Chapter 1: pilot
Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural or Charmed those are the sole property of their creators the brilliant Eric Kripke and Constance M. Burge
Lawrence, Kansas, 20 years ago, November 2nd 1985
It's a peaceful night as the woman with blonde hair, Mary P. Halliwell, wearing a white night gown enters the nursery carrying her second oldest son, Sam, in her arms. Dean her oldest son is trailing not far behind her and races past his mother. Dean stares into the crib at his baby brother, Adam, Mary leans over so Sam can see as well "all right you two say good night to your brother". "'night Adam" both Sam and Dean say in unison. Mary says good night to Adam as well and kisses him on the forehead, little baby Adam coos in response to the attention from his mother and brothers. "Hey Dean" says a man wearing a USMC T-shirt standing in the doorway "Daddy!" says Dean running over to his father, toddler Sam starts to fuss in Mary's arms. John Winchester walks over with Dean in his arms "hey Sam" says John Sam smiles "Hi daddy". What you two think? Think Adam's ready to toss around a football yet? "No daddy!" Sam and Dean say in unison. "Night Adam" John says as he carries Dean out and Mary carries Sam, John flips off the lights, Adam watches them leave and reaches for his toes. The Baseball-themed mobile starts to slowly turn, the transportation themed clock stops ticking, the crescent moon shaped night-light flickers. The baby monitor comes to life atop Mary's night-stand and strange noise can be heard over it, Mary rolls over and gets out of bed, half-asleep trudges over to the nursery and goes over to Adam's crib. She picks him and tries to calm him but Adam is crying and wailing incessantly maybe he's hungry she thought so she walked down the hallway towards the staircase as she passed by Sam and Dean's room she noticed a dark silhouette of a man standing over Sam's bed obstructing her vision of her son. "What's wrong John" asked Mary painfully unaware that the figure before her was not that of her husband's, "shhh" says the figure "all right" says Mary she continues walking down the hallway with Adam who has quieted down considerably but was still whimpering and shivering slightly I hope everything is alright with Adam what has gotten into you and also I wonder how Sam and Dean could sleep with your crying. Mary thought to herself she didn't see Sam but Dean from what she'd seen was sleeping peacefully in his bed, on his stomach and head turned towards the wall away from Sam's bed which was perpendicular to his, Mary reached the top of the stair case and was about to go down with Adam when she noticed the lamp on the wall was flickering she tapped it twice and it stopped hmm she thought, she went downstairs and saw the television was on playing some kind of war movie. Mary sees John has fallen asleep on the couch wait a minute if John is here then Oh No!, Mary runs up the stairs without a second thought clutching baby Adam protectively close to her chest, Adam has started crying again, "Sam, Dean!" Mary yells as she reaches her two oldest sons bedroom, she stops short of the bedroom door and the figure turns glaring at her with pale-bile-colored yellow eyes. Mary yells which causes John to wake up abruptly and run upstairs to see what is happening "Mary, Mary!" yells John reaching the bedroom John sees something unusual but not exactly frightening, he sees baby Adam on Sam's bed curled up next to his big brother. John walks over to the pair and surveys the room Dean is still sleeping peacefully, on his back, and Sam is doing the same the only one awake of John's three sons is Adam who is staring absentmindedly at nothing in particular John reaches a hand out to his youngest son earning a giggle from the infant "hey buddy how'd you get here?" asks John. Then something dark and red drips down on John's hand then two more drops, John looks up and falls to the floor at the sight before him, his beloved wife Mary is pinned on the ceiling blood staining her night-gown and gasping for air. "No! Mary" yells John in horror and disbelief. Mary's body bursts into flame and is engulfed completely, just then Dean and Sam both wake up instantly and simultaneously as if they were under some kind of spell. Dean runs over to his dad and brothers, Sam gets quickly out of bed, John thinks quickly and remembers that he's not alone and grabs Adam and pushes him into Dean's arms he pushes Sam into Dean as well "Dean take your brothers outside as fast as you can don't look back! Now, Dean, go! Dean was even though the room was burning down around them hearing his father clearly he grabbed a hold of Sammy's hand and with Adam in his other arm left the room as quickly as possible. John turns back his attention to the room, it is completely engulfed in flames, Mary cannot even be seen anymore "Mary, No!". Outside on the lawn Dean runs carrying little Adam in one arm and tightly holding Sam close to him with the other. John runs outside and scoops up all three of his sons in one fluid motion carrying them away just as the window to Sam and Dean's bedroom explodes raining glass on the front lawn where they had just been moments before. The Lawrence fire department is putting out the remnants of the fire as John sits across the street on his impala he's clutching Adam to his chest and Sam is sitting on Dean's lap next to him.
Palo Alto, California, Stanford University, present day, October 31st2005
Their in an apartment on the college campus stand a gorgeous blonde haired girl wearing a provocative nurses' costume "are you ready yet we were supposed to there like fifteen minutes ago, Sam!" yells the girl whose name is Jessica, a moment later a guy pokes his head in through the door, he has shaggy brown hair, hazel eyes, and is wearing three shirts but no costume. "Do I have to go" pleads Sam. "yes it'll be fun and where's your costume?" inquires Jess "you know how I feel about Halloween" says Sam not a real fan of the holiday. The costume party they are going to is in a bar there are decorations everywhere, there is music playing in the background, and everybody is in costume. Sam, Jess, and their friend Luis are sitting at a table congratulating Sam on his fantastic LSAT score, Luis gets up to get more shots at the protest of both Sam and Jess. "- And you're going to get a full ride I know it" Jess says, "what would I do without you?" says Sam, "crash and burn" says Jess jokingly, then pulls in Sam for a kiss.
Inside the apartment it is late and Sam and Jess are asleep in their bed. Suddenly a sound like a window opening wakes Sam and he carefully gets out of bed mindful of not waking up Jess. He leaves the bedroom and walks around the apartment he stops and stares when he can see two figures , he can't make out their faces but one is slightly taller than the other bay a few inches and broader, they walk around to the other room then Sam takes his opportunity and tackles the taller of the pair Sam grabs the man by the shoulder, the man knocks away Sam's hand and swings at him but Sam ducks out of the way the man grabs Sam by the arms and swing him into the other room, Sam kicks but is blocked and Sam elbows him but the man ducks and shoves Sam to the floor. Meanwhile the other figure stood there staring he seemed at one point to consider interfering but thought best not to, then when his partner pinned the other to the floor he scurried quickly over to a lamp as he had, had enough and thought better to end this before the two fighting hurt each other. "Whoa, easy, tiger" said Dean "Dean?" said Sam in amazement looking at his older brother then he glanced at the other figure who moved to stand above his head "Adam?" said Sam staring with equal amazement at his baby brother, he hadn't seen either of them in two years. "Hey Sam" said Adam ginning overjoyed to see his big brother again, "you two scared the crap out of me" "that's 'cause you're out of practice" to prove him wrong Sam flips Dean over and pins him to the floor "what are you two doing here?" asks Sam "we came to get you" Adam responds before Dean makes some smartass comment and gets Sam upset, "not that I didn't miss you Sammy but can you get off me? This positions a little uncomfortable?" oh well Adam tried. Sam gets off Dean and Adam helps him to his feet, then Jess enters wearing pink panties and a Smurf pajama shirt, "Sam?" asks Jess rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. All three of them turn to look at Jess at once and Jess can't help but feel self-conscious, "Jess hey Dean, Adam this is my girlfriend Jessica" Sam says gesturing to Jessica, "wait your brothers Dean and Adam?" asked Jess looking at each of the men she guessed the taller one to be Dean and the slightly shorter more boyish looking one to be Adam. Dean looks her up and down appreciatively "oh I love the Smurfs you, I got to tell you, you are completely out of my brother's league" Sam's expression is stone faced and Adam is sighing inwardly rolling his eyes at his eldest brothers antics. "Let me put something on" says Jess turning to leave but stops her "oh no please don't bother, seriously" Dean turns his body back to Sam and Adam glancing over at Jess "we just have to borrow your boyfriend here for a few minutes, talk about some important family business" says Dean remembering the reason he and Adam had come here in the first place. "No" says Sam moving closer to Jessica "anything you two have to say you can say in front of Jess". "All right" says Dean clearing his throat as Adam took that as his cue to stand next to him, "dad hasn't been home in a few days " stated Dean, "so he's on a Miller time shift he'll stumble back sooner or later" Sam said sarcastically not really looking at his brothers. "Dad's on a hunting trip and hasn't been home in a few days" Adam clarified with pleading worried eyes staring directly at Sam and in that one glance conveyed all his feelings. Sam let his arm drop from Jessica's shoulder "Jessica can you excuse us we have to talk outside" Jessica glanced at Sam and his brothers before shrugging and exiting to go back to the bedroom. Sam, Dean, and Adam all are going down the stairs that lead to the street "come on you two can't just break in here in the middle of the night and expect me to hit the road with you" says Sam indignantly
"you're not hearing us Sam dad's missing we need your help finding him" "dad's always missing. You remember the poltergeist in Amherst? Or the devil's gates in Clifton? He was missing then, too. He's always missing, and he's always fine". "Not for this long, now are you coming with us or not" says Dean getting really aggravated with his kid brothers' stubbornness "I'm not" says Sam in a state of tranquil fury, Adam who was a spectator watching this sighed his brothers tempers were always annoying to him especially when it was directed toward each other, he secretly wondered why he had a much more level headed temper and always had to play peacekeeper between his two pig-headed older brothers even when they were younger he tried to stop them from arguing it was like getting in between to enraged bulls charging at each other. But just like when he was younger Adam stepped in knowing he had to stop this before it escalated into shouting or worse and maybe get Sam to go with them. Adam stepped in between the two and gave Dean the signal they had to stop talking a quick glance over his shoulder with a look that translates to "stop talking you're making it worse, let me handle this". Dean turned begrudgingly away and did as he was told the transition wasn't lost on Sam who had used it a number of times in combination with both of them. "Please Sam we're really worried about dad we really can't find him even between the two of us, we need your help and when we find you can go back to whatever life you want here at college and pretending we don't exist… just ..please Sam" Adam finished in a whisper he knew he could manipulate Sam to do whatever he wanted with his puppy dog eyes and young innocent look, hell it even worked on Dean most of the time. Sam stared at his baby brother's face all doey-eyed and pleading and he caved in immediately as much as he hated to admit it but he couldn't say no to Adam he could never say no to Adam. Sam sighed deeply before voicing his consent to join his brothers, Dean meanwhile smirked internally knowing that they got him on board really it was Adam but who do you think taught the kid to be so persuasive? Sam follows Dean and Adam to the impala and Dean opens up the trunk to reveal an arsenal he begins searching for something but doesn't seem to find it. "uhh Adam did you pack the case file and tape?" "uh, no I thought you did" answered Adam "please tell me you didn't leave it back at the Manor!" "I didn't you did" "damn it Adam we need that file to see what dad knew about the case!" "it's your fault". Sam just stood idly by grinning amusedly he would never admit just how much he missed his brothers and their banter. "Just fantastic now we got to stop by the Manor and pick up the file before we go to the case". "All right just let me pack up and say goodbye to Jess" said Sam walking back towards the apartment "oh and we should hurry because I have an interview on Monday" "a job interview, skip it" said Dean not caring at all about his brothers reason "no not a job interview an interview at the university here, see if I can get a scholarship" said Sam being defiant and not caring for his brothers tone on the matter "oh" said Adam simply feeling proud and jealous and sad all at once "well congrats Sam" said Adam as sincerely as possible considering his emotions, he was proud Sam will definitely get a full ride he knew that the kid was smart but he also knew it'd mean he'd probably see even less of his big brother. "Well hurry up" Dean said Sam nodded and went upstairs to pack and after saying goodbye to Jessica and assuring her that everything's fine they left for San Francisco where their ancestral home if you could call it theirs stood.
The Manor the house that belonged to their Grams Penelope Halliwell, she was their mother's mother they met her after their mother died and their dad had dropped them off them their many times when he went hunting when he didn't leave them with Bobby or Pastor Jim. Their Grams was a good woman tough as nails and caring and compassionate at the same time. She passed away roughly two years ago and Dean, Sam, and Adam were devastated, they really loved their Grams and she was like a part of their mom that was still alive. When their Grams got sick three years ago of a heart condition their dad had sent all three of them to take care of her. They weren't happy about leaving their dad but they needed to take care of their Grams until she got better. They stayed with their Grams for a year and experienced some semblance of a normal life with Adam going to school and Sam and Dean working in the city to help pay for their Gram's hospital bills and help support her. Then she passed away and not a day later Sam left for Stanford after a huge argument with his dad in full view of Dean and Adam. Now they were returning to find the case file their dad had been working on and something they never imagined.
Meanwhile another man was disappearing on the Centennial highway in Jericho, California
They drove up to the ancient and pristine house and up to the drive way Sam got out of the back of the car since the passenger seat clearly belonged to Adam because seating in the impala was determined not by seniority but by if you were on Dean's good side and Sam was so not on Dean's good side. The three of them entered the Manor and Sam walked in taking in the familiar surroundings, this was the last place he felt normal the last place he remembered feeling like he was in a home and not some dingy motel that their dad sometimes took them to when they went state to state. "We've been using the place as a headquarters of sorts" says Dean placing his coat on the hanger where it usually hanged Adam did the same "yea man this place brings back memories" said Sam lost in nostalgia. "Well I'm goanna make me something to eat and Adam why don't you look for the files that you left behind" said Dean " I didn't forget them" Adam said annoyed at his brother for blaming him even though he knows that Adam always checks his supplies twice before leaving the Manor he's like Santa with guns. "Can I go see the house I kind of missed it" admitted Sam "sure but don't be to long we have to leave in an hour tops" said Dean understanding completely what his brother felt. Sam nodded and started walking around he first floor and a wave of memories hit him of him Dean and Adam playing here as kids then teenagers how Grams scolded Dean when he brought a girl home and she had found them making out on the couch ha how he and Adam had cracked up when they saw that then he went upstairs and went to each room he remembered his room was to the left next to Deans and across from Gram's Adam slept in the same bed as Dean they had bunk beds even Sam always wanted a bunk bed himself but never said so. He entered his room and found he didn't recognize it apparently when Dean had said they were using it as headquarters they weren't kidding all the walls had guns hanging on them where Sam's bed used to be there was a gun cleaning station and a whole bunch f maps and other hunting equipment was lying haphazardly on the floor the window that Sam used to look out of and gaze at the stars was sealed and painted over, probably to keep unwanted attention away from the psycho-killers across the street. Sam exited the room quietly and continued down the hall the house was big and beautiful and so familiar, his dad and brothers hadn't really changed much from what he saw of the other rooms and hallway, probably out of respect to their Grams. Sam came to the foot of the attic stairs and stopped stared at the spot just below the staircase and suddenly another memory came back, a painful one, the day his Grams died him and his brothers found her at the bottom of the stairs they rushed her to the hospital and called their dad who came immediately. Sam climbed the stairs hesitantly he walked up to the of the attic the door he nor his brothers ever opened and that was saying something because did they try but even with Dean's masterful lock picking skill the door wouldn't budge he rested his head against it and wondered what his Grams was doing coming down these stairs when she passed away he turned to leave not being able to bare these thoughts any longer when the door opened, squeaking slightly. Sam's eyes opened comically wide he turned to face the door this is not normal he thought but then again what in my life is, against his better judgment and his basic hunting instincts that told him to call Dean and Adam he walked into the room and stood there looking around. It looked like an ordinary attic with dusty furniture, boxes, and random crap everywhere, but then something caught his eye he could have swore he imagined it but he thought he saw a beam of light hit a trunk under the window and before he knew what was happening he had walked towards it, opened it and picked up what was inside. It was a heavy ,dusty, old book with a symbol painted on it Sam immediately recognized it as the Celtic Triquetra he had done research on it when he and his brothers and dad were hunting a coven of evil witches in Salem, Massachusetts. The more pressing question is what was it doing in the attic of the Manor, the first thought was that his Grams was secretly a witch but that couldn't be right he would have figured it out if she was, although that would explain an awful lot. Sam opened the cover absentmindedly and read the title out loud "The Book of Shadows" the title said, yep definitely a witchcraft book then he flipped over a page and saw the title it was an invocation to "invoke the power of three" Sam even though he knew this was bad and he should stop, he had been taught by his father that some witches sell their souls to demons to acquire their powers that some were selfish evil people, then again his dad also said that there are a lot of good witches out their whose powers don't come from any demon and they are just born naturally magical. His dad taught him that witches are people and as such should be given the chance to prove their innocence before being hunted, so maybe it was okay Sam started reading aloud and even though he knew it was risky he couldn't stop as if he was being compelled to read the incantation.
Hear now the words of the witches the secrets we hid in the night the oldest of gods are invoked here the great work of magic is sought. In this night and in this hour I call upon the ancient power. Bring your power to we brothers three we want the power give us the power.
Just then the chandelier downstairs glowed a blue light glow and then faded then Sam heard Dean exclaiming "what are you doing?!" Sam turned shocked to see Adam and Dean wearing identical expressions of worry and fear and Sam thought how much they looked alike just like brothers. "uh nothing" Sam said convincing no one not even himself.
AN: Hi this is my first fanfiction and I've been meaning to write this for a while I hope you enjoy it and please review and ask any questions you might have. All reviews are welcome and also constructive criticism.