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(Scene: Nighttime, at the manor, Phoebe’s room. She was having a nightmare, sweating profusely with eyebrows knitting. She grasped about aimlessly in the air effortlessly trying to pull herself out of her dream, without success. Wrapped to the dream, still in the manor but in the living room, without Prue and Piper. Phoebe was facing someone and was suddenly thrown into the air, landing at the stairways heavily. )
Phoebe: Ouch…Ow…I think you broke my arm.
(Despite the pain, Phoebe picked herself up, faced the intruder again but was slammed hard against the wall behind her. Slightly dazed, she fell to the floor trying to catch her breath.)
Intruder (Dressed black with veil): Recognize that feeling? It never really associate with you and your sisters, since you three always get to administer it and watch the others cry like a baby.
Phoebe: Who are you…and what do you want from me? Prue? Piper?
Intruder: Calling for help already? Wait a minute, did I hear no one answering your SOS?
(The intruder advanced towards Phoebe and she backed away up the stairs, very much in fear of her own life.)
Phoebe: How did you get in? Have we met before? A rival in love or something?
Intruder: Ah…still trying to be funny in the face of death? I guess that’s the Charmed style of facing a crisis.
Phoebe: Ya right. You better leave now or be very ass sorry when my sisters get home. You will sure to get a double dose of everything beside the usual.
Intruder: If you still have the chance of seeing them my dear.
(Phoebe reached the top of the stairs, she ran to her room but before she could reach it, she was knocked off her feet and sent flying across to the floor of her room. Picking herself up, she felt warm liquid trickling down the left side of her face and a severe pain on her right arm. Touching, she realized she was bleeding from her forehead sustained from the nasty landing.)
Intruder: Oh…I’m sorry you’re seeing red now.
Phoebe (In a trembling voice): Why?
Intruder: Don’t worry, you and your sisters will figure it out, but not without a clue. How about earlier years? Ha, ha, ha?I guess I have enough fun in one night. Time for the wake up call but remember, if you don’t figure it out in three days, you will never know the reason why.
(Before Phoebe could say another word, there was a bright light emitted from the intruder, so bright that it blinded her eyes and she looked away…Back in the real world, in the kitchen of the manor. Piper was sitting at the table with a coffee cup in hand. The laptop was on the table, with spreadsheets in front of her. Obviously she was going to give up a night sleep to get the accounts of P3 done. Prue came through the door talking on her cell phone.)
Prue: Tomorrow will be great, Ms Perry…Yes, I am thrilled to get the opportunity to do a special shooting on your latest book…Don’t worry about it, you will love the result…yes…all right then, see you the morrow. Bye.
Piper: Should have made investment on the experience side heh?
Prue: Nope, I’m good already. It’s just that she’s vain, she’s sensitive and she’s selling.
Piper: Selling?
Prue: Oh…her book. About a love and hate triangle, some killings and innocent victims…things and stuff you see on TV everyday.
Piper: And it is seller too. I just don’t understand, she can just sit there, waved her pen around and oops, a book is done. And I have been sitting here for the last two hours and my accounts are still in a mess.
Prue: Different subject honey…you should be glad that you are not her anyway…she’s still single.
Piper: Like I enjoy being a single married woman, with her husband orbing to somewhere which I have absolutely no idea, and the unchangeable fact that I am a witch.
(Prue came round to give her sister a hug.)
Prue: Oh, I’m sorry about Leo but he really can’t help it can he, being a white lighter, and I thought you should have got used to it already.
Piper: You’re kidding? Try sleeping with yourself almost every night after telling everyone you know you’re married. OK, when was the last time he spent the night with me? Last week? Or was it the week before?
(Prue knew that she had to change subject soon or be ‘subjected?to one of her sister’s nagging.)
Prue: Oh honey…anyway, why is Phoebe?
Piper: She is sleeping.
Prue: You’re pulling my leg? It’s only 8 o?clock…and Saturday, a party night.
Piper: She is running a temperature, took her prescription and ‘pop? off to dreamland.
Prue: Maybe I should check on her.
Piper: I’ll go with you, the numbers seem to be swimming.
(Prue and Piper headed for the stairs. It was then they heard Phoebe calling out to them.)
Phoebe: Prue…Piper.
(Both sisters turned their heads up to where the source of voice was. They saw Phoebe sitting on top of the stairs, with blood trickling down the left side of her face.)
Prue: Oh my god…Phoebe!
Piper: Phoebe! Oh.
(They ran up the stairs and hurried to Phoebe’s side.)
Prue: What’s wrong Phoebe? What happened?
Piper: I’ll get a towel and the phone.
(Piper ran off to the bathroom.)
Prue (Seeing Phoebe was about to lost consciousness): Phoebe! No, stay with me. Don’t close your eyes yet…Pheebs, please, don’t scare me.
Phoebe (collapsed into Prue’s arms): Prue…my arm…I think I broke my arm.
Prue: What? Oh god?we’ll get you to the hospital.
(Piper came back with a white towel and a phone.)
Piper: Here, apply pressure on her head.
(Prue took the towel from Piper and pressed it on Phoebe’s head wound. She winced in pain.)
Prue (Already in tears): I’m sorry but I have to do this Pheebs, I have to stop the bleeding.
Piper (On the phone): 911, please help. My sister is badly hurt, she’s bleeding from her head, she’s still conscious but very much in pain and and…just send an ambulance quick!
Prue: Pheebs, tell me what happened? How did you get hurt?
Phoebe: …sleeping…came into my dream.
Prue: In your dreams? You were attacked in your dreams?
Phoebe: …three days…three days.
(Phoebe closed her eyes and her body relaxed in Prue’s hold.)
Prue/Piper: Phoebe? Phoebe!
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(Scene: At the hospital. Prue and Piper were sitting on the chairs outside the emergency room. They held each other’s hands for comfort, they have been worrying sick.)
Piper: Prue, you think she will be all right?
Prue: She will Piper, she have to. She is a fighter, not a black belt yet but she never gives up. That is our Phoebe.
Piper: How did it happen? I was in the kitchen all the time. I saw her took the medicine, she said to see me in the morning?I didn’t hear anything Prue.
Prue: Piper, it’s not your fault. Not anyone’s fault till I find out what is going on.
Piper: She was in bed sleeping Prue, I checked on her earlier on. She looked pale but sound asleep…maybe I should have stayed and watched her then none of this would have happened.
Prue: Please Piper, don’t let me handle this alone. I need you by my side, Phoebe need us right now.
Piper: I’m sorry, it’s just that she hasn’t been breaking any bones since that car accident.
Prue: I know…I know.
(The emergency room door opened. The attending doctor walked out and pulled off his gloves. Prue and Piper rushed towards him immediately.)
Prue: How is my sister?
Piper: Is she going to be all right?
Prue: How are her injuries?
Piper: Can we see her now?
Doctor: Ok, ok, give me a chance to answer your questions…First of all, your sister’s condition is stabilized.
(Prue and Piper showed signs of relief.)
Prue: How bad is she?
Doctor: She had a broken right arm, a deep cut on her head with the possibility of a mild concussion and bruises all over her body.
Piper: Oh no…how did she get those injuries Prue? I don’t understand, Phoebe was in.
Prue: Piper!
(Piper went quiet all of a sudden. She just realized that if Prue hadn’t stopped her, she would have said something that seemed unbelievable to all and the answer will be even more bizarre to the outsiders except them.)
Doctor: Just for medical records, how did your sister get herself in such a situation?
Prue: …She fell down the stairs…she’s been running a temperature…I guessed in a daze she must have lost her footing.
Piper: I should be taking care of her, it’s my fault.
Doctor: She got a nasty landing but don’t worry, she will recover. It just takes some time though.
Prue: Can we see my sister now?
Doctor: The patient is still under the influence of anesthesia, she will not wake up for at least another half a day. You can wait by her bedside.
Prue: Thank you so much doctor.
Piper: We really appreciate.
(Prue and Piper left and hurried into the room where Phoebe was. She was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. Her right arm in a cast and her head in a bandage.)
Piper (Touched Phoebe’s hand with tears streaming down her cheeks): …Pheebs…Oh god, what happened to you?
Prue (Touched Phoebe’s hair): Pheebs? Can you hear me? The doctor said you are all right now. Piper and I will stay here with you
Piper: Prue…I can’t help it but it is really nagging at me…how the hell did Phoebe got hurt when she was in bed sleeping?
Prue: Before she passed out, she said something about someone coming into her dream.
Piper: Like the time you were attacked by this dream warlock?
Prue: I don’t know Piper…three days…what are you trying to say Phoebe?
(Prue and Piper could only sit and watch after their sister like a hawk. Only when she woke up will they know the answer.)
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(Scene: At the hospital. Inspector Morris was there to meet up with Prue over Phoebe’s issue.)
Darrly: I’m sorry to know what happened, how’s Phoebe?
Prue: Still haven’t come around…thanks for coming at the shortest notice.
Darryl: Are you ok? You looked terrible.
Prue: Try not sleeping for a night and put all your senses on the edge, you’ll understand.
Darryl: Sorry.
Prue: No…I’m sorry…I shouldn’t have lashed out at you.
Darryl: A bit tense heh, especially of what you have told me.
Prue: Darryl, believe me. I have absolutely no idea what or who hurt my sister. I wish I could tell you more but not before I teach him a lesson not to mess around with the wrong person.
Darryl: Hey cool off. You just leave that to me all right. I’m the cop here now and you’re the sister of the patient inside. She needs you besides we’re not sure whether Phoebe did really got beaten by someone or something in her? or maybe she did had a fall...
Prue: Phoebe don’t lie when lives are in danger!
Darryl: That’s not what I meant.
Prue: Besides with that kind of injuries I highly doubt so, considering where she was at that time.
Darryl: Oh no, not about the dark side again.
Prue: Darryl, we had been up against many, it is not surprising that revenge is plotted with terrible consequences. Phoebe’s accident was no accident, nobody gets hurt while sleeping, none that I have known in the normal life.
Darryl: Prue.
(Inspector Morris was about to argue more with Prue when Piper came out from Phoebe’s room in a hurry.)
Piper: Prue, come in quick, Phoebe is coming around.
(Prue rushed in after Piper, leaving Darryl outside to get a migraine over Prue’s theory.)
Prue: Pheebs?
Piper: Phoebe? How are you feeling honey?
Phoebe: …Prue…Piper?(Try to moves but moaned in pain.)
Prue: No, no, take it easy sister, it is not a scratch you got there.
Phoebe: I thought I would be dead by the time you guys found me?
Piper: Do you remember what happened Phoebe?
Phoebe: I was screaming to you guys for help…I was so scared, so scared but no one came to me.
Piper: I’m so sorry Pheebs, but did you see who is doing this?
Prue: Tell us and I’ll pack a few punches for that scumbag for hurting my little sister.
(Phoebe closed her eyes and knitted her eyebrows in pain. She tried to think hard of the attack on her and flashes came to her mind.)
Prue (Touching Phoebe’s shoulder): Pheebs…are you there?
Piper: Phoebe…it’s all right if you don’t remember anything.
Phoebe (Opened her eyes and saw her sister’s anxious look): …I remember.
Prue: It’s a warlock.
Phoebe: …I’m not sure Prue…but she said to figure everything out in three days.
Piper: She? You mean the person who caused all your injuries was a she?
Phoebe: Yes, and a very powerful one.
Piper: Obviously since she attacked you while you’re sleeping.
Prue: Ok Pheebs, what about this three days figuring stuff?
Phoebe: Why she was deadly after me?
Prue: And she gave you three days to solve the puzzle?
Phoebe: …No, she gave me three days to write my will…Prue…Piper…she will come back…she will take my life even if I found no answer.
Piper: Pheebs, why didn’t you use your powers to get away from her attack?
Phoebe: …I don’t know?I just can’t.
Prue: What do you mean?
Phoebe: It’s like I lost my stand when I’m facing her. I let my fear take control Oh, I’m so useless.
Prue: No Pheebs, it’s not your problem.
Piper: Ya, you are the only one to know martial arts and levitation. And if you can’t beat her, I don’t think Prue and I stand a better chance.
Phoebe: That’s very consoling sister.
Piper: Cross my heart.
(Prue saw Phoebe knitted her eyebrows trying to hide her pain.)
Prue: Honey it hurts? Shall I call the nurse?
Piper: Phoebe?
Phoebe: …No?the pain will go away?I’m just thinking?will I be able to feel this kind of a feeling again?
(Phoebe closed her eyes while Prue and Piper looked at her in a mixture of fear and worried.)
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(Scene: Back at the manor, in Phoebe’s room. Phoebe was half lying on the pillows, her eyes barely opened. Prue and Piper were by her side with the ‘Book Of Shadows?opened in front of them.)
Prue (Flipping through the pages): …I can’t seem to find anything in it.
Phoebe: It’s not nothing in it, it’s the clue that she gave?it is too.
Piper: Clueless?
Prue (Slammed the book shut): Ok let us put everything together.
Piper: If we have everything.
Prue (Shot Piper a look): Pheebs was being attacked in her dream, obviously it was not the warlock that we vanquished before. And she said something about earlier years and will be back in three days.
Piper: Ya, but how are we supposed to understand what earlier years mean.
Phoebe: You guys figure it has something to be with my past life again?
Prue: That is a possibility.
Piper: That goes without saying that Pheebs has to go back in time again to find out what’s going on.
Prue: Not with her present condition.
Phoebe: But I have to do something before she gets me.
Piper: Phoebe, you’re hurt already. We can’t let you go back alone. Remember, the spell is a single ticket. No way Prue and I are allowing you to do this alone.
Phoebe: But.
Prue: I’m with Piper. Phoebe, you have got to rest first. Leave the rest to Piper and me.
Phoebe: The rest of what Prue? If it was my past that had caught up with me again, only I can go back and undo the mistake.
(Phoebe winced with pain, she was quite agitated.)
Prue: Calm down sweetie, we are not getting into an argument now.
Piper: Right, we shouldn’t have listen to you. It’s not even a 24 hours stay at the hospital, we shouldn’t have let you insisted on discharging.
Prue: We already did didn’t we?
Phoebes: Look guys, I know you’re worry about me. But it has to take the power of three to shield us from the dark side, I can’t let my sisters do it alone.
Piper: We couldn’t save you in the dream in the first place.
Phoebe: You’ve sidetracked.
Prue (Pull the covers over Phoebe): Now you listen to me, I want you to get a good night’s rest. Piper and I will take turns watching over you. We will decide our next step after we empty our mind for today.
Phoebe: …I’m not tired.
Prue: That’s why I’m singing you a lullaby now.
Phoebe: Prue, I’m 24.
Prue: And I’m still your oldest sister.
Phoebe: Thanks Prue, thanks Piper. I love you guys.
Prue/Piper: I love you too.
(Phoebe closed her eyes with Prue and Piper looking on with worriness. Prue signaled Piper out of the room.)
Prue: Try contacting Leo. He is our guide so he must have known something.
Piper: Right and since he is a white lighter, maybe he should heal his sister-in-law. I wonder whether his missing around the house these few days has got something to do with Phoebe or.
(Piper pointed to the top and Prue nodded in understanding.)
Prue: Good guessing, so in the meantime, I’ll watch over Pheebs.
(Prue went back into Phoebe’s room and Piper went downstairs.)
Piper: Leo??Leo??Can you hear me? Please?we need you now. Leo?? Leo! This is an emergency?Leo! Your wife demands to see you now. Either you orb right in at this minute or to see her very upset later.
(A blue light appeared in front of her and Leo stood there not looking very eager at seeing Piper.)
Piper: Hello my dear husband where have you been lately? Oh don’t answer that question. Obviously you are so busy orbing everywhere and now the demanding wife messes up everything.
Leo: Piper please, don’t start.
Piper: Oh good to have you back after what??a trip to memory lane?
Leo: You’re upset.
Piper: Upset? Yes, I am very upset. My sister was hurt by a warlock or some crazy woman, my husband whose job is a white lighter and our GUIDE didn’t come to her rescue or at least to warn us about it. When was the last time I saw you? …Two weeks ago?
Leo: I can explain.
Piper: No no, I don’t want to know anything anymore about there. (Pointed upwards)
Leo: No?I came back about Phoebe’s problem.
Piper (Looking hurt): …At least you’re concern.
Leo: I’m sorry Piper I.
Piper: Let’s just help Phoebe first.
Leo (Hesitated for a while): The only thing I can tell you is?your mother was the cause of Phoebe’s encounter.
Piper: What??Did you realize what you have just said?
Leo: They are trying to find out now, the outcome of the forbidden relationship between she and Sam.
Piper: What?What? I don’t understand?Ok, Mom and Sam? Yes, since we vanquished the lake monster, we already knew the?relationship between them. But forbidden is such a strong word.
(Prue appeared in the living room.)
Prue: What is this outcome you are referring to Leo? Sorry, sort of heard you guys exchanging heat notes, thought of melting the ice.
Leo: It’s ok…two heads better than one. (Looked at Piper but she turned away) You see, they?ah?suspecting that Phoebe?she might be the daughter of Sam and Patty.
Prue/Piper: What!
Prue: How is this possible?
Piper: Ya?when Dad came visiting, he didn’t say a thing about, about this?and he never hesitated to show his love for Phoebe?how can Mom and Sam?I mean how can Phoebe.
Leo: I know it is hard to comprehend this but there is something else I need to say. The warlock that attacked Phoebe?she is actually a witch.
Piper: All right, now we know the status of our enemy.
Leo: This will get very messy?you see, she used to have Sam as her guide until he got transferred to another district. Before all this happened, she was very much in love with him but Sam fell for your mom. Not long later? your mom was expected with her third child.
Prue: Phoebe.
Leo: Her anger turned to hatred. To punish both of them for breaking her heart, she?she.
Piper: Don’t you stammer!
Leo: Sarah?that’s her name?she let loose the lake monster that claimed your mother’s life.
(Prue and Piper were both shocked to hear what Leo had just said. Piper managed to stagger to the nearest chair.)
Prue (After some time): So now you’re telling me she’s back to get Phoebe too? The supposing child of her enemies?
Piper: She killed our mom? If she wanted to kill Phoebe, why wait after all these years? For Phoebe to grow up?
Leo: She did try to kill Phoebe before but your Grams locked her away with a spell. A spell too weak to bind her and she was free only two days ago.
Prue: The time Phoebe was attacked.
Piper: Why didn’t Grams vanquished her for eternity then.
Leo: Because she wasn’t powerful enough to handle her?(Leo looked a bit hesitated)
Prue: It’s not right here?Leo, you are keeping something from us.
Leo: …Before you guys, Sarah was supposed to be one of the Charmed ones.
Prue: On no.
Leo: But one of her sisters got killed during a warlock battle. The power of three didn’t work out but she retained her own powers. Through hate she became a bad witch, so blind by revenge and strong enough to create the thing that killed your mom.
Piper: So we are the prototype of the Charmed ones?
Leo: Nope, all these were predestined, they knew that Sarah and her sisters wouldn’t last long to be the Charmed ones, so your mother was chosen the day she expected you. (Looking at Piper.)
Prue: Did this chosen thing has anything to do with our ancestor?
Leo: The first witch? Probably.
Prue: And she is out to finish what started her hatred, by killing Phoebe. Leo tell me frankly, did this Sarah know that we are the Charmed ones now?
Leo: …Yes she did.
Prue: She did heh?so I guessed the second reason is to break our power of three too, since she couldn’t get it herself.
Leo: Coincidently, yes I think so.
Piper: Wait, before we think of a plan to get this real bad witch, Leo, go heal Phoebe first. We need her to get things done. Till today, I never realized that going after an enemy can really surged my energy.
Prue: Ya, me too. I’m not afraid of how strong she is, she’s gonna pay a price for killing mom and hurting our sister.
(Leo didn’t make any attempt to move. Prue and Piper noticed it.)
Piper: Leo?I believed I expressed myself loud and clear.
Leo: ?Piper, Prue, I’m sorry but I can’t help Phoebe.
Prue: You can’t?what do you mean you can’t. Whoa?I think I’m into a very bad day soon.
Piper: Tell me about it.
Leo: They didn’t want me to help for a reason I can’t tell. In fact the order came down to me not to respond to your calling, not until the mystery is solved about Phoebe, whether she is a half white lighter half witch or not. This has never happen before and they are very concern about Phoebe’s possible powers.
Piper: And I should appreciate since you came anyway?
Prue: This is crazy! What do they think Phoebe will do? Cause a revolution and proclaim herself.
Leo: Prue! Please, they are not really happy with me already since.
Piper: We got married?
(Piper looked at Leo angrily with tears threatening to flow. Prue put her arms around her sister’s shoulder for comfort.)
Prue: Leo?just go. Tell them that I don’t care who or what they want, we will protect Phoebe at all cost. And for the record, Pheebs is our blood sister, it’s all inside us.
(Leo wanted to say something but decided not to. Silently, he orbed into a pale blue light which soon faded away.)
Piper: I can’t believe it. Leo didn’t want to save our sister.
Prue: He wanted to but he can’t?he has his problems too.
Piper: And it’s me Prue, it’s all about me. He didn’t want to jeopardize our relationship anymore?I have put my sister’s life on the line at the expenses of my own happiness with Leo. I can’t believe I did just that? it’s all my fault.
(The two sisters hugged and Piper cried in Prue’s shoulder.)
Prue: No it’s not like that. Phoebe will never want you to think this way. She will be fine. We will work it out, we will find a way?and fast. We are not letting anyone taking her away from us.
(While all this commotion took place downstairs, Phoebe had another dream. Wrapped to her dream, she was still in the manor but in the living room again, without her injuries. The intruder was in front of her.)
Phoebe: It’s you again?what did you want from me?
Intruder: You aren’t gonna asked me the same question?it’s only the first night of our deal.
Phoebe: I didn’t make that deal remember? You did.
Intruder: You haven’t got a choice do you? Ok, how shall we play today? What kind of surprises you want for your sisters? How about making a list of broken bones?
Phoebe (Trembling and fighting back tears): You’re sick. Stay away from me.
Intruder: As if you’re contagious.
Phoebe: If you want to kill me, just tell me what made you want to do so?
(The intruder stopped advancing, she looked blankly at Phoebe. For a moment Phoebe saw her chance. She aimed high and kicked at the intruder, took her arm, twisted and thrown her onto the floor. Then she turned and headed for the door. Only for a few steps, she was again flown through the air, slammed against the door and landed heavily on the floor.)
Intruder (Very furious now): You little bitch, just like your mother. Taking advantage of people’s unguarded side and took whatever they held on so tightly to.
Phoebe (Holding her side): Ouch?what are you talking about? Don’t you dare say things about my mom like that!
Intruder (Raised her hands and Phoebe started choking and grabbing at her throat):
How much do you know about her anyway since she never got to celebrate your second birthday? If she hasn’t been that bitchy, she will live long, long enough to see her daughters having their own children. Still I wasn’t at all satisfied, not until you’re dead too.
(The intruder squeezed her hands tighter and at the distance, Phoebe started turning blue and gasping for air…Back to reality, Prue and Piper walked into Phoebe’s room. They saw Phoebe turned sideway on the bed, with blood trickling down from the side of her mouth.)
Prue/Piper (Running to Phoebe’s side): Phoebe! Phoebe!
(Both sisters attempted to shake her awake but to no avail.)
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(Scene: Prue was pacing up and down the corridor with Piper sitting at a nearby chair. Both have been crying and worriness wrote all over their face. The doctor came out through the door.)
Prue: How is my sister?
(Piper has by then rushed to Prue’s side. The doctor don’t seemed happy to see them.)
Doctor: Wait for me here, I’ll be right back.
Prue: What??(Watched the doctor walked away) Here we are, worry to dead about our sister and he said to wait here for him!
Piper: Why don’t we just barge our way in Prue, it sounds more logical.
Prue: We are not going to create a scene Piper.
Piper: Looks like he already did that for us.
(Prue looked in Piper’s direction. She saw the doctor talking to two police officers and pointing to their directions. Soon they marched towards them, looking hostile.)
Piper: I had a bad feeling about this Prue.
Prue: Ya, me too. (The doctor and police officers were now standing next to them.)
Will somebody tell me what’s going on here? I want to see my sister and you invited the cops along.
Doctor: I let my patient discharged with a broken arm and barely 24 hours later, she came back with more injuries. Maybe you should be the one telling me what’s going on.
Piper: Phoebe’s got more injuries on her? What.
Doctor: Two bruised ribs and a twisted ankle?don’t tell me she fell again.
Prue: What are you implying doctor? That we abused our own sister?
Doctor: Is that what really happened?
Piper: This is totally absurd! We love her so much, too much that it pains ourselves to see her in this state.
Doctor: Give me a reasonable explanation then. When she was admitted a while ago, you said that she has been in bed sleeping all along, and what? She breaks herself up in her sleep?
Piper: That’s precisely.
Prue: Piper!
Piper: Precisely not the right point of argument!
Prue: Come on Piper, we are seeing Phoebe now.
(Prue and Piper were about to enter Phoebe’s ward when the police officers stood in their way.)
Prue: What now? Visiting time is over?
Doctor: I’m sorry but I have the right to protect my patient’s welfare and not until she comes to, both of you can’t go anywhere near her.
Police Officer 1: Sorry Missy, but both of you have to come along to the station for your statements.
Prue: Statement of what? Assault?
Piper: This is getting crazier and crazier. Piss off, I want to see my sister!
Police Officers 2: Let’s not get too hot shall we.
Prue: Oh yeah, how about cooling off, Piper!
(Piper raised her hands and everything around them froze in time. They quickly entered the room but stopped short. Phoebe was lying on the bed with an oxygen mask on her face. There was a bluish mark around her right eye.)
Prue: Oh god.
Piper: …Phoebe? Pheebs.
Prue: Phoebe? Can you hear us? Pheebs?
Piper: I’m scared Prue?What the hell is happening? How can she go to sleep for a few hours and sustained more injuries without much of a blink?
Prue: ?Sarah?it’s my fault, I should have taken extra precaution since the first time she attacked was in her dream.
Piper: But I thought she has given three days grace?what a foul mouth bad bad witch.
Prue: She did say three days before she come back for Pheebe’s life? but she didn’t say she will not be back for more attack.
Piper: Oh no?you’re telling me she will be back tomorrow again? We can’t let it happen Prue?Look at Pheebs, she will not survive another night.
Prue: Not if we do something now.
Piper: Ok, lets go into Phoebe’s dream and help her out?we can right Prue? There should a spell somewhere in the "Book of Shadows" right?
Prue: I’m not sure Piper, but we’re not going to do just that.
Piper: We’re not?
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(Scene: Morning, at the hospital car park. Prue and Piper were in the car.)
Prue: Are you ready?
Piper: After all the interrogation, I bet I am ready to kick some ass.
Prue: Phoebe is our main concern now, stay calm and go.
(Piper got out of the car and walked into the hospital. She came to the room where Phoebe was warded. As expected, there was a cop outside guarding. Piper slipped into a corner and called Prue on the cell phone.)
Piper: Prue, you’re right. They are treating us like some criminals now, there is a cop outside Phoebe’s room. It’s your show now.
Prue: I’m on my way.
(Piper stole a glance at the scene outside Phoebe’s room. In the meantime, Prue has entered the hospital’s ground and into a toilet. She closed behind a cubicle, concentrated and astral projected herself standing outside Phoebe’s room.)
Prue: Hey officer?I will see my sister very soon.
Officer: You are told not to come anywhere near here until investigations have been done.
Prue: Well I guess the message delivery came late for me, too bad.
(The officer took a step forward, Prue turned and ran with the officer hot on her heels. Piper seeing the coast was clear walked briskly into Phoebe’s room. Scene changed to Prue running into a corner, disappeared and back into her own body. She rushed out of the toilet…Back to Phoebe’s room, Prue came in.)
Piper: It’s about time.
Prue: Phoebe? (Saw that Phoebe was awake) How are you feeling?
Phoebe: …Terrible?they didn’t want to let me see both of you?and that woman in my dream?I think she killed mom in a way. (Started sobbing)
Prue: Yes, we know, Leo told us everything.
Phoebe: But why??Why she has to take mummy away from me?
(Phoebe never got the chance to call Patty ‘mummy? so Prue and Piper bursted into tears on hearing her saying that for the first time. They bent down to hug their sobbing sister.)
Phoebe: She’s gonna kill me and you guys next. Save yourselves while you still can.
Prue/Piper: No!
Prue: No one’s gonna hurt you again, we are going to settle this once and for all.
Phoebe: …I’m scared.
Piper: So are we, but I promised never to let you out of my sight.
Phoebe: Ok?but you have to give me some space for some spice in my life.
Piper: Deal.
Prue: Pheebs, you got the incantations?
Phoebe: We’re really going to ask mom and Grams for help?
Prue: Couldn’t think of another way.
Piper: Better be quick, cops aren’t stupid.
Prue: Here we go.
Prue/Piper/Phoebe:
The power of three called upon thee,
Open the door that linked to our past.
Time when three innocents live,
Time when love becomes hate.
Let us know the root of pain,
Let us be the one to resolve it.
(A bluish white light surrounded the sisters and within seconds they were gone?
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(Scene: Back in late 1976, in the kitchen of the old manor. Patty was washing the dishes with Penny holding 18 months old Phoebe in her arms. They were having an argument. Little 3 years old Piper and 5 years old Prue were playing nearby.)
Penny: He is always good for nothing, except when it comes to time for feeding.
Patty: You don’t have to be so nasty on Victor, he did work.
Penny: Not for long, but he stay long enough.
Patty: He is my husband mom, in case it slipped out of your mind.
Penny: I wouldn’t say that if I were you Patty.
Patty: At least hold in record that he is the girls?father. Oh please, do we have to start this again heh? When was the last time we had a proper conversation?
Penny: Yesterday.
Patty: Ya right, yesterday. That was a panic situation kind of ‘peace? talk, if Prue haven’t fallen from the swing, we are back to square one.
Penny: How many times have you seen him carrying Phoebe? Or playing with Piper? Don’t even mention coaching Prue in her studies.
Patty: Prudence is smart, she needs no extra help.
Penny: Just the thought honey, and where was he when the girls?decided to have daddy around?
Patty: Oh stop this talk now mom, I can see a migraine coming my way.
Penny: A premonition?
Patty: A natural instinct mom.
(Just then, Penny noticed a bright light from the living room. She put Phoebe down on the kitchen table and pulled Piper and Prue behind her.)
Penny: Patty, take the girls.
Patty (Surprised at her mother’s urgency in her voice): What is it? Mom, what is it?
(Penny signaled to Patty to keep quiet while she boldly entered the living room, Patty ran around to carry Phoebe in her arms and protectively shield Piper and Prue behind her. In the living room, Prue and Piper were squatting by the couch where Phoebe was lying on it. She was unconscious again and her sisters were frantically calling out to her.)
Piper: Pheebs!?
Prue: Phoebe? Pheebs.
Piper: Oh please, Phoebe, answer me.
Penny: Who are you demons or warlocks? Make your presence clear or be gone. (Grams raised up her hand.)
Prue (Standing up): No! No Grams?it’s us?I’m Prue.
Piper (Standing up too): I’m Piper Grams.
Penny: I summon upon the light for protection, punished those with evil intentions.
Prue: No Grams no, please listen to me.
Piper: Grams, we are your granddaughters.
Penny: Hush you liars, my granddaughters are fine and young.
Piper: Prue, we are back in 1976, Grams doesn’t recognize us.
Penny: So you came from a different plane to get my granddaughters? I’ll never let you get what you want. I summon upon the light for protection, punished those with evil intentions.
Prue: Remember Grams, Phoebe was born in the house.
Penny (Stopped chanting the spell): So you have been doing your homework.
Piper: No, it’s really us?us from the 21th century. Prue and I were there when Phoebe was born. It came so suddenly that mom didn’t have time to get to the hospital.
Prue: Luckily you were around and we watched Phoebe’s birth. I was the one who hold the towel out so that you can wrapped it around her.
Penny: …Was Victor around?
Prue: …Nope?He had a quarrel with you, and he left the house very angry.
Patty: You’re really my daughters? From the future?
(All heads turned and saw Patty still with Phoebe in hands standing not far behind. Little Piper and Prue were hiding behind their mother’s back, peering out in curiosity.)
Penny: Patty, don’t jump on it too fast.
Patty: No mom?don’t you find them familiar? I’ve seen them before.
Piper: Yes mom, remember Nicholas? He was the one causing you to bind our powers when we were very young.
Penny: You knew about Nicholas too? Wait a minute.
Prue: Please Grams, you have got to believe us. We need your help.
Piper: And desperately.
(Patty and Penny looked at Prue and Piper confusingly.)
Prue: It’s Phoebe Grams.
Piper: Mom, Phoebe is going to die if you don’t help her.
(Prue and Piper moved aside revealing the very injured and unconscious Phoebe behind them on the couch.)
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(Scene: Patty was sitting beside the couch where Phoebe laid, holding her hands, tears in her eyes. Prue and Piper were around her with Penny nearby. Little Prue and Little Piper were playing with their baby sister Phoebe, unaware of the happenings.)
Patty: Phoebe?Oh god, she looks so fragile?so much in pain.
Prue: I’m sorry mom, I’m sorry. I should have watched out more closely for her and if I had checked clearly through the "Book of Shadows", I might have found something to prevent all these.
Penny: But you didn’t find anything did you?
Piper: Grams, Prue did her best.
Penny (Came around to hug her two granddaughters): It’s ok honey, I know you love Phoebe a lot, it’s just that sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to be. The more you want control, the harder you find your directions.
Patty (Hold out her hands to Prue and Piper): My darlings, I know that you three have been protective of one another. It’s not your fault that Phoebe is going through all these. It’s mine.
Prue: Mom, please don’t say that.
Patty: No, it’s the truth. If I haven’t fell in love with Sam, none of these would have happened.
Piper: Mom? Is it true? About Phoebe? You know?with Sam?
Patty: No. Phoebe is your blood sister, she is my and Victor’s daughter, it happened before I confessed my love to Sam.
Penny: So it’s true then?but you didn’t tell me Patty. And I thought he is just a.
Patty: My guide mom. A white lighter guiding with a special touch. If I have known that Sarah would be so vengeful, I sweared I’ll never put my daughter’s life at stake.
Prue: So you knew about Sarah too.
Patty: Sam did tell me about her, but not much?I’m sorry Phoebe.
Piper: But you didn’t know mom. She was too strong and Grams couldn’t.
Penny: Hush my girls, don’t say anymore.
Piper: But Grams, we have to tell you, to warn mom that.
Patty: No Piper, whatever will happen in my future, your past, please keep it to yourselves.
Prue: Not when we know what’s gonna happen.
Penny: Your mom is right girls. You didn’t come here for this purpose, don’t change the course.
Piper: But.
Patty: No buts. You’re in my time and I’m still your mom. I’ll never forgive myself if Phoebe has to suffer for my consequences.
Prue: Not unless we know Sarah’s weakness. You know that right Grams?
Penny: What makes you think I know?
Prue: Err?judging by experience?you have been around longer.
Penny: I’m not sure about this Sarah who but if we have to do something, I believe we are going to need Sam’s help.
Phoebe (Still unconscious): …mom…mom.
Patty: Phoebe, I’m here. Mummy is right here with you. It’s ok sweetie, everything is going to be just fine.
Phoebe (Unconscious but wincing in her sleep): It hurts mom?it hurts.
Patty: Oh Phoebe.
Penny: We need to get things done here fast. Prue and Piper, stay with Phoebe and err?take care of your own younger ones, while Patty and I will have a private conversation with Sam.
(Penny pulled Patty away leaving Prue and Piper with their younger selves and the sleeping Phoebe.)
Piper: Oh Prue look?Our baby sister is so cute.
Prue: Yeah, let me carry her Piper.
Piper: Nope, you’ll look after yourself and me. I can handle Phoebe on my own, I have always do.
Prue (Turned to the still unconscious injured Phoebe): Pheebs, you will be fine, you will always be our little sister.
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(Scene: In Patty’s room, Sam had just been fed the information of the latest happening.)
Sam: God, I’m so sorry. I never thought Sarah is the vengeful type. She is so sweet and helpful and.
Penny: But you never love her.
Patty: Mom?(Move over to Sam and put her hand on his shoulder) Maybe we can talk to Sarah.
Penny: About what? Sorry for taking away your hope?
Patty: Mom, thanks for not helping.
Penny: This is not something I can help with.
Sam: Your mom is right. Since I’m the cause of all these, I will look her up myself. I’ll explain everything to her and get her to understand.
Patty: But she is already so angry with us, will she listen? It’s Phoebe we’re talking now?she still has a long way to go, I don’t want my daughter to suffer on my part, I never wanted this way.
Sam: Patty?(Holding her in his arms) I’ll never let Sarah touch Little Phoebe.
Penny: Not the young one yet, not at this moment.
Sam: It doesn’t matter, I’ll go to her now and stress out everything.
Penny: Just wondering?why couldn’t you love her? If she was before the Charmed ones, she must have everything a man will ask for. You were her guide, you see her?well, almost everyday.
Sam (Hesitated): ?I did love her very much?so much that I thought of clipping my wings for her.
Patty: Then why?
Sam: …I can’t Patty?I can’t continue being with her?after knowing that she was my very own granddaughter.
(Patty and Penny looked at Sam with shocked. Sam had a painful look on his face.)
Sam: When I became a white lighter, they only let me see bits and pieces of my past. Not that much that I can remember. After becoming deeply involved with Sarah, they just opened up my concealed past. I have never been so clear about myself until then. After my incident, they make sure that all white lighters get to see what they were before so that they will never make the same mistake like me.
Patty: Oh?I’m so sorry Sam. We shouldn’t have dug into your old wounds.
Penny: Did Sarah know all these?
Sam: I didn’t have the courage to tell her. Then I received the order to get transferred to a new district. I never had a chance to say goodbye but, I thought maybe leaving silently is a better choice than breaking her heart.
Penny: You did more than that now, her heart is blinded by hatred for both of you.
Patty: Mom enough already. Now is not the time to discuss who should take the blame. Sam, you have to tell her everything. Don’t let her become a bad witch because of us. Phoebe is in this hot pit already, I 'll be damned if another one falls deeper.
Sam: I’ll tell her now. Hope that she will stop this future attack. I’ll never forgive myself too if anything happens to Little Phoebe.
Penny: You are really concern about Phoebe aren’t you?
Sam: Of course I am as the guide of Patty. I don’t want the little ones to get hurt. I wish I was her father but unfortunately I’m not.
Penny: Luckily you’re not.
Patty: Mom!?Right Sam, you better get going. Be quick, we’re waiting.
(Sam gave Patty an understanding nod and he orbed out in a pale blue light.)
Patty: In the meantime, we have to find a spell that will protect Phoebe from the next attack.
(With that, Patty and Penny walked out of the room, up the attic to the "Book of Shadows".)
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(Scene: Back in the living room of the manor, Prue and Piper were playing with their younger selves and Little Phoebe.)
Piper: Oh Prue, this is so ironic. I mean, getting to play with ‘myself? You know, I thought it was never fun doing that, not until now.
Prue: I get what you mean. All these time, I let work fill up the empty vessel in me, the word ‘fun?just messed up the whole professionalism in the dictionary. How I wish I had learnt to appreciate Phoebe’s everything.
Piper: It’s still not too late.
Prue: Yes, it will never be too late. When everything is over, I’m going to treat Phoebe to a whole week of fun, and definitely not here in San Francisco.
Piper: Hey that’s nice. Count me in, I want to get her lots of gifts, I want to spoil our little sister.
(Prue and Piper looked at the pale sleeping Phoebe on the couch.)
Piper: Prue?She is always the one to crack jokes despite all the demon warlock thing?I missed that part so much.
Prue (Moved over to hug Piper): Yeah?me too. I missed the encouraging touch of her hand on my shoulder?that is always some magic.
Piper: Come to think of it, we have always took her for granted when it comes to finding a spell and mixing a potion.
Prue: She is really good at it?and I have to rub on her old wounds about wasting her life, not finding a job and?I never really expressed my interest when she picked up martial arts and her studies?in fact, I believed that it’s only another weather attitude of hers.
(Prue was about to break down in tears again when Little Phoebe came walking unsteadily to her.)
Prue: Hey little Phoebe?(Prue carry her and faced her) Pheebs, I do love you?It’s just that so many things had happened, and I?I don’t know what to say.
Piper (Touch Prue gently on her shoulder): Prue, the Pheebs you’re carrying is only 18 months old. I don’t think she’ll understand.
Prue: You still don’t get it do you? I can never say these in front of our?own Phoebe?I can’t tell her that I do admire her daring life, I can’t tell her that although I do mean what I say about her everything but deep inside? I want her to enjoy every aspects of life?I don’t want her to be like me, all work and no bright side. I want Phoebe to be happy like she always have that beautiful smile on her face.
(Prue started crying and hugging Little Phoebe. Piper shed her tears along.)
Sometimes I couldn’t help but feel that?I was really the one forcing her to run away to New York. And to think that I find her returning an extra pain in my life.
Piper: Prue, stop it. Enough already. Phoebe had put that long past her? you have too.
Prue: I can’t?not when she is in this state now and I can’t do anything to help her?you know, every time I have a problem, Phoebe will be the first one I can reach.
Piper: Ya, me too. I think we owe her big time.
Prue: I don’t mind paying so long she gets well.
(Prue and Piper were suddenly shocked by a blue light, which orbed in. It was Sam and he was bleeding from his forehead.)
Prue: Oh dear?Sam! What happened to you?
Piper (Hurried to the stairways): Mom!?Grams!?(Went into the bathroom to get a towel.)
Sam: Are you?Prue?
Prue: Yes. (Helping Sam to a chair)
Sam: You really have grown.
Prue: It’s more than 20 years Sam, but you still look the same. Tough job heh.
Sam: You have seen me before?
Prue: Err?top secret, mom won’t like it if I tell you.
Sam: Look, I’m really sorry about your sister. I never wanted any of these to happen and if.
Prue: No ifs. Phoebe is my sister and whatever it takes, I will protect her. I will never forgive anyone who lay a finger on her?that takes in account your Sarah.
(Sam saw Prue’s eyes burning with fiery. Just then, Piper came back with a towel with Patty and Penny coming down from the attic.)
Patty: Oh my god Sam?what ever happened to you?
Penny: You went to have a talk with?your ex-love and you came back ego wound?
Prue/Piper: Ex-love?
Patty: Mom!
Penny: She hurt my granddaughter, I need someone to lash out at.
Sam: It’s ok Patty, circumstances understood.
Prue: Will someone feed us some information here? I kinda feel like Mrs Robinson Cruise.
Patty: Later girls?so how did it go?
Piper: Judging by the wound, I highly doubt about the successively rate of whatever he’s doing.
Sam:?She’s right Patty. Sarah didn’t believe me. In fact, I think she’s getting better angry already. She thought that you were the one to instigate me on this whole thing. I try to reason out with her but she threw me out of the window.
Piper: Ouch?Grams right. It’s the ego that hurts.
Prue: Talking doesn’t work. Ok, we need some violence around and I think I’m in the mood already.
Penny: You girls have to go back to your time. That’s when Sarah will attack Phoebe.
Prue: Not until everything about this Sarah is understood. Maybe Sam should do the talking now.
(Everyone looked at Sam?After sometime, Prue and Piper sat by Phoebe with a more understanding look.)
Piper: This is really getting complicated. A white lighter and an ex-charmed one in love. Found out to be related, the white lighter got transferred and fell in love with the future charmed girls?mother. And now the past ex-charmed one is after the youngest present charmed one for a 1970’s debt.
Prue: You are making this whole mess?simpler, thanks. Well Sam, you do hold a candle for the word ‘charm?heh?
Penny: That’s my girls.
Patty: Mom?don’t encourage them. Girls, at this time, Sam is my guide and yours too.
Prue/Piper: Sorry.
Penny: Cut the lecture short?girls, your mom and I wrote this spell.
Piper: What spell is that? Please tell me that we’re able to save Phoebe with it.
Patty: In a way, yes.
Penny: Only for one night.
Prue: What do you mean?
Penny: You and Piper will chant the spell, fall asleep and form a protection shield for Phoebe. The power of three will merge to become one. So in her dream, she will be protected from Sarah.
Piper: She can’t hurt Phoebe then right?
Penny: Yes.
Prue: Great, then we just have to cast the spell two times until the third night when Sarah can’t get Phoebe and she will be safe.
Patty: No honey you can’t?the spell is a one-time usage. You have to burn to cast the spell to carry you off to Phoebe’s sub-consciousness.
Penny: And it doesn’t work a second time for the same witch.
Piper: Perfect, then what? Oh I know, force Phoebe down with gallons of coffee and wait for the caffeine to kick in, that will do the trick.
Prue (Hold on to an obviously agitated Piper): Piper?This is no good mom, what about the last night?
Patty: That?has to depend on Phoebe herself. (Saw that Prue and Piper looked at her questioningly.) Phoebe has to talk her way into the head of Sarah, get her to believe the truth about Sam?only Phoebe can vanquished the hate in her, only Phoebe can free her.
Prue: But she believes that Phoebe is yours and Sam’s?err?you know what.
Piper: Ya, she hates Phoebe more than anyone else. You’re asking your youngest daughter to battle with death herself with no chance of winning.
Patty: Believe me girls, I know what I have just said and if you want to help Phoebe?trust me for I am your mother.
(Prue and Piper went up to Patty and hugged her tight.)
Piper: Mom?I’m scared?I don’t want to lose Phoebe.
Patty: And you won’t sweetie?She will be part of your everyday life? forever.
Prue: Ya?make sure she does?or I won’t have someone to yell or fight at the right mood.
(Mother and daughters laughed softly at Prue’s words. Patty kissed them on each of their faces. Then she went to unconscious Phoebe’s side.)
Patty: How I wish you can open your eyes and look at me Pheebs. I wanted so much to talk to you now.
Sam: You can when she grows up Patty. We just have to make sure that Sarah can’t get her in the future.
(Prue and Piper looked at each other. They knew what was going to happen in their future and their own past, but they can’t do a thing to change the fact. Somehow it made them feel guilty.)
Penny: Ok, we don’t have much time?I mean Phoebe doesn’t. She’s looking weaker every moment we speak now. Girls get ready, hold your sister’s hand. We’ll send you back to your time.
(Patty kissed Phoebe on her forehead and whispered a soft goodbye. Prue and Piper came round to hug their mother after their grandmother before holding Phoebe’s hand.)
Patty/Penny (holding hands):
Time comes, time gone, in a wheel that spins on.
Withhold the past, cross the future, back to where you ask.
Lend us your power, show us your strength.
Carry them far and away to where it begins.
(A bright light emited from the three girls, soon it faded away. So have the girls. Patty and Penny hugged closed together for comfort…A bright light orbs in on Prue’s room. When it faded, Prue, Piper and Phoebe were lying on the bed.)
Prue: Ok, we’re back.
Piper: Phoebe?
Prue: Phoebe? (Saw Phoebe stirred) Pheebs, how are you feeling?
Piper: Sweetie, are you ok?
Phoebe: ?Where am I??Where’s mom, and Grams??We’re back aren’t we?
(Prue and Piper looked at each other and hesitated.)
Prue: Yes, we’re back, back in our time.
Phoebe:?What??I thought we’re going back to our past to ask mom and Grams for help.
Piper: Yes?and we just came back. Mom and Grams helped sent us back.
Phoebe: …No?I missed seeing mom?I did no