Three Witches and The Hunters

Part 3

"Yeah…just make sure the lighting and the sound system is secure for tomorrow night. OK…Thanks Dave," said Piper as she eyed Billie coming into the kitchen with a tray laden with an empty milk glass and a plate that contained crumbs from the small breakfast that had once been there.

"How's she doing?" Piper asked as she clicked off the remote phone.

"OK. Her appetite is great, but she still won't say anything," Billie replied with an exasperated sigh.

"She will, just give her time."

"Piper!" Phoebe called out.

"Kitchen!" Piper yelled back.

"Hey guys," said Phoebe as she entered the kitchen with her laptop in hand. "Powers out at my place and the landlord is trying to get it straightened out so…"

"Phoebes, you don't have to explain. This is still your home too," Piper chuckled as she put up the last of the dishes from the dishwasher.

Billie watched as Phoebe set up her laptop on the kitchen table. "So, what did you two think of those guys last night?" asked Billie, getting a bottled water from the refrigerator.

"I think we can trust them and they won't expose us as witches," said Phoebe. After a moment a smile crept onto her face, "I think Billie likes Sam, Piper."

"What! I do not!" exclaimed a flustered Billie.

"Look she's blushing."

"What are you guys ten? And you are blushing," Piper snickered.

"You shouldn't even talk, you were checking out Dean," laughed Phoebe.

"Oh come on!"

"Both of you were checking each other out."

"You were Piper," agreed Billie

"Don't you have a class to go to?" asked Piper, trying to change the subject.

"Not for a couple of hours," Billie replied with a cheeky grin.

"Look, lets say I found Dean Winchester attractive. He's more Phoebe's type not mine. Hey, maybe Coop can hook you two up, since he is trying to help you find love."

"Don't drag me into this, besides he seemed to only have eyes for you."

"Yeah, a widowed mother of two. A really hot prospect," said Piper as she rolled her eyes.

"Oh honey," said Phoebe

Suddenly Paige appeared in a swirl of white lights, "Hey guys. What's going on?"

"We were talking about Piper's love life," Billie said.

"Piper has a love life? When did this happen?" Paige asked wide-eyed.

"It didn't. These two," Piper said as she pointed to both Billie and Phoebe, "Seem to think I was eyeing Dean last night."

"You two were totally checking each other out," replied Paige.

"Et tu, Paige?" Piper said as she put her head in her hands.

"Piper, we're just saying go out and have some fun, you know live a little. Leo would want you to be happy," said Phoebe.

"Look, I'm fine. I don't need a man in my life right now. I am concentrating on my job and my sons that's the most important thing. Which by the way I am going upstairs to go check on them," she finished before leaving the kitchen with her sisters and Billie staring after her.

Motel:

Dean slipped through the door of the dingy room and set the two containers of coffee and a bag of doughnuts on the table. Sam was busy on his laptop.

"Hey Sammy, got some coffee for ya."

"Are you ever going to stop calling me Sammy?"

Dean pretended to consider the question for a moment, "No."

Sam rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the screen.

"Anything interesting," asked Dean as he grabbed his coffee and a doughnut.

"Not really, maybe last night was it."

"Bobby doesn't seem to think so, as a matter of fact he's on his way here."

"When did this happen," asked Sam surprised at the news.

"He called about 2 am saying he figured we might need some back up, he seems to think the big bad is here in this area."

Sam sank back in his chair with his sigh. "Must be bad then. Did he say anything about the Colt?"

"No, guess he's still trying to fix it."

A knock on the door broke the silence. "Speak of the devil," said Dean as he moved toward the door.

"Hi boys," said Bobby as he entered.

Once Bobby grabbed a chair, Dean relayed last night's events leaving out the part about Piper and her sisters being witches.

"Wait a minute. You're saying these three women showed up and helped fight the demon? They're hunters too?"

"Yeah, they fight demons and other things too," said Dean, as he took another bite of his doughnut.

Bobby stared at Dean for a moment, "What aren't you telling me?"

"Nothing."

Sam shook his head too when Bobby cast his eyes on him.

"I know a few hunters from this area, what were their names?"

Deciding there was no way around it, Dean gave the name, "It's Halliwell. Piper Halliwell and…"

Bobby's jaw dropped in shock.

"Did you say Halliwell? You said there were three women, was Penny with them?"

"Uh…no it was just Piper and her sisters Phoebe and Paige," said Dean, confused by Bobby's reaction.

"I'll be damned. Guess the old crow decided to let these ladies do it on their own."

"What the hell are you talking about Bobby?" asked Sam.

"It may be in your dad's journal. Back in 1986 we were in San Francisco fighting a nasty one. Some how, your dad never told me, Penny was able to help us stop it."

"I've read dad's journal cover to cover and there is nothing about a Penny Halliwell in there," said Sam as he reached for the journal. He looked for the date 1986.

After a moment Sam spoke again, "Here we are, Penny H. proved to be a valuable ally in the fight."

"Maybe to him, but she was always on my case about something," said Bobby with a grimace.

Sam chuckled, closing the journal and putting it into his bag. Suddenly his head started to hurt, he sank to the ground on his knees, as the pain got steadily worse.

"Sammy!" cried Dean as both he and Bobby rushed to Sam's side.

"What is it Sam!" said Bobby.

Sam could see the Manor under attack by demons. Piper, Billie and Phoebe were fighting them off, Billie hit from behind with a fireball and killed.

"Dean! We have to get to the manor, they're going to be attacked."

"What?" Dean said

"No time to waste, it's going to happen soon."

"Lets go!" said Dean as he helped his brother up from the floor.

Halliwell Manor

Paige had left to tend to a charge and Phoebe was busily typing away at her keyboard.

Piper came downstairs with a laundry basket and had just stepped off the last step when five demons appeared in front of her.

"Oh crap!" she exclaimed as she raised her hands to blow up one of the demons.

"Piper!" cried Phoebe as she rushed to her sister's side.

Piper blew up another demon as Phoebe levitated and kicked one of the demons in the chest. Billie rushed downstairs and threw her antheme into one of the demons. As soon as a demon was vanquished more would appear.

"Paige!" Phoebe cried as she delivered an upper cut to another demon.

Piper froze a fireball as it came close to Phoebe and blew the demon away.

Paige appeared and joined in the fight.

Suddenly the front door was kicked open and Dean, Sam and Bobby were standing there with guns raised.

Dean fired a few shots at the demon that was rushing Phoebe. Piper blew up two more demons.

"Fireball!" cried Paige as she deflected a fireball that was headed toward Sam and lobbed it at the demon to his right blasting it away.

Sam saw the demon from his vision appearing behind Billie. "Billie behind you!"

Billie turned and sent the demon flying into the wall with her telekinesis where it was blown up by Piper.

Phoebe levitated to deal a devastating kick to two demons at the same time.

"Dean! Get down!" Piper cried as she blew up a demon that appeared behind him.

"Thanks," said Dean, as he wondered what it would have been like traveling with her on some of the jobs that he and Sam had done.

"Anytime."

Suddenly there was a scream from upstairs. "Christie!" Billie exclaimed as she ran up the steps.

"Sammy, you go follow her, Bobby and I will stay down here!"

Sam rushed up the steps behind Billie. He saw her enter one of the rooms to the right. When he entered he saw a demon approaching a young blond woman.

"Hey! Dirt bag, get away from her!" cried Billy as she used her power to send the demon against the wall.

Sam fired a few rounds but like last night it only slowed the demon down a little.

"We will have the key!" cried the demon as a fireball appeared in his hand. Billie threw her antheme into the demon's head as he threw the fireball. Billie deflected it as the demon screamed in pain and disappeared.

Sam saw the woman Billie called Christie was huddled on the floor in the corner of the room. Billie rushed to her side and put her arms around Christie.

"It's ok. It's all over now," soothed Billie.

Sam got down onto his knees beside Billie. "Is she ok?"

"Yeah, just a little shaken up I think," said Billie as she ran her hand over Christie's hair.

"Who is she?" asked Sam.

"She's my sister."

Downstairs looked like a war zone. As quickly as the demons had appeared, they suddenly disappeared.

"What the hell?" said Dean as he looked to the others.

"I don't know," said Piper as she surveyed the room. "Lets check on Billie and Sam"

Soon the five of them were in the bedroom upstairs looking at Sam, Billie and Christie.

"Everyone alright?" Piper asked.

"We're ok," said Billie. She explained what had happened.

"As soon as you killed the demon up here the ones downstairs disappeared," said Paige.

"They used the demons downstairs to keep us busy," said Dean.

"The question is why?" said Piper.

"I think they were after Christie, Piper. But the demon said something about a key and that they would have it," said Billie as she slowly helped her sister up and guided her to the bed."

"The key? What key?" Phoebe asked.

"That's what we will have to find out," said Piper with a sigh.

Bobby had been listening silently still trying to absorb everything he had just witnessed. These women had powers and were demon fighters. The boys obviously trusted them.

"Ahem…Sam. Dean. Is there something you'd like to tell me?"

AN: Hope you liked it. Chapter 4 will be up soon.