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Desperate Housewitches Season Two - Chapter Three:

2.03: Seems Like Yesterday (Part Two)

Chapter Synopsis:

With the storyline still Three Months in the past... the conclusion to a key point in time is revealed. Someone has unexpectedly attacked the girls and secrets have been uncovered.

As Piper, Paige, and Phoebe work together to take out what seems like a serious threat, they may realize that a pact for the future is the way to go. Time will jump as the links are made between key points in the girl's lives...

Story By: Brando

Written By: Brando

As Piper Wyatt headed towards Phoebe's old home... she had no idea what would come of her so-called normal life... She had never been afraid of monsters when she was younger. She had never met a dare she couldn't take on... and she certainly had no problem battling life demons of her own. However, Piper Wyatt's life was about to change... and this was one demon... she would be scared of...

Piper walked to the open doorway of Phoebe's house and peered inside.

"Phoebe? Paige? Is everything alright? I heard screaming." Piper called.

Nobody answered as she stepped inside and looked around. Phoebe's house sure had some damage and it was clear now that Phoebe had made the right choice by moving in with Coop. She noticed a scorch mark on the wall behind her and couldn't shrug it off as just a simple damage. She looked into the hall and saw a shadow at the top of the stairs. The shadow was of a built man. It was Morgan, Phoebe's contractor.

"Excuse me, have you seen Paige and Phoebe? I just saw them come in and I was hoping to see if everything was okay." Piper said.

"Everything's fine." Morgan said.

He walked down the stairs and stopped on the landing. He raised his hand and threw a large fireball in Piper's direction. Seeing a large ball of fire flying directly at her face made Piper scream in fear. She ducked as it hit the wall behind her and enlarged the other scorch mark. Piper didn't waste time running for the door. She scrambled through just in time to miss another fiery blast. As she sprinted across the lawn, she spotted Paige looking out her window next door.

Phoebe ran out of the front door or Paige's house and towards Piper. This seemed impossible to Piper. How could Paige and Phoebe have gone in Phoebe's house and come out of Paige's just minutes after? Piper was sure she would have seen them running through the backyard or even coming out the front.

"Piper, look out!" Phoebe shouted as Morgan walked out of the house. He threw his hands up in the air and created two fireballs, heading directly at the girls.

Piper turned around instantly and spotted the two fireballs. She didn't have time to think before she threw her hands into the air and froze them on the spot. Anyone passing by would have been freaked to see two fireballs and a man standing still in the front yard of Phoebe's old home. Thankfully, Piper and Phoebe were the only ones that seemed to be outside in the neighborhood.

"What the hell is going on?" Piper asked as she turned around and faced a fearful Phoebe.

"That man is a demon. And apparently you're just like me and Paige." Phoebe said.

"What?" Piper asked.

"Come on, we'll talk inside." Phoebe said.

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"I knew it! I just knew this was true." Piper said as she paced back and forth in the living room of Paige's house.

"What? Wait a minute, you knew that Paige and I had powers?" Phoebe asked. "Is this why you two have been so ignorant lately? Paige have you known?" Phoebe asked. She sat on the couch with her arms raised as she was talking. She couldn't believe what was happening.

"Yes, I've known for quite some time." Paige said. She was sitting in a recliner with her head resting on her folded arm. "I found out through one of Penny's notebooks. Apparently she was also a witch." Paige said.

"What?!" Piper and Phoebe shouted.

"Yeah, and she bound our powers when each of us moved to the street. I don't know about you two but when she died, it was like my powers suddenly..." Paige started to say.

"...Suddenly returned out of nowhere?" Piper asked.

"I think I remember that day. It was the first time I'd had a premonition in four years." Phoebe said.

The room grew silent as each of the women tried desperately to accept that their situation was really happening. Piper took a deep breath, Paige glanced around the room, and Phoebe finally stood up. She crossed to the window and looked out into the deserted neighborhood.

"Where do you think Morgan went?" Phoebe asked.

"Oh is that his name? Morgan the fire-throwing demon?" Piper asked sarcastically.

"Yes and up until about fifteen minutes ago I thought he was just some ordinary contractor." Phoebe said as she pulled the curtain shut again.

"Well he's not so ordinary after-all is he?" Piper asked.

"Okay, Piper, enough with the sarcasm. Look, we need to just come together if we plan on stopping this thing from killing us." Paige said.

"How do you expect us to come together? We're three defenseless women who have just learned that our friends are freaks." Phoebe said.

"I am not a freak." Paige said.

"Okay, neither am I. And we're not exactly defenseless, Phoebe. We're witches with powers." Piper added.

"Right, powers that we can't even control. Something tells me the only one in this room that could do something is you. You made him stop for a short amount of time and all I can do is levitate or see the future." Phoebe said.

"She's right, Piper. You definitely seem to have the upper hand here. However, I have something that might truly be able to help us." Paige said as she stood up and crossed the living room. She headed upstairs as Piper and Phoebe shared a silent look.

"So, how did you know I had powers?" Phoebe asked.

"Well... I... I found out from Leo." Piper said.

"From Leo?" Phoebe asked. "My god, who doesn't know about us on this street?"

"It's actually a long story." Piper said.

"Well if we make it through this, I would definitely like to hear it." Phoebe replied.

Seconds later, Paige returned from upstairs with a large book in her hands.

"A book is supposed to help us stop this creature?" Piper asked.

"It's called the Book of Shadows. It's a large spell book that I found in Gail's house when the hurricane hit." Paige replied. She set the large book down on the coffee table and opened it.

As Paige opened the mysterious Book of Shadows, a strange glow seemed to fill the room as the three girls looked into it. Their faces were those of awe and wonder as they looked the contents of magic that were now available. Phoebe smiled for a second and completely forgot about the demon that was after them as she saw several spells she could have used throughout her life on Prescott Lane. Piper saw pages with mysterious spells that could have made her happier in a shorter amount of time. As Paige noticed the faces of her neighbors... she quickly realized that they would have to take care of business... before it took care of them.

"Okay, so I'm thinking that a simple vanquishing spell might come in handy." Paige said.

"Sure, but do you think we could use another one?" Phoebe asked. "Like that love spell you just passed?"

"Phoebe, you just moved in with Coop. I thought you already found love." Paige said.

"Oh I did... but you know me. I can never get enough." Phoebe said.

"What about that spell in there to bring about life balance?" Piper asked.

"Okay I think those fall under personal gain." Paige said. "Trust me, that's not what you want to get into."

"How would you know? I don't see anything wrong with that?" Piper said.

"Piper, how do you think the hurricane happened in the first place?" Paige asked. She had remembered Patty's warning on the eve of Gail's death and how personal gain had been explained as a horrible omen.

"Come again?" Piper and Phoebe said.

"We'll talk later. Right now we need to..." Paige tried to explain as the front door burst open. Morgan entered the room, panting and holding his hands in the air. He walked into the living room and spotted all three girls sitting or standing before him. Their faces were those of fear and he simply smiled.

"You girls have just made it so easy for me." Morgan said as he created fireball after fireball and hurled them at the women.

Piper looked up and froze two on-coming fireballs in mid-air. Phoebe jumped back as Paige stood and grabbed the book. Piper waved her hands again and froze Morgan as the fireball he had just created collided with the frozen ones. They created a large fiery blast that knocked the girls right off their feet and into the wall. As they landed under the window of Paige's living room, she quickly flipped through the pages and found a spell.

"I think this one will work. It's a spell to vanquish a flame-thrower." Paige said.

"That has to be what Morgan is. Cast it!" Phoebe shouted.

"We all have to say it. The spell says it has more power when more witches say it together. We'll only have to say it once if we're lucky." Paige said.

Piper grabbed the book and held it in her open hands as Phoebe and Paige looked from her sides. Together they each chanted:

"Evil one of earth so deep...

Invading upon us, here you creep...

If flames and fire be your desire...

We send you now to your own pyre!"

Morgan screamed as the wind within the room increased and he suddenly burst into flames. Then with one final scream, the room fell silent and Morgan vanished in black smoke. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige each sat in confusion as they watched the man before them die. Phoebe turned to Piper, as Piper turned to Paige, who turned to Phoebe.

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Witches... trapped away in secrecy are their gifts that save the day...

Paige, Piper, and Phoebe sat at Paige's dinner table discussing anything and everything that had happened and tried to relate with their gifts.

They are not always accepted by those who don't understand... but they are accepted by friends who can relate...

The afternoon was soon turning to night. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige each looked at the book as they pushed it back in Paige's direction. They had decided that she should keep it in case something ever did happen. However, they hoped nothing would happen... for they were about to make a pact.

"I don't know what this means for us now." Phoebe said. "How do we go about our days knowing that we are all related supernaturally?"

"Well, I think it's simple. We should go about our days being normal. We should never ever bring this up again, for the protection of our families and future families." Piper said. "I don't want my boys being in any danger because of this." Piper said.

"I agree with you. If becoming more involved with this only makes us battle more demons along the way, then I'm not willing to take that risk." Paige said. "We've already lost so much."

"So, are you guys saying we should just pretend that nothing happened and that we're just... normal?" Phoebe asked. It was a lot to ask and so much to take in but she was beginning to see the point.

"Yes, but I say we make it a pact. Paige will continue to harbor the Book of Shadows since she can be trusted with it. My family will remain safe, and it may even keep all of us out of trouble to just continue trying to be normal." Piper said.

"Something tells me this won't be so easy." Paige said.

"It probably won't be, but I'm willing to try for the sake of safety in my home... and in my neighborhood." Piper replied.

... they are friends who have bonded more like witches... more like sisters who will never be related aside from their wiccan ways...

This is how the pact was made between neighbors to present the reuniting of friendships... the sacrifice for family... and the balance of power and order on Prescott Lane. There is no telling what may lie in store for the neighbors as they go about their lives... for secrets will always get in the way...

xxx

2 MONTHS AGO

Phoebe Halliwell had finally found someone who would fix her house... and this was no demon...

Phoebe stood in the open doorway of her old home as she watched a man fixing the destroyed wall. His name was Drake.

xxx

As for Paige... she had finally learned to let Billie's condition run it's course... for one day she would finally have answers. Yet, as she was spending time with Henry... she would soon realize she wasn't the only one taking a break from life...

Paige sat on her porch next to Henry. She drank a glass of tea and set it back on the coaster of the side table. She let herself fall into his embracing arms and smiled.

"It's such a nice day outside." Paige said.

"Yeah." Henry said shortly.

"Is everything okay? You've been acting kind of weird all day." Paige asked.

"I'm fine. I just... well I actually need to talk to you." Henry replied with a small stutter.

"What is it?" Paige asked.

"Well, I know we've been spending so much time together lately but I have some business I need to take care of. Business that involves me leaving town for a while." Henry said.

"Oh? And when were you planning on telling me this?" Paige asked.

"I was waiting for the right time to tell you." Henry said.

There was a moment of silence as Paige turned and looked into Henry's eyes. "How long will you be gone?" she asked.

Henry didn't answer for a moment. He sat up and released her from his embrace. As he did so, Paige sighed and turned away from him. She didn't want to hear his answer but she needed to know.

"I don't know." Henry said. The three words Paige feared he would use to reply struck her hard. She crossed her arms and closed her eyes.

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Piper Wyatt... she had fought demons of the supernatural... she had faced the demons of her childhood... and she had come across demons in her current marriage... but for Piper Wyatt... there was only so much she could take. Leo had gone away on another assignment... this had become his third assignment in the past two weeks... and she feared that they were going to increase.

Piper kissed Leo goodbye as he orbed out of the bedroom.

1 1/2 MONTHS AGO

She feared that he might not quit his job after-all...

Piper was busy taking a batch of muffins out of the oven when Leo told her he was being summoned. She walked around the corner to give him a hug but he had orbed out before she'd arrived. She gave a deep sigh.

1 MONTH AGO

And most of all she feared... that no matter how much she tried to fight the demons of every-day life... they would soon overpower her.

Piper sat at the kitchen table which had been set for a two-person dinner. She had played romantic music, and she had lit candles. As she sat and waited... Leo never returned home to dine with her for their anniversary. Finally she sighed... realizing that soon she might find herself headed down a doomed path once again. She stood up and placed her hand around the candle. She closed her eyes and softly blew it out...

END OF CHAPTER THREE

Author's Note: Chapter Three was the conclusion to this transition chapter. I really hope you guys enjoyed it and I hope you'll stick around for more. I apologize if you may not have enjoyed it for there are several short scenes... but I can assure you most of them are of importance and some are not. Things were handled this way in the chapter to set it up for later use. Don't always underestimate the storylines... because they can return at any given moment. Chapter Four will pick up in the present where the premiere left off... and yes, you'll get more Prue! Enjoy :)

PS: TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER CONFUSION... BILLIE JENKINS IS THE CURRENT NARRATOR IN THIS SEASON...