"Melinda, honey, wake up," said Piper, gently shaking her daughter awake.
"What is it Mommy?" asked the eight year old girl.
"It's time to get up," said Piper, "do you know what today is?"
"No, Mommy. Is today a special day?"
"Well, not quite. But, we are going to show you something about your very special heritage," said Piper referring to the unbinding of Melinda's powers.
"You haven't told me anything about where we come from!" exclaimed Melinda excitedly. "When do we start?"
"Well, we are going to have breakfast with your Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige, and then we are going to come back here and we are going to show you something very special that you will learn to love."
"Really?! Goody!"
"Okay, honey, what do you want to wear today?"
"How 'bout my new green shirt that you got me yesterday and the pants too?"
"Wonderful choice sweetie."
"Yea!"
"Okay, while you are getting dressed, I am going to wake up your Daddy and then we can go see Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige."
"Goody!"
Piper walked out of her daughter's room and went into the kitchen. She stood there for a minute and then called for her husband.
"Jeez, Leo, you took forever!" Piper said when he finally orbed down.
"I'm sorry, I was working. But then I remembered I had asked for today off so we could unbind Mel's powers."
"Right," said Piper drawing each syllable out.
"Have you told her yet?"
"No, I thought that we should let her eat and then meet Prue before we told her everything. It might make it easier when everyone is there. Plus, I need Paige and Phoebe there and this way, she just thinks that they are coming to help me explain her history."
"Well, okay, whatever you think best," Leo started leaning into Piper to kiss her when Mel, walked in and exclaimed, "Gross!"
"Mel!" said Piper startled, "how long have you been listening?"
"I just came down."
"Oh, okay."
"Well," said Leo, "if we're all ready, let's go."
The family walked out of the manor and Piper hoped into the driver's seat, Leo on the passenger side, and Melinda in the back seat. It took half an hour to get to the house that Paige and Phoebe shared. On the way, no one really talked much. When they arrived at the house, Phoebe and Paige came out of the house like they had predicted that they would be there at that exact moment.
"Aunt Phoebe! Aunt Paige!" Melinda exclaimed.
"Well, hey there!" said Paige, "have I told you that you are my favorite niece?"
"I'm your ONLY niece!" said Melinda hugging her aunts.
"Hey sweet thing," said Phoebe.
"Hi Aunt Phoebe."
"So, where are we going for breakfast?" asked Phoebe. "I'm starved!"
"Well, I was thinking about this little country breakfast that is a little further down the road," said Piper.
"Sounds great!"
"Good."
They drove down to the place Piper had suggested and went in to eat breakfast. Piper and Paige didn't really have very large appetites, so they didn't eat more than a piece of toast a piece. Melinda had eggs and bacon, Phoebe had eggs and sausage and Leo didn't have anything. During breakfast, Melinda and Paige talked a little about music, clothes, and television, while the rest ate pretty quietly. When they left the breakfast shop, they drove down to the manor in complete silence. When they got to the manor, Piper sent Melinda to her room, while she, Paige, and Phoebe mixed up a potion that would unbind Melinda's powers.
"I hope this works," said Piper.
"What, why wouldn't it?"
"Well, tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of Prue's death and only by reactivating Mel's powers will we be able to defeat the Source."
"So we are going to call for Prue, and have her help us explain to Melinda about how she died, and then help her somewhat control her powers. But we all know that, because she is part whitelighter that she, along with Paige, will be able to help Leo heal," said Phoebe.
"Right, but if her powers don't come back to her completely, she will be vulnerable, and one of us will be killed again," said Piper.
"It'll work. Don't worry Piper. It'll work," said Paige.
"What is it Mommy?" asked the eight year old girl.
"It's time to get up," said Piper, "do you know what today is?"
"No, Mommy. Is today a special day?"
"Well, not quite. But, we are going to show you something about your very special heritage," said Piper referring to the unbinding of Melinda's powers.
"You haven't told me anything about where we come from!" exclaimed Melinda excitedly. "When do we start?"
"Well, we are going to have breakfast with your Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige, and then we are going to come back here and we are going to show you something very special that you will learn to love."
"Really?! Goody!"
"Okay, honey, what do you want to wear today?"
"How 'bout my new green shirt that you got me yesterday and the pants too?"
"Wonderful choice sweetie."
"Yea!"
"Okay, while you are getting dressed, I am going to wake up your Daddy and then we can go see Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige."
"Goody!"
Piper walked out of her daughter's room and went into the kitchen. She stood there for a minute and then called for her husband.
"Jeez, Leo, you took forever!" Piper said when he finally orbed down.
"I'm sorry, I was working. But then I remembered I had asked for today off so we could unbind Mel's powers."
"Right," said Piper drawing each syllable out.
"Have you told her yet?"
"No, I thought that we should let her eat and then meet Prue before we told her everything. It might make it easier when everyone is there. Plus, I need Paige and Phoebe there and this way, she just thinks that they are coming to help me explain her history."
"Well, okay, whatever you think best," Leo started leaning into Piper to kiss her when Mel, walked in and exclaimed, "Gross!"
"Mel!" said Piper startled, "how long have you been listening?"
"I just came down."
"Oh, okay."
"Well," said Leo, "if we're all ready, let's go."
The family walked out of the manor and Piper hoped into the driver's seat, Leo on the passenger side, and Melinda in the back seat. It took half an hour to get to the house that Paige and Phoebe shared. On the way, no one really talked much. When they arrived at the house, Phoebe and Paige came out of the house like they had predicted that they would be there at that exact moment.
"Aunt Phoebe! Aunt Paige!" Melinda exclaimed.
"Well, hey there!" said Paige, "have I told you that you are my favorite niece?"
"I'm your ONLY niece!" said Melinda hugging her aunts.
"Hey sweet thing," said Phoebe.
"Hi Aunt Phoebe."
"So, where are we going for breakfast?" asked Phoebe. "I'm starved!"
"Well, I was thinking about this little country breakfast that is a little further down the road," said Piper.
"Sounds great!"
"Good."
They drove down to the place Piper had suggested and went in to eat breakfast. Piper and Paige didn't really have very large appetites, so they didn't eat more than a piece of toast a piece. Melinda had eggs and bacon, Phoebe had eggs and sausage and Leo didn't have anything. During breakfast, Melinda and Paige talked a little about music, clothes, and television, while the rest ate pretty quietly. When they left the breakfast shop, they drove down to the manor in complete silence. When they got to the manor, Piper sent Melinda to her room, while she, Paige, and Phoebe mixed up a potion that would unbind Melinda's powers.
"I hope this works," said Piper.
"What, why wouldn't it?"
"Well, tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of Prue's death and only by reactivating Mel's powers will we be able to defeat the Source."
"So we are going to call for Prue, and have her help us explain to Melinda about how she died, and then help her somewhat control her powers. But we all know that, because she is part whitelighter that she, along with Paige, will be able to help Leo heal," said Phoebe.
"Right, but if her powers don't come back to her completely, she will be vulnerable, and one of us will be killed again," said Piper.
"It'll work. Don't worry Piper. It'll work," said Paige.