Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell, Leo Wyatt and all other characters who have appeared in the series "Charmed" together with the names, titles and backstory are the sole copyright property of Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent, and the Warner Brothers Television Network. No copyright infringement was intended in the writing of this fan fiction. All other characters, the story idea and the story itself are the sole property of the author. The Tomorrow People, The New series, are also created and owned by Roger Damon Price, Nickelodeon, ITV and/or Thames/Tetra Television. The TP's ages are ranging from 18 to 22. (I truly have no idea how old they all are at this point, but I'm assuming at least 18 by now.) This takes place around the year 2000. This is a fanfic that I hope to entertain the people who read this, in the hopes of successfully mixing Charmed and the Tomorrow People. All ideas here, including names of Council Members, are mine.

Ok. This is the second story in this mini series.

Refer to this fic title and url list below to get the chronology correct.

A Wyerd Beginning~
Drawing the Lines

Teaser: A spell is done on Cole, to turn him human. But is it a good thing?

Feedback: Let me know what you think. This is the first Charmed story that is a crossover with TP world. Please inform me if I get any of the TP's characters wrong somehow, personality wise, etc. I haven't seen the show in a LONG time. (especially the new series) Feedback is welcome at [email protected]

[ words like this denote telepathy inside these brackets ]
/ words inside this indicate personal thoughts, or otherwise indicated as thoughts /

Phoebe looks at Cole trying to convince her that he hadn't killed that witch on purpose. Cole, with pleading in his eyes, beseeches her to let him take the potion. Phoebe listens to her heart, and nods after an seemingly agonizing moment, letting Cole take the potion. He looks deeply into her eyes, and nods silently. The other two sisters look on this scene with solemn curiousity. Cole gulps down the potion from a fine wine glass, and grimaces. Nothing happens for a moment. The two sisters begin chanting a spell:

    "The Two Charmed Ones,
     We beseech thee, Spirits,
     Summon the Demon half,
     Known as Belthazor!
     We rid thee, Cole Turner,
     of thy dark side!"

He then groans, grabbing his stomach, and doubling over. Phoebe runs to him, but Cole says, "Stay back Phoebe!"

A white aura seems to glow over Cole's figure, and the three sisters are shocked to see two almost distant images overlapping each other.

One image of the growling beast - a soldier of fortune, Belthazor, screaming in pain.

Another image of the Human half of Cole. At peace with himself, smiling at Phoebe.

The image of the Beast breaks away from Cole and shimmers in a white hot flame that sparkles around the Beast Half, extinguishing it forever. The three sisters quickly start chanting the spell to ensure his break from his demon half.

    "The Charmed Ones,
     beseech the Powers of Spirit,
     Heal this man, Cole Turner,
     His wounds vanish, and demons,
     No longer plague, his heart clear,
     Clear his heart, mind and soul!"

A green aura glows brilliantly around Cole's body, as he is surprised by the new feelings that rushes into his senses. The glow slowly fades away to reveal a fully human Cole. A sparkle of light, not unlike a sparkle that heralds a ghost, or a witch's glow, emerges from above the attic and speeds and strikes Cole in the chest. Prue notices the sparkle, and muses to herself. / What was that? Was that part of the spell? / She doesn't mention it, since the other two sisters didn't seem to notice it.

Cole exhales sharply, and looks weary, then slumps to the ground. Phoebe runs to Cole, and asks, "Are you okay honey?"

Cole slowly nods his head, and grimaces slightly. "I'll be okay. I'm just very tired. What...?", realizes Cole, as he feels different. "Why do I feel different? I thought we were vanquishing my demon side..? But.. I feel different?"

Phoebe smiles at Cole's confusion. She then murmurs into Cole's ear, "Your demon half was purged. You're fully human.", and smiles at her sisters with the expression that speaks volumes. "We did it!", exclaims Piper. Cole smiles warmly at Phoebe, "Ohhh Phoebe... I'm here for you forever !" Prue smiles softly at the two lovebirds, and hopes the best in the future for them. She thinks to herself in a somewhat more solemn mood, "I hope we don't have to protect Cole too much... I wonder if they're going to try finding him?"

Cole looks up at Piper and Prue, and says, "Thanks..." Cole struggles to stand up. Piper rushes over to help Cole stand, along with Phoebe's support. Prue decides, "You can stay in the guest room for tonight, Cole, not in Phoebe's room. You need your rest, apparently. Tomorrow morning we will need to figure out what to do next." Cole chuckles softly at Prue's innuendo, and nods thankfully at Prue, then starts ambling off to the guest room with Piper and Phoebe under each arm, supporting him.

As Piper and Phoebe walk Cole to the guest room, Prue idly traces the triquetra on the front leatherbound cover of the Book of Shadows. One thought of several keeps weighing on her mind. What happens now? Cole and Phoebe are deeply in love, but he can't protect her, or us, or anyone now. Her heart feels heavier, as the future seems to be a rougher one for Cole and Phoebe. She shakes her head, then heads downstairs, to see if Cole is all settled in.

Once downstairs on the 2nd floor, Prue knocks on the guest room's door. Piper says, "Come in." Prue walks in, and smiles. "We did it! But I can't help but keep thinking about the...Source." Phoebe's face darkens for a moment, as she puts her hand on Cole's chest. Cole turns his head at Prue, and states, "I'm off their radar. They can't find me. Their radar is only aligned for witches, or demons, and warlocks, and all that sort. And you said I'm totally human, right?"

Prue nods at Cole's statement. Piper says, "Can't this wait till tomorrow? Cole's plainly exhausted, and it's late." Phoebe nods, and asks Cole, "Do you mind if I stay with you tonight?" Cole nods softly, and thanks Prue, Phoebe, and Piper for their help. Prue smiles, and Piper nods, and they walk out of the guest room to retire for the evening. Phoebe stays behind, and curls up with Cole, under the blankets.

"Cole?"

"Yes, Phoebe?"

Phoebe is hesitant to pose her question but decides to, and asks, "So, now that you're human... What are you going to do?" She is scared that she might lose him, if Cole decides to leave her. Cole looks at her face, and says in a soft, husky voice, "Oh Phoebe. I'm not sure. I know *this* for sure. I am staying with you, forever. As long as we are together." Phoebe's face lights up at this remark, and snuggles closer into him. Phoebe smiles, and the two drift off to sleep.

The next morning at the Manor. 7:30 am.

"Ahh!", practically screams Prue, when she looks at her clock. "I'm LATE!" Piper raises her hands and tells Prue, "Don't worry. I'll take you, then I gotta go to P3." Prue smiles, "Thank you, Piper", and rushes to get ready. Prue almost forgets her photo portofolio on the kitchen table, grabs it, and runs to the front door, waiting for Piper. Piper shortly comes along, and they arrive to work on time.

The Manor is suddenly silent after the two sisters leave, leaving Cole and Phoebe alone at home. Cole is lying there, looking at Phoebe. His thoughts are of a downward spiral, as he realizes that he may not be able to help the Charmed Ones, at all, without any abilities, or any sources of help. He sighs softly to himself, "What does this mean. What do I do now? I suppose I have to find a REAL job, and everything else." His thoughts are interrupted by a stirring Phoebe, as she wakes. Phoebe is late to rise, blinking her eyes, and noticing Cole smiling and looking at her. Phoebe's sleep-filled voice softly says, "Hey Cole..Morning...", with a smile and a nearly covered yawn. She blinks at Cole as she wakes up, saying, "How do you feel, Cole?"

Cole ponders her question for a moment, and replies, "Well, Somewhat the same, but I can't 'sense' people anymore. I don't quite know what to think, actually." Phoebe smiles, and says, "That's okay. We'll figure it out tog-", then is interrupted by a stray thought tendril that snuck into her mind, [ Hey Phoebe! What's up on your end of the world? ], mindsends Megabyte. Phoebe scowls softly, with a crease forming in in the center of her forehead, mindreplies, [ MEGABYTE! NOT NOW. I'm having a sweet moment with Cole. Talk to you later mmkay? ] Megabyte is stunned by the vehement reply, shakes off the mental tendril and withdraws from Phoebe's mind.

Phoebe rubs the bridge of her nose, and sighs. Cole notices this happening. Cole asks, "What's going on, Phoebe?" Phoebe sighs, and shakes her head. "Hold on, honey.", apologizes Phoebe to Cole, and sends a thought tendril out to Megabyte, [ Hey. I'm sorry. I'm still not used to people 'popping' inside my head, at all times. ]

Megabyte ponders, and smiles, [ Hey, no problem Phoebe. It takes a while getting used to. I'll speak to you later. Have fun with your honey, if ya know what I mean *nudge nudge* ]

Phoebe mentally laughs at Megabyte, [ You perv! Alright, Talk to you later! ], and ends the mental conversation.

Cole is laying there, looking at Phoebe askance. "What ARE you doing, Phoebe?" Phoebe looks somewhat guilty, "Erm, well...Um... I'm, erm, I was talking to a friend of mine. I recently met him through an incident that almost endangered my sisters and I. " Cole looks suspiciously at Phoebe. Phoebe realizes what Cole might be thinking, and hastens to correct any assumptions, "Oh no..Um. It's...I'm...How do I explain this?" She puts her right hand on her forehead, and thinks for a moment. "Have you heard of anything like, erm, the 'Tomorrow People'?", asks Phoebe.

Cole thinks for a moment, "Why... I don't think so? What are they?" She launches into the explaination about the Tomorrow People, her episode and breakout, their abilities, and their unability to kill. Cole quickly realizes the implications, of a mix between a Charmed One and a Tomorrow Person's conditions. Phoebe shrugs with an amused glance at Cole. "I know this is probably a little bit to take in, but that's what I am."

Cole looks at her for a few moments. "So...that was a friend you met when you 'had' that incident, that helped you learn your new 'abilities'? Should I be jealous?"

Phoebe laughs for a moment, "No Cole. He's a wee bit too young for me. He's only pushing 19 or 21. He broke out in 93 or 94, I believe. He was about 15, or 16 at the time. I somewhat have a hard time using telepathy with them, because it feels a little weird to me sometimes."

Cole has an amused smile on his face, and jokes, "And how old are YOU, Phoebe?"

Phoebe laughs, "Not saying a thing!"

Cole chuckles back, and ponders, looking at the alarm clock on the nightstand. "We should get up, and get something to eat, if we are gonna get out of bed sometime today." He smiles at Phoebe. She nods. "Let's go, hon!"

They get dressed, after a long shower that steams up the walls of the bathroom. They go downstairs and search the kitchen for anything to eat. Piper has left a note on the fridge, saying,

"Hey Pheebs, and Cole.

Figured you'd be hungry. I made some breakfast/lunch for you. It's in the oven. Be careful, it may be a little hot. Call me at P3 when you two get up.

Love Piper

P.S. Please try to pick up Prue's dry cleaning today sometime before she gets home, which is at around 7pm."

"Aww, that's sweet. Oh, darn. I have to pick up Prue's clothes later.", remarked Phoebe. Cole smiles, saying, "It's okay, we have all day, don't we?", getting the hotpads off the stove, and brings out the brunch casserole from the oven, wafting an exquisite aroma of noodles, cheese, and ground turkey.

Phoebe and Cole spend a lovely brunch, holding hands, and eating a wonderful casserole. "Mm this is damn good.", states Cole, patting his full stomach. Phoebe giggles and agrees.

They spend the next 2 hours, lounging and chatting with each other about various things. The grandfather clock strikes 4 times. Phoebe looks up, and stammers, "Oh damn. I better get to the dry cleaners before 5. They close then." Cole nods. "Better hurry. Can't you .. ah.. teleport there?", asks Cole. Phoebe gives Cole an 'Look', and explains, "Honey. I can't. It's too obvious. I am not supposed to expose the Tomorrow People. It's not like your shimmering thing where you can shimmer in unnoticed."

Cole is abashed. "Oh. Sorry." Phoebe smiles, "That's okay, Cole. I better take the car and get her clothes." Phoebe gets up and asks, "Do you want to come along?" He nods, stands up and follows Phoebe out the door.

Meanwhile at the Elder's Hall up in Whitelighter Realm -

Ramis is concerned. He ponders the events that have been transpiring. Cole becoming human? This would take a LOT of evil out of the Source's repository. Twinkling blue and white orbs materialize into a Whitelighter by Ramis' right side. "Hello Leo, what brings you here?", asks Ramis.

"Rumors.", says Leo bluntly. Ramis turns to look at Leo. "What rumors?"

"Cole. I want to know what you know about him.", states Leo in a nonexpressional voice. It is plain that Leo still isn't sure about Cole, even if the sisters are okay with him now.

Ramis prods Leo, "What about Cole? Is it the fact that the Charmed Ones did the spell to make him fully human? Or made him something else?"

Leo looks at Ramis, and queries, "I already know they did the spell to make him human, but what do you mean, something else?"

Ramis shakes his head, and assures Leo. "All will be revealed in due time. But know this, Cole is indeed a force of good, in a form that may not be apparent until later. He will have to find out for himself."

Leo grabs Ramis' arm for a second, and says, "What? What are you talking about? I know that he has tried to be good, and I know they did that spell, but what are you talking about? "

Ramis hesitates for a moment, but decides to drop this tidbit. "His father was a male witch. The powers are unknown, but he was a good witch, who just happened to fall in love with a demon."

Leo is stunned at this news, and stammers out, "You mean... he is a witch?"

Ramis nods softly and confirms it, "Yes. We don't know what sort. Our records are spotty at best with his lineage, for some reason. Probably due to the Source obscuring it. He may not even know his father was a witch."

This takes Leo a few moments to digest. Leo nods, and smiles. Ramis puts his hand on Leo's shoulder. "Please, don't tell them yet. Let Cole 'figure' it out."

Leo replies, "Why not? I would think Cole deserves to know."

Ramis considers this for a moment, and nods, saying, "Okay. Just tell him that his father was a witch, and let him draw his own conclusions."

Leo agrees. "Best to take it somewhat slow, since this may be a shock for him to take in. Alright. I'll just tell them and Cole that Cole's father was a witch."

Ramis nods, and motions to Leo, "Be on your way. They are all just arriving home."

Leo smiles, looking forward to seeing his Piper, vanishes in a twinkling blue and light orbs, away, to the Manor.

Cole, and Phoebe beat her sisters home, by a mere 15 minutes, after picking up the dry cleaning. They had gone out to dinner after picking up Prue's dry cleaning. Piper and Prue head through the front doors of the Manor, and greet Cole and Phoebe, snuggled on the couch in the middle of the lounge, watching television.

"Hey you two!", chimes Piper and Prue. Prue chuckles at their pose. Piper smiles, "So did you like the brunch?"

Cole grins at Piper, "Oh it was heavenly. I am not surprised that your two sisters want to stay home so much if you do the cooking.", and laughs shortly. Piper and Prue chuckle. Phoebe giggles. "How was your day, you two?"

Piper massages her neck, "Ohhh it was a long day, but I got my assistant to take over tonight, so I could take a rest tonight." Prue looks at Piper and quips, "Oh? It was THAT bad?"

Prue says, "My day was pretty good. I photographed this celebrity who used to do Cat Ads."

Phoebe looks at Prue in awe, "You mean... the Whiskas Commercial?"

Prue laughs, "Yes that's the one! it wasn't really that bad. I just took pics of a cat."

Piper quips at Prue, "Oh you get all the fame, while we get all the work...well, I don't know about Pheebs, but.."

Pheebs pouts, and says in a childlike voice, "Oh Pipey! I'm hurty!" Piper laughs loudly.

A few minutes of chat and laughter, a chiming is heard in the manor lounge, to herald the arrival of blue and white twinkling orbs, to materialize as Leo.

Piper rushes up to Leo, "OHHH Leo. I missed you. Did you miss me? What's up?", smiling like the cat ate the canary.

Leo says in a warm voice, "Always, Piper, Always, my love."

He then becomes serious, and looks at the crowd. He takes a breath, and rushes out with, "Oh, I just got back from the Elders."

Piper looks worried, and asks, "Oh. they didn't cancel our probation did they? I hope they didn't, or they will have a lot to answer for!", ending in a frustrated tone.

Leo reassures Piper by holding her, "No No, honey. It's about Cole."

Cole perks up at the sound of his name. Phoebe looks a little scared. Prue looks at Leo, "Is it about the spell last night?"

Piper snuggles into Leo for a moment. She then asks, "So. What about Cole?"

Leo is somewhat hesitant, as if giving bad news. He faces Cole with an mixture of concern, and hopeful emotions playing across his face. He answers Cole's expression with, "Well. It's like this. The Elders noticed their spell. They have unearthed some unexpected news about you."

Cole prods Leo with an outstretched hand, "Yes what is it, Leo? Spit it out."

Leo nods solemnly with a hint of a smile, saying, "Well, they have decided that you will be a great force of good, if joined with the Charmed Ones." Cole stares at Leo's news. Phoebe shyly brings up a question in her mind toward Leo, "What do you mean, a great force of good? I know those usually apply to witches, and white..." She breaks off the question, as the possibility emerges in her mind.

Leo nods at Phoebe. Leo then says, "Apparently, The Elders found out that your father, Cole, was a good witch. Apparently he fell in love with your mom..." Cole is stunned. "I've never heard of that before. My father, a witch? I thought he was mortal."

Phoebe's gears turn in her mind. Phoebe comes to the conclusion, "If.. your father was a witch...then..maybe YOU are a witch, too!" Cole blinks at Phoebe's comment, and slowly turns it over in his mind.

Cole mutters in a low voice, "That must mean..the Source fooled me about my true heritage, maybe to keep my witch abilities dormant."

The three sisters, Leo, and Cole are very quiet, pondering the implications of that spell the sisters had performed.

Cole laughs, startling the rest of them. Cole says, "I can't believe this! A demon and then I'm a witch?" His feelings and thoughts of the possibility of never being able to help the Charmed Ones evaporated at this comment.

Cole says to no one in particular, "Now what?"

[ fin ] for now.