"So you're saying you're not really Piper," Phoebe asked, confused.
The three sisters were sitting in the living room of the manor. Piper had just explained to them that she was from an alternate reality. Phoebe, understandably, was confused.
"I am Piper, just not the Piper of this reality," Piper replied, starting to get frustrated. She didn't quite understand why they were having trouble grasping the explanation.
Prue smiled. "I get it. I mean, we're witches. We fight evil everyday. I think a sister from an alternate reality isn't too much to deal with."
Piper smiled back. "Everything in this reality is the same, but different if that makes any sense. You all look the same, give or take a hairstyle."
She turned her attention to Phoebe when she said that last remark. Phoebe laughed. "Even in this reality I change my hairstyle whenever possible."
Piper changed the subject. "I want to get back to my reality, but I need to make sure that girl at the club is safe first."
"You know who she is, don't you?" Prue asked gently.
Piper nodded. "Yes. Her name is Paige Matthews. If that demon in your premonition is who I think it was, then we really need to help her."
"Do you know her in your reality?" Phoebe asked. Both she and Prue were curious.
Piper knew she had to tell them who Paige is. She wasn't sure how to break the news that Paige is their half sister. She wasn't sure she could tell Prue the reason Paige found her way into their life.
"Yes, I know her," Piper replied, taking a deep breath before continuing. "She's our sister."
Prue furrowed her brow. "What do you mean our sister?"
"Our half sister," Piper added. "Mom and Sam..."
Prue shook her head in anger. "Why didn't we know about her?"
Piper sighed. "They had to give her up for adoption to protect her. Back then, it was taboo for Whitelighter's and witches to be together let alone have children."
"So, we didn't get to meet her until later in your reality too?" asked Phoebe. She seemed to be handling the news a little easier. Prue wasn't as thrilled.
"Yep," Piper simply answered. "And it was a shock to us in my reality too."
"How was it all revealed? I mean, why did she show up?" Phoebe wanted to learn everything about her.
"To reconstitute the Power of Three," Piper said quietly, diverting her eyes away from her sisters. She couldn't tell them the reason why.
"Reconstitute? But that would mean one of us..." Phoebe could not complete that statement. "So, which one of us was it?"
Piper didn't answer.
"It was me, wasn't it?" Prue could see right through her sister's silence.
Piper looked up, tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry Prue. I didn't want you to know. I was just going to leave things the way they were here. Paige would at least be safe. But I think The Source found out about her earlier. He sent a demon assassin after her, probably to get her out of the way, so there'd be no way to reconstitute the Power of Three if anything happens to either of you. I assume he plans to kill you after killing her."
"Well, I think we have a change of plans to take care of," Prue announced. "I don't want to end up like the Prue of your reality."
Piper sighed. "I don't want that to happen either. After we save Paige, I will find a way back to my reality and return your Piper to you."
Prue softened a bit. "No wonder you were so shocked when you saw me. I can imagine the death of Prue in your reality had a major impact on you. Its hard being the oldest, isn't it?"
Piper shrugged. "Yeah, but it's not so bad. I'd rather not be, but it's the way things are."
Piper couldn't help it when she started to cry, uncontrollably. "I don't want to go back. Not without you there."
Prue sat beside Piper on the couch, hugging her. "I'm sorry. This must be difficult. But you have to go back. Paige and Phoebe need you there. They will need the Power of Three to survive."
Piper nodded. "I know."
She smiled through her tears. "I'm expecting a baby in my reality."
Prue and Phoebe both squealed in delight. "Piper, that's definitely another good reason for you to return to your reality."
"So you and Leo are happy there," Phoebe added.
"We are," Piper replied. "If I find a way home, make sure the Piper in this reality works things out with Leo. They will need each other. Oh it's strange to talk about myself like this."
Phoebe laughed before speaking again. "We'll do our best."
"That's all I can ask," Piper said, her voice noted with appreciation.
"Now, we have to find Paige before Shax does," Prue interrupted, taking charge. This is exactly the way she would have been in Piper's reality. "When we save her, we will have plenty of time to get to know her."
Piper needed to see Prue's take charge attitude right now. It was just like Prue to say when and not if. It gave them all a sense of confidence that it will all work out in the end.
Prue and Phoebe both called for Leo who immediately orbed in.
"Sorry to call you away," Phoebe replied, "but we need to find.."
"I know, The Elders filled me in," Leo interrupted. "You have another sister who needs protection."
He caught a glimpse of Piper sitting on the couch. Piper could see the hurt in his eyes. She suddenly felt guilty for something her alternate self had done. She pushed Leo away when she needed him most.
"That's not the real Piper," Phoebe explained. "So don't be mad at her."
Leo was confused. "But it looks just like her."
"I am her, I mean me. I mean I'm from an alternate reality. And you and I are happy there." Piper was deeply saddened to see Leo so hurt. "I'll explain more about that later. We really have to find Paige. Can you sense her?"
"Don't bother."
Piper turned toward the front door. There stood Paige, seemingly frightened. "I'm sorry I ran away. I was just scared."
Phoebe went over to her, taking her hand. "It's okay. We were looking for you, and now you're found."
"How did you know where we lived?" Prue was wary of her new sister, Piper could tell.
Paige looked around nervously. "I, well, this is gonna sound weird coming from a stranger, but...I think...I might be your sister."
Piper smiled. "Welcome to the family."
The three sisters were sitting in the living room of the manor. Piper had just explained to them that she was from an alternate reality. Phoebe, understandably, was confused.
"I am Piper, just not the Piper of this reality," Piper replied, starting to get frustrated. She didn't quite understand why they were having trouble grasping the explanation.
Prue smiled. "I get it. I mean, we're witches. We fight evil everyday. I think a sister from an alternate reality isn't too much to deal with."
Piper smiled back. "Everything in this reality is the same, but different if that makes any sense. You all look the same, give or take a hairstyle."
She turned her attention to Phoebe when she said that last remark. Phoebe laughed. "Even in this reality I change my hairstyle whenever possible."
Piper changed the subject. "I want to get back to my reality, but I need to make sure that girl at the club is safe first."
"You know who she is, don't you?" Prue asked gently.
Piper nodded. "Yes. Her name is Paige Matthews. If that demon in your premonition is who I think it was, then we really need to help her."
"Do you know her in your reality?" Phoebe asked. Both she and Prue were curious.
Piper knew she had to tell them who Paige is. She wasn't sure how to break the news that Paige is their half sister. She wasn't sure she could tell Prue the reason Paige found her way into their life.
"Yes, I know her," Piper replied, taking a deep breath before continuing. "She's our sister."
Prue furrowed her brow. "What do you mean our sister?"
"Our half sister," Piper added. "Mom and Sam..."
Prue shook her head in anger. "Why didn't we know about her?"
Piper sighed. "They had to give her up for adoption to protect her. Back then, it was taboo for Whitelighter's and witches to be together let alone have children."
"So, we didn't get to meet her until later in your reality too?" asked Phoebe. She seemed to be handling the news a little easier. Prue wasn't as thrilled.
"Yep," Piper simply answered. "And it was a shock to us in my reality too."
"How was it all revealed? I mean, why did she show up?" Phoebe wanted to learn everything about her.
"To reconstitute the Power of Three," Piper said quietly, diverting her eyes away from her sisters. She couldn't tell them the reason why.
"Reconstitute? But that would mean one of us..." Phoebe could not complete that statement. "So, which one of us was it?"
Piper didn't answer.
"It was me, wasn't it?" Prue could see right through her sister's silence.
Piper looked up, tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry Prue. I didn't want you to know. I was just going to leave things the way they were here. Paige would at least be safe. But I think The Source found out about her earlier. He sent a demon assassin after her, probably to get her out of the way, so there'd be no way to reconstitute the Power of Three if anything happens to either of you. I assume he plans to kill you after killing her."
"Well, I think we have a change of plans to take care of," Prue announced. "I don't want to end up like the Prue of your reality."
Piper sighed. "I don't want that to happen either. After we save Paige, I will find a way back to my reality and return your Piper to you."
Prue softened a bit. "No wonder you were so shocked when you saw me. I can imagine the death of Prue in your reality had a major impact on you. Its hard being the oldest, isn't it?"
Piper shrugged. "Yeah, but it's not so bad. I'd rather not be, but it's the way things are."
Piper couldn't help it when she started to cry, uncontrollably. "I don't want to go back. Not without you there."
Prue sat beside Piper on the couch, hugging her. "I'm sorry. This must be difficult. But you have to go back. Paige and Phoebe need you there. They will need the Power of Three to survive."
Piper nodded. "I know."
She smiled through her tears. "I'm expecting a baby in my reality."
Prue and Phoebe both squealed in delight. "Piper, that's definitely another good reason for you to return to your reality."
"So you and Leo are happy there," Phoebe added.
"We are," Piper replied. "If I find a way home, make sure the Piper in this reality works things out with Leo. They will need each other. Oh it's strange to talk about myself like this."
Phoebe laughed before speaking again. "We'll do our best."
"That's all I can ask," Piper said, her voice noted with appreciation.
"Now, we have to find Paige before Shax does," Prue interrupted, taking charge. This is exactly the way she would have been in Piper's reality. "When we save her, we will have plenty of time to get to know her."
Piper needed to see Prue's take charge attitude right now. It was just like Prue to say when and not if. It gave them all a sense of confidence that it will all work out in the end.
Prue and Phoebe both called for Leo who immediately orbed in.
"Sorry to call you away," Phoebe replied, "but we need to find.."
"I know, The Elders filled me in," Leo interrupted. "You have another sister who needs protection."
He caught a glimpse of Piper sitting on the couch. Piper could see the hurt in his eyes. She suddenly felt guilty for something her alternate self had done. She pushed Leo away when she needed him most.
"That's not the real Piper," Phoebe explained. "So don't be mad at her."
Leo was confused. "But it looks just like her."
"I am her, I mean me. I mean I'm from an alternate reality. And you and I are happy there." Piper was deeply saddened to see Leo so hurt. "I'll explain more about that later. We really have to find Paige. Can you sense her?"
"Don't bother."
Piper turned toward the front door. There stood Paige, seemingly frightened. "I'm sorry I ran away. I was just scared."
Phoebe went over to her, taking her hand. "It's okay. We were looking for you, and now you're found."
"How did you know where we lived?" Prue was wary of her new sister, Piper could tell.
Paige looked around nervously. "I, well, this is gonna sound weird coming from a stranger, but...I think...I might be your sister."
Piper smiled. "Welcome to the family."
