A/N: Wow! I can't believe the feedback I'm getting! So first, I'd like to acknowledge the readers who reviewed yesterday and today [ and bear with me, it's kinda long! ] :

JanaRose: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy the fic!

Winter Blaze: See, I'm sure everyone is wondering what the secret is! I'm still working out all the details to that myself! Lol. Plus, it's more fun to hold out on something like that for as long as possible. Keeps people guessing and keeps them wanting more! So, try to be patient; in the end, it's worth it!

Chub: Glad you like the Piper stuff. I'm not really sure why I decided to write what I did with her. It just happened along, but I'll keep it up if you enjoyed it!

soccerstar11-5: Wow! Lol. I'm so glad you like my fanfics that much! Lol. Don't worry; I'm not going to give up on my readers or fanfic. I've realized that it doesn't matter how many people read it. It matters if the people reading it enjoy it!

mysterywriterisrude: Meow yourself. If the only reason you R&R'd is to tell me I'm mean, please refrain from reviewing in the future, unless it's to say something nicer. I don't mind constructive criticism, but that's when it comes to my stories. If I came off mean, I'm sorry and I never intended for it to seem that way. I respect my readers, one of the reasons I have been thanking each individually when I submit a new chapter, and I would never intentionally be mean or, as your 'name' says, rude. I apologize for my 'meanness' to you and to any other reader who felt that way.

Okay, on with the fic, as that's everyone who reviewed! I'm sorry it's taking so long to get the chapters up. I've been writing each chapter one at a time, instead of two or three at a time. The hardest part is keeping the secret a – well – secret and trying to write around it without making it sound cheesy. Lol. So, please read and review!!! I'm not going to put the 'deal' because I don't think I need to and I wouldn't want mysterywriterisrude to call me a meanie again, especially since my intention was not to be rude or mean.

On with the fic, before you get bored with me and decide not to read on!

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After Leo finished speaking, the room was silent. Marianna, the sisters realized, really hadn't told them everything! In fact, compared to what Leo had said, she had told them near to nothing.

"I can't believe Marianna didn't tell us that stuff," Paige mumbled.

"She probably knew we wouldn't help if we knew," Piper commented.

Phoebe shut her eyes for a moment, trying to process everything. She opened them after a moment and stared at everyone in the room. "That doesn't change anything, though. We still need to help Katrina. We have to save her; she's just a little girl."

"Phoebe, I don't know if we should, or even can." Piper brushed loose hair away from her face, mostly to stall while she thought of a good reason why they couldn't go gallivanting off to save Katrina – a reason that wouldn't end in a WWF Smack down. "She might just be a little girl, but-" she cut off, truly at a lose for words.

"I think," Leo said, "what Piper is trying to say is, you three can't go risking your lives, trying to save someone who can't be saved. Like it or not, Katrina is lost cause."

Anger flashed in Phoebe's eyes. "No. I won't believe that. She's young and she doesn't know what she's meant to do or be yet. We can get her back, erase any memories she has from being with those demons, and bind her powers so she can't hurt anyone, including herself. I won't believe she's a lost cause!"

"Erasing memories isn't a game, Phoebe. It can be dangerous. You could erase more than just the memories you want gone," Leo reminded her.

"Does it look like I care?" Phoebe snapped, her temper rising. "Our destiny is to protect the innocent. Like it or not, believe it or not, Katrina is an innocent – our innocent. We can't just let that poor, frightened little girl remain with those demons who are doing god-knows- what to her. She's probably scared out of her mind right now, wondering what's going on and why we haven't rescued her. I promised her she was safe with me and I'll be damned it I break that promise more than I already have."

The fierceness in Phoebe's voice hushed the room again. No one knew what to say or what to do next. Phoebe had made good points, but those good points couldn't reverse what Leo had told them that Marianna hadn't.

::Flashback::

Taking a deep breath, Leo began to fill the sisters in on what Marianna had 'forgotten' to tell them.

"Marianna probably told you who and what she was. She told you, I'm assuming, what Katrina was and the secret she had been concealing since Katrina had been born. But I'm sure she didn't tell you a lot of what I'm about to say."

Leo sighed. "Marianna is a Secret-Keeper. Her mother was one; her mother's mother, and her mother's mother's mother were as well. People can go to a Secret-Keeper and poor out their deepest, darkest, most well-kept secrets and know that the Secret-Keeper will not tell anyone else. One day, a young, fair-haired blonde girl came to Marianna's house with a small bundle. She informed Marianna that her daughter - Katrina – was very special and she needed to be protected. Marianna took Katrina to raise as her own. The girl told Marianna what made Katrina so special-"

::End Flashback::

"Look, I know that Marianna pretty much lied to us. And I know what Katrina is and is meant to do. But she's just a little girl. We can't let her suffer just because of something she can't control or change," Phoebe said, or rather pleaded.

Piper sighed, standing. "Fine. Phoebe's right. We can't just let Katrina suffer like this. Phoebe got that vision for a reason and it must mean we're meant to help Katrina. So, let's go."

Standing, Paige nodded her agreement. Phoebe smiled boldly and stood. The three sisters turned to Leo, who looked very grim and uneasy.

"Well, are you coming or staying?" Piper asked her husband.

"I can't come. The Elder's aren't going to be pleased as it is," Leo replied.

"Fine." Piper took Paige's left hand – Phoebe took Paige's right hand.

With one last look at Leo, Paige orbed herself and her sisters out of the Manor and to a battle that they might or might not come back from.