Ultimately Charmed

by Brenna's Urbangirl Projects

Buffy Summers was adopted when she was a baby. 25 years later she finds out she is the long lost sister to Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. And the twin sister of Paige. Pairings: Piper, Phoebe and Paige canon pairings. Buffy/Kyle Brody (season 7 and 8), A/U Set during and after Charmed Season 4 and Buffy season 5.

39. Chapter 39: Cat House

Chapter 39: Cat House

Somewhere in the city at Katrina's house.

Katrina serves a bowl of food to about a dozen cats. "There you go, there you go, my kitties. There's plenty for everyone." More cats across the room meow. "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you either." A warlock holding a knife blinks in outside. The cats growl and hiss. "I know."

A warlock blinks in behind Katrina. "Meow."

Katrina spins around and scratches his face. He blinks out and blinks back in behind her. She turns around and the warlock swings the knife at her neck, cutting her and cutting the necklace she was wearing. The necklace falls to the floor, it has the triquetra symbol on it. Katrina jumps up high and flips over the warlock. She kicks him in the stomach and he falls to the floor. "Now!"

Katrina runs away. All the cats pounce on the warlock and scratch him. He gets them off him and stands up. The cats run out of the room. He looks around and notices the necklace on the floor. He picks it up and looks closely at the triquetra symbol.

At the manor. In Buffy's Bedroom.

Phoebe and Buffy are sitting on the bed looking through a photo album.

Paige is standing beside Wyatt's bassinet. "So Piper was engaged before Leo?"

Phoebe nods, "Yep, she was."

Paige laughs, "Well, lucky for you, little man, that did not work out."

Phoebe sighs, "Actually, lucky for all of us. She was engaged to a warlock."

Buffy shakes her head, "And I thought I had a weird relationship dating Angel."

Paige sighs, "Dan was a warlock?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "Oh, no, before Dan. Way before Dan. Two bankers, a rock climber, and a ghost before Dan. Actually, the ghost was the best of the bunch."

Paige looks at Buffy, "See; now that's what I call critical sisterly information. How am I and Buffy supposed to be petty and judgmental without all the info?"

Phoebe laughs, "Yeah, but sweetie, what do you expect? You didn't know her back then. It doesn't mean you're any less apart of us though, you know that, right?"

Paige sighs, "Yeah, I know. It would've been cool though. Hang out with you, see what you guys were like, and maybe meet Prue."

Buffy nods, "I have to agree that would have been nice."

Phoebe sighs, "Well, if it makes you feel any better, you didn't miss much with me. I'm pretty much the exact same person I was back then."

Paige shakes her head, "Yeah, right."

Phoebe nods, "No, I'm serious. I mean, I have a job now and that's good. But, uh, you know, I'm still living at home, I'm still single, the only real difference is that I'm five years older. I need to use more expensive night cream."

Paige laughs.

Piper's voice carries from hall, "That is not what happened and you know it."

Leo's voice carries, "That's exactly what happened and it's not the first time it's happened, either."

Piper voice carries, "What is that supposed to mean?"

Leo voice carries, "You know what? Forget it, Piper."

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige head for the door.

Piper's voice carries, "Don't walk away from me. Leo. Leo!"

Leo is walking down the hall with Piper following.

Piper frowns, "I am talking to you!"

Leo nods, "I'm tired of you mocking me, especially in front of our friends."

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige walk out of the bedroom.

Piper frowns, "Oh, I resent that. I don't mock you."

Leo shakes his head, "You always mock me. I work my butt off around here, I quit my job, I quit my career, so you wouldn't have to, and I get no respect for it, none."

Piper shakes her head, "I never asked you to give up your career."

Leo frowns, "The hell you didn't!"

Buffy rolls her eyes and whispers to Paige, "I so wish I had Piper's power right now. Give her and Leo a timeout."

Piper sighs, "You're right, I didn't!" She turns to Phoebe, Buffy and Paige, "Did I?"

Leo sighs, "Oh, right, turn to them for support like you always do."

Piper shakes her head, "Oh, what, so now you have a problem with them too?"

Leo frowns, "No, I have a problem with you!" He turns and walks into Piper's bedroom.

Piper frowns, "Leo, don't you dare walk away from me again." He slams the door behind him. "I mean it!" She points her finger and blows up the door and the wall around it. "Whoa."

They look at the damage in shock.

Short time later Piper is standing there looking at the damage to her room. She sighs.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige walk out of the bedroom down the hall and approach Piper.

Phoebe sighs, "Hi! Come on."

Phoebe takes Piper down the hallway.

Piper frowns, "What? Where are we going?"

Buffy nods, "You'll see, let's go."

In the living room Leo is curled up on the couch asleep. He wakes up when he hears Piper, Phoebe, Buffy and Paige coming down the stairs.

Phoebe frowns, "Will you stop dragging your feet?"

Piper shakes her head, "I don't wanna talk to him."

Buffy sighs, "You are talking to him."

Paige nods, "Lady, just get in there."

They walk into the living room.

Leo frowns, "What's going on?"

Paige sighs, "We are gonna stay here until we figure this thing out, that is what is going on."

Leo shakes his head, "Figure out what? This is between us, it has nothing to do with you three."

Piper tries to leave but Phoebe stops her.

Phoebe frowns, "You know what? I don't know what the problem is but it's affecting Piper's power, and if her power is out of control then it's our problem too."

Buffy sighs, "Plus you're fighting has been affecting Dawn. She actually cried herself to sleep last night worried that you two were going to break up."

Paige nods, "Plus, we love you guys and we wanna help, that's all."

Piper sighs, "We'll figure it out."

Phoebe nods, "Really? Before the next demon attacks?" Phoebe pulls out a card and hands it to Piper.

Piper frowns, "What is this?"

Phoebe nods, "Dr. Berenson. He's a marriage counselor that Buffy and I use to help us with our column. I called in a favor and he's expecting you one o'clock today."

Leo frowns, "What?"

Phoebe nods, "He cancelled all his other appointments, so you'll have the whole day to talk this out."

Leo shakes his head, "Come on, this is ridiculous. You expect us to go to some mortal and spill our guts?"

Buffy growls, "Yes!"

Paige sighs as she rests a hand on Buffy's shoulder. "What you need is a mortal doctor, Leo. Your problems are marital, not supernatural. So, you know, speak in euphemisms if you have to."

Leo shakes his head, "I don't know." Piper walks over to a cabinet and looks at a wedding photo of her and Leo, and looks at the bride and groom figurine from the cake. "What do you think?"

Piper sighs, "I think it might be a good idea. Although I don't know realistically how much we're gonna accomplish in one day."

Phoebe shrugs, "So use magic. Cast a spell. Don't worry about the consequences, you've already got them. In spades."

Piper shrugs, "Well, who's gonna watch Wyatt? Aren't you three busy? And Dawn is at school."

Paige nods, "I've already taken care of that, it's Darryl's day off."

Leo frowns, "You didn't tell him why, did you?"

Paige shakes her head, "No, I did not tell him why."

Phoebe nods, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. You've been through so much, it's a wonder you've made it this far without professional help. It's a wonder we all have. You owe this to yourselves... and your baby."

Later at the Bay Mirror. In Buffy and Phoebe's office. Phoebe's typing on her computer. Buffy is going through some of the letters.

Paige walks in. "Bad time?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "No, no, not at all. My advice sucks today anyway."

Buffy smiles, "Nope. Just trying to decide which ones to answer."

Phoebe smiles, "Not as easy as you thought it would be, Hunh Buffy?" Buffy shakes her head. Phoebe turns to Paige, "What are you doing? I thought you had a lunch date."

Paige nods, "I was, I was just kind of distracted. I kept thinking about Piper and Leo."

Phoebe sighs, "I know, me too."

Buffy smiles, "Me three."

Paige sighs, "It's just so unsettling. They've always seemed so solid, until recently. It's kinda scary."

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, they'll work it out."

Paige nods, "Yeah, if you say so, it's just strange, not having seen them fight like that before."

Phoebe sighs, "Are you kidding? How many times has Piper blown up Leo?"

Buffy blinks, "She's blown him up literally?"

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, but you know Piper, she didn't mean anything by it. Look, Paige… Buffy, don't worry. They love each other so much, and they've been through a lot worse than this."

Paige nods, "If you say so, you know them better than I do."

Phoebe's cell phone rings. She looks at it and it shows "Home Calling". "Hey." She answers it. "Piper, what are you still doing at home?"

At the manor upstairs bathroom. Katrina is there rummaging through the drawers. "This isn't Piper. I'm an innocent. Someone is after me, a warlock."

Back at the Bay Mirror. Paige frowns, "What is it?"

Phoebe holds up her hand, "Who is this?"

Katrina on the phone, "I don't have time to explain. You need to come home with your sisters. And Leo or Buffy. I need healing."

Phoebe frowns, "I-I don't know what you're talking about."

Katrina on the phone, "Where's the disinfectant? Didn't it used to be kept in Prue's bathroom?"

Phoebe frowns, "No, it's in the kitchen."

Buffy shakes her head, "What is going on?"

Katrina on the phone, "Hurry, please, before he kills me."

At Dr. Berenson's Office.

Dr. Berenson opens the door to reveal Piper and Leo standing there.

Leo nods, "Dr. Berenson?"

Dr. Berenson smiles, "Yes, hi. Is it Leo?"

Leo sighs, "Yeah. And Piper."

Dr. Berenson nods, "Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you both. Why don't you come in and make yourself comfortable."

Piper and Leo walk in. Piper laughs, "Sorry."

Dr. Berenson closes the door and Piper and Leo sit on a couch apart from each other. Dr. Berenson sits on a single couch across from them. "Well, uh, Phoebe and Buffy have told me a lot about you."

Leo frowns, "Oh, really? Like what?"

Dr. Berenson shakes his head, "Oh, I-I don't mean about what brings you here, just that they think the world of you." Piper and Leo look around uncomfortably. "So, what does bring you here?"

Piper sighs, "Uh, well, I guess we've been, uh, sort of fighting a lot lately."

Dr. Berenson nods, "Is that unusual in your marriage?"

Leo shakes his head, "No."

Piper nods, "Yes."

They look at each other.

Leo sighs, "We just had a baby."

Piper nods, "Right, the baby."

Dr. Berenson nods, "Is that what you guys have been fighting about?"

Leo shakes his head, "No."

Piper shakes her head, "No."

Dr. Berenson smiles, "Maybe it would be better if we started at the beginning, huh? Why don't you tell me about your childhood."

Piper sighs, "Ugh. For god's sake." She freezes Dr. Berenson.

Leo frowns, "Piper, what are you doing? You can't freeze the shrink, we're on the clock."

Piper stands up. "Yeah, well, forget about the clock, 'cause you know what? We're gonna need a calendar 'cause this is gonna take months."

Leo frowns, "Okay, well, if you remember, you're the one that wanted to do this. I did not."

Piper nods, "Yeah, well, Leo, we need to. For all the reasons that Phoebe said and you know it. Look, we've lost our way and we need to find it back, fast."

Leo nods, "So you really think a spell will help?"

Piper shrugs, "It has to."

At the Manor. The Warlock throws Katrina hard against the wall. He grabs her by the hair and pushes her onto the floor. "Not so fast. I wanna enjoy this." He grabs her by the neck and pulls her up. He pushes her against the wall and holds her there. He moves the knife towards her neck.

Paige orbs in with Phoebe. Buffy orbs in shortly after them.

Phoebe frowns, "Hey!" Phoebe grabs a candlestick and hits the warlock across the face. "Orb her outta here."

Paige goes over to Katrina and orbs out with her. The warlock grabs Phoebe by the arm.

Buffy reaches for the Warlock and throws him, for a moment she forgets he has a hold of Phoebe. Phoebe and the Warlock land on the dining room table. The Warlock points the knife at Phoebe's throat. She struggles to push him away. She finally rolls him off the table.

At Dr. Berenson's office. Piper walks across the room holding a small piece of paper. She sits down beside Leo.

Leo sighs, "I'm just worried about the memory part of the spell, that's all."

Piper nods, "Look, we're gonna have to make our memories real and everything around them real or we're never gonna get through this. Now scoot over, we weren't this close." Leo rolls his eyes and moves over. Piper reads from the paper. "Let the truth be told, let our lives unfold, so we can relive our memories, and stop being enemies." She burns the paper with a lighter and it vanishes. "Ready?"

Leo nods, "Yeah."

Piper unfreezes Dr. Berenson.

Dr. Berenson frowns, "Do you smell something?"

Piper shakes her head, "No. Look, we were thinking we just skip the childhood part and just cut to the chase and go straight to us."

Leo nods, "If that's alright with you."

Dr. Berenson nods, "Oh, sure, sure. Um, why don't you tell me how you first met?"

At the Manor. Phoebe grabs the Warlock's arm and twists it behind his back. She holds his knife against his neck.

Paige orbs in. "Need any help?"

Buffy orbs in carrying one of her swords from the attic.

Phoebe looks to the Warlock, "What do you want? Who are you?"

Suddenly, Phoebe, Buffy, Paige and the Warlock disappear from the room.

Suddenly they appear on the front porch.

Phoebe looks around and while she's distracted, the Warlock takes back his knife. He blinks out.

Paige frowns, "He must have blinked us outside here."

Buffy shakes her head, "All of us?"

Phoebe nods, "He must have."

Leo's Voice comes from inside, "Well, I think I see... yep, there's definitely something here, Miss Halliwell."

Piper's Voice from inside, "Definitely."

Phoebe frowns, "Piper?"

Paige shakes her head, "Miss Halliwell?"

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige walk inside. Phoebe looks in the living room, her mouth drops and she pulls Paige and Buffy away from the room.

Phoebe shakes her head, "You are not going to believe this."

They peek around the corner and look into the living room where they see...

Past Phoebe, Past Piper and Past Leo are there. Past Leo is bent over with his head up in the fireplace, looking for something. Past Phoebe checks him out.

Past Phoebe smiles, "My Santa, you've changed."

Past Piper shakes her head, "He's looking for Kit."

Buffy whispers, "What's going on?"

Past Phoebe nods, "The cat. Right, four legs, fur. I remember."

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige pull back into the foyer.

Paige frowns, "Is that you?"

Phoebe whispering, "Yeah, from about five years ago."

Buffy's eyes widen, "What the…"

Paige's jaw drops.

Phoebe shakes her head covering Buffy's mouth, "Quiet. We don't want them to hear us."

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige peek around the corner again.

Past Leo gets out of the fireplace. "Sorry. Have you tried the shelter?"

Past Piper nods, "Yeah, nothing."

Past Leo nods, "Well, she had a collar on, right? With your number on it and everything?"

Past Phoebe smiles, "A very distinctive collar, actually."

Buffy shakes her head and whispers, "You guys had a cat?"

Phoebe nods.

Past Piper sighs, "Anyway... Uh, thanks for looking, I'm sure you must be hungry after all that work."

Past Leo smiles, "All what work?"

Past Phoebe laughs. "Oh, that's just Piper. She's gotta be everyone's mom. Think of her as your mom. I know I do."

Phoebe rolls her eyes and shakes her head.

Paige gives her a confused look.

Buffy shakes her head and whispers, "You hitting on Leo?"

Phoebe nods as she whispers, "Yeah."

Past Piper sighs, "Isn't she a scream?"

Past Leo nods, "Well, thanks, um, let me go put these fliers up first and I'll be right back, okay?"

Past Leo takes some fliers from Past Piper and turns to leave. He trips over the fireplace screen.

Past Piper shakes her head, "Oh, careful."

Past Phoebe smiles, "Ooh, you alright?"

Past Leo nods, "Yeah."

Past Piper sighs, "Careful." Past Leo puts the fireplace screen back. "Antique."

Past Phoebe nods, "Grandma's."

Past Piper smiles, "Yeah."

Past Leo leaves the room and heads for the conservatory door. Past Piper and Past Phoebe check Past Leo out as he walks away.

Past Phoebe smiles, "Oh, quite possibly the finest glutes in the city."

Past Piper nods, "In the state..."

Past Phoebe laughs, "In all the land."

While they're distracted, Phoebe, Buffy and Paige sneak past the living room.

Past Piper smiles, "Saw him first."

Past Phoebe shakes her head, "Uh-uh."

Past Piper nods, "Uh-huh."

Paige sighs, "Buffy's right, you hit on Leo!"

Phoebe sighs, "Never mind that, we have to figure out a way to get outta here. We can't risk changing our history otherwise we'll have no future to go back to."

Paige nods, "Yeah, but what if that's what the warlock wants us to do?"

Phoebe nods, "We've gotta get to the book."

Paige and Buffy nods in agreement. They hear Past Piper and Past Phoebe's voices. They hide behind a large pot plant.

Past Piper sighs, "I'm telling you, he's not your type. He's nice."

Past Phoebe laughs, "Oh, oh, really? And I don't like nice?"

Past Piper shakes her head, "No, Phoebe, you don't. You like dangerous, you like bad boys, you always have."

Past Piper and Past Phoebe walk past the pot plant and go into the kitchen.

Paige shakes her head, "Some things never change."

Buffy rolls her eyes.

Phoebe sighs, "Would you be quiet?"

Suddenly Phoebe, Buffy, and Paige disappear to reappear in the attic behind a table.

Phoebe frowns, "What happened?"

Paige sighs, "I don't know. Let's get the book and get outta here."

Buffy shakes her head, "Wait."

Dantalian appears. She walks over to the Book of Shadows and picks it up. "That was easy."

Past Piper comes out of the shadows. "Too easy." Past Phoebe kicks Dantalian from behind. She falls to the floor. Past Piper and Past Phoebe walk over to her. Past Phoebe is holding a knife. "Where's our sister?"

Dantalian frowns, "Kill me and you'll never see her again."

Past Piper nods, "Hmm, so maybe we should just torture you instead." Past Piper stands on Dantalian's arm and turns her hand into ice.

Dantalian screams.

Past Phoebe smiles, "Why don't you just shatter her hand and see what happens."

Past Piper smashes her hand with the candlestick.

Dantalian screams in pain.

Buffy frowns, "We're you Evil?"

Paige gives Phoebe a look.

Phoebe nods, "I was under a spell. Evil."

Paige sighs, "Evil? You were blonde."

Past Leo orbs in. "Piper, we need to talk." Past Phoebe and Past Piper turn to Past Leo. Dantalian grabs the Book and disappears. "What's going on?"

Past Phoebe smiles, "Well, you just helped her escape, that's what's going on."

Past Piper turns him into ice. "Smash him." Past Phoebe kicks Past Leo and he smashes into a million little pieces. "Bastard."

Past Phoebe and Past Piper leave.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige have come out of hiding.

Paige shakes her head, "Okay, you didn't tell me you blew up Leo too."

Buffy shakes her head, "I am so glad Dawn isn't here to see any of this."

Phoebe nods, "Don't worry, he'll be fine, just as long as we don't mess anything up. What? You said you wanted to know what we were like before we met you, right?" She chuckles. "Voila."

Paige sighs, "Okay, does evil stump lady come back with the book anytime soon?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "No, which means we have to figure this out by ourselves. I don't remember anything about a warlock with the power to jump through time, do you?"

Buffy shakes her head, "No, but I still think he's from the past."

Phoebe nods, "Why?"

Paige nods, "Because Katrina, our innocent, says she knew us from the past. The warlock's after her so hey, it only figures, right?"

Phoebe smiles, "Yeah, that makes sense. But I don't know how he's jumping us through time. Or why."

Buffy shakes her head, "Maybe he's not, maybe there's some other reason."

Phoebe nods, "Maybe. But if he is behind this, we have to figure out a way to force him to bring us back."

Paige sighs, "I think I know a way how. Remember the muses? Remember the potion that Piper made to blind the warlock and keep him from blinking?"

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, do you remember how to make it?"

Paige smiles, "Yeah, if the right herbs are in the kitchen."

They hear Past Piper and Past Phoebe's voices.

Past Piper nods, "So what are we supposed to do now?"

Past Phoebe smiles, "I don't know, kill innocents?"

Past Piper shakes her head, "No, I mean about Prue."

Phoebe grabs Buffy and Paige's arms. "Orb us, orb us outta here."

Past Piper smiles, "How are we supposed to find her without the book?"

They start to orb out, bump into something and orb back in.

Buffy frowns, "Whoa, what happened?"

Paige shakes her head, "It's like we got bounced off something. I think we're stuck."

Suddenly they disappear from the attic and reappear in the living room.

Prue is sitting on the back of TJ's motorbike.

Past Piper frowns, "What the hell is going on?"

Past Phoebe shakes her head, "Prue, get your astral ass back here!"

Phoebe frowns, "Oh, no, Piper's wedding."

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige hide around the corner.

Past TJ rides off, knocking the cake table. Past Piper gasps. The three tiered cake falls on the floor.

Past Phoebe sighs, "Honey..."

Past Piper nods, "Alright, that's it! The wedding is off!" She throws her veil on the floor and heads for the door.

Past Phoebe frowns, "Piper, Piper, you cannot just leave."

Buffy shakes her head, "That was Prue?"

Phoebe nods.

Past Piper sighs, "Yes, I can. A demon I could have handled, but my big sister ruining my wedding, I cannot handle that."

Past Phoebe sighs, "Okay, just listen to me for one second. All we have to do is find a way."

Past Piper shakes her head, "No, no, I don't wanna find a way to get married on my wedding day. It's-it's too hard. There must be a reason."

Past Leo walks over to them. "Piper..."

Past Piper sighs, "Leo, I'm sorry, but this is just the final straw. It's just not meant to be." Past Piper leaves the manor.

Past Leo sighs, "What just happened?" Past Leo walks into the living room and sits down.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige sneak around the corner into the conservatory.

Past Cole sighs, "Are you okay?"

Past Phoebe sarcastic, "Oh, yeah, great."

Past Victor sighs, "Maybe Piper's right. Maybe the wedding just wasn't meant to be."

Past Patty sighs, "Victor."

Buffy blinks, "Mom?"

Phoebe looks at Buffy remembering that she and Piper had not done the same thing they had done for Paige. Buffy had never seen Patty outside of pictures. She pulls Buffy into an embrace trying to comfort her.

Past Victor nods, "All I'm saying is maybe the gods are just trying to spare them the pain that we went through."

Past Leo shakes his head, "No. All I need is what's inside of me to know that Piper and I are meant to be together." He stands up. "What happened here today..."

Past Phoebe nods, "Piper and Leo's love has touched us all. We have to fix this."

Past Darryl nods, "I gotta go fend off the police."

Paige shakes her head, "I can't believe Prue ruined Piper's wedding."

Kit meows and walks over to Phoebe and Paige.

Phoebe let's Buffy go, "Oh my god. Kit." Phoebe picks up Kit. She looks at the triquetra collar. "It is Kit."

Paige nods, "So you did have a cat."

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, she ran away a couple of years ago." The Warlock blinks in. They stare at each other, surprised. The Warlock steps back and smashes the bride and groom figurine from the wedding cake. The Warlock blinks out. "Okay, that was weird. We gotta work on that blinding potion."

Buffy frowns, "Uh. Didn't he just change history?"

They turn and look at the figurine.

They make there way into the kitchen. Phoebe and Buffy stands by the door, keeping an eye out.

Paige waves her hands over a smoking pot. "Oops."

Phoebe frowns, "Paige, shh!"

Paige sighs, "What? Potions go poof, that's what they do."

Buffy shakes her head, "Just hurry up. Before the warlock sends us someplace else."

Paige nods, "I'm done. I just hope I didn't use any herbs we're gonna need in the future. I've already been to one alternate reality, I don't care to go home to another." Phoebe groans. "What's the matter?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "I don't know, this whole thing is sort of odd, it doesn't make any sense."

Buffy sighs, "I know what you mean. My spidey sense has been going off major since this all started. And I don't think it's because of the warlock either."

Paige nods, "Like half the things we go through do?"

Phoebe looks between her sisters, "I know, but didn't the warlock seemed surprised to see us in there?"

Buffy nods, "Yeah, now that you mention it. Why?"

Phoebe sighs, "Because I'm beginning to think that maybe he didn't have anything to do with this, maybe he's stuck in this same weird time loop just like we are."

Paige frowns, "Yeah, well, he's still dangerous. It'll probably be easier for him to kill us in the past without Piper around."

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, and I'm also beginning to think that Piper's the reason we're stuck here. I mean, think about it. What's the common denominator in all of this? Piper and Leo, right? Every past event has centered on the two of them."

Buffy nods, "You think this is a spell?"

Phoebe sighs, "Yeah, one gone awry obviously. I think Piper took my advice to heart with the marriage counselor. They're taking a walk down memory lane... literally."

Paige shakes her head, "But it seems too real just to be a memory. I mean, what are we doing here?"

Phoebe nods, "They obviously have a lot of issues to work through."

Paige sighs, "Yeah, well, I hope they work through them soon."

Paige bottles the potion.

They disappear from the kitchen and reappear in the attic. They crouch down at the back of the room.

Past Leo is lying on the couch, unconscious.

Past Piper is kneeling beside him crying. A tear drop falls on her hand and it glows. "I found it. Leo, I love you." She holds her glowing hand over Past Leo and she heals him. "Can you hear me? I love you, Leo, please hear me."

Past Leo wakes up. "Piper."

They hug.

Buffy blinks, "Power swapping spell?"

Phoebe nods.

Past Piper smiles, "Oh, thank God. I tried so hard and I couldn't make it work before. Why didn't you tell me?"

Past Leo smiles, "That love was the trigger? You had to find that out on your own. Why couldn't you tell me?"

Past Piper sighs, "I don't know. I was afraid, I was afraid if I admitted how I really felt it would hurt more if I lost you. I'm so sorry, I should of said it before."

Past Leo nods, "It's better late then never. Come on."

Past Leo orbs out with Past Piper.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige stand up, moved at what they just saw.

Paige is sits on the floor.

Phoebe hands her a tissue. "Here you go, my sweetie. Here you go. You okay?"

Paige nods, "Yeah, this is better than home movies. They've just been through so much."

Buffy smiles, "Yeah."

Phoebe smiles, "Yeah, we all have. It's good to remember, even for me. It makes me realize how much I really have changed." Kit runs in. "Kit?" The Warlock runs in after Kit. "Whoa. Okay, throw the potion!"

Warlock frowns, "Don't bother." He blinks out.

Buffy shakes her head, "Wait a minute. Is it just me or is he not after us?"

Paige nods, "No, I think he's after Phoebe's cat."

Kit meows and walks around their ankles. They pat her.

Phoebe frowns, "Kit? Really? Why?"

Paige shakes her head, "I don't know." She looks to Kit. "Unless there's something you're not telling us. It's funny, she's so familiar to me though. It reminds me of this old stray that used to hang outside my loft."

Buffy nods, "Same here. She looks like this cat I got Dawn for her birthday one year. Disappeared two years later."

Phoebe nods, "Wait a minute, you two just said something."

Paige frowns, "We did? Was it smart?"

Phoebe goes over to the Book of Shadows. "Oh, I am so glad the book is still in this memory."

Paige frowns, "Why, what'd we say? What are you looking for?"

Phoebe smiles, "I am looking for..." she turns to a page "Familiars. That's what I'm looking for."

Buffy walks over to the book, "Enchanted creatures who follow and guide new witches to protect them while they learn the craft. Interesting. When I got that cat for Dawn I was still only the Slayer."

Phoebe nods and looks to Kit, "Hey, is there something you haven't been telling me?" Kit rubs around their ankles. "Huh, Kit? Hey, don't you kiss up to me. Answer the question."

Paige nods, "You sure you didn't know about this?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "What, that Kit was our familiar? No, we just thought she was this cat that we found on the porch."

Buffy nods, "Better hope the warlock doesn't get her in the past otherwise our future..."

Phoebe nods, "Is screwed."

They disappear from the attic and appear outside the conservatory.

Past Leo has spilled something on his shirt. "Truth is caffeine makes me a little clumsy, you know." Past Leo heads for the door.

Past Piper smiles, "Leo, wait."

Past Leo nods, "Yeah?"

Past Piper smiles, "Can I ask you a question?"

Past Leo nods, "Sure."

Past Piper giggles, "Do you need another shirt?"

Past Leo shakes his head, "No, I got one in the truck. Thanks."

Past Piper sighs, "Leo, wait that wasn't my question."

Past Leo nods, "It wasn't."

Past Piper shakes her head, " No. I was just wondering, do you ever... think of me?"

Past Leo nods, "Yeah."

Past Piper smiles, "In what way? As a friend sort of way or..."

Past Leo smiles, "You have beautiful eyes."

Past Piper nods, "That's a good way."

Past Leo smiles, "I'm sorry." They laugh. "That was totally inappropriate wasn't it?"

Past Piper shakes her head, "No, not at all. Ah, what the hell... Leo, how do you feel about women who make the first move?"

Past Leo shrugs, "I don't know, I'm still waiting for it to happen."

Past Piper smiles, "Goodness." Past Piper kisses him.

Past Leo smiles, "Ahh... how do you feel about guys who make the second move?"

Past Piper laughs, "Love 'em." They kiss again.

Paige smiles, "Nice kiss!"

Buffy nods, "Yeah."

Phoebe grins.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige disappear.

They appear outside P4. Buffy looks at the sign and sees it still says P3.

Past Piper walks out into the car park.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige appear and crouch behind a car.

Past Piper walks towards her car and the trolls trip her. She falls on the ground and all her stuff falls out of her purse. She looks up at the sky, "I bet you guys think this is real funny, don't ya? Haven't you taken enough from me? You have to send trolls to kick me while I'm down. I am a good person, I am a good witch and damn it I would've made a great wife. And how dare you take that from me. I deserve... no, you know what? I demand that you send him back to me. You hear me? Right now. I am going to stand in this very spot until you send Leo back to me."

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige disappear to reappear in the conservatory

Phoebe frowns, "Enough already."

Kit runs past Phoebe and Paige. They hear a crash and a dog barking.

Paige frowns, "The warlock."

A white dog runs past them, following Kit.

Phoebe laughs, "You said you always wanted to meet Prue, right? That's another little spell gone awry."

Buffy blinks, "Prue was turned into Cujo?"

Phoebe laughs, "You know Piper called Prue that when this happened."

Kit runs up the stairs and Past Piper, Past Phoebe and Past Leo come down the stairs. They stop Prue.

Past Piper frowns, "Prue, no! No-no-no-no, very bad, Prue. Very, very bad Prue." Prue growls. "Hi, Cujo, who you growling at?"

Phoebe smiles, "See."

Past Leo nods, "Maybe I'd better go check with the elders and see if they know how to vanquish a Banshee."

Past Phoebe sighs, "Wait a minute, don't tell me you're afraid of Prue."

Past Leo nods, "Yeah."

Past Piper nods, "Well, wait a minute, hold it. What if we find the Banshee in the mean time?"

Past Leo smiles, "Well, you blew up the last demon you fought, didn't you?"

Past Piper sighs, "Yeah, but I was trying to freeze him."

Past Leo nods, "Just remember what we talked about. Just try and relax." He orbs out.

Past Piper sighs, "I really wish everybody would quit telling me to relax."

Buffy shakes her head, "While it is nice to actually get to see Prue sort of. It would still have been nice to meet her at least once."

Paige nods in agreement.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige disappear and reappear inside a castle under a table.

Past Piper and Past Phoebe are chained to a wall.

Leo runs in.

Past Leo smiles, "Piper! Phoebe! Buffy!."

Past Leo tries to unlock the chains.

Past Piper smiles, "Easy, easy."

A guard comes up behind Leo.

Past Phoebe frowns, "Behind you!"

The guard pushes Past Leo away. Past Leo grabs a sword off the wall and starts sword fighting with the guard. The guard trips Past Leo.

Paige smiles, "Finally, one I remember."

Buffy nods, "Same here. Though it's a little weird seeing myself chained to a wall. I still don't understand how I couldn't break them."

Phoebe shrugs, "Maybe they were spelled to be indestructible?"

Buffy shrugs, "Possible."

Past Leo and the guard continue to fight. Past Leo hits the guard and head butts him, knocking him out.

Past Piper smiles, "Nice!"

Past Phoebe nods, "Wow."

Past Leo goes over to the girls.

Past Piper smiles, "Leo!"

Past Phoebe smiles, "I thought you were a pacifist."

Past Buffy nods, "Still nice going."

Past Leo sighs, "I didn't kill him, did I?"

Past Piper laughs, "I gotta tell you, I find this side of you very sexy."

Past Leo blinks, "Really?"

Past Piper nods, "Yeah."

They hear a noise.

Past Leo frowns, "Paige."

Past Piper nods, "Potion, potion."

Past Piper, Past Buffy, Past Phoebe and Past Leo run out of the room.

Phoebe nods, "Past Paige, remember? They're going to rescue you."

Paige nods. They disappear and reappear in the upstairs hall.

Kit runs past them and goes into the bathroom.

Paige sighs, "Okay, if that warlock doesn't kill the cat soon, I will."

Phoebe frowns, "I'll get her."

Phoebe walks into the bathroom.

Past Piper and Past Leo are in the shower together.

Past Piper frowns, "Phoebe!"

Phoebe sighs, "Sorry, I didn't know you guys were in here. I'm not interrupting anything am I?"

Past Piper shakes her head, "No... not yet."

Phoebe nods, "Okay, that's good, that's really good."

Past Piper frowns, "Phoebe, would you just get outta here. And cover your eyes."

Phoebe nods, "Oh." She covers her eyes. "Sure, okay, getting out."

Past Piper nods, "Hey, did you change your hair?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "Me? No." Phoebe walks towards the door, eyes still covered.

Past Piper sighs, "Watch out for..."

Phoebe runs into the door frame. "Oh! Ow. I'm okay, I'm okay."

Phoebe reaches behind her and closes the door on her way out. She walks over to Paige and Buffy.

Paige sighs, "Eh, that was a bit close."

They disappear and reappear at P4. Again the sign shows it is P3.

Past Piper is dancing on top of the bar wearing black leather pants and red leather halter top.

Phoebe, Buffy and Paige walks down the stairs.

Paige blinks, "Oh... my... god. I've never seen this side of Piper before."

They disappear to reappear in the bathroom at the manor. They look around, confused. They hear Past Leo's voice on the other side of the closed door.

Past Leo, "Every time I see you, I love you even more. You're so beautiful. You're so special. I can't imagine my life without you." Past Piper walks in. "Piper!"

Past Piper smiles, "Leo, who are you talking to?"

Past Leo shakes his head, "Me? Uh, nobody, just myself, you know."

Past Piper nods, "Yourself? You were telling yourself how much you love you?"

Past Leo sighs, "No, of course not. Uh, I mean, it's, it's not like that at all. Um, let's go downstairs and I'll explain."

Past Piper sighs, "Leo, what's the matter? Why are you acting so weird?"

Past Leo nods, "Can we go downstairs please?"

Past Piper shakes her head, "No, why?"

Past Leo sighs, "Okay, fine, um, here's good. Um, I've been thinking a lot actually about our situation."

Past Piper frowns, "Leo..."

Past Leo nods, "No, no, just let me finish. Um, I think I've come up with a solution, a way for us to be together no matter what they say." Past Leo gets down on one knee and Past Piper's eyes widen. He takes Past Piper's hand. "Will you marry me?"

Phoebe hears Kit hissing through the vent. "Paige."

Paige shakes her head, "Wait, I wanna hear the answer."

Buffy grabs Paige and Phoebe and orbs up to the attic.

The warlock is on the floor kneeling over Kit. Buffy orbs in with Paige and Phoebe. He turns around holding the bloodied knife. "Looks like curiosity just killed your cat." He blinks out. They see Kit lying on the floor with a knife wound on her side. Kit morphs into Katrina.

In Dr. Berenson's Office. Piper and Leo are sitting close, holding hands.

Dr. Berenson nods, "It's easy for a couple over the years to lose sight of what brought them together in the first place. In your case, a very remarkable case I might add, it's probably even more important than it would be for most..."

Leo leans forward and touches his head. "Ow."

Piper frowns, "What's the matter?"

Leo quietly, "Freeze him, hurry."

Piper freezes Dr. Berenson. Leo stands up, touching his temples.

Piper frowns, "What? Talk to me."

Leo shakes his head, "Something's gone terribly wrong. People are crying out in pain. Witches, they're all under attack."

Piper frowns, "What? Why?"

Leo shakes his head, "I don't know why. We gotta get home, fast."

Phoebe's Voice in Piper's head, "Piper?"

Piper frowns, "No, wait."

Phoebe's Voice in Piper's head, "Piper, can you hear me?"

Piper frowns, "Phoebe?"

In the Past Attic. Phoebe is calling out. "Piper, can you hear me? It's Phoebe."

Paige frowns, "Are you crazy? What are you doing?"

Phoebe sighs, "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm trying to contact Piper."

Paige nods, "Yeah, but she'll hear you, she'll come running in and ruin our future."

Buffy shakes her head, "Our future's already ruined unless Piper can somehow give us a second chance and let us replay her last memory."

Paige looks between Buffy and Phoebe, "Wait, are you talking about present day Piper?"

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, yeah. Why not? I mean, she dragged us into this spell, consciously or subconsciously, we might as well take advantage of it, right? Besides, if she really is reliving this, she ought to be able to hear me. Hm? Piper! It's your sister Phoebe. Now, I know you're having big problems because of this."

In Dr. Berenson's Office.

Leo frowns, "You're kidding me? Your sisters are involved with this? Can we do nothing without them?"

Piper sighs, "Shh! I'm trying to concentrate. Something about our last memory?"

Leo nods, "Last memory... The one where I proposed?"

In the Past Bathroom Phoebe, Buffy and Paige appear.

Past Leo's Voice through the door, "Every time I see you, I love you even more."

Paige smiles, "It worked."

Phoebe nods, "Okay, now orb."

Paige orbs out with Phoebe. Buffy is right behind them at they orb to the attic.

Kit runs in. Paige pulls out the potion. The warlock runs in.

Phoebe smiles, "Hey!"

The warlock stops.

Paige nods, "Remember us?" Paige throws the potion at his feet. A thick cloud of smoke rises and smothers the warlock.

The warlock drops his knife and covers his eyes.

Phoebe picks up the knife and stabs the warlock. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"

The warlock bursts into flames and is vanquished.

Paige goes over and picks up Kit. "Alright, cat. Start talking."

In Dr. Berenson's Office.

Leo sighs, "The cries are gone. Everything's back to normal."

Piper shakes her head, "Oh, no it's not. It's not until I reverse this spell. Even I don't want to be this close to my sisters." She starts to write a spell on a notepad.

Later back at the manor Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Katrina are there sitting on the couch. Buffy and Dawn are sitting on the sofa.

Piper walks in carrying a tray of cups and a tea pot. "Are you sure I can't get you anything? Coffee, tea, a saucer of milk?"

Phoebe laughs. "Good one."

Katrina shakes her head, "No, I'm fine… Although I wouldn't mind some kibble, if you got some."

Piper stares at Katrina. Katrina smiles. "That's not funny."

Dawn smiles, "It's a little funny."

Piper shakes her head, "No, see, you didn't live with her for three years. And by the way, what was with the scratching of my bed post? What was that?"

Dawn shakes her head, "No only two years."

Katrina laughs, "I had to keep my nails sharp."

Piper sighs, "Yeah, see, that's just very creepy." Piper sits on the couch.

Leo nods, "Well, at least we know how important she was as your familiar and how painful things could've been without her."

Phoebe smiles, "I'm just glad to finally know you are. I mean, it makes it easier to understand why you ran away. You know, as a cat."

Katrina nods, "You didn't need me anymore. Once the Charmed Ones were reconstituted, it was time for me to move on."

Buffy sighs, "What about us? I wasn't even a witch back then when I took you home to Dawn."

Katrina nods, "You and Dawn in the end didn't really need my help as much as your sisters did. After all you were the Slayer."

Paige smiles, "Don't you mean moving up? You know, complete the evolutionary cycle and all."

Leo nods, "Yeah, only special Familiars like Katrina are rewarded for their service by becoming human."

Katrina smiles, "To guide other Familiars. That's why the warlock was after me. Take out Familiars and you leave their witches defenseless, vulnerable."

Phoebe nods, "Well, it's a good thing you got nine lives, that's all I have to say. Although, you're probably down to your last seven or eight, so..."

Katrina nods, "I'll watch my back. Well, I've gotta get going. I've got a hungry litter waiting for me." She gets up and looks in Wyatt's bassinet. "You call me when he comes into his powers?" Piper nods. Katrina turns to Dawn, "And you will let me know how you're doing?" Dawn nods. "Blessed be."

She leaves. Phoebe and Paige get up and sit next to Piper.

Paige smiles, "So, how are we doing?"

Leo frowns, "We?"

Piper shakes her head, "Oh, simmer down, honey. We, meaning Leo and I, are doing just fine, thank you very much. We did learn that we have some issues to work on. Like, somebody needs to get a life first."

Leo nods, "And one of us needs to be a wife first."

Phoebe sighs, "Oh, easy on the rhyming, no more spells."

Piper laughs, "Gladly." Piper gets up and walks over to Leo. "But the point is, we need to spend more time as a couple." She puts her arm around Leo. "So that we don't forget."

Leo nods, "Right."

Phoebe nods, "There is one thing we need to do first, for Buffy. Remember when we called mom for Paige."

Piper nods, "Yeah. Oh! We didn't do that for Buffy."

Short time later in the attic.

Piper, Phoebe, Paige chant, "Here these words. Hear my cry spirit from the other side. Come to me, I summon thee. Cross now the Great Divide."

Patty appears in a bright light. "Hello, Elizabeth."

Buffy smiles, "Hello, mom."

Patty steps outside the circle and becomes real. She hugs Buffy, who hugs Patty back. "Welcome home." She hugs Buffy again as Piper, Paige and Phoebe watch on the tender moment.

Buffy turns and motions for Dawn. "I want you to meet someone, Mom." Dawn walks over and stands next to Buffy, "This is your granddaughter, Dawn."

Dawn smiles, "Hi Grandma Patty."

Patty smiles and hugs Dawn, "Hello, Dawn."