CHAPTER TWELVE TAKEN
Astrid and Jamie had been seeing each other for over a month now despite Cole's dislike to Jamie. Cole, Warren and Astrid were at the penthouse getting breakfast.
Astrid: I don't know why you don't like him he's a good guy... (Astrid rolls her eyes)
Cole: Yeah well, you never know
Astrid: Trust me I know him, I mean he's an angel!
Cole: Yeah and your not, your a demon. Do you think the elders are really going to let you do that? Date an angel?
Astrid: Well that didn't stop you and Phoebe!
Warren: That didn't work out for them,
(Meanwhile Prudence, Melinda and Peter were chasing a demon in a car)
Prue II: What kind of a demon drives cars!
Peter: If we get caught, we are so busted and where is Parker when we need her
Prue II: She's always at magic school these days or down in the underworld.
Melinda: WATCH OUT! (A lorry is coming the other way, Melinda uses her telekinesis power to move the car they were in it swings to the side and explodes they roll out onto the pavement in front of Andy and Daryl)
Andy: What the hell were you three doing?
Peter: Trying to chase a demon!
Prue II: And we lost him, great.
Daryl: A demon that drives a car, that's a new one normally they shimmer.
Prue II: Well he didn't and we were trying to get him he keeps stealing cars, or something...
Melinda: And they keep perfectly repapering in perfect condition
Andy: Well if we catch you do that again were gonna have to arrest you, neither of you three have licences
(Prue II sees a man dressed in all black she recognises him from the book off shadows she taps Peter on the arm and he see's him two Melinda turns around but doesn't see anything)
Melinda: What?
Prue II: Your see that man, didn't you Peter?
(Andy and Daryl look over)
Peter: Yeah I do now I'm concerned...
Melinda: What man?
Prue II: Death...
Andy: As in the angel of death?
Daryl: How'd you know about him?
Andy: I remember stupid. From my own.
Melinda: Maybe we should go home and work on a vanquishing spell.
Prue II: You can't vanquish death but magic school is a better idea.
(Prue II grabbed Melinda's hand and the three of them beamed out leaving death)
(Meanwhile Cole was floating when Phoebe walked into the Penthouse he fell when she came in)
Phoebe: Sorry I didn't mean to, make you do that, I'm looking for Warren?
Cole: Um he's not here, right now maybe at magic school
Phoebe: What are you doing up there anyway?
Cole: It helps me control my powers. (he shrugs)
Phoebe: You were sensing, I could tell.
Cole: If I tell you something you'll promise not to tell anyone about it? Promise please Phoebe? (Phoebe frowns)
Phoebe: I promise
Cole: I have another daughter somewhere.
Phoebe: WHAT!, Wait she isn't mine is she god I don't want five kids at this age!
Cole: No not yours she went missing along time ago, I'm just trying to find her again.
Phoebe: Do you know who took her?
Cole: Probably some demon, she was powerful everybody was after her from her birth.
Phoebe: You could use our scrying stuff.
Cole: She isn't a witch...
Phoebe: But, she's a magical being so just scry for her on that what did you name her?
Cole: Payton. The ps were traditional in your family, if she was going to be good I thought I would carry on the tradition. (Phoebe smiles and then her phone starts to ring)
Phoebe: It's Andy. (Answers the phone) Hey Andy...They did what! Okay I'll call Piper, and Leo... yeah... gotta go... bye...(hangs up) I've gotta go but tell Warren I was looking for him.
SCENE BREAK - At Magic school with Peter, Prue II and Melinda.
Peter: I suggest we don't let uncle Leo see us. (They go into a small room hidden off from the rest of magic school)
Prue II: Yeah well we just saw death Peter, we have bigger things to worry about than getting put on the naughty step.
Melinda: Well Aunt Prue, she saw death, and I know she died and this was way before she died she changed her destiny and you can change yours.
Peter: Summon the angel off destiny?
Melinda: Well its been done before.
Prue II: I wish we could just vanquish it.
(Death then appears, Prue II tries to vanquish it with her telekinesis power. Melinda looks around as she can't see death)
Death: No one can vanquish me
Peter: How can you be at magic school no demons are allowed at magic school
Death: Death is neutral nor good or evil. Just restoring the balance of life and death
Peter: How do you work that one out?
Prue II: Is it really our time to die?! Because we've been at this thing for what a year! not even that...
Death: No but, your father. His soul is destined to be reincarnated tonight this is a special situation.
Peter: What! You can't take our dad! Why does he have to be reincarnated...
Death: he broke the rules, of his kingdom. Did he not tell you?
Prue II: I don't understand mom and dad didn't break any rules! They've been together for years, the elders...
Death: Your father was a member of the cupid council, which means he was a leader and he abandoned them
Peter: Why are you here anyway why don't you just... take him anyway that's how death works anyway
Death: It is an unusual circumstance, you'll see. (Death vanishes.)
Melinda: What happened?
Prue II: Death vanished, again we need to get dad here right now
Peter: We should consult Parker first.
Prue II: Yeah if you could find her... probably still in the underworld.
Melinda: I can get Wyatt or Chris to orb down there, or I can go.
Peter: One of us will go. Just don't tell anyone about this yet.
SCENE BREAK
(Astrid runs into the law firm in which Cole works, being thrown into his desk where he works by a demon everyone screams. Cole quickly freezes the place with his new powers, he had collected and throws an energy ball at the demon)
Cole: What the hell are you doing?!
Astrid: He just came after me what was I supposed to do!
(Warren comes round the corner shortly after) Warren: Did you get him? Whoa what happened in here?
Astrid: Dad got him, and the demon threw me into his desk.
Cole: Well how am I going to explain this now?
Warren: What your desk? That's easy. (He remembers a spell which Phoebe taught him) Let the object of objection become but a dream as I cause the seen to be unseen. (Cole's desk goes back to normal,) They shouldn't remember either now.
Cole: Well go get out off here then.
(Astrid roles her eyes grabs Warren and they shimmer out)
SCENE BREAK - At Phoebe's house as she summoned everyone back
Phoebe: I can't believe you two would do that, I'd expect that of Parker not off you two!
Peter: What were we supposed to do let him get away, and he got away anyway!
Coop: Yeah because the car stopped because you almost killed yourselves! And Melinda...
Prue II: He was attacking everyone in this family...
Phoebe: Then come to me or my sisters! That's what we do, Billie or Christy could have helped you!
Prue II: We can protect our selves that is the reason why we have powers!
Coop: Yeah nothing too dangerous though, your only half witches.
(Parker then beams in all muddy, and ripped clothes)
Coop: What happened to you?
Parker: Some stupid ass warlocks, I nailed it though. teaming up with demons.
Phoebe: By yourself?!
Parker: Actually, I had help... From Warren and Astrid.
Phoebe: Oh great all of my kids are acting like headless chickens. Warren, doesn't even know how to use his powers yet me and Cole agreed, that the lessons with Christy were to stressful for him.
Parker: He told, me Uncle Cole taught him.
Phoebe: That's another person I have to yell at today, for stupidity, look you two (Points at Prue II and Peter) stop driving cars recklessly around sanfransico, even if it is to catch demons. Because Andy and Daryl will arrest you.
Coop: I've gotta go I've got a charge. (He quickly kisses Phoebe and beams off)
Parker: Yeah I've got a demon to vanquish.
Peter: You can help us vanquish this demon first. It could be the same demon, lets look in the book off shadows.
Phoebe: That is the way to do it! Now, I'm off to see Cole. (She orbs out)
Prue II: We don't really need to see the book. Well we do that can wait we have bigger problems.
Parker: What bigger problems, than a demon and a warlock working together could make?!
Prue II: Well me and Peter saw death today. And he's after dad.
Parker: I thought that was a dream. Or hallucination or something.
Peter: I think we should let Uncle Cole know about this.
Parker: When did you start calling him Uncle Cole?
Prue II: When did you start going demon hunting with our half brother?
Peter: Whatever, just should we or not? This dads life and he's his brother.
Parker: Maybe we should call the angel off destiny, it could change his
Peter: You can't change destiny, Parker.
Parker: What are we supposed to do, Cole isn't that powerful...
Prue II: She's right let's do it.
(Meanwhile Phoebe had orbed into Cole's apartment.)
Cole: Phoebe! Not used to you doing that...
Phoebe: You taught Warren, about his powers, I thought we were going to wait for things to calm down first Cole!
Cole: And then he wouldn't had have anything to protect himself with! He was fine with it...
Phoebe: Yeah but what if he became an evil witch, we only just vanquished his demon side!
Cole: I knew he wouldn't have Phoebe. I taught him about control.
Phoebe: Because that works well for you doesn't it?
Cole: Okay true... but him and Astrid were battling demons and warlocks today so it was for a good cause in the end wasn't it!
(Phoebe sighs and Orbs out)
SCENE BREAK - At Phoebe's appartment, Astrid, Warren, Prue II, Parker, and Peter had come together to summon the angel off destiny.
Destiny: How dare you summon me! (A man in a white cape)
Parker: Your different from the ones in the books of shadows...
Destiny: There are many destiny's and there are many angels.
Prue II: We need your help.
Astrid: Yeah that's not the way to go about it (she generates an energy ball, and aims for the angel)
Prue II: You can tell your half demon! If you do that again, I will vanquish you.
Warren: I'd like to see you try.
Peter: Were much more powerful than you guys any day.
Astrid: Our father was indestructible wanna put a bet on that? Your half cupid...
Prue II: Your father was incompetent, and predictable couldn't control himself, our mom vanquished his sorry ass dozens of times, and I bet if any of you step out of line again like Warren, she'd do it again.
Astrid: And yet dad is still here.
Peter: I'm sorry after how long?
(Astrid throws an energy ball at Peter, who goes flying across the room into the wall. Prue II steps in and freezes time, Parker uses her Crykonisis power and raises her hand and goes to freeze Astrid's blood supply. When Warren steps in projects his own energy ball from Astrid's power and throws down Parker and Prue II. The Angel stands there shaking her head.)
Destiny: ENOUGH! I think we need some authority, (he then raises both hands and Cole is summoned.)
Cole: What the?
Destiny: These children, are using there own powers against each other... rather than what the real intentions are (Cole raises an eyebrow towards his children)
Astrid: Well technically, dad they started it
Prue II: We were defending our selves! you threw an energy ball at Peter!
Cole: Is that true?... ... Astrid is that true?
Astrid: She was saying bad stuff about us, so I got mad...
Parker: Even before that you were going to throw an energy ball at the angel.
Cole: We'll deal with this later, why have you summoned the angel of destiny?
Peter: Its our dad, we saw the angel off death today and he said that, he was going to die. Short version. We wanted to change his destiny
Cole: What? Coop?
Prue II: No our secret dad, is you of course we mean Coop and now we're freaking out he broke some stupid rule or something and now his soul has to be reincarnated.
Cole: Right, We need to talk to Coop,
Parker: NOO! Then mom, might sense it.
Cole: Yeah and then we can do something about it.
Warren: I think its the best option.
Destiny: You can't change his destiny. You don't have control over it.
Parker: I'm not losing my dad.
Destiny: The only way around this, is for you to go up to where, your father is from and you off course and change what is going to happen. (She vanishes.)
Peter: Where are Cupids from?
Cole: Another planet. the planet of love, planet of the cupids whatever you want to call it that's where they originate from.
Parker: Interesting, Dad!
(Coop comes down) Coop: What?!...(Looks around) Why are you all together? Cole what are you doing here...
Cole: I was summoned by the angel of destiny.
Coop: I'm confused (Prue II goes hits Coop) What was that for.
Prue II: You broke some stupid rule and now, your soul is going to be reincarnated, when you go back to your stupid planet. And that is why each one of us saw death today...
Coop: All of you?
Peter: No dad, me, Parker and Prue.
Astrid: Whatever we've gotta figure out a way to stop this,
Prue II: Without energy balls.
(A gasp of sudden toxic smoke with such force it threw everyone in different directions of the room, three men in white and pink, capes were in the centre of the room. Coop looked worried.)
Astrid: Now can I throw an energy ball?
Cole: NO! stop, don't they'll kill you.
Astrid: They're Cupids!
(One of them with such force, erupts a bolt of pink lightening from there hands and threw her once again across the room, Cole throws an energy ball in retaliation)
Coop: COLE! do you want to die to?! I'm sorry sir, they're demons they do not understand.
Cupid: Why aren't they vanquished?
Coop: Believe me we've tried. (Cole looks over at Coop, and him and Warren go to Astrid)
Warren: She needs a whitelighter.
Cupid: You are found guilty of abandoning your duties to serve the leadership council of the cupids, and now you have to return to await your punishment, do you object... Fellow Cupid?
Parker: Yeah I do he's my - (Cole near by her places a hand around her mouth stopping her from finishing her sentence. Parker pushes her elbow into his stomach and moves away getting the message.
Cupid: You will be stripped of your powers and taken back to our planet, awaiting your sentencing.
(One of them grabs Coops hand and they all vanish leaving the other six)
Cole: That is just fantastic...