A/n: Ok like I said this is a much darker version. I thought to myself that maybe the Avatars would've noticed what Leo and Cole were doing and then I thought, "well, what would they do if they knew?" So this is what was born. You may notice that there is a lot of dialogue and such from the original ending. I wanted some continuity and parallels. Then on top of that, I left some openings for a sequel. And see when I say some I mean a lot. So I'm writing one during summer school which I know I probably shouldn't be doing, so it may take a bit because I kind of feel bad...just not that bad. lol. I'm up to chapter 2 in that class and we still have 'til the end of July. woo hoo. lol. So yes. This is the alt ending. Tell me what you think.

Charmed-Snow: I'm glad you liked the ending. I really wanted to tie everything together in the end b/c there were so many little story lines. So what that was really the point of the premonition in the earlier chapter.

Barb6- I'm glad you liked my story and their happy ending. I'm a little scared now about how well this next chapter will go over. It's a not so happy ending and everybody really liked the happiness. Oh well. Tell me if you like it. Please. lol.

The Fallout

Chap 9

Alt Ending

Past

2001

The Underworld

Leo finished out the surplus power at the exactly the right moment. He took in his surroundings. The last time her was here, he was searching for Cole and Phoebe. Unlike the last time, he had future knowledge that told him where they were. He began to orb, but he couldn't. There was sudden gust of wind and everything froze. Beta appeared. "What happened?"

"You may have rewound time, but you're powerless. When the girls appeared too soon, they had cut off Cole on his alterations. We would've warned you of this, but we didn't realize how serve the reparations of your actions would be until now. He stopped you from becoming Avatars assuming that you would retake your forms in the life. We assumed so too, but apparently that didn't happen."

She said sympathetic words but her voice dripped with malice. Leo thought for a moment. "You did it," He growled.

Beta smiled nonchalantly letting Leo see all the possibilities. "Maybe."

Leo angrily shoved her against the wall. "How? Where did you get that kind of power?"

She picked herself off the floor, her calm cool façade finally dropping. "We're not idiots, Leo," Beta spat. "We saw your actions. You didn't finish the real surplus. That was only the small portion that we allowed you to use. We had back up the whole time. When you take over the world you have to have a plan 'B,'" she said simply.

Leo, who had been glancing at the floor, looked up at her. "Plan 'B?' Was this all a part of it?"

Beta nodded. "Of course it was," she said only answering to humor him.

"What happens next?"

"You die," She smiled sinisterly. The low dim from the surrounding torches suddenly blew out.

Elsewhere in the Underworld

Cole recognized where he was. Stuck. In a cage. With Phoebe.

"Cole, if we're not affected by the time change, how will we know if it happens? I mean what if they just decide it's easier to be demons with magic exposed and the Charmed Ones dead?"

Cole shook his head, "They won't."

"How do you know?"

He remembered the last time he had this conversation with Phoebe. Leo had orbed in around this time and he had answered, "that's how," but this time Leo didn't orb in. Cole felt a sinking sensation in his stomach. He knew that he had made the right corrections or at least he thought he had. The girls only interrupted him as he was about to check for mistakes. "Mistakes," the word resounded in his mind. He couldn't check now because the cage was magic proof. It was exactly like the one that Phoebe would've been trapped in if Cole hadn't changed the past and became the Source. "Damn it all."

Phoebe jumped startled, "Cole, I have to admit that wasn't the answer I was expecting."

Cole ignored her. "This isn't supposed to happen. Alpha, Beta, get your asses down here!" He commanded.

Phoebe was bewildered. "Cole, who are you call-" She froze mid sentence as a supernatural breeze blew the cage open.

Cole walked out. "Where are you? I know you're here."

Alpha smiled. "Cole," he acknowledged.

"Where's Beta?" He asked cautiously.

"Dealing with other business."

"Would that other business be Leo?"

"Yes."

Cole's heart fell. This wasn't good. If something happened to him, the plan was screwed. Cole couldn't heal Piper or Prue and they both would die. "He's dead isn't he?"

Alpha checked his watch "Has been for sometime and you and your love will soon follow. A guard should arrive anytime now to kill you." Cole attempted to shimmer away. "Yeah, and I should warn you that you have no powers."

"What did you do?" he snarled.

"Took them away."

"Well, if I'm going down you're coming with me." Cole reached into his pockets to grab the vials that he had stolen from Paige.

Alpha merely held out his hand. "Looking for these?" In his hand were the two potion vials. "I thought so." Cole flung himself at him, but Alpha used his momentum to throw him back into the cage.

Cole slammed the bars angrily. "How?"

"Our real collective is hidden. We hid it there thousands of years ago after the ancient Egyptians overthrew us. Actually your ex-wife there-or wait she's your girlfriend right now, right?-well she is quite familiar with our collective. She and her sisters protect it because the Elders don't want us to get it…Any guesses?" He mocked.

"The nexus, but the Elder's put that power there."

"No, they didn't we did. Now we're going to use it to take back our real position in the world, as rulers. Have a nice afterlife." Alpha disappeared.

The manor

"How far into the future did Phoebe say this thing was anyways?" Prue asked Piper.

"I don't know. Soon," She answered.

"Okay, well, where is she?"

"In the attic. Probably got side tracked with the Cole potion thingy."

"Okay, what Cole potion?"

"He told her that he only killed because some demon cast a spell on him. How naive is that?" Piper scoffed.

"I thought she was over him?"

"Apparently not."

"Phoebe!" Prue called. "Where is she?"

"Maybe she finished the potion and went after him?" Piper offered.

"Fine then. We'll go after the demon on our own," Prue said simply.

"What if we need the Power of Three?"

"We'll deal with that later. If you focus, I'm sure you can blow it to pieces."

"The last demon I blew up, I meant to freeze."

"Come on," Prue grabbed Piper by the wrist with one hand and the keys with another.

Later at the manor, Prue dragged a man in with her. As Piper shut the door, Prue told him, "Look, I know that this all sounds incredible, but it doesn't make it any less true. All right, you're a healer, you do good, now either you have saved too many lives or you're about to save a life that they don't want you to save."

"They?" The man repeated dumbfounded.

"Yeah, demons. Uh, more specifically, Shax. He was The Source's assassin," Prue said rather nonchalantly.

"Hold it, I get it. This is a practical joke, right? Do you have a hidden camera here? My second wife put you up to this. Ah, it's just like her." He laughed uneasily.

"O-o-okay, Dr. Griffiths, listen to me, this is anything but..."

"What?" Piper looked at Prue worriedly.

"I don't know I just felt a chill." Suddenly, a tornado appeared knocking Prue and Piper to the floor.

"Dear G-d," Dr. Griffiths exclaimed silently under his breath. Shax threw an energy ball in Dr. Griffiths' direction, but Prue heroically pushed him out of the way.

"No!" She screamed. She picked herself and pushed Dr. Griffiths out of the way. Shax threw an energy ball at Prue sending her flying threw the wall. Piper tried to get up and blow him up, but Shax threw an energy ball at her too. She landed a few feet away from Prue. He turned back to Dr. Griffiths.

Frightened Dr. Griffiths inched away from him. "What are you?"

"The end," Shax answered throwing one last energy ball. Dr. Griffiths crashed through the window landing on the ground outside. Shax surveyed his work in pride then turned to wind slamming the front door shut behind him. Shards from the window fell loudly to the floor.

Alpha and Beta appeared soon afterward. "Are you ready?" She smiled greedily. He nodded opening the door.

A/n: So what did you think? Should I continue writing the sequel? Or was the original ending better and should I just leave it there? I will write a thank you chapter and post it next week so please do review. :)