UPICK!: Final War ~(Part 10 posted by Aurora Night

[Nite Owl]

Author: Aurora Nightstar

This story is the result of Oddball7's UPick contest, where the readers of this Forum picked their favorite writers and what story they'd like to see written. This first section was written by Aurora Nightstar. Jediya will write the next part and Holly Halliwell will write the third. For more information, see Upick Contest.

This takes place After Witch Wars and instead of Bad Bad World.



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“And the charmed ones were finally vanquished themselves,” the museum tour guide iterated. Those words echoed though Chris’s mind as he recollected the charmed ones bursting into flames and vanishing at the hands of Wyatt’s demonic minions.

Chris woke up drenched in a cold sweat. He could have sworn he saw future Wyatt standing over him. But as Chris’s blurred vision began to focus, Wyatt’s face and body faded away leaving only two dark eyes glaring at him. Those eyes too dissipated into the darkness. For a few moments, Chris was frozen in fear. After regaining his senses, Chris telekinetically turned the lights on. He wondered if the ominous presence he felt were truly his brother or not. Another awful thought occurred to him. What if he goes after mom? He could not get this idea out of his head. Chris orbed to his mother’s side. He watched her sleep peacefully.

As she started to come through, Chris began to orb out. All Piper saw was the orbing. “Leo don’t leave me,” Piper muttered in a half-dazed, almost-desperate tone.

Chris orbed back to his room at P3. “I am sorry mom,” he muttered to himself. He remembered why Piper and Leo broke up in the first place and the part he played in it.


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It had been a year before Wyatt had offered his brother the chance to stay among the living by agreeing never to cross him again, but his thick-headed stubborn bother refused. Wyatt wrote the spell to return to the past, he didn’t need the entry in the book. He followed Chris back to the past, but left his presents unknown.

He took with him two tombs of magic, the book of shadows and the Grimoire. The book of shadows was identical to the original book except for the addition of many new spells and new demons.


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Balthazar was just another demon as far as Wyatt was concerned. Wyatt did his usual show of power and brought Balthazar back demonstrated how easily he could kill him and then brought him back again fully expecting to put the fear of god in him. However Wyatt failed to realize Balthazar was not at all afraid of death, nor did he really feel he had much worth living for.

Wyatt read the notes in his Aunt’s handwriting and decided he had a use a special use for Balthazar after all. He vaguely remembered hearing about his Aunt’s great romance with Cole Turner and that this was in fact him. Wyatt decided Cole needed to rekindle that romance with Phoebe, so he could betray her.

“With the way things were left, there is no way,” Cole started to say. He still had more to say, but Wyatt cut him off.

“While you obviously charmed her once,” Wyatt said, as he snickered at the reference to Cole being ‘good in bed’ and ‘great stamina.’ ”You can do it again.”<br>
“I can’t and I won’t,” Cole said. “You will just have to kill me again.”<br>
“No, you can and you will,” Wyatt demanded.

“You can’t make me do anything,” Cole said.

“You are trying my patients,” Wyatt said.

“Then just kill me,” Cole said. Cole knew if he went to Phoebe again, she would just end up vanquishing him again. Betrayal from the one he still loved would hurt far worse then anything this lunatic could possibly do to him.

Wyatt lit up another energy ball expecting to see some fear. Instead Cole just looked him in the eye and smiled. He held is arms in an open position. “You really don’t want to live?” Wyatt asked.

“Don’t really have anything worth living for,” Cole replied.

“Why did you go after the charmed ones in the first place?” Wyatt asked.

“I was offered something in return,” Cole shot back.

“And what was that,” Wyatt asked curiously.

“My father’s soul,” Cole simply stated.

”I can do you one better.” Wyatt declared.

“But that is already…” Cole said,

“I can resurrect him for you,” Wyatt stated.

“What!!!” exclaimed Cole.

“Oh, now I got your interest,” Wyatt started in again. He put his arm around in him in a very buddy, buddy kinda of way. “Look, I don’t want you to kill Phoebe. I just want you to seduce her again and lead her into a trap. That’s it! Do we have a deal?”<br>
“No,” Cole said. “Look with the way we left things, she will never give me another chance no matter what!”<br>
Wyatt laughed. “Sure she will.” With the wave of the hand, Wyatt changed Cole’s appearance to that of a handsome man about that same age as Phoebe. “Now she will find you hard to resist. Deal?” Cole’s hesitation annoyed Wyatt. “I don’t have all day. I will kill the charmed ones with or without your help.”<br>
Cole thought for moment decided if he played along he could possibly end up saving Phoebe. “Ok, deal, I would like to get revenge on my ex-wife anyway,” Cole lied.

“Now that is more like it,” Wyatt said. Then he resurrected Cole’s father. Cole looked his father in the face. “This is just to remind you why you are doing this.” He locked Cole’s dad in a cage. “He will be released when your mission is over. If you cross me, too bad for your father; you obviously don’t care about your own life, but his you do.”<br>
Cole was dismissed.

[Nite Owl]

Wyatt was reluctant to resurrect the siren. A small part of him feared that she would have power over him. He remembered that her power was based in love. He no longer felt any love in his heart. He had not even been able to muster up enough love to make the healing power work since Chris betrayed him. Wyatt reasoned the siren would be unable to affect him, so he did in fact bring her back too. Normally he would immediately kill the demon right after resurrecting them just to demonstrate his power before bringing them back permanently. Just as Wyatt lit up an energy ball, the siren started her humming. Wyatt brought his hand down and the energy ball went out. Part of him wanted to kiss the siren but he didn’t. He rationalized that he needed her help. She would be the perfect demon to distract Leo while he enacted his revenge against Chris and his family. He certainly couldn’t have Leo healing Chris or the charmed ones. “I have a job for you,” Wyatt stated coldly.

“Anything,” the Siren glanced at him seductively. Wyatt could feel his heart racing.

“I should never have brought you back,” Wyatt blurted out.

“Oh, but I could serve you in so many ways,” the siren put her arms over Wyatt’s shoulders and began humming again.

Wyatt engaged her in slow passionate kiss. Then he pushed her away. “Keep your slutty hands off of me.”<br>
“What is with the Dr. Jekyll and Mr.” the siren began.

“Oh, shut up. I have a job for you,” Wyatt demanded.


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Wyatt had spent the last six months going back and forth between the book of shadows and the Grimoire. He used the Grimoire to resurrect most of the demons mentioned in the book of shadows. He also summoned several demons which the charmed ones had yet to vanquish. Wyatt had amassed quite an army and the time for his revenge was imminent.

Wyatt warned the demons not to harm his brother, but woe to the demon that thought this was a sign of compassion. No, Wyatt wanted to kill Chris personally. He was not about to let any demon take that away!!

[Nite Owl]

Ok, here's my part of this story - and the second of the actual story! Hope you guys like it! I pass the writing baton onto Holly now


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Cole shimmered into an empty car park. He sighed and bent down by the side of a car to inspect his new appearance. Reflected in the glass was a clean-shaven handsome man around his late twenties. He had short light brown hair; but it was a lot thicker than Cole’s real hair; and was about 5ft 10; a good four inches shorter than he was used to. However, his eyes were the same dark blue they always had been.

Cole suddenly heard a gasp of shock from behind him and stood slowly. He turned round to see a young blond haired man; obviously the car park wasn’t as empty as he had first thought.

“What the hell?” the man managed to stutter out, “how did you do that?”<br>
“Umm, look calm down buddy,” Cole replied, trying to stop the man from drawing attention to them, “I just walked here you know.”<br>
The man shook his head, “No I saw you…you just appeared.”<br>
“I think you’re seeing things. Maybe I should just…” As Cole turned to leave the man fumbled for something and pointed it in Cole’s direction.

“No, hands in the air…I’m a cop and you…what ever you are…are under arrest!” the man cried. Cole realised that the man held a gun in his hands and was pointing it with unsteady hands at him.

“You have got to be kidding!”

“Hands where I can see them.”<br>
“You asked for it…”

Cole began to slowly raise his hands and as he did he formed an energy ball and threw it at the cop, hitting him in the chest. Cole stooped down over the cop to check if he was still alive and sighed in relief when he found him still breathing but out cold.
Cole searched the cop and found his wallet and opened it up.

“Sorry about that…Detective Michael Phillips.” He read from the cop’s ID. As he held the ID his brow furrowed in thought and a grin slowly spread across his face.

“Actually Detective Phillips…I think you just helped me out.”<br>
Cole touched the Detective’s shoulder and shimmered out with him, a moment later Cole reappeared on his own. He grinned to himself as he held the wallet; with badge and ID; gun and car keys that bellowed to Detective Phillips. Cole had found out that Phillips was on his way to the police station to check in, as he had just been transferred. Cole’s grin grew, for no-one at the police station knew what Phillips looked like.

He pocketed the wallet and keys and placed the gun in the holster he had found on Phillips. He then headed for the station.

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Chris sat atop the Golden Gate Bridge, the wind blowing his hair over his eyes although he didn’t seem to pay any attention. He couldn’t get the image of Wyatt’s face out of this head, it was really worrying him.

“It can’t have been Wyatt!” Chris muttered out loud, “but then again what if it was?”<br>
He groaned and held his head in his hands, as he did so he failed to notice the familiar blue and white lights appear infront of him as Leo orbed in.

“Hey Chris” Leo said.

Chris’s head snapped up, his eyes went wide with shock and he almost fell backwards off the bridge. He recovered quickly and sent a green-eyed glare his father’s way.

“Jeez Leo, a little warning!” he snapped, rising from where he sat and moved to stand next to his father.

“Sorry,” Leo replied meekly, “what were you thinking about?”<br>
“What makes you think I was thinking?”<br>
“You usually come up here to think or sulk,” Leo replied with a smirk, “and as you haven’t done anything wrong lately, I’m going with the former.”<br>
“I do not sulk!” Chris declared with an indignant look upon his face.

“Chris…”

“It’s nothing important. Just wondering now that Wyatt’s saved what happens now?”<br>
*What if Wyatt’s not saved though?* Chris thought darkly to himself, *What if that really was Wyatt…the Wyatt from my time…and not my imagination?*

“Who knows,” Leo replied, oblivious to Chris’s concerns, “I guess you go back huh?”<br>
“I guess…what if the future hasn’t been changed though?”<br>
“What’s brought this on?”<br>
“Oh nothing…just paranoid I guess,” Chris smiled slightly.

“Everything will be fine…you achieved what you came back to do!” Leo said with utmost certainty.

“Yeah…yeah I did!” Chris replied, trying to shake off the nagging worry eating at his mind.


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Inspector Sheridan walked up to Lieutenant Darryl Morris’s desk and looked at it’s occupant.

“Morris, has Detective Phillips arrived yet?” the Inspector asked, in her clear somewhat spiteful voice.

Darryl sighed and looked up from whatever file he was reading from. He eyed the Inspector with an exhausted expression before replying.

“No…he’s late!” he looked at the clock, the Detective was supposed to have been here about an hour ago but was running rather late and the Chief was not happy about it. “Great first impressions huh?”<br>
Inspector Sheridan just raised an eyebrow in reply.

At that moment a young man with short, thick brown hair and striking blue eyes, dressed in a suit, but missing a tie and the top button on his shirt was undone.
The man walked up to Darryl and the inspector.

“Hi, I’m Michael Phillips,” Cole said, holding his hand out to the women before him.

“You’re late Detective Phillips!” Sheridan snapped, ignoring the hand before her.

Cole took away his hand and grinned gingerly, “Yeah, sorry about that…had trouble parking.”<br>
“Don’t apologise to us,” Darryl said, “you gotta report in,” as he said this he pointed in the direction of the Chief’s office.

“Right,” Cole replied and walked off towards the Chief’s office. Upon knocking he entered and closed the door behind him.

About a half hour later, Cole exited the office with a bemused grin on his face. He’d been in luck, what he had thought was just a position at the station so he could get close to the Halliwells was in fact something that got him even closer to them than he had first thought.

He walked back up to Darryl’s desk, noting that the Inspector with the charming personality had left.

“So…where’d you want me?” Cole grinned before he said the last part, “Part-ner”<br>
Darryl’s head snapped up in confusion, “Partner? I think you’ve got that wrong,” he said, truly astonished with what this Detective had just come out with, “I haven’t had a partner in years!” he snapped out, remembering what had happened to his partner – he would never help those girls again he truly meant that.

“Well now you do,” Cole replied, seating himself on the edge of Darryl’s desk, picking up the file in front of him and began flicking through it.

Darryl leant back in his chair and eyed the Detective with some degree of scepticism. “This must be a mistake…”

“No mistake!” Cole said cheerfully, “we’re partners…partner!

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Here is my next section for the fic, and I had so much fun writing it! I hope everyone enjoys this part, and that you'll take the time to review! I'm sure Aurora will do an excellent job with the next part, and I am looking really forward to reading it. As Jediya would say, I pass the writing baton onto Aurora!
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Phoebe Halliwell rushed down the stairs of the manor, and into the kitchen. She greeted Paige, who was sitting at the table.

Phoebe sat down with her, and then looked at the table. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. “Paige, where is the coffee?!”<br>
Paige looked up from the morning paper, and gave her sister a sheepish smile. “I uh…..I don’t think the coffee machine works anymore.”<br>
“You broke our coffee machine?”<br>
“It’s not my fault. I really tried, it’s just…Piper normally makes the coffee around here. Because she is staying at the magic school, I wasn’t sure what to do.”<br>
Phoebe examined her sister’s face, which contained a genuinely guilty look.

“Okay, I have an idea.” Phoebe digs a twenty out of her purse. “Chris!! Chris, I know you hear me!”<br>
Chris orbs in. “What Aunt Pheebs? It’s 7:30 on a Saturday morning.”<br>
“You’re not busy, are you?”<br>
Chris scans his Aunt’s face quizzically. “Did a demon attack? If you need any help….

Phoebe cuts him off. “Not exactly, but Paige and I do need a favor.”<br>
“What?”<br>
“Can you go to Starbucks, and Get two Cappuccinos?”<br>
Chris stares at his Aunts. “You woke me up this early so I could buy you two coffee? I’m your whitelighter, and I am supposed to be protecting you, not doing your chores.

Paige grins at him. “Well actually, we would have gone ourselves. It’s just we are so out of it without our coffee, that we would have probably hurt ourselves going out. So….in a way, you are protecting us.”<br>
Chris raises his eyebrows at his aunt. “That is a really sorry excu….

Again, Phoebe cuts him off. “There’s a free coffee involved.

Chris waits about 5 seconds, than speaks. “Fine, but you owe me.”<br>
Chris orbs out.
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Underworld

Wyatt is staring at a whirlpool of water that is showing him the events taking place. He grins as he sees Chris orb out for coffee. “Still fixing their petty little problems, little brother? Don’t worry, soon enough that will be the least of your troubles.”<br>Wyatt flips through the future BOS, and finds a page that tweaks his interest. With a flip of his wrist, the vanquished demon appears before him. “Hello, Jeremy. I need a favor.”<br>
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Meanwhile at the manor

Phoebe, Paige and Chris are still sitting at the kitchen table. All three of them have coffee in their hands. Phoebe stands up, and grabs her keys. “Ok, I should probably go. Piper gave me a list of things I should buy before she has the baby. Do either of you care to go?”<br>
Paige looks up at her sister, than makes up an excuse. “Well actually, I should probably be cleaning out Wyatt’s old nursery.”<br>
Phoebe glances at Chris. “Don’t look at me, I have to check on mom at the magic school.” With that, Chris orbs out.

Phoebe rolls her eyes, and then picks up her keys. “Well okay, I should probably be back in a couple of hours. Do you need anything while I’m gone?

“Not that I can think of. Do you need me to orb you there?”<br>
“No, I can take my car.”<br>
Paige walks her sister to the door. “By honey. I’ll see you later.”<br>
“Bye.” Phoebe opens the large, wood door, and heads to her car.
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Police office

Cole is setting up his desk, and humming a tune. Daryl looks up at him. “Could you please stop that?”<br>
Cole stops his humming, than looks up at his new partner, and passes him a sheepish grin. “Sorry, but if you don’t mind me asking, what’s got you so heated this morning?”<br>
Daryl gets up, and grabs his coat from the rack. “Nothing important. We have to go; it’s our turn for the morning shift.”<br>
“Finally, some action.” Cole grabs his coat also, and follows his new partner out the door.

Both cops head to the car, and fasten their seat belts. They start to make their morning round of things, and Daryl finally breaks the silence between them. “Sorry man, I shouldn’t have snapped at you this morning.”<br>
Cole smiles again, as he tries to win over Daryl’s appreciation. “No big I………<br>
Cole is left speechless as he catches a glimpse of his true love. Phoebe, he thought. She’s still as beautiful, and as vibrant as ever. I liked her hair better long, he thought with a chuckle. She still had a glow about her……

Daryl interrupted Cole’s train of thought, as he swerved to a park. “Looks like we have trouble, partner. Let’s Go!”<br>
Cole jumped out of the car, as his attention was drawn to a Purse snatcher. The guy was a big hefty man, and had to be at least “6”3. The lady he snatched the purse from was on older woman, with no chance against him.

“You take the left, I’ll take the right!” Daryl yelled at Cole!
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[Nite Owl]

Meanwhile….

Phoebe burst after the man who just stole an elderly woman’s purse. She’d thrown off her sandals, since they would just slow her down, and was catching up to the thief.

“Get away from me witch!” the guy screamed at Phoebe.

“Oh you have no idea.” Phoebe muttered under her breath.

Phoebe glanced out of the corners of her eyes, and saw Daryl and another cop about thirty feet away. The thief was rounding up a corner, and Phoebe knew this would be her last chance to stop him.
In one jump, she leapt on the man’s back, and tumbled him to the ground. He tried to fight off the woman who was half his size, but it was no use. He had one last resort. His fingers slipped into his pocket, and grabbed the flip knife firmly in his hand. In one quick thrust, it was heading strait to her stomach.
The knife stopped, and slipped right out of the man’s grasp.

“Not so fast, slick guy.” Cole said as he twisted the man’s arm to pull him up. “You are under arrest for thievery, and……

Daryl walked up, out of breath. He had one glance at Phoebe, and anger sizzled in his eyes. He didn’t have the time or patience to deal with her. Daryl stopped Cole in mid sentence.

“I’ll take the thief, and the lady’s purse, so I can return it to her. Why don’t you draw up a police report on what Miss Halliwell has to say?” Daryl said the last part of his statement with a glare towards Phoebe.

“Sure,” Cole said. He shoved the thief towards Daryl, and handed him the lady’s purse. Daryl headed off to the police car, leaving Cole and Phoebe alone.

“So,” Cole said while staring at Phoebe. “You want to tell me what’s got my partner so annoyed with the looks of you?”<br>
“Uh….” Phoebe stared at the broad shouldered man. For the first time she noticed his strong build, and the way amusement was tugging at the ends of his smile. “It’s a long story….I…wait, your Daryl’s partner? He works alone.”<br>
“I just started today,” Cole said with a smirk. “Now, Miss Halliwell…..

“Phoebe.” She interrupted.

“Phoebe,” he said. “Do you want to tell me what’s got a woman half that man’s size chasing after him to get another woman’s purse back?” Cole knew the answer to that, he mused. But what was being a cop without having a little fun now and then?

“I….Uh.” Phoebe stuttered at Cole again. It was then that he took off his sunglasses, and stared at her with these brilliant eyes. They were a bright, vibrant, color. They looked so pure, as if she could see through them. Almost trusting……

“Phoebe, Hello? Are you listening to me?”<br>
“Uh, yeah.” Phoebe said as her mind stumbled back to earth. “I um, I like to help People. I know how to protect myself, and I know how to look after others who don’t.”<br>
“Shouldn’t you leave that business to the Cops?” Cole asked.

“Not when they never would have tackled that guy.” Phoebe said with a smile.

“Point taken.” Cole said. Her hair may have been cut, but that’s about the only thing that’s changed since I last saw her, Cole mused.

“Well, Phoebe. Would you allow me to reward you with lunch for your good deed?” Cole said this on impulse, not thinking about her answer.

“Well, I don’t think…..” Phoebe was about to refuse his offer when she looked up in his eyes once more. There it was again, the trust……

“So…” Cole prompted.
“Okay, I’ll go on one condition.” Said Phoebe.

“And what would that be?” Cole asked.

“You give me your name.” Phoebe announced.

“Alright.” Cole said in half a heartbeat. “The name’s Phillips, Michael Phillips.”

[Nite Owl]

Darryl put the perpetrator in the police car and wandered back over to Phoebe and Cole. He called in the crime. He glared coldly at Phoebe. "So you got all you need?" he asked his new partner.

"Yeah, I think so," he looked at Phoebe's face. His desire to be with her just one more time welled up inside of him like a virus he could not control.

Darryl glanced at his watch. "Almost lunch time and I had not even had breakfast yet," Darryl noted.

"How about we take an early lunch?" Cole suggested.

"Good idea," Darryl agreed. "Lunch is on me. Chinese food!"

"How did you know I liked Chinese food?" Cole asked.

"Oh, I called your previous employer," Darryl responded with a grin.

Phoebe herself didn't have much of a breakfast either, just some coffee. An early lunch sounded good to her. "Chinese food sounds great," Phoebe agreed.

"What! Now you are just inviting yourself along? Unbelievable!" Darryl assumed sounding disgusted.

"No, Darryl, see..." Phoebe started in.

"Ah, actually I invited her along," Cole interrupted.

"But you are welcome to come, too, Daryl," Phoebe suggested. Cole forced a smile even though he desired to be alone with Phoebe.

"No way!" Darryl declared. "I told you; I am through with you people!"

"You people?" Cole muttered to himself.

"I will meet you after lunch," Darryl stormed off to a nearby restaurant.


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Cole took Phoebe to a very classy Chinese restaurant. Phoebe looked around noting the romantic atmosphere, candlelight, fresh cut flowers, soft music, and even a simulated water fall. The waitress was a true Chinese, who even spoke the language.

Phoebe didn't know what to say, so she tried to strike up some small talk while they waited for their food. "How long have you been in San Francisco?" Phoebe asked.

Cole paused and thought for a moment. He remembered he had an out-of-state drivers license and it was only his first day on the job. "Only just moved here," Cole stated.

"Pretty impressive," Phoebe said.

"What is?" Cole asked.

"You manage to pick the best Chinese restaurant in San Francisco and you only just got here," Phoebe said.

"Really," Cole forced a smile.

"Yeah, the Bay Mirror did an opinion poll," Phoebe said. "This place won. The paper's food critic also gave this place rave reviews!"

"Wait, you are Phoebe, Ask Phoebe?" Cole already knew but he desired to move past his mistake of supposedly being new in town and yet he already knew the best Chinese place in San Francisco.

"That would be me," Phoebe smiled with pride. The waitress presented platters filled with popular Chinese appetizers including beef teriyaki, egg rolls, spare ribs, crab Rangoon.

~ Perfect timing ~ Cole thought to himself as another thought struck Cole "I would like an order of Pork fried rice, Beef Teriyaki and sweet and sour pork, and egg rolls to go," Cole told the waitress. The waitress nodded. "Actually it was my uncle that told me about this place. He can't get around much anymore; so I will pick him up a little something."

"Wow, that is so thoughtful of you," Phoebe said. She smiled and gazed in his eyes.


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Wyatt watched over his whirlpool. "Good boy, Cole, even ordering an extra meal to add creditability for your story," Wyatt grinned.

"He will betray you," the Seer warned Wyatt. "He loves Phoebe more then anything!"

"If he betrays me, I will simply kill him; besides, I have enough leverage over him," Wyatt shifted the vision in his whirlpool to Cole's father.

Cole's father sat scrunched up in a prison too small to even consider sitting up. His hands were bound in cord that delivered low voltage electric shocks when he tried to move too much.

With a wave of the hand, Wyatt returned to watching Cole's date

[Nite Owl]

The waitress returned with a bill and two fortune cookies. Cole opened his cookie and read his fortune to himself. As those words struck him he just felt the entire universe was laughing at him. He gave Phoebe a meek smile.

"What does is say?" Phoebe asked playfully.

"Oh, nothing," Cole said as he started to scrunch the paper.

"Oh, come on, let me see it," Phoebe smiled at him. She grabbed for the crinkled fortune and read it. "Anything that is built on a lie is destined to collapse."

"I don't believe in that stuff, do you?" Cole grinned at her.

"That is not the point. It is just for fun," Phoebe smiled back almost seductively. She briefly wondered if he was hiding something. Then she looked in those brilliant eyes again. She knew she would trust him.

Phoebe cracked open her fortune cookie. "What does yours say?" Cole asked. He remained calm, but was desperate to change the subject.

"When there is Trust, no Proof is necessary. Without Trust, no Proof is enough," Phoebe read hers. Phoebe's fortune caused an unsettling feeling in the pit of Cole's stomach.

"I should probably get back to work," Cole told Phoebe.

"Yeah, me too," Phoebe agreed.

Cole looked Phoebe deep in the eye. "Can I see you again, soon?" Cole smiled.

Phoebe felt almost entranced by those eyes. "Yes, definitely," Phoebe agreed to a second date.


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Chris, baby Wyatt and Paige were hanging around the conservatory. “Since this is going to be one of your last nights here, what would you like to do?”<br>
“How about more demon hunting,” Chris suggested.

Paige rolled her eyes. “Look, you already got the one that is after Wyatt,” Paige declared.

“I am not so sure about that,” Chris added nervously.

Paige ignored his comment. “Where this is going to be one of your last nights here, you will loosen up and have a little fun for once!”<br>
“Is that an order?” Chris asked sounding a bit shocked.

“As a matter of fact it is,” Paige declared.

A few moments later Phoebe returned home, she was smiling. “Isn’t it a beautiful day?” she said blissfully.

“What are you so happy about? Did you get laid or something,” Paige bluntly asked Phoebe. Chris sighed as he was a bit put off by Paige’s bluntness.

“Can’t a girl just be happy,” Phoebe positively glowed.

“Oh come on, you can tell us. What is his name?” Paige asked.

“Michael Phillips,” Phoebe said. “He is Darryl’s new partner.”<br>
“Are we getting along with Darryl again,” Paige asked.

“Nooo!! We are not,” Phoebe declared with an odd lack of concern in her voice.

“I see and this new partner of his,” Paige said.

“Ummm, yummy!” Phoebe said. A few moments later, Jeremy appeared before them.

“Phoebe, look out,” Paige yelled.

Phoebe turned around and kicked Jeremy in the stomach. “Oh my god, we need the power of three on this one,” Phoebe declared.

“Chris, get Piper,” Paige yelled.

Chris orbed out. Jeremy stood up and tossed a fireball at Phoebe. Paige grabbed her and orbed her to the attic. Jeremy blinked in after them. “Looks like you are one down on the power of three!” Jeremy declared.

Chris and Piper orbed in. “Better count again,” Piper mocked him. “The power of three will set us free! The power of three will set us free.”

Paige and Phoebe joined in. “The power of three will set us free!”<br>
Jeremy vanished in fire and smoke. “How did you know what spell to use?” Chris asked.

“We already vanquished him,” Phoebe explained.

“Yeah, twice actually,” Piper stated.

“What? How did he come back?” Paige wondered.

“The first time was when a demon got a hold of the book,” Piper said.

“This time, I have no idea!” Phoebe added.

“But we are going to find out,” Piper and Phoebe said at the same time.

“I think I will take a little trip to the underworld and find out,” Chris said.

“No Chris, you already did your job,” Piper said. “You are not taking any more risks!” Chris already orbed out. Piper dropped her arms in fraustration.

“He’s got the Halliwell ear,” Paige said. Phoebe snickered at that remark.


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The real Michael Phillips was now starting to regret missing breakfast this morning. He had searched this place he had been dumped and could not find any way out. He had a room with a bed it in it, a mini-kitchen, and a bathroom. Electricity seemed to work, but there was no phones, no CBs, nothing that could be used for communication. He continued to search for a way out.

Cole appeared in the kitchen. He made a table setting for one presenting the Chinese food he had picked up from the restaurant. He went and found Michael still searching for a way out.

“Where am I?” Michael asked Cole.

“This is an old bomb shelter,” Cole stated. “Don’t waste your energy looking for a way out. There isn’t one.”<br>
“There must be, if there isn’t how did you get in,” he asked.

“I think you already know the answer to that,” Cole responded.

“Yeah,” Michael nodded. “Why are you here? To kill me?”<br>
“If I wanted you dead, you already would be,” Cole snapped back. “I just thought you might be hungry,” he led Michael to the kitchen.

Michael wondered what kind of slop he would bring him. He looked and couldn’t believe it. “You, you got me Chinese food!” Michael exclaimed. “I love Chinese food!”<br>
“I know,” Cole said. “Enjoy, I will have the fridge stocked for you tomorrow!” Cole shimmered out.

[Nite Owl]

Well guys here it is...sorry it took so long. But I had some unexpected set backs Anyway enjoy!


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“Piper would you relax!” Phoebe said, trying to calm down her irate sister. “It’s not that bad.”<br>
“Not that bad? Not that bad!!!” Piper all but yelled, throwing her hands in the air, “Phoebe, my ex-warlock boyfriend has been resurrected again and you’re still on a power outage!”<br>
Paige frowned and looked quizzically at her eldest sister, “Whoa, wait a minute. Ex-warlock boyfriend!?!”

“Don’t even go there!”<br>
“Piper…”

“Don’t Piper me Phoebe. I’m moving back and that’s that!”<br>
At that moment, the argument was interrupted by the familiar sound of someone orbing into the room. The blue and white lights merged together and eventually took the form of Leo.

“I just heard what happened,” Leo said, concern etched across his face, “Are you all ok?”<br>
“We’re fine, but Piper thinks she should move back in,” Phoebe supplied.

“It’s true Leo,” Piper said, as the elder turned his attention on to her, “I need to be here if things like Jeremy are happening.”<br>
“But Piper, you’re only an orb away…” Paige interjected.

“But what if Chris, Leo or you couldn’t get me in time…”

“Honey,” Leo spoke softly, “you should stay at the school. It’s safer for you and little Chris”<br>
“Ooo, Cruel playing the little Chris card!” Piper huffed, knowing she had just lost her argument.

“Where is Chris anyway?” Leo asked, just realising that the future version of his youngest son was missing.


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Back in the underworld, Wyatt looked disgusted at the revelation that Jeremy had been vanquished so effortlessly.

“Urgh! What a pathetic excuse for a warlock. What an easy vanquish – Oh well!” Wyatt shrugged and turned his attention to the future version of the Halliwells’ Book of Shadows. “Let’s see, what else do we have in here?”<br>
He flicked through a couple of pages until he found a particular one that held some interest to him.

“Hmm…could be promising.” He waved his hand and a man appeared in front of him. “Welcome back to the land of the living Lucas!”<br>
The man, Lucas, looked down at himself and then back up at the person who had resurrected him.

“I have a task for you, “Wyatt began, pleased that he had Lucas’s attention, “it involves a little revenge on the ones who vanquished you!”<br>
Lucas’s eyes clouded over with anger and hate and then he grinned evilly.
“I think I like the sound of this task.”<br>
“Good. Now they’ll be seven people at the Halliwell Manor. Give me a while to set it all up and then you can do your thing!” Wyatt said with one of his own evil grins before disappearing.

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“So let me get this straight,” Sheridan said, looking at the tall figure before her with a hint of fear and scepticism, “you want Morris and Phillips AKA Turner to be at the Halliwells’?”<br>
“That’s right,” the figure replied, keeping well in the shadows so as not to be seen by anyone else, “I need them there as soon as possible!”<br>
“I’ll see what I can do,” Sheridan replied, turning to leave.

“No Sheridan!” the figure growled, stepping out of the shadow slightly to reveal long unruly blonde hair and cold blue eyes, “you’ll do what I tell you to!” With that said the figure disappeared from where he had come from.

“Yes…boss!”<br>
Sheridan exited the empty office and walked over to Darryl’s work desk.

“Morris…Phillips,” she said in greeting, earning a nod from Darryl and a smirk from Phillips/Cole. “Chief needs you to head over to the Halliwells’, “she began, the lie rolling easily off of her tongue, “apparently they want a further statement from Phoebe Halliwell.”<br>
Sheridan had Darryl’s full attention now, he looked at her with an expression akin to disgust or anger – it was hard to tell which.

“You’re kidding right?” he cried, “Can’t someone else do it?”<br>
Sheridan had been expecting the question and so had her answer ready and waiting. “It was yours and Phillips’ case Morris!”<br>
Phillips/Cole got up from his chair and moved to the edge of the desk next to Sheridan.
“Come on Darryl…buddy,” he said, “if it bugs you that much, I’ll do the talking.”<br>
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Wyatt nodded in satisfaction as he watched Sheridan’s handy work in the whirlpool. He then turned away and waved his hand again, summoning yet another ‘dead’ demon.

“Andras I believe?” the demon nodded slowly, “I have something in mind for you! You infect people through their anger correct?”<br>
“That’s right!” Andras confirmed, “I turn their anger into rage. Rage continues until they commit an act of violence!”<br>
“Excellent…Once Lucas infects them; you can focus on the one emitting anger!” *I hope that person will be you little brother!* Wyatt added silently.

[Nite Owl]

At that moment, Chris returned to the Halliwell Manor. Even before he was fully formed, he could hear the sound of his mother’s angry voice.

“You! Next time you listen to what I say!” Piper yelled as Chris orbed in.

“Piper…” Phoebe warned her sister gently and then turned her attention to her nephew, “What did you find out Chris?”<br>
Well…” Chris began, trying to ignore the daggers Piper was throwing at him, “there’s word of a powerful force of evil that has risen up in the underworld.”<br>
“I haven’t heard anything” Leo interjected rather indignantly, gently placing baby Wyatt in his playpen as he had been trying to quiet him down during the sisters’ argument. “How can this go unnoticed by the Elders?”<br>
“Leo, think about what you just said,” Paige said.

“Oh…right!”<br>
Chris rolled his eyes, “Anyway….”<br>
Just then there was a knock at the door and Chris groaned, not happy at being interrupted again.

“I’ll get it” Paige said, walking out of the room to answer the door.

“Powerful force of evil?” Piper spoke thoughtfully, “That settles it…I’m moving back!”<br>
They all heard the door slam shut and then Paige walked into the room followed by Darryl and a handsome brown haired man.

“Pheebs, apparently they need to ask you some questions,” Paige said, indicating that ‘they’ were the two cops, “referring to a statement you made earlier.”<br>
“Oh…well ok then,” Phoebe said, rather distractedly as she looked dreamily at Darryl’s partner.

“Just so you know I’m not thrilled about this” Darryl spoke, anger evident in his voice.

Piper looked like she was going to say something but was stopped by the sudden arrival of Lucas.

“What the hell?” Darryl cried, as both he and his partner went straight for their guns.

“Oh don’t worry,” Lucas said, his eyes flashing with hate as he grinned evilly, “I’m not here to hurt anyone!”<br>
“Lucas?” Piper and Phoebe cried at the same time.

“You err know him?” Phillips/Cole asked.

“Umm….well, more like knew…” Phoebe explained.

“I have the perfect gifts for all of you!” As he said this, Lucas flicked his hands sending balls of coloured light towards all present. Six found their mark but the seventh, which had been heading for baby Wyatt, was deflected as the toddler activated his shield. The deflected sin ball hit Phoebe, who was standing right near the playpen.

“Have fun!” Lucas laughed as he disappeared from the Manor.

“You have got to be kidding me?” Piper cried, throwing her hands up in the air.

“What?” Chris and Paige asked both equally confused as each other.

“Yeah, what?” Darryl added.

Phoebe suddenly moved towards Cole, “Umm….Michael, would you come with me for a minute?”<br>
“Err sure,” Cole replied, shaking his head in slight disorientation as he followed Phoebe into another room and out of earshot.

“That, was Lucas…the guy we vanquished who infected us with some of the seven deadly sins!” Piper snapped angrily. Leo muttered an ‘Oh yeah’ before sitting down on the sofa.

“Are you telling us that’s what just happened?” Chris asked in bewilderment.

From his position on the sofa Leo spoke up. “Unfortunately yes. It looks like all seven of us – including Darryl’s partner, have been infected.”<br>
“Great. See this is why I didn’t want to get involved with you people again” Darryl groaned.

“Wait a minute,” Paige said, “how do we know which sin we got?”<br>
“The sins are drawn to our predispositions,” Leo explained, “So, what had we all been feeling lately?”<br>
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“They’re infected,” Lucas announced, on his return to the underworld, “You’ll know in a little while who got what.”<br>
“Shouldn’t you already know?” Wyatt asked impatiently.

“I threw them all at once…I only know the ones whose emotions were near to the surface.”<br>
“So…”

“The Elder wants to have a break from ‘work’. He’s probably been infected by Sloth” Wyatt nodded, so his father had gotten sloth once again.

“Now Turner, His desire for his new girlfriend was unbelievable. It was almost suffocating – he most definitely got hit with Lust!”<br>
“Interesting…” Wyatt mused, “Good work Lucas. Now as soon as they all take affect, I can initiate stage two of my plan.”<br>

“Phoebe, what’s going on?” Cole asked, trying to dislodge the fuzziness in his head, “What just happened?”<br>
“I’m not too sure,” Phoebe replied, rubbing he left temple.

“You’re not sure?”<br>
“I…” Phoebe began but stopped suddenly, for she had just seen the man before her glow pink for a split second and he wavered slightly.

“Are you ok?”<br>
“Me? Fine, now you’re here and we’re alone” He said and then grabbed Phoebe, pulling her close to him and kissed her passionately.


“Wyatt, honey…you can put the shield down now. It’s…” Piper stopped talking as she felt a strange heat go right through her body and she glowed a soft reddish hue.

“This is ridiculous!” Darryl cried, “Obviously I’m not infected with these sin things.”<br>
“Oh of course, cause your invulnerable to sin,” Piper bit out.

“Hey I don’t have to listen to you…”

“Err hello! Who are the experts on everything magical?” Piper yelled, her raised voice causing Wyatt to begin whimpering softly, “Wyatt. Honey. Shush.”<br>
“You’re experts alright…at getting me into trouble!”<br>
“And we do our damn best to get you out of it! Wyatt SHUT UP!!!”<br>
“Hey!” Leo whined lazily from his place on the sofa, where he was now laying flat on his back, “Do you mind keeping it down please?”<br>
“Well I guess we know who got sloth huh Leo?” Paige said, as she exited the kitchen, carrying a plate with a large sandwich on it.

“Yeah and anger,” Chris added, as he stood watching the argument between Piper and Darryl. *Why is she only getting angry at Wyatt?* Chris thought to himself, *Typical, he always gets the attention!*

“Wyatt quit showing off!” Chris said, “Just 'cause you got a shield, don’t mean you have to flaunt it!”<br>
“Leo get up! Now!” Piper growled at the lazy Elder.

Leo stretched and yawned, “In a little bit honey!”<br>
“Paige, what are you doing?” Piper questioned her younger sister, as she bit into the sandwich.

“Wha’ I vas ‘ungry!” Paige replied with a mouthful of food.

“Helloooo Gluttony!”<br>
They all look in the direction of the hall as they heard the front door slam.

“Darryl’s gone,” Chris stated the obvious as he continued to glare at Wyatt, who still had his shield up.

“Oh great! Could this day get any better?” Piper growled angrily.

Suddenly Andras appeared before the group.

“Well well, someone’s certainly angry.” He said and conjured a ball of light letting it fly at Piper. As it hit her he disappeared.

“Wha’ Jus’ ‘appen’d?” Paige asked between mouthfuls.


Jediya

[Nite Owl]

Here we go everyone! Please review!

Paige looks in confusion, after Andras Dissapeared. "Ah, what just happened?"

"That was Andras. Can't these fricken frackin demons choose some other day to come back to life? But no, they choose today, of all days."

Leo looks up from the TV. "Well that's too bad honey."

Piper looks at him with pure anger. "Too bad? You did not just tell me too bad! Leo, I am a pregnant Halliwell. Plus, I have been infected with sin. On top of all that, Andras just infected me with more anger! You know what, i am sick and tired of you!" Piper gestures with her hand and Blows Leo up.

Leo's orbs reappear. "Hey Piper. That...." Leo is cut off when Piper blows him up again.

"Now for you." Piper looks over at Paige. "You need to learn to get some control like I have. That means no more food!" Piper blows up Paige's sandwich.

Paige looks up, startled at the remains of her sandwich. "Hey, that was not very nice."

Piper looks up. "Well, I am not feeling like a very nice person." She looks up at Chris, Paige, and Leo. Leo flinches, thinking she will blow him up again."I want all of you out of this room. Now! I need some time to talk to Wyatt."

"Okay fine, your a meanie anyway." Paige leaves the room.

Piper looks up at Leo. "I said go!"

Leo frowns. "But pumpkin, I'm too tired to orb out. Just let me finish watching the game."

Piper looks disgusted. "I said go! before I blow you up again!" Leo orbs out quickly, not wanting that to happen.

Piper looks up at Chris. "Why aren't you gone? I said I needed some alone time with Wyatt."

Chris raises his hands. "Typical! Wyatt is always getting all of the attention! Haven't you noticed that I am starting to feel like a neglected child,mom?" Chris trys to hold in his tears.

Piper laughs. "Like I really care. Now leave!" Chris orbs out crying. Piper looks down at Wyatt, who still has his sheild up. "It's just you and me, little boy, and let me tell you, I am sick and tired about your complaining. You may not be able to talk much yet, but don't think I never catch you rolling your little Halliwell eyes at me! now it's time for some Payback!"
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Manor hallway

Phoebe and Cole are still kissing passionately in the hallway. Finally, Phoebe pulls back. "Micheal, listen to me. me and my sister are witches who fight demons. You have been stucken by a sin ball, called lust...

Cole interupts her. "I don't care who or what you are but I love you, and I want you."

Phoebe smiles. "Are you serious? It's so nice to hear you say that."

Cole nods, as he kisses her neck, "Yep."

Phoebe pulls back again. "But this will have to wait, because I have been infected with greed, and I'm lookin to succeed. Chow!" Phoebe waves as she leaves the house, and heads towards her Bay Mirror job.

"I'll see you again Phoebe." cole mutters this to himself, as he shimmers out.

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Later that day, Phoebe was looking up at Elise. "What do you mean I need to tone it down? I am your prize employee for this newspaper, so I do deserve the right for the best pay, office, and advertisement. Why is that wrong?!"

Elise looks at her. "Because you are being just plain greedy! I admit you are good for this company, but if I have to replace you, I will. Ever since you walked in today, you have been acting like you owned the whole darn newspaper!"

"Maybe I should!" Phoebe storms from her office, ignoring Elise's demands. 'I'm to good for them.' she thought to herself, as she walked out of the building. She climbed into her car. 'I desrve better, and I will have it.'

Phoebe stopped her car, when she got to an ATM. It was on a really busy city street, but Phoebe didn't care. On the walk there, she caught something out of the corner of her eye. It drew her attention. 'A 100 dollar bill,just laying on the street.' she thought, 'I better grab it before someone else gets their greedy eyes on it.' was her next thought. She started to walk in that direction, when she noticed something else from her other eye. A little girl was running into the street, and a truck was heading strait toward her. 'oh no.' was what came to mind. Then she thought of the 100 dollar bill, lonely and scared, in the other direction. She had a very important decision to make fast. 'Either go get my 100, or save a little girl from death.' Phoebe started to make her way to the bill, when her conscience tugged at her. 'oh fine' in a split second, Pheoebe rushed to the girl, and pushed her out of the trucks way.

They landed on the side of the street, and people started to crowd. Phoebe glowed, as the sin ball was released.

"You saved that girl's life!" said an old man.

"oh it was nothing." said Phoebe. Then a thought ocurred to her. Micheal. She told Micheal what she really was. What would she do? "I got to go." Phoebe said as she rushed to her car. She had to go see Micheal, and straiten out this mess.
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Police office

Phoebe comes rushing into the room, panting from the lack of breath. 'oh, i'm in big trouble' she thought. 'Not only did I tell Micheal about me being a witch. Him, Daryl, and the rest of my family are also infected with sin. On top of that, vanquished demons are being conjured every day to try their best to vanquish us!'

"Not you again," said daryl when he saw Phoebe rush into the building. "I am sick and tired of your enire family!"

Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Where's Micheal? I need to talk to him."

"I'm right behind you." Phoebe turned, startled, when Micheal wrapped his arms around her. he started to kiss her neck when she turned.

"Listen, Micheal, I need to talk to you." said Phoebe. When Daryl didn't move, Phoebe added, "In private."

Cole nodded, "That's just what I was thinking. follow me."

Phoebe and Cole left the building, and got in his car. When they finally stopped, the car was ontop of a big green hill, that overlooked the city. they climbed out of the car, and Cole wrapped his arms around her. he starts to kiss her. "Finally, we are alone."

Phoebe pulls back. "Listen, Micheal. this isn't you. Remember when I told you about the sin balls? well, you were infected with lust. You..."

Phoebe is cut off when a demon appears. He throws a lethal fireball, right towards Pheoebe's heart. She was about to levitate when she forgot she still ahd her powers striiped. I t was to late to do anything but get hit.

Cole jumped in front of Phoebe, and rolled them aside. He missed getting hit with the fireball by an inch. The demon started forward them, and dodged his second fireball. In a split second move, Cole removed a flip knife from his pocket, and jammed it into the demon's stomach. He burst in flames, as he was vanquished. Cole took a deep breath, as he glowed. Phoebe stepped forward.

"Your sin ball was released. You saved my life, a selfless act." Phoebe rushed toward Cole, and embraced him in a bear hug. "You could have died saving me."

Cole looked down at Phoebe. "I meant what I said before, Phoebe. It wasn't the sin ball. I love you."

Phoebe smiled, "And I love you too." She took a breath. "Are you sure you can handle me, magic and all? it's a lot for me to ask of you."

He looked down on her. "I don't care if you have four heads, Phoebe Halliwell. It dosen't make a difference. I love you for who you are, not what you are."

She looked up into his gorgeous eyes. The trust....she wasn't sure what she saw in his eyes, only that she knew he would keep her secret. The whole week's events, and the other sin balls, melded away from her mind, as his lips touched hers.

They spent that night together.

[Nite Owl]

Cole woke up the next morning with Phoebe sleeping beside him. He threw on a bathrobe exited for the balcony. Wyatt orbed in beside him. “Well done,” Wyatt smirked.

“What do you want?” Cole said with a scowl.

“Oh, just to congratulate you,” Wyatt said.

“You have been watching the whole time,” Cole stated with much disgust.

“Oh, but of course,” Wyatt declared. Cole rolled his eyes. “Anyway, I have a job for you, and it will be one you will enjoy!”

“Oh, I doubt that,” Cole said crossing his arms.

Wyatt ignored Cole’s defiant attitude. “Quit being so negative. All I want you to do is take Phoebe to Disney Land for the day!”

“Huh?” Cole asked.

“Yeah that is it,” Wyatt declared. Wyatt handed Cole an envelope containing day passes for Disney Land.

“Why?” Cole shook his head unable to understand.

“You do this and your father goes free,” Wyatt declared. “But, if you don’t, he dies!”

“Why do you want Phoebe to go to Disney Land,” Cole looked at Wyatt very puzzled.

“Yours is not to reason why, yours is to do or die,” Wyatt orbed out.

The Seer flamed in. “He is even more insane then the old source,” the seer declared.
Cole flared up an energy ball. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you. You wouldn’t want my screaming to wake up your witch, now would you?” Cole put out the energy ball. “We worked together in the past, we can again!”<br>
“Go to hell!” Cole declared.

“Ok so you don’t want to know what Wyatt’s plan is,” the seer gave Cole a malevolent smirk.

“Ok, ok, I am listening,” Cole begrudgingly mumbled.

“That’s better,” the seer gave the same kind of plastically fake smile frequently seen on politicians and stewardesses. Cole rolled his eyes as he listened. “Wyatt is going to send a demon after the charmed ones. One that requires the power of three, the only one to actually successfully kill a charmed one in fact!”<br>
“Shax!” Cole instantly knew.

“Of course, and with Phoebe out of the way,” the seer continued.

“There whitelighter will just heal them,” Cole discouraged her.

“No, he has a plan for him too,” the seer declared. Cole and the Seer heard Phoebe stirring in the next room. The seer left quickly.

Piper fired a few shots of her exploding power at Wyatt. Wyatt had his force field up and he cried. Chris orbed in. “Oh sure, you have time for Wyatt and me,” Chris said.

“Shut up,” Piper said. She took another shot at Wyatt.

"See it's always Wyatt....Wyatt had powers from the womb....Wyatt gets all the attention.....Wyatt gets attacked all the time!" Chris pouts.

Piper rolled her eyes. “Chris, tell it to someone who cares! Oh I forgot, nobody cares about you, but can’t you see I am busy?” Piper said. She tried to blow up Wyatt again.

Chris cried. “I will go find dad,” Chris orbed out.

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Paige went to the Indigo Restaurant. She skipped right past the dinner menu and went right for the desserts. The waitress came to take her order. “Oh, I can’t decide she told her. I think I will have the Caramel Creme Brulee with Chocolate Cookies and the Blueberry-Caramel Upside down cake with Vanilla Gelato.”

“Ok, anything to drink,” the waitress asked.

“No,” Paige said. The waitress started to walk away. “But I would also like the Chocolate Decadence Cake with Frangelico Whipped Cream and hazelnut toffee.”

“Ok, got it,” the waitress walked way rolling her eyes. “She eats like that and still looks like that” she mumbled under her breath. “Would you also like the Expresso-Kahlua Cheescake in chocolate shortbread crust with hazelnut whipped cream and choclate sauce too?” she asked sarcastically.

“That would be lovely,” Paige shot back with a smile.

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Leo intended to orb back to elderland, but he didn’t quite make it. He just orbed into Piper’s room climbed into bed and rested his head against the pillow. A woman appeared before him. He had vague recollections of her, kissing her. “Hey,” he simply said.

She started to hum her seductive tone. ~Piper ~ Leo thought to himself. He smiled at her, but didn’t budge. The siren advanced on him and pressed her lips against his. This brought a smile to his face but failed to stimulate much of a reaction from Leo. She propped Leo up. She threw her arms around him. “This is boring,” the siren said softly.

“What,” Leo asked in a half-dazed state. The siren continued to hum, much to Leo’s delight, but his docile nature just spoiled everything.

Chris orbed in. “Oh sure dad, you get all the fun!” Chris crossed his arms and pouted.

The siren rolled her eyes and turned around. Her gaze fell upon Chris. She smiled seductively. “Oh you can have fun too!” she advanced on Chris humming.

“Bianca,” Chris said softly. He grabbed around the siren’s waist and engaged her in a passionate wanting kiss. Leo just rolled over and looked toward the walls, too lazy to move.


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Wyatt observed from the pool. “No, no no!! She is supposed to be distracting Leo, not Chris!!” Wyatt complained as he slammed an energy ball against the wall. Wyatt considered the siren to be his girl. He could tolerate her distracting Leo, but her going for his little brother by her own choice, he could not stomach. “Chris is going to pay for this!!” Wyatt tossed another energy ball with a near miss at the seer.

“Easy, my liege,” the seer said. “Your plan should still work, Leo is much too lazy to go heal them!”<br>
Wyatt glared at seer. “Shut up, when I want your opinion, I will give it to you!” Wyatt was too discussed to continue to watch Chris and the siren. She changed the vision back to his mother.


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Wyatt’s force field was up and he was crying. “Shut up,” Piper ordered. She continued to try to blow him up. The baby inside of Piper started to act up. He kicked at Piper constantly. Piper grabbed for her belly in pain. A tear streamed down her face.

Now that the attacks had stopped Wyatt lowered his force field. Andras took advantage of this opportunity and stepped into baby Wyatt. Paige was home again after her dessert binge. She walked in with a pint container of Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream. She saw Piper reeling in pain. She dropped the ice cream container. “Piper,” she yelled. She raced to her side.

Shax suddenly appeared in a gust of wind. Wyatt put his force field back up. Shax blew the both Paige and Piper around. Paige orbed just in time to avoid impacting the wall. Piper slammed into the wall with full impact. “Oh my god,” another awful thought occurred to Paige. She could have lost the baby.

“Evil wind that blows,
That which forms below.
No longer will you dwell,
Death takes you with this spell.” Paige said the spell.

Shax disappeared, for now. “Leo, Piper’s hurt, come quick,” Paige yelled.

[Nite Owl]

Since baby Chris was afflicted with anger, adult Chris suddenly became afflicted with it too! “You betrayed me, @#%$,” Chris told the siren. He made a fist and focused.
The siren’s heart began to implode. He watched as she burst into flames and disappeared. Chris turned to his dad. He was about to attack him too, but then he noticed his hand was starting to turn transparent. “Oh, no not again,” Chris cried.

Leo heard Paige’s call. “So tired,” he said. Pillow or wife.. Leo orbed down stairs and healed Piper. Leo glowed and his sin was released.

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“Drats!” Wyatt said as he watched his plan falling apart. “Cole will do his part,but we can’t have the charmed ones looking for Phoebe.” Wyatt made Kiya appear
before him. “Go down there and pretend to be Phoebe, at least until Shax attacks again. Bye the time they figure this out, you are not Phoebe, it will be too late,” Wyatt declared.

“Anything to make you happy baby,” Kiya replied. She shimmered out.

“I need a new plan for Leo too,” Wyatt said. He summoned a dark lighter. “Do not make any moves against the elders until he tries to heal the girls. Once he does, shoot him.”


Kiya looking like Phoebe knocked on the door. Paige answered. “Why are you knocking, you live here,” Paige asked.

“I forgot my keys,” Kiya said.

“The door wasn’t even locked,” Paige said.

Kiya twirled her hair. “Oh, I am such a ditz!” she said.

“That’s ok,” Paige said. “Listen, Shax just attacked again. We need the power of three here. I know you have something going with Michael, but we need really need
you here! It won’t be long before Shax comes back.”<br>
“Ok,” she said as she walked in. Wyatt decided to go back to watching Phoebe and Cole.


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“So how do you feel about a little trip to Disney Land today,” Cole asked Phoebe.

“Sounds like fun,” Phoebe said. “Sure.” Then she remembered her sisters were probably still infected with sins. “But I think my sisters are still infected with sins. I need to take care of them first.”

Wyatt orbed to the surface and called for Piper’s cell phone to him. He called Phoebe. Phoebe answered her phone. Wyatt made his voice sound just like Piper’s. “Listen Paige and I vanquished Lucas, all the sins are gone. Just wanted to let you know.”

“Thanks Piper,” Phoebe said. They hung up. “Looks like I am free and clear to go!” Phoebe smiled brightly.

Convenient, too dam convenient, Cole thought to himself. He knew Wyatt was spying on them and there was no way that was really Piper. Phoebe was surprised Michael didn’t seem happier at the news.

“Is something wrong,” Phoebe asked.

“No, nothing,” Cole answered. “I love you.” He kissed her

[Nite Owl]

I'm so incredibly sorry about the wait for this. I hate my computer....honestly. Anyway here's the update....I hope it's ok.


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Part 8

Piper stood up weakly, placing an arm across her stomach and wincing in pain.

“Damn, does this kid have a mean kick!” she wheezed, while still doubled over.

Leo went over to her and helped her straighten up. “Are you ok?”<br>
“Oh absolutely fine!” Piper snapped, pushing his helping hands away, “Besides the fact that I have one brat that won’t stop trying to deafen me,” she growled, indicating Wyatt,” or that my unborn little brat is kicking my kidneys!!!! – Wyatt…SHUT UP!!!”<br>
“She’s still infected” Paige groaned. She didn’t think she could take any more of this. Normal hormonal Piper was bad enough but add sin infested with an anger boost Piper – god, better hide the knives!

“Y’ think” Leo sighed sarcastically. “Look, why don’t you get the power of three spell ready before Shax comes back” he continued, rubbing his temples.

*I guess even Elder’s get headaches* Paige mused silently, “What are you going to do?”<br>
“I’m going to check on Chris!” Leo said simply before orbing out.

“Oooo that was right in the kidney, damn it!” Piper screeched, “Leo, you bring that son back with you so I can give him a piece of my mind!”<br>
“Oook…well come on Pheebs, we have a spell to get ready!” Paige said, cursing Leo for leaving them to cope with his psycho wife.

“Phoebe?”<br>
Kiya suddenly started and realised ‘she’ was being addressed, “Oh right! Phoebe…me!”<br>
“Yeah….Phoebe…you!” Paige said, rolling her eyes at her ‘sister’, “Come on!”

Paige grabbed Kiya’s arm and they both disappeared in a flurry of white and blue orbs.

“Argh!!!” Piper growled, “My kids are brats…..I blame the father”<br>

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Cole sat in the driver’s seat of ‘his’ car. The real Phoebe was sitting next to him, trying to get him out of his sudden sullen mood. Cole still couldn’t get the fact that the phone call from Piper had seemed way too coincidental. Something wasn’t right.

“Michael, do you mind if I put the radio on?” Phoebe asked suddenly, she was beginning to find the silence unnerving.

“No sure…go ahead!”<br>
“Are you ok?” she asked concerned, as the car came alive with the sound of music. “You seem a bit…detached.”<br>
“Sorry, I’m just caught up in thought”<br>
“Oh…” Phoebe sighed and looked out her window. What she saw then made her gasp in astonishment. “Hey, does that look like Darryl?”<br>
Sure enough, there was Darryl surrounded by a whole gang of angry thugs.

“It is Darryl” Cole said, stopping the car on the side of the road. He got out and walked other to his partner, closely followed by Phoebe.

“Come on,” they heard Darryl say, waving his gun at the thugs, “I don’t want to have to hurt you.”<br>
One of the thugs, probably the leader of the gang, sneered cruelly. “One pig against six of us…no chance!”<br>
“Count again!” Cole said calmly, as he and Phoebe approached the group.

“No…no. I don’t need any help” Darryl said angrily, “I can handle this on my own!”<br>
“Darryl if this is about…”

“Phoebe this has nothing to do with that…for once. I just don’t want…need any help.”<br>
“Now!” he continued, turning his attention back to the thugs, “Put down your weapons and give yourselves up!”<br>
“Better do as he says…” Cole spoke again, glaring at them. Something in his eyes makes the thugs shiver with fear. They suddenly lost their boldness and dropped their weapons and placed their hands on top of their heads.

“That’s more like it” Darryl said smugly, “See you back at the station partner…like I need one!”<br>
“That was not Darryl!” Phoebe said, as they walked back to the car.

Cole shook his head, “No you’re definitely right, that wasn’t like Darryl at all,” Phoebe gave him a strange look, “I mean from what I’ve gathered while being his partner.”<br>
“I think I need to go home. I’m starting to wonder if that call from Piper was real…”she said, getting back into the car and shutting the door.

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Back at the Manor, Leo orbed back up to Piper’s room just as a vase hit the wall, shattering right near his head.

“What do you want?” Chris growled angrily, upset that he had missed Leo’s head.

“I came to see if you were alright!” Leo replied, *which you obviously aren’t* he thought to himself, as he surveyed the damage to the room.

“Yeah right!” Chris scoffed, “You must have me confused with your other son. Why don’t you go and see the more powerful, twice-blessed, favourite son!”<br>
Leo flinched at the slight, “I came to see you Chris. You need to work on getting rid of your envy.”<br>
“Envy? Hey I’m not envious of anyone. Least of all Wyatt. Sure he may be more powerful and get all the attention but I’m not envious!”<br>
“Oh of course you aren’t”<br>
“What the hell do you care anyway?”

“I do care Chris…”

“Yeah right!”<br>
“Chris,” Leo sighed deeply, trying to keep his anger in check, “look you’re obviously feeling…”

“Don’t you dare try to tell me how I feel!” Chris yelled, TKing some kind of ornament at Leo. Leo orbed out and back in and the ornament shattered against the wall.

“Would you calm down…”

“Stop telling me what to do!” Chris was breathing hard now, “You never told your favourite son what to do. Always let him do what he wanted. No wonder he turned evil!!!”<br>

[Nite Owl]

Paige and Kiya appeared before Piper downstairs, making her jump slightly.

“Ok, we have a spell,” Paige said triumphantly, waving the bit of paper in the air.

“Uh huh” was the only response.

“Piper, stop trying to blow Wyatt up!”<br>
“Well he won’t shut up!”<br>
Paige sighed and rolled her eyes, “look, we have the vanquishing spell ready for when…”

Suddenly Shax appeared in a tornado, with thunder accompanying him for good dramatic effect.

“He comes back! Quick say the spell”<br>
Paige, Piper and Kiya recited the spell, but nothing happened.

“Why didn’t he blow up?” Piper snapped, “Did you write down the right spell?”<br>
“Of course I did!” Paige snapped back.

“Well it didn’t work”<br>
“No, really?”

Shax growled at the bickering siblings and threw energy balls at them, causing them to once more hit the wall hard.

“Oh dear,” Kiya said, changing back to her real appearance, “now why ever would a power of three spell not work? Oh yeah…cause I’m not really Phoebe!”<br>
“No, but I am!”

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Meanwhile two darklighters appeared in a swarm of black lights in Piper’s room, just as Leo ducked another object thrown by Chris.

“Chris…darklighters!”<br>
One of the darklighters shot an arrow in Chris’s direction, who just flicked his wrist and sent it straight back, vanquishing the darklighter.

“Die Elder!” the second darklighter sneered, firing an arrow at Leo.

Leo had no time to orb out before the arrow would hit him, so braced himself for the impact that never came. At that moment Chris jumped in front of him, taking the arrow meant for his father.

“No! Chris!” Leo yelled, pointing his hands at the darklighter who was hit by several bolts of lightning.

After vanquishing the darklighter, Leo bent over his future son and healed him.

“What did you do that for?” he asked, relieved when the wound finished healing.

“Gee I dunno” Chris winced, “Maybe I couldn’t bear to hear you’re useless advice?”<br>
As Leo helped him up, Chris glowed brightly as his sin was released.

“Hey, you lost you’re sin!”<br>
What ever reply Chris was about to give was cut off as he doubled over in pain and suddenly began slightly transparent.

“Oh my god!” Leo gasped, “Piper!” He grabbed Chris’s arm and orbed them both to Piper.


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“Look out!” Cole cried, pushing Phoebe out of the way of an energy ball.

“Thanks,” she breathed out. She spotted Leo and Chris orb in by Paige and Piper’s side and decided the best course of action was to distract Shax and Kiya, while Leo healed her sisters.

“You’re going to die like your sisters witch!” Shax growled.

“Yeah!” Kiya interjected unnecessarily.

“Oh shut up!” Phoebe snapped, “I really don’t know how my sisters thought you were me?”<br>
“Well y’know…” a disembodied voice said, as Paige and Piper orbed next to her, “she was kind of a convincing look-alike!”<br>
“Yeah yeah,” Piper hissed, “Can we skip the yammering and get straight to the vanquishing?”<br>
Phoebe, Piper and Paige say the spell and watch satisfied as Shax blew up.

“Uh oh!” Kiya squeaked.

“Yeah you betcha, Uh oh!” Piper said, as she raised her hands and blew Kiya up.

“Right, now we need to get Lucas!” Paige said.

Piper grinned, “Yeah I’d like to show him some anger…ow!”<br>
“Piper are you ok?” Phoebe asked concerned.

“Yeah, just the little brat’s kicking again!”<br>
“Hey!” Chris yelled indignantly.

“Oh be quiet!” Piper snapped, “Ow, god that hurt….OW!!!”<br>
“Piper I don’t think the baby’s kicking!” Leo said, moving over to help her.

“No you’re right! He’s playing the damn drums!”<br>
“Piper! I think you’re going into labour!” Leo sighed.

“Oh don’t be silly” she said, waving him off, “He would’ve told us if he was born early. He would’ve told us his birth date right?”<br>
“Sure!” Chris said, cringing as Piper did a ‘see I told you so’ look, “It’s today by the way!”<br>
“Excuse me?” Piper snapped, “You didn’t think …ow…to tell me this…ow…sooner?”<br>
“You never asked!”<br>
“Why you little…”

“Honey, let’s get you to the hospital shall we?” Leo said, taking hold of Piper’s arm.

“Don’t you call me honey! This is all your fault! You did this to me! I hate you!” Was all that was heard as Leo and Piper orbed out.

“Michael, can you check on Darryl?” Phoebe asked Cole, “If he’s got Pride, who knows what he could be getting himself into!”<br>
“No problem!” Cole said, smiling down at her, “What are you going to do?”<br>
“Me, Paige and Chris have an appointment with Lucas!” she said, as the three of them orbed out.

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“Hello Lucas” Paige said, as they orbed down to the underworld.

“What are you doing here? You shouldn’t have been able to find me!” Lucas couldn’t believe it; Wyatt had promised that he would be protected from the charmed ones finding him.

“Cocky isn’t he?” Chris said, “Are you sure he didn’t get pride?”<br>
“How did you get infected with anger? The eldest witch had that!” Lucas asked confused. Two people shouldn’t be able to have the same sin.

“Just lucky I guess!”<br>
“He’s got anger?” Phoebe whispered to her sister.

“Maybe the sin infected little Chris as well as Piper?” Paige whispered back.

“Weirder things have happened!”<br>
“Shall we get our nephew angry?”<br>
“Ooo Lets!”<br>
Paige winked at Phoebe as she turned her attention to Lucas, “Lucas, you’ve got nothing to worry about with Chris here…he can’t hurt you!”<br>
“What?” Chris snapped.

Picking up what her sister was doing Phoebe spoke up. “Yeah, he’s the weak one. Second born…shame! It’s his brother you should worry about!”<br>
“Who are you calling weak?” Chris snarled.

“Oh yes…that force field…” Paige interjected.

“Powers from the womb!”<br>
“He’s just a big show off!” Chris was all but shouting now.

“And all Chris has is telekinesis and orbing…tsk!” Phoebe shook her head in mock disgust.

“So, he’s an inferior witch…and I shouldn’t worry about him right?” Lucas asked, grinning cockily.

“Right!” the two sisters replied.

“Wrong!” Chris growled angrily. He began to slowly clench his fist and Lucas’s hand went to his chest in pain. “I’m not inferior!” Chris clenched his fist as tight as possible. Lucas screamed in agony as he exploded.

Phoebe and Paige high fived each other. “Way to go sis!” Phoebe said.

“I’m the weak one?” Chris asked, with a raised eyebrow. For a moment Phoebe and Paige were worried, because they hadn’t seen Chris glow, but when he grinned they sighed in relief.

“Let’s go and see how Piper is” Paige said and the three of them orbed out.


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Jediya

[Nite Owl]

Okay everyone, I wanted to surprize you with my section today, even though Jediya just posted her's yesterday. I do request that if you haven't already left a review for Jediya, that you take the time. I know she worked extremely hard on her section, and that Aurora and I left her a lot to tie up. It would be unfair for me to take up all the spotlight when Jediya's section was posted only a day and a half before mine.

"You fricken frackin Jerk! Don't tell me to take it easy, when you're not the one who is feeling like a......just shut up already!"

These were the precious words that Phoebe, Paige, and Chris heard as they entered the delivery wing of the hospital.

Phoebe walked up to the desk, only to be sat down again by the nurse.

"You can see your sister after she's delivered the baby." Said the elderly lady. She didn't seem to have much patience.

The nurse pursed her lips as Piper let off another paragraph of colorful phrases. "As you can hear, your sister sounds as if she's getting very close to giving birth."

The lady scooted back off to her cluttered filled desk, and left the three Halliwells to talk quietly. Chris winced as he heard his mother call him a few creative names from the delivery room.

"So." said Paige, trying to pick something that could occupy their minds. "Looks like everything is fixed. Daryl's sin should be gone since we killed Lucas. And we all got rid of our sins too."

Phoebe shook her head. "Not yet, we haven't. Piper is still infected with anger. We killed Lucas, which normally gets rid
of all the sins. The problem this time is Piper allowed the sin to take over her."

Paige gave Phoebe a confused look.

"You see." said Phoebe. "I read in the BOS that sins can either enter unwillingly into the body, or they can be accepted into the body. In Piper's case, her hormones were all out of sinc. Her little bit of anger at the time was able to escalate further, making her symptoms a whole lot worse. This caused her body to accept the sin, rather than fight against it. The
only way now that she can get rid of her anger is to perform a selfess act." Phoebe paused. "Didn't you notice she was
still infected when you heard Piper curse Leo for being a guy?"

"I thought that was normal Piper." said Paige with a bit of amusment. Paige looked up at Chris, who was nervously biting his finger nails. "What are you so worried about? You're here now, so that has to mean that Piper delivers you fine."

"It isn't every day that I'm able to be 20 feet away from my own birth." stated Chris.

Phoebe and Paige giggled at this, and conversation drifted off to the mysterious vanquished demons that had been appearing.

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Meanwhile...In the Delivery Room

Piper's face was as red as an apple, as she worked her way to squeezing off every one of Leo's fingers with her sweaty palms. As her contraction ended, the doctor spoke.

"Ok Ms. Halliwell, when your next contraction hits, push."

Piper looks at Leo and the doctor. "No. I'm not going to push."

"What?!" they asked in unison.

Piper looks at Leo. "I'm mad at Chris for always being a pain in my a$$. All he has done since he came back from the future is whine,whine whine. I'm tired of it."

The doctor looks bemused, but Leo keeps his gaze on Piper. "So you're just not going to let him be born? Isn't that going to be a little hard?" Leo glances down at Piper's bulging belly.

"Nope. I've told you before, and I'll tell you now. I'm a Halliwell, and Halliwells can do anything." Piper's defiant gaze
changed into a pained expression as her contraction hit.

"Ms. Halliwell, you need to push now, or your baby could die." said the doctor urgently.

The words 'I hope he will" were about to leave Piper's lips, but then halted. Realization hit her. She didn't want her son to die! Horror of that thought hit her, followed be the remeberance of her anger sin.

Piper glowed, as her sin released itself. She looked into Leo's Pleading eyes.

"I'm ready." were the last words that escaped her as little Chris recieved his first glimse of the world.

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TWO WEEKS LATER
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Underworld

Cole stands before Wyatt as he listens to him speak.

"I'm ready now." said Wyatt. "I had my fun with the little demons and warlocks I sent after the sisters, but now I think it's time to make my big move. And from the information I gathered from the seer, Chris is about to make a very important desicion. I don't want to miss it."

Wyatt rubbed his fingers through his scruffy chin in thought. "I want you to continue to get close to Phoebe. Oh, and you did take care of the real Michael I presume?"

"Yes Sir." said Cole, still fully knowing that the cop was at the bomb shelter Cole left him in. Of course he was nice enough to set up cable for Michael so he was able to watch today's football game.

"Good." said Wyatt as his lips curled into an evil grin. "Then lets get started. Little brother is about to make a little road trip himself. A road to death."

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Manor

Phoebe looked at the test strip one more time. 'It's true,' she thought. 'I'm....I'm pregnant."

She quickly stuffed the box under her sweater when she heard a knock at the bathroom door. "Phoebe! Hurry up already, I need to get to work." cried Paige.

Phoebe opened the door, and left quickly with the pregnancy box and strip. She knew all to well what happened when Piper took the test a couple years Ago. Phoebe found the box, then thought her sister was having a demon child!

Her hands still shaking, she went downstairs to give Chris a final farewell before Piper and Leo sent him back to the future. Phoebe was glad he was getting to go home, but somehow she had a nagging feeling he wouldn't stay there for
long. Call it a gut instinct, but she just knew something bad was about to happen.

Phoebe entered the conservatory, and held onto her nephew. "I'm going to miss you!" she wailed. She continued to say her goodbyes, but waited for Paige to some downstairs before she spilled the news.

"Before you go Chris, I want to ask you something. Why didn't you tell me I was going to have a kid?!"

Chris gave her a bemused look. "Because your not supposed to, well at least not for a while."

"Why'd you ask?" questioned Piper.

"Because I'm pregnant! I just found out, but please don't tell Michael, he'll be upset that I told all of you first." Phoebe
continued to babble, until Piper shut her up.

"Are you happy about this?" asked Piper.

"I'm..I'm.....yes. I'm happy. But at the same time I'm terrified. I don't want anything to go wrong."

"It won't." said Paige. "We'll make sure of it."

The sisters shared a sisterly moment, but little did they know something terrible was about to happen.
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Underworld

Wyatt stood alone, watching the Halliwells through the seeing pool. "What do you know." he said. "Another bun in the
oven." Of course, never did it occur to Wyatt that this bun in the oven was related to Cole.

Wyatt rubbed his hands as he watched a portal open for his little brother to go back to the furure. Chris walked through
it, but never realized that it had been effected by his older brother.

"Perfect." said Wyatt. "Get ready to enter the word of your greatest desires little brother. You won't be able to live for long If I'm correct."
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[Nite Owl]

Wyatt projected Chris into on of Gith’s desires realm. He was overly curious to see it so he orbed to Gith’s cave so he could watch. “You said you wanted to save me,” Wyatt scoffed. “Let’s see what you really want! Me dead, no doubt!”<br>

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As Chris went through the portal, he wondered how much different his life would be. When he got there, he found himself sitting on a blanket at Golden Gate Park. He looked around. The statue of the angel looked well polished and in perfect condition. He saw flowers everywhere. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. He didn’t notice someone coming up beside him. Before he knew what happened, he was pushed down on the blanket. “Wha..” Chris started to say something. He was cut off from speaking as Bianca’s lips touched his. She had her hands behind his head and engaged him in slow passionate kisses. Chris decided he liked this future, so far.

Wyatt walked up beside them. He let out a little laugh.

“Wyatt,” Chris shot up, and Bianca backed off. Chris could feel his hair standing on end as his heartbeat increased. His eyes got wide.

“Will you relax? It is just Wyatt,” Bianca whispered in Chris’s ear. She kissed him on the neck.

“Oh, god,” Chris said softly to himself as he pulled Bianca in close again.

“You two keep your clothes on will you,” Wyatt joked.

Bianca looked over at Wyatt. “We will try,” she said with a smirk. Then she went right back to kissing Chris.

“Isn’t this place a little too public for that,” Wyatt wondered out loud.

“I don’t think so,” a beautiful girl with long strawberry blond hair walked up next to Wyatt. She put her arms around Wyatt and their mouths fused together in passionate kisses.


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The real Wyatt stood with Gith watching Chris’s fantasy world. Wyatt looked on in shock. “Laura! What is my little brother trying to pull now?” Wyatt uttered out loud. He remembered how much he loved Laura and the sting of her rejection. “Damn you Chris!” Wyatt shouted.


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Phoebe had yet another date with Michael. Michael excused himself as he went to the bar to pick up a few drinks. Phoebe practiced all the things she would. “Ah, Michael, it is like this, I am pregnant! Or guess what you are going to be a father.”<br>
He came back with two drinks, a light beer for himself and a diet coke with lots of ice and a slice a lemon for Phoebe. She took a few sips. “I have something important to tell you,” Phoebe said.

Cole looked intently at Phoebe. “Yes, what is it,” he said.

“There is no easy way to say this,” Phoebe added.

“Phoebe, what is it,” Cole asked with definite concern in his voice.

“I’m” Phoebe hesitated and Cole got even more concerned. “Pregnant!” she finally added. Phoebe dreaded hearing that embarrassing question she knew was coming next. ‘Is it mine?’<br>
“Oh that is such a relief,” Cole said.

“What! Did you hear what I said,” Phoebe asked.

“Oh yeah, I heard you. See I thought you were going to tell me something awful like you were dying or you don’t want to see me anymore,” Cole stated sheepishly.

“Oh,” She laughed at the second part of that. “And why on earth would I not want to see you anymore?”<br>
Oh because you found out I am your ex-husband, Cole thought to himself. “No idea,” he smiled at her. “I love you!”<br>
He took this so much better then Phoebe thought any guy ever could. “You really are perfect,” Phoebe exclaimed.

“Nah! Far from it,” Cole answered back. He kissed her sweetly on the cheek and then again on the belly.


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Wyatt was still watching Chris’s fantasy world. Now the two happy couples were at P3. Piper stood behind the counter pouring champagne. She gave all of them a glass.

“Mom,” Chris looked on stunned like he just saw a ghost. “Yes…” He mumbled to himself. He looked up at the sky. “Thank you!”<br>
Leo came out from the back room. He kissed Piper and then joined his two sons. “Hi dad,” Chris said nervously not really knowing what to expect from Leo.

“Why are you so nervous? Wyatt is the one getting married tomorrow, not you,” Leo said.

He is? Chris thought to himself. “Of course he is!”<br>
Bianca picked up her glass. “I would like to make a toast... To Wyatt and Laura,let their marriage be as happy and successful as ours,” she said as she nuzzled up to Chris. What, I am already married to Bianca? Man, this is a great future, Chris thought to himself. Everyone raised their glasses and took a sip.

“I will to the next toast,” Wyatt said. “To my beautiful bride to be Laura, where would I be without you? And to my wonderful parents, thanks for showing us how great marriage can be, and for putting up with us all these years.”<br>
Leo snickered. “It has been a pleasure.”<br>
“And to you Chris, who has been not only my little brother but my best friend as well,” Wyatt added sounding totally sincere.

What? Chris thought to himself. He couldn’t help but to smile. What a great future this is!

“And to you Bianca, you have been a great sister in law, and I don’t know how you do it, but thanks for keeping my brother so happy,” Wyatt said. Bianca smirked at Chris and kissed him.

“You want to make a toast next?” Bianca asked Chris.

“Ah, a toast?” Chris questioned as he tried to think of something to say.

“Excuse us!” Bianca pulled Chris in a private corner. “Is everything alright, you are acting kinda weird!”<br>
“No Bianca, everything is perfect! Too good to be true!” Chris said. Too good to be true indeed, Chris thought to himself. Lots of demons had been coming back from the dead lately, could this be nothing more then one of Gith’s pocket realms? He started to wonder. “I love you,” he added.

“Aweee,” Bianca blushed as she kissed him. “I love you too.”

Chris and Bianca rejoined Wyatt and Laura at the counter.


Leo went out into the back room. Chris looked over at Wyatt and he noticed a darklighter with an arrow pointed right to Wyatt’s back. “Wyatt, look out,” Chris cried. He pushed Wyatt out of the path only to be hit with the arrow himself. Chris went down feeling the pain. Wyatt whipped off three consecutive energy balls at the darklighter.

Leo came back in carrying a case of beer. He put down everything he was carrying and raced to Chris’s side. “Oh my god, what happened?” Leo asked.

“Stupid darklighter,” was all Wyatt could say as a tear rolled down his cheek.

“Help me dad, will you?” Chris asked as he felt the pain of the poison.

“I wish I could,” Leo said. “You know I gave up being a whitelighter so I could be a father. I never regretted that decision until now.” Tears rolled down Leo’s cheek. Leo grabbed Chris’s hand. “I am so sorry!”<br>
Bianca was crying too. “Isn’t there anything we can do,” Bianca asked.

“No, afraid not,” Wyatt said as he too was crying. Laura hugged Wyatt trying to comfort him.

“Wyatt can you heal me?” Chris asked.

“What? I can’t heal! I wish I could,” Wyatt said as he cried some more.

Chris realized nothing he did could have taken away Wyatt’s power to heal. That nagging feeling about this being the desires realm returned. Wyatt’s healing power was the only power Wyatt had that Chris truly envied ever since that day he could not save his mother!

[Nite Owl]

“Looks like his greatest desire is to save you! Man, he is foolish,” Gith said.

“No, this is all wrong,” Wyatt said as he looked on feeling disgusted to the core. “He can’t die a hero. He can’t die saving me! I want to be the one to kill him, not some stupid random darklighter!” Wyatt ranted.

Gith felt Wyatt’s true desires. “Man, you are delusional!” Gith uttered without second thought.

“Shut up!” Wyatt said as he hurled an energy ball right at Gith. Gith shimmered out just before he would have been blown up. He reappeared behind Wyatt and opened a vortex beneath Wyatt’s feet.

Wyatt quickly orbed himself free. “Traitor,” he screeched. He hurled a few more energy balls at Gith. Gith shimmered away, far away.

Wyatt morphed his appearance to look like Cole, the real Cole not his new appearance. He telekinetically pulled Chris out of his fantasy world. Chris no longer felt the effects of the darklighter poison.

Chris thought this guy looked familiar, but didn’t recognize him right away. “Who are you?” Chris asked.

“Never mind that,” Wyatt said as he shimmered out.

Chris looked around recognizing Gith’s cave. “I knew it was too good to be true,” Chris muttered to himself before orbing out.


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Chris returned to the attic and started flipping through the book of shadows. Phoebe walked in on him. “Chris, you're back? Does this mean the future is even worse?” Phoebe wanted to know.

“I never actually made it to the future. It is a long story,” Chris said. He continued flipping through the book. “Oh my god, that is him!”<br>
Phoebe looked on with him. “Cole!” Phoebe cried.

“Yeah, he saved me,” Chris said.

“What!!” Phoebe screamed.

Piper went up the stairs. “Phoebe quiet, I just got the bab… her words died as she saw adult Chris. “Don’t think I am not glad to see you, because I am, but why are we seeing you?” Piper asked.

"Long story," Chris answered.

"Cole is back too," Phoebe said as her skin started to turn pale.