Pre-Witched
Manor: Bathroom
Piper and Leo are in the shower and they are giggling. "See, we finally found a place where we can be alone." Piper says.
Leo says "Yeah, this is perfect. Now all we have to do is move all our stuff in here and nobody will bother us."
"Yeah," Piper agrees
They kiss. There's a knock at the door and Phoebe walks in covering her eyes "I'm not looking at anything and I do not see anything. No one's looking, no one's looking at anything." She peeks through the gap between her fingers. "I just need to get my gloss. And Mikey's comb,"
Piper wipes the steam from the window and sees Phoebe "Phoebe!" she yells.
Phoebe says "I'm sorry, were you guys in the middle of the... ew!"
Piper says "No, not yet. Phoebe, would you just get out of here!"
Phoebe gets her gloss out of a drawer. And Michaels comb from the mirror cabinet "Found it. Okay, I'm going now. Outta here. Found the gloss." She heads towards the door.
"Watch out for the..." Piper begins as Phoebe hits the wall
Phoebe runs into the wall "Ooh! Ow, I'm okay." She leaves.
Piper's room
Piper and Leo are in their robes. Prue and Michael walk in "Hey, you guys." Prue says
"Wussup," Michael says looking around.
Piper says "Heya, Prue, are you two lost?"
Prue says "Uh, no, but my keys are. So are Mikey's shoes. Have you seen them?"
"No, have you seen the way out?" Piper asks.
Prue looks at her sister and says "Uh, I-I-I knocked didn't I?" she turns to Michael "Didn't I?"
Piper says "But you didn't wait for an answer."
Prue realizes that and turns around "Oh, right, god, I'm really sorry. Look at me. Look at me, I'm leaving, I'm leaving." She drags Michael along with her.
Piper says "Yes." Prue leaves and Michael closes the door.
Leo says "Well, we knew what we were getting into."
"So maybe it's time we get out of it." Piper suggests.
"What do you mean?" Leo asks.
Piper says "Okay, once upon a time before we were witchy women, Prue and I shared this amazing apartment in North Beach. But then when Grams got sick, we decided to move back to the manor for a while, and we gave up the apartment to friends and your wife was smart enough to keep in touch with them."
Leo says "Should I be taking notes?"
Piper continues and says "They're moving out. They're moving out and they will give us first shot at taking over the lease."
Leo says "Whoa. Are you sure we can?"
Piper says "Well, the rent's a little steep but..."
Leo says "No, no, no, I mean, the bigger are you sure we can. You guys didn't get your powers until you all moved back in together. There might be some supernatural ramifications to living apart."
Piper says "Okay, but what about the marital ramifications to living together? I mean, Leo, everything we do is about navigating our charmed lives. I mean, when do we get to concentrate on our married life? Maybe this apartment falling into our laps is a sign. A sign that it's time to move out of the manor and in together," They start to kiss. "What do you think the odds are of pulling this off before the next demon attacks?"
A witch's apartment
A witch is kneeling in front of her altar, chanting. Five candles are floating around her. Something lurks behind her. Her black cat jumps on her lap and gives her a fright. The candles drop "Oh! Shadow. You gave me a fright, little one. You know better than to interrupt me during ritual. Now go. Go." The cat walks away. The witch continues chanting. The cat jumps on the bar and knocks off a bottle. "What on earth are you doing?" she asks turning around. The cat knocks another bottle off. "Shadow?" The cat hisses at her. "Don't do this. Please." It pushes another bottle full of black liquid closer to the edge. "No!"
The cat pushes the bottle off with its paw and it smashes on the floor. The cat jumps on the floor and stands in the liquid. Mist surrounds the cat and it changes into a human "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" He asks and she screams.
Church
Later that night, Michael, Prue and Andy walk into the Church and look for Father Austin. They don't see anyone except for a man wearing black.
"Excuse me sir," Michael says and Prue and Andy walk behind him. "Have you seen Father Austin anywhere?"
The man says "He went home for the night, is there anything I can help you with?" He turns around and sees Prue. "Prue,"
"Brendan?" Prue says looking at him with wide eyes.
Opening Credits
Manor: Kitchen
Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Leo are sitting around the table. Prue, Andy, Michael, Phoebe and Leo are reading the different sections out of the newspaper. Piper's just sitting there hands crosses as if she were praying.
Phoebe says "Flakes."
Leo passes Phoebe the Corn Flakes "Ugh, the Warriors."
"Milk, please," Michael says pouring fruity pebbles into his bowl.
Phoebe says "Pathetic defense."
"Someone pass the, uh..." Leo begins,
Andy holds out part of the newspaper to Leo. "I'll take the sports section."
Phoebe says "Hey, what time does the BART...?"
Prue answers Phoebe "Every fifteen minutes on a Saturday."
Phoebe says "Good. Mamma needs a new pair of shoes." Prue looks at her, "I know, limited funds. I'll limit my shopping to window, I promise."
Prue says "I will gladly trade somebody for the opinion page."
"Prue, I have to leave in fifteen minutes…" Andy starts while getting up from his seat.
Piper says, "Leo and I are moving." Everyone puts down their papers and looks at her "Thinking of moving, out of the manor. Um, milk?" she says taking it from Mikey as he is about to grab it
"Hey, I wasn't done with that," Michael says.
"Excuse me?" Prue says.
Phoebe says "Wait a minute. Life altering plans cannot be squeezed in between 'pass the newspaper' and 'who ate the Special K?'."
Piper says "Okay, look, we all knew this would happen sooner or later. It's just sooner. Well, actually, it's later because I've been married for weeks and we're still living in a bedroom with the wallpaper I picked out when I was nine. Not to mention the bathroom sharing and the family breakfasts."
"We're married and we didn't move out," Andy points out, waving his hand between him and Prue.
Prue says "And the whole saving the world on a weekly basis thing. I mean, Piper, we don't live here just for sentimental value, alright. We live here because we're the strongest here."
Piper says "Right, I know. Leo, a little assist?"
Leo begins to explain "Well, there have been times when you've handled things on your own, I mean, without Piper plus with a baby on the way, you two need more room."
Piper says "Lots more room. And there was the time when I went to Hawaii or when I went away with Leo and everything was fine."
"We already decided that we'd clean out the sewing room for the baby," Andy argues that there was enough room.
"Thank you, Andy," Prue exclaims gratefully.
"Do I get to kick her first?" Phoebe asks.
Prue says "Everything was not fine, Piper, alright. The charmed gig is all about being a trio, alright. Without you..."
Leo says "Well, you'd still have her. We wouldn't be moving far."
Piper says "Just far enough so I can have my own life. Our own life. We all knew this would happen, I'm just the one that's saying it first. We can't live together forever."
Prue says "Right, and we also can not ignore the responsibility that we inherited from our family."
Piper says "Well, you guys have to try and understand I have two families now. Besides, wasn't it you, Miss Phoebe, who moved to New York three years ago?"
Phoebe says "No, no, that doesn't count. That was before the whole destiny thing kicked in. We didn't get our powers until six months after Grams died. Speaking of, what do you think she would say if she knew you were even considering this?"
Flashback: Three years earlier
Manor: Kitchen
Prue is standing there talking on the phone.
Grams walks in holding the newspaper "Morons! Why does that pre-pubescent have to throw the paper in the shrubbery?" Grams yells as she walks into the kitchen.
Prue, on phone, says "Roger seems to have forgotten an entire forest of his family tree so now the head count for the ceremony is up to 180. I know…"
Piper walks in "Grams! The doctor was very clear when he said no caffeine." She yells. "Here, have some nice tea." She gets the tea out of the cupboard.
Prue on phone "No, that would just be my sister yelling and it will be a lot easier when I move out."
"Grams, where's the paper?" Piper yells with a smile towards Prue. Grams hands her the paper. Piper continues to smiles.
Prue says in phone "Can I call you back? Thank you." Prue hangs up.
Grams' says "You know, I'm so glad to have the two of you in the same place. It's a rarity. Oh, listen, do me a favor, I just treated myself and bought…tada!" She holds up a camera.
Prue says "A great new camera. Even though it's last years model. What is it? A '96?"
Grams' says "Well, I just like to just get a picture, you know."
Piper quickly looks up and turns to Prue "Did you say you were moving out?" She asks.
Prue looks at her knowingly "Yes, I did. We can't all live here with Grams forever."
Grams says "Yeah, uh, maybe just a couple of quick shots, you know, candids."
"Uh, when was this decided?" Piper asks
Prue says "Oh, I don't know, probably when I was proposed to."
Grams grabs her chest and starts breathing "Uh, maybe later."
Piper and Prue turn around towards there grandmother " Grams?" They go over to her. "Please sit down." Piper suggests
Prue says "You only just got back from hospital."
Grams says "Okay, I'll take it easy." The doorbell rings. "After I get that."
Foyer
Prue and Piper follow Grams into the foyer. Grams' opens the door. Phoebe and two policemen are standing there "Oh, you guys didn't have to get out of bed for little old me."
A cop says "Mrs. Halliwell?"
Grams looks at the cops and she says "Can I hear what she did first before I answer that?"
Cop says "She was caught shoplifting."
Phoebe says "Oh, that is so not true, I just forgot to pay for them, Grams. The store's not even pressing charges."
Grams' says " Phoebe."
Phoebe says "Oh, please don't sound so disappointed. Look, you're always talking about how we should spend more time together and, well, here we all are. Okay, that was really fun." Phoebe walks inside.
Grams' says "Phoebe, what is the matter with you? How can you behave so recklessly? What about your destiny, your-your future?"
Phoebe says "Well, maybe my future plans don't match up to the ones that you've mapped out."
Cop says "We're, uh, gonna need to take back those shoes that you…"
Phoebe says "Forgot to pay for?"
Cop says "Right."
Phoebe takes off the shoes.
End of flashback
Shoe Store
Phoebe hands a pair of shoes back to the salesman "They're just out of my price range."
Salesman says "But they're…"
Phoebe cuts him off "Perfect, I know. And I'm sure all these will be perfect too." She hands back more shoes and The salesman walks away. Phoebe picks up another shoe. "Okay, I'm weak, can you show me this one too?" The warlock stands behind Phoebe and takes the shoe away from her. He throws it away. Phoebe turns around and his eyes glow. "Or not."
The warlock says "Those were so last season."
Phoebe swings a punch and he blocks it. He grabs her but she flips him over. He then levitates her in the air. "Whoa, down boy." He drops her on the floor. "Whoa, who'd you steal that power from?"
Warlock says "That's for me to know and you to find…"
Phoebe runs and jumps in the air and kicks him and he falls into a chair "I hear spikes are making a come back." She throws a high heeled shoe at him and it sticks in his forehead. He disappears in a form of black dots.
Manor
Prue, Andy and Michael are in the attic, Michael is scrying. Prue is looking through the book, as it was the only magical way Andy would allow her to help and Andy was flipping through notes he had on the case. "I'm not finding anything in the book," Prue states as she carries it over to Michael. "How about you? Got anything?"
"I'm not entirely sure, I mean I feel like it's trying to drop but then it doesn't," Michael says.
Andy glances up from his folder. "It's not leaning toward the Golden State Apartments, is it?" Andy asks.
Michael swings the crystal by the apartments "Can't tell," Michael answers.
"Mikey, this is a huge case," Prue says.
"I know I'm trying everything I can, Prue," Michael says as the warlock appears.
"Mikey, watch out," Prue says waving her arm sending the warlock flying.
Michael forms an energy ball and throws it at the warlock who dodges it "I'm not after you," The warlock says sending him flying backwards crashing through the window. "Ah!" Michael yells trying to shield himself. Before he knew it, he was engulfed in a red flash and disappeared before meeting the pavement of the front yard. And the window magically fixes its self.
The warlock turns toward Prue but Andy jumps in between them and was sent sliding across the floor where he hits the wall. Prue waved her hand and an athame hit the warlock in the chest. He disappears as Andy gets back to his feet and Michael flames back into the attic.
A box store
Piper and Leo walk out carrying a pile of flattened boxes "I think we got too many boxes."
"No, we didn't." Leo answers her.
"Are you saying I have too much stuff?" Piper asks him.
Leo answers honestly "Yes, I am."
Piper says "You do realize the only reason I'm letting you get away with that is because you're the only one on my team right now."
Leo says "Yes, I do. They just need a little time to get used to the idea."
Piper says "Well, moving out is a big deal for me too. I could use some support right now." The same warlock as before walks up to Piper and makes her fly up into the air. She looks at him and flicks her wrists freezing him and she lands on the ground. He starts to fight through her freeze. "Leo, help!"
Leo throws her a Stanley knife "Piper."
Piper says "What am I supposed to do with this?" He motions to stab the warlock. "No, no way. Too messy. Too violent." The warlock unfreezes and walks to her but she stabs the warlock anyway and he disappears.
Leo runs around the car "You okay?" He asks.
Manor
Michael is still in the attic when there is a swirl of blue and white lights behind him, and Rosaline and Zeke appear. "Hey, Mikey, I got Zeke like you asked," Rosaline says.
Michael, too focused on scrying, says "Great thanks,"
Rosaline walks up to Mickey and says "What are you doing, Honey?"
"I'm trying to find this kid for Andy," Michael answers. "But it is not working."
Rosaline grabs his hand and says "Shh. Calm down, close your eyes," Michael closes his eyes "Now think, focus on the boy," He holds the crystal over the map again and it drops at the golden gate apartments.
"Let's go," Michael says. He joins hands with his best friend and girlfriend and they all flame out.
Flashback
Prue, Piper and Phoebe are standing outside the manor, while Grams is trying to take a photo of them.
Phoebe says "I'm fine. Whatever."
Grams says "Okay, girls, now if you could just move a little closer, okay? Uh, Phoebe, turn to me, I wanna be able to get your good side."
Piper says "I don't think she has one today, Grams."
"Can we please get this over with?" Phoebe asks.
"Why? You got plans?" Prue asks.
Grams' looks at Prue and says "Prue, all I'm getting is shoulder."
Prue says "Anyone that I know?"
Phoebe says "I'm sure lying beneath all that sarcasm there is a point. And if it has anything to do with Roger…"
Prue says "Well, I mean, he said that you called him yesterday."
Phoebe says "Looking for you. Prue, I'm not gonna defend myself when I didn't do anything wrong."
Prue says "Really?"
Phoebe says "Just trying to be nice to the guy considering he's gonna be part of this family soon. You know, which I'm not even sure I wanna be part of this family."
Grams says "The sun is shifting. Could you move down a step please?"
As they do so Phoebe says "And why would I spend my time on a wimp who's got mother issues?"
Prue says "I don't know, but why should I believe anything that you say? I mean, you don't even know what the difference between what belongs to you and what belongs to, oh, let's say Macy's."
Piper says "Alrighty then. Are we done?"
Grams gasps and grabs her chest, "Grams," Phoebe says
They go over to her "Grams." Prue says
Piper says "Okay, okay, take shallow breaths."
Prue says "Should I call the doctor?"
Grams says "No doctor. Just a picture. Is it too much for an old lady to ask her granddaughters to retract their claws, stand still and look at me, long enough to take one lousy picture?"
The girls stand on the lawn and pose for the camera. Grams takes the picture.
End of Flash back
The photo makes the sisters closer than they have ever been before.
Golden Gate Apartments
Michael, Rosaline and Zeke all appear in a bright orange light as they flame in. "Ok, he's got to be around here somewhere." Michael says.
Zeke looks on the ground and says "Mikey, look,"
Michael looks down as well and sees a key "What do you think it's to?" Michael asks.
Rosaline picks up the key "5A isn't that what the police record showed? Something about 5A?" She asks.
"Oh my," Michael says running up the building stairs.
Underworld
The warlock appears and demons form fireballs. "I mean no harm, I just want someone out of my way," He says.
The demon puts the fireball out "I'm listening,"
"I need you to get a demon out of the Charmed Ones house so I can make my move," He says and disappears.
Manor
Prue walks in the foyer from the living room. Phoebe comes through the front door carrying two shoeboxes. "Hi, what happened to the window when you're shopping?"
Phoebe says "Turns out these were a ride off. Who knew product spring line could be used to fight evil? I killed a…"
Piper walks in interrupts her sister "Warlock appeared outta nowhere, had to kill him."
"Wait, you too?" Phoebe asks.
Prue says "Uh, me three. Warlock attacked me, Mikey and Andy in the attic."
"Did we miss a convention?" Piper asks rhetorically
Phoebe says "Well, if so I got the runt. Bad teeth, funky clothes and way easy to kill."
"Black hair?" Prue guesses
Piper says "Bad breath?"
"You know him?" Phoebe asks.
Prue says "Uh, I think I killed him."
The warlock appears "Care to try again?"
The warlock makes Piper fly up into the corner of the room. Phoebe stabs the warlock in the back with the tip of an umbrella. Piper falls to the floor. Prue helps her up.
Phoebe says "Okay, so that does it."
"Again?" Piper complains
Phoebe says "Okay, does anyone else think that was weird? Like he wasn't even trying?"
Piper says "Almost as if he wasn't even interested. What do you think he was up to?"
Phoebe says "Or is up to? How do we know he's really gone?"
Prue says "We don't. But we all have vanquished him once today."
Phoebe says "And?"
Prue says "Well, what if he can't be vanquished?"
Commercial Break
Golden Gate Apartments
"Michael? You there?" Andy's voice sounds through an earpiece that Michael had.
"Yeah," Michael replies.
"Look carefully, is there anyone in the hallway?" Andy asks.
Michael takes a moment to look up and down the hall but doesn't see anyone. "No, just us," he says.
"Okay, try the door. And check the main room before going inside. Back up should be coming up behind you," Andy continues.
Michael, Zeke and Rosaline are walk up to the 5th floor door that says 5A on it. Michael tries to get the door open but it appears to be locked. "Dammit," He looks up and says "Prue! I need you,"
Suddenly seconds after he says that there is a red flash of light as Astral Prue appears, "What's going on Mikey?" She asks.
"The door is stuck," Michael says.
"Ok stand back," Astral Prue says pulling her three loved ones behind her and throwing her arm out, the door barely moves.
"Let me help," Michael says standing next to Astral Prue and using his telepathy to redirect Real Prue's and Astral Prue's powers Into him and Astral Prue, they both throw their arms out and the door was thrown off its hinges and into the wall down the hallway. He turns to Astral Prue "Thank you,"
She nods and astral projects out.
Michael, Zeke and Rosaline start to walk in, the place looks trashed, Michael sees a shoe. "Shoe," he calls and it shimmers into his hand, at that same time a demon appears. "Zeke, Rosy," He grabs their hands.
The demon looks at him and recognizes who he is and kneels "Master Michael, My apologize,"
"Your status, Michael," Andy prompts, a hint of worry in his voice.
"Just a demon. No problem…" Michael starts to say, but is cut off by a voice
"Who's there?"
"Someone else is here. I think it's the kid," Michael says to Andy before turning to Rosaline. "Ok, Rosaline, go see if that is the kid, I think Andy said his name is Jake," Michael says and she nods and goes into the other room. "Get up. Follow me," they start to follow into the other room.
Rosaline walks into the other room and looks around "Jake, are you here?"
"Help me, please," The kid named Jake says. "Hurry before he gets back," She looks at him, at the teen sitting on the floor with back against the wall, unable to move as he is in so much pain.
"Who Hun?" Rosaline asks, "Before who gets back?"
"Rosy?" Michael says upon entering the room.
"Mikey, I think this kid has been abused, look," she points at him and Michael sees red marks on the boys arms.
"Let's get him out of here," He and Zeke help the boy up. "Head for the door. Andy, we're coming back with him," Michael says as they begin to walk, The demon and Rosaline behind them in case the boy collapses.
As they approach the door of the apartment a guy is standing in the doorway, "Going somewhere?" He says. "I don't think so," he says. "Not with him you're not,"
"Here put him on the sofa," Michael says and the demon and Zeke put Jake on the couch.
"In fact you won't get out of here at all," the guy says closing the door behind him, unaware of Cole standing outside next to it. Cole shimmers out.
"Michael? What's happening?" Andy demands.
Michael ignores Andy and is backing away from the guy, Zeke and Rosaline closely behind him. As Michael backs up into a wall the guy grabs him by the throat and starts to choke him, "No one is taking him back," She starts tightening his grip. Michael smirks at the man's attempt and drops his juniors detective badge into the mans other hand, he looks at it and then looks at Michael with wide eyes as Michael flames out of the mans grip.
Michael reappears on the other side of the guy as Jake begins to gain consciousness again. "You're one of those people?" The guy says,
"If you mean a witch then yeah he is," Rosaline says to the guy.
"Witches?" The guy says "Witches don't exist,"
Zeke, grab Jakes hand and Rosaline's hand with you other hand, we're getting the hell out of here, Michael commands and Zeke grabs Jakes hand followed by Rosaline's. "Well, I hate to do this to you kid but…" He walks over and grabs a hand gun. Michael runs to his friends and begins to flame them out.
The guy shoots it at Michael and Rosaline as he is flaming out. One of the bullets flames along with them.
San Francisco Police Department
Michael, Zeke, Rosaline and Jake all flame into the empty police station where Andy and Darryl are waiting for them, "Andy," Zeke yells.
Andy grabs the boy and sets him down on a chair. Andy looks towards Rosaline and says "Uh, Rosaline,"
Michael looks to his right and sees Rosaline standing there with a look of pain on her face and he looks down to her chest and sees a huge bullet wound. She collapses and Michael catches her. "No…this cant be happening,"
Zeke, now standing by Jake, says "Guys what is that?" They all look at Jakes bracelet type thing.
Andy grabs it and says "It's a tracer, the son of a bitch is tracking you,"
"That's right," The guy says grabbing Michael from behind and putting a knife to his throat. Andy and Darryl grab their guns "Uh-uh, I will kill him, if necessary."
Andy tries to move toward Rosaline while keeping his gun pointed at the guy.
Underworld
Jared and The Source are in the Sources chambers of the underworld trying to plan things out. "So how will this work?" Jared asks.
"I will send my assassin out to kill the innocent, you just make sure the Charmed One's stay away from him," The source says.
The demon from before shimmers in, out of breath from the bullet wounds, "My liege, a mortal with a gun and other weapons, in the police station,"
"That is not our problem," the Source says "Kill him,"
"Michael's in there," the demon says
"Michael," Jared says flaming out.
Police Station
"You see, I can kill him before the bullet even hits me," The guy says.
Jared flames in behind him, and starts to slowly walk to grab the knife from behind, Michael senses his fathers presence and says "Daddy, no," the guy turns around, dragging Michael with him and Jared tries grabbing the knife.
"You just made a huge mistake," the guy says throwing the knife at Jared, he falls to the ground,
"Dad! No!" Michael yells but is still stuck in the man's grip.
Mikey…Zeke says.
Zeke just tell Andy to shoot, Michael demands
Mikey I…
Zeke, do it now,
Zeke says "Shoot,"
"Are you kidding me I could hit Mikey,"
"Just shoot in hopes that you don't," Zeke says.
Andy focuses his eyes and pulls the trigger, Michael uses all his strength to force the guy around and the bullet enters him through the back, he falls to the ground.
Michael kneels by Rosaline, "Rosy,"
Darryl feels for a pulse, "She's gone, Mikey,"
Michael looks at him and then he gets up "Oh, no, not again," there is blood stains on his shirt and jeans
"Call an ambulance," Andy orders.
"Trudeau…" Darryl starts to argue.
Andy just glares at him. "Call an ambulance anyways," he snaps.
"Mikey," Zeke says pulling him into a hug, it was one of the few times Zeke or Andy ever saw Michael cry and really cry not fake crying.
Michael feels a strong feeling coming from his inner witch and he is surrounded by white orbs and disappears.
Attic
Prue, Piper and Phoebe are there looking at the Book of Shadows they join hands
"Power of the witches rise course unseen across the skies,
Come to us who call you near come to us and settle here,
Blood to blood we summon thee,
Blood to blood return to me,"
There is a swirl of bright white lights in the center of the attic. The orbs die down as Michael becomes corporeal.
"Mikey," Piper says "We need your help,"
"Oh my god, what happened?" Phoebe asks upon seeing Michael covered in blood.
"Rosaline…and my dad, they…they didn't make it," Michael says.
"I am so sorry Mikey," Prue says "We will find a way to fix this, but right now we really need your help, can you do that?"
"I'll try," Michael says.
The pages of the book of shadows flip by themselves "Whoa." Phoebe says,
Prue says "Okay."
"Thanks Grams." Piper says looking up to the ceiling
Phoebe says "It's so weird that we listed to her more now than when she was alive."
Prue reads from the Book "'How to perform a Séance. A ceremony to contact the dead',"
"Great, that's just what I need right now," Michael says.
Piper says "But the guy we're dealing with won't die. So that's not gonna help."
"Yeah, I don't know, Grams must be very, very, very confused." Prue closes the Book but it opens back up.
Phoebe says "Very testy also. Hmm. Okay, we're gonna need six candles white and purple, some burnings, cinnamon, frankincense, and sandalwood. Piper, you wanna grab the white cloth?"
Prue and Phoebe search in a trunk for the ingredients.
Piper goes over to another trunk. "You know, this trunk would go great at the foot of our bed."
Prue says "Yeah, my foot would look great on your butt. You are so not taking that, okay? It holds all of our ritual stuff."
Piper says "I just want things to remember this place by." She picks up a bottle. "How about this? Something to bring a piece of Grams to my place,"
Prue says "Okay, Sweetie, can we try to contact the dead now, please?"
Michael gets a candle and sees an envelope underneath it. Michael opens it up and read the letter Mikey, Zeke was talking to me the other day, he says you should go with him, give Prue and Andy more room. This kid you are trying to find, is a teenager like me or you, I know who he is, that's I why I am writing this letter, if anything were to happen to me, it wouldn't be your fault, I love you with all my heart, Rosaline,'
"Mikey," Prue says "come on honey,"
The girls and Michael have everything set up and are sitting around a table.
"'Beloved unknown spirit,
We seek your guidance,
we ask you to commune with us and move among us'."
They repeat it a second time and a witch appears "Forgive me, but why…?"
Phoebe talks before the witch could say anymore "We don't know."
Piper says "We were told in a round about sort of way that you might be able to help us."
"Are you witches?" The witch asks, "You're the three sister witches, the Charmed Ones, aren't you?"
Phoebe nods and says "And you're a witch too?"
The Witch says "I-I was. I'm sorry, this is so new. I haven't exactly figured it all out yet." She looks at Michael "You must be the most powerful demon ever to walk the worlds,"
Michael nods and says "Yeah, I am,"
Prue changes the subject and says "We think that we're against an evil that can't be killed. We've nixed him four times but…"
Phoebe finishes her sentence "And since you're the only one that answered our call…"
The Witch says "The spirits must think I know who you're up against."
"Yeah," Michael guesses
The witch says "You said you've killed him four times?"
"Yeah, and it's like he just keeps on coming back for more. Like he…" Prue pauses not knowing how to put it in words.
The Witch says "Wants to die."
"Do you know who he is?" Piper asks her.
The Witch says "He was my familiar. A feline I called Shadow. He's a warlock now. A familiar he becomes when he betrays his witch."
Prue says "That must be why we can't kill him. The whole nine lives thing."
"So, maybe if we kill him five more times, he should be gone," Michael says.
The Witch looks at him and says "No, that's exactly what you can't do. See, once a familiar becomes a warlock, they have until the next new moon to purge itself of its new life. If it succeeds, it becomes immortal. If it fails, it returns to its animal state for eternity. Shadow was a cat. So it has to shed all nine of its familiar lives."
Phoebe says "So why bother us? Why not just jump in front of nine buses?"
Prue says "Because we're the only ones strong enough to kill him."
"And he knew where to find us. What, are we like in the Warlocks Guide of San Francisco?" Piper rants in sarcasm.
"No, he knew where to find me," Michael says.
Phoebe says "Okay, so this should be a piece of cake. All we have to do is make sure we don't kill this guy five more times before the next full moon."
Piper says "That's two days, no problem."
Prue says "I'm sorry, this just seems so callous. I mean, you just lost your life and we're treating you like 411."
The Witch says "It's okay. It's just, I'm at peace now. The one's I loved…When someone's taken from you, suddenly there are no goodbyes."
Prue looks at Michael and says "Something we're all too familiar with."
The Witch says "At its core, evil exists for one reason, to spread loss. Be careful not to lose each other. Take care and blessed be." She disappears.
Piper blows out the candle and Michael flames out of the attic.
Flashback
Attic
Grams closed a window, Teresa is at the book, Grams' says "Damn wind keeps blowing out my candles. I'm sorry, Patty, I got cut off." She lights a candle and Patty appears. " It's just what troubles me about your daughters is not where they came from, it's where they're going."
Patty says "It's just a phase. When their destiny's revealed, they'll come together."
"And Michael's should too," Teresa says. "The more closer Michael is to loved ones the more powerful his inner witch becomes,"
Grams says "But what if they don't? What if they never do? What if the gift is too much for them to handle and they…? Well, regardless, I fear there may be only one option if I can't find a way to bring these girls and Michael together."
Patty says "Mother, that's nonsense."
Grams says "Perhaps. Good night my darling."
She blows out the candle.
End of flashback
San Francisco memorial
Michael flames in at the parking lot and walks inside, he goes to the front desk "What room is Rosaline in?" he asks. He sees Andy and says "Never mind," he goes over to Andy "How are they,"
"Mikey, Rosaline is in a coma, she's fine but she might not wake up," Andy explains.
"Where's Jake?" Michael says.
"He's down the hall, here I'll take you there," He walks Michael to the room. "He's able to talk, looks like you found him just in time,"
Michael walks in and looks at Jake "Hey, you don't know me but, how are you?"
"I'm doing ok, I mean my body still aches and stuff but I can handle it," Jake says. "You must be Michael,"
"How did you…" Michael begins.
"I told him," Zeke says walking into the room. "Hey, Jake this is Michael, he helped save you,"
"Can I ask you a question?" Michael says and Jake nods, "How do you know Rosaline?"
"Oh, yeah, she was my childhood friend, before I was taken, we were close," Jake explains to Michael.
"I will try to find your relatives they'll be happy to see you," Andy says leaving the room
"I have to go too," Michael says beginning to walk to the door and he walks out of the room.
As he is walking down the hallway, he sees an old friend "Mikey," the person yells.
He turns around and sees Jenny, they walk to each other "I just heard, I am so sorry Mikey," She says.
"Why are you here?" Michael asks her.
"My mom and dad are in town and I am gonna be staying here with my grandparents," Jenny explains
"No Jenny, what are you doing here, at the hospital?" Michael says.
"I saw you walk in here and I got a little scared that something happened," Jenny says.
"Thanks," Michael says, "I have to go though," He says walking away. He walks into the bathroom and flames out.
Manor: Kitchen
Its pitch black when Phoebe walks in, "Hey, who turned out the lights?" Phoebe turns on the light and the warlock attacks her. He throws her over the table and she kicks him and he falls on a knife. He disappears in black dots "Uh-oh!"
Prue and Piper run in "What happened?" Piper asks.
Phoebe says "I think I killed a warlock again."
Prue says "Ugh, Phoebe!"
Piper yells "Phoebe!"
Phoebe says "Well, I didn't mean to. It was a gut reaction. You know, self preservation and stuff."
Prue says "Hmm." She leaves the kitchen. Phoebe and Piper follow her, "You know, I've been thinking. I'm pretty sure he won't actually hurt us. I mean he needs us. So, let's just say he knocks one of us off."
Piper says "Then the Power of Three will be broken and we wouldn't have the strength to kill him."
Phoebe says "And then he takes a permanent cat nap. But we're assuming that he's smart enough to know this. I mean, what if he shouldn't kill us and we just sit there and watch it happen?"
Prue says "Yeah, well, what other choice do we have? I mean, we kill him four more times, he wins, becomes more powerful that we can handle. Either way we lose."
Piper says "I vote for not losing at all."
Phoebe sees boxes of Piper's stuff sitting in the foyer "Wow!"
Piper says "Uh, yeah, sorry. I'll get all that stuff out of the way as soon as…"
Phoebe says "You're really doing this, huh?"
Piper says "Yeah. You know, we have lived apart before."
Prue says "Our lives were apart, Piper. It's different now. I just think that we need to talk this through, that way we all know exactly what the consequences are for all of us."
Kit meows and Phoebe says "Ooh, saved by the meow. You know, I don't think I'm ever gonna be able to look at Kit quite in the same way. Or get undressed in front of him for that matter."
Piper says "You guys are right, we should talk this through." she heads for the door as Andy walks in.
"Prue, I'm worried about Mikey, he's hiding something from us and I think we should talk to him," Andy says and Prue heads upstairs.
Some house by the school
Michael flames in on the porch and knocks on the door "Mrs. Connors!" he yells from out side the house
"Go away," She says.
"I'm not leaving," Michael says. He knocks again. "Ok, then I'll just say that Jake is fine, I'm leaving you my card in case you want to talk." He sets it on the ground and he starts to walk away, and he flames out. The lady opens her door and looks at the card that reads: Junior detective Gonzalez, with a number on the back,
Manor
Michael flames in and Prue says "Do you want to talk, Mikey?"
"How did you…?" Michael starts.
Prue nods toward where Andy was standing on the other side of the room. "Andy was worried about you," she explains.
"Oh," Michael mumbles.
Andy takes a step toward them. "Talk to us, Mikey," he wishes.
Michael finally nods and they sit on his bed "It's just I tried to make this case for my own reasons to help Andy not have an unsolved case for once. I wanted to find the kid, but I didn't want to deal with the feeling of loss, if I would have gone by myself maybe Dad and Rosaline would still be alive. It's all my fault they're gone," He says.
"Mikey, it's not your fault…" Prue says.
"I tried to be brave, a hero, and strong like you guys, but I'm not, I'm just not." He says. "I tried to be like the infamous, all powerful Charmed Ones, and I failed,"
"You can't be the Charmed Ones, Michael," Andy says gently. "It's hard living with someone so revered in the magical world, but the thing is that you can't be them because you're not them. You can only be you. I know it's difficult being different than them."
"Being me, sucks," Michael says.
Prue grabs his head and pushes him to her chest, "You know what's weird? Phoebe, Piper and I always wanted to be kind of like you,"
"Me? Why?" Michael wonders.
"You're never afraid to be who you really are, weather you're in danger or just at home, you're always there for people, you're the one that people can count on, You risk your life every single day, you think of others before yourself, Piper and Phoebe are always wanting to be like you." Prue explains as Michael is crying in her arms.
"I wanted to be like you, Prue, You're brave and you aren't afraid of anything," Michael begins, "I want to be like Phoebe because she can do what she wants when she wants. I want to be like Piper because she always knows what to say and how to do things around here, and I…I always put myself in danger,"
"I've always wanted to be like you ever since you saved my life that time with the horsemen, Piper and Phoebe told me you put your own life at risk just to save me, that is something even me and my sisters wouldn't have been able to do without you." Prue says.
"Or me," Andy says. "I wish I could do what you do for Prue because when it comes down to it you protect her so much more than I ever could."
Michael thinks about that for a moment. "Zeke wants me to go and live with him for you guys to have more room for the baby, but I'm afraid if I leave that you guys wont talk to me as much because I'm a demon,"
"Why wouldn't we talk to…" Prue begins.
"I overheard you talking to Phoebe after she told you Cole was back, when you told her that demons cant be a part of this family,"
Andy sighs softly and exchanges a look with Prue. "You know she didn't mean it about you."
Prue nods emphatically. "You're family, Mikey, that wasn't directed toward you," Prue argues.
"That was the same thing my mom said to my dad before he left us years and years ago," Piper and Phoebe stand by the door but unaware to Michael, Andy and Prue, Michael goes on "I just feel like you guys don't accept me as a 'Halliwell' and will stop loving me. And I'm afraid to take Andy or even you guys with me when I'm either in the underworld or on a case, because I am afraid deep down that somehow you guys are gonna think that I am nothing but a failure, a weak and pathetic failure, because I can't do my job right, and if I had lost Zeke too…"
"Mikey," Piper says startling everyone in the room "We love you, we always will, nothing will ever change that,"
"I admire almost everything you do for this family, you have saved this family from demons and warlocks," Phoebe adds.
"And you are not a failure, Mikey." Prue says.
"Yeah, you are powerful, you are not called the most powerful demon of the underworld for nothing,"
"I…just figured as long as Prue is pregnant that she shouldn't be…be...doing things like, risking her life," Michael says as Piper hands him a Kleenex.
"Don't say that, Michael. You haven't done anything to get her in danger since we talked last time," Andy assures him.
"Mikey, you are the reason Prue, Phoebe and I are still standing here today," Piper adds "My point is we will never stop loving you, it wouldn't matter if you turned on us and tried to kill us, we will always love you no matter what happens, nothing is ever going to change that," Piper says as she and Phoebe join the hug.
Phoebe joins in "And you're always the one we can turn to for advice and support and even for protection,"
"Then why am I feeling like a weak, pathetic, not very smart failure at everything? I'm such a bad and horrible person, bad and horrible cousin. Everything I do tends to either piss people off or put others in danger, and on top of all that I have to fear the thought of you guys finding a way to vanquish me, because we all know that you thought about it a few times," Michael says. "And you guys don't even care about me when I'm in the underworld or on a case,"
"That's not true. Prue doesn't stop worrying about you unless you're in her line of sight," Andy says.
Michael looks over at Prue. "Really?"
"Mikey, if you hadn't saved my life that time with the four horsemen, I wouldn't be here. Andy wouldn't be here if you hadn't saved him from Rodriguez. It wasn't me that did that, it was you. If it weren't for you our baby girl wouldn't exist. I wouldn't be the woman I am today. You mean so much more to me than you can possibly imagine," Prue says.
"Just because you're a demon, Mikey, doesn't mean we are gonna not accept you as our family," Phoebe adds.
"You're not a failure, Mikey, your strong, your smart and very , very brave, if I tried half the things you have done for this family, I'd probably be lying dead in an alley somewhere. " Piper says "You saved us from countless things,"
"Even though you piss us off, Mikey, you shouldn't be afraid that we are gonna vanquish you," Prue says.
"Because you're really a son to Prue and I. And I mean that. We wouldn't be able to live with ourselves if something happened to you and we know Piper and Phoebe feel the same way," Andy continues Prue's train of thought.
Phoebe sits down beside him and pushes him into her chest as Piper gives him a Kleenex. "Mikey, I will always want you in my life, like that time with the horsemen, I was thankful for you being there because I was so scared of them," She says, rubbing her hand on the back of Michael's head.
Piper sits down in a chair that she moved forward to the bed, "Mikey, we care and love you for who you are on the inside, nothing will ever change that,"
Michael cries harder "Piper…" He manages to let out.
"Shh. Hun," Phoebe says holding him on her chest
"I just figured, if I tried to do more that I would feel more like you guys, be more like you guys, so that you wouldn't think I wasn't trying, and…and…I cant live with the fear that someday you guys would just walk out of my life and that's why I'm trying to be like you, Prue, you're not scared of anything. I was finally getting caught up in school," Michael says.
"Why didn't you talk to us about this before, hun?" Phoebe asks.
"Because you guys are always so busy with work and demons, and I was afraid if I admitted how I really felt and how I really thought, that it would hurt me more, making me think that you guys wouldn't love me," Michael says, "I was going to talk to you guys but then I put most of my energy into saving Jake,"
Andy kneels beside the bed listening as Prue says "Mikey, if we are working we will stop what we're doing to listen to you,"
"Mikey, we are all very thankful to have you in our lives, My point is that if you are afraid that we don't love you then you should talk to us, even if it hurts, we will love you no matter what happens, you are the sweetest most nicest person I've ever met," Piper says. "Why are you afraid? What are you afraid of?"
"Of…of…demons, evil," Michael manages to get out. "Afraid of Andy cause he is always so demanding and I've already been on his bad side, of Rosaline not accepting me for who I am because of my stupidity to not care enough for her as Andy does for you, of Zeke getting hurt or killed, or somehow something happens to him, or even of him walking out on me, of you guys not being there to back me up, of you guys not caring for me as much, of losing all the people I love and care about, and of my father getting vanquished by you guys,"
Phoebe says "We will always be there for you Mikey," she looks to her sister and Andy and says "He's right you know, we haven't really been there for him as much as he has been there for us,"
"and…and I feel that it's my job, at times, as Cousin Mikey, to protect you guys and the baby, I would never, ever forgive myself if I let anything happen to you guys or Prue's baby." Michael says.
Andy wraps an arm around Prue's stomach and then holds out his hand. "Give me your hand, Michael," he orders. Michael hesitates before reaching out and Andy puts Michael's hand on Prue's stomach in time to feel the baby kick. "How much do you think we love her?" Andy asks.
"More than anything in the world," Michael answers.
"You're right," Andy agrees. "What if she isn't born with powers? Do you think we could forget her? Never talk to her again because she's a little bit different?"
"No, you'd never do that," Michael says.
"We love you just as much. There's no reason for you to think we'd put you off," Andy finishes with a small smile. "And I may be tough on you at times but it is only to show you that I care about you,"
"The one thing I know for sure about you is that you are not stupid," Piper says "Mikey, Rosaline talks to me all the time, She talks about how you are always there for people, she does not think your stupid in any way, shape or form," Piper continues "She loves you as much as Andy loves Prue, as much as Leo loves me,"
"And Zeke is always talking to Andy and me about how protective of him you are, he says he finally found someone to look up too, someone to call his big brother," Prue says "He told us he found someone, who would rather die than hurt or see him hurt,"
Phoebe says "You have the type of friendships we all dream of having, not once did I find someone as close to me as Zeke is too you, you guys are true friends,"
"Of all people we understand what its like not having a father for years and then coming back into your life, we would never get rid of someone as important to you as that," Piper says, "I want to be like you, Hun, you are always so free to be who you are, you are nice and sweet and kind,"
"And even though it seems like we don't care, at times, we really do, we love you for who you are and who you've become, our very smart and very brave and very powerful baby cousin." Phoebe says.
"You are always looking out for us, even when you lied to us about belthazor being alive, I was mad but then I realized you did it to protect us, Cole told me that you told him that if he laid a hand on any of us you'd be the one to send his sorry ass to hell," Prue says, "But I know that you wouldn't intentionally do anything to hurt us. I worry, all the time, about you, you are like a son to me. I look up to you, I admire and appreciate all that you do for this family and even your friends,"
"I'm sorry, you guys must think I'm stupid for thinking these things," Michael says. "Sorry for not being able to help Andy out as much anymore and for having these stupid magical powers,"
"Mikey, you should never be sorry about that," Andy says. "You're a kid so be one. This family knows too well how it is to have to grow up fast." Andy comforts "Of all people Mikey, I know what it is like to risk your life every day,"
"Yeah and never be sorry about being Magical," Prue says "If you are that afraid to talk to us, Leo or Andy then… maybe we aren't doing our jobs as cousins, or me not doing my job as eldest cousin Prue to do something about it,"
Phoebe says "And you are not a horrible person, you did not become a horrible person, you did not come here two years ago to turn into a horrible cousin, you are not a bad or horrible person, your mom and dad did not raise a bad or horrible person,"
"Mikey, would a horrible person save his family? Would a horrible person risk his life every day?" Piper asks, "would a horrible person come here two years ago, to help save my husband's life?" Michael nods
"Andy, I was the one that asked Zeke to tell you to shoot the gun when I was trapped by the guy at the station." Michael admits.
"I know, and I was afraid that the bullet would have hit you, just because I sound like I don't care about you because you're a demon, I really do," Andy says. He points to Prue "Last year when you were taken that time with Cupid, she was scrying, scrying and scrying for you all day long, Mikey,"
"You were?" Michael asks.
"Yeah, but even though I couldn't find you, I could feel that you were all right," She says.
Michael turns to Andy and says "I guess even Prue gets scared huh?" He looks up at Prue "I just want what's best for you and your baby,"
"Mikey, I am scared all the time, I am scared that my sisters, Andy and I are all gonna lose you, if anything ever happened to you we would never forgive ourselves," Prue says "You mean more than anything to us in this world, you are everything we could have asked for in a cousin and so much more. Andy and I thank god for you every single day because we have never met such a brave person before,"
"I'm really sorry you guys, I just thought that I was invincible because I can self-heal and stuff." Michael says.
"Your close to being to it though, your immune to peoples powers except your family's," Andy says, as they all form a group hug.
Flashback
Piper opens the front door and Kit is standing on the porch "Ugh, why does this stupid cat keep hanging around? Who do you belong to? Go home. Shoo!" Prue walks out "What did you wanna talk about?"
Prue says "Uh, let's just go for a walk." They start walking down the stairs. "Hi, Kitty. So, there's just a little detail about the wedding. It hasn't been worked out yet. Just listen to me, okay? I want you to be my maid of honor."
Piper looks at her and says "Me?"
They start walking down the street and Prue says "I mean, it's not like I would actually ask Phoebe."
Piper says "So I win by default? Wow, Prue, you really know how to flatter a girl."
Prue says "Piper, can you just give me the tiniest of breaks here, okay? This is not how I would ever thought this whole thing would happen. Oh my God, I would love for both of my sisters to be my best friend but clearly that is not the case. And maybe one day things will change but…"
Piper says "Prue, it's gonna take more than time. I mean, I'm happy for you, I-I am and I know you have all these big plans but what about the rest of us? I mean, you move in with Roger and then I'm stuck here alone taking care of Grams and Phoebe's out of control. What if, what if there's an emergency? What if something happens?"
Prue says "Okay, I won't be far away, it's not like you guys won't be able to get a hold of me."
Piper says "I just think we should talk this through so we know what the consequences are. Okay, look, maybe a part of me is jealous because, I mean, you've got this great guy and you're gonna have this beautiful wedding and I'm just not very good with guys. Sometimes I think I'll never find true love."
Prue says "Piper…"
Leo walks past and bumps into Piper "Oh, sorry."
Leo says "No, it's my fault, sorry."
Piper looks back at him and then continues walking. Leo orbs out.
End of flashback
Café
Prue, Piper and Phoebe are having coffee at a café
Piper says "You know, just because I'm moving out doesn't mean we still can't do this."
Phoebe says "What? Mainline caffeine while waxing on warlock issues?"
Piper says "No, hangout. You know, I don't wanna be one of those old married lepers that nobody thinks isn't fun anymore."
Prue says "You've never been fun, Piper."
Piper says "I've always been fun, Prue. I am just Mrs. Fun now."
Prue says "Oh, Mrs. Fun. You know, the life changes from the move will work itself out, it's the supernatural ones we're concerned about."
Piper says "But we get attacked separately all the time. Like yesterday, and we just came together and sorted it out then."
The warlock appears in the chair next to them "You know, you girls are getting harder and harder to find. I was beginning to think you were trying to avoid me."
Prue says "Wow, you've been thinking. That's a pretty big step for a warlock. Ugh, god, I am so sorry, that was awfully catty of me, wasn't it?"
The Warlock says "Is this the part where I'm supposed to go 'whoo, they did research' and run away?"
Phoebe says "Might be a good idea."
The Warlock says "Or what? You'll kill me?"
Piper says "No, actually, we'll do worse. We won't touch you."
The Warlock says "Look at that. Witches think they have this one figured out. Well, let me tell you all something." He grabs a woman who walks past. "You'll dance if you don't notice death." The warlock stabs the woman in the back.
Piper throws her hands out and freezes everyone. Phoebe picks up a knife and stabs the warlock. He disappears and the woman falls to the floor "Oh my god."
Prue says "Call 911."
Commercial Break
Underworld
Michael and Andy are standing at the wall by the sources chambers and listen in on what they are saying, "We must find a way to exterminate the next generation of the Charmed Ones before it is too late," The source says.
"With all due respect, Sire," Jared says "We cannot, it's suicide,"
"If you don't care about the lives of your fellow demons, of your leader, or yourself, what about Michael's life," The source snaps.
"Don't you dare threaten him," Jared demands harshly.
"I'm not, but do you really think that if this baby is born that the next ruler of the underworld after I make my move will let him live?" The source explains. "With his friend not by his side he's a powerless fraud,"
"I know, Sire, but Michael is stronger than either of us, do you really think he's gonna let you lay a hand on the child?" Jared challenges.
"He will if he wants to see the light of day ever again," The source says.
"Mikey, are they talking about my baby?" Andy asks.
"You don't have to spy you know," the seer informs them from behind "Master Michael, wonderful to see you again," she bows her head.
"I was hoping you could help me," Michael says.
"Help you with what?" She asks.
"I need you to show me how life would have been for the Charmed Ones had I not been there, the day I saved Andy," Michael says.
"Take my hand," She orders.
Michael grabs her hand and he is pulled into a very, very powerful premonition,
Premonition
Andy bursts through the door, "No!" he shoots his gun at Rodriguez but it doesn't faze him, Rodriguez throws an energy ball at Andy and he is thrown back into the shelf and landing on the floor.
"Don't you understand if he gets to the first page we stop being witches," Phoebe says.
"Exactly, which means we stop risking out lives all the time, which means we stop watching the people we love lose theirs," Prue says.
"So what are saying? That this is my fault is that it? Because I can't defeat Abraxas?" Prue yells to Phoebe
"No Prue you can, you just won't. Okay something is holding you back, something big time and instead of facing it you are running from it, but you can't keep running Prue because you have got to figure out what your problem is otherwise we're all dead!"
"That's right Phoebe it's my responsibility isn't it? The oldest sister, always supposed to figure things out, well, if that's the case then how come I couldn't save Andy? Ok, If I'm supposed to be so powerful, how come I couldn't save him? I mean my god don't you understand Andy died because of me all right it doesn't matter what he said it was my fault, how can it be good to be witches when all it does it get the people we love killed?"
As that vision ends Michael is pulled into another one
Teresa and her mother run into another room dragging Michael behind them, "Mother, the potions," Teresa says as the Source flames in,
"You are not powerful enough to destroy me old woman," The source taunts to Michael's grandmother. She throws a potion at him only for him to throw a fireball at it and explode sending everyone flying.
"Mother!" Teresa says running to her mother leaving Michael, who is staring at the Source, by himself.
"What have we here?" The Source asks "A child not knowing how to use his powers yet," He forms a fireball and Michael shimmers out of the way. "A demonic child?" The Source questions.
Michael shimmers back in and holds his hand out and sends an energy ball at the Source which sends him flying backwards.
The Source gets up and looks at Michael "Your power is strong, but will it last to become any stronger?" he forms an even larger fireball.
"No!" Teresa yells throwing her arm out sending Michael away from The Source.
The Source throws his hand out and send Teresa and her Mother flying. He turns back to Michael. He forms fireball after fireball in Michael's direction. He is blown backwards into unconsciousness.
End of Premonition
Michael is flown backwards into some demonic tables "Whoa," He yells as Andy runs after him. Michael flames them both out.
Manor: Kitchen
Prue, Piper and Phoebe are sitting around as Piper is putting ingredients in a pot.
Phoebe says "That girl. There's just no reason. I got used to there being a reason, you know, an explanation. But she didn't even..."
Prue says "Stand a chance. But there was a reason, Pheebs, he was sending a message."
Piper says "Yeah, and we got it loud and clear. But there's nothing we can do that we haven't already done."
Phoebe says "So, what, he just keeps killing until we kill him?"
Piper says "Which is exactly what he wants."
Prue says "Exactly what we can't do. Uh, is that a potion?"
Piper says "I wouldn't know where to begin. I'm just keeping my hands busy. It's something Grams taught me, actually. To improvise. But all I've come up with is mud."
Phoebe says "So how do we kill a warlock we know we shouldn't be killing?"
Prue says "Well, we've only got three more chances to figure that out."
Police station
Michael is walking down the stairs and walks outside.
"Jake was taken from the Hospital," Darryl says.
Michael thinks and says "I'll be back, I gotta check on something,"
Zeke, where are you? Michael says telepathically. No answer. Zeke,
"Michael," Andy says as he is catching up, "I know this is a lot to ask but we need help,"
"Zeke isn't answering," Michael says "I'll go, be ready," he flames out.
Golden Gate Apartments
"Thought you could escape me didn't you?" The guy says holding a gun to Jakes head while he ties him to a chair. "Well, you're not gonna get away from me this time." He stands and looks at Jake face to face "If you try escaping me again I will kill you,"
There is a bright orange light as a flame materializes and Michael becomes corporeal. "Ralph, Stop," Michael commands.
"Ha. Ha. Ha," Ralph cackles "If it isn't Michael Gonzalez, how are you?" He jokes.
"Let him go, Ralph," Michael says.
"Not a chance, he's mine," Ralph says pulling a contract out of his pocket, "We made a deal two years ago,"
"Michael, I'm sorry, I didn't know, I didn't mean too," Jake cries,
Michael throws an energy ball at Ralph and he flies into the wall. "Even you cannot break the contract," Ralph says.
Michael scratches his ear, activating the chip he never took out from the other day,
Police station/ Golden Gate Apartments
Andy hears Michael say "Why do you need him?"
"Mikey," Andy says.
"You're not demon enough to kill me, otherwise you would have done so by now," Michael says as he is backing away from Ralph,
"Nah, see I lost my demonic powers in a huge battle, they are only limited," Ralph says.
Zeke walks into the police station as some officers drag him in, "Where's Mikey?"
"Mikey, cant hear you, he is kind of busy with saving Jake…again," Andy says to Zeke.
"What? Why would he go there without any backup?" Zeke asks.
"Because his first and only choice wouldn't talk to him at the time," Darryl says
"So he went alone," Andy says.
Golden Gate Apartments
Ralph grabs Michael by the throat again and pins him to the wall. "Jake…" Michael lets out.
Ralphs eyes turn pure black as his voice becomes deep and demonic "You're mine now too," Ralph says throwing Michael into the shelf, knocking him unconscious.
Michael, still unconscious, has a dream
Dream
"Mikey," Rosaline says.
"Rosaline?" Michael wonders.
"Yes, its me honey," She informs him.
"Are we dead?" Michael asks.
"Well, you're not," Rosaline says "Mikey, your not a failure, I've always known that you were meant to do great things,"
"I'm not understanding," Michael tells her.
"Take my hands Mikey," Rosaline says taking his hands. "Close your eyes and concentrate,"
Michael closes his eyes and relaxes, he sees what he saw before
The Source throws fireball after fireball at Michael and he is knocked unconscious "The boy is strong, too bad he won't grow up with a family," The Source taunts forming the largest fireball yet.
Michael regains consciousness and says "What the hell," He runs to his mother and grandmother and shimmers them out as the fireball hits them. Michael is flown through the air and lands outside as he crashes through the window. Teresa and her mother are also separated.
"See, Mikey," Rosaline says "Nothing is you're fault,"
The scene around them disappears and Rosaline says, "Mikey, I wont be able to return on my own, Call Leo or someone to heal me,"
End of Dream
Michael is still lying there unconscious as Ralph is cleaning his gun.
Flash back: Manor: Kitchen
Grams is there making a potion when Piper walks in "I am going to finish the brownies and don't even try and stop me."
Grams says "Well, I'm afraid Prue's beaten you to it. But I've got a back up. What do you say we whip up your favorite double chocolate decadence cake."
Piper says "Isn't decadence French for 'don't even think about it'? What are you making?"
Grams says "Oh, just keeping my hands busy." Phoebe walks in and gets a key off of the hook. "Oh, Phoebe, uh, Piper and I were just thinking of whipping up something we'll regret tomorrow. Care to join us?" Phoebe just stares at them "Where you headed?" Grams' asks
"Out," Phoebe answers before walking out the door
Piper says "On second thought... do you need a hand?" She throws some ingredients in a pot. Grams smiles. "What?"
Grams says "How do you know what to add?"
Piper says "Well, you needed to balance the mustard seed which can be kind of harsh, and the sea salt brings out the flavour of the, um... Grams…"
Grams says "Piper, you were born for this, literally. Why do you insist on wasting your talents behind some counter in a bank?"
Piper says "Because my talents don't come with health benefits. Prue's getting married and Phoebe's, well, Phoebe. You know, somebody has to be practical."
Grams says "Not at the expense of her dreams"
Piper says "No, at the expense of losing this house and not being able to pay your hospital bills. I'm sorry if I'm disappointing you." They hug
Grams says "You could never do that."
Piper says "I'm just doing what I have to. It's okay." She leaves the room.
Grams says "So am I." She fills up a small bottle with the potion. She holds it up. "My sweet girls. You're just not ready. I've got to stop you from becoming..."
End of flashback
Golden Gate Apartments
Ralph is there keeping an eye on Jake and Michael as he cleans his gun. Jake is still tied to the chair. Michael begins to regain consciousness. He gasps and coughs "Rosaline," he manages to get out. Jake looks at him and he winks and he pretends to be unconscious.
Manor: Living room
The warlock is sitting on the couch "The Charmed Ones. What does a fella have to do to get killed around here?"
Prue says "Not gonna happen."
The Warlock says "Hmm, I could sever a head. Only take a second." He stands up.
Piper says "Don't even think about it." She throws her hand out freezing him. "Wait a minute, that's it. I'll just keep freezing him until midnight. A new moon means bye-bye bad guy, right?"
He fights through her freeze "I'm just going to keep getting better and better at this."
Phoebe says "Oh, it was a thought."
They run into the foyer and The Warlock stands by the door "Come on, time's wasting. You know, I'm just going to keep on killing. And the next one won't go so fast. The next one I'll saver. You're telling me all you're gonna do is stand back and watch? How many people have to die before you do what I ask?"
Prue looks at the table and says "None." she waves her arm and a letter opener stabs the warlock. He disappears. "I'm sorry, I..."
"Had to," Piper finishes.
Phoebe says "I would've done it first but you beat me to it."
Prue says "Alright, well, he's only got two more lives left."
Piper says "And we've only got one option."
Phoebe says "But we already looked in the book."
Prue says "We look again. No more pussy-footing around."
Suddenly after they begin to walk upstairs, there is a red flash of light as Astral Michael appears.
"Mikey, what's going on?" Prue asks him worriedly
"Look, the kid Jake is at the apartments again. I am there too but I am pretending to be unconscious so I astral projected here," Astral Michael begins to explain.
"Mikey…" Piper begins to explain
"Look, if I am not back by tonight cast the 'To Call a Lost Witch' spell." Michael orders astral projecting out.
Flashback
Attic
Grams' is flipping through the Book of Shadows with Teresa. Patty's spirit is there "Why now, mother?" Patty asks.
Grams' says "We both know why. We're just not willing to say it."
Patty says "Please don't."
Grams starts to say "I'm not well, Parry. When I die..."
Patty cuts her off "Mother."
Grams steps forward and says "When I die, the girls will receive their powers. I have to stop that from happening."
"Penny, if you stop that you stop Michael's destiny as well, without his cousins he is a sitting duck." Teresa explains.
Patty says "But it's their destiny. It's what they're meant to be."
Grams' says "Who are we to decide that they're meant to be witches?"
Patty says "Who are we to decide that they're not? This isn't your choice to make."
Grams says "But the girls are mine to protect." Grams grabs her chest.
"Mom, are you alright?" Patty asks
Grams says "I'm fine. Don't change the subject. Patty, they're not ready. Do you really want me to put them directly in harms way? Goodnight." She blows out the candle and Patty disappears. She uses telekinesis to open a chest and puts the Book of Shadows in it. She picks up the small bottle. "It's now or never."
Teresa grabs her pocket walkie-talkie "Now mother," She says and she is engulfed in bright white lights and disappears.
Penny walks out of the attic and locks the door. She goes to the stairs. She screams out in pain and grabs her chest. She drops the bottle and falls to the bottom of the stairs.
Piper runs over to her "Grams? Grams? Prue! Phoebe! Somebody help!"
Prue and Phoebe run up to them "Oh my god, Grams." Prue says
Piper says "Oh, god, Grams."
End of flash back
Police Station
"What do you mean Mikey was just there?" Andy asks Prue over the phone, "Okay, If he goes back there let us know," he hangs up. Andy looks to Zeke "Mikey is all right he checked in with the sisters a little bit ago,"
"Ok, maybe I should go to the apartments and see if I can find him or something," Zeke suggests.
Commercial Break
Manor: Attic
The warlock is there yelling in pain "Well, that's number eight." Prue says.
Piper says "One life to live."
Phoebe says "I know life isn't fair, but this sucks."
Piper says "I know, he left a stain, but I think with a little water and..."
Phoebe says "Uh, no. Death isn't brief, it's permanent, and this guy gets to cheat it not once but nine times."
Piper says "Yeah, cheaters aren't supposed to profit."
Prue says "You know, if he had any idea what death is really like, you know, the real thing not the abridged version, he wouldn't be so hot under the collar to do it again."
Phoebe says "What if we showed him."
Piper says "What do you mean?"
Phoebe says "Well, every time he dies he feels pain, right?"
Prue says "Yeah, but only for a second."
Phoebe says "But what if somehow we could catch him in that second? The instant of death in that one moment where he actually feels pain, and then magnify it nine times."
Piper says "Then he would feel the pain of nine deaths and it actually might be enough to kill him. I like it."
Prue says "Well, we've only got one shot. Any other ideas?" Phoebe shakes her head. "Then lets do it." She feels a weird feeling in her stomach "Uh-oh…" She says as she is being teleported out by the baby.
Golden Gate Apartments
Michael astral projects back into his body and he gets up "Jake," He says. "I need you to tell me why he is holding you here,"
"Yeah," Jake agrees "A long time ago I tried to find Rosaline again, but this guy kidnapped me and I been here ever since,"
"Why didn't you go for help?" Michael asks him.
"I tried," Jake says.
"Ok, ok," Michael says "Prue! Leo!" He calls.
"What are you doing?" Jake asks.
"Getting help," Michael answers.
Ralph, now standing behind Michael, grabs him and holds a knife to his throat "Witch," He says. "You can't do anything to me,"
"You're so right, I can't," Michael agrees upon seeing a red flash of light, "But she can," He says pointing behind Ralph.
Prue teleports in and sees Michael "Mikey," She calls and she waves her arm and sends Ralph flying away from him.
"Whoa, what's going on?" Jake asks as his ropes are telekinetically loosened.
Ralph conjures an athame and throws it towards her "Athame," Michael calls and it flames out of the way.
"You're a witch?" Jake asks Michael.
Ralph tries to tackle Prue but he keeps flying away as she waves her arm. "Stay down," Michael says to Jake, "Prue, get down," He orders and she ducks as he throws an energy ball at him, but he dodges it.
"Mikey, I don't need you getting hurt," Prue says sending him flying out of the way.
"Prue, if you are hurt, Andy will freak out, even worse if your killed it will hurt all of us please," He says. Ralph picks up the athame again and starts to go towards Prue. "No," Michael says pushing Prue out of the way. She runs into Jake.
Prue turns around just in time to see Ralph plunge the athame into Michael's chest "No, Mikey,"
Unknown to anyone in the room Ralph has a look of pain on his face and is engulfed in flames as Zeke stabs him from behind. "Mikey," Zeke says as Michael falls to the floor.
"Hurry we got to get him to Andy," Prue says trying to lift him.
Zeke looks at her and says "Not you, your pregnant," he looks at Jake "You help me," He demands.
Flashback
Manor
Piper picks up the bottle on the stairs. Prue stands at the bottom of the stairs "Hey."
Piper says "Hey."
Prue says "You okay?"
Piper says "I'm... I'm not really. I don't know how I'm supposed to deal with this, Prue. I mean, not just losing her, it's the funeral arrangements and the doctors and the lawyers... and there's nobody left to help us."
Prue says "For what it's worth, the service today was really beautiful."
Piper starts to cry "She would've liked what you said."
Prue says "Thanks. I know that this is gonna sound strange but... do you think that she heard?"
Piper says "Yeah, I think she did."
Living room
Phoebe is sitting on the couch. Prue and Piper come down the stairs "I'd still like to know what she was doing up there." Piper says as she walks with Prue down the stairs.
Phoebe says "Up where?"
Prue says "Piper thinks that Grams was up in the attic before she died."
Phoebe says "That's not possible. She always told us that the attic was sealed off."
Piper says "Yeah, well, then what was she doing coming down the stairs?"
Phoebe says "Um, I think the more important question is what are we doing?"
Prue says "What do you mean?"
Phoebe says "I mean, precisely what Grams was always concerned about. Our future. The only reason we're all still here together is because of her and now, Prue, you've already got one foot out the door, and Piper, I know you don't wanna bunk with me any longer than you have to, so let's just face it, she was the glue."
Piper says "Why don't we talk about this over dinner. I'll make one of Grams' favourite meals. She always liked the idea of me being in the kitchen."
Prue says "Uh, actually, I'm sort of supposed to spend the night with Roger."
Piper says "What about you, Pheebs? Table for two?"
Phoebe says "Uh, actually, I was thinking about getting outta here."
Piper says "Are you going out?"
Phoebe says "No. Going away. I, um, I'm not sure what my future holds but I do know it's not in San Francisco." she picks up a bag.
Prue says "Phoebe, you don't have to..."
Phoebe says "It's okay. We all know that the only thing that I contribute to this threesome is trouble, so... I'm gonna go and see what New York thinks of me. Whatever my destiny may be, I might find it there."
Piper says "Phoebe, what about school?"
Phoebe says "Well, school will still be there if I come back. Grams always said that we all had a purpose. Maybe we'll have an easier time finding it on our own." Phoebe leaves.
Prue says "Uh, I guess I'm gonna..."
Piper says "Yep."
Phoebe leaves
End of flash back
Outside Golden Gate Apartments
Zeke and Jake walk out carrying Michael with Prue behind them to catch him if he falls out of there grip. Andy and Darryl arrive in there car. Andy sees Michael with the athame in his chest "What happened?" He asks taking Michael into his arms.
"He saved my life from the demon," Prue explains and Andy looks at her weird "Baby brought me,"
"He saved you because he knew Leo wouldn't be here in time to heal you and the baby," Andy says in tears.
Prue is about to speak when she disappears in a red flash and is gone.
Manor: Foyer
Prue appears in the living room, Phoebe comes down the stairs and Piper comes out of the living room.
Prue says "Spell?"
Phoebe says "Check! Potion?"
Piper says "Check! Sharp painful implement?"
"Check." Prue holds up a fireplace tool.
Phoebe says "Ooh, nice choice."
Prue says "Thank you."
Piper says "So what is our level of confidence in this plan?"
Phoebe says "Well, on a scale from one to ten, ten being we whip ass, one being he laughs at us while we're on fire and naked..."
Piper says "Maybe you should lie to me."
The warlock bursts in "Hello, ladies. Hmm, I love the smell of defeated witch in the evening."
Prue says "Yeah, can we just get this over with, please?"
The warlock says "Oh, it's fine when you want to have coffee, but when I want to exchange pleasantries, you're in a hurry to kill me. Where are your manners?"
Phoebe says "We lost them when that girl lost her life."
Warlock says "And who's fault is that? Wait a minute, do you think I'm an idiot? You've got something up your sleeve."
Phoebe looks at Prue and Piper "Hello? Sleeveless."
The Warlock says "You know the moment that I gain immortality, I'm coming back here to mangle your pretty little faces."
Piper says "You wanna die or not?"
The Warlock says "Do it."
Prue says "Alrighty then. Ready?" Prue throws the tool at him. "Now!"
Piper freezes him and throws a potion at him.
"Nine times this evil's cheated death,
Felt no pain and kept his breath,
This warlock standing in our midst,
Let him feel what he has missed."
Black ghostly shadows float around him "No! No! No!" The warlock explodes and disappears.
Piper says "Okay, was that for good?"
Prue says "Well, if it wasn't, he's really gonna miss his ear because it looks like part of it's dripping off the clock."
Piper says "Yecch."
Phoebe says "Um, ninth time's the charm. That was definitely different, he's gone for good."
Piper says "And yet somehow we're still here, still together."
Phoebe says "Not for long. Is there anything special you wanna do on your last night here?"
Piper says "Um, I don't know. I guess, can I have a couple of minutes alone?"
Prue says "Yeah, uh, we'll be upstairs if you, you know."
Prue and Phoebe go upstairs. Piper sits down and pulls a small bottle out of a box. She sees a note stuck to the bottom of it.
Golden Gate Apartments: Outside
Andy is looking at the now comatose Michael, eyes drained of color, "Come on Mikey,"
Michael's spirit floats out of his body and into limbo.
Limbo
Michael sees Rosaline's spirit in limbo and they both see two kinds of beings, The Angel of Destiny, and an Avatar. "What's going on?" Michael asks.
"Shh." Rosaline says grabbing his hand.
"Are we…dead," Michael asks.
"No, not yet," The avatar says.
"It's not your time to die yet Michael nor yours Rosaline," The Angel of Destiny says. "The Charmed Ones are gonna have a baby in the family, she is to be the most powerful child in the history of the magical world, alongside them and you, Michael."
"You are to be watching after the child until she can protect herself," The avatar says.
"You shall return to your bodies," The Angel of Destiny says as he holds his hands out along with the Avatar and Michael and Rosaline's spirits disappear.
Golden Gate Apartments
Michael's spirit floats back into his body, Andy is still clutching Michael in his arms, Michael gasps. He coughs "Rosaline," He says followed by another cough.
"Mikey," Andy says "You're alive. Prue, He's alive!" Andy yells
"Mikey," She says in relief and she runs over to him. "Thank you god, oh thank you so much," She says.
Michael sees Jake hugging his mother for the first time in years. He walks over to them "Oh, I see the family is reunited,"
"Thank you, Michael, I never thought I'd see my son again. Thank you so much for knocking on my door," She says thankfully.
"Anytime," He says walking back towards Prue.
"Oh, Mikey we got to get back to the house and help Piper," Prue says.
"Right, you coming?" Michael asks Andy.
"Sure," He says. They walk to the other side of a bush and Michael gets ready to flame them out. Michael and them join hands and they all flame out.
Manor: Outside
Leo is packing the car when Piper comes out "Everything okay?" He asks
"Am I that obvious?" She returns
Leo says "No, I'm just incredibly perceptive. You wanna pull up a tailgate?"
They sit on the tailgate of the car. Piper looks at him and says "Um, something just doesn't feel right. I mean, I know this stuff has to happen and I want it to happen, it's just that when Prue, Phoebe and I moved back in together, it made us sisters again. And I don't think we're ready to test that yet. And then there came Michael and then there's this." She hands Leo the note. "I think we both know what those ingredients would do to us. And the fact that Grams was willing to keep us from being witches, to keep us together. Well, that should mean something shouldn't it? Are you gonna hate me?"
Leo says "Not if we can hire movers to move everything back in." She hugs him.
Manor
Prue and Phoebe are sitting on the couch. Piper walks past and Prue says "Hey, can we talk to you for a second? It's kind of important."
Piper says "Sure. Everything okay?"
Phoebe says "Yeah, it's, um, it's just we're more than excited that you and Leo decided to move back in... Um, we sort of have to ask you to move back out again."
Prue finishes her sisters sentence "Of your room. And into mine or Mikey's. I mean, they are twice as big and you now are twice the people."
"Really?" Piper asks
Prue says "Really."
Piper says "That would be great." She sits on Prue and hugs her. "That would be so great."
Phoebe says "Hey, you know what? I deserve hugs too because I'm moving all of my stuff out of your bathroom so you and Leo could do the..."
Piper says "That would be really great."
Prue says "See? It will just be like having your own place."
Phoebe says "Yeah, only with your sisters and cousin right down the hall."
Prue says "Yeah, I mean, I know we can't be together forever."
Piper says "But it feels good that forever isn't today."
"Where's Mikey at?" Piper asks.
The sisters look around to realize that he isn't with them.
Attic
The Book of Shadows closes itself and the triquetra on the front glows.
Police station
Michael is looking back at all of Andy and Darryl's unsolved cases, Andy walks over to him "Hey,"
Michael looks up and sees Andy "Hey," He says
"What are you doing?" Andy asks calmly.
"Just thinking," Michael answers,
"About?" Andy asks
"About all that we been through since I saved you that day from Rodriguez," Michael answers. "If I hadn't then you wouldn't be here, the baby wouldn't exist, and Prue would have never moved on," Andy looks at him knowing that there is more to Michael's story. "It's just, I have never loved anyone so much and I love you guys so much that I don't want anything to happen to you," Michael says.
"Mikey…" Andy starts to say but is cut off.
"When the demon tried to get Prue, I pushed myself into the demons way, saving her, when the athame went in I felt like it was the end, I felt my life ending, the pain went through, I could never imagine that happening to Prue or her baby,"
"Mikey, you didn't do anything wrong. You saved someone you love even if it means losing yourself," Andy explains "I meant what I said before, this family loves you just as much as the baby,"
Michael gives him a hug and says "Let's go, Prue's calling," And with that he and Andy were engulfed in a bright orange flame and disappear.
