Disclaimer: I do not own anyone or anything, except for Phoenix and Persephone.
Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews and favorites. They were much appreciated. :)
Due to complications, I was forced to skip 5x04, "The Power of Three Blondes". It would just take too much work to make a fourth Stillman sister, as I would need to add in extra scenes and find an actress.
To answer the person who reviewed in my Season 5 story…. Prue will probably stay the advice columnist, yes, at least until my first non-canon story. As for the power levels of the kids….
Individually
Phoenix, Wyatt, Tamora, and P.J.
Persephone, Chris, Kat, and Parker.
Pagan, Melinda, and Peyton.
(Paige's son won't have powers.)
This is because in my personal opinion, the order the kids were born in is irrelevant, at least in regards to cousins. Phoenix, Wyatt, Tamora, and P.J. are all firstborn witches of their respective sibling set, so they'd obviously be the most powerful. Persephone, Chris, Kat, and Parker are the second children of their respective sibling set, so they'd be the next powerful. Pagan, Melinda, and Peyton are the youngest of their respective sibling set, so they'd be the "weakest". From there they're listed by seniority: Phoenix (2003), Wyatt (2003), Tamora (2007), and P.J. (2007); Persephone (2003), Chris (2004), Kat (2007), and Parker (2008); and Pagan (2004), Melinda (2007), and Peyton (2011). Paige's son is a mortal, so he doesn't count.
Together
Prue's kids
Piper's kids
Phoebe's kids
Paige's kids
(Phoenix and Persephone, along with Tamora and Kat, would be more powerful together as well, due to being twins, with the Phoenix/Persephone pair being more powerful than the Tamora/Kat pair.)
This is because Prue will have all of her children first, then Piper. Paige will actually have all of her children before Phoebe, but due to Paige's third-born being an adopted mortal they can't form a power of three, so Phoebe's kids will be more powerful than Paige's kids. Additionally, I've always loved the idea that twins have extra power, which is why Phoenix and Persephone, and Tamora and Kat, will be powerful even without their third sibling; however, Phoenix and Persephone were born first and can form a power of three with Pagan, so they're more powerful than Tamora and Kat when it comes to twins.
In their specific sibling grouping
(Oldest to youngest like normal, though like I said, Paige's son won't have powers.)
This should be self-explanatory.
As for "Persephone is a Twice-Blessed and thus should be more powerful than the rest", this will not actually be the case, due to something that I have planned in Season 9, which will go off of something that canon did. Although now that I think about it, due to something that I will be doing in Season 10, Prue's kids in general will be more powerful than their cousins in general.
Okay, now on to the episode…. :)
Love's a Witch
[Scene: Building. Temp Agency. Paige and Carl are there. Carl is flipping through a rolodex.]
Carl: Uh, mail clerk at Dutton and Houser, greeter at Yarn Mart, pre-school assistant…. How are you at diapers?
Paige: Maybe I'm not making myself clear.
Carl: No. Well, let's see. How about this? Bagger at Grocery Plus, cashier at Lucy's... Landscaping, computer programmer…. I don't think so.
Paige: Listen, I was just curious. Why have all the temp jobs you've sent me out on been so… unusual?
Carl: Unusual?
Paige: Okay, well, maybe it's not the job. It's just kind of what happens, you know, after I get there. Things just kind of go a little wonky. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?
Carl: No.
Paige: No. No, you wouldn't, okay. Well, maybe it's just a coincidence, although honestly, you know, I don't believe in coincidences. Okay, look, here's the thing. I'm not picky. I'll take anything, as long as it's really, really normal.
Carl: Oh, you want normal? I've got the perfect thing for you.
(He pulls a card out of the rolodex.)
[Scene: Callaway Estate. Bathroom. Paige is holding a bedpan. She flushes the toilet and walks out into the hallway.]
Paige: This is not what I had in mind. (She pulls off her gloves. She looks over at Grandma Callaway, who is sitting at a table near a window. She peeks at Paige's hand of cards.) Wasn't someone supposed to call a trump?
(Paige walks over to her.)
Grandma Callaway: Oh, yes, right, trump. (Paige sits down.) I was just waiting for you.
Paige: Oh, I see.
(Grandma Callaway laughs.)
Grandma Callaway: Still can't believe you would know how to play pinochle. Not a lot of young people do anymore, you know.
Paige: See, I used to play with my grandma all the time.
Grandma Callaway: Really? Lucky me.
Paige: No, actually, lucky me.
Grandma Callaway: Babysitting a sick old lady? How is that lucky for you? Well?
Paige: Well, I think it's time for your medicine.
(Paige stands up and an energy ball comes flying through the window, hitting Paige in the chest. It knocks her to the ground. She looks at her bleeding wound. Grandma Callaway's son, James, runs down the stairs.)
James: Mother?! What? Are you okay?
Grandma Callaway: I'm okay. The sons of bitches missed me. Really, I'm okay.
(She looks at Paige.)
Paige: So much for normal.
Opening Credits
[Scene: Manor. Parlor. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are there. Piper is vacuuming while Phoebe is meditating and levitating up in the air.]
Phoebe: Piper, do you mind? I'm trying to meditate up here, if you haven't noticed.
Piper: Well, can't you block out the noise?
Phoebe: Yeah, the vacuum cleaner I can block out, your nerves I can't.
Piper: My nerves? Oh, for god sakes, woman!
Phoebe: I'm sorry. You're anxious, I'm anxious.
Piper: But it's my first date. It's not yours.
Phoebe: But unfortunately, it feels as though it's my first date.
Piper: Well, can't you control it?
Phoebe: What do you think I'm doing up here? Cleaning the chandelier?
Piper: Now that would be helpful.
(Paige walks in through the front door. Phoebe loses her concentration and falls to the floor.)
Phoebe: Talk about your psychic hit.
Prue: Hi, how's it going?
Paige: Don't ask.
Prue: Are you hurt?
Piper: What happened?
Paige: It's nothing. I'm fine.
Phoebe: You're not fine, Paige. You're scared to death. Why don't people in this family own their emotions?
Paige: Okay, this empath thing? Very annoying.
Piper: Copy that.
(Paige goes into the kitchen.)
Prue: Hey.
(Prue and Piper follow Paige. Chris orbs in.)
Chris: You haven't seen Leo, have you?
Phoebe: Oh, Chris, not now.
[Cut to the kitchen. Paige is pressing a towel against her wound. Prue and Piper walk in.]
Prue: Paige.
Paige: It's nothing. I'm fine.
Prue: It doesn't look like nothing to us.
Piper: Was that an energy ball?
Paige: I don't know. I was playing pinochle. I didn't see. I'm temping, Grandma, she's got some deep dark secrets, let me tell you what.
(Phoebe walks in.)
Piper: Uh, another temp job involving magic?
Paige: Yeah, right, I'm never gonna get away.
Phoebe: But you want to.
Paige: Shush.
Phoebe: Sorry.
Prue: Do you want me to get the book?
Paige: No, actually, I don't. I wanna follow this one through all by myself.
Piper: Oh.
Phoebe: She's feeling a little suppressed by us.
Piper: You are?
Paige: You know, what I was talking about, the temp job thing, why I am trying to find my own path, just separate from…
Piper: From us?
(Chris walks in.)
Chris: So I checked the house, no sign of-
Piper: I should cancel my date.
Phoebe: What? Why?
Piper: Because we're having issues.
Phoebe: No, the issue is you're afraid to date, Piper. But you can't let your fear stop you. (to Paige) You, on the other hand, should.
Paige: Gee, I wonder why I'm feeling suppressed.
Piper: Phoebe, this is ridiculous. It's just getting worse.
Phoebe: I know. So what should I do? Should I just keep all your feelings to myself? Would that make you guys happy?
Prue/Piper/Paige: Yes.
Phoebe: Okay, then that's what I'll do. Someone's hiding something from me.
Chris: Just let me know if anyone sees Leo, okay?
(Chris leaves.)
Paige: I've gotta go back and check on grandma.
Phoebe: Wait, you're still going? Paige, you're scared to death. I can't believe you'd still go-
Paige: Apple!
(An apple orbs out of the fruit bowl and into Phoebe's mouth. Paige throws the towel on the table and leaves the kitchen.)
Piper: Well, that's one way to do it.
(Phoebe bites into the apple. Prue and Piper smile and leave the kitchen.)
[Scene: Cave. Chris and an elderly man with missing front teeth are there. The man is mixing something with a mortar and pestle.]
Man: All sold out, I'm afraid. Good for me, bad for you.
Chris: Well, how long will it take you to make more?
Man: The potion you desire is pricey for a reason. The main ingredient is quite rare and hard to come by. What secret are you so eager to hide?
Chris: Just tell me how long.
Man: Hard to say. Six weeks or months. Demonic suppliers are notoriously unreliable.
Chris: Well, I can't wait, alright. I need it now.
Man: Oh, the impatience of youth. Then again, it takes a young heart to brave great danger.
Chris: Spare me the Morpheus speech, old man. What are you saying?
(An invisible figure appears near the wall.)
Man: Swamp Land is where you'll find the Kotochul egg your potion requires. Now you understand the difficulty.
Chris: Fine. I'll get you your damn egg. Just make sure you're ready by the time I get back.
(He starts to leave and the invisible figure disappears. He looks at the wall and orbs out. The invisible figure reappears and then becomes visible. It's Leo.)
[Scene: Outside the Callaway house. Paige is talking into the intercom outside the gate.]
Paige: Hi, it's me, Paige. Paige, your home helper. Please buzz me in. Look, I know you're there. I am not gonna expose you, I promise. I just wanna help.
(Richard Montana walks down his driveway across the street.)
Richard: Don't you think it's a little risky coming back here?
Paige: Please buzz me in, Ms. Callaway.
Richard: No, seriously. In case you didn't notice, there's kind of a war going on between these two homes.
Paige: I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
Richard: Don't you?
Paige: It's me! Pinochle girl!
Richard: Hey. You're not the first, you know. Others have come to try to help. Maybe you should leave before you get hurt.
Paige: I'm sure I can handle it, thanks.
Richard: You're not a muse, that's for sure. Or a Whitelighter. You're a witch like us.
Paige: How do you know that?
Richard: Ever since I was a kid, one sort of magical being or another has come to try to help end the feud. Hasn't worked though. I mean, this… this last truce was the longest, but-
(An energy ball comes flying out of the Callaway's house, heading straight for them. He grabs Paige and pulls her out of the way. The energy ball flies past and hits the letterbox across the street.)
Commercial Break
[Scene: Manor. Bathroom. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are there. Piper is sitting on the counter while Phoebe puts on Piper's lipstick.]
Phoebe: Good. Alright, take a look.
(Piper looks at herself in a handheld mirror.)
Piper: Yeah, okay, think newly single mom, not two-bit hooker.
(Prue hands her some tissues.)
Phoebe: Okay, we try again.
(Piper wipes off the lipstick.)
Piper: You're, uh, a little distracted.
Phoebe: I'm having a very hard time concentrating. I think this empath power is driving me crazy.
(Phoebe tries another shade of lipstick on Piper.)
Piper: You?
Phoebe: Well, you try having PMS for three sisters every month. It's a good thing no one in this family is having sex. I'd be feeling that too.
Piper: Yeah, okay, so let's skip the vamp red.
Phoebe: You know, if I can't ignore the bloating, and the cramping, and the mood swings, how am I supposed to ignore the fact that my sister is scared to death?
Prue: Phoebe.
Phoebe: Right, okay, I'm just gonna mind my own business.
Piper: All we have to do is respect what Paige wants.
Prue: And clearly what she wants is not our help.
Phoebe: You know, she thinks that's what she wants, but I know what she really wants, and what she really wants is our help.
Piper: That's it. I'm staying home.
Phoebe: What? Why?
Piper: To make sure that you leave Paige alone.
Prue: Couldn't I make sure she does that?
(Pipers jumps off the counter.)
Phoebe: Yeah, Piper, you have to go out, you need to go out. (Piper goes out into the hallway and Phoebe follows.) And this is not me channelling, this is just me talking. Trust me, the sooner you get back on the dating horse, the easier it will be.
Piper: No, I know. You're right, you're absolutely right. It's just, the truth is, I'm a little scared. I mean, I was married to an angel for crying out loud. Who is gonna compare to that?
Phoebe: I know, but….
Prue: Piper, you also dated a demon, a warlock, and a ghost, you know, that's what you should be scared of.
Piper: Super pep talk, sisters.
(The doorbell rings.)
Phoebe: You look beautiful.
Prue: Yes you do.
Piper: Mm.
[Cut to downstairs. Foyer. Piper opens the door. Prue and Phoebe are standing behind the door. A handsome-looking man, Seth, is standing there.]
Seth: Hey.
Piper: Hi.
Seth: Wow, you look... great. I-I'm not surprised, it's just that you normally….
Piper: Oh, yeah, no bottle, no binky.
Seth: Yeah, no... spit up.
Piper: Yeah.
Phoebe: Pssst.
Seth: So you ready? Wanna go?
Phoebe: Psst. He likes you, I can tell.
Piper: One second. (whispers) Leave Paige alone, I mean it.
Phoebe: (whispers) I will, I will.
(Piper grabs her bag.)
Piper: Okay.
(Piper walks outside.)
Phoebe: Have fun, have fun. I will leave Paige alone. (Phoebe closes the door.) I can't, I can't.
Prue: Phoebe.
Phoebe: What?
Prue: Okay. What about the kids?
Phoebe: Cole's with them. They'll be fine while we…
Prue: Snoop.
Phoebe: I wouldn't call it that.
Prue: Phoebe.
(Prue and Phoebe go into the kitchen and Phoebe picks up the bloodied towel from Paige's wound.)
Phoebe: "Lead me back from whence this came/Help me help my sister's pain."
[Scene: Montana Estate. Richard and his father, Benjamin, walk out of the study. Richard is carrying a glass of pink liquid.]
Benjamin: I want her out of here.
Richard: She wasn't sent by the Callaways. She wants the fighting to stop.
(They walk down the hallway.)
Benjamin: Yeah? Then how come the fighting started up the minute she showed up?
Richard: Probably just a coincidence.
Benjamin: I thought you didn't believe in coincidences.
(Benjamin walks away. Richard walks into the living room where Paige is sitting.]
Richard: Hey. Here. Drink that.
(He hands her the glass.)
Paige: What is it?
Richard: It's a family recipe. It'll make you feel better, speed up the healing process. Look, I'm the one who shouldn't trust you, remember? Drink up.
(Paige has a sip. Rosaline Montana, his mother, walks past the room carrying a tray of potions.)
Paige: Are those... potions?
Richard: Yeah. I-I told you, we're witches.
Paige: Good ones or bad ones?
Richard: What do you think?
Paige: Well, I don't know, you did just try to fry an eighty-year-old grandma with an energy ball.
Richard: We didn't do that. That was the Callaways. They made it look like it was us. It was a set-up.
Paige: Okay, so they're the bad ones?
Richard: Well, no, they're not bad, they're just... they're bad to us. (Steve, his brother, comes running in. He has scars on one side of his face. He picks up a tray of potions and leaves.) See those scars? Years ago, the Callaways cast a plague on us. Of course, in return, we cursed them with boils. Or was it the boils and then the plague? I don't know. I can't remember. A feud this long, you start to lose track, you know.
Paige: How come you don't have scars?
Richard: You can't curse people that don't practise magic. I don't do that anymore.
Paige: Why not?
Richard: Last time I did it-it brought me to a place I don't wanna go again. (He points to a photo of a woman.) That's Olivia, my fiancé. Olivia Callaway.
Paige: Ooh, sleeping with the enemy.
Richard: She was actually, uh, killed in the crossfire last year.
Paige: I-I'm really sorry.
Richard: It's alright. You didn't know. She'd be more upset than anybody if this truce ended. She… she wanted peace.
Paige: Maybe that's why I'm here. To help.
(Olivia's spirit floats out of the photo. She floats through the wall and into the study where Benjamin is.)
Olivia: Boo.
Benjamin: What? Olivia? But you're a…
Olivia: A ghost? Yeah. Sucks too, believe me.
Benjamin: What do you want?
Olivia: What you took from me. My life, my love. (A plasma ball appears in her hand.) And one way or another, I'm gonna get them both back.
Benjamin: No, just wait a minute, don't. There's a Charmed One here. She'll come after you.
Olivia: I'm counting on it.
(Olivia floats outside the window and throws the plasma ball. It smashes through the window and hits Benjamin. The whole family and Paige rush in.)
Rosaline: Oh, please, god, no. Oh my god.
(Paige looks out the window and sees Prue and Phoebe across the street in the Callaway house. Prue and Phoebe look out the window and Phoebe waves at Paige.)
Commercial Break
[Scene: Restaurant. Piper and Seth are on their date. The waiter is taking Piper's order.]
Piper: Um, I'll have the salmon and fusilli with the eggplant. And could you make sure they use basil and not Italian parsley? And, um, could you ask them to sauté the eggplant lightly, and also grill the salmon after the pasta is done? That way it won't dry out. Thank you. (The waiter walks away.) What?
Seth: Nothing. I just never dated an ex-chef before, that's all.
Piper: Oh, was I being too picky?
Seth: No, no.
Piper: Yeah, I was. I'm sorry. I'm just a little…
Seth: Nervous?
Piper: Is it that obvious?
Seth: It's my fault. This is not a very good first date place.
Piper: Oh, no, no, it's fine. It's just, you know, that I haven't dated in a while.
Seth: How long were you married?
Piper: Two years, but we were together four.
Seth: It gets easier. I think I went on five, six dates after my divorce until finally I started feeling comfortable dating people again.
Piper: Oh, so I guess you don't mind being the guinea pig then.
Seth: Not at all. (Chris orbs in nearby.) If you don't mind me asking, when's your divorce finalized?
Piper: My divorce?
Seth: You-you filed, right?
Piper: Um, not exactly. It's, uh, it's kind of a weird arrangement. It's-It's hard to explain, but-
(Chris walks over to them. He has mud on his shirt.)
Chris: Piper.
Piper: What-what are you doing here? Why are you covered in mud?
Seth: Excuse me a second. Uh, who is this?
Chris: Me? I'm from the future.
Seth: What?
Piper: Excuse us. (Piper grabs Chris and they walk across the room.) Are you crazy?
Chris: You're not serious about that guy, are you?
Piper: Well, uh…. You know what? That is none of your business. Where have you been?
Chris: That's none of your business. Look, you better get home before your sisters kill each other.
Piper: What? Why? What happened? (She gasps.) Oh, no. Phoebe?
(Chris nods.)
[Scene: Manor. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige are walking through the dining room.]
Prue: Paige, we said we're sorry!
Phoebe: Yeah, what more do you want from us?!
Paige: Sorry doesn't begin to cover it!
Phoebe: Look, I was worried about you, I thought you were in trouble!
Prue: And I was just following Phoebe. It was her idea.
Phoebe: Thanks a lot, Prue.
Paige: If you were so worried, why were you at the Callaways?!
Phoebe: The spell was supposed to take us to you, not them. How were we supposed to know you were across the street?
Paige: You weren't supposed to know, because you weren't supposed to be involved!
(Piper and Chris orb in.)
Prue: Well, it's a good thing we did get involved, because obviously there's a war going on over there!
Paige: I can handle it!
Phoebe: Oh, really?
(Piper whistles.)
Piper: Hi, hey, what is this about a war?
Paige: Ask Miss Buttinsky over there. She was with the Callaways when they killed Richard's dad.
Prue: Paige, we're telling you, they didn't kill anyone.
Paige: I was there.
Phoebe: Yeah, so were we.
(Cole walks down a few stairs.)
Cole: Hey, can you guys keep it down? I just got the kids to sleep.
(Cole walks down the stairs.)
Chris: I gotta go.
(Chris orbs out.)
Prue: Okay, in the living room, in the living room, let's go, let's go.
(Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Cole go in the living room.)
[Cut to the living room.]
Prue: Paige, we're telling you, the energy ball did not come from the Callaways.
Paige: I saw it come through the Callaways' window.
Phoebe: It couldn't have.
Paige: Oh, she's not only butting in, she's taking sides.
Phoebe: Look, Paige, it's not only what we saw, but it's what I felt. Don't you think if they just tried to killed someone I would have felt some intense anger coming from them? But I didn't.
Paige: I don't know. Are you sensing any intense anger coming at you right now?
Phoebe: No, but what I can sense is that maybe your attraction to this Richard guy is clouding your better judgement.
Paige: I hate talking to an empath.
Piper: Wait a second, hold it. Didn't they fire on the Callaway grandmother when you got hurt? Maybe this is just retribution.
Paige: No, Richard said his family didn't fire on them. I believe him.
Piper: Then where did the energy ball come from? They don't just materialize.
Cole: Maybe they do.
Prue: What do you mean?
Cole: Well, if Richard says it was no one in his family, maybe it was somebody else, maybe a third party. If so, the two families need to know before this escalates any further.
Piper: You've been in both houses, do you think you can get them to come here?
Paige: What do you mean, like, peace talks?
Piper: Yeah, why not? It could work.
Paige: I don't know. This feud's been going back for generations. I don't even think they know how it started.
Piper: Still, it's worth a shot.
[Scene: Cave. Chris hands the egg to the old man.]
Man: Nicely done. These aren't easy to find.
Chris: Tell me about it. How long before it's ready?
Man: You'll have it when you need it.
(The man cracks the egg and drops the yolk into the cauldron.)
[Scene: Montana Estate. Study. Richard is standing by the window holding a potion. Paige orbs in.]
Paige: What are you doing?
(He turns around.)
Richard: Paige, get out of here. It's none of your business.
Paige: I thought you weren't using magic.
Richard: Oh, just save me the speech, okay. I don't need it. Go save an innocent or something.
Paige: Yeah, I'm trying.
Richard: Look, they killed my fiancé, they killed my dad! What do you want me to do?! Just sit back and watch?!
Paige: We don't know the Callaways even did it!
Richard: Who then?
Paige: I don't know.
Richard: 'I don't know.' Great. Just go, please, before you get hurt.
(Paige orbs out. Richard heads for the door and opens it. Paige orbs in in front of him.)
Paige: Hi. You have two choices. Either you can go over to the Callaways and use your considerable influence, not to mention your fairly neutral reputation, and bring them to the peace table.
Richard: What?
Paige: Or I can orb your butt down to purgatory and you can spend all of eternity getting a lovely sunburn.
Richard: You're crazy.
Paige: Quite possibly. More importantly, I'm actually serious. Look, it's the only way to end the feud. It's what Olivia would've wanted, right?
Commercial Break
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Prue, Piper, and Cole are there. Prue and Piper are making a potion. Phoebe walks in holding a top with blood on it.]
Piper: Drop it in.
(Phoebe puts the top in the potion.)
Phoebe: What are we looking for?
Prue: Piper wants to see if Paige was actually hit by an energy ball after all.
Phoebe: What else could it be?
Cole: Let's see.
Phoebe: So, um, how was your date?
Piper: It was cut short by this.
Phoebe: Oh, sorry.
Piper: It's just as I suspected. Her shirt is getting lighter, which means Paige was not hit by an energy ball.
Prue: She was hit by a plasma ball.
Phoebe: Plasma?
Cole: Plasma only occurs on the spiritual plane.
(The doorbell rings.)
Phoebe: Sounds like they're here.
Prue: We'll need to do a séance.
[Cut to the attic. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Cole, the Montanas, and the Callaways are there.]
James Callaway: You think a ghost is trying to break the truce?
Piper: Uh, an angry relative maybe?
Cole: Someone who is still tethered to the feud, someone who can't or won't let go.
(Prue, Piper, and Phoebe walk over to a table where Paige is.)
Paige: Why didn't you tell me about this?
Piper: No time, sorry.
Steve: This is ridiculous. It's just another one of their tricks.
(He heads for the door but Richard stops him.)
Richard: No, it's not! I asked them to come. Just let it play out, alright?
(Piper lights five red candles.)
Piper: By summoning this spirit, we bring them into our plane, so be careful not to break the circle until we've helped it move on. Or else we're gonna have some angry spirits running amok. Everybody ready?
Phoebe: Ommmmmmm. Ommmmmmm.
Piper: Phoebe?
Phoebe: Oh, sorry, it's just there's... everybody's like... ooh.
(They all stand in a circle and join hands.)
Prue/Piper/Phoebe/Paige: "Unknown spirit we call to thee/Those who wish to set you free/Cross on over so we may help/Come to us, reveal yourself."
(A gust of wind blows in the center of the circle.)
Piper: Hold on!
(Magical lights appear in the circle and form into Olivia.)
James: Olivia.
Olivia: Hello, daddy. Miss me? (She turns to Richard.) Richard.
James: I don't understand. You attacked us. Why?
(She turns to James.)
Olivia: Because you didn't avenge my death, that's why.
Rosaline: But you were hit by one of your own.
Olivia: Or so you were lead to think. But that's not exactly true. (She turns to Steve.) Is it, Steve?
Steve: It was an accident.
Craig Montana: We were set up.
(Rosaline tries to let go of James' hand but he holds on tight.)
Paige: Okay, don't break the chain.
(Olivia turns to Paige.)
Olivia: No, we wouldn't want that, now would we, Paige?
Phoebe: Okay, we have to move this along now, because whoo.
Richard: This can't be right. That-that can't be you.
(Olivia turns to Richard.)
Olivia: I was wrong about the feud, Richard. It can never end. I know that now. But that doesn't mean we can't still be together. Once I have my revenge.
(She disappears and a big blast of wind knocks everyone backwards, breaking the chain.)
James: Your son killed my daughter.
Rosaline: And your daughter killed my husband.
James: Come on.
(Everyone walks out of the room.)
Paige: Richard, don't go. Okay, next time I tell you to butt out, butt out.
(Paige runs out of the room.)
[Cut to the hallway. Paige runs down the stairs.]
Paige: Richard, wait!
(Olivia's spirit appears in front of Paige.)
Olivia: Why don't we go after Richard together?
(Olivia's spirit enters Paige's body.)
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[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there making a potion. Prue, Phoebe, and Cole walk in.]
Phoebe: Hey, what are you doing? Making soup?
Piper: Um, not exactly.
(Prue and Phoebe look at the page the Book of Shadows is turned to.)
Prue: "Banishing a ghost."
Phoebe: Wait a minute, I thought we weren't gonna try and help Paige anymore.
Piper: We're not. We're assisting.
Phoebe: Oh, we're assisting.
Piper: Mm-hm. We're just giving her a little ammo should she need it. (Piper pours the blue potion into a vial.) You know, that was one really pissed off ghost.
Phoebe: That was also one very pissed off sister.
Piper: Which is why we're not helping her, not directly. We're just giving her an option.
Phoebe: You're worried.
Piper: So?
Phoebe: So you can actually worry and really you're just worried, whereas if I worry, people think that I'm psychically intruding.
Piper: Precisely. Cole, can you watch the kids again?
Cole: Sure.
[Scene: Montana Estate. Study. Richard is there. Paige/Olivia walks in.]
Paige/Olivia: Knock, knock.
Richard: You ever give up?
Paige/Olivia: Never. Penny for your thoughts? (He gives her a look.) What?
Richard: Olivia used to say that.
Paige/Olivia: Oh. I should be more careful. It must've been hard, seeing her again after all that time.
Richard: Yeah. She just seemed so bitter, you know.
Paige/Olivia: Bitter? She wasn't bitter, she was pissed. I mean, I would be if I lost everything.
Richard: It just wasn't like her.
Paige/Olivia: Well, maybe she was lonely. Maybe she was just reaching out. And maybe she just wants some justice.
Richard: Justice? She wants revenge.
Paige/Olivia: There's something to be said for revenge.
Richard: Weren't you the one advocating peace? Said you send me to purgatory if I didn't agree.
(Paige/Olivia chuckles.)
Paige/Olivia: Well, a girl's allowed to change her mind, right? And if Olivia's right, and the feud can't be stopped, then the last man standing wins. Besides, I'll be there. You won't be alone.
Richard: Why are you doing this?
Paige/Olivia: Because it's the right thing to do. (Paige touches his shoulder.) Together we can't lose.
(They move closer and kiss.)
[Scene: Cave. Chris and the old man are there. The old man is pouring the potion into a vial.]
Chris: Are you sure this is gonna work?
Man: As long as it doesn't make you violently ill. Side effects. You never know.
Chris: Thanks for the tip.
Man: You sure it's worth the risk?
Chris: I wouldn't be here if it wasn't.
(Chris takes the potion.)
Man: He won't tell me.
Chris: Tell you what?
Leo's Voice: What you need the potion for. (Leo becomes visible.) Other than to hide your secrets, that is.
Chris: What? This was all a set-up? This isn't even legit?
Man: It's legit, alright. But I'm afraid you have to answer to a higher power now.
Chris: Go ahead, take it. (He throws the potion to Leo.) It wasn't for me anyway.
Leo: Really?
Chris: I got it for the sisters. Phoebe's new power is wreaking havoc on their relationship, or haven't you noticed?
Leo: You expect me to believe this wasn't meant to protect your secrets?
Chris: No, I don't. But seeing as you haven't figured me out yet, why would I even need it?
Leo: Don't get too cocky, kid. Wouldn't want me to clip your wings, now would you?
(Leo orbs out.)
Chris: Alright, how fast can you make another one?
[Scene: Montana Estate. Study. Paige/Olivia and Richard are standing by the window. Paige/Olivia is holding a potion vial.]
Paige/Olivia: Take it. Don't be afraid. You can do it.
(Steve runs past the door.)
Steve: They're attacking!
(Richard grabs the potion and runs out of the room.)
[Cut to the living room. James and his two sons run into the room. Steve runs in and throws a potion at them. It hits a wall. One of the Callaway sons throws an energy ball at Steve, grazing him and knocking him to the floor. Richard runs in and throws a potion. It heads for James and James dives behind the couch. The potion hits one of the Callaway sons in the chest and he flies backwards into the wall. Richard helps a wounded Steve up and helps him across the room. James gets up and throws an energy ball at them. They dive onto the floor. The energy ball hits the TV. Steve winces in pain and looks at the large wound on his leg.]
[Cut to outside the Montana Estate. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe pull up in Prue's car. They see flashes of light and hear explosions from inside.]
Phoebe: Think she needs help now?
[Cut to inside. Living room. Richard throws a potion at one of the Callaway sons. Rosaline walks into the room and goes to help Steve. James throws an energy ball straight at Rosaline and hits her, sending her flying.]
Steve: Mom!
(Richard looks at his mother and gets angrier. He turns to James and throws an energy ball straight for him. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe walk in and Piper blows up the energy ball in mid-air. They look at Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. James throws an energy ball at Richard and he is pushed across the room. He slams into the wall and falls to the floor. Rosaline sits up. Paige/Olivia runs in and rushes to Richard's side.)
Piper: Oh.
Paige/Olivia: Richard? Richard, please wake up. Richard, please wake up. It's me. It's Olivia.
Piper: Oh, no.
Paige/Olivia: If I can't have him in life, then I'll have him in death.
(Paige/Olivia orbs out with Richard.)
Rosaline: Oh! Oh! Richard! Richard!
(Rosaline cries.)
[Scene: Crypt. It's pitch black. A match is lit, which lights up the crypt. Paige/Olivia and Richard are lying there. Paige/Olivia lights a candle.]
Paige/Olivia: It's okay. You're alright, sweetheart. (Richard slowly wakes up.) We couldn't be together before, but we can be together now.
(Richard turns his head and sees a skeleton lying beside him. He yells.)
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[Scene: Cemetery. Crypt. Richard is breathing heavily. He's running out of breath.]
Paige/Olivia: Don't fight it. Just breathe.
Richard: Olivia, please don't do this to me.
Paige/Olivia: It's the only way. It's the only way we can be together. (He looks over at the candle, which is almost melted.) Dying's not so hard. That's it. Just breathe.
(The candle dies out.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Cole are there. Prue is standing in front of the Book of Shadows and Phoebe is scrying.]
Prue: "Blood to blood, I summon thee/Blood to blood, return to me."
Piper: It's not working. Neither is scrying.
Phoebe: I knew I should have followed my instincts, I knew that she was in over her head.
Piper: Phoebe.
Phoebe: What? I know I'm driving everyone crazy with my power, but it doesn't mean I'm not right.
Prue: We're all understandably tense, but that's not gonna help us get Paige back any faster.
Piper: Well, what is? It's like she doesn't even exist anymore.
Cole: That's because Olivia's energy is suppressing hers.
Phoebe: So maybe we should be scrying for Olivia. Only we'd need something of hers to scry with.
(The doorbell rings.)
[Cut to downstairs. Piper answers the door. James and Rosaline are standing there.]
James: We think we know where they are.
Rosaline: We want to help end this before we lose anyone else.
Piper: Come on in.
[Scene: Cemetery. Crypt. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Cole are standing there. Prue removes the lid of the crypt with telekinesis.]
Piper: Leo!
(Leo orbs in, taking in the scene before rushing over to Paige and Richard. They are unconscious. Olivia's spirit rises out of Paige.]
Olivia: You're too late!
Leo: No, we're not. (Paige wakes up. She sits up.) Paige.
Paige: I'm okay.
(A plasma ball appears in Olivia's hand. Piper blows it up. Olivia gasps.)
Prue: Phoebe, the potion.
Paige: We don't need to banish her. No. You felt her anger, but I felt her pain. I know how much you loved him, how much it hurts to have lost him, but you have to let him live. It's the only way for you to move on and get out of limbo. Olivia, please. Come away from vengeance, and come back to forgiveness, back to who you were. Just let the feud end with life and not with death.
(Richard wakes up.)
Olivia: I'm scared.
Paige: I know.
Olivia: (to Richard) Forgive me.
(Olivia disappears.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there sitting at a desk. The door is locked. Prue, Piper, and Paige are standing outside the door.]
Paige: Come on, Phoebe, you can't stay in there forever!
Phoebe: Yes, I can!
Piper: Phoebe, this is nuts! Open the door!
Phoebe: No!
Prue: Phoebe! Phoebe, open the door!
Phoebe: Okay, let's see if this one works. "In the name of the Halliwell line/Bar my sisters from this power of mine."
Prue: Phoebe!
(Phoebe turns to the door.)
Phoebe: It's not working, I can still feel your frustration! (Prue and Cole smoke-fade in, and Piper, Paige, and Chris orb in.) I don't know what else to do! I've tried everything!
Paige: Hey!
(Phoebe turns around.)
Phoebe: You know, people lock doors for a reason.
Paige: Yes, well, I figure if you can use your powers to intrude on my life, then I can use mine to intrude on yours.
Piper: Come on, Phoebe. None of us like this new power of yours anymore than you do, but it's pointless to isolate yourself.
Phoebe: Well, if I can't read you, I can't hurt you.
Paige: Well, how about instead of trying to control your power, maybe you try to, I don't know, control yourself?
Phoebe: Because, Paige, I can't. And I can sense how annoyed you are right now and that's hurting me.
Paige: Well, what's annoying me is I've discovered I have this magical destiny and I can't trust you to leave me alone for me to even follow it.
Phoebe: What do you think I'm trying to do up here?
Prue: Okay, let's look at the bright side. We settled a family feud, we set free a tortured soul. Maybe your new power and Paige's new solo path away from the sisterhood is some kind of synergy, that it's all working together in some kind of divine way.
Piper/Phoebe/Paige: Nah.
Chris: I don't get it. Leo didn't give you the empath blocking potion?
Piper: What potion? Wh….? Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Where is it?!
Phoebe: Gimme gimme, gimme gimme, gimme. Faster.
Piper: Come on, come on, come on.
Chris: They're really anxious about that potion you got for 'em.
Leo: Yeah, only I think you should wait to take it. Phoebe was given her power for a reason-
Piper: Forget that.
(Leo hands Piper the potion. She drinks some of it and then passes it to Prue. Prue drinks some and then passes it Cole. Cole drinks some and then passes it to Paige. Paige drinks the rest.)
Phoebe: Nothing, nada, zilch!
Paige: Yes!
Piper: Hallelujah!
(Prue and Cole laugh.)
Paige: Well, I have to go finish a game of pinochle with Grandma Callaway.
Phoebe: Maybe you'll run into Richard.
Paige: I'm sorry?
Phoebe: That was a sister thing, not an empath thing. (Phoebe gets up.) Come on.
(Prue, Phoebe, Paige, and Cole leave the room.)
Chris: So, it worked, right? I mean no nausea, no queasiness, nothing like that?
Piper: Nope, nothing.
(Piper leaves the room.)
Chris: Well, looks like we're one big happy family again.
Leo: You're not family.
(Leo orbs out. Chris pulls a potion out of his pocket and drinks it.)
[Cut to the hallway. Piper and Leo are there.]
Leo: Piper.
Piper: Hm?
Leo: I wanna apologize.
Piper: For what?
Leo: For being around so much. I know you asked for your space, and I wanna honour that, but it's just with Chris-
Piper: Yeah, no, I understand. I'm not upset.
Leo: Good.
Piper: Actually, I don't really think it's necessary anymore. And listen, I know this hasn't been easy for you either, but I really appreciate it. It's, um, given me some time to think.
Leo: About?
Piper: About... where we go from here. And I think it's time maybe we make it official. You know, legal.
(The phone rings.)
Leo: Oh. I understand.
Phoebe's Voice: Piper, Seth's on the phone!
Leo: Guess you better get that.
Piper: Yeah.
(Piper walks into her room and closes the door.)