Denial
Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or Piper, Paige, Phoebe, Leo, or Cole. The only I own is Marlock.
Summary: Feed up about Cole in her life, Phoebe castes a spell to make him and herself to forget that they ever love each other. But when the spell backfires, it's up to Paige to try and reverse it while trying to save Piper who have been kidnapped. This story takes place after The Important of Phoebe.
This story starts off with the Charmed ones. An energy ball is thrown at Piper, but it was quickly blocked by the baby's shield thrown her back. Phoebe comes from behind giving him a hard kick sending him flying. Paige orbs in.
Paige: (Not noticing the demon behind her) I've got the spell
The demon behind her slowly rises to his feet's ready to strike. Paige on instinct turns around just in time to see him get frozen. We see Piper with her hands up and Phoebe helping her up to her feet's.
Paige: (sighs) Thanks
Piper: You can thank me by sending his sorry ass straight back to hell
Paige nods and walks over to Phoebe and Piper. Unfolding the paper they start to chant:
P3: Demon that comes from far and wide
We bid you now to leave our side
No more will you cause any pain
Return to hell from whence you came
In a fiery vanquish the demon was gone
Phoebe: Paige, are you okay
Paige: Yeah
Phoebe: Piper:
Piper: Yeah, thanks to the baby
Phoebe and Paige exchange a look as they follow Piper into the kitchen. Piper, Paige, and Phoebe sit down.
Paige: what are you going to do when the baby's born
Piper: meaning?
Paige: Meaning, once the baby's born you probably won't be invincible any more
Piper: In case you have not noticed Paige, I have been a witch four years before I became pregnant
Phoebe: She's just saying that you need to be careful. Who knows if some of the baby's powers will stay with you.
Piper: Well we'll just have to wait and see won't we?
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe fades out and we see the underworld. We see a demon pacing before after a beat Cole shimmers in.
Cole: Report?
Demon: The Charmed ones …
Cole: … defeated him? Naturally. (Smiles)
Demon: This is not funny! One of my best demon just got killed, and you find it… amusing?
Cole just looked at him. Without warning Cole launches an energy ball at the demon blasting him into oblivion. Cole shimmers out and reshimmers in front of another demon.
Marlock: Who are you?!
Cole: I need you're help. If you succeed, you'll be rewarded with powers beyond your imagination, enough to become the next source.
Marlock: What's in it for you?
Cole: That is of no concern of yours. Do you want to become the next source or not?
Marlock: yes
Cole: Good, then follow me
Cole shimmers out leave Marlock alone. After a hesitation he shimmers out as well. At the manor we see Phoebe in a rocking chair with a pen and paper. Paige walks in.
Paige: Phoebe, are you up here?
Phoebe: (Jumping) Paige…you scared me. I thought you were Piper.
Paige: Are you writing a spell?
Phoebe: No, no (Laughs) it's nothing
Paige: Really? (Holding out hand) Paper!
The paper orbs out of Phoebe's hand and into Paige's.
Phoebe: Paige!
Paige: It is a spell! Phoebe… what's going on?
Phoebe: (Sighs) Promise you won't tell Piper?
Paige: (Holding up her 1st and two fingers) Promise
Phoebe: Okay. I'm writing a spell to make Cole move on with his life… so I can have one
Paige: Isn't that a personal gain?
Phoebe: I know it's a personal gain Paige, but I need my life back, a life without Cole.
Paige: I understand Phoebe, I really do, but you and I both know that you can't use magic like this.
Phoebe: I know. I don't know what I was thinking
Paige: You were thinking about a life without Cole, and I promise you you are going to get that. No one deserves that more than you. (Checking her watch) Listen, I have to go, are you going to be okay?
Phoebe: Hmmm hmmm
Paige leaves with the spell in hand. A few minutes later, we see Phoebe standing around a pot. She throws in some ginger, a pinch of salt, dried rose petals, lavender, spices, and sage. She pulls out a picture of her and Cole together and set it on fire. From memory she starts to recite the spell.
Phoebe: Our spirit of love is strong
But to be together I do not long
In our hearts our feelings I bind
Out of sight out of mind
She let the picture fall into the pot causing a stream of smoke to raise, starling Phoebe. A few seconds later Phoebe is hit by a white light, causing her to step back a little. We see another white light fly out that Phoebe does not see. Phoebe waits a few seconds to see if she feels anything.
Phoebe: Nothing. (She shakes her head and walks off)
The other white light that we saw before comes up and hit Cole. Cole gives a jump.
Marlock: What's the matter?
Cole: (Shaking his head) Uh… nothing. As I was saying, we need to hit the Charmed ones where it hurts, by their baby.
Marlock: But what about the other plan?
Cole: Never mind that! This is much better. One of the Charmed one is expecting a child, one both of witch and whitelighter. It is said that this child will be the most powerful witch this world have seen. If we can our hands on it's mother then we'll be able to drain her of it's magic. After that we can kill the Charmed one by their own magic.
Marlock: It's ingenious! But still… what do you get out of this?
Cole: The death of the Charmed ones.
We fade out with Cole having a grin on his face.