NOTE: The spell Patty, Prue, and Paige say was on Charmed. Once again, I
wish it were mine.
Cole waited patiently as the Seer gazed into the future. A scowl crossed her face. " They have defeated the demon and power broker Piper sent."
He cursed himself silently. " However," the Seer said, " the evil inside her is building. If she becomes evil before they can harm you, all three shall remain evil forever."
The Source mulled this over. " Yes. Yes, that will work. As long as they get nowhere near Phoebe and Piper, Paige will become evil." He nodded and flamed out, right into the throne room. The Queen was quiet, rubbing her stomach. She had a small frown on her face.
" What's the matter?" he asked.
" I sense something," she replied slowly. " Something I haven't felt for a long time."
With his mind Cole searched the Underworld. He felt the presence of his demons and warlocks, but there was something else. A bright white light in the corner of his mind, of three good witches and a Whitelighter.
Prue and Patty's angelic sense, he thought angrily. They are destroying everything! " There is nothing," he said, stroking his hand on Phoebe's face. He left behind a black magic trail that absorbed into her skin. " You are imagining things."
The magic worked quickly. " You are right," the Queen admitted with a sleepy smile. Within moments she fell asleep. Cole turned to the two demons that guarded the Queen. " Go, find two angel-witches, one Charmed One, and a Whitelighter. Kill the angels and Whitelighter, and bring the Charmed One to me." The demons nodded and shimmered away.
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Paige, Prue, Patty, and Leo entered the underworld. They ducked behind a corner to avoid two demons. Paige let out a breath of relief. " We need to find the throne room," she said.
" First we have to not get caught," Prue said. A cluster of demons walked through the cavern. Before anyone could say anything, Prue flung the four against a wall.
I didn't know my big sis was so cool, Paige realized. Prue began to tug a black robe off one of the demons. " We have to find Piper first," Patty told them. " It'll be easier to bring Phoebe back if we have Piper first." Everyone agreed.
They slipped into the robes and put their hoods up. They wandered through the dark, cold halls of the Underworld. " Where could she be?" whispered Leo.
" Who're you lookin' for?" Paige winced. A passing warlock overheard.
" Uh…" Leo said in a very deep voice, "the Queen's sister."
The warlock pointed down a cavern passage way. " Down there, in the throne room."
All four nodded in thanks and hurried down the hall. Prue's blood ran cold when she saw her little sisters. Phoebe sat in a large throne. She laid her hands on her stomach, a hollow look in her eyes. Her eyes were as blank as the jewels in her crown. Piper stood next to her, a similar cold aura surrounding her.
Cole also was there. He eyed the robed figures suspiciously. " Who are you?"
Paige flipped back her hood. " You think you'd recognize your sister- in-law." Cole gritted his teeth.
" Remind me to incinerate the watch guards," he hollered to Piper. She nodded and the Source turned back to Paige. " Are you ready to join your sisters?"
" No," Paige replied flatly. " I think I'm staying with my other sister." Prue and Patty unveiled themselves.
A bit of the iciness on the sister's faces wore away. " Prue?" Phoebe asked. She tried to go to her, but Cole let loose a burst of wind that knocked her back.
" Mom?" Piper cried.
The two sisters and Patty began to recite the spell. " 'Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda,'" they began. As bits of flame began to swarm around Cole, he tossed a fireball at Paige. She stopped reading and caught the fireball with her magic. "Fireball!" she called, throwing it at Cole.
Suddenly the fireballs began to come from her. She tossed ball after ball at Cole. It didn't do anything.
" That's right Paige, get angry," the Source said, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Join us."
" No, Paige!" Prue told her. Paige felt all the anger that she had felt build inside of her, when her sisters thought she was crazy for thinking Cole was evil, when Phoebe accused Paige of not liking him (duh), and even anger at Prue, for putting her in this situation. If she hadn't died, she wouldn't be here!
The fire stopped. Would you be happy, not being a Charmed One? a voice inside her asked. No, Paige realized. I want to have magic, I want to fight evil- and I definitely want to kick some Source ass.
" Come on," she said to Patty and Prue. " 'Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda,
Astrid, Helena, Laura, and Grace. Halliwell witches stand strong beside us. Vanquish this evil from time and space.'" Prue lobbed the potion at Cole.
Flames wrapped around the Source. Phoebe and Piper suddenly looked faint as black mist left their body. " No!" cried Cole. " No!"
" COLE!" Phoebe shrieked. She ran to him but he pushed her away from the fire. He cried out in pain and collapsed when the blaze stopped. Black fog emerged from his form. In unison Patty and Piper turned the fog to dust.
Phoebe uncomfortably bent beside Cole. " Cole?" she wondered. Tears poured down her cheeks. " Cole?" She flipped him over on her knees. He coughed and opened his eyes. " It's me, Phoebe," he choked.
" Cole," Phoebe sobbed. They embraced quietly.
Cole waited patiently as the Seer gazed into the future. A scowl crossed her face. " They have defeated the demon and power broker Piper sent."
He cursed himself silently. " However," the Seer said, " the evil inside her is building. If she becomes evil before they can harm you, all three shall remain evil forever."
The Source mulled this over. " Yes. Yes, that will work. As long as they get nowhere near Phoebe and Piper, Paige will become evil." He nodded and flamed out, right into the throne room. The Queen was quiet, rubbing her stomach. She had a small frown on her face.
" What's the matter?" he asked.
" I sense something," she replied slowly. " Something I haven't felt for a long time."
With his mind Cole searched the Underworld. He felt the presence of his demons and warlocks, but there was something else. A bright white light in the corner of his mind, of three good witches and a Whitelighter.
Prue and Patty's angelic sense, he thought angrily. They are destroying everything! " There is nothing," he said, stroking his hand on Phoebe's face. He left behind a black magic trail that absorbed into her skin. " You are imagining things."
The magic worked quickly. " You are right," the Queen admitted with a sleepy smile. Within moments she fell asleep. Cole turned to the two demons that guarded the Queen. " Go, find two angel-witches, one Charmed One, and a Whitelighter. Kill the angels and Whitelighter, and bring the Charmed One to me." The demons nodded and shimmered away.
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Paige, Prue, Patty, and Leo entered the underworld. They ducked behind a corner to avoid two demons. Paige let out a breath of relief. " We need to find the throne room," she said.
" First we have to not get caught," Prue said. A cluster of demons walked through the cavern. Before anyone could say anything, Prue flung the four against a wall.
I didn't know my big sis was so cool, Paige realized. Prue began to tug a black robe off one of the demons. " We have to find Piper first," Patty told them. " It'll be easier to bring Phoebe back if we have Piper first." Everyone agreed.
They slipped into the robes and put their hoods up. They wandered through the dark, cold halls of the Underworld. " Where could she be?" whispered Leo.
" Who're you lookin' for?" Paige winced. A passing warlock overheard.
" Uh…" Leo said in a very deep voice, "the Queen's sister."
The warlock pointed down a cavern passage way. " Down there, in the throne room."
All four nodded in thanks and hurried down the hall. Prue's blood ran cold when she saw her little sisters. Phoebe sat in a large throne. She laid her hands on her stomach, a hollow look in her eyes. Her eyes were as blank as the jewels in her crown. Piper stood next to her, a similar cold aura surrounding her.
Cole also was there. He eyed the robed figures suspiciously. " Who are you?"
Paige flipped back her hood. " You think you'd recognize your sister- in-law." Cole gritted his teeth.
" Remind me to incinerate the watch guards," he hollered to Piper. She nodded and the Source turned back to Paige. " Are you ready to join your sisters?"
" No," Paige replied flatly. " I think I'm staying with my other sister." Prue and Patty unveiled themselves.
A bit of the iciness on the sister's faces wore away. " Prue?" Phoebe asked. She tried to go to her, but Cole let loose a burst of wind that knocked her back.
" Mom?" Piper cried.
The two sisters and Patty began to recite the spell. " 'Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda,'" they began. As bits of flame began to swarm around Cole, he tossed a fireball at Paige. She stopped reading and caught the fireball with her magic. "Fireball!" she called, throwing it at Cole.
Suddenly the fireballs began to come from her. She tossed ball after ball at Cole. It didn't do anything.
" That's right Paige, get angry," the Source said, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Join us."
" No, Paige!" Prue told her. Paige felt all the anger that she had felt build inside of her, when her sisters thought she was crazy for thinking Cole was evil, when Phoebe accused Paige of not liking him (duh), and even anger at Prue, for putting her in this situation. If she hadn't died, she wouldn't be here!
The fire stopped. Would you be happy, not being a Charmed One? a voice inside her asked. No, Paige realized. I want to have magic, I want to fight evil- and I definitely want to kick some Source ass.
" Come on," she said to Patty and Prue. " 'Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda,
Astrid, Helena, Laura, and Grace. Halliwell witches stand strong beside us. Vanquish this evil from time and space.'" Prue lobbed the potion at Cole.
Flames wrapped around the Source. Phoebe and Piper suddenly looked faint as black mist left their body. " No!" cried Cole. " No!"
" COLE!" Phoebe shrieked. She ran to him but he pushed her away from the fire. He cried out in pain and collapsed when the blaze stopped. Black fog emerged from his form. In unison Patty and Piper turned the fog to dust.
Phoebe uncomfortably bent beside Cole. " Cole?" she wondered. Tears poured down her cheeks. " Cole?" She flipped him over on her knees. He coughed and opened his eyes. " It's me, Phoebe," he choked.
" Cole," Phoebe sobbed. They embraced quietly.