Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, don't sue me.
Rating: I'm upping the rating to PG-13 for violence. Not that much, but just sticking to the safe side.
A/N: I seem to be confusing a lot of people with my storyline. I apologise - I should have made it clearer. Cole is being controlled by the men that kidnapped him, like he was when the Source controlled him. Hope that cleared things up a bit for most of you who didn't understand.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate the feedback.
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"Oh my god. . ." Phoebe muttered, witnessing the sight before her. Piper and Paige were both hunched in the corner of the attic, unconscious and bound by rope. Phoebe's breath caught in her throat as she ran towards them. The door slammed shut behind her, and she whirled around. "Cole. . ." She barely let out.
"Glad you could make it." Cole said with a smile. Phoebe stepped back.
"Please tell me this is some sick training session. . ." She pleaded.
"Not a training session." Cole said. "I think you know what this is."
Phoebe shook her head. "No, I don't. Why don't you clear it up for me."
Cole laughed. "You didn't truly believe I was good, did you?"
"Yes, I did." Phoebe replied, disbelievingly.
"Well you shouldn't have." Cole replied, slowly advancing on her.
"I don't believe this." Phoebe muttered to herself. "Cole, I saw the change in you. I saw you again - the man that I had fallen in love with years ago. This isn't you, I can't believe that this is you."
Cole felt a slight ache form in his head. "This is me Phoebe, I never cha-- " The ache grew with intensity, and he clutched his head, his face contorted in pain. "Stop fighting it. . ." He muttered to himself.
Phoebe watched him as she inched backwards, her back eventually reaching the cold wall behind her. Cole was standing between her and the door, and Piper and Paige were both lying motionless beside her. She frowned in confusion, before realisation hit her as to what was going on. No wonder he had been acting so different in the last day - it was because it wasn't him. Her mind flashed to the past when he had been possessed by the Source, and the times when he had barely seemed like himself. The way he was now. "This isn't you. . .is it, Cole?" She finally spoke.
Cole stood up straight despite the pain in his head. "Shut up. . ." He muttered.
She pressed on, her mind fixed on what she was saying. "I saw into you, Cole. And this isn't you." She said, despite Cole's consistent warnings to keep quiet as he advanced on her. "When you were the Source. . .I never stood by you. I never helped you. But I will now, because I know it isn't you. It wasn't then, and it isn't now."
"Shut up!" Cole yelled, leaping forward and grasping her neck in his hands. He threw her against the wall, his hands still held firmly to her throat as she gasped for air.
"Fight it, Cole. . ." Phoebe let out.
"What are you doing?" The attic door swung open and the man donning the dark coat stood in the doorway. "I said I wanted them alive."
Cole let go of Phoebe and stepped back, the pain in his head growing by the second, as the real Cole fought for control. Phoebe collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. The man glanced at her, then at the two other sisters. He smiled vaguely.
"I think I'll start with you." He said, stepping up to Phoebe. He dodged her attempt to hit him, and grabbed her by her already sore neck. He lifted her to her feet and held her against the wall.
"Cole, please." She said, looking past the man at Cole. His eyes softened as he gazed at her. "Fight it. . ."
The man laughed. "He's not strong enough to fight it." He said. He pulled an athame from his coat and held it up to Phoebe's throat. "Never trust a demon. We can always be manipulated." As he pulled back his arm, a hand enclosed on it. He looked up at Cole. "What are you doing?"
"My mind's been controlled by a lot more than you." Cole said, his other hand grabbing hold of the man's neck as he threw him into the far wall. The man, however, stood immediately, and threw a fireball directly at Cole, who just managed to dodge it. Fire and energy balls filled the air, and Phoebe ducked as she crawled towards Piper and Paige. She shook them awake.
"What. . ." Piper began groggily. They all grimaced as an energy ball smashed into the wall above them.
"What the hell's going on?" Paige asked, fighting against her ropes. Phoebe undid both the cords, ducking as a fireball flew overhead.
"It wasn't him. . ." Phoebe said, glancing around at the battle. "It wasn't Cole."
"I figured that." Piper said as she watched Cole throw himself to the side to dodge an energy ball. She threw her hands forward to freeze the scene, but nothing happened. "Why isn't it working?" She asked, throwing her hands forward again, only freezing the energy ball flying towards them.
"They're too powerful." Paige concluded, ducking as another energy ball came flying towards them. Piper froze it.
"We have to help him." Phoebe said, jumping forward as Cole got hit in the chest with a fireball. She called out his name as he stumbled backwards, and threw out a punch towards the man. He ducked, and pushed her backwards, before throwing another energy ball at her, sending her flying into the wall. He threw two more in quick succession, colliding with Piper and Paige, causing them to collapse in a heap onto the floor. He glanced around at Cole, who was gripping his chest. He picked up the athame from where it had fallen to the floor, and rolled it round in his palm. With a quick flick, it soared at Cole, who had no time to move. He gasped in pain as the athame lodged itself into his torso, and slid slowly to the ground, the blood seeping into his shirt. The man stepped forwards, standing over Cole.
"You were stronger than I anticipated, I'll give you that." He said, producing another athame from his coat. "I should have killed you a long time ago."
"Yeah, well. . .too bad." Phoebe said from behind him. He turned quickly to face her, but she threw out her fist immediately, making contact with his jaw and sending him stumbling backwards.
"Energy balls." Paige said from behind Phoebe, holding out both hands. The two energy balls Piper had frozen previously orbed above her hands, and she threw them together at the man. He had no time to move as they both struck him in the chest. He stumbled backwards as flames erupted all around him. He cried out in pain as he disappeared in a flash of red, leaving behind nothing but ash.
Phoebe knelt down beside Cole, gazing down at the athame wedged in his chest. She let out a worried breath. She met his eyes.
"I sorry. . .I'm so sorry. . ." He muttered softly.
Phoebe shook her head. "Don't be." She replied gently. "I wasn't lying about what I said. I know that it wasn't you." She reached out to touch the skin around the wound, and he flinched openly. "I have to take it out." She said, reaching out. He lifted his hand to meet hers, and grasped it.
"I love you." He said softly, squeezing her hand gently.
"Stop it." Phoebe warned. "Don't give up now." She reached out with her other hand to grasp the athame, but her hands froze above it. The thought of wrenching the athame from his chest was too much for her. A hand was gently placed on her shoulder.
"I'll do it." Piper said, crouching beside her. She gazed at Cole. "This is going to hurt." She warned. He nodded, grimacing as she took hold of the athame in her hands. With a great pull, she wrenched the blade out of his chest, and he let out a cry of pain as the blood started to flow freely from the now open wound. Phoebe placed her free hand tightly on the wound, the other squeezing Cole's hand. She looked up at Paige, her eyes pleading with her.
"Can you heal him?" Phoebe asked, turning to look at Cole as his eyes closed.
"I can't. . ." Paige said softly.
"Paige, please. He isn't evil anymore." Phoebe pleaded with her.
"I know." Paige replied honestly. "I know. But Leo could only half heal him, and he was a full Whitelighter. I won't be able to heal him alone."
"So we'll do it together." The all turned as Leo orbed into the room, holding Wyatt in his arms.
"Leo. . .what. . ." Piper started. Leo glanced at her and handed Wyatt gently to her.
"You okay?" He asked softly. Piper nodded slowly, as she watched Leo step beside Cole. Phoebe moved aside, still holding Cole's hand, and Paige crouched opposite him. They both held their hands over his wound, and it started to glow slightly. But it didn't close up, and made no indication that it was healing.
"It's not working." Paige said softly, pulling her hands back. Leo caught them before she could pull them back completely.
"Concentrate." He said gently. Paige glanced at him, and then at Phoebe, who caught her gaze. The look in them caused her to soften, as she held her hands above Cole's torso again. This time, she closed her eyes, and concentrated as much as her mind would allow.
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A couple more chapters to go. Review and tell me what you thought of it.
Rating: I'm upping the rating to PG-13 for violence. Not that much, but just sticking to the safe side.
A/N: I seem to be confusing a lot of people with my storyline. I apologise - I should have made it clearer. Cole is being controlled by the men that kidnapped him, like he was when the Source controlled him. Hope that cleared things up a bit for most of you who didn't understand.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate the feedback.
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"Oh my god. . ." Phoebe muttered, witnessing the sight before her. Piper and Paige were both hunched in the corner of the attic, unconscious and bound by rope. Phoebe's breath caught in her throat as she ran towards them. The door slammed shut behind her, and she whirled around. "Cole. . ." She barely let out.
"Glad you could make it." Cole said with a smile. Phoebe stepped back.
"Please tell me this is some sick training session. . ." She pleaded.
"Not a training session." Cole said. "I think you know what this is."
Phoebe shook her head. "No, I don't. Why don't you clear it up for me."
Cole laughed. "You didn't truly believe I was good, did you?"
"Yes, I did." Phoebe replied, disbelievingly.
"Well you shouldn't have." Cole replied, slowly advancing on her.
"I don't believe this." Phoebe muttered to herself. "Cole, I saw the change in you. I saw you again - the man that I had fallen in love with years ago. This isn't you, I can't believe that this is you."
Cole felt a slight ache form in his head. "This is me Phoebe, I never cha-- " The ache grew with intensity, and he clutched his head, his face contorted in pain. "Stop fighting it. . ." He muttered to himself.
Phoebe watched him as she inched backwards, her back eventually reaching the cold wall behind her. Cole was standing between her and the door, and Piper and Paige were both lying motionless beside her. She frowned in confusion, before realisation hit her as to what was going on. No wonder he had been acting so different in the last day - it was because it wasn't him. Her mind flashed to the past when he had been possessed by the Source, and the times when he had barely seemed like himself. The way he was now. "This isn't you. . .is it, Cole?" She finally spoke.
Cole stood up straight despite the pain in his head. "Shut up. . ." He muttered.
She pressed on, her mind fixed on what she was saying. "I saw into you, Cole. And this isn't you." She said, despite Cole's consistent warnings to keep quiet as he advanced on her. "When you were the Source. . .I never stood by you. I never helped you. But I will now, because I know it isn't you. It wasn't then, and it isn't now."
"Shut up!" Cole yelled, leaping forward and grasping her neck in his hands. He threw her against the wall, his hands still held firmly to her throat as she gasped for air.
"Fight it, Cole. . ." Phoebe let out.
"What are you doing?" The attic door swung open and the man donning the dark coat stood in the doorway. "I said I wanted them alive."
Cole let go of Phoebe and stepped back, the pain in his head growing by the second, as the real Cole fought for control. Phoebe collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. The man glanced at her, then at the two other sisters. He smiled vaguely.
"I think I'll start with you." He said, stepping up to Phoebe. He dodged her attempt to hit him, and grabbed her by her already sore neck. He lifted her to her feet and held her against the wall.
"Cole, please." She said, looking past the man at Cole. His eyes softened as he gazed at her. "Fight it. . ."
The man laughed. "He's not strong enough to fight it." He said. He pulled an athame from his coat and held it up to Phoebe's throat. "Never trust a demon. We can always be manipulated." As he pulled back his arm, a hand enclosed on it. He looked up at Cole. "What are you doing?"
"My mind's been controlled by a lot more than you." Cole said, his other hand grabbing hold of the man's neck as he threw him into the far wall. The man, however, stood immediately, and threw a fireball directly at Cole, who just managed to dodge it. Fire and energy balls filled the air, and Phoebe ducked as she crawled towards Piper and Paige. She shook them awake.
"What. . ." Piper began groggily. They all grimaced as an energy ball smashed into the wall above them.
"What the hell's going on?" Paige asked, fighting against her ropes. Phoebe undid both the cords, ducking as a fireball flew overhead.
"It wasn't him. . ." Phoebe said, glancing around at the battle. "It wasn't Cole."
"I figured that." Piper said as she watched Cole throw himself to the side to dodge an energy ball. She threw her hands forward to freeze the scene, but nothing happened. "Why isn't it working?" She asked, throwing her hands forward again, only freezing the energy ball flying towards them.
"They're too powerful." Paige concluded, ducking as another energy ball came flying towards them. Piper froze it.
"We have to help him." Phoebe said, jumping forward as Cole got hit in the chest with a fireball. She called out his name as he stumbled backwards, and threw out a punch towards the man. He ducked, and pushed her backwards, before throwing another energy ball at her, sending her flying into the wall. He threw two more in quick succession, colliding with Piper and Paige, causing them to collapse in a heap onto the floor. He glanced around at Cole, who was gripping his chest. He picked up the athame from where it had fallen to the floor, and rolled it round in his palm. With a quick flick, it soared at Cole, who had no time to move. He gasped in pain as the athame lodged itself into his torso, and slid slowly to the ground, the blood seeping into his shirt. The man stepped forwards, standing over Cole.
"You were stronger than I anticipated, I'll give you that." He said, producing another athame from his coat. "I should have killed you a long time ago."
"Yeah, well. . .too bad." Phoebe said from behind him. He turned quickly to face her, but she threw out her fist immediately, making contact with his jaw and sending him stumbling backwards.
"Energy balls." Paige said from behind Phoebe, holding out both hands. The two energy balls Piper had frozen previously orbed above her hands, and she threw them together at the man. He had no time to move as they both struck him in the chest. He stumbled backwards as flames erupted all around him. He cried out in pain as he disappeared in a flash of red, leaving behind nothing but ash.
Phoebe knelt down beside Cole, gazing down at the athame wedged in his chest. She let out a worried breath. She met his eyes.
"I sorry. . .I'm so sorry. . ." He muttered softly.
Phoebe shook her head. "Don't be." She replied gently. "I wasn't lying about what I said. I know that it wasn't you." She reached out to touch the skin around the wound, and he flinched openly. "I have to take it out." She said, reaching out. He lifted his hand to meet hers, and grasped it.
"I love you." He said softly, squeezing her hand gently.
"Stop it." Phoebe warned. "Don't give up now." She reached out with her other hand to grasp the athame, but her hands froze above it. The thought of wrenching the athame from his chest was too much for her. A hand was gently placed on her shoulder.
"I'll do it." Piper said, crouching beside her. She gazed at Cole. "This is going to hurt." She warned. He nodded, grimacing as she took hold of the athame in her hands. With a great pull, she wrenched the blade out of his chest, and he let out a cry of pain as the blood started to flow freely from the now open wound. Phoebe placed her free hand tightly on the wound, the other squeezing Cole's hand. She looked up at Paige, her eyes pleading with her.
"Can you heal him?" Phoebe asked, turning to look at Cole as his eyes closed.
"I can't. . ." Paige said softly.
"Paige, please. He isn't evil anymore." Phoebe pleaded with her.
"I know." Paige replied honestly. "I know. But Leo could only half heal him, and he was a full Whitelighter. I won't be able to heal him alone."
"So we'll do it together." The all turned as Leo orbed into the room, holding Wyatt in his arms.
"Leo. . .what. . ." Piper started. Leo glanced at her and handed Wyatt gently to her.
"You okay?" He asked softly. Piper nodded slowly, as she watched Leo step beside Cole. Phoebe moved aside, still holding Cole's hand, and Paige crouched opposite him. They both held their hands over his wound, and it started to glow slightly. But it didn't close up, and made no indication that it was healing.
"It's not working." Paige said softly, pulling her hands back. Leo caught them before she could pull them back completely.
"Concentrate." He said gently. Paige glanced at him, and then at Phoebe, who caught her gaze. The look in them caused her to soften, as she held her hands above Cole's torso again. This time, she closed her eyes, and concentrated as much as her mind would allow.
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A couple more chapters to go. Review and tell me what you thought of it.