Charmed... And Dangerous
Piper knocked on Melinda's bedroom door with Phoebe.
"Hey." Melinda said.
"I like what you've done with the place. It's artistic and sophisticated." Phoebe said.
"It's you." Piper added with a smile.
"Thanks. I should be getting to work. You know this time difference is killing me." Melinda said.
"I don't think any of us thought about that part, huh." Phoebe said.
"Well... wait. I thought we could all have breakfast together. We haven't been able to do that since you've moved in." Piper said.
"Yeah I know. I don't open on Sundays, maybe we can do it then." Melinda said then orbed out.
-v-
Andrea walked into the shop soon after Melinda got there.
"Hey, Melinda! You seem to bounce back quick." Andrea said.
"Yeah, I do." Melinda replied.
"I haven't seen your car in days and you never told me where you stay." Andrea said.
"Right... Well I'm staying with family near by and I walked." Melinda replied feeling bad for having to lie to her best friend.
"Oh... I thought you didn't have family near by." Andrea said.
"Yeah, I've only known them a few months. They're apart of my biological family. I want to talk to you." Melinda said.
"What's up?" Andrea asked.
"You do a lot around here and frankly, these days I only have half the time than I used to have so I need double the help; that being said, I would love it if you would become an equal partner with me." Melinda said.
"Really?" Andrea asked.
"Yes!" Melinda exclaimed.
"I would love to. Thank you so much." Andrea smiled and hugged Melinda.
"I hoped you would say that. I already have the paperwork written up. We're in this together."
Melinda hung with Jim for a while after closing the shop and then orbed home into the living room afterward. Piper, Phoebe, Leo and Cole were gathered together.
"How was your day?" Phoebe asked.
"Good!" Melinda exclaimed.
"We're glad you're here. There's something we want to show you that we feel is long overdue." Piper said.
"What's that?" Melinda was curious.
Piper and Phoebe led Melinda to the attic where they read the spell to bring their mother, Pattie into their presence. Pattie smiled and stepped out of the circle of candles.
"Melinda." Pattie said softly.
"Mom?" Melinda's big brown eyes were wide open. Pattie embraced Melinda into a hug.
"I've waited such a long time to be able to do this." Pattie said.
"It's nice to finally meet you." Melinda smiled.
"... Well, you wouldn't know this but when I died you were only six months old so before I moved on I found you and visited you for a little while. Every since I have moved on I've watched over all of you. Melinda, welcome home. Come here, girls." Pattie said to Piper and Phoebe. They went over and the four of them engaged in a loving hug. "You're all destined for great things."
Pattie soon had to leave.
"This has really been a great day." Happy tears were beginning to form in Melinda's eyes. The sisters engaged in another hug until Phoebe gasped and fell on the floor from a premonition like no other. Piper and Melinda helped her up and led her to the old couch in the attic.
"What did you see?" Piper asked.
"Our demise... We were being vanquished... by the Source." Phoebe replied.
"Great. We can't have one good freaking day." Piper said.
-v-
Sunday morning was a gloomy, rainy day but the Charmed Ones, Leo and Cole gathered around the dining room table for breakfast as they said they would, however, all anyone could hear was forks hitting the plates as they picked up their banana pancakes. All everyone could think about was the attack that they knew was coming, everyone except Cole because he didn't know.
"What's going on?" Cole asked confused by the silence.
"Nothing." Phoebe replied.
"This isn't exactly the family breakfast I pictured." Piper admitted.
"I know there's something." Cole darted his eyes to everyone at the table. "Fine, don't tell me but I'm going to find out." Cole left the manor feeling like he was being babied by his girlfriend now that he was human.
"Why didn't you tell him?" Piper asked.
"I don't want him to die trying to save us like he does in my vision." Phoebe leaves the table with her plate and walks into the kitchen.
"Leo, we're leaving you the manor in case Phoebe's vision comes true." Piper said.
"Don't talk that way. It's not going to happen." Leo refused.
"We don't know that." Piper said.
"Breakfast was delicious, Piper. I'll be back in a little while." Melinda orbed out feeling like she needed to see Andrea, Jim and her mom. After all, judging by what they all chose to wear, tonight seemed to be the night.
Melinda came back a couple hours later and the sisters gathered in the living room with Leo. Cole still hadn't returned.
"Piper has a plan." Phoebe informed.
"According to Phoebe's premonition, the Source will vanquish us in the attic tonight. We need to change that. We've already figured out what spell we need so what if we catch the Source off guard, orb down to the underworld and do the spell when he isn't expecting it." Piper explained.
"It could work." Phoebe agreed.
"I don't like it. It's too dangerous." Leo said.
"It'd be more dangerous, no more like suicide to just wait around for the Source to initiate his well thought out plan. Besides, we're dangerous. That's why he wants us out of the way so bad. We go down, vanquish him and come back. Hopefully, it'll be that simple." Piper said.
"What if it's not?" Leo paced the floor.
"He might kill us anyway." Piper replied.
"Melinda, what do you think?" Phoebe asked.
"I agree... we need to catch him off guard before he catches us." Melinda said.
"I won't be able to hear your calls if something happens." Leo reminded them.
"Orb down when we go." Piper suggested.
The girls got the spell and the crystals. The four of them orbed down to the underworld. Leo kept his distance. All they saw was the Source and felt like they orbed down at the perfect time. They looked at each other as to give a signal and then nodded.
"Crystals, circle!" Melinda commanded her power. The Source turned around after being circled with the crystals and tried to touch them but was shocked.
"Looks like my worthless power comes in handy, huh? Now!" Phoebe exclaimed.
"Prudence, Penelope, Patricia,..." They began the spell. They hadn't even noticed the Seer and... Cole appear in the mist of it. The Charmed Ones finished the spell and the Source exploded, he was finally vanquished.
"We did it." Piper said as Leo walked over to her.
Phoebe looked up and noticed Cole with the Seer.
"Cole! What are you doing here?" Phoebe was confused and not all that happy either.
"Well... you wouldn't tell me what was going on and the Seer seemed to think that I could be of service to the situation but it looks like you all figured out away to change the future and didn't need me after all." Cole said.
"Phoebe, read this inscription with me." The Seer said and Phoebe looked at Cole for assurance.
"Do it. I have the hollow inside of me." Cole said so Phoebe went over and read the inscription with the Seer and the hollow left from Cole's body.
-v-
That night, hours after their biggest accomplishment as witches, vanquishing the Source, the sisters and Leo went to P3.
"I almost can't believe we did it." Melinda said.
"Believe it sister. We vanquished the Source. We're Charmed and we're dangerous." Piper said happily.
"You all don't think there's something we're missing about Cole being in the underworld, do you?" Melinda asked.
"No. Cole's good. He just wanted to help. I don't know what the Seer's agenda was but I thank her anyway." Phoebe said.
"Well... Maybe now there won't be so many demons. Maybe we can live half way normal lives. Maybe we can live out our lives like mom and Prue didn't get to do." Piper said.
"To Prue!" Phoebe held up her glass to toast, everyone else followed and they all took a sip from their glasses.
"Celebrating already?" Cole walked over.
"Hey honey!" Phoebe grinned from ear to ear and then kissed hm.
"Hopefully I can give us something else to celebrate as well." Cole got on one knee. "I didn't get a ring yet but the timing was perfect. Phoebe, will you marry me?"
To everyone's surprise except maybe Piper's because she knows Phoebe so well, Phoebe hesitated before answering.
"...Yes." Phoebe finally said.
Cole hugged Phoebe then his eyes turned to fire and then fully black.
I hope you all enjoyed this Chapter. I really think y'all will like the direction I'm going with this so please keep reading and reviewing. I love reading the reviews.
They won't all seem like just episode rewrites but this was crucial to the story of Charmed. I couldn't leave it out, like it's The Source. But anyway, ENJOY.