Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and Cole landed in the attic with a thud. "Just once I would like to land on my feet." Paige said, dusting herself off.
"How long were we gone?" Piper asked.
"Longer than you think." Cole said.
"We were there only four days." Phoebe said. "How can it be more than we think?"
"I've gone over this. Four hours in your past was one hour here, when you're reliving it. You guys were gone more than 16 days."
"I don't want to think about it." Piper mumbled.
"We still have that Katie thing to think about." Phoebe said.
"Tomorrow, k? I have to see what went wrong with my club." Piper said. Cole glared over at Piper. "Not that Cole messed up or anything. Probably everything went wrong after Cole left."
"You go. I'm going to see what's left of my job." Paige said.
"In tact." Cole said.
"What? How?" Paige stuttered.
"I pulled some strings. By the way you're out of vacation time."
"Normally, I'd be mad about that, but I'm not. Thanks Cole."
"Yeah."
"I'm going to figure out this Katie thing, while you guys are out." Phoebe said. They began to walk through the upstairs hall to the downstairs.
"I thought I heard voices upstairs. I'm going to investigate." A familiar voice said from downstairs.
Phoebe looked at her family confused. "Katie?" She said. From the back of the group, Phoebe quickly walked passes everyone with Piper at her heals. They met the mystery woman at the top of the stairs. "Katie?" She asked.
"Phoebe?" Katie said.
"How? What? Why?" Phoebe said.
Katie laughed. "Long story cut short. When the Charmed Ones, their whitelighter and well, Cole turned up missing for a while, the elders decided to send me, a WI to get them home. Especially when we found floo powder."
"WI?" Phoebe said. "Floo Powder?"
"Whitelighter investigator. Floo Powder, the stuff that transported you to the past." Leo said from behind them.
"Phoebe, it has been really great seeing you again, but you're back now and we have to get back."
"Katie, I had a premonition of you battling three demons the other day. Did it come true?"
"Yeah. Warlocks actually. But don't worry about them. I took care of them."
"I thought whitelighters couldn't fight."
"Who said anything about fighting them? I said I took care of them. Phoebe, don't strain yourself any harder that you have to on this. They're gone, and not coming back."
"Katie, I-" Phoebe started, but chocked on her own word.
"I know Phoebe." She smiled and turned to the other whitelighters she was working with. "Let's go folks." With one last glance to Phoebe, she orbed out. With the others quickly jumping on the band wagon. Phoebe stood their waving.
"That was not the out come I was expecting." Phoebe said.
"What were you expecting?" Paige asked.
"I don't know but not that."
"I need to go. I'll see you later honey." Piper said, kissing Leo good bye.
"Wait a minute!" Leo protested. "I'm going with you."
"Me too!"
"Do you think I'm going to be left behind?" Phoebe clarified.
"Hey!" Cole said. "I'm going to be here, if you're here!"
"I meant left behind from my sisters. Prue and Piper were always doing that as kids, I never liked it then. I'm coming with you two, so you don't leave me out."
"We wouldn't dream of leaving you out." Paige said, giving Phoebe a half- hug.
"Hey, Phoebe's going, I'm going too." Cole added.
"Oh, so now everyone is coming to P3 with me?" Piper said.
"Yes." Everyone answered.
"Ok, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Piper said. She smiled. It felt good to be back.