Disclaimer: I do not own anyone or anything, except for Phoenix and Persephone.
Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews. They were much appreciated. :)
Prince Charmed
[Scene: Snowy Mountains. Piper and a guy are there. The guy is holding skis.]
Guy: Come on, let's go skiing.
Piper: Uh, I want to, but….
Guy: But what? What's holding you back?
Baby's Voice: Mama, mama.
Piper: Wyatt?
Guy: He must be pretty special, for you to give up everything.
(The guy vanishes.)
Baby's Voice: Mama.
[Cut to the manor. Piper's room. Piper is asleep on the bed. The baby monitor is sitting beside her. The kids scream.]
Prue: Piper!
(Piper wakes up and quickly gets up.)
Piper: Prue?! Kids?!
[Cut to the kids' room. A demon stands over the crib holding a wand-like object above them. The kids' protective shield is up. Prue, Piper, and Cole run in. The demon turns around and raises his arms. He drops the wand and it disappears. Prue blows up the demon. The kids' shield goes down. Prue, Piper, and Cole go over to the kids, Prue picking up Phoenix, Cole picking up Persephone, and Piper picking up Wyatt.]
Prue: Hey. It's okay./Cole: It's okay./Piper: It's okay.
[Cut to a cave. A dozen robed men are standing around chanting. A bright light with an image of the kids is in the center of the room.]
Head Demon: At last we have found you.
Opening Credits
[Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe and Paige walk in carrying shopping bags.]
Phoebe: I think they're upstairs.
Paige: Ahh, I got a neck spasm.
Phoebe: Don't drop the bags. Piper'll hear you.
Paige: Thanks for your concern.
(Darryl and Sheila walk in after them.)
Sheila: Are you okay?
Paige: Yeah, sometimes it flares up under stress.
Darryl: Yeah, and you got enough stress in your life, that's for damn sure.
(They walk into the dining room and put the bags on the table.)
Sheila: What you guys do, I'm surprised it doesn't flare up all the time.
Paige: It's not the demons, it's this birthday stuff, especially Piper's. I always screw up the surprise.
Darryl: I'll take these to the kitchen.
Paige: Oh, thanks. (Darryl grabs a bag and goes into the kitchen.) Plus, I have no idea what I'm gonna get her and obviously time is running out.
Phoebe: Paige, I told you, you can come in on the dinner with me and Prue. We don't mind.
Paige: I appreciate that, but I don't want to jump on your bandwagon. I wanna do my own thing.
Sheila: Well, being a mom, I can tell you that a nice normal dinner with friends and family is the perfect gift. Especially since you guys don't live here anymore.
Phoebe: No, the perfect gift actually doesn't exist anymore.
Paige: Do tell.
(Darryl walks in.)
Darryl: Hey, do these go?
Paige: Uh, no, grab those two.
Phoebe: It's a charm bracelet that mom gave Piper, and Piper loved it, but then Prue lost it.
Paige: Why don't we just cast a…?
Phoebe: A lost and found spell? I tried. It didn't work.
Sheila: Is Jason coming to the party?
Phoebe: No, he's in some far away land, like Zimbabwe or something.
Sheila: It must be fun you guys travelling all around the world together.
Phoebe: Yeah, it's-it's nice. I just…. I really miss home. I'm happy to be here right now.
Darryl: What about your beau? Is he coming?
Paige: Richard? No. He's kind of got a bit of a problem with magic. Or it has a problem with him.
Darryl: He doesn't like it?
Paige: No, magic just doesn't like him. It's a long story.
Sheila: So it's just us then?
Darryl: What about Leo?
Phoebe: Yeah, we kind of thought that that was inappropriate. (They hear footsteps upstairs.) That's them. Out, out. Hurry, hurry. We don't want Piper to see you.
Darryl: We'll see you tomorrow then.
Phoebe: Okay. Go.
(Darryl and Sheila rush out the door.)
Phoebe: Paige, the groceries. (Paige grabs the bags and orbs out. Prue and Piper come down the stairs.) Hey.
Piper: Hey, how's that surprise party going?
[Cut to the kitchen. Paige is stuffing the bags into a cupboard. Piper walks in with Prue and Phoebe racing after her.]
Phoebe: Wh-What do you mean, surprise party? There's no surprise party.
Piper: Just do me a favour and don't invite Greg. Or any other guys for that matter, because I'm done with them.
Phoebe/Paige: I'm sorry?
Piper: It's kind of an epiphany I had, um, right after Prue and I vanquished a demon in the kids' room.
Phoebe: Wait, excuse me?
Piper: You know, an epiphany, a revelation.
Phoebe: No, I know about the epiphany. What do you mean a demon?
Paige: Okay, why didn't you call us?
Piper: Well, we didn't want to bother you.
Prue: It's no big deal. I blew him up. He's gone.
Paige: Okay, do you know every time you say that, they come back with a vengeance?
Phoebe: Kiss of death.
Piper: It doesn't matter, because I'm on it full-time now. I'm actually thinking of selling the club, 'cause I have a new mission in life, and it's all become very clear to me.
Paige: Would you care to elaborate?
Piper: Do you guys know that Wyatt called me mama?
Phoebe: He did? Oh, his first word.
Prue: Yeah, Phoenix called Cole and I mama and dada too. I was wondering when he would start speaking, considering that Persephone did last week. Except Phoenix didn't… speak… per se. (Everyone gives her a confused look.) He spoke telepathically, as in inside our heads.
Phoebe: Oh, he has a new power.
Piper: Right, well, my child said his first word right after he was attacked. I don't think I'm gonna be putting that in his baby book.
(Piper leaves the kitchen. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige follow.)
Phoebe: Back to giving up guys.
Piper: It's kind of freeing, actually, you know, not having to play the dating game. It was just a big waste of time for me anyway. I mean, I gave it my best shot, I did, but it just didn't work out for me.
(They head for the front door.)
Paige: Okay, that is completely ridiculous. You've been single for six months.
Piper: No, that's fate, it's my fate, and I accept it. Apparently you only get one soulmate in a lifetime, so I guess Leo was mine. And now I'm ready to devote my life to protecting and raising Wyatt.
(Piper opens the front door.)
Phoebe: What about sex?
(Piper gets the mail out of the letter box and walks back inside.)
Piper: Well, you know, I'm the mother of one of the most magical creatures ever. Sex rather pales in comparison, don't you think?
(Piper leaves the room.)
Paige: She doesn't need a party, she needs an intervention.
[Scene: Cave. The robed demons are standing around a glowing image of the kids.]
Head Demon: They led us long ago, and once they return, they will lead us again, and we'll reward you for your unwavering faith. (The demons chant. A demon steps forward and takes a wand from the head demon.) Help us to cleanse them of the poison that has corrupted them. Turn them that they might lower their guard so that we may return them to the fold, to their destiny.
(The demon holds up the wand and a pink beam of light shines into the kids' eyes. The demon reaches into the image and the demon catches on fire. He screams and is vanquished. The wand drops to the floor.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Prue, Phoebe, Paige, and Cole are there. Prue is going through the book and Paige is making a potion.]
Prue: I can't find the demon in here. Is that a vanquishing potion, Paige?
Paige: No. A birthday present.
Phoebe: A birthday present. Paige, you're not going to be able to find the charm bracelet.
Prue: Wait. The one I lost?
Phoebe: Yeah.
Paige: Trust me, this will be even better. The perfect gift.
Phoebe: Okay, what are you talking about?
Paige: I figure Piper has no love in her life right now, so I think she needs a little love back in her life.
Prue: Okay, so you're making a love potion?
Paige: No, I'm making a love machine. I am making the perfect man.
Prue: Are you kidding me? Are you out of your mind?
Paige: No. I don't think I am. Listen, we've conjured magical beings before, so, you know, hey, what's the big deal?
Phoebe: The big deal is they always come back to bite us in the ass.
Paige: No, no, no, no. This one won't. He'll just be around for her birthday from midnight to midnight.
Phoebe: Paige, we can't just conjure up a sex toy.
Paige: Listen, I figure magic owes Piper. It has taken away the love of her life, and now it's threatening to take away love from the rest of her life. Look, I get Wyatt is super important, alright. I do get that. But I think this could be for the greater good.
Prue/Phoebe: Mm-hm.
Paige: Okay, let's write down some qualities.
Phoebe: Qualities, what do you mean qualities?
Paige: You know, qualities for the perfect man.
Prue: Pass. You can get yourselves in trouble.
Phoebe: Okay, well, I think she would want someone that, um, lives nearby and, you know, doesn't travel a lot.
Paige: Yeah, well, I would write down something about somebody who I could do magic in front of, but these are qualities that you and I would want, not qualities that Piper would necessarily want.
Phoebe: Right, okay, um. I think she wants, you know, a strong man, but someone that's not afraid to show his sensitive side.
Paige: Sensitive but not a wuss bag.
(Paige writes that down on a piece of paper and throws it in the potion.)
Phoebe: And someone that is a good listener.
Paige: Okay. Good cook..
Phoebe: Handy around the house.
Paige: Good with kids.
Phoebe: Gets the whole normal life thing.
Paige: Has a really big-
Phoebe: Paige.
Paige: Uh, is this the perfect guy or what?
Phoebe: Alright, throw it in.
[Cut to Piper's room. Piper and Chris are there.]
Chris: How am I supposed to protect the kids if you don't tell me when a demon attacks until hours later?
Piper: Because, Chris, I'm taking care of it.
Chris: That's fine, but what happens if this demon was the one, the one who was after the kids, the reason why I came back?
Piper: Well, then you're in luck, because Prue blew him up. Not to mention, how many demons have you said that about so far?
Chris: Piper, I've just got the kids' best interest in mind.
Piper: So do I. Prue couldn't find the demon in the book.
Chris: Well, what's it look like?
Piper: Tall, robed, with a metal rod thingy.
Chris: Really? Well, that narrows it down.
Piper: If another one shows up, I'll be here.
Chris: That's just my point, Piper, what if you're not here? What if no one's here? What happens if you have a date with the fireman or whoever else you're seeing this week?
Piper: Look, Chris, I don't want to go into it, but I'm not gonna be out on a date with the fireman, or anybody else for that matter, any time soon, so that I can focus more on Wyatt.
Chris: What?
Piper: Did I stutter?
Chris: Piper, you can't give up on love. Ever.
Piper: Why not?
Chris: Because you just can't, that's why. It's not natural. Look, all I'm saying is you don't have to make that type of sacrifice to protect Wyatt. That's why I'm here.
Piper: Well, you weren't here earlier, were you? (Piper leaves the room and walks down the hallway. Chris follows.) Look, the only thing that matters right now is what's best for the kids.
Chris: This is not what's best, Piper.
Piper: How do you know?
Chris: Because I've seen the future and this isn't supposed to happen!
Piper: So what is supposed to happen?
Chris: Come on, you know I can't answer that.
Piper: Well, since you're sent from the future to change it, maybe this is one of the things that needs to be changed.
Chris: No, it's not. (Piper goes into the kids' room. Chris follows.) Believe me, it's not!
Piper: Shh. (Piper sees a present on the dresser.) Who left this?
Chris: Look, if you're so concerned about protecting the kids, there's other ways to go about doing it, you know.
Piper: Like what?
(Chris moves near the crib and the kids put up their protective shield.)
Chris: You could always bind their powers.
(Piper walks over to the dresser and opens the present. She pulls out a charm bracelet and smiles. The card reads "Happy birthday, Piper. Always, Leo".)
Piper: Leo left me a birthday present. How sweet.
Chris: Will you think about what I said?
Piper: About what?
Chris: About binding their powers.
Piper: No way.
Chris: Why not? Nobody would ever be after them and you'd have your life back.
Piper: But that would be selfish of me, wouldn't it? To put my needs before their destiny, especially when two of them aren't even my kids. I'm not being a martyr, Chris. Really, I'm not. I just get it now. I'm the mother of a very special child that if I do my job right is gonna grow up to do very special things. What could possibly be more important than that?
[Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are finishing up the potion. It explodes.]
Phoebe: Okay, I can't think of anything else.
Paige: One more thing. (Paige picks up a bottle.) Magical pheromones.
Phoebe: Magical pheromones?
Paige: Yeah, see, it's just one thing to give him an extra shot, to help Piper be a little more receptive since he's only got a day.
Phoebe: I hope we're doing the right thing, I hope this doesn't backfire, you know.
Prue: It probably will.
Paige: I don't think it will. If this were a date, honey, this would be the martini.
(Paige throws in some pheromones.)
Phoebe: Okay.
Phoebe/Paige: "A perfect man we summon now/Another way we don't know how/To make our sister see the light/Somewhere out there is mister right."
(Magical lights rise out of the potion and float to the center of the room. A naked man appears and turns to face Prue, Phoebe, Paige, and Cole. Cole shields his eyes.)
Man: Hello.
Phoebe/Paige: Perfect.
(Prue rolls her eyes.)
Commercial Break
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Prue, Phoebe, Paige, and the man are there. The man is carrying a tray. They walk out of the kitchen.]
Phoebe: Okay, so remember, she's gonna freak.
Prue: Big time.
Paige: So you just get as close as you can to her...
Phoebe: Yeah, really, really, really close.
Paige: And you just let those pheromones do their magic.
Phoebe: So you can do your magic.
(They reach the bottom of the stairs.)
Man: Ladies, ladies, please. You created me to know exactly what Piper wants. Don't worry.
(The man walks upstairs.)
Prue: I have a question for you. Since when is Piper into hot Latin types?
Paige: Since I put in the hot Latin type ingredient.
Phoebe: Oh, Paige.
Paige: What? Are you complaining?
[Cut to Piper's room. Piper is asleep in bed. The man walks in.]
Man: Happy birthday, Piper. (Piper sits up quickly and gasps.) Eggs benedict, easy yolk, steamed asparagus, fresh fruit, orange juice, no pulp. How do I do?
Piper: Prue! Phoebe! Paige!
(Prue, Phoebe, and Paige come around the corner.)
Phoebe: Yeah?
Piper: Wh-What's going on? Who is this?
Paige: Well, uh, this is your birthday present. From me. Although, you know, Phoebe helped.
Piper: The breakfast?
Paige: No, the muchacho.
Prue: I told them not to, for the record.
(Piper laughs and gets out of bed.)
Piper: Wait. You, uh, you-you hired a guy for my birthday?
(Piper puts on her dressing gown.)
Phoebe: No, we would never hire a guy for your birthday.
Paige: We made him.
Prue: Magically.
Phoebe: Uh, you know what? This is Paige's present for you. Mine's the surprise birthday party.
Man: I know you're pretty mad, aren't you?
(Piper leaves the room.)
Paige: Traitor. I knew we should've used more pheromones.
(Phoebe runs after Piper, Prue just walking.)
Paige: Hey, you. Come with us.
[Cut to the stairs. Piper is walking down them with Prue and Phoebe following.]
Phoebe: Piper, wait.
Piper: No, not until you send him back to wherever the hell you conjured him from.
(Paige and the man walk down the stairs.)
Paige: We can't. Not until your birthday's over.
Phoebe: Yeah, so why not take advantage of him while you can? I mean, figuratively speaking of course.
Paige: Ah, hell, literally. It is your birthday.
Piper: I can't believe you guys did this. Did you not hear me yesterday?
Phoebe: No, we did, loud and clear.
Paige: We just wanted you to change your mind.
Piper: So you whipped up a magical gigolo?
Paige: Oh, criminy, just give him a chance.
Phoebe: How could you resist him? Did you look at him?
Piper: This is like something we would do years ago, before we knew better, but now we do know better.
Prue: At least we're supposed to!
Paige: You know what? Desperate times call for desperate measures.
(Paige pushes the man into Piper. Piper nearly falls back but he catches her.)
Man: I'm sorry. Are you alright?
Piper: Yeah, no, I'm pissed, remember? Are you wearing cologne?
Man: No. You don't like cologne.
Piper: No, I don't, do I?
Phoebe: But what does she like?
Man: Well, she likes long walks on the beach, shopping at the embarcadero, lunching at Zuni, deep tissue massages.
Piper: Well, that, yeah, that sounds great, but….
Man: So, what are we waiting for?
Piper: No, I can't, 'cause, uh, the demon.
Phoebe: We'll take care of the demon. It's done.
Piper: Well, what about the kids? I can't just leave Wyatt.
Man: Can't we take him with us? Maybe go to the fair. Or perhaps, the zoo.
Prue: And I'll have Cole continue to watch the kids while we take care of the demon.
Piper: I'll get dressed.
Man: I'll get him. Unless you don't want me to.
Piper: No, no, you can get him.
Man: Okay. Excuse me, girls.
(He walks up the stairs.)
Phoebe: Bye.
Man: Bye.
Phoebe: Oh.
Paige: Cool your jets, lady, it's for Piper.
Phoebe: Right. Stay on target.
Paige: Yeah.
[Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Chris is standing on the very top of it. Leo orbs in beside him.]
Chris: Ugh, finally, I've been calling you for hours, man. Where have you been?
Leo: What's up?
Chris: What's up? The kids were attacked yesterday.
Leo: What?
Chris: Don't worry, they're fine. Prue vanquished the demon.
Leo: Who was he?
Chris: That's the problem. He's not in the book.
Leo: Well, we have to figure out who he is in case there's another attempt.
Chris: On that point, I have a radical suggestion, a way of protecting the kids from any and all future attempts.
Leo: I'm listening.
Chris: We get the sisters to bind their powers.
Leo: No way.
Chris: Come on, Leo, binding their powers solves all our problems, believe me.
Leo: No. They weren't brought into this world to be bound. I can't condone that. Unless there's something you're not telling me. Alright, then we need to figure out who's after the kids.
Chris: Okay. How?
Leo: Right here. Above the din of the city. It's why I come up here. Just close your eyes, rely on your inner senses. Listen to the wind.
[Scene: Cave. The robed men are there. Another robed demon is vanquished by the image of the kids. The wand drops to the ground and the head demon picks it up.]
Head Demon: We're running out of volunteers.
Demon: If we can't turn the model, if we can't get it to lower its guard, we won't be able to turn the children either.
Head Demon: I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Demon: It's because of my faith that I raise the concern, your eminence. The acolytes grow restless. The search has been long. Without reassurance that they can be converted, their evil may splinter off, scatter.
Head Demon: What do you suggest?
Demon: Another encounter with the children, to read their mind again to better see how their morals have been twisted. I offer myself to the cause.
Head Demon: Your sacrifice will be rewarded. But the witches will be better prepared this time, which means you'll have to go in as somebody they know, trust. (He moves towards the image of the kids and holds out his hand. The image changes to several different people and then to Darryl.) Him.
Commercial Break
[Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe is there talking on the phone. Prue and Paige walk in holding a box of crystals.]
Phoebe: Fly to New York right now, Jason? Oh, you're so cute. I would love to, but…
Paige: But she's busy setting a demonic alarm system.
(Phoebe laughs.)
Phoebe: No, she said we're busy watching a mechanic set up an alarm system. You know us girls, can never be too careful. (They walk into the conservatory. Prue puts down a crystal and it glows.) Baby, can I call you back later? Okay. I love you too. Bye. (She hangs up.) Cute, very cute.
Paige: Just trying to help out.
Phoebe: What, are you trying to blow my secret?
Paige: Well, you said yourself you're gonna have to tell him sooner or later.
(Paige puts down another crystal.)
Phoebe: Yeah, but I want to be the one to tell him, not AT&T. Hey, why are you in such a good mood?
Paige: Well, it's nice to practice magic without feeling guilty. I guess we all have guy problems, right?
Prue: Actually, Cole and I are doing great.
(Prue puts down another crystal. Leo and Chris orb in.)
Leo: Where's Piper?
Prue: Uh, she's out. Why?
Chris: Because we know who attacked the kids and we think they're gonna attack again.
Prue: Who?
Leo: A demonic cult called the Order. They used to be the most powerful force until their leaders were vanquished.
Chris: And guess what? (Chris picks up a rattle.) They think they've been reincarnated.
Phoebe: The kids?
Leo: They're young enough to be turned evil. Especially by them. Where are the kids?
Prue: The twins are upstairs with Cole and Wyatt's with Piper.
(They hear the front door open.)
Piper: Anybody home?! A little help here!
[Cut to the foyer. Piper is there wearing a balloon hat, holding shopping bags and a bunch of flowers. Prue, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and Chris walk in.]
Leo: Where have you been?
Piper: Well, everywhere, actually. First we went shopping, and then we went for a boat ride, and then we had a picnic in the park, and then we stopped at the fair.
(She puts the stuff down and takes off the balloon hat.)
Chris: Piper?
Piper: Huh?
Chris: Where's Wyatt?
Piper: Oh, he's coming.
(The guy pushes Wyatt in his stroller through the front door. Wyatt has his face painted.)
Man: "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." Hello.
Leo: Who are you?
Paige: Uh, he's-he's, you know, just a date. (Leo and Chris look at Piper.) A guy. You know, you don't have a name yet, do you?
Leo: What does that mean, he doesn't have a name?
Man: Why not call me David? You've always liked the name, no?
Piper: No. I mean, yes. Isn't he perfect?
(Phoebe and Paige sigh.)
Leo: What the hell's going on here?
David: You don't have to feel threatened by me, Leo. No one will ever replace you in Wyatt's eyes. And Piper wouldn't want anyone to.
Leo: Paige.
Prue: Yeah, okay, why don't you guys put Wyatt down for a nap? I'm sure he's really tired from all this excitement. Come on.
David: Okay. "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands."
(David pushes Wyatt towards the stairs. Piper follows.)
Paige: And don't forget to turn off the demonic alarm system, you know, in case the kids mistake him for a demon. (She looks at Leo and Chris.) Alright, fine, so I made him out of my own little brew.
Leo: You what?
Paige: Piper was gonna give up on love, on her birthday nonetheless.
Leo: So you conjured a man?
Prue: I wasn't involved.
Paige: No, not just a man, the perfect man. See, he's somebody who knows exactly what she wants, and he's just gonna be here long enough to straighten her out. Twenty-four hours, that's it. That's great, right? Not even twenty-four, more like eight, and then sadly, he goes poof.
Phoebe: Yeah. You don't want her to live life without love, do you, Leo?
Leo: We'll talk about this later after we deal with the Order.
Phoebe: Okay.
(Darryl walks in through the front door.)
Darryl: Is this a bad time? I just wanted to drop this off.
(He holds up a tube.)
Prue: Darryl, why didn't you just wait till dinner?
Darryl: Dinner. Actually, this is for the kids, so they have a little something to open up too.
Phoebe: Oh, that's so sweet.
(Phoebe goes over to Darryl and takes the tube off of him.)
Darryl: Uh, Sheila's idea, actually. Mind if I give it to him?
(He takes it back off Phoebe.)
Phoebe: Oh, sure, yeah, they're upstairs.
Darryl: Thanks.
(Darryl heads for the stairs.)
Chris: Don't you think maybe we should cancel the dinner party?
Phoebe: No.
[Cut to upstairs. Darryl walks down the hallway. He spots a crystal on the floor for the security alarm. He walks into the kids' room, where Cole and David are, and spots two more crystals on the window sill.]
Cole: Shhh.
David: Darryl, right?
Darryl: Right. How's it going?
(Piper walks in.)
Piper: Hi, what are you doing here?
Darryl: Oh, just brought the little ones a present.
Piper: Oh, that's really sweet, but we just put them down for a nap.
Darryl: I'll sneak it in so they can see it when they wake up. They'll never know I was here.
Piper: Okay. Shh.
Darryl: No problem.
(Piper, Cole, and David leave the room. Darryl walks over to the crib and the kids' shield appears. Darryl shapeshifts into the robed demon. He opens the tube and pulls out the wand. He turns off the baby monitor.)
[Cut to downstairs. Prue, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and Chris are standing at the bottom of the stairs. Piper, Cole, and David walk down the stairs.]
Piper: What's up?
Prue: We need to talk. The kids may be in danger.
(The baby monitor Piper is holding crackles.)
Chris: Why is it doing that?
(Prue, Piper, Cole, and Leo run up the stairs.)
Leo: (to David) You stay here.
[Cut to the kids' room. The robed demon is holding the wand over the kids. A light is pouring out of the wand. Prue and Piper run in. The robed demon drops the wand and it vanishes. Prue blows up the demon. The kids cry. Prue and Piper rush over to them. Cole and Leo run in followed by Phoebe, Paige, and Chris.]
Leo: Is he okay?
Prue/Piper: You're okay.
(Prue picks up Phoenix, Cole picks up Persephone, and Piper picks up Wyatt.)
Phoebe: Did he hurt them?
Piper: No, I think they're okay.
[Scene: Cave. The wand appears in the head demon's hand.]
Robed Demon: Success?
Head Demon: We shall see. (He points the wand at the image of the kids and a light beam shines into their eyes. The demon reaches into the image.) They're ready to come home.
Commercial Break
[Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige, and Chris are sitting there. Leo orbs in.]
Phoebe: Darryl?
Leo: He's okay. He said they didn't go anywhere near him.
Phoebe: Oh, thank god.
Paige: My question is how did they even know to impersonate him?
Leo: Well, they must have been watching you. See who you trusted and let near them.
Phoebe: That's really creepy.
Chris: It's gonna get a lot creepier if we don't stop them from getting to the kids.
(Prue, holding Phoenix, Cole, holding Persephone, Piper, holding Wyatt, and David walk down the stairs.)
Piper: We might have a thought about that. We've been talking and I think we need to give Chris's idea another chance.
Phoebe: What idea?
Piper: About binding their powers.
Phoebe/Paige: What?
(Prue, Piper, and Cole sit down with the kids.)
Prue: Well, we're just considering it.
Piper: I mean, if you think about it, it makes sense.
Leo: You can't be serious.
David: Actually, she's never been more serious.
Leo: Excuse me, I was talking to her.
Paige: This doesn't sound like you, Piper.
David: Doesn't it? Piper wants to protect her son. She wants a normal life. This way she can have both.
Chris: Hey, that was my argument.
David: Well, that's a good one.
Phoebe: No, that's not a good one. That's a bad one, a very, very bad one. One that's been discussed and discarded already.
Cole: That was before a demonic cult started targeting him.
Chris: I mean, this could be-
Paige: Oh, what? Just another big bad evil thing that's coming after them? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we got it.
Leo: It still isn't a good enough reason.
David: Piper thinks it is.
Paige: Hey, buddy, don't forget who made you.
Chris: That's right. You did make him, didn't you?
Phoebe: Piper, I don't understand. Yesterday you were willing to give up everything for Wyatt's future. Why this now?
Piper: Well, you should know. You're the one that, um, showed me what I really wanted and really need.
Paige: She's got us there.
Phoebe: And you, Prue? Cole?
Prue: We don't like the idea.
Cole: At all.
Prue: But we also wants the twins to be safe. This might be the only way.
Phoebe: Yeah, well, it doesn't matter, because it's gonna take the power of four to bind someone as powerful as the kids and I'm not gonna support it.
Paige: Neither am I.
Piper: Well, then we have a problem, because we are.
Chris: Alright, why don't we all just take a deep breath, okay? Cole, Leo, why don't you take the kids to the Elders and the Clan until we figure this thing out?
Leo: Gladly. (to David) Do you mind?
David: Oh, please.
(Leo goes over and picks Wyatt up. He orbs out with him. Prue hands Phoenix to Cole and he smoke-fades out with the twins.)
Chris: Alright, and why don't we….? David, right?
David: David.
Chris: Why don't you come with me and let the girls talk alone for a minute?
(Chris and David leave the room.)
[Cut to the attic. Chris and David walk in.]
Chris: So you've got quite an influence on Piper, don't you?
David: Well, I just reflect what she wants.
Chris: Interesting. So they, what, just wrote down what she wanted and that was that?
David: I don't know. I guess.
Chris: Huh. Let's see.
(Chris writes something down on a piece of paper and throws it into the potion. David glows for a second.)
David: What were we just talking about?
Chris: Uh, Paige, and what she looks for in men.
David: Paige. She wants a man who she can openly practice magic around, one she won't feel suppressed by.
Chris: Good, very good. And what about... Phoebe?
(He writes something else down and throws it in the potion.)
David: Phoebe. She wants the same thing. Plus, she wants him to be available to live near her heart, that's what she wants.
Chris: This potion packs a hell of a punch, doesn't it? Of course, in order for them to be with the perfect man, they have to be happy with each other first. (He writes something else down.) And the only way they can be happy with each other first is agreeing to bind the kids' powers. (He throws the paper into the potion. David glows.) Huh. Pheromones. Ah, what the hell.
(Chris pours in some pheromones.)
[Cut to the dining room. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige are there.]
Piper: These are our kids we're talking about.
Phoebe: You're not listening to reason.
Prue: Their lives are in jeopardy and binding their powers may be the only way to save them.
Phoebe: That's all that saved them. Paige, please help me.
Paige: Well, I think that- Ow.
(David walks in.)
David: Oh, here, allow me. (David starts massaging Paige's shoulders.) Just relax, okay? You keep all the tension in your shoulders.
Paige: You're right. I love your cologne.
Piper: Hey, that's my birthday present.
David: All day and all night.
(Chris walks in.)
Phoebe: Hey, what's going on? I thought you were gonna keep him occupied.
Chris: I was, but then I figured I had to break the impasse between you three, so….
Phoebe: Really? How?
Chris: Uh….
(Chris pulls David away from Paige.)
Paige: Hey.
(David stands behind Phoebe and starts massaging her neck.)
Phoebe: Oh, oh.
David: Don't worry, I'm here for you, Phoebe. Not off taking care of business in some far away land.
Phoebe: Yeah, I like the sound of that.
Chris: So, what do we think about binding the kids' powers?
(The front door opens and Darryl and Sheila walk in carrying presents.)
Darryl: Knock, knock.
Sheila: Surprise!
(Darryl picks up a crystal sitting near the front door.)
Darryl: Do you guys need this? I found it by the door.
Prue: Yes, we need it by the door. (She takes the crystal off of Darryl.) Don't touch our crystals.
Paige: At least we know it's really Darryl.
(Prue puts the crystal back in front of the door. David stands behind Piper and starts massaging her shoulders.)
Darryl: Hey.
Sheila: Uh, and who's he?
Piper: Oh, uh, this is David.
David: Hi.
Chris: Actually, guys, the dinner's been cancelled. Sorry.
David: Why? The girls still want to party, don't you?
Paige: Yeah!
Phoebe: Woo hoo!
Chris: But the dinner hasn't even been made.
Paige: Oh, I can fix that. "On Piper's day, set this table/With all the favours you're able." (Food and plates appear on the table, along with champagne glasses, candles, and a cake. Decorations appear on the ceiling above.) Not bad, huh?
Chris: No, no, this isn't right, this isn't what they want.
David: Hey, if it makes them happy, it's all I want. Come on, have a seat.
Chris: What about the kids? Anyone?
(Everyone sits down, Prue looking confused.)
[Cut to the kids' room. Three Order demons shimmer in. They see the empty crib.]
Order Demon: The children, they're gone.
Order Demon #2: Can you sense them?
Head Demon: No, but they won't keep them away for long. We'll wait.
(The demons vanish into the wall.)
[Cut to the dining room. Everyone is eating.]
Sheila: So, how long have you known the girls?
David: Fourteen, fifteen hours, I guess.
Darryl: Did you say hours?
David: Mm-hm.
Paige: Oh, yeah, I made him. Magically.
Phoebe: Actually, we both made him.
Piper: For my birthday.
Sheila: Hell of a gift.
Phoebe: Yeah, we just wanted to remind Piper of the importance of love.
Darryl: Love?
David: Spiritual, emotional, deep in your heart love. The kind you should never ever stop searching for, Piper.
Piper: I know, you're right, I know.
David: You're going to have it too, I promise, your normal life.
Phoebe: Psst. (David turns to Phoebe. In her eyes he's wearing a suit.) What about me?
David: You shouldn't have to hide your secret anymore. I understand you.
Phoebe: I know you do.
Paige: What about my dinner?
(He turns to Paige and in her eyes he's wearing a leather jacket.)
David: Magical, Paige. Just the way I like it. (He eats a pea.) Mmm.
Paige: They're really good peas.
Chris: Excuse me. The kids, anyone?
David: Later.
(David takes Paige's hand and she sits on his lap.)
Darryl: (to Chris) Is, uh, this some kind of demonic thing?
Prue: No, it's some sort of messed up thing.
Sheila: Maybe we should go.
Chris: Good idea.
(Darryl and Sheila get up.)
Prue: (to Chris) What did you do?
Piper: Hey, y'all need to make your own present. Hey! (She pulls Paige off of David.) Off of the lap! (Paige grabs a handful of food and throws it at Piper. Piper stands up. Paige grabs the birthday cake and throws it at Piper. Piper freezes it in mid-air.) Oh, I see. We're gonna play with cake now!
(Piper grabs the cake out of the air and throws it towards Paige.)
Paige: Cake!
(The cake orbs out and orbs back in heading straight for Phoebe. It hits her right in the face. Piper laughs.)
David: Girls, girls! Come on, there's plenty of me to go around!
(Piper, Phoebe, and Paige start throwing food at each other.)
Darryl: Well, uh, thanks for dinner.
Sheila: Happy birthday.
(Darryl and Sheila leave.)
Chris: (to David) How the hell are you making that happen?! They're fighting! Get them to bind the kids' powers now!
Prue: Excuse me?
Chris: Prue, I was just trying to help.
(Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and David head for the attic.)
Prue: (to Chris) I'll deal with you in a second.
[Cut to the attic. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Chris, and David walk in.]
Phoebe: Are you sure about this?
David: What you want more than anything is to get along. And this will help you do that.
Paige: Um, I'm pretty sure what we want more than anything is, um, a good dry cleaner.
Prue: Cole, Leo.
(Cole smoke-fades in with the twins and Leo orbs in with Wyatt. They put the kids in the playpen.)
Leo: What happened?
Prue: Chris did something.
(Cole and Leo look at Chris.)
Chris: You don't want to know.
Piper: We're binding the kids' powers.
Leo: What?
Prue: Uh, no, you're not touching my kids until I know what the hell is going on.
Cole: I'm confused.
(The three Order demons appear.)
Piper: Fine, then we'll just bind Wyatt's. If you don't want to help, Prue, we have the power of three. That should be enough even without the power of four. We already decided.
Leo: You can't be serious.
(The head demon shines the wand in the kids' eyes. The kids' eyes glow and their shield pops up. The shield hits Cole and Leo, which sends them flying across the room, knocking over the girls and Chris. The Order demons walk into the shield and shimmer out with the kids.)
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[Scene: Manor. Attic. Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Cole are moving towards Chris.]
Chris: Listen to me, what are you doing?
Piper: The pheromones wore off.
Prue: Right after they took our kids.
Chris: You don't seriously believe this is my fault, do you?
Paige: Oh, right, so it's just a big coincidence we all fell under Mr. Right's spell?
Phoebe: And suddenly we all want to bind the kids' powers?
David: You see, Chris, what they really want is for you to-
Paige: For you to leave.
David: I knew that.
Chris: This is crazy. Leo, tell them.
Leo: Tell them what? I'm wondering the same thing myself.
Chris: Okay, so what if I did? I was only trying to protect the kids.
Cole: By tricking them?
Chris: I had to.
Piper: Why?
Chris: Because the only reason I came here was to keep the kids from turning evil.
Leo: Turning evil?
Piper: Wait, don't you mean stopping evil from hurting them?
Chris: I didn't think you'd help me if you knew the truth. I knew you wouldn't. The evil from the future I came back to stop isn't a demon. It's the kids.
Prue: You're lying.
Chris: No, I'm not. They're gonna grow up and terrorize people with their powers, take over. Kill even.
Cole: Why should we believe you after all the lies?
Chris: Because you have to.
Prue: No, Chris, we don't actually.
Chris: Fine, then don't. Either way, we need to save the kids now and I'm the one who knows how to do it.
Leo: Oh, really? How?
Chris: The Order. They used their powers to turn them, to reverse their morality. See, they think bad is good now, and good is bad. That's why their shield repelled you.
Leo: So?
Chris: So the kids brings their shield up around me. They think I'm a threat.
Leo: Yeah, so do I.
Chris: Listen to me, they reversed their sense of morality. That means their shield will protect them from you but not from me. Please. I'm the only one who can save them. Let me help.
Prue: Chris, we don't need your help. We will get the kids back, and when we do, we don't wanna see you anymore.
Chris: I'm sorry.
(Chris orbs out.)
[Scene: The Order demons are there, chanting. Three Order demons are holding the kids above an altar, which the head demon stands behind.]
Head Demon: Behold. They have returned to us. To their rightful place, (Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige orb in) to one day lead us back to- (The girls attack the demons. Prue and Piper blow some up. The three demons sit the kids down on the altar. Prue and Piper go over to them and the kids put up their shield, knocking Prue and Piper backwards.) They protect me now, not you.
(He creates a fireball. Chris orbs in and jumps on the head demon. The head demon is vanquished by his own fireball. The rest of the Order demons shimmer out.)
Chris: Pick up the scepter and point it at the kids. (Prue picks it up.) Trust me.
(She points it at the kids and their shield vanishes. Prue picks up Phoenix, Piper picks up Wyatt, and Phoebe picks up Persephone.)
Paige: How come they didn't raise their shield back up for you?
Chris: I don't know. Looks like they trust me now at least.
[Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Chris is sitting at the top. Leo orbs in beside him.]
Leo: Good place to think, isn't it?
Chris: What do you want?
Leo: Just to talk. You know, Chris, trust is a precious commodity. Once you lose it, it's pretty hard to get it back.
Chris: What, did you read that out of a fortune cookie?
Leo: Don't be a smart ass. It doesn't help your cause.
Chris: My cause? Pretty much screwed that up, don't you think?
Leo: I don't know.
Chris: Are you're saying you still trust me?
Leo: It's not my trust that matters, it's the sisters.
Chris: I know. So what do I do?
Leo: Just be straight to them, that's all. Don't manipulate them. Even if it is for the right reason. And for what it's worth, yes, I do trust you. After all, you saved my son from turning evil, didn't you?
Chris: For now.
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[Scene: Manor. Stairs. David is sitting on the stairs. Piper walks over to him.]
Piper: Hi. I was just coming up to find you.
David: I know.
Piper: Yeah, see, that's still kind of weird to me.
David: I know that too.
Piper: Listen, thanks for cleaning up the mess. You really are a perfect guy.
David: My pleasure. Well…. (He stands up and moves closer to her.) I already said goodbye to your sisters. Now it's your turn.
Piper: I feel like I should apologize or something.
David: Why? I'm okay with what's about to happen. Really. I was made that way.
Piper: Weird.
David: Did you at least have a good birthday?
Piper: Um, it was interesting, to say the least.
David: You can't live without love, Piper, we both know that. That's all your sisters were trying to tell you. (The grandfather clock chimes.) Don't ever stop dreaming about me, and never stop looking for love. (They kiss.) Happy birthday, Piper.
(He vanishes.)