Chapter Summaries:

Chapter One: The Demon's Back In Town - Cole announces to Paige that he has made his return and begins his attack on the Charmed Ones and their family.
Chapter Two: Pandora's Box - The attacks by Cole let up, but just by a little- and the entire family finds out about Cole's return. Everett consoles his mother and tells her that he knows her secret. The family also learns about Phoebe's daughter, Pandora, who Cole approaches for the first time.
Chapter Three: A Little Less Hocus Pocus, A Little More Witches of Eastwick - Adelie refuses to talk to Cole because of the premonition she had. Adelie ventures to the Manor to warn Everett, but in doing so, she gets more than she bargained for. While Peyton, Mel, and Perry hold down the fort while demons attack, and Everett and Paris try to find their half-sister, The Charmed Ones confront their old foe.
Chapter Four: Daughter to Father - Everett and Paris approach their half-sister and convince her to trust them. Mel and Peyton are summoned to follow in Leo and Paige's foosteps. Phoebe finally meets her long lost daughter, who is also kidnapped by her father.

Chapter Summaries will be done every five chapters. Oh, and sorry for the short chapter ahead. Merely a transition chapter.

Wicked Game
Summary: AU. When Cole is back in town and after the sisters again, Phoebe is forced to reveal a secret that she never meant to keep.

Chapter Five: Until The Day You Die

A strange heat sifted through the Underworld, as it always had done. It seemed to penetrate everything- mind, body, soul. Something lurked in the atmosphere, something all-knowing, all-seeing. Some said it was some sort of demon- a prying demon, who liked to know everything about everyone. But the upper-levels of demons, warlocks, and other evil beings knew better. The Source was what lingered in the air. The fear that at any moment, you might be summoned into His presence, kept all of the underlings on their toes.

A fire ring spun around the barriers of the cavern, increasing and decreasing in intensity as Cole's temperament changed. The flames were high now; his failure to bring his daughter over into darkness had caused a cloud of doubt to hover over his legions of minions. But they would obey his orders, they had to. Unless death was desirable to them.

"Luco."

In a bright flash of light, a demon appeared before Cole. His hair, white as the light he appeared with, was highly contrasted by his pure black eyes; his bare torso showed his muscular build.

The demon bowed. "Yes, sire?"

"My plans have failed. Phoebe and her sisters got to Pandora before I expected them to."

"So the rumors are true, my liege?"

"Your rumors are but words among wastes of space." The ring flames flared up even higher, then died down a bit. "You are to attack the Charmed Ones in their home."

"But sire, that is a suicide mission. The Charmed Ones are not the only ones with great power in that house."

"You are right, Luco. But you are serving as a messenger, nothing more. I expect you to fail- as I'd expect any other demon that I'd send. This is all-out war, Luco. Make sure they know that."

"Of course, master."

Luco stood and began to disappear. Cole stopped him with a wave of his hand. Oh, and Luco," he said, "Go after Piper's youngest first. He's the most vulnerable."

Luco nodded and disappeared.

- - - -

Perry thrust his arms forward, palms extended. The vase froze in midair and he cursed, running his hand through his dark hair. He walked over to the frozen vase, which had been only slightly above his head, thanks to his aunt Paige, and took it out of the air.

"I meant to blow it up," he said, turning to his aunt.

"Oh." Paige got up from her seat on the couch and walked over to her nephew. She placed a supportive hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry about it, kiddo. Your mother didn't get her powers quite right until after some time. And besides," she smiled, "you've never let us down in the face of danger." She gave his shoulder a squeeze and left the living room.

"Yeah, but there's a first time for everything," he muttered to himself.

He turned and threw the vase into the air, flicking his wrists quickly. The vase exploded. "Damn it!" he cursed. I meant to freeze it that time, he added in his mind.

Adelie took a sip of her coffee. It slid down her throat, leaving a trail of warmth that quickly faded. Paris and Everett sat around her.

Once she had successfully escaped Cole, she had shimmered back to the Manor to the relief of Phoebe and the rest of her newfound family. Once she had calmed down- she had just thrown a fireball at her biological father who also was the Source of all evil- Phoebe explained her powers to her and how they grew over time.

"Powers don't just grow at random," she had said. "They grow stronger and progress. And since you have premonitions, we have something in common."

One thing that her mother hadn't been able to explain was her demonic powers. Shimmering and fireball conjuration were demonic, after all, and that was half of what Adelie was. She had seen Cole conjure a fireball as well- which meant that Adelie was demon, that some part of her was evil. How could she live with that?

"We need to get to the office," Everett said, folding his copy of the paper up and setting it aside. He took one last drink of his coffee and stood up.

"Are you sure you're all right to go to work?" Paris asked. "I'm sure Everett could cover for you."

Adelie stood up and put on her coat, which she had hanging on the back of her chair. "I'm fine, really. I want to make life as simple as I can anyways."

Everett smiled at Paris as they left together.

"Leo, shouldn't they be back by now?"

Piper walked into the kitchen and immediately poured herself a cup of coffee. Leo wasn't far behind her. "Their cases are special," he said. "Don't you remember how long Paige was gone? It was a week before we saw her again."

"Yes, but that's been forever ago. You'd think they'd upgrade their system in twenty years."

Leo wrapped his arms around Piper's waist and smiled at her. "Why are you so worried about Mel and Peyton? You know they're in good hands."

The eldest Charmed One sighed. "I know that, and I know that this is a good thing. It's just with Cole being back, missing two members of our family might give him the opportunity that he needs."

Leo looked to the heavens. "They're calling."

"All right."

He planted a light kiss on her forehead before he orbed away.

Perry collapsed on the couch. He was more than frustrated with his powers. Of course, no one else knew what he was going through- Paige was right. Whenever he was faced with a demon, his powers didn't fail him. And, Perry began to think, maybe that was the problem.

Perry looked out the window. It was a beautiful day- the bright blue sky was painted with several harmless clouds here and there. As the witch got lost in his thoughts, a blinding white light filled the living room. Perry brought his arms up over his eyes to shield them from the light, but it barely did anything.

The light died down and Perry slowly brought his arms down. Across the room from him, a white haired, black eyed demon smiled at him. Perry thrust his palms forward and a small explosion hit the demon's chest, but did little to no damage.

The demon pulled his arm back and summoned an energy ball, throwing it at Perry. Perry stood and rolled across the floor. The demon launched energy ball after energy ball, a storm of attacks. Perry flicked his wrists and froze and blew them up- but one got past his powers and hit him in the gut. He flew into the grandfather clock and slumped to the ground.

Hearing the noise, Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Paris ran into the room. "Perry!" yelled Piper

"I've got him," Paige said, orbing to his side. She put her hands over his wound and began to heal him.

Piper flicked her wrists at the demon several times. The blasts, being more powerful than Perry's, sent the demon to his back.

"This is a warning to the Charmed Ones and the Source's daughter," the demon growling, holding his abdomen where Piper's blasts had hit him. "It has become a war now. And He won't stop until you're dead."

The light filled the room again and the demon disappeared.

Perry propped himself up on his elbows. "Did we get him?"

- - - -

The cursor haunted him from the screen, teasing him, picking his brain. But the only thing Everett Halliwell could think about was his half-sister. He had been watching her all morning, going about her work as if nothing had happened in the past two days. As if she wasn't a witch with a Charmed One as a mother and the Source of all evil as a father.

How did she do it? Everett figured that her strength came from somewhere other than her heritage. Growing up and never knowing who your real parents are would change a person, make them stronger than most.

Everett got up from behind his desk and ventured into the bustling open floor of The Bay Mirror. As he left his office, he watched Adelie give a folder to her secretary.

He approached her. "Hey, how you holding up?"

Adelie sighed and smiled. "Oh, it's hell when you miss a day of work. I mean, I've got letters pouring in from everywhere and-"

"I didn't mean with work," he interrupted.

"Oh." Adelie paused and looked at the ground. "I'm dealing. It's the only thing I can do right now." A seemingly never-ending silence came between them. Finally, Adelie smiled again. "Thanks for asking, Everett."

"Any time."

He watched his half-sister go back into her office before going back into his.

- - - -

"Luco. Demon of light. Disorients his foes before attacking." Paige scanned the Book of Shadows entry again for anything useful, and, deciding that there wasn't anything to help them, closed the Book.

"No vanquishing spell or potion. Must mean he's a low-level demon," Paris said.

Phoebe leaned against the arm of the chair Paris was sitting on. "Cole's obviously pissed."

"I would be too if my daughter was taken from me," Piper said. Phoebe looked at her older sister, tears in her eyes. Realizing what she had said, Piper added, "Sorry, Phoebe, I didn't mean it like-"

Paige walked between them. "We need to be prepared. If what Luco said was true, then we have a lot coming at us."

Piper motioned towards her son and niece. "Make some potions, offensive and defensive. Make enough for everyone in the family to have at least two." Perry and Paris nodded and left the attic.

Phoebe stood up. "I'll call Everett, I'll have him and Adelie come home."

"Do you really think that's necessary?" Piper asked.

"If Cole's planning a war against us, then Adelie needs to be somewhere we can protect her. And the Manor is the best place to do that." Phoebe turned away from her sisters and left the attic.

- - - -

"Sure, mom, we'll be home as soon as we can."

Everett hung up the phone and grabbed his coat as he left the office. He knocked on Adelie's door softly and when she nodded for him to enter, he opened the door. "Come on, we need to go to the Manor," he said. "We have a demon on the loose."

- - - -

"How do we know Luco will come back?" Paris asked as she filled the fifth vile up with another potion. "How do we know he just wasn't a messenger?"

Perry filled a vile up with the potion that was boiling in front of him. Paige sat across from him, and Piper beside him, making some potions herself.

"He was a messenger," Piper replied, adding an ingredient to her potion. "But demons don't usually make one-night appearances."

The back door opened and Everett and Adelie came into the kitchen. Phoebe smiled at both of them. "Okay, so who's the demon?" he asked.

Before anyone could reply, Phoebe called out from the living room.

The middle sister lifted into the air and kicked Luco across the face, sending him twirling through the air and landing against the wall. Phoebe landed with a grunt. Luco got up and summoned an energy ball and threw it at her. She held her hand out and channeled his power, sending it into a lamp.

Piper, Paige, Perry, Paris, Everett, and Adelie rushed into the living room. Everett raised his palm and attacked the demon's mind. He clutched his head and fell to his knees. The family looked from Everett to Luco, clearly surprised at the new trick Everett had developed.

The male witch dropped his arm. Luco raised his own and a bright light blinded the family.

"Piper, blow him up!" Paige shouted.

"I can't see anything! I might hit one of you!" she retorted.

Perry scrambled for the potion he had stuck in his pocket; he had made it specially for Luco. He threw it down and the vile broke, releasing a cloud of smoke that smothered the light.

"I still can't see anything, Perry!" Piper shouted.

Oops, the teen thought.

"Smoke!" The cloud of smoke disappeared in orbs and revealed Luco.

Piper raised her palms, but before she could blow Luco up, Adelie threw a fireball at him and vanquished him.