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Summary: A/U fic. Starts around Season 4. Instead of going to the all the way to the alter to be intiated in as the Source, Cole sacrifices himself to save Phoebe from turning evil. He unfortunately dies in the process, and Phoebe with no choice and persuasion of the Seer, still becomes Queen of the Underworld with her baby still inside of her. Piper, Paige and Leo's failure to bring Phoebe back causes a huge impact in their lives, and they too also have no choice but to move on.

Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of the characters, except for those in future chapters that are not recognized. I also don't own most of the dialogue in the first two chapters, because they were taken from the original script.

Part 1, New Beginnings:Chapter 2 - "Without a Doubt"

(From "We're Off to See the Wizard")

Phoebe arrived at Cole's apartment shortly after she took the Seer's hand. She found the glowing figures of the old wizard and her husband floating in the air. The bright light was almost too much for her eyes, and she didn't understand what was going on between Cole and the wizard. With the situation between the wizard and the Source, Phoebe's initial thought was that Cole was in danger.

"Save him. For your son." The Seer whispered into Phoebe's ear, as they both watched. The Seer's words confirmed Phoebe's suspicion and her heart was urging her to save Cole from whatever danger the wizard was putting him through.

She looked down at her palm, wondering what she should feel in order to trigger her power. As she thought of the urgency to save Cole, she remembered that the trigger to all demonic powers was hatred and anger. There wasn't any problem as she extended her hand towards the wizard, closed her eyes, and felt hot flames shoot out of her palm.

The stream of fire hit the wizard instantly and destroyed him before he knew what was happening. The luminous glow from Cole's body disappeared and left the penthouse dark and grim. Candles around the apartment barely lit up the room. Cole's body fell heavily onto the ground. Phoebe was too busy rushing over to help Cole to notice the Seer's accomplished smile.

Phoebe kneeled down to move Cole's head onto her lap. She ran her hand gently through his hair, and around his cheek, hoping it would give him comfort. She kissed him lightly on the head.

Cole was too busy fighting a war raging on inside his body to wake up quickly to Phoebe. His soul was slowly slipping into darkness as the Source was in control of most of his body. He was not willing to give up easily, and he could feel himself fighting to stay alive in his head. Cole gained strength to open his eyes. As Phoebe came into sight, the numbness of his heart wore away, and Cole's human side managed to take over.

"Are you okay?" Phoebe whispered.

Cole blinked, confused on what had happened. The last thing he remembered, was that he had turned his power over to the wizard. Could it be that the ceremony had gone through without error? Was his power now in the hands of the wizard?

"What happened? What did you do....?" Cole said, weakly.

"I vanquished him." Phoebe said, bluntly. As Phoebe smiled a bit, thinking she had done a good thing, Cole closed his eyes in pain.

'Of course...' he thought. He knew that the Source was still inside him and he could feel it clearly. He could feel himself getting weaker by the minute. It was rare that Cole could hold on for this long and he knew it wouldn't be much longer. Cole was so impotent, he felt control over his body slipping away quickly. The fact that all hope for Phoebe and himself to be saved was gone, didn't help his strength.

"No......no....." Cole shook his head. The irony of the situation sickened him. Sadness fell upon him as he look into Phoebe's eyes. "He was our last chance....." he whispered.

Phoebe stared at Cole, pondering about what he meant. 'Last chance for what.....?' she thought.

Curiosity struck her mind about what had happened between Cole and the wizard. Could it be that Cole had some kind of deal with the wizard? She thought about the possibility of a plan that Cole had to give up his powers to the power-hungry wizard. But inside, she knew that it was too late for that, and that she still had a way to save herself and Cole.

"No........it wasn't." she said.

Cole was confused on what she meant but both of them were startled as they heard someone suddenly come in. Phoebe turned around and saw Paige, Piper and Leo orb into the apartment together.

Leo orbed into the penthouse, holding Piper's hand tightly. Paige orbed in a second behind Leo. All three were shocked at what they saw happening: Phoebe and Cole lay on the floor in the middle of what looked like a ceremonial circle and the evil grimoir on a book stand beside them. All three of them had mixed thoughts. Both Piper and Paige felt relieved, and thought that Phoebe was in danger. Leo glanced at Phoebe, Cole and the grimoir all together, and returned to his suspicion of Phoebe choosing evil and Cole over her sisters.

"Phoebe, thank god we found you." said Paige, breaking the beat of silence between them. Phoebe stared at her sisters and her brother in law, then glanced back at her husband. As she looked at her family, it didn't occur to her that her decision to save Cole and their son was a matter of choosing sides. But nothing made her think twice about her decision. Her heart was telling her to save Cole.

Phoebe's silence worried Leo about his suspicion. He looked at Phoebe, sensing that she was ACTUALLY choosing sides between her sisters, her husband of evil and her destiny. 'No.....Phoebe, no. Don't take that side. Don't make that choice.....please, Phoebe.......' Leo thought as he stared towards Phoebe.

Paige and Piper did not expect anything of the sort. They were expecting their sister to run to them for savior, then expected her to go back home with them to find a way to vanquish her husband. The thought of her choosing Cole over them hadn't even crossed their minds.

"Phoebe.....?" said Piper, confused on why she wasn't moving.

Phoebe took a deep breath and looked down at Cole. "It's too late." she said with certainty. Piper, Paige and Leo continued to stare at her.

"What do you mean......What are you talking about???" Leo said, still in disbelief that she was choosing Cole. Piper and Paige were taking time to figure everything out, and were trying to get what exactly Phoebe was doing.

Phoebe looked down at Cole, and he seemed to be okay. She helped him to his feet, and walked over to grimoir. Cole watched Phoebe lay her hands on the grimoir and watched her pick it up. Cole was confused at first, but as Phoebe looked into his eyes as she picked up the book, he finally understood. Phoebe was choosing be with him, and she was choosing to be by his side as he was coronated as the Source. His human side stayed in confusion while the Source in him took advantage of the situation. Cole smiled at Phoebe.

Phoebe returned a reassuring smile to Cole, mentally reminding him that everything would be alright. A voice inside Cole was yelling inside him to stop Phoebe from her decision. It was telling him that Phoebe would never survive in the underworld, and that he needed to save her from her doom. The Source was killing that voice inside of him, and was telling him that he and Phoebe would live happily as the rulers of the underworld.

Cole as her king, and Phoebe as his queen.

As Phoebe and Cole had their moment together, Paige and Leo stared horrifically at Phoebe's hands on the grimoir. Leo had lost his faith, and couldn't believe his eyes.

"Hey......I thought only......evil could touch that book." said Paige, scared on what Phoebe's response would be.

Phoebe took her eyes off Cole's, and turned to face Paige. She didn't want to see her sisters this way, because she knew they would be furious, and hurt that she chose the other side. A little doubt formed inside of her, making her think twice about her decision. But a little movement in her stomach by her unborn son gave her all the confidence she needed. She knew she had to be strong, for Cole and her son.

"That's right." said Phoebe, boldly.

"No." gasped Paige and Leo, softly. Both of them had realized her choice. They stared at Phoebe, trying to reach her and trying to tell her to come back to their side. On the sidelines, Piper was still putting together the pieces.

"Phoebe....." she whispered. "What's going on here.....?"

Phoebe's heart broke at the sound of Piper's voice. She knew that something like this wouldn't leave Piper easily. She knew Piper would be hard on herself once Phoebe was gone. Phoebe knew Piper didn't do well under the circumstances of losing a sister. Phoebe then glanced towards Leo. For years, Leo had been the one who had made things better for her, who helped her through all her times of need. She would get through this with him, along with Paige.

'Piper will be okay. So will Paige.....they''ll both be just fine.' she thought.

With courage, Phoebe wrapped her hand around Cole's and held on tightly to his palm. "I'm embracing my new destiny, you guys." she said.

Leo shook his head, and decided he wouldn't let her go without a fight. "No, Phoebe. You can't! You can't choose his side. Think of what you're doing.....you're choosing EVIL!"

"No.....Leo. I'm only choosing my new family. I gave a vow that I would never leave Cole's side on our wedding day, and I need to follow that vow, for myself, for Cole and for our baby." Phoebe replied.

"Please Phoebe....." Leo pleaded.

"Don't do this!" Paige joined in.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PHOEBE?" shouted an angry and confused Piper.

Torn apart by their reactions, Phoebe heavily sighed. Meanwhile, Cole glanced back and forth on what was happening between the sisters. He looked at Phoebe, and realized that a part of her didn't want to choose evil. Cole's chest started to warm up again, his intentions being only for Phoebe's happiness. He loved Phoebe too much to force her to make the wrong choice. But before he could say anything, Phoebe tightened her grip on his hand.

"I'm sorry......please, take care, all of you. And......bye." she whispered. In a matter of seconds, Phoebe and Cole both felt themselves disappearing within intense, raging flames.

Piper could barely believe her eyes. Paige couldn't believe what she heard. Leo scuffed his face in frustration. What was going to happen now?? To Phoebe? To Paige and Piper?? To the Power of Three? There was a beat of silence, due to the shock all three of them had fallen into.

"......what.....the hell......was THAT??" Piper finally spoke.

Piper, Paige and Leo glanced at each other, searching for an answer. Before Paige or Leo were able to say a word, another voice was present.

"That was the Source. And.......his queen."

The three abruptly turned around to see The Seer standing anterior to them. Her hands were folded, buried inside her long, red robe. A huge, accomplished grin was spread across her dark face. Paige and Piper seemed pretty shocked to see her, but Leo didn't seem as surprised as the girls were.

Inside, something was telling him that he always should have known that the Seer was involved in this. She was there from the start, from when Cole had absorbed the hollow. He should have known that she was trouble from the start. But he knew he couldn't have done anything to stop it. Everyone was blinded from the truth about Cole.

"YOU DID THIS!!! YOU POISONED HER!!!" yelled Piper, who was filled with anger and hate. Paige shared the same emotion.

"Maybe we should just vanquish you!" Paige exclaimed, balling up a fist.

The Seer chuckled quite loudly, and her grin grew wider. Paige and Piper grew disgusted with the Seer. They didn't understand her jolly mood, and all that was in their minds were ways to destroy the demon.

"What's so funny??? Are you scared??" said Paige.

The Seer stopped chuckling and only smirked at Piper, Paige and Leo. "You can't vanquish me." she said simply.

"What?" Piper responded with more confusion.

"You can't vanquish me.........without the Power of Three." The Seer continued. The sound of her poisonous cackle filled the room, as she flamed out of the penthouse. Leo's face fell as the Seer's words brought his fear to life.

The Power of Three was broken.

Paige and Piper finally caught on, and their faces turned extremely pale. The same question ran through the minds of all three. What was going to happen now?

" I can't believe this is happening." said Paige.

"We can't LET this happen. We need to get Phoebe BACK." Piper said, not willing to give up without a fight. Leo was the only one in high doubt. He turned back to his thoughts of Phoebe, who he knew would never give up Cole.

"Where'd she go, Leo?" Piper asked, bringing Leo's mind back to reality.

"The Seer told us that Cole and Phoebe were the Source and Queen. But we know that they have to be coronated into it first. Which means that the coronation for the new Source is still on, only now Phoebe's going to be with Cole reading from the grimoir." Leo explained.

"What does that mean? Phoebe's going to turn EVIL?" said Paige.

Leo didn't want to answer, and his silence answered Paige's question. "We can't LET her turn evil." Piper said. "Leo, orb us down to the underworld. We'll drag her home, kicking and screaming."

"There's......no way we can find the coronation site without the wizard's help from last time." Paige said. Piper shook her head, and wouldn't give up.

"I don't CARE, dammit, we can't just LEAVE her there. "

Leo walked up to Piper and held her shoulder. "Piper, right now, we don't have a choice. We'll have to find another way."

"What do you MEAN another way???" Piper said, wiggling free from Leo's hand. "What if the coronation is over then? We have to stop it NOW."

"Do you have an idea, Piper?? A plan??? Cause if you do, please share!" screamed Leo. Piper turned away.

"No....."

"Exactly." Leo replied. "We can't go down there unprepared. We need a way to find Phoebe, and we need to make a battle plan. Not only is Cole, the source of evil down there with Phoebe, but so are hundreds of demons spectating the coronation. Not to mention Phoebe with her destructive powers. With that baby inside of her, who for all we know is evil SPAWN, we can't take any chances on her turning on us too. We can't attempt to save one sister, at the risk of losing all three."

Piper knew that Leo was right and reluctantly agreed. Paige thought about what was coming up.

"Leo......do you really think she'll go through with it? Turn.......evil for good?" she asked.

Leo shook his head, not knowing how to answer. "I......I don't know." he responded. Piper and Paige couldn't help but lose a bit of hope as all three of them orbed to the manor.

To be continued..............stay tuned for Chapter 3 of Part 1.

A/N: I really hope you guys are still with me. Thanks for reading!!! Please.....review, so I can move on!