Chapter 52: Power of Four Blondes
At the manor…Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige are there wearing unusual outfits. They close the door behind them.
Piper nods, "It's okay, you're gonna be okay."
Buffy frowns, "Okay? That demon wiped out that whole family of innocents. How will I ever be okay?"
Piper smiles, "You learn."
Paige nods, "If that demon is anywhere in that book, I'm gonna nail his sorry ass."
They walk over and sit on the couch.
Phoebe sighs, "Oh, those poor children. They were so scared. I could feel their pain."
Piper nods, "Okay, maybe you could feel their pain a little less, Phoebe."
Paige nods, "Remember, she's an empath now."
Piper smiles, "I know what her powers are. Okay, I think a little sister bonding is in order for all of us here. I'll get the tea."
Paige shakes her head, "No. Did you see that demon? Did you see those teeth flying out like razor blades?"
Buffy nods, "We need to kill that demon. For the children. All six of those children."
Piper sighs, "Fine, we'll hit the book now, tea later." She walks over to the book and when she touches it, it glows and closes up. She tries to touch it again and it jumps off its stand onto the floor. She walks over to it and dives for it. It moves away. "Told you it wouldn't work."
Phoebe sighs, "Well, it's her fault. Who's ever heard of a demon with razor flying teeth before?"
Paige frowns, "My fault? I'm not the one who made the innocents into the Von Trapp family."
Buffy shakes her head, "Did not."
Paige nods, "Did too."
Piper sighs, "Knock it off." She shape shifts into a blonde woman, Mabel. "It's my fault for going along with you three. We can look like the Charmed Ones but let's face it, our acting sucks. If we want the Book of Shadows we need to become them. It's time to try my identity theft spell."
Phoebe, Buffy and Paige shape shift into three other blonde women… Mitzy, Margo and Macy.
Mitzy sighs, "No way. They'll come after us, it's a suicide mission."
Margo nods, "And it's dangerous too."
Mabel sighs, "So what? You want to be chiselers your whole life? It's time to think big and thinking big means making the whole world believe that we are them."
Macy smiles, "I don't want to be them, I want to be bad."
Margo nods, "Me too, bad's better."
Mabel smiles, "Then stick with me, 'cause once we get the book we'll steal their powers and then form our own power of four. And you know what that means?"
Margo shakes her head, "No."
Mitzy smiles, "We'll be the untouchable sisters."
Piper calls upstairs, "Buffy, Phoebe, Paige, are you up there?"
Mitzy frowns, "Perfume, girls!"
They pull out spray bottles of perfume and spray it over themselves. They disappear. Piper walks in and picks up the Book of Shadows. She places the book back on its stand and looks around.
The next day at P4. Piper's there talking on the phone. Jack the bartender is standing nearby.
Piper sighs, "What time did he go to sleep? Okay, can you call me as soon as he starts to stir? Okay, thanks." She hangs up. "Uh, Jack, the band is coming in an hour to set up and do a sound check. Can you take care of them for me? I want to be home when my baby wakes up."
Buffy and Phoebe walks in.
Jack nods, "I'm on it."
Phoebe smiles, "Hey, you ready for lunch?"
Piper nods, "I was thinking I could make you two something fabulous at home instead."
Buffy shakes her head, "Piper, every new mommy needs a little grown up time. Trust me on this. Plus that's why Dawn's there, right?"
Piper sighs, "Right?"
Phoebe nods, "So let's go-o-o-o-o-o."
Piper blinks, "Was that a moan?"
Phoebe whispers, "Piper."
Piper whispers, "What?"
Phoebe whispers, "That new bartender guy is checking you out."
Buffy looks past them and nods as she whispers, "Pheebs is right."
Piper turns around and he smiles. She smiles back. She whispers, "Are you telling me that you're feeling what he's feeling for me?"
Phoebe nods, "Yes, I still can't control my new pow-owwwwww." Piper hits her with a napkin. "Alright, take your shoes for a walk, buddy."
Jack walks away.
Piper frowns, "That's creepy."
Phoebe nods, "I know, it's horrible."
Buffy nods, "You should have seen it the last time Jason was in town, she couldn't keep her hands off of him."
Phoebe nods, "I don't know what I'm gonna do this weekend."
Piper nods, "Jason is flying in from Hong Kong again?" Phoebe nods. "Wow, I'd say that guy is falling for you."
Phoebe smiles, "You think so? I think so. I hope so. But all I can feel is this strong sexual desire for me."
Buffy smiles, "And that's a bad thing."
Phoebe nods, "Well, yeah, that's a bad thing if that's all he's feeling. And if it is all he's feeling, I want to know now, you know? So I don't get hurt."
Piper sighs, "Well, why don't you take him to a restaurant where you can't get buck wild and ask Jason how he feels."
Phoebe laughs, "Mm, the direct approach. Very sneaky of you."
They head towards the door.
Piper nods, "Mm-hm, and if that doesn't work, ask him about the weather in Hong Kong."
Chris orbs in.
Piper and Phoebe talk at once, "No!"
Buffy shakes her head, "We're not demon hunting, we're going to lunch."
Chris sighs, "Hey, I am not unreasonable. We can hunt demons after lunch. By the way, has anyone seen Leo?"
Piper shakes her head, "No, I have not."
Phoebe nods, "I haven't seen him either."
Buffy smiles, "Not recently."
Chris nods, "Well, if you do, let me know. There's a rumor floating around up there that he has a lead on whoever sent him to Valhalla."
Piper nods, "Well, I'm sure that's very important stuff but I have another question. Did any of you three leave the book on the floor last night?"
Chris frowns, "On the floor?"
Phoebe shakes her head, "No, I didn't."
Buffy shakes her head, "No. Did you ask Dawn?"
Piper nods, "Yes I asked Dawn and she said no also." She turns to Chris, "Chris?"
Chris sighs, "I vaguely remember a story that started like that in the future. Someone's after the book."
Piper frowns, "Demons are always after the book. What's new?"
Chris shakes his head, "No, I think this time they get it. You should take this threat seriously. And tell Paige. Where is Paige?"
Phoebe nods, "She's at her new temp job."
Chris sighs, "She's still on that kick?"
Piper shakes her head, "It's not a kick, Chris. It's her quest for happiness outside of magic."
Chris nods, "Yeah, but it's a temp job. Who finds happiness on a temp job?"
A house across the road from the Manor. Mabel and Margo are there. Mabel is looking through the window at the Manor. Margo is looking in a mirror.
Mabel sighs, "I can't tell if anyone's home from here."
Margo nods, "If I get Piper's powers, first thing I'm gonna do is freeze these unwanted facial lines."
Mabel shakes her head, "I'm the oldest, I get Piper's powers. You'll get Paige's."
Margo nods, "Well, in that case maybe I'll orb away this blemish."
Mitzy and Macy walks in carrying bags of snacks.
Mitzy smiles, "Stake out take out, anyone?"
They puts the food on the table.
Margo smiles, "Ooh."
Mabel and Margo go over to the table.
Mabel sighs, "All I asked for was a scrying bowl."
Margo nods, "Just because we killed the owners here, doesn't mean we should let their food go to waste."
Mabel pours a black liquid into a glass bowl. "Give me sight through the blackest bile, show me the faces I revile." Piper and Wyatt show up in the liquid. "Piper's the only one home right now. We need all four sisters together for my spell to work."
Macy wrinkles her nose, "Eww, she's with the baby. I can't wait to orb that thing into a volcano."
Margo smiles, "Um, as the second youngest in the family, I'm afraid I'll be doing the orbing. We get our powers by sorority."
Mitzy nods, "That's seniority, Margo. And that's not fair, I wanted Paige's power."
Margo sighs, "Don't talk to me about fair. I always got less growing up. And usually two years out of style."
Mabel nods, "There is nothing wrong with Phoebe's powers, Mitzy. You'll be able to levitate."
Mitzy nods, "Yeah, six feet in the air. Margo will be orbing around the world."
Margo smiles, "I'll send postcards."
Macy nods, "Don't forget you'll also have the power of premonition and empathy."
Mitzy sighs, "Like I care what happens to people or how they feel."
Margo nods, "Well, maybe you should care, Mitzy, instead of this me, me, me attitude all the time."
Mitzy sighs, "Oh, you know what? You're about to get your teeth knocked in if you don't back off."
Mabel nods, "Enough! What is wrong with you two? We have worked way too hard to let it all fall apart now."
The doorbell rings. Mabel answers it.
Salesman smiles, "Hello, are you the lady of the house?"
Mabel frowns, "Go away." She slams the door. "This is the biggest con of our lives. If we don't get this right, we're gonna be two-bit magic hustlers forever. Is that what you want?"
The doorbell rings again. Mabel answers it.
Salesman nods, "But you haven't seen the amazing new Kelby 3000." He holds up a vacuum cleaner.
Mabel rolls her eyes, "Just get inside." The man happily walks inside. Mabel closes the door and walks back over to her sisters. "The secret of the Charmed Ones lays in their sisterhood, the Power of Four. Well, guess what. We've got our own sisterhood, our own Power of Four right here. If we can just stick together, we can have it all."
Salesman nods, "You'll never have it all until you own the Kelby 3000." A dagger appears in Mabel's hand. "I'm telling you this baby is gonna change your life..."
Mabel stabs the salesman and he falls to the floor. "So who's with me?"
Mitzy nods, "I'm sorry, sweetie."
Margo smiles, "Oh, me too." They hug. "I'll orb you anywhere you want to go."
Macy nods, "That's more like it. Now, let's sit back, relax, until the other three get home."
At the Bay Mirror. Phoebe, Buffy and Elise are walking down the corridor.
Elise smiles, "You two are on a real hot streak, kiddo. Your advice column has never been more, more revealing."
They walk into the main office.
Phoebe smiles, "Yeah, well, I just think that I'm really in touch with what other people are feeling right now."
Buffy nods, "I've had some inspiration of late."
Elise smiles, "Whatever it is, keep it up you two."
Elise walks away. Phoebe and Buffy turns around and sees Jason in their office.
Phoebe smiles, "Hi." They walks into their office. "You're back."
Buffy nods and she skirts around Jason and sits at her desk, "Hey."
Jason smiles, "Hey, Buffy." He looks to Phoebe, "God, I missed you, Phoebe." He kisses Phoebe's hand. She gets a vibe.
Phoebe shakes her head and looks past Jason at Buffy, "Oh, no. No, no, not again."
Jason frowns, "What's wrong?"
Phoebe shakes her head, "Nothing is wrong. H-How is the weather in Hong Kong?"
Jason frowns, "Weather?"
Phoebe nods, "Yeah, I hear it gets very balmy there. Balmy?"
Jason shakes his head. He looks at Buffy as to ask what's up with her, "I suppose. You really wanna talk about the weather?" He turns to Buffy, "Can you excuse us?"
Buffy nods as she starts to get up.
Phoebe shakes her head, "No, I don't actually, I just don't want to be alone with you."
Jason frowns, "Huh?"
Phoebe nods, "I mean, I do want to be alone with you, just not alone with you here. You know, I just wanna be alone with you in a public area."
Jason sighs, "You're, you're still a little shaken up over my last visit. You know, your behaviour wasn't all that bad."
Buffy sighs and sits back down.
Phoebe nods, "Humiliating and embarrassing it was. Yeah. Look, I just would appreciate if we could take things slower, you know? Maybe go out for dinner and talk."
Jason nods, "I'll pick you up at seven."
Phoebe smiles, "Yay, okay. Can't wait to talk."
At the house across the road from the Manor. The blonde sisters are looking out the window. They see Phoebe and Buffy pull up outside the manor.
Mitzy smiles, "You know what this means. It's spell time."
They walk away from the window.
Mabel nods, "We've got one shot, so pay attention. After we read this spell, the world will see us as the Halliwell sisters."
Mitzy frowns, "You mean I'm going brunette?"
Macy shakes her head, "No, you'll look like you do now but the world will know you as Phoebe."
Margo nods, "Let's go, let's go. I'm dying to orb some place far away and exotic like Fort Lauderdale."
Mabel shakes her head, "Not so fast. The spell only gives us their identities. They keep their powers until we can get to the Book of Shadows, which we should be able to do once we lure them out of the house. Okay, everyone ready?"
Mitzy nods, "Mm-hm."
Macy, Mitzy, Mabel and Margo speak at once, "Blinking faces blank and ho-hum, we are they and they are no one, grant to us the Power of Four, and turn them into nobody."
Mitzy smiles, "Did it work?"
Macy nods, "One way to find out. Let's call our Whitelighter. Chris."
Chris orbs in. "Why did you change clothes, Buffy? You can't hunt demons in heals. Go switch your shoes and we'll get started."
Margo smiles, "Hey," she puts her arm around him, "slow down there, angel. It's all good in the Charmed universe. What's your hurry?"
Chris shakes his head, "Paige, did you just call me angel?"
Mitzy nods, "She did, and I can clearly see why."
Chris frowns, "Okay. What are you doing over here?"
Mitzy smiles, "Oh, well, we were just, um..."
Mabel nods, "Solving a murder. Evil has been here, probably spying on us." She pulls the dagger out of the salesman and hands it to Chris.
Chris nods, "This could be connected to whoever's after the Book of Shadows."
Macy smiles, "Could be. See that symbol carved into the handle? We think that represents the astral plane."
Chris shakes his head, "I don't know. The astral plane's a realm of spirit and energy. It's not like they manufacture athames there."
Mitzy nods, "All the more reason you should orb over and investigate."
Chris frowns, "You want me to orb to the astral plane?"
Mitzy nods, "Immediately. And don't come back until you find out where that knife came from."
Margo smiles, "Can I have a kiss goodbye?"
Chris shakes his head, "No." He orbs out.
Margo sighs, "Oh, well, a girl's gotta try."
Macy nods, "You know what this means."
Mitzy smiles, "We are Charmed and dangerous." They do a little dance. "Oh, yeah!"
At the manor. Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper's on the phone.
Buffy, Phoebe and Paige are making a potion.
Piper frowns, "I did not fire your band. I need them to play tonight. Today at rehearsal? No, that's impossible, I have been home all afternoon. Okay, listen, I'll be right there." She hangs up. "Uh, I gotta go to P4 so tell the nanny to give Wyatt dinner if I'm not back in time."
Paige nods, "Okay. Bye." Piper heads for the door and passes a wedding photo of Leo and Mabel. "Okay, this vanquishing potion is more like vanquishing goo. Can you check the last ingredient in the book for me?"
Buffy nods, "Sure." She reaches for the book and it glows and closes itself. "Whoa, that was different."
Paige nods, "Try it again."
Phoebe reaches for it this time and it slides off onto the floor. "It's like it's not recognizing us."
Paige frowns, "Okay, that's weird; I was just holding it in my hands ten minutes ago."
Phoebe nods, "Wait, Chris said something might happen to the book, remember? And we just kind of blew him off. Chris? Hello, are you there?" Phoebe and Paige's cell phones ring. "Is that you? Who is that?"
Paige shakes her head, "Just us two."
Phoebe sighs, "Oh."
They answer their phones.
Paige nods, "Hello?"
Phoebe sighs, "Hey, Elise." She motions for Buffy so she can hear what Elise is saying.
Paige shakes her head, "There's a union rally at the fruit packing plant?"
Phoebe shakes her head, "No, Buffy and I did not advocate multiple sex partners."
Paige shakes her head, "No, I'm not leading the rally, I'm at home."
Buffy shakes her head, "I didn't say that alcohol cures depression."
Paige frowns, "Of course I believe in equal pay for workers."
Phoebe nods, "This is Phoebe."
Buffy frowns, "This is Buffy."
Phoebe, Buffy and Paige speak at once, "Hello?"
They hang up.
Phoebe frowns, "Emergency at work?"
Paige nods, "Yeah."
Phoebe shakes her head, "Unfortunate coincidence?"
Paige shakes her head, "Not likely."
Phoebe nods, "I don't know about you but I wanna keep my job."
Buffy nods, "So do I."
Paige nods, "Yeah, me too. I'll leave a note for the nanny, she's out walking Wyatt, and I'll try to put the book away."
Phoebe nods, "Okay, um, I'm gonna change in case I don't make it back in time for my date with Jason. Alright, meet back here as soon as possible."
Phoebe rushes off.
Paige bends down and tries to pick up the book. It glows and slides under the couch.
Buffy frowns, "Weird."
After everyone leaves the front door opens and Mabel, Mitzy, Macy and Margo walk in.
Mabel nods, "Split up, fan out, find the book. We don't have much..."
"I'm on to you four." They turn around to see Chris sitting on the couch.
Margo whispers, "What do we do?"
A dagger appears in Mabel's hand behind her back.
Chris nods, "You thought you could fool me but you can't." He stands up. "This athame isn't from the astral plane. You sent me on a wild goose chase so you wouldn't have to hunt demons, didn't you, Piper?"
Mitzy nods, "Busted."
Margo smiles, "Guilty."
Macy simply nods.
Mabel smiles, "You figured us out, Chris."
The dagger disappears. Mitzy moves closer to Chris.
Dawn orbs in with Willow.
Mitzy nods, "We are so sorry."
Chris sighs, "Yeah, you should be. Look, there's an evil out there after Wyatt," Mitzy rubs her face on Chris's chest, "and we need to find him before he... Phoebe, what are you doing?"
Dawn frowns, "Aunt Phoebe?"
Mitzy smiles, "Finding comfort in my Whitelighter."
Macy nudges Mitzy and motions towards Dawn and Willow. "You're all over him."
Mitzy sighs, "You're just jealous 'cause I got to him first."
Dawn shakes her head and whispers to Willow, "Something is wrong. My spidey sense is going off."
Willow shakes her head, "Not sure why you think something is wrong. It's just your mom and your aunts."
Chris frowns, "Look, Phoebe, I know Piper hooked up with her last Whitelighter but I'm really, really not interested, okay? Can we get back to hunting demons, please?"
Macy nods, "Actually, Chris, we can't. We didn't ditch you to play hookie. We needed time to investigate the death across the street."
Chris sighs, "Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? I would have given you time off for legitimate Charmed duties."
Macy nods, "Well, we're asking now. We believe that athame belongs to witches."
Margo smiles, "Really smart, pretty witches."
Mabel nods, "We just don't know who they are."
Chris nods, "So why don't I check around this realm for them?"
Mabel smiles, "It's like you read my mind."
Chris smiles, "See, I can be reasonable and helpful. All you gotta do is be honest with me."
Chris orbs out.
Macy looks to Dawn and Willow, "Dawnie, sugarplum. Why don't you take Willow to Sunnydale? I'm sure you two would like to see everyone there."
Dawn nods, "Sure mom." She and Willow orb out.
The girls sigh with relief.
Mabel nods, "Okay, now we really are running out of time. We need that book. You two search down here, Macy and I are gonna take upstairs. Oh, and from now on, keep your hands off the Whitelighter. That's an order."
At The Bay Mirror. Security throws Buffy and Phoebe out the doors. They look up and see Macy and Mitzy's face on their Ask Phoebe and Buffy poster.
At the manor. The blonde sisters have found the book. Margo is furiously flipping through it.
Mitzy smiles, "Hurry, hurry, before they get home." She stops at a page.
Mabel smiles, "This is it, this is what we want."
Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige orb in.
Piper frowns, "Alright, who do you think you are?"
Mitzy smiles, "Oh, you haven't heard? We're the Charmed Ones."
Margo smiles, "Nice dress."
Phoebe nods, "Thanks."
Buffy frowns, "Nice book."
Mabel, Macy, Mitzy, Margo recite an spell from the book. "Powers of the witches rise..."
Piper frowns, "Hey, hey." She tries to freeze them.
Bright magical lights rise out of Piper, Phoebe, Buffy and Paige.
Mabel, Macy, Mitzy, Margo finish the spell, "Course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here."
The bright magical lights sink into the blonde sisters.
Mabel frowns, "Let's see, what was that freaky little hand thing you did? Like this."
Mabel flicks his hand and a vase blows up. Piper is pushed backwards. She looks at her bleeding leg.
Piper frowns, "Ooh, I'm down." Buffy rushes over to Piper.
Phoebe jumps up and kicks Mabel, sending her across the room.
Phoebe turns around Mitzy and she has levitated in the air. She kicks Phoebe and sends her flying over the couch.
Margo grabs the lamp.
Buffy frowns, "Paige."
Paige orbs out just before Margo whacks her with it. She orbs back in. "I can still orb."
Margo frowns, "Hey, that was supposed to be my power! Paige quickly orbs out with Phoebe. Buffy orbs out with Piper. "Freeze them!"
Mabel shakes her head, "I don't know how."
Later in the attic. Mabel, Macy, Mitzy and Margo are there.
Macy and Mabel is looking through the Book of Shadows and Mitzy is scrying.
Mabel smiles, "You guys have got to see this. There's spells, potions, charms for everything."
Macy nods, "Once we get rid of the Halliwells, this book is gonna change our lives."
Mitzy sighs, "You guys, my arm's getting sore here. How about a little relief? It never takes this long to scry for a witch."
Mabel nods, "That's because they're not witches anymore. We've got their powers."
Margo frowns as she looks at Macy. "Uh, excuse me, you got their powers. Macy and I got a big fat nothing. As usual."
Macy shakes her hand and lightning comes out of it hitting a wall, "I didn't get Buffy's orbing power but I did get her Charmed power."
Mitzy gets a vibe. "Margo, please, ease off the resentment pedal there, you're dragging me down."
Mabel frowns, "Oh, this is great. Vanquishing tips on all of our competition."
Margo nods, "Paige orbed. How could she and Buffy still do that?"
Mabel nods, "We cast a spell to call a witch's power. Paige and Buffy's orbing must come from their Whitelighter side."
Margo sighs, "Well, then let's call for their Whitelighter power. Because I wanna orb!"
Mitzy sighs, "Yo, Margo, get over it already. Your negativity is giving me a migraine."
Margo frowns, "You think it's bad now? Just keep flaunting that empath power at me. I'll start hitting on you for real."
Macy shakes her head, "Hey, we're in here."
Mitzy nods, "We made the Book of Shadows?" Mitzy and Margo go over to see. "What, no picture?"
Margo nods, "Just a paragraph. A really, really tiny paragraph."
Mabel smiles, "The Stillman Sisters. Macy, Mabel, Mitzy, Margo. Common witches known for their small time hustles and cons. Not worth vanquishing. If they become a nuisance, try a simple spell to bind their magic."
Margo nods, "Oh. Well, at least we got an entry."
Mitzy frowns, "Yeah, but look at what they think of us."
Macy nods, "Common witches not worth vanquishing."
Mabel sighs, "Is that right. Well, check what these common witches just did. We're standing in the home of the Charmed Ones, we've got their powers, we got their book, and we got blonde multi-tonal hair. Who's the nuisance now?"
Margo smiles, "We are!"
Mitzy nods, "Oh, yeah!"
Macy smiles, "Most definitely."
They laugh.
Mabel nods, "So let's use all these powers to find the Halliwells. We cannot rest until their dead."
The doorbell rings.
Mitzy smiles, "Phoebe's boyfriend. She had dinner plans with him tonight."
Mabel nods, "Go. Macy, Margo and I will work on the spells."
Mitzy blinks, "Wait, what? Why does she get to go on a date?"
Macy smiles, "We have to keep up pretenses. If Leo or Chris find that we're impostors, they're gonna send the entire magical community after those girls and then we'll never find them. Go."
Mitzy gets a vibe. "I felt that, Miss Blackheart." She leaves the room.
Mabel nods, "Let's get to work."
Phoebe, Buffy and Paige help Piper are inside a motel room.
Buffy sighs, "Okay, okay." She places a bag of stuff on a dressing table. Phoebe, Buffy and Paige sit on the bed. "Let's see what we got here. Let's see." Buffy pulls up Piper's pant leg. "You alright?"
Piper nods, "Yeah."
Buffy holds out her hands and starts healing, "I'm really glad whatever they did to our powers that didn't include mine or Paige's Whitelighter powers. Or I wouldn't be able to do this."
Piper nods, "We have to get back to the manor fast for Wyatt and Dawn."
Phoebe shakes her head, "They're not gonna hurt Wyatt or Dawn, they won't risk exposure, not while we're still alive."
Paige nods, "How are we gonna stay alive? How are we gonna fight without our powers?"
Phoebe smiles, "Like Buffy said at least you and she can still orb."
Buffy finishes healing Piper's leg, "Better?"
Piper smiles, "Yeah, Buffy. I wish you two could orb to Leo. I'd give anything for one of his unwanted visits right."
Paige sighs, "Everyone in the world thinks we're these trashy blondes. I do have to hand it to them though; they've taken identity theft to a whole new level."
Piper nods, "What about Chris, Willow or Dawn? What if we get them in the same room with the blonde ones so we can prove to him they're fakes?"
Buffy shakes her head, "It would have to be Chris or Dawn. Willow could probably tell the one impersonating me is a fake. But it would harder for her to tell the ones impersonating you are fake. She doesn't know you as well as she knows me."
Paige nods, "How? Neither of them can hear our call. Going into the manor right now would be suicide."
Phoebe smiles, "Wait a minute. I have an idea. Maybe we can find some magical creatures to help us. Like fairies or muses. What do you think?"
Piper shakes her head, "We won't be able to see them, we're not witches anymore."
Paige smiles, "You're not, you can't see them. But Buffy and I are still half Whitelighter and I actually happen to know where a couple of handy dandy gremlins like to hang out."
Piper smiles, "You mean, the fruit packer killing variety?"
Phoebe shakes her head, "No-no-no-no. This could actually work. Gremlins are fast, right? They can move between realms, they could actually help us find Chris or Dawn."
Buffy nods, "What if they say no?"
Paige sighs, "Well, if they say no then I'll just have to threaten their little butts with my vanquishing gel."
Phoebe nods, "Okay, Paige, you orb to the plant and find those gremlins. Chris has got to be back to the manor by midnight. Piper, you stay here where you're safe."
Piper frowns, "Where are you going?"
Phoebe smiles, "I am going to hand out a personal invitation." She leaves the room.
Buffy smiles, "Jason."
At midnight in the conservatory at the manor. The clock strikes 12:00. Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige orb in.
Paige nods, "Okay, if the gremlins found Chris and Dawn, they should be here by now."
Piper nods, "Well, they better hurry."
They try to leave the room and the doors close on them.
Phoebe frowns, "Oh, this is not good."
They try to go out through the other doors and the close as well.
Piper frowns, "Okay."
Another door closes. Mabel,Macy, Mitzy and Margo walk in.
Mabel smiles, "You Charmed Ones think you're so clever."
Mitzy nods, "Surprised to see us? I got my first premonition tonight."
Phoebe smiles, "I know you did, you genius. I planted it to lead you here."
Mitzy frowns, "Oh."
Macy nods, "Well, from where I'm standing that seemed like a stupid thing to do, and I know a lot about stupid things."
Piper smiles, "Yeah, see, she's got us there."
Dawn and Chris orbs in.
Chris frowns, "You wouldn't happen to know any gremlins, would you?"
Paige smiles, "Uh, it's about time."
Buffy closes her eyes.
Phoebe smiles, "Chris, thank god. Look at them, look at them, they're impostors. They stole..."
Christ frowns, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down. Who are you?"
Mabel nods, "They're witches. They're the ones that killed that guy across the street."
Piper shakes her head, "No, Chris, she's lying. Remember this morning when you said something was gonna happen to the book? Well, this is it. It's happening now."
Mitzy shakes her head, "Ugh, enough of this. Piper, blast them."
Dawn hears a jingling and she looks straight at Buffy, "Who are you?"
Chris frowns, "How do you know what I said to Piper?"
Paige nods, "Because she is Piper. And I'm Paige and this is Phoebe and that's Buffy. And they cast an identity spell to make the entire world think they're us."
Dawn smiles, "Mom?"
Macy frowns, "What sugarplum?"
Margo shakes her head, "That's ridiculous. Everyone knows the Charmed Ones are blonde."
Mabel nods, "If you're Piper, then show me your powers, blast me."
Piper sighs, "I can't, you stole them."
Mabel smiles, "Okay, so we stole your identities and your powers. Wow, we must be good. Definitely worth more than a paragraph."
Macy nods, "Oh, yeah."
Mabel laughs, "It's time to take care of you witches and your delusions."
Paige smiles, "Wait! Wait. Buffy and I can prove that we're telling the truth. We can still orb, we're half Whitelighter."
Chris nods, "Okay, go for it."
Paige tries to orb but nothing happens. Then Buffy tries and nothing happens.
Margo whispers, "What do you think of my anti-orb spell?"
Chris shakes her head, "Go ahead, Piper, blast away."
Mabel tries to blow them up but misses and gets the window.
Buffy smiles, "She missed, Chris, when have you ever known Piper to miss?"
Mabel smiles, "Even I'm entitled to a bad day."
Margo nods, "Come on, try again."
Mabel blows up a pot plant.
Paige nods, "Uh, Chris, a little help here."
Piper smiles, "Oh, you know what? She's getting angry. And our powers don't work so well when we're angry."
Buffy closes her eyes and Dawn again hears jingling.
Mitzy nods, "We've got them now."
Piper smiles, "Yeah, you've got us now so why don't you blow us up?"
Phoebe smiles, "Piper, death bad, life good."
Paige nods, "Don't worry, this bimbo couldn't hit the broadside of a beauty parlour. Check out that dye job."
The blonde sisters gasp.
Mabel frowns, "How dare you!" She blows up the doors.
Buffy nods, "Run!"
Buffy, Piper, Phoebe and Paige run up stairs. Macy, Mitzy, Mabel and Margo chase after them.
Dawn turns to Chris, "Chris someone was just calling me."
Chris frowns, "Who?"
Dawn nods, "The one that "Paige" said was "Mom." I heard it twice and both times it came from her."
Chris smiles, "Then come on." He takes Dawn's hand and orbs.
In the attic. Piper, Phoebe, Buffy and Paige run in.
Phoebe nods, "Oh my god, oh my god, we need weapons."
Paige shakes her head, "Uh, demon leftovers."
They run over to a Buffy's weapons chest and Buffy pulls out a crossbow.
Buffy nods, "Piper, Piper, for you." She hands it to Piper. She then pulls out an axe and hands it Phoebe. "Okay, Phoebe." She reaches in and pulls out a mace handing it to Paige. "Ready?"
Paige nods, "Yes. But Buffy aren't you?"
Buffy shakes her head, "Slayer remember? I'm my own weapon."
Piper crouches behind a couch and Phoebe and Paige stand on each side of the door.
Buffy jumps up and grabs the rafters hauling herself up. The blonde sisters walk in. "Now!"
Piper pulls the trigger on the bow and an arrow heads straight for Mabel. She puts her hands up in fear and she freezes Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige. She plucks the arrow out of the air.
Mabel smiles, "Oh, so that's how it works."
Margo nods, "Uh, could we like, not stand here right now?"
They move out of Phoebe and Paige's line of fire. They don't see Buffy above them.
Mitzy nods, "Now what?"
Macy nods, "Now we kill them."
Chris and Dawn orb in.
Chris smiles, "You did it. Nice work, babe." He walks over to Mitzy and kisses her passionately.
Margo frowns, "This is not fair! First, I get ripped off in the power department, then you bag the bartender, and the boyfriend lays diamonds on you. That Whitelighter belongs to me."
Mitzy frowns, "Ow, my head. You know, you really need to learn to control your emotions. I can't help it if Chris chose me."
Dawn walks over to Macy and slaps her, "Mom how dare you for leaving me out of the fight again."
Margo frowns, "Did you sleep with him?"
Macy frowns, "Dawnie sugarplum. I'm sorry it was for your own protection."
Mitzy shakes her head, "No."
Chris smiles, "Yes."
Mabel frowns, "You did what? I gave you a direct order, that Whitelighter was off limits."
Mitzy shakes her head, "You know what? I am sick and tired of your orders. We all are."
Margo sighs, "Stay out of my feelings."
Mabel sighs, "Oh, are those your feelings?"
Macy nods, "The hell yes those are my feelings. You boss us around like we're idiots."
Mitzy gets a vibe. "What? She thinks we are idiots."
Mabel shakes her head, "I didn't say that."
Chris smiles, "Yeah, but I bet she felt it. My little empath feels everything."
Mitzy smiles, "He's right. You despise us." Chris looks over at the book and the triquetra on the front glows. He motions to Dawn who looks over at the book and nods. "In fact, until I became an empath I never realised how much you truly hate us."
Chris nods, "You know what? Come on, baby, lets go, who needs them?"
Chris grabs Mitzy's arm.
Dawn frowns, "Mom you are such a bitch you know that. I'm tired of being treated like a kid."
Macy sighs, "I said I'm sorry sugarplum. Why don't we go out to eat right now so I can make it up to you?"
Mabel sighs, "Oh, you're not going anywhere. We've got to stick together or our plan falls apart."
Margo frowns, "See? There you go, bossing again."
Macy nods, "Yeah."
Mitzy nods, "Mm-hm."
Margo frowns, "Just let the little chippies run off if that's what she wants."
Mitzy frowns, "Don't call me a chippy."
Macy frowns, "I am not a chippy."
Mitzy pushes Margo.
Margo frowns, "Don't push me!" She pushes Mitzy back.
Macy frowns, "Just shut up!"
Mabel nods, "Yeah." She pushes them both and the triquetra on the book splits apart.
Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige unfreeze.
Chris smiles, "You should be able to handle these women now."
Piper punches Mabel and Paige punches Margo.
Buffy swings down and grabs Macy, "Stay away from my daughter."
Macy nods, "Sure whatever you want."
Phoebe walks over to Mitzy.
Mitzy shakes her head, "Not the nose, please."
Phoebe smiles, "I think you have something that's mine."
Mitzy nods, "Sure." She takes off the necklace. "It's yours. Anything you want."
Phoebe smiles, "Thank you." She punches Mitzy in the nose.
Paige nods, "I take it this was all you're doing."
Chris smiles, "Hey, you're the ones who got Dawn and me here."
Piper nods, "How did you know they weren't us?"
Chris smiles, "In all my life I have never seen you take the bait the way that witch took it from you. And after you guys ran upstairs. Dawn told me she could hear someone calling. And it was coming from her…" He points to Buffy, "Who I assume is Buffy. See there is only a few ways for a Whitelighter to get a call… Elders, Charge, and Family to name but three… More specifically the bond between a mother and her daughter, no amount of magic could hide that bond."
Phoebe frowns, "In all your life? You've only been our Whitelighter for two months."
Chris nods, "Let's just reverse the magic." He opens the book and hands it to them.
Piper, Buffy, Phoebe, and Paige read from the book, "Powers of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here."
White magical lights rise out of the blonde sisters and sink into Piper, Buffy, Phoebe and Paige.
Dawn walks over to Buffy and hugs her, "Hi, Mom."
Later that evening in the conservatory. Leo is playing with Wyatt.
Piper is standing at the doorway. "So we bound their powers and handed them over to Morris. There was enough evidence across the street to book 'em for murder and if that doesn't stick, they're wanted in eight other states. Looks like you two had a good time."
Leo nods, "Yeah, he loved all the clouds up there."
Piper smiles, "I bet."
Leo nods, "Well, he just finished a bottle; he's probably ready for a nap. I should get going."
Piper nods, "Leo, wait, um, don't go too far away from Wyatt, okay? I mean, feel free to sneak in and hold him any time I'm not around."
Leo smiles, "Thanks."
Chris walks in. "Leo, can I talk to you for a second?"
Leo looks to Wyatt, "See ya, buddy."
Leo and Chris go out into the foyer.
Buffy, Willow and Dawn orb in. "Hey there you are Piper." Buffy said.
Piper nods, "Hey so where you guys been?"
Willow nods, "Sunnydale."
Buffy nods, "We've been talking. With the owner of the house across the street dead. The house is likely to go up for sale. I was thinking of buying it."
Piper blinks, "What? You want to move out?"
Buffy nods, "With Willow here learning from us and all. She can't stay on the couch forever. This way it gives me and Dawn our own separate rooms and Willow can have a room of her own. And we would just be across the street if you need us."
Piper sighs, "You sure this is something you want to do?"
Buffy nods, "Yeah. Like I said we will still be close by incase you know. It's not like we're moving across town or out of town."
