(the girls spun around in the vortex but when they came back out, they were
somewhat startled)
Piper: What the....?
Prue: Is anyone else thinking that something strange is going on?
Phoebe: Hello Prue, we're witches, there's always something strange going on.
Pierce: (stands up) There is?
Phoebe: Do you two have powers?
Patience: Ummm, yeah, but we've NEVER used them, our father bound our powers for fear that we'd find out aobut you guys and turn against him. We only got them back two days ago.
Piper: Oh boy, do you know what you're powers are?
Patience: Kind of, I can make things move in slow motion, for means of a better attack.
Pierce: And I can make US move faster, but I can also freeze things too.
Piper: Yeah, that's my power aswell. I thought you guys would have opposite powers, our aunts did when they were alive, they were twins.
Phoebe: (looking around) The house looks exactly the same as when we went IN to the vortex.
Paige: (looks at herself and the others) And so do we.
Prue: I bet we didn't time travel!! (smiles)
Piper: But we went into the vortex and came out, we must have!!
Prue: NO (paces and thinks. Then clicks her fingers) Everything we have EVER done as witches we have been willing to do, right?
Paige: (shakes her head) I don't get you
Prue: OK, when we attack demons, we do it because we want to...and because we are prepared.
Phoebe: (smiles as she understands) But we didn't WANT to timetravel, therefore...we didn't (shrugs)
Piper: So we haven't gone anywhere, and mom and the kids are here somewhere, just as they were before?
Prue: IF my theory is correct.
Pierce: Our dad said that you're always right. (smiles cheekily)
Prue: (smiles) Oh does he now, he must be mistaking me for someone else. Mom maybe?
Pierce: Yeah, she is always right.
Patty: Girls? (walks in) I knew the Elders wouldn't let you go against your own will!!! (hugs them)
Piper: Wait, you knew we'd get stuck in a rut and not go?
Patty: I had a feeling. There was too much that the six of you needed to figure out and discover before you went into the future. You all just found out that you have other sisters for goodness sakes.
Prue: Yeah, we really need to talk about that!! I did NOT have enough time to think about it before!
Patty: Well...you all have time to think and talk and get to know each other now. I'm going to go and start dinner. Pierce, Patience, are you staying?
Pierce: Sure mom, if it's ok with you. (shrugs)
Patty: Don't be silly of course it's ok (smiles warmly and walks out)
Patience: (watches the place where she was, smiling) She is such a cool mom. (turns back to them) We didn't even know who our mom was until two years ago.
Piper: Really?
Pierce: (nods) Yeah. Dad's really protective, he spoke to us the other day and explained that he thought we were too young to be introduced into magic, and to deal with knowing about our really, REALLY big family.
Paige: I'm going upstairs, back soon (waves and walks out)
Prue: She is such a solitary kid. She always wants to be alone
Phoebe: But she was like that in the future too, forever sat at the computer or with her head in a book.
Patience: Huh, I'd say she takes after her big sister then (looks at Pierce)
Pierce: (smiles) Haha. Hey, can I ask a question?
Phoebe: Sure
Pierce: How come you're taking this news so lightly? When we found out we had sisters, we were excited, shocked and really nervous to meet you, you seem just like someone told you that your dinner was ready....normal.
Piper: You wanna know?
Pierce: Yeah
Piper: Well, it's because we've dealt with so much in our life, losing family, killing demons, having powers, that nothing comes as a surprise anymore. Everyday we expect something weird, bad or great to happen, and we've learnt that there's no such thing as coincidences or luck or whatever. So to us, this is just another really great surprise.
Patience: God, being a witch rules.
Prue: Yeah, it does have it's good points.
Patience: You say that like there's bad points too!!
Prue: Oh trust me, there is. Ever fallen for a demon?
Patience:....Nnnoo (confused)
Prue: There's your bad point, some demons have human forms, and one or two of us Halliwell's have fallen for the charms.
Pierce: Yikes, bet that ended badly.
Prue: Yeah, I was armless for two days. (nods and smiles)
(Pierce and Patience stare at her with their mouths open)
Prue: What?!
Patty: (walks in) Prue's right, you guys have a lot to learn about being a witch.
Piper: (Stands up) Yeah, like why there's only the Power of Four when there's six of us.
Patty: Ok, well, I might aswell tell you now. When Paris, Prue, Piper and Phoebe were born, it was just the Power of Four, plain and simple but VERY powerful. They werne't unbeatable, but they were pretty darn close. When the Elders found out that I was expecting twins, they forbid me to let you be part of the Power, they said that if there was a Power of Six, the world would be overruled by you, and that as a covent, you could even be swayed to the evil side. I didn't like the idea of you two not being part of the Power, even though you had powers, while the other four were. So I thought it would be a good idea to let you're father have you, and raise you as whitelighters instead of witches. Then, tragedy that it was, Paris died and it was just the Power of Three, which is when I conveniently fell pregnant again. When the Elders found out that I was pregnant with Paige, they said that she could be part of the Power, because the Power of Four wasn't too dangerous.
Piper: So you had to give Pierce and Patience up because of the Elders?!?!
Patty: I'm afraid so. Otherwise I would NEVER have done it. I hope you believe me.
Prue: We do believe you mom (takes her hand) We know how much you SAY you love having daughters, although I can't see myself why anyone would have wanted seven!! But we do know that you fight against all odds for something you want, this was just something that couldn't be overruled.
Patty: But now, I can have you all back together, as Charmed Ones of course, aswell as sisters with very mean powers! (smiles)
Phoebe: We can have the Power of Six?!?!
Patty: (nods and smiles) Since I had to give the twins to Sam, the Underworld has become even more riddled with Evil. It's going to take some pretty big powers to overrun and destroy them, which is where the Power of Six come in. I'm going to request to the Elders that you don't have to go to the Future forever. But can I make a suggestion?
(they all nod)
Patty: I suggest that Pierce and Patience get signed up at your clubs guys, you all need to train them up to your standards. Don't worry, I'm not expecting you to train them to your level Phoebe
Phoebe: Haha (backflips and smiles at Pierce and Patience's shocked faces) I'm the Ninja of the family.
Patience: A word of warning, I may be a dancer slash cheerleader, but I could NEVER do that!!
LATER
Leo: (orbs in) Hey, where's Piper?
Patty: Upstairs in her room (points a spatula at him and grins) No funny business Mr
Leo: Why Patty, I can't believe you'd think that of me
Patty: Off with you, before I use my powers on this spatula
Leo: Bye (smiles and runs out)
Patty: (to herself) Kids, who'd have them, oh wait, I would!!! (shakes her head)
UPSTAIRS
Leo: (opens Piper's door slightly and raps on it) Knock knock
Piper: (turns around on her bed) Hey you (comes over and kisses him) So where did you disappear to when we came out of the vortex then?
Leo: I don't know! One minute I was in there, and the next I was in the heavens in the middle of an Elders meeting
Piper: (breathes) Uh oh......what did they want?!
Leo: To let me know why we couldn't access the future through the vortex.
Piper: (breathes a sigh of relief) Phew, yeah, we already knew why.
Leo: You did!! How?
Piper: Well, mom had a pretty good idea. She thinks that it's because there is so much we need to learn and know before we can become full- fledged adults.
Leo: But I've been told that I have to give you a spell that the six of you are to recite before you can become the Power of Six
Piper: (takes the crumpled piece of paper and opens it)
A hidden person, A forbidden soul,
Was once taken from the Power hole,
Return to time from whence it came,
And ensure the effects will stay the same.
A desperate gamble,
An ancient curse,
Will it be good or evil,
That triumphs first.
Leo: (nods) Yup, apparently, that's all it takes to reinforce the original power.
Piper: (looks up) I don't get the last verse!
Leo: Well you know that your mom told you it will take six of you to vanquish the evil unleashed in the Underworld?
Piper: Yeah?
Leo: Re-read it now that I've told you that
Piper: A desperate gamble,
An ancient curse,
Will it be good or evil
That triumphs first?
Yeah....I get it now. So what is it, like, a power boost or something?
Leo: (nods) To focus on the task at hand.
Piper: (hugs him and hides in her chest) So I can be guaranteed a helping of life with an extra large portion of Wiccan along with it?
Leo: (hugs her tighter) I'm sorry, I know you want really much to be normal.
Piper: (looks up) No, it's ok I suppose, at least it means I can still hang around with my friends and go to school like a normal teenager.
Leo: And I can come with you, seeing as I'm the transfer student.
Piper: How very exciting (smiles at him)
LATER
(Piper and Leo come downstairs)
Prue: Uh oh, it's the terrible twosome, what have you been up to?
Piper: Why does everybody assume that when we're alone......we're up to something?
Prue: Come ON Piper, you know why.
Piper: Yeah, unfortunately, I do. Well, I've got a spell here that the six of us need to recite.
Phoebe: (steals a fry from her mother's plate) Let me see? (reads it) We'll have to do this after dinner then. Guess what guys?
Prue: What?
Phoebe: It's the shots at school tomorrow!!
Piper: Oh no, I've got my BCG!!!
Prue: (groans) And I've got my Rubella
Phoebe: Think yourself lucky!! I've got my Tetanus
Paige: Which means that you two (points to Patience and Pierce) have your Meningitis!!
Patience: (smiles a little) Yup, but I'm not that afraid of needles, they only sting a little!!!
Paige: (under her breath) That's what they all say!!!
Piper: What the....?
Prue: Is anyone else thinking that something strange is going on?
Phoebe: Hello Prue, we're witches, there's always something strange going on.
Pierce: (stands up) There is?
Phoebe: Do you two have powers?
Patience: Ummm, yeah, but we've NEVER used them, our father bound our powers for fear that we'd find out aobut you guys and turn against him. We only got them back two days ago.
Piper: Oh boy, do you know what you're powers are?
Patience: Kind of, I can make things move in slow motion, for means of a better attack.
Pierce: And I can make US move faster, but I can also freeze things too.
Piper: Yeah, that's my power aswell. I thought you guys would have opposite powers, our aunts did when they were alive, they were twins.
Phoebe: (looking around) The house looks exactly the same as when we went IN to the vortex.
Paige: (looks at herself and the others) And so do we.
Prue: I bet we didn't time travel!! (smiles)
Piper: But we went into the vortex and came out, we must have!!
Prue: NO (paces and thinks. Then clicks her fingers) Everything we have EVER done as witches we have been willing to do, right?
Paige: (shakes her head) I don't get you
Prue: OK, when we attack demons, we do it because we want to...and because we are prepared.
Phoebe: (smiles as she understands) But we didn't WANT to timetravel, therefore...we didn't (shrugs)
Piper: So we haven't gone anywhere, and mom and the kids are here somewhere, just as they were before?
Prue: IF my theory is correct.
Pierce: Our dad said that you're always right. (smiles cheekily)
Prue: (smiles) Oh does he now, he must be mistaking me for someone else. Mom maybe?
Pierce: Yeah, she is always right.
Patty: Girls? (walks in) I knew the Elders wouldn't let you go against your own will!!! (hugs them)
Piper: Wait, you knew we'd get stuck in a rut and not go?
Patty: I had a feeling. There was too much that the six of you needed to figure out and discover before you went into the future. You all just found out that you have other sisters for goodness sakes.
Prue: Yeah, we really need to talk about that!! I did NOT have enough time to think about it before!
Patty: Well...you all have time to think and talk and get to know each other now. I'm going to go and start dinner. Pierce, Patience, are you staying?
Pierce: Sure mom, if it's ok with you. (shrugs)
Patty: Don't be silly of course it's ok (smiles warmly and walks out)
Patience: (watches the place where she was, smiling) She is such a cool mom. (turns back to them) We didn't even know who our mom was until two years ago.
Piper: Really?
Pierce: (nods) Yeah. Dad's really protective, he spoke to us the other day and explained that he thought we were too young to be introduced into magic, and to deal with knowing about our really, REALLY big family.
Paige: I'm going upstairs, back soon (waves and walks out)
Prue: She is such a solitary kid. She always wants to be alone
Phoebe: But she was like that in the future too, forever sat at the computer or with her head in a book.
Patience: Huh, I'd say she takes after her big sister then (looks at Pierce)
Pierce: (smiles) Haha. Hey, can I ask a question?
Phoebe: Sure
Pierce: How come you're taking this news so lightly? When we found out we had sisters, we were excited, shocked and really nervous to meet you, you seem just like someone told you that your dinner was ready....normal.
Piper: You wanna know?
Pierce: Yeah
Piper: Well, it's because we've dealt with so much in our life, losing family, killing demons, having powers, that nothing comes as a surprise anymore. Everyday we expect something weird, bad or great to happen, and we've learnt that there's no such thing as coincidences or luck or whatever. So to us, this is just another really great surprise.
Patience: God, being a witch rules.
Prue: Yeah, it does have it's good points.
Patience: You say that like there's bad points too!!
Prue: Oh trust me, there is. Ever fallen for a demon?
Patience:....Nnnoo (confused)
Prue: There's your bad point, some demons have human forms, and one or two of us Halliwell's have fallen for the charms.
Pierce: Yikes, bet that ended badly.
Prue: Yeah, I was armless for two days. (nods and smiles)
(Pierce and Patience stare at her with their mouths open)
Prue: What?!
Patty: (walks in) Prue's right, you guys have a lot to learn about being a witch.
Piper: (Stands up) Yeah, like why there's only the Power of Four when there's six of us.
Patty: Ok, well, I might aswell tell you now. When Paris, Prue, Piper and Phoebe were born, it was just the Power of Four, plain and simple but VERY powerful. They werne't unbeatable, but they were pretty darn close. When the Elders found out that I was expecting twins, they forbid me to let you be part of the Power, they said that if there was a Power of Six, the world would be overruled by you, and that as a covent, you could even be swayed to the evil side. I didn't like the idea of you two not being part of the Power, even though you had powers, while the other four were. So I thought it would be a good idea to let you're father have you, and raise you as whitelighters instead of witches. Then, tragedy that it was, Paris died and it was just the Power of Three, which is when I conveniently fell pregnant again. When the Elders found out that I was pregnant with Paige, they said that she could be part of the Power, because the Power of Four wasn't too dangerous.
Piper: So you had to give Pierce and Patience up because of the Elders?!?!
Patty: I'm afraid so. Otherwise I would NEVER have done it. I hope you believe me.
Prue: We do believe you mom (takes her hand) We know how much you SAY you love having daughters, although I can't see myself why anyone would have wanted seven!! But we do know that you fight against all odds for something you want, this was just something that couldn't be overruled.
Patty: But now, I can have you all back together, as Charmed Ones of course, aswell as sisters with very mean powers! (smiles)
Phoebe: We can have the Power of Six?!?!
Patty: (nods and smiles) Since I had to give the twins to Sam, the Underworld has become even more riddled with Evil. It's going to take some pretty big powers to overrun and destroy them, which is where the Power of Six come in. I'm going to request to the Elders that you don't have to go to the Future forever. But can I make a suggestion?
(they all nod)
Patty: I suggest that Pierce and Patience get signed up at your clubs guys, you all need to train them up to your standards. Don't worry, I'm not expecting you to train them to your level Phoebe
Phoebe: Haha (backflips and smiles at Pierce and Patience's shocked faces) I'm the Ninja of the family.
Patience: A word of warning, I may be a dancer slash cheerleader, but I could NEVER do that!!
LATER
Leo: (orbs in) Hey, where's Piper?
Patty: Upstairs in her room (points a spatula at him and grins) No funny business Mr
Leo: Why Patty, I can't believe you'd think that of me
Patty: Off with you, before I use my powers on this spatula
Leo: Bye (smiles and runs out)
Patty: (to herself) Kids, who'd have them, oh wait, I would!!! (shakes her head)
UPSTAIRS
Leo: (opens Piper's door slightly and raps on it) Knock knock
Piper: (turns around on her bed) Hey you (comes over and kisses him) So where did you disappear to when we came out of the vortex then?
Leo: I don't know! One minute I was in there, and the next I was in the heavens in the middle of an Elders meeting
Piper: (breathes) Uh oh......what did they want?!
Leo: To let me know why we couldn't access the future through the vortex.
Piper: (breathes a sigh of relief) Phew, yeah, we already knew why.
Leo: You did!! How?
Piper: Well, mom had a pretty good idea. She thinks that it's because there is so much we need to learn and know before we can become full- fledged adults.
Leo: But I've been told that I have to give you a spell that the six of you are to recite before you can become the Power of Six
Piper: (takes the crumpled piece of paper and opens it)
A hidden person, A forbidden soul,
Was once taken from the Power hole,
Return to time from whence it came,
And ensure the effects will stay the same.
A desperate gamble,
An ancient curse,
Will it be good or evil,
That triumphs first.
Leo: (nods) Yup, apparently, that's all it takes to reinforce the original power.
Piper: (looks up) I don't get the last verse!
Leo: Well you know that your mom told you it will take six of you to vanquish the evil unleashed in the Underworld?
Piper: Yeah?
Leo: Re-read it now that I've told you that
Piper: A desperate gamble,
An ancient curse,
Will it be good or evil
That triumphs first?
Yeah....I get it now. So what is it, like, a power boost or something?
Leo: (nods) To focus on the task at hand.
Piper: (hugs him and hides in her chest) So I can be guaranteed a helping of life with an extra large portion of Wiccan along with it?
Leo: (hugs her tighter) I'm sorry, I know you want really much to be normal.
Piper: (looks up) No, it's ok I suppose, at least it means I can still hang around with my friends and go to school like a normal teenager.
Leo: And I can come with you, seeing as I'm the transfer student.
Piper: How very exciting (smiles at him)
LATER
(Piper and Leo come downstairs)
Prue: Uh oh, it's the terrible twosome, what have you been up to?
Piper: Why does everybody assume that when we're alone......we're up to something?
Prue: Come ON Piper, you know why.
Piper: Yeah, unfortunately, I do. Well, I've got a spell here that the six of us need to recite.
Phoebe: (steals a fry from her mother's plate) Let me see? (reads it) We'll have to do this after dinner then. Guess what guys?
Prue: What?
Phoebe: It's the shots at school tomorrow!!
Piper: Oh no, I've got my BCG!!!
Prue: (groans) And I've got my Rubella
Phoebe: Think yourself lucky!! I've got my Tetanus
Paige: Which means that you two (points to Patience and Pierce) have your Meningitis!!
Patience: (smiles a little) Yup, but I'm not that afraid of needles, they only sting a little!!!
Paige: (under her breath) That's what they all say!!!