Secrets
Part 2
Sequel to "The Picnic". I do not own any part of Charmed. I just write about it.
"Bye honey, I'll talk to you later," Cole called out.
"Baby, wait. Where's Gabriel," Phoebe questioned as she and her sisters walked out.
Cole grinned, and said, "having quality time with Leo. I'll talk to you guys later. I've got some work to do. Bye!"
As he walked out the door, Phoebe said softly, "I don't believe it."
"He seems better." Paige offered.
"Yeah, he does. I don't know what Leo said to him, but it helped. I better go relieve him before Melinda starts up," Phoebe said cheerily.
"We'll come with you," Piper commented.
As they started for the stairs, they ran into Michael heading for the door. He smiled and said, "Hey guys. I've got to go to work."
"Bye, my new fiancé," Paige replied with a grin. She pulled Michael into a passionate kiss, and then he left.
"So, when's the wedding?" Phoebe asked with a grin.
"Not for a while. Michael's family need to attend and they are on an archeological dig in Asia. We're shooting for some time in the summer."
"Oh, gonna wait for two months. Can you make it?" Phoebe teased.
"If I try really hard," Paige retorted.
As they walked into the nursery, they found Leo watching Melinda and Gabriel cooing in Melinda's crib. Both were sitting up, and seemed to be speaking.
"What's up?" Phoebe asked.
"Melinda missed Gabriel last night, so I figured the two could spend some time together." Leo replied with a smile.
"Good idea," Phoebe replied, "Which reminds me, thanks for talking with Cole. I don't know what you said, but it really helped."
"Not a problem, it's my job," Leo commented.
"So, what was his problem?" Paige asked curiously.
Leo hesitated, and then replied, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you."
"What?" Phoebe said in shock.
"He told me in confidence, and I can't betray that. Not now, he needs to trust me. I'm sorry. Look, I've got to go." Leo said, and then orbed out.
"Wait, LEO!" Phoebe snapped. She then looked back, and said, "I'm not sure if I should be more worried, or less."
***
"Who summoned me?" Terathon demanded angrily. He fell silent as the man walked out of the shadows. "What do you want?" he asked in fear. The death of the Source had already crossed the Underworld, and everyone knew how he died.
The man smiled and said, "I have a job for you. Do it for me, and I promise not to kill you. Don't, and well, you can live for a very long time before I'm done."
The Terathon cowered, and then asked softly, "What do you want?"
"That's the spirit. Now, my needs are very specific. I just want information, and I'm told you're the person to ask for it."
"What kind of information?" the Terathon asked curiously.
"About the Charmed Ones," the demon commented.
"No way, they'll kill me if I do," Terathon shouted.
"Calm down, I just want you to spy on them. You can create a pool of seeing, and I want you to make one for me. If you do, I'll consider our business concluded." The man said reasonably.
"Okay, I can do that," Terathon said. He waved, and a pool of water appeared. It began to glow, and soon the Halliwell mansion could be seen. However, within a few seconds, a blast of white power appeared, and the vision ended.
"What happened?" the demon asked curiously.
"I.don't know. That's never happened before. Something detected the spell and blocked it," Terathon explained.
"Interesting." the demon said to himself. He looked at Terathon and smiled, "Thank you, you've been most helpful." He then threw an energy ball and Terathon exploded.
The demon stared at the pool for a few moments, and then smiled, "So, they have some power. This could get very interesting."
***
As the sisters walked downstairs, Paige said in exasperation, "I still can't believe Leo wouldn't tell us."
"I can sort of understand," Piper commented, "I mean, we wouldn't want his charges being told about our deepest secrets, would we?"
"Yeah, but this is us, not them," Phoebe replied.
"Why should we get a double standard?" Piper asked.
"I don't know, because. Hey, why are you playing angel's advocate?" Paige said crossly.
"Just defending my husband." Piper replied with a smile.
As they got downstairs, the sisters found a man waiting for them. He looked up and smiled. "Who are you, and how did you get into this house?" Piper demanded.
"Well, you would be the Charmed Ones I suppose," the man said pleasantly. He then fired an energy ball at them. As the sisters dove, Phoebe realized the energy ball was above their heads.
"Good reflexes," the man complimented.
Piper gestured, but nothing happened. She gestured again, and again nothing happened. "Can't be exploded or frozen," Piper whispered.
"My turn," Paige shouted, and gestured. Lightning shot out and slammed into the demon, who merely shrugged. "Not good," Paige commented.
Phoebe levitated and delivered a kick to the man, but he dodged it easily. The man looked slightly disappointed as he said, "Is this all the vaunted Charmed Ones can do? I must say, your reputation is very overrated."
"Any ideas?" Piper asked softly.
"Well, I do suppose it is my turn," the demon replied. Moving so quickly the sisters couldn't react, the demon delivered blows to each of them, knocking them to the ground.
"Paige, get us out," Phoebe whispered.
"But the children?" Piper stammered.
"We can grab them as we go," Paige interrupted. She grabbed the sisters and began to orb out.
"A cross-breed. How unique." The demon commented. He gestured and the orbing stopped. He walked over and said, "You're no challenge. I'm going to let you live, but only if you do something for me,"
"Go to Hell!" Phoebe snapped.
"Been there, done that," the demon replied, "All you have to do is deliver a message for me,"
"What message?" Piper asked suspiciously.
"Tell Belthazor the Hunter's looking for him," the demon replied.
"Belthazor's dead, we killed his ass," Phoebe countered.
"Then why did your eyes widen?" the Hunter asked. "Now, I know he's alive, and I know you know where he is. So, give him that message for me. I'll be back later." The Hunter than shimmered out.
As soon as he was gone, the sisters got up and looked at each other, "LEO!"
Leo orbed in, and asked, "I already told you.what happened?"
"A demon called the Hunter attacked," Piper explained.
"Is everyone okay?" Leo questioned worriedly.
"Yes, everyone is fine, but the Hunter wasn't after us. He was looking for Belthazor.for Cole."
"What? So, he's an enemy of Belthazor." Leo demanded.
"I don't know, but I think we need to find." Paige began, but stopped as Cole walked in.
"Hey guys, got my work done early and I decided to.what happened here?" Cole demanded in surprise.
"A demon came here and was looking for Belthazor," Phoebe commented.
"Oh my god. Is everyone okay? Where are the children?" Cole asked frantically.
"The children are fine," Piper assured him. "But this demon could be back soon, and he will probably try and kill you."
"Do you know the demon's name?" Cole asked.
"He called himself the Hunter." Piper began, but stopped as Cole went absolutely white. He swallowed several times, and started to back away.
"Cole what's wrong? Who is he, what are we going to do?" Phoebe demanded.
"Nothing," Cole whispered.
"What?" Paige demanded.
"You are going to do nothing. I'm going to go, and you're going to stay away from me." Cole explained.
"Cole, this demon is strong, and could in all probability kill you." Phoebe said frantically. "If you try and stop us from helping us, he'll kill you."
Cole looked at her, and then said, "I know," and walked out.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Part 2
Sequel to "The Picnic". I do not own any part of Charmed. I just write about it.
"Bye honey, I'll talk to you later," Cole called out.
"Baby, wait. Where's Gabriel," Phoebe questioned as she and her sisters walked out.
Cole grinned, and said, "having quality time with Leo. I'll talk to you guys later. I've got some work to do. Bye!"
As he walked out the door, Phoebe said softly, "I don't believe it."
"He seems better." Paige offered.
"Yeah, he does. I don't know what Leo said to him, but it helped. I better go relieve him before Melinda starts up," Phoebe said cheerily.
"We'll come with you," Piper commented.
As they started for the stairs, they ran into Michael heading for the door. He smiled and said, "Hey guys. I've got to go to work."
"Bye, my new fiancé," Paige replied with a grin. She pulled Michael into a passionate kiss, and then he left.
"So, when's the wedding?" Phoebe asked with a grin.
"Not for a while. Michael's family need to attend and they are on an archeological dig in Asia. We're shooting for some time in the summer."
"Oh, gonna wait for two months. Can you make it?" Phoebe teased.
"If I try really hard," Paige retorted.
As they walked into the nursery, they found Leo watching Melinda and Gabriel cooing in Melinda's crib. Both were sitting up, and seemed to be speaking.
"What's up?" Phoebe asked.
"Melinda missed Gabriel last night, so I figured the two could spend some time together." Leo replied with a smile.
"Good idea," Phoebe replied, "Which reminds me, thanks for talking with Cole. I don't know what you said, but it really helped."
"Not a problem, it's my job," Leo commented.
"So, what was his problem?" Paige asked curiously.
Leo hesitated, and then replied, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you."
"What?" Phoebe said in shock.
"He told me in confidence, and I can't betray that. Not now, he needs to trust me. I'm sorry. Look, I've got to go." Leo said, and then orbed out.
"Wait, LEO!" Phoebe snapped. She then looked back, and said, "I'm not sure if I should be more worried, or less."
***
"Who summoned me?" Terathon demanded angrily. He fell silent as the man walked out of the shadows. "What do you want?" he asked in fear. The death of the Source had already crossed the Underworld, and everyone knew how he died.
The man smiled and said, "I have a job for you. Do it for me, and I promise not to kill you. Don't, and well, you can live for a very long time before I'm done."
The Terathon cowered, and then asked softly, "What do you want?"
"That's the spirit. Now, my needs are very specific. I just want information, and I'm told you're the person to ask for it."
"What kind of information?" the Terathon asked curiously.
"About the Charmed Ones," the demon commented.
"No way, they'll kill me if I do," Terathon shouted.
"Calm down, I just want you to spy on them. You can create a pool of seeing, and I want you to make one for me. If you do, I'll consider our business concluded." The man said reasonably.
"Okay, I can do that," Terathon said. He waved, and a pool of water appeared. It began to glow, and soon the Halliwell mansion could be seen. However, within a few seconds, a blast of white power appeared, and the vision ended.
"What happened?" the demon asked curiously.
"I.don't know. That's never happened before. Something detected the spell and blocked it," Terathon explained.
"Interesting." the demon said to himself. He looked at Terathon and smiled, "Thank you, you've been most helpful." He then threw an energy ball and Terathon exploded.
The demon stared at the pool for a few moments, and then smiled, "So, they have some power. This could get very interesting."
***
As the sisters walked downstairs, Paige said in exasperation, "I still can't believe Leo wouldn't tell us."
"I can sort of understand," Piper commented, "I mean, we wouldn't want his charges being told about our deepest secrets, would we?"
"Yeah, but this is us, not them," Phoebe replied.
"Why should we get a double standard?" Piper asked.
"I don't know, because. Hey, why are you playing angel's advocate?" Paige said crossly.
"Just defending my husband." Piper replied with a smile.
As they got downstairs, the sisters found a man waiting for them. He looked up and smiled. "Who are you, and how did you get into this house?" Piper demanded.
"Well, you would be the Charmed Ones I suppose," the man said pleasantly. He then fired an energy ball at them. As the sisters dove, Phoebe realized the energy ball was above their heads.
"Good reflexes," the man complimented.
Piper gestured, but nothing happened. She gestured again, and again nothing happened. "Can't be exploded or frozen," Piper whispered.
"My turn," Paige shouted, and gestured. Lightning shot out and slammed into the demon, who merely shrugged. "Not good," Paige commented.
Phoebe levitated and delivered a kick to the man, but he dodged it easily. The man looked slightly disappointed as he said, "Is this all the vaunted Charmed Ones can do? I must say, your reputation is very overrated."
"Any ideas?" Piper asked softly.
"Well, I do suppose it is my turn," the demon replied. Moving so quickly the sisters couldn't react, the demon delivered blows to each of them, knocking them to the ground.
"Paige, get us out," Phoebe whispered.
"But the children?" Piper stammered.
"We can grab them as we go," Paige interrupted. She grabbed the sisters and began to orb out.
"A cross-breed. How unique." The demon commented. He gestured and the orbing stopped. He walked over and said, "You're no challenge. I'm going to let you live, but only if you do something for me,"
"Go to Hell!" Phoebe snapped.
"Been there, done that," the demon replied, "All you have to do is deliver a message for me,"
"What message?" Piper asked suspiciously.
"Tell Belthazor the Hunter's looking for him," the demon replied.
"Belthazor's dead, we killed his ass," Phoebe countered.
"Then why did your eyes widen?" the Hunter asked. "Now, I know he's alive, and I know you know where he is. So, give him that message for me. I'll be back later." The Hunter than shimmered out.
As soon as he was gone, the sisters got up and looked at each other, "LEO!"
Leo orbed in, and asked, "I already told you.what happened?"
"A demon called the Hunter attacked," Piper explained.
"Is everyone okay?" Leo questioned worriedly.
"Yes, everyone is fine, but the Hunter wasn't after us. He was looking for Belthazor.for Cole."
"What? So, he's an enemy of Belthazor." Leo demanded.
"I don't know, but I think we need to find." Paige began, but stopped as Cole walked in.
"Hey guys, got my work done early and I decided to.what happened here?" Cole demanded in surprise.
"A demon came here and was looking for Belthazor," Phoebe commented.
"Oh my god. Is everyone okay? Where are the children?" Cole asked frantically.
"The children are fine," Piper assured him. "But this demon could be back soon, and he will probably try and kill you."
"Do you know the demon's name?" Cole asked.
"He called himself the Hunter." Piper began, but stopped as Cole went absolutely white. He swallowed several times, and started to back away.
"Cole what's wrong? Who is he, what are we going to do?" Phoebe demanded.
"Nothing," Cole whispered.
"What?" Paige demanded.
"You are going to do nothing. I'm going to go, and you're going to stay away from me." Cole explained.
"Cole, this demon is strong, and could in all probability kill you." Phoebe said frantically. "If you try and stop us from helping us, he'll kill you."
Cole looked at her, and then said, "I know," and walked out.
TO BE CONTINUED.