Chapter 3:
The Mysterious Girl
(Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any characters in Charmed.)

"I'm home!" Phoebe shouted as she opened the door into the manor, "Anyone here?"

"Yeah," Paige yelled back, "I'm here."

"ME TOO!!" Piper shouted, carrying Wyatt.

"I seriously need to talk to Leo," Phoebe said, "LEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Sh!" Piper said, "Wyatt needs to sleep. And why do you need Leo anyway? Chris is still our Whitelighter, but it doesn't mean that Leo has to come in again."

"Why do you think this way, Piper?" Paige asked, going to Piper, "He's your husband and our brother in law. If anything happens to him, even if he's a Whitelighter, I'm never going to forgive myself."

"Me either!" Phoebe said, holding out her arms, giving Piper a big bear hug. "I love you, don't you get away from me like that again."

Paige looked at Phoebe hugging Piper and asked Piper, "What happened anyway?"

"Well," Piper started, "We were at the wedding, and then a demon blinked me home, and made an athame in my stomach. Then, that mysterious girl came and I couldn't hear anything, and the next thing I knew, I was in an alley, and I got knocked to the ground, and then we were healed."

Phoebe thought about the scene.

~Flashback~
"Shut up and heal them!!! I have to find Cole and scold him. I told him no running around!" The mysterious girl said and then disappeared. Chris laughed and healed the girls, then, orbed away.
~Flashback ends~

"Guys," Phoebe started, "I have to tell you something really freaky."

"What?" Paige asked.

"Promise you will believe me!!" Phoebe said.

"I can't promise that," Piper joked, "Remember, I can never believe you!"

"I'm not kidding now, Piper," Phoebe said, "But anyway, I think the mysterious girl, Cole, and Chris are working together. I saw them while we were in the alley."

"Phoebe," Piper said, sitting next to her, "You know that we vanished Cole forever."

"I know," Phoebe said, "But, I promise you, I saw him!"

"Well," Piper said, "It might be the guy with the same name, and the same voice for all we know. You know you can't doubt!"

"I know," Phoebe said, "Well, I'm going to go see if Jason called."

"Okay," Piper said, "Night."

"Bye, guys," Phoebe said.

"Bye," Paige answered.

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Paige and Piper were left, sitting in the living room, in silence. Suddenly, Paige asked Piper, "Who was the mysterious black cloak girl anyway?"

"I," Piper started, "Really don't know. She saved us, what? 10 times already? I'm beginning to see that it's a plot set up by the Elders. But, I don't know why, or how, Leo got set free from being an Elder. I thought that it was his destiny to be an Elder."

"I know," Paige said. Then, she said no more. She didn't know what else to say, yet, what else to do.

Suddenly, Piper got a brilliant idea. If they were going to accuse Leo, then might as well punch some things out of Leo. "LEO!!!" Piper yelled, "Your wife wants to talk to you!!! NOWWW!!!"

"Okay," Leo said, orbing in, "I'm here, so what's up?"

"Look, bub," Piper said, pinning him to a wall, "We need to know who the mysterious girl is, and we need to know FAST!!!"

"I'm," Leo said, "Not supposed to tell you, now I got to get back to work!"

"No!" Piper said, almost blowing him up. Then she gasped at the fact that she almost blew her husband up.

"Your powers are growing," Leo said silently, "Please, Piper. Let me go. It's not my place to tell you."

"Please?" Piper said, "Please, Leo!"

Leo stood there, not knowing what to do. Suddenly, a voice from nowhere said, "Go ahead Leo, I'm coming, I'll tell the small tale."

"NO!" Leo cried, "It's too early!"

"It's never too early for the end," She replied, appearing in front of Paige and Piper, with her hood down. "Sit down and get Phoebe, we got a lot to talk about."

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They all sat down on the couch. Leo and the mysterious girl were facing Piper, Phoebe, and Paige. Soon, they got settled and Phoebe, nervously asked, "Girl, why don't you put down your hood?"

"It's not time yet," She answered quietly, "I will find a place in your life, when it's time."

"Then," Piper said, "Why are you here?"

"Did I say I was going to stay?" She asked, almost laughing, "Leo has my permission to tell you everything that I told him to tell."

"You get back here!" Piper shouted, and at that, a plant behind her crashed.

"You better watch your powers, Piper," She said, and then turned to Leo, "I will be in communicating distance. If you need me, call me." Then, she disappeared.

"What was THAT?" Paige asked, standing up.

"Sit down," Leo said quietly, "I have to tell you. You would have known sooner or later, but I'm just telling you ahead of time."

Paige sat back down and starting listening, "Continue, Leo."

"Well," Leo continued, "The girl, is from the same planet that Chris is from, the future. The future's still wrong, and she says it's because that there was a demonic ruling throughout the life and Wyatt was going to be killed. So, she went back in time, and arrived here, before the planet was blown up, so she was lucky. She also says, that in the next few months and years, there are going to be millions of the Earth's strongest demons attacking. That's why, she saved all your lives. She's Chris' younger sister, and as I'm telling you this, you will be getting your old Whitelighter back. One of the things that the Elders granted her, was 3 things. 1, to make me your Whitelighter again, and here I am. And the rest, I don't know about, because I'm not an Elder anymore."

"Wow," Piper said, "I have to go stalk Chris now."

"Don't you get it?" Leo said, "Chris is going to be hanging out with his sister now. Not you guys."

"Whatever," Phoebe said, then seeing a necklace on the floor, she picked it up. Suddenly, she was being sucked in her world of premonitions.

~Premonition~
The scene was in a little shop. The mysterious girl was walking around. Piper was lying down, unconscious in the background. Paige and Phoebe were hiding, watching the girl. Suddenly, a fire ball came out of nowhere and was heading for Phoebe and Paige. The girl, was a little late, and couldn't stop it. She flung herself right in front of the fire ball, and took the hit for them. The demon smiled and blinked out, while the girl was bleeding on the floor. She looked like a 16 year old girl from high school. Suddenly, someone orbed with 2 people. It was Chris and 2 other people who were like a blur. Suddenly, the girl kneeled beside the unconscious girl, and motioned for Chris to go over there. The 2 guys suddenly went to the girl kneeling and was about to orb out, when Phoebe saw the girl's face. It was Prue! Phoebe shook her head, and they were gone.
~Premonition ends~

Phoebe gasped. "What did you see?" Piper asked, "What?"

"The girl, taking in a hit for us. Fall down, and Prue goes to save her, along with Chris and this other guy." Phoebe responded. "It didn't look like Leo, but I don't know who he could have been."

"That's strange," Piper said softly, "How could Prue be here? She's dead."

"Maybe you're seeing things," Leo said.

"It's a PREMONITION!" Phoebe said, then stopped. "You're nervous, Leo. What's up? Spit it out!"

"I just don't want you guys to get hurt anymore," Leo said, "You are my only family!"

Piper came up and hugged Leo, "I know," then said, "And you are my world."

Leo hugged Piper back and saw Wyatt running into the room. "Daddy!" Wyatt said.

Piper gasped. "Wyatt said his first words!" Tears welled up in Piper's eyes. Leo held Piper close as he picked up Wyatt.

"Daddy!" Wyatt said again, "Mommy!"

Leo and Piper hugged each other while Phoebe was leaning on Paige. "It's a wonderful sight," Phoebe sighed, "Isn't it?"

"Yeah," Paige said, squeezing Phoebe lightly, "It'll be like that with you and Jason soon, huh?"

Phoebe looked at Paige and said, "Yeah, I hope."

Suddenly, Leo stood up. "The Elders are calling," Leo began to orb, "I'll give you guys more information when I get it."

"Thanks Leo," Paige said.

Leo laughed, "You're welcome Paige. Phoebe. Piper, I love you. I'll return, don't worry."

Piper looked at Leo and hugged him. Then, he orbed away. "I'm going to miss him, even if he's going to be gone for a little while."

The others nodded, causing them to burst into laughter.

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Once Leo got up in the skies, he was surprised to see, Julie, the mysterious girl, standing there. "What's wrong?" Leo asked. "You know you're going to get hurt really bad right?"

"Yeah," Julie answered, smiling, "I kind of realized that."

"How's Prue and Cole's identity working out?" Leo asked softly.

"Not good," Julie sighed, walking down the steps, removing her black hood, "They're getting recognized from many different people. Cole's getting into more trouble than I imagined. I HAVE to get him under control."

"Yeah," Leo said, "But, Cole isn't evil anymore, right?"

"That's right," Julie said, sitting down next to the fountain, "But, he still has his desires for Phoebe. But, I think Prue and Cole are beginning to fall for each other. I'll give them a few days."

"You don't have a few days though!!" Leo shouted, causing the Elders to look up.

"I know," Julie looked down, "The demons are going to attack at full power, at who knows when. We have to try to get them in control, or else, there will be no hope."

Suddenly, Chris orbed in. "I can sense the demons," he said, out of breath, "I just dodged one."

"I'll take care of it bro," Julie said, putting the hood back on her head, "Tell me of more updates when it comes. Chris, alarm Cole and Prue. Tell them not to show to public, not yet."

"Wait," Leo stopped Julie, "What were the other two things you wanted the Elders to give?"

"For Cole to be back alive, and good, and for Prue to come back to life," Julie said in a rush.

"And the Elders let you?" Leo asked surprised.

"Hey," Julie said, giving him a look right before she left, "They'll do anything to keep Earth from crumbling down. But, I got a demon to catch. Alarm the Charmed ones. Tell them to be careful. I'll see you later. Bye!"

Once Julie disappeared, Leo remembered about the premonition. "Shit," Leo cussed, "Julie!! You're going to die! Be careful!"

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Julie strolled down in the alleyway, changing into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. She was good at blending in, fitting in with the surroundings. She folded her hood and got a backpack and stuffed it in there. Suddenly, she found herself walking up to the temp. agency, just for a little job, so she can have a living to support her and her brother.

"I would like to get a job," Julie said.

"Sorry, we're not accepting," The lady said shrugging her off, "Next!"

"Yes, we are," A voice inquired, "Sorry about that, my name is Paige Mathews."

"Julie," Julie extended her hand, "Julie Saber," she quickly made up.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Saber," Paige said smiling, "Now, you can come work with me. I have some extra cash and we go clean out the high school."

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Paige and Julie left the agency and started driving on the road. "What is a temp. job anyway?" Julie asked.

"It's a temporary job," Paige said curiously, "From the looks of your hair and your accent, I can tell you're not from here."

"You guessed right," Julie said with confidence, "I was born in er, Taiwan!"

"Haha," Paige laughed, "Nice, I was born here, so that's alright."

Julie sighed a breath of relief. Suddenly, they stopped, "Sorry," Paige said, "I have to go pick up my sisters. They want to see my first day of work, so we're all sort of tagging along."

Julie nodded, showing that she understood, and cussed softly, "Shit, the premonition, it's coming true."

Paige came out with the 2 other sisters. Piper and Phoebe. "Who you got there in the car, Paige?" Phoebe asked, "A friend?"

"Yeah," Paige said, opening the door, "Her name's Julie. She just came into the agency today. She's going to be my partner in crime."

"Nice to meet you," Piper extended her hand, "My name's Piper and this is Phoebe." She pointed at Phoebe who was stumbling down the steps of the car.

Phoebe extended her hand and had a premonition.

~Premonition~
The mysterious hooded girl just got hit by a fire ball, saving Paige and Phoebe.
~Premonition ends~

"What's wrong?" Julie asked, "Are you okay?"

"Me?" Phoebe bit her lip, "I'm fine, better than ever!"

Suddenly, the car came to a stop. "We're there!" Paige exclaimed.

"Wow, that was a quick ride," Julie said.

Paige laughed, "Yeah, silly. The high school is just 3 blocks from our house."

"I knew that!" Julie laughed, "Not really."

The four of them walked in together.

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When they went in, there was supposed to be a teacher, telling them what to do, and giving them instructions. Piper began to pick up the pace, "Where is the lady? Well, let's go into this room and see what's in here!"

"No!" Julie said nervously, "It's probably locked. Besides, we're trespassing."

"Nonsense," Piper laughed, "What's the worst that could," and before she could say anymore, she was cut off, by a electrical shock, hitting her against the wall.

"Piper!" Phoebe said, positioning herself to fight. Suddenly, the demon surrounded Paige and Phoebe in a corner.

"We can't use our magic in front of Julie!" Paige said quietly to Phoebe.

"Who?" Phoebe screamed, "The hooded girl?"

Paige looked behind the demon, and saw the hooded girl. Suddenly, the demon threw a fire ball, and the hooded girl disappeared and appeared again in front of Paige and Phoebe, taking the blow for them. The demon smiled and blinked away. Suddenly, Chris and 2 others came, just like Phoebe's premonition.

Paige looked down at the girl who saved them and gasped. It was Julie, from the temp. agency. "Phoebe," Paige said quietly, "It's Julie!"

"Prue?" Phoebe tried her luck, "Is that you?"

The girl turned around, and smiled. Then, Chris grabbed Julie and the other guy grabbed the girl who looked like Prue and orbed out.

Phoebe inched to Piper and held her close. She had no clue what was going on, and she was confused. She had wanted Cole to be alive to ease her pain, and instead, she gets someone that looks oddly like Prue, and she began to weep, holding Piper with one hand and her head with the other. Paige went over to Phoebe and hugged her, and they sat together, weeping.

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