Author: Yeah... I split this chapter in two, so sorry I just couldn't resist. Please don't hate me!
Disclaimer: I don't own BTR or Charmed.
Ch37: Apocalypse, not part 1
Logan's pov:
Boring, boring, boring bor-Oh! "Triva quiz!" I grinned putting the remote to Gustavo's tv down on my lap. We were supposed to be recording but Gustavo's having a tantrum and Kelly's trying down.
And seeing those to two were so busy the guys and I decided to sneak into Gustavo's office where we're currently watching the small tv on Gustavo's desk.
Besides me I noticed Kendall lower his brow before looking over at James Carlos. "All for not letting Logan pick the channel say aye."
"Aye!" Carlos and James cried raising their hands.
Smirking Kendall grabbed the remote and changed the channel.
Scowling I looked at the program that was now playing on the tv. It was just the news. Ted Garcia was telling about yet another little argument having grown into fight. 'This morning a fight between neighbours turned into a street parole-' I didn't hear the rest because Carlos just used his foot to turn of the tv.
"People are going crazy." James stated leaning back in the chair he was sitting on. "Even more so lately."
I grinned raising my index finger. "Random social violence is encouraged by a general D clan and ethical thinking." I informed them. My face fell when all three my brothers just stared blankly at me. Seriously they should at least try to learn something. Sighing I shrugged helplessly. "At least that's what my sociology teacher told me. He says people don't think about the big questions enough."
Carlos frowned looking at with confusion filled eyes. "The big question is how you managed to stay awake during that class." He told me grinning that big goofy grin that was both endearing and annoying at the same time.
"No." A loud voice said and all four of us looked at the office door where Kelly and Gustavo stood. "The big question is why you dogs snuck in here instead of staying in the recording booth?!" Gustavo demanded loudly.
"No wait this is good." Kelly said putting a hand on Gustavo's shoulder sucesfully stopping him before he could start yelling again. "Seeing we're already on the subject of big questions we can practice with some of the questions that will asked at the interview after the concert tomorrow."
Oh right another we perform at the opening of a new club tomorrow night and after that we have an interview with someone from the magazine 'Famous Harmony' which is about all kinds of spiritual stuff and deep questions.
Kelly glanced down at the clipboard she was holding before looking back at us. "If a building was on fire who do you safe? One sibling or five strangers?"
I thought this was supposed to be hard.
"Easy." Kendall said crossing his arms. "Sibling. Always."
"Ditto." Carlos and I both nodded.
James nodded. "Yeah I mean five strangers?" He said making an over the top dramatic gesture rolling his shoulders. "I don't know them."
We fell silent when both Gustavo and Kelly tilted their heads giving us funny looks.
I frowned, why are they- Ah crap.
I have a pretty big suspicion that that question was only meant for Kendall...
"You would..." Kelly trailed of opening and closing her mouth a frown on her face. "But you three don't ha-"
The rest of her sentence was lost when Jo suddenly stepped into the office. "Hey guys." She cheerfully greeted us casually walking past Gustavo to sit at the side of Kendall's chair.
Sometimes it amazes me how fast Gustavo's face turned that particular color of deep red. "Girl!" He cried pointing an accusing finger at Jo. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Visiting my boyfriend." Jos shrugged. "because you're apparently working over time." She added.
Taking in her words all of us Jo excluded looked at te small round clock hanging on the wall. She's right it was already well past six and Gustavo usually doesn't keep us here that long the day before a concert.
Narrowing his eyes Gustavo turned away. "Yeah we're done rest for the concert." He mumbled before leaving his office.
End Logan's pov.
"So...?" Jo smiled turning her head to look Kendall lovingly. "We're still on for dinner right? The restaurant?"
Quickly putting a smile on his face Kendall nodded. To be honest he kinda forgot and all he had planned for the night had been to watch a movie with his brothers but that didn't mean he was gonna pass up the opportunity to spend the night with his girl. "Of course."
The other three Charmed Ones didn't even blink quickly aware of Kendall's mistake. "I say we watch the Avengers tonight." Carlos suggested grinning.
Big-Time-Charmed.
Taking a deep breath Jo gripped the steering wheel as she drove the red van. She and Kendall were on her way back to the manor after their date. Being what she was Jo was gratefull for many things, namely being able to help witches or future whitelighters especially her charges the Charmed Ones and not cause she loved Kendall but because it was an honour to guide Warren witches, an honour other whitelighters envied her for.
Though tonight the bond between the Charmed Ones had been exactly the thing that had ruined an otherwise perfect date.
She didn't glance at te passenger seat besides her when Kendall started talking. "I'm not saying the restaurant was bad Jo." Kendall tried again. "I'm just saying it would have been fun if the guys were there... James would have ordered something and get into detail with waiter on how he wanted it to be made. Logan would have continued pointing out random facts on the food seeing he'd probably know what all those fancy dishes are and Carlos would have just made a mess so it'd be hilarious."
Bowing her head a small smile formed on Jo's lips. "Sometimes I wish the four of you were related by blood instead of by spirit." No matter how much she wanted she couldn't stay mad at her boyfriend for long. Not being angry didn't mean she wasn't annoyed. "You'd probably be less close."
Kendall frowned scowling when a car behind the honked loudly. "You have a problem with the guys?" He asked Jo ignoring the yells coming from the car behind them.
"Of course not." Jo quickly shook her head. "The power of four is a unity that's never to be broken. It's just that... I feel like I'm breaking up a great party every time I want to be alone with you." She said halfway rolling her eyes when she the guy in the car behind them yell even louder than before.
"It's okay for us to be alone together." Kendall smiled. "I mean the guys and I get sick of each other too. It's not like we can't function separate from each other or anything."
Somehow Jo doubted his words. "Kendall whe-" What she was going to say disappeared from her mind as the guy behind them drove up speeding to get ahead of them. apparently the driver hadn't been aware of the truck in front of them either driving right into it.
"Never a dull night." Kendall muttered as he and Jo but unbuckled their seatbelts and hastily got out of the car.
The truck driver did the same stomping down the street till he was in front of the door of the car that had impaled his truck. "What te fuck is wrong with you!?"
"Me?" The driver asked getting out of the car miraculously unhurt. "It's not my damn fault you people drive so fricken slow!" He cried poking the truck driver's chest.
All around them people were getting out of their cars angered by the block on the road the impaled truck was. It didn't matter that all of the people were adults as they all crowded around the truck driver and offending car driver chanting "Fight, fight, fight."
"Seriously?" Kendall frowned looking around making a mental head count. There were at least ten people there excluding the two arguing drivers. Well seeing he had transformed lower level demons before a dozen of mortals shouldn't really be a problem.
'Nature's call'. Flicking his hands at the crowd he smirked when all the people transformed into either thing trees or large bushes. His smirk fell when his eyes landed on a tall lanky man with short ginger hair dressed in black business suit all black minus the bright blue tie, the only person aside from Jo and himself who hadn't transformed. "Jo?" He asked when the man started running away from the scene
"I see him." Jo nodded.
That was all the confirmation Kendall needed shapeshifting into a cheetah and broke out in a sprint to chase after the suspected to be demon.
"Kendall wait!" Jo cried before running after him but not before sending one last glance at the trees and bushes on the road. Soon they'd all transform back into themselves and their childish argument would continue. It was late so no one would probably see it happen.
Kendall was chasing the demon at full speed only slowing down when a cloud of black smoke formed besides the running man. Coming together the smoke formed a pitch black horse.
Grinning the man, Strife jumped onto the horse, galloping away from sight.
Letting out a frustrated growl Kendall shapeshifted back into himself. "Damn." He muttered whirling around.
Big-Time-Charmed.
"I swear he just grabbed Loki and tossed his around like a rag doll!" Carlos was doing his best not to jump on the couch while trying convince James that the hulk was the most awesome hero of the movie.
James equally excited, was unimpressed by Carlos' excited rant. "I saw, but did you see how easy Thor had Iron Man? I mean that is power!"
"Remind me why I live with you two and your super hero fetish?" Logan muttered shaking his head while rubbing his temple all the while grinning. He himself had enjoyed to movie just as much as the two younger boys but there were no laws against being a hypocrite. "Iron Man saved the city. Kinda proved to be the real hero there didn't he?"
The three looked up when Kendall and Jo hastily made their way into the living room.
"Hey," Carlos greeted them still grinning. "You two just missed out on the best movie ever."
"We saw something interesting ourselves to." Jo said smiling a small smile.
James frowned. "I thought you went out for dinner."
"We did," Kendall nodded obviously quite annoyed with the turn of events. "and for dessert we did a little demon hunting."
Logan groaned letting his head rest against te couch. "What happened?"
"A car drove straight into this truck in front of us and the drivers started to argue so I transformed everyone into trees except for this one guy who just stayed normal."
"So your big brother shapeshifts and chases after the guy ignoring my warnings." Jo added crossing her arms. "Only to see him disappear away on his horse which appeared out of nowhere.
"So did the demon cause the argument or was he attracted to it?" James grunted getting up.
Logan shrugged getting up. "If it's a demon that creates arguments then it's probably just a lower level mischief-maker. Book of Shadows?"
Big-Time-Charmed.
On a large grass field four man all wearing matching outfits minus the different colored ties gathered standing side by side having a great view over Los Angeles at night. The tallest a broad man with curly light brown hair, he wore a bright purple tie. He was known as War. He looked at the shorter man besides him. "What happened?"
Strife kept on looking at the city. "I want to let you know that on the field are looking very well. The public is responding to our work."
"But..." War pressed on impatience noticeable in his baritone voice.
"We might have a problem." Strife calmly replied.
"Did you screw up?" War was daring him to say yes.
Besides Strife stood Famine, unlike his three comrades who seemed to be in their thirties Famine appeared to be in his mid twenties. His dark brown hair and brown eyes not to mention his face made him look young though appearance didn't matter when they were what they were. He sighed. "Don't start fighting." He said straightening his bright yellow tie.
The man on the other side of War snorted. He was known as Death, he had raven black hair and a well kept short black beard. He black attire was completed with a bright red tie. "It's all they know to do."
"A witch with the power of transformation caught me at work." Strife finally admitted.
"A good witch?" War questioned eyes narrowing into slits.
Strife nodded. "I believe so, he shapeshifted and chased after me. The fool probably tought he would be able to stop me." He said the corner of his lips moving upwards.
"That is a problem." Famine nodded.
"Fixable." War said shrugging indifferently. "We can still continue our plans."
Famine's eyes grew the slightest the chance only notable had you been paying attention. "But the deadline is 7:00 tomorrow night. The source's gonna-"
"Find and kill the witch." War cut him off."
"How do we plan on finding him?" Death asked.
War smirked. "We set a trap."
Big-Time-Charmed.
Logan, James and Carlos stood around the book standard watching as Kendall flipped the pages of the Book of Shadows. "Wait," Carlos said stopping Kendall from turning the page again. "I think it's this one." He said reading the name above the page. "The demon of cruelty. Hardens the heart, corrodes the soul-"
"And is a woman." Logan interrupted him giving him a 'oh please' look.
Carlos blinked before looking on the page besides the one he had read, it had a picture on it of a pale black-haired woman with red eyes. "Oops." He said smiling sheepishly.
None of the four boys looked up when Jo orbed into the attic. "Did you find anything yet?" She asked walking over to them.
"Nope." Kendall answered shaking his head. "We've been looking all night and still nothing on the demon that I saw."
"We do have a list with six suspects." James pointed out as if that would make it sound all better.
"But there's no picture on any of those so it's a shot in the dark." Logan added shoulders slumping. "My guess is the demon of anarchy."
Jo opened her mouth to respond but then closed as she realised that Logan had just guessed something. "It doesn't work like that!" She said shocked that the most responsible of the four had been the one to pick a demon. "You can't just guess and engage a fight without the right knowledge!"
Kendall sighed. "Jo baby, we've done this a couple of times now." He reminded his girlfriend.
"I..." Jo blinked. "I didn't mean-"
"You know Jo," Carlos started sounding amused. "It would be great to know everything about our enemies."
"But that's not always the case." James added shrugging.
Wincing Jo slowly nodded. "I know..."
Logan nodded agreeing with the two younger witches. "And this guy is causing riots so we don't really have the time to sit around and wait for inspiration."
Sighing Jo held up her hands admitting her defeat but refusing to hide that she wasn't happy. "Four against one. I give."
Kendall smiled moving give Jo an one armed hug. "I know you don't like it but we're going for the demon of anarchy."
Knowing what was to be done James and Carlos searched the page in the Book of Shadows. "It's a simple vanquishing potion. I can have it done in fifteen minutes."
"The spell's a simple chant I don't need to change anything of it."
"Good." Kendall smirked. "Now all we need to know is where the guy will strike next." He turned to Logan smirking. "Now who do we know that actually get paid for keeping track of anarchy?"
Nodding Logan grabbed his cell phone from his pocket. "Got it." He said already dialing Darryl's number.
Big-Time-Charmed.
"This is the place." James nodded to himself as he and his friends got out of the car in a busy. He looked around eyes traveling over all the people who were too busy fighting each other to notice the four celebrities. "Everyone's rioting."
"Rioting?" Carlos parroted frowning in confusion. "Is that a word."
James nodded. "If I say so."
Ignoring their pointless conversation Kendall started talking. "Let's go search for the demon guys." He instructed. "You all remember my description of the demon?" A series of replies followed before the boys split up in search for the demon while at the same time blend in with the fighting crowd.
Walking around Kendall and Logan every once a while glaring a random strangers to seem like they belonged in this part of the city the twosome searched for the demon. "Damn long night." Kendall muttered searching for the demon.
He didn't have to look long. Looking ahead he spotted the demon from before just a few feet away the man smirked when their eyes met. The smirk turned in a grin just before he whirled around and started running.
"After him!"
Big-Time-Charmed.
"See anything yet?" James questioned glancing at Carlos.
Shaking his head Carlos opened his mouth to deny when he spotted a tall man that in black suit staring at the fighting people with a look of joy spread on his harsh features.
Without saying a word Carlos started running towards the man.
War frowned when he saw Carlos advancing towards him. 'Another witch?' Deciding that their plan he began leading the two to the ally.
Big-Time-Charmed.
Like with a chain reaction War and Strife ran into the ally where Death and Famine were already waiting for them. However instead of the one witch they expected they got four.
"There are four of you?" Kendall and Famine asked at the same time.
Frowning James held the potion vial in his fist not sure who he was supposed to throw it at. Deciding to just throw it at the man in the middle. Throwing it the vial at the man is shattered at his feet yellow potion dripping from piece of glass.
Aware that he couldn't move away with the potion now at his feet War reacted by grabbing the witch who was foolish enough to stand so close to him. The short boy yelped when he tightly wrapped his arms around the boy's neck. "Move and I'll snap his neck!" He yelled looking at the other three witches enjoying the their shocked looks.
"Carlos!" Kendall cried.
Trying to at least move his hands so he could use his powers on the demon but War was holding keeping him from moving even the slightest. His eyes traveled over to meet his brothers' gazes. "Start the spell!" He and War cried at the same time.
Nodding at each other Kendall, Logan and James started chanting the spell. "Sower of discord, your works must now cease, I vanquish thee now with these words of peace!"
Death, Strife and Famine also started with the vanquishing spell. "Por nia peto ni devigos la pli altaj potencoj, por pereigi la naŭza sorĉistino." All their atention fixed on the two magical beings in the middle of the ally.
Smoke started swirling around the pair moving up in the air where a large glowing red vortex opened sucking the two from the spot before closing again leaving no sign that it had been there at all... Minus the two missing people.
Six pairs of eyes focussed on the spot where Carlos and War had stood bare seconds ago. Surprisingly it was Death that broke the eerie silence. "What the hell?!" The in black business suit dressed demon demanded. Without uttering any other words the three remaining demons blinked away leaving behind three very stunned witches.
"Carlos?" James asked looking around hopping Carlos would just use his flaming power to appear in front of them and yell 'gotcha!'. Sadly no such thing happened.
Swallowing Kendall turned to Logan. "What happened?" He asked his voice hesitant almost breaking as he pleaded for the smarter boy to simply deny what they just witnessed.
"I..." Logan shook his head eyes never leaving the spot where they'd last seen their little brother. "I think we just vanquished our brother."
To be continued...