Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige, Leo and Grams are there. Leo is trying to heal Paige. Piper is flipping through the Book Of Shadows. Grams is pacing through the kitchen, acting rather strange.
Piper: I know there's something in here somewhere about poison. Leo? (Leo looks at her.) No, we are not giving up. This is a stinkin' fairy tale. If Snow White can come back to life then Paige can too. Right, Grams? (Grams scratches her head as if she has fleas.)
Grams: Uh, well, I wouldn't get my hopes up.
Piper: What are you talking about? You're supposed to be the expert. There has got to be some way.
Leo: What about a kiss?
Piper: A kiss?
Leo: It worked for Snow White. It's worth a shot. (Grams sniffs Piper and Piper gives her a look. Grams moves back.)
Grams: A Kiss. Yes, by all means. (She grabs Piper's arm and pulls her.) Come, let's find her boyfriend.
Piper: She doesn't have a boyfriend, remember?
Grams: Right. Sorry. (She chuckles. Her stomach grumbles loudly.) My stomach is really upset.
Piper: Wait, I got a spell. "Here our call, for those who fall, urge her to awaken, from this toxic taken." (Leo feels Paige's pulse.)
Leo: Nothing.
Piper: Grams, what do we do? (Grams shakes her head.)
Leo: Focus on vanquishing the evil witch in hopes that it reverses the dark magic. It's our only hope.
Piper: (to Grams) Did you finish the vanquishing potion?
Grams: Um, no. Unfortunately, ugh, bad batch. (She picks up the pot of potion and tips it down the sink. The doorbell rings.) Oh, Leo, would you be a lamb and see who that is? (Leo Leaves the kitchen. Grams sneers at Piper behind her back. Grams moves away when Leo speaks.)
Leo: (from foyer) Honey? Honey, you might wanna come look at this! (Piper leaves the kitchen.)
Cut to the foyer. Leo is at the door. Piper walks in.
Piper: What? What is it? (She notices seven dwarves standing on the porch.)
Head Dwarf: Someone here eat a poison apple?
Cut to the house across the street. Porter, dressed in traditional German boys clothing, is nervously reaching for the frosting that is gluing the roof to the walls. The door suddenly opens. A voice from inside the dark house is calling out to Porter.
Voice: Hello?
Porter: Who is there?
Voice: It is I, a lonely old widow, waiting for someone to visit me. And here you are! How sweet. (The woman comes out of the shadows. She puts her arm around Porter and sweeps him inside. Porter and the widow walk to a dining room. The table is covered with various sugary foods.)
Porter: What's all this?
Widow: A glorious feast that I've set up just for you! Sit down and eat. (Porter sits down and begins eating a stack of pancakes. He begins to devour them faster and faster, before moving to other foods.)
Scene: St Regis. Phoebe and Adam are dancing.
Adam: You know there's a fine line between love and hate.
Phoebe: What?
Adam: It's just I'm not sure if you're dancing with me or for Cole. To make him jealous, I mean.
Phoebe: Oh, no, it's not like that at all. It's just very complicated.
Adam: I see, I can always have him fired if that would help.
Phoebe: Really? (Phoebe giggles.)
Adam: Absolutely, just say the word.
Phoebe: Word.
Adam: Done. (Phoebe sees Leo across the room. He points.) You know, it's almost midnight. What do you say we get out of here?
Phoebe: Uh, hold that thought. (Phoebe goes over to Leo. Adam starts to follow but Cole stops him.)
Cole: I don't know what happened to you, but I do know evil when I see it. And you're it.
Adam: I don't know what you're talking about.
Cole: No, of course you don't. But if you try to hurt Phoebe I'll kill you.
Cut to Phoebe and Leo nearby.
Phoebe: She's dead? What do you mean she's dead?
Leo: Don't worry the dwarves are all over it.
Phoebe: The dwarves?
Leo: Piper cast a spell that wound up summoning the descendants of the seven dwarves. Actually, they prefer to be called little people now.
Phoebe: Snow White and the Little People.
Leo: Look, the point is that they preserve the dead, it's what they do. At least it'll buy us time until we can vanquish the evil witch who's behind all this.
Phoebe: Cole is behind all of this.
Leo: Not according to the Elders he's not.
Phoebe: Wh-?
Leo: Look, even if he was responsible there's nothing more that you can do here. Piper needs you back home to try and save Paige.
Phoebe: Okay.
Cut to the manor. Living room. Paige is lying in a glass case. The dwarves are standing around it, some cleaning the glass.
Head Dwarf: When's her prince getting here?
Piper: She doesn't have a prince.
Head Dwarf: No prince? Then who's gonna kiss her?
Dwarf #2: I'll do it.
Dwarf #3: In you're dreams, stinky. I'll do it.
Dwarf #2: I told you not to call me that.
Head Dwarf: People! A little professional decorum here please. (to Piper) Forgive them, it's been a while.
Piper: Mm-hm.
(Piper walks over to the stairs and picks up the Woodsman's axe.)
Grams: Uh, um, sweetheart. (She goes over to Piper. She gets nervous when she sees the axe.) What are you doing with that?
Piper: Well, I'm not gonna sit around and wait for the wolf to attack.
Grams: Wolf? What wolf?
Piper: From Little Red Riding Hood. This cloak is meant for me.
(She points to the cloak hanging over the rail.)
Grams: Oh, you don't believe that silly old story do you?
Piper: Grams, you're the one that says fairy tales are based in truth.
Grams: Well yes, but that one was made up to scare little kids. I mean after all, a little girl gets eaten in the end, what a downer.
Piper: No, the Woodsman comes and cuts open the wolf's stomach and frees her and the grandmother.
Grams: Well, that's not the popular version.
Piper: Well it's in our version.
Grams: Really? Show me. (Piper goes upstairs, carrying the axe. Grams grabs the cloak and follows.)
Dwarf #2: You think she knows that's a wolf?
Head Dwarf: Not our business.
Cut to the inside of the house across the street. Porter has gotten fatter and much rounder. His face is covered with sticky sugar and syrup.
Porter: I can't get up…(Porter belches.)…excuse me. (The widow grabs Porter's hand and brings him to the kitchen.)
Widow: Don't worry, my dear, I will help you. (She opens a closet door, across from her oven, and pushes Porter in. It turns out the closet is really a cage. The Widow locks it.)
Porter: (Barely managing to speak.) What are you doing? (The Widow glows and transforms into a hideous hag.)
Widow: Didn't you see all along? I was trying to fatten you up so I could cook you and eat you up. (She turns around to light the fire in the oven. After it is lit, Porter barely manages to lift his hand to his mouth. He blows a strong blow across his palm. Orbs fly towards the oven, but the fall short.) Can't you see? Your powers are useless against fairy tale magic.
Porter: (Barely managing to speak.) You're turning me into Hansel and Gretel? Why didn't I see it all along?
Widow: You know what, my dear? You seem warm enough, so I'm just going to skip cooking you and eat you raw. (The widow opens her mouth and Porter screams.)
Cut to the St Regis. Phoebe and Leo rush into a hallway. They turn a corner where there are no people.
Phoebe: Okay, let's orb. (Adam walks around the corner.)
Adam: Phoebe. Where are you going? Who is this guy?
Phoebe: This is my brother-in-law. Something's happened and I gotta get home. I'm really sorry, Adam.
Adam: Then let me give you a ride. (Cole shows up.)
Cole: Don't go anywhere with this guy. (Phoebe punches him in the face.)
Phoebe: How could you have done this?
Cole: Ah, done what? (Adam takes Phoebe's hand.)
Adam: Come on.
Leo: Phoebe, wait. (Adam and Phoebe walk away.)
Cole: Leave her alone.
Phoebe: (to Leo) Keep him away from me. (Leo stands in Cole's way.)
Cole: Leo, he's evil.
Leo: Really? And what are you?
Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper and Grams are there. Piper is looking at the fairy tale book.
Piper: So, Red Riding Hood comes into the house and finds the wolf dressed as her Grandmother. As if she wouldn't see through that.
Grams: Skip down.
Piper: Okay, let's see. She says, "Grandmother, what big ears you have."
Grams: The better to hear you with, my dear. (Grams sneaks behind Piper.)
Piper: And then, uh, "what big eyes you have."
Grams: The better to see you with, my dear.
Piper: Yeah, yeah, and then, "what big teeth you have."
Grams: The better to eat you with, my dear! (Piper turns to Grams and screams.)
Cut to outside St Regis. Phoebe and Adam walk outside. Leo follows. The clock is striking midnight. Leo grabs his stomach in pain.
Leo: Piper! (Leo orbs out. Phoebe and Adam stand on the sidewalk.)
Phoebe: What are we doing out here?
(The horse and carriage comes around the corner. Phoebe tries to run but Adam grabs onto her hand. She loses a glass slipper while struggling. The carriage pulls up in front of them and the door magically opens. Adam forces Phoebe into the carriage and shuts the door. The horse and carriage turn into a pumpkin.)
Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch is watching through the mirror.
Wicked Witch: The end.
Scene: Outside the St Regis. Adam picks up the glass slipper. He walks over to the pumpkin and picks it up. He raises it above his head. Cole walks out.
Cole: Put it down. (Adam turns around with the pumpkin still raised.) Gently.
Adam: The can't. The witch'll kill me.
Cole: So will I. You don't wanna hurt her. (Adam throws the pumpkin and Cole freezes it. He walks over and picks it up.) Oh, what am I gonna do with you? (He unfreezes Adam and punches him in the face.) Keep your hands off my pumpkin.
Cut to the manor. Attic. Leo and the wolf are there. The wolf is growling viciously at Leo. Leo is holding the axe.
Leo: Where's my wife? (The wolf barks.) Where's my wife?! (The wolf spots the fairy tale book and jumps for it.) No!
(Suddenly, the wolf is blown into a million pieces and Piper and Grams fall out of the wolf. They land hard on the ground. Leo drops the axe and rushes over to them.) Piper. (They get up.) Are you okay?
Piper: Yeah, I think so.
Leo: How did you...?
Grams: She blew him up from the inside. (She laughs.) Although it took her long enough.
Piper: Ah, back off Grams. I just saved your ass.
Grams: Ha!
Leo: She's back. (Cole appears, holding the pumpkin.)
Cole: Your sister, and, uh, I had nothing to do with this, I swear.
Piper: Oh, my.
Grams: What are we going to do now?
Piper: Well, we do what we were gonna do in the first place. We find the witch who did this and vanquish her.
Cole: Do you know how to find her?
Piper: No.
Leo: Wait a minute, I think I do. The wolf was trying to get into the book of fairy tales. Perhaps it's a portal of some sort. Although I don't know how we access it.
Piper: Well, we can't. But maybe Little Red Riding Hood can. (She picks up the cloak.) I knew I was gonna have to put on this stupid thing sooner or later. (She puts it on. Grams hands her a vial of potion.)
Grams: Don't forget the potion. Go on, show her who's the most powerful witch of all. (They smile. Piper touches the book and is sucked into it.)
Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch seems a little worried.
Wicked Witch: Why won't you answer my question? Why won't you tell me what I want to hear?
Apprentice: You know as well as I, that I cannot tell a lie.
Wicked Witch: Damn it. Well then, if I'm not the most powerful witch in the land who is? (Piper appears.)
Piper: Take a wild guess.
Wicked Witch: You? That's not possible. The wolf ate you. I saw it!
Piper: Yeah, well, I didn't agree with him. (She takes out the potion vial.) See if this agrees with you. (She throws the bottle at the witch.)
Wicked Witch: No, I'm melting! I'm melting! I'm melting! (The Wicked Witch melts and disappears. The apprentice is freed from the mirror and then apple, axe, pumpkin, and loaf of bread reappear on their stands. Piper takes off the cloak.)
Apprentice: You saved me.
Piper: Are you the Keeper?
Apprentice: No, his Apprentice. Or... (He looks at the Keepers body on the floor.) At least I was.
Piper: Oh, no. Wait, if he didn't come back to life does that mean my sisters and brother won't either?
Apprentice: No, no, they were victims of fairy tale magic so when you saved the fairy tales, you saved them too. (He looks over at the slipper stand.) A glass slipper is missing. Must mean that story hasn't found a happy ending yet.
Piper: Oh, well, I guess this makes you the new Keeper. (She hands him the cloak.)
Apprentice: I guess so.
Piper: Any idea how I get the heck out of here? (He thinks and gets an idea. He walks over and picks up a pair of sparkly red shoes like on the Wizard of Oz.)
Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige, Leo and Grams are there.
Paige: Alright, can someone please tell me how I got in a coffin?
Grams: You were dead, dear, but bright side, at least now we have something in common.
Head Dwarf: You know, you really ought to get yourself a prince, in case this ever happens again.
Paige: Uh, who are you?
Head Dwarf: We'll send you the bill. Let's go men!
Dwarf#2: Come on, guys, let's go. (The dwarves leave. Porter comes in the doors.)
Porter: Oh my goodness. I just had the scariest run-in ever. I can never look across the street the same way again.
Paige: What happened?
Porter: You became Snow White, Phoebe became Cinderella, and I became Hansel and Gretel. Speaking of Phoebe, where is she? (Phoebe and Cole come down the stairs.)
Phoebe: Paige! You're okay. (Phoebe hugs Paige.)
Cole: Which means the witch is vanquished. So where's... (A swirl of light appears and Piper appears wearing the red shoes.)
Leo: Piper.
Piper: Is everybody okay?
Grams: Well, thanks to you they are. Well, I suppose that means it's time for me to go. (to Leo) Mind giving me a lift?
Piper: Well, why do you have to go at all?
Grams: Because I don't belong here anymore. (She hugs Piper.) See, you thought you needed me, but I was only here to remind you that you don't. Not even for her.
Phoebe: Okay, but what about me? I feel like I didn't get to spend any time with you. (She hugs Piper and Grams.)
Grams: That's okay. I don't stay dead long.
Phoebe: Good point.
Grams: (to Paige) Well, do I at least get a hug goodbye?
Paige: It was great to finally meet you. (She hugs Grams.) Grams.
Grams: Porter, don't worry about a thing. You can keep up with these girls. (She looks at Paige, Piper, and Phoebe, and then hugs Porter.) Be safe, my darlings. (Leo and Grams orb out.)
Porter: So who's gonna take me home? (Phoebe is about to volunteer, but Piper makes Paige volunteer.)
Paige: Oh, Porter, you need to go home don't you? (She grabs her keys and she and Porter walk out the door.)
Piper: Uh, I guess I'm gonna catch up on some sleep. (Piper goes upstairs.)
Phoebe: Okay, you want me to say it, don't you? I was wrong, okay, I'm sorry. I really am.
Cole: It's not your fault. I lost your trust a long time ago I can't expect to earn it back overnight.
Phoebe: I don't think I'm gonna trust anyone any time soon.
Cole: Don't you mean Adam? He was just being used by the witch. He's a good guy.
Phoebe: Really? I don't think I can even tell anymore.
Scene: St Regis. Everyone has gone. Adam picks up the glass slipper. Cole and Phoebe watch him from near by.
Phoebe: What are we doing here?
Cole: Rebuilding your trust. You liked him when you first met him, right?
Phoebe: Yeah. So?
Cole: So, he's not under a spell. Why don't you see if your original instincts were right? Look, I don't want you to fall in love with him, Phoebe. But you need to realise he's not evil.
Phoebe: Why are you doing this?
Cole: Because unless you learn to trust yourself again, you'll never learn to trust me. (Phoebe walks over to Adam. Adam puts the slipper on a chair and they walk off. The slipper disappears. Cole walks out to the center of the room.)
End of episode…