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Late one night while warm and snuggly in her bed, Prue began dreaming of being in a school building just as the school bell chimed signaling the end of the day. Steadily she made her way to the school's office to hand over the signed documents with her younger sister's handwriting on them. As she began turning the knob to the office she felt someone tugging at her coat. She turned around to see that it had been her nephew.
"Aunt Prue, are you going to take Melinda home to?"
"I sure am. Why don't you go find her and meet me back here," Prue smiled.
Prue proceeded to open the door to the office only to hear a man scream in pain. Closing the door behind her she immediately recognized the eyes of the man who was now scrunched down in pain. "Bane, what are you doing here?" Prue managed to get out before moving out of the doorway.
The two had not seen one another since the day Prue had decided to get married to Andy. After a few minutes Bane stood up and told Prue she still knew how to make an entrance. Bane informed Prue that he had been teaching at the school for several months now, but that people now called him Donald Baner. Bane told her that he had went under a witness protection program because he had seen something go down that he shouldn't have seen. Dylan walked into the office with Melinda informing his aunt that Bane was his new teacher and that he was really cool.
The dream seemed rather ordinary until after Prue got the children into her car. Walking back over to the driver's side door she noticed Bane talking to someone who didn't seem to like what Bane was telling him. She got into her car and looked again at them through her rear view mirror only to see that the man had dematerialized and Bane was standing near his car all alone now.
In the next scene of Prue's dream she and Buffy were in the living room playing with a little baby girl that everyone kept referring to as Madison. Dylan and Melinda were begging to play with the child as well when a woman appeared in the center of the room and encapsulated Buffy into a wall of water. Prue told Melinda to take the baby and go get her dad and make sure they brought back Phoebe and Piper. Melinda did as she was told as Prue informed Dylan that she had a plan to get Buffy out of the water but that she would need his help in order to do so.
Prue astral projected behind the hideous woman and kicked her into a fireball that Dylan sent flying her way. The moment the woman exploded Buffy fell to the ground with a loud thud and Piper, Phoebe and Leo orbed in. Prue commented on how that was too easy then turned to see another woman appear behind Dylan and disappeared as quickly as she came with Dylan along with her.
"Dylan," Prue shouted waking up from her dream. She looked over at Andy and he was still fast asleep so she crawled out of bed and made her way downstairs to the living room. When she saw everything was as it should be she called Piper to tell her what her dream was about. Piper however was more interested in getting back to bed seeing as how it was now two o' clock in the morning and she had barely gotten any sleep since she came home late from P3.
"It was just a dream, Prue, go back to bed and we can talk about it later today if it really bothers you all that much," Piper whispered. "I love you and I will talk to you after I am a little more conscious." With that the phone went dead and Prue hobbled back up to bed.
~ School ~
After school Melinda and Dylan sat in two chairs in front of the main office door waiting on Piper to pick them up. Mr. Baner noticed the two children still sitting in the chairs after school had been out for nearly a half an hour. He walked over to the two of them and asked why they were still sitting around.
"My mom is on her way. We would have caught the bus but she said she would pick us up today and now she isn't even here."
"Well I am sure she will be on her way. I was headed into the office so maybe I will just give her cell phone a ring and find out where she is," Baner insisted.
"That's okay, Mr. Baner, my mom will be on her way soon. I can feel it."
Baner looked at the two children and after a moment decided to let the thought of calling their parents drop. He looked over a Dylan who was reading a book and said he would see him tomorrow in class.
"Hopefully you will be participate in the classroom discussions before your debate grade begins to drop more than it already has," Baner added watching Dylan wave him off with his hand.
"I'm bored," Dylan yawned putting away his book. "I want to get out of here."
"My mom is on her way so why don't you just sit back down and we could talk or something."
"About what? How bored I am? I don't think so." Putting his things in his book bag continued, "I am so out of here. If she come just tell her I went home."
"No, wait you can't!" Melinda grabbed hold of Dylan's arm and shimmered out along with him.
~ Penthouse ~
"Uh oh! We are gonna be in big trouble," Melinda freaked looking around at her aunt's house. "I gotta go back before I get into trouble. I would never see the light of day and it would be all your fault."
"I didn't tell you to grab my arm and how do you plan on getting back anyway? Gonna orb?" Dylan chuckled.
"I left my backpack on the chair and my mom is gonna be so made if I don't come home with it." Melinda began to tear up.
"Fine, come on," Dylan shimmered into the girls bathroom with Melinda.
"This is the bathroom stupid! I said the hallway where my book bag was," Melinda smacked Dylan hard across the shoulder.
"You have heard of walking haven't you? Just go walk there. I am going to go home."
"You are going to get into trouble. I am gonna tell aunt Phoebe what you did."
"Whatever brown noser," Dylan added before shimmering out.
Melinda walked down the long hallway to the bench near the office door. Noticing her book bag was no longer sitting beside the bench she began to search hastily around it. Realizing it was no where to be found she turned to sit down on the bench only to see her mother's shoes standing in front of her.
"How many times have I told you not to go anywhere when I tell you I am on my way?" Piper said sternly.
"But mommy I was just in the bathroom," Melinda quickly covered.
"Where is your cousin?"
"My cousin?" Melinda knew she was now done for.
"Yeah you know that person who was suppose to wait here with you. Some of us call him Dylan, you know that cousin."
"Oh, him."Melinda's mind began to race.
"Yes, Melinda, him. Where is he?"
"Umm.well.." Melinda gulped.
"Melinda where is Dylan?" Piper was now bent over staring her daughter straight in the eyes.
"He shimmered back home, mom." Melinda bent her head down afraid to see the look in her mother's eyes.
~ Manor ~
"I swear if I didn't love that sister of mine as much as I do." Prue started only to be cut off by Piper.
"Well just think only a few more weeks and you will have your body all to yourself."
"Well the time doesn't seem to becoming soon enough for me. The visions, the balls, and shimmering whenever I burp is getting to be a bit much."
Piper and Leo began laughing as they all sat down at the table for dinner. Prue continued to express the problems she was having and how it affected her while she was photographing her clients. Melinda told her aunt that maybe she could tell her clients that she liked doing magic tricks while taking pictures of them that way they would relax more while getting their pictures taken.
"Haha very funny. Eat your peas before I eat them for you," Prue insisted.
Sliding her plate over Melinda sly grinned, "Here you want them, take them."
~ Penthouse ~
"Can I go to my room now? I really don't want to continue hearing how disappointed I have become to you both."
"You were told to stay there. What if somebody has seen you? Do you even think about that?" Cole began only to be interrupted.
"How would we have explained you disappearing? Who do you think that you." A knock at the door interrupted Phoebe's lecture. "Are. Dylan, go to your room and think about what you have done."
"No shimmering!" Cole added before opening the door.
A woman who stood about five foot eight stood in the doorway in a black business suit with hair as black as the night. She walked right past Cole and made herself comfortable on the living room sofa. Phoebe looked at the woman as if she were out of place before telling her that she must have the wrong house.
"I have the right house, darling. It does look very nice if I might add."
"Obviously you don't if I don't know who in the world you are. Please leave," Phoebe commanded.
"Cole, tell this witch who I am. I really am getting bored with being rejected without even being offered so much as a martini."
Cole looked at the woman for a moment then turned to Phoebe informing her that this woman was his mother. He sat down next to his mother asking her what she was even doing here in the first place. Phoebe, however, was not as interested in what she was doing there but rather why this woman had walked in thinking she owned the place and demanding to be compensated with a drink.
"What can I say, I missed my son. Is that so wrong?"
"Oh boy, something tells me this is going to be one long night," Cole whispered undoing his tie.
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Late one night while warm and snuggly in her bed, Prue began dreaming of being in a school building just as the school bell chimed signaling the end of the day. Steadily she made her way to the school's office to hand over the signed documents with her younger sister's handwriting on them. As she began turning the knob to the office she felt someone tugging at her coat. She turned around to see that it had been her nephew.
"Aunt Prue, are you going to take Melinda home to?"
"I sure am. Why don't you go find her and meet me back here," Prue smiled.
Prue proceeded to open the door to the office only to hear a man scream in pain. Closing the door behind her she immediately recognized the eyes of the man who was now scrunched down in pain. "Bane, what are you doing here?" Prue managed to get out before moving out of the doorway.
The two had not seen one another since the day Prue had decided to get married to Andy. After a few minutes Bane stood up and told Prue she still knew how to make an entrance. Bane informed Prue that he had been teaching at the school for several months now, but that people now called him Donald Baner. Bane told her that he had went under a witness protection program because he had seen something go down that he shouldn't have seen. Dylan walked into the office with Melinda informing his aunt that Bane was his new teacher and that he was really cool.
The dream seemed rather ordinary until after Prue got the children into her car. Walking back over to the driver's side door she noticed Bane talking to someone who didn't seem to like what Bane was telling him. She got into her car and looked again at them through her rear view mirror only to see that the man had dematerialized and Bane was standing near his car all alone now.
In the next scene of Prue's dream she and Buffy were in the living room playing with a little baby girl that everyone kept referring to as Madison. Dylan and Melinda were begging to play with the child as well when a woman appeared in the center of the room and encapsulated Buffy into a wall of water. Prue told Melinda to take the baby and go get her dad and make sure they brought back Phoebe and Piper. Melinda did as she was told as Prue informed Dylan that she had a plan to get Buffy out of the water but that she would need his help in order to do so.
Prue astral projected behind the hideous woman and kicked her into a fireball that Dylan sent flying her way. The moment the woman exploded Buffy fell to the ground with a loud thud and Piper, Phoebe and Leo orbed in. Prue commented on how that was too easy then turned to see another woman appear behind Dylan and disappeared as quickly as she came with Dylan along with her.
"Dylan," Prue shouted waking up from her dream. She looked over at Andy and he was still fast asleep so she crawled out of bed and made her way downstairs to the living room. When she saw everything was as it should be she called Piper to tell her what her dream was about. Piper however was more interested in getting back to bed seeing as how it was now two o' clock in the morning and she had barely gotten any sleep since she came home late from P3.
"It was just a dream, Prue, go back to bed and we can talk about it later today if it really bothers you all that much," Piper whispered. "I love you and I will talk to you after I am a little more conscious." With that the phone went dead and Prue hobbled back up to bed.
~ School ~
After school Melinda and Dylan sat in two chairs in front of the main office door waiting on Piper to pick them up. Mr. Baner noticed the two children still sitting in the chairs after school had been out for nearly a half an hour. He walked over to the two of them and asked why they were still sitting around.
"My mom is on her way. We would have caught the bus but she said she would pick us up today and now she isn't even here."
"Well I am sure she will be on her way. I was headed into the office so maybe I will just give her cell phone a ring and find out where she is," Baner insisted.
"That's okay, Mr. Baner, my mom will be on her way soon. I can feel it."
Baner looked at the two children and after a moment decided to let the thought of calling their parents drop. He looked over a Dylan who was reading a book and said he would see him tomorrow in class.
"Hopefully you will be participate in the classroom discussions before your debate grade begins to drop more than it already has," Baner added watching Dylan wave him off with his hand.
"I'm bored," Dylan yawned putting away his book. "I want to get out of here."
"My mom is on her way so why don't you just sit back down and we could talk or something."
"About what? How bored I am? I don't think so." Putting his things in his book bag continued, "I am so out of here. If she come just tell her I went home."
"No, wait you can't!" Melinda grabbed hold of Dylan's arm and shimmered out along with him.
~ Penthouse ~
"Uh oh! We are gonna be in big trouble," Melinda freaked looking around at her aunt's house. "I gotta go back before I get into trouble. I would never see the light of day and it would be all your fault."
"I didn't tell you to grab my arm and how do you plan on getting back anyway? Gonna orb?" Dylan chuckled.
"I left my backpack on the chair and my mom is gonna be so made if I don't come home with it." Melinda began to tear up.
"Fine, come on," Dylan shimmered into the girls bathroom with Melinda.
"This is the bathroom stupid! I said the hallway where my book bag was," Melinda smacked Dylan hard across the shoulder.
"You have heard of walking haven't you? Just go walk there. I am going to go home."
"You are going to get into trouble. I am gonna tell aunt Phoebe what you did."
"Whatever brown noser," Dylan added before shimmering out.
Melinda walked down the long hallway to the bench near the office door. Noticing her book bag was no longer sitting beside the bench she began to search hastily around it. Realizing it was no where to be found she turned to sit down on the bench only to see her mother's shoes standing in front of her.
"How many times have I told you not to go anywhere when I tell you I am on my way?" Piper said sternly.
"But mommy I was just in the bathroom," Melinda quickly covered.
"Where is your cousin?"
"My cousin?" Melinda knew she was now done for.
"Yeah you know that person who was suppose to wait here with you. Some of us call him Dylan, you know that cousin."
"Oh, him."Melinda's mind began to race.
"Yes, Melinda, him. Where is he?"
"Umm.well.." Melinda gulped.
"Melinda where is Dylan?" Piper was now bent over staring her daughter straight in the eyes.
"He shimmered back home, mom." Melinda bent her head down afraid to see the look in her mother's eyes.
~ Manor ~
"I swear if I didn't love that sister of mine as much as I do." Prue started only to be cut off by Piper.
"Well just think only a few more weeks and you will have your body all to yourself."
"Well the time doesn't seem to becoming soon enough for me. The visions, the balls, and shimmering whenever I burp is getting to be a bit much."
Piper and Leo began laughing as they all sat down at the table for dinner. Prue continued to express the problems she was having and how it affected her while she was photographing her clients. Melinda told her aunt that maybe she could tell her clients that she liked doing magic tricks while taking pictures of them that way they would relax more while getting their pictures taken.
"Haha very funny. Eat your peas before I eat them for you," Prue insisted.
Sliding her plate over Melinda sly grinned, "Here you want them, take them."
~ Penthouse ~
"Can I go to my room now? I really don't want to continue hearing how disappointed I have become to you both."
"You were told to stay there. What if somebody has seen you? Do you even think about that?" Cole began only to be interrupted.
"How would we have explained you disappearing? Who do you think that you." A knock at the door interrupted Phoebe's lecture. "Are. Dylan, go to your room and think about what you have done."
"No shimmering!" Cole added before opening the door.
A woman who stood about five foot eight stood in the doorway in a black business suit with hair as black as the night. She walked right past Cole and made herself comfortable on the living room sofa. Phoebe looked at the woman as if she were out of place before telling her that she must have the wrong house.
"I have the right house, darling. It does look very nice if I might add."
"Obviously you don't if I don't know who in the world you are. Please leave," Phoebe commanded.
"Cole, tell this witch who I am. I really am getting bored with being rejected without even being offered so much as a martini."
Cole looked at the woman for a moment then turned to Phoebe informing her that this woman was his mother. He sat down next to his mother asking her what she was even doing here in the first place. Phoebe, however, was not as interested in what she was doing there but rather why this woman had walked in thinking she owned the place and demanding to be compensated with a drink.
"What can I say, I missed my son. Is that so wrong?"
"Oh boy, something tells me this is going to be one long night," Cole whispered undoing his tie.