Keep Family Close, Demons Closer
Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Cole all sat down and waited for Leo to return.
"I should make us something to eat," said Piper standing up.
"Hunny it's the middle of the night no one's gonna want food," said Prue holding her arm.
"You're right," said Piper sitting down, "it's just that I'm worried, Leo has been gone a while."
"Call him," suggested Phoebe heading to the phone.
"Um Phoebe, why don't you just call his name?" suggested Cole.
"Who asked you?" said Prue.
"What do you mean? asked Phoebe interested in what Cole was saying.
"Just call his name, a whitelighter can hear their charges if you just call his or her name," said Cole, "you try it."
"Ok, Leo!" shouted Phoebe.
With that Leo orbed into the living room.
"What?" asked Leo.
"See," said Cole smiling.
"You're saying you heard that?" asked Piper.
"Yeah, I'm sorry I forget to tell you how to get hold of me," said Leo.
"Anyway what did you find out?" asked Prue.
"Well what Cole has said is true Rex and Hannah are in fact warlocks who want your powers."
"Great so we have to vanquish my bosses," said Prue putting her face in her hands.
"Well maybe Cole could help us vanquish them, that way it wont get back to you," said Phoebe looking at Prue.
"What work with demon boy, no way," said Prue shaking her head.
"Prue they will kill us if we don't vanquish them, they will keep sending demons after us, stronger than Belthezor." said Piper pointing at Cole.
"She's right Prue," said Phoebe.
"I don't see why we have to work with him," said Prue pointing at Cole.
"Hey, can we stop with the pointing please? asked Cole looking at the sisters.
"Who told you, you could speak," said Prue shooting a sharp look at Cole, with that he flew across the room and landed in the hallway.
"Cole!" shouted Phoebe running to Cole's side.
"Prue, we need to talk," said Piper taking her sisters arm and taking her into the kitchen.
"Phoebe, in here now!" yelled Piper from the kitchen.
Phoebe came into the kitchen and stood with her hands on her hips.
"Why did you do that?" yelled Phoebe.
"I didn't mean to, you know our powers are linked to our emotions and I was mad," said Prue.
"Look Prue I know this is hard but he could help us," said Piper.
"Fine," said Prue looking away, "but why can't we do it alone, like we always do." Prue looked back at her sisters.
"Maybe if we give him this chance to do something good, he'll be good," said Phoebe lowering her voice.
"Prue?" asked Piper looking at her sister.
"Ok, but I'm keeping my eye on him," said Prue. Phoebe and Piper hugged their sister, they knew how hard it was for Prue to accept Cole's help after all she had practically raised her sisters and protected them from everything. The girls walked back into the living room.
"OK, so what do you know about Rex and Hannah?" asked Prue sitting on the sofa and looking at Cole.
Piper and Phoebe looked at each other and smiled.
"Ok, here's what I know," said Cole, "they work together never apart and when you fight them you have to be ready and go in with a plan, they're very smart."
"Ok, so we will look in the Book of Shadows for a vanquish," said Prue looking at Piper and Phoebe.
"Prue we've already looked through the book there's nothing," said Phoebe.
"Right so we make a potion," said Prue looking at Piper.
"On it," said Piper walking into the kitchen.
"And Phoebe can you write the spell?"
"Yeah," said Phoebe taking a pen and a piece of paper.
Leo helped Piper in the kitchen to make the potion and Cole helped Phoebe write the spell in the dining room.
Prue sat on the sofa and looked at the ceiling.
"If something goes wrong just protect Piper and Phoebe." Prue put her face in her hands and sat motionless on the sofa.
"Prue, the potion is ready," said Piper walking in from the kitchen with Leo.
"Great," said Prue taking her face out of her hands.
"What's up hunny?" asked Piper placing the potion vial on the coffee table and sitting down next to her sister.
"Leo could you keep Phoebe and Cole in the dining room?" asked Prue.
"Sure," said Leo walking into the dining room.
"So what's up Prue?" asked Piper.
"It's just that I don't trust Cole, and I know you guys do but I can't," said Prue shaking her head.
"Look Prue I understand how you feel, but Phoebe trusts him and maybe it could be useful having a demon on our side," said Piper hugging her sister.
"Hey we got the spell ready," said Phoebe walking in from the dining room with Cole and Leo.
"Great, so lets go vanquish them," said Prue walking out to the door and getting her coat. Piper and Phoebe followed and got their coats.
"Piper we should take your car," said Prue picking up Piper's keys and giving them to her.
Ok, Cole can you grab the potion vial?" asked Piper looking at him.
"Sure." Cole went over to the coffee table and picked it up.
All five of them walked out of the front door and got into Piper's car. Piper and Prue were in the front and Phoebe, Cole and Leo in the back. Piper drove to Bucklands and they all walked through the doors.
"Um, excuse me you cant just walk in," said the lady sitting at the reception desk.
"Watch us," said Piper throwing her hands in the air. Everyone froze.
"Hey Leo, you didn't freeze," said Phoebe.
"Oh yeah I only really freeze if it's directed at me," said Leo.
"Well someone froze," said Piper looking at Cole.
"Leave him," said Prue heading towards the lifts.
"Piper unfreeze him," said Phoebe.
"What if I unfreeze everyone else or worse blow him up," said Piper.
Leo walked over to Cole and gave him a little push.
"Well that's another way to unfreeze someone," said Phoebe taking Cole's hand.
"Come on Prue might be in trouble," said Piper rushing to the lift with the others close behind her.
One the four of them had reached the lift and the doors had closed everyone in the lobby unfroze. Prue had already reached Rex and Hannah's office. She flicked her hand and the door flew open.
"We were wondering when you'd arrive," said Rex sitting at his desk with Hannah standing beside him.
"You son of a bitch!" yelled Prue, " you never wanted me to do this job you just wanted to know if I were a Charmed One so you could kill me and my sister's!"
"Well yeah I guess."
"Well what are you waiting for come and kill me."
"No no your sisters aren't here yet," said Rex standing up.
"You leave them out of it!"
"Prue are you ok?" asked Piper running and stopping in the doorway.
"I'm fine Piper, get out of here!"
"No way, we do this together."
With that Rex raised his hand and Piper flew across the room she hit her head on the wall, and fell to the floor motionless.
"Piper!" Leo ran towards her but before he could reach her Rex held up his hand and he flew to the other side of the room.
"Prue!"
Prue waved her hand and Hannah flew across the room but before she hit anything she shape shifted into a bird and flew back over to Rex, she then transformed back into Hannah. Rex lifted his hand again and this time Phoebe went flying across the room she hit her head and landed next to Piper unconscious.
"Phoebe!"
Prue had, had enough she flicked one hand in the air and then the other Rex and Hannah both flew to opposite sides of the room.
"Nicely done," said Cole looking at Prue.
"Thanks, now throw the potion," said Prue.
Cole threw the potion on Rex and not Hannah.
"Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend they will to the power of three, eye of earth evil and accursed," said Prue looking at Rex, he burst into flames and exploded. Prue went to say another spell to vanquish Hannah.
"No please let me," said Cole looking from Prue to Hannah. Cole lifted up his right hand and an energy ball formed. He threw it at Hannah and she exploded in the very spot where she stood.
"Piper, Phoebe," said Prue rushing over to her sisters.
"Oh god their pulses are weak, Leo!" yelled Prue crying.
Cole hugged Phoebe and was crying he'd finally found a reason to be good and now he was losing her.
"You must really like my baby sister," said Prue holding Piper and wiping a tear from her cheek.
"Yeah I do really like her Prue, she's the reason that I'm good and now I'm losing her," said Cole hugging Phoebe tighter.
"Well you haven't lost me yet," said Phoebe coming to and looking up at Cole.
"Phoebe you're ok," said Prue looking at her sister.
"Yeah, Cole did you mean what you said?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course I did," said Cole, "you need to be with Piper."
Phoebe went over and sat with Prue hugging Piper.
"Don't leave us Piper," said Prue looking at Phoebe and then at Piper.
"Yeah Piper don't leave us, I mean who is going to cook us fantastic meals and stop our fights," said Phoebe trying not to laugh.
Cole stood up and walked over to Leo and helped him up.
"Oh my god Piper!" yelled Leo running over to Piper's unconscious body.
He placed his hands over her body and a bright yellow light appeared.
"It's about time," said Piper as she woke and sat up.
They left the office and went back out to Piper's car, Prue drove home and they all sat on the sofa.
"Maybe I should make us some lunch," said Piper.
"No we all need our rest," said Prue.
"Then what are we going to eat?"
"We'll order pizza," said Phoebe going to get the phone.
They ordered in their dinner and sat down and watched TV.
"Piper I need to talk to you," said Leo.
"Ok," said Piper, "shoot."
"Piper, when I saw you today and I thought I was going to lose you it made me think about things, Piper I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, will you marry me?" asked Leo bending down on one knee.