Chapter 11- Now Serving...The Second Reality
Cole continued to look on at the scene. A scorch mark where he had vanquished Kurzon after he had become the Source. AR Cole was rocking AR Phoebe in his arms, hoping that Leo would be able to heal her before her heart stopped, or else Leo wouldn't be able to heal her. Cole suddenly got an idea. He kneeled down next to AR Phoebe and looked up at his counter part. Both of their blue eyes made contact. His were clear blue, and the tears that continued to fall blurred AR Cole's.
"Trust me. I love her just as much as you do," Cole whispered to him, to reassure him. AR Cole saw that he did, and moved away. Not to far away, but just far enough so that the other him can get next to his beloved. Phoebe on the other hand, watched from a distance, unable to see herself like this and Cole in so much pain.
Cole looked at her face, looking at the scratches and open wounds scarred her beauty. He bent down and gave her a gentle kiss. He used some of his powers to pull the rest of the evil from her body to him. As he did, he could feel the Source's residual evil flowing into him. It felt vaguely like when the Source took him over, only this time, he's a lot stronger and can fight him off. He grew rigid for a few moments as he took the evil and eradicated it inside of himself.
When Cole went rigid, Phoebe felt the evil through their link, and she became alarmed. She was afraid that he would turn evil, but she relaxed when she saw that Cole destroyed it inside of himself. She looked to her counterpart, and saw that Leo had not moved to heal her, thinking that she was still evil.
"Leo, I think you can heal her now," Phoebe informed AR Leo calmly, as Cole looked up at her and smiled. She smiled back at him as Leo bent down and healed her.
AR Phoebe woke up slowly, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Piper, Leo, Cole and...another Cole and herself?
"Why'd it take so long for you to heal her Leo?" Piper asked anxiously as she helped her sister sit up.
"Well, she nearly died, and there was a trace of evil left, but not enough to stop me from healing her," Leo answered her, relieved that he was able to save her.
"Okay, I know that I don't deserve to know this, but, who are they?" AR Phoebe asked as she looked at Cole and Phoebe.
"Well, they're Cole and you, just from another reality," AR Cole said, smiling lovingly at AR Phoebe.
"Huh?" AR Phoebe asked, as she looked Cole and Phoebe over.
"Yeah, so I guess this reality is okay, right?" Phoebe asked, turning to Cole.
"Yeah, I guess so. As much as we can make it. We can't exactly bring back Paige, and turn this Cole here into a demon again...actually," Cole trailed off, wondering whether or not he should say what he had in mind.
"What?" AR Leo asked, wondering what Cole was thinking.
"Well, Cole here can become a human again, with demonic powers of course," Cole said, looking at AR Cole.
"How?" AR Phoebe asked, looking from AR Cole to Cole.
"Well, it's entirely your decision, but you can always clip your wings," Cole told AR Cole.
"Of course, I completely forgot about that," AR Cole said, his eyes widening slightly in remembrance.
"Do you want to? I mean, you can still be a Whitelighter, and still be with Phoebe," Phoebe said, looking from AR Cole to AR Phoebe.
"We'll think about it," AR Cole said, looking down at Phoebe. He was so happy to have his angel back. She looked up at him and they stared into each other's eyes lovingly.
"Phoebe, we better get going, Scier isn't going to be wasting time screwing around our other lives," Cole whispered to Phoebe, who was staring at the reunited couple, her eyes filled with longing and regret.
"What? Oh, of course, let's go," Phoebe said, snapping out of her reverie.
"You two are going now?" AR Piper asked, a little sad.
"Yes, we need to go and get the demon who did this to you before he can tamper with any other realities," Cole said, looking at her.
"All right. You two be safe, and try to stay together. You two belong to each other," AR Piper said, giving each one a hug.
"Okay, and the same to you, and good luck on that baby," Phoebe said, hugging her back, with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Piper laughed, at the obvious hint.
"Thanks, and good luck," Piper said giving them one final good-bye.
Cole turned away from them, as he concentrated on opening a rip back to their own reality. As one opened, the others looked on in awe.
"Okay, here's my ride. Bye," Phoebe said, waving at them before she held Cole's hand and jumped back into that rip. There was the moment again where she felt that she was being ripped apart from the inside out, but she was prepared for it this time, and she didn't mind it as much.
When she came out of the rip, Paige, Piper, Leo and Kara greeted her.
"Cole! Phoebe!" Kara exclaimed as she leapt onto both of her parents and hugged them.
"Kara! It's nice to see you too, but um...I...can't...breathe!" Cole gasped out. Kara had landed on his chest forcing his breath out and was crushing him underneath.
"Oh! Sorry dad," Kara apologized, getting off of him. When he sat up, she pounced on him again and hugged him around the neck. Cole returned the hug, and was so happy to have her in his arms again. Phoebe looked at the two of them, and smiled.
"So, did you get our message?" Cole asked, pulling her at arms length so he could look into her eyes.
"Yes I did, and unfortunately, I can't cross over. It's against the rules," Kara said, her eyes darting to the ground.
"Oh, it's all right, we were able to fix the mess that Scier made of the reality," Cole said, lifting her chin up. She smiled at him when she heard the news.
"So...what was it like?" Paige asked, stepping up to the family that was still on the floor.
"Well...it was eerie because it looked like us, but it wasn't...it was really freaky," Phoebe said, unable to put their experience into words.
"Well, unfortunately, you won't be able to share it. You have to travel to the next reality," Kara said, breaking up the conversation.
"What? So soon?" Piper asked, wanting to hear their adventure.
"Yes, unfortunately. Cole could you bend down? I need to give you the temporal coordinates," Kara said, motioning to Cole.
"Oh, of course," Cole said, complying. She did what she had done before, and Cole was again preparing to open another rip. Soon after he finished, the rip opened, and he looked to Phoebe.
"Ready?" Cole asked, his hand reaching out to hers.
"As ready as I'll ever be," Phoebe replied, taking his hand. They walked into the rip that closed as soon as they entered.
"I wonder what will happen in that one," Piper asked out loud. Kara looked at the spot where Cole and Phoebe had just left. 'Good luck' she thought.
Cole continued to look on at the scene. A scorch mark where he had vanquished Kurzon after he had become the Source. AR Cole was rocking AR Phoebe in his arms, hoping that Leo would be able to heal her before her heart stopped, or else Leo wouldn't be able to heal her. Cole suddenly got an idea. He kneeled down next to AR Phoebe and looked up at his counter part. Both of their blue eyes made contact. His were clear blue, and the tears that continued to fall blurred AR Cole's.
"Trust me. I love her just as much as you do," Cole whispered to him, to reassure him. AR Cole saw that he did, and moved away. Not to far away, but just far enough so that the other him can get next to his beloved. Phoebe on the other hand, watched from a distance, unable to see herself like this and Cole in so much pain.
Cole looked at her face, looking at the scratches and open wounds scarred her beauty. He bent down and gave her a gentle kiss. He used some of his powers to pull the rest of the evil from her body to him. As he did, he could feel the Source's residual evil flowing into him. It felt vaguely like when the Source took him over, only this time, he's a lot stronger and can fight him off. He grew rigid for a few moments as he took the evil and eradicated it inside of himself.
When Cole went rigid, Phoebe felt the evil through their link, and she became alarmed. She was afraid that he would turn evil, but she relaxed when she saw that Cole destroyed it inside of himself. She looked to her counterpart, and saw that Leo had not moved to heal her, thinking that she was still evil.
"Leo, I think you can heal her now," Phoebe informed AR Leo calmly, as Cole looked up at her and smiled. She smiled back at him as Leo bent down and healed her.
AR Phoebe woke up slowly, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Piper, Leo, Cole and...another Cole and herself?
"Why'd it take so long for you to heal her Leo?" Piper asked anxiously as she helped her sister sit up.
"Well, she nearly died, and there was a trace of evil left, but not enough to stop me from healing her," Leo answered her, relieved that he was able to save her.
"Okay, I know that I don't deserve to know this, but, who are they?" AR Phoebe asked as she looked at Cole and Phoebe.
"Well, they're Cole and you, just from another reality," AR Cole said, smiling lovingly at AR Phoebe.
"Huh?" AR Phoebe asked, as she looked Cole and Phoebe over.
"Yeah, so I guess this reality is okay, right?" Phoebe asked, turning to Cole.
"Yeah, I guess so. As much as we can make it. We can't exactly bring back Paige, and turn this Cole here into a demon again...actually," Cole trailed off, wondering whether or not he should say what he had in mind.
"What?" AR Leo asked, wondering what Cole was thinking.
"Well, Cole here can become a human again, with demonic powers of course," Cole said, looking at AR Cole.
"How?" AR Phoebe asked, looking from AR Cole to Cole.
"Well, it's entirely your decision, but you can always clip your wings," Cole told AR Cole.
"Of course, I completely forgot about that," AR Cole said, his eyes widening slightly in remembrance.
"Do you want to? I mean, you can still be a Whitelighter, and still be with Phoebe," Phoebe said, looking from AR Cole to AR Phoebe.
"We'll think about it," AR Cole said, looking down at Phoebe. He was so happy to have his angel back. She looked up at him and they stared into each other's eyes lovingly.
"Phoebe, we better get going, Scier isn't going to be wasting time screwing around our other lives," Cole whispered to Phoebe, who was staring at the reunited couple, her eyes filled with longing and regret.
"What? Oh, of course, let's go," Phoebe said, snapping out of her reverie.
"You two are going now?" AR Piper asked, a little sad.
"Yes, we need to go and get the demon who did this to you before he can tamper with any other realities," Cole said, looking at her.
"All right. You two be safe, and try to stay together. You two belong to each other," AR Piper said, giving each one a hug.
"Okay, and the same to you, and good luck on that baby," Phoebe said, hugging her back, with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Piper laughed, at the obvious hint.
"Thanks, and good luck," Piper said giving them one final good-bye.
Cole turned away from them, as he concentrated on opening a rip back to their own reality. As one opened, the others looked on in awe.
"Okay, here's my ride. Bye," Phoebe said, waving at them before she held Cole's hand and jumped back into that rip. There was the moment again where she felt that she was being ripped apart from the inside out, but she was prepared for it this time, and she didn't mind it as much.
When she came out of the rip, Paige, Piper, Leo and Kara greeted her.
"Cole! Phoebe!" Kara exclaimed as she leapt onto both of her parents and hugged them.
"Kara! It's nice to see you too, but um...I...can't...breathe!" Cole gasped out. Kara had landed on his chest forcing his breath out and was crushing him underneath.
"Oh! Sorry dad," Kara apologized, getting off of him. When he sat up, she pounced on him again and hugged him around the neck. Cole returned the hug, and was so happy to have her in his arms again. Phoebe looked at the two of them, and smiled.
"So, did you get our message?" Cole asked, pulling her at arms length so he could look into her eyes.
"Yes I did, and unfortunately, I can't cross over. It's against the rules," Kara said, her eyes darting to the ground.
"Oh, it's all right, we were able to fix the mess that Scier made of the reality," Cole said, lifting her chin up. She smiled at him when she heard the news.
"So...what was it like?" Paige asked, stepping up to the family that was still on the floor.
"Well...it was eerie because it looked like us, but it wasn't...it was really freaky," Phoebe said, unable to put their experience into words.
"Well, unfortunately, you won't be able to share it. You have to travel to the next reality," Kara said, breaking up the conversation.
"What? So soon?" Piper asked, wanting to hear their adventure.
"Yes, unfortunately. Cole could you bend down? I need to give you the temporal coordinates," Kara said, motioning to Cole.
"Oh, of course," Cole said, complying. She did what she had done before, and Cole was again preparing to open another rip. Soon after he finished, the rip opened, and he looked to Phoebe.
"Ready?" Cole asked, his hand reaching out to hers.
"As ready as I'll ever be," Phoebe replied, taking his hand. They walked into the rip that closed as soon as they entered.
"I wonder what will happen in that one," Piper asked out loud. Kara looked at the spot where Cole and Phoebe had just left. 'Good luck' she thought.