"You betrayed us," Michael said to Peter.
"Did you really think I was buying that 'everyone deserves a second chance' bull you've been feeding me?" Peter asked. "You weren't there. You didn't see the look in my mothers' eyes as she prayed for Cole to return. I swore to her on her deathbed that he would pay for what he did. Now, I've made good on that vow."
"And now I will finish what I started all those months ago," said the Source. "I thought you were finished when I killed your sister. Then this one," he looked at Paige, "appeared, restoring the Power of Three. Your meddling has cost me. Now you're going to pay for that meddling."
"Callan," Michael said, looking at the demon. "I should have known you'd side with him. You always did covet my position."
"And now I shall have it," Callan said, taking out the vial Peter had given him. "I'm surprised I didn't think of it before. A little Dark Lighter poison and I ascend to your position. But then, you were always so powerful who would have though something as simple as Dark Lighter poison could vanquish you?"
Callan threw the vial at Michael. It struck Michael in the chest and shattered covering the warrior White Lighter in the liquid. Michael fell to the ground in pain, gasping for air. Callan stepped up to him and towered over him.
"Now," said Callan, "it's time to put an end to you forever."
Pipers' hands suddenly came up as she tapped into her explosive power. Before she could use her power the Source cast a fireball striking Piper a direct hit. Piper was thrown back by the force of the attack, falling over the back of the sofa. She lay on the floor unmoving.
Paige called to the poker in the fireplace and redirected it at the Source. But the poker never reached its' target. As it came within reach the Source simply reached out and slapped it away. As he did, two of the demons behind him cast energy balls at Paige, hitting her at the same time. Paige fell backwards, dazed but still conscious.
Two of the other demons shimmered and appeared next to Phoebe. But instead of attacking they grabbed her and held her firm. She struggled against them but their demonic strength was too great.
"Don't harm her," said the Source. "She has no active power and presents no threat to us. Gag and bind her so she can't call for her White Lighter or cast any spells. We will take her back to the underworld where this time I will strip the line of Melinda Warren of its' power. Only this time I will make sure it is really the witch and not a White Lighter in glamour form."
Callan smiled at Michael as the White Lighter struggled against the Dark Lighter poison. Callan formed an energy ball and stood holding it for a moment.
"Normally," said Callan, "this would never be enough to vanquish you. But with the Dark Lighter poison in your system as it is now you are weakened. Rest assured I shall rule your domain for a long time to come. And the entire underworld will know of your betrayal to the Source."
Callan cast the energy ball and it engulfed Michael. Michael struggled for several moments against the magic of the weapon and then fell still. He lay unmoving on the floor. The demons holding Phoebe gagged her and bound her hands behind her back. As they all looked on Paige stood up, still groggy from the attacks on her.
"It appears your sister is dead," said the Source, looking at the unmoving body of Piper on the floor. "It's time you joined her. The Power of Three is gone forever. And soon the magic of Melinda Warrens' line will be gone as well."
He nodded to the two demons that had attacked Paige before. In unison they both cast energy balls that again struck Paige. She was knocked back against the wall and slumped to the floor. She lay on the floor unmoving. Peter moved over and checked the bodies of Cole, Piper, Michael, and Paige.
"They're dead," he said. "That seemed almost too easy."
"Because of you," said the Source. "They had no time to prepare for our attacks. And as we told Callan, they are still humans. They were not able to withstand the attacks as a demon might have."
"Just remember our deal," said Peter. "I've lived up to my part of the bargain."
"Oh, you'll get what's coming to you," said the Source. "Really, did you think I would really make you second in the underworld? A boy who's more human than demon. You betrayed your own kind. Do you think I'd honestly trust you after that?"
"Actually, no, I didn't," said Peter smiling. "But you trusted me enough to get you here. That's all we needed."
"What are you talking about?" Callan asked.
Suddenly a fireball struck Callan from behind incinerating the demon where he stood. As the fireball struck, Brotherhood demons suddenly shimmered into the living room. Taken by surprise the demons that had come with the Source were quickly vanquished by the more powerful Brotherhood demons. Seeing his advantage suddenly turned on him, the Source attempted to shimmer out of the manor.
"It's not going to work," said a voice from the top of the stairs. "We put an enchantment on the manor. You can shimmer in but you can't shimmer out."
The Source gasped in astonishment. Piper, Paige, and Phoebe stood at the top of the stairs. Phoebe snapped her fingers and the Piper, Paige, and Phoebe in the living room suddenly changed form. As they did, the forms of Cole and Michael also changed. They all stood up facing the Source. Baldasor, who had appeared as Michael looked at the Source.
"You should have brought a Vision demon with you," said Baldasor. "Now, it's too late."
"Paige," said Piper.
"Crystals," Paige said calling for the crystals in the attic.
As they orbed to her she redirected them to form the prison around the Source as they had done once before. The crystals orbed into place forming the magical prison that would hold the Source captive. As soon as the prison was formed, the sisters began to incant the spell that would vanquish the Source forever.
"Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda, Astrid, Helena, Laura and Grace, Halliwell witches stand strong beside us, remove this evil from this time and place."
The Source struggled against the power of the spell. It enveloped him as it had before. Suddenly the Source exploded into a thousand shards that evaporated away into nothingness.
"That's that," said Piper.
"You sure he won't inhabit anyone else?" Phoebe asked.
"Yes," said Michael coming out of the upstairs, Leo close behind. "The Seer wasn't here to use that magic to allow him to possess anyone else. The Source is gone forever. Looks like everyone did their part nicely. It worked without a hitch."
"It's not over yet," said Leo. "The Source is vanquished but there's still the matter of the pages from the Tome of the Ancients to deal with. You think they'll have any luck getting them."
"I hope so," said Phoebe. "I don't like Cole in the underworld especially without his powers. He has no way to defend himself against any demons down there."
"Don't worry," said Baldasor. "Kempac and Nelsar will protect him. They'll return him to you safe and sound."
"If they can get the pages and get out without being discovered," said Michael. "The Seer is still around. If she had a vision they could be in trouble. I just wish I could be there to help them. But it's much too risky. We'll have to rely on Kempac and Nelsar to see that everything goes as planned."
"Trusting demons to protect Cole?" Phoebe asked. "Not exactly a comforting thought."
"They protect a brother," said Baldasor. "As we always say, once a brother, always a brother. He will be safe. Trust me on that."
"I don't have much choice," said Phoebe. "But I still don't have to like it."