TEASER
INT. THE CAVERNS OF HELL- THE SOURCES THRONE ROOM
GHEDE
(deep gargled demonic voice)
Seer, why have you brought me here?!
SEER
I need you to destroy the Charmed Ones.
V.O.
Previously on Charmed…
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INT. INSIDE THE MAUSOLEUM
PAIGE
This is it. This is the last ingredient.
The plan is slowly coming into duration. If
all goes according to schedule, the spell
will work.
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INT. THE MANOR- THE LIVING ROOM
Ghede shoots a light black energy ball with crackling gray thunder at the girls. Piper and Paige dodge the energy ball as they dive in opposite directions. Ghede then spots Paige's shoebox. But Piper explodes Ghede with a hard thrust from her opening fist. As Ghede's body blows outward from within, a black web of black electricity emanating from a black energy ball in the center of his chest pulls the pieces of his body back into place.
Ghede lets out a sinister laugh mocking the witches' efforts. Paige and Piper quickly get to their feet and Paige waves her arm at the television.
PAIGE
TV, head!!
The television dematerializes with the submersion of white lighter energy sparks and rematerializes over Ghede's head and falls screen first onto it. Ghede staggers on his feet as the electrical sparks from the television statically shock him in repeated intervals. Ghede shoots out an energy ball in frustration. Paige then waves her arm at it.
PAIGE
Deflect!
The energy ball dematerializes just as its about to hit Piper and rematerializes in mid air flying back to Ghede. Piper thrust open her fist at the same time the energy ball hits Ghede and his body explodes in a fiery burst with Ghede shirking in defeat.
PIPER
What the hell was that?!
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INT. THE MANOR- ATTIC
PIPER
It turns out that his name is Ghede and
he's the zombie-demon of death that's
worshipped as a god in the voodoo craft.
He's a highly spiritual entity that's only
able to appear on Earth once every year
for twenty-four hours on All Hallows Eve.
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INT. THE MANOR- LIVING ROOM
GHEDE
You witches have become very confident.
You think you're so powerful now that
you've nailed a resurrection spell.
Well I'll make sure that'll never happen.
I'll make sure you won't bring back
your fallen sister. Instead, I'll
make you join her!
The manor shakes as an orange-red pillar of fire takes Ghede away. Piper and Phoebe remain with surprised confusion on their faces and turn to Paige to see an obvious expression of guilt on hers.
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EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CEMETARY- SUNSET
Ghede shows up in the middle of the cemetery. His hands glow in a crackling green energy distortion. As he lifts his hands into the air, strong winds are propelled in his direction and through out the cemetery.
GHEDE
(creole)
All who lay dead, all dead who hear this,
rise soulless through out this night until
withering takes it's toll and befalls you.
The green distortion pops out of his hands and spreads through out the cemetery like an energy wave. The dirt of all the graves begins to mush up as rotting decaying corpses rise up from their tombs and to join their master.
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INT. THE MANOR- ATTIC
PAIGE
Why are you so adamant about not hearing
me out? You haven't even given me the
chance to explain.
PIPER
Because I don't wanna go there again Paige!
I barely got through the pain of getting
over Prue's death. And now you offer me a
way to get her back and if this fails,
which most likely it will if the elders
have their way, then I feel like I lost
my sister again and (voice cracking) I
don't think I can handle that again.
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Shot of Phoebe and Paige hugging a crying Piper.
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EXT. SAN FRANCISCO BAY- HILLSIDE
Darryl jumps Ghede from behind and slams him up against a huge rock. As Ghede aims his glowing hand at Darryl, Darryl slams Ghede hand on the rock and Ghede lets out a crackling pillar of black energy that hits one of the zombie henchmen. The zombie withers into dust.
Ghede kicks Darryl off him. As Ghede lunges toward Darryl, Darryl catches his coat, falls back taking Ghede down with him, and flips him over using his leg. Ghede goes flying off and is thrown up against the rock face, which knocks him out cold.
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THE MANOR- MAIN HALLWAY
Phoebe then kicks Ghede in his stomach then face, backhands him across the face and palm punches him up his chin twice.
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THE MANOR- MAIN HALLWAY- THE VANQUISH
AD LIB
Ashes to ashes and dust-to-dust, by the words
of this spell you will combust. Demon spirit
of death be gone from our sight and ears for
your time here is over until the next Hallow year.
Ghede's body begins to spin as red flames engulf his body. His body then explodes in an orange burst and Piper, Phoebe, and Paige dunk from a flaming skull exiting the manor as it breaks through the front door.
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EXT. THE BACKYARD- THE RESURRECTION SPELL
AD LIB
Hear now the words of the witches, the
plea we cry out in this 'tween time. In
this most mystical hour, we call on the
ancient power. Hear these words, hear our
cry, powers of the witches rise. Prudence,
Patricia, Penelope, Melinda, Ashley, Helen,
Laura, and Grace, aid us in morphing the
mystic space, to near a spirit to the call
of the human race. Set a course across the
skies for our fallen sister to come to life,
to cross the great divide and settle on our
side of light. Beloved spirit with death's
unease, remove the chains of deaths
boundaries. Rest eternal nevermore and take
place here in physical form, in this plain,
just as before. Three in union stand agreed
let the power of three set you free.
With that last word Paige throws a brown pouch containing her ingredients, including Prue's lock of hair, at the frozen puncture. As soon as the pouch hits the frozen puncture, the puncture explodes into a bright white doorway as it knocks the sisters to the ground.
PAIGE (o.s.)
It's Ghede, he's try to stop us.
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EXT. THE ASTRAL PLAIN
PAIGE
Reseed!
A glowing blue and white energy beam floats out her hands and binds Ghede. As it does, his body slowly begins to decompile
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EXT. THE MANOR- BACKYARD
Piper and Phoebe stay staring at the portal. But then, a zombie jumps them from behind. As they struggle, they don't notice a surging rippling effect in the portal as a body materializes. The body then comes into the yard. Prue has been reborn into the living. Dressed in a white gown.
The three sisters hug in reunion.
PRUE
Wait a minute, where's Paige?
A light explodes in the air as Paige falls out of the light and into the yards grass. Phoebe exits the yard while Prue and Piper call out to Paige.
V.O.
And now, the conclusion.
ACT ONE
EXT. SAN FRANCISCO SKYLINE- NIGHT
Tori Amos "To Venus and Back" plays as shots of the San Francisco nightline reveal their beauty.
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EXT. SAN FRANCISCO MEMORIAL
The front sign of the hospital is lit up as and ambulance makes its way through the ramp entering the entrance to the emergency room.
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INT. PAIGE'S HOSPITAL ROOM
Prue walks along the right side of Paige's bed as she looks at her sister hook up to a respiratory monitor. Prue caresses Paige's hand and holds it up to her cheek.
At 37 seconds, the song stops as Piper enters the room.
PIPER
Prue…
PRUE
(smiles)
Hey.
Piper walks up to her and they hug.
PIPER
Anything?
PRUE
Nothing yet. She's just laying there. Still
and quiet.
PIPER
Prue, you need to rest honey. You haven't left
her side since you came through the portal. You
haven't ate or slept.
PRUE
I'm not leaving her. She risked everything
to bring me back, the least I can do is be
here when she wakes up. Besides, I have to
get used to being alive again. Stomach growls,
exhaustion, muscle tension, are all new things.
I have to break my body in like I would new shoes.
PIPER
Interesting.
PRUE
I still don't understand way she would do all
this for me.
PIPER
She told me it was because she felt apart of
you in her.
PRUE
Yeah, the whole Internet buddy thing, I know.
PIPER
What? How?
PRUE
Well, up there. We're allowed to watch over our
loved ones. At first, there was a time when Mom,
Grams, nor Andy could get me away from the viewing
pond. The Hereafter is paradise and I was at bliss.
But apart of me was always incomplete because I
didn't have you guys there with me.
PIPER
But if you watched over us then you know I was
trying to summon you after you died. Why didn't
you come after I called you so many times.
PRUE
Well Piper, it was you who prevented me from coming.
PIPER
Me?!
PRUE
Mmmm-hmm. You see, you blamed yourself for
my death. At first you blamed the elders but
then you blamed yourself for not stopping me
when you had the chance. Then Phoebe felt
guilty for being tempted by evil. Instead of
dealing with your feelings, you guys suppressed
them and escaped through your work. Too much
guilt and sorrow was in your heart to allow the
spell to work, which also prevented you guys
from fully accepting my death.
Piper's lips begin to quiver.
PIPER
(voice cracking)
Prue…
Prue embraces Piper.
PRUE
My death was not your fault, do you understand me.
I made the decision that determined the outcome
and I alone paid for it.
They both release.
PRUE
Piper, it was out of your hands. Besides, look
what came out of this. You found a lost sister
and all of you have grown in ways I couldn't have
imagined. In ways you couldn't have if I were
alive. I've never been more proud of you guys than
I am right now. (turns and faces Paige's hospital
bed) I just hope she wakes up to be apart of all this.
PIPER
Prue… I know you said you watched us
from above but, Paige is an amazing
woman. She's come very in a very short
amount of time. She's proven to be a
resourceful witch and loving sister.
I can't imagine that after all she
went through, she'd give in now.
You'll see. It might take some time
but I promise you, she'll wake up.
With that last word, Piper went up to Paige, pushed aside a strand of Paige's hair from her forehead to behind her ear and kissed her on her cheek.
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INT. THE ASTRAL PLAIN
Ghede is on the misty floor of the astral plain barely able to move or breathe from his confrontation with Paige. The Seer appears at the foot of his head with a smirk on her face. Ghede struggles to sit up in a crippling manner.
GHEDE
You better leave my sight. It's not long
'til I regain my strength and when I do,
I'll kill you and bathe in your blood.
The Seer laughs with a sinister joy.
GHEDE
You think this is funny. I'm glad. Laugh
while you can Seer. For your day of
vanquish is now!
Ghede gets up and shoots out of his cracking hand a pillar of black energy. The Seer laughs as the energy as no effect.
GHEDE
What sorcery is this?!
SEER
Oh come now Ghede, I'm beyond sorcery and
beyond spiritual powers. I have become
Hell itself. More powerful than even you
can ever be.
GHEDE
How is that possible?
SEER
You said you had servants that inform you
all that goes on in the plain where you're
not allowed to enter. Well they didn't
tell you everything. You see, after
Balthezor's death, I was crowned The Source.
(MORE)
SEER (cont'd)
But The Charmed Ones vanquished me by
getting me to access my full powers and
then deflecting it back lanced with the
utmost powers of good. A wave of energy
vanquished me and all the leaders of Hades.
GHEDE
So how did you come back to life?
SEER
I didn't. Like you, I am dead. But its
in the limitless immortality of death, I
was able to obtain true power. As me and
the leaders were pushed through the canal
that lead to the Wasteland, I was able to
use the powers of The Source to push
through the barriers of the canal to enter
the void. All the powers of the demons that
the beast devours, ends up in the void.
There, I was able to obtain the purest forces
of the dark. Eons worth of powers from every
walk of demon breed were laying there waiting
for me to claim. Since I was already dead,
there was no limit to how much I could absorb.
I'm more powerful than you, those before you,
those who were The Source in the past, and
all of Demondom combined.
GHEDE
So then why did you need me to destroy the
Charmed Ones? If you're so powerful, why
couldn't you do it yourself?!
SEER
Because you and I share the same gift. We
can absorb limitless amount of dark demonic
power. If I would've destroyed the Charmed
Ones, my secret would have got out and I
couldn't risk any rivals to my power. Besides,
I knew that a battle with the Charmed Ones
would weaken you enough to have you right
where I want.
GHEDE
Are you saying you laid a trap to capture
me?!?!?
SEER
Please, Ghede. Don't take this too hard.
You've had an interesting run as the demon
of death. But now its time to step down.
But don't worry, I'll put your powers to
good use. You see, with the addition of
your powers to my own, I'll be able to
claim equal grown with the Prince of
Darkness, and challenge him in a war
as supreme ruler of all wickedness. Your
powers will enable me to crown myself
with the new mantle these darkest powers
have given me. I will be The Root.
GHEDE
The Root of what?
SEER
Why The Root of all Malevolence of course.
Come Ghede, it is time to welcome death.
GHEDE
Come and get me Seer, if you can.
Ghede's body swarms with surges of dark gray energy. In a demonic snarl, he shoots the Seer with a pillar of black energy from one hand, red thunder surges from the other, and glowing orange fire from his eyes. The Seer simply absorbs all his powers. Ghede stops and stares.
SEER
There exists no freedom from me Ghede,
only freedom through me. I will remake
the universe in my own image, and I will
always remember your contribution.
The Seer shoots Ghede with a thick bright red energy beam from her hand that knocks him back ten feet hurtling him to the ground aching to get up. The Seer appears at the foot of his head.
SEER
Farewell Ghede.
The Seer's hands glow in a bright gray color as she puts them on Ghede's cheeks and absorbs his powers. Ghede screams as thick gray surges rotate in intervals up her arms and into her shoulders. Ghede lets out a horrid scream as his body shrivels up and expels a green smoke from out his chest. Ghede's remains then burst into flames.
SEER
It is done.
The Seer's eyes turn black then into red demonic cat eyes. The Seer levitates upward six feet as her body glows with yellow energy. Fire spews out from within parts of her body as she lifts up her hands in acceptance of Ghede's full powers. She floats back to the ground when the powers settle in.
SEER
Now that that's over with, time to secure
my position and the permanent installment
of my dark greatness. Ahhh!
The Seer grabs her stomach as a sharp pain knocks her to her knees.
SEER
Wha—What is happening to me? Ahhhhh!
The Seer screams in pain as the inside of her body splits like the falling of a tree. The Seer screams as her shoulders and arms grow into a broad size. Female defines muscles bulge out of her brown cloak. The muscles on her stomach, hips, calves, forearms, back, and chest enlarge to define her body with physical strength.
But then, a ring of fire combusts around her. Her skin begins to change into a redwood color and develops a semi texture of snakeskin. Her teeth turn an even beige as they grow to become fangs. Her ears grow to become and her eyes shift into feline pupils in a dark red-orange color.
In a scream of pain, huge bat wings three feet long and three feet wide burst out of her back. The pinkies of both her hands fall off as the bones enlarge to look like finely shaped bone claws. A long tail one-foot think and four and a half feet long grows out of her rear end. Her feet burst out the original form of her feet to be long human muscled goat hooves.
On her knees, the bones grow to shape the form on a foot and a half long spearhead. On her elbows, the same happens but takes the form of a foot long curved dagger. Her dreads turn jet black and are pushed back to the center of her back between her two wings looking like snake tails. On her fore head, four light brown horns begin to form.
On her temples, the grow out about nine inches long and two inches wide parallel to their spot on the forehead. Next to the horns, small brown horns one in wide and three inches long grow out in the same fashion. The horns form a small V shape down the middle of her forehead and where the point of the V should forms a small skull with tiny horns and fangs on it's own, with the formation looking like a natural crown.
The Seer becomes engulfed in fire as the clouds of the misty astral plain become black like storm clouds with thunder and lightning thrashing everywhere. The fire intensifies as a distorted high-pitched demonic snarl breaks the fire shell off its body. A hideous snake skinned demonic gargoyle is revealed with its fists in the air and eyes glowing a bright dark-red-orange color.
The Gargoyle stands six feet in height with its fangs bared still snarling to proclaim its birth. The Seer begins to let out a joyful sinister laugh to her manifestation.
SEER
I AM THE ROOT!!!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha!
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EXT. SAN FRANCISCO MEMORIAL- NIGHT
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INT. PAIGE'S HOSPITAL ROOM
Prue and Piper stand over Paige's bed. At that moment, Leo and Phoebe walk in through the door.
PIPER
Hey.
Phoebe hugs Piper then proceeds to hug Prue. Leo proceeds to embrace Piper.
PHOEBE
How is she?
PRUE
Nothing yet. The doctor says her condition
is stable. Her concussion seems to have
been healed he just doesn't understand
why she hasn't woken up yet.
PIPER
Did you try to heal her?
LEO
Twice before she went in the ambulance and
five times since she's been here and nothing.
PHOEBE
I don't understand. She was hurt fighting
evil wasn't she? How come you can't be able
to heal her?
LEO
Because if I can't heal her then that means
the elders won't let me or because I wasn't
meant to which means there's a reason why
she's still in Acoma.
PHOEBE
Do you think the elders would punish Paige
like this for bringing Prue back?
PIPER
I wouldn't put it pass them.
PRUE
No, usually when the elders do something
it's within the best interest of the charges.
Sometimes, they're even over ruled by a higher
power, their bosses.
PHOEBE
And who are the bosses of the elders?
PRUE
The angels. Real super entity angels.
PIPER
Guys…
Everyone turns around to see Paige's eyes start to open.
ACT TWO
INT. PAIGE'S HOSPITAL ROOM
Piper and Phoebe walk up to the side of Paige's bed while Leo trials behind and Prue maintains a distance.
PAIGE
(weak)
Guys?
PHOEBE
(voice cracking)
Paige… oh sweet heart.
Piper and Phoebe with tears full of joy leans down to hug Paige. They then get off her to let her breathe.
PAIGE
What happened?
LEO
You suffered a concussion in your battle
with Ghede. It was a close call but you
made it.
PAIGE
I feel so weird, almost… different.
Paige tries to sit up but Piper and Phoebe almost push her back down.
PHOEBE
Uh, Paige honey maybe you should take it easy.
PAIGE
I'm not gonna have a relapse just because
I'm slightly elevated. You know how I hate
being pampered.
As Paige sits herself up, she sets and locks eyes on Prue.
PAIGE
Prue?…
PRUE
Yeah Paige, it's me.
Prue smiles as she slightly shrugs her shoulders and bites on her lower lip edging her way toward the bed to give Paige a hug. After she lets go, Paige stays staring at Prue.
PAIGE
I can't believe it worked. Guys?…
PIPER
Yes Paige, it's really her.
PAIGE
(astonished)
Wow.
PHOEBE
We know, it's pretty amazing. We still can't
believe she's really here. In the flesh, alive.
Not just a ghost in corporal form.
PAIGE
Gosh Prue, I—I don't know what to say.
PRUE
You don't have to say anything Paige. It's
me who should be talking. Thanking you for
giving me this second chance. For reuniting
me with my sisters. For making my wish to
come back to life come true. Now, we can all
move on and be united as a whole. As friends…
as sisters.
Paige smiles as she lets out a slight giggle of content to hide the tears forming in her eyes. Prue leans and embraces Paige as Piper and Phoebe look on in content.
All of the sudden, Darryl bursts in the room.
DARRYL
Sorry guys, I got here as fast as I--
Darryl stops dead in his tracks as he sets eyes on Prue. Prue forms a smile on her face at the sight of him.
DARRYL
Prue?!
PRUE
Yeah Darryl.
DARRYL
(joyful)
Oh my god!
Prue walks up to Darryl as he picks her up in his arms and hugs her. He soon lets her go.
DARRYL
How is this poss—Hold on! You guys didn't
use magic did you?
PHOEBE
Well, yeah obviously.(giggles)
DARRYL
Are you insane?!
PHOEBE
Why? What's the problem?
DARRYL
'What's the problem?!' Not only did 37
people attend Prue's funeral but her murder
made a lot of press that got to the desks of
some very important people. How are we suppose
to explain this?!
PIPER
Darryl, I'm surprised at you. Can't you just
whip up some papers that said Prue was in a
witness protection program or something?
DARRYL
You just don't whip something like that up.
PHOEBE
Come on Darryl, you must know some black
market dealers who can forge those types
of documents for us.
DARRYL
Well, yeah but that's not the poi--
PIPER
Oh Darryl, if your worried about getting
caught then just give us the name of the guy
and we'll go get them.
DARRYL
You know what, fine. But when things mess
up, don't say I didn't worn you. Besides,
I suppose its good that three of you can
check this out while the other recovers.
PRUE
Check what out?
DARRYL
A man was brought down to the morgue a couple
of hours ago. Burned alive!
PIPER
Ewwww.
DARRYL
Yeah, but that's not the half of it. There
was a hole in the middle of his forehead that
went all the way to the inside of his brain.
PHOEBE
Who would want to jab something that far
inside someone's head?
DARRYL
The autopsy doctors say that something wasn't
burrowed in, something was torn out. Whatever
occupied that space in the skull, the doctors
say it was apart of the guy's skeletal
structure.
PAIGE
Could it have been a demon? Maybe a half-breed.
PRUE
No. If it was a demon, it wouldn't have left
any trace of itself after it died. Demon and
demon half-breeds alike.
PAIGE
So what kind of creature are we looking at here?
DARRYL
I don't know. That's what I was hoping
you guys could tell me. All I do know is
that the body is being sent to Washington
DC so FBI scientists can take a look at it.
We're looking at a major cover up here.
PIPER
Well, we can check it out while Paige
recovers.
PAIGE
Why can't we check it out when I get out?
PHOEBE
Because you need your rest, honey. Even after
we check you out you still need to rest.
PRUE
Yeah, besides, we'll have the power of three
with us.
PAIGE
I'm the one who put this quartet together
which means we go when I get out.
PRUE
Is she always this pushy?
PHOEBE
You should see her at her time of the month.
DARRYL
Oh no, I just realized something.
PIPER
What is it?
DARRYL
The forger of government documents I was
gonna send you to, the burning happened
on the same block.
PHOEBE
So?
PRUE
So it's a trap.
LEO
How do you know?
PRUE
If the murder happened in the same general
area as the location to get the false witness
protection documents, then that means someone
might know I'm alive and might be luring us there.
PHOEBE
That's a pretty odd scenario Prue. Who besides,
us would know that you're alive? Maybe Ghede
but we vanquished him to the astral plain.
PRUE
Yeah but Ghede does have minions working for
him through out the rest of the year when he
can't come into our plain.
PIPER
Prue is right. If some evil knows that she's
back, they could feel threatened with the fact
that the Charmed Ones are now four witches instead
of three. Molding the power of three and a new
power of four? That's gotta have a couple of
demons quaking in their boots.
PRUE
I'll check the Book of Shadows. Maybe I can
find the demon or evil spirit that would
feel threatened by us.
PIPER
Right. I'll go to the cafeteria and get me a Philly cheese steak sub with ketchup and chocolate syrup with crunched up little pieces of honey roasted cashews cause this baby just gave me the biggest craving I've ever had!
Piper rushes out of the room.
PHOEBE
Ketchup?
PRUE
Chocolate syrup?
PAIGE
With cashews on a Philly cheese steak?
AD LIB
Ewwwwww!
DARRYL
I'll go to my lab top and print you guys out
a copy of the forger's location and price
ranges.
PRUE
Thanks Darryl.
DARRYL
It's really good to see you again Prue.
They both exchange smiles as he walks out the room.
PAIGE
Could someone find the doctor for me?
PHOEBE
Why honey? Are you not feeling alright?
PAIGE
I feel fine. Great even. I'm so hungry I
could eat a horse but not what Piper's
eating, thank God.
LEO
I'll go get him. Maybe you can get out of
here sooner than you think.
Leo leaves the room.
PHOEBE
You need anything honey?
PRUE
Yeah, anything?
PAIGE
A sandwich and chips would be nice. And an
explanation as to why you guys are being so
nice to me?
Phoebe crawls and Paige's bed and puts her head on her stomach. Prue smiles.
PHOEBE
(baby voice)
We just want you to get better.
Paige shifts Phoebe's head off of her stomach.
PAIGE
(giggles)
Then stop pampering me and bring me what
I asked for.
Phoebe gets up.
PHOEBE
Fine. You rest up. We'll be right back.
Phoebe and Prue exit. Paige notices a pitcher of ice water on a portable table on the other side of the room. She calls for it.
PAIGE
Water.
The pitcher is untouched and unchanged. This confuses Paige. She flicks her arm out and calls for the water again, this time harder.
PAIGE
Water!
Paige looks at her hand in questionable shock.
