DISCLAIMER: I don't own Charmed or any associated works. It belongs strictly to the WB networks and its creator Constance M. Burge and its owner Aaron Spelling.
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This story starts off right after the episode Centennial Charmed.
Everyone who reviewed last chapter. Thank you. You know you all have my thanks. Without you there would be no story. (Hmmmm….That sort of sounds like an MTV Music Award thank you speech).
Lizzie – Thank you for taking the time to review. I can't say much about Phoebe and Cole getting back together.
Larissa – blushes thanks for the compliment. I try.
Bubbly*pop – Nice idea. Never thought about that.
KC-Piper-fan – Celeste and Cole will have another bout in this chapter. No one likes Chris much. People are *still trying to get over him killing Leo.
Svata2004 – I'll just add your vote to the pile
ReflectionsofReality – That does sound good. I know only a little about Chris from the script I read of the episode of Charmed for next season.
Dreaming – looks off into the past I haven't forgotten either
Barb – Pouts I can't help it. I'm a crossover holic.
Kimmy – Thanks. I do agree with you. I think you have hit it right on the nail about him.
Just Always – Evil me huh? Leaving a clifffhanger. Leaving you all hanging like that. I get it now! Cliff –Hanger Its like I left you all hanging form a cliff. Wow! I'm so slow. Having a real blond moment here.
Goldstranger – I don't know where I get it either. I can't remember. I think a boy said it to my teacher one day. Young Guns! That is a very good movie!
Nightcrawler – I'm reading it right after I finish with this! I'll leave a review too after I finish it
Born to fire – I like to be surprised too. Yep them old greekie gods were just plain ol' mortals that got bumped up to god status.
Countertiger-x – Your review was funny! I laughed while I was reading the end of it. I know I know. I should have analyzed Liam's feelings better. But when I started this story I was trying to get away from all the death and angst I was writing in another story. This story was kind a counter balance to all that. So, that is why I didn't really get into his sad feelings. I should have though. I really didn't expect to even continue after chapter two. I thought no one was going to read this. About that the coven being loaded – there is an explanation for that. It will be explained later on. And yes, they do have jobs. I just haven't gotten to that part. ^_^
Daddies Little Witch
Chapter Twelve: Five against Two (Battle on Xena…..Errrr — I mean Witches)
By: Mage
Demetrius lifted his hand to send an attack. Celeste was quicker than he was however. She thrust her arms forward and two twin red beams of energy shot from her palms. They hit the Titans square in the chest with the force of a small meteorite. It sent them flying back through the destroyed doorway. The witches ran outside to see the Titans fly through the air and impact the ground. The beings skid across the lawn causing grass and dirt to fly up in their wake.
The two men picked themselves up sneering at the gathered witches. Celeste crossed her arms. "Like that did you," she taunted.
Demetrius and Cronus nodded at one another and simultaneously raised their hands and aimed their palms at them. Streams of fire flew through the air. Cole jumped in front of his friends and froze the jets of fire. They turned into ice and hit the ground shattering into pieces.
"Oh, we have an ice witch," Cronus said mockingly. They gasped as he disappeared from their sight and reappeared in front of Cole. He grabbed Cole by the neck and raised him into the air.
"Let him go!" yelled Serenity. She balled up her fist and sent a psionic blast at Cronus. The Titan yelled in pain and let go of Cole. Cole rolled backwards and kicked Cronus in the gut, sending him sailing through the air. Kyle saw Demetrius gathering up his power for a strong blast. Kyle flew in the air full speed and delivered a flying kick to the Titans head. There was a loud crack as his boot made contact with the all powerful beings jaw. Demetrius, not phased, growled at Kyle and the two of them engaged in hand to hand combat. The Titan was strong, but Kyle had been trained for years in the diverse martial arts.
Demetrius grinned feral like. "Bored now," he said sing song. He wound back his hand and with a casual push he sent Kyle rocketing back into the air. Kyle landed painfully in a pile of leaves yards away.
"Kyle!" screamed Serenity. She turned her head and glared at Demetrius who was smiling. "Let's see you smile about this!" She placed her hands on the sides of her head and let out a yell. The Titan fell to the ground as the psychic attack invaded in mind. He felt like his brain was on fire and was about to explode.
Cronus ignored Demetrius pain and jumped with a speed that should have been impossible. He slapped Serenity sending her to the ground and sped past her towards Ken. The witch was ready for him however. Ken's eyes turned white and he pointed his finger at the approaching man. Lightning shot down from the sky above and hit the speeding super being who was more powerful than a God was. The witches regrouped and waited for the smoke that had rose up to clear. When it did Cronus stood in the middle of a charred circle of grass. If it weren't for the damage on the grass they would have thought that the attack didn't work.
Cronus laughed at their expressions. "Your attempts at stopping us are making me laugh. I think that I will rip out your hearts and keep them as souvenirs."
Cole grimaced at the thought. "I can see someone gets off on being all-powerful," he said loudly.
He cupped his hands together and white light started collecting in his palms. He brought his arms forward and a blinding white ray of ice shot from his hands. Cronus was about to laugh when the force of a speeding Mack truck hit him in his gut. His skin froze over and he flew backwards through air. He landed in a deserted park a block away.
"All right Cole!" said Celeste proudly.
He flashed her a dazzling smile that she returned. The others looked on semi relieved. There was however still one left in front of them. Demetrius picked himself up from the ground. His hair was in disarray and wore an expression of pain on his face. He breathed deeply and gave Serenity a cold look. "You'll pay for that one bitch," he promised, referring to her psychic attack on him.
She just crossed her arms and gave him a look that said 'bring it on'. He smoothed down his hair and his expression took on one of playfulness. "You know Cronus will kill you for that," he said, looking at Cole.
"Tell me," said Cole. "Does it look like I care."
Demetrius launched himself forward. The witches crouched down prepared. Serenity ducked and he flew over her. He caught himself before he hit the wall of the house. He kicked the wall and gave himself a burst of speed back over to the witches. He grabbed Serenity who happened to be in his path.
"Let me go you fucking psycho!" she screamed, feeling his fingers tighten painfully on her arm.
The sound of bones breaking echoed through the air. Her pain activated her telepathic powers and her scream of agony exploded inside of his mind. He let go of her and Cole quickly faded to Serenity. He punched Demetrius in the solar plexus. The Titan fell to ground yelling in agony as his vision suddenly went white. Cole grabbed Serenity and faded back to the others. Ken, being a doctor, checked her arm over. "Your arm is broken Sere but you'll live."
She nodded gritting her teeth as he set the broken bone. "Thanks Ken."
Kyle tightened the bandanna on his head. "Were doing a good job."
"We are!" he said defensively, as they directed their looks of disbelief at him. "Oh come one. You all know that the odds of us dying within three minutes were against us."
"He has a point," said a deep voice.
They looked in front of them to see Cronus appear beside Demetrius in a flash of light. "I'm almost having fun," he said, helping Demetrius to stand up.
"It is rather thrilling to fight against formidable opponents," Demetrius agreed.
Ken cocked his head. "What? No speech about ripping out our hearts and hanging them up on your wall."
Cronus smirked. "Don't you worry about that." He gave them looks that actually made the hair on the back of their necks to stand up. The witches shivered and schooled their features to show indifference. Cronus didn't seem to be done however.
"Get a good look at each other. It will be the last you ever see of your friends. And my face will be the last thing you see before I crush your heads in!"
Ken stepped forward like a true leader. "They will not get the Gate Sphere! All together now guys!"
Cole cupped his hands to his side again. With a yell he threw the collected ice blast in one wide powerful beam. Ken's eyes glowed white as he pointed his fingers forward. He gathered the elements around him and let them lose. The elements of fire, water, lightning, wind, ice, and light launched forward in a dazzling multicolored beam of pure unstoppable energy. Celeste thrusts her arms forward and red beams of energy collided with Cole's beam and intertwined around it.
The Titans eyes widened and their bodies flashed as they began to teleport away. Serenity grabbed her head and directed a psionic pulse that gripped their minds. The Titans bodies flashed back in and they found themselves unable to teleport out. They fell to their knees clawing at the pain that was in their heads. In their pain they forgot about the attacks that was heading toward them. The attacks with the power equal to an atomic bomb impacted the Titans head on.
The witches dropped to the ground as the after shock of the magical attack washed over them. Dirt blowed over them and the wind was so strong that trees ripped from their roots. Houses shook in their foundations as the earth shook and rumbled. The wards placed around the grounds of the mansion buffered much of the aftershock so damage was at a minimum.
Cole and the others sat up coughing. Dust filled the sky and made their eyes water. Cole grabbed Celeste's hand and hauled her up. She smiled in thanks. "Do you think we got them?" she asked aloud.
"Let's see," said Ken. He raised his arm and waved it around in a circular motion. The wind obeyed his command and blew away the dust in the air.
They gasped in shock. The Titans stood in the same spot they were in prior to the attack. Their skin was unmarred except for singes but their clothes were burnt and badly damaged. The ground around them was scorched and burnt severely.
Cronus and Demetrius were breathing raggedly. Cronus looked at them and scowled. Kyle was levitating off the ground, Serenity was in a fighting stance, Ken's eyes had turned white and his finger pointed to the sky ready to summon a lightning bolt, Celeste and Cole stood side by side each had their fists balled up. Celeste hands glowed with red light. Glowing white frosts swirled around Cole's hands like a cyclone. Anyone could see by the intimidating picture they made that they were ready to kill anyone who tried to get past them. Demetrius growled and started toward them. Cronus placed his hand on Demetrius's shoulder stopping him.
"No," he said, glaring at them. "They are proving very annoying. We will come back for them. Anyway, I think I sensed another Elder who got away." They disappeared in a flash of light, lightning, and fire.
"Ummmm….. Did we win?" asked Kyle dumbly.
Serenity looked around her making sure they weren't hiding in the shadows waiting for them to let their guard down. Once a moment passed she jumped in the air. "Hell yeah, we won!"
"All right!" Celeste yelled, pumping her fist in the air.
Laughing excitedly she threw her arms around Cole's neck. They jumped up and down together getting lost in the excitement of it all. Once they calmed down they looked at each other and time seemed to slow down. They didn't register anybody else. Green eyes met brown ones and the two slowly started to lean their heads towards each other.
"Are we interrupting something?" asked Ken, with an amused look.
Their eyes widened as the moment was ruined and they realized where they were. "Get off of me!" said Celeste. They jumped away from each as if they were two positive magnets. They looked at one another like it was the first time they had seen each other.
"Wait a minute," argued Cole. "You were the one who jumped on me."
Celeste narrowed her eyes at him. "I don't know what you're talking about. I would never do that!" she said. The only thing that betrayed her innocence was her shifting eyes and blushing cheeks.
Cole crossed his arms. "I would like to know what brand of crack you are on? Cause' I find this situation very amusing, since you're obviously having memory lose problems."
She pocked him in the chest with her finger. It was an amusing situation seeing a woman who was five foot seven standing up to a man who was six foot two. "I don't know have memory loss problems! You're just a pathological liar."
'Ummm. Hi guys,' Serenity's voice said inside their minds. 'We've been trying to get your attention for the past couple of minutes. You didn't respond to us so I had to use my telepathy. Do you think you can stop now?"
"I will once the little blonde gets a grip on reality," said Cole, turning his back to her.
Celeste turned her back to him also and stuck her nose in the air. "Can someone tell Cole that I have a grip on reality. I can't help it if he likes to grab me and then plays lets forget minutes later."
Ken, Kyle, and Serenity glanced at each other. They had come to know Cole pretty well in the short time they'd known him. And they had known Serenity all their lives. But neither of them had ever seen the woman act like this before. It was only when she was around Cole and vice versa.
Ken sighed and rubbed his temples feeling a migraine coming on. He was tired, he hurt all over, and his sister had reversed back to childhood. "Serenity and Cole!" he said loudly, startling them and getting their attention. "I would like it if you both would just stop it now. And stop acting like children."
They nodded quickly. Ken usually didn't raise his voice for anything. He nodded and turned towards the house. Kyle and Serenity looked at them with amused looks before turning around to follow Ken. Celeste turned to Cole with an annoyed look.
"Now you've gone and got Ken all worked up. It takes hours for him to wound down."
Cole looked at her incredulously. "I got Ken worked up. It was you. You were the one who just had a relapse in memory."
Celeste stepped closer and her hands started to glow red. "You keep bringing that up and I will shoot a beam so far up your ass."
Cole pretended to look shocked. "Who told you I'm in to that?" he said in a low whisper dramatically.
She scowled and turned quickly on her heel, slapping Cole in the face with her long blonde hair. She walked back into the house not once looking back at him. Cole ground his teeth together looking at her retreating form vengefully. After a minute passed he realized what he had done and said. He looked down at the ground and swore softly to himself. The little blond always brought out the child in him. He never argued with a person the way he argued with her.
"Get a hold of yourself Turner," he said to himself. He schooled his features and walked into the house.
"DADDY!"
Cole barely caught the small blond that jumped into his arms. Liam looked at him his face smiling brightly. Cole looked closer and could see the sadness and worry behind his blue eyes. "Sunny what's the matter?" he asked quietly.
Liam looked down at the ground a single tear falling down his face. "Nothing," he said softly.
Cole faded from the mansion back to their own house. He sat down on the couch with Liam sitting on his lap. "Now Sunny what is the matter? I know something is bothering you. You can tell me."
Liam looked at him his eyes wet with tears. "I heard you guys talking about the Titans. You all talked like you were sure you all were going to die."
Cole eyes widened. He didn't know that Liam heard them talking. Liam continued on. "I was scared Daddy. I know you said you wouldn't die like Mommy and Papa. But I was afraid you would die too." His eyes began to overflow with tears. Cole felt his heart break for not noticing Liam's distress earlier. Liam threw his arms around Cole.
"Please don't go away to Heaven and be with the angels," he sobbed onto Cole's shoulder.
Cole closed his eyes mentally berating himself. "Liam," he said gently. The little blonde picked up his head and looked into his father's face. Cole wiped the tears from Liam's face with his thumb. "Shhhh…. Don't cry Sunny. I'm sorry, I didn't know you felt like this."
Liam smiled a small smile. "Just don't leave alright."
Cole crossed his heart. "I swear."
Liam looked up at his father slyly. "Your too old to cross your heart. Only people my age do that."
Cole feigned outrage. Inwardly he was happy that Liam was joking again. He always worried that Liam would slip into depression when he worried about Cole dying. That was still a tender issue with him. Cole placed his hand over his heart.
"I'm not old!" he said smiling.
Liam rolled his eyes. "Daddy you're like a gagillionn years old."
Cole raised his eyebrow. "I'm only one hundred and eighteen and gagillion isn't even a word."
Liam giggled quietly. "Only a one hundred and eighteen. You're ancient! You're older than – than – Super Nintendo!"
"Why you?" said Cole playfully, tackling Liam and tickling him.
"Stop! Stop!" Liam said in between breaths. "You're not old!" his laughter made his voice higher than it was.
Cole nodded and sat back. "And you better believe it," he said triumphantly.
He picked up Liam and he faded them back to the mansion. They appeared in the living room where everyone was sitting. The witches gathered yelped and jumped in fright seeing Cole appear out of nowhere. Cole just grinned and took a seat on the couch next to Ken and Ryan. Kyle held his hand over his heart. "Jeez man, don't do that. You almost sent me into cardiac arrest."
"Can you spell cardiac arrest?" asked Serenity snidely.
Kyle nodded vigorously. "Of course I can spell it. It's c-a-r-diac arrest."
Serenity smiled smug. "That's what I thought doofus."
Kyle rolled his eyes and glared at her. "Honestly Serenity why did your Mom name you Serenity? You're anything but serene.
"You know she was really into the hippie era. Peace – make love not war, was like her anthem."
"How can make love?" asked Ryan, from where he sat beside his father.
The adults in the room suddenly turned many different shades of red. Celeste looked at her watch quickly. "Whoa little guys isn't it past your bedtime?" she asked quickly.
He crossed his arms and gave her a look. "Please, who goes to bed at seven o'clock," he said sarcastically.
Liam nodded agreeing with Ryan. "You guys didn't answer his question," Liam pointed out. "How can you make love?"
Kyle turned to them and folded his hands carefully in his lap. "See boys when a man loves a woman. He seduces her and then takes her to his room. And then begins to—"
"Kyle!"
He looked up and was meet with four glares. "What?" he asked innocently. "They have to learn about it sometime. You don't want them to learn about it by accidentally stumbling onto Cinemax one lonely night. The things they see on there—"
"Kyle!"
"Okay, Okay," he said, holding up his hands giving up. "I was just trying to help them out."
Serenity sent him a death glare. "Thank – you – for – the – help – Kyle," she said through gritted teeth.
"Pervert," Celeste muttered, shaking her head.
Cole gave Liam a smile. "Son, why don't you and Ryan go up to his room and play."
"Okay," Liam replied, already forgetting about the question Ryan asked. He and Ryan got up and they ran from the room up to his bedroom.
Celeste cuffed Kyle on the back of his head. "Geez Kyle they're five years old. They don't need to hear 'the talk' yet."
"Owwww," Kyle said, rubbing his head. "I just thought as Ryan's Godfather it should be my job to give him a leg up on the competition. You know the sooner he knows about it, the much more smarter he'll be for the ladies."
They just stared at him blinking owlishly. Ken rubbed his arm sheepishly. "Your Ryan's Godfather?" he asked, like it was news to him.
Kyle turned his gaze him. "Of course I'm his Godfather." He leaned closer in his seat. "I am right?" he asked suddenly unsure.
Kyle, Celeste, and Serenity shared a look with each other. Ken smiled falsely. "Surrrrrrrreeeee you're his Godfather." He looked at the others for help, but they looked in different directions. "It must have slipped my mind," Ken apologized, his fingers were crossed behind his back.
Once that moment was over with. They got down to business, which was would the Titans be back.
Celeste shook her head. "I don't think they will."
Serenity nodded her head. "I don't think they will either."
"How do you two know?" questioned Ken.
Celeste closed her eyes. "Can't you feel it. It's in the air. The presence of a new magic powerful enough to stop the Titans," she replied her voice soft.
The men looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. Serenity sighed and blew her breath out exasperated. "Men," she said, shaking her head.
Cole copied Celeste by closing his eyes. Instantly he felt the magic in the room. He felt the magic that each one of them radiated. He could feel the magic in the house and the magic that was woven into the property to protect it from the Titans. Cole extended his senses further. There it was. The magic that embodied the Titans practically suffocated his senses. But there was another magic out there. It was fighting them. The magic was three separate beings but they seemed to somehow be one. But that was impossible the only people who could combine and work magic the special way he was sensing was the Charmed Ones. And the last time he checked they were not omnipotent beings.
Whoever the power wielder of wielders were he wished them luck. Because they were going to need it.
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This would have come out sooner if the damn fight scene would have cooperated with me. I had to go and type it out so many times. I hope I did it enough justice. Crosses fingers and looks up heavenward. You know what to do. Review and tell me what you thought.
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