Chapter 17: Blind Sided

At the park. There is a little boy's birthday party there. Buffy, Prue, Piper and Phoebe are there.

Phoebe nods, "So what are you so afraid of?"

Piper shakes her head, "I'm not afraid. I'm not. I'm just not sure."

Buffy walks over with Prue, "Not sure of what?"

"Josh. He wants to have the talk with Piper." Phoebe says.

Prue nods, "What talk?"

Phoebe smiles, "Three dates, no sex. There could only be one talk he's talking about. The talk. Safe sex, prior partners. Standard dating protocol."

Buffy rolls her eyes.

Piper sighs, "And sex equals relationship."

"And you're not sure you want to be a couple?" Prue asks.

"Well, it's not that I don't like him." Piper says.

Buffy nods, "Then what's wrong with being a couple?"

Piper sighs, "Well, I thought Leo and I were a couple and then we coupled and he took off."

Prue nods, "Yeah, well, men seem to have a different definition of coupling than women do."

"I do not think that's why Leo left." Phoebe says.

Dee walks up to the girls. "Hey, Prue."

Prue smiles, "Hey, Dee, how are you? Have you met our cousin, Payson?"

Buffy waves, "Hi."

Piper looks to David, "Hey, how's the party going?"

Dee shakes her head, "No I haven't. Hello Payson."

David smiles, "Great. We're playing Squish the Squash and nobody's been able to catch me." Prue's phone rings. "Is the cake ready?"

"Uh, yeah, give us about five minutes." Piper says.

David smiles, "Awesome." He runs off. "Hey guys, five minutes until the cake."

"Thanks for doing all this, Piper. I never would have been able to afford it." Dee says.

"Hey, what are friends for? Besides, it's worth it just to see the look on David's face." Piper says.

Buffy nods, "He's a great kid."

Dee smiles, "Yeah, I know."

Prue sighs, "So much for my Saturday off. That was Claire. Something at the auction house needs to be appraised, so I gotta go. I'm so sorry."

"Bye." Dee, Piper, Buffy, and Phoebe say.

The kids are playing with a ball. One kid accidentally throws the ball in the bush.

David nods, "I'll get it." He runs in the bush and throws the ball back. He hears a cat meowing in the trees. He goes to look and a grimlock jumps out of the bush and grabs him. "Help! Let go of me!"

Buffy hears the cry for help and takes off towards David.

Prue is walking along the path and sees what's happening. She runs towards David. "David, no!" She puts her hands up and the grimlock and David fly around the air. A man just happens to see her. Prue looks at her hands and they fall to the ground. The grimlock grabs David and runs further into the bush.

In the bushes ten feet away Buffy is fighting another grimlock. She is knocked unconscious.

"Help! Help! Let go of me! Help me!" David yells.

Prue runs after the Grimlock and David. She doesn't see the other Grimlock and Buffy. The grimlock stands in a spot and a hole in the ground appears. He jumps in and the hole closes.

The other Grimlock grabs Buffy and runs deeper into the woods. He stops and a hole in the ground appears. He jumps in and the hole closes.

A short time later The police are there. Dee is crying.

Phoebe nods, "What did you tell them?"

Prue sighs, "That I saw a creature with whirling eyes take David."

"And what did he say?" Phoebe asks.

Prue nods, "What did you think he said? He thought I was nuts."

Phoebe sighs, "Yeah, well, it turns out David's not the first one to be taken. An inspector told me that another boy disappeared yesterday in the exact same spot."

Prue frowns, "A demon who steals kids. Does it get any worse?"

Phoebe nods, "Uh, yeah, apparently it also happened twenty years ago. Same park, three kids."

"Did they ever find the kids?" Prue asks.

Phoebe shrugs, "I don't know."

Prue nods, "You know, I could've saved him."

"Prue, don't go there." Phoebe says.

Prue sighs, "No, I was just so surprised and I looked down at my hand and..."

Phoebe nods, "It was the first time you channelled your power through your hands. Give yourself a break. Your power's growing."

Prue nods, "Yeah, I just hope no one saw me."

"Okay, well, look on the bright side, you won't have to squint your eyes anymore. You were starting to get those little lines. Phoebe says as Piper comes up to them. "So, how's Dee doing?"

Piper shakes her head, "Not good. It's very frustrating not being able to tell her who we are and how we can help."

Prue nods, "Yeah, well, the sooner we get to the Book of Shadows the sooner we can get David back home."

"An albino demon with whirling eyes sounds like a whole chapter to me." Phoebe says

Piper nods, "Uhm has anyone seen Buffy?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "No."

"Not since David was taken, why?" Prue asks.

Piper frowns, "Because I don't see her, anywhere. And she wouldn't have left without telling us first."

Prue's phone rings. "I forgot about the appraisal."

Piper nods, "Uh, it's okay, just go. Phoebe and I will look in the book and we'll call you if we find anything. And I will mention Buffy to the police."

Prue nods, "Are you sure?"

"Don't ya just hate cell phones? Always out of range." Phoebe says as she grabs Prue's phone and hangs up the phone.

Prue nods, "Call me. And definitely call me if you find Buffy." She walks towards her car.

Piper walks over to one of the officers, "My cousin seems to be missing."

The officer looks to Piper, "When was the last time you saw her?"

Piper nods, "Around the time Dee's son was taken."

The officer nods, "Can you give me a description or better yet a picture?"

Piper nods, "I can get you a picture from the house. She's sixteen, blonde, was wearing a red halter top and blue jeans. She answers to the name Payson or Buffy."

The officer nods, "If you can get us that picture it will help. We'll add her to the case for the boy."

In the Underground in the storm drains. The grimlocks have kids locked in cages.

David is clearly frightened, "Help! Help me! Let go of me!" One of the grimlocks have a hold of David. The other grimlock holds his hand in front of David's face. A blue light shines in his eyes. It looks as if they're taking his eyesight. "I can't see. Why can't I see? Mom! Mom?"

They push David into one of the cages and drag Buffy out. She tries to fight but they have too strong a hold on her to break free. She is held down as a grimlock holds his hands in front of Buffy's eyes. A blue light shines in her eyes. Then suddenly she too goes blind.

In the Kitchen at the manor Piper's looking through the Book of Shadows and Phoebe's on the computer.

Piper frowns, "Nothing." She closes the book and starts getting food out of the cupboards.

Phoebe nods, "Did you look under whirling eyes? Or how about demons strong enough to take a Slayer."

Piper sighs, "About an hour ago. I found demons with no eyes, demons with four eyes, eyes that grow legs, but no whirling eyes. And there is way too many demons that would be strong enough to take Buffy to narrow it down. Did you find anything?"

"I found some news clippings about the kidnapping twenty years ago. Ah, all three boys were taken in the same place as David and Buffy. And two of them was never seen again." Phoebe says.

Piper starts gathering food, "Oh, great. We need to find them an quick then. Not only to find David but Buffy as well."

Phoebe nods, "Agreed. Anyways the other one was found. It's right here. His name was, uh, Brent Miller. Look, honey, I know you're upset but that's not going to help you."

Piper sighs, "It's not for me, it's for Dee, I'm taking her a care package. Doing this keeps my mind off Buffy. Keep reading."

Phoebe turns back the computer, "Brent Miller was discovered two days after he was taken, roaming the streets. He was fine accept he'd gone blind."

Piper suddenly stops, "Blind? Buffy's going to be blind?"

Phoebe stands and hugs Piper, "We'll find her." Piper nods as Phoebe turns back to the computer. "Anyways, he claimed that some storm drain monsters stole his eyesight and of course the authority's believed he just caught a parasite."

Piper nods, "We can't tell Dee that her son might be blinded. I don't think we should tell Prue that Buffy might be blind either. I'm having a hard time dealing with her being taken, now to find out she's maybe blind. Prue will go ballisitic."

"I know how you feel Piper. She maybe our cousin. But I think of her more as a sister. Anyways, maybe if I can find this Brent Miller guy on the web he might know something that could help us." Phoebe says.

Piper sighs, "I hope you're right."

Phoebe nods, "Piper, we're gonna find David and Buffy."

A while later Phoebe is at Brent Miller's place.

The Housekeeper smiles, "Mr Miller will be in shortly."

Phoebe nods, "Wow, what a great view. You can smell the ocean."

Brent enters the room with a seeing eye dog. "And hear the traffic."

"Uh, Brent Miller?" Phoebe asks.

Brent nods, "That's what they tell me."

Phoebe smiles, "Hi. I'm Phoebe Halliwell."

"Phoebe, allow me to introduce you to Helmeth." Brent says.

Phoebe smiles, "He's beautiful. So is this place."

Brent nods, "Yeah, well, didn't think a blind guy could live so well, huh?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "Oh, no, that's not what I meant at all."

Brent nods, "I know you didn't. I design software for the visually impaired. Life has been good to me. So, how can I, how can I help you, Phoebe?"

"Actually, I wanted to talk to you about when you were kidnapped as a child." Phoebe says.

Brent shakes his head, "I'm sorry, I'm not uh, I'm not very comfortable talking about that."

Phoebe sighs, "I understand, but I read a lot about it."

Brent frowns, "I said I'm not interested in talking about it."

"Okay, but this just isn't for me..." Phoebe says.

Brent yells at Phoebe, "I said no!" His dog barks and the housekeeper comes in.

"Is everything alright, Mr. Miller?" The housekeeper asks.

Brent nods, "Yes, Lucy please just, uh, show this lady to the front door."

Phoebe turns for only a moment before turning back to Brent, "No, you know what? I'm not leaving. It's happening again. In the last twenty-four hours two little boys and a sixteen year old girl were kidnapped in the same park that you were. The girl is my cousin. Maybe by the same monsters that took you."

Brent sighs, "It's all right, Lucy." The housekeeper takes the dog in another room. "You believe my story about the monsters?"

Phoebe nods, "Yes, I do."

"Why? When everyone else has laughed at me." Brent says.

Phoebe smiles, "Well, maybe it's because I've seen my share of monsters and I haven't told anybody about them because I didn't want them to laugh at me either. Mr. Miller, I know you wouldn't want what happened to you to happen to these two little boys and my cousin. Please."

Brent nods, "There were three of them. I mean, terrifying creatures, really. They dragged me into a storm drain to a junction of some kind. They... held me down, I remember blue sparks hitting my face. My eyes felt like they were on fire and, uh, that was the last thing I ever saw."

Phoebe nods, "Why do you think they took your eyesight?"

"I don't know. But I remember them saying something about auras." Brent says.

Back at the Halliwell Manor. Piper is sitting on the stairs searching through the Book of Shadows. Phoebe sits down next to her.

Piper nods, "Auras, auras. I know I saw something in here. Here it is, auras. Grimlocks."

Phoebe reads from the book, "Underground demons who roam from city to city, killing powerful forces of good by seeing the unique auras that surround them."

Piper nods, "Which they're able to do by stealing the sight of children."

Phoebe frowns, "So, they're like hit men for the dark side. But why take Buffy. She isn't a child."

Piper nods, "Technically she is still a child. She won't be considered an adult till she hits the age of eighteen."

Piper nods as she reads, "The stolen eyesight will last only twenty-four hours but only if the children are alive. Which means we have less than fourteen hours. To destroy a grimlock gather a Schisandra root..."

Prue calls from downstairs, "Piper! Phoebe!"

They go downstairs.

"Uh oh, I know that look." Phoebe says.

Piper nods, "What's wrong?"

Prue frowns, "A reporter saw me use my powers in the park and he's threatening to write an article about it."

"What? Does he have any proof?" Phoebe asks.

Prue nods, "Just what he saw."

Phoebe frowns, "So it's your word against his."

Prue sighs, "Yeah, the difference is, his word is delivered to a half a million homes each week."

Piper nods, "Well, everything happens for a reason, maybe it's time we let the world know about us."

"Piper, being outed would only make our lives worse." Prue says.

Piper sighs, "We don't know that. At least I could tell Dee what we're doing and give her some hope."

Phoebe shakes her head, "No, Prue's right. If we're exposed we're gonna have every crazy hounding us day and night."

Prue nods, "Not to mention the media circus on our front lawn. Remember E.T?"

Piper nods, "Well, we can't worry about that now, we have to find those boys and Buffy. I'm gonna go see Josh and see if he has a map or something of the storm drain system."

Prue frowns, "Storm drains?"

"It's where these demons live." Phoebe says.

Prue nods, "Well, there's got to be at least hundred miles of storm drains in the city."

Phoebe sighs, "Well, I'll go talk to Brent again and see if he can remember where the Grimlocks took him."

"Brent?" Prue asks.

Piper nods, "Prue, the Book of Shadows said the only way to kill a Grimlock is to blind it with a potion made from Schisandra root. Can you find some?"

Prue nods, "Yeah, I'll try. As long as that reporter isn't following me."

Phoebe smiles, "Okay, be back soon. Hey, what if Josh wants to have the talk?"

Piper frowns, "I'll tell him I have a headache."

Prue nods, "Do we think these Grimlocks took Buffy?"

Piper nods, "We think so. And…" Phoebe frowns and shakes her head. "We should tell her Phoebe."

Phoebe sighs and nods.

Prue frowns, "Tell me what?"

Phoebe sighs, "We read in the book that the Grimlocks steal the sight of children so they can see auras. Buffy could be blind."

Prue sighs as Piper and Phoebe hug Prue.

Phoebe is back at Brent's place.

Brent nods, "I remember their faces. It's like a nightmare that never ends. They took me into this big area and there were a lot of pipes. I'm sorry, that's really all I remember."

"That's okay, Brent." Phoebe says.

Brent sighs, "You're disappointed."

Phoebe shakes her head, "No, no, not at all."

Brent nods, "Someone that can see your face might believe you but your voice tells another story."

Phoebe smiles, "Gave me away, huh? I guess I am a little worried about Buffy."

"You have a beautiful smile, Phoebe." Brent says.

Phoebe blinks, "How can you tell?"

Brent smiles, "I hear it in your voice, I can see it in my mind." Phoebe touches Brent's arm and she has a premonition of a little boy in the storm drain. "What's the matter? Are you okay?"

Phoebe nods, "I'm fine. Um, Brent, when they took you were you wearing a sweat shirt with jeans and black high-tops?"

"Yeah, I think I was. How did you...?" Brent asks

Phoebe nods, "And when you escaped were you running through water?"

Brent nods, "Yes, I remember that, in a tunnel."

Phoebe smiles, "Okay, Brent, I need you to think really hard. Do you remember anything, anything at all about that location? Did you hear anything or feel anything?"

"All I remember is this, uh, sound of this enormous generator... and maybe some cable cars." Brent says.

Phoebe frowns, "Cable cars?"

Brent nods, "Yeah."

Phoebe nods, "Hey, do you have a map? Oh, oh! I'm so, that was so stupid."

Brent shakes his head, "No, I actually do have a map of that area. It's over here. What are we looking for exactly?"

Phoebe shrugs, "I don't know. Cable car turnaround maybe. That generator that you heard could have been a power plant."

Brent gets a book and starts flipping through the pages. "Right. See, on this map, okay, there are two turnarounds on this page and, uh, right, here it is. There's a power plant right there on Varick."

"How can you tell?" Phoebe asks.

Brent nods, "Well, give me your hand. Okay, feel these three horizontal bumps followed by the two vertical. On this map that's the symbol for a power plant."

Phoebe nods, "I better go."

Brent nods, "Phoebe, how'd you know what I was wearing and where I was running? Are you some kind of psychic or something?"

"Like... only different." Phoebe says.

Brent nods, "Right. That's how you've seen all these other monsters that you mentioned, isn't it? Phoebe, you're a good person. That probably means you have a strong aura. Please be careful with these monsters."

Phoebe smiles, "Don't worry, I will."

Brent nods, "I hope you find the two boys and your cousin."

Underground in the storm drains. Buffy, David and a boy are locked in a cage.

Buffy nods, "Don't worry, Billy, we'll be alright."

"My mom's got a friend who's got supernatural powers. She'll get us outta here." David said.

Grimlock growls, "Shut up!"

Buffy looks around with sightless eyes trying to get her barings with her Slayer enhanced hearing.

At the opening to the storm drains. Phoebe walks up, "Bingo. Hold on Buffy we're coming." She runs off.

At the Halliwell Manor. Phoebe runs up the stairs outside and goes into their house.

Piper frowns, "Is he still out there?"

Prue nods, "Unfortunately."

"Hey, you guys, I think I found the entrance to the storm drain. What's going on?" Phoebe says.

Prue nods, "Didn't you see that guy parked out front in his car?"

Phoebe nods, "Yes."

Prue sighs, "Yeah, well, that's the reporter I told you about. He's staking us out."

Phoebe frowns, "What?"

"He tricked us into using our powers and nearly caught us." Piper says.

Prue nods, "But fortunately we figured out what he was doing before he could get any proof."

Phoebe smiles, "Oh, thank God."

Piper nods, "The only problem is how are we gonna be out looking for David and Buffy when he's camped outside. We have less than two hours."

The doorbell rings. Prue answers the door.

Eric smiles, "Hey, how's it going? Mind if I use your bathroom?" Prue tries to shut the door. "Hey, don't bother using your magical powers on me. I already hid the video tape."

Prue frowns, "What videotape?"

"Yeah, you know, best I could guess is somehow one of you stopped time. Or rewound it. I don't know. What I do know is I got the whole thing on tape." Eric says.

Prue shakes her head, "You're bluffing."

Eric smiles, "Am I? How do explain your sisters purse magically jumping to her right shoulder to her left shoulder instantaneously. You screwed up. And I got the proof. Okay, now here's the deal. I already got my story ready to print. But all I really want now from you is a tell-all exclusive. I'll write the book, we can share in movie rights, foreign sales, distribution..." Prue pushes him outside and closes the door. "Okay, I'll just wait outside until you're ready to talk."

Phoebe frowns, "What are we gonna do?"

"Alright, look, I will stay here and finish the potions, you guys go try and find the boys and Buffy. To buy us some time, keep on freezing those grimlocks, okay, until I get there. If Buffy's not blind have her try and throw some fireballs at them."

Piper nods, "What about Lohman?"

"Don't worry about him, I'll stop him from following you. Prue says as she goes outside. "Lohman. I've been thinking about what you said. Maybe we can work something out." "

Eric smiles, "Yeah? Why don't I believe you?"

Phoebe and Piper sneak towards the car.

Prue smiles, "Oh, I don't know, maybe it's your reporter instincts." They hear and see Phoebe and Piper drive off. "Oops, busted."

"Nice try." Eric says as he runs towards his car and Prue uses her powers and a garden tool gets shoved in his car tyre which flattens it. "Whoa! You did that, didn't you. I know you did that."

"Really? Prove it." Prue says.

In the storm drains. Piper steps in a puddle. "Eww, I'm not wearing the right shoes for this. Okay, talk about all roads leading to hell. Which way?"

Phoebe gets out her map. "Ah, light, light." Piper turns on a torch. "Brent said he remembered a big area with pipes. Oh, wait, there's a pipe junction. That way." They keep walking. "So, I guess this isn't a good time to ask how it went with Josh and the talk?"

"You're right, it's not." Piper says.

Piper frowns, "Who knew anything could smell so bad.:

Phoebe smiles, "Now there's a good sign." She sees a sign.

"Meaning?" Piper asks.

Phoebe nods, "I saw it in a vision that I had of Brent."

They see a rat.

"Eww, eww!" Piper and Phoebe say.

Piper falls into a big hole in the ground and is knocked unconscious.

Phoebe looks down in the whole, "Piper! Piper! Piper! Are you okay? Oh my God. Oh God." She covers the hole with a piece of board. "Piper, I'll get help."

Outside the storm drains. Phoebe is waiting for Prue. Prue's car pulls up and they get out of the car.

"What is he doing here?" Phoebe asks.

Eric smiles, "Making my career."

Prue nods, "I didn't have a choice. Where's Piper?"

Phoebe nods, "She's in through this way. Come on."

"You just stay here, all right, it's too dangerous." Prue says.

Eric shakes his head, "No, no, no. I'm coming with ya."

Prue frowns, "No! Look, there is too many lives at stake here including my sisters and my cousin. I will not have you risking them. Stay where you are, you'll get your story."

Eric nods, "Okay, I'll just wait out here."

The girls go in

Inside the storm drains. A grimlock is walking around near Piper.

Piper calls up from the hole. "Phoebe, is that you?" The grimlock hears her and moves the piece of board. "Phoebe?"

The Grimlock starts choking her with his powers. Phoebe and Prue come running in.

Phoebe frowns, "Prue!" Prue throws one of the potions and he melts away. "Nice."

"Great, just what we need. More toxic waste in our sewers. That worked well." Prue says before she telekinetically lifts Piper out of the hole.

"Ow, ow, ow!" Piper says.

Prue nods, "We've gotta get you outta here."

Piper shakes her head, "No, no."

Prue nods, "Look, Piper, just up to the street. Okay, Phoebe and I will come right back for the boys and Buffy."

"Come on, lean on me, honey." Phoebe says.

They start walking back to the street.

Andy is looking around the drains. He sees Eric lying on the ground. A grimlock walks up behind them. He sees it and shoots it but it doesn't do anything. The grimlock grabs Andy and Prue gets there just in time.

"Andy!" Prue says as she telekinetically throws the grimlock through the air. "You okay?"

Andy nods, "Yeah, thanks. So what Lohman saw you do was true?"

Phoebe and Piper appear.

"Andy, what are you doing here?" Phoebe asks.

Andy sighs, "Confirming my suspicions."

Prue nods, "He knows. A grimlock tried to kill him."

Andy frowns, "What the hell's a grimlock?"

"It's a demon." Prue says.

Andy nods, "A demon."

Prue sighs, "Yeah, um, look, Andy, I need you to get Piper up on the street, okay?"

Piper shakes her head, "No, Prue, I want to stay, I need to help."

Prue shakes head, "No, you are far too weak to use your powers."

Andy blinks, "Her too?"

"Look, Andy, will you please just get her out of here." Prue asks

Andy shakes his head, "Prue, I'm not leaving the two of you alone."

"Do I have to use my power on you?" Prue asks.

Andy nods, "I'll meet you up on the street." He helps Piper to the street.

Prue looks to Piper, "You'll be okay." She sees the video tape for the camera next to Eric on the ground. She picks it up and puts it in her pocket. "Okay, we should be coming up on a feeder drain right about now."

A grimlock stands in front of them and they scream. Phoebe opens one of the jars of potion and throws it on the grimlock. He melts away.

They keep walking.

"David!" Phoebe says upon seeing David. Then she spots Buffy, "Buffy!"

They split off into different directions.

David looks around, "Please help me."

Buffy looks up with sightless eyes, "Pheebs?"

Phoebe smiles, "David. Buffy. Oh God. Prue! I found them." The other grimlock sees Prue and starts choking her. She drops the bottle of potion. "Prue!"

Buffy looks around as she powers up a fireball, "Phoebe you have to be my eyes aim me." She holds up her hand.

Phoebe nods, "A little to the left. A little more. There."

Buffy throws the fireball narrowly missing Phoebe but hitting the Grimlock sending it flying back. Prue throws the last potion onto the grimlock. He melts away.

"Are you okay?" Prue asks.

Phoebe nods, "Are you okay?"

Prue nods, "Yeah, where's David and Buffy."

Phoebe nods, "Over there."

David, Buffy and Billy's eyes clear up.

David smiles, "I can see. I can see you. I knew you had magic powers."

Buffy rolls her eyes, "Well good news is I can see you also."

Prue nods, "Come on, get your friend and let's get out of here, okay."

At the Police station.

Darryl nods, "Exactly how did you know the kids and Ms. Halliwell were down there again?"

Andy smiles, "Anonymous tip."

Darryl nods, "And what about the kidnappers?"

"Kidnappers? There weren't any kidnappers. Kids followed a kitten into the storm drain. Got lost. And Buffy went in after them to try and find them before getting lost herself." Andy says.

Darryl nods," Really? How do you explain finding Lohman down there with a broken neck?"

Andy shrugs, "Must have slipped when he went down there after them. Anything for a story. That's too bad."

"Yeah, real shame. You don't really expect me to believe all this, do you?" Darryl says.

Andy nods, "For now."

Phoebe nods, "Have they said anything?"

Prue shakes her head, "No, they and Buffy just got back from the hospital. But who knows what they'll say once the police start questioning them."

Phoebe sighs, "So much for our secret."

Buffy walks over to them, "Boy am I glad to see you guys, you know. Being blind was no picnic."

Prue nods, "Yeah I bet it wasn't. Still it would have been nice to have a dog around the house."

Buffy laughs as she looks to Piper. "Hey, you okay?"

Piper nods, "Yeah, I was just thinking when I was in the storm drain I was kinda out of it and I kept thinking about Leo. That's weird."

"Maybe you miss him." Phoebe says.

Piper nods, "Maybe."

Prue nods, "What are you gonna do about Josh?"

"I'm gonna call him and tell him I think he should take the job in Beverly Hills." Piper says.

Phoebe smiles, "But sweetie, you can't hold out for Leo, I mean, who knows of he's ever gonna come back."

Piper nods, "I know. He may not. But if I'm thinking about Leo, then I'm definitely not thinking about Josh."

Buffy sighs, "That's too bad."

Phoebe nods, "He had really nice glutes. There's Brent. Hey Brent! Ah, over here. Hi."

Brent smiles, "Hi."

"Where's your dog?" Phoebe asks.

Brent takes off his sunglasses. "He's retired."

Phoebe blinks, "You can see? But how did that ...?"

Brent shrugs, "I don't know, I mean, you tell me. I mean someone must have slayed those monsters. Do you know anything about it?" Phoebe pretends to zip her mouth closed. "That's alright. If anyone understands the danger of telling amazing stories, I sure do. I was right, you do have a beautiful smile." Buffy walks over to them." Is this your cousin?"

Buffy nods, "That would be me, Payson Halliwell."

Brent reaches out to shake Buffy's hand, "I am glad to see your alright."

Buffy smiles, "Thank you for the help you gave Phoebe."

Brent looks back at the bench with the boys and their families, "Are those the boys?"

Phoebe nods, "Yeah."

"Maybe I should have a little talk with them." Brent says.

Phoebe smiles, "That would be so great. Thank you."

Brent shakes his head, "No. Thank you. It was nice meeting you Payson."

Buffy smiles, "Call me Buffy, my friends and family do."

Brent nods, "Buffy." He turns and heads over to the Boys.

Andy walks up to Prue.

"So, now you know." Prue says.

Andy nods, "Yeah. It's still sinking in."

Prue sighs, "Where do we go from here?"

Andy smiles, "That's a good question."

Lots of reporters come up to Andy with cameras wanting to ask him questions.