Return of the Dead
Chapter 9-Demon Attacks
In the Underworld the next morning, Cole had the Coronation the night before.
"So do you feel powerful," Calder asked.
"Yeah," Cole replied conjuring an energyball "Very."
"So what's the first thing you want to do as being the Source," Calder asked.
"I don't know…
"How about taking out the Charmed Ones once and for all," Calder suggested eagerly.
"I told you I will not hurt Phoebe," Cole said defensively.
"I had a feeling you would say that," Calder said "Maybe this will change your mind," He threw a potion at Cole and there was a small blast.
"What happened?" Cole asked confused.
"Nothing, nothing, anyway, you were saying the first thing you wan to do is…?"
"Kill the Charmed Ones." Cole said his eyes flashing black.
Prue, Paige, Piper, Leo and Wyatt were at the table eating breakfast. Chris was asleep upstairs.
"Come on baby eat your breakfast its good," Piper said in her baby voice.
Just as Wyatt was taking his first mouthful Phoebe walked into the kitchen.
"Hey sweetie how are you feeling today?" Paige asked
"Not good I woke up at 5 after a night full of Cole nightmares and threw up," Phoebe explained suddenly turning ghostly white and running to the bathroom.
Piper, Prue and Paige followed her to check if she was okay.
They found her sitting crouched up on the bathroom floor. They all knelt beside her.
"Are you okay," Prue asked.
"Do I look okay," Phoebe snapped. "Sorry," she apologised "I just…
"You don't need to explain," Prue said rubbing Phoebe's back.
"I'm sure you'll feel better after some breakfast, " Piper said
"Yeah," Phoebe agreed her sisters pulling her up.
Calder walked into a dungeon.
"I know you're here," he said loudly
"What do you want," the seer said emerging from a dark corner
"I just wanted to let you know I've given him the potion you gave me," Calder said
"Good everything is going to plan," The seer said
"What I want to know is when do I get my powers," Calder asked.
"Soon but for now you need to make sure Cole takes out the Charmed Ones so they aren't a threat to you," the seer explained.
"I still don't understand what you get out of helping me," Calder asked.
"I see great power in the future, great power for evil, good magic will no longer exist and that all starts with the Charmed Ones and Cole dead and you becoming the Source," The Seer explained grinning.
A while later
"My liege any plans on how to kill the Charmed Ones yet, " Calder asked
"Not yet but I'm going to send demons after them all day to keep them busy from finding a way to vanquish me," Cole explained
"My liege the power of three can't vanquish you," Calder explained.
"You don't know them like I do, they will find a way," Cole said.
Later on that morning Phoebe was having a shower. Leo was looking after the boys and Prue, Paige and Piper were in the attic searching the Book of Shadows for anything that would help them with Cole."Argh," Paige groaned throwing her arms in the air.
"I've searched this book like ten times now and still found nothing," Paige said. "What are we going to do?"
"Not much I mean Cole's practically impossible to vanquish," Piper sighed.
"Hey that's not the attitude, you've got to stay pos…" Prue began but was interrupted by a demon shimmering in and throwing a fireball.
"Paige watch out," Prue shouted.
Paige orbed out and reappeared in her seat seconds later.
Piper blew up the demon.
"They just don't make demons like they used to," Piper joked.
"He wasn't even prepared I mean doesn't he know who's house this is," Paige said
"What happened, what happened," Phoebe asked running into the attic in a towel.
"A demon attacked but we vanquished him," Prue explained.
"Okay, well I'm going to go and get dressed," Phoebe said.
"Right well I'm going to magic school," Paige announced.
"What about Cole," Prue said
"Well there's nothing we can do, I'll have a look at magic school," Paige said orbing out.
"Well I'm going to the club," Piper said a few seconds after Paige left.
"What," Prue said.
"Well Paige is right there's no point us all sitting here worrying, plus I have a business to run," piper said.
"You're just going to leave Phoebe," Prue said shocked.
"No you'll be with her," Piper said
"Yeah but for how long before the Elders come for me," Prue said quietly
"Oh yeah," Piper said sadly "I wish you didn't have to go back,"
"Me too," Prue said sadly too "Its been great seeing you guys, my little nephews, meeting Paige even kicking some demon ass, I mean its so peaceful up there," Prue said giggling.
"Look I'll go but I promise I'll come straight back after checking everything is okay for the band tonight," Piper promised.
"Okay, I'll go and check on Phoebe," Prue said and they both left the attic.
Phoebe was sitting on her bed having just finished blow drying her hair but she couldn't find her hairspray.
She raked through her drawer and found something she hadn't seen in a while.
The photo of Cole and her. She took it out and gazed at it but was interrupted by a knock at her door.
She put the photo away quickly.
"Come in," she said.
"Hey how you holding up," Prue asked concerned.
"Actually I'm feeling a bit better," She said.
"Good you know we're all here for you if you want to talk, well I probably wont be for long but we might as well make the most of the time we've got," Prue said slightly sadly.
"I've missed you so much," Phoebe said hugging Prue.
"Right okay I'll go and put on the kettle on," Prue said leaving the room
"I'll be down in a minute," Phoebe said
Meanwhile at P3 Piper had stuck by her promise and had just checked everything was okay for the band and was leaving when a demon attacked her.
He threw a fireball at her but she froze it mid air and moved out of the way and then turned and blew up the demon.
"What is going on with the demons today?" Piper wondered.
Prue was in the kitchen making a cup of tea for her and Phoebe. She was pouring in the milk when the carton suddenly exploded and covered everything in milk.
She turned round to find a demon smirking at her.
"Oh," Prue said looking for something to help her. She spotted a knife on the counter. She waved her arm at it sending it flying at the demon and he was gone.
"Woah what happened in here," Piper asked walking into the kitchen seeing milk splattered everywhere.
"Demon," Prue said simply grabbing a cloth.
"You to, one just attacked me outside P3," Piper explained.
Prue was about to answer when she heard a scream from upstairs.
"Phoebe," they both shouted at the same time climbing the stairs.
"It's times like these I wish I could orb," Piper said.
They ran into the attic in time to see Phoebe levitate in the air and kick the demon.
"Piper little help her," Phoebe said gesturing towards the demon.
"Oh, right," Piper said blowing up the demon.
"What is going on today?" Prue asked.
"I don't know, I mean there's been demons attacking allday," Piper said annoyed.
"Cole," Phoebe said quietly
"Yeah but why would he send such weak demons to kill us," Piper asked confused.
"What if they are not meant to kill us just distract us from finding a way to vanquish him," Phoebe explained.
"That little… well it isn't going to work, we're still going to vanquish him," Piper said confidently
"How?" Phoebe asked.
"Not a clue but we'll think of something we always do," Piper said
Just the Paige orbed in
"I found nothing," she groaned.
Two demons shimmered in and sent fireballs flying.
"Fireball," Paige shouted sending it flying back at the demon, the demon dodged it and the fireball ended up smashing Gram's old vase.
"That was an antique," Piper shouted angrily blowing the demon up.
"Phoebe behind you," Paige shouted.
Phoebe turned round and grabbed the demon and threw him over her shoulder and then Piper blew him up.
"That's been happening allday, " Piper explained to Paige.
"That's strange," She said
"Leo, Leo," Piper shouted.
Leo orbed in carrying Chris and holding Wyatt's hand.
"Can you go and check with the Elders to see if they know anything about Cole," Piper asked.
Leo nodded and orbed out leaving the sisters hoping they would soon have some answers but they wouldn't hold their breath.
