"Dorothy, are you okay?" Cole asked her again.
"For the third time I'm fine," said Phoebe. "I just need to think."
"Give me the slippers," cackled Paige. "I can use their magic."
"How?" Phoebe asked.
"What?" Paige asked.
"How do you use the magic of the slippers?" Phoebe asked. "How does the magic work?"
Paige just stared at Phoebe with a blank look on her face. Phoebe turned to Piper.
"I don't suppose you know, do you?" Phoebe asked.
"Click your heels together three times," said Piper, "and say, 'there's no place like home'."
"Great," said Phoebe. "I know how to teleport myself to Kansas. Of course you don't know how the magic works. They never explained that in the movie. And we can't use the same Power of Three spell that we did before because we aren't in the movie this time."
"Maybe the wizard can help," suggest Leo.
"Unlikely," said Phoebe. "He's the one who caused this mess in the first place. But he said I was the one causing it this time. What did he mean by that? If this is like the last time he'll tell me just enough of the truth to try and confuse me. So how can I be causing this?"
"Causing what?" Cole asked.
"Causing everything to change into Munchkin Land," said Phoebe. "I didn't think even the Power of Three could do that. How could I do it by myself?"
She looked at the ruby slippers sitting on the coffee table.
"Unless that's what he was talking about," said Phoebe. "The slippers are supposed to be great magic. Maybe by bringing them out of the movie with me they're somehow causing all of this to happen."
"They are powerful magic," said Paige. "The most powerful in all of Oz."
"I know," said Phoebe. "They're made out of rubies. That's why they're called ruby slippers. I can't smash them with a hammer. They're too hard."
She looked at Piper.
"To bad your memory is all jumbled up," said Phoebe. "You could just blow them up."
"They're magic is very strong," Paige repeated.
"Yeah, yeah," said Phoebe. "Which means I have to find some way to stop that magic. Now it's a safe bet I won't be able to counter its magic with a spell if it's powerful enough to alter all of reality. But maybe I can selectively counter some of the magic."
She looked at Piper and Paige.
"When we were stuck in the movie," said Phoebe, "you still had your magic even if you didn't remember it. So there's no reason to think that's changed. You're both witches in Oz. And my precognitive ability is protecting me. Which means we all still have our powers.
"All I have to do is come up with a Power of Three spell to protect you from the slippers' magic. That should put your memories back and then maybe we can figure a way out of this."
"Dorothy, can we help?" Leo asked.
"No," said Phoebe. "Unfortunately I don't know if the spell is going to work. And I don't know if it will affect you and Cole."
Phoebe sat down and began to compose the spell. She knew she was working against a time constraint but she didn't know how much time she actually had. She could only hope there was time to complete the spell before it was too late.
"Well," said Phoebe after a while, "I guess this will have to do."
"What will have to do, my pretty?" Paige asked.
"This spell," said Phoebe. "Now, all we have to do is cast it and with a little luck you'll all be back to your old selves again. At least Piper and Paige will be, hopefully."
"What do you want us to do?" Piper asked.
"Just read this with me," Phoebe said.
Phoebe held up the piece of paper with the spell on it. Piper and Paige looked at it and then the three read the spell in unison.
"Powers of goodness hear my plea. Restore to us the sisters three."
As soon as they finished reciting the spell the magic flashed and Phoebe immediately lost consciousness.