Secret Identities
"Blow him up already!" Prue yelled out.
She ran through the door of the Halliwell Manor as Piper turned to face the demon chasing her- a man dressed in- what else?- black. She waved her hands, blowing him up.
"That's the fourth demon in a row I've vanquished with my new power." Piper said with a grin.
"Well, just be thankful your power has been progressing." Prue said. "Without it, we'd be in major trouble with no Power of Three."
Piper sighed and sat down, Prue's words again bringing her back to Phoebe's death.
"I'm sorry." Prue said as she sat down next to Piper. "We're going to get that son-of-a-bitch back for what he did to our sister. He's going to pay."
"Is Karen okay?" Piper said, trying to get her mind off of Phoebe as she wiped away a tear.
"Yeah, Leo brought her back home." Prue said. "Hopefully she'll be safe now, but Leo thinks that Karen must mean a lot to The Source, as he's already sent two upper-level demons after her and he'll probably send another one."
Piper nodded and rested her head on her sister's shoulder.
Phoebe sat down on her bed, staring down at a small photo of the three sisters together, from just a few months ago. A tear appeared in her eye.
I sacrficied myself to evil for them. Phoebe thought. And yet I can't even see them. I can't even talk to them.
Phoebe put the photo down and went back to what she had been doing a lot lately- surpressing her good side under the evil of her demonic half, so she didn't have to feel the pain of missing her sisters. She stood up, feeling her emotions fall underneath the darkness inside of her.
At least it's useful for something. Phoebe thought.
She decided to go take a shower to get her mind off of things, and walked out of the bedroom area of her quaters and into the bathroom area, sighing as she began to undress.
"Damnit!" The Source screamed.
He was not in his huge red robe, but rather in his much smaller black one, standing next to the Seer.
"Is there not any demon powerful enough to get the innocent away from the two remaining Charmed Ones?" The Source said angrily. "Two have tried, and two have failed."
"Perhaps you should ask a former Charmed One." the Seer said.
"You believe she is ready?" The Source asked her.
"If she goes under the disguise of her demonic form, yes." the Seer replied. "She is purpously pushing her good half down beneath the darkness in order to not feel the pain of missing her sisters. That is very good for us. She is definitley ready to fight her sisters for the first time. Soon, she will be ready to kill them."
The Source nodded in agreement, and then a few moments later Phoebe shimmered into the chambers, summoned by The Source, and now wearing a black leather outfit (Author's Note: the one she wore during Long Live the Queen during the demon's meeting). She immeaditley kneeled before him.
"My liege." she said.
"I have a job for you." The Source said. "There is an innocent that must die. However, two demons have attempted to kill her, and they were both vanquished. By your sisters."
Phoebe immeaditley stood up.
"You mean, you want me...."
"Yes." The Source replied. "Under the disguise of your demonic form, of course. You have tried turning into your demonic form, haven't you?"
Phoebe shook her head.
"Do it now." The Source told her. "You may be scared, but trust me, the feeling- freedom, complete freedom from good- is invigorating."
Phoebe nodded, still a bit unsure and scared. She concentrated, and finally the shift happened. She became a bit taller, and now her skin was red-and- black, just as Belthazor's was. She looked down at herself, not really liking the skin color, but then....
The floodgates were released. She felt the full power, the full concious of her demonic half become released.
And it was a europhia beyond imagination.
No more doubts or nagging voices of good clouding her mind. She was truely free. And she knew exactly what she wanted.
"The job will be done." Phoebe said, kneeling before him and speaking in a slightly deeper version of her voice.
She shimmered out.
"This is a very interesting development." the Seer said as her eyes went white.
"What is it?" The Source asked her.
"The pain her humanity was feeling was so great, she has gone farther into the darkness than I expected." the Seer said. "It is possiable that she will lose control of her demonic half and attempt to kill her sisters while on this mission. They will, of course, be powerless to stop her- their powers don't work on another good witch, which she is still half of."
"A quite unexpected pleasure." The Source said.
Meanwhile, Leo had brought Karen to the Manor, as he felt that evil would be sending out another attacker soon.
Phoebe shimmered in, still in demonic form.
"Always trust Leo's intutition." Piper said, as she and Prue turned to face Phoebe.
"So what the hell are you supposed to be, Belthazor's girlfriend?" Prue asked her.
Phoebe ignored her, and instead sent out a stream of fire that knocked her back into the wall.
"Hey!" Piper yelled.
She moved her hands to blow Phoebe up, but found that the power did nothing.
"She's immune to my powers!" Piper yelled out.
"Quit wasting my time." Phoebe replied, and kicked Piper in the stomach, sending her down to the floor, clutching it.
She turned to face Leo and Karen. This time, Leo got a good luck at her- and now recognized her.
"Phoebe?" Leo said quietly.
Of course. Leo thought. The Source sent her here in her demonic form, letting her kill the innocent without blowing her cover. But something's wrong- Phoebe must have lost control of her demonic half when she went into her form, because I don't think she would intentionlly hurt her sisters if she was still in control.
Phoebe didn't respond, instead sending out another stream of fire, knocking Leo unconcious. Without even saying anything else, she sent out a stream of fire that killed Karen, just as Prue got back to her feet.
"No!" Prue yelled out.
Phoebe turned to face her, and raised her hand to finish Prue off. But, something clicked inside of her.
What the hell am I doing? Phoebe thought.
She brought her hand down suddenly, horrified at what she almost did.
As she hesitated, Prue leaped and tackled Phoebe to the ground, and in panic Phoebe shimmered out with Prue!
Piper stood up, awake as well, and ran over to Leo, having seen what happened.
"Leo, c'mon, we have to find Prue!" Piper said. "That demon shimmered out with her!"
Leo sighed, and knew that this was going to come out anyway. He had to tell her.
"Piper, that demon......is Phoebe." Leo said. "She's back in control, from what I saw. She's not going to hurt Prue."
Piper stood there, stunned.
And promptly fainted.
Prue and Phoebe shimmered into a cave in the Underworld, still fighting on the ground. Phoebe shoved Prue off of her with increased demonic strength, when Cole suddenly shimmered into the cave.
"You!" Prue screamed out.
She pulled a vile of the Belthazor vanquishing potion out of her pocket, that she kept with her at all times since Leo told her Cole killed her.
"I'm going to kill you for what you did to my sister!" Prue screamed. "I'm going to get vengeance for my sister!"
Phoebe spotted the potion vile in Prue's right hand as she stood up, and knew what she had to do.
"Prue, wait!" Phoebe yelled.
Prue turned to face Phoebe.
"How do you...." Prue began to say.
Phoebe changed back to her human form.
"It's me, Prue." Phoebe said. "I'm not dead. Cole didn't kill me. That was a lie. To protect both of us."
"This can't be....." Prue said. "This is a trick! It has to be."
"It's no trick." Phoebe said, walking closer to her sister.
Prue stepped back, afraid.
"I won't hurt you." Phoebe said. "Trust me."
Prue stepped foward, and Phoebe hugged her sister, suddenly breaking down into tears.
"I've missed you so much." Phoebe said in-between tears. "I can't explain why I've done this, but it was for you, for you and Piper, know that. And know that I will always love you, my dear sister."
Phoebe broke the embrace, seeing that Prue was also in tears.
"You have to go now, before The Source realizes you're down here." Phoebe said.
Prue didn't respond, still crying, as Phoebe waved her right hand, sending Prue back to the surface.
"Phoebe..." Cole began to say.
He walked over to her, and Phoebe rested her head on his chest, and let herself go, crying as Cole attempted to comfort her.
"It's not your fault, Phoebe." Cole said. "We're just two souls caught between good and evil. We're two souls rejected by both, with nowhere to go. But we have our love for each other, and that's the only thing that we can have, and that we can count on anymore."
Phoebe continued to cry as Cole hugged her tighter.
Two souls.....
Next Up: Choosing Sides
Prue and Piper find a way to break the spell keeping Phoebe in service of The Source- if they vanquish The Source, the spell is broken. However, Phoebe's turn to a half-demon is irreversiable no matter what, and the Power of Three is lost because of it, so Prue and Piper aren't even sure if they can pull it off. Phoebe struggles to choose between good and evil, as Prue and Piper find a way that they can vanquish The Source- but this method may cost them both their lives.
"Blow him up already!" Prue yelled out.
She ran through the door of the Halliwell Manor as Piper turned to face the demon chasing her- a man dressed in- what else?- black. She waved her hands, blowing him up.
"That's the fourth demon in a row I've vanquished with my new power." Piper said with a grin.
"Well, just be thankful your power has been progressing." Prue said. "Without it, we'd be in major trouble with no Power of Three."
Piper sighed and sat down, Prue's words again bringing her back to Phoebe's death.
"I'm sorry." Prue said as she sat down next to Piper. "We're going to get that son-of-a-bitch back for what he did to our sister. He's going to pay."
"Is Karen okay?" Piper said, trying to get her mind off of Phoebe as she wiped away a tear.
"Yeah, Leo brought her back home." Prue said. "Hopefully she'll be safe now, but Leo thinks that Karen must mean a lot to The Source, as he's already sent two upper-level demons after her and he'll probably send another one."
Piper nodded and rested her head on her sister's shoulder.
Phoebe sat down on her bed, staring down at a small photo of the three sisters together, from just a few months ago. A tear appeared in her eye.
I sacrficied myself to evil for them. Phoebe thought. And yet I can't even see them. I can't even talk to them.
Phoebe put the photo down and went back to what she had been doing a lot lately- surpressing her good side under the evil of her demonic half, so she didn't have to feel the pain of missing her sisters. She stood up, feeling her emotions fall underneath the darkness inside of her.
At least it's useful for something. Phoebe thought.
She decided to go take a shower to get her mind off of things, and walked out of the bedroom area of her quaters and into the bathroom area, sighing as she began to undress.
"Damnit!" The Source screamed.
He was not in his huge red robe, but rather in his much smaller black one, standing next to the Seer.
"Is there not any demon powerful enough to get the innocent away from the two remaining Charmed Ones?" The Source said angrily. "Two have tried, and two have failed."
"Perhaps you should ask a former Charmed One." the Seer said.
"You believe she is ready?" The Source asked her.
"If she goes under the disguise of her demonic form, yes." the Seer replied. "She is purpously pushing her good half down beneath the darkness in order to not feel the pain of missing her sisters. That is very good for us. She is definitley ready to fight her sisters for the first time. Soon, she will be ready to kill them."
The Source nodded in agreement, and then a few moments later Phoebe shimmered into the chambers, summoned by The Source, and now wearing a black leather outfit (Author's Note: the one she wore during Long Live the Queen during the demon's meeting). She immeaditley kneeled before him.
"My liege." she said.
"I have a job for you." The Source said. "There is an innocent that must die. However, two demons have attempted to kill her, and they were both vanquished. By your sisters."
Phoebe immeaditley stood up.
"You mean, you want me...."
"Yes." The Source replied. "Under the disguise of your demonic form, of course. You have tried turning into your demonic form, haven't you?"
Phoebe shook her head.
"Do it now." The Source told her. "You may be scared, but trust me, the feeling- freedom, complete freedom from good- is invigorating."
Phoebe nodded, still a bit unsure and scared. She concentrated, and finally the shift happened. She became a bit taller, and now her skin was red-and- black, just as Belthazor's was. She looked down at herself, not really liking the skin color, but then....
The floodgates were released. She felt the full power, the full concious of her demonic half become released.
And it was a europhia beyond imagination.
No more doubts or nagging voices of good clouding her mind. She was truely free. And she knew exactly what she wanted.
"The job will be done." Phoebe said, kneeling before him and speaking in a slightly deeper version of her voice.
She shimmered out.
"This is a very interesting development." the Seer said as her eyes went white.
"What is it?" The Source asked her.
"The pain her humanity was feeling was so great, she has gone farther into the darkness than I expected." the Seer said. "It is possiable that she will lose control of her demonic half and attempt to kill her sisters while on this mission. They will, of course, be powerless to stop her- their powers don't work on another good witch, which she is still half of."
"A quite unexpected pleasure." The Source said.
Meanwhile, Leo had brought Karen to the Manor, as he felt that evil would be sending out another attacker soon.
Phoebe shimmered in, still in demonic form.
"Always trust Leo's intutition." Piper said, as she and Prue turned to face Phoebe.
"So what the hell are you supposed to be, Belthazor's girlfriend?" Prue asked her.
Phoebe ignored her, and instead sent out a stream of fire that knocked her back into the wall.
"Hey!" Piper yelled.
She moved her hands to blow Phoebe up, but found that the power did nothing.
"She's immune to my powers!" Piper yelled out.
"Quit wasting my time." Phoebe replied, and kicked Piper in the stomach, sending her down to the floor, clutching it.
She turned to face Leo and Karen. This time, Leo got a good luck at her- and now recognized her.
"Phoebe?" Leo said quietly.
Of course. Leo thought. The Source sent her here in her demonic form, letting her kill the innocent without blowing her cover. But something's wrong- Phoebe must have lost control of her demonic half when she went into her form, because I don't think she would intentionlly hurt her sisters if she was still in control.
Phoebe didn't respond, instead sending out another stream of fire, knocking Leo unconcious. Without even saying anything else, she sent out a stream of fire that killed Karen, just as Prue got back to her feet.
"No!" Prue yelled out.
Phoebe turned to face her, and raised her hand to finish Prue off. But, something clicked inside of her.
What the hell am I doing? Phoebe thought.
She brought her hand down suddenly, horrified at what she almost did.
As she hesitated, Prue leaped and tackled Phoebe to the ground, and in panic Phoebe shimmered out with Prue!
Piper stood up, awake as well, and ran over to Leo, having seen what happened.
"Leo, c'mon, we have to find Prue!" Piper said. "That demon shimmered out with her!"
Leo sighed, and knew that this was going to come out anyway. He had to tell her.
"Piper, that demon......is Phoebe." Leo said. "She's back in control, from what I saw. She's not going to hurt Prue."
Piper stood there, stunned.
And promptly fainted.
Prue and Phoebe shimmered into a cave in the Underworld, still fighting on the ground. Phoebe shoved Prue off of her with increased demonic strength, when Cole suddenly shimmered into the cave.
"You!" Prue screamed out.
She pulled a vile of the Belthazor vanquishing potion out of her pocket, that she kept with her at all times since Leo told her Cole killed her.
"I'm going to kill you for what you did to my sister!" Prue screamed. "I'm going to get vengeance for my sister!"
Phoebe spotted the potion vile in Prue's right hand as she stood up, and knew what she had to do.
"Prue, wait!" Phoebe yelled.
Prue turned to face Phoebe.
"How do you...." Prue began to say.
Phoebe changed back to her human form.
"It's me, Prue." Phoebe said. "I'm not dead. Cole didn't kill me. That was a lie. To protect both of us."
"This can't be....." Prue said. "This is a trick! It has to be."
"It's no trick." Phoebe said, walking closer to her sister.
Prue stepped back, afraid.
"I won't hurt you." Phoebe said. "Trust me."
Prue stepped foward, and Phoebe hugged her sister, suddenly breaking down into tears.
"I've missed you so much." Phoebe said in-between tears. "I can't explain why I've done this, but it was for you, for you and Piper, know that. And know that I will always love you, my dear sister."
Phoebe broke the embrace, seeing that Prue was also in tears.
"You have to go now, before The Source realizes you're down here." Phoebe said.
Prue didn't respond, still crying, as Phoebe waved her right hand, sending Prue back to the surface.
"Phoebe..." Cole began to say.
He walked over to her, and Phoebe rested her head on his chest, and let herself go, crying as Cole attempted to comfort her.
"It's not your fault, Phoebe." Cole said. "We're just two souls caught between good and evil. We're two souls rejected by both, with nowhere to go. But we have our love for each other, and that's the only thing that we can have, and that we can count on anymore."
Phoebe continued to cry as Cole hugged her tighter.
Two souls.....
Next Up: Choosing Sides
Prue and Piper find a way to break the spell keeping Phoebe in service of The Source- if they vanquish The Source, the spell is broken. However, Phoebe's turn to a half-demon is irreversiable no matter what, and the Power of Three is lost because of it, so Prue and Piper aren't even sure if they can pull it off. Phoebe struggles to choose between good and evil, as Prue and Piper find a way that they can vanquish The Source- but this method may cost them both their lives.