A/N: Wow. Fifty five reviews from five chapters. That's a lot. Thanks for all the reviews so far. As to the twist, I could not exactly let the plot for this episode be simple. That would be too boring. I enjoyed reading your theories for why they don't know Paige and why the 1999 Charmed Ones are nowhere to be seen, unfortunately the answer won't be in this chapter.

Chapter Six: Morality Bites (And Poor Delusional Paige)

Piper stared at Paige. 'Wyatt? Wyatt as in the last name of my ex husband? That Wyatt?'

'Your ex husband is Leo?' asked Paige. Then Paige winced a little. 'Oh, that is more awkward than when you guys were dating.'

'She says she is half witch half white lighter…' said Prue. 'As a full white lighter, Leo cannot possibly have any white lighter siblings… How long has he been a white lighter?'

'Approximately seventy years now, and she is in her thirties…' said Piper, quickly calculating in her head. 'You don't think Leo…'

'Leo could have been in love with another witch three decades before he met you,' said Prue.

'Oh! No! No! No! My mum is Patty Halliwell!' said Paige, trying to explain herself.

Piper went pale. 'Oh my… this is just… Leo and our mu –'

Paige suddenly realised what Piper had concluded. 'No! No! No! That is not what I meant! I meant that my mother is Patty Halliwell and my father was her white lighter Sam Wilder! They gave me up for adoption and Leo adopted me!'

Paige took a deep breath after her explanation was over. This was good practice for telling the 1999 versions the truth about Leo. She did not want to mess anything up when telling them. Paige studied Prue and Piper's expressions. They were expressions of shock and confusion.

'Do you have any proof of this?' said Prue. 'You could just be delusional –'

'Earlier our reporter interviewed Nathaniel Pratt. If you missed it earlier, here it is again.'

Prue, Piper, and Paige forgot about their conversation. The television had caught their attention.

'Phoebe,' muttered Prue.

Piper nodded. 'Delusional or not… this white lighter can help save her.'

'What is your plan?' asked Paige.

'Our previous plan is of no concern, because we now have a white lighter on our side,' said Prue. 'Orb to Hobart State Penitentiary and bring Phoebe back with you.'

Paige nodded. 'Okay.'

Paige closed her eyes and tried sensing for Phoebe. Paige opened her eyes. She now stood in a bleak cell. Phoebe was staring at her. She had a collar around her neck and wore prison clothes. Her hair was long and she did not look quite like her usual self.

'Phoebe!' said Paige. 'What did you do to get found out and locked up?'

Phoebe grimaced. 'You came here to get me to talk about my sins? I guess that is all that white lighters are useful for these days.'

Paige sighed. 'You don't know who I am either?'

'Just because my sisters and I know Leo personally, that does not mean we know every single white lighter by name,' said Phoebe irritably.

Phoebe and Paige suddenly heard footsteps coming their way.

'You better orb out. I know how the Elders don't want their precious white lighters exposed along with witches,' grumbled Phoebe.

Paige frowned. She grabbed Phoebe's arm and orbed them back to the manor. On landing in the foyer, Phoebe dropped to the floor in shock. Prue and Piper rushed towards Phoebe and helped her to her feet.

'You actually orbed me out of there?' said Phoebe in shock.

'Yes!' said Paige. 'That is why I went there!'

'Are you okay, Pheebs?' asked Piper.

'I am now,' said Phoebe. 'What are we going to do now? Pratt is going to come straight here as soon as he realises I am missing!'

'Well, this is where our original plan comes into play,' said Prue. 'There is a spell in the Book to create money. We can use that to get out of the country. There is also a spell to erase a memory. We can use that on Pratt before we go.'

Phoebe grinned, happy with the plan. 'Great! So where's the Book?'

Piper frowned. 'Prue left it at Bucklands.'

'I could not exactly take it out of Bucklands, could I? There are witch hunters everywhere. I think a big book of spells indicates that I am a witch,' said Prue.

'Then why did we not plan to meet at Bucklands?' moaned Piper.

'It was your decision to meet at the manor because you did not know when Melinda would be picked up!' shouted Prue.

'Woah! Sisters! I definitely did not miss sibling arguments while I was in jail!' shouted Phoebe.

Prue and Piper stared at Phoebe.

'Sorry, Pheebs,' said Piper.

'Sorry,' said Prue.

'That is okay,' said Phoebe. 'Seeing as we have been sent a white lighter that actually wants to help, we may as well see if she will orb us straight to your office.'

'Er, you do know I am in the room, right?' said Paige.

'Sorry,' said Phoebe. 'I am not used to having this many people to talk to at once.'

'Right,' said Paige. 'Oh, regarding that… Why are you in this situation? What did you do?'

Phoebe grimaced. 'How can you know that I was in trouble without knowing why?'

Paige did not feel like it was worth explaining that she had come from the past considering it would waste time and they would probably not believe her, so she just sighed and said, 'You know me… Delusional…'

Phoebe shook her head. 'If you don't know then I won't change that. You might regret saving me if I tell you.'

'No. I want to know,' said Paige firmly.

'Tough,' said Phoebe. 'Now orb us, white lighter.'

'I have a name,' said Paige grouchily.

Phoebe smiled mockingly. 'Who cares?'

'I do?' said Paige quietly.

Paige took Prue's hand. Piper took Prue's other hand. Phoebe took Piper's other hand. Paige closed her eyes and orbed them to Bucklands.

Prue got the safe key out of her pocket. Paige observed Prue's office. It was the same as it looked in 1999. However on Prue's desk sat a name plate that said 'Prue Halliwell, CEO'.

'Wow, Prue. You are the head of Bucklands now? You have done well for yourself,' said Paige, nodding in admiration.

'Thanks,' said Prue.

Prue began unlocking her wall safe. Piper and Phoebe turned to Paige.

'You can go back to the Elders now,' said Phoebe.

'I have already told Prue and Piper that I don't work with the Elders,' mumbled Paige, narrowing her eyes in frustration.

'That's who white lighters work for,' Phoebe pointed out. 'You are a white lighter.'

'A white lighter that has decided to use my ex husband's last name,' added Piper grouchily.

'Here it is,' said Prue, putting the Book down on her desk.

'So can we cast the memory erase spell on Pratt from here?' asked Phoebe.

'Pheebs, the spell only works on close contact with the intended target. We have to find Pratt,' said Prue.

'After that is done, we can leave San Francisco for good,' said Piper.

'So are you three really going to ditch town?' asked Paige.

'We have to. After we erase Pratt's memory, people will start asking questions. We don't want to be here in case it leads back to us,' said Piper.

'You three never give in this easily,' said Paige.

'I was about to be burnt at the stake in a modern day witch trial,' said Phoebe. 'This is our only choice.'

'That reminds me,' said Paige. 'How did you get into that situation?'

'You don't want to know, so stop asking!' shouted Phoebe.

'I do,' Paige argued determinedly.

There was suddenly a ringing sound in the office. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe stared at Paige.

'What? Isn't that your work phone?' asked Paige.

'The ringing noise is coming from your pocket,' said Piper.

'It is?' said Paige. Paige pulled a phone out of her pocket. 'So it is. Is this mine?'

'Since when did white lighters carry phones?' said Prue. 'They can hear their charges' calls anyway.'

'I used to wish that Leo would carry a phone,' said Piper, sighing.

Taking no notice of the fact that Prue and Piper continually refused to believe that Paige was part witch, Paige answered her futuristic phone. 'Hello?'

'Hi honey,' said a male voice.

'Honey? I think you have the wrong number or I have the wrong phone…' muttered Paige.

Paige heard Phoebe whisper to Prue and Piper: 'I think she is delusional. The phone was in her pocket. How can she not know who the phone belongs to? White lighters don't steal. They especially don't steal and then forget that they stole the phone.'

'I did not steal the phone!' Paige shouted.

The man on the other end of the line obviously thought she was talking to him, because he said, 'I know you did not, Paige. Are you okay? I rang your number. This is definitely your phone…'

'Who is this?' Paige gulped.

'It's me. Henry,' said Henry.

'Henry?' said Paige. Then she thought, 'Is this my future self's boyfriend? Husband?'

'Are you okay, Paige?' There was concern in his tone.

'Yeah! I am fine! I was kidding, Henry!' improvised Paige, trying to sound like she was joking around.

'Okay. Did you forget that we had planned to meet up for lunch today?' asked Henry.

'We did? I mean, of course we did. I am so sorry. I am overrunning at work,' said Paige, remembering the place where she had woken up.

'South Bay Social Services would not function without you, Paige,' said Henry. 'We'll go somewhere special tonight to make up for lunch.'

'Okay, bye,' said Paige.

'Love you,' said Henry.

'Er… Love you too?' said Paige, hoping that the questioning tone was not audible in her voice.

Paige put her phone back into her pocket.

'Work is overrunning?' said Prue, who had overheard Paige's side of the conversation.

'It was an excuse because I don't know what he knows about magic,' said Paige.

'How can you not know?' asked Piper. 'If he does not know about magic, then he does not know you are a white lighter, so what does he think your work is?'

'Well I actually have a job as a social worker,' said Paige, making the assumption that she was one considering Henry had said she worked at South Bay Social Services.

'A white lighter with an actual job that is not just a ploy? I really think you are delusional,' said Phoebe. Phoebe turned back to Prue and Piper. 'Can we get back to our plan now?'

Prue and Piper nodded.

'The delusional white lighter keeps making us digress,' said Phoebe resentfully.

'Do any of you actually remember that I told you my name?' said Paige. 'Why are you so bitter?'

'Have you not seen the world we live in? There are witch hunters everywhere and Phoebe nearly got killed! Not to forget, they are probably looking for Phoebe now!' shouted Piper.

'Anyway, your name is…' said Prue, but she stopped.

'It began with P, didn't it?' said Piper. 'I only remember that because of the crap you told us about being our sister.'

'She said what?' Phoebe shrieked. There was a definite tone of disbelief in her voice.

'Exactly,' said Piper. 'Don't worry. We know she is delusional.'

Paige sighed. This was getting nowhere. There was no reasoning with them. She orbed out into the middle of the street.

'Oops, what was I thinking?' laughed Paige, considering she had just ran the risk of exposing herself as a magical individual in her attempt to storm out of Bucklands. Luckily the street was empty. Paige wandered over to a tree where she noticed something. There was a huge poster telling people to alert the witch hunters about witches. Paige shivered. What was wrong with this future?

Paige heard the familiar sound of someone orbing in. She turned around to see Leo. Paige smiled.

'Dad!' Paige shouted running over to Leo and hugging him.

Leo orbed out of her hug onto the other side of the street. He stood staring at her, annoyed yet puzzled.

Slowly Paige approached Leo. All the time, thoughts were going through her head, comparing this future Leo to the bitter future Leo in the future that Tempus had ruled. Just like that Leo, this one seemed untrusting, except he did not seem bitter at all.

'Why did you call me that? Why did you hug me?' asked Leo.

Paige frowned. 'You don't know me either? This makes no sense at all. I have known you all my life.'

Leo looked extra puzzled. He made no response.

'Look! You obviously orbed here to speak to me, so you must know me!' shouted Paige.

'I orbed here because I sensed a white lighter orbing in public!' said Leo. 'You were lucky this street was empty.'

'What does orbing into an empty street matter?' asked Paige.

'White lighters are under strict orders not to orb,' stated Leo.

'You orbed here,' Paige pointed out.

'I am the exception to the rule, because I am the Charmed Ones' white lighter,' said Leo.

Paige raised an eyebrow. 'And that makes you my boss because..?'

Leo shook his head. 'Just don't use your powers in public.'

'Which ones? My spell casting abilities or my white lighter abilities?' asked Paige.

'None! Wait… Did you say spell casting? You are a white lighter and a witch?' said Leo, staring at Paige incredulously.

'Half and half,' said Paige, smiling. 'Dad, how do you not know me? How is this possible?'

'Dad? Stop calling me that. I have a daughter, but she's…' Leo paused. His eyes opened wide and in shock, as he said, 'Are you Melinda from the future?'

Paige was puzzled. 'No… My name is Paige and I am from the past. Melinda? Oh, Piper mentioned a Melinda!'

'Piper would have mentioned her, because Melinda is our daughter,' said Leo. 'Did you say you are from the past?'

'Yes. Please tell me that you believe me! Prue, Piper, and Phoebe did not believe me! They think I am a delusional white lighter,' said Paige.

'Wait. Wait. Wait. Did you say you spoke to my charges?' asked Leo. 'Why did you speak to my charges?'

'I know them… And in the time I come from they know me. So do you,' said Paige.

'Well, if you are really from our past then shouldn't we know you too?' asked Leo.

'Exactly! That is why I am so baffled by this predicament!' said Paige.

Something suddenly clicked in Leo's head because he suddenly said, 'Did you say you spoke to Phoebe too?'

'Of course I did,' said Paige. 'I was not going to let her be burnt at the stake.'

Leo looked livid. 'Did you orb her out of the jail?'

Paige nodded. 'Why wouldn't I?'

'Paige! These witch trials will never stop now! Plus they will be going after Prue and Piper as well now!' said Leo. 'They will probably believe Prue and Piper used magic – despite being cleared of the accusation months ago – to help Phoebe escape!'

'So? Prue, Piper, and Phoebe have a plan to… run. That is unlike the Prue, Piper, and Phoebe that I know, but at least they are together. Plus Phoebe is not going to be burnt alive,' said Paige.

'Paige, how about all the other witches out there as well as the falsely accused? Pratt will keep going after them too now! How are they going to survive this?' Leo quizzed Paige.

Paige gulped. She had not thought about them. She doubted her sisters had thought about anyone but their own safety either.

'Exactly,' said Leo, noticing the guilt in Paige's expression. 'I don't know who you are or where you are from, but you need to help me put Phoebe back in jail. If she burns, the witch trials will stop.'

'No,' said Paige faintly.

Paige sat down on the kerb and Leo sat on the kerb next to her.

'I am sorry,' said Leo. 'She has to pay for her crime.'

Paige looked at Leo. 'What was her crime?'

Leo sighed. 'She… She murdered a man.'

'I must be delusional, because I think I misheard you,' said Paige.

'Unfortunately you heard me right,' said Leo. 'Phoebe murdered a man.'

'She must have been tricked or possessed or manipulated,' said Paige. 'Phoebe only has premonitions. What did she do? Premonition him to death?'

'Phoebe was not possessed. She did it of her own free will,' said Leo. 'Only premonitions? When are you supposed to be from?'

'Her own free will? No way!' said Paige. '1999.'

'Yes, her own free will,' said Leo glumly. 'Her powers have grown and developed over the past ten years.'

'Phoebe would never do something like that of her own free will!' said Paige.

'She would and she did,' said Leo regretfully. 'The man she murdered was set free after being accused of abusing a dear friend of Phoebe's. Phoebe wanted him to be punished…'

'So she murdered him?' said Paige in shock.

Leo nodded. 'Pratt caught her in the act and ever since has been on a vengeful path to bring back witch trials. The Elders hope that it will end with Phoebe.'

'This cannot be right. The Phoebe I know would never do this,' said Paige.

'This makes no sense. How can you say you know the Charmed Ones – and me – yet us not know you?' said Leo, repeating his earlier query.

'I don't know why you don't know me,' said Paige. 'Ask the Elders! It was their spell choice that sent me here!'

'Was it meant to send you here?' asked Leo inquisitively.

Paige looked guilty. 'Well, no… You told me that the spell was meant for my sisters and they had already cast the spell. I wanted to follow them, so I did, by reciting the spell against your wishes.'

'Well, there's your problem. It is possible that we don't know you, because you were never supposed to be here,' said Leo.

'It still does not make sense! If this is the future, you should all know me! Besides I was put into my future self's body. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe should be in their future selves' bodies too, but they are not!' said Paige.

Leo suddenly made a connection over what Paige had said previously. 'Your sisters said the same spell as you? The Prue, Piper, and Phoebe you know should be here? The Charmed Ones are your sisters?'

Paige nodded.

'How is that possible?' said Leo. 'There cannot be four people for the Power of Three?'

'Please don't get into that,' said Paige, rubbing her forehead which was beginning to throb from the frustration of explaining everything over and over and over and over again.

'Yeah, but how do the Elders not know about you?' asked Leo. Then Leo went pale. 'You called me dad? Who is your mother?'

Paige blushed. 'Patty is my mum. Sam Wilder is my dad. You adopted me when I was a baby.'

Leo nodded. 'We don't have time to waste on more questions. We need to find Prue, Piper, and Phoebe.'

'They won't let us take Phoebe back without a fight,' said Paige.

'I know,' said Leo.

'I don't feel right doing this,' said Paige. 'Actually I don't know if I want to do this.'

'Paige, you have to,' said Leo. 'The choice is to either save Phoebe or save every other accused and falsely accused witch in San Francisco.'

'Save Phoebe?' said Paige.

'Paige, if I did raise you, I am sure I would have taught you better than this,' said Leo.

Paige sighed. 'You are telling me to choose strangers over family. Why don't we let Phoebe stay safe and come up with a plan to stop Pratt? Why don't the Cleaners help?'

'Years ago, the Charmed Ones told the Cleaners not to get involved in their situations. The Charmed Ones said that they could sort out any sticky situations themselves,' said Leo. 'Therefore the Cleaners are refusing to help.'

'Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are not going to help the innocents though! They are just going to run! What's changed them over the years?' asked Paige.

Leo shrugged. 'Life? Prue grew up with only work to look forward to. She is the head of Bucklands, but she has no husband or boyfriend of her own. Piper… Well, we have a daughter, but our marriage was never going to work and now we are on bad terms with one another, especially after I refused to help Phoebe. And Phoebe. Her longest relationship lasted two and a half years, but it was never stable because her boyfriend – who she soon married – was evil… a demon. After Prue, Piper, and Phoebe finally vanquished him, Phoebe never got over it.'

Paige sighed. 'They still have each other.'

'Can you say that?' said Leo. 'Prue hides away at work. The only reason she has spoken to Piper over the last few months is to help Phoebe. Piper focuses on looking after Melinda and her club. Piper had pretty much given up on magic and wanted to bind her own as well as Melinda's powers. However Piper postponed this idea when she found out about Phoebe's predicament. Piper needed her powers to help Prue save Phoebe. And Phoebe. Phoebe had not spoken to Prue or Piper for ages. She was hooked on using magic, with no care for personal gain.'

Paige shook her head. 'They are back together now. Surely they will use this to bond again and remember their roles as Charmed Ones? The times they spent saving innocents? Surely they will want to come back and help save innocents again.'

'Paige, I am going after them to take Phoebe back to jail. You can come with to try and convince them to listen to your suggestion, but I doubt they will see eye to eye with you.'

'I doubt they will see eye to eye with you either,' said Paige.

Leo stood up. Paige stood up too.

'Take my hand?' said Leo. 'Or will you follow my orb trail?'

Paige took Leo's hand. Like old times, Leo orbed.

A/N: I included another Chris reference in that chapter! Let me know if you noticed it. I have got to stop making Chris references whenever the Charmed Ones time travel. And this is random, but has anyone else noticed that on the Charmed characters list, Drake is not on it? I mean, there are some characters on that list that were only in one episode. Drake was in three episodes and he dated a Charmed One. I don't particularly want to write a fan fiction with him in, I just was surprised not to see him on the list.