Paige sighed looking at her rapidly emptying checkbook, knowing her time was running out, but not knowing what she would do once it did. She did not have any fallback or other options. All her other resources were exhausted and there really was no longer anyone else in this world that she could count on or turn to, her biological family was her last chance.

But, her search for her biological family was getting nowhere. She had gone to the church where she had been found, but they hadn't had any real concrete information, only a blanket with the letter P. on it.

"I have to come up with a new plan for if I don't find them" Paige said to herself.

She got up and started to pace across the shabby studio apartment that she had rented. She walked back and forth, very quickly since there was very little space to cover. She stopped and went to the tiny kitchen and started putting dishes into the dishwasher, just to keep her hands busy.

"That's it; I can't deal with this right now. I've been on this insane crusade for weeks now, I need to just take a night off and relax. Maybe I'll call some friends and actually go out clubbing for a change" Paige said to herself.

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"May I be seen?" the oracle asked.

"Do you have any important information regarding the charmed ones for me?" the source asked.

"Of a sort" the oracle replied.

"Yes, tell me about it" the source ordered.

The oracle appeared and said "I've seen, someone new, someone important."

"What do you mean" the source asked.

"I've seen a girl, who will be of tremendous aid to the charmed ones and will come to mean much to them. But they haven't met yet. Her future is foggy and clouded with uncertainty" the oracle told him.

"Is she a witch?" the source asked.

"I know not, as I said it is foggy. She may be, but I haven't seen any sign of powers. All I have seen is the possibility of being important to the Charmed ones future, and in some futures I've seen, without her they die" the oracle told him.

"Well, this is good. Send for Shax; tell him I have a new assignment for him, one that must be carried out immediately. We must eliminate this girl before the charmed ones meet her and take her under their protection" the source said "You have done well, now be gone, but keep watch on this girl, and tell me anything you see."

"As you wish" the oracle said and disappeared in smoke.

"Yes, perhaps finally the end of the Charmed ones is near" the source said sounding pleased.

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Meanwhile at P3…

"It's so nice to just have you here and be able to relax, not always have to worry about what you might be doing or if you will come back" Phoebe said.

"So you've been saying, for the past few week" Cole said sarcastically.

"Well I just can't get totally used to it, I just keep expecting something to go wrong, because it always did before" Phoebe said.

"Stop worrying so much Phoebe" Piper said "Just be happy."

"I have to agree with Phoebe, it's nice to finally have Cole around all the time" Prue said.

Everyone looked at her odd and finally Piper said "Prue?"

"I just mean it's nice to not have to worry, and to see Phoebe always happy, not off sulking in the mausoleum or worrying somewhere. It's nice to have things almost normal" Prue said.

"You shouldn't say that" Piper said "Anytime someone says that then everything goes to hell."

"I'm with Piper on this" Cole said.

"Oh you two, stop being such worry warts" Phoebe said cheerfully.

"Yes, just enjoy it" Leo said.

"While it lasts" Piper said ominously.

"Oh you!" Leo said fondly "Even if that's true and danger is lurking on the horizon, then that's just all the more reason to enjoy your time now and not worry, to take advantage of this precious calm time."

"Yeah, I guess you're right, I just don't want to be too disappointed when everything starts to go downhill" Piper said.

"Just stop worrying" Leo said "At least for tonight, remember we are celebrating Cole's new job at Jackmen, Carter and Kline."

"That's true, sorry Cole" Piper said.

"Oh no worries, I was being negative with you" Cole said jokingly.

"But seriously Cole, congratulations, that's a terrific job" Prue said.

"You're just happy about the huge paycheck that comes with the job" Cole joked.

"Well that too" Prue joked back.

Phoebe smiled and said "I'm so glad to see you two getting along like…" she was interrupted by a girl with brown hair bumping into her. Phoebe gasped being thrown into a premonition 'the girl was standing on a rooftop and a demon, with pale bluish skin appeared in a swirl of wind and threw an energy ball at her' Phoebe gasped coming out of the premonition and falling to the ground. The girl who had brushed against her looked surprised but walked away when she saw Cole quickly move to get Phoebe up.

"That girl, where did she go?" Phoebe practically yelled.

"Phoebe, calm down, what did you see?" Prue asked.

"I saw that girl getting killed by a demon" Phoebe said.

"Alright, what did the demon look like" Prue asked.

"Well it had pale bluish skin and long hair, and it appeared in a swirl of wind" Phoebe said.

"Do you know what demon that is?" Prue asked Cole.

Cole had a horrified look on his face and said finally "Yes."

"Well, are you planning on telling us sometime?" Prue asked sarcastically.

"He's name is Shax, he's the sources personal assassin" Cole said.

This time it was Leo who looked horrified and said "Shax? That's not possible, not for just some random girl.'

"Well, maybe she's important" Prue said "either way we need to save her."

"You don't understand, he has killed countless witches who tried to vanquish him, he's incredibly strong and powerful" Leo said.

"Well, he's never run up against the power of three before, so maybe that will be the thing to finish him off" Prue said confidently.

Leo and Cole exchanged a Look and finally Leo said "I hope you are right, we better go check the book."

"Hey that's my line" Phoebe joked, but did not get a laugh out of either boy.

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"Will you stop worrying Leo, we have a power of three spell and the book said that would vanquish him" Prue said.

"Yeah I know, I'm just worried, I can't help it" Leo said.

"Well you just be ready to orb us all over there once we see the demon" Prue said.

"I will be" Leo said.

"Its times like this I miss being able to shimmer" Cole said.

"Now remember Cole, we only let you come on the condition that you stay out of the fighting" Phoebe said.

"Please try not to make me sound like a trained lap dog" Cole snapped irritated.

"I did not mean it like that" Phoebe said.

"We only let you come, you're right more like a slave than a dog. I'm my own person, you don't let me do anything, this relationship is supposed to be a partnership, that means you don't try to order me around" Cole snapped.

Piper, Prue and Leo looked awkward at being in the middle of this fight, and tried to move away to give them some tiny bit of privacy.

"Alright, I'm sorry, you're right. I just worry about you" Phoebe said.

"That excuse is only going to work so many times, and you have to let me live, I'm an action man, I can't be kept cooped up or on a leash, I need to be dong something" Cole said.

"Alright, but just try to be reasonable. Wanting to join in a fight with the sources assassin is not reasonable or smart" Phoebe said.

"Alright, I'll give you that. But just try to treat me like an equal" Cole said.

"Alright, so are we okay now?" Phoebe asked.

"Yes, no worries. I love you" Cole said.

"I love you too" Phoebe told him.

"Is it safe to come back to the window?" Prue asked.

"Yes, sorry about that" Phoebe said.

"No worries, you guys are dealing with a lot of new things, that is bound to cause some problems, we understand that" Piper said.

"Yes, and while we understand that, we need to put all that on hold and try to actually keep watch for the girl" Prue said.

"Is that her?" Leo asked from the window.

Phoebe quickly turned and looked. "Yep, that's her" she said.

"Aright, now all we need is a demon" Prue said. And just as if on command the demon appeared. Phoebe, Piper and Prue all rushed to get to Leo. But Piper and Prue managed to rush right into each other, and so Phoebe, Leo and Cole could only watch in horror as while Prue and Piper lay tangled on the ground an energy ball soured towards the girl. But just as it was about to reach her, she disappeared in a swirl of bright white lights.

Phoebe, Cole and Leo all looked at each other in shock.

"She orbed!" Phoebe exclaimed.

Leo looked shocked and he grabbed Phoebe's hand and leaned over and grabbed Piper and Prue and orbed out. Accidentally Cole was orbed with them, because he was still holding Phoebe's hand as Leo orbed out.

"Cole?" Phoebe yelled "What are you doing here?"

"You didn't let go of my hand" Cole exclaimed.

"Okay, deal with it later, now say the spell" Prue yelled.

Piper, Phoebe and Prue quickly recited the power of three spell and with a blinding flash the demon exploded. With that all five turned to look at the girl who had fainted.

"Well, what do we do now?" Piper asked.

"Is she a white lighter?" Phoebe asked.

"I don't know" Leo said answering both their questions. "I guess we should take her home and try to figure this mess out. We can't leave her here; first off she saw way too much of what you did. And secondly we need to figure out that orbing mystery."

"Are you sure she orbed?" Prue asked.

"Yes" Cole said "Looked like orbing to me."

"It looked like it to me too, and I would certainly know" Leo said.

"Alright then, you orb us all home and then go ask the elders if she's a white lighter" Phoebe said.

"Well of course she's a white lighter if she orbed" Prue said "How can you think otherwise?"

"Well, it's just that, when she orbed, she looked as surprised as we were" Phoebe said.

"Yeah, she did not seem to mean to do it or plan to, and she seemed really confused" Cole said.

"Well then, it definitely is a mystery, one that can be solved sooner if we get home" Prue said.

"Oh right" Leo said and grabbed on to Piper and Phoebe's hands. Phoebe held onto Cole, who was carrying the girl, and Piper held Prue's hands. And once they were all connected Leo orbed them out, muttering "Now I actually am a taxi for the whole family."

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Cole lay the girl down on the couch and said to Leo "Maybe you should try to heal her? That way we could get her to talk sooner."

"I like that idea" Prue said.

"Well, I can try. I don't actually think she is hurt though, she just fainted" Leo said.

Leo held his hands over the girl and they glowed brightly, but nothing happened. Finally he said "Just like I thought, nothing I can do."

"Well what you can't, smelling salts can" Phoebe said coming down the stairs holding a small bottle.

"Good idea" Prue said.

Phoebe waved the salts under the girl's nose, and she started to cough as she woke up.

"Ok Phoebes that's probably enough" Piper said.

Phoebe put the cap back on the bottle and sat back to wait for the girl to regain full consciousness.

Finally she opened her eyes and looked around. The expression on her face went from surprise, to shock, to worry. And then she slowly sat up. At this point she saw the five people sitting in front of her, all staring at her expectantly.

"Where am I" she croaked out.

"At our house" Phoebe said and held out a glass of water.

The girl took it and sipped it slowly, looking around as though looking for an escape route. Finally she said "What happened?"

"Well, you fainted. What's your name?" Prue asked.

The girl looked at her suspiciously and finally answered "My name is Paige."

"Well P. names are popular around here" Phoebe said cheerfully "I'm Phoebe, this is my older sister Piper, and my oldest sister Prue. Oh yeah and Piper's husband Leo and my boyfriend Cole."

Paige looked overwhelmed. And said "So why am I here? I'm betting I did not faint here."

"That is a true statement" Piper said "What do you remember?"

That got Paige to thinking. She said "I remember going up onto the rooftop, I needed some fresh air. And then I think some guy, I think he was a guy, appeared but he looked so strange, and it was as if he appeared out of no where. Honestly I think maybe I hit my head when I fainted because I'm remembering things that aren't possible. I swear I recall the guy being blue and shooting a ball of light at me, but for some reason it did not hit me, I think I disappeared, I must have really whacked my head on the ground to be remembering that."

"Umm" Phoebe exchanged a look with her sisters and they nodded at her giving her the go ahead "What would you say if I told you that you did not imagine all that?"

"I'd think you whacked your head too" Paige answered.

"Well, neither of us did, and you did see what you thought you saw. And you did disappear, and that's why you are here, because we want to know how." Phoebe said.

"What do you mean by disappear?" Paige asked.

"Well I mean... Leo why don't you show her?" Phoebe said.

Leo gave her an unhappy looked but did as asked and orbed out. Paige watched this and her mouth dropped, she looked like a fish out of water, completely out of her depth.

"What? What just happened?" Paige asked.

"Well, Leo orbed. That's what we call his moving like that, he can move anywhere in seconds. Leo is a type of guardian angel, a guardian angel for witches. We call them white lighters. And since you orbed out when the demon threw an energy ball we want to figure out how you were able to orb" Phoebe said.

"Did you say demon?" Paige asked.

"Well… yes, that was what that blue man was, and that's how he was able to throw an energy ball at you, that light ball you saw" Phoebe said.

"That's crazy, this is all crazy. Next you'll be telling me that you are witches" Paige said.

"Wow, way to guess. That would be true" Phoebe said.

"Excuse me? You think you're witches?" Paige asked in shock.

"We don't think we are witches, we are witches" Prue said.

"Oh yeah, I'm sure. Prove it" Paige said.

"Ok" Prue said and using her powers she moved the blanket covering Paige to the other side of the room and then astral projected herself to go get it and bring it back.

"Piper you want to show off your nifty new power?" Prue asked.

Piper looked hesitant but nodded and stood up.

"Ok, I'll throw a pillow up in the air and you blow it up, ok?" Phoebe said. Piper nodded again.

Phoebe threw a pillow up high and Piper threw out her hands and the pillow exploded into bits of fabric and fluff.

"Alright Phoebe, how about a little levitation?" Prue said.

"Ok" Phoebe said and with that levitated to the ceiling. And then she came back down.

"That proof enough for you?" Prue asked Paige smugly.

"That's not possible" Paige said.

"Well, we kinda just proved that it is" Prue said.

"I don't understand, what does this have to do with me?" Paige asked.

"Well, we don't totally know" Phoebe said "I also get premonitions, visions of the future and past. And I got one when you bumped into me at the club, I saw you being killed by that demon. And the plan was to kill the demon and get out. But your orbing kinda killed that plan, because we can't just leave you out and about with an untrained unknown power, it's dangerous for both you and others."

"So now you are claiming that I have powers too?" Paige said.

"Well it looks that way" Phoebe said.

"I don't believe that, I don't need this" Paige said.

Phoebe go up and sat on the edge of the couch that Paige was lying on, and said "We know how hard finding this out can be, and believe me we will help you" She put her arm around Paige to attempt to make her feel better. But no sooner had she touched Paige than she was thrown into another premonition, but this one appeared to be of the past. 'Patty walked into the attic carrying a baby, she was crying. "Oh Sam do we have to give our little baby up?" Patty sobbed. Sam looked heart broken. "Patty you know we must, it's against the rules, who knows what the elders would do if they found out we had a child. Its for her sake, to protect her, we have to do what's best for her" Sam said sadly. "You're right, but it kills me. Alright, let's go to the church" Patty told him still crying. Sam nodded and took her hand and they orbed out.'

Phoebe was thrown out of the premonition and found she was crying from the emotions she had felt in her vision. She just stared blankly, not seeing anything, trying to process what she just saw. Finally she vaguely head someone yelled her name.

"Phoebe! Phoebe are you ok! What did you see?" Prue saw yelling.

Finally Phoebe said "I'm okay. I just had a vision of the past. Of mom."

"Of mom? How, or rather why? I mean you were touching Paige" Prue said.

Phoebe ignored Prue's questions and turned to Paige and said "Were you by any chance adopted?"

"How did you know that?' Paige said.

"Because, I just had a vision and I think that our mother is your mother" Phoebe said.

Dead silence filled the room and then voices erupted as simultaneously everyone seemed to need to say something.

"What! That's not possible!" Prue yelled.

At the same time Paige said "No, that can't be, I mean, no…"

Piper also added in saying "There's no way, we'd know."

Finally Leo yelled out "Enough! Lets let Phoebe tell us everything before we start off on all this."

"Thanks" Phoebe said. "Alright, so when I touched Paige I got a vision of mom in the attic, with Sam. She was holding a baby, and it was not one of us, I know, I've seen our baby pictures, and this baby couldn't have been more than a couple weeks old, maybe less. Anyway she was in the attic, and asking Sam if she had to give up their baby. And he said yes, that the elders would do bad things if they found out, that they had to think about what was best for their daughter. And mom agreed, but I was picking up so much pain from both of them, it was almost unbearable, I've never done that before. But that's not the point, so it ended with her saying they would take the baby to a church, and they orbed out."

The room was silent again until finally Paige said "I was found at a church, or rather given to a church to find a good home for me."

"God, it's almost believable. I mean if Sam was the father, than that would explain the orbing" Piper said.

"That's it; mom has a hell of a lot of explaining to do. And I say we call her right down here and ask her if it's true" Prue said.

"Can you do that?" Paige asked in shock.

"Yes, yes we can" Piper said, "But I'm not sure if we should."

"Well I'm going to, whether you join me is your choice" Prue said.

"Well I'm coming" Phoebe said and Cole nodded to indicate he'd come.

"Alright, I'll come, I mean I guess we have to find out for sure" Piper said and Leo nodded too.

Everyone looked at Paige who finally said "Sure, why not. I'd be interested to see you raise the dead, and besides I've been looking for my birth family for ages, so I can't pass up this possibility."

"We aren't raising the dead Paige, we are calling spirits" Phoebe said.

"Oh, well that's good, probably less disgusting" Paige said.

"Yes, very much less" Phoebe said, "And less evil, I think that raising the dead falls under the evil category."

"But you are witches; doesn't that automatically make you evil?" Paige asked.

"Why does everyone think that? No, we are not evil. In fact my sisters and I are the charmed ones, prophesized as the greatest force of good the world has ever seen. We are good witches and we follow a Wiccan reed 'and it harm none, do what ye will.' We don't do anything for personal gain, and we protect the innocent from evil. We are good witches, I mean oh yeah there are bad ones but those are called warlocks. But a witch is not automatically bad, power is just that, power. Its how you use it that makes you good or bad." Phoebe said.

"Wow, that was quite the lecture. And surprisingly deep, you feel really passionate about this don't you?" Paige asked.

"Oh yes, being a charmed one is one of the most important things in my life, the only thing more important is my family" Phoebe said.

"Hey!" Cole called out sounding offended.

"Baby, you are family" Phoebe said.

"Alright then, I guess that works" Cole joked.

"Alright, enough, lets go do this thing" Prue said and headed up to the attic.

"Where are we going?" Paige asked.

"To the attic, that's where we do anything magical, and where our book of shadows is kept" Phoebe said.

"Book of shadows? Is that like a book of spells?" Paige asked.

"Well yes, but its so much more. It's almost like a member of the family. Its been in our family since the beginning and everyone adds to it, and well, its considered the most valuable book of shadows around, all the demons want it" Phoebe said.

"Well how do you keep it then?" Paige asked.

"Well the book protects itself. It won't let evil touch it, and no one outside the family can take it out of the house" Phoebe said.

"Pretty smart book" Paige said.

"No, pretty magical book" Phoebe corrected.

"Would you two get a move on" Prue yelled down the stairs. "We are almost ready."

"Coming!" Phoebe yelled back. "We better hurry, its best not to keep Prue waiting."

Phoebe and Paige rushed up the stairs to the attic.

When they got there the candles were already set up, and Prue motioned Phoebe to come over. "Paige, you can go stand with Leo and Cole" Prue said.

Prue flipped through the book, looking for the right page. Today, there was no aid in finding the right page. Prue eventually found it and then she, Piper and Phoebe read out the spirit summoning spell.

And then, with a swirl of lights, suddenly there in front of them, completely transparent, was Patty, their mother.

"Girls, what's wrong?" Patty asked. "Is everything okay?" She looked around as though expecting danger, and then her eyes settled n Paige. "Paige" she exclaimed looking completely shocked.

"So it's true then" Prue stated coldly.

Patty looked completely at a loss of what to say or do and finally said "Girls… I…" and she trailed off.

"I think you have some explaining to do" Prue told her.

"Yes, I suppose I do" Patty said.

Prue gave her a look and said "Well…"