Charmed AltaVerse 3x10 Dreams Part Piper

Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any characters associated with it, except those I have created.

CREDITS:

Starring:

Shannen Doherty

Prue Halliwell

Holly Marie Combs

Piper Halliwell

Alyssa Milano

Phoebe Halliwell

Julian McMahon

Cole Turner

Brian Krause

Leo Wyatt

Guest Starring:

T. W. King

Andy Trudeau

Greg Vaughan

Dan Gordon

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Piper opened her eyes. Next to her sat a man with brown hair. She smiled at him, and rolled over, slinging an arm over him.

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Fire came alive beneath a pan on the counter. Piper cracked an egg on the edge of the pan and spilled its contents onto the hot metal. The pan sizzled furiously. Prue walked into the manor, and stepped up to the counter, placing her bag on the counter.

"Where's Phoebe?"

"I don't know. Cole's maybe, why?"

"I lent her my keys and car, and I need them back," she replied, looking on ease.

"Prue, I know you don't like him, but Cole's not evil. And he loves Phoebe."

"Well, I wouldn't go as far as calling him evil, but I just—I get a bad vibe from him."

"Well, I don't know, Prue. You've always thought he was evil."

"OK, that's not the point. I just don't feel like he's good enough for Phoebe. She deserves better. But it's not my problem. Can I still use your car?"

"When did you ask me to use my car?"

"This morning. I called and you said I could."

"Oh. OK, then. Go ahead and use it."

"OK. I'm going to Andy's. Call me if you need to talk to me." Prue walked out the door, leaving Piper confused.

"Andy?" Piper asked. "Phoebe." Piper walked over to the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello?" Phoebe said, picking up on the other line.

"Phoebe, where are you?"

"I'm at Cole's. Where else?"

"Prue was looking for you."

"Oh my god. I forgot to return her car. I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. But I think Prue hit her head or something, because she said something about going to Andy's."

"So? Prue goes to Andy's all the time."

"Phoebe, Andy's dead."

"No he isn't. Andy' was over last night. Speaking of loves: is Dan up yet."

"Dan? Phoebe, Dan moved away a year ago."

"Piper, did you have a dream last night? You and Dan are married. Prue and Andy are married. And me? Lucky me, I'm engaged, because Cole can't seem to marry me already. Probably just Cole-d feed. Get it."

"Yeah, that's very funny. But seriously. Something is wrong with Prue. And what if a demon attacks?"

"Demon? Piper, maybe you're watching too many movies. Demons don't exist. And if they do, it's not like they go after us."

"Phoebe, demons attack us all the time. And kill us all the time."

"Piper, you're insane. I'm going to go back to my boyfriend. I'll talk to you later." Phoebe hung up.

"Leo! Leo, I need to talk to you!" No answer. "Damn." Piper grabbed Prue's bag, and pulled it from the counter. The strap grabbed onto a bowl, and knocked it off. Piper lifted her hands. The bowl crashed to the floor.

"What the hell?" Piper turned around and picked up a cook book. She dropped it, and tried to freeze it. Nothing. "What's wrong with my powers?"

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Prue walked into an apartment and kissed Andy.

"Hey, Honey," Prue said to Andy. She took off her jacket, and threw it on the couch. Andy came and sat down next to her, placing an arm across her shoulders.

"You OK?" he asked her.

"Yeah. It's just that Piper was acting weird at the manor. Things like me saying Cole's evil. And something like that." The phone rang. Prue got up and answered it. Phoebe's voice came out of the phone.

"Prue, something's wrong with Piper. She was talking about demons, and magic and she said that...Andy..."

"That Andy what?"

"She said that Andy was dead."

"Andy's not. He's right next to me. Would you like to talk to him?"

"No, I don't need to. But you might want to bring Andy to the manor and show her. And she also said something else. Something about Dan having moved away."

"Dan moved away?"

"No. He's still at the manor. But that's the thing. She said that he moved away a year ago."

"That's not possible. He's still at the manor."

"Yeah, and I that's why I think she had a dream."

"One that makes her think that Andy is dead, Cole is a demon, and Dan moved away? I don't think so. Something else is behind it."

"Like a demon?"

"Ha ha. Very funny. Go to the manor. I'll meet you there." Prue hung up and left the apartment.

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Piper walked into her room and looked at the face of the man in the bed. Dan sat under the covers, asleep. Piper walked away.

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Later that day, after Dan had gone to work, Prue and Phoebe came into the living room.

"I've been up to the attic," Piper said. "The Book is gone. You don't know what Andy is dead, Dan is gone, and Cole is a demon. You guys don't know about magic, or powers or anything. It's my dream come true. A normal life with normal friends and no magic."

"Magic doesn't exist," said Prue. "It's not real."

"Exactly what I'd expect you to say if I were dreaming about a normal life. It must be the Avatars. Damn it, I can't believe they did this to me! To us."

"Who are the Avatars?"

"Never mind that. I'm going to bed. Goodnight." Piper got up and left the room.

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Piper came into the attic. She walked over to the pedestal. She placed her hands where the Book used to be. She could almost feel it sitting in its place. She sighed. Even though she wished for a normal life, magic was still a part of who they were. She couldn't just abandon that.

"Prue, Phoebe, where are you? And where's Leo?"