This episode is rated R for strong violence and some language. If you are offended by violence or can't handle it, do not read. I don't think it's too bad, but I'll let you decide. Happy reading.
Only in Your Dreams
[Scene: Living room.]
(The sisters walk in laughing. They have just come in from a night of fun and partying.)
Paige: That was great. I haven't had this much fun since I can remember.
Phoebe: That was what, last month?
Paige: Right.
Piper: That was a good time. First the dinner, then the movie, and last but not least, the dance club. That was great. (Richard, Leo and Cole walk in behind them.)
Richard: Easy for you to say. You weren't paying.
Paige: Oh, I can pay for some of it.
Richard: That's ok. I'm a gentleman.
Paige: Yes, you are. How about you show me how much of a gentle man you are? (They kiss each other. He picks her up and carries her upstairs.)
Piper: Don't stay up too late. You have work tomorrow.
Paige: I can be a little late. The boss will give me a break.
Piper: You are the boss.
Phoebe: Care to join me for a nightcap?
Cole: I like the sound of that. (They run upstairs after Paige and Richard. Leo looks at Piper with a smile. He notices her red eyes.)
Leo: You look tired.
Piper: I haven't been getting much sleep the past couple of nights.
Leo: Yeah, you've been tossing and turning a lot. Let's go to bed. It's late. (He hears a jingle.)
Piper: Aren't you coming?
Leo: I guess not. I have to take care of a charge.
Piper: Isn't it late?
Leo: Not in Moscow. Love you. (He kisses her and orbs out.)
Cut to: [Piper's bedroom.]
(Piper is sleeping in her bed, or at least trying. She is tossing and turning again. She's having a nightmare.)
Cut to: [Warehouse. Piper's Dream.]
(A man is running through the warehouse. He looks back and sees a women running after him. He looks forward and the same woman is standing in front of him with a knife. We can't see her face.)
Man: Please, don't. I'm a witch, too, just like you. (She walks in closer and he starts to run again. She moves her hand and blows up a crate next to him. He falls and starts screaming. His right hand is gone.) Please, stop. (She bends over and stabs him until he's dead. The moon shines in a window onto the woman. She lifts her head and moves her long brown hair. It's Piper. She brushes the blood off her face.)
Cut to: [Piper's room.]
(Piper sits up fast. She looks around and realizes it was just a dream. She wipes the sweat off her face and looks at her clock. It's three in the morning. She looks at her hand and sees smeared blood on her hand.)
Opening Credits
[Scene: Kitchen. Morning.]
(Piper is making coffee when Phoebe and Paige walk in. They see that she is fully dressed when they're in their pjs.)
Phoebe: Did we sleep in?
Piper: No, I didn't sleep. Have some coffee. It's really good. Makes you perk up your ears. (She's really wired.)
Paige: Piper, are you ok?
Piper: Peachy. I'm great. Have some coffee.
Paige: That's ok, I need to get going. I'm going to be late for school.
Piper: I'll get a thermostat. It's really good coffee. How was your night?
Phoebe: Maybe you should lay off the coffee. (She grabs her cup and drinks it. She spits it in the sink.) Yuck! This is really strong.
Piper: Yeah, it's extra black, just the way I like it. You want some, Paige?
Paige: No, I'll get some at the school. (Before Piper can say another word, she orbs out.)
Piper: She isn't even dressed yet.
Phoebe: How much coffee have you had today?
Piper: Only about two pots, black.
Phoebe: I think it's time to switch to decaf.
Piper: It is decaf.
Phoebe: Ok, what spell backfired in your face?
Piper: What are you talking about? (Phoebe grabs a bottle of whiskey and pours some in a cup. She gives it to Piper.)
Phoebe: Here, drink this. (She does so and calms down.) Feel better?
Piper: Yeah, much better.
Phoebe: You had the dream again, didn't you?
Piper: Yep, it felt so real this time. I was running after this witch and I blew his hand off. Then while he was begging for his life, I stabbed him to death, and not just a stab to the heart, it was like I made the pain last. It felt so... evil.
Phoebe: Hey, you don't have a single evil bone in your body. You're the sweetest, kindest, and friendliest person I know. If anyone should be having those dreams, it's me.
Piper: Thanks. (They hug each other.) I should get going, too. I need to check the DJ out for tonight. Hey, has Patience come back?
Phoebe: No, I hope she comes back soon.
Cut to: [Tempus's Lair.]
Patience: Another test? Fine, what is it?
Tempus: You do know that you haven't used any of your powers since you've done my training. That alone makes you very powerful. But there is one final test. (He grabs a ball of dark light.) This ball can make you one of the strongest beings of all time. It's called the forlorn orb. The person that undertakes this orb will be put through extreme torture for a week, but to the person it seems like a hundred years. If you survive it, you will be more powerful than ever imaginable. But if you give in to the pain, it will prove fatal. Are willing to take that risk?
Patience: Give it to me. (He throws it at her and she gasps. She doesn't feel anything.) That was it? That was the test? (Suddenly, she feels a sharp pain. It begins to spread throughout her body like a thousand knives stabbing her. She falls to the ground and starts shrieking and twitching in pain as Tempus watches her.)
Tempus: If you succumb to the torture, you will die. Good luck.
Cut to: [Witch Prison.]
(There are witches screaming. A witch is being beheaded and another one hanged. A man walks up to some executioner demons.)
Warden: Ok, we have a witch killing witches. You must take precautions. This witch is a very powerful witch and a cold-blooded killer. If you capture her, kill her on the spot. Just make sure you bring me her head. You understand? (They all disappear. Sirius appears.)
Sirius: Can you catch her?
Warden: We've never lost a target. She will be executed. (He nods.) You better clear out of here. (He shimmers out.)
Cut to: [Warehouse.]
(Piper is driving by a warehouse on the way to P3 when she sees some cops and an ambulance. She gets out of her jeep and looks around. The ambulance is taking a dead body to the hospital. She looks at the warehouse and then sees Cole. She runs up to him.)
Police Officer: You got everything you need?
Cole: Yeah, I should be able to catch this guy. Thanks. (He turns around and sees Piper.) Piper, what are you doing her?
Piper: I decided to take the scenic route. I guess it wasn't such a good idea. What's going on?
Cole: A man was murdered her last night. This is the fifth guy like this.
Piper: Do you know who did it?
Cole: No, not yet. But whoever it was, was a cold-blooded killer. The man was stabbed about twenty-two times and his right hand was gone. (Piper's eyes widen when she hears this.) Is there something wrong?
Piper: No, I just remembered that a DJ was waiting at the club. I'll see you later. (She starts walking away when she turns around again.) Have they found the murder weapon?
Cole: No, why? (But before he could say another word, she's gone. Cole wonders about her and then thinks. The police officer comes up.) Hey, can I see the autopsy?]
Cut to: [Manor. Wyatt and Chris's room.]
(Phoebe is taking care of the boys when Leo orbs in.)
Phoebe: Hey, Leo, what's up?
Leo: Can I talk to you about something?
Phoebe: What's wrong? Is it Piper?
Cut to: [Magic School.]
(Paige is walking around when she sees a boy run up to her. He looks scared.)
Paige: What's wrong? (He points towards the bathroom. She walks towards the bathroom and opens the door. She walks in and hers a gurgling sound. She walks into one of the stalls and looks. In the next stall, a boy takes a plunger and starts pumping it up and down in the toilet. In Paige's stall, the toilet starts swirling.) Oh, shit. (The toilet spews up poop. The boys wait outside for her to come out. They run when they see the door open. Paige walks out covered in shit. The little boy tries not to laugh.)
Little boy: Yes, it is. (Paige wipes the crap off her face and looks at her shoes.)
Paige: At least those didn't get dirty. (The boy stops laughing.) What's wrong? (He throws up on her shoes.)
Little boy: Sorry.
Cut to: [Hallway.]
(The boys close the door and start laughing.)
Tim: Welcome to magic school, Ms. Matthews. (He keeps laughing while the others jerk at his robes.) What? (He looks up and sees an ogre. He yells and the boys scream and run. When they are gone, Paige walks out. She smiles at the ogre.)
Paige: Thanks, I hope they've learned there lesson. (The ogre covers his nose and runs away.) Oh, like I smell worse than you. (She smells herself and frowns.) I better take a bath.
Cut to: [P3.]
(Piper is sleeping in the back room. She's tossing and turning.)
Cut to: [Manor. Wyatt and Chris's room.]
(Phoebe is taking care of the boys. She sets Chris in the pen. She turns around and sees Piper.)
Phoebe: Hey, Piper. I thought you were setting up at the club.
Piper: I thought I'd take a break and come see the boys.
Phoebe: I just put them to sleep. (She turns around and covers up the boys.)
Piper: Good. (Phoebe gasps and looks down. A knife has gone through her back and out her stomach.) They won't feel anything then. (She pulls it out and Phoebe falls to the ground. She goes to the pen and starts stabbing at Wyatt and Chris. Phoebe screams at her to stop. When she's finally done, she kicks Phoebe in her wound. She looks like she's about to faint.) Here. (She drops the knife next to her.) Have a little souvenir. (Phoebe faints and Piper gasps.)
Cut to: [P3.]
(Piper sits up fast and starts shaking. She looks around and looks at her hands. They're covered in blood.)
Piper: Leo! Leo! (He orbs in and she grabs him.) Hurry, take me home. (He orbs her out.)
Cut to: [Manor. Wyatt and Chris's room.]
(They orb in and see Phoebe bleeding to death. Leo goes over to heal her and she gets up.)
Leo: What happened? (Piper screams. They get up and see Wyatt and Chris covered in blood. She falls to the ground and starts screaming and crying hysterically. Phoebe tries to calm her down.)
Phoebe: Piper, it's ok.
Piper: Oh, my god. Oh, my god. I killed them. I killed them.
Leo: No, it's a trick. Look. (He waves his hand and the boys disappear. Piper looks up and Paige orbs in holding the real Wyatt and Chris.)
Piper: Oh, thank god you're alright. (She embraces them but Leo takes them away.)
Leo: Would you like to tell me what happened?
Piper: I don't know.
Phoebe: It was a test to see if you would actually come. (Cole shimmers in.)
Cole: What happened here?
Phoebe: Piper tried to kill us with this. (She gives him the knife and he looks at it.)
Cole: This is the same knife used on the other victims.
Paige: What other victims?
Cole: There have been six murders in the past six nights, each one lost a body part and then was stabbed to death.
Piper: That's when my dreams started.
Cole: Dreams?
Phoebe: Piper has been having murder dreams.
Piper: I've been killing people.
Paige: No, it's not her. She's just dreaming.
Cole: It's quite a coincidence. I'm going to process this knife for evidence. (He shimmers out.)
Leo: I should go, too. (He orbs out.)
Phoebe: Book of Shadows. (They go upstairs.)
Cut to: [Attic.]
(They walk in and head to the book.)
Paige: What are we looking for?
Phoebe: Everything and anything. (Paige goes to the book and starts flipping pages.) We'll find out what's going on.
Paige: How are we suppose to know what's going on? (The book starts turning its pages like it has before. It finally stops and they all look.) Dream Demons.
Phoebe: They have a demon for everything.
Paige: These demons, who are descendents of Barbas, prey on victims by making their worst fears coming to life through their dreams. While they dream of their fear, they can actually make it happen in real life. The demon has no original form and can take any form they want. The only way to destroy it is for the victim to face the fear. Maybe that's what we're looking for.
Piper: We need to find him.
Phoebe: Let's get something to drink first. (They start walking to the door when seven executioner demons shimmer in. They start going after Piper. Phoebe kicks at them and tries to distract them.)
Paige: Ax! (An ax orbs to her and she starts chopping. Phoebe levitates over a demon and kicks him. She grabs an ax and kills it. Piper tries to blow one up but it doesn't work.) You can only kill them with an ax. Piper! (She can't move. She gets freaked out and backs up. She hit the wall and sits. The demons grab her. Paige and Phoebe have killed five demons and they turn to Piper. They have her pinned down. One is ready to cut off her head.) Piper! (Piper orbs to Paige and the ax comes down just missing her.)
Phoebe: You ok?
Piper: Yeah. (More appear and close in on them.)
Phoebe: We can't take them all. (The warden shimmers in.)
Warden: Stop! (They all halt but keep their weapons ready. He walks through and pulls out a piece of paper. He starts reading it.) Piper Halliwell, you are under arrest for the murder of six witches, attempting to murder one witch and two child witches. If you surrender now, you will face a less harsh penalty.
Phoebe: What?
Paige: Buddy, there's some mistake.
Warden: Give her up or you'll receive the same punishment. (They look at her.)
Piper: I'll go with you.
Paige: What?
Piper: I killed those witches. I have to pay.
Phoebe: Piper, no. (She walks forward and a demon grabs her. He twists her arm until she kneels down. A demon raises his ax, ready to behead her. The warden nods and he brings down his ax.) Wait! (The ax stops right at her neck.) We can prove she's innocent.
Warden: What?
Paige: We know she didn't do it. Someone's controlling her. If you give us a chance, we can prove it. (The warden thinks and nods.)
Warden: You have one hour. If you don't come up with the criminal, she will be executed. (The demons pick Piper off the ground and bind her.) Your whitelighter should know where we're at. Just tell him to take you there. (They shimmer out.)
Paige: We should've fought. How the hell are we suppose to find the real killer?
Phoebe: We start with Cole.
Cut to: [Penthouse.]
(Cole is looking at the knife when Paige and Phoebe orb in.)
Cole: I'm trying to work here.
Phoebe: We need your help. Piper has been arrested.
Cole: Really? The police can't pin her. They don't even have a murder weapon. I do.
Paige: Not the police, the executioner demons got her. (He stops working.)
Cole: She's been taken to the witch prison?
Phoebe: What about it?
Cole: It's a prison for witches that kill numerous witches in cold-blood. It's more like a death row for witches. Have they... you know. (He pulls his hand across his neck.)
Paige: No, we convinced them not to. We need to find the real killer. What did you find?
Cole: The real killer isn't human or witch. The finger prints aren't human. (He grabs the knife.) This looks like an ordinary knife, but if you press the button... (He presses it and it morphs.) it changes into an athame. So that means...
Phoebe: It's a demon. We need to find her. Do you know where the prison is?
Cut to: [Manor. Kitchen.]
(They all shimmer in. Piper is in the kitchen cooking.)
Piper: Hey, you guys. Want some dinner?
Paige: Hey, Piper. How's prison?
Piper: Well, they found the guy. It turns out it was the Source trying to kill us. He might have come after you next. He used a dream demon to produce the image I was killing someone.
Phoebe: Yeah, well, we better get ready for the singers tonight.
Piper: Yeah, can't wait to hear them sing that music. (Phoebe nods at Paige.)
Paige: Ropes! (Ropes orb around Piper and she falls down.)
Piper: What are you doing?
Paige: Let's get her to the prison. (Cole grabs her and shimmers out and Paige and Phoebe follow.)
Cut to: [Witch Prison.]
(The executioner demons have Piper tied down on the butcher block. They get ready to behead her when Cole and Piper shimmer in and Paige and Phoebe orb in.)
Phoebe: Stop! We have your killer right here. (Cole pushes her forward.)
Paige: The knife was actually an athame, one only a demon can use. (She takes it out.)
Warden: Let her go. (They untie Piper and let her go. She walks pass the other Piper.)
Piper: It's over. (The demon breaks free of the ropes and grabs her. They shimmer out.)
Phoebe: What happened?
Cole: He's taken her to the dream world.
Paige: I just remembered something. The demon can't kill the victim right away. If the victim gives in to the fear, he will be given the chance to kill them.
Cut to: [Manor. Piper's bedroom.]
(Piper wakes up and walks around the house. She sees Leo holding the boys. They're all dead. She sees Patience come at her.)
Piper: What happened?
Patience: Don't pretend. You killed them. Look at your hands. (She looks down and her hands are covered in blood. Patience comes at her. She tries to freeze her but it doesn't work. Patience grabs her and jumps. She looks down and watches Piper pull a knife out of her stomach. She falls down and burns up. Piper backs up and puts her hands over her mouth. She can't believe what she just did. But she's holding the knife. She knows that she did it.)
Piper: What the hell is going on? (She starts walking to the attic.)
Cut to: [Attic.]
(She walks in and sees Paige and Phoebe looking at the book. She goes towards them but they give her an angry look.)
Piper: What are you doing?
Paige: We have to stop you, Piper. You've become evil.
Phoebe: We can't let you kill anyone else. We have to bind your powers. (She takes a bottle and throws it at her. Before it can hit Piper, she blows it up. She hears Paige screaming. She looks and sees that she just blew up her hand. Phoebe looks at her.)
Piper: I didn't mean to. (Phoebe comes at her and Piper takes the knife and stabs her. She pulls it out and throws it at Paige and kills her. She looks at what she has done and starts panicking. She can't believe she just killed her whole family. The bodies disappear. Prue appears.) Prue? You have to help me. I can't stop killing people. I don't mean it. I don't know what to do.
Prue: I know. I'm here. (She hugs her.) It's ok. You need to let it go, Piper. You have to admit to yourself.
Piper: I can't stop. I can't save them.
Prue: I know. You need to give in. You need to stop. (Piper looks at her.) You can come join me. We can live in happiness. Just give in. Admit you're evil.
Piper: You're right. (Prue smiles.) I need to admit it to myself. Let me tell you something, Prue. (She stabs her with the knife.) I don't have and evil bone in my body. You're the evil one. You're not my sister. (Prue screams. She turns into the men she murdered, then Wyatt, then Chris, then Leo, then Paige, then Phoebe, and finally herself.)
Dream Demon: I can still get you.
Piper: Not even in your dreams. (She blows him up. She falls to the ground and faints.)
Cut to: [Witch Prison.]
(Phoebe, Paige, Cole, the warden and the executioner demons are standing around waiting when Piper appears. She collapses but Phoebe and Paige catch her.)
Phoebe: Piper, can you hear me? (She opens her eyes and looks at them.)
Paige: Is he gone?
Piper: Yeah, the dream demon's dead.
Warden: You killed the killer. I should still have your head. But since you've killed the killer, I guess you're a hero. You're free.
Piper: Thanks. (She tries to get up but is too weak.) Can you guys carry me? I think fighting that demon took it out of me.
Cole: It would have. You should be dead right now.
Phoebe: You owe us one.
Piper: Maybe I could take you out for dinner.
Paige: Sure, let's do it.
Piper: Paige?
Paige: What?
Piper: Why do you smell like shit?
Paige: Long story. I'll tell you later.
Cut to: [P3.]
(The DJ is playing remixes of songs. Everyone is dancing. The sisters are all sitting in their usual booth. Piper is sleeping.)
Phoebe: She's out cold.
Paige: Can you blame her? After she went through all that, I'm not surprised she's in the hospital. (Leo brings over some drinks.)
Leo: She's going to have to rest up a little. Dream demons are very harmful. I'm just glad she's alive. Thanks.
Paige: If it wasn't for Cole, she would be dead.
Phoebe: Are you saying Cole did a good thing?
Paige: Yes, he's not completely evil, only as evil as the kids at magic school. I think I can handle the little hellions. They have the next week off. They get to go home.
Phoebe: I can't wait for my little girl to come home.
Cut to: [Tempus's Lair. One week later.]
(Patience is on the ground, apparently unconscious. Tempus walks to her and takes the orb out of her body. He makes it disappear.)
Tempus: I can't believe it. I thought you'd be able to survive it. (He starts to walk away.)
Patience: Who said I couldn't survive it? (He turns around and sees Patience getting off the ground. She looks fine.)
Tempus: You did survive. Feel any different?
Patience: Yeah, I do.
Tempus: How do you feel? (She makes a move toward his neck so fast, that he doesn't even see it. She lifts him off the ground and starts choking him.)
Patience: Soulless. (She continues to choke him while he gasps for air.)
Tempus: What... are... you... doing?
Patience: Why am I like this? Why don't I have any emotions? Tell me, Tempus.
Tempus: It's called... the forlorn orb... for a reason. (She drops him on the ground and he coughs for air.) The forlorn orb made you stronger. In return, it took away your feelings. Emotions make you week.
Patience: Hmm, isn't it ironic? Tempus, the demon of time, was surpassed by his pupil. (She makes an energy ball.) He couldn't even see his own death in time to stop it. (The energy ball is thrown at him. But before it hits him, it turns into a fireball. It hits him and he disappears. She puts her hand down and smiles.) Where are you, Tempus? I know you're not dead. (He appears behind her ready to strike but she blocks him.)
Tempus: You are truly the most powerful demon I have ever taught. (She shimmers out. He throws his head back in laughter.)
The End.
Next Episode: The New Patience.
I apologize for the change in rating. I decided to take it down because these episodes aren't R worthy. The stories might be coming in slower because I started school August 23. What dumbass school starts so early? Well, mine. Thanks for reading. Look for more.