The three sister had a short reunion before they proceeded with their plans.

"Do you still have your power?" Piper asked looking at her sister.

Prue shrugged and focused on a photo of Cole. She released her thoughts and the photo flew off the shelf and into the wall with a bang.

"I guess that answers your question." Paige said picking the photo up.

"Good we'll need all our powers later, but first we need to call someone. "COLE" Piper yelled. Get your ass over here!"

Cole materialized in a sulk. "You bellowed?"

Prue pushed her way to the front.

"Hello Cole."

Cole's eyes widened in shock."Prue you're ALIVE."

"What? You can be brought back from the grave, but I can't?"

Cole rubbed his forehead. "I'm sorry, I've just been really stressed today."

Prue nodded."The girls told me what happened. I'm here to help you."

"The last time you saw me you hated me."

"The last time I saw you, you were a scum sucking demon."

Cole nodded. "You're right. So you think this will work?" he asked as he fidgited nervously with the collar of his shirt.

Piper nodded at her sisters. "I think it will. Are you ready?"

Everyone nodded yes and Prue clapped her hands.

"Now all we need now is our demon. Cole?" Prue gestured looking at him.

Cole walked into the center of the room. "Are you sure you just can't use a potion?"

"I'm positive. Piper said the power stripping potion gave way when you became the source. "So we're going for a... Oh I don't know... A more perminant effect." Prue said and smiled.

"That is why I have been slaving away on this lovely spell that will dissolve your demon half and your powers". Paige said waving a piece of paper in his face.

"I'll do anything to get Phoebe back. Even if she does hate me."

Piper looked suprised and looked at Paige. "PAIGE, you didn't TELL HIM?"

Paige shrugged. "It didn't come up."

"What you talking about?" Cole asked confused.

"Phoebe doesn't hate you, Cole." Piper told him. "She was attacked and was put under a spell that caused her to hate you."

"Well why the hell haven't you vanquished him?" Cole demanded

"Because Einstein, if we vanquish him the spell will turn perminant and she'll hate you forever," Paige retorted. "But if thats what you want go ahead, I didn't really want you back in the family anyway."

Cole glared at her. "Paige you better do the damn ritual before you forget that I still am a demon and can vaporize your ass."

Leo stepped in quickly. Uh, children, lets not forget why we are here. Prue, can we get on with this?"

"Of course Leo. Ladies assume the position." Prue commanded as they all got into place..

Prue, Piper and Paige all stood together as they recited the spell.

"The demon that stands we now demand that you be replaced
with the spirit of man that was lost when time began."

They all watched as a Cole was consumed in a flaming fire.

"Was this supposed to happen?" Paige whispered looking at Cole in horror.

"I think so," Prue whispered. "Just watch."

Paige watched as the flames still went strong, they whipped around Cole in a angry haze. They yelled in protest as their master started to disappear. Then suddenly the flames turned to a pale blue glow and then they went out as suddenly as they appeared.

They all stood there as they watched Cole on his knees. He looked up at the ceiling before turning to look at them.

Did it work?" Piper asked walking up cautiously.

Cole stood up and blinked. "I don't know. I don't feel any different.."

"Try using your powers," Prue urged him.

Cole stretched, threw back his arm and released all his energy..

They all watched as nothing happened.

"Ok, no energy balls. Try shimmering," Piper suggested.

Cole closed his eyes and concentraited with all his might.

Still nothing happened.

Gee, where's a camera when you need one? Paige asked staring at Cole's look of constepation.

Prue rolled her eyes. "Spoken like a true Hallewell."

Piper cleared her throat. "Cole, theres one more thing we need to do to see if your human or not."

Cole didn't like that look in Piper's eyes. "Whats that?"

Paige approached him with a knife. "We need to see if you can feel pain. Belthazar couldn't feel pain, so we need to see if Cole, the human, can."

"So you're going to STAB me?" he said incrediously

"It's just a little poke, Cole, Paige said walking towards him."Besides if you really are human then Leo will heal you."

Cole looked at her suspiciously. "Paige, don't take this the wrong way, but I've seen you with steak and you aren't coming near me with that thing.

Piper tried to take the knife from Paige's hand. "Paige," she grunted. "I can't do it if you don't let go."

"Why can't I do it?" I promise to avoid any major organs." Paige whined pathetically.

Suddenly the knife flew from Paige's hands into Prue's hand. Prue grinned with satisfaction.

"I guess Piper didn't tell you that I have a short attention span."

Prue approached Cole with the knife. "Okay Cole I'm going to go as easy as I can so just stay with me."

Cole grunted a reply."Just do it already."

Prue took the knife plunged it into Cole's upper right side.

Cole yelled in agony. " God dammit Prue! I thought you said you were going to go easy."

Prue shrugged. "Well I could have gone for your heart."

"Okay, I think we have proved our point. Piper announced going over to Cole. "Leo,.will you come and do your heavenly angel duty and heal our innocent please."

Leo came over to Cole. He placed his hands over Cole's wound gently and started his healing process.

Everyone waited anxiously as they waited to see if Cole would heal.

Leo focused everything that was in him on Cole. He watched as the wound turned blue and then vanished.

Leo helped Cole sit up. "How do you feel?"

"Like I just had the wind knocked out of me." Cole said.

"Or the demon perhaps, Paige said as she helped Cole to his feet.

As soon as Cole was standing, he started for the door. He was almost to the door when Prue blocked his way.

"Where are you going?" she demanded.

"I'm going to bake cookies," Cole retorted. "Where do you think? I'm saving my wife."

"And just how are you going to do that? Sing her a song? You're mortal remember?"

"Cole," Piper trying to think of a way to talk to him tactfully. "Lets all go together. I mean you can't do anything without us and we can't do anything without you."

Cole stood there with an impatient look on his face."Well what are we waiting for?"

Paige scowled and grabbed her coat. "Its moments like this that I wish he was a demon so we could vanquish him... AGAIN."