Charmed Season Three: The Mighty Belthazar Finally Saved

The Honeymoon's Over

-Attic.-

Prue and Prim are sitting on the floor looking through the Book of Shadows. The cuckoo clock cuckoo's. Prue gasps. It's 2 in the morning. She looks back at the book. The door behind Prue slams open and it's Phoebe. Prue uses her power to send Phoebe (not knowing it's her) flying on an old bed. 'Ahhh. (The old bed tumbles over.) Oh.'

'Oh. Oh god. (Prim goes to help Phoebe stand up.) Phoebe, I didn't realize you were home. Are you OK? I'm sorry.' Prue asks.

Phoebe nods. 'Yes. I'm fine. (Phoebe stands up.) Uh, feeling a little jumpy are we?'

Prim mumbles. 'Ya think?!'

Prue frowns. 'Well, yeah. Especially now that we know the evil triad is behind all those attacks.'

'Um, yeah. I don't need a recap, but what I do need... is some heat. Is it freezing in here? Did you forget to pay the gas bill? And Prim what are you doing up? You should be getting some sleep.' Phoebe replies.

Prim sighs. 'I can't sleep. Not since Andy was taken away by the elders for having a child with me and even thinking about marriage.'

'Oh, honey! I'm so sorry this is happening to you.' Phoebe hugs her.

Prue agrees. 'Yeah! The elders have no right to stand in your guys way. And Phoebe, I thought that you were supposed to pay the gas bill.'

'No, Prue. I was going to take care of the club and you were going to take care of the house. Remember? When school started back up for me?' Phoebe shakes her head.

Prue groans. 'Oh, right. Uh, I'll call the gas company first thing. I will be so glad when Piper gets back.'

'What if she doesn't?' Phoebe asks.

Prim smiles. 'She will.'

A phone rings.

'Uh, that's my fax. (She goes to get it.) Doesn't what?' Prue inquires.

Phoebe puts her purse on. 'Wh-what if she doesn't come back? (Prue picks up the Book of Shadows.) I mean, what if when her and Leo orbed out, it was for good?'

'Phoebe, that is ridiculous.' Prue leaves.

Phoebe and Prim follow.

Phoebe can't let it go. 'No Prue. It's not ridiculous. Think about it. We have not heard from her in a month. And that's not like her.'

'Pheebs.... Piper is not going to desert us! We're her sisters and neither is Leo for that matter. He's our white-lighter too. Not to mention part of our family.' Prim assures.

They get to the second floor.

Phoebe frowns. 'Then why hasn't she contacted us? I mean, she has to know that we're worried about her. She also has to know that she's left us one sister short in the power of four. (They walk downstairs.) So, while she is up romping around the clouds with Leo, we've got our wiccan butts flapping around in the wind here. I mean, we are very lucky, Prue, that we have not been attacked yet.'

Prue stops at the end of the stairs. 'No. It has absolutely nothing to do with luck. The triad is up to something. We just don't know what it is yet.'

'That's exactly my point. Piper knows this. So where the hell is she?' Phoebe fumes.

Prim crosses her arms. 'That's why we've been studying the book.'

'You guys, studying the book is not going to do it. We're screwed without Piper and you know this. Why aren't you two worried?' Phoebe exclaims.

Prue furrows her brow. 'We are worried. Alright? I am scared that you're right, that we're never going to see her again, and not because she doesn't want to come back, but because they won't let her. Because she broke one too many rules.'