Chapter 9- Rest and Rela...What?!
Cole walked into the living room to find AR Piper and AR Leo knocked unconscious on the floor. He looked around for Phoebe, and instead of finding just one, he found two. They were facing each other, ready to fight each other if necessary. They were circling each other, eyeing the other carefully. One of the Phoebe's looked up, and Cole knew it was the Source. Her eyes were cold, and she was irradiating with a feeling of cold and unfeeling. His Phoebe always had a sense of warmth and friendliness.
"Cole, my love," AR Phoebe breathed out. As she did, Cole could feel a shiver traveling down his spine, and his stomach churned. AR Cole was following behind him, and when Cole stopped suddenly, he wondered why. He stepped from behind Cole and saw his Phoebe and the other Phoebe looking at the two of them.
"What is going on?" the Source asked, confused, looking from one Cole to the other. Phoebe who was trapped inside her own body was just as confused as the Source. Though the prospect of two Coles had increased her hope of release greatly. She was hoping someone would be able to free her from her prison. She was so caught up in the discovery of two Coles that she had forgotten about the other Phoebe. It seemed that the Source had forgotten as well. Suddenly, the Source found himself knocked to the ground and unable to get back up.
"Would somebody care to help me out here?" Phoebe asked, restraining the Source/AR Phoebe. At the moment, Phoebe had him pinned, and now was the time that would decide the fate of this particular reality.
"Phoebe, step away," Cole warned, getting ready to do a force field. Phoebe saw what he was doing and quickly got out of the way. When the Source got up, Cole placed a force field around him, and he was unable to get out. The Source had thought it was a regular weak force field, so he tried to get out.
"Arrrrgh!" he cried in AR Phoebe's body. He was thrown back from the energy of magic that had cancelled out.
"Huh. I guess these force fields are really powerful," Cole commented, looking at the field, and the captive inside of it. His heart filled with pain, as he saw his precious Phoebe, trapped within herself. Pure evil controlling her every action and she had no control at all.
"So, what are we going to do?" Phoebe asked, stepping next to Cole.
"First, we better check on how Piper and Leo are," Cole said, his eyes transfixed on the Source/Phoebe.
"Right," Phoebe replied, then turning to her AR sister and brother-in-law. AR Cole followed close behind, while glancing at Phoebe with the Source. They woke AR Piper and Leo up, and helped them to their feet.
"Oww!" Piper complained, holding her head. She glanced from Cole to the Source/Phoebe.
"Why isn't she trying to get away?" AR Piper asked, not being able to see the force field containing her.
"Well, Cole's put up a force field, and she won't be able to escape, even if she tried to flame out," Phoebe answered. Just as she said that, the Source tried to flame out, but was knocked back onto her butt again.
"What the hell is this thing made of?!" the Source cried out in frustration to no body in particular.
"It's made of a magic that even you can't break," Cole asked calmly, hiding his turbulent feelings behind a stoic face. He could barely handle watching his Phoebe in such pain from such evil.
"Where'd you learn to do that?" AR Cole asked, looking over the powerful magic that was able to contain the Source himself.
"Well, it came with our guardian training," Phoebe answered him coolly, knowing that she could do the same thing.
"Oh, Cole, if you begin to become tired, just tell me, and I can take over," Phoebe said, knowing he will eventually tire out. Cole turned to her, and flashed her a smile, assuring her that he would tell her and not over do it.
"Wow. Where can I get some of that training?" AR Piper asked sarcastically. She was actually pretty amazed that her sister and Cole were powerful enough to contain the Source of All Evil without the power of three.
"Well, you could always ask our daughter, but she's not allowed to cross realities," Phoebe said, with a glint of mischief present in her eyes. AR Piper and Cole were shocked at what they had just heard.
"WHAT?!" AR Cole and Piper yelled in shock.
"What? Oh, oops..." Phoebe said, her hand flying to her mouth, realizing what she had revealed to them. Cole looked at Phoebe questioningly, not understanding why everyone looked so shocked. Phoebe could not believe that he didn't get it. He continued to look at her bewildered.
"Uh...do you mind letting me in the secret?" Cole asked, tired of being stared at.
"Don't you get it? They didn't know we had a daughter, or had a daughter, or...something," Phoebe said exasperated. She didn't quite know how to put their situation with their daughter into words.
The Source and Phoebe were watching what was happening unfold. Phoebe inside was shocked to hear that she had a daughter. The Source however was greedily listening trying to find a weak point that he could take advantage of so he could get away.
Cole's reaction to the revelation was completely different from what Phoebe had imagined. His was not of concern or worry, it was of amusement. She watched his eyes as they took a contemplative state, going over things. Through their link, she could feel the tiniest hint of worry from him, but it was mostly amusement.
"Cole! This isn't funny!" Phoebe exclaimed, hitting him in the arm. That just caused him to burst out laughing. It was odd though. They were laughing over such a trivial thing, when they had the Source of All Evil trapped in a force field.
"Well, you've got a point, but it's just hilarious, this situation we're in," Cole commented, looking around the room, at himself, Phoebe, Piper, and then Phoebe/Source, who was glaring at him still on the floor. He got this feeling that something was missing, and he suddenly realized it.
"Hold on, where's Paige? I thought you'd have called her by now," Cole asked, wondering where the youngest of the sisters was.
This question caused AR Piper and Leo to squirm.
"Um...she...she's dead, Cole," Piper answered, sadness coming from her eyes.
Cole and Phoebe stood in shock. Phoebe knew they were only in an alternate reality, but still, hearing those words again hurt her deeply.
"H...How?" Phoebe managed to make out.
Piper couldn't bring herself to say it. She merely looked at the Source in Phoebe's body. The Source in turn grinned maliciously, as Cole and Phoebe looked at him.
"Yes, I did it. She was in my way of you Cole, so I killed her," the Source said, answering the unspoken question.
"You bastard!" Phoebe yelled, intending to break through Cole's force field and pounding him to a pulp. Cole however held her back, and she couldn't stand standing anymore. So she collapsed in his arms, holding onto him. The news of Paige dying in this reality had gotten to her more than she thought, and she passed out, not wanting to feel the pain anymore.
Cole noticed she had passed out in his arms, when she felt her go limp. He carried her to the couch and laid her down gently. He hated not being able to help and comfort her when the pain was too much for her. To his complete annoyance, and rage, the Source still trapped, laughed. He laughed, and in this reality's Phoebe!
"I guess I'm still able to get to the infamous Charmed Ones, even when I'm held captured," he stated, clearly happy with what he had done to Phoebe.
"You sick, evil son of a..." Cole began, going to her, but was stopped by AR Cole.
He looked to him, and saw that he should stop. AR Cole looked at Phoebe who was still imprisoned by the Source. His heart wrenched to see his beautiful Phoebe like this. Tainted, hurt, and locked away by this evil. If he had to kill her to set her free, he would do that. Something happened in her eyes, and AR Cole looked at her curiously, wondering what had happened.
"Cole, please! Kill me!" AR Phoebe gasped, showing that she was mentally struggling with the Source. Cole and AR Cole took an intake of breath, as the Source took over again. It was very apparent because her eyes took a cold look that would freeze your blood could.
"So, what are you going to do, eh, Belthazor?" the Source sneered with Phoebe's beautiful lips. He then broke into an evil laugh. He was laughing at both of the Coles. He was laughing at the pain he saw in their eyes, as he made Phoebe do what he wanted.
"Son of a bitch," AR Cole snarled. He walked away from the appalling being controlling his beloved.
"What are we going to do? I don't know if I can kill her. Not with her just sitting there," AR Piper said, choking back tears. Seeing her sister fighting, struggling against the Source had given her an ounce of hope. That hope though was quickly ripped away when she heard her say to kill her.
"We have to vanquish her," AR Cole stated, as cold as stone. He kept his face frozen like a mask otherwise he would break down.
"Cole..." Leo said sympathetically.
"No Leo. If I have to kill her so she won't keep living this hell, I'll do it," he said determinedly.
"There's another way," Cole whispered quietly. Everyone swiveled around to look at him.
"What?" AR Cole asked his counterpart anxiously.
"You could always transport him to another being, another vessel," Cole suggested. It was very risky, and he didn't know if this Phoebe would survive the process.
"That would mean that you would have to..." AR Cole began, realizing why Cole hadn't mentioned it before.
"What? What? C'mon, what's wrong with the plan?" Piper asked, seeing a way to free her sister.
"You see, she must come close to death in order to do this, and I don't know if Leo will be able to heal her because so much evil had inhabited her body," Cole answered, knowing it was hard for his AR self to put his Phoebe in immediate danger. 'But isn't she already in danger?' he asked himself.
Cole looked to AR Cole and saw him make a decision, and knew he'd made up his mind
"Let's do it."
Cole walked into the living room to find AR Piper and AR Leo knocked unconscious on the floor. He looked around for Phoebe, and instead of finding just one, he found two. They were facing each other, ready to fight each other if necessary. They were circling each other, eyeing the other carefully. One of the Phoebe's looked up, and Cole knew it was the Source. Her eyes were cold, and she was irradiating with a feeling of cold and unfeeling. His Phoebe always had a sense of warmth and friendliness.
"Cole, my love," AR Phoebe breathed out. As she did, Cole could feel a shiver traveling down his spine, and his stomach churned. AR Cole was following behind him, and when Cole stopped suddenly, he wondered why. He stepped from behind Cole and saw his Phoebe and the other Phoebe looking at the two of them.
"What is going on?" the Source asked, confused, looking from one Cole to the other. Phoebe who was trapped inside her own body was just as confused as the Source. Though the prospect of two Coles had increased her hope of release greatly. She was hoping someone would be able to free her from her prison. She was so caught up in the discovery of two Coles that she had forgotten about the other Phoebe. It seemed that the Source had forgotten as well. Suddenly, the Source found himself knocked to the ground and unable to get back up.
"Would somebody care to help me out here?" Phoebe asked, restraining the Source/AR Phoebe. At the moment, Phoebe had him pinned, and now was the time that would decide the fate of this particular reality.
"Phoebe, step away," Cole warned, getting ready to do a force field. Phoebe saw what he was doing and quickly got out of the way. When the Source got up, Cole placed a force field around him, and he was unable to get out. The Source had thought it was a regular weak force field, so he tried to get out.
"Arrrrgh!" he cried in AR Phoebe's body. He was thrown back from the energy of magic that had cancelled out.
"Huh. I guess these force fields are really powerful," Cole commented, looking at the field, and the captive inside of it. His heart filled with pain, as he saw his precious Phoebe, trapped within herself. Pure evil controlling her every action and she had no control at all.
"So, what are we going to do?" Phoebe asked, stepping next to Cole.
"First, we better check on how Piper and Leo are," Cole said, his eyes transfixed on the Source/Phoebe.
"Right," Phoebe replied, then turning to her AR sister and brother-in-law. AR Cole followed close behind, while glancing at Phoebe with the Source. They woke AR Piper and Leo up, and helped them to their feet.
"Oww!" Piper complained, holding her head. She glanced from Cole to the Source/Phoebe.
"Why isn't she trying to get away?" AR Piper asked, not being able to see the force field containing her.
"Well, Cole's put up a force field, and she won't be able to escape, even if she tried to flame out," Phoebe answered. Just as she said that, the Source tried to flame out, but was knocked back onto her butt again.
"What the hell is this thing made of?!" the Source cried out in frustration to no body in particular.
"It's made of a magic that even you can't break," Cole asked calmly, hiding his turbulent feelings behind a stoic face. He could barely handle watching his Phoebe in such pain from such evil.
"Where'd you learn to do that?" AR Cole asked, looking over the powerful magic that was able to contain the Source himself.
"Well, it came with our guardian training," Phoebe answered him coolly, knowing that she could do the same thing.
"Oh, Cole, if you begin to become tired, just tell me, and I can take over," Phoebe said, knowing he will eventually tire out. Cole turned to her, and flashed her a smile, assuring her that he would tell her and not over do it.
"Wow. Where can I get some of that training?" AR Piper asked sarcastically. She was actually pretty amazed that her sister and Cole were powerful enough to contain the Source of All Evil without the power of three.
"Well, you could always ask our daughter, but she's not allowed to cross realities," Phoebe said, with a glint of mischief present in her eyes. AR Piper and Cole were shocked at what they had just heard.
"WHAT?!" AR Cole and Piper yelled in shock.
"What? Oh, oops..." Phoebe said, her hand flying to her mouth, realizing what she had revealed to them. Cole looked at Phoebe questioningly, not understanding why everyone looked so shocked. Phoebe could not believe that he didn't get it. He continued to look at her bewildered.
"Uh...do you mind letting me in the secret?" Cole asked, tired of being stared at.
"Don't you get it? They didn't know we had a daughter, or had a daughter, or...something," Phoebe said exasperated. She didn't quite know how to put their situation with their daughter into words.
The Source and Phoebe were watching what was happening unfold. Phoebe inside was shocked to hear that she had a daughter. The Source however was greedily listening trying to find a weak point that he could take advantage of so he could get away.
Cole's reaction to the revelation was completely different from what Phoebe had imagined. His was not of concern or worry, it was of amusement. She watched his eyes as they took a contemplative state, going over things. Through their link, she could feel the tiniest hint of worry from him, but it was mostly amusement.
"Cole! This isn't funny!" Phoebe exclaimed, hitting him in the arm. That just caused him to burst out laughing. It was odd though. They were laughing over such a trivial thing, when they had the Source of All Evil trapped in a force field.
"Well, you've got a point, but it's just hilarious, this situation we're in," Cole commented, looking around the room, at himself, Phoebe, Piper, and then Phoebe/Source, who was glaring at him still on the floor. He got this feeling that something was missing, and he suddenly realized it.
"Hold on, where's Paige? I thought you'd have called her by now," Cole asked, wondering where the youngest of the sisters was.
This question caused AR Piper and Leo to squirm.
"Um...she...she's dead, Cole," Piper answered, sadness coming from her eyes.
Cole and Phoebe stood in shock. Phoebe knew they were only in an alternate reality, but still, hearing those words again hurt her deeply.
"H...How?" Phoebe managed to make out.
Piper couldn't bring herself to say it. She merely looked at the Source in Phoebe's body. The Source in turn grinned maliciously, as Cole and Phoebe looked at him.
"Yes, I did it. She was in my way of you Cole, so I killed her," the Source said, answering the unspoken question.
"You bastard!" Phoebe yelled, intending to break through Cole's force field and pounding him to a pulp. Cole however held her back, and she couldn't stand standing anymore. So she collapsed in his arms, holding onto him. The news of Paige dying in this reality had gotten to her more than she thought, and she passed out, not wanting to feel the pain anymore.
Cole noticed she had passed out in his arms, when she felt her go limp. He carried her to the couch and laid her down gently. He hated not being able to help and comfort her when the pain was too much for her. To his complete annoyance, and rage, the Source still trapped, laughed. He laughed, and in this reality's Phoebe!
"I guess I'm still able to get to the infamous Charmed Ones, even when I'm held captured," he stated, clearly happy with what he had done to Phoebe.
"You sick, evil son of a..." Cole began, going to her, but was stopped by AR Cole.
He looked to him, and saw that he should stop. AR Cole looked at Phoebe who was still imprisoned by the Source. His heart wrenched to see his beautiful Phoebe like this. Tainted, hurt, and locked away by this evil. If he had to kill her to set her free, he would do that. Something happened in her eyes, and AR Cole looked at her curiously, wondering what had happened.
"Cole, please! Kill me!" AR Phoebe gasped, showing that she was mentally struggling with the Source. Cole and AR Cole took an intake of breath, as the Source took over again. It was very apparent because her eyes took a cold look that would freeze your blood could.
"So, what are you going to do, eh, Belthazor?" the Source sneered with Phoebe's beautiful lips. He then broke into an evil laugh. He was laughing at both of the Coles. He was laughing at the pain he saw in their eyes, as he made Phoebe do what he wanted.
"Son of a bitch," AR Cole snarled. He walked away from the appalling being controlling his beloved.
"What are we going to do? I don't know if I can kill her. Not with her just sitting there," AR Piper said, choking back tears. Seeing her sister fighting, struggling against the Source had given her an ounce of hope. That hope though was quickly ripped away when she heard her say to kill her.
"We have to vanquish her," AR Cole stated, as cold as stone. He kept his face frozen like a mask otherwise he would break down.
"Cole..." Leo said sympathetically.
"No Leo. If I have to kill her so she won't keep living this hell, I'll do it," he said determinedly.
"There's another way," Cole whispered quietly. Everyone swiveled around to look at him.
"What?" AR Cole asked his counterpart anxiously.
"You could always transport him to another being, another vessel," Cole suggested. It was very risky, and he didn't know if this Phoebe would survive the process.
"That would mean that you would have to..." AR Cole began, realizing why Cole hadn't mentioned it before.
"What? What? C'mon, what's wrong with the plan?" Piper asked, seeing a way to free her sister.
"You see, she must come close to death in order to do this, and I don't know if Leo will be able to heal her because so much evil had inhabited her body," Cole answered, knowing it was hard for his AR self to put his Phoebe in immediate danger. 'But isn't she already in danger?' he asked himself.
Cole looked to AR Cole and saw him make a decision, and knew he'd made up his mind
"Let's do it."