I love you, Piper.

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Summary of part 11:

The Source captures Piper. Cole comes to a plan to rescue her.

Part 12

My powers went out as a dark smoke merging into Seer, her eyes turned dark for a second, she dragged a satisfactory smile. So it's how to be powerless, I felt myself incomplete, it seemed I lost most of the strength. I propped my hands on the table to support myself and heard Seer just throw an energy ball to the wall, she's so excited.

"Give me that potion. I don't have much time." – I urged her.

"You're too pressing to go to die."

She blent some liquid together then gave the mixture to me.

"Here you are." – said her.

I drank it up immediately, a giddiness overwhelmed me before that potion really passing through my throat, coming along with a heat and intense pain as if there's an explosion inside me. I lost my balance and falling down on the ground. After the deadly pain, I escaped my own body flying up until I saw myself was engulfed in flames. That's the end for Belthazor, Cole Turner, whatever I had been. I was just a soul now. For my last mission. I floated toward The Source's chamber. Seer stood still in her place giving me a cold look.

I didn't care where I would come or what would happen to me after that, just gathering all of my courage, and my spirit for the last action. The moment I merged in The Source's body, I was almost muffled by him. A body didn't have place for 2 esses, he tried to push me out while I managed to stay in and took control over him. That potion displayed its effect miraculously, he roared in anger, his half disfigured face and his claws disappeared. I put the hood off revealing my own face.

I left his throne walking towards Piper being tied to a stake. She had regained some consciousness after hearing his howl. I brushed a few strands of hair on her face and cupped her cheek.

"Piper!"

She slowly opened her brown eyes looking at me.

"Cole!" – whispered her.

I smiled – "I'm here."

I untied her gently and let her lie on my lap. She put her arms around my neck sobbing a little.

"You're safe." – I rocked her feeling her head leaned on my shoulder. It's always a sweet feeling. I wished the time could've frozen there forever so that I wouldn't've had to leave her.

"Take me home." – murmured her.

The Source was stirring inside me, he wanted to stew her right now, not waiting for her sisters anymore. I tried to focus my mind to keep control.

"Leo'll be here soon." – I said.

"Why don't you take me home?"

I held her tightly in my arms repressing a sigh.

"I can't." – I hoped when I showed up, three of them were ready. I couldn't let The Source hurt them.

"Cole?" – she caressed my face tenderly.

I kissed on her forehead, and her lips. It might be our last one. My heart was screaming her name in despair. Suddenly, The Source wanted to strangle her, I pushed her away, standing up and stepping back from her.

"Cole!" – she also got up on her legs looking better than a moment ago.

"I'm The Source, witch." – I said lifting my left hand showing I didn't have our wedding ring on.

She turned pale fastening her look to me. She was afraid of mistaking me to someone else again.

"Where's my husband?" – asked her anxiously.

"I killed him." – I answered to her.

Her eyes glistened with tears, I knew it's was ruthless, but I had to urge her to kill The Source who was wearing my appearance. If she noticed I was inside his body, she would never have a heart to vanquish him. The battle between him and The Charmed Ones was inevitable, it's the best way for them to defeat him.

"He begged me to spare you, so I killed him to shut his mouth off." – I said.

Piper flicked her hands to blow me up, but it didn't work in the Underworld. I have to make a great effort to keep back tears. I didn't deserve her love, I was a vile demon all my life, and an unfaithful husband. We just got a few happy days recently after one year being married and fifteen years in waiting. Was that all for us???

The Source released a fireball to pay back her attack. Leo orbed in, I deflected it towards him and flamed out. It's obvious that The Source didn't like my decision, he flamed back. She wasn't there anymore. Leo had brought her home. I sighed of relief. Everything was going well until now. I would give them some time before coming there for our last battle.

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"The Source tried to kill us." – said Leo.

"Cole is inside The Source. He had untied me." – said Piper.

"The Elders confirmed Belthazor had died, The Source tricked you." – the angel's eyes glowed a ray of evil light.

"I have my doubt." – insisted Piper.

"All we need to do is prepare everything." – said Prue.

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"It's time now." – said Seer. Her eyes turned normal.

I stopped pacing.

"Good luck, my liege!" – she looked at me with her fierce eyes. I flamed out.

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If I had been able to find another way. If I had been able to force The Source to kill himself, I wouldn't have come there to put her and myself in such a bitter situation. A fireball couldn't kill him, but he wouldn't let me hit him with a succession of fireballs, he roared all the time inside me trying to be dominated. The only way to finish him off was the spell.

I materialized in the attic. Prue and Phoebe were near the book and Leo was next to Piper. It's hard to stand on her opposite side, I knew it's hard for her to vanquish me, too. But I had to make sure The Source would be really gone and not coming back ever, then she would live a better life not worrying about some demon trying to destroy her and her sisters. She stared at me in confusion. Within an eternal moment, I wanted to run towards her, embrace her in my arms, but I just stood still keeping my cold attitude. --- I'm sorry, Piper. It's for the best.---

"Blow him up, Piper." – whispered Prue.

My wife didn't move, she's looking for an expression on my face, she thought I was not The Source, the taste of our kiss still lingered in my mouth, I believed she's also thinking of it. I was standing in an imcomplete crystal circle which the last one was gripped tightly on her hand. I threw a fireball to all of them knocking them off. Prue snatched the crystal to put it in its place. That's what I was waiting for, but The Source used telekinesis on her making her spurt out, following up with another fireball, Prue deflected it back to me. Both of us dodged it as nature reflex.

The grandfather clock stroke twelve, it's when the darkness became strongest, The Source stirred violently and took over me, he threw two fireball to them, Prue was hit, Leo knelt down to heal her, Phoebe levitated to attack him, he flung her against the wall. I tried to stop him, but I have no strength left. ---Hurry up, Piper. He's killing you.--- I was helpless inside him.

"Piper!" – shouted Phoebe.

"Jimmy please say you wait for me

I'll grow up some day you'll see.

Saving all my kisses just for you.

Shine with love forever true."

I roared at the top of my voice holding my head. The Source also tried his best to suppress me, he knew her singing increased my strength, he cast a fireball to her, my nerves flared up after seeing her fall down, I predominated him again.

Leo healed her longer than usual, she grapped his arm fiercely hearing him speak something, it seemed that was going wrong, her tears streaked out. Prue tk the crystal to its place.

"Paige, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda," – started her.

I saved my last minutes to look at my wife, her tears was falling down, she stared at me in hatred, she was hurt. I wished I had been able to know what happened to her.

"Ashford, Helen, Laura and Grace." – continued Piper, she seemed to be absolutely convinced that I was not her husband.

Flames started from my feet. ---I wish you said farewell to me, my little angel. You're so sweet in passion and so strong in nature. That made me fall in love with you in the first place. I'm sorry I won't be with you from now on. Stay strong, baby. Whatever it is, I believe you'll solve it out.---

"Halliwell witches stand strong beside us." – continued Phoebe.

---I'll always love you.---

"Vanquish this evil from time and space." – chanted three of them.

Flames embraced me entirely, my vision turned blank, the pain engulfed me from outside, the pain tormented me from inside. It seemed that destructive moment would never fade out. I found myself be blasted to pieces.

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"You've done a very good job, Wyatt." – said the Elder in the middle – "Guiding The Charmed Ones to successfully vanquish The Source, and kill a calamity in germ. If not, we'll have to deal with an almighty half witch half demon in the near future. We're giving you a promotion. You are concecrated as an Elder."

"Thank you, My Lord." – answered Leo – "Could I ask for my reward if I deserve to be?"

The Elder raised his eyebrow.

"You don't satisfy being an Elder?"

"I love Piper, I just want to have a life with her. Please help our love."

"We can't arbitrarily manipulate her mind."

"Just soothing her mind. She's grieving at his death and her child's loss. I'm afraid she can't overcome it. I'm sure she deserves to be happy after what she sacrificed for our plan. She should forget everything to recommence her life."

"It's right. We'll erase her feelings, Piper Halliwell will remember this period with no feeling. Her heart is now filled with feelings before this plan started up."

"It belongs to me." – smiled Leo.

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One year later,

Piper and Leo were preparing for their wedding. He had moved his stuff in her room, and they're happily in love. Bane had come back to Prue after serving his full sentence. Phoebe's still alone dating around.

Piper had unhanged her first wedding photo, and gotten rid of everything of her late husband – Cole Turner. She believed he's resting in pieace.

The End???



A/N: Do you think the same??? I admit that I'm still having some ideas for this fic. But it seems I'm starting season 5 which Cole comes back from the Wasteland as an invincible being and tries to win Piper back. So I'm afraid you're not interested in reading. Please tell me whether I should go on.