Show: Charmed - 7x13
Look at them all, Leo.
Without knowing why, things just seem...better today.
Even though they don't yet realize that everything is different.
Of course there will be a transitional period.
But soon they will begin to understand that they no longer have to worry about evil, security, conflict.
That this world is here to stay.
Is it not what we spoke of, Leo?
It's impressive.
And you know that the only threat to Utopia, to all that we've created here, is conflict.
And that, Leo...We simply cannot abide.
I don't know.
It's just the way the sisters reacted, especially Paige...
She grieves.
I know, but not the way she's supposed to.
It just...It doesn't seem right.
Well, things are different, Leo, to be sure...
But look around you now.
Is not everyone better off?
Are not the sisters better off?
I don't know.
But you must go to them Leo.
They're the people who mean the most to you.
See for yourself, understand.
It's all good, Leo.
It's all...genuine.
But once you're satisfied, it is important that you return to us.
Important?
Why?
After the death of one of our own, the collective has been drained of power.
You feel it, too, do you not?
Yes.
And so the sooner you're reassured, satisfied, the sooner you can join us and help us maintain all of this.
We have much work to do, Leo.
What kind of work?
You'll see.
When you're ready, you'll sense where to find us.
Please calm down, sir.
Harold, get back in the car.
I'm telling you, the light was yellow, just like last time!
What, do you guys have it out for me?
Harold, please.
No!
This is ridiculous!
It's police harassment!
I want your name and badge number!
Charmed Season 7 Episode 13 "Charmageddon" Transcript : Special thanks to momocougar78.
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So is this.
Um, butter?
Hey, you're breaking the flow.
Move it.
Sorry.
Where have you been?
With the other Avatars, making sure everything went all right.
Why wouldn't it be?
You tell me.
How are you guys doing?
Are you kidding?
I feel great.
Better than I have in--God, I don't even know how long.
6 1/2 years, but who's counting?
Of course, we haven't been out in the real world yet, but-- If it feels anything like it does in here-- Then we have no complaints.
None.
Actually, we're gonna celebrate.
We're gonna have a little party.
A party?
Today?
Yeah.
Why not?
I don't know, maybe you just wanted to make sure that everything worked all right.
Leo, it works.
Better than we expected.
Besides, we have a lot of catching up to do, especially with our friends.
Yeah, I'm a little nervous.
I'm not sure I know how to socialize with normal people.
Oh, you'll be fine.
Especially since no demons will be attacking.
They're still out there.
Yeah, but they won't be attacking.
They're all on the run.
Come on, just enjoy it.
We have you to thank for all this.
How's Paige?
Better, I think.
It's gonna take her some time, though.
Kyle meant a lot to her.
But it does help her to know that he's gone on to a better place.
Absolutely.
Is she upstairs?
She's at kyle's apartment getting some stuff.
And I think I'm gonna go to work and check out the real world.
All right.
Well, I'm gonna go check on Paige.
Ok, you two, but don't be late!
Hey.
How you holding up?
Good, considering.
I'm not really sure what to do with all of his stuff, though.
Well, that's not really your responsibility, is it?
Well, no, but he doesn't have a family.
It's just so odd that he's gone.
I really miss him.
Good.
I--I mean, that's normal.
You don't want to go around just having it all be glossed over, you know.
No.
But still...I am happy for him.
I mean, he is in a better place.
And the thing is, he would really want me to enjoy this new world.
Well, he died trying to stop it.
Well, that's why I owe it to him to be happy.
Of course.
Hey, I have to go home and get ready for the party.
You gonna come?
I think so.
Great.
I will see you there, sir.
You've been weakened, Avatar...
By the death of one of your own.
We both have the same problem, you and I.
Neither of us trusts this new world...
And we're both gonna have to do something about it.
Phoebe, what are you doing here?
I thought it was your day off.
Oh, I just came by to see how things are going.
How are things going?
They aren't.
And that's good.
Have you seen today's paper?
Thinnest one we've ever had.
There's no crime to speak of, no corruption, no scandal.
It's like people have been taking happy pills.
Thank god the obits are up, otherwise we'd just have a one-Sheet.
So, maybe things are just getting better, huh?
Oh, I'm all for that, but i've been working here so long, I don't believe it.
Something always happens.
Maybe.
Or maybe it's a shame when we don't trust when good things happen.
What a nice thought.
Now, you should write about that in your next column.
Best advice you could give your readers.
Ok, but I got to go home to do it.
Tell Oliver I'll e-mail it to him around six-ish, ok?
Oliver--That's the only bad thing that happened today.
Well, not bad for him, of course, just for us.
What happened?
Well, I got a call from his family about an hour ago.
He's gone.
It happened early this morning.
Oh, my god.
He was such a troubled young man.
I really hoped he could turn things around.
Yeah, me, too.
Well, at least we can take heart that he's in a much better place now.
Yeah.
I guess so.
Mind telling me where we are?
An ancient tomb in an ancient pyramid where no one, especially not the Avatars, are gonna look for us.
Why bring me here?
To show you the truth.
To show you why you never should have turned your back on the elders.
And to decide whether or not you're willing to help me stop the Avatars.
Why would I help a demon?
Because it is by far the better of your options.
You could either work to change things back or you can repeat the mistakes of the past.
The Avatars were here before thousands of years ago.
And people believed in magic, demons.
The Avatars promised to rid them of evil.
On that level, same as now, they were more or less successful.
They remade the world, but they never told people of the ultimate cost.
Who's that, the dog-Headed figure?
Is that a demon?
Oh actually, that's a jackal's head.
He is anubis, the egyptian guardian and protector of the dead.
There's a price to pay for Utopia.
A price that you suspect, but don't yet know about.
They knew about it, though, and they rose up against the Avatars and stopped them the first time, for good reason.
Maybe so, but i'd never-- Agent Brody realized the danger the Avatars posed, too.
That's why he was willing to help me weaken them so that I could bring you here, so that you could help.
He was willing to sacrifice everything to stop them.
Brody was crazed.
Brody was right.
You know, deep down, that there is something very wrong with this world, Leo.
Something you never forsaw in your own myopic zeal to try and make it all better.
People have no free will anymore.
At least not completely.
The Avatars now dictate their destinies...
And you...let it happen.
The question is, are you willing to fix it?
To do what?
Get back what we had before?
Fight your kind again?
Well, nobody said the system was perfect, did they?
But it's better than this, isn't it?
You decide for yourself, but decide soon.
If we're to work together, we're gonna have to move quickly.
Ah, Leo, welcome.
How are the sisters?
Content, I trust?
They seemed ok.
What is this place?
This is where we maintain Utopia.
Come.
These are the others.
You've felt them, though you haven't yet met.
What are they doing?
Monitoring for conflict.
I don't understand.
In bringing this all about, we've modified the way people think, their belief systems, so that they could more easily accept a world without evil, so that they wouldn't keep looking for it.
And so that the demons who remained couldn't influence them into evil acts.
Unfortunately, however, some have already been damaged beyond hope.
Their inner demons sometimes surface, causing...conflict.
And when that conflict passes a certain threshold, we must deal with it.
To protect Utopia.
Wait!
You killed them.
We removed them.
The one for the many.
We have an obligation to maintain the world that we've created, Leo.
We can't let anything threaten it...and we won't.
No, no!
No!
No touchy-Touchy.
I just want to make sure it's not poisoned.
No, I want everything to be perfect.
We've waited a long time for this day.
Piper, everything is perfect.
It looks amazing.
I can't believe you did all this since I left.
Well, when I'm not mixing vanquishing potions all the time, I tend to get a lot more done.
I forgot how much I like cooking.
We're all good.
Yeah, as long as Leo makes it to the party.
I thought he was just going over to Paige's.
I did, too, but she came back without him, and now she's upstairs getting ready.
Well, maybe he had some Avatar stuff to do?
I hope the Avatars don't keep him as busy as the Elders did.
I don't think he'd put up with that, Piper, and you know it.
He created this better world so that you guys could be together again, as a family.
Still...I worry.
And next to cooking, that's the second thing you do best.
Hey.
Hey.
How ya doin'?
Better.
Thanks.
Yeah.
I am really looking forward to this party, you know?
Take my mind off stuff.
I just need to remind myself kyle's in a better place, right?
Yeah, that's what I have to remind myself.
This guy at work-- He...just went away.
It was really unexpected.
Well, I'm sure it must all be for the best, you know, otherwise, it wouldn't have happened.
Right.
Well, anyway...
why don't you go help the kids get dressed?
Their clothes are laid out.
And you can help me in the kitchen.
Come on, chop-Chop.
We have a party to throw.
I'm concentrating.
Yes, I'm sorry.
This is important.
So is this.
Somewhere in these drawings is the key to the potion Brody used against the Avatars.
Well, I'm glad to see that you're using your energy wisely, but some of the others are restless.
They don't want to sit around and die like dogs while we wait around for the help of someone good.
Are you questioning my plan?
No, not at all.
Zankou, we're demons.
We need to stand up and fight them on our own, not just sit around...and wait.
That's just the point.
We can't fight on our own.
We don't have the power.
Like it or not, our fate rests with Leo.
Oh, yeah?
Then we'd rather die than leave our trust in the hands of an Elder.
Then we will surely die.
You tell the others that they do as I say when I say it, or the Avatars will be the least of their problems.
Do you understand me?
Yes.
Now leave.
He's coming.
Welcome back, partner.
We're not partners.
Oh, no?
Then what are you doing here?
I'm still not so sure.
Ah, yes, you are.
You may not want to be sure, but that doesn't change the fact that everything I told you about your precious Avatars is true.
And now you want to stop them just as much as I do.
I'm not so eager to bring demons back into the world.
Ah, but there's the rub.
Which world is worse?
Which is the greater evil-- Mine or theirs?
Well, I know taking destiny out of people's hands is not right, no matter what.
I couldn't agree more.
Let's make something clear.
If we succeed, we'll still be enemies, and I can make you a promise-- It will only be a matter of time before good defeats evil.
Well, we'll have to see about that, won't we?
Now, if we're finished with the macho posturing, let's get to work.
The problem is, even if I decipher these, we're still gonna need the charmed ones to actually prepare the potion.
They won't go against the Avatars.
They wanted this world.
Not if they discover the catch.
Not if they realize that the Avatars alone decide who lives or dies.
Now, of course, you know the sisters better than I do, but...i doubt even they want that.
Which means you're gonna have to get them to see what the Avatars don't want them to see, even if it will take you shocking them with another terrible loss.
Ok, you wait there.
We are gonna have so much fun today!
You're gonna meet so many new friends at the party.
But you can't orb, ok?
You have to promise me.
We don't want to scare the guests away, got it?
Like that.
Phoebe, we need to talk.
Yeah.
You need to get ready for the party before your wife kills you.
Figuratively speaking, of course.
See, that, right there, that's what I'm talking about.
What are you saying?
I'm talking about the fact that what you said, you felt like you had to qualify it.
Qualify what?
I'm talking about the Avatars and what they've done to you, what they've done to everybody.
They've made everything better.
You've made everything better.
No, that was a mistake, ok, and I realize that now.
And I need you to realize that, too, before what happened to Brody happens to somebody else we care about.
Leo, you're scaring me.
Good.
You need to be scared, because it's the only way you're gonna understand the truth.
The only way you're gonna be able to feel it.
And you can help Piper and Paige understand, too.
You can use your powers to feel the loss, to see that what the Avatars are doing is wrong.
Leo, this is what we all wanted.
What's going on?
You'll see.
What--What are you doing?
Leo, you can't just-- What are we doing here?
I need you to get a vision.
I need you to see what really happened to agent Brody.
I know what really happened to him.
He's moved on to a better place.
Maybe so...
But it doesn't change the fact that somebody killed him.
Oh, my god.
She killed him.
Yes.
The Avatars don't want you to know that, Phoebe.
They don't want you to know why people just suddenly disappear.
Leo, why are you doing this?
Because it's the truth, Phoebe.
They changed you so you couldn't feel the true pain of death.
They want it to seem like it's a good thing, so the next time it happens, you don't even question it.
No.
Yes, and it's gonna happen again, Phoebe.
As soon as they decide somebody in the world is creating too much conflict.
Leo, we're not going back to the way it was.
Ok?
We tried it for 7 years and it just didn't work.
Phoebe, please.
No, Leo, listen to me, ok?
We made the world a better place, and we're gonna live in it just the way it is now.
Do you understand?
We just need to give him more time to understand.
We're running out of time.
If he turns them, everything could be lost.
I think it's time we face the facts.
Would you just stop fussing and enjoy yourself already?
I can't.
I'm worried.
About what?
Look, everybody seems to be having a great time.
I didn't even know we knew this many people.
I'm not worried about them, I'm worried about Leo.
He should have been here by now.
Where the heck is Phoebe?
She got the boys ready and then she just took off.
Well, maybe they're together, or maybe you just don't know how to have a good time anymore.
Is that a challenge?
If it works.
There.
You happy?
I need a drink.
Hey, what's the matter?
I don't want to talk about it.
I just want to have a good time.
What's going on?
Nothing.
Hey...
All right, then, i'll go mingle.
Leo, come on, what's wrong?
It's complicated.
It's the Avatars, isn't it?
Look, if working for them is gonna be as complicated as working for the Elders, then I-- It's not that.
Then what is it?
Ok, you know what?
I don't want to know.
We're here to celebrate our new life with no magic and no demons, so why don't we just enjoy it?
Leo, did you hear what I said?
Are you listening to me?
What is the matter with you?
Forgive me, Piper.
If there was another way to do this, I would.
Do what?
What are you talking about?
I have to fix a mistake.
I love you.
Leo!
Everyone get down!
Oh, no.
Paige, the children!
Die, Elder, die!
Don't let them make you forget why I'm doing this, Phoebe.
It's supposed to hurt.
Go to the Book, remember all the losses, then go to Zankou.
Wait.
Zankou?
Piper, you all right?
Uh, I don't know.
I guess so.
I'm really sorry about Leo.
Yeah, me, too...
But at least he's gone on to a better place.
I'm so sorry things got out of hand, guys.
Don't you think that was all a little weird?
Yeah, it was kind of touch-And-Go there for a second with the demon attack, but it all worked out ok.
Still, it seemed a little, I don't know, off.
Well, I certainly wasn't expecting any more attacks, but thank god Leo was there to take care of it.
Yes, but it would have been nice if Leo didn't have to go to a better place in the process, you know?
I know, but...
What he did, he did for his family.
And for that I will always love him.
Paige, could you make sure the boys are ok?
It's really impressive that you can stay so calm after such a shock.
Well, I'd be freaking out if I thought there were more demons out there.
I'd like to think those days are finally behind us.
I can't make them stop.
They're so upset.
Well, it's understandable.
We're all upset about demons being in the house.
You really think that's why they're crying?
What else would it be?
Ok!
Mommy's coming!
You ok?
I don't know.
It's like Kyle, you know?
It's really a big deal.
But we're never gonna forget him.
Don't let them make you forget why I'm doing this, Phoebe.
It's supposed to hurt.
Never forget.
I have to check the Book of Shadows for something.
Come on, Phoebe.
Oh, my god.
It's ok.
Oh, my gosh, we can't get them to calm down.
Even Piper couldn't.
I can.
Where is Piper?
She's in the kitchen, but-- Piper, I really need to talk to you.
The Avatars didn't tell us everything up front.
What?
Pain, grief, mourning-- These are all things that we're supposed to be feeling when we lose someone we love-- Like Leo.
Leo?
Uh, Phoebe, he's moved on to a better place, and if you don't mind, I'd rather not dwell on such a painful memory.
Ok, but if he's in a better place, then why are the boys crying right now?
It's not because of demons.
They were practically raised around them.
Yes, well, but-- Piper, listen to me.
Leo is dead.
The Avatars killed him.
And the boys are just too young to feel it the way that we do, the way we were programmed to feel it.
Programmed?
Phoebe, what's gotten into you?
This is what Leo was trying to show us.
Leo allowed the Avatars to kill him so that we could understand what's going on here.
I don't want to hear this.
I know you don't want to hear this, but listen to your boys.
That's pain, and it's real.
Phoebe, stop.
Piper, how can you not see it?
The only reason you're ok with all of this was because you wanted to be with Leo.
And now they've taken him away?
But...why?!
Why would they do that?
Because Leo caused conflict.
And this is the only way they could keep Utopia going.
You guys better have a good reason for bringing me here, because I don't want to be here.
And that's exactly why we are here.
Paige, Kyle died, and now it's time that you feel it.
I felt it!
And it would've felt a lot worse if I didn't know he'd gone on to a better place.
Well, that's the thing.
It should have felt a lot worse.
The Avatars made her pain go away after they killed Kyle.
I had a vision...
Of him dying...
When I touched this.
He attacked one of the Avatars with his potion, and she killed him.
Do you remember that, Paige?
Why are you doing this to me?
He died right here...
In your arms.
I saw it, I felt it, and now you have to feel it, too.
Paige, it's the only way we can stop them.
I don't want to.
You have to.
Just like I did.
I don't want to.
Shh.
It's ok.
Why did they do this?
To give us what we wanted-- What we thought we wanted.
What do we do now?
We're gonna do what Leo said...
And go find ourselves a demon.
Sorry to interrupt, but, um-- What is it?
Well, the others sent me to, um...
Find out what we're gonna do.
Do?
Well, I just mean...
Well, the Elder is dead.
The plan has failed.
Shouldn't we...
Retreat?
Not yet.
But you said it yourself.
If the Elder couldn't turn the sisters, then there is no-- I know what I said.
I also know that Leo wasn't stupid.
He wouldn't have given his life unless he knew something would come of it.
Unless it was merely the act of a desperate man.
I'm just sayin'...
The Avatars could move on us at any time.
If we are gonna run, we should go soon.
Perhaps you're right.
We should retreat.
I'll let the others know-- What's the matter, Zankou?
Chicken?
Good thing you girls got here when you did.
I was about to leave.
To go where?
To live to fight another day.
You won't get that chance if you don't tell us what we want to hear.
Save it.
You need me.
That's why Leo sent you.
Glad to see he didn't die in vain after all.
Get to the point.
The point is...
That Leo was working with me, same as agent Brody before him...
To undo what has been done.
Kyle was working with you?
How do you think he was able to get close enough to kill an Avatar?
He realized then that the combined force of good and evil is our only chance of stopping the Avatars.
You have a greater reason for wanting to do that than we do-- Survival.
True.
But then again, you obviously want it, too.
Otherwise, we wouldn't even be having this conversation, now, would we?
Now, you go ahead and talk amongst yourselves.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm not so sure about this.
Neither am I, but I don't think we have a choice.
We're running out of allies.
We can't work with a demon.
Leo did.
Yeah, and look where it got him.
But that was the Avatars, not Zankou.
So how do we know he's not picking us off one by one?
What if this is a setup?
Well, he helped Kyle get rid of an Avatar.
They're who he's really after, and so are we.
Ok, fine.
So what if this works?
Where does that leave us?
We're fighting demons again?
Is that what we really want?
Is this?
Just because we wanted it so badly doesn't make it right.
Kyle knew it was wrong.
He knew the Avatars couldn't be trusted.
I just didn't believe him.
Neither did we.
Still, we can believe in him now.
Leo, too.
We can finish what they started...
So they didn't die in vain.
So what's the plan?
The plan...
is for you to make a very special potion.
What's the matter?
I can't find the sisters.
None of them?
I don't understand.
I just had them.
It's all right.
They'll have to surface sooner or later.
You got that right.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
What are those?
I think you know what they are.
And I think you know what he is.
What's the meaning of this?
I don't think we have anything to explain.
We're not the ones going around killing people.
We only did what was necessary, to maintain Utopia.
The little loophole you forgot to tell us about?
It was never our intention to deceive, Paige.
We merely gave you the world you asked for.
Again, except for the fact that you were killing people.
Their fates are regrettable.
But I guarantee you that fewer people by far will be lost under our rule than under the chaos of good and evil.
Yeah, but at least with good and evil, people knew what they were dying for.
And given the choice of what we had and what you're offering...
Now we know what "it" is...
We'll take our free will back any day.
Hear, hear.
You'd seriously be willing to give up peace of mind, the normal life you so covet...
To go back to the way things were?
To fighting the likes of him again?
Warts and all.
They're not ready for us.
Perhaps not.
But they will be someday.
What we want for the world is worth waiting for.
Very well.
We will use what remains of our power to rewind time to when Utopia began.
Does that mean Leo will be alive again?
Of course.
And kyle?
That, unfortunately, is beyond our powers.
Are you kidding me?
You can bring everyone that you have killed back to life, but kyle is beyond your powers?
The further something recedes into the past, the more power it takes to reverse it.
We can either bring back agent Brody or return the world to the way it was, but I'm afraid we cannot do both.
Put the world back.
I'm sorry this didn't work out, for your sakes as well as ours.
Touching.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
What the hell?
Did you just dump your coffee on me?
What are you talking about?
You spilled yours on me, you son of a bitch!
Why, you moron!
You dumped your coffee on me!
This is totally your fault!
My fault?
You hit me!
Yeah?!
Well, all I'm saying is, you better have some good insurance!
No, you better have insurance, 'cause I'm gonna call the cops on your ass!
Oh, please!
Gimme your i.D., man!
What?
Where's your insurance?
Where's yours, man?
Mine's right here!
I'm gonna call my lawer ok.
I'm gonna sue this whole city.
Wow!
I've never been so excited to hear the sounds of people arguing.
Tell me about it.
It's good to be back.
Warts and all.
Leo?
I'm in here.
Oh, thank god.
It's ok.
I'm all right.
Wow.
You kinda really scared me this time.
That was the plan.
I was banking on you saving me.
Ok, well, next time, come up with a different plan.
Next time.
So, wait.You remember everything even though you technically died.
But then you didn't because time rewound, so...
Am I making any sense?
Yeah.
See, I remember everything because I was unaffected by the spell, and you remember everything because you broke it.
And even though time rewound, we still experienced it.
Headache forming.
All that matters is that we fixed it, regardless of the consequences.
Consequences.
You mean Kyle?
No.
I mean the elders.
I went against them and sided with the Avatars.
It can't go unpunished.
Yeah, but everything you did, you did to make the world a safer place for everyone, including us.
I don't think they're gonna see it that way.
See, no matter what I did-- What we did.
Whether it was well-Intentioned or not...
It's gonna cost me.
Well, at least it didn't cost you your life, which, at this moment, is the only thing I'm concerned with.
I don't want to lose you ever again.
Goodbye.
Hello, Paige.
Kyle?
Careful.
That used to mean a lot to me.
Is this really you?
In the flesh.
More or less.
I saw you die.
That's right, you did.
But as you know...
Sometimes it doesn't end there.
You...
A whitelighter?
It feels kind of weird.
But, uh...
At least I can still feel.
How?
I guess the elders decided that I must have done something good with my life after all.
Which is a relief, considering the mess I made of it.
You didn't make such a mess.
Come on.
I got a little crazy there at the end, didn't I?
A little crazy.
But you did save the world.
Hence the reward.
I just wish I could have-- Paige, it's not your fault.
I understand now that my life was supposed to end the way that it did.
How it did.
It was my destiny.
Just like it was Our destiny to meet...
To fall for each other.
And to lose each other?
Who says we're not gonna meet again?
Take care of that for me, will you?
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Without knowing why, things just seem...better today.
Even though they don't yet realize that everything is different.
Of course there will be a transitional period.
But soon they will begin to understand that they no longer have to worry about evil, security, conflict.
That this world is here to stay.
Is it not what we spoke of, Leo?
It's impressive.
And you know that the only threat to Utopia, to all that we've created here, is conflict.
And that, Leo...We simply cannot abide.
I don't know.
It's just the way the sisters reacted, especially Paige...
She grieves.
I know, but not the way she's supposed to.
It just...It doesn't seem right.
Well, things are different, Leo, to be sure...
But look around you now.
Is not everyone better off?
Are not the sisters better off?
I don't know.
But you must go to them Leo.
They're the people who mean the most to you.
See for yourself, understand.
It's all good, Leo.
It's all...genuine.
But once you're satisfied, it is important that you return to us.
Important?
Why?
After the death of one of our own, the collective has been drained of power.
You feel it, too, do you not?
Yes.
And so the sooner you're reassured, satisfied, the sooner you can join us and help us maintain all of this.
We have much work to do, Leo.
What kind of work?
You'll see.
When you're ready, you'll sense where to find us.
Please calm down, sir.
Harold, get back in the car.
I'm telling you, the light was yellow, just like last time!
What, do you guys have it out for me?
Harold, please.
No!
This is ridiculous!
It's police harassment!
I want your name and badge number!
Charmed Season 7 Episode 13 "Charmageddon" Transcript : Special thanks to momocougar78.
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So is this.
Um, butter?
Hey, you're breaking the flow.
Move it.
Sorry.
Where have you been?
With the other Avatars, making sure everything went all right.
Why wouldn't it be?
You tell me.
How are you guys doing?
Are you kidding?
I feel great.
Better than I have in--God, I don't even know how long.
6 1/2 years, but who's counting?
Of course, we haven't been out in the real world yet, but-- If it feels anything like it does in here-- Then we have no complaints.
None.
Actually, we're gonna celebrate.
We're gonna have a little party.
A party?
Today?
Yeah.
Why not?
I don't know, maybe you just wanted to make sure that everything worked all right.
Leo, it works.
Better than we expected.
Besides, we have a lot of catching up to do, especially with our friends.
Yeah, I'm a little nervous.
I'm not sure I know how to socialize with normal people.
Oh, you'll be fine.
Especially since no demons will be attacking.
They're still out there.
Yeah, but they won't be attacking.
They're all on the run.
Come on, just enjoy it.
We have you to thank for all this.
How's Paige?
Better, I think.
It's gonna take her some time, though.
Kyle meant a lot to her.
But it does help her to know that he's gone on to a better place.
Absolutely.
Is she upstairs?
She's at kyle's apartment getting some stuff.
And I think I'm gonna go to work and check out the real world.
All right.
Well, I'm gonna go check on Paige.
Ok, you two, but don't be late!
Hey.
How you holding up?
Good, considering.
I'm not really sure what to do with all of his stuff, though.
Well, that's not really your responsibility, is it?
Well, no, but he doesn't have a family.
It's just so odd that he's gone.
I really miss him.
Good.
I--I mean, that's normal.
You don't want to go around just having it all be glossed over, you know.
No.
But still...I am happy for him.
I mean, he is in a better place.
And the thing is, he would really want me to enjoy this new world.
Well, he died trying to stop it.
Well, that's why I owe it to him to be happy.
Of course.
Hey, I have to go home and get ready for the party.
You gonna come?
I think so.
Great.
I will see you there, sir.
You've been weakened, Avatar...
By the death of one of your own.
We both have the same problem, you and I.
Neither of us trusts this new world...
And we're both gonna have to do something about it.
Phoebe, what are you doing here?
I thought it was your day off.
Oh, I just came by to see how things are going.
How are things going?
They aren't.
And that's good.
Have you seen today's paper?
Thinnest one we've ever had.
There's no crime to speak of, no corruption, no scandal.
It's like people have been taking happy pills.
Thank god the obits are up, otherwise we'd just have a one-Sheet.
So, maybe things are just getting better, huh?
Oh, I'm all for that, but i've been working here so long, I don't believe it.
Something always happens.
Maybe.
Or maybe it's a shame when we don't trust when good things happen.
What a nice thought.
Now, you should write about that in your next column.
Best advice you could give your readers.
Ok, but I got to go home to do it.
Tell Oliver I'll e-mail it to him around six-ish, ok?
Oliver--That's the only bad thing that happened today.
Well, not bad for him, of course, just for us.
What happened?
Well, I got a call from his family about an hour ago.
He's gone.
It happened early this morning.
Oh, my god.
He was such a troubled young man.
I really hoped he could turn things around.
Yeah, me, too.
Well, at least we can take heart that he's in a much better place now.
Yeah.
I guess so.
Mind telling me where we are?
An ancient tomb in an ancient pyramid where no one, especially not the Avatars, are gonna look for us.
Why bring me here?
To show you the truth.
To show you why you never should have turned your back on the elders.
And to decide whether or not you're willing to help me stop the Avatars.
Why would I help a demon?
Because it is by far the better of your options.
You could either work to change things back or you can repeat the mistakes of the past.
The Avatars were here before thousands of years ago.
And people believed in magic, demons.
The Avatars promised to rid them of evil.
On that level, same as now, they were more or less successful.
They remade the world, but they never told people of the ultimate cost.
Who's that, the dog-Headed figure?
Is that a demon?
Oh actually, that's a jackal's head.
He is anubis, the egyptian guardian and protector of the dead.
There's a price to pay for Utopia.
A price that you suspect, but don't yet know about.
They knew about it, though, and they rose up against the Avatars and stopped them the first time, for good reason.
Maybe so, but i'd never-- Agent Brody realized the danger the Avatars posed, too.
That's why he was willing to help me weaken them so that I could bring you here, so that you could help.
He was willing to sacrifice everything to stop them.
Brody was crazed.
Brody was right.
You know, deep down, that there is something very wrong with this world, Leo.
Something you never forsaw in your own myopic zeal to try and make it all better.
People have no free will anymore.
At least not completely.
The Avatars now dictate their destinies...
And you...let it happen.
The question is, are you willing to fix it?
To do what?
Get back what we had before?
Fight your kind again?
Well, nobody said the system was perfect, did they?
But it's better than this, isn't it?
You decide for yourself, but decide soon.
If we're to work together, we're gonna have to move quickly.
Ah, Leo, welcome.
How are the sisters?
Content, I trust?
They seemed ok.
What is this place?
This is where we maintain Utopia.
Come.
These are the others.
You've felt them, though you haven't yet met.
What are they doing?
Monitoring for conflict.
I don't understand.
In bringing this all about, we've modified the way people think, their belief systems, so that they could more easily accept a world without evil, so that they wouldn't keep looking for it.
And so that the demons who remained couldn't influence them into evil acts.
Unfortunately, however, some have already been damaged beyond hope.
Their inner demons sometimes surface, causing...conflict.
And when that conflict passes a certain threshold, we must deal with it.
To protect Utopia.
Wait!
You killed them.
We removed them.
The one for the many.
We have an obligation to maintain the world that we've created, Leo.
We can't let anything threaten it...and we won't.
No, no!
No!
No touchy-Touchy.
I just want to make sure it's not poisoned.
No, I want everything to be perfect.
We've waited a long time for this day.
Piper, everything is perfect.
It looks amazing.
I can't believe you did all this since I left.
Well, when I'm not mixing vanquishing potions all the time, I tend to get a lot more done.
I forgot how much I like cooking.
We're all good.
Yeah, as long as Leo makes it to the party.
I thought he was just going over to Paige's.
I did, too, but she came back without him, and now she's upstairs getting ready.
Well, maybe he had some Avatar stuff to do?
I hope the Avatars don't keep him as busy as the Elders did.
I don't think he'd put up with that, Piper, and you know it.
He created this better world so that you guys could be together again, as a family.
Still...I worry.
And next to cooking, that's the second thing you do best.
Hey.
Hey.
How ya doin'?
Better.
Thanks.
Yeah.
I am really looking forward to this party, you know?
Take my mind off stuff.
I just need to remind myself kyle's in a better place, right?
Yeah, that's what I have to remind myself.
This guy at work-- He...just went away.
It was really unexpected.
Well, I'm sure it must all be for the best, you know, otherwise, it wouldn't have happened.
Right.
Well, anyway...
why don't you go help the kids get dressed?
Their clothes are laid out.
And you can help me in the kitchen.
Come on, chop-Chop.
We have a party to throw.
I'm concentrating.
Yes, I'm sorry.
This is important.
So is this.
Somewhere in these drawings is the key to the potion Brody used against the Avatars.
Well, I'm glad to see that you're using your energy wisely, but some of the others are restless.
They don't want to sit around and die like dogs while we wait around for the help of someone good.
Are you questioning my plan?
No, not at all.
Zankou, we're demons.
We need to stand up and fight them on our own, not just sit around...and wait.
That's just the point.
We can't fight on our own.
We don't have the power.
Like it or not, our fate rests with Leo.
Oh, yeah?
Then we'd rather die than leave our trust in the hands of an Elder.
Then we will surely die.
You tell the others that they do as I say when I say it, or the Avatars will be the least of their problems.
Do you understand me?
Yes.
Now leave.
He's coming.
Welcome back, partner.
We're not partners.
Oh, no?
Then what are you doing here?
I'm still not so sure.
Ah, yes, you are.
You may not want to be sure, but that doesn't change the fact that everything I told you about your precious Avatars is true.
And now you want to stop them just as much as I do.
I'm not so eager to bring demons back into the world.
Ah, but there's the rub.
Which world is worse?
Which is the greater evil-- Mine or theirs?
Well, I know taking destiny out of people's hands is not right, no matter what.
I couldn't agree more.
Let's make something clear.
If we succeed, we'll still be enemies, and I can make you a promise-- It will only be a matter of time before good defeats evil.
Well, we'll have to see about that, won't we?
Now, if we're finished with the macho posturing, let's get to work.
The problem is, even if I decipher these, we're still gonna need the charmed ones to actually prepare the potion.
They won't go against the Avatars.
They wanted this world.
Not if they discover the catch.
Not if they realize that the Avatars alone decide who lives or dies.
Now, of course, you know the sisters better than I do, but...i doubt even they want that.
Which means you're gonna have to get them to see what the Avatars don't want them to see, even if it will take you shocking them with another terrible loss.
Ok, you wait there.
We are gonna have so much fun today!
You're gonna meet so many new friends at the party.
But you can't orb, ok?
You have to promise me.
We don't want to scare the guests away, got it?
Like that.
Phoebe, we need to talk.
Yeah.
You need to get ready for the party before your wife kills you.
Figuratively speaking, of course.
See, that, right there, that's what I'm talking about.
What are you saying?
I'm talking about the fact that what you said, you felt like you had to qualify it.
Qualify what?
I'm talking about the Avatars and what they've done to you, what they've done to everybody.
They've made everything better.
You've made everything better.
No, that was a mistake, ok, and I realize that now.
And I need you to realize that, too, before what happened to Brody happens to somebody else we care about.
Leo, you're scaring me.
Good.
You need to be scared, because it's the only way you're gonna understand the truth.
The only way you're gonna be able to feel it.
And you can help Piper and Paige understand, too.
You can use your powers to feel the loss, to see that what the Avatars are doing is wrong.
Leo, this is what we all wanted.
What's going on?
You'll see.
What--What are you doing?
Leo, you can't just-- What are we doing here?
I need you to get a vision.
I need you to see what really happened to agent Brody.
I know what really happened to him.
He's moved on to a better place.
Maybe so...
But it doesn't change the fact that somebody killed him.
Oh, my god.
She killed him.
Yes.
The Avatars don't want you to know that, Phoebe.
They don't want you to know why people just suddenly disappear.
Leo, why are you doing this?
Because it's the truth, Phoebe.
They changed you so you couldn't feel the true pain of death.
They want it to seem like it's a good thing, so the next time it happens, you don't even question it.
No.
Yes, and it's gonna happen again, Phoebe.
As soon as they decide somebody in the world is creating too much conflict.
Leo, we're not going back to the way it was.
Ok?
We tried it for 7 years and it just didn't work.
Phoebe, please.
No, Leo, listen to me, ok?
We made the world a better place, and we're gonna live in it just the way it is now.
Do you understand?
We just need to give him more time to understand.
We're running out of time.
If he turns them, everything could be lost.
I think it's time we face the facts.
Would you just stop fussing and enjoy yourself already?
I can't.
I'm worried.
About what?
Look, everybody seems to be having a great time.
I didn't even know we knew this many people.
I'm not worried about them, I'm worried about Leo.
He should have been here by now.
Where the heck is Phoebe?
She got the boys ready and then she just took off.
Well, maybe they're together, or maybe you just don't know how to have a good time anymore.
Is that a challenge?
If it works.
There.
You happy?
I need a drink.
Hey, what's the matter?
I don't want to talk about it.
I just want to have a good time.
What's going on?
Nothing.
Hey...
All right, then, i'll go mingle.
Leo, come on, what's wrong?
It's complicated.
It's the Avatars, isn't it?
Look, if working for them is gonna be as complicated as working for the Elders, then I-- It's not that.
Then what is it?
Ok, you know what?
I don't want to know.
We're here to celebrate our new life with no magic and no demons, so why don't we just enjoy it?
Leo, did you hear what I said?
Are you listening to me?
What is the matter with you?
Forgive me, Piper.
If there was another way to do this, I would.
Do what?
What are you talking about?
I have to fix a mistake.
I love you.
Leo!
Everyone get down!
Oh, no.
Paige, the children!
Die, Elder, die!
Don't let them make you forget why I'm doing this, Phoebe.
It's supposed to hurt.
Go to the Book, remember all the losses, then go to Zankou.
Wait.
Zankou?
Piper, you all right?
Uh, I don't know.
I guess so.
I'm really sorry about Leo.
Yeah, me, too...
But at least he's gone on to a better place.
I'm so sorry things got out of hand, guys.
Don't you think that was all a little weird?
Yeah, it was kind of touch-And-Go there for a second with the demon attack, but it all worked out ok.
Still, it seemed a little, I don't know, off.
Well, I certainly wasn't expecting any more attacks, but thank god Leo was there to take care of it.
Yes, but it would have been nice if Leo didn't have to go to a better place in the process, you know?
I know, but...
What he did, he did for his family.
And for that I will always love him.
Paige, could you make sure the boys are ok?
It's really impressive that you can stay so calm after such a shock.
Well, I'd be freaking out if I thought there were more demons out there.
I'd like to think those days are finally behind us.
I can't make them stop.
They're so upset.
Well, it's understandable.
We're all upset about demons being in the house.
You really think that's why they're crying?
What else would it be?
Ok!
Mommy's coming!
You ok?
I don't know.
It's like Kyle, you know?
It's really a big deal.
But we're never gonna forget him.
Don't let them make you forget why I'm doing this, Phoebe.
It's supposed to hurt.
Never forget.
I have to check the Book of Shadows for something.
Come on, Phoebe.
Oh, my god.
It's ok.
Oh, my gosh, we can't get them to calm down.
Even Piper couldn't.
I can.
Where is Piper?
She's in the kitchen, but-- Piper, I really need to talk to you.
The Avatars didn't tell us everything up front.
What?
Pain, grief, mourning-- These are all things that we're supposed to be feeling when we lose someone we love-- Like Leo.
Leo?
Uh, Phoebe, he's moved on to a better place, and if you don't mind, I'd rather not dwell on such a painful memory.
Ok, but if he's in a better place, then why are the boys crying right now?
It's not because of demons.
They were practically raised around them.
Yes, well, but-- Piper, listen to me.
Leo is dead.
The Avatars killed him.
And the boys are just too young to feel it the way that we do, the way we were programmed to feel it.
Programmed?
Phoebe, what's gotten into you?
This is what Leo was trying to show us.
Leo allowed the Avatars to kill him so that we could understand what's going on here.
I don't want to hear this.
I know you don't want to hear this, but listen to your boys.
That's pain, and it's real.
Phoebe, stop.
Piper, how can you not see it?
The only reason you're ok with all of this was because you wanted to be with Leo.
And now they've taken him away?
But...why?!
Why would they do that?
Because Leo caused conflict.
And this is the only way they could keep Utopia going.
You guys better have a good reason for bringing me here, because I don't want to be here.
And that's exactly why we are here.
Paige, Kyle died, and now it's time that you feel it.
I felt it!
And it would've felt a lot worse if I didn't know he'd gone on to a better place.
Well, that's the thing.
It should have felt a lot worse.
The Avatars made her pain go away after they killed Kyle.
I had a vision...
Of him dying...
When I touched this.
He attacked one of the Avatars with his potion, and she killed him.
Do you remember that, Paige?
Why are you doing this to me?
He died right here...
In your arms.
I saw it, I felt it, and now you have to feel it, too.
Paige, it's the only way we can stop them.
I don't want to.
You have to.
Just like I did.
I don't want to.
Shh.
It's ok.
Why did they do this?
To give us what we wanted-- What we thought we wanted.
What do we do now?
We're gonna do what Leo said...
And go find ourselves a demon.
Sorry to interrupt, but, um-- What is it?
Well, the others sent me to, um...
Find out what we're gonna do.
Do?
Well, I just mean...
Well, the Elder is dead.
The plan has failed.
Shouldn't we...
Retreat?
Not yet.
But you said it yourself.
If the Elder couldn't turn the sisters, then there is no-- I know what I said.
I also know that Leo wasn't stupid.
He wouldn't have given his life unless he knew something would come of it.
Unless it was merely the act of a desperate man.
I'm just sayin'...
The Avatars could move on us at any time.
If we are gonna run, we should go soon.
Perhaps you're right.
We should retreat.
I'll let the others know-- What's the matter, Zankou?
Chicken?
Good thing you girls got here when you did.
I was about to leave.
To go where?
To live to fight another day.
You won't get that chance if you don't tell us what we want to hear.
Save it.
You need me.
That's why Leo sent you.
Glad to see he didn't die in vain after all.
Get to the point.
The point is...
That Leo was working with me, same as agent Brody before him...
To undo what has been done.
Kyle was working with you?
How do you think he was able to get close enough to kill an Avatar?
He realized then that the combined force of good and evil is our only chance of stopping the Avatars.
You have a greater reason for wanting to do that than we do-- Survival.
True.
But then again, you obviously want it, too.
Otherwise, we wouldn't even be having this conversation, now, would we?
Now, you go ahead and talk amongst yourselves.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm not so sure about this.
Neither am I, but I don't think we have a choice.
We're running out of allies.
We can't work with a demon.
Leo did.
Yeah, and look where it got him.
But that was the Avatars, not Zankou.
So how do we know he's not picking us off one by one?
What if this is a setup?
Well, he helped Kyle get rid of an Avatar.
They're who he's really after, and so are we.
Ok, fine.
So what if this works?
Where does that leave us?
We're fighting demons again?
Is that what we really want?
Is this?
Just because we wanted it so badly doesn't make it right.
Kyle knew it was wrong.
He knew the Avatars couldn't be trusted.
I just didn't believe him.
Neither did we.
Still, we can believe in him now.
Leo, too.
We can finish what they started...
So they didn't die in vain.
So what's the plan?
The plan...
is for you to make a very special potion.
What's the matter?
I can't find the sisters.
None of them?
I don't understand.
I just had them.
It's all right.
They'll have to surface sooner or later.
You got that right.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
What are those?
I think you know what they are.
And I think you know what he is.
What's the meaning of this?
I don't think we have anything to explain.
We're not the ones going around killing people.
We only did what was necessary, to maintain Utopia.
The little loophole you forgot to tell us about?
It was never our intention to deceive, Paige.
We merely gave you the world you asked for.
Again, except for the fact that you were killing people.
Their fates are regrettable.
But I guarantee you that fewer people by far will be lost under our rule than under the chaos of good and evil.
Yeah, but at least with good and evil, people knew what they were dying for.
And given the choice of what we had and what you're offering...
Now we know what "it" is...
We'll take our free will back any day.
Hear, hear.
You'd seriously be willing to give up peace of mind, the normal life you so covet...
To go back to the way things were?
To fighting the likes of him again?
Warts and all.
They're not ready for us.
Perhaps not.
But they will be someday.
What we want for the world is worth waiting for.
Very well.
We will use what remains of our power to rewind time to when Utopia began.
Does that mean Leo will be alive again?
Of course.
And kyle?
That, unfortunately, is beyond our powers.
Are you kidding me?
You can bring everyone that you have killed back to life, but kyle is beyond your powers?
The further something recedes into the past, the more power it takes to reverse it.
We can either bring back agent Brody or return the world to the way it was, but I'm afraid we cannot do both.
Put the world back.
I'm sorry this didn't work out, for your sakes as well as ours.
Touching.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
What the hell?
Did you just dump your coffee on me?
What are you talking about?
You spilled yours on me, you son of a bitch!
Why, you moron!
You dumped your coffee on me!
This is totally your fault!
My fault?
You hit me!
Yeah?!
Well, all I'm saying is, you better have some good insurance!
No, you better have insurance, 'cause I'm gonna call the cops on your ass!
Oh, please!
Gimme your i.D., man!
What?
Where's your insurance?
Where's yours, man?
Mine's right here!
I'm gonna call my lawer ok.
I'm gonna sue this whole city.
Wow!
I've never been so excited to hear the sounds of people arguing.
Tell me about it.
It's good to be back.
Warts and all.
Leo?
I'm in here.
Oh, thank god.
It's ok.
I'm all right.
Wow.
You kinda really scared me this time.
That was the plan.
I was banking on you saving me.
Ok, well, next time, come up with a different plan.
Next time.
So, wait.You remember everything even though you technically died.
But then you didn't because time rewound, so...
Am I making any sense?
Yeah.
See, I remember everything because I was unaffected by the spell, and you remember everything because you broke it.
And even though time rewound, we still experienced it.
Headache forming.
All that matters is that we fixed it, regardless of the consequences.
Consequences.
You mean Kyle?
No.
I mean the elders.
I went against them and sided with the Avatars.
It can't go unpunished.
Yeah, but everything you did, you did to make the world a safer place for everyone, including us.
I don't think they're gonna see it that way.
See, no matter what I did-- What we did.
Whether it was well-Intentioned or not...
It's gonna cost me.
Well, at least it didn't cost you your life, which, at this moment, is the only thing I'm concerned with.
I don't want to lose you ever again.
Goodbye.
Hello, Paige.
Kyle?
Careful.
That used to mean a lot to me.
Is this really you?
In the flesh.
More or less.
I saw you die.
That's right, you did.
But as you know...
Sometimes it doesn't end there.
You...
A whitelighter?
It feels kind of weird.
But, uh...
At least I can still feel.
How?
I guess the elders decided that I must have done something good with my life after all.
Which is a relief, considering the mess I made of it.
You didn't make such a mess.
Come on.
I got a little crazy there at the end, didn't I?
A little crazy.
But you did save the world.
Hence the reward.
I just wish I could have-- Paige, it's not your fault.
I understand now that my life was supposed to end the way that it did.
How it did.
It was my destiny.
Just like it was Our destiny to meet...
To fall for each other.
And to lose each other?
Who says we're not gonna meet again?
Take care of that for me, will you?
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