Cole nodded. "I'll do it. I also like the idea of those babies getting a chance to live, along with their parents, besides bringing back my Phoebe. But that's not the only reason--I get a nice fringe benefit," and he turned to glare at Phoebe. "I still can't believe that you could possible believe that I was truly evil! How could you not believe in our love? I gave up everything for you! Everything! I can't believe you didn't give everything back to me in return! Especially not your trust in our love! You are nothing like my Phoebe! Nothing! I'll bet the Cole in your world is glad he's rid of you, even if he had to be vanquished to do it! You're nothing but a selfish shrew who deserves to be alone! That's the other reason why I'm doing this, letting you go back, so you can think about what my Phoebe has and what you lost through your own selfish blindness! I hope you end up alone, because the only true love you'll ever have is with me!" and turning away from them, he waved his arm and a small portal opened. "That will lead you back to the past you came from and hopefully bring my Phoebe--the true mother of my daughter, because you certainly aren't--and her sister back."
Piper stood up to hug her mother tightly. "I love you, Mom. I wish there was some way we could change your dimension, too, so you wouldn't have to worry about The Source and be able to do what I'm sure you guys did so well--saving innocents."
Patty smiled as she hugged her back. "I'll be sure to tell your counterparts about you two. Knowing that there's versions of them doing what they want to do will help, the way it will help me."
Piper gave her another squeeze. "I hope I'm half the mother you are."
Patty smiled as she returned the hug. "You are, sweetie. I'm sure of it. I love you, too."
Phoebe hugged Patty, too. "Hug Dad and Nicole for me, please?"
Patty smiled as she hugged her back, "I will."
Piper turned back to ask, "Drea, too?"
Patty nodded. "Andrea, too. Phoebe, don't blame yourself or miss us too much. Remember that it's The Curse that was affecting what happened in your world. So go, get rid of it, and be happy, my darling. Be very happy! I love you! Both of you, so very much!"
Piper smiled, waved, then walked over to the portal and stepped through. Phoebe began to follow, but then turned to look pleadingly at Cole. "I truly am sorry."
"Go! I want my Phoebe back! Now!" and Cole pointed at the portal, still very angry, very cold, completely unforgiving, and Phoebe, her head down, tears in her eyes, walked through the portal.
She soon found herself standing next to Piper, back in the woods outside of the square next to Ruth Cobb's house in Richmond, VA, 1624, right as the rider rode towards Paige. They could hear the original Piper cry out, "Paige! Look out!" So the Piper who had just come back from the alternate future stepped out of the woods and threw out her arms, unlike her counterpart, close enough to freeze the scene just before the man would've stabbed Ruth Cobb.
She kept her arms out while the Phoebe standing next to her ran out and moved Ruth just a little bit, while drinking in the sight of Paige, so very happy to see her younger sister alive, admitting to herself how very much she would've missed her had she and Piper remained stuck in that other world. But she told herself, "Save Ruth now; hug Paige later!" so she simply winked at Paige before running back to Piper, while the original Piper and Phoebe continued to simply stare in shock.
Paige was also in shock--two Pipers and two Phoebes was too much for her--but she decided to just roll with it, so she took out her athame, then made a small cut in the back of Ruth's arm before screaming out, "She isn't bleeding!"
Piper rolled her eyes, even as she admitted to herself how much she'd missed how dumb her so-intelligent sister could sometimes be, and yelled back, "That's because she's frozen!" and she flicked her hands.
The man on the horse swung his sword, just like he did before, but this time it just missed both Paige and Ruth, impaling the sword into the ground, knocking the rider from his horse, knocking him unconscious. As Ruth began to scream and began to bleed, Paige tore a piece of blood-stained clothes and orbed out quick.
"Run before the witch-hunters unfreeze!" the original Piper yelled out. As she and the original Phoebe once more ran for the woods, the Piper and Phoebe who had gone to the alternate future watched them then turn to smile at one another and high-five in triumph. Then they smiled as they watched each other fade away, even as they blended back into their original selves, giving their new memories to their original selves, allowing their original selves realize exactly what they'd just seen.
Meanwhile, those original versions had reached the Wiccan altar. Paige orbed in to join them, holding the bloodied cloth.
Phoebe looked at the altar, then at Paige, a huge grin on her face, a different grin than the last time she'd done this. She turned to look at Piper then she very slowly said. "Talk about your déjà vu!" and Piper's grin was also different, as she nodded.
Paige, who, of course, didn't notice the difference, held up the cloth. "I got the blood! Let's go back and cast that spell!"
Soon three bright sparks of white light appeared in the attic of the Halliwell Manor and formed into The Charmed Ones. Paige grinned and held up the cloth, then ran to the pedastal. "Let's make that potion and end that Curse!" she cried.
Piper shook her head. "First things first! I've gotta know!" and she ran out the door, and they could hear her clattering down the steps. Soon they could hear her clattering back up. She smiled brightly at Phoebe. "They're safe. Both Wyatt and Chris are safe! So's Leo!"
Phoebe gave her a very happy, yet sad, smile. Taking a deep breath, she walked over to Piper and hugged her tight. "I'm so glad that they're okay, Piper. I didn't really want them to be gone."
Piper smiled back as she hugged her back. "I know, Phoebs. I understand."
Phoebe hugged her again, then turned and walked over to Paige and hugged her tight. "I love you, Paige! I'm so very, very glad you're one of us!"
Paige looked at her, confused, then demanded, "Who are you, and what did you do with my sister?"
Phoebe gave her a very sad smile. "I just realized that maybe I've been a bit too self-centered lately in my search for my daughter's father."
Paige quirked an eyebrow. "A bit?"
Phoebe laughed. "Okay, a lot self-centered. But I just want you to know how happy I am that you're part of our family and part of The Charmed Ones. I can't imagine our family without you. I really do love you, Paige, and I would even if we weren't Charmed."
Paige hugged her back, a huge smile on her face. "I understand, Phoebs. I love you, too, and I'm glad I'm part of this family. I hope you find your daughter's father. And guess what! You just might now, because we don't even have to make a potion! We must not have read the whole entry! Since we've got an item with Ruth's blood on it, all we need to do is to use a white candle to burn it while chanting the spell!"
"Well, let's do it!" cried Piper.
Phoebe shook her head. "I need to do something else first. One more apology."
"Phoebs?" Piper asked, her concerned voice sounding a lot like their mother's. "Are you sure?"
Phoebe nodded. "It's okay, Piper. I don't know how much breaking that Curse is going to change things. I need to do something else first while the world is still the way we left it."
"If you're sure?" Piper insisted, still concerned.
Phoebe nodded. "May I do this alone, please?"
Piper nodded, "C'mon, Paige!" and then seeing her youngest sister's very confused look, Piper added, "I promise to explain the best I can," and she closed the door behind her.
Phoebe gave out a deep sigh, then set up a ring of white candles in the form of a pentagram and lit each one. After taking another deep breath, she began to chant:
"Hear
these words, hear my cry,
Spirit from the other side,
Come to
me; I summon thee.
Cross now the Great Divide."
She took another deep breath then continued chanting.
"Magic
forces black and white,
Reaching out through space and light,
No
matter where he may now be,
Bring back Cole Turner here to me."
There was a brilliant flash of lights and then the ghost of Cole appeared. He first glared at Phoebe then sighed in resignation. "What do you want, Phoebe? To vanquish me yet again? You can't. I'm a trapped spirit--trapped by you and your sisters--and can't come back, even if I wanted to. Nor do I."