Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed!
A/N: Thank you so much for all of those who have taken the time to review, I really appreciate it. Your reviews really do keep me writing! I've got the rest of the story pretty much planned out; I just have to write it all down! I also promise to continue updating on a regular basis, bye!
The next day after Parker was safe at school the Charmed ones set to work. They made potions and searched the Book of Shadows endlessly for some clue about the worlds coming demise.
"This is going to take forever." Whined Paige.
"It better not, we don't have forever." Commented Piper while flipping through pages in the Book of Shadows.
"Have you found anything?" Asked Phoebe
"Not yet." Said Piper hopelessly. At around noon Paige and Piper headed into the kitchen for food, Phoebe, however, remained in the attic, searching the Book of Shadows. Her eyes drooped wearily until a title caught her eye: The End? There was a large picture in the center of the page of a child, a boy, holding the world in his hands. Pillars of fire surrounded both the boy and the globe. There was small print below the picture, which Phoebe could barely make out. It read: The day will come when all will die, or will it all remain? A child holds the key to all salvation or to the world's total demise. Phoebe grabbed the book, stood up, and turned around sharply to find herself face to face with Cole.
"Hello Phoebe," He said calmly, "find anything interesting in the ol' Book of Shadows." Phoebe tried to leave the room but was blocked by Cole.
"Cole just leave. I know what you're planning--"
"I know you do, that's why I'm here." He leaned in closer to her and grabbed her arm softly.
"Let it go Phoebe, there is no way to stop the end from coming. You're only going to end up getting hurt." He whispered, leaning in very close to her ear.
"Go to hell Cole and get out of my house. I'm not going to let you destroy the world for your own personal gain." Phoebe tried again to push past him but he was too strong. Cole forced her to drop the book then grabbed her other arm and pushed her against a wall.
"Listen to me Phoebe. You will die if you continue trying to stop this. It is inevitable."
"Get out of here Cole, don't make us vanquish you just yet." Phoebe was trembling inside, she hated seeing Cole, being so close to him, it frightened her. Cole released his grasp and walked leisurely around the attic.
"The manor looks the same. It's been ten years and you haven't redecorated." Cole mused.
"Well your place wasn't exactly a catalog house." Phoebe said edging her way towards the door.
"Did Piper and Leo have a kid?" Asked Cole as he turned towards Phoebe. Phoebe's heart stopped. He knows about Parker, she thought, he's toying with me but he knows.
"Why?" Asked Phoebe cautiously, being careful not to give away too much information.
"The room on the second floor, it looked like a child's room." Cole walked closer to Phoebe who instinctively backed away.
"Leave Cole, just leave." She said getting ever closer to the door.
"Is it your child? Paige's child?"
"Piper! Paige!" Phoebe shouted, "Get up here now!" She could hear her sisters rushing up the stairs.
"I'll see you around Phoebe." Said Cole before he disappeared. Soon after, Piper and Paige emerged from the stairwell.
"What's going on?" Asked Paige as she rushed into the attic.
"Cole was here, I think he knows about Parker." Phoebe said while gathering the Book of Shadows from the floor.
"He knows Parker is his son?" Asked Piper.
"I don't know, he knows there is a Parker though, and that's not a good thing." Phoebe calmed herself down and showed her sisters the page she had found in the Book.
"Okay, so it's happening, the world is ending." Paige said standing from her spot on the floor and walking over to the small circular window.
"No, not necessarily. Do you think the child the book talks about is Parker?" Asked Phoebe running her fingers over the black and white drawing of the child in the book.
"It could be. Maybe you should go pick him up from school." Said Piper, looking at her sister whose face was riddled with worry. Phoebe jumped up from the floor and headed off to pick up her son from school.