Um, I don't know what to say here so, here are the replies to the reviews for chapter 23.
Price Halliwell: Glad you liked last chapter. I thought it would be a perfect Phoebe moment for her to tell Drake she was pregnant over the storm. Darrius is evil! That damn Elder. :P. Thanks for the review!
Winter blaze: Glad you like the story. Thanks for the review!
BlueOrbs998: Glad you liked chapter 22 and 23. Wow, you think I rock? Thanks, you rock for your awesomeness stories! Don't be sorry about not reviewing last chapter. I'll be waiting patiently for that long review! Thanks for the review!
Fanmania: Glad you liked it. Thanks for the review!
The-Cheese-Fairy: I know you like weddings Laur. :D I actually wrote the Phoebe/Drake scene during that thunderstorm. I was yelling to my brother over the thunder and he couldn't hear me. :P. Darrius is working with the Avatars. Haven't you always disliked Dustin though? Lol. And now you like Dustin again? Well then, that's interesting. Lol. HAHA, I would so love to see you saying "Right on" and your sister bring scared. Thanks for the review!
Melinda Prudence Halliwell: Well, first off I want to ask why you think I am a baster/bitch/hore/hoe. And second I'd like to say that if you are going to disrespect me, then please spell properly! A baster is a cook who bastes roasting meat. A bitch is a female canine animal. A hoe is a tool with a flat blade attached approximately at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, cultivating, and gardening. And finally, the word hore isn't even in the dictionary. If you are reading this, I suggest you get to know someone before you assume things about them.
Phoebe's voice rang throughout the entire Halliwell Manor. Paige, Kyle, Leo, Piper, and the three Pentacles ran up the stairs to the bedroom where Phoebe and Drake were currently in.
"Phoebe, did I hear you right? Did you just tell me I'm going to be a father?" Drake asked his lover. The group of on-lookers could only stare at the scene before them
"Yes," Phoebe said quietly, "is that a good thing?"
"Is it a good thing? Phoebe, it's a great thing! I've always wanted a little girl or boy, especially with you." Drake pulled the empathic witch into a warm hug. When they parted, Paige and Piper went to congratulate their sister while their husbands went to shake Drake's hand.
"Well then, looks like we've got another Halliwell child on the way. Now all we need is Piper to become pregnant and you three will have children around the same time." Vera stated. Everyone in the room chuckled or smiled at the statement the eighteen year old witch said.
"Nice rock Phoebs." commented Piper. The eldest Halliwell sister noticed the engagement ring on her younger sibling's finger.
"Oh," Phoebe realised she and Drake hadn't told them the other good news, "yeah, Drake asked me to marry him. Can you believe it? I, Phoebe Halliwell, am getting married!"
Blue and white orbs appeared in the old warehouse Duncan had been with the Avatars. The orbs formed Dustin, who was followed by black orbs forming Duncan.
"Okay, you know the plan right?" The older Tennor brother asked.
"Yes, I know the plan Dustin. I call the other Avatars, they change me back and we throw the vanquishing potions we got from Jess's apartment. I'm not a little kid anymore." Duncan stated.
"But you'll always be my little brother." Dustin grinned at his Darklighter brother.
"I'm only a year younger than you." Duncan held his hands up, "Okay, lets stop arguing because I want to get this done and over with."
"Alright then, call the Avatars." Duncan nodded and shut his eyes, calling the Collective. Avatar Alpha and Gamma faded in first, followed by thirteen other Avatars.
"Why did you call us…Duncan, why is your brother here?" Alpha asked.
"He's come to help me. Wait, how'd you know he was my brother?" Duncan questioned the lead Avatar.
"We know a lot of things. Now, why did you call us all?" inquired Avatar Gamma.
"I don't want to be an Avatar anymore. Change me back." Duncan snarled.
"If we change you back Jess will die." taunted Alpha.
"No she won't. You tricked Duncan the first time. It was just a shape shifter. Now change my brother back, NOW!" shouted Dustin.
"Well, you figured out our charade. Bravo." Fox clapped slowly. "Unfortunately for you, Duncan, we cannot remove you from the Collective. You are forever an Avatar."
Dustin shook his head, "Change him back or we'll vanquish you."
"I'm sorry you feel that way. We can't remove Duncan from the Collective." Alpha stated.
"NO!" Duncan yelled as he threw two vials at Zulu and Xanga, two other Avatars. "We're not leaving here until I'm no longer an Avatar."
"Well we can't do that if you keep killing all of the Avatars." Gamma barked. The Avatar began to chuckle.
"What are you laughing at Avatar?" Dustin asked.
"The fact that Duncan was a Darklighter, then he has to pretend to be a witch, and now he's an Avatar is quite amusing to me."
Duncan glared at Gamma. "And I find this amusing." With much force, Duncan launched a potion at the Avatar. Gamma took in one last breath of air before collapsing to the hard, cold, wooden floor.
"What have you done?" Alpha screamed. "You have killed one of the strongest members of the Collective! There is no way we can change you now."
"So, you're saying that you can change him is you had more power?" Dustin asked slyly.
"Yes, but you've gotten rid of most of our power. We need three more powerful magical beings." Alpha explained.
"Good, I'll be right back." Dustin said before he orbed out, leaving a group of confused Avatars and Duncan.
Dustin orbed into the Halliwell Manor, right behind Andrew. The Whitelighter dragged Andrew into the hall. The male Pentacle turned around and looked into the new face.
"Um, hi, can I help you with something?" he asked.
"Hi, you're Andrew right? I'm Dustin, Duncan's brother. Anyway, I need you, Vera and Jess to come with me…please." Andrew raised an eyebrow at Dustin before calling for Jess and Vera. The two female Pentacles came running when they heard Andrew call their names.
"Oh god, not you. What do you want Dustin?" Jess enquired about her ex-boyfriend.
"Listen, I need you and Vera and Andrew to come with me and help Duncan."
"What did he do now?" Vera asked sarcastically.
"He was forced to become an Avatar by…the Avatars. He was tricked and we're trying to change him back to being a Darklighter. We need three powerful beings to do that though." Dustin explained rather loudly. It was said just loud enough for everyone in Phoebe and Drake's room to hear. Phoebe was the first to emerge from the room.
"Duncan's a Darklighter? You told us he was a witch!" Phoebe whined.
Jess sighed, "No, Duncan told you he was a witch; I had nothing to do with it. I just went along with the charade because I didn't want you to vanquish him. So if you trust me, then believe me when I say Duncan isn't evil. But right now, I really need to save his ass, as always. Lead the way Dustin." Jess took Vera and Dustin's hands while Vera held Andrew's. The four orbed away from the very stunned face of Phoebe Halliwell.
The Pentacles and Dustin appeared in the warehouse in bright orbs. The building currently held Duncan and ten remaining Avatars.
"Jess, what are you doing here?" Duncan asked, surprised to see her there.
"We've come to save your butt. You Mr. Avatar," Jess motioned to Alpha, "I've got things to do so let's change Duncan back to his regular Darklighter self now, okay? Good."
"Who said we wanted to change Duncan back?" Alpha questioned.
"How about you choose? Change me back, or we kill you?" Duncan stated.
"Hmm, tough choice. I'd go with helping us if I were you." Andrew declared.
The Avatars all looked from one to another before nodding their heads in agreement. Avatar Alpha gave in and also agreed. "Alright, stand there Duncan. Jess, Vera, Andrew, we're going to for a circle around Duncan." He ordered. They did as they were told.
"Now, we are going to hold hands and channel our energy throughout the circle." Fox clarified. The ten beings beyond good and evil and the Pentacles began the process of returning Duncan to being a Darklighter. A large beam of light entered the middle of the circle where Duncan was. The beam pierced through Duncan and moments later, vanished.
"Am I back?" Duncan shakily asked.
"Yes, you are. It's a shame you didn't stay with us. We could have made Utopia. Now we'll have to wait until the next source of powerful good is born to Earth." Alpha said.
"Wait," Dustin called, "Duncan and I have something for all of you." The Whitelighter glanced at his Darklighter sibling. Duncan nodded his head slightly. They reached into their pockets. Two stone like vials then appeared in each of the Tennor brothers' hands.
"I hope the goal of Utopia is never reached." Duncan said. He and Dustin threw the eight potions at the group of Avatars. They instantly fell to the ground the way Avatar Gamma had. Now only Avatar Fox and Alpha remained.
"You said you wouldn't vanquish us!" Fox exclaimed. Dustin dug into the back pockets of his pants and pulled out another potion. He hurled the vial at Fox, who collapsed, dead from the potion. Alpha didn't say anything, all he did was snicker.
"What are you giggling about Alpha?" Vera spat.
"I'm thinking about Duncan and Dustin."
"That's comforting." Duncan and Dustin said at the same time.
"I meant that you two are like one person. You killed eight Avatars at the same time and you even talk in unison." Alpha stopped sniggering.
Duncan had thrown his last potion at the last Avatar standing. Alpha's mouth opened for his last words; "I've found them." the Avatar's voice rang all through the warehouse. It then became silent, no one saying a word. Andrew held Vera close to him and Jess stood between Duncan and Dustin. Although they did not know it, the five magical beings were all thinking the same thing; who had Avatar Alpha found?
Okay, uh…what to say. I don't know what to say. Hope you liked this chapter and next chapter should be up whenever I decide to write it. lol. Until next chapter!
-3ms