Miles away in San Francisco, Piper Halliwell was attempting a spell to summon her barely dead sister.

Prue couldn't be gone-she had to take care of Parker and there was the power of three- they needed to protect themselves against the incoming myriads of demons. Piper suddenly felt hot salty tears falling down her cheeks.

The funeral was tomorrow.

She lost Prue.

She is losing Parker.

She lost he power of three.

It was all falling apart-her life, that is.

Piper lifted her head to the knock on the doorframe of the infamous attic. She saw Leo, her husband.

"She still isn't back you know" Leo stated, looking worried- both for piper and their niece. Parker left when phoebe and piper went to speak to her about the funeral and Sasha, but she ran as soon as they mentioned anything. She said a spell and was transported to the underworld, where Leo was unable to sense her. Currently, Cole had his ear to the ground, shimmering between the underworld and the manor comforting Phoebe and looking for their niece.

Leo sat down next to Piper on the ground in front of the bowl.

"Piper the funeral is tomorrow. Don't you think you should get some sleep?"

"I don't want sleep, Leo. I want to find out why my dead sister wants us to send my niece to her non-existent father! I want to see my sister Leo"

Leo realized how taxing Prue's death and Parker's subsequent disappearance (and eventual move) has been on Piper.

The lamp in the corner of the room suddenly blew up. Piper put her head in her hands to try to stop the tears.

Leo sighed. "Piper you have to learn to control your emotions. They are linked to your powers. You can't be blowing up things tomorrow. Come on. Let's go to sleep. For Prue. She doesn't want you to be doing this to yourself"

As piper took Leo's proffered hand to get up, the air in the middle of the attic began to shimmer.

"Phoebe!" Piper called, preparing for an attack on the already weakened Halliwells, but found it to be cole holding Parker by her bicep.

"Cole!" Parker yanked her arm from Cole's grip "I was so close to finding information on where shax was! Stay away from me"

"You're version of close is being hit by three energy balls! You're lucky I found you when I did! Or then the Halliwells would have been down another family member! Do you really want to put us through that-again!" his voice gradually grew.

Piper let out a breath. Parker was home. "Cole! Enough! Wait? Energy balls?" she rushed over to a slightly pale Parker as Phoebe rushed into the attic.

. "Leo. Heal. Now!" piper hovered worriedly as Leo healed her.

"Thanks Leo" Parker mumbled quietly.

"We're just glad to have you home little one." Leo wrapped in arm around Parker and led her downstairs to ensure that she went to sleep.

Piper, Phoebe, and Cole remained in the attic. Piper looked to Cole "Thanks for saving her Cole" Piper swallowed once-twice against the lump in her throat that has been there since Prue couldn't be healed by Leo.

Phoebe held on tight to Coles hand and said softly "We could never repay you."

Cole shrugged "Family is family and I consider the Halliwells my family." he squeezed Phoebe's hand and led her out.

Phoebe followed, but not before calling to Piper "Get some sleep, Piper." She turned around "Seriously, moving in with Sasha will be good for her. She needs normalcy. Demons aren't normal. At least she'll get to know her father. We only just go the chance" Phoebes eyes started to water as she thought that Prue had only just started to accept Victor and she was gone. Prue was so young. She'd never get to experience so many things. She was going to miss out on Parker's life.

Phoebe left and followed Cole down the stairs to go to their room to sleep.

Piper sighed. This was it. The deciding moment. She shut the book, thus her chances of summoning her sister and turned the lamp next to her off, and with one last glance she left the attic, descending down the stairs, intent on watching over Parker in case she had any nightmares