October 17, 2012. 8:15 AM.
Paige orbed them onto the roof of the tall office building. The Halliwells looked around, wondering who was waiting for them. Tense moments passed as they watched, trying to prepare for the worst.
"Why is it taking so long?" Wyatt asked, looking up at his mother's worried face.
"I don't know," Piper said quietly.
Finally, a dark figure appeared a short distance away, taking a second to come into focus.
"It's over," The Anubite said.
"Paige, now!" Phoebe said.
Paige began to orb them away, but the Anubite waved his hand, and the orbs became solid again. "No more running. It's time to die."
"You think you can threaten my family and get away with it?" Piper said, taking a step forward. "You picked the wrong witch to piss off."
Piper gestured with her hands unleashing the most powerful explosion she was capable of. After so many years of experience, the force of her power was incredible. Few beings existed that could withstand such a blast.
The Anubite caught the energy of the explosion in his hand, and quenched it.
"Don't you get it?" The Anubite said. "I am a god. Your powers mean nothing to me. I only care about what you represent."
A sphere of pure energy formed in the Anubite's hand. "All the good you've done was in vain, because it all ends here. Not just you, but everything. Even avatars will die when this world ends."
"Maybe," Cole said, blurring in behind the Anubite. "But I don't plan to find out today."
"Come to watch your ex-wife die?" The Anubite asked.
Suddenly, the sphere of energy vanished as the Anubite clutched it's head, struggling against the pain that was tearing through his mind. The witches looked, and saw the Leo and Maggie had appeared while they were distracted.
"We got here as quickly as we could," Leo said.
"Cast the spell," Maggie said, concentrating with all of her strength into fighting the Anubite. "I can't hold him for long."
"You can't kill me," The Anubite gasped.
"We don't have to," Leo said. "You're not a god. You were empowered to represent the universe, but you've failed. The powers you have never really belonged to you in the first place."
"So what?" The Anubite said, gritting his teeth, slowly regaining control.
"Watch," Cole said.
Piper began the spell. "In this day, in this hour, we call upon the ancient power."
Phoebe continued. "Prudence, Penelope, Patricia, Melinda, Astrid, Helena, Alora, and Grace."
"Powers of nature rise, course unseen across the skies," Paige chanted.
Wyatt spoke next. "Hear these words, hear our cries, spirits from the other side."
"By the authority of all that is good, by the powers here invoked," Leo said. "You have been judged, and found wanting."
Cole placed his hand against the Anubite's shoulder. "Mundus fortis hospiyto nvenio arca. Danae bitis orum fecit uero ribus. Anubite, we disempower you."
The Anubite howled, and a bright light seemed to glow within him. Slowly, the light faded. The Anubite collapsed.
Slowly, shakily, the Anubite stood. His face appeared human now. He began to back up, away from the witches.
"You did it. I didn't think it was possible," The Anubite said. "Are you going to kill me now?"
"We're not going to kill you," Leo said.
"We don't have to," Cole said. "Your plans failed, and you've lost your powers."
The Anubite continued to back up. "What makes you think my plans failed? It didn't go exactly the way I expected, but you've given me exactly what I wanted."
"Huh?" Paige said.
"I wanted a way out," The Anubite explained. He stepped up onto the ledge. "Like I said, it's time to die."
"Wait!" Maggie said.
The Anubite took another step back, and he fell. For a moment, no one spoke.
"Okay, I wasn't expecting that," Paige said, breaking the silence.
"That's all he wanted? Escape?" Maggie said. "He really was insane."
"Insane, evil," Cole said. "He didn't care who he hurt, as long as he got what he wanted."
"He tried to fight the universe, and he lost," Leo said. "I'm just glad it's over."
"Come on," Piper said, taking Wyatt's hand. "Let's go home."
Leo put his arms around Piper and Wyatt. "Paige, Phoebe, are you coming?"
"We'll be right behind you," Phoebe said.
"All right," Leo said. "We'll see you back at the house."
Leo orbed out, and Maggie blurred.
"Cole," Phoebe said, taking a few steps toward him. "It's been a long time."
"I know," Cole said. "For a long time, I didn't know if you were alive or dead. I didn't find out until they told me that the Anubite was planning to attack you. I guess they were worried that I'd make a deal with the Anubite to protect you if I found out sooner. Maybe they were right; I don't know."
"Well, whatever they were worried about, I'm glad you got here when you did," Phoebe said. "We couldn't have stopped him without you."
"Any time," Cole said. He turned to leave.
"Cole," Phoebe said. He turned to look at her. "Now that you know I'm alive... maybe you should stop by the house some time."
Cole smiled. "I'll see you tonight."
"Great," Phoebe said, smiling back.
They smiled at each other for a moment longer. Reluctantly, Cole blurred away.
"Phoebe, did you just make a date with Cole?" Paige asked.
"Yeah, I did," Phoebe said, looking dreamily at the morning skyline.
Paige smiled. "Good for you."
Paige took Phoebe's hand, and they orbed home. Finally, their family was whole again, they way it was meant to be.
Paige orbed them onto the roof of the tall office building. The Halliwells looked around, wondering who was waiting for them. Tense moments passed as they watched, trying to prepare for the worst.
"Why is it taking so long?" Wyatt asked, looking up at his mother's worried face.
"I don't know," Piper said quietly.
Finally, a dark figure appeared a short distance away, taking a second to come into focus.
"It's over," The Anubite said.
"Paige, now!" Phoebe said.
Paige began to orb them away, but the Anubite waved his hand, and the orbs became solid again. "No more running. It's time to die."
"You think you can threaten my family and get away with it?" Piper said, taking a step forward. "You picked the wrong witch to piss off."
Piper gestured with her hands unleashing the most powerful explosion she was capable of. After so many years of experience, the force of her power was incredible. Few beings existed that could withstand such a blast.
The Anubite caught the energy of the explosion in his hand, and quenched it.
"Don't you get it?" The Anubite said. "I am a god. Your powers mean nothing to me. I only care about what you represent."
A sphere of pure energy formed in the Anubite's hand. "All the good you've done was in vain, because it all ends here. Not just you, but everything. Even avatars will die when this world ends."
"Maybe," Cole said, blurring in behind the Anubite. "But I don't plan to find out today."
"Come to watch your ex-wife die?" The Anubite asked.
Suddenly, the sphere of energy vanished as the Anubite clutched it's head, struggling against the pain that was tearing through his mind. The witches looked, and saw the Leo and Maggie had appeared while they were distracted.
"We got here as quickly as we could," Leo said.
"Cast the spell," Maggie said, concentrating with all of her strength into fighting the Anubite. "I can't hold him for long."
"You can't kill me," The Anubite gasped.
"We don't have to," Leo said. "You're not a god. You were empowered to represent the universe, but you've failed. The powers you have never really belonged to you in the first place."
"So what?" The Anubite said, gritting his teeth, slowly regaining control.
"Watch," Cole said.
Piper began the spell. "In this day, in this hour, we call upon the ancient power."
Phoebe continued. "Prudence, Penelope, Patricia, Melinda, Astrid, Helena, Alora, and Grace."
"Powers of nature rise, course unseen across the skies," Paige chanted.
Wyatt spoke next. "Hear these words, hear our cries, spirits from the other side."
"By the authority of all that is good, by the powers here invoked," Leo said. "You have been judged, and found wanting."
Cole placed his hand against the Anubite's shoulder. "Mundus fortis hospiyto nvenio arca. Danae bitis orum fecit uero ribus. Anubite, we disempower you."
The Anubite howled, and a bright light seemed to glow within him. Slowly, the light faded. The Anubite collapsed.
Slowly, shakily, the Anubite stood. His face appeared human now. He began to back up, away from the witches.
"You did it. I didn't think it was possible," The Anubite said. "Are you going to kill me now?"
"We're not going to kill you," Leo said.
"We don't have to," Cole said. "Your plans failed, and you've lost your powers."
The Anubite continued to back up. "What makes you think my plans failed? It didn't go exactly the way I expected, but you've given me exactly what I wanted."
"Huh?" Paige said.
"I wanted a way out," The Anubite explained. He stepped up onto the ledge. "Like I said, it's time to die."
"Wait!" Maggie said.
The Anubite took another step back, and he fell. For a moment, no one spoke.
"Okay, I wasn't expecting that," Paige said, breaking the silence.
"That's all he wanted? Escape?" Maggie said. "He really was insane."
"Insane, evil," Cole said. "He didn't care who he hurt, as long as he got what he wanted."
"He tried to fight the universe, and he lost," Leo said. "I'm just glad it's over."
"Come on," Piper said, taking Wyatt's hand. "Let's go home."
Leo put his arms around Piper and Wyatt. "Paige, Phoebe, are you coming?"
"We'll be right behind you," Phoebe said.
"All right," Leo said. "We'll see you back at the house."
Leo orbed out, and Maggie blurred.
"Cole," Phoebe said, taking a few steps toward him. "It's been a long time."
"I know," Cole said. "For a long time, I didn't know if you were alive or dead. I didn't find out until they told me that the Anubite was planning to attack you. I guess they were worried that I'd make a deal with the Anubite to protect you if I found out sooner. Maybe they were right; I don't know."
"Well, whatever they were worried about, I'm glad you got here when you did," Phoebe said. "We couldn't have stopped him without you."
"Any time," Cole said. He turned to leave.
"Cole," Phoebe said. He turned to look at her. "Now that you know I'm alive... maybe you should stop by the house some time."
Cole smiled. "I'll see you tonight."
"Great," Phoebe said, smiling back.
They smiled at each other for a moment longer. Reluctantly, Cole blurred away.
"Phoebe, did you just make a date with Cole?" Paige asked.
"Yeah, I did," Phoebe said, looking dreamily at the morning skyline.
Paige smiled. "Good for you."
Paige took Phoebe's hand, and they orbed home. Finally, their family was whole again, they way it was meant to be.