Piper Halliwell and Paige Matthews appear in a flurry of bright blue and white orbs, at the same time their sister Phoebe, her son Peter, and Cole Turner, shimmer into existence within the foyer of Halliwell Manor.

Leo steps immediately into the dining room from the kitchen, having heard their arrival where he was making coffee and lemonade. It is something for him to do, while he waits anxiously for their arrival back at the Manor. He had been terrified when little Peter shimmered from his high chair when Leo was making his lunch.

The heart stopping fright Leo felt when he watched Peter disappear, was not reassuring for his sanity. The cheeky smile and giggle as Peter waved goodbye, when he had looked back over to the nine month old, would have been endearing and amusing, any other time. At that moment, Leo had promptly panicked and called Piper to let her know. The Whitelighter was only able to assume that Peter was going to Phoebe, especially since the baby boy was able to read thoughts, and more than likely understood what his mother and Aunts were going to do.

The relief at seeing the girls and Peter unharmed, swiftly turns to confusion when Leo sees Cole. The half-demon is sitting on his knees with his hands laying flat on the hardwood floor. He hasn't stirred from his haze of pain, after his abrupt exorcism from the Source of All Evil, by the hands of his young son Peter.

"Are you okay?" Leo asks Piper and Paige. He walks quickly over to his wife and gently places his hand on her round pregnant stomach.

"You scared Mommy doing that baby." Phoebe is saying from where she stands beside Cole's hunched over figure. Her attention is completely focused on her son. Her extremely powerful son, she is truly beginning to realize. It is utterly terrifying to realize just how strong he is power wise. When he was born, it was clear he would be powerful, as Magic had disappeared that day. However it is jarring to see it displayed in such a way. Being able to vanquish Demons, that everyone thought were not vanquishable, at such a young age had been another sign. The final sign was the Elders remarking upon how special and gifted Peter's Fated Path is. Just the thought leaves a sour taste in her mouth. While the Elders won't tell her what that Fate is, anything that pleases the Elders can't be good for her son.

"We're fine Leo." Piper reassures her husband with a small half-hearted smile and soft kiss to his lips.

"Are we just going to ignore the fact that Peter exorcised the Source of All Evil from Cole?" Paige questions with her hands thrown up in frustration. She's still attempting to wrap her mind around the fact that her baby nephew did something that grown ass witches or demons could never do. He's only nine months old, and he can do unbelievable magic, and that concerns her. Not that she thinks he's Evil or something. What she's worried about is the constant attacks made on them and Peter. Even after their "cleaning" spree, when they went hunting after the various Demons hunting after Peter, the Demons still continue to pop up.

Another concerning fact is the glimpses of powers they've seen so far, and that she and her sisters are still continuing to see Peter uses. Some of the new powers are displayed in what seems like a daily or weekly occurrence, as he learns to control them. It makes Paige wonder what other powers her nephew will have by the time he's an adult, or even in just a few months or years. However strong and powerful Peter will become, Paige knows that she and her sisters will protect him with their very lives, if need be.

"He what?" Leo asks in surprise. Bright blue eyes glance over at the nine month old in awe, as well as a little bit of fear. It isn't that he fears his nephew. No, what he fears is what will become of his nephew. Because the strength and power it takes for a witch, demon, or even a hybrid of both like Peter, to be able to do something like exorcise the Source? It makes him wonder just what his nephew will have to face in the future.

Any magical being of great power is always Fated for Greatness, but that preeminence, without fail, causes the "Chosen One" to endure hardships and woes. He watches Peter's little face frown as his lips curls downwards and his eyebrows furrow. It's clear from that expression alone, that Peter is zoning in on their thoughts.

I'm sorry Peter , Leo thinks at his nephew in an apologetic tone of thought, I don't mean to think such dark thoughts where you can hear . He should really remind the girls to make potions to block empathy and telepathy. While it's easier for his nephew to control those gifts, since he was actually born with them, Peter is still just a baby that shouldn't have to listen into adult thoughts. Or feel their emotions. Even in the womb, Peter was hearing and feeling the emotions of his mother and those that surrounded her. Even as a two-month-old fetus, Peter was able to perform spectacular feats of magic through his mother.

The very fact that Phoebe and Cole married with a White Wedding, is the only thing that has ensured that Peter is a force of Good. However, the Seer having Cole (while possessed by the Source), slip Phoebe some chocolates enchanted with a fertility-enhancing tonic she brewed, guaranteed that Peter was conceived easily, while only increasing the possible potential to become Evil. However, the love Peter feels for his mother and Aunts, and the fact his parents had a Good Wedding, ensures that he can only be Turned Evil, Like any Good Witch or Being.

the very fact that Peter is Good, is what allowed him to use his mother and Aunts connection as the Charmed Ones and tap into all of his powers. That is what allowed him to vanquishing every demon in the room, including the Seer, when the Seer attempted to remove Peter from Phoebe's womb.

While he was able to do that feat of magic, while still in the womb, he isn't quite able to vanquish the Source on his own, not yet anyways. Peter has a vast repertoire of powers he is just truly beginning to tap into. He would have to connect to his mother and Aunts Charmed Ones connection again to truly defeat the Source at his age now, and it would be dangerous enough to killed him if he tries.

Peter is without a doubt the most powerful being to ever exist. Even from the womb, he possessed tremendous magical powers, which he channelled through Phoebe. His powers are great enough that he has been able to vanquish demons that were once believed to be impossible to vanquish. Additionally, when Phoebe was pregnant with Peter, she was overwhelmed by Peter's power, and could not handle it. Peter seemed to understand that, as very rarely and only in extreme situations, did Peter channel his powers through his mother to aid her and his Aunts. Otherwise, he only used his Force Shield to protect his mother, and even Aunts at times, from harm.

It's okay Uncle Leo , he mentally projects with a smile gracing his adorable little face at his Uncle's thoughts. He clearly means for only his uncle to hear his reply. For as long as he can remember, Peter's been able to hear the thoughts and feelings of his mommy, daddy, Aunts Piper and Paige, and his Uncle Leo. They are the easiest for Peter to "listen" to and "feel".

It's the strangers, whether they're Demons, Whitelighters, Elders, other supernatural creatures, Angels, or even Mortals, that are harder for him to deal with. He really doesn't like to "listen" to and "feel" strangers. Some of those thoughts and feelings felt yucky and gross. Especially when they are really bad, like the different types of Demons that have come here. Not just the Demons like his father, but the other kinds. They weren't very nice at all.

"We always knew he'd be powerful." It isn't Phoebe who says this, but rather Cole, who finally pushes himself to a standing position. "The Seer saw it first, but then Source saw it too." There is a softness in his eyes when he looks at Peter. There is also a haggard appearance to him, displaying the suffering he has been through, possessed by the Source.

Peter shimmers from his mother's arms and into his father's, who immediately wraps his arms around the small boy. Cole holds his son against his chest and rests his head against the top of Peter's soft downy hair. He breathes in deeply as his eyes close, relishing in holding his son, who he hasn't held in months. There was always a fear of what the Source would do if he did attempt to hold his son.

The feel of those small arms wrapping tightly around his neck, brings tears to Cole's eyes. This is what he has yearned to be able to do, since he discovered Phoebe was pregnant with their child, their little boy, and he has already turned out to be such a wonderful son. It's clear to Cole, in the limited amount of time he has been able to see Peter, and from the rumors the Source had overheard, that Peter is extremely protective over his family.

Phoebe barely manages to keep herself from lunging forward and ripping her son from Cole's arms. However, it does melt her heart seeing her son and first love together. But since all the drama between them, ages built a wall around her heart, for fear of what would happen should she lower it. It does thaw ever so slightly though, at the gentle way Cole holds their son in his arms.

"Let's go sit in the sunroom and talk." Piper orders as she ushers her sisters, Leo and Cole, who is holding Peter, into said room.

It takes some maneuvering before everyone is comfortably seated on couches and armchairs. It's barely a minute into seating on the furniture that Peter shimmers to his playpen. It is clear to the adults in that room, that Peter is no longer interested in what is going on.

Phoebe rests her chin on the palm of her hand, where she has propped her elbow on the armchair. "Peter must have sensed Good in you, if he was willing to save you," she murmurs aloud. Though it's clear she is speaking to Cole. "He must have sensed the Source hiding in you, laying in wait."

Cole shudders at the memories. He had hated being possessed by the Source. For so long he did Evil's work, until he met Phoebe and decided he didn't want to do Evil anymore. It was then he was told that she was pregnant and that he was going to be a father. Then, Peter grew in her womb, and the phenomenal power his son displayed, it made him want to protect his little boy from all the Evil that would want to turn him, kill him, or use him for nefarious means. But he had been helpless underneath the vast power, which he is beginning to understand isn't as vast as his son's powers, that the Source had. However, instead of protecting Peter, his baby boy had ended up protecting and saving him.

"I never," he stresses out, "wanted to do those things. The only reason any of this happened, was because the Seer gave me the Hollow to help defeat the Source." Cole reminds the girls. He had originally helped them in the middle and near the end, before he was possessed. He figures he may as well tell them the whole truth now. What else could he do? They still didn't trust him, and he doesn't know if or when they ever will again. "What we never knew, but we should have," he remarks dryly, "is that the Seer intended for me to become the next Source. When the Source died, his powers went into the void," he says while using his fingers to make parentheses using by his fingers when he says "into the void". "But that void was inside me, where Belthazor had once been. The Seer believed that the Source's essence would enter that void and completely take me over." Cole explains with a tired sigh.

He continues to explain to the listening group about everything that followed after the first week the Source had completely taken over him. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Leo listen in wide eyed silence as the former Half-Demon explains the truths of what happened.

Peter also listens quietly as he plays with his toys. The adults all are unaware that the baby boy is paying attention as well.

Cole pauses as he looks up from staring down at his hands."I'm honestly relieved that when we got married, that we had a Good Wedding," he admits to Phoebe as he glances over at their son. "It's only because we had a Good Wedding, that our son is a force of Good."

"Had we had an Evil Wedding, our son would have been a force for Evil, like I grew up to be." Cole explains to them. "You don't realize Phoebe, just how much difference a single choice makes. It changed mine and Peter's future." It was easiest for him to speak to Phoebe, rather than at her sister's and Leo, who all listened quietly to his story.

It's a relief to Phoebe and her sister's, as well as Leo, that the one little difference in what type of wedding Phoebe and Cole had, changed the Fate of the little boy that they all love and care deeply for. "So," Cole says, after he finishes his story. "What next?" He asks. He has just finished explaining what had happened on his end, when he was possessed by the Source, and now silence has once again settled over the room, besides the continuous noises of Peter playing with his toys.

"We should give you back Belthazor." It's Paige who says this, causing Piper, Phoebe, Leo, and Cole to look in shocked disbelief. "What?" She asks defensively. "You heard Cole!" She gestures with her hands at said man. "With that void empty, he can be possessed. Who says he won't wind up possessed by something else, unless that void is filled with Belthazor."

"I'm honestly amazed you suggested it." Piper replies with a raised eyebrow as her hands rest on her round pregnant belly. "I can see Phoebe suggesting it, but you've always been against Cole," she adds dryly.

"People can change." Paige grumbles in reply.

Phoebe snickers at her two sisters. She grew to have a great respect for Piper, who used to be the mediator between her and Prue. Now, she has to do it for Piper and Paige when they get into their little bickering sessions. "We never thought your opinion on Cole ever would," she pipes in with an amused smile when Paige turns a squinty eyed glare at her older sister.

"It might be a good idea." Leo grudgingly admits with a sigh. "Until we figure something else out," he adds. He has always had a continuously fluctuating opinion on Cole and his antics. But he can admit that the man has only tried to help the girls and he does love Phoebe, even if that love can be toxic at times.

"Do I have an opinion on this?" Cole interjects with a slightly raised hand from his still seated position.

"No." Piper, Phoebe, and Paige say in unison.

"Okay," he murmurs as he stands and walks over to his son's playpen. He's too tired to argue with the girls on this matter. He'll just let the other's continue to discuss their options and instead entertain his son while he waits on their decision. Cole crouches down beside the playpen and smiles at the sight of Peter playing. "Hey buddy," he greets.

Peter grins back at his father as he stands with some assistance from the side of his play pen. He lifts one of his stuffed toys up to show his daddy. "Papa," he greets with a little bounce on his legs.

"Yeah buddy, I see it. You like your dragon toy?" Cole asks. He gently takes the stuffed dragon, that was in blue, grey, and green colors, and holds it as he makes it fly around, while making the appropriate noises.

This clearly amuses and delights Peter. Who loudly laughs and bounces even more on his legs. With a use of telekinesis, by holding his hand out, the little boy levitates a black wolf stuffed toy with blue eyes towards himself. Peter catches the toy with his hand and quickly shoves it to his father expectantly.

Cole smiles warmly at his little boy and takes the stuffed black wolf in his right hand. The stuffed dragon remains held in his left. Without delay, he begins to make wolf type noises. He moves his hands around, allowing the dragon and wolf to play together as he makes the pertinent sounds these species would make. While he is distracted with entertaining his son, the former Half-Demon is still aware of Piper, Leo, and Paige leaving the room, and Phoebe walking over to the playpen to kneel down beside him.

He turns his head to the right and his bright green eyes, just like his son's, connect to warm brown. Cole feels a jolt, looking into Phoebe's compassionate and affectionate eyes. Every time he looks into her eyes, it feels a lot like looking into salvation. He knows his soul is damned, but when he's with Phoebe, and now his son, he feels a little less accursed and a little more redeemable.

"You're really good with him." Phoebe says softly as she looks slowly away from Cole. Seeing him interact with Peter, it warms her heart, seeing her ex-husband play with their son. She loves Cole still, she always will, but she wonders how this will work, when she still distrusts him. She knows now that Cole slipping her that potion and tonic hadn't been his choice, not when he had lost all control to the Source, but it's going to take her heart a while to let that settle in. She hopes they can work it out, if only for Peter's benefit.

It takes Cole a few silent minutes to reply, as he too slowly turns away from looking at his ex-wife, and back at Peter. "He's easy to be with." Cole replies finally. There is no judgement from his son, only the pure unconditional love Peter feels for him. It takes his breath away, knowing Peter's love and affection for him is untarnished by anything Cole has done in the past. He smiles with a little laugh when Peter picks another stuffed toy up, this one seems to be a favorite. It's a white, at least it would have been white, had it washed in the last few weeks, stuffed dog with black eyes. It's clear that Peter does not like to be without it, if the dirtiness of it, is any clear indication.

Phoebe sighs in fond exasperation at the sight of the stuffed dog. "Petey Pie calls it Puppy, and he will not be parted from it," she explains as she takes the stuffed dog her son hands to her. "This is for me?" She asks rhetorically with a smile. "Thank you baby," she says to Peter as she begins to make the sparky named "Puppy" play with the wolf and dragon. "Piper, Paige, Leo, and I have all tried to take it to be washed, but he keeps Summoning it."

Cole bites his lip and grins over hearing of his son's antics. He chuckles and shakes his head with fond amusement. "Maybe we can take him to the park, and while there, your sister's or Leo can watch over Puppy when it's his nap time," he suggests. It's clearly code for wash, but he doesn't think about it, in case Peter overhears the thought, and neither does Phoebe, who only nods slightly in agreement. Cole makes a whooshing sound with his lips when he makes the dragon fly around Peter's head.

Bright emerald green eyes watch his parents put on a show for him with his stuffed animals. His little mouth curls into an "O" of happiness and awe at having his parents play with him. He's always wanted both his Mama and Papa to play with him, and having both of them do so thrills Peter. However, it's only about ten minutes later that Peter grows bored of the show and goes crawling over to his big blocks.

"Without fail," Phoebe says with a chuckle. At Cole's look, she explains. "Petey likes his stuffed animals for a little while, but he always goes back to his blocks in the end." Brown eyes watch Peter as he lifts the blocks up and stacks them on top of each other, or hits them against each other. His green eyes shine brightly with enjoyment. He laughs hysterically every time the big blocks collapse into a heap, after he smacks the tower.

It amuses both of his parents to watch him do this.

"So what's the verdict?" Cole asks, after watching Peter pick up his various toys, once he got bored with stacking and then knocking his blocks over.

"We're going to give you back Belthazor." Phoebe replies with a heavy sigh. "We should have never taken him away from you in the first place. He's a part of you. He's always been a part of you," she says with a thoughtful frown. "It would be like sealing Peter's Demonic powers away. It would be taking away who he fundamentally is and the very thought makes me sick to my stomach."

Cole exhales shakily. He honestly hadn't expected them to agree with Paige. He was still honestly surprised that Paige of all people had suggested it. He knows that the youngest Charmed One has never liked him. "When are we doing this?" He is honestly afraid of how Belthazor will react once he's back with him. His Demonic counterpart has always been like another part of him, a part he's ashamed of. Belthazor is the reminder of the ruthless and legendary Demon he used to be. Belthazor is a very powerful Demon and was a dangerous Soldier of Fortune, known for destroying countless witches, innocents and demons. The thought of having him with him again? It truly scares him on how Belthazor will respond to him, Peter, and the girls.

"Tomorrow." Phoebe murmurs while she forces a smile for Peter, whose bright green eyes look between his parents with a frown.

Peter is aware that something is going on. His mommy and daddy's thoughts are muddled and hard to understand. His mommy's strongest emotions feel like regret, sadness, and confusion. While his daddy's emotions feel like fear, worry, and shame. It has taken Peter a long time to realize what these emotions are. His ability to read thoughts and see memories helps him to better understand, but sometimes, he still feels confusion over the things grown ups feel. More often than not, it feels like adults make things more complicated than they need to be.

"Ap Ju." Peter says. He looks up from his child book and over at his mother.

It's clear to Phoebe that Peter is asking for Apple Juice, his absolute favorite type of juice to drink. "Okay baby." She stands from the sunroom's floor and bends over, lifting her son up into her arms. "He wants Apple Juice," she explains to Cole, when she catches the confused expression. "Peter can speak, so to say, clearly through telepathic means," she says as she walks into the kitchen. "But verbally? He's still learning to get his fine motor skills to work together."

Phoebe presses a kiss to Peter's head and continues to speak as she grabs the baby bottle filled with apple juice. One of the shelves in their fridge is filled with baby bottles and food. Already they have teething rings for when Peter starts getting his baby teeth in. She and her sister's are honestly dreading it, because with Peter's powers? He can express his displeasure very clearly, as they have all learned already. "He's a little genius though, he'll get it eventually."

Cole leans against the kitchen counter and watches Phoebe and Peter together. He vows to himself that he'll do everything in his power to not hurt them. He's failed his ex-wife too much already, he doesn't want to fail Peter. His son is too important to him, just as Phoebe is still extremely important to him. He loves them and he'll work on earning Phoebe and her sister's forgiveness, Leo's too, and show Phoebe that he still loves her and that she can trust him.

A smile spreads across Cole's lips as Peter lays his head on Phoebe's shoulder. His eyelids blink heavily as he fights the urge to sleep. The most common battle babies have when they don't want to fall asleep, but Peter feels the safety that his parents give him, settles over him. Being warmly held in his mother's arms, it has the baby boy slipping into a deep sleep before he knows it.

Phoebe carefully sets the baby bottle, half filled with the Apple Juice that Peter had drank before falling asleep, back into the fridge. On quiet footsteps she leaves the kitchen, Cole a silent and watchful shadow behind her, as she leads the way up the staircase and towards Peter's nursery, a room that Cole has only been to a few times. She silently slips into the room and walks over to her son's crib, where she gently lays him down and covers his lower half with a blanket. For a long time, she stands watching her son sleep, unaware that Cole is doing the same thing. She turns the baby monitor on a nightstand that is by the crib, and then grabs her baby monitor to take with her. Phoebe gestures with her hand for Cole to leave the room with her.

The former couple stand out in the hallway, just outside the nursery, when Phoebe turns her monitor on and listens to the quiet breathing of Peter. "While we're doing the spell to give you Belthazor tomorrow, Piper and Paige are making the potion right now," she says when they begin walking down the hallway and towards the attic staircase. "They're going to need some of your blood. I figured we could do this while Peter takes his nap."

"Good as time as any." Cole responds with a shrug. While he's not thrilled with the idea, he does see the sense in it. With that void inside him, it's only a matter of time before something else tries to fill it or someone else tries to forcefully fill it up. If taking Belthazor back is the only way to ensure his son stays safe, and that he helps protect Phoebe and the girl's, then he'll do it. If this is part of his redemption, then he can't see much wrong with that. The Charmed Ones are forces of Good, and so is his son, so maybe this time, he'll do better at being a force of Good, rather than being a Soldier of Fortune, with the help of the sister's and his son.