A/N: Thanks for the reviews, and support. Hope you enjoy this chapter and that everything works out. I wanted to keep Cole a baby a bit longer but I do want to get to Part 4 cause basically there's going to be a lot of Cole and Piper fluff. Also I want to focus on the other characters too.
Everyone watched as baby Cole slowly turned back to Adult Cole and Piper sighed.
"Piper you ready?" asked Prue. "In and out remember"
Piper nodded kneeled next to Cole. She kissed his lips and then laid beside him.
Life to life and mind to mind
Our spirits now
will entertwine
We meld our souls and journey to
The one
whose thoughts we wish we knew
They watched as Piper closed her eyes.
"Now we need to keep guard" said Prue putting the crystals around the couple. "We should be expecting some company"
Cole's mind
Piper found herself in the Underworld in some sort of ritual cave. It was pretty cold for the Underword. She walked through the room and saw a medium size cage and there was someone laying down. Piper ran up and grabbed the bars.
"Cole" said Piper. "Cole please wake up"
Cole was lying on the cold steel only dressed in black pants. He looked asleep but not well at all. He was beaten and had cuts and bruises. Dried blood and dirt over his body. Piper wanted to cry but she needed to get to him first. She didn't know where Balthazar was so she had to be quick.
Piper shook the bars and was surprised when it budged. She pulled tightly and fell to the ground with the bar door. She grunted and pushed it aside cringing when it made a loud clatter.
She got up and climbed in the cage to her shivering husband. She touched him and he cringed while moaning.
"Cole it's Piper" she whispered.
His eyes fluttered open and Piper smiled when she saw her husband in those eyes.
"It's just another illusion" whispered Cole.
"No it's me" said Piper. "Watch"
She kissed him and he tried to pull away until he recognized her kiss and pulled away.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"You're so cold and hurt" said Piper touching his cheek.
"He'll kill you" said Cole taking her hand and kissing it. "I'm so sorry Piper"
"No, no it's not your fault" said Piper. "But you're going to have to vanquish Balthazar, okay. Can you?"
He swallowed. "I think so"
"You have to" whispered Piper. "And Raynor is tied up at the manor. Do you want us to vanquish him before you get back?"
Cole cast his eyes low. "I...I don't know"
"We can vanquish him together so you'll have a peace of mind" said Piper.
Cole nodded. "I'll be back but now you must go"
Piper nodded but didn't move.
"I love you" said Cole.
"I love you too" said Piper. She took a piece of paper out of her pocket. "Here take this, it's the spell it'll work for you"
Cole looked at it and nodded. "Just say it?"
"You'll have to wound him first I couldn't bring an athame" answered Piper. "Once he's bleeding and down say the spell. We'll be there to catch his essence"
"Ok" said Cole. "Go he's coming"
Life from life and mind from mind
Our spirits
now will disentwine (or dis-entwine)
We part our souls and journey
home
To let our thoughts be on their own.
Cole watched as Piper faded from his sight and for a moment he felt like giving up and crawling into a small corner, but she believed in him and once he saw that his fears back away. Just then he saw Balthazar walk in and he breathed a sigh before looking around to see how he could wound him.
Manor
Piper sat up slowly.
"How was he?" asked Paige.
"Not good" murmured Piper. She looked at her sleeping husband. "Where's Ben and Elizabeth?"
"Elizabeth wasn't feeling well" said Phoebe. "They're going to be back soon though"
"Any attacks?" she asked as Prue moved the crystal.
Piper walked to the couch and Prue replaced it.
"Not yet" said Phoebe. "But Paige and I made about 20 Balthazar potions and the skin is running out"
"That's alright" said Prue. "After today we should never have to use that"
Basement
Raynor was struggling against the ropes, they were getting looser and looser. He couldn't wait to summon the Brotherhood and get his powers back. He was going to kill that Piper Halliwell first.
And then get his boy back
Upstairs
Piper was pacing in front of Cole.
"What's taking so long?" asked Phoebe.
Piper shrugged. "Something's happening"
Cole's mind
Balthazar hit the wall and laughed.
"Is that all you got weakling" laughed Balthazar.
Cole tried to catch his breath while trying to stay on his shaking legs. Balthazar never gave up. He was never strong without Balthazar. Not really...
Manor living room
Paige slid across the floor and hit the wall. The air was knocked out of her. She coughed. Raynor and his team of lackies surrounded the Halliwells.
"How'd you get out?" asked Piper.
Raynor shrugged. "Tell your little whitelighter lackies to make it tighter next time"
Prue got into fighting position.
"Trap those two" ordered Raynor. Two demons muttered something and next thing Phoebe and Prue were pinned to the wall by shackles. Prue had a blindfold over her eyes and couldn't move her hands. Phoebe was also trapped. Piper looked to her sisters.
"Piper!" cried Phoebe as Piper was suddenly hit by an energy ball. She slammed against Cole's barrier and back to the ground in pain. She couldn't move for a second and saw as Raynor charged towards her and Cole. She sat up and swung her legs around. Then delivered a kick to Raynor's side.
He fell to the side. She blew up the rest of the demons. She wasn't going to let this monster hurt her family anymore.
"Go Piper!" cried Phoebe.
Piper saw Paige get up.
"No Paige this is my fight" said Piper.
Raynor chuckled and waved his hand to shackle Paige.
"Let's go sweetheart" said Raynor.
Piper walked up and delivered several punches to Raynor but he was easily blocking them...
Cole's mind
Cole hit Balthazar in the side of the head with his elbow. Balthazar grunted, then laughed.
"What makes you think you can hurt me?" asked Balthazar facing Cole. "You're a weak human, always weak and you always needed me. Evil is your destiny, your family"
"You're wrong about that" said Cole. Just then Balthazar shimmered away from him and Cole turned around quickly looking for him. He was knocked from behind in his head and he felt intense pain. He fell to the ground when Balthazar jumped on top of him and started choking him. Cole grabbed Balthazar's wrist to loosen the death grip Balthazar had on him. He was also kicking his legs.
"Just give up this body was always mine anyway" growled Balthazar. "I was the killer, the Source's right hand man, you were just a face, a mask that I wore"
Cole was losing consciousness and the battle.
You're a weak human, always weak and you always needed meOnce a demon, always a demon
The Brotherhood is your family
Your life belongs to The Source
He felt unworthy of living but then Piper formed in his head... We all deserve a second chanceThat's
my business I'm a big girl with big powers" said Piper. Thunder
roared across the sky.
"So Piper, what the
hell do you want me to do!" screamed Cole. "Carry you into that
room and make love to you!"
"Duh!" cried Piper throwing
her hands up in frustration.
It's morning already"
groaned Piper as she opened her eyes.
Cole nodded and Piper
looked at him and smiled. Cole's heart melted.
"Wow"
whispered Piper as she turned over and got on top of him. She laid on
his chest, crossed her arms on his chest and put her head on it just
staring at him.
I, Cole Turner, take you Piper Halliwell, to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true love.
I, P...iper Halliwell, take you Cole Turner, to be my husband, my partner in life and my one true love.
Piper opened her eyes and
laughed as Cole was covered in baby powder he sputtered and looked at
Ben who was giggling also.
"Oh you think that's funny"
said Cole tickling Ben. Ben squirmed and laughed till he became red.
Then Cole looked at Piper who opened her eyes and made a dash for the
door. Cole grabbed the baby powder and threw a lot on her.
The
crowd cheered heavily and Cole embraced his wife and son. Piper
smiled at Cole.
"I knew you could do it" said Piper.
We
can have our own little party later" whispered Cole.
Piper
giggled. With Ben, Prue, and Andy in the penthouse she wondered when
that would happen but hey she wasn't going to complain.
"Let's
make this a ten minute gig and we're out of here" said
Piper.
"Got it" said Cole.
She kissed Cole's tears and took him in her arms as he wrapped his arms around her neck
Manor
Piper was breathing heavily against the wall as Raynor cornered her.
"Well I guess this is the end for you" said Raynor. "Say goodbye to your family"
Raynor grabbed Piper's neck and raised her legs off the ground choking her. Piper was slapping Raynor's arms as her sisters struggled to get free.
"You can't take me away" grunted Piper.
"Maybe I'll take your husband and your son" said Raynor after all he's cute.
That was it for Piper she was entirely angry now and the ground rumbled. The shackles unlocked and the girls fell to the floor. The ground was shaking and stuff was falling off shelves, picture frames falling and there was a loud crackle in the sky.
Raynor looked around while loosening her grip on Piper. Prue gasped as she looked at Piper. Her eyes were pure white. The doors swung open and a gust of wind went through. Paige crawled to Prue and Phoebe. Phoebe knocked the crystal breaking the barrier. Prue and Phoebe grabbed Cole and pulled him towards them. Glass was breaking and the wind was getting worse. Paige screamed when lightening crashed through the roof.
Raynor let Piper go who was levitating.
"You hurt him too much!" screamed Piper. "You have to pay"
Raynor had a look that you would have never seen in his eyes.
Fear
Fear of this woman, this witch, Higher Power, Charmed One, mother, and wife
Piper held her hand towards Raynor's legs and vines sprung out from the floor, around his ankles and wrists, and his neck.
"You want pain" said Piper. "You can feel it"
Cole's mind
Balthazar looked at Cole and brought his fist down when Cole suddenly grabbed Balthazar's fist and twisted it all around. Balthazar screamed while backing away. Cole got up slowly.
"I'm going back to my wife and child" said Cole. "With my body! And my powers!"
Cole breathed deeply and conjured and energy ball. Balthazar ran up with a knife. Cole kicked it away. Balthazar punched several times but Cole ducked and blocked.
"Done now?" he asked boredly.
Balthazar growled. Cole punched him in the jaw hard, then delivered a powerful kick to his ribs. Cole grabbed the knife.
"Goodbye Balthazar" said Cole as he slit Balthazar's neck. Then he took out the piece of paper and read the spell...
Inside of what is my
shell
I banish you from where you dwell
Remove yourself from
where I stand
Escape my flesh now I demand!
"Prue he's convulsing!" cried Phoebe.
Paige held Cole's legs down ignoring the chaos taking place.
"Uh oh" muttered Prue. She turned to Piper. "Piper! Balthazar"
Piper didn't hear her. She was busy sending shock waves to Raynor. Prue saw the jar they were using to trap Balthazar unharmed. She ran to the other side of the room and grabbed it.
"Prue!" called Phoebe holding down her thrashing ex-husband.
Balthazar's essence emerged from Cole's mouth. Prue trapped it before it could escape. Cole started coughing and opened his eyes.
He woke up to three smiling faces but he was missing his wife. They helped him sit up.
"What's going on?" he asked weakly.
He saw Piper and opened his mouth. His wife was dressed in a goddess gown and he saw lightening coming from her hands. She was torturing Raynor.
"Piper!" cried Cole.
Piper swung her head towards her husband. Her eyes turned to normal as Cole got up slowly and was walking towards her. The wind died down and her clothes returned to normal.
"Cole" whispered Piper. Then she fainted.
Cole caught Piper before she hit the ground. Raynor was weakly looking at them, he was burned and half dead.
Cole felt tears coming to his eyes.
"Piper" he whispered looking into her angelic face.
Piper moaned and opened her eyes slowly to the eyes that were her husband.
"Cole" said Piper touching his face.
Cole leaned down and kissed her passionately. They were both crying as were the other sisters.
"I missed you so much" sobbed Cole kissing her neck.
"And I you" said Piper. "Thank you for coming back to me"
"Thank you for believing in me" said Cole.
Piper looked at Raynor.
"What do we do with him?" asked Piper.
Cole slowly looked at Raynor. "I have an idea"
10 minutes later
Piper, Cole, Prue, Paige, and Phoebe were in the Wasteland. They arrived there moments earlier.
"Go ahead Cole" said Piper kissing his cheek and rubbing his tummy. "We're here"
Cole grabbed Raynor who's hands were tied behind his back and walked a few feet ahead. He also had Balthazar's essence in his hand.
Cole let Raynor go and stepped back.
"There was a time where I thought of you as a father" said Cole looking at him. "You were the one to look up to, you were there to help me and to help me defend myself. You made me something and I want to thank you for making me realize that I can never be like you and I want to thank you for sending me on the mission of killing The Charmed Ones"
"That was The Source" said Raynor coldly. "I want nothing to do with you. You're pathetic and now I know that"
Cole smirked to himself and it faded. He handed Raynor, Balthazar's essence. Then he looked at it.
"Thank you for being my mask"
"Cole!" called Piper.
Cole looked back and then at Raynor.
"Goodbye" said Cole turning around and walking away from his past. He stopped. "Oh wait one more thing" He walked back to Raynor and punched him. "That was for my mother, my wife, and my family"
He walked quickly to Piper and they embrace.
"Let's go home" said Prue. Everyone locked arms.
"YOU COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING!" screamed Raynor. "YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME!"
Cole glanced at him one more time before the scene became a blur.
End of Chapter
A/N: You know this should have been the 50th chapter,lol. Well hope you enjoyed it!!!
