A/N- Welcome back to the 21st century. Hope you've enjoyed the fiction so
far: don't worry; it'll be ending soon...
Part 13
Ben dropped to the sofa in defeat. The portal that had opened up when he began to tell the story
shrivelled up and disappeared.
"Mr. Turner, are you okay?" Paige asked, leaning forward.
"I lost my son to evil. He never had a chance. And it's all my fault."
"Mr. Turner, you can't blame yourself for that. You were tricked into it." Piper reasoned with him,
"Elizabeth reacted the way any woman would have."
"If they were demons." Paige added, and then let out a quiet yelp when Piper kicked her.
"I guess not," Ben relaxed, "But I just wish I had got away. Maybe I could have got my son back.
Maybe, if I had gone to a good witch and asked her to strip his powers. I could have raised him to be
good."
"Mr. Turner, you're son was a good man." Phoebe finally spoke. Even though it pained her to do so,
"Demonic and evil corruption aside, he did a lot of good when he was on our side. He helped us save
so many innocents... and saved our butts a lot too."
"In his last few years, he did so much good," Paige added, "What more could you ask for?"
Ben didn't say anything. He simply looked up when he heard jingling in the air. He took a deep
breath,
"I think it's time for me to finally move on. Thank you for that." He stood up and turned to Phoebe,
"As much as Cole wanted to be human, he always told me that he was glad he was a demon. That way,
he was alive long enough to meet you. When he did, he learnt compassion and how worthwhile it was
to help others."
All four of them felt a breeze, and another form appeared in front of them.
Cole.
"Cole?" Ben asked, not quite believing his eyes.
"Dad?" Cole's ghost looked hopeful, silently begging that he wasn't imagining that his father was
finally free.
"Cole?" Paige stared at him, "No offence, but shouldn't you be in..."
"Hell?" Cole finished, "My demonic half went to Hell, but my human half went to the good place. I
have you guys to thank for that." Cole stepped away from his father and walked towards the sisters,
"All of you: Paige, Piper, Prue, Leo and..." his gaze settled on her, "Phoebe."
Phoebe stood up. As she began to say something, Cole lifted his hand,
"There's nothing to say, Phoebe. You guys did the right thing by vanquishing me. I had to be stopped
somehow." He looked into Phoebe's mocha coloured eyes, "I don't think I can forgive you for what
you put me through. But you made a choice- and I respect that. As happy as we would have been
together, the pain would have been worse... you made the right choice."
Cole turned back to his father and took his hand. Ben gave one more smile to the Charmed Ones and
both of them disappeared in a swirl of bright light.
Part 13
Ben dropped to the sofa in defeat. The portal that had opened up when he began to tell the story
shrivelled up and disappeared.
"Mr. Turner, are you okay?" Paige asked, leaning forward.
"I lost my son to evil. He never had a chance. And it's all my fault."
"Mr. Turner, you can't blame yourself for that. You were tricked into it." Piper reasoned with him,
"Elizabeth reacted the way any woman would have."
"If they were demons." Paige added, and then let out a quiet yelp when Piper kicked her.
"I guess not," Ben relaxed, "But I just wish I had got away. Maybe I could have got my son back.
Maybe, if I had gone to a good witch and asked her to strip his powers. I could have raised him to be
good."
"Mr. Turner, you're son was a good man." Phoebe finally spoke. Even though it pained her to do so,
"Demonic and evil corruption aside, he did a lot of good when he was on our side. He helped us save
so many innocents... and saved our butts a lot too."
"In his last few years, he did so much good," Paige added, "What more could you ask for?"
Ben didn't say anything. He simply looked up when he heard jingling in the air. He took a deep
breath,
"I think it's time for me to finally move on. Thank you for that." He stood up and turned to Phoebe,
"As much as Cole wanted to be human, he always told me that he was glad he was a demon. That way,
he was alive long enough to meet you. When he did, he learnt compassion and how worthwhile it was
to help others."
All four of them felt a breeze, and another form appeared in front of them.
Cole.
"Cole?" Ben asked, not quite believing his eyes.
"Dad?" Cole's ghost looked hopeful, silently begging that he wasn't imagining that his father was
finally free.
"Cole?" Paige stared at him, "No offence, but shouldn't you be in..."
"Hell?" Cole finished, "My demonic half went to Hell, but my human half went to the good place. I
have you guys to thank for that." Cole stepped away from his father and walked towards the sisters,
"All of you: Paige, Piper, Prue, Leo and..." his gaze settled on her, "Phoebe."
Phoebe stood up. As she began to say something, Cole lifted his hand,
"There's nothing to say, Phoebe. You guys did the right thing by vanquishing me. I had to be stopped
somehow." He looked into Phoebe's mocha coloured eyes, "I don't think I can forgive you for what
you put me through. But you made a choice- and I respect that. As happy as we would have been
together, the pain would have been worse... you made the right choice."
Cole turned back to his father and took his hand. Ben gave one more smile to the Charmed Ones and
both of them disappeared in a swirl of bright light.