Post by babylove on Mar 29, 2006 8:37:54 GMT -5
Chapter One
The hooded figure walked through the underworld calmly. He had waited a long time to return. He had been thought dead for a long time. He hadn’t wanted to wait, but it was necessary. It was necessary to regain his strength and to rid himself of what had weighed him down before. But now he was strong. Strong enough to avenge his death, and the humiliation caused to him by the witches. The conflict within him had gone. And now he returned to the underworld ready to reunite it. To rule it. To let evil have it’s day.
He walked through the deepest of the underground lairs. This was where only the highest level demons dwell. He knew the place well. He had spent much time there. Suddenly, he heard someone approach him from behind him.
“Who are you and what are you doing here?” The demon demanded.
He turned around and lowered the hood of his cloak. “I am your new leader.”
The demon was stunned for a moment as he said “Cole?” Then the demon began to laugh. “What makes you think we would allow you to lead us? Your story is legend. The once mighty Balthazor, who threw it all away for, of all things, a Charmed One. The one who became so obsessed he went mad. We thought you were dead.”
Cole struggled not to vanquish this demon for the reminder of his humiliation. But he reminded himself who was responsible for this. He smiled evilly at the demon. “The only reason your not in oblivion right now, Crito, is that I need you to convene a meeting of the underworld.”
“Why should I help you?” Crito asked.
“Because, while I have been away, I have been watching events. What a disgrace the underworld has become. I’m here to change that. Now do you want to return to the power of what evil used to be? Or even beyond that? Or would you rather just be bottom feeders, suppressed by the power of good?” Cole asked.
“I will organise the meeting. But convincing the underworld to align itself to you will be up to you, and it won’t be easy. It may take a while to convince everyone to come,” Crito told him.
“That’s fine. I have something I need to take care of first. And let’s just say that when I come back the problem of winning the underworld’s allegiance won’t be a problem. Go,” Cole said to Crito.
Crito nodded to him Cole and flamed out. Cole turned around and smiled. And then he shimmered out.
*~*~*~*~*
Piper was sitting in the conservatory with holding her infant son in her arms, watching Leo play with their oldest child. She had a reflective smile on her face. She appreciated these moments more than ever now. It had been just over a month that since they had found out about Gideon’s betrayal. Chris, their grown up son from the future, had died saving Wyatt from him. That had hit them hard, but knowing that they had changed the future and made it so that would no longer be Chris’s fate had made it easier to except.
“And, so how is the happy family going today?” Phoebe asked, walking in.
Piper looked up and smiled. “Fine thank you. You obviously had a good day.”
Phoebe smiled widely. “It was a great day. I have a date. Hi Leo.”
“Hi Phoebe,” Leo said looking up from Wyatt.
“A date? With who?” Piper asked.
“This really, really cute guy I met today at work,” Phoebe replied.
Suddenly both Piper and Phoebe’s attention was captured by the swirl of orbs as Paige arrived home.
“Well hello stranger, long time no see,” Piper said looking over to where Paige was standing.
“Ha, ha very funny,” Paige said scrunching up her face.
“Well it is, kinda,” Phoebe said grinning.
“Look, I’m sorry you guys. But between trying to prove to the elders that I can run the magic school, and trying to repair all the neglect that school has had in recent times it’s just a really big job right now. But that should ease off soon,” Paige told them.
“We know. You’re doing a really good job. We’re just teasing,” Phoebe said.
Paige grinned at them. Suddenly Leo, who had been quietly playing with Wyatt and having a silent chuckle over the sister’s conversation, heard the familiar chimes. He looked up.
“Um, guys. The Elders are calling me. I should go,” Leo told them standing up.
“Go. Don’t worry. We’ll be fine,” Piper went over and kissed him.
“Okay,” Leo said, putting Wyatt in his play pen. He then orbed out.
Piper went over and put Chris in his basinet which had been put in Wyatt’s playpen. Suddenly they heard a thump upstairs.
”Um, did you guys hear that?” Paige asked.
“Yeah. It sounded like it came from the attic,” Phoebe said, looking up.
“We should go check it out,” Piper stated, looking over to her children. “Wyatt, danger. Protect your brother.”
Piper waited for her son to bring up his force field up around himself and Chris, and then lead her sisters up the stairs. They moved quietly and cautiously in case a demon came at them. They walked to the attic stairs and walked up them. As they walked into the attic, they were each stunned by what, or rather who, they saw.
“Well, hello ladies. You took your time,” Cole said, grinning.
“Oh my god, Cole,” Phoebe said, in shock.
Piper was the first to recover, and tried to blow Cole up. He flew across the room, but was otherwise okay.
“Well, gee Piper. That power of yours has grown hasn’t it,” Cole said picking himself up.
The girls were unprepared when, with a wave of Cole’s hand, they all went flying across the room in different directions. All three of them were knocked out, though Phoebe was the worst with a bad back wound from the mirror she flew into. Cole picked up an athame that was sitting on the table beside him and threw it at Phoebe before shimmering out, leaving the girls for dead.
The hooded figure walked through the underworld calmly. He had waited a long time to return. He had been thought dead for a long time. He hadn’t wanted to wait, but it was necessary. It was necessary to regain his strength and to rid himself of what had weighed him down before. But now he was strong. Strong enough to avenge his death, and the humiliation caused to him by the witches. The conflict within him had gone. And now he returned to the underworld ready to reunite it. To rule it. To let evil have it’s day.
He walked through the deepest of the underground lairs. This was where only the highest level demons dwell. He knew the place well. He had spent much time there. Suddenly, he heard someone approach him from behind him.
“Who are you and what are you doing here?” The demon demanded.
He turned around and lowered the hood of his cloak. “I am your new leader.”
The demon was stunned for a moment as he said “Cole?” Then the demon began to laugh. “What makes you think we would allow you to lead us? Your story is legend. The once mighty Balthazor, who threw it all away for, of all things, a Charmed One. The one who became so obsessed he went mad. We thought you were dead.”
Cole struggled not to vanquish this demon for the reminder of his humiliation. But he reminded himself who was responsible for this. He smiled evilly at the demon. “The only reason your not in oblivion right now, Crito, is that I need you to convene a meeting of the underworld.”
“Why should I help you?” Crito asked.
“Because, while I have been away, I have been watching events. What a disgrace the underworld has become. I’m here to change that. Now do you want to return to the power of what evil used to be? Or even beyond that? Or would you rather just be bottom feeders, suppressed by the power of good?” Cole asked.
“I will organise the meeting. But convincing the underworld to align itself to you will be up to you, and it won’t be easy. It may take a while to convince everyone to come,” Crito told him.
“That’s fine. I have something I need to take care of first. And let’s just say that when I come back the problem of winning the underworld’s allegiance won’t be a problem. Go,” Cole said to Crito.
Crito nodded to him Cole and flamed out. Cole turned around and smiled. And then he shimmered out.
*~*~*~*~*
Piper was sitting in the conservatory with holding her infant son in her arms, watching Leo play with their oldest child. She had a reflective smile on her face. She appreciated these moments more than ever now. It had been just over a month that since they had found out about Gideon’s betrayal. Chris, their grown up son from the future, had died saving Wyatt from him. That had hit them hard, but knowing that they had changed the future and made it so that would no longer be Chris’s fate had made it easier to except.
“And, so how is the happy family going today?” Phoebe asked, walking in.
Piper looked up and smiled. “Fine thank you. You obviously had a good day.”
Phoebe smiled widely. “It was a great day. I have a date. Hi Leo.”
“Hi Phoebe,” Leo said looking up from Wyatt.
“A date? With who?” Piper asked.
“This really, really cute guy I met today at work,” Phoebe replied.
Suddenly both Piper and Phoebe’s attention was captured by the swirl of orbs as Paige arrived home.
“Well hello stranger, long time no see,” Piper said looking over to where Paige was standing.
“Ha, ha very funny,” Paige said scrunching up her face.
“Well it is, kinda,” Phoebe said grinning.
“Look, I’m sorry you guys. But between trying to prove to the elders that I can run the magic school, and trying to repair all the neglect that school has had in recent times it’s just a really big job right now. But that should ease off soon,” Paige told them.
“We know. You’re doing a really good job. We’re just teasing,” Phoebe said.
Paige grinned at them. Suddenly Leo, who had been quietly playing with Wyatt and having a silent chuckle over the sister’s conversation, heard the familiar chimes. He looked up.
“Um, guys. The Elders are calling me. I should go,” Leo told them standing up.
“Go. Don’t worry. We’ll be fine,” Piper went over and kissed him.
“Okay,” Leo said, putting Wyatt in his play pen. He then orbed out.
Piper went over and put Chris in his basinet which had been put in Wyatt’s playpen. Suddenly they heard a thump upstairs.
”Um, did you guys hear that?” Paige asked.
“Yeah. It sounded like it came from the attic,” Phoebe said, looking up.
“We should go check it out,” Piper stated, looking over to her children. “Wyatt, danger. Protect your brother.”
Piper waited for her son to bring up his force field up around himself and Chris, and then lead her sisters up the stairs. They moved quietly and cautiously in case a demon came at them. They walked to the attic stairs and walked up them. As they walked into the attic, they were each stunned by what, or rather who, they saw.
“Well, hello ladies. You took your time,” Cole said, grinning.
“Oh my god, Cole,” Phoebe said, in shock.
Piper was the first to recover, and tried to blow Cole up. He flew across the room, but was otherwise okay.
“Well, gee Piper. That power of yours has grown hasn’t it,” Cole said picking himself up.
The girls were unprepared when, with a wave of Cole’s hand, they all went flying across the room in different directions. All three of them were knocked out, though Phoebe was the worst with a bad back wound from the mirror she flew into. Cole picked up an athame that was sitting on the table beside him and threw it at Phoebe before shimmering out, leaving the girls for dead.
