I LOVE YOU, PIPER

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Summary of part 10:

- Piper declares her love to Cole.

- Leo transmits the order of The Elders about their plan of vanquishing The Source starting with killing Cole.

Part 11

Leo, Prue and Phoebe had agreed that they would split into two, Leo went to persuade Piper that vanquishing Cole was a very right thing to do while two sisters lured him into the crystal trap to kill him since they knew Piper would never accept it. Cole hadn't come home yesterday, he's in the Underworld.

Leo and Piper were in a park. He had asked her to talk to him that morning – The Source's birthday aniversary. He couldn't help thinking of their old days when they had still been with each other having a stroll. Piper did remember that period, but she's having another problem to concern about now. She found she was pregnant, but she hadn't had a chance to tell Cole yet. She knew what Leo wanted to say, how could she agree to kill her husband, and her child's father???

Piper understood they needed the power of three to vanquish Cole, that explained why she's willing to go there with Leo. They wouldn't miss that chance to vanquish The Source of All Evil, so Leo had to start their plan when the time came despite of whether Cole was alive or dead.

"We'll go to the Underworld later on." – started Leo.

"I'm ready."

"There's something we haven't finished yet." – implied him.

"We needn't do it."

He looked straight at her eyes. His real purpose wasn't to persuade her, Prue and Phoebe were working on it at that time. He only had to keep her company there, to stand by her side but far thousands leagues away from her heart.

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Meanwhile, Prue and Phoebe were putting crystals around an old warehouse. Prue kept the last one on her hand.

"Okay, start the spell." – said her – "We have to win in this battle."

They couldn't vanquish Cole without the power of three, but Prue and Phoebe had an advance over him since he was powerless inside the crystal circle.

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"I heard about your promise to him." – said Leo – "How about our promise? We swore we would start again after vanquish The Source and. . . Belthazor."

Piper turned away. They had been engaged in the past. The night after she had chosen her lot, they'd agreed to hold their wedding after everything was over.

"We didn't know you would marry Prue." – murmured her.

Leo walked around to face her.

"We've seperated now." – informed him – "I'm a bad husband, but Prue is high minded. She knows I still and always love you."

"You broke her heart." – cursed Piper weakly and sadly.

"Because my heart is narrow, Piper. It only keeps your image."

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"How will Piper receive this news?" – asked Phoebe.

"Leo'll comfort her."

Phoebe looked at her oldest sister curiously.

"We've seperated." – announced Prue.

"I'm sorry."

"It's not too bad. We're not meant to be." – said Prue – "You really have no feeling killing him?"

"Speaking of what we had together, no, I'm a strong woman." – answered Phoebe.

"I can't have him even he's still alive." – thought her – "If I can't have something I like, I'd rather destroy it than let someone else have it."

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"I betrayed you." – said Piper.

"You were forced to do it." – defended him.

"I'm not now." – she had tears in her eyes.

So did him. He could sacrifice everything for her. He had been willing to heal her and have his wings cut off. She believed he's still willing to do it now if something like that happened to her again.

"You're always in my heart, Leo." – said Piper sincerely – "Our love is what I'll never forget. But I didn't think we would have another chance, I tried to suppress that love and hide my love for. . . Cole." – she knew he wasn't comfortable to hear her talk about him – "Now what's done is done, we can't turn back time. I want to keep the family I have in my hand. I sound like a faithless lover, but sometimes love don't have a happy ending on this world."

"Our love is not supposed to be like that." – argued Leo – "I'll move heaven and earth to be with you.There's nothing he can do, but I can't."

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Prue and Phoebe chanted the spell to summon Belthazor. Cole appeared in a vortex. Three of them were inside the large crystal circle.

"You rang?" – asked him – "Where's Piper?"

"Stay where she's supposed to be." – answered Prue. She tk him falling back.

Phoebe levitated to kick him, he blocked her attack then stood up.

"What the hell?" – commented Cole.

"Today is your end, demon." – shouted Prue.

"You're the sweetest brother in law, baby." – said Phoebe – "I'm sorry."

She gave him a high kick. Prue also joined on the other side.

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"Don't let my words hurt you, Leo." – cried Piper – "I want to be with him." – her tears fell down – "I love him."

She had stabbed his heart with those words. She's stony to him. Leo wished Cole to be dead more than ever, he realized he might just have a chance to reunite with Piper if Cole's dead. "This demon doesn't deserve her." – thought Leo – "His crimes are numberless. He has to be buried in the dark forever."

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Phoebe was confident that she's a great fighter with great martial arts she possessed. That battle proved Cole's not only good at throwing energy balls, the fact that Prue and Phoebe couldn't beat him even though they was trying all their best. He always knew their attacks in advance to disarm them. The experience he had collected over 100 years in fighting made him a seasoned and smart combatant. Cole didn't want to join battle with them, he knew Piper didn't like it, he had shimmered out to find he couldn't use his powers inside the circle. So he just prevented himself from getting hurt, not counter-attacked them.

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"I'm sorry." – said Piper in a strangled voice.

"I'm blaming myself for these tears falling down on your cheek." – said Leo. He's feeling a strong desire. To kill Cole by his own hands.

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After a while, they all felt tired. Cole found the crystal circle was wearing himself out. He lingered a little more to arrange them in a position to shove both of them falling down making two crystals move out of their places. The circle was broken up, Prue and Phoebe managed to get up seeing Cole shimmer out.

They called Leo.

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"Prue and Phoebe." – said Leo.

"Go!" – Piper grabbed his hand. They orbed to her sisters.

"What's up?" – asked Piper.

"Phoebe got a premonition. We're here saving an innocent." – Prue made up a story.

Leo came to heal their bruises and scratches.

"It's time to go, Leo." – said Prue.

She shook her head gently implying they had failed.

He nodded.

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Cole shimmered in the manor and P3 to find his wife with no luck. He guessed The Charmed Ones was in the process of vanquishing The Source. They wanted to kill him first, but they had done it behind Piper's back, so they must've lured her to somewhere else. He couldn't stop them from attacking The Source, he decided to go to the Underworld to help them or die with his wife at least.

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The false Belthazor was putting crystals around an empty chamber in the Underworld. Cole opened the door walking inside.

"Who are you?" – asked him.

Leo – in Belthazor's form – turned around.

"Those crystals won't work here." – warned Cole.

Leo ignored him orbing out.

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Leo materialized in the manor.

"It's done." – announced him.

The Charmed Ones were ready for their battle.

"Did you see Cole?" – asked Piper.

"No." – answered Leo.

"Liar." – Cole flamed in.

"I repeat it, those crystals won't work in the Underworld." – emphasized Cole.

"They did work well, didn't they?" – challenged Prue.

"In mortal realm, yes. But you're using them down there." – insisted him.

"You tested them? To who?" – suspected Piper.

"It doesn't matter much now, Piper." – Cole put it aside – "Once the crystals are ineffective, you can't cope with The Source and a large number of upper level demons at the same time."

"Don't listen to him!" – opposed Leo – "He works for The Source. He's one of the most evil himself."

"Worked. I'm supporting my wife this time." – argued Cole.

"Really?" – questioned Leo – "Where're the three pieces of the amulet? They're useful for them now. Give them out to prove your goodwill."

Cole was amazed that Leo knew about it.

"I don't keep them." – said him.

"I already knew you would say that." – smirked Leo, he turned to Piper – "You know him now."

"Raynor asked me to do it, so I gave three of them to him after finishing my mission." – explained Cole.

"Hold them for yourself. Remember that we'll never give you a stripping powers potion." – said Prue.

Cole realized he hadn't come home a day and everything seemed to be changed absolutely. They decided the last battle and ended their agreement, they were opposing him openly, but Piper's look to him was still the same. He believed she loved him.

"Trust me, Piper." – pleaded him – "Three of you are just almighty here. There is his realm."

"Maybe we have to check the trap first." – said Piper.

"He's telling lies." – said Leo.

"He wants to lengthen the agreement to be with you, Piper." – said Phoebe.

"It's not neccessary. She's promised to be with me forever." – argued Cole – "Trust me, you aren't ready as you think."

Leo felt another stab in his heart. That's what Piper meant, she's willing to be with Cole forever, she didn't think of reunite with him. "If I had known you would've betrayed me, Piper, I'd rather let you die the other day." – he thought of the day he had healed her and had his wings cut.

"We don't have a chance everyday." – persisted Leo seriously – "We're going to do it now."

"I don't want to lose another sister." – said Piper.

"Don't show your cold feet, Piper. We're in it together." – said Prue.

Prue and Phoebe grabbed Leo's hands. Prue touched Piper.

"Piper!" – called Cole.

She walked to hold him.

"Go with us." – said her.

He held her closely flaming out. Leo and two sisters also orbed out.

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All of them appeared in front of the door of the chamber drawing everyone's attention to them. Prue put the last crystal down completing the circle. Nothing happened. The demons started to fight, Piper raised her hands to freeze them but their powers weren't worked strongly in the Underworld either. They had to use martial arts to beat them and evade energy balls. Leo was scattered in orb dust and regrouped after that. Each of sisters was split from one another. Cole had to change about The Source openly to help them.

Leo grabbed the sister near his side – Prue – then orbed out. A few moment later, he re-appeared making his way to Piper. The Source attracted Phoebe towards his throne, The Seer was next to him. Piper tugged her sister back.

"Don't loose your grip, Piper." – cried Phoebe.

The Source increased his force. Two sisters shifted their places, Piper was attracted to him.

"Piper!" – shouted Phoebe drowning the noise. Cole was dumbfounded.

Leo grabbed her and orbed out. The Source sent a fireball to his traitor, Cole flamed out in time.

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I appeared in The Seer's cavern after hearing Piper was being kept in The Source's chamber before being stewed. The Seer suggested that he would become invincible if he ate The Charmed Ones. What a disgusted idea!!! I was glad that Piper had passed out, it wouldn't be easy to be conscious waiting for it.

"Don't worry, Piper. When you wake up, you're free." – I said to myself.

I would never let something like that happen to my beloved wife, and I knew how to stop it.

"Seer." – I called.

She turned to look fiercely at me.

"You're still brave enough to see me?" – asked her.

"I think we're alliance." – I said.

"You betrayed me." – accused her.

"Look, I'm here to complete our plan." – I spoke clearly – "You help me, then you'll be Deputy Source."

We had been frequenting each other for decades, planning to overthrow The Source, then I would take his throne and make her Deputy Source. The Seer had lived over a thousand years, but she didn't have active powers, she wanted to be worshiped and influential rather than just a personal consultant of The Source. That's what I had promised to give her.

"You've ruined yourself." – said her disdainfully – "You have nothing to conquer him now."

"You told if there's someone as powerful as me took over him, he could destroy him." – I reminded her.

"No one is willing to sacrifice himself for your purpose." – said Seer.

The Source was the supreme of the Underworld, no one could possess him. But Seer did have a kind of potion to help another esse to merge in his body and take control on him temporarily. Once an esse left its own body, it would never have a chance to return.

"I'll do it on my own." – I stated making her turn on her heels to stare at me.

"For your little witch?" – mocked her.

"I transfer my powers to you first, then you give me the potion." – I negotiated.

She thought for a while.

"So who will be The new Source?" – asked her unsurely.

"If The Source and I are out of the picture, you'll have a prospect with Deputy Source's powers." – I knew I touched her innermost soul. She looked amused.

"My potion just supports you an hour. But it won't suppress him totally, your soul might be dominated if it isn't strong enough." – elaborated Seer.

"I get it." – I hoped the time will be enough for me to force him to go to the manor and get his vanquishment there. The crystals would work very well in mortal realm.

"Good. Now potion to transfer your powers."

"Hold on! I need to arrange with them first." – I said.

The Seer smiled evilly:

"Are you really okay with your little witch vanquishing you along with him?"

I didn't answer her. No, I was not okay with it, I wanted to be with my wife, I didn't want her to kill me. But I had no choice.

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I flamed in the manor. Prue and Phoebe was ready to fight, Penny and Patty were there too.

"It's your turn this time?" – asked Prue.

A demon appeared to explain her question. The Source sent many demons to attack them since they had come home. He wanted to capture them alive for his dinner, but he wasn't successful so far. I threw an enery ball vanquishing that demon. Prue realized I wasn't there to fight, she folded her arms in front of her chest.

"What do you want?" – asked her.

"I told you your perfect plan wouldn't work." – I said.

"It's good now. We'll vanquish all of demons one by one here." – said Prue.

"You must've done something on those crystals." – guessed Penny.

I glanced at her, but said nothing. I was not expecting her to defend me.

"Look. The Source is going to come here by himself." – I said – "Make sure your trap and your spell are available."

"It doesn't make sense. He know we predominate over him here." – suspected Prue.

"He does his job. So do you." – I pressed my words.

"We need Piper." – said Phoebe.

"I'm releasing her. Call Leo to bring her back."

"He's up there." – said Prue.

"Call him to take his butt down here." – I gritted my teeth, I had never gotten angry at his bosses that much, they were so stupid that they thought those damn crystals could restrain The Source right in his territory.

I conjured an athame, Prue raised her hand up, but I already cut a slice of flesh on my arm before she did anything.

"It's for The Seer." – I expounded – "She's going to be Deputy Source."

"And you become The Source?" – gasped Prue.

"You're using them to pave the way for you." – accused Penny.

I closed my eyes for a few seconds. I hated hearing them presume everything and judge everyone on their own point of view.

"He's showing the future without him." – said Patty.

I was amazed, she's looking at me in sympathy. I thought Piper was like her, affectionate and caring. No one else in this family like me, except my wife, but Patty never tried to irritate me.

"The Elders said you're helping us in our last battle. I see you're in it now." – said her – "I don't know what you're going to do. Before you're gone, know that we appreciate that. Thank you for all, Cole."

"Maybe he's planning some trick." – murmured Penny.

"I'm not experienced enough. But I do know two kind of men. One always stands by his wife in weal or woe, the other leaves if he scents danger." – said Patty.

"Thank you, mother." – I said. I assumed I needed no sympathy since they weren't interested in finding me out or understanding me. How could they know I wanted a family to take care of and to be taken care of. Her words did warm my inner feelings, she wouldn't dissapoint in believing in me, I promised Piper would come back in a good state.

I looked around the house one last time, it's the first home I'd ever had, where I had spent the most precious time in my life being with Piper. I seemed to hear her giggle in the air, and craved for hearing her shout at someone or smelling some food she cooked.

"Tell her to chant the spell despite of how The Source looks like." – I said before flaming out.

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