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This story starts off right after the episode Centennial Charmed.
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Daddies Little Witch
Chapter Nine: Gate Sphere
By: Mage
Cole woke up early Saturday morning to the doorbell ringing. He groaned loudly wanting to sleep after all the fighting he did yesterday. Sighing heavily he adorned his robe and shuffled to the door grumbling about who could be up so early in the morning on a weekend. He swung open the door and frowned at the person who was standing on the other side.
"Hi," said Phoebe, standing in doorway.
"Hello Phoebe," Cole said somewhat standoffishly.
"May I come in?" she asked politely.
He paused for moment to think it over. Finally he nodded and opened the door wider for her to come in. She stepped into the penthouse. Her gaze wandered around the room taking note of the changes that had happened to the place, while she was gone. She turned around to see Cole behind her.
Cole crossed his arms regarding his ex-wife with an air of indifference. "You're here for a reason?"
She nodded and looked down at the ground. "I just want to apologize for barging into your office the other day. Leo talked to me about it and he made me see that I was wrong for what I did."
"I accept your apology," he said grudgingly. "Although, some of the things you said were just uncalled for and wrong? How can you say that I adopted Liam just to prove to you I could still love?"
Phoebe smiled slightly. "Come on Cole, you have to admit after you came back from the demonic wasteland you were different. You tried everything to prove you were good and you still loved me. But in the end you were still evil."
Cole shook his head. "I didn't return to evil Phoebe. I just went about proving my love to you all wrongly."
"Very wrongly," said Phoebe dryly.
Cole felt his anger flare at her comment. But he kept it in check. He had some things he wanted to get off his chest. "But Phoebe you didn't even try to meet me halfway. When I came back you wrote me off as evil and that was that. What happened to for better or for worse?"
"That pretty much went out the window when you became the Source of all evil. Remember that?" she said sarcastically.
Cole's anger piked at the comment. But he firmly pushed it down. "Yes, Phoebe I remember the time when I was being controlled by the source of evil. And you vanquishing me because of it."
Phoebe held up her hands. "I didn't come here to fight Cole. I just came to apologize. Maybe after you've earned me and my sisters trust again we could become friends. I'm not even one hundred percent sure your good now," she said.
Cole took carefully controlled breaths. He couldn't believe she said that. "What do you mean re-earn your trust? I don't want to be your friend Phoebe. Have you forgotten you vanquished me? Not once but twice! That is not a good foundation for a friendship."
Phoebe's own anger peaked in response to his. "I am trying to be nice what is your problem!"
"My problem is you telling me that I have to earn your trust back! I don't want your trust! And then you have the gall to tell me that you're not sure if I'm good now! I never said I even wanted to be your friend. You just assumed that since I'm back I'm supposed to come groveling to you and your sisters. I might have done it once, but not this time!"
Cole stopped in his rant as he heard a door creak open. Liam stepped into the living room rubbing his eyes with the heel of his hands. "Daddy why are you yelling?" he asked sleepily.
Cole was at his side in two steps. He picked up Liam and held him to his chest. "No one's yelling sunny. We have a guest who was just leaving," he said, looking pointedly at Phoebe.
Phoebe looked at the scene curiously. She felt sorry for the boy. Cole would eventually probably show his true colors like he always did. Or could Piper and Leo be right about him. Has he really changed? Only time would tell. She spun around and headed out the door. Liam turned to Cole as the sound of the door closing echoed through the room.
"Wasn't that the mean lady we saw that night?" he asked, frowning in confusion.
Cole nodded. "Yeah, that's her. Right now, she's going home to do some serious thinking."
Liam stomach rumbled causing them both to laugh loudly. "I take it your hungry?" Cole asked, poking him in the stomach.
Liam nodded. Cole walked them into the kitchen. He sat Liam down and opened up the cupboards. He took out a box of pancake mix. On the front in big red letters were the words 'just add water'. He shrugged, that sounded easy.
Liam looked at him with wide eyes. Surprise showed in his eyes along with a hint of fear. "You're going to cook?" he asked slowly.
Cole raised his eyebrow. "It says just add water. Simple enough right?"
"I guess," Liam muttered.
An hour later Liam and Cole were standing outside on the balcony in their pajamas. Smoke was coming from the open sliding door.
"How long did the Firefighters say it would take for the smoke to clear out?" pondered Liam.
"An hour or two."
Liam sniggered under his breath. "You really should let this be a lesson to you Daddy. You might want to invest in some cooking lessons."
Cole laughed and ruffled Liam's hair. "You might just be right. I really don't want to wait out here for an hour, so lets use some magic to speed up the process."
- "Guardians of the wind
Here this plea, I call on
You to do my will, clear
This smoke, take it away."
The thick gray smoke dissolved and cleared away as if it were never there. They walked into the kitchen to survey the scene. The damage report was pancake batter on the counters, floor, and the ceiling. A frying pan was blackened so badly that it was almost unrecognizable. Bowls and plates littered the counters and filled up the sink.
Cole whistled lowly as he got a good look at the mess. "Who knew throwing water on a grease fire doesn't put out the flames. Let's just call this 'The Unfortunate Incident'."
"We just should have had cereal," Liam said smartly.
Cole clapped his hands together. "Wanna help clean up this mess?" he said with mock excitement. Silence accompanied his question. He looked down, but Liam was nowhere to be found.
Cole shook his head. "Figures he would bail on me come clean up time."
He sighed and grabbed a towel. He was going to be cleaning for a while.
He was right it took three hours to clean the whole kitchen. Liam turned up right as he finished mopping the floor.
Cole gave him a sideways look. "I see you finally decided to show up."
Liam put his hands up. "Hey, I didn't create the mess."
Cole chuckled, "Nice excuse."
Liam beamed, "Well, you know I try."
A shower of gold sparkles appeared in front of them. Cole pulled Liam behind him and charged up an ice blast in his hand. The sparkles disappeared and in its wake was a young girl. She was about fifteen years old with long black hair that was tied back and sparkling green eyes. She wore a loose white gown.
When she saw Cole she smiled. "Hi," she chirped.
Cole was still on the defensive. "Who are you?"
"Oh, excuse me. Where are my manners?" she apologized. "My name is too long for you to pronounce. It would take several of your lifetimes for the time it would take you to say my name. The most shortened version of my name would be Sky."
"You still haven't told me who you are?" said Cole evenly.
She held up her hands in peace. "I work for the Powers that Be. They sent me here."
Cole relaxed and Liam walked out from behind him seeing it was safe. Cole glanced down to make sure that Liam was wearing his necklace. He couldn't be sure about this girl. She could be lying.
"Are you a Champion?" questioned Cole.
The girl let out a melodious laugh. "Me a Champion? No. I'm a Messenger."
"Messenger?" asked Cole.
She rolled her eyes. "As in they give me information and I just pass it along to the designator," she said sarcastically.
Liam narrowed his eyes. "You don't have to be mean about it! He just asked you a question."
She raised her eyebrow and looked at Cole. "Cute kid," she said.
Cole shrugged in return. "I know," he said simply. "So what do the Powers want?"
She moved to the couch and sat down crossing her legs. Cole and Liam followed and sat on the opposite couch. "You have a new mission."
"Which is...." pressed Cole.
"There is a coven of witches in the city who will need some help. They are special witches. Their coven has been in charge of guarding something special since the Twilight."
"Guarding what? And what is the Twilight?" asked Cole confused.
She folded her hands in her lap. "The Twilight I'm referring to is the Twilight of the Gods. That was the period in which the Olympian Gods met their downfall. What humans don't know is that all of the Gods and Goddess's relics were locked away in a treasury on Olympus."
Cole nodded understanding so far. "Olympus was the home of the Gods correct?"
"Yes. Only Gods and Goddesses were able to reach Olympus. It was their haven and home. As many people know Zeus had a son named Hercules. Hercules didn't like his father very much but Zeus gave him an object on one of his birthdays. It was called the Gate Sphere. Hercules was half mortal and wasn't able to reach Olympus. But with the Gate Sphere he could open a portal that would take him there."
"The coven is guarding the sphere," breathed Cole, drawing a logical conclusion. That had to probably be one of the most secret and valuable objects on the planet. With the sphere someone could go to Olympus. That would be bad. Very bad.
Sky nodded gravely as she saw he had fingered it out. Liam scratched his head in confusion. "What is so special about the place they used to live. The Gods are gone, so what's up there? A pile of dirty laundry that's like hundreds of years old."
Cole and Sky both laughed at his bewildered expression. The little boy was truly confused. Kids didn't study Greek Mythology in school till at least fourth grade. Cole took pity on his son and explained.
"Liam in myths there are stories that say the Gods drank a special nectar and ate food called ambrosia. These substances reinforced their immortality and power."
Liam was still confused. "So like they left some leftovers in the refrigerator or something?"
Cole shook his head. He could see Sky out the corner of his eye struggling to hold her laughter in. "These foods were special because when a mortal consumed them they become Gods themselves."
Liam eyes grew to the size of saucers as the information clicked. His mouth dropped in open in shock. "Wow!"
Sky nodded. "Now you see why the Gate Sphere has to be guarded. If the wrong people got to it…" she said, trailing off seeing they got the point.
Cole turned to her. "Why do I have to go help the coven? If it has been safe all these years then what do they need me for?"
She sighed, she had hoped he wouldn't ask her this. "Soon the Titans will be released."
"WHAT!" shouted Cole.
He knew of the Titans. What magical being didn't? They were legendary in the underworld for the strife they caused on the Earth. Know one really knows what happened to them. Except that the Gods imprisoned them. Liam looked up at his father. If he was worried about these Titans then they must be really powerful.
Sky continued ignoring his shout. "The Titans will go after the Elders, since they were the ones who gave the mortals god-hood to defeat them. Then they will set their sights on the Gate Sphere. With it they'll go to Olympus and reinforce their powers with the food of the gods. After that they have the rest of the world to conquer."
"I can see why they would need my help," said Cole.
Sky rose from her seat and handed him a piece of paper. "At this the address you'll find the coven." She waved at Liam and disappeared and a shower of gold sparkles.
"She was nice," said Liam, looking at the paper Cole had in his hand. "I liked her hair even though it was fake."
Cole's head snapped around. He busted out laughing holding his sides. "Liam her hair wasn't fake. I'm pretty sure it was real," laughed Cole.
"Oh," Liam said in surprise. He paused for a moment then smiled widely his dimples showing prominently. "Well, it was very nice anyway."
Cole ruffled his hair. "Come on little man lets get out of our pajamas. We have some people to help."
Liam clapped his hands excitedly. "Will there be bloodshed?"
Cole raised his eyebrow and eyed him up. "Okay, someone has been playing Mortal Combat a little too much."
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Liam and Cole drove along a quiet street looking for the address. The houses in the neighborhood were huge. They were practically mansions. The people who lived in these houses were very well off in the money area.
"I think this is it," said Cole. He pulled up to a gate that blocked off the driveway an old large mansion. A brick wall boarded off the property. A camera and a speaker were stationed on the side of the brick wall. A voice came through the speaker loud and clear.
"Can I help you?" asked a male voice.
"Yes," said Cole, speaking loudly so his voice could carry. "I'm here to see the coven of witches. I've been sent by the Powers that Be."
Cole looked at Liam and smiled. "Always liked the direct approach."
Liam smiled and playfully rolled his eyes. The voice paused for a good minute before speaking again. "Okay, come on in."
Slowly the automatic gates swung open. Cole slowly drove up the driveway. The driveway curved like a large horseshoe. Cole parked the car in front of the large double doors of the mansion. He went around and helped Liam out. Cole took his hand and walked them up to the front door.
Cole pressed the doorbell and looked down at Liam. "Don't electrocute anyway okay."
Liam smiled cheekily. "Only if they don't be mean."
Cole sighed and shook his head. The door opened and Cole smiled pleasantly at the man on the other side. The man was about his age with short brown hair. He opened the door wider and they stepped into the main foyer. The man held out his hand. "I'm Ken Starr."
Cole shook his hand, "Cole Turner. This is my son Liam."
Ken smiled at Liam and crouched down, "How old are you?"
Liam decided he liked this man. He was being nice to them. "I'm five," he said proudly.
"I have a son Ryan who's the same age. I'll introduce you two later on."
"The rest of the coven is in the meeting room," Ken said, leading the way.
Cole couldn't help looking around at everything. He could see a lot of history in this house. The paintings on the walls held portraits and pictures of times long past. Ken led them down a long hallway. A door was at the very end. He opened the door and they walked inside. The room resembled a meeting room like they used at his firm. There was a long wooden table in the center. Along a wall ran a wide flat screen.
At the table sat three people. One was a young man in his early twenties. He had floppy black hair and a charming smile. Beside him sat a woman about the same age. She had long auburn hair that was worn in a braid. The third was a woman with blond hair about Cole's age. Her hair was very long and went down her back in soft waves.
"I believe introductions are in order," said Ken, nodding to the trio.
"Kyle White," said the young man, giving a small nod.
The auburn haired girl went next. "I'm Serenity Summers," she said pleasantly.
"Celeste Starr," said the blonde, in a neutral tone. Cole noted she had the same last name as Ken. They must be related in someway.
"Please have a seat," offered Ken, sitting down next Celeste.
Cole and Liam sat down in two empty chairs. Cole almost grinned. It felt like he was about to have a meeting. Not discuss the fate of the world.
"Why are you here?" asked Celeste bluntly.
"I'm a Champion for the Powers. And I got a message today that I was to help you."
Kyle held up his hand. "Help us? What do we need help for?"
Cole paused, thinking of a way to break the news. He shrugged inwardly. Might as well be blunt.
"Pretty soon the Titans are going to be set free. After they get through with the Elders they're coming here for the Gate Sphere. Were talking about the fate of the entire world here."
They were stunned into silence. This was their worst fear. Petty demons and other creatures were mere insects compared to the Titans. A low rumbling sound caught all of their attention. "What was that?" asked Serenity.
Cole had a suspicion. He looked to his side at Liam who was blushing heavily. Liam looked up clearly embarrassed.
"Could I have some lunch?" he asked meekly. "My breakfast wasn't all that satisfying."
He looked at his father, who had the decency to blush.
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Most of you picked A. You got your wish! Phoebe apologized to Cole. Although, I never said they would make up if she apologized. They once again ended up in another argument just like they do on the show. But that's how it is in the real world. She wasn't going to say I'm sorry then cut to a scene of them making out. I've seen people get divorces and it's not pretty.
Anyway, this new coven that Cole is supposed to help. Will they accept him? What will happen when the Titans eventually do come? Review and tell me what you thought of this chapter.