"Leo!"
Once again, Leo orbed in.
"What is it?" Leo asked.
"She said, 'I know who I am' then fainted." Phoebe said. "Fix her!"
"Relax, that's perfectly normal." Leo told them. "She's going to be fine. When she wakes up... she's going to be the Prue you know, just a little bit weaker. She's been on quite the trip."
"You mean physically weak, right?" Piper asked.
Leo smiled at her.
"Yes." He said. "Now, I have to do some more, as you put it, fixing fate."
Leo orbed out and Piper and Phoebe made Prue comfortable.
*****
"Is she up yet?" Phoebe asked as she walked back into the living room.
"Almost." Piper smiled.
"How can you tell?" Phoebe asked and sat down.
"Do you know how many times I have watched Prue fall asleep?" Piper said. "If it wasn't a camping trip, it was me being too scared to sleep in my own bed."
"That's why I was so happy to have Paige here." Phoebe said. "I wanted to have that kind of sister. You and Prue were the close ones, I'm just the little tag along."
"Phoebe, you were never a tag along."
"I know I was Piper." Phoebe said. "I mean, you included me, but that was only because I was the little sister. The tag along."
"Phoebe, trust me, you weren't a tag along. We liked having you around. And we still do."
"You're only saying that." Phoebe said. "We never did anything together, it was always you and Prue. You only paid attention to me when it was mandatory or there was no one else around."
"Phoebe, where is all of this coming from? I know things haven't been great between us lately, but you have no right to tell me that I don't like having you around!" Piper said loudly, tears in her eyes. "Damnit, Phoebe! What do you think? Do you think I want to lose you too or something?"
"No, Piper, I just -" Phoebe paused, to stop herself from crying. "I just want to feel closer to you guys. I feel like all we do is drift apart."
"We're not drifting apart."
Piper and Phoebe looked at Prue. She was sitting up and smiling weakly.
"We're not drifting apart." Prue said again. "We're actually moving closer and closer together... well, we were. Now... I don't know. I just want things to go back to normal."
"Nothing can ever be normal again."
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe turned and saw Paige standing in the doorway, her bags at her side.
"Paige?! But... you were... how?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, as soon as I landed, I met Glen at the airport and I realized that it wasn't right. I told him I was sorry, then I bought another ticket last-minute and came back. I'm poor, but I'm in the right place."
"It's actually good you're here." Prue said.
"It - it is?" Paige asked.
"Yeah." Prue said and stood up. She fell right back onto the couch. "Jelly legs."
"I know the feeling." Paige said with a small laugh. "I was on a plan for more hours than I'd like to count. I'm just a little jet lagged."
Phoebe didn't mention it, as it only lasted for a split second, but she got a very odd feeling.
"So, Paige, what really brings you here?" Piper asked. "I mean, why come here first."
Paige smiled wickedly, then an athame formed in her hand.
"Actually, I've come to kill you all."
As Paige lunged to stab Prue, Phoebe yelled, "Freeze her!"
Piper did in a second and Paige stood frozen, but a demon toppled out her. Prue quickly moved, then used her power and threw it against the wall. She then looked around, then threw a poker for the fireplace at its heart. It screeched, then its head exploded. Paige unfroze and toppled over the couch.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe just looked at each other, covered in monster goo. Prue pursed her lips and looked upward, Piper put her hands in her pockets and clicked her tongue, and Phoebe let out a quiet, "Well..."
"Does nothing faze you?" Paige asked from the floor.
*****
After the living room was cleaned and Leo had removed the demon, the girls all sat on the couch and explained to Paige what had happened.
Before they bsgan, Phoebe pulled out a small red velvet pouch.
"Paige," Phoebe started. "You are a Halliwell."
Phoebe then opened the pouch and took out some golden dust and blew it in Paige's face. She then handed the bag to Piper.
"You were once a witch." Piper said and did the same as Phoebe, then handed the bag to Prue.
"Now, you are not." Prue said and did the same.
Then the sisters joined hands and said in unison, "The Power of Three sets you free."
Leo then orbed in and took Paige's hand, then orbed out with her. Her luggage orbed out after them.
"Do you think what we did was right?" Piper asked.
"We gave her a normal life." Prue said.
"It's like she never met us." Phoebe said. "I think we did good."
"I dunno, I feel weird about it." Piper said.
"Just think about it this way," Prue said. "Now she can never meet my fate."
They lapsed into silence.
Piper leaned over to Phoebe and whispered:
"I'm glad she's back."
THE END
Once again, Leo orbed in.
"What is it?" Leo asked.
"She said, 'I know who I am' then fainted." Phoebe said. "Fix her!"
"Relax, that's perfectly normal." Leo told them. "She's going to be fine. When she wakes up... she's going to be the Prue you know, just a little bit weaker. She's been on quite the trip."
"You mean physically weak, right?" Piper asked.
Leo smiled at her.
"Yes." He said. "Now, I have to do some more, as you put it, fixing fate."
Leo orbed out and Piper and Phoebe made Prue comfortable.
*****
"Is she up yet?" Phoebe asked as she walked back into the living room.
"Almost." Piper smiled.
"How can you tell?" Phoebe asked and sat down.
"Do you know how many times I have watched Prue fall asleep?" Piper said. "If it wasn't a camping trip, it was me being too scared to sleep in my own bed."
"That's why I was so happy to have Paige here." Phoebe said. "I wanted to have that kind of sister. You and Prue were the close ones, I'm just the little tag along."
"Phoebe, you were never a tag along."
"I know I was Piper." Phoebe said. "I mean, you included me, but that was only because I was the little sister. The tag along."
"Phoebe, trust me, you weren't a tag along. We liked having you around. And we still do."
"You're only saying that." Phoebe said. "We never did anything together, it was always you and Prue. You only paid attention to me when it was mandatory or there was no one else around."
"Phoebe, where is all of this coming from? I know things haven't been great between us lately, but you have no right to tell me that I don't like having you around!" Piper said loudly, tears in her eyes. "Damnit, Phoebe! What do you think? Do you think I want to lose you too or something?"
"No, Piper, I just -" Phoebe paused, to stop herself from crying. "I just want to feel closer to you guys. I feel like all we do is drift apart."
"We're not drifting apart."
Piper and Phoebe looked at Prue. She was sitting up and smiling weakly.
"We're not drifting apart." Prue said again. "We're actually moving closer and closer together... well, we were. Now... I don't know. I just want things to go back to normal."
"Nothing can ever be normal again."
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe turned and saw Paige standing in the doorway, her bags at her side.
"Paige?! But... you were... how?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, as soon as I landed, I met Glen at the airport and I realized that it wasn't right. I told him I was sorry, then I bought another ticket last-minute and came back. I'm poor, but I'm in the right place."
"It's actually good you're here." Prue said.
"It - it is?" Paige asked.
"Yeah." Prue said and stood up. She fell right back onto the couch. "Jelly legs."
"I know the feeling." Paige said with a small laugh. "I was on a plan for more hours than I'd like to count. I'm just a little jet lagged."
Phoebe didn't mention it, as it only lasted for a split second, but she got a very odd feeling.
"So, Paige, what really brings you here?" Piper asked. "I mean, why come here first."
Paige smiled wickedly, then an athame formed in her hand.
"Actually, I've come to kill you all."
As Paige lunged to stab Prue, Phoebe yelled, "Freeze her!"
Piper did in a second and Paige stood frozen, but a demon toppled out her. Prue quickly moved, then used her power and threw it against the wall. She then looked around, then threw a poker for the fireplace at its heart. It screeched, then its head exploded. Paige unfroze and toppled over the couch.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe just looked at each other, covered in monster goo. Prue pursed her lips and looked upward, Piper put her hands in her pockets and clicked her tongue, and Phoebe let out a quiet, "Well..."
"Does nothing faze you?" Paige asked from the floor.
*****
After the living room was cleaned and Leo had removed the demon, the girls all sat on the couch and explained to Paige what had happened.
Before they bsgan, Phoebe pulled out a small red velvet pouch.
"Paige," Phoebe started. "You are a Halliwell."
Phoebe then opened the pouch and took out some golden dust and blew it in Paige's face. She then handed the bag to Piper.
"You were once a witch." Piper said and did the same as Phoebe, then handed the bag to Prue.
"Now, you are not." Prue said and did the same.
Then the sisters joined hands and said in unison, "The Power of Three sets you free."
Leo then orbed in and took Paige's hand, then orbed out with her. Her luggage orbed out after them.
"Do you think what we did was right?" Piper asked.
"We gave her a normal life." Prue said.
"It's like she never met us." Phoebe said. "I think we did good."
"I dunno, I feel weird about it." Piper said.
"Just think about it this way," Prue said. "Now she can never meet my fate."
They lapsed into silence.
Piper leaned over to Phoebe and whispered:
"I'm glad she's back."
THE END
