Aftermath 2
This is the sequel to "Shades of Gray". I do not own Charmed, I just write about it.
"Phoebe, what do you mean? Of course you have a son," Sara said in confusion.
"Um, no I don't," Phoebe replied. "Are you sure you're not thinking of another Phoebe?"
"Phoebe, you have a son. Where's Cole, he'd be able to explain it better." Sara stated.
The sisters looked back at each other as Paige remarked, "Sara, Cole's been dead for over a year. We vanquished him back when he was the Source and had married Phoebe."
"Yes, you did, but he came back, remember? You honestly don't remember any of it?" Sara asked. As the sisters, Leo and Melinda shook their heads, Sara added, "You have a son, Phoebe. His name is Gabriel Coleridge Turner, and he's also the Guardian of Life. Wait, I know, call Mortanos and he'll be able to explain."
"Why would the Guardian of Death be able to help us?" Paige commented.
"Look, just trust me and summon him. Something very weird is going on," Sara interrupted.
"Um, alright. You are a friend, so I suppose we can trust you. But how do we summon him?" Piper commented.
"I'm not sure, Mortanos always initiated contact to us," Paige remarked.
Before they could say anything else, Mortanos appeared. "Listen, I need to talk to you.hello Sara. How is your daughter doing?"
"Mortanos, tell them about Gabriel," Sara practically begged.
Mortanos frowned and asked, "Who?"
Sara almost screamed in frustration as she said, "Gabriel, the Guardian of Life, your opposite. Tell me you remember him?"
"No." Mortanos said slowly, "but that's part of the reason I came here. Something very strange is going on. Life isn't being made as quickly as normal. It's barely being felt, much less flourishing. I was hoping you'd be able to look into it."
Sara shook her head, and said, "That is Gabriel's department. Something must have happened to him, and all of you have been affected. There must be a way.wait, Phoebe."
"Yes?" Phoebe asked.
"Can you write a spell to nullify all enchantments?" Sara questioned desperately.
"I suppose so, but why." Phoebe began.
"Just do it, please?" Sara begged.
Phoebe bent to work, and a few moments later she said, "I've got the spell, but I still don't see why."
"Just say it. I only hope the Power of Three is strong enough," Sara murmured.
Ancient powers of the Light Lift the veil and open our sight Remove all enchantments, this we ask So we may see and perform our task.
The entire group began to glow pink for a few moments. Suddenly, the glow changed into a white shimmer surrounding them. It fluctuated for a few moments before it shattered. The group fell to their knees.
"Oh, my god." Phoebe whispered.
"Do you remember?" Sara asked.
Phoebe looked up, and nodded, "Yes, I remember it all. Gabriel.Cole.the Azarians.oh, my god, COLE!" she began to weep as her sisters slowly took her into their embrace.
"I don't understand. How did we forget?" Leo wondered.
"There is only one being other than God with enough power to enchant all of us to forget, including all the Guardians, to enchant us so well that we never even suspected it." Mortanos stated grimly.
Piper eyes widened as she said, "You think Gabriel."
"It is the only possibility. For whatever reason, Gabriel cast a spell to make us forget about him, Cole, and Gerald." Mortanos interjected.
"But why? Why would he do that?" Leo questioned.
"That is a good question. Here is another one, does anyone actually remember what happened after Cole." Phoebe said tersely as she struggled to control her sobs.
The group looked to each other, and then Michael said, "No, I don't. I remember the next day, but I honestly don't remember anything between Cole's leap and that morning."
"Could we still be under enchantment?" Piper wondered.
"It's shouldn't be possible," Sara remarked, "After all, your nullify spell should have erased any lingering enchantment, unless."
"Unless what?" Phoebe asked eagerly.
Sara looked uncomfortable as she said, "Well, it's possible that your spell wasn't strong enough to dissolve it all, only most of it. Or maybe Gabriel put more power into blocking the memories of that event for some reason. I honestly couldn't say, but I know who could."
"Gabriel.we need to find Gabriel," Phoebe said, and the sisters saw her face growing tight with grief and anger. "Mortanos, can you sense him?"
Mortanos' eyes lost focus for a moment before he said, "No, he's somehow shielding his link. I can't find him."
"Well, someone has to know where he is. Who else can we ask? I'll ask God himself if I have to," Phoebe stated.
Mortanos looked at the group, as if gauging their resolve. Finally, he sighed and said, "If anyone would know where Gabriel is, it would be Gerald."
"Why would Gerald know?" Piper demanded.
"You mean you don't know?" Mortanos replied in shock. "Gabriel made Gerald his Agent."
"He did what, when!" Paige gasped.
"Back after you all took our powers shortly. I was sure he'd told you, or I would have," Mortanos said apologetically.
"Oh my god. It's starting to make sense. How Gerald always seemed to know what Gabriel was doing, how he and Gabriel became so much closer.how could we have missed it?" Phoebe mused. She then snapped out of it, and turned to Sara. "Sara, can you watch Melinda and Arianna while we figure this out?"
"You didn't even have to ask. Go, find him." Sara reassured them.
Phoebe turned, and the sisters saw cold rage burning in her eyes. She glared, and said, "Let's go find my brother-in-law."
***
"Welcome to Neotech International. Can I help you?" the secretary asked a frown.
"We're here to see Mr. Hunter," Phoebe said tersely.
The secretary nodded and asked, "Do you have an appointment?"
"No, but he'll see us. Just tell him his family's here, and he'll understand." Piper said quickly.
The secretary's frown deepened as she picked up the phone. "Mr. Hunter, there are some people here to see you.yes, sir they say they're your family.of course, sir, I'll hold your calls." She then hung up the phone and added, "Mr. Hunter will see you now, go on in."
As the group walked into the posh office, Phoebe fought to keep her rage under control. Gerald was sitting at his desk, and looking at them with an utterly blank expression. "What can I do for you?"
"Where is he?" Phoebe snapped.
Gerald's face showed confusion as he said, "I'm sorry, I'm not sure who you."
"Don't patronize us, Gerald, we're broken the enchantment. Where is my son," Phoebe said, and the sisters could see her shaking in rage.
Gerald sighed, and said, "I'd hoped this meeting would take longer.I'm sorry, I can't help you."
"Can't, or won't," Mortanos asked quietly.
"Whichever you prefer, it doesn't matter." Gerald muttered.
"Why did he do it, why did he enchant us?" Piper demanded.
"I can't tell you," Gerald said softly.
Phoebe walked forward and delivered a crushing blow to Gerald's face. Gerald stumbled back as Phoebe said, "You son of a bitch. Where is my son!"
Gerald stopped stumbling and turned back to Phoebe. His eyes flashed with pity as he repeated, "I can't help you."
"Gerald, you're an Agent of Life. You can feel what's going on. The balance is being threatened by Gabriel. We need to find him," Mortanos pointed out.
Gerald sighed, and said, "I know, I can feel it. But I can't help you."
"Phoebe, are you alright," Piper asked softly.
"No, that mother fucker. I can't believe he did this to me. My son betrayed me. He is the only person who loved Cole as much as I did, and he took my memories of him. How dare he! Gerald, you tell him that he will never be welcomed by me again. From this moment forward, I have no son." Phoebe stated coldly.
Gerald's eyes flashed angrily as he said, "You don't understand anything. Gabriel isn't doing this to be petty or mean, he's."
"I don't care," Phoebe interrupted, "What he did to me is beyond forgiveness, and I never want to see him again."
Gerald glared and said, "Well, too bad because you're going to. I'm going to take you to him, so you can understand just what is going on."
He grabbed the sisters, as Mortanos and Leo grabbed him. They then vanished. When they could see again, Phoebe looked around and said softly, "Oh my god."
TO BE CONTINUED.
This is the sequel to "Shades of Gray". I do not own Charmed, I just write about it.
"Phoebe, what do you mean? Of course you have a son," Sara said in confusion.
"Um, no I don't," Phoebe replied. "Are you sure you're not thinking of another Phoebe?"
"Phoebe, you have a son. Where's Cole, he'd be able to explain it better." Sara stated.
The sisters looked back at each other as Paige remarked, "Sara, Cole's been dead for over a year. We vanquished him back when he was the Source and had married Phoebe."
"Yes, you did, but he came back, remember? You honestly don't remember any of it?" Sara asked. As the sisters, Leo and Melinda shook their heads, Sara added, "You have a son, Phoebe. His name is Gabriel Coleridge Turner, and he's also the Guardian of Life. Wait, I know, call Mortanos and he'll be able to explain."
"Why would the Guardian of Death be able to help us?" Paige commented.
"Look, just trust me and summon him. Something very weird is going on," Sara interrupted.
"Um, alright. You are a friend, so I suppose we can trust you. But how do we summon him?" Piper commented.
"I'm not sure, Mortanos always initiated contact to us," Paige remarked.
Before they could say anything else, Mortanos appeared. "Listen, I need to talk to you.hello Sara. How is your daughter doing?"
"Mortanos, tell them about Gabriel," Sara practically begged.
Mortanos frowned and asked, "Who?"
Sara almost screamed in frustration as she said, "Gabriel, the Guardian of Life, your opposite. Tell me you remember him?"
"No." Mortanos said slowly, "but that's part of the reason I came here. Something very strange is going on. Life isn't being made as quickly as normal. It's barely being felt, much less flourishing. I was hoping you'd be able to look into it."
Sara shook her head, and said, "That is Gabriel's department. Something must have happened to him, and all of you have been affected. There must be a way.wait, Phoebe."
"Yes?" Phoebe asked.
"Can you write a spell to nullify all enchantments?" Sara questioned desperately.
"I suppose so, but why." Phoebe began.
"Just do it, please?" Sara begged.
Phoebe bent to work, and a few moments later she said, "I've got the spell, but I still don't see why."
"Just say it. I only hope the Power of Three is strong enough," Sara murmured.
Ancient powers of the Light Lift the veil and open our sight Remove all enchantments, this we ask So we may see and perform our task.
The entire group began to glow pink for a few moments. Suddenly, the glow changed into a white shimmer surrounding them. It fluctuated for a few moments before it shattered. The group fell to their knees.
"Oh, my god." Phoebe whispered.
"Do you remember?" Sara asked.
Phoebe looked up, and nodded, "Yes, I remember it all. Gabriel.Cole.the Azarians.oh, my god, COLE!" she began to weep as her sisters slowly took her into their embrace.
"I don't understand. How did we forget?" Leo wondered.
"There is only one being other than God with enough power to enchant all of us to forget, including all the Guardians, to enchant us so well that we never even suspected it." Mortanos stated grimly.
Piper eyes widened as she said, "You think Gabriel."
"It is the only possibility. For whatever reason, Gabriel cast a spell to make us forget about him, Cole, and Gerald." Mortanos interjected.
"But why? Why would he do that?" Leo questioned.
"That is a good question. Here is another one, does anyone actually remember what happened after Cole." Phoebe said tersely as she struggled to control her sobs.
The group looked to each other, and then Michael said, "No, I don't. I remember the next day, but I honestly don't remember anything between Cole's leap and that morning."
"Could we still be under enchantment?" Piper wondered.
"It's shouldn't be possible," Sara remarked, "After all, your nullify spell should have erased any lingering enchantment, unless."
"Unless what?" Phoebe asked eagerly.
Sara looked uncomfortable as she said, "Well, it's possible that your spell wasn't strong enough to dissolve it all, only most of it. Or maybe Gabriel put more power into blocking the memories of that event for some reason. I honestly couldn't say, but I know who could."
"Gabriel.we need to find Gabriel," Phoebe said, and the sisters saw her face growing tight with grief and anger. "Mortanos, can you sense him?"
Mortanos' eyes lost focus for a moment before he said, "No, he's somehow shielding his link. I can't find him."
"Well, someone has to know where he is. Who else can we ask? I'll ask God himself if I have to," Phoebe stated.
Mortanos looked at the group, as if gauging their resolve. Finally, he sighed and said, "If anyone would know where Gabriel is, it would be Gerald."
"Why would Gerald know?" Piper demanded.
"You mean you don't know?" Mortanos replied in shock. "Gabriel made Gerald his Agent."
"He did what, when!" Paige gasped.
"Back after you all took our powers shortly. I was sure he'd told you, or I would have," Mortanos said apologetically.
"Oh my god. It's starting to make sense. How Gerald always seemed to know what Gabriel was doing, how he and Gabriel became so much closer.how could we have missed it?" Phoebe mused. She then snapped out of it, and turned to Sara. "Sara, can you watch Melinda and Arianna while we figure this out?"
"You didn't even have to ask. Go, find him." Sara reassured them.
Phoebe turned, and the sisters saw cold rage burning in her eyes. She glared, and said, "Let's go find my brother-in-law."
***
"Welcome to Neotech International. Can I help you?" the secretary asked a frown.
"We're here to see Mr. Hunter," Phoebe said tersely.
The secretary nodded and asked, "Do you have an appointment?"
"No, but he'll see us. Just tell him his family's here, and he'll understand." Piper said quickly.
The secretary's frown deepened as she picked up the phone. "Mr. Hunter, there are some people here to see you.yes, sir they say they're your family.of course, sir, I'll hold your calls." She then hung up the phone and added, "Mr. Hunter will see you now, go on in."
As the group walked into the posh office, Phoebe fought to keep her rage under control. Gerald was sitting at his desk, and looking at them with an utterly blank expression. "What can I do for you?"
"Where is he?" Phoebe snapped.
Gerald's face showed confusion as he said, "I'm sorry, I'm not sure who you."
"Don't patronize us, Gerald, we're broken the enchantment. Where is my son," Phoebe said, and the sisters could see her shaking in rage.
Gerald sighed, and said, "I'd hoped this meeting would take longer.I'm sorry, I can't help you."
"Can't, or won't," Mortanos asked quietly.
"Whichever you prefer, it doesn't matter." Gerald muttered.
"Why did he do it, why did he enchant us?" Piper demanded.
"I can't tell you," Gerald said softly.
Phoebe walked forward and delivered a crushing blow to Gerald's face. Gerald stumbled back as Phoebe said, "You son of a bitch. Where is my son!"
Gerald stopped stumbling and turned back to Phoebe. His eyes flashed with pity as he repeated, "I can't help you."
"Gerald, you're an Agent of Life. You can feel what's going on. The balance is being threatened by Gabriel. We need to find him," Mortanos pointed out.
Gerald sighed, and said, "I know, I can feel it. But I can't help you."
"Phoebe, are you alright," Piper asked softly.
"No, that mother fucker. I can't believe he did this to me. My son betrayed me. He is the only person who loved Cole as much as I did, and he took my memories of him. How dare he! Gerald, you tell him that he will never be welcomed by me again. From this moment forward, I have no son." Phoebe stated coldly.
Gerald's eyes flashed angrily as he said, "You don't understand anything. Gabriel isn't doing this to be petty or mean, he's."
"I don't care," Phoebe interrupted, "What he did to me is beyond forgiveness, and I never want to see him again."
Gerald glared and said, "Well, too bad because you're going to. I'm going to take you to him, so you can understand just what is going on."
He grabbed the sisters, as Mortanos and Leo grabbed him. They then vanished. When they could see again, Phoebe looked around and said softly, "Oh my god."
TO BE CONTINUED.