Kalest was pacing the floor with concern. She hadn't heard anything from her nieces since they sent a messenger over with a note explaining what happened to Mattiaus and Demetrius. She dropped her cup as suddenly the room filled with white lights. She relaxed and smiled when she saw Paige appear before her with one hand on each of the men.

"We discovered that we have access to our current powers as well. Please do what you can for them, I have to go back for the others," Paige said breathlessly.

Kalest summoned a servant to help her get the men to beds and bring in supplies for their treatments.

Paige was only gone for a minute when she came back with Piper and Phoebe. "I'm going back for Cyanne and Tyris. Please give me good news when I return," she said and was gone again.

Phoebe rushed over to her husband's side while Piper tended to Demetrius.

"Will they be alright?" Phoebe asked when Kalest came back into the room with a mortar and pestle.

"Yes, but we need to act quickly and I will need you help," she said as Paige returned with the last of the rescue party. "Cyanne, treat their wounds as much as you can. Tyris will help you. The rest of you will help me downstairs. We have some healing ointments to prepare."

It wasn't long before Kalest and the sisters returned to the injured men. Paige and Phoebe applied the ointments to their wounds with gentle, loving grace. Cyanne and Tyris had bandaged any bleeding and checked for broken bones. There weren't any.

"Do you think they could have poisoned them or anything like that?" Paige asked tearing up.

Phoebe traced Mattiaus lips as a tear ran down her face. "I don't think so. At least I don't have any feel for that. Do you want to try healing them?" she asked turning to Paige.

Paige shook her head, "I've already tried it on Demetrius. I still can't do it on my own."

Phoebe smiled, "It's ok. It's certainly not your fault."

"No it isn't honey," Piper said. "I know this will be hard for both of you, but we need to brainstorm a little. Can you come with me into the other room?"

Kalest lent her support, "They just need time to rest now. Besides, you will both have all night to look over them. Come for now?" she said beckoning them to leave the room.

Paige and Phoebe stood up and joined the others to talk about what to do next.

*****

Hours passed and both Paige and Phoebe were more and more distracted with concerns about their husbands. Piper could see this was going no where, but she felt like they needed a plan and they needed it now. She knelt down in front of her sisters and got them to look her in the eyes. "We came to protect our children's destinies. We can't let her use our weaknesses against us. Now please help me."

Phoebe nodded sadly. "If we have our current powers here than we still have the powers of the Charmed Ones, right?"

Paige perked up a little understanding what she was thinking, "So a power of three spell should work?"

Phoebe smiled. "I think so, what do you think?" she said turning to Piper.

"I think it's nice to have you back with me," Piper said with a smile.

"Ouch," came a voice from the other side of the room. Phoebe smiled as she watched Mattiaus stumble in. "You go to buy your wife a present and wake up feeling like you've been through war. What is that all about?" he asked as she hugged him.

"I was going to say like you spent a wild night at a brothel, but your analogy was probably safer," Demetrius said with a grin as he walked in holding his head.

Paige jumped up and ran over to him smiling from ear to ear. "I'm so happy you are alright, I will forgive you for that if you never mention it again," she said.

Piper looked up at Kalest and smiled, "I think I lost them for the rest of the night."

Kalest smiled back, "Just a few hours dear. I will give the boys something to make them sleep again."

*****

Piper was fumbling with ink and parchment when Paige and Phoebe joined her. "I really miss pens," she said looking up at her sisters.

"Let me see that," Phoebe said looking over the spell. "Pretty good, just a couple of little changes."

Piper read the reworked spell and smiled at Phoebe. "She pissed you off, huh?"

Phoebe smiled, "Maybe a little."

Paige read over the spell as well and laughed. "So if we vanquish her now, will we still have to deal with her in the future?"

"I think so," Piper said. "She is from a future before ours so she probably doesn't cease to exist until the moment she stepped back in time."

"Just great," Paige said.

"Speaking of being from the future, did anyone deal with Tyris and what he saw in the cave?" Phoebe asked.

"Cyanne talked to him and so did I. He has promised not to say anything and he's a little confused, but he's dealing," Piper answered.

"Alright then, how do we find this woman?" Paige asks.

"Did you hear what happened there at the end. Her lover betrayed her and she was pissed. I have a feeling she will be coming for us and soon," Phoebe said.

"What will happen when we vanquish her?" Paige asked with a touch of sadness in her voice.

"We will probably return to our own time and fast. So we should all say our goodbyes tonight," Piper answered echoing that touch of sadness.

*****

Melia did not disappoint. Just before morning light, the sisters heard screams coming from their aunt's garden. They ran downstairs to find three women being dragged in by thugs. Melia paid the men and they left. The women looked around fearful of what was happening. One of them started to run, but Melia threw a fireball at her. Kalest drenched the fireball in water, but the threat was enough to scare all the women into place.

Melia walked between the women as she glared at the sisters. "One of your weaknesses was your husbands. I injured yours and you cost me my lover. I suppose that is a fair trade," she said with venom in her voice. "But now we will explore your other weakness: your inability to let innocents die," she hissed as she threw three potions vials at the women and they all turned into a likeness of her.

Something came over the women who moments ago were frightened to death. They each smirked a little and glared at the sisters with hate. "I've done more than create look-a-likes. They contain my power and will do my bidding. Will you kill them or let yourselves die?" Melia yelled as the women all went into action.

One of the dark priestesses stretched out her hands and deadly snakes surrounded Phoebe. Another threw daggers at Cyanne who dodged them all with ease. Still another attacked Paige with fireballs and Piper with a cloud of deadly smoke.

As Paige dodged the fireballs fearful of sending them back to their owner, she commanded the wind to free Piper of the gas choking her. While Paige was freeing Piper, Cyanne leapt onto a branch in one of the trees and motioned for Phoebe to come to her. Phoebe closed her eyes as the snakes hissed closer, then jumped and levitated toward Cyanne's hand. As Cyanne pulled her up the snakes disappeared.

Paige caused the earth to shake underneath the priestesses as Cyanne and Phoebe rejoined her and Piper on the ground.



"We vanquish the real one and the others should return to normal," Piper shouted.

"How do we know which one that is?" Paige called as one of the priestesses covered her with scorpions. Paige orbed out and back in as the scorpions fell to the ground and disappeared.

Phoebe closed her eyes and concentrated. When she opened her eyes, she pointed to one of the priestesses lying on the ground. "That one!"

"Are you sure?" Piper asked dodging a fireball.

"Positive," Phoebe said as Paige blew away the cloud of gas that was headed her way.

Cyanne caught one of the daggers being thrown at her and tossed it back to the one Phoebe identified. As the dagger pierced her heart, the other priestesses backed away. In unison, the sisters recited the spell....

Priestess of darkness, destroyer of life...

We banish your essence to eternal night....

With this death know every victim's pain...

And always regret facing the Charmed Ones light.

The priestess screamed as she felt a lifetime of agony for all the innocents she had killed. She lingered for moments until her existence was snuffed out in a cloud of black smoke. With that, the other priestesses returned to their former selves and collapsed in tears.

The sisters turned around to face Cyanne and Kalest and saw that the magical portal that brought them here was already standing open for their journey home. Tears ran down Phoebe's face as she hugged Kalest. "Take care of them," she said motioning toward the women that Melia had kidnaped. Kalest smiled and nodded. Phoebe looked up to the window where she knew her husband was sleeping and smiled.

Piper was crying too as she held tightly to Cyanne. "I will always be with you," Cyanne said as Piper let go.

Phoebe smiled and hugged Cyanne, "I will make you proud, I promise," she said in Cyanne's ear before she let her go. "I already am proud of you," Cyanne responded.

Paige and Piper had both embraced Kalest as well. And now Paige stood hugging Cyanne and looking up to where she knew Demetrius was sleeping. She knew her sisters had things to go home to, but a very big part of Paige wanted to stay right here.

"You will find this happiness in your time too," Kalest said as Paige loosened her grip on Cyanne. "I love you," Cyanne told Paige as she backed up to join Piper and Phoebe.

"You will all take more with you from this journey than you can imagine," Kalest said. "Be safe my darlings, and be wise."

The sisters joined hands and stepped into the portal to their time.