Charmed Season 10

by P3E

Ep. 6 – Playing God: The gods send messengers down to the Charmed Ones to train them in how to use their god-like abilities. But when the Charmed Ones become distracted by their non-magical lives, their trainers decide they should eliminate them altogether and take on the god-powers themselves. Will the Charmed Ones survive their fight with the gods?

6. Human Nature

Ep. 5 Human Nature

Cut to: the manor in the middle of the night. Paige is in the kitchen making potions. She consults the Book of Shadows before grabbing ingredients from the cupboard. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe enter laughing from the back door and settle themselves in the kitchen.

Prue: I cannot believe he asked me out like that.

Phoebe: He was pretty bold.

Piper: Well maybe he thought you were a hooker, Prue.

Prue: I resent that, Piper, ok. This top does not say hooker.

Cut to: Piper and Phoebe looking Prue up and down, taking in her barely-there blue and pink sheer halter top, before exchanging looks. The sisters had gone to a sendoff party at the club for Piper that had gone late into the night.

Prue: I don't know why I keep thinking you two will be any help. Paige, what do you think of my shirt?

Cut to: Paige continuing her work without noticing her sisters looking at her waiting for a response.

Prue: Paige.

Cut to: Piper waving her hand in front of Paige's face. Paige finally takes notice of them.

Piper: Hey there.

Paige: I'm sorry; did you say something to me?

Piper: Nothing pressing. How's it going in here?

Paige: Ok, I think I've almost got the mix right.

Phoebe: What for?

Paige: I'm going to try to remove the demonic power from Madeline once and for all.

Prue: You really think you can?

Paige: I think it's worth a shot.

Piper: But the power isn't just being stored inside of her now, Paige, it's a part of her.

Paige: I'm not giving up on her Piper.

Prue: Did you find out why the Elders are so invested?

Paige: Her father was a whitelighter. He was a philanthropist before he died, and when he agreed to be a whitelighter, the Elders promised to protect his family.

Phoebe: So this is penance for their constant affinity for failing?

Prue: They feel guilty Madeline got caught in the cross-fire and now has a demonic power she didn't want and can't get rid of. I'd call it a noble effort, but it's the Elders so…not so much.

Paige: They thought Laura could help, that's how she attracts evil. The Elders gave her powers too so she could keep track of Madeline, help her not to do evil and, you know, reverse it whenever she could.

Piper: So Laura is the paragon of good that Madeline is continuously attracted to…what's to keep Madeline from attacking Laura herself?

Prue: They're still sisters Piper.

Piper: Sisters with a hell of a lot of power.

Phoebe: Is this road looking a little familiar?

Paige: No. It's not the same thing as Billie and Christy. Ok, they didn't choose this. They weren't born with powers. This is something that was done to them. It's not their fault.

Cut to: Paige adding the last ingredient. The potion sparks, and she nods in satisfaction. One by one, Paige fills vials with the potion.

Paige: I have to go. I'll see you guys later.

Piper: Paige.

Paige: What, Piper? I have to do this.

Piper: And I'm not saying you shouldn't, I'm just worried that you may need our help.

Paige: I don't. I'm fine.

Cut to: Piper looking to Prue and Phoebe.

Prue: Ok, then be careful.

Cut to: the sisters watching as Paige orbs out.

Phoebe: I thought that memory spell was reversed.

Piper: It was.

Phoebe: So then why does it feel like Paige still isn't herself?

Cut to: Prue, Piper, and Phoebe exchanging glances.

Cut to: a clearing in the woods. A small group of women have gathered under the starlight, but two have separated themselves from the crowd. Willow and Demeter speak quietly so no one can hear.

Demeter: It's not enough. The powers we've gathered…we won't be able to pull it off.

Willow: I know.

Demeter: So what do we do?

Willow: Obviously, we have to get more. I just don't know where to find it.

Demeter: Well, you'd better figure it out because if the coven finds out, they will panic.

Willow: No, we can't allow that. They must continue to believe that our utopia will come.

Cut to: Willow as she bends down, kneeling into a spread of budding flowers. Demeter kneels beside her and watches as Willow's hand lights up. Willow puts her hand to the ground, and all around them the flowers begin to fully bloom and grow to their full height.

Willow: "And God said, 'Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit…and He saw that it was good.'" Have the Seer look again into the future. There have been rumblings in the world of a new power rising. It may be just what we need.

Demeter: I will ask her, but what happens if we can't find the power.

Willow: We will, and when we do, we will reshape the earth and bring back Eden.

Cut to: Willow closing her eyes as Demeter nods and leaves her.

Willow: Amen.

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Cut to: an empty store front inside a bustling shopping center. A realtor shows Prue, Piper, and Phoebe around in the hopes that Piper will want to buy it and place her new restaurant there. Piper stands undecided in the center of the floor while Prue talks closely with the realtor and Phoebe makes her way around. Eventually, she moves to stand next to Piper.

Phoebe: So, what do you think?

Piper: I don't know. I don't think it's right.

Phoebe: What? It's in a great area, lots of people would pass by; there's a lot of space.

Piper: I know. I just think we should keep looking.

Cut to: Prue and the realtor looking back at Piper.

Piper: Uhm, I'm sorry. I don't think this is the one.

Realtor: No problem, Mrs. Halliwell. I'll get more appointments lined up.

Prue: Thank you.

Cut to: Prue leading her sisters outside to Piper's truck.

Prue: This is the third place we've seen Piper.

Piper: I know. I'm sorry.

Phoebe: We're not rushing you honey. We're just trying to understand what it is you're looking for.

Cut to: Piper standing in front of her sisters. She runs her hands through her hair.

Piper: I don't know. When I went into P3 for the first time, I just knew that it was going to be something special. I can't describe it. It was just something in my gut that told me it was the right thing. I haven't felt that yet.

Cut to: Phoebe and Prue moving to stand on either side of Piper and putting their arms around her.

Prue: We know exactly what you mean, and we won't stop looking until you find it. Promise.

Phoebe: But no more looking today; I need caffeine…and a manicure.

Prue: Oh, you know what would go great with that? A side of shopping.

Phoebe: I'm in!

Piper: Hey, maybe we should call Paige. See if she wants to join us…

Phoebe: I tried calling her earlier…I was on hold for twenty minutes.

Prue: We'll take her a latte later.

Cut to: Piper and her sisters getting into the car..

Cut to: Better Way agency. Paige sits at her desk in her office on the phone with a lawyer. She thanks him and hangs up the phone just as her new boss, Mr. Rumson, enters.

Paige: Mr. Rumson.

Rumson: I trust the adoption file is complete for the Gardener family?

Paige: Yes sir.

Rumson: Good.

Cut to: Rumson producing a file from behind his back and tossing it onto the desk.

Rumson: …because the Perkins file is a mess. Clean it up.

Cut to: Rumson exiting Paige's office and slamming the door behind him. Paige sighs, picking up the file when suddenly Josias orbs in. Paige looks up briefly before returning to her work.

Paige: So? Did the potion work?

Josias: Yes. For about a minute…

Paige: Ok, I will just have to make something stronger. That means I'll have to go to the market though. I used everything at the manor. Can you bring the girls to me a little later?

Josias: I can, if you think it best. I'm not sure another attempt will help though.

Paige: It will. Just get the girls to the manor. OK.

Cut to: Paige standing and gathering her purse, various documents, and files.

Paige: Ok, I need to get to court to have a judge sign off on some papers…and then…that's it. Ok Josias, meet me at the manor in two hours.

Josias: You'll be ready by then?

Paige: I promise. Two hours!

Cut to: Paige rushing out of her office. Josias looks around at the chaos that is Paige's office, sighs, and orbs out.

Cut to: Paige running to her car. She opens he purse looking for her keys and doesn't see a woman heading her way. They bump into each other, knocking each other to the ground. Paige's papers fly all over the ground.

Woman: Oh no! I'm so sorry.

Paige: No, it's my fault.

Cut to: the women on their hands and knees gathering papers off of the ground.

Paige: I knew I should have orbed.

Woman: I'm sorry? Orbed?

Cut to: Paige, eyes wide, stammering for a lie.

Woman: What does that mean?

Paige: Nothing.

Woman: Then why did you say it?

Cut to: Paige faking a smile. She places her hand on the grass beside her, leaning on it to pick up more papers, and her hand sinks into the ground despite the fact that it's completely solid.. The woman stares at Paige's hand and then up at Paige.

Paige: Uh…

Cut to: Paige lifting her hand out of the ground. As fast as she can, she gathers the rest of her papers and rushes toward her car without another word or look at the woman who helped her.

For a moment the woman stares after her as she drives off, but then she pulls out her cell phone and dials a number.

Woman: It's me. Tell Willow I found her.

Cut to: the manor. Inside the basement, Phoebe watches while Piper and Prue square off with one another. In Prue's hand burns a small flame. Piper looks at her skeptically with her hands on her hips.

Prue: Are you ready?

Piper: No.

Phoebe: Piper, come on, this is the best way to test out your powers.

Piper: You mean the powers that have been non-existent since we vanquished the warlock women of the past?

Prue: You can do it Piper.

Piper: No, I can't Prue, because if you remember, it was not me who did it the first time.

Cut to: the flame in Prue's head extinguishing.

Prue: So you're not even going to try?

Piper: No.

Phoebe: I can't see why not. You weren't in your body when it happened so you don't remember using, but I remember watching and that power is kick ass.

Piper: Maybe so but I wouldn't be able to focus anyway with everything I have going on. Maybe it's a good thing the power has regressed. It will leave me more time to focus on…

Cut to: Piper extracting her cell phone from her back pocket as it begins to ring.

Piper: …Leo

Prue: Leo?

Piper: He's calling.

Phoebe: Well answer it!

Cut to: Piper stepping away as she talks to Leo.

Phoebe: I hope it's good news. Piper could use it.

Prue: She's not the only one. It's been a rough time for all of us.

Phoebe: I know how she feels though, about her power. Mine hasn't manifested either, but I have to say I'm a little relieved.

Prue: Why?

Phoebe: It's intimidating. Having that much power inside you and the responsibility of what to do with it, it can be overwhelming if you're not ready.

Prue: You and Piper are two of the most powerful witches in the world. Of course you're ready.

Phoebe: I would like to believe that, but we still have nightmares of becoming evil again. We're not over the damage we did while we were evil, and with the memory of being in hell... I don't know if we'll ever be.

Cut to: Prue rubbing putting her arm around Phoebe as Piper hangs up the phone and rejoins them.

Phoebe: So?

Piper: His lawyer wants to set up a meeting with me and my lawyer to talk about petitioning for visitation rights.

Prue: Piper, that's great!

Piper: Yeah.

Cut to: Prue and Phoebe looking after Piper as she heads up into the kitchen. Holding on to her phone for dear life she continues walking into the dining room and then the front hall with her sisters trailing behind her.

Phoebe: Piper, what's wrong?

Piper: Nothing.

Phoebe: You're lying. You're terrified.

Piper: I thought you were controlling your mind reading power.

Phoebe: That wasn't my mind reading power, that was my sister power.

Prue: Talk to us Piper.

Piper: No. It's nothing. Drop it.

Cut to: Prue putting her hands on her hips.

Piper: Let's talk about something else instead. So when's your date with the hot doctor?

Prue: Uh…

Phoebe: She has a date? You have a date?

Piper: She tried to hide her new sleaze dress at the bottom of the shopping bag before we came home.

Phoebe: Prue, spill!

Prue: There's nothing to tell.

Phoebe: Do I have to read your mind now?

Piper: I thought you said…

Prue: All right, I went back to the hospital after we vanquished the warlocks from the past, and asked him out.

Phoebe: You asked him?! Prue, you hussy!

Cut to: Prue rolling her eyes.

Prue: It's really not a big deal. We're just meeting at P3, you know, someplace familiar so if I freak out…

Cut to: Prue indicating to Piper.

Piper: What are you looking at me for?

Prue: I was hoping you do that thing you do so well.

Piper: Oh, no way. The way things are going for me I'd probably blow him up.

Phoebe: Another valid way of solving the problem.

Cut to: Piper looking at the phone as it rings again. Her sisters watch her as she lets it ring.

Prue: Piper. Answer the phone.

Piper: No.

Phoebe: Why not?

Piper: I just don't want to ok?

Cut to: Prue and Phoebe watching Piper as the phone eventually stops ringing.

Piper: What?

Cut to: Josias orbing in with Madeline and Laura.

Phoebe: Oh look it's our long lost whitelighter. Where ya been?

Josias; Floating.

Prue: What's going on?

Josias: Paige asked us to meet her here. Do you know where she is?

Prue: We haven't seen her.

Phoebe: Paige.

Cut to: Phoebe looking at Prue worriedly.

Phoebe: That's strange. She isn't answering.

Cut to: Piper, still gripping her phone tightly, staring off into space.

Cut to: the woods. Demeter and Willow follow behind Avani, the woman who bumped into Paige in front of A Better Way, as she excitedly leads them through the trees. After a moment, they reach a circular clearing where branches, leaves, and flowers are closely bound together. Willow stops, folding her arms in frustration.

Willow: Enough. Tell us what we're doing here.

Avani: I found the power we've been searching for.

Cut to: Avani waving her hand over the cluster of foliage. As it separates, the women's eyes grow wide as they see Paige lying unconscious beneath the shrubbery.

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Cut to: Willow and Demeter standing in front of Avani in the clearing in the woods. Paige lies on the ground unconscious as the women argue a distance from her.

Demeter: What on earth were you thinking? How could you bring her here?

Willow: Do you even know who she is? She's a Charmed One.

Avani: Is that a band?

Cut to: Demeter throwing up her hands exasperated. She paces with her arms folded.

Willow: They are witches, very powerful ones too.

Demeter: The most powerful!

Avani: I'm sorry I didn't know. But it doesn't change the fact that she has what we need.

Willow: What is that supposed to mean?

Avani: I know the truth Willow. I know you can't create the Eden you want with the limited powers we have and that you're trying to save face because you don't want anyone to stop believing in our greater purpose.

Cut to: Willow folding her arms over her chest.

Avani: If this witch is powerful as you say, she's the perfect addition to our coven.

Willow: Maybe, but we cannot force her to join us.

Avani: We can't just let her walk away either. We need her.

Willow: What makes you so sure?

Avani: She put her hand into the earth and was not rejected. The goddess Gaia trusts her, and so should we.

Cut to: Demeter as she comes to stand by the women once again.

Demeter: Maybe there's another way…

Cut to: Avani and Willow focusing their attention on Demeter.

Cut to: the manor. Inside the attic, Piper stands by the window while Prue and Phoebe page through the Book of Shadows. Josias stands beside Laura and Madeline, trying to sense Paige, as they sit together on the couch.

Prue: Anything?

Josias: I can sense her.

Phoebe: So then Paige is fine.

Josias: Not necessarily.

Phoebe: Is she alive?

Josias: Yes.

Phoebe: Then she's fine.

Cut to: Prue narrowing her eyes at her sister.

Phoebe: So what are we looking for?

Prue: We are looking for, oh here I found it, the power stripping potion.

Madeline: What?

Laura: No.

Phoebe: No? Girls, the powers you're packing are serious.

Laura: We can handle them.

Phoebe: Are you sure? Because the last time you lost your sister, Madeline attacked innocents and you were almost killed in demon attacks.

Cut to: Prue moving around the bookstand to face the twins.

Prue: Look, we're just trying to help you, all right. We know what it's like to have something inside you that you can't control. If we can help your lives be a little easier, is that really such a bad thing?

Laura: Our powers are what connect us. They're what brought us back together.

Madeline: We were separated after the demon attack that killed our parents.

Laura: The demons put the power in her, and it wasn't until the Elders gave me my power that I was able to find her.

Phoebe: But you're together now. Your bond as sisters will keep you together.

Cut to: Laura and Madeline looking at each other. Laura takes Madeline's hand.

Laura: We don't know who we are without them.

Cut to: Piper suddenly pushing past Phoebe and Prue to hurry to the door. Too much of her situation was perfectly mirrored in their new innocents and she was beginning to get a migraine.

Prue: Piper.

Cut to: Piper as she keeps walking, ignoring Prue calling after her. Still grasping the phone, she descended the staircase and was startled to see Paige standing in the front hall.

Cut to: Paige looking around. She seems to have forgotten something but she can't tell what.

Piper: Paige.

Cut to: Paige looking at Piper still confused.

Cut to: Phoebe and Prue coming down the stairs together. They stop at the bottom when they see Paige.

Prue: Hey.

Phoebe: We've been looking for you.

Prue: Where have you been?

Cut to: Paige as she continues to stare.

Cut to: Phoebe waving her hand in front of her face.

Phoebe: Hello!

Cut to: Paige blinking wildly before wiping her eyes and shaking her head. She feels as if she's coming out of a trance.

Paige: I'm sorry. What?

Phoebe: Your innocents, Madeline and Laura, remember that problem you didn't want us to help you with? They're upstairs.

Prue: Are you ok Paige?

Paige: I'm fine. I'll talk to them.

Phoebe: Ok, well let us help you.

Prue: We found the binding potion. We were going to make it…

Paige: You what? I thought I said I could handle it.

Phoebe: Well you weren't exactly handling it when you disappeared earlier. What is wrong with you?

Paige: Nothing. It doesn't matter. The potion won't work anyway.

Prue: That's not a good sign.

Paige: I will find another way.

Prue: But they don't want to be bound.

Paige: What?

Prue: They believe in their gifts good and bad. You can't take it from them if it's not what they want.

Cut to: the phone in Piper's hand ringing. She looks at it for a while, afraid to pick up, before she eventually does answer. Leo is on the other line.

Piper: Leo, hi.

Cut to: Piper pacing away from her sisters.

Phoebe: So what are you going to do Paige?

Cut to: Paige pushing by Prue and Phoebe. Phoebe sighs as Paige leaves to head up to the attic.

Phoebe: She can't keep doing this. She can't keep shutting us out.

Prue: I don't think that's what she's trying to do.

Phoebe: Well then I must be dense, but that's what it feels like to me.

Cut to; Piper approaching her sisters.

Prue: What happened?

Piper: They've set the meeting for tomorrow.

Phoebe: Honey, that's great.

Piper: I'm not going.

Cut to: Piper as she heads for the kitchen. Prue and Phoebe follow behind her. Once inside, Piper grabs a glass, fills it to the brim with water from the faucet and downs it, before filling the cup again.

Prue: You can't not go, Piper. This is your shot.

Phoebe: Wouldn't it be great to see them again?

Piper: Of course it would, I want that more than anything.

Cut to: Piper closing her eyes to stop from crying. She'd been thinking about the day she would get to see her children again, to hold them and talk to them. But every time she let herself dream about it, something would send her mind reeling with thoughts of the many ways she could and would screw it up. Wyatt and Chris had been taken from her because of all the evil she'd done, and she still wasn't convinced she could be around them without something going wrong.

Piper: But what if I hurt them more than I already have? What if something terrible happens while I'm with them?

Phoebe: Oh honey, you can't think like that. We have to believe this will work out for the best.

Piper: How do I believe that Phoebe? Not too long ago, I did actually think that I could do this. I fought to get the best lawyer because of it…

Prue: And you got him.

Piper: Yes I did…and then I was locked in a cage in the Underworld while some hell bitch clone gathered a new demon army, and then I was sent to the past where I was completely helpless and had to talk a warlock through using my powers that I still cannot control!

Prue: That is our life, Piper; these things happen. Alright, we can't control that or stop it.

Piper: And this is my point Prue. The boys have been safe with Leo and Dad. They haven't had to worry about demon attacks or being kidnapped or having their powers stolen. If I'm ok with bringing those things back into their lives…what kind a mother does that make me?

Prue: You're a wonderful mother who is making amends for all the terrible things she did. The boys were born into magic; you can't keep them from their destiny. What you can do is mend your relationship with them now. Part of that is reuniting with your family, apologizing…

Cut to: Prue as she takes Piper's hand.

Prue: …and letting them forgive you.

Cut to: Paige orbing into the kitchen.

Paige: Sorry to interrupt.

Cut to Piper wiping her face.

Piper: It's ok. So what's going on with the twins?

Paige: Josias is going to take them up to the Elders to see if there's anything they can do to help.

Piper: Maybe it's time to accept that there is nothing that can be done.

Paige: I won't do that, Piper. Look I have to back to work. I'll see you guys later.

Cut to: Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looking at each other as Paige orbs out.

Cut to: Paige in her office at A Better Way. She's working diligently when suddenly the woman she bumped into outside the office is standing at her door. Paige freezes when she sees her, remembering how inquisitive she'd been before.

Paige: Hi.

Avani: Hi. I'm sorry to just show up like this, but I wanted to apologize for what happened earlier.

Paige: Oh, it's no big deal. Don't worry about it.

Cut to: Avani stepping deeper into her office.

Avani: Looks like you've got a lot going on.

Paige: Yeah, I do actually.

Avani: It must be hard.

Paige: What's that?

Avani: Being in a profession like this, you do all the homework on the potential families, you petition the courts, and assess the kids, but once they're out of here you have no say in what happens to them. You don't know if where you placed them is what it was advertised to be, you don't know if they're being loved or abused. You advocate and fight for them, but at the end of the day, you have to accept that sometimes, there's nothing more you can do to help.

Cut to: Paige, her full attention with Avani, as she sits in the chair in front of her desk.

Avani: It must be difficult having so little control.

Paige: Yeah. It is.

Avani: I know what that's like. I had a kid once; she got sick and was doing ok until she wasn't. She died when she was six.

Paige: I'm so sorry.

Avani: There's radiation and treatments galore but when it comes down to it, leukemia had control of her body not the doctors, not me, not her. But then I met Willow, she's a wonderful woman with great power.

Paige: I'm sorry, power?

Avani: She's a witch like us Paige.

Paige: How do you…

Avani: I saw what you did out there. You don't have to be afraid. I'm on your side.

Paige: I've heard that before.

Cut to: Avani standing and heading to the door.

Avani: I belong to a coven called Mother Earth. Willow is our leader.

Paige: That still doesn't tell me whether you're a friend or foe.

Avani: You're a Charmed One with, I'm assuming, a good amount of magical connections. Ask the nymphs about us, ask the dwarfs and the gnomes. Then you tell me what we are. There are too many things in this world you will never be able to control, Paige. Isn't it time you found something different?

Cut to: Paige staring after Avani as she leaves.

Cut to: the heavens. Josias hands Madeline a white blanket to drape over Laura who has fallen asleep in her lap. Jenner stands watching in the distance. Josias approaches him with caution.

Jenner: It cannot be done.

Josias: That is unacceptable. You let the girl slip through your fingers and now force her to suffer the consequences for the rest of her life.

Jenner: The power is too great. Why do you think we endowed Laura with good magic? She is the only way to stop Madeline should she ever embrace her evil.

Josias: I don't understand. How did the power bind itself to her in the first place? Brokers can always extract their powers, if they couldn't, they wouldn't chance trafficking them in humans at all.

Jenner: You ask too many questions.

Josias: And you patronize me with no answer. Paige is doing all she can, over-extending herself to mend the damage done by your colleagues and still you lift not one finger to help.

Jenner: It almost sounds as if you care for your charges.

Cut to: Josias staring heatedly at his brother who doesn't say a word. There is a secret behind his eyes, but Josias can tell it doesn't belong to him.

Josias: Who are you protecting?

Cut to: Jenner, who keep his mouth shut.

Josias: Fine. If you will not tell me, I will find out myself. I'm leaving the twins with you. Do your best to really protect them this time.

Cut to: Jenner. He sighs as Josias orbs out.

Cut to: the Mother Earth coven gathering in the clearing of the woods. Willow speaks off to the side with Avani and Demeter, while the rest of the coven enjoys their time together. Suddenly, there are sounds of footsteps approaching.

Cut to: all activity stopping as Paige comes into view.

Avani: I told you she'd come.

Cut to: Willow approaching Paige as Demeter and Avani trail behind her.

Paige: The nymphs think highly of you.

Demeter: As they should, one of them was born my sister.

Paige: I'll join your coven on one condition: my whitelighter duties come first.

Willow: Of course.

Cut to: Willow stepping forward and extending her arm to Paige. She smiles broadly when it's accepted.

Willow: My name is Willow, come meet your new family.

Cut to: Paige being led around by Willow and introduced to each woman in the coven.

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Cut to: the courthouse. In the female bathroom, from behind a closed stall comes the sound of vomiting. After a moment, Piper steps out looking pale and red-eyed. She dampens a paper towel and runs it over her head before running the faucet to rinse out her mouth.

Cut to: the basement of the manor where Prue and Phoebe stand facing each other. In Prue's hand is a small flame and Phoebe looks as if she's about to burst a blood vessel as she holds her breath while concentrating on it.

Prue: You look like you're constipated.

Cut to: the flame going out as Phoebe lets go of her breath and laughs.

Phoebe: I was trying to concentrate.

Prue: Concentrate any harder and you'll give yourself a hernia.

Cut to: Phoebe rolling her eyes. Footsteps are heard upstairs, and Prue immediately goes up to see who has come into the house. Phoebe follows her. When they enter the kitchen Piper stands with her shirt off wringing water out of it and into the kitchen sink. She is soaked from head to toe and has left a trail of water on the floor from the door to the kitchen.

Phoebe: Oh my god, Piper.

Prue: What happened?

Cut to: Piper still facing away from them. She slams her shirt down on the counter then spins to face her sisters. It's obvious she has been crying.

Piper: I listened to you that is what happened.

Phoebe: You went to the meeting?

Piper: I went and I almost drowned myself. My power picked the absolute worst time to start working and you know what, this is all your fault.

Cut to: Prue and Phoebe standing awkwardly as Piper strips off her soaking wet pants and socks and throws all of her clothes in the washing machine before coming back to stand in front of them.

Piper: I wasn't going to go. I knew I wasn't ready, that I was terrified, but I listened to you. The boys need you, you said; you can do this, you said. Well now I'll probably never get to see them again because the lawyers will never forget the sight of me literally beginning to liquefy in front of them.

Prue: Piper…

Piper: You know I'm beginning to understand why Paige wants us to mind our business all the time. It's so things like this don't happen. So from now on, when it comes to Leo and my kids, keep your mouths shut.

Cut to: Prue and Phoebe silent as Piper snatches her purse from the counter and storms off.

Cut to: Paige in her office at A Better Way. The ritual to instate her into the Mother Earth coven was an all-night process and exhausted her beyond belief. She laid her head down for only a minute when she got in that morning and ended up sleeping much longer than she'd intended to. Knocking at the door jolts her upright and out of her sleep. Mr., Rumson enters with a sour look on his face.

Rumson: Paige, I thought you were handling the Perkins file.

Paige: I was. I am. It's handled.

Rumson: Then why is the file on your desk and not mine?

Paige: Uhm…

Rumson: So help me god, Paige, if you don't have the best answer in history I will end your career.

Willow: The legal system works a little slower than she'd like.

Cut to: Rumson turning to reveal Willow in a business suit standing outside Paige's office door.

Rumson: Who are you?

Willow: I'm the attorney on this case.

Cut to: Willow stepping forward and handing Paige a file from out of her briefcase.

Willow: Here's the final declaration from the judge Ms. Matthews. I trust you'll find everything is in order.

Cut to: Rumson narrowing his eyes as he turns back to Paige.

Rumson: You have an hour to get it to me.

Cut to: Willow standing back with a sly grin on her face and allowing Rumson to exit the office. After he's gone, Willow closes the door and then sits in a chair in front of Paige's desk while she overlooks the documents.

Paige: I don't understand. How exactly did you manage to give me everything I needed exactly when I needed it? Don't you guys specialize in pollination?

Willow: We have many tricks up our sleeves Paige. Our Seer told us what you would need.

Paige: Seers are demonic.

Willow: Not this one. His mother was witch who was part of Mother Earth before she died. We took him in.

Cut to: Willow watching as Paige nods absentmindedly.

Willow: He had a vision this morning; it's a message for you.

Paige: Message? What kind of message?

Willow: He'll only speak to you. No matter how we've tried, he won't crack.

Paige: I'll have to talk to him then.

Willow: I'll take you to him, but then you have to help us.

Paige: Help you do what?

Cut to: Willow standing.

Willow: You'll see.

Cut to: Paige standing also and leaving with Willow. Not long after, they are in the clearing surrounded by the rest of the coven. Willow, Avani, and Demeter lead Paige to a secluded corner into a cave entrance where inside torches burn on the walls.

As they travel deeper in the light grows and once they reach the back of the cave Paige's mouth drops open and she stops walking. A young man is chained by his hands to the ground. It's clear that he has been beaten, bruises cover his bare back. Two women stand guard over him, but they back away as Willow approaches. She whispers something in his ear that makes him shrink away from her. Then, she motions for Paige to come forward. When finally Paige is standing in front of him, able to see his face, she sees that his lip is bloody and his eye is black and swollen shut.

Paige: What the hell is this? You said he wasn't evil.

Willow: He isn't.

Paige: Then you beat him up for fun?

Avani: Of course not. Paige, you don't understand.

Paige: Understand, what exactly am I supposed to understand?

Cut to: Willow motioning for everyone except Avani and Demeter to leave. Once the cave has emptied, she faces Paige.

Willow: Do you remember Eden?

Paige: What?

Willow: The Garden of Eden, do you remember it?

Paige: Of course not. Even if it was real, Eden existed at the beginning of time. No one remembers it.

Willow: I do. It was real Paige, and I remember it. The Garden was full of light and beauty. There was no pain, no frustration or hurt; it was utopia. My husband and I walked freely before the gods, naked and unashamed.

Paige: Are you trying to tell me that you are Eve?

Willow: She is reincarnated in me.

Paige: Lady, I think you've been doing something else with the foliage.

Cut to: Paige putting her thumb and forefinger to her lips and sucking in her breath, imitating smoking.

Demeter: You will not be so rude to the first woman created!

Willow: It's alright.

Avani: I thought you believed in us Paige.

Paige: I believe in using our powers for good.

Avani: That is what we are trying to do in creating our Utopia.

Paige: Listen, I've been to Utopia and it's not what is cracked up to be. Trust me.

Demeter: Then why are you here Paige?

Willow: She came to us because she needed to believe in something bigger than herself. The ground was sinking beneath your feet, wasn't it Paige? Your job moving too fast for you to grab hold of, the charges you couldn't help…

Cut to: Willow moving closer to Paige.

Willow: …and the husband who left you.

Paige: How do you know about that?

Willow: All of it was making you feel like you were drowning. You came to us because you needed firm, dry land to stand on. You can have that Paige, we can help you get control, but you have to help us. Get your message from the Seer and forget about him. He's not important. Creating Utopia is.

Paige: So that's it, that's your master plan? Utopia is not what you want. I know.

Avani: We're going to bring back Eden. Tear down the concrete and smoke that has damaged the earth and return it to its natural state.

Paige: You can't just remake the world.

Demeter: We can and we will. And you're going to help us.

Paige: And what if I refuse?

Demeter: The only way out of Mother Earth is to be joined with her again.

Willow: "All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again."

Cut to: Paige backing away.

Paige: Excuse me?

Demeter: The only way out is death.

Cut to: Paige looking to from Willow, to Avani, to Demeter. She then orbs herself to the Seer and puts her hand on his shoulder. The Seer disappears in a swirl of orbs but Paige is left with the women in the cave. When she tries to orb again, she can't.

Demeter: You are bound to this coven, the Seer was not. You cannot leave unless Willow wills it. Such is the power of Eve and Mother Earth.

Paige: I won't help you destroy the world.

Avani: We don't want to destroy it. We want to return her to her former glory.

Paige: Yes, and to do that you'd have to destroy everything that exists now.

Avani: Don't fight this Paige. Help us.

Willow: Oh she'll help us.

Cut to: Willow folding her arms over her chest.

Willow: She won't have a choice.

Cut to: the manor. In the kitchen, Phoebe sits with her head in her hands while Prue pours a cup of tea.

Phoebe: We really did it this time Prue.

Prue: Piper has been angry with us before and she will be angry with us again. We'll work it out.

Phoebe: It isn't that simple this time. This is Wyatt and Chris and Leo, you know, and she hates us right now.

Cut to: Prue sitting the mug in front of Phoebe and taking a seat beside her.

Prue: Phoebe.

Phoebe: What?

Prue: You read her mind didn't you?

Phoebe: Only a little…

Prue: Phoebe!

Phoebe: What? What was I supposed to do Prue; her anger was turning the walls red!

Prue: That didn't stop you from snooping which is exactly what she asked us not to do.

Phoebe: I know, but I feel responsible.

Prue: We both pushed her.

Phoebe: No, I don't mean that. It wasn't just her that was the golden child of the underworld. We egged each other on. If I had stopped her from confronting Leo...

Prue: You can't keep punishing yourself, Phoebe.

Phoebe: Why? Isn't all we're going through now a result of what Piper and I did? I don't think there's enough punishment in the world to equal the damage we've done. And I know Piper feels the same way.

Cut to: Prue and Phoebe going on alert as a scream rips through the manor. They race up to Piper's room to find her against standing in a towel in the corner of her room. In front of her is the Seer Paige released from the cage lying unconscious on her floor. Prue stands in front of her while Phoebe slowly moves closer to the man.

Phoebe: Piper, I know you're trying to get back on your feet but…

Piper: He orbed in out of nowhere, Phoebe.

Prue: Who is he?

Piper: How the hell should I know? I am in a towel for crying out loud, get him out of here.

Prue: Oh, all right, Phoebe, let's take him up to the attic ok. We'll cage him and wake him up. Piper, meet us up there when you're dressed alright?

Cut to: Piper sighing and backing against the wall. Phoebe and Prue lift the man up by his arms and drag him out of the room, and Piper closes the door behind them.

Cut to: the attic. The Seer has been put into a crystal cage, and is now awake. Phoebe stands at the book of shadows while Prue stands over him as he kneels on the floor. Piper walks in just as Prue is asking his name.

Seer: I don't have one.

Piper: What do we know?

Prue: Nothing. Phoebe tried reading him but the cage is blocking her power.

Piper: Or he is; how do you know he's not a demon?

Prue: We don't and we won't if we can't get a read on him. We need Phoebe to use her powers so you need to freeze him so we can take down the cage.

Piper: We should just blow him up instead.

Prue: You know we can't do that without knowing for sure what he is Piper. Ok, look, I know you're mad at me, but you can trust me even though you feel like you can't trust yourself. So please, just concentrate and try ok?

Cut to: Piper nodding. After a moment, she flexes her hands and freezes the Seer. Prue then picks up a crystal and the cage falters, allowing Phoebe to place her hands on him.

Phoebe: He's a Seer.

Piper: So he is evil.

Phoebe: Not completely. His father was a demon, but his mother was a witch.

Prue: What else can you tell us?

Phoebe: Paige.

Cut to: Phoebe jumping and her eyes closing as she has a premonition. Piper and Prue can only stand by until she comes out of it. When she does she moves back.

Phoebe: Paige is in trouble. Unfreeze him Piper.

Cut to: the Seer unfreezing and looking up at the sisters.

Phoebe: You know who we are.

Cut to: the Seer nodding.

Cut to: Phoebe staring intently, and communicating so only he can hear.

Phoebe: And you know what I can do?

Seer: Yes, but there's more you should know.

Phoebe: Oh my god.

Prue: Phoebe, what is it?

Piper: She's reading his mind, and apparently she's not hearing anything good.

Cut to; the Underworld. Josias has a demon in his hold and has used his power to command the demon to give him information. The Seer speaks to the sisters, while Josias is seen getting all of the information out of the demon before vanquishing him and moving on to another.

Seer: She sought to rid herself of the power. She thought she could love the Elder but he could not accept the evil inside. So she mingled it with human blood, made them one.

Cut to: Madeline watching over the still sleeping Laura.

Phoebe: Madeline.

Seer: The demon put her evil into the girl but even then she could not be good. She could not be what the Elder desired. So he cast her out, and forbid their sons from contacting her ever again.

Cut to: Josias with his hand around the neck of another demon.

Seer: I could feel your sister coming. And the visions would not stop. I knew they were for her. Every time I closed my eyes I could see their demise. The Elder will try to kill them. He will kill her charges to erase what cannot be undone.

Cut to: the sisters in the attic still looking down at the Seer.

Piper: The Elder who fell in love with the demon?

Seer: No, he has already fallen in death. Another who loved him will try.

Prue: I'm sorry, I don't buy it. The Elders may not be our best friends but they're not killers either.

Piper: I agree. Why would any Elder kill an innocent?

Seer: To assuage the guilt, an Elder will do this. He will kill to free himself from the bondage of responsibility. Had he reported the Elder when he first discovered his relations with a demon none of this would have happened. Your innocents would not be in mortal danger, and half-demon hybrids would not walk within the heavens.

Cut to: the Seer.

Seer: Long before she poisoned your innocent, the demon bore the Elder three sons, and left them on the his doorstep before disappearing into nothingness. She resurfaced seeking a reunion with the children she'd abandoned but the Elder would have none of it. Once more the demon was banished. She was never seen again, but her sons have infiltrated the heavens: an Angel of Destiny, an Elder …

Cut to: Josias in underworld vanquishing the demon. He has finally learned who is to blame for the demonic powers being placed in Madeline. He falls to his knees with a tear falling down his face and then puts his hands over his mouth to keep from sobbing out loud.

Seer: …and a Whitelighter. Your charges sit in one of their company, and an attempt on their life will be made before the sun sets. You must free your sister and save them…

Cut to: Madeline and Laura sitting together. Jenner stands behind them looking down on them as the Seer continues speaking.

Seer: …before it's too late.

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Cut to: the manor. Piper and Phoebe sit dejected at the kitchen table waiting for Prue to come down from the attic. Individually they have beaten themselves up even more. They knew of Josias' demonic power of manipulation but let it slide while they dealt with the problems in their own lives. They didn't press him about his history or bother to make the connection that if he had demonic powers perhaps his brothers, Jennah – an Elder and Jadai – an Angel of Destiny, would have them too. In better days they would have been more cautious and would have investigated further, but it seemed now more than ever that they would never be able to pull themselves from under the shadow of their evil past.

Cut to: Prue bounding into the kitchen with potion vials. She stops cold when she sees her sisters.

Prue: Piper. Phoebe.

Cut to: Piper and Phoebe not answering.

Prue: Guys come on. Alright, we don't have long to find Paige and save the twins, the sun will set in a few hours, so let's go.

Cut to: Piper and Phoebe as they continue to sit in silence. Even if they wanted to confess all they knew about Josias, they couldn't. His power had forbidden them from speaking and as long as he was alive, the command would remain unless he lifted it.

Prue: Ok, enough. It's obvious that you guys knew something about this beforehand and that you either won't or can't tell me about it now, but beating yourselves up isn't going to help anyone. So get off of your asses and help me save our sister and innocents.

Phoebe: Prue…

Prue: You were evil Phoebe. You did really bad things, all right, everyone knows that, but if you let it continue to ruin you…if you, Piper, let it dictate what happens now between you and your kids then evil has won. It will keep winning with no one to fight against it.

Cut to: Phoebe sitting up straight and running her hands through her hair as Piper stands. She sighs as she gets a cup, fills it with water, and downs it.

Piper: Ok. Let's start at the top…

Phoebe: An Elder loved a demon and got her pregnant.

Piper: But he rejected her and she left the kids with him.

Prue: Then she came back looking for a second chance, and that's when she poisoned Madeline with her evil. Though, I don't know how you can try to be good if you start with putting your evil into an innocent girl.

Phoebe: They told us it was a power broker.

Piper: Of course. The Elders were covering.

Prue: So every one of them knew and did nothing? I don't believe it. I think it was just the one Elder who convinced everyone that a broker did it.

Phoebe: The one who hid the Elder's relationship with a demon; the same one is going to kill the girls now. How did the Elders not see this?

Piper: Maybe the same way you can't read us. If a witch or sorcerer made a powerful enough potion, it would stop them from seeing through his lies.

Prue: Phoebe can see through it.

Piper: She'll have to if we're going to save the girls, but first we have to get her up there.

Phoebe: We can't call Josias. He's too close to this. We are talking about his parents, you know.

Prue: Which is why I have this.

Cut to: Prue unfolding a spell.

Prue: The Seer gave it to me. It should take us to Paige.

Piper: I don't know. The last time we got into bed with a Seer…

Phoebe: …Zankou tricked us and killed her behind our backs. We won't let that happen this time.

Prue: Who's Zankou?

Piper: What the hell were you doing up there?

Cut to: Prue putting her hands on her hips.

Cut to: the clearing in the woods. Willow and Demeter speak to the coven while Avani approaches Paige, sitting separated from the crowd. Avani offers her a drink, and takes a seat when it's refused.

Avani: I didn't know they beat him, you know. I was as surprised as you. Demeter is the only one who knows what she does behind closed doors.

Paige: You haven't tried to leave, that makes you just as bad as them. Have you even said anything to Willow?

Avani: She's our leader Paige.

Paige: So that means she gets to do what she wants?

Cut to: Avani looking down into her hands.

Avani: She was there when my daughter died. Out of nowhere, she just showed up offering me a chance to be a part of something bigger, something I could control. When I couldn't walk or even see straight she helped me. I owe her everything.

Paige: I don't.

Avani: Then why did you come, Paige? Why did you join Mother Earth?

Cut to: Paige refusing to look at the young witch. She couldn't tell her that she too had been unable to see the course her life was taking and that it frightened her to be on a roller coaster with no way of getting off or even slowing it down. Mother Earth was supposed to be the on thing in her life she could control. It was supposed to be the place where she could see the difference she was making in the world literally in front of her eyes. Secretly she had hoped this place would become home when the manor felt so foreign and cold.

Paige: I thought there was good here. I was wrong.

Avani: I'm sorry you feel that way.

Paige: Then help me leave.

Avani: You know I can't. Only Willow can set you free and she never will.

Paige: So she'll kill me or force me to stay against my will. Is that the kind of leader you want?

Cut to: Avani only looking at Paige as Willow and Demeter come to stand in front of them.

Demeter: It's time. The women are ready.

Paige: I won't use my power to help you.

Willow: You don't understand. It isn't an option.

Cut to: Willow raising her hands. Suddenly roots shoot out from the ground and wrap themselves around Paige's legs until they force her to her knees. Avani jumps back, her eyes wide, as Paige is forced forward so that her hands are on the ground. The women of the coven form a circle around her, some standing with their arms stretched to the heavens and others with their hands on the ground or touching Paige.

Avani: Maybe we shouldn't…

Demeter: Your job isn't to think. You know what you have to do.

Cut to: Avani hesitantly stepping toward Paige and kneeling in front of her as Willow looks on.

Avani: My power allows me to recycle energy. I'm going to put my hands on you, and when I do your power will come into me where it will be turned into energy that I will put back into the earth. It will amplify the powers of everyone here with an active earth based power.

Willow: Bringing Utopia.

Paige: You don't have to do this. Innocent people are going to die. The world isn't ready for this.

Demeter: Everyone not worthy of Eden will die, as it should be.

Paige: Avani, please.

Avani: You'll feel a little weak, but it won't hurt.

Paige: You can stop this.

Avani: I can't. I'm sorry.

Cut to: Avani putting her hands on Paige who instantly drops to the ground as her powers are drained from her.

The Charmed Ones appear and hide behind a tree looking for Paige.

Phoebe: I see her.

Piper: What the hell are they doing?

Prue: It doesn't matter. Freeze them Piper.

Cut to: Piper flexing her hands and then shaking her head when nothing happens.

Piper: I can't.

Phoebe: They're good witches.

Prue: They may be witches but I'm not sure they are so good.

Cut to: The sisters watching as Avani puts her hands on the ground. Suddenly the women around her begin to shiver as the power goes into them. The women who had their hands on Paige raise their hands to the sky, and suddenly the clearing begins to change shape. The trees grow taller, new ones appearing where they weren't before. Bushes, plants, and flowers of every kind begin to sprout up all over. A shrub begins growing right beside Phoebe. She jumps back startled.

Phoebe: So their plan is to recreate Eden. They're using Paige's god-like power to do it.

Prue: That's not so bad.

Phoebe: Yea, I'd agree if they were planning to keep it within the family. They want to redo the whole world Prue. No more houses, buildings, cars, nothing. It'd be all vegetation all the time.

Prue: Oh. No thank you.

Phoebe: Paige is the key. We have to get to her.

Piper: I think I know how to stop them.

Cut to: Prue and Phoebe looking at Piper.

Cut to: the women as they continue their work. A car alarm goes off in the distance as greenery covers it. Eventually the car is turned into a shrub as the sidewalk melts into grass and a bench and streetlight next to it turn into a cluster of bushes and a lithe tree.

Paige lays in complete awareness but unable to stop what's happening. Avani keeps her eyes on her. A single tear falls down her cheek as she hears Willow laughing. Suddenly, ice covers Paige's body freezing her. Avani jumps up, startled, as she and rest of the coven watch the ground beneath them freezing over.

Willow: What is this? What did you do?

Avani: It wasn't me.

Cut to: Willow pulling back her hand and striking Avani across the face.

Piper: Hey!

Cut to: the women turning, and Willow stepping out from among them, as Prue, Piper, and Phoebe come out to face them.

Piper: Get the hell away from our sister.

Willow: She's not your sister anymore. Paige belongs with us.

Piper: Like hell she does.

Cut to: Willow flinching as Piper blows up a rose bush.

Willow: Stop it!

Piper: No.

Cut to: Piper blowing up another bush and a cluster of shrubs. The women of the coven huddle together as the ashes and burned leaves fall all around them.

Willow: I said stop.

Cut to: roots sprouting up around Piper's ankles.

Phoebe: Piper!

Cut to: the roots stopping abruptly as ice spreads over them. With on kick of her foot, Piper frees herself. She, then, raises her hands to blow up something else.

Willow: Ok stop! You're destroying everything we've built.

Piper: Give us Paige.

Demeter: Not a chance! We need her.

Piper: Fine. Prue, why don't you do that thing you do oh so well?

Prue: You mean this thing?

Cut to: Prue producing a flame in the palm of her hand, and kneeling, ready to let the flame fall into the grass.

Piper: Burn it down.

Willow: No! Release the girl.

Demeter: You cannot let them take her! She is bonded with Mother Earth until death.

Willow: I said, release her.

Cut to: Demeter pulling a knife from her belt. She cuts the roots surrounding Paige until she is freed. Immediately, Prue rushes forward to thaw her out. Paige gets to her feet shakily. But just as Prue is helping her back to where Phoebe and Piper stand, Demeter comes at them from behind with a knife. Willow sees it and doesn't try to stop her. Instead Avani blocks her path, putting her hands on her, draining her energy.

Avani: No more.

Cut to: Demeter falling to her knees. Avani closes her eyes, allowing Demeter's power (containing the heat of the sun in her hands) to flow through her and thaw out the forest clearing. Then she moves to stand in front of the sisters.

Avani: I am so sorry Paige. You're free to go.

Willow: You have no power here.

Avani: I have more than you. If you try to go after them, I'll suck you dry.

Cut to: Paige nodding a thank you.

Phoebe: Quick Paige, Madeline and Laura are in trouble.

Prue: And we're running out of time. The sun is going down.

Piper: Can you orb us up there?

Paige: I think so.

Cut to: the sisters huddling together and orbing out.

Cut to: the heavens. Madeline and Laura sit next to each other while Jenner comes to them with two cups of something to drink.

Jenner: Here you go ladies.

Cut to: Jenner suddenly freezing in place.

Cut to: Piper's flexed hands. Phoebe approaches Jenner as Prue helps to sit Paige on the bench beside the frozen Madeline and Laura.

Piper: Are you sure Pheebs?

Phoebe: Positive. Whatever is in those cups is poisoned I'm sure of it. The twins would have been dead in minutes.

Paige: I can't believe Jenner would do this.

Piper: Poor Josias. What are we going to tell him?

Prue: The truth.

Phoebe: Hold it. It wasn't him.

Paige: It wasn't him, what do you mean it wasn't him? He's holding the cups.

Phoebe: I know, but I can feel his emotions.

Prue: And?

Phoebe: Well there's a lot there, but that's not the point. The point is that I can read him, and the real killer cast a spell so that he couldn't be read.

Piper: So who made the drinks?

Cut to: Phoebe looking around, and stopping when she sees a frozen head peeping around the corner.

Phoebe: He did. I can't read him at all. He's a blank slate.

Cut to: Phoebe putting her hands on his shoulder. She closes her eyes as she has a premonition.

Phoebe: His name is Egar. He mentored the Elder who fell in love with the demon; loved him like his own son. Egar vowed to protect the Elder's sons after he died. He would do anything to save them.

Prue: Who was he?

Cut to: Phoebe coming out of the premonition.

Phoebe: I couldn't tell.

Piper: What do we do with him?

Paige: Nothing.

Prue: Once the Elders hear of what he was going to do they'll do much worse to him than we ever could.

Cut to: Paige leaning against Prue's shoulder. Piper watches Phoebe as she looks back at Egar.

Cut to: the manor. Paige enters the main hall to find Prue on the phone on the couch and Phoebe on her way down the stairs.

Phoebe: Hey. How was your day?

Paige: Busy, but good. I've finally settled into a good pace at work. Thank the gods; I was beginning to think I couldn't handle it.

Phoebe: Part of that may be my fault.

Paige: Huh?

Phoebe: Well I get caught up in reading people so much that I sometimes forget projecting your feelings isn't a one way street. It's hard to feel like you have any control when everyone around you is projecting a lack of control onto you. I'm sorry.

Paige: Aw honey, it's ok. We all have to do better.

Cut to: Prue walking up to them.

Prue: Do better at what?

Phoebe: Regaining control of our lives.

Prue: Oh, well, to that I have news. The real estate agent just called and she's got more places for us to see.

Phoebe: That's great. Now to get Piper to like any of them…

Paige: Speak of the witch…

Cut to: the sisters turning to see Piper coming down the stairs.

Prue: Hey, do you want to go look at more places for the restaurant?

Piper: Uhm, not right now actually. Leo called and said the lawyers set up a new date.

Paige: That's a good thing right?

Phoebe: Of course it is. You may finally get to see your kids again.

Cut to: Prue elbowing Phoebe.

Phoebe: Of course there's no pressure.

Piper: It's ok Pheebs. It's not a meeting with the lawyers actually. It's my first supervised visit with Wyatt and Chris.

Paige: Oh my god, that's so great!

Piper: Yea apparently, Leo went to bat for me after the last meeting.

Phoebe: I'm so happy for you honey.

Prue: Me too.

Paige: Three.

Prue: Do you think you can handle it?

Piper: I know I can. I have a little more control of my power now, finally, and it seems that when I'm fighting for someone I love…

Cut to: Paige smiling.

Piper: …all my fears disappear. So yes, this I can do. Besides the meeting isn't until the day after tomorrow so I have plenty of time to freak out before then.

Paige: We should celebrate.

Piper: Oh careful, missy Paige, are you sure you have time to stop and smell the roses?

Paige: Yes, just let me grab my purse from the kitchen.

Cut to: Paige entering the kitchen and grabbing her purse and keys off of the counter. When she turns around, Josias is there.

Josias: Hello, Paige.

Paige: We've been calling for you.

Josias: I know. I'm sorry.

Cut to: the two standing awkwardly

Josias: Are the girls safe? I heard the Elders reassigned them because of my involvement with you. I am sorry.

Paige: Yea. They have a new whitelighter and a friend of mine, a witch, is looking out for them in case they get into trouble. They still have their powers so…

Josias: Ah, yes. Of course.

Paige: Are you ok?

Cut to: Josias offering a small smile

Josias: Egar was my father's closest friend. He was like…the uncle I never had. Finding out that he'd intended to kill innocent girls was most unpleasant, but watching the Elders recycle him was far worse. I've never seen Jenner so destroyed.

Paige: I'm sorry. The Elders had no choice though.

Josias: Yes. I know.

Paige: Did he tell the Elders about…

Josias: My mother being a demon? No. He did as he swore to my father he would do. He gave his life to protect us. Can I trust you and your sisters will keep this secret?

Cut to: Josias pleading with his charge.

Josias: Please, Paige.

Cut to: Paige, who doesn't answer.

4

Preview: Playing God - The gods send messengers down to the Charmed Ones to train them in how to use their god-like abilities. But when the Charmed Ones become distracted by their non-magical lives, their trainers decide they should eliminate them altogether and take on the god-powers themselves. Will this be the last fight for the Charmed Ones?