Phoebe opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. She slowly sat up and took in her surroundings. She realized she was back to the manor. She felt strange, different, lighter.
"Cole? Piper?" Phoebe yelled as everything that happened came back to her, but no one answered.
The light in the manor was a weird shade of blue. Phoebe couldn't understand what was happening and how she came back. Her clothes were dry, as if nothing had happened. One would think that Cole would be on her side the whole time. Did something happen to him? Phoebe shook that thought off and headed to the kitchen.
"Paige?" Phoebe said, but the kitchen was empty.
She climbed up the stairs and checked the bedrooms. Then headed up to the attic. She opened the attic door. The room was dark and there was only a little light coming in from the crack of the window. She distinguished a tall figure, but couldn't tell who it was.
"Leo?" Phoebe asked desperately.
The figure kept staring at the Book of Shadows.
"Who are you?" Phoebe asked ready to fight.
"Phoebe." The figure said.
Phoebe felt like time had stopped. The room was so silent, she could hear her heart beating fast.
"Don't be scared."
"What..."
"It's me." The man turned around.
"Cupid?" Phoebe asked surprised taking in his appearance.
"Yes. It's me." He smiled at her.
"What... What are you doing here? What is this? What is happening?"
"Calm down." Cupid said as he approached her.
"I can't calm down!" Phoebe yelled, "Where is Cole?"
"I'm going to explain everything to you, but we don't have a lot of time, so you need to listen to me."
"I haven't seen you in three years. Why are you back now? What is so important you have to tell me?"
"You'd better sit down, sweetie." Cupid smiled to her.
"No, I don't have to sit down. Just cut to the chase." Phoebe said decisively.
"Ok, then... Phoebe, you are dying." Cupid said looking at her.
"What? That's ridiculous. I'm not dying." Phoebe chuckled.
"Phoebe, this is serious. I am serious." Cupid told her.
"No, this can't be happening." Phoebe panicked.
"We need to hurry. I know this is big, but you have to make a decision and fast."
"A decision? Why are you here? Who sent you?" Phoebe asked.
"The Elders sent me. They thought a familiar face would make you feel more comfortable."
"Well, then why not send my sister?" Phoebe asked.
"Because... You can't get emotional right now. I mean, even more. Right now you have to think for yourself." Cupid said.
"Even when I'm dying, I can't see Prue. Great. Gotta love that." Phoebe said sarcastically.
"The point is that you can get out of here. You can save yourself and your baby." Cupid looked at her and her stomach.
"What is here?" Phoebe asked, touching her stomach protectively.
"This is limbo. You are between life and death, but you can get out of here, Phoebe. This isn't really the manor."
"How?" Phoebe asked.
"The Elders need you to give birth to your child."
"What? What do the Elders have to do with my unborn baby?" Phoebe asked confused.
"They were never content with you marrying a demon..."
"I didn't know he was a demon at the time. Maybe they should have tipped me off, don't you think?" Phoebe was mad.
"They didn't know, Phoebe. Even now, they are against your relationship with Cole."
"Did they do this to me?" Phoebe asked steamed up.
"No, of course not, but they have foreseen that your and Cole's baby will be a source of great magic. They haven't seen anything like it in centuries. They need your baby's magic, Phoebe."
"Screw the Elders and their visions. Screw the magic. I can't believe this."
"Phoebe, stop."
"I don't care if they can hear me or not. This is not right. What they are doing..."
"Phoebe, the Elders aren't doing anything. You were driving and fell into the port. You lost your senses and almost drowned."
"I don't... I don't understand how that happened."
"The point is the Elders want to save you or..."
"Or what?" Phoebe swallowed hard.
"Or bring back... your son."
"My son?" Phoebe asked breathing hard.
"Phoebe, it's either you and your current baby or your son."
"I thought that was The Source and The Seer's..."
"No, it was all you and Cole. The only thing they did was lure you and Cole into evil and turn the baby, too, from the womb." Cupid revealed.
"I can't believe this. I let her take my baby. I..."
"Phoebe!" Cupid ran to her, "This is not the time to lose it." He grabbed her hand and caressed her cheek with the other one.
"Why?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why do they want to bring back my son? Why couldn't they do this before all this?" Phoebe asked.
"Because you almost dying wasn't meant to happen. It's not your time yet, but your soul and your baby's could be exchanged with your son."
"Isn't this baby powerful enough for them?"
"Your firstborn would have been even more powerful." Cupid told her.
Tears fell from her eyes. She didn't know what to do. All she could think was that she let her baby die and now she did the same with this one. She didn't understand why and how she fell into the water and caused all of this. Then, she thought of Cole. He would be mad at her forever, if she chose her son over her own life and their new baby's. He didn't even know she was pregnant.
"This would destroy Cole." Phoebe whispered.
"Phoebe, you have to make this choice for you. No one else."
"Really? There I thought the Elders would ask you to persuade me to choose my firstborn that by the way, I never got to give birth to." Phoebe said sadly.
Cupid looked down.
"So, they did." Phoebe laughed bitterly, "My firstborn would be so powerful, they don't even care about the Power of 3 anymore?" Phoebe asked.
"Phoebe, I don't want you to die." Cupid told her.
"I don't even care about me at this point. Can't I just save both of my babies? Why make me choose? How can the Elders be so heartless, forcing a mother-to-be choose between her children? How more selfish and disgusting can they get?" She yelled at him. "Huh? You are sending a Cupid to me? Really? You don't even have the balls to face me and tell me all this yourselves?" Phoebe screamed at the ceiling.
"Phoebe, calm down." Cupid grabbed her hands and shook her.
"Let go of me." Phoebe pulled away.
She tried to get herself together. She turned around and focused on her breathing. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make herself believe what was happening. She wished it was a dream, a really sick and twisted dream. She closed her eyes and saw Cole smiling to her. How could she ever do this to him? She could still remember his reaction to when she told him she was pregnant. His image was imprinted in her head forever. He was so happy and excited and she knew he would be the same way with their current baby, too. If she chose herself and their new baby, he would be upset for not trying to get their son back. On the other hand, if she chose their son, he would hate her. She knew how much Cole loved her. and he'd rather die than let anything happen to her. She was afraid he would even worse... hate their son for losing her.
"How much time do I have?" Phoebe asked calmer.
"You have to decide now, Phoebe." Cupid told her.
"Can I talk to Cole?" Phoebe asked.
"No, once you wake up, the Elders can't bring you back here." Cupid told her.
Phoebe didn't answer, she just kept looking in front of her.
"Phoebe..."
She turned around with red eyes.
"I made my decision."
guys! guys! guys! What is happening? This is crazy. I got the idea today out of the blue. Tell me what you think of it and what you think Phoebe decides!
