"Leave it to little sister to bring home an alien prince who's playing hooky," said Prue, smiling at her younger sister.
"Hey, how was I to know?" asked Phoebe. "Even you guys thought those tracker things were demons. Even Leo thought they were. How was I to know the guy was from like a gazillion million light years from here?"
"Actually," said Leo, "Orion's Belt is only about fifteen hundred light years from Earth."
"Oh, it that all?" Piper asked, mockingly. "Just across the street."
"In astronomical terms, yes, it is," said Leo. "Still, to travel fifteen hundred light years in less than three days? I can't even orb that fast."
"Well, at least they weren't demons," said Prue. "It's a good thing, too. They seemed to adjust to our attacks. Phoebe, do us all a favor. The next time you bring home a stray, at least make sure he's human. We have enough trouble with demons of the homegrown variety without inviting demons from other worlds to come pay a visit."
"I wonder if there are demons on other worlds?' questioned Phoebe.
"Let's not even think about it," said Piper. "I'm with Prue. The local ones are bad enough. At least we can get information on those."
"Well," said Leo, "I should be going. After all that's happened, you guys need to get some rest. There are real demons out there and you need to be rested in case any of them decide to pay you a visit."
"Thanks, Leo," said Piper. "For everything."
"That's my job," said Leo. "Just call me again if you need anything."
"We will," said Prue.
"I wonder how Ja'Tal and the others just disappeared like they did?" questioned Phoebe after Leo had orbed out. "You think it's anything like Leo's orbing?"
"Probably not," said Prue. "They would use some kind of technology. Leo can orb because he's a magical being. And don't even think about trying to call Ja'Tal, young lady. The phone bill is already high enough without you trying to make a long distance call to Orion or wherever it is he's at."
"No problem with that," said Phoebe smiling. "I don't even have his number."
"Thank God for small favors," said Piper.
"Hey," said Phoebe, still smiling, "you guys think he gets frequent flyer miles for traveling half way across the galaxy?"
"Oh, for crying out loud," said Prue.
Phoebe just giggled as her two sisters smiled at her joke.
The End
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