Chapter 9
Apparition Prue, and Prue from three years ago, began to head across the park, and towards the woods. Prue from three years ago, stopped suddenly.
'Look, I don't mean to be rude, but the woods, at night?'
'Nothing will hurt us.' Apparition Prue answered.
Prue shook a finger at herself!
'You see, there's something not right here. I would never think like that!'
A couple walked by them and stared at her, as if she were crazy. For all they saw, was Prue talking to herself!
'Trust me. We need to go somewhere quiet, and someplace where people won't see you talking to yourself, and think you need to be committed.'
Prue from three years ago, smiled at her own image.
'I am indeed talking to myself, aren't I?'
Apparition Prue smiled back. She then took Prue from three years ago's, hands. Prue from three years ago, was surprised that she could feel them.
'You are going to have to trust me, when I tell you that everything will be alright.'
'How is everything going to be alright, when I'm staring at proof of my death? I need to know how and when this happens.'
Apparition Prue just smiled gently at her image.
'When the time comes, you will know.'
Prue from three years ago's mouth dropped open!
'Tell me you're not seriously just giving me that very unhelpful, sage advice?'
Apparition Prue let go of her hand.
'Just know that the image you see before you, is not a symbol of the end. We do great work together, as one, in other planes and realities.'
Prue from three years ago didn't comment. For deep down, even when she had been crying to Piper, she knew that the only way to return this current reality to normal, was for her to leave it.
Prue from three years ago nodded, and then, began walking with apparition Prue, towards the woods.
****
Andy and Piper orbed into the kitchen, where Phoebe was finishing up the 'Belthezor Vanquishing Potion'. She glanced up when she saw them.
'Hey! Almost finished. Where's Prue?'
Andy and Piper glanced at one another.
'Let's just say that things are being explained to her by the only person that could.' Andy replied.
Phoebe eyed Piper.
'What does that mean?' she asked her.
Piper waved a hand.
'Nothing. Where's Paige?'
'Upstairs looking for that perfect spell that would rid us of Cole. Did the Elders learn anything?'
Andy looked uncomfortable. Piper and Phoebe looked at one another, then him.
'Andy, what is it?' Piper asked.
'Yeah, please be straight with us, because we don't have a lot of time here.'
Piper looked at Phoebe.
'What are you talking about? Why are we on a time line here?'
Phoebe looked at Andy. Andy would not look at Piper. Piper began to get angry.
'If someone doesn't tell me what's going on right this instant, I will blow something in this kitchen up...right now!'
Andy nodded to Phoebe. Phoebe began to talk.
'Cole slithered by. He as much admitted to this whole Prue mishap. He also told me he knew how to fix it.'
Piper glanced at Andy. She then looked at Phoebe again.
''Fix it'? Fix it how?'
'He didn't say. But he did reveal that the price for his help would be my going back to him, as his wife. I have about fifteen minutes until he shimmers back here for his answer.'
'Oh, hell no!' Piper hissed.
'That's what I said too,' Paige said, walking into the kitchen, 'I'm glad you feel the same way.'
'Why wouldn't I? I don't want to see Phoebe back with Cole anymore than you do, Paige. Especially not after all that he's done.'
Phoebe walked over to Andy and pulled on his arm. Andy didn't budge and stared down at Phoebe questioningly.
'What?' he muttered.
'These two need to clear the air, let's go out into the living room.'
'Phoebe...'
Phoebe squeezed his arm.
'Andy, Piper and Paige need to work this thing out. Otherwise, we may never be able to pull together as a team again.'
Andy stared at Phoebe, then looked at Paige and Piper. Both looked uncomfortable. Andy couldn't stand the tension himself!
'Phoebe and I will just be out there.' he muttered, as Phoebe pulled him out of the kitchen. Piper tossed some hair and stared at Paige.
'I didn't cast that spell because I wished you were gone, or anything like that.' she said.
Paige looked down.
'I don't expect to ever take Prue's place. But I do feel as if you tried to bring her back, to break up and Andy and I.'
'No! Paige, my disapproval over Andy and you, has nothing to do with Prue, regardless of what I have said.'
Piper walked up to her and put her hands on her shoulders.
'Paige, you are my little sister. I do not want to see you suffer the consequences of falling in love with your Whitelighter like I did! I now have to raise Wyatt alone! It's like Leo ran out on the both of us!'
Paige reached up and touched one of Piper's hands that were on her shoulders.
'I know it feels that way, but he didn't. I know he's just as torn up about this as you. I know he didn't want to leave...'
'Well, it gets old hearing that! I guess I just didn't want to re-live Leo and me, through you and Andy. I'm sorry about that, because you two aren't Leo and me.'
Paige hugged her quickly, then let go of her.
'Thank you for that. Look, let's just get rid of Cole, and everything else will work itself out.'
'You've come up with something?' Piper asked
'Actually, I have. Let's tell Andy and Phoebe. If this works, we may not need Belthezor flesh, after all.'
'Well, that's always a bonus.' Piper quipped, walking out of the kitchen ahead of Paige.
'But,' Paige continued, as they walked towards Andy and Phoebe, 'I think we may be able to use Prue's help with this, after all.'
Piper turned back to give her an inquisitive look. Paige smiled.
'Trust me on this. I have a plan.' she said.
****
Cole shimmered into the living room at the manor, wearing a tuxedo and holding a rose. Phoebe would have no choice but to leave with him this evening. He just wished he could stay and watch the cat fight that was bound to erupt between Prue and Paige, over the Whitelighter!
'Phoebe? Come out, come out wherever you are!'
Cole was completely alone in the living room. He cleared his throat.
'Phoebe! Don't keep me waiting! Where are you?'
But it was not Phoebe that appeared, but Prue.
'Prue...uh...I...'
Prue held up her hand.
'It's alright, Cole. I know everything, including the 'thing' you have Phoebe.'
'Well, I wouldn't exactly describe it like that. We're in love.' Cole sniffed.
'Yes, of course, I'm sorry. Look, I'm grateful to you...and Piper. If you both hadn't cast those spells when you did, I would still be dead. Now I have a fighting chance.'
Cole raised a brow.
'Not if Phoebe doesn't agree to come back with me.' Cole warned, looking around Prue.
'Where is everybody?' he asked.
'Oh, getting ready for the wedding.' Prue replied.
Cole dropped the rose and walked up to Prue.
'What wedding?'
Prue grinned at him.
'Oh, I can't keep it from you any longer! Phoebe told us that she did still love you, and that she's going to go with you! God! To get my life back, and be part of a new Power of Three...it just feels...'
'Yeah,' Cole cut her off curtly, 'look I'm happy for you and all of that. But that doesn't explain who is getting married?'
'We are, darling.'
Cole looked behind Prue. Prue turned around. Phoebe walked in, wearing a black leather bikini, and a black, long skirt. It swished as she walked towards Cole. She also wore a black rose in her hair. She carried a bouquet of flowers.
Phoebe walked up to Cole and kissed him, hard! Cole began to put his arms around her, when Phoebe pulled away.
'I want us to be re-married, right here, again.' she murmured.
Cole couldn't believe his plan had worked! And for him and Phoebe to get married again right away...
'Wait a minute! Who's going to perform the ceremony?' Cole asked.
Andy orbed into the room. Cole eyed him. Andy pulled Cole aside.
'Listen, I'm sorry about earlier...I have to thank you man, I mean, now I'm going to have the BEST of both worlds!'
Cole could not help but grin.
'So, you're planning on being with both Paige and Prue?'
Andy looked over at Prue, who waved cutely at him. He then nudged Cole.
'Hey, keep it down. Wouldn't want either one of my women to get suspicious.'
Cole gave him the thumbs up sign. He liked how this Whitelighter thought! But, he did look Andy up and down.
'I didn't know Whitelighters could perform marriage ceremonies?'
'Oh yeah, sure! Plus this one is magical to boot. It will be fine. Then Phoebe and you can be on your way. And I can get started, if you know what I mean!'
Andy and Cole snickered. Prue gave Phoebe a careful glance. Phoebe nodded at her.
Piper and Paige walked in, wearing similar attire to Phoebe's. They were also carrying bouquets.
'What's this?' Cole asked, eyeing Paige. Paige glared at him.
'I don't like this, and I hate you, but, if you make my sister happy...'
Cole took a step towards her, as if to hug her. Paige instinctively stepped back. Andy, who was behind Cole, moved as if he was going to hit him. Piper shook her head vehemently at him. Cole did not catch that. But he did back off of Paige, then turn his attention back to Phoebe. Cole kissed her hand.
'You have made me so happy.' he murmured.
'You make me happy, Cole.' Phoebe replied. She then looked at Andy.
'Let's get started.' she said, beaming.
Andy stood in the middle of the room. Cole and Phoebe stood before him. Piper, Paige and Prue stood some feet back from Phoebe.
Andy then began to recite a marriage ceremony. Cole stared down at Phoebe, seeing nothing but her. His plan had worked! Phoebe was his again, at long last! And this time around, he would make sure that none of her sisters interfered in their lives again! They were the ones that had ruined everything the first time around! Paige and Piper, always whispering poison about him to Phoebe....well, things were going to be different now! They were leaving this house, the minute the ceremony was over and...
Cole suddenly looked from Phoebe, to Andy, then to Phoebe again.
'What did he call you?' Cole asked. Andy answered.
'That's right, Cole. Phoebe has decided that in order to renounce her former life as a Charmed One, she is going to take a new name.'
Cole looked at Andy.
'Yeah, well that's nice...I guess. But, I can't even pronounce that!'
Phoebe smiled seductively at him.
'Oh, sure you can, honey. Just say I Cole, take you Rozehtleb, to be my lawfully, wedded wife...'
'Phoebe, I appreciate the gesture, but I like the name Phoebe!'
'Cole, you really don't appreciate how hard it is going to be walking away from my heritage, do you? I'm trying to make a clean break here! I've planned this nice wedding...the least you can do is accept my new name!'
'Okay, okay! Fine! I don't want to fight with you, not on our wedding. Okay, I Cole, take you Rozehtleb, to be....'
Cole suddenly gasped violently! Phoebe jerked away from him and ran over to Paige and Piper. The three gripped hands.
Apparition Prue appeared from behind a wall and held Prue from three years ago's hand. The two Prue's looked at Andy.
'Remember,' the both said in unison, 'our time is in the hereafter.'
Andy nodded, then looked at Piper, Paige and Phoebe. Cole was down on his knees.
'What's happening?!' he half screamed.
But the girls began to chant: 'To return what is lost, a time for everything and everything it's place, return what has moved through time and space'
The two Prue's orbed away. Cole began to burn! Much like before, one could see his skeletal image, flash in and out with his human one. He held out a hand towards Phoebe.
'I lOVE YOU!!!' he screamed, before incinerating for good. Phoebe just stared at the now black spot, that was Cole. Paige put her arm around Phoebe.
Piper stared at the spot that the two Prue's had been in. Andy walked over to her and put an arm around her.
'Are you alright?' he asked.
Piper sniffed.
'I don't know. Explain again what happened here?'
Paige looked at Andy and smiled. He grinned back at her.
'Your beautiful sister here, found something interesting in the book.'
Paige looked away from Andy and at Piper.
'Well, the spell we used, can be used on any demon, as long as you can get them to say their name backwards. It's not done often, because to get one to do that, takes a lot of time and trickery.'
Andy shook his head.
'Yeah, but it's just like that character from the Superman comics, Mr. Mxyzptlk.'
Piper and Phoebe looked at one another. Who from where?
Paige spoke up.
'Andy said he was a fifth dimensional imp, that came to earth every 90 days, and causes all kinds of trouble for Superman.'
'And the only way to get him to return to his own time,' Andy explained, 'is to get him to say his own name backwards. I think that it is pretty cool that it worked on Cole!'
Paige walked over to him and pulled on his chin.
'I think it is pretty cool that you thought of it.' she then kissed him.
Piper and Phoebe stared at them as if they had lost their minds.
'Oh come on, girls! You remember when I used to bring my comics over...you know, when we were kids?'
'Whatever! It worked, that's all that counts.' Phoebe remarked, watching them
Piper rubbed her forehead.
'I do believe that Prue was the only one that would read them with you.'
At the mention of Prue, the room became quiet. But Piper broke the silence quickly.
'Believe it or not, I'm fine. I feel better knowing that she's well...excuse me.'
Piper turned and walked out of the living-room. She then hurried upstairs. Andy, Phoebe and Paige looked at one another.
'I just wish there was something we could do for Piper.' Paige remarked.
Andy nodded.
'This is more than just Prue. She's missing Leo.'
Phoebe suddenly got an idea. Her whole face lit up.
'I happen to know that Leo is not the only person Piper is missing. Andy, I have an idea.'
*****
HAWAIIAN BEACH, DUSK
Andy orbed Piper onto the beach. She was dressed in a bathing suit and looked very confused.
'Okay, Andy! What's going on here? While I agree, I could use some time away, and it was nice of Phoebe and Paige to offer to watch Wyatt, I really think you'd better tell me what's going on here right...'
'Would you like a lei ma'am?'
Piper turned around. Andy smiled. Jarod stood there, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, and a pair of shorts. He walked up to her and put the lei over Piper's head.
'Jarod? Oh my God! What are you doing here?'
Jarod nodded at Andy. Andy put a hand on Piper's shoulder.
'I'll come and get you if we need the Power Of Three.' He then orbed out of there. Jarod immediately pulled Piper into his arms. Piper was still shaking her head.
'Jarod, this is dangerous! What about those people from the Centre that are after you? Some God awful woman showed up looking for you and I almost...'
Jarod put a finger over her lips. She stopped talking, and he slowly removed it, while looking into her eyes.
'How long do we have until they come again?' she asked.
'Until they come. Andy can orb me to wherever. Let's just hold onto this moment.'
Piper nodded, letting his lips brush hers. There was music playing somewhere off in the background. Jarod and Piper slowly began to dance, kissing the whole time.
Apparition Prue, and Prue from three years ago, began to head across the park, and towards the woods. Prue from three years ago, stopped suddenly.
'Look, I don't mean to be rude, but the woods, at night?'
'Nothing will hurt us.' Apparition Prue answered.
Prue shook a finger at herself!
'You see, there's something not right here. I would never think like that!'
A couple walked by them and stared at her, as if she were crazy. For all they saw, was Prue talking to herself!
'Trust me. We need to go somewhere quiet, and someplace where people won't see you talking to yourself, and think you need to be committed.'
Prue from three years ago, smiled at her own image.
'I am indeed talking to myself, aren't I?'
Apparition Prue smiled back. She then took Prue from three years ago's, hands. Prue from three years ago, was surprised that she could feel them.
'You are going to have to trust me, when I tell you that everything will be alright.'
'How is everything going to be alright, when I'm staring at proof of my death? I need to know how and when this happens.'
Apparition Prue just smiled gently at her image.
'When the time comes, you will know.'
Prue from three years ago's mouth dropped open!
'Tell me you're not seriously just giving me that very unhelpful, sage advice?'
Apparition Prue let go of her hand.
'Just know that the image you see before you, is not a symbol of the end. We do great work together, as one, in other planes and realities.'
Prue from three years ago didn't comment. For deep down, even when she had been crying to Piper, she knew that the only way to return this current reality to normal, was for her to leave it.
Prue from three years ago nodded, and then, began walking with apparition Prue, towards the woods.
****
Andy and Piper orbed into the kitchen, where Phoebe was finishing up the 'Belthezor Vanquishing Potion'. She glanced up when she saw them.
'Hey! Almost finished. Where's Prue?'
Andy and Piper glanced at one another.
'Let's just say that things are being explained to her by the only person that could.' Andy replied.
Phoebe eyed Piper.
'What does that mean?' she asked her.
Piper waved a hand.
'Nothing. Where's Paige?'
'Upstairs looking for that perfect spell that would rid us of Cole. Did the Elders learn anything?'
Andy looked uncomfortable. Piper and Phoebe looked at one another, then him.
'Andy, what is it?' Piper asked.
'Yeah, please be straight with us, because we don't have a lot of time here.'
Piper looked at Phoebe.
'What are you talking about? Why are we on a time line here?'
Phoebe looked at Andy. Andy would not look at Piper. Piper began to get angry.
'If someone doesn't tell me what's going on right this instant, I will blow something in this kitchen up...right now!'
Andy nodded to Phoebe. Phoebe began to talk.
'Cole slithered by. He as much admitted to this whole Prue mishap. He also told me he knew how to fix it.'
Piper glanced at Andy. She then looked at Phoebe again.
''Fix it'? Fix it how?'
'He didn't say. But he did reveal that the price for his help would be my going back to him, as his wife. I have about fifteen minutes until he shimmers back here for his answer.'
'Oh, hell no!' Piper hissed.
'That's what I said too,' Paige said, walking into the kitchen, 'I'm glad you feel the same way.'
'Why wouldn't I? I don't want to see Phoebe back with Cole anymore than you do, Paige. Especially not after all that he's done.'
Phoebe walked over to Andy and pulled on his arm. Andy didn't budge and stared down at Phoebe questioningly.
'What?' he muttered.
'These two need to clear the air, let's go out into the living room.'
'Phoebe...'
Phoebe squeezed his arm.
'Andy, Piper and Paige need to work this thing out. Otherwise, we may never be able to pull together as a team again.'
Andy stared at Phoebe, then looked at Paige and Piper. Both looked uncomfortable. Andy couldn't stand the tension himself!
'Phoebe and I will just be out there.' he muttered, as Phoebe pulled him out of the kitchen. Piper tossed some hair and stared at Paige.
'I didn't cast that spell because I wished you were gone, or anything like that.' she said.
Paige looked down.
'I don't expect to ever take Prue's place. But I do feel as if you tried to bring her back, to break up and Andy and I.'
'No! Paige, my disapproval over Andy and you, has nothing to do with Prue, regardless of what I have said.'
Piper walked up to her and put her hands on her shoulders.
'Paige, you are my little sister. I do not want to see you suffer the consequences of falling in love with your Whitelighter like I did! I now have to raise Wyatt alone! It's like Leo ran out on the both of us!'
Paige reached up and touched one of Piper's hands that were on her shoulders.
'I know it feels that way, but he didn't. I know he's just as torn up about this as you. I know he didn't want to leave...'
'Well, it gets old hearing that! I guess I just didn't want to re-live Leo and me, through you and Andy. I'm sorry about that, because you two aren't Leo and me.'
Paige hugged her quickly, then let go of her.
'Thank you for that. Look, let's just get rid of Cole, and everything else will work itself out.'
'You've come up with something?' Piper asked
'Actually, I have. Let's tell Andy and Phoebe. If this works, we may not need Belthezor flesh, after all.'
'Well, that's always a bonus.' Piper quipped, walking out of the kitchen ahead of Paige.
'But,' Paige continued, as they walked towards Andy and Phoebe, 'I think we may be able to use Prue's help with this, after all.'
Piper turned back to give her an inquisitive look. Paige smiled.
'Trust me on this. I have a plan.' she said.
****
Cole shimmered into the living room at the manor, wearing a tuxedo and holding a rose. Phoebe would have no choice but to leave with him this evening. He just wished he could stay and watch the cat fight that was bound to erupt between Prue and Paige, over the Whitelighter!
'Phoebe? Come out, come out wherever you are!'
Cole was completely alone in the living room. He cleared his throat.
'Phoebe! Don't keep me waiting! Where are you?'
But it was not Phoebe that appeared, but Prue.
'Prue...uh...I...'
Prue held up her hand.
'It's alright, Cole. I know everything, including the 'thing' you have Phoebe.'
'Well, I wouldn't exactly describe it like that. We're in love.' Cole sniffed.
'Yes, of course, I'm sorry. Look, I'm grateful to you...and Piper. If you both hadn't cast those spells when you did, I would still be dead. Now I have a fighting chance.'
Cole raised a brow.
'Not if Phoebe doesn't agree to come back with me.' Cole warned, looking around Prue.
'Where is everybody?' he asked.
'Oh, getting ready for the wedding.' Prue replied.
Cole dropped the rose and walked up to Prue.
'What wedding?'
Prue grinned at him.
'Oh, I can't keep it from you any longer! Phoebe told us that she did still love you, and that she's going to go with you! God! To get my life back, and be part of a new Power of Three...it just feels...'
'Yeah,' Cole cut her off curtly, 'look I'm happy for you and all of that. But that doesn't explain who is getting married?'
'We are, darling.'
Cole looked behind Prue. Prue turned around. Phoebe walked in, wearing a black leather bikini, and a black, long skirt. It swished as she walked towards Cole. She also wore a black rose in her hair. She carried a bouquet of flowers.
Phoebe walked up to Cole and kissed him, hard! Cole began to put his arms around her, when Phoebe pulled away.
'I want us to be re-married, right here, again.' she murmured.
Cole couldn't believe his plan had worked! And for him and Phoebe to get married again right away...
'Wait a minute! Who's going to perform the ceremony?' Cole asked.
Andy orbed into the room. Cole eyed him. Andy pulled Cole aside.
'Listen, I'm sorry about earlier...I have to thank you man, I mean, now I'm going to have the BEST of both worlds!'
Cole could not help but grin.
'So, you're planning on being with both Paige and Prue?'
Andy looked over at Prue, who waved cutely at him. He then nudged Cole.
'Hey, keep it down. Wouldn't want either one of my women to get suspicious.'
Cole gave him the thumbs up sign. He liked how this Whitelighter thought! But, he did look Andy up and down.
'I didn't know Whitelighters could perform marriage ceremonies?'
'Oh yeah, sure! Plus this one is magical to boot. It will be fine. Then Phoebe and you can be on your way. And I can get started, if you know what I mean!'
Andy and Cole snickered. Prue gave Phoebe a careful glance. Phoebe nodded at her.
Piper and Paige walked in, wearing similar attire to Phoebe's. They were also carrying bouquets.
'What's this?' Cole asked, eyeing Paige. Paige glared at him.
'I don't like this, and I hate you, but, if you make my sister happy...'
Cole took a step towards her, as if to hug her. Paige instinctively stepped back. Andy, who was behind Cole, moved as if he was going to hit him. Piper shook her head vehemently at him. Cole did not catch that. But he did back off of Paige, then turn his attention back to Phoebe. Cole kissed her hand.
'You have made me so happy.' he murmured.
'You make me happy, Cole.' Phoebe replied. She then looked at Andy.
'Let's get started.' she said, beaming.
Andy stood in the middle of the room. Cole and Phoebe stood before him. Piper, Paige and Prue stood some feet back from Phoebe.
Andy then began to recite a marriage ceremony. Cole stared down at Phoebe, seeing nothing but her. His plan had worked! Phoebe was his again, at long last! And this time around, he would make sure that none of her sisters interfered in their lives again! They were the ones that had ruined everything the first time around! Paige and Piper, always whispering poison about him to Phoebe....well, things were going to be different now! They were leaving this house, the minute the ceremony was over and...
Cole suddenly looked from Phoebe, to Andy, then to Phoebe again.
'What did he call you?' Cole asked. Andy answered.
'That's right, Cole. Phoebe has decided that in order to renounce her former life as a Charmed One, she is going to take a new name.'
Cole looked at Andy.
'Yeah, well that's nice...I guess. But, I can't even pronounce that!'
Phoebe smiled seductively at him.
'Oh, sure you can, honey. Just say I Cole, take you Rozehtleb, to be my lawfully, wedded wife...'
'Phoebe, I appreciate the gesture, but I like the name Phoebe!'
'Cole, you really don't appreciate how hard it is going to be walking away from my heritage, do you? I'm trying to make a clean break here! I've planned this nice wedding...the least you can do is accept my new name!'
'Okay, okay! Fine! I don't want to fight with you, not on our wedding. Okay, I Cole, take you Rozehtleb, to be....'
Cole suddenly gasped violently! Phoebe jerked away from him and ran over to Paige and Piper. The three gripped hands.
Apparition Prue appeared from behind a wall and held Prue from three years ago's hand. The two Prue's looked at Andy.
'Remember,' the both said in unison, 'our time is in the hereafter.'
Andy nodded, then looked at Piper, Paige and Phoebe. Cole was down on his knees.
'What's happening?!' he half screamed.
But the girls began to chant: 'To return what is lost, a time for everything and everything it's place, return what has moved through time and space'
The two Prue's orbed away. Cole began to burn! Much like before, one could see his skeletal image, flash in and out with his human one. He held out a hand towards Phoebe.
'I lOVE YOU!!!' he screamed, before incinerating for good. Phoebe just stared at the now black spot, that was Cole. Paige put her arm around Phoebe.
Piper stared at the spot that the two Prue's had been in. Andy walked over to her and put an arm around her.
'Are you alright?' he asked.
Piper sniffed.
'I don't know. Explain again what happened here?'
Paige looked at Andy and smiled. He grinned back at her.
'Your beautiful sister here, found something interesting in the book.'
Paige looked away from Andy and at Piper.
'Well, the spell we used, can be used on any demon, as long as you can get them to say their name backwards. It's not done often, because to get one to do that, takes a lot of time and trickery.'
Andy shook his head.
'Yeah, but it's just like that character from the Superman comics, Mr. Mxyzptlk.'
Piper and Phoebe looked at one another. Who from where?
Paige spoke up.
'Andy said he was a fifth dimensional imp, that came to earth every 90 days, and causes all kinds of trouble for Superman.'
'And the only way to get him to return to his own time,' Andy explained, 'is to get him to say his own name backwards. I think that it is pretty cool that it worked on Cole!'
Paige walked over to him and pulled on his chin.
'I think it is pretty cool that you thought of it.' she then kissed him.
Piper and Phoebe stared at them as if they had lost their minds.
'Oh come on, girls! You remember when I used to bring my comics over...you know, when we were kids?'
'Whatever! It worked, that's all that counts.' Phoebe remarked, watching them
Piper rubbed her forehead.
'I do believe that Prue was the only one that would read them with you.'
At the mention of Prue, the room became quiet. But Piper broke the silence quickly.
'Believe it or not, I'm fine. I feel better knowing that she's well...excuse me.'
Piper turned and walked out of the living-room. She then hurried upstairs. Andy, Phoebe and Paige looked at one another.
'I just wish there was something we could do for Piper.' Paige remarked.
Andy nodded.
'This is more than just Prue. She's missing Leo.'
Phoebe suddenly got an idea. Her whole face lit up.
'I happen to know that Leo is not the only person Piper is missing. Andy, I have an idea.'
*****
HAWAIIAN BEACH, DUSK
Andy orbed Piper onto the beach. She was dressed in a bathing suit and looked very confused.
'Okay, Andy! What's going on here? While I agree, I could use some time away, and it was nice of Phoebe and Paige to offer to watch Wyatt, I really think you'd better tell me what's going on here right...'
'Would you like a lei ma'am?'
Piper turned around. Andy smiled. Jarod stood there, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, and a pair of shorts. He walked up to her and put the lei over Piper's head.
'Jarod? Oh my God! What are you doing here?'
Jarod nodded at Andy. Andy put a hand on Piper's shoulder.
'I'll come and get you if we need the Power Of Three.' He then orbed out of there. Jarod immediately pulled Piper into his arms. Piper was still shaking her head.
'Jarod, this is dangerous! What about those people from the Centre that are after you? Some God awful woman showed up looking for you and I almost...'
Jarod put a finger over her lips. She stopped talking, and he slowly removed it, while looking into her eyes.
'How long do we have until they come again?' she asked.
'Until they come. Andy can orb me to wherever. Let's just hold onto this moment.'
Piper nodded, letting his lips brush hers. There was music playing somewhere off in the background. Jarod and Piper slowly began to dance, kissing the whole time.