage was safe.

"Can you please stop talking about me like I'm not in the room?" Phoebe asked in exasperation. "Can we summon this Goddess friend of yours now, Phobos, I'd like my family back in its entirety."

"Sure," came his reply, "let's head into the family room and spread out," he suggested.

The family headed in that direction. Cole pulled Phobos aside, "Do you think I don't know who you are?" He asked the slightly younger man.

"Is my secret safe with you?" Phobos asked.

Cole smiled warmly, "I would never again do anything willfully to harm this family, or you," he added.

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A/N I think one, maybe two chapters and this episode is done like dinner!