Disclaimer; The Endless are not my creation, I simply enjoy their company. The particular Endless in the following chapters are the creation of Neil Gaiman in The Sandman Comics.
A/N- The following chapters are a cross over with the Neil Gaiman Comic series focused on the Seven Endless, Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium. Enjoy! –J. Fait.
Chapter IX
Melinda was due any day when the demon attacked her in her home. That, of course put us on the warpath. Melinda was never a demon fighter. That part of the family legacy fell to, Wyatt, Chris, Starr and me. The demon was upper level and we needed a piece of flesh. But since he was immune to Temporal Stasis, it was going to be interesting. We had been training for a month and we were all up in the attic preparing a stun potion for the demon. We would each get a bottle. But the potion itself was very volatile, if we got one thing wrong it could turn the Manor into a crater. The four of us stood around the boiling pot chanting, hands joined in a circle around the potion. First we enchanted all the ingredients, then we would take turns, moving in a clockwise direction, adding the ingredients. The last ingredient was beetle toe, which any good Witch knows is very explosive and adding more than what was called for could create a dent in the Earth's crust. I don't know what distracted me, but something did and I drop three in instead of two and the potion blew. The four of us were thrown in different directions and the explosion rocked the house. I landed closet to the door, so I was the first one Piper saw when she and Leo came running into the attic. Piper looked at me and looked around to Chris, Wyatt and Starr who were all rubbing their heads. The percussion of the blast had made our ears ring.
"What the hell happened?" Piper crossed her arms in the very motherly fashion and tapped her toe. Chris, Wyatt and Starr pointed to me. I laughed nervously and shrugged.
"Too much beetle toe." Leo laughed out loud and shook his head.
"What distracted you?" Piper asked, watching the four of us get up. I brushed the debris off myself.
"I thought I saw something in the corner of my vision, a glimmer." I said, pointing to the area where my attention had been drawn. We all looked at the corner and Wyatt waved his hand. There was a bright flash and someone landed on the ground like they had fallen out of the wall. We reacted on instinct alone. Chris threw his hand out and brought the person to their feet, well, hovering. Starr summoned a circle of crystals, I charged them and Wyatt moved the person into the circle.
"I have heard of the powers of the Charmed offspring." I finally got a good look at him He was in a golden toga and there was a crown of sorts on his head.
"Who are you?" I asked, moving closer to the cage.
"I am merely a messenger." He bowed to me. I crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow. "I coming bearing a request from the Endless." My jaw dropped and I heard a startled gasp from Leo or Piper, or both.
"The Endless?" I asked. The messenger nodded. "I thought they were just a myth." A smile spread across the messenger's lips.
"All things must start some where." I nodded.
"Why do the Endless seek us?" I asked.
"I have come to you under the gravest of circumstances." He said.
"We get that." Wyatt said. I held up my hand. Despite the fact that he was older, Wyatt complied.
"Destiny's book has been stolen." The messenger said. My knees gave out and I hit the ground. Chris rushed to my side.
"What does that mean?" Starr wondered.
"Destiny's book contains past, present and future of all things in the entire universe." The messenger turned his golden eyes to her. "If it were ever to fall into the hands of evil, and evil were to use it, it would mean the end of the universe as we know it." All sets of horrified eyes feel on the messenger.
"What about Melinda?" Wyatt asked. The messenger turned to him.
"The attack on her was too distract you from feeling the shift." He stated.
"It worked." I said, regaining my feet.
"Not entirely." The messenger said. "You saw the glimmer. It was the Vails of reality shifting as the evil entered our domain." I nodded. I looked around the room and the consensus was clear. I looked at Piper and Leo.
"We have plenty of power to protect Melinda if necessary. We will gather all the family and make this our strong hold." Piper said. I nodded.
"Show us the way." I said to the messenger. He nodded and motioned to the circle. I moved one of the crystals. And he stepped out. He removed a small bag of dust from his robes and threw a small portion in the air. A shimmer was created there. I took Chris' hand; Wyatt took Starr's. This was going to be interesting. We followed the messenger into the Endless' realm.