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Happily Ever After
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Prue and Piper are there. Piper is reading a story from a fairy tales book out loud.]
Piper: "A year after the death of Snow White's mother, the king remarried, but his new bride was in fact a wicked witch. (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) One consumed by jealousy."
Phoebe: What are you two still doing up?
Prue: Not sleeping, as usual.
Paige: You want me to mix you guys up a potion?
Prue: Oh, no thanks.
Piper: No thanks. I don't wanna turn my baby into a guinea pig. I've got enough to worry about.
Paige: Like I'd ever risk turning my future nephew and nieces into rodents, please.
Piper: No, I was speaking figuratively. And it's not a knock at you guys' super witches kick. It's just that I don't want to subject my daughter to anything that could be remotely bad for her, that's all.
Paige: Well, then, maybe you should put away those silly fairy tales.
Piper: Silly? You think fairy tales are silly?
Paige: Yeah, they're all about helpless women needing big, strong men to come and rescue them.
Phoebe: Plus, they're filled with evil witches.
Paige: Yeah. Do you really wanna teach your kids that?
Piper: No, I want to teach her values, and that's what fairy tales are best at, you know, good overcomes evil.
Prue. Yeah. It's how Grams taught us.
Paige: Well, my grandmother taught me values just fine without big bad wolves devouring little girls. You want my advice?
Piper: Not really.
(Paige walks over to the Book of Shadows.)
Paige: You should ditch the fiction, and do what all other moms-to-be do, and that is to rely on your natural instincts.
(Paige picks up the Book of Shadows and takes it to Piper. Prue takes it from her to look through it herself.)
Piper: Well, my natural instincts are to panic, and besides, every other mother-to-be doesn't have to worry about her child orbing out to Tahiti when they are sent to their room.
Prue: Or flaming out.
Paige: Luckily, you two have magical sisters who are gonna help you in any way that they can.
Phoebe: Yeah. So don't worry. You're both gonna be just fine.
(Phoebe and Paige leave the attic.)
Piper: I hope so. Where were we?
Prue: I'm actually going to take Paige's advice. Teaching the twins the BOS now will help them in the future more than fictional fairy tales.
(She leaves the attic as well with the Book of Shadows.)
Piper: Okay. "A year after the death of Snow White's mother, the king remarried. But his new bride was in fact a wicked witch, one consumed by jealousy. Every day she asked the magic mirror the same question."
[Cut to a castle. An old man is cleaning a magic mirror. A lady's face (the wicked witch) appears in the mirror.]
Wicked Witch: Aren't you dead yet?
Old Man: Still so bitter after all these centuries? Some things never change. (He turns to an apprentice, cleaning glass slippers.) Careful, my boy. Those are not just symbols. They're pieces of history.
Apprentice: I understand.
(He puts the slipper on a stand. There is a sign saying "Cinderella" under them.)
Old Man: Never forget the power of every fairy tale emanates from each of these. (The nail holding up the magic mirror starts to come loose.) Their magic continues to shape every child born, even to this day. Which makes the task of preserving and protecting them that much greater. (The magic mirror falls from the wall.) No! The mirror! Don't let it fall!
(The mirror smashes and a white mist floats out of it. The mist forms into the wicked witch.)
Wicked Witch: Thanks so much. I thought I'd never get out of there. (She grabs the old man by the neck.) Now this is the way to begin a story.
(The old man drops to the floor. The wicked witch turns to the apprentice.)
Apprentice: Who are you?
Wicked Witch: A little rusty on your fairy tales, I see. Evil witch, magic mirror, speaks only the truth? Perhaps this will help. "Freedoms lost must be unwitting/Into the glass to do my bidding." (The apprentice is sucked into the mirror. The wicked witch uses her power and the mirror slides back up the wall and into its place.) Now, amuse me. Not that you have any choice. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the most powerful witch of all?
Apprentice: You're much stronger than most witches I see, yet, truth be told, there are four more powerful than thee.
(Images of Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige show in the mirror.)
Wicked Witch: We'll see about that.
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[Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is asleep on a couch. Prue and Phoebe walk in, Prue holding the Book of Shadows.]
Prue: Piper!
(Piper jumps up.)
Piper: Where's the baby?
Phoebe: It's okay. You're okay.
Piper: Ohh, I think I had a nightmare.
(Paige walks in.)
Paige: Yeah, the Brothers Grimm strike again. I wonder how they got their name. Where's Leo?
(She takes the Book of Shadows from Prue.)
Prue: Hey.
Piper: I don't know. I think he's helping one of his charges.
Prue: What are you doing?
Paige: Failing miserably. I can't seem to make this protection potion work.
(She places the Book of Shadows back on its stand.)
Piper: Well, that's because it can't be done.
Paige: Well, according to the book, it can. Your Grams was working on an entry. I saw it before, so that means she was close to figuring one out.
Piper: Well, too bad she's not around. She could help us both out. I just…. I need a little guidance.
Phoebe: What about your friend Wendy? She just had a baby. Ask her.
Piper: Yeah, not one that could heal herself from the womb.
Prue: Yours can too?
Piper: Yeah. I cut my hand earlier and it healed. I just wish I could talk to somebody who's been through this before.
Prue: Uh, I'm going through it too, now.
Piper: Yeah, Prue, I know. But it's your first pregnancy too. You don't know what you're doing any more than I do.
Prue: Yeah. I'm personally just winging it. A lot less stressful.
Piper: Yeah, well, I don't want to wing it.
Prue: Okay, sweetie. Well, we gotta go to work. Come on, Phoebe.
(They leave.)
[Scene: Castle. The wicked witch is there looking at images of Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige in the mirror. The images disappear and the apprentice appears.]
Apprentice: Wanna see more?
Wicked Witch: No. I think I've seen enough to know how to kill them.
Apprentice: Powerful though you are, I doubt it can be done. For good magic protects the Charmed Ones.
Wicked Witch: Still, I wonder if it can protect them against such powerful magic as we have here. Certainly worth a try.
Apprentice: But using the props for evil could-
Wicked Witch: Change the meaning of fairy tales? Shift them away from good? So be it. (She opens a large fairy tale book.) Let's begin with Snow White. She was easy prey. Woodsman, come forth. (The picture of a woodsman in the book glows and a real life woodsman appears in the room.) Bring me the heart of the witch whose as white as snow.
(She picks up an axe off a stand and hands it to the Woodsman.)
Woodsman: As you wish.
(He leaves.)
Wicked Witch: Now then….
(Images of The Bay Mirror show. Prue and Phoebe walk in.)
[Scene: The Bay Mirror. Prue and Phoebe walk in.]
Prue: I am so very late.
Phoebe: It's okay. I switched your nine o'clock with the two o'clock, I bumped your ten to twelve, and I made your eleven o'clock a lunch, so you can expense it.
Prue: Okay. I have no idea what you said, but it sounds great. Any messages?
Phoebe: Uh. (She checks the machine.) No.
(Phoebe bumps into a guy. She spills her coffee.)
Phoebe: Oh.
Guy: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Phoebe: That's okay.
(The guy pulls a handkerchief out of his suit pocket and starts to wipe the coffee off of Phoebe.)
Guy: Here, I….
Phoebe: Thanks.
(She takes the handkerchief.)
Guy: I really am terribly sorry. I'd be happy to pay for the dry cleaning.
Phoebe: No, that's not necessary, uh, Mr….
Guy: Prince. Adam Prince.
Phoebe: Hi, Adam. I'm Phoebe.
Prue: And I'm…
Adam: Prue. I-I read your column.
Prue: You do?
Adam: You seem surprised.
Prue: Well, yeah, you're not exactly my target audience. Unless you're a closet housewife pining for love?
Adam: Well, one out of two is not bad.
Prue: So how can I help you?
Adam: I'm trying to decide whether or not to buy the paper.
Prue: Buy what? This paper?
Adam: My family owns several newspapers across the country. TV stations too. And I might be interested in buying this one.
Prue: Fascinating.
Adam: (To Phoebe) Listen. Is this a good time to ask you out? I mean, not on a date, per se. It's just that I'm hosting a charity fundraiser tonight at the St. Regis and I thought maybe if you're interested….
Phoebe: I'm interested, and very, very flattered, but... you're probably right. It's not the best time for me, you know.
Adam: Sure.
Phoebe: Rain check?
Adam: Absolutely.
Phoebe: Okay.
(Adam walks away.)
[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Leo are there.]
Piper: You heard me, Leo. I want you to bring Grams back, now.
Leo: Okay. I can't do that. She's dead.
Piper: Well, I realize that. Thank you very much, Leo. I'm not asking you to resurrect her. I just need her here for a little while for some advice.
Leo: Then why don't you try conjuring her. You did it once before.
Piper: Yeah, okay, but that was a unique situation, okay. And besides, I already tried. It didn't work. Look, I know this doesn't seem important, but it is to me. I can't do this alone.
Leo: Well, you're not alone. I'm here.
Piper: Yeah, I-I-I know, but it's not your fault, but there's only so much you can do, okay. I'm the one who is carrying the baby and I don't wanna screw it up.
Leo: That's ridiculous.
Piper: No, it's not ridiculous. It is not ridiculous at all, and this is not raging hormones talking, okay. This is a very special baby, with very special needs, and I need someone pretty damn special to help me figure it out, and when I say now, I mean now!
(Grams suddenly appears in bright lights.)
Grams: Piper.
Piper: (to Leo) Thank you.
Leo: Uh, don't thank me. I didn't do anything.
Grams: What am I doing here? And, uh, corporeal to boot?
Piper: Well, what do you mean? Didn't you come on your own power?
Grams: Honey, I'm good, but I'm not that good. Well, as long as I'm here. Don't I get a hug?
(Piper and Grams hug.)
Piper: But, wait, I still don't understand. Who summoned you?
Leo: The baby?
Piper: No. You think?
Leo: Maybe you tapped into her powers somehow and made your wish come true.
Grams: Oh, you wished for me? Why?
Piper: Because I need help, I need your advice. I need to know how to get ready for this baby.
Grams: Oh, well, that's easy. Now, let's see. Have you been exercising your powers daily?
Piper: Do I need to?
Grams: Well, you know, only if you don't want to lose control of them. Did you perform a ritual to promote growth?
Piper: Uh….
Grams: Did you cast a spell to ward off demonic parasites? Sweetheart, what did you do?
Leo: We built a nursery in the hall closet.
Grams: Closet? Well, no wonder this baby called me. Come on. We'll start in there. We've got plenty of work to do.
(They walk into the foyer. Paige comes down the stairs.)
Paige: Oh, my goodness, don't tell me you're already interviewing nannies.
(She laughs.)
Grams: Paige. You're even more beautiful than I imagined.
Paige: And you are?
Grams: Why, I'm your Grams, of course. Oh, come here.
(Grams hugs Paige, who has a funny look on her face.)
Piper: (whispers to Leo) Quick. FInd Cole and go clean up the nursery.
(Leo races off.)
Paige: No offence, but, uh, aren't you supposed to be dead?
Grams: Oh, I'm over that. Look at you. I mean, you're absolutely gorgeous. You have my mother's eyes. Oh, she was a real looker too. I bet you have plenty of boyfriends, right?
Paige: Actually, not a problem I'm having right now, Mrs. Halliwell.
Grams: Oh, please, call me Grams.
(Suddenly, the Woodsman comes crashing through the conservatory wall. He heads for Grams and Piper pushes her out the way. He swings his axe at Paige and she orbs out just in time. She orbs back in and he smacks her across the face, sending her crashing onto the coffee table. Piper's wound on her arm magically heals itself. The Woodsman turns to attack Piper and Grams and Piper blows him up.)
Piper: What the hell was that?
(Cole and Leo run down the stairs.)
Cole: What's going on?
Leo: Paige.
Piper: Paige?
(Leo and Piper help Paige up.)
[Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch was watching them through the magic mirror. The apprentice appears back in the mirror.]
Apprentice: Try as you might, fairy tale magic runs out at midnight.
Wicked Witch: There's still plenty of time. (She picks up a red apple.) The Woodsman failed, but I won't. I'll split the witches up and make sure that none of them lives happily ever after.
(She tucks the apple into her coat and walks over to the glass slippers. She picks them up and smokes out.)
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[Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige, Cole, Leo, and Grams walk in.]
Paige: I'm telling you, that was a demon. No crazy person off the street is that good with an axe.
(Piper sits down and opens the fairy tale book.)
Cole: No demon attacks with an axe.
Paige: Athame, axe, what's the difference?
(Grams opens the Book of Shadows.)
Grams: Oh, who cares? Let's just see if there's any more where he came from. I mean, I certainly don't want a body if it's gonna get chopped up.
Paige: Well, Piper says you're the super witch. What do you think he was?
Grams: I don't know. Although, there was something about him that looked familiar.
Piper: A little like this maybe?
(She holds up the picture of the Woodsman in the book.)
Grams: Oh, the woodsman, of course. Oh, you recognized him too.
Piper: I read fairy tales to my baby just like you read to me.
Grams: Oh, darling. (She giggles.) Well, I'm glad you're finally doing something.
Cole: Wait, you're saying a fairy tale character came to life and attacked them? Come on.
Paige: I actually agree with Cole for once. That just sounds ridiculous.
Grams: Well, why not? They're real. I mean, at least they used to be.
Paige: What?
Grams: Oh, Paige. I can see I have lots to teach you too.
[Cut to the kitchen. The Wicked Witch smokes in, holding a gift. She places it on the table. She hears a noise and gasps. She pulls the red apple out of her coat and places it in the fruit bowl. It glows for a second. She smokes out. Prue and Phoebe walk in through the backdoor and put their purses on the table. Phoebe sees the gift and opens the lid.]
[Cut to the attic.]
Grams: Fairy tales are not all fables, my dear. Some are recountings of ancient battles between good and evil. And they're as much a part of our heritage as anything in the Book of Shadows.
Paige: You expect me to believe that there are giant beanstalks and gingerbread houses that actually existed?
Leo: You used to think the Evil Enchantress was just a fairy tale too, didn't you?
Paige: That was different. That was…
Piper: A past life. Yours.
(Prue and Phoebe walk in, Phoebe carrying the gift.)
Phoebe: Hey, you guys, was anyone here when this got-?
Prue: Grams!
Phoebe: Grams!
Grams: In the flesh. So to speak.
(They all hug.)
Phoebe: Oh, it's so good to see you.
Prue: Wait. What did we just hug? Where'd you get the body from?
Piper: Oh, it's a long story.
Paige: And speaking of stories, a fairy tale just tried to slice our heads off.
Phoebe: A fairy tale?
Leo: The Woodsman from Snow White.
Phoebe: Okay, well, that would explain where these came from. Glass slippers. (She shows them the gift.) Cinderella's, no doubt.
Leo: I think I'd better go check with the Elders.
Piper: I think you better.
Cole: And I'll go check with the Ryu Clan.
(Leo orbs out and Cole smoke-fades out. Phoebe takes off her shoes.)
Prue: What are you doing?
Phoebe: Figuring out what's happening.
Piper: Ay, that's risky. You don't know what could happen.
(Phoebe opens the box and pulls out the slippers.)
Grams: All the more reason to play along, find out who's behind this. We can't just sit around here and wait to be attacked.
Paige: She could get killed. Prue, Piper, a little support here.
Piper: Uh, if Grams thinks it's a good idea, who am I to disagree?
(Phoebe puts the slippers on. A blue light swirls around her from her feet to her head and her clothes change into a ball gown. Phoebe's legs start moving her towards the door.)
Phoebe: Whoa!
Piper: Where are you going?!
Phoebe: Whoa!
Phoebe: Where are you going?!
(Prue, Piper, and Paige follow her.)
Phoebe: I don't know! I can't stop!
(They try to hold her back.)
Paige: Well, get out of them!
Phoebe: I can't! The door. The door.
(She holds onto the door frame.)
Piper: Grams, what do we do?!
Grams: Just let her go! We're never gonna be able to get to the bottom of this if you don't.
(They let Phoebe go and she walks downstairs.)
Prue: Paige, follow her! Orb her out if she gets in trouble.
Paige: She's already in trouble!
Phoebe: Help!
(Paige follows Phoebe.)
Grams: I'm gonna have to help you get ready to be a mother later. Right now we've got to deal with evil witches.
Piper: Right.
(She heads for the Book of Shadows.)
Grams: Oh, uh, not that book. (She picks up the fairy tale book.) This one.
[Scene: St. Regis. Hallway. Adam, wearing a black tuxedo, walks down talking on his mobile phone.]
Adam: Listen, I am very interested in making an offer, but I am on my way to a charity event right now. (He walks into an elevator.) Can we talk first thing in the morning? Great. Thank you. (He hangs up. The Wicked Witch smokes in and gives Adam a fright.) What the hell? (The Wicked Witch grabs his face and kisses him. His face glows then turns normal.) How can I serve you, my Queen?
Wicked Witch: Just be a charming prince. Meet Cinderella at the ball. But be certain that she's in the carriage at midnight. Otherwise, you won't have a happy ending either.
[Scene: The street. Phoebe and Paige walk across without stopping. People in cars slam on their breaks and honk their horns.]
Phoebe: Hey! I'm walking here!
Car Driver: Get out of the street!
Paige: Don't you have any way of controlling those things?
Phoebe: They didn't exactly come with an instruction manual, Paige.
(She walks onto the sidewalk.)
Paige: Argh, god. (Phoebe stops. Paige bumps into her.) They stopped.
Phoebe: Yeah, but why did they stop? (A horse and carriage pulls up in front of them.) Well, whoever it is has got style, I'll give them that much.
Paige: Okay, this is getting too weird. We're getting outta here.
Phoebe: Um, excuse me, sir. Who sent you? (No answer.) Hello? I asked you a question.
(The carriage door magically opens.)
Paige: Okay, whatever happens, you are not getting into that.
(Phoebe's legs move towards the carriage.)
Phoebe: Whoa!
Paige: Phoebe, no!
(Phoebe gets in the carriage. Paige tries to follow, but a force blocks her and knocks her to the ground.)
Phoebe: Looks like whoever wants Cinderella to go to the ball alone, just like in the story.
(The carriage moves.)
Paige: Hold on! (She stands up.) I'll orb you out!
Phoebe: No! Go back to the manor!
Paige: But... what about you?!
Phoebe: Look, I'll call for Leo if I'm in danger, okay?!
[Cut to the manor. Attic. Prue, Piper, Paige, Cole, Leo, and Grams are there.]
Paige: She's already in danger. We never should have split up. No offence, Mrs. Halliwell.
Grams: Grams. And none taken.
Piper: Yeah, well, if what we heard is true, then Phoebe could be in a lot more danger than we think. We all could.
Leo: If somebody's using fairy tales for evil, it could rewrite them, corrupt them for every future generation.
Paige: How? How can you rewrite them? They're already in print.
Leo: But every copy is a manifestation of an original, an original that was entrusted to the Keeper of the fairy tales, long ago for protection. The Elders think something has happened to him, that somebody took over the fortress from the inside.
Cole: As does the Clan. An evil witch, to be exact.
Paige: Why don't we just orb to this fortress and kick her butt?
Leo: Because nobody knows where it is. It's location has been kept secret, even from the Elders.
Paige: Well, where was their infinite wisdom on the day that was decided?
Piper: The point is we have no way of finding her.
Prue: She's a witch. Can't we just scry for her?
Piper: Oh, right.
Prue: Then after you find her, we'll lure her back here to us, and we vanquish her with a potion.
Phoebe: What potion?
Grams: Oh, one that works wonders on evil witches. Come. I'll show you. Prue, you too. It doesn't take two to scry, but an extra hand in the kitchen we'll make things go faster.
Paige: Errr.
Grams: Uh, maybe we could also work on your protection potion, if we have time.
(Grams picks up the Book of Shadows. Paige nods and they leave the attic.)
Leo: You alright?
Piper: Shush. I need to concentrate.
(She scrys for the witch.)
[Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch is watching Piper through the magic mirror. The image fades out and the apprentice shows up instead.]
Apprentice: She'll find you, and by midnight too.
Wicked Witch: I want her to find me, (she cuts a piece of her hair off with scissors) part of me anyway.
(She puts the hair into a red cloak.)
Apprentice: Hair in a cloak? That's not in the Little Red Riding Hood tale.
Wicked Witch: No, but luring them away from Grandmother's house is. So is the big bad wolf.
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[Scene: St. Regis. The charity night is taking place. Men and women are waltzing in the center of the room. Adam is chatting with some people. He looks around and then looks at his watch. Phoebe walks in.]
Phoebe: Excuse me, pardon me, comin' through.
(Her feet stop and Adam goes over to her.)
Adam: Phoebe, you came. I'm so glad.
Phoebe: Yeah, well, I didn't really have much of a choice.
Adam: You look fabulous.
Phoebe: Thanks.
Adam: Listen, why don't we get a drink?
Phoebe: Okay.
(They walk away.)
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Prue, Paige, and Grams are there making a potion. Grams is cutting up some mandrake root.]
Grams: You must take care to cut the mandrake root to expose the meat. Otherwise, it doesn't do any good. And then you simply roll them in mustard seed, but not too heavily, and then, (she throws it into a pot and the potion explodes) goodbye evil witch.
Paige: Wow, I can't believe you did that without looking at the book once.
Prue: Well, that's Grams for you.
Grams: Yeah, honey, I wrote the book. All the good potions anyway. (to Paige) Oh, would you be a dear and get us some vials?
Paige: Oh, yeah, sure.
(Paige goes over to a cupboard and pulls out three vials. The apple in the fruit bowl glows for a second. Paige notices and stares at it.)
Grams: Paige, the vials.
Paige: Um, sorry.
Grams: (to Paige) You know, it's a good thing you quit your job. You catch on quickly and you have a real gift for the craft.
Paige: How'd you know I quit my job? How'd you know I even had a job?
Grams: Oh, I peek. I mean, you know, sometimes. Oh, but never during a private moment.
Paige: Thanks, I guess.
Grams: I mean, what choice do I have?
Paige: Okay, no offence, Mrs. Halliwell-
Grams: Grams.
Paige: Okay, that's my point. I already had a Grams. One I really, really loved, and yes, technically we're related and you're my grandmother too. I guess it just feels a little odd because I don't know you.
Prue: Paige.
Grams: No, it's alright, Prue. I understand, Paige, and I wouldn't dream of trying to replace someone as special to you as that. But isn't it possible that maybe there might be a little room left in your heart for me too, someday?
Paige: Well, at least I can see where I get my stubbornness from. (Grams chuckles. Prue smiles.) Oh. We'll need vials for Piper and Phoebe too.
(Paige goes to the cupboard and the apple catches her attention again. She moves closer to it.)
[Cut to the woods. It's dark. Piper, Cole, and Leo are walking along a trail.]
Leo: Grams? You don't need Grams to do the scrying. What's gotten into you?
Piper: I don't know. I suddenly feel like I can't make any decisions at all. I feel like I'm ten years old again around her.
Cole: Hey, what's this?
(They find the red cloak hanging over a branch in a tree. Cole pulls it down.)
Piper: Oh, let me guess. Little Red Riding Hood's? Wait, we're off the beaten path, aren't we? Oh, no. Grams.
Cole: And Prue.
[Cut back to the manor. Kitchen. Grams is stirring the potion. Paige picks up the apple and takes a bite. Her hair turns long and black and her clothes change into a white robe.]
Grams: Paige….
(Paige falls to the floor.)
Prue: Paige!
(A wolf growls at Grams and Prue at the kitchen doorway. It runs towards them and leaps for them. They scream.)
Grams: No!
(We see the shadow on the wall of the wolf leaping above them. The wolf devours them from head to toe. A shadow then turns into Grams and stands up. We see Grams and she picks her teeth. She looks down at Paige. Leo and Piper orb in. Piper's holding the cloak.)
Piper: What happened?
Grams: Prue's disappeared and I'm afraid she's... dead.
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[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige, Cole, 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.
Cole: She doesn't have a boyfriend.
Piper: Cole!
(Grams' stomach rumbles loudly.)
Grams: My stomach is really upset.
Piper: Wait, I got a spell. "Hear 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 without Prue and Paige.
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, Cole, Leo, would you be a lamb and see who that is?
(Cole and Leo leave 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 and Cole are 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?
[Scene: St. Regis. Phoebe and Adam are dancing. Phoebe sees Leo across the room. He points.]
Adam: 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: You. 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.
[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 of this. 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 your 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 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 you going? Who is this guy?
Phoebe: This is my brother-in-law. Something has 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.
(Adam takes Phoebe's hand.)
Adam: Come on.
Cole: Phoebe, wait.
(Adam and Phoebe walk away.)
Leo: Cole. what's going on?
Cole: Leo, he's evil.
[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. Cole and Leo follow. The clock is striking midnight. Leo grabs his stomach in pain.]
Leo: Piper!
(Leo orbs out.)
Cole: Leo?
(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.
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[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 runs over.]
Cole: Put it down! (Adam turns around with the pumpkin still raised.) Gently.
Adam: I can't. The witch'll kill me.
Cole: You don't wanna hurt her.
(Adam throws the pumpkin and Cole freezes it. He walks over and picks it up. He unfreezes Adam and punches him in the face.)
[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 Prue, Piper, and Grams fall out of the wolf. They land hard on the ground. Leo drops the axe and rushes over to them.) Prue. Piper. (They get up.) Are you okay?
Prue: Yeah.
Piper: Yeah, I think so.
Leo: How did you….?
Grams: They blew him up from the inside. (She laughs.) Although it took them long enough.
Piper: Ah, back off, Grams. I just saved your ass.
Grams: Ha!
Prue: She's back.
(Cole appears holding the pumpkin.)
Cole: Your sister. Told you that guy was evil, Leo.
Leo: He turned her into a pumpkin?
Piper: Oh, my.
Grams: What are we going to do now?
Prue: 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 and takes Prue's hand.)
Grams: Don't forget the potions. (Grams hands them a vial of potion each.) Go on, show her who's the most powerful witches of all.
(They all smile. Piper touches the book and she and Prue are 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?
(Prue and Piper appear.)
Prue: Take a wild guess.
Wicked Witch: You two? That's not possible. The wolf ate you. I saw it.
Piper: Yeah, well, we didn't agree with him. (She and Prue take out their potion vials.) See if this agrees with you.
(Prue and Piper throw the potions at the Wicked Witch.)
Wicked Witch: No, I'm… melting! I'm melting! I'm melting!
(The Wicked Witch melts and the apprentice is freed from the mirror.)
Apprentice: You saved me.
Prue: Are you the Keeper?
Apprentice: No, his Apprentice. Or... (He looks at the Keeper's body on the floor.) At least I was.
Piper: Oh, no. Wait. If he didn't come back to life, does that mean our sisters 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's missing. Must mean that story hasn't found a happy ending yet.
Piper: Well, I guess this makes you the new Keeper.
(She hands him the cloak.)
Apprentice: I guess so.
Piper: Any idea how we 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 in the Wizard Of Oz.)
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[Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige, Cole, 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.)
Cole: So the witch is vanquished. So where's-
(A swirl of light appears and Prue and Piper appear, Piper wearing the red shoes. The shoes vanish a second later.)
Cole: Prue./Leo: Piper.
Prue: Is everybody okay?
Grams: Well, thanks to you two, 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 puts her arm around 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 puts her arms around Piper and Grams. Prue joins in on the hug.)
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: Be safe, my darlings.
(Leo and Grams orb out. Paige heads for the stairs.)
Piper: Where are you going?
Paige: I need to catch up on my fairy tales.
(Paige goes upstairs.)
Piper: Uh, I guess I'm gonna catch up on some sleep.
Phoebe: Me too.
(Piper and Phoebe go upstairs.)
Prue: Ooh, me three. (to Cole) You coming?
Cole: Yeah.
(Prue and Cole go upstairs.)
[Scene: St Regis. Everyone has gone. Adam picks up the glass slipper. Phoebe walks over to Adam. Adam puts the slipper on a chair and they walk off. The slipper disappears.)