Charmed Kitsune: Recharmed!

by Kyuubi16

As the Halliwell sisters discover their destiny as The Charmed Ones, they find themselves aided by the one and only Uzumaki Naruto. Connections to their family soon come to light as with Naruto's aid they come to learn their destiny may have been tampered with. Passionate romances and magical wars are just some of the things to come. NarutoxHarem.

10. The Witch Is Back!

Charmed Kitsune

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Naruto x Phoebe x Prue x Piper x ?

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Story Start

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In the year 1692 in a small village located in Salem, Massachusetts, was the home location of a very powerful witch. In a small dark, and dank jail cell sat a young woman. Her skin was a shade of peach white with dark dirty blonde hair and soft brown eyes. She was within her late twenties or earlier thirties wearing the clothing of that time period.

In the cell walked a man of his early thirties, coal black hair, a long spiny looking nose with thick eyebrows and the beginning of a mustache. His hair came down to his shoulders and his eyes were sharp and determined. ''Matthew.'' The woman said solemnly.

''Hello, Melinda.'' the man smugly greeted.

''Why? Why did you betray me?'' Melinda asked, her voice soft with despair and defeat.

''You got what you deserve.'' He said rather nastily with a cruel self-satisfied smirk on his lips.

''So you've never loved me? All the passion and all the heat we shared meant nothing?'' The sound of the heartbreak in her voice could be heard along with the same. The same in her voice that she allowed herself to be seduced and swayed by words of a stranger. How she could have cheated on her spouse William?

''I had to make you trust me. It was the only way to share your powers.'' He boasted rather arrogantly as he walked back and forth with an amused chuckle.

''And so now you have them. So why would you turn me in? You know I'll burn.'' she pleaded one more time, her hand traveling up to the locket around her neck. The one that Matthew had given her.

''I had to keep my secret.'' Matthew replied simply with a quick shrug of his shoulders.

''Well, you can keep your trinkets too.'' She coldly snapped at him, yanking off the locket from his neck and threw it at him.

''I'll find another witch to give it to.'' He said opening the locket.

''Maybe not.'' She said as Matthew takes out a little piece of paper and it catches on fire to which he throws it on the ground.

''What magic is this?'' He demanded, his eyes narrowing dangerously at Melinda.

''I'm taking back the powers you stole from me.'' She said as she began chanting a spell. "Outside of time, outside of gain, know only sorrow, know only pain." Wind begins kicking up around the cell as Matthew lets out an agonizing scream as he sucked into the locket.

307 Years later during the present day. ''Are those witches joking? They can't seriously believe they think we'll follow their demands. They are overstepping their boundaries!''

To say that most of the elders were not amused of the message Leo delivered would be like saying that Yaoi fan girls who wrote M-preg were only mildly fucked up in the head.

''I'm more concerned with this Naruto person. Who is he? What is his game and how come we are just now finding out about him?'' Another Elder voiced her concern.

''Our main concern should be finding out what we can about him. He could turn the Charmed Ones to side of Evil henceforth we should be focusing on eliminating him before he becomes a treat.''

''Roland, Sandra, Odin while your concerns are understood this also leads to an opportunity that I believe can benefit the forces of good.'' Unlike Roland's objective tone, Sandra's passionate, or Odin's serious and controlled speech this speaker was quite casual yet passionate in her words. ''I've once met a man who spoke in a similar manner to what Leo Wyatt told us. I believe he might have a connection to this man and if so this Uzumaki Naruto might be what is considered a self-appointed neutral. I believe he would be a more valuable ally then enemy and if we attack him we risk alienating the Charmed Ones or others he might have brought under his fold during this time.'' When Adalia spoke everyone listened. Adalia was one of the oldest and wisest amongst the Elders and it was with her wisdom that the Founders persevered through hard times. While some of the elders made their objection noted, particularly Odin they decided to give Adalia's suggestion consideration while they continue to look in on the mysterious blond.

On Earth at Buckland's Prue's boss Rex was placing some jewelery on Prue's desk. He picks up the locket and tries to open it but Prue and Naruto walk in.

''Rex?'' Prue greeted in slight surprise as she approached her desk and boss.

''Ah, good morning, Prue and Mr. Uzumaki as well. Fancy seeing you here...again!''

''I love Prue's taste.'' He responded with a shrug before quickly adding, ''In art...it really brightens up my home. Which is why I'm here so early in the morning as Miss Halliwell here helped me realized that some of the art I bought is part of a larger collection.''

''So anyway, Prue, I've, uh, left a few things for you to catalog. A marvelous shipment from an estate back east.'' He informed her, but it was obvious by his gesture and tone of voice he was hiding something, nervous about something.

''I'll get right on it.'' She promised.

''Thanks.'' He said as he swiftly let the office.

''Wow...that was something.'' Naruto said as he sat on Prue's desk and pushed the locket to the side. ''Should I go get us some Coffee?'' He asked as Prue nodded and went over to her desk, smoothing out her skirt and sat down in her chair.

''Black with sugar please.''

''Speaking of sugar,'' Naruto said as he leaned over, Prue looked up and quickly pecked his lips. ''Be back in a sec.'' He said as he disappeared in a swirl of wind.

Prue glanced down curiously at the locket Rex left behind. She picked it up and began examining and was about to open it when her phone went off.

''Hello? Buckland's, Prue Halliwell's office how may I help you"?''

'Hello Prue this is Andy.''

Upon hearing's Andy voice Prue set the locket down. ''Andy! Why are you calling?''

'Look Prue I've been thinking about what happened a couple of weeks ago and I might have been too hasty! I mean I should have told you about me being married and I believe you have good reason for telling me whatever it isn't you haven't told me so I was hoping we could have dinner together; talk things out like we used too.''

Of course once the truth spell was lifted Andy didn't remember a thing, but she had moved on and she wasn't going to look back. ''Andy...I'm sorry but I can't...I'm seeing someone and...I really can't talk right now sorry.'' She said hanging up the phone before the detective could respond. Prue decided that she might as well begin working in order to get her mind off the call. She picks up the locket and opens and out of a gust of wind Matthew pops.

''Oh god what now?'' Prue thought in annoyance.

Matthew held his arms out and took a deep refreshing breath. "At long last, freedom." He observed with relief. He looked around at his surroundings curiously. "And the world has changed…" Matthew turned to Prue whose eyes kept flickering from Matthew to the locket and back again. "What time is this?"

Prue laughed nervously at the question. "Excuse me?" she asked in confusion.

"Where am I?" Matthew replied, his eyes not leaving Prue.

"Who are you?" Prue countered, beginning to overcome the original shock.

"Matthew Tate," Matthew answered as if it was obvious. Prue still stared at him in confusion and he continued. "… and if you freed me from that locket you are a descendant of Melinda Warren," He moves over in Prue's direction who upon instinct uses her power and sends him flying across the room. The impact against the wall would have stunned most people but he got up as it was nothing. "Thank you...'' He said with a smug grin.

''For what?'' Prue asked confused, wondering just who this nut was and how she was going to have to explain all this.

''I tricked you into using your power on me. Now, I have it.'' He uses her power and a chair pushes her against the wall. When he disappeared Prue attempted to move to the middle of the room and gather her bearings as she prepared for an attack when he appears behind her. ''Behind you, witch.'' He taunted as Prue spun around.

"How did you do that?'' Prue questioned as he once again approached her.

''I can share your power but you can't share mine.'' He taunted with a smug boyish grin.

''What do you want?'' She carefully asked him, trying to buy some time until Naruto got back.

''I want what Melinda took from me. I want all three powers back.'' He said grabbing her left arm with his and throwing the other one around her to bind her in place. ''Defend yourself now witch and stop time.'' He commanded as Prue tried to break out of his hold. In futility, she used her power to pry him off but it was working to no affect.

''I can't.''

Naruto teleports back in the room and sets the cups of coffees on the desk. ''Hey Prue I got Donu...'' The blond's eyes flared with anger upon seeing this strange assaulting Prue. ''GET AWAY FROM HER!'' He snarled as he charged at the warlock. As his nails were inches from Matthew's throat he was sent flying back into the wall by a whitish-blue aura.

''Naruto!'' Prue cried out as she yanked herself out of Matthew's grasp.

''So it appears you don't have the power. There are others,'' he said teleporting over to the desk and picking up a desk plate. ''And the family name is now Halliwell.''

''Prue, are you okay in there?'' Rex's voice echoed from outside the door.

Matthew uses Prue's power to break the glass on the window. He jumps out the window and floats down to the ground, landing on his feet to the shock and confusion of everyone in the area as he simply walks away.

''Naruto are you okay?'' Prue asked as she checked him over to make sure he was fine.

''Yeah,'' he said in response to her concern.

''What happened?'' she asked, getting over her initial confusion.

''To be honest I don't know...'' he said glancing at her office door. ''...but something tells me this was no accident.''

The Police were called to the scene of course. It wasn't every day you hear about a man falling several stories high out of a building and walking away like he was fine.

Detectives Andy and Morris were questioning a Buckland employee. He was in his thirties, frizzy yet well-kept red hair and beard dressed in a business suit.

''I was just sitting there, you know, reading the sports, having a cup of Joe and 'bam', this guy comes flying out of nowhere, you know. Weird clothes, bad manners, he nearly fell right on top of me.''

''When you say fell...'' Morris said with a gesture with his pen waiting for the man to continue.

''I mean fell, you know, like from way up there,'' He said pointing to the broken window. ''I guess. I don't know.'' He was honestly quite as startled and confused as all the civilians.

''That's a ten story drop, sir.''

''Twelve.'' Andy corrected Morris as his focused was intently on the office.

''And you're telling us that he just got up, walked away without a scratch. That's what you're saying?'' He asked the man again as he didn't believe a word he was hearing. Being a police officer for years you hear all sorts of crazy stories and run into unsavory people. Several of them wanting attention and others were just plain crazy.

''Got a better explanation?''

''Excuse us.'' Detective Morris said leading Andy away. '' All right, Trudeau. Pull out your secret ghost hunter decoder ring, and let's hear it.''

Andy chuckles in response, ''Look, Morris, I don't know, okay. All I know is whatever happened started up there in that office.'' He said pointing to the office.

''Uh huh. So let's find out whose office that is.''

''I already know. It's Prue's.'' Andy informed him.

At the manor a Naruto clone was under the sink fixing it. At the table sat Phoebe glancing over at the newspaper and Piper was standing near the sink where the clone, who asked to be called Arashi was working at.

''So I suggested we add crab satay to the, uh, lunch menu and it was great. Sold out. Do you like crab, Arashi?'' it was a bit odd to refer to Naruto as to well Arashi, even if he was a clone. Why this particular clone seemed to have a bit more personality she was going to have to ask the blond.

''Yeah are you kidding? I love the stuff...but I tend to eat shrimp more often. Hey do you mind getting me the ratchet extension?''

''Sure.'' Piper looks in his toolbox but didn't know which tool was the ratchet extension. Phoebe walks over and pulls out the ratchet extension. ''I knew that.'' She takes it off Phoebe and gives it to Arashi. ''Here you go.''

''Thanks.''

''Stop it. Go away.'' Piper whispered to Phoebe to try and get her to go away. ''Be right back, Arashi.''

''No problem.''

''Will you stop it already!'' Piper said in an annoyed huff as she folded her arms and turned to Phoebe. She wasn't quite sure what it was but Phoebe had been acting strangely the past few days.

''My sentiments exactly. Stop hinting around and ask him out already.'' It was obvious that Piper had affection for Arashi who. After giving it some thought Phoebe decided to try and let go of her crush on Naruto. She didn't want to get in the way of Piper's happiness and she decided there was no point in pursuing a guy who didn't have an interest in her. At least this way one of them would be happy. ''Give him some of your crab.'' she said plastering a smile on her face trying to show her support.

"Don't be disgusting." Piper snapped with a roll of her eyes.

"Don't be so shy." Phoebe countered with a look that clearly said she thought Piper's shyness was infuriating to work with.

''What if he says no?'' Worry etched on her face.

''Yeah, like that'll happen.'' She said in disbelief with a slight head nod. ''I don't know what you're so worried about. You two have a lot in common.''

''I'm serious Phoebe,'' Piper responded as the worry on her face became more evident and she began futzing around with the table cloth. Piper had a habit of trying to fix seemingly crooked things when she was nervous.

''Will you stop that,'' Phoebe said moving Piper away from the table. ''I'm serious Piper unless you want him to think you're not interested you better make a move, or are we forgetting you know who has chemistry with him as well.'' The two wasn't quite sure what it was but there was something different in Prue's body language and how she acted around Naruto.

''I know...it's job that...I've never... you know...'' she said glancing to where Arashi was and titled her head down.

''You're kidding, right?''

''No.'' She said shaking her head.

''You've never asked a guy out before?''

''Not on a real date, no.'' She admitted to her dismay.

''I don't understand am I the only person in this family who's inherited the take-a-chance gene?''

''Probably. 'Cause if I remember my biology correctly, it's attached to the can't-mind-my-own-business gene.'' She said all the while rolling her eyes and snarking back.

''Oh go!" Phoebe said pushing Piper back into the kitchen as Arashi came from under the sink.

''And I am done. '' He said then sighs, ''...How did I go from a combatant and subconscious personality to handyman?'' He said as his head dropped. ''Mind if I go use your bathroom?'

''Uum, yeah...you know where it is right?'' Piper asked fidgeting a bit.

''Yeah thanks.'' He said as he sped out of the room.

''I'll have some tea here for you if you want some.'' The last few words were mumbled as she got some tea out of the fridge and set it on the table.

''Geeze, I guess you must be the type that lets the guy do all the work in bed. Huh?'' Phoebe said as she pulled up a seat at the counter.

''Phoebe...just, ew!'' Piper remarked as her face scrunched up.

''Well tell me I'm wrong,'' she said with a hand gesturing accidentally knocking off the tea to which Piper freezes it before it falls on the floor.

''Could you be a little more careful?'' She said picking up the pitcher. ''When Naruto gets back I'll ask him okay?''

''Sorry...but hey here's something that comes to mind. You got a new weapon in your arsenal. If you use that you'll have 'more' then enough time.'' Phoebe said with an impish grin and grabbing a Banana.

''Oh come on! You just don't know when to stop? I'm not going to use my power...to have my way with him.'' She said with a whisper as she glanced over at the door to see if he was coming in. In response to Piper's statement Phoebe began roaring with laughter.

''Hey you came up with that conclusion all on your own. I never said anything about 'having your way with him'. Looks like there's hope for you yet.'' She said peeling the Banana.

''You didn't have to say it, you were thinking it. You're shameful like that...'' Piper trailed off only to be cut off by Phoebe.

''Hey! I'm not that shameful.'' She said with a pout as she began going to town on her Banana. ''You're so lucky you know. You know what I would do if I had your power?''

''No, and I don't want to know because I don't feel like trying to find a therapist among my list of things.''

With a loud thwack and 'aah' coming from the other room the sisters were alerted. As they were about to prepare for an attack Naruto and Prue walked in.

''You guys, we are in serious trouble. '' Prue said without so much as a hello.

''Well hello to you too. ''

''Let me guess, problem of the week?'' Piper asked knowing she was going to have to cancel her plan to ask Naruto out to dinner for tonight.

''Yeah, only our problem has some sort of protective shield that keeps me from harming him so this isn't going to be a quick fix either.'' Naruto sullenly remarked.

Around that same time at Buckland's detective Trudeau was questioning Rex and Hannah. ''Uh, Webster, Hannah Webster.'' The frizzy red head introduced herself.

''You said you heard some noises in here. What kind?'' the detective pressed on.

''Uh, it's hard to say.'' the woman remarked with a look of uncertainty.

''It almost sounded like a, a struggle of some sort. A fight perhaps.'' Rex added as Andy wrote it down.

''Yeah, and, and then we heard a crash and I assumed that was the window breaking and we came in to check on Prue and then she just went running out.''

''What did she say? Anything about what happened?'' Detective Morris asked as Hannah shook her head.

''Nothing, actually, she just left. Well Mr. Uzumaki was leaving with her too! They seemed to be going in the same place.'' She added as Andy looked up.

''Uzumaki? As in Naruto Uzumaki?''

''Well at least I think its Uzumaki or Namikaze. I think he used both on his business card but he was definitely there. They seemed quite agitated.''

''Did either of them say a word of what was going on or what they were doing?''

''No, no, sorry.'' Rex answered.

''Okay, thanks, Mr. Buckland. CSI will be done with the windows in a couple of hours and you can have them fixed.'' Detective Morris informed the Buckland employees.

''Believe me, Inspector. I really don't care about the window my only concern is for my employee Prue.'' With that the two employees had left as the two detectives were talking amongst themselves.

''Look, maybe you ought to ask the captain to assign somebody else.''

''Prue and I aren't dating anymore, there's no conflict okay so I'm fine with this.''

''If you say so.'' He said as they walked down the hallway and got in the elevator.

''I thought that went exceedingly well. Didn't you?'' Rex asked with a rather smug grin. He thought their performance was well and it looks like that the plan to kill the Charmed Ones.

''We may have proven the legend of the locket true and that the little witch is charmed but now we have a seventeenth century warlock running around, I think he'll stick out.'' Hannah voiced her concerned. The warlock could still be tracked back to them and the higher ups did not take any plans that could expose the charade lightly.

''Yep, but then again if the legend does hold true, Matthew's got a one track mind just like we do. He won't be difficult to find so stop worrying, Hannah or you're gonna get wrinkles on your horns.'' He said as he wrapped his arms around her to which the woman smiled and snuggled up against him.

At the manor the sisters Charmed and Naruto were in the attic thumbing through the book of Shadows.

''What did you say his name was?'' Piper asked as she thumbed through page to page to find an image of the man Naruto and Prue described.

''Matthew Tate. And somehow he knows that we're related to Melinda Warren.'' Prue said as she walked back and forth.

''The Book of Shadows Melinda? Our ancestor?'' Phoebe asked for clarification as Prue nodded.

''The one who burned at stake and started this whole mess?'' Piper remarked with a hint of exasperation.

''That's not fair to blame her for this Piper.'' Naruto said as he stepped away from the window he was looking out of her. ''What you have are gifts, not curses. And for the damnest reason this all feels so familiar to me. Where did you say he came from again Prue?''

''Uh, he came out of the locket.''

''Locket.'' Naruto mumbled as he held the object in his fingers as there was something scratching at the back of his mind.

''And he's definitely powerful. Whatever his powers are, they were stronger than mine and he did the weirdest thing. One minute he was in front of me, the next he was behind me and then twelve stories down landed right on his feet. Whoever he is he wants the power of the Charmed Ones and he already has my power of Telekinesis.''

''Sounds like he has the power to blink.'' Naruto answered as he continued to examine the locket.

''Care to go into a little more detail?''

''It's a teleportation power that originally belonged to Witches. It allows the user to transport one's self to a thought of location or a person in a blink of the eye. It's instantaneous movement which is usually accompanied by a short, sharp sound. This power now manifests among warlocks now.''

''Okay back up I'm confused! How does a power that was primarily witch's just stops manifesting in witches and now begins manifesting in Warlocks? Correct me if I'm wrong but this sounds like a genetics sort of thing, especially considering how the three of us got our power from our family line, so is there something I'm missing or is there an overly complicated explanation you can give us then break down into a brief summary?''

Naruto could only shrug in response to Phoebe's question. ''To be honest I don't quite know myself. I can look into it, but when it comes to the blinking thing I honestly don't know. So yeah this guy is definitely a warlock. Do you think you can get a premonition from this?'' Naruto asked as he walked over to Phoebe and hands it to her.

Phoebe took a deep breath and began focusing. She let out a gasp has images assault her mind.

"Well, you can keep your trinkets too.'' Melinda said yanking off the locket from his neck and threw it at him.

"I'll find another witch to give it to.'' He said opening the locket.

"Maybe not.'' She said as Matthew takes out a little piece of paper and it catches on fire to which he throws it on the ground.

"What magic is this?''

"I'm taking back the powers you stole from me.'' She said as she began chanting a spell which resulted in Matthew being sealed into the locket.

"You said Matthew came out of the locket? I think I just saw Melinda put him in." Phoebe explained.

''You saw the past?'' Prue asked in surprise.

''But you only see the future. Don't you?'' Piper noted.

''Not anymore.'' she decided, glancing down at the locket suspiciously.

''Power expansion,'' Naruto spoke up. ''Your Primary powers will grow in time to which secondary powers will grow soon after. We'll need the help of Melinda Warren to trap this guy and some answers as well; particularly why he has a barrier that repels me.''

''So I can see into the past now? Would it had been too much to ask for the ability to fly?'' Phoebe asked, disappointed as Piper and Prue went over to hug their sister and tried to soothe her disappointment.

At an attorney's office which will probably never be brought up again sat Arnold Halliwell. He was an older man wearing a suit with receded hair and fading grey hair. He was just an average attorney and he was on the phone being an unfortunate Attorney/Lawyer stereotype that most people hate.

''They want to counter-sue? Fine, bring it on, I'll eat 'em alive. Plus, we can double bill and get away with it.'' Matthew blinks in the room. ''Excuse me.'' He hangs up the phone.

''Are you Arnold Halliwell?'' He asked, pointing to the name around the middle of his paper.

''Yeah, and who are you? Robin Hood?'' He asked in response to Matthew's out of place wardrobe as he reached for the button under his desk to silently alert security.

The warlock in response uses telekinesis and Arnold flies up against the wall.

''Tell me where your sisters are?'' Matthew ordered, using telekinesis to tighten Arnold's collar around his neck.

''What sisters? I'm an only child. Let me go or I'll sue you...'' This was the wrong answer as Matthew promptly broke his neck.

''Lawyers have not changed.'' he commented before blinking out.

As Matthew continued his hunt the Quarter went about trying to find information about Melina Warren. The quartet found an image of Melinda in one of the family's photo albums. ''I was right. It was Melinda in my vision. Isn't she beautiful?'' Phoebe said holding up the book and showing off the picture.

''Hmm. She kind of looks like mom.'' Prue noted as she studied the picture.

''Listen to this. 'And because the warlock had stolen her love, she cursed him into the pewter heart, where he could spend eternity knowing the sting of betrayal'."

''That must be what I saw.'' Phoebe stated.

''And I let him out early. Great.'' Prue said with an dejected look as Naruto placed a comforting arm around her.

''Hey it's not your fault Prue. You had no way of knowing and you were just doing your job. There's something I want to talk to you three about, but we should focus on our Warlock problem first. Does the book say anything else Piper?''

''Yeah the legend says that the warlock must never be freed or he will destroy the Warren line. That'd be us.''

''Yeah, well, he'll have to take a number and get in line behind the others warlocks.'' Piper noted.

''We've never been up against anyone like him before and considering our ace can't even touch him we are in more danger than ever before.'' Prue added.

''So, what do we do?'' Phoebe was starting to get worried. They couldn't use their powers or he'll copy them and Naruto couldn't attack him because of the barrier so what could they do.

Piper was going to suggest they run but something inside of her stopped her. She wanted to change but wasn't quite sure how, but the dream walker's words motivated her to at least tried. ''What about his allies?'' Piper spoke up. ''We can't fight Tate directly so is there anyone you know who could help us Naruto?"

"Maybe, hopefully I'll get answer." Naruto said pulling out his cell phone.

''You do that and we'll see if we can find a way track down Tate.'' The quartet decided they would focus their efforts on tracking down. The quartet entered the living room, Phoebe turned on the TV.

Phoebe settled on the news as something caught her attention. ''This morning witnesses claim they saw a man fall twelve stories. He apparently got up and walked away unharmed.'' The reporter said as images of Buckland kept popping up. She got up from the couch and went over to the door as she thought she heard something.

''We gotta find him before he hurts somebody else, especially an innocent.''

''Look, Andy's on TV.'' Piper stated as his face was one of the many cops that appeared.

''He's here, too.'' Phoebe said peering out from the curtains.

The doorbell rings and Phoebe answers it.

Phoebe hesitantly opened the door to find Andy on the doorstep. "Andy, what a surprise. How you been?" She asked, feigning surprise as she stepped onto the threshold and closed the door behind her.

"I need to talk to Prue, Phoebe." Andy replied, ignoring the question. He always could tell when the sisters were hiding something and Phoebe was sending off all the signals.

''Prue, wow. How out of the loop am I? And here I thought you guys broke up.'' Phoebe brought up as a reminder to how uncomfortable these situations were because of the usual circumstances.

''It's not about that. Its police business.'' He informed her as he tried to peer in only for Phoebe to block his way, impressive considering how much shorter she was in comparison.

''Oh, well, uh, she's not home. She's at work.'' She stated in a brain fart sort of something.

''No, she's not.'' Andy retorted harshly, with a slight shake of his head.

''Well, then, I don't know where she is, but I'll tell her that you stopped by, okay? Ciao!'' Phoebe said as she tried to close the door only for Andy to grab her arm.

''A man fell out of Prue's office window which is suspicious enough. But then a man matching the same description went and killed a lawyer down the street. A lawyer named Halliwell. Now I know she knows who he is. One more time, Phoebe, where's your sister?'' He asked firmly as Phoebe dropped the pretenses of being nice.

''Where's your warrant?'' She asked to which he didn't answer and Phoebe went back inside. Once Andy left the sisters went back to talking.

''Great, so now I'm being hunted by a warlock and the San Francisco P.D.''

''Nobody ever said you led a boring life, Prue.''

''Well for one thing even if he can be found then what? I mean he has protection against Naruto of all people, so he has some sort of awareness of what he'll come up against. So we need someone who knows him. We need Melina Warren.''

In response to Piper's summation Prue couldn't help but ask, "Okay, so what are we supposed to do? Reach back in time, grab her and tell her that we need her help?''

''Yes.'' Phoebe spoke up remembering something she saw in the book once, ''And I know exactly how to do it, as long as you both don't mind losing a little blood.''

The three P's were gathered around a table where candles, a dagger, and other items were laid out on the table.

''Am I the only one having the second thoughts?'' Piper couldn't help but ask. Summoning her dead ancestor was definitely on the way out there on her spectrum of weirdness.

''Yes.'' Phoebe answered rather quickly.

''We don't really have any others options.'' Prue pointed out, not sounding too happy with the plan herself, but realizing they had limited choices.

''But aren't we, like, raising the dead? What if she's all...'' Piper trailed off.

''I read The Book of Shadows very carefully. She will come back as a real live person, flesh and blood. She will have her powers too. Our powers.'' She corrected as she picked up the knife.

''What's that for?'' Piper squeaked upon seeing her sister casually handled the knife.

''Well, the spell works by blood calling blood, so it shouldn't hurt... much.'' Phoebe said stabbing one of her fingers and let out an audibly cry. ''I lied, I lied.'' She said wincing. ''Okay, come on guys. It'll be just like the summer by the lake. Remember when we made a blood oath to be friends forever, not just sisters?''

Prue takes the knife off of Phoebe. ''I remember my finger got infected.'' She said as she frowned back at the memory.

Prue stabs her finger. ''Ow. Yeah, but the oath worked.'' Prue holds out the knife for Piper.

''And I couldn't go in the water for three weeks. Don't hand me that knife.'' She said moving away from the knife.

''How are you gonna cut yourself?''

''I'm not.'' She said shaking her head and looking away.

''Piper...'' Phoebe said in amused tone.

''I can't stand the sight of blood.'' She said raising her voice slightly as she guarded herself.

Prue narrowed her eyes slightly. ''Evil beings have blown up in our attic...''

''Disintegrated to dust right before our very eyes...'' Phoebe continued.

''And you're afraid of a little drop of blood?'' Prue finished with a roll of her eyes.

Piper took a deep breath and held her finger out to Prue. "Okay, just cut my finger." She relented, looking away and closing her eyes.

Prue frowned slightly and passed the knife to Phoebe. "You do it." She ordered.

Phoebe nodded and quickly poked Piper's finger before she could change her mind.

"Ow!" Piper yelled, jumping and pulling her hand away.

''Okay, here.'' Prue said as they squeezed their fingers and the blood drips into a locket. Phoebe closes it and places it in a bowl.

"Melinda Warren, blood of our blood..." They all began chanting. "Our great, great, great, great, great, great, grandmother. We summon thee."

White orb lights magically appear in the attic and swirl around in a concentrated area. Melinda Warren appears. Piper stares at her wide-eyed. Prue looks at her sisters and smiles. Phoebe though was already smiling.

Melinda Warren takes a deep, refreshing breath of air and smiles. "Oh, blessed be."

Trying to get over the sense of being overwhelmed Phoebe was the first to speak up. ''Hello.. .Melinda...I'm Phoebe.'' She remarked rather shyly as she stood up rather awkwardly. This feeling was a bit more then she expected.

''Oh young one may you not welcome me into your arms?'' Melinda asked opening her arms.

"Uum, yeah...'' Phoebe said as she embraced her ancestor.

The scene repeated with various states of awkwardness and uncertainty as Prue and Piper introduced themselves as well. Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at the scene.

''Melinda we need your help,'' Phoebe told her urgently. ''But before we get to that we like you to meet...''

''Oh Naruto! You are well!'' Melinda said, completely ignoring her descendant as she practically floated over to the blond and pulled him into a rather affectionate hug.

To his credit Naruto was just as confused as the sisters were. He looked to the sisters and noticed their confusion, but what stood out was Prue's 'what the hell' look. ''I...I'm sorry. I...'' Hell he didn't know what to say. Did they meet in the past?

Melinda pulled out of the embrace. ''You look just as handsome as I remember.'' She said taking glances at both sides of his face.

''So um Melinda,'' Prue spoke up, not so subtly moving in between her ancestor and her boyfriend. ''How do you two know each other?" it nearly impossible to miss the possessiveness in Prue's tone.

''Naruto was my confidant...my ally. In fact if it wasn't for certain circumstances things would have been...different.'' The way the words were spoken was not lost on them as well as the looks she was shooting Naruto.

"Amusing.'' Prue said with a strained chuckle.

''HEY!'' Naruto loudly and suddenly declared. ''Why don't we start getting to work on that problem! The one we called Melinda for in fact why don't we get her some clothes so she doesn't stick out!'' He said rushing out of the attic.

A few minutes later Melinda and Phoebe were in Phoebe's room where various clothing items are scattered on Phoebe's bed. Phoebe unzips the green, sleeveless dress.

"No! Don't; don't rip the dress to make it fit me." Melinda exclaimed suddenly, causing Phoebe to jump slightly in surprise.

"No, I'm not ripping it. It's called a zipper, see?" Phoebe shows Melinda how a zipper works. She takes the dress and plays with the zipper, smiling as she does.

"Ohh, okay. A wise witch made this." She decided with a smile as she zipped and unzipped the dress.

"Yeah, and wise witches in this century keep a low profile. You slip this dress on, you'll blend right in."

Melinda puts the dress on. "It's so odd to be here again, to breathe and feel... what sheep has wool so soft?"

"A synthetic one." Phoebe answered as she softly laughed at the question.

Phoebe zips the dress up. "Oh. So, did it take you long to make the dress?"

"Make it? No, no, I bought it." Phoebe explained.

Melinda nodded slightly. "Oh, you must be rich." She replied in understanding.

Her sisters walk in hearing the last of the conversation.

"No. She's got credit cards." Prue pleasantly corrected as she and Piper entered the room.

''Oh, wow, Melinda, you look great.'' Piper complimented her.

''Thank you. Oh, but how do you keep your legs warm?'' She asked glancing down at the length of the dress after all not being completely covered up was unheard of from her time.

''We drink coffee.'' Prue entered as Naruto approaches the doorway.

''Uum...Melinda...you look nice.'' The compliment he gave was forced as he couldn't help the uneasiness he felt at the fact that this woman knew him and he couldn't recall anything about her.

''You are distant Naruto. You act as if you don't remember me.'' she said as she noticed Naruto's distant looks and uneasy behavior.

''That's the problem. I don't...'' he answered as he massaged his forehead with his palm. ''I really don't..."

"You must have perished in battle.'' Melinda finished with a gasp. ''Oh to go through such a horrid tragedy and be forced to forsake the gems that is your memories. Will you be able to reclaim them?''

''Sometimes, but that's not always the case.'' The reformation process. This was something that Naruto thought was something only the Nine Bijuu could do when their container was slain, but apparently he adapted this ability as well when he fully inherited Ashura's will.

''Well blessed it be that you were able to find yourself to my family again despite your ailment. Your judgment is one I value. If only I valued it then,'' she said rather cryptically, which wasn't lost on the blond.

The Quartet wasn't the only one adding to their numbers. At the Halliwell Hardware and Appliance the store owner was dead and hooked up on the wall by some garden tools. Matthew had just finished off his latest murder when Rex and Hannah showed up.

''Hello, Matthew.'' Rex greeted as Hannah glanced over him.

"We have got to do something about his clothes." Hannah remarked before Matthew had time to respond.

Matthew narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Who are you? How do you know me?" He demanded.

"Well, the short answer is we're the ones who gave the witch the locket to have you freed. I suppose you could say we're partners." Rex explained simply.

Matthew shook his head in disagreement. "I work alone."

Rex frowned and narrowed his eyes. "No, not in this century you don't. You're new in town, new in time, you need our help." He argued. His eyes flickered to see the shop owner hooked to the wall. "Hmm… I see you've been shopping. Find what you're looking for?"

''I want Melinda Warren's children.'' He simply informed them.

Hannah smiled and her eyes flickered from the shop owner's dead body back to Matthew. "Ooh, talk about your coincidences." She pointed out, looking pointedly at Rex.

"You see, we have the means to find them for you. And you have the ability to take their powers. Come." Rex ordered, turning to leave the shop before the police arrived. He glanced back when Matthew didn't immediately follow. "What?"

"How'd you find me?" Matthew asked.

Rex laughed and rolled his eyes. "Prue Halliwell, a Halliwell attorney, now here. You are leaving a trail, my friend, and that has got to stop." He warned.

Back at the manor Melinda was telling the Quarter her story. She was sat at the head of the dining room table along with Piper and Phoebe. Prue puts the locket back around her neck.

"Once Matthew had what he wanted, he told the town council I was a witch and they arrested me. Then they burned me at the stake."

"Why didn't you save yourself?" Piper asked her.

"Yeah. Why didn't you use your powers to escape?" Phoebe added as Melinda began rubbing her hands and elaborated on why she didn't save herself when she was capable of doing so.

"I had a daughter. Her name was Prudence and she meant everything to me. If I'd used my powers, I would've proven Matthew's charge, and Prudence would've burned, too. So I thought 'I'll accept this... and pray some kind soul will take pity on my daughter and raise her in a safe home. Only then can the Warren line continue.' And it must've worked, because here you are."

"Why do Warren witches lose their moms so early?" Phoebe asked her as this bit of information brought back the pain she felt due to the fact she never got to know her mother.

"Phoebe, I can't change the past, but I think I can protect the future."

''So why does Matthew have that protective shield I can't get through?'' Naruto asked as he got off his cellphone. ''I tried to attack him and I was propelled. What was that about?''

''Forgive me...Matthew fooled me into casting a protection charm on him. He brought me the hair that he said belonged to a demon that was hunting him down to steal his youth. I used the special stone you gave me as the focus. Matthew still probably has it inside his locket which never leaves his person.''

''Shit,'' Naruto wore as he began pacing back and forth. ''Xenidime powered protection. Just my luck.''

''What's Xenidime?'' Prue asked as she noticed Naruto's worry.

''It's a very special ore that exists in all worlds. It can take the form or shape of nearly any mineral that exists in a world. Rumor has it that its created as a result of dimensions dying or anytime time itself has an error. All I can tell you that's its property its extremely deadly. Human, Demon, Angel or any matter of creatures it doesn't matter if a strong enough concentration of that stuff is used then even Gods can be killed by it."

''Then we must hurry. If Matthew gains all three powers, he will be impossible to vanquish.''

''So what do we do?'' Phoebe asked.

''We curse him back in the locket.'' Melinda decided.

''And if we can't?'' Piper asked as nothing but silence follows.

Back at Buckland's Matthew was putting on some new clothes and Hannah was sitting on a chair with her back to him.

"Are these pants meant to be so tight?" Matthew questioned, as he forced the zipper of his jeans up. He looked up at Hannah, who casually had her back to him though every now and then her eyes would flicker to check him out.

Hannah slowly peeked over her shoulder at him before looking away again. 'Wow.' She mouthed to herself though she spoke with a more neutral. "Absolutely."

"No wonder your men frown all the time, it's a wonder they can even walk. So is this right?" He asked Hannah who once again glanced over her shoulder at him.

"Oh, yeah." Hannah replied, nodding to herself.

Matthew didn't miss the not-so-subtle glances toward him. "If it pleases you to look, look." He allowed with a shrug.

"I wasn't looking..." Hannah argued. "…much." She conceded after a moment.

Matthew slowly approached her, looking a little confused. "Why the false modesty? I, I don't understand." Matthew admitted, leaning against her chair and coming level to her face.

Hannah hesitated a moment as he came so close to her. "Well, it's a very complex issue these days. I mean, there's political correctness, sexual harassment, um, don't get me started…" She laughed softly, looking away from him.

"Hmmm… what a strange time this is. So open yet so closed. Where even a warlock feels shame." Matthew commented.

"Hannah…" Rex began as he suddenly entered his office. His eyes focused on Matthew and Hannah so close together and he narrowed his eyes. "… What the devil?"

Hannah laughed casually in an attempt to hide her slight embarrassment. "Rex, I told you I'd get him dressed." She reminded him.

Rex irritably closed his office door behind him. "Yeah, ten minutes ago."

Hannah began to say something else, but Matthew beat her to it. "Well, we tried on many things. She said it is difficult to choose." He explained.

"Playtime's over big boy. You have a job to do." Rex snapped, causing Matthew to move away to grab a shirt. Rex quickly approached Hannah and whispered in her ear. "Remember, he goes back from whence he came once his task is completed."

During that same time at the manor the quintet was working on the potion.

''I can't believe I don't remember all the ingredients.'' Melinda said as she looked between all the vials and tried to remember it. This very potion was one she had to use to curse another Warlock prior to Matthew.

"It's been a while since you cursed Matthew.'' Prue said handing her a vial

Phoebe followed after Prue, chuckling at the truth of the statement. "Yeah, like three hundred years." She laughed.

''Whatever you don't remember should be in the book.'' Piper suggested as they went through the book.

''The Book of Shadows. Oh, my, it's gotten so thick.'' Melinda whispered happily as she picked up the familiar book and flipped around randomly.

''It wasn't always?'' Prue asked her because as far as they knew the Book of Shadows was always that thick.

''No, no. But obviously each generation of Warren witches has added to it over the years and has made it so. Have you added anything?''

"Us? Are you kidding? We're new at this. We can't just make up our own spell…" Phoebe laughed before she suddenly thought through the question. "Wait, can we?"

''Yeah they're still trying to get a handle on their abilities let alone making up spells and such,'' Naruto said as Melina handed him back to the book so he and Piper could look through it.

''Wait we can make up our own spells? How come you never told us?'' Phoebe asked him with an accusatory glance.

''Considering you still don't have most of the ingredients memorized and adding one wrong ingredient in a potion can blow up the mansion I thought not just jumping right in would be the smart thing.''

''When you girls are ready you will add to the book like all Warren witches before you. The book will grow as you grow. Sometimes you add to it, sometimes it teaches you.'' Melinda said as she went over to the book. ''Oh, here's the curse.''

Prue hands her a pencil and paper to which Melinda looks at it confused.

"Just start writing." Prue responded simply.

Melinda was still looking doubtfully at the pencil. "No ink?" She asked.

Prue shook her head. "No." She smiled and watched as Melinda began to write with the pencil.

"Ha!" Melinda exclaimed in surprise.

''Grams must've added this one.'' Piper noted as she looked on the opposite page.

"To increase patience." Melinda read as Phoebe smiled.

''I bet she used that spell a lot raising us, huh?'' Phoebe guessed, nudging Prue with her elbow pointedly.

''We weren't all troublemakers, Phoebe.'' Prue countered playfully as she remembered the little hell-maker Phoebe was.

''I was not a troublemaker. I was just...''Phoebe trailed off trying to find the right words.

"A pain." Piper finished teasingly.

"A free spirit." Phoebe corrected.

"A handful." Prue countered with a laugh.

"A Warren." Melinda decided for all of them as Phoebe and Prue cast teasing glances at each other. "It's a family trait. So are the short tempers, the great cheekbones, the strong wills, and, of course, the powers. All blessings, all signs of where you came from. This book is your connection and it began with me."

Prue looked from Melinda to each of her sisters in turn. "Well, let's make sure it doesn't end with us. We need to get going." She ordered, hurrying her sisters along after her.

Around that time the opposition were getting ready for battle as well. At Buckland's, Rex's Office Matthew was being show pictures of Prue, Piper and Phoebe.

''Now, this is Prue, you've already met. This is Piper, and this is Phoebe.''

''Such marvelous paintings. You cannot feel the brushstrokes.'' He said rubbing his fingers over the photographs.

''Remind us to take you to the movies when this is all over.''

''This is the address of Quake. Piper works there. May I suggest that you go there next and take her power? Hannah will drive you.''

In the manor kitchen the potion was in the process of being made. Prue was staring out the window.

''The curse is really simple as long as you have the ingredients I need.'' Melinda said giving Piper the list of ingredients as she looked it over.

''Phoebe can do the spices and I'll chop the scallions.'' Piper decided.

''This is so cool. We've never done a curse before.'' Despite the situation Phoebe couldn't contain her excitement. After all out of the three she was the one most excited about magic.

''I'm glad. They're not to be taken lightly.'' She informed Phoebe, warning her to be cautious. She remembered she was a lot like Phoebe when she was introduced to the world of magic. It was such a wondrous thing and she wanted to know everything.

''I just feel like there's so much we could be learning or doing if we had the right teacher.'' She said much to Naruto's ire.

''Thanks." Naruto dryly remarked.

''No offense! I didn't mean anything by that of course! I mean you're going to start training us in combat right? And other stuff like knowledge and uum, well you said it yourself most of the potions you know are written down and stuff; for the reason that well you don't use potions and curses that much.'' She stammered over her words as Naruto hung his head.

''Sure...okay.'' He said with a hand gesture and a mock look of indifference

"Well, I'd savor my first gift before I move onto the next one." Melinda advised.

Phoebe frowned at the thought. "I see pictures. What's to savor?" She asked in frustration.

"Yoou see visions of the future and the past. That'll allow you to protect and to heal." Melinda answered knowingly.

Phoebe looked up thoughtfully. "Hmmm… Did you hear that, Prue?" She called with a pointed glance toward where Prue was silently staring out the window, obviously searching for Andy.

''Prue, stop looking for Andy, he should be long gone by now.'' Piper added as she checked on the potion.

''He's going to be back with a warrant I just know it. Especially considering this morning...'' She said absentmindedly which snapped Naruto out of his funk as he was wondering what she was talking about.

''Yeah, like Andy would ever arrest you.'' Phoebe said in response to Prue's worry.''

Prue walks over to them. ''So do we have everything?''

''Actually there's a few herbs we don't have but I can get them at the restaurant.''

''The only problem is the feather from the spotted owl. ''Phoebe answered, looking over the list again.

''Is that a problem?'' Melinda wondered as she noticed the sister's sudden change in demeanor.

''Well, they're an endangered species. Um, certain animals from your time aren't really around anymore.'' Prue explained to Melinda with unease.

''Why?''

''Deforestation, pollution... it's a long story.''

''Do you think they have one at the zoo?'' Piper spoke up as a Zoo would be an obvious choice to find an endangered animal that was being protected from extinction or an animal reserve.

''What's a zoo?'' Melinda wondered aloud.

''In theory it's this big garden kind of place where all the animals are caged and...''

''You know what? I'll work on the feather.'' Prue hastily interrupted Phoebe as she didn't want to upset Melinda. ''Piper, can you handle the herbs?''

''Uh, yeah, after I get to Quake, though I might have a problem getting out because I'm supposed to work the night shift.''

''Well, I'll come with you and bring back the stuff if you get hung up.' Phoebe suggested.

''No, you can't leave the house. You are the two Matthew needs.'' Melinda added, frowning slightly at the plan so far.

''We'll be fine. How could Matthew even know about Quake?'' Piper reassured her, not appearing too worried. Melinda continued to frown, but didn't stop them as they left.

''Melinda's right!'' Naruto spoke up as he moved over to Prue's side. ''I'll go with Prue because he might get the idea to try to use her as a hostage if he somehow finds out you three are sisters. I'll send a clone with you two to protect you.''

True enough Hanna and Matthew were sitting in a car across the street from Quake. ''I've waited over three hundred years for my revenge. As soon as Piper gets here I shall have it.'' He said as the trio walked in through the front door.

''You two go ahead into the kitchen, I'm gonna cough on Martin and tell him I'm highly contagious so can I go home.''

''Love the plan.'' Phoebe responded with an amused grin as she and Arashi went into the kitchen.

A waitress walks up to Piper. ''Hey, Piper. Did your sweetie find you?'' A red-haired waitress that was slightly younger asked her.

''My what?'' Piper spun around in confusion.

''That guy with the English accent. He called earlier to see if you were working today.'' The waitress replied.

As Piper was being informed Phoebe and Arashi were in the kitchen. ''Looks like it's my lucky day! Two witches for the price of one!'' Matthew said as he used Telekinesis to flung Arashi into the wall. Luckily enough or unluckily depending on how you look at it good thing there was no one in the kitchen during the attack as it was awfully convenient. Matthew lunged at Phoebe and was about to grab her when several Shuriken embedded in his shoulder causing him to stumble back and roar in pain.

''Hey what do you know. Shuriken beats shield!'' Arashi said as he took out several more.

Matthew merely snarled and tried to use the second powers again to no affect.

Arashi flung more shuriken only for Matthew to blink away. ''Oh damn-it!''

Piper comes in as it was all over. ''What happened? You two okay?''

''Yeah Matthew attacked, though, thanks to Arashi, he didn't get my power.''

''Look we should get back to the mansion before Matthew finds out that Melinda is back.''

Naruto and Prue were in her car and on their way to a museum where Prue used to work. ''So...you and Melinda huh?'' Prue asked as Naruto shifted in his seat.

''I don't remember Prue. There's this process to where if I'm on the verge of death I could reconstitute myself, but the process leaves me weaker and slightly fractures my mind. Its based off the principal of another group of species from my world, but a human mind is different from theirs so it isn't built in a way to handle the process as well."

''Well considering you could have possibly been my great great great great great grandfather you can see how I'm a little bit weird-ed out.''

''Fine, I give you that, but that doesn't change how I feel about you.'' He said as Prue didn't say anything as she continued to driving.

Back at Buckland's Hannah arrived in Rex's office.

Rex was casually spread across the couch in his office when Hannah walked in, appearing as if she dreaded to start the conversation.

"You lost him." Rex stated, without opening his eyes to look at her.

Hannah narrowed her eyes at him in exasperation. "We've had this conversation before, Rex. Please stay out of my mind."

Rex finally looked up to meet her eyes. "Well, did he copy Piper's power?" He asked hopefully.

"I have no idea. Something happened in that restaurant though because he just took off. And so did they." Hannah explained, pulling her glasses off in her frustration.

"Then why didn't you follow him?" Rex questioned angrily, flipping around so that he was sitting up against the couch.

Hannah threw her hands up dramatically at the expected shift of blame. "I tried. Why don't you just follow him right now?" Hannah demanded.

"Because I… Haven't mastered that ability yet unfortunately." Rex admitted with a frown while Hannah rolled her eyes at his answer. Rex narrowed his eyes and quickly approached Hannah. "We need Matthew to provide us with the sisters' powers otherwise we don't stand a chance in Hell. Find him." He ordered.

Hannah glared at him and reluctantly left in an attempt to find Matthew.

At the Museum Naruto and Prue were exiting the building, the latter with Feather in hand only for officer Trudeau to bust them. The former was about to use a Genjutsu on him, but pleading from Prue stopped him from doing so. As much as the situation annoyed him Naruto complied with Prue's wishes which are how he found himself handcuffed to a mailbox poll while Andy and Prue were sitting in the cop car.

''Now for the last time, Prue. Why the feather?''

''I told you. I already had it from before.''

''Before what? No, go ahead, you can say it. Before breaking and entering a museum which of course you did after you obstructed justice.''

''How did I obstruct justice?''

''Oh, come on, Prue, don't play dumb with me, I know you too well. You and your little friend are in a lot of trouble here. Trouble in which I can't help you out unless you help me.''

''Maybe I should talk to a lawyer.'' She said in defiance.

''You really wanna go there? You really want me to arrest you, is that it? What's the matter with you, Prue? This isn't a game, this is very serious.''

''Andy, please, you have to let us go.''

''No, I can't look the other way anymore, Prue. Do you know your friend over there is wanted for questioning about identity theft? Apparently there was already a Naruto Uzumaki and he would be twenty years older than the guy over there sitting on the curb. So for once in your life just tell me what's going on. You have to trust me. It's your only choice, Prue.''

''Andy, I'm sorry but I really have to go.''

''No, Prue, you can't. Prue.'' Prue uses her power and the air bag blows up. Prue gets out of the car and heads over to Naruto who nodded and broke the cuffs with ease.

''Don't hurt him okay.'' She told him as Naruto did a single hand gesture and Andy collapsed in mid-step.

''I'll rewrite his memories of the last hour. He'll be confused and dazed for a while but nothing permanent. Come on let's get in the car we need to hurry back to the mansion.'' He said as he placed Trudeau back into his car. The two of them went back to her car and drove off.

Rex was sitting at his desk waiting impatiently for good news. Hannah comes flying through the door and lands on the floor.

"I found Matthew." She stated, dusting herself off to hide her embarrassment.

"I can see." Rex replied, glancing over at Matthew, who had come to stand next to Hannah in front of Rex's desk.

Matthew walks in, ''You didn't tell me the witches were being protected by Melinda's pet!'' He angrily flung the accusation as Rex and Hannah shared a glance of confusion before Rex began refuting the accusation. .

''I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about!'' Rex was genuinely confused by Matthew's insinuation.

''Melinda's so called guardian. Its Uzumaki...I know it. I thought it was merely his descendant and my charm reacting to it, but that annoying behavior of his is impossible to replicate, even among kin. Because of his interference I wasn't able to get the witch's power.''

''Well now that you know, you have the advantage don't you? With your protection charm and the sister's inability to use their powers on you it's only a matter of time. They'll probably regroup at their home trying to come up with a plan. That's where you can attack them!''

''If those Witches are anything like their ancestor then they'll die before willingly giving up their powers.''

''Well ol' boy they are Warren women! Attack them where it hurts the most,'' Rex told them placing a gun on the table. ''Their heart.''

Prue and Naruto returned to the mansion where the others were waiting. They hand Melinda the feather to which she places it in the pouch. ''Great so now all we have to is wait for the pretty boy to show up and vanish him.'' Naruto said as Matthew blinks into the living room. He fired off his gun, the bullets soared through the air as Piper instinctively threw up her hands and froze Matthew and the bullets just as Naruto went about freezing the bullets as well. When Piper's powered faded frozen bullets fell to the ground.

Matthew responded in turn by using Telekinesis to send the four witches flying.

''Bastard!'' Naruto snarled as he yanked out shuriken and flung them with deadly accuracy only for Matthew to wave his hand and freeze them in place.

''So satisfying,'' He said as the objects hung there in the air. ''After so many years I get to end the Warren Line. Any last words before I finish you all off?''

''Yeah Plan B!'' Naruto shouted as Matthew was immediately blindsided by a double attack from two human sized summon toads. Even after all this time Naruto's connection with the Toad clan was not severed. Faster than Matthew could react the toads used their blades to make quick work of his tendons.

When the attack ended Matthew landed on the ground in a bloody and cut up mess. His body convulsing and twitching as he coughed up blood from his mouth. The Warren women recovered and came over. The Charmed sisters looked away as they weren't used to this kind of sight. Yes Matthew was an enemy, but he was still relatively human and so far they haven't come across this sort of crossroads yet.

Melinda then began the chant. "Outside of time, outside of gain, know only sorrow, know only pain." Matthew's broken body was swept up into a small vortex as he was sucked into the locket. "That's one problem taken care of." He said as he went to the window and peered out. Somehow that locket found itself in Prue's possession and sure enough he caught sight of a woman that unmistakably fit Hannah's suspicion.

And for the final time we come back to Buckland's. ''I followed him, he failed. What do we do now?'' Upon seeing Matthew's failure Hannah didn't stick around.

''I don't know. We're gonna have to think of something fast though. He's gonna be none too pleased to learn that we have failed.''

''It wasn't a complete failure, right? I mean, we ousted them, proved they were the Charmed Ones, that has to count.'' She said with a little hopefulness yet her fear was apparent

"It'll buy us a little bit of time, but precious little." Rex countered, desperately trying to pull a plan together.

Hannah jumped to her feet in her frustration. "You should have listened to me, Rex. We should have taken care of them ourselves." She snapped, letting her frustration out.

Rex narrowed his eyes dangerously at her and advanced quickly. "You're right, Hannah. We should've done that." He agreed, harshly grabbing the back of her hair and pulling it back.

At the police station Andy was informing Morris of the strange incident he encountered the other night.

''You're gonna wake a judge at this hour? Are you nuts?'' Darryl argued as Andy irritably pulled his jacket on.

''I'm getting an arrest warrant. End of discussion.'' Andy decided, glaring defiantly at his partner. He reached down to grab his keys of his desk and turned to leave.

''Based on what? Stealing a feather? He will bust your rank. You will be cleaning out parking meters for a living.''

''So I should just let it go, is that it? What about Prue's evading arrest? Am I supposed to let that go too?''

''Damn right. Unless you want to tell the judge exactly how that little lady got away from you. By the way, exactly how did she get away from you?''

''I don't wanna talk about it.'' He said as he turned to leave.

''Trudeau. Take my advice. Let it go. Don't embarrass yourself.'' Darryl insisted, leaving Andy at the door.

In the attic the quintet was gathered as they prepared to send Melinda off. Piper joins her sisters around the table. Melinda was dressed in her normal clothes and hands Phoebe's dress back to her.

"Oh, we can't take those back." Phoebe began sadly.

Melinda looked at her in confusion. "Why not?" She wondered.

''Because that means you're leaving.'' Phoebe finished.

''Well I have to go.'' Melinda replied gently.

"Why? Why can't you stay here and have the life that you should've had?" Phoebe asked with a frown.

''Because this isn't my time. It's your time, and Prue's and Piper's.'' Melinda explained, with a glance at each of the sisters in turn.

''We don't mind sharing.'' Piper added as she wanted Melinda to stay as well. Piper felt like she was learning about something, feeling something that had been missing from her life.

''You three give me great joy. I've seen the Charmed Ones. Good witches. Women of strength and grace.''

Phoebe takes Melinda's hand and holds it up to her heart, ''Tell me what you see.''

''I see the future of many more generations of my beautiful daughters. I see my dreams fulfilled. Oh, thank you for that.'' She said as she went over and pulled Naruto into a hug. ''You'll take good care of them that, I know, won't ever change.''

''Of course Melinda. Take care okay. Anyone who wants to hurt them will have to get through me.'' He said as Melinda stepped back. Taking one more glance at the blond she placed the locket back on and joined her descendants and they all join hands.

"Melinda Warren, blood of our blood, we release you."

Blessed be, my daughters. I love you. She told them as a flurry of golden white stardust surrounded her in a flurry. After a few moments they faded and they disappeared.

Phoebe slowly pulled her hands away. "I'm gonna miss her." She admitted.

"Me too." Piper agreed.

''We can always bring her back.'' Prue said as she pulled the other two into a hug.

''I suppose I should go work on the damages now.'' Naruto said as he exited the attic. "So can I finally get an answer as to why you've been asking so weird?"

Removing herself from the hug Prue went after Naruto. He was halfway down the stairs when Prue caught him by the shoulders. ''I'm sorry...'' She said placing her hands around him. ''I guess I felt threatened.''

''Threatened? By what?''

''By the fact you had a history with Melinda apparently and well...I guess I was worried that I may not stand out or you...'' She began rattling on when Naruto turned around and kissed her to shut her up.

''Trust me...what I like about you no woman can replicate. But now we have something else to worry about, namely your boss and co-worker who want to kill you and your sisters.'' He told her as this time around they were going to go on the offensive.