The next morning Piper and Prue were sitting in the kitchen with the kids.
"Where's Leila?" Piper asked as Phoebe entered the kitchen.
"Sleeping" Phoebe said. "I figured she hasn't gotten a chance to sleep in for seven years. Where are the guys?"
"Basement" Prue said. "I finally gave Andy permission to help Leo a little bit"
"I bet he was excited" Phoebe said smiling.
"Very" Prue said. "It gives him something to do anyway"
It was quiet for a little bit.
"Last night Leila was acting a bit weird" Piper said. "She started asking me a bunch of questions and saying that she was sent by someone to help me"
"She said that to me too" Phoebe said.
"And me" Prue said. "But she also told me that each of us is burdened by an emotional problem and that if we don't solve it then we will die"
"She said that to me too" Phoebe said. "She said each of us has an emotional problem that eventually will lead to our fall if not solved"
"Do you think she was sent by a demon?" Piper asked.
"No" Prue said. "She said she was sent by someone to help us"
"It could be a lie" Phoebe said.
"I don't think so. I think we need to listen to her, I think whoever sent her saw our downfall and wants to stop it" Prue said.
"How am I supposed to let a thirteen year old help me solve my problems?" Phoebe asked. "And what does that have to do with the demon that's going to kill us?"
"The greatest of all powers is not a demon" Prue said. "It's love. And the greatest sacrifice of all is not your life, it's your heart"
"How do you know this?" Piper asked.
"Leila told me" Prue said lying.
"Why didn't she tell us then?" Phoebe asked.
"She told me to tell you" Prue said.
"But how will sacrificing our hearts to love stop us from dying and save the world?" Piper asked.
"That one, we have to figure out together" Prue said.
They sat there quietly.
"I think to help each other, we need to know what each other's problem is" Phoebe said.
"I think the guys are looking forward to a nice day of taking care of the kids" Piper said.
"I'll go tell them" Prue said.
She went down into the basement. A couple minutes later she returned with Leo and Andy.
"We'll be in the attic if you need us" Piper said.
They went up to the attic.
"Okay, who wants to go first?" Phoebe asked.
"Honestly, none of us are going to be able to say out loud what our problem is" Piper said.
"Then we'll use a spell" Phoebe said.
"What spell?" Prue asked.
"One that I can make up" Phoebe said.
"Wait, Leila used a spell on me yesterday" Piper said.
"Me too" Prue said.
"She didn't use it on me but I found it last night" Phoebe said holding up a piece of paper.
"You stole from a thirteen year old girl" Piper said. "That's terrible"
"I didn't steal it, I borrowed it without asking" Phoebe said. "Besides, I'll give it back"
"So what happens after we find out what each other's problems are?" Prue asked.
"We help each other through them" Phoebe said. "Who wants to go first?"
Nobody answered.
"Don't all jump at once" Phoebe said sarcastically.
"I think you should go first" Piper said.
"Me too" Prue said.
"No fair" Phoebe said.
"Sorry, majority rules, Pheebs" Piper said.
Piper and Prue read the spell and closed their eyes. Phoebe looked around nervously. They opened their eyes.
"I know what you're thinking" Phoebe said. "Why am I thinking that, I'm only twenty three, and how could anyone be afraid of that"
"No Phoebe its okay" Piper said.
"Yeah its okay" Prue said.
Prue hugged Phoebe.
"I am proud of everything you've done" Prue said. "I do love you and I couldn't be more proud of you"
"You will not betray us Phoebe" Piper said. "You never have. You never really turned evil, you just lost your way for a while and that's okay, everyone does. The important thing is you came back"
"As for finding a husband and settling down" Prue said. "It will happen, maybe not right now but it will. It took me twenty-eight years to do it"
"Yeah, enjoy your single life while you have it" Piper said. "Because I have a feeling it won't last for much longer"
"You guys don't know that" Phoebe said. "You're just saying that to make me feel better"
"Phoebe, even if you don't get married you can adopt, there are a lot of different ways that you can settle down without getting married or having kids" Prue said. "Nobody ever said settling down meant getting married and starting a family"
"I know, it's just I feel like since you and Piper both have families that there's something wrong with me" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe, when Prue and I were your age we weren't married or moms" Piper said.
"I guess you guys are right" Phoebe said. "Now who is next?"
"Piper" Prue said.
"Prue" Piper said.
"The deciding vote is yours, Pheebs" Prue said.
"Sorry Piper" Phoebe said.
"I kind of solved my issue when I had a talk with Leila though" Piper said.
Prue and Phoebe said the spell.
"Piper" Prue said. "I didn't mean to make you afraid of that"
"No, you didn't. I made myself afraid of that. With our history, it's hard not to be afraid"
"What Leila said to you did help you though, what did she say?" Phoebe asked.
"That you can't control fate or let it control you and to live my day to the fullest. Fill my daughter with memories so that if it ever did happen she'd have something to hold onto"
"She's right" Prue said.
"I know; it's just going to take a little time to let it settle" Piper said.
"Okay, anymore issues?" Phoebe asked.
"Let's not refer to them as issues, try problems" Piper said.
"Okay fine, anymore problems?" Phoebe asked.
"Not that I know of" Piper said.
"And I didn't sense any" Prue said.
"Then it's your turn Prue" Phoebe said.
"Leila already helped me solve my problems" Prue said lying.
"Still, we had to do it, so do you" Piper said.
"I'm fine guys, I'm finally happy now" Prue said.
"We should make sure" Phoebe said.
"I don't have a problem, Pheebs"
"You know, you're saying that so much that I think you do" Phoebe said.
Prue was starting to get irritated.
"Prue, if you really don't have any problems then why won't you let us say the spell?" Piper asked.
Prue was quiet. Phoebe and Piper said the spell. Phoebe and Piper stared at Prue.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Phoebe asked.
"Because I can't let my problems be your burden" Prue said.
"Prue, do you know what you're doing to yourself?" Piper asked.
"No, but I know I'm saving you from ending up like me" Prue said.
"Prue, you can't keep running" Phoebe said. "You're going to get yourself hurt even more"
The voice that had been in Prue's head for the last couple of days came back.
"You'll hurt them if you tell them" the voice said.
"I can handle myself!" Prue shouted.
"Let us help you" Phoebe said.
"How? How can you possibly help me?" Prue asked.
"By you saying out loud what your problem is" Phoebe said.
"My problem is that I hate my father, I killed my husband, and I am going to kill my family!" Prue yelled. "And don't even say that I don't know that! Don't say that Andy wasn't my fault! Don't say that I have a right to hate my father! You've said it before and I still won't believe it!"
"Why are you so mad about this?" Phoebe asked.
"It's all your fault" the voice said. "You kill everyone you love. Run, run before you hurt someone else"
Prue ran out of the room.
"What's wrong with her?" Phoebe asked.
"I don't know" Piper said.
They heard the front door open and close. Andy came upstairs.
"What just happened that made my wife run out of the manor crying?" Andy asked.
"I have no idea" Piper said. "We were just talking about all of our problems and when we asked her about hers she went insane and ran out of the room"
"That doesn't sound like Prue" Andy said.
"She's just being a wimp" a voice inside Phoebe's head said. "Don't bother to think about her"
"I think I'm going to go shopping" Phoebe said.
"Shopping?" Piper asked in disbelief. "Our sister just ran out in tears and you want to go shopping?"
"She'll get over it" Phoebe said.
"Yeah just ignore her; you have your own problems. She's just trying to ruin your fun" a voice said in Piper's head.
"On second thought, I think I'll go with you" Piper said.
"Guys, what's wrong with you?" Andy asked.
"Nothing is wrong with us, I've never felt better" Piper said. "Let's go Phoebe"
"Go where?" Leila asked.
"Shopping" Phoebe said.
"Shopping?" Leila said. "Aren't you guys supposed to be dealing with your problems?"
"We already dealt with them" Piper said. "And now we're going shopping"
"Okay is something wrong?" Leila asked.
"Stop worrying guys, we said we've never felt better" Phoebe said.
"Prue ran out of here in tears and all they can think about is shopping" Andy said.
"What?" Leila asked. "I think we better find Prue"
"She's just being a wimp" Phoebe said.
"Yeah, she's just ruining our fun" Piper said.
They left to go shopping. Leo came upstairs.
"Did they go to find Prue?" Leo asked.
"No, they went shopping" Andy said.
"What?" Leo asked.
"Something is very wrong with them" Leila said. "But I think right now we really need to find Prue. From what I know she would never act like that and if she's not acting like herself she could be in danger"
"Leo can you sense her?" Andy asked.
"Yeah" Leo said.
"Ryan!" Andy yelled.
Ryan orbed in.
"Stay with the kids" Andy said. "Leila, I think you should stay here"
"No, I'm the only one with an active power if there's a demon involved" Leila said.
"If we're in trouble Leo can orb us out" Andy said.
Leo and Andy orbed out. They appeared at the top of a building where Prue stood at the edge.
"Prue?" Andy said. "Prue, what are you doing?"
Prue couldn't hear him. The voice inside her head was telling her to jump.
"Prue please listen to me. This isn't you, you have a family who loves you" Andy said. "I can't live without you, Prue"
Prue started to go closer to the edge.
"No Prue!" Andy said.
He ran towards her.
"Stay away!" Prue yelled.
Prue slipped. Andy grabbed her hand.
"Leo! Help me" Andy said.
Leo rushed towards Andy and grabbed one of Prue's hands. They pulled her up.
"Oh my god, I thought I had lost you" Andy said hugging Prue.
Prue stayed silent.
"What's wrong with her?" Andy asked.
"I don't know" Leo said. "I think I better orb us back to the manor"
Leo orbed them back into the attic.
"I'm going to take her to our room" Andy said.
He took Prue and went downstairs.
"Where did you find her?" Leila asked.
"About to jump off a building"
"What?" Leila asked.
"Something is seriously wrong but I don't what" Leo said.
The phone rang.
"I'll get it" Leo said. "Hello?"
"It's Darryl. I have bad news. Phoebe and Piper were speeding and spun out. They're at the hospital with some injuries but nothing serious" Darryl said. "Normally I'd think a person doing that would have been under the influence of alcohol but Phoebe and Piper aren't exactly normal"
"Thank you Darryl for calling" Leo said. "But I have to go now"
He hung up and went to the attic.
"Piper and Phoebe are in the hospital with minor injuries because they were speeding" Leo said. "In all of the time I've known them, they've never sped"
"What is wrong with them?" Leila said.
"I'm going to go check on them" Leo said. "Somebody please check on Prue and Andy"
He orbed out.
"I'll go check on them" Ryan said. "Stay up here with the kids"
Ryan went downstairs to Prue and Andy's room. He knocked on the door.
"Come in" Andy said.
Ryan walked in the room. Andy was sitting on the bed and watching Prue. Prue was sitting in a chair looking out the window.
"She hasn't said a word" Andy said. "She hardly moves. It's like she's in her own different world"
"She'll be okay" Ryan said. "We just need to figure out what's wrong. Leo went to the hospital because Piper and Phoebe got in a car accident. They only have minor injuries but they were speeding"
"That doesn't sound like Piper and Phoebe" Andy said.
"Which is why we think something is very, very, wrong" Ryan said.
"I'm going to go wait for Leo" Ryan said.
"I'm going to stay with her" Andy said.
Ryan closed the door and went back up to the attic. Leo orbed in with Phoebe and Piper.
"What were you thinking?" Leo asked Phoebe and Piper.
They ignored him.
"That was fun except when we spun out" Piper said.
"Even that was fun" Phoebe said laughing.
"We should do it again" Piper said.
"No, no you shouldn't" Leo said. "Listen to me, Prue tried to kill herself"
"I knew that bitch was going to end up being a pain in the ass" Phoebe said.
"She's really self absorbed" Piper said. "I'm going to the kitchen to eat"
"I'll come too" Phoebe said.