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It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Part 2
[Scene: Manor. Foyer. Leo carries Phoebe in and puts her on the couch. Paige and the kids are there. The kids are in the playpen. Leo starts to heal Phoebe.)
Leo: Don't let the kids out of your sight.
Paige: What's wrong? What's taking so long?
Leo: I don't know.
Paige: Damn it, Leo, you should have just healed her outside.
Leo: Right, and risk you getting shot, too? I don't think so.
(Chris comes downstairs.)
Chris: Okay, so I just sent our evil twins through the portal, although…. (He sees Leo healing Phoebe.) What happened?
(Phoebe wakes up and gasps.)
Paige: Thank god.
(She goes to Phoebe.)
Leo: Stay with the kids.
Chris: I got them.
(Phoebe slowly sits up.)
Paige: You okay?
Phoebe: Yeah. Just remind me to never park in Mrs. Noble's driveway again.
Chris: Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on here?
Paige: The neighborhood patrol shot her point blank and nobody so much as blinked an eye.
Chris: What? Why?
Leo: Because by getting us all to the evil world, Gideon screwed up the balance, messed with the grand design.
Paige: Well, if you ask me, the grand design is pretty messed up in the first place.
Phoebe: Wait, so are you saying because of what he did, our world is bad now, too?
Leo: No, on the contrary. It's good. Too good. Where every little infraction is a capital offense, and everyone just accepts it.
Paige: Oh, so we're starring in a little movie called "Pleasantville"?
Chris: Okay, how come we weren't affected?
Leo: Because we must have been crossing over when the shift occurred.
Paige: Well, that must mean Gideon's not affected, either.
Leo: No, he wouldn't be, because he's an Elder.
Chris: How do we know he's not using the situation to his advantage, you know, come after the kids again?
Leo: Because I'm going to find him first.
Phoebe: No, you can't hurt him, Leo, not until he shifts the balance back, and you know he knows how to do that.
(Pause)
Paige: Oh my god. We totally forgot about Piper. We have to get to the hospital.
Leo: Well, who's going to watch the kids?
Chris: I will. Look, I didn't come all the way from the future just to lose them now, alright?
(Leo nods. He orbs out. Phoebe stands up.)
Phoebe: I think we should drive. I don't want to risk orbing.
Paige: Alright. Chris, could you call Richard and get him over to the hospital, please? Cole should already be there, considering.
Chris: Yeah. Hey, just watch your speed, okay?
(Phoebe and Paige leave.)
[Scene: Underworld. Barbas's lair. Barbas flames in, fire on his sleeve.]
Barbas: Oh, give me a break!
(He blows the fire out and whacks on his sleeve.)
Gideon's Voice: You're lucky. It could have been worse.
Barbas: Well, well, well, well, well, well. The new Peeping Elder. How the mighty have fallen, so to speak. Show yourself.
Gideon's Voice: Only if you agree to a truce. I promise, it is in your best interests.
Barbas: Why not? This particular day couldn't get much worse.
(Gideon appears.)
Gideon: Actually, it could. You could die. The world has changed, my friend, as you've obviously just witnessed.
Barbas: If you're referring to the witches constantly hunting me, that wouldn't happen to be some of your doing, now would it, friend?
Gideon: Not by intent, but it's why I'm here. If I'm to shift things back to the way things were, to give evil a fighting chance again, then you and I must work together.
Barbas: Now why would you want to give me a fighting chance?
Gideon: To restore the balance, the grand design, as I am honor-bound to do.
Barbas: Just, uh, out of curiosity, how is it this, uh, imbalance happened to occur? Come on. You can say it. I know you can. "I made my move on the kids, and I screwed up."
Gideon: I took a calculated risk.
Barbas: You screwed up. Now you want to hide out down here with me, and just hope that the Charmed Ones don't know how to find you. Isn't that about right, friend?
Gideon: Believe me, you don't want these children growing up any more than I do, Barbas. Their power is too great. They are an enormous threat to both of us.
(Barbas reads his fear.)
Barbas: I see.
Gideon: Any shift between good and evil is supposed to happen naturally over time. By intervening, I've allowed too much good to corrupt the other world, and the only way to get it back is for a Great Evil to corrupt ours.
Barbas: Oh, and you just naturally thought of me? I'm very flattered.
Gideon: I have to complete what I started, for everyone's sake. Help me distract the sisters…and I will help you get your world back.
[Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is trying to sense Gideon.]
Elder: You won't find Gideon that way. (Leo turns around and an Elder orbs down.) We've already tried.
Leo: What are you doing here?
Elder: I'm here to remind you of your responsibilities.
Leo: My responsibilities right now are to protect my son.
Elder: How? By taking revenge on one of our own?
Leo: Gideon stopped being one of us when he went after the kids.
Elder: Oh, that's not for you to decide. You're but one voice in a chorus, Leo. We can't allow you to take matters into your own hands.
Leo: Gideon did.
Elder: Yes, and look what he's wrought. The world is spiraling out of control. Innocents are being hurt, killed, all because one Elder acted alone.
Leo: I know what I'm doing.
Elder: Oh, Gideon thought he knew what he was doing, too. Truth be known, he was not alone in his thinking. There are others who share his fears of the Charmed Ones' progeny, that yours and Cole Turner's union with Charmed Ones might've created too great a concentration of power.
Leo: Wait, so you're on his side?
Elder: No, of course not. What Gideon's done is inexcusable.
Leo: Then let me handle him.
Elder: Please, Leo, your emotions are clouding your better judgment. The fate of the world is more important than any five children.
Leo: Not more important than my sons.
Elder: They're all your sons, your daughters. They're who you should be protecting. That's the greater good. Come. Help us find a way to restore what was while we still can.
Leo: I can't. Not until I stop Gideon.
(He orbs out.)
[Scene: Hospital. There are a lot of people with missing body parts wrapped in white bandages there. Phoebe and Paige walk in.]
Paige: Wow, it's, uh…just as creepy in here as it is out there.
Phoebe: Actually, creepier.
(They walk over to the reception desk.)
Nurse: Ah, welcome to San Francisco Memorial. How can I help, help, help you?
Paige: Well, you could take it down a notch.
(Phoebe smiles.)
Phoebe: Ohh, she's kidding. (She giggles.) She's a kidder. Uh, just out of curiosity, what happened here? Was it a freeway accident?
Nurse: Oh, heavens, no! It's always like this around here. (Whispers) Lawbreakers, you know.
Phoebe: Right.
Nurse: You visiting?
Phoebe: Uh, yes. Prue and Piper Halliwell?
(She types on the computer.)
Nurse: Halliwell, Halliwell…. Uh, what was their offense?
Phoebe: Oh, no, no offense. They're both having a baby.
Nurse: Ohh, babies! Ohh, why didn't you say so?!
Paige: Cause we were just too excited.
Nurse: Oh, of course you are! There's nothing more exciting than babies! (She looks at the computer.) Uh, room 1402. They requested to have the same room, which we understood, but don't dawdle. Visiting hours are almost over. You have a wonderful day now, okay?
Paige: Day? (She looks at Phoebe's watch.) It's almost eight o'clock. It should be dark now.
Nurse: Dark? Why on earth would anyone say such a depressing thing? Imagine the sun going away, not having sunshine all the time. Anyone who'd want that should be, well, well, shot!
(Other people look over there, along with a Police Officer. Phoebe turns around, laughing, and heads toward the elevators.)
Phoebe: She's joking! That's my sister the jokester! (Paige pushes the button.) We're going to go see our other sisters now. They're both having a baby. Yeah. Okay. Have a good day, everyone.
(They go in and the elevator doors close.)
[Cut to Prue and Piper's hospital room. There's balloons in it. They're in separate beds, both eating out of jello cups. Cole and Richard are also there. Phoebe and Paige look in.]
Prue: Oh, there you guys are. Where have you been?
Paige: She seems normal.
Piper: Come on, come in.
Phoebe: Prue, Piper, you okay?
Prue: Of course we're okay.
Piper: We're having babies, for crying out loud. (She holds out the jello cup and smiles.) Jello?
Prue: It's really yummy.
Paige: No, thanks.
(The Orderly walks in.)
Orderly: Excuse me. How'd you like your dinner?
Prue: Are you kidding? The frozen peas and processed turkey? It was to die for.
(The Orderly goes to remove the tray.)
Piper: Oh, here, let me give you a hand. Oops.
(She notices his right hand's missing. Prue, Piper, Cole, Richard, and the orderly laugh.)
Phoebe: That's not funny.
Orderly: Oh, that's okay. It's my fault it even happened.
Paige: Why is it your fault?
Orderly: Oh, I used my cell phone in the hospital. Talk about your big no-nos. Hey, good luck with the little ones.
Prue/Piper: Thanks.
(The Orderly leaves.)
Cole: He really should've known better.
Phoebe: Okay, snap out of it! This is crazy-making!
Richard: What is?!
Phoebe: This! Everything! You, the hand, the whole damn world! It's driving me insane!
Prue: Phoebe, you really should not swear. They will cut your tongue out.
Phoebe: Oh! This is ridiculous.
Paige: Okay, guys, listen. The kids are in danger.
Piper: What do you mean?
Prue: What kind of danger?
Paige: It's Gideon. He's trying to kill them. (Piper laughs.) It's not funny! I'm being serious.
Piper: That's ridiculous! He's an Elder. He couldn't hurt a fly.
(Piper laughs. A doctor walks into the room.)
Doctor: What's so funny?
Piper: Oh, don't ask. (Prue and Piper feel a contraction and gasp in pain.) Oh!
Doctor: Whoopsy! That's not good.
Phoebe: What's not good? What's going on?
Piper: Those darn contractions. They're a lot more painful than they should be.
Paige: What does that mean?
Doctor: It means visiting hours are over. Buh-bye now.
Richard: We'll bring back flowers.
Cole: Lots of flowers.
(Cole and Richard leave.)
Phoebe: Wh….? No, we're not leaving them.
Doctor: Oh, I'm sorry, but rules are rules. Did you want to keep your legs?
Phoebe: We'll call you.
(Phoebe and Paige leave.)
Piper: Okey-dokey. (They have another contraction.) Ouchy!
[Scene: Hospital. Phoebe and Paige walk down the hall.]
Paige: Are you sure we should leave? I'm worried about her.
Phoebe: We have to. We can't wait for Leo. We have to fix this. This isn't the world we want Prue's son or Chris to be born into.
Paige: Okay, but how, okay? Especially now that we're down two sisters.
Phoebe: Maybe we should have another little talk with ourselves.
(They leave. An Orderly turns around after overhearing them. It's Barbas. He goes to the end of the cabinet.)
Barbas: You were right. Prue and Piper were the only ones affected.
Gideon's Voice: And therefore the only ones that can affect their sisters. (He appears.) They can cast a spell on them, make them think as they do, so that they won't be concerned about me either.
Barbas: And your theory…is that I'm going to make them do this. How, exactly?
Gideon: By doing what you do best, tapping into their fear of losing their sisters.
Barbas: I don't know. She's out in cloud-cuckoo-land someplace. What makes you think their going to fear losing sisters?
Gideon: Family means everything to them, in any world. The sooner you hit that nerve, the sooner we both get what we want.
(Gideon orbs away. Barbas peeks into Prue's and Piper's room and sees them and the doctor.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris and the kids are there, the kids in their playpen. Chris is scrying. Leo walks in.]
Leo: Anything?
Chris: Yeah, I thought I had him for a second, but then I lost him.
Leo: Well, keep looking. Gideon's bound to surface again.
Chris: Well, maybe you should ask the other Elders for some help.
Leo: No.
(Chris stops scrying.)
Chris: Huh. Trouble in paradise?
Leo: Let's just say we're not seeing eye to eye.
Chris: Well, then maybe you should, I don't know, quit. Look, the girls are gonna need another Whitelighter the moment I'm gone anyway.
Leo: That's not why you want me to quit, Chris.
Chris: Okay, fine, I admit, I would like to go back to a future where my parents are still together, alright?
Leo: It's just like I said when I was making the potion…. The potion….
Chris: What about the potion?
Leo: Well, Gideon didn't want it to work, right? But he did want us in the other world, which means it probably does work, which means we can get you home.
(Chris shakes his head.)
Chris: No. I'm not going back.
Leo: Chris, you have to.
Chris: Not until I finish what I came here to do, and that's to save the kids from tur…turning evil.
Leo: What?
Chris: Well, what I don't understand is, if Gideon always viewed the kids as a threat, why did he turn them evil in my future?
Leo: I don't think he did intentionally. I think Gideon tried to kill them in your future, only just like in this time, he found out that they could protect themselves. So, he probably had to get them away, so he could figure out how to do it.
Chris: You mean kidnap them.
Leo: Imagine being taken away from us for weeks, maybe even months, or years. (Chris leans forward and puts his head down.) Constantly fending off Gideon's attacks.
(They both look over at the kids.)
Chris: I had no idea.
Leo: We're gonna change that future, Chris… for both of your sakes.
(Chris smiles.)
[Scene: Magic School. Gideon's study. Phoebe and Paige walk in. They begin looking around the room. As they talk, their voices echo. Phoebe picks up the telephone, puts it to her ear.]
Phoebe: There must've been a way that Gideon contacted his evil counterpart. (She hangs up the phone and picks up a paper weight.) Hey, do you hear an echo?
(She puts the paperweight down. She sees a fallen chess piece. She goes over to the mirror and pulls back the curtain, seeing Evil Phoebe doing the same thing. They smile.)
Phoebes: I knew it!
(Both Paiges walk to the mirror.)
Paiges: Nice to see you.
Phoebe: So, is your world as messed up as ours?
Evil Phoebe: I've never seen everybody so miserable. It's like, every little good thing that happens…
Paige: Gets punished.
Evil Paige: Limbs get cut off for saying gesundheit.
Evil Phoebe: I never thought I'd say this, but I would kill for some daylight right now.
Phoebe: Oh, we got plenty of it in our world.
Paiges: It sucks.
Evil Phoebe: So what do you think happened?
Phoebe: I think we did too much good together when we were trying to get Gideon in your world.
Evil Phoebe: My thoughts exactly.
Evil Paige: Maybe we need to do some serious evil on your side to shift the balance back.
Paige: Right.
Evil Paige: The problem is, I don't know if our collective powers will work with us in different worlds.
Evil Phoebe: Well, we better think of something fast, because Gideon's still after the kids in both of them.
Paige: If we can cast a spell on our respective Pipers…
Evil Paige: We're back to full power again.
Evil Phoebe: And bring us to your side so we can shift the balance back…
Phoebe: And then kick some ass.
Phoebes/Paiges: I like it!
[Scene: Prue and Piper's hospital room. The doctor looks over Piper's ultrasound charts. He puts a hand on Piper's stomach.]
Doctor: Does it hurt when I touch here?
Piper: Yeow! Boy, that smarts.
Doctor: Huh. Well, we might be looking at a C-section here, Piper. Might be the only way to get the baby out safely.
Piper: Safely?
(Doctor smiles.)
Doctor: Oh, let's get another ultrasound, shall we? I'll be right back.
(The doctor leaves. Piper takes a deep breath and puts both hands on her stomach. Barbas flashes in between Prue and Piper, invisible.)
Barbas: It would be so sad if your sisters weren't here to help you through all this. You heard what they said about Gideon. Imagine saying such ugly lies about such a nice person.
(He takes a step back. Phoebe and Paige enter.)
Phoebe: Gideon is trying to kill the kids. We have to stop him.
Piper: No, no, no, no. Stop it. He's an Elder.
Paige: No, Piper, he's evil.
Prue: No, he's not. Now, shush, before someone hears you.
(Three Elders orb in. Prue and Piper shake their heads.)
Piper: No, no, no. They didn't mean it.
Prue: Don't hurt them.
(They shoot fire at Phoebe and Paige, burning them up. Prue and Piper gasp. The Elders disappear.)
Barbas: You have to help them conform. Save them from themselves before it's too late and you lose them, forever.
(He disappears. Prue and Piper exchange a look before Piper picks up a journal and a pen. She begins to write.)
Prue: You have a spell?
Piper: Let's see, uh…. "Call now, the powers blessed be/To make my sisters happ-happy.
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris is scrying. Leo paces the floor. Phoebe and Paige orb in.]
Leo: What are you doing here? Are Prue and Piper okay?
(Phoebe and Paige go to the Book of Shadows.)
Phoebe: No, but she will be, thanks to us and our evil twins.
Chris: Wait, you saw them? Where?
(Phoebe opens the book.)
Paige: In Gideon's office. Talk about your vanity mirrors.
Phoebe: We have a plan.
Paige: Yeah, we're going to shift the world back from Gideon so he can't use it to his advantage.
Leo: How?
Phoebe: We're going to use a spell to-
(They glow. Phoebe giggles. Paige smiles.)
Chris: What just happened?
Leo: I don't know. (to Phoebe and Paige) Are you guys alright?
Paige: Yeah. Yeah, I've never felt better.
(Phoebe nods.)
Chris: Okay, so back to the plan. You were saying?
Phoebe: Yeah, the plan is just to go see Piper in the hospital.
Paige: That's a really good plan.
(Phoebe giggles.)
Phoebe: I know.
(Phoebe and Paige leave.)
Chris: Uh-oh.
[Scene: Outside Halliwell Manor. A skywriting plane draws a happy face above the Halliwell Manor.]
[Scene: Manor. Attic stairs. Phoebe and Paige walk down. Leo, carrying Wyatt, and Chris, carrying the twins, follow.]
Phoebe: No time to dawdle. There's babies on the way.
Leo: Guys, this is crazy. You can't leave like this.
(They begin to walk towards the first floor.)
Paige: Well, we can't very well ignore their birth. We have to celebrate.
Chris: I'm one of the babies. I give you permission not to.
Paige: What? And miss all the excitement? (They go down the stairs.) Seeing you for the first time, burping you, picking out a name?
Chris: I already have a name.
Paige: Oh, gosh. You do, don't you? (She gasps.) Well, now would be the perfect time to change.
(Leo and Chris walk past them and put the twins and Wyatt in the playpen.)
Phoebe: How did you get your name? It doesn't start with a "P."
Chris: It was Leo's father's name.
Phoebe/Paige: Aww.
Phoebe: That is so sweet.
Paige: I can't wait to tell Piper. (She gasps.) I'm gonna get her bag.
Phoebe: It's in the kitchen, all ready to go. (Paige leaves the room.) Oh! You are gonna be so cute! (Baby talk) Yes, you are. Ooh! Yes, you are. Doo-doo doo-doo doo doo.
(She walks away from Chris.)
Chris: Okay. We need to snap them out of this fast.
Leo: Prue and Piper must have cast a spell. They're the only ones who could do this to them.
Chris: Well, why would they do that?
Leo: She wouldn't, unless Gideon wanted her to, to distract them like he did before, so he can go after the kids.
(Phoebe and Paige come up with Piper's bag.)
Paige: (singsong) All set!
(Phoebe holds the car keys.)
Phoebe: Let's go.
Leo: Wait. You guys can't leave yet. Gideon might be coming for the kids any minute.
Paige: Oh, is he baby-sitting?
Chris: No, he's trying to kill them. Don't tell me you don't remember. (Phoebe and Paige laugh.) You're laughing. That's great. Your nephews and niece are almost killed and you're laughing.
Phoebe: You're silly. (Baby talk) Yes, you are. Oh, yes, you are.
Paige: Like an Elder would ever, ever do that.
Leo: It must be the spell. They don't remember because Gideon doesn't want them to.
(Phoebe and Paige leave.)
Leo: I was thinkin', if Gideon did get to Prue and Piper, maybe he left a trail I could follow.
(Chris nods.)
Chris: Hurry.
(Leo orbs out.)
[Scene: Barbas's lair. Gideon paces around.]
Gideon: If I know Leo, then right around now, he'll be figuring out that I made Prue and Piper cast the spell.
Barbas: A little correction: I made them cast the spell, remember?
Gideon: The point being, he'll go to Prue and Piper next to see if he can find any magical clues to find me.
Barbas: Find me, you mean.
Gideon: Actually, yes. But then again, that's what we want.
Barbas: Oh, really?
Gideon: With the sisters sufficiently distracted, Leo is the last powerful being in my way, one who you should easily be able to distract, whilst I make my move on the kids.
Barbas: Well now, this is all starting to sound very interesting, but, uh, you know, it seems to me like I'm the one doing all the heavy lifting here. Have you noticed that?
Gideon: Barbas!
Barbas: While you, you're hiding out down here, relaxing in my lair, all safe and sound. What could possibly be wrong with that picture?
Gideon: Leo is the last impediment, I promise. Paralyze him with his greatest fear. Keep him occupied, and we'll be one step closer to returning the world to a place where evil at least has a chance again.
(Barbas chuckles.)
Barbas: Oh, you're such a tease. Okay. But Gideon, just so you know, I'm starting to lose my patience.
Gideon: I understand.
Barbas: Oh, good. Okay, now…have you any ideas on what a particular Elder's greatest fear might be?
Gideon: Don't think of him as an Elder. Think of him…as a father.
(Barbas smiles.)
[Scene: Hospital. Leo orbs into a closet door, then walks out. He stops a woman nearby.]
Leo: Excuse me? Uh, do you know where the maternity ward is?
(The woman smiles.)
Woman: Are you kidding? That's everyone's favorite hangout. Just go in that elevator and-
(Leo sees Paige and Richard walk in with a large stuffed animal and some balloons.)
Leo: Thanks.
Woman: You're welcome.
(Leo goes over to Paige and Richard.)
Leo: Paige.
Paige: Leo!
Richard: Well, it's about time the nervous father made an appearance.
Leo: Where's Phoebe? Is she with Prue and Piper?
Paige: Of course. We would never leave them alone at a time like this.
Leo: Good, because I want to ask them if they've seen Gideon.
Paige: Gideon? No, silly, not with the complication.
Leo: Complication?
(Paige gasps.)
Paige: Oh, dear. You don't know?
Leo: Know what? Is something wrong?
Paige: Well, I'm sure the doctors are gonna find out any minute, and everything is gonna be just peachy.
Leo: I gotta go see her.
(Leo turns to leave, but Paige stops him.)
Paige: No!
Richard: That's against the hospital rules.
Leo: Screw the rules.
(Leo walks away.)
Paige: Okay, (Singsong) but you're going to get in trouble.
[Scene: Hospital Hallway. Leo walks down. He looks over and sees Wyatt standing there.]
Leo: Wyatt?
(Barbas, invisible, appears next to him.)
Barbas: Watch as the thing you fear most comes to life and the future is lost.
(He disappears. Wyatt grows into his adult form.)
Leo: Wyatt?
(Wyatt walks toward him.)
Wyatt: What's the matter, Dad? Don't you recognize me? I'm the Wyatt you're trying to save, the one from Chris' future.
(He throws Leo hard into the wall. Barbas, invisible, appears as Leo stands up.)
Barbas: You fear that there is no way to save him and the others, that they are lost to evil.
Wyatt: Excalibur!
(The sword orbs into his hands.)
Barbas: And that you're a failure as a father.
Leo: This isn't right. You're good. I'm here to save you.
Wyatt: I don't think so.
(He stabs him. Leo gasps in pain and falls to the ground.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. The kids are in their playpen. Chris is looking through the Book. He hears a floorboard creak. He looks up.]
Chris: Hello? (Nobody's there. He looks back at the Book. There's another creak, like someone's walking. Chris goes over to the playpen and looks around the attic. He hears the walking.) Okay, it's time to get you outta here.
(Chris is suddenly magically thrown across the attic. He falls on a wooden table. Gideon appears in front of the kids. As Gideon turns to place his hands on the playpen, Chris telekinetically throws Gideon. Gideon makes an athame appear and vanishes from sight. Chris rushes toward the kids. Suddenly, Gideon appears next to Chris and stabs him in the stomach. Chris falls to his knees, groaning in pain. Gideon pulls the athame out.)
Chris: Dad.
(Chris falls to the floor. Gideon stands up.)
[Scene: Hospital. Leo falls to the ground. Wyatt walks away and disappears.]
Chris's Voice: (Echo) Dad!
(Leo looks up.)
Leo: Chris!
(Barbas, invisible, appears next to him.)
Barbas: In trying to save one son, you have lost both sons. Very, very sad.
(He disappears.)
Leo: No!
(He orbs out.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo orbs to Chris.]
Leo: Oh, god.
(He turns Chris onto his back. Chris groans.)
Chris: The kids, the kids.
(Leo looks over to see Gideon with his hands on the playpen.)
Gideon: It's for the best, Leo.
(Gideon orbs out with the kids in the playpen. Chris groans in pain.)
Leo: Chris? Chris?
[Scene: Barbas's lair. He is waiting. Gideon orbs in with the kids in the playpen.]
Barbas: Well, finally. Now what are you doing? Would you come on? Let's get this thing over with.
(Gideon backs away slowly.)
Gideon: Not so fast. (He puts the athame on the counter.) This will take some thinking, and I'd prefer not to get stabbed again if I can avoid it.
Barbas: How cute. The great big Elder's afraid of the teeny-weeny itsy-bitsy babies.
Gideon: Oh, they're much more than that, trust me. Cocky, too. Notice, their shield's not even up?
(Barbas heads over to the counter.)
Barbas: Their shield is not up because you've pierced it already. Fools and idiots. (He picks up the athame.) Why is it, that every time you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself?
(Barbas goes to stab one of the kids but the twins flame out and Wyatt orbs out.)
Gideon: No!
(Barbas falls on the floor. Gideon pulls him up.)
Barbas: Slippery little devils, aren't they?
Gideon: Now look what you've done!
Barbas: Well, you didn't tell me that they could teleport.
Gideon: I didn't know they could. That's why I wanted to be careful. Although I doubt they're able to teleport out of the underworld. Even they're not that powerful, yet!
(Gideon releases him.)
Barbas: Well, I suppose all of this means that you've lost your interest in fixing the world at this moment.
Gideon: And allow the Charmed Ones the chance to rescue them?! No! The world stays exactly as it is until the kids are eliminated. You and I will have to work together to find them, quickly!
Barbas: Or, perhaps, we could work together in order to eliminate them, seeing as how much trouble you're having by yourself.
Gideon: Interesting. It could work, especially if you bless the athame, too. But to try, we need to get them back!
Barbas: Well, then, you track the one with the orbs and I'll track the two with the flames, along with their, uh… (He licks his finger and holds it up in the air. He takes a deep breath, sniffing the air.) fears.
(Barbas flames out.)
[Scene: Manor. Piper's bedroom. Chris falls on the bed, weak and in pain. Leo kneels down beside him, trying to heal him.]
Chris: You have to find the kids.
Leo: We're gonna find them together.
Chris: It won't work. You've already tried. Gideon's magic did this to me. He's the only one who can stop it. (He pushes Leo's hands away.) Just…go. Saving the kids saves the future. You know that.
Leo: Gideon doesn't know how to kill them, remember? We still have time.
Chris: Only until the trauma turns them.
Leo: I am not going to choose between you and them, Chris. I can't.
Chris: You don't have to, Dad. Find Gideon, and you save us both.
Leo: Alright. Alright, but I'm not leaving you alone. I'll be right back.
Chris: Where are you going?
Leo: To get one of your aunts to watch over you. (Chris breathes heavily.) You're gonna be fine, okay? I promise.
(Leo leans over and kisses his forehead. He then orbs out.)
[Scene: Hospital. Waiting room. Phoebe raises a camera. Paige and Richard are sitting nearby.]
Phoebe: Okay, big smiles! (Paige and Richard smile. Leo orbs in on the other side of Paige. The picture's taken.) Leo. (She looks around and makes sure nobody saw him. Paige and Richard stand up and go to Phoebe.) Don't you think you should be more careful? I mean, you don't want to bring back the witch trials.
(She gives him a big smile.)
Leo: Gideon got to Chris. He's hurt bad.
Paige: What? Now, why would Gideon want to hurt Chris?
Leo: To get to the kids, which he's done.
Phoebe: Gideon is the paragon of all good. I told you that. Remember? Smile.
(Phoebe takes a picture of Leo.)
Leo: But he's not good. (He looks around to make sure nobody's listening.) He's trying to kill my sons, and our nephews and niece. How can that be good under any circumstances?
Phoebe: Oh, I don't know, but there-
Leo: You don't understand. Chris is dying!
(Phoebe and Paige stop smiling.)
Paige: What?
Leo: Look, I have to find Gideon, but I can't leave Chris alone. Somebody has to be with him. Come on, I know deep down inside family matters to you more than this…twisted sense of right and wrong. You love him. I know you do. And that's gotta trump everything, even this stupid spell that you're under. You have to help me save him. You have to help me save them all. Please.
(Phoebe and Paige glow.)
Richard: What just happened?
Paige: I think we were under a spell and he took us out of it.
Leo: Okay. Come on, let's go.
Phoebe: No. We can't all go. Uh, Piper's being prepped for surgery.
Leo: Surgery? What's the matter?
Paige: They're not saying. Don't worry. We're not gonna lose either Chris. I'll go home. (to Phoebe and Richard) You two stay here. (to Leo) And you, you go find Gideon.
(Paige and Leo orb away.)
[Scene: Magic School. Gideon's study. Leo pulls back the mirror curtain to find Evil Leo doing the same thing. They stare at each other in surprise.]
Evil Leo: He's gotta be hiding in the underworld.
Leo: I agree. It's the only place he can go to avoid being sensed.
Evil Leo: Which means he must have both of our kids there, too.
Leo: Still, it's too vast. We have to narrow it down.
Evil Leo: Wait. It is too vast. For Gideon, too, right?
Leos: Somebody's gotta be helping him.
Leo: But who?
Evil Leo: Whoever helped him get to Prue and Piper in the hospital.
Leo: I went to the hospital and tried to pick up a trail…
Evil Leo: But I was overwhelmed with…
Leo: Fear/Evil Leo: Hope.
Leos: Barbas.
Leo: So, if we find Barbas…
Evil Leo: We'll find Gideon.
Leos: For both of our sons.
(Both Leos orb out.)
[Scene: Underworld. Cave. Two demons are feeding off of flesh. The twins flame in and Wyatt orbs in. They look up.]
Male Demon: Check it out.
Female Demon: How'd he get down here?
Male Demon: Maybe the world's finally turning back in our favor.
(He goes over to the kids. The twins and Wyatt join hands and the Male Demon is vanquished.)
Female Demon: Or not.
(They look over at her and she is vanquished. Phoenix flames them out. Barbas flames in. He sees the ashes that were the demons.)
Barbas: Damn. (He sniffs the air.) Ah! Missed him by that much.
[Scene: Manor. Second floor hallway. Paige is there.]
Paige: Leo! Leo!
(Leo orbs in.)
Leo: Sorry. I was in the underworld looking for… (He sees her face.) What's wrong? What's going on? (Leo rushes into the room.) Chris.
(Chris weakly looks at Leo.)
Chris: (Weakly) Hey.
(Leo kneels next to him. Paige stands in the doorway.)
Leo: Hey. I'm here now. You can…hold on, okay? Hold on, hold on. I'm here. You can hold on, okay? (Chris nods.) Don't give up, okay?
(Chris nods.)
Chris: You either.
(Chris closes his eyes.)
Leo: No, no, no. Please…no. No, please. (Chris dies.) No.
(Paige cries. Leo starts to cry. He puts his head down. Chris slowly vanishes. Leo buries his face in the sheets. Leo looks up and sees Chris gone. Paige stands there, crying.)
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo screams and uses energy balls to break furniture. He screams and throws electricity, shattering mirrors. He's out of control. He throws another energy ball at some furniture. Paige is hiding behind a chair. He picks up a table and throws it. He roars and throws electricity at the windows. Paige rushes out and grabs his wrists.]
Paige: Leo, stop it! (He pulls his hands away from her.) What are you trying to do, kill us? This isn't going to bring him back.
Leo: I promised him I'd get him home safely.
Paige: I know, but you can still save his future, and you can still save the kids. We just have to hurry, and you have to focus. Okay? Look, you were saying something about the underworld, about looking for something there. What?
(He takes a deep breath.)
Leo: Barbas.
Paige: Barbas? What's he got to do with this?
Leo: He's working with Gideon. That's how I think he got to Prue and Piper. That's…how I think he got to me.
Paige: Gideon teamed up with a demon for that?
Leo: No. An act of Great Evil in our world restores the balance. (He shakes his head.) That's what I think he was using Barbas for.
Paige: So, they're working together. That means they must be in contact with each other, right?
Leo: So?
Paige: So that means maybe that's a way to find Gideon. The next time they try to contact each other, you can just intercept it.
[Scene: Barbas's lair.]
Leo's Voice: Wyatt?! Wyatt?! (Pause) Can you hear me?! It's daddy! Wyatt?! Wyatt, can you hear me?! It's daddy!
(Wyatt orbs in with the twins. Gideon steps out.)
Gideon: (In Leo's voice) Hello, son. (The twins and Wyatt turn around. Five crystals orb around Wyatt. The crystal cage is activated.) (Normal voice) So sorry to lure you like this. Barbas, where are you?! (He goes over towards the kids.) Barbas! (Barbas walks over.) It's time.
Barbas: Well, it took you long enough.
Gideon: Your impatience is growing tiresome. (He holds the athame up.) I blessed it already. Now it's your turn. Is something wrong?
Barbas: As a matter of fact… (Barbas takes the athame.) there is.
(Barbas stabs Gideon.)
Gideon: Why?
(Barbas morphs into Leo.)
Leo: Because…you murdered my son. (He hits Gideon and sends him across the lair. Leo looks at the kids.) I'll be right back.
(He goes over to Gideon.)
Gideon: Leo, please, you have to understand. I am only doing this for the greater good, I swear. (Leo knocks the athame out of Gideon's hand.) Aah!
(Leo picks up Gideon.)
Leo: How is killing children ever for the greater good, huh? Who the hell are you to decide that?
(He throws Gideon across the cave.)
Gideon: Aaah! (Barbas flames in behind some rocks, spying on the fight. Leo picks Gideon up.) I'm an Elder! So are you! It's what we do!
Leo: I'm not one of you anymore.
Gideon: Leo, listen to me! You know what happens! You know what Chris came here to stop! (Leo throws Gideon to the floor. Barbas flames away.) Let me finish what I started! Let me save the future, the only way it can be saved!
Leo: You're the reason the future's threatened, Gideon, not the kids.
Gideon: No….
Leo: Because of what you do to him. I'm about to make sure neither one of you get the chance again. Mirror!
(He makes a hand gesture and the mirror orbs in behind Gideon. Evil Leo stands in its reflection, in the Underworld garden.)
Evil Leo: You ready?
Leo: Yeah, but remember, you can't do anything. I have to do this alone.
Evil Leo: I know.
Gideon: D-Do what?
Leo: A Great Evil.
(Leo's eyes glow white. With both hands, he gestures and fires a stream of electricity at Gideon. He cries out in pain. Gideon is lifted into the air. In the mirror, Leo's power lifts Evil Gideon into the air. Evil Leo stands on the side.)
[Scene: Hospital. Maternity ward waiting room. Phoebe and Paige are sitting down.]
Phoebe: Fade away? What-what do you mean he just faded away?
Paige: In Leo's arms after he died.
Phoebe: Yeah, but maybe he didn't die. I mean, maybe he was just going back…. (Paige shakes her head. Phoebe sighs.) Oh, god. (She sniffs.) Poor Leo. (The doctor comes into the hallway. Phoebe and Paige go over to him. The doctor removes his mask.) Dr. Roberts, how's Piper?
Dr. Roberts: (cheerily) Well, that depends on how you look at it, I suppose. Me, I like to think she's moving off to a better place.
Phoebe: What?
Paige: What is that supposed to mean?
Dr. Roberts: Well, I think you know what I mean. She's hemorrhaging. (He chuckles.) We can't stop it. It's everywhere. But let's all try to think positively, shall we?
Phoebe: No, you listen to me. You get your ass back in that room and you save my sister and her baby, you understand me?!
Dr. Roberts: Security!
(Two security guards come towards them. Phoebe and Paige turn away.)
Paige: Okay. They shoot people here, remember?
Phoebe: We got to get Piper out of here. We've got to get her to Leo.
Paige: We can't. We don't know where Leo is.
Phoebe: We can't just do nothing!
(Security guards are about to take out their guns. Everything, except Phoebe and Paige, go in slow motion. Paige shakes her head.)
Paige: What's going on?
(Phoebe shakes her head. It becomes night. When the slow motion ends, the security guards walk past Phoebe and Paige.)
Phoebe: Paige, it's night.
Paige: Everything's back to normal?
(They turn back to the doctor.)
Doctor Roberts: I'll do everything I can. I promise. (Phoebe and Paige nod.) Excuse me.
(He leaves.)
Paige: Leo must've done something.
[Cut to the Underworld. Leo stops. Gideon drops to the ground in front of the mirror, smoking.]
Gideon: (rasps) You have no idea…what you've done.
(He closes his eyes and dies. He turns into black dust.)
Evil Leo: Didn't know you had it in you.
Leo: Our worlds can never cross over again.
Evil Leo: Take care of your family.
Leo: You, too. (Both Leos use electrokinesis to explode their respective mirrors. Leo goes over to the kids and kicks a crystal away. The cage breaks. Leo kneels down.) Hi. (He hugs all of them.) I got you. You're safe now. I have you. I have you.
[Scene: Hospital. Phoebe and Paige pace in the waiting room. Leo comes in, carrying Wyatt, the twins walking behind, Persephone holding onto his free hand.]
Phoebe: He found them. (They go over to them. Phoebe kneels down and picks up Phoenix, and Paige kneels down and picks up Persephone.) (To the kids) Hi.
Paige: Are they okay?
Leo: Yeah. They weren't with Gideon long enough to do any damage.
Paige: What happened to Gideon?
(Pause)
Leo: How's Prue and Piper?
Phoebe: Prue's okay. She had her baby already, Pagan Victor Halliwell. Cole's with her.
Paige: Richard left to get us some food.
Leo: And Piper?
(Dr. Roberts walks over to them.)
Dr. Roberts: She's resting comfortably.
Leo: Is she okay?
Dr. Roberts: We stopped the bleeding, obviously had to perform a C-section, but I think she's going to be okay.
Leo: And the baby? Is he alright?
Dr. Roberts: You tell me. (He turns to the recovery room. He pushes a button on the wall and the double doors open. He steps aside. Piper's bed wheels into position. A nurse carries the baby wrapped in a blanket over to Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and Wyatt.) Congratulations. He's perfectly healthy.
Leo: Really?
(Paige hands Persephone to Phoebe, as Leo hands Wyatt to Paige. The nurse puts the baby in Leo's arms.)
Phoebe: Oh, look. He's beautiful.
Paige: Baby Christopher. (Leo looks down at his son and smiles.) (to Wyatt) That's your brother. (Paige starts to cry.) Looks like we didn't lose him after all.
(Pause)
Phoebe: Can we see Piper?
Dr. Roberts: Well, maybe just one of you for now.
(Pause)
Phoebe: (to Leo) Go. Tell her we love her.
(Paige nods. Leo smiles and walks over to Piper.)
Paige: (to Wyatt) Where'd the baby go? That's your brother.
(Piper smiles. Leo grins. Leo places the baby in Piper's arms. She smiles at Leo. Leo looks at Phoebe and Paige, smiling. The doors close.)