It's been a year, and they've had constant darklighters, warlocks, and demons attack them. Paige now controls her orbing powers, but can't control her premonitions.
At the manor, a demon shimmers in, and attacks the three sisters. The demon flings Piper into the wall. Paige orbs out, and reappears. Prue throws the demon into the wall, and Paige runs up to the unconscious Piper.
"LEO!" yelled Paige.
A darklighter orbs in, and shoots Paige, who falls to the ground.
"LEO!" yelled Prue.
Leo still doesn't arrive. Prue is furious. She grabs two athames, and hurls them at the demon, and darklighter killing them. She then runs up to Paige, and Piper. Prue grabs the arrow out of Paige. Leo finally orbs in, healing Piper. A warlock blinks in, grabs the unconscious Paige and blinks out.
"No. We can't lose Paige." said Piper.
"I can find her. She must be in the underworld." said Leo.
"Then take us to her." said Prue.
"But first you better get some potions. You don't know who we're up against." said Leo.
The three run upstairs. Prue gathers the potions, while Piper sits in a chair, flashing back to the beginning of the day.
A few hours earlier…
In the kitchen, Piper makes coffee. Prue and Paige enter to eat breakfast.
"Well, sleepyheads. It's Sunday. We don't have to go to work today. What do you want to do?" asked Piper.
"Maybe we should put a magic barrier around the house, you know to stop demons from appearing whenever they want." said Paige.
"Sure. Then maybe we can have a semi-normal life." said Piper.
The three sisters finish eating, and clean the dishes, before heading upstairs to begin the "demon barrier".
In the attic, the three sisters walk in. Paige heads to the book, while Piper makes the potion. Prue begins writing a spell. Leo orbs in.
"Hi, Leo." said Prue.
"The Elders said making a demon barrier is wrong. It'll just make them angrier." said Leo.
"Oh, please. At the very least, it'll keep out low level demons." said Paige.
"But not high level ones. What's to stop Belthazor from returning?" said Leo.
"Alright. I admit it. I wanted to create the demon barrier to stop other demons from coming, so we could focus on vanquishing Belthazor. He is the cause of all of our problems. Isn't he?" asked Paige.
"No. There is a stronger evil. He's called 'The Source'. He is the leader." said Leo.
"Fine. We'll abandon the demon barrier. I wouldn't want to go up against the "almighty" Elders. Who might I add, half the time, know nothing more than we do about the demons, and (whispers) they've been trying to break the two of you up, ever since you began dating." said Paige.
"We know that. But I couldn't care less about the Elders." said Prue.
"Was there anything else the dear Elders wanted us to do, or not do?" asked Paige.
"Nothing at the moment." said Leo.
"Let's go somewhere, before we're attacked by demons. Piper was right. The three of us, just having some fun, maybe we'll get half a day, at least." said Paige.
"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Piper.
Prue grabs some potions from the table, and hands them to Piper, and Paige.
"Just in case." said Prue.
"I have to go check on my other charges." said Leo.
"Alright." said Piper.
Leo orbs out. The sisters pack up a picnic, and go into Piper's car, and drive away.
At the park, the three sisters arrive. They sit at a picnic table, eating sandwiches, and drinking sodas.
"You know, I could get used to this. If we only had one day off, a week from the demonic hunt." said Paige.
"Yeah, but that's not going to change." said Piper, sadly.
"Maybe if we vanquish this Source guy, and Belthazor, then we could have some peace." said Paige.
"Maybe, but then again, every demon could attack us to avenge their deaths." said Prue.
"Not a pleasant thought." said Piper.
"Okay. Scratch that idea. Let's just enjoy the time we have. No more demon talk." said Paige.
"Agreed." said Piper and Prue.
The three sisters finish eating, and put their trash in a trashcan. Paige walks to the car nearby, and places the basket inside. She feels metal pointed at her head.
"Give me your keys." said man.
Paige reaches into her pocket, and then kicks him in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. Paige leaps into the car, locking the doors. Prue and Piper hear the commotion, and run up to see a robber trying to break into the car with Paige inside. Piper freezes the area, and the two sisters run to the car. Paige unlocks the doors. The man laughs, causing Piper and Prue to whirl around to see the man holding a fireball.
"Uh, oh." said Paige.
Prue flings the demon into a tree. Piper and Prue get into the car, and Paige drives away. The demon shimmers out.
At the manor, the three sisters run into the house. The demon shimmers in. He blasts Piper, sending her into the wall. Leo heals Piper, and she wakes up. Prue had killed the demon, and was holding a darklighter arrow in her hand. A warlock blinked in, grabbed Paige, and vanished.
"Piper?" asked Prue.
Piper looks up to see Prue and Leo standing over her.
"I'm fine. I was just thinking about today. How it was ruined by a stupid demon. Why did you have a darklighter arrow in your hand?" said Piper.
"A darklighter shot Paige. I got the arrow out, while he was healing you." said Prue.
"Oh, god. She could be dying in the underworld." said Piper.
"That's why we've got to get to her." said Prue.
Leo grabs Prue and Piper's hands, and orbs out.
Underworld.
Leo, Piper, and Prue orb in. Prue hands Piper some potions, and the three make their way through the hall. They see Paige on a table, tied down. A red faced demon is standing over her.
"That's Belthazor." whispered Leo.
"Then we've got to vanquish him." said Piper, freezing the room.
Belthazor looks up, but the remaining demons are still frozen. Prue throws Belthazor into the wall. Leo runs up to Paige, and heals her.
"No! She dies!" yells Belthazor.
Belthazor hurls an energy ball, but Prue deflects it back at him. Belthazor shimmers out.
"We better get back to the manor." said Prue.
Leo orbs out with the three sisters.
The Source's throne room…
Belthazor shimmers in, and looks startled.
"I brought you here, instead of letting you go, wherever you were planning on going. You failed me. All four Charmed witches live. It's time you killed Phoebe Halliwell. Refuse and I will be forced to take drastic measures." said Source.
"I won't kill Phoebe. I l-" said Cole, who stopped.
"You love her, don't you? Well as the saying goes, "you always hurt the ones you love"." said Source.
"Never!" said Cole, shimmering out.
"How dare he betray me? Fine. Have it your way, Belthazor. You won't kill Phoebe. You'll be joining her." said Source, leaving the room to summon his bounty hunters.
Manor.
Prue, Piper, Paige, and Leo orb into the living room and Paige collapses onto the sofa.
"You alright?" asked Leo.
"I'm fine. Just exhausted. Well, so much for our free day." said Paige.
"It's not over yet." said Piper, leaving the room.
Paige, Prue, and Leo look confused. Piper returns, a few minutes later, with hot cocoa, and popcorn.
"Let's watch some movies, and enjoy ourselves." said Piper.
"Okay. Sure." said Paige.
New York.
Cole shimmers in, which Phoebe finally sees.
"Phoebe, wait." said Cole.
Balthazar turns into Cole, and she screams.
"What are you?" asked Phoebe.
"I'm in love with you." said Cole.
"You're a demon. Grams' talk of magic, witches, and demons. It was all true." said Phoebe.
"Yes, and you remember your talk with Piper. Last year." said Cole.
Phoebe's eyes widen, and a tear goes down her cheek.
1 year ago...
Phoebe picks up the phone.
"Hello?" asked Phoebe.
"Piper. It's good to hear from you." said Phoebe.
San Francisco. Piper is sitting in the couch, with the phone in her hand, and a picture of Paige in the other.
"Pheebs. We have a half sister. Paige Matthews." said Piper.
"What we have a half-sister?" asked Phoebe.
"Yes. Mom told us." said Piper.
"Wait. Mom told you. Piper. She's been dead for years." said Phoebe.
"She and Grams both told us what happened. After we found out we were witches." said Piper.
"Witches? Piper. Grams' stories are just that. Stories. We're not witches. We have no powers." said Phoebe.
"You don't. Because you're not here. You didn't come back here." said Piper.
"What are you saying that, you, Prue, and Paige have powers?" asked Paige.
"Yes. I have the power to freeze things and people. Prue can move things with her mind. And Paige has visions of the future and can orb." said Piper.
"Piper. Stop with these lies and delusions. We're not witches. Did Prue put you up to this? Did she want to hurt me so much you came up with an imaginary half-sister, and say the three of you are part of a witch coven?" asked Phoebe.
"Phoebe. Prue did not…"
"You know what. Stay in your fantasy world. I have a life here in New York. Don't call here again." said Phoebe.
The phone went dead, and Piper wiped the tears from her face.
Phoebe looked up at Cole, and wiped the tears from her face.
"I believed my sisters were crazy. I thought they had listened to Gram's stories too many times. But now I'm starting to believe they're true. You're living proof." said Phoebe.
"Phoebe." said Cole.
"You're probably been keeping me here to kill me." said Phoebe.
Phoebe grabs a knife from a table, and stabs Cole. Cole, hurt physically and emotionally, shimmers out. Phoebe begins packing her things. A couple hours later, John, Chris, Ian, and Alan, who are her college friends, arrive, to help her move out. They load the stuff into a moving truck.
"Where are you going, Phoebe?" asked Ian.
"San Francisco. I have two sisters and a half-sister waiting for me there." said Phoebe.
"Are you sure you want to leave New York?" asked Alan.
"Yeah. I'll miss you guys, but my home is in San Francisco. I've been running away from it, too long." said Phoebe.
The four guys said their goodbyes, and drove away to their homes, as Phoebe drove the moving truck to San Francisco.
