DISCLAIMER: I don't own Charmed or any associated works. It belongs strictly to the WB networks and its creator Aaron Spelling. I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or anything associated with it. It belongs to its creator Joss Whedon and whoever else owns it. This piece of literature is simply the work of a humble fan.
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This story starts off right after the episode Centennial Charmed. For Buffy TVS this takes place in season six after the episode Entropy and before Seeing Red.
Thank you, everybody who reviewed the last chapter. I write this story for you guys. Thanks, for being my inspiration.
ReflectionsofReality – I'll contact you about the story when I come to a part when I'll use your idea. I don't know when that is though.
Dreaming – I made it a goal to have Sunnydale be the last word in the chapter. And I did it! I wanted it to be a surprise ending. Don't worry about Phoebe she will get her redemption. I won't turn this into a Phoebe bashing fic. She would say something like that though. Look at the Ep. Daddy Dearest.
Kate – I can't believe they ended Buffy. They could have had countless of other things to do with the show. I miss the show so much. : ( I've been watching that show for the last seven years. And now its just gone.
Goldstranger – Glad you like the humor I had in the last chapter. As for Buffy questions. Scroll down and read to find out.
Gloria – I made sure the demons kept their reasons vague. That way it would be a surprise who they wanted. : )
Svata2004 – Thanks for the nice compliment. Happy you like the chapter.
Melly – Liam will come back soon. I think? Or he could die.
Bubbly*pop – Happy you like the jokes I put in the last chapter. Cole's power is my favorite too.
Airamn – Liam wont suffer… much. Cole probably will save him. Phoebe is having a major case of denial. She experiences it quite often on the show.
Born to Fire – I know insane right? I can't help it /shrugs/
ColesGuardian –Thanks for the emails. I hope you figure out why you can't make an account.
Daddies Little Witch
Chapter Seven: Eye of the Beholder
By: Mage
Liam was sitting crossed leg on the cold stone floor. A thick metal chain was wrapped around his ankle and the end of it was attached to Xanaots's throne. Liam looked at the shackle around his ankle then up at Xanatos who was sipping a glass of wine. The demon lord was reading from a long ancient looking scroll.
"Do you honestly believe your going to get away with this?" questioned Liam.
Xanatos smirked at the little witch, "I already have."
"You act like you're just the super villain of the year," said Liam, rolling his eyes.
Xanatos raised his eyebrow, "Do you ever shut up?" he ground out through clenched teeth.
Liam smiled cheekily, "No."
Xanatos narrowed his pupiless eyes and sent him a cold look. He brought back his hand slapped Liam across the face.
Liam snapped his head around and glared up at him coldly. "Your ass might be nice and toasty right now. But when my Daddy comes he will turn you into a Popsicle."
"We'll see," Xanatos sneered. He raised his arm and a black ray shot from his hand. It hit Liam in the chest sending him to ground. His head collided with the floor knocking him out cold.
"Brat," muttered Xanatos, turning back to read the scroll in his hand.
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Cole walked through the town. Something wasn't right about this town. It was like something old and evil was here. Whatever the something was it wasn't good. The thing was evil at its purest. He shook it off and continued his trek. He had other things to worry about than the town's evil vibe. The Powers told him he had to find the ones who would aide him in finding Liam. He walked into an alley making sure to look both ways to see if anyone was watching him. He held up his hand palm flat.
- "I am lost in my way,
So guide me to one's
- Who would give me aid."
A soft shinning green light appeared hovering above his open palm. Suddenly it zoomed into the air and around the corner. Cole ran around the corner to see the light hovering patiently waiting for him. It flew off again once Cole had caught up. No one on the streets noticed the glowing ball because it was only meant for Cole. The guiding light stopped abruptly above a small building. Cole stopped and surveyed the small shop with open curiosity. A sign above the door christened the building the Magic Box.
"I guess this is the place," Cole muttered. He waved his hand and the ball dissipated into nothingness.
He took a breath and opened the door stepping into the shop. The inside looked bigger than the outside, Cole realized. Books were everywhere. Some were old and some were new. Most lined the far back wall that led up to a second floor with even more books. Around him on display were different talismans and other assorted magical objects.
At a large round table in the middle of the room were six people looking over a pile of open texts. A woman with auburn hair stood up and smiled at him. "Welcome to the Magic Box! I'm Anya. I would like to help you in anyone I can. The more you buy the happier I am!"
Cole raised his eyebrow and took a step back. That had to be the strangest greeting he had ever gotten. Xander stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Anya geez. Scary much?"
The girls at the table giggled quietly. Cole sighed deciding to get right to the point. "Listen I'm not here to buy anything," he said, noticing the way the girls at the table perked up. He could feel the power coming from the all of the females in the room. They radiated magic. These were the people who would help him.
"I need your help," he said simply.
Buffy stood up, "What kind of help?" she asked.
"The supernatural kind."
Those in the room shared a look with each other. Buffy took a step forward her hands on her hips. "Then I'm your girl."
Cole smiled slightly, "I'm Cole Turner."
She held out her hand, "Buffy Summers." Buffy turned around and pointed to the people around the room. "That's Willow, Tara, my sister Dawn, Xander, and Anya."
"Please sit," said Willow, getting up and making room for him at the table. He sat down next to Dawn and Buffy.
"Why do you need us?" questioned Xander.
Cole sighed and ran a hand threw his hair. "I'm from another dimension. There I'm a Champion for the Powers that Be—"
"Wait!" interrupted Buffy. "Aren't those the God thingy's Angel works for?" Dawn nodded from her side.
Cole stopped talking and blinked at her. "Aren't all of you Champions of the Powers?" he asked shortly. They gazed at him with wide surprised eyes. Buffy shrugged. "Technically, I guess I am. I never really thought about it."
Cole breathed a sigh of relief. For a minute he had thought he had gotten the wrong people. He continued. "My son was taken by a demon. He is to be used to power a machine that will open all the mouths to hell on this world. I was sent here to get my son back and stop him."
Xander clapped his hands together with playful excitement. "Great. Another week another apocalypse to stop. The party just never stops on the good ol' Hellmouth."
"It's be be been a a whole month since the last one," Tara said softly. Willow pouted and slug an arm over her girlfriends shoulder. "I kinda like it all quiety. It was peaceful for once."
"Life is never that peaceful on the Hellmouth, Wills," said Buffy.
"The Powers told me that you would help me. They didn't go into details though. What can you do?" he asked.
Buffy grinned widely, "I'm the Slayer."
Cole raised his eyebrow. "Come again? The Slayer of what?"
There was a loud crash next to Buffy. Dawn had fell of her chair because she was laughing so hard. She thought she would never see the day that famous Buffy the Vampire Slayer was unknown by someone. The crestfallen expression on Buffy's face just made her laugh harder. She quickly quieted down and sat back in her seat when Buffy sent her a death glare.
Buffy turned back to Cole. "You've never heard of the Slayer."
He shook his head. Willow jumped up excitedly. "Oh! Let me tell it Buff! I've heard Giles tell it like a million times."
"Could you be any more excited," commented Xander.
Willow sat back down next to Tara who was smiling at her fondly. "Into each generation a Slayer is born. One girl in all the world, a Chosen One. One born with the strength and skill to fight the vampires, to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers."
"Of course they forgot to mention. I had to fight demons, monsters, and everything else that goes bump in the night. Oh yeah, can't forget about all the apocalypses," said Buffy, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Never a boring day around here," Anya quipped.
Cole looked at everyone around the room. He could sense their powers that each on them contained. Dawn's and Buffy's powers were old and ancient. They were very powerful. Willow and Tara had lesser powers but their auras were very bright showing their strength. Xander's aura read that he was just an ordinary human. The woman next to him, Anya her power evil and dark. Cole could sense the demon in her. But he didn't voice anything. They obviously knew what she was or she wouldn't be here.
Dawn started to flip the pages of the book that was in front of her. "I think I seen something earlier about some kind of machine that could open all the hellmouths," she said rapidly.
She came to a page and stopped, pointing to a picture in the corner. They all crowded around trying to get a look at the book. "There! The Eye of Zilthran," she said triumphantly.
"The Eye of Zilthran is a machine that was built by the demon Telkrar, one of the four Arch Dukes of hell," she read aloud to the room. "The machine has to be powered by a mortal with a very large amount of electrokenetic energy. The machine will only work once and it has to be on the night of the new moon. The one who will power the machine entire life energy will go into the process thus killing them in the end," she trailed off.
They looked at Cole who had his head bowed. He sat down heavily in his chair. Liam would not die. He was his life. There was no way some slimy demon would kill his son. Cole snapped his head up looking determined. "When is the new moon?"
Willow went to the calendar on the wall. She traced a finger along the dates till her finger stopped at a particular one. "Well Wills, when is it?" asked Xander.
She turned around her eyes wide. "It's tomorrow," she said meekly.
"Oh," said Buffy shortly. "No big, we just have to find out where this demon is who has your son. And then we take him out."
Willow shook her head. "No I don't think it will be that easy. This guy sounds like he probably covered all his tracks. Like he probably has a distortion spell around his lair so we cant scribe for him and then we have to take out all his minions also," she babbled on.
Buffy frowned. "If he does have a distortion spell around his lair could you do a spell to get around that?"
Tara and Willow nodded. "It wi will tak take a while bu but we could do it," said Tara shyly. They rose up and went around the shop to start gathering supplies. Xander stood up quickly. "What do you need me to do Buffster? Whatever you need I'm your man."
She turned to Xander, "I need you to use your GI Joe commando knowledge and think of some strategies we could use." He nodded and made himself busy.
"What do you need me to do Buffy?" asked Anya.
"You can see if there is anything in the demon community about this guy. You still have friends in high places right?"
Anya nodded. "I'll see what I can do." She picked up a book and went behind the counter. Anya began looking for needed materials she would need to call on her demon pals.
Buffy turned to Cole and Dawn who still sat at the table. "I need to help Xander." She walked off.
"What are you?" asked Cole.
Dawn looked up from the book she was reading startled. "Huh?"
"I mean the power I feel from you is ancient and powerful like your sisters. But you're not a Slayer," he said.
Dawn closed her book and turned to him. "That's a weird story. I was once this mystical ball of energy called the key. I was able to open portals into different dimensions. This Hell Goddess named Glory or Glorificus was intent on getting the key to open a portal to a hell dimension, her home. This order whose sole purpose to protect the key turned me into a human and sent me to this dimension where I would be safe. They sent me here as Buffy's little sister. They fixed it so that I or anyone else would no any different. I have memories of growing up and living with Buffy. Heck I even have pictures."
Cole looked at her in surprise, "You must have some real power."
She shook her head blushing. "No I don't have any kind of power. Glory tried to bleed me so she could open the portal to her dimension. That was probably the only power I've ever showed."
"But I can feel it. It's practically rolling off of you like waves. You just have to learn how to use it," said Cole.
Dawn looked at him with wide eyes. "Really. You think I have power."
Cole let out a small laugh. "I don't think. I know."
The ringing of the bell above the door caused everyone to turn toward the door. Spike came sauntering in like he usually did. Cole quickly stood up glaring at Spike. "Vampire," he hissed, sensing the true face of the blond man. Spike stopped suddenly seeing Cole. "Bloody hell."
Cole thrust his hand forward and a blast of icy air shot out. The blast hit Spike and froze him in a layer of ice. "Spike!" cried an array of voices.
Everyone rushed to Spike. "What did you do to him?" asked Buffy.
"I froze him in ice," said Cole sheepishly. Six stunned faces turned to stare at him. "He's a vampire. I didn't know he is a friend of yours."
Xander shook his head. "I wouldn't call him a friend. He's more of a family pet," he clarified.
"And not a very loveable one," said Anya.
Buffy glared at them then turned to Cole. "Can you unfreeze him?" Cole nodded.
"Guided spirits,
Hear my plea.
Annual this magic.
Let it be."
White sparkles floated down from the air and enveloped Spike. The ice disappeared and he was back to normal. Spike shook himself and glared at Cole. "Bollocks! What kind of whammy did ya put on me."
"That's what I'd like to know," said Buffy, crossing her arms and staring at Cole.
"I'm a witch and I when I sensed he was a vampire I reacted," he said shrugging. Willow's eyes lit up. "You're a witch!"
"Yeah and so is my son."
At the thought of Liam Cole felt a pang of hurt shoot through his heart. He missed his little boy so much. He silently said a prayer to the Powers that his boy was safe and sound. If that demon that had him so much as hurt one hair on his head, he will die. Slowly and painfully. The others saw Cole go silent and knew the cause. They each felt sympathy for the man who missed his son. Cole went to the table and sat down. He fingered the necklace that was in his pocket. It was Liam's. Princess Thristle had given it to him when they left the Enchanted Realm. Liam didn't wear it because it didn't go with his costume from the play. He now wished Liam had worn it. The necklace has a protection charm on it. Without the necklace Liam could get hurt.
He looked at the ceiling and closed his eyes. Please be safe Liam. I promise you that the bastard who took you will pay.
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Liam rattled the chain attached to his ankle. The rattling echoed loudly through the large room. Xanatos turned to him breathing heavily. "Stop it! Now!"
Liam looked up at him innocently, "Stop this?"
He gripped his chain and shook it repeatedly making even louder noise. Xanatos slapped the chain from his hand. "Yes that!" he growled.
Liam grinned cheekily. "I'm just trying to make your last hours on Earth enjoyable. Cuz, anytime now my Daddy is coming. And he is going to go Power Ranger on your ass."
"Oh really," he sneered.
Liam shrugged. "You can choose to believe me or not."
Xanatos whipped his hand out and his nails lengthened till they looked like sharp claws. Liam eyes widened looking at the claws in fright. He hid his fear and glared up at Xanatos.
"Who are you supposed to be Freddy Krueger?" he said sarcastically.
Xanatos balled up his fist and ground his teeth angrily. "You are lucky I need you alive."
Liam waited a while for Xanatos to calm down. If he weren't careful the demon really would kill him. But he wouldn't die without getting on the demons nerves first. Liam smirked as an idea formed in his head. He opened his mouth and began to sing.
"I know a song that gets on everybody nerves, everybody
nerves, everybody nerves, I know a song that gets on
everybody nerves, and this is how it goes……."
He paused and he saw Xanatos give a sigh of relief. He smiled mischievously. Oh no, he wasn't done yet. He opened his mouth and continued.
"I know a song that gets on everybody nerves, everybody
nerves, everybody nerves, I know a song that gets on
everybody nerves, and this is how it goes……."
Xanatos turned to him and his eyes were glowing white. "I swear to you when I finish with you, you will be singing for death," he promised.
Liam gulped and shut up. It was quiet for a whole five minutes before Liam spoke again.
"Can I go the bathroom?"
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Chapter Seven is over. I hope you guys like it. You wouldn't believe it. While I was writing I had a crazy thought to kill Liam off at the end of the next chapter! I don't know where that came from! I'm watching the episode where Tara got shot on Buffy. That might be it?