(A/N From now on, I'm skipping all the "Phoebe at her work" scenes that are centered around her, because I never liked them in the show)
In Piper's room at the Manor, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and baby are there. Everyone is looking down at the baby who is in the bassinet. Prue enters the room while talking on her phone
"Oh, Andy, I can't wait for you to come home next week and see him, he's so cute" Prue says as she joins the other by the bassinet "ok, talk to you later. Love you too" she says and hangs up. She looks at the baby, like the rest of them
"Ooh, I could eat him up! I swear I could with a little ranch dressing" Phoebe says in her baby voice
"Okay, but let's not, okay?" Piper says
"I can't make that promise" Phoebe says
"He is three weeks old and you're alredy freaking him out, stop it" Prue says to Phoebe. Phoebe looks at her and pouts
"Okay, don't listen to your aunties, okay, they're a little kooky. Us guys gotta stick together, don't we, Peter?" Leo says. Piper looks at him
"Peter?" she asks him
"Peter. I'm just floating it" he answers. Piper looks at the baby
"Hmm, is your name Peter?" she asks the baby
"Well, for what it's worth, I dated a Peter in high school and he wasn't very nice" Phoebe chimes in
"Yeah, you know, for what it's worth, it's kind of the name of the appendage that he has that surprised us all so much. It might get him teased at school" Paige says
"Okay, no Peter, but we're running out of P's" Leo says
"I can't believe you never thought of P boy names" Prue says
"Well, when we went to the future I had a little girl, you know that Prue, you were there, you saw her, but obviously that has changed, as has a lot of things but, um, I'm still having trouble letting go of the name we settled on" Piper says
"Yeah, well, Prudence Melinda might get him in trouble at school too" Phoebe says as she and Prue try not to laugh
"I'm thinking that's probably true, although he could just zap them onto a roof like Harry Potter would or something" Paige remarks
"God I hope not" Leo says
"Aren't you excited to see what his powers are?" Phoebe asks
"Excited, terrified. I mean, after seeing what the kid can do inside the womb, he's no muggle" Piper says
"Hey, what about Potter? Potter Halliwell" Phoebe says
"Or is it Wyatt?" Prue asks looking at Leo
"No, it's definitely Halliwell. Demons fear it, good magic respects it. I want what's best for him. That's why I'm gonna say no to Potter" Leo says. The baby starts to cry
"Oh, somebody's getting very sleepy. Come on. Shh" Piper says, motioning them to leave the room. Phoebe hugs the bassinet
"We love you, we love you, baby, so much. Love you, love you, love you" Phoebe says, again in her baby voice
"Okay, enough of that" Prue says as she half-drags Phoebe away from the baby. She, Phoebe and Paige leave the room. Piper tucks the baby in with a blanket embroidered with the triquetra symbol on it and she and Leo also leave the room. They all meet at the hallway
"It's too bad with all the powers your baby has, sleeping through the night is not one of them" Paige says half-jokingly and yawns as Phoebe walks into her room
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that, you guys. Maybe we can cast some kind of sound proofing spell around our bedroom so you don't have to deal with..." Piper starts to say but Paige interrupts her
"No way, it'll interfere with the baby's alarm system" she says
"Which works how exactly?" Piper asks
"Ah, pretty basic stuff. we just enchanted a few cowry shells" Prue answers and Paige nods
"Well, it's not going to shock anything, is it?" Leo asks
"In the nursery? We're not total idiots. It'll just alert us to the presence of evil so we can all sleep a little sounder. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I need to apply some under eye makeup to these dark circles that your sweet baby caused" Paige says and goes into her room
"I'm gonna do the same thing and fast. Otherwise, I'll be late for work" Prue says and goes into her room. Phoebe sneaks out of her room, heading for Piper's. Piper and Leo see her
"Where are you going?" Piper asks her
"I'm just gonna go watch him sleep for a little while" Phoebe says and turns around again
"Phoebe. You must go to work" Piper says to her
"Yeah, aren't you supposed to meet the new owner of the paper today?" Leo chimes in. Phoebe turns around and faces them again
"I know, but it's so hard to leave him. Shouldn't there be some sort of maternity leave for new aunties?" she asks rhetorically
"Phoebe, the club is not raking in the dough these days and Paige is unemployed, the cost of diapers...beside you, Prue's the only one with the steady income right now so we kind of need you to keep your job" Piper says
"You're right, you're right, I'll go. Just, no Peter, okay? And no Patrick. And I really think you should consider Potter because it's a great name. Okay. Just don't make any decisions until I get back, please. And do me a favour and kiss his little toes for me when he wakes up" Phoebe rants and then leaves
"When are you going to talk to her?" Leo asks Piper
"Oh, she's just excited" Piper brushes him off
"Excited, obsessed" Leo remarks
"Why? Because she wants to watch her nephew sleep?" Piper asks him rhetorically
"No, because yesterday she was giving you breast feeding advice and now she wants maternity leave" Leo argues
"Well, she knows a lot about breasts. And she's an aunt, that's what they do. It's family, you know" Piper retorts
"Okay, well, how is mummy doing?" Leo asks as he puts his arms around Piper
"Mummy's tired. And happy" Piper answers and they kiss
"Wanna try and get some sleep?" Leo asks Piper and she nods. They kiss again. Suddenly, an alarm goes off and Prue and Paige run out of their bedrooms
"The baby!" Paige screams as she runs past Piper and Leo
"What?" Piper asks in panic
"The baby!" Prue also screams as she, too, runs past Piper and Leo split second after Paige. Piper and Leo follow them. They all head toward Piper's bedroom. In there, two demons are standing over the baby's bassinet. Paige runs in followed by Prue, Piper and Leo
"Hey!" Paige yells at demons. They look at her. A force field appears around the baby's bassinet and knocks the demons to their feet. Piper blows up one of the demons. The other demon shimmers out just before a knife, that Prue threw telekinetically at him, hits him
"Son of a...!" Piper starts to say, then bites her tongue. The force field vanishes. They walk over to the baby who is crying. Piper picks him up
"Way to go, little guy. Way to use your powers" Leo says, feeling proud as the girls try to calm the baby down. Sometime later, Prue, Piper and Paige walk into the attic
"It just pisses me off. I can't believe they would come in the house and try to steal the baby" Piper says
"Piper, demons aren't exactly known for their moral compass. At least he'll be safe with the Elders until we can figure it out" Prue says as the three of them walk over to the Book
"But he's just a baby. He's small and little and innocent" Piper rants angrily
"It's okay. He's got that invincibility thing going on. Hey, do you think that's permanent or is it like a baby teeth thing?" Paige asks no one in particular
"I have no idea but the demons saw the force field, they're gonna find a way around it" Piper says, worried
"Unless they can get up to Elder-land, he's gonna be fine" Prue tries to calm her down
"Well, he can't stay up there forever" Piper argues
"That's what we're here for. No one is going to steal him. I promise you that" Paige says with determination and Prue nods in agreement. Leo orbs in with the baby. The girls give him questioning looks
"They wouldn't keep him" Leo answers their unspoken question as Prue and Paige start flipping the Book
"What? Why? Did you tell them what's going on?" Piper asks him
"They want us to prove to ourselves that we can protect him like your mum and grams did for you" Leo says as the baby starts to cry. Piper takes him from Leo
"So the mighty Elders are useless, as always" Prue remarks as she and Paige still look through the Book
"Oh, no, it's okay, we don't need them anyway. It's alright" Piper says both to the baby and to herself as she sits down on the couch. Leo sits beside her
"Are you okay?" he asks Piper
"I'm having some severe separation anxiety issues" she says
"We can do this" Leo says, trying to encourage her. Prue and Paige stop flipping pages of the Book
"Hey, here he is, the Hawker Demon. "A breed of demon known for hawking magical goods at the demonic market." Paige says
"Magical goods? My baby is a magical good? That is sick and twisted" Piper says, getting a little angry again
"The question is who would wanna buy him and why?" Leo asks aloud the question that's in everybody's head
The Demon Marketplace is crowded with funky looking demons buying weapons, books, ingredients for potions... At a stall, a gypsy is tied up. Two Parasite Demons with bleached white hair and red eyes are there with the Hawker Demon
"We paid you for a baby, not a gypsy!" Parasite Demon no.1 says angrily
"And I told you the little brat had a force field protecting it" Hawker Demon counters
"Which is why we want it, you idiot. The shield is what makes that kid a perfect battery" Parasite Demon no.2 says
"A self-sustaining, never ending source of magical power. We tap into that power and it will return us to our former strength" Parasite Demon no.1 says
"Or would you have us stay weaklings, Hawker, doomed to feed on the magic of others forever?" Parasite Demon no.2 asks
"Look, I am sorry that the witch cursed you, and I'm sorry that you lost all of your powers, that's a tough break. But it's not my fault" Hawker Demon snaps at them
"Hawker!" a woman with greyish long hair and wearing black clothes calls for him and approaches them
"Madame, how may I serve you today?" Hawker Demon asks her
"The eyes of two dozen adult brown bats and a large boar's tongue, please" she says
"Right away" Hawker Demon says and gets the tongue and eyes and wraps them in some paper
"We're not finished here. She can wait her turn" Parasite Demon no.1 says, agitated. She smirks at them
"Bottom feeders" she says and looks at a jar of eyes "What is it that's keeping you alive today, hm? Feed on a troll for breakfast this morning?" she taunts them
"Back off, Crone" Parasite Demon no.2 says, trying to sound threatening. They glare at each other. Crone approaches them a little and sniffs the air around them, then turns to Hawker
"I sense danger, Hawker. The task these leeches seek you for will bring only death and destruction, and not to our enemies. Turn them away" she warns him. He listens to her and contemplates her words
"Your order, madam" he says and holds out the wrapped up tongue and eyes. She hands him some coins and takes it. She walks away
"You're not gonna listen to that crazy old wretch, are you?" Parasite Demon no.1 asks Hawker Demon
"Crone's wisdom is ancient and renowned. I have already lost one demon on this job. Now, you either take the gypsy or nothing" Hawker Demon says
"We'll take the gypsy to tide us over, and we'll double the bounty on the infant" Parasite Demon no.2 offers
"Or maybe we'll pay that to another Hawker. In which case the bounty will be on your head" Parasite Demon no.1 threatens
At the Manor, Paige walks in the conservatory from outside the Manor and into the parlor where Piper, Leo and the baby are. Piper and Leo are looking at the family tree
"Well, the neighbours who don't already think we're crazy now officially do. But the house is surrounded by apples and sage" she says
"Thank you. I know you think it's a waste of time but..." Piper starts to say but Paige interrupts her
"Well, you know, if it worked we would've done it already" she argues
"Every little bit helps" Piper argues back
"Alright. How's your ritual coming?" Paige asks, giving in
"It's not" Piper answers. Paige looks at her, confused
"What? I thought you were gonna try to call the baby's fairy guards" she says
"We were, we are, but to perform the ritual properly you have to have a name for the baby first" Piper explains
"So we busted out the family tree hoping to find some new ideas" Leo says
"Let me see" Paige says and sits beside them "Okay, right away I'm gonna say I'm against the name Herbert" she states
"Yeah, we already vetoed Clarence and Milton as well" Piper says. Paige looks at the bottom of the tree and sees that her name was added
"Cool, I'm in there too" she remarks
"Let me see" Leo says and looks "I haven't seen your name here last time I saw the tree. Piper, who added Paige's name?" he asks
"I did" Piper answers
"Really? When?" Paige asks her
"Right after the whole Furries incident" she simply says, with tone of her voice saying that she's not telling anything else. Paige looks at Leo and he gives her "just drop it" look and reassuring smile. She nods and smiles back
"Anyway, wiccan rituals and fairy guards notwithstanding, I think it's time we bust out some serious ammo" Paige says, getting back on the subject of matter. Piper looks at her
"As in...?" she asks
"As in a good old fashioned demon hunt. I say we bypass the Hawker and go for the jerk that hired him to steal the baby in the first place" Paige answers
"How?" Leo asks
"Not so sure just yet but I will say this. Once we find him, we use him to send a message, "If you come after this baby you will die in the cruellest manor possible" Paige answers. The baby starts to cry and Piper goes to the bassinet
"Well, I like the message. Um, you know, except... " she says as she picks up the baby and carries him to a change table
"Except?" Paige pushes for an answer
"Except for the part where I have to leave my newborn child to go demon hunting. I'm just, I'm not ready" Piper finishes her thought and starts changing baby's diaper. Paige sits next to Leo
"Okay, fine, I can understand that. I'll just, uh, I'll take Prue, or Phoebe" she suggests
"Except that they're both at work and we kinda need their money right now" Leo says
"I'll go by myself" Piage gives another suggestion
"No way, you don't even know what kind of demon we're up against" Leo reasons with her
"Fine, but I am the baby's godmother. It's my job to protect him and if I don't stop him, the Hawker will come back" Paige argues back
"Alright, then let's get ready for him" Leo gives in
"Exactly. We'll lay a trap for him. Maybe we'll kidnap him and sell him to the highest bidder" Piper says as she picks up the baby and puts him back in the bassinet "What do you think? That's a good idea" she says to the baby in her baby voice
"Then we can find out who hired him and force him to take us to them" Leo says
"No, it sounds risky" Paige counters
"Well, he has his own force field and your alarm system. It's no more risky than you going off on your own on some wild goose chase" Leo reasons with her again
"He's right, you should go get the crystals for the trap" Piper says, agreeing with Leo
"Fine" Paige gives in and goes upstairs. The phone rings. Leo answers it. It's Phoebe. Leo goes into the conservatory and talks to her. Sometime later, Piper and Leo are in the parlor, looking at their baby, with demon trap all set and waiting
"Why would somebody want to hurt something so innocent?" Piper asks rhetorically. Leo points at Paige who is asleep on the couch. They walk into the conservatory "Poor Paige. She's getting all the hassles of parenthood with none of the rewards" Piper says, feeling sorry for her sister
"I think a smile from her nephew is all she'll ever want. It's gonna be okay, Piper" Leo assures her
"How?" Piper asks him
"Because babies are resilient and ours has a little extra of that" he answers
"But even so, I mean, it can't be good for him. Even if he can handle the demons, he must sense the tension which means at the very best, we end up with a neurotic infant" she argues
" Look on the bright side, growing up with your sisters, he was bound to be neurotic anyway" he says jokingly. They laugh and hug. Suddenly, Paige comes flying in the room. The baby alarm goes off. Piper and Leo run into the parlor to see the Hawker and another demon there. The demon has a red beam of light hitting the bassinet which is causing it to float in mid-air
"No!" Piper screams and dives on the bassinet and pushes it out of the beam's way. They land on the floor. Leo tackles the two demons
"Leo!" Paige yells at him and he gets out of the way. Paige puts down a crystal near the demons creating a crystal cage. The demons scream and they are vanquished, leaving only a knife "I guess I over charged it" she remarks and picks up the knife. Leo rushes over to Piper and the baby. The baby cries. Paige follows Leo toward Piper and the baby
"I got you, bub. You're alright" Piper says to the baby, trying to calm him
"How's my little buddy doing, huh?" Leo asks
"I think we need a little bit of healing here" Piper says
"Well, he looks fine to me" Leo says, looking at the baby
"Not him, me" Piper says. She looks down at her leg and falls back unconscious. Paige and Leo look at the broken bone sticking out of Piper's leg. They wince at the sight. Paige collects herself and goes over to Piper and props Piper's head onto her lap. Leo is about to heal Piper's leg
"Okay, now, easy, watch her head. Alright, make sure you hold her hands, we don't want her blowing anything up" Leo instructs Paige. She nods in understandment and holds Piper's arms
"Just do it" Paige says. Leo heals Piper's leg and Piper sits up quickly
"Where's the baby?" she asks in panic
"It's alright, honey, he's okay" Leo tries to calm her
"They knew about the force field, they almost blew him out of the window" she says, getting a little angry. Paige rubs her shoulder in attempt to calm her
"Yeah, but they didn't, and right now our concern is about you" Leo says
"Me? Why? I'm healed" Piper says, not understanding their concern
"Yes, but the fact is that you needed to be healed, that's what I'm talking about" Leo says and it finally dawns on her
"Yeah, I guess I'm not so invincible anymore, huh?" she says
"Well, it makes sense since you got the power from him and he's not inside you anymore" Paige deduces
"I was just hoping he would've left a little bit behind for mama" Leo says
"Well, the theory did occur to me but I haven't had a chance to test it out" Piper says
"This is serious, Piper. You need to learn how to be careful again now that you're vulnerable" Leo scolds her a little
"I don't have to luxury of being careful now that half of demonville is after our child" Piper counters
"Um, what do you think about using he athame to scry for the demonic market? I mean, it makes sense that the Hawker demon got it there. When we find it, we can disguise ourselves as demons, infiltrate the market and pretend that we know how to get the Charmed Ones' baby" Paige forms a plan
"It's a smart plan. Then we could find out what sicko is in the market to buy him" Piper adds to Paige's plan
"Right, then we vanquish them, everyone they've ever met, and proceed with our original demon killing, message sending plan" Paige cocludes the plan
"It's a very wordy, very good plan" Piper agrees with Paige
"Oh, it's a good idea to send the mother of my child into the hornets nest because you overcharged the trap?" Leo snipes at Paige
"Oh, gee, one little mistake, man" Paige defends herself
"It's okay, she's right, we can go" Piper says
"Right" Paige says and gets up "You sure you're okay to do this?" Paige asks Piper. Piper looks at the baby for couple of seconds
"No, I can't go" she finally says. Paige smiles in understandment
"Okay, I'll just go check the Book of Shadows, see if I missed anything. He'll be okay" she assures Piper and leaves the room
"I think it's time we called Prue and Phoebe" Piper says to Leo
"I called Phoebe, she said she was on her way home. I'll call her again. After that, I'll call Prue" Leo says and gets up and goes to the phone
"You're okay, little guy, we're not gonna let anybody steal you" Piper says to the baby and, again, to herself. Meanwhile, Paige waks in Piper's room and goes over to the bassinet. She picks up the blanket with the triquetra symbol on it and orbs out. She orbs in the forest, near the Demonic Marketplace. She waves her hand in front of her and glamours herself to look more like a demon. She's wearing a tight short blue dress and has a blonde hair. She is walking toward the place that the crystal showed on the map, holding the baby blanket
"It's okay, Paige, it's okay. I fought fairytales earlier this year, you can do this, you can do this" she says to herself, trying to boost her confidence. Suddenly, an energy ball flies out of nowhere and hits Paige in the chest. She falls flat on her face. Two demon guards literally walk out of two trees
"Lost, little girl?" Demon Guard no.1 asks Paige, sounding menacing. She gets up
"You have a really messed up idea of customer service" she spits the words at them
"What?" Demon Guard no.2 asks, taken aback
"I am a dissatisfied customer" Paige says and pulls a knife out from under the blanket "I bought this athame here at the market. It's supposed to flame. It doesn't. I paid a pretty penny for it too. And for what? It almost got me killed trying to steal the Charmed Ones' baby. You know what I got for my efforts? A nice little blanket. Mm, sweet. Oh, and the Hawker who hired me? He got eighty-sixed, so I didn't even get a pay day" she ends her "angry" rant
"Who are you?" Demon Guard no.1 asks, not conviced with her answer
"I told you, I'm a dissatisfied customer" she says and stabs Demon Guard no.2 in the stomach and vanquishes him "see? No flame" she states. They glare at each other for a moment. Demon Guard no.1 waves his arm and a portal-like door to the market appears between two trees. Paige walks through into the market. The Demon Guard waves his arm again and closes the portal door. On the Marketplace, Paige walks through the busy street
In the parlor at the Manor, Prue, Piper and baby are there. Leo orbs in with Phoebe
"I don't understand. Why didn't you juts orb for me when they wouldn't put me through?" Phoebe asks Leo and rushes over to the bassinet
"Because I didn't want to leave the house unless it was absolutely necessary" Leo answers
"Oh, right. Okay, so there was another kidnap attempt?" Phoebe asks no one in particular and reaches in to pick up the baby but Piper stops her
"Yes, shh" Piper says and they move away from the bassinet
"I can't believe they didn't put you through" Phoebe whispers in frustration
"They said you were in an important meeting and the boss said that you shouldn't be disturbed" Leo says
"Unbelievable. And he says I have my priorities mixed up?" Phoebe says
"Who?" Prue asks
"Jason Dean. And when did you get here?" Phoebe asks Prue
"Just a minute before you. Piper filled me in on what's happened" Prue answers
"Jason" Leo says and looks at Piper, contemplating "Jason Halli..." he starts to suggest to Piper but Phoebe interrupts him
"Oh, don't even think about it, mister" Phoebe threatens
"Please tell me you didn't get fired" Piper says to Phoebe
"No, I didn... I don't think I did" Phoebe says. The baby wakes up and starts to cry. The baby alarm goes off "What the hell is that?" Phoebe asks them
"Baby alarm" Prue says as she looks around the room like Piper and Leo are doing
"What?" Phoebe asks and rushes over to the baby and picks him up. The alarm stops "What was that alerting us to exactly?" she asks
"Demons, there's supposed to be demons in the house" Prue answers as she and Leo go into another room to check it out
"Look at that, he's not even crying. You are so brave. You're like a little brave soldier" Phoebe beams at baby. Prue and Leo join them again
"Maybe the alarm is faulty" Leo says
"I dont think so, although, the alarm was Paige's idea, we just made it up together, maybe she'd know if there's something wrong about it" Prue says
"Where is Paige?" Piper asks. They all look at each other and head for the attic. Piper walks in the attic first, carrying the baby. Prue, Phoebe and Leo walk in seconds after "Oh, my God, she's not here" Piper says as she starts to realize something. She puts the baby into the attic's bassinet
"Okay, why is that an 'oh my god'?" Phoebe asks
"The scyring tools are out" Leo states. Piper looks on the table
"The hand grenade potion is gone" she says, coming even closer to realization
"Will some please tell me what's going on here?" Phoebe raises her voice a little in frustration. Piper picks up a piece of paper "What is that, a spell?" Phoebe asks
"No, it's a note. "Gone to market. Back soon." Piper reads the note and gives a pointed look to Prue and Leo
"Okay, well, that's good news, right? She went to the market. Right? Phoebe asks no one in particular. Piper sighs
"Did your subscription to "The Charmed Ones Daily" expire or what?" Prue asks Phoebe sarcastically. Phoebe gives her a cofused look. Prue explains everything to Phoebe slowly
Meanwhile, at the Demonic Market, Paige is walking down the busy street with a large demon
"Come on, guys, this is top of the line. The power to throw fireballs twenty yards. Now let's hear a serious offer" Demon Saleswoman yells at the crowd
"Now, if you need any powers, there's where to go" Large Demon says. Paige laughs
"You're such a great tour guide" she compliments him. They pass a demon selling tonics
"Looking for that little something extra? You didn't become a demon to just stand on the sidelines. Now, watch and see what my permutonic can do for you" Demon Salesman says to the demons in the crowd. He drinks the tonic and becomes a large muscular demon. The crowd is amazed. Paige and the large demon stop right beside a female demon who's throwing an athame up and down while talking to another demon
"I think up there's the guys you're looking for. The Parasites" Large Demon says
"Oh, Parasites? Should I be frightened?" she asks him
"Nah. They were bad-ass once but some witch cursed them, took away their powers. Pitiful little bastards. Even a girl like you could take them" he says
"Oh, really? A girl like me? Then I might just have to. Well, thank you for the tour. I suppose you'll be wanting your payment now" she says
"You know I will" he says and smiles. He reaches to her. Before he can react, Paige grabs the athame mid-air that female demon was throwing up and down and stabs the demon and vanquishes him
"Hey!" female demon yells at Paige. Paige looks at her
"Sorry, he was getting a little grabby" she says, gives the athame back to female demon and heads for a building ahead. Inside the building, The Parasite Demons are feeding off a gypsy's powers as Paige walks in "Excuse me. Anyone here interested in a Charmed One's offspring?" she asks them. They look at her
"Who are you?" Parasite Demon no.1 asks her
"I'm the reason you're not gonna need that food anymore, not after you hear what I have to say" she answers
"The food is dead. You were saying?" Parasite Demon no.2 asks her
"Just that the Hawker who hired me to grab the baby screwed up the job and got himself dead. He didn't say who hired him but I heard it was you" she answers
"So what if it was?" Parasite Demon no.2 asks, suspiciously
"Don't get nervous. I'm just here for the bounty. The offer still stands, right?" she asks them
"First, tell us why you're still alive" Parasite Demon says, getting suspicious as well
"I'll take that as a yes" she concludes and pulls out the grenade potion from behind the baby blanket and throws it at the Parasite Demons. They feed off the power from the explosion and then start to feed off Paige's, before she even has a chance to raise her shiled up. Her glamour dissapears and she falls to the floor. They continue feeding off of her
In the attic at the Manor, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Leo and the baby are there. Phoebe is scrying for the Demonic Market
"Come on, people, talk to me" Piper says. The crystal points to a spot on the map
"Bingo. We have a location of the Market" Phoebe says
"Yes" Piper exclaims and looks at Leo, who is trying to sense for Paige "Anything on Paige?" she asks him
"I can't sense her at all. But that doesn't mean we should panic. Her signal might be blocked by the magic of the Marketplace" he says in an attempt to calm the girls
"Right, there's no reason to panic. I mean, our sister went alone to demonville, she has no idea what or who she's up against, so there's no reason to panic, right?" Phoebe stresses out
"Phoebe, it was my fault. I should've gone with her" Piper says, feeling guilty
"I would have gone with her had she called me" Phoebe says
"Same here" Prue adds
"Well I told her not to call you because you're the only one beside Phoebe with steady income, you know what I mean" Piper says to Prue, then turns to Phoebe "and not to bother you 'cause you were trying to impress your new boss" she says
"I was not trying to impress my boss, thank you" Phoebe says defensively
"You weren't? But this morning... " Leo starts to say, but Phoebe interrupts him
"We- I... Okay, maybe this morning I was trying to impress him but I'm not, so can we talk about anything but Jason Dean, please? Thank you very much" Phoebe says
"Yeah, let's talk about how we're gonna find Paige" Leo leads them back on the subject
"Oh. Well, we're gonna write a spell that's gonna carry us to the Market. Phoebe that's your department" Prue says
"Right. Can I have some paper?" Phoebe asks. Piper picks up Paige's note and hands it to Phoebe. Phoebe gets a premonition.
In the premonition, the Parasite Demons are sucking Paige's power out of her
"Are you okay?" Piper asks, concerned
"No. It's time to panic" Phoebe responds. The baby alarm goes off
"Oh my god!" Piper exclaims and they all start looking through the room
In the building at the Demon Market, Paige is tied to a table. The Parasite Demons stand beside her
"I say we suck her dry, nice and slow" Parasite Demon no.2 says
"Tempting, but..." Parasite Demon no.1 starts to say but Parasite Demon no.2 interrupts him
"But what? You forget that is was one of her kind that cursed us to this life?" he asks
"Say we kill her, get revenge on yet another witch. Then what? We're still parasites. Nothing will have changed" Parasite Demon no.1 says
"She'll be dead. That's change" Parasite Demon no.2 says
"We'll still be bound to this trivial existence. Think about it. She's a Charmed One, her sisters will sense her if we keep her alive. And then they will come for her" Parasite Demon no.1 says
"Then when they do, the infant will be left vulnerable" Parasite Demon no.2 concludes
"No..." Paige says, panic consuming her in her weak state
Meanwhile, in the attic at the Manor, Piper is holding the baby. Prue and Leo walk in
"Anything?" Piper asks
"Unless they're invisible, there's no demons in the house" Prue responds
"Then why does the alarm keep going off?" Piper asks, puzzled
"We'd have to ask Paige" Leo says
"Oh, we'd better hurry because from what I saw, she doesn't have a lot of time" Phoebe states
"You're not helping" Prue says to Phoebe
"You want me to leave my baby when the alarm designed to sense evil is going off every ten minutes?" Piper asks rhetorically
"Believe me, Piper, I don't wanna leave the baby either, but the alarm is broken, there is no evil in this house" Phoebe argues
"But we've gone up against invisible demons before, you know, demons that morph into lamps, lamps that morph into demons, demons in the walls" Piper argues back
"But don't think if they were here they'd be attacking the baby by now?" Phoebe asks
"She's right, Piper, they would, especially now that we're one sister down" Prue says. The baby gurgles and smiles
"Oh, look at him, he's smiling! Oh, you are so brave" Phoebe says, smiling to the baby. Leo gets an idea
"Piper, put him down" he says
"What?" Piper half-yells
"He was crying when the demons attacked" Leo says
"So?" Piper asks, not getting it. Prue's eyes widen with realization as she points her index finger to Leo and comes and stands beside him
"So just put him down a minute and come over here. You too, Phoebe" Leo says
"Why?" Phoebe asks, not getting it either
"Just trust Leo and do it you two" Prue says. Piper puts the baby into the bassinet and she and Phoebe walk away. For couple of seconds nothing happens. Then the baby alarm goes off. Piper and Phoebe race over to the baby
"There it is" Leo says
"I don't get it" Phoebe admits
"He's doing it, he's using his powers to set off the alarm" Leo explains. Piper and Phoebe look at the baby and smile in realization
"Because he figured out when it goes off, that we'll come running" Piper says
"He's just trying to get attention. He's a genius. Oh, you're a genius!" Phoebe says
"That's my boy, using your powers" Leo says, smiling with pride
"Are you trying to give mummy a heart attack? Is that what you're trying to do?" Piper asks the baby in her baby voice and Phoebe laughs
"So I guess it's safe to say you can go help Paige" Leo says
"Right" Pipe says
"Are you gonna be okay?" Prue asks as she comes to stand on the other side of the bassinet
"Yeah, okay. Grab some potions. Because if I'm going to that market and leaving him here, we're not taking no prisoners" Piper says. Phoebe nods and grabs some potions from the table. Leo approaches Piper and stands behind her
"Well, just be careful" he says
"I will" Piper says
"You're not invincible anymore" Leo states
"I know. It's just so hard to leave" Piper admits. Phoebe hugs the bassinet while Prue watches her with disapproval "So hard to make Phoebe leave" Piper points out
"Well, just make sure you come back" Leo says
"You take care of him. I mean, one hair out of place on the head, you and me, issues" Piper says
"I will. At the first sign of trouble I will orb him out" Leo says
"Okay. Phoebe, here we go, here we go" Piper says and pulls Phoebe away from the bassinet. She, Prue and Phoebe read the spell that Phoebe wrote and dissapear in swirl of white light. They appear in the woods, near the entrance to the Marketplace. An energy ball comes out of nowhere and flies at them. Prue deflects it with her telekinesis The Demon Guard literally walks out of a tree
"Where's the Market?" Phoebe asks him
"Who are you?" Demon Guard asks them
"I'm the mother" Piper says with anger. She tries to blow up the demon and he goes flying through the Market door. They stand in front of the door, looking in on a crowd of demons "Which one of you dirtbags put the bounty on my baby?" she demands. A demon in the crowd throws a stream of fire towards the girls. Piper blows it up and then blows the demon up. Another demon throws a fire ball at them and Prue telekinetically sends it back and vanquishes him
In the building where Paige is, screams and explosions are heard. Parasite Demon no.1 looks out the window as the girls make their way through the crowd, vanquishing everyone in their way. The girls head for the building
"They're here" Parasite Demon no.1 says
"It's baby time" Parasite Demon no.2 says and they dissapear
In the parlor at the Manor, Leo is there reading a book. The baby alarm goes off and Leo kneels beside the bassinet
"It's okay, buddy, mummy'll be home soon" Leo says to the baby. The Parasite Demons stand beside Leo and suck out his powers. He falls to the floor. The baby cries
Back at the Market, Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk into the building where Paige is
"Where are they?" Prue asks as she looks around the room and as the three of them approach Paige
"Piper" Paige says weakly
"I know you are very happy to see us" Piper says as Prue unties Paige slowly with her telekinesis
"The baby" Paige says
"He's fine, he's with Leo" Phoebe says, trying to assure Paige that everything's okay
"The Parasites, they'll absorb Leo's power" Paige explains
"What? Can you orb?" Piper asks Paige
"I can't, I'm sorry" Paige answers. Piper and Phoebe help her up
"We've gotta get to the other side of the gate" Prue says as she goes in front of her sisters. Piper picks up the baby's blanket
"That is mine" she says angrily. The four of them walk out of the building and down the street. Prue throws the demons with her telekinesis out of their way. Piper drops the blanket. Crone walks over to the blanket and picks it up
Meanwhile in the parlor at the Manor, the Parasite Demons are sucking the power out of the baby
"Do you feel the power?" Parasite Demon no.1 asks
"It's fantastic. But how will we get him out of here?" Parasite Demon no.2 says
"Keep draining the magic. The force field will falter and then he'll be ours" Parasite Demon no.1 answers. Leo wakes up and gets up. He grabs a lamp and smashes it over them. He weakly kneels beside the bassinet. The Parasite Demons continue to suck their powers. The girls appear in the attic in swirl of white lights. Piper and Phoebe sit Paige down on the couch
"Go. Don't let them put their hands on you" Paige says to them and the three of them leave the attic. Downstairs, in the parlor, Leo screams. The Parasite Demons are weakening baby's shield. Prue, Piper and Phoebe run down the stairs. Piper blows up Parasite no.1. The other one disappears before Prue can use her powers on him
"He got away" Prue says
"It's okay, let him go" Phoebe says
"I said no prisoners" Piper says, then looks at Leo "Are you okay?" she asks him
"Yeah" he responds
"Then we're going back" Piper says and she, Prue and Phoebe cast the spell again and vanish in swirl of white lights
Meanwhile, at the Market, Parasite Demon no.2 appears in his building. Crone is there, holding the baby blanket
"You did this to us. I warned you" she tells him
"The witches did this, not me" he defends himself. She turns around to face him
"The witches have nothing compared to... This child is powerful beyond your understanding. What I have foreseen, is not to be ignored" she says
"What? What did you see? What is he?" he shoots the questions
"He is our end. We'll have nothing more to do with this... being" she answers with fear
"That's easy for you to say. You have powers of your own" he says. Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk in
"And I enjoy using them" the Crone says and points her fingers at the Parasite Demon and a tunnel of sand surrounds him. He screams out and turns to dust. Crone turns to Prue, Piper and Phoebe "Your sister's powers have been restored" she says
"Who are you?" Prue demands
"I represent those in power. Rest assured a law will be passed forbidding any further attempts on your child" the Crone says
"Why? What do you stand to gain?" Piper asks, narrowing her eyes in suspicion
"Nothing. You have proven that the costs of a war will far outweigh the benefits. Consider this our white flag" the Crone says and hands them the baby blanket. Piper takes it "Now I suggest you rest well and preserve your energies. From what I've foreseen you're going to need them" the Crone says ominously and dissapears. The three of them just look at each other
"Way to send a message, warrior mum!" Phoebe say with pride, putting an arm around Piper
"I don't know about that" Piper says
"You didn't believe her either?" Prue asks Piper
"Well, I did believe her,at least partially, but I think this had more to do with him than anything we did" Piper says
"What do you think she foresaw?" Phoebe asks Piper
"I wish I knew" Piper says. They leave the building and go home
Sometime later, in the parlor at the Manor, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are standing around the bassinet. Phoebe has her head in the bassinet making baby voices
"Oh, I could eat you! Yes, I could! Yes, I could" she talks to the baby
"Pheebs, after the demonic Parasites that did actually kinda wanna eat him, not so cute" Piper says
"Gotcha. Ooh, I could smush you! Ooh, I could just smush your little face! Ooh, la, la, la, la" Phoebe continues
"Much better" Piper says sarcastically as Phoebe gets her head out of the bassinet
"Is that his new name? Smush-face Halliwell?" Paige asks jokingly
"It's about as good as everything else we've come up with" Leo continues Paige's joke
"Actually..." Piper starts to say but Leo interrupts her
"Uh, no, you know, we've been so busy with the alarm and the demon fighting and the sister saving" he says as Paige makes a guilty face
"I'm sorry" she says
"Oh, don't be sorry, Paige. You were brave and you inspired me to fight and you made the world a safer place for our baby. Which is why I would like to give the baby the middle name of Matthew, in honour of his super protective Aunt Paige" Piper says and smiles at Paige who is speechless and smiles back
"I think that's a great idea" Prue and Phoebe say at the same time and look at each other and smile
"What do you think?" Piper asks Leo
"Yeah" he agrees with smile
"Thanks" is all Paige can say
"And I also have an idea for his first name. Wyatt. In honour of his very protective daddy" Piper continues and smiles at Leo who smiles back
"Really? Well, it doesn't start with a P" he says
"Ah, so we break the tradition" Piper says nonchalantly. Phoebe picks up Wyatt
"Happy baby. Why don't we ask him? W- That's probably your job" she says as she hands Wyatt to Piper
"Wyatt Matthew Halliwell. Is that your name? What do you think? It's a good one" Piper says to Wyatt in her baby voice as the rest of them look and smile
And that's it...for the next one we're jumping right into season 6 and we're going for one of my favorite episodes "Forget Me...Not"...until then - all the best to everyone :)