**Spoiler** "Once In A Blue Moon"

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

TEASER

INT. Manor - Dining Room - Night

Paige sits at the table, which is filled with an assortment of snacks. Phoebe, uncomfortable, comes in and sits down after plugging in a heating pad, and sets it on her stomach. Piper has called a meeting and Phoebe asks if Paige has any idea what it's about. Paige tells her it's probably the kids. Phoebe, over-reacting, asks if anything happened. Paige, deadpan, "Yeah, demons kidnapped them." Phoebe stares at her until she bursts into giggles. Phoebe gets uncharacteristically weepy, "That's not funny." Paige: "Sorry, jeez, you just get so emotional on your period." Phoebe: "And you get cruel." Paige: "No, I don't. Actually, I hardly ever feel any effects at all." Piper comes in, open Chardonnay bottle and glass in hand, and calls the meeting to order. Paige, startled, turns and unintentionally orbs out. Piper stops, curious, as Paige orbs back in. Phoebe, teasing, "No effects, huh?" Paige: "Alright, so maybe I get a little jumpy, big deal." Piper, sitting, "And I get a little pissy, so watch out." Phoebe/Paige: "We know!" Paige: "Well, at least we all get our periods over with at the same time, very efficient." Piper: "Yeah, otherwise, we'd kill each other - which, actually, brings me to why I wanted to chat." Paige: "Uh-oh, sounds serious." She calls for, "Ice cream." As it orbs onto the table in front of her, she takes off the top and scoops out a bite with her finger. Phoebe: "Personal gain." Piper tries to talk to them again. Telling them she's been wanting to talk for a while, but wasn't sure how to bring the subject up or how they'd react. Phoebe: "Don't tell us you're pregnant again!?" Phoebe and Paige start giggling. Piper; "This isn't funny." They quickly quiet down and Piper informs them of what happened to Zola. Phoebe and Paige stop cold for a second, then burst out laughing again. Piper asks them what's so funny and Phoebe mocks her, "Leo killed him…" Piper explains he was tricked and didn't mean to do it. Paige, still giggling, "Oh, yeah? Tell that to Zola!" Piper stands, pissed, and yells at them to "Stop laughing, I mean it!" Then, the bulbs in the overhead chandelier spontaneously explode, surprising them all. Phoebe and Paige look to Piper, who grabs her wine bottle and exits back into the kitchen. Concerned, the sisters follow her.

INT. Manor - Kitchen - Night (continuous)

Piper enters, corks the bottle, and puts it back in the fridge. Phoebe asks her what that was. Piper: "I was angry." Paige: "Yeah, but you didn't even look at the light, it just blew." Piper: "So, my powers are a little wonky, they're tied to emotions, aren't they?" Paige: "Yeah, but that's a first." Piper says she was just looking for a little understanding and Phoebe says they're sorry, but they're not big fans of the Elders lately and Paige chimes in that they know Leo would never do something like that on purpose. Piper tells them it's too bad the Elders don't think that way and if they can prove Leo did it, They'll think it was on purpose. At that moment, Leo orbs in, telling them he's sorry to interrupt, but he just found out something they're not going to like. Paige, can't help herself: "You kill another Elder?" Leo, to Piper, more than miffed, "You told them?" Piper tells him she had to because if affects them, too. Leo then tells them "More than you know" and informs them that they're being assigned a new Whitelighter because of it. Phoebe: "What? No way!" Leo tells them the Elders are getting more suspicious about what happened to Zola and They think the sisters need to be protected. Paige asks, "Protected from what….you??" Piper tells him that's ridiculous. Leo lets them know the Elders are sending their new Whitelighter tomorrow. Piper: "They'd better not, we'll blow him up!" Leo tells her she can't blow up a Whitelighter. Phoebe: "The hell she can't!" Piper tells him she doesn't care how he does it, but he'd better make sure that the Whitelighter steers clear of the house, "Or else I swear to God I'll…" and with that…the toaster blows up. They pause for a moment, then, Leo orbs out and Phoebe gets weepy again with, "I loved that toaster."

EXT. Park - Secluded Area - Night

Danny, 20's, meditates while hovering four feet off the ground. A moment later, Leo orbs in, looking around, "You shouldn't be doing this out in the open." Danny tells him no one's there since it's midnight and he's sense it if anyone came. Leo tells him "You didn't sense me." Danny says that's because he's an Elder, "Or at least…you used to be." Leo ignores it, then tells Danny as a "friendly warning", that he shouldn't go to the sisters. Danny: "Like you warned Zola? The word's out, Leo." Danny continues, telling him no one's sure which side he's on and that that's precisely why he is going to the sisters, adding that it's a dream job for any Whitelighter. Then he tells Leo he needs to prepare himself and a frustrated Leo orbs out. Danny smiles, then, hearing a low growl, he opens his eyes and looks to the nearby bushes, "Leo?" Suddenly, three beasts leap out, charging. Freaked, he tries to orb, but the beasts jump up and pull him back out of the orb. They jerk him in opposite directions, attacking with overwhelming speed and strength. We hear Danny screaming as he's torn apart.

FADE OUT

END OF TEASER

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

ACT I

INT. Manor - Kitchen - Day

The smoke alarms going and the oven smokes as Piper, annoyed, enters. She's ticked, it's the second batch she's burnt. She asks Leo if he can turn off the alarm and he tells her he'll go get the ladder. She tells him to forget it, sets down the tray of burnt muffins, and blows up the smoke alarm. As pieces of plastic rain down on them, Leo asks what's going on with them. Piper: "Witches on periods, watch out." She looks at the muffins, "Great - it's bad enough I'm exhausted, now I'm starving, too." Phoebe and Paige enter. Phoebe: "I see your exhausted and starving and raise you a bloated." She looks at the ruined muffins, "Oh…how sad.." Paige: "No weeping, you promised." Leo jumps in asking if they've seen their new Whitelighter. Paige tells him the haven't, and adds that he must have really scared him off. Leo tells them that's the problem, that he didn't scare him off and their new Whitelighter should have been there. He tells them he'll be back and orbs out. Phoebe asks if anyone had any weird dreams and Paige asks "Weird how?" Phoebe tells her she's not really sure, but a lot of violence and blood. Paige: "Bloody, I got, but it ain't a dream." Then she asks if Phoebe's coming with her. Phoebe asks her where she's going. Paige tells her they're going to "test" Agent Brody. Phoebe asks if she thinks he's a demon. Paige says no, but that piper does. Piper says she doesn't really think he is, she just wants to be sure, claiming they've got enough to worry about without having to worry about him, too. Then, she turns to Phoebe, "Just keep Miss Jumpy here from orbing around him, in case he is just a fed." Paige, on the defense, says she can control herself but Phoebe says she can't go anyway because she has to go to work. Piper says she thought Pheebs wasn't starting back for a couple more days. Phoebe admits she's not, but she wants to go see Leslie. They talk a bit more, then Piper tells Paige to go alone, but to be careful as Baby Chris cries on the baby monitor. She grabs it an leaves with "We'll talk about Leo moving back in later."

INT. Magic School - Great Hall - Day

Leo orbs in to find three Elders, healing hands glowing, "Odin…" Odin: "Where have you been?" Leo: "With the girls, why?" He notices the others looking at him, "What's wrong?" In answer, Odin turns to let Leo see Danny, writhing, horribly mauled, under their healing touches. Leo, horrified, "What happened to him?" Odin: "You don't know?" Leo: "No…wait…you think I did that?" Odin tells him They don't know what to think and that all They know is he was supposed to report to the Charmed Ones, never did, and that Leo didn't want him to. Leo: "So, what, that makes me guilty?" Odin presses on saying that they knew Leo was the last one to see him…and was the last to see Zola. Leo, defiant, "It wasn't me." Odin, still suspicious, "Then, who was it?"

INT. Manor - Upstairs Hallway - Day

Piper emerges from the boys' room, closing the door part way and telling them to have a nice nap. Phoebe and Paige approach, concerned, "Uh, can we talk?" Piper; "What about?" Paige: "About…Leo moving back in?" Piper asks if there's a problem and Paige says there's not, they love Leo but…Phoebe picks it up asking if Piper really thinks it's the best time since there's so much going on.

INT. Manor - Main Hall/Stairs - Day (continuous)

Piper tells them that's all the more reason he needs to be home. Phoebe asks about the boys, isn't Piper worried she might be putting them in danger. Piper, getting mad, "From Leo?" I can't believe you're saying this!" Phoebe tells her she didn't mean danger from him, but from everything that seems to be after him. Paige tells her they just want to make sure she's thinking it through properly, for her own sake as well as everyone else's. Piper, flares, "Yeah, well thanks a lot!" With that, the flower vase on the table in the main hall explodes. Paige, startled, gasps as she orbs out, then orbs back in. "Sorry." Phoebe asks what's going on with their powers. Piper, looking at the shattered vase, "Whatever it is, it's getting pretty expensive." Before they can comment more, Leo orbs in…right onto the shards of glass from the vase. Seeing it, he asks what happened. Phoebe tells him as soon as he figures it out to let her know. She tells them she'll be with Leslie and heads off. Paige asks if they want her to do a spell to clean up the mess. Piper tells her no magic unless absolutely needed. Leo tells them they might have to, saying he found out why the new Lighter didn't make it. Piper asks if it was a Darklighter attack. Leo: "No, by me…at least, that's what the Elders think." Piper: "This is getting ridiculous." Leo: "Well, I was the last to see him." Piper: "Obviously not…maybe somebody's trying to set you up." Paige says that maybe it's got more to do with them, since he was coming to be their Whitelighter. Piper, driven, already on the move, "Book of Shadows…" Paige says she'll go with her but Piper tells her to go find out about Brody. Paige, agreeing, moves off and Piper looks to Leo. "I'm…sorry I've brought all this on you guys." Piper: "You didn't do anything wrong, remember? Now, let's go prove it."

INT. Bay mirror - Phoebe's Office - Day

Leslie's leaning back in a chair, back to the door, as Phoebe enters. Letting him know she's there with "Since when do you read horoscopes?" Leslie spins, "Since I picked 'Conflicted in Castro' to be my last letter. She's not sure if she should continue seeing someone, worries their signs may not be compatible." Phoebe says she didn't think he believed in that stuff. He tells her he doesn't, but he was "just channeling the boss." Phoebe reads the paper, all about how romance can flourish. "Sounds promising." Leslie: "For her, maybe…" Phoebe asks what he means. Leslie, "Nothing." Phoebe tells him to fess up, she knows something's bugging him and she's known it for a couple days. Leslie tells her he's been feeling the same coming from her. Phoebe asks if they can talk about it. Leslie tells here there's not much to talk about since he's moving, she's coming back to work and "that's that, isn't it?" Phoebe tells him it doesn't have to be and he tells her they hardly have time to see each other with him there, let alone once he's gone. Phoebe says they see each other there, and Leslie points out they do…only when Phoebe doesn't bail on him, which she does all the time and they talk a bit more. Then the intercom buzzes and a voice tells him that the editorial department is waiting on his copy. Leslie says he'll be there and Phoebe asks when they can talk. Leslie "I don't know…how about at dinner?" Phoebe wants to, but can't, then says she'll do breakfast and maybe dinner the next night, dessert and breakfast again. Leslie says he'll hold her to it and she leaves.

INT. Manor - Attic - Day

Leo paces while Piper shuts the Book. "I give up." Leo tells here there has to be something they're missing. Piper says that the only thing that attacks Whitelighters is Darklighters. Leo says Danny wasn't shot with a poisoned arrow, he was mauled. Piper, first time hearing it, "Mauled? What do you mean, like by an animal?" Leo tells her it was no normal animal, it had to be supernatural, and that there had to be more than one. Piper tells him they'll set a trap, they'll use the crystals and make a cage, adding that they've done it before. Leo asks how they're going to lure the demons and Piper tells him "With another Whitelighter." Leo tells her the Elders will never go for it. Piper says that the Whitelighter won't get hurt, they'll trap the demons before they can attack and tells him she'll get the boys ready so he can take them to Magic School. Piper exits and the familiar gust of air blows as the Creature's Head appears in mid-flight, warning Leo that they can't all be saved and that Leo's a danger to them all. The Head whizzes by Leo and disappears as fast as it came.

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

INT. Agent Brody's Apartment - Dusk

Brody looks out, sees Paige's car, grabs his keys and leaves.

ACROSS THE STREET

Paige, in her car, clad in sunglasses, reading a paper, yawns and then notices him leaving. She sinks into her seat, makes sure no one's looking, then orbs out.

INT. Agent Brody's Apartment - Dusk

Paige orbs in and scans the place. More electronics than furniture, she looks for clues but can't help commenting that he's obviously a bachelor. Suddenly, the door flies open and Brody walks in, 'Hey!" Paige, reflexively, orbs out then back in again. Brody: "Woah!" Paige: "So much for keeping the secret." Brody, still in shock, "Can you…do that whenever you want?" Paige: "And, apparently, even when I don't want to." She can't help adding, "Piper's gonna kill me." Brody: "I won't tell her." Paige, hopeful, asks, "Really?" Brody: "Not as long as you tell me why you broke into my apartment." Paige: "Ah, blackmail. I should have guessed." Brody asks if she really believes he's an agent then drops the bomb. "You came to see if I'm a demon or something, right?" Paige: "Maybe…" Brody tells her the best way to find out is to test his blood and offers his finger for a poke. Paige pauses a moment, then jabs his finger with a pin, collects a sample, and goes to leave, but he stops her. "If I'm right, Paige, there's a new threat coming, a New Power unlike anything you've ever seen before - and you're going to need my help in stopping it." Paige asks: "How do I know you're not the new threat?" He lets go of her arm and tells her he doesn't want to hurt her. She tells him "We'll see." And orbs out.

INT. Manor - Attic - Night

POOF! The potion Paige is working on mushrooms a little more than she planned on, but she comments "That oughta do it." Phoebe: "Do what, blow the roof off?" Paige reminds her they don't know what they're up against and lets her know she added 'the works' to make sure the potions would be effective. Nearby, pacing nervously by a circle of crystals (with one out of place for the moment) is Marcus, 30's, not thrilled to be there. Marcus asks "Wait, you're not ready yet? You're still making the vanquishing potion?" Paige tells him she's refining it and Marcus complains that they called him down an hour ago. Paige tells him that's because they don't know when the demons will attack. Marcus, can't help himself, "You mean maul me." Phoebe: "You know, for a Whitelighter, you're sure a wimp." Paige, whispers to her, "Why do you think the Elders chose him?" Marcus tells her he heard that. Paige tells him to relax and they're not going to let anything happen to him. Phoebe asks where Leo is. Paige tells them he's at Magic School, with the boys, so he has an alibi when the beasts attack. Paige pours potions into vials saying they might need back up. Piper enters and asks if they've tested Brody's blood. Paige confirms that Brody is "a hundred percent human" and Piper says that officially makes him "tomorrow's problem" and asks how it's going with what they're doing at the moment. Marcus, complaining, "The sitting duck's still sitting." Phoebe says he's grumpy and Paige says that it's almost midnight. She looks at them…"Well, that's usually when things get interesting around here, isn't it?" Phoebe: "Especially with the Blue Moon." Paige: "Blue Moon? I just read about that in the Book - something about it happening only once every fifty years or so." Phoebe says something better happen since she canceled on Leslie. The Blue Moon rises and the light streams into the attic windows, shining on the girls, who stop, transfixed for a moment. Paige: "Pretty…" Suddenly, they all morph into supernatural beasts and a growl alerts Marcus, who stops pacing and turns towards them. They lurch at him and he tries to orb out, but they tackle his orbs and pull him back. He screams as their claws and teeth start tearing into him, but he manages to kick them back and orb out. He orbs back in, next to the trigger crystal and as the beasts go to attack again, he pushes the remaining crystal into place, trapping the beasts. The beasts continue after him, but are knocked back but the magical wall the crystals created. Marcus pulls himself away before collapsing and losing consciousness.

FADE OUT

END OF ACT I

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

ACT II

INT. Manor - Attic - Dawn

The morning sunlight shines on the sisters, now back to their normal selves as Phoebe wakes first, realizing where they are: "Wake up! Wake up, wake up, wake UP!!" Piper, who wakes with a start, "What? What's wrong? Where are the boys?" Phoebe: "The boys are fine, WE'RE not!" Paige, slower to wake, comes around, asking them to keep it down a little. Piper, freaking out, punches Paige, forcing her to sit up. Paige, still not understanding, yells at Piper. Piper: "Hey yourself…LOOK!" Paige looks at Marcus, confused, "What happened to him?" Phoebe: "I think we're what happened to him!" Paige: "What are you talking about?" Phoebe, to the oblivious Paige, "We're in the cage, that's what I'm talking about - we trapped ourselves!" Piper: "This is impossible…isn't it?" Paige, finally getting it, "Hold it, you're saying we did that to him?" Phoebe asks if she has a better explanation. Paige: "That's crazy." Paige gets up to walk out, but the moment she tries to step outside the crystal cage, the force field activates, knocking her on her butt. Phoebe: "You were saying?" Paige: "Oh my God - we're demons?" Piper: "We're not demons, Paige, we're - animals." Phoebe says it's got to be the Blue Moon and Piper adds "Coupled with us al being on our periods." Paige: "That's it, I'm going on the pill so I can regulate it." Piper says they have to get out first and tells her to try to orb the crystals out of the way. Paige, uncertain, tries. It orbs out…but then the orb trails rocket to the window, shattering it. The sisters look at her, but she blames: "Blue moon…" As they get up, Marcus moans. Piper: "I knew we had Whitelighter issues, but jeez." Phoebe says that the Elders can't blame Leo anymore. Piper says no, but They can blame them now. Then she tells Paige to try to orb Marcus to Magic School so They can heal him. Paige asks what she's supposed to tell Them and Piper says to tell Them that they got knocked out "or something", and reminds her to stay calm, since they don't want her to turn into a beast in front of the Elders. Paige leans down and puts a hand on one of the few non-bloody parts of Marcus and orbs out with him. Piper tells Phoebe they have to figure out how to keep themselves from turning again but Phoebe tells her she can't because she has to meet Leslie. Piper's not happy, but Phoebe tells her she has to go or Leslie will think she's stood him up again and Piper warns her to be home before the moon rises, then adds "And stay away from red meat!"

INT. Magic School - Dawn

The three Elders surround Marcus, healing him, while Odin turns to Paige and Leo "I thought you were supposed to trap the demons?" Paige tells him they tried, but the demons caught them by surprise. Odin asks if they got a good look at them and Paige tells him they didn't. Odin says it's terrible, and he's ordering a lockdown on all Whitelighters until the beasts are caught. Paige tells him 'beast' might be too strong of a word, looks at him, and adds "I mean, we don't KNOW." Odin turns to Leo, "At least you've been exonerated. I'm sorry I doubted you." Leo, unforgiving, "So am I." Odin tells him they have a lot of healing to do, but forgiveness must prevail so they can work together. Then adds that the New Power They've been sensing is getting closer. Paige, remembering her conversation with Brody, "New Power?" Odin says They don't know exactly what it is, but they do know it's coming, and coming soon. He turns to Leo, "Help us." Leo nods and Odin orbs out. Paige tells him she has to get to Brody. When Leo asks why, she states that he said something about a New Power, too so he must know something. Leo says okay, but warns her to be careful and to watch out for the beasts. Paige, whispering, "Leo, brace yourself - those beasts are US." Leo asks what she's talking about and she tells him as much as they know at the moment.

INT. Demon Cave - Eternal Night

Three Creature Heads materialize and fire plasma darts out of their eyes at a group of demons, vanquishing all but one. Once all but one are gone, they materialize bodies as well, morphing into human form. They surround the Possessor Demon, but speak to each other as if he's not even there. Alpha: "Are you certain he's the most powerful?" Beta: "He's their leader." Gamma: "WAS their leader." The Possessor Demon tries to take advantage of the opportunity to shimmer out, but halfway through the shimmer, Alpha, without looking, simply raises his hand and stops him. Alpha tells him he's not going anywhere and the demon asks why he's doing it, then…who he is. Gamma ignores him and talks to the others again. Beta says Leo's being drawn back to his family, "back to Good." Alpha states that Leo's not there yet and they must drive him away if they want to succeed. He turns to the demon with, "And you're going to help us do exactly that."

EXT. Café - Day

Leslie, at a table, alone, finishing the last of his coffee, checks his watch. He gives up and pays, but is stopped as Phoebe runs up, breathless, "Leslie, wait…here I am!" He turns towards her, clearly miffed, as she rushes to him. "Sorry, I'm so sorry - things just got a little…wild…back at the house, you know…" Leslie informs her that it's quarter till ten. Phoebe says she would have tried calling but…Leslie, upset, just moves off and Phoebe presses on…"Leslie, come on, I said I was sorry." Leslie says he knows she is…she always is. Phoebe tells him not to be mad, "I wanted to be here, it's just…" Leslie, finishes, "Lemme guess, something came up, right?" Phoebe, "Well, yeah, sort of…" Leslie, "But you can't tell me what, just like you never can." Phoebe: "Yeah, but not because I don't want to, it's just because it's…" Leslie, again, finishes, "Complicated, I know." Phoebe: "Would you stop finishing all of my sentences for me?" Leslie: "Why not? They always end the same way." He takes a moment to look at her, neither knowing quite what to say, then he says he's sorry, he's frustrated, then, opening himself up more, he admits he didn't plan on liking her as much as he does. Phoebe admits she feels the same way. Then, Leslie says he has to get back to the Mirror, "Wouldn't want to be late for my last day, right?" He turns and walks away.

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

INT. Agent Brody's Apartment - Day

Brody, opening the door, surprised, "I take it you don't think I'm a demon." Paige says she doesn't know who he is, but she needs information on the New Power he was talking about because weird things are happening and she thinks he has some answers. Brody asks what's going on, and Paige tells him a little bit of what's been happening. Brody: "I don't know about beasts, but voices??" Paige: "Yeah…is that bad?" Brody: "The New Power is a serious threat. They're Creatures that take advantage of people at their weakest and force them to do terrible things." Paige asks how he knows and he admits: "My parents died when I was really young. And, there were bizarre circumstances surrounding their death. I was always curious, always asking questions." Paige asks if that's why he's a federal agent. He nods, and continues, "I started researching mysterious 'patterns' that were present when my parents were killed. Supernatural patterns." Paige: "Let me guess…the patterns are the voices and your research led you here." Brody says he thinks the Creatures have returned and if they have, she's never faced anything like them before. Paige admits she thinks they're after her and her sisters. Brody, "If they are, we'll need each other's help, you'll need to trust me." Paige says they already have a lot in common. Brody admits he knows she lost her parents, too. Paige: "Looks like we're on the same side after all."

INT. Manor - Kitchen - Night

Piper hands Leo some potions and Leo asks why she made three. Piper says there's no way of knowing if the Blue Moon or the New Power is causing their magical transformation so he'll need to be protected. Leo: "What if I wave my arms? It's supposed to scare off aggressive animals…when you're camping.." Piper, annoyed, "Leo, this is serious." Leo: "I know, but all this Blue Moon, New Power talk is making my head hurt." Piper hands him the potion, describing each one's purpose, one to stun the beasts, one to knock out "10 beasts" and one to transform them back. Leo: "Consider me armed and dangerous." Piper lets him know that Paige is on her way back so she can set up the cage and Phoebe's at the store buying first aid equipment. Leo says the boys are safe at Magic School then asks if there's anything else he needs to do. Piper melts, "I can't wait for this to be over." Leo: "Only one more night of the Blue Moon…" Piper cuts him off, "No. I'm looking forward to the day when you're no longer in danger and we can think about the future again. One with your family." Leo says he's ready for that and once they're done, they'll talk about it. Piper says she needs another vial and leaves as Leo checks the potions. The Possessor Demon corporealizes right in front of him. Leo asks who he is. The demon's only comment is: "Actually, I'm about to be you." Before Leo can react, the Possessor Demon slides into his body. Leo struggles at the invasion, but it's no use. His eyes flame red for a beat, then return to normal just as Piper yells to him asking if he's coming. Possessed Leo says he'll be right there. He cracks his knuckles, looks at his new surroundings, and leaves.

FADE OUT

END OF ACT II

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

ACT III

INT. Manor - Attic - Night

The sisters set the crystals up. Paige comments about it being weird to set a trap for themselves. Phoebe says it's not as weird as turning into beasts. Piper adds, "Or that a Blue Moon that comes around once in a lifetime has such a strong power over us." Paige says she hopes it's not the New Power. Phoebe asks what she means and Paige says everyone keeps talking about them. Phoebe asks who they are and Piper says no one knows, with Paige adding "Yet." Piper says she made a "gazillion potions, so whatever it is, we're ready for it." Leo, possessed, enters and he takes in the attic while the girls keep talking. Paige says the New Power sounds awful, then tells them what Brody said about it. She turns to Leo, "Hey, you heard any voices lately?" Possessed Leo: "Voices?" Phoebe: "Yeah, Piper said you heard them." Possessed Leo tries to cover, "Right, but that was a while ago." Paige says that maybe they're gone. Piper says the trap is ready, as well as the potions, then asks if there's anything else they need. Paige: "Snacks? We'll be here all night." Phoebe; "Yeah and I skipped dinner." They hurry out, leaving Piper with Possessed Leo. "So, I made an extra potion…" He follows her across the attic and she turns back to him, "In case, God forbid, we attack you." Possessed Leo cracks his knuckles again. Piper asks him about it. Possessed Leo covers again, saying he's just nervous. Piper says they probably won't attack him, "We've only been after threats to our pack…our family." Possessed Leo asks how she knows he's not a threat. Piper says because he's her husband. Possessed Leo says he's been manipulated before. Piper tells him he was vulnerable and it won't happen again, that he's safe. The doorbell rings and Phoebe calls out that she'll get it. Piper yells back that there's no time for company.

INT. Manor - Foyer/Front Door - Night

She opens the door to find Leslie. One look is all it takes. "Lemme guess. Bad time?" Phoebe: "Well, actually…" Leslie says he just wants to apologize and Phoebe asks why. Leslie says for the way he acted before, he was just…Phoebe finishes "Upset, I know." Leslie: "now who's finishing who's sentences? I just didn't want to leave it like that, that's all" Phoebe says she doesn't either, but she'll call him tomorrow. He doesn't believe her but a crash from upstairs snaps her back to reality and she tells him she promises she'll call and hurriedly closes the door as he turns to leave. Piper, off screen, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

INT. Manor - Attic - Night

Possessed Leo rears back and throws a lightening bolt at Piper and Paige. They orb out and the bolt hits the wall behind where they were standing. The sisters orb back in as Phoebe crashes through the door asking what's going on. Possessed Leo whips around and fires another bolt, this one directed at Phoebe. Paige orbs a: "Television!". It crashes into Possessed Leo, stunning him, then he orbs out. Phoebe asks where he went. Paige says it wasn't Leo. Phoebe: "I figured that much, Paige." Piper, blaming herself, "He cracked his knuckles, but Leo doesn't do that…" Phoebe: "So it was that and not the lightening bolts he threw at you?" Piper: "I'm just saying, I should have known. He was acting strange." Phoebe asks where he went again. Piper: "Last time he was…tricked…" Paige, finishes, "He killed an Elder. Magic School." Piper tells them "Let's go. We've come this far, I'm not gonna lose Leo now." Phoebe tells her they might turn into beasts any second but Piper lets her know they don't have a choice. She doles out the potions and asks if they're ready.

INT. Magic School - Great Hall - Night

Possessed Leo fires bolts across the room, aiming for three Elders, including Odin and Ezra, with a fourth Elder already down. The Elders are matching him bolt for bolt but Possessed Leo is shielding himself behind a wall, still firing. The sisters orb in behind a bookcase and Paige asks: "What now?" Piper: "Three potions…that one would definitely stun him." Phoebe: "And then what?" Paige: "Anybody write a spell?" Possessed Leo hits his second Elder. Odin and Ezra rush to their fallen comrade, turning their backs on Possessed Leo, and as he goes for the kill the sisters reveal themselves. Possessed Leo spins to fire at them, but Piper yells, "All of them…NOW!" On that command, all three of the sisters throw their potions. The vials shatter on Leo's body, causing an explosion which sends Leo staggering back - but leaves the surprised Possessor Demon standing in place, exposed. Knowing he's busted, he shimmers out before the sisters have a chance to react. Odin and Ezra, who missed everything, turn away from the fallen Elders. Odin: "You betrayed us!" Piper: "No! It wasn't Leo! He was possessed." But it's too late. Odin fires a lightening bolt, hitting Leo on the shoulder, spinning him down to the ground. Piper, outraged, "What the hell are you doing?" Odin: "Get out of the way, he must be stopped." Piper: "NO!" The Blue Moon has risen and shines in through the windows, lighting up the Great Hall. Paige, "Uh-oh…" All three morph into the beasts. Odin and Ezra, ready to fire another round off at Leo, pause in their attack, stunned. Odin: "It's…you…?" The beasts take off for the Elders but just as they leap into the air, Odin and Ezra reflexively raise their hands, sending bolts at the beasts. The bolts connect, sending the morphed sisters across the room, slamming them against the wall in a heap. The Elders look around to see the two unconscious Elders, one fallen Leo, and three beasts - three Charmed Ones - lifeless on the floor.

FADE OUT

END OF ACT III

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

ACT IV

INT. Magic School - Dawn

The beasts, unconscious where they fell, are transformed back into the sisters are the first light of dawn shines on them. They come to slowly, groggily, Paige asks what happened. Odin says they attacked Them. Piper: "Because you attacked us." Odin: "We were merely defending ourselves." Phoebe: "Wait, how come we're not hurt?" Odin says Leo healed them, before he sent him away. Piper: "What do you mean? Where'd he go?" Odin: "That's not your concern anymore. You tried saving him, you failed, that's that." Piper: "The hell it is…" Odin: "He nearly killed two Elders, Piper." Paige says that it wasn't him, he was possessed by a demon, but They didn't see it. Odin: "No, what I saw was what I never imagined - the Charmed Ones turning into demons." Phoebe: "That wasn't demonic, that was…that time of the month." Paige: "She mean the Blue Moon." Piper: "The point is, we had no choice, we can't control it." Odin: "Which is why I'm keeping you here until we can figure out what to do with you." Piper: "What to do with us? Here's what you do with us…you let us go so we can go find the real demon." Odin: "Out of the question." Phoebe: "Then so much for us finding any leads to that New Power you're so concerned about. That's right, it's the only explanation for who could've sent the demon after Leo." Paige: "You said yourself they might be coming after Elders next, didn't you?" Odin: "What about you turning back into…" Phoebe: "The Blue Moon's over. You won't have to worry about it for another fifty years or so." Paige: "When we'll be in menopause anyway, so relax." Odin: "Very well, see what you can find out." Piper: "Huh-uh, not without Leo, first." Odin: "He can't be trusted - he wouldn't have been vulnerable to possession if he wasn't still unstable." Piper: "Leo, now, or you can find your own damn connection to the New Power." Odin, not liking being leveraged, reluctantly waves his hand and Leo orbs in. "What's going on?" Piper: "You're about to be exonerated…again." They orb out, leaving Odin concerned.

INT. Demon Cave - Eternal Night

The Possessor Demon is asking Alpha, Beta and Gamma what else they want from him as he did everything they asked him to. Then he tells them they need to protect him because he knows the Charmed Ones will find him. Piper, approaching, "We already have." The sisters come in from the outer cave and Paige asks who he was talking to. He tries to shimmer, but Piper freezes him, mid-shimmer, making him transparent. Piper: "She asked you a question. Who were you talking to?" He says nothing. Phoebe: "We'll spare your life if you tell us." Paige: "We will?" Phoebe, correcting herself: "We might." Possessor Demon: "If I tell you, they'll kill me." Piper: "If you don't tell us, WE'LL kill you." Paige: "Pick your poison…who sent you?" Possessor Demon, caving, "They're more powerful than anything you've ever seen." Piper: "Who is?" Possessor Demon, seeing it first, "NO!" The sisters turn just in time to see a Creature Head flying towards them, vanquishing the Possessor Demon with plasma darts from its eyes before it disappears. Paige: "Oh-kay then…at least we know Leo's not seeing things anymore." Phoebe tells them they have to get out of there. Before they do, Piper yells to the ceiling, "Whoever you are, you stay away from my husband, you hear me?" Paige: "Way to tell 'em, Piper." Phoebe: "NOW can we get out of here?" Paige takes their hands and they orb out.

INT. Bay Mirror - Bullpen/Phoebe's Office - Day

Phoebe enters and pauses to look at Leslie for a moment. He's packing his things as she walks into the doorway and stops again. He looks up and shares a bittersweet smile with her. "Hey." Phoebe: "Hey….packing up, huh?" As he puts the last of his things into a box, he tells her he left her stuff in the bottom drawer, but he can put it back if she wants him to. She says it's okay, she'll do it, then asks what time his flight is. "Noon." Then he asks her if she's ready to come back. Phoebe; "More than ready…thanks to you." Leslie says he didn't do anything, just kept the seat warm for her. Phoebe tells him he did more than that and he knows it…adding that she's not just talking about the column. Then, she admits that when she met him, she was confused, lost, and that's why she needed time away from it all…she couldn't give advice anymore, especially about love, because she didn't realize she was afraid of it, but she knows now she wasn't. She kisses him and he tells her he's going to miss her. Phoebe: "Not if you use your frequent flyer miles, you won't." They share a smile, kiss again, and as they pull apart, Leslie picks up his box. "See you." Phoebe: "See you." He exits and says goodbye to a few other co-workers on his way out. Phoebe takes a moment to absorb the fact that he's gone, then sites down in her chair, looking around, glad to be back.

INT. Magic School - Great Hall - Day

Piper walks the Great Hall, searching for Leo, frustrated, she calls out for him. He enters and she asks where he was, she was getting worried. Leo says he was checking on the boys. Piper tells him they found the demon, right where he said the demon would be. Leo asks if they vanquished him. Piper: "No, but some Creature Head thing did." Leo, concerned, "You saw it?" Piper: "Yeah, we saw it…but I don't think we've seen the last of it." Leo: "That's what I'm worried about." Piper: "Come on, let's go home." Leo says he can't. Piper asks why not, since, by the Elders, he's free to go. Leo says he's not worried about the Elders, he's worried about her. "The Elders were right. The New Power was after me. They used me because I was vulnerable. Vulnerable enough to put my family at risk." Piper tries to reassure him, but he stops her, saying she could have been killed because of him, "or at least because of what they did to me. I can't let that happen again, I won't." Piper: "Leo, listen to me, you've gone through a lot, I know, but you've worked so hard to get back. You can't give up now. The boys need you - I need you." Leo, wanting to come back, can't. "It's too dangerous. I have to stay away from you, for your own sake. I'm sorry." With that, he orbs out, leaving Piper stunned, hurt and alone.

FADE OUT

END OF EPISODE

[StreakSpeed]

Okay i am getting tired of this leo and piper thing they need to either put them to gether or apart stop torureing us! Sorry kit i didn't mean to mess up you spoiler but its starting to bother me because they finally start being together then they are taking them apart its getting kind of old! But i am sorry

[~*~Kit_The_Kat~*~]

That's okay SS, I understand the frustration.... we'll just need to be patient I guess.