Piper paced around the kitchen, absorbing everything her husband had just told her. "So let me get this straight. They're trapped in the masoleum, with some kind of anti-magic barrier around it. They can't get out, and we can't get in. I can't vanquish the demon without them, and they can't escape unless I vanquish the demon. Is it safe to say we're officially screwed?"

Leo sighed, and put his arms around her shoulders. "No. We'll find a way out of this, like we always do."

"But how?" she pressed. "How are we going to get to them?"

Leo's eyes fell on the kitchen door, beyond which Remler still lay entraped in Piper's crystals, and a thoughtful frown appeared on his face. "We won't get to them," he said finally. "You will."

"Leo, what are you talking about?" Piper questioned. "If they've got the Power of Three and they can't get out, then how am I-"

"With the Power of Four," Leo interrupted.

She stared at him, not comprehending. "Leo, there's no such thing."

"There's never been any such thing," he corrected. Her look of exhasperation deepened, as she clearly didn't see the difference. "Look, throughout history, there has only ever been three Charmed Ones," he started to explain. "First it was you, Phoebe, and Prue, and then it was you, Phoebe, and Paige, and now, for a few hours at least, it's Prue, Phoebe, and Paige. But just because you're not currently part of the set doesn't make you any less of a Charmed One. You've still got that power, that bond with your sisters that makes you all who you are. You just have to tap into it."

Piper nodded, starting to understand. "He built barriers strong enough to keep out the three most powerful witches in the world. But maybe they're not strong enough for the four most powerful witches."

He kissed her lightly, sliding his arms even further around her. "Let's go find out, shall we?"

She nodded, and rested her head on his shoulder as he picked her up and orbed out. They reappeared back in the cemetery, and she jumped out of his arms and ran toward the door of the crypt.

"Prue, Phoebe, Paige!" she called, banging on the door.

"We're here, Piper," Prue yelled back.

"Okay, good. Leo's going to orb back to the manor and get Remler." She explained to her sisters the plan her husband had helped her come up with, ending with, "We need to work together on this one. Do you think we can pull it off?"

"Don't worry about it," Phoebe advised. "Just make sure you're next to Leo when we say the spell, so in case it doesn't work he can orb you out."

"It'll work," Piper replied. "It has to."

There was no more time for debate. Leo orbed in, holding Remler by the neck. Piper threw the potion, and she and her sisters started chanting, hearts pounding as they waited to see if this would work...

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A/N: Yes, I'm going to make you wait and see if they vanquish him or not. ::evil grin:: Heh, the good news is I'm almost done with this fic, so you won't have to wait *that* long.