TWELVE
"Of course it will," said Piper.
"No," said Phoebe. "It's how Dorothy got out of Oz. But it took her back to Kansas. If I do this, that's all it's going to do."
"But don't you want to go back to Kansas, Dorothy?" asked Cole.
"No," said Phoebe. "I want out of this nightmare. I want everyone back at the manor."
"What manor, Dorothy?" asked Darryl.
"Our home," said Phoebe. "Where this all started. Where that warlock trapped us in this movie."
"Give me the slippers," said Prue. "I can use their magic to free you, if you want to be free."
"Free?" questioned Phoebe. "Of course, that's it."
She took her sisters hands again and had everyone hold hands again.
"Now," Phoebe said to Prue and Piper, "just say what I say. The Power of Three will set us free."
"Dorothy," Piper said, "I don't think that will do any good."
"Of course it will," said Phoebe. "Your memories may be submerged but you're still Charmed Ones, just like I am. The power is still there even if you don't know it. Just repeat after me and it should get us out of here."
"Charmed Ones?" questioned Prue. "What are the Charmed Ones?"
"I'll explain later," Phoebe said. "Just say it. I know this is going to work."
Prue and Piper looked at each other. Everyone else looked at Phoebe as if she were crazy. Finally, Prue and Piper just shrugged.
"The Power of Three will set us free," repeated Piper and Prue.
"Yes," said Phoebe, "that's it. Now just repeat that over and over again."
With their eyes all tightly closed the three sisters began to repeat "The Power of Three will set us free" over and over again.
* * *
Phoebe opened her eyes and sat us. She was back in the manor sitting on the sofa. She looked around. The end credits of the movie were just beginning to roll. Everyone else was also back in the manor and appeared to be just waking up.
"I guess I was more tired than I thought," said Prue stretching.
"Looks like we all were," said Piper. "Even Darryl seems to have dozed off."
Suddenly the movie ended and the tape began to rewind. Before anyone could move, the tape player blew up and caught fire. Piper instantly reached out and froze it.
"Leo get some water," she said.
Cole moved over and pulled the cord out of the outlet.
"There must have been a power surge," said Darryl.
"No I don't think so," said Phoebe. "I think the warlock was just vanquished."
"What warlock honey?" asked Piper.
"The one who attacked us," said Phoebe.
"We weren't attacked," said Cole.
"Sure we were," said Phoebe. "He held Darryl hostage. He cast a spell that made us characters in the movie. We only barely escaped the film before it ended."
"That must have been some dream you had," said Piper.
"It wasn't a dream," said Phoebe, "it was real. You were Glenda, the good witch. Prue was the Wicked Witch of the West. Cole was the Scarecrow. Darryl was the woodsman, and Leo was the lion. I was Dorothy and the warlock was the wizard."
"Interesting dream," said Prue, smiling, "making me the Wicked Witch,"
"It wasn't a dream," protested Phoebe. "It was real. We kept jumping from one scene to the next. We stopped the warlock form escaping when Darryl used his axe to bring down the warlock's balloon before he could escape."
"I know it might have seemed real," said Leo as he finished cleaning up the tape player. "But we've all had dreams like that. Dreams so realistic we could swear they were real. But it was only a dream. No warlock attacked us. We all just fell asleep watching the movie"
"Oh really?" questioned Phoebe. "It never really happened? It was only a dream? If that's true, then tell me something. If it was only a dream, how do you explain these?"
She put her feet up on the coffee table. No one spoke. They all just stared in surprise at Phoebe's feet, and the ruby slippers she still wore.
THE END
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"Of course it will," said Piper.
"No," said Phoebe. "It's how Dorothy got out of Oz. But it took her back to Kansas. If I do this, that's all it's going to do."
"But don't you want to go back to Kansas, Dorothy?" asked Cole.
"No," said Phoebe. "I want out of this nightmare. I want everyone back at the manor."
"What manor, Dorothy?" asked Darryl.
"Our home," said Phoebe. "Where this all started. Where that warlock trapped us in this movie."
"Give me the slippers," said Prue. "I can use their magic to free you, if you want to be free."
"Free?" questioned Phoebe. "Of course, that's it."
She took her sisters hands again and had everyone hold hands again.
"Now," Phoebe said to Prue and Piper, "just say what I say. The Power of Three will set us free."
"Dorothy," Piper said, "I don't think that will do any good."
"Of course it will," said Phoebe. "Your memories may be submerged but you're still Charmed Ones, just like I am. The power is still there even if you don't know it. Just repeat after me and it should get us out of here."
"Charmed Ones?" questioned Prue. "What are the Charmed Ones?"
"I'll explain later," Phoebe said. "Just say it. I know this is going to work."
Prue and Piper looked at each other. Everyone else looked at Phoebe as if she were crazy. Finally, Prue and Piper just shrugged.
"The Power of Three will set us free," repeated Piper and Prue.
"Yes," said Phoebe, "that's it. Now just repeat that over and over again."
With their eyes all tightly closed the three sisters began to repeat "The Power of Three will set us free" over and over again.
* * *
Phoebe opened her eyes and sat us. She was back in the manor sitting on the sofa. She looked around. The end credits of the movie were just beginning to roll. Everyone else was also back in the manor and appeared to be just waking up.
"I guess I was more tired than I thought," said Prue stretching.
"Looks like we all were," said Piper. "Even Darryl seems to have dozed off."
Suddenly the movie ended and the tape began to rewind. Before anyone could move, the tape player blew up and caught fire. Piper instantly reached out and froze it.
"Leo get some water," she said.
Cole moved over and pulled the cord out of the outlet.
"There must have been a power surge," said Darryl.
"No I don't think so," said Phoebe. "I think the warlock was just vanquished."
"What warlock honey?" asked Piper.
"The one who attacked us," said Phoebe.
"We weren't attacked," said Cole.
"Sure we were," said Phoebe. "He held Darryl hostage. He cast a spell that made us characters in the movie. We only barely escaped the film before it ended."
"That must have been some dream you had," said Piper.
"It wasn't a dream," said Phoebe, "it was real. You were Glenda, the good witch. Prue was the Wicked Witch of the West. Cole was the Scarecrow. Darryl was the woodsman, and Leo was the lion. I was Dorothy and the warlock was the wizard."
"Interesting dream," said Prue, smiling, "making me the Wicked Witch,"
"It wasn't a dream," protested Phoebe. "It was real. We kept jumping from one scene to the next. We stopped the warlock form escaping when Darryl used his axe to bring down the warlock's balloon before he could escape."
"I know it might have seemed real," said Leo as he finished cleaning up the tape player. "But we've all had dreams like that. Dreams so realistic we could swear they were real. But it was only a dream. No warlock attacked us. We all just fell asleep watching the movie"
"Oh really?" questioned Phoebe. "It never really happened? It was only a dream? If that's true, then tell me something. If it was only a dream, how do you explain these?"
She put her feet up on the coffee table. No one spoke. They all just stared in surprise at Phoebe's feet, and the ruby slippers she still wore.
THE END
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