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At home they told Leo all the information they had extracted from Cole, though it wasn't much it seemed to help the Elders, who were now sure that Cole and the gathering group of demons were in cahoots. A few uneventful days passed. The witches searched the Book of Shadows for any information as to what Cole might be up to, but found none. They soon realized that in order to figure out what was going on, they were going to need more information. On Monday night the Halliwell family sat down for dinner. They ate in silence for a while; everybody had different things on their minds.

"I got an A on my math test." Said Parker in a meager attempt to break the silence.

"That's great sweetie." Said Phoebe with no real emotion in her voice. In a corner of the room, Leo orbed in.

"Did I miss dinner?" He asked cheerfully.

"Half of it." Said Piper irritably as she rose from the table and headed into the kitchen for more potatoes.

"Are you okay honey?" Asked Leo following her into the kitchen.

"No Leo I'm not okay." She practically slammed her plate on the counter.

"Um, what's wrong?" Asked Leo cautiously.

"Dinner is wrong, you missed dinner, you always miss dinner."

"I was with--" Piper cut him off.

"A charge? You're always with a charge Leo. I never see you anymore and when I do, it's all business. It's demon this and demon that. We never talk about us anymore, we never kiss anymore, we don't act like a married couple anymore. You treat me the same way you treat Phoebe and Paige." Piper hastily filled her plate with potatoes and walked back into the dining room.

"I'm sorry, I've just been busy lately. It's been a rough couple of months; there's been a lot more chaos out there than usual. I can't control that Piper, it's my job."

"What about your family. You have to find a balance Leo, I--" Their argument was interrupted by Phoebe's sudden spasm. She was obviously caught in a very deep premonition. After a few minutes she awoke to find herself on the living room couch. Parker was standing over her.

"She's awake!" He shouted happily, "Mom are you okay?" Phoebe sat up and looked around the room trying to regain her bearings. She remained silent for a moment, remembering her premonition, how real it had felt.

"Honey what happened? What did you see?" Asked Piper who sat down and placed a caring arm over her sister's shoulders.

"It was awful." Said Phoebe staring at the floor. "It was this month, but not like it is now. The demons, they were taking over the world. Everything was getting destroyed, all the good was being demolished. We were...we were trapped, we couldn't stop it."

"And Cole?" Interrupted Paige, not thinking about Parker who was listening intently to the entire conversation.

"He was there, he was leading all of them." Phoebe looked up at Parker, "Baby will you go get me some Tylenol?" Parker nodded and headed upstairs to the medicine cabinet.

"I've got to go tell the Elders." Said Leo, preparing to orb out.

"Wait, there was more." Interjected Phoebe, "Parker, he was there too. Cole had him, he knew who he was. He was using him to take over the world. It was the end of the world, the end of the mortal world." From outside the living room Parker heard everything Phoebe had just said. He wanted to know who Cole was and why Cole wanted him, but he thought it probably wouldn't be the best time to ask. He walked into the living room,

"Here's your medicine mom. Are you okay?" Parker asked, handing her the bottle of Tylenol.

"Yeah, I'm fine baby, thanks." She stood up from the couch and walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water. Before anyone else could leave the room, Leo had orbed out.

"So much for our talk." Mumbled Piper to herself. She, Paige, and Parker soon joined Phoebe in the kitchen. Phoebe had chugged a glass of water and taken two caplets.

"What are we going to do?" Asked Phoebe once her sisters had fully entered the kitchen.

"How long do we have?" Asked Piper.

"It must have already begun, my premonition will be real in maybe three weeks." Said Phoebe while rubbing her temples. "Hey Parker, why don't you go get ready for bed, you've got school tomorrow."

"I still have to go to school?" Questioned Parker.

"Of course, at least for this week." Phoebe said kissing his head and shooing him upstairs.

"You're still going to let him go to school, even with Cole out there?" Asked Piper with concern.

"I don't want him to worry, not yet at least. He's safe at school, safer than he is here." Phoebe said placing her cup gently in the dishwasher. "I'd better call and get off work tomorrow." She added calmly.

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