Disclaimer: Yeah, I was supposed to write a disclaimer… okay, I don't own Charmed.

Author's Notes: Hey thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! (That's right, people, only 1 person reviewed! But I will answer your questions anyway from Chapter 1)

            - wAnNaBpIpEr: No this isn't a Cole-winning-back-Phoebe story. I promise! This is just describing how totally insane Cole is, and other obstacles the Charmed Ones have to deal with! Glad you liked it!

-Starring Piper: Thank you for the compliment!

-CharmingTess: Yes, the spirit rising means she's not evil anymore. But if you read the second chapter, you would know that she's not. :D

-Steph: Thank you for the compliment! And I am trying very hard to update quicker!

-HollysLilAngel59: Well, your wish is granted: Here is more! Enjoy!

"Piper's Breakdown 2" – Chapter 3

"So, let me get this straight," mused Piper. "You have no clue what has happened in the last couple of days." Phoebe nodded her head, "Yes, correct. What did –" Phoebe hesitated a moment, " – I do?" Piper gave a heavy sigh, "Nothing."

"Piper?" Paige questioned. "If Phoebe is – " Paige shrugged, " – possessed again, then we have to figure out a way to stop her…" Paige gave Phoebe a sideways glance, "If she does something that she shouldn't be doing…" Paige didn't want to be blunt, nor did she want to keep Phoebe in the dark. "Well, I remember bits and pieces of the last few days. It's like a premonition – but all blurry."

Piper raised an eyebrow, "What's the last thing you remember, Phoebe?"

Phoebe looked at the ceiling, trying to remember anything that happened in the last few days. "Well," she said slowly, "I remember the battle… and then after that… little bits and pieces of random things."

Piper looked at Phoebe, not really sure what to say, "Okay," she said slowly. Piper began to pace the floor in front of her sisters, "I can't do this anymore! I want a normal life! Is that too much to ask for?? Is it??" Phoebe took a deep breath, "Piper, we all feel the same way once and a while, but how many people have we helped?"

Piper shrugged her shoulders, knowing that Phoebe's point was made. "Exactly," said Phoebe. "A lot." Phoebe turned to Paige, "And it feels good to be able to help, right, Paige?" Paige nodded her head, and said a little too enthusiastically, "Absolutely!"

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Cole's face was masked with concentration, "Oh, Phoebe, you are mine, and I will have you – dead or alive." Cole held out his arms, surrounded by candles, as he mumbled a couple of words in a different tongue. A flash of lightning erupted in the dark, cloudy sky, lighting the penthouse for a moment in a bright flash. Cole's body began to tremble as his spirit soared out of him, searching for his "property".

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Phoebe suddenly staggered a little and quickly regained composure as if nothing happened. Paige's head perked up a little as she looked warily at Phoebe. She ushered Piper to her side, and grasped her hand tightly. Piper knew the look of awareness on Paige's face after she sensed something, and instincts told her to trust her. "What is it?" Piper whispered urgently to Paige, who in turn, nodded her head to Phoebe. "It's that spirit again… Phoebe isn't herself. Who knows how long this can continue on before we eventually can't tell if it's the real Phoebe or not?"

Piper sighed angrily, "This is all happening way too fast. How are we supposed to be able – " A voice shattered the conversation, "Are ya'll talking about me behind my back? That's not very nice, you know!" Phoebe took a step closer to the girls, and began to hum a tune.

Paige put out her hand, and seeing a nearby plate lying on the bar, called it to her. The plate appeared in her hands within a second and she threw it Phoebe. Phoebe was caught unaware, and it slammed into her head, knocking her unconscious. "Paige!" Piper gasped. "I know that's not actually Phoebe, but it certainly is her body!" Paige shrugged her shoulders, "Well, whoever's spirit is in Phoebe's body right now, it was growing stronger, and now… it is getting weaker." The girls watched in amazement as a black cloud emerged from Phoebe's body. Paige senses picked up more of the spirit's residue left in Phoebe, but realized her sister was now in control of her own body. "It's okay, Piper. It's Phoebe, again." The girls walked cautiously to Phoebe as she began to stir. "Wow, I guess I didn't hit her all that hard after all." Piper rolled her eyes, as Phoebe's slowly fluttered open. "That hurt, Paige! I can't believe you threw a plate at me!" she whined. A startled expression crossed over all three sisters' faces.

"How do I remember what happened?" asked Phoebe, shivering a little from the thought of the invasion of her body.

Author's Notes: Here is your chapter! Hope you enjoyed! Please be nice to my muse and review – she likes reviews… a lot! ;) Thanks!