From All Sides
Demonic Returns
Chapter 13
"That does it you are dead meat," Prue shouted. "No more hurting people I love." She launched herself at Paige furiously. Cole had his own problem to deal with as the specter of Belthazor came closer. "You may have escaped my possession once with the witches' help but it won't happen again."
John found himself torn as well. Part of him wanted to launch himself at his father and part of him wanted to attack the demon for his twin. A larger chunk of him wanted to protect his wife, however. So he jumped into the middle of her fray with Paige. Rachel followed his lead. Paige wasn't easy to apprehend however since she kept orbing in and out like she was playing tag with them. It appeared Discord and Demos had managed to find a way to return her original powers. At least they didn't have the ability to give her goddess gifts. They were too low on the food chain according to Prue. It didn't come as any big shock to him that Paige had just been trying to set her sisters up with all that talk of them being normal again.
Sam, Bailey, and Darryl surrounded Patrick O'Doyle although there wasn't much they could do to him considering he was a ghost. "Damn it," Bailey muttered. "What good is magic if I can't ram my fist down this bastard's throat?" "I know what you mean Bailey," Darryl echoed.
In the meantime, Phoebe launched herself at Belthazor but since he was transparent she ended up kicking air and landing on her bottom. Cole pushed past an advancing Belthazor and made it to his wife's side. He grabbed her hand and helped pull her up. "You may have escaped my possession once with the help of your witch but I assure you it won't happen again. I'm reclaiming my property," Belthazor snarled. "You can't have him he's mine," Phoebe spat back. Piper and Leo moved closer for backup.
Belthazor threw himself towards Cole intent on inhabiting his physical form once more. Only this time things were different. Cole wasn't a helpless infant. He was a strong god with a powerful independent soul reinforced by love. No matter how hard Belthazor tried to repossess Cole he couldn't. He was repelled each time. Cole grinned sardonically. "Looks like you lose pal."
"Maybe I can't possess you but you have not defeated me. Leaving them no opportunity to respond Belthazor disappeared from in front of them and appeared right next to one of Paige's frozen dinner guests. He possessed the helpless victim and then managed to fight off Piper's magic.
Suddenly everyone was distracted by two children's voices. A boy and a girl appeared in the doorway. "See I told you the place was haunted," the boy said in awe. What happened next no one could have predicted. Belthazor aimed an energy ball at the children but before it could hit them, Paige threw herself in front of it taking a direct hit. The children were saved but Paige was gone. Belthazor then disappeared but not before promising he would return. There was nothing they could do to stop him since a new innocent's body and soul were now inhabited by the demon.
Sam and Rachel quickly raced over to the children and took them outside to safety. Thinking everyone was distracted O'Doyle tried to make his move. Following Belthazor's lead he too possessed one of the dinner guests. This time the move was anticipated, however, and Bailey orbed beside him and slapped cuffs on him. Being in human form again can have its disadvantages," he hissed. "Fine I'll just disembark from this body. It won't take me long to find another one." "Not any of the one's here," Prue said. She, Leo and Piper took up positions around the three remaining guests. They placed protective auras around each of them.
"And you won't be finding one any where else either," a woman's voice with an Irish lilt said. Morrigan appeared. "I've closed the portal back to the purgatory from which you were freed. There is no going back and if you leave this body your abilities will be limited. Unlike Belthazor you aren't a demon with powers. You're simply a ghost and a neophyte one at that. It takes years for your kind to learn how to haunt and use telekinesis.
Not to mention you will be stuck in this house. So it looks like you are out of options. I'm taking you back with me and once we've separated you from the mortal, I'll be casting your soul into the deepest, darkest securest pit in Ere, I can find. I may not be able to cast judgment on your soul's final destination but until then, I'll make sure you won't hurt anyone else. I'll also make sure that you pay for what you did to my family." When Cole and John started to approach O'Doyle, Morrigan held them off. "We will talk about this later." They both respected her far too much to argue. Morrigan then disappeared with O'Doyle.
Piper, Prue, and Phoebe all went over and knelt down where Paige had been hit. "I was so angry with her and wanted her to pay for what she'd done, but not like this," Phoebe said sadly. "I feel the same way," Piper remarked. "Well look at it this way," Prue said. "At least Paige ended up proving there was still good in her. She saved those kids. And besides in this family we've learned that the saying 'what appears to be the end may only be the be beginning' has validity to it." "Come on everyone let's go home."
"What about Belthazor?" Cole asked. "We can't just leave him loose." "I'm sorry Cole. I know how unsettling it has to be for you," Prue answered him. "Unfortunately we have no way to track him down. Our best bet is to return home and wait for him to try and make a move on us again. Only this time we will be ready. Phoebe can remake the potion that freed you from him and then once the innocent he possessed is safe we can vanquish Belthazor back to his purgatory."
Cole looked like he was going to disagree but Phoebe put her hand on his face to stop him. "I don't like this any better than you do but Prue is right. We need to prepare ourselves before we go after him again. Besides there is not much we can do to Belthazor while he is in possession of an innocent's body."
"I suppose what troubles me is how many innocents he might hurt in the meantime. It is true though; going after him now won't solve anything. He's probably going to lay low for awhile until he can train the human's body anyway and when he resurfaces we will be ready," Cole agreed. "So Prue's right. Let's go home." Everyone put their arms around one another and orbed back to Olympus.
Demonic Returns
Chapter 13
"That does it you are dead meat," Prue shouted. "No more hurting people I love." She launched herself at Paige furiously. Cole had his own problem to deal with as the specter of Belthazor came closer. "You may have escaped my possession once with the witches' help but it won't happen again."
John found himself torn as well. Part of him wanted to launch himself at his father and part of him wanted to attack the demon for his twin. A larger chunk of him wanted to protect his wife, however. So he jumped into the middle of her fray with Paige. Rachel followed his lead. Paige wasn't easy to apprehend however since she kept orbing in and out like she was playing tag with them. It appeared Discord and Demos had managed to find a way to return her original powers. At least they didn't have the ability to give her goddess gifts. They were too low on the food chain according to Prue. It didn't come as any big shock to him that Paige had just been trying to set her sisters up with all that talk of them being normal again.
Sam, Bailey, and Darryl surrounded Patrick O'Doyle although there wasn't much they could do to him considering he was a ghost. "Damn it," Bailey muttered. "What good is magic if I can't ram my fist down this bastard's throat?" "I know what you mean Bailey," Darryl echoed.
In the meantime, Phoebe launched herself at Belthazor but since he was transparent she ended up kicking air and landing on her bottom. Cole pushed past an advancing Belthazor and made it to his wife's side. He grabbed her hand and helped pull her up. "You may have escaped my possession once with the help of your witch but I assure you it won't happen again. I'm reclaiming my property," Belthazor snarled. "You can't have him he's mine," Phoebe spat back. Piper and Leo moved closer for backup.
Belthazor threw himself towards Cole intent on inhabiting his physical form once more. Only this time things were different. Cole wasn't a helpless infant. He was a strong god with a powerful independent soul reinforced by love. No matter how hard Belthazor tried to repossess Cole he couldn't. He was repelled each time. Cole grinned sardonically. "Looks like you lose pal."
"Maybe I can't possess you but you have not defeated me. Leaving them no opportunity to respond Belthazor disappeared from in front of them and appeared right next to one of Paige's frozen dinner guests. He possessed the helpless victim and then managed to fight off Piper's magic.
Suddenly everyone was distracted by two children's voices. A boy and a girl appeared in the doorway. "See I told you the place was haunted," the boy said in awe. What happened next no one could have predicted. Belthazor aimed an energy ball at the children but before it could hit them, Paige threw herself in front of it taking a direct hit. The children were saved but Paige was gone. Belthazor then disappeared but not before promising he would return. There was nothing they could do to stop him since a new innocent's body and soul were now inhabited by the demon.
Sam and Rachel quickly raced over to the children and took them outside to safety. Thinking everyone was distracted O'Doyle tried to make his move. Following Belthazor's lead he too possessed one of the dinner guests. This time the move was anticipated, however, and Bailey orbed beside him and slapped cuffs on him. Being in human form again can have its disadvantages," he hissed. "Fine I'll just disembark from this body. It won't take me long to find another one." "Not any of the one's here," Prue said. She, Leo and Piper took up positions around the three remaining guests. They placed protective auras around each of them.
"And you won't be finding one any where else either," a woman's voice with an Irish lilt said. Morrigan appeared. "I've closed the portal back to the purgatory from which you were freed. There is no going back and if you leave this body your abilities will be limited. Unlike Belthazor you aren't a demon with powers. You're simply a ghost and a neophyte one at that. It takes years for your kind to learn how to haunt and use telekinesis.
Not to mention you will be stuck in this house. So it looks like you are out of options. I'm taking you back with me and once we've separated you from the mortal, I'll be casting your soul into the deepest, darkest securest pit in Ere, I can find. I may not be able to cast judgment on your soul's final destination but until then, I'll make sure you won't hurt anyone else. I'll also make sure that you pay for what you did to my family." When Cole and John started to approach O'Doyle, Morrigan held them off. "We will talk about this later." They both respected her far too much to argue. Morrigan then disappeared with O'Doyle.
Piper, Prue, and Phoebe all went over and knelt down where Paige had been hit. "I was so angry with her and wanted her to pay for what she'd done, but not like this," Phoebe said sadly. "I feel the same way," Piper remarked. "Well look at it this way," Prue said. "At least Paige ended up proving there was still good in her. She saved those kids. And besides in this family we've learned that the saying 'what appears to be the end may only be the be beginning' has validity to it." "Come on everyone let's go home."
"What about Belthazor?" Cole asked. "We can't just leave him loose." "I'm sorry Cole. I know how unsettling it has to be for you," Prue answered him. "Unfortunately we have no way to track him down. Our best bet is to return home and wait for him to try and make a move on us again. Only this time we will be ready. Phoebe can remake the potion that freed you from him and then once the innocent he possessed is safe we can vanquish Belthazor back to his purgatory."
Cole looked like he was going to disagree but Phoebe put her hand on his face to stop him. "I don't like this any better than you do but Prue is right. We need to prepare ourselves before we go after him again. Besides there is not much we can do to Belthazor while he is in possession of an innocent's body."
"I suppose what troubles me is how many innocents he might hurt in the meantime. It is true though; going after him now won't solve anything. He's probably going to lay low for awhile until he can train the human's body anyway and when he resurfaces we will be ready," Cole agreed. "So Prue's right. Let's go home." Everyone put their arms around one another and orbed back to Olympus.
