Chapter 93: Charmed and Dangerous
In the dining room Piper and Leo are sitting at the table. Piper slides a sheet of paper over to Leo.
"Do I really need to think about this now?" Leo asks.
"Yes." Piper says.
"Why?" Leo asks as Buffy walks into the dining room.
"Because the Source has already killed one of us. And if god forbid it happens again we want to be prepared. You should be honored that if we don't make it we're leaving you everything." Piper says.
Phoebe and Cole run in.
"Hey guys! Guess what?" Phoebe says.
"What makes you think I'm gonna out live you anyway? Wouldn't it be better to leave everything to Buffy?" Leo asks.
Piper sighs, "Leo, you're an angel, literally. Which means short of a Darklighter, you win most likely to survive. About Buffy she is first beneficiary of course. But should the Source come after us he's coming after all four of us, even Buffy."
"If you look Leo, I've already signed it also." Buffy says.
"Oh! Speaking of surviving, Source bulletin, this just in." Phoebe says as she holds up a piece of paper.
"Honey, just sign the freakin' thing." Piper says as Cole whistles. "What?"
"Phoebe has something she'd like to say that actually might affect what you're doing here." Cole says.
"Thank you, honey. We nailed the Source vanquishing spell." Phoebe says as she hands Piper the piece of paper. "Our ancestors. That's what we were missing. If we could draw the magic from the entire Halliwell line..."
"We might have enough power to vanquish the Source." Buffy says.
Phoebe nods, "Yes."
"This is good! This might work." Piper says.
"I'll go tell the Elders." Leo says and he orbs out.
"Hey! You did not sign this!" Piper says.
"Oh, honey, are you still on that will and testament kick? I gotta tell you, it's very, very morbid." Phoebe says.
Piper shakes her head, "No, it's very, very responsible. Prue did it and thank god she did, 'cause if she didn't we'll still be dealing with lawyers. No offence, Cole."
"Oh, none taken. I've come to terms with my evil past." Cole says.
"I've had mine prepared since I turned 18." Buffy says. "Of course I little to leave to anyone. The club goes to Piper. I think it's very responsible with what we're facing."
"No, I know what you two are saying but I have a really good feeling about this, okay? No one is gonna die any time soon." Phoebe says as she touches Cole and has a premonition. In it, a demon throws a fireball at Phoebe but Cole takes the fireball instead for her.
"You alright?" Cole asks.
Phoebe nods, "Yeah, um, I just have the hiccups." She hiccups. "Ooh, see? Uh, Buffy… Piper, can I talk to you two for a minute in the kitchen?" She hiccups.
"Sure." Piper says as she, Phoebe and Buffy walk into the kitchen. "Phoebe, with or without the Source we still need a will. Especially if I'm gonna start a family."
"This isn't about the will. This is about a premonition I just had that I don't want Cole to know about." Phoebe says.
"What do you mean? Why not?" Buffy asks.
"Because I just saw him jump in front of a demon to take a fireball for me, that's why not." Phoebe says.
"A demon? What kind of demon?" Piper asks.
"One with a half a face." Phoebe says.
"Yuck!" Piper and Buffy says.
"Yeah, so we have to figure out who the demon is and vanquish him before Cole..." Phoebe says.
Buffy nods, "What if we need Cole to ID him? I mean, the Source probably sent this demon."
"That's exactly my point. He's gonna wanna stay close to protect me." Phoebe says.
Piper sighs, "Well, honey, that's what you do for people you love."
"I know, Piper, but he's human now, it's not like he can fend off a fireball." Phoebe says.
"Well, can't you talk to him?" Buffy asks.
Phoebe shakes her head, "No, I've tried. He's not gonna sit by the sidelines, it's not who he is."
"So you're not gonna tell him?" Piper asks.
Phoebe shakes her head, "The attack happened in the attic. So I'll just keep him out of the house until I can ID the demon."
"Alright, it's your relationship, it's your call. I'll let Paige know what's up. As long as you're sure," Piper says.
Later Piper is on the phone with Paige while Buffy sits going through her Book.
"This is not a good time I'm in the middle of something important." Paige says.
"Does a half a face demon qualify as important?" Piper whispers.
"He's there now?" Paige asks.
"No." Piper says.
"Well, then it doesn't qualify." Paige says.
"Phoebe had a premonition and not a good one." Piper whispers.
"I know why I'm whispering, why are you?" Paige asks.
Phoebe and Cole walk into the foyer. "So it keeps making like this brrr-brrr noise," Phoebe says.
"But it's not even your car." Cole says.
"No, I don't want Buffy to be driving it and have it break down. Look, if you can just take it to the mechanic and have him look at it that'd be great." Phoebe says.
"Phoebe, that thing you were talking about, day or night thing?" Piper asks.
"Night," Phoebe says.
"What thing?" Cole asks.
"It's nothing important." Phoebe says.
"There's nothing wrong with Buffy's car is there?" Cole asks.
"No." Phoebe says.
"But you want me to leave don't you?" Cole asks.
Phoebe nods, "Yes."
"And you don't wanna tell me why?" Cole asks.
Phoebe sighs, "If you could just give us a couple of hours, don't ask any questions. Please, please."
"You'll tell me later?" Cole asks.
Phoebe nods, "I promise." She gives him a quick kiss and he leaves. "I love that man."
"Obviously," Buffy says not looking up from her Book.
"Paige, look, this could be the attack we've been waiting for. You need to come home now." Piper says.
"Phoebe's premonition happened at night, right?" Paige asks.
"Right," Piper says.
"Okay, well, you know how long I've been working with Caroline. I promised her I'd be at the hearing today." Phoebe says.
"Okay, fine, but you need to come home as soon as you can." Piper says.
"Okay." Paige says.
Piper hangs up.
Later in the attic Piper and Phoebe are there looking through the Book of Shadows. Buffy has brought her Book upstairs and is looking through it yet again.
"So, we found a demon with half a body but no demon with half a face." Phoebe says.
"Well, we do have a resident demonologist living in the house." Piper says.
"Yeah, we've had that conversation." Phoebe says.
Piper sighs, "Alright. You keep looking; I'll go get some coffee."
"Okay." Phoebe says as Piper leaves the room and Evil appears. "Piper!"
Evil throws an electric bolt at Phoebe and she is thrown against a mirror. It smashes and she falls to the floor.
Piper runs in and tries to blow Evil up as Buffy throws a fireball at him. He absorbs both attacks.
"Thank you." Evil says.
Buffy spots a knife on the table and runs for it. Evil blows up a sewing machine in front of her. She grabs the knife and throws it at Evil. It gets stuck in his neck and vanquishes him. Black bee-like creatures fly away.
"Phoebe, did you see that? Phoebe?" Piper says.
Phoebe falls on her stomach, showing large pieces of glass stuck in her back.
"Phoebe!" Piper and Buffy says as they run to her.
"Leo!" Piper calls out as Leo orbs in. "Heal her?" She points to Phoebe.
Leo runs over to Phoebe and pulls the glass out of her back. He starts to heal her.
"What's taking so long?" Buffy asks.
"She almost died, that's what's taking so long." Leo says as he heals her.
Phoebe looks up. "What happened?"
"One very mean demon." Piper says.
"And did you get him?" Phoebe asks.
Buffy nods, "Yes. But, uh, something else got away. And that's not all." She picks up a vase. She throws it in the air and Piper tries to freeze it. It smashes on the floor.
"My powers are gone." Piper says.
"That's not the worst of it." Buffy says as she holds out her hand and nothing… "Mine are as well."
"It stole your powers?" Phoebe asks.
Piper sighs, "It stole, ate, absorbed, I don't know. The only thing I do know is that Buffy and I've gotta get them back." She walks over to the Charmed Book of Shadows.
"I don't understand. We vanquish a demon and then lose our powers. How does that work?" Phoebe says.
Buffy walks over to her own Book of Shadows and starts flipping.
"That thing must have absorbed your powers somehow although I don't know how." Leo says.
"Oh, well, with the Source lurking around." Phoebe says.
Buffy turns to a page in the Book of Shadows. "That's him, this is him. "Guardians of the Hollow" ring any bells?"
Piper walks over to Buffy and looks at the Book. "Yep that's him."
"That's not possible." Leo says.
"Why not, what is it?" Piper asks.
"Because the Hollow is something that consumes all magic good or evil and both sides agreed to guard. That thing must have been the Hollow, it must have taken over the demon." Leo says.
"Well, then how do we get it to regurgitate?" Phoebe asks.
"Hmm, there's no mention of a vanquish here." Buffy says.
"You can't vanquish it. The last time it was unleashed it nearly decimated all magic, all things." Leo says.
"The last time it was unleashed?" Phoebe asks.
Leo nods, "Eons ago. Good and evil had to join forces and use their strongest magic and even then all they could do is contain it."
"Okay, so if good and evil are seeing eye to eye on this one, who let it out?" Buffy says.
"The Source." Piper says.
"If he was desperate enough." Leo says.
"Which means he won't stop at just mine and Buffy's powers, he's gonna send another demon for yours and Paige's." Piper says.
"The demon with a half a face, see if he's in the book." Phoebe says.
Buffy shakes her head, "Unless he's in your all's book then no dice. I couldn't find anything in mine and I went through it twice."
"Even if you could use your powers you wouldn't be able to because they would just steal them." Leo says.
"Uh Leo, I haven't tried or nothing. But is it possible he could stake my Slayer powers?" Buffy asks.
"Then how do we stop him?" Phoebe asks.
Leo shrugs, "I don't know Buffy. It's possible of course."
"We'll use potions instead. I'll make one to replace my exploding power." Piper says. "Buffy you might want to make one for your fire power."
Buffy nods, "I'm on it."
"Okay, you better get Paige. You're gonna need the power of three at the least. I'll go check with the Elders." Leo says and he orbs out.
"On a scale from one to bad..." Phoebe says.
"I'll go call Paige." Buffy says. "Get started on the potions I'll be down in a minute." She turns and heads downstairs and into her room and dials the phone.
"Caroline?" Paige asks.
"No its Buffy." Buffy says.
"Oh, hey, Buffy. Look, I'm gonna need more time..." Paige says.
Buffy sighs, "Paige we need you home, yesterday. A demon attacked us. Piper and I have lost our powers."
"Oh... Okay, I'm on my way." Paige says.
Buffy hangs up and heads downstairs into the kitchen. As she walks in Phoebe hands Piper a feather.
"Here you go, one owl feather." Phoebe says.
"Do you think I jinxed us? With the will? Maybe it wasn't such a great idea." Piper says.
"Actually, I'm beginning to think it was a very smart idea." Phoebe says.
"So do I," Buffy says.
"That's not so funny." Piper says.
Phoebe sighs, "Trust me, I know."
Cole walks in. "Hi. Am I back too soon?"
"Um..." Phoebe says.
"Um, we need his help. No time to be evasive." Buffy says.
Cole frowns, "Help for what? Well, it's obvious you're making potions so what is it you're not telling me?"
"Um, I had a premonition. A demon attacked and you jumped in front of a fireball to save me." Phoebe says.
"What? You can't keep these things from me." Cole says.
"I was just trying to protect you." Phoebe says.
Cole shakes his head, "Well, that's not a good enough reason."
Piper sighs, "Uh, hate to interrupt but maybe we should talk about the demon."
"What'd he look like?" Cole asks.
"Creepy, half face, and his good side has tribal markings, a little bit like..." Phoebe says.
"Belthazor." Cole says.
Phoebe nods, "A little bit. Do you know who he is? Does he work for the Source?"
"He doesn't work for the Source, Phoebe, he is the Source. His face was disfigured in the battle that brought him to power. Only upper level demons have seen it. You should have told me." Cole says.
"So he's the one that released the Hollow." Buffy says.
"The Hollow? What do you mean released?" Cole asks.
"It already attacked us. It took Buffy and Piper's powers." Phoebe says.
Cole frowns, "Well, then you'd better figure out a way to beat the Source without your powers otherwise..."
Piper's potion explodes. "Already on it."
Later Paige lays five crystals on the table. "Five magic crystals oriented east to west. Magic circle, check."
Piper pours a white liquid into another white liquid and it turns purple. "Oh, purple good, purple equals exploding power. Exploding power, check."
Buffy pours a blue liquid into a green liquid and it turns red. "Fire power, check."
"One fabulously written Source vanquishing spell, check." Phoebe says.
"Don't get cocky." Cole says.
"Not cocky, confident." Phoebe says,
"We are talking about the Source of all evil, maybe measured optimism is best." Piper says.
Leo orbs in. "The Source unleashed the Hollow."
"Already on that train. It took my and Piper's powers. Anything else?" Buffy says.
Leo nods, "Good and evil magic need to join forces and read the inscription on the box where the Hollow is kept. That will put it back in its crypt and return your powers."
"Okay, so at least we know how to vanish it, this is good news." Piper says.
"Good news if the Source brings the box and we could find an evil being willing to to help." Phoebe says.
"Hey, Cole, too bad you're not still evil." Paige says.
"One step at a time. First we vanquish the Source, then we'll worry about putting Pandora back in its box." Cole says.
The phone rings. Paige answers it. "Hello? Hey, Darryl… Oh, no." She walks into the dining room.
Leo, Piper, Phoebe and Buffy follows Paige into the dining room moments later. Piper, Phoebe and Buffy head on upstairs to change clothes.
"You know, Leo, I have my charges too." Paige says as the Darklighter smokes in and points his arrow at Leo. "Leo!" The Darklighter shoots and the arrow hits Leo. Cole walks in. "Crossbow!"
"No, your powers." Cole says.
The Darklighter absorbs her powers as Buffy, Piper and Phoebe walk in.
"Leo!" Piper says as she runs over to him. The Darklighter points the crossbow at Paige.
"Paige, watch out." Phoebe says.
Paige ducks behind a wall.
Buffy throws the exploding potion at the Darklighter and he explodes.
"Oh, no." Piper says.
Buffy looks to Leo and walks over to him. She carries him into the living room and sets him down on the couch. She kneels down and grips the arrow. "This is so not how I wanted to test my Slayer powers to see if they still worked. Ready? Piper, hold his hand."
Piper nods and as she holds Leo's hand.
Buffy pulls out the arrow and Leo screams. She puts the arrow on the coffee table. "Paige, don't touch that you're a Whitelighter too."
Leo breathes heavily.
"You're okay, just lie back. Easy." Piper says.
"Still bossing everyone around, huh?" Leo asks.
Piper smiles, "You'd better believe it."
"I don't understand, how come you can heal us but you can't heal yourself." Paige says.
"It just doesn't work that way." Leo says.
"Yeah, but you can switch powers with Phoebe, like we did before." Buffy says.
Leo shakes his head, "No! Look, if The Source comes and Phoebe doesn't have her powers, you don't stand a chance. I mean it. I'm still your Whitelighter."
Piper sighs, "Well, who's bossing whom around now? Paige, go tell Phoebe to find something else, a spell, an amulet, whatever. Go!"
Paige walks into the conservatory where Phoebe and Cole are.
Buffy looks at Piper and then nods and follows Paige into the conservatory.
"It'll never work." Phoebe says.
"Will anything?" Paige asks.
"I don't know." Phoebe says.
"So, what, we're all just gonna die?" Paige asks.
"You can't think that way." Buffy says. "I didn't make it to be the longest living Slayer by that way of thinking."
"Why not? Isn't that what we're all thinking anyway?" Paige says. "Even you deep down Buffy are thinking it."
Buffy sighs, "Deep down I'm always thinking it, you're right there. But that comes from being the Slayer. I've been told that being the Slayer comes with an early death. But I still don't try and let that kind of thinking stop me from what I have to do."
"We'll figure a way out of this." Phoebe says.
"How? The Source knew we'd be prepared, that's why he came after our powers. The Source knew we had an in-house healer, that's why he came after Leo. He knows what we're gonna do before we even do." Paige says.
"Well, it's not over yet. Phoebe still has her power." Buffy says.
"Great. Three down." Paige says.
Buffy sighs and turns and heads back into the living room as Piper gets up and heads to the kitchen. She kneels down next to Leo holding his hand.
Piper walks in with a glass of water. She slows down when she sees Leo not moving. She looks to Buffy, "Leo?"
Buffy smiles, "He's ok. He's just resting his eyes."
Leo groans as he opens his eyes, "Hey."
Piper breathes a sigh of relief. "Hey." She kneels beside Leo and Buffy. "Drink this." She pours some water in his mouth.
"I guess you picked the wrong beneficiary after all." Leo says.
"Don't talk like that." Buffy says.
"Buffy, Piper, you both need to get out of here before he comes back." Leo says.
"I'm not leaving you." Piper says.
"Neither am I, Leo." Buffy says.
"The Source..." Leo says.
Piper looks to Buffy who smiles, "Is not gonna scare us away, and neither are you, so just forget about it. You're not gonna die. 'Cause I'm not gonna let you."
The doorbell rings.
"I'll be right there." Paige says from the dining room.
Piper comes out of the living room with Buffy. "Paige, this is no time for guests."
"It's not social, I called Darryl." Paige says.
"Darryl? You're supposed to be helping Phoebe." Buffy says.
"She doesn't need my help. But there is somebody who does, excuse me." Paige says and she opens the door. Caroline has bruises and cuts on her face. "Oh, Caroline."
"I'm so sorry, Paige. After everything you've done to help me." Caroline says.
"It's not over, not yet." Paige says.
"Paige." Piper says.
Paige sighs, "Darryl, take Caroline into the sunroom."
"Is everything okay?" Darryl asks.
Buffy shakes her head, "Afraid not, Darryl."
Paige sighs, "Yes."
Darryl and Caroline go into the conservatory. Paige closes the door.
"Are you outta your mind? We don't have time for other peoples problems right now." Piper says.
"It's something I've got to do. Especially if it's the last thing I do." Paige says as she walks into the conservatory. Buffy looks at Piper and follows Paige.
"Hey, what's going on?" Darryl asks.
"I don't have time to explain. I think I can still help you get your son back." Paige says.
"But how? The judge will take one look at me..." Caroline says.
"No, I think I can help. I just need you to turn away from me. Please, just trust me." Paige says.
Buffy shakes her head and whispers, "Paige what are you doing?"
Caroline turns away.
Paige walks across the room over to the Book of Shadows.
Buffy and Darryl follows.
"You're gonna use magic?" Darryl asks.
"That's my question." Buffy says.
Paige nods, "Yes, I am. "Let the object of affection become but a dream, as I cause this seen to be unseen." Okay, Caroline, you can turn around now."
Caroline turns around and her cuts and bruises have disappeared.
"Whoa." Darryl says.
"What?" Caroline asks as she touches her face. "What happened?"
"Just a second, Caroline." Darryl says. "Look, I've known you guys long enough to know that you don't do something like this unless something is seriously wrong. What's going on?"
Buffy shakes her head, "We don't have time to tell you Darryl. I wish we did, but we don't."
Paige nods, "Just get downtown and make the judge see the real Caroline, and make sure that slime boy ex of hers gets put away. Please. Just go."
Darryl walks over to Caroline and they leave.
Phoebe and Cole walk in.
"Piper?" Phoebe says.
Piper walks in.
"We may have a plan to get your powers back." Cole says.
"Then maybe Paige could help heal Leo." Phoebe says.
"A spell?" Piper asks.
Phoebe nods, "Remember the one to call for witches powers? Maybe it might be strong enough to call the powers from the Hollow."
"Could that work?" Paige asks.
"It has to." Buffy says.
Piper nods, "Cole, could you watch Leo?"
Cole walks into the living room. He sits on the coffee table next to Leo. Cole gasps and disappears.
Buffy, Piper, Phoebe and Paige move to the Charmed Book of Shadows and they begin to chant the spell, "Powers of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here."
The house starts to shake and the Source flames in. They gasp.
"Oh my god." Paige says.
"Not quite." The Source says.
Phoebe frowns, "Run!"
They run into the living room.
"I thought we called for our powers." Paige says.
They run through the living room and The Source blows up the wall. They dive into the foyer.
"I have your powers now and a few of my own." The Source says.
A fireball appears in his hand and aims for Piper.
"Piper!" Buffy says.
The Source throws the fireball at Piper and she is knocked against the wall.
Moments later Buffy carries Piper up the stairs into the attic.
"Hurry, he's coming." Paige says.
Buffy takes Piper across the room and puts her down on the floor.
"Come on, honey, we need you, Piper, it's time. Come on, you can do it." Phoebe says.
"Do what? We have no powers." Paige says.
"It doesn't matter, we can still make the plan work. Get the crystals." Buffy says.
Paige races across the room. The Source flames in in front of her. She stops.
"Seems almost anti-climactic after all this time, doesn't it?" The Source says as he pulls Paige behind him and she flies into some cardboard boxes and a mattress.
"He's definitely got my Slayer powers." Buffy says.
"Piper." Phoebe says.
"Say hello to Prue for me." The Source says.
Buffy and Phoebe kicks him and he falls to the floor.
Paige grabs the crystals. "Phoebe!" She throws Phoebe some crystals and she puts them on the floor near her.
The Source stands up. "Your power was always the weakest, hardly worth taking. Your life however is."
"Paige, now!" Phoebe and Buffy says.
Paige puts down the last crystal and electricity bolts surround him. Phoebe and Paige go back over to Buffy and Piper.
"Crystal." The Source says as a crystal orbs into his hand. The trap disappears. "Now the moment we've all been waiting for." He throws a fireball but before it can hit Phoebe, Cole appears and runs in front of her. He absorbs The Source's power. "Belthazor!"
"No, The Hollow." Phoebe says.
Cole throws a fireball at the Source. "Hurry, the spell."
Phoebe gets a piece of paper out of her pocket and the girls read from it.
"Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Payson, Melinda, Astrid, Helena, Laura and Grace," Phoebe, Piper, Paige and Buffy chant as Source catches on fire, "Halliwell witches stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space."
The Source yells and causes a big explosion. He is vanquished. The Seer appears holding the Hollow box.
"Who are you?" Buffy asks.
"Someone who just helped save your lives." Seer says as she opens the box and the Hollow escapes out of Cole and goes back in the box. "Quickly, take my hand."
"Trust her. If you want your powers back." Cole says.
Buffy goes over to the Seer.
"Say the inscription with me." Seer says.
"Abolio exume ga ume to eternius." The Seer and Buffy say together.
The box floats up in the air and lets off a bright light. It disappears and returns to its crypt.
"Why can't those stupid rituals be in English?" Buffy asks.
Phoebe and Paige run down the stairs and over to Leo.
Paige holds her hands over his wound and tries to heal him. "I can't do it, nothing's happening."
"Hold his hand." Phoebe says and Paige takes Leo's hands into hers. "And let his power to heal flow through you." Paige heals him.
Leo wakes up. "Paige, Phoebe."
"I did it, it worked." Paige says.
Buffy, Piper, Cole and The Seer walk in.
"Leo." Piper says, smiling as she goes over to him.
"All is as it should be again. Time to return to my side. Too bad Belthazor's gone, he would have made a great new Source." Seer says.
Cole nods, "Too bad."
"I don't know who you are, but whoever you are, we thank you." Phoebe says.
"Oh, I didn't do this for your future, I did it for mine." Seer says.
"I don't understand, if we got our powers back, where did the Source's go?" Paige says.
"Into the void." Seer says and she disappears.
"Okay, who was that?" Buffy asks.
"A very evil person." Cole says.
"Yeah, one that saved our lives, and helped us kill the Source." Phoebe says.
Later at Payson's P4 the bartender behind the bar hands Leo a plate of snacks.
"Here you go. Enjoy." Bartender says.
Leo takes it over to the alcove where the girls are giggling. He puts it on the table. "Here you go guys, on the house."
Piper shakes her head, "Oh, easy for you to say."
"What? Do you know something I don't?" Buffy asks. "Everything is supposed to be on the house for us."
"The thought is generous Buffy." Piper says. "But between all the free drinks and food for us and your friends. We're losing money. Not noticeable but enough. Maybe we should charge them cost so were not losing money."
"I'll think about it." Buffy says.
"Anyways you deserve to celebrate. Yeah, I still can't believe it, you guys actually vanquished the Source." Leo says.
"So what does that mean? Is our destiny fulfilled?" Paige asks.
"I don't know. But at least that part of the nightmare's over." Piper says.
"For Prue." Phoebe says.
Paige, Piper, Phoebe and Leo clink their beer bottles.
Buffy raises her own soda bottle and clinks with them. "For Prue."
Piper smiles, "For Prue."
"What do you say we go home and get started on our future." Leo says.
"What do you say we go home and sleep, then we work on the future tomorrow night." Piper says.
Piper and Leo leave as Buffy, Phoebe and Paige laugh.
Cole walks over to them.
"Hi, honey, are you okay?" Phoebe says.
"Yeah, yeah, why." Cole says.
"Well, it just took you a little while to get back." Phoebe says.
"It did?" Cole asks.
Phoebe nods, "Mm-hm."
"You know, facing death has kind of made me wanna face life and I'll tell you what, there's a piece of life over there that I think I wanna talk to." Paige says.
A guy at the bar looks at Paige and smiles.
"You go get him, girl." Buffy says as Paige goes over to the guy.
"You sure you're okay?" Phoebe asks Cole.
Cole nods, "Yeah, yeah, I'm just a little tired."
"Too tired to celebrate? You are my soon to be husband, and you're also my hero." Phoebe says as she hugs him.
"Mine too, Cole. If you hadn't come with the Hollow when you did. We'd be dead now." Buffy says.
Cole sighs, "Oh, I'm nobody's hero."