About twenty-three years later...
Buck Wilmington stood facing the two gravestones; his dead parents were buried underneath them. "Mom and Dad, I promise I'll only use my powers for good and I'll do my best to stop more people from being killed by demons," vowed Buck solemnly. "I wish I could've saved you."
"They meant to unbind your powers years ago, but all those demons were taking up your dad's time, so he never got around to using the unbinding spell," explained Andrew regretfully. "I'm sure if things were different, you would have saved them - and they know that."
Buck looked at Andrew, some anger showing in his expression. "He didn't get around to unbinding his own son's powers? This wouldn't have happened if he'd just spared some time to help me."
"Buck, he also didn't want to endanger your life. He wanted to be able to help you learn to control your powers after he'd unbound them, so that you could defend yourself. He needed time to do that. Please, don't be angry at him."
"Good job things have turned out all right. Josiah and his brothers will help me learn things now."
"The Elders helped you meet them, I'm sure of it. They make sure that good things happen to people who deserve them." Andrew looked up at the sky - the Elders were up there watching them. Witches weren't allowed to visit the Elders, but Whitelighters were up there a lot, talking to the Elders and gaining information to help the witches they guided.
"Thanks for being here with me and explaining stuff," said Buck gratefully. His Whitelighter was Nathan Jackson, not Andrew, who had been his dad's one; but Andrew would still remain a family friend to Buck. Buck didn't blame Andrew for what had happened to his parents; Andrew had done his best to help Buck's dad fight the demon, and Bianca had died so that Buck's magic powers could become available to her son.
"I said I'd look in on you sometimes and I wouldn't want to let you down on that. Make me and your parents proud of you."
"I'll try my best. I'm looking forward to saving innocents and vanquishing demons - it sure gave me some satisfaction to put an end to the demon that killed dad." Buck smiled at the memory, as Andrew orbed away, leaving the witch to continue with his magical destiny.
The End
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