Leo bounded down the stairs jumping over half the steps as he lept toward
his wife. "She doesn't have much time. We're gonna loose her." Leo shook
with fear as Piper turned cold into his arms. Phoebe and Paige looked on
helplessly frozen to the spot with fear. Never had the family seen so much
turmoil at once as everything that ever mattered to them broke down and
crumbled. Hell was definately freezing over as two of the most powerful
beings magic has ever known began to cease to exist. "No, don't hurt her!"
Piper screamed out in link to her daughters pain. Times had been worse
before, but now..........
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"Please. Ben! Don't hurt me!" Melinda wailed now powerless and on the verge of dying. "I can't," Ben cried from Iceburns mouth," I can't control him!" Iceburn snapped back almost slapping himself for Ben's acting out. Iceburn was so close to becoming the new Source he could feel, breathe, and taste it all at once overwelming himself with pride which would probally end up costing him like it always did. Crouching below to eye level with Melinda, Iceburn grinned with excitement, now hoping this was his moment. "I still can't belived that I will kill a witch in my mastors own former lair. He taught me so much."Melinda looked at him with disgust. "This is where you took me? Your bosses office?! You're going to kill me in your bosses office? It could have at least been your office if at all!""Noooo........,"Iceburn said," that's where the baby is."
"What are your last words before I kill you and relinquish your boyfriend from me." Melinda looked on at him in confuision. "What?" She asked confused with his run arounds. "You didn't think I was stupid enough to keep tryng to kill you without the greatest prize: no nasty human-like aftertaste. And your powers." Melinda winced at the thought of him sucking life out of her body then going after her family. "You said I had a last word didn't you?" Iceburn nodded in agreement. "I want that word alone. With Ben." Iceburn eyed her suspiciously expecting her to do something sneeky. "What am I going to do? I've already lost." Feeling complied with her answer he stood up arms apart with back facing away from Melinda, he turned. Ben, grungy and heart broken of what he put her and her family through, aged with guilt. "Ben." Melinda said quaint now, proof that she was fading and fading fast. He slided over to her and laid her head in his lap looking down at her tears rolling off his face. "I'm sorry. I didn't want this to happen to you."
"Well, neither did I." Melinda said with a slight laugh. "But, it's not your fault Ben. Know that," she swallowed hard trying to express her words,"know that I love. You're not Iceburn; Iceburn is an parody imitation of what your suposed to be- wise, powerful, and good. Above all- good." This time they both laughed trying to cherish the moment within themselves, leaning in to kiss each other one final time. As they shared their last Kodak Film moment, Melinda moved her hand from behind Ben's head where it laid before to her belt pulling out a small dagger which laid stuck there behind her skin and her jeans. She moved her hand back up to where it rusumed as pulled back away from Ben looking into his eyes.
"I love you." Then before he could pronounce his first syllable of the same Melinda jabbed the dagger into his back twisting it everywhich way, pushing it in as far as she could as Ben fell limp in her arms dying from the blade wound. A green spirit escaped from out of the open wound floating into the air giving the room and luminous brightness. "I told you once, and I'll tell you again- evil never prevails. Ever." Melinda exploded the powerless spirit blowing it to pieces."Bastard." Melinda slided Ben off of her body and tried to regain her posture stumbling along the boulder still weak and wary. Melinda started to cry as she looked upoun at her dead boyfriend.
"Great, Iceburn is gone," she thought," but I still lost Ben." Behind her Leo, and Phoebe orbed in making Melinda snap back at them fearing it was Iceburn still alive. "Melinda, honey!" Leo screamed as he ran over to her giving her a bear hug. She wailed very sore and now agitated. "Dad...Please.. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LET ME GO!" Melinda screamed at the top of her lungs shaking everyone. Leo let her down now not very talkative. "Where's Mom? Is she okay?" Phoebe shifted from one foot to another ready to leave and go off to save her son. "She's not doing great, but she'll be okay."Melinda's face slipped into even more guilt. "Sorry about that. I had to shift some of my pain to her so that I could fight. Kicked his ass though."
Leo looked at Melinda with a stern glare, as Phoebe shot into laughs. She suddenly stopped noticing the dead body on the ground. "You still had to kill Ben though, huh." Phoebe asked gesturing towards him. Leo and Melinda looked back at the still body, as he started to walk over to see what his magic hands could do. "I had to, even though I didn't want to." Phoebe gave Melinda a semi-hug trying to comfort her although the presence of Piper would've of soothed her better. "That's one of the many choices that your going to have to make being a witch, you just have to deal with it and move on."
"Or not." Leo said healing Ben. "Melinda, with your powers and mine combined I think we can bring him back. Do you want to try?" Melinda slowly walked over to the body fearing that if she brought him back to life then so will Iceburn, still she loved him. When you love someone you don't give up. "Yeah,"Melinda said leaning out and entending her hands," I can try."
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Paige kneeled onto the floor looming about Piper as she tried to awaken her from unconsciousness. Glenn looked on hoping for greater good to come over her and bring her back to naturally scarcastic bouncing Piper. "How is she doing?" He asked peering down. "Fine, she's coming to. Give it a minute or so and she should be fine. "Great. Paige, if we don't get our son back-" Paige snapped. "We will get him back and soon. Melinda knows, all we have to do is have faith." He sighed still not really happy with her answer. "Right. Faith."
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"Vince! NO! HAVE MERCY!" Cole screamed. His body looked nothing of what it had thirty minutes ago. His face was now badly burned along with most of his body. Clearly Vince was making him suffer and so far, he was enjoying his job of doing so. "Now you get my point do you?!" He screamed delerious. "You just couldn't leave could you? I've gave you chances; too many chances. There's no way I'm going to back out now." Again he sent Cole in flames engulfing his whole body. His screams echoed everywhere, like nothing before. Vince had reached an all time level of evil, would he top it by finishing him off? Phoebe and Brianna shimmered in, stopping Vince from continuing his "game of fun". "Vince," Phoebe screamed running over to him," What are you doing?" She pulled his hands down hoping that would stop him from killing his father. "Mom, I have to do it. I have to kill him." He said looking down at Cole who was now on the floor in tears.
"Vince, you're not like this. This isn't you." Phoebe tried to pull him away but found it dificult against a growing 15 year old son. "IT HAS TO BE DONE!" Vince shot out a flame from his fingertips towards Cole, this time vanquishing him for good. Phoebe cowered away from him and stumbled to the ground. "Who are you what have you done?!" Phoebe screamed in tears. "Leave. Now." Brianna walked over to Phoebe keeping an eye on Vince all along," You don't know what you just done." and shimmered away. After Phoebe and Brianna left demon upoun demon started shimmering into the place circling him and even some bowing with respect. Then, finally the instructor from the acadamy shimmered in. "Welcome, to evil. Where you Vince, belong. "
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----------YEAR LATER-----
Birthday candles lighted up the bright face of the booming one year olds face as everyone blew onto thier whistlers and such making bouts of noise celebrating the anniversary of Matt. The song "Happy Birthday" came into play as everyone smiled beaming down at the child as Matthew looked back beaming with joy. The family for once seemed whole again even though certain people were never going to smile or joke around any more with whoever was left. "Blow out the candles Matt!" Glenn said in a babish voice to his son as Paige held onto a camera ready to shoot. Matt blew out the candles but now without slamming his hands in excitement in the cake. "Oh, Matt! Such a naughty boy!" Paige said toying with the boy. "You're lucky it's your birthday or it would've been bathtime for you!" Brianna said smiling along with everyone. AS if Matt understood, he got up out of his seat and sat down in the cake squishing it underneath him laughing all the while. The family ooh!ed and awww!ed as Paige snapped pic after pic trying to keep the camera steady from her laughing. "Well, since we're so full of cake and happily sedated," Piper said rising from her seat," I have an announcement." Leo wrapped his arms around Piper's hips and smiled waiting for her to tell whatever news she had. "I'm pregnant."
"Again?" Glenn asked choking on his drink. Paige slapped him on the arm jokingly. "What?! First she couldn't get pregnant, now she's popping kids out every-" "Seventeen years." Melinda added stopping Glenns statement from making any sense. Glenn tried to think of a comeback but then when nothing came to he just shut and and started to eat the destroyed cake where the baby still played in happily. "Well, since we're so full of surprises how about I lay one on ya-" Melinda said. Then the doorbell rang. "Ooh and at the perfect time."Melinda walked off to the door leaving everyone wonding what she was going to tell. "You don't think she's pregnant do you?" Piper wispered into Leo's ear. "Piper. Please." Leo laughed, but Piper threw up her hands in the air. "What?! Don't you think it would be pretty weird if we had two pregnant ladies in the house? Mother and daughter just makes it even more freaky." Phoebe laughed and for the first time she spoke. "Piper you are just so-"
"Tipsy?" Glenn said from across the table. Piper, angry, picked up some cake from under the baby's bottom and threw it at him hitting him right in the face, with the baby following doing the same. As everyone was laughing Melinda walked back into the room alone. "As I was saying- I'm engaged."
"With who?!" Piper screamed. "With me." Ben said as he walked into the kitchen. Piper gasped as everyone else starting buzzing along happily with excitement over the matter. Ben handed Melinda some roses and the kissed. "We tried to tell you-" Melinda started. "But we figured to tell when you were in a better enviroment." Ben said trying to reassure Piper, but Melinda had to go the extra mile. "You know. In a large group. Hopefully a brightly lit area." Piper chased after Melinda into the living room by the hall, almost falling trying to keep up. But, as soon as she did finally catch up, she ran straight into the back of Melinda who was frozen in her tracks. In front of them stood, Vince, now aged, and very built with dark brooding eyes. They looked upoun each other in silence. "Who is it?" Phoebe asked walking into the living room, but she new the answer before she finished her sentence.
"Vince." Phoebe said hardly believing it. Brianna walked over slowly behind her and Piper and Melidna still silent shuffled out of the way. "I knew you'd come back." Phoebe said running over to her son giving him a hug. He stood stone straight showing no emotion at all. "I've come to tell you- this is the last time you'll be seeing me. Unless you plan on vanquishing the new Source." Phoebe stood back. Another blow had ruined her chance of having a family again. "Wha- what are you talking about? You're only sixteen." Vince looked over at Brianna noticing her shock. "The underworld needs a rebirthing. Might as well start with the young." He smirked opening the door to the manor shimmering out as he started to walk down the first steps leaving the door ajar and also Phoebe's heart.
THE END.
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"Please. Ben! Don't hurt me!" Melinda wailed now powerless and on the verge of dying. "I can't," Ben cried from Iceburns mouth," I can't control him!" Iceburn snapped back almost slapping himself for Ben's acting out. Iceburn was so close to becoming the new Source he could feel, breathe, and taste it all at once overwelming himself with pride which would probally end up costing him like it always did. Crouching below to eye level with Melinda, Iceburn grinned with excitement, now hoping this was his moment. "I still can't belived that I will kill a witch in my mastors own former lair. He taught me so much."Melinda looked at him with disgust. "This is where you took me? Your bosses office?! You're going to kill me in your bosses office? It could have at least been your office if at all!""Noooo........,"Iceburn said," that's where the baby is."
"What are your last words before I kill you and relinquish your boyfriend from me." Melinda looked on at him in confuision. "What?" She asked confused with his run arounds. "You didn't think I was stupid enough to keep tryng to kill you without the greatest prize: no nasty human-like aftertaste. And your powers." Melinda winced at the thought of him sucking life out of her body then going after her family. "You said I had a last word didn't you?" Iceburn nodded in agreement. "I want that word alone. With Ben." Iceburn eyed her suspiciously expecting her to do something sneeky. "What am I going to do? I've already lost." Feeling complied with her answer he stood up arms apart with back facing away from Melinda, he turned. Ben, grungy and heart broken of what he put her and her family through, aged with guilt. "Ben." Melinda said quaint now, proof that she was fading and fading fast. He slided over to her and laid her head in his lap looking down at her tears rolling off his face. "I'm sorry. I didn't want this to happen to you."
"Well, neither did I." Melinda said with a slight laugh. "But, it's not your fault Ben. Know that," she swallowed hard trying to express her words,"know that I love. You're not Iceburn; Iceburn is an parody imitation of what your suposed to be- wise, powerful, and good. Above all- good." This time they both laughed trying to cherish the moment within themselves, leaning in to kiss each other one final time. As they shared their last Kodak Film moment, Melinda moved her hand from behind Ben's head where it laid before to her belt pulling out a small dagger which laid stuck there behind her skin and her jeans. She moved her hand back up to where it rusumed as pulled back away from Ben looking into his eyes.
"I love you." Then before he could pronounce his first syllable of the same Melinda jabbed the dagger into his back twisting it everywhich way, pushing it in as far as she could as Ben fell limp in her arms dying from the blade wound. A green spirit escaped from out of the open wound floating into the air giving the room and luminous brightness. "I told you once, and I'll tell you again- evil never prevails. Ever." Melinda exploded the powerless spirit blowing it to pieces."Bastard." Melinda slided Ben off of her body and tried to regain her posture stumbling along the boulder still weak and wary. Melinda started to cry as she looked upoun at her dead boyfriend.
"Great, Iceburn is gone," she thought," but I still lost Ben." Behind her Leo, and Phoebe orbed in making Melinda snap back at them fearing it was Iceburn still alive. "Melinda, honey!" Leo screamed as he ran over to her giving her a bear hug. She wailed very sore and now agitated. "Dad...Please.. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LET ME GO!" Melinda screamed at the top of her lungs shaking everyone. Leo let her down now not very talkative. "Where's Mom? Is she okay?" Phoebe shifted from one foot to another ready to leave and go off to save her son. "She's not doing great, but she'll be okay."Melinda's face slipped into even more guilt. "Sorry about that. I had to shift some of my pain to her so that I could fight. Kicked his ass though."
Leo looked at Melinda with a stern glare, as Phoebe shot into laughs. She suddenly stopped noticing the dead body on the ground. "You still had to kill Ben though, huh." Phoebe asked gesturing towards him. Leo and Melinda looked back at the still body, as he started to walk over to see what his magic hands could do. "I had to, even though I didn't want to." Phoebe gave Melinda a semi-hug trying to comfort her although the presence of Piper would've of soothed her better. "That's one of the many choices that your going to have to make being a witch, you just have to deal with it and move on."
"Or not." Leo said healing Ben. "Melinda, with your powers and mine combined I think we can bring him back. Do you want to try?" Melinda slowly walked over to the body fearing that if she brought him back to life then so will Iceburn, still she loved him. When you love someone you don't give up. "Yeah,"Melinda said leaning out and entending her hands," I can try."
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Paige kneeled onto the floor looming about Piper as she tried to awaken her from unconsciousness. Glenn looked on hoping for greater good to come over her and bring her back to naturally scarcastic bouncing Piper. "How is she doing?" He asked peering down. "Fine, she's coming to. Give it a minute or so and she should be fine. "Great. Paige, if we don't get our son back-" Paige snapped. "We will get him back and soon. Melinda knows, all we have to do is have faith." He sighed still not really happy with her answer. "Right. Faith."
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"Vince! NO! HAVE MERCY!" Cole screamed. His body looked nothing of what it had thirty minutes ago. His face was now badly burned along with most of his body. Clearly Vince was making him suffer and so far, he was enjoying his job of doing so. "Now you get my point do you?!" He screamed delerious. "You just couldn't leave could you? I've gave you chances; too many chances. There's no way I'm going to back out now." Again he sent Cole in flames engulfing his whole body. His screams echoed everywhere, like nothing before. Vince had reached an all time level of evil, would he top it by finishing him off? Phoebe and Brianna shimmered in, stopping Vince from continuing his "game of fun". "Vince," Phoebe screamed running over to him," What are you doing?" She pulled his hands down hoping that would stop him from killing his father. "Mom, I have to do it. I have to kill him." He said looking down at Cole who was now on the floor in tears.
"Vince, you're not like this. This isn't you." Phoebe tried to pull him away but found it dificult against a growing 15 year old son. "IT HAS TO BE DONE!" Vince shot out a flame from his fingertips towards Cole, this time vanquishing him for good. Phoebe cowered away from him and stumbled to the ground. "Who are you what have you done?!" Phoebe screamed in tears. "Leave. Now." Brianna walked over to Phoebe keeping an eye on Vince all along," You don't know what you just done." and shimmered away. After Phoebe and Brianna left demon upoun demon started shimmering into the place circling him and even some bowing with respect. Then, finally the instructor from the acadamy shimmered in. "Welcome, to evil. Where you Vince, belong. "
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----------YEAR LATER-----
Birthday candles lighted up the bright face of the booming one year olds face as everyone blew onto thier whistlers and such making bouts of noise celebrating the anniversary of Matt. The song "Happy Birthday" came into play as everyone smiled beaming down at the child as Matthew looked back beaming with joy. The family for once seemed whole again even though certain people were never going to smile or joke around any more with whoever was left. "Blow out the candles Matt!" Glenn said in a babish voice to his son as Paige held onto a camera ready to shoot. Matt blew out the candles but now without slamming his hands in excitement in the cake. "Oh, Matt! Such a naughty boy!" Paige said toying with the boy. "You're lucky it's your birthday or it would've been bathtime for you!" Brianna said smiling along with everyone. AS if Matt understood, he got up out of his seat and sat down in the cake squishing it underneath him laughing all the while. The family ooh!ed and awww!ed as Paige snapped pic after pic trying to keep the camera steady from her laughing. "Well, since we're so full of cake and happily sedated," Piper said rising from her seat," I have an announcement." Leo wrapped his arms around Piper's hips and smiled waiting for her to tell whatever news she had. "I'm pregnant."
"Again?" Glenn asked choking on his drink. Paige slapped him on the arm jokingly. "What?! First she couldn't get pregnant, now she's popping kids out every-" "Seventeen years." Melinda added stopping Glenns statement from making any sense. Glenn tried to think of a comeback but then when nothing came to he just shut and and started to eat the destroyed cake where the baby still played in happily. "Well, since we're so full of surprises how about I lay one on ya-" Melinda said. Then the doorbell rang. "Ooh and at the perfect time."Melinda walked off to the door leaving everyone wonding what she was going to tell. "You don't think she's pregnant do you?" Piper wispered into Leo's ear. "Piper. Please." Leo laughed, but Piper threw up her hands in the air. "What?! Don't you think it would be pretty weird if we had two pregnant ladies in the house? Mother and daughter just makes it even more freaky." Phoebe laughed and for the first time she spoke. "Piper you are just so-"
"Tipsy?" Glenn said from across the table. Piper, angry, picked up some cake from under the baby's bottom and threw it at him hitting him right in the face, with the baby following doing the same. As everyone was laughing Melinda walked back into the room alone. "As I was saying- I'm engaged."
"With who?!" Piper screamed. "With me." Ben said as he walked into the kitchen. Piper gasped as everyone else starting buzzing along happily with excitement over the matter. Ben handed Melinda some roses and the kissed. "We tried to tell you-" Melinda started. "But we figured to tell when you were in a better enviroment." Ben said trying to reassure Piper, but Melinda had to go the extra mile. "You know. In a large group. Hopefully a brightly lit area." Piper chased after Melinda into the living room by the hall, almost falling trying to keep up. But, as soon as she did finally catch up, she ran straight into the back of Melinda who was frozen in her tracks. In front of them stood, Vince, now aged, and very built with dark brooding eyes. They looked upoun each other in silence. "Who is it?" Phoebe asked walking into the living room, but she new the answer before she finished her sentence.
"Vince." Phoebe said hardly believing it. Brianna walked over slowly behind her and Piper and Melidna still silent shuffled out of the way. "I knew you'd come back." Phoebe said running over to her son giving him a hug. He stood stone straight showing no emotion at all. "I've come to tell you- this is the last time you'll be seeing me. Unless you plan on vanquishing the new Source." Phoebe stood back. Another blow had ruined her chance of having a family again. "Wha- what are you talking about? You're only sixteen." Vince looked over at Brianna noticing her shock. "The underworld needs a rebirthing. Might as well start with the young." He smirked opening the door to the manor shimmering out as he started to walk down the first steps leaving the door ajar and also Phoebe's heart.
THE END.
HEY DID YOU LIKE "PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND?" STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT, THE SEQUEL "BABY, WEDDING, AND CORRONATION- ALL IN ONE DAY" PART II OF THE CHARMED FAN FICTION SAGA.
ALSO, A ROLE-PLAYING GAME OF "PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND" IS ALSO COMING, SO IF YOU LIKE MY CHARACERS BECOME ONE AND CONTROL THE OUTCOME OF THE FAMILY. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FIRST COME FIRST SERVE AUDTIONS FOR THE CHARATERS (COULD BE MADE UP) EMAIL ME AT: jslurpie19@excite.com