Piper wakes up and finds that Leo is carrying her down the stairs, walking as fast as he can.

"Leo, what's going on?"

"A darklighter attacked while you were sleeping. Your sisters managed to vanquish it, but that won't be the last. I have to get you somewhere safe."

"Where?"

He reaches the bottom of the stairs and lets Piper back on her feet.

"I don't know yet, but the farther from here, the less likely they'll be able to find us."

He grabs her hand and leads her through the kitchen and out the back door.

"And how are we gonna get where ever we're going?"

"Prue gave me the keys to her car. She and Andy will catch up with us later on. Do you have your cell?"

She checks her pocket and nods. Leo helps her into the car and then gets in on the other side. Piper looks back at the Manor as he starts the engine and pulls out onto the street.

"Wait, where's Thing?"

"Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry but…"

He pauses, but then continues.

"The darklighter shot an arrow at you, and she jumped up and took the hit so you and the baby would live. After your sisters vanquished him, we checked her and she was already dead."

"Oh…"

She looks down and rubs her hands across her stomach. Leo looks over and sees the saddened look on her face.

"She did what she was sent to do. She protected you and the baby. That was her destiny."

"I know, but…she didn't deserve to die. She was only a kitten."

Leo reaches over, grabs her hand, and gives it a slight squeeze, letting her know he feels sorry too.

Later that night, in a motel room outside of San Francisco, Piper's sleeping in the bed, but Leo is wide awake worrying about Piper's and the baby's safety, when he suddenly feels a breeze sweep through the room. He looks around and realizes that the door and all the windows are shut. Then white lights swirl into the room and once again, Patty emerges. Leo's eyes widen, but he sits in silence, awaiting her explanation.

"The Elders sent me to give you and Piper your powers back. They feel terrible about what's happened and they realize that the both of you deserve them back after being able to get through it without them."

She holds her hand out and two white orbs fly out of her palm and into Piper's and Leo's chests. Piper wakes up just as the white light envelope Patty and disappear. She bolts up in bed and stares at the spot where her mother just stood.

"Leo, was that…?"

He nods his head.

"Why was she…?"

"The Elders sent her to give us back out powers."

"Does that mean we have more darklighters to fend off?"

"I don't know."

Leo gets up and turns the lights out and Piper lies back down. He climbs into bed next to her and wraps his arms around her, pulling her close. They both fall asleep in each other's arms.

A/N: Patty may make one more appearance in this fic, but I'm not entirely sure yet. Anyway, I don't have a lot of homework this weekend, so I'll try to write a few more chapters and get ahead because mid-terms are in two weeks and I won't be able to write during that week. :( What a bummer…