What if Paige was never put up for adoption and just stayed with the other three girls. This is a story about the four charmed girls with a new power for the fourth one.

Everything belongs to the rightfull owners.

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At an ordinary apartment, a woman is giving her cat some dinner.

"Come on, baby. Good girl."

She then walks over to her altar and lights the candles with just a touch of her finger. She doesn't notice that someone is standing outside her window so she starts saying a spell.

"Ancient one of the earth so deep, master of moon and sun. I shield you in my wiccan way, here in my circle round, asking you to protect this space, and offer your sun force down."

When she hears the footsteps behind her, she quickly turns around, but she relaxes when she sees who it is.

"What are you doing here?"

She asks him with a smile, happy to see her lover. When suddenly he pulls a knife and plunges it in her stomach. Through the thunder, no one hears her scream.

**

It's once again stormy in San Francisco, what else is new, when Piper is on her way home. Luckily she had her umbrella with her. What can you say? She was charmed.

"Prue? Paige?"

"Inhere, working on the chandelier."

Oh God, she forgot all about the electrician.

"Sorry I'm late."

"What else is new. Piper, I would have been here to meet the electrician myself but you know I can't leave the museum until six. I didn't even have time to change."

"I just didn't realise how long I was in China town. Could Paige not meet him?"

"No sorry, I was in college, remember some of us, still aren't graduated."

"Don't worry sweaty, you get there, just two more years."

Prue says while hugging her.

"Yeah, yeah."

"Did Jeremy call?"

"No, but he had some fabulous roses and a package delivered."

Paige says while making her way over to show Piper the fabulous roses.

"What were you doing in China town? I thought that you had an interview in North Beach."

"I did but I went to Young Lee market after my interview to get the ingredients for my audition recipe tomorrow."

Prue and Piper continue their conversation, while following Paige.

"So, that Wolfgang-puck knock-off didn't hire you then?"

"No, but this just may get me the job." While opening the package.

"Jeremy sent you port?"

"The ultimate ingredient for my recipe. Oh my God, I don't believe it. Tell me that's not our old spirit board?"

"Yeah, Paige found it in the basement when I was looking for the circuit tester."

Piper starts reading the inscription on the back "To my four beautiful girls. May this give you the light to find the shadows. The power of four, evil be no more. Love, Mom." We never did figure out what this inscription meant."

"Well, maybe we should send it to Phoebe. That girl is so in the dark, maybe a little light will help."

"Hey, I want the board." Paige comments.

"Fine you can have it."

"You're always so hard on her."

"Piper, the girl has no vision, no sense of the future."

"I really think Phoebe's coming around."

"Well, as long as she doesn't come around here I guess that's good news."

And with that Prue walks out on them.

"So I guess, you haven't told her yet about Phoebe."

"Well if you think it's that easy, why don't you do it then?"

"Oh no, that privilege is to the second oldest, not the baby sister."

Piper and Paige leave the room, still squabbling about who should tell Prue that Phoebe is coming home. No one notices the board moving.

**

That night the cops are already investigating the woman's murder. When a young male arrives at the scene, he is immediately approached by another cop.

"Well, it's about time."

"I got here as soon as I heard. Another dead female, right? Mid to late twenties."

Not paying attention to what he just said. "I've been paging you for over an hour, Trudeau, where have you been?"

"Checking out a lead."

"What lead?"

"One that didn't go anywhere."

"You're avoiding my question."

"Because you don't want to know that I went to an occult shop."

"You hate me don't you? You wanna see me suffer."

"I wanna solve these murders. Someone's after witches."

"Women."

"That woman up there, I bet she was killed with an athame."

"Wrong. Double edged steel knife."

"Right. That's an athame. It's a ceremonial tool. Witches use them to direct energy."

"That woman didn't direct jack. She was stabbed. Plain and simple."

"Was she found in an altar?"

"Yes."

"Were there carvings on that altar?"

"Just do me a favour. Don't ever follow a lead without checking with me first."

"You wanna go to occult shops?"

"Get to work okay."

As soon as they come in, a reporters is all over them.

"Jeremy Burns. San Francisco Chronicle. You care to comment?"

"A woman was stabbed. Plain and simple."

"Well, that's the third one in three weeks."

Andy really didn't need some journalist telling him how to do his job, so walks away.

**

"I think I see Phoebe arrive, I would go and tell Prue right now, or else Phoebe will have to tell her."

"Oooh."

And Piper hurries to Prue.

"I don't get it. I have checked everything, there's no reason why the chandelier should not be working."

"You know how we've been talking about what to do with the spare room? I think you're right, we do need a roommate."

"We can rent the room at a reduce rate in exchange for some help around the house."

"Phoebe's good with a wrench."

"Phoebe lives in New York."

"Not anymore."

"What?"

"She left New York. She's moving back in with us."

"You have got to be kidding."

"Well, I could hardly say no. It's her house too. Grams left it to all four of us."

"Yeah, months ago and we haven't seen or spoken to her since."

"Well, you haven't spoken to her."

"No, I haven't. Look, maybe you've forgotten why I'm still mad at her."

"No, of course not but she had nowhere else to go. She lost her job, she's in debt."

"And this is news? How long have you known about this anyway?"

"A couple of days, maybe a week-or two."

"And Paige, does she know?"

The look on Piper's face tells her enough.

"Thanks for sharing. When does she arrive?"

Just then the front door opens and Phoebe walks in.

"Surprise! I found the hide-a-key."

"Phoebe" Paige yells and takes her sister in a big hug.

After a look at Prue, Piper also makes her way over to her younger sister. "Phoebe, welcome home."

"Hello, Piper. "

"It's so good to see you. Isn't Prue?"

"I'm speechless."

A car horn beeps.

"Oops. I forgot about the cab."

"I'll get it." Paige grabs Prue's purse.

"Paige, that's my purse."

Piper quickly runs after Paige, to give Phoebe and Prue some alone time.

"Thanks. I'll pay you back."

"Is that all that you brought?"

"That's all that I own and a bike. Look, I know that you don't want me here ..."

Phoebe doesn't even get the chance to finish her sentence. "We're not selling Grams' house."

"Is that why you think I came back?"

"Look, the only reason Piper and I gave up our apartment and moved back here, is because this house has been in our family for generations."

"No history lesson needed. I grew up here too. So can we talk about what's really bothering you?"

"No, I'm still furious with you."

"So, you'd rather have a tense reunion filled with boring chitchat and unimportant small talk?"

"No, but otherwise we won't have anything to talk about."

"I never touched Roger."

"Whoa." Prue didn't believe Phoebe just said that.

"I know you think otherwise because that's what that Armani-wearing, Chardonnay-slugging, trust-funder told you ..."

Piper and Paige come back in the house.

"Hey, I have a great idea. Why don't I make a fabulous reunion dinner?"

"I'm not hungry."

"I ate on the bus."

And both Phoebe and Prue walk away.

"Okay, we'll try the group hug later."

Paige, feeling sorry for Piper, goes up to her and gives her a hug. But then follows Phoebe to hear all about New York.

**

"So meet any cute guys, while I was away?"

"No, just you know studying."

"You broke up with Glenn again."

"Yeah, a couple of times."

They both start laughing until they hear a knock on the door. Piper comes in holding a try with drinks and food on it.

"It's me."

"Come on in. Thank God. I am starving."

Phoebe and Paige start attacking the food.

"Figured." Then she sees Jeremy on TV. " Hey, that's my boyfriend, Jeremy. What happened?"

"Some woman got whacked."

"Whacked? Phoebe, you've been in New York way too long."

"Yeah, I should have stayed. Now, why didn't you tell her I was coming back?"

"And risk her changing the locks? I don't think so and besides, I think you should have been the one to tell her not me."

"Good point, Chicken Little. It's just so hard for me to talk to her. She's always been more like a mother."

"That's not her fault. She practically had to sacrifice ..."

"Her own childhood to raise us." Phoebe and Paige start saying together with Piper

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

"And we're lucky she was so responsible. We had it easy, all we had to do was be there."

"Yeah, well, I don't need a mum anymore, you know, I need a sister."

Right then Prue knocks on the door, holding a blanket.

"This was always the coldest room in the house."

"Thanks."

**

Andy and Darryl are still in the woman's apartment when people are putting her in a bag. Just before the bag closes, Andy sees a tattoo on her neck. It's a full circle with four interlocking arcs inside.

"It's the same tattoo that was on the other two victims."

"So, the murderer is killing occults."

"No, the murderer's on witch hunts."

"Oh, yeah, he's five to eight years old and he lives in Salem. Look around, Trudeau. Pentagrams, altars, offerings, all the tools of a freak fest."

"They call them Sabbaths. Which is hardly a freak fest. She was a solitary practitioner. She practiced her craft alone."

"Mmm."

"Let me ask you something, Morris. Do you believe in U.F.O.'s?"

"Hell, no."

"Neither do I. But do you believe that there are people out there who do believe in U.F.O.'s?"

"Yes, but I think they're crazy."

"Well, then why can't you believe that there are people who believe they are witches?"

"Look, all I know is if you don't stop talking about witches, I'm gonna start questioning you."

Kit jumps up on the bench and she meows. Andy goes over to pat her.

"I'd stay away from that cat, Trudeau. It's been clawing the crap out of everybody. See you at the car."

He leaves Andy alone with cat, which gives Andy the time to get a good look at Kit's collar. It has the same symbol on it that was tattooed on the witch.

**

Back at the manor Paige, Piper and Phoebe are sitting at the table playing with the spirit board.

"When did you meet Jeremy?"

"About six months ago - right before Grams died. We met in the hospital cafeteria the day Grams was admitted. He was covering a story and I was bawling over a bagel. So, he handed me a napkin."

"How romantic."

"As a matter of fact it was. The napkin had his phone number on it."

Phoebe laughs

"Stop pushing the pointer." Paige comments to Phoebe.

"I'm not touching it."

"You used to always push the pointer. More popcorn?"

Piper gets up and heads for the kitchen.

"Hey, I forgot your question."

"I asked if Prue would have sex other than herself this year."

"That's disgusting." Paige promptly pulls her fingers back from the board "I really don't want to know that."

In the meantime Phoebe is still looking at the board.

"Please say yes."

Then the pointer suddenly moves to the letter 'A' by itself.

"Piper."

It then moves to 'T'.

"Piper, get in here!"

"What?"

Prue also comes in.

"What did you guys do now?"

"Me? I didn't do anything."

"The pointer on the spirit board. It moved on its own. I'm serious. It spelled 'A' 'T'."

"Well, did you push it?"

"No."

"You used to always push the pointer."

"My fingers were barely touching it. Look." She puts her fingers on the pointer, but nothing happens. Prue turns to Paige "Did she push it?"

"I don't know I was thinking about Piper's question when all of a sudden Phoebe began to yell for Piper."

Prue and Piper turn and start to leave. Right then the pointer moves to the bottom of the board, then back to the letter 'T'.

"Ah, it did it again! It moved!"

Prue and Piper turn back around and look at the board.

"It's still on the letter 'T'."

"I swear it moved."

Prue once again asks Paige if it moved. The only answer she gets from Paige is a shocked face and a nod, she turns her attention back to Phoebe. "Great, I know you believe in all that stuff, but do you really have to drag Paige with you." And with that she leaves the room. The pointer moves again and Piper sees it too.

"There." Phoebe stands up. "Look. You saw that right?"

"I think so, yeah."

"I told you I wasn't touching it." The pointer moves again and Piper starts to freak out.

"Prue, can you come in here for a sec?"

"Now what?"

Phoebe starts to write down the letters. "I think it's trying to tell us something." She holds up the paper and reads out loud "Attic."

There's a loud clap of thunder and the power goes out.

**

Piper begins to walk to the door and is followed by Prue.

"Don't you think you're overreacting? We're perfectly safe here."

"Don't say that. In horror movies, the person who says that is always the next to die."

"It is pouring rain. There's a psycho on the lose. Jeremy's not even home."

"Well I'll-I'll-I'll wait in the cab until he gets home."

"That'll be cheap."

"Prue, I saw that pointer move."

"No, look, what you saw was Phoebe's fingers pushing the pointer. There's nothing in the attic, she's playing a joke on us."

"We don't know that. We've lived in this house for months and we've never been able to get that attic door open." She crosses the foyer and picks up the phone. "Great, now the phone doesn't work."

"Yeah, the power's out. Look, go with me to the basement."

"What?"

"I need you to hold the flashlight while I check out the main circuit box."

"Paige will go with you to the basement."

"Oh no, I'm staying right here, I want to see the pointer moving again."

"Phoebe will go with you, won't you Phoebe?"

"Nope, I'm going to the attic."

"No, you're not. We already agreed." Prue intervened.

"I am not waiting for some handyman to check out the attic and I'm certainly not waiting until tomorrow. I'm going now."

Phoebe walks up the stairs, Paige goes back to the board and Prue goes into another room.

Piper decides she really doesn't want to be alone right now and if she has to choose between her sisters, she feels safest with Prue. "Prue, wait."

**

In the meanwhile Phoebe is trying to open the attic door but it's locked. She gives up and turns to walk back down the stairs. When she reaches the stairs, she hears a creak and turns to see the attic door opening. She walks inside. A light shines on a trunk and she walks over to it. She opens it and there's a heavy looking book inside. She picks the book up and blows most of the dust off, so she can open it.

"The Book of Shadows." She turns the page and starts t read aloud. "Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night, the oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great work of magic is sought. In this night and in this hour, I'll call upon the ancient power, bring your powers to we sisters four, we want the power, give us the power."

**

While nobody is downstairs, the chandelier starts glowing and a picture of the four girls change, bringing them all closer together.

**

When she is done chanting Prue, Piper and Paige enter the attic.

"What are you doing?"

"Uh ... reading an incantation. It was in this Book of Shadows, I found it in that trunk."

Prue and Paige start looking at the book, while Piper questions Phoebe.

"How did you get in here?"

"The door opened."

"Wait a minute, an incantation? What kind of incantation?"

"It said something about there being four essentials of magic. Uh, timing, feeling, energy and phases of the moon. If we were ever gonna do this, now - midnight on a full moon - is the most powerful time."

"This? Do what?"

"Receive our powers."

"What powers? Wait, our powers? You included me in this?"

"No, she included all of us." Prue starts reading from the book. "'Bring your powers to we sisters four.'" It's a book of witchcraft."

"Cool" was all Paige had to say.

"Let me see that."

**

On the outside of the house, a man is watching the house.

**

The girls are going back downstairs, but the conversation isn't over yet. Now Prue has taken over from Piper to comment on Phoebe.

"Spirit boards, books of witchcraft. It figures all this freaky stuff started when you arrived."

"Hey, I wasn't the one who found the spirit board."

"But it weren't Paige's fingers sliding around on the pointer."

Piper decided it was time to intervene, before any real damage would be done. 'It doesn't matter. Because nothing happened, right Phoebe, when you did that incantation?"

"Well, my head spun around and I vomited split-pea soup. How should I know?"

"Well, everything looks the same."

"You're right." Phoebe and Paige notice with discontent.

"But the house still needs work."

"Everything feels the same, so nothing's changed."

Piper comments, not seeing the their photo.

**

The man that is standing outside, slowly walks away.

**

The next morning, Prue leaves early for work and Paige sleeps in, having a late class. Piper opens the door to leave for her interview and sees Phoebe sitting on the stairs drinking coffee.

"You're up early."

"I never went to sleep."

"Don't tell me you put on a black conical hat and spent the night flying around the neighbourhood on a broomstick?"

She sits down next to Phoebe.

"The only broom I've ever had was kept in a closet beside a mop."

"So what were you doing?"

"Reading. Is Prue around?"

"She went to work early. Reading aloud?"

"No. According to the Book Of Shadows, one of our ancestors was a witch, named Melinda Warren." Phoebe gets all exited when she starts telling her story. Piper makes the decision that it's time to go if she doesn't want to be late. So she tries to end Phoebe's thinking.

"And we have a cousin who's a drunk, an aunt who's manic, and a father who's invisible."

"I'm serious. She practiced powers. Four powers. She could move objects with her mind, see the future, stop time and make an energy shield. Before Melinda was burned at the stake, she vowed that each generation of Warren witches would become stronger and stronger, culminating in the arrival of four sisters. Now, these sisters would be the most powerful witches the world has ever known. They're good witches and I think we're those sisters."

"Look, I know what happened last night was weird and unexplainable, but we're not witches and we do not have special powers besides, Grams wasn't a witch and as far as we know, neither was mum. So take that Nancy Drew."

She gets in the car and starts it.

"We're the protectors of the innocent. We're known as the charmed ones. "

**

Prue is talking with Roger, her boss and ex. He apparently has an announcement about the Beals expedition, at which she has been working for months.

"There's been a change of plan."

"Change of plan regarding the Beals expedition?"

"The extra money that you helped raise through private donations has sparked significant corporate interest. The Beals artefacts will now become part of our permanent collection."

"Well, that's terrific."

"Which is why the board wants someone a little more qualified to handle the collection from now on. You look surprised."

"I don't know why. I'm furious. Not only have I been on this project since its inception, but I'm the curator who secured the entire exhibition. You're the person a little more qualified aren't you?" When she sees the look on his face.

"I could hardly say no to the board of directors, could I? But I know you'll be happy for me, after all, what's good for me is definitely good for you. Right, Miss Halliwell?"

"Miss Halliwell? Since when did we stop being on a first-name-basis? When we stopped sleeping together or when I returned your engagement ring, Roger?" Emphasizing his name.

"I didn't realize the two were mutually exclusive. Although I certainly enjoyed one better than the other."

"Bastard!" She turns to leave.

"Prue, wait." She stops. "I feel like I should say something if only to avoid a lawsuit." She starts walking again. Roger's pen in his pocket abruptly starts leaking and he gets a blue ink spot on his shirt. He takes the pen out of his pocket to look at it and it squirts in his face.

**

Piper is in the kitchen making her audition meal. Just as she's pouring the port wine in a measuring cup, Chef Moore enters the kitchen.

"Your time is up. Let's see. (Reading the index card.) Roast pork with gratin of fennel and penne with a port giblet sauce."

"Chef Moore ..."

"What?"

"Uh, the port ..."

"Yes, without the sauce it is nothing more than a salty marinara. A recipe from a woman's magazine. Puh!"

"I didn't have time for ..."

"Ah-ah!"

"But, but ..."

He puts some on a fork and raises it to his mouth. Piper waves her hands around and he stops. He stands there like a statue.

"Chef Moore? Chef Moore?"

She waves her hand in front of his face.

"Hello? Hello?"

She picks up a baster and fills it up with some port. She dribbles some on Chef Moore's forkful of food just in time because he unfreezes and puts it in his mouth.

"Mmm ... this is very good. C'est magnifique."

**

In his office Roger is sitting in his chair facing the window, talking on the phone.

"It was my idea to spark corporate interest in private donations. Not only have I been with this project since its inception …" Prue walks in his office. "… but we both know who really secured the entire exhibit." He swings around on his chair and sees Prue. "Prue ..."

"I quit."

"I'm going to have to call you back. Think about this, Prue."

"Lousy job, lousy pay, lousy boss. What's to think about?"

"Your future. Because, believe me, if you walk out with no notice, you can kiss any references …"

"Don't threaten me, Roger."

"You know me. Had to try. You're hurt, you're angry, your pride is wounded. I understand all that. That's why you can't see that I'm doing you a favour."

"Excuse me?"

"I had to take the exhibit away from you. If I hadn't, the board would have come and put a total stranger in my place. Think about it, Prue. I'm here for you. Not some stranger. You should be thanking me not leaving me."

"Well, I'm not worried. I'm certain that your intellect will make quick work of the seventy-five computer discs and thousands of pages of research I left in my office."

"You're gonna regret this."

"Oh, I don't think so. I thought breaking up with you was the best thing I'd ever done. But this definitely tops that. Goodbye, Roger."

She turns and leaves towards the door.

"I hope there are no office supplies in your purse."

She stops and wraps her hands around an imaginary neck. Roger's tie tightens around his neck and starts strangling him. He opens his draw and finds a pair of scissors. He cuts the tie off barely in time and falls from his chair from the shock.

"What the hell was that?"

**

On a sidewalk Piper's in a phone booth.

"Phoebe, answer the phone. Answer the phone."

She hangs up and walks out of the booth. Jeremy walks up to her surprising her.

"Oh, God, Jeremy you scared me."

"I-I can see, I'm sorry. You okay?"

"Yeah, now I am. I really am. Um, what are you doing here?"

"Well, I wanted to be the first to congratulate you on your new job."

"You always surprise me. How did you know?"

"You prepared your specialty, and everyone's who's ever sampled your work, can truly see how talented you are."

"I get so turned on when you talk about food."

"Hamburgers, pizza."

They start kissing.

**

In the meantime, Paige got up, noticing that her class is ready to start. She quickly pulls on some clothes and leaves the manor. She is so hasty that she only sees the big bone that's coming at her the last minute. She protectable puts a hand in front of her and suddenly blue lights appear and form a sort of shield at her right hand, letting the bone fall on the ground. A guy with a dog comes around the corner, with a worried face.

"Oh my God, I hope that didn't hit you. I got a little caught up in playing with my dog. Next thing I knew, I threw that thing over some bushes."

"Okay." Not really listening to the guy, she is to puzzled whit what just happened.

"Are you sure you are alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

And she wonders of, back to the mansion, hoping to find Phoebe there.

**

Unluckily for Paige, Phoebe isn't home, but is riding her bike. All of a sudden she has a premonition. In it she sees two boys on rollerblades and they skate right in front of a car which hits them. The premonition finishes. Phoebe continues riding and then sees the car and the two boys.

"No! Wait!"

She rides in front of the boys stopping them from skating in front of the car. The car honks and Phoebe falls off her bike. Paige just comes around the corner to see the accident happen.

**

Prue arrived at the hospital after being called by Paige.

"Finally you're here."

"Where is Phoebe?"

"Still in her room, they won't let me in."

"I'll go talk to the receptionist."

**

"Hi, um, I'm looking for my sister, Phoebe Halliwell."

"One second please."

The receptionist addresses the man standing next to Prue. "What's the name again?"

"Inspector Andrew Trudeau. Homicide. Dr Gordon's expecting me."

She leaves leaving Andy and Prue alone.

"Andy?"

"Prue? I don't believe it. How are you?"

"I'm good. How are you?"

"Fine. I just can't believe I'm running into you.

"Yeah, I'm picking up Phoebe. She had some kind of accident."

"Is she gonna be okay?"

"Yeah, she'll be fine. Um, what are you doing here?"

"Murder investigation."

There's an awkward silence, in which the receptionist returns.

"Your sister's still in x-ray's so it'll be another fifteen minutes. Dr Gordon's office is to the left and down the hall. He's with a patient right now but you're free to wait outside his office."

"Thank you."

"Thanks.".

"Well, it's good seeing you, Prue."

They shake hands.

"Yeah, you too, Andy. Take care."

"You know, Phoebe's busy, Dr Gordon's busy. Can I buy you a black cup of coffee while we wait?"

"Sure. So, you're an inspector now?"

"What can I say? In any other city I'd be called detective."

"Inspector's classier."

"Liking it better already."

"Your dad must be so proud."

"Third generation. You bet his happy. How about you? You are taking the world by storm?"

"Well, I'm living back at Grams' house, and as of an hour ago, looking for work."

"Oh."

"I heard you moved to Portland."

"I'm back. You, uh, still seeing Roger?"

"How did you know about him?"

"I know people."

"You checked up on me?"

"I wouldn't call it that."

"What would you call it?"

"Inquiring minds want to know. What can I say? I'm a detective."

**

As soon Phoebe is out, Prue takes her two youngest sisters out for a drink at Quake. As soon as they sit at the bar, Phoebe starts her story. Prue still doesn't believe it.

"The Chosen Ones? The Charmed Ones? Phoebe, this is insane."

"Are you telling me that nothing strange happened to you today? You didn't freeze time, form a shield or move anything?"

"Roger took an exhibit away from me."

"What about you Paige?"

"I think I did something, but I don't know what exactly. A bone was coming at me and I moved my hands in front of my face and suddenly there was all of this blue little lights and a sort of shield appeared in my right hand. The bone touched it and fell to the ground."

"See Prue, she has the shielding power."

Prue still doesn't want to believe her and addresses Paige. "Are you sure about that shield thing."

"I don't know, it went all so fast, the shield was as fast gone as it came. It could be I imagined it, I mean I've overslept and was stressed out about being late. I don't know." She turns her attention to her coffee, trying to stay out of the conversation.

"All right, look, Phoebe, Paige just imagined it, the bone probably flew against her hand and then hit the ground. And I know that you think you can see the future which is pretty ironic …"

"… Since you don't think I have one, that my vision of life is cloudy compared to your perfect hell? Even if you don't want to believe me, just once can't you trust me?"

"Phoebe, I do not have special powers. Now, where is the cream?"

The cream moves by itself and fills her cup of coffee with cream.

"Really? That looked pretty special to me."

"Oh my god. So, um, I can move things with my mind?"

"With how much you hold inside, you should be a lethal weapon by now."

"I don't believe it."

"So that shielding thing I did was real, I'm a witch?"

"We all are. This must mean that Piper can freeze time."

Prue grabs her shot of tequila and drinks it all.

"Are you okay?"

"No, I'm not okay. You turned me into a witch."

"You were born one. We all were. And I think we better start to deal with it."

Prue pays the bill and walks out of the café

**

Once outside, Phoebe tells the others, what she has read in the book.

"When I was looking through the Book Of Shadows, I saw these wood carvings. They looked like something out of a Bosch painting. All these terrifying images off four women battling different incarnations of evil."

"Evil fighting evil, that's a twist."

"Actually, a witch can be either good or evil. A good witch follows the Wiccan rede. 'An it harm none, do what ye will.' A bad witch or a warlock has but one goal: to kill good witches and retain their powers. Unfortunately, they look like regular people. They could be anyone, anywhere."

"And this has what to do with us?"

"Well, in the first wood carving, they were in the slumber, but in the second one, they were battling some kind of warlock. I think as long as we were in the dark about our powers we were safe. Not anymore."

**

In some cab Piper is it with Jeremy, holding a box of fortune cookies.

"Has anything weird or unexplainable ever happened to you?"

"Sure. It's called luck or fate or some people call it miracles. Why? What happened?"

"Forget it. Even if I could tell you, you'd swear I was crazy. Now open your fortune cookie."

"Okay. Soon you will be on top."

"It doesn't say that."

"Yes it does."

"Let me see that."

She snatches the bit of paper off him.

"Is that a bad thing?"

"Of the world. Soon you will be on top of the world."

To the cab driver "Can you make a left on 7th please?"

"You got it."

"Hey, I thought that we were going to your place."

"We are, but you reminded me of something. I wanna show you the old Bowing building. The view of the Bay Bridge is amazing."

**

In the pharmacy. Phoebe asked the pharmacist for her pills.

"I'll be right back with your prescription."

"Take your time."

Prue quickly asks him before he leaves. "Excuse me, where do you keep the aspirin?"

"Aisle three."

Paige and Phoebe follow.

"Chamomile tea works great for headaches."

"Not for this one it won't."

"You know I'm not afraid of our powers. I mean, everyone inherits something from their family, right?"

"Yeah, money, antiques, a strong disposition. That's what normal people inherit."

"Who wants to be normal when we can be special?" Paige comments

"I want to be normal, I want my life to be... you know, isn't this aisle 3?"

"Well, we can't change what happened. We can't undo our destiny."

"Do you see any aspirin?"

"I see chamomile tea."

"Look, I have just found out that I'm a witch, that my sisters are witches, and that we have powers that will apparently unleash all forms of evil. Evil that is apparently going to come looking for us. So excuse me Phoebe, but I'm not exactly in a homeopathic mood right now."

"Then move you headache out of your mind."

Prue stares angrily at Phoebe and a bottle of aspirin flies off the shelf and Prue catches it. Phoebe gets it. "You move things when you're upset."

"This is ridiculous! I thought that you landed on your arm, not your head."

"You don't believe me."

"Of course I don't believe you."

"Ro-ger."

A few more bottle of aspirin fly off the shelf.

"Now let's talk about Dad and see what happens."

"He's dead, Phoebe."

"No, he's moved from New York, but he's very much alive."

"He isn't to me. He died the day he left us."

"What are you talking about? He's always been a major button pusher for you. You're mad he's alive, you're mad I tried to find him, and you're mad I came back. Dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad."

All the medicines and bottles fly off the shelves. And Paige projects the shield again, the bottles that flew at her, hit the ground when they hit the shield.

"I guess you conjure your shield when you are scared."

"You think?" She adds sarcastically.

Phoebe turns her attention back to Prue. "Feel better?"

"Lots."

"The Book of Shadows said our powers would grow."

"Grow to what?"

The three start laughing and making their way out.

**

In the old Bowing building, Jeremy opens the door for Piper.

"Well, here we are."

"I don't care how amazing the view is. I'm not going in there."

"Come on, come on. I have a surprise inside."

They step inside an elevator. Jeremy presses the button and the elevator starts to go up.

"You are gonna love this. I bet you tell Prue, Paige and Phoebe the moment you see them."

"I never mentioned Phoebe came home."

"Whoops."

He pulls out a knife.

"What is that?"

"It's your surprise."

"Jeremy, stop it, you're scaring me. Damn it! I'm serious!"

"So am I. See, I've waited six months for this. Ever since Grams went to the hospital. I've known for quite some time that the moment that old witch croaked that all your powers would be released. Powers that would reveal themselves as soon as the four of you got together again. All that was needed was for Phoebe to return."

"It was you wasn't it? You killed all those women."

"Not women, witches!"

"Why?"

He raises his hand and flames come out of his finger tips.

"It was the only way to get their powers. And now I want yours." He adds with a demonic voice.

Piper screams as Jeremy raises his arm about to stab Piper. She puts her hands up and he freezes. The elevator freezes as well.

"Okay, think, stay calm. I gotta get outta here. Okay."

She climbs up onto the next floor, but Jeremy unfreezes and he grabs her leg. He tries to pull her back into the elevator but she grabs a wooden two-by-four and hits him over the head. He falls to the floor unconscious.

**

At the manor, Paige presses play on the answering machine.

"Prue, it's Roger. I've decided to let you come back to work. Seriously, let's talk. Bye."

Prue comes in holding a cat. "Piper's definitely not home unless she's turned into a cat."

"How'd the cat get in?"

"I don't know. Someone must have left the window open. Um, did Piper leave a message?"

"She's probably out with Jeremy. Roger called."

"Yeah, I heard."

They hear Piper calling Prue and the front door opens.

"In here." Phoebe answers as Piper locks the door. "Piper?"

"Oh my God, what is it? What's wrong?"

"Lock the doors, check the windows. We don't have a lot of time. Phoebe, in the Book Of Shadows, did it say how to get rid of a ..."

"Warlock?"

"Oh my God."

**

In the elevator Jeremy is waking up. He grabs the knife and runs outside.

"I'll get you, you bitch."

**

Prue takes the lead "I'm calling the cops."

"And tell them what? That we're witches? That some freak with powers beyond comprehension is trying to kill us? Even if the cops did come, they'd be no match for Jeremy, and we'd be next."

Paige runs down the stairs. "Phoebe found the answer, come on."

**

At the attic they are sitting in a circle on the floor around a low table. They have placed candles in a circle around them.

"Okay, we've placed the nine candles anointed with oil and spices in a circle."

"Wait, I only count eight."

"Oh you forgot this one." And Phoebe holds up a birthday candle.

"A birthday candle?"

"I guess Grams was a little low on witch supplies."

"Alright, we need the poppet."

"Got it."

Phoebe lights the birthday candle and puts it in the pot.

"Right, we're set. Get ready to cast the spell."

"Okay, first I'll make it stronger." Piper gets a rose and places it on top of the poppet. "Your love will wither and depart, from my life and my heart, let me be, Jeremy, and go away forever." She presses the rose thorn into the poppet and places it in the pot. "Okay, the spell's complete."

"Let's hope it works."

They watch the poppet and rose burn. It then explodes and catches on fire. As soon the pot explodes Paige's shield pops up again.

"Paige" Prue begins.

"I know, I know, I just don't know how to control it."

**

Jeremy is walking down the street then suddenly he starts screaming in pain. Hundreds of thorns tear through his skin.

**

The girls are cleaning up. Phoebe picks up the pot and has a premonition about Jeremy.

"Wait! It didn't work."

"What?"

"The spell, it didn't work."

"How do you know?"

"When I touched the pot, I had a flash. I saw Jeremy."

"You touched the pot and you saw him?"

"He's on his way here."

They run out of the attic and down the stairs. They run to the door and Prue opens it. Jeremy is standing there. Piper, Paige and Phoebe start screaming.

"Hello, ladies."

Prue stands in front of the others. They slowly walk backwards. Prue uses her power and he hits the wall.

"Piper, Phoebe, Paige, get out of here now!"

They run upstairs.

"Cool parlour trick, bitch. You were always the tough one weren't you, Prue?"

She uses her powers again and he hits the wall once more. She then follows the others upstairs.

"Phoebe, you're right, our powers are growing."

"Put as many things against the door as you can."

From the outside Jeremy starts to talk. "Take me now, Prue. My powers are stronger than yours." He laughs. "Do you think a chair will stop me?" The chair slides off the dresser. "Do you think a dresser will stop me?" The dresser slides away from the door. "Have you witches figured it out yet? Nothing, nothing can keep us away." He laughs again.

"What do we do? We're trapped."

The door explodes and there stands Jeremy. Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige scream.

"Come on, we'll face him together. Do you remember the spirit board?"

"The inscription on the back."

"The power of four, evil be no more."

A circle of fire surrounds them. They hold hands.

"Come on, we gotta say it together."

The girls start chanting "The power of four, evil be no more." They continue the chant over and over. The circle of fire changes in strong wind, but they don't stop chanting.

Jeremy says one last thing before he explodes and disappears. "I am not the only one! I am one of millions! In places you can't even imagine! In forms you would never believe! We are hell on earth!"

"The power of four." Prue says unbelieving.

**

It's morning. Prue walks outside and grabs the paper. Andy steps up to her.

"Good morning!"

"Hey, this is a surprise."

"I've been feeling really guilty about that bad cup of coffee. I just want to make it up to you."

"So, you brought me a good cup of coffee?" Looking at the coffee in his hand.

"Oh this? No, this is mine. I, uh, just wanted to ask you out to dinner. Unless of course you're afraid."

"Afraid of what?

"Oh, you know, having too good of time, stirring up old memories, rekindling and old flame."

"Hmm, good point, better not."

"Okay. Friday night, eight o'clock? You're hesitating."

"Yeah, but it's not what you think. It's just that my life has gotten a bit complicated. Can I call you?"

He gives her his card.

"Take care, Prue."

"Bye, Andy."

He walks to his car. Phoebe, Paige and Piper come outside. Phoebe's holding the cat.

"It's Andy. I told you I heard a man's voice."

"What did he want?"

"He asked me out."

"And you said ...?"

"I started to say yes and then I stopped. I wondered if I could date. I mean, do witches date?"

"Not only do they date but they usually get the best guys."

"You three will not be laughing when this happens to you. Believe me, everything will be different now."

"Well, at least our lives won't be boring."

"But they'll never be the same."

"And this is a bad thing?"

"No. But it could be a big problem."

"Prue's right. What are we gonna do?"

"What can't we do?"

"We are gonna be careful, we're gonna be wise and we're gonna stick together."

"This should be interesting."

Prue stands inside the house, looks at the door and shuts it with her power.