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Author's Note: Thank you for the review, Boris Yeltsin. It was much appreciated. :) To answer your review, Chris is actually one of my favorite characters, so yes, he will be in it, and I have been looking forward to doing S6 because of him. :) The only thing that I will be changing in regards to Chris is the fact that he wasn't treated as if he was as important as Wyatt. In my story, he will be as important. As for Leo, I have no plans to change where the writers took him, at least not until S7&8 anyway, maybe. In S6, I plan to be focusing more on something regarding Paige in particular.
Sense and Sense Ability
[Scene: Manor. Parlor. Paige is there singing to the babies in their bassinet.]
Paige: (singing) "Hush little babies, don't you cry. Aunty's gonna buy you a pumpkin pie. And if that pie doesn't taste real good, aunty's gonna buy some other kind of food. (Paige's date, Nate, stands at the doorway to the parlor.) And if that food doesn't fill your tummy-"
(Nate claps lightly.)
Nate: They're lucky babies.
(Paige walks over to him.)
Paige: Sorry, it's the only way I can soothe them nowadays.
Nate: Why would you be sorry?
Paige: Because normally I don't like to embarrass myself until the fifth or sixth date. (They sit down on the couch.) Yeah.
Nate: Humiliate? Why? You've got a great voice. Better than most of the singers I book at the club.
Paige: Oh, you're just being sweet. Not that I mind sweet.
Nate: Well, why don't you like to sing?
Paige: Uh, something called eighth grade. Graduation. I was supposed to sing the school song. Eight hundred people were watching, the band is playing, I get up, but no sound comes out of my mouth. I completely froze. To make matters worse, I ran out and missed my own graduation.
Nate: No.
Paige: Yeah.
Nate: I think eighth grade sort of sucks for everybody.
Paige: Yeah, mine just kinda sucked publicly. (They kiss.) That was nice. I, uh, haven't had that in a while.
Nate: Had what?
Paige: Well, I like talking to you.
Nate: I like talking to you to.
Paige: And I like kissing you.
Nate: Kissing's good.
Paige: And I'm kind of nervous.
Nate: Me too.
Paige: I should get you more wine.
Nate: I'll get it. It's in the kitchen, right?
(Nate kisses Paige quickly and heads for the kitchen. A Kazi demon fades in behind Paige and grabs her head. Thick veins travel through her head and she moans in pain. She orbs out of his grip and orbs back in across the room.)
Paige: Leo, help.
(Leo and Piper orb in wearing evening clothes.)
Piper: What the….?
(The Kazi demon heads for Paige and Piper quickly blows him up. The rug catches alight. Paige rushes over and stomps it out.)
Leo: You okay?
Paige: Get out. Get out. Nate's... (Nate walks into the room carrying a glass of wine.) here.
Leo: Hey, Nate, buddy, how you doing?
Nate: Good, good, I didn't hear you come in.
Piper: Yeah, how about that. Kinda like magic.
(Piper looks at Paige.)
[Scene: The Crone's Lair. It's dark. The only source of light is a dozen of lit candles. A burst of fire appears in the room and the Kazi demon appears on the floor. He roars and looks around.]
Kazi: What?! Where am I?!
(He stands up.)
Crone: You're back from the dead, dear.
Kazi: What? How?
Crone: A simple thank you will suffice.
Kazi: Wait a minute. Who are you?
Crone: Let's not strain your mind with too much information. All I want in exchange for your life is a meeting with your king.
Kazi: My king? He'll never agree to it.
Crone: Or I could put you back where I found you. Tell your king that if he works with me, I'll serve him all four Charmed Ones on a platter.
Kazi: You're after the Charmed Ones?
Crone: No, dear. I'm after their children.
Opening Credits
[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. There are boards with paper pinned to them. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, the twins and Wyatt are there. Prue is talking on her cell phone. Piper is trying to take photos of the children, who are lying on some pillows on the chair.]
Prue: Yes, Jason, I'm meeting with the syndication consultants today. But I've been doing some preliminary research and we've got Ann Landers, Dear Abby, and E. Jean.
Piper: (to the kids) Okay, ready?
(She takes the picture. The children don't smile.)
Prue: But if Atlanta folds, the south will be mine.
Piper: I bore them.
(Piper makes a face at the kids, trying to get them to smile.)
Prue: Yeah, well, I don't care if the south thinks my column is too edgy, okay. I think the south could use a little edge.
(Phoebe notices the burnt spot on the carpet from the Kazi vanquish.)
Phoebe: What is that? What is that?
Piper: Kazi vanquish.
Phoebe: Another one?
Piper: Paige is on it.
Prue: (on phone) Yes, of course I'm excited. Can't you tell that I'm excited?
Piper: Okay, I got one last picture left. You ready? Here we go. Smile, smile, smile, one, two, three. (She takes the picture.) Alright, I give up.
(Cole and Leo walk in carrying baby outfits.)
Leo: Hey, guys, you wanna do the popcorn machine? (They smile and laugh. Piper stands up and Leo sits down in her place.) Oh, yes, they do. (Wyatt laughs.) Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop.
Piper: Yeah, see, now they smile.
Cole: Okay, let's get them ready for the fair, okay?
Piper: I'm telling you, they're not gonna fit. Nothing fits anymore, and if they keep growing at this rate, we're gonna have to send them off to college by next week.
Leo: Well, they will in these. Cole and I just got them yesterday.
Piper: Uh-huh.
(Leo starts to unbutton Wyatt's outfit as Cole starts to unbutton the twins' outfits. They start to fuss.)
Piper: Are you hurting them?
Leo: No, they're just hungry.
Piper: Are you sure?
Prue: (on phone) Hang on a sec. (She uses telekinesis to float bottles over to Cole and Leo.) (to Piper) That's their hungry cry.
Cole/Leo: Thanks.
Piper: People, I am a terrible mother. I am bad at this. I don't even recognize my own child's cries.
Cole: It's a subtle difference.
Piper: Okay, well, what about this maternal bond I hear so much about?
(They hear an explosion coming from the attic.)
Prue: (on phone) Jason, I gotta call you back.
Prue/Piper/Phoebe: Paige?!
[Cut to the attic. Paige is there making a potion. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe walk in.]
Piper: Everything okay?
Paige: Better than okay. I am gonna have a love life.
Phoebe: You're making a love potion?
Paige: No, I'm making a stun potion.
Phoebe: So that lovers will be stunned by you?
Paige: No, so Kazis will be stunned by me.
Prue: You're in love with a Kazi demon?
Paige: Try to stay with me, people. I am making a stun potion so that I can maybe have a date that doesn't end with, "Nate, you gotta leave. I have to clean some demon guts off the ceiling."
Phoebe: Nate. Much cuter than a Kazi demon.
(Paige hands them a vial of potion.)
Paige: The potion you hold in your hand is designed to stun, but not kill, Kazis.
Prue: But I so enjoy killing them.
Paige: Yes, but since the Kazi king creates his demon minions out of his own body...
Prue: If we get the king, then we get the Kazis.
Piper: But we don't know where the king is.
Paige: Yes, but that's why I did the stun potion, so if we capture one of his minions, we can torture him…
Prue: Then the king will feel the pain and come in for the rescue.
Piper: Or the minion will break and spill his guts on the whereabouts of the king.
Phoebe: Mm.
Piper: Aha!
Paige: Okay, the finishing sentence thing, not cute.
Prue: We're just trying to tell you it's a good plan.
Phoebe: An oldie, but a goodie.
(Leo walks in with Wyatt and Cole walks in with the twins.)
Cole: Okay, let's go, guys.
Leo: The fair waits for no witch.
Prue: Oh, no, the fair's today? Phoebe and I have to wor-
Piper: No, you will not finish that sentence. We are going to the fair as a family. You promised.
Phoebe: We did promise, Prue.
Prue: I know we did, and I really, really wanna go, but the syndication meeting is this afternoon.
Piper: Do you really wanna miss your kids' first street fair? The kids don't have a lot of firsts left, you know.
Paige: Yeah, he does. He's got his first date, first bad grade, first backfired spell. Many, many firsts.
Prue: I'll bring my cell phone.
Paige: Bring the potions too, just in case.
Phoebe: Got mine.
[Scene: The Crone's Lair. The Crone is there, stirring a large cauldron. The Kazi King fades in and roars.]
Kazi King: How dare you summon me here?! Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?!
Crone: Save your threats. They bore me. Are you interested in the Charmed Ones or not?
Kazi King: What exactly do you propose?
Crone: A partnership, but you'll get all the credit for the kill. The power, the glory you've been seeking, yes?
Kazi King: And what will you get?
Crone: I'll get my hands on the children.
Kazi King: There's a law. Killing those children is punishable by death.
Crone: I know. I wrote the law. And I have no intention of killing them.
Kazi King: Then why?
Crone: I had a vision. A mere taste of the future, of the children, of power like we've never known. But I didn't see enough. I need to know more. (She picks up a monkey totem.) I must lay hands on the children. Which is why I'm going to help you take out the witches.
Kazi King: How?
Crone: With this ancient magic, I can both weaken them and gain their children's trust.
[Scene: Street Fair. The twins are fast asleep in Cole's arms and Wyatt is fast asleep in Leo's arms. Piper videotapes them as they stand in front of a pony.]
Leo: Come on, Wyatt, wake up, come on. Pony. See, pony. Why don't we take them over to see the clown?
Piper: No, clowns are scary, and besides, balloons are a no-no for infants.
Leo: Come on, Piper, put the camera away, you're missing all the fun.
Piper: Taking pictures of them is fun for me. I mean, if you want to talk to someone about missing out, talk to Prue.
(Leo and Cole turn around and see Prue nearby talking on her phone.)
Prue: Hi, Elise. No, I'm not on my way yet. (A mime follows Prue and copies her moves.) I'm at a fair with my family. Well, yeah, of course I'm gonna be at the meeting. (A crowd of people gather around and laugh at Prue and the mime.) I will be there, I will be ready, I will be on. Yeah. I know, I know. (Phoebe and Paige walk over to Prue, Paige holding some cotton candy. Phoebe taps Prue on the shoulder and points to the mime. Prue turns around.) You know what? Let me call you back, let me call you back.
(She hangs up.)
Phoebe: Kinda sad when a mime is making fun of your phone usage.
Paige: Yeah.
Prue: (to the mime) Everyone hates mimes, you do know that, don't you?
(Paige gives the cotton candy to the mime and she, Prue, and Phoebe walk over to Piper, Cole, and Leo. They stand near a booth where a Capuchin monkey is sitting on top of it.)
Prue: Okay, so I have five minutes. Is there a ride I can go on with the twins real quick?
Paige: Okay, that's pathetic.
Cole: Prue, you are pencilling in rides with your kids?
Piper: Yeah. For crying out loud, it's Saturday.
Prue: I know, but I think I'm gonna be working Saturdays from now on. Do you think I'm happy about this?
Phoebe: If you're not happy with it, why are you doing it?
Prue: Who says I'm not happy?
Cole: You just did.
Prue: Oh.
Cole: I blame your very pushy boss.
Prue: National syndication is a huge opportunity, and yes, it was Jason's idea, but I agreed to it. And I am happy. I'm really happy. (Her phone rings.) Ohh. (She answers it.) Hello? Yeah, okay. (Suddenly, the monkey sitting on top of the booth jumps onto Prue's shoulder.) Whoa!
(The monkey touches Prue's ear. It then jumps onto Phoebe's shoulder and touches her ear. It then jumps onto Paige's shoulder.)
Paige: Don't like monkeys!
(The monkey touches Paige's mouth. The crowd laughs and giggles at the monkey. It then jumps on Piper's shoulder.)
Prue: (on phone) Let me call you back. Cole, Leo, germs, cover the kids.
(The monkey touches Piper's eyes and jumps off.)
Piper: Alright.
(The babies start to whimper.)
Leo: I don't think the kids liked mister monkey. Did he scare you? He did. He scared you.
Piper: It's okay. Is he hungry?
Prue: No, that's their tired cry.
Leo: Yeah, I think they're just over stimulated.
Cole: Maybe we should go home.
Piper: Alright, you guys are the experts. Um, why don't you orb and smoke-fade, respectively, and I'll go develop this film?
Leo: Okay, we'll walk you to the car.
(Piper rubs her eyes.)
Piper: I think that stupid monkey got dust in my eye.
Prue: Do you hear that ringing?
Phoebe: Yeah.
Paige: I don't hear anything.
(Paige clears her throat. They walk away. The monkey on top of the booth glistens away.)
[Cut to the Crone's Lair. The Crone is there. The monkey glistens in and jumps onto Crone's shoulder.]
Crone: All done? (The monkey makes a noise.) Good boy.
(She feeds the monkey a treat and it jumps down from her shoulder. The Kazi King walks out of the shadows.)
Kazi King: It's time then. I can send my warrior in.
Crone: No. The witches are infected, but the monkey's curse is designed to punish, so it won't take their senses until the moment the witches need them the most.
Commercial Break
[Scene: The Bay Mirror. A Room. Elise and three other people are sitting at a table. Prue walks in.]
Prue: Hi.
Elise: There you are.
Prue: Yes, I'm so sorry.
Elise: Uh, Prue, this is Mark Roberts with the syndicators.
Prue: Hello.
(Prue shakes his hand.)
Elise: Laura Robbins with marketing.
Laura: Hi.
Prue: How are you?
(Prue shakes his hand.)
Elise: And, uh, Richard Jean, our image consultant.
Prue: Richard. Hi. (Prue shakes his hand and sits down.) I'm so glad you guys could make it. Thank you so much. Jason tells me you're the best at what you do and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Elise: Glad you could make it.
Prue: I'm really sorry. Do you hear that buzzing?
Richard: Well, if I can start. I'd just like to dive in with a congratulations, Prue. I love your column. And I also wanna say I'm not only an image consultant, but I'm a fan as well.
(Prue leans in closer.)
Prue: I'm sorry?
Richard: I said I'm a fan.
Prue: Oh! That's sweet, thank you so much. Thank you.
(She rubs her ear.)
Richard: I think you're beautiful, stylish, and approachable. That's why I don't want to alter your look too much.
Prue: Author a book? Wow! I don't know if I'm ready for that. You know, one step at a time.
Richard: I'm sorry?
Prue: What?
Richard: I'm sorry, sometimes I mumble. I said your look, not your book.
Prue: Oh, right, the hook. Yeah, to be honest with you, she has the answers, it's kind of lame, right? Any ideas?
Richard: Uh, well, I-I mainly do image.
Laura: Actually, I'm the advertising consultant.
(Prue leans in and tries to hear them. Elise touches her shoulder and Prue looks at her.)
Elise: (mouths) Are you okay?
(Prue freaks out and stands up.)
Phoebe: Uh, I-I'm…. I think I'm gonna have to leave because I'm not really feeling too well. (She walks backwards.) So thank you. (Prue runs into a picture sitting on a stand.) Um….
(She leaves.)
Elise: Prue!
(Prue runs into Phoebe outside of the room. She pulls Phoebe aside.)
Prue: Phoebe, I can't hear anything./Phoebe: Prue, I can't hear a thing.
Prue/Phoebe: What?
(They both point at their ears before panicking and rushing out.)
[Scene: Piano Bar. A band is playing. Paige is on a date with Nate.]
Nate: You look beautiful.
Paige: You've already said that.
Nate: Yeah, but you look crazy beautiful, so it bears repeating.
Paige: Okay, now I'm blushing and my lipstick won't match my cheeks.
Nate: Well, since you're already blushing, I have a little bit of a surprise for you. But don't hate me, alright?
Paige: You're not gonna propose, are you?
Nate: No.
Paige: In that case, I like surprises.
Nate: Good.
(Nate clicks his fingers and a man walks over to the microphone on stage.)
Man: Uh, ladies and gentlemen, we have a special treat for you tonight, to make your happy hour just a little happier. Local girl, Paige Matthews, in her debut.
(Everyone claps.)
Paige: Are you kidding?
Nate: Come on, I thought you liked surprises.
Paige: This is a bad surprise, bad.
Nate: Eighth grade was a long time ago, Paige. Come on.
(He holds her hand and takes her up to the stage.)
Paige: Uh, yeah, but that turned out to be the worst day of my life. All my friends laughed at me, Bobby Maynard dumped me.
Nate: You dated a guy named Bobby Maynard?
Paige: That is not the point. (She coughs.) Look, I'm already losing my voice. This-this is the sound of panic.
Nate: Look, Paige, you don't have to sing if you don't want to. You just strike me as the type of girl who likes to face her fears, not run from them.
(Paige gives in and Nate sits back down. Everyone claps. Paige gets up on stage and whispers something to the pianist. She stands in front of the microphone.)
Paige: This one is for, uh, all the Bobby Maynards in the world. (The pianist starts playing.) "Isn't it…."
(She clears her throat and tries again. Nothing comes out. She has lost her voice. She panics and races out of the room.)
Nate: Paige, wait.
[Scene: Piper's car. Piper is driving along the road. Her phone rings and she answers it.]
Piper: Paige? (She hears beeping.) Paige, is that you?
(She hears more beeps. She looks down at the phone and her vision starts to go blurry. She drops the phone. She drives the car into the other lane, nearly crashing into the car beside her. Drivers beep their horns. She blinks several times, but her vision disappears completely. She runs off the road and smashes into a tree.)
Commercial Break
[Scene: Manor. Living Room. Prue and Phoebe are there, Phoebe turning the volume up on the TV. They shake their heads. They can't hear a thing. They give up and Prue turns off the TV. They walk through the house.]
Phoebe: Piper! Paige! If you're here, we need you to come out into the open, and like, flag us down or something, okay?! (Paige walks in behind them. Prue and Phoebe continue to walk through the house and Paige tries to catch up with them and get their attention.) Hello?! Oh, anyone?! Hello!
(Prue and Phoebe walk into the kitchen. Paige throws her bag at a vase and it smashes. Prue and Phoebe don't hear it. Paige orbs out. Paige orbs in, in front of Prue and Phoebe.)
Paige: (mouths) What are you doing?
Prue: (yells) I lost my hearing during the biggest meeting of my life! I can't hear a thing!
(Paige motions to Prue to quieten down.)
Phoebe: What?! We can't hear you! (Paige motions again to quiet down and points to her ear. Phoebe lowers her voice.) Oh, okay, okay. We need your help.
Prue: Magic's got to be behind this.
(Paige scratches her head and side and acts like a monkey.)
Phoebe: What are you doing? Oh, I get it! I get it! Charades! Okay, yeah, yeah.
(Paige acts like a monkey again.)
Prue: You're a monkey. (Paige nods.) Yeah, okay. You're a monkey.
(Paige gets a ferocious look on her face.)
Phoebe: Ooh, you're an angry monkey. Ooh, you're pissed, you're... PMS monkey? (Paige shakes her head.) No, no, of course not. Okay. (Paige makes an invisible ball with her hands and throws it.) Ball?
(She then makes an explosion with her hands.)
Prue: Fireball! (She acts out the monkey again and the fireball.) A demon monkey stole our hearing! (Paige points to her mouth.) And your voice too?
(Paige nods.)
Phoebe: Oh, honey!
(Phoebe and Paige hug. Paige pulls a face.)
[Cut to the conservatory. Leo orbs in with Piper and Wyatt.]
Piper: I don't understand why you can't heal my eyes.
Leo: I don't know. Your vision is just gone.
[Cut to the kitchen. Paige hears Piper and Leo's voices.]
Prue: You hear something?!
(Paige motions talking with her hand.)
Phoebe: You hear puppets?
[Cut to the conservatory. Leo helps Piper sit down.]
Leo: I'll find Prue, Phoebe, and Paige after I put the baby down.
Piper: Where am I?
Leo: In the conservatory. Just try and stay calm and try not to worry.
(Piper sighs.)
[Cut to the kitchen.]
Prue: You hear voices.
Phoebe: Voices, right.
(Paige pulls Prue and Phoebe out of the kitchen.)
[Cut to the conservatory. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige walk in.]
Phoebe: Piper!
(Piper gets up and walks straight pass them.)
Piper: I'm so glad you're here! (She stands in front of a map on a stand.) I can't see a thing, and I wrapped my car around a pole, and…
Phoebe: Piper!
Piper: I know it sounds crazy, but I think it has something to do with that mangy monkey.
Prue: Piper!
Piper: Where are you two? (Piper turns around and hits a table.) Ow! Who put that there?!
Phoebe: Oh my god, Piper, you're blind!
(Paige gives Phoebe a look.)
Piper: Yeah, Phoebe, I just said that. Now can we talk about how a monkey could do that?
Phoebe: What did she say?!
Piper: What did who say? The monkey? The monkey didn't say anything. (Paige writes down "How?" on a notepad and shows it to Prue and Phoebe.) He covered my eyes and stole my eyesight.
Prue: I think the monkey stole your eyesight when he covered your eyes!
Piper: Ugh, are you guys listening to me? That's just what I said. You are acting like you can't even hear me.
Phoebe: Oh, Piper, it's no use! I can't even hear you! The monkey stole my hearing!
Piper: Oh, he got you too? Which means somebody sent that flea-infested primate after us. We've gotta find Paige. (Paige claps.) Why are you clapping? This is not funny.
Phoebe: What's the matter, Paige?!
Piper: Paige? Where's Paige?
(Piper walks across the room and Prue, Phoebe, and Paige grab each of her arms. Leo and Cole walk in.)
Leo: What's going on?
Piper: Huh!
(Prue and Phoebe cover their ears, Piper covers her eyes, and Paige covers her mouth.)
Leo: I see.
Piper: Well, I don't. Where is Paige?
Leo: Uh, she just can't talk.
Phoebe: Excuse me! This is either someone's sick, sick joke, or someone's working on a massive evil plan!
Cole: Whatever it is, you guys are in danger without your senses.
(Prue and Phoebe look at everyone, trying to read their lips.)
Leo: Piper, you're the most vulnerable. So I want you to stay next to the kids. Their force field will protect you.
Piper: Okay.
Cole: Paige, a Kazi attack could be deadly right now. Make sure we're stocked up on stun potion.
(Paige leads Piper over to the stairs.)
Piper: Where are we going?
Leo: Prue, Phoebe, check the Book of Shadows, see what you can find out about evil monkeys and demons who control them.
(Phoebe nods her head even though she has no idea what Leo just said.)
Cole: Come on.
(Piper and Paige reach the stairs and Piper falls flat on her face.)
Piper: Oh, Paige!
[Scene: The Crone's Lair. The Crone and the Kazi King are there.]
Kazi King: First we wait on a monkey and now what? What are we waiting on now?
Crone: You're waiting on me. Get used to it. Unlike you, I don't charge in like a wild bull. I prefer to take my time and succeed.
Kazi King: I say enough time has passed.
Crone: Perhaps. First we need to find out if the monkey's magic has taken effect. If so, you can send in your warrior while I make my move for the children.
Kazi King: How do we figure out if the monkey has done his job?
Crone: Common sense.
Kazi King: You dare mock me?
Crone: On occasion, but not at the moment. This totem was created to trap senses, but with my magic, I can borrow what's inside here.
Kazi King: So that's what this is all about? You wanted to steal the Charmed Ones' senses. Why?
Crone: You'd be surprised what you can do with a set of eyes, a pair of ears, a voice. You might even be able to trick infants into believing you're one of the family. Now... let's see those beautiful babies.
(Her eyes glow.)
[Cut to the manor. Nursery. Piper is sitting on the floor, leaning against the bassinet. Wyatt whimpers. Piper stands up, feeling her way around until she faces the bassinet.]
Piper: Okay, little ones, what is it? What is it? Do we need a diaper change? (She checks their diapers.) No, not that. Okay. Um, how about the popcorn machine? That always works, right? Right? Okay, here we go. Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop. No popping. Okay, forget the popping. Okay, it's alright. (She hears footsteps.) Hello? Leo?
(Leo walks in.)
Leo: Yeah. Just came to check on you. How'd you know it was me?
Piper: Well, you shuffle your feet. You're a shuffler.
Leo: Looks like your other senses are already taking over for your vision.
Piper: Uh-huh. Not fast enough. Okay, tell me what I'm doing wrong here.
Leo: Uh, well, that's Wyatt, and that fussy noise usually means gas. (Leo picks up Wyatt and hands him to Piper.) Here. Try putting him over your shoulder.
Piper: Okay. (She positions Wyatt over her shoulder.) Alrighty. Here we go. Oh, I know.
Leo: Better?
Piper: No, not better. I don't know all his tricks and noises like you guys do. And at least before I could see him.
Leo: Well, the love is there, the rest will follow. You know, it's just a myth that all mothers instantly bond with their children.
Piper: Well, Prue did, and I'm not worried about all other mothers, I'm worried about this one.
Leo: From where I stand, you look like a pro. He's already calmed down.
Piper: He has? Oh, he has. Okay, good.
Phoebe's Voice: Leo! Bring Piper up here! I think we found something!
Piper: Here, take him. (She hands Wyatt to Leo.) I don't want them left alone for a second while this stuff is going on here, okay?
(Piper makes her way into the hallway and steps on a squeaky toy. She gasps. She bends down and feels around for it. She picks it up and heads for the stairs, passing the Crone on the way. The Crone takes the monkey totem and it glows, letting her hear what is being said in the attic.)
Prue's Voice: The monkey didn't come after us on his own. Someone very powerful is behind all of this.
[Cut to the attic. Prue, Phoebe, Paige, and Cole are there. Prue and Phoebe are looking through the Book of Shadows.]
Phoebe: The question is who?
(Piper walks in.)
Piper: Hello? Anybody in here? Give me a sign. (Paige bangs on the table.) Alright, speak and spell. Tell me what you guys know.
(Piper reaches out to feel where she's going and knocks some books onto the floor. Prue and Phoebe look up from the book. Piper makes her way through the room and touches Paige. Paige writes 'News?' on a notepad and holds it up.)
Phoebe: Oh. Okay, listen to this. "Centuries ago, a sorcerer created a monkey to steal his enemies' senses, only the sorcerer mistreated the little fella, so the monkey stole his master's voice and was turned into a wooden totem as punishment."
Piper: So this whole monkey business about, you know, speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil is a real thing?
Phoebe: What?!
Piper: Never mind. Read my lips! Is there anything in here that will get our senses back?
Phoebe: Piper, we can't hear you!
Piper: Ugh. What do we do?
(Paige writes "Kill Monkey" on a notepad and holds it up.)
Prue: Oh, Paige is proposing violence against the monkey!
Cole: Well, I'm inclined to agree, but I really think the monkey is the least of your worries.
Prue: Yeah, I didn't hear what you just said, but if you're wondering who was behind this, we were about to look in the book. (Piper gives her two thumbs up. Prue's cell phone vibrates and she looks at the caller ID.) Oh, no, it's Elise. Piper, you're the only one that can talk to her. Tell her I'm sick. (She hands Piper the phone.) Tell her, tell her….
Piper: I got it, I got it, I got it! Okay. (She answers the phone.) Hello? Hi, Elise. Uh, Prue? Yeah, she's here. She's lying down. (The Kazi demon fades in behind Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Cole.) Um, I don't know. Inner ear infection maybe? (Paige sees the demon and bangs on the table.) Shh! (on phone) Oh, no, not you, Elise.
Paige: (mouths) Prue! Piper! Phoebe! Cole!
Piper: We've just got workers banging around here all day. (Phoebe sees the Kazi demon dive towards her and she levitates out of the way. He goes crashing into a table.) What is going on over there?!
Paige/Cole: Kazi demon!
Piper: Gotta go!
(Piper hangs up.)
Phoebe: Three o'clock! Six o'clock! Twelve o'clock!
(Paige grabs a potion off the table. Piper blows up the table beside Paige and Cole and sends them flying across the room.)
Piper: Did I get him?!
(Phoebe grabs Piper's arms.)
[Cut to the nursery. Leo is there reading a book. He hears noises coming from the attic.]
Leo: Kids, danger.
(The children's force field surrounds them. Leo gets up and runs out of the room. The Crone walks in.)
[Cut to the attic. The Kazi demon runs across the room. Prue tries to blow up the Kazi. The Kazi jumps over a couch and Prue blows the couch to pieces.]
Piper: What happened?!
(Phoebe walks over to the couch.)
Phoebe: Prue killed Aunt Pearl's couch!
Piper: Did she get the Kazi?
Phoebe: We can't hear you still. (The Kazi demon stands up behind Phoebe and puts his hands on her head. Thick veins run through her face.) Aah!
Piper: Phoebe?! What's happening?! Phoebe?! Talk to me! (Leo runs in and picks the potion off the floor beside Paige. He throws it at the Kazi demon. The Kazi demon lets go of Phoebe and he falls to the floor, stunned.) Phoebe?!
[Cut to the nursery. The children are in their bassinet with their force field surrounding them. The Crone is standing beside the bassinet holding the monkey totem.]
Crone: (singing in Paige's voice): "Hush little babies, don't say a word, mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird, and if that mockingbird won't sing…."
[Cut to the attic. Leo is healing Paige.]
Piper: Is she going to be okay?
Leo: I think so.
(Paige wakes up and sits up. Prue and Phoebe place five crystals around the Kazi demon to create a crystal cage.)
Prue: Crystal cage is ready!
(The Kazi demon gets up and touches the cage. It shocks him. Piper hears singing.)
Piper: Do you hear that?
Leo: I don't hear anything.
Piper: It sounds like singing.
Leo: The kids.
(Cole and Leo race out of the room.)
[Cut to the nursery.]
Crone: (signing in Paige's voice) "And if you let this force field down, you'll still be the best little babies in town."
(The force field disappears. The Crone places her hand on the bassinet. Cole and Leo race in.)
Leo: Piper! Paige!
Cole: Phoenix, Seph, Wyatt, careful.
(The Crone zaps Cole and Leo and they fly across the room. The babies start to cry and make their force field appear.)
Piper: Leo, Cole, what's going on?!
Crone: You'll pay for that.
(The Crone walks over to Cole and Leo and glistens away with them. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige race in. Prue goes to the bassinet.)
Piper: Are the kids okay?!
Prue: They're okay.!
(Prue, Phoebe, and Paige look around.)
Prue: Where's Cole and Leo?
Piper: Leo?! Why isn't he answering us?
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[Scene: The Crone's Lair. The Crone and the Kazi King are there. The Crone has the monkey totem up to her ear.]
Kazi King: Where's my warrior?
Crone: Captured.
Kazi King: That's your fault. You said you would weaken them.
Crone: And I did. However, I failed to account for their Whitelighter and the traitor. But don't worry, they won't get in our way again.
(Cole and Leo are trapped in a water tank.)
Kazi King: I say we launch another attack now.
Crone: First I need to know the witches aren't on to me. If they figure out that I want their children, I'll never get my hands on them. Now, please, let me concentrate.
(She holds the monkey totem up to her ear.)
[Cut to the attic. Piper is sitting on the couch holding Wyatt. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige clean up the mess in the attic.]
Piper: There you go. Is that better? Okay. There you go. That's better. It's okay, baby. Daddy'll be home soon.
Phoebe: You did it, Piper! You calmed him down!
Piper: Shh, Phoebe. It's strange after, you know, I lost my vision, I was forced to use my maternal instincts, which is good, 'cause I wasn't really sure I had them. (Paige holds up a notepad with "We'll find Cole and Leo" written on it.) I know.
Prue: I'm getting pretty good at reading lips, I think you just said 'I know'.
Phoebe: She did. What do you know?
Piper: That we'll find Leo.
Prue: Okay, that's weird. How did you know that's what Paige wrote? I mean, you can't see it, and Phoebe and I didn't say it, so how did you….?
Piper: I'm not sure. I guess maybe we're developing some sort of sixth sense. It's what it must be, right?
Phoebe: Well, whatever it is, we gotta use it to help find Cole and Leo.
Prue: (to Paige) Start the interrogation.
(Paige heads over to the Kazi demon. Piper stands up with Wyatt.)
Piper: We will be in the nursery.
Prue: Are you gonna be okay to get down the stairs?
Piper: Oh, yeah. I'm getting the hang of this blind stuff. Besides, I grew up in this house.
(Piper makes her way out of the attic. Paige holds up the notepad in front of the Kazi. It reads "Where's our Whitelighter". The Kazi doesn't answer and Prue throws a tiny crystal at the cage. It shocks the Kazi and he yells out in pain.)
Prue: Wrong answer.
(Prue throws another tiny crystal at the cage and shocks him. The doorbell rings. Paige goes over to the window.)
Phoebe: Is somebody here? (Paige looks out the window and sees Nate waiting on the porch. Paige walks back over to Prue and Phoebe and mouths the word "Nate".) Nate is here? (Paige nods. She shoos Phoebe.) You want me to get rid of him? (Paige nods.) I can't do that, Paige. I mean, first of all, I'm not the best listener right now, and second of all, he's your boyfriend. (Paige puts her hands together and begs. She then pretends to hold a microphone and sings. She then promptly waves her hand in front of her mouth.) You lost your voice when you were singing? With hi….? Wait, how could that be? You were with him at his... (Paige pretends to play the piano.) Piano bar. (Paige nods.) You lost your voice when you were on stage singing, because he wanted you to sing for him. Oh, that is so romantic! And humiliating. Yeah, I see your point. (The doorbell rings again.) Okay, I'll go deal with him, but you owe me one.
(Phoebe leaves the attic.)
[Cut to the foyer. Phoebe opens the door to reveal Nate there holding a bunch of flowers.]
Nate: Oh, hey, Phoebe, is Paige here?
Phoebe: Paige isn't home!
(He turns to look at the driveway.)
Nate: I saw her car in the driveway.
(Phoebe taps him on the shoulder and he faces Phoebe.)
Phoebe: Can you repeat that? Just slowly.
Nate: Yeah, I said I saw her car in the driveway.
Phoebe: Oh! Yeah, her car. Uh, see what I meant to say is that she just can't talk right now.
Nate: Right, yeah, that's my fault. I tried to show her off at the club, I mean, she's got such a good singing voice, and I thought maybe I could help her get over her fear, you know. (Phoebe leans in and tries to read his lips.) Why are you looking at my mouth?
Phoebe: Huh?
Nate: I got something in my teeth?
Phoebe: Okay, look, um, I got a little swimmer's ear going on. Yeah, I fell asleep in the tub last night. So I'm not really getting a lot of this, but I did get the part about your teeth, and they're very nice. White.
Nate: I-I just wanna say I'm sorry. If I could just speak to her for a second, maybe I could clear this up.
Phoebe: Not a word. Not a word. (She takes the flowers.) Um, I'll tell her you came by and I'll have her call you, okay?
Nate: Alright.
Phoebe: Goodbye, Nate.
(Phoebe closes the door.)
[Cut to the attic. Phoebe walks in.]
Phoebe: Okay, I would pretty much do anything for my sisters, but making me do that was plain mean, Paige! (Paige holds up the notepad that reads "Kazis are tough to crack".) Yeah, don't try to change the subject, Paige. Here's your flowers from Nate, (Phoebe throws them on the couch) and personally, if you ask me, I think that Nate deserves more. (Paige holds up the notepad and it reads "Where's our Whitelighter?".) Hey, do you ever think that maybe your Kazi buddy here can't read?
Kazi Demon: I tried to tell them that.
Phoebe: He did? (Paige writes "Demons lie" on the notepad.) Yeah, but not about literacy. Kazi warriors are base-level demons. Where's our Whitelighter?
Kazi Demon: I don't know.
(Paige points to "Demons lie" on her notepad.)
Phoebe: Yeah, I know. We'll see. Who sent you?
(No answer. Prue goes to throw another tiny crystal.)
Kazi Demon: Wait, wait! Hold on a minute, please. I'll tell you. It was the Crone.
Phoebe: The Crone? The Crone sent you?
Kazi Demon: Yeah.
Phoebe: Check the book, see what you can find out about the Crone. (Paige heads over to the book.) What does the Crone want with us?
Kazi Demon: If I tell you that she'll kill me.
(Prue throws a small crystal at the cage. He yells in pain.)
[Cut to the Crone's Lair. The Crone is listening in on their conversation through the monkey totem.]
Kazi King: My warrior's suffering. I can feel his pain. He needs my help.
Crone: He needs a muzzle. He just gave them my name. If he tells the Charmed Ones my plan, I'll never get my hands on those children.
(The Kazi King falls to his knees and groans in pain.)
Kazi King: He wouldn't have a chance to tell them anything if we would just attack. They're torturing him again.
Crone: Very well. I'll spare your warrior anymore suffering. Along with you.
(She fires beams of red sparks at the Kazi King and vanquishes him.)
[Cut to the attic. The Kazi demon is vanquished.]
Phoebe: Okay, we didn't do that. Someone else did that. We did not do that.
Prue: Did you find anything in the book?
(Paige points to a page on the Crone.)
Phoebe: Yeah, the Crone, that's what I was afraid of.
Prue: Is there a vanquishing potion for her? (Paige points to the writing on the page.) Good. Okay, let's hit the kitchen. We've gotta be prepared for anything. (Paige writes "Piper?" on the notebook.) She's okay. She's with the kids. Their force field will protect her. Come on.
[Cut to the nursery. Piper stands next to the bassinet. The Crone glistens into the room and walks over to Piper.]
Piper: Who's there?
Crone: (Paige's voice) Cole and Leo found the monkey totem and I got my voice back.
Piper: Oh my god, where are they?
Crone: (Paige's voice) In the kitchen with Prue and Phoebe. They're working on a potion to vanquish the Kazi King. Don't worry. I'll take care of the kids.
Piper: (to the kids) Okay. Okay. Be right back. (Piper walks past the Crone.) Whoa. What's that smell? It's like charcoal.
Crone: (Paige's voice) Burnt Kazi flesh. We just vanquished his warrior.
Piper: Oh, that must be it.
(Piper leaves the room. The force field surrounds the kids.)
Crone: (Paige's voice) There, there, now, little ones. Don't be afraid. "Hush little babies, don't say a word, mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird..."
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[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige are there working on a potion. Piper makes her way in.]
Piper: Okay, let's go, people, mama wants to see again.
(Paige taps Prue and Phoebe and points at Piper.)
Phoebe: Piper!
(Piper nearly jumps out of her skin.)
Prue: We think the Crone is behind this so we're making a vanquishing potion so we can get her!
Piper: Phoebe, I am blind, not deaf. And Paige said we were going after the Kazi King.
Prue: What did she say?!
Piper: Leo? Cole? Is that you? (Paige walks over and takes Piper's hands. She puts Piper's hands on her head and shoulder.) Paige? But you're supposed to be watching the kids and you said Leo and Cole had come back. (Paige puts Piper's hands on her head and she shakes her head.) Oh my god.
(Piper leaves the kitchen and Paige follows. Paige motions for Prue and Phoebe to follow. Phoebe grabs the potion and follows behind.)
[Cut to the nursery.]
Crone: (Paige's voice) "Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring." You're safe now.
(The force field disappears. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige walk in.)
Prue: Hands off, hag.
Crone: (in Paige's voice) Kids, help, we're in danger.
(The force field surrounds the kids and the Crone.)
Piper: What's going on?
Phoebe: Their force field is protecting her.
Prue: If you hurt them, I will kill you!
(The Crone places her hands on all of them, a red light shining around her hands.)
Phoebe: What is she doing to them?
Prue: Paige, can you orb them to you?
(Paige mouths "Kids" and nothing happens.)
Phoebe: She can't.
Prue: Should we, uh….?
Phoebe: I don't know. Try it.
(Prue, Piper, and Phoebe touch Paige.)
Prue/Piper/Phoebe: Kids.
(The kids orb to Paige. She puts her arms protectively around Persephone, while Prue quickly catches Phoenix, and Piper quickly catches Wyatt.)
Crone: I've seen everything. Such power. Such power.
Prue: You wanna see real power, lady?
(Phoebe throws the potion at the Crone. She bursts into flames and is vanquished.)
Piper: I can see! I can see! (to Wyatt) Hi!
Prue: I can hear. (Paige hands Prue Persephone.) Phoebe?
Phoebe: Me too. Paige?
Paige: Can I just say….?
Phoebe: What?
Paige: Anything. Damn, it's good to hear me speak.
Phoebe: Okay, so we're all good.
Piper: What about Cole and Leo?
Phoebe: Oh, no, did I kill the hag too soon?
Prue: Oh, if she hurt him, you know I'm gonna have to revive her and kill her again.
Paige: Hurry, see if you can get a premonition off the smudge mark.
(Phoebe goes over and touches the smudge mark on the carpet.)
Piper: (to the kids) It's okay, sweeties.
Prue: Yeah, we'll find your daddies, you know, sooner or later.
(Suddenly, Prue and the twins flame out, and Piper and Wyatt orb out.)
Paige: What just happened? How did they….?
Phoebe: Because my nephews and niece are geniuses. Take after me.
[Cut to the Crone's Lair. Prue and the twins flame in, and Piper and Wyatt orb in. Cole and Leo yell.]
Prue/Piper: Oh, god.
Prue: Piper.
(Piper blows up the tank and Cole and Leo fall out. They cough.)
Piper: Are you okay?
Leo: The Crone.
Prue: Dead.
Leo: And you can see and hear?
Prue/Piper: Yeah.
Piper: It was strange, like when it mattered most, we could almost read each other's minds.
Leo: Yeah, it's always been there.
Piper: We never noticed before.
Leo: Maybe not consciously, but it's always been a part of what's made the power of four so strong.
(Cole and Leo cough.)
Piper: Sorry we couldn't get here sooner.
Leo: It was awful. I couldn't orb.
Cole: And I couldn't smoke-fade.
Piper: But guess who could orb?
Prue: And the twins can flame apparently. I guess they sensed their daddies in need.
Piper: Yeah, they're coming into their powers really, really fast.
Leo: You nervous?
Piper: A little. You know, a lot.
Cole: Well, they're all gonna be fine. We all are.
(Cole smoke-fades out with Prue and the twins, and Leo orbs out with Piper and Wyatt.)
[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Prue's there taking down the posters pinned to the boards. Piper walks in.]
Piper: Hmm, not going so good? National syndication's a big deal.
Prue: Yeah, that's what Jason said when he told me. And Elise and all the other reporters. And I was so busy listening to all of them that I didn't ask myself what I wanted.
Piper: Which would be what?
Prue: To spend time with my family.
Piper: Yay! Oh, sorry, go ahead.
Prue: To ride rides with my kids and to not be one of those annoying cell phone people that the mimes make fun of.
Piper: So what are you gonna tell Jason?
Prue: Mm, I'm gonna tell him exactly what I just told you. And he's not gonna like it.
(Phoebe comes in.)
Phoebe: Well, Prue, as my boyfriend, there are ways that I can bring him around.
Piper: She does have ways.
Prue: Mm-hm.
[Scene: Piano Bar. Paige is standing on stage in front of the microphone.]
Paige: I was supposed to sing a song for Bobby Maynard, but he didn't inspire me much. So, Nate Parks. (Nate, sitting at the bar, turns around.) This one's for you. (The band starts playing.) "Never know how much I love you / Never know how much I care / When you put your arms around me / I get a fever that's so hard to bear / You give me fever / When you kiss me fever when you hold me tight / Fever / In the morning / Fever all through the night / Now you've listened to my story / Here's the point that I have made / Fever / Do you sizzle / What a lovely way to burn / What a lovely way to burn / What a lovely way to burn / What a lovely way to burn."