Q/A: Leana - The chapters were layed out when I first started doing season 3. But I am happy to report that Graduation is before All Hell Breaks Loose.
Chapter 73: Look Who's Barking
Phoebe is sitting on the couch with the Book of Shadows. She is gluing pictures of Cole in the Book of Shadows. She writes "Cole's human form" on the page. Buffy stands at the window watching Prue as she walks in the manor.
"Why didn't you invite him in?" Phoebe asks.
"Who?" Prue says.
"Your date. The guy you've been smooching on the porch for the last ten minutes." Buffy says.
"Eavesdropping were you?" Prue asks.
"I don't know about Buffy. But, I'm single again, so I have no choice but to live vicariously through your love life." Phoebe says.
Buffy smiles, "Yep you caught me I was eavesdropping." Prue looks at her. "Hey I can't worry about my big sister?"
Prue walks in the living room. "Wow, I'd forget about my love life if I were you, lately mine's been rated PG for pretty grim."
"That's because no one ever makes it through the threshold, Prue. And don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you're out there looking, but you can't keep saving yourself for Mr. Right. I need more vicarious thrills than that." Phoebe says.
"I am not saving myself for Mr. Right. I mean, Mr. Interesting would do, or Mr. Personality, or even Mr. Take-My-Breath-Away. I don't care." Prue says.
"Ooh, be careful with the last one. They tend to surprise you in all the wrong ways." Phoebe says.
Prue reads the page Phoebe's making. "Cole likes walks in the park, jazz and fine wine. Phoebe, what are you doing?"
Buffy sighs, "Well, Cole's a demon. We write about demons in the Book of Shadows, don't we? And that's what Phoebe's doing."
Prue nods, "Right, but this kind of stuff? Do you really think that's necessary?"
"Yeah, if it prepares future witches in case he attacks. Absolutely. I mean, the more that they know about Cole, the better chance they have of hurting him before he hurts them." Phoebe says.
"Do you wanna talk about it?" Prue asks.
Phoebe shakes her head, "No, there's nothing to talk about. I loved, I lost and now I'm moving on."
They hear an explosion.
"What was that?" Prue asks.
"Piper." Buffy says as they go into the kitchen.
"Where is she?" Prue asks.
"In the bunker formerly known as the basement." Phoebe says.
"I thought she was getting a handle on her new powers." Prue says.
Buffy nods, "Yeah, that was before her new powers got a handle on her." She knocks on the basement door. "Piper!"
"What?" Piper says.
"Are you okay?" Buffy asks.
"I'm fine. The Christmas decorations are not." Piper says.
"Can we come down?" Prue asks.
"No. Stay away from the door. It's not safe." Piper says.
"Piper, that's ridiculous, we're your sisters." Phoebe says. "Maybe we should back up just a little."
They move away from the door. Dogs start barking from outside.
"Geez, who let the dogs out?" Prue asks.
"You can't stay down there forever." Buffy says.
"Yes I can." Piper says.
Buffy sighs, "No, you can't. You have my club to run and a husband who can't stand to live without you."
Prue nods, "That's right, and-and three sisters who need you to cook for them and fight evil with them."
"Okay, do you want her to come up or do you want her to stay down there?" Phoebe asks.
"Oh." Prue says.
Kit hisses.
"What is going on?" Phoebe asks.
Kit runs through the kitchen knocking over the bin. She runs past Phoebe and Phoebe knocks over some utensils.
"What was that? What happened?" Piper asks.
"Uh, nothing, just relax. It was only Kit, don't blow anything up." Buffy says.
"What the hell is going on out there?" Prue asks.
The next morning in the kitchen Phoebe is there writing in the Book of Shadows as Buffy and Prue walks in.
"Morning." Buffy and Prue says.
"Morning." Phoebe says.
"Uh, you're not still writing in there about Cole are you?" Buffy asks.
Phoebe shakes her head, "Nope."
Prue smiles, "Good."
"I'm actually writing about his demonic half now." Phoebe says.
Buffy and Prue sits down at the table. Prue has a cup of coffee and the paper.
"Phoebe, I'm-I'm starting to get a little worried about you." Prue says.
"Oh, don't worry about me, worry about Piper." Phoebe says.
Buffy shakes her head, "Why? She still locked in the basement?"
Phoebe shakes her head, "No, she's locked herself in her bedroom now."
"Well, at least somebody's improving." Prue says as she sees an article in the newspaper. "Huh, looks like we weren't the only ones annoyed by the dogs barking last night. It says that there was a record number of noise complaints."
"Mm-hmm." Phoebe says.
"It says here at the exact same time there was a man murdered in our neighborhood." Phoebe says.
"Do you mind?" Phoebe asks.
"No motive, nothing stolen, nothing that suggests how he was killed, lots of shattered glass everywhere." Prue says.
Phoebe shakes her head, "You know this isn't gonna work, you trying to distract me with…" She touches a page in the Book of Shadows and has a premonition. In it, there is a girl in a phone booth. The glass smashes. She covers her face and blood trickles down her face.
Buffy looks at Phoebe recognizing that look. A look she shares every time she herself has a premonition, "What?"
"I saw a little girl. She couldn't have been any older that fourteen or fifteen. Did you mention something about shattered glass?" Phoebe says.
Prue nods, "Yeah."
"I think you're right. I think a demon was responsible for that man's death." Phoebe says and she stands up with the Book of Shadows. "And I think I know which one."
Phoebe walks into the living room and puts the book on the chair. She clears the table. Buffy and Prue follows her.
"Uh, Pheebs, what are you doing?" Buffy asks.
Phoebe turns the table onto its side. "We'll use the magic to magic spell to summon Cole and then we vanquish him."
"Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. What makes you think that Cole's responsible?" Prue asks.
Phoebe nods, "Because I was holding the Belthazor page when I got the premonition."
"Uh, okay, but shattered glass, and old man, a teenager? That's not exactly his mo." Buffy says.
Phoebe sighs, "Then why else would I get the premonition?"
Prue shakes her head, "We don't know, Phoebe, but I think that you're barking up the wrong demon. Look, I know that he hurt you but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's…"
"Buffy, Prue, I can do this with you or without you. Just please, get the vanquishing potion." Phoebe says.
Buffy sighs, "And what if the potion doesn't work?"
"It'll work. It has to." Phoebe says.
Phoebe flips through the book and finds the spell.
"Magic forces black and white. Reaching out through space and light. Be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here." Phoebe, Prue and Buffy chant. "Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here."
A tunnel of wind appears in the centre of the room.
"Here he comes." Phoebe says. The wind tunnel disappears. "Wait a minute, what happened? Why didn't it work?"
Prue shakes her head, "I don't know."
They walk into the middle of the room.
"Damn it!" Phoebe says.
"Uh, alright, we're just gonna have to find the girl another way. Was there anything in your premonition that might help?" Buffy says.
Phoebe shakes her head, "Dark alley, late at night, phone booth. I mean, there's not much to go on."
Prue nods, "Okay, so we'll have to go to the first victims apartment and see if there's anything there."
"Should we get Piper?" Phoebe asks.
Buffy shakes her head, "No, let's not put her anymore on edge then she already is. Come on."
Later Buffy, Prue, Phoebe and an Inspector are at the Man's apartment. Prue, Buffy and Phoebe are looking around.
"So what kind of specialists are you anyway?" Inspector asks.
"Inspector Morris didn't tell you?" Phoebe asks.
"No, he didn't." Inspector says.
Prue sees a photo album on the floor. "Can I pick this up?"
Inspector nods, "Sure, Forensics is done here." Prue picks it up. "Are you those psychics we keep hearing about he was working with?"
Buffy laughs, "Psychics. Right, that's a good one."
"Is this the victim's wife?" Prue asks.
"Yeah. She died a couple of months ago. Sad to say the poor guy never got over it." Inspector says.
"Any suspects?" Buffy asks.
Inspector shakes his head, "All we know is whoever did it busted through that window. Although, three stories up, nobody can figure out how."
"Do you see any scorch marks by where the body was?" Phoebe asks.
"No, I don't think there would have been a body if…" Prue says as the Inspector looks at her, "…that particular weapon had been used."
"Are you from Arson?" Inspector asks.
Buffy shakes her head, "Uh, no, she was just curious of how he died."
"He drowned in his own blood according to the M.E. All his blood vessels just burst. No reason. Are you Feds?" Inspector says.
"Actually, Inspector, we're witches, okay? We actually think a demon might have done this. Probably my ex-boyfriend and if he did do this then we have to find him and vanquish him. Satisfied?" Phoebe says.
"That's very funny." Inspector says and he leaves the room.
"Okay, are you out of your mind?" Prue asks.
"Well, it got rid of him didn't it? So what do you think?" Phoebe says.
Buffy nods, "Definitely supernatural, but was it Belthazor?"
Later back at the manor, Buffy, Prue and Phoebe are sitting on the couch looking at the Belthazor page in the Book of Shadows.
"I'm telling you, it's gotta be Cole." Phoebe says.
"Phoebe, just because you want it to be him doesn't necessarily make it him." Prue says.
"This isn't about me and Cole, this is about what I saw. My premonitions are always directly connected to what I'm touching at the time." Phoebe says.
Buffy nods, "Oh, okay, well, wait a minute. What if the back of your hand was touching…" she turns the page, "…this page? Right, a Banshee, whatever that is."
Leo and Piper comes down the stairs.
"It's a demon who feeds on souls and great pain." Leo says.
"Hey, stranger, long time, no see." Phoebe says.
"Well, like you said, I can't hide forever. Although you guys should be wearing asbestos suits." Piper says.
Buffy shakes her head.
"Oh, I think we'll risk it." Prue says.
"I just don't want anybody to get hurt." Piper says.
"Well, since you can't freeze us, you probably can't blow us up either." Buffy says. "Though let's not try it anyways."
Piper sits down beside them.
"Just keep your hands where we can see them." Phoebe says.
"Alright, so the Banshee." Prue says.
"Well, they're pretty rare. What they do is hunt for their victims with a high pitched call. Something beyond our range to hear." Leo says.
"Okay, so then how do they find their victims?" Buffy asks.
"By hearing the inner cry by zeroing in on the waves of pain that emanate from the stricken." Phoebe says, reading from the Book.
"Then their call turns into a scream that kills." Leo says.
"Well, that explains the broken blood vessels and the shattered glass. Looks like it's not Cole after all." Prue says.
"So what do we do? Wear earplugs?" Piper asks.
"Uh, there is no spell to vanquish the Banshee but there is one to track a banshee. Okay, so all we need is a designated tracker." Phoebe says.
"I'll do it." Buffy says.
"No I will." Prue says.
Buffy sighs, "Why don't we both do it."
Moments later in the attic Buffy and Prue are standing in a circle of candles. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there outside of the circle. Piper is holding a piece of paper.
"Are you two sure about this?" Phoebe asks.
Prue nods, "Well, with everything that you and Piper are going through right now, Buffy and I don't really have much of a choice. Besides, it's just a tracking spell, what's the worst that could happen?"
"With our history, don't go there." Piper says.
"Agreed." Buffy says.
"Yeah, well, it's almost night and that's when the girl in Phoebe's premonition was attacked. So let's just do it." Prue says.
Piper and Phoebe read from the piece of paper. "The piercing cry that feeds on pain, and leaves more sorrow than a gain, shall now be heard by one who seeks, to stop the havoc that it wreaks."
They hear thunder and a bright light surrounds Prue and Buffy. They disappear.
"Prue? Buffy?" Phoebe says.
"Oh my god." Piper says and they look down, Buffy and Prue have turned into two large white dogs. "Prue? Buffy?"
Moments later in Prue's room Phoebe is looking under the bed trying to get Prue out. Buffy lays next to Phoebe watching Prue.
"Come on, Prue. Come on, come on out. We're still your sisters, you know." Phoebe says.
'How could this happen to me' Prue thinks as she whimpers.
'Prue?" Buffy thinks.
'Buffy?' Prue thinks.
'Wow we can hear each other. Must be something to do with the spell.' Buffy thanks.
"Oh, gee, honey, don't sound so sad, it's gonna be okay." Phoebe says.
"How? How is this gonna be okay?" Piper asks.
'My question, exactly,' Prue thinks.
"Hands in your pockets." Phoebe says.
Leo walks in.
"What did you find out? Why did the spell backfire?" Piper asks.
Leo shakes his head, "I don't think it did."
'Of course it did, Leo,' Buffy thinks. 'Prue and I are dogs, how could it not have?'
"What are you talking about, Leo? Prue and Buffy are walking around on all fours and barking. If that's not a backfire, then what is?" Piper says.
'I don't want to be stuck as a dog,' Prue thinks as she whimpers.
'They'll find a way to fix it, Prue,' Buffy thinks.
"Shh, you're scaring her." Phoebe says.
"Alright, all I'm saying is that you guys cast a tracking spell, and since dogs can obviously hear a Banshee's call, what happened makes sense. Prue and Buffy should be able to track it now." Leo says.
Phoebe sighs, "Yeah, if Prue ever comes out." She looks under the bed. "Prue, honey, okay, you can't stay under there all night. Okay, if you won't come out for you, will you at least come out for an innocent? We can't save that teenage girl without you." They wait and Prue finally comes out. That's a good girl! That's a good girl. Who's a good girl?"
'Really, Pheebs,' Buffy thinks. 'We maybe dogs but were not dumb.'
"Well, at least we know she understands what we're saying." Piper says.
"Oh, they're such pretty dogs." Phoebe says.
"What else did you expect?" Piper asks.
"A Doberman for Prue at least?" Leo says as Buffy and Prue growls and barks at Leo. "Easy."
"Oh, honey, watch your orbs." Piper says.
"So what do we have to do to get our real sisters back?" Phoebe asks.
'Good question,' Prue thinks. 'I don't want to be stuck like this.'
"Once the Banshee is vanquished, the spell should reverse itself." Leo says.
Buffy and Prue runs out of the room.
"Well, what if the Banshee doesn't show up until like next year? Then what do we do then?" Piper says.
"I don't think you'll have to wait that long. Banshee's have an insatiable appetite for pain. They feed every night." Leo says.
Phoebe nods, "Okay, what do we do once they find the demon? I mean, there's no vanquishing potion, there's no power of three augmented."
Buffy and Prue barks and they hear a crash.
"Oh my god, Prue! Buffy!" Piper says.
They run out of the room.
Downstairs Buffy and Prue are chasing Kit around the house. Kit runs up the stairs and Piper, Phoebe and Leo come down the stairs. They stop Buffy and Prue.
"Prue, Buffy, no! No-no-no-no, very bad, Prue. Very bad, Buffy. Very, very bad Prue. Very, very bad Buffy." Buffy and Prue growls. "Hi, Cujo, who you two growling at?"
'You,' Buffy thinks. 'Who else.'
"Maybe I'd better go check with the elders and see if they know how to vanquish a Banshee." Leo says.
"Wait a minute, don't tell me you're afraid of Prue and Buffy." Phoebe says.
Leo nods, "Well, yeah."
"Well, wait a minute, hold it. What if we find the Banshee in the mean time?" Piper says.
"Well, you blew up the last demon you fought, didn't you?" Leo asks.
"Yeah, but I was trying to freeze him." Piper says.
"Just remember what we talked about. Just try and relax." Leo says and orbs out.
"I really wish everybody would quit telling me to relax." Piper says.
Buffy and Prue runs over to the front door.
"What is it? What is it, girls?" Phoebe says.
They follow them into the foyer.
"Do you think they hear the Banshee?" Piper asks.
Buffy and Prue bark. Phoebe opens the door and they run out.
"Wait." Piper says as she and Phoebe grab their coats and follow Prue and Buffy.
Sometime later Phoebe and Piper are standing outside.
"This is worse than I thought." Phoebe says.
"I never imagined anything like this could ever happen to us." Piper says.
'How do you think we feel,' Prue thinks. 'This is so degrading.'
'I have to agree with you there,' Buffy thinks.
"All I know is this can't go on much longer." Phoebe says.
"So what are we gonna do?" Piper asks.
"Rock, paper, scissors?" Phoebe asks.
Piper shakes her head, "No way, you already lost."
"Two out of three." Phoebe says, hopeful.
Piper shakes her head, "Na-uh."
Piper hands Phoebe a plastic bag as Buffy and Prue comes out from behind the bushes.
"This is so humiliating." Phoebe says.
'Tell us about it,' Prue thinks.
The dogs down the street start barking.
'Do you hear that?' Buffy thinks.
'Yeah,' Prue thinks, 'Banshee?'
'I think so.' Buffy thinks as she and Prue bark.
"Phoebe? Does this mean what I think it means?" Piper asks.
Buffy and Prue run off.
Phoebe drops the plastic bag and they run after Prue and Buffy. "It means I'm off the hook! I'm off the hook!"
"Buffy, Prue, wait!" Piper says.
In an alley a teenage girl is in phone booth. "Mom? Dad? Are you there? Pick up please, it's me. Mom? Oh, thank God. I'm so sorry, I never should have went away. I want to come home." She hears the Banshee's call getting closer. "I don't know. Somewhere in San Francisco." The Banshee jumps on top of a dumpster and screams. The glass on the phone booth smashes. The Banshee jumps on the ground and lets out a high pitched scream. The girl covers her face. Buffy and Prue runs around the corner and attacks the Banshee. Piper and Phoebe come around the corner.
"Buffy? Prue?" Piper says as she goes over to the girl. "It's okay, it's okay. Run, run." The girl runs away. Buffy and Prue barks. The Banshee jumps up and Phoebe reaches up and pulls her down. Piper goes over and the Banshee hits her. She lands on some wooden crates. The Banshee screams and faces Phoebe.
"Piper, now?" Phoebe says.
Piper tries to freeze the Banshee but blows up the dumpster. The Banshee falls back. Buffy and Prue barks. Piper goes over to Phoebe.
"Are you okay?" Piper asks.
Phoebe nods, "I think so, yeah."
The Banshee runs off and Prue and Buffy follows.
"Buffy, Prue, no, wait!" Piper says.
The Banshee runs into the street and jumps on a car. She leaps across the street onto another car. Buffy and Prue runs onto the road. A horn beeps and a car runs into Prue. A guy stops and gets out of the car. He goes to Prue. Buffy stands there looking at Prue.
'Prue,' Buffy thinks. 'Are you alright?'
"Oh, God. You stay there, baby. You're alright. Good girl. Shh. Can somebody give me a hand here? It's alright, good girl, good girl. Can somebody help?" Guy says.
Later in the guy's apartment. Prue is asleep on the couch. Buffy's head is on the couch watching Prue. Prue opens her eyes and looks around and sees Buffy. The guy is on the phone.
'Buffy.' Prue thinks.
'Yeah Prue, I'm right here. You got hit by this guy's car. He took us to the vet and then brought us both back here. I guess he assumed since we both looked alike we probably belonged to the same person.' Buffy thinks.
"Are you kidding? I'd love to go but I can't. The vet said someone has to keep an eye on one of the dogs. I have a soft spot for animals. Sue me. No, no tags on either of them. Maybe I should write an article about irresponsible pet owners, make them feel like dirt." Guy says as Prue moves around on the couch. "Hold it. I've gotta go." He hangs up and goes over to Prue. "Hey, what are you doing? You're supposed to be resting." She tries to get off the couch. "No, no, you're not going anywhere. Not until you're better."
'Prue, maybe he's right. We don't know how badly you were hurt.' Buffy thinks.
Moments later Prue is drinking beer from a beer bottle.
"Oh, you like the imported stuff? That's my kind of girl." Guy says. He looks to Buffy, "You want some?"
'I wish he could hear us,' Buffy thinks. 'I would tell him no thanks.'
Buffy and Prue hear a high pitched scream. The guy doesn't hear it.
'Do you hear that?' Prue thinks.
'Yeah. Do you think it's the banshee?' Buffy thinks
'Only one way to find out.' Prue thinks and she gets up and runs over to the door. A moment later Buffy moves to join her.
"What is it? What's the matter?" Guys asks as Prue and Buffy bark. "Shh, you're gonna wake the neighbors." Prue and Buffy bark again. "Okay, you want out, I get it." He opens the door. Prue and Buffy runs out. "Hey!" He grabs his keys and goes outside. "Come here!"
At the Manor Leo and Piper are walking down the stairs. Piper is carrying the Book of Shadows.
"Piper, think this through, please." Leo says.
"You were the one that told me to trust my instincts." Piper says.
Leo nods, "Yes, that was before you said you were gonna summon Cole, though."
"Well, believe me, it was not my first idea." Piper says.
"Well, then what was your first idea? Let's do that instead." Leo says.
"That won't work, this will." Piper says.
Leo shakes his head, "The last time Cole was here he killed a witch, remember?"
Piper holds up the potion. "That is what this is for."
"Well, what if he makes his move before you get a chance to vanquish him?" Leo says.
"I'll freeze him." Piper says.
"Now you're confident in your powers?" Leo asks.
Piper shrugs, "Okay, so maybe I'll blow him up."
They walk into the conservatory.
"But what if he blows us up first?" Leo says.
Piper sighs, "Well, you're already dead, what's the difference."
"The difference is that I don't want you to join me." Leo says.
Piper nods, "Leo, I love you, and it's because of you that I have the courage to even attempt this but we don't have any other options. Now, the Banshee's target people who are in pain, that's why it went after Phoebe, and Cole is the source of Phoebe's pain. So if we can get him to find her and eliminate that pain, then we might be able to get Phoebe back."
"Do you really think he'll help us?" Leo asks.
"Feelings like theirs don't go away. We should know." Piper says and turns to the spell in the Book of Shadows. "Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here."
A tunnel of wind appears in the room and Cole appears.
"You rang? Piper, not the sister I was expecting." Cole says.
"Phoebe's in trouble. She's been turned into a Banshee." Piper says.
"A Banshee? Well, that's different." Cole says.
"It happened because she was hurting, over you. And I think you're the key to turning her back." Piper says.
"Sorry, I don't do good anymore." Cole says.
Piper sighs, "Not even for somebody you love?"
"Love-d. Past tense." Cole says.
"I think we've heard enough." Leo says.
Piper shakes her head, "Feelings like that don't just die, Cole."
"Wrong. They died when Phoebe gave up on me. Now all I can do is return the favor." Cole says.
"You've helped us before, and we've helped you." Piper says.
"Oh, is that what you were doing when you called me this morning. Helping me? Or trying to vanquish me?" Cole says.
"Piper, the potion." Leo says.
"Phoebe loves you, Cole. And I know that you love Phoebe. All I'm asking you to do is find her and tell her." Piper says.
"It's over, Piper. In more ways than one." Cole says.
"Throw the potion." Leo says.
Piper nods, "You're right, Cole, it is over." She throws the potion and nothing happens.
Cole smiles, "Surprise!" He laughs.
"But…" Piper says.
"Did you really think that I would come here without magical protection? Question is, do you have any protection for yourself?" Cole says.
"Don't threaten her." Leo says.
"I suggest you orb her out of here, Whitelighter, before there's nothing left to orb." Cole says.
Buffy and Prue runs in and barks.
"Prue? Buffy?" Piper says.
'Come on Piper,' Buffy thinks. 'Banshee incoming, get the message.'
"Prue? Buffy?" Cole asks as the house starts to shake. "What's going on?"
"Phoebe's home." Piper says.
All the windows smash and Phoebe flies in. She dives on Cole and screams. He changes into Belthazor and shimmers out, taking Phoebe with him.
Moments later Leo is patting Prue. "You think she's alright?
Piper shakes her head, "No, I don't. Either way, Phoebe's screwed."
"No, I mean Prue... and Buffy. They seem kind of down." Leo says.
"Well, they would be. We're about to lose a sister." Piper says.
Leo nods, "I thought you said Cole would never hurt her."
"In self-defense he would. Did you see her? She was pissed off. On the other hand, if she kills hem then she's a Banshee forever." Piper says.
'Do you hear that.' Prue thinks.
'Loud and clear.' Buffy thinks. 'How do we let them know.'
Buffy and Prue runs over to the door.
"Oh, this is all my fault." Piper says as Buffy and Prue barks. "She zeroed in on Cole's pain for her, I led her to him."
"We found Prue and Buffy, we will find Phoebe." Leo says.
Buffy and Prue continues to bark.
'Come on guys,' Prue thinks.
"But how? What if it's too late? Buffy, Prue would you two be quiet." Piper says.
"Maybe you should try scrying." Leo says as Prue walks over and pulls on Leo's pants. "Ow, hey!"
Buffy and Prue jumps through the window.
"They hear Phoebe. Hurry, hurry! Go-go-go-go!" Piper says as they run outside and follow Prue and Buffy down the street.
Prue and Buffy suddenly changes back.
Prue holds her hip in pain. "Ow, ow, ow, ow."
"Prue! Buffy!" Piper says as she and Leo catch up to them. "Prue? Buffy? You're back!"
"Ow! Ow, ow, ow, my hip." Prue says.
"What happened?" Piper asks.
Buffy shakes her head, "Prue got hit chasing that banshee."
Prue nods, "Hey, Leo, not that I'm complaining, but why are Buffy and I human again?"
Leo nods, "The spell must've played itself out. Phoebe must not be a Banshee anymore."
"So does that mean Phoebe's alive, or…?" Buffy asks.
Leo tries to sense Phoebe, "I sense her. Phoebe's alive."
"So, Phoebe/Banshee…" Prue says.
Leo nods, "Is Phoebe, Phoebe. Looks like your plan worked after all."
"Yeah, but if she had to vanquish Cole then she's probably not doing very well. Why don't you go get her?" Piper says.
Leo orbs out. Buffy and Prue scratch their heads. Piper touches Prue's hair.
"What are you doing?" Prue says.
"I think you've got fleas." Piper says.
"You know what? That's so not funny because I think I do." Prue says.
"Yeah same here." Buffy says.
Piper looks to Buffy and nods, "I think you both do."
Prue sighs, "Okay. You have no idea how hard it was being a dog, okay. I mean, peeing outside, eating everything and anything and just smelling everything."
"Must have been 'ruff'. No pun intended." Piper says.
Buffy laughs, "Ha, ha."
Piper giggles.
"At least I got to meet a really cute guy." Prue says.
"You met a guy?" Piper asks.
Buffy nods, "Mm-hmm."
"As a dog?" Piper asks.
Prue nods, "Mm-hmm."
"How?" Piper asks.
Buffy looks to Prue and smiles, "Well, he ran her over."
The next day at Payson's Piper is serving at the bar. Buffy, Prue and Phoebe are sitting at the bar.
"Here you go." Piper says serving two drinks to some guys. "Thank you."
"You know, you might wanna raise the drink prices." Phoebe says.
"Why?" Buffy asks.
Prue hold up a piece of paper. "The bill, from the window repair guy."
Buffy looks at it and then nods, "I think she's right Piper."
Piper looks at it. "Oh, ouch."
"Yeah, we really keep that guy in business, don't we?" Phoebe asks.
Prue looks around.
"Are you expecting someone?" Piper asks.
Buffy smiles and knows who Prue's looking for.
"A certain journalist with an empty fridge and a soft spot for two of man's best friend." Prue says.
"He hit you, you hit on him, it's only fair." Phoebe says.
Prue nods, "Hey, how could I resist a guy who put up fliers to find me and Buffy." She stands up. "Excuse me." She walks over to the guy. "Hi." She and the guy walk away.
"It's good to see you out. It's been a while." Piper says.
Phoebe nods, "Yeah, I guess we're both out of hiding. You know, I've been wanting to thank you."
"For?" Piper asks.
"Calling Cole. I mean, if you hadn't I'd probably still be screaming." Phoebe says.
Piper smiles, "Yeah, well, nothing like trusting your instincts."
"I know what you mean. I think I'm gonna act on some of my own." Phoebe says.
"Do we even wanna ask?" Buffy asks.
Phoebe smiles, "I think I made a mistake giving up on Cole. I now know why he did what he did."
"Phoebe." Piper says.
Phoebe nods, "He loves me, which means that there's still good in him. I can bring him back. I know I can."
Buffy nods, "I believe you."
Phoebe walks away.