Season 9 Episode 2 - Just A Witch Away (Part 2)

[Return to where previous scene closed

(The girls face two full-grown men. Each party is equally surprised by the presence of the other, and is momentarily frozen)

Piper: (barely breathing) Oh my God (her hands rush to her mouth)

Phoebe: What have we done?

Paige: (steps back)

Demon 1: (materializes an energy ball and is about to throw it, when the other holds up his hand)

Demon 2: Don't! They are the prophesized ones. We don't stand a chance.

(Before any more words can be spoken or any of the girls can move, the demons flame teleport away)

(Paige, Phoebe, and Piper stand, frozen, staring at Prue's lifeless body for a few moments)

Piper: Prue! (rushes to her sisters body and takes it in her arms) Prue! (looks up at her sisters, on the edge of tears) She's not waking up! She's not waking up!

(Phoebe rushes to Piper and feels around Prue's throat, searching for a pulse. Paige feels herself frozen in horror at herself, and can't move)

Phoebe: (looks up slowly at Piper) Piper… there's no pulse… she's dead.

Piper: (beginning to cry uncontrollably) No! No! No! No! (looks at Paige) You PROMISED! You swore it would work! You promised…(pulls Prue closer to her)

Paige: (crying) I'm sorry…I'm sorry… I'm so sorry.

Piper: (still crying) No, no, no… Prue. You're supposed to wake up! You can't let me down again…

Phoebe: (reaching for Piper's arm) Piper…

Piper: (Pulls away, unintentionally blowing up a chair behind Phoebe) No! Don't touch me…(returns to crying into Prue's hair)

(Phoebe and Paige watch while Piper breaks down)

[NEXT SCENE

(Leo and Coop are frantically searching through books in the library of Magic school. Leo is pulling books off the shelves and flipping through them, and Coop sits at a table reading through others)

Coop: Leo..? I still don't get what we're looking for (looks around at all the books strewn about on tables and the floor)

Leo: (still looking) for the prophecy.

Coop: (returning to the books before him)… what prophecy?

Leo: (after a moment he finds what he is looking for, and reads the page to himself, paling as a disbelieving look crosses his face)

Coop: (standing and stepping towards Leo)…Leo?

Leo: (still stares at the page)

Coop: (louder) Leo?

Leo: Uh… you need to teleport us to the manor…now.

Coop: Why? What is it?

Leo: (being unable to speak, he shows the page to Coop; we the audience view it as he does)

Book: On one page is a woodcut of a horrific scene: four large men stand in the foreground, with three women lying, apparently dead at their feet. Medieval demons cause chaos in the background. On the other page is a prophecy:

When the Feared One wakes to his fifth life,

Then shall rise up Hate and Strife

And the Greatest Force of Good will fall

And four princes shall rule over all.

But one hope for humankind

Lies in the plane of hidden mind

Bring back the one who was before

Bring to life the Power of Four

(Coop looks up; now as concerned as Leo)

[Cue credits/intro

(We return to the attic of the manor where Piper is still holding Prue; Phoebe has moved to stand beside Paige and they are holding each other. Leo and Coop teleport in; Leo is holding the book that contains the prophecy.)

Leo: (seeing Piper and Prue) Prue?

Piper: (looks up at him) Leo- it didn't work… she didn't wake up.

Leo: (moving slowly to her) What-what didn't work?

Paige: We wrote a spell… to bring back Prue, but-

Leo: What?

Phoebe: Well, we thought that my premonition meant something…but no one would tell us anything… so we tried to bring her back…(chokes on tears, watching Piper still holding Prue's body)

(Leo and Coop look at each other; worried)

Leo: Fine… but, how…(looking at Prue's body, then back at Phoebe) her body?

Phoebe: Paige wrote the spell to reunite Prue's spirit with a strand of her DNA and create a new physical body.

Leo: I'm sorry?

Coop: Leo… we need to tell them.

Phoebe: (turning to Coop) Tell us what?

Coop: (opens his mouth to talk, but says nothing)

Phoebe: (turning back to Leo) Leo. Tell us what?

Leo: Uh, yeah… when you were telling me about your premonition earlier, and you mentioned the four demons, it reminded me of something.

Paige: What?

Leo: Well, I couldn't remember; that's why I didn't say anything…Anyway, when you guys left, I got Coop and we tore the library apart-

Phoebe: And?

Leo: And I found what I was looking for. (hands the book to Phoebe and Paige who look over it; concern washes over each of their faces)

Phoebe: (nearly speechless) The Power of four… what does this mean?

Piper: (from the floor) What?

Phoebe: Come here, read this.

Piper: No. I'm not leaving her lying on the floor.

Coop: (moving to Piper) Don't worry, I'll stay with her.

Piper: (hesitates, but moves aside so Coop can take her spot. Phoebe, Paige, and Leo have moved to the table, and she sits across from her sisters, reading the page) Oh my god.

Paige: Leo. What does this mean?

Leo: I don't know…(sees the spell, Paige is still holding tight to it) is that the spell?

Paige: Um…yeah.

Leo: Let me see it. (Paige halfheartedly hands him the spell and he reads it over)… what happened after you said it?

Phoebe: Well, lights came down from the ceiling, the flames of the candles grew, and we all had to look away…

Paige: And when we looked back, there were these two guys standing there-

Piper: (almost to herself) and Prue didn't wake up.

Leo: Two guys?

Paige: Two Demons… one of them almost attacked us.

Leo: Almost?

Phoebe: Yeah, the other one stopped him… what does it all mean, Leo?

Leo: well, as far as I can tell… it all goes back to this. (motions to the open book)

Paige: Yeah, and I get the whole four princes thing…the four demons in Phoebe's premonition. I even get that we are the Greatest Force of Good who is destined to fall. But who is the Feared One, what is the plane of hidden mind, and how can we create the Power of Four if we can't even bring Prue back to life?

Leo: well, one thing at a time… The Feared One… have there been any demons coming back to life lately?

Piper: No… not that I know.

Paige: 'Feared'… maybe the Source?

Phoebe: (rereads the page and shakes her head) No… it says ' fifth life'… we've only vanquished the Source twice

Paige: Three times, if you count the Seer.

Piper: No, four… the time that demon kidnapped Wyatt to bring him back.

Phoebe: That's the right amount…

Piper: (covers her eyes to keep from crying) This is too much…

Leo: (touches her hair and kisses her cheek) Don't worry honey, I promise we're gonna get through this.

Phoebe: Okay…well, what about the 'plane of the hidden mind'? (looking at Leo) Do you know what that is?

Leo: Uh, well, some people believe that the Astral Plane is more of an extension of the human subconscious than an actual 'place.' Maybe that's what they meant.

Paige: Makes sense.

Phoebe: Okay, so what does the Astral Plane have to do with creating the Power of Four?

Leo: (looks at the spell again, looking thoughtful) Well, the Astral Plane serves as a sort of highway to all other Planes, including the Upper and Lower Astrals, or Spirit Plane and Demon Plane. If the spell had worked properly, Prue's spirit would have had to travel through the Astral Plane to reach the Physical Plane… maybe by saying this spell, you brought back two malevolent spirits by accident.

Paige: But why were their physical selves brought back, too? And why was Prue's body brought back, but her spirit wasn't?

Leo: probably for the same reason your magic worked in the favor of those demons.

Piper: (looks at him confused)

Leo: Well, if the demon you saw earlier, Agares, needs the power of these two demons, and they were trapped in another plane, he would need your magic to bring them back. He could have planned the whole thing out.

Paige: (starts to look more nervous; begins to breath heavily)

Phoebe: But, how did he get us to bring them back? I mean, we were trying to bring Prue back… not two demons.

Leo: I don't know… mind control?

Paige: (softly) That's not his power.

Phoebe: Yeah, and he couldn't have used our courage against us… none of us was feeling very courageous.

Paige: (keeps breathing heavily)…(softly) I had a different spell

(Piper, Leo, and Phoebe all look at her)

Phoebe: What, honey?

Paige: I had a different spell…I rewrote it.

Piper: What are you talking about?

Paige: well, I was writing the spell…and I started feeling…(she stops)

Phoebe: What, sweetie, what happened?

Paige: I started feeling… really scared.

Piper: Well, Paige… we all felt scared-

Paige: No… this was different. It…(In one breath) I had the perfect spell and then I changed it so it wouldn't work.

(Piper and Phoebe gape at her)

Piper: (beginning to look angry; she speaks slowly, drawing out each syllable) Excuse me?

Paige: Piper, I am so sorry-

Phoebe: Paige, how could you?

Paige: (about to cry) Phoebe, I- you don't understand… I-I was so, so scared-

Phoebe: Scared of what? Paige-

Leo: (to himself) The Feared One…

Paige: I don't know… I was just terrified, okay? I-

Piper: No, not okay. Dammit, Paige-

Leo: Wait, you guys-

Paige: I said I was sorry. I couldn't help it… I was so-

Piper: Scared, we get it.

Leo: Hey-

Piper: -what were you thinking?

Paige: I don-

Leo: Wait! (all three girls stop arguing and look at him) It's not Paige's fault.

Piper: Yes, yes, yes it is.

Phoebe: Piper…

Piper: No. Am I the only one who heard what she said? She sabotaged us. Sabotaged Prue.

Leo: No, Honey, listen. She was overcome by fear.

Piper: And?

Phoebe: (starting to understand)…fear.

Leo: Come on, Piper. Focus. When the 'Feared One' wakes… maybe we're looking at it too literally. The source is feared, yeah…

Paige: …and he used my fear to manipulate me-

Paige/Phoebe: (looking up) Barbas.

Phoebe: That makes sense, we've banished and or vanquished him four times… that would technically make this his fifth life.

Piper: But, he's in Purgatory. How would he get out?

Leo: Probably with help.

Paige: Agares?

Leo: Maybe…

[NEXT SCENE

(We re-enter the cave-like lair where we previously met the two demons, Tephros and Agares, only this time, there are the two new demons and Barbas with them. One of the new demons stands to the side as the others watch him, concentrating with his eyes closed and arms spread)

Tephros: (to the concentrating demon) What do you see?

Demon 1: (takes a deep breath and opens his eyes) They're on to us.

Agares: Dammit!

Barbas: (Barbas is standing behind them, leaning against a wall, with his arms crossed. He smiles.) What did I tell you? They're much smarter than one would think-

Tephros: (turns to him angrily) You said nothing of the sort!

Barbas: Didn't I? Hmm… must've (touches his forehead) slipped my mind.

Demon Two: (To Tephros) This is your fault anyway. Why did you go to Barbas and not resurrect us yourselves? You know better than to trust the Demon of Fear.

Tephros: (looking somewhat beaten) We do not posses that kind of power, Orias. We needed the Charmed Ones' magic to do that… and Barbas can bend them to our will.

Barbas: Excuse me, my will.

Tephros: Silence, Barbas!

Orias: Yes, but by doing so you have started a chain reaction that was not meant to begin yet, you imprudent fool.

Agares: Meaning?

Orias: Meaning that the stars were not yet aligned for our taking over the Underworld-

Tephros: Yes, but you said that wouldn't matter as long as the four of us were back together.

Orias: (breathing deeply) Perhaps… but it will hinder our efforts.

Demon 2: We must move swiftly if we are to accomplish our goals and kill the witches before they figure out how to bring forth the Power of Four.

Barbas: (suddenly intrigued) The Power of what, now?

Orias: The Power of Four… the only power great enough to defeat us.

Barbas: (laughs) You morons… The Power of Four? Would that imply they need the fourth sister?

Orias: (sarcastically) Can't put anything past you, now can we?

Barbas: (shakes his head) You idiots just don't get it do, you?

Agares: Get what, Barbas?

Barbas: You probably helped them on their way by bringing back these two (motions to Orias and the unnamed demon) and now they're that much closer to instating this "Power of Four". But (begins backing away) what do I care. I'm free now and its you they're after-

Tephros: Barbas!

Barbas: Adieu. (disappears using flame teleportation)

(The four remaining demons stare at the spot where he was, then look at each other)

Orias: We go forward as planned. We must hurry, before the witches catch on.

[NEXT SCENE

(Back in the attic, Paige, Phoebe, Leo and Coop sit at the table where Paige wrote the spell, and Piper once again holds Prue on the floor.)
Phoebe: So what now?
Paige: What now? We find a way to bring back Prue.

Phoebe: (sarcastically) Thank you Ms. Obvious; what I meant was… how do we go about doing that? Obviously another spell is out of the question. And unless you know another way to bring a spirit back to the physical plane-

Leo: There's astral projection.

Paige: Well sure but how does that help us? We may be able to get there, but how do we find her, and more importantly, how do we bring her back?

Leo: Well, once you get there-

Piper: (from the floor, still hugging Prue's body) No! No more. I'm done.

(Everyone turns to look at her)
Phoebe: Piper-

Piper: No, Phoebe! We already tried a spell; it didn't work. We have to try and find a way to vanquish these demons without her… without Prue.

Phoebe: Look, Piper, I know its hard, believe me. She was my sister, too remember? But we can't vanquish these guys without her-

Piper: You know that how?

Paige: The book-

Piper: The book could be wrong.

Leo: Honey… I think you should try this.

(Piper looks at him silently then back at her sister's body)

Piper: What if it doesn't work?

Phoebe: (getting up from the table and moving to Piper) It will. (Hugs her) I promise.

[NEXT SCENE

(Piper, Phoebe, and Paige sit on a couch in the living room, Leo and Coop enter from thee hallway)

Piper: Is she-?
Leo: Yeah, we put her on the bed. (Kneels in front of her and takes her hand) You remember how to do this?
Piper: Yes… but… I still don't understand this. I mean, we've only ever projected here on the physical plane… how will we know how to get to the Astral Plane when we don't even know where it is?

Phoebe: It coexists with our plane… so…we project our Astral selves and we'll be there (looking at Leo) right?

Leo: (slightly unsure) I think so.

Paige: (leaning back into the couch) Lovely. How reassuring.

Leo: (Standing again) Okay… relax.

(All three women lean their heads back into the couch and close their eyes)
Leo: Focus… think about where it is you need to go.

(After a moment or two, the girls slump slightly. They have projected)

Coop: They're okay, right?

Leo: Yeah… yeah, they're fine.

[NEXT SCENE

(The girls' astral selves appear in front of the couch on which they had been sitting; Coop and Leo are nowhere to be seen)
Paige: (looking around, confused) Leo?

Phoebe: What happened? Did it work?

Piper: (taking a step forward and looking around the room) I-I think so…

Paige: (unimpressed) But… we're still here.

Piper: I think that's how it works… that's how it was when Leo and I went to the spirit plane… maybe this is the same thing.

Paige: Okaaay… where is she?

Piper: (starting to walk out of the room) I don't know… she could be anywhere.

Paige: Oh, good.

(There is a sound from behind them and they all turn; Phoebe and Paige pale drastically)

Phoebe: Cole?

(Cole stands staring at them, clearly as confused as they are)

Piper: What are you doing here?

Cole: I'd ask you the same thing-

(Piper steps toward him but Paige and Phoebe grab and pull her back)
Paige: (to Cole) What do you want?

Cole: Want? I want to know what you're doing here.

Phoebe: (backing away with her sisters in tow) Stay away!

Piper: (pulling away) Phoebe! Stop it!

Phoebe/Paige: Piper?

Piper: (to Cole) What are you doing on the astral plane? I thought you were in some… cosmic whatever-

Cole: Void.

Piper: Right. I thought you were there.

Cole: I am… I was… what are you guys doing here? You shouldn't be here-

Piper: We're looking for Prue.

Cole: (speechless, stares at her in disbelief for a second) I'm sorry?

Phoebe: Piper? What are you-?

Piper: We need to bring her back.

Cole: Back? Back where?

Piper: Well… to life.

Cole: (laughingly) Right.

Piper: I'm not kidding.

Cole: (suddenly serious) You're not?

Piper: (shakes her head) No.

Cole: (raising an eyebrow as he leans against the couch) Well… you cant. No one can.

Piper: No… no one before us could… we have to.

Cole: Have to?

Piper: Yeah. Phoebe had a premonition. She saw us all being vanquished… and she saw Prue.

Phoebe: (nervous) Piper-

Piper: (to Cole) Speaking of which… what do you know about the Power of Four?

Cole: (holding up his hands, overwhelmed) Whoa! Wait… slow down. I get that you're here to find Prue… sure, you won't be able to take her back, but I get it… now… (to Phoebe) what did you see?

(Phoebe just stares at him, clearly scared)

Piper: Phoebe. Tell him what you saw.

Paige: Piper! Do you even remember who this guy is?
Cole: Was.

Paige: (holding up a hand to silence him) Don't talk. (Turning back to Piper) How can you just talk to him like an old friend?

Piper: Yes. I remember who he was. But he's not a threat anymore and he probably knows more about these demons than we do-

Paige: Piper! What are you saying?

Piper: I'm saying he can help us. (Turning to Phoebe) Now, tell him what you saw.

Phoebe: Fine. (not looking at Cole) I saw us… being attacked by these four demons… they-they vanquished Paige… and then Prue ran in… and, uh… and they said we couldn't defeat them because we didn't have the power of four.

Cole: (crosses his arms across his chest and sighs) These demons… what'd they look like?

Phoebe: Uh… big… well-dressed… I don't know-

Paige: We think one of them is named Agares.

Cole: Agares. (Sighs again, shaking his head) You definitely have a problem.

Piper: You know him?

Cole: I know of him. He was banished centuries ago.

Piper: Who is he?

Cole: An extremely powerful demon. He ruled over thirty-one legions of demons.

Paige: Legions?

Cole : Uh… groups of lesser demons.

Piper: He ruled them?
Cole: Yeah… and, worse, he was one of the four enormously powerful demons destined to-to…

Paige: To?

Cole: To become the Four Princes of Hell. Their destiny is to take over and unite the Underworld… and, eventually, everything else.

Paige: Of course.

Piper: Wait… the others… do you know who they are?

Cole: (holding his forehead) Uh, yeah… There was Agares… Tephros… Orias… and Barbatos.

Piper: Right.

Cole: But (lowers his hand) I don't see how they're a threat to you… I mean… All four of them were banished and dispersed throughout the planes by the Elders thousands of years ago to keep them from fulfilling the prophecy… only Tephros and Agares ever managed to escape. On their own… they're not all that powerful.

Paige: Well… I think… we may have helped them… a bit.

Cole: (concerned) How?
Phoebe: (softly) By bringing the other two to the physical plane.

Cole: What?!

Paige: We were trying to bring back Prue! And, and Barbas-

Cole: You brought them back?!

Paige: Yeah… but it was an accident.

Piper: That's why we need Prue.

Cole: You have no idea what you've done, do you?

Paige: We haven't lost out to any demon yet-

Cole: They're not just any demons. Together, they're a hundred times more powerful than The Source ever was… they'll have limitless power-

(The sound of steps comes from the stairs, then a voice interrupts Cole)
Voice: Piper? Phoebe?

(The girls turn and their jaws drop. Piper's hands rush up to her mouth)

Phoebe: Prue?

(We now see Prue standing on the steps, tears streak her face, and she looks confused)

[NEXT SCENE

(Agares and Orias stand in the darkened cave-like dwelling where we last left them. Agares leans on a table, watching bubbling vial impatiently. Orias stands behind him, his arms crossed, looking annoyed)

Orias: Your eagerness is your downfall, Agares.

Agares: Enough of your cryptic prophesies, Orias!

Orias: (grabbing Agares' shoulder and spinning him around so they are face to face) I have seen a possible future, Agares! I've seen how your impatience leads to your defeat, our defeat!

Agares: (mockingly) To the sisters? They're only witches-

Orias: They are more than just witches, you fatuous moron; they are the Charmed Ones!

Agares: We are going to defeat them… its our shared destiny!

Orias: Unless you let your idiot weaknesses get in the way!

(They are interrupted when Tephros teleports in)

Agares: Tephros! Did you-?

Tephros: The legions are falling into order-

Orias: No issues, I assume?

Tephros: The warlocks and darklighters were most difficult to convince… but they learned quickly. The upper level demons are keeping to themselves.

Agares: Good. They'll remain that way if they know what's good for them.

Orias: Any sign of Barbas?
Tephros: No. We have the Krychek demons looking as we speak.

Orias: And the Charmed Ones?

Tephros: Barbatos is trying to find them on the astral plane before they-

Orias: Tell him to try harder!

(Tephros backs away slightly, then teleports out)

Agares: I thought you said impatience was our downfall-

Orias: Yours, Agares.

[NEXT SCENE

(Prue, Phoebe, Piper, and Paige all stand frozen, staring at each other in shock. Tears drip down Piper and Prue's faces, and Phoebe and Paige's breathing is deep and somewhat loud.

Cole looks on from the living room couch.

After a moment, Piper breaks the silence)

Piper: Prue!

(She runs to her sister and hugs her fiercely, Phoebe close behind.

Paige stays put.)

Prue: (half-crying as she hugs her sisters) Oh my god! What are you doing here? What am I doing here?

Piper: (sobbing) We had to bring you back! We had to- oh my god, Prue!

Phoebe: (now crying) Prue!

(This continues for several minutes, with Paige and Cole watching awkwardly from a few feet away.

Finally, the girls part, wiping their eyes.)

Piper: (sniffing) Oh! Prue (motions to Paige) this is-

Prue: Paige, I know. (Smiles at Paige) Nice to finally meet you.

Paige: (unsure of what to say) I-I—

Prue: It's weird, you know? It took losing me to find you… its too bad. I've watched you… It would've been nice to know I had another fabulous little sister.

(Paige smiles and nods, though she is obviously still quite nervous)

Prue: (to Cole, cold) Hi.

(He just nods)

Prue: (to Piper) So… why is it we're all here? How'd we get here?

Piper: (brushing a long strand of hair behind her ear) Well, it's a long story. Abridged version: there are some big, bad demons trying to kill us-

Prue: -of course-

Piper: - and the only way to defeat them is to use the "power of four." Phoebe saw you alive in a premonition, so we naturally figured we had to bring you back.

Prue: You mean 'resurrect' me.

Phoebe: Exciting, right?
Prue: Exciting and impossible. No witch can bring someone back to life-

Paige: Yes, but we're not just any witches.

Prue: Yeah, but-

Piper: We've thought it all through; we have a spell to reunite you with your body… we'll deal with the demons later, no more questions!

Prue: Wait… reunite me with my body? (Eyes her sisters with intensity) You're serious?

Cole: That's what I thought.

Phoebe: (quickly) Hey, shut up, Cole!

Prue: Its—its crazy! It can't work… guys-

Piper: It will work, Prue…we—your body's all waiting for you and everything-

Prue: Okay, ew. This is insane… how can you just—how?

Phoebe: Prue… trust us. This will work… it has to.

(Prue looks skeptically at Phoebe then at Piper)

Prue: You're sure?

(They nod)
Prue: This isn't breaking some huge rule or anything?
Piper: Pssh… do you seriously care? We have bigger problems right now than rules.

Phoebe: We have to do this, Prue.

Piper: (to Cole) Is there anything else you can tell us? Anything. What's the Power of Four?

Cole: That I don't know… All I know that besides having powerful demonic abilities, each has dominion over one of the four classic elements: water, air, earth, and fire. Just… you know (glances at Phoebe) be careful.

Piper: Please, Prue.

(Prue hesitates, but nods)

Prue: Yeah…fine.

Piper: Okay… just…okay. (She motions for Paige and Phoebe to stand beside her.)
Prue: (to Piper) What do I do?

Piper: Just… you know, stand there. (To Paige and Phoebe) You remember the words?

(They nod)

Piper: Okay…

Paige/Phoebe/Piper:

In this night and in this hour-

(Before they can finish, Tephros appears. With a wave of his hand, Paige, Prue, and Piper are thrown back into a wall)
Prue: No!

(Instinctively, she waves her hand, but nothing happens. He laughs and sends her flying into a wall as well.

Piper stands first.)

Tephros: Silly witch. (He raises his hand threateningly, tightening his fist as if to choke Piper, but nothing happens)

Cole: He can't kill you here! Hurry, do the spell!

Tephros: Quiet!

(Prue, Paige, and Phoebe struggle to their feet)

Phoebe/Piper/Paige:

In this night and in this hour

We call upon the ancient power

Unbind the ties of death and time

Restore her soul now with this rhyme

(Immediately, Prue disappears in a burst of light and wind; the girls' projections also disappear)
Tephros: No!

[NEXT SCENE

(Back in the living room of the manor on the physical plane, the girls wake up.

Leo and Coop watch apprehensively)

Piper: Leo…is she here?

Leo: I-I don't know… are you okay-?
(She jumps up and heads up the stairs, everyone else follows.

She runs into the master bedroom.

Prue still lies on the bed)

Piper: Prue? Prue?!

(She runs to the bed. As she reaches her sister, she starts coughing as air rushes back into her lungs, and she quickly sits up.

Leo and Coop freeze where they are, taken aback)

Prue: (touching her own arm and hair) It worked? I-I'm alive?

(Piper hugs her tightly once again)

Piper: Oh my god, it worked!

Voice: Adorable.

(Everyone turns to find Agares standing in the doorway)
Agares: I assumed Tephros would fail in stopping you.

(Piper and Prue stand quickly, preparing to fight, and Phoebe and Paige do the same)

Piper: (watching Agares, speaking to Coop) Coop! Get Leo out of here-

Leo: Pip-

Piper: Now!

(Coop moves to teleport Leo out, but Agares waves his hand and sends them crashing through a wall)

Piper: (running towards where Leo and Coop crashed) Leo!

Phoebe: (following) Coop!

(Agares raises his hand once more, and Piper and Phoebe freeze where they are)

Prue: No! (Waves her arm and, once again, nothing happens)

(Paige orbs herself to Leo and Coop, panicking as she tries to heal their injuries.

Agares raises a hand again, but Prue leaps on him; they fall to the floor.

Paige heals Leo and Coop, then orbs them away.

Agares sends Prue flying into Piper and Phoebe, inadvertently unfreezing them.

Paige acts quickly, orbing all of them up to the attic)

Prue: Why didn't-?
Piper: (immediately standing and running for the book containing the prophecy) None of our powers work against him (picks up the book and rifles though it)
Phoebe: What do we do?! We cant fight him… we don't have a spell ready!

Piper: Here! (She runs to her sisters with the book as Agares teleports in)

Agares: (raises his hand) Bitch-!

Piper: (to her sisters) Read!

(They look apprehensive but read the handwritten inscription on the page)

Piper/Phoebe/Paige/Prue:

In this night and in this hour

We call upon the ancient power

Unite as One we sisters four

Until this evil is no more

(Bursts of light and energy fill the room, and Agares is vanquished, screaming.

The girls stare in disbelief at the spot where he previously stood)

Prue: How did-?

Piper: I don't know… it wasn't there before… but when I looked in the book it just kind of… appeared…

Phoebe: Grams?

Piper: I don't know…but… it worked. The others will be coming soon, I guess…

Paige: Didn't Cole say they needed all four of them to succeed-?

Prue: Is that it? Do I have to go back now?

Piper: Well… if that was it… wouldn't you be gone already?

Phoebe: (still watching the page on which the spell had appeared; her eyes widen and she points at it) Um, whoa!

(The other three look at the page as well, as three more words scrawl across the page: It isn't over.)

Piper: (sarcastically) Oh, good.

[NEXT SCENE

(Piper, Paige, and Prue orb into the Magic School; Coop, Leo, and Phoebe teleport in seconds later.

Prue looks around, astonished)
Prue: Oh my God… this is amazing.

Phoebe: you wanna see something really amazing? (She runs to Prue, takes her hand, then hurries down the hall, dragging her older sister behind her. Leo and Coop follow.

Piper stays behind, eyeing a momentarily lost in thought Paige)
Piper: Paige? Honey, are you all right?

Paige: (looking as though she wasn't aware Piper was there) Oh! What? Yeah…

Piper: (raising an eyebrow) Right. (Steps toward her and hugs her) Its okay, you know… we've kinda grown to like you… we're not going to be kicking you out of the family or anything.

Paige: I know its just… I feel so awkward. What do I say to her?

Piper: Well… she's your sister… talk about boys and how much you hate homeroom.

Paige: (rolling her eyes) Right.

Piper: (taking Paige's hand) Come on. I need to see my boys.

[NEXT SCENE

(Phoebe leads Prue into the daycare.

Wyatt and Chris are playing in the corner, and she rushes over to them)

Phoebe: these handsome things are Piper and Leo's babies, Wyatt and Chris.

Prue: Oh my god (kneels in front of them) Hi… (Looking back at Leo) They're beautiful.

(Looking back at her nephews) I can't believe Piper is a mom… I missed so much.

Phoebe: (kneeling beside her sister, hugging her) Its okay… you've got time to catch up.

Prue: (smiling) I guess so.

(Piper and Paige enter, and Prue stands to hug Piper. Phoebe follows.)

Prue: They're incredible, Piper

Piper: (glances at the boys) Yeah, they are… (looks back at Prue) I'm so glad you're back.

Prue: (Wrapping one arm around Piper's shoulders, and the other around Phoebe's) Me too.

[END